JP2010134658A - Status notification method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and system for notifying another user of a home status, to achieve smooth communication. <P>SOLUTION: A status notification system 10 is configured of a user terminal 2 communicably connected to an electric appliance 3 and other user terminals 6 communicably connected to the user terminal 2. The user terminal 2 is provided with a use status detection part 21 for detecting the use status of the electric appliance 3 and a status determination part 23 for determining a home status of a house in which the user terminal 2 has been installed according to the use status of the electric appliance 3. Each of the other user terminals 6 is provided with a status reception part 62 for receiving the home status, and a display control part 65 for causing a display part 66 to display the received home status. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method and system for notifying a home status to a terminal of another user.

Conventionally, a method has been proposed in which a user accesses a control home server from the outside via a communication line to check the status of an appliance (for example, Patent Document 1). In this method, the control home server exchanges data with home appliances via the home network line. Then, the user accesses the control home server from the outside via a communication line such as the Internet, and the control home server receives the data exchanged with the electrical appliance, thereby confirming the status of the electrical appliance.
JP 2001-218282 A

  However, in the method of Patent Document 1, although the user can remotely confirm the status of the electrical appliance, other users such as friends cannot be notified of the status of the electrical appliance. Furthermore, in the method of Patent Document 1, when another user wants to communicate with the user, the status of the electrical appliance is not notified, so the status of the house where the user lives is estimated from the status of the electrical appliance. There is also a problem that smooth communication is not possible.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for notifying other users of a home status and to enable smooth communication. .

  The present invention provides the following solutions.

(1) A home status notification method executed by a system including a user terminal communicably connected to a home facility and another user terminal communicably connected to the user terminal,
The user terminal detecting the usage status of the equipment of the house and determining a home status according to the usage status of the equipment of the house;
The user terminal, in response to an acquisition request from the other user terminal, transmitting the home status to the other user terminal;
The other user terminal receives the home status and displays the home status in association with the user terminal.

  (1) In the status notification method described, the user terminal detects the usage status of the home equipment and determines the home status according to the usage status of the home equipment. Moreover, a user terminal transmits a home status to another user terminal in response to an acquisition request from another user terminal. Then, the other user terminal receives the home status and displays the home status in association with the user terminal.

  By doing in this way, the status notification method described in (1) can determine the home status in accordance with the usage status of the equipment in the house, and notify this home status to other user terminals. For this reason, it is possible to notify other users who use other user terminals of the home status in accordance with the usage status of the home equipment. Therefore, it is possible for other users to communicate while checking the home status when the user of the house is convenient, and thus smooth communication is possible.

  (2) The home status notification method according to (1), wherein the step of determining the home status determines the home status in accordance with a combination of usage conditions of a plurality of the facilities of the house.

  (2) According to the status notification method described in the above, the home status is determined according to the combination of the usage statuses of the facilities of a plurality of houses. For this reason, since the home status can be determined from the usage status of equipment in multiple houses, the home status is notified more accurately and in detail than when the home status is determined according to the usage status of equipment in one house. Can do.

  (3) In the step of transmitting to the other user terminal, the user terminal and the other user terminal perform a peer-to-peer (P2P) connection, so that the home status is transmitted from the user terminal to the other user terminal. The home status notification method according to (1) or (2), wherein the home status notification method is transmitted to a user terminal.

  (3) According to the status notification method described in (3), the user terminal and another user terminal perform P2P (Peer to Peer: P2P) connection, and thus the home status is directly transmitted from the user terminal to the other user terminal. In this way, the home status can be transmitted directly to other user terminals, so the load on the communication network can be reduced.

  (4) In the step of determining the home status, the user terminal uses the home equipment by receiving state change notification information from the home equipment using a GENA (General Event Notification Architecture) protocol. The home status notification method according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the status is detected and the home status is determined according to the usage status of the equipment in the house.

  According to the status notification method described in (4), since it is possible to detect the usage status of the home equipment using the GENA (General Event Notification Architecture) protocol, it is possible to use the equipment of the user's home using the existing method. An environment for detecting information can be easily constructed.

(5) The home status notification method includes a server that is communicably connected to the user terminal and the other user terminal, and stores in advance information related to the home status notification permission;
The other user terminal further includes a step of acquiring information related to permission to notify the home status from the server,
The step of transmitting to the other user terminal is performed on the condition that the other user terminal obtains information on permission to notify the home status and the user terminal is permitted to notify the home status. The home status notification according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the terminal transmits the home status to the other user terminal in response to an acquisition request from the other user terminal. Method.

  According to the status notification method described in (5), the server stores the permission list for permitting notification of the home status, so that the server can centrally manage the permission list. For this reason, the user terminal can set the permission list with reference to the server.

(6) A home status notification system executed by a system including a user terminal communicably connected to a home facility and another user terminal communicably connected to the user terminal,
The user terminal detects the usage status of the equipment in the house, and status determination means for determining a home status according to the usage status of the equipment in the house;
In response to an acquisition request from the other user terminal, the user terminal transmits the home status to the other user terminal;
The other user terminal receives the home status, associates with the user terminal, and displays the home status;
A home status notification system.

  According to such a configuration, the same effect as in (1) can be expected by constructing the system.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the method and system which notify another user of a home status are provided, and smooth communication is attained.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This is merely an example, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this.

[Entire system configuration]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a status notification system 10 according to the present embodiment.

  The status notification system 10 includes a user terminal 2, an appliance 3, a home network 4, a list management server 5, another user terminal 6, and a communication network 7. The user terminal 2 is communicably connected to the list management server 5 and the other user terminal 6 via a communication network 7 represented by a communication line such as the Internet. As shown in FIG. 1, a user terminal 2, an appliance 3, and a home network 4 are installed in the house 1. The user terminal 2 is communicably connected to the electrical appliance 3 via a home network 4 such as a home wireless LAN.

  The electrical appliance 3 refers to a facility of a house having a network connection function. For example, a usage amount acquisition sensor attached to water or gas, lighting, a toilet use sensor for detecting whether a person is in the toilet, a door This means equipment for performing basic functions in the home, such as open / close sensors, refrigerators, and washing machines. These electrical appliances 3 have a function of communicating with the user terminal 2 via the home network 4.

  The home network 4 that interconnects the electrical appliance 3 and the user terminal 2 performs communication conforming to, for example, DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), wireless communication such as a wireless LAN or Bluetooth (registered trademark), or wired communication But you can. More specifically, communication is performed using a collection of existing protocols of UPnP (Universal Plug and Play). UPnP is a technical specification for connecting household electrical appliances 3 through a network and providing functions to each other. UPnP has SSDP (Simple Service Discovery Protocol), which is a protocol for detecting a device, and GENA (General Event Notification Architecture), which is a protocol for notifying device status change.

[Functional configuration of each device of the status notification system]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of each device of the status notification system 10 according to the present embodiment.

  The user terminal 2 includes a control unit 20, a display unit 26, an operation unit 27, and a storage unit 28. The control unit 20 includes a usage status detection unit 21, a status reception unit 22, a status determination unit 23, a status transmission unit 24, and a permission list setting unit 25. The storage unit 28 includes a situation database (hereinafter, the database is referred to as DB) 29. The list management server 5 includes a control unit 50 and a storage unit 55. The control unit 50 includes a permission list reception unit 51, a list request reception unit 52, a permission list extraction unit 53, and a permission list transmission unit 54. The storage unit 55 includes a permission DB 56. The other user terminal 6 includes a control unit 60, a display unit 66, and an operation unit 67. The control unit 60 includes a status request unit 61, a status reception unit 62, a permission list request unit 63, a permission list reception unit 64, and a display control unit 65.

  In the present embodiment, the user terminal 2 and the other user terminal 6 have different functions as functions for notifying the other user terminal 6 of the home status based on the usage status of the appliance 3. However, it is not limited to this. For example, a status request unit 61, a status reception unit 62, a permission list request unit 63, a permission list reception unit 64, and a display control unit 65, which are functions provided in the other user terminal 6, are provided for the user terminal 2. Also good. For other user terminals 6, the usage status detection unit 21, status reception unit 22, status determination unit 23, status transmission unit 24, permission list setting unit 25, and status DB 29, which are functions provided in the user terminal 2. May be provided.

  The usage status detection unit 21 detects whether or not the electrical appliance 3 is in use, and updates the usage status of the electrical appliance 3 in the status DB 29. Specifically, when a status change notification of the electrical appliance 3 is received by the GENA protocol from the electrical appliance 3 registered in the electrical appliance table (see FIG. 4 described later) in the status DB 29, the electrical appliance is based on the received content. The usage status of 3 is determined. If it is determined that the electrical appliance 3 is in use, the usage status is “ON”, and if it is determined that the electrical appliance 3 is not in use, the usage status is “OFF”. Then, the determination result is stored in the situation DB 29. In this way, since the usage status of the electrical appliance 3 can be detected using the GENA protocol, it is possible to easily construct an environment for detecting usage information of the electrical appliance 3 using an existing method called the GENA protocol. it can.

  Note that the method of detecting whether or not the electrical appliance 3 is in use is not limited to the method described above. For example, a method may be used in which a monitoring sensor that monitors the usage status of a power supply sensor or the like is provided in the electrical appliance 3, the monitoring status is constantly monitored by the monitoring sensor, and the usage status of the electrical appliance 3 is transmitted to the user terminal 2. For example, an open / close sensor is provided for the door, the open / close sensor is constantly monitored, and the open / close state of the door is transmitted to the user terminal 2.

  In addition, monitoring sensors are attached to infrastructure equipment such as gas, water supply, and drainage equipment that is not the electrical appliance 3, and these infrastructure equipment is regarded as equivalent to the electrical appliance 3, and the usage status thereof is determined by the user. You may transmit to the terminal 2. For example, a flow rate sensor that detects the flow rate of water is attached to the water supply, and the usage status of the water supply is transmitted to the user terminal 2 based on the flow rate of water detected by the flow rate sensor. By doing in this way, since the usage status of the infrastructure equipment that is not the electrical appliance 3 can be detected, the home status can be determined based on the usage status of the infrastructure equipment.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an electrical appliance table stored in the situation DB 29 according to the present embodiment. The electrical appliance table registers electrical appliances 3 installed in the house 1 and connected to the user terminal 2 so as to be communicable. The electrical appliance table includes an “ID” field that uniquely identifies the electrical appliance 3, a “location” field that indicates the location where the electrical appliance 3 is installed, and an “equipment” field that indicates the device name of the electrical appliance 3. In addition, a “priority” field indicating the priority when the home status is determined by the status determination unit 23 described later, and a “status” field indicating the usage status of the device are included. In the “priority” field, alphabets such as “A”, “B”, and “C” are stored as symbols indicating priority, and “A” has the highest priority. , “C” in order of priority. In the “status” field, “ON” is stored when the corresponding electrical appliance 3 is used, and “OFF” is stored when it is not used. The electrical appliance table is used when the usage status detection unit 21 updates the usage status of the electrical appliance 3 and when the status determination unit 23 refers to the usage status of the electrical appliance 3.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a status table stored in the situation DB 29 according to the present embodiment. In the status table, a “place” field indicating a place where the electrical appliance 3 is installed, a “device” field indicating the equipment name of the electrical appliance 3, and a status of the house 1 where the user terminal 2 is installed, that is, The “status” field indicating the home status is included, and is referred to when the home status is determined by the status determination unit 23 described later.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the status receiving unit 22 receives home status request data from the other user terminal 6 and receives a home status acquisition request from the other user terminal 6.

  The status determination unit 23 refers to the usage status of the electrical appliance 3 stored in the status DB 29 and determines the home status of the house where the user terminal 2 is installed. Specifically, when the home status acquisition request is received by the status receiving unit 22, the appliance name of the appliance 3 having the highest priority and the “situation” field is “ON” with reference to the appliance table. Extract from the “Equipment” field. Then, referring to the status table, the status corresponding to the extracted device name is extracted from the “status” field, and the extracted status is determined as the home status of the house where the user terminal 2 is installed.

  In addition, although the status determination part 23 decided to determine a home status based on the apparatus with the highest priority among the apparatuses used, it is not restricted to this. For example, the home status may be determined by a combination of usage statuses of the plurality of electrical appliances 3. That is, if the usage status of both the lighting of the bath and the flow sensor attached to the faucet of the bath as the electrical appliance 3 is “ON”, the home status is used regardless of the usage status of other devices. May be determined as “in bathing”. Further, when there are a plurality of devices whose usage status of the electrical appliance 3 is “OFF”, the home status may be determined based on these devices. Specifically, when all “lighting” devices stored in the electrical appliance table are OFF, it may be determined as “sleeping”. As described above, the home status can be determined from the usage status of a plurality of electrical appliances by determining the status based on the combination of a plurality of electrical appliances 3 and the usage status of the electrical appliance 3, so that the home status can be determined according to the usage status of one electrical appliance Compared with the case of determining the home status, it is possible to notify the accurate and detailed home status.

  The status transmission unit 24 directly transmits to the other user terminal 6 the home status determined by the status determination unit 23 and the home ID for specifying the house where the user terminal 2 is installed. Specifically, the status determination unit 23 is connected to the other user terminal 6 by performing peer-to-peer (P2P) connection with the other user terminal 6 that has received permission for status notification from the user who uses the user terminal 2. The home status determined by is directly transmitted. By doing in this way, since the home status of the house where the user terminal 2 is installed can be transmitted directly to the other user terminal 6, the load on the communication network 7 can be reduced.

  The status transmission unit 24 directly transmits the home status to the other user terminal 6, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the home status is transmitted from the user terminal 2 to a predetermined server, the home status is stored in the predetermined server, and the other user terminal 6 that has obtained permission for status notification from the user using the user terminal 2 When accessing the server, the other user terminal 6 may acquire the home status. That is, the other user terminal 6 that has obtained permission for status notification from the user who uses the user terminal 2 may acquire the home status via a predetermined server. By doing in this way, since the predetermined server can manage the home status of the house where the user terminal 2 is installed, the administrator can easily manage the home status.

  The permission list setting unit 25 receives the setting of the user who permits notification of the home status of the house where the user terminal 2 is installed, by the user operating the operation unit 27 described later. When the setting is accepted, a list of users who are permitted to notify the home status of the house where the user terminal 2 is installed, that is, a permission list is transmitted to the list management server 5. Specifically, when the user of the user terminal 2 performs a predetermined operation using the operation unit 27 in accordance with an image displayed on the display unit 26, a screen for accepting the setting of the user who permits status notification is displayed on the display unit 26. . Then, when the user of the user terminal 2 performs setting registration according to a screen for accepting user settings, the user ID 2 and permission list information are transmitted to the list management server 5.

  The display unit 26 performs display related to the function of the user terminal 2 and includes a display device such as a cathode ray tube display device (CRT) or a liquid crystal display device (LCD). The operation unit 27 indicates a mouse, a keyboard, or the like for the user to operate the user terminal 2.

  The permission list receiving unit 51 receives the user ID and permission list transmitted from the user terminal 2 and stores them in the permission DB 56 (see FIG. 6 described later).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the permission DB 56 according to the present embodiment. The permission DB 56 corresponds to the user ID stored in the “user ID” field indicating the user ID for uniquely identifying the user, the “user name” field indicating the user name, and the “user ID” field. It is installed in the “home ID” field indicating the ID of the house that is permitted to notify the user of the home status, the “home name” field indicating the name of the permitted house, and the house that is permitted to notify the home status. “Requested user ID” indicating the user ID of the user terminal 2 is included. The permission DB 56 is referred to when the permission list receiving unit 51 stores the permission list and when the permission list extracting unit 53 described later extracts the permission list.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the list request receiving unit 52 receives the request data of the permission list from the other user terminal 6 and receives the request for acquiring the permission list from the other user terminal 6.

  The permission list extraction unit 53 refers to the permission DB 56 and extracts a permission list corresponding to the user of the other user terminal 6.

  The permission list transmission unit 54 transmits the permission list extracted by the permission list extraction unit 53 to the other user terminal 6.

  Thus, since the list management server 5 stores the permission list for permitting notification of the home status, the list management server 5 can centrally manage the permission list. For this reason, the user terminal 2 can also refer to the list management server 5 and select addition of a user who is permitted to notify a new home status from the already stored permission list. Can be set.

  The status request unit 61 acquires the home status of the house that is permitted to notify the status to the other user terminal 6, so that the home status is sent to the user terminal 2 based on the “request destination user ID” in the permission list. Request data for requesting is transmitted.

  The status receiving unit 62 receives the home status transmitted from the user terminal 2.

  The permission list request unit 63 transmits request data for requesting the permission list to the list management server 5 in order to obtain the permission list.

  The permission list receiving unit 64 receives the permission list transmitted from the list management server 5.

  The display control unit 65 causes the display unit 66 to display the home status received by the status receiving unit 62.

  The display unit 66 performs display related to the function of the other user terminal 6 and displays, for example, a home status. The other user terminal 6 includes a display device such as a cathode ray tube display (CRT) or a liquid crystal display (LCD). The operation unit 67 refers to a mouse, a keyboard, or the like for the user to operate the user terminal 2.

[Hardware configuration of user terminal]
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the user terminal 2 according to the present embodiment. The user terminal 2 in which the present invention is implemented may be a standard one, and an example of the configuration is shown below.

  The user terminal 2 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 2010 (a plurality of CPUs such as a CPU 2012 may be added in a multiprocessor configuration), a bus line 2005, a communication I / F (I / F: interface). ) 2040, main memory 2050, BIOS (Basic Input Output System) 2060, display device 2022 constituting display unit 26, I / O controller 2070, input device 2100 such as keyboard and mouse constituting operation unit 27, hard disk 2074, An optical disk drive 2076 and a semiconductor memory 2078 are provided. The hard disk 2074, the optical disk drive 2076, and the semiconductor memory 2078 are collectively referred to as the storage unit 28.

  The control unit 20 is a part that controls the user terminal 2 in an integrated manner, and appropriately reads and executes various programs stored in the hard disk 2074, thereby cooperating with the above-described hardware and various functions according to the present invention. Is realized.

  The communication I / F 2040 is a network adapter when the user terminal 2 transmits / receives information to / from a terminal or the like via the home network 4 and the communication network 7. The communication I / F 2040 may include a modem, a cable modem, and an Ethernet (registered trademark) adapter.

  The BIOS 2060 records a boot program executed by the CPU 2010 when the user terminal 2 is activated, a program depending on the hardware of the user terminal 2, and the like.

  The display device 2022 includes a display device such as a cathode ray tube display device (CRT) or a liquid crystal display device (LCD).

  The I / O controller 2070 can be connected to a storage unit 28 that is a storage device such as a hard disk 2074, an optical disk drive 2076, and a semiconductor memory 2078.

  The input device 2100 accepts input by the administrator of the user terminal 2.

  The hard disk 2074 stores various programs for causing the hardware to function as the user terminal 2, a program for executing the functions of the present invention, and a DB to be described later. Note that the user terminal 2 can also use a hard disk (not shown) separately provided as an external storage device.

  As the optical disk drive 2076, for example, a DVD-ROM drive, a CD-ROM drive, a DVD-RAM drive, or a CD-RAM drive can be used. In this case, the optical disk 2077 corresponding to each drive is used. A program or data can be read from the optical disk 2077 by the optical disk drive 2076 and provided to the main memory 2050 or the hard disk 2074 via the I / O controller 2070.

  Note that the computer in the present invention refers to an information processing device including a storage device, a control unit, and the like, and the user terminal 2 is an information processing device including the control unit 20, the storage unit 28, and the like as described above. This information processing apparatus is included in the concept of the computer of the present invention.

  Further, the user terminal 2 is not limited in the number of hardware, and may be configured by one or a plurality of hardware as necessary. In the case of a plurality of hardware, each hardware may be connected via the home network 4 and the communication network 7. For example, the functions of the present embodiment may be realized by using separate servers (devices) for each function described later, and by linking the servers by transmitting and receiving signals between the servers.

[Hardware configuration of list management server and other user terminals]
The list management server 5 and the other user terminal 6 have the same configuration as the user terminal 2 described above. In this embodiment, an example realized by a so-called computer will be described. Furthermore, as long as the principle of the present invention is applicable, it may be realized by various terminals.

[Processing flow]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing processing for notifying the home status in the status notification system 10 according to the present embodiment. When notifying the home status, it is assumed that a permission list is set in advance by the permission list setting unit 25, and the user of the other user terminal 6 is permitted to notify the home status by the user of the user terminal 2. Also, it is assumed that the usage status detection unit 21 detects the usage status of the electrical appliance 3 as needed and stores it in the electrical appliance table of the status DB 29.

  In step S <b> 110, the control unit 60 (permission list request unit 63) transmits request data for requesting a permission list to the list management server 5.

  In step S120, the control unit 50 (list request receiving unit 52) receives the permission list request data transmitted in step S110 and receives a permission list acquisition request.

  In step S130, the control unit 50 (permission list extraction unit 53) generates a permission list corresponding to the user of the other user terminal 6 from the permission DB 56 of the storage unit 55 based on the request for the permission list received in step S120. Extract.

  In step S <b> 140, the control unit 50 (permission list transmission unit 54) transmits the permission list extracted in step S <b> 130 to the other user terminal 6.

  In step S150, control unit 60 (permission list receiving unit 64) receives the permission list transmitted in step S140.

  In step S160, the control unit 60 (status request unit 61) refers to the permission list and transmits request data for requesting the home status to the user terminal 2.

  In step S170, the control unit 20 (status reception unit 22) receives the request data transmitted in step S160 and receives a home status acquisition request.

  In step S180, the control unit 20 (status determination unit 23) determines the home status of the house where the user terminal 2 is installed with reference to the electrical appliance table and status table of the situation DB 29.

  In step S190, the control unit 20 (status transmission unit 24) transmits the home status determined in step S180 to the other user terminal 6.

  In step S200, the control unit 60 (status receiving unit 62) receives the home status transmitted in step S190.

  In step S210, the control unit 60 (display control unit 65) displays the home status received in step S200 on the display unit 66, thereby notifying the user who uses the other user terminal 6 of the home status.

[Display example]
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the other user terminal 6 according to the present embodiment. The above process will be specifically described below with reference to FIGS.

  It can confirm that the display part 66 of the other user terminal 6 is shown by FIG. Then, it can be confirmed that the status notification service image 661 is shown on the display unit 66. In the status notification service image 661, the status of the house that has permitted the status notification to the user of the other user terminal 6, that is, the home status is displayed. The user of the other user terminal 6 is “a”, and as shown in the permission DB 56 of FIG. 6, notification of home status is permitted from “B house”, “C house”, and “D house”. In FIG. 8A, it can be confirmed that the home status of “B home” and “D home” is “going out”, and the home status of “C home” is “calling”. Note that the flow of changing the home status of “B house” will be described on the assumption that the usage status of the “B house” appliance in the state of FIG. 8A is as shown in the appliance table of FIG.

  When the lighting of ID “4” is turned “ON” on the home appliance of “B home”, the usage status detection unit 21 of the user terminal 2 of “B home” turns on the lighting of ID “4” by the status change notification of the GENA protocol. Is turned “ON”, and the usage status of the ID “4” in the electrical appliance table of FIG. 4 is updated to “ON”. In this state, when home status request data is transmitted from the status request unit 61 of the other user terminal 6 (S160), the status reception unit 22 receives the request data and receives a home status acquisition request (S170). ). Based on FIG. 5, the status determination unit 23 determines that the home status of “Home B” is “Cooking” (S180). Specifically, among the appliances whose usage status is “ON” in the appliance table, the appliance with the highest priority is the kitchen lighting with ID “4”. The home status is determined as “cooking”, which is the home status when the kitchen lighting is used. Subsequently, the status transmission unit 24 transmits the home status of “Home B” to the other user terminal 6 (S190).

  Then, the other user terminal 6 receives the home status by the status receiving unit 62 (S200), displays the home status on the display unit 66 by the display control unit 65 (S210), and enters the state of FIG. In the status notification service image 661 shown in FIG. 8B, the status of “B home”, that is, the home status is “cooking”, and “B home” shown in FIG. It can be confirmed that the status has changed from the home status of Dandanchu.

  Thus, in the status notification system 10, the home status can be notified to other users according to the usage status of the electrical appliance 3. For this reason, it is possible for other users to communicate while checking the home status when the user of the house is convenient, and as a result, smooth communication is possible.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

  For example, each function provided in the control unit 20 of the user terminal 2 and a DB stored in the storage unit 28 are mounted on a gateway, and a router provided in the house 1 detects the usage status of the electrical appliance 3 to One home status may be determined and notified to other users. In this way, the home status can be determined by detecting the usage status of the user's electrical appliance 3 by a device such as a router in which the power is constantly turned on. The status can be notified.

1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a status notification system 10 according to the present embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structure of each apparatus of the status notification system 10 which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the user terminal 2 which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the electrical appliance table stored in condition DB29 which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the status table stored in status DB29 which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows permission DB56 concerning this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process which notifies the home status in the status notification system 10 which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the other user terminal 6 which concerns on this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

2 User terminal 3 Electrical appliance 4 Domestic network 5 List management server 6 Other user terminal 7 Communication network 10 Status notification system 20 Control unit 21 Usage status detection unit 22 Status reception unit 23 Status determination unit 24 Status transmission unit 25 Allow list setting unit 26 display unit 27 operation unit 28 storage unit 29 status DB
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 50 Control part 51 Permit list receiving part 52 List request | requirement reception part 53 Permit list extraction part 54 Permit list transmission part 55 Storage part 56 Permit DB
60 control unit 61 status request unit 62 status reception unit 63 permission list request unit 64 permission list reception unit 65 display control unit 66 display unit 67 operation unit

Claims (6)

A home status notification method executed by a system composed of a user terminal communicably connected to a house facility and another user terminal communicably connected to the user terminal,
The user terminal detecting the usage status of the equipment of the house and determining a home status according to the usage status of the equipment of the house;
The user terminal, in response to an acquisition request from the other user terminal, transmitting the home status to the other user terminal;
The other user terminal receives the home status and displays the home status in association with the user terminal.   The home status notification method according to claim 1, wherein the step of determining the home status determines the home status according to a combination of usage statuses of a plurality of facilities in the house.   In the step of transmitting to the other user terminal, the home status is transmitted from the user terminal to the other user terminal by performing a peer-to-peer (P2P) connection between the user terminal and the other user terminal. The home status notification method according to claim 1, wherein the home status notification method is transmitted.   In the step of determining the home status, the user terminal detects the usage status of the equipment in the house by receiving information on a state change notification from the equipment in the house using a GENA (General Event Notification Architecture) protocol. The home status notification method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the home status is determined in accordance with a usage status of the equipment in the house. The home status notification method is configured to be communicably connected to the user terminal and the other user terminal, and a server that stores in advance information related to the home status notification permission;
The other user terminal further includes a step of acquiring information related to permission to notify the home status from the server,
The step of transmitting to the other user terminal is performed on the condition that the other user terminal obtains information on permission to notify the home status and the user terminal is permitted to notify the home status. 5. The home status notification method according to claim 1, wherein the terminal transmits the home status to the other user terminal in response to an acquisition request from the other user terminal. A home status notification system executed by a system composed of a user terminal communicatively connected to house equipment and another user terminal communicably connected to the user terminal,
The user terminal detects the usage status of the equipment in the house, and status determination means for determining a home status according to the usage status of the equipment in the house;
In response to an acquisition request from the other user terminal, the user terminal transmits the home status to the other user terminal;
The other user terminal receives the home status, associates with the user terminal, and displays the home status;
A home status notification system.

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