JPH11144159A - Movement supervisory system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the supervisory labor. SOLUTION: A position measuring instrument 1 is attached to an object to be supervised, measures a self-position and sends positional information that is measured. A transmitter 2 is attached to the object to be supervised and sends the positional information that is acquired from the position measuring instrument through a telephone line. A receiver 3 receives the positional information from the transmitter through the telephone line. A supervisory area storing means 4 stores supervisory area information. A position collating means 5 receives the positional information from the receiver 3 and collates the positional information with supervisory area information stored in the means 4. The means 5 sends a deviation information signal when the positional information deviates from the supervisory area information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a movement monitoring system for protecting cash, valuables, and personal matters.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional movement monitoring system, a transmitter is attached to a bag containing cash or valuables or a person to be guarded, and the direction and strength of a signal sent from the transmitter are detected and targeted. Some find and track the location of the monitored object.

[0003]

However, in the conventional mobile monitoring system, the monitoring staff must constantly monitor the determined position of the monitoring target to determine whether it deviates from the moving route. There was a problem that it required.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and has as its object to provide a movement monitoring system capable of reducing monitoring effort.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a movement monitoring system according to the first aspect of the present invention, which is attached to a monitoring target, measures its own position, and sends information on the measured position. A transmitting device attached to the object to be monitored and transmitting position information obtained from the positioning device through a telephone line; a receiving device receiving position information from the transmitting device through a telephone line; a monitored area storing monitored area information Storage means; receiving position information from the receiving device, collating with the monitored area information stored in the monitored area storage means, and outputting a deviation notification signal when the position information deviates from the monitored area information. Sending position matching means;

The objects to be monitored may be objects such as bags, children, VIPs or other persons to be guarded. As the positioning device, a device that measures its own position using the GPS method is preferable. However, when the monitoring target is an automobile, a hybrid device that uses the GPS method is used even if the device uses the autonomous navigation. It may be a device of the system. As the telephone line, a digital line for a mobile phone is preferable. The monitoring area information may be information on a linear movement route to be monitored or information on a planar movement range.

In the mobile monitoring system according to the first aspect of the present invention, monitoring is performed by mounting a positioning device and a transmitting device on a monitoring target, and installing a receiving device, a monitoring area storage unit, and a position matching unit at a monitoring center. . The position information of the monitoring target is sent to the monitoring center via the telephone line, and the position checking unit checks whether the position of the monitoring target is out of the monitoring area. If the position of the monitoring target deviates,
The deviation can be known from the deviation notification signal.

A movement monitoring system according to a second aspect of the present invention is the movement monitoring system according to the first aspect, wherein a map storage means for storing a map; a display device; Display control means for displaying a position on the display device in association with a map stored in the map storage means; receiving a departure notification signal from the position matching means, giving priority to the display by the display control means; Display switching means for displaying on the device.

In the movement monitoring system according to the present invention, when the position of the monitoring target deviates from the monitoring area, the position of the monitoring target is displayed on the display device in association with the map. Display of the position information of the monitoring target is preferentially performed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the movement monitoring system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the object to be monitored is a bag, and a buzzer or a key lock device for the bag which can be remotely operated through a telephone line. Having
Features.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the buzzer or the key lock of the bag to be monitored is provided through the telephone line from the monitoring center as needed when the position of the monitored object is out of the monitored area. The device can be activated.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the movement monitoring system according to the first, second, or third aspect, the monitoring area storage means stores the monitoring area information on a moving route to be monitored as the monitoring area information. Passing position information indicating the positions of a plurality of checkpoints set at a distance, order information indicating the passing order of each checkpoint, and an area including the checkpoint of the starting point or the previous order centering on each checkpoint. The position checking means receives position information from the receiving device, and stores the position information in accordance with the order of the order information stored in the monitored area storage means. The passing position information is collated with the passing position information, and the min. Collating the positional information and area information, when the position information deviates from the split zone information, sending the departing broadcast signals identifying deviant areas; characterized.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the mobile monitoring system is divided into a plurality of monitoring areas for monitoring, and the position of the monitoring target is compared with the position of each checkpoint in accordance with the passing order of each checkpoint, thereby ensuring the monitoring. The position of the monitoring target can be monitored. When the position of the monitoring target deviates from the divided monitoring area, it is possible to know which monitoring area has deviated from the deviation notification signal for specifying the deviating monitoring area. The monitoring area may be displayed on the display device in association with the map, or the monitoring area may be notified by voice, using a deviation notification signal that specifies the monitoring area that has deviated.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the movement monitoring system includes a positioning device 1 and a transmission device 2 attached to a monitoring target, a reception device 3 provided in a monitoring center, a monitoring area storage unit 4, a position matching unit 5, an alarm device 6, It has a map storage means 7, a display device 8, a display control means 9, and a display switching means 10. The position matching means 5, the display control means 9, and the display switching means 10 are realized as functions of the CPU 12 of the host computer 11 shown in FIG. The host computer 11 includes an input device 13, and the CPU 12 operates according to a program stored in the main memory 14.

In the case of transporting cash or valuables, as shown in FIG. 2, a bag 15 for carrying cash or the like is to be monitored, and the positioning device 1 and the transmitting device 2 are attached to the bag 15. The positioning device 1 includes a signal catching circuit that receives a radio wave emitted from the communication satellite 16.
It is a device that measures its own position using the PS method and sends information on the measured position. The position information is indicated by, for example, XY coordinates. The transmitting device 2 transmits the position information obtained from the positioning device 1 to the receiving device 3 of the monitoring center through a digital line for a mobile phone. The bag 15 has a buzzer 17 and a key lock device 18 (see FIG. 1). The buzzer 17 and the key lock device 18 can be remotely operated through a telephone line.

In the monitoring center, a plurality of monitoring targets can be monitored simultaneously. The receiving device 3 receives the position information from the transmitting device 2 through a telephone line. The monitoring area storage means 4 is composed of a RAM and stores monitoring area information. The monitoring area information includes passing position information, order information, and division area information. As shown in FIG. 3, the passing position information sets a plurality of check points 23 to 26 at a predetermined distance, for example, 100 m apart from each other on a moving route 22 from a starting point 20 to a destination point 21 of a transportation route such as cash. At this time, the positions of the plurality of check points 23 to 26 are shown. The order information indicates the order of passage of each of the check points 23 to 26 when moving along the movement route 22. That is, assuming that the check point 23 is the first in the passing order, the check point 24 is the second, the check point 25 is the third, and the check point 26 is the fourth. The divided area information indicates the divided monitoring areas 23a to 26a including the starting point 20 or the preceding check points 23 to 25 around the respective check points 23 to 26. The passing position information and the divided area information are indicated by, for example, XY coordinates.

Position matching means 5 of host computer 11
Receives the position information from the receiving device 3 and compares the position information with the passing position information of each of the checkpoints 23 to 26 according to the order of the order information stored in the monitoring area storage means 4. Then, the position collating means 5 collates the positional information with the divided area information centered on the check points 24-26 of the next order after the check points 23-25 that have been collated with the passing position information. If the position information deviates from the divided area information, for example, if it is more than 110 m away from the checkpoints 23 to 26, the position collation unit 5 regards the deviation as an abnormal situation and specifies the departure area. Send a signal. When the position information matches the passing position information of the check points 23 to 25, the position matching unit 5 cancels the monitoring function of the divided area information centered on the check points 23 to 25. Thus, the position collating means 5 relays the monitoring function, and repeats this processing sequentially to the destination. The alarm device 6 gives a voice notification of which monitoring area has deviated in response to the departure notification signal, and issues an alarm.

The map storage means 7 comprises a ROM and stores a city map. The display device 8 includes a CRT. The display control means 9 of the host computer 11 receives the position information from the receiving device 3 and causes the display device 8 to display the position of the bag 15 to be monitored in association with the city map stored in the map storage means 7. The display device 8 may be used in common for the plurality of display control means 9. The display switching means 10 of the host computer 11 receives the departure notification signal from the position matching means 5 and causes the display device 8 to display the display by the display control means 9 with priority.

Next, the operation will be described. In the movement monitoring system, the positioning device 1 and the transmission device 2 are attached to the bag 15 to be monitored, and the reception device 3, the monitoring area storage unit 4, and the position matching unit 5 are installed at the monitoring center to perform monitoring.
As shown in FIG. 4, the position information of the bag 15 to be monitored is sent to the receiving device 3 of the monitoring center via a telephone line and input to the host computer 11 (step 31).

In the monitoring center, the position of the bag 15 to be monitored is displayed on the display device 8 by the display control means 9 in correspondence with the city map (step 32). The host computer 11 divides and monitors the plurality of monitoring areas 23a to 26a along the movement route 22 by the position matching means 5, and determines the position of the bag 15 according to the passing order of the check points 23 to 26. (Step 33). Thereby, the position of the bag 15 can be reliably monitored.

The position checking means 5 checks whether the position of the bag 15 deviates from the divided monitoring areas 23a to 26a (step 34). When the position of the bag 15 has deviated, the alarm device 6 gives a voice alarm by a departure notification signal for specifying the deviated monitoring area 23a to 26a (step 35), and deviated from any monitoring area 23a to 26a. You can know. At this time, the monitoring areas 23a to 26a
The display of the position information of the bag 15 deviating from the above is preferentially performed by the display switching means 10 with respect to other monitoring targets having no abnormality (step 36). In this way, in the movement monitoring system, the position of the bag 15 does not need to be constantly monitored by the observer, and the monitoring effort can be reduced.

When the position of the bag 15 deviates from the monitoring areas 23a to 26a, the buzzer 17 of the bag 15 or the bag 15
Of the key lock device 18 can be operated. By sounding the buzzer 17, it is possible to notify the person around the bag 15 of the abnormality, and by operating the key lock device 18, the keys of the bag 15 are locked and cash or the like is stolen from the bag 15. Can be prevented.

In the above-described embodiment, an example of transporting cash or the like has been described. However, the movement monitoring system may be used to prevent kidnapping of children or the like. In this case, the positioning device 1 and the transmission device 2 are attached to the child, and the activity zone of the child to be monitored is set as a safety barrier, and is used as monitoring area information. When the position information of the child deviates from the monitored area information, the position matching means 5 regards the child as abnormal and sends a deviation notification signal. The position of the child is displayed on the display device 8 corresponding to the map.

[0024]

According to the movement monitoring system of the present invention, when the position information determined by the positioning device deviates from the monitored area information, the position monitoring means for transmitting a deviation notification signal is provided. It is not necessary for the observer to constantly monitor, and the effort of monitoring can be reduced.

In particular, according to the movement monitoring system of the present invention, when the position of the monitoring target deviates from the monitoring area, the position of the monitoring target can be displayed in association with the map.

In particular, according to the movement monitoring system of the third aspect of the present invention, the buzzer or the key lock device of the bag to be monitored can be operated through the telephone line.

In particular, according to the mobile monitoring system of the present invention, the monitoring is performed by dividing the monitoring area into a plurality of monitoring areas, and the position of the monitoring target is compared with the position of each check point according to the passing order of each check point. Thus, the position of the monitoring target can be reliably monitored.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a movement monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the concept of the entire mobile monitoring system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a monitoring area by the mobile monitoring system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing by the movement monitoring system of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 positioning device 2 transmission device 3 reception device 4 monitoring area storage means 5 position collation means 6 alarm device 7 map storage means 8 display device 9 display control means 10 display switching means

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A positioning device attached to a monitored object, which measures its own position and sends information on the located position, and a transmitting device attached to the monitored object and sends position information obtained from the positioning device via a telephone line. A receiving device that receives location information from the transmitting device via a telephone line; a monitoring zone storage unit that stores monitoring zone information; a location device that receives location information from the receiving device, and stores the location information in the monitoring zone storage unit. And a position checking means for sending a deviation notification signal when the position information deviates from the monitored area information. 2. A map storage means for storing a map, a display device, and position information received from the receiving device, and a position of a monitoring target is displayed on the display device in association with a map stored in the map storage means. 2. A display control means for causing the display control means to receive a deviation notification signal from the position collating means and displaying the display by the display control means with priority on the display device. Movement monitoring system. 3. The movement monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the object to be monitored is a bag, and has a buzzer or a key lock device for the bag which can be remotely operated through a telephone line. 4. The monitoring area storage means includes, as the monitoring area information, passing position information indicating positions of a plurality of checkpoints set at a predetermined distance on a moving route to be monitored, Position information indicating a passing order and divided area information indicating an area including a start point or a check point of a preceding order centering on each check point are stored, and the position matching unit stores position information from the receiving device. Receiving the position information, checking the position information with the passing position information of each checkpoint according to the order of the order information stored in the monitoring area storage means, and checking the next order of the checkpoints that have been checked with the passing position information. The divided area information centered on the point is compared with the position information, and when the position information deviates from the divided area information, The movement monitoring system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a deviation notification signal for specifying a deviated area is transmitted.