JP4517476B2 - Intercom system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an intercom system for an apartment house or the like, and more particularly to an intercom system connected to both the Internet and a public telephone line network.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As the Internet has become widespread, it has become easy to obtain various information via the Internet. For example, you can search for restaurant list data near the nearest station and display it on the computer screen or mobile phone display screen, select a restaurant for lunch, or call a restaurant phone from the list data. It has become easier to place a call on the phone by calling a number via a public telephone line.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, the Internet has spread and an environment in which various information is provided via the Internet has been improved. On the contrary, this means that the amount of information provided by conventional paper media is reduced, and the Internet is convenient for those who can freely operate computers and multifunctional portable terminal devices. An information weak person such as an elderly person who cannot be manipulated cannot easily access necessary information, which becomes a problem in social life.
[0004]
Therefore, it is desired to develop a system that accesses the Internet using an intercom device that is commonly used in apartment houses and the like so that elderly people can easily access information provided on the Internet. However, it is easy to display, for example, the latest emergency contact list data on the display screen of the intercom device by connecting the shared device of the intercom device for apartments to the network and pressing a predetermined button on the intercom device. However, the operation itself of dialing (dialing) a telephone number of a hospital or the like in the list must be dialed manually while looking at the screen.
[0005]
An object of the present invention is to provide an intercom system that facilitates dialing of a telephone number when the telephone information is included in the Internet information accessed using the intercom apparatus.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The object is to provide an interphone device connected to the Internet, a display device provided on the interphone device for displaying web information acquired from the Internet, and telephone number information embedded in user-specified information in the web information. In some cases, it is achieved by including a line transfer adapter that receives the transfer of the telephone number information and automatically dials the telephone number to a switch in a public telephone line network and then passes the communication path to the intercom apparatus.
[0007]
In the above, it is possible that the other party who passes the communication path is not an interphone device but a telephone, and the interphone device and the line transfer adapter can be integrated. The display device is equipped with a touch panel, and the web information acquired by the intercom device via the Internet is web information provided by a provider who creates an information list.
[0008]
The above object is also configured such that the intercom device is installed in each door of an apartment house, and the shared device of each intercom device is connected to the Internet, and includes a server as one of the shared devices, This is achieved by the server periodically accessing the Internet to obtain the latest information provided by the provider and distributing the latest information to each intercom device.
[0009]
When a user browses the information on the display screen of the intercom device, and the user designates certain information through the touch panel, etc., the line transfer adapter automatically dials the telephone number embedded in the information and separates it from the Internet network. Since the user automatically connects to the other party via the public telephone line by telephone, the user can easily access the Internet information using a familiar device called an intercom device, and the other party can be unaware of the telephone number. It becomes possible to talk on the phone.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall view of an intercom system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The intercom system according to this embodiment includes a central control device 1 that controls the entire intercom system for an apartment house. A common device is connected to the central control device 1 via a wiring 2, and an interphone device for each house is connected via a wiring 3.
[0011]
The shared device according to the present embodiment includes a management office base unit 4 installed in a management office of an apartment house, a common entrance cordless handset 5 installed in a common entrance, and an adapter 6 connected to each unit of the apartment house. A locker control unit 7 that controls a delivery locker (not shown) arranged in a lump for correspondence, and a notification device 9 that is connected to the notification device adapter 8 and that issues an alarm when receiving an alarm from various alarm sensors (not shown). An external line adapter 10 used when talking to an external line using the interphone device, a gateway 11 used when connecting the interphone device to the Internet, and a router 12 connected thereto, and connected to the router 12. In addition, the premises server 13 dedicated to the housing complex, the monitoring cameras 14a, 14b, 14c, and 14d installed at various locations in the housing complex, and these cameras are intercom And a video transmission adapter 15 when connected to the stem.
[0012]
The reporting device 9, the external line adapter 10, and the router 12 are connected to a leased line network 20 and the like, and these are connected to the application service center through the leased line network 20 through an apartment management center 21 and a VPN (virtual private network) located elsewhere. (ASP) 22 is connected. The reporting device 9, the external line adapter 10, and the router 12, and the condominium management center 21 and the ASP 22 may be connected by dialing when necessary via the public line network, instead of the dedicated line network 20.
[0013]
The interphone device for each door according to the present embodiment includes an interphone device 30 installed at the entrance of the apartment house and an interphone device 31 installed for each door. The intercom device 31 installed for each door includes an indoor base unit 32 in which a monitor (for example, 5.8 inches) of color liquid crystal is integrally provided, and a door unit for each door connected to the monitor-integrated indoor base unit 32. And a handset 33 installed in the. Each door also includes an analog line transfer adapter 34 connected to the indoor base unit 32, and an extension unit 35 connected to the base unit 32 and the adapter 34. The extension unit 35 includes sensors such as various alarm devices ( (Not shown) and a hand-held telephone 36 are connected, and the analog line transfer adapter 34 is connected to the public telephone line network 24.
[0014]
The monitor 32a of the indoor base unit 32 displays, for example, a visitor image captured by a camera installed at the entrance, or the Internet connected from the indoor base unit 32 via the gateway 11, the router 12, and the dedicated line network 20. Displays web information obtained from In the present embodiment, the surface of the monitor 32a is equipped with a touch panel that can be easily operated by an elderly person. The web information can be obtained by directly connecting the indoor base unit 32 to the Internet. However, since the storage capacity of the indoor base unit 32 is limited, a large amount of web information acquired by the local server 13 is large. It can be saved in a capacity storage device, and only the target web information can be read from the server 13 and displayed on the monitor 32a when necessary.
[0015]
The application service provider (ASP) 22 provides information on the area where the housing complex exists, such as a list of on-site doctors on holidays, a list of convenience stores in the area, a list of coffee shops, a pizza delivery list, a list of shopping streets, A list of government offices, an emergency contact list, and the like are created, and they are always updated to the latest information, and the latest information is stored in the ASP server 22 as web information. Such ASP operations can be outsourced to a shopping mall or convenience store closely associated with the area. Then, the premises server 13 for the housing complex automatically and periodically accesses the ASP server 22 via the router 12 and the leased line network 20, reads the latest web information, and stores it in the storage in the server 13. Store in the device.
[0016]
FIG. 2 is a detailed configuration diagram of the monitor-integrated indoor parent device 32 and the analog line transfer adapter 34 shown in FIG. The indoor parent device 32 includes a digital pair line interface (I / F) 40, and the I / F 40 is connected to the central controller 1 and the home delivery rocker control unit via the digital pair line (reference numerals 2 and 3 in FIG. 1). 7, connected to the IP gateway 11. The home delivery rocker control unit 7 displays a buzzer, a monitor display, etc. when the parcel is delivered to the indoor base unit 32 corresponding to the home delivery locker when the parcel is put into the home delivery locker prepared for each apartment in the apartment house. It has a function to notify by this method.
[0017]
The indoor base unit 32 includes a CPU 41 that controls the entire base unit, the liquid crystal display unit (monitor) 32a described above, an information storage unit 42 that stores various information, a handset unit 43 that is used when making a call, As will be described in detail later, a line transfer adapter interface 44 to be used, a touch panel input unit 45 provided on the monitor 32a, a video processing unit 46 for converting web information into video information that can be displayed on the monitor, and the indoor base unit 32 An LED display unit 47 corresponding to various switches, a time management unit 48 as a built-in clock, a security sensor input unit 49 connected to sensors installed in various places in the room, an alarm sound generation unit 50, An alarm sound amplifying unit 51 and the digital bear line interface 40 described above are provided, and these are connected to each other by a bus 52. The indoor parent device 32 also includes a power supply unit 53 connected to a commercial power supply.
[0018]
The information storage unit 42 includes a list information storage unit 42a and various information storage units 42b. When the indoor base unit 32 accesses the web information captured in the local server 13, the various lists of the web information are stored in the list. Whether or not it is the latest list is determined based on the update time in the information, and the latest list is stored in the list information storage unit 42a. The line transfer adapter interface (I / F) 44 includes a call transmission / reception unit 44a that transmits / receives a call using the handset unit 43, and a data input / output unit 44b that transmits / receives data other than the call.
[0019]
The analog line transfer adapter 34 includes a CPU 55 that controls the entire adapter 34, a monitor-integrated indoor base unit interface 56 that is connected to the adapter I / F 44 on the indoor base unit 32 side, and an information storage unit 57 that stores information. And a line interface 58. The base unit I / F 56 includes a call transmission / reception unit 56a connected to the call transmission / reception unit 44a of the base unit side I / F 44, and a data input / output unit 56b connected to the data input / output unit 44b of the base unit side I / F 44. And a bus 54 for connecting them to each other. The adapter 34 includes a power supply unit 59 connected to a commercial power supply.
[0020]
The information storage unit 57 includes a telephone number storage unit 57b that stores a telephone number in addition to the storage unit 57a that stores various types of information. The line I / F 58 is connected between a dial signal transmission unit 58a that transmits a dial signal of a telephone number stored in the telephone number storage unit 57b and the switching center 24 of the public telephone line network. For example, a call transmission / reception unit 58b that enables a call with the hospital 25, for example, is provided. A call signal between the call transmission / reception unit 58b and the hospital 25 is exchanged between the call transmission / reception unit 58b and the call transmission / reception unit 56a, and is exchanged between the call transmission / reception unit 56a and the call transmission / reception unit 44a. Using the handset unit 43 of the parent machine 32, a call with the hospital 25 is possible.
[0021]
In the intercom system configured as described above, when a predetermined switch button of the indoor base unit 32 is pressed, the CPU 41 recognizes that the switch button pressing command is a web information browsing command, and accesses the server 13. The web information held by the server 13 is read into its own information storage unit 42 and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 32a. At this time, when the web information acquired from the server 13 is recognized as old information from the date or the like, or when the user inputs an instruction to read the latest information from the touch panel on the monitor 32 of the indoor base unit 32 First, the router 12 is directly connected to the Internet from the leased line network 20 and accesses the ASP server 22 to obtain the latest web information. When the server 13 is not installed in the housing complex, the server 13 is directly connected to the Internet, and the latest information is acquired from the ASP 22 each time.
[0022]
The read web information is processed by the video processing unit 46 and then displayed on the monitor 32a. The list information described above is stored in the list information storage unit 42a of the information storage unit 42, and a list of list information (holiday medical care on-duty doctor list, convenience store list, delivery list, etc.) shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the monitor 32a. indicate. Then, the user is allowed to select any list. This selection is performed by touching the corresponding list on the monitor 32a with a finger, or by using a cursor instruction key or the like provided in the indoor parent device 32. For example, when a holiday medical on-duty doctor list is selected, a list of the list contents is displayed on the monitor 32a as shown in the upper side of FIG.
[0023]
The list shown on the upper side of FIG. 3 is a list of hospital names and addresses of holiday medical on-duty doctors. On the back side of the hospital name list, telephone numbers associated with the names of the hospitals are tagged. The tag information list (telephone number list: the lower side of FIG. 3) is stored in the list information storage unit 42a. This telephone number list is described in a language such as HTTP, for example. When the user touches the “Saedo Hospital” of the internal medicine, for example, with a finger on the monitor 32a without being conscious of the telephone number, the telephone number “932-xxx” of “Saedo Hospital” is stored in the list information. The data is transferred from the unit 42a to the telephone number storage unit 57b of the adapter 34 through the data input / output units 44b and 56b.
[0024]
The CPU 55 of the adapter 34 that has received the transfer of the telephone number automatically transmits a dial signal from the dial signal transmission unit 58a to the exchange of the public telephone line network 24 based on the telephone number, and then the communication path is set indoors. The indoor base unit 32 urges the user to pick up the handset of the indoor base unit 32 by, for example, sounding an alarm sound. This allows the user to talk to the hospital without manually dialing the hospital phone number. In addition, since there is no need to be aware of the telephone number, if the web information provided by the ASP 22 is always updated to the latest information, the user does not need to know even if the telephone number of the hospital has changed. . At the end of the call, the line is released by on-hooking the handset. Note that after the adapter 34 dials the other party, it is possible to specify that the communication path is to be handed over to the telephone 36 in FIG.
[0025]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, even if various types of information are provided via the Internet, the Internet can be used by a familiar intercom device, and a necessary facility is automatically called based on the information. Therefore, it is possible for the elderly and the like to effectively use the Internet information, and the information providing side can sufficiently provide the necessary information for the elderly and the like.
[0026]
In online shopping and the like, since the security of the Internet is still not sufficient, information browsing is performed on the Internet, but many people are hesitant to send a credit card number or the like via the Internet when placing an order. In this case, when the order is made by a normal telephone using a public telephone line network until the Internet security is established, there is a website that embeds a telephone number for ordering its products in the web information. As a result, the above-described intercom apparatus can be used effectively.
[0027]
Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, since information browsing is performed via the Internet and calls are performed via the public telephone line network, special technology such as QoS is not required, and the system unit price can be reduced. .
[0028]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where each of the door-to-door intercom devices accesses the Internet information has been described. When accessing the information, it is also possible to have a configuration in which the latest information is multicast to all the intercom devices and the latest information is held in the information storage unit of each intercom device.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, even an elderly person can easily access Internet information, and can automatically make a phone call without being aware of the latest phone number of the other party in the Internet information. As a result, it is possible to provide sufficient information to vulnerable persons and to facilitate contact in an emergency and to improve the safety and convenience of social life.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall view of an intercom system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a detailed configuration diagram of the indoor parent device and the analog line transfer adapter shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of list information of a list.
4 is a diagram showing the contents of one list in the list shown in FIG. 3; FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
13 On-premises server 22 for collective housing 22 ASP (application service provider) server 24 Public telephone line network 31 Interphone device 32 Indoor unit 34 Analog line transfer adapters 42, 57 Information storage unit

Claims (1)

An interphone device connected to the Internet; a display device provided on the interphone device for displaying web information acquired from the Internet; a call transmitting / receiving unit provided on the interphone device for transmitting and receiving calls; and a user in the web information If telephone number information is embedded in the designated information, a line that receives the telephone number information and automatically dials the telephone number to a public telephone line network switch and then passes the communication path to the intercom device. With a transfer adapter,
The web information that the intercom device acquires via the Internet is web information provided by a provider that creates an information list,
The intercom device is installed in each house of an apartment house, and a shared device of each intercom device is connected to the Internet,
A server is provided as one of the shared devices, and the server periodically accesses the Internet to acquire the latest web information provided by the provider and distributes the latest web information to each intercom device. ,
When the intercom apparatus recognizes that the web information acquired from the server is old information, or when a user inputs an instruction to read the latest information, the intercom apparatus directly accesses the provider's server to obtain the latest web information. Intercom system to get .

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