KR20030089770A - Cyber apartment security system and method using ip phone-gateway - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A cyber apartment security system and method using an IP phone gateway is provided to recognize a visitor and inform the visit to a user through a mail or a telephone by combining a video interphone with an internal network environment for recognizing a visitor who visits a house of the user or an uninvited guest. CONSTITUTION: A video IP interphone(10) includes a movement sensor(11). An IP phone-gateway(20) constitutes a home network connected to the video IP interphone(10). A security server(31) charges a security of a general apartment complex. A VoIP(Voice over IP) server(32) connects the video IP interphones(10) mounted in the apartment complex to an external public switched telephone network(43). The video IP interphone(10) senses a movement of a visitor of the apartment complex through the movement sensor(11) and informs the visit to the IP phone-gateway(20). The IP phone-gateway(20) is connected to various kinds of devices mounted in a home and constitutes the home network and connected to an external communication network. The security server(31) is mounted in a central guardroom and charges a security of the apartment complex. The security server(31) is connected to the IP phone-gateway(20) of each home, stores a movement of a visitor as a video or an audio, and a guard checks the movement. The VoIP server(32) interlocks the video IP interphones(10) mounted in the apartment complex with the external public switched telephone network(43), and a user calls a visitor on a telephone in a remote place.

Description

CYBER APARTMENT SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD USING IP PHONE-GATEWAY}

The present invention relates to a security system for cyber apartments, in particular, when a user visits the house for a long time or a suspicious person roams at the door, the user is notified by means of telephone or e-mail by using a network established in the cyber apartment. The present invention relates to a cyber apartment security system and method using an IP phone gateway that enables to enhance the security of an apartment.

The security system of the cyber apartments in the past does not have a guard room in each building, but instead has a guard room in the center, where the door door switch and the surveillance cameras installed throughout the apartment are used to monitor the surroundings or doorbells when there are people in the house. Recognize who is coming by the camera.

However, there is a problem that there is no way to restrain the person unless the private security system is installed when a person who passes through the apartment door opener attempts to break into a house without people in the house.

If a security system is installed by connecting the network environment installed in the cyber apartment with the communication environment of the central security office, a system that can be sufficiently secured by the residents of the apartment is required and the development of such a system is required.

Currently, thieves are reported to press the doorbell or knock on the door to find out if there are people in the house, and then break into the house, and society demands countermeasures.

Since long-term power outages in entire apartment complexes or specific homes become ineffective, security devices that operate as power become useless. Therefore, development of a security system to cope with when an entire apartment complex goes out of power or a specific house is outage is required.

When a guest comes home, they need a way to respond or leave a message if the house is empty.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above necessity, and a visitor who visits a home by combining a video intercom with a network environment installed in the home to recognize a guest who is visiting when the user is away from home or an intruder who is not. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cyber apartment security system and method using an IP phone gateway to notify the user by mail or telephone.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a cyber apartment security system using the IP phone gateway of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the video IP interphone of FIG.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the IP phone-gateway of FIG.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the cyber apartment security method using the IP phone gateway of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation flow of a device check step in FIG. 4.

Figure 6 is a flow chart showing the operation of the central guard room connection step of the missed connection step in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation flow of a telephone connection step of the missed connection step in FIG. 4.

8 is a flow chart showing the operation of the message delivery step of the missed connection step in FIG.

** Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings **

10: video IP intercom 20: IP phone-gateway

31: Security Server 32: VoIP Server

According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a video IP interphone with a motion detector; An IP phone-gateway constituting a home network to which the video IP interphone is connected; A security server in charge of the security of the general apartment complex; A plurality of video IP intercom installed in the apartment complex is configured as a VoIP server for connecting to the external public telephone network.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the video IP interphone is connected to the IP phone-gateway unconditionally through a dedicated connection or a home network when the speaker phone on button is pressed on a video phone having no handset and speaker phone function. It is characterized in that it is configured to be connected by a motion detector.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the IP phone-gateway includes a Bluetooth module for short-range wireless communication; A PSTN / IP gateway, which serves to connect with the public telephone network; A phone module for connecting a general telephone to a public telephone network through a main distribution board installed in an apartment complex; The home network configured by Ethernet / HPNA is characterized by comprising a home network module for connecting to the Internet or intranet.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the security server is connected to each video IP phone and IP phone-gateway and checks their status, stores data from the IP phone-gateway, and other surveillance camera management and data. Characterized in that configured to work such as storage.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the VoIP server acts as a main controller, such as a gatekeeper or a SIP proxy of a VoIP standard protocol of each video IP interphone or IP-phone gateway, to deliver voice and video in an IP network. It features.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising: a device checking step of confirming a connection state of a system consisting of a video IP interphone and an IP phone-gateway in a network composed of respective entities of the first characteristic; Connecting the video IP interphone to the IP phone-gateway for the call connection between the user and the visitor when the motion detector of the video IP intercom detects the movement of an object; Connecting to a central security office or calling or forwarding a message to a telephone number set by the user when the user is absent; Welcoming a visitor when the user is not away; If the IP phone-gateway is inoperable and motion of an object is continuously detected, the video phone and the voice are stored in a security server for a predetermined period of time so as to be confirmed by an administrator working in a central security office. .

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a cyber apartment security system using the IP phone gateway of the present invention, as shown therein, a video IP interphone 10 having a motion detector 11; An IP phone-gateway 20 constituting a home network to which the video IP interphone 10 is connected; A security server 31 in charge of the security of the general apartment complex; It is composed of a VoIP server 32 that connects a plurality of video IP interphones installed in the apartment complex with an external public telephone network 43 as follows.

The video IP intercom 10 detects the movement of the visitor coming to the apartment through the motion detector 11 and informs the IP phone-gateway 20 of the visit.

The IP phone-gateway 20 is connected to various devices installed in the home to form a home network and connects with an external communication network.

The security server 31 is installed in the central security office to secure the apartment complex and is connected to the IP phone-gateway 20 of each home to store the movement of the visitor as video or audio so that the worker can check it.

The VoIP server 32 allows a plurality of video IP interphones installed in the apartment complex to be interworked with an external public telephone network so that a call can be made between a user who is out and a visitor.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the video IP interphone of FIG. 1, which includes a motion detector 12 for detecting a motion that is considered to be a person outside a door, as shown therein; When the motion detector 12 detects the movement of an object, the voice channel of the camera 11 and the speaker / microphone 18 is activated, and when the visitor presses the on button 19 of the speaker phone, the network interface 13 It is composed of a central processing unit 15 connected to the IP phone-gateway to deliver the video and audio of the visitor as follows.

The video IP intercom 10 has a motion detector 12 that activates the camera 11 and the voice channel when there is a movement that appears to be a person outside the door.

Then, as the visitor presses the doorbell, pressing the on button 19 of the speaker phone opens the IP phone-gateway and the video and voice channels with the doorbell sound, and the visitor talks through the video IP interphone 10.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the IP phone-gateway of FIG. 1, as shown therein, and a Bluetooth module 21 for short-range wireless communication; A PSTN / IP gateway serving to connect with the public telephone network 40; A phone module for connecting a general telephone to a public telephone network through a main distribution board installed in an apartment complex; It is composed of a home network module that connects the home network configured by Ethernet / HPNA 23 to the Internet or an intranet.

The Bluetooth module 21 is responsible for short-range wireless communication and provides a wireless communication channel with other Bluetooth modules.

The PSTN / IP gateway allows the video IP interphone to connect to the public telephone network 40.

The PSTN / IP gateway includes a codec 47, a central office interface circuit (COIC) 46, and a switch controller 45.

The phone module connects the ordinary telephone to the public telephone network through the main distribution board installed in the apartment complex.

The phone module includes a codec 26, a subscriber line interface circuit (SLIC) 27, a switch controller 28, and a single line terminal (SLT) module.

The home network module serves to connect the home network configured by Ethernet / HPNA 23 to the Internet or intranet 50.

The home network module is composed of an Ethernet / HPNA 23 and a CPU 24.

4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the cyber apartment security method using the IP phone gateway of the present invention, as shown in the device check step of checking the connection state of the system consisting of the video IP interphone and IP phone-gateway (S11 ~) S17); When the motion detector of the video IP intercom detects the movement of an object, connecting the video IP interphone to the IP phone-gateway for a call connection between the user and the visitor (S21 to S24); Connecting to a central security office or making a phone call or delivering a message when the user is absent (S31); Welcoming the visitor when the user is not away (S41, S42); If the IP phone-gateway is not in operation and the movement of any object is still detected, the video and voice are stored in a security server for a certain period of time so as to be confirmed by a worker working in the central security office (S51 to S54). This will be described as follows.

Check the connection status of the video IP interphone and IP phone-gateway, if there is an error, perform a device check step, otherwise determine whether motion is detected by the motion detector.

When motion is detected by the motion detector, the security server operates the video IP intercom and connects the video IP interphone with the IP phone-gateway when the visitor presses the on button of the speaker phone of the video IP intercom.

A doorbell sounds to inform the user that there is a visitor, and if there is no response, the user performs the missed connection step and if there is a response, the user opens the front door and greets the guest.

If the user is absent and the front door does not open, the IP phone-gateway is determined to be inoperable. If the movement is still detected, the security server records the video and voice for a period of time and saves it to a storage medium that can be checked by a worker at the central security office. Make sure

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the device checking step in FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. Analyzing a cause of an abnormality of the specific device in the server and causing a repairman or a security guard to dispatch as necessary (S12 to S14); If there is a problem in the plurality of devices as a result of the inspection, the security server analyzes the power status of the entire network and apartments and sends a message informing the situation to the designated mail server so that the user can check it (S15 ~ S17). This is described as follows.

The security server checks the connection status between the video IP interphone and the IP phone-gateway, and if there is an error, executes a device check step to determine whether there is an error only for a specific device.

The security server analyzes the cause if there is a problem with a specific device and allows a repairman or security guard to dispatch as needed.

If it is determined that there is a problem with a large number of devices, the security server analyzes the entire network and apartment power status to determine whether there is an error, and sends a message informing the designated mail server so that the user can check the mail using a communication terminal.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation of the central guard room connection step of the missed connection step in FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. Step S312 and S316 to allow the visitor to talk to the worker through the IP phone-gateway of the guard room, if any; If there are no workers in the central security office, storing the video and voice in a storage medium for a certain period of time so that the security guard can check them (S313 ~ S315); If it is not possible to connect to the VoIP server of the central security office, the step of executing a telephone connection step (S311) will be described as follows.

When the doorbell sounds to inform you that there is a visitor and the missed input is confirmed, the security server connects the video IP interphone installed in the apartment with the VoIP server installed in the central security office. Allows you to make a call.

If there is no worker in the central security office, the security server records the video and voice for a period of time through a camera and a microphone and stores it in a storage medium so that the worker can check it.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the telephone connection step of the missed connection step in FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. 4, when a connection is not made with the worker of the central security office, the telephone number assigned to the IP phone-gateway of the apartment is dialed. If a call to the designated phone number is possible, a ringtone for notifying the visitor is ringed for a predetermined time, and when the user receives the call, a call is made between the user and the visitor (S321 to S326).

If you can't connect to a worker in the central security office, you can access the apartment's IP phone-gateway and call the user's phone number to determine if the call is available.

When the user can make a call to the designated phone number, a ringer for notifying the visitor is ringed for a predetermined time so that the call between the user and the visitor is made when the user receives the call.

At this time, if the apartment is not connected to the IP phone-gateway, the telephone number is not available to the telephone number specified by the user, or if the user does not answer the phone, the security server performs a message delivery step.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an operation flow of the message delivery step of the missed connection step in FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. 4, when a visitor has a message to be delivered to a user, the presence or absence of a predetermined mail server is determined. Forwarding allows the user to check messages using a communication terminal, and if no mail server is specified, stores the message in the memory of the apartment's IP phone-gateway so that the user can access the IP phone-gateway from a telephone or IP device from outside. It is possible to check the messages stored in the (S331 ~ S336) is described as follows.

If the visitor has a message to send to the user, the security server determines whether there is a mail server defined by the user, and forwards the message if there is a designated mail server.

The user accesses the mail server using a mail confirmation function of a computer or a communication terminal capable of reading mail, and checks the message left by the visitor.

If the security server does not find a predetermined mail server, the message stored by the visitor is stored in the memory of the IP phone-gateway of the apartment, so the user can read the message stored in the memory by accessing the IP phone-gateway from a telephone or IP device from the outside. have.

As described in detail above, the present invention, even if the user has been away from home for a long time, when the person who comes to visit or the suspicious person roams in front of the door will be directly contacted by phone or e-mail contact, so that the user can go out with confidence in the network installed in the apartment It can be used to build an efficient security system.

Claims (9)

A video IP interphone with a motion detector; An IP phone-gateway constituting a home network to which the video IP interphone is connected; A security server in charge of the security of the general apartment complex; A cyber apartment security system using an IP phone gateway, characterized in that consisting of a VoIP server for connecting a plurality of video IP intercom installed in the apartment complex with an external public telephone network. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the video IP interphone comprises: a motion detector for detecting a motion that is considered to be a person outside the door; When the motion detector detects the movement of an object, it activates the voice channel of the camera and speaker / microphone, and when the visitor presses the on button of the speaker phone, it connects to the IP phone-gateway through the network interface to transmit the visitor's video and audio. Cyber apartment security system using an IP phone gateway, characterized in that configured as a central processing unit. The IP phone-gateway of claim 1, further comprising: a Bluetooth module for short-range wireless communication; A PSTN / IP gateway, which serves to connect with the public telephone network; A phone module for connecting a general telephone to a public telephone network through a main distribution board installed in an apartment complex; A cyber apartment security system using an IP phone gateway, characterized in that composed of a home network module for connecting a home network configured by Ethernet / HPNA to the Internet or an intranet. According to claim 1, The security server is connected to each video IP phone and IP phone-gateway network to check their status, and to store data from the IP phone-gateway, and other surveillance camera management and data storage, etc. Cyber apartment security system using an IP phone gateway, characterized in that configured to work. A device checking step of confirming a connection state of a system consisting of a video IP interphone and an IP phone-gateway; Connecting the video IP interphone to the IP phone-gateway for the call connection between the user and the visitor when the motion detector of the video IP intercom detects the movement of an object; A missed connection step of connecting to a central security office or calling a phone number set by a user or delivering a message when the user is absent; Welcoming a visitor when the user is not away; If the IP phone-gateway is not in operation and the movement of any object is still detected, the video and voice is stored in a security server for a certain period of time, so that it is possible to check by a worker working in the central security office. How to secure cyber apartment using phone gateway. The method of claim 5, wherein the device checking step examines the network connection status, the failure, the power status, and the like of the video IP interphone and the IP phone-gateway. Allowing a repairman or security guard to dispatch as needed; If there is a problem with a plurality of devices as a result of the inspection, the IP server, characterized in that the security server analyzes the power status of the entire network and apartments and sends a notification message to the designated mail server so that the user can check it How to secure cyber apartments using a gateway. The method of claim 5, wherein the central guard room connection in the missed connection step is connected to the VoIP server of the central guard room to determine whether there is a worker in the central guard room if there is a worker, if there is a worker visits the worker through the IP phone-gateway of the guard room; Making a call; Storing a video and a voice in a storage medium for a certain period of time if there is no worker in the central security office, so that the security guard can confirm this; The cyber apartment security method using the IP phone gateway, characterized in that the step of executing a telephone connection step if the connection to the VoIP server of the central security office. The telephone connection of the missed connection step of claim 5, if not connected to the worker of the central security office dials the telephone number specified in the IP phone-gateway of the apartment, and if the call is possible to the designated telephone number, a ring tone notifying the visitor A cyber apartment security method using an IP phone gateway characterized in that a ringing for a predetermined time and the user receives a call, the call between the user and the visitor is made. The method of claim 5, wherein the message transfer in the missed connection step determines whether the visitor has a predetermined mail server if there is a message to be delivered to the user, and forwards the message if there is a predetermined mail server so that the user can check the message using a communication terminal. If there is no mail server, the message is stored in the memory of the IP phone-gateway of the apartment so that the user can access the IP phone-gateway from a telephone or an IP device from outside and check the message stored in the memory. How to secure cyber apartment using IP phone gateway.