JP3847449B2 - Reporting device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a notification device to which a telephone and various sensors are connected, and which makes a call or abnormality report to a predetermined report destination using a communication line or a telephone network.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of this type of conventional notification device. As shown in the figure, the conventional reporting device 1 includes a sensor interface 1-1, a network interface 1-2, a voice control unit 1-3, a control unit 1-4, a changeover switch 1-5, and a call current detection unit 1-6. It is the structure which comprises. A telephone 2 is connected to the change-over switch 1-5, and various sensors 3 are connected to the control unit 1-4 via a sensor interface 1-1 so that a telephone call can be made from the telephone 2 via a communication line or the telephone network 5. When a reporting factor such as an abnormality occurs, it is detected by the sensor 3 and output to the control unit 1-4, so that the abnormal information is automatically reported from the voice control unit 1-3 to a predetermined reporting destination. It can be done.
[0003]
The control unit 1-4 includes a storage unit of a ROM (Read Only Memory) 1-4-1 for storing programs and the like, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 1-4-2 for storing information and the like. 1 is connected to various sensors 3. When a notification factor occurs, the control unit 1-4 receives a detection signal from the predetermined sensor 3, switches the changeover switch 1-5 from the telephone 2 side to the network interface 1-2 side, transmits a predetermined dial signal, The voice control unit 1-3 is driven, information is output to the telephone network 5 by voice, and a predetermined report destination is notified. Hereinafter, the operation will be described.
[0004]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation flow of a conventional reporting device. In advance, a notification destination list as shown in FIG. 6 is prepared in the RAM 1-2-2, and priority setting for determining which of the telephone 2 communication and the notification from the sensor 3 is prioritized is made. When a reporting factor occurs, one of the sensors 3 detects it and outputs it to the control unit 1-4. The control unit 1-4 checks the output signal of the call current detection unit 1-6, and the telephone 2 is currently talking. It is determined whether or not the call is in progress (step ST21). If the call is not in progress, the process proceeds to step ST25, where the voice control unit 1-3 is driven to perform notification processing for transmitting the abnormality information.
[0005]
If a call is in progress, the priority setting is checked (step ST22). If the notification by the sensor 3 is set as priority, the changeover switch 1-5 is switched from the telephone 2 side to the network interface 1-2 (step ST23). The voice control unit 1-3 is driven, and notification processing for transmitting abnormality information is performed (step ST25). If the telephone 2 call is set as a priority, transmission of the abnormality information is suspended (step ST24) and the process is terminated. In this case, the notification process is performed after the telephone 2 call is completed.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional reporting device, when a reporting factor occurs during a call on the telephone 2, the telephone 2 has to be disconnected and reported or the report must be suspended until the telephone call ends. If the abnormal state is not known from the place where the telephone 2 is installed, it is considered effective to prioritize normal reporting and disconnect the telephone 2 call. However, it is more convenient to prioritize the telephone 2 call when contacting a person who is taking preventive measures for anomalies, and it may be inconvenient to disconnect the call. In addition, when confirmation work is being performed during installation work of related facilities, it is more convenient and effective to prioritize the call, and there is a problem that priority cannot be set uniformly.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and when an abnormal situation occurs during a telephone call in order to eliminate the above problems, the priority of the telephone call and the abnormal report is appropriately switched by the other party. It is an object to provide a reporting device that can be used.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 includes a voice control unit and a control unit having a notification destination list in which a notification destination telephone number is registered for each sensor. When an abnormality occurs, if the sensor detects an abnormality, the control unit drives the voice control unit, and from the voice control unit to the report destination registered in the report destination list via a communication line or telephone network In the reporting device configured to report a telephone number, a partner telephone number detection unit that detects the telephone number of the other party at the time of an incoming call and a dial detection unit that detects the telephone number of the other party by a dial signal at the time of calling the telephone are provided. If the sensor during a call on the phone by calling to report the detected anomaly information abnormality, the control unit is the other party telephone number detecting unit or the other party telephone number of the currently busy detected by the dial detection unit Wherein comparing the telephone number of the report destination report destination sensors listed detects said abnormality registered in, the other party telephone number in the current busy matches the telephone number of the report destination of the sensor that detected the abnormal If this is the case, hold the abnormal report from the voice control unit and continue the current call by the telephone, and if it does not match, forcibly end the current call by the telephone and switch to the abnormal report to report the abnormal information from the voice control unit It is characterized by.
[0009]
Further, the invention according to claim 2 is the reporting device according to claim 1, wherein a display device is provided at a place where the display contents can be confirmed from the place where the telephone is installed, and the control unit reports abnormality information from the voice control unit. When the report is put on hold and the current telephone call is continued, the occurrence of an abnormality is displayed on the display.
[0010]
The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1, in the reporting device according to claim 1, wherein the output unit of the reporting device and the output unit of the voice control unit are connected with high impedance, and control is performed. If parts are to continue the current call by the telephone to hold the abnormality notification for reporting abnormality information from the voice control unit, and characterized by superimposing the abnormality information output from the voice control unit to a call signal through the high-impedance To do.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a notification device according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the notification device 10 adds a dial detection unit 1-7 and a partner number detection unit 1-8 to the conventional notification device 1 shown in FIG. Means for comparing the other party number is provided (details will be described later). Since the other configuration is the same as the conventional one, the description here is omitted.
[0012]
The dial detection unit 1-7 is composed of a part for monitoring the voltage or current of the line and detecting the DP dial and a DTMF dial detection unit (not shown in the figure), and the number (ie, the other party number) when dialing from the telephone 2 is made. It is to detect. The other party number detection unit 1-8 detects the other party's number when receiving a call from the communication line or the telephone network 5.
[0013]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation flow of the notification device of the present invention. The operation will be described with reference to FIG. The RAM 1-4-2 stores in advance a report destination list when an abnormality occurs as shown in FIG. When dialing from the telephone 2 in the normal state, the other party's telephone number is detected by the dial detecting unit 1-7, and when receiving a call from the communication line or the telephone network 5, the other party's telephone number is detected by the other party's number detecting unit 1-8. It is stored in the other party telephone number storage location provided in RAM1-4-2.
[0014]
When a reporting factor occurs and any of the sensors 3 detects it and outputs it to the control unit 1-4, the control unit 1-4 checks the output signal of the call current detection unit 1-6, and the telephone set 2 It is determined whether or not a call is in progress (step ST11). If the call is not in progress, the process proceeds to step ST15 to perform a notification process.
[0015]
If the call is currently in progress, the report destination list (see FIG. 6) is checked, and the report destination telephone number of the sensor 3 is compared with the other party's telephone number currently in the call (step ST12). The current call is forcibly terminated, and the selector switch 1-5 is switched to the network interface 1-2 side (step ST13). Subsequently, the telephone number of the reporting destination of the sensor 3 is transmitted, the reporting destination is connected to the line, the voice control unit 1-3 is driven, reporting information is transmitted, and reporting processing is performed (step ST15). If the telephone number of the reporting destination of the sensor 3 is the same as the telephone number of the other party who is currently talking, the reporting is suspended (step ST14) and the process ends. In this case, the notification process is performed after the telephone 2 call is completed.
[0016]
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the sensor 3 detects an abnormality during a telephone call, the report list registration is referred to, and the report destination corresponding to the sensor 3 is the other party who is currently talking. If there is, the call is continued as it is, and in other cases, priority is given to anomaly notification, so that it is not necessary to set priority uniformly as in the conventional case, which improves usability. This is particularly convenient when checking with the other party during the installation of related facilities.
[0017]
[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the notification device of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the notification device 20 is obtained by adding a display 4 and a high-resistance resistor 1-9 to the notification device 10 shown in FIG.
[0018]
The display 4 is installed in a place where it can be easily seen from the place where the telephone 2 is installed. When an abnormality occurs during a call on the telephone 2 and the sensor 3 is activated, an error is displayed on the display 4 and an abnormality occurs to the telephone user. It is to inform. The high-resistance resistor 1-9 is connected between the voice control unit 1-3 and the output unit of the notification device 20. Thus, when the notification is put on hold (step ST14 in FIG. 2), it is possible to notify the user by superimposing the notification content of the abnormality information on the telephone call.
[0019]
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, when an abnormality occurs during a call with a person concerned in the report list, it can be displayed on the display unit 4 and further, the abnormality information can be superimposed on the call and heard. The user can easily confirm the occurrence of an abnormality and can make a telephone call with peace of mind.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the invention described in each claim, the following excellent effects can be expected.
[0021]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the other party telephone number detecting unit for detecting the other party's telephone number at the time of the incoming call and the dial detecting unit for detecting the other party's telephone number by the dial signal at the time of the outgoing call are provided. When the sensor detects an abnormality during a call on the telephone and reports the abnormality information, the control unit registers the other party's telephone number currently detected by the other party's telephone number detection unit or the dial detection unit and the destination list The telephone number of the reporting destination of the sensor that has detected the abnormality is compared, and if the other party's telephone number during the current call matches the telephone number of the reporting destination of the sensor that has detected the abnormality, the voice control unit abnormality notification pending allowed to continue current call by telephone, the switching does not match the abnormality notification for reporting abnormality information from the voice control unit forcibly terminate the current call by telephone Because, ease of use do not have to the priority set uniformly as in the prior art is improved. In particular, it is convenient when the confirmation work is performed during the installation of related facilities.
[0022]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, a display is provided in a place where the display contents can be confirmed from the place where the telephone is installed, and the control section holds the abnormality report for reporting the abnormality information from the voice control section, and the current call by the telephone is held. When continuing, the occurrence of an abnormality is displayed on the display, so that the user can easily confirm the occurrence of the abnormality and can make a telephone call with peace of mind.
[0023]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the output unit of the notification device and the output unit of the voice control unit are connected with high impedance, and the control unit holds the abnormality report for reporting the abnormality information from the voice control unit and uses the telephone. If to continue the current call, since superimposes the abnormality information output from the voice control unit to a call signal through the high impedance, the user making the telephone call with confidence can see the abnormality easily Can do.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a notification device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation flow of a notification device of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a notification device according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a conventional notification device.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation flow of a conventional notification device.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of priority setting and a notification destination list;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Notification apparatus 1-1 Sensor interface 1-2 Network interface 1-3 Voice control part 1-4 Control part 1-4-1 ROM (read-only memory)
1-4-2 RAM (Random Access Memory)
1-5 selector switch 1-6 call current detector 1-7 dial detector 1-8 partner number detector 1-9 resistor 2 telephone 3 sensor 4 display 5 communication line or telephone network 10 reporting device 20 reporting device

Claims (3)

When a telephone and various sensors for detecting an abnormality are connected, a voice control unit and a control unit having a report destination list in which a report destination telephone number is registered for each of the sensors are provided. In the notification device configured to drive the voice control unit and report abnormality information from the voice control unit to a report destination registered in the report destination list via a communication line or a telephone network,
A telephone number detection unit for detecting the telephone number of the other party at the time of incoming call, and a dial detection unit for detecting the telephone number of the other party by a dial signal at the time of calling the telephone,
When the sensor detects an abnormality during a call on the telephone by the incoming or outgoing call and reports abnormality information, the control unit detects the other party's telephone number during the current call detected by the other party telephone number detection unit or the dial detection unit And the phone number of the report destination of the sensor that detects the abnormality registered in the report destination list, and the other party's telephone number in the current call matches the phone number of the report destination of the sensor that detected the abnormality If this is the case, the abnormality report from the voice control unit is put on hold and the current call by the telephone is continued, and if they do not match, the current call by the telephone is forcibly terminated and abnormality information is reported from the voice control unit A reporting device characterized by switching to reporting. In the reporting device according to claim 1,
In the case where a display is provided at a place where display content can be confirmed from the place where the telephone is installed, and the control section holds an abnormality report for reporting abnormality information from the voice control section and continues the current call by the telephone, the display section A notification device characterized by displaying the occurrence of an abnormality on the screen. In the reporting device according to claim 1,
When the output unit of the notification device and the output unit of the voice control unit are connected with high impedance, and the control unit holds an abnormal report for reporting abnormal information from the voice control unit and continues the current call by the telephone , notification apparatus characterized by superimposing the abnormality information output from the voice control unit to a call signal through the high impedance.

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