JP7411336B2 - Wide area warning system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a wide-area alarm system that detects and warns of abnormalities such as fire using alarms installed in buildings such as houses in a wide area such as municipalities.

BACKGROUND ART Residential fire alarms that detect and issue an alarm in the event of a fire in a home have been widely used. Such fire alarms have a sensor section and an alarm section integrated into the alarm, and issue a fire alarm when a fire is detected due to smoke or heat. Because it can issue an alarm, it is easy to install and inexpensive, and it has become widely popular as it becomes mandatory to install it in general homes.

In addition, by communicating with each other between multiple fire alarms, when a fire alarm is output by any fire alarm, other fire alarms will also output the fire alarm in conjunction with each other. Wireless interlocking fire alarm systems have also been put into practical use and are becoming widespread.

In addition, in apartment buildings with a floor area of less than 500 square meters, there is no obligation to install automatic fire alarm equipment, and residential fire alarms are installed.For example, each room in the dwelling unit has a wirelessly linked fire alarm. It is common practice to install and interlock.

Furthermore, a wide-area monitoring system that monitors fires by targeting fire alarms installed in houses in urban areas is being considered, and fire alarms can be connected to access points and It connects to a server via the Internet, and the server has pre-registered terminal location information indicating the installation location (installed house) of the fire alarm, and when it receives a fire detection signal from the fire alarm, it detects the occurrence of a fire. Obtain terminal location information indicating the house, search for pre-registered linked houses located around the house where the fire occurred from the terminal location information, send a fire alarm signal to the linked house, and alert the fire alarm to nearby houses. An interlocking alarm is output to indicate the occurrence of a fire, encouraging prompt evacuation actions.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2011-053751 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2011-059997 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2012-168989

However, in the case of a warning system that is used by linking and registering fire alarm installation location etc. and terminal specific information on such a server, There is a problem in that it takes a lot of effort and time to register.

When registering the installation location etc. and terminal identification information in association with the server, the operator creates a database in advance on the server that links the installation location and terminal identification information, and then registers each terminal identification information. It was necessary to install fire alarms in each dwelling unit to match the installation location on the database. With this method, there is a possibility that the installation location on the database is different from the actual installation location, and in order to confirm that the fire alarm is placed correctly, the fire alarm must be called up from the server. You need to make sure they are placed correctly, which takes time and effort.

In another method, a specialized worker goes to the house where the fire alarm is installed, uses a terminal adapter (client) such as a personal computer, and connects to the server via the access point of the WiFi (registered trademark) network. Then, pre-register account information consisting of a unique user ID and password pair on the server based on the user contract, etc., and input terminal specific information such as alarm serial ID and alarm name based on this account information. It is necessary to send this to the server and register it for each dwelling unit, and it takes a lot of effort and time to register the terminal identification information to the server. Furthermore, since users may move, etc., it is necessary to change the terminal identification information even while the system is in operation, which also poses the problem of requiring much effort and time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a wide-area alarm system that allows for wide-area monitoring of abnormalities such as fires by simply and easily registering information and positions of alarms on a server.

(Wide area warning system)
The present invention is a wide area warning system, comprising:
Alarms installed in each unit of a house or apartment complex to detect and warn of abnormalities such as fire;
a communication device that transmits and receives signals between the alarm and a predetermined external device;
Terminal identification information output means provided on either the alarm device or the communication device and incorporating predetermined terminal identification information;
The terminal identifying information is acquired from the terminal identifying information output means of the terminal by the terminal identifying information acquiring means, and the current position information is acquired by the own positioning function, and the current position information is used as the terminal position information and is sent to a predetermined destination along with the terminal identifying information. a mobile device to send data to;
The terminal identification information and terminal location information sent from the mobile terminal are received and registered, and a neighborhood range of a predetermined radius is set for each terminal based on the terminal location information, and when an abnormality detection signal is received from the alarm, the terminal a server that performs predetermined alarm processing based on location information and neighborhood range information and also functions as a predetermined external device;
It is characterized by having a.

(2D barcode)
The terminal identification information output means is a display means including a two-dimensional barcode,
The terminal identification information acquisition means photographs the display means including the two-dimensional barcode and restores the terminal identification information.

(Neighborhood range setting and linked alarm)
When the server receives an abnormality detection signal from any of the alarm devices based on the terminal location information, the server transmits an abnormality alarm signal to other alarm devices located in a nearby range to output an abnormality alarm.

(Setting of neighborhood range based on address information and linked alarm)
The server generates address information based on the terminal location information, and when it receives an abnormality detection signal from any of the alarms, it sends an abnormality alarm signal to other alarms with the address information located in the nearby range to detect an abnormality. Outputs an alarm.

(Alarm indicating nearby fire)
The server transmits an abnormal alarm signal indicating a nearby fire to other alarm devices located within a nearby range, and causes them to output a predetermined abnormal alarm indicating a nearby fire.

(Identification of communication device on network by server)
The communication device transmits the terminal identification information via the communication path used when transmitting the abnormal alarm signal from the server to the alarm device,
The server receives the terminal specifying information via the communication path by the communication device, and registers the information specifying the communication device and the terminal specifying information on the communication path.

(Registration and operation of wide area map information)
The server has registered wide-area map information in which alarm symbols are placed at positions based on the alarm location information.
When an abnormality detection signal is received from the alarm, the alarm symbol that detects the abnormality on the wide area map information is alerted and displayed, and the wide area map information is sent to a predetermined mobile terminal and/or a predetermined external device. Display.

(Setting of neighborhood range based on address information and linked alarm)
The server registers and manages wide-area map information in which alarm symbols are arranged for each prefecture, each municipality, and/or each predetermined region.

(Alarm)
The alarm device includes a fire alarm device that detects a fire and gives an alarm, or a gas leak alarm device that detects a gas leak and gives an alarm.

(basic effect)
The present invention is a wide area alarm system, which is installed in each unit of a house or an apartment complex, and includes an alarm that detects and issues an alarm such as a fire, and transmits and receives signals between the alarm and a predetermined external device. a communication device that outputs terminal identification information from the terminal identification information output means of the terminal, which is provided in either the alarm or the communication device and incorporates predetermined terminal identification information; A mobile terminal that acquires its own current location information using an acquisition means and its own positioning function, and transmits the current location information as terminal location information to a predetermined destination together with terminal identification information, and a terminal identification sent from the mobile terminal. A server is provided which receives and registers information and terminal location information, performs predetermined alarm processing based on the terminal location information and functions as the predetermined external device when an abnormality detection signal is received from the alarm device. Therefore, fire alarms installed in buildings such as houses and apartment complexes, and terminal adapters that function as communication devices that transmit signals from fire alarms to servers, must include the alarm serial number and device name in advance. The terminal identification information output means containing the terminal identification information is integrated so that when installing the alarm, the worker can obtain the terminal identification information with a mobile terminal and use the GPS function to obtain the terminal location information. By acquiring and sending it to the server, you can easily and easily register and manage terminal identification information and location information on the server, and when a fire detection signal is received from a fire alarm via the communication adapter. Based on the location information of the fire alarm and communication adapter that detected the fire, a wide-area warning is issued by issuing a fire alarm from the fire alarms of surrounding residential units where there is a risk of fire spreading, and early fire extinguishment and rapid evacuation are carried out throughout the region. enable action.

In addition, it is possible to obtain device location information without inputting location information, and since both device location information and device identification information are obtained using a mobile device, it is easy to link the two, making it easier to perform specialized tasks. This makes it easier for the operator to perform the work, and also allows the user to perform the work.

(2D barcode)
In addition, the terminal identification information output means is a two-dimensional barcode, and the terminal identification information acquisition means takes a picture of the two-dimensional barcode and restores the terminal identification information. Since the user or worker takes a photo of the barcode with a mobile device when installing the equipment, the device identification information can be obtained using the commonly used method of using mobile terminals, making it easier to obtain the device identification information. It becomes possible to do so.

(Effects of neighborhood range setting and linked alarms)
In addition, based on the terminal location information, when the server receives an abnormality detection signal from any of the alarm devices for each alarm device, the server sends an abnormal alarm signal to other alarm devices located in the nearby range to alert the alarm device. For example, a fire alarm can be output from a fire alarm installed in a nearby building with a high risk of fire within a predetermined distance from the building where the fire occurred, allowing prompt initial fire extinguishing and evacuation actions. is possible.

(Setting of neighborhood range based on address information and effect of linked alarm)
Additionally, the server generates address information based on the terminal location information, and when receiving an abnormality detection signal from any of the alarms, sends an abnormality alarm signal to other alarms with the address information located in the nearby range. As a result, a fire alarm is reliably output from a fire alarm installed in a building with a high risk of fire, which is located near the building where the fire occurred based on the address information, and the fire alarm can be output quickly. This enables safe evacuation actions.

(Effect of warning indicating nearby fire)
Additionally, the server sends an abnormal alarm signal indicating a nearby fire to other alarm devices located in the nearby range, causing them to output a predetermined abnormal alarm indicating a nearby fire. They can learn that a fire has occurred, check for fires in nearby buildings, and take appropriate measures to deal with the fire.

(Identification of communication device on network by server)
The communication device transmits the terminal identification information via the communication path used when transmitting the abnormal alarm signal from the server to the alarm, and the server receives the terminal identification information via the communication path by the communication device, and the communication path Since the information specifying the communication device and the terminal specifying information are registered in the server, the server can grasp the destination information when transmitting the abnormality alarm signal without the operator inputting the information.

(Effects of registering and operating wide area map information)
In addition, the server registers wide-area map information in which the alarm symbol is placed at a position based on the alarm's location information, and when it receives an abnormality detection signal from the alarm, it detects an abnormality on the wide-area map information. In addition to displaying the alarm symbol, wide-area map information is sent to and displayed on a predetermined mobile terminal and/or a predetermined external device, so a wide-area map showing the location of the fire is displayed on the display screen of the server. By doing so, it is possible to accurately grasp the location of the fire and the situation of surrounding buildings, such as whether it is in an urban area with dense buildings, and to respond to the situation. By displaying a wide-area map showing the location of a fire on a mobile phone or the server of the fire department that has jurisdiction over the area, all parties involved can make appropriate decisions and respond, making it possible to contain the spread of the fire. .

(Effect of wide area map information)
In addition, the server registers and manages wide-area map information on which alarm symbols are placed for each prefecture, city, town, village, and/or predetermined region, so for example, monitoring can be narrowed down to a predetermined region. If a fire breaks out when the fire is spreading, the situation can be grasped using wide-area map information for each municipality or prefecture, depending on the extent of the fire's spread, making it possible to make decisions and take fire response actions that are coordinated across a wide area. do.

(Effects depending on the type of alarm)
In addition, alarm devices include fire alarms that monitor fires, gas leak alarms that monitor gas leaks, intruder alarms that monitor intrusion by suspicious persons, and emergency notification devices that notify the occurrence of an emergency situation by operating a switch. Since at least one of them is included, information on each of the fire alarm, gas leak alarm, intruder alarm, and emergency notification device can be simply and easily registered and used on the server side.

An explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a warning system according to the present invention A block diagram showing an embodiment of the fire alarm shown in FIG. A block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the server of FIG. Explanatory diagram showing terminal identification information, terminal location information, and alarm registration information used in this embodiment Explanatory diagram showing wide area map information used in this embodiment Explanatory diagram showing a wide area map screen where a fire alarm is output based on neighborhood range settings based on address information An explanatory diagram showing a wide area map screen where a fire alarm is output within a predetermined radius around the location of the fire An explanatory diagram showing the operation screen of a mobile phone terminal Explanatory diagram showing an outline of the functional configuration of a mobile phone terminal Explanatory diagram showing the operation scene of a mobile phone terminal Explanatory diagram showing the operation scene of the mobile phone terminal following Figure 9 Flowchart showing wide area alarm control of the server

[Basic concept of embodiment]
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of the alert system of FIG. 1 according to the present invention. The basic concept of this embodiment of the alarm system of the present invention is that, for example, a fire alarm 12 is installed in each building such as a house 10 in a warning area of each municipality, and a fire alarm 12 is installed to detect and issue an alarm. Reference numeral 12 is capable of transmitting and receiving signals to and from a server 26 on the Internet 24 through a communication device consisting of a terminal adapter 16 and a gateway device 18, which function as communication devices. A two-dimensional barcode 14 is disposed that functions as a terminal identification information output means in which predetermined terminal identification information including a device name is incorporated, and a fire alarm is issued by a mobile phone terminal 20, such as a smart phone, which functions as a mobile terminal. The device 12's two-dimensional barcode 14 is photographed to restore the terminal identification information, and the GPS function is used to acquire the terminal location information (latitude and longitude), and the terminal identification information and terminal location information are transmitted to the mobile phone network 22 and The information is transmitted to the server 26 via the Internet 24, and the server 26 receives and registers the terminal identification information and terminal location information transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 20, and when a fire detection signal is received from the fire alarm 12. , predetermined wide-area warning processing is performed based on terminal location information.

For this reason, a two-dimensional barcode 14 containing predetermined terminal identification information including contact information, alarm serial number, and device name is affixed to a fire alarm 12 or the like installed in a building such as a residence 10 in advance. When installing the fire alarm 12, the worker can easily and easily take a picture of the barcode with the mobile phone terminal 20, and use the GPS function to acquire the terminal location information and send it to the server 26. Terminal identification information and terminal location information can be registered and managed in the server 26, and when a fire detection signal is received from the fire alarm 12, it is possible to prevent the spread of the fire based on the location information of the fire alarm 12 that detected the fire. Wide-area warnings such as outputting fire alarms from the fire alarms of dangerous surrounding houses, etc. can be issued to enable initial fire extinguishing and prompt evacuation actions for the entire region. Note that the two-dimensional barcode 14 may be placed on the back side of the fire alarm 12 and may be placed in a hidden position when attached to a base.

In particular, the server 26 sets adjacent addresses or within a predetermined radius as the neighborhood range for each fire alarm 12 based on the terminal location information, and when a fire detection signal is received from any of the fire alarms 12. , an abnormal alarm signal is sent to the fire alarms 12 of other houses located in the vicinity to output a fire alarm, and the buildings in the vicinity that are at high risk of fire, centering on the building where the fire occurred, A fire alarm is output from the fire alarm device 12 installed in the area, enabling quick initial fire extinguishing and evacuation actions throughout the area. This will be explained in detail below.

[Alarm system configuration]
As shown in FIG. 1, the alarm system of this embodiment monitors the residences 10 of a plurality of users existing in a predetermined area that has a usage contract with an alarm system management company or public institution. A wirelessly linked fire alarm 12 is installed in each room, and a plurality of fire alarms 12 form a linked group in each house.

The fire alarm device 12 detects smoke concentration or temperature caused by a fire, detects a fire when the smoke concentration or temperature reaches a predetermined fire threshold, outputs a fire alarm by operating a speaker and an indicator light, and at the same time outputs a fire detection signal. is transmitted to other fire alarm devices 12, and a linked alarm is output.

A two-dimensional barcode 14 is affixed to each of the fire alarms 12 at a position where it can be photographed from the outside. Predetermined terminal identification information is encoded in the two-dimensional barcode 14. The terminal identification information incorporated into the two-dimensional barcode 14 includes at least a serial ID serving as a unique manufacturing number, contact information such as a URL on the Internet and an email address, and an alarm device name indicating the type of alarm device.

Furthermore, a terminal adapter 16 and a gateway device 18 are arranged in the house 10 as communication devices for communicating with the outside. The terminal adapter 16 performs mutual conversion between a signal based on the wireless communication protocol of the fire alarm 12 and a signal based on the communication protocol of, for example, Ethernet (registered trademark) between the gateway device 18 .

The gateway device 18 performs mutual conversion between signals based on the communication protocol of the Ethernet (registered trademark) and the terminal adapter 16 and signals based on the communication protocol of the Internet 24 .

The terminal adapter 16 stores the URL of the server 26 in advance, and when establishing an interlocking group with the fire alarm 12, stores the address in the group in association with the serial ID of the fire detector 12, and also stores the URL of the fire detector 12. The serial ID is transmitted via the gateway device 18 and the Internet 24 to a server 26 owned by the alarm system management company. Thereby, the server 26 stores the terminal adapter identification information for communication from the server 26 to the terminal adapter and the serial ID of the fire detector 12 in association with each other.

The two-dimensional barcode 14 installed on the fire alarm 12 of the house 10 is captured by a mobile phone terminal 20 owned by the trader when the trader or user installs the fire alarm 12 in the house 10. The specific information is restored, and the GPS function of the mobile phone terminal 20 is used to acquire the terminal location information consisting of latitude and longitude, and the server 26 is set as the destination using the URL obtained as the contact information of the terminal specific information. The terminal identification information and terminal location information restored from the two-dimensional barcode 14 are transmitted via the mobile phone network 22 and the Internet 24 to a server 26 owned by the alarm system management company.

For this reason, the mobile phone terminal 20 owned by the vendor photographs and restores the two-dimensional barcode 14 of the fire alarm 12, acquires terminal location information using the GPS function, and stores terminal identification information and terminal location information. An application with a control function for sending data to the server 26 is implemented.

A server 26 owned by a management company or a public institution that operates and manages the alarm system according to this embodiment receives and registers the terminal identification information and terminal location information transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 20, and also Map information is acquired and alarm symbols are placed on the map based on the terminal location information, and a nearby range is set for each fire alarm 12 based on the terminal location information, and the nearby range is determined based on other terminal location information. Search for other fire alarms 12 that enter the area, register the serial ID of the fire alarm 12 that enters the nearby range as nearby terminal specifying information, and have the serial ID of the nearby terminal specifying information when a fire detection signal is received. Based on the terminal adapter specific information linked to the fire detector 12, a fire alarm signal is transmitted via the terminal adapter 16 to the fire alarm device 12 that enters the nearby range, and a nearby fire alarm indicating a nearby fire is output.

Additionally, the server 26 can send and receive signals to and from the fire department server 27 and the security company server 28 via the Internet 24, and when it receives a fire detection signal from the fire alarm 12, it indicates the location of the fire. The wide-area map information with the alarm symbol displayed is displayed on the screen of the fire department server 27 and the security company server 28, as well as the residence where the fire has been detected and the neighborhood where the neighborhood fire alarm has been output. Wide-area map information is transmitted to a mobile phone terminal 20 held by a user of the house, and the wide-area map information with an alarm symbol indicating the location of the fire is displayed on the screen together with the fire alarm.

[Fire alarm]
(Configuration of fire alarm)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a fire alarm. As shown in FIG. 2, the fire alarm 12 includes a control processor 30, and the control processor 30 is provided with a CPU 44, and a control logic 46, ROM 48, and RAM 50 are connected to a bus 52 from the CPU 44. Note that the control logic 46 implements various hardware functions such as bus control associated with the control processing of the CPU 44.

A communication section 32, a smoke detection section 36, a test switch 38, an indicator light 40, and a speaker 42 provided outside the control processor 30 are connected to the bus 52.

The smoke detection section 36 has a well-known scattered light type smoke detection structure, and intermittently drives a light emitting section using an infrared LED to emit light at a predetermined period, and detects a light reception signal of the scattered light received by a light receiving section such as a photodiode. and outputs a smoke concentration detection signal. Note that a temperature detection section may be provided in place of the smoke detection section 36, and the temperature detection section uses, for example, a thermistor as a temperature detection element. Outputs a detection signal.

The communication unit 32 is connected to an antenna 34 and transmits and receives fire detection signals and the like to and from other fire alarm devices 12 and the terminal adapter 16 according to a predetermined communication protocol. In Japan, this communication protocol complies with STD-30 (wireless equipment standard for specified low power security system wireless stations), which is known as a standard for specified low power wireless stations in the 426 MHz band, for example.

(fire control)
The CPU 44 is provided with the function of a fire control section 54 realized by executing a program stored in the ROM 48. The control function of the fire control unit 54 provided in the CPU 44 is as follows.

The fire control unit 54 converts and reads the smoke concentration detection signal output from the smoke detection unit 36, detects a fire when the smoke concentration is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold, and issues a fire alarm indicating the fire that is the interlock source. Control the output.

When outputting a fire alarm, the fire control unit 54 instructs the communication unit 32 to generate a fire detection signal in which the group address and its own terminal address are set, and detects other fires in the same dwelling unit that are in the same linked group. Control is performed to transmit a fire detection signal to the alarm device 12 and the terminal adapter 16, and other fire alarm devices 12 that have received the fire detection signal are caused to output a fire alarm indicating the interlock destination.

In addition, when the communication unit 32 receives a fire report signal transmitted by a fire interlock signal transmitted from another fire alarm device 12 in the same dwelling unit that is in the same interlock group, the fire control unit 54 sends a fire alarm indicating the interlock destination. Performs control to output.

In addition, the fire control unit 54 also uses the communication unit 32 to issue an alarm for alarm stop control by operating the test switch 38 and for fire recovery control in which the smoke concentration of the smoke detection unit 36 drops below a threshold, as in the case of fire detection signals. Transmits stop signals and fire recovery signals.

[Terminal adapter]
When the terminal adapter 16 receives the fire detection signal transmitted from the fire detector 12, it identifies the fire detector 12 that detected the fire based on the address information within the group included in the fire detection signal, and The serial ID of the fire detector 12 is transmitted to the server 26.

Further, when receiving a fire alarm signal from a nearby house from the server 26, the fire alarm signal is transmitted to the fire detector 12 to output a nearby fire alarm indicating a nearby fire.

[server]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the embodiment of the server in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing terminal identification information, terminal location information, and alarm management information used in this embodiment.

(Server configuration)
As shown in FIG. 3, the server 26 includes a server communication section 56, a server control section 58, a display 60, an operation section 62 equipped with a keyboard and a mouse, and a storage section 64, and includes a CPU, memory, and various input/output ports. This is realized by a computer circuit equipped with.

When the server control unit 58 receives the terminal identification information restored by photographing the two-dimensional barcode 14 of the fire alarm 12 using the mobile phone terminal 20 and the terminal location information acquired by the GPS function, the server control unit 58 receives the received terminal identification information. and the terminal location information are registered in the alarm management information file 66 of the storage unit 64 as alarm management information.

Further, when the fire alarm 12 serial ID is received from the terminal adapter 16 via the Internet 24, the terminal identification information corresponding to the received serial ID and the terminal adapter identification information are linked and registered in the alarm management information file 66. .

Furthermore, the server control unit 58 registers wide-area map information of the monitoring area in the map information file 68 of the storage unit 64, and when terminal location information is received from the mobile phone terminal 20, the wide-area map information is updated based on this. An alarm symbol indicating the installation position of the alarm 12 is set and registered.

The terminal identification information 70 registered in the alarm management information file 66 of the server 26 is in the record format shown in FIG. (and/or e-mail address), server 26 login information (ID and password), alarm name indicating the alarm type, house URL of the gateway device 18 installed in the house 10, etc. The two-dimensional barcode 14 is restored by photographing it with the mobile phone terminal 20.

Furthermore, the terminal location information 72 registered in the alarm management information file 66 of the server 26 is composed of longitude and latitude in earth coordinates, as shown in FIG. 4(B).

Information that combines the terminal identification information 70 in FIG. 4(A) and the terminal location information 72 in FIG. 4(B) is registered in the alarm management information file 66 as alarm management information 74 shown in FIG. 4(C).

Further, the alarm management information 74 is combined with address information 75 and neighboring terminal identification information 76. The address information 75 is obtained by converting the longitude and latitude terminal location information 72 into address information on a wide area map, and is registered by converting it into an address such as "XX-chome, XX-cho, XX-ku," for example. .

The neighborhood terminal specifying information 76 sets the serial ID of the fire alarm 12 installed in a house that is located within the vicinity of the house in which the fire alarm 12 having the terminal specifying information 70 is installed. The neighborhood range is set within a predetermined radius R, for example, radius R=100 meters, centered on the target house. Further, as another neighborhood range, a house number adjacent to the address of the target house is set as the neighborhood range. Note that the setting of the neighborhood range is not limited to this, and the degree of fire risk may be determined from the density of houses, roads, rivers, etc., and a range with a high degree of risk may be set as the neighborhood range.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing wide-area map information used in this embodiment. A large number of houses 10a exist in a wide-area map 78 showing an urban area, and each house 10a has a two-dimensional barcode of a fire alarm 12. Based on the terminal location information 72 reproduced from 14, an alarm symbol 12a indicating the installation of the fire alarm 12 is set, and the alarm symbol 12a is linked to the registered terminal identification information 70.

(Wide area map screen display)
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a wide area map screen on which a fire alarm is output based on neighborhood range settings based on address information.

In the wide-area map screen 78-1 of FIG. 6, the house 102 where the fire occurred, indicated by diagonal lines, is the house 102 where the fire occurred, and the alarm symbol indicated by a circle is blinking in red, indicating the location where the fire occurred. On the other hand, the neighboring houses 104 are set in the neighborhood, and the neighboring houses 104 that fall within the neighborhood are shown in sand, and their alarm symbols are displayed in yellow, for example.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a wide-area map screen on which a fire alarm is output in a neighboring range within a predetermined radius around the location of the fire. In the wide-area map screen 78-2 of FIG. 7, the area of a predetermined radius R centered on the house 102 where the fire occurred is set as the neighborhood range, and the neighborhood house 104 that falls within the neighborhood area is shown as a sandy area. The alarm symbol is displayed in yellow, for example.

[Mobile phone terminal]
(Functional configuration of mobile phone terminal)
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of the functional configuration of a mobile phone terminal, and takes as an example a smart phone, which is known as a mobile phone terminal that also has the functions of a personal mobile computer.

As shown in FIG. 8, the mobile phone terminal 20 includes a mobile phone control unit 80, a mobile phone communication unit 82, a wireless LAN communication unit 84, a high-speed mobile communication unit 86, a GPS communication unit (Global Positioning System communication unit) 88, It includes a camera section 90, a SIM card 92, a display 94, a touch panel 95, an audio input/output section 96, an operation section 98, a memory card 100, and the like.

The mobile phone control unit 80 is realized by an LSI including a CPU constituting a processor, a memory, and various input/output interfaces, and executes an installed program.

The mobile phone communication unit 82 performs mobile phone communication using W-CDMA known as the third generation mobile communication system (3G).

The wireless LAN communication unit 84 performs wireless communication based on an Ethernet (registered trademark) wireless network and compliant with IEEE802.11. The wireless LAN communication unit 84 also has a wireless LAN communication function that functions as a wireless LAN access point, such as a dithering function.

The high-speed mobile communication unit 86 performs mobile high-speed mobile communication using mobile WiMAX(R) in accordance with IEEE802.16e.

The GPS communication unit 88 performs communication to obtain the longitude and latitude of the current position using a Global Positioning System using orbiting satellites.

The camera unit 90 uses a CMOS imaging element to capture images and obtain still images and moving images.

The SIM card 92 is a card that stores an IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) number, which is a number for identifying a mobile phone number, and by replacing the SIM card 92, the same mobile phone number can be used on multiple mobile phone terminals. possible.

The display 94 uses a display device such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL panel, and a touch panel 95 is arranged on the panel surface. The audio input/output unit 96 includes a microphone, a speaker, and an audio codec, and performs audio input/output.

The operation unit 98 receives user operations using the keypad or operation buttons and notifies the mobile phone control unit 80 of the received operations. The memory card 100 is a removable external memory and is used for external storage of various data such as images taken by the camera unit 90.

The mobile phone control unit 80 performs communication connections such as phone calls, email connections, and Internet connections, and various related controls.

In addition, the mobile phone control unit 80 photographs the two-dimensional barcode 14 of the fire alarm 12 to restore the terminal identification information, and activates the GPS communication unit 88 to acquire the terminal position information in latitude and longitude, and restores it. Control is performed to transmit and register the acquired terminal identification information and the acquired terminal location information to the server 26. At this time, since the terminal identification information restored from the two-dimensional barcode 14 includes login information as shown in FIG. 4(A), the mobile phone control unit 80 uses the ID obtained as the login information Automatic login to the server 26 is performed using the password.

Further, when the mobile phone control unit 80 receives a fire alarm signal from the server 26 together with the wide area map information, the mobile phone control unit 80 displays on the display 94 a wide area map with a fire alarm display and an alarm symbol indicating the location of the fire. Take control. Note that when the mobile phone control unit 80 clicks on the alarm symbol on the wide area map displayed on the display 94, the mobile phone control unit 80 performs control to display terminal specific information linked to this on the screen.

[Mobile phone terminal operation screen]
9 and 10 are explanatory diagrams showing operation screens of the mobile phone terminal.

(Menu screen)
FIG. 9A shows a menu screen 110 of the mobile phone terminal 20. On the menu screen 110, a fire alarm registration menu button 112 and a terminal specific information viewing menu button 114 are arranged.

(Registration of device specific information)
When the fire alarm registration menu button 112 in FIG. 9(A) is touched, the screen switches to the fire alarm registration screen 118 in FIG. 9(B). On the fire alarm registration screen 118, a barcode capture button 120 is arranged following the message "Photograph the barcode of the alarm", and when the barcode capture button 120 is touched, the camera shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. 90 is activated, the operator puts the two-dimensional barcode 14 provided on the fire alarm 12 to be registered into the photographic field of view and presses the shutter button to photograph the two-dimensional barcode 14, as shown in FIG. The terminal identification information 70 shown in A) is restored.

Next, a GPS position acquisition button 122 is placed following the message "Obtain position coordinates", and when the operator touches the GPS position acquisition button 122, the GPS communication unit 88 shown in FIG. 8 operates. , the alarm position coordinates consisting of the latitude and longitude of the residence where the worker is currently located are obtained.

Next, a server transmission button 124 is placed next to the message "Send to server", and when this is touched, the terminal identification information 70 restored from the two-dimensional barcode 14 and the acquired terminal location information 72 are displayed. is sent to the server 26, and the user is automatically logged into the server 26 and registered.

(Viewing device specific information)
Touching the terminal specific information viewing menu button 114 in FIG. 9(A) switches to the terminal specific information viewing screen 128 in FIG. 10(A). On the terminal identification information viewing screen 128, a barcode capture button 130 is arranged following the message "Photographing the barcode of the alarm", and when the barcode capture button 130 is touched, the camera shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. The unit 90 operates, and the user places the two-dimensional barcode 14 provided on the fire alarm 12 to be registered into the photographic field of view and presses the shutter button to photograph the two-dimensional barcode 14, as shown in FIG. The terminal identification information 70 shown in A) is restored.

Next, when the user touches the server transmission button 132, the restored terminal identification information 70 is sent to the server 26, the user is automatically logged in to the server 26, and the server 26 reads out the requested terminal identification information. It can be viewed by transmitting it to the mobile phone terminal 20 and displaying the terminal specific information on the screen.

(fire alarm)
When any of the fire alarms 12 installed in the house 10 detects a fire, a fire detection signal is sent to the server 26, a fire alarm screen 134 shown in FIG. 10(B) is displayed, and a predetermined fire alarm sound is output. be done.

The fire alarm screen 134 displays the title "Fire Alarm" followed by the message "Fire alarm has been activated. Please check," and then a wide area map 136 is displayed. On the wide-area map 136, an alarm symbol 140 indicating the location of a fire is displayed by flashing in red, for example, and alarm symbols 142 existing in the surrounding area are lit in yellow, for example, to indicate a nearby fire alarm. Show what is being done. The details of the wide area map 136 are as shown in the wide area map screen shown in FIG. 6 or 7, for example.

[Wide area warning control by server]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing wide area alarm control by the server. As shown in FIG. 11, when the server control unit 58 determines a registration request from the mobile phone terminal 20 in step S1, the process proceeds to step S2. Then, in step S3, address information on a wide area map is generated and registered from the terminal position information, and furthermore, an alarm symbol is set in the wide area map information in step S4.

Further, if the server control unit 58 determines in step S1 that there is no registration request from the mobile phone terminal 20, the process proceeds to step S5, and if it determines that a fire detection signal has been received from the fire alarm 12, the process proceeds to step S6. , the alarm symbol of the house where the fire occurred flashes in red, and a wide-area map showing the alarm is displayed on the screen.

Next, in step S7, the server control unit 58 sets, for example, an adjacent address as the neighborhood range based on the address where the fire occurred, extracts fire alarms in the neighborhood in step S8 and acquires the serial ID, and in step S9 sets the serial ID. A fire alarm signal is sent to the fire alarm 12 in the nearby area by specifying the ID, and a voice message indicating a nearby fire such as "The fire alarm in a nearby house has been activated. Please check" and a predetermined message are sent. Outputs an alarm sound.

Subsequently, in step S10, the server control unit 58 transmits a fire alarm signal including a wide area map to the fire department server 27 and security company server 28, and displays the signal on the screen.

Subsequently, the server control unit 58 repeats steps S1, S5 to S10 until the fire is restored in step S11, and when it is confirmed that the fire has been extinguished and a predetermined restoration operation is performed, the process proceeds to step S12. After proceeding and performing a predetermined recovery process, the process returns to step S1.

[Modification of the present invention]
(Positioning method)
Although the above embodiment uses GPS as a positioning method, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, signals from a quasi-zenith satellite system may be used for more accurate positioning, or a position information system using beacon signals may be used.

(server)
In the above embodiment, signals from the mobile terminal and the terminal adapter are received by one server, but the present invention is not limited to this. The signal receiving server from the mobile terminal and the signal receiving server from the terminal adapter may be separate entities, and a group of servers that communicate with both may function as a server.

(Terminal specific information output means)
In the above embodiment, the terminal identification information output means is a two-dimensional barcode, but the present invention is not limited to this. The terminal identification information output means may appear in a display format such as a group of numbers or characters, and the terminal identification information may be restored by photographing the terminal identification information acquisition means. Further, the terminal specifying information output means may be a storage device such as an IC chip, and the terminal specifying information may be output by communicating with the mobile terminal.

(Location of terminal identification information output means)
In the above embodiment, a two-dimensional barcode is attached to the alarm, but the invention is not limited to this. It may also be attached to a communication device. The two-dimensional barcode affixed to the communication device stores terminal identification information including the serial ID and device name of the communication device. In such a case, the terminal identification information of each alarm device may not be acquired. When the alarm outputs an abnormality detection signal, the communication device receives the abnormality detection signal and transmits to the server a notification that the abnormality detection signal has been received together with its own terminal identification information. The server transmits an abnormality alarm signal to a communication device corresponding to the terminal identification information set nearby, regardless of whether the terminal identification information is from an alarm or a communication device. The communication device that receives the abnormality alarm signal sends a signal to the alarm device to issue an abnormality alarm.

(Alarm)
The above embodiment takes as an example an alarm system in which a house is equipped with a fire alarm that monitors fire, but is not limited to this. Either an intruder alarm to monitor or an emergency notification device to notify the occurrence of an emergency situation by operating a switch is installed as an alarm, and information related to the alarm, including terminal identification information and map information indicating the installation location, is stored on the server. You can register and use it. Further, the alarm and the communication device may be integrated.

(Change of sensor symbol position)
In addition to the above embodiments, the alarm owner or system administrator may be able to change the position of the symbol on the alarm. Further, the neighborhood search may be performed according to the position of the changed symbol.

(Identification of neighborhood)
In the embodiment described above, the neighboring terminal specifying information 76 is set in advance before the fire alarm, but when a fire alarm occurs, an alarm device near the alarm device that generated the fire alarm is set as the neighboring terminal specifying information 76. It may also be configured to issue a nearby fire alarm.

(Wireless LAN)
In the above embodiment, a mobile phone terminal is used as an example of the mobile terminal, but a mobile terminal such as a tablet with a camera function may also be used. In the case of a mobile terminal, it is linked to a server via the Internet from a WiFi (registered trademark) network established as a public wireless LAN network, and the terminal adapter is connected to the communication protocol of the fire alarm and the WiFi (registered trademark) network. mutual conversion of communication protocols.

(detector and terminal adapter)
The above embodiment takes as an example a case where an alarm such as a fire alarm and a terminal adapter are connected by a wireless line, but it also includes a case where a detector such as a fire alarm is connected by wire using a signal line.

(others)
Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes appropriate modifications without impairing the objects and advantages thereof, and is not limited by the numerical values shown in the above-described embodiments.

10: House 12: Fire alarm 14: Two-dimensional barcode 16: Terminal adapter 18: Gateway device 20: Mobile phone terminal 22: Mobile phone network 24: Internet 26: Server 30: Control processor 32: Communication department 36: Smoke detection Section 38: Test switch 40: Indicator light 42: Speaker 54: Fire control section 66: Alarm management information file 68: Map information file 70: Terminal identification information 72: Terminal location information 74: Alarm management information 75: Address information 76 : Neighboring terminal identification information 78: Wide area map 80: Mobile phone control section 88: GPS communication section 90: Camera section

Claims (9)

Alarms installed in each unit of a house or apartment complex to detect and warn of abnormalities such as fire;
a communication device that transmits and receives signals between the alarm and a predetermined external device;
a terminal specifying information output means provided in a terminal of either the alarm device or the communication device and incorporating predetermined terminal specifying information;
The terminal identifying information is acquired from the terminal identifying information output means of the terminal by the terminal identifying information acquiring means, and the terminal's own current location information is acquired by its own positioning function, and the terminal is identified using the current location information as the terminal location information. a mobile device that sends the information along with the information to a predetermined destination;
The terminal identification information and the terminal location information transmitted from the mobile terminal are received and registered, and when an abnormality detection signal is received from the alarm, predetermined alarm processing is performed based on the terminal location information. a server functioning as the predetermined external device;
is established,
The server has registered wide area map information in which alarm symbols are placed at positions based on the terminal position information of the alarm, and when receiving an abnormality detection signal from the alarm, the server registers wide area map information on the wide area map information. A wide area warning system, characterized in that the alarm symbol in which the abnormality has been detected is displayed as an alarm, and the wide area map information is transmitted to the mobile terminal and/or a predetermined external device for display.
In the wide area warning system according to claim 1,
The server receives and registers the terminal identification information and the terminal location information transmitted from the mobile terminal, and also sets a neighborhood range of a predetermined radius for each terminal based on the terminal location information, and A wide-area warning system characterized in that when receiving an abnormality detection signal, a predetermined warning process is performed based on the terminal location information and the information on the nearby range, and the system also functions as the predetermined external device.
In the wide area warning system according to claim 2 ,
When the server receives an abnormality detection signal from any of the alarm devices based on the terminal location information, the server transmits an abnormality alarm signal to other alarm devices located in the nearby range to output an abnormality alarm. A wide area warning system characterized by:
In the wide area warning system according to claim 2 ,
The server generates address information based on the terminal location information, and when receiving an abnormality detection signal from any of the alarms, sends an abnormality alarm signal to other alarms with the address information located in the nearby range. A wide area warning system characterized by transmitting and outputting an abnormal warning.
In the wide area warning system according to claim 3 or 4,
The wide-area alarm system is characterized in that the server transmits an abnormal alarm signal indicating a nearby fire to other alarm devices located in the nearby range, and outputs a predetermined abnormal alarm indicating a nearby fire.
In the wide area warning system according to claim 3 or 4,
The communication device transmits the terminal identification information via a communication path used when transmitting an abnormality alarm signal from the server to the alarm device,
The wide-area warning system is characterized in that the server receives the terminal specifying information via the communication path by the communication device, and registers information specifying the communication device and the terminal specifying information on the communication path. .
In the wide area warning system according to claim 1,
The terminal identification information output means is a display means including a two-dimensional barcode,
The wide-area warning system is characterized in that the terminal specifying information acquisition means restores the terminal specifying information by photographing the display means including the two-dimensional barcode.
In the wide area warning system according to claim 1 ,
The wide-area warning system is characterized in that the server registers and manages the wide-area map information in which the alarm symbol is arranged for each prefecture, each municipality, and/or each predetermined area.
In the wide area warning system according to claim 1,
The wide-area alarm system is characterized in that the alarm includes a fire alarm that detects a fire and issues an alarm, or a gas leak alarm that detects a gas leak and issues an alarm.

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