Apartment intercom system

Abstract

To provide a housing intercom system capable of grasping the details of an abnormality occurring in a dwelling unit even by a mobile terminal or a control master unit without asking the originator of the report.SOLUTION: A sensor 9 that detects an abnormality occurring in a dwelling unit is connected to a living room master unit 2, and when the sensor 9 detects the occurrence of an abnormality, in addition to the living room master unit 2 to which the sensor 9 is connected, a mobile terminal 5 and a management master unit 4 associated with the living room master unit 2 are notified of the occurrence of an abnormality, alarms are issued for the living room master unit 2, the mobile terminal 5, and the management master unit 4, and abnormality occurrence information notified from the living room master unit 2 includes detailed information including dwelling unit information and type information of the detected abnormality, and the mobile terminal 5 and the management main unit 4 that have received the abnormality occurrence information display the detailed information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an apartment intercom system, and more particularly to an apartment intercom system having a function of notifying an external party such as a manager when an abnormality occurs in a dwelling unit.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, there has been an intercom system having a function of notifying an external party when a sensor installed in a dwelling unit detects an abnormality. For example, in Patent Document 1, a fire sensor and a gas leak sensor are connected to a room master unit in a dwelling unit. When an abnormality is detected, in addition to issuing an alarm with the room master unit of the self-occupied dwelling unit, the portable terminal of the resident is also notified to improve the usability of the portable terminal. A configuration is disclosed. In addition, in an apartment intercom system, when an abnormality is detected in a dwelling unit, a reporting operation is performed with the room master unit, and at the same time, a reporting operation is performed with the management master unit to notify the manager as well (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, in the above conventional system for notifying an external party of an abnormality, when a plurality of types of sensors are installed, the portable terminal that has received the notification of the abnormality or the management master unit only performs an operation of notifying the occurrence of the abnormality, and the specific content of the abnormality cannot be grasped. To grasp the specific content of the abnormality, it was necessary to make a call to confirm.

[0005] Therefore, in view of such problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an apartment intercom system that can be grasped even by a mobile terminal or a management master unit without asking the source of the abnormality that has occurred in the living unit about the content of the abnormality.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 has an apartment entrance machine installed at the entrance for a visitor to call a resident and talk, a room master unit installed in each living unit of the apartment building to respond to a call from the apartment entrance machine, and a management master unit installed in the management room to talk with the resident. A sensor for detecting an abnormality occurring in the living unit is connected to the room master unit. When the sensor detects an abnormality, in addition to the room master unit to which the sensor is connected, the mobile terminal and the management master unit associated with the room master unit are notified of the occurrence of the abnormality, and an apartment intercom system that issues an alarm in the room master unit, the mobile terminal, and the management master unit. The abnormality occurrence information notified by the room master unit includes detailed information including the living unit information and the type information of the detected abnormality. On the other hand, the mobile terminal and the management master unit have a display unit for displaying various information. The mobile terminal and the management master unit that have received the abnormality occurrence information can display the detailed information. A plurality of management master units are installed, and each individual management master unit has a stop control unit for stopping the alarm reporting of other management master units. Further, the management master unit receives a notification of the occurrence of an abnormality from the room master unit and simultaneously performs alarm reporting. However, if an arbitrary management master unit is operated to stop reporting, a stop signal is transmitted from the management master unit that has been operated to stop to other management master units, and in addition to its own alarm reporting, the alarm reporting of other management master units is also stopped. According to this configuration, the mobile terminal and the management master unit that have received the notification of the occurrence of an abnormality can display alarm detailed information such as the living unit information and the type information of the detected abnormality. For example, since it is possible to know the type information such as the location information of the occurrence and whether a fire has been detected or a gas leak has been detected, the information required by the administrator can be obtained without making a call to the transmission source for confirmation, and it is easy to take countermeasures. In addition, even if there are a plurality of management master units, the alarm reporting of all management master units can be stopped by one stop operation, which is very convenient.

[0008] Claim 2 The invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that, in the configuration described in claim it includes a mobile terminal associated with the management master unit, and the management master unit that has received a notification of an abnormality occurrence notifies the mobile terminal associated with itself of the abnormality occurrence, and the mobile terminal also issues an alarm upon receiving the notification of the abnormality occurrence and is capable of displaying detailed information.

Effect of the Invention

[0011] According to the present invention, the mobile terminal and the management master unit that have received a notification of an abnormality occurrence can display alarm detailed information such as household information and the type information of the detected abnormality. For example, since it is possible to know the type information such as the location information of the occurrence place and whether a fire or a gas leak has been detected, the information required by the manager can be obtained without making a call to the transmission source for confirmation, and it is easy to take countermeasures.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0013] Hereinafter, embodiments embodying the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a multi-family housing intercom system according to the present invention. The multi-family housing intercom system includes a main entrance unit 1 installed at the entrance of a multi-family housing for a visitor to call a resident, a living room master unit 2 installed in each individual dwelling unit to respond to a call from the main entrance unit 1, a porch slave unit 3 installed at each individual porch to call a resident, a management master unit 4 installed in the management office to communicate with a visitor or a resident, a mobile terminal 5 carried by a resident or a manager, an application software (hereinafter referred to as "app" for short) for notifying the mobile terminal 5 of the occurrence of an abnormality, and a communication management device 6 for managing communication. Further, 9 is a sensor for detecting the occurrence of an abnormality such as a fire sensor, which is installed in each dwelling unit and connected to the living room master unit 2.

[0014] Note that M1 represents the entrance of the multi-family housing, M2 represents the management office, and M3 represents a dwelling unit. Also, in FIG. 1, one sensor 9 is provided in each dwelling unit for the sake of explanation, but this is only for the sake of explanation. There are various sensors 9 including a fire sensor, a gas sensor, a life change sensor for detecting an abnormality in a resident, etc., and the number of sensors is not limited to one.

[0015] Also, 8 is a HUB, and each device is connected to a LAN via a communication line L1, and communication between devices is carried out via IP (Internet Protocol). The living room master unit 2 and the management master unit 4 may be installed at least one in each individual dwelling unit or the management office, but here a configuration in which two units are installed for both is shown. Furthermore, the main entrance unit 1 and the living room master unit 2 are connected to a general-purpose network N via a GW (Gateway) adapter 7, and communication with the mobile terminal 5 is enabled via the general-purpose network N.

[0016] The collective entrance unit 1 includes a camera 11 for imaging visitors, an operation unit 12 for selecting or inputting the called household, a display unit 13 for displaying the call destination, etc., a microphone 14 and a 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.

[0017] The in-room master unit 2 includes a call button 21 for responding to calls, a call unit (not shown) equipped with a microphone and a speaker for making calls, a monitor 23 composed of an LCD for displaying the imaging video of the camera 11 and various information, and an operation unit 24 composed of a touch panel formed integrally with the monitor 23 for performing various operations, etc. The entrance slave unit 3 includes a slave unit camera 31 for imaging visitors, a call button 32, a microphone 33 and a speaker 34 for making calls, etc.

[0018] Figure 2 shows a block diagram of the management master unit 4. As shown in Figure 2, the management master unit 4 includes a monitor 41 composed of an LCD for displaying the imaging video of the camera 11 and various information, an operation unit 42 composed of a touch panel formed integrally with the monitor 41, a management master unit information storage unit 43 in which information of other management master units 4 is registered, a handset 44 for making calls, a speaker 45 for sounding an alarm tone and a loud voice, a management master unit CPU 47 for controlling the management master unit 4, a management master unit communication IF 48 for communicating with the in-room master unit 2 and the mobile terminal 5, etc. via the communication line L1.

[0019] The mobile terminal 5 includes an occupant terminal 5a carried by the occupant and a manager terminal 5b carried by the manager, has a display unit 51 for displaying various information, and for example, a smartphone can be applied. Both the in-room master unit 2 and the management master unit 4 can associate a plurality of mobile terminals 5, and information can be transmitted simultaneously from the in-room master unit 2 or from the management master unit 4 to the associated mobile terminals 5.

[0020] This simultaneous transmission is implemented using an application provided in the communication management device 6. Specifically, first, the mobile terminal 5 downloads an app for communicating with the room master unit 2 or the management master unit 4 from the communication management device 6 via the general-purpose network N. At this 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 transmitted 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 the management master unit 4 of the mobile terminal 5.

[0021] The app installed on the mobile terminal 5 is an app for communicating between the room master unit 2 and the resident terminal 5a, or an app for communicating between the management master unit 4 and the administrator 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 a phone number.

[0022] Figure 3 shows a block diagram of the communication management device 6. The communication management device 6 includes an app information storage unit 61 that stores apps for each registered mobile terminal 5, a communication management device CPU 62 that controls the communication management device 6, a communication management device communication IF 63, and the like. In the app information storage unit 61, apps for each mobile terminal 5 are registered in association with the room master unit ID or the management master unit ID. When the communication management device 6 receives a notification of an abnormality from the room master unit 2, it activates the app associated with the room master unit 2 that is the source of the transmission. By activating this app, the abnormality occurrence information is transmitted to the associated resident terminal 5a via the GW adapter 7 and the general-purpose network N.

[0023] The apartment intercom system configured as described above operates as follows. However, here, the description will focus on the alarm reporting associated with the detection operation of the sensor 9, and the description of the basic operations of the intercom, such as the call by a visitor, the response of the resident thereto, and the display of the visitor video captured by the camera 11, will be omitted because it is the same as in the prior art. When the sensor 9 detects an abnormality, the master unit 2 in the living room starts an alarm reporting operation, makes an alarm sound, and displays a very alarm occurrence indication on the monitor 23. At the same time, an alarm sound stop button (not shown) is displayed on the monitor 23, and when this button is operated, the alarm reporting stops. Note that the very alarm displayed on the monitor 23 shows the nature of the problem. For example, if the fire sensor detects an operation, a display indicating the occurrence of a fire is made.

[0024] In addition, the master unit 2 in the living room that has started the very alarm reporting operation notifies the management master unit 4 and the mobile terminal 5 (resident terminal 5a) associated with the self-occupied household of the occurrence of an abnormality. First, the operation of the management master unit 4 that has received the notification of the occurrence of an abnormality will be described. Upon receiving the notification of the occurrence of an abnormality, the management master unit 4 itself performs an alarm reporting operation. In addition, it notifies the manager terminal 5b associated with itself of the occurrence of an abnormality. Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram of the display of the management master unit 4 that has received the notification of the occurrence of an abnormality. (a) shows the initial display, and (b) shows the display after the alarm reporting has stopped. As shown in Figure 4, the management master unit 4 that has received the notification of the occurrence of an abnormality performs an alarm reporting operation under the control of the management master unit CPU 47, and displays the occurrence location information and the type information of the abnormality on the monitor 41. Here, it shows a state where it has been notified that the fire sensor in Residence No. 501 has detected an operation. Also, B1 is the alarm sound stop button, and when tapped, the alarm reporting stops. After stopping, the call button B2 for the alarm source is displayed, and when tapped, the master unit 2 in the household of the alarm source is called.

[0025] On the other hand, the notification of the occurrence of an abnormality to the manager terminal 5b is carried out via the communication management device 6. 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 an abnormality. The communication management device 6 that has received the notification of the occurrence of an abnormality from the management master unit 4 reads the application associated with the manager's room from the application information storage unit 61 based on the management master unit ID information included in the received signal, and makes a notification using the read application. This notification is transmitted to the manager terminal 5b via the GW adapter 7 and the general-purpose network N, and on the received manager terminal 5b, a banner is displayed on the display unit 51, and an alarm reporting operation is performed and an alarm sound is made. If there are multiple administrator terminals 5b, notifications are sent simultaneously, and an alarm operation is performed simultaneously.

[0026] FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the display of the administrator terminal 5b that has received a notification of an abnormality in this way. (a) shows the initial display, and (b) shows the display after tapping the banner. As shown in FIG. 5(a), first, the text "A very serious alarm has occurred" is displayed as a banner B3 on the display unit 51. When this banner B3 is tapped, the received application is launched, and details of the occurrence of the abnormality as shown in FIG. 5(b) are displayed. Here, it shows that the fire sensor in Room 501 has operated. Also, upon receiving a tap on the banner B3, the alarm operation of the administrator terminal 5b stops. However, the alarm operation stops only for the device on which the banner B3 is tapped. If there are multiple administrator terminals 5b, the alarm operations of all administrator terminals 5b do not stop unless individual stop operations (tapping the banner) are performed.

[0027] And the notification of the occurrence of an abnormality from the room master unit 2 to the resident terminal 5a is also performed via the communication management device 6. Similar to the case of the administrator terminal 5b, the communication management device 6 that has received the notification of the occurrence of an abnormality from the room master unit 2 reads the application associated with the room master unit 2 from the application information storage unit 61 based on the room master unit ID information included in the signal, and a notification by the read application is made. This notification is transmitted 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 received resident terminal 5a, and an alarm sound sounds. If this banner is tapped, the alarm operation stops, and the location information and the type information of the abnormality are displayed on the display unit 51. However, since it is a mobile terminal 5 carried by the resident, the location of occurrence is displayed as "home" (not shown).

[0028] In this way, the mobile terminal 5 and the management master unit 4 that have received the notification of the occurrence of an abnormality display alarm detail information such as the dwelling unit information and the type information of the detected abnormality, so that the administrator can obtain the information required without making a call to the transmission source for confirmation, and it is easy to take countermeasures. In addition, a notification of an abnormality occurrence is also sent to the administrator terminal 5b, which is a mobile terminal carried by the administrator. Since the household information and the type of alarm can be displayed, the administrator can recognize, for example, the household where the abnormality has occurred and the type such as a fire without looking at the master control unit 4. Therefore, prompt action can be taken without returning to the administrator's office. Furthermore, when a notification of an abnormality occurrence on the mobile terminal 5 is displayed, first, a banner B3 that notifies the occurrence of the abnormality is displayed. By a simple operation of tapping this banner B3, the specific alarm content is displayed and the alarm transmission stops. Therefore, the details of the alarm can be grasped by a simple operation without checking on the master control unit 4, and there is no need for a separate operation to stop the alarm transmission. Also, when a plurality of mobile terminals 5 are associated with the room master unit 2 or the master control unit 4, that is, when family members each have a mobile terminal, or when individual administrators have a mobile terminal, information on the occurrence of an abnormality is received simultaneously and the alarms are transmitted all at once. However, the alarm transmission stops only for the device for which the stop operation has been performed. Therefore, since the alarm transmission of all the mobile terminals 5 does not stop by someone's stop operation, individual family members or administrators carrying the mobile terminals 5 can surely recognize the occurrence of an abnormality.

[0029] Incidentally, in the above embodiment, it has been explained that the alarm transmission stop operation of the mobile terminal 5 has to be performed individually. However, a plurality (two in FIG. 1) of master control units 4 each have other master control units 4 registered in the master control unit information storage unit 43 individually. When the alarm sound stop button B1 is operated on any one of them, a transmission stop signal is sent to the other master control units 4 based on this registration information, and the alarm transmissions of all the master control units stop simultaneously. Therefore, even if there are a plurality of master control units 4, the alarm transmissions of all the master control units can be stopped by operating one unit, which is very convenient. And this configuration can be easily applied to the room master units 2 installed in two units for each household, and the alarm transmissions can be stopped simultaneously as well. In addition, although the collective housing intercom system is configured to perform communication between devices by IP communication, the technology of the present invention can also be applied to a configuration in which a control device for controlling communication between devices is provided as in the conventional case and the devices are connected by a two-wire transmission line. Furthermore, although the notification is made by communication independent of the telephone number, email may be sent using the telephone number. Alternatively, instead of the communication management device 6, a server may be arranged on the general-purpose network N, and communication using a dedicated application may be carried out on the server.

Explanation of Signs

[0030] 1... collective entrance machine, 2... living room master unit, 3... entrance slave unit, 4... management master 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 room master unit information storage unit, 47... management master unit CPU (stop control unit), B1... alarm sound stop button, B3... banner.

Claims

1. An apartment intercom system having a collective entrance machine installed at the entrance for a visitor to call and talk to a resident, a room master unit installed in each individual dwelling unit of the apartment building to respond to a call from the collective entrance machine, and a management master unit installed in the management office to talk to the resident. A sensor for detecting an abnormality occurring within the dwelling unit is connected to the room master unit. When the sensor detects an abnormality, in addition to the room master unit to which the sensor is connected, the mobile terminal associated with the room master unit and the management master unit are notified of the occurrence of the abnormality, and an alarm is issued at the room master unit, the mobile terminal, and the management master unit, The abnormality occurrence information notified by the room master unit includes detailed information including dwelling unit information and type information of the detected abnormality. On the other hand, the mobile terminal and the management master unit have a display unit for displaying various information. The mobile terminal and the management master unit that have received the abnormality occurrence information can display the detailed information. A plurality of management master units are installed, and each individual management master unit has a stop control unit for stopping the alarm reporting of other management master units. Further, the management master unit receives a notification of an abnormality occurrence from the room master unit and simultaneously performs alarm reporting. However, if an arbitrary management master unit is operated to stop reporting, a stop signal is transmitted from the management master unit that has been operated to stop to other management master units, and in addition to its own alarm reporting, the alarm reporting of other management master units is also stopped. The apartment intercom system is characterized by this.

2. It includes a mobile terminal associated with the management master unit. The management master unit that has received the notification of the abnormality occurrence notifies the mobile terminal associated with itself of the occurrence of the abnormality. The mobile terminal also receives the notification of the abnormality occurrence and issues an alarm, and is capable of displaying the detailed information. The apartment intercom system according to Claim 1 is characterized by this.

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