KR20090054360A - Apparatus for notifying accident and method of notifying accident - Google Patents

Abstract

The accident notification device includes a sensor unit, a controller, a transmitter, and a notification unit. The sensor unit detects at least one of temperature, sound, and shock to generate at least one sensing signal. The controller determines whether an accident has occurred based on the at least one detection signal, and generates a first accident occurrence signal when it is determined that the accident has occurred. The transmitter transmits the first accident occurrence signal to the outside. The notification unit notifies that an accident has occurred in response to the first accident occurrence signal. Appropriate response can be made by informing the neighboring danger alarm device, the police station in the jurisdiction, or the municipality in the jurisdiction of various accident occurrences or dangerous situations including accidents occurring to pedestrians such as children and women.

Roadside, accident, alert, danger, button, pedestrian, camera, shooting

Description

Apparatus for Notifying Accident and Method of Notifying Accident}

The present invention relates to an accident notification device, and more particularly, to an accident notification device and an accident notification method for detecting and notifying various accidents occurring to pedestrians.

 In the modern society, industrialization has been rapid. Although industrialization has enriched and eased life, more accidents are happening around us.

The accidents that occur around us include traffic accidents that occur most frequently, as well as police accidents such as fire accidents, gas explosions, abductions, rapes and assaults. The above accidents can reduce the damage if the accident situation is quickly determined and appropriate action is taken.

Conventional devices that detect and respond to accidents have been concentrated on devices to detect the occurrence of traffic accidents, and no devices have been developed to detect and respond to various accidents such as security accidents, gas explosions, and terrorism. .

Conventional devices that detect and respond to accidents are costly to produce and configure a separate device, occupy a lot of space, and are restricted in the installation location. Especially, they are practical for security accidents such as abduction, rape and assault. This had the disadvantage of falling a lot.

In particular, a number of police accidents such as kidnapping and rape have occurred recently.

In the past, security incidents that may occur to children or women are recorded and stored through the security devices such as CCTVs installed in apartments, elevators, parking lots, and the like. Or they were used to track accident suspects through video or to verify the accident site. The security device using the CCTV, etc. did not have a function for notifying a dangerous situation, there was no function for preventing the occurrence of an accident in advance.

Conventionally, in the case of police accidents such as kidnapping, assault, rape, etc., in which children or women pass by rare places or while walking, there are no means or devices that can effectively inform the occurrence of such accidents. Means are required to effectively inform the occurrence of security incidents on pedestrians, such as women and infants, and to prevent or reduce the occurrence of accidents.

A first object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide an accident notification device for quickly detecting the various accidents, including accidents occurring to pedestrians, such as children, women.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device for informing the accident notification device of the dangerous situation of a pedestrian by interworking with the accident notification device.

It is a third object of the present invention to provide an accident notification system for quickly detecting the various accidents.

A fourth object of the present invention is to provide an accident notification method for quickly detecting the various accidents.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the first object of the present invention, the accident notification device is a sensor unit for generating at least one detection signal by detecting at least one of temperature, sound and shock, and the at least one A control unit for determining whether an accident occurs based on a detection signal and generating a first accident occurrence signal, a transmitter for transmitting the first accident occurrence signal to the outside, and the first accident occurrence signal In response to the notification includes a notification that the accident occurred. The accident notification device may be installed on one of a roadside street, a streetlight, a wall, and a power pole, and the notification unit may be installed to be exposed to the outside of one of the roadside street, a streetlight, a wall, and a power pole. It further includes a danger notification button to be installed in one of the roadside street, street lamps, walls and power poles by a predetermined distance away from the location where the accident notification device is installed to indicate that a dangerous situation occurred by pressing the pedestrian when it is determined that a dangerous situation has occurred. can do. The danger notification button unit may further include a shock sensor for detecting the shock when a shock of a predetermined size or more is applied to the accident notification device. The notification unit may include a substrate and at least one LED element attached to the substrate, and may notify that the accident has occurred by turning on the at least one LED element in response to the first accident notification signal. The accident notification device may further include a receiver having a receiving antenna for receiving a second accident occurrence signal indicating that an accident has occurred from the outside. The notification unit may receive the second accident occurrence signal from the accident notification device attached to the roadside street, street light, or power pole away from the accident notification device through the receiver, to the streetside street, street light, or power pole away from the second distance. The at least one LED device may be turned on to display an arrow indicating a predetermined direction in order to notify the attached accident notification device of the occurrence of an accident. When the notification unit detects that an accident has occurred, the at least one LED device may be turned on to display an arrow indicating the predetermined direction in the notification unit of the plurality of accident notification devices that are sequentially separated by a predetermined distance. The notification unit may turn on the at least one LED device to display an arrow indicating a predetermined direction, a figure or a character indicating the type of the accident occurred in order to inform that the accident has occurred. The accident notification device may include a substrate member including the sensor unit, a controller, and a notification unit, and the peripheral member may be fastened between the substrate member and another substrate member adjacent to the substrate member so as to fit the peripheral size of the street, street light, or power pole. It may include a connecting member for fastening the plurality of substrate members to surround the roadside size, street light or power pole of the size. The inner surface of the substrate member may further include a spacer for performing a moisture prevention function by maintaining a predetermined distance from the street, street light or power pole. The accident notification device may further include a photographing unit having a camera lens for photographing a scene of a surrounding accident in response to the first accident occurrence signal. It may include at least one of a heat sensor for sensing the temperature and a sound sensor for sensing the sound. The heat sensor may include an infrared sensor for detecting the presence of the pedestrian by detecting the heat of the pedestrian. The accident notification device further includes a support fixedly installed in a vertical direction on the ground, the accident notification device is installed at a predetermined height position from the ground on the support and press the risk when the pedestrian determines that a dangerous situation has occurred The risk notification button unit may further include a notification indicating that a situation has occurred. The accident notification device is installed on the ground near the barbed wire, and when the control unit detects that the barbed wire is broken may determine that the accident occurred and generate an accident occurrence signal. The transmitter may transmit the first accident occurrence signal to at least one of a roadside street, a street lamp, or another danger alarm device installed in a power pole, a jurisdiction, and a jurisdiction police station separated by a first distance from the accident notification device. The controller may transmit the identifier of the accident notification device to the outside through the transmitter. The accident notification device further includes a remote control signal receiving unit for receiving the danger detection signal from the remote control of the pedestrian through short-range wireless communication to the control unit, the control unit generates the first accident occurrence signal in response to the danger detection signal You can. The accident notification device further includes a GPS unit for receiving a GPS satellite signal, wherein the accident notification device calculates current location information of the accident notification device using the GPS satellite signal and determines that the accident has occurred. Information may be transmitted to the outside.

In order to achieve the second object of the present invention, the remote control device for informing the accident notification device of the pedestrian danger device by interlocking with an accident notification device attached to a roadside street, a street lamp, or a power pole according to another aspect of the present invention is the pedestrian. A button for generating a danger notification signal when pressed in a dangerous situation, a personal information storage unit for storing a personal identification code of the pedestrian or an identifier of the remote controller device, and the danger notification signal when the danger notification signal is generated. And a wireless transmitter configured to transmit the personal identification code or the identifier of the remote controller device to the accident notification device through short range wireless communication. The personal information storage unit may be one of a subscriber identity module (SIM) card and a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) card. The accident occurrence notification remote controller may be one of a portable terminal form, a wrist watch form, a clip form, and a button form.

The accident notification system according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the third object of the present invention is a sensor unit for generating at least one detection signal by detecting at least one of temperature, sound and shock, and the at least one A control unit for determining whether an accident occurs based on a detection signal and generating a first accident occurrence signal, a transmitter for transmitting the first accident occurrence signal to the outside, and the first accident occurrence signal In response to the accident notification device including a notification unit for notifying that the accident occurred, the photographing unit for photographing the surrounding accident scene in response to the first accident occurrence signal, the first accident occurrence signal and the photographing unit It includes a manager server for receiving at least one of the captured image to inform the manager that the accident occurred. The accident notification device may be installed on one of a roadside street, a streetlight, a wall, and a power pole. The apparatus may further include a repeater configured to receive at least one of the first accident occurrence signal and the image photographed by the photographing unit through wired or wireless communication and transmit the wired or wireless communication to the manager server.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the fourth object of the present invention, the accident notification method performed in a plurality of accident notification devices arranged by a predetermined distance spaced apart by detecting at least one of the temperature, sound and shock at least Generating one detection signal, determining whether an accident has occurred based on the at least one detection signal, generating a first accident occurrence signal if it is determined that the accident has occurred, and Photographing a surrounding accident scene in response to the accident occurrence signal, transmitting at least one of the first accident occurrence signal and the photographed image to the outside, and an accident occurs in response to the first accident occurrence signal Informing that the step comprises. The accident notification method may include generating a danger notification signal by pressing a button installed at one of a roadside street, a street lamp, a wall, and a power pole when a pedestrian determines that a dangerous situation has occurred, by a predetermined distance from a location where the accident notification device is installed; When the danger notification signal is generated, the method may further include transmitting a personal identification code or a remote controller identifier of the pedestrian together with the danger notification signal to the accident notification device through short-range wireless communication. The accident notification method may include the step of informing that the accident has occurred by turning on at least one LED device in response to the second accident notification signal when receiving a second accident occurrence signal indicating that the accident has occurred from the outside. It may further include.

As described above, the accident notification device according to the embodiments of the present invention is installed at a location where a pedestrian attends to quickly detect a security accident that may occur to a pedestrian, and thus detect an accident or a dangerous situation in an adjacent danger notification device, or jurisdiction. Proper action can be taken by notifying the police station or local authorities in the area.

In addition to the police accidents that may occur to pedestrians, it is possible to take appropriate measures by informing the police station or local governments in the jurisdiction of the occurrence of terrorist incidents.

In addition, the accident notification device according to the embodiments of the present invention is installed on the existing roadside street, street lamps or power poles and installed using the existing infrastructure can reduce the installation time and installation cost.

In addition, the accident notification device according to the embodiments of the present invention has the advantage that it is not significantly limited in the installation place because it can be installed while occupying a small space in the existing street trees, street lights or power poles.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals are used for similar elements.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or a combination thereof.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions of the same components are omitted.

1A to 1C are conceptual views illustrating an accident notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1a, an accident notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a plurality of roadside, street light or power pole (10A, 10B, ...), the repeater 200 and the manager is attached to the accident notification device 100 Server 300.

Each row of trees, street lights, or power poles 10A, 10B, ... are spaced apart by a predetermined distance (D). Each roadside street, streetlight or power pole 10A, 10B, ... is provided with an accident notification device 100 and the danger notification button 113.

The accident notification device 100 generates an accident notification signal when an accident occurs to a pedestrian, and takes a picture of the site where the accident occurred. When an accident is detected, as shown in FIG. 1B, all of the accident notification devices near the accident occurrence location may operate to take a picture of the scene where the accident occurred.

As illustrated in FIG. 1C, when an accident occurs in a first accident notification device near a specific roadside street, street light, or power pole, second, third, and fourth accident notifications sequentially adjacent to the first accident notification device are detected. By displaying an arrow in a specific direction and a distance to an accident occurrence location on an electronic signboard such as a device, adjacent accident notification devices may be notified of the occurrence of an accident. The pedestrian image may be displayed on the electronic display board indicating that the type of accident occurring when the pedestrian pushes the danger notification button is assault or kidnapping.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 1D, an arrow mark is placed on a sheet of an electric notice plate of the accident notification device, and when an accident occurrence signal is generated using the substrate 161 and the LED element 162, the LED element ( By turning on 162, the arrow indication may be displayed.

In addition, the accident notification device 100 may transmit the location information of the accident notification device 100 to the manager server 300 through the repeater 200 when it is determined that an accident has occurred using the GPS function.

Pedestrians can directly press the hazard notification button 113 attached to the roadside street, street lights or power poles when a dangerous situation occurs. When the danger notification button 113 is pressed, the dangerous accident notification device 100 generates an accident occurrence signal. The danger notification button 113 and the accident notification device 100 are preferably connected by wire, but may also be wirelessly connected through a short range wireless communication module.

The pedestrian transmits a danger notification signal to the accident notification device 100 through short-range wireless communication by using the remote controller 20 included in the body when a dangerous situation occurs, and the accident notification device 100 from the remote controller 20. By receiving a danger notification signal of the accident occurrence signal can be generated. The accident notification device 100 may transmit an identifier for identifying the equipment of the accident notification device to the repeater 200 when an accident occurs to a pedestrian. The identifier may be an identification code for identifying equipment of the accident notification device or an area code indicating area information of a place where the accident notification device 100 is installed.

13 to 18 illustrate various embodiments of the remote controller of the present invention. The remote controller 20 may be implemented in various forms as shown in FIGS. 13 to 18. The remote controller 20 may include a short range wireless communication module such as Bluetooth to perform short range wireless communication with an accident notification device.

As shown in FIG. 13, the remote controller according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a button 21a and a personal information storage unit 23. When a pedestrian has a dangerous situation, pressing the button 21a of the remote control transmits the danger alert signal and the personal identification code of the pedestrian stored in the personal information storage unit 23 to the accident notification device 100 through the short range wireless communication unit 25. Can be. The short range wireless communication unit 25 may perform short range wireless communication with an accident generating device through short range communication such as Bluetooth or IrDA, Zigbee, wireless LAN, or the like. The personal information storage unit 23 may be implemented with, for example, a subscriber identity module (SIM) card or a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) card. The personal information storage unit 23 may also be embodied as a memory or a register for storing personal identification information or a remote controller identifier.

The personal identification code may include personal identification information such as a pedestrian registration number.

The personal information storage unit 23 may store the remote control device identifier instead of the personal identification information, and may transmit the danger notification signal and the remote control device identifier to the accident notification device when the pedestrian presses the button 21a of the remote control.

The accident notification device 100 transmits the personal identification code or the remote control device identifier received from the remote controller 21a to the manager server 300 via the relay 200, and the manager server 300 uses the received personal identification code. It is possible to obtain personal information of pedestrians in danger. Alternatively, the manager server 300 constructs a personal database of pedestrians having remote controllers for each of a plurality of remote control device identifiers in advance as a database, and uses the received remote controller device identifiers to obtain personal information of pedestrians in danger. You can figure it out.

The remote controller according to another embodiment of the present invention may be implemented as a portable terminal such as a mobile communication terminal, so that a button 21b or a personal information storage unit (not shown) for a risk notification function may be installed in the portable terminal (FIG. 14). ). The remote control according to another embodiment of the present invention is implemented in the form of a wrist watch (FIG. 15), or in the form of a clip attached to the head of a pedestrian such as a hairpin (FIG. 16), a form attached to an accessory ring of a portable terminal ( FIG. 17), it may be implemented to be attached to clothes of a pedestrian in the form of a button (FIG. 18). The remote control according to another embodiment of the present invention may be attached to a case of the portable terminal.

The repeater 200 is disposed at a distance apart from the accident notification device 100 by a predetermined distance from the accident notification device 100 attached to each roadside, street light or power pole 10A, 10B, ... through wired or wireless communication. Receive captured images such as occurrence signals and accident scenes. The repeater 200 amplifies the received accident occurrence signal, encodes the received photographed image, and transmits the received image to the manager server 300 through wired or wireless communication.

The manager server 300 receives the received accident occurrence signal, a photographed image of an accident scene, a personal identification code (or remote controller identifier), an identifier, and location information 311 of a location at which an accident occurred, thereby identifying pedestrian information and an accident. Display a still image, video 307, etc. photographing the occurrence area on the screen, display the location where the accident occurred on the map 305, or alert the administrator of the accident occurrence through the siren 301 or the speaker 303 Provide. The manager server 300 may display the personal information 309 of the pedestrian having an accident and / or the time and location information 311 at which the accident occurred.

The administrator can determine whether or not an accident situation by identifying whether or not the wrong accident alarm through the screen displayed when the incident alarm is received. The manager can quickly issue a police dispatch if he or she believes the situation has occurred. When the incident alarm is received, the manager, if it is determined that the accident situation, the remote control through the repeater 200 to control the on / off of the camera attached to the accident notification device of the location where the accident occurred, more accurate accident scene shooting Control of display operation in an accident notification device such as a camera rotation angle control and a warning light indicator. In addition, the manager may transmit the warning voice through the microphone 313 to the accident notification device of the location where the accident occurred through the repeater 200 and transmit the warning voice to the criminal in the field.

The manager server 300 may be installed in a government office such as a jurisdiction police station or a jurisdiction local government.

In FIG. 1A, an example in which an accident occurs is transmitted to the manager server 300 through a separate repeater 200 through wireless communication. However, in another embodiment of the present invention, whether an accident occurs through a repeater connected through wired communication is described. It may be transmitted to the manager server 300.

Alternatively, in another embodiment of the present invention, the accident notification device 100 and the manager server 300 may be connected by wire without going through a repeater to directly notify the manager server of the occurrence of an accident.

Figure 2a is a perspective view of an accident notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2b is a conceptual diagram showing a process in which the accident notification device of Figure 2a is installed on a power pole.

Referring to Figure 2a, the accident notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to the roadside street, street lamps or power poles in the form of a ring when the accident occurs to the pedestrians such as children, women, the accident by detecting whether the accident occurred Function to notify the occurrence.

The accident notification device includes a plurality of substrate members 102 and a connection member 104 that engages the substrate members 102. The connection member 104 connects the plurality of substrate members 102 to fit the circumference of street trees, street lights, or power poles, so that they can be used around pedestrians, street lights, or power poles of various sizes (see FIG. 2B). 2A and 2B show the case of four substrate members 102.

The substrate member 102 may include sensor units 111 and 112 and a notification unit 160. The substrate member 102 may further include a speaker 115 that outputs an alarm voice transmitted from the manager server 300. The substrate member 102 can be manufactured from an iron plate or the like outside.

The notification unit 160 may be installed at the front of the substrate member 102. The notification unit 160 may include a substrate unit 161 and a light emitting element 162.

The light emitting element 162 may be preferably implemented as a light emitting diode (LED). In another embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting device 162 may also be implemented as an organic light emitting diode (OLED). The light emitting device 162 functions to turn on a light to notify when an accident situation occurs and detects it. The light emitting device 162 may be disposed on the substrate unit 161 by being bonded at predetermined intervals.

The substrate member 102 may further include a camera 131. That is, the camera 131 may be installed at a predetermined position of each substrate member 102. A plurality of cameras 131 may be installed at predetermined intervals at predetermined positions of the substrate members 102 to photograph the accident scene at various angles. In FIG. 2A, the camera is installed in the accident notification device. However, as shown in FIG. 20, instead of installing the camera in the accident notification device 100, a CCTV (2010) installed on the top of a roadside street, a street lamp, or a power pole is used. It can also be implemented to shoot in the event of an accident.

The sensor units 111 and 112 may be installed on the bottom surface 102c of the substrate member 102, which is a position where the accident situation near the pedestrian is easily detected, but the sensor unit 111 and 112 is not limited thereto. Or of course it can be installed on the side.

The sensor unit may include a heat sensor 112. The heat sensor 112 measures the temperature around the accident notification device. The heat sensor 112 may be implemented using, for example, a pyroelectric sensor capable of detecting heat of the human body through far infrared rays emitted from the human body. In another embodiment of the present invention, the thermal sensor 112 may be implemented using an infrared sensor or a laser diode.

The infrared sensor or the laser diode is emitted from the light emitting unit (not shown) and hits and is reflected by the object, and the light is detected by the light receiving unit (not shown) to detect the reflected light and the presence or absence of the object and the distance to the object. Can be measured. The light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of the infrared sensor or the laser diode may be integrally installed to detect the distance to the object approaching the infrared sensor or the laser diode or the presence of the object.

The sensor unit may further include a sound sensor 111. The sound sensor 111 is used to measure the sound around the accident notification device to detect whether an accident has occurred.

The sensor unit may further include a radiation detection sensor 114. The radiation detection sensor 114 may detect the presence of radioactive material around the accident notification device to detect radioactive contamination to detect a terrorist danger.

Danger notification button 113 may be installed in a user easy to press to inform the danger in an emergency. The accident notification device 100 is preferably installed at a height that does not reach the pedestrian's hand on the street, streetlight or power pole, the danger notification button 113 is separated from the accident notification device 100 by a predetermined interval to the pedestrian's hand. It can be attached to street trees, street lights or power poles at the height reached. The danger notification button 113 and the accident notification device 100 may be connected by a short range wireless communication connection through a wired connection or a short range wireless communication unit 113c. The short range wireless communication unit 113c may perform short range wireless communication with an accident occurrence device through short range communication such as Bluetooth or IrDA, Zigbee, wireless LAN, or the like.

When the pedestrian determines that a dangerous situation has occurred, the emergency bell 113b of the danger notification button 113 functions to notify that a dangerous situation has occurred. In one embodiment, when children or pedestrians meet molesters or when a dangerous situation occurs, by pressing the hazard notification button 113 can notify the accident. Using the hazard notification button 113 may function to prevent accidents that may occur on the side of the road where the street lamp is not installed.

The danger notification button 113 may further include an auxiliary light 113a that provides a flashing light at night.

The danger notification button 113 may further include a shock sensor (not shown). Here, the shock sensor is preferably installed inside the danger notification button 113 may be implemented to detect when a shock of a predetermined size or more is applied from the outside. Here, the predetermined size represents a magnitude that can be recognized as an impact applied when a shock is strongly applied to the danger alerting device by a person such as a strength or a sexual assault. The shock sensor may be implemented as, for example, an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor.

The thermal sensor 112, the shock sensor and the sound sensor 111 may be used independently to detect an accident occurrence situation, or may be used together. For example, when a shock having a predetermined size or more is detected by the shock sensor and a person is detected by the heat sensor 112 around the danger alerting device, an accident occurrence signal for generating an accident may be generated. Can be.

The camera 131 performs a function of photographing an accident scene when it is determined that an accident situation or a dangerous situation has occurred. The camera 131 preferably has a high degree of image and has a zoom-in function and a rotation function of a lens. The accident scene photographed is transmitted to the outside police station or public office through the repeater 200 to inform the fact of the occurrence of the accident or the dangerous situation.

If it is determined that the accident situation is an accident situation, the camera 131 and the light emitting device 162 may be operated at the same time to notify the dangerous situation. The risk notification device 100 transmits an accident occurrence signal to the CCTV (2010) when it is determined that the accident situation, and at the same time photographing the accident scene in response to the accident occurrence signal from the CCTV (2010), the light emitting device 162 You can notify the danger situation by operating the simultaneous operation.

Alternatively, the danger notification device may further include an alarm sound generating unit (not shown) to generate an alarm sound when an accident situation occurs.

When the accident situation occurs, in response to the accident occurrence signal in response to the accident occurrence signal taken by the camera 131 or CCTV (2010), the photographed transmission, the operation of turning on the light by the light emitting element 162 and the alarm sound It can be implemented so that the generation takes place simultaneously or sequentially.

The substrate member 102 may further include a transmission antenna 140 for transmitting an accident occurrence signal or an image of an accident scene.

The accident notification device may transmit the accident occurrence signal to the second accident notification device existing within a predetermined distance around the accident notification device through the transmission antenna 140. Here, the predetermined distance may be, for example, 50m, 100m and the like.

The accident notification device 100 may further include a reception antenna 150. The reception antenna 150 receives an accident occurrence signal from a manager server disposed at a public office or a police station, or a second accident notification device located within the predetermined distance around the accident notification device.

The transmitting antenna 140 and / or the receiving antenna 150 may be installed on the bottom surface 102c, the top surface, or the side surface of the substrate member 102. The transmitting antenna 140 and / or the receiving antenna 150 may be implemented as an external antenna or may be implemented as an internal antenna.

The accident notification device 100 may further include a solar cell (not shown) for accumulating power by using solar heat.

When the inner surface of the board member 102 of the accident notification device 100 is attached along the circumference, street light or power pole, while maintaining a predetermined distance from the road, street light or power pole to reduce the occurrence of wood mold to prevent moisture, Spacer member 102a for preventing the rotting may be installed. The spacer 102a may be implemented with a sponge.

3 and 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a camera module structure for reducing the thickness of the camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the structure of the conventional camera module, as shown in FIG. 3, the reticular portion 131b is disposed at a position separated by an L1 distance in the vertical direction of the camera lens 131a inside the substrate member 102, and the camera field of view is enlarged. For the zoom-in / zoom-out operation for the lens, the lens width should be wide according to the arrangement as described above, resulting in a thicker thickness of the substrate member 102.

In the structure of the camera module of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, the reticular portion 131b is disposed in the substrate member 102 at a position away from the camera lens 131a by an L2 distance in a diagonal direction instead of a vertical direction. Accordingly, the thickness of the substrate member 102 may be effectively reduced while widening the lens width for the zoom-in / zoom-out operation for expanding the camera field of view.

 5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an accident notification apparatus having a camera arrangement structure according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the substrate member 102 may have a chain member 102b for moving the camera lens 131a in parallel in the horizontal direction. In this case, the camera lens 131a may be disposed on the top of the substrate member 102.

6 is a conceptual view illustrating a rotation operation of a camera lens according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the camera lens 131a may be controlled through a camera driver (not shown) of the camera module 131 to rotate 360 degrees in the direction of an arrow in order to accurately capture an accident scene.

7 is a perspective view of an accident notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the accident notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention connects the plurality of substrate members 102a to each other by a band connection member 103a, 103b, or 103b. The connecting member 103b may be made of iron. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the camera 131c may be disposed externally on the top of the substrate member 102a. Although not shown in FIG. 8, the sensor units 111 and 112 may be installed on the bottom surface 102c of the substrate member 102a which is a position where the accident situation near the pedestrian is easily detected. The accident notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention may further include a solar cell (not shown) for solar power generation.

8 is a perspective view of an accident notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 8, the accident notification device may be integrally installed inside the streetlight or power pole. In this case, the camera lens 131 and the LED light emitting element 162 are disposed to be exposed to the surface of the street light or power pole. Although not shown in the drawings, the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna may be installed on a street lamp or power pole in an external or internal type. The remaining components of the accident notification device may be installed inside a street lamp or power pole. Danger notification button 113 may be installed on the street lamp or power pole away from the location where the accident notification device is installed.

Accident notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention may be installed in a position close to the road where pedestrians go, so that pedestrians such as children, women, etc. can be easily accessible in the event of an accident or a dangerous situation. For example, it can be installed on the walls of street trees, street lights, power poles, buildings, and the like.

9 is a perspective view of an accident notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention. The accident notification device may be attached to a wall of a building, such as a roadside street, a streetlight, or a power pole, to detect an accident occurring in a pedestrian.

As shown in FIG. 9, the accident notification device includes a fixing member 102d for attaching a wall such as a building to one surface of the substrate member 102-1 having a flat shape. Although not shown in the drawings, the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna may be installed on the substrate member 102-1 in an external or internal type.

10 is a perspective view of an accident notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention. The accident notification device is installed at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction on the ground in rare places such as roadside trees, street lights, night mountains, etc., is installed to detect accidents occurring to pedestrians.

As shown in FIG. 10, the accident notification device includes a support 1010 fixed to the ground and a substrate member 102e having a cylindrical shape or a column shape installed on the support 1010. The upper surface of the substrate member 102e may further include a solar cell 191 for accumulating power by using solar heat. The upper part of the support 1010 may be provided with a hazard notification button 113 in a position that can be easily pressed by pedestrians. Alternatively, the danger notification button 113 may be installed at a position where the pedestrian can easily press on the upper surface of the substrate member 102e. An auxiliary lamp (not shown) may be further installed on the substrate member 102e or the support 1010 to provide a flashing light at night. Although not shown in the drawings, the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna may be installed on the substrate member 102e in an external or internal type.

11 is a perspective view of an accident notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention. The accident notification device is installed on the ground near the barbed wire and determines that an accident occurs when the barbed wire is broken to generate an accident occurrence signal.

Referring to Figure 11, the accident notification device is connected to the barbed wire and the wire can detect the barbed wire is broken by intruders, such as espionage to notify the jurisdiction military unit, jurisdiction police station and the like.

12 is a perspective view of an accident notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 12, the accident notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention is composed of a main body portion (100a) and a fixing portion (100b). Accident notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed on a roadside street, street lamp or power pole to detect the occurrence of an accident when the accident occurs to pedestrians, such as children, women and performs a function to inform the occurrence of the accident.

The body unit 100a may include a sensor unit 110A, a hazard notification button 113, a notification unit 160, and a camera 131. Notification unit 160 may be installed on the front of the main body (100a). The notification unit 160 may include a substrate unit 161 and a light emitting element 162.

The light emitting device 162 may be implemented as a light emitting diode (LED), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), or the like.

The camera 131 may be installed at a predetermined position of the substrate 161. Here, the predetermined position may be preferably the center of the substrate portion, but is not limited thereto.

The sensor unit 110A may be installed on the side of the main body unit 100a, but the sensor unit 110A may be installed on the rear surface of the main body unit 100a.

The sensor unit 110A may include a thermal sensor 112, an impact sensor (not shown), a sound sensor 111, and / or a radiation sensor 114.

The shock sensor may be installed on the side of the body portion (100a). It may be installed in the body portion (100a).

In addition, the main body 100a may further include a danger notification button 113.

Danger notification button 113 may be installed on the side of the main body portion (100a) in a position that the user is easy to press to inform the danger in an emergency. For example, the danger notification button 113 may be installed at the top of the main body part 100a side.

The danger alerting device of FIG. 12 is mounted on a roadside street, a street lamp, or a power pole that is close to a person, and detects an accident situation and simultaneously operates the camera 131 and the light emitting device 162 in response to an accident occurrence signal. Can be informed.

Alternatively, the danger notification device may further include an alarm sound generating unit (not shown) to generate an alarm sound when an accident situation occurs.

When the accident situation occurs, in response to the accident occurrence signal, the accident situation by the camera 131, the photographed picture transmission, the operation of turning on the light by the light emitting element 162, and the occurrence of an alarm sound simultaneously or sequentially Can be implemented.

The main body 100a may further include a transmission antenna 141 for transmitting an accident occurrence signal lamp. The main body 100a may include a receiving antenna 151 for receiving a signal that an accident situation has occurred in a server such as a jurisdiction or a police station, or a second accident notification device located within a predetermined distance around the accident notification device. It may further include. The transmitting antenna 141 and / or the receiving antenna 151 may be installed on the side of the main body 100a. The transmitting antenna 141 and / or the receiving antenna 151 may be implemented as an external antenna or may be implemented as an internal antenna.

The fixing part 100b performs a function of fixing the main body part 100a to a roadside street, a street light, or a power pole. The fixing part 100b may have a band shape, for example, to be installed around a roadside street, a street lamp, or a power pole. The shape of the fixing part 100b is not limited to the band shape, and may have various shapes capable of fixing the main body part 100a to a roadside street, a street light, or a power pole.

When the fixing part 100b has a band shape, the accident notification device may be installed while occupying a small space where the roadside tree or the telegraph pole is located.

The fixing part 100b may be made of an elastic rubber material. As the elastic rubber material, for example, isoprene or polystyrene may be used. The fixing part 100b may have a seam part so as to be fitted to a roadside street, a street lamp, or a power pole.

19 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of an accident notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 19, an accident notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a sensor unit 110, a button unit 113, a controller 120, and a notification unit 160.

The sensor unit 110 may include at least one of a thermal sensor 112, a sound sensor 111, an impact sensor, and a radiation sensor 114.

The button unit 113 provides the control unit 120 with an electrical signal-a danger occurrence signal-indicating that a dangerous situation has occurred when the danger notification button 113 is pressed. When a dangerous situation occurs, when the passing pedestrian presses the danger notification button 113, the controller 120 may detect the danger occurrence signal and determine that an accident has occurred.

When a detection signal is detected from the sound sensor 111, the heat sensor 112, the shock sensor, and the radiation sensor 114, the controller 120 analyzes the detection signals provided from the sensor unit 110 to generate an accident. Determine if this is the situation.

In one embodiment, by analyzing the frequency characteristics, amplitude characteristics and sound pressure level, such as the characteristics of the sound detection signal received from the sound sensor 111, stored by the sound detection signal received from the sound sensor 111 and the characteristics of the various sounds The data of the acoustic database stored in advance in the unit 180 are compared to determine whether an accident has occurred. For example, road noise and tire friction and crack sounds have peak values in the frequency range of 300 Hz to 3000 Hz. The collision sound has energy distribution over the entire frequency range. The accident sound may occur at a high sound pressure level for a certain time or at predetermined intervals. The impact sound is characterized by a sharp increase in waveform and a high sound pressure level.

In another embodiment, when the temperature is measured from the heat sensor 112, the controller 120 may determine whether the accident situation is compared with the average temperature of the region where the accident notification device is installed for each season. The controller 120 may detect an ideal temperature rise due to a bomb accident caused by a gas explosion or terrorism, and determine that an accident situation is detected.

If the radioactivity is measured from the radiation detection sensor 114, the control unit 120 may determine that the terror risk situation.

The controller 120 generates a first accident occurrence signal when it is determined that the accident situation or the dangerous situation is determined from the sound, temperature, radiation, danger notification signal, etc. measured by the sensor unit 110.

The controller 120 reads an identifier of the accident notification device stored in the storage unit 180 and transmits the identifier along with the first accident occurrence signal through the transmitter 140 to the server 300 or the accident notification of the public office or the police station. By transmitting to a second accident notification device around the device it is possible to inform the outside of the accident occurrence position or the dangerous situation occurrence position. Here, the identifier may be an identification code for identifying the equipment of the accident notification device. Alternatively, the identifier may be an identification code for indicating the area of the location where the accident notification device is installed.

The control unit 120 receives an accident occurrence signal transmitted from a public office, a police station, or a second accident notification device around the accident notification device through the receiver 150 to generate a second accident occurrence signal.

The controller 120 provides the first accident occurrence signal or the second accident occurrence signal to the photographing unit 130 to control the photographing unit 130 to photograph a video or a video of the accident scene.

At the same time, the controller 120 provides the first accident occurrence signal or the second accident occurrence signal to the notification unit 160 to control the notification unit 160 to notify the accident.

The transmitter 140 transmits the first accident occurrence signal provided from the controller 120 through the transmission antenna 141.

The receiver 150 receives an accident occurrence signal indicating that an accident has occurred from the outside through the reception antenna 151. The controller 120 receives the accident occurrence signal received from the receiver 150 and generates a second accident occurrence signal.

The notification unit 160 notifies the occurrence of the accident visually or audibly in response to the first accident occurrence signal or the second accident occurrence signal generated from the controller 120. The notification unit 160 may be configured of a display panel including a substrate 161 forming a display panel and an LED element 162 attached to the substrate 161 at predetermined intervals, thereby informing the occurrence of an accident by turning on the display panel. have. In this case, when an accident occurrence is detected by a first accident notification device near a specific roadside street, street light, or power pole, second, third, and fourth accident notifications sequentially adjacent to the first accident notification device and the first accident notification device are detected. An arrow in a specific direction may be displayed on an electric signboard such as a device (see FIG. 1C) to notify an accident occurrence device of adjacent accident notification devices. Here, the notification unit 160 may display figures, letters, etc. indicating an accident occurrence type such as fire occurrence, radioactive contamination, pedestrian accident, etc. in addition to the arrow display to inform the fact that the accident occurred.

The alarm unit 160 may notify the occurrence of an alarm by generating an alarm sound in an alarm sound generating unit (not shown) in response to the first accident occurrence signal or the second accident occurrence signal generated from the controller 120.

The accident notification device may further include a photographing unit 130. The photographing unit 130 captures a still image or a video of an accident situation in response to the first and second accident occurrence signals provided from the controller 120. An image such as a video or a photograph taken by the photographing unit 130 may be transmitted through the transmitter 140. The photographing unit 130 may include a camera 131 that performs photographing. The camera 131 preferably uses a large-capacity pixel for accurate photographing, and preferably has a zoom-in function and a rotational movement function of the lens in order to photograph an accurate accident position. In addition, the camera is preferably provided with a video recording function.

An accident was detected in a plurality of cameras 131 attached to a plurality of accident notification devices attached to a roadside street, a street lamp, or a power pole near a location where an accident occurred, or a CCTV (2010) attached to the top of a roadside street, a street lamp, or a power pole. In this case, the accident scene can be taken simultaneously.

The accident notification device may further include a GPS unit 170. The GPS unit 170 receives a GPS satellite signal. The timing of each satellite may be calculated using the received GPS satellite signals to calculate current location information of the accident notification device. When it is determined that an accident has occurred, the controller 120 may transmit the calculated current position of the accident notification device as the location information 311 of the location where the accident occurred to the manager server 300.

The storage unit 180 includes sound information of characteristics of various sounds such as friction sounds of roads and tires, crack sounds, accident sounds, average temperature data of regions where the roadside notification device is installed for each season, photographed videos or photos, etc. You can save images. The storage unit 180 may store an identifier of the accident notification device.

The accident notification device may further include a battery unit 190. The battery unit 190 may provide auxiliary power to the accident notification device in an emergency situation in which power of the accident notification device is not normally supplied, such as cutting a wire of the accident notification device when a dangerous situation occurs to a pedestrian.

The accident notification device may be supplied with power using a solar cell (not shown).

The accident notification device may further include a remote control signal receiver (not shown) that receives the danger detection signal from the remote control of the pedestrian through short-range wireless communication and transmits the signal to the controller 120.

1A to 1C are conceptual views illustrating an accident notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1D is a conceptual diagram illustrating an electronic sign of an accident notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2a is a perspective view of an accident notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2B is a conceptual diagram illustrating a process in which the accident notification device of FIG. 2A is installed in a power pole.

3 and 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a camera module structure for reducing the thickness of the camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an accident notification apparatus having a camera arrangement structure according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a conceptual view illustrating a rotation operation of a camera lens according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a perspective view of an accident notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a perspective view of an accident notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a perspective view of an accident notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a perspective view of an accident notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a perspective view of an accident notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a perspective view of an accident notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

13 to 18 illustrate various embodiments of the remote controller of the present invention.

19 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of an accident notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

20 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an accident notification system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (29)

A sensor unit configured to detect at least one of temperature, sound, and impact to generate at least one detection signal; A controller for determining whether an accident occurs based on the at least one detection signal and generating a first accident occurrence signal when it is determined that the accident has occurred; A transmitter for transmitting the first accident occurrence signal to an outside; And And a notification unit for notifying that an accident has occurred in response to the first accident occurrence signal. The accident notification device of claim 1, wherein the accident notification device is installed at one of a roadside street, a streetlight, a wall, and a power pole, and the notification unit is installed to be exposed to the outside of one of the roadside street, a streetlight, a wall, and a power pole. Device. According to claim 2, wherein the accident notification device is installed at one of the roadside street, street lamps, walls and power poles by a predetermined distance away from the installed position to determine that a dangerous situation by pressing when the pedestrian determines that a dangerous situation occurred Accident notification device further comprising a hazard notification button. The method of claim 3, wherein the risk notification button unit The accident notification device further comprises a shock sensor for detecting the impact when a shock of a predetermined size or more is applied to the accident notification device. The method of claim 2, wherein the notification unit Board; And At least one LED device attached to the substrate, Incident notification device, characterized in that that the accident occurred by turning on the at least one LED device in response to the first accident notification signal. The notification unit may display a figure or a letter indicating at least one type of accident occurrence among fire occurrence, radioactive contamination and pedestrian accident in order to notify that the accident has occurred by using the LED element. The accident notification device according to claim 5, further comprising a receiver having a receiving antenna for receiving a second accident occurrence signal indicating that an accident has occurred from the outside. The method of claim 6, wherein the notification unit When the second accident occurrence signal is received from the accident notification device attached to the roadside street, street lamp or power pole separated by the first distance from the accident notification device through the receiver, the accident attached to the roadside street, street light or power pole separated by the second distance And the at least one LED device is turned on to display an arrow indicating a predetermined direction in order to notify the notification device of the occurrence of the accident. The at least one LED device of claim 8, wherein the notification unit displays an arrow indicating the predetermined direction in a notification unit of a plurality of accident notification devices that are sequentially separated by a predetermined distance when it is detected that an accident has occurred. Accident notification device, characterized in that turned on. The method of claim 6, wherein the notification unit And the at least one LED device is turned on to display an arrow indicating a predetermined direction, a figure or a character indicating a type of the accident, to indicate that the accident has occurred. According to claim 2, The accident notification device A substrate member including the sensor unit, a controller, and a notification unit; And A connection between the substrate member and another substrate member adjacent to the substrate member to fit the circumferential size of the street, street light, or power pole so that a plurality of substrate members are fastened to surround the pedestrian, street light, or power pole of different circumference sizes Incident notification device comprising a member. The accident notification device of claim 10, further comprising a spacer on an inner surface of the substrate member to maintain a predetermined distance from the street, street light, or power pole to perform a moisture prevention function. The accident notification device according to claim 1, further comprising a photographing unit having a camera lens for photographing a scene of a surrounding accident in response to the first accident occurrence signal. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor unit Accident notification device comprising at least one of the thermal sensor for detecting the temperature and the sound sensor for detecting the sound. The accident notification device of claim 13, wherein the heat detection sensor comprises an infrared sensor that detects the presence of the pedestrian by sensing the heat of the pedestrian. According to claim 1, The accident notification device further comprises a support that is fixed and installed in a vertical direction on the ground, The accident notification device is installed at a predetermined height position from the ground on the support, and when the pedestrian determines that a dangerous situation has occurred, further comprising a hazard notification button unit for notifying that a dangerous situation occurred by pressing. Notification device. According to claim 1, wherein the accident notification device is installed on the ground near the barbed wire, and the control unit detects that the barbed wire is broken, the accident notification device, characterized in that it is determined to generate an accident occurrence. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter transmits the first accident occurrence signal to at least one of a roadside street, a streetlight, or another danger alarm device installed in a power pole, a jurisdiction, and a jurisdiction police station separated by a first distance from the accident notification device. Accident notification device. The accident notification device according to claim 13, wherein the controller transmits the identifier of the accident notification device to the outside through the transmitter. The system of claim 1, further comprising a remote control signal receiver configured to receive a danger detection signal from a remote control of a pedestrian through short range wireless communication and transmit the danger detection signal to the controller, wherein the controller receives the first accident occurrence signal in response to the danger detection signal. Incident notification device, characterized in that for generating. The method of claim 1, further comprising a GPS unit for receiving a GPS satellite signal, wherein the accident notification device calculates current location information of the accident notification device using the GPS satellite signal and determines that the accident has occurred. Incident notification device for transmitting the location information to the outside. In the remote control device for informing the accident notification device of the pedestrian danger situation in conjunction with the accident notification device attached to a roadside tree, street lamp or power pole, A button for generating a danger notification signal when the pedestrian presses in a dangerous situation; And A personal information storage unit for storing the personal identification code of the pedestrian or the identifier of the remote controller device; And And a wireless transmitter for transmitting the personal identification code or the identifier of the remote control device to the accident notification device through short-range wireless communication when the danger notification signal is generated. remote control. The remote controller of claim 21, wherein the personal information storage unit is one of a subscriber identity module (SIM) card and a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) card. The remote controller for accident occurrence notification according to claim 21, wherein the remote controller for accident occurrence notification is one of a portable terminal type, a wrist watch type, a clip type, and a button type. A sensor unit configured to detect at least one of temperature, sound, and shock to generate at least one detection signal, and determine whether an accident has occurred based on the at least one detection signal, and when it is determined that the accident has occurred, a first accident occurs. An accident notification device including a control unit for generating a signal, a transmission unit for transmitting the first accident occurrence signal to the outside, and a notification unit notifying that an accident has occurred in response to the first accident occurrence signal; A photographing unit photographing a scene of a surrounding accident in response to the first accident occurrence signal; And And an administrator server that receives at least one of the first accident occurrence signal and the image photographed by the photographing unit to notify the administrator that an accident has occurred. The accident notification system of claim 24, wherein the accident notification device is installed at one of a roadside street, a streetlight, a wall, and a power pole. 26. The method of claim 25, further comprising a repeater for receiving at least one of the first accident occurrence signal and the image photographed by the photographing unit through wired or wireless communication and transmitting the wired or wireless communication to the manager server. Incident notification system characterized. In the accident notification method performed in a plurality of accident notification device spaced by a predetermined distance, Generating at least one sensing signal by detecting at least one of temperature, sound and shock; Determining whether an accident has occurred based on the at least one detection signal; Generating a first accident occurrence signal when it is determined that the accident has occurred; Photographing a scene of a surrounding accident in response to the first accident occurrence signal; Transmitting at least one of the first accident occurrence signal and the captured image to the outside; And And notifying that an accident has occurred in response to the first accident occurrence signal. 28. The method of claim 27, further comprising: generating a danger notification signal by pressing a button installed on one of a roadside street, a street lamp, a wall, and a power pole when a pedestrian determines that a dangerous situation has occurred; And And when the danger notification signal is generated, transmitting the personal identification code or the remote controller identifier of the pedestrian together with the danger notification signal to the accident notification device through short-range wireless communication. The method of claim 28, wherein when receiving a second accident occurrence signal indicating that an accident has occurred from the outside, informing the occurrence of the accident by turning on at least one LED device in response to the second accident notification signal. Incident notification method further comprising.

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