Inter-communication system and notification method for inter-communication system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9275537-B2
Application number	US-201414508729-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 7, 2014
Priority date	Feb 19, 2010
Publication date	Mar 1, 2016
Grant date	Mar 1, 2016

Abstract

An inter-communication system has a security functionality capable of reporting incidents such as abnormalities occurring in a security system. In an inter-communication system, if a communication sound control device receives an alarm from a security system via a main shop processing device, the communication sound control device notifies a predetermined order reception communication device, such as a manager communication device, of the reception of the alarm, and the main shop processing device reports to a preset destination over a communication network.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An inter-communication system comprising:
a plurality of order reception communication devices; and
a control device that communicates with each of the plurality of order reception communication devices, wherein:
when the control device receives alarm information from a security system or notification information from an accounting device, the control device notifies one or more order reception communication devices predetermined among the plurality of order reception communication devices or a preset e-mail address of the reception of the alarm information or the notification information,
the control device comprises a communication sound control device and a reception device that is connected to the communication sound control device, and
when the reception device receives the alarm information or the notification information, the communication sound control device notifies one or more order reception communication devices predetermined among the plurality of order reception communication devices according to the notification information or a preset e-mail address of the reception of the alarm information or the notification information.

2. The inter-communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the security system comprises a camera,
the alarm information is a monitored event as a result of recognition of image taken by the camera.

3. The inter-communication system according to claim 2 , wherein
the security system further comprises a image recording device for recording images taken by the camera,
the image recording device is activated in response to the monitored event.

4. The inter-communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the security system comprises a safe lock state detection device,
the alarm information indicates that a safe lock has been broken or the safe lock remains unlocked for a long time.

5. The inter-communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the security system comprises a door and window state detection device,
the alarm information is a detection result of the door and window state detection device.

6. An inter-communication system comprising:
a plurality of order reception communication devices; and
a control device that communicates with each of the plurality of order reception communication devices, wherein:
when the control device receives alarm information from a security system or notification information from an accounting device, the control device notifies one or more order reception communication devices predetermined among the plurality of order reception communication devices or a preset e-mail address of the reception of the alarm information or the notification information,
the control device comprises a communication sound control device and a report communication device that is connected to the communication sound control device and reports to an external network, and
when the communication sound control device receives the alarm information or the notification information, the report communication device transmits an e-mail regarding the alarm information or the notification information to a preset e-mail address via the external network.

7. An inter-communication system comprising:
a plurality of order reception communication devices; and
a control device that communicates with each of the plurality of order reception communication devices, wherein:
when the control device receives alarm information from a security system or notification information from an accounting device, the control device notifies one or more order reception communication devices predetermined among the plurality of order reception communication devices or a preset e-mail address of the reception of the alarm information or the notification information, and
when the control device receives the alarm information or the notification information, the control device forcibly disconnects wireless connection with the order reception communication devices.

8. A notification method in an inter-communication system comprising a plurality of order reception communication devices, a control device that communicates with each of the plurality of order reception communication devices, and a security system or an accounting device, the control device comprising a communication sound control device and a reception device that is connected to the communication sound control device, the method comprising steps of:
the security system or the accounting device detecting an occurrence of an event;
the security system or the accounting device notifying the occurrence of the event;
the control device receiving the notification of the occurrence of the event;
the control device determining an order reception communication device to which the received notification of the occurrence of the event is to be transferred among the plurality of order reception communication devices; and
the control device transferring the notification of the occurrence of the event to the determined order reception communication device, and
when the reception device receives the alarm information or the notification information, the communication sound control device notifying one or more order reception communication devices predetermined among the plurality of order reception communication devices according to the notification information or a preset e-mail address of the reception of the alarm information or the notification information.

9. The notification method according to claim 8 , wherein
the security system comprises a camera,
the event is a monitored event as a result of recognition of image taken by the camera.

10. The notification method according to claim 9 , wherein
the security system further comprises an image recording device for recording images taken by the camera,
the image recording device is activated in response to the monitored event.

11. The notification method according to claim 8 , wherein
the security system comprises a safe lock state detection device,
the event is breaking or opening of the safe lock.

12. The notification method according to claim 9 , wherein
the security system comprises a door and window state detection device,
the event is a detection by the door and window state detection device.

13. A notification method in an inter-communication system comprising a plurality of order reception communication devices, a control device that communicates with each of the plurality of order reception communication devices, and a security system or an accounting device, the method comprising steps of:
the security system or the accounting device detecting an occurrence of an event;
the security system or the accounting device notifying the occurrence of the event;
the control device receiving the notification of the occurrence of the event;
the control device determining an order reception communication device to which the received notification of the occurrence of the event is to be transferred among the plurality of order reception communication devices; and
the control device transferring the notification of the occurrence of the event to the determined order reception communication device, wherein:
the control device comprises a communication sound control device and a reception device that is connected to the communication sound control device,
the reception device receives the notification of the occurrence of the event, and
the communication sound control device determines and notifies a device to which the notification of the occurrence of the event is to be transferred.

14. An inter-communication system comprisin

Assignees

• Panasonic Corp
• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Taniguchi Syouhei
• Fukutsuka Hirotaka
• Kitago Ryosuke

Classifications

• G06F2218/00

  Aspects of pattern recognition specially adapted for signal processing · CPC title

• G07G1/12 Primary

  electronically operated · CPC title

• H04R1/10

  Earpieces; Attachments therefor {; Earphones; Monophonic headphones (H04R1/28 takes precedence; stereophonic headphones H04R5/033)} · CPC title

• G07G1/01

  Details for indicating · CPC title

• G08B21/22 Primary

  responsive to presence or absence of persons · CPC title