JP6353801B2 - Intercom system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an intercom system.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an intercom system that includes a slave unit installed at a front door, a master unit installed in a living room, and a portable terminal owned by a resident. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an intercom system in which a resident who is out can respond to a call from a slave by a visitor using a mobile terminal.

JP 2000-307740 A

  In the intercom system described in Patent Document 1, a resident carrying a mobile terminal can conveniently answer a visitor's call even when he is out. However, if there are multiple residents (for example, a father, mother, child family, or multiple people sharing a room), the resident who is out of the office has a person who can answer the call. I didn't know if I was inside or not, and it was difficult to determine whether I should respond to the call. For this reason, in the intercom system described in Patent Document 1, there are cases in which the visitor waits unnecessarily for a long time, or troubles such as keeping in touch with the family after handling the visitor may occur. Thus, the intercom system described in Patent Document 1 has room for improvement in the convenience of the call answering function when there are a plurality of residents.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an intercom system capable of improving the convenience of a call answering function.

The intercom system according to the present invention is
An entrance cordless handset for performing call operations;
A room master unit configured to be communicable with the entrance slave unit;
A server capable of communicating with the room master via a communication network;
A plurality of portable terminals that are communicable with the server and the room master unit via the communication network, are capable of receiving the call from the entrance slave unit, and transmit location information of the own terminal to the server; ,
With
The server
A recording unit in which the location information of the room in which the room master is installed;
Based on the location information of the living room and the location information of the mobile terminal, a generation unit that generates presence / absence information indicating whether or not each mobile terminal is in the living room,
Each mobile terminal
A first display unit for displaying the call from the entrance unit;
A first receiver for receiving the presence / absence information via the communication network;
A first display control unit that displays the presence / absence information on the first display unit.

  According to the above configuration, a resident who has received a call at his / her mobile terminal while going out sees the presence / absence information displayed on the first display unit and determines whether he / she should respond to the call. can do. For example, when there is no person (portable terminal) who can respond to the room, it can be quickly determined that the user should respond to the call. Also, for example, if there is a person (mobile terminal) who can respond to the room and the person at home should respond, it is determined that the resident who is out should wait without responding. , Can wait for the person at home to respond. Thus, according to the above configuration, the convenience of the call answering function can be improved by presenting the presence / absence information in the room to the resident who is out.

  In the intercom system of the present invention, the first display control unit may cause the first display unit to simultaneously display the call and the presence / absence information when calling from the entrance cordless handset.

  According to the above configuration, a resident who has received a call at his / her mobile terminal while going out can check the visitor and absence information at the same time by looking at the display content of the first display unit. This makes it easy to determine whether or not you should respond.

  Further, in the intercom system of the present invention, each portable terminal may make a request for answering the call to at least one of the living room master unit or another portable terminal when calling from the entrance cordless handset. You may decide to have a possible first response request section.

  According to the above configuration, a resident who is out of office who has confirmed the presence / absence information can request another person to respond when he / she is unable to respond.

  In the intercom system of the present invention, the first display control unit may cause the first display unit to display information that can identify a person who has responded to the call.

  According to the said structure, the resident who is going out can confirm who answered the call.

In the intercom system of the present invention,
Each mobile terminal
A first selection unit capable of selecting whether or not to respond to the call when calling from the entrance cordless handset;
A first notification unit for notifying the room master or other portable terminal of the availability of the response selected by the first selection unit;
You may decide to have.

  According to the said structure, the resident who received the call while going out can notify another person that he is in the situation where he cannot respond.

Further, in the intercom system of the present invention, each portable terminal has a first setting unit that can set in advance whether or not to respond to the call,
The first notification unit may notify the living room base unit of availability of the response by the setting of the first setting unit at the time of calling from the entrance slave unit.

  According to the above configuration, when it is determined in advance that a call cannot be handled while going out, the resident can set in advance his / her mobile terminal a setting indicating that he / she cannot respond. Then, it is possible to automatically notify other residents that the service is unavailable when calling.

In the intercom system of the present invention,
The room master is
A second display for displaying the call from the entrance cordless handset;
A second receiving unit for receiving the presence / absence information via the communication network;
A second display control unit that displays the presence / absence information on the second display unit.

  The resident at home can determine whether or not he / she should respond to the call by looking at the presence / absence information displayed on the second display unit. For example, when there is no other person who can respond to the room, it can be quickly determined that the user should respond to the call. Also, for example, if the visitor is a friend of a resident who is out, the resident who is at home can wait for the resident who is out. Thus, according to the said structure, the convenience of a call answering function can be improved by showing presence / absence information to the resident who is at home.

  In the intercom system of the present invention, the second display control unit may cause the second display unit to simultaneously display the call and the presence / absence information when calling from the entrance cordless handset.

  According to the above configuration, the resident who is at home can check the visitor and the absence information at the same time by looking at the display content of the second display unit, and whether or not he / she should respond to the call. It becomes easy to judge.

  Further, in the intercom system of the present invention, the living room master can make a response request to the call to at least one of the plurality of portable terminals when calling from the entrance cordless handset. You may decide to have a reception request part.

  According to the above configuration, the resident who is at home who has confirmed the presence / absence information can request another person to respond when he / she is unable to respond.

  In the intercom system of the present invention, the second display control unit may cause the second display unit to display information that can identify a person who has responded to the call.

  According to the above configuration, the resident who is at home can check who has answered the call.

In the intercom system of the present invention,
The room master is
A second selection unit capable of selecting whether or not to respond to the call when calling from the entrance cordless handset,
A second notification unit for notifying at least one of the plurality of portable terminals of availability of the response selected by the second selection unit;
You may decide to have.

  According to the above configuration, the resident who is at home can notify other people that he / she is in an unacceptable situation.

In the intercom system of the present invention,
The living room master has a second setting unit that can set in advance whether or not to respond to the call,
The second notification unit may notify at least one of the plurality of portable terminals of availability of the setting by the setting of the second setting unit at the time of calling from the entrance cordless handset.

  According to the above configuration, when it is determined in advance that the resident who is at home cannot respond to the call, the resident can set in advance a setting indicating that the resident is not available in the room master unit. Then, it is possible to automatically notify other residents that the service is unavailable when calling.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the intercom system which can improve the convenience of a call answering function can be provided.

It is a schematic block diagram of the intercom system which shows embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of an intercom system showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the portable terminal which comprises an intercom system. It is a schematic block diagram of the living room main | base station which comprises the intercom system which concerns on other embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of an intercom system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the intercom system 10 according to the present embodiment includes an entrance cordless handset 20, a living room base phone 30, a server 40, and a plurality of portable terminals 50. The front cordless handset 20 and the living room base unit 30 of the intercom system 10 are installed in a housing complex such as a condominium or a single-family house.

  The entrance cordless handset 20 is for a visitor to perform a predetermined calling operation when calling a resident who is at home in the living room K of the dwelling unit J, and is provided on an outer wall surface or the like at the entrance of the dwelling unit J. Yes. The entrance child device 20 includes an entrance child device microphone 21, an entrance child device speaker 22, an entrance child device operation unit 23, an entrance child device camera 24, an entrance child device CPU 25, an entrance child device application 26, and an entrance child device communication interface 27. ing.

  The entrance cordless handset microphone 21 and the entrance cordless handset speaker 22 are for inputting and outputting voice when a visitor makes a call with a resident. The entrance child machine operation unit 23 is a part operated by a visitor when the visitor performs a call operation for calling a resident. The entrance child camera 24 is for photographing a visitor who performs a call operation.

  The entrance child device microphone 21, the entrance child device speaker 22, the entrance child device operation unit 23, and the entrance child device camera 24 are connected to the entrance child device CPU 25. An audio signal from the entrance cordless handset microphone 21 and a video signal from the entrance cordless handset camera 24 are transmitted to the entrance cordless handset CPU 25, and the entrance cordless handset operating unit 23 is operated by the entrance cordless handset operating unit 23. The input signal is transmitted from. Further, the entrance cordless handset CPU 25 outputs an audio signal to the entrance cordless handset speaker 22. An entrance slave device application 26 is connected to the entrance slave device CPU 25, and the entrance slave device CPU 25 controls the entrance slave device 20 based on an application stored in the entrance slave device application 26. An entrance slave device communication interface 27 is connected to the entrance slave device CPU 25, whereby the entrance slave device 20 communicates with the entrance master device 30 via the entrance slave device communication interface 27. Send and receive signals.

  The room master unit 30 is for responding to a call from a visitor from the entrance handset 20, and is provided on a wall surface or the like in the room K of the dwelling unit J. The room master unit 30 includes a room base unit microphone 31, a room base unit speaker 32, a room base unit operation unit 33, a room base unit display unit 34, a room base unit CPU 35, a room base unit application 36, and a room base unit communication interface 37. I have.

  The room master unit 30 includes a voice operation unit 33a and a touch operation unit 33b. The voice operation unit 33a can be operated by voice. When the resident speaks to the room master unit 30, the room master unit 30 is operated by the voice. The touch operation unit 33b includes a part of the room master unit display unit 34 formed of a touch panel. The room master unit 30 is operated by touching the touch operation unit 33b.

  The in-room master device microphone 31 and the in-room master device speaker 32 are used to input and output audio when a resident makes a call with a visitor. The room master unit operation unit 33 is a part operated by a resident. This room master unit operation unit 33 accepts a response operation for responding to a call from the entrance slave unit 20. For example, by operating the living room master unit operation unit 33, a call with a visitor can be made or a release operation to open the entrance door is performed in order to respond to a call from the entrance cordless handset 20. . The room master unit display unit 34 is for displaying an image of a visitor photographed by the entrance slave unit camera 24 of the entrance slave unit 20.

  The room base unit microphone 31, the room base unit speaker 32, the room base unit operation unit 33, and the room base unit display unit 34 are connected to the room base unit CPU 35. A voice signal from the room master unit microphone 31 is transmitted to the room base unit CPU 35, and an input signal is input to the room base unit CPU 35 from the room base unit operation unit 33 by being operated by the room base unit operation unit 33. Is sent. The room master CPU 35 outputs an audio signal to the room master speaker 32 and outputs a video signal to the room master display unit 34. A room master unit application 36 is connected to the room master unit CPU 35, and the room master unit CPU 35 controls the room master unit 30 based on the application stored in the room master unit application 36. The living room parent device CPU 35 is connected to the living room parent device communication interface 37, so that the living room parent device 30 communicates with the entrance child device 20 via the living room parent device communication interface 37. Send and receive signals. In addition, the living room base unit communication interface 37 is also connected to a communication network In such as the Internet, and communication via the communication network In is possible.

  The server 40 is provided in a building different from the dwelling unit J, and is connected to the communication network In. The server 40 includes a server CPU 45, a server application 46, a server communication interface 47, and a server recording unit 48.

  A server application 46 is connected to the server CPU 45, and the server CPU 45 performs various controls based on an application stored in the server application 46. A server communication interface 47 is connected to the server CPU 45. The server communication interface 47 is connected to the communication network In, and the server 40 can communicate via the communication network In. The server recording unit 48 is connected to the server CPU 45. Various types of information can be stored in the server recording unit 48, and information is written and read by the server CPU 45. The server CPU 45 has a generation unit 45a. The generation unit 45 a generates presence / absence information about the mobile terminal 50 based on the room range G, which is the position information of the room K of the dwelling unit J, and the terminal position information of the mobile terminal 50.

  The mobile terminal 50 is a terminal such as a mobile phone that is carried by a resident of the dwelling unit J when going out. The portable terminal 50 includes a portable terminal microphone 51, a portable terminal speaker 52, a portable terminal operation unit 53, a portable terminal display unit 54, a portable terminal CPU 55, a portable terminal application 56, and a portable terminal communication interface 57.

  The portable terminal microphone 51 and the portable terminal speaker 52 are for inputting / outputting voice when the owner of the portable terminal 50 makes a call with another portable terminal 50 or a fixed telephone. The mobile terminal operation unit 53 is a part that is variously operated by the owner of the mobile terminal 50. The portable terminal display unit 54 is for displaying a visitor's image and various types of information taken by the entrance child device camera 24 of the entrance child device 20.

  The mobile terminal microphone 51, the mobile terminal speaker 52, the mobile terminal operation unit 53, and the mobile terminal display unit 54 are connected to the mobile terminal CPU 55. An audio signal from the mobile terminal microphone 51 is transmitted to the mobile terminal CPU 55, and an input signal is transmitted to the mobile terminal CPU 55 from the mobile terminal operation unit 53 when operated by the mobile terminal operation unit 53. The mobile terminal CPU 55 outputs an audio signal to the mobile terminal speaker 52 and outputs a video signal to the mobile terminal display unit 54. A portable terminal application 56 is connected to the portable terminal CPU 55, and the portable terminal CPU 55 controls the portable terminal 50 based on an application stored in the portable terminal application 56.

  A mobile terminal communication interface 57 is connected to the mobile terminal CPU 55. The mobile terminal communication interface 57 can be connected to the communication network In, and communication via the communication network In is possible. The portable terminal 50 can communicate with the server 40 and the room master unit 30 via the communication network In by registering terminal identification information such as a telephone number in the server 40 and the room base unit 30. Thereby, the portable terminal 50 can receive the calling signal from the front cordless handset 20 via the living room base unit 30 and can transmit its own terminal location information to the server 40. The self terminal location information is obtained by using, for example, GPS (Global Positioning System).

  In the intercom system 10 configured as described above, by registering the room location information in the server 40 in advance by a dedicated application installed in the mobile terminal application 56 of the mobile terminal 50, the server CPU 45 of the server 40 can control the room K. A geofence that is a virtual range is obtained, and information on this geofence is recorded in the server recording unit 48 as a room range G. The geofence which is this virtual room range G is a range in which the room K of the dwelling unit J can be accommodated.

  Then, the server CPU 45 of the server 40 has the portable terminal 50 in the living room K of the dwelling unit J based on the living room range G stored in the server recording section 48 by the generating unit 45a and the terminal position information of the portable terminal 50. The presence / absence information indicating whether or not the user is present is generated. The presence / absence information generated by the generation unit 45a of the server 40 is first sent from the server 40 to the portable terminal 50 in which a dedicated application is installed, and then sent from the portable terminal 50 to the room master unit 30. As a result, presence / absence information is transferred from the server 40 to the room master unit 30 via the communication network In. Note that presence / absence information may be directly transmitted from the server 40 to the living room parent unit 30 by directly communicating between the server 40 and the living room parent machine 30.

  In the server 40, every time the portable terminal 50 exceeds the boundary line of the living room range G, the generation unit 45a generates and updates the presence / absence information. Then, the latest presence / absence information is notified from the server 40 to the room master unit 30. Note that the terminal location information of the mobile terminal 50 is not limited to GPS, but may be specified from a base station with which the mobile terminal 50 communicates, an access point of WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), or the like. In addition, the update of presence / absence information may be delayed if there is a resident in a building where radio waves from GPS do not reach. For this reason, the position information of the portable terminal 50 may be configured to be manually set by the owner of the portable terminal 50. In this case, the presence / absence information is reliably updated by the generation unit 45a of the server 40 regardless of the GPS radio wave condition by setting when the owner of the portable terminal 50 exceeds the boundary of the room range G.

  As shown in FIG. 3, each mobile terminal 50 has a mobile terminal display section (an example of a first display section) 54 that displays video images of visitors and various calls that are captured by the entrance slave camera 24 of the entrance slave 20. Information is displayed. The portable terminal display unit 54 is composed of a touch panel, and part of the portable terminal display unit 54 constitutes the portable terminal operation unit 53.

  In the portable terminal 50, when the portable terminal communication interface (an example of the first receiving unit) 57 receives the presence / absence information Z via the communication network In, the portable terminal CPU (an example of the first display control unit) 55 is absent. Information Z is displayed on the portable terminal display unit 54. As a result, the presence / absence information Z generated by the generation unit 45a of the server 40 is simultaneously displayed on the portable terminal display unit 54 of the portable terminal 50 together with the captured video of the visitor at the time of calling from the entrance terminal 20. Is done. By checking the presence / absence information Z, the presence / absence of the owner of the portable terminal 50 in the living room K can be confirmed.

  Further, the mobile terminal display unit 54 of the mobile terminal 50 has a first reception selection icon 61 for selecting whether or not to respond to a call from the front door device 20, and when calling from the front door device 20. A first reception request icon (an example of a first reception request unit) 62 is provided for causing at least one of the living room base unit 30 or another portable terminal 50 to perform a reception request for a call.

  Furthermore, the personal information O is displayed on the mobile terminal display unit 54 of the mobile terminal 50. The reception person information O is information that can identify the person who has responded to the call from the front door 20, and the owner of the portable terminal 50 has the person information to the person who has received the call from the front door 20. Can be confirmed with O.

  In the portable terminal 50, a first selection button (an example of a first selection unit) 63 is provided on the portable terminal operation unit 53. This first selection button 63 is a button switch for selecting whether or not to respond to a call when calling from the front door 20, and when the first selection button 63 is pressed when calling from the front door 20, the call The portable terminal CPU (an example of the first notification unit) 55 notifies the room base unit 30 and the other portable terminals 50 that the response cannot be made. The first selection button 63 is a call end button in the portable terminal 50, and the call end button also serves as the first selection button 63.

  The first selection button 63 also serves as a first setting button (an example of a first setting unit) 64 that can set in advance whether or not to respond to a call from the front door 20. Then, by pressing the first selection button 63 that also serves as the first setting button 64 before calling from the front cordless handset 20, the portable terminal CPU 55 can call the portable terminal 50 when calling from the front cordless handset 20. It is automatically notified to the living room master unit 30 that the owner cannot accept the request.

  Next, various operation pattern examples in the intercom system 10 having the above-described configuration will be described.

(Basic conditions)
1) Resident's family structure Three family of father F, mother M, and child C (see Fig. 1)
2) Conditions of each resident Owner of the mobile device 50: Father F, Mother M

<Operation pattern A>
From the state where all of father F, mother M, and child C are in room K, only mother M goes out. Then, the mobile terminal 50 of the mother M moves out of the room range G, so that the server 40 has the room range G of the dwelling unit J stored in the server recording unit 48 and the terminal location information transmitted from the mobile terminal 50. Based on the above, the presence / absence information Z of the portable terminal 50 is generated and updated.
Then Father F goes out. Then, when the portable terminal 50 of the father F moves out of the living room range G, the server 40 causes the living room range G of the dwelling unit J stored in the server recording unit 48 and the terminal position information transmitted from the portable terminal 50. Based on the above, the presence / absence information Z of the portable terminal 50 is generated and updated.

In this state, the courier company visits the dwelling unit J, and the courier company performs a call operation on the entrance cordless handset 20. Then, a calling signal is transmitted from the front cordless handset 20 to the living room parent unit 30 and each portable terminal 50, and this calling signal is received by the living room parent unit 30 and each portable terminal 50.
The mother M who has gone out confirms that the father F has gone out by looking at the presence / absence information Z displayed on the portable terminal display unit 54 of his / her portable terminal 50, and visitor (home delivery) reflected in the portable terminal display unit 54 Confirm the supplier.

The mother M touches the first reception selection icon 61 of the portable terminal display unit 54 to respond to the visitor himself / herself, and responds to the call at the entrance terminal 20. For example, mother M talks with a courier and requests to deliver again at a later date.
When the mother M touches the first reception selection icon 61 to answer the call, the reception person information O is displayed on the living room parent machine 30 and the portable terminal 50 of the father F. Thereby, the father F who is going out and the child C in the living room K can confirm that the mother M who is going out responds.

  In the above operation pattern A, if the presence / absence information Z is not displayed, the mother M does not know that the father F has gone out, so the mother M expects the father F to respond to the courier. In some cases, it may take a long time to wait for a call to start.

  On the other hand, in the intercom system 10 according to the present embodiment, the mother M confirms the mobile terminal display unit 54 of his / her mobile terminal 50, so that the family staying in the living room K (the father is in this example) Knowing when you are out and answering calls quickly For this reason, it can suppress making a delivery company wait for an unnecessarily long time.

<Operation pattern B>
Father F and mother M go out from a state in which all of father F, mother M, and child C are in living room K. Then, the mobile terminal 50 of the father F and the mother M moves out of the living room range G, so that the server 40 is transmitted from the mobile terminal 50 and the living room range G of the dwelling unit J stored in the server recording unit 48. Based on the terminal position information, the presence / absence information Z of the portable terminal 50 is generated and updated.
Then Father F comes home. Then, as the portable terminal 50 of the father F moves into the living room range G, the server 40 receives the living room range G of the dwelling unit J stored in the server recording unit 48 and the terminal position information transmitted from the portable terminal 50. Based on this, the presence / absence information Z of the portable terminal 50 is generated and updated.

In this state, a friend of the father F visits the dwelling unit J, and a friend of the father F performs a call operation on the entrance cordless handset 20. Then, a calling signal is transmitted from the front cordless handset 20 to the living room parent unit 30 and each portable terminal 50, and this calling signal is received by the living room parent unit 30 and each portable terminal 50.
The mother M who has gone out sees the presence / absence information Z displayed on the mobile terminal display unit 54 of his / her mobile terminal 50 and confirms that the father F has come home and is in the living room K and the mobile terminal display unit 54. The visitor (father's friend of F) reflected in is confirmed. Since the visitor is a friend of father F, mother M waits for father F in room K to answer the call himself.

  When the father F operates the living room parent device 30 to answer the call, the person information O is displayed on the living room parent device 30 and the portable terminal 50. As a result, the mother M who is out can confirm that the father F in the living room K has responded to the call.

  In the above operation pattern B, if the presence / absence information Z is not displayed, the mother M who is out does not recognize that the father F has come home, and the mother M calls before the father F. There was a case where I would respond. In this case, there is a case where troubles such as communication between the father F and the mother M after the reception with the visitor occur.

  On the other hand, in the intercom system 10 according to the present embodiment, the mother M can confirm that the father F has returned home based on the presence / absence information Z of the portable terminal display unit 54 of the portable terminal 50 of his / her own. I can wait to meet my friend. For this reason, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of trouble such as keeping in touch after dealing with visitors.

<Operation pattern C>
From the state where all of father F, mother M, and child C are in room K, only mother M goes out. Then, the mobile terminal 50 of the mother M moves out of the room range G, so that the server 40 has the room range G of the dwelling unit J stored in the server recording unit 48 and the terminal location information transmitted from the mobile terminal 50. Based on the above, the presence / absence information Z of the portable terminal 50 is generated and updated.

In this state, the courier company visits the dwelling unit J, and the courier company performs a call operation on the entrance cordless handset 20. Then, a calling signal is transmitted from the front cordless handset 20 to the living room parent unit 30 and each portable terminal 50, and this calling signal is received by the living room parent unit 30 and each portable terminal 50.
The mother M who has gone out confirms that the father F is at home and is in the living room K by looking at the presence / absence information Z displayed on the portable terminal display unit 54 of his / her portable terminal 50 and the portable terminal display unit 54. Check the visitor (courier service provider) reflected in.

If there is a situation where the father F cannot expect to answer the call voluntarily, the mother M touches the first reception request icon 62 on the mobile terminal display unit 54 of the mobile terminal 50. Then, a message indicating that the reception request has been made is displayed on the parent device 30 and the portable terminal 50 of the father F.
Father F confirms the display of the reception request and operates the living room parent machine 30 to answer the call of the home delivery company. Then, the person information O is displayed on the living room master 30 and the portable terminal 50. As a result, the mother M who is out can confirm that the father F in the living room K has responded to the call.

  As described above, according to the intercom system 10 according to the present embodiment, the mother M who has confirmed the presence / absence information Z requests the father F in the living room K to respond to the visitor when he / she is not available. Can be quickly responded to.

<Operation pattern D>
The mother M and the child C go out from the state where all of the father F, the mother M, and the child C are in the living room K. Then, the mobile terminal 50 of the mother M moves out of the room range G, so that the server 40 has the room range G of the dwelling unit J stored in the server recording unit 48 and the terminal location information transmitted from the mobile terminal 50. Based on the above, the presence / absence information Z of the portable terminal 50 is generated and updated.

In this state, a friend of the mother M visits the dwelling unit J, and a friend of the mother M performs a call operation on the entrance cordless handset 20. Then, a calling signal is transmitted from the front cordless handset 20 to the living room parent unit 30 and each portable terminal 50, and this calling signal is received by the living room parent unit 30 and each portable terminal 50.
The mother M who has gone out confirms that the father F is at home and is in the living room K by looking at the presence / absence information Z displayed on the portable terminal display unit 54 of his / her portable terminal 50 and the portable terminal display unit 54. The visitor (mother M's friend) reflected in is confirmed.
For example, when the mother M is on the train and cannot answer the call, the mother M presses the first selection button 63 of the portable terminal 50 of the mother M. Then, the in-room master unit 30 and other portable terminals 50 are notified that the call cannot be answered.

The father F who is in the living room K looks at the display of “unavailable” displayed on the living room master 30 or his / her mobile terminal 50 and starts answering the call instead of the mother M.
When the father F operates the living room parent device 30 to answer the call of the friend of the mother M, the person information O is displayed on the living room parent device 30 and the respective portable terminals 50. As a result, the mother M who is out can confirm that the father F in the living room K has responded to the call.

  As described above, according to the intercom system 10 according to the present embodiment, the mother M that has received the call while out is notifying the father F that he / she is in an unacceptable situation. It is possible to promptly respond to Father F and respond quickly.

  As described above, according to the intercom system 10 according to the present embodiment, a resident who has received a call at his / her mobile terminal 50 while out is using the presence / absence information Z displayed on the mobile terminal display unit 54. It is possible to determine whether or not to respond to the call. For example, when there is no person (the owner of the portable terminal 50) who can respond to the room K, it can be quickly determined that the user should respond to the call. Further, for example, when there is a person who can respond to the living room K (the owner of the portable terminal 50) and the person at home should respond, the resident who is out of the office waits without responding. You can wait for the person at home to respond. Thus, according to the said embodiment, the convenience of a call answering function can be improved by presenting the presence / absence information Z in the room K to the resident who is going out.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the resident who received the call with his / her mobile terminal 50 while going out can check the visitor and the presence / absence information Z simultaneously by looking at the display content of the mobile terminal display unit 54. It becomes easy to determine whether or not he / she should respond to the call. The display of the visitor and absence information Z may be displayed on a separate screen, or these displays may be switched and displayed.

  Furthermore, the resident who has gone out confirming the presence / absence information Z requests the other person to respond by touching the first response request icon 62 of the portable terminal 50 when he / she is unable to respond. be able to.

  Further, since the personal information 50 is displayed on the mobile terminal display unit 54, the mobile terminal 50 can confirm who has responded to the call.

  In addition, the resident who has received the call while out can press the first selection button 63 of the portable terminal 50 to notify other people that he / she is in an unacceptable situation.

  In addition, when the user goes out, the first selection button 63 that also serves as the first setting button 64 is pressed for a predetermined time, for example, so that it is possible to set incapacity in advance, and it is impossible to automatically respond to other residents when calling. Can be notified. Therefore, for example, when it is known in advance that the reception is not possible, such as during a train ride or at a meeting, the first selection button 63 that also serves as the first setting button 64 is pressed to respond in advance. Impossibility can be set.

Next, another embodiment in which various functions provided in the portable terminal 50 are provided in the living room master unit 30 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4, the living room master 30 displays a video of a visitor captured by the entrance child machine camera 24 of the entrance child machine 20 on the living room parent machine display unit (an example of the second display unit) 34 and various types of images. Call information is displayed. The living room base unit display unit 34 includes a touch panel, and a part of the room base unit display unit 34 constitutes the living room base unit operation unit 33.

  In the living room parent unit 30, when the living room parent machine communication interface (an example of the second receiving unit) 37 receives the presence / absence information Z via the communication network In, the living room parent unit CPU (an example of the second display control unit) 35 The presence / absence information Z is displayed on the room master unit display unit 34. Accordingly, the presence / absence information Z generated by the generation unit 45a of the server 40 together with the video of the photographed visitor at the time of calling from the entrance child device 20 is simultaneously displayed on the room parent device display unit 34 of the room parent device 30. Is displayed. By checking the presence / absence information Z, the presence / absence of the owner of the portable terminal 50 in the living room K can be confirmed.

  Further, the room master display unit 34 of the room master 30 has a second reception selection icon 71 for selecting whether or not to respond to a call from the entrance slave 20 and a call from the entrance slave 20. Sometimes, it has a second response request icon (an example of a second response request unit) 72 that allows at least one of the portable terminals 50 to make a response request for a call.

  Furthermore, the person information O is displayed on the room display unit 34 of the room base 30. The reception person information O is information that can identify a person who has responded to the call from the front door 20, and the resident who is at home can view the front door from the display of the front person information O on the main room display unit 34. A person who answers the call from 20 can be confirmed.

  Further, in the living room parent machine 30, a second selection button (an example of a second selection part) 73 is provided in the living room parent machine operation unit 33. The second selection button 73 is a button switch for selecting whether or not to respond to a call when calling from the front door 20, and when the second selection button 73 is pressed when calling from the front door 20, the call Is notified to the portable terminal 50 by the room master CPU (an example of the second notification unit) 35.

  The second selection button 73 also serves as a second setting button 74 (an example of a second setting unit) 74 that can set in advance whether or not to accept a call from the front door 20. Then, by pressing down the second selection button 73 that also serves as the second setting button 74 before calling from the front cordless handset 20, the in-room master unit CPU 35 makes a call by the resident when calling from the front cordless handset 20. The mobile terminal 50 is notified that the room base unit 30 is not available.

  Next, various operation pattern examples in the intercom system 10 according to the other embodiment will be described.

(Basic conditions)
1) Resident's family structure Three family of father F, mother M, and child C (see Fig. 1)
2) Conditions of each resident Owner of the mobile device 50: Father F, Mother M

<Operation pattern E>
When the father F, the mother M, and the child C are all in the living room K, the father F goes out with the child C, and the mobile terminal 50 of the father F moves outside the living room range G, the generation unit 45a of the server 40 The presence / absence information Z of the portable terminal 50 is generated and updated.
In this state, when the courier company visits the dwelling unit J and the courier company performs a call operation on the entrance cordless handset 20, a call signal is transmitted from the entrance cordless handset 20 to the room base unit 30 and the portable terminal 50. Is received by the parent device 30 and the portable terminal 50.

The mother M staying at home confirms that the father F is still out by looking at the presence / absence information Z displayed on the room base unit display unit 34 of the room base unit 30 and visitor reflected in the room display unit 34 Check (courier).
The mother M touches the second reception selection icon 71 of the living room main unit display unit 34 to respond to the visitor himself / herself, and responds to the call at the entrance terminal 20.
When the mother M touches the second reception selection icon 71 to answer the call, the response person information O is displayed on the mobile terminal 50 of the father F who is out. Thereby, the father F who is going out can confirm that the mother M staying at home has responded.

<Operation pattern F>
When the father F, the mother M, and the child C are all in the living room K, the father F goes out with the child C, and the mobile terminal 50 of the father F moves outside the living room range G, the generation unit 45a of the server 40 The presence / absence information Z of the portable terminal 50 is generated and updated.
In this state, when a friend of father F visits dwelling unit J and a friend of father F performs a call operation on the entrance slave unit 20, a call signal is transmitted from the entrance slave unit 20 to the room master unit 30 and the portable terminal 50. The calling signal is received by the room master unit 30 and the portable terminal 50.

The mother M at home confirms that the father F is still out by looking at the presence / absence information Z displayed on the room parent machine display unit 34 of the room parent machine 30 and is reflected on the room parent machine display unit 34. Check the visitor (Father F's friend). Since the visitor is a friend of father F, mother M waits for father F who is out of the office to answer the call on his portable terminal 50.
When the father F operates his / her mobile terminal 50 to answer the call, the person information O is displayed on the living room master unit 30, and the mother M staying at home responds to the father F who is out of the call. Can be confirmed.

<Operation pattern G>
When the father F, the mother M, and the child C are all in the living room K, the father F goes out with the child C, and the mobile terminal 50 of the father F moves outside the living room range G, the generation unit 45a of the server 40 The presence / absence information Z of the portable terminal 50 is generated and updated.
In this state, when the courier company visits the dwelling unit J and the courier company performs a call operation on the entrance cordless handset 20, a call signal is transmitted from the entrance cordless handset 20 to the room base unit 30 and the portable terminal 50. Is received by the parent device 30 and the portable terminal 50.

The mother M at home confirms that the father F is still out by looking at the presence / absence information Z displayed on the room parent machine display unit 34 of the room parent machine 30 and is reflected on the room parent machine display unit 34. Check the visitor (courier service provider).
When there is a situation where the mother M does not want to answer the call voluntarily, for example, during housework such as laundry, the mother M responds to the second response on the room master display unit 34 of the room master 30. The request icon 72 is touch-operated. Then, a message indicating that a response request has been made is displayed on the mobile terminal 50 of the father F who is out.
Father F confirms the display of the response request and operates his / her mobile terminal 50 to answer the call from the courier. Then, the person information O is displayed on the living room master unit 30. As a result, the mother M who is at home can confirm that the father F who is out of the office has responded to the call.

<Operation pattern H>
When the father F, the mother M, and the child C are all in the living room K, the father F goes out with the child C, and the mobile terminal 50 of the father F moves outside the living room range G, the generation unit 45a of the server 40 The presence / absence information Z of the portable terminal 50 is generated and updated.
In this state, when a friend of the mother M visits the dwelling unit J and a friend of the mother M performs a call operation at the entrance cordless handset 20, a call signal is transmitted from the entrance cordless handset 20 to the living room base unit 30 and the portable terminal 50. The calling signal is received by the room master unit 30 and the portable terminal 50.

The mother M at home confirms that the father F is still out by looking at the presence / absence information Z displayed on the room parent machine display unit 34 of the room parent machine 30 and is reflected on the room parent machine display unit 34. Check the visitor (mother M's friend).
For example, the mother M presses the second selection button 73 of the living room base unit 30 when the call cannot be immediately answered because the hand cannot be released during cooking, for example. Then, the father F's portable terminal 50 is notified that the call cannot be answered.
The father F who has gone out sees the display of “unavailable” displayed on his / her mobile terminal 50 and operates his / her mobile terminal 50 instead of the mother M to answer the call of the friend of the mother M. Then, the person information O is displayed on the parent room 30 and the mother M who is at home can confirm that the father F who is out in response to the call. In this way, it is possible to prevent the mother M's friend from waiting for an unnecessarily long time.

  According to the intercom system 10 according to the other embodiment described above, a resident who is at home in the living room K looks at the absence information Z displayed on the living room main unit display unit 34 and should respond to the call. Or not. For example, when there is no other person in the room K who can respond, it can be quickly determined that a call from the front door 20 should be handled. Also, for example, if the visitor is a friend of a resident who is out, the resident who is at home can wait for the resident who is out. Thus, according to the said structure, the convenience of a call answering function can be improved by showing the presence / absence information Z to the resident who is at home.

  In addition, the resident who is at home can simultaneously check the visitor and the absence information Z by looking at the display contents of the room master display unit 34, and determines whether he / she should respond to the call. Easy to do. The display of the visitor and absence information Z may be displayed on a separate screen, or these displays may be switched and displayed.

  Furthermore, a resident who has confirmed the presence / absence information Z, when he / she is unable to respond, requests another person's response by touching the second response request icon 72 of the parent unit 30. can do.

  In addition, since the person-in-home master 30 displays the response person information O on the room-in-home base display unit 34, the resident who is at home can confirm who has responded to the call.

  Moreover, the resident who is at home can notify other persons that he / she is in an unacceptable situation by pressing the second selection button 73 of the parent room 30.

  In addition, when it is determined in advance that the resident who is at home cannot respond to the call, the resident is set to be unavailable by pressing the second selection button 73 which also serves as the second setting button 74. Can be set in advance in the parent room 30. Then, it is possible to automatically notify other residents that the service is unavailable when calling.

  In the above embodiment, the mobile terminal 50 receives a call from the entrance slave unit 20 via the room master unit 30 connected to the communication network In. However, the mobile terminal 50 receives the communication network In from the entrance slave unit 20. The call signal may be transmitted directly to the portable terminal 50 via the portable terminal 50 and received by the portable terminal 50.

  In addition, the server 40 calculates the room range G including the geofence and transfers it to the room master unit 30 by a dedicated application installed in the mobile terminal application 56 of the mobile terminal 50. The room range G that is the geofence is It may be registered in advance in the room master unit 30. In this case, the server 40 generates the presence / absence information Z of the mobile terminal 50 based on the room range G registered in the room master unit 30 and the terminal position information of the mobile terminal 50.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, when a call operation is performed on the front cordless handset 20, the presence / absence information Z is displayed on the room base unit display unit 34 of the room base unit 30 and the mobile terminal display unit 54 of the mobile terminal 50. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the presence / absence information is provided in the living room base unit 30 and the portable terminal 50 so that the presence / absence information Z is displayed each time the generation unit 45a of the server CPU 45 of the server 40 generates and updates the presence / absence information Z. The display of Z may be switched at the time of calling at the entrance cordless handset 20 or when the presence / absence information Z is updated.

10: Intercom system, 20: Entrance child machine, 30: Living room parent machine, 34: Living room parent machine display part (second display part), 35: Living room parent machine CPU (second display control part, second notification part), 37: Living room main unit communication interface (second receiving unit), 40: server, 45a: generating unit, 48: server recording unit (recording unit), 50: portable terminal, 54: portable terminal display unit (first display unit) 55: mobile terminal CPU (first display control unit, first notification unit), 57: mobile terminal communication interface (first reception unit), 62: first reception request icon (first reception request unit), 63: first One selection button (first selection section), 64: first setting button (first setting section), 72: second reception request icon (second reception request section), 73: second selection button (second selection section) , 74: second setting button (second setting section), G: room range (room) Position information), an In: communications networks, K: room, Z: standing absence information

Claims (11)

An entrance cordless handset for performing call operations;
A room master unit configured to be communicable with the entrance slave unit;
A server capable of communicating with the room master via a communication network;
A plurality of portable terminals that are communicable with the server and the room master unit via the communication network, are capable of receiving the call from the entrance slave unit, and transmit location information of the own terminal to the server; ,
With
The server
A recording unit in which the location information of the room in which the room master is installed;
Based on the location information of the living room and the location information of the mobile terminal, a generation unit that generates presence / absence information indicating whether or not each mobile terminal is in the living room,
Each mobile terminal
A first display unit for displaying the call from the entrance unit;
A first receiver for receiving the presence / absence information via the communication network;
A first display control unit for displaying the presence / absence information on the first display unit ,
The first display control unit causes the first display unit to simultaneously display the call and the presence / absence information at the time of calling from the entrance cordless handset,
Intercom system. Each of the mobile terminals has a first reception request unit capable of making a response request for the call to at least one of the living room base unit or another mobile terminal when calling from the entrance slave. The intercom system according to claim 1 . The intercom system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first display control unit causes the first display unit to display information that can identify a person who has responded to the call. Each mobile terminal
A first selection unit capable of selecting whether or not to respond to the call when calling from the entrance cordless handset;
A first notification unit for notifying the room master or other portable terminal of the availability of the response selected by the first selection unit;
The intercom system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising: Each of the mobile terminals has a first setting unit that can set in advance whether to respond to the call,
5. The intercom system according to claim 4, wherein the first notification unit notifies the room base unit of whether or not to respond according to the setting of the first setting unit when calling from the entrance slave unit. The room master is
A second display for displaying the call from the entrance cordless handset;
A second receiving unit for receiving the presence / absence information via the communication network;
A second display control unit that displays the presence / absence information on the second display unit,
The intercom system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The intercom system according to claim 6, wherein the second display control unit simultaneously displays the call and the presence / absence information on the second display unit at the time of calling from the entrance cordless handset. Said room master station, upon call from the entrance door station includes a second answering requesting unit for at least one capable of performing the answering request to the calling of a plurality of said portable terminal, according to claim 6 Or the intercom system of Claim 7 . The intercom system according to any one of claims 6 to 8 , wherein the second display control unit causes the second display unit to display information that can identify a person who has responded to the call. The room master is
A second selection unit capable of selecting whether or not to respond to the call when calling from the entrance cordless handset,
A second notification unit for notifying at least one of the plurality of portable terminals of availability of the response selected by the second selection unit;
The intercom system according to any one of claims 6 to 9 , comprising: The living room master has a second setting unit that can set in advance whether or not to respond to the call,
11. The intercom system according to claim 10, wherein the second notification unit notifies at least one of the plurality of portable terminals of availability of the response according to the setting of the second setting unit when calling from the entrance cordless handset.

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