JP5290784B2 - Intercom system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an intercom system enabling determination of the presence or not of spoofing by using delivery tracking numbers that are used by delivery companies for delivery management. <P>SOLUTION: In the intercom system, a touch panel of a living room device is provided with a WEB browser to access a delivery company server through the Internet, a delivery company selection button to select a delivery company and access its server, a display portion 22 which displays a delivery tracking screen 33 provided with a tracking number input column 33a for inputting a tracking number into a tracking number input part on an opened WEB page, a tracking number confirmation button 34 to allow a visiting delivery company employee to input a delivery tracking number from a hallway device, and a start button 33b to collate the tracking number inputted from the hallway device with data stored in the delivery company server and display the collation result on the display portion 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an intercom system for a visitor to call a resident, and more particularly to an intercom system that can determine a suspicious person who attempts to infiltrate as a courier.

In order to increase security, intercom systems equipped with cameras that image visitors are becoming popular. However, with the increase in the number of deliveries in recent years, a malicious suspicious person who pretends to enter the house by impersonating a courier begins to appear, and a situation in which a visitor cannot be determined only by an image captured by a camera has occurred.
In order to prevent such crimes due to impersonation, there is a technique described in Patent Document 1, for example. This is done by connecting the interphone master unit and the center device equipped with delivery information via the Internet, while carrying the ID tag to the courier delivering the package and presenting the ID to prevent crimes caused by impersonation doing.

JP 2006-303806 A

The configuration in which an ID tag is carried by the courier can make a determination with higher accuracy in addition to the determination based only on video information. However, it is necessary to incorporate a reading device for reading information from the ID tag in the entrance machine for calling the resident, and the system configuration becomes complicated and expensive. If the ID tag is forged, it may be misused. There is.
Therefore, the present invention was made to solve such problems, and it is possible to determine whether or not impersonation is by using a package inquiry number used by a delivery company for managing deliverables. The purpose is to provide an intercom system.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention of claim 1 has a function of calling a resident and making a call, and has received a call from the entrance machine installed in a dwelling entrance or a lobby of an apartment house. In an intercom system having a room unit installed in a dwelling unit with a response function, the room unit accesses a courier server via the Internet and opens a WEB page for inquiring about a package. A browser, a courier server connection means for starting up a WEB browser, a display means for displaying a number input field for entering a package inquiry number on an opened WEB page, and a package inquiry number from the front door by the visited courier Inquiry number input request means to input the number and the inquiry number input in the entrance machine, An input control means for inputting the number entered in the number input box, collates the delivery company server data connected, an inquiry number collating means for displaying on the display unit matching result, security over the Internet While having an information transmission control unit for transmitting video information to a notification management server of a security management organization such as a company , the entrance machine images number input means for inputting an inquiry number and a visitor who has performed a call operation And the information transmission control unit receives an operation of the inquiry number input requesting unit, and when the number is not input even if a predetermined time elapses after the number input unit of the front door becomes active, The video imaged by the camera is transmitted to the notification management server .
According to this configuration, information about the parcel delivery is obtained directly from the server of the parcel delivery company and collated with the information on the parcel delivery carried by the visitor who came to the parcel delivery. You can be sure of whether you are a business.
If there is a possibility of impersonation, the video information is immediately sent to an external server, so that the suspicious person information can be promptly reported to a security company or the like, and the suspicious person video is concentrated and stored in one place. Can help prevent crime.

The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the configuration of claim 1, when the entrance machine is installed in the lobby of the apartment house, the number input means is a numeric keypad for selecting the dwelling unit to be called. To do.
According to this configuration, since an inquiry number can be input using a conventional numeric keypad, there is no need to newly provide a number input means. Therefore, in the case of the entrance machine installed at the collective entrance, it is not necessary to add a new member, and the system can be configured at low cost.

  According to the present invention, since information on the parcel delivery is obtained directly from the server of the parcel delivery company and is compared with the information on the parcel delivery carried by the visitor who came to the parcel delivery, whether it is an authorized parcel delivery company You can be sure of whether you are a business. In addition, if there is a possibility of impersonation, the video information is immediately sent to an external server, so the suspicious person information can be promptly reported to a security company, etc., and the suspicious person video is concentrated and stored in one place. Can help prevent crime.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a block diagram of the housing complex intercom system which showed 1st Embodiment of the intercom system based on this invention, and was applied to the housing complex. It is a block diagram of the collective entrance machine of FIG. It is a block diagram of the room machine of FIG. It is a delivery agent confirmation screen figure displayed on the display part. It is a screen figure of the display part which displayed the inquiry number input column. It is a system block diagram which shows 2nd Embodiment of the intercom system which concerns on this invention, and was applied to the detached house.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of an intercom system according to the present invention, and shows an example of the configuration of an apartment house intercom system applied to an apartment house. In FIG. 1, 1 is a collective entrance machine (entrance machine) that is installed at a collective entrance such as a lobby and calls a resident, and 2 is installed in an individual dwelling unit of the collective housing and calls from the collective entrance machine 1 Residential unit for receiving and responding, 3 is installed in the management room and is used as a management unit for communication with visitors and residents. 4 is a control device for controlling communication between devices. A courier service server for managing the delivered items after being installed, and 6 is a report management server that is installed in a security management organization such as a security company and manages information reported from the outside.

  The collective entrance machine 1, the living room machine 2, and the management room parent machine 3 are connected to the control device 4 by transmission lines L1, L2, L3, respectively, and the individual room machines 2, 2,. The server 5 and the report management server 6 can be accessed.

  The collective entrance machine 1 is configured as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2, and includes an entrance unit communication circuit 11 for communicating with the control device 4, an operation unit 12 having a numeric keypad and a call button for selecting a dwelling unit to be called, and an operation unit. 12 includes a display unit 13 for displaying operation details, a call unit 14 having a microphone and a speaker, a camera 15 for imaging a visitor, an entrance unit control unit 16 for controlling the entire entrance hall 1 and the like. .

  The room unit 2 is configured as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 3, and includes a first communication circuit 21 for communicating with the control device 4, a display unit 22 including an LCD for displaying an image captured by the camera 15 of the collective entrance unit 1, Connected to a call button for responding to a call from the collective entrance 1 or the like, a touch panel incorporated in the display unit 22, etc. to perform various operations, a call unit 24 having a microphone and a speaker, and the Internet 10 Control the second communication circuit 25, the URL of the delivery service server 5 and the notification management server 6, the WEB browser, the touch panel information, the announcement voice to be described later, and the like, and the room unit 2 as a whole. A master unit control unit 27 and the like are provided.

  The operation of the apartment house intercom system configured as described above will be described below. However, the visitor operates the operation unit 12 of the entrance hall 1 to call a desired resident, and the resident responds while viewing the visitor image displayed on the display unit 22 from the room unit 2; Conventionally, an operation of unlocking an automatic door (not shown) by operation of the room unit 2 and an operation of performing a call between the management room base unit 3 and the collective entrance unit 1 or between the management room base unit 3 and the room unit 2 are conventional. Therefore, the description will be omitted, and here, a confirmation operation when the delivery company calls from the collective entrance 1 will be described.

If the resident who responds to the call from the collective entrance machine 1 recognizes that the visitor is a courier from the contents of the call and the visitor image displayed in accordance with the call, the resident The operation of connecting the room device 2 to the delivery company server 5 is performed by the user's operation. By this connection operation, a delivery agent selection button is first displayed on the display unit 22. FIG. 4 is a screen diagram showing the display of the display unit 22 at this time, and the courier selection button 30 (30a, 30b, 30c) is displayed together with the visitor video 31. Here, a screen for selecting one of the three delivery companies A, B, and C is displayed.
The displayed courier selection button 30 is a shortcut button (courier courier server connection means), and when any of them is touched, a WEB browser is activated and the package inquiry of the courier server 5 selected via the Internet 10 is inquired. The page is accessed. This URL is registered and stored in the base unit memory 26 in advance.

  If the courier is, for example, courier A by a call with a visitor, the courier A button 30 a of the courier A selection buttons 30 is touch-operated. By this operation, the base unit control unit 27 activates the WEB browser and controls connection to the URL corresponding to the selected delivery agent server 5. As a result, the package inquiry screen 33 shown in FIG.

This package inquiry screen 33 includes an inquiry number input field 33a connected to the inquiry number input section in the WEB page of the selected supplier, an inquiry start button 33b, and a clear button 33c for clearing the input inquiry number. In addition, a number confirmation button 34 for inputting an inquiry number is further displayed.
When the package inquiry screen 33 is displayed, the inquiry number input field 33a is touched to confirm that the number input mode has been entered, and the number confirmation button 34 is touched. In response to this operation, the base unit control unit 27 takes out a predetermined message voice prompting the input of the inquiry number from the base unit memory 26 and sends it to the visitor (home delivery company) from the speaker of the communication unit 14 of the central entrance 1. Make a report. For example, an announcement “Check the package inquiry number. Please enter the inquiry number” is reported from the collective entrance machine 1.

  When a visitor receiving this announcement inputs an inquiry number from the operation unit 12 of the collective entrance machine 1, the number input from the collective entrance machine 1 is transmitted to the living room machine 2 via the control device 4. . In the room unit 2, the transmitted inquiry number is input to the inquiry number input field 33 a displayed on the package inquiry screen 33 under the control of the parent device control unit 27. When the inquiry number input is completed, when the start button 33b is touched by the resident, the inquiry is executed with the delivery company server 5. In this way, if it is a package of a regular courier, the package inquiry screen displays a WEB page indicating the delivery status, and if the inquiry number is a fictitious number, an error display is displayed.

On the other hand, when the number input operation is not performed after the message for prompting the input of the inquiry number is announced, the parent device control unit 27 performs the following control. For example, when there is no response even if a predetermined time such as 10 seconds elapses after the announcement is reported, the captured image of the camera 15 activated in conjunction with the calling operation is stored in the room unit 2, and The browser is activated to connect to the report management server 6, and a video signal is transmitted as suspicious person information to the report management server 6.
Upon receiving this video signal, the notification management server 6 stores the received video. As a result, in the case of impersonation, the information can be immediately reported to an external security management company or the like, and a visitor video is stored.

In this way, information on parcel delivery is obtained directly from the server of the parcel delivery company and collated with information on the parcel delivery carried by the visitor who came to the parcel delivery, so it is a regular courier or impersonator You can make a reliable decision.
And since the inquiry number can be entered using the numeric keypad provided in the entrance hall conventionally, there is no need to provide a new number input means, and the entrance hall installed in the entrance hall has a new member. The system need not be added and the system can be configured at low cost.
In addition, if there is a possibility of impersonation, the video information is immediately sent to an external server, so the suspicious person information can be promptly reported to a security company, etc., and the suspicious person video is concentrated and stored in one place. Can help prevent crime.

  FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the intercom system according to the present invention, and shows an example of a system applied to a detached house. An entrance slave unit (entrance unit) 41 that is installed at the entrance and calls a resident, and a room base unit (sector unit) 51 that responds to a call from the entrance unit 41, both of which are transmission lines L4. Connected with. The living room master 51 is configured to be able to access the delivery company server 5 and the notification management server 6 via the Internet 10 in the same manner as the configuration of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the entrance slave unit 41 includes a slave unit communication circuit 42 for communicating with the living room master unit 51, a call button 43, a camera 44 for capturing an image of a visitor, a call unit 45 having a microphone and a speaker, an entrance A handset controller 46 and the like for controlling the entire handset 41 are provided.

  The room master unit 51 includes a master unit first communication circuit 52 for communicating with the entrance slave unit 41, a display unit 53 including an LCD for displaying a captured image of the camera 44, and a call button for answering a call from the entrance slave unit 41. Of the operation unit 54 including a touch panel disposed on the display unit 53, the call unit 55 including a microphone and a speaker, the second base communication circuit 56 for connecting to the Internet 10, the home delivery server 5 and the notification management server 6 URL, WEB browser, further, a parent device memory 57 that stores touch panel information and announcement voice, which will be described later, a voice recognition unit 58 for recognizing voice, a parent device control unit 59 for controlling the whole room parent device 51, etc. ing.

  The intercom system configured as described above operates as follows. However, since the visitor calls the resident by operating the entrance cordless handset 41 and the resident responds from the living room master 51 while watching the visitor image captured by the camera 44, it is the same as the conventional one. Explanation is omitted, and here, a confirmation operation when the delivery company calls from the front door 41 will be described.

  When the resident who responds to the call from the entrance cordless handset 41 recognizes that the visitor is a courier from the call contents and the visitor video displayed according to the call, The operation of connecting the room master unit 51 to the delivery company server 5 is performed by the resident's operation. By this connection operation, the delivery company selection button 30 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display unit 53. The displayed courier selection button 30 is a shortcut button (courier courier server connection means), and when any of them is touched, a WEB browser is activated and the package inquiry of the courier server 5 selected via the Internet 10 is inquired. The page is accessed. This URL is registered and stored in the base unit memory 57 in advance.

  If the courier is, for example, courier A by a call with a visitor, the courier A button 30 a of the courier A selection buttons 30 is touch-operated. By this operation, the base unit control unit 59 activates the WEB browser and is connected to the corresponding URL of the selected delivery agent server 5. As a result, the package inquiry screen 33 is displayed on the display unit 53 as shown in FIG.

  When the package inquiry screen 33 is displayed, the inquiry number input field 33a is touched to confirm that the number input mode has been entered, and the number confirmation button 34 is touched. In response to this operation, the base unit control unit 59 takes out a predetermined message voice prompting the input of the inquiry number from the base unit memory 57, and makes the visitor (home delivery company) report the sound from the entrance unit 41. For example, an announcement “Check the inquiry number of the package. Please notify the inquiry number by voice” is reported from the speaker of the communication unit 45 of the front door 41.

  In response to the announcement, when the inquiry number read on the package slip is read and notified by the courier, the inquiry number input from the front door 41 is transmitted to the room master 51. In the room master 51, the inquiry number transmitted by voice is recognized by the voice recognition unit 58, converted into numerical value or character information, and entered into the inquiry number input field 33 a of the baggage inquiry screen 33 under the control of the parent machine control unit 59. Entered. When the inquiry number input is completed, when the resident touches the start button 33b, the inquiry is performed with the delivery company server 5. In this way, if it is a package of a regular courier, the package inquiry screen displays a WEB page indicating the delivery status, and if the inquiry number is a fictitious number, an error display is displayed.

  On the other hand, if a message prompting the input of the inquiry number is announced and no number is input, the parent device control unit 59 performs the following control. If there is no response even after a predetermined time such as 10 seconds has passed since the announcement was reported, the captured image of the camera 44 activated in conjunction with the calling operation is stored in the room master 51. Then, the browser is activated to connect to the report management server 6 and a video signal is transmitted to the report management server 6 as suspicious person information. Upon receiving this video signal, the notification management server 6 stores the received video. As a result, in the case of impersonation, the information can be immediately reported to an external security management company or the like, and a visitor video is stored.

In this way, in the intercom system for detached houses, there is no numeric keypad on the front door, but it is possible to input the inquiry number of the courier by voice so that input operation can be performed without providing a separate numeric keypad on the front door The entrance cordless handset can be made inexpensive.
As with the above intercom system for collective housing, information on parcel deliveries is obtained directly from the courier server and compared with information on parcel deliveries carried by visitors who come to the parcel delivery. It is possible to make a reliable judgment as to whether it is an impersonator.
In addition, if there is a possibility of impersonation, the video information is immediately sent to an external server, so the suspicious person information can be promptly reported to a security company, etc., and the suspicious person video is concentrated and stored in one place. Can help prevent crime.

  If the intercom system for a detached house is provided with a numeric keypad for inputting a password for unlocking the front door, the inquiry number may be input using the numeric keypad button.

  1 .... Collective entrance machine (entrance machine), 2. Room machine, 5 .... Courier server, 6 .... Report management server, 10 .... Internet, 12 .... Operation part (number input means), ... Communication unit, 15... Camera, 22 .. Display unit (display unit), 23 .. Operation unit, 26 .. Base unit memory, 27 .. Base unit control unit (information transmission control unit, input control unit), 30 .. Delivery courier selection button (courier service server connection means), 33 .... Package inquiry screen, 33a..Inquiry number input field (number input field), 33b..Start button (inquiry number verification means), 34..Number Confirmation button (inquiry number input request means), 41 .. Entrance cordless handset (entrance machine), 44 .... Camera, 45 .... Call section (number input means), 51. .Display unit (display means), 54..Operation unit 57 ... the parent device memory, 58 ... voice recognition unit, 59 ... master unit control section (information transmission control unit, the input control unit).

Claims (2)

An entrance unit installed in the entrance of a dwelling unit entrance or an apartment building with a function of calling a resident and making a call, and a room unit installed in a dwelling unit with a function of receiving a call from the entrance unit and responding In an intercom system having
The room machine accesses the courier server via the Internet and opens a WEB page for inquiring about a package, a courier server connection means for starting the WEB browser, and an opened WEB page Display means for displaying a number input field for entering a package inquiry number in
Inquiry number input request means for causing the visited courier to input the inquiry number of the luggage from the entrance machine,
An input control means for inputting the inquiry number input in the entrance machine into the number input field;
Inquiry number collating means for collating the number entered in the number input field with the data of the connected courier server, and displaying the collation result on the display means;
While having an information transmission control unit for transmitting video information to a notification management server of a security management organization such as a security company via the Internet ,
The entrance machine has number input means for inputting the inquiry number ;
And a camera for imaging a visitor who has performed a call operation,
The information transmission control unit receives an operation of the inquiry number input requesting unit, and when the number is not input even if a predetermined time has elapsed after the number input unit of the entrance machine becomes active, the camera captures an image. The intercom system , wherein the video that is being transmitted is transmitted to the notification management server . 2. The intercom system according to claim 1, wherein when the entrance machine is installed in a lobby of an apartment house, the number input means is a numeric keypad for selecting a dwelling unit to be called.

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