JP2003030769A - Emergency report system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an emergency aid system by which fine and sure aid activities are performed in response to occurrence of emergency. SOLUTION: The emergency aid system is constituted of a portable transmitter 11 to transmit an emergency signal 18 by an input operation by a registration holder 1, a transmitter/receiver 21 to be equipped in an area related organization 2 in a receivable area of the portable transmitter 11, a transmitting/ receiving terminal 31 provided to a related person 3 of the registration holder 1 to freely transmit/receive required information and a data processor 41 provided in a data management center to make distribution of a prescribed piece of required information to a related person 2 based on the emergency signal 18, the portable transmitter 11 is formed to freely transmit the emergency signal 18 including an identifier imparted from the data management center 4 to enable specification of a person 5 to require aid among the registration holders 1 and the data processor 41 is formed to freely distribute aid requirement information regarding the person 5 to required aid to the related person 3 via a communication network and the transmitting/receiving terminal 31.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an emergency call system capable of reliably providing emergency assistance to a person requiring assistance in an emergency.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various violent incidents have frequently occurred in Japan, and the safety myth that has been cultivated over many years is about to collapse even though it is fragile. In addition, the number of elderly people living alone is increasing year by year due to the advent of an aging society.

[0003] In this case, for frequent violent cases,
In addition to emergency calls to the police, emergency measures by private security agencies using communication equipment have already become established. On the other hand, an elderly person who lives alone may fall down due to illness, so it is said that it is necessary to make it possible for neighboring residents to always know the health condition.

[0004]

However, in the event of frequent violent incidents, when making an emergency call to the police or using a private security agency to take an emergency response, it is necessary to provide accurate information on the occurrence of the incident. There was a problem that it took time for the police officers and guards to reach the emergency rescue site, which was too late.

In addition, when an elderly person who lives alone collapses suddenly in his home, there is no way to inform the outside person of the occurrence of this emergency, and there is a problem that he cannot reach out to the immediate emergency relief. there were.

[0006] In view of the problems encountered in the above-mentioned conventional methods when emergency rescue is required, the present invention provides an emergency rescue system capable of performing detailed and reliable emergency rescue activities that immediately respond to an emergency situation that suddenly occurs in a person requiring assistance. The purpose is to provide a reporting system.

[0007]

The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and a specific low power type portable transmitter for individually transmitting an emergency signal based on an input operation by a registered holder, A transmission / reception device including a receiver for the mobile transmitter and a wide area communication device using a communication network, which is provided in an area related organization located in the coverage area of the mobile transmitter, and via the communication network. Of the required information for the concerned person based on an emergency signal transmitted from the side of the registered holder through the communication network, and a transmission / reception terminal provided for the concerned person of the registered holder to freely send and receive the necessary information. At least a data processing device provided in a data management center to allow free distribution, the portable transmitter is to enable identification of a person requiring rescue from among registered holders. An emergency signal including an identifier assigned in advance is freely formed from the data management center, the data processing device identifies the person requiring rescue from the registered holders based on the received emergency signal, and performs the communication. A structural feature is that at least the delivery of necessary relief information regarding the identified person requiring rescue to the concerned person is freely formed via the network and the transmission / reception terminal.

In this case, the portable transmitter carried by the registered holder is different from the portable receiver carried by another companion who is acting with the registered holder. It is also possible to freely form an automatic notification to that effect when the distance is more than the required distance.

Further, the data processing device holds a database in which necessary information regarding the registered holder, the regional related organization, and the related persons is stored, and based on the database, a required message mail to a necessary related party in an emergency is sent. It is preferable to form the distribution freely.

Further, the registered holders include all persons to be rescued such as children and vulnerable persons, and the related persons are:
Includes all relief-related persons such as parents and separated relatives, and all relief-related organizations such as security institutions and medical institutions, and the area-related institutions include the educational institutions and the registered holders of the registered holders. It includes all the neighborhood related organizations such as a management organization that manages a house and an operation of a railway used by the registered owner, and is located within an area where the emergency signal transmitted by the portable transmitter can be received.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a schematic system configuration diagram showing an example of the present invention, the whole of which is a portable transmitter of a specific low power type carried by each registered holder 1 who is a person to be rescued. 11, a transmission / reception device 21 provided in the regional related organization 2, a transmission / reception terminal 31 included in the related person 3 of each registered holder 1, and data management to freely distribute predetermined necessary information to the related person 3. At least the data processing device 41 included in the center 4 is configured.

In this case, the registered holder 1 of the portable transmitter 11
As for, for example, school attendants such as school children and kindergarten children, school attending children, women living alone, elderly people living alone, transportation users, etc.
It includes anyone who can be rescued in the event of an emergency.

Further, as the area-related organization 2 in which the transmission / reception device 21 is installed, in addition to educational institutions such as kindergartens and schools through which the registered holder 1 attends, management and registration of housing such as apartment houses where the registered holder 1 lives Emergency signal 1 transmitted by the mobile transmitter 11, such as a management organization that manages the operation of the railway used by the owner 1
It includes all the neighborhood related organizations that are located within the coverage area of 8 and should be the first to notify the registered holder 1 in the event of an emergency.

Furthermore, a party 3 having a transmitting / receiving terminal 31
Includes not only relief personnel 3a such as school / school children, women living alone, parents of elderly women living alone, relatives living separately, etc., but also all relief organizations 3b such as police, fire and security institutions, medical institutions, etc. Be done.

Furthermore, the data management center 4 including the data processing device 41 is, for example, a DoP of NTT Docomo.
a Based on the emergency signal 18 transmitted via the communication network operated by the communication network organization 6 such as a control station and the dedicated line 43, the predetermined necessary information is distributed to the related parties 3 for a fee or free of charge. It means a private institution that conducts.

On the other hand, the portable transmitter 11 is such that the size of the casing body 12 can be easily accommodated in the palm of the hand, and is transmitted via the rod antenna 13 which can be pulled out from the casing body 12 to a maximum length of about 5 cm. The effective reach of the emergency signal 18 is 300 to 400 m
It is formed with a certain degree of performance.

The casing body 12 has, for example, a first button 14a, a second button 14b, and a third button 14c.
A total of three emergency buttons 14 composed of and are provided. By this, the level of the emergency state can be selected for each mode and transmitted, or two or more types of emergency signals registered in advance can be selected. You can send it.

Further, the casing body 12 has an LED
A monitor lamp 15 composed of, for example, is provided, so that, for example, when the transmission is successful, the blinking is performed, or the capacity of the built-in battery can be visually confirmed in the blinking state. Check function is added. Note that the success of the transmission by the input operation of the registered owner 1 can be notified to the registered owner 1 itself afterwards by, for example, a notification sound generated by the built-in buzzer or a vibration generated by the built-in vibrator.

The portable transmitter 11 can be formed by adding various structures other than the above-mentioned example type. For example, the mobile transmitter 11 is provided with only one operation button, and once the button is pressed down, the input operation cannot be performed again unless a predetermined recovery operation is performed, or the operation button after the button is pressed down is restored. It is also possible to make it impossible to use a new portable transmitter 11. Further, the portable transmitter 11 can be detachably attached to the wrist of the registered owner 1 like a wristwatch, or can be attached with a clip and inserted into the chest pocket.

Moreover, the portable transmitter 11 combines the transmitted emergency signal 18 with the identifier given to each registered holder 1 separately, so that the rescuer 5 needs to be sent from the currently transmitted emergency signal 18. It is formed so that it can specify. Specifically, when the portable transmitter 11 is received, for example, an authentication ID or a personal code given based on the identification card is registered, and the emergency signal 18 with this as an identifier can be transmitted. realizable.

Further, the portable transmitter 11 is a portable receiver (not shown) carried by another companion who carries out a behavior with the registered carrier 1 who owns the portable transmitter 11. It is also possible to form an automatic notification to that effect when the distance exceeds the required distance. As a result, if the registered holder 1 is a child, for example, and the accompanying person is the parent, even if the child who is the registered holder 1 gets lost from the accompanying parent, When leaving a certain distance, the portable receiver currently owned by the parent automatically emits a notification sound, and the parent can immediately know this. In such a relationship, one of the guards, the wandering old man who is the registered owner, the cohabiting relative who is a companion, and the two guards on the cash transporter, is the registered bearer 1 and the other guard. This also applies when the guard is accompanied by someone. In this case, the registered owner 1 can simultaneously transmit the emergency signal 18 by pressing down the emergency button 14 of the mobile transmitter 11.

On the other hand, the transmitter / receiver 21 has a portable transmitter 11
A receiver 22 which is provided in a regional related organization 2 located in the receivable area of the mobile phone, and which is formed so as to freely receive the emergency signal 18 transmitted from each portable transmitter 11.
For example, a wide area communication device 2 freely formed to transmit and receive necessary information via a communication network operated by a communication network institution 6 such as NTT DoCoMo's DoPa control station.
It is configured by combining 3 and 3.

In this case, the wide area communication device 23 is, for example, NT.
It can be configured by an appropriate information terminal such as a communication terminal 24 that can use “DoPa” which is a mobile phone packet communication service provided by T Docomo and an antenna 25 attached to the communication terminal 24.

The transmission / reception terminal 31 is an information device provided by the related person 3 of the registered owner 1 to freely send and receive necessary information via the communication network. For example, when the related person 3 is a rescue related institution 3b such as a security institution or a medical institution, the Internet 4 is used as the transmission / reception terminal 31.
The personal computer 33 connected to the personal computer 5 can be used, and the related person 3 is a rescue related person 3 such as a parent or a separated relative.
In the case of “a”, an appropriate information device may be used according to a specific situation at that time, such as using a mobile phone 32 with an i-mode capable of transmitting and receiving information via the Internet 45 as the transmitting / receiving terminal 31. it can.

Further, the data processing device 41 manages data so as to freely deliver predetermined necessary information to a specific related person 3 based on the emergency signal 18 transmitted from the registered holder 1 side through the communication network. It is included in the center 4.

In this case, the data processing device 41 identifies the person requiring rescue 5 from the registered holders 1 based on the received emergency signal 18 and identifies the person through the communication network such as the Internet 45 and the transmitting / receiving terminal 31. It is formed by freely distributing the necessary relief information regarding the person 5 requiring rescue to the related person 3.

In this case, the data processing device 41 holds a database 42 in which necessary information regarding the registered holder 1, the regional related organization 2 and the related person 3 is stored, and based on the database 42, the necessary related party in case of emergency. It is desirable to freely form the mail delivery of the required message to (including at least the regional related organization 2 and the related party 3).

Next, the operation of the emergency call system according to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure will be first described in outline with reference to the schematic flow chart of FIG. 2. A mobile phone call carried by a specific registered holder 1 will be described. Emergency button 1 on container 11
The emergency signal 18 transmitted by pushing down 4 is a communication network operated by a transmission / reception device 21 provided in the nearest regional related organization 2 and a communication network organization 6 such as a DoPa control station of NTT Docomo. After that, the data processing device 41 provided in the data management center 4
To be received.

The data processing device 4 which has received the emergency signal 18
1 refers to the registered owner 1 who has read the necessary information from the database 42 and pressed down the emergency button 14
Emergency contact information that is determined by the relationship with the person 5 requiring rescue, that is, the related person 3 such as the parent or guardian of the registered owner 1 and the related organization 2 such as a school who need help Needed relief information for 5 on the Internet 4
After delivering by sending a mail through a communication network such as 5, etc., all the processing is ended.

To explain this in more detail, the portable transmitter 11 is delivered to the registered owner 1 for a fee or free of charge based on the contract with the data management center 4.

At the time of delivery, the data management center 4 is provided so that the specific registered holder 1 can be identified as the person requiring rescue 5 from other registered holders 1 from the emergency signal 18 emitted from each portable transmitter 11. Data management device 41
In the database 42, for example, the authentication ID and the personal code given based on the identification card are registered in advance, and the emergency signal 18 with this as an identifier can be transmitted.

Assuming that the registered holder 1 carrying the portable transmitter 11 set in this way is a school child, and that some kind of emergency situation is encountered on the way to school, FIG.
According to the procedure, the registered person 1 who is the person requiring rescue 5 pushes down the emergency button 14 of the mobile transmitter 11 so that the emergency signal 18 is transmitted from the mobile transmitter 11 via the rod antenna 13. Sent.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the details of the transmission process of the emergency signal 18 performed at that time. When the emergency button 14 is pushed down and the process is started, the authentication ID according to the contents already registered. An emergency signal 18 with a personal code is sent.

At this time, if the emergency signal 18 is not transmitted successfully, the emergency button 14 is repeatedly pushed down until it succeeds. If the transmission is successful, the monitor lamp 15 of the portable transmitter 11 blinks or the portable signal is transmitted. The registered holder 1 itself is notified of this by the notification sound emitted by the built-in buzzer of the transmitter 11 or the vibration emitted by the built-in vibrator, and the processing is ended.

In addition, the portable transmitter 11 is not included in the portable receiver (not shown) owned by another accompanying person who is carrying the same action with the registered holder 1 who owns the registered holder 1 from the accompanying person. When the automatic notification of that fact is freely formed when the distance exceeds the required distance, for example, even if the registered holder 1 who is a child gets lost from the accompanying person who is a parent, When a certain distance is left from the parent, the portable receiver currently owned by the parent automatically makes a notification sound, and the parent can immediately know this. In such a relationship, one of the guards, the wandering old man who is the registered owner, the cohabiting relative who is a companion, and the two guards on the cash transporter, is the registered bearer 1 and the other guard. This also applies when the guard is accompanied by someone. In this case,
When the registered owner 1 pushes down the emergency button 14 of the mobile transmitter 11, the emergency signal 18 can be transmitted at the same time.

On the other hand, when the emergency signal 18 is transmitted, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the transmitter / receiver 21 provided in the regional organization 2 located in the coverage area of the portable transmitter 11
Is received by the receiver 22 of the portable transmitter 11 and the monitor lamp 1 of the portable transmitter 11 which has received the reception confirmation signal.
5, the built-in buzzer and the built-in vibrator are operated as described above.

Moreover, after the reception confirmation signal is successfully transmitted, the wide area communication device 23 and the communication network operated by the communication network organization 6 such as the DoPa control station of NTT Docomo and the dedicated line 43 are used. Then, the emergency signal 18 is transmitted to the data processing device 41 provided in the data management center 4, and it is confirmed that the transmission is successful, and the processing is ended.

When the emergency signal 18 is transmitted to the data processing device 41 provided in the data management center 4 in this way, the database 4 held by the data processing device 41 is stored.
After identifying the person requiring rescue 4 from the registered holders 1 based on 2, the emergency contact information related to the person requiring rescue 4 (at least the area-related organization 2 and the person 3 concerned) is connected as shown in FIG. Necessary information about the person requiring rescue 4 is delivered to (including). In this case, the communication network is the Internet 45
In that case, an e-mail having a predetermined message as its transmission content is delivered to the e-mail address of the emergency contact. In that case, such as the contents of the emergency state and the approximate location of the person requiring rescue 5 who is the registered holder 1 in the event of an emergency,
An email will be delivered with the message contents containing information necessary for emergency relief. Thus, after confirming that the delivery is successful, the series of emergency call processing is completed.

Therefore, the registered holder 1 of the portable transmitter 11
When an emergency situation is encountered, the emergency signal 18 can be transmitted to the data processing device 41 provided in the data management center 4 by simply depressing the emergency button 14, and if the communication network is the Internet 45, An e-mail containing a predetermined message is immediately delivered to the emergency contact e-mail address.

Therefore, if the registered holder 1 is a school child or a kindergarten child, the occurrence of an emergency such as an attack by a thug or a traffic accident is not limited to the local related institution 2, such as a school or a kindergarten, and the related person 3
Since it is possible to inform the rescue personnel 3a such as parents and other rescue-related organizations 3b such as security organizations together with the specific necessary information, teachers and security guards can also immediately rush to the scene of an emergency situation. Can perform rescue activities.

If the registered holder 1 is an elderly person living alone or a woman living alone, in the event of an emergency such as an assault by a thug or a sudden illness, the housing management of the collective housing, which is the area-related organization 2, is performed. In addition to the management organization, it is also possible to report to the related organizations 3b related to rescue such as security organizations and medical institutions, together with the specific necessary information, so the doctors and police officers that make up the related organization 3 Can be immediately dispatched to the scene of an emergency and can be rescued.

Further, if the registered holder 1 is a person who uses a predetermined transportation such as a railroad, the occurrence of an emergency such as an attack of a thug or a sudden illness is caused by the local station 2 which is the local related organization 2. In addition, since it is possible to report to the related parties 3 related to relief such as security institutions and medical institutions, together with specific necessary information, the police officers and doctors who constitute the related party 3 can be immediately notified of an emergency. Can be dispatched to the scene of the occurrence of and be rescued.

The application area of the emergency call system according to the present invention is not limited to the contents described above. For example, the registered holder 1 is a person in charge of cash delivery counters of various amusement centers or a person in charge of cash handling counters of consumer financial institutions,
The regional related organization 2 may be the nearest branch of various amusement centers and consumer financial institutions, and the related party 3 may be relief related organizations 3b such as police related organizations and security related organizations.

In other words, the emergency call system according to the present invention can include all those who are at risk of being involved in a sudden emergency such as harm in the registered holder 1 and are thus determined. It has versatility to select the regional related organization 2 and the related party 3 in consideration of the specific relationship with the registered holder 1.

[0045]

As described above, according to the present invention, a portable transmitter of a specific low power type held by each registered holder, a transmission / reception device provided in a regional organization, and an individual registered holder. Since it is configured at least with a transmission / reception terminal included in the concerned person and a data processing device included in the data management center so as to freely distribute predetermined necessary information to the concerned person, an input operation to a certain portable transmitter is performed. The transmitted emergency signal reaches the data processing device via the nearest transmission / reception device and the required communication network, and the data processing device identifies the person requiring rescue from the registered holders based on the received emergency signal. And, it is possible to immediately deliver the necessary relief information regarding the identified person requiring rescue to the relevant person via the communication network and the transmission / reception terminal.

Therefore, when an emergency occurs to the registered owner, various information necessary for rescue can be notified to the local related organizations and the related persons, so that the related persons can immediately rush to the scene where the emergency occurs. It is possible to smoothly carry out rescue activities according to the specific contents of an emergency.

Further, when the registered holder is separated from the companion who is carrying the portable transmitter by another companion who is acting with another portable companion, the registered receiver is separated from the companion by a necessary distance or more. If a mobile transmitter is formed that allows automatic notification to that effect, even if the registered owner is separated from the companion for some unexpected reason, the mobile phone that the companion is actually carrying The receiver can be activated to inform the companion immediately.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a system configuration example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart showing an outline of a processing procedure of the operation of the system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of operation processing of a portable transmitter in the system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of emergency signal transmission processing in the processing procedure of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of operation processing of the transmission / reception device in the system of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of operation processing of the data management device in the system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Registered Holder 2 Local Related Organization 3 Related Person 3a Relief Related Person 3b Relief Related Organization 4 Data Management Center 5 Respondent Needed 6 Communication Network Organization (Example: NTT DoCoMo DoP
a control station) 11 portable transmitter 12 casing body 13 rod antenna 14 emergency button 14a first button 14b second button 14c third button 15 monitor lamp 18 emergency occurrence signal 21 transmitter / receiver 22 receiver 23 wide area communication device 24 communication terminal 25 antenna 36 transmission signal 31 transmission / reception terminal 32 mobile phone 33 personal computer 41 data processing device 42 database 43 dedicated line 45 internet

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A portable transmitter of a specific low power type, which individually transmits an emergency signal based on an input operation of a registered holder, and a regional related organization located in a coverage area of the portable transmitter. A transmitter / receiver comprising a receiver for a portable transmitter and a wide area communication device using a communication network,
A transmission / reception terminal included in a person concerned with the registered holder to freely send and receive necessary information via the communication network, and the person concerned based on an emergency signal transmitted from the side of the registered holder via the communication network. At least a data processing device provided in a data management center for freely distributing predetermined necessary information to the mobile communication device, wherein the portable transmitter manages the data to enable identification of a person requiring rescue from among registered holders. The transmission of an emergency signal including an identifier previously given from the center is freely formed, and the data processing device identifies the person requiring rescue from among registered holders based on the received emergency signal, the communication network and the At least formed by freely transmitting and receiving the necessary relief information regarding the identified person requiring rescue to the concerned person via the transmission / reception terminal Emergency call system, wherein the door. 2. The portable transmitter carried by the registered holder is
For mobile receivers carried by other accompanying persons who are also acting with the registered holder, when the registered holder is separated from the accompanying person by more than the required distance, it is also possible to automatically notify that effect. The emergency call system according to claim 1, which is formed by: 3. The data processing device holds a database in which necessary information regarding registered holders, regional related organizations, and related persons is stored, and the necessary message can be freely mail-delivered to an emergency contact based on the database. The emergency call system according to claim 1 or 2, which is formed in the above. 4. The registered holders include all persons to be rescued such as children and vulnerable individuals, and the persons concerned are all persons related to relief such as parents and separated relatives, security institutions, medical institutions, etc. All the relief-related organizations of the above, including the management of the educational institutions that the registered holders attend, the residence management of the registered holders, and the operation management of the railway used by the registered holders, etc. The emergency call system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which includes an organization or the like and all neighboring related organizations located within an area where an emergency signal transmitted by the portable transmitter can be received.