WO2016199503A1

WO2016199503A1 - Master device for system for monitoring persons to be monitored, method for monitoring operation state of said master device, slave device for system for monitoring persons to be monitored, method for monitoring operation state of said slave device, and system for monitoring persons to be monitored

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Publication number: WO2016199503A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/062484
Authority: WO
Inventors: 恵一河津; 恵之林; 崇志岡田
Original assignee: コニカミノルタ株式会社
Priority date: 2015-06-09
Filing date: 2016-04-20
Publication date: 2016-12-15
Also published as: JP6103162B1; JPWO2016199503A1

Abstract

A system for monitoring persons to be monitored according to the present invention uses slave devices and a master device to monitor persons to be monitored. In this system for monitoring persons to be monitored, an enquiry communication signal for enquiring about the operation state of a prescribed application software operating on an operating system is transferred between the master device and each of the slave devices, and, when it is determined that the prescribed application software is operating (in operation), an operation notification communication signal for issuing notification that the application software is operating is transferred therebetween.

Description

Parent device of monitored person monitoring system, operation state monitoring method of parent device, child apparatus of monitored person monitoring system, operation state monitoring method of child device, and monitored person monitoring system

The present invention relates to a parent device of a monitored person monitoring system for monitoring a monitored person to be monitored, an operation state monitoring method of the parent device, a child device of the monitored person monitoring system, and an operation state monitoring method of the child device, The present invention also relates to the monitored person monitoring system.

Japan (Japan) is an aging society, more specifically the ratio of population over 65 years old to the total population due to the improvement of living standards accompanying the post-war high economic growth, improvement of sanitary environment and improvement of medical standards, etc. It is a super-aging society with an aging rate exceeding 21%. In 2005, the total population was about 126.5 million, while the elderly population over the age of 65 was about 25.56 million. In 2020, the total population was about 124.11 million. There is also a prediction that the elderly population will be about 34.56 million. In such an aging society, nurses who need nursing or nursing care due to illness, injury, elderly age, etc., or those who need nursing care (such as those who require nursing care) are those who need nursing in a normal society that is not an aging society. This is expected to increase more than

Such nurses are required to enter nursing facilities such as hospitals and welfare facilities for the elderly (Japanese elderly law short-term entrance facilities, nursing homes for the elderly and special nursing homes for the elderly, etc.). In facilities such as hospitals and welfare facilities for the elderly, nurses and caregivers regularly check their safety by patroling them so that nurses who need them can stay comfortably and with peace of mind. However, labor savings are required, and the work load per person increases because the number of nurses, caregivers, etc. decreases in the semi-night work and night work hours compared to the day work hours. Reduction of is demanded. For this reason, in recent years, a monitored person monitoring device that monitors a monitored person to be monitored, such as a care recipient, has been researched and developed.

Such a monitored person monitoring device includes, for example, one or a plurality of child devices and a parent device that is communicably connected to the child device and manages the child device, and uses the child device and the parent device. This is realized as a monitored person monitoring system that monitors a monitored person. In such a monitored person monitoring system, since the monitored person is monitored by the child device and the parent device that are communicably connected to each other, if communication is hindered or operation is hindered. The monitoring of the monitored person will be hindered. For this reason, it is necessary to monitor the communication state and its operation state. As one of such techniques, a network monitoring system and an operation method thereof are disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example. In Patent Document 1, a dedicated device for monitoring packets is provided, and the status of the system is monitored in detail.

By the way, a communication apparatus that performs communication via a communication network is generally configured to include a plurality of layers such as a physical layer and a data link layer, and application software operates on an operating system that realizes so-called multitasking. is doing. For this reason, for example, when trying to check the communication state and the operation state with a general communication signal such as Ping, the operating system does not respond to Ping received from an external device regardless of the operation state of the application software. Because of the response, it is difficult to monitor the operating state of the application software.

For this reason, as in Patent Document 1, it is possible to monitor the operation state of the application software by separately introducing a dedicated device into the system. However, introducing a dedicated device increases the cost. Also, if this dedicated device has a problem, the operation state of the application software cannot be monitored.

JP 2008-42892 A

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a parent device of a monitored person monitoring system and the parent device that can monitor each other's situation without separately introducing a dedicated device. The monitoring state monitoring method, the slave device of the monitored person monitoring system, the operating state monitoring method of the slave device, and the monitored person monitoring system are provided.

The monitored person monitoring system according to the present invention monitors a monitored person using a child device and a parent device. In the monitored person monitoring system, an inquiry communication signal for inquiring an operation state of predetermined application software operating on an operating system is mutually transmitted and received between the parent device and the child device. When the operation (in operation) of the application software is determined, an operation notification communication signal for notifying the operation of the application software is transmitted / received. Therefore, the parent device of the monitored person monitoring system according to the present invention, the operation state monitoring method of the parent device, the child device of the monitored person monitoring system, the operation state monitoring method of the child device, and the monitored person monitoring system Can monitor each other's situation without introducing a dedicated device separately.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the to-be-monitored person monitoring system in embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the management server apparatus in the said to-be-monitored person monitoring system. It is a figure which shows the structure of the portable terminal device in the said to-be-monitored person monitoring system. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement regarding the monitoring of the operation state of the application software in the sub-device (in this embodiment, a sensor apparatus, a fixed terminal device, and a portable terminal device) in the said monitoring server apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement regarding the monitoring of the operation state of the application software in an own machine in the said monitoring server apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement regarding the monitoring of the operation state of the application software in the parent apparatus (this embodiment management server apparatus) in the said portable terminal device. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement regarding the monitoring of the operation state of the application software in an own machine in the said portable terminal device.

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the structure which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in each figure shows that it is the same structure, The description is abbreviate | omitted suitably. In this specification, when referring generically, it shows with the reference symbol which abbreviate | omitted the suffix, and when referring to an individual structure, it shows with the reference symbol which attached the suffix.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a monitored person monitoring system according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the management server device in the monitored person monitoring system according to the embodiment.

This monitored person monitoring system detects a monitored person (watched person) Ob that is a monitoring target (watched object) to be monitored (monitored) and monitors the monitored person Ob by a plurality of devices. is there. Such a monitored person monitoring system MS includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, one or a plurality of sensor devices SU (SU-1 to SU-4), a management server device SV, a fixed terminal device SP, 1 or a plurality of portable terminal devices TA (TA-1, TA-2), which are wired or wireless, such as a LAN (Local Area Network), a telephone network and a data communication network (network, communication line) ) Connectable via NW. The network NW may be provided with relays such as repeaters, bridges, routers, and cross-connects that relay communication signals. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the plurality of sensor devices SU-1 to SU-4, the management server device SV, the fixed terminal device SP, and the plurality of portable terminal devices TA-1 and TA-2 are wireless including an access point AP. A LAN (for example, a LAN according to the IEEE 802.11 standard) NW is connected to be communicable with each other.

The monitored person monitoring system MS is arranged at an appropriate place according to the monitored person Ob. The monitored person (person to be watched) Ob is, for example, a person who needs nursing due to illness or injury, a person who needs care due to a decrease in physical ability, a single person living alone, or the like. In particular, from the viewpoint of enabling early detection and early action, the monitored person Ob may be a person who needs the detection when a predetermined inconvenient event such as an abnormal state occurs in the person. preferable. For this reason, the monitored person monitoring system MS is suitably arranged in a building such as a hospital, a welfare facility for the elderly, and a dwelling unit according to the type of the monitored person Ob. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the monitored person monitoring system MS is disposed in a building of a care facility including a plurality of rooms RM in which a plurality of monitored persons Ob live and a plurality of rooms such as a nurse station ST. .

The sensor device SU has a communication function for communicating with other devices SV, SP, and TA via the network NW, images the monitored person Ob, generates an image, and detects the monitored person Ob from the generated image. Equipment. More specifically, the sensor device SU, for example, a communication interface circuit (for example, a LAN card or the like) for communicating with other devices SV, SP, and TA via the network NW, and a person to be monitored by transmitting and receiving microwaves. A Doppler shift type body motion sensor that detects the monitored person Ob by detecting the Doppler shift of the microwave caused by the body movement of the Ob (for example, breathing movement), and generates an image by imaging the monitored person Ob Data processing for determining the state (situation) of the monitored person Ob as the detection result of the monitored person Ob based on the output image sensor (the output of the body movement sensor) and the output (image) of the image sensor A circuit, a control circuit that controls these, and a peripheral circuit thereof are configured to transmit the detection result to the management server device SV. The sensor device SU transmits the generated image (including still images and moving images) to other predetermined devices SV, SP, and TA. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the sensor device SU performs voice communication with the nurse call circuit that notifies the fixed call to the fixed terminal device SP, the portable terminal device TA, and the like, and the fixed terminal device SP, the portable terminal device, and the like. A call circuit for making a call is provided, and a nurse call and a voice call are possible. FIG. 1 shows four first to fourth sensor devices SU-1 to SU-4 as an example, and the first sensor device SU-1 is one of the monitored persons Ob. The second sensor device SU-2 is arranged in a room RM-2 (not shown) of Mr. B Ob-2 who is one of the monitored persons Ob. The third sensor device SU-3 is disposed in the room RM-3 (not shown) of Mr. C Ob-3, one of the monitored subjects Ob, and the fourth sensor device SU-4 It is arranged in the room RM-4 (not shown) of Mr. D Ob-4, one of the monitored persons Ob.

The fixed terminal device SP includes a communication function for communicating with other devices SU, SV, TA via the network NW, a display function for displaying predetermined information, an input function for inputting predetermined instructions and data, and the like. The user interface of the monitored person monitoring system MS is input by inputting predetermined instructions and data to be given to the management server device SV and the portable terminal device TA, and displaying detection results and images obtained by the sensor device SU. It is a device that functions as (UI). Such a fixed terminal device SP can be configured by, for example, a computer with a communication function.

The management server device SV has a communication function for communicating with other devices SU, SP, and TA via the network NW, manages these other devices SU, SP, and TA, and the monitored device Ob from the sensor device SU. The device manages the monitoring information related to the monitoring of the monitored person Ob by receiving the detection result related to the monitoring target Ob. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, such a management server device SV includes a server control processing unit (SV control processing unit) 11, a server storage unit (SV storage unit) 12, and a server communication interface unit (SV communication IF). Part) 13. The management server device SV is an example of a parent device.

The SV communication IF unit (first communication unit) 13 is a circuit that is connected to the SV control processing unit 11 and performs communication according to the control of the SV control processing unit 11. The SV communication IF unit 13 generates a communication signal containing data to be transferred input from the SV control processing unit 11 in accordance with a communication protocol used in the network NW of the monitored person monitoring system MS, and the generated communication The signal is transmitted to other devices SU, SP and TA via the network NW. The SV communication IF unit 13 receives communication signals from other devices SU, SP, TA via the network NW, extracts data from the received communication signals, and the SV control processing unit 11 can process the extracted data. The data is converted into data in a proper format and output to the SV control processing unit 11.

The SV storage unit 12 is a circuit that is connected to the SV control processing unit 11 and stores various predetermined programs and various predetermined data under the control of the SV control processing unit 11. The various predetermined programs include, for example, a server program that provides data corresponding to a request from a client (in this embodiment, a fixed terminal device SP, a portable terminal device TA, etc.) to the client, and monitoring of the monitored person Ob A monitoring processing program for processing the monitoring information related to the above and a first inquiry communication signal for inquiring about the operating state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system are sent to the slave devices (in this embodiment, the sensor device SU and the fixed terminal device SP). And the first inquiry processing program that is transmitted to all the mobile terminal devices TA) by the SV communication IF unit 13, the first operation state determination processing program that determines the operation state of predetermined application software that operates on its own operating system, , Operating system When the second inquiry communication signal for inquiring the operation state of the predetermined application software operating above is received by the SV communication IF unit 13 from the slave devices SU, SP, TA, the application is executed by the first operation state determination processing program. When the operation state of the software is determined, and the operation of the application software is determined by the first operation state determination processing program, a first operation notification communication signal for notifying the operation of the application software is provided. A control processing program such as a first operation notification processing program that is transmitted by the SV communication IF unit 13 to the slave devices SU, SP, and TA that are the transmission source of the inquiry communication signal is included. The server program and the monitoring processing program are examples of predetermined application software that operates on an operating system. The slave device that transmits the second inquiry communication signal is a slave device having a user interface that outputs information to the outside (in this embodiment, a fixed terminal device SP and a portable terminal device TA, hereinafter these are “fixed terminals”). It is preferably referred to as “SP, TA” as appropriate. The various types of predetermined data are necessary for executing the predetermined program such as the communication addresses (for example, IP addresses) of the slave devices SU, SP, TA, and the monitoring information related to monitoring of the monitored person Ob. Each data is included. The SV storage unit 12 includes, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) or an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) that is a rewritable nonvolatile storage element. The SV storage unit 12 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) that serves as a working memory of the so-called SV control processing unit 11 that stores data and the like generated during execution of the predetermined program.

The SV control processing unit 11 controls each part of the management server device SV according to the function of each part, receives the detection result regarding the monitored person Ob from the sensor apparatus SU, and receives the monitoring information of the monitored person Ob. It is a circuit to manage. The SV control processing unit 11 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and its peripheral circuits. In the SV control processing unit 11, a server control unit (SV control unit) 111, a server monitoring processing unit (SV monitoring processing unit) 112, and a server inquiry processing unit (SV inquiry processing unit) are executed by executing a control processing program. 113, a server operation state determination processing unit (SV operation state determination processing unit) 114 and a server operation notification processing unit (SV operation notification processing unit) 115 are functionally provided.

The SV control unit 111 controls each unit of the management server device SV according to the function of each unit, and controls the entire management server device SV.

The SV monitoring processing unit 112 manages the monitoring information. More specifically, for example, in the present embodiment, when the SV monitoring processing unit 112 receives a monitoring information communication signal containing the monitoring information from the sensor device SU by the SV communication IF unit 13, the received monitoring information is received. The monitoring information accommodated in the communication signal is stored in the SV storage unit 12, and the monitoring information communication signal is transmitted to the terminal devices SP and TA by the SV communication IF unit 13.

The SV inquiry processing unit (first inquiry processing unit) 113 sends a first inquiry communication signal for inquiring the operation state of predetermined application software running on the operating system to the child devices SU, SP, TA, for example, the child device SU. , SP and TA are transmitted by the SV communication IF unit 13. In the present embodiment, the SV inquiry processing unit 113 further includes a child device SU that does not respond to the first inquiry communication signal when there is a child device SU, SP, or TA that does not reply to the first inquiry communication signal. , SP, TA is transmitted to a slave device (terminal device SP, TA in the present embodiment) having a user interface for outputting information to the outside. The management server device SV further includes a user interface that outputs information to the outside, and the first inquiry processing unit 113 is provided when there are child devices SU, SP, and TA that do not respond to the first inquiry communication signal. The user interface may output that there is a child device SU, SP, TA that has not responded to the first inquiry communication signal. In this case, preferably, the management server device SV includes a display device such as a CRT display or a liquid crystal display for displaying information as one of the user interfaces. , It is displayed that there is a slave device SU, SP, TA that has not responded to the first inquiry communication signal.

The SV operation state determination processing unit (first operation state determination processing unit) 114 determines an operation state of predetermined application software that operates on its own operating system. More specifically, the SV operation state determination processing unit 114 notifies the predetermined application software of predetermined test data, and correct data for the test data is obtained from the predetermined application software. It is determined whether or not the predetermined application software is operating normally depending on whether or not it has been executed. If correct data is obtained as a result of the determination, the SV operation state determination processing unit 114 determines that the predetermined application software is operating normally, that is, determines that it is operating. On the other hand, if correct data is not obtained as a result of the determination, the SV operation state determination processing unit 114 determines that the predetermined application software is not operating, that is, determines that it is not operating.

The SV operation notification processing unit (first operation notification processing unit) 115 sends a second inquiry communication signal for inquiring the operation state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system to the slave device (in this embodiment, the sensor device SU, When received by the SV communication IF unit 13 from the fixed terminal device SP and the portable terminal device TA), the SV operation state determination processing unit 114 determines the operation state of the application software, and the SV operation state determination processing unit 114 When determining the operation of the software, the SV communication IF unit 13 transmits a first operation notification communication signal for notifying the operation of the application software to the child device that is the transmission source of the second inquiry communication signal.

Such a management server device SV can be configured by a computer with a communication function, for example.

Returning to FIG. 1, the mobile terminal device TA has a communication function for communicating with other devices SV, SP, SU via the network NW, a display function for displaying predetermined information, and an input function for inputting predetermined instructions and data. And the above-mentioned detection obtained by the sensor device SU by inputting a predetermined instruction or data to be given to the management server device SV or the sensor device SU, or having a call function for performing a voice call, or by notification from the management server device SV It is a device that receives and displays the monitoring information related to monitoring of the monitored person Ob by displaying results and images.

In the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, such a portable terminal device TA includes a terminal control processing unit (TA control processing unit) 41, a terminal storage unit (TA storage unit) 42, and a terminal communication interface. Unit (TA communication IF unit) 43, terminal sound input / output unit (TA sound input / output unit) 44, terminal input unit (TA input unit) 45, terminal display unit (TA display unit) 46, terminal interface unit (TAIF unit) 47.

The TA sound input / output unit 44 is connected to the TA control processing unit 41 and is a circuit for acquiring an external sound and inputting it to the portable terminal device TA. It is a circuit for generating and outputting sound corresponding to a signal. The TA sound input / output unit 44 includes, for example, a microphone that converts sound acoustic vibrations into electrical signals, and a speaker that converts sound electrical signals into sound acoustic vibrations. The TA sound input / output unit 44 outputs an electric signal representing an external sound to the TA control processing unit 41, and converts the electric signal input from the TA control processing unit 41 into an acoustic vibration of sound and outputs the sound.

The TA input unit 45 is connected to the TA control processing unit 41 and is, for example, a circuit that accepts a predetermined operation and inputs it to the mobile terminal device TA, for example, a plurality of input switches assigned a predetermined function. . For the predetermined operation, for example, an input operation of an ID (identifier) for logging in, or a moving image captured by the sensor device SU that senses the monitored person Ob notified of the detection result and the still image is displayed. Various operations necessary for monitoring an instruction input operation, an input operation of an intention expression for performing predetermined responses such as nursing, care, and assistance to the monitored person Ob notified of the detection result and the still image Etc. are included. The TA display unit 46 is connected to the TA control processing unit 41, and is monitored by a predetermined operation content input from the TA input unit 45 and the monitored person monitoring system MS according to the control of the TA control processing unit 41. It is a circuit that displays the monitoring information (for example, the status or image of the determined monitored person Ob) related to the monitoring of the monitored person Ob, and is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) and an organic EL display. . In the present embodiment, the TA input unit 45 and the TA display unit 46 constitute a touch panel. In this case, the TA input unit 45 is a position input circuit that detects and inputs an operation position such as a resistance film method or a capacitance method. In this touch panel, a position input circuit is provided on the display surface of the TA display unit 46, and one or more input content candidates that can be input are displayed on the TA display unit 46. For example, a user such as a nurse or a caregiver ( When the monitor) touches the display position where the input content to be input is displayed, the position is detected by the position input circuit, and the display content displayed at the detected position is input to the portable terminal device TA as the operation input content of the user. Entered.

The TAIF unit 47 is a circuit that is connected to the TA control processing unit 41 and performs data input / output with an external device according to the control of the TA control processing unit 41. For example, the TAIF unit 47 uses the Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard. An interface circuit, an interface circuit that performs infrared communication such as IrDA (Infrared Data Association) standard, and an interface circuit that uses USB (Universal Serial Bus) standard.

The TA communication IF unit (second communication unit) 43 is a circuit that is connected to the TA control processing unit 41 and performs communication according to the control of the TA control processing unit 41, similarly to the SV communication IF unit 13. The TA communication IF unit 43 generates a communication signal containing data to be transferred input from the TA control processing unit 41 in accordance with a communication protocol used in the network NW of the monitored person monitoring system MS, and the generated communication The signal is transmitted to other devices SU, SV, SP via the network NW. The TA communication IF unit 43 receives a communication signal from another device SU, SV, SP via the network NW, extracts data from the received communication signal, and the TA control processing unit 41 can process the extracted data. The data is converted into data in a proper format and output to the TA control processing unit 41.

The TA storage unit 42 is a circuit that is connected to the TA control processing unit 41 and stores various predetermined programs and various predetermined data in accordance with the control of the TA control processing unit 41, similarly to the SV storage unit 12. The various predetermined programs include, for example, a monitoring processing program for processing the monitoring information related to monitoring of the monitored person Ob, and a second inquiry communication for inquiring about the operating state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system. A second inquiry processing program for transmitting a signal to the management server device SP (an example of a parent device) by the TA communication IF unit 43, or a second operation for determining an operation state of predetermined application software that operates on the own operating system When the TA communication IF unit 43 receives the first inquiry communication signal for inquiring the operation state of the state determination processing program or the predetermined application software operating on the operating system, the second operation is performed. Status judgment process A second operation notification communication signal for notifying the operation of the application software when the operation state of the application software is determined by the second operation state determination processing program. A control processing program such as a second operation notification processing program transmitted to the management server device SV by the TA communication IF unit 43 is included. The monitoring processing program is an example of predetermined application software that operates on an operating system. The various predetermined data includes each data necessary for executing the predetermined program, such as the communication address (for example, IP address) of the management server device SV and the monitoring information related to monitoring the monitored person Ob. It is. The TA storage unit 42 includes, for example, a ROM and an EEPROM. The TA storage unit 42 includes a RAM serving as a working memory of a so-called TA control processing unit 41 that stores data generated during execution of the predetermined program.

The TA control processing unit 41 is a circuit for controlling each part of the mobile terminal device TA according to the function of each part and processing monitoring information regarding monitoring of the monitored person Ob. Similar to the SV control processing unit 11, the TA control processing unit 41 includes, for example, a CPU and its peripheral circuits. The TA control processing unit 41 executes a terminal processing unit (TA control unit) 411, a terminal monitoring processing unit (TA monitoring processing unit) 412, and a terminal inquiry processing unit (TA inquiry processing unit) 413 by executing a control processing program. The terminal operation state determination processing unit (TA operation state determination processing unit) 414 and the terminal operation notification processing unit (TA operation notification processing unit) 415 are functionally provided.

The TA control unit 411 controls each unit of the mobile terminal device TA according to the function of each unit, and controls the entire mobile terminal device TA.

The TA monitoring processing unit 412 processes the monitoring information related to monitoring the monitored person Ob. More specifically, when the TA monitoring processing unit 412 receives the monitoring information communication signal by the TA communication IF unit 43, the TA monitoring processing unit 412 displays the monitoring information of the monitored person Ob contained in the received monitoring information communication signal. Store in the TA storage unit 42. The TA monitoring processing unit 412 processes an operation related to the display of the monitoring information. For example, when the TA information IF signal is received by the TA communication IF unit 43, the monitored information contained in the received monitoring information communication signal is processed. A monitoring information screen for displaying the monitoring information of the person Ob is displayed on the TA display unit 46.

The TA inquiry processing unit (second inquiry processing unit) 413 sends a second inquiry communication signal for inquiring the operation state of predetermined application software running on the operating system to the management server device SV (an example of a parent device). This is transmitted by the IF unit 43. In the present embodiment, the TA inquiry processing unit 413 further indicates that there is no reply from the management server apparatus SV to the second inquiry communication signal when there is no reply from the management server apparatus SV to the second inquiry communication signal. Output via interface. More specifically, the TA inquiry processing unit 413 further indicates that there is no response to the second inquiry communication signal from the management server device SV when there is no response to the second inquiry communication signal from the management server device SV. Displayed on the TA display unit 46.

Similar to the SV operation state determination processing unit 114, the TA operation state determination processing unit (second operation state determination processing unit) 414 determines the operation state of predetermined application software that operates on its own operating system. is there.

The TA operation notification processing unit (second operation notification processing unit) 415 sends the first inquiry communication signal for inquiring the operation state of predetermined application software running on the operating system from the management server device SV to the TA communication IF unit 43. When the TA operation state determination processing unit 414 determines the operation state of the application software, the TA operation state determination processing unit 414 notifies the operation state of the application software. The TA communication IF unit 43 transmits a second operation notification communication signal to the management server device SV.

Such a portable terminal device TA can be configured by a portable communication terminal device such as a so-called tablet computer, a smartphone, or a mobile phone. The mobile terminal device TA is another example of the child device.

In the present embodiment, the above-described sensor device US is an example of a child device, and further has functions similar to those of the above-described TA operation state determination processing unit 414 and TA operation notification processing unit 415. More specifically, the sensor device SU determines the operating state of predetermined application software that operates on its own operating system, and inquires about the operating state of predetermined application software that operates on the operating system. A second operation notification for notifying the operation state of the application software when the operation state of the application software is determined when an inquiry communication signal is received from the management server device SV. A communication signal is transmitted to the management server device SV. A data processing program for determining the state (situation) of the monitored person Ob as a detection result of the monitored person Ob based on the output of the body motion sensor and the output of the image sensor, and a nurse for notifying the nurse call A call program or a voice call program for performing a voice call is an example of predetermined application software that operates on an operating system. Note that the sensor device SU may further have the function of the TA inquiry processing unit 413 described above. More specifically, the sensor device SU transmits to the management server device SV (an example of a parent device) a second inquiry communication signal for inquiring about the operating state of predetermined application software that operates on the operating system. In this case, since the sensor device SU does not have a user interface such as a display device, the sensor device SU receives the second inquiry communication signal from the management server device SV. A second non-response output command communication signal for outputting that there is no reply to the inquiry communication signal is transmitted to the terminal devices SP and TA having the user interface.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the above-described fixed terminal device SP is an example of a child device, and is similar to the functions of the above-described TA inquiry processing unit 413, TA operation state determination processing unit 414, and TA operation notification processing unit 415. It has each function of. More specifically, the fixed terminal device SP transmits a second inquiry communication signal for inquiring about the operating state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system to the management server device SV (an example of the parent device), and manages it. When there is no reply to the second inquiry communication signal from the server apparatus SV, a message indicating that there is no reply to the second inquiry communication signal from the management server apparatus SV is output by the user interface. The fixed terminal device SP includes a display device that displays information as one of the user interfaces. When there is no response to the second inquiry communication signal from the management server device SV, the fixed inquiry device SP receives the second inquiry from the management server device SV. The display device displays that there is no response to the communication signal. Then, the fixed terminal device SP determines the operating state of predetermined application software operating on its own operating system, and the first inquiry communication for inquiring about the operating state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system. A second operation notification communication signal for notifying the operation state of the application software when the operation state of the application software is determined when the signal is received from the management server device SV; To the management server device SV.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In the monitored person monitoring system MS having such a configuration, each device SU, SV, SP, TA performs initialization of each necessary unit and starts its operation when the power is turned on. Further, in the management server device SV, by executing the control processing program, the SV control processing unit 11 includes the SV control unit 111, the SV monitoring processing unit 112, the SV inquiry processing unit 113, the SV operation state determination processing unit 114, and the SV. The operation notification processing unit 115 is functionally configured, and in the portable terminal device TA, the TA control processing unit 41 includes a TA control unit 411, a TA monitoring processing unit 412, and a TA inquiry processing unit 413 by executing the control processing program. The TA operation state determination processing unit 414 and the TA operation notification processing unit 415 are functionally configured.

The monitored person monitoring system MS having the above configuration generally monitors each monitored person Ob by the following operation. The sensor device SU samples the output of the body motion sensor and the output of the image sensor at a predetermined sampling period, and based on the sampled output of the body motion sensor and the output of the image sensor, the state of the monitored person Ob (Situation) is determined, and as a result of this determination, if it is determined that the monitored person Ob is in a preset state (for example, in this embodiment, getting up, getting out of bed, falling over, abnormal body movement, etc.) A management server receives a communication signal (monitoring information communication signal) containing monitoring information such as determination result information indicating the determination result determined as the status of the monitoring person Ob and still image data of the monitored person Ob via the network NW. Send to device SV. The sensor device SU can determine the state (situation) of the monitored person Ob by a known technique. For example, the sensor device SU detects body motion of the chest (vertical motion of the chest) accompanying the breathing motion of the monitored person Ob by the body motion sensor, and the disturbance of the cycle in the body motion of the chest or a preset threshold value When the amplitude in the body movement of the chest that is the following is detected, it is determined that the minute body movement is abnormal. Further, for example, the sensor device SU acquires an image of the monitored person Ob by the image sensor, detects the person area of the monitored person Ob from the acquired image, and monitors the monitored person from the aspect ratio of the detected person area. Ob's posture (for example, standing, sitting and lying) is detected, and the position of the detected person area is detected. Based on these determinations and the detected posture and position of the monitored person Ob, the above-mentioned wake-up, get-off and fall Determine the fall.

When the management server device SV receives the monitoring information communication signal from the sensor device SU via the network NW, the SV monitoring processing unit 112 determines the determination result information contained in the monitoring information communication signal, the image data of the still image, and the like. Is recorded (recorded) in the SV storage unit 12. Then, the management server device SV transmits a monitoring information communication signal containing the monitoring result information such as the determination result information and the image data of the still image to the terminal devices SP and TA. As a result, the state (situation) of the monitored person Ob is notified to a monitor such as a nurse or a caregiver via the terminal devices SP and TA.

When receiving the monitoring information communication signal from the management server device SV via the network NW, the fixed terminal device SP and the portable terminal device TA display the monitoring information accommodated in the monitoring information communication signal. By such an operation, the monitored person monitoring system MS detects each monitored person Ob by each sensor device SU, management server device SV, fixed terminal device SP and portable terminal device TA, and each monitored person. Ob is being monitored.

Next, the operation related to the monitoring of the operation state of the application software in the monitored person monitoring system MS will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation related to monitoring of the operation state of the application software in the slave device (sensor device, fixed terminal device and portable terminal device in the present embodiment) in the monitoring server device. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation related to monitoring of the operation state of the application software in the own server in the monitoring server apparatus. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation related to monitoring of the operation state of the application software in the parent device (the management server device in the present embodiment) in the portable terminal device. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation relating to the monitoring of the operation state of the application software in the mobile device in the portable terminal device. In the following description, the operation of the child device is described as the operation of the mobile terminal device TA, but the operations of the sensor device SU and the fixed terminal device SP can be described in the same manner.

First, an operation in which the management server device SV monitors each operation state of each application software of the sensor device SU, the fixed terminal device SP, and the mobile terminal device TA will be described.

In FIG. 4, the SV inquiry processing unit 113 of the SV control processing unit 11 is a first for inquiring about the operation state of predetermined application software (for example, a program for monitoring the monitored person Ob) operating on the operating system. The inquiry communication signal is transmitted to all of the sensor device SU, the fixed terminal device SP and the portable terminal device TA by the SV communication IF unit 13 (S11). The first inquiry communication signal includes a command (command) for checking an operating state (operating or non-operating) of the predetermined application software, and identifier information (AP) for specifying and identifying the predetermined application software -ID, for example, TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) port number) is accommodated.

Next, the SV inquiry processing unit 113 determines whether or not there is a response from all of the sensor device SU, the fixed terminal device SP, and the mobile terminal device TA (S12). That is, the SV inquiry processing unit 113 determines whether the second operation notification communication signal for notifying the operation of the application software has been received from all of the sensor device SU, the fixed terminal device SP, and the mobile terminal device TA. . The second operation notification communication signal is used to identify and identify a transmission source child device (in this embodiment, the sensor device SU, the fixed terminal device SP, and the portable terminal device) that has transmitted the second operation notification communication signal. It contains identifier information (child-ID), AP-ID, a flag indicating that the application software specified by the AP-ID is operating, and the like.

When the second operation notification communication signal is received from all of the sensor device SU, the fixed terminal device SP, and the portable terminal device TA as a result of the determination of the processing S12 (Yes), the SV inquiry processing unit 113 During this period, a wait process is executed (S13), and the process returns to process S11. Therefore, in this case, the process S11, the process S12, and the process S13 are repeated at the predetermined time interval.

On the other hand, if the second operation notification communication signal has not been received from all of the sensor device SU, the fixed terminal device SP, and the portable terminal device TA as a result of the determination in the process S12 (No), the SV inquiry processing unit 113 Then, it is determined what the unresponsive device is (S14).

As a result of the determination in step S14, when the device that does not respond, that is, the device that has not returned the second operation notification communication signal is the fixed terminal device SP (fixed terminal), the SV inquiry processing unit 113 performs the processing When S15 is executed and the response device is the mobile terminal device TA (mobile terminal), the SV inquiry processing unit 113 executes the process S16, and the response device is the sensor device SU For the (sensor device), the SV inquiry processing unit 113 executes a process S17.

In the process S15, the SV inquiry processing unit 113 sends a first non-response display command communication signal for displaying on the mobile terminal device TA that there is no response from the fixed terminal device SP to the mobile terminal device TA by the SV communication IF unit 13. Then, the process returns to step S11 via step S13. The first non-response display command communication signal contains a child ID of the fixed terminal device SP having no response, a command (command) for displaying that there is no response from the fixed terminal device SP, and the like. The first non-response display command communication signal may be transmitted to all the mobile terminal devices TA, or may be transmitted to one or more specific mobile terminal devices TA set in advance. When the portable terminal device TA receives this first non-response display command communication signal, the TA control processing unit 41 displays on the TA display unit 46 that there is no response from the fixed terminal device SP. For example, the TA control processing unit 41 displays a message “There is no response from the fixed terminal device SP or the network NW is abnormal” on the TA display unit 46.

In the process S16, the SV inquiry processing unit 113 sends the second non-response display command communication signal for displaying on the fixed terminal device SP that there is no response from the mobile terminal device TA to the fixed terminal device SP by the SV communication IF unit 13. Then, the process returns to step S11 via step S13. Further, the second non-response display command communication signal may be transmitted to the mobile terminal device TA having a fixed terminal response in place of transmission to the fixed terminal device SP or in addition to transmission to the fixed terminal device SP. . The second non-response display command communication signal contains a child-ID of the mobile terminal device TA that does not respond, a command (command) that displays that there is no response from the mobile terminal device TA, and the like. When receiving the second non-response display command communication signal, the fixed terminal device SP outputs that there is no response from the portable terminal device TA. For example, the fixed terminal device SP includes a display device, and displays a message “There is no response from the mobile terminal device TA or the network NW is abnormal” on the display device. Note that information specifying the mobile terminal device TA that does not respond may be displayed.

In the process S17, the SV inquiry processing unit 113 sends a third non-response display command communication signal for displaying on the terminal devices SP and TA that there is no response from the sensor device SU to the terminal devices SP and TA. And return to step S11 via step S13. The third non-response display command communication signal contains a child ID of the sensor device SU that does not respond, a command (command) that displays that there is no response from the sensor device SU, and the like. The third non-response display command communication signal may be transmitted to all the terminal devices SP and TA, or may be transmitted to one or more specific terminal devices SP and TA that are set in advance (that is, the third non-response display command communication signal). The non-response display command communication signal may be transmitted only to the fixed terminal device SP, may be transmitted to one or more specific mobile terminal devices TA set in advance, and may be transmitted to the fixed terminal device SP and the preset terminal device SP. Sent to one or more specific mobile terminal devices TA). When the terminal devices SP and TA receive the third non-response display command communication signal, the terminal devices SP and TA output that there is no response from the sensor device SU. For example, the portable terminal device TA displays a message “There is no response from the sensor device TA or the network NW is abnormal” on the TA display unit 46. Note that information specifying a sensor device SU that does not respond may be displayed.

Next, the operation of the mobile terminal device TA that has received the first inquiry communication signal transmitted by the management server device SV in the above-described process S11 will be described. The fixed terminal device SP and the sensor device SU that have received the first inquiry communication signal from the management server device SV operate in the same manner as described below.

In FIG. 7, when the TA operation notification processing unit 415 in the TA control processing unit 41 of the mobile terminal device TA receives the first inquiry communication signal from the management server device SV (S41), the TA operation state determination processing unit 414 The operating state of predetermined application software designated by the first inquiry communication signal that operates on the operating system of the own machine is determined (S42).

As a result of this determination, if the predetermined application software is not operating (No (not operating)), the TA operation notification processing unit 415 ends the processing. On the other hand, as a result of the determination, when the predetermined application software is operating (Yes (in operation)), the TA operation notification processing unit 415 provides a second operation notification for notifying the operation of the application software. A communication signal is transmitted to the management server device SV by the TA communication IF unit 43, and the process is terminated. That is, only when the predetermined application software is operating with respect to the first inquiry communication signal transmitted by the management server device SV in the above-described process S11 by transmitting the second operation notification communication signal, the response is received. I will reply.

By operating in this way, the management server device SV monitors the life and death of predetermined application software in all the sensor devices SU, fixed terminal devices SP, and portable terminal devices TA.

Next, an operation in which the mobile terminal device TA monitors the operation state of the application software of the management server device SV will be described.

In FIG. 6, the TA inquiry processing unit 413 of the TA control processing unit 41 is a second for inquiring about the operating state of predetermined application software (for example, a program for monitoring the monitored person Ob) operating on the operating system. The inquiry communication signal is transmitted to the management server device SV (an example of the parent device) by the TA communication IF unit 43 (S31). The second inquiry communication signal includes a command (command) for checking an operating state (operating or non-operating) of the predetermined application software, and identifier information (AP for specifying and identifying the predetermined application software) -ID, such as a TCP port number, is accommodated.

Next, the TA inquiry processing unit 413 determines whether or not there is a response from the management server device SV (an example of a parent device) (S32). That is, the TA inquiry processing unit 413 determines whether or not a first operation notification communication signal for notifying the operation of the application software is received from the management server device SV. The first operation notification communication signal includes identifier information (parent-ID) for identifying and identifying the parent device (the management server device SV in the present embodiment) that has transmitted the first operation notification communication signal. AP-ID, and a flag indicating that the application software specified by the AP-ID is in operation are stored.

When the first operation notification communication signal is received from the management server device SV as a result of the determination in the processing S32 (Yes), the TA inquiry processing unit 413 waits for a predetermined time (Wait). The process is executed (S33), and the process returns to process S31. Therefore, in this case, the process S31, the process S32, and the process S33 are repeated at the predetermined time interval.

On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S32 is that the first operation notification communication signal has not been received from the management server device SV (No), the TA inquiry processing unit 413 indicates that there is no response from the management server device SV. Is displayed on the TA display unit 46, and the process returns to the process S31 via the process S33. The TA inquiry processing unit 413 displays, for example, a message “No response from the management server device SV or the network NW is abnormal” on the TA display unit 46.

Next, the operation of the management server device SV that has received the second inquiry communication signal transmitted by the mobile terminal device TA in the above-described process S31 will be described.

In FIG. 5, when the SV operation notification processing unit 115 in the SV control processing unit 11 of the management server device SV receives the second inquiry communication signal from the mobile terminal device TA (S21), the SV operation state determination processing unit 114 The operating state of predetermined application software designated by the second inquiry communication signal that operates on the operating system of the own device is determined (S22).

As a result of this determination, when the predetermined application software is not operating (No (not operating)), the SV operation notification processing unit 115 ends the processing. On the other hand, if the predetermined application software is operating as a result of the determination (Yes (in operation)), the SV operation notification processing unit 115 notifies the operation of the application software in the first operation notification. The communication signal is transmitted to the portable terminal device TA by the SV communication IF unit 13, and the process is terminated. That is, only when the predetermined application software is operating with respect to the second inquiry communication signal transmitted by the portable terminal device TA in the above-described processing S31 by transmitting the first operation notification communication signal, the response is made. I will reply. The first operation notification communication signal indicates that the parent-ID of the transmission source that transmitted the first operation notification communication signal, the AP-ID, and the application software specified by the AP-ID are operating. A flag to represent is accommodated.

By operating in this way, the mobile terminal device TA monitors the life and death of predetermined application software in the management server device SV. Similarly, the sensor device SU and the fixed terminal device SP also monitor the life and death of predetermined application software in the management server device SV.

As described above, the management server device (an example of the parent device) of the monitored person monitoring system MS and the operation state monitoring method thereof according to the present embodiment use the first inquiry communication signal as the sensor device SU, the fixed terminal device SP, and The operating state of application software in the sensor device SU, the fixed terminal device SP, and the mobile terminal device TA is monitored by transmitting to the mobile terminal device TA (an example of the child device), and the sensor device SU, the fixed terminal device SP, and the portable device When the second inquiry communication signal is received from each of the terminal devices TA, the operation state of the application software of its own device is determined, and when the operation is determined, the first operation notification communication signal is changed to the second inquiry communication signal. To the sender of Therefore, the monitoring server device SV and its operation state monitoring method can be used for mutual communication between the management server device SV and the sensor device SU, the fixed terminal device SP, and the portable terminal device TA without separately introducing a dedicated device. Can monitor the situation.

Since the monitoring server device SV and the operation state monitoring method thereof transmit first to third non-response display command communication signals (an example of non-response output command communication signals) to the terminal devices SP and TA having a user interface, Even if the user interface is not provided, it is possible to output that there is a device that has not responded to the first inquiry communication signal, and to notify the user to that effect. If the user interface is a display device, the monitoring server device SV and its operation state monitoring method can make the user easily recognize that fact visually.

The sensor device SU, the fixed terminal device SP, the portable terminal device TA (an example of the child device) and the operation state monitoring method of the monitored person monitoring system MS in this embodiment are configured to send the second inquiry communication signal to the management server device SV ( The operation state of the application software in the management server device SV is monitored by transmitting to the example of the parent device, and when the first inquiry communication signal is received from the management server device SV, the operation state of the application software of its own device is monitored. When the operation is determined and determined, the second operation notification communication signal is transmitted to the management server device SV. Therefore, the sensor device SU, the fixed terminal device SP, the portable terminal device TA, and the operation state monitoring method thereof do not separately introduce a dedicated device, and the management server device SV and the sensor device SU, the fixed terminal device SP, and the portable device. The situation can be mutually monitored with each terminal device TA.

Therefore, the monitored person monitoring system MS in the present embodiment can monitor the situation mutually without introducing a dedicated device separately.

In the above-described embodiment, as described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7, when the application software is not operating for each of the second and first inquiry communication signals, the application software is not operated. The fact that it is in operation is returned in response to the non-response, but it may be returned in response to a communication signal (non-operation notification communication signal) containing that the application software is inactive.

This specification discloses various modes of technology as described above, and the main technologies are summarized below.

The parent device of the monitored person monitoring system according to one aspect includes one or a plurality of child devices including at least a child device having a user interface for outputting information to the outside, and the child devices connected to the child devices so as to be communicable A first communication unit for communicating with the parent device in the monitored person monitoring system for monitoring a monitored person who is a monitoring object using the child device and the parent device. A first inquiry communication signal for inquiring an operation state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system of the slave device is transmitted to the slave device by the first communication unit, and in response to the first inquiry communication signal A first inquiry processing unit for determining whether or not there is a response from the slave device, and a predetermined application that operates on the operating system of the own device. A first operation state determination processing unit for determining an operation state of the application software, and a second inquiry communication signal for inquiring an operation state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system from the slave device to the first communication unit. When received, the first operation state determination processing unit is caused to determine the operation state of the application software, and when the first operation state determination processing unit determines the operation of the application software, the operation of the application software is performed. A first operation notification processing unit configured to transmit a first operation notification communication signal for notification to a child device that is a transmission source of the second inquiry communication signal by the first communication unit; Preferably, in another aspect, the parent device of the above-described monitored person monitoring system further includes a user interface that outputs information to the outside, wherein the first inquiry processing unit returns a response to the first inquiry communication signal. When there is no child device, the fact that there is a child device that has not responded to the first inquiry communication signal is output by the user interface.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation state monitoring method for a parent device that includes at least one child device having a user interface that outputs information to the outside, and communicates with the child device. An operation state monitoring method of the parent device in a monitored person monitoring system for monitoring a monitored person to be monitored using the child device and the parent device. A first inquiry communication signal for inquiring an operation state of predetermined application software operating on an operating system of the child device is transmitted to the child device, and the child device is transmitted in response to the first inquiry communication signal. A first inquiry processing step for determining whether or not a response has been received from a predetermined operating system on its own operating system A first operation state determination processing step for determining an operation state of the application software, and a second inquiry communication signal for inquiring an operation state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system from the slave device to the first communication unit If the first operation state determination processing unit determines the operation state of the application software, and the first operation state determination processing unit determines the operation of the application software, the operation of the application software A first operation notification processing signal for transmitting a first operation notification communication signal for notifying the second inquiry communication signal to a child device that is a transmission source of the second inquiry communication signal.

The parent device of the monitored person monitoring system and the operation state monitoring method of the parent device monitor the operation state of the application software in the child device by transmitting the first inquiry communication signal to the child device, and When the second inquiry communication signal is received from the slave device, the operation state of the application software of the own device is determined, and when the operation is determined, the first operation notification communication signal is transmitted to the second inquiry communication signal. Transmit to the original child device. Therefore, the parent device and its operation state monitoring method can monitor the situation between the parent device and the child device without introducing a dedicated device separately.

In another aspect, in the parent device of the above-described monitored person monitoring system, the first inquiry processing unit is configured to output the first inquiry communication signal when there is a child device that does not respond to the first inquiry communication signal. A non-response output command communication signal is output to the child device having the user interface to output that there is a child device that has not responded to

Since the parent device of such a monitored person monitoring system transmits the non-response output command communication signal to the child device having the user interface, the parent device of the monitored person monitoring system can respond to the first inquiry communication signal without having a user interface. It is possible to output that there is a child device without a reply and notify the user to that effect.

In another aspect, in the parent device of the above-described monitored person monitoring system, the child device having the user interface includes a display device as one of the user interfaces.

The parent device of such a monitored person monitoring system can make the user easily recognize visually that there is a child device that has not responded to the first inquiry communication signal.

The child device of the monitored person monitoring system according to another aspect includes one or a plurality of child devices including at least a child device having a user interface for outputting information to the outside, and the child device is communicably connected to the child device. A second device for communicating with the second child device in the monitored person monitoring system for monitoring the second device and the second person to be monitored using the second parent device. The second inquiry communication signal is transmitted from the communication unit to the parent device for a second inquiry communication signal for inquiring an operation state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system of the parent device, and the second inquiry communication signal A second inquiry processing unit that determines whether or not there is a response from the parent device, and a predetermined operation that operates on the operating system of the own device A second operation state determination processing unit for determining an operation state of the application software, and a first inquiry communication signal for inquiring an operation state of predetermined application software operating on an operating system from the parent device to the second communication unit. If the second operation state determination processing unit determines the operation state of the application software, and the second operation state determination processing unit determines the operation of the application software, the operation of the application software A second operation notification processing unit that transmits a second operation notification communication signal to notify the parent device to the parent device using the second communication unit. Preferably, in another aspect, the child device of the above-described monitored person monitoring system further includes a user interface that outputs information to the outside, and the second inquiry processing unit transmits the second inquiry communication from the parent device. When there is no response to the signal, the fact that there is no response to the second inquiry communication signal from the parent device is output by the user interface. Preferably, in another aspect, in the child device of the above-described monitored person monitoring system, the second inquiry processing unit receives the response from the parent device to the second inquiry communication signal when there is no response to the second inquiry communication signal. A second non-response output command communication signal for outputting that there is no reply to the second inquiry communication signal is transmitted to the child device having the user interface.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitoring method of an operation state of a child device including at least one child device including at least a child device having a user interface for outputting information to the outside, and communication with the child device. An operation state monitoring method of the child device in a monitored person monitoring system for monitoring a monitored person to be monitored using the child device and the parent device. A second inquiry communication signal for inquiring an operation state of predetermined application software operating on an operating system of the parent device is transmitted to the parent device, and the parent device is transmitted in response to the second inquiry communication signal. A second inquiry processing step for determining whether or not there is a response from the application, and a predetermined application that operates on the operating system When the first inquiry communication signal for inquiring the operation state of the application software is received from the parent device, the operation state of the application software is determined in the second operation state determination processing step, and the second operation state determination A second operation notification processing step of transmitting, to the parent device, a second operation notification communication signal for notifying the operation of the application software when the operation of the application software is determined in the processing step.

The child device of the monitored person monitoring system and the operation state monitoring method of the child device monitor the operation state of the application software in the parent device by transmitting the second inquiry communication signal to the parent device, and When the first inquiry communication signal is received from the parent device, the operation state of the application software of the own device is determined, and when the operation is determined, the second operation notification communication signal is transmitted to the parent device. Therefore, the child device and its operation state monitoring method can monitor the situation between the parent device and the child device without separately introducing a dedicated device.

A monitored person monitoring system according to another aspect includes one or a plurality of child devices including at least a child device having a user interface for outputting information to the outside, and the child devices connected to the child devices in a communicable manner. A monitoring device monitoring system that monitors a monitoring target person using the parent device and the parent device, wherein the parent device is one of the parent devices described above The child device is the above-described child device.

Such a monitored person monitoring system can monitor the status of each other without introducing a dedicated device separately.

This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-116645 filed on June 9, 2015, the contents of which are included in the present application.

In order to express the present invention, the present invention has been properly and fully described through the embodiments with reference to the drawings. However, those skilled in the art can easily change and / or improve the above-described embodiments. It should be recognized that this is possible. Therefore, unless the modifications or improvements implemented by those skilled in the art are at a level that departs from the scope of the claims recited in the claims, the modifications or improvements are not covered by the claims. To be construed as inclusive.

According to the present invention, a parent device of a monitored person monitoring system, an operation state monitoring method of the parent device, a child device of the monitored person monitoring system, an operation state monitoring method of the child device, and the monitored person monitoring system Can be provided.

Claims

One or more child devices including at least a child device having a user interface that outputs information to the outside, and a parent device that is communicably connected to the child device and manages the child device, the child device and the child device The parent device in the monitored person monitoring system that monitors the monitored person using the parent device,
A first communication unit for communicating;
A first inquiry communication signal for inquiring an operation state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system of the child device is transmitted to the child device by the first communication unit, and the first inquiry communication signal is transmitted with respect to the first inquiry communication signal. A first inquiry processing unit for determining whether or not there is a response from the child device;
A first operation state determination processing unit for determining an operation state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system of the own device;
When the first communication unit receives a second inquiry communication signal for inquiring the operation state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system, the application software is sent to the first operation state determination processing unit. When the first operation state determination processing unit determines the operation of the application software, a first operation notification communication signal for notifying the operation of the application software is transmitted to the second inquiry communication. A first operation notification processing unit that transmits the signal to a slave device using the first communication unit;
The parent device of the monitored person monitoring system.
The first inquiry processing unit outputs a non-response output for outputting that there is a child device that does not reply to the first inquiry communication signal when there is a child device that does not reply to the first inquiry communication signal. A command communication signal is transmitted to the child device having the user interface;
The parent device of the monitored person monitoring system according to claim 1.
The child device having the user interface includes a display device as one of the user interfaces.
The parent device of the monitored person monitoring system according to claim 1 or 2.
One or more child devices including at least a child device having a user interface that outputs information to the outside, and a parent device that is communicably connected to the child device and manages the child device, the child device and the child device The child device in the monitored person monitoring system that monitors the monitored person using the parent device,
A second communication unit for communicating;
A second inquiry communication signal for inquiring an operation state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system of the parent device is transmitted to the parent device by the second communication unit, and the second inquiry communication signal is transmitted with respect to the second inquiry communication signal. A second inquiry processing unit for determining whether or not there is a response from the parent device;
A second operation state determination processing unit for determining an operation state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system of the own device;
When the first inquiry communication signal for inquiring the operation state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system is received from the parent device by the second communication unit, the application software is sent to the second operation state determination processing unit. When the second operation state determination processing unit determines the operation of the application software, a second operation notification communication signal for notifying the operation of the application software is transmitted to the parent device. A second operation notification processing unit to be transmitted by the second communication unit,
Child device of monitored person monitoring system.
One or more child devices including at least a child device having a user interface that outputs information to the outside, and a parent device that is communicably connected to the child device and manages the child device, the child device and the child device An operation state monitoring method for the parent device in a monitored person monitoring system that monitors a monitored person using a parent device,
Was the first inquiry communication signal for inquiring the operation state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system of the child apparatus transmitted to the child apparatus, and whether there was a response from the child apparatus to the first inquiry communication signal A first inquiry processing step for determining whether or not;
A first operation state determination processing step for determining an operation state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system of the own device;
When the first communication unit receives a second inquiry communication signal for inquiring the operation state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system, the application software is sent to the first operation state determination processing unit. When the first operation state determination processing unit determines the operation of the application software, a first operation notification communication signal for notifying the operation of the application software is transmitted to the second inquiry communication. A first operation notification processing step of transmitting to the child device of the signal transmission source,
An operation state monitoring method for a parent device in a monitored person monitoring system.
One or more child devices including at least a child device having a user interface that outputs information to the outside, and a parent device that is communicably connected to the child device and manages the child device, the child device and the child device An operation state monitoring method for the child device in a monitored person monitoring system that monitors a monitored person using a parent device,
Whether a second inquiry communication signal for inquiring an operation state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system of the parent apparatus is transmitted to the parent apparatus, and whether there is a response from the parent apparatus to the second inquiry communication signal A second inquiry processing step for determining whether or not;
A second operation state determination process for determining an operation state of predetermined application software operating on the operating system of the own device;
When the first inquiry communication signal for inquiring the operation state of the predetermined application software operating on the operating system is received from the parent device, the operation state of the application software is determined in the second operation state determination processing step. When the operation of the application software is determined in the second operation state determination processing step, a second operation notification process for transmitting a second operation notification communication signal for notifying the operation of the application software to the parent device A process,
An operation state monitoring method for a slave device in a monitored person monitoring system.
One or more child devices including at least a child device having a user interface that outputs information to the outside, and a parent device that is communicably connected to the child device and manages the child device, the child device and the child device A monitored person monitoring system for monitoring a monitored person using a parent device,
The parent device is the parent device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The child device is the child device according to claim 4.
Monitored person monitoring system.