JP2011205325A - Intercom system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an intercom system which allows a resident to easily listen to the voice of a visitor in case the resident of a residence is an elderly person.SOLUTION: The intercom system includes a collective entrance unit installed at an entrance, and a residence information panel installed in a residence, wherein an intercom call is made between a call means provided to the collective entrance unit and a call means provided to the residence information panel. The residence information panel includes a call improvement button which is operated to improve the voice of a visitor which is output from a speaker of the call means on the residence information panel during the intercom call, and a transmission means which transmits a call improvement requesting signal upon the operation of the call improvement button. The collective entrance unit includes a receiving means which receives the call improvement requesting signal, and a display means which displays contents according to the call improvement requesting signal on a panel surface of the collective entrance unit when the receiving means of the collective entrance unit receives the call improvement requesting signal.

Description

  The present invention relates to an intercom system.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an intercom system is known that includes an entrance cordless handset installed at a front door and a housing information panel connected to the entrance cordless handset via a signal line and installed indoors (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ). The entrance cordless handset and the house information panel have a calling means including a speaker and a calling microphone.

  When a visitor operates an entrance cordless handset and a visitor and a resident make an interphone call, the voice of the visitor may be low, and the visitor may speak quickly, which makes it difficult to hear There is.

  In order to solve this, the house information board of the intercom system has a function of adjusting the call volume during a call, and can increase the volume from the speaker during the call.

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  However, when the resident living in the dwelling unit is an elderly person and is not used to operating the housing information panel, it is difficult to adjust the volume during a call. In particular, elderly people and those who are far from hearing may usually have the volume set to the maximum level on the home information board. In this case, the volume cannot be increased any more, but still There is a problem that it is difficult to hear if the volume is low.

  In the conventional example, an interphone having a speech speed conversion function and the like and a function of reducing the speaking speed is known, but there is a problem that the cost is high.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an intercom system that makes it easy for a resident of a dwelling unit to hear a visitor's voice by a simple operation when the resident is an elderly person.

  It is another object of the present invention to provide an intercom system that makes it easy to hear a visitor's voice without using a speech speed conversion function.

  The present invention comprises an entrance machine installed at a front door and a house information board installed in a dwelling unit, and an interphone between the call means provided at the entrance machine and the call means provided at the house information board. In the intercom system for making a call, the house information board is configured to perform a call improvement button that is operated when it is desired to improve a visitor's voice heard from a speaker of the call means of the house information board when the interphone call is made. When the call improvement button is operated, a transmission means for transmitting a call improvement request signal is provided, and the entrance unit receives the call improvement request signal, and the reception unit of the entrance unit improves the call. An interphone system comprising: a display unit configured to display a content corresponding to the call improvement request signal on the surface of the entrance machine when receiving the request signal. That.

  According to the present invention, the display means for prompting the visitor to adjust the volume and speed of the sound is provided in the entrance machine, and when the visitor sees the display of the entrance machine, the visitor speaks slowly, and As a result, it becomes possible to speak with a loud voice, so that the voice of the visitor can be easily heard by the resident.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an intercom system 100 that is Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a more specific configuration of an intercom system 100. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the collective entrance machine 10a in the intercom system 200 which is Example 2 of this invention.

  The modes for carrying out the invention are the following examples.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an intercom system 100 that is Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  The intercom system 100 includes housing information boards JB101,..., JB303,... Provided in each dwelling unit of the apartment house, the collective entrance machine 10 as an entrance machine provided at the collective entrance, and the housing information board described above. The control apparatus 20 which controls the intercom call between the collective entrance machines 10, and the management room main | base station 30 are provided. The management room master unit 30 is provided in the management room and has basically the same function as the house information boards JB101,..., JB303,.

  These devices are connected via a control signal line Lc and an audio signal line La, and are also connected to a video signal line as necessary.

  The housing information board JB101 is provided for the dwelling unit of the 101st room, and the housing information board JB303 is provided for the dwelling unit of the 303rd room. Further, an entrance cordless handset C101 as an entrance machine is connected to the house information board JB101, and an entrance cordless handset C303 is connected to the house information board JB303.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a more specific configuration of the intercom system 100.

  The collective entrance machine 10 includes a control unit 11, an operation unit 12, a transmission / reception unit 13, a call unit 14, a microphone 15, a speaker 16, and a display unit 17.

  The control means 11 is composed of an MPU (microprocessor) or the like and controls the entire entrance hall 10.

  The operation unit 12 includes a numeric keypad 121 and a calling unit 122. The numeric keypad 121 is a key for inputting the dwelling unit number of the intercom call partner, and the calling means 122 is a button for calling the other party after inputting the dwelling unit number.

  The transmission / reception unit 13 is an example of a reception unit that transmits / receives a control signal and receives a later-described call improvement request signal. The calling means 14 transmits and receives audio signals, and a microphone 15 and a speaker 16 are connected.

  The display means 17 includes a display board 171 that displays “Please speak slowly” and a display board 172 that displays “Please speak loudly”.

  The house information board JB101 includes a control means 41, an operation means 42, a transmission / reception means 43, a call means 44, a microphone 45, a speaker 46, a display means 47, and a call connection switch SW.

  The control means 41 controls the entire house information board JB101.

  The operation means 42 includes a call button 421 and a call improvement button 422. The call button 421 is a button that is pressed at the start of a call and pressed at the end of the call. The call improvement button 422 includes a slowly speaking button B1 and a loud speaking button B2. Slowly speaking button B1 is a button that is pressed when the resident wants the visitor to speak slowly. The button B2 that speaks loudly is a button that is pressed when the resident wants the visitor to speak loudly. That is, the call improvement button 422 is an example of a call improvement button that is operated when it is desired to improve the voice of a visitor who can be heard from the speaker of the call means of the house information board when performing an interphone call.

  The transmission / reception means 43 is an example of a transmission means for transmitting / receiving a control signal and transmitting a call improvement request signal when the slowly speaking button B1 of the call improvement button 422 or the speaking button B2 is operated. The calling means 44 transmits and receives audio signals, and a microphone 45 and a speaker 46 are connected.

  When the call improvement button 422 is pressed, the display unit 47 displays the content for informing that. For example, the LED may be lit to notify, or “Please speak slowly” or “Please speak loudly” may be displayed. Further, the display means 47 may display the call volume level.

  The call connection switch SW is a switch that is turned on by the control means 41 when the resident presses the call button 421 while being called from the collective entrance machine, and between the collective entrance machine 10 and the house information board JB101. It is a switch that enables calls.

  The configuration and operation of the housing information panel other than the housing information panel JB101 are the same as the configuration and operation of the housing information panel JB101.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.

  First, general operations in the intercom system 100 will be described by taking an apartment house as an example, and will be described by focusing on the housing information board JB101.

  When a visitor designates a desired dwelling unit number, for example, dwelling unit number 101 corresponding to room 101, using the numeric keypad 121 of the collective entrance 10 and operates the calling means 122, a calling signal is called via the control signal line Lc. It is sent to the housing information board JB101 of the previous unit 101.

  Then, when the transmission / reception means 43 of the house information board JB101 of the dwelling unit 101, which is the call destination, receives the call signal, a ringing tone generator (not shown) operates and a ringing tone is emitted from the speaker 46. At this time, when a resident in the dwelling unit 101 room presses the call button 421, the call connection switch SW is turned on, the call means 44 of the house information board JB101, and the call means 14 provided in the collective entrance 10. Are connected via the audio signal line La, and both can perform intercom calls.

  Next, a characteristic operation in the intercom system 100 will be described.

  When the visitor and the resident make an interphone call, the resident is difficult to hear the voice of the visitor who can be heard from the speaker 46 of the house information board JB101. The call improvement button 422 is operated. The call improvement button 422 includes a slowly speaking button B1 that is pressed when the visitor wants to speak slowly, and a loud voice button B2 that is pressed when the visitor wants to speak loudly. The call improvement button 422 may be an independent button provided on the board or a button displayed on a touch panel monitor.

  When the call improvement button 422 is operated, the control means 41 controls so that the transmission / reception means 43 transmits a call improvement request signal. The call improvement request signal is sent to the collective entrance machine 10 via the control signal line Lc, and the transmission / reception means 13 of the collective entrance machine 10 receives the call improvement request signal.

  When the transmission / reception means 13 of the collective entrance 10 receives the call improvement request signal, the control means 11 of the collective entrance 10 controls the display means 17 provided on the panel of the collective entrance 10 to blink, for example. . The display means 17 is a display panel that requests the visitor to improve the call according to the operation of the call improvement button 422. For example, the backlight is always turned off.

  When the resident operates the slowly speaking button B1 among the call improvement buttons 422 of the housing information board JB101, the backlight of the display panel 171 of “Please speak slowly” on the display means 17 of the collective entrance 10 blinks. Further, when the resident operates the button B2 on the call improvement button 422 of the house information board JB101, the display panel 172 of “Speak in a loud voice” on the display means 17 of the collective entrance 10 is displayed. The backlight of flashes.

  The backlight of the “Please Speak Slowly” display panel 171 blinks, and when a visitor visually recognizes this, it is expected that the speaking speed will be reduced. The backlight of the display panel 172 of “Please speak loudly” blinks, and when a visitor visually recognizes this, it is expected that the speaker speaks louder.

  The display means 17 is provided on the board surface of the collective entrance 10, but is preferably provided at a position that is easy for a visitor to see, for example, in the vicinity of the microphone 15 of the call means 14 of the collective entrance 10. Further, when the transmission / reception means 13 of the collective entrance 10 receives the call improvement request signal, the display means 17 blinks the backlight of the display panel 171 of “Please speak slowly” and “Please speak loudly”. The backlight of the display panel 172 blinks, but instead of blinking, it may be lit constantly.

  Further, when the transmission / reception means 13 of the collective entrance machine 10 receives the call improvement request signal, the display means 17 displays the contents corresponding to the call improvement request signal on the panel of the collective entrance machine 10, but the call improvement The content corresponding to the request signal may be displayed as characters or may be displayed as a design such as an animation.

  According to the first embodiment, the display unit 17 that prompts the visitor to adjust the sound volume and speed is provided in the collective entrance machine 10 so that the visitor speaks slowly according to the display of the collective entrance machine 10. And speaking loudly, so that the residents can easily hear the voice of the visitor. In particular, it is convenient for a resident who is an elderly person unfamiliar with the operation of the housing information board JB101.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to make it easy to hear a visitor's voice without using the speech speed conversion function.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the collective entrance machine 10a in the intercom system 200 that is Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

  The intercom system 200 is obtained by providing a collective entrance machine 10 a in place of the collective entrance 10 in the intercom system 100. In the collective entrance machine 10 a, an amplifying unit 18 that amplifies the output signal of the microphone 15 is added to the collective entrance machine 10, and a display unit 17 a is provided instead of the display unit 17.

  That is, the collective entrance machine 10a includes a control unit 11a, an operation unit 12, a transmission / reception unit 13, a call unit 14, a microphone 15, a speaker 16, a display unit 17a, an amplification unit 18, and an amplification factor adjustment circuit. 19.

  The control means 11a is comprised from MPU (microprocessor) etc., and controls the whole collective entrance machine 10a.

  The display means 17a includes a display board 171 for displaying "Please speak slowly", a display board 172 for displaying "Please speak loudly", and a display board 173 for displaying the dwelling unit number / call volume level. Have. Display unit 173 for displaying the dwelling unit number / call volume level displays the dwelling unit number corresponding to the calling dwelling unit before the start of the intercom call, and switches the display so as to display the call volume level after the start of the intercom call.

  The amplifying unit 18 (amplifying circuit) is an example of an amplifying circuit configured by, for example, an electronic volume and amplifies the audio signal output from the microphone 15, and is based on an electrical signal from the control unit 11 a or the amplification factor adjusting circuit 19. Controlled. That is, the amplifying unit 18 is an example of an amplifying unit that amplifies the output signal of the microphone of the collective entrance machine when the transmission / reception unit 13 of the collective entrance machine receives the call improvement request signal.

  The electronic volume is means for electrically controlling the volume by a signal from a microcomputer (control means). Further, instead of the electronic volume, a circuit that adjusts the sound volume by electrically switching the resistance in a circuit having a plurality of resistors may be used.

  The amplification factor adjustment circuit 19 is a circuit that adjusts the amplification factor of the amplification means 18 based on the call improvement request signal output from the home information board JB101.

  When it is desired to increase the voice of the visitor, when the resident presses the button B2 that speaks loudly, the control means 41 controls so that the transmission / reception means 43 transmits a call improvement request signal. The call improvement request signal is sent to the collective entrance machine 10 via the control signal line Lc, and the transmission / reception means 13 of the collective entrance machine 10 receives the call improvement request signal. When the transmission / reception means 13 of the collective entrance 10 receives the call improvement request signal, the control means 11 of the collective entrance 10 controls the amplification factor adjustment circuit 19. The amplification factor adjustment circuit 19 increases the amplification factor of the amplification means 18 by a predetermined value. For this reason, even if the loudness of the visitor's voice does not change, the amplifying means 18 outputs a slightly larger voice signal than before pressing the button B2 that speaks loudly. Becomes louder.

  Note that the amplification factor adjustment circuit 19 may gradually increase the amplification factor of the amplification means 18 according to the number of times the resident presses the button B2 speaking loudly.

  According to the intercom system 200, the voice of the visitor automatically becomes louder if the button that speaks loudly is operated, so that the voice from the speaker of the housing information board becomes louder without bothering the visitor's hand. It is easy for residents to hear visitors. In addition, even if the backlight of the display board 172 that displays “Please speak loudly” is lit, if the visitor does not notice the display, the visitor does not make a loud voice, Hard to hear. However, in the intercom system 200, even if the visitor does not make a loud voice, the voice of the visitor becomes louder from the resident, making it easier to hear the voice of the visitor.

  In the first and second embodiments, an intercom system for an apartment house is taken as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to a detached intercom system including an entrance cordless handset and a home information board. In that case, the display means 17 is provided in the entrance cordless handset.

100, 200 ... intercom system,
10 ... Collective entrance machine,
17, 17a ... display means,
18 ... amplifying means,
19 ... Amplification adjustment circuit,
JB101 ... Housing information board,
42 ... operation means,
422 ... Call improvement button,
B1 ... Slowly speaking button
B2 ... A button that speaks loudly.

Claims (4)

An intercom comprising an entrance machine installed at the entrance and a house information board installed in a dwelling unit, and performing interphone communication between the call means provided at the entrance machine and the call means provided at the house information board In the system,
The above housing information board
A call improvement button that is operated when it is desired to improve the voice of a visitor audible from a speaker of the call means of the house information board when the intercom call is performed;
A transmission / reception means for transmitting a call improvement request signal when the call improvement button is operated;
Have
The entrance machine is
Transmitting / receiving means for receiving the call improvement request signal;
Display means for displaying the content corresponding to the call improvement request signal on the board surface of the entrance machine when the transmission / reception means of the entrance machine receives the call improvement request signal;
An intercom system characterized by comprising: In claim 1,
The call improvement button above is a button that is pressed slowly when the resident wants the visitor to speak slowly, and a loud voice that is pressed when the resident wants the visitor to speak loudly. A button having a button,
The intercom system, wherein the display means is a means having a display board that displays "Please speak slowly" and a display board that displays "Please speak loudly". An intercom comprising an entrance machine installed at the entrance and a house information board installed in a dwelling unit, and performing interphone communication between the call means provided at the entrance machine and the call means provided at the house information board In the system,
The above housing information board
A call improvement button that is operated when it is desired to improve the voice of a visitor audible from a speaker of the call means of the house information board when the intercom call is performed;
A transmission / reception means for transmitting a call improvement request signal when the call improvement button is operated;
Have
The entrance machine is
Transmitting / receiving means for receiving the call improvement request signal;
Amplifying means for amplifying the output signal of the microphone of the front door when the transmission / reception means of the front door receives the call improvement request signal;
An intercom system characterized by comprising: In claim 1 or claim 3,
The intercom system, wherein the house information board has display means for displaying a call volume level.

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