JP2000092224A - Condominium interphone device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To record a message from a living space device when nobody is present in a superintendent room and also to reproduce/erase the message. SOLUTION: A message from a resident is recorded by a recorder 4 when the resident of living space devices 1a, 1b,... calls to a manager in a superintendent room and the existence of the message is made confirmable by being outputted and shown on a displaying part 25 through an appropriate operation of an operating part 24 of a superintendent room master unit 2 by such a manner that a manager presses down an automatic answering set button 24a of the master unit 2 when the manager leaves the superintendent room. Together with it, the message recorded on the recorder 4 can be reproduced or erased by an appropriate operation of the operating part 24 of the master unit 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-family intercom apparatus, and more particularly to a multi-family intercom apparatus having a function of recording and reproducing / erasing a message from a living room unit when a control room is out of the office.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a multi-unit intercom apparatus of this type, FIG.
Has been proposed. The multi-unit intercom apparatus shown in the figure includes room units 101a, 101b,... Installed in a plurality of dwelling units of an apartment house, and a management room master unit 102 installed in a management room of the apartment house. .., The control room master unit 102, and the above-described living room units 101a, 101b,..., Which are installed at the entrance of the apartment house (the collective entrance). And a control device 104.

Each of the room units 101a, 101b,... Has the same configuration, and includes a loudspeaker 110 that emits a ringing tone for notifying a call from the control room base unit 102 or the collective entrance unit 103; Is the control room master unit 102
The control room main unit call button 111 which is pressed when calling (calling operation) is used to establish a telephone call between the resident and the manager of the control room main unit 102 or a visitor of the collective entrance unit 103, and Living room handset 112 including living room microphone 112a and living room receiver 112b picked up at the time of calling operation to control room master unit 102
And a sensor 11 for detecting the occurrence of a disaster such as a fire or gas leak
3a and 113b, and an emergency button 114 that is pressed by a resident in an emergency.

In the control room master unit 102, there are room units 101a,
.. Or a loudspeaker 120 that sounds a ringing tone for notifying a calling from the collective entrance machine 103.
.., And a management room base unit microphone 121a and a management room base unit receiver 121b used by the manager to establish a call with the resident of the room units 101a, 101b,. Room master handset 121
The tenant switches 122a and 122a for inputting a room number assigned to a dwelling unit to be called which forms an input unit 122 to be pressed when the manager calls the room units 101a, 101b,... A call button 122b pressed after inputting a room number;
A room number display unit 123 that outputs and displays the room number input at the input unit 122 and the room number at the time of the call notification, and the sensors 113a provided in the living room units 101a, 101b,. An alarm display unit 124 is provided to output and display an emergency alarm when a disaster such as a fire or gas leak is detected at 113b or when the emergency button 114 is pressed.

[0005] Each of the room units 101a, 101b, ...
, The control device 104 and the control room master unit 102 communicate with each other via transmission lines L102a, L101b,.
As a result, the control device 104 and the collective entrance device 103
Each is connected by 103. Here, description of the configuration and operation of the collective entrance machine 103 will be omitted.

In such a multi-unit intercom system, a resident of a unit where the room unit 101a is installed among a plurality of units of the apartment house picks up the handset 112 of the room unit 101a in order to call a manager in the control room. When the control room main unit call button 111 is pressed, a call signal S101 is transmitted to the control device 104 via the transmission line L101a. The control device 104 receives the call signal S101
To detect the signal transmission path of the call signal from the call signal S101.
Is transmitted to the control room master device 102 installed in the control room via the transmission line L102.

Call signal S input to control room master unit 102
101 is appropriately signal-processed (not described in detail) in the main unit of the management room, and is sounded as a ringing tone for notifying a call from a resident in the dwelling unit where the living room unit 101a is installed from the loudspeaker 120, and The room number of the called dwelling unit is output and displayed on the number display unit 123, and the control room master unit 102 is shifted from the standby state to the calling state.

Here, when the called manager is present in the control room, the control room main unit handset 121 can be picked up to make a call response, and the transmission line L102, the control device 104, and the transmission line L101a are connected. Through the control room main unit handset 121, the control room main unit microphone 121a and the control room main unit receiver 121b, and the room unit handset 112 of the room unit 101a, the room unit microphone 112a and the room unit receiver 112
A communication path between b is formed, and voice signals can be transmitted and received via this communication path, and a call is established. However, when the called manager is away from the control room, the above-mentioned call response is not performed and the call is not established. Therefore, in order for the resident to send a message to the manager, the above-described calling operation is performed. It has to be performed again, and there is a problem that the manager must be in the management room at the time of the calling operation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned difficulties. When a manager leaves the management room, he or she appropriately operates the main unit of the management room to make the absence setting, so that the multi-family residence can be managed. When calling from a resident of a dwelling unit to a manager in the control room, messages from the resident can be recorded on a recording device, and the presence or absence of the message can be output and displayed by appropriate operation of the control room main unit so that it can be confirmed. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a multi-dwelling intercom apparatus capable of reproducing and erasing a message recorded on a recording device by an appropriate operation of a management room master unit.

[0010]

In order to achieve such an object, a multi-unit intercom apparatus according to the present invention selects and calls a control room master unit from a room unit, and sets a room unit of a room unit handset of a room unit. Microphone, living room receiver and control room main unit control room main unit handset control room main unit microphone,
A multi-unit intercom device for making a call with the control room main unit receiver, wherein the absence set button operated when the control room is out of the office, and after the absence set button is operated,
A recording device for recording a message from a living room unit to a control room main unit,
An operation unit for playing and deleting messages recorded on the recording device;
A display unit for confirming the presence / absence of a message, reproducing and erasing.

According to such a multi-unit intercom system, when the manager leaves the control room, he / she presses the absence set button of the main unit of the control room to set the absence setting, so that the dwelling of the dwelling unit of the collective housing is possible. At the time of call from the person to the manager of the control room, the message from the resident is recorded on a recording device, and the presence or absence of the message is output and displayed on the display unit by appropriate operation of the operation unit of the main unit of the control room. The message recorded on the recording device can be played back and deleted by an appropriate operation of the operation unit of the parent device of the control room while making it possible to confirm.

[0012]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of an apartment intercom system according to the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a multi-family intercom apparatus according to the present invention. Room units 1a, 1b,... A control room main unit 2 installed in the room, a collective entrance device 3 installed at the entrance of the collective housing (collection entrance), and a recording device 4 which is activated (operated) under the control of the control room main unit 2 described later. , The above-mentioned room units 1a, 1b,..., The control room main unit 2, the collective entrance unit 3, and the control device 5 installed on the transmission path that connects the recording device 4 respectively.

Each of the room units 1a, 1b,... Has the same configuration, and includes a loudspeaker 10 that emits a ringing tone for notifying a call from the control room base unit 2 or the collective entrance unit 3; , And a resident establishes a call with a manager of the control room base unit 2 or a visitor of the collective entrance unit 3 when the user presses the control room base unit 2 when calling (call operation). Room unit microphone 1 which is used for the purpose and is taken up at the time of calling operation to the control room master unit 2 described above.
2a, a room unit handset 12 comprising a room unit receiver 12b, sensors 13a and 13b for detecting the occurrence of a disaster such as a fire or gas leak, and an emergency button 14 pressed by a resident in an emergency. I have.

In the control room master unit 2, the room units 1a, 1b,.
.. Or a loudspeaker 20 that sounds a ringing tone for notifying a call from the collective entrance unit 3, and a call between a resident of the room units 1 a, 1 b,... Or a visitor of the collective entrance unit 3. Control room master unit microphone 2 used to establish
1a, a control room main unit handset 21 including a control room main unit receiver 21b, and a dwelling unit forming an input unit 22 which is pressed by a manager to call a resident of the room units 1a, 1b,... Keypad 22a for inputting a room number assigned in advance to the user, a call button 22 pressed after inputting a room number with the tenkey switch 22a
b, a room number display unit 23 for outputting and displaying the room number input at the input unit 22 and the room number at the time of the call notification, and an absence set button which is pressed when the manager leaves the management room. 24a, a message playback button 24b and a message deletion button 24 which are pressed when reproducing and deleting a message from the calling resident recorded on the recording device 4 described later.
c, the presence / absence of a message from the calling resident, the operation (activation) of reproducing and erasing the message, and the sensors provided in the living room units 1a, 1b,... A display unit 25 is provided to output and display an emergency warning when a disaster such as a fire or gas leak is detected at 13a or 13b or when the emergency button 14 is pressed.

Also, each of the room units 1a, 1b,... And the control device 5 are connected to the control device 5 by the transmission lines L1a, L1b,. The collective entrance 3 is connected by a transmission line L3, and the control device 5 and the recording device 4 are connected by a transmission line L4. Here, the description of the configuration and operation of the collective entrance machine 3 will be omitted.

In the multi-housing intercom apparatus configured as described above, the operation thereof will be described below with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 1, the flow chart showing the message recording operation from the called room unit of FIG. 2, and the called control room of FIG. A description will be given with reference to flowcharts each showing a message confirmation operation in the master unit. For example, a resident of the dwelling unit in which the living room unit 1a is installed among a plurality of dwelling units of the apartment house presses the management room main unit calling button 11 while picking up the handset 12 of the living room unit 1a to call the manager in the management room. Then
The call signal S1 is transmitted to the control device 5 via the transmission line L1a. The control device 5 detects a signal transmission path of the call signal from the input call signal S1, and transmits the call signal S1 to the control room master unit 2 installed in the control room via the transmission path L2.

The call signal S1 input to the control room master unit 2 is appropriately signal-processed (not described in detail) in the control room master unit, and the loudspeaker 20 is used to set a resident in the dwelling unit where the living room unit 1a is installed. And the room number of the called dwelling unit is output and displayed on the room number display unit 23, and the management room master unit 2 is shifted from the standby state to the calling state (step ST100, step ST100). ST101).

If the called manager is present in the management room, the absence set button 24a of the operation unit 24
Is in the OFF state (step ST102), and the manager can pick up the management room base unit handset 21 and make a call response. The management room base unit handset is transmitted via the transmission line L2, the control device 5, and the transmission line L1a. 21 control room master unit microphone 2
1a, a communication path is formed between the control unit main unit receiver 21b, the room unit microphone 12a of the room unit handset 12 of the room unit 1a, and the room unit receiver 12b, and voice signals can be transmitted and received through this communication path. Holds (step
ST103).

On the other hand, if the manager has previously pressed the absence set button 24a of the operation unit 24 to turn on the absence setting (Step ST102) when leaving the control room, the control room master unit 2 has called. The resident of the dwelling unit in which the living room unit 1a is installed is notified that the manager of the management room is away, and if there is a message to the manager, the message is sent from the room unit handset 12 to the recording device 4. It outputs the absence notification signal S2 for recording and activates the recording device 4 via the control device 5. The answering machine notification signal S2 is transmitted via a path opposite to the above-described calling signal S1 and is sounded by the room receiver 12b of the room handset 12 of the room 1a (step ST104). When the resident who has confirmed the absence notification signal S2 inputs a message voice signal S3 from the room unit microphone 12a of the room unit handset 12 to record a message on the recording device 4, the message voice signal S3 is transmitted via the transmission line L1a. And transmitted to the control device 5. The control device 5 causes the recording device 4 to record the input message voice signal S3, and the message detection signal S4 from which the message voice signal S3 is detected.
Is transmitted to the control room master unit 2 via the transmission line L2 (steps ST105, ST106, ST107). The messages (message voice signals) recorded on the recording device 4 are sequentially recorded in the order of arrival time.

Next, in order to confirm whether the manager who has returned to the management room calls when the absence is present and whether or not there is a message from the resident of the dwelling unit, the operating unit 2 of the management room master unit 2 is checked.
4 is pressed (step ST
200, ST201), the message detection signal S from the control device 5 described above.
4. The called room unit 1a recorded on the recording device 4 by 4
The presence of a message from the resident of the dwelling unit where the
5 (steps ST202 and ST203). If there is no message from the calling resident, the message is not output to the display unit 25 (steps ST202 and ST204), and after confirming the message, the manager presses the absence set button 24a of the operation unit 24 again ( In step ST205, the control room master unit 2 is shifted from the absence setting state to the standby state (step ST20).
6).

When the manager confirms the presence of the message output and displayed on the display unit 25 of the control room master unit 2 and presses the message playback button 24b of the operation unit 24 (step ST207), the manager calls the room number display unit 23. The room number of the dwelling unit is displayed on the display unit 2.
5, the message playback is output and displayed (step ST20).
8), the message voice signal S3 recorded on the recording device 4 via the transmission line L2, the control device 5, and the transmission line L4 is sounded by the loudspeaker 20 of the control room master unit 2. In addition, the manager who has confirmed the room number of the called dwelling unit presses the call button 22b after inputting the above room number using the numeric key switch 22a of the input unit 22 of the management room master unit 2, and
The call signal S5 is transmitted to the control device 5 via the transmission line L2. The control device 5 detects a signal transmission path of the call signal from the input call signal S5 and transmits the call signal S5 to the room unit 1a via the transmission path L1a.

The ringing signal S5 input to the room unit 1a is appropriately processed (not described in detail) in the room unit, and a ringing tone for notifying from the loudspeaker 10 a call from the manager of the control room base unit 2. And the living room unit 1a is shifted from the standby state to the calling state (step ST209). In addition, a call is made when the manager is out of the office, and the living room unit 1 that calls out
After confirming the presence or absence of a message from the resident of the dwelling unit in which a is installed, in order to delete the message voice signal S3 recorded in the recording device 4, the message deletion button 24c of the operation unit 24 of the control unit 2 of the control room is used. By pressing, the deletion of the message is output and displayed on the display unit 25, and the message voice signal S3 as a predetermined message is deleted from the recording device 4 (steps ST210 and ST211).

In the above-described embodiment, the absence setting operation, the message reproduction / deletion operation, and the output display in the control room master unit are performed using the operation unit and the display unit. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The same effect as in the above-described embodiment can be obtained even when the output operation is performed on the screen of the touch panel by performing the above operation on the touch panel by pressing the touch panel.

[0024]

As is clear from the above description, according to the multi-dwelling intercom system of the present invention, when the manager leaves the control room, the control unit presses the absence set button of the control room master to set the absence setting. By doing so, at the time of calling from the resident of the dwelling unit of the apartment house to the manager of the management room, a message from the resident is recorded on a recording device, and the presence or absence of the message is appropriately determined by the operation unit of the main unit of the management room. The message recorded on the recording device can be played back by appropriate operation of the operation unit of the main unit of the control room, while the message recorded on the recording device can be confirmed by outputting and displaying on the display unit by appropriate operation.
Since the erasure can be performed, the convenience at the time of the resident's calling operation can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of an apartment house intercom apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a message recording operation from a called room unit in one embodiment of the apartment house intercom apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a message confirmation operation of the called management room base unit in the embodiment of the apartment house intercom apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional apartment house intercom device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a, 1b,... (Multiple) room units 2... Management room master unit 4... Recording device 12... Room unit handset 12a. · Room unit microphone 12b · · · Room unit receiver 21 · · · Management room parent unit handset 21a · · · Management room parent unit microphone 21b · · · Management room parent unit receiver 24 · · · · ..Operation unit 24a ···· Answer set button 25 ···· Display unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A control unit (2) is selected and called from a room unit (1a, 1b,...), And a room unit microphone (12a) of a room unit handset (12) of the room unit and a room unit A multi-unit intercom device for making a call between the control unit receiver (12b), the control room base unit microphone (21a) of the control room base unit handset (21) of the control room base unit, and the control room base unit receiver (21b), An absence set button (24a) operated when leaving the control room, and after the absence set button is operated,
A recording device (4) for recording a message from the living room device to the control room master device; and reproducing a message recorded on the recording device.
An apartment intercom system comprising: an operation unit (24) for erasing; and a display unit (25) for displaying confirmation, reproduction, and erasure of the message.