JP4010295B2 - Automatic notification device - Google Patents

Description

  In the present invention, when a predetermined event such as a fire, a thief intrusion, an emergency call by an elderly householder, etc. occurs, the alerting means notifies the police, fire, security company, guardian's mobile phone via the public line. The present invention relates to an automatic notification device that reports to the outside such as a telephone, and more particularly to a device that shares a public line such as a telephone line with a telephone or a facsimile apparatus.

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

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

Therefore, an automatic notification device has been proposed in which the base unit is provided with a transfer output terminal for outputting the information, and the transfer output is received to notify a pre-registered location. For example, as shown in Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2, devices in which the function of a parent device is integrated with the automatic notification device have been proposed.
Japanese Patent No. 3364262 JP-A-8-79403

  In the automatic notification apparatus as described above, a telephone line is used as a medium for reporting to the outside. Actually, there is no provision of a dedicated line for such an automatic notification device. Therefore, the existing communication terminal such as a telephone or a facsimile device is disconnected from the telephone line, and the automatic notification is provided between them. A device is interposed. Specifically, as shown in Patent Document 2, a change-over switch is provided in the automatic notification device, and a communication terminal is normally connected to a telephone line to enable conventional communication. The automatic notification device is connected to enable notification to the outside.

  However, in such a conventional technique, the telephone line is forcibly switched to the automatic notification device side at the time of reporting, and communication by the telephone or the like is cut off. However, for example, a telephone is installed in the vicinity of the automatic notification device, and a user who is talking, that is, at home, is near the telephone and notices an alarm sound of the parent device or the automatic notification device, such as the police. In some cases, it is desirable that the user himself / herself makes a report to the reporting destination in order to convey the detailed situation. In addition, when a user notices an intruder before an alarm is generated at the main unit and has already made a report to the police or fire department, the call is forcibly cut off and registered. If, for example, the care recipient is mainly used for the care, the notification to his / her mobile phone is given priority.

  On the other hand, residents who are left in the house may forget to hang up the phone because of elderly people, etc. In such cases, it is better to forcibly switch the telephone line to the automatic notification device side as usual and make a report. Sure. As described above, the conventional automatic notification device has a problem that an appropriate notification method cannot be selected in accordance with the installation environment, the type of event to be notified, and the like.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic notification device capable of selecting an appropriate notification method in accordance with the installation environment, the type of event to be notified, and the like.

The automatic notification device of the present invention is interposed between a communication terminal that performs communication via a public line and the public line, and when a predetermined event occurs, a notification means notifies the fact through the public line. In the automatic notification device for reporting to the outside, when the predetermined event occurs while using the public line by the communication terminal, the public line and the communication terminal are left connected or disconnected. , The selecting means for selecting whether to connect the public line to the reporting means, the canceling means capable of canceling the reporting operation of the reporting means, and the canceling operation by the canceling means is invalidated by a predetermined operation. And invalidating means for performing a test report as a compulsory reporting operation, wherein the invalidating means cancels the test report by the report test means. Characterized in that to enable the cancellation operation by means.

  According to the above configuration, an existing communication terminal such as a telephone or a facsimile machine is separated from a public line such as a telephone line or an Internet line, and is interposed between them to prevent a fire or thief. When a predetermined event such as an intrusion or an emergency call of an elderly householder occurs, the reporting means notifies the police, fire department, security company, guardian's mobile phone, etc. via the public line. In the automatic notification device, when a predetermined event such as the fire occurs during the use of the public line by the communication terminal, for example, during a telephone call or facsimile transmission / reception, the public line and the communication terminal And a selection means for selecting whether to leave the connection forcibly, disconnect the connection, and connect the public line to the reporting means to notify the outside.

  Therefore, if the telephone is installed in the vicinity of this automatic notification device, and it is certain that the user who is at home has made a report to a pre-registered report destination such as the police, In the case where an abnormality is noticed before the notification is started by the reporting means, the public line and the communication terminal are left connected by selection, and the user can make a notification from the telephone, If there is a possibility that the resident may forget to hang up the phone, such as by an elderly person, the connection is forcibly disconnected by selection, and the reporting means uses the public line to report to the outside so that the notification can be made reliably. It can be carried out. In this way, an appropriate reporting method can be selected in accordance with the installation environment, the type of event to be reported, and the like.

Further, the cancellation means may cancel the notification operation of the calling report means when such false alarms, by providing the the al invalid means for disabling the cancel operation by the cancel unit by previously determining operation, the thief like In order to prevent the notification, even if the canceling means is operated in advance or the canceling means is operated immediately after noticing the notification, the invalidating means invalidates the undesired canceling operation. Functions expected for the automatic notification device such as crime prevention and disaster prevention can be reliably achieved.

Furthermore , when a means for performing a report test used at the time of installation or maintenance of the automatic report device is provided, the test report by the report test means is sufficiently recognized that the operator is reporting. It performed Te, and because there is no the crime and disaster problems, the invalid means, said by enabling cancellation operation by cancel means, to reliably prevent false alarms due to report destination erroneous setting said revocation The original function of the means can be exhibited.

  The automatic notification device according to the present invention, for example, when the telephone is installed in the vicinity of the automatic notification device, and when it is certain that the user himself / herself reports to the notification destination, the public line and the communication terminal are selected depending on the selection. Is allowed to be connected from the telephone by the user, for example, in the case where there is a possibility that the resident may forget to hang up the telephone in the elderly, etc., forcibly disconnect the connection by selection, The reporting means uses the public line to report to the outside so that it can be reported reliably, thus selecting the appropriate reporting method according to the installation environment, the type of event to be reported, etc. can do.

In addition, the thief or the like can be notified by providing an invalid means for invalidating the cancellation operation by the cancellation means by a predetermined operation in the cancellation means capable of canceling the notification operation of the notification means in the case of misinformation, etc. Even if the canceling means is operated in advance or the canceling means is operated immediately after noticing the notification, the invalidating means invalidates the undesired canceling operation. Functions expected of the automatic notification device such as disaster prevention can be reliably achieved.

Furthermore, when a means for performing a report test used at the time of installation or maintenance of the automatic report device is provided, the test report by the report test means is sufficiently recognized that the operator is reporting. Since there is no problem with crime prevention or disaster prevention, the revocation means enables the revocation operation by the revocation means to ensure that the revocation is reliably prevented from being misreported due to mis-setting of the report destination. The original function of the means can be exhibited.

[Embodiment 1]
FIGS. 1-3 is a block diagram which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the monitoring system for houses using the automatic notification apparatus 1 of one Embodiment of this invention. 1 to 3, the automatic notification device 1 includes a receiver 2 (FIG. 1), a master unit 3 (FIG. 2), and a housing information monitoring panel 4 ( Although it is shown separately from FIG. 3 (that is, the automatic notification device 1 is shared by various system configurations), it goes without saying that it may be integrally configured as described above.

  The system shown in FIG. 1 is suitable for an existing house having a relatively single house and shows a wireless crime prevention system that is easy to construct. For the receiver 2, for example, outdoor sensor transmitters 11 and 12 that detect the approach of a person by infrared rays, a crescent sensor transmitter 13 that detects opening and closing of a window key, a magnet and the like are used to open a door or a window. A radio signal with specific low power is input from the contact input transmitter 14 to be detected, the pendant transmitter 15 that is held by the elderly person or the victim and used for calling a householder, and the like. The receiver 2 issues an alarm or calls a householder according to the received signal. Moreover, the signal from each transmitter 11-15 is relayed, for example via the 6 core cable, it outputs to the said automatic notification apparatus 1 as an individual transfer output. Alternatively, a warning release output indicating only whether or not to report to the outside is output to the automatic notification device 1 via, for example, a two-core cable.

  The system of FIG. 2 is suitable for a relatively new single-family house and shows a wireless and wired security system. The configuration of FIG. 2 is similar to the configuration of FIG. 1 described above, and corresponding portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. In the system shown in FIG. 2, a wireless data output receiver 21 is further connected to the master unit 3, and signals from the transmitters 11 to 15 are relayed by the wireless data output receiver 21. It is input to the main unit 3 via a line bus. In addition, signals from the gas sensor 22, the fire detector 23, the crime prevention switch 24, and the call button 25 connected to the base unit 3 are input to the base unit 3, and an alarm is issued according to the received signal as described above. , Or call the housekeeper.

  Furthermore, the system of FIG. 3 shows a wired crime prevention system that is relatively suitable for a housing complex and also has an interphone function. The system of FIG. 3 is generally composed of a unique part provided in each door and a common part provided in the entrance lobby and the manager room, and the boundaries thereof are indicated by broken lines. A conventional interphone unit portion is indicated by a two-dot chain line. The call from the lobby interphone 31 is input to the housing information panel 4 of the designated dwelling unit via the alarm monitoring panel 32 installed in the manager room. The house information panel 4 is also connected to a door phone slave unit 33 installed near the door of each door, and a call can be made between the house information panel 4 and the lobby interphone 3 and the door phone slave unit 33. Become. On the other hand, when each manager and the manager make a call to the police etc. by making a call through the house information panel 4 and the alarm monitoring panel 32, the transmitter interface panel 34, A report is sent to the report destination 37 via the transmitter 35 and the telephone line 36.

  In each of the above systems, an external reporting destination 5 registered in advance, such as the police, the fire department, the security company, and the guardian's mobile phone as described above (in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, as an example, the guardian's mobile phone The automatic notification device 1 according to the present invention is provided. At this time, the automatic notification device 1 is interposed in the telephone line 7 for the existing telephone 6 instead of providing a dedicated line. In the case where the telephone 6 is a telephone that uses the Internet (including a cable TV line or the like), an Internet line may be used instead of the telephone line 7, and the automatic notification device 1 is provided in this way. Any public line that can communicate with the outside may be used. In addition to the telephone 6, other communication terminals such as a facsimile machine may be used.

  FIG. 4 is a front view of the automatic notification device 1 described above. On the front side of this automatic notification device 1, there is a notification button B0 for making a notification by pressing when an abnormality occurs, a cancel button B1 operated to cancel a notification in the case of an erroneous operation or an erroneous report, and a test notification Report test button B2 to be operated, a plurality of (four in FIG. 4) name fields N1 to N4 for pre-filling the name and telephone number of the report destination, and adjacent to the name fields N1 to N4 Notification destination lamps L1 to L4 that display the reporting destination that is currently reporting, a system abnormal lamp L5 that indicates that an abnormality has occurred in the system, a power lamp L6 that indicates whether or not power is supplied, A microphone 41 and a speaker 42 are provided. In the notification button B0, a notification lamp L0 that is turned on when the notification button B0 is pressed or a notification input is received from the receiver 2 or the like and a notification is output is embedded.

  FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the automatic notification device 1. On the bottom surface of the automatic notification device 1, a modular jack T1 on the telephone line 7 side, a modular jack T2 on the telephone 6 side, and a power switch S1 are provided.

  FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which the front setting unit cover 43 is opened in the automatic notification device 1 described above. In the setting unit cover 43 of the automatic notification device 1, a notification destination registration button B11 for switching to a registration mode for registering a telephone number of a notification destination and notification types for each notification input such as fire and call are notified. A message setting button B12 for switching to a mode for selecting a message to be performed, a recording setting button B13 for switching to a mode that the user separately registers without using an existing message, and the setting buttons B11 to B11 A setting button B14 for enabling input by the operation of B13, a setting end button B15 for completing the various setting operations and returning to the standby mode, and an erasing button B16 for erasing the registered contents; A line type setting switch B21 for setting a line type indicating whether the telephone line 7 is a dial line or a push line, and the telephone line 7 is a dial line. Can be switched to dial pulse setting switch B22 for setting the pulse speed in the case of an alarm, the crime prevention mode and the alarm mode, and it is possible to collectively set what kind of abnormality the individual message output represents. A security mode setting switch B23 that can be used, a ring stop setting switch B24 that sets whether or not to output a buzzer sound from the speaker 42 at the time of reporting, All destinations / one destination setting switch B25 that switches between the end of the notification, the notification in order, and the end when the message is normally received, and the notification destination 5 is not an answering machine in determining the completion of the notification DTMF signal returned by the button operation by the operator of the report destination 5 in response to the report message from the automatic report device 1 Talk according to the present invention for selecting whether to give priority to a call or to give a notice when an alarm is to be generated during the talk of the telephone 6 (to be described later) and the telephone 6 which will be described later. The medium changeover switch B27, the volume changeover switch VR for changing the volume of the line monitor sound to, for example, high, medium, and low, the occurrence history of the abnormal situation and the report history are erased, and the above-mentioned report destination lights L1 to L4 are lit. A notification history clear button B17 that turns off and a secondary battery 44 for power failure notification for enabling notification of a power failure at the time of a power failure (security is not functioning) are provided.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the automatic notification device 1 described above. In FIG. 7, the same components as those in FIGS. 4 to 6 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. Each of the buttons B0, B1, B2, B11 to B17, the switches B21 to B27, the volume changeover switch VR, and the lights L1 to L6 are connected to a processing circuit 51 composed of a microcomputer or the like, and an input from each is received. In addition, a lighting output is given. In addition, signals from the receiver 2 (FIG. 1), the master unit 3 (FIG. 2), and the housing information monitoring panel 4 (FIG. 3), for example, by the 6-core cable are sent to terminals T11 to T15 as notification inputs. Input (one core (not shown) is common (GND)). Further, the warning release output by the two-core cable is input to the terminal T16 (one core not shown is GND).

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

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

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

The automatic warning apparatus 1 configured as described above, it should be noted, in the present invention, a call detection circuit 6 3 is a detecting means is provided, detecting the busy phone 6 in the call detecting circuit 63 When an alarm is input during the call, it is possible to select whether to give priority to the telephone or to give priority to the notification in accordance with the setting of the busy switch B27. If there is an alarm input and the call is not busy, the notification is given priority as before, regardless of the setting of the busy switch B27.

  Therefore, in the changeover switch 59 which is a switching means, the telephone line 7 is connected to a common contact, the telephone 6 is connected to one individual contact, and the DB circuit 58 is connected to the other individual contact. The processing circuit 51, which is a control means, normally connects the switch 59 to the one individual contact via the line switching circuit 64 and connects the telephone line 7 to the telephone 6 to enable the telephone call and the like. Keep it.

  On the other hand, when a call to the outside is required due to a fire or the like, the processing circuit 51 sets the busy switch B27 when the call detection circuit 63 detects that the telephone 6 is busy. Therefore, when the telephone is given priority, the telephone set 6 requires a user who notices that the alarm sound is emitted from the speaker 42 by keeping the changeover switch 59 connected to the one individual contact. It is possible to make a report to the correct report destination 5. Or, it is possible to continue the report by the user who has already noticed the abnormality. On the other hand, when the notification is prioritized, the changeover switch 59 is switched to the other individual contact via the line switching circuit 64 which is a switching means to forcibly terminate the telephone call. The automatic notification device 1 itself notifies the notification destination 5 registered in the memory 50 in advance.

  8 and 9 show an operation when an alarm input is generated while the telephone 6 is busy. FIG. 8 shows a case where the telephone 6 is prioritized. As shown in FIG. 8 (a), even if some alarm input occurs at time t1 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8 (c), the automatic notification operation is not started, and the telephone 6 shown in FIG. 8 (a) can be continued. On the other hand, FIG. 9 shows a case in which the changeover switch 59 is forcibly switched to give priority to the notification from the automatic notification device 1, and as shown in FIG. 9 (b), when any alarm input occurs at time t1, as shown in FIG. 9 (c), the automatic notification operation is started at time t2, and the telephone 6 call shown in FIG. 9 (a) is started. Is forcibly cut off at time t2.

  Therefore, the telephone 6 is installed in the vicinity of the automatic notification device 1, and the user himself / herself at home who notices the alarm from the master unit 2 performs notification to the desired notification destination 5 such as the police. If the user is certain, or if the user notices an abnormality before the alarm is issued from the base unit 2 or the like and has already made a report to the police or fire department from the telephone 6, the above-mentioned telephone is selected. When the line 7 and the telephone 6 are left connected, the user can make a report to the desired report destination 5 by himself / herself and there is a possibility that the resident may forget to turn off the telephone 6 by an elderly person or the like For example, the connection is forcibly disconnected by selection, and the PB dialer PB receiver circuit 54 and the voice synthesis circuits 60 and 61 as the reporting means notify the outside using the telephone line 7, thereby reliably Can make a report That.

  In this way, an appropriate reporting method can be selected in accordance with the installation environment, the type of event to be reported, and the like.

  Further, in the automatic notification device 1, the processing circuit 51 does not perform automatic notification even if there is any notification input during a predetermined period W1 after the cancel button B1 is operated. This is shown in FIG. The cancel button B1 is operated at time t3 in a state in which the certain notification input shown in FIG. 10A becomes active at time t1 and the automatic notification operation shown in FIG. 10B starts from time t2. Then, the reporting operation is stopped. Thereafter, even if any notification input occurs at time t4 within the period W1 from time t3, the processing circuit 51 invalidates the notification input and keeps the notification operation stopped.

  As a result, once the user himself / herself cancels the automatic notification operation to notify the police or fire department, etc., even if there is a notification input again, it will be invalidated within the period W1, and the user himself will Reporting is possible. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the problem that the report is forcibly terminated on the way.

  Furthermore, the automatic notification device 1 configured as described above is configured to automatically perform a notification test sequentially to the previously registered notification destination 5 when the notification test button B2 is operated. Yes. 11 and 12 are waveform diagrams showing the state. FIG. 11 shows a notification test operation when only one destination is selected as the notification destination 5 by the all destination / 1 destination setting switch B25, and a predetermined time W11 that can be recognized as a pulse, for example, 100 msec. When there is an input operation exceeding the above, the processing circuit 51 first turns on the notification destination lamp L1, and if there is a repeated input operation within a predetermined time W12, for example, within 2 seconds, the processing circuit 51 switches the notification destination lamps that are sequentially turned on (see FIG. In the example of 10, the notification destination lamp L2 is lit by two input operations). Then, if there is no input operation exceeding the predetermined time W12, as a selection decision, a report to the report destination is started, and thereby the report destination lamp enters a relatively slow blinking state. Then, when the dialing is finished and the ringing tone sounds at the report destination, the report destination light is returned to the continuous lighting state, and even if the line is established and the call can be made, this lighting is continued until the call ends. The state continues.

  On the other hand, FIG. 12 shows a notification test operation when all destinations are selected as the notification destination 5 by the all destination / 1 destination setting switch B25. When there is an input operation exceeding the predetermined time W11 that can be recognized as a pulse, the processing circuit 51 first turns on the report destination lamp L1, and the report destination corresponding to the report destination lamp L1 is the same as described above. When the report test is completed and the report destination lamp L2 is turned on, the same report test is performed on the report destination corresponding to the report destination lamp L2, and then the report destination of the report destination lamp L4 is notified. The notification test is conducted with the front light turned on.

  In this way, by making a report test possible, it becomes easy to find a report destination setting mistake or a telephone number change in actual use, and the report destination 5 can be securely registered. In the configuration of FIG. 12, a test for reporting to a plurality of report destinations can be performed with a single operation, and operability can be improved.

  The main body of the automatic notification device 1 includes a microphone 41 and a speaker 42 so that the notification test can be performed in a hands-free call. Accordingly, there is no sense of incongruity with a normal telephone call, and by setting the other party who usually makes a telephone call as the report destination 5, it can be used on a daily basis and the operation of the device can be easily checked.

  Furthermore, in the automatic notification device 1, the message output corresponding to the input to the terminals T11 to T15 can be collectively set by the crime prevention mode setting switch B23. Accordingly, when the crime prevention mode setting switch B23 is set to the crime prevention mode, the terminal T11 to T14 are connected to the call button 25, the fire detector 23, the gas sensor, for example, as shown in FIG. 22 and the alarm switch output from the security switch 24 are input, respectively, and the warning release output is input to the terminal T15. On the other hand, when the security mode setting switch B23 is set to the warning mode, the terminals T11 to T14 are connected to the outdoor sensor transmitters 11 and 12 from the receiver 2 as shown in FIG. In addition, the transmission output from the crescent sensor transmitter 13 and the contact input transmitter 14 is input, respectively, and the warning release output is input to the terminal T15.

  As a result, the automatic notification device 1 outputs a notification message as shown in Table 1. In this way, the type of message for recognizing what kind of abnormality has occurred can be collectively set by the crime prevention mode setting switch B23 and the setting of the message input, simplifying the setting work. And setting errors can be reduced.

  Further, in the automatic notification device 1, when the crime prevention mode setting switch B23, which is an invalid means, is set to the crime prevention mode, the processing circuit 51 does not operate even if the cancel button B1, which is a cancel means, is operated. Disable operation input.

  Therefore, as described above, the cancel button B1 that can cancel the notification operation in the event of a false alarm is provided, and in order to prevent the thief or the like from operating the cancel button B1, Even if the cancel button B1 is operated immediately after being noticed, the alarm sound and the notification operation are continued if the crime prevention mode is set. Therefore, the functions expected of the automatic notification device 1 such as crime prevention and disaster prevention. Can be achieved reliably.

  The operation of the cancel button B1 is valid at the time of a notification test using the notification test button B2. This is because the test notification at the time of installation or maintenance of the automatic notification device 1 is performed by fully recognizing that the operator is reporting, and there is no problem in crime prevention or disaster prevention. With this, the original function of the cancel button B1 that reliably prevents misreporting due to missetting of the report destination can be exhibited.

  The operation means that becomes the invalidation means of the cancel button B1 is preferably arranged in the cover 43 hidden from the normal operation portion like the above-described crime prevention mode setting switch B23, and has another function as described above. May be realized by operating a single button for a certain period of time at the same time, such as when a single button having a common function is shared or when two buttons are not operated at the same time in normal operation. It is desirable that it is difficult to see and operate.

  Furthermore, in the automatic notification device 1, the processing circuit 51 can set whether or not to receive a DTMF signal by the notification completion signal setting switch B26 when determining the completion of the notification. The DTMF signal is a signal transmitted by a button operation. Therefore, when it is set not to receive the signal, the processing circuit 51 determines that the notification is completed only when the report destination 5 is off-hook (the handset is picked up). . On the other hand, if it is set to receive, it is determined that the notification is completed when a predetermined button operation is performed by the operator of the notification destination 5 for the notification message from the automatic notification device 1. Therefore, if the recipient 5 is an answering machine or the child is not able to respond appropriately, such as when the child responds, the notification to the next recipient is made without determining that the notification is complete. Can be taken, and the reliability of the abnormality report can be improved.

  Further, in the automatic notification device 1, the processing circuit 51 switches over to the registration mode or the setting mode by operating each of the setting buttons B11 to B13, and from the operation of the setting button B14 over a predetermined time W21 or more. If no operation is performed and the operation to return to the standby mode by the operation of the setting end button B15 is not performed, the operation automatically returns to the standby mode, and a notification operation is performed when there is an abnormal input. Will be able to do.

  FIG. 13 shows the situation. At the time t21, the setting buttons B11 to B13 are operated to switch to the setting mode, and no operation is performed over the time W21 or more from the time t22 when the last operation is completed, and the setting end button B15 When the return operation to the standby mode by the operation is not performed, at the time t23 when the time W21 has elapsed, the operation automatically returns to the standby mode, and a notification operation is performed when there is an abnormal input. .

  As a result, it is possible to prevent the operator from forgetting to operate the setting end button B15 and not returning to the standby mode and losing the security function.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration of a residential monitoring system using an automatic notification device 81 according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 14, components corresponding to those in FIGS. 1 to 3 are given the same reference numerals. The automatic report device 81 receives a representative report output from the alarm unit 82 via a two-core cable. A smoke sensor 83 and a heat sensor 84 are connected in series to the alarm unit 82, and the security switch 24 and the call button 25 are individually connected. While the automatic notification device 1 described above is an individual transfer input, the automatic notification device 81 includes any one of the smoke detector 83, the heat detector 84, the security switch 24, and the call button 25. When an abnormality is detected, a representative message input indicating only the occurrence of the abnormality is given, and an external notification is made in response to the representative message input.

  It should be noted that the automatic notification device 81 provides a control output to the alarm unit 82 in response to a remote operation such as a specific button operation at the notification destination 5 to stop the alarm from sounding. is there. FIG. 15 shows such a situation. In FIG. 15 (a), the alarm unit 82 starts ringing as shown at time t31, and this is reported from the automatic reporting device 81 to the reporting destination 5, and by the remote operation, in FIG. 15 (b) As shown at time t32, the automatic notification device 81 gives a control output to the alarm unit 82, and in response thereto, the alarm unit 82 stops ringing at time t33.

  With this configuration, when the report destination 5 uses the hands-free function of the automatic report device 81 to check the state of the house that is the report source by voice, the alarm sound does not get in the way and is accurate. It is possible to make appropriate decisions such as checking, reporting to the police and fire department, and returning home.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the monitoring system for houses using the automatic notification apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the other example of the system configuration | structure of the monitoring system for houses using the automatic notification apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the further another example of the system configuration | structure of the monitoring system for houses using the automatic notification apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the automatic notification device. It is a bottom view of the automatic notification device. In the automatic notification device, it is a front view showing a state in which a front setting unit cover is opened. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the said automatic notification apparatus. It is a wave form diagram which shows operation | movement of the said automatic alerting | reporting apparatus when alarm input generate | occur | produces when the telephone is talking. It is a wave form diagram which shows operation | movement of the said automatic alerting | reporting apparatus when alarm input generate | occur | produces when the telephone is talking. It is a wave form diagram which shows the operation | movement with respect to cancellation button operation of the said automatic notification apparatus. It is a wave form diagram which shows the notification test operation | movement of the said automatic notification apparatus. It is a wave form diagram which shows the notification test operation | movement of the said automatic notification apparatus. It is a wave form diagram which shows the operation | movement which the said automatic alerting | reporting apparatus returns to standby mode automatically after switching to registration mode or setting mode. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the monitoring system for houses using the automatic notification apparatus of the other form of implementation of this invention. It is a wave form diagram which shows the stop operation | movement of the alarm ringing by the automatic notification apparatus shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,81 Automatic notification apparatus 2 Receiver 3 Parent | base station 4 Housing information monitoring board 5,37 Report destination 6 Telephone 7 Telephone line 11,12 Outdoor sensor transmitter 13 Crescent sensor transmitter 14 Contact input transmitter 15 Pendant transmitter 21 Wireless Data output receiver 22 Gas sensor 23 Fire detector 24 Security switch 25 Call button 33 Door phone slave device 50 Memory 51 Processing circuit 54 PB dialer PB receiver circuit 55 Mixer 57 Dial pulse circuit 59 Changeover switch 60, 61 Voice synthesis circuit 82 Alarm unit 83 Smoke detector 84 Heat detector B0 Report button B1 Cancel button B2 Report test button B23 Crime prevention mode setting switch B27 Busy changeover switch T1, T2 Modular jacks T11-T16 terminals

Claims (1)

In an automatic notification device that is interposed between a communication terminal that communicates via a public line and the public line, and in which, when a predetermined event occurs, the notification means notifies the outside via the public line ,
When the predetermined event occurs during use of the public line by the communication terminal, the public line and the communication terminal are left connected or disconnected, and the public line is connected to the notification means. A selection means for selecting whether to connect to ,
Canceling means capable of canceling the reporting operation of the reporting means;
Invalid means for invalidating the cancellation operation by the cancellation means by a predetermined operation;
Including a report test means for performing a test report that is a forced report operation,
The automatic reporting device , wherein the invalidating unit validates the canceling operation by the canceling unit for the test report by the reporting test unit .

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