JPH10224756A - Home nursing support system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to check safety even when an unexpected event occurs in a nurse needer by controlling a power supply mode switching means by a control signal received from a support center through a transmission line and constituting the system so that data can be exchanged between the support center and a terminal side control part. SOLUTION: At the time of receiving a mode switch signal such as a radio signal from an input means in a terminal control part 2 or a nurse needer's remote operation part 10, a terminal side power supply/communication management part 14 switches a power supply mode switching part 15 from a normal mode to a power saving mode or in the reverse direction in accordance with the contents of the signal. When an emergency button 18 on the operation part 10 is depressed, a remote operation receiving part in the management part 14 receives an emergency signal to be a radio or optical signal from the operation part 10 and the management part 14 reads out a stored prescribed emergency call item and automatically informs the support center of the read contents through a public telephone line 19.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention monitors a care recipient such as an elderly person at home from a support center to ensure safety, and turns on the power of a care recipient side device only during communication and saves power during non-communication. The present invention relates to a home care support system that can be set to a mode, and enables a care-requiring person to release the power saving mode in an emergency and switch to a normal mode to transmit an emergency signal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, it is predicted that the number of elderly people will increase and that the number of care recipients will be close to 2.8 million in 2000. However, facilities for accommodating such care recipients tend to be in short supply at present, and further shortages are expected in 2000, and it is inevitable that care must be provided at home. When nursing at home, the role of a home helper or the like becomes important, but the number of people required as a home helper or the like is expected to be considerably short around 2000 in view of the current situation. Therefore, in order to make up for the lack of home helpers, etc., the burden of work such as helpers is reduced, and contact with care recipients using a network is made so that home helpers etc. can respond without actually visiting the care recipient's home. A technology has been proposed that makes it possible to achieve the same effect as visiting. For example, confirming the safety of a care recipient or conducting communication to distract the loneliness of a solitary elderly person almost achieved their purpose by performing two-way communication of images and sounds via a network. Because of this, they try to take over the task so that they can perform tasks such as helpers without actually visiting.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional technique, it is necessary for the supporter to operate the device on the care recipient side in order to confirm the safety of the care recipient.
If this is done, the privacy of the care recipient is ignored and monitored. Conversely, if you monitor regularly only during the time agreed by both parties to protect privacy, the equipment on the care recipient side will only operate during that time, and the care recipient will be in a sudden situation where safety is considered. There was a problem that it was not possible to check the status of In addition, if monitoring is continued for 24 hours, although the condition of the care recipient can be sufficiently monitored, it is necessary to keep the monitoring device in an operating state during that time, and power consumption increases by turning on the device. there were. If the monitoring device is turned off to reduce the power consumption, as in the case of performing the regular monitoring described above, there is a problem that the condition of the care recipient cannot be confirmed in a sudden situation where safety is devised. there were.
Further, if the supporter cannot perform the operation on the care recipient, if there is no response even when the care recipient is called, there is a problem that it is impossible to judge whether the response is due to a real emergency or simply absence.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve such a conventional problem. Even if an unexpected situation occurs for a care-requiring person, it is possible to confirm the safety and the like, and remote control is performed from the support center to minimize the necessary amount. It is an object of the present invention to provide a home care support system that can be operated with power consumption, can protect the privacy of a care recipient, and can call from a support center to a destination when leaving home.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve this problem, the care-requiring terminal of the home care support system of the present invention comprises:
Power supply mode switching means capable of switching the power supply of each of the terminal-side control unit, the display unit, and the video camera to any one of a normal mode and a power saving mode, and a control signal received from a support center via a transmission line. A terminal-side power supply / communication control unit that controls a power supply mode switching unit and can perform various data exchanges between the support center and the terminal-side control unit is provided.

[0006] Thus, even if an unexpected situation occurs for the care-requiring person, it is possible to confirm the safety or the like, and the support center can be remotely controlled and operated with the minimum necessary power consumption.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention described in claim 1 is a video camera capable of taking an image of a care recipient, a display unit capable of displaying image data or care-related data sent from a support center, A terminal-side control unit that controls the video camera and the display unit; and a power supply that can switch a power supply of each of the terminal-side control unit, the display unit, and the video camera to one of a normal mode and a power saving mode. The power supply mode switching means can be controlled by a mode switching means and a control signal received from the support center via a transmission line, and various kinds of data exchange can be performed between the support center and the terminal-side control unit. Since the terminal is a care-requiring terminal of a home care support system characterized by having a terminal-side power supply / communication control means, the support center Or to send to the power saving mode control signal from, can be in the normal mode to cancel the power-saving mode, it requires only the necessary minimum of power consumption.

[0010] The invention according to claim 2 includes the terminal side power supply / communication control means in which the power supply mode is locked to the power saving mode by input from the input means, so that the equipment is immediately turned off. Cannot be turned on, the privacy of the care recipient can be protected.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the terminal-side power supply / communication control means for releasing the lock to the power saving mode by the lock release signal sent from the support center is provided, it is locked in a state where the power is turned off. Can be unlocked by remote control from the support center.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the terminal-side power / communication control means notifies the notification means when there is an incoming call from the support center. If a signal is sent,
An incoming call can be notified to the care recipient.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the unlocking is stopped when the input means re-locks, the care-requiring person is required to transmit the unlock signal by the notification of the notification means. When the user knows and strongly desires privacy protection, the lock from the support center can be stopped by re-locking from the input means.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the terminal-side power supply / communication control means automatically informs the support center of an emergency using a public telephone line by an emergency signal input from the input means in an emergency. Therefore, when the care recipient requires assistance, the support center can be immediately notified of the emergency.

In the invention described in claim 7, since the input means is a remote control unit dedicated to the care recipient who can remotely control the terminal-side control unit, the care recipient does not need to directly touch the hand to operate. Operation is possible even when you are asleep.

The invention according to claim 8 is provided with a microphone for audible sound, and the terminal control unit exchanges voice data with the support center. Can communicate.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the support center includes a small portable terminal which can be carried by a care-requiring person and can notify a call from the support center, and a call signal transmitting / receiving device for calling the small portable terminal. When a call signal is sent from the terminal, the terminal-side control unit controls the call signal transmitting / receiving device and further sends a call signal to the small portable terminal. And you can contact them.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a video camera capable of taking an image of the support center side, a center side display section for displaying image data or nursing-related data sent from a care-requiring person, The care system management unit capable of accumulating care-related data on the care giver, and various types of data exchange between the care-requiring terminal and controlling the care system management unit to store / read the care-related data. And a central control unit capable of transmitting a control signal for switching each power supply of the care-requiring terminal to one of the normal mode and the power saving mode. , The care-related data is stored in the care system management department,
This can be transmitted to the care-requiring person's terminal, the mode of each power supply of the care-requiring person's terminal can be switched, and the power consumption can be managed by the support center to the minimum necessary.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the central control unit can transmit the lock release signal for releasing the terminal power / communication management unit of the care-requiring terminal from being locked in the power saving mode. Then, the power saving mode of the terminal side power supply / communication management unit locked by the care recipient can be released.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, since the microphone for audible sound is provided, and the central control unit exchanges voice data with the care giver side terminal, the support center can use a telephone call outside the image communication. Can communicate with the side.

The invention described in claim 13 is the first invention.
13. A care-requiring person terminal described in any one of Claims 9 to 9, a support center-side management device described in any one of Claims 10 to 12, and transmission and reception between the care-requiring person terminal and the support center-side management device. Since it is a home care support system equipped with a transmission path for transmitting signals, even if an unexpected situation occurs for the care-requiring person, it is possible to check the safety, etc., and remote control from the support center side with minimal power consumption It can be operated, and the privacy of the care recipient can be protected. In the case of absence, a call can be made from the support center to the destination.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a diagram of a home care support system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a central control unit for controlling a support center-side management device, 2 denotes a terminal-side control unit for controlling a care-requiring person-side terminal, and 3 denotes a video camera capable of taking an image. Reference numeral 4 denotes a care system management unit provided in the support center side management device, and reference numeral 5 denotes an RS-232 connecting the care system management unit 4 and the central control unit 1.
C, etc., 6 is a terminal adapter for connecting the central control unit 1 and the terminal-side control unit 2 to the digital network ISDN line 9, 7 is a microphone for listening to surrounding sounds, and 8 is a circuit terminator. The DSUs are called and arranged at both ends of the digital network ISDN line 9. The care system management unit 4 includes a center display unit, and includes a speaker that displays image data transmitted from the care-requiring person and outputs the transmitted voice data. The care system management unit 4 stores care-related data for each care-requiring person, thereby constructing a care-related database.

The central control unit 1 exchanges various data with the care-requiring terminal, controls the care system managing unit 4 to store / read the care-related data, and controls the care-requiring terminal. A control signal for switching each power supply to one of the normal mode and the power saving mode can be transmitted. Reference numeral 10 denotes a remote control unit dedicated to the care recipient who can remotely control the terminal-side control unit 2 and a terminal-side power supply / communication management unit 14 described below while the care recipient is lying on a bed or moving. It is a display unit such as a monitor that can display image data and care-related data sent from the center. Reference numeral 12 denotes a small portable terminal for notifying that a call has been made from the support center while the care recipient is moving.
Reference numeral 13 denotes a call signal transmitting / receiving device for sending the call sent from the support center to the small portable terminal 12. Also one
Reference numeral 4 denotes a terminal side power supply / communication management unit, and reference numeral 15 denotes a power supply mode switching unit. Terminal side power / communication management unit 14 is ISDN
In addition to controlling communication with the support center performed via the line 9, the power supply mode switching means 15 capable of switching the mode of the terminal-side power supply is controlled to switch between the power saving mode and the normal mode. Things. Reference numeral 16 denotes a power supply mode switching button provided on the remote control unit 10 dedicated to the care recipient. Pressing the power mode switch button 16 once switches to a power saving mode in which the power consumption of the device is suppressed, and switches to the normal mode when pressed again. Reference numeral 17 denotes a power saving mode lock button provided on the remote control unit 10 dedicated to the care-requiring person. Reference numeral 18 denotes an emergency input means which can send an emergency signal to the support center by pressing the button when an emergency occurs. Button. Power saving mode lock button 17
By pressing, the terminal of the care-requiring person is locked in the power saving mode, and a call signal including an unlock signal is sent from the support center, or the support center does not receive the unlock signal from the care-requiring person. Communication with the care recipient is not possible. The power saving mode lock release on the care-requiring side can be performed by generating a lock release signal by continuously pressing this button for a certain period of time. In addition, the remote control unit 10 dedicated to the care recipient requires a power mode switching button 16, a power saving mode lock button 17,
In addition to the emergency button 18, buttons for performing communication and controlling the video camera 3 are provided. 19 is an ISDN line 9
Apart from this, it is a public telephone line for communicating voice data and emergency data. The public telephone line 19 and the ISDN line 9 constitute a transmission line of the present invention.

Each of the central control unit 1 and the terminal-side control unit 2 described above is constituted by a microcomputer in the case of the first embodiment, and each of them receives a video signal from each video camera 3. Is entered. Each video signal is subjected to image compression processing in the central control unit 1 and the terminal-side control unit 2. Similarly, the audio signal of each microphone 7 is also input to the central control unit 1 and the terminal-side control unit 2, respectively, and after being digitized, is compressed in the same manner as the video signal. The central control unit 1 stores the compressed image data and audio data, the control data for controlling the terminal-side control unit 2 at a remote location from a distance, and other nursing-related data into one. The video camera 3 can be transmitted collectively in a package, and can control the tilt / pan / zoom and brightness of the video cameras 3 on the support center side and the care recipient side. The terminal-side control unit 2 transmits image data, audio data, and other nursing-related data compressed on the terminal side to the support center, and tilts and pans and zooms the video camera 3 on the terminal side.
It can control the brightness and the like, and receives a control signal sent from the care system management unit 4 of the support center and a control signal from the remote control unit 10 dedicated to the care recipient, and responds to the control signal. Processing. As described above, the terminal-side control unit 2 on the care-requiring side exchanges data with the central control unit 1 of the support center.

The central control unit 1 and the terminal-side control unit 2
Separates control data, audio data, image data, and other care-related data separately from package data sent from the communicating parties. The control data is used for communication processing and predetermined control, and the audio data is converted to analog after decompression processing and output from the built-in speaker.
The image data is output as a video signal after the decompression processing from the center side display unit or the display unit 11 as an image, and the care-related data is output from the display unit 11 or the care system management unit 4.
And make it part of the database. Each video camera 3 operates under the control of the central control unit 1, and its operation range is suitable for photographing the state of a care-requiring person or a supporter. Pan is about 180 degrees, tilt is 20 degrees above and 90 degrees below tilt. And the zoom is about 10 times. The care system management unit 4 is installed in the care support center, and the operator of the care support center controls the central control unit 1 via the care system management unit 4 and the interface 5 by using an attached input device, and conversely, the central control unit. A video output is input from the unit 1 to display an image. DSU8 up to 12 per second
The central control unit 1 and the terminal control unit 2 are connected to the ISDN line 9 by terminal adapters 6, which are arranged at both ends of an ISDN line 9 capable of transferring 8 kilobits of data. When receiving the call signal from the terminal control unit 2, the call signal transmitting / receiving device 13 connected to the terminal control unit 2 sends the call signal to the small portable terminal 12. The small portable terminal 12 informs the care-requiring person carrying the small portable terminal 12 of an incoming call by ringing sound or vibration.

Next, the power supply mode switching means 15 and the terminal side power supply / communication management unit 14, which are features of the present invention, will be described. First, the power supply mode switching means 15 is a switch means for switching the power supply mode of the device on the care-requiring side, and switches the power supply to the communication / non-communication device by the control signal from the terminal-side power supply / communication management unit 14. The power supply mode is controlled to minimize power consumption and save power. That is, during communication, the normal mode is selected, and the terminal-side control unit 2, the video camera 3, the terminal adapter 6,
The power of the display unit 11 is turned on, but when the power saving mode is selected during non-communication, the power of the terminal-side control unit 2, the video camera 3, the terminal adapter 6, and the display unit 11 are all turned off, and the normal mode is selected. Then, only the power of the display unit 11 is turned off.

Next, the terminal-side power / communication management unit 14 will be described. The terminal-side power / communication management unit 14 controls the above-described power mode switching means 15 to switch the power supply mode (control). In addition to operation 1), an emergency operation (control operation 2) in the event of an emergency in the care-requiring person, execution of a monitoring operation from the support center in the normal mode (control operation 3), and an operation in the power saving mode Execution of a monitoring operation from the support center (control operation 4), execution of an emergency monitoring operation from the support center when the care-requiring person locks in the power saving mode to protect privacy (control operation 5), operation of disconnecting communication (Control operation 6) is performed. Hereinafter, this will be described in detail.

First, (control operation 1) of the terminal side power supply / communication management unit 14 will be described. (Control operation 1) is either a mode switching signal of a wireless or optical signal from the input means of the terminal control unit 2 or the remote control unit 10 dedicated to the care recipient, or a control signal sent from the central control unit 1 of the support center. Upon receiving the information, the terminal side power / communication management unit 14 switches the power mode switching means 15 from the normal mode to the power saving mode and from the power saving mode to the normal mode according to the content of the signal.

Next, (control operation 2) will be described.
(Control operation 2) is performed by pressing the emergency button 18 of the remote control unit 10 dedicated to the care recipient, for example, when the care recipient is in an emergency situation. Receives an emergency signal of a wireless or optical signal from the remote control unit dedicated to the care-requiring person, whereby the terminal-side power / communication management unit 14 reads out a predetermined emergency call item stored in the memory and issues a call to the public telephone line 19. This is automatically notified to the support center via. When the emergency signal is sent, the support center can preferentially connect the line or hold the line under connection and make a line connection with the terminal side power supply / communication management unit 14 of the care-requiring person. As a result, support from the support center can be obtained quickly.

The (control operation 3) will be described. The (control operation 3) is an operation when the care-requiring person terminal is in the normal mode when a call for regular monitoring is made from the support center. . In the normal mode, the terminal control unit 2, the video camera 3, and the terminal adapter 6 on the care recipient side
Is turned on, the display unit 11 is turned off, and the power lamp of the terminal-side control unit 2 is lit green. Upon receiving this call, the terminal-side power / communication management unit 14 sends a signal to the power mode switching means 15 to turn off the power of the display unit 11.
N. The terminal control unit 2 sends an incoming signal to the terminal-side control unit 2 to emit a ringing sound to notify the care-requiring person that there is an incoming call, and to the care-requiring person carrying the small portable terminal 12, The call signal transmitting / receiving device 13 receives the call signal from the terminal side control unit 2 and sends a signal to the small portable terminal 12 to notify that there is an incoming call by ringing sound or vibration, and the power lamp of the terminal side control unit 2 turns red. Light. Video camera 3
The video signal from the microphone 7 and the audio signal from the microphone 7 are compressed by the terminal-side control unit 2,
It is packaged and sent to the support center. The support center displays this in the nursing care system management unit 4,
Output from speakers. If necessary, a control signal for controlling the video camera 3 and the microphone 7 on the care recipient side is retransmitted from the central control unit 1, and the terminal side power supply / communication management unit 1
The terminal 4 and the terminal-side control unit 2 control the video camera 3 and the microphone 7 by this.

The (control operation 4) will be further described.
(Control operation 4) is an operation when the care-requiring terminal is in the power saving mode when a call or the like for regular monitoring is performed from the support center. When the power saving mode is set, the terminal side control unit 2, the video camera 3,
The power of the terminal adapter 6 and the display unit 11 is off, and the power lamp of the terminal-side control unit 2 is off. When there is a call from the care support center to the care-requiring person, the terminal-side power / communication management unit 14 that controls the power mode switching means 15 receives this call signal and confirms that the power saving mode is not locked. Above, a signal is sent to the power supply mode switching means 15 to turn on all the power supplies of the above devices. At the same time, a ringing tone is issued to the care recipient. O of power supply
The power lamp of the terminal-side control unit 2 turns green with N, but at this point, the line has not been connected yet. Until the care-requiring terminal enters the normal mode, the central control unit 1 of the support center waits for a lapse of time by a timer for about 30 seconds, and enters a standby state. When the timer counts out and the care-requiring terminal enters normal mode,
The central control unit 1 of the support center calls the care-requirer side terminal again. At this time, the care recipient terminal is already in the normal mode, and upon receiving a call signal from the support center, the terminal-side control unit 2 emits an incoming signal and sounds a buzzer or the like,
The care-requiring person carrying the small portable terminal 12 sends a signal to the small portable terminal 12 via the call signal transmitting / receiving device 13 to notify that there is an incoming call from the support center by a ringing tone or vibration. Then, the power lamp of the terminal-side control unit 2 lights up in red. Here, the line is connected for the first time, and data exchange, communication using voice and image data, and the like can be performed. The video signal from the video camera 3 and the audio signal from the microphone 7 are compressed and converted into data by the terminal-side power / communication management unit 14 and transmitted to the support center. The support center extends this and displays it on the display unit of the care system management unit 4 or outputs it from the built-in speaker.

Next, (control operation 5) will be described.
(Control operation 5) is an operation related to the monitoring operation performed by the support center to confirm the safety of the care recipient, which is performed when the care recipient needs to lock in the power saving mode in order to protect privacy. At this time, since the terminal is in the power saving mode, the power of the terminal-side control unit 2, the video camera 3, the terminal adapter 6, and the display unit 11 on the care-requiring side is OFF, and the terminal-side control unit 2 is turned off.
Power lamp is off. When a call signal is sent from the care support center to the care-requiring person, the terminal-side power / communication management unit 14 that controls the power mode switching means 15 receives the call signal and determines whether the power saving mode is locked. Confirm. When the care recipient system is locked, the terminal power / communication management unit 14 notifies the support center that the care recipient terminal is locked.
If not locked, terminal side power / communication management unit 1
Reference numeral 4 controls the power supply mode switching means 15 to turn on the terminal side control unit 2 and the call signal transmitting / receiving device 13. After about 15 seconds, the terminal-side power / communication management unit 14 sends a call signal to the terminal-side control unit 2 to notify the care-requiring person of a call with a ringing sound such as a buzzer or the like. 12
Is sent to the small portable terminal 12 via the call signal transmitting / receiving device 13 to notify that the call has been made by a ringing sound or vibration. When there is a call from the support center, there are two ways of responding to the care recipient.

The first case is when the care recipient is not in an emergency and wants to protect privacy. In this case, the care recipient needs to hear the ringing tone and press the power saving mode lock button 17 again to lock the second time. As described above, when the support center receives the notification of the locked state from the care recipient by the first call, the support center waits for about three minutes to elapse by the timer.
Retransmit the second call signal. An unlock signal is added to this second call. Terminal side power / communication management unit 1
4 receives this call signal and checks whether or not the power saving mode is locked for the second time. When the second lock is applied, it is clear that the care recipient's will is to protect the privacy, and the lock is not released even by the unlock signal. In response to this, the terminal-side power supply / communication management unit 14 notifies the support center to stop any further calls this time. Therefore, the central control unit 1 is in a standby state until the next monitoring.

The second case is when the care-requiring person falls down and is in an emergency. In this case, the second power saving mode lock button 17 is not pressed. The central control unit 1 receives the notification of the lock state, and
Retransmit the second call signal. The terminal side power supply / communication management unit 14 receives this second call, but since the care-requiring person has not locked the second time, the lock is forcibly released by a lock release signal from the support center. You. The terminal-side power / communication management unit 14 controls the power mode switching unit 15 to turn on all the power of each device. At this point, the line has not been connected yet. Thereafter, the central control unit 1 of the support center waits until the care-requiring terminal enters the normal mode (counting by a timer for about 30 seconds), and calls the care-requiring terminal again for monitoring. Since the care-requiring terminal is already in the normal mode, when there is a call, the terminal-side control unit 2 sounds a buzzer or the like, or notifies the small portable terminal 12 via the call signal transmitting / receiving device 13.
To inform that there is an incoming call. At this point, the line is connected and the video signal of the care recipient and the audio signal from the microphone 7 are forcibly taken from the video camera 3,
The data is transmitted from the terminal-side power / communication management unit 14 to the support center as image data and audio data. The support center displays this on the nursing care system management unit 4, confirms whether it is an emergency or not, and takes measures thereafter.

Finally, (control operation 6) will be described.
When the line is disconnected after the communication is completed by the central control unit 1 or the terminal-side power / communication management unit 14, the terminal-side power / communication management unit 14 checks the current mode, that is, the power saving mode or the normal mode, and determines the mode state. Is stored in the memory. Then, when the current state is the power saving mode, a communication end signal is sent to the power mode switching means 15, and all the devices on the care recipient side are turned off. At this time, the power lamp of the terminal side control unit 2 is turned off. In the case of the normal mode, a signal of communication end is sent to the power supply mode switching means 15, and only the power supply of the display unit 11 on the care-requiring side is turned off. At this time, the power lamp of the terminal side control unit 2 is lit green.

As described above, according to the home support system of the first embodiment, when an emergency occurs in the care-requiring person, the emergency button of the remote control unit 10 for the care-requiring person located on the side is simply pressed. You can request support from the support center. In addition, the status and safety of the care recipient can be monitored regularly or by predetermined scheduling from the support center, and the burden on home helpers and the like can be reduced,
A variety of services can be provided to care recipients. In addition, the support center uses the care recipient's terminal for the minimum necessary time.
N, and a power saving system can be realized. If the care recipient needs to protect privacy, the care recipient locks the operation from the support center so that the privacy of the care recipient is not forcibly broken by remote control from the support center. Is what you can do. In addition, even if the care recipient needs to fall down and the emergency button cannot be pressed, and the care recipient's terminal is locked in the power saving mode, the support center can monitor the privacy. And respond quickly to emergencies. Further, since the small portable terminal 12 is provided, it can be understood that the care center requires a call from the support center even while moving, and even if the support center is urgently forcibly monitored, there is no caregiver in the room. You can ask the care recipient to contact you.

[0035]

As described above, the home care support system of the present invention can immediately request support from the support center when an emergency occurs for the care recipient. In addition, the support center can monitor the condition and safety of the care recipient, and can provide various services to the care recipient. Further, the care-requiring person's terminal can be turned on from the support center for a minimum necessary time, and a power saving system can be realized. In addition, the care recipient can lock the operation from the support center, and can protect his / her privacy. In addition, the emergency center can be pressed in emergency situations such as when the care recipient falls down, and even if the care recipient's terminal is locked in the power saving mode, the support center can monitor, so privacy is maintained. While protecting
Can respond quickly to emergencies.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram of a home care support system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Central control part 2 Terminal side control part 3 Video camera 4 Nursing care system management part 5 Interface 6 Terminal adapter 7 Microphone 8 DSU 9 ISDN line 10 Remote control part only for a care-requiring person 11 Display part 12 Small portable terminal 13 Call signal transmitting / receiving device 14 Terminal side power / communication management unit 15 Power mode switching means 16 Power mode switching button 17 Power saving mode lock button 18 Emergency button 19 Public telephone line

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A video camera capable of taking an image of a care recipient, a display unit capable of displaying image data or care-related data sent from a support center, and a terminal controlling the video camera and the display unit A control unit, a power supply mode switching unit capable of switching each power supply of the terminal-side control unit, the display unit, and the video camera to one of a normal mode and a power saving mode; and a transmission path from the support center. Terminal power / communication control means capable of controlling the power mode switching means by a control signal received via the control center and performing various data exchanges between the support center and the terminal control section. The terminal for the care-requiring person of the home care support system, which is a feature. 2. The home care support system according to claim 1, further comprising a terminal side power supply / communication control means for locking a power supply mode to a power saving mode by an input from the input means. Terminal. 3. A terminal-side power supply for releasing a lock to a power saving mode by a lock release signal sent from a support center.
The care-requiring person side terminal of the home care support system according to claim 2, further comprising communication control means. 4. The home care support system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal side power supply / communication control means notifies the terminal power / communication control means when there is an incoming call from the support center. Side terminal. 5. The terminal of the home care support system according to claim 4, wherein the unlocking is stopped when the input device is again locked. 6. The terminal-side power / communication control means automatically notifies an emergency to a support center using a public telephone line in response to an emergency signal input from the input means in an emergency. 5. A terminal for a care-requiring person of the home care support system according to any one of 5. 7. The care-requirer side of the home care support system according to claim 1, wherein the input means is a remote control unit dedicated to the care-requirer who can remotely control the terminal-side control unit. Terminal. 8. The home care support system according to claim 1, further comprising a microphone for audible voice, wherein the terminal control unit exchanges voice data with the support center. Care recipient side terminal. 9. A small portable terminal which can be carried by a care-requiring person and can notify a call from the support center, and a call signal transmitting / receiving device for calling the small portable terminal, and a call signal is sent from the support center. 9. The device according to claim 1, wherein the terminal-side control unit controls the call signal transmitting / receiving device and further sends a call signal to the small portable terminal.
The care-requiring terminal of the home care support system according to any one of the above. 10. A video camera capable of taking an image of the support center side, a center side display section for displaying image data or nursing-related data sent from the nursing care recipient, and storing nursing-related data relating to the nursing care recipient. A variety of data exchanges can be performed between the nursing care system management unit and the nursing care recipient terminal to control the nursing care system management unit to store / read the nursing care related data, A support center side management device of a home care support system, comprising a central control unit capable of transmitting a control signal for switching a power supply to one of a normal mode and a power saving mode. 11. The device according to claim 6, wherein the central control unit can send a lock release signal for releasing the terminal power / communication management unit of the care-requiring terminal from being locked in the power saving mode. Support center side management device of home care support system. 12. A support center for a home care support system according to claim 10, further comprising a microphone for audible sound, wherein the central control unit exchanges voice data with the care giver side terminal. Side management device. 13. The care-requiring terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the support center-side management device according to any of claims 10 to 12, the care-requiring terminal, and the support. A home care support system including a transmission path for transmitting and receiving signals between center-side management devices.