JPH05136858A - Television receiver monitor system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly make contact with a visitor during absence by connecting an interphone and a television receiver, and incorporating a voice recording and reproduction circuit inside the television receiver, and annunciating a count number from a speaker by a sound. CONSTITUTION:Before a member of a family goes out, he sets the automatic answering and recording device of a television receiver monitor system so that a control circuit 6 is made to operate. When the visitor pushes the switch of the interphone 5 during the absence, a voice reproduction circuit 7 is operated by the command of the control circuit 6, and the message of the member of the family is communicated to the visitor from the interphone 5. The visitor tells his name and the message toward the interphone 5 after a dial tone 'peep', and leaves. A counter 9 counts it as +1, and stores recorded contents and the count number in a memory 10. A display circuit 11 displays the count number on a display screen. After the member of the family returns home, he understands immediately how many visitors came during his absence by seeing the displayed count number, and finds out who visited for what purposes by reproducing the message by the circuit 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television receiver monitoring system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 shows a conventional television receiver monitoring system. In FIG. 3, 1 is an antenna, 2 is a television receiver, and 3 is a long-time VT connected to the television receiver 2.
R and 4 are surveillance cameras connected to the VTR 3 for a long time.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. First, all the visitors are photographed by the surveillance camera 4, and the long-time VTR 3 connected to the surveillance camera 4 is used.
Record with. Then, on the television receiver 2 connected to the VTR 3 for a long time, the contents recorded by the VTR 3 for a long time are reproduced and viewed.

[0004]

Since the conventional television receiver monitoring system is configured as described above, it is necessary to connect the television receiver to the VTR for a long time and the surveillance camera, and It was necessary to keep the surveillance camera on all the time.

Further, if all three of these devices are to be purchased, it will be quite expensive, and if the surveillance camera and VTR are kept on for a long time, there will be a problem such as high maintenance of electricity bills. ..

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to record the message of a visiting visitor who is not present, count the number of visitors (message number) and display it, and reproduce the recorded content. When a receiver monitoring system and a person stand in front of a television receiver, while notifying by voice the message count,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a television receiver monitoring system capable of automatically displaying the count number on a CRT.

[0007]

To achieve the above object, in a television receiver monitoring system according to the invention of claim 1, the television receiver comprises an intercom and a television receiver connected to the intercom. Is a control circuit and a sound reproduction circuit which is operated by a signal from the control circuit,
A recording circuit for recording the message content from the interphone, a counter for counting the number of messages from the interphone, a memory for storing the recording content of the recording circuit and the count number of the counter,
A count display circuit for displaying the count number is incorporated.

Further, in the television receiver monitoring system according to the invention of claim 2, in the television receiver monitoring system according to claim 1, a sensor circuit for sensing a human body, and a television image controlled by the operation of the sensor circuit and the control circuit. A power switch circuit of the machine, a sound output circuit that operates when the power switch circuit is turned on, and a speaker that outputs sound by the operation of the sound output circuit are added to the television receiver.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the invention, since the number of messages can be counted and displayed on the CRT by the television receiver having the intercom and the recording / reproducing circuit built-in, it is possible to know the visitor who is out of the house by himself. You can get in touch immediately without waiting.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a person stands in front of the television receiver, this is sensed by a sensor circuit that senses a human body, and the sensing turns on / off the power of the power switch circuit. While displaying the count number on the CRT, the count number is announced by voice from the speaker. Therefore, it is easy to use for anyone (similarly to a normal person even for a blind person), and similarly to the above, a visitor who is away can be contacted promptly.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a television receiver monitoring system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is an antenna for performing a conventional function, 2 is a television receiver, and 5 is the above-mentioned television. An intercom connected to the television receiver 2, 6 is a control circuit incorporated in the television receiver 2, 7 is an audio reproducing circuit incorporated in the television receiver 2, and 8 is a recording circuit incorporated in the television receiver 2. , 9 is a counter incorporated in the television receiver 2, 10 is a memory incorporated in the television receiver 2 for storing the recording content of the recording circuit 8 and the count number of the counter 9, 11 is the television receiver 2 It is a built-in count display circuit for displaying the count number on a CRT or the like.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. First, before the family member is away, the absence recording of the television receiver monitoring system is set and the control circuit of the control circuit 6 is activated. When the visitor presses the switch of the intercom 5 while he / she is away, the voice reproduction circuit 7 is activated by the command of the control circuit 6 and, for example, "Yamada. I am currently out of the house. Please enter your name, message, etc. into the intercom 5.

After the beeping tone, the visitor
Give your name and message to the intercom 5 and leave.

At this time, the counter 9 counts this as +1 and the memory 10 stores the recorded content count number. Then, the count display circuit 11 constantly displays the count number on the display surface of the CRT or the like. The counter 9 includes an intercom 5 → control circuit 6 → sound reproduction circuit 7 → recording circuit 8
However, even if the visitor ends up with the intercom 5 → control circuit 6, it still counts +1 when the intercom 5 is pressed. The recordable capacity depends on the memory capacity.

After returning home, the family member can immediately see how many visitors were in the absence by looking at the count number displayed on the CRT or the like, and by reproducing the voice by the voice reproducing circuit 7, who or what is required. You can see if you have visited and can contact your visitors immediately.

Embodiment 2 FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a television receiver monitoring system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the same or corresponding parts as in Embodiment 1 are designated by the same reference numerals. The detailed description is omitted.

Reference numeral 12 is a sensor circuit for sensing a human body, 13 is a power supply switch circuit of the television receiver 2 which is built in the television receiver 2 and is controlled by the sensor circuit 12 and the control circuit 6, and 14 is of the television receiver 2. An audio output circuit, 15 is a speaker of the television receiver 2. It should be noted that the speaker 15 is not built-in and may be externally attached.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. First, when a family member returns home and stands in front of the television receiver 2, the sensor circuit 12 operates and the power switch circuit 13 automatically operates to turn on. Then, the audio output circuit 14
The speaker 15 speaks "how many", and the count display circuit 11 displays "0" on the display surface of the CRT or the like. So even if the family members are blind,
You can quickly and automatically find out how many visitors were while you were away.

Further, when the count number is "0", there is no need to reproduce and listen, and the loss time can be minimized.

Embodiment 3 In the above embodiment, the case where the intercom 5 and the television receiver 2 are connected by wire has been described, but it may be wireless, and the same effect as that of the above embodiment can be obtained.

Embodiment 4 Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the user is away, that is, the image is not displayed on the television receiver has been described. However, since the salesman is repulsed, the image may be displayed during the absence.
The same effect as that of the above embodiment is obtained.

Fifth Embodiment In the above embodiment, the method of counting one case is shown in FIG. 1 in the order of intercom 5 → control circuit 6 → sound reproduction circuit 7 → recording circuit 8 and intercom 5 → control circuit 6. → Although the case where the audio reproducing circuit 7 is sequentially counted as +1 in both of the cases has been described, only one of them may be counted, or both or both may be selectable, and the same as in the above embodiment. Produce the effect of.

[0023]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, since the intercom and the television receiver are connected and the voice recording / reproducing is built in the television receiver, the apparatus itself becomes inexpensive. , Easy to use and also CR count
Since it can be displayed by T etc., there is an advantage that it is possible to know at a glance how many visitors there were.

According to the invention of claim 2, claim 1
In addition to the effect of the invention of the above, since the count number can be notified by voice from the speaker and the recorded content can be known,
Even if the householder does not do anything, he / she can see how many people have visited while he / she is away, and the effect is that even blind people can use it in the same way as healthy people.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a television receiver monitoring system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a television receiver monitoring system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional television receiver monitoring system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Antenna 2 Television Receiver 3 Long-time VTR 4 Surveillance Camera 5 Interphone 6 Control Circuit 7 Audio Playback Circuit 8 Recording Circuit 9 Counter 10 Memory 11 Count Display Circuit 12 Sensor Circuit 13 Power Switch Circuit 14 Audio Output Circuit 15 Speaker

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] January 31, 1992

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

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[0005] In addition, when you Soroeyo buy all the equipment such these three points will be quite expensive, ON a monitoring camera and a long period of time VTR constantly Then, electric bill, etc., maintenance is a problem, such as <br/> expensive there were.

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[Document name to be amended] Statement

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[Correction method] Change

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The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and can record a message of a visiting visitor who is not present, and can also display the number of visitors (message number) on a CRT or the like to record the recorded content. A TV receiver monitoring system that can be played back, and a TV receiver monitoring system that can automatically display the count on the CRT while at the same time notifying the count of the message by voice when a person stands in front of the TV. It is intended to be provided.

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[0009]

According to the invention of claim 1, the number of messages can be counted and displayed on the CRT or the like by the television receiver having the intercom and the recording / reproducing circuit built-in. You can quickly get in touch without waiting for the other person to contact you.

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[Correction method] Change

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According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a person stands in front of the television receiver, this is sensed by a sensor circuit that senses a human body, and the sensing turns on / off the power of the power switch circuit. , The count number is displayed on a CRT or the like, and at the same time, the count number is notified by voice from a speaker. Therefore, it is easy to use for anyone (similarly to a normal person even for a blind person), and similarly to the above, a visitor who is away can be contacted promptly.

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The visitor leaves his / her name and message to the intercom 5 after a beeping tone, for example .

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[Correction target item name] 0018

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. For example, if there are 3 visitors while the family is away
Will be explained. First, when a family member returns home and stands in front of the television receiver 2, the sensor circuit 12 operates and the power switch circuit 13 automatically operates to turn on. Then, the voice output circuit 14 works and the speaker 15 " 3 cases"
The count display circuit 11 displays " 3 " on the display surface of the CRT or the like. Therefore, even if the family member is blind, he can immediately and automatically know how many visitors there were while he was away.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An intercom and a television receiver connected to the intercom. The television receiver comprises a control circuit, a sound reproduction circuit operated by a signal from the control circuit, and message contents from the interphone. A recording circuit for recording a message, a counter for counting the number of messages from the intercom, a memory for storing the recording content of the recording circuit and the count number of the counter, and a count for displaying the count number. A television receiver monitoring system characterized by having a built-in display circuit. 2. A sensor circuit for sensing a human body, a power switch circuit of a television receiver controlled by the operation of the sensor circuit and a control circuit, an audio output circuit which operates when the power switch circuit is turned on, and 2. The television receiver monitoring system according to claim 1, further comprising a speaker for outputting a voice, which is activated by the operation of the audio output circuit, to the television receiver.