JP2023168560A - Intercom system, terminal device, control method for terminal device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To allow information recorded in a recording device to be output to a terminal device different from an intercom base unit.SOLUTION: An intercom system 100 includes an intercom base unit 10 and a recording device 24. The recording device 24 records information output by handsets 21, 22, and 23. The intercom base unit 10 includes a communication interface 12 and a processing unit 11. The communication interface 12 communicates with a terminal device 50. The processing unit 11 outputs the information recorded in the recording device 24 to the terminal device 50 through the communication interface 12. The handsets 21, 22, and 23 include a door-phone handset and a lobby intercom connected to the intercom base unit 10 via a private communication network. The information recorded in the recording device 24 is appended with data that distinguishes between processed information and yet-to-be-processed information. The processing unit 11 outputs the yet-to-be-processed information of the information recorded in the recording device 24 to the terminal device 50.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

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

Patent Document 1 describes a method for wirelessly communicating between an intercom base unit and a mobile IP telephone terminal (terminal device) and transmitting and receiving audio signals between the mobile IP telephone terminal and a door intercom slave unit (slave unit). They have an intercom system.

JP2007-312242A

In the intercom system described in Patent Document 1, a call can be made with the door intercom slave only when the portable IP telephone terminal is in the house, and when the portable IP telephone terminal is not in the house, the intercom system can communicate with the door intercom slave only when the portable IP telephone terminal is in the house. I can't make a call.

An object of the present invention is to provide an intercom system that allows information on a handset to be confirmed regardless of the location of the terminal device, and also to provide a terminal device, a method and program for controlling the terminal device. .

An intercom system according to one aspect of the present invention includes an intercom base unit and a recording device. The intercom base unit is installed in a predetermined space of a building. The recording device records the information output by a child device configured to output information about at least one of a visitor and a delivery item for the predetermined space. Furthermore, the intercom base unit includes a communication interface that includes a wireless communication path and communicates with the terminal device via a transmission path that does not go through a local communication network, and transmits the information recorded in the recording device through the communication interface. and a processing unit that outputs to the terminal device. The slave unit includes a doorphone slave unit, and a lobby intercom connected to the intercom base unit via the local area communication network. Data that distinguishes between unsupported information and supported information is added to the information recorded in the recording device. The processing unit outputs the unsupported information among the information recorded on the recording device to the terminal device.

A terminal device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter communicates with an intercom base unit installed in a predetermined space of a building via a transmission path that includes a wireless communication path and does not go through a local communication network, and transmits a recording device to the intercom base unit. Information that is recorded with data added to distinguish between unsupported information and supported information, and that is output by a slave unit and at least one of a visitor and a delivered item for a predetermined space in a building. request information. The receiving unit receives the unsupported information among the information corresponding to the request from the intercom base unit. The slave unit includes a doorphone slave unit, and a lobby intercom connected to the intercom base unit via the local area communication network.

A terminal device control method according to one aspect of the present invention includes a terminal device that communicates with an intercom base unit installed in a predetermined space of a building via a transmission path that includes a wireless communication path and does not go through a private communication network. This is a control method. The control method includes information that is recorded on the intercom base unit with data added to it in a recording device to distinguish between unsupported information and supported information, and that is output by the slave unit. The method includes the steps of requesting information on at least one of visitors and delivered items for a predetermined space in a building, and receiving from the intercom base unit the uncorresponding information among the information in response to the request. . The slave unit includes a doorphone slave unit connected to the intercom base unit via the local area communication network, and a lobby intercom.

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

According to the configuration of the present invention, it is possible to check the information of the handset regardless of the location of the terminal device. For example, even if a handset outputs information about visitors and/or deliveries, and the intercom base unit cannot handle this information, it is possible to check the information output by the handset using the terminal device. be.

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

The intercom system described below will be described assuming that the building in which the intercom system is installed is an apartment complex. However, there are no particular restrictions on buildings, and the intercom system described below may be applied to buildings such as tenant buildings, detached houses, and hospitals. When applying an intercom system to a detached house, the configuration of a control device and the like described below is unnecessary. That is, the components other than the intercom base unit, slave unit, and recording device are optional components and are not essential in the intercom system described below.

As shown in FIG. 1, the intercom system 100 includes an intercom base unit 10 and slave units 21, 22, and 23. The intercom system 100 also includes a recording device 24 that records information output by the handsets 21, 22, and 23. In the intercom system 100 shown in FIG. 1, the intercom base unit 10 includes the recording device 24, but it is not essential that the intercom base unit 10 include the recording device 24.

The intercom base unit 10 is installed inside each of the plurality of dwelling units 31 of the housing complex 30. The intercom base unit 10 may have a function of receiving a signal including warning 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 security sensor, a power meter, and the like. This type of intercom base unit 10 is sometimes called a housing information board, a housing unit terminal, or the like. In each dwelling unit 31, which is a predetermined space in a building, the location where the intercom base unit 10 is installed is selected from among the kitchen, living room, entrance, bedroom, etc. In FIG. 1, one intercom base unit 10 is provided in each of a plurality of dwelling units 31. However, in addition to the main intercom base unit 10, there may be a dwelling unit 31 equipped with one or more additional intercom base units. The transmission path between the main intercom base unit 10 and the additional intercom base unit may be either a wired communication path or a wireless communication path.

The additional intercom base unit communicates with slave units 21, 22, and 23 via the main intercom base unit 10, and realizes the same functions as the main intercom base unit 10. Regardless of whether or not an additional intercom base unit is used in the dwelling unit 31, the functions described below are realized, so below, in the case where each of a plurality of dwelling units 31 is provided with one intercom base unit 10. will be explained as an example.

The handset 21 is a so-called intercom handset, and is connected to the main intercom base unit 10 via a signal line 41. The handset 21 is capable of transmitting audio signals to and from the intercom base unit 10 and includes a call button for transmitting a call signal to the intercom base unit 10. The handset 21 may include a camera for photographing the surroundings. The following description assumes that the handset 21 is equipped with a camera.

The handset 22 is a so-called lobby intercom, and is placed in a common area 32 (common entrance) of the housing complex 30. The handset 22, like the handset 21, is capable of transmitting audio signals to and from the intercom base unit 10. The handset 22 also includes an operation unit for selecting a destination housing unit 31 from among the plurality of housing units 31 to which a calling signal is to be sent, and a camera for photographing visitors to the common area 32 of the apartment complex 30. 221.

The intercom base unit 10 transmits signals to and from the handset 22 via a local communication network 42 installed in the housing complex 30. Local area network 42 transmits digital signals. A control device 25 is connected to the local communication network 42, and the control device 25 enables communication between the intercom base unit 10 installed in the residential unit 31 selected by the slave unit 22 and the slave unit 22. do. Further, the local area communication network 42 is provided with a branch 43 at a location where each intercom base unit 10 is connected. The intercom base unit 10 and the branch 43 are connected via a connection line 44.

The handset 23 is attached to a receiving box 26 installed in a common area 32 of the apartment complex. The box 26 is a mail box that stores mail or a delivery box that stores home delivery items, and includes a sensor 261 for detecting that a delivery item such as mail or home delivery is stored in the box 26 . When the sensor 261 detects that the delivery item is stored in the box 26 , the slave unit 23 outputs information on the delivery item to the local area communication network 42 . The handset 23 is connected to the local communication network 42, and when the sensor 261 detects that a delivery has been placed in the box 26, it sends a message to the intercom base unit 10 installed in the residential unit 31 where the delivery is to be delivered. Delivery information is notified via the control device 25.

When the box 26 is a mail box for receiving mail, an individual box 26 is provided for each of the plurality of dwelling units 31. Therefore, the box 26 in which the mail is posted is in one-to-one correspondence with the dwelling unit 31, and the information on the delivery detected by the sensor 261 included in the box 26 is transmitted to the intercom of the dwelling unit 31, which corresponds one-to-one to the box 26. The master device 10 is notified.

On the other hand, when the box 26 is a delivery box for storing delivery items, the box 26 is often shared by a plurality of residential units 31 of the apartment complex 30. Therefore, the box 26 that accommodates the delivery has a function of recognizing the delivery destination of the delivery. The handset 23 receives the information of the delivery destination from the box 26, and notifies the intercom base unit 10 installed in the residential unit 31 of the delivery destination of the delivery information (delivery item information).

Since the intercom system 100 in this embodiment is assumed to be used in a housing complex 30, the building includes a manager's room 33 in addition to the housing units 31 and common areas 32. A management base unit 27 connected to the local area communication network 42 is installed in the manager's room 33 . The management master unit 27 has a function of receiving an image taken by a camera 221 from a slave unit 22, a function of receiving the status of delivery items in a box 26 from a slave unit 23, and an intercom installed in a dwelling unit 31 of an apartment complex 30. It has functions such as communication with each of the base devices 10. The management base unit 27 is also capable of transmitting text information and the like to the intercom base unit 10. Therefore, the intercom base unit 10 can receive information such as contact information from the administrator. The control device 25 is installed in the manager's room 33.

The intercom base unit 10 includes a processing section 11 and a communication interface 12. Furthermore, the intercom base unit 10 includes a microphone 13 and a speaker 14, and transmits audio signals to and from slave units 21 and 22. Furthermore, the intercom base unit 10 includes a monitor device 15 as an output device. The monitor device 15 includes a display selected from a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display (EL: Electroluminescence), and the like. The handset 21 is connected to a handset interface 16 included in the intercom base unit 10. The intercom base unit 10 has a function of receiving a video signal containing information about an image photographed by the camera 221 from the slave unit 22 and displaying it on the monitor device 15. Furthermore, the intercom base unit 10 receives a video signal containing information about an image taken by the camera of 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 including a touch sensor.

The intercom base unit 10 of this embodiment includes a recording device 24. The recording device 24 records visitor information when the handsets 21 and 22 output information on the visitor, and records information on the delivery when the handset 23 outputs information on the delivery. The visitor information includes information that the handsets 21 and 22 have outputted a calling signal, and the delivery information includes information that the handset 23 has recognized that the delivery has been placed in the box 26. The information recorded in the recording device 24 includes the time at which visitor information or delivery item information was generated. Furthermore, information on images taken by the camera of the handset 21 or the camera 221 of the handset 22 is also recorded in the recording device 24. The image information recorded in the recording device 24 is preferably a moving image for a certain period of time (for example, about 10 seconds to 30 seconds) after the intercom base unit 10 receives the calling signal. Alternatively, the images recorded in the recording device 24 may be a plurality of still images (for example, about 5 to 10 images) taken at predetermined intervals (for example, about 0.5 seconds to 2 seconds). good. If the sender of a delivery is known, the information of the delivery recorded in the recording device 24 may include the sender's information.

The intercom base unit 10 includes a connection interface 17 for connecting to the local area communication network 42 . The connection interface 17 includes a connection terminal for electrical and mechanical connection with the local area network 42 and an electric circuit for exchanging signals transmitted through the local area network 42. The intercom base unit 10 also includes a call switch 18 that is operated when starting and ending a call using the microphone 13 and speaker 14, an unlock switch 19 that is operated when unlocking the doorway from the common entrance, etc. Equipped with

FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the intercom base unit 10. The intercom base unit 10 shown in FIG. 2 includes a monitor device 15 disposed at the center of the front of the housing, and a call switch 18 and an unlock switch 19 at the lower front of the housing. Further, a speaker 14 is arranged at the upper front of the housing.

The processing unit 11 includes a processor that executes a program as a main hardware element. Processors, along with memory, build computers. The processor may be either a device that is integrally equipped with memory or a device that requires external memory. Here, since the intercom base unit 10 of this embodiment includes the recording device 24, it is desirable to include a memory for realizing the recording device 24 separately from the processor.

In addition to being written in a ROM (Read Only Memory) included in the computer, the program 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 via a telecommunications line, such as the Internet or a mobile telephone network. When a processor executes a program, the program is written in a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a rewritable nonvolatile memory included in the computer. The intercom base unit 10 only needs to have an interface for reading a program provided by a recording medium. Furthermore, when the program is provided through a telecommunications line, the intercom base unit 10 may be configured to read the program through the communication interface 12. The program updater may be configured to be provided through a local area network.

The communication interface 12 is capable of communicating with the terminal device 50 via a transmission path including a wireless communication path. The terminal device 50 is assumed to have a configuration such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal that can be connected to the Internet or a telecommunications line such as a mobile telephone network through a wireless communication path. Terminal device 50 may be a personal computer. Although it is assumed that the transmission path between the communication interface 12 and the terminal device 50 is only a wireless communication path, a part of the transmission path may include a wired communication path. Although it is assumed that the transmission medium of the wireless communication channel is radio waves, the transmission medium may also be light such as visible light or infrared light. In addition, when the transmission medium is radio waves, the communication interface 12 is a wireless communication interface that adopts a communication specification selected from WiFi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), short-range wireless communication, etc. It may function as a radio station or a specified low-power radio station.

The operation of the intercom base unit 10 will be explained below. The processing unit 11 normally stops the operations of the microphone 13, the speaker 14, and the monitor device 15, and activates the speaker 14 and the monitor device 15 when receiving a call signal from either of the handset 21 or 22. . In this state, when the user operates the call switch 18, the function of the microphone 13 is enabled, and a call can be made with the slave units 21 and 22 through the microphone 13 and speaker 14. When a calling 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 a calling signal is received from the handset 22, the image taken by the camera 221 is displayed. It is displayed on the monitor device 15.

On the other hand, when the call switch 18 is not operated within a predetermined period of time after receiving the calling signal, the processing unit 11 records visitor information indicating that the calling signal has been received in the recording device 24. The predetermined time here is, for example, about 1 minute to 2 minutes. The visitor's information includes information indicating that the handsets 21 and 22 have outputted the calling signal, and is recorded in the recording device 24 together with the time when the processing unit 11 receives the calling signal. The handset 21 activates the camera and sends the video signal to the intercom base unit 10 when outputting a calling signal, and the handset 22 activates the camera 221 and sends the video signal to the intercom base unit when outputting the call signal. Send to 10. The video signal sent from the handset 21 or 22 is also recorded in the recording device 24 as visitor information. That is, when the intercom base unit 10 does not operate the call switch 18 in response to a call signal from the handset 21 or the handset 22, and the call signal is not responded to, the information of the visitor is recorded in the recording device 24.

When the processing unit 11 receives the delivery item information from the handset 23, it activates the monitor device 15 and displays on the screen of the monitor device 15 content indicating that the delivery item has been stored in the box 26. The information on the delivery may include information on the image of the delivery person, information on the sender of the delivery, and the like. Furthermore, when the intercom base unit 10 receives delivery information from the handset 23, the delivery information is recorded in the recording device 24 together with the date and time of receiving the delivery information. When the delivered item stored in the box 26 is collected, the handset 23 outputs information indicating that the delivered item has been collected from the sensor 261, and when the intercom base unit 10 receives this information, it is recorded in the recording device 24. The information about the delivered items will be deleted. Therefore, if the delivery information from the handset 23 is not collected, the intercom base unit 10 will record the delivery information in the recording device 24 as unsupported information. left behind.

As explained above, the handsets 21 and 22 output information on visitors, and the handset 23 outputs information on deliveries. If the call switch 18 is operated after the intercom base unit 10 receives the visitor's information, the visitor's information is treated as already 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 base unit 10 receives the visitor's information, the visitor's 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 unprocessed and remains in the recording device 24 until the delivery is collected.

The visitor information and delivery item information recorded in the recording device 24 can be confirmed on the intercom base unit 10. The intercom base unit 10 includes an operation unit for checking 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's information recorded in the recording device 24 is displayed on the monitor device 15 of the intercom base unit 10, the visitor's information displayed on the monitor device 15 is the same as the information when the call switch 18 was operated. Then, the intercom base unit 10 treats it as information that has been handled. It is desirable to add data to the visitor information recorded in the recording device 24 to distinguish between untreated and treated visitors. Regarding the deliveries recorded in the recording device 24, if the deliveries have not been collected from the box 26, the delivery has not been handled, and if the deliveries have been collected from the box 26, the delivery has been handled. The delivery information recorded in the recording device 24 can be deleted as described above after the delivery is collected from the box 26, but as with visitor information, it is possible to distinguish between untreated and handled information. It is also possible to add distinguishing data and leave it in the recording device 24.

By the way, this type of information corresponds to, for example, information generated during a period when a user residing in the dwelling unit 31 in which the intercom base unit 10 is installed is absent. Information generated when the user residing in the dwelling unit 31 is unable to respond to the call signal from the intercom base unit 10, such as while taking a bath, sleeping, or working in a place where the intercom base unit 10 is not installed, is also included. The same is true. These pieces of information recorded in the recording device 24 can be erased as appropriate by operating a predetermined operation section of the intercom base unit 10.

In the intercom system 100 of this embodiment, the operation of the processing unit 11 when the operation unit is operated can be performed from the terminal device 50. To enable this operation, the terminal device 50 is linked to the intercom base unit 10 by an application program (so-called "app"). That is, the application program has a function of linking the intercom base unit 10 to the terminal device 50 owned by the user residing in the dwelling unit 31 where the intercom base unit 10 is installed.

The intercom base unit 10 is capable of wireless communication via the communication interface 12 with the terminal device 50 equipped with the above-described application program. Here, by performing a predetermined operation on at least one of the intercom base unit 10 and the terminal device 50, the intercom base unit 10 and the terminal device 50 are automatically linked. Note that the intercom base unit 10 and the terminal device 50 may be configured to be linked by manually inputting an encryption key for communication.

The terminal device 50 that has finished linking with the intercom base unit 10 checks the visitor information and delivery information recorded in the recording device 24 for the residential unit 31 where the intercom base unit 10 is installed. Is possible. When checking the information recorded in the recording device 24 using the terminal device 50, an application program is started on the terminal device 50. Next, the terminal device 50 transmits a notification to the intercom base unit 10 requesting confirmation of the visitor information or delivery information stored in the recording device 24. After the terminal device 50 is authenticated, the processing unit 11 of the intercom base unit 10 receives a notification from the terminal device 50 requesting confirmation of the information recorded in the recording device 24, and records the information of the visitor or the delivery item. It is read from the device 24 and output to the terminal device 50.

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

However, among the visitor's information, the information output to the monitor device 15 of the intercom base unit 10 has been processed, so the information that has been processed does not need 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 sends only the uncorresponding information of the visitor information and delivery information to the terminal device 50. You can also output it. When selecting information to be output to the terminal device 50, the processing unit 11 refers to the data that distinguishes between unsupported and supported information recorded in the recording device 24, and selects only the unsupported information. What is necessary is to output it to the terminal device 50.

Processing performed by the processing unit 11 of the intercom base unit 10 in relation to the terminal device 50 will be described using FIG. 3. Note that FIG. 3 does not show a case where the user deals with visitor information or delivery item information when the intercom base unit 10 is notified of the information. When the processing unit 11 receives visitor information from the slave units 21 and 22 (S11: Yes) or receives delivery information from the slave unit 23 (S12: Yes), this information is recorded in the recording device 24. (S13). If there is no information about the visitor (S11: No) and no information about the delivery item (S12: No), the system waits until the slave units 21, 22, and 23 output the information.

When confirmation of the information recorded in the recording device 24 is requested from the terminal device 50 (S14: Yes), the processing unit 11 confirms whether there is any information that has not been output to the intercom base unit 10. (S15). If there is information in the recording device 24 that has not been output to the intercom base device 10 (S15: Yes), the processing unit 11 outputs it to the terminal device 50 (S16). In step S15, if there is no information in the recording device 24 that has not been output to the intercom base 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 deleted from the recording device 24 but remains. In this case, the intercom base device 10 outputs the information outputted 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 section of the intercom base device 10. Is possible.

When a plurality of users reside in the dwelling unit 31, any one of the users can check the information on the recording device 24 using the intercom base unit 10 and take measures according to the information. Taking action according to the information means, for example, contacting the visitor, collecting the delivered item from the box 26, etc. However, if all the information output to the terminal device 50 is output again to the monitor device 15, 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 monitor device 15, it is desirable to be able to select whether or not to output the information to the monitor device 15 for each piece of information.

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

Further, if a predetermined operating section of the intercom base unit 10 is operated to instruct cancellation, the information will not be read from the recording device 24, and if an instruction to erase is issued, the information will be erased from the recording device 24. The information to be deleted from the recording device 24 can be selected for each heading displayed in the list. Note that even if the processing unit 11 displays the information read from the recording device 24 on the monitor device 15, it is preferable that the information in the recording device 24 is not deleted, and that the information is deleted after the deletion operation is performed. .

As explained above, when outputting the information recorded in the recording device 24 to the monitor device 15, the processing unit 11 outputs the information outputted 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 monitor device 15. Among the information recorded in the recording device 24, it is preferable that the processing unit 11 displays the information that is not output to the terminal device 50 on the monitor device 15 of the intercom base unit 10 in the order of the date and time when the information was generated. . Further, the processing unit 11 may also cause information recorded in the recording device 24 that has not been output to the terminal device 50 to be selected from the list in the same manner as the information output to the terminal device 50.

In the intercom system 100 described above, when outputting the information recorded in the recording device 24 from the intercom base unit 10 to the terminal device 50, the terminal device 50 transmits a confirmation request. Therefore, even if the terminal device 50 does not directly communicate with the intercom base unit 10 of the dwelling unit 31, if a transmission path that enables communication with the intercom base unit 10 can be secured, the terminal device 50 can be recorded in the recording device 24. It is possible to check the information. For example, if the intercom system 100 is connected to a telecommunications line that is a wide area network such as the Internet, and the intercom base unit 10 can communicate with the terminal device 50 through this telecommunications line, the terminal device 50 can be connected to the terminal device 50 at any location. You can check the information.

In the intercom system 100 described above, transmission between the terminal device 50 and the intercom base unit 10 is performed so that confirmation of information can be requested from the terminal device 50 in the common area 32 outside the apartment complex 30 or the dwelling unit 31. It is possible to construct a road. If the information recorded in the recording device 24 can be confirmed outside the housing complex 30 or in the common area 32, the delivery item can be returned to the housing unit 31 after being collected from the box 26 in the common area 32, without having to return to the housing unit 31. It is possible to go home.

On the other hand, if the communication interface 12 of the intercom base unit 10 is configured to directly communicate with the terminal device 50, the information recorded in the recording device 24 can only be used inside the dwelling unit 31 or in the vicinity of the dwelling unit 31. It is possible to check on the terminal device 50. In this case, the transmission path between the communication interface 12 and the terminal device 50 is only a wireless communication path. The processing unit 11 monitors whether communication is possible or not between the communication interface 12 and the terminal device 50. The processing unit 11 automatically reads information recorded in the recording device 24 and outputs it to the terminal device 50 when the terminal device 50 enters an area where it can communicate with the communication interface 12 from an area where it cannot communicate. It is composed of That is, the intercom base unit 10 performs push communication to the terminal device 50, and if the user has not responded to the information stored in the recording device 24, it notifies the terminal device 50 so that the user can take action. can be encouraged.

Note that the intercom system 100 may be constructed in which the terminal device 50 does not communicate directly with the intercom base unit 10, but an access point is installed near the common area 32 of the apartment complex 30. In this intercom system 100, the terminal device 50 can communicate with the intercom base unit 10 via an access point, and the access point, like the communication interface 12, communicates with the terminal device 50 via a wireless communication path. connect. Further, when the access point enters a communicable area from an area where the terminal device 50 cannot communicate, 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. . With this configuration, it is possible to confirm whether there is a delivery item in the common area 32 in the same way as when a confirmation request is made from the terminal device 50, and moreover, the terminal device 50 Information is automatically output to .

By the way, the intercom system 100 described above assumes that the handset 21 is equipped with a camera. If the handset 21 is not equipped with a camera, the information that the handset 21 outputs the calling signal and the date and time when the intercom base unit 10 receives the calling signal are stored in the recording device 24 as visitor information. recorded. Note that the recording device 24 records information about the visitor for a certain period of time (for example, about 10 seconds to 30 seconds) after the handset 21 outputs the calling signal, along with the information that the handset 21 outputs the calling signal. ) may be recorded.

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

In the intercom system 100 described above, a case has been described in which both visitor information and delivery item information are recorded in the recording device 24, but only one of the visitor information and the delivery item information is recorded in the recording device 24. May be recorded. In particular, since the handset 21 that makes a call with the intercom base unit 10 is essential not only for the apartment complex 30 but also for the intercom system 100, it is useful to record only visitor information on the recording device 24. Further, the intercom base unit 10 can receive alarm information or information measured by the sensor from the sensor, and can also receive contact information from the administrator. Therefore, this type of information may be recorded on the recording device 24 so that this information can be checked on the terminal device 50. Note that depending on the use of the intercom system 100, the handsets 22 and 23, the control device 25, the management base device 27, the turnout 43, etc. may not be provided. For example, the intercom system 100 for a detached house may include an intercom base unit 10 and a slave unit 21.

The main body that executes the intercom system 100, the intercom base unit 10, and the control method for the intercom system 100 described above includes a computer system. A 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 functions of the intercom system 100, the intercom base unit 10, and the intercom system 100 control method of the embodiment are realized.

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

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

Further, it is not essential that one intercom base unit 10 collectively have the functions of the processing section 11, and the functions of the processing section 11 may be realized by being distributed to other devices. For example, the management master unit 27 or the computer server may have some of the functions of the processing unit 11. A computer server may be constructed from a single computer system or from multiple computer systems connected through telecommunications lines. Further, the computer server may be constructed using cloud computing.

An intercom system 100 according to one aspect of the present embodiment includes an intercom base unit 10, slave units 21, 22, and 23, and a recording device 24. The intercom base unit 10 is installed in a predetermined space (dwelling unit 31) of a building (apartment housing 30). The handsets 21, 22, and 23 are configured to output information on at least one of visitors and delivered items for a predetermined space. The recording device 24 records information output by the slave units 21, 22, and 23. The intercom base unit 10 includes a processing section 11 and a communication interface 12. The communication interface 12 communicates with the terminal device 50 via a transmission path 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.

A method for controlling intercom system 100 according to one aspect of the present embodiment includes the following steps. The first step is to record the information in the recording device 24 when the handsets 21, 22, and 23 output information on at least one of visitors and delivered items for a predetermined space (dwelling unit 31) of a building (apartment housing complex 30). This step is to The second step is a step in which the intercom base unit 10 installed in a predetermined space outputs the information recorded in the recording device 24 to the terminal device 50 via a transmission path including a wireless communication path.

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

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

That is, since the intercom base unit 10 includes the recording device 24, there is no need to associate information with the intercom base unit 10.

The handsets 21 and 22 may be equipped with a camera 221 that takes an image of the visitor. It is preferable that the information on the visitor includes information on an image of the visitor taken by the camera 221.

That is, it is possible to photograph the visitor with a camera and check the image of the visitor on the terminal device 50.

The handset 23 may be attached to a receiving box 26 that is equipped with a sensor 261 that detects the accommodation of a delivery item that is at least one of a mail item and a home delivery item. It is preferable that the delivery information includes information about the accommodation of the delivery detected by the sensor 261.

That is, it is possible to confirm on the terminal device 50 that the delivery item is stored in the box 26.

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

When the intercom system 100 is installed in an apartment complex 30, information from the handsets 22 and 23 in the common area 32 can be distributed to each of the plurality of dwelling units 31 through the control device 25. Therefore, it is possible to check information on at least one of visitors and delivery items for each dwelling unit 31 using the terminal device 50.

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

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

It is desirable that the intercom base unit 10 includes an output device (monitor device 15) that outputs information. When outputting the information recorded in the recording device 24 to the output device, the processing unit 11 determines whether 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 to be configured to receive such instructions.

That is, when checking the information recorded on the recording device 24 using the intercom base unit 10, it is possible to check whether or not information that has already been output to the terminal device 50 is also to be output to the intercom base unit 10. Therefore, an increase in information output to the intercom base unit 10 can be suppressed.

The transmission path is a wireless communication path, and when the terminal device 50 enters an area where communication is possible through the transmission path with the communication interface 12 from an area where communication is possible through the transmission path, the processing unit 11 transmits the data to the recording device 24. It may be configured to output information recorded on the terminal device 50 to the terminal device 50.

That is, when the terminal device 50 approaches the intercom base 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 on the recording device 24 without operating the terminal device 50.

The intercom base unit 10 according to one aspect of the present embodiment is included in any of the intercom systems 100 described above.

Therefore, the above-mentioned functions are realized by this intercom base unit 10.

A program according to one aspect of the present embodiment is a program for causing a computer to function as the processing unit 11 of the intercom base unit 10 in any of the intercom systems 100 described above.

Therefore, the functions of the processing section 11 of the intercom base unit 10 are realized by this program.

The embodiments described above are only some of the various embodiments of the present invention. Furthermore, the embodiments described above can be modified in various ways depending on the design, etc., as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved.

10 intercom base unit 11 processing unit 12 communication interface 15 monitor device (output device)
21 Handset 22 Handset 23 Handset 24 Recording device 25 Control device 26 Box 30 Apartment house (building)
31 Residential unit (designated space)
50 Terminal device 100 Intercom system 221 Camera 261 Sensor

Claims (7)

An intercom base unit installed in a designated space of the building,
a recording device configured to output information on at least one of a visitor and a delivered item for the predetermined space;
The intercom base unit is
a communication interface that communicates with a terminal device via a transmission path that includes a wireless communication path and does not go through a private communication network;
a processing unit that outputs the information recorded in the recording device to the terminal device through the communication interface,
The slave unit includes a doorphone slave unit, and a lobby intercom connected to the intercom base unit via the local area communication network,
Data is added to the information recorded in the recording device to distinguish between unsupported information and supported information,
The processing unit outputs the unsupported information among the information recorded in the recording device to the terminal device.
An intercom system characterized by: The intercom system according to claim 1, wherein the intercom base unit includes the recording device. The slave device includes a camera that takes an image of the visitor,
The intercom system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information on the visitor includes information on an image of the visitor taken by the camera. The building is a housing complex, the predetermined space is a residential unit,
The intercom base unit is installed in each of the plurality of dwelling units in the apartment complex,
The lobby intercom is installed in a common area of the apartment complex,
The intercom system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a control device that associates the information output by the lobby intercom with each of the plurality of dwelling units. Communicate with an intercom base unit installed in a predetermined space of a building via a transmission path that includes a wireless communication path and does not go through a local communication network,
Information that is recorded on the intercom base unit with data added to it in a recording device to distinguish between unsupported information and supported information, and that is output from the slave unit in a predetermined space of a building. a transmitting unit that requests information on at least one of a visitor and a delivered item;
a receiving unit that receives the unsupported information among the information in response to the request from the intercom base unit;
The terminal device includes a door intercom slave unit, and a lobby intercom connected to the intercom base unit via the local area communication network. A method for controlling an intercom base unit installed in a predetermined space of a building and a terminal device that communicates via a transmission path that includes a wireless communication path and does not go through a private communication network, the method comprising:
Information that is recorded on the intercom base unit with data added to it in a recording device to distinguish between unsupported information and supported information, and that is output from the slave unit in a predetermined space of a building. requesting information on at least one of a visitor and a delivered item;
receiving the unsupported information among the information in response to the request from the intercom base unit;
The slave unit includes a doorphone slave unit, and a lobby intercom connected to the intercom base unit via the local area communication network. A method for controlling a terminal device. A program for causing a computer to execute the terminal device control method according to claim 6.

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