JP2000151822A - Interphone with automatic answering function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the interphone with an automatic answering function that a simple message button is provided for a slave set by which a business is simply delivered through button operations only. SOLUTION: A visitor delivers a visit purpose simply to a resident only through button operations without entry of its voice by having only to depress a simple business button 7 corresponding to the visit purpose. The simple business button 7 to which the possessor can correspond a business with high frequency of visit or the like optionally in advance. This interphone can grasp a visitor more than a conventional interphone even by a reproduction party and the interphone is useful for the both.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an intercom capable of recording a voice and an image of a visitor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a method of recording a visitor who is away and a message of the visitor, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-4614.
As described in No. 1, an intercom system for recording a voice by connecting a door phone with an answering machine or the like has been devised.

[0003]

However, even in an intercom system capable of recording an answering machine, if a person who is uncomfortable with inputting voices or who has limited time comes to visit, the voice message is not transmitted. There is a possibility of leaving without inputting. For this reason, there was a problem that it was not possible to sufficiently grasp the visitors who were away. Also, in order to record a message, you must purchase an answering machine, a TV camera, etc. separately and connect it to the intercom.
There was a problem that wiring work was required and the total installation cost was high.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems As a result of intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present inventors have found the present invention.
That is, the present invention is an intercom with an answering machine function which can record at least one of a voice and an image, comprising a slave unit and a master unit, wherein the slave unit is configured to record voice or image when the master unit is set to answer. Call button to start the call, and a simple message button that can be easily conveyed with only the button operation without inputting voice by being associated with the preset message. An intercom with an answering machine function is provided.

[0005]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described below with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited by these examples. The use of the device of the invention is illustrated in FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an intercom with an answering machine function, which can record voice and image and has a simple task button on a slave unit. FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram of an intercom with an answering machine function designed based on the circuit diagram of FIG. First, when the absence button 1 of the base unit 24 is not set to absence, the visitor
By pressing, the chime 21 of the base unit 24 is activated, and the visitor image of the front entrance imaged by the imaging unit 18 such as the CCD camera provided in the slave unit 25 on the display unit 20 such as the liquid crystal display unit. Is displayed. After confirming that, the person in the house presses the call button 3 to connect the call circuit with the visitor at the entrance. This allows the resident to talk to the first voice input unit 8 such as the microphone of the base unit 24 and the visitor to talk to the second voice input unit 11 such as the microphone of the slave unit 25 to enable mutual conversation. Become.

When the answering button 1 of the base unit 24 is set to answering, the signal transmitted when the visitor presses the call button 6 identifies the answering setting via the normal / answering identifying circuit 22. And the camera drive unit 17 of the slave unit 25
Operates, and an image is captured by the image capturing unit 18 based on the signal. The captured image is recorded as a still image in the image recording unit 19 such as an image memory. Here, if a still image is recorded in the image recording unit 19 every time the visitor presses the call button 6, the memory capacity of the image recording unit 19 may be short immediately. Therefore, in order to prevent this, the memory configuration of the image recording unit 19 is configured to include a primary memory that is sequentially overwritten each time the call button 6 is pressed and a secondary memory that stores data to be finally stored. Is preferred. At this time, the time from when the call button 6 is pressed until the next time the call button 6 is pressed is measured by a timer device built in the control unit 23. Only when the time is longer than a predetermined time, the captured image Is preferably recorded in the secondary memory.

[0007] The message of the visitor is recorded in the voice recording unit 14 of the parent device 24 via the second voice input unit 11. At that time, it is recorded in the dunning message voice recording unit 15,
A message such as "Please insert a message because we are not available right now" is sent from the second audio output unit 13 such as a speaker via the second audio amplification unit 12 such as the amplifier of the slave unit 25, and the voice of the visitor is sent. It is preferable to encourage recording.

[0008] Here, when a person who is resistant to inputting a voice or who has a limited time comes, there is a possibility that the person may leave without inputting a voice message.
The major feature of the present invention is that the simple task button 7 is provided to avoid this. In FIG. 2, there are four simple task buttons 7, and the owner can arbitrarily set in advance and write a frequently visited task or the like in each of these buttons. For example, displays such as collection of a neighborhood association, a post office, a courier service, and the like are displayed in advance with a sticker or the like. In this manner, by associating the message with all the simple message buttons, the operation of the visitor only has to press the simple message button 7, and the visit message can be input without inputting voice. It is possible to convey. Since the operation of the simple task button 7 can be achieved by one-push operation with one finger, it is very effective especially for elderly people who have a high sense of voice input and for visitors who have a limited time. It is. The transmission signal from the simple task button 7 is recorded in the simple task data recording unit 16. The number of simple task buttons is not particularly limited, but if the number is too large, visitors may be confused about how to operate.
It is preferable that the number is about 3 to 10.

Next, with respect to the reproduction of the recorded contents of the recorded voice, image, and simple message data, these can be achieved by pressing the reproduction button 5 of the master unit 24. The image is displayed on the display unit 20 such as a liquid crystal display unit as a still image. The sound is output from a first sound output unit 10 such as a speaker via a first sound amplification unit 9 such as an amplifier.
In addition, as for the simple message data, whether the content corresponding to the simple message button 7 is displayed on the display unit 20 as in the present embodiment,
Alternatively, the content corresponding to the simple task button 7 is output from the first voice output unit 10 as voice, which can be achieved. As described above, the replayer can easily grasp what kind of person visited what kind of business. Further, in order to grasp the visit time of the visitor, it is preferable to adopt a method of displaying the time at which any one of the voice, image, and simple data is input on the display unit 20 at the time of reproduction.

[0010] The order of reproducing these voices, images, and simple subject data is not particularly limited.
A method of sequentially reproducing the simple matter data in the order may be used.

The recorded data can be erased by pressing the reset button 4. The method of erasing is not particularly limited, but may be a method of erasing all recorded data at once by pressing the reset button 4 once, or a method of erasing recorded data every time the reset button 4 is pressed. For example, a method of sequentially erasing existing data in the order of image, sound, and simple matter data may be used.

Further, by pressing the monitor button 2 of the base unit 24, an image of the entrance can be displayed as a moving image on the display unit 20, so that if a customer who is not invited, such as a push seller, comes to the screen, You can also use your absence while watching.

The control of each section described above is performed by a control section 23 such as a microcomputer.

As described above, the answering machine with the answering machine function of the present invention has the
This is an effective device not only for the visitor to simply inform the visitor of the visit, but also for the replayer to understand the visit of the person who has been hesitant to leave a record so far.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an intercom with an answering machine function having a simple task button on a slave unit, which can record voice and image.

FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram of an intercom with an answering machine function designed based on the block diagram of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Answering button 2 Monitor button 3 Call button 4 Reset button 5 Play button 6 Call button 7 Simple task button 8 First audio input unit 9 First audio amplification unit 10 First audio output unit 11 Second audio input unit 12 Second Audio amplification unit 13 Second audio output unit 14 Audio recording unit 15 Reminder message audio recording unit 16 Simple matter data recording unit 17 Camera driving unit 18 Imaging unit 19 Image recording unit 20 Display unit 21 Chime 22 Normal / answering identification circuit 23 Control Unit 24 Master unit 25 Slave unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An intercom with an answering machine function comprising a slave unit and a master unit and capable of recording at least one of voice and image, wherein said slave unit records voice or image when the master unit is set to answer. Call button to start the call, and a simple message button that can be easily conveyed with only the button operation without inputting voice by being associated with the preset message. An intercom with an answering machine function characterized by having: