JPH04315351A - Police box aid system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the police box aid system in which a job of a police is acted therefor when no police is resident in the police box and which assists the police when the police is resident in the police box. CONSTITUTION:When a police is not resident in a police box, a presence/absence changeover switch 34 is thrown to the position of the 'absence' and a sensor 32 is driven thereby to detect a visitor. A control circuit 20 executes automatic dialing through the detection and drives a camera 20 to fetch a video image of the visitor. Moreover, a voice guide device 38 sounds a message in the police box. A police station side confirms a still picture sent from the police box on a monitor and uses a telephone set 18 to make talking with the visitor. Furthermore, a map or the like used for a road guide is sent by a facsimile equipment.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a police box support system for supporting the work of police officers at police boxes and police stations.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Police stations, police stations, and the like are socially important from the standpoint of maintaining public order and providing services such as disposing of lost items and providing directions to local residents.

[0003] In such police boxes, police officers are usually stationed at all times and perform the above-mentioned services for local residents, but sometimes the police officers leave the police box, for example, for patrols or emergency calls. In this case, in a police box with a small number of police officers (for example, one), the above-mentioned service to local residents will be significantly reduced when the police officer is absent. In other words, even if a person who has found a lost item visits a police box, he or she will not be able to take appropriate action. Also,
There is a problem in that even if an emergency situation occurs and a report is received from local residents, it is not possible to respond to it.

By the way, an automatic police box system is described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-129399. This automatic police box system is a system that takes over the duties of a police officer in the event of an emergency when the police officer is not present at the police box. In other words, in this conventional automatic police box system, a central monitoring device is installed at a central police station, while a police box device is installed at a police box, and these devices are connected through communication lines. be. Therefore, according to such an automatic police box system, even if there are no police officers present at the police box, various predetermined functions can be performed and services can be provided to visitors, and the central police can It becomes possible for a police station to provide appropriate instructions and information to the visitor via a communication line.

[0005] In this automatic police box system, the police box equipment installed in the police box has a relatively large appearance and is installed using a predetermined space within the police box. In this conventional automatic police box system, the central monitoring equipment and the police box equipment are connected by three lines. Specifically, the first line is for communicating voice data, and the first line is for transmitting still images. Both are connected by three lines consisting of a second line and a third line for bidirectional communication.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the automatic police box system described above has a problem in that the police box equipment and the central monitoring device have complicated structures, which makes it impossible to avoid an increase in costs. Therefore, although such a system should originally be widely used, its spread has been hindered.

[0007] Furthermore, the conventional system described above requires a plurality of telephone lines, making it difficult to easily install the system into existing equipment.

[0008] On the other hand, the absence of a police officer at a police box or the like is usually temporary, so there is a system that can not only take over such temporary duties but also support the police officer's duties even when the police officer is on duty. was requested.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its purpose is to provide a simple system that can smoothly support the work of police officers regardless of whether they are present or absent at a police box. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive police box support system that can utilize existing equipment as much as possible in its configuration.

0010

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a police box support system in which a plurality of police boxes and a central police station having jurisdiction over them are connected via communication lines, wherein the system includes at least The system communicates image data, still image data, and audio data by facsimile, and further includes a visitor sensor that detects a visitor and activates each device when the police box is away, and activates the visitor sensor. an active/absent toggle switch for switching between active and inactive states, the system being used as a manual communication system while the police officer is on duty;
When a police officer is absent, the system is characterized in that the visitor sensor switches to an automatic transmission/reception state.

[0011]

[Operation] According to the above structure, the presence/absence selector switch determines the operation of the visitor sensor. Therefore, when the present/absent switch is in the "present" position, the visitor sensor will not function, and in such a case the system will be utilized as a manual communication system.

On the other hand, when the presence/absence selector switch is in the "absent" position, the visitor sensor functions and each device is activated when a visitor visits the police box. In other words, it enters an automatic transmission/reception state. Therefore, according to the present invention, a system is provided in which a police officer can appropriately deal with the temporary absence of a police officer by switching the presence/absence selector switch, and can also provide smooth support for a police officer even when the police officer is on duty. The advantage is that it can be constructed.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a police box support system according to the present invention. This police box support system is
Broadly divided, police station side equipment (6) and police box side equipment (10)
It consists of the following. Both devices are basically connected through one communication line (8). Here, this communication line is a general public telephone line.

The police station side device (6) is installed in a police station having jurisdiction over a police box, and has an extremely simple configuration in this embodiment. Control circuit (12)
A monitor (14) for displaying still image data transmitted from the police box side device (10) via a communication line (8) is connected to the station. A facsimile device (16) is connected to the control circuit (12), and the facsimile device (16) is configured to transmit image data by facsimile to the police box side device (10). This facsimile machine (16) also has a police box side device (
It also functions as an output terminal for image data sent from 10).

A general telephone (18) is also connected to the control circuit (12). Please note that these monitors (1
4), facsimile machine (16), and telephone (18)
The control circuit (12) is provided with terminals that meet the respective standards so that existing ones can be utilized. Here, the control circuit (12) functions as a network control unit, and for example, when still image data is sent, it restores it to a still image and displays it on the monitor (14). It is.

[0017] The police box side device (10) has a communication line (8).
A control circuit (20) as a network control unit connected to is provided. This control circuit (
20) also functions as a still image transmission device, as will be described later, and for this purpose has a built-in image memory capable of storing a plurality of images.

A camera (22) for capturing still images is connected to the control circuit (20). Also connected is a monitor (24) for displaying still image data sent from the police station device or from other devices.

[0019] Similarly to the above, this police box side equipment (10) is also provided with a facsimile machine (26).
This facsimile machine (26) is connected to a telephone line (8) via a control circuit (20). Furthermore, this control circuit (20) includes a sound collection microphone (28) for collecting ambient sounds inside the police box, and a loudspeaker that outputs audio data sent from the police equipment (10). Speaker (
30) and are connected.

In the police box side device (10), the control circuit (
20) is connected to a sensor (32) for detecting a visitor to the police box. This sensor (32)
For example, the sensor is composed of a mat-like pressure sensor installed in an automatic door, an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, or the like. Of course, it is also preferable to use some of these in combination and arrange them in an alternating box.

A presence/absence changeover switch (34) is connected to this sensor (32). This presence/absence changeover switch (34) serves as an on/off switch for the power supplied to the sensor (32), and controls on/off of the power supplied from the power supply device 36 to the sensor (32). By doing so, the sensor (32) is activated and deactivated.

[0022] Furthermore, a voice guidance device (38) as an automatic voice output device is connected to the sensor (32). This voice guidance device (38) automatically outputs a pre-registered synthesized sound (message) into the police box based on the visitor detection signal from the sensor (32). That is,
When the sensor (32) detects a visitor, the voice guidance device (38) is activated and a pre-registered message is played inside the police box.

[0023] The control circuit (20) in this police box side device (12) is provided with terminals that meet general standards, like the control circuit (12), so that existing cameras (22) and the like can be utilized. It is being

Next, the operation of this police box support system will be explained.

First, when a police officer is absent from a police box,
A presence/absence switch (3) can be operated by the police officer himself.
4) is switched to the “absent” side. This causes the sensor (32) to start operating. In other words, it is in a waiting state for visitors.

[0026] When a visitor enters the police box, the sensor (32) detects the state of the visitor, and the voice guidance device (38) detects the visitor's condition.
and outputs the detection signal to the control circuit (20).

This detection signal causes the voice guidance device (38
) will be driven, and a registered predetermined message will flow. Meanwhile, the control circuit (20) executes automatic dialing to the police station and activates the camera (22) to capture a still image of the visitor. Note that the still image data is stored in a predetermined video memory provided in the control circuit (20).

When the police station device (6) responds to the call from the police station device (10), the still image data stored in the video memory of the control circuit (20) is sent to the police station device (10).
6). This causes the still image to be displayed on the monitor (14) via the control circuit (12). Upon seeing this, the police officer uses the telephone (18) to have a conversation with the visitor. That is, the police officer's voice is generated from the speaker (30) in the police box side device (12), and on the other hand,
The visitor's voice will be transmitted via the sound collecting microphone (28).

[0029] Furthermore, if the device of the police station in charge of the police box does not respond to a call from the police box side device (10), the device of the other police station is automatically dialed to ensure communication. is also suitable.

[0030] For example, when the transmission of image data is required in a dialogue between a visitor and a police officer, the image data is transmitted using the facsimile machine (16) in the police station equipment (6); , Police box side equipment (1
0), the image data is sent to the facsimile machine (
26). Therefore, this function is effective when a visitor requests directions.

Next, when a police officer is present at the police box, the presence/absence selector switch (34) is normally switched to the "present" side. In this case, power supply to the sensor (32) is stopped. However, other functions are maintained so that police officers can also send image data to the police station using the facsimile machine (26), and the police station can also send image data and still images. It is also possible to carry out transmission. In other words, it becomes possible to support police officers. For example, by sending a video of a lost item as a still image to a police station, and distributing the video data from the police station to multiple police boxes, the owner of the lost item can be found early, and the police can It becomes possible to achieve smooth business operations.

[0032] In this embodiment, the sensor (32
) The camera (22) is set to periodically capture still image data at predetermined time intervals based on the output of the detection signal from the police station. It is configured to be outputted appropriately depending on the situation.

It is also preferable to provide a plurality of sensors (32) for detecting visitors in a police box, and by arranging the sensors at different locations, it is possible to achieve processing depending on the situation.

Although not particularly provided in this embodiment, it is also preferable that the police box side device (10) be provided with an emergency situation reporting button. By providing such a button, it is possible to reliably ensure emergency notification to the police station side device (6).

As explained above, according to the police box support system of this embodiment, the presence/absence changeover switch (34) allows the system to be used by switching between the automatic transmission/reception state and the manual communication state. It will be possible to achieve comprehensive support for the public sector. In addition, in this embodiment, basically one telephone line is sufficient as the communication line, so
It has the advantage of being able to build an inexpensive system while effectively utilizing existing lines.

[0036]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention,
Since a presence/absence changeover switch is provided and the system is used by switching between automatic transmission/reception state and manual communication state, comprehensive support can be provided to police officers. In other words, even while on duty, the police officer can utilize this system to assist in his or her duties. On the other hand, when a police officer is not present at a police box, various services can be provided to visitors, which has the effect of providing a socially significant and useful system.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a police box support system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

(6) Police station side equipment (8) Communication circuit (telephone line) (10) Police box side equipment (12), (20) Control circuit (16), (26) Facsimile machine (34)
Presence/absence switch (38) Voice guidance device

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A police box support system in which a plurality of police boxes and a central police station having jurisdiction over them are connected via communication lines, wherein the system communicates at least image data, still image data, and audio data by facsimile; Furthermore, the system includes a visitor sensor that detects a visitor and activates each device when the police box is away;
a presence/absence switch for switching the visitor sensor between an activated state and a non-active state, the system is used as a manual communication system when a police officer is on duty, while the system is used as a manual communication system when the police officer is absent; This police box support system is characterized in that it is used by automatically switching to a transmitting/receiving state.