JPH06164746A - Interphone with transfer function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow an interphone to make reply to a visitor in real time by transferring a voice and a video signals of the visitor to a remote location. CONSTITUTION:A telephone set 3 used to send a signal sent/received by a slave set 1 when a visitor G comes during the absence via a line 4 is provided in an interphone comprising the slave set 1 making voice transmission reception and a master set 2 making voice transmission reception with the slave set 1. Thus, the user makes direct conversation with a visitor from a remote location. Thus, even an urgent message is quickly delivered and a fact of the absence is not recognized by the visitor, then crime prevention is attained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an intercom having a transfer function, and is used, for example, in a general house or an apartment house to transfer a voice or image of a visitor to a place where he / she is out and have a conversation with the visitor. It is a thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional intercom cannot communicate with a visitor when there is a visitor while out. Therefore, it is conceivable that the visitor may record a message and contact him later, like an answering machine. However, if there is an urgent need, the message will be meaningless, and if the visitor is a thief, he / she will be informed that he / she is out of the house. There was a problem that.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide an intercom with a transfer function capable of responding in real time to a visitor who visits while he is out. To provide.

[0004]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, as shown in FIG. 1, at least a cordless handset 1 capable of transmitting and receiving voice, and a cordless handset 1 are provided. In the intercom consisting of the master unit 2 that can send and receive voice,
A communication means (telephone 3) for transmitting a signal transmitted / received by the handset 1 to the handset (telephone 5) at the destination when at least one visitor G is on the go via the line 4 capable of transmitting / receiving voice It is characterized by being provided.

[0005]

According to the present invention, when there is a visitor G while out, at least a voice signal is transmitted and received between the handset (telephone 5) at the destination and the handset 1 through the line 4 such as a telephone. Since the communication means (telephone 3) is provided for this purpose, it is possible to directly talk with the visitor G from outside. Therefore, even if there is an urgent need, the message can be quickly transmitted, and since the visitor does not need to know that he / she is out, there is no possibility of crime.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a schematic structure of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of its essential part. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an intercom subunit, which is a television camera 11 for capturing an image of a visitor, a microphone 12 for collecting a voice of the visitor G, a speaker 13 for responding to the visitor G, a push button or a human body. A visitor detection means 14 including a sensor is provided. Two
Is an intercom master unit, and includes a TV monitor 21 that displays the appearance of the visitor and a speaker 22 that outputs the voice of the visitor.
A microphone 23 for collecting the voice of a person at home and a calling means 24 composed of a buzzer or the like. Reference numeral 3 denotes a communication means, which is composed of, for example, a telephone with an auto dial function. Reference numeral 6 denotes an outing mode setting means, and when the outing mode is not set, the telephone 3 is separated from the intercom base unit 2. When the out-of-home mode is set, the voice signal output from the speaker 22 of the intercom master unit 2 is input to the transmitter 32 of the telephone 3. In addition, the microphone 2 of the intercom base unit 2
Instead of the signal from 3, the voice signal output from the handset 33 of the telephone 3 is transmitted to the speaker 13 of the intercom subunit 1. Further, the visitor detection signal input from the visitor detection means 14 of the intercom slave unit 1 to the calling means 24 of the intercom master unit 2 is the auto dial means 34 of the telephone 3.
Entered in. When the home person goes out, the telephone number of the telephone 5 or the mobile phone of the destination is set in the auto dial means 34.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below.
When a visitor visits and operates a push button or the like of the intercom slave 1, the visitor detection means 14 operates, and a video signal from the television camera 11 and an audio signal from the microphone 12 are sent to the intercom master 2. If no one is at home,
The going-out mode is set by the going-out mode setting means 6, and the automatic dial means 34 calls the preset telephone number. When the user U responds to the telephone 5 at the destination, the intercom subunit 1 and the telephone 5 can have a conversation through the telephone line 4.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic structure of another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram of its main part. In this embodiment, the intercom 7 with a television is connected to the telephone 5 at the destination, and it is possible to receive the video signal through the telephone line 4 or another dedicated line. When receiving a video signal through a normal telephone line, it is not possible to send the video in real time, but it is sufficient for the intercom to know who the other party is, so it is possible to send a still image every few seconds. I do not care. Therefore, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the image processing means 31 takes out a still image at a rate of once every few seconds and compresses the image.
The image signal is transmitted via. At the destination, the image of the visitor G is displayed on the monitor television 71 of the intercom 7 with television as a still image by expanding the image signal. Other configurations and operations are the same as those of the embodiment shown in FIGS.

The telephone number set in the auto-dial means 34 can be set at the time of going out, but it may be set or changed from the place of going out through the telephone line 4.

[0010]

According to the present invention, it is possible to have a conversation with a visitor to a home even when he / she is out, and it is possible to quickly respond even when there is an urgent need. In addition, by actually speaking with the visitors, it is possible to make them appear as if they are inside the house, and to judge whether or not the visitors are attentive, thus improving security in terms of crime prevention. There is an effect that can be. In addition, when an intercom with a television is installed at the destination, there is an advantage that a conversation using video and audio can be performed using a telephone line or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an essential part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an essential part of another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 intercom slave device 2 intercom master device 3 telephone 4 telephone line 5 telephone at the destination 6 outing mode setting means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An intercom consisting of at least a slave unit capable of transmitting and receiving voice and a master unit capable of transmitting and receiving voice between the slave unit, and a signal transmitted and received by the slave unit when a visitor is present while going out. An intercom with a transfer function, comprising communication means for transmitting to a handset at a destination via at least a line capable of transmitting and receiving voice.