JP3446901B2 - Communication system for apartment houses - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication system in an apartment house such as a condominium, a dormitory or the like, which is composed of a plurality of houses or living rooms, and more specifically, an apartment house having an improved function by integration with a security monitoring system. Communication system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Presence / absence in a communication system is determined by a special number dial from a telephone, a special key operation of the telephone,
Alternatively, by operating a device connected to the exchange, registration is made in correspondence with the telephone, and an incoming call to the telephone that is absent is registered and transferred to the management room or the front desk for service.

Further, in the security monitoring system, presence / absence is detected by a lock or the like from the outside of a house or a living room and a sensor shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 05-128388.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional communication system, presence / absence of presence / absence of correspondence to the telephone is determined by the special number dial from the telephone, the special key operation of the telephone, or the operation of the equipment connected to the exchange. When registering, it is inconvenient because the presence / absence of the phone may differ from the actual presence / absence due to forgetting to register or forgetting to cancel.

Further, when the user is absent, the caller has to make a call again or call the manager directly to request a message, which is troublesome.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a communication system for an apartment house which notifies a communication system of presence / absence and provides a message service with good operability. And

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is a communication system of an apartment house comprising a plurality of houses or living rooms, and an exchange means for transmitting and exchanging communication information, A security monitoring adapter that is installed in each house or room and connects an extension telephone to the exchanging means, and is connected to the exchanging means through the security monitoring adapter, and the presence / absence of a resident of the house or room Presence / absence interface for detecting the presence / absence, an administrator telephone connected to the exchange means and having a message setting means, and presence / absence information detected by the presence / absence interface and the extension telephone provided in the exchange means. Storage means for storing message presence / absence information indicating that there is a message to the extension telephone, and the storage means when a caller receives a call from the extension telephone. With reference to the presence / absence information, when tenants corresponding to the extension telephone is absent state, the first to transfer the incoming call from the caller to the management person for Phones
And control means, with respect to the incoming call that due to the transfer means, after the caretaker for the phone detects a response, the message setting means
When There engineered, and second control means for storing the information indicating that there is message to said extension telephone which became the transfer source in the storage means, before Kizai / absence Interface
When the presence / absence information corresponding to the extension telephone set in the storage means is set to the presence state, the management is performed when the presence / absence of a message from the caller is recognized by referring to the message presence / absence information in the storage means. And a third control means for automatically calling the personal telephone.

The exchange means in the invention of claim 2 is
In the invention according to claim 1, further, when the manager's telephone is called by the third control means and the manager's telephone detects a response , the extension telephone as a transfer source is automatically called. is made a fourth control means for the said extension telephone became the caretaker for telephone and the source at the call state.

[0009]

[0010]

In the invention, the control means transfers the incoming call of the caller to the manager when the resident is absent, or notifies the caller that the resident is absent and then manages the incoming call of the caller. Since there is no need to operate a special number dial, special keys, etc., it is possible to automatically provide the presence / absence service.

Further, in the present invention, when the occupant returns to the resident state, the third control means automatically calls the administrator and prompts the administrator to notify him of the message. Good message service is possible.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a relay system to which the communication system of the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an exchange part corresponding to a PBX or the like, which is a network (NW) 1 for performing line switching.
-1, and this network 1-1 has an extension telephone connection line circuit (LIN) 1-2, a station equipment line connection office line trunk (COT) 1-3, an absent talkie sending trunk (TKT) 1- 4 and the line circuit (MLN) 1-5 for connecting a multifunctional telephone set in the manager's room, which controls the connection, and the central processing unit (CPU) by the program stored in the main memory unit (MEM) 1-7. It operates according to the command of 1-6.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a portion installed in each house or living room. In this embodiment, an extension telephone (TE) is used as a method of using a telephone line that is easily compatible with existing apartment houses.
L) 2-2 and extension telephone line circuit (LIN) 1
-2 between security monitoring adapter (AD) 2-1
To provide. The security monitoring adapter 2-1 includes a meter interface (MET) 2-3 for counting the usage of electricity, gas, water, etc., a security sensor interface (SEC) 2-4 for fire, gas leak, crime prevention, etc.
Also, the presence / absence interface (ABS) 2-5 for locking from the outside of the house or living room is connected.

Reference numeral 3 is a portion installed in the manager's room, and 3-
Reference numeral 1 denotes a multifunctional telephone, which is equipped with a liquid crystal display for displaying various character information and a large number of buttons to support various services.

In this embodiment, the central processing unit 1
-6 and main memory 1-7 constitute first, second and third control means.

The meter interface 2-3 and the security sensor interface 2-4 connected to the security monitoring adapter 2-1 are not directly related to this embodiment, and therefore their explanations are omitted, but the presence / absence interface 2- The operation when the absence is detected in 5 will be described below.

When the presence / absence interface 2-5 detects the absence, the loop is closed for the extension telephone connection line circuit 1-2, and the absence detection information is transmitted by the PB signal.
Upon receiving the absence detection information, the central processing unit 1-6 sets the "absence" state in the portion corresponding to the extension telephone 2-2 in the extension telephone absence information storage area provided in the main storage device 1-7. Therefore, when the extension telephone receives an incoming call from another extension telephone or the station equipment, the central processing unit 1-6 checks the absence information storage area corresponding to the extension telephone of the main memory 1-7, and the "absence" state is set. Therefore, the extension telephone 2-2 does not receive the call, but the multifunction telephone 3-1 installed in the manager's room receives the call. At this time, the multifunction telephone 3-
The character information is displayed on the liquid crystal display device equipped in No. 1 to notify the manager that the call is transferred to the extension telephone in the "absent" state.

Further, in the case of an incoming call when the "absent" state of the extension telephone is set in the main storage device 1-7 in advance, whether or not to send a message to the caller is registered and sent. In this case, after the caller is connected to the absent talkie sending trunk 1-4 for a certain period of time and the caller is notified that the call is to be transferred to the manager, the multi-function device is installed in the manager's room as described above. The telephone 3-1 receives the call.

After the manager responds and calls the caller, if there is a message from the caller to the resident who is the user of the extension telephone 2-2, press the message button on the multi-function telephone 3-1. Push. The central processing unit 1-6 is the present multi-function telephone 3-
Since it is recognized that the call of No. 1 is the transfer of the incoming call to the extension telephone 2-2, the "message" is displayed in the portion corresponding to the extension telephone 2-2 in the extension telephone message information storage area provided in the main memory 1-7. Set the "Yes" status.

The above is the security monitoring adapter 2-1.
From the presence / absence interface 2-5 of the presence / absence detection to the transfer of an incoming call to the extension telephone 2-2 and the registration of a message. Next, a case where presence is detected by the presence / absence interface 2-5 will be described.

When the presence / absence interface 2-5 detects presence, the loop is closed for the extension telephone connection line circuit 1-2 and the presence detection information is transmitted by the PB signal. The central processing unit (CPU) 1-6 which receives the presence detection information sets the "present" state in the absence information storage area corresponding to the extension telephone of the main storage device 1-7, and is provided in the main storage device 1-7. Extension telephones Extension telephones in the message information storage area 2-
2 Check the corresponding part. When the extension telephone message information storage area is set to the “with message” state, the central processing unit 1-6 calls the multifunction telephone 3-1 installed in the manager's room. At this time, character information is displayed on the liquid crystal display mounted on the multi-function telephone 3-1 to notify the manager that the "message" is called. When the manager answers, the central processing unit 1-6 automatically calls the extension telephone 2-2 and transmits a message from the manager to the resident who is the user of the extension telephone 2-2.

FIG. 2 shows a security monitoring adapter 2-
2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of No. 1. In FIG.
A central processing unit (CPU) 4-1 is a security monitoring adapter 2 while accessing necessary information to a random access memory (RAM) 4-3 according to a program stored in a read only memory (ROM) 4-2. −
Control 1

The central processing unit 4-1, the meter interface 2-3, security sensor interface 2-4 presence / Missed interface 2-5 are connected to provide respective information to a central processing unit 4-1.

T1 and T2 are extension telephones (TEL) 2-2
Is connected to the line connection terminals L1 and L2, and the extension telephone connection line circuit 1-2 is connected to the line connection terminals L1 and L2.

4-4 is a call state detection circuit (SPSD)
Detects whether or not the extension telephone 2-2 is busy, and when the telephone is not busy, the extension telephone connection line circuit 1-
2, the adapter for security monitoring of the communication path 2-
The switching relay (da) 4-10 to 1 and the loop closing relay (lp) 4-19 are driven, and presence / absence detection information is transmitted by the PB signal.

A polarity detection circuit (RVSD) 4-5 detects the polarity reversal of the terminals L1 and L2 when the central processing 1-6 correctly receives the presence / absence detection information.

4-6 is a PB signal transmitter (PBOSC)
Then, the PB signal is transmitted under the control of the central processing unit 4-1.

4-7 is a PB signal receiver (PBREC)
Then, the PB signal transmitted from the extension telephone connection line circuit 1-2 or the extension telephone 2-2 is received and notified to the central processing unit 4-1. In the present embodiment, the PB signal receiver 4-7 is not directly related, so its explanation is omitted.

An incoming call detector (INCD) 4-8 detects an incoming call to the extension telephone 2-2, and a central processing unit 4-.
Notify 1. The central processing unit 4-1 is an extension telephone 2-2.
If there is an incoming call, wait for the presence / absence detection information to be sent.

The above is the function for each device.
The operation at the time of absence detection will be described.

When absence / presence is detected by the presence / absence interface 2-5, the call state detection circuit 4-4 and the incoming call detector 4-8.
Is checked, and the line relay circuit 1-2 for connecting the extension telephone to the extension telephone connection line switching adapter 4-1, the switching relay 4-10 and the loop closing relay 4-9 are connected to the extension line connection monitoring circuit adapter 2-1. L when the absence detection information is correctly received by the PB signal from the PB signal transmitter 4-6.
1, L2 polarity reversing the after detection by the polarity detection circuit 4-5, to restore the switching relay 4-10 and loop closing relay 4-9.

When the presence / absence interface 2-5 detects the presence, the same control is performed and the presence detection information is transmitted.

Next, for incoming calls from the outside when the resident is absent, a sequence for notifying the caller that the resident is absent and transferring it to the manager, and a message sequence at that time are described. This will be described with reference to FIG.

In the case of an incoming call when the "absent" state of the extension telephone is set in the main storage device 1-7 in advance, whether or not the absence message is to be sent to the caller is registered and sent. When the incoming call is detected in 5-1,
After making the caller hear the ringing tone of the station equipment several times, 5-
At 2, the caller is connected to the absent talkie sending trunk 1-4. From the absent talkie sending trunk 1-4, the resident is absent, and if the user waits as it is, the administrator is notified that the resident is to be transferred, and the administrator is called at 5-3 after a fixed time. The reason for securing a certain period of time is to allow the caller a margin for disconnecting the call so that the caller can redial the call and call the manager only when a message is needed to save the trouble of the manager. At this time, if it is better to call the administrator, if the call is received when the "absent" state of the extension telephone is set in the main storage device 1-7 in advance, it is possible to register not to send a message to the caller. If five
At -2, the caller is called at 5-3 without connecting the caller to the absent talkie sending trunk 1-4. Thereafter, in 5-4, the manager answers and the call is made with the caller, and when the manager receives a message request from the caller, the multifunction telephone 3-5 is received.
When the message button 1 is pressed, the message is registered in the portion corresponding to the extension telephone 2-2 in the extension telephone message information storage area provided in the main storage device 1-7.

When the resident returns home and the central processing unit 1-6 receives the presence detection information by the above-mentioned method, the main storage unit 1
The portion corresponding to the extension telephone 2-2 of the extension telephone message information storage area provided in -7 is checked, and the extension telephone message information storage area is set to the "message presence" state. Call the multifunction telephone 3-1.
When the manager answers, the extension telephone 2-2 is automatically called at 5-7, and the message is transmitted from the administrator to the resident who is the user of the extension telephone 2-2.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure when the central processing unit 1-6 receives an incoming call from the outside.

Upon detecting the incoming call, the central processing unit 1-6 checks the presence / absence of the resident who is the incoming call target in step 6-1 and, if there is, calls the resident as it is.
If not present, timer A is started in step 6-2 and the caller is made to hear the ringing tone of the station equipment several times. This is to prevent the caller from immediately receiving an absent message. When timer A times out in step 6-3, "absence" of the extension telephone is stored in the main storage device 1-7 in step 6-4. When it is an incoming call when the status is set, it is checked whether or not the absent message is sent to the caller. If not sent, the administrator is called. In the case of sending, in step 6-5, the loop is closed at the station equipment line connection office line trunk 1-3, a response is returned to the station equipment line, and is connected to the absent talkie sending trunk 1-4, The timer B is started to send the absence message to the caller. When the timer B times out in step 6-6, a ringing tone is sent to the caller and the administrator is called.

FIG. 5 shows the presence / absence of the central processing unit 1-6.
It is a flow chart which shows a processing procedure at the time of absence detection.

When the central processing unit 1-6 receives the presence / absence information from the security monitoring adapter 2-1, the presence / absence is identified in step 7-1, and if it is not present, in step 7-2. The absence status is registered in the main storage device 1-7. If it is present, the absence status is registered in the main storage device 1-7 in step 7-2. If there is no message registration, step 7-
At 8, the presence status is registered in the main storage device 1-7. If there is a message registration, the administrator is called at step 7-4 and the response is monitored at step 7-5. When the manager answers, the extension telephone is called at step 7-6 and the answer is monitored at step 7-7. When the extension telephone answers, step 7-
At 8, the presence status is registered in the main storage device 1-7.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for transmitting the presence / absence detection information of the central processing unit 4-1.

The central processing unit 4-1 monitors the presence / absence interface 2-5 in step 8-1, and if there is a change, the call state detection circuit 4-in step 8-2.
8 is checked, and when the line is not used, the switching relay 4-10 and the loop closing relay 4-9 are driven in step 8-3 to close the loop for the line. Then, in step 8-4, presence / absence detection information is transmitted as a PB signal. After transmitting the presence / absence detection information, the polarity detection circuit 4-5 is monitored in step 8-5, and if there is no polarity reversal within a fixed time, the presence / absence detection information is transmitted again by the PB signal. When the polarity reversal is detected, the switching relay 4-1 is selected in step 8-6.
0 and the loop closing relay 4-9 are restored to open the line.

In this embodiment as described above, the incoming call when the resident is absent is transferred to the manager, or the resident is absent for the incoming call when the resident is absent. Since it is configured to notify the administrator and forward it to the administrator, there is no need for special number dialing from the telephone, special key operation of the telephone, or operation of equipment connected to the exchange, and the presence / absence service is automatically provided. In addition to being possible, the actual presence / absence and the presence / absence of the telephone can be matched.

Further, in this embodiment, when the occupant returns to the present state, the manager is automatically called to prompt the manager to notify the resident of the message, so that the operability is good. A message service can be provided.

[0045]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the resident is absent, the incoming call of the caller is transferred to the administrator, or after the resident is notified that the resident is absent, the call is received. Since the call is transferred to the administrator, it is not necessary to operate the special number dial from the telephone, the special key operation of the telephone, or the operation of the equipment connected to the exchange, and the actual presence / absence and the presence / absence of the telephone Match, and the presence / absence service can be automatically provided.

Further, according to the present invention, when the resident returns to the existing state, the administrator is automatically called to prompt the resident to notify the resident of the message. A good message service can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a relay system diagram to which a communication system of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a security monitoring adapter in this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing the absence notification to the sender and the transfer to the manager when the resident is absent in this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when an incoming call is made in this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when presence / absence is detected in the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for transmitting presence / absence detection information in the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Exchange Department 1-1 Circuit switching network 1-2 Line circuit for extension telephone connection 1-3 Trunk line trunk for facility equipment connection 1-4 Absent talkie sending trunk 1-5 Multi-function telephone connection line circuit 1-6 Central processing unit 1-7 Main storage device 2 Parts installed in each house or room 2-1 Security monitoring adapter 2-2 Extension phone 2-3 meter interface 2-4 Security sensor interface 2-5 Presence / absence interface Part installed in 3 management rooms 3-1 Multi-function telephone 4-1 Central processing unit 4-2 Read-on memory 4-3 Random access memory 4-4 Call state detection circuit 4-5 Polarity detection circuit 4-6 PB signal transmitter 4-7 PB signal receiver 4-8 Incoming call detector 4-9 Loop closing relay 4-10 Switching relay T1, T2 extension telephone connection terminals L1 and L2 line connection terminal

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A communication system for a housing complex comprising a plurality of homes or living rooms, wherein the exchange means transmits and exchanges communication information, and an extension telephone installed in each of the homes or living rooms and connected to the exchange means. A security monitoring adapter, an presence / absence interface that is connected to the exchange unit via the security monitoring adapter and detects presence / absence of a resident of the house or living room, and is connected to the exchange unit to set a message. A manager telephone having means, storage means provided in the exchange means for storing presence / absence information detected by the presence / absence interface and message presence / absence information indicating that there is a message to the extension telephone. , When a caller receives a call from the extension telephone, the presence / absence information of the storage means is referred to and the residence corresponding to the extension telephone. 'S time is absent state, a first control means for transferring an incoming call from the caller to the janitor for phones, to incoming calls that due to the transfer means, the caretaker for phone responses after detecting,-out <br/> said message setting means is operated, and second control means for storing information indicating that there is message to said extension telephone which became the transfer source in the storage means , before Kizai / absence interface, said in said storage means
If the presence / absence information corresponding to the extension phone was standing state
In the communication of the housing complex, the third control means for automatically calling the manager's telephone when the presence of a message from the caller is recognized by referring to the message presence / absence information in the storage means. system. 2. The manager's telephone is called by the third control means, and the manager's telephone detects a response .
2. The set according to claim 1, further comprising: fourth control means for automatically calling the extension telephone which is the transfer source when the call is issued, and for setting the manager telephone and the extension telephone which is the transfer source into a call state. Residential communication system.