JP4971057B2 - Intercom device for two households - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a two-household intercom apparatus that includes two living room master units and can make one selective call.

Conventionally, for example, there are two living room parent units for a parent household and a child household, and one entrance child machine is provided with two calling buttons, a parent household calling button and a child household calling button, and one is selected. There are two household intercom devices that can be called. However, in the case of such a two-family house, there is a case where the other resident is in the room of one household. It was sometimes done.
For this reason, an answering machine switch that forwards the call is provided in the room master unit.For example, when both families gather at the child household side, the room base unit at the parent household side is set to the answering mode and the call is made. There is one configured to transfer a call to a parent unit on a child household side (see Patent Document 1).
JP-A-11-103354

  However, even if you have an absence forwarding function, if you forget the transfer operation, it will be judged to be absent as before, and conversely if you forget to cancel the absence forwarding function, an unnecessary transfer operation will be performed, In some cases, the other resident was inconvenienced.

  Therefore, in view of such problems, the present invention operates to automatically call the other room parent machine after that when there is no response from the one room parent machine that has been called without operating the answering switch or the like. An object is to provide a two-household intercom device.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 has an entrance cordless handset for calling a resident and first and second living room base phones for the resident to respond to the call. The entrance unit has a first call button for calling the first room base unit and a second call button for calling the second room base unit, and two households can selectively call one room base unit In the intercom apparatus for use, the entrance cordless handset calls a call signal to both the recall detection unit that detects the recall operation by the first and second call buttons, and the first and second room master units when the recall is performed. And a call signal output unit for outputting.
According to this configuration, when a recall operation is performed from the entrance cordless handset, the other home base phone is also called, so that it is possible to respond from the room on the other household side. Therefore, even if the resident of one household has moved to the room of the other household or the resident of the callee is absent, it can answer the call and is convenient for both visitors and residents. Is good.

The invention of claim 2 has an entrance cordless handset for calling a resident, and first and second room base phones for the resident to respond to the call, and the entrance cordless handset is the first room parent. In the intercom device for two households, which has a first call button for calling a machine and a second call button for calling a second room master, and can selectively call one room master, A timer unit that starts timing when the first or second call button is operated, and a call signal output unit that transmits a call signal to both the first and second office units when the timer unit counts a predetermined time. It is characterized by that.
According to this configuration, when a call is made from the entrance cordless handset and a predetermined time elapses, the call is automatically recalled and the other home base phone is also called, so it is possible to answer from the room of the other household side. It becomes possible. Therefore, even if the resident of one household has moved to the living room of the other household or the resident of the called party is absent, it can answer the call and is convenient for both visitors and residents. Good sex.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, when the first and second living room base units are called by the other call button operation, the first and second room master units notify the call. A proxy call notification unit is provided.
According to this configuration, the resident can recognize that the calling operation of the room master is a ringing sound that calls the resident of the other household, and a smooth response is possible when responding. Therefore, there will be no confusion for visitors.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the first and second room master units are proxy-answered by the other room base unit in response to their own call. And a proxy response notifying unit for notifying it.
According to this configuration, the resident who is calling by the visitor can recognize that the resident of another household is responding, and can easily grasp the situation.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the first and second living room base units respond to their calls by the other room base unit in a proxy response. And a display unit for displaying the same.
According to this configuration, the resident who has made a call operation by the visitor can recognize that the proxy response has been made by the display on the display unit, and can recognize the necessity of, for example, asking the responder of another household.

  According to the present invention, when a recall operation is performed from the entrance cordless handset, or after a while after the call operation is performed, a call is also made to the other room base unit, so that it is possible to respond from the room on the other household side. . Therefore, even if the resident of one household has moved to the room of the other household or the resident of the called party is absent, it is possible to answer the call, which is convenient for both visitors and residents. good.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of a two-household intercom apparatus according to the present invention. 1 is an entrance cordless handset installed at a front door or the like for calling a resident, and 2 is for answering a call. The living room parent devices (first living room parent device 2a and second living room parent device 2b) installed in the dwelling unit. The first living room parent device 2a is connected to the entrance child device 1 by a transmission line L1, and the second living room parent device 2b is connected to the entrance child device 1 by a transmission line L2.

  In the front door unit 1, the first call button 10a for calling the first room master unit 2a, the second call button 10b for calling the second room base unit 2b, and the call buttons 10a and 10b are operated. A call detecting unit 11 for detecting a call, a recall detecting unit 12 for detecting that a re-calling operation has been performed, a call signal output unit 13 for outputting a call signal, and the first room main unit 2a or the second room main unit 2b. Are provided with a microphone 14a and a speaker 14b for communicating with each other, a slave unit acoustic unit 14 for controlling the microphone 14a and the speaker 14b, and an interface (slave unit IF) 15 for communicating with the room master unit 2.

  The room master unit 2 includes a call detection unit 20 that detects a call signal from the entrance slave unit 1, a display unit 21 that displays that the call is being performed when the call is received from the entrance slave unit 1, and the entrance An operation unit 22 for performing a response operation or the like in response to a call from the child device 1, a microphone 23a and a speaker 23b for making a call with the entrance child device 1, and a master unit sound unit 23 for controlling the microphone 23a and the speaker 23b A master unit control unit 24 having a CPU for controlling the living room master unit 2 and an interface (base unit IF) 25 for communicating with the entrance slave unit 1 are provided.

The two-household intercom apparatus configured as described above operates as follows. However, the call by the first call button 10a and the call by the second call button 10b are only the difference between whether the call target is the first room master 2a or the second room master 2b. Since other operations are common, an operation for a call by the first call button 10a will be described.
When the visitor operates the first call button 10 a of the entrance cordless handset 1, the call detection unit 11 detects the call operation and outputs a call detection signal to the re-call detection unit 12 and the call signal output unit 13. Then, the call signal output unit 13 transmits a call signal to the first room base unit 2a via the handset IF 15 and the transmission line L1.

  When first call main unit 2a detects a call signal by call detection unit 20 via main unit IF 25, main unit control unit 24 controls main unit acoustic unit 23 to report a ringing tone from speaker 23b. At the same time, the display unit 21 displays a call. When the operation unit 22 is responded by the resident in response to this calling operation, a call path is formed between the entrance cordless handset 1 and the first room base phone 2a, and a call can be made.

In this first call, when no response operation is performed in the first room master unit 2a and the visitor operates the first call button 10a again, the call is detected by the call detection unit 11, and the call detection unit 12 is called. A call detection signal is output to the signal output unit 13. Upon receiving this call detection signal, the recall detection unit 12 detects that it is a recall, and in addition to the call signal being transmitted from the call signal output unit 13 to the first room base unit 2a, The calling signal is also transmitted to the room master unit 2b.
In addition, the call signal which the call signal output part 13 transmits to the 2nd living room main | base station 2b in response to a re-call becomes a proxy call signal different from a normal call signal. In addition, the recall detection unit 12 includes a timer, for example, and determines that it has been recalled when it receives the call detection signal within a predetermined time counted by the timer after receiving the first call detection signal.

  When the call detection unit 20 detects the calling signal, the both parent rooms 2a and 2b have the parent device control unit 24 control the parent device acoustic unit 23 to report the ringing sound from the speaker 23b and display the display unit. Call display is performed at 21. However, the first room base unit 2a, which has been paging from the beginning by operating the first call button 10a, continues normal call operation and controls the base unit of the second room base unit 2b that has received the proxy call signal. The unit 24 recognizes this and displays that the display unit 21 is a proxy call, and the ringing tone also sounds with a ringing tone different from the normal ringing.

  In response to this call operation, a response operation is performed at the operation unit 22 of the first room master unit 2a, and a call can be performed between the first room master unit 2a and the entrance unit 1, and the second room master unit 2b. When the response operation is performed at the operation unit 22, a call can be performed between the second living room base unit 2 b and the front door unit 1.

In this way, when a recall operation is performed from the entrance cordless handset, the other home base phone is also called, so that it is possible to respond from the room on the other household side. Therefore, even if the resident of one household has moved to the room of the other household or the resident of the callee is absent, it can answer the call and is convenient for both visitors and residents. Is good.
In addition, the resident can recognize from the display on the display and the ringing tone that the calling operation of the room master unit originally calls the resident of the other household, and a smooth response is possible when responding. There will be no confusion.

<Second Embodiment>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of a two-household intercom apparatus according to the present invention, wherein the front cordless handset 1 does not have a re-call detection unit, and is provided with a timer unit 16 that starts timing by a call operation. 1 is different from the configuration of FIG. Other configurations of the entrance slave unit 1 and the configuration of the living room master unit 2 are the same as those in FIG. 1. Therefore, the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted, and the operation of the two-household intercom slave unit will be described below. . However, the operation of the first call button 10a will be mainly described as in the above embodiment.

When the visitor operates the first call button 10 a of the front door 1, the call detection unit 11 detects the call operation and outputs a call detection signal to the timer unit 16 and the call signal output unit 13. Then, the call signal output unit 13 transmits a call signal to the first room base unit 2a via the slave unit I / F 15 and the transmission path L1. At the same time, the timer unit 16 starts measuring a predetermined time.
When the call detecting unit 20 detects a call via the base unit IF 25, the base unit control unit 24 controls the base unit acoustic unit 23 to report a ringing tone from the speaker 23b. Then, call display is performed on the display unit 21. When the operation unit 22 is responded by the resident in response to this call, a call can be made between the entrance cordless handset 1 and the first room base phone 2a. When the response operation is performed, the timer unit 16 finishes timing.

  Here, when a predetermined time elapses without a response operation being performed in the first room master unit 2 a, a time-up signal is output from the timer unit 16 to the call signal output unit 13. Then, the call signal output unit 13 transmits a call signal to both the first room base unit 2a and the second room base unit 2b. In addition, the call signal which the call signal output part 13 transmits to the 2nd living room main | base station 2b in response to a time-up signal turns into a proxy call signal different from a normal call signal.

  When the call detection unit 20 detects the call signal in both the room base units 2a and 2b, the base unit control unit 24 controls the base unit acoustic unit 23 to report the ringing sound from the speaker 23b and display the display unit. Call display is performed at 21. However, the first room master unit 2a that has been paging from the beginning by the operation of the first call button 10a continues the normal call operation, and the second room base unit 2b that has received the proxy call signal is the base unit. The control unit 24 recognizes it and displays that the call is a proxy call on the display unit 21, and makes a sound with a ringing tone different from that of the normal call.

  In response to this call operation, when the response operation is performed at the operation unit 22 of the first room master 2a, a call can be performed between the first room master 2a and the entrance slave 1. And if a response operation is carried out with the operation part 22 of the 2nd living room main | base station 2b, a telephone call can be implemented between the 2nd living room main | base station 2b and the entrance cordless handset 1. FIG.

In this way, when a call is made from the front door unit and a predetermined time elapses, the call is made again and the other base unit is also called, so it is possible to answer from the room of the other household side. . Therefore, even if the resident of one household has moved to the living room of the other household or the resident of the called party is absent, it can answer the call and is convenient for both visitors and residents. Good sex.
In addition, the resident can recognize from the display on the display and the ringing tone that the calling operation of the room master unit originally calls the resident of the other household, and a smooth response is possible when responding. There will be no confusion.

<Third Embodiment>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of a two-household intercom apparatus according to the present invention. Explaining the difference from FIG. 1, in addition to connecting the entrance cordless handset 1 and the first and second room base units 2 a and 2 b with the transmission lines L 1 and L 2, the first room base unit 2 a The second living room master unit 2b is connected by a transmission line L3. Further, the room call master unit 2 is provided with a recall detection unit 26, and the room call master unit 2 is provided with another master phone call unit 27 for calling the other room base unit 2. The other components are the same as those shown in FIG.

This two-household intercom device operates as follows. However, the operation of the first call button 10a will be mainly described as in the above embodiment.
When the visitor operates the first call button 10a of the entrance cordless handset 1, a call detection signal is output from the call signal output unit 13. The call signal output unit 13 transmits a call signal to the first room base unit 2a via the slave unit IF 15 and the transmission line L1. When the call detection unit 20 detects a call signal via the parent device IF 25, the first room master unit 2a notifies the parent unit control unit 24 of this and also notifies the recall detection unit 26. Upon receiving this notification, the base unit control unit 24 controls the base unit sound unit 23 to report the ringing sound from the speaker 23b and also displays the call on the display unit 21. When the operation unit 22 is responded by the resident in response to the calling operation, a telephone call can be made between the entrance cordless handset 1 and the first room base phone 2a. Note that the re-call detection unit 26 recognizes that the call is the first call and does not output a signal to the other parent device call unit 27.

  Here, when the first call button 10a is operated again by the visitor without performing the response operation at the first room master unit 2a, a call signal is transmitted from the call signal output unit 13 to the first room base unit 2a. Is done. When the call detection unit 20 of the first room base unit 2a detects it, it notifies the base unit control unit 24 and the recall detection unit 26, and the base unit control unit 24 controls the base unit acoustic unit 23. A ringing sound is generated by the speaker 23b, and a call display is performed on the display unit 21.

  On the other hand, the recall detection unit 26 detects that it is a recall, and the second master unit 2b from the other master unit call unit 27 via the master unit I / F 25 of the first master unit 2a and the transmission path L3. A call signal is sent to. When the call detection unit 20 detects the call signal via the parent device I / F 25, the second room master device 2b notifies the parent device control unit 24 of the call signal. Upon receiving this notification, the base unit control unit 24 controls the base unit sound unit 23 to report the ringing sound from the speaker 23b and also displays the call on the display unit 21. If a response operation is performed at any of the operation units 22 at this time, a call can be made between the first living room master unit 2a and the entrance slave unit 1 or between the second room master unit 2b and the entrance slave unit. it can.

  However, the call signal output from the other parent device call unit 27 is a proxy call signal different from the call signal sent from the front door device 1, and the first call button that has been called from the beginning by operating the first call button 10a. The room master unit 2a continues the normal call operation, but the master unit control unit 24 of the second room master unit 2b that has received the proxy call signal recognizes it and displays that the display unit 21 is a proxy call. The ringing tone is also reported with a ringing tone different from that of the normal ringing.

  When a response is made by the second room master unit 2b, the master unit control unit 24 of the second room master unit 2b acts as a proxy to the first room master unit 2a via the base unit IF 25 and the transmission line L3. A response notification signal is transmitted to notify that a proxy response is being made. In response to this signal, the first room base unit 2 a displays on the display unit 21 that the proxy response is being performed under the control of the base unit control unit 24. Further, after the proxy response is completed, a proxy response end signal is continuously transmitted to the first room master unit 2a, and the display unit of the first room master unit 2a indicates that the proxy response has been made along with time information. Is displayed.

As described above, when a recall operation is performed from the entrance cordless handset, the other home base phone is also called, so that a response can be made from the room on the other household side. Therefore, even if the resident of one household has moved to the room of the other household or the resident of the callee is absent, it can answer the call and is convenient for both visitors and residents. Is good.
In addition, when a response is made to the proxy call signal, the resident who called the visitor can recognize that the resident of another household is responding by the display on the display section, so that the situation can be grasped. Since it is displayed that the proxy response has been received even after the proxy response is completed, it is possible to recognize that the proxy response has been made by that display, and it is necessary to ask the respondents of other households about the response content. Can recognize gender.

<Fourth Embodiment>
The block diagram of FIG. 4 shows a fourth embodiment of a two-household intercom device according to the present invention. The difference from the configuration shown in FIG. 2 will be described. In addition to the fact that the entrance cordless handset 1 and the first and second room base units 2a and 2b are connected by the transmission lines L1 and L2, the first room base unit. 2a and the second room main unit 2b are connected by a transmission line L3. The living room master unit 2 is provided with a timer unit 28, and the living room master unit 2 is provided with a recall unit 29 for performing recall. The other components are the same as those shown in FIG.

This two-household intercom device operates as follows. However, the operation of the first call button 10a will be mainly described as in the above embodiment.
When the visitor operates the first call button 10 a of the entrance cordless handset 1, a call signal is output from the call signal output unit 13. The call signal output unit 13 transmits a call signal to the first room base unit 2a via the slave unit I / F 15 and the transmission line L1. When the call detection unit 20 detects a call signal via the base unit IF 25, the first room base unit 2a notifies the base unit control unit 24 and the timer unit 28 of the call signal. Upon receiving this notification, the base unit control unit 24 controls the base unit sound unit 23 to report the ringing sound from the speaker 23b and also displays the call on the display unit 21. On the other hand, the timer unit 28 starts counting a predetermined time.
When the operation unit 22 of the first living room main unit 2a is responded by the resident by receiving this calling operation, it is possible to make a call between the front door unit 1 and the first living room main unit 2a. . In this case, the timer unit 28 finishes timing.

Here, when a predetermined time elapses without a response operation being performed in the first room master unit 2 a, a time-up signal is output from the timer unit 28 to the recall unit 29. Then, a call signal is transmitted from the recall unit 29 to the call detection unit 20, and a proxy call signal is transmitted to the second room base unit 2b via the base unit I / F 25 and the transmission path L3. In this way, the first office master 2a is called again.
On the other hand, when the call detection unit 20 detects a proxy call signal, the second room master unit 2b performs a call operation in the same manner as the first room base unit 2a under the control of the base unit control unit 24. However, the ringing tone generated in response to the proxy ringing signal is reported with a ringing tone different from the normal ringing tone, and the display unit 21 displays that it is a proxy ringing.
In this way, when a response operation is performed in any of the living room master units 2, a communication path is formed with the front door unit 1 and a response can be made.

When a response is made by the second room master unit 2b, the master unit controller 24 of the second room master unit 2b sends the response to the first room master unit 2a via the base unit IF 25 and the transmission line L3. A proxy response notification signal is transmitted to notify that a proxy response has been made. In response to this signal, the first room base unit 2 a displays on the display unit 21 that the proxy response is being performed under the control of the base unit control unit 24.
Further, after the proxy response is completed, a proxy response end signal is continuously transmitted to the first room master unit 2a, and the display unit of the first room master unit 2a indicates that the proxy response has been made along with time information. Is displayed.

As described above, when a call is made from the entrance slave unit and a predetermined time elapses, the other home base unit is also called, so that a response can be made from the room on the other household side. Therefore, even if the resident of one household has moved to the living room of the other household or the resident of the called party is absent, it can answer the call and is convenient for both visitors and residents. Good sex.
In addition, when a response is made to the proxy call signal, the resident who called the visitor can recognize that the resident of another household is responding by the display on the display section, so that the situation can be grasped. Since it is displayed that the proxy response has been received even after the proxy response is completed, it is possible to recognize that the proxy response has been made by that display, and it is necessary to ask the respondents of other households about the response content. Can recognize gender.

In the third and fourth embodiments, the first living room master unit 2a and the second living room master unit 2b are directly connected by the transmission line L3. Although the structure which alert | reports by the living room main | base station is implement | achieved smoothly, also in the case of the structure of 1st, 2nd embodiment, it is possible to comprise so that alerting | reporting operation | movement may be carried out in another household. In this case, the communication can be performed by communicating with each other through the entrance cordless handset 1.
Further, in the second and fourth embodiments, when the time is up, both the room master units 2a and 2b are called up. However, only the other household master units may be called up.

It is a block diagram which shows 1st Embodiment of the two-household intercom apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram of the intercom apparatus for two households which shows 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram of the intercom apparatus for two households which shows 3rd Embodiment. It is a block diagram of the intercom apparatus for two households which shows 4th Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  1 .. Entrance child machine, 2 .. Living room parent machine, 2a... 1st living room parent machine, 2b... 2nd living room parent machine, 10a .. 1st call button, 10b .. 2nd call button, 12 .... Recall detection unit, 16 .... Timer unit, 21..Display unit (proxy call notification unit, proxy response notification unit), 22..Operation unit, 24..Base unit control unit, 26..Recall Detecting unit, 27... Other master unit calling unit, 28... Timer unit, 29.

Claims (5)

There is an entrance cordless handset for calling a resident, and first and second living room master sets for the resident to respond to the call, and the entrance cordless handset is for calling the first sitting room set. In a two-household intercom apparatus that includes a first call button and a second call button for calling the second room master, and can selectively call one room master,
The entrance cordless handset outputs a call signal to both the recall detection unit that detects the recall operation by the first and second call buttons and the first and second room master units when the recall is performed. An intercom device for two households, comprising: An entrance cordless handset for calling a resident, and a first and second room base phone for the resident to respond to the call, the entrance cordless handset for calling the first room base phone. In a two-household intercom apparatus that includes a first call button and a second call button for calling the second room master, and can selectively call one room master,
The entrance unit transmits a call signal to both the timer unit that starts timing when the first or second call button is operated, and both the first and second room base units when the timer unit counts a predetermined time. A two-household intercom apparatus comprising a calling signal output unit for transmission. The said 1st, 2nd living room main | base station was equipped with the proxy call alerting | reporting part which alert | reports when the call operation of self is a call by operation of the other call button, The 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. The two-household intercom device described. The said 1st, 2nd living room main | base station was equipped with the proxy response alerting | reporting part which alert | reports it when the other room main | base station responds by proxy with respect to an own call | call. The intercom apparatus for two households in any one of 1-3 . Said first, second residential master machine, if it is a proxy response in the other room master station with respect to its call claims 1 to 4, further comprising a display unit for displaying it The intercom apparatus for two households as described in any one of.

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