Apartment intercom system

Abstract

To enable an unused living room master unit to call another dwelling unit to have a telephone conversation even if one living room master unit has already been used to have a telephone conversation with another dwelling unit in a configuration in which a plurality of living room master units are installed in each dwelling unit.SOLUTION: A multiple dwelling house intercom system has dwelling units in which a plurality of living room master units 2 are installed. A living room master unit 2 includes an ID information storage part for storing a master unit ID for identifying itself and a master unit ID of a living room master unit 2 of another dwelling unit, an operation part 24 for performing calling operation of another dwelling unit, and a master unit CPU 25 for controlling calling / telephone conversation of a living room master unit of another dwelling unit. A dwelling unit number is linked to master unit ID information stored by an ID information storage part 23a. The master unit CPU 25 of a living room master unit 2 of a dwelling unit with a plurality of living room master units 2 acquires master unit ID information associated with a call destination dwelling unit number from the ID information storage part 23a, transmits a calling signal to a living room master unit 2 of the master unit ID, and after that, receives response operation of the living room master unit 2 of the calling destination to form a telephone conversation path when call operation of calling another dwelling unit is received and a dwelling unit number of the calling destination is inputted even while another living room master unit 2 of an own dwelling unit forms a telephone conversation path with a living room master unit 2 of another dwelling unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an apartment intercom system, and more particularly to an apartment intercom system capable of conducting calls between households.

Background Art

[0002] In an apartment building, the door usually installed at the entrance is locked for security reasons, and a visitor can enter the residential area by having a resident unlock the door. Therefore, an apartment entrance machine for a visitor to call a resident is installed at the entrance, and a master unit for a living room that responds to this call is installed in each individual household. In a conventional apartment intercom system having such an apartment entrance machine and a plurality of master units for living rooms, it was not possible to make calls between master units for living rooms, but there has been a proposal for a system that enables calls between master units for living rooms (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] The above-described conventional apartment intercom system that enables calls between master units for living rooms is a technology assuming that there is one master unit for a living room installed in each household, and does not assume the case where a plurality of master units for living rooms are installed for each household. However, in recent years, an apartment intercom system in which each household is equipped with a plurality of master units for living rooms has become widespread. In this case, it becomes possible for a plurality of master units for living rooms to simultaneously form a communication path with a master unit for a living room in another household. In fact, when one master unit for a living room is in a call with another household, there is a demand for a function that enables a call to be made to the master unit for a living room in another household from an unused master unit for a living room.

[0005] In view of these problems, the present invention aims to provide an apartment building intercom system in which multiple room master units are installed in one residence, and even if one room master unit is already being used to make a call to another residence, it is possible to call and talk to another residence from an unused room master unit. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the invention of claim 1 is an intercom system for an apartment complex that includes a collective entrance unit that is installed at the entrance so that visitors can call residents and talk to them, and a room master unit that is installed in each dwelling unit to answer calls from the collective entrance unit, There are a plurality of residential units Install multiple parent units in each room and The room master unit has an ID information storage unit that stores a master unit ID for identifying itself and a master unit ID of a room master unit of another dwelling unit, a call operation unit that performs a call operation on another dwelling unit, and a master unit call control unit that controls calls / calls to the room master units of the other dwelling units, and the master unit ID information stored in the ID information storage unit is linked to a dwelling unit number, and the master unit call control unit of a room master unit of a dwelling unit having multiple room master units retrieves the master unit ID information associated with the called dwelling unit number from the ID information storage unit when the call operation unit is operated and the dwelling unit number of the called unit is input. for all Obtain the parent unit ID information, send a call signal to each of the room master units with the obtained master unit ID In addition to transmitting the signal, if the unit is in standby mode when it receives a call signal from a room master unit of another dwelling unit, it performs the call operation and returns a call permission signal, waiting for a response operation, and if the call is then responded to, it performs call control to form a call path with the room master unit of the other dwelling unit that originated the call.This is characterized by the fact that even when a call path is formed between one room master unit of one's own dwelling unit, which has multiple room master units, and the room master unit of another dwelling unit, it is possible to call / talk to a room master unit of another dwelling unit that is in standby mode from another room master unit of the own dwelling unit. According to this configuration, since call information is displayed on the terminal device based on a call from a patient, even a nurse who is not at the nurse station can recognize a call from a patient by carrying the terminal device around. Therefore, there is no need to install a switch and multiple base stations as in the conventional system using a mobile phone, and a nurse can recognize the occurrence of a nurse call with an inexpensive configuration.

[0007] The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the configuration according to claim 1, the main unit for a living room has a permitted household storage unit that stores households permitted to make calls / calls, and the main unit call control unit does not transmit a call signal even if the call operation unit is operated and an input of a called household number is received unless it is permitted in the permitted household storage unit. According to this configuration, since households that can make calls / calls can be set, even if other households can make calls / calls, those households can be restricted. Therefore, calls from suspicious or nuisance residents can be prevented, and it is also possible to prohibit all calls from other households, and the function can be set according to the desire, and the function can be used with confidence.

Advantages of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, a plurality of main units for living rooms are provided, and even if one main unit for a living room is in a call state with a main unit for another household, a call path can be formed with another household using the remaining main units for living rooms. Therefore, there is no restriction on the number of call paths that can be formed, and the plurality of main units for living rooms can be effectively utilized. In addition, since each main unit for a living room controls the formation of a call path with a main unit for another household, there is no need to install a control device for controlling communication between devices as in the prior art.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] 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 residential intercom system according to the present invention. The multi-family residential intercom system includes a main entrance unit 1 installed at the entrance of a multi-family residence for a visitor to call a resident, a living room master unit 2 installed in each individual household to respond to a call from the main entrance unit 1, a sub-entrance unit 3 installed at the entrance of the household to call a resident, and a management room master unit 4 installed in the management room for communicating with residents and the like. At least one living room master unit 2 is installed in each individual household. Here, a configuration is shown in which two living room master units 2 are installed except for some households. In addition, 5 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).

[0011] The main entrance unit 1 includes a camera 11 for imaging a visitor, an operation unit 12 composed of a touch panel for selecting a household, a microphone 13 and a speaker 14 for communication, and the like.

[0012] FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of the living room master unit 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the living room master unit 2 includes a monitor 21 for displaying various information and a visitor video, a communication circuit 22 including a microphone 22a and a speaker 22b, an ID information storage unit 23a for storing the ID of each individual living room master unit 2 in the multi-family residence, an authorized household storage unit 23b for storing households that can be called / called, an operation unit 24 for performing various operations, a master unit CPU 25 for controlling the living room master unit 2, a master unit communication IF 26 for communicating with each device via a LAN, and the like. In addition, the operation unit 24 is composed of a touch panel integrated with the monitor 21 in addition to a call button 24a for a response operation, and includes a call operation unit for inputting a household number to call another household.

[0013] The entrance sub-unit 3 is equipped with a camera 31 for imaging visitors, a call button 32, a microphone 33, a speaker 34, etc. The management room master unit 4 has the same configuration as the living room master unit 2, except that the communication unit is composed of a handset 41.

[0014] Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram of the master unit ID stored in the ID information storage unit 23a of the living room master unit 2, showing a list (part) of the stored master unit IDs. Two living room master units 2 are installed in many households except for some households, and all living room master units 2 are assigned a master unit ID. As shown in Figure 3, the master unit ID consists of a terminal number and an IP address, and different IDs are assigned to the living room master units 2 of all households, and the household number is associated with each household and stored in the ID information storage unit 23a.

[0015] The operation of the apartment intercom system configured as described above is as follows. However, the operations such as the operation unit 12 of the collective entrance unit 1 is operated to make a call by a resident, the living room master unit 2 of the visited household sounds a call tone, a communication path is formed when the living room master unit 2 responds to the call, the captured image of the camera 11 is transmitted together with the call signal and displayed on the monitor 21 of the living room master unit 2, and the entrance door (not shown) is unlocked by operating the living room master unit 2 are the same as those in the prior art, so the description is omitted.

[0016] Hereinafter, the operation of forming a communication path by calling another household from the living room master unit 2 will be mainly described. As an example, the flow of forming a communication path by calling the 103rd household, which also has two living room master units 2 and is set to be callable as described later, from the 101st household having two living room master units 2 will be described. First, it is assumed that all the living room master units 2 of the 101st household and the 103rd household are in a standby state. In this state, the flow of calling the 103rd household from the living room master unit 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "first master unit" 2a) with the terminal number 001 of the 101st household is as follows.

[0017] Shift to the external call mode to call other resident households by a predetermined operation of the operation unit 24 of the first master unit 2a, and input the household number 103. Upon receiving this input, the master unit CPU 25 reads the master unit ID information of the call signal transmission destination from the ID information storage unit 23a based on the called household number "103" of the destination, and recognizes that the two living room master units 2 with terminal numbers 004 and 005 are the call destinations. Then, read the IP addresses of these terminal numbers, and transmit a call signal attached with its own ID (master unit ID) to the living room master unit 2 with the read IP address. In this way, call signals are transmitted to the two living room master units 2 with terminal numbers 004 and 005.

[0018] The living room master unit 2 with terminal number 004 of household 103 that has received the call signal (hereinafter referred to as the "fourth master unit" 2c), and the living room master unit 2 with terminal number 005 (hereinafter referred to as the "fifth master unit" 2d) both announce a call tone and wait for a response operation. Upon receiving the call tone, for example, when the call button 24a of the fourth master unit 2c is operated by the resident for a response operation, a response signal is transmitted to the first master unit 2a of the call source, and a communication path is formed between the fourth master unit 2c and the first master unit 2a. Also, a reset signal to reset the call is transmitted from the first master unit 2a that has received the response signal to the fifth master unit 2d, the call operation of the fifth master unit 2d stops, and it returns to the standby state. Note that the signal to stop the call of this fifth master unit 2d may be output by the fourth master unit 2c that has performed the response operation to the fifth master unit 2d.

[0019] Next, in this communication path formation state, a case of calling another household from the living room master unit 2 with terminal number 002 (hereinafter referred to as the "second master unit" 2b) in the standby state of household 101 will be described. Here, a case of calling household 103 where a communication path has already been formed by the first master unit 2a will be described. Similar to the above call, a call signal is transmitted to the fourth master unit 2c and the fifth master unit 2d by a predetermined call operation of the second master unit 2b. In response to this call signal, since the fourth master unit 2c is already in a call, it does not perform a call operation. On the other hand, since the fifth master unit 2d is in a standby state, it receives the call signal, emits a call tone, returns a call permission signal, and waits for a response operation. The second master unit 2b that has received the return of the call permission signal continues the call. When the fifth master unit 2d that has received this call performs a response operation, a communication path is formed between the fifth master unit 2d and the second master unit 2b. As a result, two communication paths are formed between common households.

[0020] In addition, when calling a household other than the 103rd household from the second master unit 2b, the description is omitted because it is the same as the call operation of the first master unit 2a described above.

[0021] In this way, even if one of the plurality of room master units 2 is in a call state with a room master unit 2 of another household, a communication path can be formed with another household using the remaining room master units 2. Therefore, there is no restriction on the number of formed communication paths, and the plurality of room master units 2 can be effectively utilized. In addition, since each room master unit 2 controls the formation of a communication path with a room master unit 2 of another household, there is no need to install a control device for controlling communication between devices as in the prior art.

[0022] In addition, in the case of, for example, the 102nd household where only one room master unit 2 is installed, when in a call with another household or when a communication path is formed with the collective entrance unit 1, even if receiving a call from another household, a notification of being in a call is made to the calling source and the call is not made.

[0023] FIG. 4 shows a table stored in the permitted household storage unit 23b. The "○" shown in FIG. 4 indicates a household where calling / calling is possible. For example, it indicates that calling / calling to 103 and 105 is possible from the 101st household. With this setting, as will be described later, the 101st household can call the 103rd household, but for example, it is not possible to call the 104th household.

[0024] In this way, since it is possible to set households that can make calls / carry out conversations, even if other households can make calls / carry out conversations, those households can be restricted. Therefore, it is possible to prevent calls from suspicious or nuisance residents, and it is also possible to prohibit all calls from other households. The function can be set according to the user's wishes, and the function can be used with confidence.

[0025] In addition, in the above embodiment, the ID information storage unit 23a of each room master unit 2 stores the master unit ID information of the room master units 2 of all households. However, only the ID information of the room master units 2 of the households set to be able to make calls / carry out conversations may be stored. Also, although a configuration in which one or two room master units 2 are installed in a household has been described, three or more room master units 2 may be installed in one household, and other households can be called from each room master unit 2 under the same control as the above control.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0026] 1... Collective entrance unit, 2... Room master unit, 3... Entrance slave unit, 4... Management room master unit, 23a... ID information storage unit, 23b... Permitted household storage unit, 24... Operation unit (call operation unit), 25... Master unit CPU (master unit call control unit).

Claims

1. In a multi-family housing intercom system including a communal entrance machine installed at an entrance for a visitor to call a resident and have a conversation, and a room master unit installed in each individual dwelling unit to respond to a call from the communal entrance machine, A plurality of dwelling units have a plurality of the room master units installed therein. The room master unit has an ID information storage unit that stores a master unit ID for identifying itself and master unit IDs of the room master units of other dwelling units, a call operation unit for performing a call operation to other dwelling units, and a master unit call control unit for controlling a call / call to the room master unit of other dwelling units. The master unit ID information stored in the ID information storage unit is associated with a dwelling unit number. When the call operation unit is operated and a call destination dwelling unit number is input, the master unit call control unit of the room master units of the dwelling unit having a plurality of the room master units obtains information on all master unit IDs associated with the call destination dwelling unit number from the ID information storage unit, and transmits a call signal to each of the room master units of the obtained master unit IDs. At the same time, When in a standby state when receiving the call signal from the room master unit of another dwelling unit, it performs a call operation, returns a call permission signal, waits for a response operation, and then, when a response operation is performed, performs call control to form a communication path with the room master unit of the other dwelling unit that is the call source. A multi-family housing intercom system, characterized in that even when a communication path is formed between one room master unit of an owner-occupied dwelling unit having a plurality of the room master units and the room master unit of another dwelling unit, it is possible to call / call the room master unit of the other dwelling unit in a standby state from another room master unit of the owner-occupied dwelling unit.

2. The room master unit has a permitted dwelling unit storage unit that stores a dwelling unit that permits a call / call. The multi-family housing intercom system according to claim 1, wherein the master unit call control unit does not transmit a call signal even when the call operation unit is operated and a call destination dwelling unit number is input, unless it is permitted in the permitted dwelling unit storage unit.

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