KR20160116818A - Control apparatus for the interphone and method thereof - Google Patents

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KR20160116818A
KR20160116818A KR1020150045110A KR20150045110A KR20160116818A KR 20160116818 A KR20160116818 A KR 20160116818A KR 1020150045110 A KR1020150045110 A KR 1020150045110A KR 20150045110 A KR20150045110 A KR 20150045110A KR 20160116818 A KR20160116818 A KR 20160116818A
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The present invention relates to an interphone control apparatus and a method thereof. The purpose of the interphone control apparatus according to the present invention is to control an interphone installed thereoutside, and comprises: a storage unit for storing mobile terminal phone information and an extension number of an occupant; an input unit for receiving input of a call-out message for a specific occupant from a visitor; a control unit for determining if the occupant is thereinside by using location information on a current location of the occupant, and for connecting to the interphone with the mobile terminal phone or the extension number according to the determined result; and a communication unit for receiving the location information of the occupant and connecting communications with the mobile terminal of the occupant or an internal terminal corresponding to the extension number. According to the present invention, since whether or not an occupant is thereinside can be determined in a control apparatus by using an indoor measurement apparatus when an automatic mode is set, an interphone user can be provided with convenience by being directly connected to a mobile terminal of the occupant without a hassle processes such as setting as a going-outside mode and the like if an occupant goes outside. In addition, in the case of calling out by selecting a group, an internal phone or a mobile terminal can be connected by determining if an occupant is inside an office without ringing all bells in the office, thereby allowing a visitor and the occupant to simply and smoothly communicate with each other.

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[0001] CONTROL APPARATUS FOR THE INTERPHONE AND METHOD THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling an interphone, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for controlling an interphone in consideration of a current position of a occupant.

Generally, when the visitor presses the bell of the interphone installed in the outside, the interphone system checks the voice or image of the visitor through the device installed in the house and opens the door.

However, the existing interphone system has a problem that when the resident is absent from the residence in busy daily life, it is difficult for the visitor and the resident to communicate through the interphone, and security problems may occur when the resident is absent. Also, in the case of using a chibble, the visitor's visit can not be known in the absence of the resident, and the fact that the resident has gone out can be a target of a criminal such as theft because of exposure to the visitor.

In the case of an office, when a visitor presses a bell of an interphone, a ring tone is emitted to the entire office, or when a specific person is absent, a problem arises in that the user must check whether or not the office is re-opened through another person and then contact the office again.

There is a system for connecting an interphone to a mobile phone of a resident in the absence of a conventional interphone system. However, such a system is troublesome because it requires a procedure such as setting a outgoing mode, and can not be used when a resident forgets to set a outgoing mode and goes out .

The technique which is a background of the present invention is disclosed in the following publication: Utility Model No. 20-2008-0002770 (published on July 22, 2008).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for controlling an interphone in consideration of a current position of an occupant.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for controlling an interphone installed outside, comprising: a storage unit for storing mobile number information and an extension number of an occupant; an input unit for receiving a call message of a specific occupant from a visitor; A controller for determining whether the occupant is indoors using the position information of the current position of the occupant and controlling the connection to the interphone with the mobile terminal number or the extension number according to the determination result, And a communication unit for connecting the communication to an internal terminal corresponding to the mobile terminal or the extension number of the occupant.

The controller may use the location information of the occupant to control the wireless communication connection with the occupant's mobile terminal through at least one of 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, and LTE when the occupant is determined to be out of the office.

The control unit may control the communication to be connected to the extension number of the occupant when it is determined that the occupant is located in the room using the occupant's location information.

The communication unit may receive the occupant reacquisition information through a Bluetooth communication with a beacon or a communication terminal installed indoors, or may receive the occupant reacquisition information from an infrared sensor installed in the room.

The communication unit is connected to a user terminal installed with an application through Bluetooth communication, and a user can input the mobile terminal number information and extension number information of the occupant through the application.

Wherein the storage unit may further store group information belonging to the occupant, and when the visitor selects the group and inputs a paging message, the control unit controls, based on the location information of the occupants, So that the mobile terminal can communicate with the mobile terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method using an interphone control device provided outside, the method comprising: receiving a call message of a specific occupant from a visitor; receiving position information of the occupant; Determining whether the occupant is indoors using the positional information of the occupant's current position and controlling the occupant to communicate with the interphone with the mobile terminal number or extension number of the occupant previously stored according to the determination result; And connecting the communication to the mobile terminal or an internal terminal corresponding to the extension number.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the control device can determine whether or not the occupant is re-occupied in the automatic mode setting by using the indoor positioning device, when the occupant is out of the office without a troublesome procedure such as setting the out- So that it is convenient for the interphone user.

In addition, when a group is selected and called, it is determined whether or not the occupant in the office is re-established without ringing the entire bell of the office, and communication is established with the internal telephone or the mobile terminal, so that communication between the visitor and the occupant can be performed easily and smoothly.

1 is a view for explaining a control device of an interphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing a control device of an interphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an interphone when the automatic mode is set according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

First, the operation of the interphone control apparatus 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a control device of an interphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, an indoor positioning device 300 is installed in an office, and a control device 200 of an interphone may be attached to an interphone. The interphone control apparatus 200 is connected to the mobile terminal 100 or the indoor terminal 400 installed in the room according to the current position of the occupant.

Specifically, the mobile terminal 100 refers to a terminal that is connected to the interphone in a wireless communication mode when the occupant is out of the office. The mobile terminal 100 includes a mobile communication terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a smart watch, a smart goggle and the like, and is capable of wireless communication such as Bluetooth, 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi and LTE.

The mobile terminal 100 may be installed with an application interlocked with the control device 200 of the interphone and the occupant can input the information required by the control device 200 of the interphone through the application.

The interphone connected to the control device 200 is installed outside the visitor's building or office and is used by the visitor to call the attendant. At this time, the interphone includes an interphone in a form using a chime, as well as an interphone in a form capable of making a call. The interphone is under the control of the controller 200, and is connected to the internal terminal 400 corresponding to the extension number of the occupant according to whether the occupant is re-occupied or wirelessly connected to the occupant's mobile terminal 100. The control device 200 may be installed inside or outside the interphone.

The indoor positioning device 300 measures position information on the current position of the occupant and transmits the measurement result to the control device 200 of the interphone. The indoor positioning device 300 may use a beacon or a communication terminal, and may use an infrared sensor installed in the room.

The indoor positioning apparatus 300 measures the current position of a specific occupant when a call message of a specific occupant is input from a visitor and, when a call message of the group to which the occupant belongs belongs, .

The internal terminal 400 is a terminal installed in the room, and refers to an in-house telephone set installed in each occupant's seat. A plurality of internal terminals 400 are connected to an interphone and a wired line, respectively.

In particular, the internal terminal 400 is directly connected to the interphone, and can directly communicate with the visitor through the speaker of the interphone.

Next, a configuration of an interphone control device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control device of an interphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The storage unit 210 stores the mobile terminal number information and the extension number information of the occupant. Also, the storage unit 210 may store group information belonging to the occupant, and may also store information on the indoor structure, the indoor space configuration, and the occupant arrangement.

The occupant can store the mobile terminal number information, the extension number information, the group information belonging to the occupant, and the like in the storage unit 210 through the application installed in the mobile terminal 100.

The storage unit 210 may store information on the mode setting. In this case, the mode setting includes an automatic mode setting and a manual mode setting. In the automatic mode, it is determined whether or not the occupant is re-occupied using the indoor positioning device 300 as in the embodiment of the present invention, 100) or the internal terminal 400 corresponding to the extension number and the interphone.

 The passive mode means a mode in which the interphone is communicatively connected to the internal terminal 400 or the external terminal 100 corresponding to the extension number irrespective of the presence or absence of the occupant. For example, assuming that the occupant has stored the passive mode setting so that the occupant can communicate with the external terminal, the controller 200 of the interphone controls the interphone to communicate with the external terminal set by the occupant when the visitor inputs the calling message .

The input unit 220 receives a call message from a visitor. The input unit 220 can receive a call message for a specific occupant from a visitor, and can receive a call message for a group to which the occupant belongs.

The paging message may be input to the input unit 220 by pressing a button attached to the interphone and may be input to the input unit 220 through a speaker or a touch pad attached to the interphone. In addition, the call message may be input through a terminal of a visitor who installed an application linked to the control device 200 of the interphone.

The control unit 230 determines whether the occupant is indoors using the position information of the current position of the occupant and determines whether the interphone is communicatively connected to the internal terminal 400 or the mobile terminal 100 corresponding to the extension number, Respectively.

When the occupant is determined to be out of the office, the control unit 230 controls the interphone to be wirelessly connected to the occupant's mobile terminal 100. If it is determined that the occupant is re-occupied, And the interphone is communicatively connected with the internal terminal 400 corresponding to the interphone.

The communication unit 240 receives the position information on the current position of the occupant from the indoor positioning device 300 and transmits the position information on the current position of the occupant to the control unit 230.

The communication unit 240 communicates with the internal terminal 400 or the occupant mobile terminal 100 corresponding to the extension number of the occupant in accordance with the control of the controller 230. [

Next, a control method using the control device 200 of the interphone according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an interphone when the automatic mode is set according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the input unit 220 receives a call message by a visitor (S310). At this time, the input unit 220 can receive not only a call message of a specific caller from a visitor but also a call message of a group to which the caller belongs.

The paging message may be input to the input unit 220 by pressing a button attached to the interphone and may be input to the input unit 220 through a speaker or a touch pad attached to the interphone.

In addition, the paging message can be input through a terminal of a visitor who installed an application linked to the control device 200 of the interphone. At this time, the application has a function of inputting a call message of a group belonging to a specific occupant or occupant, and the terminal of the visitor installed with the application can receive a call message of a specific occupant entered through the application or a group call message belonging to the occupant, And may be transmitted to the input unit 220 using wireless communication such as Wi-Fi.

Next, the communication unit 240 receives the call message from the visitor, and then receives the location information on the current position of the occupant from the indoor positioning device 300 (S320). In this case, the indoor positioning device 300 includes a beacon, a communication terminal, and an infrared sensor.

The communication unit 240 may receive position information on the current position of the occupant through a Bluetooth communication with a beacon or a communication terminal installed indoors. Also, the communication unit 240 may receive position information on the current position of the occupant using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi communication from an infrared sensor installed in the room.

Here, the beacon is a local area communication technology that enables a message to be transmitted by searching for a location of a user within a radius of 50 m based on Bluetooth 4.0, which is a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) technology. The beacon storing ID of the occupant can receive the current position of the occupant holding the mobile terminal in real time.

The communication unit 240 receives the position information on the current position of the specific occupant from the indoor positioning device 300 when the call message of the specific occupant is input to the input unit 220, The positional information on the current position of occupants belonging to the group called from the indoor positioning device 300 is received.

The communication unit 240 transmits the location information on the current location of the occupant who belongs to the specific occupant group or the called group received from the indoor positioning apparatus 300 to the controller 230.

Next, the control unit 230 determines whether the occupant is indoors using the position information of the occupant's current position transmitted from the communication unit 240 (S330). The control unit 230 may use the information about the indoor structure, the indoor space configuration, and the occupant space arrangement stored in the storage unit 210 to determine whether the occupant is re-occupied.

When the call message of the specific occupant is input, the controller 230 compares the position information of the current occupant with the current position of the occupant and the room structure information. If the current position of the occupant is located indoors, If the location is not located indoors, it is determined that the user is out of the office. Also, the controller 230 may determine that the specific occupant is out of the office when the current position of the specific occupant received from the communication unit 240 is located beyond a predetermined distance from the occupant's seat.

When the call message of the group to which the occupant belongs is input, the controller 230 compares the position information of the occupant who belongs to the group with the indoor structure information and determines the occupant closest to the interphone among the occupants If it is determined that the current position of the occupants belonging to the group is not located indoors, it is determined that the occupant is out of the room.

Next, when it is determined that the occupant is in the room, the controller 230 controls the interphone to be communicatively connected to the internal terminal 400 corresponding to the extension number of the occupant (S340). At this time, the communication connection includes wired communication as well as wireless communication such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.

The control unit 230 controls the interphone to be communicatively connected to the extension number of the specific occupant and the communication unit 240 controls the interphone according to the control of the control unit 230. In response to the call message of the specific occupant, The interphone is communicatively connected with the internal terminal 400 corresponding to the extension number.

The control unit 230 controls the interphone to be connected to the extension number of the occupant determined to be the closest position from the interphone to the communication unit 240, The interphone is communicatively connected with the internal terminal 400 corresponding to the extension number of the occupant located closest to the interphone according to the control.

Next, when it is determined that the occupant is out, the controller 230 controls the interphone to establish wireless communication with the occupant's mobile terminal 100 (S350).

The control unit 230 controls the interphone to be connected to the mobile terminal of the specific occupant by wireless communication and the communication unit 240 controls the interphone according to the control of the control unit 230 100) and the interphone.

The control unit 230 controls the interphone to be wirelessly connected to the occupant's mobile communication terminal 100 located at the position closest to the interphone, According to the control of the control unit 230, communicates with the interphone with the mobile terminal 100 of the occupant whose position is closest to the interphone.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the control device can determine whether or not the occupant is re-occupied in the automatic mode setting by using the indoor positioning device, when the occupant is out of the office without a troublesome procedure such as setting the out- So that it is convenient for the interphone user.

In addition, when a group is selected and called, it is determined whether or not the occupant in the office is re-established without ringing the entire bell of the office, and communication is established with the internal telephone or the mobile terminal, so that communication between the visitor and the occupant can be performed easily and smoothly.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

100: mobile terminal 200: control device
210: storage unit 220: input unit
230: control unit 240: communication unit
300: indoor positioning device 400: internal terminal

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A control device for an interphone installed outside, comprising:
A storage unit for storing the mobile terminal number information and the extension number of the occupant,
An input unit for receiving a call message of a specific occupant from a visitor,
A controller for determining whether the occupant is indoors using the position information of the current position of the occupant and controlling the communication to be connected to the interphone with the mobile terminal number or an extension number according to the determination result;
And a communication unit for receiving the position information of the occupant and connecting the communication to the mobile terminal of the occupant or an internal terminal corresponding to the extension number. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And controls the wireless communication connection with the occupant's mobile terminal through at least one of 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, and LTE when the occupant is determined to be out of the office using the occupant's location information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And controls to connect to the extension number of the occupant when it is determined that the occupant is located in the room using the occupant's location information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
A control device for an intercom that receives information on occupant reacquisition through a Bluetooth communication with a beacon installed in a room or a communication terminal or receives information on reacquisition of the occupant from an infrared sensor installed in the room. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Connected to a user terminal installed with an application through Bluetooth communication,
And the user inputs the mobile terminal number information and the extension number information of the occupant through the application. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And further stores the group information belonging to the occupant,
Wherein,
Wherein the control unit controls the communication connection with the mobile terminal of the occupant located closest to the interphone through the location information of the occupants when the visitor selects the group and inputs the paging message. A control method using a control device of an interphone installed outside,
Receiving a call message of a specific occupant from a visitor,
Receiving location information of the occupant;
Determining whether the occupant is indoors using the position information of the occupant's current position and controlling the occupant to communicate with the interphone with the pre-stored occupant's number or extension number according to the determination result; and
And connecting communication to the mobile terminal of the occupant or an internal terminal corresponding to the extension number. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the step of controlling communication with the interphone includes:
And controlling the wireless communication connection with the occupant's mobile terminal through at least one of 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi and LTE when the occupant is determined to be out of the office using the occupant's location information. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the step of controlling communication with the interphone comprises:
And controlling communication with the extension number of the occupant when it is determined that the occupant is located in the room using the occupant's location information. 8. The method of claim 7,
The step of receiving location information of the occupant further comprises:
A method for controlling an interphone, the method comprising: receiving an occupant's presence information via a beacon installed in a room or a communication terminal via Bluetooth communication; and receiving the occupant's presence information from an infrared sensor installed in the room. 8. The method of claim 7,
The control device of the interphone includes:
Connected to a user terminal installed with an application through Bluetooth communication,
And the user inputs the mobile terminal number information and the extension number information of the occupant through the application. 8. The method of claim 7,
The control device of the interphone includes:
And further stores the group information belonging to the occupant,
Wherein the step of controlling communication with the interphone comprises:
When the visitor selects a group and inputs a paging message, communicates with a mobile terminal of a nearest occupant through the location information of the occupants.
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