JPH03201758A - Urgent simultaneous notice equipment by telephone network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain emergency notification by utilizing a subscriber line of a subscriber telephone network installed over a wide area so as to inform an urgent notice through simultaneous sounding from plural speakers connected by multiple connection function of a digital telephone exchange. CONSTITUTION:A subscriber telephone network covering an entire notice object party area is utilized for a notice communication network and the content of urgent notice is stored in a notice content storage device 3. An emergent notice commanding party dials a special number on emergency to apply multiple connection of subscriber lines 41-4n of emergency notice reception subscribers in which speakers 11-1n are installed to the notice content storage device 3 via an exchange network and the emergency notice content stored in the notice content storage device 3 or the voice uttered by the emergency notice commanding party is sounded from the speakers 11-1n. Thus, the object of emergency notice is sufficiently fulfilled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a device that simultaneously notifies a large number of recipients of an emergency in the event of an emergency such as an earthquake.

[Conventional technology] Conventionally, in the event of an emergency such as an earthquake, mass media such as television and radio, or a cable broadcasting system, was used to notify a large number of recipients at the same time. . In the former method using mass media, it is possible to receive notifications by preparing a receiving device on the side of the person to be notified and setting a switch to the receiving state.

In other words, although the contents of the emergency simultaneous notification need to be notified without depending on the status of the recipients of notification, the notification will not be made unless the recipients of the notification set themselves to a receiving state. Cable broadcasting systems are limited to areas where the equipment is available.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Among the conventional emergency notification methods mentioned above, the method using mass media requires that the receiving device be in a receiving state on the receiving side, and the method using a cable broadcasting system However, the disadvantage is that the area is limited and the purpose of emergency notification cannot be fully achieved.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The emergency notification device using the telephone network of the present invention includes a plurality of speakers installed so as to send an emergency notification to all notification targets, and a subscriber installed for each speaker. a speaker control device that is accommodated in the network of the exchange by a subscriber circuit, receives a control signal transferred via the subscriber line in an emergency, turns on the speaker, and amplifies the audio signal on the subscriber line; , a notification content storage device that stores emergency notification content in advance and has a function of receiving a control signal to output or stop outputting the emergency notification content, as well as a function of inputting and outputting an audio signal; a notification instruction control device that is connected to a subscriber terminal of a notification instructor and sends a control signal to the notification content storage device according to an instruction from the emergency notification instructor or outputs an audio signal input by the emergency notification instructor; The telephone number of the emergency notification recipient is stored, and when the emergency notification instructor dials a predetermined special number, the outgoing call is connected to the notification content storage device, and the output side of the notification content storage device is In contrast, it has a telephone exchange that connects the subscriber lines of all emergency notification recipients in multiple ways.

[Function] The present invention utilizes a subscriber telephone network that covers the entire area of notification recipients as a communication network for notification, stores emergency notification contents in a notification contents storage device, and, in the event of an emergency, When the emergency notification instructor dials a special number, the subscriber line of the emergency notification receiving subscriber where the speaker is installed is multiplexed to the notification content storage device via the switching network, and the notification content storage device The content of the emergency notification or the voice uttered by the person instructing the emergency notification is emitted by a speaker.

[Embodiments] Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a relay system diagram of an embodiment of an emergency simultaneous notification device using a telephone network according to the present invention.

Digital network 5, network control device 13
, a central controller 14, a main memory 15, and a register 8. The digital network 5 of the digital exchange 11 includes an emergency notification instructor A and a specific subscriber among emergency notification recipients (hereinafter referred to as emergency notification receiving subscriber). )B,,B2.
-, Bn are subscriber circuits 4°, 4. ．． 42. −．
4. It is accommodated by. Emergency notification recipient B...
B2゜+**, Bn subscriber line 10. , 10□
, -, 10n have speaker control devices 2l, 22. ””
, 2n and speaker 1, . 12. -, in is connected. The speaker control devices 21 to 2o are normally in an off state, but when receiving a control signal via the subscriber lines 101 to 10n, the speaker control devices 21 to 2o switch to the respective subscriber lines 10. ~1
Hold 0rl and turn on speakers 1□ to 1o.
The voice received via the subscriber lines 10□ to lOn is amplified. The digital network 5 of the digital exchange 11 has an input end and an output end, respectively, as output trunks 121. Notification content storage device 3 connected via incoming trunk 122
is accommodated. This notification content storage device 3 is a storage section 9
and a control section 7, the emergency notification contents are stored in advance in the storage section 9, and the control section 7 has the function of outputting the notification contents according to the control signal and stopping the output, as well as inputting the audio signal. Output function and speaker control device 2, ~
It has a function of outputting a control signal to 2n. A notification instruction control device 6 is connected to the subscriber line 10° of the emergency notification instructor A, and sends a control signal to the notification content storage device 3 according to instructions from the emergency notification instructor A, and sends out emergency notification instructions. Person A outputs a human-generated audio signal. The main storage device 15 of the digital exchange 11 stores emergency notification receiving subscriber B,
-B's telephone number is stored. Emergency notification instructor A
When the register 8 receives a dial signal from a subscriber terminal, the central controller 14 analyzes the dial signal and determines that it is a special number instructing a predetermined emergency notification. , under the control of the network control device 13, the emergency notification instructor A's outgoing call is sent to the input terminal of the notification content storage device 3, and all emergency notification recipients 81
~Bn subscriber 1/s10. ~10. is connected to the output side of the notification content storage device 3 via a digital network 5.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

When an emergency situation such as an earthquake occurs in which it is necessary to notify a large number of notification recipients at the same time, an emergency notification instructing person A takes off-hook the telephone and dials a special number for emergency notification.

In the digital telephone exchange 11, when the emergency notification instructor A goes off-hook, the subscriber A and the register 8 are connected by a known post-DT connection. After that, register 8 analyzes the dial signal received and identifies that it is an emergency notification call, and subscriber A
and register 8 are connected to subscriber A and notification content storage device 3.
Switch to connect to the input terminal. At the same time, the notification content storage device 3 and the emergency notification receiving subscribers B, -Bn are connected. At this time, the output terminal of the notification content storage device 3 is multiplex-connected simultaneously to a plurality of emergency notification receiving subscribers 81 to Bn. In the multiple connection shown in FIG. 1 in the digital network 5, the signals from the output terminal of the notification content storage device 3 are simultaneously transmitted to the connected party. In addition, when this emergency notification is connected, emergency communication receiving subscriber B
□~B may be in the normal busy state,
Since the digital telephone exchange 11 recognizes that it is an emergency notification call, it forcibly cancels the busy state and performs emergency notification connection processing. With the above connection completed, the emergency notification instructor A instructs the notification instruction control device 6 to send an emergency notification.

The control signal from the notification instruction control device 6 is transmitted via the digital network 5 to the control section 7 of the notification content storage device, and the control section 7 receives the instruction and sends the emergency notification receiving subscriber 81
-Bn are simultaneously instructed to turn on the speakers 11-1o to the speaker control devices 21-2n connected to the speakers 11-1o via the digital network 5. After that, the emergency notification content stored in the storage unit 9 is sent out, and the speaker 11~! . The notification will be amplified and the contents of the notification will be automatically transmitted to the person to be notified. Furthermore, depending on the emergency situation that has occurred, the notification contents stored in advance may be insufficient and appropriate notifications corresponding to the situation may be required. In this case, after connecting with the notification content storage device 3, the emergency notification instructor A sends a control signal to the notification content storage device 3 to send out a voice from the input terminal instead of a notification of the stored content.
Send to. The control section 7 receives the control signal and connects the audio circuit to the output terminal. Through this control, the content of the notification becomes a human voice input from the terminal of the emergency notification instructor A. Subscriber circuits 10o to 1 that connect the digital telephone exchange 11 to the emergency notification instructor A and the emergency communication receiving subscribers 81 to Bn
0n is installed as an existing subscriber telephone network, and speakers 11 to 1n and speaker control devices 21 to 2
n is installed outdoors near subscriber terminals so that its amplification function is effective.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention utilizes subscriber lines of a subscriber telephone network installed over a wide area to send emergency notifications to persons to whom emergency notifications are distributed over a wide area, and uses multiplexing of digital telephone exchanges. By broadcasting the notification simultaneously from multiple speakers connected by the connection function, the purpose of the emergency notification can be achieved regardless of the equipment conditions and reception conditions of the recipient of the emergency notification.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a relay system diagram of an embodiment of an emergency simultaneous notification device using a telephone network according to the present invention. 11-1n...Speaker, 2, -2o...Speaker control device, 3...Notification content storage device, 4I-4n-...Subscriber line, 5...Digital network, 6...Notification Instruction control device, 7...Control unit, 8...Register, 9...Storage unit, 10° to 10n--Subscriber line, 11--Digital exchange, 12,--Outgoing trunk, 122--Person trunk, 13--Network control device, 14--Central control device, 15--Main storage device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An emergency simultaneous notification device that simultaneously sends an emergency notification to a large number of notification recipients via a digital telephone exchange in the event of an emergency such as an earthquake, which provides emergency notification to all notification recipients at once. It is equipped with multiple speakers installed for each speaker, and is accommodated in the network of the exchange by a subscriber circuit, and receives control signals transferred via the emergency subscriber line. A speaker control device that turns on the speaker and amplifies the audio signal on the subscriber line; and a speaker control device that stores emergency notification contents in advance and outputs or stops outputting the emergency notification contents upon receiving a control signal. A notification content storage device that has the function of inputting and outputting audio signals as well as the function of inputting and outputting audio signals is connected to the subscriber terminal of the emergency notification instructor, and sends control signals to the notification content storage device according to the instructions of the emergency notification instructor. and a notification instruction control device that outputs the audio signal input by the emergency notification instructor and the telephone number of the emergency notification recipient, and when the emergency notification instructor dials a predetermined special number. , emergency notification by a telephone network that connects the outgoing call to a notification content storage device, and has a telephone exchange that multiplex connects subscriber lines of all emergency notification recipients to the output side of the notification content storage device. Device.