JP2009182638A - Intercom system for collective dwelling - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an intercom system for collective dwelling, enabling a third person to first respond to a call from a visitor and later, enabling the visitor to have speech communication with a resident by the third person's operation. <P>SOLUTION: When a calling operation to the resident is made from a collective entrance set 1, a controller 4 first transmits a calling signal to a management office master set 3 (S1), and when a manager responding to the call from the collective entrance set 1 (S3) presses a transfer button 38, the controller 4 transmits a video signal from the collective entrance set 1 to a sitting room master set 2 of a calling destination (S5) and forms a speech communication line between the management office master set 3 and the sitting room master set 2 (S7). When the sitting room master set 2 later performs a speech communication end operation, a speech communication line is formed again between the collective entrance set 1 and the management office master set 3 again (S9), and when the management office master set 3 performs speech communication ending operation before the sitting room master set 2 does, a speech communication line is formed between the collective entrance set 1 and the sitting room master set 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apartment house intercom system, and more particularly to an apartment house intercom system that can be managed by an administrator or the like when a call is made by a visitor who does not want to talk.

The multi-family intercom system is configured so that a visitor operates a multi-purpose entrance installed at the entrance to select and call the base unit of the visited residence unit, and to make a call with the responding resident. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). Therefore, even in sales visits that do not want to be answered, if a call from the collective entrance machine is made, it must be answered through the parent machine.
In addition, an intercom system in which a collective entrance machine is provided with a camera that images a visitor, and a monitor that displays the captured image on a living room base unit has become widespread. In this case, it is possible to give a certain amount of visitor information before responding to the resident by causing the room master unit that has received the call to display a visitor video together with a ringing sound.

JP-A-9-233202

However, it is difficult to determine whether or not a person does not want to respond just by viewing the visitor video, and he still responds to calls from visitors who do not want to meet.
On the other hand, since there are many cases in which a manager is resident in an apartment house, it is conceivable that a third party such as the manager first responds. By doing so, it becomes possible to dismiss visitors who do not want to meet in the apartment without calling.

  Therefore, in view of such problems, the present invention provides a collective housing intercom system in which a third party initially responds to a call from a visitor and then can make a call with a resident by the operation of the third party. The purpose is to provide.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of claim 1 is directed to a collective entrance machine installed at an entrance for a visitor to call a resident and make a call, and a resident responds to a call from the collective entrance machine. To control communication between the main unit installed in each dwelling unit, the management unit main unit that can communicate with the collective entrance unit and the main unit, and the collective entrance unit, the main unit, and the control unit main unit When the resident's call operation is performed by the dwelling unit selection operation or the like by the collective entrance machine, the control unit first transmits a call signal to the management room main unit. The communication path control means transmits the communication path between the caller's room base unit and the collective entrance machine when a transfer operation is performed by an operator who responds to the call from the collective entrance machine. To make calls between the two parties And features.
According to this configuration, even if a visitor calls the visited location, the visitor is initially connected to the management room master unit, and then can talk with the visited resident by the operation of a third party such as an administrator. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the resident from dealing directly with malicious visitors and visitors such as sales, and the resident can obtain a good living environment.

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein when the room master unit that has received the transfer operation from the management room base unit is operated in response, the communication path control means first sets the management room base unit and the room. A communication path is formed between the master entrance unit and the room master unit by forming a communication path between the master unit and the control room master unit. It is characterized by enabling a telephone call.
According to this configuration, a call path is first formed between the living room master and the management room master by the transfer operation of the management room master, so that the resident can obtain visitor information from the manager and the like. It can be used for discrimination.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, when a communication path is formed between the living room main unit and the management room main unit, the call termination operation is performed at the living room main unit. The communication path control means re-creates a communication path between the collective entrance machine and the management room master unit.
According to this configuration, the transfer can be returned by a simple operation of the room master. Then, when an operator of the management room base unit such as a manager gets lost in a visitor's judgment, it is possible to reflect the resident's intention with a simple operation.

The invention of claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the collective entrance machine includes a personal authentication unit for authenticating the resident, and the communication path control means is configured such that the resident is a personal authentication unit. Once authenticated, control is performed such that notification is made to the room master unit related to the authenticated resident.
According to this configuration, when the resident returns home, the user can be notified of the return home by simply performing a personal authentication operation without calling up his / her own room master unit, which is convenient.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the collective entrance is provided with a personal authentication unit for authenticating a resident, while the entrance is an automatic door unlocked / locked by an electric lock. When the resident is authenticated by the personal authentication unit, an unlocking control means for controlling the unlocking of the automatic door is provided in the collective entrance machine or the room base unit.
According to this configuration, when the resident comes home, the automatic door is unlocked simply by performing a personal authentication operation, which is convenient.

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control unit or the room base unit has a call timer for counting a call path forming time between the collective entrance unit and the room base unit. And the communication path control means cuts off the communication path when the call timer counts a predetermined time.
According to this configuration, since the call time between the transferable living room main unit and the collective entrance machine is timed without taking into account the call time between the control room main unit and the collective entrance machine, Even if the talk time of the central entrance is long, a certain talk time can be secured. Further, even if the end-of-call operation is forgotten, the communication path does not continue to be formed.

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the collective entrance machine includes a camera for imaging a visitor, and the living room master unit includes a monitor for displaying the captured image. When the control room base unit is transferred, the call path control means forms a video signal transmission path between the central entrance and the called room base unit, and the image captured by the camera is used as a monitor of the room base unit. It is characterized by having the image output.
According to this configuration, the resident can confirm the visitor with the video while having a conversation with the manager, so it is easy to determine the visitor.

  According to the present invention, even if a visitor calls the visited site, the visitor is initially connected to the management room master unit, and then can talk with the visited resident by the operation of a third party such as an administrator. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the resident from dealing directly with malicious visitors and visitors such as sales, and the resident can obtain a good living environment.

  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 showing an example of an apartment house intercom system according to the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes an entrance hall installed at an entrance for a visitor to call a resident and make a call, and 2 denotes an entrance hall 1. In order for the resident to respond to the call from the living room, the living room base unit installed in each unit 3 is a management room base unit that can communicate with the collective entrance unit 1 and the living room base unit 2, and 4 is the collective entrance unit 1. A controller 5 for controlling communication between the living room base unit 2 and the management room base unit 3 is an automatic door for passing a visitor or a resident when entering or exiting the apartment house to prevent a suspicious person from entering. Is an automatic door control panel for controlling the automatic door 5.

  The collective entrance machine 1, the living room master units 2, 2, and the management room master unit 3 are connected to the control unit 4 by signal lines L 1, L 2, and L 3, respectively, and the automatic door 5 is connected to the collective entrance unit 1 through the automatic door control panel 6. And a signal line L4.

  The collective entrance machine 1 is configured as shown in the circuit block diagram of FIG. 2, and includes a camera unit 11 having a camera for imaging a visitor, a video processing unit 12 for processing the captured video signal, a numeric keypad, and the like. Unit 13, call button 14, call unit 15 provided with a microphone and speaker, personal authentication unit 16 for authenticating a resident by RFID, collective entrance control unit 17 for controlling each circuit of the collective entrance 1, communication with the controller An interface unit (collective entrance IF) 18 is provided.

  The living room master unit 2 is configured as shown in the circuit block diagram of FIG. 3, and includes a video processing unit 20 that processes video signals transmitted from the collective entrance unit 1, a monitor 21 that displays the captured video of the camera unit 11, A timer 22 that counts a call path formation time, a call button 23 for responding to a call from the collective entrance 1 or the like, a call unit 24 that includes a microphone and a speaker, and a room master that controls each circuit of the room master 2 A control unit 25, an interface unit (room base unit IF) 26 for communicating with the controller 4, an unlock button 27 for unlocking the automatic door 5, and an unlock LED 28 for displaying the unlocking are provided.

  Further, the management room master unit 3 is configured as shown in the circuit block diagram of FIG. 4, and displays a captured image of the video processing unit 30 that processes the video signal transmitted from the collective entrance machine 1 and the camera unit 11. Monitor 31, timer 32 that counts the call path formation time, call button 33 for responding to a call from the collective entrance machine 1 or the room master 2, a call unit 34 having a microphone and a speaker, and the management room master 3 A management room base unit control unit 35 for controlling each circuit, an interface unit (management room base unit IF) 36 for communicating with the control unit 4, an operation unit 37 including a touch panel, and a transfer button 38 for transferring a call. Yes. The transfer button 38 is formed by a touch button on the operation unit 37.

  Further, the controller 4 is configured as shown in the circuit block diagram of FIG. 5, and performs ID storage unit 40 for storing a resident ID, formation / blocking of a communication path and a video path between connected devices, and communication between devices. It communicates with the control device control unit 41 that controls each circuit of the control device 4, the first interface unit (first IF) 42 for communicating with the collective entrance device 1, the living room parent device 2, and the management room parent device 3. The second interface unit (second IF) 43 is provided.

The operation of the apartment house intercom system configured as described above will be described below. FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are sequence diagrams showing operations when a visitor operates the collective entrance machine 1, and FIG. 6 shows that the room master unit 2 does not respond to a call from the collective entrance machine 1. The case where the call ends is shown, and this case will be described first.
When a visitor operates the operation unit 13 of the entrance hall 1 to input a dwelling unit number and presses the call button 14, a call signal (S 1) is transmitted to the management room master 3 under the control of the controller 4. . At the same time, a visitor image captured by the camera unit 11 of the collective entrance machine 1 follows the same route and is transmitted to the management room master unit 3.

Upon receiving the call signal and the video signal, the management room base unit 3 outputs a ringing tone from the speaker of the call unit 34 under the control of the management room base unit control unit 35 and at the same time, the video captured by the camera unit 11 on the monitor 31. Is displayed.
When the call button 33 is operated by the manager who has confirmed the call, a response signal is returned to the collective entrance machine (S2), and the controller 4 receives the response signal and forms a call path between them (S3). . In this way, a call can be made between the visitor and the manager.

When the manager who has grasped what kind of visitor is making this call operates the transfer button 38 to confirm the resident, the controller (controller control unit 41) 4 is selected by the collective entrance 1 A call signal is transmitted to the home base unit 2 that has been made (S4). At the same time, the video imaged by the camera unit 11 is also switched from the management room base unit 3 and transmitted to the room base unit 2.
In the living room master unit 2, a ringing tone is output from the speaker of the calling unit 24, and at the same time, an image is displayed from the monitor 21 (S5). In addition, the dwelling unit number selected and operated in the collective entrance machine 1 is stored in a connection information storage unit (not shown) of the controller 4, and this number is read out during the transfer operation and the selected room master unit 2 is called. .

  When the resident presses the call button 23 in response to this call, a response signal is returned to the management room base unit 3 (S6), and a communication path is formed with the management room base unit 3 (S7). That is, the video path is formed with the collective entrance machine 1, and the communication path is formed with the management room master unit 3. In this way, the resident can confirm the visitor by the video and can confirm the business from the manager. If the video information and the call information from the manager do not wish to call the visitor, the resident informs the manager of the call and then operates the room master unit 2 to end the call.

  When the room master unit 2 that has received the transfer is terminated, a call termination signal is transmitted to the management room master unit 3 (S8), and the control unit control unit 41 again sets the collective entrance unit 1, the management room base unit 3, The call path and the video path are reconfigured (S9). When the visitor video is redisplayed in the management room base unit 3 in this way, the manager who has obtained the conclusion that the visitor is repelled by calling with the resident recognizes that it has been reconnected, and that the resident is absent. Alternatively, the resident notifies the visitor that he / she does not wish to respond, and then the call-ending operation is performed. In this way, the communication path between the collective entrance machine 1 and the management room master unit 3 is blocked, and the system enters a standby state. Note that, when reconnection control is performed with the management room base unit 3, the video display on the room base unit 2 may be continued and the video may be displayed on both the management room base unit 3 and the room base unit 2.

In this way, even if a visitor calls the visited location, the visitor is initially connected to the management room master unit, and can then talk to the resident at the visited location by the manager. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the resident from dealing directly with malicious visitors and visitors such as sales, and the resident can obtain a good living environment.
And since the communication path is first formed between the living room master and the management room master by the transfer operation of the management room master, the resident can obtain the visitor information from the manager, and the resident Visitors can be confirmed by video while talking to the manager, which can be used for discrimination of visitors.
In addition, since it is possible to transfer to the living room parent machine by a simple operation of the management room parent machine and to return the transfer by a simple operation of the living room parent machine, there is no mistake in the operation, and the administrator can easily perform the operation. It is possible to cope with the intention of the resident.

  FIG. 7 shows a flow when a resident responds to a call from the collective entrance 1 and will be described below. In this case, in order to call the resident, the visitor operates the operation unit 13 of the collective entrance 1 to select the dwelling unit and press the call button 14 to call the management room base unit 3 and After the response, a call path is formed between the living room base unit 2 and the management room base unit 3 by a transfer operation, and a resident responds to the call path between the management room base unit 3 and the room base unit 2. The flow to be formed (S11 to S17) is the same as in FIG.

  However, if the resident wants to talk with the visitor based on the video information and information from the manager, the manager can control the master unit 3 to end the call by informing the manager of the call. Is done. By this operation, an end-call signal is transmitted to the living room master unit 2 (S18), and the controller control unit 41 that detects this signal forms a communication path between the collective entrance machine 1 and the living room base unit 2 (S19). Residents can talk to visitors. Thereafter, an end-of-speech operation, an unlocking operation, etc. are performed as appropriate based on the judgment of the resident.

  In this way, the resident who has received the call can talk to the visitor with a simple operation of ending the control room master unit, and the manager who responds at the control room base unit can easily perform the operation. So you can switch between calls and never make a mistake.

  Here, the call time will be described. When a call is made between the central entrance machine 1 and the management room base unit 3, the timer 32 of the management room base unit 3 operates, and is automatically terminated when a predetermined time (for example, 90 seconds) is counted. ing. When the room master 2 is called within this predetermined time and a call is started between the room master 2 and the collective entrance 1, the timer 22 of the room master 2 is newly activated, and the predetermined time ( For example, 90 seconds). When the predetermined time has elapsed, the talk is automatically ended.

In addition, when the unlock button 27 is operated when a communication path is formed between the room master unit 2 and the collective entrance unit 1, an unlock signal is transmitted from the room master unit control unit 25 to the controller 4. The controller control unit 41 notifies the automatic door control panel 6 of an unlock signal via the collective entrance machine 1. Thus, an electric lock (not shown) of the automatic door 5 is unlocked. Even if the electric lock is unlocked, it automatically locks when the automatic door is closed.
Further, the control device 4 transmits a reply signal to the living room master device 2 in order to notify the resident that the unlock button 27 has been pressed. Receiving this notification, the room master control unit 25 changes the unlocked LED 28 in the blinking state to the lighting state.

  In this way, the call time between the room master unit and the collective entrance unit after being transferred is counted without taking into account the call time between the control unit base unit and the collective entrance unit. Even if the call time of the machine is long, a certain call time can be secured.

The above is the operation when the visitor operates the entrance hall 1, but the operation when the resident returns home operates as follows.
The resident carries an IC card (not shown) incorporating an RF tag that stores an ID set for each resident, and puts this IC card on the personal authentication unit 16 of the collective entrance 1. Then, personal authentication is performed. The set ID is stored in the ID storage unit 40 of the controller 4, and the personal authentication unit 16 compares the ID information read from the IC card with the information in the ID storage unit 40. Thus, the authentication notification signal is transmitted to the living room base unit 2 associated with the ID information, that is, the dwelling unit of the authenticated resident. This signal is transmitted to the room master unit 2 via the control unit 4, and the room unit 2 having received the authentication notification signal returns the resident to the home with a predetermined notification sound different from the ringing tone from the speaker of the call unit 24. Notice.
Further, when the personal authentication unit 16 performs the authentication operation, the unlocking signal of the automatic door 5 is sent from the collective entrance control unit 17 to the automatic door control panel 6 and the electric lock of the automatic door 5 is unlocked.

  In this way, when the resident returns home, the user can be notified of the return home without calling up his / her own room by simply performing a personal authentication operation, and the automatic door is unlocked simply by performing a personal authentication operation. Good sex.

In addition, even if it is a resident, if the dwelling unit number is input and a calling operation is performed without performing the ID authentication operation, the management room base unit 3 is called first. In addition, when ID authentication is performed, an authentication notification signal is not transmitted, but a call signal is transmitted to the living room master unit 2 to perform call path formation control, thereby enabling a call with a family. Further, the ID authentication may not be RFID but may be biometric authentication such as a fingerprint.
In the above embodiment, the manager responds to the visitor's call. However, the responder does not need to be a manager and may be a third party such as a dedicated staff member.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of embodiment of the apartment house intercom system which concerns on this invention. It is a circuit block diagram of the collective entrance machine of FIG. FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of the living room master device of FIG. 1. It is a circuit block diagram of a management room base unit. It is a circuit block diagram of a controller. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement when a resident | caller is made by the collective entrance machine. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement when a resident | caller is made by the collective entrance machine.

Explanation of symbols

  1 .... Collective entrance machine, 2 .... Living room parent machine, 3 .... Management room parent machine, 4 .... Control machine, 5 .... Auto door, 6 .... Auto door control panel, 11 .... Camera unit (camera), 13 ··· Operation unit, 16 · · Personal authentication unit, · · · Collective entrance unit control unit (unlocking control means), 21 · · Monitor, 22 · · Timer (call timer), 25 · · Room master unit control unit ( Unlocking control means), 27..Unlock button, 31..Monitor, 33..Call button, 35..Control room master unit control unit, 37..Operation unit, 38..Transfer button, 40..ID Storage unit 41, controller control unit (speech path control means).

Claims (7)

A collective entrance machine installed at the entrance for a visitor to call a resident and make a call; a living room master set installed in each dwelling unit for a resident to respond to a call from the collective entrance machine; An intercom housing intercom comprising: a management room base unit capable of communicating with the collective entrance unit and the home unit base unit; and a control unit that controls communication between the collective entrance unit, the home unit base unit, and the management room base unit. A system,
The controller includes a communication path control means for transmitting a call signal to the management room master unit first when a resident's call operation is performed by the dwelling unit selection operation or the like by the collective entrance machine,
When a transfer operation is performed by an operator who has responded to a call from the collective entrance machine, the call path control means forms a call path between the callee's room master and the collective entrance machine, A multi-family intercom system characterized by enabling telephone calls. When the room base unit that has received a transfer operation from the management room base unit is operated as a response, the communication path control means first forms a communication path between the management room base unit and the room base unit, Thereafter, the control room master unit is operated to end the call, thereby forming a communication path between the collective entrance unit and the living room base unit, and enabling communication between the collective entrance unit and the living room base unit. The apartment house intercom apparatus according to claim 1. When a call path is formed between the living room base unit and the management room base unit, if the call closing operation is performed at the room base unit, the call path control means is configured to control the collective entrance unit and the management unit. The collective housing intercom system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a communication path between room base units is reformed. The collective entrance machine includes a personal authentication unit that authenticates a resident. When the resident is authenticated by the personal authentication unit, the call path control unit notifies the room master unit related to the authenticated resident. 4. The collective housing intercom system according to claim 1, wherein control is performed. The collective entrance machine has a personal authentication unit for authenticating a resident, while an automatic door unlocked / locked by an electric lock is installed at the entrance, and when the resident is authenticated by the personal authentication unit, the automatic door is unlocked. 5. The collective housing intercom system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an unlock control means for controlling the lock is provided in the collective entrance machine or the living room master machine. The controller or living room master has a call timer that counts a call path forming time between the collective entrance machine and the living room master,
The collective housing intercom system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the communication path control means cuts off the communication path when the call timer counts a predetermined time. The collective entrance machine includes a camera for imaging a visitor, and the room master unit includes a monitor for displaying a captured image.
When the management room main unit is operated for transfer, the communication path control means forms a video signal transmission path between the collective entrance unit and the called room main unit, and an image captured by the camera is captured by the room. The apartment house intercom system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein an image is displayed on a monitor of the master unit.

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