JP2019068362A - Intercom system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an intercom system which can be promptly introduced without responding to a visitor of a scheduled time.
SOLUTION: A specific visitor storage unit 26b in which a visitor image captured by a slave unit camera 13 is stored together with name information, a visitor image captured by a slave unit camera 13 and an image of the specific visitor storage unit 26b And a message storage unit 23 for storing a message, a visitor identification unit 25 for identifying a visitor by comparing them, a time to visit and a schedule storage unit 24 for storing the name of a prospective visitor, The CPU 28 determines that the time when the handset unit 1 receives the call operation is within a predetermined time of the time stored in the schedule storage unit 24 and the visitor image captured by the handset camera 13 upon receiving the call operation is scheduled to visit If it matches the image of the person, the handset 1 emits a predetermined message.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an intercom system for a visitor to call a resident by calling.

In the conventional intercom system in which a visitor calls a resident and calls, when the slave unit installed at the entrance is called and operated, the parent unit installed in the living room sounds a ringing tone, and therefore the resident regardless of the visitor Was responding in response. Therefore, even when it was not necessary to respond, it responded.
In order to eliminate such inconvenience, for example, according to Patent Document 1, when receiving a call, a message is first heard from the slave unit asking for a requirement, and the message of the visitor received this message is reproduced by the master unit on the visitor's word By doing this, it was possible to determine whether to respond, and to eliminate unnecessary response operations.

JP, 2010-178067, A

However, it is a resident who determines whether to respond or not, the configuration of Patent Document 1 involves an operation of reproducing and listening to the recorded visitor voice, and annoyance continues to occur.
In particular, when there is a schedule for a visitor etc., the time is often decided, so it is possible to release the lock on the entrance when the time approaches, but if the visitor operates the call, there is no response In order to avoid opening the front door, I had to answer the call after all.

  Therefore, in view of such problems, the present invention has an object to provide an intercom system which can be promptly introduced to a visitor at a scheduled time without responding.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that the function for the visitor to call the resident and make a call, and the child machine equipped with a camera for imaging the visitor, and the resident for calling from the child machine An intercom system having a function for responding and a master unit provided with a monitor for displaying a captured image of the camera, wherein the specified visitor storage unit stores a visitor image captured by the camera together with name information A visitor identification unit for identifying a visitor by comparing an image of a visitor newly captured by a camera with an image of a specific visitor storage unit, and a schedule for storing a time of visit schedule and a name of a prospective visitor A storage unit, a message storage unit for storing a plurality of messages to be sounded from the slave unit, and a sound control unit for controlling the sounding of the message, the sound control unit receiving the call operation of the slave unit Schedule time The visitor identification unit compares the visitor image captured by the camera within a predetermined time of the time stored in the group storage unit and received a call operation by the visitor identification unit, and the visitor Is determined to be a prospective visitor, it is characterized in that the slave unit generates a predetermined message.
According to this configuration, if the visitor who came at the scheduled visit time is the person who was planned as a result of the person authentication, for example, a message of "Sato-sama, I was waiting for you, please enter." Can be heard from and can be received without waiting for visitors. Therefore, convenience for both residents and visitors is good.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the first aspect, the method further comprises a call determination control unit that determines whether to notify the resident that the call operation has been performed in response to the call operation of the slave unit. The call determination control unit suspends the sounding of the ringing tone at the base unit if the time at which the handset was called is within a predetermined time of the time stored in the schedule storage unit, and the visitor identification unit is a visitor If it is determined that the user is a prospective visitor, the suspension is not canceled and the sound control is ended, and if it is determined that the visitor is not a prospective visitor, the suspension is canceled and the base unit makes a ring tone sound It is characterized by
According to this configuration, if the visitor who arrived at the scheduled visit time is a person who was scheduled, since the resident is not called, the resident does not need to take time for responding, and the convenience is good. On the other hand, if the person is not a scheduled person, the visitor will not be confused because the normal calling operation is performed.

The invention according to claim 3 is an intercom system having a slave unit for a visitor to call and call a resident, and a master unit for a resident to respond to a call from a slave unit, and is scheduled to visit The system has a schedule storage unit for storing time and names of prospective visitors, a message storage unit for storing a plurality of messages to be sounded by a handset, and a sound control unit for controlling the sound of the message The control unit is characterized in that, when the time when the slave unit receives the call operation is within a predetermined time of the time stored in the schedule storage unit, the slave unit sounds a predetermined message.
According to this configuration, if there is a visitor at a scheduled time for the visitor, for example, a message “I was waiting for you. Please enter” can be reported from the handset. Therefore, it is possible to pick up the visitor without waiting, which is convenient for both the resident and the visitor.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to any one of the first to third aspects, the electric lock is installed on the front door on which the child machine is installed, and the master machine unlocks the electric lock. An electric lock control unit for controlling locking is provided, and the electric lock control unit is characterized by performing an unlocking operation of the electric lock in conjunction with the sound of a predetermined message.
According to this configuration, even if the front door is locked, the electric lock is unlocked when there is a visitor at the scheduled time, so it is not necessary to unlock it in advance.

In the invention of claim 5, in the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the master unit has an input operation unit for inputting a schedule of a prospective visitor to the schedule storage unit, and via an external communication network. And a communication unit for communicating with a portable terminal carried by the resident, and it is possible to input a schedule of a prospective visitor from the portable terminal via an external communication network.
According to this configuration, it is possible to perform schedule input even from outside without having to operate the parent device, which is convenient.

  According to the present invention, if the visitor who came at the scheduled visit time is the person who was scheduled as a result of the person authentication, for example, a message of "Sato-sama, I was waiting for you, please enter." Can be heard from and can be received without waiting for visitors. Therefore, convenience for both residents and visitors is good.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the intercom system which concerns on this invention, and has shown each apparatus in the block diagram. It is a block diagram which shows the other form of the intercom system.

  Hereinafter, embodiments embodying the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an intercom system according to the present invention, and shows individual devices in a block diagram. The intercom system comprises a handset 1 installed at an entrance or the like for a visitor to call a resident, and a master 2 installed in a dwelling unit for responding to a call from the handset 1, both Are connected by a transmission line L1.

  The handset 1 processes the video signal captured by the handset camera 13 and the handset camera 13 for capturing a visitor, the handset call unit 12 having the call button 11, the handset microphone 12a and the handset speaker 12b. A slave unit video processing unit 14, a slave unit CPU 15 for controlling the slave unit 1, and a slave unit communication IF 16 for communicating with the master unit 2 are provided.

  The base unit 2 includes a base unit operation unit 21 for performing a response operation to the call and various settings, a base unit microphone 22a for making a call, and a base unit call unit 22 having a base unit speaker 22b, Message storage unit 23 for storing information, a schedule storage unit 24 for storing a visit schedule for registering a prospective visitor, a visitor identification unit 25 for identifying a visitor based on a captured image of the handset camera 13, and a visitor image And a display unit 27 for displaying a visitor image and an operation screen, a parent device CPU 28 for controlling the parent device 2, a parent device communication IF 29 for communicating with the child device 1, and the like.

The image storage unit 26 includes, in addition to a storage unit 26a for automatically storing a visitor image, a specific visitor storage unit 26b for storing an image of a specific visitor together with its name information. Further, the base unit operation unit 21 is configured by a touch panel, and is integrally formed with the display unit 27.
Furthermore, the master unit 2 is connected to the electric lock 3 provided on the entrance door (not shown) of the entrance provided with the electric lock control unit 30 and the slave unit 1 via the transmission line L2. The unlocking / locking of the electric lock 3 is made possible by the operation of the main unit 2.

  The schedule storage unit 24 stores and stores the names of visitors such as a visitor whose visit time is determined, and the scheduled visit time. When a person registered at the time of storage is stored in the specific visitor storage unit 26b, the base device CPU 28 recognizes it from the name information, and the image is automatically linked and stored.

  In the case where the image corresponding to the name of the prospective visitor registered in the schedule storage unit 24 is not in the specific visitor storage unit 26 b and is stored in the storage unit 26 a, a preferable still image (image ) Is selected, attached with a name, and registered in the specific visitor storage unit 26b. The registration operation is performed by the user (resident) operating the parent device operation unit 21 in a predetermined manner. In addition, when the image is not stored anywhere, an operation not to perform person authentication, which will be described later, is performed.

The operation of the intercom system configured as described above is as follows. When the call button 11 of the handset 1 is pressed by the visitor, a call signal is transmitted to the base unit 2. At the same time, the slave camera 13 is activated and the captured video is also transmitted to the master 2. However, the subsequent operation differs depending on whether the time when the call operation is performed is a call before and after the scheduled visit time registered in the schedule storage unit 24 or not.
The same operation as before is performed for the call operation at a time deviated from the scheduled visit time registered in the schedule storage unit 24 by a predetermined time or more, and the ringing tone is sounded at the main unit 2 as soon as the call is received. At the same time, the captured image of the slave camera 13 is displayed on the display unit 27. If the response operation is performed, a call can be made between the visitor and the resident (not described in detail).

If a call operation is performed within a predetermined time (for example, between 20 minutes from 10 minutes before to 10 minutes after registration time) around the visit scheduled time registered in the schedule storage unit 24, the following operation is performed by control of the main unit CPU 28 Acts like.
The ringing signal is transmitted from the handset 1 to the base unit 2, but the ringing tone at the base unit 2 is not held and is not heard. Further, the captured video of the slave camera 13 activated by the calling operation is transmitted to the master 2 and person authentication is performed. For a visitor within a predetermined time centering on the registered scheduled visit time, the visitor identification unit 25 is activated and compared with the image of the prospective visitor registered in the specific visitor storage unit 26b and matches It is determined whether to

  The visitor specific part 25 compares the image linked with the name of the visiting planned person and the person who called and is compared with the name of the visiting planned person, and if it determines that they are the same person, notifies it to the master CPU28. Based on this determination, base unit CPU 28 reads, for example, the message “You are welcomed, please enter” from message storage unit 23 and is registered in schedule storage unit 24 as “○ ○”. For example, the message "Sato, I was waiting for you, please enter" is generated and the sub phone 1 is made to sound. At the same time, the electric lock 3 on the front door is unlocked.

  In addition, the ringing tone from the base unit 2 that has been suspended receives the sounding of this message and is not canceled, and the sounding control ends. That is, the ringing of the base unit 2 is not performed. Instead, a message such as “Sato-sama was seen” is informed from the base unit 2 and the resident is notified that the visitor has arrived.

  However, if there is no match as a result of comparing the image of the person who made the call operation and the image of the planned visiting person, if there is no match, the sounding of the ringing tone at the holding base 2 was canceled and the ringing tone was reported. Sounds to notify residents that there are visitors. In response to the ringing tone, when the resident operates the base unit 2 in response, a communication path is formed between the handset 1 and the base unit, and the resident calls while watching the visitor image displayed on the display unit 27. it can.

In this way, if the visitor who came at the scheduled visit time is the person who was scheduled as a result of the person authentication, for example, a message of "Sato, I waited, please enter" from handset 1 It is sounded and you can pick up visitors without making them wait. Therefore, convenience for both residents and visitors is good.
And in that case, since a ringing tone is sounded from the main | base station 2 and a resident's calling is not performed, a resident does not require trouble and convenience is good. On the other hand, when the person is not scheduled, since the normal calling operation is performed, the visitor is not confused.
Furthermore, even if the front door is locked, if the visitor is a person who was scheduled, the electric lock 3 on the front door is unlocked, so security can be maintained without the need for unlocking in advance.

On the other hand, when the image of the prospective visitor is not registered, the visitor at the scheduled time without confirming the person by the image is regarded as the planned person, and "I was waiting for your visit. Please sound a message from the handset, etc., and unlock the electric lock 3. Thus, the visitor at the scheduled time may be considered to be a scheduled person, and by having the handset 1 notify of a predetermined message, the visitor can be received without waiting. Convenience for both residents and visitors is good.
In addition, when there is no registered image of the visit scheduled person registered in the schedule storage unit 24 and person authentication can not be performed, the notification sound of the message and the automatic unlocking are not performed, and the notification sound of the ringing tone from the conventional base unit 2 is performed. You may

  FIG. 2 shows another form of the intercom system, and shows the configuration of the intercom system in which the master unit 2 can communicate with the portable terminal 4 via the external communication network N. As shown in FIG. 2, the parent device 2 may be provided with a function to communicate with a portable terminal 4 such as a smartphone carried by a resident via an external communication network N, and schedule registration may be possible from the portable terminal 4 The schedule can be input even from the beginning, and the convenience is good.

  If the base unit 2 is provided with a function to communicate with the outside, the server is disposed on the network, the server is provided with an image authentication function, and the visitor identification unit 25 incorporated in the base unit 2 is You may move to the server side.

  1 · · handset, 2 · · base unit, 3 · · electric lock, 4 · · mobile terminal, 11 · · · call button, 12b · · handset speaker, 13 · · handset camera (camera), 21 · · · Base unit operation unit (input operation unit) 23, message storage unit 24, schedule storage unit 25, visitor identification unit 26, image storage unit 26b, specified visitor storage unit 27, 27 · Display unit (monitor), · · · · base unit CPU (sound alert control unit, call determination control unit), N · · · external communication network.

Claims (5)

A function for a visitor to call a resident to talk, a handset having a camera for imaging a visitor, a function for a resident to respond to a call from the handset, and a captured image of the camera An intercom system having a master unit with a monitor to
A specific visitor storage unit in which a visitor image captured by the camera is stored together with name information;
A visitor identification unit that identifies a visitor by comparing the image of the visitor newly captured by the camera with the image of the particular visitor storage unit;
A schedule storage unit for storing the time of the scheduled visit and the name of the prospective visitor,
A message storage unit for storing a plurality of messages to be sounded from the child device;
And a sound control unit for controlling the sound of the message;
The sound control unit is configured such that the time at which the slave unit receives the call operation is within a predetermined time of the time stored in the schedule storage unit and the visitor image captured by the camera upon reception of the call operation When the visitor identification unit compares the image with the image of the particular visitor storage unit and it is determined that the visitor is the prospective visitor, the slave device generates a predetermined message. Intercom system. It has a call determination control unit that determines whether or not to notify the resident that the call operation has been received in response to the call operation of the slave unit.
The call determination control unit suspends notification of a ringing tone at the parent device if the time when the call operation of the child device is within a predetermined time of the time stored in the schedule storage unit, and the visitor is the visitor If the identification unit determines that the visitor is a prospective visitor, the suspension is not canceled and the sound control is ended,
The intercom system according to claim 1, characterized in that, when it is determined that the visitor is not a prospective visitor, the hold is released and a ringing tone is sounded from the base unit. An interphone system comprising a handset for a visitor to call a resident and making a call, and a master handset for a resident to respond to a call from the handset,
A schedule storage unit for storing the time of the scheduled visit and the name of the prospective visitor,
A message storage unit for storing a plurality of messages to be sounded from the child device;
And a sound control unit for controlling the sound of the message;
The sounding control unit is characterized in that, when the time when the slave unit receives the call operation is within a predetermined time of the time stored in the schedule storage unit, the slave unit sounds a predetermined message from the slave unit. Intercom system. An electric lock is installed on the entrance door on which the slave unit is installed, and the master unit is provided with an electric lock control unit that controls unlocking / locking of the electric lock,
The intercom system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the electric lock control unit unlocks the electric lock in conjunction with the sound of the predetermined message. The base unit has an input operation unit for inputting a schedule of a prospective visitor to the schedule storage unit, and has a function of communicating with a portable terminal carried by a resident via an external communication network.
The intercom system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a schedule input of a prospective visitor is possible from the portable terminal via the external communication network.

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