JP2018160841A - Intercom device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to efficiently use a memory by recording only one video as a single calling operation even when an answering machine function is turned on and to store much information on visitors at that time.SOLUTION: A residential master station 2 has a memory 28 for storing a message prompting a visitor to record a message, and for storing video and voice. When an entrance slave machine 1 is operated for calling while an answering machine function is off, a master CPU 31 activates a slave camera 15, stores captured video for 10 seconds in the memory 28, when the entrance slave machine 1 is operated for calling while the answering machine function is on, activates the slave camera 15, stores still images in the memory 28, after letting a message to prompt recording business to be sounded, stores voice collected by the entrance slave machine 1 for a predetermined period of time in the memory 28, and stores the captured video by the slave camera 15 in the memory 28 in conjunction with storage of the voice.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an interphone device, and more particularly to an interphone device having a function of storing a visitor's video and audio.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an intercom device having a function of storing a visitor's video and audio. For example, with an intercom device equipped with an absence recording function, if there is a visitor at the time of absence, the visitor's camera captures the visitor's image, saves the image, and continues to send a message prompting the visitor to record the message. A sound was recorded from the entrance cordless handset, and then a second recording was performed in parallel with the recording of the visitor voice (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-267253 A

The above intercom device, which has a function to record a visitor's message, sounds a message that prompts the recording of the message by recording the video captured by the camera before and after the message that prompts the recording of the message. I was able to leave a video of the visitor even for the visitor who went home without recording.
However, when recording the video before and after the sound of the message prompting the recording, the recording is performed twice for one call operation, and the recording area for two normal recording operations is used on the memory. It was. For this reason, the memory usually has a capacity capable of recording about 30 records. However, when the absence recording is set, the number of records that can be recorded is about half, which is about 15 records, and the memory capacity cannot be fully utilized.

  Therefore, in view of such a problem, the present invention can efficiently use the memory by recording the video by one call operation only once even when the answering machine function is turned on, and still have sufficient information about the visitor. An object of the present invention is to provide an intercom device capable of storing the video.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention of claim 1 has an entrance cordless device for a visitor to call a resident, and a living room master phone for a resident to respond to a call from the entrance cordless device. The entrance cordless handset is equipped with a camera for imaging the visitor, while the living room master unit is equipped with a monitor for displaying the captured image of the camera. An interphone device having an answering machine function for storing audio, wherein the parent device stores a message for prompting a visitor to record a message, and stores a video and audio, and video and audio A storage control unit that controls the storage of the image, and the storage control unit activates the camera and stores the captured video for a predetermined time in the memory when the entrance unit is called with the answering function off. At the same time, the entrance with the answering function turned on When the machine is called, in addition to starting the camera and saving the captured still image in the memory, the sound of the entrance slave unit collected after a message prompting the recording is reported from the entrance slave unit. Is stored in the memory, and further, the captured image of the camera is stored in the memory in conjunction with the storage of the sound.
According to this configuration, since there is only one stored video when the answering machine function is on, the memory can be used effectively without using two storage areas as in the prior art. And since the saved video with the answering function turned on is the video after the message report sound, it is possible to grasp the visitor together with the recorded voice, and also save the still image at the time of the call operation Therefore, a person can be grasped by at least one of an image and a video, and sufficient information about a visitor can be saved even if there is only one saved video.
Furthermore, even when the answering machine function is turned off, the image taken by the camera is saved by receiving a call operation, so that it is possible to leave a visitor picture even if the user has forgotten to set the answering machine, which is preferable from the viewpoint of security.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the first aspect, the storage controller stores the still image to be stored when the answering function is on, as a captured image when a few seconds have elapsed after receiving the call operation. It is characterized by that.
According to this configuration, since the visitor often does not reach the camera immediately after receiving the call operation, for example, the still image captured by the camera is saved with a slight delay after receiving the call operation. By doing so, it is easy to obtain an image in which the visitor is reflected, and it is effective in confirming the visitor.

According to the present invention, since there is one stored video when the answering function is on, the memory can be used effectively. And since the saved video with the answering function turned on is the video after the message report sound, it is possible to grasp the visitor together with the recorded voice, and also save the still image at the time of the call operation Therefore, the person can be grasped by at least one of the image and the video, and sufficient information about the visitor can be saved even if there is only one saved video.
Furthermore, even when the answering machine function is off, the image taken by the camera is saved by receiving the call operation, so that it is possible to leave the visitor picture even if the user has forgotten to set the answering machine, which is preferable from the viewpoint of security.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the intercom apparatus which concerns on this invention. FIG. 10 is a timing chart showing a flow of storing video / audio after receiving a call operation.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments embodying the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an intercom device according to the present invention, where 1 is an entrance handset for a visitor to call a resident, and 2 is for a resident to respond to a call from the entrance handset 1 It is a parent machine. Both are connected by a transmission line L1.

  The entrance child device 1 communicates with a call button 11 for performing a call operation, a child device acoustic control unit 14 having a microphone 12 and a speaker 13 for making a call, a child device camera 15 for imaging a visitor, and a room parent device 2. For example, a handset IF16 and the like.

  The living room master unit 2 represents the captured image of the call button 21 for responding to the call from the entrance slave unit 1, the master unit sound control unit 24 including the microphone 22 and the speaker 23 for calling, and the slave unit camera 15. Monitor 25, video processing unit 26 for processing video displayed on the monitor 25, voice mail button 27 for turning on the voice mail function, memory 28 for storing video and voice, and message storage for storing predetermined message voice A unit 29, a playback button 30 for performing a playback operation of the stored video, a base unit CPU 31 for controlling the room base unit, a base unit IF 32 for communicating with the front door unit 1, and the like.

  The intercom apparatus configured as described above operates as follows. First, the operation at the normal time when the answering machine is not set (when the answering machine function is off) will be described. When the call button 11 of the entrance cordless handset 1 is pressed and a call is made, a ringing sound is emitted from the speaker 23 of the room base phone 2 under the control of the master phone CPU 31 and at the same time, the handset camera 15 starts imaging. The captured image is displayed on the monitor 25. When the call button 21 is pressed by a resident who has noticed the visitor with a ringing tone while confirming the visitor while viewing the display image on the monitor 25, a call is made between the main unit 2 and the entrance unit 1 A road is formed and a call can be made between the visitor and the resident.

The master unit CPU 31 performs storage control of the captured video of the slave unit camera 15. FIG. 2 is a timing chart showing a flow of storing video / audio after receiving a call operation, and will be described with reference to FIG.
Of the captured images of the slave camera 15 that has started imaging in response to the call operation, the storage of the image is started after a lapse of 2 seconds from the reception of the call operation, and the video (first time, for example, 10 seconds) The moving image M1) is stored in the memory 28. However, if the call ends before the fixed time elapses (when the end-of-call operation is performed), the video storage ends at that point.
Further, the first image frame of the stored first moving image M1 is separately stored in the memory 28 as a still image P1.

Next, the operation when the answering machine setting is made and the answering machine function is turned on will be described. When the answering machine button 27 of the base room 2 is pressed, the answering function is turned on to start the answering mode operation, which operates as follows.
When the call button 11 of the entrance cordless handset 1 is pressed and a call is made, a ringing sound is emitted from the living room base phone 2 under the control of the base phone CPU 31, and at the same time, the handset camera 15 starts to pick up an image. The displayed video is displayed on the monitor 25.
Then, among the captured images of the slave camera 15 that has started imaging in response to the call operation, the storage of the image is started when 2 seconds have elapsed since the call operation was received, and an image (first) (for example, 10 seconds) is started. Are stored in the memory 28. Further, the first image frame of the stored first moving image M1 is separately stored in the memory 28 as a still image P1.

Up to this point, the operation is the same as when the answering machine function is off, but the following operation is further performed under the control of the master CPU 31.
Thereafter, when the storage of the first moving image M1 is completed after a certain time has elapsed, the voice message V1 stored in the message storage unit 29 is notified from the entrance cordless handset 1 to prompt recording of the next message. Is done. For example, the message “I can't get out right now. Please give me a message” is emitted from the entrance cordless handset 1.

When the reporting sound is finished, the microphone 12 of the entrance cordless handset 1 collects the sound and starts recording (storing) the visitor voice, recording V2 for a predetermined time (here, 15 seconds), and storing it in the memory 28. Further, in conjunction with the storage of the audio, the captured image (second moving image M2) of the slave camera 15 is also stored in the memory 28.
Finally, when the storage of the audio and video is completed, the first moving image M1 stored first is deleted, and the stored visitor information includes the first stored still image P1 and the audio after the message is sounded. V2 and one video (second moving image M2) are obtained.

  Note that the control for finally erasing the first video once stored is a control in which many controls are matched with the storage control with the answering function off in order to simplify the control. The storage control of the first moving image M1 may not be performed by performing different control.

As described above, since there is one stored image (only the second moving image M2) when the answering machine function is on, the memory 28 can be used effectively without using two storage areas as in the prior art. Since the stored video with the answering function turned on is the video after the voice message V1 is reported, it is possible to grasp the visitor together with the recorded voice, and at the time of the call operation Since the still image P1 is also stored, the person can be grasped by at least one of the image and the video. Therefore, even if there is only one stored video, it is possible to store sufficient information regarding visitors.
Furthermore, even when the answering machine function is off, the captured image (first video) of the handset camera 15 is saved in response to the calling operation, so that it is possible to leave the visitor picture even if the user has forgotten to set the answering machine. It is also preferable in terms of security.
In addition, immediately after receiving the call operation, the visitor has not yet reached the child camera 15 in many cases. For example, the timing is slightly delayed after receiving the call operation, for example, after 2 seconds have passed. Saving the still image of the slave camera 15 makes it easy to obtain an image reflected by the visitor, and is effective in confirming the visitor.

In the above embodiment, when the answering machine function is off, the still image P1 is also saved in addition to the first movie M1, but only the movie may be saved. However, if the still images are stored together, even if the memory 28 overflows and the old moving image is automatically deleted and overwritten, the still image remains, so that the visitor can be confirmed.
Moreover, the recording time of the video to be stored is not limited to 10 seconds or 15 seconds, and is arbitrary, and the waiting time from receiving the call operation to recording a still image does not need to be fixed at 2 seconds. It is good to set to several seconds between 1 second and 4 seconds.
Furthermore, although the intercom apparatus of the present invention can be applied to a detached house, it can also be applied to an apartment house, and a collective entrance machine (not shown) for selecting and calling a dwelling unit installed at the entrance is described above. The entrance slave unit 1 may be used, and the above control can be performed between the collective entrance unit and the room master unit 2 installed in each dwelling unit.

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Claims (2)

There is an entrance cordless device for a visitor to call a resident, and a living room master device for the resident to respond to a call from the entrance cordless handset, and the entrance cordless device is used to image the visitor. While the camera is equipped with a camera, the room master unit is provided with a monitor that displays the captured image of the camera, and the room master unit is provided with an answering machine function that stores a video and audio of a visitor when a call operation is received. An intercom device,
The living room master unit stores a message for prompting a visitor to record a message, and has a memory for storing video and audio, and a storage control unit for controlling video and audio storage,
The storage control unit activates the camera and stores a captured image of a predetermined time in the memory when the entrance cordless handset is called up in a state where the answering machine function is off,
When the answering machine function is turned on and the entrance cordless handset is called, the camera is activated and a still image captured is stored in the memory, and a message prompting the recording is sent to the entrance cordless handset. An interphone that stores a sound for a certain period of time collected by the entrance slave unit after being reported from the memory in the memory, and further stores an image captured by the camera in the memory in conjunction with the storage of the sound. apparatus.   The interphone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage control unit stores a still image that is stored when the answering machine function is on, as a captured image when a few seconds have elapsed after receiving a call operation.

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