JPH11164030A - Reporting device for attendance, portable equipment for person to be attended and reporting system for attendance using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To specifically exactly grasp the daily actions of a person to be attended such as the aged. SOLUTION: This system has a portable equipment 2a for person to be attended, a reporting device 4 for attendance for transmitting the condition confirmation data of the person to be attended to this portable equipment 2a and performing reporting operation to a telephone line 8, based on a response to this transmission, and a terminal equipment 10 for receiving the report from the said reporting device 4 while being connected through the telephone line 8 to the reporting device 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a care notification device,
The present invention relates to a portable device for a cared person and a nursing care notification system using the portable device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a system for caring for an elderly person living alone, it is possible to carry out a transmitter with the elderly person and monitor the activity of the elderly person at a center side using data transmitted from the transmitter to know daily activities. There is something we can do.

[0003]

However, the conventional system is only one-way interactive type, in which transmission data is unidirectionally provided to the center at a constant transmission interval from the transmitter. The message could not be put on the machine, and the center could only take care of the elderly passively.

[0004] Therefore, when the center asks for the feeling that an elderly person is close to the necessity when required, the daily activities cannot be actively monitored as in a two-way interactive type in which the elderly person responds. Therefore, emergency response is likely to be delayed, and sufficient care cannot be provided.

[0005] In addition, even when monitoring daily activities, it is not possible to know the specifics of the activities, and even if there is data transmitted from the transmitter, the transmitter simply transmits the data. So I couldn't monitor if the old man was inside or outside the house, or even if he was in the house, what room he was doing, much less the old man removed the transmitter from his body. Then that oversight can be virtually meaningless.

Therefore, in the present invention, a two-way dialogue with the cared person is possible so that the cared person, such as the elderly, can be sufficiently cared for, and the daily action of the cared person can be concretely described. The main object of the present invention is to solve the problem so that the care recipient can be grasped accurately and the care recipient can be sufficiently cared for sufficiently.

[0007] Other problems to be solved by the present invention will be apparent from the following.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a nursing care notifying device, wherein the care receiver's status confirmation data is transmitted to the care receiver's portable device, and the care receiver's portable device responds to this transmission. The above-mentioned problem is solved by automatically reporting to a report destination via a telephone line based on a response.

In the portable device for a care receiver of the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved by providing a structure capable of being worn on the body of the care receiver, which is used in the care notification device. ing.

[0010] In the care notification system of the present invention,
The care receiver's portable device and the care receiver's portable device transmit the status confirmation data of the care receiver to the portable device, and perform a notification operation to the telephone line based on a response from the care receiver's portable device to the transmission. The above-mentioned problem is solved by providing a nursing care notification system comprising a nursing care notification device and a terminal device connected to the nursing care notification device via the telephone line and receiving a notification from the notification device. doing.

In the nursing care notification system of the present invention,
A contact point arranged in a room and arranged to be turned on / off according to the living condition of the resident, a nursing care notification device connected to a telephone line and connected to the telephone line when necessary to transmit required data, The above-mentioned problem has been solved by providing a nursing care notification system comprising a terminal device for notifying data via a telephone line from the nursing care notification device.

The term "care" in the present invention has a narrow meaning in the following embodiment, which refers to the care of an elderly person who lives alone for the sake of convenience and understanding of the description. It should be interpreted to be applied to a wide range of meanings including, for example, grasping the living situation of a person living alone, a sick person, a child, and the like. Also, the need for nursing care does not depend on living alone.

[0013]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a nursing care notification device, a portable device for a cared person, and a nursing care notification system using the same according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a care notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a care receiver side, 4 denotes a care notification device, and 6 denotes a care notification device. The telephone attached to the nursing care notification device 4, 8 is a telephone line, 1
0 is a terminal device as a report destination. In the cared person side 2, reference numeral 2a denotes a portable device directly mounted on the body of an elderly person who is a cared person, and 2b denotes a plurality of contact points installed in the home of the elderly person. The portable device 2a on the care receiver side and the notification device for nursing care 4 are wirelessly connected, and the contact 2b and the notification device for nursing care 4 are connected by wire or wirelessly.

The nursing care reporting device 4 will be described with reference to FIG.
Having. In this transmitting / receiving unit, the care receiver side 2 uses the portable device 2a.
In this case, the operation is performed to transmit and receive data to and from the portable device 2a, and when the contact is the contact 2b, only the ON / OFF data of the contact 2b is received.

The nursing care notification device 4 also controls a notification with the terminal device 10 in response to the reception of the signal from the transmission / reception unit 12 and transmits a signal from the terminal device 10 to the care receiver 2. It has a control unit 14 composed of a microcomputer that performs a central function such as transmission to a computer, a modem 16, a line interface 18, and a line transformer 20. The control unit 14 responds to a signal from the cared person 2 to control the on / off of the contact 22 inserted into the telephone line 8 to connect or disconnect the line, and to transmit data relating to the daily state of the cared person. Automatic dial transmission is performed to the terminal device 10 via the line 8. The terminal device 10 includes a telephone 10a,
Pager 10b, personal computer 10c,
Each of the terminal devices 10 automatically receives the data. The terminal device 10 is both a management center and a mere terminal, and its meaning is not interpreted narrowly, but is simply a report destination. The programmable display 10d is
Compared to a terminal device such as a personal computer 10c, the system can be manufactured at a lower cost, and a dedicated operation screen can be easily created to reduce erroneous operations, the setup operation is simple, the installation area is small, and the system software is small. There are advantages such as increased stability, excellent environmental resistance, and easy handling.

The portable device 2a carried by the care receiver will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the structure of the portable device 2a will be described with reference to FIG. 3. The portable device 2a has a pendant structure such as a band or a chain as a pendant structure that can be appropriately attached to each part of the body such as the neck and the arm of the care receiver. Wearing device 24 and portable device body 2 to which it is attached
6. The portable device main body 26 includes a transmission / reception antenna 28, a display 30 for displaying necessary data, a push button 32 operated by the care receiver, and a buzzer 33 for notifying the care receiver. Next, the internal circuit of the portable device 2a will be described with reference to FIG. 4. The portable device 2a transmits data to the nursing care notification device 4 and a receiving unit 34 for receiving data from the nursing care notification device 4. A transmitting unit 36, an operation signal generating unit 38 for generating and outputting a signal corresponding to the operation of the push button 32, a display driving circuit 40 for driving the display 30, a buzzer driving circuit 42 for driving the buzzer 33, , And a control unit 44 for controlling the above-mentioned units.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, another portable device 2a carried by the cared person will be described. First, the structure of the portable device 2a will be described with reference to FIG. 5. The portable device 2a has a portable device main body 44. The portable device main body 44 includes a transmitting / receiving antenna 46, a speaker 48, and a microphone 50. And a push button 52 operated by the care receiver. Next, the internal circuit of the portable device 2a will be described with reference to FIG.
A transmitting and receiving unit 54 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the nursing care notification device 4, an operation signal generating unit 56 for generating and outputting a signal corresponding to the operation of the push button 52, a speaker driving circuit 58 for driving the speaker 48, A microphone drive circuit 60 for driving the microphone 50 and a control unit 62 for controlling the above-described units are provided.

As shown in FIG. 7, such a portable device 2a is carried on the body of an elderly person 64 who is a cared person. The nursing care notification device 4 is provided in a house 66 in which the elderly 64 live. Then, regardless of whether the elderly person 64 is at home or out of the house 66, data transmission / reception between the portable device 2a and the nursing care notification device 4 is performed.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The portable device 2a to be described in this operation
Is a portable device having the configuration of FIG. 3 and FIG. First,
In step n1, the control unit 14 of the care notification device 4
In the memory not shown, for example, "How are you grandpa? Try pressing the push button. Is stored as display data corresponding to the nursing care data, and the data is transmitted to the portable device 2a via the transmission / reception unit 12 as status confirmation data. In the portable device 2a, when the receiving unit 34 receives the data from the antenna 28, the control unit 44 of the portable device 2a drives the display driving circuit 40 and the buzzer driving circuit 42, and sends the data to the display 30. Is displayed while the buzzer 33 sounds. In this case, the portable device 2a includes an image memory and stores display data corresponding to the transmission data.
4 may read out the data from the image memory and display it on the display 30.

In this way, if the elderly person 64, who is the care receiver, is fine, the push button 32 will be pressed. When the push button 32 is pressed, the operation signal is given to the control unit 44. In response to this, the control unit 44 transmits data to the nursing care notification device 4 via the transmission unit 36. In the nursing care reporting device 4, the data transmitted from the portable device 2a determines in step n2 that there is a response from the portable device 2a, and the process proceeds to step n3 to connect the line and transmit this to the telephone line. The notification is made to the terminal device 10 which is the center side via 8. Thus, when the transmission time of the next status confirmation data arrives at step n4, step n
Returning to step 1, the same step operation as described above is repeated. Thus, when the old man 64 is awake and well, there is a response and care can be performed. On the other hand, when there is no response to the transmission from the nursing care reporting device 4 because the elderly person 64 has an abnormality, that is, when the push button 32 is not pressed, it is determined that there is no response in step n2, and in step n5 this data is The number of transmissions is calculated, and when the number of transmissions reaches the predetermined number, the control unit 14 connects the line and notifies the terminal device 10 on the center side that there is an abnormality on the elderly 64 side in step n6.

In the case where the portable device 2a shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is carried by the elderly 64, the nursing care notification device 4 asks, for example, "How are you grandpa? Try talking. 』
Is transmitted as status confirmation data in step n1. Then, the control unit 62 of the portable device 2a stores audio data corresponding to the data in an audio memory (not shown), and the control unit 62 reads this data. As a result, the speaker driving circuit 58 is driven by the sound, and the sound is transmitted to the elderly person 64. When the old man 64 speaks, for example, "I'm fine" to the microphone 50 with this voice, the control unit 62 generates data in response to this and transmits the data to the nursing care reporting device 4 via the transmission / reception unit 54. I do. Thereby, the nursing care notification device 4 performs step n2.
Thus, it can be determined that there is a response. Thus, the elderly 64 can be cared for by the portable device 2a shown in FIGS.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, photoelectric switches 76 to 80 are provided as living condition detection sensors near doors of respective rooms 70 to 74 of a house 68 in which an elderly person 64 resides. To 80 are connected to the nursing care notification device 4. Then, each time the elderly person 64 opens and closes the door of each of the rooms 70 to 74, the photoelectric switches 76 to 80 are turned on and off, and the contact signal of this on and off is input to the nursing care notification device 4. Each room includes, for example, a toilet and a bathroom. Photoelectric switch 76-80
Each detection principle uses a change in the photoelectric conversion output level when the light from the photoelectric switch is interrupted, for example, by an elderly man opening and closing the door and passing by the elderly man. In addition, as a living situation detection sensor, a proximity sensor, an infrared sensor, or the like may be used in addition to the photoelectric switch.

The operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 10. In step n7, data on the number of times of turning on / off each of the photoelectric switches 76 to 80 within a predetermined time is counted. For example, if the room is a toilet, and the use time of the toilet is, for example, 5 minutes, the photoelectric switch is turned on and off once when entering the toilet room. There must be one more on / off count of the photoelectric switch when leaving, so if at least two total counts are made, the elderly person can be determined to be normal. In addition, if the count exceeds the predetermined time even if the count is performed twice, it is estimated that the physical condition is poor and the toilet is taking time. In addition, if the count is not performed twice even if it exceeds 5 minutes, it is expected that the person may fall down in the toilet. Thus, from the data count in step n7, step n
In step 8, it is determined whether or not the value exceeds a required value. If it is determined that the data is abnormal based on the set data, a notification is sent to a set destination such as a family member or a hospital in step n9.

As described above, in the present embodiment, it is arranged in the rooms 70 to 74 in which the elderly person who is the cared person is present and is arranged so as to be turned on / off according to the living conditions of the cared person such as the resident elderly person. A contact point, a nursing care reporting device 4 connected to the telephone line 8 and connected to the telephone line 8 when necessary to transmit required data, and data from the nursing care reporting device 4 via the telephone line 8 are reported. And a terminal device 10 for nursing care.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the care receiver's status confirmation data is transmitted to the cared person's portable device, and a response to the transmission from the cared person's portable device is made. Since the report is automatically made to the report destination via the telephone line, the situation of the care receiver can be accurately grasped, so that the care can be sufficiently provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the number of non-responses from the portable device for the care receiver exceeds a predetermined value with respect to the transmission of the data, it is determined to be abnormal and the report destination is notified. Since the notification processing is performed, the situation of the cared person can be more fully grasped from the number of non-responses, and the caring can be more thoroughly performed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the data is a pager transmission signal, persons involved in caring for the elderly can be asked to the cared person, so that the caring can be performed more fully. Can be reached.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the data is transmitted in response to a message input from the report destination, so that the report destination asks the care receiver in a message format. Careful care can be provided.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable device for a care receiver, which is used in the care notification device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, and which can be worn on the body of the care receiver. With the structure, the possibility that the cared person removes the portable device without permission is reduced, and the cared person can be more thoroughly cared for.

According to the portable device for the care receiver of the sixth aspect, since the person having the pager receiving function can ask the care receiver for the person involved in the care of the elderly, the care can be more thoroughly performed. Can be

According to the nursing care notification system of claim 7,
The care receiver's portable device and the care receiver's portable device transmit the status confirmation data of the care receiver to the portable device, and perform a notification operation to the telephone line based on a response from the care receiver's portable device to the transmission. Since the system includes a nursing care notification device and a terminal device connected to the nursing care notification device via the telephone line and receiving a notification from the notification device, a system capable of more fully providing care to the care receiver is provided. .

According to the nursing care notification system of claim 8,
Since the living condition of the resident is determined from the number of ON / OFF operations of the contact within a predetermined time from the input contact signal, the resident is automatically notified to the report destination, so that care can be performed according to the living condition of the care receiver.

According to the nursing care notification system of the ninth aspect,
9. The contact according to claim 8, wherein the contact is provided in a room and is turned on / off according to the living condition of the resident, and is connected to a telephone line to connect to the telephone line and transmit required data when required. Since the nursing care notification device and the terminal device that is notified of data via the telephone line from the nursing care notification device, the old man who is a resident is determined based on, for example, the time in the toilet or the time in the bathroom. However, it is possible to provide nursing care that is specific to the person's life.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a care notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of an internal circuit of the care notification device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the portable device.

FIG. 4 is an internal circuit configuration diagram of the portable device of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an external configuration of another portable device.

6 is an internal circuit configuration diagram of the portable device of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a relationship between a house in which a care receiver lives and a care notification device provided in the house;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation;

FIG. 9 is a schematic configuration diagram of a nursing care notification system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Cared person side 4 Nursing care reporting device 6 Telephone 8 Telephone line 10 Terminal device

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification symbol FI H04Q 7/08 H04B 7/26 103A 7/12 H04M 11/04 (72) Inventor Hidenobu Eto Ichinomiya-cho, Aso-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture 4429 OMRON Aso Co., Ltd.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A care receiver's portable device transmits status confirmation data of the cared person and automatically notifies a report destination via a telephone line based on a response to the transmission from the cared person's portable device. A notification device for nursing care. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the number of non-responses from the portable device for the care receiver exceeds a predetermined value with respect to the transmission of the data, it is determined that the data is abnormal and a report process is performed to a report destination. 2. The nursing care notification device according to 1. 3. The nursing care notification device according to claim 1, wherein the data is a pager transmission signal. 4. The nursing care reporting device according to claim 1, wherein the data is transmitted in response to a message input from the reporting destination. 5. A care receiver, which is used in the care notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and has a structure capable of being worn on a body of a care receiver. Portable device. 6. The portable device for a care receiver according to claim 5, wherein the portable device has a pager receiving function. 7. A portable device for the cared person and a status confirmation data of the cared person are transmitted to the portable device for the cared person, and a telephone call is made based on a response from the portable device for the cared person to the transmission. A nursing care notification system, comprising: a nursing care notification device that operates to notify a line, and a terminal device that is connected to the nursing care notification device via the telephone line and receives a notification from the notification device. 8. A nursing care notification system characterized in that a living condition of a resident is determined based on the number of on / off operations of a contact within a predetermined time from an input contact signal, and a notification is automatically made to a report destination. 9. A contact provided in a room and arranged to be turned on / off in accordance with a living condition of a resident, and said request which is connected to a telephone line and connected to said telephone line when required to transmit required data. Item 9. A nursing care notification system comprising: the nursing care notification device according to Item 8; and a terminal device that is notified of data from the nursing care notification device via a telephone line.