JPS6035866A - Emergency information device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain telephone call having a high energency function without disconnecting the calling state suddenly by sending a message to a speaker at the generation of emergency information. CONSTITUTION:If a telephone set 23 is an object to receive emergency information, telephone sets 4, 24 generate emergency information through a telephone circuit 1 in calling and a sensor in an emergency information part 17 is started, a switch 21 is closed and the 2nd voice generating part 13 is started. Since the voice generating part 13 sends the message once or plural times, the message is sent to the telephone set 4. When a speaker hooks a transmitter/receiver, a detecting element 3 detects the hooking and sends the detected result to a control part 15. The control circuit 15 sends a control signal to the emergency information part 17 and switches relay contacts 2A, 2B to inform the emergency to the terminating telephone set 23 to be informed at the emergency.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Technical Field) The present invention relates to an emergency call device that can switch to an emergency call during a call, or switch to a call during an emergency call.

(Prior art) Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a conventional emergency notification device.
1 is a telephone line, 2A and 2B are relay contacts, 3 is a detection element, 4 is a telephone, 5 is an emergency reporting section, 6 is a capacitor, 7 is an oscillator, 8 is a choke coil, 9 is a DC power supply, 10 is a control section, 1 indicates a switch. Its operation is such that when the telephone 4 is in use, that is, when the telephone line 1 and the telephone 4 are connected, a sensor such as a fire alarm is activated and the emergency notification section 5 is activated, the switch 1 closes and the oscillator 7 issues an alarm. By sending a tone indicating that the telephone is on standby to the telephone 4, the user of the telephone 4 becomes aware of the emergency situation, informs the other party of the emergency, and then hangs up the handset. As a result, (9) the detection element 3 detects the on-hook of the telephone 40, and the control unit 1
0 is the relay contact 2, and 2B is switched to start the alarm from the emergency reporting section 5.

Furthermore, in addition to what is shown in Figure 1, conventional emergency reporting devices either wait until the end of the call to issue an alarm from the emergency reporting device, or suddenly disconnect the call due to the operation of the emergency reporting section and issue an emergency call. Conventional emergency notification devices were designed to do this.

The emergency notification device in the conventional example has the following drawbacks.

(1) If the call is suddenly disconnected, it will be inconvenient and anxiety-inducing for both parties during the call.

(2) If you put the handset back on after receiving a tone indicating that the emergency call is on standby, you will not be able to use the phone while the emergency call is being issued, and you will not be able to wait even if you need to make an emergency call. There must be.

(3) If an emergency call is issued while the telephone 4 is on-hook (the telephone is not in use), relay contacts 2A, 2
Since the telephone number B is switched, the telephone 4 cannot be used during that time, which is inconvenient and has the disadvantage of causing anxiety about malfunctions and the like.

(Object of the Invention) An object of the present invention is to eliminate these drawbacks and provide an emergency call device that enables more urgent telephone calls without abruptly cutting off a busy call.

(Structure of the Invention) The present invention includes a detection element for detecting on-hook/off-hook of a connected telephone, an emergency reporting section having an automatic dialing function, a line polarity detection function, a message sending function, and a sensor function, a switching means such as a relay that is connected and switches between the connected telephone and the emergency reporting section; a voice generating section that sends out a plurality of types of messages; and a storage means that stores the state of the detection element. , a control unit that receives the output of the detection element and instructs the relay contact to switch, activates the emergency call unit, and sends the corresponding message to the voice generating unit according to the detection state, and controls the entire device; When an emergency call is issued while the connected telephone is busy, it sends a message to the speaker that they should go on-hook due to the occurrence of an emergency call, and also allows the telephone to be used off-hook even during an emergency call. This is an emergency notification device that is capable of An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment) FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining an embodiment of the emergency notification device according to the present invention, and 1 is a telephone line 1. ? A...
? B is a relay contact, 4, 23, 24 is a telephone, 3 is a detection element that is composed of, for example, a relay, a photocoupler, etc. and detects the on-hook or off-hook state of the telephone 4, 8 is an AC blocking choke coil, 9 is a DC power supply, 12 1 is a first voice generating section, 13 is a second voice generating section, 14 is a third voice generating section, 15 is a control section, 16 is a storage section, 17 is an automatic dialing device, a polarity detection circuit, a message sending section, an emergency notification section that is composed of sensors and the like, and automatically sends a message to the necessary party if the sensor reads that a fire has occurred;
18*20e25 is a DC blocking capacitor (5), 19.21 is a switch, and 22 is an exchange. The part surrounded by a dotted line in the figure is the emergency notification device.

First, a case will be described in which the telephone 23 is the party to whom the emergency call is made, and an emergency call occurs while the telephone 4 and the telephone 24 are talking through the telephone line 1. In this case, the telephone 4 is connected in a loop of the detection element 3, the relay contact 2B, the IJ switch 2A, the telephone line 1, the exchange 22, and the telephone 24, and is in the middle of a call. When the sensor of the emergency notification unit 17 is activated in this state, the emergency notification unit 17 closes the switch 21 and activates the second sound generation unit 13.

The second voice generating unit 13 transmits a message multiple times, for example, "An abnormality has occurred. Please end the call immediately." This message is capacitor 2
0 to the telephone.

The person on the line returns the handset. As a result, the direct current flowing through the telephone line 1 to the telephone set 4 via the detection element 3 is cut off, and the detection element 3 detects this and sends it to the control section 15. The control unit (6) l5 sends a control signal to the emergency notification unit 17, and
Switch 2B to relay contact 2. As a result, the emergency report section 17 is connected to the telephone line 1, and the first voice generating section 12
is connected to telephone 4. Then, the emergency reporting unit 17 operates to notify the other party (telephone 23) to which the emergency call should be made.

FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of the emergency notification section 17, in which 26 is an automatic dial sending section, 27 is a voice generation section, 28 is an emergency notification section control section, 29 is a polarity detection circuit, and 30 is a sensor.

When the sensor 30 is activated, the above-mentioned operation is performed, the relay contact 2A is switched, and the emergency report section 17 is connected to the telephone line 1.
When connected, the automatic dial sending unit 26 first sends out and calls the number of the destination (telephone 23 in FIG. 2) to which an emergency call is to be made. When the other party goes off-hook, the polarity of the telephone line 1 changes, so the polarity detection circuit 29 detects this, and the emergency call control unit 28 operates the voice generator 27 to issue a predetermined emergency call. Send the desired audio data.

Also, during an emergency call, the telephone 4 in Fig. 2 detects the detection element 3-
Relay contact 2B-capacitor 25-first audio generator 1
2, as well as detection element 3-relay contact 2B-AC l!
[1-stop choke coil 8 - connected to DC power supply 9. Therefore, if you try to make a call by taking the telephone 4 off-hook in this state, direct current is supplied to the telephone 4,
The output of the detection element 3 becomes "ON" and a start signal is sent from the control section 15 to the first sound generation device 12, and the first sound generation section 12 outputs, for example, "An abnormality has occurred. The line is in use. .Please put the handset back.'' By sending the message one or more times, the operator of the telephone 4 knows that it cannot be used. Therefore, by putting the handset back on, the output of the detection element 3 becomes rOFFJ, and the first sound generating device 12 stops outputting sound. Therefore,
The operator of Telephone 4 is concerned about not being able to use it silently like before.

Unnecessary items will be removed.

Next, the operation when the telephone 4 is in use will be explained. When the emergency notification device 17 is not operating, the relay contacts 2A and 2B are in the state shown in FIG. 2.

In this state, when the sensor 30 of the emergency notification unit 17 is activated, the control unit 15 switches the relay contact 2B to connect the emergency notification unit 17 and the telephone line 1, and issues an emergency notification. The alarm operation from the emergency reporting unit 17 is the same as described above, and calls the telephone 23 to which the emergency call should be made to make the emergency call. The operation of the emergency report section 17 ends after sending the message a predetermined number of times, and after sending the message for a certain period of time.

Next, a case will be described in which it is necessary to make an emergency call using the telephone 4 while an emergency call is being issued. To relay contact 2,
Regardless of whether 2B is in the make or break state, the detection element 3 detects the on-hook/off-hook information from the telephone line and the DC power supply 9. Therefore, telephone 4
on the hook.

By storing the off-hook state and the alarm state in the storage unit 16, it is possible to detect changes in each state.
It is possible to make calls from. For example, when an emergency call is in progress, (9) the subsequent change from on-hook to off-hook on the telephone 40 causes the control unit 15 to operate the switch 19 and cause the third voice generator 14 to issue a message saying "stop issuing the alarm". By sending the message ``-'' or multiple times, the speaker of the telephone 23 receiving the emergency call will know that the call has been discontinued. after that,
Relay contact 2A.

2B is returned to the telephone side (the state shown in FIG. 2) by the control section 15, so that the telephone 4 can make a telephone call.

In the emergency notification device in this embodiment, a case has been described in which the various sound generating sections are implemented as separate units, but it can also be realized by using one sound generating section that has the function of sending out multiple types of messages. .

(Effects of the Invention) As explained in detail above, in the emergency call device according to the present invention, the caller does not feel anxious because the line that is currently being used is not suddenly disconnected when an emergency call is issued. Moreover, there is no inconvenience of not being able to use the telephone while an alarm is being issued. Furthermore, when the emergency call unit starts operating in the ON (10) hook state (the state in which the telephone is not in use), when starting to use these handsets, a message informs the user that the telephone is in the emergency call state and cannot be used. It also has the effect of enabling use in emergencies.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a conventional emergency notification device, Fig. 2 is a block diagram for explaining an embodiment of the emergency notification device of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a block diagram of an emergency notification section. . 1...Telephone line, 2A, 2B...Relay contact, 4゜23.24...Telephone, 3...Detection element, 8...
AC blocking choke coil, 9...DC power supply, 12...
・First sound generation section, 13...Second sound generation section, 1
4...Third sound generation unit, 15...Control unit, 16.
...Storage section, 12...Emergency report section, 19.21...
Switch, 22...Exchange machine, 26...Automatic dial sending section, 27...Speech generation section, 28...Emergency notification section control section, 29...Polarity detection circuit, 30...Sensor. (11)

Claims (1)

[Claims] A detection element for detecting on-hook/off-hook of a connected telephone; an emergency reporting unit having an automatic dialing function, a line polarity detection function, a message sending function, and a sensor function; a switching means such as a relay for switching between a connected telephone and the emergency call section; a voice generating section for sending out a plurality of types of messages; a storage means for storing the state of the detection element; The apparatus is comprised of a control section which receives the output, switches the relay contacts, activates the emergency report section, instructs the sound generating section to send corresponding messages according to the detection state, and controls the entire device. , when making an emergency call while the connected telephone is busy, it sends a message to the speaker to the effect that they should go on-hook due to the occurrence of a situation, and also by taking the telephone off-hook even during the emergency call (1). An emergency notification device characterized by its ability to be used in an emergency.