JPH02177660A - Emergency communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smoothly and accurately inform the occurrence spot of a fire, etc., of an emergency informing destination by automatically dialing to a specific emergency communication destination such as a fire department by operating a switch and transmitting the occurrence of the fire, etc., and necessary communication information in voice when an emergency such as the fire occurs. CONSTITUTION:The subject equipment is equipped with an automatic dialing means 25 to automatically dial to the specific emergency communication destination based on the telephone number of the specific emergency communication destination stored in a first storing means 26 to store the telephone number. Further, the equipment is equipped with a voice signal generating means 24 to read out voice information from a second storing means 19 to store communication contents for the emergency communication destination as the voice information and send the voice signal to the emergency communication destination. Consequently, when the emergency such as the fire occurs, and the switch is operated by an operating means, automatic dialing to the specific emergency communication destination such as the fire station is executed, and the occurrence of the fire, etc., and the necessary communication information are transmitted in voice. Thus, the necessary information such as a fire occurrence spot can be smoothly and accurately informed of the emergency communication destination.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to an emergency notification device used to notify a specific emergency destination, such as a fire department, in the event of a fire or the like.

<Prior Art> Fire alarms are generally known as this type of emergency notification device. This fire alarm is designed to automatically notify the fire department of the occurrence of a fire when a push button switch is pressed. Therefore, when a fire occurs, either the fire alarm is used to report the fire, or the person at the origin of the fire directly calls the fire department and reports that a fire has occurred.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, fire alarms are only installed in specific buildings and facilities, and are not particularly effective against fires occurring in ordinary homes. In addition, in the case of reporting by telephone, there is a problem in that it is difficult to accurately transmit necessary information such as the location of the fire to the fire department because the scene is chaotic during an emergency situation.

This invention was made with a focus on the above problem, and realizes smooth and accurate emergency calls by automatically dialing a specific emergency call destination, such as a fire department, and reporting the details of the call via a telephone line. The purpose is to provide a new emergency notification device.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, the emergency call device of the present invention includes an operating means that is operated to make an emergency call, and a switch that stores the telephone number of a specific emergency call destination. 1 storage means, automatic dialing means for automatically dialing an emergency call destination based on the telephone number stored in the first storage means when a switch is operated by the operation means, and the content of the report to the emergency call destination as voice information. The system is equipped with a second storage means for storing information, and an audio signal generating means for reading voice information from the second storage means and sending out an audio signal to the emergency destination when there is a response to the automatic dialing from the emergency destination. .

In addition, in order to realize emergency notification without manual intervention, the emergency notification device of the invention described in claim 2 includes an automatic detection means for automatically detecting the occurrence of an emergency situation, and a memory for storing the telephone number of a specific emergency notification destination. automatic dialing means for automatically dialing an emergency call destination based on the telephone number stored in the first storage means when a detection signal is input by the automatic detection means; and content of a report to the emergency call destination. a second storage means for storing the information as audio information; and an audio signal generating means for reading the audio information from the second storage means and sending the audio signal to the emergency call destination when there is a response to the automatic dialing from the emergency call destination. It is equipped.

Furthermore, in order to realize manual emergency reporting and non-manual emergency reporting and to distinguish between them, claim 3
The emergency notification device according to the invention described in 2003 includes an operating means that is operated by a switch for making an emergency call, an automatic detection means that automatically detects the occurrence of an emergency situation, and a first device that stores the telephone number of a specific emergency call destination. storage means; automatic dialing means for automatically dialing an emergency call destination based on the telephone number stored in the first storage means when a switch is operated by the operating means or a detection signal is input by the automatic detection means; and an emergency call destination. a second storage means for distinguishing the contents of the report into those caused by switch operation and those caused by automatic detection and storing them as audio information; It is equipped with an audio signal generating means for reading out the information and sending the audio signal to the emergency call destination.

In the event of an emergency such as a fire, when a switch is operated using the operating means, a specific emergency call destination such as the fire department is automatically dialed, and the occurrence of a fire or other necessary report information is transmitted via voice. Ru. Therefore, even if the site is chaotic in an emergency situation, it is possible to transmit accurate information about the location of a fire or other incident.

Further, in the emergency notification device according to the second aspect, since the automatic detection means automatically detects the occurrence of an emergency situation, a similar notification can be made to the emergency notification destination without human intervention.

Furthermore, in the emergency notification device according to claim 3, when an emergency situation such as a fire occurs, it is possible to make a notification by operating a switch and a notification by automatic detection. Since the information is provided to the recipient, the recipient can take appropriate action.

<Embodiment> FIG. 1 shows the appearance of an automatic notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention. This automatic notification device is for notifying the fire department of the occurrence of a fire, but the present invention is not limited to this, and in the event of an emergency other than a fire,
It is also possible to configure the system to notify a specific emergency destination.

In the illustrated example, the device main body 1 is formed by incorporating a circuit configuration, etc., which will be described later, into a box-shaped case made of synthetic resin.
On the top surface of this device main body l, there is a button operation section 2. An automatic changeover switch 39, a lighting display section 4, a transmitter/receiver section 5, etc. are provided, and a connection terminal section for connecting to a telephone line is provided at a suitable position on the end face (not shown).

The button operation unit 2 has a structure in which a push button switch 6 for emergency notification is provided in a recess formed on the top surface of the case, and the opening of the recess is closed with a transparent plate 7 made of synthetic resin that can be easily pushed through. It is.

The automatic changeover switch 3 is used to set the method of emergency notification to the fire department. When the automatic changeover switch 3 is off, only emergency notification can be made using the button operation section 2, and when it is on, the button In addition to emergency notification using the operating unit 2, emergency notification can also be made using the smoke sensor 21, which will be described later.

The lighting display section 4 is for indicating the operating state of the device.
A notification activation light 8 lights up to indicate that an emergency call is possible, and a light 1 lights up to indicate that the fire department is being notified.
It includes a next notification operating light 9 and a secondary notification operating light 10 that illuminates to indicate that a notification is in progress to related parties. In the case of this embodiment, a setting operation section including a keyboard 11 and the like is provided inside the case, and the operating lights 8, 9, .
10 and cover it with the cover plate 12.
A through hole is provided in each of the actuating lights 8, 9, and 10 so that the lighting status of each operating light 8, 9, and 10 can be confirmed.

The handset/receiver unit 5 is a part in which a handset/receiver 13 is removably disposed for making a call to the fire department as necessary,
A hook 14 and a loudspeaker 15 are provided on the case to turn the handset 13 on and off in accordance with the hooking and unhooking operation.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the circuit configuration of the above emergency notification device.

In the figure, the CPU 16 is a control entity that executes various controls related to emergency call operations, and decodes and executes programs stored in the ROM 17, reads and writes data to and from the RAM 1B, or reads audio information from the audio ROM 19. Reading is performed at appropriate times to control the operations of each input/output section in a series.

The audio ROM 19 is a part that stores the contents of the report to the destination as audio information. In this embodiment, the audio ROM 19 stores the first audio information applied to the notification by the push button switch 6 and the second audio information applied to the notification by the smoke sensor 21. The audio information is stored. In other words, the first voice information informs that a fire has occurred and the location and address where the fire occurred, and the second voice information informs that a smoke sensor has been activated and that this smoke sensor is installed. The content is to inform you of your location and address.

Among the input/output parts, the automatic changeover switch 3, the primary notification operating light 9, the secondary notification operating light 10, and the push button switch 6 have already been mentioned, and their explanations will not be repeated here. The line switch 20 is for switching the telephone line from a general telephone to this emergency notification device. keyboard 1
1 is used to input the telephone number of the secondary notification destination, etc., and the smoke sensor 21 detects the occurrence of smoke due to a fire and outputs a detection signal. The hook switch 22 is used to electrically turn on and off the hook 14 under the control of the CPU 16.

The telephone device 23 includes a handset 13. Transmission/reception circuit 24, automatic dialing circuit 25. It is composed of a dial memory 26 and the like.

The dial memory 26 is a part that stores not only the telephone number of the emergency call destination (here, the fire station) but also the telephone number of the secondary call destination. If this device is installed at a business location such as a company, the secondary reporting destination is the home of the representative of the company or the person in charge of the fire, and if this device is installed at a home, etc. If this is the case, the resident's workplace, neighbors, etc. will be responsible for the same.

The automatic dialing circuit 25 is activated when the push button switch 6 is pressed or when the smoke sensor 21 detects smoke, and dials the telephone number of the emergency call destination or secondary call destination stored in the dial memory 26. It is for automatic dialing based on.

When there is a response from the destination to the automatic dialing, the transmitting/receiving circuit 24 transmits the first . Second
This is to generate a voice signal based on any voice information and send it to the telephone line.

Figure 3 shows the operating procedure of the emergency notification device, in other words, C
The control procedure of the PU 16 is shown, and the CPU 16 first determines whether the automatic changeover switch 3 is in the on state in step 1 (indicated by rsTIJ in the figure). If the automatic changeover switch 3 is on, it waits for the detection signal input by the smoke sensor 21 in step 2 and for the switch operation by the push button switch 6 in step 3, but if the automatic changeover switch 3 is off, Push button switch 6 in step 3
You will have to wait for the switch operation.

If the push button switch 6 is pressed now, the determination in step 3 will be "YES", and in step 5 the CPU 16 will
sets the circuit state to manual mode. Next CP
U16 uses the line switch 20 to switch the telephone line from a general telephone to this automatic notification device, and uses the hook switch 22 to switch to an off-footer state (with the transducer removed).
Then, the primary notification operating light 9 is turned on (steps 6 to 8). Thereafter, the automatic dialing circuit 25 is activated to automatically dial the fire station and wait for the other party to respond (step 9).

Step 10 determines whether there is no sound for this automatic dialing, and Step 11 determines whether the other party is on the phone.
In step 12, it is determined whether or not the other party is being called. For example, if the silent state 1, the in-call state, or the in-call state continues for a predetermined length of time, in step 13, the hook switch 22 is activated to turn the other party on the hook. Return to the state (with the transducer connected) and repeat the automatic dialing procedure again.

When the ringing tone is interrupted during a call, the CPU 16 determines that the fire department has responded (step 14), and in subsequent steps 15 to 17, the first . The second one of the audio information will be read out.

In this case, it is in manual mode, so
The determination in step 15 is “NO”, and step 16
Then, the CPU 16 reads out the first audio information, activates the transmitter/receiver circuit 24 to send out the audio signal, and reports the fire department about the occurrence of a fire and the location and address where the fire occurred.

In the next step 18, the CPU 16 controls the transmitting/receiving circuit 24.
determines whether or not it has received a confirmation signal from the fire department, and if the determination is "YES", the transmission of audio information is stopped, and then the telephone line is switched to a regular telephone by the line switch 20, Make it into an off-footer state (step 19~
21).

If there is a secondary notification destination, the process advances to step 22 to proceed to secondary notification processing.

Note that if the confirmation signal is not sent from the fire department within the predetermined time, step 23 becomes "'YES", and the voice information is repeatedly transmitted, and when the number of repetitions reaches the predetermined number, the voice information is not transmitted. Stop (step 24
．． 25).

If the automatic changeover switch 3 is on and there is a detection signal input from the smoke sensor 21 in step 2, the CP
U16 will set the auto mode in step 4.

In this case, the determination in step 15 is ``YES'' and the process proceeds to step 17, where the CPU 16 reads out the second audio information, activates the transmitter/receiver circuit 24 to send out the audio signal, and sends out the audio signal to the fire department. It will notify you that the sensor has activated and the location and address where this smoke sensor is installed.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, in the event of an emergency such as a fire, this invention automatically dials a specific emergency call destination, such as a fire department, by operating a switch, and uses voice to notify the user of the occurrence of a fire, etc., and to notify the necessary reporting information. Even if the scene is chaotic in an emergency situation, the location of a fire or other incident can be reported smoothly and accurately to the emergency call destination.

Furthermore, since the emergency call device according to claim 2 automatically detects the occurrence of an emergency situation, even if the emergency situation is discovered late, the emergency call destination can be automatically dialed without human intervention and a similar call can be made. Reports can be made.

Furthermore, in the emergency notification device according to claim 3, when an emergency situation such as a fire occurs, it is possible to make a notification by operating a switch and a notification by automatic detection, and different notification contents are sent out depending on which type of notification it is. , the emergency call destination can accurately grasp the source of the call and can respond appropriately, achieving the remarkable effects of achieving the purpose of the invention.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an emergency notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the circuit configuration of the emergency notification device, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure of the device. 2...Button operation part 6...Push button switch 16
... CPU 19 ... Audio ROM 2
3... Telephone device 24... Wave transmitting/receiving circuit 25
...Automatic dial circuit 26...Dial memory

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) An emergency call device for reporting the contents of a report to a specific emergency call destination via a telephone line, which includes an operating means that is operated to make an emergency call, and a telephone number for the specific emergency call destination. a first storage means for storing; an automatic dialing means for automatically dialing an emergency call destination based on a telephone number stored in the first storage means when a switch is operated by the operating means; It is equipped with a second storage means for storing audio information as voice information, and an audio signal generating means for reading the audio information from the second storage means and sending out the audio signal to the emergency destination when there is a response to the automatic dialing from the emergency destination. Emergency notification device. (2) An emergency call device for reporting the contents of a report to a specific emergency call destination via a telephone line, which includes an automatic detection means for automatically detecting the occurrence of an emergency situation, and a telephone number of the specific emergency call destination. a first storage means for storing; an automatic dialing means for automatically dialing an emergency destination based on the telephone number stored in the first storage means when a detection signal is input by the automatic detection means; and a notification to the emergency destination. a second storage means for storing contents as audio information; and an audio signal generating means for reading the audio information from the second storage means and sending out an audio signal to the emergency call destination when there is a response to the automatic dialing from the emergency call destination. An emergency notification device comprising: (3) An emergency call device for reporting the contents of a report to a specific emergency call destination via a telephone line, which includes an operating means that is operated by a switch for making an emergency call, and an automatic device that automatically detects the occurrence of an emergency situation. a detection means; a first storage means for storing a telephone number of a specific emergency call destination; and a telephone number stored in the first storage means when a switch is operated by the operating means or a detection signal is input by the automatic detection means. an automatic dialing means for automatically dialing an emergency call destination based on the above information; a second storage means for storing the contents of the report to the emergency call destination as voice information by distinguishing between those made by switch operation and those made by automatic detection; An emergency notification device comprising: audio signal generating means for reading out corresponding audio information from a second storage means when there is a response to an automatic dial, and transmitting the audio signal to an emergency notification destination.