JP2016143979A - Intercom system and collective housing intercom system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an intercom system and a collective housing intercom system for prohibiting a main entrance unlock operation from a place separated from home at a certain distance or more.SOLUTION: An intercom system includes a server 5 for storing a specific area set with home as a center, obtaining a position of a portable terminal 3 with respect to the specific area, and notifying the portable terminal 3 via a general-purpose communication network N1. The portable terminal 3 has a function of notifying the server 5 of self position information by having a GPS reception function and also has a function of unlocking an electric lock 6 of a main entrance of home by performing communication with a master unit 2. A portable terminal CPU 34 of the portable terminal 3 activates the unlock function of the electric lock 6 when the portable terminal is inside the specific area on the basis of inside/outside information with respect to the specific area received from the server 5, but then, inactivates the unlock function of the electric lock 6 when the portable terminal is outside the specific area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an interphone system and a collective housing intercom system for a visitor to call a resident, and more particularly to an interphone system and a collective housing intercom system that can respond to a call from a visitor even by a portable terminal carried by the resident. .

  There is an intercom system that can respond to a call from a child device installed outside a house such as a front door with a portable terminal carried by a resident. For example, in Patent Document 1, a call from an entrance cordless handset is transmitted to a mobile phone in addition to the base phone, and a call operation is also performed on the mobile phone, enabling a response by the mobile phone. Furthermore, the unlocking operation can be performed by a predetermined operation in a state of responding, and the unlocking operation can unlock the electric lock at the entrance of the house.

JP 2010-81216 A

The above-described conventional intercom system that can respond with a portable terminal is convenient because it can respond without operating the master unit, even when not at home, and can unlock the entrance.
However, since the entrance door can be unlocked even from a location far away from home, there was a security problem.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an intercom system and a collective housing intercom system that prohibit the unlocking operation of the entrance from a place away from the home by a certain distance or more.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of claim 1 includes a slave unit installed at a front door for a visitor to call a resident, and a master unit installed in a house for responding to a call from the slave unit. And an intercom system having a portable terminal capable of responding to a call from a child device on the go by carrying a resident and communicating with the parent device via a mobile phone network, A specific area set in the center is stored, and the portable terminal has a server that knows the position with respect to the specific area and notifies the portable terminal via the general-purpose communication network. The function of notifying the server of the location information and the function of unlocking the electric lock of the home entrance by communicating with the parent device, and the mobile terminal is specified based on the inside / outside information for the specific area received from the server Electricity within the area The unlocking function while the active, the outside the specific area and having a function control unit for the electric lock unlocking functions and inactive.
According to this configuration, since the home entrance cannot be unlocked by operating the mobile terminal when the user is away from the home by a certain distance or more, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation in which a resident who is far away from the home accidentally unlocks the home.

The invention of claim 2 includes a collective entrance machine installed at the entrance for a visitor to call a resident, a dwelling unit installed in each house for responding to a call from the collective entrance machine, and a resident Is a collective housing intercom system that has a portable terminal that can respond to calls from collective entrance machines by communicating with the dwelling unit via the mobile phone network. While storing the set specific area, the mobile terminal has a server that knows the position with respect to the specific area and notifies the mobile terminal via the general-purpose communication network, while the mobile terminal has a GPS reception function and has its own position. It has a function of notifying the server of information and a function of communicating with the dwelling unit and unlocking the electric lock of the entrance hall. Furthermore, the mobile terminal is specified based on the inside / outside information for the specific area received from the server. Within the rear while the active electrical lock unlocking function, it is outside the specific area and having a function control unit for the electric lock unlocking functions and inactive.
According to this configuration, since the electric lock of the collective entrance cannot be unlocked by operating the mobile terminal if it is more than a certain distance away from the collective housing, a resident far away from the collective housing accidentally unlocks the collective entrance Can prevent misoperation.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the second aspect, the function control unit of the mobile terminal is a function of at least one of a reservation function of the facility in the housing complex and a function of calling the entrance floor of the elevator in the housing complex Based on the inside / outside information for the specific area received from the server, the reservation function is activated if it is within the specific area, while the reservation function is deactivated outside the specific area.
According to this configuration, even if the mobile terminal has a reservation function for facilities in an apartment house and an elevator call function, those functions become inactive if they are separated from the home by a certain distance or more. The situation where a resident inconveniences can be prevented.

  According to the present invention, since the home entrance cannot be unlocked when it is away from the home by a certain distance or more, it is possible to prevent a resident who is far away from the home from erroneously unlocking the home by mistake.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the intercom system which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the apartment house intercom system which concerns on this invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments embodying the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an intercom system according to the present invention, and shows main devices in a block diagram. In FIG. 1, 1 is a slave unit installed at a front door or the like so that a visitor calls a resident to make a call, 2 is a master unit installed in a home and responds to a call from the slave unit 1, and 3 A mobile terminal such as a smartphone having a function as a mobile phone, 4 is a wireless LAN access point that is installed in the house and can communicate with the mobile terminal 3, 5 is a server that manages the mobile terminal 3, and 6 is a front door (not shown) It is an electric lock built in.

The handset 1 and the base unit 2 are connected via a transmission line L1, and the base unit 2 is connected to a general-purpose communication network N1 such as the Internet and a mobile phone network N2 via a wireless LAN access point 4. By this connection, the base unit 2 can communicate with the server 5 via the general-purpose communication network N1 and the mobile terminal 3 via the mobile phone network N2. The electric lock 6 is connected to the parent device 2 via a control line L2.
Further, in a state where the wireless LAN access point 4 and the mobile terminal 3 can communicate, the base unit 2 can perform wireless LAN communication with the mobile terminal 3, and the server 5 communicates with the mobile terminal 3 via the general-purpose communication network N1. Conduct communication.
Note that the general-purpose communication network N1 and the mobile phone network N2 are both public communication networks, and both are configured by a common network.

  The handset 1 includes a call button 11 for performing a call operation, a handset camera 12 for imaging a visitor, a microphone 13 and a speaker 14 for calling, a handset CPU 15 for controlling the handset, and a handset for communicating with the base unit 2. The machine communication IF 16 and the like are provided.

  The base unit 2 includes a base unit operation unit 21 for performing various setting operations in addition to an operation for responding to a call from the slave unit 1, an unlocking operation for the electric lock 6, a microphone 22 and a speaker 23 for calling, and a slave camera 12, a monitor 24 that displays captured images, a parent CPU 26 that controls the parent device 2, communicates with the child device 1, and communicates with the portable terminal 3 via the wireless LAN access point 4 and the portable telephone network N 2. A base unit communication IF 27 for communicating with the server 5 via the general-purpose communication network N1 is provided.

The portable terminal 3 includes a portable terminal operation unit 31 for performing various operations such as a response operation for a call from the handset 1, an unlocking operation of the electric lock 6, a call unit 32 for calling with a communication partner, application software, and the like. Mobile terminal storage unit 33 that stores mobile terminal 3, mobile terminal CPU 34 that controls mobile terminal 3, mobile phone network N 2, or communication with base unit 2 through wireless LAN access point 4 and server 5 through general-purpose communication network N 1. A mobile terminal communication IF 35 for communication is provided.
In addition, it has a function of receiving a GPS signal and constantly transmitting its own position to the server 5, and the mobile terminal operation unit 31 is configured by a touch button that displays an operation button on the display unit of the mobile terminal 3. Yes.

The mobile terminal CPU 34 communicates with the base unit 2 and performs control to respond via the base unit 2 when a call signal based on the call operation of the handset 1 is transmitted, and also controls setting of a geofence that partitions a specific area The set geofence information is registered in the server 5.
The geofence can be set by installing predetermined application software. For example, the geofence is installed from the server 5 by a predetermined operation of the mobile terminal operation unit 31 of the mobile terminal 3.
The geofence is set so as to surround the communication area (usually several meters to several tens of meters) of the wireless LAN access point 4. Specifically, for example, if it is set in a range including the garden at home, the portable terminal 3 is shifted to the geofence setting mode, and if the home site is a quadrangle, it is moved to, for example, the four corners and each point is set using the GPS function. By setting the position information (latitude and longitude), area setting is made, and this specific area becomes a geofence.

The server 5 stores the geofence set by the mobile terminal 3, periodically obtains position information of the mobile terminal 3 from the mobile terminal 3, and periodically obtains position information inside and outside the mobile terminal 3 with respect to the geofence. The mobile terminal 3 is notified through the general-purpose communication network N1.
When the mobile terminal CPU 34 receives position information on the inside and outside of the geofence from the server 5 by installing the application software, the operable button is changed according to the position information.

  The mobile terminal 3 has a function of acquiring an IP address from the wireless LAN access point 4 and a function of acquiring the SSID of the wireless LAN access point 4, and the mobile terminal CPU 34 can communicate with the wireless LAN access point 4. Then, the communication line is set to a line using the wireless LAN access point 4, and when communicating with the base unit 2, extension communication is performed without going through the mobile phone network N 2.

  The operation of the intercom system configured as described above is as follows. When the call button 11 of the child device 1 is pressed, a call signal is transmitted from the child device 1 to the parent device 2. The base unit 2 that has received the call signal sounds a ringing tone from the speaker 23 under the control of the base unit CPU 26, and an image captured by the handset camera 12 is displayed on the monitor 24.

  At the same time, a calling signal is transmitted to the mobile terminal 3. However, if communication with the wireless LAN access point 4 is possible, a call signal is transmitted without going through the mobile phone network N2. If communication is not possible, a call signal is sent to the mobile terminal 3 through the mobile phone network N2, A call is made. When a response operation is performed on either the base unit 2 or the mobile terminal 3 that has received the call, a communication path is formed between the device that has performed the response and the handset 1, and a call can be made between the resident and the visitor. It becomes.

And when it responds with the main | base station 2, if the unlocking button (not shown) of the main | base station 2 is operated, the electric lock 6 of a front door will be unlocked.
On the other hand, when the mobile terminal 3 responds, it operates as follows. When the mobile terminal 3 is outside the geofence, the unlocking operation is prohibited, and a prohibition message is displayed even if the displayed unlocking button is operated. In this case, the display may be changed between inside and outside the geofence so that the unlock button itself is not displayed.
And when it is in a geofence, unlocking button operation is possible and an entrance door is unlocked by unlocking button operation.

  Note that the unlocking operation by the portable terminal can be performed not at the time of the response operation, and also in this case, it is possible only when the mobile terminal is located within the geofence.

  As described above, since the home entrance cannot be unlocked by the mobile terminal when it is away from the home by a certain distance or more, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation in which a resident who is far away from the home accidentally unlocks the home.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an example of an apartment house intercom system according to the present invention, in which 41 is a collective entrance machine, 42 is an electric lock installed at the collective entrance door, and 43 is a controller that controls communication between devices. 44 are elevators, and the same components as those in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals. A master unit (dwelling unit master unit) 2 is installed in each unit of the apartment house, and a slave unit 1 is installed at the entrance of each unit. Further, a wireless LAN access point 4 is installed in each dwelling unit, and the master unit 2 is individually connected to the public communication network N1 and the mobile phone network N2. The configuration of the intercom device for each dwelling unit is the same as that shown in FIG.
Then, a geofence is set by the mobile terminal 3 in the same manner as described above, and the set geofence is registered in the server 5. In the case of an apartment house, the geofence is set so as to surround the apartment house, and the setting procedure is performed in the same manner as in the above embodiment. Here, for convenience of explanation, the geofence set around the home in the above form is described as a first geofence, and the geofence set to include an apartment house is described as a second geofence.

  The server 5 stores the set second geofence, always obtains the position information of the portable terminal 3 from the portable terminal 3, and periodically acquires the position information inside and outside the portable terminal 3 with respect to the second geofence. Is notified via the general-purpose communication network N1. And the portable terminal CPU34 will change the button which can be operated according to the positional information, if the positional information on the inside and outside with respect to a 2nd geofence is received from the server 5. FIG.

The operation of the apartment house intercom system configured as described above is as follows. When a dwelling unit is selected from the collective entrance machine 41 and a call operation is performed, a call signal is transmitted to the selected main unit 2 of the dwelling unit via the control unit 43, and a ringing tone sounds in the main unit 2. At the same time, a calling signal is transmitted from the parent device 2 to the portable terminal 3. This call is the same as in the above-described form, and is sent directly or via the mobile phone network N2 to execute the call.
When a response operation is performed on either the base unit 2 or the mobile terminal 3 that has received the call, a communication path is formed between the device that has performed the response and the handset 1, and a call can be made between the resident and the visitor. It becomes.

And when responding with the main | base station 2, if the unlocking button (not shown) of the main | base station 2 is operated, the electric lock 42 of a collective entrance door will be unlocked.
On the other hand, when the mobile terminal 3 responds, it operates as follows. When the mobile terminal 3 is outside the second geofence, the unlocking operation is prohibited, and a prohibition message is displayed even if the displayed unlocking button is operated. In this case, the display may be changed between the inside and outside of the second geofence so that the unlock button itself is not displayed.
And when it is in a 2nd geofence, unlocking button operation is possible, and the electric lock 42 of a collection entrance door is unlocked by unlocking button operation.

  Note that the unlocking operation by the mobile terminal 3 can be performed not at the time of the response operation, and also in this case, only when the mobile terminal 3 is located within the second geofence. In addition, the call / response operation between the slave unit 1 installed at each entrance of the dwelling unit and the master unit 2 in the dwelling unit can perform the same operation as in the above embodiment. However, the position information on the inside and outside of the first geofence is applied to the electric lock operation of the dwelling unit entrance.

  In this way, since the electric lock of the collective entrance cannot be unlocked by the mobile terminal if it is away from the collective housing by a certain distance or more, the resident who is far away from the collective housing may erroneously unlock the collective entrance. Can be prevented.

In the case of a collective housing intercom system, in addition to the electric lock operation of the collective entrance described above, the following operation can be easily performed by the operation of the mobile terminal using the function of the geofence, and can be suitably used.
For example, a resident who has returned home may perform a call operation so that an elevator comes to the entrance in addition to the unlocking operation of the electric lock of the collective entrance immediately before entering the collective entrance. Furthermore, it is also possible to make reservations for various facilities such as training facilities attached to the housing complex. Any operation can be prevented from causing trouble to other residents by deactivating the button operation from outside the second geofence.

  In addition, since the position recognition by GPS can also be recognized including the height, it is possible to set the first geofence including its altitude even if there is a home on the upper floor of the apartment house. In the plane, even if it is in the first geofence, if it is located on a different floor from the home, it is judged that it is outside the first geofence and the door is unlocked. Easy.

  1 .. Slave unit 2.. Base unit 3 .. Mobile terminal 4 .. Wireless LAN access point 5 .. Server 6.. Electric lock 31.. Mobile terminal operation unit 33. Storage unit 34... Mobile terminal CPU (function control unit) 41.. Collective entrance machine 42.. Electric lock 44.. Elevator N1 General communication network N2 Mobile phone network

Claims (3)

A cordless handset installed at the entrance for a visitor to call a resident, a parent phone set up in a home to respond to a call from the cordless handset, and a resident carrying the base phone and a mobile phone An intercom system having a mobile terminal capable of responding to a call from the slave unit on the go by communicating via a network,
While storing a specific area set mainly at home, the mobile terminal has a server for grasping the position relative to the specific area and notifying the mobile terminal via a general-purpose communication network,
The mobile terminal has a GPS reception function and a function of notifying the server of its own location information, and a function of communicating with the parent device and unlocking an electric lock of a home entrance,
Further, the portable terminal activates the electric unlocking function within the specific area based on the inside / outside information for the specific area received from the server, while the electric unlocking is performed outside the specific area. An intercom system comprising a function control unit that deactivates a lock function. A collective entrance machine installed at the entrance for a visitor to call a resident, a dwelling unit set up in each house to respond to a call from the collective entrance machine, and a resident carrying the dwelling unit A collective housing intercom system having a mobile terminal capable of responding to a call from the collective entrance machine by communicating with a master unit via a mobile phone network,
While storing a specific area set around an apartment house, the mobile terminal has a server for grasping the position relative to the specific area and notifying the mobile terminal via a general-purpose communication network,
The mobile terminal has a GPS reception function and a function of notifying the server of its own location information, and a function of communicating with the dwelling base unit and unlocking an electrical lock of the entrance hall,
Further, the portable terminal activates the electric unlocking function within the specific area based on the inside / outside information for the specific area received from the server, while the electric unlocking is performed outside the specific area. An apartment intercom system comprising a function control unit for deactivating a lock function. The function control unit of the mobile terminal has at least one of a reservation function for facilities in a collective housing and a call function to an entrance floor of an elevator in a collective housing, and the inside and outside of the specific area received from the server 3. The collective housing intercom system according to claim 2, wherein the reservation function is activated if it is within the specific area, and the reservation function is deactivated outside the specific area based on information.

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