JP2007053632A - Condominium intercom system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To confirm video images of cameras located in shared parts at any time in all living room master units. <P>SOLUTION: Each of a plurality of the cameras 5 installed in shared parts is sequentially switched by a camera controller 6 at prescribed time intervals and outputs a video signal, and video signal lines exclusively used for the video signals from the cameras 5 of the shared parts are provided between a control unit 2 and each of housing adaptors 7. When optional one or more of the living room master units 3 carry out operations for acquiring the video images of the cameras 5 in the shared parts, each of the housing adaptors 7 connects a speech/video signal line of each living room master unit 3 to the video signal line of a master unit trunk line 9, and the video images of the cameras 5 in the shared parts are sequentially switched and output to a monitor of each living room master unit 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apartment house intercom system, and more particularly to an apartment house intercom system that can check images of a common-use camera in a base unit.

As a collective housing intercom system that can display a video of a camera that captures a shared section in a living room master unit in addition to a captured image of a camera for capturing a visitor provided at the collective entrance machine, for example, Patent Document 1 There is a system configured as shown below.
In Patent Document 1, the camera switching button of the room master is operated to select a preferred combination from a plurality of collective entrance cameras and surveillance cameras, thereby sequentially switching the picked-up images of the selected cameras. It is possible to display on the monitor of the master unit.

JP 2005-109804 A

  However, in the collective housing intercom system of Patent Document 1, the living room base unit that has performed the image output operation of the camera image can output the image of the common use camera, and the resident can check the image. The parent device was inconvenient because it could not display the camera video during that time, and even if there was a video to be confirmed, it could not be confirmed in detail and the security was low.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a collective housing intercom system that can simultaneously check the images of the common-use camera in a plurality of living room master units and can easily check the images as necessary in order to eliminate the above-mentioned difficulties. The purpose is that.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 is to install a front door for calling a resident installed at a front door, a common camera for imaging a common part, and a call with a visitor. The main unit of this room and a controller that controls these devices, and the video from the camera installed in the central entrance and the video from the common-use camera are displayed on the monitor installed in the main unit. In a possible housing complex intercom system, the image captured by the common use camera can be transmitted simultaneously to all the living room base units, and an operation of acquiring the common unit camera video can be performed at any room base unit. And a video communication path is formed so that the video can be displayed on the monitor of the parent device.
With this configuration, it is convenient because an image of the common-use camera can be displayed on any living room master unit, and at the same time, a plurality of residents can view the video of the common-use camera, improving security.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a video communication path dedicated to the video signal of the common-use camera is provided between the living room master and the control unit, and When an operation for acquiring a video is performed, the video of the shared camera can be displayed at all times.
With this configuration, a video communication path can be secured at all times, so that the video from the shared camera can always be displayed on the parent unit when necessary and security is improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the video from the collective entrance machine and the video from the common-use camera are transmitted via a common video communication path, and the controller When the operation to acquire the video of the common unit camera is performed on the machine, the switching operation for switching the video transmitted through the video communication path to the video from the common unit camera is performed, and the controller performs the video of the common unit camera by the switching operation. The ID information of the room master unit that has performed the acquisition operation is stored, and the ID information is erased when the output of the shared-unit camera video in the room base unit is completed.
With this configuration, it is possible to acquire the video of the common-use camera in any room base unit without providing a dedicated video signal line. In addition, it is possible to control the transmission operation of the common-unit camera captured video based on the presence or absence of ID information, and the video signal line switching control can be facilitated.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the third aspect, in the case where there are a plurality of stored ID information of the living room main unit, the controller removes from the shared section camera when all the ID information is deleted. The video is separated from the video communication path, and the video from the shared camera is not transmitted.
With this configuration, when the video of the shared camera is not required, the output of the shared camera can be stopped, and control for switching the video signal line is easy.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, when there are a plurality of shared section cameras, camera switching means for switching the transmission video is provided, and the shared section camera is set for a predetermined time by the camera switching means. It is characterized in that in the living room master unit that operates by sequentially switching at intervals and acquires the video of the shared unit camera, the video from each shared unit camera is automatically switched and displayed.
With this configuration, it is possible to sequentially check the images of a plurality of shared camera without any special operation, and the security is improved.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the fifth aspect, the living room master unit has a still image creating means for stopping the output video, and during the output of the video transmitted from each shared section camera, It is characterized in that it is displayed as a still image by operating the still image creating means.
With this configuration, even if the video of the shared camera is automatically switched, if there is a screen that the resident wants to see in detail, it can be confirmed as a still image and convenience is improved.

A seventh aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in the sixth aspect of the invention, the room master unit has a recording means for recording a still image.
With this configuration, it is possible to record an image that is desired to remain, and security is improved.

The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the room base unit performs a call signal when a call operation is performed from the collective entrance unit while an image from the common use camera is being displayed. In response, the video communication path formed with the shared camera is cut to form a video communication path with the collective entrance machine.
According to the present invention, even if the image of the common area camera is being confirmed, if there is a call at the collective entrance machine, the image of the common area camera is automatically switched to the image of the collective entrance machine. Can check the visitor without switching operation, improving operability.

The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the living room base unit receives a call from the collective entrance machine while displaying an image from the common use camera, and receives the call from the collective entrance machine. When the telephone call operation is performed, the video communication path formed with the shared camera is cut to form a video communication path with the collective entrance machine.
According to the present invention, the video of the common entrance camera is not suddenly switched, and the video of the shared camera is preferentially displayed, so that the security is improved.

The invention according to claim 10 is the invention according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the room master unit re-forms the video communication path with the shared camera after the call with the collective entrance machine is completed. It is characterized in that the imaged video is output.
According to the present invention, since the video of the shared camera can be viewed again after the call with the collective entrance is terminated, the monitor state before the call with the visitor can be maintained, and convenience is improved.

  According to the present invention, it is convenient that an image of a common-use camera can be simultaneously displayed by any living room master, and a plurality of residents can simultaneously view the video of the common-use camera, thereby improving security. Further, if there is a video to be confirmed, it can be confirmed as a still image, and the security is further improved.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of an apartment house intercom system according to the present invention, showing two collective entrance machines 1, a controller 2 for controlling the system, and a plurality of living room master units 3 and 3. .., provided between the control room main unit 4, the plurality of shared unit cameras 5, 5..., The camera controller 6 that controls the shared unit camera 5, and the control unit 2 for each room base unit 3. And the constructed dwelling unit adapter 7. The collective entrance 1, the management room master 4, and the camera controller 6 are connected to the controller 2 by signal lines 8 a, 8 b, 8 c, respectively, and the living room master 3 is a parent that extends from the controller 2 via the dwelling unit adapter 7. Connected to the trunk line 9.

  The room master unit 3 is configured as shown in the circuit block diagram of FIG. In FIG. 2, 11 is a demodulation circuit for demodulating the video signal, 12 is a monitor for outputting the transmitted video information, 13 is a call circuit for carrying out a call with the speaker 14 and the microphone 15, and 16 is a numeric keypad. 17 is a common camera button for displaying a captured image of the common camera, 18 is an operation means comprising a touch panel, 19a is a recording memory for recording video and images, and 19b stores various settings. A setting memory 21 for performing the operation, 21 is a parent device interface (parent device IF), and 22 is a parent device CPU for controlling the living room parent device 3.

  The dwelling unit adapter 7 is configured as shown in the circuit diagram of FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the master trunk 9 provided from the controller 2 to each living room master 3 includes a data signal line 25a for transmitting a data signal, and call / video signal lines 25b and 25c for the collective entrance. (25b is the first channel, 25c is the second channel, and the call / video signal line is provided with two channels), and has a video signal line 25d used as a video communication path of the shared camera.

  The telephone / video signal lines 25b and 25c for the collective entrance machine and the video signal line 25d for the common camera are connected to the room parent via the first switch SW1, the second switch SW2, and the third switch SW3, respectively. It is connected to one call / video signal line 26 b provided in the machine 3. Reference numeral 26a denotes a master unit data signal line connected to the data signal transmission line 25a, and 26c denotes an adapter control signal line for controlling the dwelling unit adapter 7 from the living room master unit 3.

  Next, the operation of the apartment house intercom system configured as described above will be described. Since operations such as calling from the collective entrance 1, talking with residents, and unlocking the automatic door are the same as those in the prior art, the description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the captured images of the plurality of common-use cameras 5 are switched at predetermined time intervals under the control of the camera controller 6 and are output to the controller 2. This video is output from the camera controller 6 by NTSC, FM-modulated by the controller 2, and transmitted to each room base unit 3 through a dedicated video signal line 25d.

When the common unit camera button 17 of the living room main unit 3 is operated, a control signal is sent from the main unit CPU 22 to the dwelling unit adapter 7 via the main unit IF 21 and the adapter control signal line 26c. The third changeover switch SW3 is switched by the control signal to connect the video signal line 25d and the call / video signal line 26b, thereby forming a video communication path between the controller 2 and the room master unit 3. As a result, the video of the shared camera 5 being sent out is always displayed on the monitor 12 of the parent room 3. At that time, since the common area cameras 5 are sequentially switched as described above, the images of the respective common area cameras 5 are switched and displayed at predetermined time intervals in the living room master unit 3, and the resident Images can be confirmed sequentially.
In addition, since the video signal line 25d can be connected from each room base unit 3, a plurality of room base units 3 can simultaneously output the captured images of the shared section cameras.

  In this way, when the resident wants to carefully check the output image while outputting the captured image of the shared section camera 5, the master unit CPU 22 displays the image at that time by operating the operation means 18. The operation of stopping and displaying as a still image on the monitor 12 is performed. Further, this still image is automatically recorded in the recording memory 19a. Thereafter, the still image state is canceled by performing a predetermined operation, and the real-time video from the shared camera 5 is switched again. Note that the recording of still images in the recording memory 19a is not automatic and may be performed by a predetermined operation, but security can be improved by automation.

  On the other hand, when a call is received from the collective entrance machine 1 while the video of the shared section camera 5 is being displayed, the following operation is performed. If there is a call from the collective entrance machine 1 while the video of the common use camera 5 is being displayed in the room master unit 3, a call signal is transmitted to the room base unit 3 via the controller 2, and the parent that detected the signal is transmitted. The machine CPU 22 further transmits a control signal to the dwelling unit adapter 7. Upon receipt of the control signal, the dwelling unit adapter 7 switches the third changeover switch SW3 to disconnect the video signal line 25d and also changes the first changeover switch SW1 to communicate between the collective entrance 1 and the room master unit 3. A video communication line is formed by connecting video signal lines. Thereby, the resident can instantly confirm the video of the visitor in front of the collective entrance 1.

  After the resident confirms the visitor, a call can be performed by a predetermined operation, and when the end call operation is performed (or when the call is finished without entering the call), the control of the room master unit 3 is performed. Thus, the first changeover switch SW1 and the third changeover switch SW3 are switched, and the video of the shared camera 5 is switched again.

In this way, since the video communication path of the common-use camera is always secured, it is convenient that the video of the common-use camera can be displayed at any time with any living room parent machine, and at the same time, multiple residents can share the common-use camera. Camera images can be viewed, improving security.
In addition, even if there are multiple cameras in the common area, individual captured images can be checked in sequence without any special operation, security can be further improved, and the video of the common area cameras can be switched automatically. However, if there is a screen that the resident wants to confirm, it can be confirmed as a still image, which improves convenience.
Furthermore, even if the video of the common area camera is being checked, if a call is made at the central entrance, the video of the common area camera is automatically switched to the video of the central entrance, so the resident can perform a switching operation. Visitors can be confirmed without doing so, improving operability.
In addition, the convenience of the camera can be improved because the video of the shared camera can be automatically viewed again after the call with the collective entrance machine is terminated.

Here, the first selector switch SW1 is operated to connect the collective entrance machine 1 and the living room base unit 3 by the first channel 25b. However, when the first channel 25b is in use, the second switch The collective entrance machine 1 and the living room base unit 3 are connected by operating the switch SW2 and using the second channel 25c.
In addition, the timing of switching is linked by detecting the call signal, but when the call signal is received, the video of the common camera is maintained, and then the call button for calling with the visitor is pressed and the call is made. The image video may be switched from the common use camera to the visitor video of the entrance hall. In this case, the master unit CPU 22 detects an operation of pressing a call button or the like, transmits a control signal to the dwelling unit adapter 7 and receives the signal, and the dwelling unit adapter 7 cuts off the video path formed with the common unit camera 5. It ’s fine. By doing so, the video of the common entrance camera can be displayed with priority, without suddenly switching to the video of the entrance hall, and convenience can be improved.

Next, a second embodiment of an apartment house intercom system will be described. The first embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that it does not have a dedicated line for the video signal of the common use camera, and the video signal from the collective entrance machine 1 and the video from the common use camera 6 are common. It is the composition transmitted via.
In this case, the dwelling unit adapter 7 is configured as shown in FIG. 4, and the connection to the controller 2 is connected by a three-wire signal line in the same manner as the connection to the living room base unit 3. In addition, the same code | symbol is provided to the component similar to the said FIG. 3, and description is abbreviate | omitted. In this case, the controller 2 is configured as shown in FIG. 5, 30 and 31 are data interfaces (data IF), 32 is a video path switching unit for selecting a video signal to be sent to the room master unit 3, and 33 is 2 A channel switching unit 34 for switching the communication / video signal lines 25b and 25c having a channel indicates a controller CPU.

  In the apartment house intercom system configured as described above, the image taken by the common room camera is displayed in the room master unit as follows. When the shared camera button 17 of the living room base unit 3 is operated, a control signal is transmitted to the control unit 2 via the dwelling unit adapter 7. Here, the control unit CPU 34 confirms the status of the vacant channel. For example, when the first channel 25b is used for a call with another room master unit 3 and the collective entrance unit 1, it is an vacant channel. The second channel 25c is controlled to be used.

  Thus, for example, the second channel 25c is used by the channel switching unit 33, and the shared camera 5 switched by the video path switching unit 32 is connected to the second channel 25c. Further, the controller CPU 34 transmits the use of the second channel 25c as a data signal to the living room parent unit 3, and the living room parent unit 3 transmits a control signal to the dwelling unit adapter 7 and switches the second changeover switch SW2. The second channel 25c and the call / video signal line 26b are connected. In this way, the video of the shared camera 5 is displayed on the monitor 12 of the living room master unit 3.

In this case, the control operation of the shared unit camera by the controller 2 will be described. Upon receiving the operation of the shared unit camera button 17 of the living room parent unit 3, the ID information of the living room parent unit 3 is stored in the controller 2, and this In response to the operation, the camera controller 6 starts imaging of the common use camera 5 and transmits the captured image to the controller 2. When the image output in the room master unit 3 is completed, the stored ID information is erased and the video from the common use camera 5 is disabled, and the camera controller 6 stops the transmission of the video signal, and the substantial common use unit The camera 5 is disconnected from the system.
In addition, when a plurality of living room master units 3 are outputting captured images of the shared section camera 5, a plurality of ID information of the living room parent unit 3 is stored in the control unit 2, and all the ID information is deleted. At the time, that is, when the image output from all the room base units 3 is completed, the transmission of the video signal from the shared camera 5 is stopped. Note that during the imaging operation, as in the above-described embodiment, each shared camera 5 is switched at predetermined time intervals to transmit a video signal.

  In this way, it is possible to output the video of the common-use camera in any room base unit using an empty channel without providing a dedicated video signal line. And when the video of the common-use camera is not required, since the output of the picked-up video of the common-use camera is stopped and only the video from the collective entrance is transmitted, it is easy to control to switch the video signal line.

Also in the second embodiment, when there is a call from the collective entrance machine 1, it is possible to switch to the video of the collective entrance machine as in the first embodiment. Channel (for example, the first channel 25b) is used. In this case, there is no problem because the CH2 connection is maintained as it is when another room master unit 3 is outputting the video of the shared camera 5.
In each of the above embodiments, the number of channels that can transmit a call / video signal is two, but the present invention is not limited to this. Furthermore, the dwelling unit adapter 7 may be built in the living room base unit 3, and the camera controller 6 may be configured integrally with the control unit 2.

It is a block diagram which shows 1st Embodiment of the apartment house intercom system which concerns on this invention. FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of the living room master device of FIG. 1. It is a block diagram of the dwelling unit adapter of FIG. It is a block diagram of the dwelling unit adapter which shows 2nd Embodiment of an apartment house intercom system. It is a block diagram of the controller which shows 2nd Embodiment of an apartment house intercom system.

Explanation of symbols

  1 ・ ・ Gathering machine 2 ・ ・ Control device 3 ・ ・ Home unit 4 ・ ・ Management room base unit 5 ・ Common camera, 6 ・ ・ Camera controller, 7 ・ ・ Dwelling unit adapter ・ 12 ・ ・Monitor, 16 ·· Setting means, 19a ·· Recording memory, 25b ·· First call / video signal line (first channel), 25c ·· Second call / video signal line (second channel), 25d ·· Video Signal line.

Claims (10)

There is a collective entrance machine installed at the collective entrance to call a resident, a common area camera that images the common area, a living room base unit for calling with visitors, and a controller that controls these devices. In the collective housing intercom system capable of displaying the video from the camera provided in the collective entrance machine and the video from the shared camera in the monitor provided in the living room master unit,
When the captured video of the shared unit camera can be transmitted to all the parent units at the same time, and an operation for acquiring the image of the shared unit camera is performed in any room parent unit, the video communication path is A collective housing intercom system, characterized in that the formed video can be displayed on a monitor of the living room master unit. When there is a video communication path dedicated to the video signal of the shared camera between the living room master and the controller, and an operation for acquiring the video of the shared camera is performed in any living room master 2. The collective housing intercom system according to claim 1, wherein a video of a common-use camera can be displayed at all times. The video from the collective entrance machine and the video from the shared unit camera are transmitted via a common video communication path, and the controller acquires an image of the shared unit camera in any of the living room base units Is performed, a switching operation for switching the video transmitted through the video communication path to the video from the shared camera is performed,
The controller stores the ID information of the common room camera that has performed the video acquisition operation of the common unit camera by the switching operation, and deletes the ID information when the common unit camera image is output in the common room main unit. The collective housing intercom system according to claim 1. When there is a plurality of stored ID information of the room master unit, the controller separates the video from the shared unit camera from the video communication path at the time when all the ID information is erased from the shared unit camera. 4. The collective housing intercom system according to claim 3, wherein the video cannot be transmitted. In the case of having a plurality of shared section cameras, it is provided with a camera switching means for switching the transmission video, and the shared section cameras are sequentially switched at a predetermined time interval by the camera switching means and operate to acquire a video of the shared section camera. 5. A multi-dwelling house intercom system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein video from each shared camera is automatically switched and displayed on the machine. The living room base unit has a still image creation unit that freezes the output video, and displays the video transmitted from each shared camera as a still image by operating the still image creation unit during the output. The collective housing intercom system according to claim 5. The apartment house intercom system according to claim 6, wherein the living room master unit has a recording unit for recording the still image. When receiving the calling signal from the collective entrance machine while the video from the common unit camera is being displayed, the living room master unit disconnects the video communication path formed with the common unit camera and collects the collective entrance unit. An apartment communication intercom system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a video communication path is formed. The living room base unit receives a call from the collective entrance machine and performs a call operation with the collective entrance machine while the video from the common use camera is being displayed. 8. The collective housing intercom system according to claim 1, wherein a road is cut to form a video communication path with the collective entrance machine. 9. The room master unit re-establishes a video communication path with the shared-use camera again after a call with the collective entrance machine is completed, and outputs a current captured image. Or the apartment house intercom system of 9.

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