JP4093178B2 - Automatic notification device - Google Patents

Description

  In the present invention, when a predetermined event such as a fire, a thief intrusion, an emergency call by an elderly householder, etc. occurs, the reporting means notifies the fact through the public line through the police, firefighting, security company, guardian's mobile phone. The present invention relates to an automatic reporting device that reports to the outside such as a telephone.

  Conventionally, intercoms and doorphones have been used to make calls and monitor between distant places. In recent years, these intercoms and doorphones, which are often placed in the center of a house, are used as monitoring devices to connect sensors for fire and crime prevention to realize so-called home security, elderly people, and victims. Answering the call from the home is used to assist in nursing care.

  On the other hand, the number of households has decreased due to the nuclear family, and the number of unemployed households has increased due to an increase in the working population of women. In such households, not only home reports, but information gathered by the interphone and doorphone master unit, such as fire, thief intrusion, emergency calls by householders, etc., via public lines, police, firefighting, security companies It is desirable to report to the outside such as a parent's mobile phone.

  In view of this, an automatic notification device has been put into practical use in which the base unit is provided with a transfer output terminal for outputting the information, and receives the transfer output to notify a pre-registered location. By the way, in such an automatic notification device, when a power failure occurs, the above function is not exhibited and the notification is not performed.

  In order to solve such a problem, it is conceivable that a backup power source is first provided for the parent device. However, in such a method, it is necessary to supply power to various sensors and receivers, and the backup power supply becomes very large and is not practical.

  Thus, a measure as described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed as a typical prior art. According to the prior art, a power failure detection circuit is provided in the automatic notification device, and when a power failure is detected, it is configured to notify a pre-registered notification destination. As a result, the backup power source need only be an automatic notification device and can be miniaturized.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, when the power is turned on, the automatic notification device is connected to the telephone line through the home controller serving as the parent device, and in the case of a power failure, the automatic notification device is backed up by a built-in battery and directly By making a report by being connected to a telephone line, it is possible to report a power failure without providing a large power source for the home controller.

  Furthermore, in the event of a power outage, an automatic notification device can be connected to the telephone line to enable notification to the center device, to answer calls from the center device, and to perform line switching by manual operation. Therefore, prior art that enables telephone calls has also been proposed.

  However, these prior arts notify the outside that the master unit is in an inoperative state, such as when a power failure occurs and the security function is not exhibited, and can report a specific input abnormality during a power failure. It is not a thing.

  Therefore, a system as shown in FIG. 6 is conceivable as a configuration for reporting such specific input to the outside. This system is relatively suitable for a housing complex, and shows a wired crime prevention system having an interphone function. In FIG. 6, an automatic notification device 101 has a function as a master unit of an intercom or a door phone in a conventional apartment house, and is used by being connected to a home information monitoring panel 104 that is a monitoring device. The system of FIG. 6 is generally composed of a unique part provided in each door and a common part provided in the entrance lobby and the manager room, and the boundaries thereof are indicated by broken lines. A conventional interphone unit portion is indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  The call from the lobby interphone 131 is input to the housing information board 104 of the designated dwelling unit via the alarm monitoring board 132 installed in the manager room. The house information board 104 is also connected to a doorphone slave unit 133 installed in the vicinity of the door of each door, so that a call can be made between the house information board 104 and the lobby interphone 103 or the doorphone slave unit 133. Become. On the other hand, when each manager and the manager make a call to the police etc. by making a call through the house information panel 104 and the alarm monitoring panel 132, the transmitter interface panel 134, A report is sent to the report destination 137 via the transmitter 135 and the telephone line 136.

  In addition, the housing information monitoring panel 104 receives signals from a gas sensor 122, a fire sensor 123, a security switch 124, and the like that are connected in a wired manner, and generates an alarm according to the signals from them. The signals from the gas sensors 122, the fire detector 123, the security switch 124, etc. are relayed and output to the automatic notification device 101 as individual transfer outputs via, for example, a 6-core cable. Alternatively, a warning release output indicating only whether or not to report to the outside is output to the automatic notification device 101 via, for example, a two-core cable (FIG. 6 shows an individual message output of a six-core cable. ) On the other hand, in addition to the signal output from the house information monitoring panel 104, a signal from the call button 125 is input to the automatic notification device 101, and in response to an operation by an elderly person or a victim, Done.

  In the above-described system, an external report destination 105 registered in advance, such as the police, the fire department, the security company, and the guardian's mobile phone as described above (FIG. 6 shows the guardian's mobile phone as an example. ) Is provided with an automatic notification device 101. At this time, the automatic notification device 101 is interposed in the telephone line 107 for the existing telephone 106 instead of providing a dedicated line.

The automatic notification device 101 is provided with a backup power supply 174 so that a notification is sent to the outside in response to a signal input from the call button 125 even during a power failure. On the other hand, the conventional intercom unit indicated by a two-dot chain line is not provided with a backup power source 174 and is in a non-operating state during a power failure. This is because the gas sensor 122, the fire detector 123, etc. consume a large amount of power, and as described above, providing the backup power source 174 in the housing information monitoring panel 104 that supplies power to them becomes large and is not realistic. Because.
JP-A 63-5656 JP-A-5-276279

  In the automatic notification device 1 as described above, even when a power failure occurs, a signal input from the call button 125 can be reliably notified to the outside. However, in addition to the transfer input terminal from the housing information monitoring panel 104, an input terminal is provided in the automatic notification device 1, and among various inputs to the housing information monitoring panel 104, a specific call button 125 is used. However, when the call button 125 is called in the normal time when there is no power failure, the automatic notification device 1 notifies the notification destination. Although the notification to 105 is performed, the house information monitoring board 104 does not ring and the notification to the house or the neighboring neighborhood is not performed. Therefore, for example, even if the event is at a level that can be dealt with in a collective housing in response to a specific input, there is a problem that it is reported to the outside.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic notification device capable of performing notification for an input on a monitoring device side at a normal time even when a notification can be made in response to a specific input at the time of a power failure. is there.

The automatic notification device of the present invention is connected to a monitoring device that receives various inputs and notifies when a predetermined event occurs, and in response to the notification input from the monitoring device, the notification means is externally connected through a public line. In the automatic notification device that reports to the backup power source that enables the notification in the event of a power failure, an input terminal for receiving a part of various inputs to the monitoring device instead of the monitoring device, A transmission output terminal capable of transferring a part of the input to the monitoring device, and the part of the input are normally transferred from the transmission output terminal to the monitoring device at the time of a power failure, and input to the notification means at the time of a power failure And selecting means for enabling reporting to the outside .

  According to the above configuration, in order to realize home security, etc., various sensors such as fire and crime prevention are connected, and when a predetermined event such as a fire, a thief intrusion, an emergency call of an elderly householder, etc. occurs In an automatic notification device that is connected to a monitoring device that issues an alarm, and in response to a notification input from the monitoring device, the notification means notifies the alarm to the outside through a public line, and has a backup power supply, However, in order to enable notification, if a backup power supply is provided in a monitoring device that is connected to many sensors and supplies power to them, it becomes too large. Therefore, in order to be able to make a report in response to a specific input even at the time of a power failure, in addition to the report input terminal from the monitoring apparatus, simply to the automatic reporting apparatus, among various inputs to the monitoring apparatus, By providing an input terminal for accepting only a specific input instead, if an abnormality occurs in the specific input during a normal time when there is no power failure, the automatic notification device will notify the outside. However, the monitoring device does not ring, and no notification is made to the house or the neighboring neighborhood.

Therefore, in the present invention, the automatic notification device is provided with a transfer output terminal capable of transferring the partial input to the monitoring device, and the partial input is normally sent from the transfer output terminal to the monitoring device. There is provided selection means for transferring to the monitoring device and inputting to the notification means in the event of a power failure so as to be able to report to the outside .

Therefore, even if the allow the notification in response power failure smell Te to the input of a specific, with alarm output for the input during normal can be prevented a problem that is not performed by the monitoring apparatus side, thoughtlessly It is possible to report to the outside only when the monitoring device is stopped due to a power failure.

According to the automatic notification apparatus of the present invention, also possible to perform the notification in response power failure smell Te to the input of a specific, a problem such as an alarm output for the input in the normal is not performed by the monitoring apparatus In addition to being able to prevent this, it is possible to notify the outside only when the monitoring device is stopped due to a power failure, rather than reporting to the outside unnecessarily .

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration of a residential monitoring system using an automatic notification device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system shown in FIG. 1 is a wired crime prevention system that is relatively suitable for a housing complex and also has an interphone function. In FIG. 1, an automatic notification device 1 has a function as a base unit of an intercom or a door phone in a conventional apartment house, and is used by being connected to a home information monitoring panel 4 that is a monitoring device. The system of FIG. 1 is generally composed of a unique part provided in each door and a common part provided in the entrance lobby and the manager room, and the boundaries thereof are indicated by broken lines. A conventional interphone unit portion is indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  The call from the lobby interphone 31 is input to the housing information panel 4 of the designated dwelling unit via the alarm monitoring panel 32 installed in the manager room. The house information panel 4 is also connected to a door phone slave unit 33 installed near the door of each door, and a call can be made between the house information panel 4 and the lobby interphone 3 and the door phone slave unit 33. Become. On the other hand, when each manager and the manager make a call to the police etc. by making a call through the house information panel 4 and the alarm monitoring panel 32, the transmitter interface panel 34, A report is sent to the report destination 37 via the transmitter 35 and the telephone line 36.

  The housing information monitoring panel 4 receives signals from a gas sensor 22, a fire detector 23, a crime prevention switch 24, and the like that are connected in a wired manner, and generates an alarm according to the signals from the signals. The signal from each gas sensor 22, fire detector 23, security switch 24, etc. is relayed, and is output to the automatic notification device 1 as an individual message output via, for example, a 6-core cable. Alternatively, a warning release output indicating only whether or not to report to the outside is output to the automatic notification device 1 via, for example, a two-core cable (FIG. 1 shows an individual message output of a six-core cable. ) On the other hand, in addition to the signal output from the house information monitoring panel 4, the automatic notification device 1 receives a signal from the call button 25 in the present invention, and can be used for the operation of elderly people and victims as will be described later. In response, a call from a householder is made.

  In the above system, the external reporting destination 5 registered in advance, such as the police, the fire department, the security company, and the guardian's mobile phone as described above (FIG. 1 shows the guardian's mobile phone as an example. ) Is provided with an automatic notification device 1 according to the present invention. At this time, the automatic notification device 1 is interposed in the telephone line 7 for the existing telephone 6 instead of providing a dedicated line. In the case where the telephone 6 is a telephone that uses the Internet (including a cable TV line or the like), an Internet line may be used instead of the telephone line 7, and the automatic notification device 1 is provided in this way. Any public line that can communicate with the outside may be used.

  In addition, the automatic notification device 1 is provided with a backup power source 74, and, like the configuration of FIG. 6 described above, even if the house information monitoring panel 4 becomes inoperative due to the power failure, Only the alarm output in response to the 25 operation inputs can be reported to the outside. On the other hand, the conventional interphone unit indicated by a two-dot chain line is not provided with a backup power source 74 and is in a non-operating state during a power failure. Here, the gas sensor 22, the fire detector 23, etc. consume a large amount of power, and when connected to the automatic notification device 1, the capacity of the backup power source 74 becomes large, whereas the call button 25 is pressed. When this is done, the contact is turned on to generate power consumption, and no power consumption is generated in the standby state. Therefore, even when connected to the automatic notification device 1, it is not necessary to increase the capacity of the backup power source 74.

It should be noted that the automatic notification device 1 transfers and outputs the input from the call button 25 to the housing information monitoring panel 4 so that the housing information monitoring panel 4 can perform an alarm operation. (In the example of FIG. 1, a transfer output is given from the automatic notification device 1 to the house information monitoring panel 4 via a two-core cable). It should also be noted that it is possible to select whether the notification to the outside in response to the input from the call button 25 is performed only at the time of a power failure or is always performed by switching.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the automatic notification device 1 described above. On the front side of this automatic notification device 1, there is a notification button B0 for making a notification by pressing when an abnormality occurs, a cancel button B1 operated to cancel a notification in the case of an erroneous operation or an erroneous report, and a test notification Report test button B2 to be operated, a plurality of (four in FIG. 2) name fields N1 to N4 for pre-filling the name and telephone number of the report destination, and adjacent to the name fields N1 to N4 Notification destination lamps L1 to L4 that display the reporting destination that is currently reporting, a system abnormal lamp L5 that indicates that an abnormality has occurred in the system, a power lamp L6 that indicates whether or not power is supplied, A microphone 41 and a speaker 42 are provided. In the notification button B0, a notification lamp L0 that is turned on when the notification button B0 is pressed or a notification input is received from the receiver 2 or the like and a notification is output is embedded.

  FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the automatic notification device 1. On the bottom surface of the automatic notification device 1, a modular jack T1 on the telephone line 7 side, a modular jack T2 on the telephone 6 side, and a power switch S1 are provided.

  FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state where the front setting unit cover 43 is opened in the above-described automatic notification device 1. In the setting unit cover 43 of the automatic notification device 1, a notification destination registration button B11 for switching to a registration mode for registering a telephone number of a notification destination and notification types for each notification input such as fire and call are notified. A message setting button B12 for switching to a mode for selecting a message to be performed, a recording setting button B13 for switching to a mode that the user separately registers without using an existing message, and the setting buttons B11 to B11 A setting button B14 for enabling input by the operation of B13, a setting end button B15 for completing the various setting operations and returning to the standby mode, and an erasing button B16 for erasing the registered contents; A line type setting switch B21 for setting a line type indicating whether the telephone line 7 is a dial line or a push line, and the telephone line 7 is a dial line. Can be switched to dial pulse setting switch B22 for setting the pulse speed in the case of an alarm, the crime prevention mode and the alarm mode, and it is possible to collectively set what kind of abnormality the individual message output represents. A security mode setting switch B23 that can be used, a ring stop setting switch B24 that sets whether or not to output a buzzer sound from the speaker 42 at the time of reporting, All destinations / one destination setting switch B25 that switches between the end of the notification, the notification in order, and the end when the message is normally received, and the notification destination 5 is not an answering machine in determining the completion of the notification DTMF signal returned by the button operation by the operator of the report destination 5 in response to the report message from the automatic report device 1 Normal means which is a selection means for selecting whether notification to the outside is performed only at the time of a power failure or always performed in response to an input from the notification completion signal setting switch B26 for setting whether or not to receive and the call button 25 Hourly notification setting switch B27, volume switching switch VR for switching the volume of the line monitor sound to, for example, large, medium, and small, the occurrence history of the abnormal situation and the reporting history are erased, and the above-mentioned reporting destination lights L1 to L4 are turned on. A report history erasing button B17 that is turned off and a secondary battery 44 for enabling a report at the time of a power failure are provided.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the automatic notification device 1 described above. In FIG. 5, the same components as those in FIGS. 2 to 4 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. Each of the buttons B0, B1, B2, B11 to B17, the switches B21 to B27, the volume changeover switch VR, and the lights L1 to L6 are connected to a processing circuit 51 composed of a microcomputer or the like, and an input from each is received. In addition, a lighting output is given. Moreover, the signal by the said 6-core cable from the said house information monitoring board 4, for example is input into terminal T11-T15 as a report input (the part for 1 core which is not illustrated is common (GND)). Further, the warning release output by the two-core cable is input to the terminal T16 (one core not shown is GND).

  Furthermore, the audio signal from the microphone 41 is input to the processing circuit 51 via the hands-free circuit 52, and the output audio signal is amplified by the speaker amplifier 53 and then applied to the speaker 42. The audio signal from the microphone 41 is input to the speaker amplifier 53 via the hands-free circuit 52, and the audio signal obtained by the microphone 41 is subtracted from the audio signal output from the speaker 42. Howling is prevented and hands-free calling is possible.

  The processing circuit 51 is connected to a non-volatile memory 50 realized by an EEPROM or the like. In this memory 50, various settings, a telephone number of a report destination, message data at the time of notification, and the like are stored. The At the time of reporting, the telephone number stored in the memory 50 is called, and when the telephone line 7 is a push line, the PIPOPA signal generated by the PB dialer PB receiver circuit 54 is converted into a mixer 55, an insulation transformer 56, When the telephone line 7 is a dial-up line, it is output from the dial pulse circuit 57 and the diode bridge circuit 58 to the telephone line 7 via the changeover switch 59. When the pulse circuit 57 generates a dial pulse and thus the line is connected, the message data stored in the memory 50 is read, and if it is a fixed message, it is converted into an analog voice signal by the voice synthesis circuit 60. , And output to the telephone line 7 through a route through the mixer 55, and the user If a message recorded from O emissions 41 are converted into an analog audio signal by the speech synthesis circuit 61, is output to the telephone line 7 in a path through said mixer 55. The processing circuit 51 is initialized by a reset input from the reset circuit 62.

  The entire automatic notification device 1 including the processing circuit 51 receives a commercial AC of 100 V from a commercial power source (not shown), and the commercial power switch S1 is turned on. The alternating current is stepped down to a direct current of 12V, and is used for power amplification by the speaker amplifier 53, a switching drive of the changeover switch 59, and the like, and further stabilized to a direct current of 5V by a constant power supply circuit 72. Used for lighting the lamps L0 to L6. The DC voltage from the switching power supply circuit 71 is also used for charging the secondary battery 44 that is a built-in battery through the charging / voltage detection circuit 73. The charging / voltage detection circuit 73 also outputs a signal indicating a power failure to the processing circuit 51 when the output voltage from the switching power supply circuit 71 falls below a predetermined voltage, and the charging voltage of the secondary battery 44 is predetermined. When the voltage drops below the voltage, a signal indicating the voltage drop of the secondary battery 44 is output. Further, an external backup power supply 74 is connected via the charging / voltage detection circuit 73 in order to ensure notification during a power failure.

In the automatic notification device 1 configured as described above, in the present invention, in order to enable notification at the time of a power failure by the installation of the backup power source 74, an input terminal T3 for the call button 25 that is a notification target is provided. In addition, a transfer output terminal T4 for transferring the input to the housing information panel 4 at the normal time when there is no power failure is provided. In the house information panel 4, this message output is processed in the same configuration as the configuration for the input from the security switch 24 or the like that does not require power supply. In addition, a normal time notification setting switch B27 is provided for selecting whether to notify the outside from the call button 25 only when a power failure occurs or when it is always performed.

  On the other hand, when a power failure is not detected by the charging / voltage detection circuit 73, the processing circuit 51 transfers the input from the call button 25 to the house information panel 4 and performs a pressing operation while the power failure is detected. Is automatically notified to the notification destination 5. Even when the power failure is not detected, the notification destination 5 can be notified by setting the normal notification setting switch B27. That is, when the normal time report setting switch B27 is set to always report, it is possible to make a report regardless of the power outage.

  In this way, even in the event of a power failure, even if a report can be made in response to a specific input, it is possible to prevent a problem that an alarm output for the input is not performed by the housing information panel 4 at a normal time. Can do. In addition, it is possible to select not to report to the outside unnecessarily but to notify the outside only when the monitoring device is stopped due to a power failure.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the monitoring system for houses using the automatic notification apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the automatic notification device. It is a bottom view of the automatic notification device. In the automatic notification device, it is a front view showing a state in which a front setting unit cover is opened. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the said automatic notification apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the monitoring system for houses using the automatic notification apparatus assumed by the former.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic notification apparatus 4 Housing information monitoring panel 5,37 Report destination 6 Telephone 7 Telephone line 22 Gas sensor 23 Fire detector 24 Crime prevention switch 25 Call button 31 Lobby intercom 32 Alarm monitoring panel 33 Door phone cordless handset 44 Secondary battery 50 Memory 51 Processing Circuit 71 Switching power supply circuit 72 Constant power supply circuit 73 Charging / voltage detection circuit 74 Backup power supply B0 Notification button B11 Notification destination registration button B27 Normal notification setting switch L6 Power lamp S1 Power switch T3 Call input terminal T4 Transfer output terminals T11 to T16 Terminal

Claims (1)

An automatic notification system that is connected to a monitoring device that notifies when a predetermined event occurs by accepting various inputs, and in response to a notification input from the monitoring device, the notification means notifies the outside through a public line. In the device
A backup power supply that enables the notification in the event of a power failure;
An input terminal for receiving a part of various inputs to the monitoring device instead of the monitoring device;
A message output terminal capable of transferring the partial input to the monitoring device ;
An automatic notification characterized by including a selection means for transferring the part of the input to the monitoring device from the message output terminal at a normal time and inputting to the notification means at the time of a power failure so as to be able to notify the outside. apparatus.

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