JPH05325076A - Intra-dwelling information confirmation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and surely confirm intra-dwelling information by eliminating a need of going to the installation place of an intra-information processing unit in a room at the time of confirming various intra dwelling information of a lock-up condition, etc., for the purpose of going out. CONSTITUTION:This system is provided with an information confirmation switch 10 which is provided in a doorphone slave device 1 or is provided independently of this device 1 and a controller 5 which sends such signal to the doorphone slave device 1 that intra-dwelling information monitored and controlled by intra-dwelling information processing units 3 and 4 are outputted from the doorphone slave device 1 in a form of a voice message or a prescribed warning tone at the time of operation of the information confirmation switch 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is to output various security information such as a fire detection condition, a gas leak detection condition, a door lock condition, etc. monitored in a house and the contents of the house information such as forgetting to turn off the lighting. The present invention relates to a house information confirmation system that can be easily confirmed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an information monitoring system in a house, a system using an alarm unit or a selector switch unit has been developed and proposed. In these information monitoring systems, it is possible to confirm whether or not a predetermined door is locked, for example, by looking at a predetermined display section of an alarm unit to which security sensors are externally attached. Is. Further, even in the selector switch unit, it is possible to confirm in which room the lighting is forgotten by checking the display lamps and the like.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional device, the contents of the monitoring information are always displayed on the front surface of the alarm unit or the selector switch unit by the liquid crystal or the light emitting LED. Therefore,
In the past, there is a high possibility of overlooking this content display,
In addition, when you go out to the entrance to go out, you need to bother to go to the room where the selector switch unit etc. is installed in order to check if you forget to turn off the lights. It was inconvenient for me.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above points, and when it is desired to confirm desired in-house information such as a locked state or forgetting to turn off the light when going out, an in-house in-house information processing unit is desired. Its purpose is to eliminate the need to bother to go to the installation location and to make it possible to confirm such information contents easily and accurately.

[0005]

The present invention focuses on an intercom subunit of an intercom system that is installed and installed at a front door, and the contents of desired in-house information are appropriately displayed by a voice message or a warning sound in the intercom subunit. Therefore, the above problem is solved. That is, the in-house information confirmation system according to the present invention is an in-house information for monitoring or controlling in-house information such as security information and on / off information of lighting equipment, and an intercom sub-unit for making an extension call with an intercom base unit. A system provided with a processing unit, an information confirmation switch provided in the intercom subunit or provided separately from the intercom subunit, and when the information confirmation switch is operated,
And a control device that sends a signal to the intercom subunit to cause the intercom subunit to be monitored or controlled by the in-house information processing unit in the form of a voice message or a predetermined warning sound. ..

[0006]

In the in-house information confirmation system according to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, when the information confirmation switch is operated, the contents of the in-house information such as security information monitored or controlled by the in-house information processing unit. Is detected by the control device, and a signal corresponding to the content of the in-house information is sent from the control device to the intercom subunit. Then, the contents of the in-house information are output from the intercom subunit as a voice message or a predetermined warning sound. Therefore, when you want to check the contents of the house information when you go out, you can operate the information confirmation switch at the front door and listen to the voice message or warning sound output from the intercom subunit at the front door. It will be. It is not necessary to go to the installation position of the in-house information processing unit in the room.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an in-house information confirmation system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing the exterior of an intercom subunit. The system shown in FIG. 1 is composed of an intercom subunit 1 installed at an appropriate position at the entrance, an intercom master unit 2 installed inside the room, an alarm unit 3, a selector switch unit 4, a control device 5, and the like. There is.

Of the above, the alarm unit 3 is externally connected to various security sensors such as a fire detection sensor 6a, a gas leak detection sensor 6b, and crime prevention sensors 6c and 6d attached to doors, etc. When the detection signal is transmitted, a desired alarm such as sounding an alarm is generated. The selector switch unit 4 is connected to the power source section of the lighting equipment installed in each room by wiring, and is provided with a centralized monitoring of the on / off state of the lighting equipment and an on / off control function thereof. As the intercom base unit 2, one having an extension call function with the intercom subunit 1 is applied, and in the present invention, it may be either one having an outside call function or one not having an outside call function.

The intercom subunit 1 is connected to the intercom master unit 2 via both the multiple signal transmission line or the communication line and the signal line, but is also connected to the control unit 5 as well. As a specific hardware configuration of the intercom subunit 1, a calling switch 10 for making a call to the intercom master unit 2 and an extension call with the intercom master unit 2 using the microphone MC and the speaker SP are executed. A signal processing unit 1 including an intercom circuit 11 and a CPU
2, a system memory 14 thereof, and a transmission processing unit 13 that controls transmission of control signals described later.

The call switch 10 is adapted not only to output a call signal to the intercom master unit 2, but also to function as an information confirmation switch according to the present invention. That is, when the pressing operation time of the call switch 10 is less than a predetermined fixed time, for example, less than 3 seconds, the signal processing unit 12 transmits a normal call signal to the intercom base unit 2 by the transmission processing unit 1.
It is controlled so that it is sent out from 3. On the other hand, when the pressing operation time is 3 seconds or more, the signal processing unit 12 controls the transmission processing unit 13 to send a predetermined control signal for confirming the in-house information to the control device 5. Is configured.

The control unit 5 includes an I / O port 50, a signal processing section 51, a system memory 52, and a voice synthesis circuit 53.
And so on. Among them, the I / O port 50 has a plurality of contact switches 31a of the alarm unit 3 other than the function of connecting the multiple signal transmission line to the intercom slave 1.
To 31d and contact outputs from the plurality of contact switches 41a to 41n of the selector switch unit 4 can be input. The former contact switches 31a-3
1d corresponds to the fire detection monitored by the alarm unit 3, the gas leak detection, and the crime prevention (door opening / closing) at two locations, and the switching operation that turns on when an abnormality occurs in these monitoring items. It is something to do.
The latter contact switches 41a to 41n are provided corresponding to the respective lighting fixtures monitored and controlled by the selector switch unit 4, and are turned on when the lighting fixtures corresponding to the respective contact switches are turned on and turned off when the lighting fixtures are turned off. The switching operation is performed. Therefore, in the signal processing unit 51 of the control device 5, the alarm unit 3 and the selector switch unit 4 perform monitoring control depending on the signal input status from the contact switches 31a to 31d and 41a to 41n to the I / O port 50. It is possible to judge the content of the information. In addition, the contact switches 31a to 31 described above.
Instead of each of d and 41a to 41n, for example, a signal output unit using a photo coupler may be applied.

The signal processing unit 51 sends a predetermined control signal for instructing confirmation of the in-house information from the intercom subunit 1 to the I / O.
When received through the port 50, the on / off state of the contact switches 31a to 31d and 41a to 41n is determined at that time, and the voice synthesis circuit 53 generates a predetermined voice signal based on the determination result. The intercom subunit 1 is controlled so as to be sent out. That is, when there is no abnormality in the security information monitored by the alarm unit 3 and all of the lighting fixtures monitored and controlled by the selector switch unit 4 are turned off, the voice synthesis circuit 53 displays, for example, “currently abnormal”. There is no voice message ”, and a voice signal having the content of the voice message is generated and output.

On the other hand, when the alarm unit 3 detects an abnormality, or when the crime prevention setting is not made, a voice message to that effect is generated and output. That is, for example, when the specified door is open and the crime prevention setting is not set, "The door is not locked. Please check again. ”The voice signal of the voice message is generated. Further, when any of the lighting fixtures monitored and controlled by the selector switch unit 4 is still lit, a voice signal of a voice message such as "I forgot to turn off the light" is output.

Next, an example of use and operation of the in-house information confirmation system having the above configuration will be described. First, when the calling switch 10 of the intercom subunit 1 is pressed for a short time of less than 3 seconds, the intercom master unit 2 is called and general extension calls can be performed.

Then, when the resident goes out, the calling switch 10 may be continuously pressed for 3 seconds or more. When such an operation is performed, a predetermined control signal is transmitted from the transmission processing unit 13 of the intercom subunit 1 to the control device 5, and the signal processing unit 51 of the control device 5 that receives the control signal.
Refers to the contact output status from each of the contact switches 31a to 31d and 41a to 41n of the alarm unit 3 and the selector switch unit 4. Then, as a result, for example, when the doors to which the crime prevention sensors 6c and 6d are attached are not properly closed and the crime prevention setting is not made, a voice signal corresponding thereto is generated by the voice synthesis circuit 53,
This is transmitted to the intercom subunit 1. Therefore, from the speaker SP of the intercom subunit 1, for example, "The door is not locked. Please check again ”. Similarly, when the user forgets to turn off the lighting equipment, a voice message such as "I forgot to turn off the lighting" is issued. According to such a voice message, the resident can surely recognize the content, and can promptly deal with forgetting to turn off the lighting.

On the other hand, when there is no abnormality in the security information monitored by the alarm unit 3 and when the lighting fixture monitored and controlled by the selector switch unit 4 has not been forgotten to be turned off, the voice synthesizing circuit 53 gives a predetermined voice different from the above. A signal is generated and transmitted to the intercom subunit 1. In such a case, the speaker SP of the intercom sub unit 1 outputs a voice message such as "currently no abnormality". Therefore, the resident will be able to go out as it is after confirming that there are no abnormalities in various security monitoring conditions and that the lighting fixtures are not forgotten, and only for confirming that the lighting fixtures are forgotten. There is no need to enter the room.

In the above embodiment, the call switch 10 of the intercom subunit 1 is also used as the information confirmation switch (corresponding to claim 2), but the present invention according to claim 1 is not limited to such a configuration. .. For example, it goes without saying that the intercom slave 1 may be provided with an information confirmation switch separately from the calling switch, and as with the information confirmation switch 10A shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. May be provided separately.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, even when any one of the plurality of luminaires is not turned off, the fact that the fact is output from the intercom subunit 1 has been described. Then, control different from this may be performed. In other words, it is not always necessary to turn off all the lights in the house when going out, and in some cases it may be desired to keep the lights on. Therefore, in such a case, even if the luminaire is in a lighting state, it is not judged to be an unjust situation, and it is possible to set in advance so that the fact that the luminaire has forgotten to be turned off is not output, and the setting contents and The predetermined voice message may be output only when the actual information content does not match (corresponding to claim 3).

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the switch operation for confirming the information is performed, the sound of some kind of response message is always output regardless of whether the abnormal state or the like has occurred. Although configured, the invention is not so limited. For example, if there is no abnormality in the security information and you do not forget to turn off the lighting equipment,
The predetermined voice message may not be output. In the present invention, security information is abnormal,
An audio message may be output to notify the user only if the lighting device has been forgotten to turn it off. Further, in the present invention, instead of outputting the voice message, a predetermined warning sound, that is, a buzzer sound or an alarm sound may be output.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the in-house information confirmation / confirmation system according to the present invention. The system shown in the figure is an example when applied to a system called a so-called home bus system.
The intercom sub unit 1 is connected to a main control panel 7 which is bus-connected to each of the A, the alarm unit 3A, and the selector switch unit 4A to control these devices (corresponding to claim 4). .. Even in such a system, by incorporating a circuit configuration similar to that of the control device 5 shown in FIG. 1 above into the main control panel 7, it is possible to obtain the same effect as in the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. Is. However, in the configuration shown in FIG. 3, the information content monitored and controlled by the alarm unit 3A and the selector switch unit 4A can be directly referred to by the main control panel 7 connected to the bus, so the contact switch shown in FIG. 31a to 31
Means corresponding to d and 41a to 41n are unnecessary.

In the present invention, a voice synthesizing circuit is incorporated in the intercom subunit 1 so that a predetermined voice message is synthesized on the intercom subunit 1 side based on a control signal output from the control device 5. Good. In addition, as the in-house information processing unit according to the present invention, it is not always necessary to apply both the alarm unit and the selector switch unit, and only one of them may be used. In the present invention, it is needless to say that the contents of the in-house information other than the security information and the turning on / off of the lighting equipment can be confirmed.

[0022]

As can be understood from the above description, according to the in-house information confirmation system according to the present invention as set forth in claims 1 to 4, when going out, it is desired to turn off the lighting or to lock the door. When you want to check the in-house information, you do not have to go to the installation location of the in-house information processing unit in the room, and you can easily check the information content at the doorphone subunit installed at the entrance. , Convenient. In addition, since the confirmation can be performed by a voice message or a predetermined warning sound, there is an advantage that the confirmation can be surely performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an in-house information confirmation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of the external appearance of the intercom subunit.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the in-house information confirmation system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Doorphone slave unit 2 Intercom master unit 3 Alarm unit (in-house information processing unit) 4 Selector switch unit (in-house information processing unit) 5 Control device 6a Fire detection sensor 6b Gas leak detection sensor 6c, 6d Security sensor 7 Main control panel 10, 10A Information confirmation switch that also functions as a call switch 53 Voice synthesis circuit SP Speaker for intercom subunit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A system provided with an intercom subunit for making an extension call with an intercom base unit, and an in-house information processing unit for monitoring or controlling in-house information such as security information and lighting fixture on / off information. The information confirmation switch provided on the doorphone subunit or provided separately from the doorphone subunit, and when the information confirmation switch is operated, it is monitored or controlled by the in-house information processing unit. And a control device for sending a signal to the intercom subunit to cause the intercom subunit to be output in the form of a voice message or a predetermined warning sound. 2. The information confirmation switch according to claim 1, wherein the switch is a call switch for intercom subunits, and is configured to function as the information confirmation switch when pressed for a predetermined time or longer. In-house information confirmation system. 3. The house information according to claim 1, wherein the control device for sending a signal for outputting a voice message or a predetermined warning sound to the intercom subunit is monitored or controlled together with the house information processing unit. Is configured to send a signal to the intercom subunit to cause the intercom subunit to output a voice message or a predetermined warning sound when the preset contents do not match. The information confirmation system in the house. 4. The control device for transmitting a voice message or a signal for outputting a predetermined warning sound to the intercom sub-unit according to claim 1, which is connected to an intercom base unit or an in-house information processing unit by a bus. Interphone A home information confirmation system built into the main control panel that controls the base unit and the home information processing unit. 5. The house information processing unit according to claim 1, wherein the in-house information processing unit comprises a fire detection sensor, a gas leak detection sensor,
And an in-house information confirmation system that is an alarm unit that receives and processes an abnormality detection signal from a security sensor such as a crime prevention sensor, or a selector switch unit that performs on / off control and monitoring of multiple lighting fixtures.