JPH11283157A - Security system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inexpensively provide a security system having a monitoring function for abnormality in life by providing a means capable of easily and inexpensively discriminating the presence/absence of a resident, integrating the monitoring function for the abnormality in life of the resident into the security system, and sharing one part of detecting sensors or all the detecting sensors. SOLUTION: This system has a security mode setting means 14 for switching an outside security mode, at-home security mode and at-home monitoring mode, a timer 16 for measuring time not to detect the presence of any person in the at-home security mode, a transmission means 18 for reporting an alarm to a prescribed monitoring center by judging the occurrence of abnormality when the timer 16 exceeds a specified time, and a control part 12 for performing various kinds of processings at the time of outside security mode and at-home modes. Thus, the presence/absence of the resident can be easily and inexpensively discriminated, and by sharing one part of detecting sensors 10 or all the detecting sensors, the security system having the monitoring function of living abnormality can be inexpensively provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a security device,
In particular, the function of detecting an intruder in the monitored area and reporting an abnormality to a predetermined report destination, and detecting a state change caused by daily life, confirming the inhabitants' life abnormalities and reporting the abnormality to the predetermined report destination The present invention relates to a security device having a function of notifying.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, security devices for crime prevention have been increasingly installed in ordinary households. This security device detects the presence of a person indirectly by a sensor that detects the opening and closing of a door or window of a building, or directly detects the presence of a person by an infrared sensor or the like to notify a remote monitoring center of an abnormality. Has a function to report.

[0003] Further, in response to the coming aging society, there is an increasing number of occasions in which a monitoring device for confirming an abnormality in life such as a resident being unable to move to a general home is unable to move. This monitoring device for confirming the living abnormalities of the resident is provided with a detection sensor for detecting passage of the resident in a corridor or a detection sensor for detecting opening and closing of a door of a bedroom, a toilet, etc. If the presence of a resident is not detected continuously for a predetermined period of time, the presence of a resident is detected, and the resident is determined to have a living abnormality and the abnormality is reported to a remote monitoring center. Has a function.

[0004]

However, the conventional monitoring device for confirming a living abnormality of a resident cannot detect the presence of the resident even if the resident simply goes out. Therefore, a means for confirming the presence or absence of a resident has been required. Conventionally, it has been considered to use whether the door is locked or not as a means. However, the means using the locked state of the door requires modification of the door or the like in order to identify whether the door is locked from the inside or from the outside. The high cost of remodeling the door and the like and the inability to remodel the door and the like have hindered the introduction of the above-mentioned monitoring device for life abnormalities.

[0005] Another problem is that when a security device for security is already installed, a new monitoring device for life abnormalities is installed and used, or a new security device for security and a new monitoring device for life abnormalities are used. When installing and using security equipment, the security equipment for crime prevention and the monitoring equipment for abnormalities in life were separate, so the installation work had to be performed separately. Was.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a means for easily and inexpensively discriminating the presence or absence of a resident, incorporating a function for monitoring a resident's lifestyle abnormality in a security device, and a detection sensor. An object of the present invention is to provide a security device having a function for monitoring abnormal living at low cost by sharing a part or all of the security device.

[0007]

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention according to claim 1 detects the presence or absence of a person in a monitored area by various sensors and reports an abnormality to a predetermined report destination. In a security device, when there is no person in the monitored area, an outgoing security mode that detects an intruder by the various sensors, and when there is a person in the monitored area, at least a person in the monitored area is detected by the various sensors. Security mode setting means for switching between a mode at home for detecting a state change due to daily life, a time measuring means for measuring a time when there is no state change due to the daily life in the mode at home, and When the time measurement by the time measurement means exceeds a specific time, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the person in the monitored area, and the transmission of the abnormality to the predetermined report destination is transmitted. In the out-of-home security mode, when the intruder in the monitored area is detected by the various sensors, an abnormality is reported to the predetermined report destination. In the at-home mode, at least the measurement by the time measuring means is specified. A control unit for performing various processes for notifying the predetermined monitoring center of the abnormality when the time is exceeded.

[0008] As described above, the outside security mode in which an intruder is detected by various sensors when no person is present in the monitored area, and a state caused by daily life of a person in the monitored area when a person is present in the monitored area. Security mode setting means for switching between a home mode in which a change is detected by various sensors, and
Time measurement means for measuring the time when there is no state change due to daily life in the mode at home, and when the time measurement by the time measurement means exceeds a specific time, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in a person in the monitored area. Transmission means for notifying a predetermined notification destination of an abnormality, and when detecting an intruder in the monitored area by various sensors in the out-of-office security mode, the predetermined notification destination is notified of the abnormality, and time measurement is performed in the home mode. When the time measurement by the means exceeds a specific time, by having a control unit that performs various processes for reporting an abnormality to a predetermined report destination, it is possible to easily and easily identify the presence or absence of a resident, Further, the security device and the monitoring device for abnormalities in life can be installed at a lower cost than when they are separately installed.
In addition, as a result of incorporating a lifestyle abnormality monitoring function into the security device, if a resident forgets to set the out-of-home security mode when going out, an alarm indicating the occurrence of lifestyle abnormality will be reported to a predetermined destination after a predetermined time elapses In this case, it is possible to prevent the monitoring area from being left unprotected because the user forgets to set the out-of-office security mode at that time.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the security device according to the first aspect, a part or all of the various sensors are shared between the out-of-home security mode and the home mode. As described above, some or all of the various sensors are shared between the out-of-home security mode and the mode at home, whereby the number of the various sensors can be reduced, and the security device of the present invention can be provided at low cost. Becomes possible.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention relating to a security device will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment showing the overall configuration of the security device of the present invention. The security device of the present invention includes a detection sensor 10 for the purpose of detecting an intruder or monitoring abnormalities in life, and monitors an intruder when the monitoring device is set to a security state and performs daily life when a resident is at home. A control unit 12 for monitoring an abnormality and a security mode setting unit 1 for switching a security mode of the security device.
4, a timer 16 for measuring a predetermined time in a function for monitoring a living abnormality, and a transmitting means 18 for reporting an alarm indicating presence of an intruder and an alarm indicating occurrence of a living abnormality to a monitoring center using a communication line such as a telephone line. It is composed of

Here, before describing each component, a security mode in which the security mode is switched by the security mode setting means will be described. The security mode includes an out-of-home security mode, which is a security state when the resident is out of the house, a home security mode, which is a mode when the resident is at home, and performs security for an intruder and monitors living abnormalities when the resident is at home, and a monitoring of living abnormalities when the resident is at home. At home monitoring mode.

In the outside security mode, when an intruder is detected, an alarm is reported to the monitoring center. In the home security mode, the intruder is detected by sounding a buzzer or the like in the house. Here, in the home security mode, it is common to monitor a detection signal output from a detection sensor provided on the outer periphery of a building door, window, or the like. In the at-home monitoring mode, only monitoring of abnormal living is performed.

Returning to FIG. 1, the detection sensor 10 monitors an intruder in a monitoring area in the outside security mode and the home security mode, and monitors a living abnormality of a resident in the home security mode and the home monitoring mode. doing. When the detection sensor 10 detects an intruder or a resident's life abnormality in the monitored area, the detection sensor 10 supplies a detection signal to the control unit 12. The control unit 12 performs various processes necessary for the out-of-office security mode and the mode at home. When the detection signal is supplied from the detection sensor 10 in the out-of-office security mode, the control unit 12 determines that there is an intruder, and supplies a signal for outputting an alarm to the transmission unit 18;
When a detection signal is supplied by the detection sensor 10 in the mode at home, the intruder or the intruder depends on the position of the detection sensor (whether the detection sensor is installed for the purpose of detecting an intruder or installed for the purpose of monitoring abnormal living). The resident is determined and the processing described below is performed.

When the control unit 12 determines that there is an intruder in the home security mode, an alarm such as a buzzer sounds in the monitored area, and a resident in the monitored area is notified that there is an intruder. When the control unit 12 detects the presence of a resident in the home mode, the control unit 12 supplies a reset signal to the timer 16 to reset the time measured for monitoring abnormal living.

The timer 16 measures the time during which there is no signal for detecting the presence of a resident from the detection sensor 10 and the security mode setting means 14 for the function of monitoring abnormalities in life, and supplies the control unit 12 with the time. ing. When the measured time exceeds a predetermined time, the control unit 12 determines that a lifestyle abnormality has occurred, and supplies a signal for outputting an alarm to the transmission unit 18.

The security mode setting means 14 changes the setting mode. When the security mode is set by a resident, a signal designating the set security mode is supplied to the control unit 12 to set the security mode. You. When a signal for outputting an alarm is supplied from the control unit 12, the transmitting unit 18 uses the communication line 20 to report an alarm to a specific monitoring center.

Next, the flowchart of FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described using. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the security device according to the embodiment of the present invention. In step S1, it is determined whether or not the security mode of the security device of the present invention is the outgoing security mode. If it is determined that the security mode is the outgoing security mode, the process proceeds to step S2. If it is determined that the security device is not in the outgoing security mode, the process proceeds to step S3. In step S2, processing in the out-of-office security mode (processing during security in a general security system) is performed, and the process proceeds to step S1.

In step S3, it is determined by the timer 16 in FIG. 1 whether or not a predetermined time for the function for monitoring abnormalities in life is being measured.
If it is determined that the time has not been counted, the process proceeds to step S4. In step S4, the timer 16 is started to start measuring a predetermined time for the function of monitoring a lifestyle abnormality.
Go to 5.

In step S5, a detection signal from the detection sensor 10 for detecting the presence of a person indirectly by opening / closing a door, a window, a bedroom or a toilet of a building, or directly detecting the presence of a person by an infrared sensor or the like is provided. It is determined whether or not there is, and if it is determined that there is a detection signal, the process proceeds to step S6. If it is determined that there is no detection signal, the process proceeds to step S9. In step S6, it is determined whether or not the detection signal is output from the detection sensor 10 installed for the purpose of monitoring a living abnormality in the mode at home, and output from the detection sensor 10 for the purpose of monitoring the living abnormality. If it is detected, the process proceeds to step S7. If it is output from the detection sensor 10 for detecting an intruder, the process proceeds to step S8.

In step S7, the presence of a resident is detected based on the detection signal, the timer 16 is reset, and the flow advances to step S9. In step S8, an intruder is detected based on the detection signal, and a buzzer is sounded to notify the resident of the detection of the intruder, and the process proceeds to step S9. In step S9, it is determined whether or not there is a mode setting signal for changing the security mode supplied from the security mode setting means 14. If it is determined that there is a mode setting signal, the process proceeds to step S10.
If it is determined that there is no mode setting signal, the process proceeds to step S11.

In step S10, it is determined whether or not the security mode indicated by the mode setting signal is the outgoing security mode.
Then, if it is determined that the mode is not the outside security mode, the process proceeds to step S12. In step S12, since the mode is not the out-of-office security mode, the timer 16 is reset, and the process proceeds to step S11. In step S13, the timer 16 is stopped because the mode is the out-of-home security mode and the function for monitoring abnormalities in life is not required, and the process proceeds to step S1.

In step S11, it is determined whether or not the timer 16 has finished measuring the predetermined time, and if it is determined that the timer for the predetermined time has ended, the process proceeds to step S14. If it is determined that the timer for the predetermined time has not ended. Proceed to step S1. In step S14, the presence of the resident cannot be detected during the counting of the predetermined time by the timer 16, so that it is determined that some lifestyle abnormality has occurred in the resident, and the transmission unit 18 in FIG.
Sends an alarm to the monitoring center via the communication line 20. After notifying the monitoring center of the alarm, the process proceeds to step S15 following step S14, stops the timer 16, and proceeds to step S1.

Further, the operation timing of the security device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a time chart of one embodiment showing the operation of the security device of the present invention. 3A shows a detection signal of the detection sensor 10, FIG. 3B shows a mode setting signal of the security mode setting means 14, FIG. 3C shows a security mode state, and FIG.
Shows the operation state of the timer 16, FIG. 3E shows the alarm output state, and FIG. 3F shows the time position.

Before time 21, the security mode is the out-of-home security mode as shown in the security mode state of FIG. Time 21
The mode setting signal shown in FIG.
4 and the security mode state of FIG. 3 (C) becomes the home security mode, and at the same time, the timer 16 starts counting time as shown in FIG. 3 (D). At time 22, the timer 16 finishes measuring the predetermined time t1, as shown in FIG.
An alarm is output as shown in (E). At this time, FIG.
As shown in (D), the timer 16 is stopped. Time 2
In FIG. 3, since the detection signal from the detection sensor 10 or the mode setting signal in FIG. 3B is supplied from the security mode setting means 14 as shown in FIG. 3A, the alarm output in FIG. It stops and the timer 16 of FIG. 3D starts counting time.

At time 24, the detection signal from the detection sensor 10 in FIG. 3A is supplied before the time measurement of the predetermined time t1 by the timer 16 in FIG.
6 is reset. Similarly, at times 25 and 26, the timer 16 is reset. After time 26, FIG.
The home security mode becomes the out-of-home security mode as shown in,
The timer 16 stops. Here, the various sensors described in the claims correspond to the detection sensor 10, and the time measuring means corresponds to the timer 16.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when monitoring a living abnormality, as a signal for detecting the presence of a resident, a detection signal output from the detection sensor 10 and a mode setting output from the security mode setting means 14 are set. Signals are used to increase the chances of detecting the presence of a resident. Therefore, it is not always necessary to use the mode setting signal to detect the presence of a resident. When the mode setting signal is not used, step S12 in FIG. 2 becomes unnecessary, and the timer is not reset at time 25 in FIG.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the monitoring center is described as an example of the predetermined report destination. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, a buzzer, a lamp, or the like may be used in place of the transmitting means 18 to notify a nearby resident of the detection of an intruder or the occurrence of a living abnormality. In this way, by dividing the security mode into the out-of-home security mode, the home security mode, which is the mode at home, and the home monitoring mode, the presence or absence of a resident can be easily and inexpensively identified. In addition, since the detection sensor 10 for detecting an intruder and the like and the detection sensor 10 for monitoring a lifestyle abnormality can be partially or entirely shared, the number of the detection sensors 10 can be reduced, and the security device and the lifestyle abnormality monitoring device can be reduced. Can be installed at a lower cost than when they are separately installed.

Further, as a result of incorporating a life abnormality monitoring function into the security device, if a resident forgets to set the out-of-home security mode when going out, an alarm indicating that a life abnormality has occurred is reported to the monitoring center after a predetermined time has elapsed. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the monitoring area from being left unprotected because the forgetting to set to the out-of-office security mode is found at that time.

[0029]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when a person does not exist in the monitored area, an outside security mode in which an intruder is detected by various sensors, and a person exists in the monitored area. Security mode setting means for switching between a home mode in which various sensors detect a state change caused by the daily life of a person in the monitored area, and a time when there is no state change caused by the daily life in the home mode A time measuring means for measuring the time, and a transmitting means for determining that an abnormality has occurred in a person in the monitored area when the time measurement by the time measuring means exceeds a specific time, and reporting the abnormality to a predetermined report destination,
In the out-of-office security mode, when an intruder in the monitored area is detected by various sensors, a predetermined notification destination is notified of the abnormality.In the home mode, a predetermined notification is issued when the time measurement by the time measurement means exceeds a specific time. By having a control unit that performs various processes to notify abnormalities first, it is possible to easily and easily identify the presence or absence of a resident,
Further, the security device and the monitoring device for abnormalities in life can be installed at a lower cost than when they are separately installed. In addition, as a result of incorporating a lifestyle abnormality monitoring function into the security device, if a resident forgets to set the out-of-home security mode when going out, an alarm indicating the occurrence of lifestyle abnormality will be reported to a predetermined destination after a predetermined time elapses In this case, it is possible to prevent the monitoring area from being left unprotected because the user forgets to set the out-of-office security mode at that time.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a part or all of the various sensors are shared between the out-of-home security mode and the mode at home, so that the number of the various sensors can be reduced. It is possible to provide the security device of the present invention at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment showing an overall configuration of a security device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the security device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a time chart of one embodiment showing the operation of the security device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Detection sensor 12 Control part 14 Security mode setting means 16 Timer 18 Transmission means 20 Communication line

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A security device which detects presence or absence of a person in a monitored area by various sensors and reports an abnormality to a predetermined report destination, wherein an intruder is detected by the various sensors when no person is present in the monitored area. Security mode setting means for switching between an out-of-home security mode to detect and a mode at home for detecting at least a state change caused by daily life of a person in the monitored area by the various sensors when a person is present in the monitored area. Time measuring means for measuring a time when there is no state change caused by the daily life in the mode at home, and when the time measurement by the time measuring means exceeds a specific time, a person in the monitoring area is abnormal. Is determined to have occurred,
Transmitting means for reporting an abnormality to the predetermined report destination, and in the out-of-office security mode, when an intruder in the monitored area is detected by the various sensors, the abnormality is reported to the predetermined report destination, and the A security device, comprising: a control unit that performs various processes for notifying an abnormality to the predetermined notification destination when at least measurement by the time measurement unit exceeds a specific time in a mode. 2. The security device according to claim 1, wherein a part or all of the various sensors are shared between the out-of-home security mode and the mode at home.