JP2006184978A - Crime prevention device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple crime prevention device for accurately responding to a visitor in real time when a user is absent. <P>SOLUTION: An information portable terminal 3 to be carried by the user of a building when the user goes out is configured as a portable telephone which can be connected to the Internet for receiving the distribution of a moving image, and this information portable terminal 3 can be connected through the Internet to a controller 7. The controller 7 is provided with a transfer switch for switching mutual speech destination with an outside intercom 5, and when the transfer switch is turned on, the moving image of an image pickup device is distributed through the Internet to the information portable terminal 3. When the user of the building is present, the user is able to respond to a visitor by the receiver of an internal intercom 6 while viewing a moving image displayed at a display device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a security device, and more particularly to a security device capable of performing a real-time response to a visitor even when not at home by a simple operation.

In recent years, with the deterioration of security, the need for crime prevention has increased. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a conventional crime prevention device. The image pickup device 101 is provided at the entrance door, the television monitor 106 displays an image of the image pickup device, the image memory 107 stores the image of the image pickup device, and the entrance. A touch sensor 104 provided on the door handle for detecting that the handle has been touched by a person and outputting a contact detection signal, and a key switch provided on the key of the front door for outputting a lock signal when the key is locked. 105, an operation unit 108 for outputting a command signal for reproducing and displaying an image stored in the image memory, a timer 110 for outputting a drive signal to the imaging apparatus for a predetermined time set in advance, and a drive provided in the room The lighting device 111 that is turned on in response to the signal, the imaging device and the illumination for the time set by the timer based on the touch detection signal of the touch sensor and the lock signal of the key switch Ingredients to output the drive signal is configured to include a control unit 109 for controlling to output a drive signal to the TV monitor in accordance with a command signal operation unit.
JP 2000-306171 A

  However, with the above-mentioned method, the response at the time of being away from home can only be a passive and uniform response by simply imaging the visitor and turning on the lighting equipment for a certain period of time. There was a problem that it was easy for visitors to see that they were absent. In addition, even for visitors who do not wait for malicious intent, it is possible to respond after seeing the captured image, so there is also a problem that the response to the visitor goes back and cannot be handled accurately on the spot. It was.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a crime prevention device that is simple, can be dealt with in real time for visitors when they are away from home, and can be accurately handled. To do.

  The invention according to claim 1 is an interphone having a microphone and a speaker and installed on the outside and inside of a building or a room and capable of intercommunication, and a network including the Internet, and an information portable terminal connectable to the network Can be connected to a network, and controls intercommunication between at least intercoms installed outside and inside the building or room, and between intercoms installed outside the building or room and portable information terminals, and A control device that controls switching of a call destination of a mutual call of an interphone installed outside, and a transfer for switching a call destination of a mutual call of an interphone installed outside the building or room provided in the control device And a switch of the transfer switch provided in the control device. According to the above, instead of the intercom installed inside the building or room via the network, the personal digital assistant and the interphone installed outside the building or room are capable of mutual communication. It is.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the interphone installed outside the building or room further includes an imaging device, and the interphone installed inside the building or room and the portable information device. The terminal further includes a display unit that can display an image captured by the imaging device.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the imaging device is a CCD camera.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein the imaging device is a WEB camera.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention described in each of claims 1 to 4, and the information portable terminal is a PHS.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention described in each of claims 1 to 4, and the information portable terminal is a mobile phone.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the invention described in each of claims 1 to 4, and the information portable terminal is a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).

  The invention according to claim 8 is the invention described in each of claims 1 to 4, and the information portable terminal is a computer.

  Since the invention according to claim 1 is configured as described above, even when a visitor visits when not at home, the user of the building or room turns on a transfer switch provided in the control device in advance, Since mutual communication with an interphone installed outside the building or room is possible via the portable information terminal, it is possible to accurately respond to the visitor in real time even when away from home. Moreover, since it can respond as if the user is at home, it is difficult for a malicious visitor to detect that the user is away from home.

  The invention according to claim 2 has the same effect as the invention according to claim 1. Furthermore, since the user can visually confirm who the visitor is based on the image of the imaging device, it is possible to take a more appropriate response to the visitor, and it is also safer from the viewpoint of security. It is.

  The invention according to claims 3 to 4 has the same effect as the invention according to claims 1 and 2.

  The inventions according to claims 5 to 7 have the same effects as the inventions according to claims 1 and 2. Furthermore, it is convenient for the user to carry the portable information terminal when going out.

  The invention according to claim 8 has the same effect as the invention according to claims 1 and 2. Furthermore, the user can acquire a clearer voice or a clearer image of the visitor, and can more clearly confirm who the visitor is.

  An interphone installed outside a building or room has an imaging device, and this imaging device uses a web camera. An interphone installed inside a building or room includes a display unit for displaying an image captured by a web camera. The network is the Internet, and a mobile phone that can connect to the Internet and receive moving images is used as the information portable terminal. The control device uses a computer that can be connected to the Internet.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the principle of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, the security device 1 is roughly divided into an information portable terminal 3 owned by a user of the building 2, an intercom body 4 installed in the building 2, and a side immediately outside the entrance door of the building 2. The outside intercom 5 is configured. The intercom body 4 controls the intercom between the intercom 5 and the interphone 6 or between the intercom 5 and the information portable terminal 3 and the switching of the call destination, which can communicate with the external intercom 5. It comprises a control device 7 and a transfer switch 8 for switching the call destination.

  The outer interphone 5 includes a call switch (not shown), a speaker and a microphone for intercommunication with the interphone 6 and the like, and an image pickup device 9 for picking up an image of a visitor in the building 2 is built therein. Has been. The inner interphone 6 is further provided with a receiver (not shown) for mutual communication with the outer interphone 5 and a display unit 10 capable of displaying a moving image of the imaging device 9. In this embodiment, the imaging device 9 uses a web camera, and the control device 7 performs image compression of an image captured by the imaging device 9.

  In this embodiment, the control device 7 uses a built-in computer built in the intercom body 4 and is connected to the network 12 via the network connection means 11. In this embodiment, the network connection means 11 uses a mobile phone (network connection means 11a), and the network 12 is a mobile phone network (network 12a). The control device 7 and the portable information terminal 3 are connected via this network 12a.

  When a mobile phone is used as the information portable terminal 3 as in this embodiment or when a PHS is used, a fixed telephone network is used as the network 12 by using a fixed telephone as the network connection means 11. It is also possible to do.

Next, the action and operation will be described in the order of away from home and at home based on FIG.
The telephone number of the portable information terminal 3 that is a transfer destination when not at home is set in the control device 7 in advance. Here, if the portable information terminal 3 is a computer or the like, the transfer destination when not at home is the URL of the portable information terminal 3.

First, the action operation when not at home will be described.
The user goes out after turning on the transfer switch 8 when going out.

  When the visitor presses the call switch of the outer interphone 5, the control device 7 causes the imaging device 9 to start imaging the visitor and calls the information portable terminal 3 possessed by the user. The visitor's moving image captured by the image capturing device 9 and the sound thereof are compressed by the control device 7, and the control device 7 delivers the compressed moving image file to the information portable terminal 3 in real time.

  The user can respond in real time by interacting with the visitor while observing and listening to the moving image of the visitor distributed to the information portable terminal 3 and the sound thereof.

Next, the action operation at home will be described.
When the user is at home, the transfer switch 8 is turned off. When the visitor presses the call switch of the outer interphone 5, the control device 7 causes the imaging device 9 to start imaging the visitor and calls the inner intercom 6. The visitor's moving image captured by the imaging device 9 and its sound are compressed by the control device 7, and the control device 7 delivers the compressed moving image file to the display unit 10 in real time.

  The user responds in real time by picking up the handset of the inner interphone 6 and interacting with the visitor in the same manner while watching and listening to the moving image of the visitor displayed on the display unit 10 and its sound. Can do.

  A second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment of the present invention, an ADSL modem is used as the network connection means 11 (network connection means 11b), and the network 12 is the Internet (network 12b). The same parts as those in the first embodiment are given the same names and the same numbers, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In this embodiment, the control device 7 uses a built-in computer built in the intercom body 4 and connectable to the Internet. The control device 7 is connected to the network 12 via the network connection unit 11 as in the first embodiment, and the control device 7 and the information portable terminal 3 are connected via the network 12.

  In this embodiment, since moving images are distributed in real time, an ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) modem, which is a high-speed constant connection line, is used as the network connection means 11 (network connection means 11b) and connected to the network 12. As a method for this, a method using this ADSL is adopted, but a method using FTTH (Fiber-to-the-Home), which is a high-speed always-connected line using an optical fiber, or a wireless LAN (Local) A method using (Area Network) may be used. In addition, a method using this wireless LAN may be used as a connection method when connecting to a network using a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or a portable notebook personal computer as the information portable terminal 3.

  In the case of distributing only the sound without distributing the moving image to the portable information terminal 3 as in the above embodiment, the network connection means 11 may be connected to the network 12 by dial-up connection using a general modem. Bluetooth or a wireless LAN using Bluetooth may be used to connect to the network 12. Further, the method of using Bluetooth may be used as a method for connecting the information portable terminal 3 to the network.

  In this embodiment, the network 12 is the Internet (network 12b). However, the network 12 may be connected by a dedicated line, or may use a WAN (Wide Area Network) or the like. In this embodiment, the portable information terminal 3 uses a mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet and can receive video distribution. However, the portable information terminal 3 may be a PHS or PDA having a similar function, or a portable notebook computer. Furthermore, it may be a fixed computer or the like used by the user, for example, at work.

  Since the operation is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  Here, a portable notebook computer or a fixed computer is used as the portable information terminal 3, a computer is used as the control device 7, an ADSL modem or the like is used as the network connection means 11, and a method of connecting to the network 12 is used. If a system using ADSL or FTTH is used as an IP phone, mutual communication between the outer interphone 5 and the portable information terminal 3 or between the outer interphone 5 and the inner interphone 6 is performed. You may make it implement | achieve a telephone call.

  The above examples are for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. The invention has been described in detail with reference to relatively preferred embodiments, and various modifications, changes and substitutions can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Of course. Various modifications, changes and substitutions which can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention should all be included in the scope of the present invention.

  The crime prevention device according to the present invention can be used as an interphone system capable of mutual communication at a plurality of locations. Moreover, this crime prevention device can be used as a crime prevention device that can make it appear as if it is at home when it is at home or when it is away from home. In particular, it is effective for installation as a door phone in a house or office.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the principle of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the conventional crime prevention apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Crime prevention device 3 Information portable terminal 5 Outside intercom 6 Inside intercom 7 Control device 8 Transfer switch 9 Imaging device 10 Display part 12a, 12b Network

Claims (8)

In an interphone that has a microphone and a speaker and is installed outside and inside a building or room and capable of mutual communication,
A network including the Internet,
An information mobile device that can be connected to this network,
Connectable to the network, and controls mutual communication between intercoms installed at least outside and inside the building or room and between interphones installed outside the building or room and the portable information terminal, and the building Alternatively, a control device that controls switching of a call destination of a mutual call between interphones installed outside the room;
A transfer switch provided in the control device, for switching a communication destination of intercom calls of intercoms installed outside the building or room;
In response to a command from the transfer switch provided in the control device, instead of the interphone installed inside the building or room via the network, the information portable terminal and the interphone installed outside the building or room; A crime prevention device characterized by the fact that mutual communication is possible. The intercom installed outside the building or room further comprises an imaging device,
The crime prevention device according to claim 1, wherein the intercom installed inside the building or room and the portable information terminal further include a display unit capable of displaying an image captured by the imaging device. The security device according to claim 2, wherein the imaging device is a CCD camera. The security device according to claim 2, wherein the imaging device is a WEB camera. The crime prevention apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the portable information terminal is a PHS. The security device according to claim 1, wherein the information portable terminal is a mobile phone. The security device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the portable information terminal is a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). The security device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the portable information terminal is a computer.

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