JPH11205337A - Information communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the information communication system where information is sent properly to users of an installation and a reply from the users is received in the installation where the use of a radio wave is limited such as in a hospital. SOLUTION: The information communication system 10 is provided with a center equipment 16 that manages information and that sends/receives the information and a pager 22 that receives the information from the center equipment 16 and that sends the information to the center equipment 16. The pager 22 sends an infrared ray signal to an infrared ray receiving section 24 connecting with the center equipment, and the infrared ray receiving section 24 receiving the infrared ray signal sends a signal to the center equipment 16.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to information communication between a terminal connected via a communication network and a center device, and more particularly, to information communication in an environment where radio wave transmission is restricted, such as a hospital. To an information communication system that can appropriately communicate

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, personal portable wireless terminals such as portable telephones, personal handy phone systems (PHS), and pagers (pagers) have become widespread. In these portable wireless terminals, telephone calls and data transmission / reception are realized using wireless telephone lines. For example, a system has been proposed in which predetermined information is transmitted from a center device arranged at a certain position in a facility to persons located in various places in the facility using a pager, a PHS, or the like.

For example, JP-A-7-123164 discloses that
A nursing message system located within a hospital is disclosed. This system includes a hospital room terminal arranged in a hospital room and a nurse station terminal device arranged in a nurse station for receiving data from the hospital room terminal and managing inpatients. Further, in this system, necessary information such as a call is transmitted from a nurse station terminal device to a pager carried by a nurse.

Further, a technology has been proposed in which a pager is lent to a patient who comes to a hospital to transmit necessary information from a center device. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-163424 discloses a private pager that receives a call signal from a local base station (center device) and transmits a response signal to the local base station in response to the reception. It has been disclosed.

[0005]

In hospitals, the use of radio waves, especially the transmission of radio waves, is often restricted in consideration of the effects on precision equipment and pacemakers. Therefore, in such a system as described above, since the pager basically uses wireless communication, the use thereof may be limited. Similarly, in facilities other than hospitals, where the use of devices that generate radio waves is restricted in consideration of the influence of radio waves or electromagnetic waves, it may be difficult to operate the above system properly.

An object of the present invention is to provide an information communication system capable of appropriately transmitting information to a facility user and receiving a response from the user in a facility such as a hospital where use of radio waves is restricted. It is to provide a system.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a facility user
It is an object of the present invention to provide an information communication system capable of appropriately transmitting information for properly patrol in a facility.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a center device capable of managing information and transmitting / receiving information, receiving means for receiving information from the center device,
An information communication system comprising: a plurality of portable terminal devices each including a transmitting unit for transmitting information to the center device, each of which is connected to the center device and receives information from the portable terminal device. A plurality of receiving devices for transmitting the information to the center device, wherein each of the plurality of terminal devices transmits information to any of the plurality of receiving devices by communication that causes almost no radio interference. This is achieved by an information communication system characterized in that:

According to the present invention, when necessary information is to be transmitted from the portable terminal device to the center device, this is performed via the receiving device by communication that causes almost no radio interference. Therefore, it is possible to exchange necessary information even in a place such as a hospital where the influence of radio interference cannot be ignored.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the transmitting means of the portable terminal device comprises an infrared transmitter, and the receiving device has an infrared receiver.
Alternatively, using a barcode and barcode reader,
Communication that does not substantially cause radio interference may be realized.

[0011] In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, each of the plurality of receiving devices is connected to the center device via a serial line, or the center device via a transmission line for transmitting an AC power supply. Connected to the device.
In particular, in the latter case, since the existing equipment in the facility is used as the transmission line, it is possible to realize the above system without the need to remodel or rebuild the facility.

[0012] It is preferable that the portable terminal device given the information from the center device transmits predetermined response information to the center device via any of the plurality of receiving devices. This information includes, for example, “OK”, “Impossible”, and the like.

[0013] In another embodiment of the present invention, the information communication system is used in a hospital, the center device includes at least a plurality of terminal devices used by hospital staff, and A portable terminal device is carried by the hospital staff, and the terminal device of the center device sets the schedule of the hospital staff and / or necessary messages in association with an ID for identifying the portable terminal device held by the hospital staff. Then, the center device is configured to transmit the set schedule and / or message to the portable terminal device of the corresponding hospital staff.

[0014] Thus, the hospital staff can receive necessary information irrespective of the on-premise broadcasting of the hospital. Further, an inpatient or outpatient may hold the portable terminal device.

[0015] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the center device includes time management means and transmits a necessary message to a portable terminal device of a corresponding hospital staff in accordance with a scheduled time. The schedule preferably includes at least one of a time related to the tour, a place to be visited, a patient to be visited, a treatment of the patient, and a condition of the patient. Further, when the outpatient holds the portable terminal device, necessary information at a place where the outpatient should patrol is transmitted to the corresponding inpatient portable terminal device according to a response from the portable terminal device. Is preferred. This required information includes waiting time,
Actions to be performed at the relevant place are included.

Further, the present invention may be used in facilities other than hospitals, and facility staff and visitors may carry portable terminal devices.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First Embodiment of the Present Invention Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing an information communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information communication system 10 according to this embodiment includes:
It is assumed to be used in hospitals. The information communication system 10 includes a terminal device 12 disposed in a nurse center, an examination room, a reception room, a hospital room, and the like, and a bar code reader disposed in a reception room, an examination room, an X-ray room, a pharmacy, an accounting room, a corridor, an operating room, and the like. And a terminal device 14 having the same. The terminal device 12, 14 and a server 18, which will be described later, constitute a center device 16. Terminal devices 12, 14
, A personal computer can be used. The terminal device 12 transmits information to staff such as an inpatient, a doctor, and a nurse, or receives information from the staff and executes necessary processing. The terminal device 14 is used for transmitting predetermined information to an outpatient or managing the outpatient. Further, as described later, the terminal device 1
4 can also function to accept pager 22 information. The functions of the terminal devices 12 and 14 may be realized by a single personal computer in a reception room or a doctor's office.

The information communication system 10 according to the present embodiment includes a server 18 connected to terminal devices 12 and 14 via a hospital LAN (Local Area Network), and a server 18 connected to the server 18 via a serial line or extension. PBX (Private Branch eXchan) for transmitting necessary information
ge) 20, which is connected to the server 18 via a serial line and receives a signal from a pager terminal 22 described later;
A plurality of infrared light receiving sections 24 are provided. Each of the infrared light receiving units 24 is arranged in various places where a signal is intended to be emitted from the pager 22, such as a hospital room, a corridor, an examination room, and an examination room.

The information communication system 10 is provided with a plurality of pager terminals 22 (only one is shown). This pager terminal 22 is connected to a PB via antennas 26 (only one is shown) arranged at various places in the facility.
X20 receives a signal from X20, displays characters and numbers corresponding to the signal on a display screen, converts an instruction or response given via an input device such as a keyboard into an infrared signal, and Infrared signals can be transmitted. The pager terminal 22 is carried by hospital staff such as doctors and nurses and inpatients. In addition, the pager terminal 22 is lent to an outpatient who has come to the hospital at the reception, and is returned at the exit of the hospital.

In FIG. 1, the message transmission path from the server 18 to the pager may be (1) a path provided by a private company using a public line, or (2) a path using a pager.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server. As shown in FIG.
Is an interface 32 connected to an in-hospital LAN or a serial line for transmitting / receiving data to / from the outside, a display device 34 composed of a CRT, an input device 36 composed of a keyboard and a mouse, and data given to the interface 32 A data receiving unit 38 that receives an input to the database 40 and stores it in a predetermined area in the database, and a database 40 that stores various data
A pager number registration unit 42 that stores a pager number in a predetermined area of the database 40 in association with the user thereof, and a timer.
The time management unit 4 that notifies this to the schedule management unit 46
4, a schedule management unit 46 for managing the schedules of hospital staff and inpatients such as doctors and nurses based on the information managed in the database 40, and an outpatient for creating data for giving necessary instructions to outpatients. And a patient management unit 48.

Information communication system 1 configured as described above
0 has three main functions. That is, (1) communication between the center device 16 and hospital staff,
(2) Communication between the center device 16 and the inpatient, and
(3) Communication between the center device 16 and the outpatient.
(1) and (2) are mainly realized by the operation of the interface 32 or the time management unit 44.
(3) is realized by the operation of the interface 32 or the pager number registration unit 42 and the outpatient management unit 48. Hereinafter, each of these will be described in more detail.

(1) Communication between the center device and the hospital staff Hospital staff such as doctors and nurses own the pager 22. The name of the hospital staff, the pager number and the model thereof are associated with each other and stored in the database 40 in advance. This can be realized by operating the pager number registration unit 42 using the keyboard of the server 36 or by operating the terminal device 12 disposed in a nurse center, a consultation room, or the like. The schedule of the hospital staff is stored in the database 40 at predetermined intervals such as every day and every week. This can also be realized by operating the data reception unit 38 by the hospital staff who is the operator using the keyboard of the server 36 or operating the terminal device 12 disposed in a nurse center or a consultation room. .

The schedule includes a patrol time for doctors and nurses, a medical treatment time, a medical examination time, a temperature measurement time, an infusion time, a meal time for a patient, and the like. Further, it is preferable that the schedule includes a time and a place where a necessary action should be performed. Regarding the tour by the nurse, it is preferable that the schedule includes a tour route and a treatment for each patient. These schedules are associated with hospital staff, such as doctors and nurses,
Stored in the database 40.

At predetermined time intervals by the time management unit 44,
When the information indicating the time is given to the schedule management unit 46, the schedule management unit 46
The schedule inside is searched to determine whether there is any action to be taken by the hospital staff at this time. For example, according to the schedule, when it is time to perform medical treatment in the doctor's office 1, the doctor A transmits the pager number of the doctor A and data indicating that medical care should be performed in the doctor's office 1 to the interface 32. .

Data indicating the pager number and necessary instructions from the schedule management section 46 are transmitted to the PBX 20 via the interface 32, and a corresponding signal is transmitted from the antenna 26. As a result, the pager 22 to receive the instruction is called, and the necessary instruction is displayed on the screen of the display. In the example described above, the display of the pager owned by the doctor A indicates that medical care should be performed in the doctor's office 1.

In the present embodiment, the pager 2
2, an input device and an infrared transmitter are provided. Thus, hospital staff can operate the input device as desired to provide the required character strings (eg,
Inquiry of a schedule, etc.) is input, and an instruction to transmit the same is given, whereby the infrared transmitter operates to output a corresponding infrared signal. As described above, the infrared receivers 24 are arranged at various places in the hospital. Therefore, the infrared signal output from the infrared transmitter of the pager 22 is received by any of the infrared light receiving units 24 and transmitted to the server 18 via a serial line. The server 18 retrieves necessary data from the database 40 according to a request from the pager 22 (for example, an inquiry about a schedule), and sends the data to the pager 22 that has requested the information via the interface 32, the PBX 20 and the antenna 26. Can be transmitted.

Next, as an example, a procedure for registering a schedule relating to a tour by a nurse will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. In this example, the tour number to identify the tour, the tour start time, the ward to be visited,
The patient's room, the patient's name, the contents of the necessary treatment, the patient's status, etc. are input. These pieces of information are displayed on the display screen of the pager owned by the nurse in charge during the tour.

First, the server 18 transmits a necessary menu image to the terminal device 12 (step 30).
1). Thereby, for example, a predetermined menu image is displayed on the screen of the display device of the terminal device 12 of the nurse center. Next, when the operator operates the input device of the terminal device 12 to specify the registration of the treatment content among the items in the menu, and inputs the person in charge and the tour start date and time (step 302), the relevant input form Is the terminal device 12
Is displayed on the screen of the display device (step 303).
After that, the operator operates the input device to set the tour number,
A ward, a ward, a patient's name, a treatment for the patient, and a patient's condition on the tour route are sequentially input (Step 30)
4). The various data input in this manner is LA
N to the server 18. In the server 18, the data is received by the data receiving unit 38 via the interface 32 and stored in a predetermined area of the database 40 (step 305). When registration has not been completed (when there are other patients to visit)
("No" in step 306), step 303
To 305 are repeated. In this way, registration of the schedule relating to the tour ends.

Next, as an example, the processing of the system when a nurse makes a tour based on the above-described schedule registration related to the tour will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the tour time comes based on the registered schedule, the schedule management unit 46 starts this processing.

First, the schedule management section 46 reads out relevant data from the database 40 for each tour number (step 401). The related data includes data indicating the person in charge, and the person in charge (nurse) is associated with the pager number in advance. Therefore, the pager number and the pager model are specified. Therefore, the schedule management unit 46 converts the read data into data corresponding to the pager model (step 402) and transmits these to the interface.

The interface 32 transmits the data to the PBX 20 by designating the destination pager number.
The PBX 20 transmits data to a predetermined pager 22 via the antenna 26. As a result, necessary instructions and the like (for example, a ward, a ward, a patient's name, details of treatment for the patient, and a condition of the patient) on the display of the pager 22 of the person in charge are displayed. The person in charge (nurse) can perform treatment according to the items displayed on the display in this way (step 405).

When the procedure is completed and the person in charge operates a keyboard (not shown) in the pager or presses a predetermined switch (not shown) (step 905), a predetermined infrared signal is output to the pager. 22. This infrared signal is received by any one of the infrared receivers 24 and transmitted to the server 18 via a serial line (step 4).
06). In the server 18, the signal is transmitted to the interface 3
2 and received by the data receiving unit 38. The data receiving unit 3 stores the treatment content and / or completion of the treatment in the database 40 in association with the tour number (step 406).

If the tour has not been completed (for example, if there is another patient to be visited) ("NO" in step 408), the process returns to step 401, and necessary information such as the name of the patient to be visited next is provided. Is read out, and the process is repeated.
When the tour of one person in charge is completed ("Yes" in step 408), it is determined whether or not another person has more than a predetermined number (K) of remaining treatments (step 409). If it is determined “yes” in step 409,
If necessary, the contents of the registered data are manipulated to increase the work efficiency (step 410). For example, if there is a nurse who has not yet completed a patrol, that job is assigned to this nurse.

As an example, the process of registering a schedule relating to a tour by a nurse or the like and the process at the time of the tour have been described. However, a schedule such as a consultation by a doctor or a medication by a pharmacist is registered, and the schedule registered by the doctor or pharmacist is registered. Obviously, the contents to be treated next can be communicated or based on the response from the doctor or pharmacist.

(2) Communication between the center apparatus and the inpatient As in (1), the inpatient also owns the pager 22, and the inpatient, the pager number and its model are associated with each other. It is stored in the database 40 in advance.
In addition, schedules required for each hospitalized patient (for example, times for medical examinations, medical examinations, infusions, temperature measurements, meals, etc.) are stored in the database 4 every predetermined period such as every day or every week.
0 is stored. In this case as well, the hospital staff as the operator refers to the chart of the inpatient, other schedules, etc., and uses the keyboard of the server 36, or the terminal device 12 arranged in a nurse center, an examination room, or the like. It can be realized by operating and operating the data receiving unit 38.

At predetermined time intervals by the time management unit 44,
When the information indicating the time is given to the schedule management unit 46, the schedule management unit 46
The schedule of the middle patient is searched to determine whether there is any matter to be transmitted to the inpatient at this time. For example, if the inpatient B needs to be examined in the examination room 2, the pager number of the inpatient B and the examination room 2
Transmits to the interface 32 data indicating that it is necessary to undergo an inspection. Data indicating the pager number and necessary instructions from the schedule management unit 46 are transmitted to the PBX 20 via the interface 32, and a corresponding signal is transmitted from the antenna 26. As a result, the pager 22 to receive the instruction is called, and the necessary instruction is displayed on the screen of the display.

It is also possible to transmit predetermined information from a hospital staff such as a doctor or a nurse to the pager 22 of a specific inpatient. For example, by operating the input device of the terminal device 12 in a nurse center or a doctor's office,
Predetermined message (for example, coming to a predetermined location)
When the user inputs such information, the schedule management unit 46 in the server 18 specifies the pager number of the hospitalized patient,
The interface 32 transfers the instruction to the pager 22 of the specified pager number via the PBX 20. As a result, necessary messages from the hospital staff are displayed on the screen of the display of the pager of the hospitalized patient. Alternatively, a message may be transmitted from the pager 22 of the hospital staff to the pager of the inpatient 22 via the server 18.

Further, the patient can respond to the schedule instructions and messages by operating the keyboard and switches (both not shown) of the pager 22. This response includes, for example, a response indicating approval and a response indicating non-executability. An infrared signal corresponding to the response is output from the pager 22, and the output infrared signal is transmitted to the server 18 via any one of the infrared light receiving units 24. Further, a response may be transmitted from the server 18 to the terminal device 18 that transmitted the message or to the pager 22 of the hospital staff.

When the hospitalized patient operates the keyboard (not shown) of the pager 22, for example,
Sending fixed messages of some kind using infrared,
Infrared receiving section 24, serial line, server 18 and L
Preferably, the message can be transmitted to the terminal device 12 of the nurse center via the AN.

(3) Communication between the center device and the outpatient In this case, the pager 22 is passed to the outpatient who has come to the hospital at a predetermined place (for example, reception desk), and when the patient leaves the hospital, The patient returns the pager 22 at a predetermined location (eg, checkout). A bar code indicating a pager number is attached to the pager 22 for lending to an outpatient.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of a process for managing an outpatient.

For example, at the reception, the hospital staff gives the pager 22 to the outpatient, and registers the pager number of the pager 22 in the database 40 of the server 18 in association with the name of the outpatient. More specifically, the hospital staff operates the reception terminal device 14 to transmit data relating to the pager number and the name of the outpatient to the server 18 via the LAN. In the server 18, the data received by the interface 32 is transferred to the pager number registration unit 42, and the pager number registration unit 42 associates the patient name with the pager number and stores the data in a predetermined area of the database 40. (Step 501). The pager number may be specified by reading the barcode of the pager 22 using a barcode reader in the terminal device 14 of the reception. In this case, the terminal device 14 can function as a receiving device for receiving information of the pager 22.

The outpatient management section 48 of the server 18 reads out data on necessary medical treatment and examination from the database 40 based on the name of the outpatient, and places the outpatient to visit (for example, a clinic, an examination room). , Pharmacies, etc.)
Is specified to obtain a circuit route, and this is transmitted to the interface 32. The outpatient pager number and tour path are transmitted to the outpatient pager 22 via the interface 32, the PBX 20, and the antenna 26, and displayed on the display screen of the pager 22 (step 502). This allows the outpatient to know where to go next.

In this embodiment, at a predetermined point, such as a reception, an examination room, a laboratory, or a pharmacy, the hospital staff places information indicating that an outpatient has passed this point near the point. Terminal device 1
4 is input. That is, when the hospital staff reads the barcode affixed to the pager with a barcode reader, the corresponding pager number is set to LA.
And N to the server 18. In response, the outpatient management unit 48 of the server 18 reads from the database 40 a queue of points (eg, examination room, laboratory, pharmacy, etc.) where the outpatient is located, and The waiting time and the number of waiting patients of the outpatient are calculated and transmitted to the interface 32. The outpatient pager number and the waiting time are transmitted to the outpatient pager 22 via the interface 32, the PBX 20, and the antenna 26, and displayed on the display screen of the pager 22 (step 504). Alternatively, in the examination room, a doctor can add or change the traveling route of the patient.

Next, the outpatient management section 48 of the server 18
Refers to the contents of the database 40, obtains the waiting state of the patient at each point, specifies the point to which this patient should go, and transmits this to the outpatient pager 22 (step 505). For example, if the outpatient needs examination B and examination C in addition to the consultation, and the number of people waiting for examination B is significantly larger than the number of people waiting for examination C, the outpatient will: It is preferable to instruct to perform inspection C.

In this way, the waiting time, the point to go next, and the like are specified for each point, so that the outpatient can obtain necessary information. After the necessary treatment is performed in a necessary place such as an examination room, an examination room, and a pharmacy, the processing of the above steps 502 to 505 is repeated until the accounting is completed. When the accounting is completed ("Yes" in step 506), the outpatient returns the pager 22 (step 507). For example, the hospital staff may read the pager number of the pager 22 using the barcode reader of the terminal device 14 and transmit this to the server 18.

For example, in (2) and (3), a message or the like is displayed on the display screen of the pager 22, but instead of or in addition to this, a message may be output by voice. good. This enables a blind patient to properly receive the message. Further, instead of displaying the message on each pager in (2), the message may be displayed on a relatively large display device arranged in a predetermined part of the hospital room. Necessary messages may be displayed on a relatively large display device arranged near a room, an examination room, and a pharmacy.

According to the present embodiment, when transmitting predetermined information using the pager carried by the hospital staff and the patient, the pager 22 outputs an infrared signal,
The information is received by the infrared light receiving units 24 arranged at various places in the hospital, and necessary information is transmitted to the server 18 and the like.
Therefore, it is possible to reduce the risk of causing a trouble due to radio wave transmission. The pager itself receives only radio waves, and the power is very small as compared with the case of transmitting radio waves, and is particularly effective in hospitals where transmission of radio waves is restricted.

Also, according to the present embodiment, the schedule of hospital staff, the schedule of inpatients, or
It is possible to appropriately and individually transmit outpatient patrol routes and the like. In addition, since necessary information is displayed on the screen of the pager display, it is possible to mute calls in the hospital.

Second Embodiment of the Present Invention Next, an information communication system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram schematically showing the information communication system 100 according to the second embodiment. 6, the same components as those of the information communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In this embodiment, the power line transmission between the infrared light receiving unit 24 and the server 18 is performed via the power line transmission line signal converter 102 and the power outlet 104 instead of the dedicated serial line. They are connected by roads (that is, power lines in the facility). Therefore, the infrared signal output from the pager 22 passes through the infrared receiving unit 24 and the serial line disposed in the vicinity, and is converted into an alternating current by the power line transmission line signal converter disposed adjacent to the infrared receiving unit 24. , And reaches the power outlet 104 via the power line. The signal arriving at the power outlet 104 is transmitted over a power line laid around the hospital, reaches the power outlet 104 near the server 18, further passes through the power line, and is converted into a signal for a power line transmission path on the server 18 side. Is transmitted to the vessel 102. The power line transmission path signal converter 102 extracts only a necessary signal from the signal superimposed on the AC power signal, and outputs this signal via the serial line.
To the server 18 disposed adjacent to the server. As a result, transmission of a signal from the pager 22 to the server 22 can be realized without causing radio interference. The signal transmission using the power line (power line) is performed by a phase modulation method, a frequency modulation method, or a method disclosed in JP-A-60-162326
This can be realized by using a spread spectrum multiple access power line communication system or the like as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. H11-260,036.

Also in the second embodiment, (1) communication between the center device 16 and the hospital staff, (2) communication between the center device 16 and the hospitalized patient, and (3) the center device 16 Since communication between the first embodiment and the outpatient is possible, and the operation is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description is omitted.

According to the present embodiment, the transmission of information from the pager 22 to the server 18 is realized using the power line transmission path. That is, the existing transmission line of the facility can be used between the converter 102 disposed adjacent to the infrared light receiving unit and the converter 102 disposed adjacent to the server. Therefore, the above-mentioned communication can be realized without providing a new serial line network.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the appended claims, which are also included in the scope of the present invention. Needless to say, this is done.

For example, in the above embodiment, (3)
Needless to say, the communication with outpatients described in (1) can be applied not only to general outpatients but also to those who come to the hospital for medical checkups and health examinations. In particular, in these cases, it is necessary to receive many types of examinations and medical examinations, so that notification of the traveling route and optimization of the traveling location are effective.

In the above-described embodiment, the information communication system according to the present invention is applied to a hospital. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is applied to a facility where the influence of radio interference or the like cannot be ignored. Then, a similar effect can be obtained. The present invention can also be applied to facilities where the effects of radio interference can be neglected, when visitors need to efficiently patrol some places, or when it is desired to silence indoor broadcasting. The same effect can be obtained.

Further, in this specification, means does not necessarily mean physical means, but also includes a case where the function of each means is realized by software.
Further, the function of one unit may be realized by two or more physical units, or the function of two or more units may be realized by one physical unit.

[0059]

According to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately transmit information to a user of a facility and receive a response from the user in a facility such as a hospital where use of radio waves is restricted. An information communication system can be provided.

Further, according to the present invention, the user of the facility
It is possible to provide an information communication system capable of appropriately transmitting information for properly patrol in the facility.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing an information communication system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for registering a schedule related to patrol by a nurse according to the present embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the system when a nurse makes a tour based on registration of a schedule related to the tour according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of a process for managing an outpatient according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram schematically showing an information communication system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Information communication system 12, 14 Terminal device 18 Server 20 PBX 22 Pager 24 Infrared light receiving part 32 Interface 34 Display device 36 Input device 38 Data receiving part 40 Database 42 Pager number registration part 44 Time management part 46 Schedule management part 48 Outpatient management Department

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A center device capable of managing information and capable of transmitting and receiving information, each receiving device receiving information from the center device, and a transmitting device transmitting information to the center device. An information communication system comprising a plurality of portable terminal devices, each of which is connected to a center device, receives information from the portable terminal device, and transmits the information to the center device. An information communication system, wherein each of the plurality of terminal devices is configured to transmit information to any of the plurality of receiving devices by communication that does not substantially cause radio interference. 2. The information communication system according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting means of said portable terminal device comprises an infrared transmitter, and said receiving device has an infrared receiver. 3. The transmission means of the portable terminal device has a barcode, and the receiving device has a barcode reader, and the barcode reader reads the barcode, thereby transmitting predetermined information. The information communication system according to claim 1, wherein the information is transmitted to a center device. 4. The information communication system according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of receiving devices is connected to the center device via a serial line or a LAN. 5. The information communication system according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of receiving devices is connected to the center device via a transmission line that propagates an AC power supply. 6. The mobile terminal device provided with information from the center device transmits predetermined response information to the center device via any one of the plurality of receiving devices. 2. The information communication system according to 1. 7. The information communication system is used in a hospital, the center device includes at least a plurality of terminal devices used by hospital staff, and the portable terminal device is used by the hospital staff. The terminal device of the center device sets the schedule of the hospital staff and / or necessary messages in association with the ID identifying the mobile terminal device held by the hospital staff, and the center device is set. 7. The information communication system according to claim 1, wherein a schedule and / or a message is transmitted to a portable terminal device of a corresponding hospital staff. 8. The center device includes time management means, and is configured to transmit a necessary message to a portable terminal device of a corresponding hospital staff in accordance with a time during a schedule. 8. The information communication system according to 7. 9. The schedule of the hospital staff includes at least one of a time related to the patrol, a place to be patrol, a patient to be patrol, a treatment of the patient, and a condition of the patient. Item 8. An information communication system according to Item 7. 10. The information communication system is used in a hospital, the center device includes at least a plurality of terminal devices used by hospital staff, and the portable terminal device is portable by an inpatient. The terminal device of the center device sets the inpatient's schedule and / or necessary message in association with the ID identifying the portable terminal device held by the inpatient, and the center device sets the set schedule. The information communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the information communication system is configured to transmit a message to a portable terminal device of a corresponding inpatient. 11. The portable terminal device, in response to the transmission of the message and / or the schedule, transmitting predetermined response information to the center device via any one of the plurality of receiving devices. The information communication system according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein: 12. The information communication system is used in a hospital, the center device includes at least a plurality of terminal devices used by hospital staff, and the portable terminal device is portable by an outpatient. The terminal device of the center device sets a traveling route of the outpatient in the hospital in association with an ID for identifying the portable terminal device held by the outpatient, and sets the set traveling route to the corresponding hospitalization. The information communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the communication system is configured to transmit the information to a portable terminal device of a patient. 13. A configuration in which necessary information at a place to be visited by an outpatient is transmitted to a corresponding inpatient portable terminal according to a response from the portable terminal held by the outpatient. The information communication system according to claim 12, wherein the communication is performed. 14. The system according to claim 1, wherein the necessary information includes a waiting time and an action to be performed at the location.
3. The information communication system according to 3. 15. The information communication system is used in a facility, the portable terminal device is carried by facility staff and / or a visitor, and the center device is a schedule and / or a message of the facility staff. And / or set a visitor's tour route in association with facility staff and / or an ID identifying a portable terminal device held by the visitor, and set a schedule, a message and / or a tour route The information communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the information is transmitted to a corresponding facility staff and / or a visitor's portable terminal device.