Housing complex intercom system

Abstract

To provide a housing complex intercom system that can grasp the details of an abnormality occurring in a dwelling unit without inquiring of an alarm source the details and can stop a plurality of management master units from issuing alarms by performing a stop operation on one unit.SOLUTION: A plurality of management master units 4 are installed, and when they receive notification of abnormality occurrence from a room master unit 2, they all issue alarms simultaneously. Each management master unit 4 has a stop sound stop button B1 that stops the other management master units 4 from issuing the alarms. The abnormality occurrence information notified by the room master unit 2 includes detailed information including information about the dwelling unit and the type of abnormality detected. The management master unit 4 has a monitor 41 that displays various information, and when the abnormality occurrence information is received, the detailed information is displayed on the monitor 41. When any management master unit 4 is operated to stop issuing an alarm, a stop signal is sent from the management master unit 4 that underwent the stop operation to the other management master units 4, and in addition to its own alarm, the alarms of the other management master units 4 are also stopped.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an intercom system for an apartment building, and more particularly to an intercom system for an apartment building that has a function of notifying an outside person, such as a caretaker, if an abnormality occurs in a dwelling unit. [Background technology]

[0002] There have been intercom systems in the past that have the function of reporting to the outside when a sensor installed in a dwelling unit detects an abnormality. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a fire sensor or gas leak sensor is connected to a room master unit, and when an abnormality is detected, the master unit in the dwelling unit issues an alarm, and also notifies the resident's mobile device, thereby improving the usability of the mobile device. In addition, in an apartment building intercom system, when an abnormality is detected in a dwelling unit, an alarm is sounded in the room master unit, and at the same time, an alarm is sounded in the management master unit to notify the manager (see, for example, Patent Document 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-160801 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-56895 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the above-mentioned conventional system for notifying the outside of an abnormality, when multiple types of sensors are installed, the mobile terminal or management parent unit that receives the abnormality notification only notifies the user of the abnormality, but does not know the specific nature of the abnormality. To know the specific nature of the abnormality, it is necessary to make a phone call to confirm. In addition, some apartment complex intercom systems have multiple control rooms and multiple control base units. In such a configuration, the control base unit that receives a notification of an abnormality will issue an alarm, but to stop the alarm, each control base unit must be shut down.

[0005] In view of these problems, the present invention aims to provide an apartment building intercom system that allows the details of any abnormalities that occur within a dwelling unit to be grasped without inquiring of the source of the alarm, and that can stop alarms from being issued by multiple management parent units by operating a single unit. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problem, the invention of claim 1 is an apartment building intercom system that has a collective entrance unit installed at the entrance so that visitors can call and talk to residents, a room master unit installed in each dwelling unit of the apartment building to respond to calls from the collective entrance unit, and a management master unit installed in the manager's room to talk to residents, and a sensor that detects abnormalities that occur in the dwelling unit is connected to the room master unit, and when the sensor detects an abnormality, the abnormality is notified to the room master unit and management master unit to which the sensor is connected, and an alarm is issued in the room master unit and management master unit. The unit issues an alarm upon receiving abnormality information from the room master unit, and the abnormality information includes detailed information including information about the dwelling unit and the type of abnormality detected.Multiple management master units are installed, and each management master unit has a display unit that displays various information and an alarm sound stop button that stops its own alarm from being issued and also stops alarms from being issued by other management master units.When a management master unit receives notification of the abnormality information from the room master unit, it issues an alarm and displays the detailed information on the display unit, and when the alarm sound stop button of any management master unit that is issuing an alarm is operated, the alarms from all management master units are stopped. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, the management master unit that receives a notification of an abnormality can display detailed alarm information such as dwelling unit information and information on the type of abnormality detected. For example, it is possible to know information on the location of the abnormality and information on the type of abnormality detected, such as whether a fire or gas leak was detected. This allows the manager to obtain the information he needs without having to call the sender to confirm, making it easier to take action. In addition, even if there are multiple management parent units, alarms can be stopped from all management parent units by simply shutting down one unit, which is very convenient. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of an apartment building intercom system according to the present invention; [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a management parent device. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a communication management device. [Figure 4] 10A and 10B are explanatory diagrams of the display of the management parent unit that has received notification of an abnormality, where (a) shows the initial display and (b) shows the display after the alarm issuance has stopped. [Figure 5] 10A and 10B are explanatory diagrams showing the display on a mobile device that has received a notification of an abnormality, where (a) shows the initial display and (b) shows the display after tapping the banner. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an apartment building intercom system according to the present invention. The apartment building intercom system includes a collective entrance unit 1 installed at the entrance of the apartment building to allow visitors to call residents, a room master unit 2 installed in each dwelling unit to respond to calls from the collective entrance unit 1, a door slave unit 3 installed at the entrance to each dwelling unit to call residents, a management master unit 4 installed in the caretaker's office to communicate with visitors and residents, a mobile terminal 5 carried by the resident or caretaker, and a communication management device 6 that manages communications by providing application software (hereinafter simply referred to as "app") for notifying the mobile terminal 5 of any abnormalities. Also, reference numeral 9 denotes a sensor for detecting abnormalities, such as a fire sensor, which is installed in each dwelling unit and connected to the room master unit 2.

[0010] Note that M1 indicates the entrance to the apartment complex, M2 the caretaker's office, and M3 the dwelling unit. Also, in Figure 1, there is one sensor 9 for each dwelling unit, but this is only for the sake of convenience; there are various types of sensors 9, including fire sensors, gas sensors, and lifestyle abnormality sensors that detect abnormalities in residents, so the number of sensors is not limited to one.

[0011] Also, reference numeral 8 denotes a hub, and each device is connected to a LAN via communication line L1, and communication between devices is carried out using IP (Internet Protocol). At least one room master unit 2 and one management master unit 4 need to be installed in each dwelling unit or manager's office, but here the configuration shows two of each installed. Furthermore, the collective entrance unit 1 and the room main unit 2 are connected to a general-purpose network N via a GW (Gateway) adapter 7, and are capable of communicating with a mobile terminal 5 via the general-purpose network N.

[0012] The collective entrance device 1 is equipped with a camera 11 for capturing images of visitors, an operation unit 12 for selecting or inputting the dwelling unit to be called, a display unit 13 for displaying the call destination, a microphone 14 and speaker 15 for making calls, a call button 16, etc. The operation unit 12 is made up of a touch panel and is integrated with the display unit 13.

[0013] The room base unit 2 is equipped with a call button 21 for answering calls, a call section (not shown) equipped with a microphone and speaker for making calls, a monitor 23 consisting of an LCD for displaying images captured by the camera 11 and various information, and an operation section 24 consisting of a touch panel formed integrally with the monitor 23 for performing various operations. The entrance slave unit 3 includes a slave camera 31 for capturing an image of a visitor, a call button 32, a microphone 33 for making a call, and a speaker 34.

[0014] Fig. 2 shows a block diagram of the management base unit 4. As shown in Fig. 2, the management base unit 4 includes a monitor 41 consisting of an LCD that displays images captured by the camera 11 and various information, an operation unit 42 consisting of a touch panel formed integrally with the monitor 41, a management base unit information storage unit 43 in which information about other management base units 4 is registered, a handset 44 for making calls, a speaker 45 that sounds an alarm or issues a loudspeaker voice, a management base unit CPU 47 that controls the management base unit 4, and a management base unit communication IF 48 that communicates with the room base unit 2, the mobile terminal 5, etc. via communication line L1.

[0015] The mobile terminals 5 include a resident terminal 5a carried by the resident and a manager terminal 5b carried by the manager, and have a display unit 51 that displays various information, and can be, for example, a smartphone. Both the room master unit 2 and the management master unit 4 can be associated with multiple mobile terminals 5, and information can be sent simultaneously from the room master unit 2 or the management master unit 4 to the associated mobile terminals 5.

[0016] This simultaneous transmission is carried out using an application that the communication management device 6 has. Specifically, first, an app for communicating with the room master unit 2 or management master unit 4 from the communication management device 6 is downloaded to the mobile terminal 5 via the general-purpose network N. At that time, the ID information of the room master unit 2 of the resident who is the operator, or the ID information of the management master unit 4, is sent from the mobile terminal 5 to the communication management device 6 and registered in association with the app. In this way, the mobile terminal 5 is associated with the room master unit 2 or management master unit 4 of the mobile terminal 5.

[0017] The app installed on the mobile terminal 5 is an app for communication between the room master unit 2 and the resident terminal 5a, or an app for communication between the management master unit 4 and the manager terminal 5b, and is an app that enables communication using VoIP technology. By using VoIP technology, the mobile terminal 5 can communicate with the room master unit 2 or the management master unit 4 without relying on telephone numbers.

[0018] 3 shows a block diagram of the communication management device 6. The communication management device 6 includes an application information storage unit 61 that stores applications for each registered mobile terminal 5, a communication management device CPU 62 that controls the communication management device 6, and a communication management device communication IF 63. In the application information storage unit 61, applications for each mobile terminal 5 are registered in association with a room master unit ID or a management master unit ID. When the communication management device 6 receives a notification of an abnormality from the room master unit 2, it launches an app associated with the source room master unit 2. When this app is launched, abnormality information is sent to the associated resident terminal 5a via the GW adapter 7 and the general-purpose network N.

[0019] The apartment building intercom system configured as described above operates as follows: However, this explanation focuses on the alarm that is issued in response to the detection operation of the sensor 9, and the basic operations of the intercom, such as the call by a visitor, the response of the resident, and the display of the visitor image captured by the camera 11, are the same as in the conventional system, and therefore will not be repeated here. When the sensor 9 detects an abnormality, the room master unit 2 starts an alarm operation, sounds an alarm, and displays on the monitor 23 a message indicating that an emergency alarm has occurred. At the same time, an alarm stop button (not shown) is displayed on the monitor 23, and operating this button stops the alarm. The emergency alarm displayed on the monitor 23 displays specific details, and for example, if the fire sensor detects and operates, a message indicating that a fire has occurred is displayed.

[0020] Furthermore, the room master unit 2 that has initiated the emergency alert operation notifies the management master unit 4 and the mobile terminal 5 (resident terminal 5a) associated with the dwelling unit of the occurrence of the abnormality. First, the operation of the management master unit 4 that has received the notification of the occurrence of the abnormality will be described. Upon receiving the notification of the occurrence of the abnormality, the management master unit 4 itself issues an alarm and also notifies the manager terminal 5b associated with itself of the occurrence of the abnormality. Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram of the display of the management master unit 4 that has received notification of an abnormality, where (a) shows the initial display and (b) shows the display after the alarm issuance has stopped. As shown in Figure 4, upon receiving notification of an abnormality, the management master unit 4 issues an alarm under the control of the management master unit CPU 47, and displays information on the location of the occurrence and the type of abnormality on the monitor 41. Here, the state is shown in which notification has been received that the fire sensor in residence 501 has detected an abnormality. Also, B1 is an alarm stop button, which when tapped stops the alarm. After stopping the alarm, an alarm source call button B2 is displayed, which when tapped will call the room master unit 2 of the alarm source dwelling unit.

[0021] Meanwhile, notification of the occurrence of an abnormality is sent to the manager terminal 5b via the communication management device 6, and when the management master unit 4 receives the notification of the occurrence of an abnormality, the management master unit 4 notifies the communication management device 6 of the occurrence of the abnormality. Upon receiving the notification of the occurrence of an abnormality from the management master unit 4, the communication management device 6 reads the app associated with the manager's room from the app information storage unit 61 based on the management master unit ID information included in the received signal, and issues a notification using the read app. This notification is sent to the manager terminal 5b via the GW adapter 7 and the general-purpose network N, and upon receiving the notification, the manager terminal 5b displays a banner on the display unit 51, issues an alarm, and sounds an alarm. If there are a plurality of administrator terminals 5b, the notification is sent to all of them at once, and an alarm is issued to all of them at once.

[0022] FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the display on the administrator terminal 5b that has received the notification of the occurrence of an abnormality in this way, where (a) shows the initial display and (b) shows the display after tapping the banner. As shown in Figure 5(a), the display unit 51 first displays the text "An emergency alert has occurred" as banner B3. When this banner B3 is tapped, the receiving app starts up and displays details of the abnormality as shown in Figure 5(b). Here, it displays that the fire sensor in room 501 has been activated. Furthermore, when the banner B3 is tapped, the alarm issuance of the administrator terminal 5b is stopped. However, the alarm issuance is stopped only for the device on which the banner B3 is tapped, and if there are multiple administrator terminals 5b, the alarm issuance of all administrator terminals 5b will not be stopped unless the stop operation (tapping the banner) is performed individually for each of them.

[0023] The notification of the occurrence of an abnormality from the room master unit 2 to the resident terminal 5a is also made via the communication management device 6. As in the case of the manager terminal 5b, when the communication management device 6 receives the notification of the occurrence of an abnormality from the room master unit 2, it reads the app associated with the room master unit 2 from the app information storage unit 61 based on the room master unit ID information included in the signal, and makes a notification using the read app. This notification is sent to the resident terminal 5a via the GW adapter 7 and the general-purpose network N, and a banner is displayed on the display unit 51 of the resident terminal 5a that received the notification, and an alarm sounds. If this banner is tapped, the alarm will stop being issued and location information and information on the type of abnormality will be displayed on the display unit 51. However, since this is a mobile terminal 5 carried by a resident, the location of the occurrence will be displayed as "home" (not shown).

[0024] In this way, the mobile terminal 5 and management base unit 4 that receive notification of an abnormality display detailed alarm information such as apartment information and the type of abnormality detected, so the manager can obtain the information he needs without having to call the sender to confirm, making it easier to deal with the situation. Furthermore, the occurrence of an abnormality is also notified to the manager terminal 5b, which is the mobile terminal 5 carried by the manager, and since the dwelling unit information and the type of alarm can be displayed, the manager can recognize, for example, the dwelling unit where the abnormality occurred and the type of alarm, such as a fire, without looking at the management master unit 4. This allows for prompt action to be taken without returning to the manager's room. Furthermore, when an abnormality notification is displayed on the mobile terminal 5, a banner B3 notifying the occurrence of an abnormality is first displayed, but by simply tapping on this banner B3, the specific content of the alarm is displayed and the alarm issuance is stopped. Therefore, the details of the alarm can be grasped with a simple operation without checking on the management master unit 4, and a separate operation to stop the alarm issuance is not required. Furthermore, if multiple mobile devices 5 are associated with the room master unit 2 or the manager master unit 4, that is, if each family member has a mobile device, or if each manager has a mobile device, they will all receive information about an abnormality and issue an alarm simultaneously, but only the device that has been stopped will stop issuing an alarm. Therefore, since someone's stop operation will not stop the alarm from being issued by all mobile devices 5, each family member or manager who carries a mobile device 5 can be sure to recognize the occurrence of an abnormality.

[0025] In the above embodiment, the alarm stop operation of the mobile terminal 5 must be performed individually. However, each of the multiple management master units 4 (two in FIG. 1 ) has the other management master units 4 registered in the management master unit information storage unit 43. When the alarm sound stop button B1 is operated on any one of the management master units 4, an alarm stop signal is sent to the other management master units 4 based on this registration information, and alarms are stopped simultaneously on all management master units. Therefore, even if there are multiple management master units 4, alarms can be stopped on all of them by simply performing a stop operation on one unit, which is very convenient. This configuration can also be easily applied to two room master units 2 installed per dwelling unit, and alarms can be stopped simultaneously in a similar manner. Furthermore, although the apartment building intercom system is configured to communicate between devices via IP communication, the technology of the present invention can also be applied to a conventional configuration in which a controller is provided to control communication between devices and the devices are connected via a two-wire transmission line. Furthermore, although the notification is made by communication that does not rely on a telephone number, it may also be sent by email using a telephone number. Alternatively, instead of the communication management device 6, a server may be placed on the general-purpose network N, and the server may perform communication using a dedicated application. [Explanation of symbols]

[0026] 1·· Collective entrance unit, 2·· Room main unit, 3·· Entrance sub-unit, 4·· Management main unit, 5·· Mobile terminal, 5a·· Resident terminal, 5b·· Manager terminal, 51·· Display unit, 6·· Communication management device, 9·· Sensor, 41·· Monitor (display unit), 42·· Operation unit, 43·· Management main unit information storage unit, 47· Management main unit CPU, B1·· Alarm sound stop button, B3·· Banner.

Claims

[Claim 1] An apartment building intercom system comprising a collective entrance unit installed at the entrance for visitors to call and talk to residents, a room master unit installed in each dwelling unit of the apartment building to respond to calls from the collective entrance unit, and a management master unit installed in the manager's room to talk to residents, wherein a sensor is connected to the room master unit to detect abnormalities occurring in the dwelling unit, and when the sensor detects an abnormality, the abnormality is notified to the room master unit and the management master unit to which the sensor is connected, and an alarm is issued in the room master unit and the management master unit, The management master unit issues an alarm upon receiving abnormality information from the room master unit, and the abnormality information includes detailed information including dwelling unit information and type information of the detected abnormality, A plurality of management master units are installed, and each management master unit has a display unit that displays various information and an alarm sound stop button that stops the issuance of an alarm by itself as well as by other management master units; When the management master unit receives notification of the abnormality occurrence information from the room master unit, it issues an alarm and displays detailed information on the display unit, and when the alarm sound stop button of any of the management master units that is issuing an alarm is operated, the alarm issuance of all of the management master units is stopped.This is an apartment building intercom system.

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