JP6497598B1 - Indoor parent device, door phone system, and communication method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a door phone system indoor parent unit, a door phone system, and a communication method capable of eliminating anxiety about time spent by a child and a parent in different places and improving convenience. An indoor master unit in a door phone system including an entrance slave unit arranged in the vicinity of an entrance door and an indoor master unit arranged inside a building and communicating with the entrance slave unit. A communication unit that receives signals from the above small wireless communication devices and transmits signals from the entrance slave unit to the wireless communication devices, and generates signals to be transmitted to the wireless communication devices based on the signals received from the small wireless communication devices. A control unit. The communication unit transmits the signal generated by the control unit to the wireless communication device. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The present disclosure relates to an indoor parent device, a door phone system, and a communication method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a door phone system that can confirm a visitor to an entrance from an indoor base unit via an entrance cordless device arranged in the vicinity of the entrance door has been widely used. In recent years, attention has been paid to a technique in which a communication function is provided in an indoor base unit and a visitor is confirmed from a portable communication terminal such as a smartphone.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, in response to a call operation of a visitor via an entrance cordless handset, the entrance cordless handset and a communication terminal are connected via the master unit, and the correspondence to the visitor by the communication terminal is communicated. An intercom system performed from a terminal is disclosed.

JP 2011-135221 A

  However, the intercom system disclosed in Patent Document 1 has room for improvement in terms of convenience. For example, in recent years, with the progress of the nuclear family where only couples and their children live together, and the increase in dual-income households where couples (ie, fathers and mothers of children) work together, children and parents are separated. There is an increasing demand for relieving concerns about time spent in places.

  Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure provide a door phone system indoor parent device, a door phone system, and a communication method capable of relieving anxiety about the time spent by a child and a parent at different locations and improving convenience. Contribute to the provision.

An indoor parent device according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a door phone system including an entrance child device disposed in the vicinity of an entrance door, and an indoor parent device that is disposed inside a building and communicates with the entrance child device. A communication unit that receives a signal from one or more small wireless communication devices and transmits a signal from the entrance child device to the wireless communication device; and a signal received from the small wireless communication device. And a control unit that generates a signal to be transmitted to the wireless communication device, the communication unit transmits the signal generated by the control unit to the wireless communication device, and the control unit includes the small wireless device. When a signal requesting a call with the wireless communication device is received from the communication device, the communication unit generates a transmission signal indicating that the wireless communication device requests a call with the indoor parent device, and the communication unit Sending signal to the wireless communication device To trust.

A door phone system according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a door phone system including an entrance cordless handset arranged in the vicinity of an entrance door, and an indoor base phone arranged inside a building and communicating with the entrance cordless handset. The indoor parent device receives a signal from one or more small wireless communication devices, and transmits a signal from the entrance child device to the wireless communication device, and a signal received from the small wireless communication device. And a control unit that generates a signal to be transmitted to the wireless communication device, the communication unit transmits the signal generated by the control unit to the wireless communication device, and the control unit includes the small wireless device. When a signal requesting a call with the wireless communication device is received from the communication device, the communication unit generates a transmission signal indicating that the wireless communication device requests a call with the indoor parent device, and the communication unit Sending signal to the wireless communication device To send to.

Communication method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the entrance door station which is disposed in the vicinity of the front door, located inside the building, have lines communicating with the entrance door station, a signal from the entrance door station radio A communication method in an indoor parent device of a door phone system including an indoor parent device that transmits to a communication device, wherein the wireless communication device receives a signal from one or more small wireless communication devices, and receives the signal from the small wireless communication device. When a signal requesting a telephone call is received, a transmission signal indicating that the wireless communication apparatus requests a call with the indoor base unit is generated, and the transmission signal is transmitted to the wireless communication apparatus .

  Note that these comprehensive or specific aspects may be realized by a system, method, integrated circuit, computer program, or recording medium. Any of the system, apparatus, method, integrated circuit, computer program, and recording medium may be used. It may be realized by various combinations.

  According to one aspect of the present disclosure, anxiety about time spent by a child and a parent in different places can be eliminated, and convenience can be improved.

  Further advantages and effects in one aspect of the present disclosure will become apparent from the specification and drawings. Such advantages and / or effects are provided by some embodiments and features described in the description and drawings, respectively, but all need to be provided in order to obtain one or more identical features. There is no.

The system block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the door phone system which concerns on one embodiment of this indication The block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the indoor main | base station which concerns on one embodiment of this indication The block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the entrance cordless handset which concerns on one embodiment of this indication 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a key fob according to an embodiment of the present disclosure The sequence diagram which shows the example which notifies the location information in one embodiment of this indication FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of performing a call based on a call request from a key fob according to an embodiment of the present disclosure The sequence diagram which shows the example of the response process with respect to the entrance cordless handset based on location information in one embodiment of this indication

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below is an example, and the present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiment.

<Outline of doorphone system>
First, an outline of a door phone system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of a configuration of a door phone system 100 according to the present embodiment. Here, the surrounding environment of the system configuration is also illustrated.

  In FIG. 1, a door phone system 100 provided in a building A, a key fob 400 linked with the door phone system 100, and a smartphone 600 connected to the door phone system 100 via a wireless router 700 and a public network 500 are illustrated. Indicated.

  The door phone system 100 includes an indoor parent device 200 arranged in the room of the building A and an entrance child device 300 arranged in the vicinity of the entrance door of the building A. The building A is, for example, a residence where a child and his / her couple (that is, a child's father and mother) live.

  The indoor parent device 200 is connected to the entrance child device 300 by a wired cable. The indoor parent device 200 may be wirelessly connected to the entrance child device 300.

  The indoor parent device 200 is connected to a public network 500 such as the Internet via a wireless router 700 disposed in the room of the building A.

  The smartphone 600 includes a speaker, a liquid crystal display with a touch panel, a microphone (hereinafter referred to as a microphone), a terminal monitor button, and a terminal call button. These buttons are, for example, image buttons displayed on a liquid crystal display with a touch panel. The smartphone 600 is a smartphone owned by a resident of the building A, for example. Note that the wireless communication device is not limited to a smartphone as long as it can be taken out and can be connected to the public network 500.

  The key fob 400 is a small wireless communication device having a wireless communication function, and has, for example, a key holder shape attached to a key such as an entrance door. The key fob 400 is owned by, for example, each resident of the building A (for example, a resident family (children, children's fathers and mothers)). The key fob 400 is identified by a different identifier (key fob ID) for each owner.

  In FIG. 1, one key fob 400 is shown, but the door phone system 100 may cooperate with two or more key fobs 400. 1 shows one smartphone 600, but there may be two or more smartphones 600 connected to the door phone system 100.

  Next, the configuration of the indoor parent device 200 and the entrance child device 300 of the door phone system 100 will be described.

<Configuration of indoor unit>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the indoor parent device 200 according to the present embodiment.

  The indoor parent device 200 includes a microphone (MIC) 201, a speaker (SP) 202, an audio processing unit 203, a display unit 204, an operation unit 205, an external memory connection unit 206, a door phone interface (door phone I / F) 207, and AM (Amplitude). Modulation) signal modulation / demodulation unit 208, FM (Frequency Modulation) signal demodulation unit 209, camera 210, image processing unit 211, communication unit 212, external input / output interface (external input / output I / F) 213, control unit 214, storage unit 215 And a main unit power supply unit 216.

  The microphone 201 collects ambient sound and converts it into analog sound data, and outputs the converted analog sound data to the sound processing unit 203.

  The speaker 202 converts the analog audio data output from the audio processing unit 203 into audio and outputs the converted audio.

  The audio processing unit 203 adjusts the signal level of the analog audio data output from the control unit 214 and outputs the analog audio data to the speaker 202 and / or the door phone interface 207. The audio processing unit 203 also adjusts the signal level of the analog audio data output from the microphone 201 and outputs the signal level to the control unit 214 or the door phone interface 207. In addition, the audio processing unit 203 adjusts the signal level of the analog audio data output from the door phone interface 207 and outputs the signal level to the control unit 214 or the speaker 202.

  The camera 210 captures a video (or image) inside the building, converts the captured video into analog video data, and outputs the analog video data to the image processing unit 211. The camera 210 may convert the captured video into digital video data and output the digital video data to the image processing unit 211.

  The FM signal demodulating unit 209 demodulates the FM signal output from the door phone interface 207, and generates analog video data of a video shot by a camera of the front door device 300 described later. The FM signal demodulation unit 209 outputs the generated analog video data to the image processing unit 211.

  The image processing unit 211 converts the analog video data output from the camera 210 and / or the FM signal demodulation unit 209 into digital video data, and outputs the converted digital video data to the control unit 214. Note that the image processing unit 211 may perform predetermined image processing such as image quality adjustment, noise cancellation, and image compression processing on the analog video data. When the data output from the camera 210 is digital video data, the image processing unit 211 performs predetermined image processing on the data output from the camera 210 and outputs the digital video data after the image processing. Output to the control unit 214. Note that when the data output from the camera 210 is analog video data, the image processing unit 211 may output the analog video data without converting into digital video data. When the data output from the camera 210 is digital video data, the image processing unit 211 may convert the digital video data into analog video data and output the analog video data. The format of the video data may be either analog or digital.

  The display unit 204 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a light emitting diode (LED). The display unit 204 displays an image output from the control unit 214, and performs lighting of the LED or the like in accordance with an instruction output from the control unit 214.

  The operation unit 205 includes, for example, a touch panel and various buttons superimposed on the display unit 204. The operation unit 205 receives an operation of a user (for example, a resident of the building A), and outputs operation information indicating the operation content of the user to the control unit 214.

  The external memory connection unit 206 has, for example, a slot-shaped insertion slot and receives an external memory such as an SD card. Then, the external memory connection unit 206 extracts the data stored in the external storage memory and outputs it to the control unit 214. The external memory connection unit 206 transfers data output from the control unit 214 to the external memory.

  The door phone interface 207 is an interface that is wired or wirelessly connected to the entrance slave device 300 and transmits and receives signals to and from the entrance slave device 300. The door phone interface 207 outputs the audio signal output from the front door device 300 to the audio processing unit 203. Also, the door phone interface 207 outputs a control signal output from the front cordless handset 300 to the AM signal modulation / demodulation unit 208. Also, the door phone interface 207 outputs the video signal subjected to FM modulation to the FM signal demodulation unit 209.

  The AM signal modulation / demodulation unit 208 performs AM modulation on the control command output from the control unit 214 to generate an AM signal. The AM signal modulation / demodulation unit 208 outputs the generated AM signal to the front door device 300 via the door phone interface 207. Note that the control command output from the control unit 214 includes, for example, an on / off control of an illumination unit of the entrance slave device 300, which will be described later, and a camera image quality adjustment command.

  In addition, the AM signal modulation / demodulation unit 208 demodulates the AM signal output from the entrance terminal 300 via the door phone interface 207, and generates a control command. The AM signal modulation / demodulation unit 208 outputs the generated control command to the control unit 214. The AM signal output from the entrance child device 300 includes, for example, a control command indicating a call from the entrance child device 300 (that is, the presence of a visitor).

  The communication unit 212 includes a wireless communication circuit and an antenna, and performs wireless communication with the key fob 400 to perform communication. For example, the communication unit 212 receives a signal such as a beacon signal from the key fob 400 and outputs the signal to the control unit 214. In addition, the communication unit 212 acquires a signal such as a response signal to the beacon signal from the control unit 214 and transmits the signal to the key fob 400.

  The communication unit 212 may be wirelessly connected to an external wireless device other than the key fob 400. The external wireless devices other than the key fob 400 are, for example, a sensor, an entrance slave device 300 and a wireless camera that are wirelessly connected. For example, when the entrance slave device 300 is wirelessly connected to the indoor master device 200, the communication unit 212 may function as an interface with the entrance slave device 300 and perform wireless communication with the entrance slave device 300. The communication method between the communication unit 212 and an external wireless device including the key fob 400 is a short-range or medium-range wireless communication method such as DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) and Wi-fi (registered trademark). It is.

  The communication unit 212 is wirelessly connected to the wireless router 700 and transmits / receives a signal to / from a communication partner via the wireless router 700. The communication partner in the present embodiment is, for example, smartphone 600. A communication method between the communication unit 212 and the wireless router 700 is, for example, Wi-fi. Note that the communication unit 212 may be connected to the wireless router 700 via a wire to perform communication.

  The external input / output interface 213 is an interface for connecting to the external device 800 by wire or wireless. The external device 800 includes, for example, an electric lock that locks and unlocks the entrance door, a fire alarm that detects a fire, and a chime that is turned on in response to a call from the entrance slave device 300 described later.

  The control unit 214 includes, for example, operation information output from the operation unit 205, a signal acquired from the entrance cordless handset 300 via the door phone interface 207, information stored in the storage unit 215, and / or the communication unit 212. Each unit of the indoor parent device 200 is controlled based on a signal or the like acquired from the smartphone 600 (see FIG. 1) or the key fob 400.

  For example, the control unit 214 activates the camera 210 and acquires digital video data of a video shot by the camera 210. The control unit 214 generates a video to be displayed on the display unit 204 and outputs it to the display unit 204. The control unit 214 generates information to be stored in the external memory and transfers it to the external memory connection unit 206. The control unit 214 generates information to be stored in the storage unit 215 and outputs the information to the storage unit 215.

  The control unit 214 inputs and outputs analog audio data to and from the audio processing unit 203. The analog audio data output to the audio processing unit 203 includes, for example, audio data collected by a microphone of a smartphone 600 described later. The analog audio data acquired from the audio processing unit 203 is audio data collected by the microphone 201.

  The control unit 214 inputs and outputs signals with the communication unit 212. The signal output to the communication unit 212 includes, for example, audio collected by the microphone 201, audio collected by the microphone of the entrance slave device 300, video captured by the camera 210, video captured by the camera of the entrance slave device 300, and , A signal including any of the signals transmitted to the key fob 400. The signal acquired from the communication unit 212 is, for example, a signal including any of the signal received from the key fob 400, the sound collected by the microphone of the smartphone 600, and the video taken by the camera of the smartphone 600.

  Further, the control unit 214 detects the key fob 400 based on a signal acquired from the key fob 400, and determines whether or not the key fob 400 exists within the communication range of the indoor parent device 200. Then, the control unit 214 manages information indicating whether or not the key fob 400 exists within the communication range of the indoor parent device 200. Hereinafter, information indicating whether or not the key fob 400 exists within the communication range of the indoor parent device 200 will be referred to as area information. The location information indicates whether the key fob 400 is within the communication range (range) of the indoor base unit 200 or whether the key fob 400 is outside the communication range of the indoor base unit 200 (out of range).

  When there are a plurality of key fobs 400, for example, when each resident of the building A owns the key fob 400, the control unit 214 identifies the key fob ID of the key fob 400 included in the signal acquired from the key fob 400. The location information of each key fob 400 is managed.

  Information indicating the correspondence between the key fob ID of the key fob 400 and its owner is registered in advance and stored in the storage unit 215 as registration information. The registration information includes a correspondence relationship between the key fob ID of the key fob 400, the owner of the key fob 400, and information (for example, an ID, a telephone number, and an email address) related to the smartphone 600 owned by the owner of the key fob 400.

  The control unit 214 generates a notification signal including the location information of the key fob 400 and transmits the generated notification signal to the smartphone 600.

  The smartphone 600 that is the transmission destination of the notification signal and the key fob 400 that is the target of the location information to be transmitted are stored in advance in the storage unit 215 as registration information. For example, the notification signal transmission destination smartphone 600 is a smartphone owned by the mother and / or father, and the key fob 400 that is the target of the location information to be transmitted is the child's key fob.

  A specific example of the notification of the location information will be described later.

  Further, the control unit 214 sets a mode of response processing for the entrance slave device 300 based on the location information of the key fob 400.

  Here, a case where a first user (for example, a mother) who owns the smartphone 600 and a second user (for example, a child) each own the key fob 400 will be described as an example.

  When the key fob 400 of the first user is within the range of the indoor base unit 200, the control unit 214 displays the display unit 204 and the speaker 202 with respect to the incoming signal indicating the presence of the visitor acquired from the front door unit 300. Notification that there is an incoming call. The operation in which the control unit 214 notifies that there is an incoming call via the display unit 204 and the speaker 202 is hereinafter referred to as an incoming call operation as appropriate.

  When the first user's key fob 400 is outside the range of the indoor base unit 200 and the second user's key fob 400 is within the range of the indoor base unit 200, the control unit 214 receives an incoming signal acquired from the front door unit 300. Transfer to smartphone 600. In this case, the control unit 214 does not notify that there is an incoming call from the visitor via the display unit 204 and the speaker 202.

  And the control part 214 starts the telephone call (door phone call) with the entrance cordless handset 300 and the smart phone 600, when the response signal to the effect of responding to an incoming signal is acquired from the smart phone 600. At that time, the control unit 214 performs processing of transferring the audio and / or video data acquired from the entrance slave device 300 to the smartphone 600 and transferring the audio data acquired from the smartphone 600 to the entrance slave device 300.

  A specific example of the response process for the entrance slave device 300 based on the location information will be described later.

  In addition, when the control unit 214 acquires a call signal for requesting a call with the smartphone 600 from the key fob 400, the control unit 214 generates a call signal for calling the smartphone 600, and transmits the generated call signal to the smartphone 600 that is the call partner. To do. Then, when the control unit 214 receives a response signal from the smartphone 600, the control unit 214 starts a call between the smartphone 600 and the indoor parent device 200.

  A specific example of a call based on a call request from the key fob 400 will be described later.

  The storage unit 215 stores various information output from the control unit 214 and various information referred to by the control unit 214. For example, the storage unit 215 stores registration information related to the key fob 400, information on the location of the key fob 400, and information on a record of a visit to the visitor performed between the indoor parent device 200 and the entrance child device 300. To do.

  The base unit power supply unit 216 acquires commercial power and supplies power to an internal circuit (for example, each unit of the indoor base unit 200).

  Further, when the entrance slave device 300 accepts the supply of power from the indoor master device 200, the master device power supply unit 216 supplies power to the entrance slave device 300 via the door phone interface 207. In this case, the master unit power supply unit 216 starts supplying power to the entrance slave device 300 under the control of the control unit 214. In addition, when the front cordless handset 300 is battery-powered, the main | base station power supply part 216 does not supply a power supply to the front door slave device 300. FIG.

  In each configuration of indoor base unit 200 described above, the formats of input / output video data and audio data (analog format or digital format) are merely examples, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

<Configuration of entrance cordless handset>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the front door device 300 according to the present embodiment.

  The entrance child device 300 includes a microphone (MIC) 301, a speaker (SP) 302, an audio processing unit 303, an illumination unit 304, an operation unit 305, a camera 306, an image processing unit 307, a door phone interface (door phone I / F) 308, an incoming call A detection circuit 309, an FM signal modulation unit 310, an AM signal modulation / demodulation unit 311, a control unit 312, a storage unit 313, a power supply unit 314, and a battery 315 are provided.

  The microphone 301 collects ambient sound and converts it into analog sound data, and outputs the converted analog sound data to the sound processing unit 303.

  The speaker 302 converts the analog sound data output from the sound processing unit 303 into sound, and outputs the converted sound.

  The audio processing unit 303 adjusts the signal level of the analog audio data output from the door phone interface 308 and outputs the analog audio data to the speaker 302. The audio processing unit 303 also adjusts the signal level of the analog audio data output from the microphone 301 and outputs the analog audio data to the indoor parent device 200 via the door phone interface 308.

  The camera 306 captures a video (or image) near the entrance, converts the captured video into digital video data, and outputs the digital video data to the image processing unit 307.

  The image processing unit 307 converts the digital video data output from the camera 306 into analog video data, and outputs the converted analog video data to the control unit 312. Note that the image processing unit 307 may perform predetermined image processing such as image quality adjustment, noise cancellation, and image compression processing on the analog video data.

  The illumination unit 304 is, for example, an LED light that illuminates a visitor. The illumination unit 304 turns on the LED light based on the instruction output from the control unit 312.

  Operation unit 305 includes a call button for calling a resident in the building. The operation unit 305 receives an operation of a user (for example, a visitor to a building) and outputs operation information indicating the operation content of the user to the incoming call detection circuit 309.

  The door phone interface 308 is an interface that is wired to the indoor parent device 200 and transmits and receives signals to and from the indoor parent device 200.

  The AM signal modulation / demodulation unit 311 performs AM modulation on the control command output from the control unit 312 to generate an AM signal. The AM signal modulation / demodulation unit 311 outputs the generated AM signal to the indoor parent device 200 via the door phone interface 308. The control command output from the control unit 312 includes, for example, a control command indicating a call of the indoor parent device 200.

  Also, the AM signal modulation / demodulation unit 311 demodulates the AM signal output from the indoor parent device 200 via the door phone interface 308, and generates a control command. The AM signal modulation / demodulation unit 311 outputs the generated control command to the control unit 312. The AM signal output from the indoor parent device 200 includes an on / off control of the illumination unit 304 and an image quality adjustment command of the camera 306.

  The FM signal modulation unit 310 performs FM modulation on the analog video data output from the control unit 312 to generate an FM signal. The FM signal modulation unit 310 outputs the generated FM signal to the indoor parent device 200 via the door phone interface 308. The analog video data output from the control unit 312 includes video data of video captured by the camera 306, for example. Note that the FM signal modulation unit 310 may acquire analog video data from the image processing unit 307 and generate an FM signal.

  When receiving operation information indicating that the call button has been pressed from the operation unit 305, the incoming call detection circuit 309 generates an incoming call signal indicating the presence of a visitor, and transmits the incoming call signal to the indoor parent device 200 via the door phone interface 308. Output. The incoming call detection circuit 309 outputs an incoming call signal to the control unit 312.

  The control unit 312 controls each unit of the entrance cordless handset 300 based on, for example, an incoming signal output from the incoming call detection circuit 309, a signal acquired from the indoor base unit 200 via the door phone interface 308, and the like.

  For example, the control unit 312 instructs the lighting unit 304 to turn on the illumination based on a control command including an instruction to turn on the lighting unit 304.

  The storage unit 313 stores various information output from the control unit 312 and various information referred to by the control unit 312. For example, the storage unit 313 stores information on the recording of the interaction with the visitor performed between the indoor parent device 200 and the entrance child device 300. In addition, when the storage unit 215 of the indoor parent device 200 stores the information on the reception record, the storage unit 313 may not store the information on the reception record.

  The power supply unit 314 supplies power to an internal circuit (for example, each unit of the entrance child device 300).

  When the entrance cordless handset 300 accepts supply of power from the indoor base unit 200, power is supplied from the indoor base unit 200 to the power source unit 314 via the door phone interface 308. For example, the indoor parent device 200 starts supplying power to the entrance child device 300 when an incoming signal is acquired. The power supply unit 314 is supplied with power from the indoor parent device 200 and supplies power to the internal circuit. For example, the video data captured by the camera 306 and / or the sound collected by the microphone 301 is recorded. Transmission of audio data to the indoor parent device 200 is started. In this case, supply of power from the indoor parent device 200 triggers a response start in the front door device 300.

  Note that, when the front door device 300 is battery-driven, the power source unit 314 may be supplied with power from the battery 315.

  In each configuration of the entrance cordless handset 300 described above, the formats (analog format or digital format) of input / output video data and audio data are merely examples, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

  Next, the configuration of the key fob 400 that cooperates with the door phone system 100 will be described.

<Key fob configuration>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the key fob 400 according to the present embodiment.

  The key fob 400 includes a display unit 401, an operation unit 402, a communication unit 403, a control unit 404, a storage unit 405, a power supply unit 406, and a battery 407.

  The display unit 401 is, for example, an LED light, and performs display such as lighting, blinking, and extinguishing according to information output from the control unit 404.

  The operation unit 402 includes, for example, one or more buttons. The operation unit 402 receives a user operation and outputs operation information indicating the user operation content to the control unit 404.

  The communication unit 403 includes a wireless communication circuit and an antenna, and performs wireless communication with the indoor parent device 200 to perform communication. For example, the communication unit 403 acquires a beacon signal from the control unit 404 and transmits the beacon signal to the indoor parent device 200. Communication unit 403 acquires a response signal for the beacon signal from control unit 404 and transmits the response signal to indoor parent device 200. The communication unit 403 acquires a control signal indicating that the indoor parent device 200 is controlled from the control unit 404 and transmits the control signal to the indoor parent device 200.

  The control unit 404 controls each unit of the key fob 400 based on, for example, operation information output from the operation unit 402 and / or a signal acquired from the indoor parent device 200 via the communication unit 402.

  For example, the control unit 404 periodically generates a beacon signal (at intervals of 5 to 10 minutes) and outputs the beacon signal to the communication unit 403.

  Further, when acquiring a response signal to the beacon signal from the indoor parent device 200, the control unit 404 generates detection information indicating that the indoor parent device 200 has been detected, and outputs the detection information to the storage unit 405. At that time, the control unit 404 may output detection information to the display unit 401.

  In addition, when acquiring operation information indicating that the indoor parent device 200 or the like is controlled from the operation unit 402, the control unit 404 generates a control signal indicating the control content and outputs the control signal to the communication unit 403. For example, when acquiring operation information for requesting a call with the smartphone 600 via the indoor parent device 200, the control unit 404 generates a call signal indicating that a call is requested as a control signal, and sends the call signal to the communication unit 403. Output.

  The storage unit 405 stores various information output from the control unit 404 and various information referred to by the control unit 404. For example, the storage unit 405 stores detection information indicating that the indoor parent device 200 has been detected, information related to control of the indoor parent device 200, and the like.

  The power supply unit 406 receives power from a battery 407 such as a small battery and supplies power to an internal circuit (for example, each unit of the key fob 400).

  In the door phone system 100 described above, an outline of the operation for responding to visitors will be described.

<Outline of response to visitors>
When a visitor presses the call button on the operation unit 305, the incoming call detection circuit 309 generates an incoming call signal and outputs it to the indoor parent device 200 via the door phone interface 308. The control unit 214 of the indoor parent device 200 receives the incoming signal from the entrance child device 300 and notifies the residents in the building that there is an incoming call. For example, the control unit 214 outputs a ring tone from the speaker 202 and displays a message on the display unit 204 to notify a resident in the building.

  When the resident performs an operation on the operation unit 205 to respond to the incoming call, the base unit power supply unit 216 starts supplying power to the entrance cordless handset 300 under the control of the control unit 214. To do. In addition, the control unit 214 outputs a signal including audio data collected by the microphone 201 to the front door device 300. Hereinafter, the sound collected by the microphone 201 is described as the sound of the indoor parent device 200.

  Triggered by the power supply unit 314 of the entrance child device 300 receiving power supply from the indoor parent device 200 and starting the supply of power to each unit, the control unit 312 is a video data captured by the camera 306, and Audio data collected by the microphone 301 is acquired. Control unit 312 outputs a signal including the acquired data to indoor parent device 200. Hereinafter, video captured by the camera 306 and audio collected by the microphone 301 are referred to as video of the entrance slave device 300 and audio of the entrance slave device 300, respectively.

  Further, the control unit 312 outputs the sound of the indoor parent device 200 from the speaker 302 based on the signal acquired from the indoor parent device 200.

  Based on the signal acquired from the entrance cordless handset 300, the control unit 214 displays an image of the entrance cordless handset 300 on the display unit 204 and outputs the voice of the entrance cordless handset 300 from the speaker 202.

  As described above, in the door phone system 100, a resident and a visitor in a building perform a voice and video call (door phone call), so that a visitor is handled.

  Moreover, in the door phone system 100, the owner of the smartphone 600 may respond to the visitor by transferring the incoming signal received from the entrance child device 300 to the external smartphone 600.

  Specifically, the control unit 214 of the indoor parent device 200 transfers the incoming signal received from the entrance child device 300 to the smartphone 600. In addition, the master unit power supply unit 216 starts supplying power to the entrance slave device 300 under the control of the control unit 214. The smartphone 600 outputs a ring tone from the speaker of the smartphone 600 based on the received incoming signal, and displays the incoming call on the display unit.

  When the owner of the smartphone 600 performs an operation indicating that a response to an incoming call is performed on the operation unit, the smartphone 600 transmits a response signal to the indoor parent device 200. Smart phone 600 transmits a signal including audio data collected by the microphone to indoor parent device 200. The control unit 214 of the indoor parent device 200 transfers the signal received from the smartphone 600 to the entrance child device 300. Hereinafter, the sound collected by the microphone of the smartphone 600 is referred to as the sound of the smartphone 600.

  As in the example in which the resident in the building responds to the visitor described above, the power supply unit 314 receives the supply of power from the indoor parent device 200 and starts supplying power to each unit. As a trigger, a signal including video data of the entrance slave device 300 and audio data of the entrance slave device 300 is output to the indoor master device 200. The control unit 214 of the indoor parent device 200 transfers the signal acquired from the entrance child device to the smartphone 600.

  Further, the control unit 312 outputs the sound of the smartphone 600 from the speaker 302 based on the signal acquired from the smartphone 600.

  Based on the signal acquired from the entrance cordless handset 300, the smartphone 600 displays the video of the entrance cordless handset 300 on the display unit, and outputs the voice of the entrance cordless handset 300 from the speaker.

  In the door phone system 100 described above, the communication unit 212 of the indoor parent device 200 arranged inside the building receives a signal from the key fob 400, and the control unit 214 determines the smartphone 600 based on the signal received from the key fob 400. A signal to be transmitted to is generated. Then, the communication unit 212 transmits the signal generated by the control unit 214 to the smartphone 600. Thereby, various functions with high convenience are provided to the user of the door phone system 100, for example, a resident of a building. Below, the example of operation | movement using the function is demonstrated.

<Example of notification of location information>
The first operation example is an example in which the indoor base unit 200 of the door phone system 100 notifies the location information based on the beacon signal acquired from the key fob 400.

  FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of notification of location information in the present embodiment. The sequence diagram shown in FIG. 5 shows an example of a flow from when the key fob 400 moves outside the range of the indoor parent device 200 to a range, and a flow from a state where the key fob 400 moves to a range outside again. The sequence diagram shown in FIG. 5 is an example in which the location information of the key fob 400 is notified to the smartphone 600. For example, the owner of the key fob 400 is a child, and the owner of the smartphone 600 is a mother.

  In step S101, key fob 400 detects indoor parent device 200 (parent device) by transmitting a beacon signal. The transmission of the beacon signal is performed periodically (at intervals of 5 to 10 minutes) without being operated by the owner.

  In step S <b> 101 and step S <b> 102, since key fob 400 is out of the range of indoor parent device 200, key fob 400 does not receive a response signal from indoor parent device 200. Therefore, in step S102, the key fob 400 determines that the indoor parent device 200 cannot be detected (it cannot be detected).

  In step S103, the key fob 400 detects the indoor parent device 200 by transmitting a beacon signal again.

  In step S104, indoor parent device 200 receives the beacon signal from key fob 400 and establishes a link with key fob 400.

  In step S105, indoor parent device 200 notifies key fob 400 of a response signal indicating that a link has been established.

  In step S106, the key fob 400 determines that the indoor parent device 200 has been detected by receiving the response signal.

  In step S107, indoor base unit 200 notifies smart phone 600 of location information indicating that key fob 400 is within range. This notification is performed via the public network 500 (see FIG. 1).

  In step S <b> 108, smartphone 600 receives notification of location information from indoor parent device 200 via public network 500.

  Although not shown, the key fob 400 periodically transmits a beacon signal after step S106. When the indoor base unit 200 receives a beacon signal after step S107, the indoor base unit 200 notifies the response signal for confirming that the link with the key fob 400 is established. Thereby, indoor parent device 200 periodically checks whether or not key fob 400 exists in the area.

  In step S109, key fob 400 detects indoor parent device 200 by transmitting a beacon signal.

  In step S109 and step S110, since key fob 400 has moved out of the range of indoor parent device 200, key fob 400 does not receive a response signal from indoor parent device 200. Therefore, in step S110, the key fob 400 determines that the indoor parent device 200 cannot be detected (it cannot be detected).

  In step S111, indoor base unit 200 confirms that the beacon signal periodically received from key fob 400 cannot be received, and determines that the link with key fob 400 has been removed.

  In step S112, indoor base unit 200 notifies smartphone 600 of location information indicating that key fob 400 is outside the service area, based on the determination result that the link with key fob 400 has been removed. This notification is made via the public network 500.

  In step S <b> 113, smartphone 600 receives notification of location information from indoor parent device 200 via public network 500.

  The indoor base unit 200 can determine whether or not the key fob 400 exists in the area by the sequence diagram of FIG. 5 described above, and can notify the smartphone 600 of the area information. Thereby, the owner (for example, mother) of the smart phone 600 can check whether the owner (for example, a child) of the key fob 400 is within the range of the indoor parent device 200, for example, whether the user is at home.

  In the sequence diagram of FIG. 5 described above, an example has been described in which the key fob 400 periodically transmits a beacon signal and the indoor parent device 200 transmits a response signal to the key fob 400 when receiving the beacon signal. The present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, the indoor parent device 200 may periodically transmit a beacon signal and the key fob 400 may transmit a response signal to the indoor parent device 200 when the beacon signal is received. Also in this method, the indoor parent device 200 can establish a link with the key fob 400, and the key fob 400 can detect the indoor parent device 200.

<Example of making a call based on a call request from the key fob>
The second operation example is an example in which a call with the smartphone 600 is made based on a signal indicating a call request acquired from the key fob 400 by the indoor parent device 200 of the door phone system 100.

  FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of performing a call based on a call request from the key fob 400 in the present embodiment. The sequence diagram shown in FIG. 6 shows an example of the flow until the key fob 400 exists in the area of the indoor parent device 200 and a call is made between the indoor parent device 200 and the smartphone 600 by the operation of the owner of the key fob 400. It is. For example, the owner of the key fob 400 is a child, and the owner of the smartphone 600 is a mother.

  In step S <b> 201, key fob 400 acquires operation information requesting a call with smartphone 600 and transmits a call signal requesting a call with smartphone 600 to indoor parent device 200. For example, when the owner of the key fob 400 operates the operation unit 402 (see FIG. 4), a call with the smartphone 600 is requested. The operation unit 402 is, for example, a button, and the owner of the key fob 400 can easily request a call with the smartphone 600 by pressing the button.

  In step S202, indoor parent device 200 receives a call signal from key fob 400.

  In step S203, indoor parent device 200 transmits a call signal for calling smart phone 600. This transmission is performed via the public network 500 (see FIG. 1).

  In step S204, smartphone 600 receives a call signal indicating a call from indoor parent device 200.

  In step S205, indoor base unit 200 and smartphone 600 start a video call.

  According to the sequence diagram of FIG. 6 described above, the owner (for example, a child) of the key fob 400 calls the smartphone 600 by a simple method, and video with the owner (for example, mother) of the smartphone 600 through the indoor parent device 200. You can make a call.

  In the sequence diagram of FIG. 6 described above, an example in which a call between the indoor parent device 200 and the smartphone 600 is performed by operating the key fob 400 has been described. The present disclosure is not limited to this. The indoor parent device 200 may execute another control by operating the key fob 400. For example, when the key fob 400 transmits a control signal indicating control for unlocking the entrance door to the indoor parent device 200 and the indoor parent device 200 receives the control signal, the control unit 214 of the indoor parent device 200 causes the external input / output interface 213. Control for unlocking the electronic lock included in the external device 800 may be performed via (see FIG. 2).

<Example of setting the response process for an entrance cordless handset based on location information>
The third operation example is an example in which the indoor parent device 200 of the door phone system 100 sets a response processing mode for the entrance child device 300 based on the location information of the key fob 400.

  FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a response process for the entrance slave device 300 based on the location information in the present embodiment. In the sequence diagram shown in FIG. 7, the indoor base unit 200 is based on the location information of the key fob 400 existing within the indoor base unit 200 and the key fob 400 existing outside the indoor base unit 200. An example of a flow for performing a response process to 300 is shown.

  For example, the owner of the key fob 400 existing in the area of the indoor parent device 200 is a child, and the owner of the key fob 400 existing outside the area of the indoor parent device 200 is a mother. Hereinafter, the key fob 400 owned by the child is referred to as key fob A, and the key fob 400 owned by the mother is referred to as key fob B. The owner of the smartphone 600 is a mother.

  In step S301, indoor parent device 200 receives a beacon signal periodically transmitted by key fob A, and transmits a response signal to key fob A to confirm that a link with key fob A has been established.

  In step S302, key fob A receives the response signal and detects indoor parent device 200.

  In step S <b> 303, key fob A transmits a signal indicating that establishment of a link with indoor parent device 200 has been confirmed to indoor parent device 200.

  In step S304, key fob B detects indoor parent device 200 by transmitting a beacon signal.

  Since key fob B is out of the range of indoor parent device 200, it does not receive a response signal from indoor parent device 200. Therefore, in step S305, the key fob B determines that the indoor parent device 200 cannot be detected (it cannot be detected).

  In step S306, indoor base unit 200 detects key fob A and determines that key fob B is not detected based on the location information. This determination result indicates that key fob A is in the range and key fob B is out of the range.

  In step S307, indoor parent device 200 sets the mode of response processing for entrance child device 300 to the home-at-home / mother-free mode.

  In step S <b> 308, the entrance child device 300 obtains a call operation from a visitor and transmits an incoming signal to the indoor parent device 200, thereby calling the indoor parent device 200.

  In step S309, indoor parent device 200 receives an incoming signal from entrance child device 300 and confirms the incoming call from entrance child device 300.

  In step S310, indoor parent device 200 turns off the incoming call operation of indoor parent device 200 based on the set mode, and calls smartphone 600. The process of calling the smartphone 600 is performed, for example, by the indoor parent device 200 transferring an incoming signal to the smartphone 600.

  In step S311, smartphone 600 receives an incoming signal indicating a call from indoor parent device 200.

  In step S312, smartphone 600 and entrance slave device 300 start a door phone call. At that time, the indoor parent device 200 transfers the audio data and video data acquired from the entrance child device 300 to the smartphone 600, and transfers the audio data acquired from the smartphone 600 to the entrance child device 300.

  When the mother's key fob B is within the range, the indoor parent device 200 sets the response processing mode for the entrance child device 300 to the mother home mode. In this case, indoor parent device 200 turns on the incoming operation of indoor parent device 200 and does not call smartphone 600.

  In addition, when the key fob 400 of all the family members including the mother and the child is out of the service area, the indoor parent device 200 sets the response processing mode for the entrance child device 300 to the absence-at-all mode. In this case, the indoor parent device 200 turns off the incoming call operation of the indoor parent device 200 and notifies the entrance child device 300 that it is absent by voice or the like.

<Summary of this embodiment>
As described above, in the door phone system 100 according to the present embodiment, the communication unit 212 of the indoor parent device 200 arranged inside the building receives the signal from the key fob 400 and transmits the signal from the entrance child device 300 to the smartphone. 600. Control unit 214 generates a signal to be transmitted to smartphone 600 based on the signal received from key fob 400. Then, the communication unit 212 transmits the signal generated by the control unit 214 to the smartphone 600. Thereby, since the door phone system 100 and the key fob 400 can cooperate, the anxiety with respect to the time which a child and a parent spend in different places can be eliminated, and convenience can be improved.

  For example, when the door phone system 100 according to the present embodiment is used, only a couple and their children live together, and a couple engaged in work (that is, a father and a mother) determines whether or not the child has returned home, Since it is possible to confirm from the outside whether or not the user is out, the anxiety about the time spent by the child and the parent in different places can be resolved, and the child can be seen with a sense of distance that the parents can reach.

  Further, when door phone system 100 according to the present embodiment is used, a child in an answering machine can easily make a call with a father and / or a mother who are engaged in work together, so that the child and the parent are in different places. The anxiety about the time spent can be resolved, and the child can be seen with a sense of distance that the parents can reach.

  Further, when door phone system 100 according to the present embodiment is used, it is possible to avoid that the child in the answering machine interacts with the visitor, and the father and / or mother can respond, so that the child and the parent are separated. The anxiety about the time spent at the place can be resolved, and the child can be seen with a sense of distance that the parents can reach.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the indoor parent device 200 includes the camera 210 has been described. The present disclosure is not limited to this. The indoor parent device 200 may not have the camera 210. When the indoor parent device 200 does not have the camera 210, for example, in a call between the indoor parent device 200 and the smartphone 600 (see step S205 in FIG. 6), a video in which the indoor parent device 200 and the smartphone 600 confirm each other's video. Instead of a call, a voice-only call or a one-way video call in which the indoor master device 200 confirms the video of the smartphone 600 and the smart phone 600 does not confirm the video of the indoor master device 200 may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the family structure of a father, mother, and child has been described as an example. The present disclosure is not limited to this. The family structure to which the doorphone system 100 of the present disclosure is applied may be changed as appropriate. Further, the application of the door phone system 100 of the present disclosure is not limited to a building where a family lives.

  The present disclosure can be realized by software, hardware, or software linked with hardware.

  Each functional block used in the description of the above embodiment is partially or entirely realized as an LSI that is an integrated circuit, and each process described in the above embodiment may be partially or entirely performed. It may be controlled by one LSI or a combination of LSIs. The LSI may be composed of individual chips, or may be composed of one chip so as to include a part or all of the functional blocks. The LSI may include data input and output. An LSI may be referred to as an IC, a system LSI, a super LSI, or an ultra LSI depending on the degree of integration.

  The method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI, and may be realized by a dedicated circuit, a general-purpose processor, or a dedicated processor. Further, an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) that can be programmed after manufacturing the LSI or a reconfigurable processor that can reconfigure the connection and setting of circuit cells inside the LSI may be used.

  The present disclosure may be implemented as digital processing or analog processing. Furthermore, if integrated circuit technology comes out to replace LSI's as a result of the advancement of semiconductor technology or a derivative other technology, it is naturally also possible to carry out function block integration using this technology. Biotechnology can be applied.

  While various embodiments have been described above with reference to the drawings, it goes without saying that the present disclosure is not limited to such examples. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present disclosure. Understood. In addition, the constituent elements in the above embodiments may be arbitrarily combined within the scope not departing from the spirit of the disclosure.

  The present disclosure is useful as a door phone system.

100 door phone system 200 indoor unit 201, 301 microphone 202, 302 speaker 203, 303 audio processing unit 204, 401 display unit 205, 305, 402 operation unit 206 external memory connection unit 207, 308 door phone interface 208, 311 AM signal modulation / demodulation unit 209 FM signal demodulation unit 210, 306 Camera 211, 307 Image processing unit 212, 403 Communication unit 213 External input / output interface 214, 312, 404 Control unit 215, 313, 405 Storage unit 216 Master unit power supply unit 300 Entrance slave unit 304 Illumination Unit 309 Incoming detection circuit 310 FM signal modulation unit 314, 406 Power source unit 315, 407 Battery 400 Key fob 500 Public network 600 Smartphone 700 Wireless router 800 External device

Claims (5)

An indoor master unit in a door phone system including an entrance slave unit arranged in the vicinity of an entrance door, and an indoor master unit arranged inside a building and communicating with the entrance slave unit,
A communication unit that receives a signal from one or more small wireless communication devices and transmits a signal from the entrance cordless handset to the wireless communication device;
A control unit that generates a signal to be transmitted to the wireless communication device based on a signal received from the small wireless communication device;
With
The communication unit transmits a signal to the control unit has generated to the wireless communication device,
When the control unit receives a signal for requesting a call with the wireless communication device from the small wireless communication device, the control unit generates a transmission signal indicating that the wireless communication device requests a call with the indoor base unit. And
The communication unit transmits the transmission signal to the wireless communication device.
Indoor parent machine. The control unit determines whether the small wireless communication device is within the indoor base unit based on a signal received from the small wireless communication device, generates a notification signal indicating a determination result,
The communication unit transmits the notification signal to the wireless communication device.
The indoor parent device according to claim 1. A storage unit that stores registration information indicating that a first user owns the first small wireless communication device and the wireless communication device, and a second user owns the second small wireless communication device;
Further comprising
The control unit determines whether the first and second small wireless communication devices are within the range of the indoor parent device based on signals received from the first and second small wireless communication devices. ,
When the first small wireless communication device is not within the indoor base unit and the second small wireless communication device is within the indoor base unit, a transfer signal indicating an incoming call from the entrance terminal is generated. And
The communication unit transmits the transfer signal to the wireless communication device.
The indoor parent device according to claim 1. A door phone system including an entrance cordless handset arranged in the vicinity of an entrance door and an indoor base phone arranged inside a building and communicating with the entrance cordless handset,
The indoor base unit is
A communication unit that receives a signal from one or more small wireless communication devices and transmits a signal from the entrance cordless handset to the wireless communication device;
A control unit that generates a signal to be transmitted to the wireless communication device based on a signal received from the small wireless communication device;
With
The communication unit transmits a signal to the control unit has generated to the wireless communication device,
When the control unit receives a signal for requesting a call with the wireless communication device from the small wireless communication device, the control unit generates a transmission signal indicating that the wireless communication device requests a call with the indoor base unit. And
The communication unit transmits the transmission signal to the wireless communication device.
Door phone system. And the entrance door station which is disposed in the vicinity of the front door, located inside the building, have lines communicating with the entrance door station, and the indoor base unit for transmitting a signal from said entrance door station to the wireless communication device, the A communication method in an indoor base unit of a door phone system including:
Receive signals from one or more small wireless communication devices,
When a signal requesting a call with the wireless communication device is received from the small wireless communication device, a generation signal indicating that the wireless communication device requests a call with the indoor base unit is generated,
Transmitting the outgoing signal to the wireless communication device;
Communication method.

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