JP5755127B2 - Emergency call device - Google Patents

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an emergency call device that is installed in a family living alone such as an elderly person and can make an emergency call to an operating company or the like when an emergency such as poor physical condition occurs in the elderly person.

  Conventionally, this type of emergency call device has a life rhythm sensor installed in a place (toilet or the like) that is used every day when a resident such as an elderly person lives and a controller to which this life rhythm sensor is connected. If the life rhythm sensor does not respond within a predetermined time, the controller determines that the life rhythm is abnormal (emergency) and automatically issues an emergency call to the operating company that manages the emergency call device. Things are known. In addition, as a gazette regarding an emergency call apparatus, there exists patent document 1, for example.

JP 2002-24967 A

  However, in such an emergency call device, when the resident goes to sleep or goes out, the life rhythm sensor does not operate for a certain period of time, so the controller is disabled from monitoring mode for monitoring the resident. The release mode (outing mode) is set so that the life rhythm sensor is not determined to be abnormal even if the life rhythm sensor does not operate for a certain period of time. However, when a resident wakes up or returns from whereabouts (goes home), it is necessary to set the controller to the alert mode again, but if this is forgotten, the life rhythm abnormality cannot be detected, and the emergency call device The reliability will be inferior. In particular, since this type of emergency call device is often installed in a single-living household such as an elderly person, improvement is desired.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to be able to automatically set the alert mode when waking up or returning home from whereabouts, sufficiently increasing the reliability of the device. Another object is to provide an emergency call device that can be formed at low cost.

In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a life rhythm sensor that is installed in a predetermined place of a house that a resident always uses in daily life and detects a resident in the predetermined place ; A controller capable of setting a warning mode for monitoring a resident and a release mode for disabling monitoring of the resident while the life rhythm sensor is connected, and the controller automatically sets the warning mode from the release mode to the warning mode. A warning mode transition timer to be used and a life rhythm timer to be used when a life rhythm abnormality is detected, and a setting time of the warning mode transition timer is set shorter than a setting time of the life rhythm timer, and the controller is released When the mode operation is performed, the warning mode transition timer counts up, and during the count up, Even if the rhythm sensor detects a resident, it does not shift to the warning mode until the set time of the warning mode shift timer elapses, and automatically shifts to the warning mode after the set time elapses. In the alert mode, when the life rhythm sensor does not detect a resident within a predetermined time set by the life rhythm timer, it is determined that the life rhythm is abnormal .

The invention according to claim 2 includes an entrance / exit sensor that is installed at the entrance of the house and detects a resident of the entrance, and a release preparation timer that is used in the release mode. When the entrance sensor operates, the release preparation mode is set, the release preparation timer counts up, the release preparation timer is set to the release mode after a predetermined time elapses, and the release preparation timer is counted. When the controller stop switch is operated or the life rhythm sensor detects a resident, the release preparation mode is canceled and the warning mode is set, and the release preparation timer setting time is set. The warning mode transition timer is set shorter than the set time .

According to the invention described in claim 1 or 2 of the present invention, even if the life rhythm sensor detects a resident when the controller is in the release mode , the warning is kept until the time set in advance by the warning mode transition timer elapses. Because the mode automatically shifts to the warning mode after the elapse of the warning mode transition timer, the release mode is automatically set even if the resident does not operate the controller one by one when waking up or going home from whereabouts. It can be set to a warning mode, and can be formed at low cost while sufficiently improving the reliability of the apparatus.

In addition, when the life rhythm sensor does not detect a resident within the time set in advance by the life rhythm timer, the controller determines that the life rhythm is abnormal, so that it is possible to reliably detect the life rhythm abnormality during the warning mode.

In addition, since the setting time of the warning mode transition timer is set to a time sufficiently shorter than the setting time of the life rhythm timer, automatic setting from the release mode to the warning mode without degrading the detection accuracy of the life rhythm abnormality Can be performed more reliably.

The front view which shows one Embodiment of the emergency call apparatus concerning this invention The plan view Bottom view Block diagram of the control system Flow chart showing an example of the same operation Flow chart showing other operations Illustration of the same

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 to 7 show an embodiment of an emergency call device according to the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the emergency call device 1 includes a controller 2 having a thin box-shaped case having a substantially square shape in a front view and a predetermined height dimension (depth dimension), a life rhythm sensor 17 described later, An entrance / exit sensor 18 and the like are provided. On the front side of the controller 2, there are an emergency switch 3 used in an emergency, a consultation switch 4 used in consultation, a release switch 5 used when going out or at bedtime, a release preparation mode stop switch 6 for canceling a release preparation mode described later, etc. Various switches are arranged, and a microphone 7, a speaker 8 and a display 9 as notification means, an operation unit 19 described later, and the like are arranged. In addition, the arrangement | positioning form of each component of the surface side of the controller 2 is an example, Comprising: It is not limited to the illustrated example, A suitable form can be employ | adopted.

  In addition, a controller 10 to be described later is disposed inside the controller 2, and a power cord 11 that is connected to the controller 10 from the bottom surface side of the controller 2 and has a plug 11a at the tip is drawn out. Further, on the bottom surface of the controller 2, for example, a line connection unit (not shown) that can be connected to a telephone network 21 to be described later is provided. And this emergency call apparatus 1 is installed by attaching the back surface of the controller 2 used as an attachment surface to the wall surface of the living room 31 of the house 30 (refer FIG. 7) via the attachment bracket which is not shown in figure, or the attachment which is not shown in figure. A pole is attached to the upper part of the back surface of the controller 2 so that it is installed on the table in the living room 31 in an inclined state.

  The controller 10 of the controller 2 is configured as shown in FIG. That is, the control device 10 includes a control unit 16 including a CPU 14 and a timer 15. As will be described later, the timer 15 of the control unit 16 includes a warning mode transition timer 15a used when automatically setting the release mode to the warning mode, a life rhythm timer 15b used when detecting a life rhythm abnormality, and a release preparation mode. It is composed of a release preparation timer 15c or the like that is sometimes used. The input side of the control unit 16 is connected with a life rhythm sensor 17 and an entrance / exit sensor 18 which is installed at the entrance and used in the release preparation mode as will be described later, and the release switch 5 and the release preparation mode stop. An operation unit 19 including the switch 6 and the various switches is connected.

  The speaker 8, the display 9, and various relays 20 are connected to the output side of the control unit 16, and a telephone line 22, a storage unit 23, and a telephone line 22 that can be connected to the telephone network 21 are connected to the control unit 16. A wireless input / output unit 24 is connected. Then, for example, an emergency call is reported to an operating company or the like via the telephone line 22 and the telephone network 21. Further, the sensors 17 and 18 can be connected to the wireless input / output unit 24 wirelessly. The control unit 16 is connected to a power input unit 25 that supplies power to the control unit 16 and the like.

  Next, an example of operation | movement of the said emergency call apparatus 1 comprised in this way is demonstrated based on the flowchart of FIG. This flowchart is automatically executed in accordance with the program stored in the storage unit 23. First, as shown in FIG. 7, the controller 2 is installed at a predetermined position such as a wall surface of a living room 31 of the house 30, and the life rhythm sensor 17 is installed on the ceiling of the toilet 32 that the resident M always uses every day while at home. The detection signal is input to the controller 2 by wire or wirelessly. The entrance / exit sensor 18 for the release preparation mode is installed at a predetermined position such as a ceiling or a wall surface of the entrance 33, and its detection signal is input to the controller 2 as with the life rhythm sensor 17. . The life rhythm sensor 17 and the entrance / exit sensor 18 output a pulse-like ON signal when the resident M is detected.

  With the controller 2 and the various sensors 17 and 18 installed at predetermined positions in the house 30, the power cord 11 of the controller 2 is inserted into the power outlet of the house 30, and various setting operations are performed by the operation unit 19 of the controller 2. Is performed, the program is started. In this program, as shown in FIG. 5, it is first determined whether or not the controller 2 is in the “warning mode” (S100). The “warning mode” of the controller 2 is a mode in which the resident M is at home and the daily operation thereof is monitored (warned) by the life rhythm sensor 19 or the like.

  If “YES” in the determination S100, that is, if the resident M is at home, the life rhythm timer 15b counts up (S201), and it is determined whether the life rhythm sensor 17 has detected the resident M (S202). Is done. If “NO” in this determination S202, that is, if the life rhythm sensor 17 does not detect the resident M in the alert mode, it is determined whether or not the life rhythm timer 15b is up (S203). If “YES” in this determination S203, that is, if the resident M is not detected by the life rhythm sensor 17 during the set time of the life rhythm timer 15b set in advance in the warning mode, the life rhythm abnormality Is determined (S204), an abnormality notification (S205) is made, and then the program ends (S206). In addition, the set time of the life rhythm timer 15b is arbitrarily set according to the life rhythm of the resident M of about 4 to 12 hours, for example.

On the other hand, if “YES” in the determination S202, that is, if the resident M enters the toilet 32 during the alert mode and the life rhythm sensor 17 detects this, the life rhythm timer 15b is cleared , that is, reset (S207) and determined. Return to S100. Also, in the case of “NO” in which the life rhythm timer 15b is not timed up in the determination S203, the process returns to the determination S100. That is, when the warning mode is set, the life rhythm timer 15b operates and the life rhythm sensor 17 does not detect the resident M within the set time of the timer 15b. Become.

  The above is the operation in the alert mode. Next, the operation in the release mode will be described. This “release mode” is used when the resident M goes to bed or goes out, and the resident M operates the release switch 5 of the controller 2 to disable the detection function by the life rhythm sensor 17. It is. In the release mode, “NO” is determined in the determination S100, the warning mode transition timer 15a counts up (S110), and it is determined whether or not the life rhythm sensor 17 detects the resident M (S111). If “YES” in this determination S111, that is, if the life rhythm sensor 17 detects the resident M during the release mode, it is determined whether or not the warning mode transition timer 15a is up (S112). If “YES” in this determination S112, that is, if the time set by the warning mode transition timer 15a has elapsed in advance, the warning mode (S113) is set and the process returns to the determination S100. The set time of the warning mode transition timer 15a is arbitrarily set, for example, about 30 minutes.

  Further, if the determination in step S111 is “NO” and the life rhythm sensor 17 does not detect the resident M, or if the determination in step S112 is “NO” and the warning mode transition timer 15a has not timed out, the determination is made in step S100. Return. That is, in the release mode, even if the life rhythm sensor 17 detects the resident M during the count of the warning mode transition timer 15a, the life rhythm sensor 17 detects the resident M without immediately shifting to the warning mode. After that, when the set time of the warning mode transition timer 15a elapses, the warning mode shifts to the warning mode. As a result, even if the resident M performs a canceling operation and goes to sleep or goes home from the outside, even if he forgets the setting operation for the warning mode, the warning mode transition timer 15a automatically sets the warning mode after the time has elapsed. Thus, the user can be surely prevented from going into the release mode for a long time although he / she goes to sleep in the release mode or stays home.

  Next, the operation in the release preparation mode by the entrance / exit sensor 18 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. The same steps as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals. As shown in FIG. 6, in the case of “warning mode” in the determination S100, it is first determined whether or not the entrance sensor 18 has detected the resident M (S101). If “NO” in this determination S101, that is, if the entrance / exit sensor 18 does not detect the resident M in the alert mode, it is determined whether or not the release preparation mode is set (S102).

  If “YES” in this determination S102, the release preparation timer 15c of the control unit 16 counts up (S103). If “NO” in the determination S102, that is, if the controller 2 is in the alert mode and not in the release preparation mode. Return to the determination S100. When the count up of the release preparation timer 15c is executed in step S103, it is determined whether or not the release preparation mode stop switch 6 is on (S104). If “NO” in this determination S104, that is, if the release preparation mode stop switch 6 is OFF, it is determined whether or not the release preparation timer 15c is up (S105), and “YES” in the determination S104. If the release preparation stop switch 6 is turned on by the resident M, the process proceeds to the alert mode (S113).

  If “YES” in the determination S105, that is, if the release preparation mode stop switch 6 is turned off and the release preparation timer 15c is timed up after the entrance / exit sensor 18 is turned on and the release preparation mode is started, The release mode (S106) is set, a release message is notified (S107), and then the process returns to step S100. If “NO” in the determination S105, that is, if the cancellation preparation timer 15c has not been timed up, a cancellation preparation message is notified (S109), and then the process returns to the determination S100.

  In addition, the notification of the releasing message in step S107 is periodically performed at regular intervals of, for example, 5 minutes, and is notified by a predetermined sound from the speaker 8 or displayed by the display 9. Due to the notification of the cancellation message, the resident M recognizes that the controller 2 is being released through hearing or vision. Further, the notification of the release preparation message in step S109 is periodically performed at regular intervals such as 1 minute, or is performed a predetermined time before the release preparation timer 15c expires, and the speaker 8 and the display are displayed. It is executed by the device 9 in a form different from the above-mentioned release message. The resident M recognizes through hearing or vision that the controller 2 is preparing for release by this release preparation message.

  On the other hand, if “YES” in the determination S101, that is, if the entrance / exit sensor 18 is turned on in the alert mode, the release preparation mode starts (S108), the release preparation timer 15c is reset, etc. The process returns to step S100.

  That is, in the flowchart of S101 to S109, when the resident M is at home and the controller 2 is set in the alert mode, when the entrance / exit sensor 18 detects the resident M, the release preparation mode starts, and this release preparation mode is started. When the preset release preparation time elapses, the mode automatically shifts to the release mode. When the release preparation mode is started, a release message is notified, and during the operation of the release preparation timer 15c, the release preparation is notified.

  Therefore, when the resident M moves from the living room 31 to the entrance 33, which is an entrance, as shown by a two-dot chain line in order to take a newspaper while at home in the alert mode, the entrance sensor installed at the entrance 33 is shown in FIG. 18 detects the resident M, the release preparation mode is started, and it is notified as a message that release preparation is in progress. When the resident M recognizes this notification and continues the alert mode, the alert preparation mode stop switch 6 of the controller 2 is operated to set the alert mode. As an example of the release preparation time, assuming that the set time of the alert mode transition timer 15a is, for example, 4 hours, the release preparation mode time, that is, the set time of the release preparation timer 15c is about 5 minutes as described above. It is preferable to make it sufficiently short.

  Each of the flowcharts described above is an example. For example, step S109 in FIG. 6 is omitted, and only the “released” message is notified in step S107, or step S107 is omitted, and “release” is performed in step S109. Only the message “in preparation” may be notified. In the flowchart of FIG. 6, when the release preparation mode stop switch 6 is operated while the release preparation timer 15c is counting, the release preparation mode stops and returns to the warning mode. In S104, it may be determined whether or not the life rhythm sensor 17 has detected the resident M.

  In this case, when the life rhythm sensor 17 detects the resident and the determination is “YES” in S104, that is, after the resident M goes to pick up the newspaper and the release preparation mode starts, the resident M enters the toilet 32. When the life rhythm sensor 17 detects this, the release preparation mode is stopped and the process returns to the alert mode (S113). Thus, the respective flowcharts can employ appropriate flowcharts that provide equivalent operations and actions.

As described in detail above, according to the emergency notification device 1 of the embodiment, even when the life rhythm sensor 17 detects the resident M when the controller 2 is in the release mode by the release operation of the release switch 5 of the controller 2. Since it does not shift to the warning mode until the time set in advance by the warning mode transition timer 15a elapses, even if the resident M does not operate the controller 2 at the time of getting up or returning home from the destination, the warning mode transition timer 15a is set. When the elapsed time elapses, the release mode can be automatically set to the alert mode, the reliability of the emergency call device 1 can be sufficiently increased, and the complexity of the configuration of the controller 2 is suppressed. 1 itself can be formed at low cost.

  In addition, when the life rhythm sensor 17 does not detect the resident M within the time set in advance by the life rhythm timer 15b, the controller 2 determines that the life rhythm is abnormal, so that the life rhythm abnormality during the warning mode is reliably detected. Can do. Also, the setting time of the warning mode transition timer 15a is sufficient with respect to the setting time of the life rhythm timer 15b, for example, the setting time of the warning mode transition timer 15a is 30 minutes and the setting time of the life rhythm timer 15b is 4 hours. Since it is set in a short time, the emergency call device 1 that is more convenient and reliable can be automatically set from the release mode to the warning mode without degrading the detection accuracy of the life rhythm abnormality. Can be provided.

  Further, in the case of the emergency call device 1, since the release preparation mode is provided, the following operational effects can be obtained. In other words, when the controller 2 to which the life rhythm sensor 17 and the entrance / exit sensor 18 are connected detects the resident M by the entrance / exit sensor 18, it is automatically set to the time release preparation mode preset by the release preparation timer 15c. Since the release mode is set after the release preparation mode has elapsed, for example, when the resident M goes to pick up a newspaper or a visitor arrives, the controller 2 does not immediately shift to the release mode, and is released. Since the preparation mode can be canceled while the time elapses, it is possible to reliably prevent erroneous setting to the cancellation mode when at home, reduce malfunctions when going out, etc., and to set the life rhythm of the controller 2, that is, the life rhythm The set time of the timer 15b can be shortened.

  In particular, the release preparation mode is released when the life rhythm sensor 17 is operated, or when the release preparation mode stop switch 6 of the controller 2 is operated by the resident M. For example, the resident M takes a newspaper. Even if the release preparation mode is started by the arrival of a visitor, the life rhythm sensor 17 operates using the toilet 32 or the like, or the resident M operates the release preparation mode stop switch 6 of the controller 2 based on the notification. Thus, the release preparation mode can be automatically released, and the release preparation mode at home can be reliably released to further improve the reliability of the emergency call device 1.

  Further, when the controller 2 is set to the release preparation mode, the resident can be notified of this mode by voice from the speaker 8 or display by the display 9, so when the controller 2 is set to the release preparation mode. The controller 2 can be surely notified to the resident that the mode is in this mode, and erroneous setting to the release mode at home can be prevented. Furthermore, since notification such as “in preparation for cancellation” message is performed periodically or before time-up of the cancellation preparation mode, it is possible to notify the resident M more reliably that the mode is the cancellation mode, An erroneous setting to the release mode at home can be prevented more reliably.

  In the above embodiment, the release preparation timer 15c is provided in the timer 15 of the control unit 16, and the entrance / exit sensor 18 is provided in the entrance 33 of the house 30 so that the release preparation mode can be set. For example, the release preparation timer 15c, the entrance / exit sensor 18 and the release preparation mode stop switch 6 may be omitted, and the release preparation mode may not be provided.

  In the embodiment, the specific time of each timer 15a to 15c, the installation location of the life rhythm sensor 17 and the entrance / exit sensor 18 in the house 30, the block configuration of the control device 10, the outer shape of the controller 2, and the arrangement of each component The configuration, the configuration of the notification means, and the like are merely examples. For example, the release switch 5 and the release preparation mode stop switch 6 are combined, and various switches and operation units are touch panel type. Changes can be made as appropriate without departing from the scope of the invention.

  The present invention can be applied not only to a general house living alone, but also to an apartment house such as a condominium where there are many living alone, and can be used not only for living alone but also for an emergency call device such as various houses where two couples live.

1 .... Emergency call device 2 .... Controller 5 .... Release switch 6 .... Release preparation mode stop switch 8 ....・ Speaker 9 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Display 10 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Control device 14 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ CPU
15 .... Timer 15a ... Warning mode transition timer 15b ... Life rhythm timer 15c ... Release preparation timer 16 .... Control unit 17 ... ··· Life rhythm sensor 18 ········ Entrance sensor 19 ······································································ ···· Living room 32 ··· Toilet 33 ······· M

Claims (2)

A life rhythm sensor that is installed in a predetermined place of a house that a resident always uses in daily life and detects a resident in the predetermined place , and a warning mode and a resident monitoring for monitoring the resident while the life rhythm sensor is connected. A controller that can be set to a release mode to be disabled, and
The controller has a warning mode transition timer used at the time of automatic setting from the release mode to the warning mode, and a life rhythm timer used at the time of detecting a life rhythm abnormality, and a set time of the warning mode transition timer is It is set shorter than the set time of the life rhythm timer,
When the controller operates in the release mode, the warning mode transition timer counts up, and even if the life rhythm sensor detects a resident during the count up, the set time of the warning mode transition timer elapses The life rhythm sensor automatically shifts to the warning mode after the set time elapses without moving to the warning mode until the controller is in the warning mode and the life rhythm sensor is within a predetermined time set by the life rhythm timer. An emergency call device characterized in that when a resident is not detected, a life rhythm abnormality is determined . An entrance sensor that is installed at the entrance of the house and detects a resident of the entrance, and a release preparation timer used during the release mode,
The controller sets the release mode after the predetermined time preset by the release preparation timer has elapsed and the release preparation timer counts up when the entrance sensor operates in the alert mode. When the stop switch of the controller is operated or the life rhythm sensor detects a resident during counting up of the release preparation timer, the release preparation mode is canceled and set to a warning mode, and the The emergency call device according to claim 1, wherein a set time of the release preparation timer is set shorter than a set time of the warning mode transition timer .

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