JP2014045307A - Multiple dwelling house intercom device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multiple dwelling house intercom device capable of achieving connection between a collective entrance unit and each house terminal via the Internet and enabling a telephone call.SOLUTION: A collective entrance unit and each house terminal are connected via the Internet and respectively have voice and image communication functions using an Internet communication service. The collective entrance unit includes: an entrance unit operation section for receiving the input of a room number for each one of multiple houses and performing a call operation; an entrance unit storage section having an association table where each room number input by the entrance unit operation section is associated with each client name in the Internet communication service and an image memory for storing each image captured by an entrance unit camera; and an entrance unit CPU for calling a house terminal by a client name read from the entrance unit storage section. Each house terminal includes a terminal CPU for performing a call notification by coincidence between a client name to be transmitted from the collective entrance unit and a client name held by the house terminal itself.

Description

  The present invention uses a voice / video communication function of an Internet communication service in an intercom device for an apartment house, and converts the room number into a client name of the Internet communication service when a room number is entered and a call button is pressed at the entrance hall. The present invention also relates to an intercom apparatus that can call a terminal corresponding to the client name and make a call.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the conventional intercom system for collective housing is composed of a collective entrance machine 200, a controller 210, a dwelling unit terminal 220 including an entrance cordless handset, a living room master unit, and the like. When the room number of the resident is displayed on the display unit 202 and the call button 203 is pressed, a ringing tone is generated at the dwelling unit terminal. The collective entrance machine is provided with an entrance camera 204 for capturing an image of the visitor, and a call unit 205 for calling between the visitor and the resident. When there is a call from a visitor, the resident presses the call button of the terminal operation unit 221 at the dwelling unit terminal, and the terminal call unit 222 can make a call between the collective entrance machine and the dwelling unit terminal. A video of the visitor is displayed on the terminal display unit 223. Also, when the call button on the dwelling unit entrance unit is pressed, a ringing tone sounds at the dwelling unit connected to the dwelling unit entrance unit, and when the call button is pressed on the dwelling unit, the dwelling unit is connected between the dwelling unit entrance unit and the dwelling unit terminal. It was possible to make a phone call. These collective entrance machine, dwelling unit entrance unit, and dwelling unit terminal are each connected by a communication line.

  The conventional intercom system for collective housing has a disadvantage that a visitor cannot make a call with the resident because there is no response when the resident is absent. In order to improve such a situation, when a visitor calls in recent years and there is no resident in the dwelling unit, a plurality of portable radio terminals designated by the dwelling unit are called all at once and any one of the portable radio terminal units is called. An intercom system capable of making a call is disclosed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-124139 A

  In the conventional apartment house intercom system as described above, for example, in the apartment house interphone system shown in FIG. 2, the system price may be increased by purchasing and installing a dedicated dwelling unit and controller. In addition, the wiring between the dwelling unit terminal and the controller is wired and the workability is poor, and the dwelling unit terminal is usually only installed on the wall, and there are restrictions in terms of construction and indoor design. There were also restrictions on the wiring distance and line type, making it difficult to renew the intercom system.

  On the other hand, the collective housing intercom system described in Patent Document 1 can solve the problem when the resident is absent, but the above-described problems of the conventional collective housing intercom system have not been solved.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and enables a more convenient service to be provided by linking different apartment house intercom systems with each other via a general-purpose network such as the Internet. Is.

  According to the first aspect of the intercom apparatus according to the present invention, the intercom apparatus for an apartment house that communicates by connecting an entrance machine installed at the entrance of the apartment house and a dwelling terminal installed in a plurality of residences. In addition, the collective entrance machine and the dwelling unit terminals installed in a plurality of dwelling units are connected by a LAN line via the Internet, and the collective entrance machine has a voice / video communication function using an internet communication service. , An entrance unit operation unit for inputting a room number for each of a plurality of units and performing a call operation, a correspondence table in which the room number input at the entrance unit operation unit is associated with a client name in the Internet communication service, and The entrance unit storage unit that has a video memory that stores images captured by the entrance camera and the client terminal that is read from the entrance unit storage unit with the client name The dwelling unit terminal has a voice / video communication function using the Internet communication service, and the client name transmitted from the collective entrance unit matches the client name of the own dwelling unit terminal. And a terminal CPU for making a call notification.

  According to the second aspect of the intercom apparatus of the present invention, in the first aspect, the Internet is connected with an entrance cordless handset having an audio / video communication function using an Internet communication service installed at the entrance of the dwelling unit. The entrance slave unit includes a slave unit operation unit for performing a call operation, and a slave unit CPU for detecting the operation of the slave unit operation unit and calling the dwell unit terminal with a preset client name, Is provided with a terminal CPU for making a call notification when the client name transmitted from the entrance unit matches the client name of the self-dwelling unit.

  Furthermore, according to the 3rd aspect of the intercom apparatus by this invention, in the 1st aspect, a dwelling unit terminal is a terminal operation part for responding to the call from a collective entrance machine, and the terminal call for performing voice communication The terminal CPU of the dwelling unit terminal detects a response operation by the terminal operation unit and activates a voice communication function using the terminal call unit, and also activates the terminal operation unit during a call using the terminal call unit. It is detected that the used electric lock unlocking operation is effective, and the collective entrance electric lock connected to the collective entrance machine is unlocked.

  Moreover, according to the 4th aspect of the intercom apparatus by this invention, in the 2nd aspect, the dwelling unit terminal communicates with the terminal operation part for responding to the call from an entrance cordless handset, and the terminal call for performing voice communication The terminal CPU of the dwelling unit terminal detects a response operation by the terminal operation unit and activates a voice communication function using the terminal call unit, and at the time of a call using the terminal call unit, the terminal operation unit It is detected that the electric lock unlocking operation using the is effective, and the door lock device electric lock connected to the door lock device is unlocked.

  Further, according to the fifth aspect of the intercom apparatus according to the present invention, in the first or third aspect, the entrance machine CPU of the collective entrance machine receives a call from the dwelling unit terminal matching the client name via the Internet. In this case, the voice communication function using the entrance unit communication unit is activated and the entrance unit camera is driven, and the image captured by the entrance unit camera is transmitted to the dwelling unit that is the originator of the call.

  According to the sixth aspect of the intercom apparatus according to the present invention, in the second or fourth aspect, the slave CPU of the front door slave receives a call from the dwelling unit that matches the client name via the Internet. In this case, the voice communication function using the handset communication unit is activated, the handset camera is driven, and an image captured by the handset camera is transmitted to the dwelling unit that is a call originator.

  Furthermore, according to the seventh aspect of the intercom apparatus according to the present invention, in any one of the first, third and fifth aspects, the entrance machine CPU of the collective entrance machine does not match the client name. It is determined that a telephone call via the Internet from a dwelling unit terminal is invalid.

  According to the eighth aspect of the intercom apparatus of the present invention, in any one of the second, fourth and sixth aspects, the slave unit CPU of the entrance slave unit does not match the client name. It is determined that a telephone call via the Internet from a dwelling unit terminal is invalid.

  Furthermore, according to the ninth aspect of the intercom apparatus according to the present invention, in any one of the first, third, fifth and seventh aspects, the collective entrance machine is imaged by the entrance machine camera. If there is no response from the dwelling unit terminal called by the client name, the front door CPU of the collective entrance machine includes an entrance machine storage unit for storing the stored video, and an instant message including the video stored in the entrance machine storage unit Is generated and transmitted to the called dwelling unit.

  According to the tenth aspect of the intercom apparatus of the present invention, in any one of the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth aspects, the entrance slave unit is imaged by the slave camera. The slave unit CPU of the entrance slave unit includes an image stored in the slave unit storage unit when there is no response from the dwelling unit terminal called by the client name. Is generated and transmitted to the called dwelling unit.

  Further, according to an eleventh aspect of the intercom apparatus according to the present invention, in any one of the first, third, fifth, seventh and ninth aspects, the entrance CPU of the collective entrance machine is: When there is no response from the dwelling unit terminal called by the client name, a transfer call is made to an external communication device such as a fixed telephone, a mobile phone, or a device installed in a call center via the Internet.

  According to the twelfth aspect of the intercom apparatus according to the present invention, in any one of the second, fourth, sixth, eighth and tenth aspects, the slave unit CPU of the entrance slave unit includes: When there is no response from the dwelling unit terminal called by the client name, a transfer call is made to an external communication device such as a fixed telephone, a mobile phone, or a device installed in a call center via the Internet.

  Further, according to the thirteenth aspect of the intercom apparatus according to the present invention, in the eleventh aspect, the transfer call from the front door CPU of the collective front door to the external communication device is a predetermined time counted by the front door timer. It is characterized by being performed corresponding to the belt.

  According to the fourteenth aspect of the intercom apparatus according to the present invention, in the twelfth aspect, the transfer call from the front door CPU of the front handset to the external communication device is a predetermined time counted by the handset timer. It is characterized by being performed corresponding to the belt.

  Furthermore, according to the fifteenth aspect of the intercom apparatus of the present invention, in the eleventh or thirteenth aspect, the collective entrance is set or maintained by an external communication device.

  According to a sixteenth aspect of the intercom apparatus according to the present invention, in the twelfth or fourteenth aspect, the entrance cordless handset is set or maintained by an external communication device.

  Furthermore, according to a seventeenth aspect of the intercom apparatus according to the present invention, in any one of the first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth, eleventh, thirteenth and fifteenth aspects, the set The entrance unit call unit of the entrance unit has a group video call function, the terminal call unit of the dwelling unit has a video call function, and the entrance unit CPU of the collective entrance unit is connected to the entrance connected via the Internet. A video call line capable of simultaneous calls with terminal call units of a plurality of dwelling units is formed as a call line with a machine call unit.

  According to an eighteenth aspect of the intercom apparatus according to the present invention, in any one of the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth, twelfth, fourteenth and sixteenth aspects, the entrance The slave unit call unit of the slave unit has a group video call function, the terminal call unit of the dwelling unit terminal has a video call function, and the slave unit CPU of the entrance slave unit is connected to the slave unit via the Internet. A video call line capable of simultaneous calls with a plurality of terminal call units in the dwelling unit is formed as a call line with the machine call unit.

  According to the intercom device for collective housing of the present invention configured as described above, an intercom device can be constructed without installing a dedicated dwelling unit and controller as in the past, and the system price can be greatly reduced. It is. In addition, a terminal with a function for assigning a client name in an Internet communication service will be supplied from many manufacturers in the future, so that it is possible to introduce a leading-edge terminal at any time, so that the future of the device is prevented from becoming obsolete. Since it can be shared with tablet terminals and digital TVs, it is possible to provide a low-priced intercom device for collective housing that eliminates the need to purchase a new dedicated terminal.

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

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment to which an intercom device for an apartment house according to the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the collective housing intercom apparatus according to the present invention includes a collective entrance machine 100 and a plurality of dwelling unit terminals 120 connected via a LAN line 180 via the Internet 170.

  A voice / video communication function using an Internet communication service is installed in the collective entrance machine 100. Examples of the audio / video communication function using the Internet communication service include Skype (registered trademark).

  The collective entrance machine 100 is a front door operation unit 101 for a visitor to call a target dwelling unit terminal 120 by operating a numeric keypad or a call button, and when a resident responds from the dwelling unit terminal 120 in response to a visitor's call. An entrance unit call unit 104 having a microphone (MIC) 102 for a visitor to make a call with the dwelling unit terminal 120 and a speaker (SP) 103 for notifying the sound from the dwelling unit terminal is provided.

  The collective entrance machine 100 also includes an entrance camera 105 that captures an image of a visitor when calling the dwelling unit terminal 120, an entrance unit display unit 106 that displays a room number of the target dwelling unit terminal and an image transmitted from the dwelling unit terminal 120. , Processing the voice of the entrance unit storage unit 109 having the correspondence table 107 that associates the client name and the room number in the Internet communication service, the video memory 108 that stores the image captured by the entrance unit camera, and the entrance unit call unit 104 An entrance machine audio processing unit 110 and an entrance machine image processing unit 111 for processing an image of the entrance machine camera 105 are provided.

  The entrance machine operation unit 101, the entrance machine display unit 106, the entrance machine storage unit 109, the entrance machine audio processing unit 110, and the entrance machine image processing unit 111 are connected to the entrance machine CPU 112, and the entrance machine call unit 104 is an entrance machine. The entrance camera 105 is connected to the entrance CPU 112 via the entrance image processing unit 111 via the audio processing unit 110.

  An entrance door electric lock 114 is connected to the entrance door CPU 112 via an entrance door electric lock side interface (I / F) 113, and a predetermined time is counted in connection with an external communication device 160 described later. An entrance machine timer 115 is connected.

  Each of these devices is connected to the Internet 170 through a LAN line 180 through the network side entrance unit I / F 116 under the control of the entrance unit CPU 112.

  On the other hand, a voice / video communication function using an Internet communication service is installed in the dwelling unit terminal 120 in the same manner as the collective entrance machine 100. The dwelling unit 120 communicates with the visitor in order to perform voice communication with the terminal operation unit 121 for responding when the visitor calls the target dwelling unit 120 from the collective entrance 100, and the visitor. Terminal communication unit 124 having a speaker (SP) 123 for notifying the sound from the microphone (MIC) 122 and the collective entrance machine 100.

  In addition, the dwelling unit terminal 120 includes a terminal camera 125 for imaging a resident when calling with a visitor, a terminal display unit 126 for displaying an image of a visitor transmitted from the collective entrance machine 100, and a terminal call unit 124. A terminal audio processing unit 127 that processes audio, a terminal video processing unit 128 that processes video of the terminal camera 125, and a terminal storage unit 129 that stores video captured by the terminal camera 125 in a video memory (not shown) built therein. ing.

  The terminal operation unit 121, the terminal display unit 126, the terminal voice processing unit 127, the terminal video processing unit 128, and the terminal storage unit 129 are connected to the terminal CPU 130, and the terminal call unit 124 is connected via the terminal voice processing unit 127. The terminal camera 125 is connected to the terminal CPU 130 via the terminal video processing unit 128, respectively.

  The dwelling unit terminal 120 is provided with a network side terminal I / F 131, and each device provided in the dwelling unit terminal 120 is connected to the Internet via the LAN line 180 under the control of the terminal CPU 130 via the network side terminal I / F 131. 170 is connected.

  By the way, in the intercom device for collective housing of the present invention described above, the intercom device is basically configured to connect the collective entrance machine and the dwelling unit terminal via the Internet, and does not include the entrance cordless handset. Explained. In addition to such a basic configuration, it is also possible to select a configuration in which the entrance cordless handset is connected via the Internet.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a voice / video communication function using an Internet communication service is installed in the entrance slave device 140 in the same manner as the collective entrance device 100 and the dwelling unit terminal 120. The entrance cordless handset 140 is a cordless handset operating unit 141 for a visitor to call the dwelling unit terminal 120. When the resident responds from the dwelling unit terminal 120 in response to the visitor's call, the visitor calls the dwelling unit terminal 120. Mobile phone communication unit 144 having a speaker (SP) 143 for notifying the sound from the microphone (MIC) 142 and the dwelling unit terminal.

  In addition, the entrance handset 140 includes a handset camera 145 that captures a visitor when calling the dwelling unit terminal 120, a handset display unit 146 that displays an image transmitted from the dwelling unit terminal 120, and a voice of the handset calling unit 144. A slave unit audio processing unit 147 that processes the video of the slave unit camera 145, and a slave unit storage that stores video captured by the slave unit camera 145 in a video memory (not shown) Part 149.

  The slave unit operation unit 141, the slave unit display unit 146, the slave unit audio processing unit 147, the slave unit video processing unit 148, and the slave unit storage unit 149 are connected to the slave unit CPU 150, and the slave unit call unit 144 is a slave unit. The handset camera 145 is connected to the handset CPU 150 via the handset image processing section 148 via the audio processing section 147.

  The slave unit CPU 150 is connected with an entrance slave unit electric lock 152 via an entrance slave unit electrical lock I / F 151, and a slave unit timer 153 that measures a predetermined time in connection with an external communication device 160 described later. Is connected.

  Each of these devices is connected to the Internet 170 via a LAN line 180 via the network side slave unit I / F 154 under the control of the slave unit CPU 150.

  Next, the operation of the intercom device for an apartment house according to the present invention will be described. As described above, the voice / video communication function using the Internet communication service is installed in the collective entrance device 100, the dwelling unit terminal 120, and the entrance cordless handset 140 in the intercom device for collective housing of the present invention. The client name and password of the dwelling unit 120 in the Internet communication service are set in advance in the collective entrance device 100 and the entrance slave device 140. The correspondence between the room number and the client name is performed in the correspondence table 107 of the entrance machine storage unit 109. Here, the dwelling unit terminal 120 functions as a client terminal in the Internet communication service. There may be a plurality of client terminals in the dwelling unit terminal 120.

  First, when a visitor operates the numeric keypad in the entrance unit operation unit 101 of the collective entrance machine 100 and sets the room number of the dwelling unit terminal 120 to be called, the room number is displayed on the entrance unit display unit 106. Next, when the call button on the entrance machine operation unit 101 is pressed, the entrance machine CPU 112 of the collective entrance machine 100 associates the room number of the residence terminal 120 with the client name from the correspondence table 107 of the entrance machine part 109, and the room number corresponds. And the corresponding dwelling unit terminal (client terminal) 120 is called.

  The called client terminal sounds a ring tone, and the resident enters a call state with the collective entrance machine 100 when the terminal operation unit 121 performs a call start operation. If the client terminal is capable of making a video call, a visitor image captured by the entrance camera 105 of the collective entrance machine 100 is displayed on the terminal display unit 126 on the client terminal side. Further, when the resident makes a call with the visitor, if the terminal camera 125 is activated by operating the terminal operation unit 121, the image of the resident can be displayed on the entrance display unit 106 of the collective entrance 100. .

  In such an operation, since a call can be made without notifying a visitor of a preset client name and password, security can be secured and an interphone device that takes into account the privacy of the resident can be provided. it can.

  Such an operation is the same between the entrance cordless handset 140 and the dwelling unit terminal (client terminal) 120. When a visitor presses a call button in the slave unit operation unit 141 of the entrance slave unit 140, the entrance slave unit 140 calls the client terminal with a preset client name. In this case, since the room numbers and the client names of the entrance cordless handset 140 and the dwelling unit terminal 120 have a 1: 1 correspondence, it is not necessary to associate the room numbers and the client names in the correspondence table unlike the collective entrance machine 100. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a correspondence table between the room number and the client name in the child device storage unit 149 of the entrance child device 140.

  The called client terminal sounds a ring tone, and the resident enters a call state with the front cordless handset 140 when the terminal operation unit 121 performs a call start operation. If the client terminal is capable of making a video call, a visitor image captured by the handset camera 145 of the front handset 140 is displayed on the terminal display unit 126 on the client terminal side. In addition, when the resident makes a call with a visitor, if the terminal operation unit 121 is operated to activate the terminal camera 125, the image of the resident can be displayed on the child device display unit 146 of the entrance child device 140. .

  Audio / video transmission and reception by the Internet communication service between the collective entrance machine 100 and the dwelling unit terminal (client terminal) 120 and between the entrance unit 140 and the dwelling unit terminal (client terminal) 120 is performed via the LAN line 180 over the Internet 170. Is done through. The LAN line 180 may be wired connection (wired LAN) or wireless connection (wireless LAN).

  In such an operation, the unlocking of the electric lock at the entrance when the visitor enters the apartment house can be performed as follows, for example. When unlocking the electric lock, the unlocking time can be set in advance, but as another method, for example, “1”, “3” on the numeric keypad of the terminal operation unit 121 of the dwelling unit terminal (client terminal) 120 is used. ”,“ 0 ”,“ # ”. This means that the unlocking operation is instructed by “1”, the unlocking time of 30 seconds is set by “3” and “0”, and the unlocking operation is started by “#”. Contrary to the unlocking operation, the same operation can be performed in the locking operation, and a locking time (locking after a predetermined time) can be set in advance. For example, the terminal of the dwelling unit terminal (client terminal) 120 When “2”, “1”, “5”, “#” is pressed from the numeric keypad of the operation unit 121, locking can be performed after 15 seconds. That is, “2” instructs the locking operation, “1” and “5” set the locking time after 15 seconds, and “#” starts the locking operation. The unlocking / locking operation of the entrance slave unit 140 is exactly the same as the operation between the collective entrance unit 100 and the dwelling unit terminal (client terminal) 120 described above. In this way, the unlocking / locking can be set at an arbitrary time at any time apart from the preset unlocking / locking time.

  Further, in the intercom device for collective housing of the present invention, when the collective entrance unit 100 or the entrance slave unit 140 is called from the client terminal of the client name registered in advance in the collective entrance unit 100 or the entrance slave unit 140, the client of the client terminal When the name matches the client name registered in advance in the collective entrance device 100 or the entrance slave device 140, the collective entrance device 100 or the entrance slave device 140 automatically responds to start a call and make a video call. In this case, an image captured by the entrance camera 105 of the collective entrance machine 100 or the slave camera 145 of the entrance slave unit 140 can be monitored.

  At this time, for example, when a plurality of cameras are installed in the collective entrance device 100 or the entrance slave device 140, operation of the numeric keypad of the terminal operation unit 121 of the client terminal (predetermined numerical values corresponding to a plurality of preset cameras are set). It is also possible to switch to an image from a specific camera among a plurality of cameras by a pressing operation). If the client name of the client terminal does not match the client name registered in advance in the collective entrance machine 100 or the entrance slave unit 140, that is, a client name not registered in the collective entrance machine 100 or the entrance slave unit 140 is received. In some cases, the collective entrance machine 100 or the entrance handset 140 ignores this incoming call.

  Furthermore, in the intercom device for an apartment house according to the present invention, when a visitor calls from the entrance unit 100 or the entrance unit 140, the entrance timer 113 of the entrance unit 100 or the unit timer of the entrance unit 140 is called. If the client terminal does not respond even after the preset time in 153, the video memory 108 of the entrance unit storage unit 109 in which the video captured by the entrance unit camera 105 of the collective entrance unit 100 is recorded or An instant message can also be transmitted together with a recorded video from a slave storage unit 148 (video memory not shown) in which a video captured by the slave camera 145 of the entrance 140 is recorded. In this way, when the resident is absent in the dwelling unit terminal (client terminal) 120 or when he / she is in the room, he / she can not respond due to busyness and can leave the incoming call history together with the recorded image.

  In the intercom device for apartment houses of the present invention, it can be connected to the external communication device 160 via the Internet 170 via the LAN line 180. Examples of the external communication device 160 include a fixed phone, a mobile phone, or a communication device installed in a call center. That is, by setting a transfer call destination in the dwelling unit terminal (client terminal) 120 in advance, the collective entrance unit 100 or the entrance unit 140 makes a transfer call not only to the client terminal but also to the external communication device 160 via the Internet 170. It can be carried out.

  In such an apartment intercom apparatus of the present invention, when a visitor calls from the collective entrance machine 100 or the entrance slave unit 140, the entrance timer 113 of the collective entrance machine 100 or the slave unit of the entrance slave unit 140 If the client terminal does not respond even if the time set in advance in the timer 153 has elapsed, by setting the transfer call destination in the dwelling unit terminal (client terminal) 120 in advance, the collective entrance machine 100 or the entrance child machine 140 can transmit, for example, a short message service (SMS) short mail not only to the client terminal but also to the mobile phone of the external communication device 160. Thereby, even if it is not a client terminal such as a mobile phone, it can be recorded as a history that there was a visitor.

  In this case, if the client terminal is set to transmit all the call information from the collective entrance device 100 and the entrance slave device 140 to one external communication device (for example, a specific mobile phone), When there is no response, all incoming histories remain in a specific external communication device, so that it can be confirmed as a log record of call information from the collective entrance device 100 and the entrance slave device 140.

  Moreover, in the intercom apparatus for collective housing of the present invention, when a visitor calls from the collective entrance machine 100 or the entrance slave unit 140, the entrance timer 113 of the collective entrance machine 100 or the slave unit timer of the entrance slave unit 140 If the client terminal does not respond even if the time set in advance in 153 elapses, it can be forwarded to, for example, a call center or the like and set as a proxy response by setting the client terminal in advance.

  In such a case, it is possible to operate as a normal intercom device during the daytime and transfer it to a call center or the like only at night or when the resident is absent to make a proxy response. Such an operation can be used not only in an apartment house but also in an office building. In the case of an office building, reception work at night or when there is no office can be concentrated in a call center or the like, leading to cost reduction.

  Furthermore, in the intercom apparatus for collective housing according to the present invention, the entrance unit calling unit 104 of the entrance unit 100 may have a group video call function. In this case, the terminal call unit of the dwelling unit terminal (client terminal) 120 is provided with a video call function, and the entrance unit CPU 112 of the collective entrance machine 100 is connected to the collective entrance machine 100 with a plurality of dwelling unit terminals (client terminals) 120. A video call line can be formed via the Internet 170 by the LAN line 180.

  According to such a configuration, the collective entrance machine 100 can call the plurality of dwelling unit terminals (client terminals) 120 at the same time, and can respond first among the plurality of dwelling unit terminals (client terminals) 120. The dwelling unit terminal (client terminal) 120 can respond. In this way, time is wasted and an efficient call function can be obtained.

  Further, the slave unit call unit 144 of the entrance slave unit 140 may also have a group video call function. In this case, if the terminal call units of the plurality of client terminals in the dwelling unit terminal 120 are provided with a video call function, the slave unit CPU 150 of the entrance cordless handset 140 can be used when there are a plurality of client terminals in the dwelling unit terminal 120. A call can be made simultaneously to each client terminal in the dwelling unit terminal 120, and a client terminal that can be initially responded among the plurality of client terminals can respond.

  Such a configuration can also be used in an office building. For example, a plurality of client terminals are simultaneously called from the entrance of an office building, and the first client terminal that can be handled responds, so that a dedicated reception is not arranged. , Time efficiency and cost reduction effect can be improved.

  Moreover, in the intercom device for apartment houses of the present invention, the collective entrance machine 100 or the entrance cordless handset 140 can also perform various settings and maintenance from the external communication device 160 via the Internet 170 by incorporating a web server. It is. As a result, it is possible to update various settings and client name conversion tables normally performed from the client terminal or firmware incorporated in the collective entrance device 100 or the entrance slave device 140.

  The intercom device for collective housing of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be similarly applied to various social services.

  The intercom device for collective housing of the present invention can be used for an office building or a detached house in its technical concept.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Collective entrance machine 101 ... Entrance machine operation part 102 ... Microphone 103 ... Speaker 104 ... Entrance machine call part 105 ... Entrance machine camera 106 ... Entrance machine display part 107 .... Correspondence table 108 ... Video memory 109 ... Entrance machine storage unit 110 ... Entrance machine audio processing unit 111 ... Entrance machine image processing unit 112 ... Entrance machine CPU
113 ... Collective entrance machine electric lock side I / F
114 ... Entrance machine electric lock 115 ... Entrance machine timer 116 ... Net side entrance machine I / F
120 ... dwelling unit terminal (client terminal)
121 ... Terminal operation unit 122 ... Microphone 123 ... Speaker 124 ... Terminal call unit 125 ... Terminal camera 126 ... Terminal display unit 127 ... Terminal voice processing unit 128 ... Terminal Image processing unit 129... Terminal device unit 130... Terminal CPU
131 ... Net side terminal I / F
140: Entrance child device 141 ... Child device operation unit 142 ... Microphone 143 ... Speaker 144 ... Child device call unit 145 ... Child device camera 146 ... Child device display unit 147 ..Slave unit audio processing unit 148 ... Slave unit video processing unit 149 ... Slave unit storage unit 150 ... Slave unit CPU
151 ... Entrance cordless machine electric lock side I / F
152 ... Entrance cordless device electric lock 153 ... Cordless device timer 154 ... Net side cordless handset I / F
160 ... External communication device 170 ... Internet 180 ... LAN line

Claims (18)

An intercom apparatus for a collective housing in which a collective entrance machine (100) installed at a collective entrance of a collective housing and dwelling unit terminals (120, 120, ...) installed in a plurality of dwelling units are connected to perform communication. ,
The collective entrance machine and the dwelling unit terminals installed in a plurality of dwelling units are connected by a LAN line (180) via the Internet (170),
The collective entrance machine has an audio / video communication function using an Internet communication service,
An entrance machine operation unit (101) for inputting a room number for each of the plurality of dwelling units to perform a calling operation, and the room number input at the entrance machine operation unit and a client name in the Internet communication service. An entrance machine storage unit (109) having an associated correspondence table (107) and an image memory (108) for storing images taken by the entrance machine camera (105), and the client name read from the entrance machine storage unit And an entrance machine CPU (112) for calling the dwelling unit at
The dwelling unit has an audio / video communication function using an Internet communication service,
An intercom apparatus for collective housing, comprising a terminal CPU (130) for performing call notification when the client name transmitted from the collective entrance machine matches the client name of the self-dwelling unit. The Internet is connected to the entrance cordless handset (140, 140,...) Having the voice / video communication function using the Internet communication service installed at the entrance of the dwelling unit.
The entrance slave unit includes a slave unit operation unit (141) for performing a call operation, and a slave unit CPU for detecting the operation of the slave unit operation unit and calling the dwelling unit terminal with the preset client name ( 150),
The said dwelling unit terminal is provided with terminal CPU (130) for performing call alerting | reporting by the agreement with the client name which the said client name and the self-dwelling unit terminal which are transmitted from the said entrance cordless handset have. The intercom device for collective housing as described. The dwelling unit includes a terminal operation unit (121) for responding to a call from the collective entrance machine, and a terminal call unit (124) for performing voice communication.
The terminal CPU of the dwelling unit terminal detects a response operation by the terminal operation unit and activates a voice communication function using the terminal call unit, and at the time of a call using the terminal call unit, the terminal operation unit 2. The intercom for collective housing according to claim 1, wherein an unlocking operation using an electric lock is detected as being effective, and the collective entrance electric lock (114) connected to the collective entrance is unlocked. apparatus. The dwelling unit includes a terminal operation unit (121) for responding to a call from the entrance cordless handset, and a terminal call unit (124) for performing voice communication,
The terminal CPU of the dwelling unit terminal detects a response operation by the terminal operation unit and activates a voice communication function using the terminal call unit, and at the time of a call using the terminal call unit, the terminal operation unit The intercom for an apartment house according to claim 2, wherein the unlocking operation using the door is detected as being effective, and the front door electric lock (152) connected to the front door is unlocked. apparatus.   The entrance CPU of the collective entrance machine activates a voice communication function using the entrance unit call unit (104) when receiving a call from the dwelling unit terminal that matches the client name via the Internet. 4. The intercom device for an apartment house according to claim 1, wherein the entrance camera (105) is driven and an image captured by the entrance camera is transmitted to a dwelling unit that is a call originator. 5. .   The handset CPU of the entrance handset activates the voice communication function using the handset calling unit (144) when receiving a call from the dwelling unit that matches the client name via the Internet. 5. The intercom device for an apartment house according to claim 2, further comprising: driving the slave camera (145) to transmit the image captured by the slave camera to a dwelling unit that is a call originator. 6. .   The entrance machine CPU of the collective entrance machine judges that the telephone call via the Internet is invalid from the dwelling unit terminal that is inconsistent with the client name. The intercom apparatus for apartment houses according to any one of claims 5 to 6.   The slave unit CPU of the entrance slave unit determines that a telephone call via the Internet is invalid from the dwelling unit terminal that does not match the client name. The intercom device for apartment houses according to any one of claims 6 to 7. The collective entrance machine includes an entrance machine storage unit (109) for storing an image captured by the entrance machine camera.
When there is no response from the dwelling unit terminal called by the client name, the entrance unit CPU of the collective entrance unit generates an instant message including an image stored in the entrance unit storage unit and calls the dwelling unit The intercom apparatus for collective housing according to any one of claims 1, 3, 5, and 7, wherein the intercom apparatus is transmitted to a terminal. The entrance cordless handset includes a handset storage unit (149) for storing an image captured by the handset camera,
When there is no response from the dwelling unit terminal called by the client name, the slave unit CPU of the entrance cordless handset generates an instant message including an image stored in the slave unit storage unit and calls the destination unit The intercom apparatus for collective housing according to claim 2, wherein the intercom apparatus is transmitted to a terminal.   When there is no response from the dwelling unit terminal called by the client name, the entrance machine CPU of the collective entrance machine has an external communication such as a device installed in a fixed telephone, a mobile phone, or a call center via the Internet. The collective housing intercom apparatus according to any one of claims 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9, wherein a transfer call is made to the device (160).   When there is no response from the dwelling unit terminal called by the client name, the slave unit CPU of the entrance slave unit is connected to an external communication device such as a fixed telephone, a mobile phone, or a device installed in a call center via the Internet. The intercom apparatus for an apartment house according to any one of claims 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10, wherein a transfer call is made to the device (160).   The transfer call from the entrance machine CPU to the external communication device of the collective entrance machine is performed in accordance with a predetermined time zone counted by the entrance machine timer (115). Intercom device for multiple dwelling houses.   The transfer call from the entrance unit CPU of the entrance unit to the external communication device is performed in correspondence with a predetermined time period counted by the slave unit timer (153). Intercom device for multiple dwelling houses.   14. The collective housing intercom apparatus according to claim 11 or 13, wherein the collective entrance machine is set or maintained by the external communication device.   The intercom apparatus for an apartment house according to claim 12 or 14, wherein the entrance cordless handset is set or maintained by the external communication device. The entrance machine call unit of the collective entrance machine has a group video call function,
The terminal call unit of the dwelling unit has a video call function,
The entrance machine CPU of the collective entrance machine can simultaneously talk to the terminal call units of a plurality of dwelling units as a call line to the entrance unit call unit connected via the Internet. 16. A video call line is formed as claimed in claim 1, claim 3, claim 5, claim 7, claim 9, claim 11, claim 13, and claim 15. Intercom device for multiple dwelling houses. The handset call unit of the entrance handset has a group video call function,
The terminal call unit of the dwelling unit has a video call function,
The cordless handset CPU of the entrance cordless handset simultaneously communicates with a plurality of the terminal call units in the dwelling unit terminal as a call line with the cordless handset call unit connected via the Internet. Any one of claims 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 12, and 16 is formed. The intercom device for collective housing as described in the item.

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