Videophone Police Box System

• US 20080062248A1
• Filed: 07/19/2005
• Published: 03/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ginganet Corporation
• Original Assignee: Ginganet Corporation
• Inventors: Sahashi, Nozomu
• Application Number:
  US11/573,113
• Publication Number:
  US 20080062248A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/085 using a television receiver, e.g. viewdata system
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

In a police box, a police box terminal, a visitor sensor, a found article storage and other suitable components are provided. In a videophone reception center, a reception server, an automatic answering server, an MCU, and a reception terminal are provided. These components are connected to each other via a communication line. The police box terminal is provided with an emergency call button and a usual reception button. In the case of the usual reception, the reception server connects the police box terminal to the automatic answering server, sequentially retrieves question videos from an investigation record file and sends them to the police box terminal, acquires an answer video or character-based information in response to each question video to create an investigation record automatically. In the case of the emergency call, the reception server includes a function for calling a low-priority reception terminal and connecting the emergency call to the same even if all the reception terminals are connected.

Claims

1-26. -26. (canceled)

27. :

A videophone police box system for connecting a police box terminal that is installed in a police box with a videophone function to a reception terminal that is installed in a headquarters with a videophone function via a communication line to allow a visitor to the police box to remotely consult with a police officer in the headquarters, the videophone police box system comprising;

a reception unit that receives a call from the police box terminal; and

an automatic investigation record creating unit that includes an investigation record file in which a question video is recorded for a plurality of investigation items in an investigation record created by a police officer, that is connected to the police box terminal accepted by the reception unit, and that includes;

a function of sequentially retrieving the question video in accordance with an investigation item from the investigation record file and sending the question video to the connected police box terminal; and

a function of acquiring an answer video responsive to the sent video from the connected police box terminal and recording the answer video into the investigation record file to correspond to the investigation item;

wherein

the reception unit connects the police box terminal from which the call is accepted to the automatic investigation record creating unit when accepting a usual call from the police box terminal; and

the reception unit connects the police box terminal from which the call is accepted to a reception terminal capable of responding when accepting an emergency call from the police box terminal.

28. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 27, wherein;

the investigation record file includes a relevant department field in which information about a relevant department that is relevant to each investigation record file is set, and a character-based information field in which character-based information is registered for each investigation item;

the reception unit includes a function of accepting an access to an investigation record file from the reception terminal or a relevant department'"'"'s terminal connected via the communication line and setting information about a relevant department that is relevant to the investigation record file into the relevant department field of the investigation record file; and

the automatic investigation record creating unit includes;

a function of converting audio of the answer video from the connected police box terminal into character-based information by speech recognition;

a function of recording the converted character-based information into a character-based information field for a corresponding investigation item; and

a function of, in the case where an investigation record file satisfying a predetermined condition for correspondence is extracted by comparing character-based information recorded in a character-based information field of a new investigation record file with character-based information recorded in a character-based information field of investigation record files already registered when the new investigation record is registered, calling and connecting a relevant department'"'"'s terminal based on information set in a relevant department field of the extracted investigation record file.

29. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein the automatic investigation record creating unit includes a function of acquiring character-based information input via the police box terminal and includes a function of, when character-based information is acquired in response to the sent question video, recording the acquired character-based information into a character-based information field for a corresponding investigation item.

30. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein the automatic investigation record creating unit includes;

a function of activating an image acquiring application that acquires an image from one of a digital camera and a mobile phone brought by a visitor at a police box terminal and transfers the image;

a function of recording the image transferred from the police box terminal by the image acquiring application into the investigation record file; and

a function of calling and connecting a relevant department'"'"'s terminal based on information set in a relevant department field of the extracted investigation record file in the case where an investigation record file satisfying a predetermined condition for correspondence is extracted by comparing an image recorded in a new investigation record file with an image recorded in investigation record files already registered when the new investigation record is registered.

31. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein the automatic investigation record creating unit includes;

a function of capturing a video image from the police box terminal as a still image;

a function of recording the captured image into the investigation record file; and

a function of, in the case where an investigation record file satisfying a predetermined condition for correspondence is extracted by comparing an image recorded in a new investigation record file with an image recorded in investigation record files already registered when the new investigation record file is registered, calling and connecting a relevant department'"'"'s terminal based on information set in a relevant department field of the extracted investigation record file.

32. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein the reception unit includes a function of accepting a call from the police box terminal that is creating an investigation record file by the automatic investigation record creating unit and connecting the police box terminal to a reception terminal capable of responding.

33. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein;

the reception unit includes a reception table in which a police box terminal from which a call is accepted and a reception terminal that is connected to the police box terminal are registered, and includes a function of, when accepting a call from a police box terminal, referring to the reception table and connecting the police box terminal from which the call is accepted to any of the unconnected reception terminals in the case where there is an unconnected reception terminal;

the reception table includes a priority field in which priority of a registered police box terminal is set based on information from a reception terminal; and

the reception unit includes;

a function of, when accepting a call from a police box terminal, referring to the priority field in the reception table even if all reception terminals are connected, calling a reception terminal connected to a police box terminal having lower priority in the case where there is the police box terminal having the lower priority than that of the police box terminal from which the call is accepted, holding a connection with the police box terminal connected to the reception terminal from which the responding notification is received and switching the connection with that police box terminal into a connection with the police box terminal from which the call is accepted in the case where the responding notification is received from the called reception terminal; and

a function of, when an end notification is received from the reception terminal from which the responding notification is received, releasing the held connection with the police box terminal to recover the connection with the reception terminal.

34. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein;

the automatic investigation record creating unit includes a function of automatically creating at least one of a damage report, an incident information report, a missing person search request, and a traffic accident report as the investigation record file and a function of registering the created investigation record file into a crime information database; and

the automatic investigation record creating unit further includes a function of calling and connecting a relevant department'"'"'s terminal based on information set in a relevant department field in the investigation record file, when an investigation record file satisfying a predetermined condition for correspondence is extracted by comparing the created investigation record file with another investigation record file registered in the crime information database.

35. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein;

the automatic investigation record creating unit includes;

a function of automatically creating a wanted person information report as the investigation record file wherein the function includes a function of acquiring search information for searching a wanted person, a function of extracting wanted person information from a crime information database based on the acquired search information and presenting the wanted person information thus extracted and a function of selecting a wanted person as an object from the wanted person information thus presented, and a function of registering the wanted person information report thus created into the crime information database; and

a function of calling and connecting a relevant department'"'"'s terminal based on information set in a relevant department field of an investigation record file in which the selected wanted person is registered.

36. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein

a found article imaging unit that takes an image of a found article that is brought and a found article storage unit arranged to store the found article are connected to the police box terminal;

the automatic investigation record creating unit includes;

a function of automatically creating a found article report as the investigation record file wherein the function includes a function of acquiring the image of the found article taken by the found article imaging unit and recording the acquired image into the investigation record file and a function of confirming that the found article is stored in the found article storage unit and recording storage information; and

a function of registering the found article report thus created into a lost-and-found article database;

the automatic investigation record creating unit includes a function of automatically creating a lost article report as the investigation record file and a function of registering the lost article report thus created into the lost-and-found article database; and

the automatic investigation record creating unit further includes;

a function of notifying a police box terminal accepting the lost article report or a mobile terminal of a police officer having jurisdiction over a police box accepting the lost article report or a terminal of the lost-and-found article center in the case where a lost article report satisfying a predetermined condition for correspondence is extracted by comparing the found article report thus created with lost article reports registered in the lost-and-found article database; and

a function of referring to storage information in the found article report, calling and connecting a jurisdiction terminal, in the case where a found article report satisfying a predetermined condition for correspondence is extracted by comparing the lost article report thus created with found article reports registered in the lost-and-found article database.

37. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 36, wherein;

the lost-and-found article center for managing a lost and found article is provided with a lost-and-found article storage unit arranged to store a found article brought from a police box; and

the reception unit includes a function of, when a found article stored in the found article storage unit in the police box is transferred into the lost-and-found article storage unit of the lost-and-found article center, updating storage information in the found article report registered in the lost-and-found article database to the lost-and-found article center.

38. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein the automatic investigation record creating unit includes;

a function of acquiring license information of a visitor from a police box terminal;

a function of confirming that the visitor is a target person of renewal by checking the acquired license information against a license information database;

a function of acquiring an image of the visitor by capturing a video image on the police box terminal as a still image;

a function of confirming identity by checking the acquired image of the visitor against the license information database;

a function of performing an eye test by presenting an eye test chart on the police box terminal;

a function of sending a course video for license renewal to the police box terminal when it is confirmed that the visitor passes the eye test; and

a function of confirming that the sent course video is watched and issuing a license, thereby enabling license renewal to be performed from the police box terminal.

39. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 38, wherein the function of confirming identity includes a function of calling and connecting a terminal of a driver'"'"'s license center when it is impossible to confirm identity based on the acquired image of the visitor, thereby enabling an officer of the driver'"'"'s license center to confirm identity.

40. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein the automatic investigation record creating unit includes;

a function of acquiring destination information including at least one of a location name and a name from a police box terminal;

a function of searching the acquired destination information in a map information database to acquire route information from the police box to the destination; and

a function of presenting the acquired route information about the police box terminal, thereby enabling the police box terminal to perform route guidance.

41. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein the automatic investigation record creating unit includes;

a function of presenting a candidate list for an election to a police box terminal;

a function of making a candidate for which a speech video is to be watched be selected from the presented candidate list;

a function of sending the speech video of the selected candidate to the police box terminal;

a function of acquiring voter information from the police box terminal;

a function of confirming a right to vote by checking the acquired voter information against a voter information database;

a function of accepting a vote from the police box terminal in the case where the right to vote is confirmed; and

a function of registering the accepted vote into a vote information database, thereby enabling an election to be performed through the police box terminal.

42. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein the reception unit includes;

a function of opening an investigation record file from a reception terminal; and

a function of recording a video image received from the police box terminal into the opened investigation record file, while the reception terminal is connected to the police box terminal by videophone, thereby enabling an officer of the reception terminal to create the investigation record file while interviewing a visitor to the police box terminal by videophone.

43. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 42, wherein the reception unit further includes;

a function of activating an image acquiring application that acquires an image from one of a digital camera and a mobile phone brought by a visitor at a police box terminal and transfers the acquired image; and

a function of recording the transferred the image from the police box terminal by the activated image acquiring application into the investigation record file, thereby enabling an officer of the reception terminal to record image data provided by a visitor to the police box terminal into the investigation record file while interviewing the visitor by videophone.

44. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 42, wherein the reception unit further includes;

a function of capturing a video image from a police box terminal as a still image; and

a function of recording the captured image into the investigation record file, thereby enabling an officer of the reception terminal to record an image presented by a visitor to the police box terminal to a video camera into the investigation record file while interviewing the visitor by videophone.

45. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 42, wherein the reception unit further includes;

a function of activating a montage application for creating a montage by an operation from a terminal as a shared application among the reception terminal and the police box terminal; and

a function of recording an image created by the activated montage application into the investigation record file, thereby enabling an officer of the reception terminal to create a montage and record it into the investigation record file while interviewing a visitor to the police box terminal by videophone.

46. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 42, wherein the reception unit further includes;

a function of activating a drawing application that creates a drawing by an operation from a terminal as a shared application among the reception terminal and the police box terminal; and

a function of recording the drawing created by the activated drawing application into the investigation record file, thereby enabling an officer of the reception terminal to create drawing and record it into the investigation record file while interviewing a visitor to the police box terminal.

47. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein the reception unit includes;

a function of displaying a list of connectable terminals; and

a function of calling and connecting one of the terminals that is selected from the displayed list, while a reception terminal is connected to a police box terminal by videophone.

48. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein the reception unit includes;

a function of displaying a map around a police box from which the call is accepted;

a function of acquiring GPS information from a mobile terminal of a patrolling police officer;

a function of displaying a present location of the patrolling police officer on the map based on the acquired GPS information; and

a function of calling a mobile terminal of a patrolling officer who is selected from the displayed map on which the present location of the patrolling police officer is displayed and connecting that mobile terminal.

49. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein the reception unit includes;

a function of accepting a call from a mobile phone of a patrolling police officer; and

a function of connecting the mobile phone from which the call is accepted to the automatic investigation record creating unit, thereby allowing the patrolling police officer to create an investigation record file at a site of a case.

50. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein a videophone terminal installed in a public telephone booth includes a function of calling the reception unit, so that the videophone terminal installed in the public telephone booth functions as the police box terminal.

51. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein the police box terminal is installed on a street light such that a video camera is detachable and attachable.

52. :

The videophone police box system according to claim 28, wherein the police box terminal is installed on an emergency telephone booth at a roadside such that a video camera is detachable and attachable.