JP3641960B2 - Audio / image transfer intercom system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a voice / image transfer intercom system in which a home person can talk to a visitor while watching the appearance of the visitor even when the house is out.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a door phone call transfer device has been proposed that can perform a response from a door phone terminal by transferring it to a telephone outside the home even when a house resident is absent (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-139818). There has also been invented an interphone with a transfer function in which this response can be made by connecting a TV interphone to a telephone outside the home while watching the visitor from the outside on the TV (JP-A-6-164746). issue).
[0003]
However, the intercom with a transfer function disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-164746 has a problem that a large load is placed on a telephone line in order to transfer a moving image. In general, it is only necessary to be able to confirm who the visitor is with an intercom, so there is no necessity to transfer a moving image, and a still image is sufficient. In addition, the intercom with transfer function disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-164746 has a problem that it is inconvenient to carry because the intercom with a TV is connected to a telephone outside the office.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an interphone with a transfer function that is convenient to carry for a housekeeper who is out and can confirm a visitor with a still image and can communicate with the visitor.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object in the present invention, the following voice / image transfer intercom system is provided.
[0006]
Between not a first aspect of the present invention, in the intercom system with a transfer function to call on the phone with visitors to house people on the go,
A digital camera unit that shoots visitors and converts them into compressed image data, a data conversion unit that converts audio data and compressed image data into audio / compressed image data transferred via a telephone line, and sets a telephone number and ID Connecting to a telephone set having a telephone number set in the setting section and transferring an ID identification signal. If the telephone set returns a set ID as an ID response signal, the voice / compressed image data is transferred to the telephone set. A voice / image transfer interphone including a transfer unit that transfers voice data to the phone if the telephone set does not return the ID set in the setting unit as an ID response signal ;
Upon receipt of the ID identification signal, an ID response / identification unit that returns an ID as an ID response signal to the voice / image transfer interphone, and voice / compressed image data transferred via the telephone line are separated into voice data and compressed image data. An audio / image mobile phone comprising an audio / image data separation circuit, an image data decompression unit for decompressing compressed image data, and an image display unit for displaying image data;
The voice / image transfer intercom system is characterized by comprising:
[0007]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the voice / image transfer interphone includes a voice / image transfer interphone terminal used by a visitor outside the home and a voice / image transfer interphone main body used by a housekeeper. 2. The voice / image transfer intercom system according to claim 1, wherein the transfer intercom body is a slave unit of a home phone system comprising a master unit and a slave unit.
[0008]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the voice / image mobile phone includes an image request function unit that transmits an image request signal to the voice / image transfer interphone to instruct the digital camera unit to shoot a visitor again,
The voice / image transfer intercom system according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the voice / image transfer intercom system is provided.
[0009]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the digital camera section includes means for recording,
The audio / image transfer interphone includes a print output unit that prints out a recorded still image,
The voice / image transfer intercom system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein
[0010]
Further, in the invention of claim 5, the voice / image transfer intercom is provided with an answering machine function section for responding to a visitor by voice and recording the voice of the visitor,
5. The voice / image transfer intercom system according to claim 1, wherein the voice / image transfer intercom system is provided.
[0011]
In the invention of claim 6, the voice / image transfer intercom includes an ID number input key,
The setting unit collates the password entered by the visitor with the ID number input key and the password set in the setting unit, and only the voice / image is transferred to the transfer unit of the voice / image transfer interphone. 6. The voice / image transfer interphone according to claim 5 , wherein a connection is made to a cellular phone or a telephone having a telephone number set in the setting section, and when the two do not match, the answering machine function section handles the visitor. It is a system.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The arrows in the figure represent the flow of electrical signals or information. The voice / image transfer intercom system of the present invention comprises the voice / image transfer interphone shown in FIG. 1 and the voice / image mobile phone 3 shown in FIG. The householder goes out with this voice / image mobile phone 3.
[0013]
The voice / image transfer interphone is composed of a voice / image transfer interphone terminal 1 installed outside the home and used by a visitor, and a voice / image transfer interphone main body 2 installed inside the home and used by a householder at home. The voice / image transfer intercom main unit 2 is a slave unit of a home phone base unit such as a cordless phone base unit, and is connected to a telephone line via the home phone base unit. When a visitor turns on the call switch, the chime, bell, etc. ring by the function of the voice input / output unit 5 to inform the homeowner that there is a visitor. In addition to being able to talk with the person, the recorded still image of the visitor can be seen by the function of the digital camera unit 4. Further, when a housekeeper at home turns on the print switch, the still image is printed by the print output unit.
[0014]
The digital camera unit 4 includes an interphone terminal digital camera unit of the audio / image transfer interphone terminal 1 and an interphone main unit digital camera unit of the audio / image transfer interphone main unit 2. The voice input / output unit 5 includes an interphone terminal voice input / output unit of the voice / image transfer interphone terminal 1 and an interphone main unit voice input / output unit of the voice / image transfer interphone main body 2.
[0015]
If the telephone number and ID of the voice / image mobile phone 3 are set in the setting section of the voice / image transfer interphone main body 2, when the visitor turns on the call switch, the voice / image mobile phone 3 is called. The housekeeper can make a call with the visitor while viewing the still image of the visitor photographed by the digital camera unit 4 using the voice / image mobile phone 3. This mechanism will be described in detail below.
[0016]
First, when a visitor turns on the call switch of the voice / image transfer intercom terminal 1, an electrical signal is transmitted to the transfer section via the interphone terminal voice input / output section, the interphone main body voice input / output section, and the data conversion section. The unit reads the telephone number set in the setting unit and makes a call to the telephone number. When the connection between the transfer unit of the voice / image transfer interphone body 2 and the wireless input / output unit of the voice / image mobile phone 3 is secured, the transfer unit of the voice / image transfer interphone body 2 becomes the home phone parent. The ID identification signal is sent to the voice / image mobile phone 3 via the machine and the telephone line. When receiving the ID identification signal via the wireless input / output unit, the ID response / identification unit of the voice / image mobile phone 3 receives the ID response signal via the wireless input / output unit, the telephone line, and the home phone master unit. Return to the transfer unit of the transfer intercom body 2. The transfer unit of the voice / image transfer intercom body 2 receives the ID response signal, compares it with the ID set in the setting unit, and checks whether they match.
[0017]
If the ID response signal matches the ID set in the setting unit, the transfer unit determines that the transfer destination telephone is a voice / image mobile phone, and the digital camera unit via the data conversion unit 4 and the voice input / output unit 5 are operated. Then, the digital camera unit 4 performs image compression on the still image obtained by photographing the visitor, and sends the compressed image data obtained as a result to the data conversion unit. Further, the voice input / output unit 5 converts the voice of the visitor into voice data and sends this to the data conversion unit. In the data conversion unit, the compressed image data and the audio data are converted into audio / compressed image data, and the transfer unit sends the audio / compressed image data to the audio / image mobile phone 3 via the home phone master unit and the telephone line. . The voice / image data separation circuit of the voice / image mobile phone 3 separates the voice / compressed image data received through the wireless input / output unit and the ID response / identification unit into voice data and compressed image data. The audio data is sent to the mobile phone audio input / output unit and output. The compressed image data is decompressed by the image data decompression unit and then displayed on the image display unit.
[0018]
If the ID response signal does not match the ID set in the setting unit, or if the ID response signal does not return, the transfer unit determines that the transfer destination phone is not a voice / image mobile phone. Then, only the voice input / output unit 5 is operated through the data conversion unit. Even if the ID response signal matches the ID set in the setting unit, transfer is performed after the audio / compressed image data is sent to the audio / image mobile phone as described in the column [0016]. The unit works only on the voice input / output unit 5 via the data conversion unit. Then, the voice input / output unit 5 converts the voice of the visitor into voice data, and sends the voice data to the voice / image mobile phone 3 via the data conversion unit, the transfer unit, the home phone master unit, and the telephone line. Furthermore, the voice data reaches the mobile phone voice input / output unit via the wireless input / output unit and the ID response / identification unit of the voice / image mobile phone 3 and is output.
[0019]
On the other hand, the voice of a householder who uses the voice / image mobile phone 3 is converted into voice data by the mobile phone voice input / output unit. The voice data is divided into a voice / image data separation circuit, an ID response / identification unit, a wireless input / output unit. , Phone line, home phone master unit, voice / image transfer interphone main unit 2 transfer unit, data conversion unit, interphone main unit voice input / output unit, to the voice / image transfer interphone terminal 1 intercom terminal voice input / output unit And output.
[0020]
The voice / image mobile phone 3 has an image request function unit. This is to issue an image request signal when a command preset in the image request function unit is input by operating a numeric keypad or a special request function button. This image request signal reaches the transfer unit of the voice / image transfer interphone 2 via the ID response / identification unit and the wireless input / output unit of the voice / image mobile phone 3 and further via the telephone line and the home phone master unit. . The transfer unit that has received the image request signal works on the digital camera unit 4 via the data conversion unit. Hereinafter, as described in the column [0016], the digital camera unit 4 captures the visitor again, and the still image obtained as a result is displayed on the image display unit of the voice / image mobile phone 3.
[0021]
The voice / image transfer intercom body 2 has an answering machine function unit. This is because when the answering machine is set in the setting unit, when the visitor turns on the call switch, the voice input / output unit 5 and the answering machine function unit are automatically connected to each other to answer the visitor by voice. It is a voice recording.
[0022]
When a password is set in the setting unit of the voice / image transfer interphone main body 2, even if the visitor turns on the call switch of the voice / image transfer intercom terminal 1, the visitor enters the ID of the voice / image transfer intercom terminal 1. Only when the security code is entered with the number input key and matches the security code set in the setting section, the electrical signal is sent via the intercom terminal voice input / output section, interphone main body voice input / output section, and data conversion section. The transfer unit reads the phone number set in the setting unit, and makes a call to the phone number. When the security code entered with the ID number input key and the security code set in the setting section do not match, the voice input / output unit 5 and the answering machine function unit are automatically connected, and the answering machine function unit is activated. Respond to the visitor and record the voice of the visitor. It should be noted that the setting unit checks the password entered with the ID number input key and the password set in the setting unit.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention has the following effects.
[0024]
First, the voice / image transfer intercom system of the present invention compresses a still image obtained by photographing a visitor with a digital camera and sends it to a voice / image mobile phone held by a householder who is out. Image mobile phones are convenient to carry around for those who are out and have the effect of reducing the load on the telephone line and speeding up the response compared to the case where moving pictures are transmitted by television.
[0025]
Secondly, the voice / image transfer interphone setting unit can respond to a visitor with an arbitrary telephone, depending on how the telephone number and ID are set. For example, a phone that can separate voice / compressed image data into voice data and compressed image data and decompress and display the compressed image data, such as a voice / image mobile phone, If the telephone ID is returned, the telephone number and ID of the telephone are set, so that the call can be made with the visitor while watching the visitor on the telephone. Also, for example, if the telephone can only be called by voice and does not return the telephone ID in response to the sent ID identification signal, it is possible to call the visitor by voice by setting only the telephone number. it can.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an audio / image transfer interphone.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a voice / image mobile phone.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Voice / image transfer intercom terminal 2 ... Voice / image transfer intercom body 3 ... Voice / image mobile phone 4 ... Digital camera unit 5 ... Voice input / output unit

Claims (6)

In an intercom system with a transfer function that allows a caller to make a phone call with a visitor
A digital camera unit that shoots visitors and converts them into compressed image data, a data conversion unit that converts audio data and compressed image data into audio / compressed image data transferred via a telephone line, and sets a telephone number and ID Connecting to a telephone set having a telephone number set in the setting section and transferring an ID identification signal. If the telephone set returns a set ID as an ID response signal, the voice / compressed image data is transferred to the telephone set. A voice / image transfer interphone including a transfer unit that transfers voice data to the phone if the telephone set does not return the ID set in the setting unit as an ID response signal ;
Upon receipt of the ID identification signal, an ID response / identification unit that returns an ID as an ID response signal to the voice / image transfer interphone, and voice / compressed image data transferred via the telephone line are separated into voice data and compressed image data. An audio / image mobile phone comprising an audio / image data separation circuit, an image data decompression unit for decompressing compressed image data, and an image display unit for displaying image data;
Audio and image transfer intercom system, characterized by comprising. The voice / image transfer interphone includes a voice / image transfer intercom terminal used by visitors outside the home and a voice / image transfer interphone main body used by a householder. 2. The voice / image transfer intercom system according to claim 1, wherein the intercom system is a slave unit of a home phone system comprising a unit. The voice / image mobile phone includes an image request function unit that transmits an image request signal to the voice / image transfer interphone to instruct the digital camera unit to capture a visitor again.
The voice / image transfer intercom system according to claim 1 or 2 . The digital camera unit includes means for recording,
The audio / image transfer interphone includes a print output unit that prints out a recorded still image,
The voice / image transfer intercom system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The above voice / image transfer intercom is equipped with an answering machine function that records the voice of the visitor in response to the visitor by voice,
The voice / image transfer intercom system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein The voice / image transfer interphone includes an ID number input key,
The setting unit collates the password entered by the visitor with the ID number input key and the password set in the setting unit, and only the voice / image is transferred to the transfer unit of the voice / image transfer interphone. 6. The voice / image transfer interphone according to claim 5 , wherein a connection is made to a cellular phone or a telephone having a telephone number set in the setting section, and when the two do not match, the answering machine function section handles the visitor. system.

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