JP2003187354A - Error status information transmission system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an abnormal state information transmission system capable of coping with an abnormal state with urgency and making its service fee inexpensive. <P>SOLUTION: This abnormal state information transmission system 100 comprises a sensor 11, an automatic dial device 12, a camera 13, a buzzer 14 and a network 20 installed in the self-house 10 of a user, a server 30 installed at a place different from the self-house 10, a plurality of contact addresses J<SB>n</SB>, and a radio telephone line network 40. The automatic dial device 12 transmits abnormal state information including video data of the state of the self-house 10 picked up by the camera 13 to the contact addresses through the network 20, the server 30 and radio telephone line network 40 when the sensor 11 detects an abnormal state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an abnormal situation information transmission system for transmitting information on an abnormal situation such as a fire or an intruder (hereinafter referred to as "abnormal situation information") to a user, and more particularly to a network. The present invention relates to an abnormal situation information transmission system that transmits abnormal situation information to a user via the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a sensor and an alarm device in which a server and an automatic dial device are integrated are installed in a user's home, and when the user is away from the home, the sensor is suspicious to the user's home. When an intrusion of a person is detected, the sensor transmits information on the detected intrusion of a suspicious person (hereinafter referred to as “intrusion information”) to the alarm device, and the alarm device detects the telephone network connected to the user's home. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a notification system that uses the information to transmit intrusion information to a receiving device owned by a user.

In such a notification system, since the intrusion information is simply transmitted as a character string, there is a problem that it is difficult for the user to judge the degree of urgency even if the user receives the intrusion information.

In order to solve the problem of this notification system, the user uses a captured image transmitted from a video camera installed in the user's home as intrusion information, and the user has a personal computer with a monitor (hereinafter referred to as "PC"). There is known an imaging system that can be remotely operated from a PC by receiving the image with a terminal such as a video camera, and in particular, the imaging system disclosed in JP 2001-61138 A is a simpler device as a terminal. A mobile phone or the like is used to remotely operate an imaging device such as a video camera.

[0005]

However, the above-mentioned notification system and imaging system have the following problems.

When the alarm device is an alarm device in which the automatic dial device and the server are integrated as described above, when there are a plurality of users, the server is required at each user's home, and therefore the alarm device is It becomes expensive, and as a result, the service charge of the above-mentioned reporting system rises. This soaring service fee causes the user to hesitate to use the notification system and hinders the spread of the notification system.

[0007] If the service charge of the above-mentioned reporting system can be reduced, not only for users who use fixed telephone lines, but in recent years, it has increased due to the spread of mobile telephone lines that can be contracted at a lower cost than fixed telephone lines. The above notification system will be attractive to users who use only mobile phones, and in addition to these fixed line users, users who use only mobile phones can be incorporated as users of the notification system. The spread of this reporting system can be expected.

On the other hand, in the image pickup system disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-61138, a video camera or the like is changed to the image pickup mode in response to a command from the mobile phone, so that there is a time lag from the occurrence of an abnormality to the start of image pickup. As a result, it is impossible to urgently respond to an abnormal situation.

In other words, at present, it can be said that an abnormal situation information transmission system that can respond to an abnormal situation with urgency and can reduce the service charge is desired.

An object of the present invention is to provide an abnormal situation information transmission system capable of urgently responding to an abnormal situation and reducing the service charge thereof.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, an abnormal situation information transmission system according to claim 1 is an imaging device for taking an image of a situation at a desired place of a contractor by means of image information, and the image taking device. In an abnormal situation information transmission system comprising an information processing device for receiving image information and transmitting the image information to a contact of the contractor, the abnormal situation information transmission system is installed at the desired location,
And, when an abnormality occurs in the desired location, a sensing unit that senses the abnormal situation, and the image information when the sensing unit is installed in the desired location and senses the abnormal situation The status information includes an automatic notification unit that notifies the information processing apparatus via a network, the information processing apparatus is installed in a place different from the desired place, and the abnormal situation information is notified. At this time, the notified abnormal condition information is transmitted to the contact of the contractor via another network.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of claim 1, the abnormal situation information transmitted to the contractor is image information, so that the contractor can accurately grasp the abnormal situation through the image information. Since the abnormal condition information is transmitted when the sensing means detects the abnormal condition, the abnormal condition can be dealt with urgently, and the information processing device is installed in a place different from the desired place. Therefore, it is not necessary to install an information processing device at each desired location, that is, it is not necessary to integrate the automatic notification means and the information processing device, so that the service charge of the abnormal situation information transmission system can be reduced. You can

Further, since the automatic notification means and the information processing device are installed separately from each other, even if the automatic notification means is destroyed by an intruder or the like after the abnormal status information is notified, the abnormal status information is information. The processing device is notified and sent to the contractor's contact information. As a result, the contractor can surely grasp the status of the abnormality that has occurred at the contractor's home, which is the desired place.

The abnormal situation information transmitting system according to claim 2 is the abnormal situation information transmitting system according to claim 1, wherein the other network performs the information processing when the contact receives the abnormal situation information. It is characterized by transmitting a reception signal to the device.

According to the abnormal situation information transmitting system of the second aspect, since the other network transmits the received signal to the information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus can determine that the abnormal situation information has reached the contact. You can

An abnormal situation information transmission system according to a third aspect is the abnormal situation information transmission system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the other network is configured to operate when the contact confirms the abnormal situation information. An information confirmation signal is transmitted to the information processing device.

According to the abnormal situation information transmitting system of claim 3, since the other network transmits the information confirmation signal to the information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus confirms that the contractor of the contact confirms the abnormal situation information. Can be determined.

An abnormal situation information transmission system according to a fourth aspect is the abnormal situation information transmission system according to any one of the first to third aspects, in which the image pickup device indicates a situation of a predetermined azimuth set in advance. It is characterized by imaging.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of the fourth aspect, since the image pickup device picks up the image of the situation of the preset predetermined direction, the contractor can see the small display device of the portable terminal while It is possible to eliminate the need to adjust the imaging range, and thus it is possible to easily grasp the abnormal situation.

An abnormal situation information transmitting system according to a fifth aspect is the abnormal situation information transmitting system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the image pickup device is re-installed at a place different from the desired place. It is characterized in that it can be arranged.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of the fifth aspect, since the image pickup device can be relocated, the image pickup range and the object can be changed according to the intended use of the contractor.

An abnormal situation information transmission system according to a sixth aspect is the abnormal situation information transmission system according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the image pickup device has the sensing means for sensing the abnormal situation information. When it does, it cooperates with the sensing means and the automatic notification means.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of claim 6, when the sensing means senses the abnormal situation information,
Since it cooperates with the sensing means and the automatic notification means, it is possible to deal with urgency such as when an abnormality occurs, and it is possible to eliminate the need for constant imaging. As a result, the recording capacity of the recording medium of the imaging device can be reduced, and the cost of the contractor for transmitting and receiving information can be reduced.

The abnormal situation information transmitting system according to claim 8 is the abnormal situation information transmitting system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the image pickup device indicates that the abnormal situation information is an intruder. The intruder is traced when it is the intrusion information shown.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of the eighth aspect, since the imaging device tracks the intruder, it is possible to enhance the value of the abnormal situation information as evidence.

An abnormal situation information transmission system according to claim 9 is the abnormal situation information transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, and is installed at the desired place,
In addition, it is characterized by comprising intimidating means for intimidating the intruder.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of claim 9, since the intimidating means for intimidating the intruder is provided, the intruder can be intimidated even if the contractor is not at home. In addition, it can be expected that a person near the contractor's home who hears the intimidation by the intimidating means will make an appropriate judgment / action.

An abnormal situation information transmitting system according to a tenth aspect is the abnormal situation information transmitting system according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, wherein the contact is a mobile phone.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of the tenth aspect, since the contact is a mobile phone, the abnormal situation information transmission system can be provided at a lower cost.

An abnormal situation information transmission system according to claim 11 is the abnormal situation information transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the image pickup device is a video camera.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of the eleventh aspect, since the image pickup device is a video camera, the image information can be composed of a moving image and a sound. As a result, the abnormal situation information is transmitted. It can be more valuable as evidence.

[0032]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An abnormal situation information transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an abnormal situation information transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, an abnormal situation information transmission system 100 includes a sensor 11 (sensing means) installed in a user's home 10 (predetermined place) and an automatic dial device 12.
(Automatic transmission means), camera 13 (imaging device), buzzer 14 (intimidation means), and network 2 such as a telephone network.
0, the server 30 (information processing device), s contacts J _{1 to} J _s preset by the user, and the wireless telephone network 40.
(Another network).

The sensor 11 is installed in the user's home 10 and detects an abnormal situation such as a fire occurrence or an intruder occurrence (hereinafter referred to as "abnormal situation"). When the abnormal situation is detected, an automatic dial device is provided. Start 12. Examples of the sensor 11 include a fire sensor and a crime prevention sensor. Further, it is preferable that the sensor 11 can determine the urgency of the abnormal situation and can determine whether to activate the automatic dial device 12 according to the determined urgency.

The automatic dialing device 12 is the home 1 of the user.
Camera 1 that is installed at 0 and captures the situation of the house 10
Connected with 3. When the sensor 11 senses an abnormal situation, the automatic dialing device 12 sends video data (abnormal situation information) of the abnormal situation captured by the camera 13 to the server 30 via the network 20 which is a fixed telephone line.

The camera 13 is installed in the user's home 10 and is connected to the sensor 11 and the automatic dial device 12,
The situation of the user's home 10 is captured as video data.
The camera 13 is preferably one that can be easily moved, and this allows the user to change the range and the object captured by the camera 13 as desired. Further, when the abnormal condition detected by the sensor 11 is intrusion information, the camera 13 is preferably configured to automatically track the intruder by an infrared sensor or the like (not shown) installed in the camera 13. As a result, it is possible to increase the value of the image data captured in a later trial or the like as evidence.

On the other hand, the normal camera 13 periodically captures the situation of the user's home 10 as video data, and the captured video data is sent to the server 30 via the network 20.
To send via.

That is, the camera 13 has a normal transmission mode in which the image data captured periodically is transmitted to the server 30,
Video data of the abnormal situation captured when an abnormality occurs is sent to the server 3
It switches to one of the abnormal transmission modes for transmitting to 0.

In the normal transmission mode, the camera 13 is operated by the user at a predetermined imaging time interval (for example, every one hour) set at a predetermined imaging angle (predetermined azimuth) set in advance by the swing mechanism. The situation of the home 10 is captured as video data, and the captured video data is transmitted to the server 30 via the automatic dial device 12 and the network 20.

When the sensor 11 senses an abnormal condition, the camera 13 is switched to the abnormal transmission mode by a switching command from the sensor 11. In the abnormal transmission mode, at the same time as switching, the situation of the user's home 10 at a preset predetermined imaging angle is started to be taken as video data, and the video data of the taken situation is sent via the automatic dial device 12 and the network 20. And sends it to the server 30.

At this time, since the camera 13 images the situation of the user's home 10 at a predetermined imaging angle set in advance, the user needs to adjust the imaging range of the camera 13 while looking at the small monitor of the mobile phone. It can be eliminated, and thus the abnormal situation can be easily grasped.

The buzzer 14 is installed in the user's home 10 and activated by an activation command from the sensor 11 that senses an abnormal situation, and threatens an intruder with a voice, a warning sound, a flash, or the like. As a result, the user can intimidate an intruder even when he / she is not at home 10, and a person near the home 10 who hears an alarm sound or the like can make an appropriate judgment / action. Can be expected.

Each of the _s contacts J _{1 to} J _s is, for example, a mobile phone (for example, J ₁ is a mobile phone of the user, J ₂ is a mobile phone of the user's family, J ₃ is a mobile phone of a friend of the user). etc)
Is.

The mobile phone as a contact is most preferably capable of receiving a moving image captured as video data, but instead of this, receiving a still image obtained by dividing the moving image captured as video data into frames. The contact information is not limited to a mobile phone, and may be a mobile terminal such as a PDA.

In addition to displaying moving images and still images, the mobile phone, which is the contact point, may display the urgency of the abnormal situation sensed by the sensor 11 and the time when the abnormality occurred. For example, if the sensor 11 detects fire occurrence information,
The display screen of the mobile phone is preferably configured to be framed in red, which represents a fire.

The server 30 is installed in a place different from the user's home 10 and has a memory for storing the above-mentioned s contacts J _{1 to} J _s and a wireless telephone network 40 (for example, Java).
(Registered trademark) application, copy mail), and an exchange (not shown) that attaches the imaged data and the like to the E-mail and transmits them to the _s contacts J _{1 to} J _s .

The server 30 and the wireless telephone network 40 can be managed by a mobile phone service providing company (for example, each company of the J-PHONE (registered trademark) group, etc.) in view of the situation that mobile phones are frequently used as contacts. preferable.

As a result, the abnormal situation information transmission system 1
In 00, it is not necessary to install the server 30 in each user's home 10, that is, it is not necessary to integrate the automatic dialing device 12 and the server 30, so that the service charge of the abnormal situation information transmission system 100 can be reduced. You can

Since the transmitted image data of the abnormal condition is the image data when the sensor 11 senses the abnormal condition, the user to whom the image data is transmitted can deal with the abnormal condition with urgency.

Further, since the automatic dial device 12 and the server 30 are installed separately from each other, even if the automatic dial device 12 is destroyed by an intruder or the like after transmitting the image data, the image data is stored in the server 30. Is sent to the contacts J _{1 to} J _s attached to E-mail or the like. As a result, the user can surely grasp the abnormal situation that has occurred in the home 10.

In addition, the wireless telephone network 40 has contact points J ₁ ...
_Em with video data attached in any of Js
When the mail is received, the reception signal is transmitted to the exchange, and when the E-mail is opened at any of the contacts J _{1 to} J _s , that is, when the video data is confirmed, the exchange is notified to the exchange. A confirmation signal (information confirmation signal) is transmitted. As a result, the server 30 can determine that the video data has reached any of the contacts J _{1 to} J _s .
It is possible to determine whether or not the video data has been confirmed at any of the contacts J _{1 to} J _s .

As a result, it is possible to avoid the problem that the contents of the abnormal situation are not transmitted to the user.

Although the wireless telephone line network 40 is a wireless telephone line network, it may be a communication network such as the Internet, and at this time, a PC, PDA or the like can be designated as the contacts J _{1 to} J _s .

FIG. 2 shows an abnormal situation information transmission system 100.
5 is a flowchart showing an abnormal situation information transmission process of FIG.

In FIG. 2, first, when the abnormal situation information transmission system 100 is activated in the user's home 10, does the CPU (not shown) of the automatic dialing device 12 now correspond to the preset imaging time? It is determined whether or not (step S1).

If the result of step S1 is not the preset time, the process proceeds to step S3. If the preset imaging time is met, the camera 13 is set to the normal transmission mode and the preset predetermined time is set. At the imaging angle of
Imaging is started by using the situation of the user's home 10 as video data, the imaging data is transmitted to the user's contact information or the like via the server 30 (step S2), and the process returns to step S1.

Then, in step S3, the sensor 1
If 1 does not detect an abnormal situation, the process returns to step S1, while if sensor 11 detects an abnormal situation (YES in step S3), the sensor 11 determines that the automatic dialing device 1
2 is activated and the camera 13 is switched to the abnormal transmission mode by a switching command (step S4). At the same time when the camera 13 is switched to the abnormal transmission mode, the camera 13 starts imaging the situation of the home 10 at a preset imaging angle, and transmits the captured video data to the automatic dial device 12. Further, at this time, the sensor 11 transmits sensor-specific information (for example, installation location, degree of abnormal condition, abnormal occurrence time, etc.) to the automatic dial device 12.

In step S5, the automatic dialing device 12 adds the telephone number and the location information of the home 10 to the transmitted sensor unique information and video data, and then uses these as a set of abnormal situation information via the network 20. And sends it to the server 30.

Next, the exchange of the server 30 to which the abnormal condition information is transmitted reads the telephone numbers of the contacts J _{1 to} J _s from the memory, and the read telephone numbers of the contacts through the wireless telephone network 40. A call is made (step S6), and it is determined whether or not there is a contact to be called in response to the call (step S7).

As a result of the determination in step S7, when there is no contact to call in, the process returns to step S6. On the other hand, when there is a contact to call in, the exchange sends the abnormal situation information to the called contact by E-mail. And sends it (step S8).

Next, the wireless telephone network 40 is connected to the E-mai.
It is determined whether or not the contact that has sent 1 has received the E-mail (step S9).

In step S9, the contact address is the E-
When the contact does not receive the email, the process returns to step S8. When the contact receives the E-mail, the contact E-mail address of the contact is received so that it can be determined which contact received the E-mail. Is transmitted to the exchange (step S10), and this processing is terminated.

According to the processing of FIG. 2, the sensor 11 detects the abnormal situation of the user's home 10 and sends the sensor unique information to the automatic dialing device 12, and the camera 13 detects the abnormal situation of the sensor 11. When this happens, the mode is switched to the abnormal transmission mode, and at the same time as the switching, the imaging of the abnormal situation is started, and the video data captured is automatically dialed by the automatic dial device 1.
2, and the automatic dialing device 12 adds the telephone number and the location information of the home 10 to the transmitted sensor unique information and video data,
It is transmitted to the server 30 via the network 20 (that is, the camera 13 uses the sensor 11 and the automatic dial device 1).
Work with 2. ), The exchange of the server 30 transmits the abnormal situation information to the incoming contact by attaching the abnormal situation information to the E-mail, so that the transmitted abnormal situation information includes the video data, which allows the user to make an abnormality through the video data. The situation can be grasped accurately.

Since the exchange sends the E-mail with the abnormal situation information attached to the receiver until the received signal is received, it is possible to avoid the problem that the contents of the abnormal situation are not transmitted to the user.

Furthermore, since the image data is taken when the sensor 11 senses an abnormal situation,
The user can respond to the abnormal situation with urgency, and since the camera 13 cooperates with the sensor 11 and the automatic dial device 12 when the sensor 11 senses the abnormal situation information, when the abnormality occurs. It is possible to deal with the urgency such as the above, and it is possible to eliminate the need to constantly image the situation of the user's home 10. As a result, the memory capacity of the camera 13 can be reduced, and the cost (telephone charges) of the user for transmitting and receiving the abnormal condition information can be reduced.

In the processing of FIG. 2, the E-mail with the abnormal condition information attached is continuously transmitted to the receiver until the exchanger receives the received signal. Instead, the exchanger sends E-mail at the contact. Until the E-mail address is received as a confirmation signal indicating that the mail has been opened.
The mail may be continuously transmitted to the recipient.

That is, step S in the process of FIG.
The following steps may be performed instead of 7 to S10.

For example, in the process of FIG. 2, step S
As a result of the determination in step 7, when there is no contact to call in, the process returns to step S6. On the other hand, when there is a contact to call, the exchange attaches the abnormal situation information to the E-mail. It is transmitted (step S8).

Next, the wireless telephone line network 40 is connected to the E-mai.
It is determined whether or not the E-mail has been opened at the contact point that has sent 1 (step S9).

As a result of the determination in step S9, when the contact does not receive the E-mail, the process returns to step S8, and when the E-mail is opened in the contact, which E-mail is included in the contact. The E-mail address of the contact is transmitted as a confirmation signal to the exchange so that it can be determined whether the package has been opened (step S10), and this processing ends.

As a result, the E
Since the E-mail attached with the abnormal situation information is transmitted until the -mail is opened, it is possible to more reliably avoid the occurrence of the problem that the content of the abnormal situation is not transmitted to the user.

In the above-mentioned processing, the E-mail is transmitted to each of the contact points J _{1 to} J _s the same number of times, but instead, the E-mail is sent to the contact point J ₁ which is the user's mobile phone.
While the -mail is repeatedly transmitted, the contacts other than the contact J ₁ may be transmitted only once by sending the E-mail.

That is, step S in the processing of FIG.
The following steps may be performed instead of 7 to S10.

For example, in the process of FIG. 2, step S
As a result of the determination in step 7, when there is no contact to call in, the process returns to step S6. On the other hand, when there is a contact to call, the exchange attaches the abnormal situation information to the E-mail. It is transmitted (step S8).

Next, the wireless telephone network 40 is connected to the E-mai.
It is determined whether or not the contact J ₁ that has sent ₁ has received the E-mail (step S9).

If the contact J ₁ does not receive the E-mail in step S9, the process returns to step S8. If the contact J ₁ receives the E-mail, the E-mail address of the contact J ₁ is set. The received signal is transmitted to the exchange (step S10), and this processing ends.

On the other hand, the radio telephone line network 40 sends an E-mail to the contacts other than the contact J ₁ among the contacts to be called.
Is sent only once, and when the sent E-mail is opened, the contact email address where the E-mail is opened is sent to the exchange, and the exchange sends the sent email address to the contact J. Send to ₁ .

As a result, the contact J ₁ of the user is Em
Until the email is received, Em with the abnormal situation information attached
Since the email is repeatedly transmitted, it is possible to avoid the problem that the content of the abnormal situation is not transmitted to the user, and the email address of the contact who opened the E-mail is transmitted to the user. It is possible to contact the user's family, friends, etc. so that the user's family, friends, etc. who have opened the E-mail with the status information attached do not give unnecessary notification to the police or fire department.

Further, in the processing of FIG. 2, the exchange makes a call to the read telephone number of the contact at the same time, but the priority is set in advance to the contacts J _{1 to} J _s, and You may make a call according to the priority. As a result, it is possible to prevent E-mail from being sent to multiple contacts, so the person who confirms the abnormal situation information at each of the contacts can contact the police or fire department to notify the person. Can be prevented from being complicated.

Further, when the camera 13 is in the normal transmission mode, the image data is periodically transmitted to the contact, so that the user can confirm the normal situation of the home 10 in real time by using the mobile phone. it can. For example, the user can check the state of the pet, the user who manages the dam can check the water storage status of the dam, and the user who cares for a person requiring care can visit the home 10 at home. It is possible to grasp the health condition of the cared person in.

Since the contacts J _{1 to} J _s are mobile phones, the abnormal situation information transmission system 100 can be provided at a lower cost.

Further, although the network 20 in the abnormal situation information transmitting system 100 is a telephone line, it may be a communication line network such as the Internet.

In the abnormal situation information transmission system 100, when a mobile phone as a contact receives an E-mail to which abnormal situation information is attached, a character string or an image for calling the user's attention is displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone. May be displayed. For example, the displayed character string includes "abnormality occurrence / send video data" and the like, and the displayed image includes manga such as "thief" and "flame".

Further, a special color may be added to the letter icon representing the incoming E-mail to call the user's attention.

In the abnormal situation information transmission system 100, moving image data is assumed as video data, but instead of this, still image data obtained by photography and a sound collecting microphone are used so that an intruder can confirm. It may be recorded image data or still image data of time-lapse shooting extracted from moving image data.

It is needless to say that the most preferable abnormal situation information stored in the server 30 is a combination of moving image data and recorded data.

Further, the transmitted abnormal situation information can be stored in the mobile phone or the like of the contact, if necessary.

Further, in the abnormal situation information transmission system 100, the video data stored in the server 30 may be read out at any time by using a personal identification number, an ID number or the like shared among a plurality of contacts. . As a result, even if the camera 13, the sensor 11 and the like are destroyed by an intruder or the like after detecting the abnormal situation, the abnormal situation information transmitted to the server 30 before they are destroyed is
Can be used as evidence.

Further, in the abnormal situation information transmission system 100, the video data stored in the server 30 may be deleted at any time by using a personal identification number or an ID number shared among a plurality of contacts.

The camera 13 in the abnormal situation information transmission system 100 is preferably a night-vision camera, and when it is not a night-vision camera, it is preferable that the imaging range is illuminated when necessary.

As the camera 13, a video camera,
It is selected from still cameras and digital still cameras.

In the case of a video camera, the abnormal situation information can be composed of moving image data and recorded data, and as a result, the abnormal situation information can be used as a powerful evidence at a later date. .

When the camera is a still camera, the abnormal situation information transmitting system 100 is compared to when a video camera is used.
If the still camera is a still camera with a flash, the flash can effectively threaten an intruder.

In the case of a digital still camera, the handling of abnormal situation information can be facilitated, and the notification / transmission speed of abnormal situation information can be improved.

The abnormal situation information transmission system 100 includes a call center (not shown). The call center receives inquiries about the abnormal situation information transmission system 100 and the abnormal situation information transmission system 100 with the user.
The contract regarding the provision of the information, the confirmation of the registration after the contract, the acceptance of the change of the contract content, the after-care for the malfunction of the abnormal situation information transmission system 100, and the like.

[0097]

As described in detail above, according to the abnormal situation information transmission system of claim 1, the abnormal situation information transmitted to the contractor is image information, so that the contractor makes an abnormality through the image information. The situation can be accurately grasped, and the abnormal situation information is transmitted when the sensing means senses the situation of the abnormality. Therefore, in addition to being able to respond to the abnormality with urgency, the information processing apparatus can Since the information processing device is installed in a place different from the desired place, it is not necessary to install the information processing device in each desired place, that is, it is not necessary to integrate the automatic notification means and the information processing device. The service fee of the information transmission system can be reduced.

Further, since the automatic notification means and the information processing device are installed separately from each other, even if the automatic notification means is destroyed by an intruder or the like after the abnormal status information has been notified, the abnormal status information will be the information. The processing device is notified and sent to the contractor's contact information. As a result, the contractor can surely grasp the status of the abnormality that has occurred at the contractor's home, which is the desired place.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of the second aspect, since the other network transmits the reception signal to the information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus can determine that the abnormal situation information has reached the contact. You can

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of claim 3, since the other network transmits an information confirmation signal to the information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus confirms that the contractor of the contact confirms the abnormal situation information. Can be determined.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of the fourth aspect, since the image pickup device picks up the image of the situation of the preset predetermined azimuth, the contractor can see the small display device of the mobile terminal while It is possible to eliminate the need to adjust the imaging range, and thus it is possible to easily grasp the abnormal situation.

According to the abnormal situation information transmitting system of the fifth aspect, since the image pickup device can be relocated, the image pickup range and the object can be changed according to the intended use of the contractor.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of claim 6, when the sensing means senses the abnormal situation information,
Since it cooperates with the sensing means and the automatic notification means, it is possible to deal with urgency such as when an abnormality occurs, and it is possible to eliminate the need for constant imaging. As a result, the recording capacity of the recording medium of the imaging device can be reduced, and the cost of the contractor for transmitting and receiving information can be reduced.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of claim 7, since the image information is transmitted periodically, the contractor uses the mobile terminal to obtain information other than the abnormal situation information, that is, the contractor's home normally. You can check the situation in real time.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of the eighth aspect, since the image pickup device tracks the intruder, the value of the abnormal situation information as evidence can be increased.

According to the abnormal situation information transmitting system of claim 9, since the intimidating means for intimidating the intruder is provided, the intruder can be intimidated even if the contractor is not at home. In addition, it can be expected that a person near the contractor's home who hears the intimidation by the intimidating means will make an appropriate judgment / action.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of the tenth aspect, since the contact is a mobile phone, this abnormal situation information transmission system can be provided at a lower cost.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of the eleventh aspect, since the imaging device is a video camera, the image information can be composed of a moving image and a sound, and as a result, the abnormal situation information is transmitted. It can be more valuable as evidence.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of the twelfth aspect, since the image pickup device is the still camera, it can be provided at a lower cost than the abnormal situation information transmission system using the video camera. When the still camera is a still camera with a flash, the flash can effectively intimidate an intruder.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of the thirteenth aspect, since the image pickup device is a digital camera, it is possible to easily digitize the image information, thereby improving the notification / transmission speed of the image information. be able to.

According to the abnormal situation information transmission system of the fourteenth aspect, since the image information is stored and the stored image information can be read out at any time, the abnormal situation information is detected. Even if the imaging device and the sensing means are later destroyed by an intruder, the image information transmitted to the information processing device before they are destroyed can be used as evidence at a later date.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an abnormal situation information transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a transmission process of the abnormal situation information transmission system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. An image pickup device for picking up a situation of a contractor in a desired place with image information, and an information processing device for receiving the picked-up image information and transmitting the image information to a contact of the contractor. In an abnormal situation information transmission system comprising, the abnormal situation information transmission system is installed in the desired location, and when an abnormality occurs in the desired location, sensing means for sensing the situation of the abnormality, An automatic notification unit that is installed at a desired location and that notifies the information processing device via a network of the image information when the detection unit detects the abnormal condition as abnormal condition information, The processing device is installed in a place different from the desired place, and when the abnormal condition information is notified, the notified abnormal condition information is transmitted to another network. An abnormal situation information transmission system, characterized in that the information is transmitted to the contact information of the contractor via the. 2. The abnormal situation information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the other network transmits a reception signal to the information processing device when the contact receives the abnormal situation information. . 3. The abnormal condition according to claim 1, wherein the other network transmits an information confirmation signal to the information processing device when the contact confirms the abnormal condition information. Information transmission system. 4. The image pickup device picks up an image of a situation of a predetermined direction set in advance.
An abnormal situation information transmission system according to any one of 1. 5. The image pickup device can be relocated to a place different from the desired place.
5. The abnormal situation information transmission system according to any one of items 4 to 4. 6. The imaging device cooperates with the sensing means and the automatic notifying means when the sensing means senses the abnormal situation information.
An abnormal situation information transmission system according to any one of 1. 7. The abnormal situation information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the image information is transmitted periodically. 8. The image pickup apparatus traces the intruder when the abnormal situation information is intrusion information indicating the occurrence of an intruder.
Abnormal situation information transmission system described in paragraph. 9. The abnormal situation information transmission system according to claim 1, further comprising a threatening unit installed at the desired place and threatening the intruder. 10. The abnormal situation information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the contact information is a mobile phone. 11. The abnormal situation information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the imaging device is a video camera. 12. The abnormal situation information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the imaging device is a still camera. 13. The abnormal situation information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the imaging device is a digital camera. 14. The information processing device is configured to store the image information and to read the stored image information at any time. The abnormal situation information transmission system according to item 1.