KR20030095687A - System and methode for reporting an emergency situation - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for reporting a state of emergency are provided to report rapidly the state of emergency by storing previously an user's residential district information in a central common server part. CONSTITUTION: A system for reporting a state of emergency includes an user part(110), a central common server part(112), and a corresponding organization part(114). The user part(110) transmits an electronic map and the user information to the central common server part(112) before the state of emergency is generated. The user part(110) transmits the emergency report information to the central common server part(112) in response to an output signal of an user's remote controller(108) when the state of emergency is generated. The central common server part(112) stores the electronic map and the user information into a memory portion(106) and transmits the emergency report information to a reception server(103-105) of a corresponding organization. The corresponding organization part(114) outputs the residential district information of a reporter or transmits the residential district information to a mobile device.

Description

Emergency reporting system and method {SYSTEM AND METHODE FOR REPORTING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION}

The present invention relates to a system and method for reporting an emergency, and more particularly, to a system and method for transmitting an accurate emergency contents to a corresponding agency to report when an emergency occurs.

In general, when an emergency occurs, a crime, fire or emergency report is reported to the reporting agency by telephone. In addition, an emergency was reported through internet access using a computer connected to a set-top box.

However, in such an emergency, since the caller's mind becomes urgent, when an emergency is reported using a telephone, there is a problem in that it is not possible to accurately describe the contents of the emergency and the situation. There was also the hassle of having to accurately explain the contents of the emergency and the situation. In addition, in some cases, the agency that received the report lacked the details of the location sent to dispatch to the location of the reporter, making it difficult to identify the exact point of accident and track the route.

In addition, when reporting an emergency by connecting to the server of the institution to be reported through the Internet connection, it takes a long time to connect to the server, or due to the absence of the system, there is a case in which the prompt reporting procedure cannot be performed in an urgent reporting situation. .

As described above, when reporting an emergency in the prior art, it is difficult to accurately deliver the contents by verbal information, and the location of the accident is difficult to identify at the reporting institution due to poor location description. In addition, there was an inevitable problem of delay in reporting when the agency was busy. In particular, there is a problem in that the group dwelling area is difficult to quickly and accurately move out because it is difficult to identify the route, special features, and the entry route in advance. In addition, there is a problem that the initial access time takes a long time when reporting an emergency through the Internet access, and the rapid reporting procedure is not possible due to the absence of the system.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for accurately reporting an emergency.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an emergency reporting system and method for pre-storing a user's residence and surroundings before an emergency using an internet-enabled set-top box, a television, and an electronic map.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for reporting an emergency to a corresponding engine accurately and quickly through a simple remote control operation of a set-top box when an emergency occurs.

1 is a block diagram of an emergency report system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of storing a user residence electronic map and user information according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating an emergency report process using an emergency report button according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of selecting and reporting an emergency report mode from a menu of a television screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a view showing a remote control having an emergency report button according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention for achieving the above object in the emergency reporting system having a set-top box, a TV, a remote control capable of the Internet transmits the electronic map and user information indicating the user living area before the emergency occurs to the central common server, In case of an emergency, the user unit for reporting an emergency to the central common server unit using a remote controller, an electronic map and user information indicating a user's living area are received from the user unit, and stored in advance in the memory unit, and the emergency unit is stored from the user unit. When the data corresponding to the report is received, the central common server unit notifies the report item to the report reception server of the relevant agency, and receives the report information from the central common server part to output the reporter's residence area and information, or to other mobile devices. Consists of the appropriate agency to send and dispatch It characterized.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of an emergency reporting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The emergency reporting system of FIG. 1 includes a user unit 110, a central common server unit 112, and a corresponding engine unit 114.

First, the user unit 110 is composed of a set-top box 100, a TV 107, a remote control 108, and the central common server 112 for information about the user's place of residence and surrounding environment before an emergency occurs To send. In addition, when an emergency occurs, the remote control 108 is used to report an emergency.

The central common server unit 112 is composed of a central common server 102 and a memory unit 106. When the user unit 110 receives information on the user's residence and surrounding environment before an emergency occurs, The information is stored in the memory unit 106. In addition, by receiving an emergency report from the user unit 110, the engine section 114 notifies the emergency details of the user's emergency.

The engine unit 114 is composed of a police station report reception server 103, a fire station report reception server 104, a 119 report reception server 105, and the like. In the present invention, three examples of the relevant institutions are provided, but the institutions may be further provided.

The user unit 110 and the central common server unit 112 are connected to the Internet network 101 to transmit data.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of storing a user residence electronic map and user information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 200, the set-top box 100 maintains the standby state. Here, the standby state is a state where a user authenticates by accessing a central common server 112 connected to the Internet network 101 after purchasing the set-top box 100.

When the user selects "enter user information" from the menu using the remote controller 108 in step 202, an electronic map for storing the user's residence is displayed on the television 107 screen. In step 204, the user proceeds to a location search method through an input such as an address through an electronic map, and stores residence information in a manner of expanding the center point of the map and moving the map by the cursor.

When the user residence information through the electronic map is stored in the memory unit 106 of the central common server unit 112 as described above, the process proceeds to step 206 and a screen for inputting user information is displayed. The user information is displayed in a short answer form such as a home address, a contact number, a name, a house information, and other surrounding situations, and the user inputs and stores the information through the remote controller 108.

When the basic matters storage is completed as described above, the process proceeds to step 208 to check whether the emergency report test mode is selected. This is to undergo a simple simulation test process for the basic input.

When the emergency report tested remote is selected by the user by the operation of the remote controller 108, the set-top box 100 transmits test information to the central common server 112 through the Internet network 101 in step 210. Then, the central common server 112 receiving the test information transmits the result to the set-top box 100 through the Internet network 101, and the result is shown to the user through the TV 107 screen. Is expressed. For example, a phrase such as "Test success" is shown on the screen.

After completing the emergency report test step 208 and 210, the process proceeds to step 212, where the central common server unit 112 combines the user's living location, the central server 102, and the relevant agency information for the area. To create a report code. The central common server 112 sends the report code to the set top box 100, which is displayed on the television 107 screen. The user records the last notified report code on the remote control 108 or other places, so as to utilize the inputted information so that the report can be promptly provided only by the code through other methods such as a telephone when an emergency accident occurs.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an emergency report process using the emergency report button 504 according to an embodiment of the present invention. When an emergency occurs, the user presses the emergency report button 504 provided on the remote controller 108 shown in FIG. 5 to make an emergency report. Referring to FIG. 5, an emergency report button 504 is provided on the rear surface 502 of the remote controller 108. The emergency report button 504 is covered with a protective window made of transparent acrylic, such as a fire alarm button on the wall of the normal building to prevent it from being operated by mistake or mischief. In case of an emergency, when the user presses the transparent protective window with force, the protective window support is broken and the emergency report button is pressed.

First, the standby state is maintained in step 300. Here, the standby state refers to a state in which the electronic map indicating the user's residence and the user information are stored in advance in the central common server unit 112. If the emergency report button 504 is input in step 302, the process proceeds to step 304 to display the emergency report menu on the TV 107 screen. For example, the emergency report menu includes methods, fire, and emergency.

In step 306, if the corresponding number to be reported is inputted from the emergency report menu displayed on the TV 107 screen, the process proceeds to step 308. The set-top box 100 is connected to the central common server unit through the Internet network 101 ( The corresponding number data is transmitted to 103). In this case, after pressing the emergency report button, the user may proceed to step 308 by selecting a number that the user is familiar with without viewing the menu through the television 107. As described above, the user may be informed with a beep in order to confirm the report situation and the result without viewing the screen of the television 107. The emergency report can also be used in conjunction with a security system.

The central common server 103 receiving the data corresponding to the number selected by the user notifies the report to the engine 114. The report reception server of the engine unit 114 alerts the accident through the report details and the report of the emergency report code of the reporter reported by the central common server. At this time, the accident location, personal information, geographic information, etc. are output by the user in advance so that the dispatcher can easily go to the dispatch, it may be sent by sending the corresponding information to other mobile devices.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of selecting and reporting an emergency report mode from a menu of a television screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, a process of selecting and reporting an emergency report menu from a menu without pressing the emergency report button 504 will be described. The standby state is maintained at 400. The standby state is the same as the standby state of step 300 of FIG. 3. If the user inputs a key for selecting the television menu using the remote controller 108 in step 402, the process proceeds to step 404 and the menu is displayed on the television 107 screen. If the emergency report mode is selected among the displayed menus, the process proceeds to step 304, otherwise the function corresponding to the selected menu is performed.

In step 304, the emergency report menu is displayed on the television 107 screen. Hereinafter, steps 304, 306, 308, and 310 perform the same operations as those of FIG. 3.

In the foregoing detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention has an advantage of promptly and accurately reporting an emergency by using an electronic map, which is user residence information, and user information in advance when reporting an emergency. In addition, since the reported agency can move out with the accident location and information pre-entered, it is possible to arrive at the accident location more accurately, and there is an advantage to cope with a situation that may occur during the dispatch.

Claims (5)

In an emergency report system equipped with a set-top box, a TV, a remote control with internet access, A user unit which transmits an electronic map and user information indicating a user's residence area to the central common server unit before an emergency occurs, and transmits emergency report information to the central common server unit in response to a user's remote control operation; Receiving an electronic map and user information indicating the user's living area from the user unit in advance to store in the memory unit, and when the information corresponding to the emergency report is received from the user unit to send the report information to the report receiving server of the relevant institution The central common server unit; Receiving the notification information from the central common server unit emergency reporting system, characterized in that it consists of a corresponding engine unit for outputting or transmitting the information of the reporter's residence area or mobile device. The method of claim 1, wherein the user unit, And the remote control further comprises an emergency report button having an emergency report function. In the emergency report method, A first step of transmitting, by the user unit, an electronic map and user information indicating a user's residence area to a central common server unit; A second step of transmitting emergency report information to the central common server in response to a remote control operation of the user in case of an emergency; And a third process of notifying the report item to the report reception server of the relevant agency by the central common server unit when the data corresponding to the emergency report is received from the user unit. The method of claim 3, wherein the second process comprises: Displaying an emergency report menu on the television screen in response to an emergency report button operation provided on the remote controller of the user in case of an emergency; And transmitting the report information corresponding to the selected number from the emergency report menu to the central common server unit. The method of claim 3, wherein the second process comprises: Displaying a menu by a user's remote control in case of an emergency; Displaying an emergency report menu on a television screen in response to selecting the emergency report mode among the displayed menus; And transmitting the report information corresponding to the selected number from the emergency report menu to the central common server unit.