JP2004128835A - Absent house monitoring system, monitoring terminal unit, and method for dealing with absent house visitor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absent house monitoring system which can deal with a visitor to an absent house from a going-out destination by realizing a direct speech with the visitor to the absent house from the destination even during his absence. <P>SOLUTION: A visitor to the absent house or a lockup robbing deed is photographed by a digital camera 10, and informed, for example, to a family during going-out via an internet 100. The family during the going-out confirms the informed information, and can identify the visitor, and accordingly can speak by using a portable telephone 50 at that place as needed. The family selects various methods of dealing with the visitor, such as, lighting an illumination, generating an alarm sound, informing to a security company, etc., from a portable terminal including the telephone 50 and deals with this real time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an out-of-home monitoring image transmission system capable of selecting various response methods according to visitors and responding in real time.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, it has not been possible to respond to a visitor to an absence message at all. In addition, in order to prevent picking and burglary, the keyhole of the door is complicated, and a security contract is concluded with a security company to prevent the picking and burglary.
Therefore, it has been proposed that when a sensor detects an abnormality, a monitoring computer transmits alarm information to a portable information terminal via a public network (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-338372 A
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
There is no other way to respond to a visitor to an absence car, picking action, a burglar, etc. with the above measures, so if a visitor visits an absence car or a housekeeper is away, visit There is a problem that it is impossible to respond to the elderly at all.
In order to prevent picking, the keyhole of the door can be complicated and unlocking using something other than the duplicate key can be difficult.However, if the door is broken with a crowbar, the keyhole of the door will be complicated. However, there is a problem that it has no effect at all.
Further, when a burglar is invaded, there is a problem that it is impossible to respond at all until, for example, a guard of a security company rushes, and it is difficult to prevent damage to the burglar.
[0005]
An object of the present invention is to enable a direct call to a visitor to an absent house from a destination even while away from home, and to provide an answering machine monitoring system capable of responding to a visitor to an absent home from a destination. It is an object of the present invention to provide a surveillance terminal device and a method for responding to an out-of-home visitor.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The answering machine monitoring system according to the present invention activates an image pickup device when a doorbell of a door phone is pressed by a visitor, starts photographing a moving image or a still image of the visitor, and converts image data photographed by the image pickup device. Collecting, recording together with date and time data, transmitting the image data and visitor information to the server, a monitoring terminal device provided in a house to be monitored by the visitor, and monitoring terminal device identification information for specifying the monitoring terminal device And receiving the visitor information from the monitoring terminal device based on the visitor information receiving destination identification information that specifies the visitor information receiving destination that receives the visitor information, the visitor information receiving destination identification information A server that distributes the image data and the visitor information received from the monitoring terminal device by e-mail to a visitor information receiving destination specified by: After receiving the user information, the visitor information that is connected to the monitoring terminal device by a calling operation performed by the user and enables a call between the user and the visitor via the intercom of the monitoring terminal device. And a user terminal device at the reception destination.
[0007]
The absence monitoring system of the present invention, the monitoring terminal device provided in the house to be monitored by the visitor, activates the imaging device when the doorbell of the door phone is pressed by the visitor, and a video or still image of the visitor Start the shooting, collect the image data taken by the imaging device, record it together with date and time data, send the image data and visitor information to a server, the server, the monitoring terminal to identify the monitoring terminal device Upon receiving the visitor information from the monitoring terminal device based on the device identification information and the visitor information receiving destination identification information that specifies the visitor information receiving destination that receives the visitor information, receiving the visitor information. The image data and the visitor information received from the monitoring terminal device are delivered by e-mail to the visitor information receiving destination specified by the destination identification information, and the visitor information receiving destination After receiving the visitor information from the server, the user terminal device is connected to the monitoring terminal device by a calling operation performed by the user, and the user and the visitor are connected to the monitoring terminal device. Since a call can be made via the door phone, even if the user is out, the user terminal device at the destination where the visitor information is to be received can respond to a visitor in an absence home.
[0008]
The monitoring terminal device according to the present invention is installed at a position where an image of a predetermined place in an absence house is taken, and an imaging device that takes an image of a visitor, and a mobile phone, a public phone or a landline phone user, and the visitor And a door phone for making a call between them, connected to a network and a general subscriber's telephone line, and when a signal is sent from the door phone, a moving image or a stationary Taking an image and storing it as image data, transmitting the stored data to a server via the network, automatically responding to an incoming call from the mobile phone, a public telephone or a fixed telephone, Alternatively, a direct telephone call with the visitor through the door phone using a fixed telephone is enabled.
[0009]
The monitoring terminal device of the present invention, when a signal is sent from the door phone by the visitor's operation, captures a moving image or a still image of a predetermined place of the answering house using an imaging device, accumulates as image data, The stored data is transmitted to a server via a network, and automatically responds when there is an incoming call from a mobile phone, a public telephone or a landline telephone, and the mobile telephone, a visitor through the door phone using a public telephone or a landline telephone, , It is possible to respond to a visitor to an answering machine using a mobile phone, a public phone, or a landline phone from outside.
[0010]
The absence message visitor response method according to the present invention activates an imaging device when a doorbell of a door phone is pressed by a visitor, starts capturing a moving image or a still image of the visitor, and collects image data thereof. A visitor information collecting step of recording together with the date and time data and transmitting the image data and the visitor information to a server; receiving source information identifying the source of the image data and the visitor information; and receiving the visitor information Receiving the image data and the visitor information collected and transmitted by the visitor information collecting step, based on the visitor information receiving destination identification information for specifying the visitor information receiving destination to perform. Delivery in which the server distributes the received image data and the visitor information by e-mail to a user terminal device of the visitor information recipient specified by the recipient identification information And receiving the visitor information distributed in the distribution step in the user terminal device, and connecting the user terminal device to the monitoring terminal device by a call operation performed by the user, And a user terminal device connection step of enabling a call between the user and the visitor via a door phone.
[0011]
The answering method for a visiting home visitor of the present invention, the doorbell of the intercom is depressed by the visitor, activates the imaging device, starts capturing a video or still image of the visitor, collects the image data, The image data and the visitor information are recorded together with the data, and the image data and the visitor information are transmitted to the server. The server transmits the image data and the visitor information, and the visitor receives the visitor information. Upon receiving the collected and transmitted image data and the visitor information based on the visitor information recipient identification information that identifies the information recipient, the visit identified by the visitor information recipient identification information Distribute the received image data and the visitor information by e-mail to the user terminal device of the user information receiving destination, and receive the distributed visitor information by the user terminal device The calling operation performed by the user connects the user terminal device to the monitoring terminal device, and allows a call between the user and the visitor via a door phone. The user terminal device at the destination where the visitor information is to be received can respond to a visitor in an absence house.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration of an out-of-home monitoring system to which the out-of-home home visitor response method of this embodiment is applied.
The abandoned house surveillance image transmission system captures a visitor to an abandoned house and an act of locking vandalism (hereinafter, referred to as picking) with a digital camera or the like, and notifies, for example, a family via the Internet. Since the out-of-home family can check the notified information and identify the visitor, they can use the mobile phone or the like on the spot to make a call if necessary. In addition, it is possible to select various response methods according to the visitor, such as turning on the lighting, generating a warning sound, reporting to a security company, etc. by operating from a mobile terminal including a mobile phone, and responding in real time. You can do it.
First, a description will be given of the configuration of the absence home monitoring image transmission system. A terminal 35 of the absence home 200 connected via the network 100, a server 40 for storing various data, a mobile phone 50, a mobile terminal 60 such as a PDA, For example, it is composed of a terminal 70 of a company in which the resident of the answering machine 200 works, a terminal 80 of a security company, and the like, and further includes a public telephone 90, a fixed telephone 91 capable of making a call via a general line, and the like.
[0013]
The digital camera 10, the door phone 20, the door sensor 30, the window sensor 38, and the like are connected to the terminal 35 of the answering machine 200. In addition, the terminal 35 is provided with a speaker 37, and can reproduce audio data transmitted via the network 100 and output it as audio. The terminal 35 is connected to the network 100, and stores image data captured by the digital camera 10 when the visitor presses the doorbell of the door phone. As a security function, when the door is opened without permission, a function of notifying the image data taken by the digital camera 10 when the door is opened to a house member or a terminal 80 of a security company based on the output of the door sensor 30 is provided. Have. In addition, for an intruder from a window other than the door, the window sensor 38 can be used to send a report to a person outside the house or a terminal 80 of a security company, and transmit alarm data to the mobile phone 50 or the mobile terminal 60. Has a function. In addition, a public telephone 90 or a fixed telephone 91 directly transmits a warning sound or real voice data to the terminal 35 of the answering machine 200 via a handset, outputs a warning sound or a real voice from the speaker 37, and theft by a suspicious person. Can be prevented beforehand.
[0014]
If a suspicious person intrudes through a window other than the door, the window sensor works to send a report to a family member outside or a security company, notify the mobile phone or mobile terminal of the alarm data, and directly receive a call from the telephone. A warning sound and a real voice are emitted through the speaker 37 to the terminal 35 at the home away from home, and a security function for preventing theft by an unbeliever is provided.
[0015]
The digital camera 10, the door phone 20, the door sensor 30, the speaker 37, and the window sensor 38 are connected to a terminal 35 of the answering machine 200, and the terminal 35 is connected to the network 100 and a general subscriber telephone line.
The digital camera 10 is a commercially available digital camera, and is installed at a position where the entrance of the answering machine is photographed. When the visitor presses the doorbell button of the door phone 20 and opens the door without permission, the photographer takes a picture of the visitor. And transmitting a real-time video to the terminal 35. The terminal 35 is an information processing device such as a personal computer. When a signal is sent from the door phone 20 and the door sensor 30, the terminal 35 uses the digital camera 10 to capture a moving image or a still image of the front door and store it as image data. The terminal 35 has a function of transmitting the stored data to the server 40 via the network 100. The terminal 35 is connected to a general subscriber's telephone line. By calling the terminal 35 from outside, the terminal 35 can issue a warning to a suspicious person using the speaker 37. In addition, when there is an incoming call from a mobile phone 50, a public phone 90, or a fixed phone 91 outside the home to the terminal 35 of the answering machine 200, the terminal 35 automatically answers, and the mobile phone 50, the public phone 90, and the fixed phone 91 You can talk with visitors directly through the door phone.
In the case of intrusion from a window other than the door, a signal is transmitted from the terminal 35 to the terminal 80 of the security company which is directly contracted by the operation of the window sensor 38, and has a function of being an emergency security target of the security company. .
[0016]
The server 40 is a device connected to the network 100. The server 40 sorts and accumulates the data received from the terminal 35 for each user, and stores the data of the mobile phone 50, the mobile terminal 60, and the user's company with the mail address set by the user. It has a function of transmitting to the terminal 70 or the terminal 80 of the contract security company.
The mobile phone 50 is a communication device having a mail function, and transmits visitor data from the server 40, an alarm generated by detecting an abnormality in the door sensor 30 and the window sensor 38 to an Internet mail (corresponding to an electronic mail in the claims). ) To receive. In addition, it transmits a request for visitor data to the server 40 and receives the visitor data from the server 40 via the Internet. When the mobile phone receives an alarm by detecting an abnormality in the door sensor 30 and the window sensor 38, the mobile phone directly calls the terminal 35 of the answering machine 200 from the mobile phone to generate a voice or warning of a family member from the speaker 37, By operating the lighting, theft is prevented and security is enhanced.
Further, by making a call to the terminal 35 of the answering machine 200 during the visitor's visit, the call can be made directly with the visitor through the door phone.
The portable terminal 60 is a commercially available portable terminal device such as a PDA. The network 100 receives e-mail of the visitor data from the server 40 and receives an alarm when the door sensor 30 and the window sensor 38 detect an abnormality. Further, it transmits a request for visitor data and receives image data of the visitor from the server 40 via the Internet.
The terminal 70 is an information processing device such as a personal computer. In a company like a PDA, the terminal 70 receives visitor data from the server 40 via the network 100 by e-mail, and issues an alarm by detecting abnormality of the door sensor 30 and the window sensor 38. Perform reception. Further, it transmits a request for visitor data and receives visitor data from the server 40 via the network 100.
[0017]
The terminal 80 is an information processing device such as a workstation server of a security company, and a user individually makes a contract on the Internet of the network 100 to enhance the security of the answering machine 200. Then, an alarm is received by detecting an abnormality in the door sensor 30 and the window sensor 38 of the answering machine 200. Further, based on the received data, the security of the answering house 200 is contracted under the contracted conditions.
[0018]
Next, the operation of the absence monitoring image transmission system will be described.
In the following description, the network 100 is assumed to be the Internet. Further, the mobile phone 50, the mobile terminal 60, and the terminal 70 are collectively referred to as “each user terminal”.
FIGS. 2 to 6 are flowcharts showing the operations of the terminal 35 of the answering machine 200, the server 40, the user terminals, and the terminal 80 of the security company in the answering machine monitoring system of this embodiment. 3 is an operation of the server 40, FIG. 4 is an operation of each user terminal, FIG. 5 is an operation of a security company by the terminal 80, and FIG. 6 is an operation of a public telephone or a fixed telephone. It is a flowchart which shows.
First, when the doorbell of the intercom is pressed (step A1), the terminal 35 activates the digital camera 10 (step A4). The digital camera 10 starts capturing a moving image or a still image according to the settings (step A5), and transmits the captured data to the terminal 35. Further, the terminal 35 records the video taken by the digital camera 10 together with the date and time data (step A6). If the recorded data is due to the doorbell depressing the doorbell (step A7), the terminal 35 transmits the captured data and visitor information to the server 40 via the network 100 as visitor data (step A9).
[0019]
As shown in the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, when the server 40 receives the information from the terminal 35 (Step B2), the server 40 stores the information inside as data (Step B3).
When the received data is the visitor information (step B4), the server 40 notifies each preset user using Internet mail (step B5).
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4, each user terminal receives visitor information from the server 40 (step C2), and the user confirms who the visitor is by using an image.
[0020]
Then, the user calls the terminal 35 of the answering machine 200 using the mobile phone 50 or the public telephone 90 or the fixed telephone 91 (step C5), and calls the terminal 35 (step A11). (Step A12), the user can talk with the visitor on the spot using the door phone 20 from the mobile phone 50, the public phone 90, or the fixed phone 91 (Step A15, Step). A18).
[0021]
Next, returning to FIG. 2, when the door sensor 30 attached to the door detects vibration, impact, lock abnormality, or the like (Step A2), the terminal 35 starts the digital camera 10 (Step A4). The digital camera 10 starts shooting a moving surface or a still image according to the setting (step A5), and transmits shooting data to the terminal 35. The terminal 35 records the video taken by the digital camera 10 together with the date and time data (step A6).
If the recorded data is based on the door sensor abnormality detection (step A7), the terminal 35 transmits the photographing data and the warning information to the server 40 via the network 100 as the door sensor abnormality alarm (step A8).
Upon receiving the information from the terminal 35 (step B2), the server 40 stores the information inside as data (step B3). If the received data is a door sensor abnormality alarm (steps B4 and B6), the server 40 notifies the user terminal set in advance of the image data and the alarm using Internet mail (step B7).
Further, the image data is transmitted together with the image data as a door sensor abnormality alarm to the terminal 80 of the security company that is contracted (step B8). Each user terminal receives a door sensor abnormality alarm from the server 40 (step C1), and the user confirms the situation with an image.
The user optionally calls the terminal 35 of the answering machine 200 using the mobile phone 50 or the public telephone 90 or the fixed telephone 91 (step C4), and calls the terminal 35 (step A11). (Step A12), operations such as turning on / off the lighting of the house (Step A13, Step A16), and the generation of a warning sound using the speaker 37 are enabled (Step A14, Step A17).
[0022]
In addition, when the user determines that the security company needs to confirm (step C10), the user requests the security company to dispatch to the answering machine 200 (step C11).
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the terminal 80 of the security company receives the abnormal alarm (step D1), and when the alarm content is the door sensor abnormal alarm (step D2), the operator checks the received image data. (Step D1), the suspicious individual and his / her actions are confirmed (Step D4), and the user is contacted (Step D5).
The user confirms the situation, and if necessary, makes a dispatch request to a security company, and the maintenance company dispatches to an answering machine in response to the dispatch request (step D6).
[0023]
Returning to FIG. 2, next, when the window sensor 38 attached to the window of the answering machine 200 detects an abnormality (step A3), the terminal 35 transmits warning information to the server 40 via the network 100 as a window sensor abnormality alarm. (Step A10).
As shown in FIG. 3, when the server 40 receives the alarm information from the terminal 35 (step B2), the server 40 stores the information as data therein (step B3). When the received data is the window sensor abnormality alarm (step B4, step B6), the server 40 notifies the user terminal which has been set in advance using an Internet mail of the alarm (step B9). In addition, it transmits a window sensor abnormality alarm to the terminal 80 of the security company subscribed to (step B8).
[0024]
As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, when each user terminal receives the window sensor abnormality alarm from the server 40 (step C1), a message indicating the window sensor abnormality is displayed and an alarm is transmitted to the user.
The user optionally calls the terminal 35 of the answering machine 200 using the mobile phone 50, the public telephone 90 or the fixed telephone 91 (step C4), and calls the terminal 35 (step A11). It is possible to make an automatic incoming call (step A12), perform operations such as turning on / off the illumination of the house (step A13, step A16), and generate a warning sound using the speaker 37 (step A14, step A14). A17). Further, the user contacts the guard company (step C10), and requests dispatch to the answering machine 200 if necessary (step C11).
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the terminal 80 receives an abnormality alert from the terminal 35 of the absence home 200 (step D1), and when the content of the alert is a window sensor abnormality alert (step D2), the operator communicates with the user. Contact is made (step D5). The user confirms the situation, and if necessary, requests the security company to dispatch to the answering machine 200, and the security company dispatches to the answering machine 200 in response to the request (step D6).
[0025]
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, each user terminal can refer to the visitor information and the alert stored in the server 40 via the network 100 (step C3). When each user terminal makes an information request to the server 40 (step C6), the server 40 receives the request command (step B1). When the request command is received, the server 40 transmits the accumulated visitor and alarm histories to each user terminal in the form of a list (step B10). When each user terminal receives the list of accumulated visitor and alarm histories, it displays it on the screen (step C7).
Further, the user can arbitrarily request more detailed recording data from the list (step C8). When requesting more detailed recording data from the list, each user terminal makes a request for recording data to the server 40 (step C8), and the server 40 transmits data corresponding to the request to each user terminal. (Step B5).
Each user terminal receives the record data transmitted from the server 40 (step C9) and displays it.
[0026]
As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to know in real time that a visitor has visited an absence car, and furthermore, it is possible to specify a person based on the image information. The effect of being able to provide a self-service monitoring system, a monitoring terminal device, and a self-service visitor response method that can respond to visitors in real time, such as being able to directly inform the person that he is out of the office by telephone. There is.
In addition, since a record of visits to the home away from home remains on the server, we provide a home away home monitoring system, a monitoring terminal device, and a home away home visitor reception method that can easily refer to what kind of visitor came in chronological order. There is an effect that can be done.
In addition, since it is possible to know in real time the occurrence of picking damage and the intrusion of a suspicious person from the window, it is also possible to report to a security company, so the absence monitoring system, monitoring terminal that minimizes damage It is possible to provide an apparatus and a method for responding to an out-of-home visitor.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, when a doorbell of a door phone is pressed by a visitor, an imaging device is activated, a video or a still image of the visitor is started to be captured, and image data captured by the imaging device is collected. A monitoring terminal device provided in a house to be monitored by the visitor, which records the image data and the visitor information to a server, and the monitoring terminal device identification information and the visitor information for identifying the monitoring terminal device. When the visitor information is received from the monitoring terminal device based on the visitor information receiving destination identification information that specifies the visitor information receiving destination that receives the visitor, the visit specified by the visitor information receiving destination identification information A server that distributes the image data and the visitor information received from the monitoring terminal device by e-mail to a recipient information receiver, and after receiving the visitor information from the server A user terminal device at the visitor information receiving destination that is connected to the monitoring terminal device by a calling operation performed by a user and enables a call between the user and the visitor via a door phone of the monitoring terminal device; Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to respond to a visitor of the away home via a door phone of the away home from the user terminal device at the destination of receiving the visitor information of the outside.
[0028]
According to the present invention, an imaging device that is installed at a position where a predetermined place in an absence house is imaged and images a visitor, and a call between the user of a mobile phone, a public telephone or a fixed telephone, and the visitor And a videophone or a still image at a predetermined place in the answering machine using the image pickup device when a signal is sent from the doorphone. And transmits the stored data to a server via the network, automatically responds when there is an incoming call from the mobile phone, a public telephone or a fixed telephone, and the mobile phone, a public telephone or a fixed telephone. Is configured to enable direct communication with the visitor via the intercom using the mobile phone. Through the phone, the empty home of visitors and direct, it is possible to call, there is an effect that can be answering to visitors of absence even if they are on the road home.
[0029]
According to the present invention, when the doorbell of the intercom is pressed by the visitor, the imaging device is activated, the photographing of the moving image or the still image of the visitor is started, the image data is collected, and recorded together with the date and time data, A visitor information collecting step of transmitting the image data and the visitor information to a server, a source identification information for specifying a source of the image data and the visitor information, and a visitor information receiving destination for receiving the visitor information Upon receiving the image data and the visitor information collected and transmitted in the visitor information collecting step based on the visitor information receiving destination identifying information specifying the A step of distributing the received image data and the visitor information by e-mail to the user terminal device of the visitor information receiving destination to be received, and the distribution After the visitor information distributed by the step is received by the user terminal device, the user terminal device is connected to the monitoring terminal device by a call operation performed by the user, and the user and the visitor are connected. And a user terminal device connection step for enabling a call via a door phone between the user terminal device and the user who is away from the user terminal device via the door phone at the home. There is an effect that can respond to.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a configuration of an absence monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a terminal in an absence home in the absence home monitoring system according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of a server in the absence monitoring system according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of a mobile phone, a mobile terminal, and a terminal of a user's company in the absence monitoring system according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of a terminal of a security company in the absence monitoring system according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation in a case where a call is made to a visitor of an absence house via a door phone by a public telephone or a fixed telephone in the absence home monitoring system of one embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Digital camera (imaging device), 35 Terminal at home, 40 Server, 50 Mobile phone, 60 Mobile terminal, 70 Terminal at company, 80 Terminal at security company, 90 public telephone, 91 fixed telephone, 100 Internet.

Claims (3)

An out-of-home monitoring system for responding to a visitor visiting a house to be monitored from outside the home,
When the doorbell of the door phone is pressed by the visitor, the imaging device is activated to start capturing a moving image or a still image of the visitor, and the image data captured by the imaging device is collected and recorded together with the date and time data. A monitoring terminal device provided in a house to be monitored by the visitor, which transmits image data and visitor information to the server,
Based on the monitoring terminal device identification information that specifies the monitoring terminal device and the visitor information receiving destination identification information that specifies the visitor information receiving destination that receives the visitor information, the monitoring terminal device sends the visitor information When receiving the, to the visitor information receiving destination specified by the visitor information receiving destination identification information, a server that distributes the image data and the visitor information received from the monitoring terminal device by email,
After receiving the visitor information from the server, it is connected to the monitoring terminal device by a transmission operation performed by a user, and enables a call between the user and the visitor via a door phone of the monitoring terminal device. A user terminal device at the visitor information receiving destination,
An out-of-home monitoring system characterized by comprising: A monitoring terminal device provided in the house to be monitored by the visitor to respond to a visitor who has visited the house to be monitored by the visitor from outside,
An imaging device that is installed at a position where a predetermined place in the absence house is imaged and performs imaging of the visitor,
Comprising a door phone for making a call between a user of a mobile phone, a public phone or a landline phone, and the visitor,
Connected to a network and a general subscriber telephone line, and when a signal is sent from the intercom, a moving image or a still image of a predetermined place of the answering machine is taken using the image pickup device and stored as image data, The stored data is transmitted to a server via the network, and the mobile phone, a public telephone or a landline telephone automatically responds to an incoming call, and the mobile telephone, a public telephone or a landline telephone uses the door phone. A monitoring terminal device that enables a direct call with the visitor. A method of responding to an out-of-home visitor in which a visitor monitoring requester responds to a visitor visiting a house to be monitored by a visitor from outside.
When the doorbell of the door phone is pressed by the visitor, the imaging device is activated to start capturing a moving image or a still image of the visitor, the image data is collected, recorded together with the date and time data, and the image data and the visitor are collected. A visitor information collecting step of transmitting information to the server,
The visitor identification information for identifying the transmission source of the image data and the visitor information, and the visitor information reception destination identification information for identifying the visitor information reception destination for receiving the visitor information, based on the visitor Upon receiving the image data and the visitor information collected and transmitted in the information collecting step, the server sends the image data and the visitor information to the user terminal device of the visitor information receiving destination specified by the visitor information receiving destination identification information. Delivering the image data and the visitor information by e-mail,
After the visitor information distributed by the distribution step is received by the user terminal device, the user terminal device is connected to the monitoring terminal device by a calling operation performed by the user, and the user and the visit A user terminal device connection step for enabling a call through a door phone with a user,
A method of responding to a visitor from home while away from home.

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