JPS62298898A - Housing information communicator - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention 3. Detailed Description of the Invention [Industrial Field] The present invention relates to an information reporting device that transmits safety information to a plurality of locations, including a management center and a predetermined organization.

[Conventional techniques v/41 (Installing various safety devices such as disaster prevention, crime prevention, and first aid in one house, gas,
Automatic meter reading devices for water, electricity, etc. are installed, and various data such as safety information and meter reading information detected by safety devices and automatic meter readings are sent to the management center via communication lines such as public telephone lines and private lines. Information reporting devices are beginning to be put into practical use that not only transmit information but also communicate various data from a management center to a predetermined *** such as a gas company, fire department, or police station.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention 1] This information reporting device transmits various data such as safety information and meter reading information to the management center, and then manages the various data. l'l[The tenter contacted the designated organizations such as the gas company, fire department, and police station, and then personnel from each organization responded according to the data, but especially in the case of safety information, - However, it is desirable to be able to contact the designated II. However, there is a risk that the staff at the management center may overlook the data, resulting in a delay in contacting the designated agency.

The present invention provides a housing information reporting device that can transmit safety information such as disaster prevention, crime prevention, and emergency information to a plurality of locations, including a management center and a predetermined organization.

Means for Solving Problem E] The housing information reporting device of the present invention is installed in a house, and communicates safety information output from the safety devices with various security systems such as disaster prevention, crime prevention, and first aid. When the safety information is transmitted, the safety information is sent to multiple locations between the management center and the designated organization. 1 [Fl use and effects of the invention] The housing information reporting device of the present invention adopts a configuration for transmitting information, and when transmitting various safety information such as disaster prevention, crime prevention, and emergency information that occurs in a residence, the safety information is transmitted to a management center. Since the information is sent to multiple (two or more) locations with the designated agency, safety information can be quickly reported to the designated agency, and the personnel of the designated agency can promptly respond to the request.
Even if there are no personnel at the management center, the information can be reliably reported to the designated organization. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a major accident due to failure to contact a predetermined i-register due to oversight of data by personnel.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows a terminal device set up according to an embodiment of the housing information reporting device of the present invention (l shows the main information reporting device).

1 indicates a main information reporting headpiece, 2 indicates a terminal device installed in one subscriber's house (hereinafter referred to as 1/house), 2 indicates a terminal device installed in one subscriber's house (hereinafter referred to as 1/house), 1.F indicates a receiver. (Illustrated), 0
Numbers 9, x1#, AlB up to 9.

This figure shows a general subscription telephone Vs (referred to as a dual-handed main telephone) having push buttons (not shown) consisting of symbols C, D, etc.

]- indicates a public telephone line that includes an exchange system (telephone office, switchboard).

3 indicates the management center. The management center 3 is notified of various types of housing information that are sent regularly or irregularly from the terminal device 2 via the public line, and depending on the information, the management center 3 sends information to the police station, fire department, hospital, and gas utility network. Report to a designated organization such as IG or a nearby subscriber's home.1. :S-I'll send someone to help.

The gas association IG directly receives safety information such as gas leaks (and when to turn off gas cylinders) directly from the terminal device 2 in the residence, dispatches personnel, and reads the gas meter in the residence from the management center 3. Receive information.

3. The terminal device 2 includes a gas meter reading meter (hereinafter referred to as gas meter) GM, which is an automatic gas meter reading device, and a gas leak sensor S.
1, and a meter-reading unit [U] that includes electronic control circuits such as manual button B1.

The gas meter GM is an automatic needle detector that detects the flow of supplied gas in gas equipment.It uses a magnetic sensor element to detect the rotation of a magnet attached to a rotating body that rotates in proportion to the gas flow. 3. Automatic meter reading for gas, water, electricity, etc. may be performed by sending out a proportional pulse signal.

The gas leak sensor S1 is a safety device for gas appliances, and outputs 0 when it is inoperable, 6 when it is normal, and 12 V when there is a gas leak. When the value exceeds the fixed value, (1) Detects a gas leak in the house.

Other sensors include crime prevention sensors, fire sensors, and emergency buttons that subscribers turn on in the event of an emergency. Even if it is possible to send data directly to designated institutions such as police stations or subscriber's homes in the vicinity, there is still profit.

The meter reading unit U includes an input interface 21 for the gas meter reading meter GM and the gas leak sensor S1, a central processing unit (CPLJ) 22, a network control unit (NCU) 23,
Management Center 3 via this phone LLT and public line [
It consists of a communication connector 24 that connects terminals for connection, and a power source 25 that is a nickel cadmium dry battery (3.6V). The power supply 25 is charged by receiving power from the telephone office.The 1° input interface 1-21 is connected to the pulse manpower boat 21a1 gas leak sensor +J, which is the input port of the gas meter GM.
It consists of a wireless capo-t-2ib which is an input port for S1 and manual button B1. Here, the input interface 1-21 can be connected with various sensors or switches such as a gas out sensor, a battery out sensor, a crime prevention sensor, a disaster prevention sensor, etc. instead of the moving bow B1.

CP LJ 22 is the set value of the gas leakage flow, the automatic meter reading timer time of the gas horizontal division information @ Immediate Center 3, the set voltage value of the power supply, the user's telephone number or code number, and the telephone number of the control center 3) - card number (e.g. x
05), Gas party? IG telephone number or code number (for example *06) 'Q initial data storage device 4 and system-wide control f-order storage control device (not shown)
, gas automatic detection device 5, and lithium battery (3V)
A backup power source 6 is provided. .

As shown in FIG. 2, the NCU 23 includes a line usage detection circuit 23a that detects the call mode, a 161-1z detection circuit 23b that detects incoming call, and a tone detection circuit 2301 that identifies the received code S. Dial transmission circuit 23d that manually transmits the outgoing signal of this telephone 1 DC circuit 23f that is opened and closed by line switching relay 23e t7) Contact 2
30. This telephone connection contact 23h +: 11i.

The tone detection circuit 23c includes an automatic level lu control circuit (A
IC) 23i, a received code detection circuit 23j, and a booster circuit 23.

A1. C23i complements the reception frequency or voltage value of the reception code received by the reception code detection circuit 23j so that it becomes a reference value. .

Since the booster circuit 23 does not operate unless the received code detection circuit 23j supplies a voltage of 8V or more, the voltage of the received code detection circuit 23j is reduced to 8Vk.

More 23j! 23m is a diode, 23n is a resistor, 23p is an impedance transsuit, and 123q is a voltage drop type transistor.

The operation of this embodiment will be explained based on the drawings.

FIG. 3 shows an operational flowchart of automatic gas meter reading in this embodiment.

Reference numeral 51 denotes a counter that inputs a flow rate signal (pulse signal) having a pulse number from the gas meter GM through the pulse input port 21a, and also increments the pulse number by one and sends it to the integration storage 52.

The integration storage unit 52 integrates the four number signals from the #I number evaporator 51, stores the counted signal, and transmits the integrated signal to the comparator 53.
and sends it to the encoding processor 54.

The comparator 53 compares the cumulative brightness value from the cumulative storage unit 52 with the set value of the amount of gas used, and outputs a signal when the product Q value is at a general fixed value.

The encoding processor 54 converts the integrated signal into a transmission code,
The data is output to the data processor 56.

The gas leak sensor S1 outputs a gas leak signal to the encoding processor 55 via the non-voltage input port 21b. The encoding processor 55 converts the gas leak signal into a transmission code,
The data is output to the data processor 56.

The data processor 56 processes meter reading information (data) and gas leak information (data) from the encoding processors 54 and 55,
When transmitting safety information such as gas leaks, create transmission data to send both meter reading data and gas leak data to control center 3, and create transmission data to send only gas leak data to gas company G. After that, the data is sent to the NCU 23. In addition, the transmission data may be structured so that both meter reading data and gas leakage data are also transmitted to gas company Q when safety information is transmitted.

The NCU 23 controls data transmission to the management center 3 and gas company G.

Figure 4 shows the operation of the transmission control of automatic dialing in this embodiment. 1. Is the fixed timer for transmitting gas meter reading data in automatic dialing to the management center 3 fixed for each house 1 time? It is determined whether or not (101). When the fixed transmission timer is not at one time (NO), it is determined whether or not the gas leak signal (12V) is being manually output from the gas leak sensor S1 (
102). When the gas leak signal (12V) is not input (NO), repeat (101).

When the fixed transmission timer reaches one time (Yes) or when a gas leak signal is being input (Yes), the code number (for example, [05) of the management center 3 is read (1G3).

Next, in order to determine whether the main telephone 11 is in use, it is determined whether the line use detection circuit 23a has detected the call mode (104). Line usage detection circuit 23
When a detects a call (Yes), (10
Repeat 4).

@ When the telephone use detection circuit 23a does not detect the call mode (NO), the 161-I Z detection circuit 23
Determine whether b detects an incoming call (1
05). When the 16Hz detection circuit 23b detects an incoming call (Yes), (104) is repeated.

When the 161-1z detection circuit 23b does not detect an incoming call (NO), it outputs an output to the line switching relay 230 to close the contact 23(), and opens the contact 23h to switch between the public telephone line and dialing. Connect circuit 23d to create DC circuit 2
3f is closed (106).

It is determined whether 3 seconds have passed since the DC circuit 23f was closed (107). If 3 seconds have not elapsed since the DC circuit 23f was closed (NO), repeat (107), 1
Three seconds have passed since the DC circuit 23f was closed (Ye
s), when sending data to the management center 3, calls the management center 3; when sending data to gas company G, calls gas company G), and starts automatic dialing (ioa).

In order to determine whether or not the # code, which is a data transmission instruction code, has been received from the management center 3 (or gas company G),
It is determined whether the received code detection circuit 23j has detected the # code (109).

The received code detection circuit 23j detects the # code (Ye
At time s), transmission data such as gas meter reading data or gas leakage data using a transmission code is transmitted to the management center 3 (or gas company G) (110).

In (109), when the received code detection circuit 23j does not detect the # code (NO), it is determined whether or not the number of outgoing calls has reached three after automatic dialing (111).

When the number of calls has not reached 3 (NO), the output is output to the line switching relay 23e, the contact 23 (l is opened, and the contact 23
h, connect the public telephone line 1m and the telephone (2), and open the direct 8 circuit 23f (112). After that, 5
It is determined whether seconds have elapsed (113). If 5 seconds have not passed (NO) IIA, repeat (113).

5 seconds have passed (Yes) vl, (io4) Repeat the following steps again.

When the number of calls reaches 3 (Yes), then 15
It is determined whether or not seconds have elapsed (114). If 15 seconds have not elapsed (NO), proceed to (112). When 15 seconds have elapsed (Yes), an output is sent to the line switching relay 23e to open the contact 230 and close the contact 23h to connect the telephone's public line 1- and this telephone -, and the DC circuit is switched on. 23f is opened (115).

Here, it is determined whether the second automatic dialing has been performed (116). The second auto-dial has not been performed (
If (NO), it is determined whether 5 minutes have elapsed (117).

If 5 minutes have passed and it has not been done (NO), repeat (117). When 5 minutes have passed (ves), repeat steps (104 and later) again.

When the second automatic dialing is being performed (Yes), determine whether the third automatic dialing has been performed (118).
. If the third automatic dialing has not been performed (NO), 5
It is determined whether or not minutes have elapsed (119).

If 5 minutes have not passed (NO), repeat (119).

If 5 minutes have passed (Yes), repeat steps (104) again.

When the third automatic dialing is performed (Yes), it is determined whether safety information such as gas leak data is to be sent GT'Ft (12G). When it is not time to send safety information (14o), the operation ends. 1 When sending safety information (Yes)
Gas party? It is determined whether automatic dialing to IG has been completed (121). When the automatic dialing to the Gas Society IG has been completed (Yes), the operation is ended.

Automatic dialing to gas company G has not finished (NO)
At this time, the code number (for example, x06) of gas company G is read (122). After that, repeat (104) and the following operations again as automatic dialing to gas company G.1. Automatic dialing to gas company G has ended (
(Yes), the operation ends.

Up until now, information reporting devices have sent various data such as safety information and meter reading information to a management center, and then the management center has communicated the various data to designated organizations such as gas companies, fire departments, police stations, etc. Personnel at the 1st Leap took action according to the data, but when transmitting safety information, personnel at the control center sometimes overlooked the data, resulting in a delay in contacting the designated agency.

Therefore, as described above, in this embodiment, the safety information regarding the gas leak and the snow that occurred in the house is first sent to the management center 3 along with the gas meter reading information, and then to the gas company G. Even if there are no people, gas company G
Can you contact us for further gas meeting? IQ personnel can operate the gas shutoff valve according to the gas & 1 leak information to shut off the gas supply to the house, so due to an oversight of the data by the management center 3 personnel, gas company G Major accidents such as gas explosions and fires due to delays in communication can be prevented.

In (11G), after transmitting the transmission data using the transmission code to the management center 3, the reception code detection circuit 23j detects the # code in order to determine whether or not the data retransmission request (#) code has been received from the management center 3. It is determined whether or not it has been detected (123).

The received code detection circuit 23j detects the # code (Ye
s), proceed to (111).

The received code detection circuit 23j does not detect #gypsum (N
O), then determine whether 3 seconds have elapsed (12
4). If 3 seconds have passed and there is no one (No), repeat the steps below (123) 1. , when 3 seconds have elapsed (Yes), it outputs to the line switching relay 23e - (opens the contact 230, closes the contact 23h, connects the telephone's public line and this telephone ■, and switches the DC circuit. 231 is released (125).

After that, proceed to (120).

When the manual button B1 of this embodiment is used as an emergency button for the sick and injured, when the sick and sick person turns on the manual button B1, a notification can be made to a predetermined hospital. Also, if you use it as an emergency button,
In the event of suspicious intrusion, fire, gas leak, etc., you can notify the police station, fire department, or gas company.

In this embodiment, communication between the management center and the terminal device was carried out via a public telephone line, but communication between the management center and the terminal device was also carried out via a communication line or wirelessly using a communication satellite. You can go.

In this example, the power source is nickel h charged by local power supply.
Donium Inui'? ! I had 8 ponds, but the home AC type II
I (100V 5G/601-1z) may be used, or other power sources may be used.

Furthermore, a display device F such as a lamp or a buzzer may be attached to the meter reading unit to display the status when a general subscriber telephone is used or when a sensor outputs an output.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the housing information reporting device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a meter reading unit according to an embodiment of the housing information reporting device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the housing information reporting device of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a 10-step diagram of an automatic gas meter reading system for a meter reading unit according to an embodiment of the information reporting device, and FIG. 4 shows an operational flowchart of transmission control in an embodiment of the housing information reporting device of the present invention. In the diagram: 1... Housing information reporting device 2... Terminal device 3
...Management center 22...Central processing unit & (CP
U) 23...Network control device (N CtJ) G...
・Gas company GM...Gas meter reading meter Shi...Public line Sl...Gas leak sensor +J T...General subscription telephone III U...Meter reading unit

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) Various types of safety devices installed in a house for disaster prevention, crime prevention, first aid, etc. and safety information outputted from the safety devices are transmitted via a communication line, and responses and actions are taken according to the safety information. A housing information reporting device comprising a management center and a predetermined organization that performs processing, and transmitting the safety information to a plurality of locations including the management center and the predetermined organization when transmitting the safety information.