Security support system

Abstract

To provide a security support system that enables a security supporter who supports him / her to easily determine what kind of people are around him / her and how to make a request.SOLUTION: A program stored in storage means is started to receive a guard request, location information on a mobile phone terminal owned by a requester and a mobile phone terminal owned by a security support participant who has been registered in advance with attribute information is received via communication means based on the program, and each other's location information can be transmitted to the mobile phone terminals of both the requester and the security support participant.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a security support system that enables a client to receive a bodyguard-like service for self-protection. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a technology for quickly acquiring location information for a security support requester, i.e., a person in need of rescue, and for rescue personnel to head to the scene has been disclosed in a number of patent documents. For example, the technology described in Patent Document 1 is a rescue operation support system that can present a rescue route that can safely and quickly reach a person in need of rescue, and is configured as follows: in the rescue operation support system that includes a rescuer terminal, a fire detector, a human body detector, a terminal position detection device, and a server device having a storage unit and a control unit, the control unit includes a route calculation means that calculates a route to the person in need of rescue based on location information from the terminal position detection device when any of the fire detectors detects the occurrence of a fire and the human body detector detects the presence of a person in need of rescue, an area classification means that classifies the detection areas inside a building divided based on the positions of the fire detectors as dangerous areas, areas with caution against passing, or areas with easy passage, a rescue route determination means that determines a rescue route using the route calculation results and the area classification results, and a transmission means that transmits a map showing the determined rescue route, and the rescue route determination means determines a route that does not pass through dangerous areas and has the fewest areas with caution against passing on the route as the rescue route.

[0003] This is a technology that unilaterally obtains the location information of a person in need of rescue and calculates a route to reach that person, enabling the rescuer to reach them safely. The goal is for the rescuer to reach the person in need of rescue.

[0004] Patent document 2 discloses a rescue support system that aims to support disaster victims who are able to spare time to act as rescue teams by obtaining information about people in need of rescue and conveying that information to disaster victims who are in the process of evacuating.

[0005] The disclosed technology includes a rescue request device having a detection means for detecting the presence of a person in need of rescue, a storage means for storing current location information of the person in need of rescue, a transmission means for transmitting a rescue request signal together with the current location information of the person in need of rescue when the detection means detects the presence of the person in need of rescue, and a battery for powering the detection means and the transmission means, a first acquisition means for acquiring the rescue request signal and the current location information of the person in need of rescue, a second acquisition means for acquiring current location information of evacuees attempting to evacuate, a determination means for determining an evacuation location and evacuation route for the evacuees, a first presentation means for presenting the determined evacuation location and evacuation route to the evacuees, and a second presentation means for presenting the information of the person in need of rescue acquired by the first acquisition means to the evacuee.

[0006] In other words, the purpose of this system is to enable disaster victims who are able to evacuate to disaster areas to act as rescue teams to support those in need of rescue, and it is a system provided for those in need of rescue to show them routes to evacuation sites in the event of a disaster. It is not based on the information that the person in need of rescue would want, and particularly in the case of a stalker or other violent request for support that poses a threat, it may be better not to easily provide the location information of a user who easily requests security support to a rescuer, and Patent Documents 1 and 2 do not take this into consideration. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0007] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 2023-26167 [Patent Document 2] Patent Publication No. 2013-25785 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] Thus, although there have been systems that provide information on the recipient when requesting assistance, the users who wish to receive assistance were not able to decide, at their own discretion, to whom they would like to inform of their assistance request and their location. As a result, it is quite possible that a malicious third party or the parties involved may infiltrate the system and cause security problems, and conventional rescue operation support systems and rescue support systems were insufficient as systems to protect against perpetrators who would cause harm.

[0009] Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a security support system that allows a person requesting monitoring (user), who is to be monitored, to protect himself or herself from assailants who will cause harm, to use a mobile phone terminal with GPS function that is owned by the person requesting monitoring, and who is able to judge whether or not to request monitoring, to have location information, audio information, and video information monitored in stages, and also allows a security support person who supports the person to easily determine what kind of people are around him or her and how to make a request.

[0010] In order to achieve the above object, the security support system of the present invention is a security support system that uses a mobile phone terminal capable of receiving GPS satellite signals and receiving location information via a communication means, and receives a monitoring request for at least the location information of a mobile phone terminal owned by a client at a management server, and performs monitoring and security support, the management server having at least a power supply means that is powered by an appropriate power source, a communication means that transmits and receives information to and from the mobile phone terminal via an appropriate network, a storage means that stores images, programs, various information, etc., and a control means that controls the power supply means, communication means, and storage means, and this control means starts a program stored in the storage means to accept a monitoring request, and based on this program, receives, via the communication means, location information of the mobile phone terminal owned by the client and the mobile phone terminal owned by a security support participant who has been registered in advance along with attribute information, and enables the transmission of each other's location information to the mobile phone terminals of both the client and the security support participant.

[0011] As a second aspect of the present invention, the control means has a first step of receiving location information of a mobile phone terminal owned by a security support participant and transmitting the location information of the mobile phone terminal owned by the security support participant to the mobile phone terminal of the requester when a monitoring request for at least location information is received from the mobile phone terminal owned by the requester, and a second step of transmitting the location information of the mobile phone terminal of the requester to the mobile phone terminal of the identified security support requester when the requester specifies a security support participant and requests security support, Until the requester's intention to request rescue is confirmed in the first step, the second step is not started, and the location information of the requester is not transmitted to the mobile telephone terminal of the security support participant.

[0012] As a further embodiment, in relation to claim 2, the control means is configured to control the first stage step so that attribute information such as gender, age, student status or occupation, which has been pre-registered by a security support participant who approaches within a specified range of the client's mobile phone terminal, can be viewed on the client's mobile phone terminal.

[0013] In addition, with respect to claims 2 and 3, the control means is configured to control the first step so as to record information of security support participants who approach within a specified range of the client's mobile phone terminal as historical information in the memory means and make it possible to view the information on the client's mobile phone terminal. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a security support system according to the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a security support system according to the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a menu screen of the security support system of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a menu screen of the security support system of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a menu screen of the security support system of the present invention. [Figure 6]FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a menu screen of the security support system of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a menu screen of the security support system of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the system operation of the security support system of the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of the server side in the security support system of the present invention. [Figure 10] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of another embodiment of the security support system of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 1 to Fig. 10. The security support system of the present invention will be described by being installed in a security monitoring system filed by the applicant of the present application on the same day. The security monitoring system 1 is a monitoring request system in which a client makes a monitoring request by transmitting location information, audio information, video information, etc. of the client's mobile phone terminal using a mobile phone terminal that can receive GPS satellite signals and receive location information via communication means, and the mobile phone terminal has an appropriate power supply means 2, communication means 3 that receives the GPS satellite signals and connects to a telephone line or network, output means 4 that displays audio and images, storage means 5 that stores images, programs, and various information, input means 6 that inputs audio, video, or a touch panel, etc., and control means 7 that controls the power supply means, communication means, output means, storage means, and input means, and this control means stores a program for making an external monitoring request in advance in the storage means, and in an emergency the control means starts this program via the input means and displays it on the touch panel 8, which serves as the output means, allowing the user to selectively select monitoring request items such as the location information, audio information, video information, etc. of the mobile phone terminal.

[0016] The embodiment of the program in the monitoring system 1 is characterized by further providing an item for sending a request for rescue or a request to report to the police. Furthermore, as an embodiment of the voice information of the input means, it is configured with an external microphone connected via the communication means, and even if the mobile phone terminal is not held in the hand, it can be made into a wristwatch, a ring, or an earphone type so that it can be recorded unnoticed.

[0017] Furthermore, in an embodiment of the video information of the input means, it may be configured with an external camera (see FIG. 10) connected via the communication means, for example, one attached to the ear hook of glasses or a camera worn around the neck (not shown), so that recording can be made in a natural way.

[0018] For example, as shown in Figure 1, if you are stalked on your way home from work and you request a security company to take care of you, once you have been stalked or harmed, it will become a normal occurrence and you will not be able to continue to request bodyguard-like security. Therefore, you may want the security company to monitor your route home. Or, you may want to record audio information on your mobile phone. Furthermore, you may want to record video information, and so on. You can choose at your own will.

[0019] Being watched and recorded can be a threat to those who commit crimes, and can also be a deterrent. In the embodiment of the present invention, even if a security company is requested to provide security, in the event of an emergency, the police or the security company are often unable to respond in time. For this reason, a system has been proposed that not only monitors security but also calls on nearby friends and associates.

[0020] Next, the menu screen of the monitoring system 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 3. When the program of the monitoring system 1 is started, the "Monitoring System Main Menu" is displayed. The menu items displayed include "Monitoring Request", "Monitoring Support", "Call", "Email", "Settings", and "Report" buttons.

[0021] When the "Monitoring Request" button is touched, the screen transitions to the right side of Figure 3. First, the "Monitoring Range", "Monitoring Contents", "Monitoring Settings", "Start / End Monitoring", and "Back" buttons are displayed. First, when "Monitoring Range" is touched, the screen transitions to the monitoring range menu of Figure 5, where the user can select whether to request monitoring of only location information, "Sound Recording Information", or "Video Recording Information", or whether to request recording with the mobile phone's microphone or an external microphone as well. Alternatively, the user can decide the monitoring range by clicking the check box on the left to determine whether to record with the mobile phone's camera or an external camera as well. After that, the user can return to the "Monitoring Request Menu" screen (right side of Figure 3) by touching the "Start / End Monitoring" button. Then, when the user touches the "Monitoring Start / End" button, the button turns red and monitoring is performed (the security company's management server records the specified information, such as location information, sound recording information, and video recording information, according to the monitoring content).

[0022] Furthermore, if you touch "Monitoring Content" on the right side of Figure 3, you will be redirected to the right side of Figure 5, where you can specify the "Monitoring Settings" to specify the content of the current monitoring request as "Stalker," "Molestation Victim," "Accompanying Support," or other options.

[0023] After setting the "monitoring range" and "monitoring content", the "monitoring start / end" button on the right side of Fig. 3 is inverted each time it is touched, allowing the user to start or end the monitoring mode. When the monitoring start mode is entered, the button is inverted red and the monitoring mode is activated, and the specified location information, audio recording information, or video recording information is transferred sequentially to the management server side and stored in the security company's management server. Furthermore, mobile phone terminal 1a transitions to the "monitoring setting menu" screen in Fig. 4, and when the "monitoring system" button is touched, the user's location is displayed on the map information on the right side of Fig. 4 (double circle).

[0024] On the other hand, in the present invention, attribute information of registrants such as bodyguards who have registered with the security company, family members of registered clients, and even people who wish to participate in security support is pre-registered, and the location information of those who are on standby, such as watchers and supporters, is also displayed to the person requesting security.

[0025] On the map in Figure 4, you can see that there are people around you who are watching over you, such as security assistants (triangles in the figure) or bodyguards from security companies (stars in the figure). On this screen, it is simply "assistant" and "bodyguard", but the attribute information can be further subdivided, such as "relative", "colleague", "local resident", etc. At that point, if you touch the "security assistance button" on the "main menu of the monitoring system" on the left of Figure 3, the security company's management server will call nearby bodyguards and assistants and issue a request for assistance from the person requesting the monitoring.

[0026] Here, you can check the attribute information of nearby supporters by touching the "Security Support" button in the monitoring settings menu on the left side of Figure 4. If there is a bodyguard nearby, the bodyguard will be the first to receive security support, and if there is a family nearby, the family will be the first to receive security support. This is because, as supporters become more common, it is possible that some malicious supporters may pose as well-intentioned supporters and register as such. In this way, the client can set the supporter as a supporter while checking the supporter's attribute information.

[0027] Once you have set up your supporters, touching the "Call" or "Email" button in the monitoring settings menu will display an email list of the supporters you have set up, as well as a list of supporters you have set up in the call list (see Figure 6), allowing you to send emails or make calls to the designated supporters.

[0028] In this way, the person requesting the monitoring can check the monitoring system by making a security support request, and can also make individual requests for security support by phone or email. In Figure 6, the person requesting the monitoring can make individual requests for security support by phone (left) or email.

[0029] In this case, the phone number and email address can be registered in advance, and the actual phone number and email address are not disclosed to the other party. Of course, the phone numbers and email addresses of the bodyguards and security support personnel are not official to the client, but are registered in advance for security purposes.

[0030] With a surveillance system configured in this way, you can voluntarily specify various information such as your location when you go out and when you return home, as well as audio and video information, to the security company and have it recorded. This will serve as an important record in the event of an incident or disaster, and can serve as a deterrent to crime, as well as provide actual monitoring and security support.

[0031] Figure 7 shows the menu screen for security support on the app of a person participating in security support. Security supporters may be bodyguards, family members or colleagues of the user, or ordinary citizens, whose attributes have been registered in advance, and these security supporters also basically have their attributes registered, such as address, name, age, school, place of employment, etc. When providing security support, when they are free, such as on the way home from work or school, they can enter or exit the mode by touching the "Start / End Monitoring Support" button in the security support menu (Figure 7, left).

[0032] By selecting the target supporter, the security requester can check the location information of the security requester along with his / her own location (Figure 7, right). In the figure, the security requester is displayed with a double circle and the security requester with a triangle. In other words, if the security requester is not the supporter designated for the security support request, the security requester's location information will not be visible.

[0033] For audio and video recording, the microphone and camera of the mobile phone terminal may be used, but it is also possible to use auxiliary devices that are connected to the outside in advance wirelessly, for example, via Bluetooth (registered trademark).

[0034] Fig. 9 explains the situation on the management server side that constitutes the security support system of the present invention. As described above, the management server is capable of receiving monitoring requests for at least the location information of a mobile phone terminal owned by a client using a mobile phone terminal that can receive location information by receiving GPS satellite signals via communication means.

[0035] In other words, on the security company side that constitutes the security support system of the present invention, a security support system 11 is formed that provides security support while monitoring the location information of the mobile phone terminal owned by the security requester, which is sent from the client side. On the management server side, this system is configured to have at least power supply means 12 that is powered by an appropriate power source, communication means 13 that transmits and receives information to the mobile phone terminal via an appropriate network, storage means 15 that stores images, programs, various information, etc., and control means 17 that controls the power supply means 12, communication means 13, and storage means 15. In order to accept a surveillance request, this control means 17 starts up a program stored in the storage means 15, and based on this program, receives, via the communication means 13, location information of the mobile phone terminal 1a owned by the client and the mobile phone terminal 1b owned by a security support participant who has been registered in advance with attribute information, and is able to transmit each other's location information to the mobile phone terminals 1a, 1b of both the client and the security support participant.

[0036] However, the control means 17 is controlled separately for a first step of receiving location information of the mobile phone terminal 1b owned by the security support participant and transmitting the location information of the mobile phone terminal 1b owned by the security support participant to the mobile phone terminal 1a of the client when a monitoring request for at least location information is received from the mobile phone terminal owned by the client, and a second step of transmitting the location information of the client's mobile phone terminal 1a to the mobile phone terminal of the identified security support requester when the client identifies a security support participant and requests security support.

[0037] An important point is that the second step is not started until the requester's intention to request rescue is confirmed in the first step, and the location information of the requester is not transmitted to the mobile telephone terminal 1b of the security support participant.

[0038] As mentioned above, the security side may register a malicious third party as a security supporter, posing as a righteous supporter, and the location information of the requester side will not be sent to the supporter side until the intention of the requester to provide security support can be confirmed. The requester can also check the attribute information of the supporter to some extent, so he or she can confirm the situation and decide whether to request support.

[0039] In addition, the control means 17 is controlled so that in the first step, attribute information such as gender, age, student status or occupation, which has been pre-registered by a security support participant who approaches within a specified range of the client's mobile phone terminal 1a, can be viewed on the client's mobile phone terminal 1a.

[0040] The control means 17 is also controlled to record information on security support participants who have come within a specified range of the client's mobile phone terminal 1a in the first step as history information in the storage means 15, and to make the information viewable on the client's mobile phone terminal 1a. This may be the same every time they try to get involved with you. Or, you may be being followed, so the history can be used as a reference.

[0041] Next, the overall operation of the security monitoring system, which has been explained using the menu screen of Fig. 3, will be explained using the system operation explanatory diagram of Fig. 8. First, the application is launched on the user's mobile phone terminal 1a (step 51), and the management server that establishes communication with the security company accepts the launch in step 52. After the communication system is established in step 53, the user specifies which of "location information," "recorded information," or "video information" to be monitored in step 54, and sends a monitoring request to the management server (step 55), and the management server starts recording (saving) information based on the specification (step 56).

[0042] Meanwhile, the bodyguards and security assistants press the support start button one by one (steps 57, 58), and the position information of the standby bodyguards and security assistants is transmitted to the client via the management server in step 59 and reflected in the client's map information (step 60).

[0043] At this point, the location information of the bodyguard or security supporter is displayed projected on a map, so the requester can check the attribute information of those supporters. At this stage in step 61, the requester can make calls or send e-mails to the supporter (at this point, the supporter cannot make calls or send e-mails to the requester). When the request for security support is notified to the management server in step 62, the management server notifies the requester (user) information to the security support requester specified in step 63 (step 64), and now e-mails and phone calls can be exchanged between the requester and the security supporter (step 65).

[0044] This system also allows the requester to press the report button (step 66) to report the incident to the police via the security company (step 67) (step 68). This system also allows security support personnel to report the incident to the police depending on the situation, and security support can be provided by involving many support personnel, ensuring greater safety. [Explanation of symbols]

[0045] 1. Surveillance system 1a…Requester’s mobile phone terminal 1b…Supporter's mobile phone 2...Power source 3. Means of communication 4. Output means 5…Memory means 6. Input method 6a…Checkbox 7. Control means 8. Touch panel 11. Security support system 12...Power means 13. Means of communication 14...Output means 15...Memory means 16...Input method 17...Control means

Claims

1. A security support system that uses a mobile phone terminal capable of receiving location information by receiving GPS satellite signals via a communication means, and receives a monitoring request for at least location information of a mobile phone terminal owned by a client in a management server, and performs monitoring and security support, The management server includes at least a power supply means driven by an appropriate power source; A communication means for transmitting and receiving information to and from the mobile phone terminal through an appropriate network; A storage means for storing images, programs, various information, etc.; A control means for controlling the power supply means, the communication means, and the storage means, This security support system is characterized in that the control means starts a program stored in the storage means to accept a surveillance request, and based on this program, receives location information of the mobile phone terminal owned by the requester and the mobile phone terminal owned by a security support participant who has been registered in advance with attribute information via the communication means, and enables the location information of both the requester and the security support participant to be transmitted to each other's mobile phone terminals.

2. a first step in which the control means, when receiving a monitoring request for at least location information from a mobile phone terminal owned by a client, receives location information of the mobile phone terminal owned by the security support participant and transmits the location information of the mobile phone terminal owned by the security support participant to the mobile phone terminal of the client; A second step of transmitting location information of a mobile phone terminal of a security support requester to a mobile phone terminal of the security support requester when the requester identifies a security support participant and requests security support, The security support system of claim 1, wherein the system is controlled so that the second step is not started until the requester's intention to request rescue is confirmed in the first step, and the location information of the requester is not transmitted to the mobile telephone terminal of the security support participant.

3. The security support system described in claim 2, characterized in that the control means controls the first stage step so that attribute information such as gender, age, student status or occupation, which has been pre-registered by a security support participant who approaches within a specified range of the client's mobile phone terminal, can be viewed on the client's mobile phone terminal.

4. The security support system described in claims 2 and 3, characterized in that in the first step, the control means records information of security support participants who approach within a specified range of the client's mobile phone terminal as historical information in the memory means and controls the information to be viewable on the client's mobile phone terminal.

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