JP4538947B2 - Communications system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a communication system including a plurality of local terminals connected to a local network constructed in an apartment house and a gateway interposed between an external network to which a remote terminal is connected and the local network. Is.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a conventional example of a system in which the management center performs an emergency call of an apartment house. In the system shown in FIG. 14, the management center 1 acquires the monitoring results by the sensors 3 such as the gas leak detector and the smoke detector through the control device 2 provided in the apartment house through the telephone line or the dedicated line. If an abnormality monitoring result such as a gas leak is obtained from the sensor 3, an emergency call is made to an institution 4 such as a gas company, a fire department or a police station. When an emergency call is made, a vehicle 5 such as a gas construction vehicle or a fire engine heads to the apartment house from the engine 4 that has received the emergency call.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional system of FIG. 14 has a problem in terms of responsiveness because an emergency call entering a predetermined organization such as a gas company, a fire department or a police station passes through the management center. In addition, when making an emergency call by telephone or the like, it may be difficult to accurately convey the details of the abnormality that has occurred.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a communication system that enables emergency notification with excellent responsiveness and makes it extremely easy to grasp the contents of an abnormality that has occurred.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, an invention according to claim 1 is provided between a plurality of local terminals connected to a local network constructed in an apartment house, an external network to which a remote terminal is connected, and the local network. The plurality of local terminals have a predetermined monitoring unit, and when an abnormality is detected by the monitoring unit, the communication system is configured via the local network. Various types of monitoring local terminals that transmit monitoring results of occurrence of abnormalities to the gateway are included, and the gateway includes the data of the floor plan of the apartment house and the position data that indicates the position of each of the local terminals for monitoring in the floor plan And for each of the monitoring local terminals, a preset registrant's remote terminal or local terminal address and When the monitoring result of the occurrence of abnormality is received from the local network, the position data corresponding to the monitoring local terminal that transmitted the monitoring result and the data of the sketch are read from the storage unit, From these read out position data and floor plan data, create data for the floor plan for knowledge obtained by adding information indicating the position of the occurrence of the abnormality to the data of the floor plan, and using the data of the floor plan for knowledge, By reading the address of the registrant corresponding to the local terminal for monitoring that caused the creation of the data of the knowledge sketch from the storage means, and transmitting the data of the knowledge sketch using this address, The registrant is made aware of the occurrence of the abnormality.
[0007]
Claim 2 The described invention is claimed. 1 In the communication system described above, the plurality of local terminals include various types of load control local terminals having predetermined load control means, and each of the monitoring and load control local terminals is one of a plurality of layers. The storage means stores, for each local terminal for monitoring and load control, a password set for any one of the plurality of hierarchies that classify the local terminal, and the gateway When a password is used to access the local network, the password is authenticated using the password stored in the storage means. If the authentication result is appropriate, the appropriate password is set. It is characterized in that access to each local terminal divided into divided hierarchies is permitted.
[0008]
Claim 3 The described invention is claimed. 1 In the communication system described above, each local terminal for monitoring is divided into one of a plurality of hierarchies, and the storage unit transmits the monitoring result of occurrence of the abnormality for each type of the local terminal for monitoring. The address set for any one of the plurality of hierarchies is stored for each of the categories related to the number of local terminals, and when the gateway creates the data for the knowledge sketch, this data was generated. According to the type and number of local terminals for monitoring, a corresponding address is read from the storage means, and the occurrence of the abnormality can be found using this address.
[0009]
Claim 4 The described invention is claimed. 2 or 3 In the communication system described above, the gateway restricts disclosure of information on the monitoring local terminal to information on the monitoring local terminal that has transmitted the monitoring result of the occurrence of the abnormality.
[0010]
Claim 5 The described invention is claimed. 2 to 4 In the communication system according to any one of the above, the storage unit stores a specific password, and when the gateway uses the password to access the local network, if the password is the specific password, The specification of the hierarchy, the change and release of the password, and the setting of the function relating to the presentation of the knowledge sketch are permitted.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a local terminal and a gateway constituting the communication system of the first embodiment according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are diagrams showing examples of construction of the communication system of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the first embodiment will be described.
[0012]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the communication system according to the first embodiment includes a plurality of local terminals A connected to a local network LN1 constructed in an apartment house, and an external network EN1 to which a remote terminal B is connected. The gateway C1 is interposed between the local network LN1 and the local network LN1.
[0013]
In the present embodiment, the external network EN1 is the Internet, and the remote terminal B is a computer or a mobile phone that can communicate via the Internet. The remote terminal B is provided in a predetermined organization such as the fire station 4A, the police station 4B, and the gas company 4C, the management center 1, the emergency vehicle 5, and the like.
[0014]
The plurality of local terminals A include a computer of a resident of an apartment house and various local terminals having a predetermined function such as a monitoring function or a load control function. In the future, among the latter local terminals, the local terminal having a monitoring function will be appropriately used for identification A1.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 1, the local terminal A1 includes a communication unit A11 for communicating according to a predetermined protocol (for example, an Internet protocol such as TCP / IP) via the local network LN1, a gas leak detector, smoke It comprises a sensor, a human sensor, a TV camera, or a combination of these, and includes a monitoring unit A12 that performs predetermined monitoring, and also includes a control unit A13.
[0016]
The control unit A13 includes a CPU that executes a predetermined program stored in a storage unit such as a non-illustrated non-volatile memory, and performs various processes. For example, when a request for the local terminal A1 is received from the local network LN1 through the communication unit A11, the monitoring result is acquired from the monitoring unit A12 in response to the request, and the monitoring result and the individual address assigned to itself are used as a response. Then, a process of returning via the communication unit A11 and the local network LN1 is performed. When the monitoring unit A12 detects an abnormality such as gas leak detection, fire detection, intruder detection, or the like, the monitoring result of the abnormality generation including the individual address is sent to the gateway C1 via the communication unit A11 and the local network LN1. Processing to send to is performed.
[0017]
The gateway C1 interconnects networks having different properties of the local network LN1 and the external network EN1, and communicates with the communication unit C11 for communicating according to a predetermined protocol via the local network LN1 and the external network EN1. In addition to a communication unit C12 for performing communication according to an Internet protocol such as TCP / IP, for example, a storage unit C13 and a control unit C10 are provided.
[0018]
4 and 5 show examples of data stored in the storage unit of FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the storage unit C13 stores data of various floor plans (for example, floor plans of each floor) in an HTML file format as shown in FIG. For each data of the individual address of the terminal A1 (the address in FIG. 5), the data of the installation location as the position data indicating the position of the local terminal A1 in the floor plan, the data of the device type of the local terminal A1, and the preset registration An address data conversion table including the data of the registered person and the data of the e-mail address of the registrant. Needless to say, the storage unit C13 is not limited to a hard disk but may be a rewritable nonvolatile memory or the like.
[0019]
The control unit C10 includes a CPU that executes a predetermined program stored in a storage unit such as a nonvolatile memory (not shown), and has a mail transmission function C101 and a WWW server function C102 similar to those in the past, (For knowledge) It has various processing functions such as a floor plan creation function C103.
[0020]
As the processing by the floor plan creation function C103, when the monitoring result of the occurrence of abnormality is received from the local network LN1, the position data corresponding to the individual address of the local terminal A1 that has transmitted the monitoring result and the data of the floor plan are stored from the storage unit C13. From the read out position data and the data of the floor plan, a process of creating data of the knowledge floor plan in which information indicating the position of occurrence of the abnormality is added to the data of the floor plan is executed. That is, in the example of FIG. 4, when the monitoring result of the occurrence of abnormality is received from the local terminal A1 of the smoke detector K7 among the local terminals A1 such as the monitoring cameras L1 and L2 and the smoke detectors K1 to K7, The position data corresponding to the smoke detector K7 and the data of the floor plan on the third floor are read from the storage unit C13, and an abnormality has occurred in the data of the floor plan of the third floor at the position of the smoke detector K7 (shared part on the third floor). The process of creating the data of the sketch for knowledge shown in FIG. 4 is executed by adding the data of the star-shaped operation symbol indicating.
[0021]
When the knowledge sketch data is created, the e-mail address corresponding to the local terminal A1 (smoke detector K7 in the example of FIG. 4) that causes the knowledge sketch data to be created from the storage unit C13. , And the process of transmitting the knowledge sketch data through the mail transmission function C101 using the e-mail address.
[0022]
The knowledge sketch data is stored and held so as to be viewable by the WWW server function C102.
[0023]
In the example of FIG. 5, the e-mail address of the remote terminal B is stored in the storage unit C13. For example, the e-mail address of the local terminal A provided in the manager room of the apartment house is stored. It may be configured. In the case of this configuration, it becomes possible to transmit the data of the above-described knowledge sketch to the manager room.
[0024]
FIG. 6 is an operation flow of the communication system of the first embodiment, and the operation of the first embodiment will be described with further reference to FIG. When the gateway C1 receives the monitoring result of the occurrence of an abnormality from the local terminal A1 (operating terminal) (operation notification in FIG. 6), a process of confirming the data of the individual address of the operating terminal is executed in step S10. Subsequently, in step S11, the drawing file of the sketch corresponding to the operating terminal is opened from the position data corresponding to the individual address. In step S12, the terminal symbol corresponding to the operating terminal in the sketch is displayed on the terminal symbol corresponding to the operating terminal ( The data of the sketch for knowledge is created by adding the operation symbol), and the processing for saving the data file of the sketch for knowledge is executed in step S13.
[0025]
Thereafter, in step S14, referring to the address data conversion table, a process for searching for the e-mail address of the automatic report destination corresponding to the individual address of the operating terminal is performed. For example, an e-mail address corresponding to each local terminal A1 is acquired, such as a police station when the intrusion sensor operates and a fire department when the smoke detector operates.
[0026]
Subsequently, in step S15, using the above e-mail address, a process for automatically transmitting an alarm notification e-mail attached with a saved drawing file (data for the above-described knowledge sketch) to the e-mail address report destination is performed. . This makes it possible to make an emergency call with excellent responsiveness, and it is very easy to grasp the contents of the abnormality that has occurred.
[0027]
As described above, according to the first embodiment, when the monitoring result of the occurrence of abnormality is received, the position data and the sketch data corresponding to the individual address of the local terminal A1 that transmitted the monitoring result are read from the storage unit C13 and read. From the position data and the floor plan data, the data of the floor plan data is added with information (operation symbol) indicating the position of the occurrence of the abnormality, and the data of the floor plan for knowledge is created and set in advance using the data of the floor plan for knowledge Since the registrant (fire department or police station, etc.) can know the occurrence of an abnormality, it is possible to make an emergency call with excellent responsiveness, and it is very easy to grasp the contents of the abnormality that has occurred.
[0028]
In addition, in 1st Embodiment, although it has the structure which enables it to discover abnormality occurrence by transmitting the alert notification email attached with the data of the sketch for knowledge, it is not limited to this. It may be configured to make it possible to find out the occurrence of an abnormality by sending the posting destination homepage address (URL) by e-mail. In other words, the WWW server function C102 stores and holds the knowledge map data so that it can be browsed and places it on the corresponding homepage of the apartment house. In addition to being able to make emergency calls with excellent performance, opening the homepage address makes it extremely easy to understand the details of the abnormalities that have occurred.
[0029]
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of local terminals and gateways constituting the communication system according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of data stored in the storage unit of FIG. The second embodiment will be described below.
[0030]
The communication system shown in FIG. 7 includes a gateway C2 as a difference from the first embodiment. However, A2 shown in FIG. 7 is a local terminal having the load control function described in the first embodiment.
[0031]
The local terminal A2 includes the communication unit A11 in the same manner as the local terminal A1, and is stored in a load control unit A22 that controls opening / closing of a door lock and a storage unit such as a non-volatile memory (not shown). And a control unit A23 configured to execute various kinds of control and the like. For example, when the control unit A23 receives a request for the local terminal A2 from the local network LN1 through the communication unit A11, the load control unit A22 changes the load control state (for example, the door lock open / close state) according to the request. A process of obtaining and returning the load via the communication unit A11 and the local network LN1 is performed using the control state of the load and the individual address assigned to itself as a response. When the request is a request for forcibly unlocking the lock, control for forcibly unlocking the door is further executed through the load control unit A22.
[0032]
The gateway C2 includes communication units C11 and C12 in the same manner as the gateway C1 of the first embodiment, and also includes a storage unit C23 and a control unit C20 as differences from the gateway C1. However, it is assumed that each of the local terminals A1 and A2 is divided into any one of a plurality of layers.
[0033]
The storage unit C23 is configured by a hard disk, and in addition to the various sketches of the apartment house and the data of the address data conversion table described in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the individual addresses of the local terminals A1 and A2 (FIG. For each address), the device type data of the local terminals A1 and A2, the data of any one of the plurality of hierarchies that classify the local terminals A1 and A2, and the password data set for the hierarchies. A password registration terminal classification table including For example, it is possible to give appropriate examples such as giving a third-tier password to a gas company, giving a second-tier password to a security company, and giving a first-tier password to a police station or a fire department. .
[0034]
The control unit C20 includes a CPU that executes a predetermined program stored in a storage unit such as a non-volatile memory (not shown), and includes a mail transmission function C101, a WWW server function C102, and a floor plan creation function C103 as in the first embodiment. In addition, it has various processing functions such as a password authentication function C204.
[0035]
As processing by the password authentication function C204, when a password is used for access of the remote terminal B to the local network LN1, the password is authenticated using the password registration terminal classification table stored in the storage unit C23. Processing is performed. When a proper authentication result is obtained by this processing, access to each local terminal divided into a hierarchy in which the proper password is set is permitted, and a request from the remote terminal B is transferred to the corresponding local terminal. At the same time, the response is sent back to the remote terminal B. As a result, the remote terminal B can obtain desired information from the local terminal.
[0036]
As described above, according to the second embodiment, when a password is used to access the local network LN1, the password is authenticated using the password stored in the storage unit C23, and the authentication result is appropriate. Since access to each local terminal classified into the hierarchy in which the appropriate password is set is permitted, the information on the housing complex can be appropriately protected by the dual function of the password and the hierarchy.
[0037]
FIG. 9 is a block diagram of local terminals and gateways constituting the communication system of the third embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of data stored in the storage unit of FIG. The third embodiment will be described below.
[0038]
The communication system shown in FIG. 9 includes a gateway C3 as a difference from the first embodiment. The gateway C3 includes communication units C11 and C12 in the same manner as the gateway C1 of the first embodiment, and also includes a storage unit C33 and a control unit C30 as differences from the gateway C1. However, each local terminal A1 for monitoring is divided into any one of a plurality of layers.
[0039]
The storage unit C33 is configured by a hard disk, and in addition to the various floor plans and data of the address data conversion table described in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, for each piece of data of the device type of the local terminal A1. The data of one of a plurality of hierarchies and the e-mail address set for the hierarchies according to the category (one and two or more in FIG. 10) related to the number of local terminals that have transmitted the monitoring result of the occurrence of abnormality. And the terminal combined operation report destination classification table including the data of the registrant having the e-mail address.
[0040]
When the control unit C30 creates the data for the sketch for knowledge, the control unit C30 determines from the terminal combined operation notification destination classification table stored in the storage unit C33 according to the device type and the number of the local terminal A1 that has caused the creation of the data. The configuration is the same as that of the control unit C10 of the first embodiment, except that the corresponding electronic mail address is read out and the knowledge sketch data is transmitted using the electronic mail address.
[0041]
In the gateway C3 configured as described above, for example, when there is an operation notification at the local terminal A1 of one smoke detector, the e-mail address of the management center is obtained from the terminal combined operation notification destination classification table stored in the storage unit C33. Is read and an emergency call is made with the e-mail address. On the other hand, when there is an operation notification at the local terminal A1 of two or more smoke detectors, the e-mail address of the fire department is read from the terminal combined operation notification destination classification table stored in the storage unit C33. An emergency call is made at that e-mail address.
[0042]
As described above, according to the third embodiment, when the data for the sketch for knowledge is created, according to the device type and the number of the local terminals A1 that cause the creation of the data, the time of the terminal combined operation stored in the storage unit C33 Since the corresponding e-mail address is read from the report destination classification table, and the knowledge sketch data is transmitted using this e-mail address, the knowledge sketch data can be transmitted to an appropriate place.
[0043]
FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a local terminal and a gateway constituting the communication system of the fourth embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 12 is an operation flow of the communication system of FIG. 11. A form is demonstrated.
[0044]
The communication system shown in FIG. 11 includes a gateway C4 as a difference from the second embodiment. The gateway C4 includes the communication units C11 and C12 and the storage unit C23 in the same manner as the gateway C2 of the second embodiment, and discloses the information of the local terminal A1 and the local transmission result of the abnormality occurrence monitoring result. The control part C40 comprised similarly to the control part C20 of 2nd Embodiment except restrict | limiting to the information of terminal A1 is provided.
[0045]
In the communication system having this configuration, when a password is used for access of the remote terminal B to the local network LN1, the password is confirmed in step S20. The individual address of the terminal A1 is confirmed, and in step S22, a process is performed to determine whether or not the local terminal A1 of the individual address is in an operation notification state (a state in which an abnormality occurrence monitoring result has been transmitted). If it is not in the state of operation notification (NO in S22), access is denied in step S24, and this flow ends. If it is in the state of operation notification (YES in S22), the corresponding individual in step S23. A connection to the local terminal A1 at the address is performed (S23), and a process for moving to the next process is executed.
[0046]
In short, when there is an access to the local network LN1 from the outside, the gateway C4 first executes a process of authenticating the password using the password registration terminal classification table. After the authentication of the password, the operating status of the local terminal A1 having an access request is confirmed. For example, when the local terminal A1 is a combination of an intrusion sensor and a monitoring camera, the intrusion sensor transmits an abnormality occurrence monitoring result. If it is, the access to the local terminal A1 is permitted according to the authentication result of the password. On the other hand, if the intrusion sensor does not transmit the abnormality occurrence monitoring result, the process of rejecting the access to the local terminal A1 is performed. Executed.
[0047]
As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, since the disclosure of the information of the local terminal A1 is limited to the information of the local terminal A1 that has transmitted the monitoring result of the occurrence of abnormality, only the information related to the emergency call for the apartment house Disclosure becomes possible, and leakage of information unrelated to emergency calls to the outside can be prevented.
[0048]
In each of the above embodiments, a specific password as shown in FIG. 13 (corresponding password in FIG. 13) is stored in the storage unit composed of a hard disk, and the gateway uses the password when the password is used for access. In the case of a compatible password, the configuration may be such that hierarchy designation, password change and cancellation, and setting of functions related to the presentation of knowledge sketches are permitted. The operation example of this configuration will be described. When the gateway accesses the local network LN1 from the outside, the gateway first authenticates the password using the password registration terminal classification table, and then performs the identification as shown in FIG. If it is determined from the access permission registration table that the communication destination is a partner registered in advance as a registered communication destination, such as a management center, it is possible to shift to a specific process programmed inside. As a result, it is possible to change the setting related to password authentication for access to the local terminal from the outside by remote operation from a specific external location, and it is possible to flexibly cope with emergencies and emergencies.
[0049]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above, the invention according to claim 1 is provided between a plurality of local terminals connected to a local network constructed in an apartment house, an external network to which a remote terminal is connected, and the local network. A plurality of local terminals having predetermined monitoring means, and when the occurrence of an abnormality is detected by the monitoring means, the communication is made via the local network. Various monitoring local terminals that transmit the monitoring result of the occurrence of abnormality to the gateway are included, and the gateway includes data of the floor plan of the housing complex and position data indicating the position of each local terminal for monitoring in the floor plan And for each of the monitoring local terminals, a preset registrant's remote terminal or local terminal address and When the monitoring result of the occurrence of abnormality is received from the local network, the position data corresponding to the monitoring local terminal that transmitted the monitoring result and the data of the sketch are read from the storage unit, From these read out position data and floor plan data, create data for the floor plan for knowledge obtained by adding information indicating the position of the occurrence of the abnormality to the data of the floor plan, and using the data of the floor plan for knowledge, By reading the address of the registrant corresponding to the local terminal for monitoring that caused the creation of the data of the knowledge sketch from the storage means, and transmitting the data of the knowledge sketch using this address, Since the registrant can know the occurrence of the abnormality, it is possible to make an emergency call with excellent responsiveness, and it is very easy to grasp the content of the abnormality that has occurred. Further, in the event of an emergency call, a preset registrant can easily ascertain the location of the occurrence of an abnormality in the floor plan without having a drawing for each apartment house. Therefore, despite being remote, Automatically send knowledge sketch data to pre-set registrants to quickly report the contents of emergency calls In addition, prompt notification is possible through screen display.
[0051]
Claim 2 According to the described invention, the claims 1 In the communication system described above, the plurality of local terminals include various types of load control local terminals having predetermined load control means, and each of the monitoring and load control local terminals is one of a plurality of layers. The storage means stores, for each local terminal for monitoring and load control, a password set for any one of the plurality of hierarchies that classify the local terminal, and the gateway When a password is used to access the local network, the password is authenticated using the password stored in the storage means. If the authentication result is appropriate, the appropriate password is set. Access to each local terminal that is divided into different hierarchies. It can be appropriately protected with a double function.
[0052]
Claim 3 According to the described invention, the claims 1 In the communication system described above, each local terminal for monitoring is divided into one of a plurality of hierarchies, and the storage unit transmits the monitoring result of occurrence of the abnormality for each type of the local terminal for monitoring. The address set for any one of the plurality of hierarchies is stored according to the category related to the number of local terminals, and the gateway created the data for the knowledge sketch, which caused the creation of this data According to the type and number of local terminals for monitoring, the corresponding address is read from the storage means, and the occurrence of the abnormality can be found using this address, so it is possible to automatically notify a preset registrant. it can. Further, by considering the type and number of monitoring local terminals that have transmitted the monitoring result of the occurrence of an abnormality on the gateway side, it is possible to make a comprehensive and accurate determination of the report destination. Furthermore, it is not necessary to provide each local terminal with a complex determination function, and it is not necessary to perform settings for each local terminal.
[0053]
Claim 4 According to the described invention, the claims 2 or 3 In the communication system described above, the gateway restricts the disclosure of the information on the monitoring local terminal to the information on the monitoring local terminal that has transmitted the monitoring result of the occurrence of the abnormality. It is possible to disclose only information related to the information and to prevent leakage of information unrelated to the emergency call to the outside. That is, access to the local terminal is permitted only when an abnormality occurs, and access to the local terminal is prohibited during normal times, so that information in the apartment house does not flow out to the outside.
[0054]
Claim 5 According to the described invention, the claims 2 to 4 In the communication system according to any one of the above, the storage unit stores a specific password, and when the gateway uses the password to access the local network, if the password is the specific password, Since the specification of the hierarchy, the change and release of the password, and the setting of the function related to the presentation of the knowledge sketch are permitted, the remote operation of the function setting related to information disclosure can be performed from a specific location such as a management center depending on the situation. It becomes possible.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a local terminal and a gateway constituting a communication system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a construction example of a communication system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a construction example of a communication system according to the first embodiment.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in a storage unit in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in a storage unit in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is an operation flow of the communication system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a local terminal and a gateway constituting the communication system of the second embodiment according to the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in a storage unit in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a local terminal and a gateway constituting a communication system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in a storage unit in FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a local terminal and a gateway constituting a communication system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
12 is an operation flow of the communication system of FIG.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a specific password applicable to each embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a conventional example of a system in which a management center performs an emergency call for a housing complex.
[Explanation of symbols]
A, A1, A2 Local terminal
B Remote terminal
C1, C2, C3, C4 Gateway
A11 Communication Department
A12 monitoring unit
A22 Load control unit
A13, A23 control unit
C10, C20, C30, C40 control unit
C11, C12 communication unit
C13, C23, C33 storage unit

Claims (5)

A communication system comprising a plurality of local terminals connected to a local network constructed in an apartment house, an external network to which a remote terminal is connected, and a gateway interposed between the local networks,
The plurality of local terminals have predetermined monitoring means, and when an abnormality occurrence is detected by the monitoring means, a monitoring local terminal that transmits an abnormality occurrence monitoring result to the gateway via the local network Is included,
The gateway includes data of the floor plan of the apartment house, position data indicating the position of each local terminal for monitoring in the floor plan, and a remote terminal or local of a registrant set in advance for each local terminal for monitoring. Storage means for storing the address of the terminal ,
When the monitoring result of the occurrence of the abnormality is received from the local network, the position data and the sketch data corresponding to the monitoring local terminal that transmitted the monitoring result are read from the storage means, and the read position data and the sketch data From this, the data of the floor plan for knowledge is created by adding information indicating the location of the abnormality to the data of the floor plan for knowledge, and the data of the floor plan for knowledge is used to create the data of the floor plan for knowledge from the storage means By reading out the address of the registrant corresponding to the local terminal for monitoring, and transmitting the knowledge sketch data using this address, the registrant can be informed of the occurrence of the abnormality. A communication system. The plurality of local terminals include various load control local terminals having a predetermined load control means, and each of the monitoring and load control local terminals is divided into any one of a plurality of hierarchies, The storage means stores, for each local terminal for monitoring and load control, a password set for any one of the plurality of hierarchies that divides the local terminal, and the gateway sends the local network to the local network. When a password is used for access, the password is authenticated using the password stored in the storage means. If the authentication result is appropriate, the password is classified into a hierarchy in which the appropriate password is set. communication system according to claim 1, wherein the granting access to the local terminal has. Each local terminal for monitoring is divided into any one of a plurality of hierarchies, and the storage means relates to the number of local terminals that have transmitted the monitoring result of occurrence of abnormality for each type of the local terminal for monitoring. For each section, the address set for any one of the plurality of hierarchies is stored, and when the gateway creates the knowledge sketch data, the monitoring local terminal that caused the creation of the data is stored. depending on the type and number, reads the corresponding address from the storage means, the communication system according to claim 1, wherein enabling finding the abnormality by using this address. 4. The communication system according to claim 2 , wherein the gateway restricts the disclosure of information on the monitoring local terminal to information on the monitoring local terminal that has transmitted the monitoring result of the occurrence of the abnormality . The storage means stores a specific password, and when the password is used for accessing the local network, the gateway specifies the hierarchy, changes the password, and if the password is the specific password, The communication system according to any one of claims 2 to 4 , wherein the release and the setting of a function related to the presentation of the knowledge sketch are permitted .

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