JP2006115374A - Remote watching system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give a higher safety sense to a user in a remote watching system which makes it possible to confirm a photographed image in a premise from outside of the premise. <P>SOLUTION: In a remote watching system 1, a premise device 2 transmits a voice message and an image photographed when memorizing the voice message in a case that the user of the premise device 2 operates a transmission button, to a server device 4 together with identification information, etc. of a terminal device 3 which is a destination associated with the operation button operated. The server device 4 notifies that the voice message is received to the terminal device 3 which is the destination by E-mail, and at the same time, transfers the voice message and the image to the terminal device 3 responding to a request from the terminal device 3. For the sake, in addition to visually confirm a user's status of the terminal device 2 by the image, the user of the terminal device 3 can confirm it in hearing by the voice message. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote monitoring system that enables a photographed image in the house to be confirmed from outside the house in order to watch the situation of children, elderly people, pets, and the like in the house from the outside.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a home monitoring area is imaged by a home device arranged in the home, the image is transmitted to the server device via the Internet, and the image is transmitted from the server device to the predetermined browser via the Internet. A remote monitoring system that allows a family member to operate a terminal device from a remote location and confirm the status of the home where the home device is installed by transmitting to a terminal device with function (hereinafter simply referred to as a terminal device) Are known.

  In such a conventional remote monitoring system, information transmitted / received between the in-home device, the server device, the terminal device, etc. is information based on the images taken by the in-home device, detection results of various sensors of the in-home device, This is an e-mail or the like having only text data, and is mainly for visually confirming the situation in the house.

  By the way, the information transmitted / received using the network includes information recognized by auditory sense such as voice data in addition to information recognized visually such as text data and image data. For example, in recent electronic mail services, not only text data but also various information such as images, sounds, and program files can be added and transmitted (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). In addition, in order to be able to provide information to the user using vision and hearing, a storage device that accumulates audio data transmitted and received via a network together with related image data is also known (for example, (See Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-73744 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-320318 JP-A-4-284766 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-43639

  However, as described above, in the conventional remote monitoring system, in-house information is provided to the user using information visually recognized, and audio data is transmitted between the in-home device, the server device, and the terminal device. Could not be exchanged. For this reason, it is difficult for a user who uses a terminal device to communicate with a user of a home device (for example, a young person or an elderly person).

  In addition, for example, as described in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2, it is conceivable to transmit and receive a voice message (voice data) together with text data and image data using e-mail. In many cases, it is difficult for a user to input a mail address or a message by operating a keypad or a keyboard. Simply adding an e-mail function to a remote monitoring system allows a user of a home device to May not be fully utilized. In addition, even if the content of an indication is applied to the patent document 3 and the patent document 4 mentioned above, the subject mentioned above cannot be solved.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and enables voice messages to be transmitted and received in addition to images and sensor sensing information acquired by a home device, utilizing two senses of hearing in addition to vision. An object of the present invention is to provide a remote monitoring system that can give a user a higher sense of security by providing in-home information to the user.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is a home device that is arranged in a home and photographs a predetermined area of the home with a camera, and receives an image captured by the home device via the Internet, In a remote monitoring system including a server device that transmits the image to an authenticated terminal device with a browser function (hereinafter referred to as a terminal device) via the Internet, the in-home device stores a message voice message Storage means; message output means for outputting voice messages for messages stored in the message storage means; voice message storage means for storing voice messages addressed to the terminal device; and voice messages addressed to the terminal device An image storage means for storing an image taken when performing a voice message addressed to the terminal device; A plurality of transmission buttons that are operated by a user of the in-home device when transmitting to a server device, each of which is associated with identification information of a destination terminal device, and the transmission button is operated by the user of the in-home device. The voice message addressed to the terminal device, the image taken when storing the voice message, the identification information of the terminal device that is the destination associated with the operated send button, and the transmission source Means for transmitting identification information of a home device to the server device; means for receiving a voice message addressed to the home device transmitted from the terminal device; and a voice message addressed to the home device. Voice message output means for outputting voice, and the server device receives a message addressed to the terminal device received from the in-home device. A voice message storage means addressed to a terminal device for storing an image taken when storing the message and the voice message in correspondence with identification information of the in-home device serving as a transmission source and identification information of the terminal device serving as a destination; A mail address storage means for storing mail addresses of a plurality of the terminal devices which are destinations of voice messages addressed to the terminal device in correspondence with identification information of the terminal device; and a voice addressed to the terminal device from the home device. When receiving a message, means for notifying the terminal device that is the destination that the voice message addressed to the terminal device has been received by e-mail, and in response to a request from the terminal device, addressed to the terminal device Voice message addressed to the terminal device stored in the voice message storage means and the voice message are stored And a voice message addressed to the in-home device for storing the voice message addressed to the in-home device received from the terminal device in correspondence with the identification information of the in-home device. And storing means and means for transferring a voice message addressed to the home device stored in the voice message storage means addressed to the home device to the home device in response to a request from the home device.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, a home device that is arranged in a home and photographs a predetermined area of the home with a camera, an image captured by the home device is received via the Internet, and the image is received via the Internet. And a remote monitoring system comprising a server device that transmits to an authenticated terminal device with a browser function (hereinafter referred to as a terminal device), wherein the in-home device stores voice messages addressed to the terminal device; An image storage means for storing an image captured when storing a voice message addressed to the terminal device; and a destination address operated by a user of the in-home device when transmitting a voice message addressed to the terminal device to the server device. Transmission operation means associated with the identification information of the terminal device to be, and the transmission operation means is the in-home device A voice message addressed to the terminal device when operated by a user, an image taken when the voice message is stored, identification information of the terminal device serving as a destination associated with the operated transmission operation means, And means for transmitting the identification information of the home device as the transmission source to the server device, wherein the server device stores the voice message addressed to the terminal device received from the home device and the voice message. A voice message storage means addressed to the terminal device for storing the image captured in association with the identification information of the in-home device as the transmission source and the identification information of the terminal device as the destination, and a destination of the voice message addressed to the terminal device A mail address storage unit that stores the mail address of the terminal device corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device And, when receiving a voice message addressed to the terminal device from the in-home device, means for notifying the destination terminal device that the voice message addressed to the terminal device has been received by e-mail; and the terminal In response to a request from the apparatus, the voice message addressed to the terminal device stored in the voice message storage means addressed to the terminal device and a means for transferring an image taken when storing the voice message to the terminal device. It is characterized by that.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the remote monitoring system according to the second aspect, the server device associates the voice message addressed to the home device received from the terminal device with the identification information of the home device that is the destination. Voice message storage means addressed to the in-home device, and means for transferring a voice message addressed to the in-home device stored in the voice message storage means addressed to the in-home device to the in-home device in response to a request from the in-home device. And the in-home device has a means for receiving the voice message addressed to the in-home device transmitted from the terminal device via the server device, and a voice message output means for outputting the voice message addressed to the in-home device by voice. It is characterized by having.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the in-home device can send the voice message addressed to the terminal device and the image stored when storing the voice message to the user of the terminal device only by operating the transmission button. Therefore, a user of a home device can send a voice message to a user of a terminal device such as a family member, a relative, or a friend without operating a keypad or a keyboard to input a mail address or a message. it can. In addition to visually confirming the status of the user of the in-home device by the image sent from the in-home device via the server device, the user of the terminal device can also hear the voice message addressed to the terminal device. Can be confirmed. For this reason, a higher sense of security can be given to the user of the home device and the terminal device.

  Further, since the in-home device can receive the voice message addressed to the in-home device from the terminal device via the server device and output the received voice message addressed to the in-home device, the user of the in-home device can The user's message can be easily confirmed by voice.

  Further, since the in-home device can store the message voice message and output the stored message voice message by voice, it is possible to leave a message for a family member who is out.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the in-home device sends the voice message addressed to the terminal device and the image stored when storing the voice message to the user of the terminal device by operating the transmission operation means. Therefore, the user of the home device can transmit a voice message to the user of the terminal device such as a family member, a relative, or a friend without inputting a mail address or a message. Further, the user of the terminal device can visually and audibly confirm the status of the user of the home device.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the in-home device can receive the voice message addressed to the in-home device from the terminal device via the server device, and can output the received voice message addressed to the in-home device by voice. The user can easily confirm the message of the user of the terminal device by voice.

  Hereinafter, a remote monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of the remote monitoring system. The remote monitoring system 1 is a system that allows a user to check a captured image from outside the house in order to watch the situation inside the house from outside the house. The device 2 and an image taken by the home device 2 are received via the Internet 10 and the image is transmitted to the terminal device with a browser function (hereinafter simply referred to as a terminal device) 3 authenticated via the Internet 10. The server device 4 is provided.

  The home device 2 is installed by a user in an appropriate location in the home, for example, in a room where children, elderly people, pets, and the like are located like a general home appliance, via a router 5, a telephone line 6 and an ISP 7 (Internet Service Provider). Connected to the Internet 10. The in-home device 2 executes a predetermined operation when the sensor reacts, and also executes a command received via the server device 4 in response to an operation instruction from the terminal device 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the in-home device 2 includes a camera 21 that captures a predetermined area, a human body sensor 22 that detects a human body in the predetermined area, a speaker 23, a microphone 24 that converts sound into an electrical signal, A storage unit 25 that stores various data, a communication unit 26 that transmits and receives various data, an operation unit 27 for a user to operate the home device 2, and a control unit 28 that controls the entire home device 2 are provided. In FIG. 2, the description of the router 5, the ISP 7, etc. is omitted.

  The human body sensor 22 is for detecting illegal intruders and the like, and detects the presence or absence of a human body in the imaging area of the camera 21 by receiving infrared rays emitted from the human body. A speaker (message output means, voice message output means) 23 is a voice message (hereinafter referred to as a message voice message in particular) 60 for a family member or the like stored in the storage unit 25, or a terminal device. 3 outputs a voice message 63 addressed to the in-home device sent from 3 through the server device 4 and outputs an alarm sound when a human body is detected by the human body sensor 22.

  The storage unit 25 (image storage means, message storage means, voice message storage means) stores the image 62 photographed by the camera 21, and also transmits the message voice message 60 obtained by the microphone 24 and the voice message addressed to the terminal device. 61 is stored. In addition, the storage unit 25 stores various types of information (such as the IP address of the server device 4) necessary for communication with the server device 4.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the operation unit 27 is operated to reproduce the message recording button 27 a that is operated when leaving the message voice message 60 for a family member or the like who is out and the message voice message 60. The message playback button 27b, the reception button 27c operated when receiving the voice message 63 addressed to the home device, and the user of the home device 2 when transmitting the voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device to the server device 4 A plurality of transmission buttons (transmission operation means) 27d to 27f, each of which is operated and associated with the identification information 51 of the destination terminal device, are provided, and a signal corresponding to the button operation by the user is sent to the control unit 28. Output. The user of the in-home device 2 can record the voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device only by operating each of the transmission buttons 27d to 27f, and send this voice message 61 to the predetermined terminal device 3 via the server device 4. it can.

  The control unit 28 executes various processes based on a predetermined program in accordance with a button operation on the operation unit 27 by a user of the home device 2. Specifically, the control unit 28, when the transmission buttons 27d to 27f are operated, the voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device, the image 62 taken when storing the voice message 61, the operated transmission buttons 27d to 27d. When the terminal device 3 is sent to the server device 4 and the identification information 50 of the terminal device serving as the destination associated with 27f is transmitted to the server device 4 and the reception button 27c is operated, the terminal device 3 The voice message 63 addressed to the in-home device transmitted from is received via the server device 4. Note that the identification information 51 of the destination terminal device is not particularly limited as long as the destination terminal device 3 can be identified. For example, the number assigned to each of the transmission buttons 27d to 27f (for example, the transmission button 27d). "1", "2" is assigned to the send button 27e, "3" is assigned to the send button 27f, etc.). Further, the identification information 50 of the home device is not particularly limited as long as each home device 2 managed by the server device 4 can be identified. For example, a user ID assigned to each home device 2 or the like Can be used.

  A server device 4 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is a device that operates the remote monitoring system 1, and includes a WWW (World Wide Web) server, an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server, a database server, a mail server, and the like. Has multiple servers. The server device 4 receives the command set in the terminal device 3 via the Internet 10 or the like, transfers the command to the home device 2 via the Internet 10, and is taken by the home device 2. It has a function of receiving the image 62 via the Internet 10 and transferring the image 62 to the terminal device 3 via the Internet 10 or the like.

  The server device 4 has a database 40 for managing information for each home device 2 registered as a client. The database 40 stores a voice message 61 and a voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device received from the home device 2. The image 62 photographed at the time of storage is stored in correspondence with the identification information 50 of the home device as the transmission source and the identification information 51 of the terminal device as the destination. Further, the database 40 stores the voice message 63 addressed to the in-home device received from the terminal device 3 in association with the identification information 50 of the in-home device as the destination, and becomes the destination of the voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device. The mail addresses 52 of the plurality of terminal devices 3 are stored in correspondence with the identification information 51 of the terminal device that is the destination. In addition, the server device 4 manages various types of information (such as the IP address of the home device) necessary for communication with the home device 2 and information such as a user ID and password for authenticating the terminal device 3.

  Moreover, the server apparatus 4 performs various processes based on a predetermined program, and transmits / receives various information. Specifically, when the server device 4 receives the voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device from the in-home device 2, the server device 4 notifies the destination terminal device 3 that the voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device has been received by e-mail. To notify. In response to a request from the terminal device 3, the server device 4 transfers to the terminal device 3 a voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device stored in the database 40 and an image 62 captured when the voice message 61 is stored. Then, in response to a request from the home device 2, the voice message 63 addressed to the home device stored in the database 40 is transferred to the home device 2.

  The terminal device 3 is a terminal with a browser function that can be connected to the server device 4 via the mobile phone line 8 or the telephone line 6 and the Internet 10. Examples of such a terminal device 3 include a mobile terminal 31 such as a mobile phone and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and a personal computer 32. These terminal devices 3 set a command for controlling the in-home device 2 including a transmission command of the image 62 imaged by the in-home device 2 to the server device 4, and also captured by the in-home device 2. It has a function of displaying the image 62.

  Next, the basic operation of the remote monitoring system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, with reference to FIG.4 and FIG.5, operation | movement of the remote monitoring system 1 performed when a user operates the terminal device 3 and confirms the condition in a house is demonstrated. When the server device 4 receives information such as a user ID and a password from the terminal device 3 and completes a predetermined authentication process, the server device 4 transmits HTML data of a menu screen to the terminal device 3 in response to a request from the terminal device 3 ( # 1). The terminal device 3 displays a menu screen 70 as shown in FIG. 5 by the browser based on the received HTML data (# 2). When the remote image shooting menu 70a is selected by the user from the menu screen 70 and remote image shooting is set, the terminal device 3 transmits a shooting command to the server device 4 (# 3). The server device 4 stores the received shooting command (# 4) and transmits the shooting command to the in-home device 2 (# 5). The in-home device 2 executes the shooting command received from the server device 4 (# 6), and transmits the captured image 62 to the server device 4 (# 7). The server device 4 stores the received image 62 (# 8), and further notifies the terminal device 3 by e-mail that the in-home situation has been photographed (# 9). The user of the terminal device 3 notifies the terminal device 3 Knowing that the situation in the house was photographed by the received e-mail, the terminal device 3 is operated to access the server device 4 and request the photographed image 62 (# 10). In response to a request from the user, the server device 4 transmits the image 62 stored in the database 40 to the terminal device 3 (# 11), and the terminal device 3 displays the transmitted image 62 (# 12). ). The user can check the situation in the house by looking at the image 62.

  Next, the operation of the remote monitoring system 1 during the sensor reaction of the home device 2 will be described with reference to FIG. When the in-home device 2 detects an abnormality such as an intruder by the human body sensor 22 (# 21), the in-home device 2 transmits the abnormality occurrence information to the server device 4 and transmits the image 62 taken by the camera 21 to the server device 4 ( # 22). The server device 4 stores the image 62 sent from the home device 2 (# 23), and further notifies the terminal device 3 by electronic mail that an abnormality has occurred (# 24). The user learns that an abnormality has occurred due to the e-mail that has arrived at the terminal device 3, operates the terminal device 3, accesses the server device 4, and requests a photographed image 62 (# 25). The server apparatus 4 transmits the stored image 62 to the terminal apparatus 3 in response to a request from the user (# 26), and the terminal apparatus 3 displays the image 62 sent from the server apparatus 4 ( # 27). By viewing the image 62, the user can confirm the image 62 taken when an abnormality occurs.

  Next, the message recording process by the home device 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the message recording button 27a is pressed by the user of the home device 2 (YES in # 41), the control unit 28 starts the recording process and executes the recording process for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds). The message voice message 60 is stored in the storage unit 25 (# 42). When a predetermined time has elapsed (YES in # 43), the recording process is terminated and the message recording process is terminated. A family member or the like who has returned from going out can listen to the recorded voice message 60 via the speaker 23 by pressing the message playback button 27b.

  Next, the operation of the remote monitoring system 1 when registering the mail address 52 of the terminal device 3 in the server device 4 will be described with reference to FIG. When the predetermined authentication process is completed, the server device 4 transmits the HTML data of the menu screen 70 to the terminal device 3 in response to a request from the terminal device 3 (# 61). The terminal device 3 displays the menu screen 70 based on the received HTML data (# 62). When the user selects the mail address setting menu 70b (see FIG. 5) from the menu screen 70, a transmission request for the mail address setting screen is transmitted from the terminal device 3 to the server device 4 (# 63). . In response to this request, the server device 4 transmits the HTML data of the mail address setting screen to the terminal device 3 (# 64). The terminal device 3 displays a mail address setting screen 71 as shown in FIG. 9 based on the received HTML data (# 65). The user of the terminal device 3 operates the terminal device 3 to input the mail address 52 of the terminal device 3 assigned to each of the transmission buttons 27d to 27f of the in-home device 2, and the terminal device 3 uses the input mail address 52 as a server. The data is transmitted to the device 4 (# 66). The server device 4 assigns the mail address 52 of the terminal device 3 to each of the send buttons 27d to 27f and stores it in the storage unit 25 (that is, stores the mail address 52 of the terminal device 3 in association with the identification information 51 of the terminal device). (# 67).

  Next, voice message transmission processing by the in-home device 2 will be described with reference to FIG. When the transmission buttons 27d to 27f are pressed by the user (YES in # 81), the control unit 28 executes shooting processing and stores the image 62 shot by the camera 21 in the storage unit 25 (# 82). Further, the control unit 28 starts a recording process following the photographing process, performs the recording process for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds), and stores the voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device in the storage unit 25 ( # 83). When a predetermined time elapses (YES in # 84), the captured image 62 and the voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device are displayed together with the identification information 51 of the terminal device serving as the destination and the identification information 50 of the home device serving as the transmission source. For example, it transmits to the server apparatus 4 using FTP, SSH (Secure Shell), etc. (# 85).

  Next, the operation of the remote monitoring system 1 when transmitting the voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device from the home device 2 will be described with reference to FIG. The server device 4 receives the voice message 61 and the like addressed to the terminal device transmitted from the in-home device 2, and stores the received voice message 61 and the like addressed to the terminal device in the database 40 (# 86). Then, the server device 4 transmits an e-mail to the terminal device 3, and notifies the user of the terminal device 3 of the URL indicating the storage destination of the voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device (# 87). When the user of the terminal device 3 operates the terminal device 3 and clicks this URL (# 88), the server device 4 transmits HTML data of the voice message output screen to the terminal device 3 (# 89). The terminal device 3 displays a voice message output screen 72 as shown in FIG. 12 based on the received HTML data (# 90). The voice message output screen 72 displays an image display unit 72a that displays an image 62 captured when the voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device is stored, and when the user of the terminal device 3 requests the voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device. And a VOICE button 72b to be selected. When the user of the terminal device 3 selects the VOICE button 72b, a transmission request for the voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device is transmitted from the terminal device 3 to the server device 4 (# 91), and the server device 4 responds to the request. In response, the voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device is transmitted to the terminal device 3 (# 92). The terminal device 3 reproduces the received voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device via the browser (# 93).

  Next, the operation of the remote monitoring system 1 when receiving the voice message 63 addressed to the home device from the terminal device 3 will be described with reference to FIG. When the predetermined authentication process ends, the server device 4 transmits the HTML data of the menu screen 70 to the terminal device 3 (# 101). The terminal device 3 displays the menu screen 70 based on the received HTML data (# 102). When the voice message registration menu 70c (see FIG. 5) is selected by the user from the menu screen 70, a transmission request for the voice message registration screen is transmitted from the terminal device 3 to the server device 4 (# 103). . In response to this request, the server device 4 transmits the HTML data of the voice message registration screen to the terminal device 3 (# 104). The terminal device 3 displays a voice message registration screen 73 as shown in FIG. 14 based on the received HTML data (# 105). The terminal device 3 starts the recording process when the user selects the recording menu 73a, and transmits the recorded voice message 63 addressed to the home device to the server device 4 when the registration menu 73b is selected (# 106). . The server device 4 receives the voice message 63 addressed to the in-home device, and stores the received voice message 63 addressed to the in-home device in the database 40 in association with the identification information 50 of the destination in-home device. (# 107).

  Next, voice message reception processing by the home device 2 will be described with reference to FIG. When the user presses the reception button 27c (YES in # 121), the in-home device 2 accesses the server device 4 (# 122) and receives the voice message 63 addressed to the in-home device (# 123). Then, the received voice message 63 addressed to the in-home device is output from the speaker 23 (# 124). In this way, the user of the home device 2 can hear the voice message 63 addressed to the home device transmitted from the terminal device 3.

  As described above, according to the remote monitoring system 1 of the present embodiment, the in-home device 2 stores the voice message 61 addressed to the terminal device and the voice message 61 only by operating the transmission buttons 27d to 27f. Since the stored image 62 can be sent to the user of the terminal device 3, the user of the in-home device 2 can send a voice message without operating the keypad or keyboard to input an e-mail address or a message. It can be transmitted to the user of the terminal device 3 such as a family, a relative, or a friend. In addition, the user of the terminal device 3 visually confirms the status of the user of the home device 2 by the image 62 sent from the home device 2 via the server device 4, and the voice addressed to the terminal device Auditory confirmation can be made with the message 61. For this reason, according to the remote monitoring system 1, it is possible to give a higher sense of security to the users of the in-home device 2 and the terminal device 3.

  Further, since the in-home device 2 can receive the voice message 63 addressed to the in-home device from the terminal device 3 via the server device 4 and can output the received voice message 63 addressed to the in-home device as a voice. The user can easily confirm the message of the user of the terminal device 3 by voice.

  Further, since the in-home device 2 can store the message voice message 60 and output the stored message voice message 60 by voice, the message for the family who is out can be left in voice.

  The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, the transfer method of the voice messages 61 and 63 may not be based on FTP or the like, and may be an e-mail attached with a voice message or the like.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a remote monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electric block block diagram which shows schematic structure of the system. The perspective view of the in-home apparatus of the system. The time chart which shows the operation | movement at the time of remote control of the system. The figure which shows the menu screen transmitted to the terminal device from the server apparatus of the system. The time chart which shows the operation | movement at the time of the sensor reaction of the system. The flowchart which shows the message recording process by the household device. The time chart which shows the mail address registration operation | movement of the same system. The figure which shows the mail address setting screen transmitted to the terminal device from the server apparatus of the system. A flow chart showing voice message transmission processing by the in-home device. The time chart which shows the operation | movement of the system at the time of transmitting the voice message addressed to a terminal device. The figure which shows the voice message output screen transmitted to the terminal device from the server apparatus of the system. The time chart which shows the operation | movement of the system at the time of receiving the voice message addressed to the in-home device. The figure which shows the voice message registration screen transmitted to the terminal device from the server apparatus of the same system. A flow chart showing voice message reception processing by the in-home device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Remote monitoring system 2 In-home apparatus 3 Terminal apparatus 4 Server apparatus 21 Camera 22 Human body sensor 23 Speaker 24 Microphone 25 Memory | storage part 26 Communication part 27 Operation part 27d, 27e, 27f Transmission button (transmission operation means)
28 Control unit

Claims (3)

An in-home device that is arranged in the home and shoots a predetermined area in the home with a camera, and receives an image taken by the in-home device via the Internet, and with an authenticated browser function via the Internet In a remote monitoring system including a server device that transmits to a terminal device (hereinafter referred to as a terminal device),
The in-home device is
Message storage means for storing a voice message for messages;
Message output means for outputting voice messages for messages stored in the message storage means;
Voice message storage means for storing a voice message addressed to the terminal device;
Image storage means for storing an image taken when storing a voice message addressed to the terminal device;
A plurality of send buttons that are operated by a user of the in-home device when transmitting a voice message addressed to the terminal device to the server device, each of which is associated with identification information of the terminal device serving as a destination;
When the send button is operated by the user of the in-home device, the voice message addressed to the terminal device, the image taken when storing the voice message, and the destination associated with the operated send button Means for transmitting the identification information of the terminal device and the identification information of the in-home device as a transmission source to the server device;
Means for receiving, via the server device, a voice message addressed to a home device transmitted from the terminal device;
Voice message output means for outputting voice messages addressed to the in-home device,
The server device
The voice message addressed to the terminal device received from the home device and the image taken when storing the voice message are associated with the identification information of the home device as the transmission source and the identification information of the terminal device as the destination. Voice message storage means addressed to the terminal device,
A mail address storage means for storing a plurality of mail addresses of the terminal device that are destinations of voice messages addressed to the terminal device in correspondence with identification information of the terminal device;
Means for notifying the terminal device serving as a destination that the voice message addressed to the terminal device has been received by e-mail when receiving a voice message addressed to the terminal device from the in-home device;
Means for transferring a voice message addressed to the terminal device stored in the voice message storage means addressed to the terminal device and an image taken when storing the voice message to the terminal device in response to a request from the terminal device; ,
Voice message storage means addressed to the home device that stores the voice message addressed to the home device received from the terminal device in correspondence with the identification information of the home device that is the destination;
A remote monitoring system, comprising: means for transferring a voice message addressed to the in-home device stored in the voice message storage means addressed to the in-home device to the in-home device in response to a request from the in-home device. An in-home device that is arranged in the home and shoots a predetermined area in the home with a camera, and receives an image taken by the in-home device via the Internet, and with an authenticated browser function via the Internet In a remote monitoring system including a server device that transmits to a terminal device (hereinafter referred to as a terminal device),
The in-home device is
Voice message storage means for storing a voice message addressed to the terminal device;
Image storage means for storing an image taken when storing a voice message addressed to the terminal device;
A transmission operation means that is operated by a user of the in-home device when transmitting a voice message addressed to the terminal device to the server device, and is associated with identification information of the destination terminal device;
When the transmission operation means is operated by a user of the in-home device, a voice message addressed to the terminal device, an image taken when storing the voice message, a destination associated with the operated transmission operation means And means for transmitting the identification information of the terminal device and the identification information of the home device as a transmission source to the server device,
The server device
Associating the voice message addressed to the terminal device received from the home device and the image taken when storing the voice message with the identification information of the home device as the transmission source and the identification information of the terminal device as the destination Voice message storage means addressed to the terminal device,
A mail address storage means for storing a mail address of the terminal device, which is a destination of a voice message addressed to the terminal device, in association with identification information of the terminal device;
Means for notifying the terminal device serving as a destination that the voice message addressed to the terminal device has been received by e-mail when receiving a voice message addressed to the terminal device from the in-home device;
Means for transferring a voice message addressed to the terminal device stored in the voice message storage means addressed to the terminal device and an image taken when storing the voice message to the terminal device in response to a request from the terminal device; A remote monitoring system characterized by comprising: The server device
Voice message storage means addressed to the home device that stores the voice message addressed to the home device received from the terminal device in correspondence with the identification information of the home device that is the destination;
In response to a request from the in-home device, means for transferring a voice message addressed to the in-home device stored in the in-home device voice message storage means to the in-home device,
The in-home device is
Means for receiving, via the server device, a voice message addressed to a home device transmitted from the terminal device;
The remote monitoring system according to claim 2, further comprising voice message output means for outputting a voice message addressed to the in-home device.

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