JP2010200067A - Intercom system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an intercom system which is structured such that, in a preset time zone, call annunciation on a habitable room master unit side is not performed when a first call operation is performed, and call annunciation is performed after a second call operation, and can perform call annunciation in the case of an important call even in a time zone such as night-time. <P>SOLUTION: In the intercom system, the habitable room master unit includes: a timepiece function for acquiring time information; a time zone storage part for setting and storing a time zone for limiting a call; and a control part for determining whether an operation of a call button is performed in the time zone stored in the time zone storage part when the operation of the call button is detected in a standby state, and executing control so that calling sound is emitted as a normal call when the operation is performed outside the set time zone, and a calling sound is not emitted when the operation is performed in the set time zone. Thereafter the control part executes control to emit a calling sound when a predetermined operation is performed in a predetermined time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The intercom apparatus according to the present invention relates to an intercom apparatus that is improved in convenience by not making a call notification for the first time even if a call operation is performed with a front door in a preset time zone.

Conventionally, in an interphone device, the resident himself / herself has set the ringing volume of the room master unit to zero so as not to issue a call in a time zone when the call is not desired to be notified at night or the like.
In addition, there is one that sets a time zone and does not make a call even if a call is made in that time zone, or a small ringing tone (for example, Patent Document 1).
Thereby, since the call notification is not made at night, sleep is not disturbed and it is easy to use.

JP2003-244333

However, with conventional intercom devices, the user must operate the ring volume to zero before going to bed, forgetting that the ring volume was set to zero when waking up in the morning, and There was also a risk of refusing.
Further, since all calls are rejected and no call notification is made in the set time zone, the calls cannot be made even in an emergency.

The present invention has been made to solve this problem. When the first call operation is performed in a preset time zone, the call notification is not performed on the room base unit side, and the second and subsequent calls are not made. For example, an intercom apparatus is configured to perform call notification, and can perform call notification when an important call is made even in a time zone such as nighttime.

In order to solve the above problems, an intercom device according to the present invention is connected to an entrance cordless handset having a call button for a visitor to call a resident, a microphone and a speaker for talking to the resident, and the entrance cordless handset, An intercom device comprising a room base unit having a call unit for detecting a ringing button operation to report a ringing tone and calling a visitor. The room base unit acquires time information. A clock function for setting a time zone, a time zone storage unit for setting and storing a time zone for restricting the call, and a time zone stored in the time zone memory unit when it is detected that the call button is operated in the standby state And a control unit that controls to sound a ringing tone as a normal call if it is outside of a set time period, and not to sound a ringing sound if it is a set time period When That.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the control unit performs control to report a ringing tone when a call button is operated during a set time period and then a predetermined operation is performed within a predetermined time. It is characterized by performing

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, when the call button is operated during a set time period, the control unit performs control to transmit a predetermined message to the entrance unit and notify the same. It is characterized by that.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first to third aspects, the entrance cordless handset has a camera for imaging a visitor, and the control unit is configured to operate the camera when the call button is operated during a set time period. The video obtained by activating is recorded on the video storage unit without being displayed on the monitor.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, even if a visitor arrives during a preset time period, the ringing sound is not reported from the living room base unit in the first calling operation, which is convenient at night.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the call button is operated again, a normal call is made, which is convenient when the resident returns home.
According to the invention of claim 3, it is possible to notify a visitor not to make a call except in an emergency.
According to the invention of claim 4, a suspicious person who calls at night can be recorded. In addition, since the display is not displayed on the monitor of the living room master, the resident does not need to worry that there are visitors.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments to which an interphone device of the invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an intercom apparatus according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, an entrance cordless handset 1 and a living room base phone 2 are connected to the entrance cordless handset 1, and a call button 11 for a visitor to call a resident, and a microphone for talking to the resident. 12, a speaker 13 and a call circuit 14, a camera 15 for capturing a visitor, a video processing unit 16 for processing a video captured by the camera 15, a slave unit IF17 for connecting to the living room master unit 2, and the entrance slave unit 1 It is comprised from the subunit | mobile_unit control part 18 which controls each part of these.

The room master 2 is imaged by a call button 21 for responding to a call from the entrance slave, a microphone 22 for a resident to talk to a visitor, a speaker 23 and a call circuit 24, and a camera 15. The video 25 is displayed, the video processing unit 26 that processes the video to display on the monitor 25, the time zone storage unit 27 that stores the time zone for call restriction, and the video captured by the camera 15 are recorded. It is composed of a video storage unit 28, a clock 29 for measuring time, a base unit IF 30 for connecting to the front door unit 1, and a base unit control unit 31 for controlling each part of the living room base unit 2.
The operation of the intercom apparatus configured as described above will be described below.

First, in the time zone storage unit 27, a time zone for which call restriction is performed by an operation of an operation unit (not shown) is set in advance. In this embodiment, it is assumed that 22:00 to 6 o'clock is set as a call restriction time zone, and that time zone is stored in the time zone storage unit 27.
In such a state, first, a case other than the call restriction time zone will be described.
For example, if a visitor comes at 16:00, the visitor operates the call button 11 to call a resident. The child device control unit 18 that has detected this generates a calling signal and transmits the call signal to the living room parent device 2 via the child device IF 17.

In the base unit 2, the call signal is received by the base unit control unit 31 via the base unit IF 30, and the information in the time zone storage unit 27 is compared with the current time of the clock 29. In this case, since it is not the call restriction time zone, it becomes a normal operation and the ringing sound is reported from the speaker 23, and the camera 15 is activated, and the captured image of the visitor is displayed on the monitor 25 of the room base unit 2. (Not detailed).
When the resident who has confirmed this operation operates the call button 21 and shifts to the call mode, a call path is formed between the microphone 22 and the speaker 23 of the living room master unit 2 and the microphone 12 and the speaker 13 of the entrance unit 1. Make a call.

Next, the case where the call button 11 is pressed at 23:00, which is the call restriction time zone, will be described.
In this case, the call signal is detected by the parent device control unit 31 of the living room parent device 2 as in the above embodiment. Then, the information in the time zone storage unit 27 and the current time of the clock 29 are compared. However, since this time is the call restriction time zone, the parent device control unit 31 regulates the ringing tone and outputs the ringing tone. Control so that it does not.

At this time, the camera 15 is activated to capture a visitor's video. The video processed by the video processing unit 16 is stored in the video storage unit 28 without activating the monitor under the control of the parent device control unit 31.
In this way, the call is not notified in the call restriction time zone. At this time, the parent device control unit 31 transmits a predetermined voice message, for example, to the entrance child device 1. As a voice message, a message such as “Restricted so as not to be called during the current time zone. Please operate the call button again for emergency use” is suitable.
This voice message is transmitted from the parent room 2 and reported from the speaker 13 via the handset IF 17 and the call circuit 14.

The visitor who confirms this leaves as it is or operates the call button 11 again in case of emergency. If it is within a predetermined time, for example, 10 seconds from the first operation, the second operation is detected. The subunit | mobile_unit control part 18 produces | generates the call signal of the 2nd time, and is received in the main | base station control part 31 of the living room main | base station 2 by the same path | route as mentioned above. The base unit control unit 31 detects that the second call has been made, reports the ringing sound from the speaker 23, and displays the image captured by the camera 15 on the monitor 25.

Thereby, the person who visited by emergency can call as usual.
In the present embodiment, the message is notified from the entrance unit at the time of the first call, but it can be prevented from being notified. In this case, since there is no ringing tone even if there is a mischief at night, it is convenient for residents. Further, only a person (family member) who knows that a ringing tone is produced when the operation is re-executed because a message is not issued can be called.

It is a block diagram of the intercom device of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Entrance handset 11 ... Call button 12 ... Microphone 13 ... Speaker 2 ... Living room main unit 22 ... Microphone 23 ... Speaker 27 ... Time zone memory | storage part 31. ..Master unit control unit (control unit)

Claims (4)

A call button for a visitor to call a resident, an entrance cordless handset having a microphone and a speaker for talking to the resident, and an operation of the call button is detected by detecting an operation of the call button. An intercom apparatus comprising a living room master unit for reporting and calling with the visitor,
The living room base unit detects a clock function for acquiring time information, a time zone storage unit for setting and storing a time zone for restricting calls, and that the call button is operated in a standby state. The time zone stored in the time zone storage unit is compared, and if it is not the set time zone, the ringing tone is reported as a normal call, and if it is the set time zone, the ringing tone is reported. An intercom apparatus comprising a control unit that controls to prevent sound. The control unit performs control to report the ringing tone when a call button is operated during the set time period and then a predetermined operation is performed within a predetermined time. The intercom device described. The said control part performs control which transmits and alert | reports a predetermined message to the said entrance child machine, when a call button is operated in the said setting time slot | zone, The Claim 1 or Claim 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Intercom device. The entrance cordless handset has a camera for imaging the visitor,
2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein when the call button is operated during the set time period, the control unit records the video acquired by activating the camera in the video storage unit without displaying the video on the monitor. The intercom apparatus according to claim 3.

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