JP2009296034A - Interphone system in apartment house - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interphone system in an apartment house allowing a resident to easily communicate with a desired trader without taking labor and time. <P>SOLUTION: This interphone system in an apartment house is provided with: interphones 10 each mounted with an IP telephone function; and a server 50 connected to the interphone 10 via a communication line, and connected to at least either a telephone network N2 or the Internet N1. The interphone system can display names of categories of business related to categories of business connectable through phone calls from the interphones, and phone numbers of traders corresponding to the names of categories of business are correlated to the displayed names of categories of business; and when the name of the category of business is selected from an input means, the interphone transmits the phone number of the trader corresponding to the selected name of the category of business to the server. The server forms a communication path to the telephone set of the trader via the telephone network or the Internet by using the phone number received from the interphone, forms a communication path to the interphone via the communication line, and allows a phone call between the interphone and the telephone set of the trader. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an intercom system in an apartment house such as an apartment.

Conventionally, each dwelling unit of an apartment house has been provided with an interphone for responding with a visitor using a shared front door intercom provided at a front entrance shared by each dwelling unit. The visitor inputs the desired identification number (room number, etc.) of the dwelling unit into the shared entrance intercom, calls the dwelling unit intercom with the identification number, and can talk with the resident of the dwelling unit.
In recent years, intercom systems in apartment buildings have become more sophisticated, and residents in each unit can use the intercom to make calls with the shared front door intercom, as well as various facilities provided in the apartment area. An intercom system to which a function that can be used as a communication means for receiving various services, such as making a reservation for use, has been proposed.

For example, in the prior art described in Patent Document 1, an information server capable of editing and storing various types of information from a management personal computer is connected so as to be communicable with an intercom of a dwelling unit, and the information server is connected to the intercom of each dwelling unit. An apartment house intercom system that can read and display the accumulated information has been proposed.
Further, for example, in the prior art described in Patent Document 2, there are a management server that manages information of information in the apartment house, and an information server that manages facility information in the apartment house, regional information outside the apartment house, etc. Are connected to the intercom of the dwelling unit so that they can communicate with each other, and using the intercom of the dwelling unit, a collective housing intercom system has been proposed that can exchange service information provided by the management server and the information server.
In addition, for example, in the prior art described in Patent Document 3, provision of information such as emergency information, life information, etc. from a simple input / output terminal installed in each dwelling unit via a main server, legal / tax / medical / health An electronic information / service system for collective housing has been proposed that can receive services from terminal devices belonging to organizations, organizations, companies, etc. that support nursing consultations, online shopping, search services, etc.
JP 2004-128624 A JP 2004-207881 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-265943

In the prior art described in Patent Literature 1 to Patent Literature 3, for example, when a failure or malfunction occurs in the electricity, gas, water, bath, etc. of a dwelling unit with a housing complex, a resident uses an interphone. By operating, it is possible to check the contact information (telephone number etc.) of each trader, such as trader G for gas and trader F for bath. However, even if an attempt is made to make a telephone call to a contractor, it is not possible to make a call from the intercom, and it is necessary to operate the telephone separately to make a call. Also, when ordering a restaurant (sushi, pizza, etc.), you must make a phone call by operating the phone separately after checking the phone number of the vendor (store) on the phone book or the Internet. ,It takes time and effort.
This invention is created in view of such a point, and makes it a subject to provide the intercom system in a housing complex which a resident can contact the trader who wants easily without effort.

As means for solving the above problems, the first invention of the present invention is an intercom system in an apartment house as described in claim 1.
The intercom system in an apartment house according to claim 1 is provided with an interphone provided in each dwelling unit of the apartment house and having an input means and a display means, and connected to the interphone of each dwelling unit via a communication line and telephone. And a server connected to at least one of the network and the Internet.
The interphone is equipped with an IP telephone function, and the display means can display a business name related to a business type that can be contacted by telephone from the intercom, and the business name displayed on the display means includes the business name. Corresponding business phone numbers are associated.
When the business name is selected from the input unit, the intercom transmits a telephone number of a business operator corresponding to the selected business name to the server.
Then, the server forms a communication path with the telephone of the supplier via the telephone network or the Internet using the telephone number received from the interphone, and further establishes a communication path with the interphone via the communication line. Forming a telephone call between the intercom and the telephone of the contractor.

Moreover, the 2nd invention of this invention is the intercom system in the apartment house as described in Claim 2.
The intercom system for an apartment house according to claim 2 is provided with an interphone provided in each dwelling unit of the apartment house and having an input means and a display means, and connected to the interphone of each dwelling unit via a communication line and telephone. And a server connected to at least one of the network and the Internet.
The intercom is equipped with an IP telephone function, and the display means can display an industry name related to an industry that can be contacted by telephone from the interphone, and the industry name displayed on the display means includes one or a plurality of industry names. A trader name is associated with each trader name, and a telephone number of a trader corresponding to the trader name is associated with each trader name.
When the business name is selected from the input means, the intercom displays the trader name corresponding to the selected business name on the display means, and is further selected when the trader name is selected from the input means. The telephone number of the trader corresponding to the trader name is transmitted to the server.
Then, the server forms a communication path with the telephone of the supplier via the telephone network or the Internet using the telephone number received from the interphone, and further establishes a communication path with the interphone via the communication line. Forming a telephone call between the intercom and the telephone of the contractor.

Moreover, the 3rd invention of this invention is the intercom system in the apartment house as described in Claim 3.
The intercom system in an apartment house according to claim 3 is the interphone system in an apartment house according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a telephone number of a dealer is stored in the server in correspondence with the industry name. Industry information, or industry information in which a plurality of trader names are stored in association with the business industry names and the telephone numbers of the traders associated with the trader names are stored. When the industry information is received from the server, the industry name included in the received industry information is displayed on the display means.

  By using the intercom system in an apartment house according to claim 1, by selecting a desired industry name from among the industry names displayed on the display means of the interphone, a trader corresponding to the selected industry name from the intercom Can make a phone call, so you can easily contact the supplier without any hassle.

  Moreover, according to the intercom system in an apartment house according to claim 2, one or a plurality of trader names are registered in the industry name, and a resident can select a desired trader, which is very convenient. .

  Further, according to the intercom system in an apartment house according to claim 3, the business type information is centrally managed by the server, and the business type information is distributed and displayed from the server to the intercom of each dwelling unit. Management becomes easy.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of an overall connection diagram of an intercom system in an apartment house according to the present invention.
● [Intercom system overall connection (Fig. 1)]
As shown in FIG. 1, an interphone 10 including a key input unit 12, a voice input / output unit 13, and a display unit 11 is provided in each dwelling unit of the apartment house. A touch panel may be used instead of the key input unit 12 and the display unit 11.
Moreover, the communication line of the intercom 10 of each dwelling unit is connected to the line concentrator 20 (HUB etc.) on each floor, and the line concentrators 20 are also connected to each other via a communication line. In addition, a common entrance intercom 10S, a management room intercom 10M, and a management personal computer 40 (hereinafter referred to as a management personal computer 40) provided at the common entrance of the housing complex are each connected via a communication line. It is connected to the device 20.

In addition, a server 50 storing business type information such as a business type name, a trader name, and a telephone number is connected to the line concentrator 20 via a communication line via a relay device 30 (router or the like). Thereby, the intercom 10 of each dwelling unit can perform two-way communication with the server 50. Of course, each interphone 10 is capable of bidirectional communication with the common entrance interphone 10S as a normal interphone.
In the example of FIG. 1, the server 50 is connected via a communication line to the Internet N1 to which a vendor terminal device (terminal devices TA and TB in the example of FIG. 1) is connected. In the example of FIG. 1, it is connected via a communication line to a telephone network N2 to which telephones DA and DB) are connected.
In the intercom system in the apartment house of the present invention, at least the interphone 10 and the server 50 are connected by a communication line, and the server 50 may be connected to at least one of the telephone network N2 or the Internet N1.

[Display of intercom 10 and operation of server 50 (FIGS. 2 and 3)]
The server 50 stores business type information set from the management personal computer 40. As shown in FIG. 2, the business type information 50A is stored with a trader name associated with a business name such as electricity, water supply, gas, etc., and each trader name has a contact address (telephone to the trader). Number) is stored in association with each other, and advertisement information from the supplier is also stored in association with the supplier name.
The telephone number associated with the trader name may be a telephone number used in the conventional telephone network N2, or may be an IP address used in an IP telephone, and a call can be made by calling the corresponding trader. The identification number may be any.
Further, the business type information 50A can be added, changed, or deleted by the management personal computer 40. However, as shown in FIG. 1, the vendor terminal devices TA and TB are connected to the server 50 via the Internet N1. Since it is possible, it is also possible to add, change, delete, etc., the industry information 50A from the terminal devices TA and TB.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the resident of each dwelling unit displays the menu screen 11A on the display means 11 of the intercom 10 of each dwelling unit, and selects, for example, “2. Contact the supplier” (11AS portion). 10 accesses the server 50, receives the industry information 50A from the server 50, and displays the industry name display screen 11B. On this industry name display screen 11B, the industry name related to the industry that can be contacted by telephone from the intercom is displayed.
When the resident selects, for example, “2. Water supply” (11BS portion) from the industry name display screen 11B, the trader name associated with the trade name and the trader name are associated. The telephone number and advertisement information (corresponding to the item “remarks (advertisement)” in the industry information 50A shown in FIG. 2) are displayed on the trader name display screen 11C.

Further, when the resident selects, for example, “(trader) C” (11CS portion) from the trader name display screen 11C, the intercom 10 transmits the telephone number associated with the trader to the server 50. The intercom 10 has an IP telephone function, and makes a call using the telephone number of the supplier via the server 50.
Conventionally, after displaying the trader name display screen 11C on the intercom 10, a separate telephone is prepared and the displayed telephone number is entered to make a call. There was a possibility that an input error occurred.
However, in the intercom system described in the present embodiment, it is only necessary to select a desired trader name on the intercom 10 displaying the trader name display screen 11C. It is convenient because you can enter the phone number and there is no mistake in entering the phone number.

Then, the server 50 uses the telephone number received from the intercom 10 to call the telephone of the telephone number supplier via the telephone network N2 or the Internet N1, and forms a communication path with the telephone (the telephone of the supplier is In the case of an IP telephone, it goes through the Internet N1, and in the case of a conventional telephone, it goes through the telephone network N2. In addition, the server 50 forms a communication path with the interphone 10 via a communication line with the interphone 10 that has transmitted the telephone number. Then, the server 50 relays the telephone so that a call can be made between the intercom 10 and the telephone of the contractor.
Although the interphone 10 is an IP telephone, the dealer's telephone may be an IP telephone or a conventional telephone using an analog signal.
When the trader's telephone is an IP telephone, the server 50 relays voice data transmission and reception so that the packet data is sent and received as it is between the intercom 10 and the trader's telephone.
When the dealer's telephone is a conventional telephone, the server 50 converts the packet data from the interphone 10 into an analog signal and transmits it to the dealer's telephone, and receives the analog signal from the dealer's telephone and converts it into digital data packet data. The converted data is relayed to be transmitted to the intercom 10.

It should be noted that the billing destination of the generated call charge can be set on the interphone 10 side which is the caller or on the side of the telephone set of the trader which is the caller side (phone number) depending on the setting of the server 50 Can be set for each). Since the server 50 always relays a call between the telephone of the dealer and the interphone 10, it is possible to arbitrarily set a billing destination by setting the server 50.
For example, the business type information 50A may be provided with a billing destination item for setting whether or not the receiving side charges, so that it can be set from the terminal device TA, TB, etc. of the trader. In addition, it is possible to input from the vendor terminal device TA, TB, etc. that the call charge is paid on the receiving side in the item of advertisement of the business type information 50A.

  In the above description, an example in which a trader name is associated with a business name and a telephone number (and advertisement) is associated with a trader name is described. However, when there is only one trader associated with a business name, You may make it match | combine the telephone number of the said trader. In this case, when the resident selects, for example, “3. gas” from the industry name display screen 11B shown in FIG. 3, the interphone 10 uses the telephone number (eeee) of the trader E associated with the industry name. Is sent to the server 50 and a call is made using the telephone number (eeee) of the merchant E via the server 50. The following operations (communication path connection, etc.) are the same as those already described, and will not be described.

The intercom system in an apartment house of the present invention is not limited to the configuration, processing, display examples, etc. described in the present embodiment, and various modifications, additions, and deletions are possible without changing the gist of the present invention. .
In the description of the present embodiment, the business type information 50A stored in the server 50 is received (downloaded) by the interphone 10 and displayed. However, the business type information 50A is individually stored in each interphone 10, and each The interphone 10 may be configured to add, change, delete, etc., the industry information 50A stored therein.

It is a figure explaining the example of the whole connection diagram of the intercom system in the apartment house of this invention. It is a figure explaining the example of the industry information 50A. It is a figure explaining the example of the procedure which makes a telephone contact to the desired trader according to the display of the intercom.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Interphone 10M Management room intercom 10S Shared entrance intercom 11 Display means 12 Key input means 13 Voice input / output means 20 Concentrator 30 Relay device 40 Management personal computer (management PC)
50 Server 50A Industry information N1 Internet N2 Telephone network TA, TB Terminal equipment DA, DB Telephone

Claims (3)

An intercom provided in each dwelling unit of the apartment house and having an input means and a display means;
A server connected to the intercom of each dwelling unit via a communication line and also connected to at least one of a telephone network or the Internet,
The intercom is equipped with an IP telephone function, and the display means can display a business name related to a business that can be contacted by telephone from the intercom,
The business name displayed on the display means is associated with the telephone number of the trader corresponding to the business name,
When the business name is selected from the input means, the intercom transmits a telephone number of a trader corresponding to the selected business name to the server,
The server uses the telephone number received from the interphone to form a communication path with the telephone of the vendor via the telephone network or the Internet, and further forms a communication path with the interphone via the communication line. , Enabling a call between the intercom and the telephone of the contractor,
Intercom system in apartment houses. An intercom provided in each dwelling unit of the apartment house and having an input means and a display means;
A server connected to the intercom of each dwelling unit via a communication line and also connected to at least one of a telephone network or the Internet,
The intercom is equipped with an IP telephone function, and the display means can display a business name related to a business that can be contacted by telephone from the intercom,
The business name displayed on the display means is associated with the telephone number of the business corresponding to the business name, and the business name can be displayed.
The industry name displayed on the display means is associated with one or more trader names, and each trader name is associated with the telephone number of the trader corresponding to the trader name,
When the business name is selected from the input means, the intercom displays the trader name corresponding to the selected business name on the display means, and is further selected when the trader name is selected from the input means. Send the phone number of the vendor corresponding to the vendor name to the server,
The server uses the telephone number received from the interphone to form a communication path with the telephone of the vendor via the telephone network or the Internet, and further forms a communication path with the interphone via the communication line. , Enabling a call between the intercom and the telephone of the contractor,
Intercom system in apartment houses. An intercom system in an apartment house according to claim 1 or 2,
The server stores business information in which the telephone number of the business is stored in association with the business name, or a plurality of business names in association with the business name, and each business name corresponding to the business name. Industry information with each phone number stored is stored,
When the interphone receives the industry information from the server, the intercom displays the industry name included in the received industry information on the display means.
Intercom system in apartment houses.

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