JP2004221926A - Relief system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly acquire user's personal information required for a relief helper even when a user can not perform complicated operation in a positional search/relief system utilizing a portable communication terminal. <P>SOLUTION: The relief system 1 is provided with a portable communication terminal 2 with a position measuring function, a prescribed communication means, a storage device for storing prescribed information in each user, and a management center 3 for acquiring user's positional information from the terminal 2 and managing the positional information. User's basic medical data are included in user's information and the portable communication terminal 2 is provided with an emergency communication switch 24. When a user 2A operates the emergency communication switch 24 formed on the communication terminal 2, an emergency signal is transmitted to the management center 3 and an emergency state and necessary information in the user's information are reported from the management center 3 to a prescribed contact destination 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a rescue system using a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly to a rescue system that facilitates acquisition of user information required for rescue of a user.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, mobile terminals that transmit position information using GPS satellites are provided for searching for wandering elderly people or lost children, and a predetermined management center searches for the terminal position when necessary, and the position information is obtained. A service for contacting a person concerned or a staff member visiting and providing rescue has become widespread. In addition, in the case of sudden illness in elderly people living alone, worsening chronic illness when going out, or a traffic accident, etc., a service for seeking help via the management center using the emergency communication function provided in this mobile terminal is added. Often.
[0003]
On the other hand, in the case of a traffic accident or sudden illness, it will be linked to a medical institution, but it is usually difficult to obtain basic medical data from the rescued user, and the basic medical data unique to the user In many cases, appropriate measures cannot be taken at an early stage.
[0004]
On the other hand, in the United States, a technique in which predetermined medical information is displayed on an accessory such as an accessory, and the medical staff reads the information and uses it for treatment has become widespread. Further, there has been proposed a technique in which predetermined medical information is recorded on an IC chip, embedded in a body, and the information is read when necessary. These techniques are useful in that the user can obtain basic medical data whenever and where the user is rescued. However, since this technology requires a predetermined reading device, it cannot be used in all medical institutions. In addition, it is not practical at the moment because updating medical data is not easy. Further, since personal information including such medical data is important information to be kept secret from individuals, it is necessary to ensure security. However, measures such as loss or theft are not sufficient.
[0005]
Therefore, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-232569 discloses a rescue system using a portable communication terminal having a positioning function, which includes a database device that stores not only user position information but also personal information including medical information. A technique has been proposed in which, when a person uses an emergency communication function, such personal information and location information are automatically notified to an emergency report destination or a medical institution.
[0006]
This technology links the location search and rescue system using a mobile communication terminal with the notification of personal basic medical data to medical institutions, so that basic medical data can be used at an early stage and there is little fear of personal information leaking. It is also an excellent technology. However, when using this function, the user (the rescuee) must input a predetermined emergency call number using the portable communication terminal. In such a case, the user often loses consciousness and judgment, and thus cannot usually expect such a complicated operation. Therefore, not only the acquisition of basic medical data but also the delay in contacting related parties such as the user's family.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to solving the above-described problems. In a position search and rescue system using a portable communication terminal, a rescue person who needs rescuers even if the user cannot perform complicated operations is required. It is an object of the present invention to quickly obtain personal information of a person.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Accordingly, the present invention provides a portable communication terminal with a positioning function, a predetermined communication means, a storage device for storing predetermined information for each user, and a method for acquiring position information of a user from the portable communication terminal, A management center having a control unit that manages user information including the user information and notifies required information in the user information to a predetermined contact when necessary. In the rescue system performed,
The user information can include the basic medical data of the user, and the mobile communication terminal is provided with an emergency communication switch, and the user operates an emergency communication switch provided on the mobile communication terminal. An emergency signal is transmitted to the management center, and the emergency situation and necessary information in the user information are notified to the predetermined contact from the management center.
[0009]
As a result, even if the user who needs rescue is not sufficiently conscious or judged, it is possible to perform emergency communication to the management center just by operating the emergency communication switch, And inform the user information including the basic medical data of the user that is particularly necessary for rescue. Then, even if the emergency communication switch cannot be activated, such as when the user is unconscious, a nearby third party can activate the emergency communication switch of the portable communication terminal owned by the user to seek rescue. Alternatively, rescue workers or the like can operate this to contact relevant persons or acquire basic medical data.
[0010]
In addition, the notice can be displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone as the notification to the mobile phone owned by the contact, and the user information including the user location information can be displayed, so that the person in charge of the contact is out. Even if the user confirms the position of the user displayed on the map displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone, quickly goes to rescue and obtains useful information such as basic medical data of the user It becomes possible.
[0011]
Further, the rescue person accesses the management center by a predetermined communication means so that the ID of the user is displayed on the display screen of the portable communication terminal in conjunction with the operation of the emergency communication switch. The user information can be directly obtained by inputting or notifying a user ID.
[0012]
Thus, even when the user cannot operate the portable communication terminal sufficiently, the rescuer can directly obtain the user information necessary for the rescue via the Internet or the like, so that quick and effective rescue can be performed. . In addition, security can be enhanced by requesting presentation of a user ID when providing user information. Incidentally, even if the user loses such a portable communication terminal, the personal information can be protected by making a request for changing the user ID to the management center.
[0013]
Furthermore, if the URL and / or the telephone number of the management center is displayed in addition to the user ID on the display screen of the portable communication terminal in conjunction with the operation of the emergency communication switch, the rescue operation can be performed. This eliminates the need for the user to check the URL or telephone number from which the user information is obtained. In addition, if the management center is accessed using the user's mobile communication terminal and the user information can be displayed on the display screen of the mobile communication terminal, the rescuer can immediately use the mobile communication terminal even outdoors. Information can be obtained.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Note that, even in different embodiments, the same components will be described with the same reference numerals.
[0015]
FIG. 1 illustrates a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is a schematic diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a rescue system 1. The mobile communication terminal 2 receives a GPS radio wave 60 from a GPS satellite 6 and is connected to the base station 5 via a wireless line 20. The base station 5 is connected to the management center 3 by a wired line 70, and the management center 3 is connected to a predetermined contact 4 by an Internet line 100 and a telephone line 10. Note that the telephone line 10 may be connected to a wireless line of a mobile phone in some cases.
[0016]
The mobile communication terminal 2 is of a mobile phone type having a display screen 23 and an operation unit 25, and is carried by a user 2A. The mobile communication terminal 2 is connected to a plurality of GPS satellites 6 orbiting the earth in a predetermined orbit. A GPS radio wave receiving antenna 21 that receives a GPS radio wave 60 having predetermined emitted information is provided, and a positioning processing unit 26 that simultaneously receives radio waves from a plurality of GPS satellites 6 and calculates a reception position by a predetermined calculation is provided. ing. Further, a wireless antenna 22 for transmitting position information indicating such a receiving position, a user-specific code, and the like to a predetermined base station 5 and transmitting / receiving a wireless communication 20 as a mobile phone is also provided. Further, an emergency communication switch 24 is provided, and an emergency signal can be transmitted together with the position information and the user identification code just by pressing the switch. If the mobile communication terminal 2 is worn on a wrist rather than a mobile phone, and is worn on the wrist, there is less fear of loss or the like when dealing with wandering of the elderly or lost children.
[0017]
The base station 5 transmits the information from the portable communication terminal 2 to the management center 3 via a wired communication line 70. In addition, a plurality of base stations 5 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the use area because the communication distance of the mobile communication terminal 2 by radio waves is limited, so that a communication disabled state can be avoided.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 2, the management center 3 receives and controls information from the base station 5 by the control unit 32 and stores position information for each user in the position information storage device 35. Further, the management center 3 has a personal information storage device 36 for storing not only such position information but also personal information for each user, and a contact storage device 37 for storing emergency contact information. Further, a server 33 for presenting user information to the concerned persons or rescuers who have accessed via the Internet 100 and an emergency message via a telephone line 10 to a predetermined contact address or an automatic message or an e-mail communication to a mobile phone. Is provided with a notification unit 34 for contacting the user. Furthermore, an operator 30 is also provided for communicating notification items via the telephone line 10 in an emergency.
[0019]
Since the position information in the position information storage device 35 is continuously updated and stored, the movement of the user can always be confirmed in real time via the server 33 and the Internet line 100. For example, in the case of wandering of an elderly person, his / her family or facility staff accesses the server 33 and inputs a predetermined user ID, so that the position of the user displayed on the map is displayed in real time. The screen of the user information to be displayed can be opened.
[0020]
In the personal information storage device 36, in addition to information such as the user's name, age, address, and contact information, the user's basic medical data can be registered. For example, the emergency treatment, such as the type and degree of chronic disease (normal blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure of hypertensive patients, average blood glucose of diabetic patients, etc.), medical history, allergy history, type and amount of regularly used drugs, etc. Important information can be registered at the time of service contract. When such basic medical data changes, the user can easily update his / her own data by accessing the server 33.
[0021]
The contact storage device 37 stores contact information to be notified in an emergency for each user. For example, in the case of an elderly person in a facility, the person in charge of the facility is a person in charge, in the case of a child, a guardian, and in the case of a company employee, a person in charge of managing the company. Then, such an emergency notification is sent to the contact 4 by a predetermined method. In addition, as the predetermined method, notification by e-mail, FAX communication, or automatic telephone voice transmitted to the mobile phone by the notification unit 34, and notification by telephone by the operator 30 at the request of the user are also possible.
[0022]
Next, the flow of the rescue system 1 according to the present invention will be described with reference to a chart.
FIG. 3 is a chart illustrating the flow of the rescue system 1 when the user 2B is a child and is lost when going out. When the user 2B is out of contact with the guardian who is the contact 4, the user 2B pushes the emergency communication switch 24 of the portable communication terminal 2 in search of rescue (S1). Then, an emergency signal is transmitted to the management center 3 via the wireless line 20 and the wired line 70 (the base station 5 is omitted). The emergency signal is accompanied by a user-specific code, and the management center 3 reads out a predetermined emergency contact 4 from the contact storage 37 based on the code (S2). Then, the emergency information (lost child information) and the position information are transmitted and notified to the contact 4 by e-mail using the mobile phone communication from the notifying unit 34 (S3).
[0023]
The guardian who is the contact 4 who has been notified confirms the position of the user 2B on the map displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone, and goes to the rescue (S4). In this description, the operation is performed from the lost user 2B, but it goes without saying that the location information of the user 2B can be obtained by accessing the management center 3 from the guardian who is the contact 4.
[0024]
FIG. 4 is a chart for explaining the flow of the rescue system 1 when the user 2C who cannot operate the mobile communication terminal 2 such as the elderly suffers a seizure of a chronic illness and is rescued by a primary rescuer who happened to be nearby. FIG. The user 2C seeks rescue from the primary rescuer when a seizure occurs (S1). The primary rescuer requested for rescue finds an instruction displayed on the mobile communication terminal 2 to press the emergency communication button 24 in an emergency, and presses the emergency communication switch 24 (S2). Then, the contact 4 is read out by the user-specific code in the management center 3 (S3), and the operator 30 calls a nearby hospital registered as the contact 4 to call the emergency situation and the positional information / basic medical care of the user. The user information including the data is notified (S4). The notified contact 4 (hospital staff) confirms the position of the user, goes to rescue, and performs treatment after rescue (S5).
[0025]
FIG. 5 is a chart diagram illustrating a flow of the rescue system 1 when the unconscious user 2D encounters an accident and is rescued by the rescue squad. First, a rescue squad rescues an unconscious user 2D in a traffic accident (S1). When the rescue team discovers the mobile communication terminal 2 of the mobile phone type, it pushes the emergency communication switch 24 to notify the management center 3 of the occurrence of an emergency (S2). The management center 3 reads out the contact 4 (family) using the user-specific code (S3), and notifies the contact 4 of predetermined information (S4).
[0026]
The display screen 23 of the mobile communication terminal 2 operated by the rescue squad includes an instruction to access the management center 3 when user information such as basic medical data of the user is required, and a user ID of the user. The URL of the management center and the telephone number are displayed. When the rescue worker accesses or calls the management center 3 (S5), the user center 3 requests the input or notification of the user ID (S6).
[0027]
When the rescue technician inputs or notifies the user ID (S7) according to this, the user information is transmitted from the management center 3 to the portable communication terminal 2 (S8), and this is displayed on the display screen 23 thereof. When the rescue squad transmits this to the destination hospital (S9), the hospital treats the user 2D based on the basic medical data (S10). If requested by a rescue technician, the management center 3 can also fax the user information including the basic medical data to the hospital to be transported. As a result, it is possible to perform quick and effective treatment while utilizing basic medical data unique to the user 2D.
[0028]
Although the best mode for carrying out the present invention has been sufficiently described in the above description, the present invention is not limited to these. For example, the rescue system according to the present invention can function effectively not only when the user goes out, but also in case of sudden illness in the elderly living alone.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the rescue system of the present invention, in a position search and rescue system using a mobile communication terminal, even if the user cannot perform complicated operations, the rescuer can obtain the personal information of the user who needs it. You can get it quickly.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a rescue system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a detailed configuration of a management center in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart for a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 rescue system, 2 mobile communication terminals, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D users, 3 management centers, 4 contacts, 5 base stations, 6 GSP satellites, 10 telephone lines, 20 wireless lines, 21 GPS radio receiving antenna, 22 Wireless antenna, 23 display screen, 24 emergency communication switch, 25 operation unit, 26 positioning processing unit, 30 operator, 31 management unit, 32 control unit, 33 server, 34 notification unit, 35 location information storage device, 36 personal information storage device , 37 contact storage device, 60 GPS radio wave, 100 Internet line

Claims (5)

A portable communication terminal with a positioning function, a predetermined communication means, a storage device for storing predetermined information for each user, and user information including the position information while acquiring position information of the user from the portable communication terminal And a management center having a control unit for notifying the required information in the user information to a predetermined contact when necessary, in a rescue system for searching and rescuing a user,
The user information can include the basic medical data of the user, and the mobile communication terminal is provided with an emergency communication switch, and the user operates an emergency communication switch provided on the mobile communication terminal. An emergency signal is transmitted to the management center, and the emergency information and necessary information in the user information are notified to the predetermined contact from the management center. The rescue system according to claim 1, wherein the notification is a notification to a mobile phone owned by the contact, and the user information including the user location information can be displayed on a display screen of the mobile phone. On the display screen of the portable communication terminal, the ID of the user is displayed in conjunction with the operation of the emergency communication switch, and a rescuer accesses the management center by a predetermined communication means and inputs the user ID or The rescue system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the user information can be directly obtained by notifying. 4. The rescue system according to claim 3, wherein a URL and / or a telephone number of the management center is displayed in addition to the user ID on the display screen of the portable communication terminal in conjunction with the operation of the emergency communication switch. The rescue system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the user information can be displayed on a display screen of the mobile communication terminal by accessing the management center using the mobile communication terminal of the user.

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