JPH08289285A - Data acquisition system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To acquire the data of the voice and video, etc., of the message of a visitor when one has a visitor and receives the incoming call of a telephone during one's absence, to easily reproduce and edit the acquired data and to reduce the useless consumption of a recording medium. CONSTITUTION: This system is provided with a camera 11 and a microphone 12 inputting voice data and video data, a data storage device 18 storing inputted voice data and video data and an infrared ray sensor 14 detecting that a man exists at a prescribed location. The system is provided with a data acquisition controller 16 operating the camera 11, the microphone 12 and the data storage device 18 on condition that the infrared ray sensor 14 detects the man and stopping the operations of the camera 11 and the microphone 12 on condition that the infrared ray sensor 14 does not detect the humans.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data acquisition system for acquiring voice data and video data, and in particular, records a message or the like of a visitor or a telephone partner when an incoming call or a telephone call arrives during absence. Data acquisition system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a data acquisition system for recording a message or the like of an unattended visitor records a visit history of an unattended visitor to an intercom device having an intercom function for communicating with a handset in a home. It is realized by providing a configuration for recording.

An example of this type of data acquisition system is the "doorphone device with an answering machine" described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-135058. The document discloses an intercom system having a configuration for acquiring and recording video data and audio data of a guest who is away.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the structure of the doorphone with an answering machine described in the document. As shown in the figure, the doorphone device with an answering machine is a doorphone control unit provided with a television camera 51 for acquiring an image of a visitor, a doorphone device 52, and an answering machine switch 57 for switching between an absence mode and a home mode. 56,
A call switching device 58, an intercom device 59,
A VTR device 62 for recording video and audio, a television receiver 63 for reproducing the recorded video, and a voice synthesizer 64 for sending a message are provided. Also, the doorphone device 5
2 includes a microphone 53, a speaker 54, and a push button switch 55, and the intercom device 59 includes a microphone 60 and a speaker 61.

An operation for acquiring voice data and video data by the conventional data acquisition system (doorphone device with an answering machine function) configured as described above will be described.

First, the answering machine switch 57 installed in the doorphone control unit 56 is switched to the answering machine mode. By switching to the absence mode, the doorphone control unit 56 switches the call switching device 58 to the VTR device 62 and the voice synthesizing device 64. As a result, the doorphone device 52 is set to the absence mode. In this state, when the visitor presses the push button switch 55 of the doorphone device 52, the doorphone controller 56 is notified that the visitor has met. At this time, the doorphone control unit 56 sends a message sending signal to the old voice synthesizing device 64 for message sending, and at the same time sends a recording start signal to the VTR device 62 for video and audio recording. As a result, the voice synthesizer 64
From the speaker via the speaker 54 of the doorphone device 52, a predetermined message requesting message is output,
Acquisition of data by the VTR device 62 is started.

[0007] A microphone 53 for voice input of the doorphone device 52 is used by the visitor to obtain a message required by the message.
When speaking to, the voice is recorded by the VTR device 62 together with the image of the visitor input from the telecamera 51. When the preset time (about 1 minute) elapses, the doorphone control unit 56 causes the VTR device 62 to
Send a signal to stop recording. By this, VTR
The device 62 ends the recording operation.

Next, the operation of reproducing the video and audio of the visitor acquired by the system will be described. First, the answer switch 57 of the doorphone control unit 56 is switched from the answer mode to the home mode. Thereby, the doorphone control unit 56 switches the call switching device 58 to the interphone device 59 side. When a visitor comes in the absence mode and the VTR device 62 records the visitor's requirement and video, the VTR device 62 is automatically operated.
The video tape of (1) is rewound, the reproduction is started, and the recorded audio and video are reproduced on the television receiver 63.

Further, as a conventional data acquisition system for recording a message or the like of a visiting visitor, a so-called answering machine having a structure for recording a message of the other party when there is an incoming call on the telephone is known. It is popular. In this system, a message is generally recorded using a cassette tape recorder. That is, when an incoming call arrives while the telephone is in the absence mode, a predetermined message requesting message is output, a predetermined message is output, and the cassette tape recorder is operated for a certain period of time to record the voice from the other party of the telephone. It was

[0010]

However, in the above-described conventional data recording system, since the video and audio of the visitor or the other party of the telephone are recorded by the VTR device or the cassette tape recorder, the audio data and the video data are recorded on the video tape. Etc. are continuously recorded. Therefore, the recorded data is not divided for each visitor, and there is a drawback that it takes time and labor to edit the data and reproduce it from the middle.

Further, since the recording time by the VTR device is set in advance, the VTR device continues to operate even if a visitor leaves, which results in a waste of the recording medium (video tape). there were.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks and acquires data such as voice and video of a message of a visitor when a visitor or an incoming call is received while he / she is away, and the acquired data can be easily obtained. It is an object of the present invention to provide a data acquisition system that can be reproduced and edited and that can reduce wasteful consumption of a recording medium.

[0013]

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an input means for inputting audio data and video data, and a data storage means for storing the audio data and video data input by the input means. A detecting means for detecting that a person is at a predetermined position, and operating the input means and the data storing means on the condition that at least the detecting means detects a person, and at least the detecting means And a control means for stopping the operation of the input means on the condition that the human being is no longer detected.

In another aspect, the data storage means is a storage device for storing the audio data and the video data as digital data, and the audio data and the video data input each time the operation is performed are made into one file. It is configured to save.

Further, in another aspect, a switch for operating the input means is further provided, and when the control means detects a person by the detection means, video data is stored in the input means and the data storage means. Input is performed, and when the switch is turned on, voice data is input to the input means and the data storage means, and when the switch is turned off, the voice data by the input means is changed. The input is stopped, and the input of the video data by the input unit is stopped when the detection unit no longer detects a person.

In another data acquisition system that achieves the above object, an input means for inputting audio data and video data, a data storage means for storing the audio data and video data input by the input means, and a person predetermined Detecting means for detecting that the user is in a position, a switch for operating the input means, and causing the input means and the data storage means to input video data when a person is detected by the detecting means, Further, when the switch is turned on, the input means and the data storage means are caused to input the voice data, and when the switch is turned off, the input of the voice data by the input means is stopped. A control means for stopping the input of the video data by the input means when the detection means no longer detects a person It is.

In another data acquisition system that achieves the above object, a telephone, data storage means for storing voice data input from the telephone, and voice data stored in the data storage means when an incoming call is received by the telephone. And a control means for executing the input.

[0018]

[Operation] According to the present invention, it is possible to store and save the acquired voice data and video data regarding the visitor or the other party of the telephone as digital data for each of the visitor or the other party of the telephone. Further, the data acquisition control device can monitor the visitor's visit and the incoming call, and can operate the necessary device only when the incoming visitor or the incoming call is received.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a data acquisition system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the data acquisition system of this embodiment is used as a doorphone device with an answering machine, and has a camera 11 for inputting video data, a microphone 12 for inputting voice data, and a push button. Button switch 13, infrared sensor 14, speaker 1
5, a data acquisition control device 16 for controlling the data acquisition operation from the camera 11 and the microphone 12, a power supply circuit 17, and a data storage device 18.

The camera 11 operates by being supplied with electricity from the power supply circuit 17 under the control of the data acquisition controller 16.
If there is a visitor's visit during the absence, the video of the visitor is acquired. The acquired video data is stored in the data storage device 1
Stored in 8.

The microphone 12 is operated by being supplied with electricity from the power supply circuit 17 under the control of the data acquisition control device 16, and acquires a voice such as a message of the visitor when the visitor comes during the absence. To do. The acquired voice data is stored in the data storage device 18.

The push button switch 13 is turned on when a visitor or the like presses it, and is turned off when released.
It becomes F. When the push button switch 13 is turned on, the absence is notified, a predetermined response message requesting a message is output, or a start condition for inputting a voice such as a message of a visitor is used.

The infrared sensor 14 detects that a visitor has visited. That is, when the visitor stands at a predetermined position in front of the doorphone device or the like used in this embodiment, the infrared sensor 14 senses the visitor and notifies the data acquisition control device 16 of the visitor.

The speaker 15 notifies the absence and outputs a predetermined response message requesting a message as a voice. When the push button switch 13 is pressed, it operates under the control of the data acquisition control device 16.

The data acquisition control device 16 is realized by a CPU or memory of a personal computer, and the camera 11
It also controls the data acquisition operation from the microphone 12 and controls the recording operation of the audio data and the video data by the data storage device 18. That is, when the data acquisition control device 16 receives from the infrared sensor 14 a notification that a visitor has come, the data acquisition control device 16 operates the power supply circuit 17 to start supplying power to the camera 11 and the data storage device 18. Then, the image acquisition operation by the camera 11 is started. In addition, the visitor push button switch 1
When 3 is pressed, power supply to the microphone 12 and the speaker 15 is started. And the speaker 15
Output a predetermined response message from the microphone 1
The operation of acquiring the voice such as the message of the visitor by 2 is started.

Further, when the visitor stops pressing the push button switch 13, the data acquisition control device 16 shuts off the power supply to the microphone 12 and terminates the operation of acquiring sound by the microphone 12. Also,
When the visitor leaves and the infrared sensor 14 no longer detects the visitor, the power supply to the camera 11 is shut off and the image acquisition operation by the camera 11 ends. In addition, the audio data and the video data acquired via the camera 11 and the microphone 12 are stored in the data storage device 18.
After performing the predetermined processing, the power supply to the data storage device 18 is cut off and the recording operation by the data storage device 18 is completed.

The power supply circuit 17 supplies electric power to the camera 11, the microphone 12, and the data storage device 18.
It operates under the control of the data acquisition controller 16.

The data storage device 18 is realized by an external storage device such as a CPU of a personal computer, a memory, and a magnetic disk device. The data storage device 18 stores the video data input by the camera 11 and the audio data input by the microphone 12 as individual files for each visitor. The data is stored as digital data in a storage medium such as a magnetic disk. The configuration of a personal computer or the like that controls the storage operation of the external storage device may be shared with the personal computer that implements the data acquisition control device 16.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, when a visitor stands in front of a door on which the camera 11, the microphone 12, the push button switch 13, and the infrared sensor 14 of the present embodiment are installed, the infrared sensor 14 detects the presence of the visitor (step 201). . Then, a signal for starting image acquisition is sent to the data acquisition control device 16. Upon receiving the signal, the data acquisition control device 16 sends a signal to the power supply circuit 7 to start power supply to the camera 11 and the data storage device 18 (step 202). As a result, the camera 11 operates and acquires the video data of the visitor (step 2).
03). The acquisition of the video data is performed by the data acquisition control device 16
It continues until it receives a signal from the acquisition end.

At this time, when the push button switch 13 is pressed and turned on, a signal for starting the acquisition of voice is sent to the data acquisition control device 16 (step 204). The data acquisition control device 16 sends a signal to the power supply circuit 17 to start the power supply of the speech force 15 and the microphone 12 (step 205). Then, through the speaker 15,
For example, a response message such as "I am out. Please give me a message." Is output (step 206). After outputting the response message, acquisition of voice data is started from the microphone 12, and a message etc. of the visitor is input (step 207). The acquisition of voice data is continued as long as the push button switch 13 is pressed. Then, when the push button switch 13 is turned off, the power supply to the speaker 15 and the microphone 12 is stopped, and the acquisition of the voice data is finished (steps 208 and 209).

Even if the push button switch 13 is not turned off for some reason, acquisition of all data is completed after the infrared sensor 14 no longer senses a visitor, as will be described later. However, power supply to devices other than the data storage device 18 is stopped.

When the visitor leaves the front of the door, the infrared sensor 14 no longer senses the visitor and sends a data acquisition control signal to the data acquisition controller 16. The data acquisition control device 16 sends a signal to the power supply circuit 17, and the camera 11
Power supply is stopped to end the acquisition of video data (steps 210 and 211). At this time, if the push button switch 13 is not turned off and power is supplied to the speaker 15 and the microphone 12, the power supply to these is also stopped.

Thereafter, the video data and audio data obtained in the data storage device 18 are processed (step 212). FIG. 3 shows the structure of the processed acquired data. As illustrated, the processed data includes, for each data acquired for each visitor, a data number 31 consisting of a serial number, a data acquisition start time 32, a data acquisition time 33, and an arbitrary file name 34. , And the acquired audio data and video data 35. To play the acquired audio and video data of the visitor,
The data number 31 is used as a key for retrieval and reproduction. Further, the file name can be changed, and editing such as combining, deleting and adding data can be easily executed on the personal computer which constitutes the data storage device 18.

The data processed in this manner is stored in the magnetic disk or the like of the data storage device 18 (step 213). After the data is stored, the data acquisition control 16 sends a signal to the power supply circuit 17 to stop the power supply to the data storage device 18 (step 214).

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the data acquisition system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the data acquisition system of this embodiment is used as a telephone with an answering machine, and includes a telephone 41 and a speaker 1.
5, a data acquisition control device 42 for controlling a data acquisition operation from the telephone 41, a power supply circuit 17, and a data storage device 18.

Of these configurations, the speaker 15, the power supply circuit 17, and the data storage device 18 are the same as those of the first embodiment shown in FIG. Is omitted. The data storage device 18 has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, but the stored data is only voice data.

The telephone 41 is similar to a telephone with an ordinary answering machine. When an incoming call is received, the telephone 41 notifies the data acquisition control device of the incoming call and sends the acquired voice data to the data storage device 18.

The data acquisition control device 42 is realized by a CPU, a memory or the like of a personal computer, and the telephone 41
Data acquisition operation from the data storage device 1
8 controls the recording operation of voice data. That is, when the data acquisition control device 42 receives the notification that the telephone set 41 has received the call, the data acquisition control device 42 activates the power supply circuit 17,
Power supply to the speaker 15 and the data storage device 18 is started. Then, a predetermined response message is output from the speaker 15, and the operation of acquiring the voice such as the message of the other party by the telephone 41 is started. And if the telephone line is cut off,
End data acquisition.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above embodiments. For example, although the infrared sensor is used to detect the visitor in the first embodiment, a sound wave sensor or an optical sensor may be used, or a mat for detecting the weight of the visitor may be provided.

In the present embodiment, the system used as the doorphone device with the answering machine function is shown as the first embodiment, and the system used as the telephone machine with the answering machine function is shown as the second embodiment, but these configurations are combined. It is also possible to collectively manage data relating to visitors and data relating to telephone parties.

The data acquisition system of the first embodiment can also be used as a data management system for security cameras in a store. In this case, in the configuration of FIG. 1, the push button switch 13 and the speaker 15 are unnecessary, and the camera 11 and the microphone 12 are configured to operate simultaneously. As a result, the audio data can be acquired at the same time as the video data.

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As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to store and save the acquired voice data and video data regarding the visitor or the other party of the telephone as digital data for each of the visitor or the other party of the telephone. Further, there is an effect that operations such as editing and reproduction of recorded data are facilitated and labor can be reduced.

Moreover, unnecessary data acquisition operations are reduced and unnecessary recording media are wasted by observing the visitor's visits and incoming telephone calls and operating the necessary devices only when there are incoming guests or telephone incoming calls. It is possible to avoid unnecessary consumption.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a data acquisition system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of data processed according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a data acquisition system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a conventional data acquisition system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 camera 12 microphone 13 push button switch 14 infrared sensor 15 speaker 16, 42 data acquisition control device 17 power supply circuit 18 data storage device 41 telephone

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. Input means for inputting audio data and video data, data storage means for storing audio data and video data input by the input means, and detection means for detecting that a person is at a predetermined position. , Operating the input means and the data storage means on the condition that at least the detection means has detected a person, and at least operating the input means on the condition that the detection means no longer detects the person. A data acquisition system comprising: a control unit for stopping the data acquisition. 2. The data storage means is a storage device for storing audio data and video data as digital data, and stores the input audio data and video data as one file each time it is operated. The data acquisition system according to claim 1. 3. A switch for operating the input means is further provided, wherein the control means causes the input means and the data storage means to execute input of video data when the detection means detects a person. When the switch is turned on, the input means and the data storage means are caused to input voice data, and when the switch is turned off, the input of voice data by the input means is stopped,
The data acquisition system according to claim 1, wherein the input of the video data by the input unit is stopped when the detection unit no longer detects a person. 4. Input means for inputting audio data and video data, data storage means for storing audio data and video data input by the input means, and detection means for detecting that a person is at a predetermined position. A switch for operating the input means, and when inputting video data to the input means and the data storage means when a person is detected by the detection means, and when the switch is turned on. When voice data is input to the input means and the data storage means, the voice data input by the input means is stopped when the switch is turned off, and the detection means stops detecting humans. And a control unit for stopping the input of the video data by the input unit. 5. The data storage means is a storage device that stores audio data and video data as digital data, and saves the input audio data and video data as one file each time it is operated. The data acquisition system according to claim 4. 6. A telephone, a data storage unit for storing voice data input from the telephone, and a control unit for causing the data storage unit to input voice data when an incoming call is received by the telephone. Data acquisition system characterized by. 7. The data storage means is a storage device for storing voice data as digital data, and stores the voice data input every time it operates once as one file. Data acquisition system described.