JP2008208656A - Apartment housing interphone system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apartment housing interphone system capable of providing security even when it is so set that an automatic door is unlocked for a specified time zone. <P>SOLUTION: This apartment house interphone system comprises a human sensor 6 for detecting a visitor in front of the automatic door 5 and a visitor discriminating camera 7 for photographing the face of the visitor. A recoding memory for storing the images photographed by the camera 7 is installed in a controller 4. The controller 4 starts the visitor discriminating camera 7 when the human sensor 6 detects the visitor in a predetermined time zone to photograph the face of the visitor, stores the photographed image in the recording memory, confirms the recording of the image of the face, and controllably unlocks the automatic door 5. A reading button 29 is installed at a master machine 3 in an administration room so that the recorded images can be read. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apartment house intercom system, and more particularly, to an apartment house intercom system that does not control locking of an automatic door at an entrance during a certain period of time.

In an apartment door intercom system equipped with an automatic door, the automatic door is normally locked (locked), and a visitor calls the resident with an entrance door installed at the entrance, etc., and the responding resident locks the automatic door. A visit is possible by having it cancelled. In such a system, there is a specific time zone in which visitors such as morning newspaper deliveries are configured not to lock the automatic door in consideration of the convenience of the visitor (for example, patent document). 1).
JP 2000-8667 A

However, the conventional apartment house intercom system that performs control that does not lock during the specific time period has improved convenience for visitors, but anyone can enter the apartment house. As a result, the security provided by a certain automatic door lock was meaningless.
Therefore, in view of such problems, the present invention has an object to provide an apartment house intercom system capable of providing security even when the automatic door is set to be unlocked for a certain period of time. It is said.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention of claim 1 is characterized in that a visitor calls a resident and makes a call, and a resident responds to a call from the collective entrance and makes a call with the visitor. An automatic door in a collective housing intercom system comprising a living room master unit, a controller for controlling each of the entrance hall and the living room master unit, and an automatic door for visitors and residents to enter and exit the apartment house A person detection means for detecting a previous visitor, a surveillance camera for imaging a visitor, a video storage means for saving a captured image of the surveillance camera, and controlling the surveillance camera and controlling locking / non-locking of the automatic door The video / electric lock control means, and the video / electric lock control means activates the surveillance camera when the person detection means detects a visitor only during a predetermined time period. After saving control image to the image storing means, characterized in that to unlock the automatic door.
According to this configuration, even if it is set so that a visitor can enter the apartment from the automatic door without calling the resident at a specific time, the visitor is recorded so that the visitor can be checked later. It becomes possible to do. Therefore, security can be provided while maintaining convenience for visitors.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, there is provided a person identifying means for determining whether a person is imaged in the captured image, and the video / electric lock control means is configured such that a person is imaged in the captured image. In this case, the captured image is stored in the image storage means and the automatic door is unlocked.
According to this configuration, since the automatic door is unlocked only when a person is recorded, there is no leakage of visitors to the recorded video, and it is easy to check the visitors later.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the second aspect, the person identifying means identifies a person's face to determine whether the person is imaged, and if it is determined that the face is imaged, the video / electric lock control means The captured image is stored in the image storage means and the automatic door is unlocked.
According to this configuration, since a person's face is imaged, it is possible to reliably determine a visitor.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a management room base unit installed in the management room and capable of communicating with the living room base unit, and the video / electric lock control means starts imaging. If a person cannot be identified from the video captured by the surveillance camera within a predetermined time after that, a notification signal for urging visitor confirmation is transmitted to the management room master unit.
According to this configuration, when the visitor cannot be recorded even though the visitor is present, the manager is called, so that it is not time-consuming for the visitor to enter the apartment house.

The invention of claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, in which any of the living room parent machines or the management room parent machine is included when the management room parent machine is connected. In any one of the above-mentioned features, a visitor browsing operation unit that enables browsing of the video stored in the video storage unit is provided.
According to this configuration, an administrator or the like can check the recorded video of a person who visits at a specific time, so it is possible to specify a person when a problem such as a crime by a suspicious person occurs in an apartment house. Yes. Also, privacy can be protected by limiting the devices that can be browsed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the video stored in the video storage means is browsed, the notification control means for notifying each room base unit of the date and time and information of the viewed device It is characterized by having.
According to this configuration, since the viewing date and time is notified to each parent device, it is possible to monitor the manager so as not to confirm it unnecessarily, and privacy can be protected.

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 5 or 6, further comprising a reader authentication means for activating the visitor browsing operation means, and the viewer inputs predetermined ID information. Browsing is possible.
According to this configuration, since it can be set so that only a specific person such as a manager or a chairman of a management association can be viewed, privacy can be protected.

  According to the present invention, even if it is set so that the visitor can enter the apartment house from the automatic door without calling the resident at a specific time, the visitor is recorded so that the visitor can be checked later. . Therefore, security can be provided while maintaining convenience for visitors.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an apartment intercom system according to the present invention, where 1 is a collective entrance for a visitor to call a resident and make a call, and 2 is a resident who has confirmed a call from the collective entrance 1 Residential base unit for responding to a call with a visitor, 3 is installed in the management room, and the management room base unit for the manager to talk to the residents etc., 4 is the collective entrance unit 1, and the home unit 2 , A controller for controlling calling and communication between the management room main unit 3, 5 is an automatic door for a visitor or a resident to enter and exit the apartment house, and 6 is connected to the controller 4 and passes through the automatic door 5. A human sensor (person detection means) 7 for detecting the number of people, and a visitor discrimination camera (monitoring camera) 7 for imaging a visitor in front of the automatic door 5. Reference numeral 8 denotes a collective entrance.

  The collective entrance machine 1 is configured as shown in the circuit block diagram of FIG. 2, and includes a camera 11 for imaging a visitor, a video processing unit 12 for performing modulation processing of the captured video signal, and a numeric keypad 13 for inputting a room number and the like. , A call unit 14 having a call button 14, a microphone and a speaker, a collective entrance interface (collective entrance IF) 17 for connecting to the controller 2 and the automatic door 5, and an image captured by the visitor discrimination camera 7 A face identifying unit 18 for determining whether a face is reflected, a CPU (hereinafter referred to as a collective entrance CPU) 19 for controlling each circuit of the collective entrance machine 1, and the like. The face identification unit 18 is included in the collective entrance machine CPU 19.

  The living room master unit 2 is configured as shown in the circuit block diagram of FIG. 3, and includes a monitor 21 that displays a captured image of the camera 11, a video processing unit 22 that demodulates the transmitted video signal, and a touch panel that performs various operations. An operation unit 23, a call button 24 for responding to a call, a call unit 25 having a microphone and a speaker, a CPU (hereinafter referred to as a room base unit CPU) 26 for controlling each circuit of the room base unit 2, A room base unit interface (room base unit IF) 27 for connecting to the controller 4 and an unlock button 28 for unlocking the automatic door are provided. The management room base unit 3 has the same circuit configuration as the room base unit 2 and will not be described. Each component will be described below using the same reference numerals.

  The controller 4 is configured as shown in the circuit block diagram of FIG. 4, and includes a visitor discrimination camera 7, a human sensor 6, a first interface (first IF) 31 for connecting the collective entrance machine 1, and a room master unit. 2 and a second interface (second IF) 32 for connecting the management room base unit 3, a call / video path forming unit 33 for forming a communication path / video path, and a captured video of the visitor discrimination camera 7 are stored. A recording memory 34, a CPU (hereinafter referred to as a controller CPU) 35 that controls each circuit of the controller 4, a setting information storage unit 36 that stores time zone setting information of the automatic door 5, and the like.

  The operation of the apartment house intercom system configured as described above is as follows. First, a call call that is a basic operation of an interphone will be briefly described. First, in order for a visitor to call a resident, the ten key 13 of the collective entrance 1 is operated to input a room number, and when the call button 14 is subsequently pressed, a call signal is transmitted to the selected room master 2. , A ringing tone is output from the speaker of the call unit 25 of the room master unit 2. Further, the camera 11 of the collective entrance 1 starts imaging by the calling operation, and the captured video of the visitor follows the same route and is displayed on the monitor 21 of the parent room 2. Then, the resident who has confirmed this can make a call with the visitor by operating the call button 24 of the room master unit 2, and the resident can make a call while confirming the visitor by the monitor 21.

  Further, when the unlock button 28 is operated in this state, the room master unit CPU 26 outputs an unlock signal to the controller 4. The controller 4 receives this unlocking signal and transmits the unlocking control signal to the automatic door 5 via the collective entrance 1, and the automatic door 5 is unlocked. The unlocked automatic door is opened when the visitor approaches, and the visitor can enter the apartment house. Thereafter, the automatic door 5 is automatically locked.

  Next, an operation when a visitor is present in a predetermined time zone, for example, from 5 o'clock to 8 o'clock, which is a working time zone or a newspaper delivery time zone, will be described. During this time period, the automatic door is controlled to be unlocked upon receiving a visitor detection by the human sensor 6 regardless of the unlocking operation from the living room base unit 2 or the management room base unit 3. The predetermined time zone can be set by connecting a personal computer for setting to the management room master unit 3 or the control unit 4, and the setting data is stored in the setting information storage unit 36 of the control unit 4, Based on this information, the controller CPU 35 controls the automatic door 5 differently depending on the time zone.

  Specifically, when a visitor, for example, a newspaper delivery person enters the collective entrance 8 of the collective house and stands in front of the automatic door 5, the human sensor 6 operates, and a visitor discrimination camera is controlled by the controller CPU 35. 7 starts up. The video imaged here is transmitted to the collective entrance 1 via the controller 4. In the collective entrance 1, the captured image transmitted by the face identification unit 18 is analyzed, and the presence or absence of the face image is determined. If the result of this determination is that a face is shown, a recording signal is transmitted to the controller 4. Upon receiving this recording signal, the controller CPU 35 records the captured image in the recording memory 34 and releases the lock of the automatic door 5. Thus, the newspaper delivery person can enter the apartment house.

  However, if the face identifying unit 18 determines that the face is not shown or cannot be discriminated, a recording impossible signal is transmitted, and when the controller CPU 35 receives the recording impossible signal, a new imaging by the visitor discrimination camera 7 is performed again. The video is transmitted to the face identification unit 18. Thus, imaging is continued until the face can be identified (continue until a predetermined time). If this control is continued for a predetermined time (for example, 60 seconds), the collective entrance 1 transmits a notification signal for prompting the visitor to confirm to the controller 4, and the control room 4 controls the control room parent. Machine 3 is called. When the manager who receives the call responds from the management room main unit 3, a call path is formed with the calling unit 15 of the collective entrance machine 1, and a call can be made with the visitor. The lock is released.

During the specific time period, the automatic door operation may be announced sequentially via the call unit 15 of the collective entrance 1 and notified to the visitors. For example, when the human sensor 6 detects a person, a message such as “Please turn your face toward the camera” and then “The door opens automatically” can be issued.
Although the human sensor 6 is connected to the controller 4, it may be connected to the nearest collective entrance 1, and the visitor discrimination camera 7 uses a camera 11 provided in the collective entrance 1. You may also use it. In this case, it is possible to capture a face image that can be discriminated smoothly by making an announcement such as “Please turn your face towards this” to the visitors.

Further, when recording in the recording memory 34, date and time information is added to and stored in the video under the control of the controller CPU 35, and can be browsed separately by device operation. However, browsing requires the input of a browsing permission ID. Here, only the management room master unit 3 is set to be browseable, and the control unit CPU 35 registers the management room base unit ID as a browsing device.
In the case of browsing, by operating the operation unit 23 of the management room master unit 3, a browse button (shown in FIG. 1) 29 as a visitor browsing operation means is displayed on a touch panel which is an operation unit 23 (not shown). When the browse button 29 is touch-operated, the permission ID information to which the management room master unit ID is added is transmitted to the control unit 4, and the control unit CPU 35 recognizes the ID information and confirms the coincidence, and is recorded. Send video information. In response to this video signal, the management room base unit 3 usually displays the recorded visitor video for a specific time period on the monitor 21 which displays the video captured by the camera 11 of the collective entrance 1. Visitor video can be viewed.
Further, when this video is browsed, the browsing information (browsing date and time and browsing terminal name) is transmitted to each living room parent 2, 2,... Under the control of the controller CPU 35, and the browsing information can be displayed on the living room parent 2. It has become. The acquired video can be separately downloaded to a storage medium and carried.

In this way, even if it is set so that the visitor can enter the apartment house through the automatic door without calling the resident at a specific time, the visitor is recorded so that the visitor can be checked later. Therefore, security can be provided while maintaining convenience for visitors.
Also, since the face of the person who has passed through the automatic door is recorded, the face can be identified from the recorded video, which is effective for crime prevention, and if the visitor cannot be recorded even though there are visitors, the administrator is called. , Visitors won't have time to get inside the apartment.
In addition, people who visit during a specific time zone can be confirmed only with a specific device, so if a problem such as a crime by a suspicious person occurs in an apartment house, the person can be identified and viewed. By limiting the devices, privacy can be protected.
In addition, since the date and time of browsing is notified to each living room master unit, it is possible to monitor so that an administrator or the like does not check unnecessarily.

In the embodiment described above, only the management room base unit 3 can be browsed, but it may be browsed by a specific room base unit 2, and permission ID information permitted by the control unit 4 is allowed to change the browseable device. It can be easily implemented simply by changing.
In addition, the permission ID information stored in the controller 4 may be changed to the ID information of the viewer instead of the ID information of the browsing device. In this case, the viewer, not the device, can be limited. Only a specific person who is authorized, such as the chairman of a management union, may be allowed to browse. For example, when the ID number of the viewer is input from the management room base unit 3 and the controller CPU 35 authenticates, browsing can be performed from the management room base unit 3, and browsing can be performed by touching a browse button displayed on the touch panel. In this case, since only a specific person such as a manager or the chairman of a management association can be viewed, the recorded video can be clearly managed and privacy can be protected.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of embodiment of the apartment house intercom system which concerns on this invention. It is a circuit block diagram of a collective entrance machine. It is a circuit block diagram of an office master. It is a circuit block diagram of a controller.

Explanation of symbols

  1 .... Meeting entrance machine, 2 .... Living room parent machine, 3 .... Management room parent machine (visitor monitoring means), 4 .... Control machine, 5 .... Auto door, 6 .... Human sensor (person detection means) , 7 .. visitor discrimination camera (surveillance camera), 11 .. camera, 18 .. face identification unit (person identification means), 19 .. collective entrance CPU, 21... Monitor, 23. 26..Room master CPU, 29..Browse button (visitor browsing operation means), 34..Recording memory (video storage means), 35..Control CPU (video / electric lock control means, notification control means, (Browser authentication means).

Claims (7)

A collective entrance machine for a visitor to call a resident and make a call, a living room base unit for a resident to make a call with the visitor in response to a call from the collective entrance machine, and the collective entrance machine In the collective housing intercom system composed of a controller for controlling the living room master unit and an automatic door for visitors and residents to enter and exit the collective housing,
Person detecting means for detecting a visitor in front of the automatic door;
A surveillance camera for imaging the visitor;
Video storage means for storing the video captured by the surveillance camera;
Video / electric lock control means for controlling the monitoring camera and controlling locking / non-locking of the automatic door;
The video / electric lock control means activates the monitoring camera when the person detection means detects a visitor only during a predetermined time period and controls the video storage means to store the captured video, and then the automatic door. Apartment intercom system characterized by releasing the lock. Comprising human identification means for determining whether a person is imaged in the captured image;
2. The video / electric lock control unit according to claim 1, wherein when the person is captured in the captured image, the captured image is stored in the image storage unit and the automatic door is unlocked. Apartment house intercom system. The person identifying means identifies a person's face and determines whether or not a person has been imaged.If it is determined that a face has been imaged, the video / electric lock control means stores the captured video in the video storage means, and 3. The collective housing intercom system according to claim 2, wherein the automatic door is unlocked. It is equipped with a management room base unit that is installed in the management room and can communicate with the living room base unit,
The video / electrical lock control means transmits a notification signal for prompting visitor confirmation to the master unit in the management room when a person cannot be identified from the video captured by the monitoring camera within a predetermined time from the start of imaging. The collective housing intercom system according to claim 2 or 3. A visitor that allows browsing of the video stored in the video storage means in any of the living room master units, or in the case where a management room base unit is connected, including any of the management room base units. 5. The collective housing intercom system according to claim 1, further comprising a person browsing operation means. 6. The collective housing intercom according to claim 5, further comprising notification control means for notifying each parent device of the date and time and information of the viewed device when browsing of the video stored in the video storage means is made. system. 7. The set according to claim 5, further comprising a browser authentication unit for activating the visitor browsing operation unit, wherein the viewer can browse by inputting predetermined ID information. Residential intercom system.

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