JP2017069633A - Intercom system, intercom master unit and communication method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an intercom system capable of performing an unlock operation of an entrance door from a communication terminal while securing higher safety.SOLUTION: In an intercom system 100, when detecting that a person has come to an entrance door 210, an entrance slave unit 400 transmits a visit notice to an intercom master unit 500. When receiving the visit notice, the intercom master unit 500 transmits a visit terminal notification to a wireless terminal 700, and when receiving a call start instruction from the wireless terminal 700, the intercom master unit 500 starts relay of communications between the entrance slave unit 400 and the wireless terminal 700. The wireless terminal 700 outputs information when receiving the visit terminal notification, transmits a call start instruction to the intercom master unit 500 when a response operation is performed, and transmits an unlock terminal instruction to the intercom master unit 500 when the unlock instruction operation is performed. When receiving the unlock terminal instruction, the intercom master unit 500 causes the electronic lock 300 of the entrance door 210 to perform an unlock operation under the condition that the above-described relay of the call is started.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a door phone system, a door phone parent device, and a communication method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a door phone system that can confirm a visitor to an entrance and unlock the entrance door from a door phone main unit in a room has been widely used. In recent years, attention has been paid to a technology that enables such visitor confirmation and door unlocking operations to be performed from a portable communication terminal such as a smartphone (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In the technology described in Patent Document 1 (hereinafter referred to as “prior art”), the service center device performs authentication processing on the communication terminal when receiving a door unlocking command from the communication terminal, and if the authentication is successful, An instruction to unlock the door is given to the entrance door associated in advance. According to such a conventional technique, for example, when a child returns home, a parent working can talk with the child, and the entrance door can be unlocked by remote operation in order to bring the child into the house.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-23689 JP 2007-124227 A

  However, the prior art has room for improvement in terms of safety. For example, the entrance door may be unlocked at a timing that should not be unlocked due to an erroneous operation of the communication terminal. In particular, such a possibility becomes even higher when going out where there are many opportunities to operate the communication terminal.

  An object of the present disclosure is to provide a door phone system, a door phone parent device, and a communication method capable of performing an unlocking operation of a front door from a communication terminal while ensuring higher safety.

  The door phone system of the present disclosure includes an electronic lock provided at a front door of a building, an entrance cordless handset disposed in the vicinity of the entrance door, a door phone parent device disposed inside the building, and an exterior of the building. A door phone system including a communication terminal that can be taken out or arranged outside, and the entrance cordless handset detects when a person comes to the entrance door, When the doorphone main unit receives the visit notification, the doorphone main unit transmits a visit terminal notification to the communication terminal and receives a call start instruction from the communication terminal. And the communication terminal starts relaying the call, and when the communication terminal receives the visiting terminal notification, the communication terminal outputs information indicating that a person has come to the entrance door and responds at the communication terminal. When an operation is performed, the door ho The call start instruction is transmitted to the base unit, and when the unlocking instruction operation is performed at the communication terminal, the unlocking terminal instruction is transmitted to the doorphone base unit. When the lock terminal instruction is received, the electronic lock is unlocked on the condition that relay of the call is started.

  The doorphone master unit of the present disclosure includes an electronic lock provided at a front door of a building, an entrance slave unit disposed in the vicinity of the entrance door, a doorphone master unit disposed inside the building, and an exterior of the building The doorphone master unit used in a doorphone system including a communication terminal that can be taken out or is arranged outside, and indicates that a person has come from the entrance cordless handset to the entrance door When receiving a visit notification, when receiving a call start instruction indicating that a response operation has been performed in the communication terminal from the communication terminal and a terminal notification unit that transmits a visit terminal notification to the communication terminal, A call relay unit that starts relaying a call between the entrance cordless handset and the communication terminal, and an unlocking terminal instruction indicating that an unlocking instruction operation has been performed in the communication terminal is received from the communication terminal. When the call relay is open As a condition that is, having an electronic lock control unit for unlocking the electronic lock.

  A communication method according to the present disclosure includes an electronic lock provided on a front door of a building, an entrance cordless handset arranged in the vicinity of the entrance door, a doorphone master unit arranged inside the building, and an outside of the building. A communication method in a door phone system including a communication terminal that can be taken out or arranged outside, and when the door station detects that a person has come to the door, the door phone parent Sending a visit notification to a machine; when the doorphone master receives the visit notice; sending a visit terminal notice to the communication terminal; and the communication terminal notifying the visit terminal notification Receiving information indicating that a person has come to the entrance door, and when the communication terminal performs a response operation at the communication terminal, a call start instruction is sent to the doorphone master unit. Send And when the door phone main unit receives the call start instruction, the step of starting relaying the call between the entrance handset and the communication terminal, and the communication terminal unlocked at the communication terminal When an instruction operation is performed, a step of transmitting an unlocking terminal instruction to the doorphone master unit, and when the doorphone master unit receives the unlocking terminal instruction from the communication terminal, relaying of the call is performed. And opening the electronic lock on the condition that it has been started.

  According to the present disclosure, the unlocking operation of the entrance door from the communication terminal can be performed in a state in which higher safety is ensured.

The system block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the door phone system which concerns on one embodiment of this indication The block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the entrance cordless handset in this Embodiment A block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a doorphone parent device in the present embodiment A block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a wireless terminal in this embodiment The flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the door phone main unit in this Embodiment The sequence diagram which shows an example of operation | movement of a door phone system when unlocking operation is performed during the telephone call in this Embodiment The top view which shows an example of the display state of the radio | wireless terminal at the time of the visit terminal notification reception in this Embodiment A plan view showing an example of a display state of a wireless terminal during a call in this embodiment The top view which shows an example of the display state of the radio | wireless terminal at the time of unlocking instruction | indication operation in this Embodiment The top view which shows an example of the display state of the radio | wireless terminal at the time of unlocking operation success in this Embodiment The sequence diagram which shows an example of operation | movement of a door phone system when unlocking operation is performed during the non-call in this Embodiment The top view which shows an example of the display state of the radio | wireless terminal at the time of unlocking operation failure in this Embodiment

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<System overview>
First, an outline of a door phone system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of a configuration of a door phone system according to the present embodiment. Here, the surrounding environment of the system configuration is also illustrated.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the door phone system 100 includes, for example, an electronic lock 300 provided in a front door 210 of a building 200 that is a user's 220 home, a front door device 400 disposed in the vicinity of the front door 210, a building And 200 door phone base units 500 arranged in the room.

  The electronic lock 300 is a key device that unlocks / locks the entrance door 210 in response to an unlocking request / locking request, which is an electric signal, in addition to a normal key operation on the keyhole. An electronic lock code 301 that is a JEM-A standard code is laid between the electronic lock 300 and the door phone base unit 500. The electronic lock 300 can be unlocked / locked under the control of the door phone base unit 500.

  The front door 400 includes a call button, a speaker, a microphone, and a digital camera. A two-wire cable 401 made of a pair of copper wires is laid between the entrance child device 400 and the door phone parent device 500. In addition to calling and calling functions, the entrance cordless handset 400 has a function of capturing an image around the entrance and transmitting it to the door phone master set 500. Note that the two-wire cable 401 is a communication cable used in an old type door phone system that is installed in the building 200 in the past and does not transmit video signals.

  Door phone master device 500 includes a speaker, a liquid crystal display, a monitor button, a call button, a microphone, and a lock / unlock button. In addition to the function of answering a call (starting a call), door phone master unit 500 displays a video around the entrance sent from entrance unit 400 and unlocks / unlocks electronic lock 300 of entrance door 210. And a function of accepting a locking operation.

  In addition, the door phone system 100 includes a wireless communication router 610 disposed in a room of a building 200, an authentication server 600 connected to a public network 620 such as the Internet, and a wireless terminal such as a smartphone that can be taken out of the building 200 ( Communication terminal) 700.

  Wireless communication router 610 is connected to each of doorphone parent device 500 and public network 620 via wireless communication lines 611 and 612, and relays communication between doorphone parent device 500 and public network 620. The wireless communication line 611 is, for example, a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) line, and the wireless communication line 612 is, for example, an LTE (Long Term Evolution) line.

  The authentication server 600 is connected to the wireless communication router 610 via the public network 620 and communicates with the door phone parent device 500 via the wireless communication router 610. Also, the authentication server 600 performs an authentication process on a wireless terminal (for example, the wireless terminal 700) trying to access the doorphone parent device 500, and when the authentication is successful, between the wireless terminal and the doorphone parent device 500. Relay communication.

  The wireless terminal 700 is connected to the public network 620 through the wireless communication line 701 and accesses the intercom base unit 500 via the authentication server 600. The wireless communication line 701 is, for example, an LTE line. The wireless terminal 700 can be connected to the doorphone parent device 500 from inside and outside the building 200 via the public network 620, the authentication server 600, and the wireless communication router 610.

  The wireless terminal 700 also includes a speaker, a liquid crystal display with a touch panel, a microphone, a terminal monitor button, a terminal call button, a terminal unlock button, and a terminal lock button. These buttons are, for example, image buttons displayed on a liquid crystal display with a touch panel.

  And the above-mentioned door phone master unit 500 transfers video, audio, and various control information between the entrance cordless handset 400 and the wireless terminal 700, and receives an unlocking terminal instruction from the wireless terminal 700, The electronic lock 300 is unlocked. That is, the above-described doorphone master unit 500 has a function that enables the wireless terminal 700 to respond to a call (start a call), display an image around the entrance, and unlock / lock the electronic lock 300. Yes.

  The front door device 400 and the door phone base device 500, for example, based on the technology described in Patent Document 2, packetizes and encodes various data to be transmitted to the other party, and performs baseband encoding. Send to the other party by transmission. At this time, the entrance cordless handset 400 and the door phone master phone 500 perform baseband transmission by time division duplex (time division bidirectional transmission). That is, the entrance slave device 400 and the door phone master device 500 alternately switch between transmission and reception as time elapses, and perform transmission only in a section where the other party is not transmitting.

  As a result, the door phone system 100 can effectively utilize the existing two-wire cable 401 to realize high-quality video / audio signal transmission from the front door device 400 to the door phone parent device 500. However, the communication method between the entrance cordless handset 400 and the door phone master device 500 is not limited to such an example, and various known communication methods can be employed.

  Such a door phone system 100 notifies the user 220 not only when the user is in the building 200 but also when outside the building 200 when the visitor 230 is at the entrance. to enable. When the door phone system 100 has a conversation with the visitor 230 while confirming the door phone image to the user 220 and confirms that the visitor 230 is a child of the user 220, etc., the door phone system 100 unlocks the entrance door 210. Enables remote operation.

  However, when the unlocking instruction is issued from the wireless terminal 700, there is room for improvement in terms of safety as described above. Therefore, door phone base unit 500 restricts unlocking of electronic lock 300 according to the unlocking terminal instruction when a call is made between user 220 of wireless terminal 700 and visitor 230 to entrance door 210. This prevents unnecessary unlocking by remote operation and improves safety.

  The frequency with which a person visits the building 200 that is away and a call is made with the wireless terminal 700 is usually not high. Therefore, even if the unlocking instruction operation is mistakenly performed in the wireless terminal 700, the timing of the instruction may coincide with the timing when a call is made between the front door device 400 and the wireless terminal 700. Is low. Also, when receiving a visit terminal notification, some users may perform an unlocking instruction operation before confirming the other party without making a call. Prepared unlocking can be prevented. Therefore, the door phone system 100 can realize the unlocking operation from the wireless terminal 700 in a state where the possibility that the entrance door 210 is unlocked at a timing when it should not be unlocked is kept low.

<Configuration of each device>
Here, a configuration of main devices of the door phone system 100 will be described. Note that each device constituting the door phone system 100 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) storing a control program, and a RAM (Random Access Memory), although not illustrated. And a communication circuit. In this case, the function of each unit described below is realized by the CPU executing the control program.

<Structure of electronic lock>
As the configuration of the electronic lock 300, a known electronic lock configuration can be adopted. For example, the electronic lock 300 includes a JEM-A adapter having a JEM-A standard HA terminal-A to which one end of the electronic lock cord 301 is connected, and the unlocking / locking state is changed according to an input signal to the terminal. It is configured to switch.

  With such a configuration, the electronic lock 300 can unlock / lock the front door 210 under the control of the doorphone master unit 500.

<Configuration of entrance cordless handset>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the entrance slave device 400.

  In FIG. 2, an entrance slave device 400 includes a slave device side cable connection unit 410, a slave device side key input unit 420, a slave device side speaker 402, a slave device side microphone 403, and a slave device side audio I / F (interface) unit 430. , And a handset side camera unit 440. Further, the entrance slave unit 400 includes a slave unit side control unit 450, a slave unit side packet configuration unit 460, a slave unit side transmission driver 470, a slave unit side reception driver 480, and a slave unit side data extraction unit 490.

  The slave unit side cable connection unit 410 includes, for example, a connection terminal for a two-wire cable, and transmits a signal between one end on the entrance side of the two-wire cable 401 and the slave unit side transmission driver 470 and the slave unit side reception driver 480. Is connected in a state where transmission is possible.

  The handset side key input unit 420 includes the call button described above, and outputs a signal indicating that to the handset side control unit 450 when the call button is operated.

  The handset side speaker 402 converts the analog voice data output from the handset side voice I / F unit 430 into voice and outputs the voice.

  The handset side microphone 403 collects ambient sound, converts it into analog sound data, and outputs the analog sound data to the handset side sound I / F unit 430.

  The slave unit side audio I / F unit 430 converts the digital voice data output from the slave unit side control unit 450 into analog voice data, adjusts the signal level, and outputs the analog voice data to the slave unit side speaker 402. The slave unit side audio I / F unit 430 adjusts the signal level of the analog voice data output from the slave unit side microphone 403, converts it into digital voice data, and outputs the digital voice data to the slave unit side control unit 450. . Such analog / digital conversion is performed by an A / D, D / A converter (not shown).

  The handset side audio I / F unit 430 converts the data obtained by digitally converting the analog voice data output from the handset side microphone 403 into digital sound data. May be output to the slave unit side controller 450. In addition, when the digital audio data output from the slave unit side control unit 450 is data obtained by performing a predetermined voice compression process, the slave unit side audio I / F unit 430 performs a predetermined process on the data. Digital / analog conversion is performed after voice expansion processing.

  The slave unit side camera unit 440 includes the above-described digital camera, takes a video of the entrance, generates digital video data, and outputs the digital video data to the slave unit side control unit 450. In addition, the subunit | mobile_unit side camera part 440 may mount the encoder module. That is, slave unit side camera unit 440 provides data obtained by subjecting video data output from the digital camera to predetermined moving image compression processing such as H.264 as digital video data to slave unit side control unit 450. It may be output.

  When there is a visitor 230 on the front door 210, the visit notification unit 451 of the slave unit side control unit 450 transmits a visit notification indicating that to the doorphone master unit 500. For example, the visit notification unit 451 transmits a visit notification to the intercom base unit 500 when a signal indicating that the call button has been operated is output from the handset side key input unit 420.

  The visit notification unit 451 indicates whether or not there is a visitor 230 to the entrance door 210, an output signal of a human sensor arranged in the vicinity of the entrance door 210, a human detection process for an image of the handset side camera unit 440, etc. You may determine based on.

  In addition, when the visitor 230 is present at the entrance door 210 or when an audio / video transmission instruction is received from the doorphone master unit 500, the slave-side controller 450 performs monitoring around the entrance and calls with video. The predetermined control process is started. Such control processing is performed by transmitting the digital audio data and the digital video data output from the handset side audio I / F unit 430 and the handset side camera unit 440 to the intercom base unit 500. Further, such control processing is performed by outputting the digital audio data received from the intercom base unit 500 to the slave unit side audio I / F unit 430.

  The slave unit side control unit 450 transmits the visit notification or receives the audio / video transmission instruction, the slave unit side speaker 402, the slave unit side microphone 403, the slave unit side audio I / F unit 430, And you may control so that operation | movement of the subunit | mobile_unit side camera part 440 may be started.

  Moreover, the subunit | mobile_unit side control part 450 may transmit the various control data regarding the operation | movement of the entrance subunit | mobile_unit 400 or the operation | movement of the doorphone main unit 500 to the doorphone main unit 500. FIG. Such control data includes, for example, sensing information of various sensor devices (not shown) such as an air temperature sensor, an illuminance sensor, and a human sensor provided in the entrance child device 400.

  The slave unit side packet configuration unit 460 appropriately divides the digital audio data and digital video data (and control data) output from the slave unit side control unit 450 into packets, encodes the generated packet data, An upstream signal to door phone master device 500 is generated. Then, handset side packet configuration section 460 outputs the generated uplink signal to handset side transmission driver 470.

  The slave unit side transmission driver 470 buffers the upstream signal output from the slave unit side packet configuration unit 460, adjusts the signal level, and transmits the signal level to the intercom base unit 500 via the slave unit side cable connection unit 410.

  The slave unit side reception driver 480 buffers the downlink signal sent from the intercom base unit 500 via the slave unit side cable connection unit 410 by adjusting the signal level, and outputs the buffered signal to the slave unit side data extraction unit 490. To do.

  Slave unit side data extraction unit 490 extracts the digital audio data of doorphone parent unit 500 included in the downlink signal from the downlink signal output from slave unit side reception driver 480, and outputs the digital audio data to slave unit side control unit 450.

  In addition, transmission / reception of various information between the above-mentioned subunit | mobile_unit side control part 450 between the intercom main unit 500 is the subunit | mobile_unit side packet structure part 460, the subunit | mobile_unit side transmission driver 470, the subunit | mobile_unit side cable connection part 410, subunit | mobile_unit. This is performed via the side reception driver 480 and the handset side data extraction unit 490.

  However, the slave unit side control unit 450 performs time-division transmission of upstream signals and reception of downstream signals based on transmission control information shared (held) in advance with the intercom base unit 500. The operations of the slave unit side transmission driver 470 and the slave unit side reception driver 480 are controlled. The transmission control information is information that defines each transmission timing and reception timing in the time division duplex between the front door device 400 and the doorphone master device 500. Control of the operation of the slave unit side transmission driver 470 is performed, for example, by outputting an enable signal 471 for controlling the operation (signal drive) of the slave unit side transmission driver 470 in accordance with the transmission control information.

  In addition, data exchange between the above-described units of the entrance slave unit 400 is performed by digital transmission, except between the slave unit side speaker 402, the slave unit side microphone 403, and the slave unit side audio I / F unit 430.

  With such a configuration, the entrance slave device 400 can transmit a visit notification to the doorphone master device 500 when there is a visitor 230 at the entrance door 210.

<Configuration of doorphone master unit>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the door phone parent device 500.

  In FIG. 3, door phone base unit 500 includes base unit side cable connection unit 510, base unit side key input unit 520, base unit side speaker 502, base unit side microphone 503, base unit side audio I / F unit 530, A machine-side display unit 540 is provided. Further, the intercom base unit 500 includes an information storage unit 541, a base unit radio unit 542, a base unit side control unit 550, a base unit side packet configuration unit 560, a base unit side transmission driver 570, a base unit side reception driver 580, a base unit A side data extraction unit 590 and an electronic lock code connection unit 595 are included.

  The base unit side cable connection unit 510 includes, for example, a connection terminal for a two-wire cable, and signals between the one end on the indoor side of the two-wire cable 401 and the base unit side transmission driver 570 and the base unit side reception driver 580. Is connected in a state where transmission is possible.

  Base unit side key input unit 520 includes the above-described monitor button and call button, and when these buttons are operated, outputs a signal to that effect to base unit side control unit 550.

  Base unit side speaker 502 converts the analog voice data output from base unit side voice I / F unit 530 into a voice and outputs the voice.

  Base unit side microphone 503 collects ambient sound, converts it into analog sound data, and outputs the analog sound data to base unit side sound I / F unit 530.

  Base unit side sound I / F unit 530 converts the digital sound data output from base unit side control unit 550 into analog sound data, adjusts the signal level, and outputs the analog sound data to base unit side speaker 502. Further, base unit side audio I / F unit 530 adjusts the signal level of analog audio data output from base unit side microphone 503, converts it into digital audio data, and outputs it to base unit side control unit 550. . Such analog / digital conversion is performed by an A / D, D / A converter (not shown).

  The base-side audio I / F unit 530 converts the data obtained by performing a predetermined audio compression process on the data obtained by digitally converting the analog audio data output from the base-side microphone 503 into digital audio data. May be output to the base unit side control unit 550. In addition, when the digital audio data output from base unit side control unit 550 is data obtained by performing a predetermined audio compression process, base unit side audio I / F unit 530 performs a predetermined process on the data. Digital / analog conversion may be performed after the voice expansion processing.

  Base unit side display unit 540 includes the above-described liquid crystal display, reproduces the digital video data output from base unit side control unit 550, and displays the video of the entrance. In addition, when the digital video data output from the base-side controller 550 is data obtained by performing a predetermined moving image compression process, the predetermined moving image expansion process is performed on the data to display a video. .

  The information storage unit 541 has an ID such as a MAC (Media Access Control) address exchanged in advance with the wireless terminal 700 having the authority to perform a call with the entrance slave device 400 and an operation to unlock / lock the electronic lock 300. Store login information such as information, key information, and password.

  Base unit radio section 542 includes a radio communication circuit and an antenna, and is connected to radio communication router 610 through radio communication lines 611 and 612 described above. The base station wireless unit 542 connects to the wireless terminal 700 through the wireless communication router 610, the public network 620, and the authentication server 600 so as to be communicable.

  When receiving the above-mentioned visit notification from the entrance slave device 400, the master device side control unit 550 causes the master device side speaker 502 to output a predetermined ringing tone. The ringing tone is output, for example, when the base unit side control unit 550 outputs a digital voice signal of a predetermined ringing tone to the base unit side voice I / F unit 530.

  Furthermore, the base-side controller 550 starts a predetermined control process for realizing a monitor around the entrance and a video-added call between the entrance handset 400 and the doorphone base unit 500. In this control process, the digital audio data output from the base unit side audio I / F unit 530 is transmitted to the entrance slave unit 400, and the digital audio data and digital video data received from the entrance slave unit 400 are transmitted to the slave unit side. This is performed by outputting to the audio I / F unit 430 and the base unit side display unit 540. However, base unit side control unit 550 does not transmit digital audio data to front door unit 400 until a signal indicating that the call button has been operated is output from base unit side key input unit 520. .

  Note that, when the base unit side control unit 550 receives a visit notification, the base unit side speaker 502, the base unit side microphone 503, the base unit side audio I / F unit 530, and the base unit side display unit 540 start operation. You may control to make it.

  Further, base unit side control unit 550 may transmit control data related to the operation of door phone base unit 500 or the operation of entrance unit 400 to entrance unit 400. Such control data includes, for example, camera operations (data rate, pan, tilt, light, shutter, and filter operations) of the doorphone master unit 500 to the entrance slave unit 400 and various sensor devices provided in the entrance slave unit 400. Including a control signal for controlling the operation. The control data includes a control signal for controlling the operation of a device (such as a gate electronic key) arranged outdoors via a wireless communication circuit or the like (not shown) provided in the front door device 400. Including.

  Further, when receiving a login request from wireless terminal 700 via authentication server 600, base unit side control section 550 performs authentication processing for wireless terminal 700 based on login information stored in information storage section 541. That is, base unit side control unit 550 decrypts the encrypted ID information and password included in the login request with the key information, for example, and collates it with the content of the login information. Then, when the authentication is successful, the call relay unit 552 connects to the wireless terminal 700 via the authentication server 600.

  When the base unit side control unit 550 receives the above visit notification from the front door slave unit 400 in a state where it is connected to the radio terminal 700, the terminal notification unit 551 controls the radio terminal 700 with the above processing. Sends visiting terminal notifications.

  Then, call relay unit 552 of base unit side control unit 550 accepts a request to start peer-to-peer communication (hereinafter referred to as “P2P communication”) from wireless terminal 700. Determine whether or not. When the call relay unit 552 accepts such a request, the call relay unit 552 transmits a response to that effect to the wireless terminal 700 and starts to transfer the video transmitted from the entrance terminal 400 to the wireless terminal 700.

  In addition, when the call relay unit 552 receives a call start instruction from the wireless terminal 700, the call relay unit 552 starts a call relay process for realizing a call with video between the entrance terminal 400 and the wireless terminal 700. Such call relay processing is performed by transmitting the digital audio data received from the wireless terminal 700 to the entrance terminal 400 and transmitting the digital audio data and digital video data received from the entrance terminal 400 to the wireless terminal 700. Is called. The call relay unit 552 notifies the electronic lock control unit 553, which will be described later, every time the call relay process is started / finished.

  In addition, when receiving a video transmission request for requesting transmission of video around the entrance from the wireless terminal 700, the call relay unit 552 transmits the above-described audio video transmission instruction to the entrance slave device 400. Then, the call relay unit 552 transmits the digital video data received from the entrance terminal 400 to the wireless terminal 700.

  When receiving the unlocking terminal instruction from the wireless terminal 700 via the parent device wireless unit 542, the electronic lock control unit 553 of the parent device side control unit 550 transmits an unlocking request to the electronic lock 300 of the entrance door 210, The electronic lock 300 is unlocked. However, when receiving the unlocking terminal instruction, the electronic lock control unit 553 unlocks the electronic lock 300 on the condition that the call relay process is being executed, that is, the call is being relayed. . The electronic lock control unit 553 may include other conditions such as the terminal notification unit 551 receiving a visit notification in the unlocking conditions. In addition, when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked by the unlock request, the electronic lock control unit 553 transmits the lock request to the electronic lock 300 of the entrance door 210 when a predetermined time such as 20 seconds elapses. It is desirable to lock the electronic lock 300.

  Also, when the electronic lock control unit 553 receives a lock terminal instruction from the wireless terminal 700 via the base unit wireless unit 542, the electronic lock control unit 553 sends a lock request to the front door 210 regardless of whether the call relay process is being executed. To the electronic lock 300 to lock the electronic lock 300.

  Base unit packet configuration section 560 divides the digital audio data (and control data) output from base unit side control section 550 into packets, encodes the generated packet data, and generates a downlink signal. To do. Then, base unit side packet configuration section 560 outputs the generated downlink signal to base unit side transmission driver 570.

  The base unit side transmission driver 570 buffers the downlink signal output from the base unit side packet configuration unit 560, adjusts the gain, and transmits the buffer signal to the entrance slave unit 400 via the base unit side cable connection unit 510.

  The base-side reception driver 580 buffers the uplink signal sent from the entrance slave unit 400 via the base-unit-side cable connection unit 510 by performing gain adjustment, and outputs the buffered signal to the base unit-side data extraction unit 590.

  Base unit side data extraction section 590 extracts the digital audio data and digital video data of entrance slave unit 400 included in the upstream signal from the downstream signal output from base unit side reception driver 580, and base unit side control section 550. Output to.

  The electronic lock cord connection unit 595 includes, for example, a JEM-A adapter having a JEMA standard HA terminal-A, and can transmit signals between one end of the electronic lock cord 301 and the base unit side control unit 550. Connect in state.

  It should be noted that transmission / reception of various information to / from the entrance slave unit 400 by the master unit side control unit 550 is performed by the slave unit side packet configuration unit 560, the master unit side transmission driver 570, the master unit side cable connection unit 510, This is performed via the device side reception driver 580 and the parent device side data extraction unit 590.

  However, base unit side control section 550 holds the above-mentioned transmission control information in advance, and controls the operation of base unit side transmission driver 570 so that transmission of the downlink signal and reception of the uplink signal are performed in a time division manner. Control. Such control is performed, for example, by outputting an enable signal 571 or the like for controlling the operation (signal drive) of the base-side transmission driver 570 in accordance with the transmission control information.

  In addition, transmission / reception of various types of information to / from the wireless terminal 700 by the above-described parent device side control unit 550 is performed via the parent device wireless unit 542. Then, transmission / reception of various types of information to / from the electronic lock 300 by the above-described base unit side control unit 550 is performed via the electronic lock code connection unit 595.

  In addition, data is exchanged between the above-described units of the intercom base phone 500 by digital transmission, except between the base-side speaker 502, the base-side microphone 503, and the base-side audio I / F unit 530.

  With such a configuration, when the doorphone base unit 500 receives the unlocking terminal instruction from the wireless terminal 700, the doorphone base unit 500 is electronically relayed on the condition that it relays the call between the front door device 400 and the wireless terminal 700. The lock 300 can be unlocked.

<Configuration of wireless communication router>
As a configuration of the wireless communication router 610, a configuration of a known wireless communication router that relays communication wirelessly can be employed.

<Configuration of authentication server>
As the configuration of the authentication server 600, a configuration of a known wireless communication router that relays communication and an authentication server can be employed.

  For example, the authentication server 600 performs an authentication process on a wireless terminal (for example, the wireless terminal 700) that has requested access to the intercom base unit 500 based on authentication information exchanged in advance with the wireless terminal 700. An authentication processing unit (not shown) is provided. As such authentication processing, for example, SSL (Secure Sockets Later) authentication, authentication by a password exchanged in advance between the authentication server 600 and the wireless terminal 700, or the like can be employed.

  Then, the authentication server 600 establishes a connection with the wireless terminal 700 on the condition that the authentication with respect to the wireless terminal 700 is successful, and between the wireless terminal 700 and the intercom base unit 500 (via the wireless communication router 610). A terminal communication relay unit (not shown) that relays the communication.

  When the authentication server 600 receives the visiting terminal notification from the doorphone parent device 500, the authentication server 600 transfers the notification to the wireless terminal 700. This transfer establishes communication between the wireless terminal 700 and the doorphone parent device 500. It may be before or after.

<Configuration of wireless terminal>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the wireless terminal 700.

  4, the wireless terminal 700 includes a terminal wireless unit 710, a terminal speaker 720, a terminal microphone 730, a terminal audio I / F unit 740, a terminal display unit 750, a touch panel unit 760, and a terminal control unit 770.

  The terminal radio unit 710 includes a radio communication circuit and an antenna, and is communicably connected to a radio base station (not shown) connected to the public network 620 through the radio communication line 701 described above. The terminal radio unit 710 connects to the authentication server 600 via the radio base station and the public network 620 so as to be communicable. Further, the terminal wireless unit 710 is communicably connected to the intercom base phone 500 via the authentication server 600, the public network 620, and the wireless communication router 610 while the authentication server 600 relays communication.

  The terminal speaker 720 converts the analog voice data output from the terminal voice I / F unit 740 into voice and outputs the voice.

  The terminal microphone 730 collects surrounding sounds, converts them into analog sound data, and outputs the analog sound data to the terminal sound I / F unit 740.

  The terminal audio I / F unit 740 converts the digital audio data output from the terminal control unit 770 into analog audio data, adjusts the signal level, and outputs the analog audio data to the terminal speaker 720. Also, the terminal voice I / F unit 740 adjusts the signal level of the analog voice data output from the terminal microphone 730, converts it into digital voice data, and outputs the digital voice data to the terminal control unit 770. Such analog / digital conversion is performed by an A / D, D / A converter (not shown).

  Note that the terminal voice I / F unit 740 uses, as digital voice data, data obtained by performing a predetermined voice compression process on the data obtained by digitally converting the analog voice data output from the terminal microphone 730 as a terminal control unit. 770 may be output. In addition, when the digital audio data output from the terminal control unit 770 is data obtained by performing a predetermined audio compression process, the terminal audio I / F unit 740 performs a predetermined audio expansion process on the data. After that, digital / analog conversion may be performed.

  The terminal display unit 750 includes a liquid crystal display portion of the above-described liquid crystal display with a touch panel, and reproduces digital video data output from the terminal control unit 770. When the digital video data output from the terminal control unit 770 is data obtained by performing a predetermined moving image compression process, a predetermined moving image expansion process is performed on the data to display a video. In addition, the terminal display unit 750 displays the above-described terminal monitor button, terminal call button, terminal unlock button, and terminal lock button in accordance with control from the terminal control unit 770.

  Touch panel unit 760 accepts various operations on wireless terminal 700. For example, when a terminal monitor button, a terminal call button, a terminal unlock button, or a terminal lock button is displayed on the terminal display unit 750, the touch panel unit 760 accepts a click operation on the terminal monitor button, a terminal call button, a terminal unlock button, or a terminal operation button. The terminal control unit 770 is notified of this.

  The terminal control unit 770 receives an authentication process by the authentication server 600 when the touch panel unit 760 performs an operation for requesting the start of connection to the doorphone parent device 500. When the authentication by the authentication server 600 is successful, the authentication server 600 starts relaying communication between the wireless terminal 700 and the doorphone parent device 500. When the relay of such communication is started, the terminal control unit 770 next transmits a login request to the intercom base unit 500.

  The terminal information output unit 771 of the terminal control unit 770 causes the terminal speaker 720 to output a ringing sound indicating that a person has arrived at the entrance door 210 when receiving a visiting terminal notification from the doorphone parent device 500. Thereby, the terminal information output unit 771 notifies the user 220 that there is a visitor 230 at the entrance door 210. In addition, the terminal information output unit 771 causes the terminal display unit 750 to display the above-described terminal monitor button, terminal call button, and terminal unlock button.

  The call control unit 772 of the terminal control unit 770 transmits a request to start P2P communication to the doorphone parent device 500 when a confirmation operation such as clicking a terminal monitor button is performed in the wireless terminal 700. As a result, P2P communication with the doorphone parent device 500 is started, and the call control unit 772 starts outputting an image around the entrance sent from the doorphone parent device 500. The voice output is performed, for example, by the terminal information output unit 771 outputting a digital voice signal of the ringing tone to the terminal voice I / F unit 740. Video output is performed, for example, by the terminal information output unit 771 outputting digital video data from the doorphone master unit 500 to the master unit display unit 540.

  In addition, when a response operation such as clicking a terminal call button is performed in the wireless terminal 700, the call control unit 772 of the terminal control unit 770 transmits the above-described call start instruction to the doorphone parent device 500, and the doorphone A call between the wireless terminal 700 and the entrance slave device 400 is started via the master device 500. That is, the call control unit 772 outputs the video and audio around the entrance sent from the intercom base unit 500 from the terminal display unit 750 and the terminal speaker 720, and the audio around the wireless terminal 700 input by the terminal microphone 730. Is transmitted to the doorphone parent device 500.

  Note that the call control unit 772 transmits the above-described video transmission request to the intercom base unit 500 when a confirmation operation such as clicking the terminal monitor button is performed in a state where the visiting terminal notification is not received. Then, the terminal display unit 750 outputs the video around the entrance sent from the intercom base phone 500 in response to the request.

  The operation notifying unit 773 of the terminal control unit 770 gives the above-described unlocking terminal instruction to the doorphone parent device 500 when an unlocking instruction operation such as clicking the above-described terminal unlocking button is performed in the wireless terminal 700. Send.

  Further, the operation notifying unit 773 of the terminal control unit 770 transmits the above-described locking terminal instruction to the intercom base unit 500 when a locking instruction operation is performed in the wireless terminal 700. The lock instruction operation is, for example, a click operation on the terminal lock button displayed on the terminal display unit 750.

  Note that these functional units of the terminal control unit 770 are realized by, for example, application software installed in the wireless terminal 700 in advance. In addition, transmission / reception of various types of information between the authentication server 600 and the doorphone parent device 500 by the terminal control unit 770 described above is performed via the terminal wireless unit 710.

  With such a configuration, the wireless terminal 700 can start a call with the front door device 400 when a response operation to the visiting terminal notification is performed, and can also start the doorphone master device when the unlocking operation is performed. An unlocking terminal instruction can be transmitted to 500.

<Operation of doorphone master unit>
Next, the operation of door phone parent device 500 will be described. Here, description will be given focusing on main operations related to communication with the wireless terminal 700.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of door phone parent device 500. For example, door phone parent device 500 performs an authentication process on wireless terminal 700 in response to a login request from wireless terminal 700, and starts the process described below each time authentication is successful. If authentication fails, door phone base unit 500 transmits, for example, a response indicating authentication failure to wireless terminal 700.

  In step S1010, the terminal notification unit 551 determines whether or not a visit notification has been received from the front door device 400. If the terminal notification unit 551 receives a visit notification (S1010: YES), the terminal notification unit 551 advances the process to step S1020. Also, if the terminal notification unit 551 has not received the visit notification (S1010: NO), the terminal notification unit 551 advances the process to step S1030 described later.

  In step S <b> 1020, the terminal notification unit 551 transmits a visiting terminal notification to the wireless terminal 700 via the authentication server 600.

  In step S1030, the call relay unit 552 determines whether or not a P2P start request for requesting the start of P2P communication is received from the wireless terminal 700. When the call relay unit 552 receives the P2P start request (S1030: YES), the call relay unit 552 advances the process to step S1040. If the call relay unit 552 has not received the P2P start request (S1030: NO), the call relay unit 552 advances the process to step S1060 described later.

  In step S1040, the call relay unit 552 determines whether to start P2P communication with the wireless terminal 700. If the call relay unit 552 starts P2P communication (S1040: YES), the call relay unit 552 advances the process to step S1050. Further, when the P2P communication is not started (S1040: NO), the call relay unit 552 advances the process to step S1060 described later. Note that when the P2P communication is not started, the call relay unit 552 may transmit an operation refusal notification to the wireless terminal 700 as in step S1120 described later.

  In step S1050, the call relay unit 552 starts P2P communication and also starts to transfer the audio / video sent from the front door device 400 to the wireless terminal 700. However, the call relay unit 552 does not necessarily start the voice transfer.

  In step S1060, call relay unit 552 determines whether a call start instruction is received from wireless terminal 700 or not. If the call relay unit 552 receives a call start instruction (S1060: YES), the call relay unit 552 advances the process to step S1070. If the call relay unit 552 has not received a call start instruction (S1060: NO), the process proceeds to step S1090 described later.

  In step S1070, the call relay unit 552 determines whether P2P communication with the wireless terminal 700 is started. When the P2P communication is started (S1070: YES), the call relay unit 552 advances the process to step S1080. If the P2P communication is not started (S1070: NO), the call relay unit 552 advances the process to step S1090 described later. Note that when the P2P communication is not started, the call relay unit 552 may transmit an operation refusal notification to the wireless terminal 700 as in step S1120 described later.

  In step S1080, the call relay unit 552 starts a call relay (transfer of audio data and video data) between the entrance terminal 400 and the wireless terminal 700.

  In step S <b> 1090, the electronic lock control unit 553 determines whether an unlock terminal instruction has been received from the wireless terminal 700. When receiving the unlocking terminal instruction (S1090: YES), the electronic lock control unit 553 advances the process to step S1102. If the electronic lock control unit 553 has not received the unlocking terminal instruction (S1090: NO), the electronic lock control unit 553 advances the process to step S1130 described later.

  In step S <b> 1102, the electronic lock control unit 553 determines whether or not the call relay unit 552 is relaying a call between the entrance terminal 400 and the wireless terminal 700. That is, the electronic lock control unit 553 determines whether or not unlocking is possible. The electronic lock control unit 553 determines whether or not the terminal notification unit 551 has received a visit notification after a time that has been traced back by a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) in the past, and sends the visit notification after that time. The received information is used together with the unlocking determination. When the call relay unit 552 relays a call (during a call) and the terminal notification unit 551 receives a visit notification (S1102: YES), the electronic lock control unit 553 proceeds to step S1110. Proceed. In addition, when the call relay unit 552 is not relaying a call or when the terminal notification unit 551 has not received a visit notification (S1102: NO), the electronic lock control unit 553 performs the process in step S1120 described later. Proceed to

  In step S1110, the electronic lock control unit 553 unlocks the electronic lock 300 and transmits an unlocked terminal notification to the wireless terminal 700. The electronic lock control unit 553 transmits an unlocking request to the electronic lock 300, and unlocking is performed when the unlocking response indicating that the unlocking has been performed is returned from the electronic lock 300. It may be determined that

  In step S1120, the electronic lock control unit 553 transmits an operation rejection notification to the wireless terminal 700 without unlocking the electronic lock 300.

  In step S1130, call relay unit 552 determines whether or not a call end notification has been received. The call termination notification is transmitted from the wireless terminal 700 when, for example, an operation for terminating the call is performed in the wireless terminal 700. If the call relay unit 552 receives a call end notification (S1130: YES), the call relay unit 552 advances the process to step S1140. If the call relay unit 552 has not received a call end notification (S1130: NO), the call relay unit 552 advances the process to step S1150, which will be described later.

  In step S1140, the call relay unit 552 ends the call relay between the entrance terminal 400 and the wireless terminal 700.

  In step S1150, base unit side control unit 550 determines whether or not a logout request has been received. The logout request is transmitted from the wireless terminal 700 when a logout operation is performed in the wireless terminal 700, for example. If base unit control section 550 has not received the logout request (S1150: NO), it returns the process to step S1010. If base unit control section 550 receives a logout request (S1150: YES), it proceeds to step S1160.

  In step S1160, base unit side control unit 550 disconnects connection with wireless terminal 700.

  By such an operation, door phone base unit 500 is communicably connected to wireless terminal 700 taken out of building 200, confirms visitor 230 to entrance door 210 from wireless terminal 700, visitor 230. And unlocking the front door 210 are enabled. Further, door phone master device 500 can restrict the unlocking by the remote operation while a call is made between front door device 400 and wireless terminal 700.

<System operation>
Finally, the operation of the door phone system 100 will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the door phone system 100, in a case where an unlocking operation is performed while a call is being performed between the front cordless handset 400 and the wireless terminal 700 (during a call). It is an example.

  In the wireless terminal 700, when application software for confirming the vicinity of the entrance and operating the electronic lock 300 of the entrance door 210 is activated, a connection start request is transmitted from the wireless terminal 700 to the authentication server 600 (S2010). When the authentication server 600 successfully authenticates the wireless terminal 700, a connection start response is returned from the authentication server 600 (S2020). As a result, communication by the authentication server 600 can be relayed.

  Although not shown, the door phone base unit 500 also makes a similar connection request to the authentication server 600 when the power is turned on, and receives authentication processing from the authentication server 600.

  Furthermore, a login request is transmitted from the wireless terminal 700 to the doorphone parent device 500 (S2030), and when the doorphone parent device 500 successfully authenticates the wireless terminal 700, a login response indicating a successful authentication is returned from the doorphone parent device 500 ( S2040).

  In this state, when the call button of the front door slave unit 400 is operated (S2050), a visit notification is transmitted to the doorphone master unit 500 (S2060). (S2070). Along with these notifications, transmission of the video with sound acquired by the front door device 400 to the door phone parent device 500 is also started. In the wireless terminal 700 that has received the visit terminal notification, information indicating that there is a visitor 230 at the entrance door 210 is output (S2090).

  When the above-described confirmation operation is performed by the user 220 that has received the information output for notifying the visitor (S2100), a P2P start request is transmitted from the wireless terminal 700 to the intercom base unit 500 (S2110). Then, a P2P start response is returned from door phone parent device 500 (S2120), and transfer of audio and video from front door device 400 to wireless terminal 700 is started (S2130). As a result, the wireless terminal 700 starts outputting the video around the entrance (S2140).

  At this stage, it is desirable that doorphone master device 500 does not output sound around the entrance. The audio data may be controlled not to be transferred to the wireless terminal 700 in the intercom base unit 500, or may be controlled not to be output in the wireless terminal 700.

  FIG. 7 is a plan view illustrating an example of a display state of the wireless terminal 700 when a visit terminal notification is received and a confirmation operation is performed.

  As illustrated in FIG. 7, the liquid crystal display 751 with a touch panel of the wireless terminal 700 displays a video 811 photographed by the front door device 400 and a location icon 812 indicating the front door device 400 that is a transmission source of the video. The liquid crystal display 751 with a touch panel displays a monitor icon 813 that is a terminal monitor button, a call icon 814 that is a terminal call button, and an electronic lock icon 815 that is a terminal lock button and a terminal unlock button.

  When the user 220 performs a response operation (clicks on the call icon 814) by the user 220 in response to the output of the information (S2150 in FIG. 6), a call start instruction is transmitted from the wireless terminal 700 to the intercom base unit 500. (S2160). As a result, the door phone base unit 500 starts to transfer the voice from the wireless terminal 700 to the front door device 400, and starts relaying the call between the wireless terminal 700 and the front door device 400 (S2170).

  FIG. 8 is a plan view showing an example of a display state of the wireless terminal 700 when a call with the front door device 400 is started, and corresponds to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the liquid crystal display 751 with a touch panel of the wireless terminal 700 displays a call end icon 816 for accepting an operation to end the call instead of the monitor icon 813 and the call icon 814 of FIG.

  When the user 220 confirming the visitor 230 performs an unlocking instruction operation (clicking on the electronic lock icon 815) in the wireless terminal 700 (S2180 in FIG. 6), the unlocking terminal from the wireless terminal 700 to the intercom base unit 500 is performed. An instruction is transmitted (S2190). Note that the wireless terminal 700 may display a pop screen for reconfirming the operation to the user 220 when the unlocking instruction operation is performed in order to prevent the unlocking instruction operation from being performed accidentally. Good.

  FIG. 9 is a plan view illustrating an example of a display state of the wireless terminal 700 when the unlocking instruction operation is performed, and corresponds to FIGS. 7 and 8.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the liquid crystal display 751 with a touch panel of the wireless terminal 700 displays a pop screen 817 for confirming the unlocking instruction operation. Then, the operation notifying unit 773 of the wireless terminal 700 gives the unlocking terminal instruction to the doorphone parent device 500 on the condition that an operation indicating that there is an intention to unlock (clicking on the OK button) is performed on the pop screen 817. Send to.

  Since a call is made between the entrance cordless handset 400 and the wireless terminal 700, the doorphone master unit 500 determines whether the unlocking is permitted or not (OK) (S2200 in FIG. 6). An unlock request is transmitted from the parent device 500 to the electronic lock 300 (S2210).

  In the electronic lock 300 that has received the unlocking request, the front door 210 is unlocked, and an unlocking response indicating that unlocking has been completed is returned to the doorphone master unit 500 (S2220). Then, the unlocking terminal notification is transmitted from the intercom base unit 500 to the wireless terminal 700 (S2230), and information indicating that the unlocking operation is successful is output from the wireless terminal 700 (S2240).

  FIG. 10 is a plan view illustrating an example of a display state of the wireless terminal 700 when the unlocking operation is successful, and corresponds to FIGS. 7 to 9.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the liquid crystal display 751 with a touch panel of the wireless terminal 700 displays a pop screen 818 indicating that the electronic lock 300 has been successfully unlocked. Further, the liquid crystal display 751 with a touch panel changes the electronic lock icon 815 of FIGS. 7 to 9 from the appearance indicating that the electronic lock 300 is locked to the appearance indicating that the electronic lock 300 is unlocked. Let

  By such an operation, the door phone system 100 allows the electronic lock 300 of the entrance door 210 to be operated in response to an operation on the wireless terminal 700 of the user 220 while a call is being performed between the entrance slave device 400 and the wireless terminal 700. Can be unlocked.

  FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the door phone system 100, and an unlocking operation is performed while a call is not being made between the front door device 400 and the wireless terminal 700 (during a non-call). This is an example. The same steps as those in FIG. 6 are denoted by the same step numbers, and description thereof will be omitted.

  In order to remotely confirm the state around the entrance of the building 200, a user of the wireless terminal 700 (for example, the user 220) performs a predetermined confirmation operation (for example, a location icon 812 indicating the entrance slave unit 400). Click) is performed (S3010). Then, a P2P start request and a P2P start response are exchanged (S3020, S3030), and information indicating that P2P communication with the doorphone parent device 500 has been established is output from the wireless terminal 700 (S3040).

  Furthermore, when a request operation (for example, clicking the monitor icon 813) for requesting a video around the entrance is performed in the wireless terminal 700 (S3050), a video transmission request is transmitted from the wireless terminal 700 to the intercom base unit 500 ( In step S3060, an audio / video transmission instruction is transmitted from the doorphone parent device 500 to the front door device 400 (S3070). As a result, the transfer of the video around the entrance from the entrance terminal 400 to the wireless terminal 700 is started (S3080), and the video around the entrance is output from the wireless terminal 700 (S3090).

  When the unlocking instruction operation is performed on the wireless terminal 700 by the user of the wireless terminal 700 (S3100), the unlocking terminal instruction is transmitted from the wireless terminal 700 to the intercom base unit 500 (S3110). However, there is no visitor 230 at the entrance door 210, and no telephone call is made between the entrance cordless handset 400 and the wireless terminal 700. For this reason, the unlocking permission / prohibition determination in the doorphone parent device 500 is a determination result (NG) that does not permit unlocking (S3120). Then, an operation rejection notification is transmitted from door phone base unit 500 to wireless terminal 700 (S3130), and information indicating that unlocking has failed (operation error) is output from wireless terminal 700 (S3140).

  FIG. 12 is a plan view illustrating an example of a display state of the wireless terminal 700 when the unlocking operation has failed, and corresponds to FIGS. 7 to 10.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the liquid crystal display 751 with a touch panel of the wireless terminal 700 displays a pop screen 819 indicating that the unlocking of the electronic lock 300 has failed.

  By such an operation, the door phone system 100 unlocks the electronic lock 300 of the entrance door 210 based on the operation of the wireless terminal 700 while the telephone call between the entrance terminal 400 and the wireless terminal 700 is not performed. Can be banned.

<Effects of the present embodiment>
As described above, the door phone system 100 according to the present disclosure is arranged in the electronic lock 300 provided in the entrance door 210 of the building 200, the entrance slave device 400 arranged in the vicinity of the entrance door 210, and the building 200. Door phone base unit 500 and a wireless terminal (communication terminal) 700 that can be taken out of building 200.

  When the entrance cordless handset 400 detects that a person has entered the entrance door 210, the entrance cordless handset 400 transmits a visit notice to the doorphone master phone 500. When the door phone base unit 500 receives a visit notification, the door phone base unit 500 transmits a visit terminal notification to the wireless terminal 700. When the door phone base unit 500 receives a call start instruction from the wireless terminal 700, the door phone base unit 500 receives a call Start relaying the call. When the wireless terminal 700 receives the visiting terminal notification, the wireless terminal 700 outputs information indicating that a person has come to the entrance door 210, and when a response operation is performed at the wireless terminal 700, a call is started to the intercom base unit 500. An instruction is transmitted, and when an unlocking instruction operation is performed in the wireless terminal 700, an unlocking terminal instruction is transmitted to the intercom base unit 500. When the doorphone master device 500 receives the unlocking terminal instruction, the doorphone master device 500 unlocks the electronic lock 300 on the condition that the relay of the call is started. That is, even if the electronic lock control unit 553 receives the unlocking terminal instruction, the electronic lock control unit 553 unlocks the front door 210 when the relay of the call is not started between the front terminal 400 and the wireless terminal 700. If it is not time, the entrance door 210 is not unlocked.

  Accordingly, the doorphone system 100 of the present disclosure enables the unlocking of the entrance door 210 by an operation from the wireless terminal 700, and wireless communication is performed when no telephone call is being performed between the entrance slave device 400 and the wireless terminal 700. Unlocking by operation from the terminal 700 can be prohibited. Therefore, the door phone system 100 can perform the unlocking operation of the entrance door 210 from the wireless terminal 700 in a state in which higher safety is ensured as compared with the related art.

<Modification of the present embodiment>
In addition, the structure for connecting each apparatus so that communication is possible is not limited to the above-mentioned example. For example, the wireless terminal 700 may directly communicate with the door phone base unit 500 or the wireless communication router 610 by near / medium distance wireless communication such as WiFi (registered trademark) or wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

  In addition, the communication terminal that receives the visiting terminal notification from the front door device 400, outputs information, and transmits the unlocking terminal instruction to the doorphone parent device 500 when the unlocking instruction operation is performed is limited to the above-described example. It is not something. Such a communication terminal may be, for example, a tablet information terminal or a notebook personal computer, or a desktop personal computer disposed outside the building 200.

  Further, door phone base unit 500 may determine whether or not a conversation has been performed during a call by voice analysis, and may unlock electronic lock 300 on the condition that the conversation has been performed. Also, door phone parent device 500 determines, for example, whether the elapsed time from the start of call relaying is less than or equal to a predetermined value, regardless of whether or not the call relaying continues. The electronic lock 300 may be unlocked on condition that the following is true. Further, the electronic lock control unit 553 may determine whether the unlocking is possible regardless of whether the terminal notification unit 551 has received the visit notification.

  In addition, although the device for performing the unlocking restriction according to whether or not the relay of the call has been started is the doorphone parent device 500 in the above-described embodiment, it is not limited to this. For example, in the authentication server 600, the wireless communication router 610, or the wireless terminal 700, it is determined whether or not the relay of the call is started, and the unlocking terminal instruction is issued on the condition that the relay of the call is started. You may make it transmit to 500 or transfer. Even in these cases, the intercom base unit 500 eventually performs an operation of unlocking the electronic lock 300 on the condition that the relay of the call is started.

  In addition, a part of the configuration of each device described above may be physically separated from other parts of the configuration of the device. In this case, those configurations need to include communication units for communicating with each other. Further, for example, a plurality of devices may be integrally configured such that the electronic lock 300 and the entrance slave device 400 are combined into one device.

<Summary of this disclosure>
The door phone system of the present disclosure includes an electronic lock provided at a front door of a building, an entrance cordless handset disposed in the vicinity of the entrance door, a door phone parent device disposed inside the building, and an exterior of the building. A door phone system including a communication terminal that can be taken out or arranged outside, and the entrance cordless handset detects when a person comes to the entrance door, When the doorphone main unit receives the visit notification, the doorphone main unit transmits a visit terminal notification to the communication terminal and receives a call start instruction from the communication terminal. And the communication terminal starts relaying the call, and when the communication terminal receives the visiting terminal notification, the communication terminal outputs information indicating that a person has come to the entrance door and responds at the communication terminal. When an operation is performed, the door ho The call start instruction is transmitted to the base unit, and when the unlocking instruction operation is performed at the communication terminal, the unlocking terminal instruction is transmitted to the doorphone base unit. When the lock terminal instruction is received, the electronic lock is unlocked on the condition that relay of the call is started.

  In the door phone system, when the door phone master unit receives the unlocking terminal instruction and does not unlock the electronic lock, the door phone main unit transmits an operation rejection notification to the communication terminal, and the communication terminal When the operation rejection notification is received, information indicating an operation error may be output.

  In the door phone system, the door phone master may unlock the electronic lock on condition that the unlock terminal instruction is received while the call is being relayed.

  In the door phone system, the communication terminal may be a wireless terminal that can be taken out of the building.

  The doorphone master unit of the present disclosure includes an electronic lock provided at a front door of a building, an entrance slave unit disposed in the vicinity of the entrance door, a doorphone master unit disposed inside the building, and an exterior of the building The doorphone master unit used in a doorphone system including a communication terminal that can be taken out or is arranged outside, and indicates that a person has come from the entrance cordless handset to the entrance door When receiving a visit notification, when receiving a call start instruction indicating that a response operation has been performed in the communication terminal from the communication terminal and a terminal notification unit that transmits a visit terminal notification to the communication terminal, A call relay unit that starts relaying a call between the entrance cordless handset and the communication terminal, and an unlocking terminal instruction indicating that an unlocking instruction operation has been performed in the communication terminal is received from the communication terminal. When the call relay is open As a condition that is, having an electronic lock control unit for unlocking the electronic lock.

  A communication method according to the present disclosure includes an electronic lock provided on a front door of a building, an entrance cordless handset arranged in the vicinity of the entrance door, a doorphone master unit arranged inside the building, and an outside of the building. A communication method in a door phone system including a communication terminal that can be taken out or arranged outside, and when the door station detects that a person has come to the door, the door phone parent Sending a visit notification to a machine; when the doorphone master receives the visit notice; sending a visit terminal notice to the communication terminal; and the communication terminal notifying the visit terminal notification Receiving information indicating that a person has come to the entrance door, and when the communication terminal performs a response operation at the communication terminal, a call start instruction is sent to the doorphone master unit. Send And when the door phone main unit receives the call start instruction, the step of starting relaying the call between the entrance handset and the communication terminal, and the communication terminal unlocked at the communication terminal When an instruction operation is performed, a step of transmitting an unlocking terminal instruction to the doorphone master unit, and when the doorphone master unit receives the unlocking terminal instruction from the communication terminal, relaying of the call is performed. And opening the electronic lock on the condition that it has been started.

  The door phone system, door phone parent device, and communication method of the present disclosure are a door phone system, door phone parent device, and communication method capable of unlocking an entrance door from a communication terminal while ensuring higher safety. Useful as.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Door phone system 200 Building 210 Entrance door 220 User 230 Visitor 300 Electronic lock 301 Electronic lock code 400 Entrance cordless device 401 Two-wire cable 402 Child device side speaker 403 Child device side microphone 410 Child device side cable connection part 420 Child device side key Input unit 430 Child unit side audio I / F unit 440 Child unit side camera unit 450 Child unit side control unit 451 Visit notification unit 460 Child unit side packet configuration unit 470 Child unit side transmission driver 480 Child unit side reception driver 490 Child unit side Data extraction unit 500 Door phone master unit 502 Master unit side speaker 503 Master unit side microphone 510 Master unit side cable connection unit 520 Master unit side key input unit 530 Master unit side audio I / F unit 540 Master unit side display unit 541 Information storage unit 542 Base unit radio unit 550 Base unit side control unit 551 Terminal notification unit 552 Call Connection unit 553 Electronic lock control unit 560 Base unit side packet configuration unit 570 Base unit side transmission driver 580 Base unit side reception driver 590 Base unit side data extraction unit 595 Electronic lock code connection unit 600 Authentication server 610 Wireless communication routers 611, 612, 701 Wireless communication line 620 Public network 700 Wireless terminal 710 Terminal wireless unit 720 Terminal speaker 730 Terminal microphone 740 Terminal voice I / F unit 750 Terminal display unit 751 Liquid crystal display with touch panel 760 Touch panel unit 770 Terminal control unit 771 Terminal information output unit 772 Call Control unit 773 Operation notification unit

Claims (6)

An electronic lock provided on the entrance door of the building, an entrance cordless handset placed in the vicinity of the entrance door, an intercom main phone placed inside the building, and can be taken out of the building, or A door phone system including a communication terminal disposed outside,
The entrance cordless handset is
When it is detected that a person has come to the entrance door, a visit notice is sent to the doorphone master unit,
The doorphone master unit is
When the visit notification is received, the visit terminal notification is transmitted to the communication terminal, and when the call start instruction is received from the communication terminal, the relay of the call is started between the entrance cordless handset and the communication terminal And
The communication terminal is
When the notification of the visiting terminal is received, information indicating that a person has come to the entrance door is output, and when the response operation is performed at the communication terminal, the call start instruction is transmitted to the doorphone master unit When the unlocking instruction operation is performed in the communication terminal, the unlocking terminal instruction is transmitted to the doorphone master unit,
The doorphone master unit is
When the unlocking terminal instruction is received, the electronic lock is unlocked on the condition that relaying of the call is started,
Door phone system. The doorphone master unit is
When the unlocking terminal instruction is received and the electronic lock is not unlocked, an operation rejection notification is transmitted to the communication terminal,
The communication terminal is
When the operation rejection notification is received, information indicating an operation error is output.
The door phone system according to claim 1. The doorphone master unit is
The electronic lock is unlocked on the condition that the unlocking terminal instruction is received while the call is being relayed,
The door phone system according to claim 1. The communication terminal is
A wireless terminal that can be taken out of the building,
The door phone system according to claim 1. An electronic lock provided on the entrance door of the building, an entrance cordless handset placed in the vicinity of the entrance door, an intercom main phone placed inside the building, and can be taken out of the building, or A door phone system used in a door phone system including a communication terminal disposed outside;
When receiving a visit notification indicating that a person has arrived at the entrance door from the entrance cordless handset, a terminal notification unit that transmits a visit terminal notification to the communication terminal;
When receiving a call start instruction indicating that a response operation has been performed in the communication terminal from the communication terminal, a call relay unit that starts relaying a call between the entrance terminal and the communication terminal;
An electronic device that unlocks the electronic lock when receiving an unlocking terminal instruction indicating that an unlocking instruction operation has been performed at the communication terminal from the communication terminal, on the condition that relay of the call has been started. A lock control unit,
Door phone master unit. An electronic lock provided on the entrance door of the building, an entrance cordless handset placed in the vicinity of the entrance door, an intercom main phone placed inside the building, and can be taken out of the building, or A communication method in a door phone system including a communication terminal arranged outside,
When the entrance device detects that a person has come to the entrance door, a step of transmitting a visit notification to the doorphone master device;
When the doorphone main unit receives the visit notification, transmitting the visit terminal notification to the communication terminal;
When the communication terminal receives the visit terminal notification, outputting information indicating that a person has come to the entrance door;
The communication terminal, when a response operation is performed in the communication terminal, transmitting a call start instruction to the door phone master unit;
When the doorphone main unit receives the call start instruction, starting relaying the call between the entrance terminal and the communication terminal;
When the communication terminal performs an unlocking instruction operation on the communication terminal, transmitting an unlocking terminal instruction to the doorphone master unit;
When the doorphone master unit receives the unlocking terminal instruction from the communication terminal, unlocking the electronic lock on the condition that relaying of the call is started, and
Communication method.

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