JP2021028783A - Alarm device and alarm system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an alarm device and an alarm system that can prompt an appropriate action and suppress damage by immediately providing information necessary and appropriate for persons around based on new information received from the outside at any time as an object.SOLUTION: An alarm device A comprises: a power supply unit 1 that supplies electric power for the alarm device A to operate; an alarm unit 2 such as an illumination lamp and a warning lamp; a communication unit 3 for transmitting and receiving to/from an outside; a display unit 4 for displaying information and the like in disaster; a determination control unit 5 that determines a disaster level from the information in disaster and controls the alarm unit 2 and the communication unit 3; and a supporting column 6 for supporting these units.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to alarm devices and alarm systems. More specifically, it relates to alarm devices and alarm systems that can prompt appropriate actions and suppress damage by immediately providing necessary and appropriate information to the people around us based on new information received from the outside at any time. Is.

In recent years, many people have been hit by disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and floods, and many people have been affected each time. In some cases, the damage has spread because the victims themselves cannot accurately grasp the surrounding situation.

Here, as a support device in the event of a disaster, as shown in Patent Document 1, information obtained by a support device such as a security camera (for example, image information around the support device taken by the security camera) and power supply means. A "support device for disasters, etc." has been proposed, which has a communication means for transmitting the operation information of the camera to the outside or receiving a control signal for remotely operating a security camera.

By transmitting the information obtained by this support device and the operation information of the power supply means to, for example, the management center, it is possible to grasp the occurrence of an incident, accident, or disaster that occurred around the support device at the management center. , It is possible to respond quickly to these.

In addition, this support device can confirm the situation in a wide range by receiving the control signal sent from the management center and remotely controlling the security camera.

Patent No. 6229129

However, the "support device for disasters, etc." described in Patent Document 1 does not accurately inform the victims of the ever-changing situation at the disaster site. That is, while the disaster situation is changing, although the information necessary for the people around the support device is real-time information, it is not possible to accurately convey such information to the victims at any time.

The present invention was devised in view of the above points, and by immediately providing necessary and appropriate information to the people around us based on new information received from the outside at any time, it promotes appropriate action and damages. It is an object of the present invention to provide an alarm device and an alarm system capable of suppressing the above.

In order to solve the above problems, the alarm device of the present invention has a communication unit that repeatedly receives information from the outside and an alarm level determination unit that repeatedly determines the alarm level to the surroundings from the information received by the communication unit. And an alarm unit that gives an alarm to the surroundings according to the alarm level determined by the alarm level determination unit.

Here, the communication unit that repeatedly receives information from the outside can receive information transmitted from, for example, a communication infrastructure facility or a communication satellite provided on the ground.

In addition, the alarm level determination unit that repeatedly determines the alarm level to the surroundings from the information received by the communication unit can determine an appropriate alarm level based on the received information. For example, by setting the disaster level in multiple stages, it is possible to give an alarm in multiple stages according to the disaster level, and it is possible to provide necessary and appropriate information to the people around the alarm device.

In addition, the alarm unit that gives an alarm to the surroundings according to the alarm level determined by the alarm level determination unit can give an alarm according to the alarm level. As a result, it is possible to issue a warning according to the disaster level to the surroundings, so that the victim can judge the action according to the situation (for example, whether or not it is necessary to evacuate to an evacuation site), and the disaster. It is possible to encourage accurate actions at the time.

Further, when the communication unit receives information via the terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment or the communication satellite, the information can be received from either the terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment or the communication satellite.

In addition, when the communication unit receives information via the terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment and communication satellite, for example, if the communication infrastructure equipment fails due to a disaster, it can be switched to reception from the communication satellite. , It is possible to continuously convey information to the victims and issue warnings to those around them.

In addition, the alarm level determination unit determines whether the disaster is installed in the area requiring an alarm from the disaster type determination unit that determines the type of disaster from the external information received by the communication unit and the external information received by the communication unit. An alarm necessity determination unit that determines whether an alarm needs to be issued from information on the type of disaster determined by the disaster type determination unit and information on the installation location determined by the installation location determination unit. If it has an alarm pattern discriminating unit that discriminates an alarm pattern according to the disaster level from external information received by the communication unit and information related to the alarm necessity discriminant determined by the alarm necessity discriminating unit, the type of disaster and Whether or not an alarm is required is determined based on whether an alarm device is installed in the area requiring an alarm according to the type of disaster, and if it is determined that an alarm needs to be issued, an alarm device is installed in the type of disaster and the area requiring an alarm. The alarm pattern can be determined according to whether it is installed. As a result, accurate information can be transmitted to the surroundings, so that accurate actions can be promoted and damage can be suppressed. The alarm pattern can be set arbitrarily by the administrator, and it is possible not only to convert the brightness of the siren or the lighting, but also to issue a warning to the surroundings by using other means such as changing the color of the lighting. Conceivable.

Specifically, the disaster type determination unit determines the type of disaster such as flood, earthquake, typhoon, and forest fire from external information received by the communication unit. Then, for example, in the case of a flood, the area around the river that becomes the floodplain is judged as a warning area, in the case of an earthquake, the area around a fault or a mountain slope is judged as a warning area, and in the case of a typhoon. , The course direction of the typhoon is judged to be the area requiring warning of wind and rain, and if it is a forest fire, it is judged to be the area requiring warning from the site of occurrence to the leeward area. Information on the type of disaster is included in the information from the outside received by the communication unit in a state in which it can be extracted or discriminated.

In addition, the installation location determination unit determines whether an alarm device is installed in an area requiring an alarm according to the type of disaster. For example, when it is determined that the alarm device is installed in the area determined to be the area requiring alarm, the necessity of alarm is determined by the alarm necessity determination unit described later, but it is installed in the area requiring alarm. If it is determined that the alarm has not been issued, the necessity of the alarm is not determined because it is not necessary to issue an alarm to the surroundings. The installation location information of each alarm device is stored in a storable area of each alarm device. In addition, the information regarding the area requiring alarm is included in the information from the outside received by the communication unit in a state in which it can be extracted or discriminated.

In addition, the alarm necessity determination unit determines whether an alarm needs to be issued from the information on the type of disaster determined by the disaster type determination unit and the information on the installation location determined by the installation location determination unit. Specifically, when the type of disaster is determined, the necessity of an alarm is determined depending on the type of disaster and whether or not an alarm device is installed in a predetermined warning area according to the disaster.

In addition, the alarm pattern determination unit determines the alarm pattern according to the disaster level from the information regarding the necessity of the alarm determined by the alarm necessity determination unit. For example, by setting the alarm pattern in multiple stages such as high, medium, and low, the alarm pattern can be set according to the disaster level.

If the alarm unit has a display that displays information about the disaster according to the judgment of the alarm level judgment unit and an alarm that issues an alarm to the surroundings according to the judgment of the alarm level judgment unit, the alarm level judgment unit Information on the disaster can be displayed on the display and an alarm can be issued to the surroundings according to the judgment of.

As a result, the victim can not only check the information about the disaster on the display, but also issue an alarm according to the disaster level, so that the people around the alarm device can accurately grasp the risk of the disaster. Because you can act, you can reduce the damage.

Further, when the alarm device has a power receiving function, a power generation function, and a power storage function, and has a communication unit, a disaster information extraction unit, an alarm level determination unit, and a power supply unit capable of supplying power to the alarm unit. Not only can power be received from commercial power, but even if commercial power cannot be supplied due to disconnection of the transmission line in the event of a disaster, the power supply unit can generate and store electricity, so continuous communication is possible. The alarm device can be operated by supplying electric power to the unit or the like.

Further, in order to solve the above problems, the alarm system of the present invention determines the type of disaster from the information receiving process of receiving information from the terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment or the communication satellite and the information received in the information receiving process. A disaster type determination process, an installation location determination step of determining whether an alarm device is installed in a preset warning-requiring area from information received in the information reception process, a disaster type determination process, and an installation location determination step. An alarm necessity determination process for determining whether an alarm needs to be issued from the information determined in step 1 and an alarm pattern according to the disaster level when it is determined that an alarm needs to be issued in the alarm necessity determination process. It includes an alarm pattern determination step for determining, and an alarm process for issuing an alarm to the surroundings according to the alarm pattern determined in the alarm pattern determination step.

Here, information from the terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment or communication satellite can be received at any time via the terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment or communication satellite by the information receiving process, so that new information can be continuously obtained. can do.

In addition, the disaster type determination process, which determines the type of disaster from the information received in the information receiving process, can determine the type of disaster and identify the area requiring warning according to the disaster.

In addition, an alarm is given to the alarm-requiring area set in advance according to the type of disaster by the installation location determination process that determines whether the device is installed in the alarm-requiring area set in advance in the alarm device from the information received in the information receiving process. It is possible to determine whether the device is set.

In addition, an alarm is issued from the information determined in the disaster type determination process and the installation location determination process by the alarm necessity determination process that determines whether it is necessary to issue an alarm from the information determined in the disaster type determination process and the installation location determination process. It is possible to determine whether it needs to be emitted. As a result, the alarm can be issued only when it is determined that the alarm is necessary, and it is possible to prevent the response from being delayed due to the people around the alarm device becoming accustomed to the alarm.

In addition, when it is determined that it is necessary to issue an alarm in the alarm necessity determination process, which of the preset alarm patterns is applicable by the alarm pattern determination process for determining the alarm pattern according to the disaster level. It can be determined.

As a result, the content of the alarm can be changed depending on the location where the alarm device is installed, so that it is possible to prevent people around the alarm device from becoming accustomed to a single alarm and delaying the response. ..

In addition, the alarm process that issues an alarm to the surroundings according to the alarm pattern determined in the alarm pattern determination process can specifically inform the people around the alarm device about the risk and urgency of the disaster. It is possible to encourage appropriate actions according to the type of.

Further, in order to solve the above problems, the warning system of the present invention independently provides information to the information receiving process for receiving information from the terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment or the communication satellite and the information received in the information receiving process. When information on a disaster from an administrator that can be performed is included, an alarm necessity determination step for determining whether an alarm needs to be issued from the information on a disaster provided by the administrator, and the alarm When it is determined that it is necessary to issue an alarm in the necessity determination step, the surroundings are determined according to the alarm pattern determination step of determining the alarm pattern according to the disaster level and the alarm pattern determined in the alarm pattern determination step. It is provided with an alarm process for issuing an alarm.

Here, by the information receiving process of receiving information from the terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment or communication satellite, information from the outside can be received at any time via the terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment or communication satellite, so that new information can be continuously received. Can be obtained.

In addition, if the information received in the information receiving process includes information about a disaster from an administrator who can provide information independently, it is necessary to issue an alarm from the information about the disaster provided by the administrator. It is possible to determine whether or not it is necessary to issue an alarm from the information provided by the administrator by the alarm necessity determination step for determining whether or not there is an alarm. As a result, the alarm can be issued only when it is determined that the alarm is necessary, and it is possible to prevent the response from being delayed due to the people around the alarm device becoming accustomed to the alarm.

In addition, when it is determined that it is necessary to issue an alarm in the alarm necessity determination process, which of the preset alarm patterns is applicable by the alarm pattern determination process for determining the alarm pattern according to the disaster level. It can be determined.

In addition, the alarm process that issues an alarm to the surroundings according to the alarm pattern determined in the alarm pattern determination process can specifically inform the people around the alarm device about the risk and urgency of the disaster. It is possible to encourage appropriate actions according to the type of.

From the above, the alarm device and the alarm system can immediately notify the information necessary for the surrounding people (that is, whether or not the area around the alarm device corresponds to the area requiring an alarm, and the risk level predicted from this disaster). it can. As a result, even in the ever-changing disaster situation, more accurate actions can be promoted by providing accurate information to the people around the alarm device at any time, and damage can be suppressed.

The alarm device and the alarm system according to the present invention can prompt appropriate actions and suppress damage by immediately providing necessary and appropriate information for people around them based on new information received from the outside at any time. It is an alarm device and an alarm system.

It is explanatory drawing of the alarm device A which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the alarm device which concerns on 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed the disaster level of each type of disaster of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed the information about the disaster displayed on the display panel 40 of the 1st Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which showed the process of processing the manager information of 1st Example of this invention. In the first embodiment of the present invention, it is the flowchart which showed the content of the alarm and the alarm process according to the disaster level. It is a flowchart which showed the processing process when there is information from other than the administrator of 1st Embodiment of this invention. In the first embodiment of the present invention, it is the flowchart which showed the processing process when there is no information about a disaster from a manager and a person other than a manager.

Hereinafter, the alarm device A of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8 for the purpose of understanding the present invention.
First, the alarm device A will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

The alarm device A displays a power supply unit 1 that supplies electric power for the alarm device A to operate, an alarm unit 2 such as a lighting light or a warning light, a communication unit 3 that transmits / receives to / from the outside, information at the time of a disaster, and the like. It is provided with a display unit 4, a determination control unit 5 that determines the level of a disaster from information at the time of a disaster and controls an alarm unit 2 and a communication unit 3, and a support column 6 that supports them.

The length of the support column 6 of the alarm device A is about 4.5 m, the solar panel 10 of the power supply unit 1 is provided above the support column 6, and the alarm unit that issues an alarm to the surroundings below the solar panel 10. A lighting lamp 20 and a warning lamp 21 are provided as 2. The length of the support column 6 is not limited to the above length and can be set arbitrarily.

Further, below the alarm unit 2, a communication unit 3 that transmits / receives information to and from the outside using a terrestrial communication infrastructure facility (not shown) or a communication satellite (not shown) is provided. The communication unit 3 includes a communication antenna 30, and the information received by the communication antenna 30 is sent to the disaster information extraction unit 50 of the judgment control unit 5 to extract predetermined information, and then the extracted information is extracted. Based on this, information about the warning is transmitted to the alarm unit 2.

Further, an electronic panel 40 for displaying information is provided as a display unit 4 at a position below the communication unit 3 at a height of about 1.5 m. A storage unit 7 in which the determination control unit 5 is stored is provided below the electronic panel 40 and at the bottom of the alarm device A. The mounting position of the electronic panel 40 is not limited to the above height and can be set arbitrarily.
Hereinafter, each of the power supply unit 1, the alarm unit 2, the communication unit 3, the display unit 4, and the judgment control unit 5 will be described in detail.

[About power supply unit 1]
In this embodiment, the power supply unit 1 supplies power to the alarm device A by generating solar power using the solar panel 10. The solar panel 10 has a plate shape having a width of about 550 mm and a length of about 1200 mm, and is attached to the upper end of the support column 6. The solar panel can be set to an arbitrary output according to the power consumption of the lighting, the USB outlet, etc., and is not limited to the size of this embodiment.

The supply of electricity is not limited to photovoltaic power generation, and for example, a commercial power source or a combination of photovoltaic power generation and a commercial power source can be considered. However, it is possible that commercial power cannot be used continuously in the event of a disaster, so it is desirable to have a solar power generation function.

As shown in FIG. 2, the electricity generated by the solar panel 10 is stored in the storage battery 11 and used as the operating power of the alarm device A. The storage of electricity in the storage battery 11 and the discharge from the storage battery 11 are controlled by the charge / discharge controller 12, and are used to supply electric power to the alarm unit 2, the communication unit 3, the display unit 4, and the judgment control unit 5. In FIG. 2, the supply of electricity is represented by a solid line. Further, in the present embodiment, the storage battery 11 has a capacity capable of supplying electric power for 2 to 3 days in a non-charged state, and this capacity can be arbitrarily set.

In normal times, part of the electricity generated by the solar panel 10 is used during the daytime to operate the alarm unit 2, communication unit 3, display unit 4, and judgment control unit 5, and others. A part of the above is stored in the storage battery 11 as electric power for nighttime use. That is, at night, the alarm unit 2, the communication unit 3, the display unit 4, and the judgment control unit 5 are operated by using the electricity stored in the storage battery 11.

In an emergency, if the solar panel 10 can generate electricity, it will continue to generate electricity, but if the solar panel 10 cannot generate electricity (for example, if the solar panel 10 is damaged by a falling object, or if it rains), the storage battery The alarm unit 2, the communication unit 3, the display unit 4, and the judgment control unit 5 are operated by using the electricity stored in the 11.

The alarm device A can also be supplied with electric power from a commercial power source. However, since it is assumed that the power cannot be supplied from the commercial power source, it is desirable to switch the power source so as to use the electricity generated by the solar panel 10 or the electricity stored in the storage battery 11.

[About alarm unit 2]
The alarm unit 2 includes an illumination light 20 and a warning light 21. The illumination light 20 and the warning light 21 are operated by electricity generated by the solar panel 10 or electricity supplied from the storage battery 11. The illuminating lamp 20 is a luminaire using the LED 20a, and the brightness can be changed stepwise. By turning on the lights all night in normal times and increasing the brightness in an emergency, it is possible to illuminate the surroundings brightly, which makes it easier for the victims to check the surrounding conditions. The lighting fixtures used for lighting lamps are not limited to LEDs, and may be any lighting fixtures that can emit light with a constant brightness.

Further, the warning light 21 is provided with a speaker 21a and a red light 21b for transmitting sound to the surroundings, and in an emergency, a sound related to an alarm or a siren is transmitted from the speaker 21a, and the red light 21b is turned on to issue an alarm to the surroundings. Can be done.

[About communication unit 3]
The communication unit 3 transmits / receives information to / from the outside by using a communication infrastructure facility on the ground or a communication satellite by wireless communication using the antenna 30. In normal times, it receives news on politics, economy, sports, etc. and information on local events, and in an emergency, it receives information on disasters in addition to news and event information.

In addition, the communication unit 3 transmits the operating status and operating status of the alarm device A to the cloud (not shown) or a predetermined server (not shown) of the national or local government at any time. The information sent to the cloud or server is confirmed by the national or local government that monitors and controls the alarm devices A installed in various places. In this way, since information can be provided to the national or local government as needed in the event of a disaster or the like, it is possible to contribute to the prompt response of the national or local government. In particular, when a camera or the like is provided with a shooting function, more detailed disaster information can be transmitted to the national or local government by transmitting the shot images and videos to the outside.

If the terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment fails in an emergency, information from the outside is received using a communication satellite. Further, in the present embodiment, the communication unit 3 transmits and receives using wireless communication, but may also have a function of wired communication using a communication cable. In addition, since it is assumed that the communication cable will be disconnected in the event of a disaster, it is desirable to enable switching between wireless communication and wired communication.

Further, since the communication unit 3 can receive information periodically sent from the terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment or the communication satellite at any time, it can always issue an alarm based on the latest information. As a result, the people around the alarm device A can be accurately informed of the ever-changing disaster information in real time, and the degree of danger to the disaster can be recognized. Therefore, careful action is encouraged and more appropriate action is taken. Damage can be suppressed by encouraging people to take.

The information received by the communication unit 3 from the outside may be only information about a disaster or may include general news in addition to the information about a disaster. When the received information is only the information related to the disaster, the received information can be transmitted to the determination control unit 5 described later as it is, so that the information related to the disaster can be quickly processed and an alarm can be issued.

On the other hand, when the received information includes general news in addition to the disaster information, it is necessary to extract the disaster information after receiving it by the communication unit 3, but the extraction conditions are arbitrarily set. Therefore, it is possible to select and extract the information necessary for the receiving side.

[About display unit 4]
The display unit 4 includes a display panel 40. The display panel 40 has a plate shape having a width of about 350 mm and a length of about 600 mm, and is attached to the support column 6 at a height of about 1.5 meters. The display panel 40 has a liquid crystal display function, and displays information from the determination control unit 5, which will be described later, by the electric power supplied by the solar panel 10 or the storage battery 11. The display panel 40 is not limited to the size of this embodiment, and any size can be selected. Further, since the display panel 40 of this embodiment uses electronic paper, power consumption can be suppressed. The mounting position of the electronic panel 40 is not limited to the above height and can be set arbitrarily.

Further, in normal times, the display panel 40 displays general information such as news such as politics, economy, and sports received by the communication unit 3 and local event information, and in an emergency, the news and event information can be displayed. Only information about disasters can be displayed without displaying. When the alarm is canceled, the display contents can be arbitrarily set, such as switching to the display of general information.

[About the judgment control unit 5]
The disaster information extraction unit 50 of the judgment control unit 5 first extracts information about the disaster from the information about the disaster received by the communication unit 3, then the alarm level determination unit 51 identifies the type of disaster, and the alarm device A Whether or not the installation location is an area that requires an alarm due to a disaster (an area that requires an alarm), the disaster level, and the alarm pattern are determined.

That is, the disaster type determination unit 51a of the determination control unit 5 grasps the type of disaster such as an earthquake, flood, or fire, and identifies the area requiring warning according to the type of disaster. For example, in the case of a flood, the area around the river that is the floodplain is specified as a warning area, in the case of an earthquake, the area around a fault or mountain slope is specified as a warning area, and in the case of a forest fire, it occurs. The area leeward from the site is identified as a warning area.

Next, the installation location determination unit 51b of the determination control unit 5 determines whether the alarm device A is installed in the alarm-requiring area specified by the disaster type determination unit 51a. If it is determined that the alarm device A is installed in the area requiring an alarm, it is determined that the area requires an alarm (an area requiring an alarm), which will be described later, and an alarm is issued according to the scale of the disaster.

As described above, it is possible to set a certain judgment standard and judge whether or not the alarm device A is installed in the area requiring warning, but the disaster occurrence prediction by the national or local governments can be made. It can also be set to discriminate according to local information.

In this way, by appropriately determining whether or not the alarm device A is installed in the area requiring alarm, if it is determined that the alarm device A is not installed in the area requiring alarm, a disaster has occurred in the neighboring area. Only the facts are displayed on the display panel 40 for a certain period of time, and when it is determined that the alarm is installed in the area requiring an alarm, the alarm necessity determination unit 51c, which will be described later, determines whether or not to issue an alarm.

For example, if an earthquake occurs in Hokkaido, Fukuoka Prefecture does not fall under the warning area. Therefore, the warning device A installed in Fukuoka Prefecture displays the information of the earthquake that occurred in Hokkaido on the display panel 40 for a certain period of time, and determines it. Turn off the display after a lapse of time. That is, since the degree of risk for a disaster differs depending on the area, it is possible to give an alarm according to the degree of risk by arbitrarily changing the alarm depending on the area, and provide appropriate information to the people around the alarm device A. Can be done.

When the alarm device A is determined to be in the alarm area by the alarm necessity determination unit 51c, the alarm pattern determination unit 51d of the determination control unit 5 determines the alarm pattern according to the designated disaster level. To determine.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the disaster level is divided into three levels: high level, medium level, and low level. High levels are when evacuation is necessary because it can be life-threatening, for example, when the seismic intensity is 5 or higher, when heavy rains are more likely to cause landslides, and when tsunamis are more likely to reach. And so on.

The medium level means that evacuation is not necessary immediately, but the damage may increase in the future. For example, if there is a possibility that an earthquake with a seismic intensity of about 4 will continue to occur after the earthquake, heavy rain If the water level of rivers, etc. is rising, there is no risk of the tsunami reaching, but if the tsunami reaches the neighboring area, the water level of rivers, etc. is expected to rise sharply.

A low level is when a quick response is not needed at this time, but it is necessary to call attention and inform that a disaster has occurred in a neighboring area, for example, if an earthquake has occurred but the seismic intensity is 3 or less, a typhoon is approaching. If so, the tsunami is expected to reach the neighboring area, but the impact of the tsunami is considered to be small.

In the case of high level, the red light 21b is turned on, the brightness of the lighting light 20 is increased, a voice or siren prompting evacuation is played from the speaker 21a, and in the case of the middle level, the red light 21b is turned on and the lighting light is used. The brightness of 20 is increased, and in the case of a low level, the brightness of the illumination lamp 20 is increased to issue an alarm to the surroundings.

As a result, the people around the alarm device A can accurately grasp the current risk level of the disaster and can take appropriate actions to protect themselves from the disaster, so that the damage caused by the disaster can be suppressed. it can.

In addition, when the alarm device A is installed in an area requiring an alarm, as shown in FIG. 4, in the case of an earthquake, there is a risk of evacuating to a sturdy building or landslide due to heavy rain. Then, urgent evacuation and evacuation to a hill when the arrival of a tsunami is expected are displayed on the display panel 40.

In this way, the alarm device A can accurately provide the information necessary for the surrounding people based on the information received by the communication unit 3, and thus can act in response to the ever-changing disaster situation. It can be done and damage can be suppressed.

[About the flow of alarm system A]
The flow of the alarm system of the alarm device A will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8.
The outline of each figure will be described below.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a process of processing disaster-related information provided by an administrator (meaning a person who can independently provide disaster-related information, such as the country or local government where the alarm device A is installed, or a security company). is there. If there is no information about the disaster from the administrator, proceed to FIG. 7, and if there is information about the disaster from the administrator, proceed to FIG.

FIG. 6 shows the need for an alarm based on the type of disaster and the installation location of the alarm device A for information from the administrator and information from non-administrators, and when it is determined that an alarm is necessary, a disaster occurs. It is a figure which showed the processing process which issues an alarm according to a level.

FIG. 7 relates to a disaster provided by a non-administrator (for example, a national disaster response headquarters or the Japan Meteorological Agency) when there is no information from the administrator (that is, the flow of proceeding to FIG. 7 in FIG. 5). It is a figure which showed the processing process of information.

In FIG. 7, the presence or absence of information from other than the administrator is confirmed, and then the type of disaster and the installation location of the alarm device are determined. The information provided by the administrator includes information on the type of disaster and the installation location of the alarm device, and the communication unit 3 receives the information in a state in which it can be extracted or discriminated.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a processing process when the information received by the communication unit 3 does not include the disaster information provided by the administrator and the disaster information provided by other than the administrator.

[First Example]
In this embodiment, after performing alarm processing on the information received by the communication unit 3 based on the information provided by the administrator, when the information is read again, the information of "disaster cancellation" is read from the administrator. The processing step of the case will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

(ST1; Information receiving process)
The alarm device A receives information from the terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment or the communication satellite in the communication unit 3 at a fixed cycle. Since this cycle can be set arbitrarily, the latest information can be received in synchronization with the terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment or the communication satellite transmitting the information at a fixed cycle. In addition, the information received at this time is not limited to disaster information, but also includes general news and the like.

(ST2; administrator information confirmation process)
It is determined whether the information received by the communication unit 3 includes the information about the disaster provided by the administrator. For example, a security company or the like is applicable in addition to the national government and local governments, and can provide detailed information closely related to the region, which is not included in the information provided by terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment or communication satellites. Specifically, it is conceivable to go to the site of the disaster and provide the information that was actually confirmed and collected.

(ST3; administrator information display process)
When it is determined in the administrator information confirmation process (ST2) that the information about the disaster provided by the administrator is included, the information from the administrator is displayed on the display panel 40. In this way, by first processing the disaster information provided by the administrator prior to the disaster information transmitted from the terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment or communication satellite (that is, the information from the national or local government), the disaster It is possible to provide accurate information according to the site of the disaster.

(ST4; Confirmation process of administrator information cancellation)
Check if the administrator has canceled the disaster alert. If the information collected by the administrator is considered to have a risk of disaster, the administrator does not cancel the information and continuously displays the information from the administrator on the display panel 40 (ST5). This allows people around the alert system A to continue to recognize the danger and can expect prudent action.

(ST6; administrator information cancellation process)
When the information about the disaster provided by the administrator is canceled, the display of the information from the administrator is canceled from the display panel 40, and the lighting 20 and the warning light 21 are stopped at the same time. Specifically, when the administrator thinks that there is no danger of a disaster or that the disaster is gradually recovered, the information is canceled and the process proceeds to FIG. 7. When canceling the information, there are cases where the cancellation information from the administrator is input by "interruption" and cases where the information is directly input to the alarm device A and the information from the administrator is canceled.

(ST7; alarm necessity judgment process)
Determine the need for an alarm based on disaster information provided by the administrator. Specifically, based on the information from the administrator, it is determined whether or not it is necessary to issue an alarm to the surroundings by using the lighting 20 and the warning light 21. The information provided by the administrator includes information on the type of disaster and whether the location of the alarm device A corresponds to the area requiring an alarm, and the alarm device A needs an alarm based on this information. Judge no.

(ST8; alarm pattern determination process)
If it is installed in an area requiring warning, it is determined whether it corresponds to a preset disaster level. As shown in FIG. 3, the disaster level is divided into three stages of high, medium, and low, and in this embodiment, a case where an earthquake warning pattern is issued will be described.

(ST9; alarm process by alarm)
Here, if it is determined in the alarm pattern determination step ST8 that the level is high (that is, when an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 5 or more occurs), the following warning is given. The alarm device A turns on the red light 21b for a predetermined time, raises the brightness of the LED 20a of the lighting light 20 to increase the brightness of the lighting, sounds an evacuation from the speaker 21a, and sounds a siren at the same time. , Issue an alarm to the surroundings. As a result, the people around the alarm device A recognize that the danger is imminent, so that voluntary evacuation behavior can be expected, and damage can be suppressed.

(ST10; alarm process by alarm)
Further, if it is determined in ST8 that the level is medium (that is, when an earthquake with a seismic intensity of about 4 may occur in the future), the red light 21b is turned on and the brightness of the LED 20a of the lighting 20 is changed. Raise it to increase the brightness of the illuminator 20. As a result, the people around the alarm device A recognize that the situation is dangerous, and voluntary evacuation behavior and cautious behavior can be expected, so that damage can be suppressed.

(ST11; alarm process by alarm)
Further, if it is determined in ST8 that the level is low (that is, in the case of an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 3 or less), the brightness of the LED 20a of the lighting 20 is increased to increase the brightness of the lighting. As a result, the people around the alarm device A recognize that the situation requires caution, so that careful action and early evacuation can be expected, so that damage can be suppressed.

Further, the alarms given in the alarm steps (ST9 to 11) by the alarm device are continuously given without limiting the time (ST12). This is because if the alarm device A determines that the state requiring the alarm is continuing, it is not necessary to stop the alarm after the elapse of a predetermined time as long as the alarm stop is not requested.

The alarm device A repeats the steps of ST1 to 13, but when new information is read in ST1, it is determined that the administrator has canceled the disaster information in the administrator information cancellation confirmation step (ST4). , The alarm is stopped at the same time when the information is canceled in the administrator information cancellation process (ST6).

If it is determined that an alarm is unnecessary (specifically, when information related to a disaster such as an alarm / warning is canceled and it is not necessary to issue an alarm), the alarm system A should issue an alarm. No (ST13), return to "Start" in FIG.

[Second Example]
In this embodiment, the communication unit 3 receives information from the communication satellite, and since the information does not include the information provided by the administrator, the alarm processing is performed based on the information from other than the administrator, and then the flow When an attempt is made to receive information from the communication satellite by returning to the beginning, the processing process when there is an interrupt of information provision from the administrator will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7. Information from administrators is sent from terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment, not from communication satellites. Further, for the sake of brevity, the description of overlapping parts will be omitted.

(ST1; Information receiving process)
The alarm device A receives information from the communication satellite at the communication unit 3.

(ST2; administrator information confirmation process)
Since the information from the communication satellite does not include the information from the administrator, it is determined as "NO" and the process proceeds to ST14 shown in FIG.

(ST14; Confirmation process for the existence of information on disasters provided by non-administrators)
Check for information on disasters provided by non-administrators. In addition, other than the manager, specifically, the national government, local governments, the Japan Meteorological Agency, and private companies that provide information on the weather can be considered.

(ST15; Disaster type judgment process)
Since information on disasters provided by non-administrators is included in this embodiment, the type of disaster is determined. The types of disasters include earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, and typhoons. The reason for determining the type of disaster first is that the evacuation method and the degree of urgency differ depending on the type of disaster.

If the information about the disaster provided by someone other than the administrator is not included, check whether the information from the communication satellite that has already been displayed is displayed on the display panel 40 (ST19), and display the display panel 40. If it is displayed in, the display is canceled (ST20). After canceling the display and when nothing is displayed on the display panel 40, the process proceeds to FIG.

(ST16; display process by display panel 40)
After determining the type of disaster in ST15, the information shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C is displayed. The information shown in FIG. 4 is an example and is not limited to this. For example, FIG. 4A is a display in the case of an Earthquake Early Warning, FIG. 4B is a display in the case of a breaking news regarding heavy rain, and FIG. 4C is a display in the case of an Earthquake Early Warning.

(ST17; installation location determination process)
It is determined whether or not the alarm device A is installed in the alarm-requiring area set in advance in the alarm device according to the type of disaster. This is because the subsequent response differs depending on whether the alarm device A is installed in the area requiring alarm. In this embodiment, since the alarm device A is installed in the area requiring an alarm, it is determined that it is necessary to issue an alarm according to the disaster level, and in the step (ST7 to 12) of issuing the alarm shown in FIG. move on. If it is not installed in the area requiring an alarm, it is determined that it is not necessary to issue an alarm, and information on the disaster is displayed without proceeding to the process of issuing the alarm shown in FIG. 6 (ST18).

The process returns to "Start" in FIG. 5 with the alarm still being issued in the steps of ST7 to 12. At this time, there is an "interruption" from the administrator, and in the administrator information confirmation step (ST2), the process proceeds to "YES", the processes of ST3 to 5 are performed, and the process of issuing the alarm shown in FIG. 6 proceeds.

As described above, when there is an "interrupt" from the administrator, even if the information is received from the communication satellite until just before, it is automatically switched to the reception from the terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment. By doing so, the information closely related to the area from the administrator can be reflected in the alarm system more quickly, so that accurate information can be provided to the people around the alarm device A.

[Third Example]
In this embodiment, when the communication unit 3 receives the information, the communication infrastructure equipment on the ground cannot be used. Therefore, the processing process when the information is received from the communication satellite and the alarm is canceled after that is shown in FIGS. 5 to 5. This will be described with reference to FIG. Information from administrators is sent from terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment, not from communication satellites. Further, for the sake of brevity, the description of the portion overlapping with the first and second embodiments will be omitted.

(ST1; Information receiving process)
Information is received from communication satellites because terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment is not available.

(ST2; administrator information confirmation process)
Since the information from the communication satellite does not include the information from the administrator, it is determined as "NO" and the process proceeds to ST14 shown in FIG.

After that, the processes of ST14 to 17 shown in FIG. 7 are performed, and the processes of ST7 to 12 shown in FIG. 6 are performed based on the information from other than the administrator. Then, the process returns to "Start" shown in FIG. When the information is received from the communication satellite again, the information regarding the alarm cancellation is included. And since the information is from the communication satellite, the information from the administrator is not included. Therefore, it is determined as "NO" in ST2, and the process proceeds to ST14 shown in FIG.

After that, the processes of ST14 to 17 shown in FIG. 7 are performed based on the information from other than the administrator. Then, in the process of ST7 shown in FIG. 6, it is determined that it is not necessary to give an alarm because the alarm has been canceled, the process proceeds to "NO", and without issuing an alarm (ST13), the alarm is returned to "Start" shown in FIG. go back.

[Fourth Example]
In this embodiment, the information from the administrator is not included or is included but is canceled, and since the information from other than the administrator is not included, the information about the disaster is canceled from the display panel 40 (ST20). ) The subsequent processing step will be described with reference to FIG. That is, this embodiment is a normal processing such as when there is no risk of a disaster or when restoration after a disaster progresses and the road closure is lifted.

(ST21; normal information confirmation process)
If there is information to be displayed in normal times (specifically, general news, weather forecast, etc.), it is displayed on the display panel 40, if not, the display is turned off, and then the process returns to "Start" shown in FIG.

As described above, the alarm device and the alarm system according to the present invention immediately provide necessary and appropriate information to the people around them based on new information received from the outside at any time, thereby promoting appropriate actions and suppressing damage. It is an alarm device and an alarm system that can be used.

2 Alarm unit 3 Communication unit 4 Display unit 51 Alarm level judgment unit

Claims (7)

A communication unit that repeatedly receives information from the outside,
An alarm level determination unit that repeatedly determines the alarm level to the surroundings from the information received by the communication unit,
An alarm device including an alarm unit that gives an alarm to the surroundings according to an alarm level determined by the alarm level determination unit. The alarm device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit receives information via terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment and / and communication satellites. The alarm level determination unit
A disaster type determination unit that determines the type of disaster from external information received by the communication unit,
An installation location determination unit that determines whether or not it is installed in an alarm-requiring area from external information received by the communication unit,
From the information on the type of disaster determined by the disaster type determination unit and the information on the installation location determined by the installation location determination unit, an alarm necessity determination unit that determines whether an alarm needs to be issued, and an alarm necessity determination unit.
Claim 1 or claim having an alarm pattern discriminating unit that discriminates an alarm pattern according to a disaster level from external information received by the communication unit and information on alarm necessity discriminated by the alarm necessity discriminating unit. 2. The alarm device according to 2. The alarm unit
A display that displays information about the disaster according to the judgment of the alarm level judgment unit, and
The alarm device according to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3, further comprising an alarm device that issues an alarm to the surroundings according to the determination of the alarm level determination unit. Claim 1, claim, which has a power receiving function, a power generation function, and a power storage function, and has a communication unit, a disaster information extraction unit, an alarm level determination unit, and a power supply unit capable of supplying electric power to the alarm unit. The alarm device according to claim 2, claim 3 or claim 4. Information receiving process for receiving information from terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment or communication satellites,
A disaster type determination process for determining the type of disaster from the information received in the information reception process,
An installation location determination step for determining whether an alarm device is installed in a preset alarm-requiring area from the information received in the information reception process,
The disaster type determination step, the alarm necessity determination step of determining whether an alarm needs to be issued from the information determined in the process, and the alarm necessity determination step.
When it is determined that it is necessary to issue an alarm in the alarm necessity determination step, an alarm pattern determination step for determining an alarm pattern according to the disaster level and an alarm pattern determination step
An alarm system including an alarm process for issuing an alarm to the surroundings according to an alarm pattern determined in the alarm pattern determination process. Information receiving process for receiving information from terrestrial communication infrastructure equipment or communication satellites,
When the information received in the information receiving process includes information on a disaster from an administrator who can independently provide the information, it is necessary to issue an alarm from the information on the disaster provided by the administrator. The alarm necessity determination process to determine if there is
When it is determined that it is necessary to issue an alarm in the alarm necessity determination step, an alarm pattern determination step for determining an alarm pattern according to the disaster level and an alarm pattern determination step
An alarm system including an alarm process for issuing an alarm to the surroundings according to an alarm pattern determined in the alarm pattern determination process.