WO2001080730A1 - Portable apparatus and risk management system - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable telephone transmits the vital information of a monitor object person (7) and a monitor center (5) practices the remote diagnosis of the object person in accordance with the vital information. If abnormality is noticed, related organizations are informed of the abnormality.

Description

 Description Portable device and safety management system Technical field

 The present invention relates to a portable device and a safety management system for coping with an accident such as an elderly person living alone or an infant. Background art

 Conventional safety management systems are designed so that when an elderly person, who is the individual being monitored, recognizes a sickness and presses a pendant emergency button, for example, a nearby care service will send an emergency call It is.

 Therefore, if the elderly living alone can recognize the illness and press the emergency button, the welfare clerk at the care center can run to the elderly alone.

 An example of the safety management system described above is the emergency call system "Oshitanisann System" manufactured by NEC Corporation.

 The conventional safety management system is configured as described above, so that if a solitary elderly person recognizes sickness and can press the emergency button, it is possible to take appropriate measures even if an unexpected accident or sudden illness occurs. If the emergency button could not be pressed, such as when suddenly losing consciousness, there was a problem that an appropriate action could not be taken.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and has a portable device capable of grasping the state of a person to be monitored and performing appropriate processing even if the person suddenly loses consciousness. The purpose is to obtain a safety management system. Disclosure of the invention

 The portable device according to the present invention performs a remote diagnosis based on vital information and, when an abnormality is found, contacts a monitoring organization to contact a related organization. Vital information is transmitted.

 This has the effect that, even in the case of sudden loss of consciousness, the condition of the monitored person can be grasped and appropriate measures can be taken.

 The portable device according to the present invention is provided with measuring means for measuring the current position of the person to be monitored, and transmitting the current position to the monitoring center.

 This has the effect of monitoring the wandering behavior of the monitored person and entry into dangerous areas.

 A portable device according to the present invention is provided with a photographing means for photographing a person to be monitored, and transmits an image of the person to be monitored to a monitoring center.

 This has the effect of allowing the state of the monitored person to be visually recognized.

 A portable device according to the present invention has a telephone function. This has the effect of being able to confirm the state of the monitored person and to be able to become the talker of the monitored person.

 The portable device according to the present invention is provided with a receiving means for receiving an emergency call from the person to be monitored, and transmits the emergency call to the monitoring center.

 This makes it possible to make an urgent request based on the will of the person being monitored, which has the effect that the welfare clerk at the monitoring center can rush in an emergency.

In the safety management system according to the present invention, the portable device may monitor the vital object The monitoring center performs remote diagnosis based on the device information and contacts the relevant authorities if abnormalities are found. Even in the event of a loss, there is an effect that the condition of the monitored person can be grasped and appropriate measures can be taken.

 The safety management system according to the present invention performs a remote diagnosis with reference to personal information of a monitoring target recorded on a daily basis.

 This has the effect of increasing diagnostic accuracy.

 The safety management system according to the present invention monitors a current position of a monitoring target transmitted from a portable device, and contacts a related organization when the monitoring target enters a predetermined area. is there.

 This has the effect of avoiding the danger of approaching the monitored person.

 The safety management system according to the present invention performs the remote diagnosis in consideration of the video and audio of the monitoring target transmitted from the portable device. This has the effect of improving diagnostic accuracy.

 The safety management system according to the present invention is configured such that a portable device is configured using a portable telephone.

 This has the effect of reducing the cost of the portable device.

The safety management system according to the present invention is such that a portable device is attached to a person to be monitored and used.

This has the effect that the state of the person being monitored can be constantly monitored. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

 FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a safety management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

 FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing the internal configuration of the mobile phone.

 FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an internal configuration of the mobile phone.

 FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing the internal configuration of the mobile phone.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

 Hereinafter, in order to explain this invention in greater detail, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiment 1

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a safety management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes input of vital information of a person 7 to be monitored, and the vital information is transmitted to a monitoring center 5. A mobile phone (portable device), 2 is a base station, 3 is a mobile communication network, 4 is an intranet, 5 is connected to an intranet 4 or an internet connection, and the like. When a remote control is received, a remote diagnosis based on the vital information is performed, and if an abnormality is found, the monitoring center contacts the relevant organization.6 is a monitoring target that monitoring center 5 refers to when performing the remote diagnosis. A party to store the personal information of person 7, and ₇ is a person to be monitored such as a solitary elderly person or infant.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing the internal configuration of the mobile phone 1. In the figure, 11 measures vital information (for example, information on heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, brain waves, urine, etc.) of the monitoring subject 7. A monitoring monitor that transmits the vital information, 12 is a vital information IF section that receives the vital information transmitted by the monitoring monitor 11 (input means), 13 is a camera that captures the person 7 to be monitored (photographing means) , 14 is a microphone that collects the voice of the monitored person 7, 15 is image processing and voice processing The information processing unit that superimposes the vital information, the video signal of the camera 13 and the audio signal of the microphone 14, and 16 is a superimposed signal (vital information, video signal, This is the transmission unit (transmission means) that transmits the audio signal) to the monitoring center 5.

 17 is a receiving unit for receiving video and audio signals transmitted from the monitoring center 5 and 18 is a display for displaying an image of a welfare clerk of the monitoring center 5 according to the video signal transmitted from the monitoring center 5. Section 19 is a speaker that outputs the voice of the welfare clerk of the monitoring center 5 according to the audio signal transmitted from the monitoring center 5.

 Next, the operation will be described.

 A monitoring target 11 such as a pacemaker or a sphygmomanometer is attached to the monitoring target 7 such as a solitary elderly person, and the monitoring monitor 11 is used as vital information of the monitoring target 7 (eg, heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, EEG, etc.). Is transmitted to the vital information IF section 12 of the mobile phone 1 connected wirelessly or by wire. The monitoring monitor 11 is not limited to a pacemaker or a sphygmomanometer, but may be, for example, a urine tester installed at a toilet or the like to test the urine of the monitoring subject 7. When receiving the vital information from the monitoring monitor 11, the vital information IF section 12 of the mobile phone 1 outputs the vital information to the information processing section 15. Upon receiving the vital information from the vital information IF section 12, the information processing section 15 of the mobile phone 1 receives a video signal (video of the monitoring target 7) output from the camera 13 and the microphone 1 based on the vital information. The voice signal (voice of the person 7 to be monitored) output by 4 is superimposed, and the superimposed signal is output to the transmitter 16.

 When receiving the superimposed signal from the information processing unit 15, the transmitting unit 16 of the mobile phone 1 transmits the superimposed signal to the monitoring center 5 via the base station 2.

When receiving the superimposed signal from the mobile phone 1, the monitoring center 5 performs a remote diagnosis based on the vital information included in the superimposed signal. In order to improve the diagnostic accuracy, the monitoring center 5 uses the personal information of the monitoring target 7 recorded on the database 6 (eg, medical history, allergy, etc.) when performing remote diagnosis based on vital information. , Prohibited drugs, etc.) and perform remote diagnosis. In addition, the video signal included in the superimposed signal confirms the appearance of the monitored person 7 such as a complexion and trembling, and the audio signal included in the superimposed signal confirms the consciousness of the monitored person 7.

 The monitoring center 5 will contact relevant organizations (eg, a doctor's office, deceased, etc.) if any abnormalities are found as a result of the remote diagnosis. In addition, the monitoring center 5 transmits the video and audio of the welfare clerk and the doctor to the mobile phone 1 if necessary as a result of the remote diagnosis, and watches the conversation with the monitoring target 7.

 This has the effect of being able to confirm the state of the monitored person and to be able to become the talker of the monitored person.

 As is clear from the above, according to the first embodiment, the mobile phone 1 transmits the vital information of the monitoring target 7, and the monitoring center 5 performs a remote diagnosis based on the vital information, and an abnormality is recognized. In such a case, the system is configured to contact the related organizations, so that even if the user suddenly loses consciousness, it is possible to grasp the condition of the person 7 to be monitored and take an appropriate action. Embodiment 2

 FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing the internal configuration of the mobile phone 1. In FIG. 3, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 2 denote the same or corresponding parts, and a description thereof will be omitted.

 20 is a GPS that outputs position information indicating the current position of the monitoring target 7.

 Next, the operation will be described.

In the first embodiment, the mobile phone 1 is used as the vital information of the monitoring target 7. Was sent to monitoring center 5, and monitoring center 5 performed remote diagnosis based on vital information.However, GPS 20 mounted on mobile phone 1 indicates the current position of monitoring target Ί. The indicated location information may be transmitted to the monitoring center 5, and the monitoring center 5 may monitor the current location of the monitoring target 7 with reference to the location information.

 This makes it possible to monitor the wandering behavior of the monitoring target 7 and entry into a dangerous area.

 In addition, when the monitored person 7 enters the predetermined area, the relevant organizations (eg, care center, police box, etc.) should be contacted to avoid the danger approaching the monitored person 7. Can be. Embodiment 3 FIG.

 FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing the internal configuration of the mobile phone 1. In the figure, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 3 denote the same or corresponding parts, and a description thereof will be omitted.

 21 is an emergency button (reception means) for receiving an emergency call from the person 7 to be monitored.

 Next, the operation will be described.

 In the first and second embodiments, the mobile phone 1 transmits the vital information of the monitoring target 7 to the monitoring center 5, and the monitoring center 5 performs the remote diagnosis based on the vital information. An emergency button 21 for receiving an emergency call from the monitoring target 7 may be provided, and the emergency button 21 may transmit the emergency call to the monitoring center 5.

As a result, an emergency request based on the will of the monitoring target 7 can be made, so that there is an effect that the welfare clerk of the monitoring center 5 can rush in an emergency. · Embodiment 4.

 Although not particularly mentioned in the first embodiment, a portable device may be used by attaching it to the monitoring target 7.

 As a result, there is an effect that the state of the monitoring target 7 can be constantly monitored. Industrial applicability

 As described above, the portable device and the safety management system according to the present invention allow a third party to quickly grasp the situation when an elderly person living alone encounters an unexpected accident or sudden illness, and to take appropriate measures. Suitable for things that can be applied.

Claims

The scope of the claims 1. Input means for inputting vital information of the person to be monitored and remote monitoring based on vital information and contacting related organizations if any abnormalities are found. A portable device comprising: a transmission unit that transmits input vital information. 2. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein a measuring means for measuring the current position of the person to be monitored is provided, and the transmitting means transmits the current position measured by the measuring means to the monitoring center. . 3. The portable device according to claim 1, further comprising photographing means for photographing a person to be monitored, wherein the transmitting means transmits the video photographed by the photographing means to a monitoring center. 4. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the portable device has a telephone function. 5. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein receiving means for receiving an emergency call from the monitored person is provided, and the transmitting means transmits the emergency call to the monitoring center. 6. Input means mounted on the portable device for inputting vital information of the person to be monitored, transmitting means mounted on the portable device for transmitting the vital information input by the input means, and vital data from the transmitting means. A safety management system that has a monitoring system that performs remote diagnosis based on the vital information when information is received, and contacts relevant organizations if an abnormality is found. 7. The safety management system according to claim 6, wherein the monitoring center performs the remote diagnosis by referring to the personal information of the monitoring target recorded at a daily pace. 8. The monitoring center monitors the current position of the monitored person transmitted from the portable device and, when the monitored person enters a predetermined area, contacts a related organization. Safety management system according to Paragraph 6. 9. The safety management system according to claim 6, wherein the monitoring center performs the remote diagnosis in consideration of the video and audio of the monitoring target transmitted from the portable device. 10. The safety management system according to claim 6, wherein the portable device is configured using a portable telephone. 11. The safety management system according to claim 6, wherein the portable device is used by being attached to a person to be monitored.