JPH0223764A - Automatic informing device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to initial setting of various data (information) from a monitoring center via a communication line (hereinafter referred to as center load).

), which monitors various sensors and automatically reports the information to a monitoring center.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, automatic reporting devices of this type are required to have accurate reporting, simple center loading, and reliability.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional automatic notification device.

In FIG. 3, first, when the telephone 5 is off-hook and the number of the monitoring center 1 is dialed, the main controller 44 detects the off-hook state of the telephone 5 via the monitoring circuit 41, and the dial signal is monitored. The signal is sent to the circuit 41, the line switching relay contact 42B1, the communication line 2, and the exchange 3.

Then, when the monitoring center 1 sends a response signal to the communication line 2 in response to the calling signal, the main control unit 44 detects this response signal 3 via the monitoring circuit 41.
The main control unit 44 operates the line switching relay 42A to switch the line switching relay contact 42B to the data transmitting/receiving unit 43.

Therefore, the data transmitting/receiving unit 43 detects the response carrier from the monitoring center 1 and returns the carrier to the monitoring center 1, so that the automatic communication device 4 performs center loading and stores various information in the storage unit (memory) 45. When all the setting information is received, the main control unit 44 activates the line switching relay 42A to switch the line switching relay contact 42B to the monitoring circuit 41.

As mentioned above, the automatic notification device 4 that has been successfully loaded to the center enters the alert standby state for the sensor 6, so when the sensor 6 issues an alarm, the automatic notification device 4 stores data in correspondence with the sensor 6. The information stored in advance in the section 45 is automatically reported to the monitoring center 1.

The automatic reporting device 4 is composed of a monitoring circuit 41 to a storage section 45.

Note that one sensor 6 is shown to represent various types.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-mentioned conventional automatic notification device, it is necessary to use the sensor 6 to confirm that the center load has been completed normally.
Since it is necessary to issue a pseudo-alarm and automatically notify the monitoring center 1, there is a problem in that it takes time and effort to confirm the center load.

Furthermore, when an abnormality occurs in the automatic notification, it cannot be determined that it is an abnormality in the center load, and there is a problem in that the cause cannot be instantly determined.

The present invention is intended to solve such conventional problems, and aims to provide an automatic notification device that can instantly diagnose whether a center load has been successfully completed without requiring much effort. 0 Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a self-diagnosis means for self-diagnosing whether or not the center load has been normally completed;
A notification means for notifying the diagnosis result of the self-diagnosis is provided.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the center load is self-diagnosed by the self-diagnosis means, and the diagnosis result is notified by the notification means.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an automatic notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 indicates a monitoring center, which is connected to an exchange via a communication line a2.

4A indicates an automatic notification device connected to the exchange 3 via the communication line 2, and includes a monitoring circuit 41 that monitors the dial of the telephone 5, which will be described later, and a line switching relay that operates under the control of the main control unit 44A, which will be described later. 42A, a line switching relay contact 42B that is switched by excitation of the line switching relay 42A, and a data transmitting/receiving unit 4 that detects a response carrier from the monitoring center 1 and returns the carrier to the monitoring center 1.
3, a main control unit 44A that performs various controls, and a storage unit 4 that stores setting information corresponding to various sensors 6, which will be described later.
5, and a display control circuit 46 that controls the display section 47 based on the output of the main control section 44A.

Reference numeral 5 indicates a telephone connected to the telephone line 2 via the automatic notification device 4A, and reference numeral 6 indicates a sensor connected to the telephone line 2 via the automatic notification device 4A.

Note that one sensor 6 is shown to represent various types.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

In the above embodiment, first, when the telephone 5 is taken off-hook and the monitoring center 10 number is dialed, the main control unit 4
4A detects the off-hook state of the telephone 5 via the monitoring circuit 41, and the dial signal is transmitted to the monitoring circuit 41.4A.
Line switching relay contact 42B1 communication line 2 and exchange 3
sent to.

When the monitoring center 1 sends a response signal to the communication line 2 in response to the call signal, this response signal is sent to the main control unit 44.
Since A is detected via the monitoring circuit 41, the main control unit 44
A operates the line switching relay 42A to switch the line switching relay contact 42B to the data transmitting/receiving section 43, and also operates the display control circuit 46.

Therefore, the data transmitting/receiving section 43 detects the response carrier from the monitoring center 1 and returns the carrier to the monitoring center 1, thereby causing the automatic communication device 4A to perform center loading.

Then, the display control circuit 46 lights up the display section 47 to display that it is the center load.

In this way, when performing a center load, the self-diagnosis is performed as a second step.
This will be explained using the flowchart shown in the figure.

The self-diagnosis function starts at the same time as the display section 47 lights up.
First, the information number is set to r I J (N=1) (step 5TI).

Next, the timer built in the main control unit 44A is cleared to zero (step 5T2), and the timer continues to wait for the time t set in the timer until the first information is input from the monitoring center 1 (step ST3.5T4). .

If no information is input even after a certain amount of time has passed, the communication line 2 with the monitoring center 1 is restored to the telephone 5 (
Step 5T5) and blink the display section 47 (Step 5T5).
T6), it ends abnormally.

However, if the information is input within the time (step 5T)
3) Store the information in the register of the main control unit 44A (step 5T7), and compare and determine whether the information satisfies the preset format of the Nth information, for example, if the information is a telephone number. , the number of digits, whether the first character starts with zero, etc. are compared and judged (step 5T8).

As described above, as a result of the comparison and determination in step ST8, if the set format is satisfied, the information is stored (written) in the storage section 45 (step 5T9).

Next, input is repeated until the information becomes the final information of various information (step 5TIO1ST11), and after writing the final information, the communication line 2 with the monitoring center 1 is returned to the telephone 5 (step 5T12), and the display section Turn off 47 (
Step 5T13), the process ends normally.

Incidentally, as a result of the comparison and determination in step ST8, if the setting format is not satisfied, the main control unit 44A at that time
Clear the contents of the register in step 5T14),
Proceed to step ST4.

As mentioned above on page 9, the automatic notification device 4A that has been successfully loaded to the center enters the alarm standby state of the sensor 6, so
When the sensor 6 issues an alarm, the automatic notification device 4A automatically reports information stored in advance in the storage unit 45 in correspondence with the sensor 6 to the monitoring center 1.

In the above embodiment, the display unit 47 is used as a notification means for checking the center load, but the result of the self-diagnosis of the center load can be displayed by changing the tone color, changing the interval between sounds, etc. You can make a distinction.

Although an example has been described in which the notification means is a component of the automatic notification device 4A, the notification device may not be a component of the automatic notification device 4A.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiment, the present invention is provided with a self-diagnosis means for self-diagnosing whether or not the center load has been completed normally, and a notification means for notifying the result of the self-diagnosis. Therefore, there is an advantage that it is possible to instantaneously self-diagnose whether or not the center load has been normally completed without requiring much effort.

10.- Therefore, the center load is simplified and reliability is improved, and problems that may occur due to an abnormal center load can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an automatic notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the automatic notification device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional automatic notification device. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Monitoring center, 2...Communication line, 4A・Automatic reporting device, 5...Telephone, 6 Sensor, 41・Monitoring circuit, 42A・Line switching relay, 42B・Line switching relay contact, 43・...Data transmitting and receiving unit, 44A...Main control unit, 45...Storage unit, 46...Display control circuit, 47
...Display section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] monitoring means for monitoring an off-hook state of the telephone and a response signal from a monitoring center; switching means for switching a communication line from the monitoring means side to the data transmitting/receiving means side for transmitting and receiving data between the monitoring center; and from the monitoring center to the monitoring center; a self-diagnosis means for comparing data from the monitoring center with preset conditions;
The switching means is operated according to the output of the monitoring means and the state of the data from the monitoring center, and the data from the monitoring center determined to be suitable by the self-diagnosis means is stored in the storage means, and various types of data are stored in the storage means. An automatic notification device comprising: a control means for controlling sending the output of the sensor to the monitoring center as information based on data in the storage means; and a notification means for notifying the diagnosis result of the self-diagnosis means.