JP2015103865A - Intercom system capable of confirming video-recording - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate a work for confirming video-recording by preserving unconfirmed images and confirmed images in different folders.SOLUTION: An intercom system such as a living room master unit includes: a storage section for recording images received from an outside; a display section 46 for reproducing the images N1-N6 of the storage section; and a control section for reading the image N designated by a feed-forward button 63 and a return button 64 from the storage section and allowing the display section 46 to display the image. The storage section includes: a first folder for preserving unconfirmed images; and a second folder for preserving confirmed images. A user operates a reproduction button 65 so as to confirm the images of the first folder on the display section 46. The control section performs control to leave the unconfirmed images in the first folder until the operation of a completion button 66.

Description

  The present invention relates to an interphone apparatus having a function of recording a video received from the outside in a storage unit, reproducing the video on a display unit, and confirming it by a user.

  In the intercom device, video is recorded in various scenes. For example, in an intercom system for an apartment house, a video of a visitor captured by a camera at the entrance hall, a video recorded by the resident himself, a video including contact information from the management room, and a video including images such as warning icons are displayed in the room. It is recorded in the storage unit of the master unit and displayed on the display unit. Patent Document 1 describes a technique in which a video image of a visitor is recorded in a flash memory attached to a door phone slave unit, transferred to the memory of the door phone master unit, and displayed on a monitor.

  Conventionally, a technique is known in which these videos are stored in a storage unit as time-series data and are displayed in order of reception time according to a user operation. There is also known a technique for displaying an already read image on a monitor after an unread image so that an unread image can be confirmed before an already read image. For example, Patent Document 2 describes a technique in which time information is attached to a received video, a new arrival flag is set on the latest video, and an unread video is quickly read and displayed on a monitor.

JP 2002-290593 A JP2013-131915A

  However, according to the former prior art, when reconfirming a video once viewed, the user can view the necessary video only after displaying the video received later than that video. There was a problem. In addition, according to the latter prior art, since an unread video is first displayed regardless of the reception time, there is another problem that it is difficult to confirm when the video is received.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an intercom apparatus that can easily perform recording confirmation work.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides the following intercom apparatus.
(1) A storage unit for recording video received from the outside, a display unit for playing back video from the storage unit, an operation unit operated by a user to check the video on the display unit, and designated by the operation unit A control unit that reads the video from the storage unit and displays the video on the display unit, and the storage unit includes a first folder that stores the unconfirmed video and a second folder that stores the confirmed video. , Including a playback button to play back the video of the first folder on the display unit and an end button operated when the video verification is finished, until the control unit is confirmed by the end button An intercom apparatus that performs control to leave unconfirmed video in a first folder.

(2) The second folder stores the unconfirmed video in addition to the confirmed video in the order of reception time, and the display unit is selected with a folder selection screen for allowing the user to select the first folder or the second folder. 2. The intercom apparatus according to 1, further comprising: a video display screen for displaying videos of the folders in order of reception time.

(3) The operation unit includes a delete button for deleting the video from the first and second folders, and the control unit controls to delete the video deleted in one of the folders from the other folder. 3. The intercom apparatus according to 2 above, wherein

(4) The above 2 or 3 characterized in that when no video is stored in the first folder, the control unit performs control for displaying the first folder in a non-displayable or unselectable manner on the folder selection screen. The intercom device described in 1.

(5) The above-mentioned 2, 3 or 4 characterized in that the control unit performs control for displaying on the video display screen the video that has never been played out of the video in the first folder together with the unread mark. The intercom device described in 1.

(6) The control unit according to (5), wherein the control unit performs control for deleting the unread mark from the video display screen when at least a part of the video that has never been reproduced is displayed on the video display screen. The intercom device described in 1.

(7) The intercom apparatus according to 5 above, wherein the control unit performs control for erasing the unread mark from the video display screen when the playback button is operated.

(8) The control unit displays an unread mark on the video display screen and the folder selection screen, and performs control for deleting the unread mark from the video display screen when the first folder is selected on the folder selection screen. 6. The intercom device according to 5 above.

(9) The operation unit includes a batch delete button for deleting videos in the first folder at a time, and when this button is operated, the control unit displays an unread mark from the video saved in the second folder. 9. The intercom apparatus according to 5, 6, 7 or 8, characterized in that control is performed to eliminate a flag for displaying.

(10) The operation unit includes a batch delete button for deleting the videos in the first folder at a time. When this button is operated, the control unit displays the batched videos from the first folder to the second folder. 2. The intercom apparatus according to 1 above, wherein control for moving to a folder is performed.

  According to the intercom apparatus of the present invention, the unconfirmed video is stored in the first folder, and the confirmed video is stored in the second folder, so that the user can quickly read out the necessary video from different folders. be able to. In addition, since the unconfirmed video remains in the first folder until it is confirmed by the operation of the end button, it is possible to repeatedly confirm the video once viewed, and it is easy to confirm the recording as a whole. Has an excellent effect.

It is the schematic of the intercom system which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the collective entrance machine in the system of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the controller in the system of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the living room main | base station in the system of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the memory | storage part in the living room main | base station of FIG. It is an external view which shows the structure of the operation part and display part in the living room main | base station of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the confirmation operation | work of the image | video preserve | saved at the unread folder of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the memory | storage part changed by confirmation operation of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the confirmation operation | work of the image | video preserve | saved in the read folder of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the confirmation work of the image | video preserve | saved at all the preservation | save folders of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a change of the folder selection screen of FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the interphone device of the present invention is embodied as a base unit of an intercom system in an apartment house will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the intercom apparatus of the present invention is not limited to an intercom system for collective housing, but can also be applied to an intercom system for a detached house, a nurse call system for a hospital or a care facility, and the like.

  In the intercom system 1 shown in FIG. 1, the entrance camera 2 and the collective entrance machine 10 are installed at the entrance of the apartment house, the controller 30 is installed in the management room, etc., and the room master unit 40 is installed in the rooms of a plurality of residences. Has been. The entrance camera 2 monitors the entrance and its surroundings, and transmits monitoring information to the collective entrance machine 10 and the controller 30.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the collective entrance 10 includes a communication circuit 11 that communicates with the controller 30, a microphone 14 and a speaker 15 that communicate with residents and managers, a call circuit 12 that processes voice information, and visitors. Camera 20 for photographing, camera video circuit 18 for processing video data of camera 20, operation unit 16 such as a call button or numeric keypad operated by a visitor, display unit 17 for displaying guidance, messages, etc., each part of collective entrance 10 A collective entrance CPU 13 is provided for controlling the operation.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the controller 30 is provided with a communication circuit 31 that communicates with the collective entrance machine 10, a communication circuit 32 that communicates with the living room base unit 40, and a controller CPU 33 that controls the operation of each part of the controller 30. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the living room master unit 40 includes a communication circuit 41 that communicates with the controller 30, a microphone 44 and a speaker 45 that communicate with visitors and managers, a call circuit 42 that processes voice information, and a collective entrance machine. The storage unit 48 that records images received from the outside, such as 10 and the controller 30, the display unit 46 that displays images stored in the storage unit 48, and the resident operates to check the images of visitors and the like on the display unit 46. The operation unit 47 and the room base unit CPU 43 that performs control for reading out the video designated by the operation unit 47 from the storage unit 48 and displaying the image on the display unit 46 are provided. Note that the video displayed on the display unit 46 includes a still image or a moving image, or a quasi-moving image including a plurality of still images.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the storage unit 48 of the living room base unit 40 has an unread folder 49 as a first folder for storing videos that have not been confirmed by the resident, and a read that stores only confirmed videos. In addition to the confirmed video, a folder 50 and an all-save folder 51 as a second folder that stores unconfirmed video, that is, all video data are provided. Then, in each folder 49, 50, 51, a visitor video, a video including a message from the management room, a video including a warning icon, and the like are stored as time series data according to the reception time. Note that the read folder 50 may be omitted, and the storage unit 48 may be configured by the unread folder 49 and the all storage folder 51.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the display unit 46 of the living room base unit 40 includes a touch panel display provided in front of the base unit case 52, and a top screen 53, a folder selection screen 54, and a video display screen 55 ( 7) is selectively displayed. On the top screen 53, for example, a “call management room” button 56, a “go out” button 57, and a “confirm recording” button 58 are provided. When the resident operates the “confirm recording” button 58 with the fingertip F, the display on the display unit 46 shifts from the top screen 53 to the folder selection screen 54.

  On the folder selection screen 54, the “new arrival (unread)” button 59 operated when the resident wants to play back the video (recorded recording data) stored in the unread folder 49, and the video stored in the read folder 50 is played back. An “read” button 60 that is operated when desired and an “ALL” button 61 that is operated when desired to reproduce the video stored in the all storage folder 51 are provided. Then, the resident operates one of the three buttons 59, 60, 61 so that one can be selected from the three folders 49, 50, 51 and the video of the selected folder can be confirmed. It has become. When the read folder 50 is omitted, the “read” button 60 can be omitted from the folder selection screen 54.

  When any one button is operated on the folder selection screen 54, the display on the display unit 46 shifts from the folder selection screen 54 to the video display screen 55 as shown in FIG. On the video display screen 55, a next button 63 for deferring the video N displayed in the video area 62 of the display unit 46, a return button 64 for returning the video, and confirmation of the video displayed in the video area 62 are displayed. A playback button 65 for playback, an end button 66 that is operated when the video check operation is finished, a delete button 67 for deleting videos one by one from the three folders 49, 50, 51, and each folder 49. , 50, 51 are provided with a batch delete button 68 for deleting all the images at once.

  When the resident selects an unread folder 49 with the “new arrival (unread)” button 59 on the folder selection screen 54, an unconfirmed image stored in the unread folder 49, for example, a new arrival image indicated by a bold line in FIG. N1, N2, and N3 and images N4, N5, and N6 that have been viewed but not confirmed are displayed in the image area 62 in the order of reception time in response to the operation of the next button 63 or the return button 64. When all the images N1 to N6 in the unread folder 49 are displayed, the first confirmed image is displayed once.

  At this time, the room master unit CPU 43 displays the new videos N1, N2, and N3 that have never been reproduced in the video area 62 together with the unread marks 69. Further, in order to inform the resident that the newly arrived video exists in the unread folder 49 and the all storage folder 51, the room master unit CPU 43 displays an unread mark 69 on the “new arrival (unread)” button on the folder selection screen 54. 59 and the “ALL” button 61 are also attached and displayed. These unread marks 69 are erased from the display screen 55 when at least a part of the new videos N1, N2, N3 is displayed on the video display screen 55 by the operation of the next button 63 or the return button 64. .

  Control may be performed so that the unread mark 69 attached to the new videos N1, N2, and N3 is deleted from the folder selection screen 54 and the video display screen 55 when the playback button 65 is operated. Alternatively, the unread mark 69 may be controlled to be deleted from the video display screen 55 when the unread folder 49 is selected by the “new arrival (unread)” button 59 on the folder selection screen 54. Further, when the batch delete button 68 is operated during the video confirmation of the unread folder 49, the unread flag for displaying the unread mark 69 from the new videos N1, N2, N3 stored in the all storage folder 51 disappears. It can also be controlled.

  The room master unit CPU 43 performs control to leave the new videos N1, N2, and N3 in the unread folder 49 until the resident operates the end button 66. When the resident operates the end button 66 to end the video confirmation work, the room master unit CPU 43 performs control to move only the confirmed video from the unread folder 49 to the read folder 50. For example, when the resident confirms the newly arrived images N1, N2, and N3 shown in FIG. 7 and operates the end button 66 for each of them, the confirmed images N1, N2, and N3 are displayed as shown in FIG. It is moved from the unread folder 49 to the read folder 50 where it is stored in the order of reception time. On the other hand, the end buttons 66 are not operated, and the videos N4, N5, N6 that have not been confirmed remain in the unread folder 49 as they are. Therefore, the resident can repeatedly confirm the video once viewed.

  When reconfirming the confirmed video saved in the read folder 50, as shown in FIG. 9, the “read” button 60 is operated on the folder selection screen 54, and the next button 63 is displayed on the video display screen 55. Alternatively, the return button 64 is operated to display the confirmed images N1, N2, N3, N7, N8, N9, and N10 in the order of reception time in the image area 62, and the confirmation operation is completed by operating the end button 66. The screen returns to the screen 53 (see FIG. 6). At this time, any video is not shifted in accordance with the operation of the end button 66 and remains in the read folder 50.

  When confirming the images stored in all the storage folders 51, as shown in FIG. 10, the “ALL” button 61 is operated on the folder selection screen 54, and all the images N1 to N10 are received on the image display screen 55. The display is sequentially performed, and the end button 66 is operated to return to the top screen 53. Further, when the delete button 67 is operated during the video confirmation of each folder 49, 50, 51, the room master unit CPU 43 also deletes the video deleted in the folder from other folders. For example, when the delete button 67 is operated while confirming the video N10 in the all storage folder 51, the same video N10 is deleted from the read folder 50 as well as the all storage folder 51.

  Note that the batch delete button 68 shown in FIG. 7 may be displayed on the video display screen 55 of FIGS. 9 and 10 so that the videos of the read folder 50 and all the saved folders 51 can be batch deleted. Further, on the video display screen 55 shown in FIG. 7, when the batch delete button 68 is operated, the batched video can be controlled to be transferred from the unread folder 49 to the read folder 50. Further, when no video is stored in the unread folder 49, as shown in FIG. 11A, the “New arrival (unread)” button is hidden on the folder selection screen 54, or FIG. As shown in (), it is also possible to control such that the “new arrival (unread)” button 59 is displayed in a gray hatch or the like so that the button 59 is displayed in an unselectable manner. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be implemented by appropriately changing the configuration of each part without departing from the spirit of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Intercom system 10 Collective entrance machine 30 Controller 40 Office master unit 43 Control part 46 Display part 47 Operation part 48 Memory | storage part 49 Unread folder 50 Read folder 51 All preservation folders 54 Folder selection screen 55 Video display screen 67 Delete button 68 Collective Delete button 69 Unread mark

Claims (10)

A storage unit that records video received from the outside, a display unit that plays back video stored in the storage unit, an operation unit that is operated by the user to check the video on the display unit, and that is specified by the operation unit A control unit that reads video from the storage unit and displays the video on the display unit,
The storage unit includes a first folder for storing unconfirmed video and a second folder for storing confirmed video;
The operation unit includes a playback button for playing back the video of the first folder on the display unit, and an end button operated when the video confirmation is finished,
The intercom apparatus, wherein the control unit performs control to leave the unconfirmed video in the first folder until it is confirmed by the end button.   The second folder stores the unconfirmed video in addition to the confirmed video in the order of reception time, and the display unit allows the user to select the first folder or the second folder; The intercom apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a video display screen for displaying video of the selected folder in order of reception time.   The operation unit includes a delete button for deleting a video from the first and second folders, and the control unit also deletes a video deleted in one of the folders from the other folder. The intercom device described.   4. The intercom apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the video is not stored in the first folder, the control unit causes the first folder to be hidden or cannot be displayed on the folder selection screen.   5. The intercom apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit displays an image that has never been reproduced among the images in the first folder on the image display screen together with an unread mark.   6. The intercom apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the control unit erases the unread mark from the video display screen when at least a part of the video that has never been reproduced is displayed on the video display screen.   The intercom apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the control unit erases the unread mark from the video display screen when the playback button is operated.   The control unit displays the unread mark on the video display screen and the folder selection screen, and erases the unread mark from the video display screen when the first folder is selected on the folder selection screen. Item 6. An intercom device according to Item 5.   The operation unit includes a batch delete button for deleting the videos in the first folder at a time, and when the button is operated, the control unit starts from the video saved in the second folder. The intercom apparatus according to claim 5, 6, 7, or 8, wherein a flag for displaying an unread mark is extinguished.   The operation unit includes a batch delete button for collectively deleting videos in the first folder, and when the button is operated, the control unit displays the batched videos from the first folder. The intercom apparatus according to claim 1, which is transferred to the second folder.

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