JP2006101197A - Interphone system for multi-family home - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control operations taken at a transfer destination for the call report and the radiation of sounds, etc. enable a home at the transfer destination to easily change/cancel the settings for automatically transferring the call from the slave unit of own home to master units of other homes or automatically transferring the call from other home slave units to a master unit of own home. <P>SOLUTION: When own home master unit 2 transfers the call from own home slave unit 1 to other home master unit (slave unit call transfer) 4 or other home master unit transfers the call from other home slave unit 3 to own home master unit (slave unit call transfer), the transferring master unit sends a slave unit call signal and transfers pictures and sounds from the slave unit at calling side, CPUs 26, 46 detect setting data previously saved in nonvolatile memories 25, 45 by the operation of setting units 23, 43 of the master unit at the transfer designation, and control the sound radiation execution or sound radiation regulation from e.g. speakers 20, 40, control to reduce the volume of the sound and the slave unit calling tone radiated from the speakers, and control the sound from the speakers and radiation of slave unit calling tone and output of positions on screens of monitors 22, 42. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an intercom system for a multi-family house, and in particular, allows a call from a slave unit of one household to be automatically transferred to a master unit of another household or a call from a slave unit of another household to The present invention relates to an intercom system for a multi-family house that can be automatically transferred to a base unit.

  Conventionally, as this type of intercom system, there is disclosed a two-household intercom device capable of transferring audio signals and video signals to the other household interphone master unit when one household is absent. (For example, see Patent Document 1).

  According to the conventional intercom device for a two-family house, it is possible to obtain a use operation with an emphasis on the privacy of each household, and even if a visitor comes while one household is away, Responding and less disturbing visitors.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-284993 (paragraph numbers 0018 and 0019, FIG. 2)

  However, in the conventional two-family house intercom device, when one household is absent, when transferring an audio signal and a video signal to the other household interphone master unit, this transfer setting is a transfer source. The other household that is the transfer destination cannot set or cancel it, and the other household does not want to transfer the audio signal and video, for example, at midnight The forced transmission of the signal may cause trouble for the other household, causing unnecessary interference between households.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and automatically transfers a call from a slave unit of one household to a master unit of another household or automatically calls a slave unit of another household. The settings for automatic transfer to the parent machine in the household can be easily changed / cancelled in the transfer destination household, and control operations such as call notification and sound emission performed at the transfer destination The purpose is to provide an intercom system for multi-family homes.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the intercom system for a multi-family house according to the present invention includes a self-household cordless handset installed at the entrance of the own household, a self-household master set installed in the dwelling unit of the own household, and another household. There are other household cordless handsets installed at the entrance of other households, and other household parent handsets installed in the dwelling units of other households. The slave unit is connected to another household parent unit via another household line, and the own household parent unit is connected to the other household parent unit via the parent unit line. Each of the own household parent device and the other household parent device has a CPU for detecting a child device call signal generated by operating a child device call button, and the own household parent device receives a call from the own household child device. In order to transfer the call to the household master unit, the slave unit transfers the call, and the other household master unit transfers the call from the other household slave unit to the own household base unit. Transmits the handset call signal from the handset and transfers the video and audio from the handset. The transferred base unit displays the image on the monitor and emits the sound from the handset and the handset call sound from the speaker. Then, data for controlling the sound emission from the speaker or controlling the sound emission is stored in the non-volatile memory, the data in the non-volatile memory is read in preference to the slave call signal, and the sound is emitted from the speaker or released. CPU for controlling sound regulation Than it is.

  In the intercom system for a multi-family house according to the present invention, each of the own household parent device and the other household parent device reduces the voice from the child device and the child device ringing tone when setting data is input to the nonvolatile memory. And a setting unit for selecting a function for restricting the three functions of the voice from the slave unit, the ring tone of the slave unit, and the video.

  According to the intercom system for a multi-family house of the present invention, a call from the own household cordless handset is transferred by the own household parent phone to the other household parent phone (child call forwarding), or a call from the other household cordless handset is called. When a parent device in another household sends a call to the parent device (child device call transfer), it transmits a child device call signal from the parent device to be transferred and transfers video and audio from the calling child device, For example, the CPU that detects the setting data stored in advance in the nonvolatile memory by the operation of the setting unit of the transfer destination master unit performs, for example, control of sound emission from the speaker or control of sound emission, sound to be emitted from the speaker, and Controls to reduce the volume of the handset ringing sound, sound from the speaker and sound of the handset ringing, and the output of the monitor, the time when the other household does not want to transfer, For example, late at night Unwanted interference between households prevents bothering other household side can be greatly relaxed during band.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments to which an interphone system for multi-family houses according to the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a system explanatory diagram showing a configuration when an interphone system for a multi-family house according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a two-family house.

  The intercom system for a multi-family house shown in the system explanatory diagram of FIG. 1 is installed at the entrance of the own household (hereinafter referred to as the own household entrance), and a visitor at the entrance of the own household enters the dwelling ( Self-household handset 1 for calling a resident in the room of another household (hereinafter referred to as another household) and establishing a call, A call from the household slave unit 1 installed or connected via the household line L1 or another household subunit 3 described later is notified, and a call is established between the household slave unit or another household slave unit. In addition, a call is made to the other household parent unit 4 (to be described later) connected via the parent unit line L3, and the own household parent unit 2 for establishing a call and the other household entrance (hereinafter referred to as the other household entrance). Come to be at the other household entrance Installed in another household and connected via another household line L2 to another household cordless handset 3 for a person to call a resident in the other household and / or in his / her household to establish a call. A call from the other household child device 3 or the above-mentioned own household child device 1 is notified, and a call is established between the other household child device or the own household child device and connected via the parent device line L3. The other household parent device 4 for calling and establishing a call with the above-mentioned own household parent device 2 is provided.

  In the system explanatory diagram of FIG. 1, the own household handset 1 and the other household handset 3 each have a call button 10, 30 for a visitor to perform a call operation, and a visitor or entrance ( Cameras 11 and 31 such as CCD (Charge Coupled Devices) and CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) for capturing images of the vicinity of household entrances and other household entrances) and visitors between residents It has microphones 12 and 32 and speakers 13 and 33 for inputting and outputting voices (sending voice and incoming voice) for establishing a call.

  In addition, each of the parent household device 2 and the other household parent device 4 emits a handset calling sound for notifying a call from a visitor, and the resident establishes a call with the visitor. When the resident establishes a call between the speakers 20 and 40 where the voice (received voice) of the visitor is emitted (output) and the resident establishes a call with the visitor, the voice of the resident (transmission voice) is input. LCDs (Liquid Crystal Display) and organic EL (Electro Luminescence) for displaying images taken by the microphones 21 and 41 and the cameras 11 and 31 of the own household child device 1 and the other household child device 3 A function for setting whether or not the above-described received voice and handset ringing sound are emitted from the monitors 22 and 42 such as the display and the speakers 20 and 40 (sound emission implementation or emission restriction), sound emission from the speaker The above received voice and child to make A setting function for reducing the volume of the ringing tone, a setting unit for selecting a function for controlling the sound emission of the received voice and handset ringing sound from the speaker and the output of the monitors 22 and 42, Then, touch panels 23 and 43 are provided.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration when the intercom system for a multi-family house according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to a two-family house.

  In addition, in the block diagram of FIG. 2, illustration and description about the own household cordless handset 1 and the other household cordless handset 3 are omitted.

  In the block diagram of FIG. 2, the own household base unit 2 includes a speaker 20, a microphone 21, a monitor 22, a touch panel (setting unit) 23 shown in the system explanatory diagram of FIG. 1, and data (video data) to be displayed on the monitor 22. OSD (On Screen Display) circuit 24 for generating a remote device parent and the other household parent who has detected the child device call signal transmitted from the other household child device 3 on which the call button 30 is operated via the other household line L2 When a child device call transfer is performed to the own household parent device under the control of the CPU 46, which will be described later, the voice input to the microphone 32 of the other household child device 3 and the calling from the other household child device 3 An EEPROM (Electri) that stores data (hereinafter referred to as “setting data”) for emitting a child device ringing sound indicating that there is a sound from the speaker 20 of the household household device or for controlling the sound emission. In order to form a non-volatile memory 25 such as cally Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), a CPU 26 for controlling each component / circuit of the own household master unit, and a signal transmission path between the CPU 26 and the own household line L1. Interface (hereinafter referred to as slave unit side I / F) 27 and an interface (hereinafter referred to as other master unit side I / F) 28 for forming a signal transmission path between CPU 26 and master unit line L3. And are provided.

  Further, the other household master unit 4 generates the speaker 40, the microphone 41, the monitor 42, the touch panel (setting unit) 43, and the data (video data) to be displayed on the monitor 42 shown in the system explanatory diagram of FIG. The other household is controlled by the control of the CPU 26 of the own household master unit 2 that detects the OSD circuit 44 of the own household and the slave unit call signal transmitted from the own household slave unit 1 operated by the call button 10 via the own household line L1. When the handset call transfer is performed to the parent device, the voice input to the microphone 12 of the own household handset 1 and the calling sound of the child device indicating that there is a call from the own home handset A nonvolatile memory 45 such as an EEPROM for storing setting data for emitting sound from the speaker 40 of the machine or for controlling and controlling the sound emission, and each component / circuit of the other household master unit are controlled. CPU 46, slave unit side I / F 47 for forming a signal transmission path between CPU 46 and other household line L2, and other parent for forming a signal transmission path between CPU 46 and master unit line L3 A machine-side I / F 48 is provided.

  In the intercom system for a multi-family house according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, a specific operation will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  In the system explanatory diagram of FIG. 1, of the own household and other households, here, the monitor 22 of the own household base unit 2 is in the same manner as when the resident of the own household is out of the house due to going out or the like. A transfer button (not shown) displayed in advance is selected by operating the touch panel (setting unit) 23, and a call from a visitor at the entrance of the household is transferred to another household (child machine call transfer). When the visitor at the entrance of the own household operates the call button 10 of the own household cordless handset 1, the cordless handset call signal generated by the own household cordless handset 1 is automatically transmitted. It is transmitted to the CPU 26 via the household line L1 and the slave side I / F 27 of the own household base unit 2 shown in the block diagram of FIG.

  In the block diagram of FIG. 2, the CPU 26 of the own household parent device 2 detects that there is a call from a visitor at the entrance of the own household based on the child device call signal from the own household child device 1, and to that effect. The sound of the handset (including a voice message) is emitted from the speaker 20, and the OSD circuit 24 is controlled to detect a picture or character indicating that there is a call from a visitor at the entrance of the own household. In addition to the image data being output on the monitor 22, a communication path is formed from the handset side I / F 27 to the speaker 20 via the CPU 26, and the camera 11 of the household handset 1 is driven. At the same time, it generates a control signal for forming a communication path from the microphone 12 to the household line L1. This control signal is transmitted from the CPU 26 to the own household slave unit 1 via the slave unit side I / F 27 and the own household line L1.

  In addition, the self-household handset 1 that has detected the control signal from the CPU 26 of the home-household base station 2 is a video of the visitor who has been driven by the camera 11 and has performed a call operation at the entrance of the home-house or the video of the entrance of the home-house While the imaging is started, a communication path from the microphone 12 to the household line L1 is formed.

  Here, the video imaged by the camera 11 of the household slave unit 1 is appropriately processed as a video signal via the own household line L1 and the slave unit side I / F 27 of the household unit 2 via the CPU 26. Is transmitted to. In addition, the transmitted voice of the visitor input to the microphone 12 of the household slave unit 1 is also appropriately signal-processed as an audio signal through the same route as the video signal described above. It is transmitted to the CPU 26.

  In addition, the CPU 26 of the household master 2 that has detected the video signal and the audio signal from the household slave 1 respectively controls the OSD circuit 24, that is, the video imaged by the camera 11 of the household slave 1, , The visitor who performed the call operation at the entrance of his / her own household and the video of the entrance of the own household are displayed on the monitor 22, and the transmitted voice input to the microphone 12 of the own household handset 1, that is, his / her own household The voice of the visitor who has performed a call operation at the entrance is emitted (output) from the speaker 20 to notify the call.

  Further, the CPU 26 of the own household master unit 2 that has detected the video signal and the audio signal from the own household slave unit 1 sends the above-mentioned slave unit call signal indicating that there is a call from the own household slave unit 1 to the other parent unit side. A video signal and a microphone that are output to the CPU 46 via the I / F 28, the inter-master line L3, and the other master side I / F 48 of the other household master unit 4 and captured by the camera 11 of the own household slave unit 1 The voice signal input to 12 is output to the CPU 46 of the other household master unit 4 through the same route as the above-described slave unit call signal.

  Further, when the CPU 46 of the other household master unit 4 detects the slave unit call signal, the video signal and the voice signal from the CPU 26 of the own household master unit 2, the touch panel (setting unit) ) The setting data stored in advance in the nonvolatile memory 45 is read by the operation of 43.

  Here, when the setting data read from the non-volatile memory 45 under the control of the CPU 46 of the other household base unit 4 is setting data for performing sound emission from the speaker 40, the CPU 46 that has detected the setting data , A handset ringing sound (including a voice message) indicating that there is a call from the household slave unit 1 and a transmitted voice input to the microphone 12 of the household slave unit 1, that is, a call operation at the entrance of the household The transmitted voice of the visitor is emitted (output) from the speaker 40, and the OSD circuit 44 is controlled to capture an image captured by the camera 11 of the own household cordless handset 1, that is, at the own household entrance. The visitor who performed the call operation and the video of the entrance to the household can be displayed on the monitor 42, and a resident in the room in another household who confirmed the call notification can touch the touch panel (setting unit) 43. Operate When a predetermined response operation is performed, a speaker 40 and a microphone 41 used by a resident in another household, under the control of the CPU 46 that detected the response operation and the CPU 26 of the own household master unit 2, CPU 46, other parent device side I / F 48, parent device line L3, own parent device 2 other parent device side I / F 28, CPU 26, child device side I / F 27, own household line L1 A communication path is formed between the microphone 12 and the speaker 13 of the personal household handset 1 used by a visitor, and a voice call is transmitted and received through the formed communication path. For a resident in the household, a call can be established while checking the video of the visitor at the entrance of the household.

  Further, when the setting data read from the non-volatile memory 45 by the control of the CPU 46 of the other household base unit 4 performs sound emission from the speaker 40, the sound emission volume is reduced in a time zone such as midnight. In the case of such setting data, the CPU 46 that has detected the setting data sends a slave unit ringing sound (including a voice message) indicating that there is a call from the household slave device 1 and the microphone 12 of the household slave device 1. The input voice, that is, the voice of the visitor who performed the call operation at the entrance of the household, is emitted (output) from the speaker 40 at a low volume, and the OSD circuit 44 is controlled to control the own household. The image captured by the camera 11 of the slave unit 1, that is, the image of the visitor who performed a call operation at the entrance of his / her own household or the image of the entrance of his / her own household can be displayed on the monitor 42. Among them, a resident in another household who confirms the above-mentioned cordless handset calling sound (voice message) and transmitted voice at a low volume that does not cause noise and feels uncomfortable is a touch panel (setting unit) 43. When a predetermined response operation is performed by operating the above-described communication path, the above-described communication path is formed by the control of the CPU 46 that detected the response operation and the CPU 26 of the household device 2, and an audio signal is transmitted through the formed communication path. The call is established by transmitting and receiving, and in particular, for a resident in another household, the call can be established while confirming a video of a visitor at the entrance of the household.

  Further, when the setting data read from the nonvolatile memory 45 by the control of the CPU 46 of the other household base unit 4 is setting data for restricting sound emission from the speaker 40, the CPU 46 that has detected the setting data An image picked up by the camera 11 of the own household child device 1 by controlling only the OSD circuit 44 without emitting the child ringing sound (voice message) and the transmitted voice from the speaker 40, that is, the own household Visitors who made a call at the entrance and the video of the entrance to the household can be displayed on the monitor 42, and the visitor is identified by a resident in another household. Accordingly, the above-described call can be established.

  Furthermore, when the setting data read from the non-volatile memory 45 by the control of the CPU 46 of the other household base unit 4 is the setting data that regulates the sound emission from the speaker 40 and the output of the monitor 42, for example, the other household side In the case of setting data that does not require the transfer of a handset call from the own household, the above call notification (sound emission from the speaker 40, display of the monitor 42) is not performed and the other household side is inconvenienced. There is nothing.

  As is apparent from the above description, a call notification that there is a call from the own household slave unit 1 due to the difference in the setting data read from the nonvolatile memory 45 under the control of the CPU 46 of the other household master unit 4 is provided. It can be arbitrarily changed / cancelled by the household master unit 4.

  In addition, in the description in the above-described embodiment, the monitor 22 of the own household base unit 2 is used in the same manner as when the resident of the own household and other households are out of the house due to going out or the like. A transfer button (not shown) displayed in advance is selected by operating the touch panel (setting unit) 23, and a call from a visitor at the entrance of the household is transferred to another household (child machine call transfer). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a visitor at the entrance of the own household operates the call button 10 of the own household cordless handset 1. The transfer button (not shown) preliminarily displayed on the monitor 42 of the other household master unit 4 is selected by the operation of the touch panel (setting unit) 43 as in the absence from the household, and the other household entrance Calls from visitors in the world Even when a visitor at the entrance of another household operates the call button 30 of the other household cordless handset 3, the CPU 26 of the own household base phone 2 Due to the difference in the setting data read from the non-volatile memory 25 by the control, it is possible to arbitrarily change / cancel the call notification that there is a call from the other household cordless handset 3 in the own household base phone 1.

  In the above description of the embodiment, the case where the intercom system for a multi-family house is applied to a two-family house is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this number of households, and is applicable to three or more households. It can also be made. In this case, it is preferable to add a unique address or the like to various signals so that the household device can be identified.

The system explanatory drawing which shows the structure at the time of applying the intercom system for multi-family houses by the Example of this invention for two-family houses. The block diagram which shows the concrete structure at the time of applying the intercom system for multi-family houses by the Example of this invention for two-family houses.

Explanation of symbols

1 …… Self household device 10 …… Call button 2 …… Self household device 20 …… Speaker 22 …… Monitor 23 …… Touch panel (setting part)
25 …… Non-volatile memory 26 …… CPU
3 …… Other household cordless handset 30 …… Call button 4 …… Other household parent phone 40 …… Speaker 42 …… Monitor 43 …… Touch panel (setting part)
45 …… Non-volatile memory 46 …… CPU
L1 …… Own household line L2 …… Other household line L3 …… Parent line

Claims (2)

Own household cordless handset (1) installed at the entrance of own household, own household cordless handset (2) installed in the dwelling unit of the own household, and other household cordless handset (3) installed at the entrance of another household ) And another household master unit (4) installed in the dwelling unit of the other household, and the own household slave unit is connected to the own household parent unit via the own household line (L1), and the other The household slave unit is connected to the other household parent unit via another household line (L2), and the own household parent unit is connected to the other household parent unit via the parent unit line (L3).
Each of the own household parent device and the other household parent device has a CPU (26, 46) for detecting a child device call signal generated by operating a call button (10, 30) of the child device, and the own household device. The household master unit transfers the call from the own household slave unit to the other household parent unit, and the other household parent unit sends the call from the other household slave unit to the own household parent unit. In order to transfer the call to the child device, the child device call signal is transmitted from the parent device side to be transferred and the video and audio from the child device are transferred, and the transferred parent device side monitors (22, 42), the sound from the handset and the handset ringing sound are emitted from the speakers (20, 40), and the data for controlling the sound emission control or the sound emission restriction from the speakers is nonvolatile. Save to the memory (25, 45) Above to read the data of the nonvolatile memory, multi-family residential intercom system, characterized in that it includes a CPU for controlling the sound implementation or sound emission regulations from the speaker (26, 46).   Each of the own household parent device and the other household parent device has a function of reducing the sound from the child device and the child device ringing sound when inputting the setting data into the nonvolatile memory, and the voice from the child device and The intercom system for a multi-family house according to claim 1, further comprising a setting unit (23, 43) for selecting a function for restricting three of the handset calling sound and the video.

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