JPH0721483A - Emergency reproting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To accurately report the generation of an abnormal state even if a reported terminal equipment responding to a report is a facsimile (FAX) equipment by sending FAX information when a response signal from the FAX equipment is detected at the time of outputting the report. CONSTITUTION:At the time of detecting the generation of an abnormal state such as fire or intrusion, the sensor 4 sends a sensor signal. A sensor input circuit 11 detects the sensor signal, drives an automatic dialing circuit 12, reads out a reporting destination telephone number previously stored in a reporting destination telephone number storing circuit, and sends the read telephone number to a telephone line 2. At the time of responding to termination, a FAX equipment 31 sends a CED signal and then sends a DIS signal. At the time of receiving and detecting these signals, a FAX control signal detecting circuit 16 reads out the generation place, time, sort, etc., of an alarm which are previously stored in a FAX storing circuit 14 as FAX information and a FAX information sending circuit 15 sends the read information to the responding FAX equipment 31 as FAX picture information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an emergency call device, and more particularly to an emergency call device in which a plurality of types of terminal devices are connected to a call destination and a valid call is made even if a facsimile device responds to the call.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A telephone number of a predetermined report destination, which is activated by connecting to a telephone line and operating by pushing a button or receiving signals from various sensors when an abnormal situation such as fire or intrusion occurs. An emergency notification device has been put into practical use, which automatically dials and notifies predetermined alarm information. In such an emergency call device, when the callee terminal device is a telephone set, it is voice information, and when it is an information processing device such as a computer connected with a modem device such as a modem, it is a data signal such as a PB signal or a modem signal. It constitutes the alarm information. The alarm information composed of these voice information data signals is stored in the storage means in the emergency notification device, and is read out and transmitted according to the response of the callee, and the location, time, type, etc. of the alarm are output. report.

[0003]

However, as a terminal device connected to a telephone line, a telephone application terminal device other than a telephone is widely used, and various terminal devices are connected in parallel to a telephone line for use. There are many cases. In addition, another telephone application terminal device may be installed in parallel with the telephone line and the terminal device that were installed as the call destination of the emergency notification device. In such a case, since the conventional emergency notification device determines the type of the destination terminal device in advance, the notification may not be completed when a different type of terminal device responds.

For example, when a facsimile device having a new automatic response function is connected in parallel to the call destination of the emergency call device which has been set as the call destination of the telephone, the fax device responds at the time of the call. It may end up.
In such a case, the facsimile device sends out a CED signal or the like, which is a response signal of the facsimile, but the emergency notification device does not have a detecting means for this signal, and it is assumed that the partner terminal device is a telephone. Since the voice information is transmitted, the information cannot be transmitted correctly. Further, the emergency notification device may end the notification after sending the voice information when the callee responds to the incoming call, and may not be able to notify the occurrence of the abnormal situation.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an emergency notification device capable of correctly reporting the occurrence of an abnormal situation even if the terminal device to which the response is made is a facsimile device.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an emergency notification device according to the present invention is activated by a signal output when an abnormal situation occurs, and an abnormal situation is sent to a predetermined report destination through a telephone line. In an emergency notification device for reporting alarm information indicating the occurrence of the above, a facsimile control signal detection means for detecting a facsimile control signal sent from the notification destination, a facsimile information storage means for storing facsimile information in advance, and the facsimile. When the control signal detecting means detects a facsimile control signal from the notification destination, the facsimile information sending means reads out the facsimile information from the facsimile information storing means and sends it as the alarm information.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in the emergency call device, when the CED signal or the like which is the response signal from the facsimile device is detected during the call, the facsimile information is sent out. Even if there is, alarm information indicating an abnormal situation can be correctly transmitted.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the emergency notification device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The sensor 4 is a push button operated when an abnormal situation such as a fire or an intrusion occurs, or various sensors, and is connected to the emergency notification device 1. Further, the emergency notification device 1 is connected to a telephone line. When it detects the occurrence of an abnormal situation, it sends a sensor signal. The sensor input circuit 11 detects the sensor signal and drives the automatic dial circuit 12. Automatic dial circuit 1
Reference numeral 2 reads out a previously stored notification destination telephone number from a notification destination telephone number storage circuit (not shown) and sends it to the telephone line 2 through the office line circuit 13. An exchange (not shown) in the telephone line 2 sends a call signal to the callee 3.

When one of the terminal devices connected to the report destination 3, for example, the telephone 32 responds to the call signal, the exchange (not shown) sends the polarity of the DC voltage of the line to the emergency call device 1 on the calling side. The called party response signal is transmitted by reversing. When the callee response signal detection circuit (not shown) detects a response from the callee 3, the emergency notification device 1 sends out alarm information such as predetermined voice information. After sending the alarm information, the line is opened and the notification is completed.

In the present embodiment, a case will be further described in which the telephone 32, which is a predetermined report destination terminal, does not respond and the facsimile apparatus 31 responds. Fax machine 31
Responds to the incoming call, it sends out a CED signal and then D
After sending the IS signal, it waits for the facsimile information from the calling side facsimile device.

When the facsimile control signal detection circuit 16 receives and detects a CED signal or a DIS signal after detecting the called party response, the emergency notification device 1 stores the location, time, type, etc. of the alarm stored in advance. From the facsimile information storage circuit 14 as facsimile information,
The facsimile information sending circuit 15 sends the image data as facsimile image information to the responding facsimile device 31 via the office line circuit 13. The facsimile device 32 prints out the facsimile image information as a facsimile output. Since the facsimile image information includes the telephone number of the emergency notification device, the time, the type of alarm, etc., it is easy to identify the occurrence location. Furthermore, if the facsimile image information includes various information including map information necessary for alarm,
A quicker response is possible.

In the above description, the transmission control procedure of the facsimile apparatus is CCITT (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee).
T. The name of this recommendation is used as the signal name of the facsimile control signal.

[0013]

As described above, the emergency notification device according to the present invention can detect the response signal of the facsimile device even if the responding terminal is not the predetermined terminal but the facsimile device, and the alarm information is displayed as an image. Since it is sent as information, there is no need to unconditionally send voice information and data information to a predetermined report destination as in the past, and the information cannot be transmitted and the report is completed, and a correct abnormal situation It is possible to transmit alarm information indicating. Furthermore, since the notification can be made as image information, a quick and reliable emergency notification can be made.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an emergency notification device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Emergency Report Device 2 Telephone Line 3 Report Destination 4 Sensors, etc. 11 Sensor Input Circuit 12 Automatic Dial Circuit 13 Station Line Circuit 14 Fax Information Information Storage Circuit 15 Facsimile Information Transmission Circuit 16 Facsimile Control Signal Detection Circuit 31 Facsimile Device 32 Telephone

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An emergency notification device, which is activated by a signal output when an abnormal situation occurs, and sends alert information indicating the occurrence of an abnormal situation to a predetermined report destination through a telephone line. Facsimile control signal detecting means for detecting a facsimile control signal, facsimile information storing means in which facsimile information is stored in advance, and the facsimile information when the facsimile control signal is detected by the facsimile control signal detecting means. An emergency notification device, comprising: facsimile information sending means for reading facsimile information from a storage means and sending it as the alarm information.