A multi-mode door intercom system and method

Abstract

The application discloses a multi-mode building intercom system and method, the multi-mode building intercom system comprises a door machine, a floor machine and a household machine, wherein the door machine is directly connected with the household machine through a first communication network, and the floor machine is additionally arranged, the door machine can also be connected with the household machine through the floor machine and a second communication network, therefore, when the door machine cannot be connected with the household machine through the first communication network, a path can be established between the door machine and the household machine through the floor machine, and an intercom request is forwarded through the floor machine, so that the door machine and the household machine can intercom. The above technical scheme greatly improves the success rate of the intercom request connection between the door machine and the household machine, and reduces the waiting time of visitors.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of building intercom, in particular to a multi-mode building intercom system and method. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the rapid development of digital technology and network technology, building intercom technology has also developed rapidly. In the prior art, the building intercom access control system mainly adopts instant call intercom, that is, the visitor makes an intercom request through the intercom system outside the access control, until the owner answers in the house and responds to the intercom request of the visitor, and then the visitor can pass through the access control. However, due to the stability of building intercom network and other factors, the building intercom access application often cannot be connected, the connection is interrupted, and the line is busy, which leads to low success rate of access application connection, and the visitor needs to repeat the access application multiple times, which prolongs the waiting time of the visitor. SUMMARY

[0003] In view of the above problems, the present application provides a multi-mode building intercom system to solve the technical problems of unstable building intercom network connection and low success rate of intercom request connection.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the inventors provide a multi-mode building intercom system, comprising: a door phone, two or more floor machines and two or more household machines;

[0005] The door phone is arranged at the entrance of the building, the floor machine is arranged in each floor of the building, and the household machine is arranged in the household unit of each floor;

[0006] The door phone is connected to the floor machine and the household machine through a first communication network, and the floor machine is connected to the household machine of the same floor through a second communication network;

[0007] The door phone sends an intercom request to the household machine through the first communication network, and if the intercom request is not connected, the door phone sends an intercom request to the floor machine of the visited floor through the first communication network, and the floor machine forwards the intercom request to the household machine of the visited household through the second communication network.

[0008] Further, in some technical solutions, the floor machine is connected to other floor machines of adjacent floors through a third communication network;

[0009] When the door phone cannot connect to the floor machine of the visited floor through the first communication network, the door phone sends the intercom request to other floor machines of adjacent floors of the visited floor, and other floor machines send the intercom request to the floor machine of the visited floor through the third communication network.

[0010] Further, in some technical solutions, the entrance machine on the same floor is connected to other adjacent entrance machines through a fourth communication network.

[0011] When the floor machine cannot connect to the entrance machine of the visiting household, the floor machine sends the intercom request to other adjacent entrance machines of the visiting household, and other adjacent entrance machines of the visiting household retransmit the intercom request to the entrance machine of the visiting household through the fourth communication network.

[0012] Further, in some technical solutions, a server is further included, and the server pre-stores registered visitors and levels of the visitors.

[0013] The entrance machine comprises a visitor feature acquisition unit, and the entrance machine acquires the features of the visitor through the visitor feature acquisition unit and sends the features to the server.

[0014] Further, in some technical solutions, the server is further used for recording the access times and access times of the visitors, and adjusting the levels of the visitors according to the access times and access times.

[0015] Further, in some technical solutions, the visitor feature acquisition unit comprises any one or more of a face recognition unit, a fingerprint recognition unit and a voiceprint recognition unit.

[0016] Further, in some technical solutions, the first communication network is a digital broadband network, and the second communication network, the third communication network and the fourth communication network comprise any one of a WIFI network, a zigbee network and a Bluetooth network.

[0017] Further, in some technical solutions, the intercom request sent by the entrance machine to the entrance machine through the first communication network comprises image video and voice intercom, and the intercom request retransmitted through the second communication network, the third communication network or the fourth communication network only comprises voice intercom.

[0018] To solve the above technical problems, another technical solution is provided.

[0019] A multi-mode building intercom method comprises the following steps.

[0020] The entrance machine is connected to the entrance machine through a first communication network and sends an intercom request to the entrance machine, and the entrance machine is arranged at an entrance of a building.

[0021] If the intercom request is not connected, the door station sends an intercom request to the floor station of the visiting floor through the first communication network, and the floor station forwards the intercom request to the entrance station of the visiting household through the second communication network, the floor station is arranged in each floor of the building, the entrance station is arranged in the household unit of each floor, and the floor station is connected with the entrance station of the same floor through the second communication network;

[0022] Further, in some technical solutions, the steps further include:

[0023] When the door station cannot connect to the floor station of the visiting floor through the first communication network, the door station sends the intercom request to other floor stations of adjacent floors of the visiting floor, and other floor stations forward the intercom request to the floor station of the visiting floor through the third communication network; the floor station is connected with other floor stations of adjacent floors through the third communication network.

[0024] Unlike the prior art, the door station in the above technical solution is directly connected with the entrance station through the first communication network, and a floor station is additionally arranged, the door station can also be connected with the entrance station through the floor station and the second communication network, so that when the door station cannot connect to the entrance station through the first communication network, a path can be established between the door station and the entrance station through the floor station, and the intercom request can be forwarded through the floor station, so that the door station and the entrance station can intercom. The above technical solution greatly improves the success rate of intercom request connection between the door station and the entrance station, and reduces the waiting time of visitors.

[0025] In some embodiments, adjacent floor stations are connected through a third communication network, and adjacent entrance stations in the same floor are connected through a fourth communication network, a path can be established between adjacent floor stations through the third communication network and the intercom request can be forwarded, and a path can be established between adjacent entrance stations through the fourth communication network and the intercom request can be forwarded, thereby further improving the success rate of intercom request connection between the door station and the entrance station, and reducing the waiting time of visitors.

[0026] The above invention content is only a summary of the technical solutions of the present application. In order for those skilled in the art to more clearly understand the technical solutions of the present application, and then can be implemented according to the content of the description and the drawings, and in order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present application more easily understood, the following will be described in conjunction with the specific embodiments of the present application and the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0027] The accompanying drawings are only used to illustrate the principles, implementation manners, applications, characteristics and effects of the specific embodiments and other related contents of the present application, and cannot be considered as limitations of the present application.

[0028] In the drawings:

[0029] Figure 1 Module block diagram of the multi-mode building intercom system according to the embodiment;

[0030] Figure 2 Module block diagram of the multi-mode building intercom system according to another embodiment;

[0031] Figure 3 Module block diagram of the connection relationship between the floor machine and the household machine and between adjacent household machines according to the embodiment;

[0032] Figure 4 Module block diagram of the door machine, the visitor feature acquisition unit and the server according to the embodiment;

[0033] Figure 5 Flow chart of the multi-mode building intercom method according to the embodiment;

[0034] The reference signs involved in the above-mentioned drawings are explained as follows:

[0035] 10, door machine;

[0036] 20, floor machine;

[0037] 30, household machine;

[0038] 40, server;

[0039] 110, visitor feature acquisition unit; EMBODIMENTS

[0040] To make the possible application scenarios, technical principles, specific schemes that can be implemented, purposes and effects achieved, etc. of the present application clear, the following will be described in detail in combination with the specific embodiments listed and the drawings. The embodiments described in the text are only used to make the technical solutions of the present application clearer, thus only serve as examples, and cannot limit the protection scope of the present application.

[0041] In the text, the term “embodiment” means that the specific features, structures or characteristics described in combination with the embodiment can be contained in at least one embodiment of the present application. The term “embodiment” appearing at various positions in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, and does not particularly limit the independence or association between other embodiments. In principle, in the present application, as long as there is no technical contradiction or conflict, the technical features mentioned in each embodiment can be combined in any way to form a corresponding implementable technical solution.

[0042] Unless otherwise defined, the meanings of technical terms used in the present application are the same as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present application belongs; the use of related terms in the present application is only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and is not intended to limit the present application.

[0043] In the description of the present application, the phrase "and / or" is a description of a logical relationship between objects, which means that there can be three relationships, for example, A and / or B, which means that there are three cases: A exists, B exists, and A and B exist at the same time. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally represents that the associated objects before and after are a "or" logical relationship.

[0044] In the present application, the terms such as "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual quantity, primary and secondary, or order relationship between the entities or operations.

[0045] In the present application, "including", "containing", "having" or other similar expressions used in the sentence are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, and these expressions do not exclude the presence of additional elements in the process, method or product including the described elements, so that the process, method or product including a series of elements can not only include those limited elements, but also include other elements not explicitly listed, or also include elements inherent to such process, method or product.

[0046] In the present application, the expressions such as "greater than", "less than", "exceed" are understood as not including the number; the expressions such as "above", "below", "within" are understood as including the number. In addition, in the description of the embodiments of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is more than two (including two), and similar expressions related to "multiple" are also understood in this way, for example, "multiple groups", "multiple times" and the like, unless otherwise explicitly limited.

[0047] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the spatial-related expressions used, such as "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "vertical", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like, indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the specific embodiments or the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the specific embodiments of the present application or for the reader to understand, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the indicated device or component must have a particular position, a particular orientation, or be constructed or operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the embodiments of the present application.

[0048] Unless otherwise defined, or limited by context, the terms used herein such as "install", "connect", "connection", "fix", "set", and the like, are to be construed to be broadest in scope and meant not to limit the embodiments of the application. For example, the "connection" can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integrated setting; it can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection, or communication connection; it can be direct connection, or indirect connection through intermediate medium; it can be internal communication of two elements, or interaction relationship between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the embodiments of the application can be understood according to the specific circumstances by those skilled in the art.

[0049] Referring to Figures 1 to 4 The embodiments provide a multi-mode building intercom system. The multi-mode building intercom system can be applied to building intercom of residential area or office area. A visitor can initiate an intercom request to a visited household through the multi-mode building intercom system, and perform video and voice intercom after the intercom request is connected, so that the user can open the access control to make the visitor pass after confirming the visitor. The multi-mode means that there are two selectable connection modes between the entrance machine and the household machine, and intercom is performed through different connection modes.

[0050] As Figure 1 shown, the multi-mode building intercom system includes an entrance machine 10, two or more floor machines 20, and two or more household machines 30. The entrance machine 10 is arranged at the entrance of a building, the floor machine 20 is arranged in each floor of the building, and the household machine 30 is arranged in the household unit of each floor. In some embodiments, the entrance machine can also be arranged at the entrance of the residential area. The residential area is constructed with multiple buildings, and the entrance machine 10 is arranged at the entrance of each building. The floor machine 20 is arranged on each floor of the building. The entrance machine can be provided with input keys, a display screen, a microphone, a loudspeaker, and a camera, etc. The visitor can input the pre-visited household number through the input keys, the camera is used to obtain the image of the visitor and send it to the household machine, and the microphone and the loudspeaker are used for voice intercom. The household machine can be provided with intercom keys, a display screen, a microphone, and a loudspeaker. The intercom keys include a connection key, a hang-up key, and an open door key, etc. The display screen can be used to display the image of the visitor, and the microphone and the loudspeaker are used for intercom.

[0051] The door phone is connected with the floor machine and the household machine through a first communication network, and the floor machine is connected with the household machine of the same floor through a second communication network. The door phone sends an intercom request to the household machine through the first communication network, and if the intercom request is not connected, the door phone sends an intercom request to the floor machine of the visited floor through the first communication network, and the floor machine forwards the intercom request to the household machine of the visited household through the second communication network. The floor machine is a connecting bridge, and the floor machine can not be provided with a key and a display. The floor machine is provided with two or more network modules, one of which is used to connect the first communication network, and the other is used to connect the second communication network, and the floor machine is used to connect the door phone and the household machine.

[0052] The door phone 10 is connected with the floor machine 20 and the household machine 30 through a first communication network. When a visitor sends an intercom request through the door phone 10, the door phone 10 is first connected with the household machine 30 through the first communication network and sends an intercom request. If the door phone 10 is successfully connected with the household machine 30 through the first communication network, the visitor directly intercoms with the household machine 30 through the first communication network. When the door phone 10 cannot connect with the household machine 30 through the first communication network, the door phone 10 is connected with the floor machine 20 through the first communication network, and the floor machine 20 is connected with the household machine 30 through the second communication network, so that the connection between the door phone and the household machine is established through the first communication network and the second communication network, and the intercom request is forwarded through the floor machine. In order to ensure the intercom call quality between the door phone 10 and the household machine 30, the first communication network is preferably a digital broadband network.

[0053] In the above embodiment, the door phone in the door phone system is directly connected with the household machine through the first communication network, and the floor machine is additionally provided. The door phone can also be connected with the household machine through the floor machine and the second communication network. Therefore, when the door phone cannot connect with the household machine through the first communication network, a path can be established between the door phone and the household machine through the floor machine, and the intercom request is forwarded through the floor machine, so that the door phone and the household machine can intercom. The above technical solution greatly improves the success rate of the intercom request connection between the door phone and the household machine, and reduces the waiting time of the visitor.

[0054] As Figure 2As shown, in some embodiments, in the multi-mode building intercom system, the floor intercom unit 20 is connected to other floor intercom units on adjacent floors via a third communication network. When the door station 10 cannot connect to the floor intercom unit 20 on the visited floor via the first communication network, the door station 10 connects to the floor intercom unit on the adjacent floor via the first communication network and sends the intercom request to other floor intercom units 20 on the adjacent floor. These other floor intercom units 20 then forward the intercom request to the floor intercom unit on the visited floor via the third communication network. The third communication network can be any one of a Wi-Fi network, a Zigbee network, or a Bluetooth network.

[0055] For example, if a visitor is visiting the 30th floor of the building, and the door station 10 cannot directly connect to the resident on the 30th floor via the first communication network, the door station 10 connects to the floor station on the 30th floor via the first communication network, and then connects to the resident's door station via the floor station on the 30th floor via the second communication network. If the connection is successful, the door station 10 connects to the resident's door station on the 30th floor via the first communication network - the floor station on the 30th floor - the second communication network, and conducts an intercom call. If the door station 10 cannot connect to the floor station 20 on the visiting floor via the first communication network, the door station 10 connects to the floor station on the 29th or 31st floor (i.e., the floor station on the floor adjacent to the visiting floor) via the first communication network, and then the floor station on the 29th or 31st floor connects to the floor station on the 30th floor via the third communication network, and finally the floor station on the 30th floor connects to the resident's door station via the second communication network.

[0056] In the above implementation, adjacent floor units are connected through a third communication network. When the door station 10 cannot connect to the floor unit on the visited floor, a path can be established between adjacent floor units through the third communication network to forward intercom requests, thereby further improving the success rate of intercom request connection between the door station and the in-home unit and reducing visitor waiting time.

[0057] like Figure 3 As shown, in some embodiments, the access unit 30 located on the same floor is connected to other adjacent access units via a fourth communication network. When the floor unit 20 cannot connect to the visitor's access unit 30, the floor unit 20 sends an intercom request to another adjacent access unit, which then forwards the intercom request to the visitor's access unit via the fourth communication network. The fourth communication network includes any one of: a Wi-Fi network, a Zigbee network, and a Bluetooth network.

[0058] For example, a 30-story building has six households (3001-3006), each equipped with an access control unit. The access control unit in household 3002 is connected to those in households 3001 and 3003 via a fourth communication network. When the floor unit on the 30th floor cannot connect to the access control unit in household 3002 via the second communication network, the floor unit can first establish a connection with either the access control unit in household 3001 or household 3003 via the second communication network. Then, the access control unit in household 3001 or household 3003 can establish a connection via the fourth communication network, thus establishing a path from the floor unit to the access control units and enabling intercom requests to be sent to the access control unit in household 3002.

[0059] In the above implementation, adjacent door units on the same floor are connected through a fourth communication network. Adjacent door units can establish a path and forward intercom requests through the fourth communication network, thereby further improving the success rate of intercom request connection between the door unit and the door unit and reducing visitor waiting time.

[0060] like Figure 4 As shown, in some embodiments, the multi-mode building intercom system further includes a server 40, which pre-stores registered visitors and their levels. The door station 10 includes a visitor feature acquisition unit 110. The door station acquires visitor features through the visitor feature acquisition unit and sends them to the server. The server compares the visitor features, and if the visitor is a registered visitor and has reached a preset level, the server controls the access control to open the door.

[0061] In some embodiments, the visitor feature acquisition unit 110 includes any one or more of the following: a face recognition unit, a fingerprint recognition unit, and a voiceprint recognition unit.

[0062] The visitor feature acquisition unit can obtain the visitor's personal characteristics and compare them with the characteristics of registered visitors pre-stored in the server to determine whether the visitor is a registered visitor. Visitor levels can be divided into general visitors, temporary visitors, long-term visitors, and premium visitors. Among them, long-term visitors and premium visitors have higher levels than general visitors and temporary visitors. When a visitor is identified as a premium visitor or a long-term visitor, the server sends an access command to the door station, and the door station controls the access control to open the door.

[0063] In this embodiment, the server pre-stores registered visitors and their levels, and a visitor feature acquisition unit is set up at the door station. Therefore, visitors can be identified and the door can be opened automatically for pre-stored visitors, which can effectively manage visitors and facilitate visits by pre-stored visitors.

[0064] In some implementations, the server is also used to record the number of visits and the time of visits, and to adjust the visitor's level based on the number of visits and the time of visits. For example, when the server identifies that the same visitor regularly visits the same household within the same time period, the server will identify the visitor as a secure visitor of the household and automatically increase the visitor's security level, and automatically unlock the access control for the visitor when the server detects the visit.

[0065] In some embodiments, the first communication network is a digital broadband network; the second, third, and fourth communication networks include any one of WIFI, Zigbee, and Bluetooth networks.

[0066] In some implementations, the intercom request sent by the door station to the in-home station via the first communication network includes both video and voice communication; the intercom request forwarded via the second, third, or fourth communication network includes only voice communication.

[0067] like Figure 5 As shown, this invention provides another embodiment of a multi-mode building intercom method. The multi-mode building intercom method includes the following steps:

[0068] S501, the door station is connected to the in-home unit through a first communication network and makes an intercom request to the in-home unit. The door station is located at the entrance of the building.

[0069] S502. If the intercom request is not answered, the door station sends an intercom request to the floor station on the visited floor through the first communication network, and the floor station forwards the intercom request to the resident's in-home unit through the second communication network. The floor station is located on each floor of the building, and the in-home unit is located in each resident unit in the building. The floor station is connected to the in-home unit on the same floor through the second communication network.

[0070] In this embodiment, the door station in the building intercom system is directly connected to the in-home unit via a first communication network. An additional floor station is also included, allowing the door station to connect to the in-home unit via the floor station and a second communication network. Therefore, when the door station cannot connect to the in-home unit via the first communication network, a connection can be established through the floor station, which will then forward the intercom request, enabling the door station and in-home unit to communicate. This technical solution significantly improves the success rate of intercom connection requests between the door station and the in-home unit, reducing visitor waiting time.

[0071] In some implementations, the above-described multi-mode building intercom method further includes the following steps:

[0072] When the door station cannot connect to the floor station of the visiting floor through the first communication network, the door station sends the intercom request to other floor stations of adjacent floors of the visiting floor, and other floor stations of the adjacent floors retransmit the intercom request to the floor station of the visiting floor through the third communication network; the floor station is connected with other floor stations of the adjacent floors through the third communication network.

[0073] In this embodiment, the third communication network is used to connect the floor stations of the adjacent floors, so that when the door station 10 cannot connect to the floor station of the visiting floor, the third communication network can establish a path between the floor stations of the adjacent floors and retransmit the intercom request, thereby further improving the success rate of the intercom request connection between the door station and the floor station and reducing the waiting time of the visitor.

[0074] Finally, it should be noted that, although the above-mentioned embodiments have been described in the specification and drawings of the present application, the patent protection scope of the present application should not be limited. Any technical solution obtained by replacing or modifying the equivalent structure or equivalent process based on the essential concept of the present application, using the content described in the specification and drawings of the present application, and directly or indirectly implementing the technical solutions of the above embodiments in other related technical fields, etc., are all included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A multi-mode door entry system comprising: The application relates to a door intercom system, comprising: a door intercom, two or more floor intercoms and two or more household intercoms; the door intercom is arranged at the entrance of a building, the floor intercoms are arranged in each floor of the building, and the household intercoms are arranged in the household units in each floor; the door intercom is connected with the floor intercoms and the household intercoms through a first communication network, and the floor intercoms are connected with the household intercoms in the same floor through a second communication network; the door intercom sends a talkback request to the household intercoms through the first communication network, if the talkback request cannot be connected, the door intercom sends a talkback request to the floor intercoms in the visited floor through the first communication network, and the floor intercoms forward the talkback request to the household intercoms in the visited household through the second communication network; the floor intercoms are connected with other floor intercoms in adjacent floors through a third communication network; when the door intercom cannot connect with the floor intercoms in the visited floor through the first communication network, the door intercom sends the talkback request to other floor intercoms in the adjacent floors of the visited floor, and other floor intercoms forward the talkback request to the floor intercoms in the visited floor through the third communication network; the household intercoms in the same floor are connected with other household intercoms in adjacent floors through a fourth communication network; when the floor intercoms cannot connect with the household intercoms in the visited household, the floor intercoms send the talkback request to other household intercoms in the adjacent floors of the visited household, and other household intercoms forward the talkback request to the household intercoms in the visited household through the fourth communication network.

2. The multi-mode door entry system of claim 1, wherein a server is further included, and the server prestores registered visitors and levels of the visitors; the door intercom comprises a visitor feature acquisition unit, the door intercom acquires the features of the visitors through the visitor feature acquisition unit and sends the features to the server, the server compares the visitor features, if the visitor is a registered visitor and has reached a preset level, the server controls the access control to open the door.

3. The multi-mode door entry system of claim 2, wherein The server is further used for recording the access times and access times of the visitors, and adjusting the levels of the visitors according to the access times and access times.

4. The multi-mode door entry system of claim 2, wherein The visitor feature acquisition unit comprises any one or more of a face recognition unit, a fingerprint recognition unit and a voiceprint recognition unit.

5. The multi-mode door entry system of claim 1, wherein The first communication network is a digital broadband network; the second communication network, the third communication network and the fourth communication network comprise any one of a WIFI network, a zigbee network and a Bluetooth network.

6. The multi-mode door entry system of claim 5, wherein, The talkback request sent by the door intercom to the household intercoms through the first communication network comprises image video and voice talkback; the talkback request forwarded through the second communication network, the third communication network or the fourth communication network only comprises voice talkback.

7. A multi-mode door intercom method, characterized by, The application further relates to a method for realizing the door intercom system, comprising the following steps: a door intercom is connected with a household intercom through a first communication network and sends a talkback request to the household intercom, and the door intercom is arranged at the entrance of a building. If the intercom request is not connected, the door phone sends an intercom request to the floor phone of the visiting floor through the first communication network, and the floor phone forwards the intercom request to the entrance phone of the visiting resident through the second communication network, the floor phone is arranged in each floor of the building, the entrance phone is arranged in the resident unit of each floor, and the floor phone is connected with the entrance phone of the same floor through the second communication network; Further comprising steps: When the door phone cannot connect to the floor phone of the visiting floor through the first communication network, the door phone sends the intercom request to other floor phones of adjacent floors of the visiting floor, and other floor phones forward the intercom request to the floor phone of the visiting floor through the third communication network; the floor phone is connected with other floor phones of adjacent floors through the third communication network; The entrance phone of the same floor is connected with other entrance phones of adjacent floors through the fourth communication network; When the floor phone cannot connect to the entrance phone of the visiting resident, the floor phone sends the intercom request to other entrance phones of adjacent floors of the visiting resident, and other entrance phones of adjacent floors forward the intercom request to the entrance phone of the visiting resident through the fourth communication network.

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