JPH05219249A - Common entrance system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To record a picture and a voice of a visitor in response to a call of a house by an intercom of a common entrance, to reproduce them with a required operation and to send the reproduced signal to the house. CONSTITUTION:When an intercom 1 is used to enter a house number, the house number and a voice signal are recorded to a recording section 4 together with a picture from a camera 3. A house is called through a private branch of exchange 2 and when no reply comes till number of times of a call signal by a call count section 8 reaches a required value, a discrimination section 9 is used to discriminate absence, a message storage section 10 reads a message and outputs it from the intercom that a picture and a voice signal are recorded. When the reproduction of the recording is commanded by a telephone set 13, the discrimination section 9 discriminates it, reads a recording corresponding to the house number in the recording section and the picture is modulated into a high frequency signal by a modulation section 5 and the modulated signal is sent to a house section B via a mixer section 6 and a distributer 7 and the voice signal is sent to a telephone set 13. The command operation by the telephone set is discriminated by the discrimination section 12 and the receiver 15 is set to the reception state of the signal from the distributer via an image reception control section 14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a common entrance system installed in a housing complex or the like, which records an image and sound of a visitor or the like in a recording device in accordance with an operation of a lobby door phone (hereinafter referred to as door phone). The present invention relates to a device which is reproduced by operating a dwelling unit, an image is displayed on a television receiver or the like (hereinafter abbreviated as a receiver), and a voice is received by a telephone or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An intercom and an entrance camera (hereinafter abbreviated as "camera") are installed at a common entrance of an apartment house, and a caller operates the intercom to pick up an image of a visitor or the like and use the image as a receiver of a dwelling unit. Some have made it possible to talk to visitors, etc., on the telephone while viewing the screen and viewing the screen. In such a system, there is a system in which a message or the like input through an intercom is recorded and reproduced later so that the voice can be heard, in consideration of the case where the visited dwelling unit is away. However, it may be difficult to make a judgment using only the voice, for example, when the intercom is operated by a suspicious person or a mischief.

[0003]

In such a case, if the image of the visitor or the like is recorded together with the voice, it becomes possible to distinguish the mischief by seeing the image of the visitor or the like by reproducing. The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and in response to a call operation of a doorphone, an image by a camera and a sound from the doorphone are recorded, and later reproduced by an operation of a telephone of a housing unit to be used as a receiver of the housing unit. It is to provide a system capable of displaying an image and listening to a voice on a telephone.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention uses the intercom of the common entrance to make a call via the communication device of the dwelling unit, and at the same time, the image of the visitor or the like is received by the camera installed at the common entrance to the image of the dwelling unit. Among those displayed on a machine, etc., the intercom that inputs the dwelling unit number and calls for calling, the camera that outputs the image by imaging in response to the calling operation of the intercom, and the dwelling unit that is corresponding based on the dwelling unit number from the intercom A private branch exchange that is exchange-connected to the private branch exchange, a recording unit that is attached to the private branch exchange to record the signal from the intercom and the image from the camera, and the call counting that counts the number of times the call signal is sent and outputs the signal without answering the set number of times Department,
First to make an absence determination based on the signal from the call counter
From a discriminating unit, a message storing unit that stores a message such as absence and reads out based on a signal from the first discriminating unit and outputs via a doorphone; from a recording unit based on an image from the camera or the discrimination of the first discriminating unit. An RF modulator that modulates a reproduced image into a high-frequency signal of an empty channel such as television broadcasting, a mixer that mixes the signal from the RF modulator into a signal line such as television broadcasting, and a high-frequency signal from the mixer. From the private branch exchange, a distributor that distributes to each dwelling unit, a doorway unit that includes the door phone, the camera, the private branch exchange, the recording unit, the call counting unit, the first determination unit, and the first control unit that controls the message storage unit, and the private branch exchange. A second discriminating unit that discriminates whether or not a call is made, and talks with the intercom based on a signal from the second discriminating unit or commands the recording unit to reproduce and receives the reproduced voice A telephone, a receiver for receiving a high-frequency signal from the distributor, an image receiving controller for controlling the receiver to receive the signal from the distributor based on the signal from the second discriminator, and the second receiver. It is intended to provide a common entrance system including a dwelling unit including a discriminating unit, a telephone, and a second control unit that controls an image receiving control unit.

[0005]

With the above construction, in the joint entrance system according to the present invention, the camera operates in response to the calling operation of the intercom, and the image from the camera is accompanied by the voice following the dwelling unit number input from the intercom. It is recorded in the recording unit. At the same time, the image from the camera is modulated into a high frequency signal of an empty channel for television broadcasting, mixed with a signal line for television broadcasting or the like, and transmitted to a dwelling unit. Then, the dwell unit is called through the private branch exchange based on the dwell unit number from the door phone. In the dwelling unit, it distinguishes the call, connects the telephone to the line from the private branch exchange, and
The receiving channel of the receiver is switched so as to receive the high frequency signal, and an image by the camera is displayed. If there is no response to the required number of calling signals, the dwelling unit determines that it is out, outputs a message of absence from the intercom, and continues recording. If you command the playback of the recording by operating the telephone of the dwelling unit,
The record corresponding to the dwelling unit number is identified and reproduced. The reproduced sound is transmitted to the telephone, and the image is modulated into a high frequency signal and transmitted to the dwelling unit.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the joint entrance system according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part of an embodiment of a joint entrance system according to the present invention. In the figure, A is the entrance part and B is the dwelling unit part. Door station 1 is an intercom, which inputs the house number of the visited person and makes a call. 2 is a private branch exchange, which is connected to a corresponding dwelling unit based on the dwelling unit number from the intercom 1. 3 is a camera,
In response to the calling operation of the doorphone 1, the visitor or the like is imaged and an image signal is output. Reference numeral 4 denotes a recording unit, which is installed side by side with the private branch exchange 2 and records the housing unit number input from the intercom 1, the voice, and the image from the camera 3. An RF modulator 5 modulates an image branched from a signal input to the recording unit 4 or an image reproduced from the recording unit 4 into a high frequency signal of an empty channel of television broadcasting. A mixing unit 6 mixes the high frequency signal from the RF modulation unit 5 with a signal line for television broadcasting or the like. A distributor 7 distributes the signal from the mixing unit 6 to each dwelling unit. A call counting unit 8 outputs a signal when there is no response to the call signal for a set number of times. A discriminating unit 9 discriminates absence based on a signal from the call counting unit 8 or discriminates a recording reproduction command from a dwelling unit.
A message storage unit 10 stores a message or the like for notifying a visitor of absence, and reads it out based on the determination of absence by the determination unit 9 and outputs it through the intercom 1. A control unit 11 controls each unit of the entrance A.

Reference numeral 12 of the dwelling unit B is a discriminating unit for discriminating a calling signal from the private branch exchange 2. A telephone 13 is connected to the private branch exchange 4 on the basis of a signal from the discrimination unit 12. An image receiving control unit 14 switches the receiving channel of the image receiving unit 15 to the channel of the frequency modulated by the RF modulating unit 5 based on the signal from the determining unit 12. At this time, whether or not the receiver is in operation is detected by a receiver operation detection unit (not shown), and if not in operation, the power is turned on and then the channel is switched.
The receiver 15 receives the signal from the distributor 7. Reference numeral 16 denotes a display unit, which displays based on a signal from the control unit 11 when there is a record in the recording unit 4 of the entrance A. A control unit 17 controls each unit of the dwelling unit B.

Next, the operation of the joint entrance system according to the present invention will be described. The visitor at the common entrance inputs the dwelling unit number by operating the doorphone 1 to call the dwelling unit to be visited. The signal from the intercom 1 is input to the private branch exchange 2 and exchange-connected to the dwelling unit. At the same time, the control unit 11 activates the camera 3 via the private branch exchange 2. The image from the camera 3 is input to the recording unit 4, branched and input to the RF modulation unit 5, modulated into a high frequency signal of an empty channel such as television broadcasting, and mixed by the mixing unit 6 to a signal line for television broadcasting or the like. And the mixture is distributed to each dwelling unit through the distributor 7.

The signal from the intercom 1 is input to the recording unit 4 via the control unit 11, and the recording of the dwelling unit number and voice from the intercom 1 and the image from the camera 3 is started. On the other hand, the number of times the call signal is transmitted is counted by the call counter 8, and if there is no response from the dwelling unit until the set number of times is reached, the call counter 8 outputs a signal and inputs it to the discriminator 9 via the controller 11. Determined to be out. Then, based on the signal from the determination unit 9, the control unit
Message data is read from the message storage unit 10 via 11, and, for example, the fact that the image and the voice of the message are recorded by the camera for a required time because of absence is output from the intercom 1 and the recording is continued for the required time. Alternatively,
The recording is started after the absence is judged by the judging unit 9. The recording unit 4 is provided with a plurality of recording sections for separately recording the dwelling unit number, voice, and video for each call, and records the dwelling unit number in an unrecorded section in accordance with the input. , Record the voice and image. At this time, the input of the image from the camera 3 to the RF modulator 5 may be prohibited.

When the dwelling unit B is at home, the call signal input from the entrance A is input to the determination unit 12 via the control unit 17 and is determined. Based on the signal from the discriminating unit 12, the telephone set 13 is connected to the telephone line with the private branch exchange 2 via the control unit 17, and the telephone call with the intercom 1 can be made off-hook. Then, based on the signal from the discrimination section 12, the reception channel of the image receiver 15 is switched to the channel of the frequency modulated by the RF modulation section 5 via the image reception control section 14. At this time, a receiver operation detecting unit (not shown) detects whether or not the receiver 15 is in operation, and when not in operation, turns on the power source, and then switches to the channel.

Further, when recording is performed in the recording unit 4, a required signal is sent to the dwelling unit B through the control unit 11 and is input to the display unit 16 through the control unit 17, and a message or the like is recorded. Inform the residents that When the recording of the recording unit 4 is reproduced, the telephone 13 dials a preset number or the like. This signal is input from the private branch exchange 2 to the discriminating unit 9 via the control unit 11 and discriminated, and the record of the section corresponding to the dwelling unit number recorded in the recording unit 4 is read out via the control unit 11, and the voice is transmitted to the telephone set 13. The image is sent out and the image is the RF modulator 5, the mixer 6
And to the dwelling unit B via the distributor 6. Then, based on the determination of the determination unit 12, the image receiver 15 via the image reception control unit 14.
Is switched to the required channel, and the image reproduced from the recording unit 4 is displayed on the screen.

[0012]

As described above, according to the joint entrance system of the present invention, the image and sound of the visitor or the like are automatically recorded in the recording device by the operation of calling the intercom. The visitors and the like can be confirmed by images and voices, which is convenient for confirmation, for example, when the record during absence is due to mischief. In addition, when there is no response to the calling signal of the visited destination when there is no response to the calling signal of the required number of times, it will be judged as absence and will notify the visitor etc. of that fact and will be recorded. It is possible to convey it correctly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of essential parts of an embodiment of a joint entrance system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A entrance section B dwelling section 1 lobby door phone 2 private branch exchange 3 entrance camera 4 recording section 5 RF modulation section 6 mixing section 7 distributor 8 call counting section 9 discrimination section 10 message storage section 11 control section 12 discrimination section 13 telephone set 14 receiver Control unit 15 Television receiver 16 Display unit 17 Control unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A call is made in a room where a lobby door phone of a common entrance is used to talk through a communication device of a dwelling unit and an image of a visitor or the like is displayed on a television receiver or the like of a dwelling unit by an entrance camera installed in the common entrance. Therefore, a lobby door phone that inputs the house number and calls, an entrance camera that outputs an image by imaging in response to the calling operation of the lobby door phone, and a private branch exchange that connects to the corresponding house based on the house number from the lobby door phone. , A recording unit that is attached to the private branch exchange to record signals from the lobby door phone and images from the front door camera, a call counting unit that counts the number of times the calling signal is sent and outputs the signal with no response for the set number of times, and the call counting Based on a signal from the first discriminating unit that stores a message such as absence, based on a signal from the first discriminating unit. And a message storage unit for reading and outputting via the lobby doorphone, and an RF for modulating the image from the entrance camera or the image reproduced from the recording unit based on the discrimination of the first discrimination unit into a high frequency signal of an empty channel such as television broadcasting. A modulator, a mixer that mixes the signal from the RF modulator with a signal line for television broadcasting, a distributor that distributes a high-frequency signal from the mixer to each dwelling unit, the lobby door phone, an entrance camera, and a private branch exchange. , A recording section, a call counting section, a first determining section, and a first controlling section for controlling the message storing section, a second determining section for determining a call from the private branch exchange, and a second determining section. Based on a signal from the lobby door phone or a command to play the recording unit to receive the played voice, and a high frequency from the distributor. A television receiver that receives a signal, an image receiving control unit that controls the television receiver to a signal receiving state from a distributor based on the signal from the second determining unit, the second determining unit, a telephone, and an image receiving unit. A common entrance system composed of a second control unit for controlling the control unit and a dwelling unit. 2. A call is made on a television receiver or the like of a dwelling unit where an image of a visitor or the like is displayed on a television receiver or the like of the dwelling unit by making a call through the intercom device of the dwelling unit by the lobby intercom of the shared entrance and by making a call from the entrance camera installed at the dwelling unit. Therefore, the lobby intercom that inputs the dwelling unit number and calls, the call counter that counts the number of times the call signal is sent out and outputs the signal without answering the set number of times, and the absence determination based on the signal from the call counter A first discriminating section for performing a message, a message storing section for storing a message such as absence and reading it out based on a signal from the first discriminating section and outputting it through a lobby doorphone, and outputting an imaged image in response to a call operation of the lobby doorphone The entrance door, the private branch exchange that connects to the corresponding dwelling unit based on the dwelling unit number from the lobby door phone, and the lobby door that is attached to the private branch exchange. A recording unit that records a signal from a telephone and an image from an entrance camera, an RF modulation unit that modulates an image reproduced from the recording unit into a high frequency signal of an empty channel such as television broadcasting, and a signal from the RF modulation unit. A mixing unit that mixes with a signal line for television broadcasting and the like, a distributor that distributes a high-frequency signal from the mixing unit to each dwelling unit, the lobby door phone, a call counting unit, a first determination unit, a message storage unit, an entrance camera, A gateway section comprising a private branch exchange and a third control section for controlling the recording section, a second discriminating section for discriminating a call from the private branch exchange, and a call to the lobby intercom based on a signal from the second discriminating section. Alternatively, a telephone set for instructing the reproduction of the recording unit and receiving the reproduced voice, a television receiver for receiving the high frequency signal from the distributor, and the second discriminating unit Signal receiving control unit for controlling the television receiver to a signal receiving state from the distributor based on the signal, and a housing unit including the second discriminating unit, a telephone and a second control unit for controlling the image receiving control unit. A common entrance system.