JP2009016927A - Intercom system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an intercom system having an entertainment feature which easily manages video image records of visitors and allows a user to check the records of visitors easily even from a distant place. <P>SOLUTION: The intercom master unit 3 with a monitor comprises a section 10 for recording a video image picked up by means of a doorphone slave unit 2 with a camera when a visitor operates the intercom, a person authentication section 11 for authenticating a person from a recorded video image and preparing first face image data, a section 12 in which second face image data are recorded in advance, a section 13 for specifying a person by comparing the first face image data with the second face image data, a section 14 for preparing a comment sentence on the specified person, and a CPU 15 for uploading the video image recorded in the recording section 10 and the comment sentence to a server 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an interphone system capable of uploading to a server by attaching a comment to a video captured by a camera-equipped entrance slave unit.

  Conventionally, an intercom comprising an entrance slave unit with a camera for capturing a visitor with a camera and calling a resident, and an interphone master unit with a monitor for displaying an image captured by the entrance slave unit with a camera and responding to the call In the system, an interphone master unit with a monitor has been devised that includes a person specifying unit that specifies a visitor based on an image captured by an entrance unit with a camera. For example, in the interphone system described in Patent Document 1, Selects a ringing tone according to the identified person and rings it.

JP 2000-287196 A

  However, according to the intercom system described in Patent Document 1, when there is a visitor, for example, when he / she is away, it is impossible to grasp what kind of visitor was present (visitor history, etc.). There is a problem. Even if the monitor intercom base unit is equipped with a storage unit for recording captured images, the number of images that can be recorded is limited due to problems such as the capacity of the storage unit. It is not realistic to continue to save the video history of the person. Furthermore, there is also a problem that a visitor's history cannot be confirmed if he / she does not return home.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is easy to manage a visitor's video history, and it is possible to easily check a visitor's history even from an outside place, and also has an entertaining element. It intends to provide an intercom system that includes it.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention images a visitor with a camera and images a visitor with a camera and an entrance with a camera for calling a resident. An interphone system that includes an interphone master unit with a monitor for displaying and responding to a call, and a server connected to the interphone master unit with a monitor via a general-purpose network. When a visitor calls, a recording unit that records video captured by the camera-equipped cordless handset, a person authentication unit that performs person authentication from the recorded video and creates first face image data, A recording unit in which face image data is recorded, a person specifying unit that specifies the person by comparing the first face image data and the second face image data, and a copy according to the specified person A comment creating unit for creating a cement statement, characterized by comprising a control unit for uploading video and comments to the server that is recorded in the recording unit.
According to this configuration, even if there is a visitor while you are away, you can connect to the server and check the uploaded video and comment text to see what kind of visitor was there. It can be grasped and the presence or absence of visitors can be confirmed even when away from home. In addition, since video data is stored and managed by the server, more visitor histories can be managed without providing a large-capacity storage means in the interphone master unit with a monitor. There is also an effect such as further improvement in versatility. Furthermore, instead of just uploading the video captured by the camera, in addition to the video, a comment text corresponding to the visitor is created and uploaded, improving the preference when referring to the uploaded video There is also an effect.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 2 of the present invention includes an entrance slave unit with a camera for imaging a visitor with a camera and calling a resident, and an entrance slave unit with a camera. Interphone main unit with a monitor for displaying captured images and responding to calls, a communication terminal connected to the interphone main unit with monitor, and a server connected to the communication terminal via a general-purpose network When a visitor calls the interphone master unit with a monitor, a recording unit that records the video captured by the entrance unit with camera and the video recorded by the recording unit are transmitted to the communication terminal. A receiving unit that receives the video transmitted from the interphone master unit with the monitor on the communication terminal, and performs the first face image data by performing person authentication from the received video. A person authentication unit that creates the image, a recording unit in which the second face image data is recorded in advance, a person specifying unit that specifies the person by comparing the first face image data and the second face image data, According to this configuration, there is provided a comment creating unit that creates a comment sentence according to the person who has been sent, and a control unit that uploads the video and the comment sentence to the server. In this case, it is possible to ascertain what kind of visitors were present, and the presence or absence of visitors can be confirmed even when the user is away from home. Further, by providing the communication terminal with a configuration relating to the identification of a person, the monitor interphone master unit can be reduced in size and cost, and the video data is stored and managed by the server. And the storage capacity of the storage means provided in the communication terminal can be saved. Furthermore, since a comment sentence corresponding to the visitor is created and uploaded in addition to the video, there is an effect of improving the preference when referring to the uploaded video.

  According to the present invention, even if there is a visitor while absent, it is possible to grasp what kind of visitor was present by connecting to the server and checking the uploaded video or the like. Can be versatile. In addition to uploading only the video, the comment text corresponding to the visitor is uploaded in addition to the video, so there is an effect of improving the preference when referring to the uploaded video.

[Example 1]
First, an intercom system 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the intercom system 1 according to the first embodiment.
The intercom system 1 includes an entrance slave unit with a camera (hereinafter referred to as a slave unit) 2 for calling a resident and an interphone master unit with a monitor (hereinafter referred to as a master unit) for responding to a call from the slave unit 2. ) 3 and a server 5 connected to the parent device 3 via the general-purpose network 4. The subunit | mobile_unit 2 is provided with the call button 6 which a visitor operates in order to call a resident, and with operation of the subunit | mobile_unit microphone and subunit | mobile_unit speaker (not shown) for a telephone call, and the calling button 6 It is equipped with a camera 7 that operates and images visitors, and is installed at the entrance of a dwelling unit.

  On the other hand, the base unit 3 includes a base unit IF 8 for communication with the handset 2, a base unit microphone and a base unit speaker for calling, a monitor for displaying an image captured by the camera 7, and the like. Intercom function unit 9 and the like, which are installed in the living room of the dwelling unit. The master unit 3 also includes a recording unit 10 for recording video captured by the camera 7 of the slave unit 2, and a first person authentication for visitors based on the video recorded in the recording unit 10. The person authentication unit 11 that creates the face image data, the recording unit 12 in which the second face image data is recorded in advance for each person, and who is the visitor based on the comparison between the first face image data and the second face image data The person specifying unit 13 for specifying whether or not, the comment generating unit 14 for generating a comment sentence according to the specified person, and the video and the comment sentence recorded in the recording unit 10 via the general-purpose network 4 are sent to the server 5. A CPU (control unit) 15 for uploading is provided.

  The recording unit 10 is for temporarily recording a video transmitted from the slave unit 2 and can record a video of about 10 minutes (about 1 minute with one operation of the call button 6). If the video data capacity exceeds the storage capacity, the past video is deleted in order and a new video is updated and stored.

  The person authentication unit 11, the recording unit 12, and the person specifying unit 13 are for specifying a visitor from the video stored in the recording unit 10, and various methods have been devised and used for the specifying method. (For example, disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-283472). As an example, first, the person authentication unit 11 detects the skin color from the video recorded in the recording unit 10 to extract a face image, performs the enlargement / reduction processing of the face image, and performs the first face image data. Create Next, the person specifying unit 13 superimposes the first face image data and the second face image data recorded in the recording unit 12, takes the difference between the pixels of the corresponding parts, and adds all the numbers to a predetermined value. If there is second face image data that is less than the threshold value, the visitor determines that the person is a person corresponding to the second face image data, while the second face image data is not less than a predetermined threshold value for all the second face image data. For example, there is a method of determining that the visitor is not registered.

  The comment creating unit 14 is for creating a comment sentence according to the person specified by the person specifying unit 13. Hundreds to thousands of words are registered in the comment creating unit 14 in advance, and several words are picked up from these words according to the specified person or feature to create a comment sentence. As an example, when the person specifying unit 13 specifies that the visitor is a newspaper shop, a comment sentence such as “Newspaper shop has come. Maybe it is a collection. On the other hand, when the person specifying unit 13 specifies that the visitor is not registered, a comment sentence such as “An unknown person has come.

  The CPU 15 instructs the comment creating unit 14 to create a comment sentence after specifying the person, and automatically uploads the created comment sentence and the video recorded in the recording unit 10 to the server 5. Is. The server 5 to be uploaded can be designated in advance, and the CPU 15 customizes the video and comment text formats as appropriate according to the server 5 and uploads them in a blog format, for example. The server 5 can be connected by various communication terminals having a function of connecting to the general-purpose network 4 such as a personal computer or a mobile phone, and the uploaded video and comment text can be referred to by using the communication terminal. It has become. The video and comment text uploaded in the blog format can be browsed with general browser software, and no special software is required.

  According to the intercom system 1 having the above-described configuration, when the visitor operates the call button 6, the slave unit 1 images the visitor, while the master unit 3 detects the visitor based on the captured image. While identifying who the person is, a comment sentence is created according to the visitor, and a video image of the visitor and a comment sentence are automatically uploaded to the server 5 via the general-purpose network 4. Therefore, even if there is a visitor while he / she is away, it is possible to grasp what kind of visitor was present by connecting to the server 5 and checking the uploaded video or the like. In addition, it is possible to check the presence or absence of visitors even when away from home, etc., which is excellent in versatility. Further, since the video data is stored and managed by the server 5, more visitor histories can be managed without providing a large-capacity storage means or the like in the master unit 3, and the cost of the master unit 3 can be reduced. There are also effects such as further improvement of sex. Furthermore, since not only the video is uploaded but also the comment text corresponding to the visitor is uploaded in addition to the video, there is an effect of improving the preference when referring to the uploaded video.

[Example 2]
Next, an intercom system 21 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the intercom system 21 according to the second embodiment. In addition, about the structure similar to the said intercom system 1, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The intercom system 21 according to the second embodiment is connected to the slave unit 2, an interphone master unit with monitor (hereinafter referred to as “master unit”) 23 for responding to a call from the slave unit 2, and the master unit 23. A personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer) 24 as a communication terminal and a server 5 connected via the general-purpose network 4. In addition to the master unit IF 8 and the intercom function unit 9, the master unit 23 transmits a video recorded by the camera 7 of the slave unit 2 and a video recorded in the video recorder 25 to the personal computer 24. The transmission unit 26 is provided. The recording unit 25 is configured in substantially the same manner as the recording unit 10 of the master unit 3 in the first embodiment. When a new video is recorded in the recording unit 25, the video is transmitted to the transmission unit. The data is transmitted to the personal computer 24 via 26.

On the other hand, the personal computer 24 is communicably connected to the base unit 23, receives the video transmitted from the base unit 23, temporarily stores the video, and visits based on the video received by the reception unit 27. Person authentication unit 11 for creating first face image data for performing person authentication of a person, recording unit 12 in which second face image data is recorded in advance for each person, first face image data and second face image data The person specifying unit 13 that specifies who the visitor is based on the comparison, the comment generating unit 14 that generates a comment sentence according to the specified person, and the video received by the receiving unit 27 via the general-purpose network 4 A CPU (control unit) 15 for uploading the comment text to the server 5 is provided.
The personal computer 24 identifies a person similar to the interphone system 1 in the first embodiment based on the video received by the receiving unit 27, creates a comment sentence according to the identified person, The comment text is uploaded to the server 5.

  Therefore, the intercom system 21 in the second embodiment can also know what visitors were there even when there were visitors while they were away, like the intercom system 1 in the first embodiment. In addition, it is possible to check the presence or absence of visitors even when away from home, etc., which is excellent in versatility. Further, by providing the personal computer 24 with a configuration relating to the identification of a person, it is possible to reduce the size and cost of the parent device 24 and to store and manage the video data in the server 5. The storage capacity of the storage means provided in the can be saved. Furthermore, since a comment sentence corresponding to the visitor is uploaded in addition to the video, there is an effect that the preference when referring to the uploaded video is improved.

  In addition, the structure which concerns on the intercom systems 1 and 21 of this invention is not limited to the aspect as described in the said embodiment at all, It concerns on the subunit | mobile_unit 2, parent | base_unit 3,23, the personal computer 24, the server 5, etc. The configuration can be appropriately changed as necessary without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, when a new video and comment are uploaded, a mail notifying the upload is transmitted from the server 5 to a predetermined address set in advance (for example, an address of a communication terminal such as a mobile phone). May be.
In addition, a timer or the like for measuring the date and time is provided in the main unit 3 to store the visit history and the number of visits for each visitor, and the comment creating unit 14 creates a comment sentence including the visit history and the number of visits. (For example, “Long time no see. Two months have passed since you came here, what have you been doing?” “Today is the second time”). Furthermore, the server 5 to be uploaded can be selected from a plurality, and the video and comment text customization can be automatically switched in accordance with the selection.

Furthermore, when there is a visitor who is not registered, the first face image data of the visitor may be stored as second face image data and used for specifying a person from the next time. By adopting this configuration, for example, when the suspicious person operates the call button 6 to confirm whether the resident is at home, the video does not confirm the second and subsequent visits of the same suspicious person. Both can be easily identified.
In addition, in the second embodiment, the personal computer 24 is employed as the communication terminal. However, as long as it has a communication function that can be connected to the general-purpose network 4, an electric device such as a game machine or a television set. Even if it is adopted as a communication terminal instead of the personal computer 24, there is no problem.

It is a block block diagram of the intercom system in 1st Example. It is a block block diagram of the intercom system in 2nd Example.

Explanation of symbols

  1, 2, ... Interphone system, 2 ... Slave unit, 3, 23 ... Master unit, 4 ... General-purpose network, 5 ... Server, 6 ... Call button, 7 ... Camera, 10, 25 ... Recording ..11..Person authentication unit, 12..Recording unit, 13..Person identification unit, 14..Comment creation unit, 15..CPU (control unit), 24..PC (communication terminal), 26. -Transmitter, 27 ... Receiver.

Claims (2)

An entrance slave unit with a camera for capturing a visitor with a camera and calling a resident, an interphone master unit with a monitor for displaying an image captured by the entrance slave unit with a camera and responding to the call, and the monitor An intercom system configured with a server connected to the interphone master unit via a general-purpose network,
In the monitor interphone master unit,
When a visitor calls, a recording unit that records a video captured by the entrance door with camera, and
A person authentication unit that performs person authentication from the recorded video and creates first face image data;
A recording unit in which the second face image data is recorded in advance;
A person identifying unit that identifies the person by comparing the first face image data and the second face image data;
A comment creation unit that creates a comment sentence according to the identified person;
An intercom system comprising: a control unit that uploads video recorded in the recording unit and the comment text to the server. An entrance slave unit with a camera for capturing a visitor with a camera and calling a resident, an interphone master unit with a monitor for displaying an image captured by the entrance slave unit with a camera and responding to the call, and the monitor An intercom system composed of a communication terminal connected to an interphone base unit and a server connected to the communication terminal via a general-purpose network,
In the monitor interphone master unit,
When a visitor calls, a recording unit that records a video captured by the entrance door with camera, and
A transmission unit that transmits the video recorded in the recording unit to the communication terminal;
In the communication terminal,
A receiving unit for receiving the video transmitted from the monitor interphone master unit;
A person authentication unit that performs person authentication from the received video and creates first face image data;
A recording unit in which the second face image data is recorded in advance;
A person identifying unit that identifies the person by comparing the first face image data and the second face image data;
A comment creation unit that creates a comment sentence according to the identified person;
An intercom system comprising: a control unit that uploads the video and the comment text to the server.

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