JP5853198B2 - Network-compatible intercom system for apartment houses - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a collective housing intercom having a function of displaying life information posted through a network on a dwelling unit intercom.

  Conventionally, in apartment houses such as condominiums, it is required to promptly and surely notify residents of communication items. As an effective technique in such a case, Patent Document 1 discloses electronic circulation board information. It is taught that the video signal is stored in the video storage means and the video signal is further transmitted to the intercom of each dwelling unit.

Japanese Patent No. 3657847

  However, in the configuration of Patent Document 1, since it is a mechanism that first notifies the arrival of an electronic circulation board or the like by an LED or the like, the resident may not notice the notification depending on the case. As a countermeasure, it is conceivable to automatically pop up an electronic circulation board. However, since the dwelling unit intercom is always powered on unlike a personal computer or the like, a pop-up display is made even at night or the like, which may cause annoyance to the dweller.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an intercom system for a collective housing in which pop-up display of living information is performed only in the living time zone of a resident.

The intercom system for apartment buildings according to the present invention comprises a dwelling unit intercom with a monitor screen and a lobby intercom. In an intercom system for apartment buildings connected to a network, the living information received through the network is accumulated and distributed to the intercom system. The living unit intercom has a display time operation unit that accepts an operation for setting the display time zone of the life information, and receives the life information if the current time is determined and the display time zone. Each time the updated life information is popped up on the monitor screen, if the current time is not in the display time zone, the life information pop-up display is prohibited , and the dwelling intercom is received while it is not in the display time zone. Pop-up automatically displays the distributed life information when the display time is reached Wherein the accepting an operation to preset whether Luke.

  The intercom system for apartment houses controls a call and a call between the dwelling unit intercom and the lobby intercom, and further includes a control unit that connects the dwelling unit intercom to a specific server device, and the living information distribution unit is connected to the server device side. It may be provided.

  The life information article may be configured as an image file.

  Moreover, the dwelling unit intercom may further include a new arrival information notification lamp for notifying that new life information has been distributed.

  In the intercom system for collective housing according to the present invention, life information can be displayed in a pop-up only in a time zone that is convenient for residents, so that information can be reliably transmitted. In addition, inconveniences such as inconvenience can be prevented for the dweller because life information is suddenly displayed at the time of going to bed, etc., and use of electric power does not increase due to useless display.

It is a block diagram of the intercom system to which the present invention is applied. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a display of a life information list. It is explanatory drawing of the example of individual display of life information. It is a figure which shows the example of the setting screen of a display time slot | zone. It is a figure which shows the example of the creation screen of life information. It is the flowchart which showed the basic operation | movement which concerns on this invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the intercom system 1 according to the present invention includes a plurality of dwelling unit intercoms 11 having a monitor screen 11 b and a lobby intercom 12 and has a basic configuration connected to a network 20. The network 20 is assumed to be a wide area network typified by the Internet, but may be a LAN laid only in a residential building and its neighboring facilities.

  Here, the dwelling unit intercom 11 is configured as a housing information board, and is connected to a door phone slave unit 11a, a security sensor (not shown), and the like. As basic components, as shown in FIG. 2, a monitor screen 11b constituted by a touch panel, a message lamp 11c, a call key 11d, a speaker 11e forming a call part, a microphone 11f, and the like are provided.

  The lobby intercom 12 is provided with an operation unit for designating a room number of a call destination, a speaker, a microphone (none of which is not shown), and the like that constitute a call unit. The lobby intercom 12 may have a function as an authentication terminal for authenticating a resident with a card key or the like. In this case, if authentication by an authentication device (not shown) is successful, the electric lock on the lobby door is automatically unlocked.

  The manager room 13 (alarm monitoring panel) is a device that can perform a call with the selected dwelling unit intercom 11 or the lobby intercom 12 and accepts an abnormality occurrence signal transmitted from the dwelling unit intercom 11 to perform a predetermined response process. . As basic constituent elements, a monitor screen, a handset that constitutes a calling unit, an alarm lamp that constitutes an abnormality notification means, a speaker (none of which are shown), and the like are provided.

  The control device 14 is a device for controlling signal transmission between the dwelling unit intercom 11 and the lobby intercom 12 or the manager room device 13, and the dwelling unit intercom 11, the lobby interphone 12, and the manager room unit 13 are connected to this device. Has been. Furthermore, the control device 14 also functions as a gateway 14 a that connects the dwelling unit intercom 11 to a specific server device 21 on the network 20.

  The communication terminal 22 is a personal computer or the like that can be connected to the network 20, and is installed in an administrator room or a nearby store. A life information creation unit 22 a configured by software or the like is provided, and desired life information can be created by operation and posted to the server device 21.

  Next, the basic operation of the intercom system 1 will be described. The dwelling unit intercom 11 and the control device 14 are connected by an interphone line, in which signal transmission specifying a transmission destination and a transmission source address is performed. The protocol is not particularly limited, but for example, TCP / IP may be used. In this case, a unique global IP or local IP is assigned to each dwelling unit intercom 11. The signal transmission between the control device 14 and the lobby intercom 12 or the manager room 13 is the same. Note that a general twisted pair cable may be used for the signal line of the intercom line, but a dedicated cable may be used.

  The basic functions and operations of calling and communication control in the intercom system 1 are the same as those of the conventional system. That is, when a call operation is performed with the dwelling unit number designated by the lobby intercom 12, the control unit 14 calls the dwelling unit intercom 11 of the designated dwelling unit. When the call key 11d is operated with the called dwelling unit intercom 11, the control device 14 configures an exclusive call channel between the lobby intercom 12 and the dwelling unit intercom 11, so that the visitor and the dweller can communicate with each other. Allow calls. Thereafter, when the call key 11d is operated again, or when a predetermined time has elapsed, the call channel is released. Note that there may be a plurality of lobby interphones 12, and even in that case, the call channel is controlled exclusively.

  Further, if the intercom system 1 is a television type, the video camera 12a provided on the lobby intercom 12 side and the dwelling unit intercom 11 of the call destination after the call operation is performed on the lobby intercom 12 until the call channel is released. An exclusive video channel is configured between If it does in this way, it can respond, monitoring the visitor's picture with dwelling intercom 11.

  In addition, the intercom system 1 functions as an alarm monitoring system for an apartment house, and the operation is the same as that of the conventional one. In other words, when the security sensor detects an abnormality, the dwelling unit intercom 11 displays an alarm screen on the monitor screen 11b and outputs an alarm message from the speaker 11e. Moreover, the dwelling unit intercom 11 notifies the manager room device 13 of the occurrence of an abnormality. When the manager room 13 receives the notification, it outputs an alarm. Thereafter, an evacuation message or the like can be output from the dwelling unit intercom 11 that has notified the occurrence of an abnormality or the neighboring dwelling unit intercom 11 according to the operation of the manager. In addition, the occurrence of abnormalities can be transferred to disaster prevention centers.

  As a characteristic configuration of the present invention, the intercom system 1 notifies so-called living information from the dwelling unit intercom 11 such as a bulletin board for a dweller, a contact from a store in or near the dwelling, and notification items. Be able to.

  Specifically, the dwelling unit intercom 11 is set in advance with a display time zone in which the display of the life information by pop-up is permitted. Thereafter, every time the living information is received, if the current time is determined and the display time zone is reached, the updated life information article A is pop-up displayed on the monitor screen 11b for at least a predetermined time. If the current time is not in the display time zone, pop-up display of life information is prohibited. The pop-up display of the life information may be as shown in FIG. 3, for example.

  Therefore, the intercom system 1 includes a life information distribution unit 21a that accumulates life information received through the network 20 and distributes it to the dwelling unit intercom 11. The dwelling unit intercom 11 includes a display time operation unit 11i for setting a display time zone. Is provided. The display time operation unit 11i displays a predetermined screen on the monitor screen 11b, and accepts setting operations such as the start and end times of the display time zone.

  As another configuration, the life information list L may be displayed as a pop-up instead of the life information article A. That is, each time the living information is distributed, the dwelling unit intercom 11 discriminates the current time, and if it is a display time zone, the living information list L including the living information is popped up on the monitor screen 11b. Then, the articles A of the life information selected and operated from the life information list L are individually displayed. The life information list L is a table in which titles and poster names of a plurality of life information are arranged in, for example, a table format, and may be as shown in FIG. The list format is not limited to a character string, and a graphical list display using icons may be used. In such a configuration, the server device 21 may be provided with a life information distribution unit 21a, and the dwelling unit intercom 11 may be provided with a list generation unit 11g, a clock 11h, and a display time operation unit 11i.

  Or you may provide the life information distribution part 21a and the list production | generation part 11g in the server apparatus 21. FIG. In this case, the server device 21 accumulates life information posted from the communication terminal 22 and generates a life information list L including the life information and distributes it to the dwelling intercom 11. Upon receipt of the life information list L, the dwelling unit intercom 11 determines the current time and displays it on the monitor screen 11b if it is a display time zone. If it does in this way, since the list production | generation part 11g will be shared by the some dwelling unit intercom 11, cost will be held down.

  Furthermore, although the control device 14 and the server device 21 may be configured integrally, any such modifications are included in the scope of the present invention.

  With the configuration as described above, the life information article A or the life information list L can be displayed in a pop-up in a time zone that is convenient for residents, so that the life information can be reliably transmitted. In addition, inconveniences such as inconvenience can be prevented for the dweller because life information is suddenly displayed at the time of going to bed, etc., and use of electric power does not increase due to useless display.

  Moreover, the dwelling intercom 11 automatically displays the life information article A distributed during the display time period, or the life information list L including the life information, when the display time period is reached (hereinafter referred to as a call display). You may). In this way, even if important life information has been distributed during sleep, it will not be overlooked without noticing it.

  The dwelling unit intercom 11 may further include a new arrival information notification lamp for notifying that new life information has been distributed. As the new arrival information notification lamp, the message lamp 11c in FIG. 2 can be used. In this way, even when the life information article A or the life information list L is not displayed outside the display time zone, it is convenient that the new arrival information is distributed by the message lamp 11c.

  Next, the basic operation of the configuration for popping up the life information list L will be described. As the premise, in the dwelling unit intercom 11, the start and end times of the display time zone are set in advance by the display time operation unit 11i. The server device 21 stores life information posted from the communication terminal 22 and distributes the attribute information to the dwelling unit intercom 11. The dwelling unit intercom 11 holds the attribute information itself that has been distributed so far, or the living information list L generated from the attribute information, and if new attribute information is distributed, it holds it until then. The living information list L is recreated from the attribute information that has been distributed and the attribute information that has been distributed. Alternatively, the distributed attribute information is added to the stored life information list L and updated. In this way, a life information list L including new life information is obtained. At the same time, if the current time is discriminated and it is a display time zone, every time living information is received, the updated living information list L is displayed on the monitor screen 11b and the article A of the living information selected and operated is displayed. Display individually. On the other hand, if the current time is not the display time zone, the display of the life information list L is prohibited.

  Furthermore, basic operations and functions of the dwelling unit intercom 11 in the system of the present invention will be described in detail.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the dwelling unit intercom 11 displaying the life information list L. As described above, the dwelling unit intercom 11 includes the monitor screen 11b, the message lamp 11c, the call key 11d, the speaker 11e, the microphone 11f, and the like, and the life information list L is displayed on the monitor screen 11b. .

  Here, the new arrival information key is a key for calling up the life information list L by operation when desired, the bulletin board key is a key for extracting the items in the bulletin board category from the life information and displaying the list, and the regional key is the life information This is a key for extracting items in the regional category from the list and displaying them in a list. The reproduction key is a key for reproducing recorded video and recorded audio when the lobby interphone 12 is responding to a visitor, and the setting key is a key for calling various setting screens.

  The life information list L is a list in which a plurality of pieces of life information are sorted based on their attribute information. In the upper part of this screen, the number of receptions of the entire life information is displayed, and the incoming date / time, type, and title are arranged for each case. The detail key below is a key for individually displaying the life information article A. If the detail key is operated after selecting the desired life information, the life information article A is individually switched and displayed. Is done. The delete key is a key for deleting life information from the life information list L. If the delete key is operated after selecting the desired life information, the selected life information is deleted. The close key is a key for closing the life information list L.

  FIG. 3 is an example of individual display of life information that is switched and displayed from the life information list L by operating a detail key. In this example, the message “2011.11.31 (Monday) is the collection date of resource trash. Collected at 11:00. Manager” and a design representing the trash can are displayed as article A. There are various methods for displaying a desired message or design as life information. For example, the entire article A may be converted into one image file in advance. By setting the size of the image according to the number of pixels of the display frame of the monitor screen 11b, enlargement / reduction is not required and the display mechanism is simplified. The article A may be configured as a home page made up of images and characters. In that case, the article A may be displayed by a browser built in the dwelling unit intercom 11.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of a display time zone setting screen. Such a screen can be called by operating a setting key of the dwelling intercom 11. On the screen, there are radio keys for enabling and disabling the display time zone setting, a pull-down menu for selecting the start and end times of the time zone, and a radio key for selecting whether or not to display the time zone. Has been placed. A cancel key for closing the screen and a setting key for registering the setting here are also arranged. If the display time zone setting is validated, the start and end times are selected, and the setting key is further operated, the setting is reflected thereafter.

  FIG. 5 is an example of a life information creation screen. The communication terminal 22 displays such a screen to create life information. The creation screen includes an input field for a title, a poster name, an expiration date, and an importance level, and an article creation field. A desired character string can be entered in the title and contributor name input fields. The expiration date and importance input fields are pull-down, and one of a plurality of options is selected. This title, poster name, expiration date, importance, etc. are added to the life information as attribute information.

  The attribute information is not limited to the above items, but any other items may be included. However, the item name, the number of items, the format, and the like are basically the same for all life information attribute information. As attribute information, unique identification information (ID) may be added for each living information. If the identification information uses a hash value calculated from the other part of the attribute information and the article A, the possibility of duplication with that of other life information is significantly reduced. This identification information may be used when the dwelling unit intercom 11 requests the server device 21 for the article A of life information.

  In the article creation column, character strings are arranged in freely selected fonts, and illustrations can be added, but the article creation toolbox is omitted from the figure. In addition to the article creation field, a file name input field for inputting a desired image file as article A is provided, and a radio switch for selecting either article creation or file input is also arranged. . In the case of file input, the designated file becomes article A as it is. Also, at the bottom of the screen, a cancel key for closing this screen and a posting key for posting life information are provided. When article A is created in the article creation field, when the posting key is operated, the entire article A is converted into one image file, and the converted life information is transmitted to the server device 21.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the basic operation of the intercom system 1 of the present invention.

  According to this figure, at time T 1, life information is created by the communication terminal 22, attribute information is added thereto, and the information is transmitted to the server device 21. At time T <b> 2, the life information is accumulated in the server device 21, and the attribute information is distributed to the dwelling unit intercom 11 through the control device 14 as a notification signal.

  At time T3, the dwelling unit intercom 11 generates a living information list L from the distributed attribute information. At time T4, the current time is determined. If it is a display time zone, the living information list L is displayed. And accepting selection of life information to be individually displayed. At time T5, as a request signal, the server device 21 is requested for the article A of the living information, and at time T6, the returned article A of the living information is individually displayed. On the other hand, if the time determined at time T4 is not the display time zone, the display of the life information list L is prohibited until the display time zone, and the life information list table is displayed when the display time zone is reached. L is displayed.

1 Intercom system 11 Dwelling unit intercom 11b Monitor screen 11c Message lamp (New information notification lamp)
11i Display time operation unit 12 Lobby intercom 14 Control device 20 Network 21 Server device 21a Living information distribution unit A Living information article L Living information list

Claims (4)

In the intercom system for multi-dwelling houses with dwelling unit intercom with a monitor screen and lobby intercom, connected to the network,
It has a life information distribution unit that accumulates life information received through the network and distributes it to the dwelling intercom.
The dwelling unit intercom has a display time operation unit that accepts operations for setting the display time zone for life information.
If the current time is determined and it is in the display time zone, the updated life information is popped up on the monitor screen every time the life information is received, while if the current time is not in the display time zone, the life information is popped up. Is configured to prohibit ,
A dwelling unit intercom is a network-compatible set characterized in that it accepts an operation to preset whether or not to automatically pop up life information received and distributed during a non-display time period. Residential intercom system. In the intercom system for apartment houses of Claim 1 ,
A control device that controls the calling and communication between the dwelling unit intercom and the lobby intercom, and further connects the dwelling unit intercom to a specific server device,
The living information distribution unit is provided on the server device side, and is a network-compatible collective housing intercom system. In the intercom system for collective housing according to claim 1 or 2 ,
Network-compatible intercom system for collective housing, characterized in that life information is structured as image files. In the intercom system for apartment houses in any one of Claims 1-3 ,
The dwelling unit intercom further comprises a new arrival information notification lamp for notifying that new life information has been distributed.

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