Apartment Intercom System

Abstract

To provide a housing intercom system that can call an alarm source with a simple operation and automatically record the conversation at that time.SOLUTION: In a housing intercom system, a management master unit 4 includes a monitor 41 that displays various pieces of information and equipped with an operation unit 42 consisting of a touch panel, and a management master unit CPU 47 that displays a stop button 42a for stopping the alarm operation on the monitor 41 when an abnormality occurrence signal is received and alarm is started. When the stop button 42a is operated, the management master unit CPU 47 next displays a call source call button 42b for calling a living room master unit that has transmitted the abnormality occurrence signal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

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 having a function of notifying a caretaker if an abnormality occurs in a dwelling unit. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there have been apartment complex intercom systems equipped with a function to notify the manager if an abnormality is detected in a dwelling unit. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a system in which a security sensor that detects gas leaks and heat is connected to a room master unit, and when an abnormality is detected, an alarm is sounded not only in the room master unit of the dwelling unit itself, but also in the management master unit installed in the manager's room. Furthermore, Patent Document 2 discloses a system in which a lifestyle abnormality sensor that detects any abnormalities occurring in the residents is connected to a room master unit, and when an abnormality is detected, an alert is issued not only by the room master unit but also by the management master unit. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2000-113354 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2010-56895 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In conventional apartment complex intercom systems equipped with a function to notify the manager, when the manager needs to contact the resident who issued the alarm after receiving an alarm, he or she operates the management main unit to enter the apartment number in the same way as for a normal call. Also, if the call is answered, the situation can be confirmed by phone, but if the contents of the call are to be recorded so that they can be checked later, a separate recording operation is required, which is troublesome.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THEINVENTION In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide an intercom system for an apartment building which allows a call to be made to the source of an alarm with a simple operation and which automatically records the conversation that occurs at that time. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the invention of claim 1 is an apartment building intercom system that includes 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 occurring in the dwelling unit is connected to the room master unit, and when the sensor detects an abnormality, an abnormality signal is sent from the room master unit to which the sensor is connected to the management master unit, and the room master unit and the management master unit issue an emergency alarm. The management master unit has a display unit that displays various information and has an operation unit consisting of a touch panel, and when it receives the abnormality signal and starts issuing an alarm, it causes the display unit to stop issuing the alarm. Stop button and a display control unit that displays the Stop button When this button is operated, a call button for calling the room master unit that sent the abnormality occurrence signal is displayed. According to this configuration, the operation of calling the source of the abnormality occurrence signal in order to grasp the situation can be performed by simply operating the displayed call source button, and the call can be made quickly with a simple operation.

[0007] The invention of claim 2 is the configuration of claim 1, wherein the management base unit is a voice recorder that stores the voice of the call. storage section and a storage control unit that, when a call path is established between the room master unit that is called by operating the call source button, stores and controls the call voice in a voice storage unit. According to this configuration, the voice of the call with the resident who sent the abnormality occurrence signal is automatically recorded, so there is no need for a separate recording operation, and the manager can concentrate on the call.

[0008] The invention of claim 3 is the configuration of claim 1 or 2, wherein the alarm source call button displayed on the display unit is the dwelling unit information of the call destination dwelling unit that is the source of the abnormality occurrence signal. Together It is characterized by being displayed. According to this configuration, when calling the source of the abnormality occurrence signal, the dwelling unit information is displayed along with the alarm source call button, making it easy for the manager making the call to understand who is to be called. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the present invention, the operation of calling the emergency alarm source to grasp the situation can be performed simply by operating the displayed alarm source call button, which is a simple and quick operation. In addition, the voice of the call with the resident of the emergency alarm source is automatically recorded, so there is no need to perform a separate recording operation, and the manager can concentrate on the call. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of an apartment building intercom system according to the present invention; [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the management parent device. [Diagram 3] 11A and 11B are explanatory diagrams of the display of a management parent unit that receives an abnormality occurrence signal, where (a) shows the initial display, and (b) shows the display after the alarm issuance has stopped. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of an apartment house intercom system according to the present invention. In Fig. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a collective entrance unit installed at the entrance of the apartment house for visitors to call residents, 2 denotes a room master unit installed in each dwelling unit for responding to calls from the collective entrance unit 1, 3 denotes a door slave unit installed at the entrance of each dwelling unit for calling residents, and 4 denotes a management master unit 4 installed in the manager's room for communicating with visitors and residents. Reference numeral 6 denotes a sensor for detecting an abnormality such as a fire sensor, which is connected to the room master unit 2 of the dwelling unit in which it is installed.

[0012] Reference numeral 5 denotes a hub, and each device is connected to a LAN via communication line L1, and communication between devices is performed by IP (Internet Protocol). By performing communication between devices by IP, it is easy to add more room master units 2, etc., and two room master units 2 are installed in each dwelling unit. Also, M denotes a dwelling unit, and a sensor 6 is installed in each dwelling unit M.

[0013] 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 residence to be called, a display unit 13 for displaying the call destination, etc., a microphone 14 and speaker 15 for making calls, a call button 16, etc. The operation unit 12 is composed of a touch panel and is integrated with the display unit 13.

[0014] The room master unit 2 is equipped with a call button 21 for answering a call, a call section (not shown) equipped with a microphone and speaker for making calls, a monitor 23 consisting of an LCD for displaying the image captured by the camera 11 and various information, and an operation section 24 consisting of a touch panel formed integrally with the monitor 23. The entrance slave unit 3 includes a slave unit camera 31 for capturing an image of a visitor, a call button 32, a microphone 33 for making a call, and a speaker 34.

[0015] Fig. 2 shows a block diagram of the management master unit 4. As shown in Fig. 2, the management master unit 4 includes a monitor 41 consisting of an LCD that displays the image captured by the camera 11 as well as various information, an operation unit 42 consisting of a touch panel formed integrally with the monitor 41, a handset 44 for making calls, an alarm unit 45 that issues an alarm sound or amplified voice, an audio storage unit 46 that stores the voice of the call, a management master unit CPU 47 that controls the management master unit 4, and a management master unit communication IF 48 that communicates with the room master unit 2 and the like via the communication line L1.

[0016] The operation of the apartment complex intercom system configured as above will be described below. However, this explanation will focus on the alarm operation accompanying the detection operation of the sensor 6, and will omit explanations of the basic operations of calling a visitor, the resident's response to the call, and the display of the visitor's image captured by the camera 11. When the sensor 6 detects an abnormality, the room master unit 2 recognizes the abnormality and starts an emergency alarm operation to sound an alarm, and a display indicating that an emergency alarm has occurred is displayed on the monitor 23. At the same time, an alarm stop button (not shown) is displayed on the monitor 23, and the alarm stops when this button is operated. The emergency alarm displayed on the monitor 23 may display specific details, and for example, when a fire sensor detects an abnormality, a display indicating that a fire has occurred may be displayed.

[0017] Furthermore, the room master unit 2 that has started the emergency alarm operation transmits an abnormality occurrence signal to the management master unit 4. The management master unit 4 that receives this signal, under the control of the management master unit CPU 47, performs the emergency alarm operation in the same manner as the room master unit 2. Specifically, an alarm sound is sounded, and a display indicating the occurrence of an emergency alarm is displayed on the monitor 41.

[0018] Fig. 3 shows the display on the monitor 41 of the management master unit 4 that receives the abnormality occurrence signal, with (a) showing the initial display and (b) showing the display after the alarm issuance is stopped. As shown in Fig. 3, in response to the abnormality occurrence signal, a display is made indicating the occurrence of an emergency alarm, and an alarm sound stop button 42a is also displayed. When this stop button 42a is operated (touched), the emergency alarm sound on the management master unit 4 stops, and the display on the monitor 41 switches to Fig. 3(b). 3(b), the report source call button 42b is displayed together with the dwelling unit number of the abnormality signal sender. The management master unit CPU 47 reads the dwelling unit information of the signal sender from the abnormality signal sent from the room master unit 2, and displays the dwelling unit number as the dwelling unit information on the report source call button 42b. When this alarm source call button 42b is touched, a call signal is generated and transmitted to the room master unit 2 of the dwelling unit that has transmitted the abnormality occurrence signal.

[0019] In this way, when the room master unit 2 receives the call signal and initiates the call operation, a call path is established with the management master unit 4, enabling communication between the manager and the resident. Furthermore, when a call path is established, the management master CPU 47 recognizes this and starts recording control, and the call voice is stored in the voice storage unit 46. The stored voice is played back by a predetermined playback operation of the management master 4.

[0020] In this way, the operation of calling the source of the abnormality occurrence signal to grasp the situation can be performed by operating the displayed report source call button 42b, which is a simple operation and can be quickly performed. In addition, the voice of the call with the resident who sent the abnormality signal is automatically recorded, eliminating the need for separate recording operations and allowing the manager to concentrate on the call. Furthermore, when calling the source of the abnormality occurrence signal, the dwelling unit information is displayed together with the report source call button 42b, so that the manager making the call can easily grasp the call destination.

[0021] In the above embodiment, one sensor 6 is provided for each dwelling unit; however, this is merely for convenience of explanation; there are various types of sensors 6, including fire sensors, gas sensors, and lifestyle change sensors that detect abnormalities in the residents. The apartment complex intercom system of the present invention can be constructed by sending signals to the respective room master units 2 of the dwelling units in which the sensors are installed. In addition, although the apartment building intercom system is configured to implement communication 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. [Explanation of symbols]

[0022] 1···Communication entrance unit, 2··Residential main unit, 3··Entrance sub unit, 4··Administration main unit, 6··Sensor, 41··Monitor (display unit), 42··Operation unit, 42a··Stop button 、 42b: Call source button; 46: Voice memory unit 、 47 Management parent unit CPU (display control unit, storage control unit).

Claims

1. An apartment complex intercom system comprising a collective entrance unit installed at an entrance so that visitors can call and talk to residents, a room master unit installed in each dwelling unit of the apartment complex to respond to calls from the collective entrance unit, and a management master unit installed in a manager's room to talk to residents, wherein a sensor is connected to the room master unit for detecting abnormalities occurring in the dwelling unit, and when the sensor detects an abnormality, an abnormality signal is sent from the room master unit to which the sensor is connected to the management master unit, and the room master unit and the management master unit issue an emergency alarm, The management parent device has a display unit that displays various information and has an operation unit made of a touch panel, and a display control unit that displays a stop button on the display unit to stop the alarm operation when the management parent device receives the abnormality occurrence signal and starts alarming, The display control unit, when the stop button is operated, displays an alarm source call button which calls the room master unit which sent the abnormality signal next.

2. The apartment building intercom system described in claim 1, characterized in that the management parent unit has a voice memory unit that stores the call voice, and a storage control unit that controls the storage of the call voice in the voice memory unit when a call path is established between the management parent unit and the room parent unit that is called by operating the alarm source call button.

3. 3. The intercom system according to claim 1, wherein the alarm source call button displayed on the display unit is displayed together with information about the dwelling unit that is the call destination and is the source of the abnormality occurrence signal.

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