Intercom system

Abstract

To provide an intercom system capable of changing a call-out method for each visitor.SOLUTION: An intercom system 1 includes a collective entrance unit 10 that is installed at the entrance of an apartment house and allows a visitor to call out a resident of the apartment house, a room master unit 30 installed in the resident's room, and a controller 20 that can communicate with the collective entrance unit 10 and the room master unit 30. The room master unit 30 includes an operation unit 32 that allows input to change a call-out method of the resident for each visitor including a service provider that performs a predetermined service, and a notification unit (communication unit 33) that issues a notification according to the call-out method. The collective entrance unit 10 includes an identification unit (service input unit 112) that can identify which service provider a visitor corresponds to. The controller 20 includes a control unit 21 that changes notification contents at the notification unit on the basis of the call-out method set by the operation unit when the identification unit identifies which service provider the visitor corresponds to.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to intercom systems. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there is an intercom system that includes a collective entrance unit installed at the entrance of an apartment building, and a room master unit that is installed in each room of the apartment building and can be called from the collective entrance unit. In this intercom system, residents of the apartment building can be notified that a visitor has called their room from the collective entrance unit by a ring tone or the like output from the room master unit in their room.

[0003] Moreover, in recent years, there has been an increase in a delivery method known as "drop-off delivery," in which if the resident who is to receive the package is not at the delivery address, the delivery company completes the delivery by leaving the package at a designated location (e.g., Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-14729 [Patent Document 2] JP 2020-53047 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Incidentally, there is a need for residents to be able to set whether or not to be called for each visitor, for example, if they specify that fresh food be picked up in person and that books be left at their door, they would like to be called by the parent unit in their room when the fresh food delivery company comes to deliver the books, but not when the delivery company for which they specified that the books be left at their door comes to deliver the books. However, with conventional intercom systems, it is not possible to change the calling method for each visitor.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide an intercom system that allows the calling method to be changed for each visitor. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, an intercom system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: A collective entrance device that is installed at an entrance of the collective housing and enables a visitor to call a resident of the collective housing; A room master unit installed in the resident's room; A control unit capable of communicating with the collective entrance unit and the room master unit; An intercom system comprising: The room master unit has an operation unit capable of inputting a change in a calling method for the resident for each visitor, including a service provider that executes a predetermined service, and a notification unit that issues a notification according to the calling method, The collective entrance device has an identification unit capable of identifying which service provider the visitor corresponds to, When the identification unit has identified which service provider the visitor corresponds to, the control unit changes the content of the notification in the notification unit based on the call method set by the operation unit.

[0008] According to the above configuration, a calling method can be set for each room master unit in accordance with the desires of the resident of that room, thereby improving convenience for the resident. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide an intercom system that allows the calling method to be changed for each visitor. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an intercom system 1 according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 2]FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the collective entrance unit 10, the control unit 20, the room master unit 30, the information terminal 50, and the server device 60 of the intercom system 1. As shown in FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the notification setting table. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an operation unit capable of changing the call settings for each visitor. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an operation unit capable of changing the call settings for each visitor. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an operation unit capable of changing the call settings for each visitor. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an operation unit capable of changing the call settings for each visitor. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the intercom system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the notification setting table. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the notification setting table. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of the notification setting table. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of an operation unit capable of changing the call settings for each visitor. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the notification setting table. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the intercom system according to the third embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] First embodiment Hereinafter, an intercom system according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an intercom system 1 according to a first embodiment. The intercom system 1 is a system that is applied to, for example, an apartment building or other collective housing.

[0012] As shown in Fig. 1, the intercom system 1 includes an apartment entrance unit 10, a control unit 20, a room master unit 30, a entrance door sub-unit 40, an information terminal 50, a server device 60, a mobile terminal 70, and a door control device 81 that controls a door 80. Note that Fig. 1 illustrates a state in which one room master unit 30 and one entrance door sub-unit 40 are installed in one room included in an apartment building, and does not illustrate the room master units 30 and entrance door sub-units 40 of other rooms included in the apartment building.

[0013] The collective entrance device 10 is installed at the collective entrance (entrance) of an apartment building, and is configured to enable visitors to call residents of the apartment building. The collective entrance unit 10 includes a display unit 11, a call unit 12, and a camera 13. The display unit 11 is configured to be capable of displaying an operation screen that can be touched by visitors or residents of the apartment complex, as well as information to be presented to the visitors or residents. The communication unit 12 includes a microphone for the visitor to communicate with the resident of the destination, and a speaker for outputting a voice response from the resident. Camera 13 is installed near display unit 11 of collective entrance machine 10. Camera 13 is configured to be able to capture an image of a visitor who operates collective entrance machine 10 when collective entrance machine 10 is operated. For example, camera 13 captures an image of a delivery person of a delivery company who operates collective entrance machine 10 to deliver a package to a resident of an apartment building.

[0014] The control unit 20 controls the operation of the collective entrance unit 10, the room master unit 30, etc. For example, the control unit 20 controls the call status from the collective entrance unit 10 to the room master unit 30. The control unit 20 also controls the call status from the collective entrance unit 10 to an information terminal 50 in which a predetermined application related to the intercom system 1 is installed.

[0015] The controller 20 may include at least one microcontroller including one or more processors, and other electronic circuits including active elements such as transistors and passive elements. The controller 20 may be configured with multiple CPU cores. The controller 20 may be, for example, a microprocessing unit (MPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), and / or a tensor processing unit (TPU). The GPU may be configured with multiple GPU cores. The controller 20 may also be configured with hardware resources including integrated circuits such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field programmable gate array (FPGA). The controller 20 may also be configured with a combination of at least one microcontroller and an integrated circuit.

[0016] The control unit 20 is connected to the collective entrance unit 10 and the room master unit 30 via an intercom line L that communicates according to a general-purpose protocol, and is configured to be able to communicate with each other. The entrance slave unit 40 is also connected to the room master unit 30 via the intercom line L. The intercom line L in this example is configured with a LAN (Local Area Network) cable. The intercom line L may also be configured with a dedicated line. The control device 20 is also connected to and capable of communicating with an information terminal 50, a server device 60, a mobile terminal 70, and a door control device 81 through a network N. The network N may be a public communication network such as the Internet.

[0017] The room master unit 30 is installed in each dwelling unit (each room) of the apartment building in which the intercom system 1 is provided. The room master unit 30 includes a display unit 31, an operation unit 32, and a call unit (alert unit) 33.

[0018] The display unit 31 can display various information and can accept user operations, and is, for example, a touch display. The display unit 31 displays text notifying the user that they are being called by the collective entrance machine 10, and if the visitor is a delivery company, the company name of the delivery company, etc. The display unit 31 also displays an image of the visitor captured by the camera 13 of the collective entrance machine 10, etc.

[0019] The operation unit 32 is for operating when responding to a call from the collective entrance device 10 or when inputting predetermined settings, and is configured, for example, with operation buttons that are displayed on a touch display that is the display unit 31 and can be operated by touching with a finger, etc. The operation unit 32 may also be configured with physical buttons, etc. The operation unit 32 is configured to be able to input a change in the calling method for the resident for each visitor, including a service provider that performs a predetermined service. The predetermined service is, for example, a home delivery service such as delivery of parcels, a delivery service such as delivery of ordered food and drink, and a cleaning service such as cleaning of the air conditioner in the room. The service provider that performs the predetermined service is, for example, a home delivery company that provides a home delivery service, a restaurant company that provides a delivery service, and a cleaning company that provides a cleaning service. That is, the operation unit 32 also functions as an operation unit that can input a change in the calling method. The details of the change in the calling method for each visitor will be described later.

[0020] The intercom unit 33 is for the resident of the room in which the room master unit 30 is installed to communicate with a visitor who operates the collective entrance unit 10 or the entrance slave unit 40, and includes a microphone for communicating with the collective entrance unit 10 or the entrance slave unit 40, and a speaker for outputting a call from the collective entrance unit 10 or the entrance slave unit 40. The intercom unit 33 is also configured to output information related to a call from the collective entrance unit 10 or the entrance slave unit 40. In other words, the intercom unit 33 also functions as an alarm unit that notifies the contents of the call in response to a call from the collective entrance unit 10 or the entrance slave unit 40. As will be described later, when the ring tone of a visitor, Y company, is "Pattern 1" and the ring tone of a visitor, N company, is "Pattern 2", the speaker of the intercom unit (alert unit) 33 outputs a ring tone set for each visitor (Y company, N company).

[0021] The entrance slave unit 40 is installed at the entrance of each dwelling unit. The entrance slave unit 40 includes an operation unit 41, a call unit 42, and a camera 43. The operation unit 41 is operated by a visitor to call a resident, and is, for example, a call button that can be pressed to input an operation. The communication unit 42 is for a visitor to talk to the resident and includes a microphone and a speaker. By pressing the operation unit 41, the communication unit 42 can talk to the resident in the room. The camera 43 is configured to be able to capture an image of a visitor near the entrance of the dwelling unit. The image of the visitor captured by the camera 43 is transmitted to the room master unit 30 via the intercom line L and displayed on the display unit 31 of the room master unit 30. In this disclosure, the term "image" includes still images and videos.

[0022] The information terminal 50 is a terminal used by a resident, i.e., a terminal associated with the resident. The information terminal 50 is configured to be connected to the control device 20 of the intercom system 1 by installing a predetermined application related to the intercom system 1 in the information terminal 50, and to be able to receive a call from the collective entrance device 10. The information terminal 50 is, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet, a notebook computer, a personal computer, etc. It is preferable that the information terminal 50 is a portable communication terminal device that can be carried around.

[0023] The information terminal 50 includes a display unit 51, an operation unit 52, a speaker 53, and a microphone 54. The display unit 51 is configured to be able to display various information. For example, the display unit 51 is a display that displays an image of a visitor captured by the camera 13 of the collective entrance machine 10 and text information notifying a call from the collective entrance machine 10. The operation unit 52 is operated when making a predetermined input to the information terminal 50. The operation unit 52 is configured with operation buttons and the like that are displayed on a touch display that is the display unit 51 and can be touched with a finger or the like. Note that the operation unit 52 may be configured to include physical buttons in addition to or instead of the touch display. The operation unit 52 is configured to allow input of a change in the calling method for the resident for each visitor, including a service provider who performs a predetermined service. The operation unit 52 is an example of a second operation unit that allows input of a change in the calling method. Details of changing the calling method for each visitor will be described later. The speaker 53 is capable of outputting the voice of a voice call received by the information terminal 50 and the voice of a call from the collective entrance unit 10. The microphone 54 is a voice input unit for responding by voice to a call on the information terminal 50 or a call from the collective entrance unit 10. The display unit 51 and the speaker 53 are an example of a second notification unit that issues a notification according to the calling method.

[0024] The server device 60 is, for example, a server installed at an office of a management company of the intercom system 1. The server device 60 communicates with a server (not shown) managed by a delivery company that delivers the delivery item, and receives information about the delivery item from the server managed by the delivery company. The information about the delivery received by the server device 60 includes, for example, information identifying the delivery, such as the tracking number or management number of the delivery, the waybill (slip) number of the delivery, information about the delivery method, information about the delivery address and the recipient's name, information about the service status identifying whether the delivery is "in delivery" or "delivery completed," the company name of the courier company that delivers the delivery, information identifying the delivery person who delivers the delivery, information identifying the delivery vehicle in which the delivery is loaded, etc. Information about the delivery method includes, for example, "direct handover" where the delivery is directly handed to the person at the delivery address, "drop-off delivery" where delivery is completed by leaving the delivery at the front door, "box delivery" where delivery is completed by placing the delivery in a designated delivery box, and the desired delivery time.

[0025] The mobile terminal 70 is a terminal carried by a delivery person of a delivery company who delivers the delivery item. Examples of the mobile terminal 70 include a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet, a notebook computer, and a personal computer. The delivery person can use the mobile terminal 70 to check information about the delivery item that he or she is responsible for delivering. The information about the delivery item can be, for example, the same as the information about the delivery item received by the server device 60. The mobile terminal 70 is preferably a portable communication terminal device that can be carried around, such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet, or a notebook computer. When the mobile terminal 70 is a portable communication terminal device, the delivery person can check information about the delivery item that he or she is responsible for delivering, even during delivery away from the business establishment.

[0026] The door control device 81 is a device for controlling the locking and unlocking of a door 80 installed at the entrance of the apartment building. The door control device 81 unlocks the door 80 based on an unlock instruction signal transmitted from the control device 20.

[0027] FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the collective entrance unit 10, the control unit 20, the room master unit 30, the information terminal 50, and the server device 60 of the intercom system 1. As shown in FIG.

[0028] As shown in FIG. 2, the collective entrance unit 10 includes a display unit 11, a call unit 12, and a camera 13, as well as a collective entrance unit CPU (Central Processing Unit) 14 and a communication interface (hereinafter referred to as "IF") 15.

[0029] The display unit 11 is configured to be capable of displaying a call operation unit 111, a service input unit 112, and a service information input unit 113. In other words, the display unit 11 also functions as an input unit for receiving various operations from users such as visitors.

[0030] The call operation unit 111 is an operation unit operated by a visitor when calling a resident. The call operation unit 111 is composed of, for example, a numeric keypad and a call button displayed in a touch-operable manner on the display unit 11. That is, the call operation unit 111 is a room call button that can input a room number in the apartment building, and is configured to be able to input each of a plurality of room numbers. The call operation unit 111 may be configured with an operation button as a physical button provided near the display screen of the display unit 11. When the call operation unit 111 is configured with an operation button, by pressing the operation button, the room number of the room to which the delivery is to be made is input and the room number is displayed on the display unit 11, and by pressing an operation button for confirming the displayed content, the input of the room number displayed on the display unit 11 is confirmed.

[0031] The service input unit 112 is an input unit for selecting the type of service provider. The service input unit 112 is, for example, a button displayed selectable by a touch operation on the display unit 11 of the collective entrance device 10. The types of service providers include, for example, a delivery company that delivers parcels, a delivery company that delivers food and drink, a cleaning company that cleans rooms, and the like. The service input unit 112 is configured to allow a visitor who is a delivery company to select and confirm which delivery company the visitor belongs to (the name of the company to which the delivery company belongs). In other words, the service input unit 112 is an example of an identification unit that can identify which service provider the visitor belongs to.

[0032] The service information input unit 113 is configured to be able to input service information that is information for identifying each piece. The service information is, for example, a number (tracking number of the piece) given to the piece by a delivery company that delivers the piece.

[0033] The collective entrance machine CPU 14 performs processing for controlling each part of the collective entrance machine 10. In addition, the collective entrance machine CPU 14 controls the display content of the display unit 11 based on a signal received from the control machine 20. The collective entrance machine CPU 14 receives and stores the contents of the notification setting table 22b (described later) of the control machine 20 for the visitor making the call, and compares the type of service provider input from the service input unit 112 with the contents of the notification setting table 22b received from the control machine 20, and controls the display of a predetermined display screen for the visitor making the call on the display unit 11. The predetermined display screen for the visitor making the call is, for example, the display of the call operation unit 111 that prompts the input of the room number of the delivery destination following input in the service input unit 112, or the display of the service information input unit 113 that prompts the input of the service information (tracking number) of the delivery item following input in the service input unit 112, etc. Furthermore, the collective entrance machine CPU 14 receives and stores the contents of the notification setting table 22b of the control machine 20 for visitors who are not being called, and compares the type of service provider input from the service input unit 112 with the contents of the notification setting table 22b received from the control machine 20, and controls the display of a predetermined display screen for visitors who are not being called on the display unit 11. The predetermined display screen for visitors who are not being called is, for example, "Please operate your unlocking device," which encourages the delivery person to unlock the door 80 on the mobile terminal 70 carried by the delivery person.

[0034] The communication IF 15 forms a bidirectional signal transmission path between the collective entrance device CPU 14 and the intercom line L. As a result, a signal transmission path between the collective entrance device CPU 14 and the control device 20 is formed via the communication IF 15.

[0035] The control device 20 includes a control unit 21 and a storage unit 22 . The control unit 21 transmits and receives signals between each of the collective entrance unit 10, the room master unit 30, and the entrance slave unit 40, which are connected to the control unit 20 via the intercom line L. The control unit 21 also transmits and receives signals between each of the units of the information terminal 50 via the network N. The control unit 21 is also configured to change the notification content on the display unit 31, the display unit 51, the call unit (notification unit) 33, and the speaker 53 based on the calling method set by the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 or the operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50 when the service input unit 112 of the collective entrance unit 10 specifies which service provider the visitor belongs to. The change in the notification content will be described in detail later.

[0036] The memory unit 22 stores communication information with the collective entrance device 10 and the like, control information of the control unit 21, and the like. The storage unit 22 includes a call table 22a and a notification setting table 22b. Although not shown, the call table 22a stores information capable of identifying each device connected to the control unit 20 via the intercom line L or the network N. Specifically, the call table 22a stores, in association with one another, the room number of each dwelling unit (each room) in the apartment building, a room master unit ID capable of identifying the room master unit 30 of each dwelling unit, and a front door slave unit ID capable of identifying the front door slave unit 40 of each dwelling unit. Furthermore, in the call table 22a, the room number of each room in the apartment building and an information terminal ID that identifies the information terminal 50 used by the resident of the room are stored in association with each other. The information terminal ID is input by the resident using the information terminal 50 identified by the information terminal ID via a predetermined application related to the intercom system 1 installed on the information terminal 50, and is transmitted from the information terminal 50 to the control machine 20 via the network N, and is stored in the call table 22a. Further, in the call table 22a, a collective entrance unit ID capable of identifying the collective entrance unit 10, a door ID capable of identifying the door 80, and a door control device ID capable of identifying the door control device 81 are stored.

[0037] The notification setting table 22b stores call settings including notification contents for making notifications via the intercom unit (notification unit) 33 of the room master unit 30 or the display unit 51 and speaker 53 of the information terminal 50. In the initial setting when the intercom system is introduced, the notification setting table 22b stores, in association with each other, the room number of each room in the apartment building, the room master unit ID that identifies the room master unit 30 installed in each room, and a call setting of "yes" for calling, which indicates that the room master unit 30 of that room will be called when a call is made from the collective entrance unit 10 to that room.

[0038] Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the notification setting table 22b. For example, if the resident of room 101 sets the room parent unit 30 to not call when a visitor from company A who delivers books visits, and to call when a visitor from company Y who delivers fresh food and company S who delivers correspondence course materials visits, as shown in Fig. 3, the room number of room 101, the room parent unit ID 30101 of the room parent unit 30 of room 101, the visitor ID A101 indicating company A, and the call setting of "no call" are stored in association with each other for company A in the notification setting table 22b. In addition, in the notification setting table 22b, for Company Y, the room number of Room 101, 30101 which is the room master unit ID of the room master unit 30 of Room 101, Y101 which is the visitor ID indicating Company Y, the call setting of "call on", and "call tone pattern 1" which is the information on the call tone are stored in association with each other. In addition, in the notification setting table 22b, for Company S, the room number of Room 101, 30101 which is the room master unit ID of the room master unit 30 of Room 101, S101 which is the visitor ID indicating Company S, the call setting of "call on", and "pattern 4" which is the information on the call tone are stored in association with each other. In addition, in the notification setting table 22b, for company Y, the room number of room 201, 30201 which is the room master unit ID of the room master unit 30 of room 201, Y101 which is the visitor ID indicating company Y, and a call setting of "no call" are stored in association with each other. In addition, in the notification setting table 22b, for company N, the room number of room 201, 30201 which is the room master unit ID of the room master unit 30 of room 201, N101 which is the visitor ID indicating company N, a call setting of "yes" call, and "pattern 2" which is the ring tone information are stored in association with each other. When the call settings are changed by the room master unit 30 or the information terminal 50, the information stored in the notification setting table 22b is updated and stored.

[0039] The setting to notify the room master unit 30 in room 101 of a call on the collective entrance unit 10 from visitor Y or S company, and the setting to notify the room master unit 30 in room 201 of a call on the collective entrance unit 10 from visitor N company are examples of first settings for making a call in the notification unit of the room master unit associated with the resident to be called, for each service provider. The setting to not notify the room master unit 30 in room 101 of a call on the collective entrance unit 10 from visitor A company, and the setting to not notify the room master unit 30 in room 201 of a call on the collective entrance unit 10 from visitor Y company are examples of second settings for not making a call in the notification unit, for each service provider.

[0040] In addition, in the notification setting table 22b, ring tone information "Pattern 1" and ring tone sound data "Chime01.mp4" are stored in association with each other, ring tone information "Pattern 4" and ring tone sound data "Alarm01.mp4" are stored in association with each other, and ring tone information "Pattern 2" and ring tone sound data "Bell01.mp4" are stored in association with each other.

[0041] Returning to FIG. 2, the room master unit 30 includes a display unit 31, an operation unit 32, and a call unit 33, as well as a master unit CPU , a communication IF 35, and a storage unit .

[0042] The master unit CPU 34 performs processing for controlling each section of the room master unit 30 . The communication IF 35 forms a bidirectional signal transmission path between the master unit CPU 34 and the intercom line L. As a result, a signal transmission path between the room master unit 30 and the control unit 20 is formed. The memory unit 36 ​​stores control information and the like for the room master unit 30. The memory unit 36 ​​also stores various data related to call settings for calling the room master unit 30 from the collective entrance unit 10. For example, the memory unit 36 ​​stores voice data for announcing a call from the room master unit 30 by voice, and character data for displaying the call in text on the display unit 31 of the room master unit 30. The storage unit 36 ​​also includes a notification setting table 36a. The notification setting table 36a stores call settings including notification contents for notification by the intercom unit (notification unit) 33. When a change in the call settings is input by the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 or the operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50 and the notification contents in the intercom unit (notification unit) 33 are changed, the call settings stored in the notification setting table 36a are updated and stored.

[0043] The information terminal 50 includes a display unit 51, an operation unit 52, a speaker 53, and a microphone 54, as well as an information terminal CPU 55, a storage unit 56, and a communication IF 57. The information terminal CPU performs processing for controlling each section of the information terminal 50 . The memory unit 56 stores communication information with the controller 20 etc., control information of the information terminal CPU, sound data of the call tone output from the speaker 53, character information data of the call display displayed on the display unit 51, and the like. The memory unit 56 stores a notification setting table 56a. The notification setting table 56a stores call settings set by the information terminal 50. The call settings set by the information terminal 50 may be the same as the information stored in the notification setting table 22b of the controller 20. When a change to the call settings is input by the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 or the operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50 and the notification content on the speaker 53 and the display unit 51 is changed, the call settings stored in the notification setting table 56a are updated and stored.

[0044] The server device 60 includes a storage unit 61. The storage unit 61 includes a data table 61a. The server device 60 has a function of collecting information on deliveries received from the delivery company's server and creating the data table 61a. The storage unit 61 is configured to store the control contents of the server device 60 and the like. The data table 61a stores information about deliveries received from a server managed by the delivery company. The information about the deliveries includes, for example, the tracking number or inquiry number of the deliveries, the delivery address, the name or title of the recipient of the deliveries, the delivery method of the deliveries, etc. The delivery method of the deliveries includes, for example, whether or not the deliveries can be left at a designated location to complete the delivery, "direct handover" to deliver the deliveries to the recipient in person, and "delivery box delivery" to complete the delivery by placing the deliveries in a shared delivery box or a delivery box for a detached house.

[0045] (Change in calling method by room master unit 30) The operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 can input changes to the call method for the resident for each visitor, including a delivery company that performs a delivery service. An example of changing the call method for each visitor using the operation unit 32 will be described below with reference to Figures 4 to 7. Figures 4 to 7 are each a diagram showing an example of an operation unit that can change the call setting for each visitor.

[0046] When a setting button (not shown) displayed on the display unit 31 of the room master unit 30 is operated, an operation unit 32 including a delivery service button 32a shown in Fig. 4 is displayed. The delivery service button 32a is an operation button for making various settings for each service provider that provides services such as home delivery companies to residents of the apartment complex. Note that the operation unit 32 in Fig. 4 also displays a cancel button 32b for canceling the operation of the delivery service button 32a and returning to the previous screen display.

[0047] When the delivery service button 32a shown in FIG. 4 is touched, a screen on which the "call display setting" for each visitor can be set is displayed. The screen on which the "call display setting" for each visitor can be set is, for example, a screen including a list of name buttons 32c of service providers shown in FIG. 5. For example, in FIG. 5, name buttons 32c of delivery companies "Company A", "Company S", "Company Y", and "Company N" registered in the intercom system 1 as companies providing delivery services are displayed. Note that the name buttons 32c are not limited to pre-registered buttons such as "Company A", "Company S", "Company Y", and "Company N" shown in FIG. 5, but may include name buttons that can be arbitrarily registered by the resident, such as the name button 32c of "Setting 05" shown in FIG. 5. 5 includes a detail setting button 32d and a cancel button 32b. The detail setting button 32d is a button for transitioning to a screen for setting details of the call display and the ring tone for the service provider selected by the name button 32c. The cancel button 32b is a button for canceling the selection of the name button 32c and returning to the previous screen display.

[0048] By selecting any one of the name buttons 32c and then touching the detail setting button 32d, the call display setting screen shown in Fig. 6 is displayed. For example, by touching "Y Company" in Fig. 5 to select Y Company, and then touching the detail setting button 32d, the call display setting screen shown in Fig. 6 is displayed.

[0049] The call display setting screen allows the user to set whether or not to display text on the display unit 31 when a call is made by a visitor from the collective entrance device 10. Fig. 6 is an example of the call display setting screen. As shown in Fig. 6, the call display setting screen includes an initial setting button 32e, a name button 32f, a call setting button 32g, an entrance information button 32h, a call tone setting button 32i, a registration button 32j, and a cancel button 32b.

[0050] The initial setting button 32e is a button for returning the call setting of the service provider selected in Fig. 6 to the initial setting. The initial setting is, for example, a setting in which, when a visitor is called from the collective entrance device 10, text information indicating that there is a call is displayed on the display unit 31 and the initial setting call sound "Door Bell" is output from the communication unit (alert unit) 33. Name button 32f is a button that displays the service provider for which the call display settings in Fig. 6 are to be set, and is configured to select the same name as the service provider selected with name button 32c in Fig. 5. In Fig. 6, "Company Y" is shown in inverted black and white, indicating that the name of "Company Y", the service provider selected by touch operation in Fig. 5, has been selected. The call setting button 32g is a button for setting whether or not to call the room master unit 30 associated with the resident to be called when the service provider selected by the name button 32f calls the resident from the collective entrance unit 10. When the call setting button 32g is set to "Yes", a call tone is output from the intercom unit (alert unit) 33 of the room master unit 30. When the call setting button 32g is set to "No", the call tone in the intercom unit (alert unit) 33 of the room master unit 30 is set to mute. In FIG. 6, of "Yes" and "No" on the call setting button 32g, "Yes" is shown in reversed black and white, indicating that the setting is set to call the room master unit 30 associated with the resident when Company Y calls the resident from the collective entrance unit 10.

[0051] The entrance information button 32h is a button for setting whether or not to send entrance information specifying the entry of the service provider selected by the name button 32f when the service provider enters the apartment building to the room master unit 30 of the room.

[0052] The ring tone setting button 32i is a button for transitioning to a ring tone setting screen where the details of the ring tone can be set. By touching the ring tone setting button 32i, the ring tone setting screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed.

[0053] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a call tone setting screen on which the details of the call tone can be set. The call tone setting screen allows the setting of whether or not a call from the collective entrance device 10 is to be output as voice from the speaker of the communication unit (alert unit) 33, and the type of voice output. As shown in Fig. 7, the call tone setting screen includes a call tone setting button 32k, a play button 32m, a volume setting button 32n, a mute button 32q, and a call display setting button 32p, in addition to a cancel button 32b and a name button 32f. Similar to FIG. 6, the cancel button 32b is a button for canceling the selection of the ring tone setting screen and returning to the immediately previous screen display, the ring display setting screen. 6, the name of the service provider selected by the name button 32c in FIG. 5 is displayed in the name button 32f.

[0054] The ring tone setting button 32k is a button for selecting whether to use a ring tone for calling. A plurality of ring tone setting buttons 32k are displayed on the setting screen for ring tone setting shown in Fig. 7. The sound data of the ring tone of the ring tone setting button 32k may be registered in the room master unit 30, or may be received together with a signal instructing output (notification) of the ring tone. The play button 32m is a button for listening to the ring tone selected by the ring tone setting button 32k. It is preferable that the play button 32m is displayed on a setting screen for ring tone setting by selecting the ring tone setting button 32k by touching the button. The volume setting button 32n is a button that can set the volume of the call tone when calling the room master unit 30 from the collective entrance unit 10, and is also a button that can adjust the preview volume when the play button 32m is touched. The mute button 32q is a button that can mute the ring tone being previewed by touching it. When the ring tone is set to "none" by the ring setting button 32g in Fig. 6, the mute button 32q in Fig. 7 is selected. The call display setting button 32p is a button for confirming the selection of the call tone on the call tone setting screen and returning to the setting screen for the call display setting.

[0055] 7, the setting of the ring tone is confirmed by selecting the volume with the volume setting button 32n while any of the ring tone setting buttons 32k is selected, and then touching the call display setting button 32p. Confirming the setting of the ring tone by touching the call display setting button 32p or touching the cancel button 32b returns to the call display setting screen shown in FIG.

[0056] Returning to Fig. 6, the registration button 32j is a button for registering the content selected in Fig. 6. By touching this registration button 32j, the content selected in the call display setting shown in Fig. 6 and the content selected in the call tone setting shown in Fig. 7 are stored in the notification setting table 36a of the room master unit 30. The content registered with the registration button 32j is transmitted from the room master unit 30 to the control unit 20 via the intercom line L and stored in the notification setting table 22b.

[0057] Here, a case where the calling method of companies A and Y is changed from the initial setting to the setting shown in FIG. 3 will be described. In the initial setting (not shown), the room master unit 30 is set to ring "Yes" for all visitors, and the initial setting ring tone is set to "Door Bell" as the calling method.

[0058] First, we will explain how to change the calling method settings for Company A. The resident of Room 101 operates the delivery service button 32a shown in FIG. 4 on the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 of Room 101 to display a screen of a list of name buttons 32c shown in FIG. 5, and operates the detailed setting button 32d in a state where Company A is selected by touching the list of name buttons 32c shown in FIG. 5 to display the call display setting screen of FIG. 6. Then, in FIG. 6, the resident confirms that "Company A" is selected in the name button 32f, selects "No" in the call setting button 32g, which indicates that a call is not to be made from the collective entrance unit 10, and touches the registration button 32j. By touching the registration button 32j, the call "Yes" registered as the initial setting in the call setting button 32g is changed to call "No". When the selection of call "No" is registered in the call setting button 32g, the call tone setting for Company A is set to mute. In this way, by touching the registration button 32j, the changed call settings are stored in the notification setting table 36a, transmitted to the control unit 20 and stored in the notification setting table 22b, and the call method for Company A in the notification setting tables 22b and 36a is updated. When the registration button 32j in FIG. 6 is touched, the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 returns to the screen displaying the list of name buttons 32c shown in FIG.

[0059] Next, a description will be given of how to change the calling method settings for company Y. Name buttons 32c shown in FIG. The resident of Room 101 selects Company Y from the list of name buttons 32c shown in Fig. 5 on the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 of Room 101 by touching the name button 32c, and operates the detailed settings button 32d to display the call display setting screen of Fig. 6. On the call display setting screen of Fig. 6, the resident confirms that "Company Y" is selected in the name button 32f, confirms that "Yes" is selected in the call setting button 32g to indicate that the room master unit will be called, and touches the call tone setting button 32i to display the call tone setting screen shown in Fig. 7.

[0060] In the ring tone setting screen shown in FIG. 7, the default ring tone "Door Bell" is selected for Company Y with the ring tone setting button 32k. The resident confirms that Company Y is displayed in the name button 32f, selects "Pattern 1 Chime 01" as the ring tone to be set with the ring tone setting button 32k, operates the play button 32m and the volume setting button 32n to check the type and volume of the ring tone, selects the type and volume of the ring tone for Company Y, and operates the call display setting button 32p. When the call display setting button 32p is operated, the screen returns to the call display setting screen shown in FIG. 6 with the settings selected in FIG. 7 maintained. When the register button 32j is operated on the call display setting screen in FIG. 6, the change of the calling method selected in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 is confirmed. In addition, by touching the registration button 32j, the changed call settings are stored in the notification setting table 36a, transmitted to the control unit 20 and stored in the notification setting table 22b, and the call method for Company Y in the notification setting tables 22b and 36a is updated.

[0061] (First operation example of first embodiment) Next, an operation example of the intercom system 1 in which a calling method is set for each visitor in the room master unit 30 will be described with reference to Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a first operation example of the intercom system 1 according to this embodiment.

[0062] Before changing the calling method for each visitor, the calling method for residents is set to the initial state (initial setting) at the time of installation of the intercom system 1. For example, in the initial setting, when a visitor calls room 101 using the collective entrance unit 10, the display unit 31 of the room master unit 30 for room 101 displays an image of the visitor captured by the camera 13 of the collective entrance unit 10 and text information indicating that there is a call from the visitor, and the initial setting call sound "Door Bell" is output from the speaker of the communication unit (alert unit) 33.

[0063] Assume that the resident of room 101 operates the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 to change the calling method of company Y to "enabled" and the ring tone to "pattern 1." The operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 accepts an input of the change in the calling method by the resident (step S101). The room master unit 30 updates the calling method of company Y in the notification setting table 36a based on the accepted change in the calling method. The room master unit 30 also transmits the accepted change in the calling method to the controller 20 (step S102). The controller 20 accepts the change in the calling method transmitted from the room master unit 30 (step S103). The controller 20 updates the setting contents of the notification setting table 22b based on the accepted change in the calling method, and stores the changed calling method (step S104).

[0064] Next, the delivery person of delivery company Y who has the parcel operates the mobile terminal 70 that he carries with him to display and confirm the delivery information regarding the parcel on the mobile terminal 70. The display screen of the mobile terminal 70 contains information regarding the parcel that has been sent from the server device 60 based on the data table 61a stored in the server device 60. For example, the display screen of the mobile terminal 70 displays the tracking number of the parcel, the delivery address "Room 101, ****** **, Meguro-ku, Tokyo," and the predetermined delivery method "hand delivery" set by the user of the delivery destination.

[0065] After checking the display screen of the mobile terminal 70, the delivery person of Company Y arrives at the entrance of the apartment complex to which the delivery person is to deliver the package. Here, it is assumed that the display unit 11 of the apartment entrance device 10 installed at the entrance of the apartment complex to which the delivery person has arrived displays an operation screen including a call operation unit 111, a service input unit 112, and a service information input unit 113 as an initial screen.

[0066] First, when the delivery person touches the service input unit 112 displayed on the initial screen of the display unit 11, a screen in which a plurality of company names of delivery companies are displayed is displayed on the display unit 11 as a screen in which the type of service provider can be selected. The delivery person performs a touch operation to input the name of the company to which the delivery person belongs, Company Y, into the service input unit 112. When the company name of Company Y is input into the service input unit 112 by touch operation, the collective entrance machine 10 accepts the input operation content (step S105). For example, the collective entrance machine 10 accepts the input of the company name of the delivery company selected by touch operation on the service input unit 112, and displays the call operation unit 111 again on the display unit 11. In addition, when the collective entrance machine 10 accepts the input content from the service input unit 112, it starts capturing an image of the delivery person of the delivery company Y, who is a visitor, by the camera 13.

[0067] When the call operation unit 111 is displayed on the display unit 11, the delivery person operates the call operation unit 111 to input the room number "101" of the delivery destination. The collective entrance machine 10 accepts the input operation content (step S105). In step S105, in addition to accepting the input of the company name of the delivery company to the service input unit 112 and the input of the room number to the call operation unit 111, the collective entrance machine 10 may also accept the input of information identifying the delivery item (such as the tracking number of the delivery item) to the service information input unit 113. The collective entrance machine 10 generates delivery service information including the information of the delivery company "Company Y" input by operating the service input unit 112 and the information of the room number "Room 101" input by the call operation unit 111 (step S106). The delivery service information may include video data of the visitor captured by the camera 13 of the collective entrance machine 10. The collective entrance device 10 transmits the generated delivery service information to the control device 20 via the communication IF 15 and the intercom line L (step S107). The control device 20 receives the delivery service information transmitted by the collective entrance device 10 (step S108).

[0068] The control unit 20 that has received the delivery service information judges whether or not the call setting to the room master unit 30 is "Yes" (step S109). Specifically, the control unit 20 acquires the company name of the delivery company "Company Y" and the room number of the delivery destination room "Room 101" contained in the received delivery service information, and identifies the call setting of the delivery company "Company Y" for the room master unit 30 of the room number by referring to the notification setting table 22b. As shown in FIG. 3, the notification setting table 22b stores a call "Yes" and a call tone "Pattern 1" as the call setting of Company Y for the room master unit 30 of Room 101. The control unit 20 judges that the call is "Yes" based on the identified call setting (YES in step S109), and generates a notification instruction signal to notify the room master unit 30 of Room 101 of a call from the collective entrance unit 10 by visitor Company Y (step S110). The notification instruction signal may include video data of a visitor included in the delivery service information. The control unit 20 refers to the call table 22a to identify the room master unit ID 30101 of the room master unit 30 in room 101, and transmits the generated notification instruction signal to the room master unit 30 in room 101 (step S111). The room master unit 30 in Room 101 receives the notification instruction signal from the control unit 20 (step S112) and issues a notification according to the calling method (step S113). Specifically, the speaker of the communication unit (notification unit) 33 outputs the ring tone "Pattern 1 Chime 01" and displays on the display unit 31 text information indicating that there is a call from a visitor (for example, the text display "Call from Y Company") and an image of the delivery person from Y Company captured by the camera 13.

[0069] (Second operation example of the first embodiment) Next, an operation example will be described in which the resident of room 101 operates the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 to change the calling method for company A to "none."

[0070] For Company A, the initial setting for the ring method is set to "Yes" and the ring tone to "Door Bell." When the resident of room 101 operates the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 to set the call method of company A to "no call," the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 accepts an input of the resident's change of the call method (step S101). Steps S102 to S104 are the same as in the first operation example, and therefore redundant explanations will be omitted.

[0071] Next, the delivery person of delivery company A operates the mobile terminal 70 carried by the delivery person to display and confirm the information about the delivery item transmitted from the server device 60 based on the data table 61a stored in the server device 60. For example, the display screen of the mobile terminal 70 displays the tracking number of the delivery item, the delivery address "Room 101, ****** **, Meguro-ku, Tokyo," and the predetermined delivery method set by the user of the delivery address "Leave at door specified." After checking the display screen of the mobile terminal 70, the delivery person of company A comes to the entrance of the apartment complex with the package. On the display unit 11 of the apartment complex entrance device 10, an operation screen including a call operation unit 111, a service input unit 112, and a service information input unit 113 is displayed as an initial screen.

[0072] First, the delivery person of company A touches the service input section 112 displayed on the initial screen of the display section 11 to input the name of the company A to which the delivery person belongs. When the service input section 112 is touched, the collective entrance machine 10 accepts the operation content (company A's name) input by touch operation (step S105). The collective entrance machine 10 that accepts the company name of company A refers to the contents of the notification setting table 22b via the intercom line L to obtain the notification setting of company A, and determines that company A is a visitor who does not call the room master unit 30. The collective entrance machine 10 displays a display screen on the display section 11 that prompts the delivery person of company A to perform an unlocking operation of the door of the collective entrance machine on the mobile terminal 70 carried by the delivery person of company A. The collective entrance machine 10 also generates delivery service information including the information of the delivery company "company A" input by operating the service input section 112 (step S106), and transmits the generated delivery service information to the control machine 20 (step S107).

[0073] The control unit 20 receives the delivery service information sent by the collective entrance unit 10 (step S108) and determines whether to set up a call to the room master unit 30 (step S109). The control unit 20 identifies delivery company A based on the delivery service information, determines that the call setting is "not set" based on the notification setting table 22b (NO in step S109), and ends the process without generating or transmitting a notification instruction signal.

[0074] (Change in calling method by information terminal 50) The operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50 can input a change in the calling method for a resident for each visitor, including a delivery company that performs a delivery service. Changing the calling method by the information terminal 50 will be described below with reference to Figs. 4 to 9. Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the notification setting table 56a of the information terminal 50.

[0075] The operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50 is configured to include a call display setting screen and a call tone setting screen for each visitor. The details of the call display setting screen and the call tone setting screen can be the same as the respective setting screens of the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30, so that the reference numerals 52 to 52q are indicated in Fig. 4 to Fig. 7 and duplicated explanations are omitted.

[0076] 9 stores, in association with one another, the room numbers of each room in the apartment building, the information terminal IDs identifying the information terminals 50 used by the residents of each room, and call settings for whether or not to call the information terminals 50 of the rooms when the rooms are called from the collective entrance device 10. For example, assume that the resident of room 101 sets the information terminal 50 with the information terminal ID "888AAA12345" to call visitors from Y company and the information terminal 50 with the information terminal ID "888AAA12345" to not call visitors from S company. In this case, as shown in Fig. 9, the notification setting table 56a stores, for Company Y, the room number of Room 101, the information terminal ID "888AAA12345" of the information terminal 50 of the resident of Room 101, Y101 which is a visitor ID indicating Company Y, a call setting of "yes" for the information terminal call setting, and "call tone pattern 1" which is information on the call tone, all in association with each other. Also, the notification setting table 56a stores, for Company S, the room number of Room 101, the information terminal ID "888AAA12345" of the information terminal 50 of Room 101, S101 which is a visitor ID indicating Company S, and a call setting of "no" for the S company, all in association with each other. Furthermore, the notification setting table 56a stores ring tone information "Pattern 1" and ring tone sound data "Chime01.mp4" in association with each other.

[0077] Here, there may be cases where multiple residents reside in each room of the apartment building, and each resident may use their own information terminal 50. In this case, the calling method may be changed so that different information terminals 50 are called for different types of visitors to the same room. In FIG. 9, an information terminal ID of "888AAA12345" and an information terminal ID of "222BBB45678" are stored as information terminals 50 associated with Room 101. The information terminal 50 with the information terminal ID "222BBB45678" is stored in association with A101, which is a visitor ID indicating Company A.

[0078] (Third operation example of the first embodiment) Next, a third operation example of the intercom system 1 in which a calling method is set for each visitor in the information terminal 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. Before changing the calling method for each visitor, the initial setting (not shown) is such that when a visitor calls Room 101 using the collective entrance machine 10, the display 51 of the information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345) in Room 101 will display an image of the visitor captured by the camera 13 of the collective entrance machine 10 and text information indicating that the visitor is calling, and the initial setting call sound "Door Bell" will be output from the speaker 53.

[0079] When the resident of Room 101 wishes to change the calling method for each visitor, he or she operates the operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50 to display the delivery service button 52a shown in Fig. 4. The calling method can be changed at any place where the information terminal 50 can connect to the network N, for example, even when the resident is away from home.

[0080] If the resident of room 101 wants the information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345) he / she uses to be called with the ring tone "Pattern 1" when Y company comes, he / she operates the setting screen of the call display setting of the operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50 to change the call method for Y company. Specifically, the resident operates the operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50 to maintain the setting of the call setting button 52g on the call display setting screen to "Yes" for Y company, and operates the ring tone setting button 32k on the ring tone setting screen to change the ring tone from the initial setting "Door Bell" to "Pattern 1". The operation unit 52 accepts an input to change the ring tone from the information terminal 50 (step S101 in FIG. 8), and updates the setting contents of the notification setting table 56a. Steps S102 to S104 are the same as the first operation example described above, and therefore overlapping explanations will be omitted.

[0081] Next, the display unit 11 of the collective entrance machine 10 displays the call operation unit 111, the service input unit 112, and the service information input unit 113 as an initial screen. When a delivery person from Company Y carrying a package for Room 101 of the collective entrance machine 10 operates the service input unit 112 of the collective entrance machine 10 to input the name of the company to which the delivery person belongs, Company Y, the collective entrance machine 10 accepts the operation content input to the service input unit 112 (step S105) and displays the call operation unit 111 on the display unit 11 again. When the delivery person inputs the delivery destination room number "Room 101" to the call operation unit 111, the collective entrance machine 10 accepts the input operation to the call operation unit 111 (step S105). The collective entrance machine 10 generates delivery service information including the information of the delivery company "Company Y" input by operating the service input unit 112 and the information of the room number "Room 101" input by the call operation unit 111 (step S106). Steps S107 and S108 are similar to those in the first operation example described above, and therefore a duplicated description will be omitted.

[0082] In step S109, the control unit 20 judges whether or not a call setting to the information terminal 50 is "enabled." Based on the delivery service information received in step S108 and the changed call method stored in step S104, the control unit 20 judges that a call to the information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345) is "enabled" (YES in step S109), generates a notification instruction signal to notify the information terminal 50 specified based on the call table 22a of the arrival of a delivery person from Y company (step S110), and transmits this notification instruction signal (S111). The information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345) receives the notification instruction signal from the control unit 20 (step S112), displays on the display unit 51 that a delivery person from Y company has arrived, and outputs a ring tone "Pattern 1" from the speaker 53 to notify the call (step S113).

[0083] (Fourth operation example of the first embodiment) Next, an example of the operation of changing the call method for Company S when a resident of Room 101 does not want to be called about a visit from Company S on the information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345) that he or she is using will be described with reference to Figures 4 to 8. In this operation example, before the calling method for each visitor is changed, the initial setting (not shown) is such that when a visitor calls Room 101 using the collective entrance machine 10, the display 51 of the information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345) in Room 101 displays an image of the visitor captured by the camera 13 of the collective entrance machine 10 and text information indicating that the visitor is calling, and the initial setting call sound "Door Bell" is output from the speaker 53.

[0084] The resident of Room 101 operates the operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50 to display the setting screen for the call display setting shown in Fig. 6, and operates the call setting button 52g to change the setting for Company S from "Yes" to "No". The operation unit 52 accepts the input of the change to "No" from the information terminal 50 (step S101 in Fig. 8). In addition, the setting contents of the notification setting table 56a are updated by operating the registration button 52j. Steps S102 to S104 are similar to those in the first operation example described above, and therefore a duplicated description will be omitted.

[0085] Next, when a delivery person from delivery company S carrying the package enters company S into the service input unit 112 of the collective entrance machine 10, the collective entrance machine 10 accepts the input to the service input unit 112 (step S105), generates delivery service information including information about company S (step S106), and transmits this to the control machine 20 (step S107). The control unit 20 receives the delivery service information sent by the collective entrance unit 10 (step S108) and judges whether or not a call is set to the information terminal 50 (step S109). The control unit 20 judges that a call is "not required" based on the information on the delivery company's company name S and the information on the delivery destination room number 101 obtained from the received delivery service information, and the information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345) stored in the notification setting table 22b (NO in step S109), and ends the process without generating a notification instruction signal to notify the information terminal 50 in room 101 of a call from the collective entrance unit 10.

[0086] As described above, the intercom system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a collective entrance unit 10 that is installed at the entrance of an apartment building and allows visitors to call residents of the apartment building, a room master unit 30 installed in the resident's room, and a control unit 20 that can communicate with the collective entrance unit 10 and the room master unit 30. The room master unit 30 has an operation unit 32 that allows input of changes to the calling method for residents for each visitor, including a service provider that performs a specified service, and a notification unit 33 that issues a notification according to the calling method. The collective entrance unit 10 has an identification unit (service input unit 112) that can identify which service provider the visitor corresponds to. When the identification unit identifies which service provider the visitor corresponds to, the control unit 20 changes the notification content in the notification unit 33 based on the calling method set by the operation unit 32. According to this configuration, a calling method can be set for each room master unit in accordance with the desires of the resident of that room, thereby improving convenience for the resident.

[0087] The intercom system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a collective entrance device 10 that is installed at the entrance of an apartment building and allows a visitor to call a resident of the apartment building, an information terminal 50 associated with the resident, and a control unit 20 that can communicate with the collective entrance device 10 and the information terminal 50. The information terminal 50 has an operation unit 52 (an example of a second operation unit) that allows input of a change in the calling method for the resident for each visitor, including a service provider that performs a specified service, and a speaker 53 and a display unit 51 (an example of a second notification unit) that give a notification according to the calling method. The collective entrance device 10 has a service input unit 112 (an example of a specification unit) that allows identification of which service provider the visitor corresponds to. When the service input unit 112 identifies which service provider the visitor corresponds to, the control unit 20 changes the notification content on the speaker 53 and the display unit 51 based on the calling method set by the operation unit 52. According to this configuration, the setting of the calling method for each service provider (delivery company) can be changed on the operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50. Therefore, the resident can change the calling setting, for example, while away from home, according to the resident's situation and needs, improving the convenience for the resident.

[0088] Furthermore, according to the intercom system 1 of this embodiment, the operation unit 32 or the operation unit 52 (an example of a second operation unit) allows each service provider to select either a first setting in which a call is made on the notification unit 33 of the room master unit 30 or the display unit 51 and speaker 53 (an example of a second notification unit) of the information terminal 50 associated with the resident to be called, and a second setting in which a call is not made on the notification unit 33 or the display unit 51, or the speaker 53. With this configuration, it is possible to set whether or not to receive calls from the room parent unit 30 or the information terminal 50, so that it is possible to meet the needs of residents, such as wanting to be called by the room parent unit 30 when a fresh food delivery company comes to visit, but not wanting to be called by the room parent unit 30 when a delivery company that has specified drop-off delivery comes to visit.

[0089] Furthermore, according to the intercom system 1 of this embodiment, the conversation unit 33 (alert unit) of the room master unit 30 includes an audio output unit (speaker) that outputs a voice call to the resident, and the audio output from the audio output unit (speaker) can be changed for each visitor by the operation unit 32. Furthermore, the second alert unit of the information terminal 50 includes an audio output unit (speaker 53) that outputs a voice call to the resident, and the audio output from the audio output unit (speaker 53) can be changed for each visitor by the operation unit 52. With this configuration, a different ring tone can be set for each delivery company, so that residents can know which delivery company has come by the ring tone without having to look at the image of the delivery company displayed on the display unit 31 of the room master unit 30 or the display unit 51 of the information terminal 50, thereby improving convenience for residents.

[0090] Second Embodiment The change in the calling method by the room master unit 30 or the information terminal 50 of the present disclosure is not limited to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, an example in which the entry information notification setting is performed by the room master unit 30 or the information terminal 50 will be described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2.

[0091] The collective entrance device 10 is configured to allow a visitor to input an operation to call the resident of the collective housing complex, and to acquire the entrance information of the service provider. The entrance information of the service provider is information that identifies a visitor, such as a service provider or a delivery person, who enters the collective housing complex, and includes, for example, the company name of the delivery company, the time when the delivery company performed various operations on the collective entrance device 10, an image of the delivery person of the delivery company, and face recognition information based on the image of the face of the delivery person. The output format of the entrance information may be text information such as "XX (the company name of the delivery company) has entered the building" displayed on the display unit 31 of the main unit 30 or the display unit 51 of the information terminal 50, audio information such as "XX (the company name of the delivery company) has entered the building" notified from the communication unit (notification unit) 33 or the speaker 53, or video information of the visitor displayed on the display units 31 and 51. In this embodiment, an example is described in which the entrance information is acquired by the collective entrance device 10, but the entrance information may be acquired and generated by the control device 20, or may be acquired and generated by a mobile terminal 70 carried by the delivery company and transmitted to the control device 20. The company name of the delivery company is an example of visitor information that identifies the visitor.

[0092] The entrance information can be included in the calling method changed by the room master unit 30 or the information terminal 50. Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the notification setting table 22b1 including the entrance information. 10, in the notification setting table 22b1, for Company Y, the room number "Room 101" and the call "Yes" of the room master unit call setting are stored in association with each other, and the room number "Room 101", the information terminal ID "888AAA12345" of the information terminal 50, the call "Yes" of the information terminal call setting, the visitor ID "Y101" indicating the visitor Company Y, and the entry information "Yes" are stored in association with each other. When the visitor is Company Y, based on the notification setting table 22b1, the voice of pattern 1 is output from the communication unit (notification unit) 33 of the room master unit 30 of Room 101, and the entry information of Company Y is displayed on the display unit 31. Furthermore, when the visitor is Company Y, based on the notification setting table 22b1, a ring tone of pattern 1 is output from the speaker 53 of the information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345) in Room 101, and information on the entry of Company Y is displayed on the display unit 51. This allows the resident of Room 101 to confirm that Company Y has arrived by the display on the display units 31, 51 and the audio output from the communication unit (notification unit) 33 and the speaker 53, and thus allows the resident to confirm this from both the room master unit 30 and the information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345).

[0093] 10, the room number "Room 101", the room master unit ID "30101" of the room master unit 30, the room master unit call setting call "Yes", and the ring tone "Pattern 2" are stored in association with each other for N company, and the room number "Room 101", the visitor ID "N101" indicating the visitor N company, and the entry information "No" are stored in association with each other. When the visitor is N company, based on the notification setting table 22b1, the call tone of pattern 2 is output from the communication unit (notification unit) 33 of the room master unit 30 of Room 101, and the entry information of N company is not displayed on the display unit 31. This satisfies the needs of residents who, for example, need not be notified of the entry information, but are satisfied with the notification of the ring tone set for each visitor.

[0094] In addition, in the notification setting table 22b1, for Company A, a visitor ID "A101" indicating the visitor A, a room number "Room 101", a room master unit ID "30101" of the room master unit 30, a call setting of the room master unit call setting "No", a room number "Room 101", and entry information "Yes" are stored in association with each other, and a visitor ID "A101" indicating the visitor A, an information terminal ID "222BBB45678" of the information terminal 50, an information terminal call setting "No", and entry information "Yes" are stored in association with each other. When the visitor is Company A, based on the notification setting table 22b1, a call is not made to the room master unit 30 of Room 101, and the entry information of Company A is displayed on the display unit 31 of the room master unit 30. Furthermore, in the information terminal 50 in Room 101 (information terminal ID: 222BBB45678), no call is made from the collective entrance device 10, and the entry information of Company A is displayed on the display unit 51. This meets the needs of residents who, for example, specify that deliveries from Company A should be received in a shared delivery box, and do not need to be notified of Company A's visit, but would like to check the entry information.

[0095] In the notification setting table 22b1, the call setting for Company Y's entry information "Yes", the call setting for Company N's entry information "No", and the call setting for Company A's entry information "Yes" are examples of a third setting that transmits entry information for each visitor to the room master unit 30 or the information terminal 50.

[0096] The entry information can be included in the call display settings by operating the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 or the operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50. The entry information can be included in the call display settings by operating the entry information buttons 32h, 52h shown in FIG. 6 and setting entry information "Yes". The entry information "Yes" in the entry information buttons 32h, 52h is a call setting in which the entry information is sent to the room master unit 30 or the information terminal 50. The entry information "No" in the entry information buttons 32h, 52h is a call setting in which the entry information is not sent to the room master unit 30 or the information terminal 50. Although not shown in the figure, the entrance information may be changed by an operation button that can set more details than the entrance information buttons 32h and 52h in Fig. 6. For example, detailed settings for "Yes" entrance information may include a text input field for "Visitor name / name" and selection buttons for "Yes additional information" and "No additional information" for setting whether or not to display the tracking number of the delivery, and these settings may be included in the call settings.

[0097] When changing the entrance information setting using the entrance information button 32h, 52h shown in Fig. 6, confirm that the service provider you want to set is selected in the name button 32f, 52f on the call display setting screen in Fig. 6, touch the entrance information button 32h, 52h to select "Yes" or "No" for entrance information, and then operate the registration button 32j, 52j. By operating the registration button 32j, 52j, the setting of the entrance information selected by the entrance information button 32h, 52h is included in the call display setting. If the entrance information setting has already been registered, operating the registration button 32j, 52j updates it to the setting of the entrance information selected by the entrance information button 32h, 52h. When the entry information is changed using the registration buttons 32j, 52j, the changed entry information is included in the notification setting table 36a of the room master unit 30 or the notification setting table 56a of the information terminal 50, and the notification setting tables 36a, 56a are updated. The updated information in the notification setting tables 36a, 56a is transmitted from the room master unit 30 or the information terminal 50 to the control unit 20, and the entry information in the notification setting table 22b1 of the control unit 20 is updated. Other configurations of the intercom system 1 of this embodiment are similar to those of the first embodiment described above, so the same reference numerals are used in Figs. 1 and 2 to indicate the configurations, and duplicated explanations will be omitted.

[0098] (First operation example of the second embodiment) Next, an example of the operation of changing the calling method including the building entry information will be described with reference to Fig. 8. Since the example of the operation by the information terminal 50 is common to the example of the operation by the room master unit 30, the example of the operation by the room master unit 30 will be described and the explanation of the example of the operation by the information terminal 50 will be omitted.

[0099] First, as an initial setting, it is assumed that the entrance information "none" is registered, which means that when a call is made to a room from the collective entrance device 10, the entrance information is not transmitted. If the resident of room 101 wishes to have the entrance information sent to the room master unit 30 in the call to Y company, the resident operates the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 to display the call display setting screen of FIG. 6, confirms that Y company is selected in the name button 32f, touches the entrance information button 32h, selects the entrance information "present", and touches the registration button 32j. The operation unit 32 accepts an input of a change in the call method including the entrance information "present" (step S101). By touching the registration button 32j, the changed call method is stored in the notification setting table 36a, and the notification setting table 36a is updated. The room master unit 30 transmits the change in the call method to the control unit 20 (step S102). Steps S103 and S104 are the same as the first operation example of the first embodiment, so that the overlapping explanations will be omitted.

[0100] Next, when a delivery person from delivery company Y operates the service input unit 112 of the collective entrance machine 10 to input the company name of Y, the collective entrance machine 10 accepts the input operation content (step S105). Next, the collective entrance device 10 acquires the entrance information of the visitor, delivery company Y, based on the operation content received from the service input unit 112 (step S201). The entrance information includes information on the time when Y operated the service input unit 112. The collective entrance device 10 transmits the acquired entrance information to the control device 20 (step S202). Note that steps S106 and 107 are similar to the first operation example of the first embodiment, so repeated explanations will be omitted.

[0101] Next, the control unit 20 receives the delivery service information from the collective entrance unit 10 (step S108) and also acquires the building entry information (step S203). Steps S109 to S112 for determining whether or not to call based on the delivery service information are similar to those in the first operation example of the first embodiment, and therefore a duplicated description will be omitted.

[0102] Following the determination in step S109, the control unit 20 determines whether or not there is entry information (step S204). The determination of whether or not there is entry information is made based on the information on the company name of the delivery company acquired from the delivery service information received by the control unit 20 and the notification setting table 22b1. When the control unit 20 determines that there is building entry information for the delivery company acquired from the delivery service information (YES in step S204), it identifies the room master unit 30 to which the building entry information is to be transmitted based on the delivery service information, the call table 22a, and the notification setting table 22b1. The control unit 20 transmits the building entry information received in step S203 to the identified room master unit 30 (step S205). The room master unit 30 receives the entry information (step S206) and displays the received entry information on the display unit 31 together with a notification based on the notification instruction signal (step S113). The entry information is displayed, for example, in text such as "Y Company has visited," or "Y Company has entered the building," or the time when the service input unit 112 was operated, such as "4:10 p.m."

[0103] On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no building entry information based on the delivery service information and the notification setting table 22b1 (NO in step S204), the control unit 20 does not transmit the building entry information to the room master unit 30 and ends the process.

[0104] As described above, according to the intercom system 1 of this embodiment, the control unit 20 may be configured to acquire entry information specifying that a visitor has entered the apartment building when the control unit 20 accepts an operation of the collective entrance unit 10 by a visitor. The control unit 20 can select, by the operation unit 32 or the operation unit 52 (an example of a second operation unit), a third setting for transmitting entry information to the room master unit 30 or the information terminal 50 for each visitor. This configuration satisfies the specific needs of residents, such as not needing to be called but wanting to check entry information, thereby improving convenience for residents.

[0105] Furthermore, according to the intercom system 1 of this embodiment, the entrance information may include visitor information for identifying the visitor, such as the visitor's name. According to this configuration, the resident can grasp information about the visitor, improving convenience for the resident.

[0106] (First Modification of Second Embodiment) In the first embodiment, an example was described in which whether or not to call each visitor was set, but the change in the calling method of the present disclosure is not limited to the above example, and the calling method can be changed to a more detailed calling method. An example of changing to a more detailed calling method will be described below with reference to Fig. 11. Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the notification setting table 22b2.

[0107] The room master unit 30 or the information terminal 50 is configured so that detailed settings of the calling method can be changed. The detailed settings of the calling method include, for example, a time period, a day of the week, and a date. The time period can be set to not call during a specific time period, but to call during other time periods. The day of the week can be set to not call during a specific day of the week, but to call on other days, or to not call on a specific day of the week, but to call on other days. The date can be set to not call on dates that have a 5 in them (the 5th, 15th, and 25th), but to call on other days, or to call on the 27th of each month, but not on other days.

[0108] Detailed settings such as the time period designation can be changed by the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 or the operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50, as in the first and second operation examples of the first embodiment. FIG. 11 is an example of the notification setting table 22b2 in which a call method including a time period designation is stored. For example, if Y company regularly delivers to room 101 early in the morning and you do not want to be called for this early morning delivery, but you want to call the room master unit 30 in room 101 for Y company deliveries other than early in the morning, as shown in FIG. 11, you can set call setting 1 of "no call" that does not call Y company from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (time period setting 1) and call setting 2 of "yes" that calls Y company outside the time period of call setting 1 (time period setting 2). As time periods other than the call setting 1 (time period setting 2), the notification setting table 22b2 shown in FIG. 11 stores time periods from 0:00 am to 5:59 am and from 9:01 am to 11:59 pm. Also, in Figure 11, when the visitor is Company S, for the room master unit 30 in Room 101, call setting 1 is stored which means "no calls" from 1:30 pm to 4 pm (time period setting 1), and call setting 2 is stored which means "calls" from 12 am to 1:29 pm and 4:01 pm to 11:59 pm (time period setting 2) with call tone "pattern 4."

[0109] (Operation example of the first modified example) An example of the operation when setting a time period designation will be described with reference to Fig. 8. Since the example of the operation by the information terminal 50 is common to the example of the operation by the room master unit 30, the example of the operation by the room master unit 30 will be described and the explanation of the example of the operation by the information terminal 50 will be omitted.

[0110] If the resident does not want to call Company Y for early morning deliveries but wants to call them at other times, he or she operates the operation unit 32 to change call setting 1 to "no calls" and the time period designation to "6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.", and to change call setting 2 to "yes" calls and ring tone to "pattern 1." The operation unit 32 accepts an input to change the call method (step S101). Steps S102 to S104 are similar to the first and second operation examples of the first embodiment, and therefore overlapping descriptions will be omitted.

[0111] Next, when a delivery person of delivery company Y inputs the company name of Y into the service input unit 112 of the collective entrance machine 10, the operation unit 32 accepts the input to the service input unit 112 (step S105). The collective entrance machine 10 also acquires information on the time when the delivery person of Y operated the service input unit 112. The collective entrance machine 10 generates delivery service information including information on the time when the delivery person of Y operated the service input unit 112 and the company name of Y (step S106). Steps S107 and S108 are similar to the first and second operation examples of the first embodiment, and therefore overlapping explanations will be omitted.

[0112] In step S109, in which the control unit 20 determines whether the call setting is "yes," the control unit 20 identifies the call setting of the visitor based on the delivery service information received in step S108 and the notification setting table 22b2. The control unit 20 acquires multiple call settings for the call of Y company from the notification setting table 22b2, and acquires the visit time of Y company. The visit time of Y company may be the time of operation of the service input unit 112 included in the delivery service information, or the time of unlocking of the door 80 received by the control unit 20 from the door control device 81. If the entry time is in the time zone of call setting 1 (for example, 7:30 a.m.), the control unit 20 determines that there is "no" call based on call setting 1 in the notification setting table 22b2 (NO in step S109), and ends the process without generating a notification instruction signal.

[0113] On the other hand, if the visitor Y company's entry time is outside the time period of call setting 1 (for example, 11:20 a.m.), the control unit 20 determines that a call is "yes" based on call setting 2 in the notification setting table 22b2 (YES in step S109), and generates a notification instruction signal to call the room master unit 30 (step S110). Each step from step S111 to S113 is similar to the first and second operation examples of the first embodiment, so duplicated explanations will be omitted.

[0114] As described above, according to the intercom system 1 of this modified example, the operation unit 32 or the operation unit 52 can be used to specify, for each service provider, a time to execute the first setting for making a call on the notification unit 33 of the room master unit 30 or the display unit 51 and speaker 53 of the information terminal 50 associated with the resident to be called. In addition, the operation unit 32 or the operation unit 52 can be used to specify, for each service provider, a time to execute the second setting for not making a call on the notification unit 33 of the room master unit 30 or the display unit 51 and speaker 53 of the information terminal 50 associated with the resident to be called. This configuration meets the specific needs of residents, such as early morning deliveries from online supermarkets without the need for calls, thereby improving convenience for residents.

[0115] Third embodiment In the above-described embodiments, the change in the calling method in the room master unit 30 or the information terminal 50 has been described, but the calling method of the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described examples. In the intercom system 1 of the present disclosure, the collective entrance unit 10 can be set to call both the room master unit 30 and the information terminal 50. The calling method for calling both the room master unit 30 and the information terminal 50 will be described below.

[0116] The call settings for calling the room parent unit 30 and the information terminal 50 can be set by associating the call settings for the room parent unit 30 and the call settings for the information terminal 50 with the same room number. For example, as shown in Fig. 9, the call settings for calling the room parent unit 30 and the information terminal 50 are set as the call method for the room parent unit 30 for company Y, with the room number "Room 101", the room parent unit ID "30101", the call setting "Yes" for the room parent unit call setting, and the room parent unit call tone "Pattern 1" for company Y, and as the call settings for the information terminal 50, with the room number "Room 101", the information terminal ID "888AAA12345" for the information terminal 50, the call setting "Yes" for the information terminal call setting, and the information terminal call tone "Pattern 1".

[0117] The calling method may be changed by operating the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 to change the settings of the room master unit 30 and the information terminal 50, or by operating the operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50 to change the settings of the room master unit 30 and the information terminal 50. When the calling method of the room master unit 30 and the calling method of the information terminal 50 are changed by the operation units 32, 52, the notification setting tables 22b, 36a, 56a are updated to the changed calling method. An example of the operation of changing the calling method is similar to the example of the operation described above, so a duplicated explanation will be omitted.

[0118] (First Modification of Third Embodiment) In the above example, the case where the calling method of the room master unit 30 and the information terminal 50 is the same, such as "call available", has been described, but the intercom system 1 of the present disclosure is not limited to the example where the calling method of the room master unit 30 and the information terminal 50 is the same. For example, it is also possible to change only the calling method of the information terminal 50 of the resident without changing the calling method of the room master unit 30. Hereinafter, an example where only the calling method of the information terminal 50 of the resident is changed without changing the calling method of the room master unit 30 will be described with reference to Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5, 12 to 14. Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a call display screen for changing the calling method of the room master unit 30 and the information terminal 50. Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the notification setting table 56a1. Fig. 14 is a flowchart explaining an operation example of this modified example.

[0119] As in the above embodiment, the call display setting screen for changing the call method of the room master unit 30 and the information terminal 50 can be displayed by touching the delivery service button 32a on the operation unit 32 shown in Figure 4 to display the name button 32c in Figure 5, selecting the name of the service provider for which you want to change the call method from the name button 32c, and operating the detailed settings button 32d. The call display setting screen for changing the calling method of the room master unit 30 and the information terminal 50 includes name buttons 32f, 52f, room master unit call setting areas 32r, 52r, and information terminal call setting areas 32s, 52s, as shown in Fig. 12. The call display setting screen on the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 can be similar to the call display setting screen on the operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50, so that below, changing the calling method on the operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50 will be described, and in Fig. 12, the reference numerals of the operation unit 32 are shown in parentheses, and a description of the operation unit 32 of the room master unit 30 will be omitted.

[0120] The name button 52f is a button that displays the service provider for setting the call display settings using the room parent unit call setting area 52r and the information terminal call setting area 52s, and displays the service provider (Company S) of the name button 52c selected on the screen immediately prior to the call display setting screen of Figure 12 (see Figure 5).

[0121] The room master unit call setting area 52r includes a call setting button 52g1, an entrance information button 52h1, a ring tone setting button 52i1, a register button 52j1, and a cancel button 52b1. The information terminal call setting area 52s includes a call setting button 52g2, an entrance information button 52h2, a ring tone setting button 52i2, a register button 52j2, and a cancel button 52b2. The call setting buttons 52g1, 52g2, the entrance information buttons 52h1, 52h2, the ring tone setting buttons 52i1, 52i2, the registration buttons 52j1, 52j2, and the cancel buttons 52b1, 52b2 are similar to the call setting button 52g, the entrance information button 52h, the ring tone setting button 52i, the registration button 52j, and the cancel button 52b shown in Figure 6 of the first embodiment, respectively, and therefore redundant explanations will be omitted.

[0122] Next, a description will be given of a change in the call method that changes only the call method of the resident's information terminal 50, without changing the call method of the room master unit 30. Before the change in the call method, it is assumed that, as shown in Fig. 9, for company S in room 101, the room master unit call setting of the room master unit 30 is set to "no call", and the information terminal call setting of the information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345) is set to "no call". When the resident maintains the setting of "no call" that does not call the room master unit 30 and changes the call of the information terminal 50 from "no" to "yes," the resident of room 101 operates the operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50 to display the call setting screen shown in FIG. 12. The resident confirms that Company S is selected in the name button 52f, confirms that "no call" is set in the call setting button 52g1 in the room master unit call setting area 52r, and operates the information terminal call setting area 52s without touching the room master unit call setting area 52r. Although not shown, in the information terminal call setting area 52s, the call setting button 52g2 has "no call" set as the current call method for the information terminal 50. The resident touches the call setting button 52g2 to select "yes" as shown in FIG. 12, and then touches the registration button 52j2. By operating the registration button 52j2, the call method of the information terminal 50 for company S is changed to the call method selected in the information terminal call setting area 52s, and the notification setting table 56a1 of the information terminal 50 shown in Fig. 13 is updated. As shown in Fig. 13, the updated notification setting table 56a1 stores, as the call method for company S, a call "none" that does not call the room master unit 30 and a call "yes" that calls the information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345). The updated call method information is transmitted to the controller 20 to update the notification setting tables 22b to 22b2, and is transmitted from the controller 20 to the room master unit 30 to update the notification setting table 36a.

[0123] (Third embodiment, first operation example) Next, an example of operation in which the calling method of the room master unit 30 is not changed and only the calling method of the resident's information terminal 50 is changed will be described with reference to FIG.

[0124] The resident of room 101 operates the operation unit 52 of his / her information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345) to display the call display setting screen shown in FIG. 12, and inputs changes to the call method in the room parent unit call setting area 52r and the information terminal call setting area 52s. For example, when changing the call settings for Company S from those shown in Figure 9 to those shown in Figure 13, the resident of Room 101 does not perform any change operation in the room parent unit call setting area 52r, but instead touches the call setting button 52g2 in the information terminal call setting area 52s to select call "Yes" and then operates the registration button 52j2. In addition, for Company Y, when changing the call settings shown in Figure 9 to the call settings shown in Figure 13, the resident of Room 101 does not perform any change operation in the room parent unit call setting area 52r, but instead touches the call setting button 52g2 in the information terminal call setting area 52s to select "none" call, and then operates the registration button 52j2. When the registration button 52j2 is operated, the operation unit 52 of the information terminal 50 accepts an input of a change in the calling method (step S301). The information terminal 50 transmits the change in the calling method to the control unit 20 (step S302). The control unit 20 accepts the change in the calling method (step S303), updates the notification setting table 22b, and stores the changed calling method (step S304).

[0125] Next, a delivery person from delivery company S arrives with a package for room 101 and operates the service input unit 112 on the display unit 11 of the collective entrance machine 10 to input the name of the company S to which he or she belongs, and the collective entrance machine 10 accepts the operation content (step S305). Each step from step S306 to step S308 is the same as each step from step S106 to step S108 in Fig. 8 in the first embodiment, so duplicated explanations will be omitted.

[0126] In step S309, the controller 20 determines whether or not a call to the room master unit 30 has been made. 13, for Company S, a call method of "no call" that does not call the room parent unit 30 in Room 101 is set in notification setting table 56a1, and a similar call method is set in notification setting tables 22b to 22b2. Based on the delivery service information received in step S307 and notification setting tables 22b to 22b2, the control unit 20 determines that a call to the room parent unit 30 for Company S will be "no call" (NO in step S309), and proceeds to the processing of step S314 without generating a room parent unit notification instruction signal for the room parent unit 30. On the other hand, for Company Y, as shown in Fig. 13, a call method is set to "yes" for calling the room parent unit 30 in room 101. Based on the delivery service information received in step S308 and the notification setting tables 22b-22b2, the control unit 20 determines that a call to the room parent unit 30 for Company Y is "yes" (YES in step S309), and generates a room parent unit notification instruction signal for notifying the room parent unit 30 in room 101 of a call from the collective entrance unit 10 by visitor Company Y (step S310). The control unit 20 transmits the generated room parent unit notification instruction signal to the room parent unit 30 (step S311). The room parent unit 30 receives the room parent unit notification instruction signal (step S312) and outputs the ring tone "Pattern 1" from the intercom unit (notification unit) 33. Next, the voice of the visitor input from the collective entrance unit 10 is output from the intercom unit (notification unit) 33, and text information notifying the visitor of the visit from Company Y is displayed on the display unit 31, thereby notifying the visitor (step S313).

[0127] Next, in step S314, the controller 20 determines whether or not the information terminal 50 has been called. As shown in Fig. 13, for Company S, a call method of a call tone "Pattern 4" is set for the information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345) to be called "yes." Based on the delivery service information received in step S308 and the notification setting table 22b, the control unit 20 determines that a call to the information terminal 50 is "yes," and generates an information terminal notification instruction signal to notify the information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345) of a call from the collective entrance unit 10 by visitor Company S (step S315). The control unit 20 transmits the generated information terminal notification instruction signal to the information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345) (step S316). The information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345) receives an information terminal notification instruction signal from the control unit 20 (step S317) and outputs the call tone "Pattern 4" from the speaker 53. Next, the voice of Company S input from the collective entrance unit 10 is output from the speaker 53 and a text message indicating that Company S is visiting is displayed on the display unit 51 to notify the user (step S318).

[0128] On the other hand, for Company Y, a call method of "no call" is set, which does not call the information terminal 50 (information terminal ID: 888AAA12345) in Room 101, as shown in Fig. 13. In step S314, the control device 20 determines that the call to the information terminal 50 is "no" (NO in step S314), and ends the process without generating an information terminal notification instruction signal.

[0129] As described above, the intercom system 1 according to this modification includes a collective entrance unit 10 that is installed at the entrance of an apartment building and allows a visitor to call a resident of the apartment building, an information terminal 50 associated with the resident, and a control unit 20 that can communicate with the collective entrance unit 10 and the information terminal 50, and further includes a room master unit 30 installed in the resident's room. The room master unit 30 has an operation unit 32 that allows input of a change in the calling method for the resident for each visitor, including a service provider that executes a predetermined service, and an alarm unit 33 that issues an alarm according to the calling method. The operation unit 52 (an example of a second operation unit) is configured to be able to change the notification content on the display unit 51 or the speaker 53 (an example of a second alarm unit) without changing the notification content on the alarm unit 33 based on the calling method set by the operation unit 32. According to this configuration, for example, when a resident wishes to change only the call method on the information terminal 50 side while he or she is out, the call settings on the information terminal 50 side can be set according to the resident's status, thereby improving convenience for the resident.

[0130] The present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be freely modified and improved as appropriate. Furthermore, the material, shape, size, value, form, number, location, and the like of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary and not limited as long as they can achieve the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0131] 1. Intercom System 10. Collective entrance machine 11, 31, 51 Display section 12, 42 Call section 13, 43 Camera 15 Communication Interface 20 Controller 21 Control section 22, 36, 56 storage section 22a Call Table 22b, 22b1, 22b2, 36a, 56a, 56a1 Notification setting table 30 Room Master Unit 32,52 Operation section 32a,52a Delivery service button 32b, 52b1, 52b2 Cancel button 32c, 32f, 52c, 52f Name button 32d Advanced settings button 32e Initial Settings Button 32g, 32g1, 32g2, 52g, 52g1, 52g2 Call setting button 32h, 32h1, 32h2, 52h, 52h1, 52h2 Admission information button 32i, 32i1, 32i2, 52i, 52i1, 52i2 Ringtone setting button 32j,32j1,32j2,52j,52j1,52j2 Registration button 32k,52k Ringtone Setting Button 32m,52m Play button 32n,52n Volume setting button 32p, 52p call display setting button 32q,52q Mute button 32r, 52r Room base unit call setting area 32s, 52s Information terminal call setting area 33 Notification Department 40 Entrance door unit 41 Operation section 50 Information terminal 53 Speakers 54 Mike 60 Server equipment 61 Storage section 61a Data Table 70 Mobile Devices 80 Door 81 Door control device 111 Call operation section 112 Service input section 113 Service information input section L Intercom Line N Network

Claims

1. A collective entrance device that is installed at an entrance of the collective housing and enables a visitor to call a resident of the collective housing; A room master unit installed in the resident's room; A control unit capable of communicating with the collective entrance unit and the room master unit; An intercom system comprising: The room master unit has an operation unit capable of inputting a change in a calling method for the resident for each visitor, including a service provider that executes a predetermined service, and a notification unit that issues a notification according to the calling method, The collective entrance device has an identification unit capable of identifying which service provider the visitor corresponds to, An intercom system in which, when the identification unit has identified which service provider the visitor corresponds to, the control unit changes the content of the notification in the notification unit based on the call method set by the operation unit.

2. A collective entrance device that is installed at an entrance of the collective housing and enables a visitor to call a resident of the collective housing; an information terminal associated with the resident; A control unit capable of communicating with the collective entrance device and the information terminal; An intercom system comprising: the information terminal has a second operation unit capable of inputting a change in a calling method for the resident for each visitor including a service provider that executes a predetermined service, and a second notification unit that performs a notification according to the calling method; The collective entrance device has an identification unit capable of identifying which service provider the visitor corresponds to, An intercom system in which, when the identification unit has identified which service provider the visitor corresponds to, the control unit changes the content of the notification in the second notification unit based on the call method set by the second operation unit.

3. An intercom system as described in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the operation unit or the second operation unit allows for selection, for each service provider, between a first setting in which a call is made by the alarm unit of the room master unit or the second alarm unit of the information terminal associated with the resident to be called, and a second setting in which a call is not made by the alarm unit or the second alarm unit.

4. The control unit is configured to acquire entry information specifying that the visitor has entered the apartment building when the control unit receives an operation of the apartment building entrance device by the visitor, An intercom system as described in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the operation unit or the second operation unit allows a selection of a third setting for each visitor, in which the entry information is sent to the room master unit or the information terminal.

5. The intercom system according to claim 4 , wherein the entrance information includes visitor information for identifying the visitor.

6. The intercom system according to claim 3 , wherein the time at which the first setting and the second setting are executed can be specified by the operation unit or the second operation unit.

7. the notification unit or the second notification unit includes a voice output unit that outputs a call to the resident by voice, The intercom system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the voice output from the voice output unit can be changed for each visitor by the operation unit or the second operation unit.

8. The home appliance further includes a room master unit installed in the resident's room, The room master unit has an operation unit capable of inputting a change in a calling method for the resident for each visitor, including a service provider that executes a predetermined service, and a notification unit that issues a notification according to the calling method, The intercom system of claim 2, wherein the second operating unit is configured to be capable of changing the notification content in the second notification unit without changing the notification content in the notification unit based on the call method set by the operating unit.

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