JP2022046805A - Intercom system, terminal device, control method of terminal device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an intercom system capable of outputting a piece of information recorded in a recording unit to a terminal device different from an intercom master unit.

SOLUTION: An intercom system 100 includes an intercom master unit 10, and a recording unit 24. The intercom master unit 10 is installed in a dwelling unit 31 of an apartment house 30. The recording unit 24 records a piece of information output from slave units 21, 22, 23 each of which is configured to output a piece of information of at least a visitor and a delivery to a prescribed space (dwelling unit 31). The intercom master unit 10 includes a communication interface 12, and a processing unit 11. The communication interface 12 includes a wireless channel to communicate a terminal device 50 via a transmission path not an on-site communication network. The processing unit 11 outputs the piece of information recorded in the recording unit 24 to the terminal device 50 via the communication interface 12. Each of the slave units 21, 22, and 23 includes a lobby intercom that is connected to a door phone slave unit via the intercom master unit 10 and the on-site communication network.

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COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to an intercom system, a terminal device, a control method and a program of the terminal device.

In Patent Document 1, wireless communication is performed between the intercom master unit and the portable IP telephone terminal (terminal device), and voice signals are exchanged between the portable IP telephone terminal and the doorphone slave unit (slave unit). The intercom system that was set to is described.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-31242

The intercom system described in Patent Document 1 can make a call with the doorphone slave unit only when the portable IP phone terminal is in the house, and when the portable IP phone terminal is not in the house, the doorphone slave unit can make a call. I can't make a call with.

An object of the present invention is to provide an intercom system capable of confirming information of a handset regardless of the location of the terminal device, and further to provide a terminal device, a control method and a program of the terminal device. ..

The intercom system according to one aspect of the present invention includes an intercom master unit and a recording device. The intercom master unit is installed in a predetermined space of a building. The recording device records the information output by the handset configured to output at least one of the information of the visitor and the delivery for the predetermined space. Further, the intercom master unit has a communication interface that includes a wireless communication path and communicates with a terminal device via a transmission path that does not go through a premises communication network, and the information recorded in the recording device is transmitted through the communication interface. It includes a processing unit that outputs to the terminal device. The slave unit includes a doorphone slave unit, a lobby intercom connected to the intercom master unit via the premises communication network, and the intercom master unit.

The terminal device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a transmitting unit and a receiving unit. The transmission unit communicates with an intercom master unit installed in a predetermined space of a building via a transmission path including a wireless communication path and not via a premises communication network, and is a recording device for the intercom master unit. Request information on at least one of the visitor and the delivery for the predetermined space of the building output by the handset, which is the information recorded in. The receiving unit receives the information in response to the request from the intercom master unit. The slave unit includes a doorphone slave unit, a lobby intercom connected to the intercom master unit via the premises communication network, and the intercom master unit.

The method for controlling a terminal device according to one aspect of the present invention is a terminal device that communicates with an intercom master unit installed in a predetermined space of a building via a transmission line including a wireless communication path and not via a premises communication network. It is a control method of. The control method requests the intercom master unit to provide information recorded in a recording device and at least one of a visitor and a delivery to a predetermined space of a building output by the slave unit. It has a step and a step of receiving the information in response to the request from the intercom master unit. The slave unit includes a doorphone slave unit connected to the intercom master unit via the premises communication network, and a lobby intercom.

The program according to one aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute a control method of the terminal device.

According to the configuration of the present invention, it is possible to confirm the information of the slave unit regardless of the location of the terminal device. For example, even if the handset outputs information on at least one of the visitor and the delivery and the intercom base unit cannot handle this information, the information output by the handset can be confirmed using the terminal device. be.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view of the intercom master unit provided in the same as above. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the same operation.

The intercom system described below will be described on the assumption that the building in which the intercom system is installed is an apartment house. However, there are no particular restrictions on the building, and it does not prevent the intercom system described below from being applied to buildings such as tenant buildings, detached houses, and hospitals. When applying the intercom system to a detached house, the configuration such as the control device described below is unnecessary. That is, the components other than the intercom master unit, the slave unit, and the recording device are selective components and are not essential in the intercom system described below.

As shown in FIG. 1, the intercom system 100 includes an intercom master unit 10 and slave units 21, 22, and 23. Further, the intercom system 100 includes a recording device 24 for recording information output by the slave units 21, 22, and 23. In the intercom system 100 shown in FIG. 1, the intercom master unit 10 includes the recording device 24, but it is not essential that the intercom master unit 10 includes the recording device 24.

The intercom master unit 10 is installed inside each of the plurality of dwelling units 31 of the apartment house 30. The intercom master unit 10 may have a function of receiving a signal including alarm information or information measured by the sensor from a sensor installed in the dwelling unit. The sensor is selected from, for example, a smoke sensor, a fire sensor, a gas sensor, a crime prevention sensor, a power meter, and the like. This type of intercom master unit 10 may be referred to by a name such as a housing information board or a dwelling unit terminal. In each dwelling unit 31 which is a predetermined space of the building, the place where the intercom master unit 10 is installed is selected from the kitchen, the living room, the entrance, the bedroom and the like. In FIG. 1, one intercom master unit 10 is provided for each of the plurality of dwelling units 31. However, in addition to the main intercom master unit 10, there may be a dwelling unit 31 equipped with one or more additional intercom master units. The transmission line between the main intercom master unit 10 and the expansion intercom master unit may be either a wired communication path or a wireless communication path.

The expansion intercom master unit communicates with the slave units 21, 22, and 23 via the main intercom master unit 10, and realizes the same functions as the main intercom master unit 10. Since the functions described below are realized regardless of whether or not the intercom master unit for expansion is used in the dwelling unit 31, the following is a case where one intercom master unit 10 is provided for each of the plurality of dwelling units 31. Will be described as an example.

The slave unit 21 is a so-called doorphone slave unit, and is connected to the main intercom master unit 10 via a signal line 41. The slave unit 21 can transmit an audio signal to and from the intercom master unit 10, and includes a call button for transmitting a call signal to the intercom master unit 10. The slave unit 21 may include a camera for photographing the surroundings. Hereinafter, the case where the slave unit 21 is provided with a camera will be described.

The slave unit 22 is a so-called lobby intercom, and is arranged in a common area 32 (common entrance) of the apartment house 30. Similar to the slave unit 21, the slave unit 22 can transmit an audio signal to and from the intercom master unit 10. Further, the slave unit 22 has an operation unit for selecting the destination dwelling unit 31 to which the call signal is transmitted from the plurality of dwelling units 31, and a camera for photographing a visitor to the common area 32 of the apartment house 30. 221 and.

The intercom master unit 10 transmits a signal to and from the slave unit 22 via the premises communication network 42 laid in the apartment house 30. The premises communication network 42 transmits a digital signal. A control device 25 is connected to the premises communication network 42, and the control device 25 enables communication between the intercom master unit 10 installed in the dwelling unit 31 selected by the slave unit 22 and the slave unit 22. do. Further, the premises communication network 42 is provided with a turnout 43 at a position to which each intercom master unit 10 is connected. The intercom master unit 10 and the turnout 43 are connected via a connection line 44.

The slave unit 23 is attached to a receiving box 26 installed in the common area 32 of the apartment house. The box 26 is a mail box for accommodating mail or a parcel box for accommodating parcel delivery, and includes a sensor 261 for detecting that a delivery such as mail or parcel is contained in the box 26. When the sensor 261 detects that the delivery is contained in the box 26, the slave unit 23 outputs the delivery information to the premises communication network 42. The slave unit 23 is connected to the premises communication network 42, and when the sensor 261 detects that the delivery is contained in the box 26, the slave unit 23 is connected to the intercom master unit 10 installed in the dwelling unit 31 to which the delivery is delivered. The delivery information is notified via the control device 25.

When the box 26 is a mail box for receiving mail, a separate box 26 is provided for each of the plurality of dwelling units 31. Therefore, the box 26 in which the mail is posted is associated with the dwelling unit 31 on a one-to-one basis, and the delivery information detected by the sensor 261 included in the box 26 is the intercom of the dwelling unit 31 having a one-to-one correspondence with the box 26. Notified to the master unit 10.

On the other hand, when the box 26 is a delivery box for accommodating delivery items, the box 26 is often shared by a plurality of dwelling units 31 of the apartment house 30. Therefore, the box 26 for accommodating the delivery has a function of recognizing the delivery destination of the delivery. The slave unit 23 receives information on the delivery destination of the delivery from the box 26, and notifies the intercom master unit 10 installed in the dwelling unit 31 of the delivery destination of the information on the delivery (delivery information).

Since the intercom system 100 in the present embodiment is supposed to be used in an apartment house 30, there is a manager's room 33 in addition to the dwelling unit 31 and the common area 32 in the building. In the manager's room 33, a management master unit 27 connected to the premises communication network 42 is installed. The management master unit 27 has a function of receiving an image taken by the camera 221 from the slave unit 22, a function of receiving the status of accommodation of deliveries in the box 26 from the slave unit 23, and an intercom installed in the dwelling unit 31 of the apartment house 30. It has a function of communication with each of the master units 10. The management master unit 27 can also transmit character information and the like to the intercom master unit 10. Therefore, the intercom master unit 10 can receive information such as communication from the administrator. The control device 25 is installed in the manager's room 33.

The intercom master unit 10 includes a processing unit 11 and a communication interface 12. Further, the intercom master unit 10 includes a microphone 13 and a speaker 14, and transmits an audio signal to and from the slave units 21 and 22. Further, the intercom master unit 10 includes a monitor device 15 as an output device. The monitoring device 15 includes a display selected from a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display (EL: Electroluminescence), and the like. The slave unit 21 is connected to the slave unit interface 16 included in the intercom master unit 10. The intercom master unit 10 has a function of receiving a video signal including information of an image taken by the camera 221 from the slave unit 22 and displaying it on the monitor device 15. Further, the intercom master unit 10 receives a video signal including information of an image taken by the slave unit 21 from the slave unit 21 and displays it on the monitor device 15. Here, the monitor device 15 may be a touch panel provided with a touch sensor.

The intercom master unit 10 of the present embodiment includes a recording device 24. The recording device 24 records the visitor information when the slave units 21 and 22 output the visitor information, and records the delivery information when the slave unit 23 outputs the delivery information. The visitor information includes the information that the slave units 21 and 22 output the call signal, and the delivery information includes the information that the slave unit 23 recognizes that the delivery is contained in the box 26. The information recorded in the recording device 24 includes the time when the visitor information or the delivery information is generated. Further, the recording device 24 also records information on an image taken by the camera of the slave unit 21 or the camera 221 of the slave unit 22. The image information recorded on the recording device 24 is preferably a moving image for a certain period (for example, about 10 to 30 seconds) after the intercom master unit 10 receives the ringing signal. Alternatively, the image recorded on the recording device 24 may be a plurality of (for example, about 5 to 10) still images taken every predetermined time (for example, about 0.5 to 2 seconds). good. When the sender is known about the delivery, the information of the delivery to be recorded in the recording device 24 may include the information of the sender.

The intercom master unit 10 includes a connection interface 17 for connecting to the premises communication network 42. The connection interface 17 includes a connection terminal for electrical and mechanical connection to the premises communication network 42, and an electric circuit for transmitting and receiving signals transmitted through the premises communication network 42. Further, the intercom master unit 10 includes a call switch 18 operated at the start and end of a call using the microphone 13 and the speaker 14, an unlock switch 19 operated at the time of unlocking the entrance / exit from the common entrance, and the like. To prepare for.

FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the intercom master unit 10. The intercom master unit 10 shown in FIG. 2 has a monitor device 15 arranged in the center of the front surface of the housing, and includes a call switch 18 and an unlocking switch 19 in the lower part of the front surface of the housing. Further, the speaker 14 is arranged in the upper part of the front surface of the housing.

The processing unit 11 includes a processor that executes a program as a main hardware element. The processor builds a computer with memory. The processor may be either a device having an integrated memory or a device requiring an external memory. Here, since the intercom master unit 10 of the present embodiment includes the recording device 24, it is desirable that the memory for realizing the recording device 24 is provided separately from the processor.

The program may be written in a ROM (Read Only Memory) provided in the computer, or may be provided by a computer-readable recording medium such as an optical disk, a hard disk device, or an external memory device. The program may also be provided to the computer through a telecommunication line such as the Internet or a mobile telephone network. When the processor executes the program, the program is written to a RAM (Random Access Memory) or rewritable non-volatile memory provided in the computer. The intercom master unit 10 may be provided with an interface for reading a program provided by the recording medium. Further, when the program is provided through the telecommunication line, the intercom master unit 10 may be configured to read the program through the communication interface 12. The program updater may be configured to be provided through the premises communication network.

The communication interface 12 can communicate with the terminal device 50 via a transmission line including a wireless communication path. It is assumed that the terminal device 50 can be connected to the Internet or a telecommunication line such as a mobile telephone network through a wireless communication path such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal. The terminal device 50 may be a personal computer. It is assumed that the transmission path between the communication interface 12 and the terminal device 50 is only a wireless communication path, but it does not prevent the transmission path from including a wired communication path in part. The wireless communication path assumes that the transmission medium is a radio wave, but the transmission medium may be light such as visible light or infrared light. Further, when the transmission medium is a radio wave, the communication interface 12 adopts a communication specification selected from WiFi (registered trademark), Bluetoorh (registered trademark), BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), short-range wireless communication, and the like. It may function as a station or a specific low power radio station.

The operation of the intercom master unit 10 will be described below. Normally, the processing unit 11 stops the operation of the microphone 13, the speaker 14, and the monitoring device 15, and activates the speaker 14 and the monitoring device 15 when receiving a call signal from any of the slave units 21 and 22. .. If the user operates the call switch 18 in this state, the function of the microphone 13 becomes effective, and a call can be made between the slave units 21 and 22 through the microphone 13 and the speaker 14. Further, when the call signal from the handset 21 is received, the image taken by the camera of the handset 21 is displayed on the monitor device 15, and when the call signal from the handset 22 is received, the image taken by the camera 221 is displayed. Displayed on the monitor device 15.

On the other hand, when the call switch 18 is not operated within a predetermined time after receiving the call signal, the processing unit 11 records the visitor information indicating that the call signal has been received in the recording device 24. The predetermined time here is, for example, about 1 minute to 2 minutes. The visitor information includes information indicating that the slave units 21 and 22 have output the call signal, and is recorded in the recording device 24 together with the time when the processing unit 11 receives the call signal. The slave unit 21 activates the camera to send the video signal to the interphone master unit 10 when outputting the call signal, and the slave unit 22 activates the camera 221 to send the video signal to the interphone master unit when outputting the call signal. Send to 10. The video signal sent from the handset 21 or the handset 22 is also recorded in the recording device 24 as visitor information. That is, when the call switch 18 is not operated by the intercom master unit 10 and does not correspond to the call signal from the slave unit 21 or the slave unit 22, the information of the visitor is recorded in the recording device 24.

When the processing unit 11 receives the delivery information from the slave unit 23, the processing unit 11 activates the monitoring device 15 and displays the content indicating that the delivery is stored in the box 26 on the screen of the monitoring device 15. The delivery information may include information on the image of the delivery person, information on the sender of the delivery, and the like. Further, when the intercom master unit 10 receives the delivery information from the slave unit 23, it is recorded in the recording device 24 together with the date and time when the delivery information is received. When the delivery contained in the box 26 is collected, the slave unit 23 outputs information indicating that the delivery has been collected from the sensor 261. When the intercom master unit 10 receives this information, it is recorded in the recording device 24. The information of the delivered delivery is deleted. Therefore, if the delivery is not collected with respect to the delivery information from the slave unit 23, the delivery information is stored in the recording device 24 as information that the intercom master unit 10 does not correspond to the delivery information. Be left behind.

As described above, the slave units 21 and 22 output the visitor information, and the slave unit 23 outputs the delivery information. If the call switch 18 is operated after the intercom master unit 10 receives the visitor information, the visitor information is treated as handled and is not recorded in the recording device 24. On the other hand, if the call switch 18 is not operated after the intercom master unit 10 receives the visitor information, the visitor information is treated as unsupported and recorded in the recording device 24. Further, after the delivery information is recorded in the recording device 24, it is treated as unsupported until the delivery is collected, and is left in the recording device 24.

The visitor information and the delivery information recorded in the recording device 24 can be confirmed by the intercom master unit 10. The intercom master unit 10 includes an operation unit for confirming the contents of the recording device 24, and when this operation unit is operated, the processing unit 11 displays the information recorded in the recording device 24 on the monitor device 15. do.

When the visitor information recorded in the recording device 24 is displayed on the monitor device 15 of the intercom master unit 10, the visitor information displayed on the monitor device 15 is the same as the information on which the call switch 18 is operated. In addition, it is treated as information that has already been dealt with by the intercom master unit 10. It is desirable to add data that distinguishes between unsupported and supported information to the visitor information recorded in the recording device 24. Regarding the deliveries recorded in the recording device 24, if the deliveries are not collected from the box 26, it is not supported, and if the deliveries are collected from the box 26, it is already handled. The delivery information recorded in the recording device 24 may be deleted as described above after the delivery is collected from the box 26, but like the visitor information, it is unsupported and handled. Data to be distinguished may be added and left in the recording device 24.

By the way, this kind of information corresponds to, for example, the information generated during the absence period of the user who resides in the dwelling unit 31 in which the intercom master unit 10 is installed. Information generated when the user residing in the dwelling unit 31 cannot answer the call signal from the intercom master unit 10, such as while taking a bath, sleeping, or working in a place where the intercom master unit 10 is not installed. The same is true. These information recorded in the recording device 24 can be appropriately erased by operating a predetermined operation unit of the intercom master unit 10.

In the intercom system 100 of the present embodiment, the operation of the processing unit 11 when the operation unit is operated can be performed from the terminal device 50. The terminal device 50 is associated with the intercom master unit 10 by an application program (so-called "app") in order to enable this operation. That is, the application program has a function of associating the intercom master unit 10 with the terminal device 50 owned by the user residing in the dwelling unit 31 in which the intercom master unit 10 is installed.

The intercom master unit 10 can perform wireless communication with the terminal device 50 equipped with the above-mentioned application program via the communication interface 12. Here, by performing a predetermined operation on at least one of the intercom master unit 10 and the terminal device 50, the intercom master unit 10 and the terminal device 50 are automatically associated with each other. The intercom master unit 10 and the terminal device 50 may be configured to be associated with each other by manually inputting an encryption key for communication.

The terminal device 50, for which the work of associating with the intercom master unit 10 has been completed, confirms the visitor information and the delivery information recorded in the recording device 24 for the dwelling unit 31 in which the intercom master unit 10 is installed. It is possible. When the terminal device 50 confirms the information recorded in the recording device 24, the terminal device 50 starts the application program. Next, the terminal device 50 transmits a notification requesting confirmation of the visitor information or the delivery information stored in the recording device 24 to the intercom master unit 10. After the terminal device 50 is authenticated, the processing unit 11 of the intercom master unit 10 receives a notification from the terminal device 50 requesting confirmation of the information recorded in the recording device 24, and records the visitor information or the delivery information. It is read from the device 24 and output to the terminal device 50.

The recording device 24 records information on visitors whose intercom master unit 10 did not respond to the ringing signal, or information on uncollected deliveries among the deliveries notified to the intercom master unit 10. There is. Therefore, the information output by the intercom master unit 10 to the terminal device 50 through the communication interface 12 is information on the visitor who did not respond to the ringing signal and information on the deliveries that have not been collected from the box 26.

However, among the visitor information, the information output to the monitor device 15 of the intercom master unit 10 has already been supported, so the supported information does not have to be output to the terminal device 50. When the terminal device 50 requests confirmation of the information recorded in the recording device 24, the processing unit 11 causes the terminal device 50 to display only unsupported information among the visitor information and the delivery information. It may be output. When selecting the information to be output to the terminal device 50, the processing unit 11 refers to the above-mentioned data for distinguishing between unsupported and supported information for the information recorded in the recording device 24, and only the unsupported information is selected. It may be output to the terminal device 50.

The processing performed by the processing unit 11 of the intercom master unit 10 in relation to the terminal device 50 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 3 does not describe the case where the user deals with the information when the visitor information or the delivery information is notified to the intercom master unit 10. When the processing unit 11 receives the visitor information from the slave units 21 and 22 (S11: Yes) or receives the delivery information from the slave unit 23 (S12: Yes), these information are recorded in the recording device 24. Is done (S13). If there is no visitor information (S11: No) and there is no delivery information (S12: No), the slave units 21, 22, and 23 wait until the information is output.

When the terminal device 50 requests confirmation of the information recorded in the recording device 24 (S14: Yes), the processing unit 11 confirms whether or not there is any information that has not been output to the intercom master unit 10. (S15). If the recording device 24 has information that has not been output to the intercom master unit 10 (S15: Yes), the processing unit 11 outputs the information to the terminal device 50 (S16). In step S15, if the recording device 24 does not have information that has not been output to the intercom master unit 10 (S15: No), the processing unit 11 returns a response to the terminal device 50 that there is no information to be output to the terminal device 50. (S17).

By the way, it is desirable that the processing unit 11 is configured so that even if the information recorded in the recording device 24 is output to the terminal device 50, the corresponding information is not erased from the recording device 24. In this case, the intercom master unit 10 outputs the information output from the recording device 24 to the terminal device 50 again to the monitor device 15 which is the output device 15 by operating a predetermined operation unit of the intercom master unit 10. It is possible.

When a plurality of users live in the dwelling unit 31, any user can check the information of the recording device 24 on the intercom master unit 10 and take measures according to the information. Informed action means, for example, contacting a visitor, collecting deliveries from box 26, and the like. However, if all the information output to the terminal device 50 is output to the monitor device 15 again, it may be troublesome for the user residing in the dwelling unit 31. Therefore, when outputting the information recorded in the recording device 24 to the monitoring device 15, it is desirable that it is possible to select whether or not to output the information to the monitoring device 15 for each information.

Therefore, when the processing unit 11 outputs the information recorded in the recording device 24 to the monitoring device 15, the processing unit 11 monitors a list of the distinction between the visitor information and the delivery information and the date and time corresponding to the information. Display on 15. Here, the item corresponding to one piece of information in the list is called a "heading". While the list is displayed on the monitoring device 15, the processing unit 11 waits for the designation of one or more headings from the headings in the list. When a predetermined operation unit of the intercom master unit 10 is operated and any heading information is specified, the processing unit 11 reads the information corresponding to the designated heading from the recording device 24 and displays it on the monitoring device 15. do.

Further, when a predetermined operation unit of the intercom master unit 10 is operated and a cancellation is instructed, the information is not read from the recording device 24, and when an erasure is instructed, the information is erased from the recording device 24. The information erased from the recording device 24 can be selected for each heading displayed in the list. Even if the processing unit 11 displays the information read from the recording device 24 on the monitoring device 15, it is desirable that the information on the recording device 24 is not erased and the information is erased after the erasing operation is performed. ..

As described above, when the processing unit 11 outputs the information recorded in the recording device 24 to the monitoring device 15, the processing unit 11 outputs the information output to the terminal device 50 among the information recorded in the recording device 24. It is configured to receive an instruction as to whether or not to output to the monitoring device 15. Of the information recorded in the recording device 24, the information that is not output to the terminal device 50 is preferably displayed on the monitoring device 15 of the intercom master unit 10 in the order of the date and time when the information was generated. .. Further, the processing unit 11 may select the information recorded in the recording device 24 that is not output to the terminal device 50 from the list in the same manner as the information output to the terminal device 50.

In the above-mentioned intercom system 100, when the information recorded in the recording device 24 is output from the intercom master unit 10 to the terminal device 50, the terminal device 50 transmits a confirmation request. Therefore, the terminal device 50 is recorded in the recording device 24 if a transmission path capable of communicating with the intercom master unit 10 can be secured without directly communicating with the intercom master unit 10 of the dwelling unit 31. It is possible to confirm the information. For example, if the intercom system 100 is connected to a telecommunication line that is a wide area network such as the Internet, and the intercom master unit 10 can communicate with the terminal device 50 through this telecommunication line, the terminal device 50 can be used at any place. You can check the information.

In the above-mentioned intercom system 100, transmission between the terminal device 50 and the intercom master unit 10 so that confirmation of information can be requested from the terminal device 50 at a common area 32 or the like outside the apartment house 30 or the dwelling unit 31. It is possible to build a road. If the information recorded in the recording device 24 can be confirmed outside the apartment house 30 or in the common area 32, the delivery can be collected from the box 26 in the common area 32 and then sent to the dwelling unit 31 without returning to the dwelling unit 31. It is possible to go home.

On the other hand, when the communication interface 12 of the intercom master unit 10 is configured to directly communicate with the terminal device 50, the information recorded in the recording device 24 is stored only inside the dwelling unit 31 or in the vicinity of the dwelling unit 31. It can be confirmed by the terminal device 50. In this case, the transmission line between the communication interface 12 and the terminal device 50 is only a wireless communication line. The processing unit 11 monitors whether communication is possible or impossible between the communication interface 12 and the terminal device 50. When the terminal device 50 enters a communicable area from a communication interface 12 non-communicable area, the processing unit 11 automatically reads out the information recorded in the recording device 24 and outputs the information to the terminal device 50. It is composed of. That is, the intercom master unit 10 performs push communication with the terminal device 50, and if the user does not support the information stored in the recording device 24, the intercom master unit 10 notifies the terminal device 50 to support the information. Can be prompted.

The terminal device 50 may not directly communicate with the intercom master unit 10, but may construct an intercom system 100 in which an access point is installed in the vicinity of the common area 32 of the apartment house 30. In the intercom system 100, the terminal device 50 can communicate with the intercom master unit 10 via the access point, and the access point communicates with the terminal device 50 via a wireless communication path like the communication interface 12. connect. Further, it is desirable that the access point outputs the information recorded in the recording device 24 to the terminal device 50 by performing push communication when the access point enters the communicable area from the area where the terminal device 50 cannot communicate. .. In this configuration, it is possible to confirm whether or not there is a delivery in the common area 32, as in the case of requesting confirmation from the terminal device 50, and the terminal device 50 can be confirmed by push communication without operating the terminal device 50. Information is automatically output to.

By the way, the above-mentioned intercom system 100 assumes that the slave unit 21 is equipped with a camera. When the slave unit 21 does not have a camera, the information that the slave unit 21 outputs a call signal and the information that the intercom master unit 10 receives the call signal are stored in the recording device 24 as visitor information. Recorded. It should be noted that the recording device 24, together with the information that the handset 21 outputs the call signal as the visitor information, has been output for a certain period of time (for example, about 10 to 30 seconds) after the handset 21 outputs the call signal. ) May be recorded.

Further, it is not essential that the recording device 24 is provided in the intercom master unit 10. The recording device 24 may be provided in the control device 25 or the management master unit 27. When the intercom system 100 is connected to a telecommunication line which is a wide area network such as the Internet, it is also possible to realize the recording device 24 by a computer server connected to the telecommunication line.

In the above-mentioned intercom system 100, the case where both the visitor information and the delivery information are recorded in the recording device 24 is described, but only one of the visitor information and the delivery information is recorded in the recording device 24. You may record it. In particular, since the slave unit 21 that makes a call with the intercom master unit 10 is indispensable not only to the apartment house 30 but also to the intercom system 100, it is useful to record only the information of the visitor on the recording device 24. Further, the intercom master unit 10 can receive alarm information or information measured by the sensor from the sensor, and can also receive communication information from the administrator. Therefore, this kind of information may be recorded in the recording device 24 so that the information can be confirmed by the terminal device 50. Depending on the application of the intercom system 100, the slave units 22, 23, the control device 25, the management master unit 27, the turnout 43, and the like may not be provided. For example, the intercom system 100 for a detached house may include an intercom master unit 10 and a slave unit 21.

The execution subject of the control method of the intercom system 100, the intercom master unit 10, and the intercom system 100 described above includes a computer system. The computer system mainly consists of a processor and a memory as hardware. When the processor executes the program recorded in the memory of the computer system, the function as the execution subject of the control method of the intercom system 100, the intercom master unit 10, and the intercom system 100 of the embodiment is realized.

The program may be pre-stored in the memory of the computer system or may be provided on a non-temporary recording medium readable by the computer system. This type of recording medium is selected from, for example, an optical disk, a hard disk device, an external memory device, and the like. The program may also be provided through a telecommunication line such as the Internet or a mobile telephone network.

The processor of a computer system is composed of one or a plurality of electronic circuits selected from integrated circuits (ICs), large-scale integrated circuits (LSIs), and the like. A plurality of electronic circuits are integrated on one chip or distributed on a plurality of chips. A plurality of chips may be integrated into one device or distributed in a plurality of devices.

Further, it is not essential that one intercom master unit 10 has the functions of the processing unit 11 integrated, and the functions of the processing unit 11 may be distributed to other devices. For example, the management master unit 27 or the computer server may have a part of the functions of the processing unit 11. A computer server is constructed by a single computer system or by a plurality of computer systems connected through a telecommunication line. Further, the computer server may be built by cloud computing.

The intercom system 100 of one aspect according to the present embodiment includes an intercom master unit 10, slave units 21, 22, 23, and a recording device 24. The intercom master unit 10 is installed in a predetermined space (dwelling unit 31) of a building (apartment house 30). The slave units 21, 22, and 23 are configured to output information on at least one of a visitor and a delivery to a predetermined space. The recording device 24 records the information output by the slave units 21, 22, and 23. The intercom master unit 10 includes a processing unit 11 and a communication interface 12. The communication interface 12 communicates with the terminal device 50 via a transmission line including a wireless communication path. The processing unit 11 outputs the information recorded in the recording device 24 to the terminal device 50 through the communication interface 12.

The control method of the intercom system 100 according to one aspect of the present embodiment includes the following steps. In the first step, when the slave units 21, 22, and 23 output information on at least one of the visitor and the delivery to the predetermined space (dwelling unit 31) of the building (apartment house 30), the information is recorded in the recording device 24. It is a step to do. The second step is a step in which the intercom master unit 10 installed in the predetermined space outputs the information recorded in the recording device 24 to the terminal device 50 via the transmission line including the wireless communication path.

That is, the information recorded in the recording device 24 can be output to the terminal device 50 different from the intercom master unit 10. For example, it is possible to confirm the information of the visitor when the intercom master unit 10 cannot respond to the visitor on the terminal device 50 after the time when the visitor is present. Further, if the terminal device 50 is a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, it is possible to confirm information that could only be confirmed by the intercom master unit 10 fixed in a predetermined space at another location. become. Therefore, it becomes easy to confirm the information that cannot be handled by the intercom master unit 10.

It is desirable that the intercom master unit 10 includes a recording device 24.

That is, since the intercom master unit 10 includes the recording device 24, it is not necessary to associate the information with the intercom master unit 10.

The slave units 21 and 22 may include a camera 221 that captures an image of a visitor. It is desirable that the visitor information includes information on the visitor's image taken by the camera 221.

That is, it is possible to take a picture of the visitor with a camera and confirm the image of the visitor with the terminal device 50.

The handset 23 may be attached to a receiving box 26 provided with a sensor 261 for detecting the accommodation of at least one of the mail and the parcel. The delivery information preferably includes information on the containment of the delivery detected by the sensor 261.

That is, it is possible to confirm with the terminal device 50 that the delivered item is housed in the box 26.

The building may be an apartment house 30, and the predetermined space may be a dwelling unit 31. In this case, the intercom master unit 10 is installed in each of the plurality of dwelling units 31 in the apartment house 30. The slave units 22 and 23 are installed in the common area 32 of the apartment house 30. Further, it is desirable to further include a control device 25 that associates the information output by the slave units 22 and 23 with each of the plurality of dwelling units 31.

When the intercom system 100 is installed in the apartment house 30, information from the slave units 22 and 23 of the common area 32 is distributed to each of the plurality of dwelling units 31 through the control device 25. Therefore, it is possible to confirm at least one of the information of the visitor and the delivered item in the terminal device 50 for each dwelling unit 31.

It is desirable that the processing unit 11 outputs to the terminal device 50 the information that is not supported by the intercom master unit 10 among the information recorded in the recording device 24.

That is, since only the unsupported information is output to the terminal device 50, the increase in the information output to the terminal device 50 is suppressed.

It is desirable that the intercom master unit 10 includes an output device (monitor device 15) that outputs information. When the processing unit 11 outputs the information recorded in the recording device 24 to the output device, whether or not to output the information output to the terminal device 50 among the information recorded in the recording device 24 to the output device. It is desirable that it is configured to receive such instructions.

That is, when the information recorded in the recording device 24 is confirmed by the intercom master unit 10, it is possible to confirm whether or not the information already output to the terminal device 50 is also output to the intercom master unit 10. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in the information output to the intercom master unit 10.

The transmission line is a wireless communication path, and when the processing unit 11 enters the area where communication is possible from the area where communication through the transmission path with the terminal device 50 is not possible with the communication interface 12, the recording device 24 It may be configured to output the information recorded in the terminal device 50 to the terminal device 50.

That is, when the terminal device 50 approaches the intercom master unit 10, the information recorded in the recording device 24 can be automatically output to the terminal device 50. Therefore, it is possible to check the information recorded in the recording device 24 without operating the terminal device 50.

The intercom master unit 10 according to one aspect of the present embodiment is provided in any of the above-mentioned intercom systems 100.

Therefore, the above-mentioned function is realized by the intercom master unit 10.

The program according to one aspect of the present embodiment is a program for causing a computer to function as a processing unit 11 of an intercom master unit 10 in any of the above-mentioned intercom systems 100.

Therefore, this program realizes the function of the processing unit 11 of the intercom master unit 10.

The embodiments described above are only a part of various embodiments of the present invention. Further, the embodiments described above can be variously modified according to the design and the like as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved.

10 Intercom master unit 11 Processing unit 12 Communication interface 15 Monitor device (output device)
21 Slave unit 22 Slave unit 23 Slave unit 24 Recording device 25 Control device 26 Box 30 Apartment house (building)
31 Dwelling unit (predetermined space)
50 Terminal equipment 100 Intercom system 221 Camera 261 Sensor

Claims (7)

The intercom master unit installed in the designated space of the building,
A recording device for recording the information output by the handset configured to output at least one of the information of the visitor and the delivery for the predetermined space is provided.
The intercom master unit is
A communication interface that includes a wireless communication path and communicates with the terminal device via a transmission path that does not go through the premises communication network.
It is provided with a processing unit that outputs the information recorded in the recording device to the terminal device through the communication interface.
The slave unit is an intercom system including a doorphone slave unit, a lobby intercom connected to the intercom master unit via the premises communication network, and the intercom master unit. The intercom system according to claim 1, wherein the intercom master unit includes the recording device. The handset is equipped with a camera that captures an image of the visitor.
The intercom system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the visitor information includes information on an image of the visitor taken by the camera. The building is an apartment house, and the predetermined space is a dwelling unit.
The intercom master unit is installed in each of a plurality of dwelling units in the apartment house.
The lobby intercom is installed in a common area of the apartment building.
The intercom system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a control device for associating the information output by the lobby intercom with each of the plurality of dwelling units. Communicates with the intercom master unit installed in the specified space of the building via a transmission line that includes a wireless communication path and does not go through the premises communication network.
A transmission unit that requests the intercom master unit to provide information recorded in a recording device and at least one of a visitor and a delivery to a predetermined space of a building output by the slave unit.
It is provided with a receiving unit that receives the information in response to the request from the intercom master unit.
The slave unit is a terminal device including a doorphone slave unit, the intercom master unit, and a lobby intercom connected via the premises communication network. It is a control method of a terminal device that communicates with an intercom master unit installed in a predetermined space of a building via a transmission line including a wireless communication path and not via a premises communication network.
A step of requesting the intercom master unit for information recorded in a recording device and at least one of a visitor and a delivery for a predetermined space of a building output by the slave unit.
It has a step of receiving the information in response to the request from the intercom master unit.
The slave unit is a method for controlling a terminal device including a doorphone slave unit, the intercom master unit, and a lobby intercom connected via the premises communication network. A program for executing the control method of the terminal device according to claim 6 on a computer.

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