JPS6386687A - Multiple dwelling house intercommunication device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To certify who has visited by storing the picture image of a visitor in an entrance unit in the case that an answer from a dwelling house unit does not return within a prescribed time when the visitor selects and calls up an aimed dwelling house by the entrance unit. CONSTITUTION:When the answer from the dwelling house unit 4 does not return because of the absence of a called up dwelling house, etc., even after the prescribed time has elapsed, the entrance unit 1 takes the picture of the visitor by a monitoring camera 3, and stores the image data in the vacant part of a frame memory 9, and at the same time, stores the dwelling house number of the called up dwelling house corresponding to it. Besides, the voice of the visitor is recorded similarly through the microphone of the entrance unit 1. At the called up dwelling house unit 4, a visitor informing indicator 7 is turned on a light. Afterwards, an occupant who came back home knows that the visitor called on him by the lighting of the visitor informing indicator 7, and reproduce the image and the voice of the visitor by pushing down a reproducing button 8, then he can certify by the dwelling house unit 4 and a television monitor 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Use 5f] The unissued 1n relates to an apartment complex communication device suitable for application to an apartment complex management system used in residential complexes such as apartments, dormitories, and Mansimiens.

[Prior Art] Recently, in apartment complexes such as condominiums, various efforts have been made to provide a safe, comfortable and convenient living environment for each unit and resident, as well as to perform rational and appropriate maintenance and management of the apartment complex. A housing management system has been adopted.

This system includes, for example, a master unit as the main device in the manager's room or monitoring center, a home controller as a terminal in each dwelling unit, a common entrance unit in each common entrance, and a home controller as a terminal in each dwelling unit. Depending on your peace of mind, install terminals, etc. in each residential building, one common entrance, one staircase, or elevator for each group of dwelling units that share the same building, and connect each of these devices to η voice, video, and transmission lines. It is an intercom device that serves as an apartment complex communication device that makes calls between each unit and the common entrance unit, and has the function of monitoring the common entrance with video, and by commands from the unit unit. A moat that unlocks or opens the door of the common entrance via a common entrance machine, a fire sensor for temperature, smoke, etc., a gas leak sensor, an emergency button, and a crime prevention device connected to the machine for each dwelling unit. It has a variety of functions, including a security function that generates an alarm in response to signals from sensors such as switches, and a function that broadcasts requests from the common entrance unit or the manager's main unit to residential unit units. ing.

In such a residential complex communication device of a housing management system, a visitor performs a calling operation using the entrance machine to call the dwelling unit to be used as L1.The calling operation is performed, for example, as follows.

■Select the housing unit number by pressing the key on the entrance machine 0 The selected housing unit number will be displayed on the display device inside the entrance machine.

■Press the call button on the entrance machine. Thereby, the entrance device sends a call transmission signal to the designated dwelling unit.

After such a calling operation, if the receiver is picked up at the dwelling unit within a predetermined period of time, for example 30 seconds, a telephone line or a video line is connected between the entrance unit and the dwelling unit, and a call can be made. As a result, the visitor can complete his business, and the visitor can be guided in by operating the function of the housing management system to unlock or open the common entrance on the housing unit side.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, if there is no response from the dwelling device within a predetermined time after the calling operation, the entrance device cancels the calling and returns to the initial state. Therefore, if there is a visitor while the resident of a certain dwelling unit is away, the visitor only confirms that the visitor is away and leaves, and the person who was interstitial is the person who received the visit = tx actual The problem was that it was difficult to know.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide an apartment complex communication device that selects a target dwelling unit using an entrance unit installed at a common entrance and makes a call to that unit. Based on the concept of providing a means to record and play back images, even if there are visitors when the dwelling unit is not present, by recording and playing back the voices and images of visitors, it will be possible to provide appropriate information to visitors and residents of the dwelling unit. Our goal is to provide the best possible service.

[L-Description to Solve the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned goal 1"1, the present invention includes an entrance machine installed at a common entrance, a surveillance camera that images visitors to the entrance, and In an apartment complex communication device that is equipped with a dwelling unit a installed in a dwelling unit and a television monitor, and that allows calls to be made by selecting the dwelling unit unit from the entrance unit, the entrance unit is the unit unit selected by the visitor from the entrance unit. a video storage means for storing the image of the visitor taken by the surveillance camera when the visitor does not respond within the time; and a means for transmitting the video data stored in the I2 image storage stage to the dwelling unit in response to an instruction from the dwelling unit. In addition, each dwelling unit informs the resident of the unit that there is a visitor, and uses the video storage means to notify the resident of the unit that there is a visitor.
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[Operations and Effects] According to the above configuration, when a visitor selects and calls a target dwelling unit using the entrance machine, if there is no response from the dwelling unit within a predetermined time, the visitor will be called by the entrance machine. It is possible to memorize images of people. In addition, since the unit is equipped with a visitor notification means, when the resident returns from going out,
It is possible to know that there are visitors. Furthermore, the video recorded at the entrance device can be played back on a television monitor to confirm who the visitor is. That is,
When there is a visitor to a non-occupied unit, appropriate services can be provided to the visitor and the residents of the unit.

In addition, it would be convenient to provide one L stage for recording and reproducing the voices of visitors, in addition to the recording and reproducing means as described above.

Furthermore, the present invention has seven such video/recording devices in one entrance unit. Therefore, for example, when applying the present invention to an apartment complex management system that has an entrance monitoring function, it is sufficient to add a video recording function to the entrance unit without making much change to the hardware on the dwelling unit side. Costs can be reduced compared to when the aircraft is equipped with these features.

[Example IJ1] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained using the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram 41 of a multifamily housing communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention! In the figure, l is an entrance machine installed at the common entrance, 2 is a numeric keypad for inputting the housing unit number and calling the desired housing unit, 3 is a surveillance camera for recording visitors, and 4 is for each A dwelling unit installed in the dwelling unit, 5 a handset for telephone calls, 6 a monitor television that displays images from the surveillance camera 3, and 7 a visitor notification display that displays the fact that images and voices of visitors are stored. 8 is a playback button for requesting playback of the recorded video and audio of the visitor.

Figure 2 shows the video storage and
A schematic block diagram of a reproduction circuit is shown. In the figure, reference numeral 9 denotes a frame memory for storing images captured by the surveillance camera 3;
O is a readout circuit that reads still image data from the frame memory 9, and 11 is a readout circuit that converts the still image data (digital data) outputted by the O to a video signal and outputs it to a predetermined dwelling unit via a video line. It is a signal converter that

Next, the operation of the apparatus of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

First, the visitor enters the housing unit number using the numeric keypad 2 at the entrance 4!11, specifies the housing unit 4 to be called, and presses the call button.
Send a call signal to. In response to this, the corresponding dwelling unit 4 emits exhaled sweat. At this point, when the handset 5 is hooked up, a telephone line or a video line is connected between the entrance unit 1 and the unit 4, and the telephone call and the monitor of the visitor on the TV monitor 6 on the unit side are made. or 1'e.

On the other hand, if the called dwelling unit is absent, etc., there is no response from the dwelling unit 4 even after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. At this time, the entrance device 1 records the image of the visitor using the surveillance camera 3, and stores the video data in an empty part of the frame memory 9.
The dwelling unit number of the called dwelling unit is stored in correspondence with the frame memory. In addition, the voice of the visitor is recorded through the microphone of the entrance unit l in the same manner as above. In the called dwelling unit 4, the visitor notification display 7 is lit.

After this, the resident who returns home knows that there has been a visitor because the visitor notification display 7 is lit. Then, by pressing the playback button 8, the visitor's video and audio can be played back and checked on the dwelling unit 4 and the television monitor 6.

That is, when the playback button 8 is pressed in the dwelling unit @4, the reading circuit 10 selects and reads out the still image data stored in the frame memory 9 with the corresponding dwelling unit number. Then, the still image data, which is digital data, is converted into a video signal by the signal converter 11 and sent to the dwelling unit 4 via the video line. In response to this, the dwelling unit 4 displays the image of the visitor on the monitor television 6. It is output from the visitor's A voice speaker.

Thereafter, the read still image data and audio data in the frame memory 9 are erased. Furthermore, if there is data of another visitor for that dwelling unit in another frame memory, the visitor notification display 7 remains lit, and that data can also be monitored in the same manner as above. . If there is no data on other visitors, the visitor notification display 7 is turned off.

It should be noted that the number of layers of frame memory 9 to have can be determined as appropriate; data in the frame memory that is read out once is immediately erased, so 2 to 3 times the number of dwelling units would be sufficient. .

Further, in this embodiment, a semiconductor memory is used as a storage medium for audio and still image data, but a magnetic tape, an optical disk, etc. may be used instead.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an apartment complex communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the video storage and
FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram of the 11g raw circuit. l: Entrance machine, 2: Numeric keypad, 3: Surveillance camera. 4: Residential unit, 5: Temperature of sent and received goods, 6: Monitor TV, 7: Visitor notification display, 8: Play button. 9: Frame memory, IO=readout circuit, 11: Signal converter.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Equipped with an entrance unit installed at a common entrance, a surveillance camera that images visitors to the entrance, and a housing unit and television monitor installed in each dwelling unit, In an apartment complex communication device that allows a call to be made by selecting a device, the entrance device has a video storage device that stores an image of the visitor from the surveillance camera when the dwelling device selected by the visitor from the entrance device does not respond within a predetermined time. and a means for transmitting the video data stored in the video storage means to the dwelling unit in response to an instruction from the dwelling unit, and each dwelling unit notifies the resident of the dwelling unit that there is a visitor. and means for instructing reproduction of the video stored by the video storage means on a television monitor. 2. The multifamily housing communication device according to claim 1, which stores and reproduces audio data together with the video data.