JP2023131059A - Door intercom system with camera, destination selection device, program, and method for calling destinations of door intercom system with camera - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable a visitor to efficiently call a desired destination from among a plurality of destinations in a door intercom system with a camera.SOLUTION: A door intercom handset 2 transmits video data of a visitor photographed by a camera to a destination selection device 1 in accordance with the calling operation. The destination selection device 1 receives video data of the visitor from an intercom handset 2, and compares this video data with face data registered in advance. Then, destination selection device displays in a list the destination information linked to the face data that matches the visitor's video data on the door intercom handset 2, and allows the visitor to select any destination information on the door intercom handset 2 and calls a door intercom base unit 3 linked to the destination information selected by the visitor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a camera-equipped door intercom system, and particularly to a technique for calling a door intercom base unit at a place to visit from a door intercom slave unit.

Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for calling a doorphone base unit of a visited place from a doorphone slave unit in a camera-equipped doorphone system including a doorphone slave unit and a plurality of doorphone base units. In this camera-equipped door intercom system, the master door intercom base device receives video data of a visitor from the door intercom slave device, and compares this video data with pre-registered face data. Then, it selects and calls the doorbell base unit linked to the face data that matches the visitor's video data. By doing so, it is possible to prevent a door intercom base unit unrelated to the visited place from being called.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-259367

However, even with the technology described in Patent Document 1, if multiple doorphone base units are linked to the visitor's face data (if multiple visit destinations are set for one visitor), There is a possibility that multiple doorphone base units will be called, and a doorphone base unit that is unrelated to the destination the visitor intends to respond will respond. In such a case, the visitor should either ask the operator of the doorbell base unit that answered to call the desired destination, or operate the doorphone slave unit again to call the doorphone base unit for the desired destination. The user must call multiple door intercom base units linked to his or her face data until the user responds, which is cumbersome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to enable a visitor to efficiently call a desired destination from among a plurality of destinations in a doorbell system equipped with a camera. be.

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, video data of a visitor photographed by a camera associated with a door intercom handset is compared with face data registered in advance. Then, the visited destination information linked to the face data that matches the visitor's video data is displayed in a list on the door intercom handset, and the visitor is allowed to select one of the visited destinations on the door intercom handset. Calls the doorbell base unit linked to the selected destination information. Here, the visited destination information may be displayed in a list on the intercom handset according to priorities determined according to the number of visits, frequency of visits, and the like.

For example, the present invention
A camera-equipped door intercom system comprising a door intercom slave, a plurality of door intercom base units, and a main device accommodating the door intercom slave and the plurality of door intercom base units,
further comprising a destination selection device disposed between the doorphone handset and the main device,
The destination selection device includes:
Visited destination information storage means for storing at least one visited destination information for each visitor's face data;
base unit information storage means for storing base unit information of the doorphone base unit installed at the visited destination specified by the visited destination information for each of the visited destination information;
Face data search means for searching the face data that matches the video data from among the face data stored in the visited destination information storage means when video data of a visitor is received from the door intercom handset; and,
Visited destination information transmitting means for transmitting at least one visited destination information stored in the visited destination information storage means in association with the face data searched by the face data searching means to the door intercom slave unit;
When a connection request specifying the visited place information is received from the door intercom handset, the said base unit information specified by the base unit information stored in the base unit information storage means in association with the visited place information. calling proxy means for transmitting a connection request to the main device with the doorphone base unit as the destination;
When a connection response is received from the main device in response to the connection request sent to the main device by the calling proxy means, a connection between the main device and the door intercom base unit to which the connection request is sent is made by the main device. Relay means for relaying the established communication path to the door intercom handset,
The doorphone handset is
video data transmitting means for transmitting video data of the visitor photographed by a camera according to a calling operation to the destination selection device;
Visited destination reception means that displays a list of the visited destination information received from the visited destination selection device and receives selection of the visited destination information of the visited destination from the list;
and transmitting means for transmitting the connection request accompanied by the specification of the visited place information whose selection has been accepted by the visited place accepting means to the visited place selection device.

In the present invention, a list of visited destination information linked to face data matching video data of a visitor photographed by a camera associated with the door intercom handset is displayed on the door intercom handset, The visitor is made to select one of the visiting destination information from the list, and the door intercom base unit linked to the visiting destination information selected by the visitor is called. Therefore, even if multiple destination information is linked to facial data, the visitor can select the desired destination information from among them, allowing the visitor to use the doorphone base unit unrelated to the destination they intend to visit. will never respond. Therefore, according to the present invention, a visitor can efficiently call a desired destination from among a plurality of destinations.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a camera-equipped door intercom system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram for explaining a first example of operation of the camera-equipped door intercom system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram for explaining a second operation example of the camera-equipped door intercom system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic functional configuration diagram of the destination selection device 1. As shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the stored contents of the visited destination information storage unit 12. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the storage contents of the parent device information storage section 13. FIG. 7 is a flow diagram for explaining the operation of the visited destination selection device 1. FIG. 8 is a schematic functional configuration diagram of the intercom handset 2. As shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a flow diagram for explaining the operation of the intercom handset 2. As shown in FIG.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a camera-equipped door intercom system according to the present embodiment.

As shown in the figure, the camera-equipped doorphone system according to the present embodiment includes a doorphone handset 2 installed at the entrance of an office building or an apartment building, each department in the office building, each employee's desk, and each room in the apartment building. A main device 4 accommodating a plurality of door intercom base units 3 installed at a location such as a door intercom base unit 3, a main device 4 accommodating a door intercom slave unit 2 and a plurality of door intercom base units 3, and a visiting destination selection device disposed between the door intercom slave unit 2 and the main device 4. The apparatus includes: a device 1;

In the camera-equipped door intercom system configured as described above, the destination selection device 1 receives video data of the visitor from the door intercom handset 2, and compares this video data with pre-registered face data. Then, the visited destination information linked to the face data that matches the visitor's video data is displayed in a list on the door intercom handset 2, the visitor is allowed to select one of the visited destination information, and the visitor selects the visited destination information. The door intercom base unit 3 linked to the destination information is called.

FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram for explaining a first operation example of the camera-equipped door intercom system according to the present embodiment.

Upon receiving a call operation from a visitor (S100), door intercom handset 2 photographs the visitor with a built-in or external camera (S101), and transmits the video data to destination selection device 1 (S102). .

In response to this, the visit destination selection device 1 compares the visitor's video data with pre-registered face data and searches for face data that matches the visitor's video data (S103). Then, at least one piece of visited place information (information including the name of the visited place, etc.) linked to the searched face data is specified (S104), and each of the identified visited place information is expressed as the number of calls and frequency of the visited place. It is transmitted to the intercom handset 2 together with the priority determined by the above (S105).

When the intercom handset 2 receives at least one piece of visited place information together with its priority from the visited place selection device 1, it displays a list of each received visited place information according to its priority (S106), and displays the visited place information to the visitor. Encourage selection of destination information. Then, when the visitor selects the destination information of the desired destination from among the displayed destination information in the list (S107), the door intercom handset 2 requests a connection with the specification of the selected destination information. is transmitted to the destination selection device 1 (S108).

Next, the visited destination selection device 1 selects the door intercom base unit 3 (installed at the visited destination specified by this visited destination information) that is linked to the visited destination information specified in the connection request received from the door intercom handset 2. The door intercom base unit 3) that is being used is identified (S109). Then, the visited destination selection device 1 transmits a connection request to the main device 4, with the specified door intercom base unit 3 as the destination. This connection request is transmitted to the destination intercom base unit 3 via the main device 4 (S110).

When the door phone main unit 3 receives a connection request from the destination selection device 1 via the main device 4, it rings for an incoming call (S111). Then, upon receiving a response operation from the operator (S112), the door intercom base unit 3 transmits a connection response to the main device 4. This connection response is sent to the destination selection device 1 via the main device 4 (S113), and thereby a communication path is established between the destination selection device 1 and the doorphone base unit 3 via the main device 4. (S115).

When the destination selection device 1 receives a connection response from the destination doorphone base unit 3 via the main device 4, it transmits the connection response to the doorphone slave unit 2 (S114), and establishes a connection between the doorphone base unit 2 and the doorphone base unit 2. A communication path is established (S116). Then, this communication path is relayed to the communication path established between the door intercom base unit 3 of the call destination (S117). This enables a call between the doorphone handset 2 and the doorphone main unit 3 installed at the destination selected by the visitor.

FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram for explaining a second operation example of the camera-equipped door intercom system according to the present embodiment.

It is assumed that S100 to S111 shown in FIG. 2 are performed (S120), and the destination doorphone base unit 3 is ringing for an incoming call, but the operator of this doorphone base unit 3 does not perform a response operation. When the visiting destination selection device 1 times out after a predetermined period of time has elapsed without receiving a connection response from the destination doorphone base unit 3 via the main device 4 (S121), the visited destination selection device 1 sends the destination doorphone base unit 3 to the main device 4. Send a connection cancellation request with specification 3. This connection cancellation request is transmitted to the destination doorphone base unit 3 via the main device 4 (S122), and in response to this, the destination doorphone base unit 3 stops ringing the incoming call (S123).

Next, the visited destination selection device 1 removes the visitor information specified in the connection request received from the intercom slave unit 2 in S108 shown in FIG. 2 from the visitor information specified in S104 shown in FIG. By doing so, visitor information is narrowed down (S124). Then, each piece of visitor information after narrowing down is transmitted to the intercom handset 2 along with its priority (S125).

When the door intercom handset 2 receives each piece of visited place information along with its priority from the visited place selection device 1, it displays a list of the received visited place information according to its priority (S126), and invites the visitor to visit the visited place. Encourage re-selection of destination information. Then, when the visitor reselects the destination information of the desired destination from among the displayed destination information in the list (S127), the door intercom handset 2 specifies the reselected destination information. A connection request is sent to the destination selection device 1 (S128).

Next, the visited destination selection device 1 identifies the intercom base unit 3 that is linked to the visited destination information specified in the connection request received from the intercom slave unit 2 (S129). Then, a connection request is sent to the main device 4, with the specified door intercom base unit 3 as the destination. This connection request is transmitted to the destination intercom base unit 3 via the main device 4 (S130).

Thereafter, S111 to S117 shown in FIG. 2 are executed (S131), and a call can be made between the intercom handset 2 and the intercom base unit 3 linked to the visited destination information reselected by the visitor.

Next, details of the visited destination selection device 1 and the door intercom handset 2 that constitute the door intercom system according to the present embodiment will be explained. Note that the door intercom base unit 3 and the main device 4 are similar to existing door intercom base units and main devices, so a detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

First, details of the visited destination selection device 1 will be explained.

FIG. 4 is a schematic functional configuration diagram of the destination selection device 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in the figure, the visited destination selection device 1 includes an intercom slave interface section 10, a main device interface section 11, a visited destination information storage section 12, a base device information storage section 13, a face data search section 14, It has a visited destination information transmitting section 15, a calling agency section 16, and a relay section 17.

The intercom slave unit interface section 10 is an interface for connecting to the intercom slave unit 2, and the main device interface section 11 is an interface for connecting to the main device 4.

The visited place information storage unit 12 stores visited place information for each visitor in association with the visitor's face data together with its priority.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the stored contents of the visited destination information storage unit 12.

As shown in the figure, the visited destination information storage unit 12 stores a visited destination information table 120 that is linked to each face data of a visitor. The visited destination information table 120 stores at least one visited destination information record 121 for each visited destination that a visitor has visited. The visited place information record 121 has a field 122 for registering visited place information and a field 123 for registering the priority of the visited place. The field 122 for registering visited place information includes a subfield 1220 for registering a visited place ID, which is identification information of the visited place, and a subfield 1221 for registering the name, name, department name, room number, etc. of the visited place. , has. Note that here, the number of visits to a visited destination is used as the priority of the visited destination, and the higher the number, the higher the priority. As the priority of the visited place, in addition to the number of visits to the visited place, for example, the frequency of visits to the visited place (the number of visits within the immediate neighborhood period) may be used.

Base unit information of the door intercom base unit 3 installed at the visited destination is registered in the base unit information storage unit 13 for each visited destination.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the storage contents of the parent device information storage section 13.

As shown in the figure, the base unit information storage unit 13 stores a base unit information record 130 for each visited destination. The base unit information record 130 has a field 131 for registering a visited place ID, and a field 132 for registering number information of the intercom base unit 3 installed at the visited place.

The face data search unit 14 searches the visited place information storage unit 12 for face data that matches the video data of the visitor received from the intercom handset 2, and specifies the visited place information table 120 linked to this face data. do.

The visited destination information transmitting section 15 transmits the visited destination information record 121 stored in the visited destination information table 120 specified by the face data search section 14 to the intercom handset 2.

When the calling agent unit 16 receives a connection request from the door intercom handset 2, the calling agent unit 16 stores the visiting destination ID of the visiting destination information specified in the connection request in the base unit information storage unit 13. A connection request to the main unit 4 is sent to the door intercom base unit 3 specified by the base unit number information. When the connection response is received from the main device 4, the connection response is transmitted to the door intercom handset 2. Thereby, a communication path is established with the door intercom base unit 3 of the call destination, and a communication path is established with the door intercom slave unit 2.

The relay unit 17 relays the communication path established with the door intercom base unit 3 and the communication path established with the intercom slave unit 2.

Note that the functional configuration of the visit destination selection device 1 shown in FIG. 4 may be realized in hardware by an integrated logic IC such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or a DSP. It may also be realized in software by a computer such as a digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor). Or, a PC (Personal Compute) equipped with a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory, an auxiliary storage device such as an SSD (Solid State Drive) or a flash memory, and a communication device such as a NIC (Network Interface Card). r) etc. In a general-purpose computer, the CPU may load a predetermined program from an auxiliary storage device onto the memory and execute it, thereby realizing it as a process.

FIG. 7 is a flow diagram for explaining the operation of the visited destination selection device 1.

This flow starts when the intercom handset interface section 10 receives video data of the visitor from the intercom handset 2.

First, the face data search unit 14 searches the visited destination information storage unit 12 for face data that matches the video data of the visitor received by the intercom handset interface unit 10 from the intercom handset 2 (S200). Then, the visited destination information table 120 associated with the searched face data is specified (S201).

Next, the visited destination information transmitting unit 15 transmits the visited destination information record 121 stored in the visited destination information table 120 specified by the face data search unit 14 to the intercom handset 2 (S202).

Then, when the calling agent unit 16 receives the connection request from the door intercom handset 2 via the door intercom handset interface unit 10 (YES in S203), the calling agent unit 16 connects the connection request to the visited place ID specified in this connection request and connects the base unit to the base unit ID. The base unit number information registered in the base unit information record 130 stored in the information storage unit 13 is specified (S204). Then, a connection request is sent to the main device 4 via the main device interface unit 11, with the intercom base unit 3 having the specified base unit number information as the destination (S205).

Next, if the calling agent unit 16 receives a connection response from the main device 4 via the main device interface unit 11 (YES in S206), the calling agency unit 16 responds to the connection response to the intercom slave unit 2 via the intercom slave unit interface unit 10. (S207). Here, by receiving the connection response from the main device 4, a communication path is established between the main device 4 and the doorphone base unit 3, and the connection response is transmitted to the doorphone base unit 2. When the device 2 receives the call, a communication path is established with the intercom slave device 2.

In addition, the calling agent unit 16 selects one of the visited place information records 121 stored in the visited place information table 120 specified by the face data search unit 14 in S201 in the connection request received from the intercom handset 2 in S203. The priority of the visited place information record 121 in which the visited place ID is registered is updated (incremented by one) (S208).

Next, the relay unit 17 relays the communication path established between the door intercom main unit 3 and the intercom slave unit 2 by the calling agent unit 16 (S209). Thereby, a call between the door intercom handset 2 and the door intercom main unit 3 becomes possible.

On the other hand, the originating proxy unit 16 does not receive a connection response from the main device 4 via the main device interface unit 11 (NO in S206), and when it times out after a predetermined period of time (for example, 20 seconds) has elapsed (YES in S210). , a connection cancellation request is sent to the main device 4 via the main device interface unit 11, with the intercom base unit 3 having the base unit number information specified in S204 as the destination (S211). Further, the calling agent unit 16 notifies the visited destination information transmitting unit 15 of the visited destination ID specified in the connection request received from the intercom handset 2, and instructs the visited destination information to be narrowed down. In response, the visited destination information transmitting unit 15 selects a visited destination information record including the visited destination ID notified by the calling agent unit 16 from among the visited destination information records 121 most recently transmitted to the intercom handset 2. Visit destination information is narrowed down by excluding 121 (S212). If the visited place information record 121 remains even after the visited place information has been narrowed down (YES in S213), the process returns to S202 and the visited place information record 121 after the visited place information has been narrowed down is transferred to the doorphone handset 2. Send to. On the other hand, if the visited place information record 121 does not remain after narrowing down the visited place information (NO in S213), an error message indicating that the visited place information does not exist is transmitted to the intercom handset 2 (S214).

Next, details of the intercom handset 2 will be explained.

FIG. 8 is a schematic functional configuration diagram of the intercom handset 2. As shown in FIG.

As shown in the figure, the door intercom handset 2 includes a destination selection device interface section 20, a man-machine interface section 21, a camera 22, a video data transmission section 23, a destination reception section 24, and a call processing section 25. , and a call processing section 26.

The destination selection device interface section 20 is an interface for connecting to the destination selection device 1.

The man-machine interface section 21 is an interface for a visitor to make a telephone call and perform various operations, and has a touch panel display that also serves as an operation section such as a microphone, a speaker, and dial keys.

Camera 22 is used to photograph visitors.

The video data transmitting unit 23 transmits video data of the visitor photographed by the camera 22 to the destination selection device 1 .

The visited place reception unit 24 displays a list of visited place information included in the visited place information record received from the visited place selection device 1 on the man-machine interface unit 21, and selects the visited place information of the visited place from this list. Accepts selections.

The outgoing processing unit 25 transmits a connection request specifying the visited destination information selected by the visited destination reception unit 24 to the visited destination selection device 1, and installs the connection request at the visited destination specified by the selected visited destination information. A communication path is established with the door intercom base unit 3 that has been received.

The call processing unit 26 transmits and receives call data to and from the door intercom base unit 3 via the call path established by the call processing unit 25. That is, the voice signal input by the visitor via the man-machine interface unit 21 is encoded into call data, which is sent to the doorphone base unit 3 via the communication path, and the voice signal is transmitted from the doorphone base unit 3 to the communication path via the communication path. It receives data, decodes it into an audio signal, and outputs it from the man-machine interface section 21.

Note that the functional configuration of the intercom handset 2 shown in FIG. 8 may be realized in hardware by an integrated logic IC such as an ASIC or FPGA, or by a DSP, similar to the destination selection device 1 shown in FIG. 4. It may also be realized in software by a computer such as. Or, in a general-purpose computer such as a PC, which is equipped with a CPU, a memory, an auxiliary storage device such as an SSD or a flash memory, a communication device such as a NIC, and a man-machine interface such as a microphone, speaker, camera, or touch panel display. , it may be realized as a process by the CPU loading a predetermined program from an auxiliary storage device onto the memory and executing it.

FIG. 9 is a flow diagram for explaining the operation of the intercom handset 2. As shown in FIG.

This flow starts when the man-machine interface section 21 receives a calling operation from the visitor.

First, the video data transmitting unit 23 causes the camera 22 to photograph a visitor (S300), and transmits the video data to the destination selection device 1 (S301).

Next, upon receiving one or more visited destination information records 121 from the visited destination selection device 1 (YES in S302), the visited destination reception unit 24 selects these visited destination information records 121 according to the priorities registered in these visited destination information records 121. The visited place information registered in the visited place information record 121 of is displayed as a list on the man-machine interface unit 21 (S303). Then, when the visited destination receiving unit 24 receives a selection of visited destination information from the visited destination information listed in the man-machine interface unit 21 from the visitor (YES in S304), the visited destination reception unit 24 selects the selected visited destination. The destination ID of the information is notified to the transmission processing unit 25.

In response to this, the origination processing unit 25 transmits a connection request accompanied by the designation of the visited place ID notified by the visited place reception unit 24 to the visited place selection device 1 (S305). When a connection response is received from the destination selection device 1 (YES in S306), a communication path is established with the doorphone base unit 3 that is the other party, and the call processing unit 26 3 starts a conversation with 3 (S307).

On the other hand, if one or more visited destination information records 121 are received again from the visited destination selection device 1 without receiving a connection response from the visited destination selection device 1 (NO in S306), the process returns to S303. Further, if an error message is received from the visited destination selection device 1 (YES in S309) without receiving a connection response from the visited destination selection device 1 (NO in S306), the origination processing unit 25 determines whether the visited destination is A predetermined error process is performed, such as displaying a message on the man-machine interface section 21 to the effect that the user is absent (S310).

An embodiment of the present invention has been described above.

In the present embodiment, the visiting destination selection device 1 displays a list of visited destination information linked to face data matching the video data of the visitor received from the intercom handset 2 on the intercom handset 2, and The visitor is made to select one of the destination information from among them, and the door intercom base unit 3 linked to the destination information selected by the visitor is called. Therefore, even if multiple visiting destination information is linked to the visitor's face data, the visitor can select the desired visiting destination information from among them and receive a doorbell that is unrelated to the intended visiting destination. The base unit 3 will not respond. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, a visitor can efficiently call up a desired destination from among a plurality of destinations.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, if the destination selection device 1 times out after a predetermined period of time has elapsed without receiving a connection response from the main device 4, the destination selection device 1 is configured to link the visitor's video data to face data that matches the visitor's video data. Among the visited place information, the visited place information excluding the visited place information already selected by the visitor is transmitted to the intercom handset 2 again. Therefore, if the selected destination does not respond, the visitor can select an alternative destination again from among the destination information linked to his or her face data, improving convenience. .

In addition, in the present embodiment, the visited destination selection device 1 stores at least one visited destination information for each visitor's face data in association with its priority, and Visited place information linked to face data matching the person's video data is transmitted to the door intercom handset 2 together with its priority. The intercom handset 2 displays a list of the visited destination information received from the visited destination selection device 1 according to its priority, and accepts selection of the visited destination information from the visitor. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the visited destination information is displayed in a list on the intercom handset 2 in the order of the highest possibility of being selected as the visited destination, so the visitor can select the visited destination information from among the listed visited destinations. From this, it becomes possible to efficiently select the destination information of the intended destination, further improving convenience.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and many modifications can be made within the scope of the invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, if the destination selection device 1 times out after a predetermined period of time has elapsed without receiving a connection response from the main device 4, the destination selection device 1 links the visitor's video data to face data that matches the visitor's video data. The visited place information excluding the visited place information selected by the visitor from among the visited place information selected by the visitor is sent again to the door intercom handset 2. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In the visited destination selection device 1, the originating proxy unit 16 transmits a connection request to the main device 4 and then, if a predetermined time elapses without receiving a connection response from the main device 4, the calling agent section 16 sends a request to the destination that did not respond. A destination other than the destination may be selected from among the destinations linked to the visitor's face data, and a call may be made to the door phone base unit 3 of the destination. In this case, for example, the calling agent unit 16 uses the visited place information table 120 searched by the face data search unit 14 (visited place information table 120 linked to the face data that matches the visitor's video data). ), select visited destination information other than the visited destination information in which the base unit number information specified in the connection request sent to the main device 4 is linked by the visited destination ID. Then, base unit number information linked to the selected visited destination information by the visited destination ID is searched from the base unit information storage unit 13, and a connection request is made to the door intercom base unit 3 specified by this base unit number information. is sent to the main device 4 again. By doing so, the visitor does not have to select the destination again if the selected destination does not respond, improving convenience.

Note that after sending a connection request to the main device 4, if a predetermined time elapses without receiving a connection response from the main device 4, the calling agent section 16 sends the visit search result searched by the face data search section 14. From the destination information table 120, the base unit number information of the door intercom base unit 3 specified in the connection request sent to the main device 4 is selected according to its priority, other than the visited destination information linked by the visited destination ID. Good too. By doing so, the calls are made in the order in which the destinations are most likely to be selected, thereby further improving convenience.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the visited destination selection device 1 may be built in the intercom slave unit 2 or may be built in the main device 4.

1: Visit destination selection device 2: Door phone handset 3: Door phone base unit 4: Main device 10: Door phone handset interface section 11: Main device interface section 12: Visit destination information storage section 13: Base phone information storage section 14: Face Data search section 15: Visit destination information transmission section 16: Calling agency section 17: Relay section 20: Visit destination selection device interface section 21: Man-machine interface section 22: Camera 23: Video data transmission section 24: Visit destination reception section 25: Outgoing call processing unit 26: Call processing unit

Claims (9)

A camera-equipped door intercom system comprising a door intercom slave, a plurality of door intercom base units, and a main device accommodating the door intercom slave and the plurality of door intercom base units,
further comprising a destination selection device disposed between the doorphone handset and the main device,
The destination selection device includes:
Visited destination information storage means for storing at least one visited destination information for each visitor's face data;
base unit information storage means for storing base unit information of the doorphone base unit installed at the visited destination specified by the visited destination information for each of the visited destination information;
Face data search means for searching the face data that matches the video data from among the face data stored in the visited destination information storage means when video data of a visitor is received from the door intercom handset; and,
Visited destination information transmitting means for transmitting at least one visited destination information stored in the visited destination information storage means in association with the face data searched by the face data searching means to the door intercom slave unit;
When a connection request specifying the visited place information is received from the door intercom handset, the said base unit information specified by the base unit information stored in the base unit information storage means in association with the visited place information. calling proxy means for transmitting a connection request to the main device with the doorphone base unit as the destination;
When a connection response is received from the main device in response to the connection request sent to the main device by the calling proxy means, a connection between the main device and the door intercom base unit to which the connection request is sent is made by the main device. Relay means for relaying the established communication path to the door intercom handset,
The doorphone handset is
video data transmitting means for transmitting video data of the visitor photographed by a camera according to a calling operation to the destination selection device;
Visited destination reception means that displays a list of the visited destination information received from the visited destination selection device and receives selection of the visited destination information of the visited destination from the list;
A door intercom system equipped with a camera, comprising: transmitting means for transmitting the connection request accompanied by the specification of the visited place information whose selection has been accepted by the visited place receiving means to the visited place selecting device. The camera-equipped door intercom system according to claim 1,
The visited destination information transmitting means includes:
When the connection request sent to the main device by the calling proxy means times out without receiving the connection response from the main device, linking it to the face data searched by the face data search means. Among the visited place information stored in the visited place information storage means, the visited place information excluding the visited place information specified in the connection request received from the door intercom slave is stored in the door intercom slave. A doorbell system with a camera that transmits messages to. The camera-equipped door intercom system according to claim 1,
The calling agency means:
When the connection request sent to the main device times out without receiving the connection response from the main device, the visited destination information is linked to the face data searched by the face data search means. Among the visited place information stored in the storage means, the visited place information other than the visited place information linked to the base unit information of the door intercom base unit specified as the destination in the connection request is selected. and sends to the main device a connection request to the door intercom base unit specified by the base unit information stored in the base unit information storage means in association with the selected visited destination information. A doorbell system with a camera that transmits. The camera-equipped door intercom system according to claim 3,
The visited destination information storage means includes:
At least one of the visited destination information is stored in association with priority for each face data of the visitor,
The calling agency means:
When the connection request sent to the main device times out without receiving the connection response from the main device, the visited destination information is linked to the face data searched by the face data search means. Among the visited place information stored in the storage means, the visited place information other than the visited place information linked to the base unit information of the door intercom base unit specified as the destination in the connection request is selected. , the door intercom system with a camera is characterized in that the selection is made according to the priority of the visit destination information. A doorbell system with a camera according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The visited destination information storage means includes:
At least one of the visited destination information is stored in association with priority for each face data of the visitor,
The base unit information storage means includes:
transmitting at least one of the visited place information stored in the visited place information storage means in association with the face data searched by the face data search means to the door intercom handset together with the priority;
The visiting destination reception means is
A door intercom system with a camera, characterized in that the visited place information received from the visited place selection device is displayed in a list according to the received priority along with the visited place information, and selection of the visited place information of the visited place is accepted. A door intercom system with a camera according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The destination selection device includes:
A door intercom system with a camera, characterized in that it is built into the door intercom handset or the main device. A visiting destination selection device disposed between a door intercom slave and a main device accommodating the door intercom slave and a plurality of door intercom base units,
Visited destination information storage means for storing at least one visited destination information for each visitor's face data;
base unit information storage means for storing base unit information of the doorphone base unit installed at the visited destination specified by the visited destination information for each of the visited destination information;
Face data search means for searching the face data that matches the video data from among the face data stored in the visited destination information storage means when video data of a visitor is received from the door intercom handset; and,
Visited destination information transmitting means for transmitting at least one visited destination information stored in the visited destination information storage means in association with the face data searched by the face data searching means to the door intercom slave unit;
When a connection request specifying the visited place information is received from the door intercom handset, the said base unit information specified by the base unit information stored in the base unit information storage means in association with the visited place information. calling proxy means for transmitting a connection request to the main device with the doorphone base unit as the destination;
When a connection response is received from the main device in response to the connection request sent to the main device by the calling proxy means, a connection between the main device and the door intercom base unit to which the connection request is sent is made by the main device. A visiting destination selection device comprising: relay means for relaying an established communication path to the door intercom handset. A program that causes a computer disposed between a door intercom slave unit and a main device accommodating the door intercom slave unit and a plurality of door intercom base units to function as a destination selection device, the program comprising:
Visited destination information storage means for storing at least one visited destination information for each visitor's face data;
base unit information storage means for storing base unit information of the door intercom base unit installed at the visited destination specified by the visited destination information for each of the visited destination information;
Face data search means for searching the face data that matches the video data from among the face data stored in the visited destination information storage means when video data of a visitor is received from the door intercom handset; ,
visited place information transmitting means for transmitting at least one visited place information stored in the visited place information storage means in association with the face data searched by the face data searching means to the door intercom slave unit;
When a connection request specifying the visited place information is received from the door intercom handset, the said base unit information specified by the base unit information stored in the base unit information storage means in association with the visited place information. a calling agent means for transmitting a connection request with the door intercom base unit as a destination to the main device; and a case where a connection response is received from the main device in response to the connection request sent to the main device by the calling agent means. The program causes the computer to function as a relay means for relaying a communication path established by the main device between the doorphone base unit, which is the destination of the connection request, to the doorphone slave unit. . A method for calling a place to visit in a camera-equipped door intercom system comprising a door intercom slave, a plurality of door intercom base units, and a main device accommodating the door intercom slave and the plurality of door intercom base units, the method comprising:
a visiting destination selection device is disposed between the doorphone handset and the main device,
The destination selection device includes:
When video data of a visitor is received from the door intercom handset, searching the face data that matches the video data from pre-stored face data;
transmitting at least one visited destination information linked to the searched face data to the door intercom handset;
When a connection request with specification of the visited destination information is received from the door intercom handset, a connection request is sent to the door intercom base unit linked to the visited destination information specified in the connection request. transmitting to the main device;
When a connection response is received from the main device in response to the connection request sent to the main device, the communication path established by the main device with the doorphone base unit that is the destination of the connection request is transmitted. Relay to the doorphone handset,
The doorphone handset is
transmitting video data of the visitor photographed by a camera in accordance with a calling operation to the destination selection device;
displaying a list of the visited destination information received from the visited destination selection device, and accepting selection of the visited destination information of the visited destination from the list;
A method for calling a destination for a camera-equipped door intercom system, comprising: transmitting the connection request with designation of the selected destination information to the destination selection device.

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