KR102728677B1 - System for managing sutomatic opening of common entrance lobby phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic opening management system for a lobby phone in a common entrance. The problem to be solved is to set an automatic opening schedule for a common entrance, and manage the entry and exit of visitors by automatically opening the common entrance door while securing the identity of the visitor without confirmation by a person in charge, such as a security guard or manager of an apartment complex, in the absence of the person in charge according to the set schedule.
For example, the present invention discloses a system for managing the automatic opening of a common entrance lobby phone, including: a manager communication terminal installed in each of a security office and a management office of an apartment complex and setting an automatic opening schedule for a common entrance; a lobby phone that displays pre-registered automatic opening guidance information when a call is made from a visitor to either the security office or the management office, if the automatic opening schedule for the call target is set, and controls the common entrance door to open when a door opening signal is received; and a management server that is connected to a call with a visitor communication terminal, receives a lobby phone ID from the visitor communication terminal, and transmits the door opening signal to the lobby phone corresponding to the received lobby phone ID.

Description

{SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SUTOMATIC OPENING OF COMMON ENTRANCE LOBBY PHONE}

An embodiment of the present invention relates to an automatic opening management system for a common entrance lobby phone.

In apartments, officetels, and other multi-family housing, the common entrance is usually closed to restrict outsiders from entering. If the entrance is always open, there will be many cases of petty vendors coming in and posting indiscriminate advertising flyers. In addition, management of the common entrance entrance is necessary to prevent crime.

Recently, as the residential culture has become more luxurious, security as well as convenience have been emphasized, and the installation of security-related lock systems has become widespread. CCTV, magnetic keys, and proximity card keys have already been widely used, and recently, in addition to video phones and fingerprint recognition systems, surveillance systems that monitor the opening and closing of front doors such as the main entrance or common entrance, and access control systems linked to home automation systems (HAS) have also been steadily expanding. In particular, in the case of multi-family housing such as apartments, townhouses, and multi-family houses, there is always a common entrance, and the issue of controlling the number of people entering and exiting through the common entrance arises. An essential system for controlling such common entrances is the lobby phone (intercom), which is a means of communication between the entrance lobby and each household.

These lobby phones communicate by voice with the security office or management office staff when a visitor other than a resident (e.g., a delivery person, a service technician, etc.) wishes to enter the common entrance, and then remotely control the opening of the common entrance door.

However, there are times when security guards must leave the security office, such as for patrols, facility inspection/management, recycling separation collection, and break times, and the manager of the management office may also be away from the office for various work-related or personal reasons. In these cases, it is difficult to perform tasks such as controlling visitor access and remotely opening the common entrance door.

In addition, to resolve this situation, the common entrance door must be temporarily opened, or if not, the visitor must resolve the common entrance access issue by calling the resident through the lobby phone. In this case, the record of the number of people entering and leaving may be omitted, and if the resident cannot be contacted, entry may not be possible, etc., and various problems may still occur. In addition, depending on the situation, if the visitor is an intruder with a criminal purpose or other intentions and enters, there is bound to be a security issue.

Patent Publication No. 10-2252299 (Registration Date: May 10, 2021)

An embodiment of the present invention provides an automatic opening management system for a common entrance lobby phone, which sets an automatic opening schedule for a common entrance and manages the entry and exit of visitors by automatically opening the common entrance door while securing the identity of the visitor without confirmation by a person in charge, such as a security guard or manager of an apartment complex, in the absence of the person in charge according to the set schedule.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a system for managing the automatic opening of a lobby phone in a common entrance includes: a manager communication terminal installed in each of a security office and a management office of an apartment complex and setting an automatic opening schedule for the common entrance; a lobby phone that, when a call is made from a visitor to either the security office or the management office, displays pre-registered automatic opening guidance information if the automatic opening schedule for the call target is set, and controls the common entrance door to open when a door opening signal is received; and a management server that is connected to a visitor communication terminal, receives a lobby phone ID from the visitor communication terminal, and transmits the door opening signal to the lobby phone corresponding to the received lobby phone ID.

In addition, the above-described person in charge communication terminal may include an automatic opening schedule reservation setting unit that sets the automatic opening schedule by receiving information on the absence time of the person in charge of each security office and management office, and sets the automatic opening schedule by a unit selected from among daily units, weekly units, and monthly units; an automatic opening schedule manual setting unit that sets the activation status of the automatic opening schedule from the person in charge of each security office and management office in an on/off manner; an automatic opening schedule setting notification unit that notifies the lobby phone of the automatic opening schedule setting status when the lobby phone does not receive a call within a preset time while the automatic opening schedule is set; and a visit history information confirmation unit that receives and confirms the visit history information generated when the automatic opening schedule is set from the management server.

In addition, the lobby phone may include a call request unit that provides a security office call button and a management office call button, and calls the manager communication terminal according to the selection of each button; a visitor image capturing unit that, when calling the manager communication terminal and confirming the automatic opening schedule setting status from the manager communication terminal, captures a visitor image through a camera and transmits it to the management server; an automatic opening guidance information display unit that, when calling the manager communication terminal and confirming the automatic opening schedule setting status from the manager communication terminal, displays the automatic opening guidance information through a display; and a door opening/closing control unit that, when receiving the door opening signal from the management server, controls a door opening/closing device so that the common entrance door is opened.

Additionally, the automatic opening guidance information may include an ARS phone number and the lobby phone ID.

Additionally, the lobby phone ID may be randomly generated periodically by the management server and updated to the lobby phone, or may be fixedly set to the lobby phone using a number that can identify the lobby phone.

In addition, the management server may include a visitor phone number acquisition unit that acquires the phone number of the visitor communication terminal when a call is connected to the visitor communication terminal through the ARS phone number; a lobby phone identification unit that receives the lobby phone ID from the visitor communication terminal while the call is connected to the visitor communication terminal and identifies the lobby phone based on the received lobby phone ID; a door opening signal transmission unit that transmits the door opening signal to the lobby phone identified through the lobby phone identification unit; a visitor image acquisition unit that receives and acquires the visitor image from the lobby phone; and a visit history information management unit that matches the phone number of the visitor communication terminal and the visitor image to generate visit history information and provides the generated visit history information to the person in charge communication terminal so that it can be viewed.

According to the present invention, an automatic opening schedule for a common entrance is set, and an automatic opening management system for a common entrance lobby phone is provided, which manages the entry and exit of visitors by automatically opening the common entrance door while securing the identity of the visitor without confirmation by a person in charge, such as a security guard or manager of an apartment complex, in the absence of the person in charge according to the set schedule.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of an automatic opening management system for a common entrance lobby phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a drawing illustrating the entire operation process of an automatic opening management system for a common entrance lobby phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a communication terminal in charge according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 4 to 7 are drawings illustrating examples of a method for setting an automatic opening schedule according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a lobby phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 9 to 13 are diagrams exemplarily illustrating operation processes related to a lobby phone and a visitor communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 14 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terms used in this specification will be briefly explained, and the present invention will be described in detail.

The terms used in the present invention are selected from the most widely used general terms possible while considering the functions of the present invention, but they may vary depending on the intention of engineers working in the field, precedents, the emergence of new technologies, etc. In addition, in certain cases, there are terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meanings thereof will be described in detail in the description of the relevant invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present invention should be defined based on the meanings of the terms and the overall contents of the present invention, rather than simply the names of the terms.

When a part of the specification is said to "include" a component, this does not mean that it excludes other components, but rather that it may include other components, unless otherwise specifically stated. In addition, terms such as "part", "module", etc., described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software.

Hereinafter, with reference to the attached drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily practice the present invention. However, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In addition, in order to clearly describe the present invention in the drawings, parts that are not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are assigned similar drawing reference numerals throughout the specification.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the entire configuration of an automatic opening management system for a common entrance lobby phone according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the entire operation process of an automatic opening management system for a common entrance lobby phone according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a manager communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 4 to 7 are diagrams illustrating examples for explaining a method for setting an automatic opening schedule according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a lobby phone according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 9 to 13 are diagrams illustrating examples for explaining operation processes related to a lobby phone and a visitor communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the automatic opening management system (1000) of a common entrance lobby phone according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least one of a manager communication terminal (100), a lobby phone (200), and a management server (300).

The above-mentioned manager communication terminal (100) is a computer communication means installed in each of the security office and management office of the apartment complex to perform tasks such as calls with the lobby phone (200) of the common entrance, entry and exit records, and remote opening/closing control of the common entrance door. In this embodiment, it can additionally perform the function of setting an automatic opening schedule for the common entrance and checking visitor history information generated according to the setting of the automatic opening schedule.

To this end, the person in charge communication terminal (100) may include at least one of an automatic opening schedule reservation setting unit (110), an automatic opening schedule manual setting unit (120), an automatic opening schedule setting notification unit (130), and a visit history information confirmation unit (140), as illustrated in FIG. 3.

The above automatic opening schedule reservation setting unit (110) receives information on the absence time of the person in charge (security guard, manager) for each security office and management office and sets the automatic opening schedule. However, the setting can be done in a unit selected from among daily, weekly, and monthly units.

For example, if a security guard or/and a manager are expected to be away from their post for patrol, facility inspection/management, recycling separation collection, break time, personal business, etc., then, as shown in FIG. 4, if the automatic opening schedule program is executed and the date of absence (December 1, Monday) is selected on the calendar, a menu for setting the time for that date is displayed. After entering the start time and end time in the menu and pressing the confirm button, a reservation can be set for the automatic opening schedule for 'December 1, Monday', '12:00 PM - 1:00 PM'.

In addition, if the automatic opening schedule is repeated on a weekly basis rather than daily basis, as shown in Fig. 5, by dragging the '1st' block, which is the initially set date on the calendar, a weekly repeat reservation setting is basically possible. However, in the case of 1 day or more but less than 1 week, if you drag backwards by the desired number of days after setting the weekly unit, the corresponding date can be excluded from the weekly reservation setting.

In addition, if the automatic opening schedule is repeated on a monthly basis rather than a weekly basis, by selecting a start date on the calendar and then holding down the 'Ctrl' or 'Shift' button while selecting an end date, reservation settings for the dates included between the two dates are possible on a monthly basis. Of course, if reservation settings for weekly and monthly periods are desired, the above-described methods can be combined or used in combination to enable automatic opening schedule reservation settings for two groups, as shown in Fig. 6, and in particular, it is possible to set different start and end times for each of the two groups.

The above automatic opening schedule manual setting unit (120) can set the activation status of the automatic opening schedule in an on/off manner by the person in charge of each security office and management office. In a case where a security guard or/and a manager suddenly leaves their work location and it is difficult to manage access to the common entrance, as shown in Fig. 7, if the 'automatic opening schedule setting ON' switch button is pressed, the automatic opening schedule is immediately activated, and if the 'automatic opening schedule setting OFF' switch button is pressed thereafter, the preset automatic opening schedule setting can be immediately canceled. In this way, the automatic opening schedule can be manually set in an on/off manner in an emergency absence situation where the automatic opening schedule is not scheduled in advance, thereby improving the convenience of use for the person in charge in terms of schedule setting.

The above automatic opening schedule setting notification unit (130) can notify the lobby phone (200) of the automatic opening schedule setting status when the lobby phone (200) calls the person in charge communication terminal (100) while the automatic opening schedule is set, if the person in charge communication terminal (100) does not receive the call signal within a preset time (if the call is not received until the call signal rings approximately 3 times). At this time, the automatic opening schedule setting status can include code information for notifying that the current security office or/and the management office have an automatic opening schedule set, and when the lobby phone (200) receives the code information, an operation for automatic opening can start.

The above visit history information confirmation unit (140) can receive and confirm visit history information generated when setting an automatic opening schedule from the management server (300). For example, the visitor's access management information can be listed and confirmed within the automatic opening schedule setting time by month, day, and schedule. At this time, the visit history information can include the visitor's mobile phone number, a snapshot of the visitor's face (visitor video), common entrance access time information, etc.

The above lobby phone (200) is installed in the common entrance door and is a means for performing calls to each household, communication (voice/video calls) based on household calls, password input, and common entrance door opening/closing control based on the calls. In this embodiment, when a visitor calls either the security office or the management office, if an automatic opening schedule for the call target is set, the phone displays pre-registered automatic opening guidance information, and can additionally perform a function of controlling the common entrance door to open when a door opening signal is received.

To this end, the lobby phone (200) may include at least one of a call request unit (210), a visitor image capture unit (220), an automatic opening guidance information display unit (230), and a door opening/closing control unit (240), as shown in FIG. 8.

The above call call request unit (210) provides a management office call button (202a) and a security office call button (202b), and can call the person in charge communication terminal (100) according to the selection of each button.

For example, when the management office call button (202a) is pressed, a call signal is transmitted to the management communication terminal (100a), and when the security office call button (202b) is pressed as illustrated in FIG. 9, a call signal may be transmitted to the security guard communication terminal (100b). At this time, when the call signal is received at the management communication terminal (100a) or/and the security guard communication terminal (100b), the lobby phone (200) is connected and a call function is performed, and when the automatic opening schedule is set at the management communication terminal (100a) or/and the security guard communication terminal (100b), the call signal rings a preset number of times and, if not received, code information notifying the automatic opening schedule setting status is received from the management communication terminal (100a) or/and the security guard communication terminal (100b), and an operation according to the automatic opening may be initiated. However, even if the automatic opening schedule is set, if a call signal is received within the preset number of times, the lobby phone (200) can be connected and the call function can be performed as in the case where the automatic opening schedule is not set.

The above visitor video recording unit (220) can record a visitor video through a camera (201) and transmit it to the management server (300) when the automatic opening schedule setting status is confirmed from the person in charge communication terminal (100) when called by the person in charge communication terminal (100).

For example, as shown in Fig. 10, according to the automatic opening schedule setting, a snapshot of the face of a visitor standing in front of a lobby phone (200) can be taken, and the captured visitor image can be transmitted to the management server (300) along with the ID information of the lobby phone (200) through the internal network.

The above automatic opening guidance information display unit (230) can display automatic opening guidance information through the display (202) when the automatic opening schedule setting status is confirmed from the person in charge communication terminal (100) when calling the person in charge communication terminal (100).

The above automatic opening guidance information may include an ARS phone number and a lobby phone ID. For example, as shown in Fig. 11, after calling the ARS phone number '1522-8888', automatic opening guidance information may be displayed to enter the lobby phone ID '123' into the visitor communication terminal (10) according to the ARS voice guidance.

Here, the ARS phone number may refer to a representative number for each apartment complex, and accordingly, in the case of apartments, a unique phone number may be assigned to each complex.

The above lobby phone ID may be randomly generated periodically by the management server (300) and updated to the lobby phone, or may be fixedly set to the lobby phone (200) using a number that can identify the lobby phone (200).

More specifically, the lobby phone ID is information for identifying each lobby phone (200), and in the case of an apartment complex, it may include unique identification information that can identify each building and entrance (e.g., main entrance, back entrance, parking lot entrance, first floor entrance) within the building. For example, the main entrance on the first floor of building 101 may be set as '111'. This lobby phone ID serves as a temporary password for opening the common entrance door, and it may be set in a fixed manner by the management server (300) or updated randomly at regular intervals (weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc.).

As shown in (a) of Fig. 12, when a visitor communication terminal (10) attempts to make a call to an ARS phone number, the management server (300) on the receiving side can obtain and record the mobile phone number of the visitor communication terminal (10).

In addition, as shown in (b) of Fig. 12, if the lobby phone ID '123' is entered into the visitor communication terminal (10) according to the ARS voice guidance, the entered lobby phone ID can be transmitted to the management server (300).

The above door opening/closing control unit (240) can control the door opening/closing device to open the common entrance door when it receives a door opening signal from the management server (300).

More specifically, when the management server (300) verifies (identifies) the lobby phone ID and a door opening signal is transmitted to the lobby phone (200), as shown in FIG. 13, the door opening/closing control unit (240) automatically opens the common entrance door according to the received door opening signal to allow visitors to enter and exit.

The above management server (300) can be connected to a visitor communication terminal (100) via a call, receive a lobby phone ID from the visitor communication terminal (100), and transmit a door opening signal to the lobby phone (100) corresponding to the received lobby phone ID.

To this end, the management server (300) may include at least one of a visitor phone number acquisition unit (310), a lobby phone identification unit (320), a door opening signal transmission unit (330), a visitor image acquisition unit (340), and a visitor history information management unit (350), as illustrated in FIG. 14.

The above visitor phone number acquisition unit (310) can acquire and record the phone number of the visitor communication terminal (10) when a call is connected to the visitor communication terminal (10) through the ARS phone number (representative phone number for each apartment complex).

The above lobby phone identification unit (320) can receive a lobby phone ID from the visitor communication terminal (10) while in a call connection state with the visitor communication terminal (10), and identify the lobby phone (200) based on the received lobby phone ID. As described above, the lobby phone ID is information for identifying each lobby phone (200), and may include symbolic information for distinguishing or identifying each lobby phone (200) based on the location of the common entrance door within the complex and the complex, or may be a number arbitrarily set for each lobby phone (200), and through this, it is possible to accurately determine which lobby phone (200) to which location a door opening signal should be transmitted.

The above door opening signal transmission unit (330) can transmit a door opening signal to a lobby phone identified through the lobby phone identification unit (320).

In general, when a household call or a management office/security office call is made from a lobby phone in a common entrance, the receiving side does not provide information that can accurately identify which building and which entrance/exit of the common entrance is being used, other than the simple information that it is a common entrance. Of course, it is possible to visually determine this by looking at the background of the video when making the call, but in this embodiment, since the automatic opening of the common entrance and visitor entry/exit management must be performed in the absence of the person in charge, it is not possible to recognize which building and which common entrance it is using the video. Accordingly, it is possible to identify which building and which common entrance it is by using the lobby phone ID input from the visitor communication terminal (10), that is, to identify the lobby phone (200), and through this, a door opening signal is transmitted to the common entrance door of the lobby phone (200) that needs to be opened, so that the opening of the corresponding common entrance door is automatically controlled.

The above visitor image acquisition unit (340) can receive and acquire a visitor image (snap shot) from the lobby phone (200).

The above visit history information management unit (350) can create visit history information by matching the phone number of the visitor communication terminal (10) and the visitor image (snapshot), and can provide the created visit history information to the person in charge communication terminal (100) so that it can be viewed.

For example, it is possible to provide a list of visitor access management information recorded within the automatic opening schedule setting time by month, day, and schedule, and at this time, the visitor history information may include the visitor's mobile phone number, a snapshot of the visitor's face (visitor video), and common entrance access time information.

The above description is only one embodiment for implementing the automatic opening management system of the common entrance lobby phone according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and as claimed in the following claims, it will be understood that the technical spirit of the present invention exists to the extent that various modifications can be implemented by anyone having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1000: Automatic opening management system for the lobby phone in the common entrance
100: Manager communication terminal
110: Automatic opening schedule reservation setting section
120: Manual setting of automatic opening schedule
130: Auto-open schedule setting notification
140: Visitor history information confirmation section
200: Lobby Phone
201: Camera
202: Display
202a: Management Office Call Button
202b: Security Room Call Button
210: Call Request Unit
220: Visitor Video Recording Unit
230: Automatic opening guidance information display section
240: Door opening/closing control unit
300: Management Server
310: Obtaining Visitor Phone Numbers
320: Lobby Phone Identification Unit
330: Door opening signal transmission unit
340: Visitor video acquisition unit
350: Visitor History Information Management Department
10: Visitor communication terminal

Claims (6)

A communication terminal installed in each of the security office and management office of an apartment complex and responsible for setting the automatic opening schedule of the common entrance;
A lobby phone that displays the registered automatic opening guidance information when a call is made from a visitor to either the security office or the management office, if the automatic opening schedule for the call target is set, and controls the common entrance door to open when a door opening signal is received; and
Includes a management server that is connected to a visitor communication terminal, receives a lobby phone ID from the visitor communication terminal, and transmits a door opening signal to the lobby phone corresponding to the received lobby phone ID.
The above lobby phone is,
A call request unit that provides a security office call button and a management office call button, and calls the communication terminal of the person in charge according to the selection of each button;
When the automatic opening schedule setting status is confirmed from the above-mentioned person in charge communication terminal when calling the above-mentioned person in charge communication terminal, a visitor video capturing unit that takes a snapshot of the visitor video through a camera and transmits it to the above-mentioned management server;
When the automatic opening schedule setting status is confirmed from the above-mentioned person in charge communication terminal when calling the above-mentioned person in charge communication terminal, an automatic opening guidance information display unit that displays the automatic opening guidance information including the ARS phone number and the above-mentioned lobby phone ID through the display; and
When the door opening signal is received from the management server, a door opening/closing control unit is included that controls the door opening/closing device to open the common entrance door.
The above management server,
When a call is connected to a visitor communication terminal through the above ARS phone number, a visitor phone number acquisition unit that acquires the phone number of the visitor communication terminal;
A lobby phone identification unit that receives a lobby phone ID from a visitor communication terminal while in a call connection state with the visitor communication terminal and identifies the lobby phone based on the received lobby phone ID;
A door opening signal transmitting unit that transmits the door opening signal to a lobby phone identified through the lobby phone identification unit;
A visitor image acquisition unit that receives and acquires the visitor image from the lobby phone; and
An automatic opening management system for a common entrance lobby phone, characterized by including a visitor history information management unit that matches the telephone number of the visitor communication terminal and the visitor image to create visitor history information, and provides the created visitor history information to the communication terminal in charge so that it can be viewed.
In the first paragraph,
The above contact person's communication terminal is,
An automatic opening schedule reservation setting section that sets the above automatic opening schedule by inputting the absence time information of the person in charge of each security office and management office, and sets it in a unit selected from among daily, weekly, and monthly units;
Manual setting section for automatic opening schedule that sets the activation status of automatic opening schedule to on/off from the person in charge of each security office and management office;
An automatic opening schedule setting notification unit that notifies the lobby phone of the automatic opening schedule setting status when the lobby phone does not receive a call within a preset time while the automatic opening schedule is set; and
An automatic opening management system for a common entrance lobby phone, characterized in that it includes a visit history information confirmation unit that receives and confirms visit history information generated when setting the above automatic opening schedule from the management server.
delete delete In the first paragraph,
The above lobby phone ID is,
It is randomly generated periodically by the above management server and updated to the above lobby phone, or
An automatic opening management system for a common entrance lobby phone, characterized in that a number that can identify the lobby phone is fixedly set to the lobby phone.
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