Drone Security Alert System

Abstract

To provide a drone security notification system for alerting to emergencies within a home. [Solution] In the event of an emergency at a residence (11), operating a notification switch (14) sends an emergency signal to a control unit (20), which in turn commands a solenoid (18) to open a lid (15) of a security box (16) on a building (12) of the residence (11). In response to this, an electric motor (17a) raises a support pole (17) inside the security box (16). A drone (13) then ascends and descends along the support pole (17), while an alarm is sounded by an alarm means (19). In this way, in non-emergencies, the drone (13) can be safely stored and on standby inside the security box (16). Furthermore, by ascending and descending the drone (13) along the erected support pole (17) in an emergency, even during bad weather such as a typhoon, the occurrence of an emergency and the location of the residence can be reliably and immediately notified to nearby residents and passersby over a wide area. Furthermore, in the event of a disaster, it is easy to notify a rescue helicopter that survivors are inside the building.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a drone security notification system for notifying of emergencies within a home. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a technology has been known for a drone security system capable of automatic takeoff and landing, in which drones wait in dedicated automatic hangars (drone ports, drone stations) installed on the premises of facilities, factories, etc., and take off automatically according to pre-set routes or external commands to patrol and monitor (for example, Patent Document 1, etc.). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Non-Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2025-92190 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the security system described in Patent Document 1, the means of notifying the outside of an emergency that occurs inside a private home (dwelling) (for example, an intrusion by a suspicious person or a sudden illness) is often limited to a fixed alarm buzzer installed inside the private home or a telephone call, which means there is a risk that the alarm sound will not be fully heard outside.

[0005] As a result of extensive research, the inventor discovered that if an emergency such as a suspicious person breaking into a home or a sudden illness occurs, the resident can operate an alarm switch to open a security box installed at the top of the home (roof or rooftop), a support pole will rise from inside the box, and then the drone will rise and descend along the support pole while sounding an alarm, thereby ensuring that nearby neighbors and passersby are notified immediately of an indoor emergency, thereby solving the above-mentioned problems and leading to the completion of this invention.

[0006] Furthermore, during bad weather, such as a typhoon, flying a drone over a house can result in the drone being blown far away by strong winds. However, with this invention, the horizontal movement of the drone is restricted by the support pole, so the location of a house where an emergency has occurred can be reliably notified to neighbors and passersby, even in such bad weather. The inventors discovered that this is particularly suitable as a means of informing rescue helicopters in the sky that elderly people, people with disabilities, women, and children who cannot climb onto the roof are stranded indoors during a disaster, and completed this invention.

[0007] The present invention has been made in consideration of these problems, and aims to provide a drone security and notification system that can safely store and wait in a security box in non-emergency situations, and in emergencies, can raise and lower the drone along an erected support, so that even in bad weather such as a typhoon, the occurrence of an indoor emergency and the location of the home in which it occurred can be reliably and immediately notified to a wide range of neighboring residents and passersby, compared to a simple fixed alarm device for homes, and that can also easily notify rescue helicopters in the event of a disaster that survivors are indoors. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The invention described in claim 1 is a drone security notification system that is installed at the top of a house and that notifies the occurrence of an emergency while flying, and includes: an alarm switch that is installed inside the house and that issues an emergency signal to notify the occurrence of an emergency within the house; a security box that is installed at the top of the house and has a lid; a lid opening means that opens the lid; a support pole that is stored in the security box and that can rise above the security box in conjunction with the opening of the lid; a support pole erecting means that erects the support pole; and a drone that is stored in the security box and that can rise and fall along the support pole. and a control unit that, based on the emergency signal from the alarm switch, controls the opening of the lid of the security box using the lid-opening means, controls the erection of the pole using the pole erection means, controls the raising and lowering of the drone, and controls the alarm using the alarm means, wherein, in response to an input operation of the alarm switch, the control unit opens the lid of the security box, erects the pole, and raises and lowers the drone along the pole while issuing an alarm.

[0009] The type of house is not limited. For example, houses made of wood, steel, reinforced concrete (RC), or steel-reinforced concrete (SRC) can be used. The house can be a private residence or an apartment building. The top of a house can be the roof or the rooftop. Any type of drone can be used, including rotorcraft (multi-rotor type), fixed-wing aircraft (airplane type), and powered drift aircraft (VTOL type). Of these, rotorcraft equipped with a speaker, searchlight, camera (visible light camera, infrared (thermal) camera, etc.), tracking system, etc. are preferred for monitoring and tracking suspicious individuals. To raise and lower the drone along the support pole, for example, a through-hole through which the support pole can be inserted may be formed in the drone body. Alternatively, the drone body and the support pole may be connected by a connecting member including a wire strap so that the drone can rise and lower. Alternatively, the control unit may control the elevation of the drone so that the drone rises and lowers close to the support pole without departing from the height of the support pole. The type of the alarm switch is arbitrary, and may be, for example, an emergency push button (panic button). The location of the alarm switch is also arbitrary, and it may be placed in a bedroom, living room, or the like, for example.

[0010] The shape and size of the security box are up to you, but it is preferable that it be as compact as possible and not spoil the appearance of the house. The security box may be equipped with, for example, a power supply battery for supplying power to the drone's onboard battery. Alternatively, a commercial power source may be used as the power source for powering the drone. The structure of the lid opening means is not limited, and for example, a lid opening structure using a solenoid or an electromagnet can be used. The type (structure) of the support pillar is arbitrary. For example, it may be a pivoting support pillar, a telescopic support pillar, or a retractable support pillar. Alternatively, it may be a system in which multiple (folded) partial supports are connected in sequence. The type of warning means is arbitrary. For example, audible warning devices such as sirens, alarms, buzzers, and bells, as well as optical warning devices such as rotating lights, flashlights (warning lights), searchlights, and LED lights can be used.

[0011] The control unit is not limited to a specific unit, as long as it has, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) and a memory unit, and can control the opening of the security box lid using the lid opening means, the erection of the support pole using the support pole erection means, the raising and lowering of the drone, and the alarm control using the alarm means. The storage unit stores, for example, a lid opening program for operating the lid opening means to open the lid of the security box, a pole erection program for erecting the pole using the pole erection means, a drone ascent / descent program, an alarm program for issuing an alarm using the alarm means, etc. The drone ascent / descent program and alarm program may be stored in the storage unit of the drone's flight controller.

[0012] Furthermore, the invention described in claim 2 is the drone security alarm system described in claim 1, characterized in that the drone receives power from a non-contact power supply means provided on the support when ascending and descending along the support.

[0013] There are no limitations on the type of contactless power supply means, and examples that can be used include an electromagnetic induction method in which a power transmission coil wound around substantially the entire length of a mast and a power receiving coil wound around a drone are placed close to each other, and a fluctuating magnetic field generated by passing a current through the power transmission coil is used to generate an induced current in the power receiving coil to supply power to the drone, and a magnetic resonance method in which the power transmission coil on the mast and the power receiving coil on the drone are used as resonators set to the same specific frequency, and magnetic field resonance is used to efficiently transmit power to the drone using the magnetic field resonance phenomenon. If the transmission coil is wound along the entire length of the support, power can be supplied constantly while the drone is ascending and descending. The current supplied to the power transmission coil may be an alternating current from indoors or may be a power supply battery housed in the security box.

[0014] Furthermore, the invention described in claim 3 is a drone security alarm system described in claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the drone has a camera for detecting suspicious persons in the vicinity of the house, and a suspicious person detection means for analyzing image data from the camera to detect the suspicious person, and the control unit, when the suspicious person detection means detects a suspicious person, releases the drone from its tethered state to the support and uses the camera to control the drone to track the suspicious person.

[0015] The type of suspicious person detection means is arbitrary. For example, it may be an AI image analysis module that includes a camera mounted on a drone and an intrusion detection program that uses AI (artificial intelligence) to analyze the image from the camera and detect when a suspicious person has entered a specific area (such as a restricted area) through image analysis, or a drone-mounted camera and a stay / loitering detection program that uses AI to analyze the image from the camera and detects behavioral patterns of a suspicious person staying in a specific area for a long time or loitering unnecessarily, and detects this as suspicious behavior. Alternatively, it may be a sensor that detects when a suspicious person has entered a specific area.

[0016] This AI image analysis can be performed by either the control unit or the drone's flight controller. In addition, tracking of suspicious individuals by drones (tracking by a tracking program) can be performed not only based on commands from the control unit, but also automatically by drones equipped with automatic tracking functions. For example, a tracking program could be used in which the control unit or the drone's AI analyzes footage from a drone's onboard camera in real time, automatically identifying anyone behaving suspiciously and controlling the drone's position (movement forward, backward, left, right, and up and down altitude) and attitude (camera direction) to keep that person in the center of the frame. Alternatively, at the operator's command or the AI's discretion, the drone could automatically circle (fly in a circle) directly above a suspicious person while maintaining a certain altitude and distance, recording the suspicious person's escape route and the surrounding situation over a wide area. [Effects of the Invention]

[0017] According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, when an emergency occurs in a home, such as an intrusion by a suspicious person or sudden illness, a resident operates an alarm switch, which sends an emergency signal to a control unit. The control unit then commands the lid-opening means to open the lid of a security box installed at the top of the home, and in conjunction with this, the support erecting means erects the support inside the security box. Then, in response to a command from the control unit, the drone ascends and descends along the support, while the alarm means issues an alarm. This series of operations is executed automatically and quickly.

[0018] This allows the drone to be deployed immediately above the top of a house as an alarm system, even during bad weather such as a typhoon, without being blown away by the wind. This allows for immediate notification of an emergency situation inside the house to those outside. Furthermore, because the drone issues an alarm (e.g., sound or light) while ascending and descending along the support pole at a high position on the top of the house, the audible and visual alarm signals are more likely to reach a wide area in the neighborhood. As a result, compared to conventional fixed alarm devices, this system is more reliable in alerting nearby residents and passersby. In particular, during disasters such as typhoons and earthquakes, this system is suitable as a means of notifying rescue helicopters overhead that elderly people, people with disabilities, women, and children who are unable to climb onto the roof are trapped inside the house and can fly.

[0019] Furthermore, because the drone is stored in a dedicated security box and a stand-up column is used as a lift guide, the large hangar (drone port) and large takeoff and landing space required for drones are not required. This means that the system can be easily installed in small spaces such as the rooftop of a private home, significantly reducing the overall system cost and the labor required for installation. Furthermore, because the drone is stored in a security box with a lid when not in operation, it is protected from external environmental factors such as wind, rain, direct sunlight, dust, etc. This reduces deterioration of the drone's body and battery consumption, improving the reliability of drone operation in emergencies and the long-term durability of the system. Furthermore, the drones do not patrol but instead issue alerts while tethered to a stilt and ascending and descending, reducing the complexity of flight control and energy consumption, thereby improving operational efficiency as an emergency notification system.

[0020] In particular, according to the invention described in claim 2, the drone can be constantly supplied with power through a non-contact power supply means (such as an induction coil) while it is stored in a security box in a non-emergency situation or while it is ascending and descending along a support pole. This allows the drone's remaining battery power to be maintained at a high level at all times, preventing it from being unable to deploy due to a dead battery in an emergency, and improving the responsiveness and reliability of the system. In addition, when an alarm is activated, the drone receives a continuous power supply from the support pole while it is able to ascend, descend, and issue the alarm, which significantly extends the alarm operation time compared to when relying on an internal battery, thereby increasing the continuity of external alerts.

[0021] Furthermore, by adopting contactless power supply, the risk of power supply failure due to wear, deterioration, and oxidation of the contacts that occurs with contact-type power supply (sliding contacts) can be eliminated. As there are no contact parts, power supply failure and short circuits caused by dust, salt damage, moisture, etc. in outdoor installation environments can be prevented, reducing the frequency of system maintenance and the risk of failure. In addition, since there is no need to install complex current collection mechanisms or movable electrical contacts on the drone as it rises and falls along the support pole, the structure of the drone body and support pole is simplified, increasing design freedom and ease of manufacturing. Furthermore, there is less need to equip drones with high-capacity batteries, which leads to a lighter aircraft and improves the stability and energy efficiency of its ascent and descent operations.

[0022] Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 3, when a suspicious person is detected, the drone is released from its tethered state to the support and automatically begins tracking the suspicious person, allowing monitoring and tracking of the suspicious person to begin immediately without waiting for human intervention. Furthermore, the drone continues to capture images of suspicious individuals with its camera while tracking them, allowing for the continuous acquisition and recording of detailed image data such as the individual's behavior, characteristics, and escape route. Furthermore, two security modes - emergency notification (alarm) and tracking (monitoring) based on suspicious person detection - can be realized with one system, allowing for the creation of a flexible security system that can be adapted to the situation. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0023] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drone security notification system according to a first embodiment of the present invention in use. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is an enlarged oblique view of a main part showing a non-contact power supply structure to a drone of a drone security alarm system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control unit of the drone security notification system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a suspicious person is being tracked by a drone in the drone security notification system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0024] Examples of the present invention will be specifically described below. [Example]

[0025] In FIG. 1, the drone security notification system 10 is installed on the ridge 12 of a wooden house 11, and notifies the occurrence of an emergency while a drone 13 flies. The system includes a push-button notification switch 14 fixed to the wall of a bedroom (interior) of the house 11 and issuing an emergency signal to notify the occurrence of an emergency within the house 11, a square-shaped security box 16 fixed to the ridge 12 and having a spring-opening lid 15, a solenoid 18 (lid opening means) that removes a stopper S of the lid 15 to open the lid 15, and a telescopic device housed in the security box 16 that can rise above the security box 16 in conjunction with the opening of the lid 15. The device is equipped with a pick-extendable support pole 17, an electric motor 17a (support pole erection means) for erecting the support pole 17, an unmanned aerial vehicle drone 13 stored in a security box 16, capable of moving up and down along the support pole 17, and equipped with alarm means 19 having a siren and a high-brightness LED light for sounding an alarm, and a control unit 20 stored in the security box 16 and, based on an emergency signal from an alarm switch 14, controlling the opening of the lid 15 of the security box 16 using a solenoid 18, controlling the erection of the support pole 17 using the electric motor 17a, controlling the elevation and lowering of the drone 13, and controlling the alarm using the alarm means 19.

[0026] These components will be specifically described below. The support pillar 17 is a telescopic type with its lower end fixed to the center of the bottom plate of the security box 16. The drone 13 is a rotorcraft (quadcopter) with four blades F, and has an airframe 22 with a through hole 21 drilled in the center through which a support 17 is inserted.A flight controller (not shown) mounted on the airframe 22 precisely controls the rotation speed of the four blade motors using an electronic speed control unit (ESC) based on sensor information from an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a global positioning system (GPS), etc., which grasp the instantaneous movement and attitude of the drone 13, thereby controlling the attitude of the drone 13 and generating thrust.

[0027] Power is supplied to the drone 13 by an electromagnetic induction type power supply means via the support 17. Specifically, a power transmission coil 23 is wound around the outer periphery of the support 17 over substantially the entire length of the support 17, and a power receiving coil 24 is wound around the portion of the aircraft frame 22 where the insertion hole 21 is formed. The support 17 and the drone 13 are brought close to each other by passing a current from a commercial power source through the power transmission coil 23 in this state, and a fluctuating magnetic field is used to generate an induced current in the power receiving coil 24, thereby contactlessly supplying power to the drone 13. The power transmission coil 23 and the power receiving coil 24 constitute a contactless power supply means 29.

[0028] Next, the control unit 20 will be described in detail with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 3, the control unit 20 has a central processing unit 25, which serves as the brain of the control unit 20, and the input ports of this central processing unit 25 are connected to an alarm switch 14 that transmits an emergency signal to the control unit 20, a memory unit 26, and a camera 27 mounted on the drone 13. Meanwhile, the output ports of the central processing unit 25 are connected to a solenoid 18, an electric motor 17a, and the drone 13.

[0029] Among these, the memory unit 26 stores an opening control program that causes the solenoid 18 to release the lid 15 of the security box 16 upon receiving an emergency signal to the control unit 20, an erection control program that causes the electric motor 17a to telescopically raise the support pole 17 after the lid 15 is released, an elevation control program that causes the drone 13 to ascend and descend along the support pole 17 after the support pole 17 has been raised, an alarm control program that sounds a siren and flashes an LED light while the drone 13 is flying, a suspicious person detection program that uses AI to analyze image data from the camera 27 and detects that a suspicious person 28 has entered the premises of the house 11, and a tracking program that determines the suspicious person 28 detected by the suspicious person detection program as a tracking target and controls the flight of the drone 13 to track the suspicious person 28 so that the camera 27 does not lose sight of the determined suspicious person 28. Of these, the suspicious person detection program and the tracking program may be stored in the memory unit of the flight controller of the drone 13.

[0030] Next, a method of using the drone security notification system 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, for example, when an emergency such as an intrusion by a suspicious person 28 or sudden illness occurs in house 11 in the middle of the night, the resident operates alarm switch 14 in the bedroom. As a result, an emergency signal is sent from alarm switch 14 to control unit 20. Next, upon receiving this emergency signal, automatic control is performed by the control unit 20. That is, first, the lid 15 of the security box 16 is opened by the solenoid 18 in response to a command from the opening control program, and then the electric motor 17a is driven to rotate in response to a command from the standing control program, and the support pillar 17 stored in the security box 16 gradually extends upward and stands up.

[0031] Next, in response to a command from the elevation control program, the drone 13 stored in the security box 16 ascends and descends while rotating along the support 17 inserted through the insertion hole 21. By rotating, the imaging range of the camera 27 around the house 11 becomes 360°, making it easier to detect suspicious individuals 28. At this time, continuous power supply to the drone 13 utilizes a fluctuating magnetic field generated by passing a current through a power transmission coil 23 wound around substantially the entire length of the support 17, which generates an induced current in a power receiving coil 24 wound around the portion of the airframe 22 where the insertion hole 21 is formed, thereby contactlessly supplying power to the drone 13. Also, while the drone 13 is ascending or descending, a siren mounted on the drone 13 sounds and an LED light flashes in response to a command from the alarm control program. This series of operations is executed automatically and quickly.

[0032] Because the drone 13 is inserted through the support pole 17, it will not be blown away by the wind even during bad weather such as a typhoon. The drone 13 can be instantly deployed above the ridge 12 of the house 11 as an alarm device 19, allowing for prompt notification of an emergency situation within the house 11 to those outside. Furthermore, because the drone 13 issues an alarm (e.g., a siren or an LED light) while ascending and descending along the support pole 17 from a high position at the top of the house 11, the audible and visual alarm signals are more likely to reach a wide area in the neighborhood. As a result, compared to conventional fixed alarm devices, the reliability of alerting surrounding residents and passersby is improved. In particular, during disasters such as typhoons and earthquakes, the drone 13 is suitable as a means of notifying rescue helicopters overhead that elderly people, people with disabilities, women, and children who are unable to climb onto the roof are trapped inside the house 11.

[0033] Furthermore, because the drone 13 is stored in the security box 16 and the erectable support 17 is used as an elevation guide, there is no need for a large hangar (drone port) or a wide takeoff and landing space for the drone 13. This means that the system can be easily installed in small spaces such as the roof of a private home, significantly reducing the overall system cost and the labor required for installation. Furthermore, when not in operation, the drone 13 is stored in a security box 16 with a lid 15, protecting it from external environmental factors such as wind, rain, direct sunlight, dust, etc. As a result, deterioration of the drone 13 body and battery consumption are suppressed, improving the reliability of drone 13 operation in emergencies and the long-term durability of the system 10. Furthermore, the drone 13 does not patrol, but issues an alarm while ascending and descending while tethered along the support 17, which reduces the complexity of flight control of the drone 13 and reduces energy consumption, thereby improving the operational efficiency of the emergency notification system 10.

[0034] Furthermore, the drone 13 can always receive power through a non-contact power supply means 29 (such as an induction coil) while it is stored in the security box 16 in non-emergency situations or while it is ascending and descending along the support pole 17. This allows the remaining battery charge of the drone 13 to be maintained at a high level at all times, preventing the drone from being unable to deploy due to a dead battery in the event of an emergency, and improving the responsiveness and reliability of the system 10. In addition, when an alarm is activated, the drone 13 can ascend, descend, and activate the alarm while continuously receiving power from the support 17, which significantly extends the alarm activation time compared to when relying on an internal battery, thereby increasing the continuity of external alerts.

[0035] Moreover, by adopting a non-contact power supply means 29, the risk of power supply failure due to wear, deterioration, and oxidation of the contacts that occurs with contact-type power supplies (sliding contacts) can be eliminated, and since there are no contact parts, power supply failure and short circuits caused by dust, salt damage, moisture, etc. in outdoor installation environments can be prevented, thereby reducing the maintenance frequency and risk of failure of the system 10. In addition, since there is no need to provide a complex current collection mechanism or movable electrical contacts on the drone 13 that ascends and descends along the support 17, the structure of the drone body and the support 17 is simplified, increasing design freedom and ease of manufacture. Furthermore, there is less need to equip the drone 13 with a high-capacity battery, which leads to a lighter aircraft body and improves the stability and energy efficiency of the ascending and descending operation.

[0036] Furthermore, while drone 13 ascends and descends while rotating around support pole 17, AI analyzes image data obtained from camera 27 in response to commands from the suspicious person detection program, and constantly determines whether a suspicious person 28 has entered the premises of house 11. Here, if the suspicious person detection program detects a suspicious person 28, it first determines the suspicious person 28 as the target to be tracked in response to commands from the tracking program, and then removes disc stopper 30 hooked to the top end of support pole 17 using a small solenoid (not shown) housed in the top end of support pole 17, releasing drone 13 from its tether to support pole 17, and then controls the flight of drone 13 to track the determined suspicious person 28 so that camera 27 does not lose sight of it.

[0037] The tracking program uses the real-time coordinates of the suspicious person 28 obtained by image analysis as target values, and coordinates the gimbal control and flight control of the drone 13 to perform tracking control so as to keep the suspicious person 28 in the center of the field of view of the camera 27. In this way, the drone 13 automatically tracks the suspicious person 28, so that monitoring and tracking of the suspicious person 28 can begin immediately without waiting for human intervention.

[0038] Moreover, since the drone 13 continues to capture images of the suspicious person 28 with the camera 27 while tracking the suspicious person 28, detailed image data such as the suspicious person's 28 behavior, characteristics, and escape route can be continuously obtained and recorded in the memory unit 26. Furthermore, two security modes, emergency notification (alarm) and tracking (monitoring) based on suspicious person detection, can be realized with one system 10, allowing for the creation of a flexible security system that can be adapted to the situation.

[0039] Although not shown, an auxiliary drone may be deployed under the eaves of the house 11, and in the event of an emergency, it may work in conjunction with the drone 13 to issue a loud sound and light alarm. At this time, the surrounding situation may be photographed by a camera mounted on the auxiliary drone. This auxiliary drone may also be used to fly patrols around the house 11 while recording the surroundings, or to track suspicious individuals. Furthermore, in the event of a disaster such as a fire, landslide, or flood, drone 13 can be used to notify indoor occupants of the situation around house 11.

[0040] In addition, the route from the house 11 to the evacuation site in the event of a disaster and a guided flight program that uses the drone 13 to guide the resident to the evacuation site along that route are stored in advance in the memory unit 26 or the memory unit of the flight controller of the drone 13, and when a disaster occurs, the drone 13 can be released from the support 17 using the series of operations described above, and then the drone 13 can be flown according to the guided flight program, thereby safely guiding the resident to the evacuation site.

[0041] Furthermore, image data of the resident with dementia and a search flight program for searching the area around the house 11 can be stored in advance in the memory unit 26 or the memory unit of the flight controller of the drone 13, and when the resident with dementia wanders off, the drone 13 can be released from the support 17 using the series of operations described above, and then the drone 13 can be flown around the area of ​​the house 11 in accordance with the search flight program, thereby searching for the resident with dementia. Furthermore, in the event of an emergency, in addition to the drone 13 ascending and descending and sounding an alarm, the control unit 20 may automatically notify the police or fire department (requesting an ambulance, etc.) using an internet line (not shown) or the like. [Industrial Applicability]

[0042] This invention is useful as a technology for a drone security and notification system for notifying of emergencies within a home. [Explanation of symbols]

[0043] 10 Drone Security Alert System 11. Housing Building 12 (top) 13. Drone 14 Alarm switch 15 Lid 16 Security Box 17 Posts 17a Electric motor (support erection means) 18 Solenoid (lid opening means) 19 Alarm means 20 Control Unit 27 Camera 29 Non-contact power supply means

Claims

1. A drone security and notification system that is installed at the top of a house and notifies the occurrence of an emergency while flying a drone, an alarm switch provided inside the house for issuing an emergency signal to notify of an emergency situation within the house; a security box installed at the top of the house and having a lid; a cover opening means for opening the cover; a support column that is housed in the security box and that can rise above the security box in conjunction with the opening of the lid; A support erecting means for erecting the support; The drone is stored in the security box, is capable of ascending and descending along the support pole, and has an alarm means for issuing an alarm; a control unit that controls the opening of the lid of the security box by the lid opening means, the erection of the pole by the pole erection means, the elevation of the drone, and the warning by the warning means, based on the emergency signal from the alarm switch; A drone security alarm system characterized in that, upon input operation of the alarm switch, the control unit opens the lid of the security box, raises the support pole, and sounds an alarm while raising and lowering the drone along the support pole.

2. The drone security alarm system described in claim 1, characterized in that the drone receives power from a non-contact power supply means provided on the support when ascending and descending along the support.

3. The drone has a camera for detecting suspicious persons in the vicinity of the house, a suspicious person detection means for detecting the suspicious person by analyzing image data from the camera; The drone security alarm system described in claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that when the suspicious person detection means detects a suspicious person, the control unit releases the drone from its tethered state to the support and uses the camera to control the drone to track the suspicious person.

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