JP2002232580A - Nurse call device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the visibility of a display section in a nurse call master unit and to make the unit compact with a simple design by eliminating the need for a personal computer. SOLUTION: In the nurse call device where a speech section 12 and a call button 13 provided to each bed in each hospital room are connected to the nurse call master unit 4 via a control unit 3. The nurse call master unit is provided with a color LCD 48 displaying a call type and a bed number, a storage image memory 49 for patient information, an LCD controller 50 that reads patient information from the image memory and displays the information on the color LCD, a touch panel 47 that is used to enter a bed number, a toilet assistance restoration, a transfer switching setting, a call delay setting, a room simultaneous broadcast, and a listening or simultaneous broadcast, and a touch panel controller 51 that recognizes the entry from a touch entry section such as ten-keys and function keys of the touch panel.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a nurse call apparatus, and more particularly, to improving the visibility of a display unit of a nurse call master unit and eliminating the need for a personal computer, thereby making the whole compact and simple. The present invention relates to a nurse call device that can be designed in a hospital.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of nurse call apparatus, there is known a nurse call apparatus as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 1, a conventional nurse call apparatus includes a ceiling speaker 54 provided in each of the sickrooms 5a, 5b,... And a slave unit 55a provided in each of the sickbeds in each of the sickrooms 5a, 5b,. , 55b,...
are installed near the entrances of b,.
5b, a plurality of corridor lights 6a, 6 for detecting calls from
, and a controller 7 and a nurse call master machine 8 installed in a nurse station. Here, the ceiling speaker 54 and the specific slave unit 55a in each of the sickrooms 5a, 5b,... Are respectively connected to the corresponding hallway lights 6a, 6b,. Each of the corridor lights 6a, 6b,... Is connected to the controller 7 via a corridor light main line L6. The controller 7 is connected to the nurse call master 8 via a master trunk L7.

Each of the slave units 55a, 55b,.
A communication unit 56 (hereinafter, referred to as a "child unit communication unit 56") including a child device speaker 56a and a child device microphone 56b for a patient to talk with a nurse, and a call button for calling a nurse in a nurse station. 57 and
These slave units 55a, 55b,...
.. Are line-connected to each other.

Each of the corridor lights 6a, 6b,... Has a transmission interface 60 (hereinafter referred to as "corridor light transmission interface 60"), a call detection circuit 61, and a transmission / reception circuit 62 (hereinafter "corridor"). A light transmission / reception circuit 62 ”) and a CPU 63 (hereinafter,“ corridor light CPU 63 ”). Each corridor light CPU 63 includes a corridor light transmission interface 60, a call detection circuit 61, and a corridor. Each of the corridor lamp transmission / reception circuits 62 includes a ceiling speaker 54 and a handset communication unit 56, a call detection circuit 61 includes a call button 57, and a corridor light transmission interface 60 includes a corridor. The light trunk lines L6 are respectively connected.

The nurse call base unit 8 includes a transmission interface 80 (hereinafter, referred to as a "base unit transmission interface 80"), a base unit speaker 81a and a base unit microphone 81b for talking with the sickrooms 5a, 5b,. (Hereinafter referred to as “first master unit communication unit 81”).
A handset 82 (hereinafter, referred to as a “second master unit communication unit 82”) having a base unit receiver 82a and a base unit microphone 82b for a nurse to talk with a patient, and a hospital room 5
a, 5b,..., a call end button 84 for ending the call, a transmission / reception circuit 85
(Hereinafter, referred to as “master unit transmission / reception circuit 85”) and a CPU
86 (hereinafter, referred to as a “base unit CPU 86”), a numeric keypad 87 for inputting the bed number of the patient when talking with the patient in the sickroom, a 7-segment display circuit 88 for displaying the bed number, Toilet assistance recovery button 89 used when restoring toilet assistance, transfer switching setting button 90 used when switching the transfer, call delay setting button 91 used when setting the call delay, and used when broadcasting to a specific hospital room simultaneously A room simultaneous button 92, a listening button 93 used to listen to the state of the room, a simultaneous button 94 used to broadcast simultaneously to each room, and a call indicator light 95.
And a channel selection switch 96.

Here, the base unit CPU 86 includes a base unit transmission interface 80, a call button 83, an end button 84,
Base unit transmission / reception circuit 85, numeric keypad 87, 7-segment display circuit 88, restroom assistance recovery button 89, transfer switching setting button 90, call delay setting button 91, room simultaneous button 92, listen button 93, simultaneous button 94, call indicator light 9
5 and a channel selection switch 96. The base unit transmission / reception circuit 85 includes first and second base unit communication units 81 and 8.
2 and the parent device transmission interface 80, and the parent device main line L7 is connected to the parent device transmission interface 80.

Next, the operation of the nurse call device having such a configuration will be described.

First, a call button installed near a patient bed of a specific patient P2 for a certain patient (hereinafter, referred to as "specific patient P2") in a hospital room 5a, 5b,. When the number 57 is pressed, a call signal is sent to the call detection circuit 6 of the corridor lamp 6a via the slave main line L5a.
Sent to 1. And this calling signal is the corridor light CPU
When detected at 63, the corridor light transmission / reception circuit 62 is controlled, and a call signal containing the address information and the like of the slave unit 55a relating to the specific patient P2 is output from the corridor light CPU 63, and the address information and the like are contained. A calling signal is sent to the controller 7 via the corridor light transmission interface 60 and the corridor light main line L6.

Then, the controller 7 determines that a call is being made from the specific patient P2, and the controller 7 sends a call signal from the specific patient P2 to the master trunk line L7 and the master unit transmission interface 80. Is sent to the parent machine CPU 86 via the.

When the call signal from the specific patient P2 is detected by the master CPU 86 of the nurse call master 8, a ring tone is generated from the master speaker 81a, and
The bed number of the specific patient P2 is displayed on the 7-segment display circuit 88, and the call indicator light 95 flashes. Thus, the call from the specific patient P2 is notified to the nurse in the nurse station.

Here, the nurse in the nurse station confirms the call from the specific patient P2,
3 or picking up the handset as the second master unit communication unit 82 and answering the call, the master trunk line L7,
A communication path is formed between the communication function of the nurse call master device 8 and the communication function of the child device 55a via the controller 7, the corridor light main line L6, the corridor light 6a, and the child device main line L5a. Thus, a call between the nurse in the nurse station and the specific patient P2 is started. The call ends when the end button 84 is pressed or when the handset serving as the second base unit communication unit 82 is placed on a handset receiver (not shown).

On the other hand, a nurse in the nurse station
When calling the specific patient P2, the nurse in the nurse station presses the channel selection switch 96 for displaying the specific patient P2 of the nurse call master unit 8, or inputs the bed number of the specific patient P2 with the ten keys 87. I do. Then, the call signal relating to the specific patient P2 is transmitted to the base unit CPU 86.
Is detected, the calling signal relating to the specific patient P2 is sent from the master CPU 86 to the controller 7 via the master transmission interface 80 and the master trunk L7, and the controller 7 identifies the calling signal. It is determined that it is a call signal to the patient P2. Then, the controller 7 outputs a call signal including address information and the like relating to the specific patient P2, and the call signal including the address information and the like is output via the corridor light main line L6 and the corridor light transmission interface 60. It is transmitted to the hallway CPU 63.

Then, in this corridor lamp CPU 63, a call signal containing address information and the like is transmitted to the specific patient P2.
Is determined to be a call signal to the slave unit 55a, and a corridor light CPU63 sends a call signal to the specific patient P2 to the slave unit 55a of the specific patient P2 via the slave trunk L5a.

The calling signal to the specific patient P2 is transmitted to the child device 5
5A, the call notification function of the slave unit 55a is activated, and the call from the nurse in the nurse station is transmitted to the ceiling speaker 54 and / or the slave unit speaker 56.
a to the specific patient P2.

Here, the specific patient P2 can communicate with a nurse in the nurse station by using the child device speaker 56a and the child device microphone 56b of the child device 55a.

Next, after the specific patient P2 sets the toilet assistance using the call button 57, when restoring the toilet assistance in the nurse call master unit 8, the toilet assistance restoration button 89 is pressed. Then, a restroom assistance restoration signal is output from master unit CPU 86, and this toilet assistance restoration signal is transmitted to master unit transmission interface 80 and master unit trunk line L.
7, the controller 7 determines that the toilet assistance restoration signal is a signal for restoring the toilet assistance set by the specific patient P2. Thus, the controller 7 outputs a toilet assistance restoration signal relating to the specific patient P2, and the toilet assistance restoration signal relating to the specific patient P2 receives the corridor light via the corridor light main line L6 and the corridor light transmission interface 60. It is sent to the CPU 63. Then, when the hallway light CPU 63 detects the toilet assistance recovery signal, the toilet assistance set by the specific patient P2 is restored under the control of the hallway light CPU 63.

Subsequently, when a call from the specific patient P2 to the nurse call master 8 is transferred to another nurse call master (not shown), the transfer switching setting button 90 is pressed. Then, a transfer switching signal is output from master unit CPU 86, and this transfer switching signal is sent to controller 7 through master unit transmission interface 80 and master unit trunk line L7, similarly to the aforementioned toilet assistance recovery signal. The controller 7 sets the transfer switching.

When a call from the specific patient P2 to the nurse call master 8 is to be transferred to a nap room of a nurse or the like after a predetermined time (for example, 20 seconds), the call delay setting button 91 is pressed. Then, the master unit CPU 86
Outputs a paging delay signal, and this paging delay signal is transmitted to the base station transmission interface 80 in the same manner as the above-described transfer switching signal.
Then, it is sent to the controller 7 via the master trunk line L7, and the controller 7 sets a call delay.

Next, when broadcasting simultaneously to a specific room, for example, the room 5a, the room simultaneous button 92 is depressed, and the room number relating to the room 5a is inputted by the ten keys 87. Then, the room simultaneous broadcast signal is output from master unit CPU 86, and this room simultaneous broadcast signal is transmitted to the specific patient P2.
As well as the calling signal to the base unit transmission interface 8
0, main machine main line L7, controller 7, corridor light main line L6, and corridor light CPU6 via corridor light transmission interface 60
3 is sent.

Then, the corridor lamp CPU 63 determines that the room broadcast signal is a room broadcast signal to the sickroom 5a.
A call signal is sent to the ceiling speaker 5 via the slave main line L5a.
4 and / or transmitted to the child device speaker 56a.

Here, when the nurse in the nurse station presses the talk button 83, the master trunk line L7, the controller 7, the corridor lamp trunk line L6, the corridor lamp trunk 6a, and the slave trunk trunk line L5a.
, A communication path is formed between the ceiling speaker 54 and / or the child device speaker 56a and the parent device microphone 81b. Thereby, the nurses in the nurse station can simultaneously broadcast the room to the sickroom 5a.

Next, when the nurse in the nurse station listens to the state in the sickroom 5a, the nurse button 9
3 is depressed, and the tenant key 87 is used to input the room number relating to the room 5a. Then, a listening signal is output from master unit CPU 86, and this listening signal is sent to master unit transmission interface 80 and master unit trunk line L in the same manner as the aforementioned room broadcast signal.
7, the controller 7, the corridor light main line L6 and the corridor light transmission interface 60 are sent to the corridor light CPU 63.

Then, the corridor light CPU 63 determines that the listening signal is a signal for listening to the inside of the sickroom 5a, and the corridor light CPU 63 transmits a listening signal to the sickroom 5a via the slave trunk line L5a. Is sent to each child device microphone 56b, and the nurse in the nurse station
The state inside the sickroom 5a can be heard.

To broadcast simultaneously to the rooms 5a, 5b,..., The simultaneous button 94 is pressed. Then,
A broadcast signal is output from the master CPU 86, and the broadcast signal is transmitted via the master transmission interface 80, the master trunk L7, the controller 7, and the corridor light trunk L6, similarly to the room broadcast signal described above. Are transmitted to the respective transmission interfaces 60 of the corridor lights 6a, 6b,...

When the corridor light CPU 63 of each corridor light 6a, 6b,... Detects a broadcast signal, the corridor light CPU 63 transmits the broadcast signal to each of the sickrooms 5a, 5a, 5b.
.. are determined to be simultaneous broadcasts, and the simultaneous broadcast signals to the respective sick rooms 5a, 5b,... are transmitted from the corridor lamp CPUs 63 to the ceiling speakers 54 and (or) via the slave trunks L5a, L5b,. ) It is sent to each slave unit speaker 56a.

Here, when the nurse in the nurse station presses the talk button 83, the main trunk line L7, the control unit 7, the corridor light trunk line L6, the corridor lights 6a, 6b,... And the slave trunk lines L5a, L5b,. Through each ceiling speaker 54
And / or a communication path is formed between each slave speaker 56a and the master microphone 81b. Thus, the nurses in the nurse station can broadcast simultaneously to each of the hospital rooms 5a, 5b,.

[0028]

However, in a nurse call device having such a configuration, a seven-segment display circuit, a numeric keypad, a toilet assistance recovery button, a transfer switching setting button, a call delay setting button, a room simultaneous button,
Since a large number of function keys such as a listening button and a simultaneous button are required, wiring connected to each switch of these function keys becomes complicated, and
Once the layout of these function keys is set, there is a problem that the change cannot be made easily. Furthermore, since a personal computer for managing the information of each patient must be used separately, there is a problem that the nurse call device becomes complicated and large in size as a whole.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and aims to improve the visibility of the display unit of the nurse call master unit and eliminate the need for a personal computer. Another object of the present invention is to provide a nurse call device that can be simply designed.

[0030]

In order to achieve the above object, a nurse call base unit according to the present invention includes a communication unit provided on each bed in a hospital room and a call button that can be called for each call type via a control unit. A nurse call device that connects to the nurse call master device and calls and talks between the call part and the nurse call master device with each other, wherein the nurse call master device receives a call from the call button. A color LCD that displays the bed type of the bed to which the call type and the call button belong in katakana, kanji, and color, an image memory that stores the patient information of the bed number in advance, and the communication unit and the nurse call base unit. When calling each other at the time of reading out the patient information of the bed number from the image memory and displaying it on the color LCD, at the time of calling to call the communication section of the bed to be talked to, and at the time of restoring assistance During the transfer switch setting, when you call delay setting, when the room simultaneously broadcast, in listening at the time or all at once broadcast or the like,
By touching a touch input unit such as a numeric keypad or a function key on the color LCD, a touch panel for inputting a bed number, restoring assistance, transfer switching setting, call delay setting, room broadcast, listening or broadcast, etc. And a touch panel controller that recognizes input from a touch input unit such as a numeric keypad or a function key of a touch panel.

According to the nurse call apparatus of the present invention, since the color LCD for displaying the call type and the bed number in color is provided, the visibility of the display unit of the nurse call master unit can be improved. The layout of the numeric keypad display and function key display can be freely changed on the screen of the PC, and since it has an image memory, it is possible to eliminate the need for a personal computer and to use the numeric keypad display and function on the touch panel. Switches such as a key display unit can be centralized, and the nurse call base unit can be designed compactly and simply.

[0032]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments to which the nurse call apparatus of the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a nurse call apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, a nurse call device of the present invention includes a ceiling speaker 10 provided in each hospital room 1a, 1b,. , ... and each sickroom 1
a, 1b,... are installed near the entrances, respectively.
A plurality of hallway lights 2 that detect calls from a, 11b,.
, a controller 2 and a nurse call master unit 4 installed in a nurse station. Here, the ceiling speaker 10 and the specific slave unit 11a in each of the hospital rooms 1a, 1b,...
are connected to the corresponding corridor lights 2a, 2b,... respectively, and the corridor lights 2a, 2b,... are each connected to the controller 3 via the corridor light main line L2. The controller 3 is connected to the nurse call master 4 via a master trunk L3.

Each of the slave units 11a, 11b,.
A communication unit 12 (hereinafter, referred to as a "child unit communication unit 12") including a child device speaker 12a and a child device microphone 12b for a patient to talk with a nurse, and a call button for calling a nurse in a nurse station. 13 and
These slave units 11a, 11b,...
.. Are line-connected to each other.

Each of the corridor lights 2a, 2b,... Has a transmission interface 20 (hereinafter referred to as "corridor light transmission interface 20"), a call detection circuit 21, and a transmission / reception talk circuit 22 (hereinafter, "corridor"). A light transmission / reception circuit 22 ") and a CPU 23 (hereinafter," corridor light CPU 23 "). Each corridor light CPU 23 includes a corridor light transmission interface 20, a call detection circuit 21, and a corridor. Each of the corridor light transmission / reception circuits 22 includes a ceiling speaker 10 and a handset communication unit 12, a call detection circuit 21 includes a call button 13, and a corridor light transmission interface 20 includes a corridor. Light trunk lines L2 are respectively connected.

The nurse call base unit 4 includes a transmission interface 40 (hereinafter, referred to as a "base unit transmission interface 40"), a base unit speaker 41a and a base unit microphone 41b for talking with the hospital rooms 1a, 1b,. (Hereinafter, referred to as “first master unit communication unit 41”).
A handset 42 (hereinafter, referred to as a "second master unit communication unit 42") incorporating a master unit receiver 42a and a master unit microphone 42b for a nurse to talk with a patient, and a hospital room 1.
a, 1b,..., a call button 43 for ending the call, a transmission / reception circuit 45
(Hereinafter, referred to as “master unit transmission / reception circuit 45”) and a CPU.
46 (hereinafter referred to as “master CPU 46”), a touch panel 47 used at a predetermined time, a color LCD 48,
An image memory 49, an LCD controller 50, a touch panel controller 51, a call indicator light 52, and a tuning switch 53 are provided. Here, the "predetermined time" means that when calling the communication section of the bed that the user wants to talk to, when restoring toilet assistance, when performing transfer switching between a plurality of nurse call master units, one for a plurality of nurse call master units. Refers to delaying a call compared to the other, broadcasting to a sickroom, listening to a sickbed, or broadcasting to all sickrooms. In addition, on the screen of the color LCD 48, a call type display section 48a, a room number display section 48b, a numeric keypad display section 48c, a toilet assistance recovery display section 48d, a transfer switching setting display section 48e, a call delay setting display section 48f, and a room simultaneous A display unit 48g, a listening display unit 48h, and a simultaneous display unit 48i appear.

Thus, the master unit CPU 46 comprises the master unit transmission interface 40, the talk button 43, and the end button 4
4, connected to the base unit transmission / reception circuit 45, the image memory 49, the LCD controller 50, the touch panel controller 51, the call indicator 52, and the tuning switch 53,
A color LCD 48 is connected to the controller 50, and a touch panel 47 is connected to the touch panel controller 51. The base unit transmission / reception circuit 45 is connected to the first and second base unit communication units 41 and 42 and the base unit transmission interface 40, and the base unit main line L3 is connected to the base unit transmission interface 40. I have.

Next, the operation of the nurse call device having such a configuration will be described.

First, in order for a certain patient (hereinafter referred to as "specific patient P1") in the hospital room 1a, 1b,... To call a nurse in the nurse station, a call button installed near the patient bed of the specific patient P1 13, the call signal is transmitted to the call detection circuit 2 of the corridor lamp 2a via the slave main line L1a.
Sent to 1. And this calling signal is the corridor light CPU
When detected at 23, the corridor light transmission / reception circuit 22 is controlled, and a call signal containing the address information of the cordless handset 11a related to the specific patient P1 is output from the corridor light CPU 23, and the address information is contained. A calling signal is sent to the controller 3 via the corridor light transmission interface 20 and the corridor light main line L2.

Then, the controller 3 determines that a call is being made from the specific patient P1, and the controller 3 transmits a call signal from the specific patient P1 to the master trunk line L3 and the master unit transmission interface 40. Is sent to the master unit CPU 46 via the.

When the calling signal from the specific patient P1 is detected by the main unit CPU 46 of the nurse call main unit 4, the main unit transmission / reception circuit 45 is controlled and the image memory 49 sends the specific patient P1. Such information is read, and the information relating to the specific patient P1 is sent to the LCD controller 50. As a result, the information about the specific patient P1 is displayed on the call type display section 48a of the color LCD 48, and the bed number of the specific patient P1 is displayed in color on the sickroom number display section 48b, and the call display lamp 52 blinks.

At this point, the nurse in the nurse station confirms the information on the specific patient P1 and the bed number on the call type display section 48a and the room number display section 48b of the color LCD 48, and presses the talk button 43. Alternatively, when the user picks up the handset as the second base unit communication unit 42 and answers the call, the nurse call base unit 4 is transmitted via the base unit main line L3, the control unit 3, the corridor lamp main line L2, the corridor lamp 2a, and the child unit main line L1a. A communication path is formed between the first communication unit 41 or the second master unit communication unit and the slave unit communication unit 12. Thus, a call between the nurse in the nurse station and the specific patient P1 is started. The call can be made by pressing the end button 44 or the second base unit communication unit 4.
Handset as handset 2 (not shown)
To end.

On the other hand, the nurse in the nurse station
When talking with the specific patient P1, first, the channel selection switch 53 related to the specific patient P1 is depressed, or the color L
By performing a touch operation on the numeric keypad display section 48c of the CD 48, the bed number relating to the specific patient P1 is input. Then, the calling signal relating to the specific patient P1 is transmitted from the tuning switch 53 or the touch panel controller 51 to the master unit C.
It is sent to PU46. When the base station CPU 46 detects the call signal relating to the specific patient P1, the information relating to the specific patient P1 is read from the image memory 49, and the information relating to the specific patient P1 is transmitted to the LCD controller 50. Thereby, the bed number relating to the specific patient P1 is displayed in color on the room number display section 48b. At the same time, the call signal relating to the specific patient P1 is transmitted from the parent device CPU 46 to the parent device transmission interface 40 and the parent device trunk line L3.
Is sent to the controller 3 via the
It is determined that such a call signal is a call signal to the specific patient P1. The controller 3 outputs a call signal containing address information and the like related to the specific patient P1, and the call signal containing the address information and the like is output to the corridor light trunk line L.
2 and is transmitted to the hallway light CPU 23 via the hallway light transmission interface 20.

Then, in the corridor lamp CPU 23, a calling signal containing address information and the like is output to the specific patient P1.
Is determined to be a call signal to the child device 11a according to the above, and a call signal to the specific patient P1 is transmitted from the corridor light CPU 23 to the child device 11a relating to the specific patient P1 via the child device main line L1a.

The calling signal to the specific patient P1 is the slave 1
1a, the call notification function of the slave unit 11a is activated, and a call from a nurse in the nurse station is transmitted to the ceiling speaker 10 and / or the slave unit speaker 12a.
a to the specific patient P1.

Here, the specific patient P1 can communicate with a nurse in the nurse station by using the child device speaker 12a and the child device microphone 12b of the child device 11a. It should be noted that the nurse calls the end button 44
Is pressed, or the handset serving as the second master unit communication unit 42 is placed on a handset receiving stand (not shown) to end the process.

Next, when restoring assistance from the nurse call master unit 4, the toilet assistance restoration display section 48d of the color LCD 48 is touched. Then, the toilet assistance recovery signal is detected by the touch panel controller 51, and the toilet assistance recovery signal is transmitted to the parent device CPU 46. Then, this toilet assistance restoration signal is
When detected by the PU 46, a restroom assistance restoration signal is output from the master unit CPU 46, and the toilet assistance restoration signal is sent to the controller 3 via the master unit transmission interface 40 and the master unit trunk line L3. It is determined that the toilet assistance restoration signal is a signal for restoring the toilet assistance set by the specific patient P1. Then, the controller 3 outputs a toilet assistance restoration signal relating to the specific patient P1 and sends the toilet assistance restoration signal relating to the specific patient P1 to the corridor lamp CPU 23 via the corridor light main line L2 and the corridor light transmission interface 20. Is done. And corridor light C
When PU23 detects the toilet assistance recovery signal, the corridor light C
Under the control of the PU 23, the toilet assistance set by the specific patient P1 is restored.

Subsequently, when a call from the specific patient P1 to the nurse call master 4 is to be transferred to another nurse call master (not shown), the transfer switching setting display section 48e of the color LCD 48 is touch-operated. A transfer switching signal is sent to the touch panel controller 51. When the transfer switching signal is detected by the master CPU 46, a transfer switching signal is output from the master CPU 46, and the transfer switching signal is transmitted to the master CPU 46 in the same manner as the aforementioned toilet assistance recovery signal.
46, master unit transmission interface 40 and master unit trunk line L
3 to the controller 3. Thereby, the transfer switching setting is performed under the control of the controller 3. In addition, the call from the specific patient P1 to the nurse call master 4 is transferred to a nap room of a nurse or the like after a lapse of a predetermined time (for example, 20 seconds). In this case, the call delay setting display section 48f of the color LCD 48 is touched to send a call delay signal to the touch panel controller 51. Then, when the calling delay signal is detected by the base unit CPU 46, the base unit CPU 4
6 outputs a call delay signal, and this call delay signal is sent to the controller 3 via the master unit CPU 46, the master unit transmission interface 40, and the master unit trunk line L3, similarly to the above-described transfer switching signal. With this, the transfer switching setting is made under the control of the controller 3. Next, when broadcasting to a specific room, for example, the room 1a simultaneously, the room simultaneous display unit 48g of the color LCD 48 is operated by touching the numeric keypad display unit 4.
At 8c, the sickroom number relating to the sickroom 1a is touch-input, and a room simultaneous signal is transmitted to the touch panel controller 51. When the room simultaneous signal is detected by the master unit CPU 46, the room simultaneous signal is output from the master unit CPU 46, and the room simultaneous signal is transmitted to the master unit transmission interface in the same manner as the above-described call signal to the specific patient P1. Ace 40,
It is transmitted to the hallway light CPU 23 via the main machine main line L3, the control unit 3, the hallway light main line L2, and the hallway light transmission interface 20.

Then, the corridor lamp CPU 23 determines that the room broadcast signal is a room broadcast signal to the sickroom 1a.
Signal to the ceiling speaker 1 via the slave trunk line L1a
0 and / or transmitted to the slave speaker 12a.

Here, when the nurse in the nurse station presses the talk button 43, the master trunk line L3, the controller 3, the corridor lamp trunk line L2, the corridor lamp trunk 2a, and the slave trunk trunk line L1a.
, A communication path is formed between the ceiling speaker 10 and / or the child device speaker 12a and the parent device microphone 41b. As a result, the nurses in the nurse station can simultaneously broadcast the room to the sickroom 1a.

Subsequently, when the nurse in the nurse station listens to the situation in the hospital room 1a, the color LCD is used.
A touch operation is performed on the 48 listening display unit 48h, and a room number relating to the room 1a is touch-input on the numeric keypad display unit 48c, and a listening signal is transmitted to the touch panel controller 51. When this listening signal is detected by the base unit CPU 46,
A listening signal is output from the master unit CPU 46, and the listening signal is output from the master unit transmission interface 40, the master unit trunk L3, the controller 3, the corridor lamp trunk line L3, and the corridor lamp transmission interface in the same manner as the room broadcast signal described above. It is sent to the hallway light CPU 23 via the ace 20.

Then, the corridor light CPU 23 determines that the listening signal is a signal for listening to the inside of the sickroom 1a, and a listening signal from the corridor light CPU23 to the sickroom 1a is transmitted to the sickroom 1a via the child device trunk line L1a. Is sent to each child device microphone 12b, and the nurse in the nurse station
The state inside the sickroom 1a can be heard.

When broadcasting to all the rooms 1a, 1b,... At the same time, the simultaneous display section 48i of the color LCD 48 is touched and the simultaneous signal is transmitted to the touch panel controller 5.
Send to 1. Then, the simultaneous signal is transmitted to the master unit CPU 46.
, A broadcast signal is output from the base unit CPU 46, and this broadcast signal is transmitted to the base unit transmission interface 40, the base unit trunk line L3, the controller 3, and the corridor lamp trunk line L2 in the same manner as the above-mentioned room broadcast signal. Through each corridor light 2a, 2
b,... are transmitted to the respective transmission interfaces 20.

When the corridor light CPU 23 of each corridor light 2a, 2b,... Detects the broadcast signal, the corridor light CPU 23 transmits the broadcast signal to each of the sickrooms 1a, 1a, and 1b.
, and broadcast signals to the respective sickrooms 1a, 1b,... are transmitted from the corridor lamp CPUs 23 to the respective ceiling speakers 10 and (or) via the slave trunks L1a, L1b,. ) It is sent to each slave unit speaker 12a.

Here, when the nurse in the nurse station presses the talk button 43, the main trunk line L3, the controller 3, the corridor light trunk line L2, the corridor lights 2a, 2b,... And the slave trunk lines L1a, L1b,. , Each ceiling speaker 10 and / or each child device speaker 12a and the parent device microphone 4
1b is formed with the communication path. Thus, the nurses in the nurse station can broadcast simultaneously to each of the hospital rooms 1a, 1b,...

[0056]

As is apparent from the above description, the nurse call device according to the present invention is provided with the color LCD for displaying the call type and the bed number in color.
The visibility of the display unit of the nurse call master unit can be improved, and the layout of the numeric keypad display unit and function key display unit on the color LCD screen can be freely changed. Since the personal computer is not provided, a personal computer can be dispensed with and switches such as a numeric keypad display and a function key display can be integrated on a touch panel. As a result, a nurse call base unit can be designed compactly and simply.

[0057]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a nurse call device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a conventional nurse call device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 ... Call part 13 ... Call button 3 ... Controller 4 ... Nurse call parent machine 47 ... Touch panel 48 ... Color LCD 49 ... Image memory 50 ... LCD controller 51 ... Touch panel controller

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A communication unit (12) provided on each bed in a hospital room,
A call button (13) that can be called for each call type is connected to a nurse call base unit (4) via a controller (3), and a call button for the bed, between the calling unit and the nurse call base unit. A nurse's call base unit for making a call and a call with each other, wherein the nurse call master unit displays a call type from the call button and a bed number of a bed to which the call button belongs in katakana, kanji, and color LCD (color). 48), an image memory (49) in which the information of the patient having the bed number is stored in advance, and the image memory when the call unit and the nurse call base unit call each other. An LCD controller (50) for reading out the patient information of the bed number and displaying it on the color LCD, for calling the calling section of the bed to be called, for restoring the toilet, for setting the transfer switching, and for calling. At the time of delay setting, at the time of simultaneous broadcasting of a room, at the time of listening, or at the time of simultaneous broadcasting, etc., by touching a touch input unit such as a numeric keypad or a function key on the color LCD, the bed number, the toilet assistance recovery, and the transfer switching setting are performed. A touch panel (47) for inputting the call delay setting, the room broadcast, the listening or the broadcast, etc., and recognizes input from a touch input unit such as a numeric keypad or a function key of the touch panel. A nurse call device comprising a touch panel controller (51).