JPH0623339U - Pager response equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To have a self-off function. [Structure] When a calling party B calls a pager 10 carried by A (a person who has no party ability) to search, a reception detection signal Sp is input from the pager to an interface section 12 of a pager responding device 11. The reception is detected,
The reception detection signal Sq is input to the control 13. Control unit 13
When Sq is received, the switch 16 is turned on to supply operating power to the signal generating section (response section) 14 to activate it. As a result, the signal generator 14 generates a signal such as an alarm sound, a reproduced voice, and a radio wave that has undergone predetermined modulation. The control unit 13 has a timer 13a built-in, and turns off the switch 16 after a predetermined τ time has elapsed since the timer 13a was activated to suppress power consumption. The switch 16 and the signal generator 14 may be operated intermittently by a program stored in the memory 13b of the controller. When searching for A, it is desirable that the radio wave includes a signal modulated by the ambient sound captured by the microphone.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 This device should be carried along with the pager to persons who do not have the ability to participate (infants, senile dementia, sick persons, victims, accident victims, victims of crime, etc.) and articles (stolen vehicles, stolen items, lost items, etc.). In addition, the present invention relates to a pager responding device to be attached, and particularly to a device which is activated by the output of a pager, generates a preset signal, and is used for monitoring, rescue and recovery of these persons and articles (hereinafter referred to as A).

[0002]

[Prior art]

As shown in FIG. 2, the pager receives a predetermined radio frequency signal with the built-in antenna 1, amplifies, detects, demodulates, shapes, etc. the received signal in the receiving section 2, and the data recovery circuit 3 receives the received output. Bit synchronization, frame synchronization, error correction, etc. are performed, and further compared with the telephone number / ID number stored in advance in the built-in storage unit 3a, and a logical "1" or "0" is determined depending on whether or not there is a call. The ID signal S ₁ shown is output, the data is restored depending on the system, or the data is retrieved from the storage unit 3 a, and the message (code signal) S ₂ is output. The sound generation unit 6 is driven by the ID signal S ₁ , and a ringing sound is generated and, for example, the LED of the light emitting unit 7 is turned on. As an option, a mechanical vibration generator 8 driven by the ID signal S ₁ can be added. There is also a device having a function of displaying numerical and / or character information on the liquid crystal display 9 by the message S ₂ .

The pager responding device 11 proposed before obtaining the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. For the purpose of searching the position of A and the situation around it, B dials the ID number of the pager 11 held by A and calls the pager 10 through the one-way wireless public communication line. When this pager signal is received and detected by the pager 10, a reception detection signal S _p (the ID signal S ₁ , the message (code signal) S ₂ , the acoustic output of the ringing sound generating section 6, the light output of the light emitting section 7, Any of mechanical vibration outputs of the vibration generating unit 8 or a combination thereof may be input to the interface unit 12 of the pager responding device 11. When the reception detection signal S _p is received and detected by the interface unit 12, the reception detection signal S _q is emitted and input to the control unit 13. Upon receiving the signal S _q , the control unit 13 controls the switch 16 to be turned on, supplies the power of the power supply unit 15 to activate the signal generation unit 14, and generates a signal such as sound or radio wave. . The power supply unit 15 is composed of a battery and constantly supplies a small amount of electric power to the interface unit 12 and the control unit 13.

The acoustic signal is an alarm sound for attracting the attention of a third party around A, an announcement sound (reproduced voice) for obtaining the cooperation of the third party, and the like. Further, when the radio wave is transmitted from the signal generation unit 14, B can estimate the position of A by the direction finder. Since the power supply unit 15 of the pager response device is composed of a battery, it is necessary to suppress the power consumption thereof, and therefore the signal generation unit 14 which accounts for most of the power consumption cannot be operated for a long time. To turn off the signal generator 14, the caller B calls the pager 10 again after an appropriate time has elapsed since the pager 10 was first called. When the control unit 13 receives and detects the second reception detection signal S _q , the control unit 13 controls the switch 16 to turn off and the operation of the signal generation unit 14 to turn off. As described above, the operation of turning on the signal generator 14 by the first call and turning it off by the second call is repeated a plurality of times as necessary.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the pager response device 11 proposed in the stage before obtaining the present invention, the caller B has the ID not only when the response part (signal generation part) 14 of the pager response device is activated but also when the response part 14 is turned off. I had to call a pager by dialing a number, which was inconvenient to handle. In particular, once the on / off state of the response device was reversed due to noise or a mistake in memory, the on / off operation was always the opposite of what was intended. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to turn off the pager 10 in order to turn off the response unit (signal generation unit) 14 by self-off. It is to provide a pager response device having a function.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 (1) The pager responding device according to claim 1 is activated by the output of the pager, generates a preset signal, and automatically returns to the state before activation after a predetermined time has elapsed after activation. . (2) In the invention of claim 2, in the pager responding device of (1), the generation of the signal is intermittently performed by a preset program.

(3) In the invention of claim 3, in the pager response device according to (1), the preset signal is an alarm sound or a reproduced sound. (4) In the invention of claim 4, in the pager response device according to (1), the preset signal is a radio wave that has undergone a predetermined modulation. (5) According to the invention of claim 5, in the pager response device according to (4), the radio wave includes a signal modulated by ambient sound captured by a microphone.

[0008]

【Example】

An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1 in which parts corresponding to those in FIG. In this invention, when the control section 13 of the pager responding device 11 first receives the reception detection signal S _q , turns on the switch 16 and activates the signal generation section 14, a predetermined time τ has elapsed from that point. At this time, the switch 16 is controlled to be turned off to stop the supply of operating power to the signal generator 14, and the operation of the signal generator 14 is turned off, that is, the state before the activation is restored. Therefore, a timer 13a is provided in the control unit 13. As in the conventional case, the caller B can call the pager 10 at appropriate intervals and activate the signal generator 14 a plurality of times as needed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent ON / OFF which is the opposite of the intention, and it is not necessary to make a call for OFF.

A program may be built in the memory 13b of the control unit 13, and the switch 16 may be turned on / off intermittently by the program. In this case, the on / off operation of any interval and duty can be freely set, so that the power consumption of the signal generator 14 can be further reduced and the power consumption is small, so that the operating time τ is relatively long. Can be set. Therefore, the number of calling operations for restarting by the caller B can be reduced.

The signal generated by the signal generator 14 is an acoustic signal such as an alarm sound, an announcement sound (reproduced sound), a radio wave, or the like as in the conventional case. May be provided with various sensors in the signal generator 14, to transmit a radio wave modulated by these sensor output during the S _p activated at a constant time of the switch 16 until the off from the τ Is desired. For example, if a microphone is provided, the heart sound of A, the utterance, the sound of the surrounding environment, the utterance of a third party or an aggressor, and the conversation can be transmitted to B. If a thermometer is installed, A's body temperature, ambient temperature, etc. can be transmitted to B. The light sensor indicates the surrounding light and dark, the electrocardiograph indicates the electrocardiogram, the blood glucose sensor indicates the blood glucose level, the vibrometer indicates the breathing, body position and walking of A, and the vibration of the outer circumference (external traffic, construction, A third party's walking, etc.) can be transmitted to B. These pieces of information can estimate or identify A's health status, life and death, the location of A, and the criminal.

[0011]

[Effect of device]

 In this invention, a function for automatically turning off the operating power supply of the response unit (signal generation unit) 14 is provided after a predetermined time has passed since the pager response device was activated. Since the caller B does not need to bother to call the pager by dialing to turn off the switch, the usability can be improved and the power consumption can be reduced. It is also possible to prevent ON-OFF which is the opposite of the intention induced by noise.

In particular, when the intermittent operation by the program of the response unit is also used, the power consumption can be further reduced, and since the power consumption is low, the intermittent operation period τ after the activation is relatively long. Can be set. Therefore, the number of calling (dial) operations for restarting by the caller B is small, and usability can be further improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a general configuration of a pager.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a pager responding device proposed at a stage before obtaining the present invention.

Claims (5)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pager responding device, which is activated by an output of a pager, generates a preset signal, and automatically returns to a state before activation after a lapse of a predetermined time after being activated. 2. The pager responding device according to claim 1, wherein the generation of the signal is intermittently performed by a preset program. 3. The pager responding device according to claim 1, wherein the preset signal is an alarm sound or a reproduced sound. 4. The pager responding device according to claim 1, wherein the preset signal is a radio wave that has undergone a predetermined modulation. 5. The pager responding device according to claim 4, wherein the radio wave includes a signal modulated by a peripheral sound captured by a microphone.