JPH07200976A - Emergency call system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] In an emergency call system, the terminal enters an emergency state due to the emergency signal from the receiver that received the emergency signal, stops its operation, and then the terminal automatically returns when the emergency state is released. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the troublesome restoration operation of the system and prevent the reservation information and the like from being erased at the terminal. [Structure] The receiving terminal 13 receives an emergency signal from a sensor, outputs emergency information in response to the emergency signal, and outputs release information when an emergency situation is released. When the karaoke terminal 15 receives the emergency information from the receiving terminal 13 while performing a predetermined operation based on various input information, the operation is temporarily stopped and the emergency information is received. Then, when the emergency release information is received, the system automatically returns.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an emergency system having a function of temporarily stopping a predetermined operation in a terminal device in response to an emergency signal from a fire detector or the like, and returning operation in response to a release signal thereafter. Regarding reporting system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an emergency notification device such as a fire alarm which receives an emergency notification signal detected by a fire detector or the like at a receiver and makes an emergency call from the receiver to a terminal device. Are known. If such a device is combined with, for example, a system such as a karaoke device that has karaoke song data and the like on the center side and can output video and audio on the karaoke terminal side, in the event of an emergency, the terminal side can The operation can be stopped and the emergency call can be notified by video and audio.

[0003]

By the way, in the case of constructing the system as described above, since the receiver, that is, the emergency notification device side and the terminal side are not linked in the related art,
After the system has once entered an emergency state, in order to recover the system, once press the emergency operation release button on the receiver side to return it to the normal state, then perform the release operation on the terminal side as well. I had to do it. There are many cases where an emergency call is a false alarm.Each time, the system cannot be restored unless both the receiver side and the terminal side are released, and it is troublesome. However, when the emergency state is canceled, the reservation information is also erased and it is inconvenient to input the information again.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an emergency signal output from a receiver that has received an emergency signal causes the terminal to enter an emergency state, stops its operation, and then When the emergency state is released, the terminal can be automatically restored by the release information output from the receiver, eliminating the need for cumbersome system restoration operations, especially on the terminal side, and erasing the reservation information on the terminal. It is an object of the present invention to provide an emergency call system that does not require re-entry and hassle-free entry.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is connected to a plurality of sensors for reporting an emergency signal, and when the emergency signal is received from these sensors, the emergency signal is sent to a terminal. In an emergency call system that outputs, a receiving terminal device that receives an emergency signal from the plurality of sensors, outputs emergency information in response to the signal reception, and outputs release information when the emergency situation is released, When performing a predetermined operation based on various input information, when emergency information is received from the receiving terminal device, the operation is temporarily stopped and the emergency information is notified, After that, when the emergency release information is received, the terminal automatically returns to the operation before the stop.

[0006]

According to the emergency call system of the present invention, the receiving terminal device receives emergency signals from a plurality of sensors, outputs emergency information in response to the reception of the signals, and when the emergency situation is canceled. The release information is output to. The terminal temporarily stops the operation when receiving the emergency information output from the receiving terminal device while performing a predetermined operation based on various information input to the terminal. At the same time, the emergency information is notified, and thereafter, when the emergency release information is received, the above operation is automatically restored.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the emergency call system of the present invention is mounted on a karaoke machine will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the entire system according to the first embodiment. This system has sensors 1-1, 1-2, ...
n, 2-1, 2-2, ..., 2-n and receivers 11 and 12 that receive the fire alarm signal from the sensors for each system.
And a receiving terminal 13 that receives the transfer output from the receivers 11 and 12, and an output signal from the receiving terminal 13, and to each of the plurality of karaoke terminals (1, 2, ..., N) 15. Server 14 for transmitting various information signals to control the entire system, and a plurality of karaoke terminals (1, 2, ...) That receive signals sent from this server 14 and output karaoke performances and messages in video and audio. , N) 15.

In the present system, the receiving terminal 13 and the server 14 serve as a center-side device (receiving terminal device),
When the fire alarm signal from the sensor is received, the emergency information is output to the plurality of karaoke terminals 15, and the release information is output when the emergency is released. Server 14
Has a storage unit in which an operation program of the present system is stored, and further, the MI transmitted to the karaoke terminal 15.
A hard disk drive (H that stores music information according to the DI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) standard, etc.
And a background image device such as a laser disc player (LDP) that generates a background image signal for karaoke.

Although not shown in detail, each karaoke terminal 15 has a control section for controlling the karaoke terminal 15 and a musical sound other than video.
A transmission / reception modem and transmission / reception control unit for receiving lyrics information and signals such as an emergency notification, a tuner for receiving a video signal, a tone control unit for outputting an audio signal, and an analog image reproduced by the tuner. A display control unit that receives a signal and outputs a video signal is built-in, and further, an operation panel for keying in a karaoke performance reserved song, etc., a memory for storing input data, etc., and a display for displaying an image, And a speaker for outputting sound. The display control unit may be composed of a video graphic processor having a function of superimposing lyrics and messages on the background video. The memory stores data for displaying the emergency information as an image and data for generating musical tones, lyrics, etc. based on the received information.

The operation of the system having the above configuration will be described. Each karaoke terminal 15 receives the corresponding data from the server 14 and performs a predetermined karaoke performance by its control unit based on various information regarding the operation of the karaoke terminal 15 stored in the memory. During that time, when the occurrence of a fire or flame is detected by any of the sensors, the fire alarm signal from the sensor is received by the receivers 11 and 12, and the receivers 11 and 12 receive the transfer output from the receiving terminal 13. Send to. Receiving the notification output, the receiving terminal 13 transmits an emergency notification signal to the karaoke terminal 15 via the server 14. Upon receiving this signal, each karaoke terminal 15 temporarily stops the karaoke performance, displays the emergency information on the display as an image, and makes a voice emergency notification by the speaker.

After that, when the fire is extinguished or the emergency notification is a false alarm, the receiving terminal 13 outputs an emergency cancellation notification signal, and when the karaoke terminal 15 receives this, an emergency cancellation notification operation is performed. That is, when the emergency release information is received from the receiving terminal 13, the paused karaoke performance is automatically restored.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the entire system according to the second embodiment. The center side of the system receives a fire detection signal from the sensors 1, 2, ..., N, and a host for receiving a transfer signal from the receiver 21 and sending an emergency notification and a karaoke signal. It is composed of a server 23 having a function. This server 23 has a first
It also has the function of the receiving terminal 13 in the embodiment. Each karaoke terminal 15 may have the same configuration as above.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the entire system according to the third embodiment. The center side of this system comprises a receiver 31 which receives a fire detection signal from the sensors 1, 2, ..., N and has a host function for sending an emergency notification and a karaoke signal. The receiver 31 has the functions of the receiving terminal 13 and the server 14 in the first embodiment.
Since the basic operation of both the second and third embodiments is similar to that of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

Next, details of the operation of the karaoke terminal 15 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. It is checked whether or not there is an emergency notification signal in the reception information of the karaoke terminal 15 (S1). If there is no emergency notification signal, it is checked whether or not there is a reserved song for karaoke performance (S2), and if there is no reserved song. S1
If there is a reserved tune, the head tune number is read from the reserved tune number memory and written in the current performance tune number memory (S
3) The song data in the same memory is read from the servers 14 and 23 or the receiver 31 to start playing (S4). If there is no emergency notification signal during the performance (S5, NO), it is checked whether or not the performance of the song is completed (S6), and if the performance is completed (S6, YE).
S) and return to S1. If there is an emergency notification signal during the performance (S
(YES in step 5), the performance of the song is stopped (S7), and an emergency notification guide is displayed on the screen (S8).

After that, if there is an emergency release notice (S9, Y
ES), and an emergency cancellation guide is displayed on the screen (S10).
Next, if there is a key input by the operator to instruct resumption of operation (S11, YES), it is checked whether or not there is a currently playing music (S12). Return to. Further, if there is an emergency notification signal in S1, the guidance of the emergency notification is displayed on the screen (S13), and thereafter, the same processing as S9 and S10 is performed in S14 and S15, and the operation restart is instructed in S16. Wait for key input and return to S1. Note that the emergency notification and the cancellation notification are given by voice as well as the image display.

By the above-described processing, even if the performance is interrupted due to an emergency while the reserved songs are being played in sequence, if the emergency is canceled after that, the reserved song data need not be input again. However, the performance of the reserved song will automatically resume. Although the operation example of FIG. 4 shows the case where the reserved song data is still stored in the memory even when the karaoke terminal 15 is in the emergency state, the reserved song data is stored when the karaoke terminal 15 is in the emergency state. May be saved in another memory. FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of the operation of the karaoke terminal 15 in that case.

In FIG. 5, if the karaoke terminal 15 is notified of a fire notification (S21, YES), the current performance song number and all reserved song numbers are saved in the memory (S22), and then a fire is displayed on the display screen. A notification message is output (S23). After that, if there is an emergency cancellation notice (S2
4. YES), an emergency cancellation message is output on the screen (S25). After that, if there is a key input (S26 ・ YE
S), the current performance music number and all reserved music numbers are restored from the memory (S27), and the music is replayed according to the current performance music number (S28).

The system of the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, when applied to a karaoke apparatus as described above, the karaoke terminal is generally in a closed room with sound insulation. It is suitable for use because it is often the case that the user cannot hear an emergency call outside the room, but is not limited to this, and a system having means for notifying the terminal side of any emergency situation. Is applicable to. Further, this system may be applied to a CATV system, in which case a CATV system is used instead of the karaoke terminal.
A terminal is used.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a terminal receives emergency information from a receiving terminal device, the terminal stops operating and outputs from the receiving terminal device when the emergency state is canceled thereafter. When the release information is received, the terminal automatically resets, so in the past, the system could not be restored unless the recovery operation was performed on both the receiving terminal and the terminal. No bothersome operation is required, and the reservation information on the terminal is not erased, and there is no need to enter the information again.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an emergency call system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an emergency call system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an emergency call system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing of a karaoke terminal in the system.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another process of the karaoke terminal in the same system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-1, 1-2, 1-n sensor 2-1, 2-2, 2-n sensor 1, 2, n sensor 13 receiving terminal 14, 23 server 15 karaoke terminal 31 receiver

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kazunori Igami 15-1 Naesehiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Brother Industries, Ltd. (72) Yoshihiko Hibino 15-1 Naeyo-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Blazer Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tatsuo Matsuda 3-23 Shimoshinmachi, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture Intec Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazuhiro Fujii 3-23 Shimoshinmachi, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture (72) Inventor Hiroshi Matsuhashi 6-104 Sakurayama-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, EXING Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An emergency notification system which is connected to a plurality of sensors for reporting an emergency signal and outputs an emergency signal to a terminal when an emergency signal is received from these sensors, wherein the emergency signals from the plurality of sensors are provided. Receiving terminal device, which outputs the emergency information in response to the reception of the signal, and outputs the cancellation information when the emergency situation is canceled, and performs a predetermined operation based on various input information. When the emergency information is received from the receiving terminal device, the operation is temporarily stopped, the emergency information is notified, and then, when the emergency release information is received, An emergency call system comprising a terminal that automatically returns to the operation before the stop.