JPS6344298A - Method and apparatus for remotely monitoring aged person living alone - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for remotely monitoring elderly people living alone. It is common for elderly people to live alone. If it were possible to remotely monitor abnormalities such as inability to move without infringing on the privacy of these elderly people living alone, it would be useful for elderly welfare. For that purpose 1
The purpose is to provide a method and device for remotely monitoring elderly people living alone.

Conventional Technology and Problems Previously, there are some places where public health nurses and others regularly visit the homes of elderly people living alone to observe and care for them. However, there is a limit to the frequency of patrolling.

In one case, an elderly man who lived alone died and was left alone for a long time, and his decomposed body was discovered. However, installing surveillance television cameras so that elderly people can be observed at all times poses a problem in terms of protecting the elderly's privacy.

Means and effect for solving the problem In order to solve this problem and remotely monitor elderly people living alone without infringing on their privacy, there is a method that determines that there is an abnormality when there is no significant movement for a long period of time. and developed a device for that purpose.

This method uses a non-contact type sensor, such as a pyroelectric area sensor (trade name) that detects human movement, to detect where the elderly person to be monitored is, that is, when an elderly person living alone is going about his or her daily life. A time display device with a time measurement device is installed in a place where a supervisor is present, such as a health center, and the sensor is connected to the time meter 'gq device, and the time display device with a time measurement device is installed in a place where a supervisor is present, such as a health center. In this method, the time measuring device is reset to an initial state using an output signal, and the time during which no human movement is detected is measured and displayed, and when there is no large amount of movement for a long period of time, it is determined that there is an abnormality.

The following is a device for remotely monitoring elderly people living alone using this method.

The non-contact alarm device has a time measuring device that enters the initial state by a reset signal and starts measuring time when the reset signal disappears, and is activated by detecting the movement of a person. The time output signal is used as a reset signal for the time measuring device, and the time measuring device and a separately provided time display device are communicated with each other, so that the time measured by the time measuring device is displayed on the time display device. This is what I did.

These time measuring devices and time display li! When communicating with tM, please use telephone lines or cable broadcasting lines, etc.
Automatically communicate time information on time or when needed.

A plurality of the time display devices are installed at one location to intensively monitor each elderly person. The time display device is provided with a time limit setting function, and when the time display exceeds the time limit setting value, a sound device such as a buzzer is sounded, and a color lamp such as a yellow or red lamp is displayed.

These methods make it possible to remotely monitor elderly people living alone without infringing on their privacy, thereby achieving the goal.

Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment in which a supervisor is located not far from a home where an elderly person living alone resides (elderly home).

A pyroelectric area sensor 1 is installed in a place where an elderly person living alone spends his daily life. The pyroelectric area sensor 1 is a non-contact sensor that operates by detecting human movement. Electricity Jli between area sensor 1 and the place where the watcher is! 2 is installed, and the operation of the area sensor 1 is received as a contact signal at the monitoring board 3.

! ! The i-viewer 3 has a time measuring device 4 consisting of a clock signal generating circuit, a counter integrated circuit, and the like.

The time measuring device 4 is reset to an initial state by the signal received when the area sensor 1 operates, and the time display 11!5 is set to zero.

When there is no movement of a person within the sensing range of the area sensor 1, the reset signal disappears, and the time measuring device 4 starts measuring time by counting the clock signal. The measured time is displayed on the time display device 5.

When a movement of a person is detected by the area sensor 1, the above-described operation is repeated on the monitoring board 3.

The monitoring panel 3 is provided with a time limit setting device 6, and the time limit setting value can be changed manually. When the time measured by the hour meter 1 device 4 exceeds the time limit setting value, the comparator circuit 7 determines that there is an abnormality, the magnetic relay 8 operates, the buzzer 9 sounds, and the signal 10 is sent to the abnormality reporting telephone. It will be done. Signal 10 is used to contact a designated reporting destination when the supervisor is away.

The supervisor looks at the time displayed on the time display device 15, takes into account the lifestyle habits of the elderly, and determines whether or not there is an abnormality.

2. In Example 1, the area sensor 1 detected the movement of the cat and activated (malfunctioned), so the area sensor was removed and instead, an infrared ray was emitted at an appropriate height so that the elderly could activate it according to the actions necessary for daily life. I installed the device and receiver. This infrared transmitter and receiver are non-contact sensors that detect human movement by blocking infrared rays. By installing an infrared sensor in this way, malfunctions due to the cat's movements were eliminated. Considering that when an elderly person becomes bedridden, he or she needs a companion, the infrared sensor has a sufficient role in detecting abnormalities.

3. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a device in which a plurality of time display devices 5 are installed at one location to centrally monitor elderly people living in several locations.

The relationship between the non-contact type sensor 1 and the time measuring device 4 is actual example 1
The time measuring device 4 measures the time after the person stops moving.

When communicating this measured time to the time display device 5, the telephone line 20 is used. An automatic transmission telephone device 11 for information communication is installed in an elderly person's home. This automatic transmission telephone device 111 for information communication has a clock function in addition to an automatic dialing function, and is capable of automatically transmitting time information and the like to the destination at a scheduled time. If information is transmitted from each elderly person's home at the same time, the receiving device will not be able to receive the information, so a clock function is used to transmit the information at regular times with a time difference. When the other party (receiving device) is busy, the system automatically dials again and sends the information. The information also includes information for identifying from which elderly home the information was sent.

A dedicated information communication automatic reception (T1 talk) device 12 is installed on the observer's side. The received time information is sent to computer 1.
3 and displayed on the time display W5. Necessary information such as the address and name of the elderly person can be input and stored using the keyboard 14 attached to the computer 13, and the necessary information can be displayed on the display device 15 with a simple operation. Time limit information is set in the computer 13, and when the received time information exceeds the time limit setting value, it is displayed with a yellow lamp 16 or a red lamp 17, and a buzzer 9 is sounded when necessary.

An emergency push button 18 is provided in an elderly person's home, and an emergency call can be sent using the automatic transmission telephone device 11 for information communication. On the watcher's side, when an emergency call is received, the buzzer 9 goes to vA and the red lamp 17 flashes repeatedly.

4. In Example 3, the time display device +
When contacting 115, a cable broadcasting line is used instead of the telephone line 20. In this case, devices (11 and 12) capable of transmitting and receiving information are installed at the elderly person's home and the supervisor. According to these devices, in addition to automatically communicating time information etc. from the elderly's home to the monitoring person's reporting destination at a scheduled time, the monitoring person operates the keyboard 14 when necessary to send information such as time information to the time measuring device installed in the elderly's home. 4, time information, etc. can be sent immediately.

Effects of the Invention Since the present invention is the above-mentioned method and device, by providing the device according to the present invention, it is possible to confirm that an elderly person who has become immobile without infringing on the privacy of an elderly person living alone. This will be useful for the welfare of the elderly, as it will enable people to make decisions based on their own location. The time during which no human movement is detected is measured and displayed on the time display, so the supervisor can look at the displayed time and take into account the elderly's lifestyle to determine whether there is an abnormality. - I can do it. In Japan, which is said to be an aging society, the number of elderly people living alone is increasing, but it is difficult to predict when an elderly person will become incapacitated. Therefore, when considering future welfare for the elderly, the method and device according to the present invention will be of great help.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the invention. The codes are 1... non-contact sensor, 2... electric wire, 3...
・Monitoring panel, 4... Time measuring device, 5... Time display device, 6... Time limit setting device, 7... Comparison circuit, 8...
Magnetic relay, 9...buzzer, 10...signal,
11... Automatic transmission telephone device for information communication, 12... Automatic reception ('I! talk) device, 13... Computer,
14...Keyboard, 15...Display device, 16...
・Yellow lamp, 17...Red lamp, 18...Emergency push button, 20...Telephone line.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A non-contact type sensor that operates by detecting the movement of a person is installed at a place where an elderly person to be monitored is present, and a time display device having a time measuring device is installed at a place where a supervisor is present. The sensor and the time measuring device are connected, and the time measuring device is reset to the initial state by the output signal when the sensor is activated, and the time is measured and the time is displayed when no movement of the person is detected. A method for remotely monitoring an elderly person living alone, characterized by displaying on the device and determining that there is an abnormality when there is no movement of the person for a long time. 2. It has a time measuring device that enters the initial state with a reset signal and starts measuring time when the reset signal disappears, and a non-contact type sensor that is activated by detecting human movement. The output signal when the time measurement device is set is used as a reset signal for the time measurement device, and the time measurement device and a separately provided time display device are connected to display the time measured by the time measurement device on the time display device. A device for remotely monitoring elderly people living alone. 3. When communicating between the time measuring device and the time display device according to claim 2, time information is automatically communicated at a fixed time using a telephone line. 1. A device that remotely monitors elderly people living alone. 4. When communicating the time measuring device and the time display device according to claim 2, time information is automatically communicated at a fixed time or when necessary using a cable broadcasting line. A device for remotely monitoring elderly people living alone. 5. A device for remotely monitoring an elderly person living alone as set forth in claim 3 or 4, characterized in that a plurality of time display devices are installed at one location for centralized monitoring. 6. The time display device has a time limit setting function;
Claims 2 and 3, characterized in that when the time display exceeds a time limit setting value, a sound device is sounded and a color lamp is displayed.
The device for remotely monitoring an elderly person living alone according to item 4 or 5.