JP7264066B2 - Monitored Person Monitoring Support System - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a monitored person monitoring support system that supports monitoring of a monitored person who is a monitoring target.

In recent years, with the advent of a super-aged society, techniques for complementing the work of the nursing industry and the nursing care industry have been researched and developed.

The monitored person monitoring device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a monitored person monitoring device that detects and notifies a predetermined action of a monitored person who is a monitoring target, and has a monitoring function that monitors the monitored person. and a monitoring function stop processing unit that stops the monitoring function.

The loitering person monitoring device disclosed in Patent Document 2 includes a heat ray sensor installed at a doorway to detect people entering and leaving, an external light receiver installed near the doorway, an interlocking device for receiving these signals, and a remote controller for canceling alerts. When the heat ray sensor detects a resident or a suspicious foreigner, it sends a signal to a receiving unit provided in the interlocking device, and further provided in the interlocking device The control unit receives the signal from the receiving unit, and determines whether or not the alert state has been released by the operation of the external light receiver by operating the alert release remote control. A signal is sent, and if it is released, a signal is sent to an alarm device such as a nurse call master unit.

By the way, a monitored person monitoring device for monitoring a monitored person detects and notifies a predetermined action of the monitored person. However, when a worker who is not a monitored person and performs a predetermined job such as nursing care or cleaning enters the monitoring area of the monitored person monitoring device, the monitored person monitoring device performs a predetermined action of the worker. There is a possibility that it will be detected and notified. Not only is such a notification itself meaningless, but if a worker other than the above-mentioned worker rushes due to this notification, it becomes a wasteful rush and reduces work efficiency.

The monitored person monitoring apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a monitoring function stop processing unit that stops a monitoring function that monitors the monitored person. However, since the monitoring function stop processing unit stops the monitoring function by the monitoring function stopping operation by the supervisor on the terminal device, the monitored person monitoring device requires a complicated monitoring function stopping operation to stop the monitoring function. There is also a possibility that the monitoring person may stop the monitoring function of a person to be monitored who is not the desired person to be monitored by mistake.

In the loitering person monitoring device disclosed in Patent Document 2, the alarm state is canceled by operating the alarm cancellation remote controller, so that anyone other than the facility personnel can operate the alarm cancellation remote controller. It is not necessarily the operation of the alarm release remote control.

International publication WO2016/152428 JP 2006-338243 A

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and its object is to provide a monitored person monitoring support system capable of controlling the stoppage of the monitoring function according to the entry of a worker.

In order to achieve the above-described object, a monitored person monitoring that supports monitoring of a monitored person by detecting and notifying an event related to a monitored person located in a monitoring area, reflecting one aspect of the present invention. The support system and method comprise a notification control unit, a management unit, a reading unit, and a generating unit, and the reading unit receives the first identification information of the worker and the One of the second specific information of the monitoring area is read, the generating unit has the other specific information in advance, and when the one specific information is read, the other specific information and the one of the specific information are read. The linking information that links the specific information with each other is generated and notified to the management unit, the management unit manages the first specific information based on the notified linking information, and the notification control unit said one of the specific information used in generating said linking information of said first specific information by said generating unit when said management unit has said first specific information, said reading unit reading said one of said specific information Stop notification of the detection in the monitoring area.

The advantages and features provided by one or more embodiments of the invention will be fully appreciated from the detailed description and accompanying drawings provided below. These detailed descriptions and accompanying drawings are given by way of example only and are not intended as a definition of the limits of the invention.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the monitored person monitoring assistance system in embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the sensor apparatus of 1st Embodiment in the said monitored person monitoring assistance system. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a management server device of the first embodiment in the monitored person monitoring support system; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of an inter-device information table stored in the management server device; FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal device of a first embodiment in the monitored person monitoring support system; FIG. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing, as an example, the operation of the first embodiment regarding notification suspension and suspension release in the monitored person monitoring support system. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining transition of an SV entry/exit status information table in the operation shown in FIG. 6; FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an SV entry/exit status information table as another example; As an example, it is a sequence diagram showing an operation regarding event notification in the monitored person monitoring support system. It is a figure which shows an example of the standby screen displayed on the said portable terminal device. It is a figure which shows an example of the monitoring information screen displayed on the said portable terminal device. It is a figure which shows an example of the nurse call reception screen displayed on the said portable terminal device. It is a figure which shows the structure of the sensor apparatus of 2nd Embodiment in the said monitored person monitoring assistance system. It is a figure which shows the structure of the management server apparatus of 2nd Embodiment in the said monitored person monitoring support system. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing, as an example, the operation of the second embodiment regarding suspension and cancellation of notification in the monitored person monitoring support system; FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining transition of an SU entry/exit status information table in the operation shown in FIG. 15; It is a figure which shows the structure of the sensor apparatus of 3rd Embodiment in the said monitored person monitoring support system. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing, as an example, the operation of the third embodiment regarding notification suspension and suspension release in the monitored person monitoring support system. FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining transition of an SU entry/exit status information table in the operation shown in FIG. 18; FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing, as another example, the operation of the third embodiment regarding the suspension and cancellation of suspension of notification in the monitored person monitoring support system; FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining transition of an SU entry/exit status information table in the operation shown in FIG. 20;

One or more embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the drawings. However, the scope of the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. It should be noted that the configurations denoted by the same reference numerals in each figure indicate the same configuration, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. In this specification, reference numerals with suffixes omitted are used when referring to generic components, and reference numerals with suffixes are used when referring to individual configurations.

A monitored person monitoring support system in an embodiment is a system for supporting monitoring of a monitored person by detecting and notifying a predetermined event related to the monitored person to be monitored located in a predetermined monitoring area. , a notification control unit, a management unit, a reading unit, and a generation unit. The notification control unit controls notification of the detection. The management unit manages first identification information that identifies a predetermined worker. The reading unit reads one of the first identification information of the worker and the second identification information identifying the monitoring area when the worker enters the monitoring area. The generating unit has in advance the other specific information of the first and second specific information, and when the one of the specific information is read by the reading unit, the other specific information is read by the reading unit. Linking information is generated by linking the specific information and the one of the specified information, and the generated linking information is notified to the management unit. Further, in the present embodiment, the management unit manages the first specific information based on the linking information notified from the generation unit, and the notification control unit manages the information managed by the management unit. the detection in the monitoring area where the reading unit reads the one of the specific information used when the generating unit generates the linking information of the first specific information when the first specific information is present; Stop notifications for Hereinafter, a more specific description will be given of a case in which such a monitored person monitoring support system includes a plurality of devices including a sensor device SU, an identification device RD, a management server device SV, and terminal devices SP and TA. In this case, each of the notification control section, the management section, the reading section, and the generation section may be implemented in any one of the plurality of devices.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a monitored person monitoring support system according to an embodiment. Note that FIG. 1 shows not only the configuration of the monitored person monitoring support system MSa in the first embodiment, but also the configurations of monitored person monitoring support systems MSb and MSc in second and third embodiments described later. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the sensor device of the first embodiment in the monitored person monitoring support system. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the management server device of the first embodiment in the monitored person monitoring support system. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of an inter-device information table stored in the management server device. FIG. 4A shows the configuration of a notification destination correspondence information table in the inter-device information table, and FIG. 4B shows the configuration of a communication address correspondence information table in the inter-device information table. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of the portable terminal device of the first embodiment in the monitored person monitoring support system.

This monitored person monitoring support system MSa detects a monitored person (watching target) Ob (Ob-1 to Ob-3) who is a monitoring target (watching target) to be monitored (watched over), and detects the monitored target (ob-1 to Ob-3). For example, as shown in FIG. 1, one or a plurality of sensor devices SUa (SUa-1 to SUa-3) and one or a plurality of identification devices (ID device) RDa (RDa-1 to RDa-3), management server device SVa, fixed terminal device SP, one or more mobile terminal devices TAa (TAa-1, TAa-2), private branch exchange ( and PBX, Private branch exchange) CX, which are wired or wirelessly connected via a network (network, communication line) NW such as a LAN (Local Area Network) so as to be communicable. The network NW may be provided with repeaters such as repeaters, bridges and routers for relaying communication signals. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the plurality of sensor devices SUa-1 to SUa-3, the management server device SVa, the fixed terminal device SP, the plurality of mobile terminal devices TAa-1 and TAa-2, and the private branch exchange CX are L2 switches. are communicably connected to each other by a mixed wired and wireless LAN (for example, a LAN conforming to the IEEE 802.11 standard) NW including a line concentrator (hub, HUB) LS and an access point AP. More specifically, a plurality of sensor devices SUa-1 to SUa-3, a management server device SVa, a fixed terminal device SP and a private branch exchange CX are connected to a line concentrator LS, and connected to a plurality of portable terminal devices TAa-1 and TAa-2. is connected to the concentrator LS via an access point AP. The network NW constitutes a so-called intranet by using Internet protocols such as TCP (Transmission control protocol) and IP (Internet protocol).

The monitored person monitoring support system MSa is arranged at an appropriate place according to the monitored person Ob. The monitored person (person to be watched over) Ob is, for example, a person who needs nursing care due to illness or injury, a person who needs nursing care due to a decline in physical ability, a solitary person living alone, or the like. In particular, from the viewpoint of enabling early detection and early countermeasures, the monitored person Ob should be a person who needs to be found when a predetermined inconvenient event such as an abnormal condition occurs to that person. preferable. Therefore, the monitored person monitoring support system MSa is preferably installed in buildings such as hospitals, welfare facilities for the elderly, and dwelling units according to the type of the monitored person Ob. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the monitored person monitoring support system MSa is installed in a building of a nursing care facility having a plurality of living rooms RM in which a plurality of monitored persons Ob reside and a plurality of living rooms such as a nurse station. .

In such a monitored person monitoring support system MSa, in the first embodiment, the reading unit and the generating unit are provided in the mobile terminal device TAa, and the notification control unit and the management unit are provided in the management server device SVa. are provided. More specific description will be given below.

The private branch exchange (circuit switch) CX is connected to the network NW, controls extension calls such as outgoing calls, incoming calls, and conversations between the mobile terminal devices TAa, performs extension calls between the mobile terminal devices TAa, and , for example, is connected to an outside line telephone TL such as a fixed telephone or a mobile telephone via a public telephone network PN such as a fixed telephone network or a mobile telephone network, and originating, receiving and calling between the outside telephone TL and the portable terminal device TAa. etc., to carry out an outside line call between the outside line telephone TL and the portable terminal device TAa. The private branch exchange CX is, for example, a digital exchange or an IP-PBX (Internet Protocol Private Branch Exchange).

The ID device RDa is provided corresponding to the monitoring area where the monitored person Ob to be monitored is located, and is a device that includes second identification information that identifies the monitoring area so that the portable terminal device TAa can read it. Such an ID device RDa is, for example, a member having a one-dimensional code (bar code) or a two-dimensional code representing the second identification information. More specifically, in one example, the ID device RDa is a plate printed with a one-dimensional code (bar code) or two-dimensional code representing the second specific information, and is arranged in a monitoring area corresponding to the ID device RDa. is set.

The monitoring area is an appropriate area according to the location where the monitored person monitoring support system MSa is installed. , the monitoring area is the living room RM of the nursing facility where the monitored person Ob is. For this reason, the plurality of ID devices RDa-1 to RDa-3 are respectively arranged in the plurality of living rooms RM-1 to RM-3. For example, when the monitored person monitoring support system MSa is installed in a hospital building, the monitoring area is a hospital room (hospital room) in which the monitored person Ob is present. When the support system MSa is installed in a building of a dwelling unit, the monitoring area is the living room of the dwelling unit where the person to be monitored Ob resides. Further, when the living room is a so-called large room in which a plurality of persons to be monitored Ob reside, the monitoring area may be a predetermined area including bedding used by the persons to be monitored Ob. Alternatively, the monitoring area may be a predetermined area including bedding used by the monitored person Ob in a room of a dwelling unit.

The second identification information is, for example, a monitoring area identifier (monitoring area ID) that is an identifier for specifying and identifying a monitoring area. In this embodiment, the monitoring area is the room in which the monitored person Ob is located, so the monitoring area ID includes the room name, the room number, the monitored person name of the monitored person Ob in the room RM, and the It may be a predetermined code string such as a serial number. As will be described later, since the sensor device SUa is provided corresponding to the monitoring region, the ID device RDa and the sensor device SUa are associated with the same monitoring region. is available. The sensor ID (sensor identifier) is an identifier for specifying and identifying the sensor device SUa. Therefore, in this embodiment, the sensor ID is used as the second identification information.

In the above description, the ID device RDa is a member having a one-dimensional code or a two-dimensional code representing the second identification information, but is not limited to this and may be another device. For example, the ID device RDb may be an IC card (RF tag) or a magnetic card that stores the second specific information. Alternatively, for example, the ID device RDb may be a tablet terminal device having a communication function and storing the second specific information.

The sensor device SUa is provided corresponding to the monitoring area where the monitored person Ob to be monitored is located, and has a communication function for communicating with the other devices SVa, SP, and TAa via the network NW. It is a device that detects a predetermined event (phenomenon) related to the management server device SVa and notifies it to the management server device SVa. The predetermined event (phenomenon) is preferably a predetermined event that requires countermeasures, for example, a preset predetermined action and a nurse call in the monitored person Ob in this embodiment. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the sensor device SUa detects a predetermined action of the monitored person Ob, notifies (transmits) the detection result to the management server device SVa as an example of the predetermined event, and accepts a nurse call. and notifies (transmits) the nurse call to the management server device SVa as another example of the predetermined event, performs voice communication between the terminal devices SP and TAa, generates images including moving images, and generates images including moving images. , TAa. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, such a sensor device SUa includes an imaging unit 11, a sensor-side sound input/output unit (SU sound input/output unit) 12, a nurse call reception operation unit 13, and a sensor-side control processing unit. section (SU control processing section) 14a, sensor side communication interface section (SU communication IF section) 15, and sensor side storage section (SU storage section) 16a.

The imaging unit 11 is a device that is connected to the SU control processing unit 14a and generates an image (image data) under the control of the SU control processing unit 14a. The images include still images (still image data) and moving images (moving image data). The imaging unit 11 is arranged so as to be able to monitor the monitoring area (in the example shown in FIG. 1, a living room (room) RM at the installation location), and images the monitoring area as an imaging target from above to provide a bird's-eye view of the imaging target. An image (image data) is generated, and the image of the object to be imaged (target image) is output to the SU control processing unit 14a. Preferably, since it is highly probable that the entire monitored person Ob to be monitored can be imaged, the imaging unit 11 detects the position of the head of the monitored person Ob in the bedding (for example, a bed) on which the monitored person Ob lies. It is arranged so that the imaging target can be imaged from directly above the planned and preset head position (usually, the position where the pillow is arranged). The sensor unit SUa acquires an image of the monitored person Ob from above the monitored person Ob, preferably from right above the expected head position, using the imaging unit 11 . Such an imaging unit 11 may be, for example, a visible camera that generates a visible light image. An infrared camera.

The SU sound input/output unit 12 is a circuit for inputting/outputting sounds. That is, the SU sound input/output unit 12 is a circuit connected to the SU control processing unit 14a for generating and outputting a sound corresponding to an electrical signal representing sound under the control of the SU control processing unit 14a. is a circuit for acquiring the sound of and inputting it to the sensor device SUa. The SU sound input/output unit 12 includes, for example, a speaker that converts an electrical signal of sound (sound data) into a mechanical vibration signal of sound (acoustic signal), and a microphone that converts the mechanical vibration signal of sound in the audible range into an electrical signal. and so on. The SU sound input/output unit 12 outputs an electrical signal representing an external sound to the SU control processing unit 14a, converts the electrical signal input from the SU control processing unit 14a into a mechanical vibration signal of sound, and outputs the signal. .

The nurse call reception operation unit 13 is connected to the SU control processing unit 14a, and is a switch circuit such as a push button switch for inputting a nurse call to the sensor unit SUa. The nurse call reception operation unit 13 may be connected to the SU control processing unit 14a by wire, or may be connected to the SU control processing unit 14a by short-range wireless communication such as the Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard. .

The SU communication IF unit 15 is a communication circuit that is connected to the SU control processing unit 14a and performs communication under the control of the SU control processing unit 14a. The SU communication IF unit 15 generates a communication signal containing data to be transferred input from the SU control processing unit 14a according to the communication protocol used in the network NW of the monitored person monitoring support system MSa. It sends communication signals to other devices SVa, SP, TAa via the network NW. The SU communication IF unit 15 receives communication signals from other devices SVa, SP, and TAa via the network NW, extracts data from the received communication signals, and the SU control processing unit 14a can process the extracted data. format data and output to the SU control processing unit 14a. The SU communication IF unit 15 includes, for example, a communication interface circuit complying with the IEEE802.11 standard.

The SU storage unit 16a is a circuit that is connected to the SU control processing unit 14a and stores various predetermined programs and various predetermined data under the control of the SU control processing unit 14a. The various predetermined programs include, for example, a predetermined SU control processing program. and an SU control program for controlling each, and an SU monitoring processing program for executing predetermined information processing related to monitoring of the monitored person Ob. The SU monitoring processing program detects a predetermined action of the monitored person Ob and notifies the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAa of the detection result as an example of the predetermined event via the management server device SVa. When a nurse call is received by the action detection processing program or the nurse call reception operation unit 13, the fact is notified to the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAa via the management server device SVa as another example of the predetermined event, A nurse call processing program that performs voice communication with the terminal devices SP and TAa by using the SU sound input/output unit 12 and the like, and a moving image generated by the imaging unit 11 are sent to the terminal devices SP and TAa that requested the moving images. The SU streaming processing program etc. which are distributed by streaming are included. The various predetermined data include data necessary for executing each program, such as the sensor ID of the device itself and the communication address of the management server device SVa. Since the sensor device SUa is provided corresponding to the monitoring area, the sensor ID is a predetermined code string such as room name, room number, and the monitored person name and serial number of the monitored person Ob in the living room RM. can be The SU storage unit 16a includes, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) that is a non-volatile storage element, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) that is a rewritable non-volatile storage element, and the like. The SU storage unit 16a includes a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., which serves as a so-called working memory of the SU control processing unit 14a for storing data generated during execution of the predetermined program.

The SU control processing unit 14a controls each unit 11 to 13, 15, 16a of the sensor device SUa according to the function of each unit, and sends a predetermined event (phenomenon) related to the monitored person Ob to the management server device SVa. This is the circuit for notification. More specifically, in the present embodiment, the SU control processing unit 14a detects a predetermined action of the monitored person Ob, and notifies the management server device SVa of the detection result as an example of the predetermined event. receive a nurse call, notify (report, transmit) the nurse call to the management server device SVa as another example of the predetermined event, perform a voice call between the terminal devices SP and TAa, and perform video is generated, and the video is distributed to the terminal devices SP and TAa. The SU control processing unit 14a includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and its peripheral circuits. By executing the SU control processing program, the SU control processing unit 14a includes a sensor-side control unit (SU control unit) 141, an action detection processing unit 142, a nurse call processing unit 143, and a sensor-side streaming processing unit ( (SU streaming processing unit) 144 functionally.

The SU control unit 141 controls the units 11 to 13, 15, and 16a of the sensor device SUa according to the functions of the respective units, and governs the overall control of the sensor device SUa. The SU control unit 141 keeps time by year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.

The behavior detection processing unit 142 detects a predetermined behavior of the monitored person Ob and notifies the management server device SVa of the detection result as an example of the predetermined event. More specifically, in the present embodiment, the predetermined behavior includes, for example, the monitored person Ob's getting up, the monitored person Ob's getting off the bedding, the monitored person Ob's fall from the bedding, and four behaviors of a fall in which the monitored person Ob fell. Then, for example, the behavior detection processing unit 142 detects the head of the monitored person Ob based on the target image captured by the imaging unit 11, and detects the size of the detected head of the monitored person Ob. Based on this, the monitored person Ob's getting up, getting out of bed, falling, and falling are detected. More specifically, first, the area where the bedding BD is located and the first to third threshold values Th1 to Th3 are stored in advance in the SU storage unit 16a as one of the various predetermined data. The first threshold Th1 is a threshold for distinguishing between the size of the head in the lying posture and the size of the head in the sitting posture in the area where the bedding BD is located. The second threshold Th2 is a threshold for identifying whether or not the size of the head is in the standing posture in the living room RM excluding the area where the bedding BD is located. The third threshold Th3 is a threshold for identifying whether or not the size of the head in the recumbent posture in the living room RM excluding the area where the bedding BD is located. Then, the action detection processing unit 142 first extracts a moving body region as a person region of the monitored person Ob from the target image by, for example, the background subtraction method or the frame subtraction method. Next, the action detection processing unit 142 performs, for example, a circular or elliptical Hough transform on the extracted moving body region, pattern matching using a head model prepared in advance, or a head detection processing unit 142, for example. The head region of the monitored person Ob is extracted by the neural network learned in . Then, the action detection processing unit 142 detects getting up, leaving the bed, falling, and falling from the extracted position and size of the head. For example, the behavior detection processing unit 142 determines that the position of the extracted head is within the location area of the bedding BD and the size of the extracted head is the size of the lying posture by using the first threshold value Th1. When the size of the posture changes from the size of the sitting position to the size of the sitting position over time, it is determined that the user is getting up, and the above-mentioned getting up is detected. For example, the behavior detection processing unit 142 detects that the position of the extracted head changes over time from within the location area of the bedding BD to outside the location area of the bedding, and the size of the extracted head is the second size. By using the threshold value Th2, when the size changes from a certain size to the size of the standing posture over time, it is determined that the person is getting out of bed, and the above-mentioned getting out of bed is detected. For example, the behavior detection processing unit 142 detects that the position of the extracted head changes over time from within the location area of the bedding BD to outside the location area of the bedding BD, and the size of the extracted head is equal to the size of the extracted head. By using the 3-threshold value Th3, when the size changes from a certain size to the size of the lying posture over time, it is determined that the fall has occurred, and the fall is detected. For example, the behavior detection processing unit 142 determines that the position of the extracted head is within the living room RM excluding the location area of the bedding BD, and the size of the extracted head is a certain size by using the third threshold Th3. When the size of the body changes from the size in the standing posture to the size in the lying posture over time, it is determined that a fall has occurred, and the fall is detected.

When the predetermined action is detected in this manner, the action detection processing unit 142 stores event information (event information) representing the content of a predetermined event (phenomenon) related to the monitored person Ob, for notifying the event. communication signal (first event notification communication signal) to the management server device SVa by the SU communication IF unit 15 . More specifically, the behavior detection processing unit 142 sends the first event notification communication signal containing the sensor ID of the device itself, event information representing the content of the event, and the target image used to detect the predetermined behavior to the SU It is transmitted to the management server device SVa via the communication IF section 15 . In the present embodiment, the event information is one or more of getting up, getting out of bed, falling, falling, and a nurse call (NC). One or more of the falls are included as the event information in the first event notification communication signal. The image may be at least one of a still image and a moving image. In the present embodiment, the still image is first notified, and the moving image is distributed according to the worker's request. First, a moving image may be distributed, or a still image and a moving image may be transmitted, and the still image and the moving image may be displayed on the terminal devices SP and TAa by splitting the screen.

When the nurse call reception operation unit 13 receives a nurse call, the nurse call processing unit 143 notifies the management server device SVa of a first event notification communication signal containing the fact as another example of the predetermined event, Voice communication is performed between the terminal devices SP and TAa by using the SU sound input/output unit 12 and the like. More specifically, when the nurse call reception operation unit 13 is operated for input, the nurse call processing unit 143 transmits the first event notification communication signal containing the nurse call as the sensor ID of the device itself and the event information by SU communication. It is transmitted to the management server device SVa via the IF section 15 . Then, the nurse call processing unit 143 uses the SU sound input/output unit 12 and the like to perform voice communication with the terminal devices SP and TAa by, for example, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol).

When a video distribution request is received from the fixed terminal SP or the mobile terminal TAa via the SU communication IF section 15, the SU streaming processing section 144 receives the request from the fixed terminal SP or the mobile terminal TAa. 2, the moving image (for example, live moving image) generated by the imaging unit 11 is distributed via the SU communication IF unit 15 by streaming reproduction.

FIG. 1 shows first to third sensor devices SUa-1 to SUa-3 as an example. The second sensor device SUa-2 is installed in the living room RM-1 (not shown) of Mr. A Ob-1, who is one person, and the second sensor device SUa-2, together with the second ID device RDa-2, is connected to Mr. B, who is one of the monitored persons Ob. -2, and the third sensor device SUa-3, together with the third ID device RDa-3, is in the room of Mr. C Ob-3, who is one of the monitored persons Ob. It is installed in RM-3 (not shown).

The fixed terminal device SP has a communication function for communicating with other devices SUa, SVa, and TAa via the network NW, a display function for displaying predetermined information, an input function for inputting predetermined instructions and data, etc. By inputting predetermined instructions and data to be given to the management server device SVa and the portable terminal device TAa, and displaying the monitoring information obtained by the sensor device SUa, the worker interface of the monitored person monitoring support system MSa can be used. It is a device that functions as (UI). Such a fixed terminal device SP can be composed of, for example, a computer with a communication function. Although the fixed terminal device SP as an example of the terminal device operates in the same manner as the mobile terminal device TAa, the mobile terminal device TAa as another example of the terminal device will be described in this specification.

The mobile terminal device TAa has a communication function of communicating with other devices SVa, SP, and SUa via the network NW, a display function of displaying predetermined information, an input function of inputting predetermined instructions and data, and a voice call. It can input predetermined instructions and data given to the management server device SVa and the sensor device SUa, display monitoring information obtained by the sensor device SUa in response to notifications from the management server device SVa, It is a device for responding to a nurse call or calling out to the device SUa by voice communication. In this embodiment, the mobile terminal device TAa has in advance first identification information for identifying a predetermined worker NS, and the second identification information (monitoring area ID (sensor ID) in this embodiment) is stored in the ID device. Linking information is generated by reading from RDa and linking the first specific information and the second specific information, and the generated linking information is notified to the management server device SVa.

The first identification information is, for example, a worker identifier (worker ID) that is an identifier for specifying and identifying the worker NS. The worker ID is, for example, a predetermined code string such as a worker name, employee number and serial number. The worker NS is a person who performs a predetermined job, and is an appropriate person according to the place where the monitored person monitoring support system MSa is installed. More specifically, when the monitored person Ob is a patient, the workers NS are mainly doctors and nurses who perform various tasks such as medical care and nursing for the patient, They include a caregiver who provides nursing care to the person being cared for, a nutritionist who manages the honor of the patient and the person being cared for, and a person who performs work such as cleaning.

In the present embodiment, such a mobile terminal device TAa includes, for example, a terminal side communication interface section (TA communication IF section) 31 and a terminal side control processing section (TA control processing section) 32 as shown in FIG. , a terminal-side storage unit (TA storage unit) 33, a terminal-side sound input/output unit (TA sound input-output unit) 34, a terminal-side input unit (TA input unit) 35, and a terminal-side display unit (TA display unit) 36 and a terminal side interface section (TAIF section) 37 .

The TA sound input/output unit 34, like the SU sound input/output unit 12, is connected to the TA control processing unit 32, and is a circuit for acquiring external sounds and inputting them to the mobile terminal device TAa. It is a circuit for generating and outputting a sound according to an electrical signal representing sound under the control of the processing unit 32 .

The TA input unit 35 is connected to the TA control processing unit 32, and is, for example, a circuit that receives predetermined operations and inputs them to the mobile terminal device TAa, and is, for example, a plurality of input switches to which predetermined functions are assigned. . The predetermined operations include, for example, a worker ID input operation for logging in, a voice call request operation and its end operation, a live video request operation and its end operation, and the notified event Various operations necessary for monitoring, such as an input operation indicating that there is an intention ("to respond") to perform a response (coping, response) such as lifesaving, nursing, nursing care, and assistance for the monitored person Ob involved etc. are included. The TA display unit 36 is connected to the TA control processing unit 32, and is monitored by the monitored person monitoring support system MSa according to the control of the TA control processing unit 32 and the predetermined operation contents input from the TA input unit 35. The monitoring information related to the monitoring of the monitored person Ob (for example, the predetermined event (type of predetermined action detected by the sensor device SUa, nurse call received by the sensor device SUa), image of the monitored person Ob (still image and moving image) ), and the time when the notification was received), etc., and is a display device such as an LCD (liquid crystal display) or an organic EL display. In this embodiment, the TA input section 35 and the TA display section 36 constitute a touch panel. In this case, the TA input unit 35 is a position input device that detects and inputs an operation position, such as a resistive film system or a capacitance system. In this touch panel, a position input device is provided on the display surface of the TA display unit 36, and one or a plurality of input content candidates that can be input are displayed on the TA display unit 36. When the (user) NS touches the display position where the input content to be input is displayed, the position is detected by the position input device, and the display content displayed at the detected position is used as the operation input content of the worker NS in the portable terminal. input to the device TAa.

The TAIF unit 37 is a circuit that is connected to the TA control processing unit 32 and performs data input/output with an external device under the control of the TA control processing unit 32 . The TAIF unit 37 includes, for example, an interface circuit that performs short-range wireless communication such as an interface circuit that uses the Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard, an interface circuit that performs infrared communication such as the IrDA standard, and an interface circuit that uses the USB standard. be.

The TA communication IF unit 31 is a communication circuit that is connected to the TA control processing unit 32 and performs communication under the control of the TA control processing unit 32 , like the SU communication IF unit 15 . The TA communication IF unit 31 is configured with a communication interface circuit conforming to the IEEE802.11 standard, for example.

The TA storage unit 33 is a circuit that is connected to the TA control processing unit 32 and stores various predetermined programs and various predetermined data under the control of the TA control processing unit 32 . The various predetermined programs include, for example, a predetermined TA control processing program. A TA control program that controls each, a TA monitoring processing program that executes predetermined information processing related to monitoring of the monitored person Ob, such as storing monitoring information and displaying the monitoring information, a TA sound input/output unit 34, and the like are used. a call processing program for performing a voice call with the sensor device SUa, a TA streaming processing program for receiving a moving image delivered from the sensor device SUa and displaying the delivered moving image on the TA display unit 36 by streaming playback; a reading processing program for reading the second specific information of the monitoring area from an ID device RDa provided corresponding to the monitoring area when the worker NS enters the monitoring area; When the specific information is read, linking information is generated by linking the first specific information of the worker NS stored in advance and the second specific information read by the reading processing program, and generating the linking information. A generation processing program and the like for notifying the management server device SVa of the associated information is included. The various predetermined data include the terminal ID of the device itself, the other of the first and second specific information of the device (in this embodiment, the first specification information, more specifically the work data). (person ID), screen information displayed on the TA display unit 36, the monitoring information of the monitored person Ob, sensor information related to the sensor device SUa, and other data necessary for executing each program. The terminal ID (terminal identifier) is an identifier for specifying and identifying the terminal devices SP and TAa, and is, for example, a predetermined code string such as a terminal device name and a serial number. Note that the terminal ID and the worker ID may be the same or different. The TA storage unit 33 includes, for example, ROM, EEPROM, RAM, and the like. In order to store the monitoring information and the first identification information (worker ID in this embodiment), the TA storage unit 33 includes a terminal-side monitoring information storage unit (TA monitoring information storage unit) 331 and worker ID information. A storage unit 332 is functionally provided.

The TA monitoring information storage unit 331 stores monitoring information of the monitored person Ob. In this embodiment, the TA monitoring information storage unit 331 stores, as the monitoring information, a sensor ID contained in a second event notification communication signal received from the management server device SVa as described later, and event information (event information, (i.e., getting up, getting out of bed, falling, falling, and a nurse call), the communication address of the sensor device SUa to which images and videos are downloaded, the reception time of the second event notification communication signal, and the presence or absence of countermeasures, etc. are associated with each other. Remember.

The worker ID information storage unit 332 stores the first identification information for identifying the worker NS, which is the worker ID in this embodiment. For example, the worker ID may be registered in the mobile terminal device TAa in advance and stored in the worker ID information storage unit 332, or may be input from the TA input unit 35 at the time of login, and stored in the worker ID information storage unit. It can be stored in unit 332 .

The TA control processing unit 32 controls each unit 31, 33 to 37 of the mobile terminal device TAa according to the function of each unit, receives and displays the monitoring information of the monitored person Ob, and responds to a nurse call or voice. It is a circuit for calling. Then, in the first embodiment, the TA control processing unit 32 generates the linking information and notifies it to the management server device SVa when the second identification information of the monitoring area is read. The TA control processing unit 32 is composed of, for example, a CPU and its peripheral circuits. By executing the TA control processing program, the TA control processing unit 32 operates as a terminal-side control unit (TA control unit) 321, a terminal-side monitoring processing unit (TA monitoring processing unit) 322, a call processing unit 323, and a terminal-side streaming processing unit. It functionally includes a processing unit (TA streaming processing unit) 324 , a reading processing unit 325 and a generation processing unit 326 .

The TA control unit 321 controls the units 31, 33 to 37 of the mobile terminal device TAa according to the functions of the respective units, and controls the entire mobile terminal device TAa. The TA control unit 321 keeps time by year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.

The TA monitoring processing unit 322 executes predetermined information processing regarding monitoring of the monitored person Ob. More specifically, when the TA monitoring processing unit 322 receives the second event notification communication signal transmitted by the management server device SVa due to the first event notification communication signal transmitted by the sensor device SUa, , the monitoring information of the monitored person Ob is stored (recorded) in the TA monitoring information storage unit 331 based on each information (each data) contained in the received second event notification communication signal. The TA monitoring processing unit 322 displays on the TA display unit 36 a screen corresponding to each piece of information contained in the received second event notification communication signal. When the TA monitoring processing unit 322 receives a predetermined input operation from the TA input unit 35, the TA monitoring processing unit 322 executes predetermined processing according to the input operation.

The call processing unit 323 performs a voice call with the sensor unit SUa by using the TA sound input/output unit 34 and the like. More specifically, for example, the call processing unit 323 uses the TA sound input/output unit 34 or the like to transmit the first event notification communication signal that caused the transmission of the second event notification communication signal to the management server device SVa. A voice call is made by, for example, VoIP with the sensor device SUa that is the transmission source.

The TA streaming processing unit 324 receives distribution of moving images from the sensor device SUa, and displays the received moving images on the TA display unit 36 by streaming reproduction.

The reading processing unit 325 reads one of the first identification information of the worker NS and the second identification information identifying the monitoring area when the worker NS enters the monitoring area. be. In this embodiment, when the worker NS enters the monitoring area, the reading processing unit 325 reads the second identification information of the monitoring area from the ID device RDa provided corresponding to the monitoring area.

In this embodiment, the ID device RDa is a plate printed with a one-dimensional code or a two-dimensional code representing the sensor ID as the monitoring area ID. identifying and analyzing the one-dimensional code or the two-dimensional code by performing predetermined image processing on an image (image data) obtained by imaging the one-dimensional code or the two-dimensional code with the camera; The second identification information (sensor ID) is read from this analysis result.

When the ID device RDa is an IC card (RF tag) or magnetic card, the portable terminal device TAa further includes a card reader for the IC card (RF tag) or magnetic card, and the reading processing unit 325 A card reader reads the second specific information (sensor ID) from the IC card (RF tag) or magnetic card. Alternatively, if the ID device RDa is a tablet terminal device, the reading processing unit 325 reads the second specific information (sensor ID) from the tablet terminal device using the TAIF unit 37 .

When the read processing unit 325 reads one of the specific information, the generation processing unit 326 generates linking information in which the other specific information and the one of the specific information read by the read processing unit 325 are linked to each other. and notifies the management server device SVa of the generated linking information. In the present embodiment, when the reading processing unit 325 reads the second identification information of the monitoring area, the generation processing unit 326 generates the first identification of the worker NS pre-stored in the worker ID information storage unit 332 . Linking information is generated by linking the information and the second specific information of the monitoring area read by the reading processing unit 325, and the generated linking information is notified to the management server device SVa.

Such a mobile terminal device TA can be configured by a portable communication terminal device such as a so-called tablet computer, a smart phone, or a mobile phone, for example.

The management server device SVa has a communication function to communicate with the other devices SUa, SP, and TAa via the network NW, and upon receiving notification of the predetermined event from the sensor device SUa, information ( Monitoring information (in this embodiment, for example, the predetermined event (type of predetermined action detected by the sensor device SUa and nurse call received by the sensor device SUa), images (still images and moving images) of the monitored person Ob, and time of receiving the notification, etc.)), notifies (re-notify, re-notify, or transmits) the predetermined event to the predetermined terminal device SP, TAa, and the client (terminal device SP, TAa, etc. in this embodiment) ) to the client, and manages the monitored person monitoring support system MSa as a whole. In this embodiment, the management server device SVa manages the first identification information (worker ID in this embodiment) based on the linking information notified from the mobile terminal device TAa, and the predetermined event is notified (re-notified, re-notified, transmitted) to the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAa, the notification of the detection is controlled based on the management result. Such a management server device SVa includes, for example, a server-side communication interface unit (SV communication IF unit) 21, a server-side control processing unit (SV control processing unit) 22a, and a server-side storage unit, as shown in FIG. (SV storage unit) 23a.

The SV communication IF unit 21, like the SU communication IF unit 15, is a communication circuit that is connected to the SV control processing unit 22a and performs communication under the control of the SV control processing unit 22a. The SV communication IF unit 21 is configured with, for example, a communication interface circuit conforming to the IEEE802.11 standard or the like.

The SV storage unit 23a is a circuit that is connected to the SV control processing unit 22a and stores various predetermined programs and various predetermined data under the control of the SV control processing unit 22a. The various predetermined programs include, for example, a predetermined SV control processing program, and the SV control processing program includes, for example, controlling the respective units 21 and 23a of the management server apparatus SVa according to the functions of the respective units. an SV control program for monitoring the monitored person Ob, an SV monitoring processing program for executing predetermined information processing relating to monitoring of the monitored person Ob, and the first identification information (in this embodiment, worker ID), and an SV notification control program for controlling notification of the detection based on the management result of the SV management processing program. The various predetermined data include the server ID of the device itself, the monitoring information of the monitored person Ob, inter-device information representing information between the devices SUa, SP, and TAa such as notification destinations of the predetermined event, and sensor devices. Data necessary for executing each program such as sensor information about SUa and SV entry/exit status information indicating the entry/exit status of the worker NS to/from the monitoring area are included. The server ID (server identifier) is an identifier for specifying the management server device SVa and identifying the management server device SVa, and is, for example, a predetermined code string such as a management server device name and a serial number. The SV storage unit 23a includes, for example, ROM, EEPROM, RAM, and the like. The SV storage unit 23a may further include a relatively large-capacity hard disk device (HDD) as required.

In order to store the monitoring information, inter-device information, sensor information, and SV entry/exit status information, the SV storage unit 23a includes a server-side monitoring information storage unit (SV monitoring information storage unit) 231, an inter-device information storage unit 232 , a sensor information storage unit 233 and a server side entrance/exit status information storage unit (SV entrance/exit status information storage unit) 234 functionally.

The SV monitoring information storage unit 231 stores monitoring information of the monitored person Ob transmitted and received to and from each of the devices SUa, SP, and TAa. More specifically, in the present embodiment, the SV monitoring information storage unit 231 stores a sensor ID, event information, and so on based on each information contained in a communication signal such as a first event notification communication signal as the monitoring information. (event information, in this embodiment, getting up, getting out of bed, falling, falling, and nurse call), reception time, target image (still image and moving image), presence or absence of countermeasures (whether reception of countermeasures), etc. are stored in association with each other. be.

The inter-device information storage unit 232 stores, as the inter-device information, in this embodiment, notification destination correspondence information, communication address correspondence information, and the like. The notification destination correspondence information includes the sensor ID of the transmission source and the notification destination ( It is information representing the correspondence between the terminal ID that is the re-notification destination and the correspondence between the sensor ID that is the transmission source and the notification permission/prohibition flag, which indicates permission/prohibition of notification to the notification destination. The communication address correspondence information is information representing the correspondence between the IDs (sensor IDs, terminal IDs) of the devices SUa, SP, and TAa and their communication addresses.

In this embodiment, the notification destination correspondence information and the communication address correspondence information are respectively stored in the inter-device information storage unit 232 in the form of a table. The notification destination correspondence information table AT for registering this notification destination correspondence information includes, for example, as shown in FIG. Registered in the notification destination field 2322 and the transmission source field 2321 for registering the terminal IDs of the terminal devices SP and TAa, which are the transmission destinations of the monitoring information and the like notified (transmitted) from the sensor device SUa having the registered sensor ID. a notification permission/refusal flag field 2323 for registering a notification permission/refusal flag indicating whether or not to permit notification (transmission) to the destination corresponding to the sensor device SUa having the sensor ID (sensor device SUa, A record is provided for each monitor area ID, monitor area). The notification permission/refusal flag indicates permission of notification (cancellation of suspension of notification) with "0", and non-permission of notification (suspension of notification) with "1". By default, "0" is registered in the notification permission/refusal flag field. The communication address correspondence information table DT for registering the communication address correspondence information includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 2323 and a communication address field 2324 for registering the communication address of each device SUa, SP, TAa having the device ID registered in the device ID field 2323, and for each device ID (each device SUa, SP, TAa) Have a record.

The sensor information storage unit 233 stores sensor information, which is information about the sensor device SUa. In the present embodiment, the sensor information includes, for example, the sensor ID of the sensor device SUa, the installation location (monitoring area) of the sensor device SUa, and the subject located in the installation location (monitoring area) of the sensor device SUa. This is information in which the monitored person name of the observer Ob is associated with each other.

The SV entry/exit status information storage unit 234 stores the SV entry/exit status information indicating the entry/exit status of the worker NS to/from the monitoring area. In this embodiment, the SV entry/exit status information indicates the entry/exit status of the worker NS with respect to the monitoring area based on whether or not the first identification information (in this embodiment, the worker ID) is stored. More specifically, in the present embodiment, since the monitored area is a plurality of living rooms RM, a plurality of second identification information are provided for each monitored area in order to represent the entry/exit status of the worker NS to the monitored area. (In this embodiment, the monitor area ID, ie, the sensor ID) is associated with the first identification information, and in this embodiment, with the worker ID, and is stored in the SV entry/exit status information storage unit 234 as the SV entry/exit status information. be done. More specifically, the SV entry/exit status information is stored in the SV entry/exit status information storage unit 234 in the form of a table. The SV entry/exit status information table MTa for registering this SV entry/exit status information includes, for example, a sensor ID field 2341 for registering sensor IDs and sensors registered in the sensor ID field 2341, as shown in FIGS. and a worker ID field 2342 for registering the worker ID of a worker NS who enters and exits the monitoring area corresponding to the sensor device SUa having the ID. have a record. In the sensor ID field 2341 of each record, the sensor ID of each of the plurality of monitoring areas (living room RM) is registered in advance.

The SV control processing unit 22a controls the respective units 21 and 23a of the management server device SVa according to the functions of the respective units. A monitored person monitoring support system for managing information, notifying (renotifying, renotifying, and transmitting) the predetermined event to predetermined terminal devices SP and TAa, and providing the client with data according to the client's request. This is a circuit for managing the entire MSa. In this embodiment, the SV control processing unit 22a manages the first identification information (worker ID in this embodiment) based on the linking information notified from the mobile terminal device TAa, When notifying (re-notifying, re-notifying, or transmitting) the event to the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAa, the notification of the detection is controlled based on the management result. The SV control processing unit 22a is composed of, for example, a CPU and its peripheral circuits. By executing the SV control processing program, the SV control processing unit 22a operates as a server-side control unit (SV control unit) 221, a server-side monitoring processing unit (SV monitoring processing unit) 222, a server-side notification control unit (SV It functionally includes a notification control unit) 223a and a server-side management processing unit (SV management processing unit) 224a.

The SV control unit 221 controls the units 21 and 23a of the management server device SVa according to the functions of the respective units, and governs the overall control of the management server device SVa. The SV control unit 221 keeps time by year, month, day, hour, minute, and second.

The SV management processing unit 224a manages the first identification information of the worker NS. More specifically, the SV management processing unit 224a manages the first identification information of the worker NS based on the linking information notified from the mobile terminal device TAa. Then, in the present embodiment, when the linking information of the already managed first specific information is further notified from the mobile terminal device TAa, the management processing unit 224a performs the already managed first specific information. Remove management of specific information. More specifically, when the association information is notified from the mobile terminal device TAb by the generation processing unit 326, the SV management processing unit 224a first generates the sensor ID as the second specific information in the notified association information, A record to be registered in the sensor ID field 2341 of the SV entry/exit status information table MTa stored in the SV entry/exit status information storage unit 234 is selected (searched). Next, the SV management processing unit 224a checks whether or not the worker ID as the first specific information in the notified linking information is registered in the worker ID field 2342 of the selected record. If the worker ID of the notified linking information is not registered in the worker ID field 2342 of the selected record, the SV management processing unit 224a enters the worker ID field 2342 of the selected record. , the operator ID of the notified linking information is registered. As a result, the SV entering/exiting state information storage unit 234 stores the state in which the worker NS having the worker ID has entered (entered, been in) the monitoring area provided with the sensor device SUa having the sensor ID. On the other hand, if the worker ID of the notified linking information is registered in the worker ID field 2342 of the selected record, the SV management processing unit 224a sets the worker ID field of the selected record. 2342 deletes (deletes) the worker ID. As a result, the SV entry/exit status information storage unit 234 stores the status of the worker NS having the worker ID exiting (leaving the room, being absent) from the monitoring area provided with the sensor device SUa having the sensor ID. In this manner, the SV management processing unit 224a manages the entry/exit status of the worker NS to/from the monitoring area depending on whether or not the worker ID is stored for each sensor ID (each monitoring area).

The SV notification control unit 223a controls notification of the detection. More specifically, the SV notification control unit 223a controls notification of the detection based on the management result of the SV management processing unit 224a. In this embodiment, the SV notification control unit 223a stores information in the inter-device information storage unit 232 depending on whether or not the worker ID managed by the SV management processing unit 224a for each sensor ID (each monitoring area) is stored. The notification of the detection is controlled by updating the notification permission/prohibition flag of the stored notification destination correspondence relationship information table AT. More specifically, when the SV management processing unit 224a updates the SV entry/exit status information table MTa stored in the SV entry/exit status information storage unit 234, the SV notification control unit updates each record of the SV entry/exit status information table MTa. 223a first stores the sensor ID registered in the sensor ID field 2341 of the record in the inter-device information storage unit 232 when the worker ID is registered in the worker ID field 2342 of the record. A record to be registered in the sender field (sensor ID field) 2321 in the notification destination correspondence information table AT is selected (searched) from the notification destination correspondence information table AT, and the notification approval/disapproval flag of the selected record is set. The SV notification control unit 223a registers the notification permission flag "1" in the field 2323. On the other hand, if the worker ID is not registered in the worker ID field 2342 of the record, the SV notification control unit 223a registers the sensor ID field of the record. 2341 is registered in the transmission source field (sensor ID field) 2321 in the notification destination correspondence information table AT stored in the inter-device information storage unit 232. It selects (searches) from the information table AT, and registers the notification permission/refusal flag "0" in the notification permission/refusal flag field 2323 of this selected record. By registering the notification approval/disapproval flag "1", the notification when notifying the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAa of the predetermined event is stopped. On the other hand, by registering the notification permission/refusal flag "0", the suspension of the notification when notifying the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAa of the predetermined event is canceled. In the above description, the process is executed for each record of the SV entrance/exit status information table MTa, but the process may be executed only for the notification permission/prohibition flag corresponding to the sensor ID of the updated record.

As a result, the SV notification control unit 223a generates the linking information of the first specific information when there is the first specific information (worker ID in this embodiment) managed by the management processing unit 224a. The notification of the detection is stopped in the monitoring area in which the reading processing unit 325 reads the one of the specific information (the sensor ID (monitoring area ID) in this embodiment) used in the generation by the unit 326 . Then, when the first specific information (worker ID in this embodiment) managed by the management processing unit 224a is lost, the SV notification control unit 223a One of the specific information used when the linking information is generated by the generation processing unit 326 In the present embodiment, the sensor ID (monitoring area ID) is Unsuspend notifications.

When the SV monitoring processing unit 222 receives notification of the predetermined event from the sensor device SUa, the SV monitoring processing unit 222 manages monitoring information regarding monitoring of the monitored person Ob, and based on the notification permission flag stored in the inter-device information storage unit 232, The predetermined event is notified to predetermined terminal devices SP and TAa.

More specifically, when the SV monitoring processing unit 222 receives the first event notification communication signal from the sensor device SUa, the SV monitoring processing unit 222 monitors the monitored person Ob contained in the received first event notification communication signal. The information is stored (recorded) in the SV monitoring information storage unit 231 . The SV monitoring processing unit 222 stores the notification destination (re-notification destination, forwarding destination, transmission destination) and notification approval/disapproval flag corresponding to the sensor device SUa that transmitted the received first event notification communication signal in the inter-device information storage unit 232. is selected (searched) from the notification destination correspondence information stored in the The SV communication IF unit 21 transmits the second event notification communication signal. More specifically, the SV monitoring processing unit 222 first extracts the sensor ID contained in the received first event notification communication signal, and sends a record for registering the extracted sensor ID in the transmission source field 2321 to the notification destination. Selection (search) is made from the correspondence information table AT, and the terminal ID and notification permission/refusal flag of the notification destination are taken out from the notification destination field 2322 and the notification permission/refusal flag field 2323 in the selected record, respectively. Then, if the extracted notification permission/prohibition flag is "1", the SV monitoring processing unit 222 terminates the process without generating the second event notification communication signal. On the other hand, if the extracted notification permission/prohibition flag is "0", the SV monitoring processing unit 222 sends the second event notification communication signal to the terminal devices SP and TAa having the extracted terminal ID of the notification destination. is generated, and the SV communication IF section 21 transmits the generated second event notification communication signal. If the event information contained in the first event notification communication signal is the predetermined action (one or more of getting up, getting out of bed, falling, and falling), the second event notification communication signal includes: Contains the sensor ID, event information, and target image contained in one event notification communication signal, and the communication address corresponding to the sensor device SUa having the sensor ID contained in the first event notification communication signal as the download destination of the moving image. be done. This communication address is selected (searched) from the communication address correspondence information based on the sensor ID corresponding to the sensor device SUa that transmitted the received first event notification communication signal. When the event information contained in the first event notification communication signal is the nurse call, the second event notification communication signal contains the sensor ID and the event information contained in the first event notification communication signal. be done.

3, the management server device SVa is further connected to the SV control processing unit 22a as necessary, and a server side input unit (SV input unit) for inputting various commands, various data, etc. ) 24, a server-side output unit (SV output unit) 25 for outputting various commands and data input by the SV input unit 24 and monitoring information related to monitoring of the monitored person Ob, and data exchange with external devices. A server-side interface unit (SVIF unit) 26 or the like for inputting and outputting data may be provided.

Such a management server device SVa can be configured by, for example, a computer with a communication function.

Note that this management server device SVa corresponds to an example of a central management device.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing, as an example, the operation of the first embodiment regarding suspension and cancellation of notification in the monitored person monitoring support system. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the transition of the SV entry/exit status information table in the operation shown in FIG. In FIG. 7, from the left side of the paper to the right side of the paper, each SU entry/exit status information tables MTa-t11, MTa-t12, MTa-t13, MTa-t14, MTa-15 is shown. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an SV entry/exit status information table as another example. FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing, as an example, an operation regarding event notification in the monitored person monitoring support system. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a standby screen displayed on the mobile terminal device. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a monitoring information screen displayed on the mobile terminal device. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a nurse call reception screen displayed on the mobile terminal device.

In the monitored person monitoring support system MSa configured as described above, each of the devices SUa, RDa, SVa, SP, and TAa initializes each necessary unit when the power is turned on, and starts its operation. In the sensor device SUa, the SU control processing unit 14a is functionally configured with an SU control unit 141, an action detection processing unit 142, a nurse call processing unit 143, and an SU streaming processing unit 144 by executing the SU control processing program. be. In the management server device SVa, the SV control processing unit 22a is functionally configured with an SV control unit 221, an SV monitoring processing unit 222, an SV notification control unit 223a, and an SV management processing unit 224a by executing the SV control processing program. be done. In the mobile terminal device TAa, the TA control processing unit 32 includes a TA control unit 321, a TA monitoring processing unit 322, a call processing unit 323, a TA streaming processing unit 324, a reading processing unit, and a TA control processing unit 321 by executing the TA control processing program. 325 and generation processing unit 326 are functionally configured.

First, the operation of the monitored person monitoring support system MSa for stopping and canceling the notification of the first embodiment will be described below, and then the operation for notifying a predetermined event in the monitored person monitoring support system MSa will be described. do.

(Suspension and unsuspension of notification)
Here, in the following description, as an example, at the beginning, the mobile terminal device TAa-1 has a worker ID assigned by the worker NS-1 who carries the mobile terminal device TAa-1, for example, at the time of a login operation. ; "ID-NA" is input, the worker ID; It is assumed that the operator NS-2 inputs the operator ID "ID-NB" and that the operator ID "ID-NB" is stored in advance. Workers NS (NS-1, NS-2) are not present in the room RM-1, and the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t11 stored in the SV entry/exit status information storage unit 234 includes: As shown on the left side of FIG. 7, it is assumed that no worker ID is registered (stored) in the record in which the sensor ID “SU-1” is registered in the sensor ID field 2341 .

In the operation of the first embodiment regarding the suspension and cancellation of the notification, in FIG. 6, the worker NS- 1, when the monitored person Ob-1 enters (enters) the living room RM-1 (monitoring area), the portable terminal device TAa-1 carried by the monitored person Ob-1 is provided corresponding to the living room RM-1. The sensor ID (second identification information) is read by bringing it close to the ID device RDa-1 (C111).

When the mobile terminal device TAa-1 and the ID device RDa-1 are brought close to each other, the reading processing unit 325 of the TA control processing unit 32 causes the mobile terminal device TAa-1 to receive the second specified information from the ID device RDa-1. Sensor ID: "SU-1" is read as information (C112).

Subsequently, the portable terminal device TAa-1 extracts the worker ID "ID-NA" stored in the worker ID information storage unit 332 of the TA storage unit 33 by the generation processing unit 326, and reads it in process C112. The sensor ID read by the processing unit 325; "SU-1" and the extracted worker ID; "ID-NA" are linked to each other to generate linking information, and a communication signal ( A first ID notification communication signal) is generated for the management server apparatus SVa, and the generated first ID notification communication signal is transmitted by the TA communication IF section 31 (C113).

Upon receiving the first ID notification communication signal from the mobile terminal device TAa-1, the management server device SVa causes the SV management processing unit 224a of the SV control processing unit 22a to process the entry/exit status of the worker NS to/from the living room RM. , the operator ID of the linking information transmitted from the portable terminal device TAa-1; "ID-NA" is managed (C114). More specifically, the SV management processing unit 224a first converts the sensor ID "SU-1" as the second specific information in the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal into the SV entrance/exit status. A record to be registered in the sensor ID field 2341 of the SV entry/exit status information table MTa stored in the information storage unit 234 is selected (searched). Next, the SV management processing unit 224a fills the worker ID field 2342 in the selected record with the worker ID as the first specific information in the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal; -NA" is registered. SV management processing unit 224a, if the operator ID of the reception; , the operator ID of said reception; "ID-NA" is registered. On the other hand, the SV management processing unit 224a sets the worker ID of the selected record when the worker ID of the reception; Remove (delete) the worker ID from field 2342 .

In the example shown in FIG. 7, when the sensor ID; “SU-1” and the worker ID; In the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t11, the sensor ID of this received linking information; Since the worker ID of "ID-NA" is not registered, the SV management processing unit 224a registers the received worker ID of "ID-NA" in the worker ID field 2342. As a result, the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t11 shown on the left side of the page of FIG. SU-1” is registered in the sensor ID field 2341, and the SU entry/exit status information table MTa-t12 in which the worker ID “ID-NA” is registered in the worker ID field 2342 is stored.

Subsequently, when the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t11 managed by the SV management processing unit 224a is updated to the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t12, the management server device SVa notifies the SV of the SV control processing unit 22a. The control unit 223a executes processing for controlling notification of an event from the sensor device SUa (C115, notification control processing (notification stop processing)). More specifically, for each record in the SV entry/exit status information table MTa (here, for each record in the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t12), the SV notification control unit 223a When the worker ID is registered in the ID field 2342, the sensor ID registered in the sensor ID field 2341 of the record is stored in the notification destination correspondence information table AT stored in the inter-device information storage unit 232. A record to be registered in the sender field (sensor ID field) 2321 in the above is selected (searched) from the notification destination correspondence relationship information table AT, and the notification permission flag field 2323 of the selected record is set to the notification permission flag "1". On the other hand, if the worker ID is not registered in the worker ID field 2342 of the record, the SV notification control unit 223a registers the sensor ID registered in the sensor ID field 2341 of the record as selecting (searching) a record to be registered in the transmission source field (sensor ID field) 2321 in the destination correspondence information table AT stored in the inter-device information storage unit 232 from the destination correspondence information table AT; A notification permission/refusal flag "0" is registered in the notification permission/refusal flag field 2323 of this selected record. By registering the notification approval/disapproval flag "1", the notification when notifying the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAa of the predetermined event is stopped. On the other hand, by registering the notification permission/refusal flag "0", the suspension of the notification when notifying the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAb of the predetermined event is canceled.

In the example shown in FIG. 7, in the SV entrance/exit status information table MTa-t12, the worker ID; is registered, the sensor ID; the notification permission flag in the notification permission flag field 2323 in the record that registers "SU-1" in the transmission source field 2321; "1" is registered, and the notification of the predetermined event notified from the sensor device SUa-1 having the sensor ID "SU-1" is stopped.

Subsequently, for some reason, when the worker NS-2 enters the living room RM-1 where the worker NS-1 has entered, the worker NS-2 removes the portable terminal device TAa-2 that he is carrying from the living room RM-1. -1 is brought close to the ID device RDa-1, and a reading operation is performed to read the sensor ID (second specific information) (C121).

When the mobile terminal device TAa-2 and the ID device RDa-1 are brought close to each other, the mobile terminal device TAa-2 receives the sensor ID from the ID device RDa-1 as the second identification information in the same manner as in the process C112 described above. ; "SU-1" is read (C122).

Subsequently, the portable terminal device TAa-2 retrieves the stored worker ID; SU-1" and the extracted worker ID; "ID-NB" are linked to each other to generate linking information, and a first ID notification communication signal containing this linking information is transmitted to the management server device SVa. (C123).

Upon receiving the first ID notification communication signal from the mobile terminal device TAa-2, the management server device SVa causes the SV management processing unit 224a to generate the linking information transmitted from the mobile terminal device TAa-2, in the same manner as in the process C114 described above. 'ID-NB' is managed (C124). More specifically, the SV management processing unit 224a stores the sensor ID of the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal; select (search) a record to be registered in the record, and in the worker ID field 2342 of this selected record, the worker ID of the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal; "ID-NB" is registered. check whether it is Here, as shown in the second from the left side of the page of FIG. 7, the received worker ID; -NB” is not registered, the SV management processing unit 224a registers the received worker ID; “ID-NB” in the worker ID field 2342. As a result, the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t12 shown second from the left in FIG. SU-1” is registered in the sensor ID field 2341, and in the worker ID field 2342, the SU entry/exit status information table MTa-t13 in which the worker IDs “ID-NA, ID-NB” are registered is stored.

Subsequently, when the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t12 managed by the SV management processing unit 224a is updated to the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t13, the management server apparatus SVa performs The SV notification control unit 223a executes processing for controlling notification of an event from the sensor device SUa (C125, notification control processing (notification stop processing)). In the example shown in FIG. 7, in the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t13, the worker ID; , ID-NB” are registered, the above-described operation causes sensor ID; Notification permission flag; "1" is registered, and notification of a predetermined event notified from sensor device SUb-1 having sensor ID; "SU-1" is stopped.

For example, when the worker NS-1 who is in the living room RM-1 after finishing the business, when he/she leaves the room, the mobile terminal device TAa-1 which he/she is carrying is transferred to the living room RM. The reader is brought close to the ID device RDa-1 provided as a sensor, and a reading operation is performed to read the sensor ID (second specific information) (C131).

When the mobile terminal device TAa-1 and the ID device RDa-1 are brought close to each other, the mobile terminal device TAa-1 receives the sensor ID as the second identification information from the ID device RDa-1, similarly to the process C112 described above. ; "SU-1" is read (C132).

Subsequently, the portable terminal device TAa-1 retrieves the stored worker ID; SU-1" and the extracted worker ID; "ID-NA" are linked to each other to generate linking information, and a first ID notification communication signal containing this linking information is transmitted to the management server device SVa. (C133).

Upon receiving the first ID notification communication signal from the mobile terminal device TAa-1, the management server device SVa causes the SV management processing unit 224a to generate the linking information transmitted from the mobile terminal device TAa-1, in the same manner as in the process C114 described above. 'ID-NA' is managed (C134). More specifically, the SV management processing unit 224a stores the sensor ID of the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal; select (search) a record to be registered in the record, and in the worker ID field 2342 of this selected record, the worker ID of the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal; "ID-NA" is registered. check whether it is Here, as shown in the center of the paper surface of FIG. 7, worker IDs: "ID-NA, ID-NB is registered, and therefore the received worker ID; "ID-NA" is already registered, so the worker ID; "ID-NA" is deleted from the worker ID field 2342 in the selected record ( to erase. As a result, the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t13 shown in the center of the page of FIG. SU-1” is registered in the sensor ID field 2341, and the SU entry/exit status information table MTa-t14 in which the worker ID “ID-NB” is registered in the worker ID field 2342 is stored.

Subsequently, when the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t13 managed by the SV management processing unit 224a is updated to the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t14, the management server apparatus SVa performs The SV notification control unit 223a executes processing for controlling notification of an event from the sensor device SUa (C135, notification control processing (notification stop processing)). In the example shown in FIG. 7, in the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t14, the worker ID; is registered, the sensor ID; the notification permission flag in the notification permission flag field 2323 in the record that registers "SU-1" in the transmission source field 2321; "1" is registered, and the notification of the predetermined event notified from the sensor device SUa-1 having the sensor ID "SU-1" is stopped.

Then, for example, the worker NS-2 who is in the living room RM-1 due to the completion of the above-mentioned business, etc., when leaving, removes the portable terminal device TAa-2 he is carrying with him from the living room RM-1. 1, and performs a reading operation to read the sensor ID (second specific information) (C141).

When the mobile terminal device TAa-2 and the ID device RDa-1 are brought close to each other, the mobile terminal device TAa-2 receives the sensor ID from the ID device RDa-1 as the second identification information in the same manner as in the process C112 described above. ; "SU-1" is read (C142).

Subsequently, the portable terminal device TAa-2 retrieves the stored worker ID; SU-1" and the extracted worker ID; "ID-NB" are linked to each other to generate linking information, and a first ID notification communication signal containing this linking information is transmitted to the management server device SVa. (C143).

Upon receiving the first ID notification communication signal from the mobile terminal device TAa-2, the management server device SVa causes the SV management processing unit 224a to generate the linking information transmitted from the mobile terminal device TAa-2, in the same manner as in the process C114 described above. 'ID-NB' is managed (C144). More specifically, the SV management processing unit 224a stores the sensor ID of the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal; select (search) a record to be registered in the record, and in the worker ID field 2342 of this selected record, the worker ID of the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal; "ID-NB" is registered. check whether it is Here, as shown second from the right side of the page of FIG. is registered, and therefore the received worker ID; "ID-NB" has already been registered, so the worker ID; )do. As a result, the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t14 shown second from the right on the page of FIG. SU-1” is registered in the sensor ID field 2341, and the SU entry/exit status information table MTa-t15 in which no worker ID is registered is stored in the worker ID field 2342. FIG.

Subsequently, when the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t14 managed by the SV management processing unit 224a is updated to the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t15, the management server apparatus SVa performs The SV notification control unit 223a executes processing for controlling notification of an event from the sensor device SUa (C145, notification control processing (notification stop release processing)). In the example shown in FIG. 7, in the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t15, the worker ID is not registered in the worker ID field 2342 of the record in which the sensor ID "SU-1" is registered in the sensor ID field 2341. Therefore, by the above-described operation, in the notification destination correspondence relationship information table AT, the notification permission flag; , sensor ID: "SU-1".

As can be seen from the above description, the monitored person monitoring support system MSa of the present embodiment allows a plurality of workers NS to enter (enter) the same monitoring area (in the above-described living room RM) with a time difference. Since the ID manages the entrance and exit of the worker NS to the monitoring area, for example, if Mr. NB enters the same room RM after Mr. NA has entered the room, Mr. NB's entry into the room may be misidentified as Mr. NA's exit. , there is no misidentification of the worker NS who has entered and left.

In the above, the worker NS-2 is not in the living room RM-1 where the worker NS-1 is present, but in a living room RM-2 (sensor ID: "SU-2") different from the living room RM-1. When the user enters the room, the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t12 shown second from the left in FIG. 7 changes to the SV entry/exit status information table MTa-t16 shown in FIG. 8 by the same operation as described above. That is, in this case, as shown in FIG. 8, the worker ID "ID-NA" is registered in the worker ID field 2342 in the record that registers the sensor ID "SU-1" in the sensor ID field 2341. At the same time, the worker ID “ID-NB” is registered in the worker ID field 2342 in the record in which the sensor ID “SU-2” is registered in the sensor ID field 2341 . Therefore, in the notification destination correspondence information table AT, the notification permission flag; The notification permission flag; “1” is registered in the notification permission flag field 2323 in the record in which the ID; Therefore, the notification of the predetermined event notified from the sensor device SUa-1 having the sensor ID "SU-1" is stopped, and the notification from the sensor device SUa-2 having the sensor ID "SU-2" is stopped. The notification of the predetermined event that has occurred is stopped.

The monitored person monitoring support system MSb operates in this way regarding the suspension and cancellation of the notification.

(event notification)
First, since the worker NS is not present in the room RM, the notification permission flag corresponding to the sensor device SUa that has transmitted the first event notification communication signal is set to "0" by the above operation. ” will be described.

In the operation related to the notification of the predetermined event in such a case, in FIG. 9, when the sensor device SUa detects the predetermined event (C11), it outputs the first event notification communication signal to notify the predetermined event. to the management server device SVa (C12).

More specifically, the sensor unit SUa detects a predetermined event in the monitored person Ob by operating as follows every frame or every few frames, and outputs the first event notification communication signal. is transmitted to the management server device SVa. First, the sensor unit SUa acquires one frame of image (image data) from the imaging unit 11 as a target image, detects a predetermined action of the monitored person Ob based on the acquired target image, When an action is detected, a first event notification communication signal related to the detection of the predetermined action containing the predetermined action detected as the event information in order to notify the detection result to the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAa. is sent to the management server device SVa. While operating in this manner, the sensor unit SUa determines whether or not a nurse call is being accepted, and when the nurse call is accepted, notifies the predetermined terminal units SP and TAa of the acceptance of the nurse call. Then, the sensor device SUa transmits to the management server device SVa a first event notification communication signal related to the reception of the nurse call containing the received nurse call as the event information.

When the first event notification communication signal is received from the sensor device SUa, the management server device SVa causes the SV monitoring processing unit 222 of the SV control processing unit 22a to control the monitored person contained in the received first event notification communication signal. Monitoring information relating to monitoring of Ob is stored (recorded) in the SV monitoring information storage unit 231 (C13).

Subsequently, the management server device SVa checks whether or not notification is required by the SV monitoring processing unit 222 of the SV control processing unit 22a (C14). More specifically, the SV monitoring processing unit 222 extracts the sensor ID contained in the received first event notification communication signal, and sends a record for registering the extracted sensor ID in the transmission source field 2321 to the notification destination. Selection (search) is made from the correspondence information table AT, and the terminal ID and notification permission/refusal flag of the notification destination are taken out from the notification destination field 2322 and the notification permission/refusal flag field 2323 in the selected record, respectively. By referring to the extracted notification permission/prohibition flag, it is possible to check whether or not notification is necessary.

Here, since the extracted notification permission/prohibition flag is "0", the SV monitoring processing unit 222 subsequently sends the second event notification to the terminal devices SP and TAa having the terminal IDs of the notification destinations extracted. A communication signal is generated, and the generated second event notification communication signal is transmitted by the SV communication IF unit 21 (C15). When the worker NS is not present in the living room RM as described above, the predetermined event detected by the sensor device SUa is transmitted to the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAa via the management server device SVa. are displayed on the terminal devices SP and TAa.

Upon receiving the second event notification communication signal from the management server device SVa, the terminal devices SP and TAa monitor the monitored person Ob based on each information (each data) contained in the received second event notification communication signal. The information is stored (recorded) in the TA monitoring information storage unit 331, and a screen corresponding to each information contained in the received second event notification communication signal is displayed on the TA display unit 36 (C16).

For example, to describe the case of the mobile terminal device TAa as a representative example, when logging in to the mobile terminal device TAa, for example, the standby screen 51 shown in FIG. When the stored event information is the predetermined action, for example, the monitoring information screen 52 shown in FIG. When the event information is the nurse call, for example, a nurse call reception screen 53 shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the TA display section 36 .

The standby screen 51 of the example shown in FIG. 10 includes a menu bar area 511 that displays a menu bar, a standby main area 512 that displays a message (for example, "no notification") and an icon indicating that the user is on standby, A time area 513 for displaying the current time, a year/month/Sunday area 514 for displaying today's year/month/Sunday, and a supervisor name area 515 for displaying the name of the supervisor currently logged into the mobile terminal device TAa. Prepare.

This monitoring information screen 52 is a screen for displaying the monitoring information regarding the monitoring of the monitored person Ob. The monitor information screen 52 of the example shown in FIG. 11 includes a menu bar area 511, the installation location of the sensor device SUa having the sensor ID contained in the received second event notification communication signal, and the sensor device SUa having the sensor ID. A monitored person name area 521 displaying the name of the monitored person Ob monitored by the sensor device SUa, the elapsed time from the reception time of the received second event notification communication signal, and the received second event notification. A detection information display area 522 for displaying the event information (detection result of the predetermined behavior) contained in the communication signal, and an image contained in the received second event notification communication signal (that is, having the sensor ID). An image area 523 for displaying a target image (here, a still image) captured by the sensor device SUa, a "correspond" button 524, a "talk" button 525, and a "watch LIVE" button 526. .

In order to display the installation location of the sensor unit SUa and the name of the monitored person Ob in the monitored person name area 521, information in which the sensor ID, the installation location of the sensor unit SUa, and the name of the monitored person Ob are associated with each other. (sensor information) is stored in the TA storage unit 33 . In the detection information display area 522, the event information contained in the received second event notification communication signal (detection result, in this embodiment, each name of getting up, getting out of bed, falling, and falling) may be displayed as it is. However, in this embodiment, the detection result is displayed by an icon symbolically representing it. In order to display with this icon, the TA storage unit 33 pre-stores each action and an icon symbolically representing the action in association with each other. In the example shown in FIG. 11, the detection information display area 522 displays a wake-up icon symbolically representing wake-up. A "respond" button 524 on the monitoring information screen 52 executes a predetermined response (coping, treatment, measures) such as lifesaving, nursing care, nursing care, and assistance for the detection result displayed on the monitoring information screen 52. This is a button for inputting to the mobile terminal device TAa that the worker NS of the mobile terminal device TAa has the intention. The "Talk" button 525 is a button for requesting a voice call, and is for inputting an instruction to connect the sensor device SUa with the sensor ID and the mobile terminal device TAa so as to be able to talk via the network NW. button. The "Watch LIVE" button 526 is a button for requesting a live moving image, and is a button for inputting an instruction to display a moving image captured by the sensor device SUa with the sensor ID.

The nurse call reception screen 53 is a screen for displaying reception of a nurse call. The nurse call reception screen 53 of the example shown in FIG. 11 includes a menu bar area 511, a monitored person name area 521, a detection information display area 522, and a message indicating that the nurse call has been received (for example, "Nurse Call"). ”), a “correspond” button 524 and a “talk” button 525 . In the nurse call reception screen 53, only the elapsed time from the reception time of the received second event notification communication signal is displayed in the detection information display area 522. FIG. Note that the nurse call reception screen 53 may further include a “Watch LIVE” button 526 .

While the monitoring information screen 52 and the nurse call reception screen 53 are being displayed, the TA control processing unit 32 of the mobile terminal device TAa performs input operations on the touch panel including the TA input unit 35 and the TA display unit 36. is repeatedly determined until an input operation is received. When the input operation is accepted, the portable terminal device TAa causes the TA control processing section 32a to execute appropriate processing according to the content of the input operation, terminate this processing, and display the standby screen 51 on the TA display section 36. display, and wait for the next communication signal addressed to itself.

For example, upon receiving the input operation of the "correspond" button 524, the TA control processing unit 32 displays the terminal ID of the device itself, the sensor ID corresponding to the monitoring information of the monitored person Ob displayed on the TA display unit 36, A communication signal (corresponding intentional notification communication signal) containing information (corresponding intentional information) representing reception of event information and "corresponding" is transmitted to the management server device SVa. The management server device SVa, which has received this intention-to-respond notification communication signal, first stores the intention-to-respond information in the SV monitoring information storage unit 231 by the SV control processing unit 22a, and notifies each terminal device that it has received "to respond". In order to synchronize between the SP and TAa, a communication signal containing the sensor ID, the event information, and the corresponding intentional information contained in the received corresponding intentional notification communication signal (corresponding intentional notification communication signal) is broadcast to the terminal device. Send to SP, TAa.

Further, for example, when an input operation of the “talk” button 525 is accepted, the call processing unit 323 requests the sensor unit SUa monitoring the monitored person Ob displayed on the TA display unit 36 to make a voice call. A communication signal containing information (a call request communication signal) is transmitted, and the corresponding sensor device SUa is connected via the network NW so as to be able to make a voice call. This enables voice communication between the mobile terminal device TAa and the sensor device SUa.

Further, for example, upon receiving an input operation of the “Watch LIVE” button 526, the TA streaming processing unit 324 sends live data to the sensor device SUa monitoring the monitored person Ob currently displayed on the TA display unit 36. Transmitting a communication signal (moving image distribution request communication signal) containing information such as a request for distribution of moving images, connecting the corresponding sensor device SUa to the sensor device SUa via the network NW so that the moving image can be downloaded, A live moving image is received from SUa, and the received moving image is displayed on the TA display unit 36 by streaming reproduction.

Note that an unillustrated "end" button is displayed during a call or during streaming playback, and the call or streaming playback is terminated by an input operation of this "end" button.

Returning to FIG. 9, next, since the notification permission flag corresponding to the sensor device SUa that has transmitted the first event notification communication signal indicates that the worker NS is present in the room RM, the above-described operation is performed. , a case where the notification permission/refusal flag is "1" will be described.

In the operation related to the notification of the predetermined event in such a case, in FIG. 9, when the sensor device SUa detects the predetermined event (C21), the predetermined event (C22).

When the first event notification communication signal is received from the sensor device SUa, the management server device SVa causes the SV monitoring processing unit 222 to perform the received event notification signal contained in the received first event notification communication signal in the same manner as in the process C13 described above. The monitoring information regarding the monitoring of the observer Ob is stored (recorded) in the SV monitoring information storage unit 231 (C23).

Subsequently, the management server apparatus SVa checks the necessity of notification by the SV monitoring processing unit 222 (C24) in the same manner as in the process C14 described above.

Here, since the extracted notification permission/prohibition flag is "1", the SV monitoring processing unit 222 terminates the process without generating the second event notification communication signal. In this way, when the worker NS is present in the room RM, even if the management server device SVa is notified of the predetermined event detected by the sensor device SUa, the management server device SVa receives the first A second event notification communication signal resulting from the event notification communication signal is not transmitted to the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAa, and the predetermined event detected by the sensor device SUa is not displayed on the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAa. .

The monitored person monitoring support system MSa operates in this manner with respect to notification of the predetermined event.

In the above description, the monitoring information notified by the first event notification communication signal is stored in the SV monitoring information storage unit 231 regardless of whether notification is necessary or not in order to keep a log. The monitoring information notified by the first event notification communication signal may be stored in the SV monitoring information storage unit 231 . That is, when the second event notification communication signal is transmitted, the monitoring information notified by the first event notification communication signal is stored in the SV monitoring information storage unit 231, and when the second event notification communication signal is not transmitted, , the monitoring information notified by the first event notification communication signal is not stored in the SV monitoring information storage unit 231 .

As described above, the monitored person monitoring support system MSa in the first embodiment and the monitored person monitoring support method implemented in the system MSa, when the worker NS enters the monitoring area, 1 identification information and the second identification information of the monitoring area, in this embodiment, the second identification information (sensor ID (monitoring area ID)) of the monitoring area is read by the reading processing unit of the mobile terminal device TAa. 325, and when one of the specified information is read, the other specified information held in advance, in this embodiment, the first specified information (worker ID) of the worker NS and the read monitor area The generation processing unit 326 generates the tying information in which the second specific information is mutually linked, and the generation processing unit 326 notifies the management server device SVa of the generated tying information. In the monitored person monitoring support system MSa and the monitored person monitoring support method, the SV management processing unit 224a manages the first specific information based on the notified linking information, and the managed person monitoring support system MSa When the first identification information exists, the monitoring area read by the reading processing unit 325 the second identification information used when the generation processing unit 326 generates the linking information of the first identification information , stop notification of the detection. Therefore, in the monitored person monitoring support system MSa and the monitored person monitoring support method, the monitoring function can be stopped by a relatively simple reading operation by the operator NS. In the monitor monitoring support method, since the notification of the detection is stopped in the monitoring area where the second specific information is read by the reading processing unit 325, the desired monitored person (monitoring area) can be reliably monitored. can stop functioning. In the monitored person monitoring support system MSa and the monitored person monitoring support method, when there is the first specific information under management, the notification of detection in the monitoring area is stopped. can be stopped, and the surveillance function will not be stopped by the entrance of an outsider. Therefore, the monitored person monitoring support system MSa and the monitored person monitoring support method can control stopping of the monitoring function according to the entrance of the worker NS.

In the monitored person monitoring support system MSa and the monitored person monitoring support method described above, when the linking information of the first identification information (worker ID) under management is further notified from the portable terminal device TAa, the first identification It is assumed that the information worker NS has left the monitoring area (room RM), and the management of the first specific information under the management is released. In the monitored person monitoring support system MSa and the monitored person monitoring support method, when the first specific information managed by the SV management processing unit 224a disappears, that is, when the worker NS is in the monitoring area, When the person is no longer there, the suspension of the notification of the detection in the monitoring area is released. Therefore, the monitored person monitoring support system MSa and the monitored person monitoring support method can release the suspension of the monitoring function by a relatively simple operation of the operator NS reading again.

Next, another embodiment will be described.

(Second embodiment)
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the configuration of the sensor device of the second embodiment in the monitored person monitoring support system. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the configuration of the management server device of the second embodiment in the monitored person monitoring support system.

In the monitored person monitoring support system MSa according to the first embodiment, the mobile terminal device TAa reads the second identification information identifying the monitoring area from the ID device RDa by reading operation, and notifies the management server device SVa of the linking information. Although the management server device SVa manages the first identification information of the linking information, in the monitored person monitoring support system MSb in the second embodiment, the mobile terminal is read by the reading operation as in the first embodiment. The device TAb reads the second identification information identifying the monitoring area from the ID device RDb and notifies the management server device SVb of the linking information. The device SUb manages the first specific information. Therefore, in the second embodiment, the management server device SVb relays (transfers or transmits) the linking information to the sensor device SUb.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the monitored person monitoring support system MSb includes one or a plurality of sensor devices SUb (SUb-1 to SUb-3), one or a plurality of ID devices RDb (RDb-1 to RDb-3), a management server device SVb, a fixed terminal device SP, and one or a plurality of portable terminal devices TAb (TAb-1, TAb -2) and a private branch exchange CX, which are communicably connected via a network NW. The ID device RDb, the fixed terminal device SP, the portable terminal device TAb, and the private branch exchange CX in the monitored person monitoring support system MSb of the second embodiment are the ID devices in the monitored person monitoring support system MSa of the first embodiment. Since it is the same as RDa, fixed terminal SP, mobile terminal TAa and private branch exchange CX, description thereof will be omitted.

Similar to the sensor device SUa of the first embodiment, the sensor device SUb is provided corresponding to the monitoring area where the monitored person Ob to be monitored is located, and communicates with the other devices SVb, SP, and TAb via the network NW. It is a device that has a communication function, etc., and notifies the management server device SVb of a predetermined event (phenomenon) related to the person to be monitored Ob. Further, in the second embodiment, the sensor device SUb manages the first identification information (worker ID in this embodiment) based on the linking information notified (relayed) from the management server device SVb. A control signal for controlling notification of the detection is transmitted to the management server device SVb based on the result.

For example, as shown in FIG. 13, such a sensor device SUb includes an imaging unit 11, an SU sound input/output unit 12, a nurse call reception operation unit 13, an SU control processing unit 14b, and an SU communication IF unit 15. and an SU storage unit 16b. The imaging unit 11, the SU sound input/output unit 12, the nurse call reception operation unit 13, and the SU communication IF unit 15 in the sensor device SUb of the second embodiment correspond to the imaging unit 11 and the SU communication IF unit 15 in the sensor device SUa of the first embodiment, respectively. Since it is the same as the SU sound input/output unit 12, the nurse call reception operation unit 13, and the SU communication IF unit 15, description thereof will be omitted.

The SU storage unit 16b is a circuit that is connected to the SU control processing unit 14b and stores various predetermined programs and various predetermined data under the control of the SU control processing unit 14b. The various predetermined programs include, for example, a predetermined SU control processing program. , an SU monitoring processing program that executes predetermined information processing related to monitoring of the monitored person Ob, and the first specific information (this In the embodiment, it includes an SU management processing program for managing operator IDs), an SU notification control program for controlling notification of the detection based on the management result of the SU management processing program, and the like. The SU monitoring processing program of the second embodiment is the same as the SU monitoring processing program of the first embodiment. The various predetermined data include the sensor ID of the machine itself, the communication address of the management server device SVb, and SU entry/exit status information indicating the entry/exit status of the worker NS to/from the monitoring area. It contains necessary data. The SU storage unit 16b includes, for example, ROM, EEPROM, RAM, and the like. The SU storage unit 16b functionally includes a sensor-side entry/exit status information storage unit (SU entry/exit status information storage unit) 161 that stores the SU entry/exit status information.

The SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161 stores the SU entry/exit status information indicating the entry/exit status of the worker NS to/from the monitoring area. In this embodiment, the SU entry/exit status information indicates the entry/exit status of the worker NS to/from the monitoring area based on whether or not the first identification information (in this embodiment, the worker ID) is stored. More specifically, the SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161 includes a worker ID field 1611 for registering worker IDs, as shown in FIG. An information table (SU input/output status information table) MTb is stored. When the management server device SVb notifies the worker ID as the first specific information in the linking information, the notified worker ID is not registered in the worker ID field 1611 of the SU entry/exit status information table MTb. In this case, a new record is generated and the notified worker ID is registered in the worker ID field 1611 of this newly generated record, whereby the worker NS having the worker ID in the monitoring area is registered. The status of entering (entering the room, staying in the room) is stored in the SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161 . On the other hand, when the worker ID of the linking information is notified from the management server device SVb, and the notified worker ID is already registered in the worker ID field 1611 of the SU entry/exit status information table MTb, , the record for registering the notified worker ID is deleted (the worker ID is deleted from the worker ID field 1611), and the worker NS having the worker ID leaves the monitoring area (leaving the room, absent). ) is stored in the SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161 .

Similar to the SU control processing unit 14a in the first embodiment, the SU control processing unit 14b controls the units 11 to 13, 15, and 16b of the sensor device SUb according to the functions of the respective units, and controls the monitored person Ob. A circuit for notifying the management server device SVb of a related predetermined event. Then, in this embodiment, the SU control processing unit 14b manages the first identification information (worker ID in this embodiment) based on the linking information notified (relayed) from the management server device SVb. A control signal for controlling notification of the detection is transmitted to the management server device SVb based on the management result. By executing the SU control processing program, the SU control processing unit 14b performs the SU control unit 141, the behavior detection processing unit 142, the nurse call processing unit 143, the SU streaming processing unit 144, the SU management processing unit 145b, and the SU notification processing unit. A control unit 146 is functionally provided. The SU control unit 141, the behavior detection processing unit 142, the nurse call processing unit 143, and the SU streaming processing unit 144 in the SU control processing unit 14b of the second embodiment are the SU control processing unit 14a in the first embodiment. Since it is the same as the control unit 141, the action detection processing unit 142, the nurse call processing unit 143, and the SU streaming processing unit 144, the description thereof will be omitted.

The SU management processing unit 145b manages the first specific information (worker ID in this embodiment) based on the linkage notified from the management server device SVb as described later. Then, in the present embodiment, the SU management processing unit 145b, when the linking information of the already managed first specific information is further notified from the management server device SVb, the SU management processing unit 145b 1 Release the management of specific information. More specifically, when the management server device SVb notifies the SU management processing unit 145b of the linking information, the SU management processing unit 145b stores the operator ID of the linking information in the SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161. is not registered in the worker ID field of the SU arrival/departure status information table MTb, a new record is generated, and the notified linking information is entered in the worker ID field of this newly generated record. Register the worker ID. On the other hand, when the linking information is notified from the management server device SVb, the worker ID of the notified linking information is the work of the SU entry/exit status information table MTb stored in the SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161 . If it is registered in the worker ID field, delete the record in which the worker ID of the notified linking information is registered (delete the worker ID from the worker ID field). In this manner, the SU management processing unit 145b manages the entry/exit status of the worker NS to/from the monitoring area depending on whether or not the worker ID is stored.

The SU notification control unit 146 transmits a control signal for controlling notification of the detection to the management server device SVb based on the management result of the SU management processing unit 145b. More specifically, when there is the first identification information (worker ID in this embodiment) managed by the SU management processing unit 145b, the SU notification control unit 146 performs monitoring corresponding to the sensor device SUb. A first control signal for stopping notification of the detection in the area (one of the specific information used when the linking information of the first specific information is generated by the generation processing unit 326 of the mobile terminal device TAb ( In the present embodiment, the sensor ID (monitoring area ID) is read by the reading processing unit 325 of the mobile terminal device TAb, and the first control signal for stopping the notification of the detection in the monitoring area is read. When the first specific information (worker ID in this embodiment) transmitted to the management server device SVb and managed by the SU management processing unit 145b is lost, the monitoring area corresponding to the sensor device SUb A second control signal for canceling the suspension of notification of the detection (the one used when the linking information of the unmanaged first specific information is generated by the generation processing unit 326 of the mobile terminal device TAb) is transmitted to the management server device SVb. The first control signal includes a sensor ID of the device itself and a command for instructing to stop notification of the detection, for specifying the monitoring area and stopping notification of the detection, respectively. This is a communication signal (stop instruction notification communication signal) addressed to SVb. The second control signal contains a sensor ID of the device itself and a command for instructing cancellation of suspension of notification of detection for specifying the monitoring area and canceling suspension of notification of detection. , is a communication signal (stop cancellation instruction notification communication signal) addressed to the management server device SVb.

As with the management server device SVa of the first embodiment, the management server device SVb has a communication function to communicate with other devices SUb, SP, and TAb via the network NW. When receiving the information, it manages monitoring information related to monitoring of the monitored person Ob, notifies the predetermined event to predetermined terminal devices SP and TAb, provides the client with data according to the client's request, and monitors the monitored person Ob. It is a device that manages the entire monitoring support system MSc. In the second embodiment, the management server device SVb relays the linking information notified from the mobile terminal device TAb to the sensor device SUb, and when notifying the predetermined event to the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAb, , the detection notification is controlled according to the first and second control signals (stop instruction notification communication signal, stop release instruction notification communication signal) received from the sensor device SUb. Such a management server device SVb includes, for example, an SV communication IF unit 21, an SV control processing unit 22b, and an SV storage unit 23b, as shown in FIG. The SV communication IF unit 21 in the management server device SVb of the second embodiment is the same as the SV communication IF unit 21 in the management server device SVa of the first embodiment, so description thereof will be omitted.

The SV storage unit 23b is a circuit that is connected to the SV control processing unit 22b and stores various predetermined programs and various predetermined data under the control of the SV control processing unit 22b. The various predetermined programs include, for example, a predetermined SV control processing program, and the SV control processing program includes, for example, controlling the units 21 and 23b of the management server device SVb according to the functions of the respective units. an SV control program for monitoring the monitored person Ob, an SV monitoring processing program for executing predetermined information processing relating to monitoring of the monitored person Ob, and a sensor for detecting the notified linking information when the linking information is notified from the mobile terminal device TAa. The SV management processing program for notifying the device, and the monitoring area corresponding to the sensor device SUb that notified the control signal when the control signal (first control signal, second control signal) is notified from the sensor device SUb. SV notification control program and the like for stopping notification of the detection in . The various predetermined data include the server ID of the device itself, the monitoring information of the monitored person Ob, inter-apparatus information representing information between the devices SUa, SP, TAa such as the notification destination of the predetermined event, and Data necessary for executing each program such as sensor information related to the sensor device SUa is included. The SV storage unit 23b includes, for example, a ROM, an EEPROM, a RAM, and the like, and may further include a relatively large-capacity hard disk device (HDD) as required. The SV monitoring information storage unit 231, the inter-device information storage unit 232, and the sensor information storage unit 233 in the SV storage unit 23b of the second embodiment correspond to the SV monitoring information storage unit 231 in the SV storage unit 23a of the first embodiment. , the inter-device information storage unit 232 and the sensor information storage unit 233, so the description thereof will be omitted.

Similar to the SV control processing unit 22a in the first embodiment, the SV control processing unit 22b controls the respective units 21 and 23b of the management server device SVb according to the functions of the respective units, and receives the predetermined event from the sensor device SUb. Upon receipt of the notification, it manages the monitoring information concerning the monitoring of the monitored person Ob, notifies the predetermined event to the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAb, provides the client with the data requested by the client, It is a circuit for managing the entire supervisor monitoring support system MSb. In this embodiment, the SV control processing unit 22b relays the linking information notified from the mobile terminal device TAb to the sensor device SUb, and when notifying the predetermined event to the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAb, the SV control processing unit 22b , the detection notification is controlled according to the first and second control signals (stop instruction notification communication signal, stop release instruction notification communication signal) received from the sensor device SUb. The SV control processing unit 22b is composed of, for example, a CPU and its peripheral circuits. The SV control processing unit 22b functionally includes an SV control unit 221, an SV monitoring processing unit 222, an SV notification control unit 223b, and an SV management processing unit 224b by executing the SV control processing program. The SV control unit 221 and the SV monitoring processing unit 222 in the management server device SVb of the second embodiment are the same as the SV control unit 221 and the SV monitoring processing unit 222 in the management server device SVa of the first embodiment. , the description of which is omitted.

When the SV management processing unit 224b is notified of the linking information from the mobile terminal device TAb, the SV management processing unit 224b detects the sensor device SUb provided corresponding to the monitoring area specified by the second specification information of the notified linking information. , it notifies (relays, transmits) the notified linking information. More specifically, when the linking information is notified from the portable terminal device TAb, to manage the operator NS specified by the linking information for the monitoring area specified by the linking information. Then, the SV management processing unit 224b sends a communication signal containing the notified linking information to the sensor device SUb having the sensor ID (monitoring area ID) as the second specific information in the notified linking information. (second ID notification communication signal), and the SV communication IF section 21 transmits the generated second ID notification communication signal. The communication address of the sensor device SUb is searched from the communication address correspondence table DT stored in the inter-device information storage unit 232 using the sensor ID as the second specific information in the notified linking information as a search key.

When notifying the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAc of the predetermined event, the SV notification control unit 223b receives the control signals (first control signal (stop instruction notification communication signal), second control signal) received from the sensor device SUb. The notification of the detection is controlled according to the signal (stop cancellation instruction notification communication signal). In this embodiment, the SV notification control unit 223b updates the notification permission flag of the notification destination correspondence information table AT stored in the inter-device information storage unit 232 according to the control signal received from the sensor device SUb. to control notification of the detection. More specifically, when the SV notification control unit 223b receives a stop instruction notification communication signal as the control signal from the sensor device SUb, the SV notification control unit 223b receives the sensor ID and the stop instruction contained in the received stop instruction notification communication signal. A command is retrieved, and a record for registering this retrieved sensor ID in the sender field 2321 is selected (searched) from the notification destination correspondence information table AT, and the retrieved stop According to the instruction, the notification permission/refusal flag "1" is registered. As a result, the notification of the predetermined event to the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAb is stopped. On the other hand, when the SV notification control unit 223b receives the stop cancellation instruction notification communication signal as the control signal from the sensor device SUb, the SV notification control unit 223b receives the sensor ID and the stop cancellation instruction contained in the received stop cancellation instruction notification communication signal. is selected (searched) from the notification destination correspondence information table AT for registering this sensor ID extracted in the transmission source field 2321, and the extracted stop cancellation According to the instruction, the notification permission/refusal flag "0" is registered. As a result, the suspension of the notification when notifying the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAb of the predetermined event is released.

Note that this management server device SVb corresponds to an example of a central management device. The SU management processing unit 145b of the sensor device SUb corresponds to an example of a first sub-managing unit that manages the first specific information based on the linking information notified from the second sub-managing unit of the central management device. do. When the SV management processing unit 224b of the management server device SVb is notified of the linking information from the generation unit of the terminal device, the SV management processing unit 224b selects the monitoring area specified by the second specification information of the notified linking information. It corresponds to an example of the second sub-managing unit that notifies the notified linking information to the corresponding sensor device. The SU notification control unit 146 of the sensor device SUb stops notification of the detection result in the monitoring area corresponding to the sensor device when there is the first specific information managed by the first sub-management unit. It corresponds to an example of a first sub-notification control unit that notifies the central management device of a control signal for When the SV notification control unit 223b of the management server device SVb is notified of the control signal from the first sub-notification control unit of the sensor device, the SV notification control unit 223b performs It corresponds to an example of a second sub-notification control unit that stops notification of the detection.

In the monitored person monitoring support system MSb according to the second embodiment, the reading unit and the generating unit are provided in the portable terminal device TAb, the management unit is composed of first and second sub-management units, and the notification control is performed. The unit consists of first and second sub-managing units, and the first sub-managing unit and the first sub-notification control unit are provided in the sensor device SUb, and the second sub-managing unit and the second sub-notification control unit are provided. The section is provided in the management server device SVb.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram showing, as an example, the operation of the second embodiment regarding suspension and cancellation of notification in the monitored person monitoring support system. FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining transition of the SU entry/exit status information table in the operation shown in FIG. FIG. 16 shows, from the left side of the paper to the right side of the paper, SU entry/exit status information tables MTb-t21, MTb-t22, MTb-t23, and MTb-t24 at time t21, time t22, time t23, time t24, and time t25, respectively. , MTb-t25 are shown.

In the monitored person monitoring support system MSb configured as described above, each of the devices SUb, SVb, SP, and TAb initializes each necessary unit when the power is turned on, and starts its operation. In the sensor device SUb, by executing the SU control processing program, the SU control processing unit 14b includes an SU control unit 141, an action detection processing unit 142, a nurse call processing unit 143, an SU streaming processing unit 144, and an SU management processing unit 145b. and an SU notification control unit 146 are functionally configured. In the management server device SVb, the SV control processing unit 22b is functionally configured with an SV control unit 221, an SV monitoring processing unit 222, an SV notification control unit 223b, and an SV management processing unit 224b by executing the SV control processing program. be done. The mobile terminal device TAb is the same as in the first embodiment.

In the following, the operation of the second embodiment regarding suspension and cancellation of notification in the monitored person monitoring support system MSb will be described. The operation related to the notification of the predetermined event in the monitored person monitoring support system MSb is the same as the operation related to the notification of the predetermined event in the first embodiment, so description thereof will be omitted.

Here, in the following description, as an example, at the beginning of the login operation, for example, the worker ID "ID-NA" is input to the portable terminal device TAb-1 carried by the worker NS-1. The worker ID; "ID-NA" is stored in advance, and the worker ID; "ID-NB" is input to the mobile terminal device TAb-2 carried by worker NS-2. Assume that "ID-NB" is stored in advance. In the living room RM to which these workers NS-1 and NS-2 are to enter and leave, for example, the living room RM-1 managed by the sensor device SUc-1 having the sensor ID "SU-1", It is assumed that the worker NS is not in the room and the worker ID is not stored in the SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161 .

In the operation of the second embodiment regarding the suspension and release of the notification, in FIG. Bring the mobile terminal device TAb-1 that you are carrying close to the ID device RDb-1 provided corresponding to the living room RM-1, and perform a reading operation to read the sensor ID (second specific information) (C211). ).

When the mobile terminal device TAb-1 and the ID device RDb-1 are brought close to each other, the reading processing unit 325 causes the mobile terminal device TAb-1 to detect the ID device RDb-1 as in the process C112 of the first embodiment. sensor ID; "SU-1" is read as the second specific information (C212), and then sensor ID; "SU-1" and worker ID; "ID- NA" is generated to generate a first ID notification communication signal, and the generated ID notification communication signal is transmitted to the management server apparatus SVb (C213).

When receiving the first ID notification communication signal from the mobile terminal device TAb-1, the management server device SVb causes the SV management processing unit 224b of the SV control processing unit 22b to relay (transfer) the first ID notification communication signal from the mobile terminal device TAb-1. The transmitted linking information is relayed (transferred) to a predetermined sensor device SUb (C214). More specifically, the SV management processing unit 224b detects the sensor device SUb-1 having the sensor ID "SU-1" as the second identification information in the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal. destination, a second ID notification communication signal containing the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal is generated, and the generated second ID notification communication signal is transmitted.

Upon receiving notification of the linking information by the second ID notification communication signal from the management server device SVb, the sensor device SUb performs the SU The management processing unit 145b manages the operator ID of the linking information notified from the management server device SVb; "ID-NA" (C215). More specifically, the SU management processing unit 145b stores the worker ID of the notified linking information in the worker ID field 1611 of the SU entry/exit status information table MTb stored in the SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161. , a new record is generated, and the worker ID of the notified linking information is registered in the worker ID field 1611 of this newly generated record. On the other hand, when the worker ID of the notified linking information is registered in the worker ID field 1611 of the SU entry/exit status information table MTb stored in the SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161, the notification Delete the record that registers the worker ID of the linked information (delete the worker ID from the worker ID field).

In the example shown in FIG. 16, when the sensor ID; “SU-1” and the worker ID; Since the worker ID of the received linking information; “ID-NA” is not registered in the SU incoming/outgoing status information table MTb-t21, the SU management processing unit 145b creates a new record. The worker ID of the notified linking information; "ID-NA" is registered in the worker ID field 1611 of the generated record. As a result, the SU entry/exit status information table MTb-t21 shown on the left side of the page of FIG. In 1611, the SU entry/exit status information table MTb-t22 in which the worker ID "ID-NA" is registered is stored.

Subsequently, when the SU entry/exit status information table MTb-t21 managed by the SU management processing unit 145b is updated to the SU entry/exit status information table MTb-t22, the SU entry/exit status information managed by the SU management processing unit 145b is updated. Since the table MTb has the operator ID "ID-NA", the sensor device SUb manages the stop instruction notification communication signal by the SU notification control unit 146 of the SU control processing unit 14b in order to notify the stop instruction. It is transmitted to the server device SVb (C216). More specifically, the SU notification control unit 146 generates a stop instruction notification communication signal containing its own sensor ID: "SU-1" and a stop instruction to the management server device SVb, and sends the generated stop instruction A notification communication signal is transmitted by the SU communication IF unit 15 .

Upon receiving the stop instruction notification communication signal from the sensor device SUb, the management server device SVb causes the SV notification control unit 223b of the SV control processing unit 22b to execute processing for controlling event notification from the sensor device SUb (C217 , notification control processing (notification stop processing)). More specifically, since the SV notification control unit 223b has received the stop instruction notification communication signal from the sensor device SUb-1, the sensor ID contained in the received stop instruction notification communication signal is "SU-1". and a stop command, select (search) a record that registers this retrieved sensor ID; "SU-1" in the transmission source field 2321 from the notification destination correspondence information table AT, and set the notification permission/prohibition flag in this selected record. In the field 2323, the notification permission flag "1" is registered according to the fetched stop command. As a result, the notification of the predetermined event to the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAb is stopped.

Subsequently, for some reason, when the worker NS-2 enters the living room RM-1 where the worker NS-1 has entered, the worker NS-2 removes the portable terminal device TAb-2 he is carrying from the living room RM-1. -1 is brought close to the ID device RDb-1, and a reading operation is performed to read the sensor ID (second specific information) (C221).

When the mobile terminal device TAb-2 and the ID device RDb-1 are brought close to each other, the mobile terminal device TAb-2 receives the sensor ID from the ID device RDb-1; SU-1" is read (C222), and then, similarly to the process C113 of the first embodiment, linking information between the sensor ID: "SU-1" and the worker ID: "ID-NB" is generated. generates a first ID notification communication signal and transmits it to the management server device SVb (C223).

When receiving the first ID notification communication signal from the mobile terminal device TAb-2, the management server device SVb relays the sensor ID of the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal; (C224).

Upon receiving notification of the linking information by the second ID notification communication signal from the management server device SVb, the sensor device SUb performs the above-described processing C215 in order to process the entry/exit status of the worker NS with respect to the living room RM-1. , the worker ID of the linking information notified from the management server apparatus SVb; "ID-NB" (C225). In the example shown in FIG. 16, when the sensor ID; “SU-1” and the worker ID; Since the worker ID of the received linking information; “ID-NB” is not registered in the SU incoming/outgoing status information table MTb-t22, the SU management processing unit 145b creates a new record. The worker ID of the notified linking information; “ID-NB” is registered in the worker ID field 1611 of the generated record. As a result, the SU entry/exit status information table MTb-t22 shown second from the left in FIG. Stored in 1611 is the SU incoming/outgoing status information table MTb-t23 in which the worker IDs “ID-NA” and “ID-NB” are registered.

Subsequently, when the SU entry/exit status information table MTb-t22 managed by the SU management processing unit 145b is updated to the SU entry/exit status information table MTb-t23, the SU entry/exit status information managed by the SU management processing unit 145b is updated. Since the table MTb has worker IDs "ID-NA" and "ID-NB", the sensor device SUb, in order to notify the stop instruction, similarly to the above-described process C216, the sensor ID; A stop instruction notification communication signal containing "SU-1" and a stop instruction is transmitted to the management server device SVb (C226).

Upon receiving the stop instruction notification communication signal from the sensor device SUb, the management server device SVb executes processing for controlling event notification from the sensor device SUb (C227, notification control processing (notification stop processing)). More specifically, since the SV notification control unit 223b has received the stop instruction notification communication signal from the sensor device SUb-1, the sensor ID contained in the received stop instruction notification communication signal is "SU-1". and a stop command, select (search) a record that registers this retrieved sensor ID; "SU-1" in the transmission source field 2321 from the notification destination correspondence information table AT, and set the notification permission/prohibition flag in this selected record. In the field 2323, the notification permission flag "1" is registered according to the fetched stop command. As a result, the notification of the predetermined event to the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAb is stopped.

Then, for example, when the worker NS-1 who is in the room RM-1 after finishing the business, when leaving the room RM-1, the worker NS-1 carries the portable terminal device TAb-1 with him/her. is brought close to the ID device RDb-1 provided corresponding to the sensor ID (second specific information) to perform a reading operation (C231).

When the mobile terminal device TAb-1 and the ID device RDb-1 are brought close to each other, the mobile terminal device TAb-1 receives the sensor ID from the ID device RDb-1; SU-1" is read (C232), and then, similarly to the process C113 of the first embodiment, linking information between the sensor ID: "SU-1" and the worker ID: "ID-NA" is generated. generates a first ID notification communication signal and transmits it to the management server device SVb (C233).

When the first ID notification communication signal is received from the mobile terminal device TAb-1, the management server device SVb relays the SV management processing unit 224b to the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal. A second ID notification communication signal containing the linking information is generated and transmitted to the sensor device SUb-1 having the sensor ID "SU-1" (C234).

Upon receiving notification of the linking information by the second ID notification communication signal from the management server device SVb, the sensor device SUb performs the above-described processing C215 in order to process the entry/exit status of the worker NS with respect to the living room RM-1. , the worker ID of the linking information notified from the management server device SVb; "ID-NA" (C235). In the example shown in FIG. 16, when the sensor ID; “SU-1” and the worker ID; In the SU input/output status information table MTb-t23, the worker ID of the received linking information; "ID-NA" is already registered, so the worker ID of the received linking information; "ID-NA" is deleted (the worker ID is deleted from the worker ID field 1611). As a result, the SU entry/exit status information table MTb-t23 shown in the center of the page of FIG. 1611 stores the SU entry/exit status information table MTb-t24 in which the worker ID: “ID-NB” is registered.

Subsequently, when the SU entry/exit status information table MTb-t23 managed by the SU management processing unit 145b is updated to the SU entry/exit status information table MTb-t24, the SU entry/exit status information managed by the SU management processing unit 145b is updated. Since the table MTb has the worker ID "ID-NB", the sensor device SUb, in the same manner as in the process C216 described above, in order to notify the stop instruction, A stop instruction notification communication signal containing the stop instruction is transmitted to the management server device SVb (C236).

Upon receiving the stop instruction notification communication signal from the sensor device SUb, the management server device SVb executes processing for controlling event notification from the sensor device SUb (C237, notification control processing (notification stop processing)). More specifically, since the SV notification control unit 223b has received the stop instruction notification communication signal from the sensor device SUb-1, the sensor ID contained in the received stop instruction notification communication signal is "SU-1". and a stop command, select (search) a record that registers this retrieved sensor ID; "SU-1" in the transmission source field 2321 from the notification destination correspondence information table AT, and set the notification permission/prohibition flag in this selected record. In the field 2323, the notification permission flag "1" is registered according to the fetched stop command. As a result, the notification of the predetermined event to the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAb is stopped.

Then, for example, when the worker NS-2 who is in the living room RM-1 due to the completion of the work is to leave the room, the worker NS-2 carries the mobile terminal device TAb-2 with him/her. is brought close to the ID device RDb-1 provided corresponding to the sensor ID (second specific information) to perform a reading operation (C241).

When the mobile terminal device TAb-2 and the ID device RDb-1 are brought close to each other, the mobile terminal device TAb-2 receives the sensor ID from the ID device RDb-1; SU-1" is read (C242), and then, similarly to the process C113 of the first embodiment, linking information between the sensor ID: "SU-1" and the worker ID: "ID-NB" is generated. generates a first ID notification communication signal and transmits it to the management server device SVb (C243).

When the first ID notification communication signal is received from the mobile terminal device TAb-1, the management server device SVb relays the SV management processing unit 224b to the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal. A second ID notification communication signal containing the linking information is generated and transmitted to the sensor device SUb-1 having the sensor ID "SU-1" (C244).

Upon receiving notification of the linking information by the second ID notification communication signal from the management server device SVb, the sensor device SUb performs the above-described processing C215 in order to process the entry/exit status of the worker NS with respect to the living room RM-1. , the worker ID of the linking information notified from the management server device SVb; "ID-NB" (C245). In the example shown in FIG. 16, when the sensor ID; “SU-1” and the worker ID; Since the worker ID of the received linking information; "ID-NB" is already registered in the SU entrance/exit status information table MTb-t24, the SU management processing unit 145b receives the notified worker ID; ID-NB” is deleted. As a result, the SU entry/exit status information table MTb-t24 shown second from the right side of the paper surface of FIG. There is no record in which "ID-NB" is registered, and the SU entry/exit status information table MTb in which no worker ID is registered is stored.

Subsequently, when the SU entry/exit status information table MTb-t24 managed by the SU management processing unit 145b is updated to the SU entry/exit status information table MTb-t25, the SU entry/exit status information managed by the SU management processing unit 145b is updated. Since there is no worker ID in the table MTb, the sensor device SUb sends a stop release instruction notification communication signal to the management server device SVb by the SU notification control unit 146 of the SU control processing unit 14b in order to notify the stop release instruction. Send (C246). More specifically, the SU notification control unit 146 generates, to the management server device SVb, a stop release instruction notification communication signal containing the sensor ID of its own device: “SU-1” and a stop release instruction. The SU communication IF unit 15 transmits a stop cancellation instruction notification communication signal.

Upon receiving the stop release instruction notification communication signal from the sensor device SUb, the management server device SVb causes the SV notification control unit 223b of the SV control processing unit 22b to execute processing for controlling event notification from the sensor device SUb ( C247, notification control processing (notification stop cancellation processing)). More specifically, since the SV notification control unit 223b has received the stop cancellation instruction notification communication signal from the sensor device SUb-1, the sensor ID contained in the received stop cancellation instruction notification communication signal; 1” and a stop release command, and select (search) a record that registers this retrieved sensor ID; In the notification permission/refusal flag field 2323, the notification permission/refusal flag “0” is registered in accordance with the fetched stop cancellation command. As a result, the suspension of the notification when notifying the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAb of the predetermined event is released. That is, a predetermined event is notified to predetermined terminal devices SP and TAb.

As can be seen from the above description, the monitored person monitoring support system MSb of the present embodiment allows a plurality of workers NS to enter (enter) the same monitoring area (in the above-described living room RM) with a time difference. Since the ID controls the entrance and exit of the worker NS to and from the monitoring area, for example, when Mr. NB enters the same room RM after Mr. NA enters the room, the entry of Mr. NB is misidentified as the exit of Mr. NA. , there is no misidentification of the worker NS who has entered and left.

The monitored person monitoring support system MSc operates in this manner with respect to the suspension and cancellation of the notification.

As described above, the monitored person monitoring support system MSb and the monitored person monitoring support method implemented therein in the second embodiment are similar to the monitored person monitoring support system MSa device and the monitored person monitoring in the first embodiment. It has the same effect as the support method.

Another embodiment will now be described.

(Third Embodiment)
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the configuration of the sensor device of the third embodiment in the monitored person monitoring support system.

In the monitored person monitoring support systems MAa and MSb in the above-described first and second embodiments, the ID devices RDa and RDb and the mobile terminal devices TAa and TAb are brought close to each other, thereby allowing the worker NS to reach the monitoring area. Entry is determined, but in the monitored person monitoring support system MSc in the third embodiment, it is determined by a sensor whether or not there is an entrance to the monitoring area. The monitored person monitoring support system MSc in the third embodiment can be configured based on the monitored person monitoring support systems MAa and MSb in the above-described first and second embodiments. A monitored person monitoring support system MSc according to the third embodiment based on the monitored person monitoring support system MSb according to the second embodiment will be described below. By notifying the management server device SVc of the detection result of the presence or absence of entry into the monitored area from the sensor device SUc, the monitored person monitoring support system MSa in the first embodiment can be used as a basis for the monitored person monitoring support system MSa in the first embodiment. Person monitoring support system MSc can also be configured in the same manner as below.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the monitored person monitoring support system MSc in the third embodiment includes one or a plurality of sensor devices SUc (SUc -1 to SUc-3), one or a plurality of ID devices RDc (RDc-1 to RDc-3), a management server device SVc, a fixed terminal device SP, and one or a plurality of mobile terminal devices TAc (TAc- 1, TAc-2) and a private branch exchange CX, which are communicably connected via a network NW. The ID device RDc, the management server device SVc, the fixed terminal device SP, the portable terminal device TAc, and the private branch exchange CX in the monitored person monitoring support system MSc of the third embodiment are respectively the monitored person monitoring support system of the second embodiment. Since it is the same as the ID device RDb, management server device SVb, fixed terminal device SP, portable terminal device TAb, and private branch exchange CX in the system MSb, description thereof will be omitted.

Similar to sensor device SUa of the first embodiment, sensor device SUc is provided corresponding to a monitoring area in which monitored person Ob to be monitored is located, and communicates with other devices SVc, SP, and TAc via network NW. It is a device that has a communication function, etc., and notifies the management server device SVc of a predetermined event (phenomenon) related to the person to be monitored Ob. Then, in the third embodiment, the sensor device SUc uses the first identification information (this embodiment worker ID), and based on this management result, transmits a control signal for controlling notification of the detection to the management server device SVc.

For example, as shown in FIG. 17, such a sensor unit SUc includes an imaging unit 11, an SU sound input/output unit 12, a nurse call reception operation unit 13, an SU control processing unit 14c, and an SU communication IF unit 15. , an SU storage unit 16 c and an entrance/exit detection unit 17 . The imaging unit 11, the SU sound input/output unit 12, the nurse call reception operation unit 13, and the SU communication IF unit 15 in the sensor device SUc of the third embodiment are the sensor device SUb of the second embodiment (that is, the first Since it is the same as the imaging unit 11, the SU sound input/output unit 12, the nurse call reception operation unit 13, and the SU communication IF unit 15 in the sensor unit SUa) of the embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

The entry/exit detection unit 17 is connected to the SU control processing unit 14c, and detects whether or not there is an entry into the monitoring area according to the control of the SU control processing unit 14c. The entrance/exit detector 17 outputs the detection result to the SU control processor 14c. The entrance/exit detection unit 17 is, for example, an infrared type motion sensor arranged at a boundary of the monitoring area (for example, an entrance of the living room RM) and having the monitoring area (for example, the living room RM) as a detection area; an entry determination unit that determines whether or not the worker NS has entered the monitoring area according to the detection result of the infrared type human sensor, and detects only whether or not the worker NS has entered the monitoring area. can be However, in this embodiment, the entrance/exit detector 17 also detects whether or not there is exit from the monitoring area. Such an entrance/exit detection unit 17 is, for example, a plurality of detectors arranged side by side along the entrance/exit direction at a predetermined height position at the boundary of the monitoring area (for example, the entrance/exit of the living room RM). and the plurality of light emitting units are spaced apart from the plurality of light emitting units by a predetermined width (e.g., a length equal to or longer than the width of a person, a width of the doorway of the living room RM, etc.) in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the entrance/exit direction, and a plurality of light-receiving units arranged to receive each light emitted from each of the light-receiving units; and an entrance/exit determination unit. In such a configuration, the entrance/exit determination unit 17 determines that the entrance is entered when light reception outputs are sequentially obtained from the plurality of light receiving units along the entrance direction, and sequentially determines the entrance from the plurality of light receiving units along the exit direction. When the received light output is obtained, it is determined that the player is leaving.

The SU storage unit 16c is a circuit that is connected to the SU control processing unit 14c and stores various predetermined programs and various predetermined data under the control of the SU control processing unit 14c. The various predetermined programs include, for example, a predetermined SU control processing program. an SU control program that controls each, an SU monitoring processing program that executes predetermined information processing related to monitoring of the monitored person Ob, a detection result of the entrance/exit detection unit 17, and linking information notified from the management server device SVc. an SU management processing program for managing the first identification information (worker ID in this embodiment) based on the SU management processing program; and an SU notification control program for controlling notification of the detection based on the management results of the SU management processing program. be The SU monitoring processing program of the third embodiment is the same as the SU monitoring processing program of the second embodiment (SU monitoring processing program of the second embodiment). The various predetermined data include the sensor ID of the machine itself, the communication address of the management server device SVb, and SU entry/exit status information indicating the entry/exit status of the worker NS to/from the monitoring area. It contains necessary data. The SU storage unit 16c includes, for example, ROM, EEPROM, RAM, and the like. The SU storage unit 16c functionally includes an SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161 that stores the SU entry/exit status information. The SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161 of the third embodiment is the same as the SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161 of the second embodiment.

Similar to the SU control processing unit 14a in the first embodiment, the SU control processing unit 14c controls the respective units 11 to 13, 15, and 16c of the sensor device SUc according to the functions of the respective units, and controls the monitored person Ob. A circuit for notifying the management server device SVc of a related predetermined event. Then, the SU control processing unit 14c manages the first specific information (worker ID in this embodiment) based on the detection result of the entrance/exit detection unit 17 and the linking information notified from the management server device SVc, Based on this management result, a control signal for controlling notification of the detection is transmitted to the management server device SVc. By executing the SU control processing program, the SU control processing unit 14c performs the SU control unit 141, the behavior detection processing unit 142, the nurse call processing unit 143, the SU streaming processing unit 144, the SU management processing unit 145c, and the SU notification processing unit. A control unit 146 is functionally provided. The SU control unit 141, the behavior detection processing unit 142, the nurse call processing unit 143, the SU streaming processing unit 144, and the SU notification control unit 146 in the SU control processing unit 14c of the third embodiment are the SU control processing unit 144 of the second embodiment. Since it is the same as the SU control unit 141, the action detection processing unit 142, the nurse call processing unit 143, the SU streaming processing unit 144, and the SU notification control unit 146 in the control processing unit 14b, the description thereof will be omitted.

The SU management processing unit 145c manages the first specific information (worker ID in this embodiment) based on the detection result of the entrance/exit detection unit 17 and the linking information notified from the management server device SVc. . More specifically, when the SU management processing unit 145c is notified of the operator ID of the linking information from the management server device SVc and when the entry/exit detection unit 17 detects entry, the SU management processing unit 145c The worker ID of the notified linking information is registered in the worker ID field 1611 (see later-described FIGS. 19 and 21) of the SU entry/exit status information table MTc stored in the SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161. If not, a new record is created and the operator ID of the notification is registered in the operator ID field 1611 of this newly created record. On the other hand, when the SU management processing unit 145c is notified of the operator ID of the linking information from the management server device SVc and when the entrance/exit detection unit 17 detects exit, the SU management processing unit 145c When the worker ID of the attachment information is registered in the worker ID field 1611 of the SU entry/exit status information table MTc stored in the SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161, the worker ID of the notification is registered. Delete the record to be executed (delete the worker ID from the worker ID field 1611). In this way, the SU management processing unit 145c determines whether or not the worker NS is stored in the monitoring area based on the detection result of the entrance/exit detection unit 17 and the association information notified from the management server device SVc. Manage entry and exit situations.

When the entrance/exit detection unit 17 detects only entrance, the ID device RDc and the mobile terminal device TAc are brought close to each other, and when the management server device SVc notifies the operator ID of the linking information, The SU management processing unit 145c confirms that the worker ID of the notified linking information is registered in the worker ID field 1611 of the SU entry/exit status information table MTc stored in the SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161. In this case, the record for registering the worker ID of the notified linking information should be deleted.

When the third embodiment is configured based on the first embodiment, the SU control processing unit 14c does not include the above-described SU management processing unit 145c. 17, the entrance detection result is transferred (relayed or transmitted) to the management server device SVc together with the sensor ID of the device itself, and when the entrance/exit detection unit 17 detects exit, the exit detection result is sent. is transferred (relayed or transmitted) to the management server device SVc together with the sensor ID.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 18 is a sequence diagram showing, as an example, the operation of the third embodiment regarding suspension and cancellation of notification in the monitored person monitoring support system. FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining transition of the SU entrance/exit status information table in the operation shown in FIG. FIG. 19 shows, in order from the left side of the page to the right side of the page, SU entry/exit status information tables MTc-t31, MTc-t32, MTc-t33, and MTc-t34 at time t31, time t32, time t33, and time t34, respectively. ing. FIG. 20 is a sequence diagram showing, as another example, the operation of the third embodiment regarding suspension and cancellation of notification in the monitored person monitoring support system. FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining transition of the SU entry/exit status information table in the operation shown in FIG. FIG. 21 shows, in order from the left side of the page to the right side of the page, SU input/output status information tables MTc-t41, MTc-t42, MTc-t43, and MTc-t44 at time t41, time t42, time t43, and time t44, respectively. ing.

In the monitored person monitoring support system MSc configured as described above, each of the devices SUc, RDc, SVc, SP, and TAc initializes each necessary unit when the power is turned on, and starts its operation. In the sensor device SUc, by executing the SU control processing program, the SU control processing unit 14c includes an SU control unit 141, an action detection processing unit 142, a nurse call processing unit 143, an SU streaming processing unit 144, and an SU management processing unit 145c. and an SU notification control unit 146 are functionally configured. The management server device SVc and the mobile terminal device TAc are the same as in the second embodiment.

In the following, the operation of the third embodiment relating to suspension and release of notification in the monitored person monitoring support system MSc will be described. The operation related to notification of the predetermined event in the monitored person monitoring support system MSc is the same as the operation related to notification of the predetermined event in the first embodiment, so description thereof will be omitted.

Here, in the following description, as an example, at the beginning, for example, at the time of login operation, the worker ID "ID-NA" is input to the portable terminal device TAc-1 carried by worker NS-1 The operator ID; "ID-NA" is stored in advance, and the operator ID; "ID-NB" is input to the portable terminal device TAc-2 carried by the operator NS-2. It is assumed that "ID-NB" is stored in advance. It is also assumed that the worker NS is not present in the room RM-1 and the worker ID is not stored in the SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161. FIG.

In the operation of the third embodiment regarding the suspension and cancellation of the notification, in FIG. , bring the mobile terminal device TAc-1 that the user is carrying close to the ID device RDc-1 provided corresponding to the living room RM-1, and perform a reading operation to read the sensor ID (second specific information). (C311).

When the mobile terminal device TAc-1 and the ID device RDb-1 are brought close to each other, the mobile terminal device TAc-1 receives the sensor ID from the ID device RDc-1; SU-1” is read (C312), and then, similarly to the process C113 of the first embodiment, linking information between the sensor ID: “SU-1” and the worker ID: “ID-NA” is generated. generates a first ID notification communication signal and transmits it to the management server device SVc (C313).

When receiving the first ID notification communication signal from the mobile terminal device TAc-1, the management server device SVc relays the sensor ID of the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal; (C324).

Here, the worker NS-1 brings the portable terminal device TAc-1 and the ID device RDc-1 close to each other as described above, but enters the living room RM-1 (admission ), the entry/exit detection unit 17 does not detect the entry of the worker NS-1, and the entry detection result from the entry/exit detection unit 17 is output to the SU control processing unit 14c. not. Therefore, the sensor device SUc-1 does not perform subsequent processing. Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 19, even if the notification of the linking information is received from the management server device SVc, the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t31 shown on the left side of the page of FIG. 3, the SU arrival/departure status information table MTc-t32 without worker ID registration is stored in the SU arrival/departure status information storage unit 161 (MTd-t31 =MTd-t32). Therefore, the monitoring by the sensor device SUc-1 is continued. Note that the sensor device SUc is notified of the linking information from the management server device SVc, and within a preset predetermined time (for example, within 5 seconds or 10 seconds), the sensor device SUc enters or exits from the entrance/exit detection unit 17. This processing may be ended when the exit detection result is not notified.

For example, when the operator NS-2 enters the living room RM-1 of the person to be monitored Ob by the notification of the predetermined event or the like, the operator NS-2 puts the portable terminal device TAc-2 carried by him/her in the living room RM-1. RM-1 is brought close to the ID device RDc-1 provided corresponding to RM-1, and a reading operation is performed to read the sensor ID (second specific information) (C321).

When the mobile terminal device TAc-2 and the ID device RDc-1 are brought close to each other, the mobile terminal device TAc-2 receives the sensor ID from the ID device RDc-1; SU-1" is read (C322), and then, similarly to the process C113 of the first embodiment, linking information between the sensor ID: "SU-1" and the worker ID: "ID-NB" is generated. generates a first ID notification communication signal and transmits it to the management server device SVc (C323).

When receiving the first ID notification communication signal from the mobile terminal device TAc-2, the management server device SVc relays the sensor ID of the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal; (C324).

When the worker NS-2 enters the living room RM-1, the entry/exit detection unit 17 detects the entry of the worker NS-2 and outputs the entry detection result to the SU control processing unit 14c (C325).

Upon receiving notification of the linking information from the management server device SVc and receiving the detection result of entry from the entrance/exit detection unit 17, the sensor device SUc processes the entry/exit status of the worker NS to/from the living room RM-1. Then, the SU management processing unit 145c of the SU control processing unit 14c manages the operator ID of the linking information notified from the management server device SVc; "ID-NB" (C326). More specifically, the SU management processing unit 145c stores the worker ID of the notified linking information in the worker ID field 1611 of the SU entry/exit status information table MTc stored in the SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161. , a new record is generated, and the worker ID of the notified linking information is registered in the worker ID field 1611 of this newly generated record. On the other hand, when the worker ID of the notified linking information is registered in the worker ID field 1611 of the SU entry/exit status information table MTc stored in the SU entry/exit status information storage unit 161, the notification Delete the record that registers the worker ID of the linked information (delete the worker ID from the worker ID field).

In the example shown in FIG. 19, when the sensor ID; “SU-1” and the worker ID; Since the worker ID of the received linking information; “ID-NB” is not registered in the SU incoming/outgoing status information table MTc-t22, the SU management processing unit 145c creates a new record. The worker ID of the notified linking information; “ID-NB” is registered in the worker ID field 1611 of the generated record. As a result, the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t32 shown second from the left on the page of FIG. The SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t33 in which the worker ID “ID-NB” is registered in the worker ID field 1611 is stored.

Subsequently, when the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t32 managed by the SU management processing unit 145c is updated to the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t33, the SU entry/exit status information managed by the SU management processing unit 145c is updated. Since the table MTc has the worker ID: "ID-NB", the sensor device SUc manages the stop instruction notification communication signal by the SU notification control unit 146 of the SU control processing unit 14c in order to notify the stop instruction. It is transmitted to the server device SVc (C327). More specifically, the SU notification control unit 146 generates a stop instruction notification communication signal containing the self device's sensor ID: "SU-1" and a stop instruction to the management server device SVc, A notification communication signal is transmitted by the SU communication IF unit 15 .

Upon receiving the stop instruction notification communication signal from the sensor device SUc, the management server device SVc executes processing for controlling event notification from the sensor device SUc (C328, notification control processing (notification stop processing)). More specifically, since the monitoring server device SVc has received the stop instruction notification communication signal from the sensor device SUc-1, the sensor ID contained in the received stop instruction notification communication signal; Take out the stop command, select (search) from the notification destination correspondence relation information table AT a record that registers this taken out sensor ID; "SU-1" in the transmission source field 2321, and set the notification approval/disapproval flag field in this selected record. In 2323, the notification permission/refusal flag "1" is registered according to the fetched stop command. As a result, the notification of the predetermined event to the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAc is stopped.

When the worker NS-2, who is in the room RM-1, is leaving the room RM-1 due to the completion of the countermeasures for the notification of the predetermined event, for example, the mobile terminal device TAc-2 carried by the worker NS-2 is brought close to the ID device RDc-1 provided corresponding to the living room RM-1, and the sensor ID is read (C331).

When the mobile terminal device TAc-2 and the ID device RDc-1 are brought close to each other, the mobile terminal device TAc-2 receives the sensor ID from the ID device RDc-1; SU-1" is read (C332), and then, similarly to the process C113 of the first embodiment, linking information between the sensor ID: "SU-1" and the worker ID: "ID-NB" is generated. generates a first ID notification communication signal and transmits it to the management server device SVc (C333).

When receiving the first ID notification communication signal from the mobile terminal device TAc-2, the management server device SVc relays the sensor ID of the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal; (C334).

When the worker NS-2 leaves the living room RM-1, the entrance/exit detection unit 17 detects the leaving of the worker NS-2 and outputs the exit detection result to the SU control processing unit 14c (C335).

Upon receiving notification of the linking information from the management server device SVc and receiving the exit detection result from the entrance/exit detection unit 17, the sensor device SUc processes the entry/exit status of the worker NS to/from the living room RM-1. Then, the SU management processing unit 145c of the SU control processing unit 14c manages the operator ID of the linking information notified from the management server device SVc; . In the example shown in FIG. 19, as shown in the second from the right side of the page of FIG. Since it is registered in the worker ID field 1611 of the information table MTc-t33, the SU management processing unit 145c deletes the record in which the notified worker ID; "ID-NB" is registered. As a result, the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t33 shown second from the right on the page of FIG. The record in which "ID-NB" is registered disappears, and the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t34 in which no worker ID is registered is stored.

Subsequently, when the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t33 managed by the SU management processing unit 145c is updated to the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t34, the SU entry/exit status information managed by the SU management processing unit 145c is updated. Since there is no operator ID in the table MTc, the sensor unit SUc accommodates its own sensor ID; Then, the stop cancellation instruction notification communication signal is transmitted to the management server device SVc (C337).

Upon receiving the stop cancellation instruction notification communication signal from the sensor device SUc, the management server device SVc executes processing for controlling event notification from the sensor device SUc (C338, notification control processing (notification stop cancellation processing)). More specifically, since the management server device SVc has received the stop cancellation instruction notification communication signal from the sensor device SUc-1, the sensor ID contained in this received stop cancellation instruction notification communication signal; ' and a stop release command, select (search) a record that registers this retrieved sensor ID; In the permission/refusal flag field 2323, the notification permission/refusal flag “0” is registered in accordance with the fetched stop cancellation command. As a result, the suspension of the notification when notifying the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAc of the predetermined event is released. That is, a predetermined event is notified to predetermined terminal devices SP and TAc.

In the above description, the worker NS-1 who first visited the living room RM-1 left the living room RM-1 without entering the room, and then the worker NS-2 who visited the living room RM-1 entered the room. However, conversely, the worker NS-1 who first visited the living room RM-1 entered the room, and the worker NS-2 who visited the living room RM-1 next entered the worker NS-1. A case in which the user does not enter the room after seeing the room will be described below.

In such a case, for example, due to a notification of a predetermined event or the like, when the operator NS-1 enters the living room RM-1 of the monitored person Ob, the mobile terminal device TAc-1 carried by the operator NS-1 is The user is brought close to the ID device RDc-1 provided corresponding to the living room RM-1, and a reading operation is performed to read the sensor ID (second specific information) (C411).

When the mobile terminal device TAc-1 and the ID device RDc-1 are brought close to each other, the mobile terminal device TAc-1 receives the sensor ID from the ID device RDc-1; SU-1" is read (C412), and then, similarly to the process C113 of the first embodiment, linking information between the sensor ID: "SU-1" and the worker ID: "ID-NA" is generated. generates a first ID notification communication signal and transmits it to the management server device SVc (C413).

When receiving the first ID notification communication signal from the mobile terminal device TAc-1, the management server device SVc relays the sensor ID of the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal; (C414).

When the worker NS-1 enters the living room RM-1, the entry/exit detection unit 17 detects the entry of the worker NS-1 and outputs the entry detection result to the SU control processing unit 14c (C415).

Upon receiving notification of the linking information from the management server device SVc and receiving the detection result of entry from the entrance/exit detection unit 17, the sensor device SUc processes the entry/exit status of the worker NS to/from the living room RM-1. Then, similarly to the process C326 described above, the operator ID of the linking information notified from the management server device SVc; "ID-NA" is managed (C416). In the example shown in FIG. 21, when the sensor ID; “SU-1” and the worker ID; Since the worker ID of this received linking information; “ID-NA” is not registered in the SU incoming/outgoing status information table MTc-t41, the SU management processing unit 145c creates a new record. The worker ID of the notified linking information; "ID-NA" is registered in the worker ID field 1611 of the generated record. As a result, the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t41 shown on the left side of the page of FIG. In 1611, the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t42 in which the worker ID "ID-NA" is registered is stored.

Subsequently, when the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t41 managed by the SU management processing unit 145c is updated to the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t42, the SU entry/exit status information managed by the SU management processing unit 145c is updated. Since the table MTc has the worker ID: "ID-NA", the sensor device SUc, in the same manner as in the above-described processing C327, in order to notify the stop instruction, the sensor ID: "SU-1" and A stop instruction notification communication signal containing the stop instruction is transmitted to the management server device SVc (C417).

Upon receiving the stop instruction notification communication signal from the sensor device SUc, the management server device SVc executes processing for controlling event notification from the sensor device SUc (C418, notification control processing (notification stop processing)). More specifically, since the monitoring server device SVc has received the stop instruction notification communication signal from the sensor device SUc-1, the sensor ID contained in the received stop instruction notification communication signal; Take out the stop command, select (search) from the notification destination correspondence relation information table AT a record that registers this taken out sensor ID; "SU-1" in the transmission source field 2321, and set the notification approval/disapproval flag field in this selected record. In 2323, the notification permission flag "1" is registered according to the fetched stop command. As a result, the notification of the predetermined event to the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAc is stopped.

For example, when the operator NS-2 enters the living room RM-1 of the person to be monitored Ob by the notification of the predetermined event or the like, the operator NS-2 puts the portable terminal device TAc-2 carried by him/her in the living room RM-1. RM-1 is brought close to the ID device RDc-1 provided corresponding to RM-1, and a reading operation is performed to read the sensor ID (second specific information) (C421).

When the mobile terminal device TAc-2 and the ID device RDc-1 are brought close to each other, the mobile terminal device TAc-2 receives the sensor ID from the ID device RDc-1; SU-1" is read (C422), and then, similarly to the process C113 of the first embodiment, linking information between the sensor ID: "SU-1" and the worker ID: "ID-NB" is generated. generates a first ID notification communication signal and transmits it to the management server device SVc (C423).

When receiving the first ID notification communication signal from the mobile terminal device TAc-2, the management server device SVc relays the sensor ID of the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal; (C424).

Here, the worker NS-2 brings the mobile terminal device TAc-2 and the ID device RDc-1 close to each other as described above, but sees that the worker NS-1 is in the living room RM-1. When the worker NS-2 does not enter (enter) the living room RM-1 and leaves the living room RM-1, the entry/exit detection unit 17 does not detect the entry of the worker NS-2, and the entry/exit detection unit 17 does not detect the entry of the worker NS-2. The detection result is not output to the SU control processing unit 14c. Therefore, the sensor device SUc-1 does not perform subsequent processing. Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 21, even if a notification of the linking information is received from the management server device SVc, the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t42 shown second from the left on the page of FIG. The SU arrival/departure status information table MTc-t43 shown second from 1 to 4 shows the SU arrival/departure status information table MTc-t43 in which only the worker ID "ID-NA" is registered in the SU arrival/departure status information storage unit 161 without change. t43 is stored (MTc-t42=MTc-t43). Therefore, the stoppage of monitoring by the sensor unit SUc-1 is continued.

When the worker NS-1 who is in the room RM-1 leaves the room RM-1 due to the completion of the handling of the notification of the predetermined event, for example, the mobile terminal device TAc-1 carried by the worker NS-1 is brought close to the ID device RDc-1 provided corresponding to the living room RM-1, and a reading operation is performed to read the sensor ID (C431).

When the mobile terminal device TAc-1 and the ID device RDc-1 are brought close to each other, the mobile terminal device TAc-1 receives the sensor ID from the ID device RDc-1; SU-1” is read (C432), and then, similarly to the process C113 of the first embodiment, linking information between the sensor ID: “SU-1” and the worker ID: “ID-NA” is generated. generates a first ID notification communication signal and transmits it to the management server device SVc (C433).

When receiving the first ID notification communication signal from the mobile terminal device TAc-1, the management server device SVc relays the sensor ID of the linking information contained in the received first ID notification communication signal; (C434).

When the worker NS-1 leaves the living room RM-1, the entrance/exit detector 17 detects that the worker NS-2 has left, and outputs the exit detection result to the SU control processor 14c (C435).

Upon receiving notification of the linking information from the management server device SVc and receiving the exit detection result from the entrance/exit detection unit 17, the sensor device SUc processes the entry/exit status of the worker NS to/from the living room RM-1. Then, similarly to the process C326 described above, the operator ID of the linking information notified from the management server device SVc; "ID-NA" is managed (C436). In the example shown in FIG. 21, as shown in the second from the right side of the page of FIG. Since it is registered in the worker ID field 1611 of the information table MTc-t43, the SU management processing unit 145c deletes the record in which the notified worker ID; "ID-NA" is registered. As a result, the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t43 shown second from the right on the page of FIG. There is no record in which "ID-NB" is registered, and the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t44 in which no worker ID is registered is stored.

Subsequently, when the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t43 managed by the SU management processing unit 145c is updated to the SU entry/exit status information table MTc-t44, the SU entry/exit status information managed by the SU management processing unit 145c is updated. Since there is no operator ID in the table MTc, the sensor unit SUc accommodates its own sensor ID; Then, the stop cancellation instruction notification communication signal is transmitted to the management server device SVc (C437).

Upon receiving the stop cancellation instruction notification communication signal from the sensor device SUc, the management server device SVc executes processing for controlling event notification from the sensor device SUc (C438, notification control processing (notification stop cancellation processing)). More specifically, since the management server device SVc has received the stop cancellation instruction notification communication signal from the sensor device SUc-1, the sensor ID contained in this received stop cancellation instruction notification communication signal; ' and a stop release command, select (search) a record that registers this retrieved sensor ID; In the permission/refusal flag field 2323, the notification permission/refusal flag “0” is registered in accordance with the fetched stop cancellation command. As a result, the suspension of the notification when notifying the predetermined terminal devices SP and TAc of the predetermined event is released. That is, a predetermined event is notified to predetermined terminal devices SP and TAc.

The monitored person monitoring support system MSc operates in this manner with respect to the suspension and cancellation of the notification.

As described above, the monitored person monitoring support system MSc in the third embodiment and the monitored person monitoring support method implemented therein have the same effects as the monitored person monitoring support system MSb in the second embodiment. Play.

Due to the visual inspection before entering the monitored person, it is determined that it is not necessary to deal with the monitored person, or the need to go to another place due to a change in the situation, etc. Therefore, the worker NS performed the reading operation, but It is also possible that they do not enter the area. The monitored person monitoring support system MSc and the monitored person monitoring support method further include an entrance/exit detection unit 17, and the first identification information (worker ID in this embodiment) based on the detection result of the entrance detection unit 17. ). Therefore, when the operator NS performs the reading operation but does not enter the monitoring area, the notification of detection is not stopped, and the notification of detection is continued. Therefore, the monitored person monitoring support system MSc and the monitored person monitoring support method can more reliably control stopping of the monitoring function according to the entry of the worker NS.

In the above-described first to third embodiments, the mobile terminal device TAa reads the second specific information from the ID device RDa, but the present invention is not limited to this. The first specific information may be read. Note that the third embodiment based on the first embodiment is also included.

For example, the worker NS carries an IC card (RF tag) or magnetic card that stores first specific information, and the ID device RD is a card reader that reads the first specific information from the IC card or magnetic card. can be

Further, for example, the mobile terminal device TA may be a mobile phone device, a smartphone, or the like having a one-dimensional code (bar code) or a two-dimensional code representing the first specific information, for example, printed on the exterior or displayed on the TA display unit 36. Alternatively, it may be a tablet terminal device, and the ID device RD may be a code reader that reads the one-dimensional code (bar code) or two-dimensional code from the mobile terminal device TA.

Further, for example, the mobile terminal device TA is a mobile phone device, a smart phone, or a tablet terminal device that stores the first specific information, and the ID device RD is a reader or reader that reads the first specific information from the mobile terminal device TA by wireless communication. It may be a tablet terminal device.

In the third embodiment based on the first and the first embodiments, in each of these cases, the ID device RD further includes the generation unit, and the second identification information held in advance and the read first identification information are may be transmitted to the management server device SVa. Alternatively, the ID device RD notifies the sensor device of the read first specific information through wired communication or wireless communication, and the sensor device SUa further includes the generation unit, and the second specific information held in advance and the ID device The linking information generated from the first specific information read by the RD may be transmitted to the management server device SVa.

In the second and third embodiments, in each of these cases, the ID device RD further includes the generating unit, and manages the linking information generated from the previously held second identification information and the read first identification information. It may be transmitted to the server device SVa. In this case, the SV management processors 224b and 224c in the management server devices SVb and SVc are omitted.

Although this specification discloses various aspects of the technology as described above, the main technologies thereof are summarized below.

A monitored person monitoring support system according to one aspect detects and notifies a predetermined event related to a monitored person to be monitored located in a predetermined monitoring area, thereby assisting the monitoring of the monitored person. A monitoring support system, comprising a notification control unit that controls notification of the detection, a management unit that manages first identification information that identifies a predetermined worker, and when the worker enters the monitoring area, a reading unit that reads one of the first identification information of the worker and second identification information that identifies the monitoring area; and when the one of the specific information is read by the reading unit, linking information is generated by linking the other of the specific information and the one of the specific information read by the reading unit. a generation unit that notifies the management unit of the linking information, the management unit manages the first specific information based on the linking information notified from the generation unit, and the notification control unit: When there is the first specific information managed by the management unit, the reading unit reads the one of the specific information used when the generation unit generates the linking information of the first specific information. stop notification of the detection in the monitoring area. Preferably, in the monitored person monitoring support system described above, the monitoring area is a living room in which the monitored person is present. Preferably, the room is located in one of a hospital, a nursing home and a dwelling unit. Preferably, in the monitored person monitoring support system described above, the monitoring area is a predetermined area including bedding used by the monitored person. Preferably, said bedding is provided in any one of a hospital, a nursing home and a dwelling unit. Preferably, in the monitored person monitoring support system described above, the predetermined event includes a predetermined action of the monitored person. Preferably, the predetermined behavior includes at least one of getting up, getting out of bed, falling and falling. Preferably, in the monitored person monitoring support system described above, the predetermined event includes a nurse call. Preferably, in the monitored person monitoring support system described above, the reading unit has a code reader function for reading the second specific information from a one-dimensional code (bar code) or a two-dimensional code representing the second specific information. A mobile phone device, a smart phone, or a tablet terminal device, wherein the mobile phone device, the smart phone, or the tablet terminal device further includes the generating unit, and the generating unit includes the second specific information read by the function and the Tying information is generated by mutually tying the possessed first specific information, and the generated tying information is notified to the management unit by wireless communication. Preferably, in the monitored person monitoring support system described above, the reading unit has a function of a card reader for reading the second specific information from an IC card (RF tag) or a magnetic card storing the second specific information. A telephone device, a smart phone, or a tablet terminal device, wherein the mobile phone device, the smart phone, or the tablet terminal device further includes the generation unit, and the generation unit has the second specific information read by the function and the tying information is generated by tying the first specific information and the first specific information, and the generated tying information is notified to the management unit by wireless communication. Preferably, in the monitored person monitoring support system described above, the reading unit is a mobile phone device, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal device that reads the second specific information from a tablet terminal device that stores the second specific information by wireless communication. The mobile phone device, the smartphone, or the tablet terminal device further includes the generation unit, and the generation unit stores the second specific information read by the function and the first specific information held in advance. Linking information linked to each other is generated, and the generated linking information is notified to the management unit by wireless communication. Preferably, in the monitored person monitoring support system described above, the reading unit reads the first specific information from an IC card (RF tag) or a magnetic card storing the first specific information, and reads the read first specific information. A card reader that notifies the generation unit of specific information by wired communication or wireless communication. Preferably, in the monitored person monitoring support system described above, the reading unit reads the first specific information from a one-dimensional code (bar code) or a two-dimensional code representing the first specific information, and reads the read first specific information. 1 is a code reader that notifies the generation unit of specific information by wired communication or wireless communication. Preferably, in the monitored person monitoring support system described above, the reading unit reads the first specific information from a mobile phone device, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal device that stores the first specific information by wireless communication, and reads the first specific information. A reader that notifies the generation unit of the first specific information by wired communication or wireless communication. Preferably, in the monitored person monitoring support system described above, the reading unit reads the first specific information from a mobile phone device, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal device that stores the first specific information by wireless communication, and reads the first specific information. The tablet terminal device notifies the generation unit of the first specific information through wired communication or wireless communication.

In such a monitored person monitoring support system, when a worker enters a monitoring area, one of the first identifying information of the worker and the second identifying information of the monitoring area is read by the reading unit. When one of the specific information is read, the generation unit generates linking information in which the other specific information held in advance and the read one of the specific information are linked to each other, and this generated The generation unit notifies the management unit of the linking information. Then, the monitored person monitoring support system manages the first identification information by the management unit based on the linking information notified from the generation unit, and manages the first identification information managed by the management unit. notification of the detection in the monitoring area where the reading unit reads the one of the specific information used when the generating unit generates the linking information of the first specific information when the information is present; Stop. Therefore, the monitored person monitoring support system can stop the monitoring function by a relatively simple reading operation by the reading unit by the operator, and the monitored person monitoring support system can read one of the specific information. Since the notification of the detection in the monitoring area read by the reading unit is stopped, the monitoring function of the desired monitored person (monitoring area) can be reliably stopped. The monitored person monitoring support system stops notification of detection in the monitoring area when there is the first specific information under management. does not stop the monitoring function. Therefore, the monitored person monitoring support system can control stopping of the monitoring function according to the entry of the worker.

In another aspect, the monitored person monitoring support system described above further includes an entrance detection unit that is provided corresponding to the monitoring area and detects whether or not the person has entered the monitoring area, wherein the management unit Furthermore, the first specific information is managed based on the detection result of the entrance detection unit. Preferably, in the monitored person monitoring support system described above, the entry detection unit is arranged at the boundary of the monitoring area, and includes an infrared type human sensor whose detection area is the monitoring area, and an infrared type human sensor. an entrance determination unit that determines whether or not there is an entrance into the monitoring area according to a detection result; Preferably, in the monitored person monitoring support system described above, the entrance detection unit includes a plurality of light emitting units arranged side by side along the entrance direction at a predetermined height on the boundary of the monitoring area. , so that each light emitted from each of the plurality of light emitting units is separated from the plurality of light emitting units by a predetermined width (for example, a length equal to or longer than the width of a person) in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the entrance direction, and each light emitted from each of the plurality of light emitting units A plurality of light-receiving units arranged to receive light respectively, and an entrance determination unit that determines whether or not there is an entry into the monitoring area according to each light-receiving result of each of the plurality of light-receiving units.

The operator may let the reading unit read one of the specific information because it may be determined that there is no need to deal with the monitored person by visual inspection before entering, or it may be necessary to go to another place due to a change in the situation. However, there may be cases where the person does not enter the monitoring area. The monitored person monitoring support system further includes an entrance detection unit, and the management unit further manages the first specific information based on the detection result of the entrance detection unit. That is, the management unit manages the first specific information based on the detection result of the entrance detection unit and the linking information notified from the generation unit. Therefore, when the operator causes the reading unit to read one of the specific information but does not enter the monitoring area, the notification of the detection is not stopped and the notification of the detection is continued. Therefore, the monitored person monitoring support system can more reliably control stopping of the monitoring function according to the entry of the worker.

In another aspect, in the above-described monitored person monitoring support system, when the linking information of the already managed first specific information is further notified from the generation unit, the management unit The management of the first specific information already managed is canceled, and when the first specific information managed by the management unit is lost, the notification control unit controls the management of the first specific information that is no longer managed. Stopping of the notification of the detection is canceled in the monitoring area where the reading unit reads the one specific information used when the generating unit generates the linking information of the information.

Such a monitored person monitoring support system estimates that the worker of the first specific information has left the monitoring area when the linking information of the first specific information under management is further notified from the generation unit, Release the management of the first specific information under the management. Then, in the monitored person monitoring support system, when the first specific information managed by the management unit disappears, that is, when the operator disappears from the monitoring area, , canceling the suspension of notification of the detection. Therefore, the monitoring support system for a monitored person can release the suspension of the monitoring function by a relatively simple operation by the operator, that is, a re-reading operation by the reading unit.

In another aspect, in any one of the monitored person monitoring support systems described above, a predetermined event related to a monitored person to be monitored located in the monitoring area is provided corresponding to the monitoring area. a sensor device that detects, a central management device that is communicably connected to the sensor device and manages detection results received from the sensor device, and a central management device that is communicably connected to the central management device and detects the detection via the central management device a terminal device that receives and displays a result, the terminal device stores the first specific information in advance, and includes the reading unit and the generating unit; the central management device includes the management unit; and the notification control unit.

Since such a monitored person monitoring support system includes any one of the above-described systems, it is possible to control stoppage of the monitoring function according to the entrance of the worker.

In another aspect, in any one of the monitored person monitoring support systems described above, a predetermined event related to a monitored person to be monitored located in the monitoring area is provided corresponding to the monitoring area. a sensor device that detects, a central management device that is communicably connected to the sensor device and manages detection results received from the sensor device, and a central management device that is communicably connected to the central management device and detects the detection via the central management device a terminal device for receiving and displaying a result, wherein the management unit comprises first and second sub-management units, the notification control unit comprises first and second sub-notification control units, and the terminal device stores the first specific information in advance and includes the reading unit and the generating unit; the sensor device includes the first sub-managing unit and the first sub-notification control unit; The device includes the second sub-managing unit and the second sub-notification control unit, and the second sub-managing unit, when notified of the linking information from the generation unit of the terminal device, Notifying the notified linking information to a sensor device provided corresponding to the monitoring area specified by the second specification information of the notified linking information, and The first specific information is managed based on the linking information notified from the second sub-managing unit of the device, and the first sub-notification control unit manages the first information managed by the first sub-managing unit. 1, when there is specific information, notifies the central management device of a control signal for stopping notification of the detection result in the monitoring area corresponding to the sensor device; When the control signal is notified from the first sub notification control unit of the sensor device, the notification of the detection in the monitoring area corresponding to the sensor device that notified the control signal is stopped.

Since such a monitored person monitoring support system includes any one of the above-described systems, it is possible to control stoppage of the monitoring function according to the entrance of the worker.

A method for supporting monitoring of a monitored person according to another aspect provides a method for supporting monitoring of a monitored person by detecting and notifying a predetermined event related to a monitored person who is a monitored person located in a predetermined monitoring area. A supervisor monitoring support method, comprising: a notification control step of controlling notification of the detection; a management step of managing first identification information identifying a predetermined worker; and a case where the worker enters the monitoring area. a reading step of reading one of the first identification information of the worker and the second identification information identifying the monitoring area; and reading the other identification information of the first and second identification information. in advance, and when the one of the specific information is read by the reading step, generates linking information in which the other specific information and the one of the specific information read in the reading step are linked to each other, and a generation step of passing the generated linking information to the management step, the management step managing the first specific information based on the linking information passed in the generation step, and the notification control step , when there is the first specific information managed in the managing step, the one specific information used when generating the linking information of the first specific information in the generating step is read in the reading step; Stop notification of the detection in the read monitoring area.

In such a monitored person monitoring support method, when a worker enters a monitoring area, one of the first identifying information of the worker and the second identifying information of the monitoring area is read in the reading step. reading, when the one specific information is read by the reading step, generating linking information in which the other specific information held in advance and the one specific information read in the reading step are linked to each other; This generated linking information is passed to the management process. In the monitored person monitoring support method, the management step manages the first identification information based on the linking information notified in the generation step, and the management step manages the first identification information managed in the management step. When the information is present, notification of the detection in the monitoring area where the one of the specific information used in generating the linking information of the first specific information in the reading step is read in the reading step Stop. Therefore, in the monitored person monitoring support method, the monitoring function can be stopped by a relatively simple reading operation by the worker. Since the notification of the detection is stopped in the monitoring area, the monitoring function of the desired monitored person (monitoring area) can be reliably stopped. In the monitored person monitoring support method, when there is the first specific information under management, the notification of detection in the monitoring area is stopped. does not stop the monitoring function. Therefore, the monitored person monitoring support method can control stopping of the monitoring function according to the entry of the worker.

This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-18419 filed on February 5, 2018, the content of which is included in the present application.

While embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described in detail, this is done by way of illustration and example only, and not limitation. The scope of the invention should be construed by the language of the appended claims.

Although the present invention has been adequately and fully described above through embodiments with reference to the drawings in order to express the present invention, modifications and/or improvements to the above-described embodiments can easily be made by those skilled in the art. It should be recognized that it is possible. Therefore, to the extent that modifications or improvements made by those skilled in the art do not depart from the scope of the claims set forth in the claims, such modifications or improvements do not fall within the scope of the claims. is interpreted to be subsumed by

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a monitored person monitoring support system and a monitored person monitoring support method that support monitoring of a monitored person who is a monitoring target.

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A monitored person monitoring support system for supporting monitoring of a monitored person by detecting and notifying a predetermined event relating to a monitored person to be monitored located in a predetermined monitoring area,
a notification control unit that controls notification of the detection;
a management unit that manages first identification information that identifies a predetermined worker;
a reading unit that reads one of the first identification information of the worker and the second identification information identifying the monitoring area when the worker enters the monitoring area;
The other specific information of the first and second specific information is held in advance, and when the one specific information is read by the reading unit, the other specific information and the one specific read by the reading unit a generating unit that generates linking information that links information with each other and notifies the management unit of the generated linking information,
The management unit manages the first specific information based on the linking information notified from the generation unit,
The notification control unit, when there is the first specific information managed by the management unit, the one of the specific information used when the generation unit generates the linking information of the first specific information in the monitoring area read by the reading unit, stop notification of the detection,
Furthermore ,
a sensor device provided corresponding to the monitoring area for detecting a predetermined event related to a monitored person to be monitored located in the monitoring area;
a central management device that is communicatively connected to the sensor device and manages detection results received from the sensor device ;
a terminal device that is communicatively connected to the central management device and receives and displays the detection result via the central management device;
The terminal device stores the first specific information in advance and includes the reading unit and the generating unit ,
The central management device comprises the management unit and the notification control unit ,
Monitored person monitoring support system. A monitored person monitoring support system for supporting monitoring of a monitored person by detecting and notifying a predetermined event relating to a monitored person to be monitored located in a predetermined monitoring area,
a notification control unit that controls notification of the detection ;
a management unit that manages first identification information that identifies a predetermined worker ;
a reading unit that reads one of the first identification information of the worker and the second identification information identifying the monitoring area when the worker enters the monitoring area;
The other specific information of the first and second specific information is held in advance, and when the one specific information is read by the reading unit, the other specific information and the one specific read by the reading unit a generating unit that generates linking information that links information with each other and notifies the management unit of the generated linking information,
The management unit manages the first specific information based on the linking information notified from the generation unit ,
The notification control unit, when there is the first specific information managed by the management unit, the one of the specific information used when the generation unit generates the linking information of the first specific information in the monitoring area read by the reading unit, stop notification of the detection ,
Furthermore ,
a sensor device provided corresponding to the monitoring area for detecting a predetermined event related to a monitored person to be monitored located in the monitoring area;
a central management device that is communicatively connected to the sensor device and manages detection results received from the sensor device ;
a terminal device that is communicatively connected to the central management device and receives and displays the detection result via the central management device;
The management unit comprises first and second sub-management units ,
The notification control unit consists of first and second sub-notification control units ,
The terminal device stores the first specific information in advance and includes the reading unit and the generating unit ,
The sensor device includes the first sub-managing unit and the first sub-notification control unit ,
The central management device comprises the second sub-managing unit and the second sub-notification control unit ,
The second sub-managing unit is provided in correspondence with a monitoring area specified by second specifying information of the notified linking information when the linking information is notified from the generating unit of the terminal device. Notifying the notified linking information to the sensor device,
The first sub-managing unit manages the first specific information based on the linking information notified from the second sub-managing unit of the central management device,
The first sub-notification control unit stops notification of the detection result in the monitoring area corresponding to the sensor device when there is the first specific information managed by the first sub-management unit. notifying the central management device of the control signal of
The second sub-notification control unit, when notified of the control signal from the first sub-notification control unit of the sensor device, performs the detection in the monitoring area corresponding to the sensor device that has notified the control signal. stop notifications for
Monitored person monitoring support system . An entrance detection unit is provided corresponding to the monitoring area and detects whether or not there is an entry into the monitoring area,
The management unit further manages the first specific information based on the detection result of the entrance detection unit.
The monitored person monitoring support system according to claim 1 or 2 . When the linking information of the already managed first specific information is further notified from the generating unit, the management unit cancels management of the already managed first specific information,
The notification control unit is used when the generation unit generates the linking information of the unmanaged first identification information when the first identification information managed by the management unit is lost. canceling the suspension of the notification of the detection in the monitoring area where the reading unit reads the one specific information that was received;
The monitored person monitoring support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 .

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