JPH04137964A - Automatic notifying equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain immediate cooperation with a fault state where no supervisor is resident in a receiver side by allowing a data output control section of a receiver to output a signal corresponding to a fault state to an external telephone set. CONSTITUTION:A receiver 10 stores a fault state in a memory 38 according to a transmission data from a transmitter 4 when an installation device is faulty. When a supervisor uses an external telephone set 46 to make a phone call, a CPU 36 reads the data representing the fault state from the memory 38 and reads a voice signal corresponding to the data of the fault state from a voice memory 42 and outputs the result to the external telephone set 46. When the supervisor uses the external telephone set 46 to give a fault state cooperation command to the CPU 36, the CPU 36 outputs a command signal to cope with the fault state to the transmitter 4. Thus, the supervisor copes with a required countermeasure against the fault even when the supervisor is absent by making a phone call from the external telephone set 46 at a visiting place to a telephone set 12 of a receiver 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention connects the transmitter to a receiver via a public line network by automatic dialing of a telephone attached to the transmitter. The present invention relates to an automatic reporting device that transmits data from a computer to a receiver, and the receiver receives the data by automatic dialing on a telephone attached to the receiver.

(Prior art) As an automatic notification device of this type, for example, a transmitter is installed on the disaster prevention equipment side of a building, a receiver is installed on the side of a maintenance status manager located far from the transmitter, and the Some machines transmit data related to the maintenance of the equipment, while a receiver receives the data, allowing a maintenance manager to take necessary actions.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of this automatic reporting device.

In Figure 1, the maintenance status of disaster prevention equipment is as follows:
Signals from various sensors included in the equipment are output to the monitoring panel 2, and are constantly monitored by the monitoring panel 2. The transmitter 4 imports data related to equipment maintenance from the monitoring panel 2, converts the retrieved data into a form suitable for transmission, and sends it to the public line by automatic dialing from the attached telephone 6. The information is transmitted to the destination receiver IO via the network 8 urgently when the equipment is abnormal, and at appropriate intervals when the equipment is normal. The receiver 10 receives the data by automatically dialing the telephone 12 attached thereto, and outputs the received data to an appropriate output device (not shown).

The output device outputs the data as a hard copy. In preparation for when the maintenance manager is absent from the receiver IO when the equipment outputs an abnormality, other receivers 10 (respectively telephones 12... attached.)
is also provided, so that data can be sent sequentially to these as needed.

Therefore, based on the data output received by the receiver 10, the maintenance status of the disaster prevention equipment can be easily understood and managed even by a manager located remotely from the equipment.

Such an automatic notification device includes a system for transmitting information from the transmitter 4 to the receiver 10 via the public line network 8.
The transmitter 4 is equipped with a telephone 6, and each receiver 10 is also equipped with a telephone 12, so these telephones 6 and 12 can communicate with each other between the transmitter side and the receiver side. It is possible to make a telephone call via the public line network 8 and have appropriate communication and other conversations.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) In the above configuration, data transmitted from the transmitter 4 indicating that the maintenance status of the equipment is abnormal is transmitted to the receiver IO.
When the information is transmitted to the receiver 10, if there is a need to immediately respond to the abnormal state of the equipment, it is necessary to have a manager permanently stationed at the receiver 10.

However, having an administrator stationed full-time not only raises the problem of high labor costs, but even if the administrator is stationed full-time, there may be times when the administrator is out of the office for some reason. Therefore, in the absence of such personnel, there was a problem in that it would be impossible to immediately respond to the abnormal conditions mentioned above.

Therefore, in the present invention, in an automatic notification device that requires immediate response to an abnormal state of equipment, etc., it is possible to immediately respond to an abnormal state without having a manager permanently stationed on the receiver side. In this way, the purpose is to reduce or reduce the personnel costs associated with the permanent presence of a manager.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve such an object, the automatic notification device of the present invention transmits the transmitter via the public line network by automatic dialing of the telephone attached to the transmitter. By making a dial connection to the receiver, the transmitter transmits the transmitted data to the receiver, while the receiver receives the transmitted data by automatic dial reception on the attached telephone. has a reception determination section and a data output control section, the reception determination section has a function of determining an abnormal state from received data, and the data output control section has a function of determining an abnormal state from received data. It is characterized by having a function of outputting a signal corresponding to the abnormal state to an external telephone in response to the input of the abnormal state determination output.

(Operation) When the reception determining section of the receiver determines that, for example, the equipment is in an abnormal state based on the data from the transmitter, it outputs the determination output to the data output control section. Then, the data output control section outputs a signal corresponding to the abnormal state to the external telephone in response to the determination input. As a result, the administrator can call the receiver using an external telephone to find out about the abnormal condition of the equipment, so even if the receiver is not present, the administrator can call the receiver and check the abnormal condition of the equipment by calling the receiver. By knowing this, you can quickly take the necessary measures.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The automatic notification device of the present invention will be explained by applying it to an automatic notification device for maintenance data regarding building disaster prevention equipment, water supply/sewage drainage equipment, and other equipment, but its basic configuration is the same as that shown in Fig. 1. Therefore, the details of the basic configuration will be replaced with the above, and the respective configurations of the transmitter and receiver in FIG.
The configuration of the apparatus of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

In the transmitter 4 shown in FIG. 2, 14 is an input circuit;
16 is an output circuit, 18 is a CPU, 20 is a signal generator, 2
2 is a signal receiver, 24 is a line interface, 26 is an interface, and 28 is a memory.

Maintenance data provided from the equipment via the monitoring panel 2 shown in FIG. 1 is digitally encoded by the input circuit 14 and then provided from the input circuit 14 to the CPU 18. The CPU 18 transmits the maintenance data stored in the memory 28 to the attached telephone 12 on the receiver 10 side.
After reading out the telephone number of the user from the memory 28, the given maintenance data is output to the signal generator 20 together with the read telephone number. The signal generator 20 is
Send data from CPU 18 to public line network 8
After converting the data into a format that can be loaded on the network, the data is transmitted from the line interface 24 to the receiver 10 via the public line network 8. Note that this transmission data includes not only the above data in the memory 28 but also other necessary data such as the name of the site where the equipment is installed, and these are sent to the interface 26 from the writing device (programmable console). The CPU 1B is configured to be able to store them in the memory 28 in response to the write input.

The receiver 10 shown in FIG.
0, signal generator 32, signal receiver 34, CPtJ36,
It has a memory 38, an input circuit 40, an audio memory 42, and an audio interface 44.

Since the line interface 30, signal generator 32, signal receiver 34, and memory 38 have the same functions as those in FIG. 2, detailed explanation thereof will be omitted. The input circuit 40 inputs and processes command data sent to the transmitter by pushbutton operations from the administrator.

The CPU 36 receives and processes command data from the input circuit 40 and data inputted from the transmitter 4 via the public line network 8 and the line interface 30 and processed as appropriate by the signal receiver 34. be.

The CPU 36 also has a reception determination function and a data output control function, and the reception determination function is a function of determining an abnormal state of equipment from received data. This is a function that causes the external telephone 46 to output an audio signal corresponding to the abnormal state in response to the input of the equipment abnormal state determination output from the determination section. Specifically, the audio memory 42 stores audio signals corresponding to the abnormal state, and the audio interface 44
The CPU 3 interposes between the external telephone 46 and the CPU 36.
6 is for outputting the audio signal read from the audio memory 42 to the external telephone 46 in response to an abnormal state.

Then, in response to the abnormal state of the equipment, the CPU 36
The audio signal is read out from the audio memory 42 and outputted to the external telephone 46 via the audio interface 44.

The operation of the receiver 10 will be explained with reference to the internal CPU 36 according to flowchart 1 shown in FIG.

At step n1, a call is waited for from the external telephone 46. At this time, from the transmission data from the transmitter 4,
When the equipment is in an abnormal state, the abnormal state is already stored in the memory 38. And external telephone 46
When a call is received from , the process moves to step n2.

In step n2, the CPU 36 determines whether there is data in an abnormal state from the memory 38, and if there is data in an abnormal state, in step n3, the CPU 36 reads the data in an abnormal state from the memory 38, and also reads out the data in the abnormal state from the memory 38. The audio signal corresponding to the audio signal is read from the audio memory 42 and outputted to the external telephone 46 via the audio interface 44 in step n4. This allows the administrator who calls the receiver 10 from the external telephone 46 to know that the equipment is in an abnormal state.

Then, in response to this abnormal state, an abnormal state handling instruction is given to the CPU 36 from the external telephone 46 via the voice interface 44. If the CPU 36 determines in step n5 that the instruction has been input, it outputs a command signal for responding to the abnormal state to the transmitter 4 via the public line network 8 in accordance with the instruction in step n6. Transmitter 4
In response to input of a command signal from the receiver 10, it outputs a signal for performing required processing on the equipment.

In this way, according to this embodiment, even if there is an abnormality in the equipment while the administrator is absent from the receiver IO side, the administrator can call the receiver 10 from the external telephone 46 at his/her place of work. By making a call to the telephone set 12, the user can learn of the abnormal state of the equipment and take necessary measures.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above explanation, according to the present invention,
In the reception judgment section of the receiver, for example, it is possible to judge whether or not the equipment is in an abnormal state from the data from the transmitter, and when it is judged that the equipment is in an abnormal state, the judgment output is output to the data output control section. At the same time, the data output control unit is configured to output a signal corresponding to the abnormal state to the external telephone in response to the judgment input, so the administrator is not present at the receiver when the abnormal state occurs. Even if you call the receiver with an external phone,
It becomes possible to know the abnormal state of equipment and equipment, and as a result, it becomes possible to immediately respond to the abnormal state without having a manager permanently stationed at the receiver side, reducing personnel costs associated with having a manager permanently stationed. Or it has become possible to reduce it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the entire automatic notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a transmitter of the device shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the receiver of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the receiver of the apparatus shown in FIG. 4: Transmitter, 6: Telephone attached to transmitter side, 8: Public line network, IO: Receiver, 12: Telephone attached to receiver side, 42: Voice memory, 44: Voice interface, 46
: External phone.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Transmission by dialing the transmitter (4) to the receiver (10) via the public line network (8) by automatic dialing of the telephone (6) attached to the transmitter (4); While transmitting data from the device (4) to the receiver (10), the receiver (10) transmits data to the attached telephone (
12), wherein the receiver (10) has a reception determination section and a data output control section, and the reception determination section includes: It has a function to determine abnormal conditions from received data, and the data output control section is
An automatic reporting device characterized by having a function of outputting a signal corresponding to an abnormal state to an external telephone (46) in response to input of an abnormal state determination output from a reception determining section.