WO2014203533A1 - Method and program for controlling portable terminal - Google Patents

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WO2014203533A1
WO2014203533A1 PCT/JP2014/003282 JP2014003282W WO2014203533A1 WO 2014203533 A1 WO2014203533 A1 WO 2014203533A1 JP 2014003282 W JP2014003282 W JP 2014003282W WO 2014203533 A1 WO2014203533 A1 WO 2014203533A1
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綾佳 一条
大森　基司
布田　裕一
勇二 海上
松崎　なつめ
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  • This disclosure relates to a mobile terminal control method and program.
  • Patent Document 1 requires further improvement.
  • one aspect of the present disclosure is a method for controlling a mobile terminal used in a device control system that remotely controls a target device in a house via a network, by detecting an electronic locking signal.
  • An electronic lock that is locked by detecting an electronic unlocking signal is locked, and the computer of the portable terminal that executes the program for sending the unlocking signal or the unlocking signal to the electronic device that is unlocked by detecting the electronic unlocking signal.
  • the information indicating the permission time zone enabling on-control is managed, and the sending time of the unlocking signal is the permission time
  • the transmission time of the unlocking signal is within the range of the permitted time zone, it is determined whether it is within the range of the band, toward the device control system via the network.
  • the control start signal for turning on the control target apparatus of the serial in a house is intended to be sent.
  • This mode can realize further improvement.
  • FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a home appliance control system in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the owned household appliance file in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the daily household appliance control file in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a time file according to Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. It is a figure which shows the outline
  • FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a home appliance control system in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the owned household appliance file in
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a software configuration of the mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic lock in the first embodiment.
  • 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a key state file according to Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of home appliances in the first embodiment.
  • 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state file according to Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state file according to Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing processing in the first embodiment when the electronic lock is unlocked before the user returns home.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of notification data transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of notification data transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing processing in the first embodiment when the electronic lock is locked before the user returns home.
  • FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing an electronic lock process in the first embodiment.
  • 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a confirmation screen displayed on the mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing file writing processing in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating a file generation process after the user returns home in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of notification data transmitted from a home appliance to a server in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of notification data transmitted from a home appliance to a server in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing a pattern analysis process in the first embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation
  • FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a confirmation screen displayed on the mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of a home appliance control start notification transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 30A shows the specific example of a data structure of the household appliance control start notification of FIG. 30A.
  • FIG. 30A It is a figure which shows the specific example of a data structure of the household appliance control start notification of FIG. 30A. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a data structure of the household appliance control start notification of FIG. 30A. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a data structure of the household appliance control start notification of FIG. 30A. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a data structure of the household appliance control start notification of FIG. 30A. It is a figure which shows the data structural example different from FIG. 30A of the household appliance control start notification transmitted to a server from a portable terminal in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a data structure of the household appliance control start notification of FIG. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a data structure of the household appliance control start notification of FIG.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of a home appliance control interruption notification transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of a home appliance control interruption notification transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a selection screen displayed on the mobile terminal in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 6 It is a sequence diagram which shows the household appliance control restart process in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of a home appliance control restart notification transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a selection screen displayed on the mobile terminal in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the cause which interruption of household appliance control produces in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. It is a figure explaining the case where interruption of household appliance control is required even if the elapsed time from unlocking to locking is within the time required for returning home in Embodiment 2.
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal according to Embodiment 2.
  • FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a selection screen displayed on the mobile terminal in Embodiment 2.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a selection screen displayed on the mobile terminal in Embodiment 2.
  • FIG. It is a whole block diagram of the household appliance control system in Embodiment 3.
  • FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a gateway in a third embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server in a third embodiment.
  • FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation of generating a life pattern file of the home appliance control system in the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation of generating a life pattern file of the home appliance control system in the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing home appliance control processing in the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating home appliance control restart processing in the third embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the schedule confirmation screen displayed on a portable terminal.
  • Patent Document 1 the portable terminal can only control the locking or unlocking of the electronic lock.
  • Patent Document 1 does not disclose that the mobile terminal simultaneously controls devices other than the electronic lock.
  • the portable terminal may have a function of controlling another target device in addition to the function of controlling the locking or unlocking of the electronic lock. Even in that case, with the technique described in Patent Document 1, it is impossible to control different target devices unless the user individually activates an application that implements each function and the user performs an operation each time.
  • the present inventor examined the following improvement measures in order to improve the functions of the mobile terminal.
  • One aspect of the present disclosure is a method for controlling a mobile terminal used in a device control system that remotely controls a target device in a house via a network.
  • the mobile terminal is locked by detecting an electronic lock signal, and is electronically opened.
  • Permission to enable on-control of the target device in the house for the portable terminal computer that executes the program for sending the lock signal or the unlock signal to the electronic lock that is unlocked by detecting the lock signal
  • If information indicating a time zone is managed and the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlocking signal based on the execution of the program, whether or not the sending time of the unlocking signal is within the permitted time zone
  • the target device in the house is turned on to the device control system via the network.
  • the control start signal for controlling the one in which to transmit.
  • a control start signal for turning on the target device in the house is transmitted to the device control system.
  • an action pattern of on-controlling the target device in the house may be considered following the action of unlocking the electronic lock.
  • the unlocking of the electronic lock includes, for example, unlocking the electronic lock of a bicycle, unlocking the electronic lock of the front door of the apartment, and the like.
  • the on-control of the target device includes, for example, on-control of the power supply of the air conditioner.
  • on-device control of the target device in the house can be performed without any other operation of the user, triggered by device control of unlocking the electronic lock. .
  • one device control of unlocking the electronic lock for example, another device control of on-control of the target device in the house, which is the next device control that is likely to occur subsequently. Also use the start instruction. Therefore, two device controls can be realized by one operation by the user. As a result, without requesting control of each of the two devices from the portable terminal, while reducing the processing burden of the portable terminal when remotely operating the target device in the house from the portable terminal, Two device controls can be realized.
  • a control interruption signal may be transmitted to the device control system via the control device so that the on-controlled target device is turned off.
  • the device control for unlocking the electronic lock is followed by the next device control of the target device in the house. It can be determined that there is a low possibility that other device control such as on-control occurs.
  • the first threshold may be, for example, the time required for returning home from the point where the electronic lock is unlocked to return home.
  • the control interruption signal for turning off the target device that is on-controlled Is transmitted to the device control system via the network when the elapsed time from the transmission time of the unlocking signal exceeds the first threshold until the electronic lock is locked, the control interruption signal for turning off the target device that is on-controlled Is transmitted to the device control system via the network.
  • the desired two devices can be controlled by one instruction, while wasteful power consumption by the target device in the house is reduced. Generation can be suppressed.
  • control interruption signal when the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlock signal based on the execution of the program, it is directed to the device control system via the network. Then, a control resumption signal may be transmitted for causing the off-controlled target device to be on-controlled again.
  • control interruption signal when the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlocking signal based on the execution of the program, it is directed to the device control system via the network. Then, a control resumption signal is transmitted for causing the off-controlled target device to be turned on again. That is, even if the on-control of the target device in the house is once canceled, the on-control of the target device in the home is resumed by unlocking the electronic lock.
  • one device control of unlocking the electronic lock for example, activation of another device control such as on-control of the target device in the house, which is the next device control that is likely to occur subsequently.
  • another device control such as on-control of the target device in the house
  • the instructions be shared. Therefore, two device controls can be realized by one operation by the user.
  • the portable terminal has a position detection function of registering information representing the position of the house and detecting the position of the portable terminal by a positioning system using a satellite, and is based on execution of the program
  • the position detection function is activated to detect the position of the portable terminal, and is represented by the detected position of the portable terminal and the registered information.
  • calculating the distance between the position of the mobile terminal and the position of the house from the position of the house, determining whether the calculated distance is greater than a second threshold, and calculating the distance Is determined to be larger than the second threshold value, a control interruption signal for turning off the on-controlled target device to the device control system via the network is determined. It may be sent.
  • the mobile terminal registers information representing the position of the house.
  • the position detection function is activated to detect the position of the mobile terminal.
  • a distance between the position of the mobile terminal and the position of the house is calculated, and it is determined whether or not the calculated distance is greater than a second threshold value.
  • a control interruption signal for turning off the on-controlled target device is transmitted to the device control system via the network. Is done.
  • the second threshold value may be a short distance, for example 20 m, for example, for determining whether or not the mobile terminal is located in a house.
  • the desired two devices can be controlled by a single device control instruction, while the target device in the house is wasted. Generation of power consumption can be suppressed.
  • control interruption signal when the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlock signal based on the execution of the program, it is directed to the device control system via the network. Then, a control resumption signal may be transmitted for causing the off-controlled target device to be on-controlled again.
  • control interruption signal when the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlocking signal based on the execution of the program, it is directed to the device control system via the network. Then, a control resumption signal is transmitted for causing the off-controlled target device to be turned on again. That is, even if the on-control of the target device in the house is once canceled, the on-control of the target device in the home is resumed by unlocking the electronic lock.
  • one device control of unlocking the electronic lock for example, activation of another device control such as on-control of the target device in the house, which is the next device control that is likely to occur subsequently.
  • another device control such as on-control of the target device in the house
  • the instructions be shared. Therefore, two device controls can be realized by one operation by the user.
  • the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal includes a display and receives a response signal indicating that the target device in the house is on-controlled from the device control system via the network, A confirmation screen indicating that the target device in the house has been turned on may be displayed.
  • a confirmation screen indicating that the target device in the house has been turned on is displayed on the display of the mobile terminal. For this reason, the user can confirm that the target device is on-controlled.
  • the confirmation screen displayed on the display includes an instruction button for canceling on-control of the target device in the house, and when the user's operation on the instruction button is detected, the network is displayed.
  • a control interruption signal for canceling the ON control of the ON-controlled target device may be transmitted to the device control system.
  • a control interruption signal for canceling the ON control of the target device that is ON-controlled is transmitted via the network. Sent to the control system. For this reason, the user can select whether the on-control of the target device is continued or interrupted.
  • Another aspect of the present disclosure is a method for controlling a mobile terminal used in a device control system that remotely controls a target device in a house via a network, and is locked by detecting an electronic lock signal.
  • the information indicating the permitted time zone is managed and the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlocking signal based on the execution of the program, whether or not the sending time of the unlocking signal is within the permitted time zone
  • the electronic lock is unlocked toward the device control system via the network.
  • an on-control signal for on-controlling the target device in the house is transmitted to the target device in the house in response to the reception of the unlock information. .
  • unlocking information indicating that the electronic lock has been unlocked is transmitted to the device control system.
  • an ON control signal for ON-controlling the target device in the house is transmitted to the target device in the house in response to receiving the unlocking information.
  • an action pattern of on-controlling the target device in the house may be considered following the action of unlocking the electronic lock.
  • the unlocking of the electronic lock includes, for example, unlocking the electronic lock of a bicycle, unlocking the electronic lock of the front door of the apartment, and the like.
  • the on-control of the target device includes, for example, on-control of the power supply of the air conditioner.
  • on-device control of the target device in the house can be performed without any other operation of the user, triggered by device control of unlocking the electronic lock. .
  • one device control of unlocking the electronic lock for example, another device control of on-control of the target device in the house, which is the next device control that is likely to occur subsequently. Also use the start instruction. Therefore, two device controls can be realized by one operation by the user. As a result, without requesting control of each of the two devices from the portable terminal, while reducing the processing burden of the portable terminal when remotely operating the target device in the house from the portable terminal, Two device controls can be realized.
  • the device control system causes the on-control signal to be transmitted toward the target device in the house after a predetermined control time has elapsed since the reception time of the unlocking information. May have a memory for managing information indicating the control time.
  • the information indicating the predetermined control time is managed in the memory of the device control system.
  • an ON control signal is transmitted to the target device in the house after the control time has elapsed from the reception time of the unlocking information. Therefore, the target device in the house is turned on at an appropriate time.
  • the mobile terminal includes a display and a storage unit, and displays a setting screen for setting the permission time zone on the display, and the setting screen sets a range of the permission time zone.
  • information indicating the set permission time zone may be stored in the storage unit.
  • the user can set a desired permission time zone by using the setting screen displayed on the display.
  • the electronic lock may be provided on a bicycle.
  • the target device in the house is a water heater for supplying water to the bathtub in the house
  • the control start signal is a signal for instructing the water heater to supply water to the bathtub.
  • control start signal may include information indicating a set temperature of water supplied by the water heater.
  • control start signal may include information indicating a time at which the water heater starts water supply to the bathtub.
  • the target device in the house is an air conditioner that adjusts the temperature of at least one room in the house, and the control start signal is sent from the air conditioner in the one room. It may be a signal indicating an instruction to adjust the temperature to the set temperature.
  • control start signal may include information indicating a time at which the air conditioner starts adjusting the temperature of the one room.
  • the target device in the house is a heating cooker that performs cooking by heating control
  • the control start signal is a signal that instructs the heating cooker to start cooking by the heating control. There may be.
  • control start signal may include information indicating a time at which the heating cooker starts cooking by the heating control.
  • the cooking device may be a rice cooker.
  • the cooking device may be a microwave oven that heats food by microwaves.
  • the heating cooker may be a steam cooker that heats food with superheated steam.
  • Another aspect of the present disclosure is a program for controlling a portable terminal used in a device control system that remotely controls a target device in a house via a network, and is locked by detecting an electronic lock signal. Enables on-control of the target device in the house to the portable terminal computer that executes the program for sending the locking signal or the unlocking signal to the electronic lock that is unlocked by detecting the unlocking signal. If the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlocking signal based on the execution of the program, whether the sending time of the unlocking signal is within the permitted time zone And when it is determined that the transmission time of the unlocking signal is within the range of the permission time zone, the device control system is connected to the device control system via the network. It is intended to transmit the control start signal for turning on the control elephants device.
  • FIG. 59A is a diagram showing an overall image of services provided by the device control system in the present embodiment.
  • the device control system includes a group 1000, a data center operating company 1010, and a service provider 1020.
  • the group 1000 is, for example, a company, an organization, or a home, and may be of any size.
  • the group 1000 includes a plurality of devices 1001 including a first device and a second device, and a home gateway 1002.
  • the plurality of devices 1001 include devices that can be connected to the Internet (for example, a smartphone, a personal computer (PC), a television receiver, or the like).
  • the plurality of devices 1001 include devices that cannot be connected to the Internet by themselves (for example, lighting devices, washing machines, refrigerators, and the like).
  • the plurality of devices 1001 may include devices that can connect to the Internet via the home gateway 1002 even if they cannot be connected to the Internet by themselves.
  • the user 10000 uses a plurality of devices 1001 in the group 1000.
  • the data center operating company 1010 includes a cloud server 1011.
  • the cloud server 1011 is a virtualization server that cooperates with various devices via the Internet.
  • the cloud server 1011 mainly manages huge data (big data) that is difficult to handle with a normal database management tool or the like.
  • the data center operating company 1010 operates a data center that manages data and the cloud server 1011. Details of services performed by the data center operating company 1010 will be described later.
  • the data center operating company 1010 is not limited to a company that only manages the data center that manages data or manages the cloud server 1011.
  • 59B and 59C are diagrams showing an example of the data center operating company 1010.
  • the device manufacturer when a device manufacturer that develops or manufactures one of a plurality of devices 1001 performs data management or cloud server 1011 management, the device manufacturer This corresponds to the data center operating company 1010.
  • the data center operating company 1010 is not limited to one company.
  • the device manufacturer and the management company jointly or share the management of the data or the cloud server 1011, both or one of them corresponds to the data center operating company 1010. .
  • the service provider 1020 includes a server 1021.
  • the server 1021 referred to here includes, for example, a memory in a personal PC regardless of the scale.
  • the service provider 1020 may not include the server 1021.
  • the service provider 1020 includes another device that performs the function of the server 1021.
  • the home gateway 1002 is not essential in the device control system described above.
  • the home gateway 1002 is a device that enables the device 1001 to be connected to the Internet. Therefore, for example, when there is no device that cannot be connected to the Internet by itself, such as when all the devices 1001 in the group 1000 are connected to the Internet, the home gateway 1002 becomes unnecessary.
  • the first device or the second device of the group 1000 transmits each log information to the cloud server 1011 of the data center operating company 1010.
  • the cloud server 1011 accumulates log information of the first device or the second device (arrow (a) in FIG. 59A).
  • the log information is information indicating, for example, the operation status or operation date / time of the plurality of devices 1001.
  • the log information includes TV viewing history, recorder recording reservation information, operation date and time of the washing machine, amount of laundry, opening and closing date and time of the refrigerator, or opening and closing frequency of the refrigerator.
  • the log information is not limited to such information, and may include various information that can be acquired from various devices 1001.
  • the log information may be provided directly to the cloud server 1011 from the plurality of devices 1001 itself via the Internet.
  • the log information may be temporarily accumulated in the home gateway 1002 from a plurality of devices 1001 and provided to the cloud server 1011 from the home gateway 1002.
  • the cloud server 1011 of the data center operating company 1010 provides the collected log information to the service provider 1020 in a certain unit.
  • the “certain unit” may be a unit that can organize and provide the information collected by the data center operating company 1010 to the service provider 1020, or may be a unit that the service provider 1020 requests.
  • the information is provided in a “constant unit”, the amount of information may not be constant, and the amount of information to be provided may change depending on the situation.
  • Log information is stored in the server 1021 held by the service provider 1020 as necessary (arrow (b) in FIG. 59A).
  • the service provider 1020 organizes the log information into information suitable for the service provided to the user and provides it to the user.
  • the information provision target user may be a user 10000 using a plurality of devices 1001 or an external user 20000.
  • information may be provided directly to the users 10000 and 2000 from the service provider 1020 (arrows (e) and (f) in FIG. 59A).
  • information may be provided to the user 10000 via the cloud server 1011 of the data center operating company 1010 again (arrows (c) and (d) in FIG. 59A. )).
  • the cloud server 1011 of the data center operating company 1010 may organize the log information into information suitable for the service provided to the user and provide the information to the service provider 1020.
  • the user 10000 may be the same as or different from the user 20000.
  • Embodiment 1 First, the home appliance control system 10 (an example of a device control system) according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a home appliance control system 10 according to the first embodiment.
  • the home appliance control system 10 includes a network 40, a server 100, a portable terminal 200, an electronic lock 300, a home appliance 400, a home appliance 500, and a home appliance 600.
  • the home appliance 400, the home appliance 500, and the home appliance 600 are illustrated in the house 20, but the first embodiment is not particularly limited thereto, and the house 20 includes four or more home appliances. It may be provided, and may be provided with two or less home appliances.
  • the portable terminal 200 and the household electrical appliances 400, 500, and 600 are connected to the server 100 through the network 40 so as to be communicable.
  • the network 40 may be the Internet, for example.
  • the user who owns the bicycle 30 unlocks the electronic lock 300 included in the bicycle 30 at the bicycle parking lot 60 near the nearest station of the house 20 that is the user's home.
  • the user goes to the house 20 by riding the bicycle 30 to return home.
  • the user locks the electronic lock 300.
  • Control of unlocking and locking of the electronic lock 300 is performed by a key application included in the mobile terminal 200.
  • the key application causes the mobile terminal 200 to perform proximity communication with the electronic lock 300, the unlocking and locking of the electronic lock 300 are controlled.
  • the house 20 is also referred to as “home 20”.
  • the user may correspond to the users 10000 and 20000 in FIG. 59A, for example.
  • an operation for notifying the server 100 of information that the electronic lock 300 has been unlocked or locked is described.
  • the electronic lock 300 is not connected to the network 40, and the mobile terminal 200 connected to the network 40 notifies the server 100 of information that the electronic lock 300 has been unlocked or locked.
  • the server 100 receives information indicating that the electronic lock 300 is unlocked or locked from the mobile terminal 200, and controls the home appliances 400 to 600 based on the daily home appliance control pattern.
  • Household appliances 400 to 600 include, for example, air conditioners (hereinafter referred to as “air conditioners”) such as air conditioners, air purifiers, and dehumidifiers, TV receivers, AV equipment such as recording equipment, microwave ovens, rice cookers, and the like. Includes cooking equipment, water heaters, washing machines, lighting equipment, electronic shutter devices, etc.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the server 100 in the home appliance control system 10 of FIG.
  • the server 100 includes a collection unit 101, an analysis unit 102, a setting unit 103, a timer 104, a communication unit 105, an owned home appliance database 106, a daily home appliance control database 107, a return home time database 108, and a life pattern database 109.
  • the collection unit 101, the analysis unit 102, the timer 104, and the setting unit 103 may be implemented by the controller 1 in the server 100 having these functions.
  • the owned home appliance database 106, the daily home appliance control database 107, the return home time database 108, and the life pattern database 109 the memory 2 in the server 100 may include these databases.
  • “database” is described as “DB”.
  • the communication unit 105 receives a home appliance control start notification for starting control of the home appliance 400, 500, or 600 from the mobile terminal 200. Further, the communication unit 105 receives a home appliance control interruption notification for interrupting the control of the home appliance 400, 500, or 600. In addition, the communication unit 105 receives a home appliance control restart notification for restarting control of the home appliances 400, 500, and 600. Communication unit 105 also receives information indicating the time when the operating state of home appliances 400 to 600 has changed and information indicating the changed operating state from home appliances 400 to 600. Further, the communication unit 105 transmits a time file to the mobile terminal 200. Communication unit 105 transmits a control signal for controlling on / off to household electrical appliances 400 to 600.
  • the collection unit 101 receives information indicating the time when the operation state of the electronic lock 300 and the home appliances 400 to 600 changed and the changed operation state received from the mobile terminal 200 and the home appliances 400 to 600 via the communication unit 105. Collect information to show.
  • the collection unit 101 accumulates the collected information and generates a daily home appliance control file.
  • the collection unit 101 stores the generated daily home appliance control file 800 (FIG. 4 described later) in the daily home appliance control database 107.
  • the daily home appliance control file 800 is saved as a file for one day when the day end condition is satisfied.
  • the collection unit 101 regards 24 hours as one day, and sets a day from 0:00 on one day to 0:00 on the next day.
  • the collection unit 101 determines that the ending condition for the day is satisfied at 0:00 on the next day, and records it in the daily household appliance control file 800 stored in the daily household appliance control database 107. finish.
  • the collection unit 101 generates a daily home appliance control file 800 for the next day in the daily home appliance control database 107 at 0:00 of the next day.
  • the collection unit 101 records the next day information in the generated daily home appliance control file 800 for the next day.
  • the collection unit 101 determines that the operation state of the home appliances 400 to 600 has changed based on the collected information, the collection unit 101 corresponds to the possessed home appliance file 7000 (FIG. 3 described later) in the owned home appliance database 106. Change the operating status of the home appliances
  • the change in the operation state recorded in the daily home appliance control file and the operation state of the home appliance recorded in the owned home appliance file include the following operation states for each home appliance.
  • the electronic lock 300 has a locked or unlocked operating state.
  • the home appliances 400 to 600 have ON, OFF, or COMPLETE operating states of the respective home appliances.
  • the operating state of the electronic lock 300 is not recorded in the owned home appliance file, but only in the daily home appliance control file.
  • the operation state of the lock is a state where the electronic lock is locked
  • the operation state of the unlock is a state where the electronic lock is unlocked.
  • the ON operation state is a state in which the home appliance is on-controlled
  • the OFF operation state is a state in which the home appliance is off-controlled.
  • the operating state of COMPLETE is a state in which a set state is reached after the household appliances are turned on. The operating state of COMPLETE will be described below using an example.
  • the home appliance 400 is a water heater that supplies hot water to a bathtub in the house 20, and the water heater receives an instruction to supply hot water at a predetermined temperature to a predetermined water level in the bathtub.
  • the water heater starts supplying hot water to the bathtub and continues supplying hot water until the supplied hot water reaches a predetermined water level and a predetermined temperature.
  • the operation state of the water heater changes from the OFF operation state to the ON operation state when the water heater starts to supply hot water to the bathtub.
  • the operation state changes from the ON operation state to the COMPLETE operation state.
  • the analysis unit 102 analyzes the information indicating the time when the driving state recorded in the daily household appliance control file in the daily household appliance control database 107 changes and the information indicating the changed driving state, and Estimate life patterns.
  • the analysis unit 102 generates a life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8 described later) and a time file 900 (FIG. 5 described later) from the estimated life patterns.
  • the analysis unit 102 stores the generated life pattern file 1500 in the life pattern database 109.
  • the generation of the life pattern file 1500 will be described in detail in the section “1.6.1” described later.
  • the setting unit 103 transmits to the home appliances 400 to 600 an on control signal for controlling the home appliance according to the content of the home appliance control start notification received from the mobile terminal 200 via the communication unit 105. That is, when the control time included in the notification elapses from the time when the home appliance control start notification is received, setting section 103 transmits an ON control signal to home appliances 400 to 600 to perform home appliance control. Note that the setting unit 103 may transmit an ON control signal including a control time to the home appliances 400 to 600 when receiving the home appliance control start notification. In this case, the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance may turn on the home appliance after the control time has elapsed since the reception of the on control signal.
  • the setting unit 103 transmits to the home appliances 400 to 600 an off control signal for OFF control of the home appliance according to the content of the home appliance control interruption notification received from the mobile terminal 200 via the communication unit 105.
  • setting unit 103 transmits to home appliances 400 to 600 an ON control signal for ON-controlling the home appliance according to the content of the home appliance control restart notification received from mobile terminal 200 via communication unit 105.
  • Timer 104 The timer 104 counts the current time.
  • the collection unit 101 uses the timer 104 to collect the time when the change in the driving state transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 or the home appliances 400 to 600 is received.
  • the analysis unit 102 uses the timer 104 when acquiring the current time when generating the life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8 described later).
  • the setting unit 103 uses the timer 104 when acquiring the time. Note that the time when the change in the driving state occurs may be sent from the portable terminal 200 or the home appliances 400 to 600.
  • the owned home appliance database 106 stores the owned home appliance file 7000 generated by the collection unit 101.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the owned home appliance file 7000. As shown in FIG. 3, the owned home appliance file 7000 indicates the types of all home appliances included in the house 20 and their operating states.
  • the air conditioner 1 is in operation, the hot water heater is in a state where hot water supply at a predetermined temperature is completed up to a predetermined water level in the bathtub, and the air conditioner 2 and the rice cooker Is shown to be in a non-operational state.
  • the daily home appliance control database 107 stores a daily home appliance control file 800 generated by the collection unit 101.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the daily home appliance control file 800.
  • the daily home appliance control file 800 records the time when the operation state of ON, OFF, and COMPLETE and the operation state thereof are recorded for each home appliance and managed on a daily basis. That is, the daily home appliance control file 800 records information indicating the time when the operating state of each home appliance changes and information indicating the changed operating state, and manages the information on a daily basis.
  • the daily home appliance control file 800 is referred to when the analysis unit 102 creates the life pattern file 1500.
  • the electronic lock is unlocked at 18:35, the electronic lock is locked at 18:50, the lighting 1 is ON-controlled at 18:52, and 18:
  • the air conditioner 1 is ON-controlled at 55
  • the water heater is ON-controlled at 18:55
  • hot water supply to the bathtub is started
  • the rice cooker is ON-controlled at 19:10.
  • the air conditioner 1 and the water heater reach the set state at 19:15
  • the rice cooker reaches the set state at 19:55.
  • the illumination 2 was ON-controlled at 19:18 immediately after 19:15 when the water heater reached the set state.
  • the return time database 108 stores a time file 900 generated by the analysis unit 102.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the time file 900.
  • the permitted time zone is a time zone during which the home appliance control by the home appliance control system 10 is permitted to start.
  • the time required for returning home indicates the time required for the user to return home calculated from the difference between the time when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked and the time when the electronic lock 300 is locked.
  • the permission time zone represents a time boundary for determining permission or non-permission of home appliance control start in the home appliance control system 10.
  • the permission time zone is 18: 20-20: 10 and the time required for returning home is 15 minutes. That is, when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked within the range of 18: 20-20: 10, the home appliance control is started in the home appliance control system 10.
  • the life pattern database 109 stores a life pattern file generated by the analysis unit 102.
  • the analysis unit 102 analyzes the daily home appliance control file 800 in the daily home appliance control database 107, extracts the order in which the home appliances are ON-controlled, and the time difference between them. Generate multiple life pattern files to represent. The life pattern is described with reference to FIGS.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an outline of a user's life on weekdays.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a detailed example of a user's life on weekdays.
  • the user's return time is about 18:30 when it is early and about 20:00 when it is late.
  • the time required from the bicycle parking lot 60 of the nearest station to the home 20 is 15 minutes by bicycle.
  • the bicycle parking lot 60 is departed at 18:35.
  • the user lives to take a bath before eating.
  • the user returns home at 18:50, and after returning home, the air conditioner and the water heater are turned on at 18:55, and hot water for the bath is set up.
  • the user turns on the rice cooker at 18:10 and starts cooking rice. And while cooking rice, hot water filling ends at 18:15, and the user takes a bath. After bathing, the rice is cooked at 18:55 and the user has dinner.
  • the collection unit 101 records the operating state of the home appliance 400 and the electronic lock 300 according to the user's action in the daily home appliance control file 800 shown in FIG.
  • the analysis unit 102 determines the permitted time period so that both when the user's return time is early and when it is late are included.
  • the analysis unit 102 records the determined permission time zone in the time file 900 (FIG. 5).
  • the permission time zone is determined by the analysis unit 102, for example, “18: 30-20: 00”.
  • the analysis unit 102 determines the permitted time zone as “18: 20-20: 10”. As a result, a margin of 10 minutes is provided between the permission time zone and the user's return time.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a life pattern file 1500.
  • the analysis unit 102 calculates the required time from when each home electric appliance is turned on to the COMPLETE state as the COMPLETE required time.
  • the life pattern file 1500 includes a time to go home, a control target device, a COMPLETE required time, and a control time.
  • the control target device is turned on after the control time has elapsed from the reception time of the home appliance control start notification.
  • the life pattern file 1500 generated by the analysis unit 102 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 200.
  • the life pattern file 1500 of FIG. 8 shows that the life pattern of the user on the early return home shown in FIG. 7 is represented.
  • the air conditioner and the water heater require 20 minutes from the start of the on-control to the COMPLETE state.
  • the time required for the user to go home is “15 minutes”. Therefore, it is preferable that the air conditioner and the water heater are ON-controlled as soon as the home appliance control start notification is received. Therefore, the control time of the air conditioner and the water heater is set to “0 minutes”.
  • the rice cooker takes 45 minutes from the start of the on-control to the COMPLETE state.
  • rice is cooked at “19:55” one hour after “18:55” when the air conditioner and the water heater are turned on. 45 minutes before “19:55” when the rice is cooked is “19:10”. Therefore, it is preferable that the rice cooker is ON-controlled 15 minutes after the time when the air conditioner and the water heater are turned on. Therefore, the control time of the rice cooker is set to “15 minutes”.
  • the life pattern file 1500 generated by the analysis unit 102 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 200.
  • the life pattern file 1500 of FIG. 8 represents the life pattern of the user on the early day of returning home shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 8, the case where the return time is 18:50 is shown. Air conditioners and water heaters that require 20 minutes from the start of ON control to the COMPLETE state are ON controlled when an unlock notification is received. A rice cooker that takes 45 minutes from the start of the on-control to the COMPLETE state is ON-controlled after 15 minutes.
  • the return time is set, but instead, for example, the return time range is set such that the return time is between 18:25 and 19:00. You may be made to do.
  • FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal 200 in the home appliance control system 10 of FIG.
  • the mobile terminal 200 includes an electronic lock control unit 201, a proximity communication unit 203, a timer 205, a control time database 206, a communication unit 204, a server notification unit 202, a life pattern database 207, and a key state storage unit 210.
  • the electronic lock control unit 201, the proximity communication unit 203, the timer 205, and the server notification unit 202 may be implemented by the controller 3 in the mobile terminal 200 having these functions.
  • FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a software configuration of the mobile terminal 200.
  • the mobile terminal 200 includes a memory 211, an OS 212, a key application 213, and a home appliance control application 214.
  • the key application 213 is an application that controls unlocking and locking of the electronic lock 300.
  • the home appliance control application 214 is an application for causing the mobile terminal 200 to transmit control signals for the home appliances 400 to 600.
  • the mobile terminal 200 activates the key application 213 to control unlocking and locking of the electronic lock 300 and receives a notification of completion of unlocking and locking control from the electronic lock 300.
  • the home appliance control application 214 causes the portable terminal 200 to transmit a home appliance control start notification to the server 100.
  • key application 213 and the home appliance control application 214 may be implemented by the same application or may be incorporated in the OS 212.
  • the electronic lock control unit 201 controls the unlocking of the electronic lock 300 by transmitting an electronic unlocking signal to the electronic lock 300 via the proximity communication unit 203.
  • the electronic lock control unit 201 controls the locking of the electronic lock 300 by transmitting an electronic locking signal.
  • the electronic lock control unit 201 receives the unlocking and locking completion notification from the electronic lock 300 via the proximity communication unit 203.
  • the electronic lock control unit 201 determines that the unlocking and locking state has changed, and the server notification unit 202 determines the operation state of the electronic lock 300 according to the content of the received completion notification.
  • the contents stored in the key state storage unit 210 are updated.
  • the key state storage unit 210 stores the operation state of the electronic lock 300 (that is, the unlocked or locked state).
  • the server notification unit 202 stores the time file 900 (FIG. 5) and the life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8) received from the server 100 via the communication unit 204 in the control time database 206 and the life pattern database 207, respectively.
  • the server notification unit 202 sets the permitted time zone of the time file 900 in the control time database 206. It is referred and it is judged whether the communication part 204 is made to transmit the household appliance control start notification to the server 100.
  • FIG. When the time at which the unlocking control completion notification is received is within the permitted time zone, the server notification unit 202 performs the home appliance control start notification 2800 (described later) according to the control target device and the control time in the life pattern file 1500. FIG. 30A etc.) are created.
  • the server notification unit 202 causes the communication unit 204 to transmit a home appliance control start notification to the server 100.
  • the server notification unit 202 When the notification of completion of unlocking control is received within the permitted time zone, the server notification unit 202 starts measuring the elapsed time from the time when the notification of completion of unlocking control is received. The server notification unit 202 determines whether or not the elapsed time has reached the time required for returning home, and determines whether or not to interrupt home appliance control. The server notification unit 202 confirms whether or not the electronic lock 300 is unlocked, and determines whether or not to resume home appliance control. Then, the server notification unit 202 sends a home appliance control start notification 2800, a home appliance control interruption notification 2900 (for example, FIG. 32A described later), or a home appliance control restart notification 2910 (FIG. 35 described later) to the server 100 via the communication unit 204. Send.
  • a home appliance control start notification 2800 for example, FIG. 32A described later
  • a home appliance control interruption notification 2900 for example, FIG. 32A described later
  • a home appliance control restart notification 2910 FIG. 35 described later
  • the near field communication unit 203 communicates with the near field communication unit 303 of the electronic lock 300 by near field communication (NFC).
  • the proximity communication unit 203 transmits an electronic unlocking signal or an electronic locking signal input from the electronic lock control unit 201 to the electronic lock 300.
  • the proximity communication unit 203 receives an unlocking or locking completion notification from the electronic lock 300.
  • the user brings the portable terminal 200 into contact with the electronic lock 300, for example, and unlocks or locks the electronic lock 300.
  • the communication unit 204 transmits a home appliance control start notification (an example of a control start signal) for starting control of the home appliance 400, 500, or 600 to the server 100.
  • the communication unit 204 transmits a home appliance control interruption notification (an example of a control interruption signal) that interrupts the control of the household appliance 400, 500, or 600.
  • the communication unit 204 transmits a home appliance control restart notification (an example of a control restart signal) for restarting control of the home appliances 400, 500, and 600.
  • the communication unit 204 receives the time file 900 and the life pattern file 1500 from the server 100.
  • Timer 205 The timer 205 counts the current time. The timer 205 is used to acquire the time when the operating state of the electronic lock 300 has changed. Each functional block uses a timer 205 to measure an elapsed time after the electronic lock 300 is unlocked when the home appliance control is interrupted and resumed.
  • Control time database 206 stores a time file 900 (FIG. 5) received from the server 100 via the communication unit 204.
  • time file 900 information indicating the permission time zone and information indicating the time required for returning home are recorded.
  • the server notification unit 202 refers to the time file 900 in the control time database 206.
  • the server 100 may measure the elapsed time after the electronic lock 300 is unlocked. For example, the server 100 manages the state of the electronic lock 300, measures the elapsed time from the time when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked, and determines whether to interrupt home appliance control when the elapsed time exceeds the time required for returning home. To do. Further, at this time, a home appliance control interruption notice may be sent to the portable terminal 200 and displayed to the user for confirmation.
  • the life pattern database 207 stores a life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8) received from the server 100 via the communication unit 204.
  • FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electronic lock 300 in the home appliance control system 10 of FIG.
  • the electronic lock 300 includes a determination unit 301, a key control unit 302, a near field communication unit 303, and a key state database 304.
  • the determination unit 301 and the key control unit 302 may be implemented by the controller 4 in the electronic lock 300 having these functions.
  • the determination unit 301 determines whether the electronic control signal received from the portable terminal 200 via the proximity communication unit 303 is an unlocking signal or a locking signal of the electronic lock 300.
  • the determination unit 301 outputs a signal indicating an unlocking or locking instruction to the key control unit 302 according to a control signal (an unlocking signal or a locking signal) received from the mobile terminal 200.
  • a control signal an unlocking signal or a locking signal
  • the key control unit 302 unlocks the electronic lock 300 if the signal input from the determination unit 301 indicates a unlocking instruction, and changes the key operating state in the key state database 304 to the unlocking operating state. To do. If the signal input from the determination unit 301 is a signal indicating a locking instruction, the key control unit 302 locks the electronic lock 300 and changes the operation state of the key in the key state database 304 to the operation state of locking. When the control of the electronic lock 300 is completed, the key control unit 302 outputs an unlocking or locking completion notification to the determination unit 301.
  • Proximity communication unit 303 receives an unlock signal or a lock signal from the mobile terminal 200.
  • the close proximity communication unit 303 transmits an unlocking or locking completion notification to the mobile terminal 200.
  • the key state database 304 stores a key state file 1100 recorded by the key control unit 302.
  • the key state file 1100 stores the operating state of unlocking or locking of the electronic lock 300.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the key state file 1100 in the key state database 304. In the example of FIG. 12, it is shown that the electronic lock 300 is in a locked operation state. Note that the key state storage unit 210 (FIG. 9) of the mobile terminal 200 may have the same data configuration as the key state file 1100 of FIG.
  • FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of home appliance 400 in home appliance control system 10 of FIG. Since the home appliances 500 and 600 have the same configuration as the home appliance 400, detailed description thereof is omitted.
  • the home appliance 400 includes a home appliance control unit 401, a server notification unit 402, a communication unit 403, a timer 404, and a state database 405. Moreover, the household appliance control part 401, the server notification part 402, and the timer 404 may be mounted when the controller 5 in the household appliances 400 is equipped with these functions.
  • the home appliance control unit 401 is a server notification unit that displays the ON, OFF, COMPLETE operating state and the time when the home appliance device 400 is in the ON, OFF, or COMPLETE operating state together with the home appliance name. Output to 402. That is, the home appliance control unit 401 outputs information indicating the time when the operating state of the home appliance 400 is changed and information indicating the changed operating state to the server notification unit 402 together with the home appliance name of the home appliance 400. At the same time, the home appliance control unit 401 records the operation state of the home appliance 400 in a state file 1200 (FIGS. 14 and 15 described later), and stores it in the state database 405.
  • a state file 1200 FIGS. 14 and 15 described later
  • the home appliance control unit 401 starts operation when receiving a home appliance control start notification from the server 100 during home appliance control by the server 100, and changes the operation state of the state file 1200 in the state database 405 to ON.
  • the home appliance control unit 401 receives the home appliance control interruption notification, the home appliance control unit 401 stops the operation and changes the operation state of the home appliance 400 recorded in the state file 1200 in the state database 405 to OFF.
  • the home appliance control unit 401 Upon receiving the home appliance control restart notification, the home appliance control unit 401 resumes operation, and changes the operation state of the home appliance 400 recorded in the state file 1200 in the state database 405 to an ON operation state.
  • Home appliance control unit 401 outputs the changed operation state to server notification unit 402 every time the operation state of home appliance 400 changes.
  • the server notification unit 402 transmits the operation state after the change of the operation state of the home appliance 400 input from the home appliance control unit 401 to the server 100 via the communication unit 403.
  • the communication unit 403 transmits information indicating the time when the operating state of the home appliance 400 is changed and information indicating the changed operating state to the server 100.
  • the communication unit 403 receives a home appliance control start notification, a home appliance control interruption notification, and a home appliance control restart notification from the server 100.
  • Timer 404 The timer 404 counts the current time.
  • the home appliance control unit 401 uses the timer 404 when acquiring information indicating the time when the operating state of the home appliance 400 has changed.
  • the state database 405 stores a state file 1200 recorded by the home appliance control unit 401.
  • FIGS. 14 and 15 are diagrams showing examples of the state file 1200 in the state database 405, respectively.
  • the status file 1200 records the home appliance name, the operation status (ON, OFF, or COMPLETE), the current status, and the setting status of the home appliance 400.
  • FIG. 14 shows an example of a state file 1200 when the home appliance 400 is a water heater.
  • the operation state of the water heater is an ON operation state
  • the current state is a state in which 100 liters of water having a water temperature of 30 ° C. is contained in the bathtub
  • the setting state is a water temperature of 39 ° C. in the bathtub. It is shown that there is 160 liters of water.
  • the operation state of the home appliance 400 transitions to the COMPLETE operation state.
  • FIG. 15 shows an example of a state file 1200 when the home appliance 400 is an air conditioner.
  • the operation state of the air conditioner is an ON operation state
  • the current state indicates that the room temperature is 8 ° C.
  • a flag indicating the setting of the current operation mode such as heating and cooling is set, indicating that the current setting of the operation mode is heating.
  • the setting state of heating it is shown that the room temperature is 20 ° C., the air volume is strong, and the wind direction is the automatic wind direction.
  • the operating state of the home appliance 400 transitions to the operating state of COMPLETE.
  • the operation of the home appliance control system 10 includes two operations, specifically, generation of a life pattern file and home appliance control based on the generated life pattern file.
  • generation of the life pattern file the daily ON control and OFF control of the user's home appliances 400 and the like are analyzed, the user's life pattern file is generated, and the generated life pattern file is stored in the life pattern database 109 of the server 100. Is stored.
  • home appliance control based on the generated life pattern file the home appliance 400 and the like are controlled by the server 100 based on the generated life pattern file.
  • the two operations will be described with reference to the drawings.
  • the analysis unit 102 in the server 100 has information recorded in the daily home appliance control file 800 in the daily home appliance control database 107 and information indicating the time when the operating state of the electronic lock 300 and the home appliance 400 has changed, The following analysis and calculation are performed using information indicating the operating state after the change.
  • the analysis unit 102 analyzes the order in which each home electric appliance in the house 20 is ON-controlled by the user after the user returns home and the time difference therebetween.
  • the analysis unit 102 calculates the time (COMPLETE required time) required from when each home electric appliance is ON-controlled until the operating state of COMPLETE is reached.
  • the analysis unit 102 analyzes the user's time to go home, the order of starting home appliance control, and the time required from when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked until it is locked again.
  • the analysis unit 102 calculates the time required for returning home (hereinafter referred to as required time for returning home) from the difference in time from when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked until it is locked.
  • the analysis unit 102 determines that the daily locking time of the electronic lock 300 recorded in the daily home appliance control file 800 in the daily home appliance control database 107 is the return home time, and analyzes the frequent return home time zone.
  • the analysis unit 102 determines the permission time zone as a time zone including a frequent return home time zone.
  • the analysis unit 102 generates a time file 900 (FIG. 5) in which the permitted time zone and the required time to go home are recorded, and stores the generated time file 900 in the home time database 108.
  • the analysis unit 102 transmits the time file 900 in the returning home database 108 to the mobile terminal 200 via the communication unit 105.
  • the analysis unit 102 calculates the time required for returning home as 15 minutes, which is the difference between 18:35 and 18:50.
  • the analysis unit 102 analyzes the time when each home appliance is ON-controlled or OFF-controlled and the time pattern required to reach the set state. As a result of the analysis, the analysis unit 102 combines a frequent return home time period and a time at which a frequent home appliance is ON-controlled, and assembles a frequent lifestyle pattern as a daily lifestyle pattern. This life pattern is generated for each return time zone within the permitted time zone. These life patterns include ON / OFF control patterns of home appliances according to the respective return time zones. The analysis unit 102 generates a life pattern file 1500 for each assembled home life pattern. The analysis unit 102 stores the generated life pattern file 1500 in the life pattern database 109.
  • the analysis unit 102 may generate the life pattern file 1500 after the daily home appliance control file 800 having a certain number of days is generated. For example, the analysis unit 102 may generate the life pattern file 1500 when the daily household appliance control file 800 for one week is generated.
  • FIG. 16 is a sequence diagram showing processing when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked before the user returns home.
  • the unlocking process is performed as an electronic lock process between the electronic lock 300 and the portable terminal 200 (S1001).
  • the mobile terminal 200 transmits an unlock notification to the server 100 (S1002).
  • the collection unit 101 of the server 100 determines whether or not an unlock notification has been received from the mobile terminal 200 (S1003).
  • S1003 an example of notification data transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 to the server 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 17A and 17B.
  • FIGS. 17A and 17B are diagrams illustrating a configuration example of the notification data 2500 transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 to the server 100.
  • FIG. FIG. 17A shows a general example of the configuration of the notification data 2500.
  • the notification data 2500 transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 to the server 100 includes information indicating the home appliance name, notification type, and time.
  • FIG. 17B shows an example where the electronic lock 300 is unlocked as a specific example of the configuration of the notification data 2500.
  • the electronic lock 300 is unlocked at 18:35, as shown in FIG. 17B, the electronic device name is “electronic lock”, the notification type is “unlocked”, and the time is “18:35”. "Is described respectively.
  • the collection unit 101 of the server 100 when the collection unit 101 of the server 100 has not received the unlock notification from the mobile terminal 200 (NO in S1003), the collection unit 101 returns to S1003 again to determine whether the unlock notification has been received. .
  • the collection unit 101 of the server 100 receives the unlock notification from the mobile terminal 200 (YES in S1003), the collection unit 101 performs a file writing process (S1004) and ends this process.
  • the file writing process is a process of writing information indicating the time when the operating state of the home appliance changes and information indicating the changed operating state in the daily home appliance control file 800 in the daily home appliance control database 107. Details of the file writing process will be described later with reference to FIG.
  • FIG. 18 is a sequence diagram showing processing when the electronic lock 300 is locked before the user returns home.
  • a locking process is performed as an electronic lock process between the electronic lock 300 and the portable terminal 200 (S1005).
  • the server notification unit 202 of the mobile terminal 200 transmits a lock notification to the server 100 (S1006) and ends this process.
  • “lock” is described as the type of notification in FIG. 17A.
  • the collection unit 101 of the server 100 determines whether or not a lock notification has been received from the mobile terminal 200 (S1007). When the collection unit 101 of the server 100 has not received the lock notification from the mobile terminal 200 (NO in S1007), the collection unit 101 returns to S1007 again to determine whether the lock notification has been received. When the collection unit 101 of the server 100 receives the lock notification from the mobile terminal 200 (YES in S1007), the file writing process is performed (S1008), and this process is terminated.
  • FIG. 19 is a sequence diagram showing the electronic lock process executed in S1001 of FIG. 16 and S1005 of FIG.
  • the mobile terminal 200 activates the key application 213 (S1101).
  • the proximity communication unit 203 receives an instruction from the electronic lock control unit 201, and transmits an unlock signal or a lock signal to the electronic lock 300 (S1102).
  • the determination unit 301 of the electronic lock 300 determines whether an unlock signal or a lock signal is received via the proximity communication unit 303 (S1103). When the signal is not received (NO in S1103), the determination unit 301 returns to S1103 again and determines whether the signal is received. When an unlocking or locking signal is received (YES in S1103), the determination unit 301 determines whether the received signal is an unlocking signal or a locking signal (S1104).
  • the key control unit 302 unlocks the electronic lock 300 (S1105). If the received signal is a locking signal (locked in S1105), the key control unit 302 locks the electronic lock 300 (S1106). When the electronic lock 300 is unlocked or locked, the key control unit 302 changes the operation state of the key state file 1100 (FIG. 12) in the key state database 304 to unlocked or locked (S1107).
  • the determination unit 301 of the electronic lock 300 transmits an unlocking or locking completion notification to the portable terminal 200 via the proximity communication unit 303 (S1108).
  • the electronic lock 300 returns to S1103 following S1108, and waits for a signal from the portable terminal 200.
  • the mobile terminal 200 receives the unlocking or locking completion notification, recognizes that the unlocking or locking of the electronic lock 300 is completed (S1109), and ends this process.
  • the mobile terminal 200 may display that unlocking or locking is completed.
  • FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of a confirmation screen 3000 displayed on the mobile terminal 200.
  • the confirmation screen 3000 includes a lock display unit 3001 and a confirmation button 3002.
  • the lock display portion 3001 displays “Electronic lock has been locked.”
  • the mobile terminal 200 recognizes that the user has confirmed the locking, and deletes the confirmation screen 3000.
  • FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the file writing process executed in S1004 in FIG. 16, S1008 in FIG. 18, and S2006 in FIG. 22 (described later).
  • the collection unit 101 of the server 100 determines whether or not a day end condition is satisfied (S1201). If the day end condition is satisfied (YES in S1201), the collection unit 101 ends the recording in the daily home appliance control file 800 (FIG. 4) for that day (S1202). Then, the collection unit 101 generates today's daily home appliance control file 800 in the daily home appliance control database 107 (S1204), and the process proceeds to S1205.
  • the collection unit 101 determines whether or not the daily home appliance control file 800 for today is in the daily home appliance control database 107 (S1203). If the daily home appliance control file 800 for today is not in the daily home appliance control database 107 (NO in S1203), the process proceeds to S1204. If there is a daily home appliance control file for today (YES in S1203), the process proceeds to S1205.
  • the collection unit 101 of the server 100 determines the home appliance that has been notified. For example, as illustrated in FIGS. 17A and 17B, the collection unit 101 determines the home appliance from the information described in the “home appliance name” included in the notification data 2500. In the “home appliance name” included in the notification data 2500, an individual identifier such as an ID assigned to each home appliance may be described.
  • the collection unit 101 includes the name of the home appliance that has been notified in the daily home appliance control file 800 in the daily home appliance control database 107, the type of notification (for example, unlocking, locking, ON, OFF, or COMPLETE), The time is recorded (S1206), and this process ends.
  • the collection unit 101 of the server 100 collects the operation state (ON, OFF, or COMPLETE) and time from the home appliance.
  • the analysis unit 102 analyzes the collected information.
  • a case where information is collected from home appliance 400 will be described.
  • FIG. 22 is a sequence diagram showing a file generation process after the user returns home.
  • the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 determines whether or not there has been a change in the operation state (ON, OFF, or COMPLETE) (S2001).
  • the home appliance control unit 401 of the household appliance 400 determines again whether the driving state has changed in S2001. If there is a change in the driving state (YES in S2001), the server notification unit 402 notifies the server 100 of the home appliance name and the changed driving state via the communication unit 403 (S2002). And the household appliance control part 401 changes the driving
  • the data structure of the notification transmitted in S2002 will be described using FIGS. 23A and 23B.
  • 23A and 23B are diagrams each showing a configuration example of the notification data 2700 transmitted from the home appliance 400 to the server 100 in S2002.
  • the notification data 2700 transmitted from the home appliance 400 to the server 100 in S2002 is information indicating the name of the home appliance, the type of notification, and the time, similar to the notification data 2500 transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 to the server 100 illustrated in FIG. 17A. including.
  • FIG. 23A shows notification data 2700 when the air conditioner 1 is ON-controlled.
  • “Air conditioner 1” is set as the home appliance name
  • “ON” is set as the notification type
  • “18:55” is set as the time.
  • FIG. 23B shows notification data 2700 when the water heater is ON-controlled.
  • the name of the home appliance is “hot water heater”
  • the notification type is “ON”
  • the time is “18:55”.
  • the collection unit 101 of the server 100 determines whether or not the communication unit 105 has received a notification from the home appliance 400 (S2004). When the notification is not received from the home appliance 400 (NO in S2004), the collection unit 101 determines again whether the communication unit 105 has received the notification from the home appliance 400 in S2004.
  • the collection unit 101 changes the operation state of the home appliance 400 that is notified of the owned home appliance file 7000 in the owned home appliance database 106 ( S2005).
  • the collection unit 101 performs file writing processing (FIG. 21) (S2006).
  • the collection unit 101 determines whether or not the daily home appliance control files 800 for a certain number of days have been collected (S2007). If the daily home appliance control file 800 for a certain number of days has not been collected (NO in S2007), the process returns to S2004.
  • the analysis unit 102 of the server 100 performs a pattern analysis process (S2008), and ends this process.
  • FIG. 24 is a sequence diagram showing the pattern analysis process executed in S2008 of FIG.
  • the analysis unit 102 analyzes the daily home appliance control file 800 in the daily home appliance control database 107 and extracts the user's return time zone (S2101). In the example of FIG. 6, two types of return time zones are extracted, around 18:30 and around 20:00.
  • the analysis unit 102 generates a life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8) for each extracted home time zone (S2102). It should be noted that the granularity of the life pattern file generated for each return home time period may be divided in any unit, either in hours or minutes. Then, the analysis unit 102 stores the generated life pattern file 1500 in the life pattern database 109 (S2103).
  • the analysis unit 102 adjusts the permission time zone from the return home time zone extracted in S2101 (S2104).
  • the permission time zone is adjusted to 18: 30-20: 00 so that about 18:30 and about 20:00 are included.
  • the analysis unit 102 may adjust the permission time zone to 18: 20-20: 10 with a margin of 10 minutes before and after.
  • the analysis unit 102 calculates the time required for returning from the daily home appliance control file 800 (S2105). In the example of FIG. 4, from the difference between 18:35 and 18:50, the analysis unit 102 calculates the time required for returning home as “15 minutes”.
  • the analysis unit 102 records the permitted time zone and the required time to go home in the time file 900, and stores the time file 900 in the home time database 108 (S2106).
  • the communication unit 105 transmits the time file 900 and the life pattern file 1500 received from the analysis unit 102 to the mobile terminal 200 (S2107).
  • the communication unit 204 of the portable terminal 200 When receiving the time file 900 and the life pattern file 1500 from the server 100, the communication unit 204 of the portable terminal 200 stores the time file 900 in the control time database 206 (S2108) and stores the life pattern file 1500 in the life pattern database 207. Store (S2109) and end this process.
  • FIGS. 25 to 28 are sequence diagrams showing operations of home appliance control based on the generated life pattern file performed by the home appliance control system 10 of FIG.
  • the server notification unit 202 of the mobile terminal 200 determines whether or not the electronic lock 300 has been unlocked by a signal from the electronic lock control unit 201 (S3002). If the electronic lock 300 has not been unlocked (NO in S3002), in S3002 again, the server notification unit 202 determines whether or not the electronic lock 300 has been unlocked. When the electronic lock 300 is unlocked (YES in S3002), the server notification unit 202 acquires the current time from the timer 205 (S3003). The server notification unit 202 stores the acquired current time (that is, unlocking time).
  • the server notification unit 202 determines whether the unlocking is within the permitted time zone based on the current time (S3004). If the unlocking is not within the permitted time zone (NO in S3004), the process ends. When the unlocking is within the permitted time zone (YES in S3004), the mobile terminal 200 activates the home appliance control application 214 (S3005).
  • the server notification unit 202 extracts the life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8) from the life pattern database 207 (S3006).
  • the server notification unit 202 creates a home appliance control start notification from the extracted life pattern file 1500.
  • the server notification unit 202 transmits the created home appliance control start notification to the server 100 via the communication unit 204 (S3007).
  • the electronic lock control unit 201 of the portable terminal 200 changes the key state of the key state storage unit 210 to unlocked (S3008).
  • the mobile terminal 200 may display that the unlocking of the electronic lock 300 is completed and that the home appliance control is started as confirmation to the user.
  • FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating an example of a confirmation screen 3010 displayed on the mobile terminal 200.
  • This confirmation screen 3010 includes an unlocking display unit 3011 and a confirmation display unit 3012.
  • the confirmation display unit 3012 includes confirmation buttons 3013 and 3014.
  • FIG. 29 shows a case where, as home appliance control based on the life pattern file, for example, control for starting hot water filling by unlocking the electronic lock 300 is performed.
  • the server notification unit 202 cancels the home appliance control start notification to the server 100 via the communication unit 204.
  • a home appliance control interruption notification may be transmitted.
  • the setting unit 103 of the server 100 determines whether or not a home appliance control start notification is received from the mobile terminal 200 (S3009). When the home appliance control start notification is not received (NO in S3009), in S3009 again, the setting unit 103 determines whether a home appliance control start notification is received. When the home appliance control start notification is received (YES in S3009), the setting unit 103 reads the home appliance name and control time included in the home appliance control start notification (S3010). A data configuration example of the home appliance control start notification transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 to the server 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 30A to 30H.
  • FIGS. 30A to 30H are diagrams illustrating an example of a data configuration of the home appliance control start notification 2800 transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 to the server 100.
  • FIG. FIG. 30A shows a general example of the data configuration of home appliance control start notification 2800.
  • the home appliance control start notification 2800 includes a home appliance name, a notification type, and a control time.
  • the server notification unit 202 creates the home appliance control start notification 2800 from the life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8) and transmits it to the server 100 as described above.
  • the setting unit 103 of the server 100 notifies the home appliance described in the home appliance name when the time described in the control time elapses from the reception time. A control signal for performing the control described in the type is transmitted.
  • FIG. 30B shows an example in which the water heater is ON-controlled after 0 minutes as a specific example of the data configuration of the home appliance control start notification 2800.
  • the control start time of the water heater is “after 0 minutes”.
  • the name of the home appliance is “hot water heater”
  • the notification type is “control start”
  • the control time is “0”. Each is described.
  • FIG. 30C shows an example in which the rice cooker is ON-controlled after 15 minutes as a specific example of the data configuration of the home appliance control start notification 2800.
  • the control start time of the rice cooker is “after 15 minutes”.
  • “rice cooker” is described in the home appliance name, “control start” in the notification type, and “15” in the control time.
  • FIG. 30D shows an example in which the microwave oven is ON-controlled after 55 minutes as a specific example of the data configuration of the home appliance control start notification 2800.
  • the control start time of the microwave oven is “55 minutes later”.
  • “Household appliance” name is described as “microwave oven”
  • notification type is “control start”
  • control time is “55”.
  • FIG. 30E shows an example of the case where the cooker is ON-controlled after 50 minutes as a specific example of the data configuration of the home appliance control start notification 2800.
  • the control start time of the steam cooker is “50 minutes later”.
  • the home appliance name is “steam cooker”
  • the notification type is “control start”
  • the control time is “50”. be written.
  • the home appliance control start notification 2800 includes the data of FIGS. 30B to 30E.
  • the rice cooker is ON-controlled while the user is away from home, the rice may be washed and set in the rice cooker before leaving the home.
  • the food may be set in the microwave oven and the steam cooker before leaving the home.
  • FIG. 30F shows an example different from FIG. 30A of the data configuration of the home appliance control start notification 2800.
  • the home appliance control start notification 2800 in FIG. 30F includes a home appliance name, a notification type, a control time, and a set temperature.
  • the setting unit 103 of the server 100 notifies the home appliance described in the home appliance name when the time described in the control time elapses from the reception time.
  • a control signal for performing the control described in the type at the temperature described in the set temperature is transmitted.
  • FIG. 30G shows an example in which the hot water heater is ON-controlled at a set temperature of 39 ° C. after 10 minutes as a specific example of the data configuration of the home appliance control start notification 2800.
  • the hot water heater is ON-controlled at a set temperature of 39 ° C. after 10 minutes, as shown in FIG. 30G, the name of the home appliance is “hot water heater”, the notification type is “control start”, and the control time is “10” and “39 ° C.” are described in the set temperature.
  • FIG. 30H shows an example of a case where the air conditioner is ON-controlled at a set temperature of 27 ° C. after 15 minutes as a specific example of the data configuration of the home appliance control start notification 2800.
  • the air conditioner is ON-controlled at a set temperature of 27 ° C. after 15 minutes, as shown in FIG. 30H, “Air conditioner” is set as the home appliance name, “Control start” is set as the notification type, “15” is set as the control time “27 ° C.” is described as the temperature.
  • the home appliance control start notification 2800 includes both data of FIG. 30G and FIG. 30H.
  • the server 100 and the home appliance 400 perform home appliance control processing (S3010A).
  • FIG. 31 is a sequence diagram showing the home appliance control process executed in S3010A of FIG.
  • the setting unit 103 of the server 100 transmits an ON control signal for ON-controlling the home appliance 400 to the home appliance 400 via the communication unit 105 (S3101).
  • the setting unit 103 changes the operation state of the home appliance 400 in the owned home appliance file 7000 (FIG. 3) in the owned home appliance database 106 to ON (S3102).
  • the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 When the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 receives the ON control signal, the home appliance 400 is ON-controlled (S3103). And the household appliance control part 401 changes the driving
  • the server notification unit 202 of the mobile terminal 200 determines whether or not the electronic lock 300 is locked by a signal from the electronic lock control unit 201 (S3011).
  • the server notification unit 202 acquires the current time from the timer 205 (S3012).
  • the server notification unit 202 determines whether or not the elapsed time from unlocking exceeds the time required for returning home (S3013).
  • the server notification unit 202 performs the determination in S3013 using the difference between the unlocking time saved in S3003 (FIG. 25) and the current time acquired in S3012.
  • the process returns to S3011, and the server notification unit 202 determines whether or not the electronic lock 300 is locked. If the elapsed time from unlocking exceeds the time required for returning home (YES in S3013), the server notification unit 202 determines that the user has not returned home, and creates a home appliance control interruption notification (S3017).
  • the electronic lock control unit 201 of the mobile terminal 200 changes the key state of the key state storage unit 210 to locked (S3014).
  • the server notification unit 202 acquires the current time from the timer 205 (S3015).
  • the server notification unit 202 determines whether or not the time from unlocking to locking exceeds the time required for returning home (S3016).
  • the server notification unit 202 is recorded in the time file 900 (FIG. 5) in the control time database 206 and the difference between the unlocking time saved in S3003 (FIG. 25) and the current time acquired in S3015 (ie, the locking time). Compared with the time required for returning home, the determination in S3016 is performed.
  • the server notification unit 202 determines that the user has locked at a place other than home, and creates a home appliance control interruption notification ( S3017). If the time from unlocking to locking does not exceed the time required for returning home (NO in S3016), the server notification unit 202 determines that the user has returned home and creates a locking notification (S3018). Subsequently, the communication unit 204 of the mobile terminal 200 transmits the lock notification or the home appliance control interruption notification created by the server notification unit 202 to the server 100 (S3019).
  • the data configuration of the home appliance control interruption notification will be described with reference to FIGS. 32A and 32B.
  • FIG. 32A and 32B are diagrams illustrating a data configuration example of the home appliance control interruption notification 2900 transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 to the server 100.
  • FIG. FIG. 32A shows a general example of the configuration of the home appliance control interruption notification 2900.
  • the home appliance control interruption notification 2900 includes a home appliance name and a notification type, as shown in FIG. 32A.
  • FIG. 32B shows an example in which the water heater is OFF-controlled as a specific example of the home appliance control interruption notification.
  • the hot water heater is controlled to be OFF, as shown in FIG. 32B, “Household water heater” is described in the home appliance name, and “Control interruption” is described in the notification type.
  • the mobile terminal 200 when the mobile terminal 200 transmits a home appliance control interruption notification to the server 100, the mobile terminal 200 displays a selection screen for interrupting or continuing the home appliance control as confirmation to the user. Also good.
  • FIG. 33 is a diagram illustrating an example of the selection screen 3100 displayed on the mobile terminal 200.
  • This selection screen 3100 includes a confirmation display unit 3101.
  • the confirmation display unit 3101 includes confirmation buttons 3102 and 3103.
  • hot water filling is started in the home appliance control process (S3010A in FIG. 26) by unlocking the electronic lock 300 (YES in S3003 in FIG. 25). An example is shown when is not locked.
  • the confirmation display portion 3101 displays “The hot water filling is stopped because a predetermined time has passed. Do you want to stop?”.
  • the communication unit 204 may transmit a home appliance control suspension notification to the server 100 in S3019 of FIG.
  • the communication unit 204 may not transmit the home appliance control interruption notification to the server 100 in S3019.
  • the setting unit 103 of the server 100 determines whether or not the communication unit 105 has received a notification from the mobile terminal 200 (S3020). When the communication unit 105 does not receive the notification (NO in S3020), the setting unit 103 determines again in S3020 whether the communication unit 105 has received the notification from the mobile terminal 200. When the communication unit 105 receives the notification (YES in S3020), the setting unit 103 determines whether the notification type is a lock notification or a home appliance control interruption notification (S3021).
  • the process proceeds to S3010A (FIG. 26), and the server 100 and the home appliance 400 perform home appliance control processing.
  • the notification type is a home appliance control interruption notification (interruption at S3021)
  • the setting unit 103 transmits an off control signal for performing OFF control of the home appliance 400 corresponding to the home appliance name in the home appliance control interruption notification (S3022).
  • the setting unit 103 turns off the operation state of the home appliance 400 in the owned home appliance file 7000 (FIG. 3) in the owned home appliance database 106 (S3023).
  • the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 When the communication unit 403 receives the off control signal, the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 performs OFF control on the home appliance 400 (S3024).
  • the home appliance control unit 401 changes the operation state of the state file 1200 (FIG. 14) in the state database 405 to OFF (S3025).
  • the mobile terminal 200, the server 100, and the home appliance 400 perform home appliance control restart processing (S3026), and end this processing.
  • FIG. 34 is a sequence diagram showing the home appliance control restart process executed in S3026 of FIG.
  • the server notification unit 202 of the mobile terminal 200 determines whether or not the electronic lock 300 is unlocked by a signal from the electronic lock control unit 201 (S3201). If it is not unlocked (NO in S3201), in S3201 again, the server notification unit 202 determines whether or not the electronic lock 300 is unlocked. When the electronic lock 300 is unlocked (YES in S3201), the server notification unit 202 transmits a home appliance control restart notification to the server 100 (S3202).
  • the server notification unit 202 transmits a home appliance control restart notification to the server 100 (S3202).
  • the data structure of the home appliance control restart notification will be described with reference to FIGS. 32A and 35.
  • FIG. 35 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the home appliance control restart notification 2910 transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 to the server 100.
  • the data configuration of the home appliance control restart notification 2910 includes the home appliance name and the type of notification, similar to the home appliance control interruption notification 2900 shown in FIG. 32A.
  • FIG. 35 shows an example in which the hot water heater that has been suspended in control is turned on again. When the hot water heater is ON-controlled again, as shown in FIG. 35, “hot water heater” is described in the name of the household electrical appliance, and “control restart” is described in the notification type.
  • the mobile terminal 200 when the mobile terminal 200 transmits a home appliance control restart notification to the server 100, the mobile terminal 200 displays a selection screen as to whether to restart home appliance control as confirmation to the user. Good.
  • FIG. 36 is a diagram illustrating an example of a selection screen 3110 displayed on the mobile terminal 200.
  • This selection screen 3110 includes a confirmation display unit 3111.
  • the confirmation display unit 3111 includes confirmation buttons 3112 and 3113.
  • FIG. 36 shows an example after hot water filling has been interrupted, for example.
  • the confirmation display portion 3111 displays “Restart hot water filling. Are you sure?”.
  • the communication unit 204 may transmit a home appliance control restart notification to the server 100 in S3202. Further, when the confirmation button 3113 displayed as “No” is tapped by the user, the communication unit 204 may not transmit the home appliance control restart notification to the server 100 in S3202.
  • the setting unit 103 of the server 100 determines whether or not a home appliance control restart notification has been received from the mobile terminal 200 (S3203).
  • the setting unit 103 determines again whether or not the home appliance control restart notification is received.
  • the setting unit 103 transmits an ON control signal for ON-controlling the home appliance 400 in the home appliance control restart notification to the home appliance 400 (S3204).
  • the setting unit 103 changes the operation state of the owned home appliance file 7000 (FIG. 3) of the owned home appliance database 106 to ON (S3205).
  • the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 When the communication unit 403 receives the ON control signal, the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 performs ON control on the home appliance 400 (S3206).
  • the home appliance control unit 401 changes the operation state of the state file 1200 (FIG. 14) in the state database 405 to ON (S3207).
  • the home appliance control unit 401 performs the remaining control from the current state of the state file 1200 in the state database 405 toward the set state.
  • FIG. 37 is a diagram illustrating an example of a cause of interruption of home appliance control.
  • the required time from the bicycle parking lot 60 to the home 20 is 15 minutes.
  • stop by the supermarket 70 which takes 20 minutes from the bicycle parking lot 60.
  • the elapsed time from the unlocking of the electronic lock to the locking is 20 minutes, which is longer than 15 minutes, which is the time required for returning home.
  • the home appliance control started when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked is interrupted.
  • an action pattern of ON-controlling the home appliance 400 of the house 20 can be considered following the action of unlocking the electronic lock 300.
  • the unlocking of the electronic lock 300 includes, for example, unlocking the electronic lock of the bicycle 30 and unlocking the electronic lock at the front entrance of the apartment.
  • the ON control of the home appliance 400 includes, for example, ON control of the power supply of an air conditioner.
  • the home appliance 400 in the house 20 can be controlled to be ON without any other user operation, triggered by the device control of unlocking the electronic lock 300.
  • the user's behavior is analyzed to estimate the life pattern, the timing of returning home is collected, the time until the home appliance 400 is set is measured, and the home appliance control is performed according to the user's life pattern. Has started.
  • the mobile terminal 200 has a life pattern file 1500 representing the user's life pattern.
  • the mobile terminal 200 can specify the control time and the home appliance 400 to the server 100 and operate the home appliance 400 remotely.
  • home appliance control that matches the user's life pattern using one operation that is always performed when returning home (for example, unlocking the electronic lock 300) is enabled by remote device control using the mobile terminal 200. There is an effect.
  • a home appliance control system 10a (an example of a device control system) according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
  • whether or not the user has returned home is determined by determining whether or not the elapsed time since unlocking has exceeded the time required for returning home and whether or not the electronic lock 300 is locked. It was judged and it was judged whether to interrupt home appliance control. However, even if the elapsed time from unlocking to locking is within the time required for returning home, it may be necessary to interrupt the home appliance control.
  • FIG. 38 is a diagram illustrating a case where the home appliance control is required to be interrupted even if the elapsed time from unlocking to locking is within the time required for returning home.
  • the user departs from the convenience store 80 located on the route from the bicycle parking lot 60 to the home 20 while returning home.
  • the user stops the bicycle 30 and locks the electronic lock 300.
  • the time required from the bicycle parking lot 60 to the convenience store 80 is shorter than the time required for returning home.
  • the second embodiment when the electronic lock 300 is locked within the time required for returning home, it is determined whether or not the electronic lock 300 is locked when the user returns home. For this purpose, the second embodiment uses the current position of the mobile terminal 200 acquired using the GPS 50 and the operating state of the electronic lock 300.
  • FIG. 39 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of the home appliance control system 10a according to the second embodiment.
  • the home appliance control system 10a includes a network 40, a server 100, a portable terminal 200a, an electronic lock 300, a home appliance 400, a home appliance 500, and a home appliance 600.
  • the second embodiment will be described focusing on the difference from the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 40 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal 200a in the home appliance control system 10a of FIG.
  • the portable terminal 200a includes an electronic lock control unit 201, a server notification unit 202a, a proximity communication unit 203, a communication unit 204, a timer 205, a control time database 206, a life pattern database 207, and a key state storage unit 210.
  • the electronic lock control unit 201, the proximity communication unit 203, the timer 205, and the server notification unit 202a may be implemented by the controller 3a in the mobile terminal 200a having these functions.
  • the software configuration of the mobile terminal 200a is the same as the software configuration of the mobile terminal 200 shown in FIG.
  • the server notification unit 202a stores the time file 900 received from the server 100 via the communication unit 204 in the control time database 206 and the life pattern file 1500 in the life pattern database 207, respectively.
  • the server notification unit 202a refers to the permitted time zone of the time file 900 in the control time database 206, and determines whether to start home appliance control.
  • the server notification unit 202a acquires the position information of the mobile terminal 200a using the GPS 50.
  • the server notification unit 202a determines whether to interrupt home appliance control using whether or not the current position of the mobile terminal 200a is at home and whether or not the electronic lock 300 is locked.
  • the server notification unit 202a controls the device to be controlled in the life pattern file 1500
  • the home appliance control start notification including the control time is transmitted to the server 100.
  • the server notification unit 202 a transmits a home appliance control interruption notification and a home appliance control restart notification to the server 100.
  • the operation of the home appliance control system 10a includes two operations of generating a lifestyle pattern file and controlling the appliance based on the generated lifestyle pattern file, as in the first embodiment. Since the operation of generating the lifestyle pattern file is the same as that of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted. Below, the operation
  • the home appliance control system 10a differs from the operation in the first embodiment in the process of interrupting home appliance control.
  • FIGS. 41 and 42 are sequence diagrams illustrating the operation of the home appliance control system 10a according to the second embodiment. Note that the processing up to S3011 in FIG. 41 is the same processing as that in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.
  • the server notification unit 202a of the mobile terminal 200a determines whether or not the electronic lock 300 is locked by a signal from the electronic lock control unit 201 (S3011). When the electronic lock 300 is not locked (NO in S3011), in S3011, the server notification unit 202a determines again whether or not the electronic lock 300 is locked. When the electronic lock 300 is locked (YES in S3011), the electronic lock control unit 201 of the mobile terminal 200a changes the key state of the key state storage unit 210 to locked (S3014).
  • the server notification unit 202a acquires the current position of the mobile terminal 200a using the GPS 50 (FIG. 39) (S4001).
  • the server notification unit 202a determines whether or not the acquired current position is the home 20 (FIG. 39) (S4002). At this time, the home position is registered in advance in the server notification unit 202a.
  • the server notification unit 202a creates a lock notification (S4003).
  • the server notification unit 202a creates a home appliance control interruption notification (S4004). Then, the server notification unit 202a transmits a lock notification or a home appliance control interruption notification to the server 100 (S3019).
  • the mobile terminal 200a when the mobile terminal 200a transmits a home appliance control interruption notification to the server 100, the mobile terminal 200a displays a selection screen for interrupting or continuing the home appliance control as confirmation to the user. Also good.
  • FIG. 43 is a diagram showing an example of a selection screen 3800 displayed on the mobile terminal 200a.
  • This selection screen 3800 includes a lock display unit 3801 and a confirmation display unit 3802.
  • Confirmation display portion 3802 includes confirmation buttons 3803 and 3804.
  • hot water filling is started in the home appliance control process (S3010A in FIG. 26) by unlocking the electronic lock 300 (YES in S3003 in FIG. 25).
  • An example in which 300 is locked is shown.
  • the lock display portion 3801 displays “Electronic lock locked”.
  • the confirmation display section 3802 displays “Hot water filling is interrupted because it is locked outside the home. Do you want to stop?”.
  • the communication unit 204 may transmit a home appliance control suspension notification to the server 100 in S3019 of FIG. Further, when the confirmation button 3804 displayed as “Continue” is tapped by the user, the communication unit 204 may not transmit the home appliance control interruption notification to the server 100 in S3019.
  • the setting unit 103 of the server 100 determines whether or not the communication unit 105 has received a notification from the mobile terminal 200a (S3020). When the communication unit 105 does not receive the notification (NO in S3020), in S3020, the setting unit 103 determines again whether the communication unit 105 has received the notification from the mobile terminal 200a. When the communication unit 105 receives the notification (YES in S3020), the setting unit 103 determines whether the notification type is a lock notification or a home appliance control interruption notification (S4005).
  • the process proceeds to S3010A (FIG. 26), and the server 100 and the home appliance 400 perform home appliance control processing.
  • the notification type is a home appliance control interruption notification (interruption in step S4005)
  • the setting unit 103 transmits to the home appliance 400 an off control signal for controlling OFF of the home appliance 400 corresponding to the home appliance name in the home appliance control interruption notification. (S4006).
  • the setting unit 103 turns off the operation state of the home appliance 400 in the owned home appliance file 7000 (FIG. 3) in the owned home appliance database 106 (S4007).
  • the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 When the communication unit 403 receives the off control signal, the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 performs OFF control on the home appliance 400 (S3024).
  • the home appliance control unit 401 changes the operation state of the state file 1200 (FIG. 14) in the state database 405 to OFF (S3025).
  • the mobile terminal 200a, the server 100, and the home appliance 400 perform home appliance control restart processing (S3026), and end this processing.
  • This home appliance control restart process is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG.
  • the electronic lock 300 is unlocked (YES in S3201), and when the mobile terminal 200a transmits a home appliance control restart notification to the server 100 in the subsequent S3202, the mobile terminal 200 receives the home appliance as confirmation to the user.
  • a selection screen for determining whether or not to resume control may be displayed.
  • FIG. 44 is a diagram showing an example of the selection screen 3810 displayed on the mobile terminal 200a.
  • the selection screen 3810 includes an unlocking display unit 3811 and a confirmation display unit 3812.
  • the confirmation display unit 3812 includes confirmation buttons 3813 and 3814.
  • “Unlocked electronic lock” is displayed on the unlock display portion 3811.
  • the confirmation display portion 3812 displays “Restart hot water filling. Are you sure?”.
  • the communication unit 204 may transmit a home appliance control restart notification to the server 100 in S3202.
  • the communication unit 204 may not transmit the home appliance control restart notification to the server 100 in S3202.
  • Second Embodiment when the home appliance control is interrupted, whether the elapsed time from the unlocking of the electronic lock 300 exceeds the time required for returning home and whether the electronic lock is locked. Whether or not the user has come home has been determined.
  • the second embodiment whether or not the current position and the electronic lock are locked in order to determine whether or not the user has returned home when the electronic lock 300 is locked within the time required to go home after unlocking. It is judged. Thereby, even when taking a detour within the required time for returning home (that is, when the required time from the bicycle parking lot 60 to the detour destination is shorter than the required time for returning home), home appliance control can be interrupted.
  • the portable terminal 200a also has a life pattern file 1500, as in the first embodiment.
  • the mobile terminal 200a designates the control time and the home appliance to the server 100, the home appliance can be operated remotely.
  • the second embodiment has an effect that the home appliance control can be interrupted or resumed even when a detour is taken on the return route.
  • the home appliance control that matches the user's life pattern using one operation (for example, unlocking the electronic lock 300) that is always performed when returning home is carried
  • the terminal 200a There is an effect that it is possible by remote device control using the terminal 200a.
  • Embodiment 3 Next, home appliance control system 10b (an example of a device control system) according to Embodiment 3 will be described with reference to the drawings. In the third embodiment, home appliance control is performed using a gateway.
  • FIG. 45 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of the home appliance control system 10b according to the third embodiment.
  • the home appliance control system 10b includes a network 40, a server 100a, a portable terminal 200, an electronic lock 300, a home appliance 400, a home appliance 500, a home appliance 600, and a gateway 700.
  • the third embodiment will be described focusing on the differences from the first and second embodiments.
  • FIG. 46 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the server 100a in the home appliance control system 10b of FIG.
  • the server 100a includes a collection unit 101a, an analysis unit 102, a setting unit 103a, a timer 104, a communication unit 105, a daily home appliance control database 107, a return time database 108, and a life pattern database 109.
  • the collection unit 101a, the analysis unit 102, the timer 104, and the setting unit 103a may be implemented by the controller 1a in the server 100a having these functions.
  • the memory 2a in the server 100a may include these databases.
  • the collection unit 101a Based on the notification of the driving state from the portable terminal 200 and the notification of the driving state of each home appliance 400 to 600 from the gateway 700, the collection unit 101a changes the driving state of the electronic lock 300 and the home appliance 400 to 600, Collect the time when the change occurred.
  • the collection unit 101a records the collected information in the daily home appliance control file 800 (FIG. 4) stored in the daily home appliance control database 107.
  • Setting unit 103a The setting unit 103a transmits the home appliance control start notification received from the mobile terminal 200 to the gateway 700.
  • FIG. 47 is a block diagram showing a configuration of gateway 700 in home appliance control system 10b of FIG.
  • the gateway 700 includes a server notification unit 701, a reading unit 702, a home appliance notification unit 703, a timer 704, a communication unit 705, and an owned home appliance database 706.
  • the server notification unit 701, the reading unit 702, the home appliance notification unit 703, and the timer 704 may be implemented by the controller 6 in the gateway 700 having these functions.
  • the server notification unit 701 notifies the server 100a via the communication unit 705 of the change in the home appliance name and the operation state of the home appliances 400 to 600 based on the notification of the operation state from the home appliances 400 to 600.
  • the server notification unit 701 changes the operation state of the corresponding home appliance in the owned home appliance file 7000 in the owned home appliance database 706.
  • the home appliance notifying unit 703 Based on the home appliance name and the OFF control or ON control notification input from the reading unit 702, the home appliance notifying unit 703 sends an OFF control signal for controlling OFF of the home appliance 400 or an ON control signal for controlling ON. To control home appliances.
  • the timer 704 counts the current time.
  • the reading unit 702 uses a timer 704 when acquiring time.
  • the communication unit 705 receives a home appliance name and an operation state notification from the home appliances 400 to 600.
  • the communication unit 705 transmits an on control signal or an off control signal to the home appliances 400 to 600.
  • the communication unit 705 transmits a notification of the operating state of the home appliances 400 to 600 to the server 100a.
  • the communication unit 705 receives the life pattern file 1500 from the server 100a.
  • the communication unit 705 may store the received life pattern file 1500 in the owned home appliance database 706.
  • the owned home appliance database 706 stores the same file as the owned home appliance database 106 in the first embodiment.
  • the owned home appliance database 706 stores an owned home appliance file 7000 (FIG. 3) including all home appliances 400 to 600 in the user's home 20 and their operating states.
  • a gateway 700 is installed in addition to the overall configuration of the home appliance control system 10 in the first embodiment.
  • the operation of home appliance control system 10b includes two operations, namely, generation of a life pattern file and home appliance control based on the generated life pattern file, as in the first embodiment.
  • FIGS. 48 and 49 are sequence diagrams illustrating an operation of generating a life pattern file of the home appliance control system 10b according to the third embodiment.
  • the collection unit 101a of the server 100a collects the operation state (ON, OFF, or COMPLETE) and the time from the home appliance via the gateway 700.
  • the analysis unit 102 analyzes information such as an operation state collected by the collection unit 101a.
  • information such as an operation state is collected from the home appliance 400 will be described.
  • the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 determines whether or not there has been a change in the driving state (S5001). If there is no change in the driving state (NO in S5001), home appliance control unit 401 of home appliance 400 determines again in S5001 whether the driving state has changed. When there is a change in the driving state (YES in S5001), the home appliance control unit 401 outputs the changed time and the changed driving state to the server notification unit 402. The server notification unit 402 notifies the gateway 700 of the changed operation state (S5002). The home appliance control unit 401 changes the operation state of the state file 1200 in the state database 405 to the changed operation state (S5003).
  • the server notification unit 701 of the gateway 700 determines whether or not the communication unit 705 has received a notification from the home appliance 400 (S5004). When the notification is not received from the home appliance 400 (NO in S5004), the server notification unit 701 determines again whether the notification is received from the home appliance 400 in S5004. When the communication unit 705 receives a notification from the home appliance 400 (YES in S5004), the server notification unit 701 transmits a notification including the home appliance name of the home appliance 400 and the changed operating state to the server 100a (S5005). ). The server notification unit 701 changes the operation state of the home appliance 400 in the owned home appliance file 7000 in the owned home appliance database 706 (S5006).
  • the collection unit 101a of the server 100a determines whether or not the communication unit 105 has received a notification from the gateway 700 (S5007). When the notification has not been received (NO in S5007), the collection unit 101a determines again whether or not the notification is received from the gateway 700 in S5007. When the communication unit 105 receives the notification (YES in S5007), the collection unit 101a performs a file writing process (S5008). The file writing process is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG.
  • the collection unit 101a of the server 100a determines whether or not the daily home appliance control files 800 (FIG. 4) for a certain number of days have been collected (S5009). If the daily home appliance control file 800 for a certain number of days has not been collected (NO in S5009), the process returns to S5007. When the daily home appliance control files 800 for a certain number of days are gathered (YES in S5009), the analysis unit 102 of the server 100a performs a pattern analysis process (S5010) and ends this process.
  • FIGS. 50 to 52 are sequence diagrams showing home appliance control operations based on the generated life pattern file performed by the home appliance control system 10b of the third embodiment. is there.
  • the setting unit 103a of the server 100a determines whether or not the communication unit 105 has received a home appliance control start notification from the portable terminal 200 (S6001). When the communication unit 105 does not receive the home appliance control start notification (NO in S6001), the setting unit 103a determines again in S6001 whether the communication unit 105 has received the home appliance control start notification. When the communication unit 105 receives a home appliance control start notification (YES in S6001), the setting unit 103a transmits a home appliance control start notification to the gateway 700 via the communication unit 105 (S6002).
  • the communication unit 705 of the gateway 700 determines whether or not a home appliance control start notification is received from the server 100a (S6003). When the home appliance control start notification has not been received (NO in S6003), the gateway 700 determines again whether or not the home appliance control start notification has been received from the communication unit 705 server 100a in S6003. When the home appliance control start notification is received (YES in S6003), the gateway 700 and the home appliance 400 perform home appliance control processing (S6004).
  • FIG. 53 is a sequence diagram showing the home appliance control process executed in S6004 of FIG.
  • the home appliance notifying unit 703 of the gateway 700 transmits an ON control signal for ON-controlling the home appliance 400 to the home appliance 400 (S6101). Then, the server notification unit 701 changes the operation state of the home appliance 400 in the owned home appliance file 7000 in the owned home appliance database 706 to ON (S6102).
  • the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 When the communication unit 403 receives the ON control signal, the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 performs ON control on the home appliance 400 (S6103).
  • the home appliance control unit 401 changes the operation state of the state file 1200 (FIG. 14) in the state database 405 to ON (S6104), and ends this process.
  • the setting unit 103 of the server 100a determines whether or not the communication unit 105 has received a notification from the mobile terminal 200 (S6005). When the notification is not received (NO in S6005), the setting unit 103 determines again whether the communication unit 105 has received the notification from the portable terminal 200 in S6005. When the communication unit 105 receives the notification (YES in S6005), the setting unit 103 determines whether the notification type is a lock notification or a home appliance control interruption notification (S6006).
  • the process returns to S6002 (FIG. 50), and the setting unit 103 transmits a home appliance control start notification to the gateway 700.
  • the type of notification is a home appliance control interruption notification (interruption at S6006)
  • the setting unit 103 transmits a notification of the home appliance name and OFF control in the home appliance control interruption notification to the gateway 700 (S6007).
  • the communication unit 705 of the gateway 700 determines whether or not a home appliance control interruption notification is received from the server 100a (S6008). When the home appliance control interruption notification is not received (NO in S6008), the communication unit 705 determines again whether or not the home appliance control interruption notification is received from the server 100a in S6008. When the communication unit 705 receives the home appliance control interruption notification (YES in S6008), the home appliance notification unit 703 transmits an off control signal for controlling the home appliance 400 in the home appliance control interruption notification to the home appliance 400 (S6009). . Then, the server notification unit 701 turns off the operation state of the home appliance 400 in the owned home appliance file 7000 in the owned home appliance database 706 (S6010).
  • the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 When the communication unit 403 receives an OFF control signal, the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 performs OFF control on the home appliance 400 (S6011).
  • the home appliance control unit 401 changes the operation state of the state file 1200 (FIG. 14) in the state database 405 to OFF (S6012).
  • the server 100a, the gateway 700, and the home appliance 400 perform home appliance control restart processing (S6013), and the processing ends.
  • FIG. 54 is a sequence diagram showing the home appliance control restart process executed in S6013 of FIG.
  • the setting unit 103a of the server 100a determines whether or not the communication unit 105 has received a home appliance control restart notification from the mobile terminal 200 (S6201). When the communication unit 105 does not receive the home appliance control restart notification (NO in S6201), the setting unit 103a determines again in S6201 whether the communication unit 105 has received the home appliance control restart notification. When the communication unit 105 receives the home appliance control restart notification (YES in S6201), the setting unit 103a transmits the home appliance control restart notification to the gateway 700 (S6202).
  • the communication unit 705 of the gateway 700 determines whether or not the home appliance control restart notification is received from the server 100a (S6203). If the communication unit 705 has not received the home appliance control restart notification (NO in step S6203), the communication unit 705 determines again in step S6203 whether the home appliance control restart notification has been received. When the communication unit 705 receives the home appliance control restart notification (YES in S6203), the home appliance notification unit 703 transmits an ON control signal for ON-controlling the home appliance 400 to the home appliance 400 (S6204). The server notification unit 701 changes the operation state of the owned home appliance file 7000 in the owned home appliance database 706 to ON (S6205).
  • the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 When the communication unit 403 receives the ON control signal, the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 performs ON control on the home appliance 400 (S6206).
  • the home appliance control unit 401 changes the operation state of the state file 1200 in the state database 405 to ON (S6207).
  • the home appliance control unit 401 performs the remaining control from the current state of the state file 1200 in the state database 405 toward the set state.
  • the home appliance 400 is controlled using the gateway 700.
  • the server 100a does not need to have an owned home appliance database. Therefore, the memory usage of the server 100a can be reduced. Further, the gateway 700 performs notification of ON control or OFF control to the home appliance 400 or the like, and determination of the control start time of the home appliance 400 or the like. For this reason, for example, when one aspect of the present disclosure is implemented in a plurality of houses 20, distributed processing by the gateways 700 installed in each house 20 is possible instead of processing by the server 100a in a single pole concentration. . As a result, the processing load on the server 100a can be reduced.
  • the third embodiment can be expected to have the effect of reducing the memory usage of the server 100a and reducing the processing load of the server 100a.
  • the home appliances 400 to 600 are controlled when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked.
  • the control of the home appliances 400 to 600 may be started with the locking.
  • a rice cooker that is an example of the home appliance 400 may be ON-controlled.
  • the ON control of the home appliances 400 to 600 is started when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked. However, when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked, the home appliances 400 to 600 may be turned off. In combination with the modification (1), the home appliances 400 to 600 may be controlled to be turned off when the electronic lock 300 is locked. For example, when the electronic lock 300 is a key of the entrance of the home 20, the home appliances 400 to 600 may be controlled to be OFF at the same time as the electronic lock 300 is locked. As a result, it becomes possible to start control of the home appliances 400 to 600 by actions that the user surely performs in various situations.
  • the home appliances 400 to 600 to be controlled as shown in FIG. 8, an air conditioner, a water heater, and a rice cooker that are used after the user returns home are exemplified.
  • the home electric appliance to be controlled is not limited to the electric home appliance used by the user after returning home. Accordingly, the home appliances handled by the user can be automatically controlled according to the user's life pattern from returning home to going to bed or from getting up to leaving home.
  • FIG. 55 is a diagram showing an example of a schedule confirmation screen 6200 displayed on the mobile terminal 200 (200a).
  • FIG. 56 is a diagram showing an example of a schedule change screen 6300 displayed on the mobile terminal 200 (200a).
  • the schedule confirmation screen 6200 includes a message display unit 6201, a confirmation button 6202, a change button 6203, and a schedule display unit 6204.
  • the schedule display unit 6204 displays the elapsed time from the present, and displays the user's behavior and the device operation in association with the elapsed time.
  • the message display unit 6201 displays “Automatic control of home appliances as follows”.
  • the mobile terminal 200 (200a) deletes the schedule confirmation screen 6200, and home appliance control is performed as displayed on the schedule display unit 6204.
  • the portable terminal 200 switches the schedule confirmation screen 6200 to the schedule change screen 6300 shown in the left diagram of FIG.
  • the schedule change screen 6300 includes a message display portion 6301, a schedule display portion 6204, and a change completion button 6302.
  • the message display unit 6301 displays “Change setting and tap change completion”.
  • FIG. 56 shows a case where the user wants to delete a meal after taking a bath, for example, because the user has gone home after eating.
  • the user taps an area 6303 described as “meal”, which is an action to be changed, with a contact 6304 (for example, the user's finger), and taps a change completion button 6302.
  • the portable terminal 200 (200a) returns the schedule change screen 6300 to the schedule confirmation screen 6200 shown on the right side of FIG.
  • the apps of the mobile terminals 200 and 200a are separated from the home appliance control app 214 and the key app 213, but the home appliance control function and the key function are within the same app. You may have it. Thereby, when realizing one mode of the present disclosure, only one application is required to be launched by the user. In addition, since there is no exchange of commands and notifications between applications, processing can be reduced.
  • the mobile terminal 200 uses the home appliance as confirmation to the user.
  • a selection screen 3100 for suspending or continuing the control may be displayed.
  • the mobile terminal 200a transmits the home appliance control interruption notification to the server 100
  • the mobile terminal 200a interrupts the home appliance control as confirmation to the user.
  • a selection screen 3800 for whether to continue or to continue may be displayed. As described above, when the selection screen is displayed on the portable terminal, when the user selects the interruption, the user may be able to specify the restart time of home appliance control.
  • FIG. 57A is a diagram illustrating an example in which the display screen of the mobile terminal 200 (200a) transitions from the selection screen 6400 to the time setting screen 6410 after the interruption is selected.
  • FIG. 57B is a diagram showing an example in which the display screen of the mobile terminal 200 (200a) transitions from the time setting screen 6410 to the confirmation screen 6420.
  • the selection screen 6400 includes a selection display portion 6401 and selection buttons 6402 and 6403.
  • the selection display portion 6401 of the selection screen 6400 displayed after the user selects interruption is displayed as “Interrupted. Do you want to set the resume time?”.
  • the mobile terminal 200 (200a) deletes the selection screen 6400.
  • the portable terminal 200 (200a) switches the selection screen 6400 to a time setting screen 6410 shown in the right diagram of FIG. 57A.
  • the time setting screen 6410 includes a time specifying unit 6411 and a timer specifying unit 6412.
  • the time designation unit 6411 displays “Specify and set completion time”, and the completion time can be designated.
  • the timer designation unit 6412 displays “Set resume time with timer”, and the resume time can be set with a timer.
  • time setting screen 6410 on the right side of FIG. 57A for example, when the user taps the center number of the timer specifying unit 6412 twice, the center number of the timer specifying unit 6412 is “ 2 "is displayed.
  • portable terminal 200 200a changes the display screen from time setting screen 6410 to the right of FIG. 57B. Switch to the confirmation screen 6420 shown in the figure.
  • the confirmation screen 6420 includes a confirmation display portion 6421 and a confirmation button 6422.
  • the right diagram of FIG. 57B shows an example in which hot water filling is interrupted and the restart time is set after 20 minutes by a timer.
  • the confirmation display portion 6421 displays “Restart hot water filling after 20 minutes”.
  • the user taps the confirmation button 6422 the setting of the restart time is completed.
  • the resumption time can be set in anticipation of the time required to return home.
  • an example of a detour is shown as a cause of interrupting the control of the home appliance.
  • external information such as weather and traffic conditions may be taken in as a factor for delaying control of the home appliance. That is, the home information may be controlled by recalculating the time required for returning home using the external information and delaying the home appliance control start time. Accordingly, even when the return time is delayed due to a train delay or a detour due to traffic closure, the home appliance can be controlled without waste by adjusting the control start time.
  • the server 100 when the life pattern file is generated, the server 100 is notified whenever the operating state of the electronic lock 300 or the home appliance 400 changes. Instead, the contents of the change in the operating state of the electronic lock 300 or the home appliance 400 and the time of the change are recorded in the mobile terminal 200 (200a) or the home appliance 400, and notified to the server 100 all at once. May be. As a result, the server 100 can also collect data in which the operating state has changed when unlocking or locking the electronic lock 300 is offline or when communication within the house 20 is unstable.
  • the analysis unit 102 of the server 100 sets the permitted time zone, the time required for returning home, and the like by analyzing the daily home appliance control file 800. Alternatively, these may be set by the user himself / herself.
  • FIG. 58 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen 6500 displayed on the mobile terminal 200 (200a).
  • Setting screen 6500 includes a guidance display portion 6501 and a setting display portion 6502.
  • the guidance display unit 6501 displays “Please set a time zone during which home appliance control start is permitted.” To prompt the user to set a permitted time zone.
  • the setting display area 6502 displays a start time and an end time that can be set. Each number increases by one for each tap by the user.
  • the setting display unit 6502 allows the user to set a desired permission time zone.
  • the server notification unit 202 of the mobile terminal 200 (200a) records the permission time zone set by the user in the time file 900 in the control time database 206 (an example of a storage unit).
  • the server notification unit 202 notifies the server 100 (100a) of the permitted time zone set by the user via the communication unit 204. As described above, the user can set a desired permission time zone.
  • the server notification unit 202 of the mobile terminal 200 creates a home appliance control start notification from the life pattern file 1500 in S3007 of FIG. 25 and transmits the created home appliance control start to the server 100.
  • the present disclosure is not limited to this.
  • the server notification unit 202 may transmit unlocking information indicating that the electronic lock 300 has been unlocked to the server 100 in S3007 of FIG.
  • the setting unit 103 of the server 100 may determine whether or not unlocking information has been received from the mobile terminal 200 in S3009.
  • the setting unit 103 may extract the life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8) from the life pattern database 109 (an example of a memory) and read the control target device and the control time from the life pattern file 1500.
  • the life pattern database 109 of the server 100 and the life pattern database 207 of the portable terminal 200 store the same life pattern file 1500 as can be seen from S2107 and S2109 of FIG. Therefore, server 100 can obtain information included in the home appliance control start notification, similar to portable terminal 200 in the case of the first embodiment.
  • the setting unit 103 of the server 100 can obtain the same information as when the home appliance control start notification is transmitted from the mobile terminal 200.
  • S3010A as in the first embodiment.
  • Home appliance control processing can be executed.
  • a part or all of the constituent elements constituting each of the above devices may be configured by one system LSI (Large Scale Integration).
  • the system LSI is an ultra-multifunctional LSI manufactured by integrating a plurality of components on a single chip, and specifically, a computer system including a microprocessor, ROM, RAM, and the like. .
  • a computer program is stored in the ROM.
  • the system LSI achieves its functions by the microprocessor operating according to the computer program.
  • each part of the constituent elements constituting each of the above devices may be individually made into one chip, or may be made into one chip so as to include a part or all of them.
  • the system LSI is used here, it may be called IC, LSI, super LSI, or ultra LSI depending on the degree of integration. Further, the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI's, and implementation using dedicated circuitry or general purpose processors is also possible.
  • An FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • a reconfigurable processor that can reconfigure the connection and setting of circuit cells inside the LSI may be used.
  • a part or all of the constituent elements constituting each of the above devices may be constituted by an IC card or a single module that can be attached to and detached from each device.
  • the IC card or the module is a computer system including a microprocessor, ROM, RAM, and the like.
  • the IC card or the module may include the super multifunctional LSI described above.
  • the IC card or the module achieves its function by the microprocessor operating according to the computer program. This IC card or this module may have tamper resistance.
  • One aspect of the present disclosure may be the method described above. Further, the present invention may be a computer program that realizes these methods by a computer, or may be a digital signal including the computer program.
  • one embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, a DVD, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, or a BD (Blu-ray).
  • a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, a DVD, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, or a BD (Blu-ray).
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  • the digital signal may be recorded on these recording media.
  • the computer program or the digital signal may be transmitted via an electric communication line, a wireless or wired communication line, a network typified by the Internet, a data broadcast, or the like.
  • One embodiment of the present disclosure may be a computer system including a microprocessor and a memory, the memory storing the computer program, and the microprocessor operating according to the computer program. .
  • the program or the digital signal is recorded on the recording medium and transferred, or the program or the digital signal is transferred via the network or the like, and executed by another independent computer system. It is good.
  • FIG. 60 is a diagram showing an overview of services provided by the device control system in service type 1 (in-house data center type cloud service).
  • the service provider 1020 acquires information from the group 1000 and provides a service to the user.
  • the service provider 1020 has a function of a data center operating company. That is, the service provider 1020 has a cloud server 1011 that manages big data. Therefore, there is no data center operating company.
  • the service provider 1020 operates and manages a data center (cloud server) 2003.
  • the service provider 1020 manages an operating system (OS) 2002 and an application 2001.
  • the service provider 1020 provides a service using the OS 2002 and the application 2001 managed by the service provider 1020 (arrow 2004).
  • FIG. 61 is a diagram illustrating an overall image of services provided by the device control system in service type 2 (IaaS-based cloud service).
  • IaaS is an abbreviation for infrastructure as a service, and is a cloud service provision model that provides a base for constructing and operating a computer system as a service via the Internet.
  • the data center operating company 1010 operates and manages the data center (cloud server) 2003.
  • the service provider 1020 manages the OS 2002 and the application 2001.
  • the service provider 1020 provides a service using the OS 2002 and the application 2001 managed by the service provider 1020 (arrow 2004).
  • FIG. 62 is a diagram showing an overview of services provided by the device control system in service type 3 (PaaS use type cloud service).
  • PaaS is an abbreviation for Platform as a Service
  • PaaS provision model that provides a platform serving as a foundation for constructing and operating software as a service via the Internet.
  • the data center operating company 1010 manages the OS 2002 and operates and manages the data center (cloud server) 2003.
  • the service provider 1020 manages the application 2001.
  • the service provider 1020 provides a service using the OS 2002 managed by the data center operating company 1010 and the application 2001 managed by the service provider 1020 (arrow 2004).
  • FIG. 63 is a diagram illustrating an overview of services provided by the device control system in service type 4 (SaaS-based cloud service).
  • SaaS is an abbreviation for software as a service.
  • the SaaS-based cloud service is, for example, an application provided by a platform provider who owns a data center (cloud server), a user such as a company or an individual who does not have a data center (cloud server), the Internet, etc.
  • This is a cloud service provision model that has functions that can be used via other networks.
  • the data center operating company 1010 manages the application 2001, manages the OS 2002, and operates and manages the data center (cloud server) 2003. Further, the service provider 1020 provides a service using the OS 2002 and the application 2001 managed by the data center operating company 1010 (arrow 2004).
  • the service provider 1020 provides a service in any cloud service type. Further, for example, the service provider 1020 or the data center operating company 1010 may develop an OS, an application, a big data database, or the like, or may be outsourced to a third party for development.
  • the present disclosure is useful as a portable terminal control method and program used in a device control system for remotely controlling a target device in a house via a network.

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Disclosed is a method for controlling a portable terminal used in a device control system wherein target devices in a home are remotely controlled via a network. In this control method a portable terminal, which executes a program for transmitting locking signals and unlocking signals to an electronic lock that is locked when a locking signal is detected and unlocked when an unlocking signal is detected, causes a computer to manage information indicating a permitted time period during which a target device in a home can be turned on. When the electronic lock is unlocked by the transmission of an unlocking signal on the basis of the execution of the program, a determination is made regarding whether the transmission time of the unlocking signal is within the permitted time period. When it is determined that the transmission time of the unlocking signal is within the permitted time period a control start signal for the purpose of turning on the target device in the home is transmitted to a device control system via the network.

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携帯端末の制御方法及びプログラムControl method and program for portable terminal
　本開示は、携帯端末の制御方法及びプログラムに関する。 This disclosure relates to a mobile terminal control method and program.
　近年、スマートフォンやタブレットＰＣなどの携帯端末を用いた様々なアプリケーションが開発されている。例えば、携帯端末を用いて他の機器を制御するものとして、近距離無線通信が可能な携帯電話を用いて電子錠を施錠又は開錠する技術が開示されている（例えば特許文献１参照）。 In recent years, various applications using mobile terminals such as smartphones and tablet PCs have been developed. For example, a technique for locking or unlocking an electronic lock using a mobile phone capable of short-range wireless communication has been disclosed as a device for controlling other devices using a mobile terminal (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
　しかし、上記特許文献１で開示されている技術では、さらなる改善が必要であった。 However, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 requires further improvement.
特開２０１２－１４４８９９号公報JP 2012-144899 A
　上記課題を解決するため、本開示の一態様は、ネットワークを介して家屋内の対象機器を遠隔制御する機器制御システムに用いられる携帯端末の制御方法であって、電子的な施錠信号の検知により施錠し、電子的な開錠信号の検知により開錠する電子錠に、前記施錠信号又は前記開錠信号を送出させるプログラムを実行する前記携帯端末のコンピュータに対して、前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御を可能にする許可時間帯を示す情報を管理させ、前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記開錠信号の送出により前記電子錠が開錠されると、前記開錠信号の送出時刻が前記許可時間帯の範囲内か否かを判断させ、前記開錠信号の送出時刻が前記許可時間帯の範囲内であると判断されると、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記家屋内の対象機器をオン制御させるための制御開始信号を送信させるものである。 In order to solve the above-described problem, one aspect of the present disclosure is a method for controlling a mobile terminal used in a device control system that remotely controls a target device in a house via a network, by detecting an electronic locking signal. An electronic lock that is locked by detecting an electronic unlocking signal is locked, and the computer of the portable terminal that executes the program for sending the unlocking signal or the unlocking signal to the electronic device that is unlocked by detecting the electronic unlocking signal. When the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlocking signal based on the execution of the program, the information indicating the permission time zone enabling on-control is managed, and the sending time of the unlocking signal is the permission time When it is determined whether or not the transmission time of the unlocking signal is within the range of the permitted time zone, it is determined whether it is within the range of the band, toward the device control system via the network, The control start signal for turning on the control target apparatus of the serial in a house is intended to be sent.
　本態様により、さらなる改善を実現できる。 This mode can realize further improvement.
実施の形態１における家電制御システムの全体構成図である。1 is an overall configuration diagram of a home appliance control system in Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１におけるサーバの構成を示すブロック図である。2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server in Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１における所有家電ファイルの一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of the owned household appliance file in Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１における日別家電制御ファイルの一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of the daily household appliance control file in Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１における時間ファイルの一例を示す図である。6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a time file according to Embodiment 1. FIG. ユーザの平日の生活の概要を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a user's weekday life. ユーザの平日の生活の詳細な一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows a detailed example of a user's weekday life. 実施の形態１における生活パターンファイルの一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of the life pattern file in Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１における携帯端末の構成を示すブロック図である。3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１における携帯端末のソフトウェア構成を示すブロック図である。3 is a block diagram illustrating a software configuration of the mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１における電子錠の構成を示すブロック図である。FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic lock in the first embodiment. 実施の形態１における鍵状態ファイルの一例を示す図である。6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a key state file according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１における家電機器の構成を示すブロック図である。FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of home appliances in the first embodiment. 実施の形態１における状態ファイルの一例を示す図である。6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state file according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１における状態ファイルの一例を示す図である。6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state file according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１における、ユーザの帰宅前に電子錠が開錠された場合の処理を示すシーケンス図である。FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing processing in the first embodiment when the electronic lock is unlocked before the user returns home. 実施の形態１における、携帯端末からサーバへ送信される通知データの構成例を示す図である。6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of notification data transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server in Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１における、携帯端末からサーバへ送信される通知データの構成例を示す図である。6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of notification data transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server in Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１における、ユーザの帰宅前に電子錠が施錠された場合の処理を示すシーケンス図である。FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing processing in the first embodiment when the electronic lock is locked before the user returns home. 実施の形態１における電子錠処理を示すシーケンス図である。FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing an electronic lock process in the first embodiment. 実施の形態１における携帯端末に表示される確認画面の一例を示す図である。6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a confirmation screen displayed on the mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１におけるファイル書き込み処理を示すフローチャートである。4 is a flowchart showing file writing processing in the first embodiment. 実施の形態１における、ユーザの帰宅後におけるファイル生成処理を示すシーケンス図である。FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating a file generation process after the user returns home in Embodiment 1. 実施の形態１において家電機器からサーバへ送信される通知データの一例を示す図である。6 is a diagram illustrating an example of notification data transmitted from a home appliance to a server in Embodiment 1. [FIG. 実施の形態１において家電機器からサーバへ送信される通知データの一例を示す図である。6 is a diagram illustrating an example of notification data transmitted from a home appliance to a server in Embodiment 1. [FIG. 実施の形態１におけるパターン分析処理を示すシーケンス図である。FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing a pattern analysis process in the first embodiment. 実施の形態１の家電制御システムにより行われる、生成した生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御の動作を示すシーケンス図である。It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement of the household appliance control based on the produced | generated lifestyle pattern file performed by the household appliance control system of Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１の家電制御システムにより行われる、生成した生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御の動作を示すシーケンス図である。It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement of the household appliance control based on the produced | generated lifestyle pattern file performed by the household appliance control system of Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１の家電制御システムにより行われる、生成した生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御の動作を示すシーケンス図である。It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement of the household appliance control based on the produced | generated lifestyle pattern file performed by the household appliance control system of Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１の家電制御システムにより行われる、生成した生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御の動作を示すシーケンス図である。It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement of the household appliance control based on the produced | generated lifestyle pattern file performed by the household appliance control system of Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１における携帯端末に表示される確認画面の一例を示す図である。6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a confirmation screen displayed on the mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１において携帯端末からサーバへ送信される家電制御開始通知のデータ構成例を示す図である。6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of a home appliance control start notification transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server in Embodiment 1. FIG. 図３０Ａの家電制御開始通知のデータ構成の具体例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the specific example of a data structure of the household appliance control start notification of FIG. 30A. 図３０Ａの家電制御開始通知のデータ構成の具体例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the specific example of a data structure of the household appliance control start notification of FIG. 30A. 図３０Ａの家電制御開始通知のデータ構成の具体例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the specific example of a data structure of the household appliance control start notification of FIG. 30A. 図３０Ａの家電制御開始通知のデータ構成の具体例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the specific example of a data structure of the household appliance control start notification of FIG. 30A. 実施の形態１において携帯端末からサーバへ送信される家電制御開始通知の図３０Ａと異なるデータ構成例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the data structural example different from FIG. 30A of the household appliance control start notification transmitted to a server from a portable terminal in Embodiment 1. FIG. 図３０Ｆの家電制御開始通知のデータ構成の具体例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the specific example of a data structure of the household appliance control start notification of FIG. 図３０Ｆの家電制御開始通知のデータ構成の具体例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the specific example of a data structure of the household appliance control start notification of FIG. 実施の形態１における家電制御処理を示すシーケンス図である。It is a sequence diagram which shows the household appliance control process in Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１において携帯端末からサーバへ送信される家電制御中断通知のデータ構成例を示す図である。6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of a home appliance control interruption notification transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server in Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１において携帯端末からサーバへ送信される家電制御中断通知のデータ構成例を示す図である。6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of a home appliance control interruption notification transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server in Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１において携帯端末に表示される選択画面の一例を示す図である。6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a selection screen displayed on the mobile terminal in Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１における家電制御再開処理を示すシーケンス図である。It is a sequence diagram which shows the household appliance control restart process in Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１において携帯端末からサーバへ送信される家電制御再開通知のデータ構成例を示す図である。6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of a home appliance control restart notification transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server in Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１において携帯端末に表示される選択画面の一例を示す図である。6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a selection screen displayed on the mobile terminal in Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態１において家電制御の中断が生じる原因の一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of the cause which interruption of household appliance control produces in Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態２において開錠から施錠までの経過時間が帰宅所要時間内であっても、家電制御の中断が必要な場合を説明する図である。It is a figure explaining the case where interruption of household appliance control is required even if the elapsed time from unlocking to locking is within the time required for returning home in Embodiment 2. 実施の形態２における家電制御システムの全体構成図である。It is a whole block diagram of the household appliance control system in Embodiment 2. FIG. 実施の形態２における携帯端末の構成を示すブロック図である。6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 実施の形態２における家電制御システムの動作を示すシーケンス図である。It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the household appliance control system in Embodiment 2. 実施の形態２における家電制御システムの動作を示すシーケンス図である。It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the household appliance control system in Embodiment 2. 実施の形態２において携帯端末に表示される選択画面の一例を示す図である。10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a selection screen displayed on the mobile terminal in Embodiment 2. FIG. 実施の形態２において携帯端末に表示される選択画面の一例を示す図である。10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a selection screen displayed on the mobile terminal in Embodiment 2. FIG. 実施の形態３における家電制御システムの全体構成図である。It is a whole block diagram of the household appliance control system in Embodiment 3. 実施の形態３におけるゲートウェイの構成を示すブロック図である。FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a gateway in a third embodiment. 実施の形態３におけるサーバの構成を示すブロック図である。FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server in a third embodiment. 実施の形態３における家電制御システムの生活パターンファイルの生成の動作を示すシーケンス図である。FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation of generating a life pattern file of the home appliance control system in the third embodiment. 実施の形態３における家電制御システムの生活パターンファイルの生成の動作を示すシーケンス図である。FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation of generating a life pattern file of the home appliance control system in the third embodiment. 実施の形態３における家電制御システムにより行われる、生成した生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御の動作を示すシーケンス図である。It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement of the household appliance control based on the produced | generated lifestyle pattern file performed by the household appliance control system in Embodiment 3. FIG. 実施の形態３における家電制御システムにより行われる、生成した生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御の動作を示すシーケンス図である。It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement of the household appliance control based on the produced | generated lifestyle pattern file performed by the household appliance control system in Embodiment 3. FIG. 実施の形態３における家電制御システムにより行われる、生成した生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御の動作を示すシーケンス図である。It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement of the household appliance control based on the produced | generated lifestyle pattern file performed by the household appliance control system in Embodiment 3. FIG. 実施の形態３における家電制御処理を示すシーケンス図である。FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing home appliance control processing in the third embodiment. 実施の形態３における家電制御再開処理を示すシーケンス図である。FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating home appliance control restart processing in the third embodiment. 携帯端末に表示されるスケジュール確認画面の一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of the schedule confirmation screen displayed on a portable terminal. 携帯端末に表示されるスケジュール変更画面の一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of the schedule change screen displayed on a portable terminal. 中断選択後に携帯端末の表示画面が、選択画面から時刻設定画面に遷移する例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example which the display screen of a portable terminal changes from a selection screen to a time setting screen after interruption selection. 携帯端末の表示画面が、時刻設定画面から確認画面に遷移する例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example which the display screen of a portable terminal changes to a confirmation screen from a time setting screen. 携帯端末に表示される設定画面の一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of the setting screen displayed on a portable terminal. 本実施の形態における機器制御システムが提供するサービスの全体像を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the whole image of the service which the apparatus control system in this Embodiment provides. 機器メーカがデータセンタ運営会社に該当する例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example in which an apparatus maker corresponds to a data center operating company. 機器メーカ及び管理会社の両者又はいずれか一方がデータセンタ運営会社に該当する例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example in which both or one of an apparatus manufacturer and a management company corresponds to a data center operating company. サービスの類型１（自社データセンタ型クラウドサービス）における機器制御システムが提供するサービスの全体像を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the whole image of the service which the apparatus control system provides in the service type 1 (in-house data center type cloud service). サービスの類型２（ＩａａＳ利用型クラウドサービス）における機器制御システムが提供するサービスの全体像を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the whole image of the service which the apparatus control system in the service type 2 (IaaS use type | mold cloud service) provides. サービスの類型３（ＰａａＳ利用型クラウドサービス）における機器制御システムが提供するサービスの全体像を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the whole image of the service which the apparatus control system provides in the service type 3 (PaaS use type cloud service). サービスの類型４（ＳａａＳ利用型クラウドサービス）における機器制御システムが提供するサービスの全体像を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the whole image of the service which the apparatus control system in the service type 4 (SaaS use type | mold cloud service) provides.
　（本開示の基礎となった知見）
　特許文献１で開示されている技術では、携帯端末が電子錠の施錠又は開錠を制御することのみが可能になっている。特許文献１には、携帯端末が電子錠以外の他の機器を同時に制御することは開示されていない。例えば、携帯端末には、電子錠の施錠又は開錠を制御する機能以外に他の対象機器を制御する機能が備わっている場合がある。その場合でも、特許文献１に記載の技術では、それぞれの機能を実装するアプリケーションをユーザが個別に起動させて、その都度ユーザが操作を行わなければ、それぞれ異なる対象機器を制御できなかった。 (Knowledge that became the basis of this disclosure)
In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the portable terminal can only control the locking or unlocking of the electronic lock. Patent Document 1 does not disclose that the mobile terminal simultaneously controls devices other than the electronic lock. For example, the portable terminal may have a function of controlling another target device in addition to the function of controlling the locking or unlocking of the electronic lock. Even in that case, with the technique described in Patent Document 1, it is impossible to control different target devices unless the user individually activates an application that implements each function and the user performs an operation each time.
　そこで、本発明者は、携帯端末の機能向上のため、以下の改善策を検討した。 Therefore, the present inventor examined the following improvement measures in order to improve the functions of the mobile terminal.
　本開示の一態様は、ネットワークを介して家屋内の対象機器を遠隔制御する機器制御システムに用いられる携帯端末の制御方法であって、電子的な施錠信号の検知により施錠し、電子的な開錠信号の検知により開錠する電子錠に、前記施錠信号又は前記開錠信号を送出させるプログラムを実行する前記携帯端末のコンピュータに対して、前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御を可能にする許可時間帯を示す情報を管理させ、前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記開錠信号の送出により前記電子錠が開錠されると、前記開錠信号の送出時刻が前記許可時間帯の範囲内か否かを判断させ、前記開錠信号の送出時刻が前記許可時間帯の範囲内であると判断されると、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記家屋内の対象機器をオン制御させるための制御開始信号を送信させるものである。 One aspect of the present disclosure is a method for controlling a mobile terminal used in a device control system that remotely controls a target device in a house via a network. The mobile terminal is locked by detecting an electronic lock signal, and is electronically opened. Permission to enable on-control of the target device in the house for the portable terminal computer that executes the program for sending the lock signal or the unlock signal to the electronic lock that is unlocked by detecting the lock signal If information indicating a time zone is managed and the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlocking signal based on the execution of the program, whether or not the sending time of the unlocking signal is within the permitted time zone If the transmission time of the unlocking signal is determined to be within the permitted time zone, the target device in the house is turned on to the device control system via the network. The control start signal for controlling the one in which to transmit.
　本態様により、前記電子錠の開錠が前記許可時間帯の範囲内である場合に、前記家屋内の対象機器をオン制御させるための制御開始信号が、機器制御システムに向けて送信される。 According to this aspect, when the unlocking of the electronic lock is within the permitted time zone, a control start signal for turning on the target device in the house is transmitted to the device control system.
　例えば、前記携帯端末のユーザの行動パターンとして、電子錠の開錠という行為に続いて、前記家屋内の対象機器をオン制御させるという行動パターンが考えられる。電子錠の開錠は、例えば、自転車の電子錠の開錠、アパートメントの正面玄関の電子錠の開錠などが含まれる。対象機器のオン制御は、例えば、空気調和機の電源のオン制御などが含まれる。このような行動パターンの場合、本態様により、前記電子錠の開錠という機器制御を契機に、前記ユーザの他の操作を介在することなく、前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御が可能になる。 For example, as an action pattern of the user of the mobile terminal, an action pattern of on-controlling the target device in the house may be considered following the action of unlocking the electronic lock. The unlocking of the electronic lock includes, for example, unlocking the electronic lock of a bicycle, unlocking the electronic lock of the front door of the apartment, and the like. The on-control of the target device includes, for example, on-control of the power supply of the air conditioner. In the case of such an action pattern, according to this aspect, on-device control of the target device in the house can be performed without any other operation of the user, triggered by device control of unlocking the electronic lock. .
　本態様では、前記電子錠の開錠という１つの機器制御に、例えば、これに続いて発生する可能性の高い次の機器制御である前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御という他の機器制御の起動指示を兼用させる。したがって、前記ユーザによる１つの操作で２つの機器制御を実現できる。その結果、前記携帯端末に２つの各々の機器制御を要求することなく、その分、前記携帯端末から前記家屋内の対象機器を遠隔操作する際の携帯端末の処理負担を軽減しつつ、所望の２つの機器制御を実現できる。 In this aspect, in one device control of unlocking the electronic lock, for example, another device control of on-control of the target device in the house, which is the next device control that is likely to occur subsequently. Also use the start instruction. Therefore, two device controls can be realized by one operation by the user. As a result, without requesting control of each of the two devices from the portable terminal, while reducing the processing burden of the portable terminal when remotely operating the target device in the house from the portable terminal, Two device controls can be realized.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記施錠信号の送出により前記電子錠を施錠させるまでに、前記開錠信号の送出時刻からの経過時間が第１閾値を超えた場合、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記オン制御された対象機器をオフ制御させるための制御中断信号を送信させてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, when the elapsed time from the sending time of the unlocking signal exceeds a first threshold before the electronic lock is locked by sending the locking signal based on the execution of the program, the network is A control interruption signal may be transmitted to the device control system via the control device so that the on-controlled target device is turned off.
　一般に、前記開錠信号の送出時刻からの経過時間が第１閾値を超えた場合には、前記電子錠の開錠という機器制御に続いて、次の機器制御である前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御という他の機器制御が発生する可能性は低いと判断できる。第１閾値は、例えば電子錠を開錠した地点から自宅まで帰宅するのに要する帰宅所要時間としてもよい。 Generally, when the elapsed time from the time when the unlocking signal is sent exceeds a first threshold, the device control for unlocking the electronic lock is followed by the next device control of the target device in the house. It can be determined that there is a low possibility that other device control such as on-control occurs. The first threshold may be, for example, the time required for returning home from the point where the electronic lock is unlocked to return home.
　そこで、本態様では、前記電子錠を施錠させるまでに、前記開錠信号の送出時刻からの経過時間が第１閾値を超えた場合、オン制御された対象機器をオフ制御させるための制御中断信号が、ネットワークを介して機器制御システムに向けて送信される。 Therefore, in this aspect, when the elapsed time from the transmission time of the unlocking signal exceeds the first threshold until the electronic lock is locked, the control interruption signal for turning off the target device that is on-controlled Is transmitted to the device control system via the network.
　このように、前記電子錠の開錠という機器制御に関連付けて、次の制御である前記家屋内の対象機器をオン制御させるための開始制御信号が送信された場合であっても、その可能性が低いと判断される場合には、事後的に前記オン制御が取り消される。その結果、１つの指示により所望の２つの機器制御を実現しつつも、無駄に前記家屋内の対象機器がオン制御されるのを防止できる。 In this way, even if a start control signal for controlling on-control of the target device in the house, which is the next control, is transmitted in association with the device control of unlocking the electronic lock. Is determined to be low, the on-control is canceled afterwards. As a result, it is possible to prevent the target device in the house from being turned on unnecessarily, while realizing desired two device control by one instruction.
　また、無駄に前記家屋内の対象機器がオン制御されるのを防止することにより、１つの指示により所望の２つの機器制御を実現しつつも、前記家屋内の対象機器による無駄な電力消費の発生を抑制できる。 In addition, by preventing the target device in the house from being turned on unnecessarily, the desired two devices can be controlled by one instruction, while wasteful power consumption by the target device in the house is reduced. Generation can be suppressed.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記制御中断信号を送信させた後に、前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記開錠信号の送出により前記電子錠が開錠されると、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記オフ制御された対象機器を再びオン制御させるための制御再開信号を送信させてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, after the control interruption signal is transmitted, when the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlock signal based on the execution of the program, it is directed to the device control system via the network. Then, a control resumption signal may be transmitted for causing the off-controlled target device to be on-controlled again.
　本態様によると、前記制御中断信号を送信させた後に、前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記開錠信号の送出により前記電子錠が開錠されると、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記オフ制御された対象機器を再びオン制御させるための制御再開信号が送信される。即ち、一旦、前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御を取り消した場合であっても、前記電子錠の開錠により、前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御が再開される。 According to this aspect, after the control interruption signal is transmitted, when the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlocking signal based on the execution of the program, it is directed to the device control system via the network. Then, a control resumption signal is transmitted for causing the off-controlled target device to be turned on again. That is, even if the on-control of the target device in the house is once canceled, the on-control of the target device in the home is resumed by unlocking the electronic lock.
　これにより、前記電子錠の開錠という１つの機器制御に、例えば、これに続いて発生する可能性の高い次の機器制御である前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御という他の機器制御の起動指示を兼用させる。したがって、前記ユーザによる１つの操作で２の機器制御を実現できる。 Thereby, in one device control of unlocking the electronic lock, for example, activation of another device control such as on-control of the target device in the house, which is the next device control that is likely to occur subsequently. Let the instructions be shared. Therefore, two device controls can be realized by one operation by the user.
　そのため、前記携帯端末に２つの各々の機器制御を要求することなく、その分、前記携帯端末から前記家屋内の対象機器を遠隔操作する際の携帯端末の処理負担を軽減しつつ、所望の２つの機器制御を実現できる。 Therefore, it is possible to reduce the processing load of the mobile terminal when remotely operating the target device in the house from the mobile terminal without requesting control of each of the two devices to the mobile terminal. One device control can be realized.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記携帯端末は、前記家屋の位置を表す情報を登録し、衛星を用いた測位システムにより前記携帯端末の位置を検知する位置検知機能を有し、前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記施錠信号の送出により前記電子錠が施錠されると、前記位置検知機能を起動させて前記携帯端末の位置を検知させ、前記検知された携帯端末の位置と、前記登録された情報により表される前記家屋の位置とから、前記携帯端末の位置と前記家屋の位置との間の距離を算出させ、前記算出された距離が第２閾値より大きいか否かを判断させ、前記算出された距離が前記第２閾値より大きいと判断された場合、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記オン制御された対象機器をオフ制御させるための制御中断信号を送信させてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, the portable terminal has a position detection function of registering information representing the position of the house and detecting the position of the portable terminal by a positioning system using a satellite, and is based on execution of the program When the electronic lock is locked by sending the locking signal, the position detection function is activated to detect the position of the portable terminal, and is represented by the detected position of the portable terminal and the registered information. And calculating the distance between the position of the mobile terminal and the position of the house from the position of the house, determining whether the calculated distance is greater than a second threshold, and calculating the distance Is determined to be larger than the second threshold value, a control interruption signal for turning off the on-controlled target device to the device control system via the network is determined. It may be sent.
　本態様によると、前記携帯端末は、前記家屋の位置を表す情報を登録する。前記電子錠が施錠されると、前記位置検知機能が起動されて前記携帯端末の位置が検知される。携帯端末の位置と家屋の位置との間の距離が算出され、この算出された距離が第２閾値より大きいか否かが判断される。前記携帯端末の位置が前記家屋から第２閾値より遠くにある場合、前記オン制御された対象機器をオフ制御させるための制御中断信号が、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、送信される。 According to this aspect, the mobile terminal registers information representing the position of the house. When the electronic lock is locked, the position detection function is activated to detect the position of the mobile terminal. A distance between the position of the mobile terminal and the position of the house is calculated, and it is determined whether or not the calculated distance is greater than a second threshold value. When the position of the portable terminal is farther than the second threshold value from the house, a control interruption signal for turning off the on-controlled target device is transmitted to the device control system via the network. Is done.
　一般に、前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御をした後であっても、前記携帯端末の位置が前記家屋から第２閾値より遠くにある場合には、前記電子錠の開錠という機器制御に続いて、次の機器制御である前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御という他の機器制御が発生する可能性は低いと判断できる。第２閾値は、例えば携帯端末が家屋に位置するか否かを判断できる短い距離、例えば２０ｍとしてもよい。 In general, even after the on-control of the target device in the house, if the position of the mobile terminal is far from a second threshold from the house, the device control of unlocking the electronic lock is followed. Therefore, it can be determined that there is a low possibility that another device control, which is the next device control, that is, on-control of the target device in the house will occur. The second threshold value may be a short distance, for example 20 m, for example, for determining whether or not the mobile terminal is located in a house.
　そこで、本態様では、前記電子錠の開錠という機器制御に関連付けて、次の制御である前記家屋内の対象機器をオン制御した場合であっても、その可能性が低いと判断される場合には、事後的に前記オン制御が取り消される。したがって、一つの機器制御の指示により所望の２つの機器制御を実現しつつも、無駄に前記家屋内の対象機器がオン制御されるのを防止できる。 Therefore, in this aspect, even when the target device in the house, which is the next control, is turned on in association with the device control of unlocking the electronic lock, it is determined that the possibility is low The on-control is canceled afterwards. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the target device in the house from being turned on unnecessarily, while realizing desired two device control by a single device control instruction.
　また、無駄に前記家屋内の対象機器がオン制御されるのを防止することにより、一つの機器制御の指示により所望の２つの機器制御を実現しつつも、前記家屋内の対象機器による無駄な電力消費の発生を抑制できる。 In addition, by preventing the target device in the house from being turned on unnecessarily, the desired two devices can be controlled by a single device control instruction, while the target device in the house is wasted. Generation of power consumption can be suppressed.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記制御中断信号を送信させた後に、前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記開錠信号の送出により前記電子錠が開錠されると、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記オフ制御された対象機器を再びオン制御させるための制御再開信号を送信させてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, after the control interruption signal is transmitted, when the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlock signal based on the execution of the program, it is directed to the device control system via the network. Then, a control resumption signal may be transmitted for causing the off-controlled target device to be on-controlled again.
　本態様によると、前記制御中断信号を送信させた後に、前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記開錠信号の送出により前記電子錠が開錠されると、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記オフ制御された対象機器を再びオン制御させるための制御再開信号が送信される。即ち、一旦、前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御を取り消した場合であっても、前記電子錠の開錠により、前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御が再開される。 According to this aspect, after the control interruption signal is transmitted, when the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlocking signal based on the execution of the program, it is directed to the device control system via the network. Then, a control resumption signal is transmitted for causing the off-controlled target device to be turned on again. That is, even if the on-control of the target device in the house is once canceled, the on-control of the target device in the home is resumed by unlocking the electronic lock.
　これにより、前記電子錠の開錠という１つの機器制御に、例えば、これに続いて発生する可能性の高い次の機器制御である前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御という他の機器制御の起動指示を兼用させる。したがって、前記ユーザによる１つの操作で２つの機器制御を実現できる。 Thereby, in one device control of unlocking the electronic lock, for example, activation of another device control such as on-control of the target device in the house, which is the next device control that is likely to occur subsequently. Let the instructions be shared. Therefore, two device controls can be realized by one operation by the user.
　そのため、前記携帯端末に２つの各々の機器制御を要求することなく、その分、前記携帯端末から前記家屋内の対象機器を遠隔操作する際の携帯端末の処理負担を軽減しつつ、所望の２つの機器制御を実現できる。 Therefore, it is possible to reduce the processing load of the mobile terminal when remotely operating the target device in the house from the mobile terminal without requesting control of each of the two devices to the mobile terminal. One device control can be realized.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記携帯端末は、ディスプレイを備え、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムから、前記家屋内の対象機器をオン制御させた旨の応答信号を受信すると、前記ディスプレイに、前記家屋内の対象機器をオン制御させた旨を示す確認画面を表示させてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, when the mobile terminal includes a display and receives a response signal indicating that the target device in the house is on-controlled from the device control system via the network, A confirmation screen indicating that the target device in the house has been turned on may be displayed.
　本態様によると、携帯端末のディスプレイに、家屋内の対象機器がオン制御された旨を示す確認画面が表示される。このため、ユーザは、対象機器がオン制御されたことを確認することができる。 According to this aspect, a confirmation screen indicating that the target device in the house has been turned on is displayed on the display of the mobile terminal. For this reason, the user can confirm that the target device is on-controlled.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記ディスプレイに表示された確認画面は、前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御を取り消すための指示ボタンを含み、前記指示ボタンに対するユーザの操作が検知された場合、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記オン制御された対象機器のオン制御を取り消すための制御中断信号を送信させてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, the confirmation screen displayed on the display includes an instruction button for canceling on-control of the target device in the house, and when the user's operation on the instruction button is detected, the network is displayed. A control interruption signal for canceling the ON control of the ON-controlled target device may be transmitted to the device control system.
　本態様によると、ディスプレイに表示された確認画面に含まれる指示ボタンに対するユーザの操作が検知された場合、オン制御された対象機器のオン制御を取り消すための制御中断信号が、ネットワークを介して機器制御システムに向けて送信される。このため、ユーザは、対象機器のオン制御を継続させるか中断させるかを選択することができる。 According to this aspect, when a user operation on the instruction button included in the confirmation screen displayed on the display is detected, a control interruption signal for canceling the ON control of the target device that is ON-controlled is transmitted via the network. Sent to the control system. For this reason, the user can select whether the on-control of the target device is continued or interrupted.
　本開示の他の態様は、ネットワークを介して家屋内の対象機器を遠隔制御する機器制御システムに用いられる携帯端末の制御方法であって、電子的な施錠信号の検知により施錠し、電子的な開錠信号の検知により開錠する電子錠に、前記施錠信号又は前記開錠信号を送出させるプログラムを実行する前記携帯端末のコンピュータに対して、前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御を可能にする許可時間帯を示す情報を管理させ、前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記開錠信号の送出により前記電子錠が開錠されると、前記開錠信号の送出時刻が前記許可時間帯の範囲内か否かを判断させ、前記開錠信号の送出時刻が前記許可時間帯の範囲内であると判断されると、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記電子錠が開錠された旨を示す開錠情報を送信させ、前記機器制御システムにおいて、前記開錠情報の受信に応じて、前記家屋内の対象機器をオン制御させるオン制御信号を前記家屋内の対象機器に向けて送信させる。 Another aspect of the present disclosure is a method for controlling a mobile terminal used in a device control system that remotely controls a target device in a house via a network, and is locked by detecting an electronic lock signal. Enables on-control of the target device in the house to the portable terminal computer that executes the program for sending the lock signal or the unlock signal to the electronic lock that is unlocked by detecting the unlock signal When the information indicating the permitted time zone is managed and the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlocking signal based on the execution of the program, whether or not the sending time of the unlocking signal is within the permitted time zone And when it is determined that the transmission time of the unlock signal is within the permitted time zone, the electronic lock is unlocked toward the device control system via the network. In the device control system, an on-control signal for on-controlling the target device in the house is transmitted to the target device in the house in response to the reception of the unlock information. .
　本態様により、前記電子錠の開錠が前記許可時間帯の範囲内である場合に、電子錠が開錠された旨を示す開錠情報が、機器制御システムに向けて送信される。機器制御システムにおいて、開錠情報の受信に応じて、家屋内の対象機器をオン制御させるオン制御信号が家屋内の対象機器に向けて送信される。 According to this aspect, when the unlocking of the electronic lock is within the permitted time zone, unlocking information indicating that the electronic lock has been unlocked is transmitted to the device control system. In the device control system, an ON control signal for ON-controlling the target device in the house is transmitted to the target device in the house in response to receiving the unlocking information.
　例えば、前記携帯端末のユーザの行動パターンとして、電子錠の開錠という行為に続いて、前記家屋内の対象機器をオン制御させるという行動パターンが考えられる。電子錠の開錠は、例えば、自転車の電子錠の開錠、アパートメントの正面玄関の電子錠の開錠などが含まれる。対象機器のオン制御は、例えば、空気調和機の電源のオン制御などが含まれる。このような行動パターンの場合、本態様により、前記電子錠の開錠という機器制御を契機に、前記ユーザの他の操作を介在することなく、前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御が可能になる。 For example, as an action pattern of the user of the mobile terminal, an action pattern of on-controlling the target device in the house may be considered following the action of unlocking the electronic lock. The unlocking of the electronic lock includes, for example, unlocking the electronic lock of a bicycle, unlocking the electronic lock of the front door of the apartment, and the like. The on-control of the target device includes, for example, on-control of the power supply of the air conditioner. In the case of such an action pattern, according to this aspect, on-device control of the target device in the house can be performed without any other operation of the user, triggered by device control of unlocking the electronic lock. .
　本態様では、前記電子錠の開錠という１つの機器制御に、例えば、これに続いて発生する可能性の高い次の機器制御である前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御という他の機器制御の起動指示を兼用させる。したがって、前記ユーザによる１つの操作で２つの機器制御を実現できる。その結果、前記携帯端末に２つの各々の機器制御を要求することなく、その分、前記携帯端末から前記家屋内の対象機器を遠隔操作する際の携帯端末の処理負担を軽減しつつ、所望の２つの機器制御を実現できる。 In this aspect, in one device control of unlocking the electronic lock, for example, another device control of on-control of the target device in the house, which is the next device control that is likely to occur subsequently. Also use the start instruction. Therefore, two device controls can be realized by one operation by the user. As a result, without requesting control of each of the two devices from the portable terminal, while reducing the processing burden of the portable terminal when remotely operating the target device in the house from the portable terminal, Two device controls can be realized.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記機器制御システムにおいて、前記開錠情報の受信時刻から予め定められた制御時間の経過後に前記オン制御信号を前記家屋内の対象機器に向けて送信させ、前記機器制御システムは、前記制御時間を示す情報を管理するメモリを有するとしてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, in the device control system, the device control system causes the on-control signal to be transmitted toward the target device in the house after a predetermined control time has elapsed since the reception time of the unlocking information. May have a memory for managing information indicating the control time.
　本態様によれば、予め定められた制御時間を示す情報は、機器制御システムのメモリに管理されている。機器制御システムにおいて、開錠情報の受信時刻から制御時間の経過後に、家屋内の対象機器に向けてオン制御信号が送信される。したがって、適切な時刻に家屋内の対象機器がオン制御される。 According to this aspect, the information indicating the predetermined control time is managed in the memory of the device control system. In the device control system, an ON control signal is transmitted to the target device in the house after the control time has elapsed from the reception time of the unlocking information. Therefore, the target device in the house is turned on at an appropriate time.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記携帯端末は、ディスプレイ及び記憶部を備え、前記ディスプレイに、前記許可時間帯を設定するための設定画面を表示させ、前記設定画面は、前記許可時間帯の範囲を設定する設定表示部を含み、前記設定表示部を用いた前記許可時間帯の設定が検知されると、前記設定された許可時間帯を示す情報を前記記憶部に格納させてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, the mobile terminal includes a display and a storage unit, and displays a setting screen for setting the permission time zone on the display, and the setting screen sets a range of the permission time zone. When the setting of the permission time zone using the setting display portion is detected, information indicating the set permission time zone may be stored in the storage unit.
　本態様によれば、ユーザは、ディスプレイに表示された設定画面を用いることにより、所望の許可時間帯を設定することが可能になる。 According to this aspect, the user can set a desired permission time zone by using the setting screen displayed on the display.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記電子錠は、自転車に備えられているようにしてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, the electronic lock may be provided on a bicycle.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記家屋内の対象機器は、前記家屋内の浴槽へ給水する給湯器であって、前記制御開始信号は、前記給湯器に前記浴槽への給水を指示するための信号であるとしてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, the target device in the house is a water heater for supplying water to the bathtub in the house, and the control start signal is a signal for instructing the water heater to supply water to the bathtub. There may be.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記制御開始信号は、前記給湯器が給水する水の設定温度を示す情報を含むようにしてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, the control start signal may include information indicating a set temperature of water supplied by the water heater.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記制御開始信号は、前記給湯器が浴槽へ給水を開始する時刻を示す情報を含むようにしてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, the control start signal may include information indicating a time at which the water heater starts water supply to the bathtub.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記家屋内の対象機器は、前記家屋内の少なくとも一の部屋の温度を調整する空気調和機であって、前記制御開始信号は、前記空気調和機が前記一の部屋の温度を設定温度へ調整する指示を示す信号であるとしてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, the target device in the house is an air conditioner that adjusts the temperature of at least one room in the house, and the control start signal is sent from the air conditioner in the one room. It may be a signal indicating an instruction to adjust the temperature to the set temperature.
　上記態様において、前記制御開始信号は、前記空気調和機が前記一の部屋の温度の調整を開始する時刻を示す情報を含むようにしてもよい。 In the above aspect, the control start signal may include information indicating a time at which the air conditioner starts adjusting the temperature of the one room.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記家屋内の対象機器は、加熱制御によって調理を行う加熱調理器であって、前記制御開始信号は、前記加熱調理器が前記加熱制御による調理の開始を指示する信号であるとしてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, the target device in the house is a heating cooker that performs cooking by heating control, and the control start signal is a signal that instructs the heating cooker to start cooking by the heating control. There may be.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記制御開始信号は、前記加熱調理器が前記加熱制御による調理を開始する時刻を示す情報を含むようにしてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, the control start signal may include information indicating a time at which the heating cooker starts cooking by the heating control.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記加熱調理器は、炊飯器であってもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, the cooking device may be a rice cooker.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記加熱調理器は、マイクロ波により食品を加熱する電子レンジであってもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, the cooking device may be a microwave oven that heats food by microwaves.
　上記態様において、例えば、前記加熱調理器は、過熱水蒸気により食品を加熱する蒸気調理器であってもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, the heating cooker may be a steam cooker that heats food with superheated steam.
　本開示の他の態様は、ネットワークを介して家屋内の対象機器を遠隔制御する機器制御システムに用いられる携帯端末を制御するプログラムであって、電子的な施錠信号の検知により施錠し、電子的な開錠信号の検知により開錠する電子錠に、前記施錠信号又は前記開錠信号を送出させるプログラムを実行する前記携帯端末のコンピュータに対して、前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御を可能にする許可時間帯を示す情報を管理させ、前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記開錠信号の送出により前記電子錠が開錠されると、前記開錠信号の送出時刻が前記許可時間帯の範囲内か否かを判断させ、前記開錠信号の送出時刻が前記許可時間帯の範囲内であると判断されると、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記家屋内の対象機器をオン制御させるための制御開始信号を送信させるものである。 Another aspect of the present disclosure is a program for controlling a portable terminal used in a device control system that remotely controls a target device in a house via a network, and is locked by detecting an electronic lock signal. Enables on-control of the target device in the house to the portable terminal computer that executes the program for sending the locking signal or the unlocking signal to the electronic lock that is unlocked by detecting the unlocking signal. If the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlocking signal based on the execution of the program, whether the sending time of the unlocking signal is within the permitted time zone And when it is determined that the transmission time of the unlocking signal is within the range of the permission time zone, the device control system is connected to the device control system via the network. It is intended to transmit the control start signal for turning on the control elephants device.
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First, an overview of services provided by the device control system according to the present embodiment will be described.
　図５９Ａは、本実施の形態における機器制御システムが提供するサービスの全体像を示す図である。機器制御システムは、グループ１０００、データセンタ運営会社１０１０及びサービスプロバイダ１０２０を備える。 FIG. 59A is a diagram showing an overall image of services provided by the device control system in the present embodiment. The device control system includes a group 1000, a data center operating company 1010, and a service provider 1020.
　グループ１０００は、例えば企業、団体又は家庭等であり、その規模を問わない。グループ１０００は、第１の機器及び第２の機器を含む複数の機器１００１及びホームゲートウェイ１００２を備える。複数の機器１００１は、インターネットに接続可能な機器（例えば、スマートフォン、パーソナルコンピュータ（ＰＣ）又はテレビ受像機等）を含む。また、複数の機器１００１は、それ自身ではインターネットに接続不可能な機器（例えば、照明機器、洗濯機又は冷蔵庫等）を含む。複数の機器１００１は、それ自身ではインターネットに接続不可能であっても、ホームゲートウェイ１００２を介してインターネットに接続可能となる機器を含んでもよい。また、ユーザ１００００は、グループ１０００内の複数の機器１００１を使用する。 The group 1000 is, for example, a company, an organization, or a home, and may be of any size. The group 1000 includes a plurality of devices 1001 including a first device and a second device, and a home gateway 1002. The plurality of devices 1001 include devices that can be connected to the Internet (for example, a smartphone, a personal computer (PC), a television receiver, or the like). In addition, the plurality of devices 1001 include devices that cannot be connected to the Internet by themselves (for example, lighting devices, washing machines, refrigerators, and the like). The plurality of devices 1001 may include devices that can connect to the Internet via the home gateway 1002 even if they cannot be connected to the Internet by themselves. The user 10000 uses a plurality of devices 1001 in the group 1000.
　データセンタ運営会社１０１０は、クラウドサーバ１０１１を備える。クラウドサーバ１０１１は、インターネットを介して様々な機器と連携する仮想化サーバである。クラウドサーバ１０１１は、主に通常のデータベース管理ツール等で扱うことが困難な巨大なデータ（ビッグデータ）等を管理する。データセンタ運営会社１０１０は、データの管理及びクラウドサーバ１０１１の管理を行うデータセンタの運営等を行っている。データセンタ運営会社１０１０が行っている役務の詳細については後述する。 The data center operating company 1010 includes a cloud server 1011. The cloud server 1011 is a virtualization server that cooperates with various devices via the Internet. The cloud server 1011 mainly manages huge data (big data) that is difficult to handle with a normal database management tool or the like. The data center operating company 1010 operates a data center that manages data and the cloud server 1011. Details of services performed by the data center operating company 1010 will be described later.
　ここで、データセンタ運営会社１０１０は、データの管理又はクラウドサーバ１０１１の管理を行うデータセンタの運営のみを行っている会社に限らない。 Here, the data center operating company 1010 is not limited to a company that only manages the data center that manages data or manages the cloud server 1011.
　図５９Ｂ、図５９Ｃは、データセンタ運営会社１０１０の一例を示す図である。例えば、図５９Ｂに示すように、複数の機器１００１のうちの一つの機器を開発又は製造している機器メーカが、データの管理又はクラウドサーバ１０１１の管理等を行っている場合は、機器メーカがデータセンタ運営会社１０１０に該当する。また、データセンタ運営会社１０１０は一つの会社に限らない。例えば、図５９Ｃに示すように、機器メーカ及び管理会社が共同又は分担してデータの管理又はクラウドサーバ１０１１の管理を行っている場合は、両者又はいずれか一方がデータセンタ運営会社１０１０に該当する。 59B and 59C are diagrams showing an example of the data center operating company 1010. For example, as shown in FIG. 59B, when a device manufacturer that develops or manufactures one of a plurality of devices 1001 performs data management or cloud server 1011 management, the device manufacturer This corresponds to the data center operating company 1010. The data center operating company 1010 is not limited to one company. For example, as shown in FIG. 59C, when the device manufacturer and the management company jointly or share the management of the data or the cloud server 1011, both or one of them corresponds to the data center operating company 1010. .
　図５９Ａに戻って、サービスプロバイダ１０２０は、サーバ１０２１を備える。ここで言うサーバ１０２１とは、その規模は問わず、例えば、個人用ＰＣ内のメモリ等も含む。また、サービスプロバイダ１０２０がサーバ１０２１を備えていない場合もある。この場合、サービスプロバイダ１０２０は、サーバ１０２１の機能を果たす別の装置を備える。 Returning to FIG. 59A, the service provider 1020 includes a server 1021. The server 1021 referred to here includes, for example, a memory in a personal PC regardless of the scale. In addition, the service provider 1020 may not include the server 1021. In this case, the service provider 1020 includes another device that performs the function of the server 1021.
　なお、上記の機器制御システムにおいて、ホームゲートウェイ１００２は必須ではない。ホームゲートウェイ１００２は、機器１００１をインターネットに接続可能にするための装置である。そこで、例えば、グループ１０００内の全ての機器１００１がインターネットに接続されている場合のように、それ自身ではインターネットに接続不可能な機器が存在しない場合は、ホームゲートウェイ１００２は不要となる。 Note that the home gateway 1002 is not essential in the device control system described above. The home gateway 1002 is a device that enables the device 1001 to be connected to the Internet. Therefore, for example, when there is no device that cannot be connected to the Internet by itself, such as when all the devices 1001 in the group 1000 are connected to the Internet, the home gateway 1002 becomes unnecessary.
　次に、図５９Ａを用いて、上記の機器制御システムにおける情報の流れを説明する。 Next, the flow of information in the device control system will be described with reference to FIG. 59A.
　まず、グループ１０００の第１の機器又は第２の機器は、各ログ情報をデータセンタ運営会社１０１０のクラウドサーバ１０１１にそれぞれ送信する。クラウドサーバ１０１１は、第１の機器又は第２の機器のログ情報を集積する（図５９Ａの矢印（ａ））。 First, the first device or the second device of the group 1000 transmits each log information to the cloud server 1011 of the data center operating company 1010. The cloud server 1011 accumulates log information of the first device or the second device (arrow (a) in FIG. 59A).
　ここで、ログ情報とは、複数の機器１００１の例えば運転状況又は動作日時等を示す情報である。例えば、ログ情報は、テレビの視聴履歴、レコーダーの録画予約情報、洗濯機の運転日時、洗濯物の量、冷蔵庫の開閉日時、又は冷蔵庫の開閉回数などを含む。ログ情報は、これらの情報に限らず、種々の機器１００１から取得が可能な種々の情報を含んでもよい。 Here, the log information is information indicating, for example, the operation status or operation date / time of the plurality of devices 1001. For example, the log information includes TV viewing history, recorder recording reservation information, operation date and time of the washing machine, amount of laundry, opening and closing date and time of the refrigerator, or opening and closing frequency of the refrigerator. The log information is not limited to such information, and may include various information that can be acquired from various devices 1001.
　なお、ログ情報は、インターネットを介して複数の機器１００１自体から直接クラウドサーバ１０１１に提供されてもよい。また、ログ情報は、複数の機器１００１から一旦ホームゲートウェイ１００２に集積され、ホームゲートウェイ１００２からクラウドサーバ１０１１に提供されてもよい。 Note that the log information may be provided directly to the cloud server 1011 from the plurality of devices 1001 itself via the Internet. The log information may be temporarily accumulated in the home gateway 1002 from a plurality of devices 1001 and provided to the cloud server 1011 from the home gateway 1002.
　次に、データセンタ運営会社１０１０のクラウドサーバ１０１１は、集積したログ情報を一定の単位でサービスプロバイダ１０２０に提供する。ここで、「一定の単位」は、データセンタ運営会社１０１０が集積した情報を整理してサービスプロバイダ１０２０に提供することのできる単位でもよく、サービスプロバイダ１０２０が要求する単位でもよい。また、「一定の単位」で提供するとしているが、情報量は一定でなくてもよく、状況に応じて提供する情報量が変化してもよい。ログ情報は、必要に応じてサービスプロバイダ１０２０が保有するサーバ１０２１に保存される（図５９Ａの矢印（ｂ））。 Next, the cloud server 1011 of the data center operating company 1010 provides the collected log information to the service provider 1020 in a certain unit. Here, the “certain unit” may be a unit that can organize and provide the information collected by the data center operating company 1010 to the service provider 1020, or may be a unit that the service provider 1020 requests. In addition, although the information is provided in a “constant unit”, the amount of information may not be constant, and the amount of information to be provided may change depending on the situation. Log information is stored in the server 1021 held by the service provider 1020 as necessary (arrow (b) in FIG. 59A).
　そして、サービスプロバイダ１０２０は、ログ情報をユーザに提供するサービスに適合する情報に整理し、ユーザに提供する。情報の提供対象のユーザは、複数の機器１００１を使用するユーザ１００００でもよく、外部のユーザ２００００でもよい。ユーザ１００００，２００００への情報提供方法としては、例えば、サービスプロバイダ１０２０から直接、ユーザ１００００，２０００へ情報が提供されてもよい（図５９Ａの矢印（ｅ），（ｆ））。また、ユーザ１００００への情報提供方法としては、例えば、データセンタ運営会社１０１０のクラウドサーバ１０１１を再度経由して、ユーザ１００００に情報が提供されてもよい（図５９Ａの矢印（ｃ），（ｄ））。また、データセンタ運営会社１０１０のクラウドサーバ１０１１が、ログ情報をユーザに提供するサービスに適合する情報に整理し、サービスプロバイダ１０２０に提供してもよい。 Then, the service provider 1020 organizes the log information into information suitable for the service provided to the user and provides it to the user. The information provision target user may be a user 10000 using a plurality of devices 1001 or an external user 20000. As a method for providing information to the users 10000 and 20000, for example, information may be provided directly to the users 10000 and 2000 from the service provider 1020 (arrows (e) and (f) in FIG. 59A). As a method for providing information to the user 10000, for example, information may be provided to the user 10000 via the cloud server 1011 of the data center operating company 1010 again (arrows (c) and (d) in FIG. 59A. )). Further, the cloud server 1011 of the data center operating company 1010 may organize the log information into information suitable for the service provided to the user and provide the information to the service provider 1020.
　なお、ユーザ１００００は、ユーザ２００００と異なっていても同一であってもよい。 Note that the user 10000 may be the same as or different from the user 20000.
　１．実施の形態１
　まず、本開示の実施の形態１に係る家電制御システム１０（機器制御システムの一例）について図面を参照しながら説明する。 1. Embodiment 1
First, the home appliance control system 10 (an example of a device control system) according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.
　１．１　家電制御システム１０の全体構成
　図１は、実施の形態１に係る家電制御システム１０の全体構成を示す図である。家電制御システム１０は、ネットワーク４０、サーバ１００、携帯端末２００、電子錠３００、家電機器４００、家電機器５００、家電機器６００を備える。 1.1 Overall Configuration of Home Appliance Control System 10 FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a home appliance control system 10 according to the first embodiment. The home appliance control system 10 includes a network 40, a server 100, a portable terminal 200, an electronic lock 300, a home appliance 400, a home appliance 500, and a home appliance 600.
　図１では、家屋２０において家電機器４００、家電機器５００、家電機器６００のみを図示しているが、本実施の形態１は特にこれに限定されず、家屋２０は、４つ以上の家電機器を備えていてもよく、２つ以下の家電機器を備えていてもよい。携帯端末２００、家電機器４００、５００、６００は、それぞれネットワーク４０を介してサーバ１００と通信可能に接続される。ネットワーク４０は、例えばインターネットであってもよい。 In FIG. 1, only the home appliance 400, the home appliance 500, and the home appliance 600 are illustrated in the house 20, but the first embodiment is not particularly limited thereto, and the house 20 includes four or more home appliances. It may be provided, and may be provided with two or less home appliances. The portable terminal 200 and the household electrical appliances 400, 500, and 600 are connected to the server 100 through the network 40 so as to be communicable. The network 40 may be the Internet, for example.
　本実施の形態１の説明では、次のようなストーリーを想定して説明をする。 In the description of the first embodiment, the following story is assumed.
　自転車３０を所有するユーザは、ユーザの自宅である家屋２０の最寄り駅付近の駐輪場６０で自転車３０が備える電子錠３００を開錠する。ユーザは、自宅へ帰宅すべく自転車３０に乗って家屋２０へ向かう。ユーザは、家屋２０に到着すると電子錠３００を施錠する。電子錠３００の開錠及び施錠の制御は、携帯端末２００が備える鍵アプリによって行われる。鍵アプリが携帯端末２００に電子錠３００との間で近接通信を行わせることによって、電子錠３００の開錠及び施錠の制御が行われる。以下では、家屋２０は「自宅２０」とも称される。ユーザは、例えば図５９Ａのユーザ１００００，２００００に対応するとしてもよい。 The user who owns the bicycle 30 unlocks the electronic lock 300 included in the bicycle 30 at the bicycle parking lot 60 near the nearest station of the house 20 that is the user's home. The user goes to the house 20 by riding the bicycle 30 to return home. When the user arrives at the house 20, the user locks the electronic lock 300. Control of unlocking and locking of the electronic lock 300 is performed by a key application included in the mobile terminal 200. When the key application causes the mobile terminal 200 to perform proximity communication with the electronic lock 300, the unlocking and locking of the electronic lock 300 are controlled. Hereinafter, the house 20 is also referred to as “home 20”. The user may correspond to the users 10000 and 20000 in FIG. 59A, for example.
　また、本実施の形態１の説明において、電子錠３００が開錠又は施錠された旨の情報をサーバ１００へ通知する動作が説明されている。この場合、電子錠３００はネットワーク４０に接続されておらず、ネットワーク４０に接続された携帯端末２００が、電子錠３００が開錠又は施錠された旨の情報をサーバ１００へ通知する。サーバ１００は、携帯端末２００からの電子錠３００が開錠又は施錠された旨の情報を受け、日々の家電制御のパターンを基に家電機器４００～６００を制御する。 In the description of the first embodiment, an operation for notifying the server 100 of information that the electronic lock 300 has been unlocked or locked is described. In this case, the electronic lock 300 is not connected to the network 40, and the mobile terminal 200 connected to the network 40 notifies the server 100 of information that the electronic lock 300 has been unlocked or locked. The server 100 receives information indicating that the electronic lock 300 is unlocked or locked from the mobile terminal 200, and controls the home appliances 400 to 600 based on the daily home appliance control pattern.
　なお、図１の家電機器４００～６００（対象機器の一例）は、例えば図５９Ａの機器１００１に対応するとしてもよい。家電機器４００～６００は、例えば、冷暖房装置、空気清浄器、除湿器などの空気調和機（以下、「エアコン」という）、テレビ受像機、録画機器などのＡＶ機器、電子レンジ、炊飯器などの加熱調理機器、給湯器、洗濯機、照明機器、電子シャッター装置などを含む。 1 may correspond to the device 1001 in FIG. 59A, for example. Household appliances 400 to 600 include, for example, air conditioners (hereinafter referred to as “air conditioners”) such as air conditioners, air purifiers, and dehumidifiers, TV receivers, AV equipment such as recording equipment, microwave ovens, rice cookers, and the like. Includes cooking equipment, water heaters, washing machines, lighting equipment, electronic shutter devices, etc.
　１．２　サーバ１００の構成
　図２は、図１の家電制御システム１０におけるサーバ１００の構成を示すブロック図である。サーバ１００は、収集部１０１、分析部１０２、設定部１０３、タイマー１０４、通信部１０５、所有家電データベース１０６、日別家電制御データベース１０７、帰宅時間データベース１０８、生活パターンデータベース１０９を備える。 1.2 Configuration of Server 100 FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the server 100 in the home appliance control system 10 of FIG. The server 100 includes a collection unit 101, an analysis unit 102, a setting unit 103, a timer 104, a communication unit 105, an owned home appliance database 106, a daily home appliance control database 107, a return home time database 108, and a life pattern database 109.
　また、収集部１０１、分析部１０２、タイマー１０４、設定部１０３は、サーバ１００内のコントローラ１がこれらの機能を備えることで実装されていてもよい。また、所有家電データベース１０６、日別家電制御データベース１０７、帰宅時間データベース１０８、生活パターンデータベース１０９について、サーバ１００内のメモリ２がこれらのデータベースを備えるとしていてもよい。なお、各図面においては、「データベース」は「ＤＢ」と表記されている。 Further, the collection unit 101, the analysis unit 102, the timer 104, and the setting unit 103 may be implemented by the controller 1 in the server 100 having these functions. In addition, regarding the owned home appliance database 106, the daily home appliance control database 107, the return home time database 108, and the life pattern database 109, the memory 2 in the server 100 may include these databases. In each drawing, “database” is described as “DB”.
　１．２．１　通信部１０５
　通信部１０５は、携帯端末２００から、家電機器４００、５００、または６００の制御を開始する家電制御開始通知を受信する。また、通信部１０５は、家電機器４００、５００、または６００の制御を中断する家電制御中断通知を受信する。また、通信部１０５は、家電機器４００、５００、６００の制御を再開する家電制御再開通知を受信する。また、通信部１０５は、家電機器４００～６００から、家電機器４００～６００の運転状態が変化した時刻を示す情報と変化後の運転状態を示す情報とを受信する。また、通信部１０５は、携帯端末２００へ時間ファイルを送信する。また、通信部１０５は、家電機器４００～６００へオンオフを制御する制御信号を送信する。 1.2.1 Communication unit 105
The communication unit 105 receives a home appliance control start notification for starting control of the home appliance 400, 500, or 600 from the mobile terminal 200. Further, the communication unit 105 receives a home appliance control interruption notification for interrupting the control of the home appliance 400, 500, or 600. In addition, the communication unit 105 receives a home appliance control restart notification for restarting control of the home appliances 400, 500, and 600. Communication unit 105 also receives information indicating the time when the operating state of home appliances 400 to 600 has changed and information indicating the changed operating state from home appliances 400 to 600. Further, the communication unit 105 transmits a time file to the mobile terminal 200. Communication unit 105 transmits a control signal for controlling on / off to household electrical appliances 400 to 600.
　１．２．２　収集部１０１
　収集部１０１は、通信部１０５を介して携帯端末２００および家電機器４００～６００から受信した、電子錠３００および家電機器４００～６００の運転状態が変化した時刻を示す情報と変化後の運転状態を示す情報とを収集する。収集部１０１は、収集した情報を蓄積して日別家電制御ファイルを生成する。収集部１０１は、生成した日別家電制御ファイル８００（後述の図４）を日別家電制御データベース１０７に格納する。 1.2.2 Collection unit 101
The collection unit 101 receives information indicating the time when the operation state of the electronic lock 300 and the home appliances 400 to 600 changed and the changed operation state received from the mobile terminal 200 and the home appliances 400 to 600 via the communication unit 105. Collect information to show. The collection unit 101 accumulates the collected information and generates a daily home appliance control file. The collection unit 101 stores the generated daily home appliance control file 800 (FIG. 4 described later) in the daily home appliance control database 107.
　日別家電制御ファイル８００は、一日の終了条件を満たすと、一日分のファイルとして保存される。収集部１０１は、例えば、２４時間を一日と見なし、ある日の０：００から次の日の０：００までを一日とする。 The daily home appliance control file 800 is saved as a file for one day when the day end condition is satisfied. For example, the collection unit 101 regards 24 hours as one day, and sets a day from 0:00 on one day to 0:00 on the next day.
　収集部１０１は、次の日の０：００になった時点で、一日の終了条件を満たしたと判断し、日別家電制御データベース１０７に格納されている日別家電制御ファイル８００への記録を終了する。収集部１０１は、次の日の０：００になると、次の日の日別家電制御ファイル８００を日別家電制御データベース１０７内に生成する。収集部１０１は、生成した次の日の日別家電制御ファイル８００に、次の日の情報を記録する。 The collection unit 101 determines that the ending condition for the day is satisfied at 0:00 on the next day, and records it in the daily household appliance control file 800 stored in the daily household appliance control database 107. finish. The collection unit 101 generates a daily home appliance control file 800 for the next day in the daily home appliance control database 107 at 0:00 of the next day. The collection unit 101 records the next day information in the generated daily home appliance control file 800 for the next day.
　また、収集部１０１は、収集した情報に基づいて家電機器４００～６００の運転状態に変化が生じていると判断した場合、所有家電データベース１０６内の所有家電ファイル７０００（後述の図３）の該当する家電機器の運転状態を変更する。 Further, when the collection unit 101 determines that the operation state of the home appliances 400 to 600 has changed based on the collected information, the collection unit 101 corresponds to the possessed home appliance file 7000 (FIG. 3 described later) in the owned home appliance database 106. Change the operating status of the home appliances
　所有家電ファイルおよび日別家電制御ファイルについては、それぞれ、後述の「１．２．６」項及び「１．２．７」項にて詳細が説明される。ここでは、日別家電制御ファイルに記録される運転状態の変化、所有家電ファイルに記録される家電機器の運転状態が説明される。 Details of the owned home appliance file and the daily home appliance control file will be described in the following “1.2.6” and “1.2.7” sections. Here, the change of the driving | running state recorded on a daily household appliance control file and the driving | running state of the household appliance recorded on an owned household appliance file are demonstrated.
　日別家電制御ファイルに記録される運転状態の変化、所有家電ファイルに記録される家電機器の運転状態には、家電機器毎に次の運転状態がある。電子錠３００には、施錠又は開錠の運転状態がある。家電機器４００～６００には、それぞれの家電機器のＯＮ、ＯＦＦ、又はＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥの運転状態がある。 The change in the operation state recorded in the daily home appliance control file and the operation state of the home appliance recorded in the owned home appliance file include the following operation states for each home appliance. The electronic lock 300 has a locked or unlocked operating state. The home appliances 400 to 600 have ON, OFF, or COMPLETE operating states of the respective home appliances.
　電子錠３００の運転状態は、所有家電ファイルには記録されず、日別家電制御ファイルのみに記録される。電子錠３００について、施錠の運転状態とは、電子錠が施錠された状態であり、開錠の運転状態とは、電子錠が開錠された状態である。 The operating state of the electronic lock 300 is not recorded in the owned home appliance file, but only in the daily home appliance control file. Regarding the electronic lock 300, the operation state of the lock is a state where the electronic lock is locked, and the operation state of the unlock is a state where the electronic lock is unlocked.
　また、家電機器４００～６００について、ＯＮの運転状態とは家電機器がオン制御された状態であり、ＯＦＦの運転状態とは家電機器がオフ制御された状態である。さらに、家電機器４００～６００について、ＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥの運転状態とは、家電機器がオン制御された後、設定状態に達した状態である。ＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥの運転状態について、以下に例を用いて説明する。 In addition, regarding the home appliances 400 to 600, the ON operation state is a state in which the home appliance is on-controlled, and the OFF operation state is a state in which the home appliance is off-controlled. Further, for household appliances 400 to 600, the operating state of COMPLETE is a state in which a set state is reached after the household appliances are turned on. The operating state of COMPLETE will be described below using an example.
　例えば、家電機器４００が家屋２０内の浴槽へ温水を供給する給湯器であって、当該給湯器が所定温度の温水を浴槽の所定水位まで供給する指示を受け付ける。この場合、給湯器は、浴槽への温水の供給を開始し、供給される温水が所定水位及び所定温度に達するまで温水の供給を続ける。このとき、給湯器の運転状態は、給湯器が浴槽への温水の供給を開始したときに、ＯＦＦの運転状態からＯＮの運転状態へと変化する。また、供給される温水が所定水位及び所定温度に達したときに、ＯＮの運転状態からＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥの運転状態へと変化する。 For example, the home appliance 400 is a water heater that supplies hot water to a bathtub in the house 20, and the water heater receives an instruction to supply hot water at a predetermined temperature to a predetermined water level in the bathtub. In this case, the water heater starts supplying hot water to the bathtub and continues supplying hot water until the supplied hot water reaches a predetermined water level and a predetermined temperature. At this time, the operation state of the water heater changes from the OFF operation state to the ON operation state when the water heater starts to supply hot water to the bathtub. Further, when the supplied hot water reaches a predetermined water level and a predetermined temperature, the operation state changes from the ON operation state to the COMPLETE operation state.
　１．２．３　分析部１０２
　分析部１０２は、日別家電制御データベース１０７内の日別家電制御ファイルに記録されている運転状態が変化した時刻を示す情報と、変化後の運転状態を示す情報とを分析して、ユーザの生活パターンを推定する。分析部１０２は、推定した生活パターンから、生活パターンファイル１５００（後述の図８）と、時間ファイル９００（後述の図５）とを生成する。分析部１０２は、生成した生活パターンファイル１５００を生活パターンデータベース１０９に格納する。生活パターンファイル１５００の生成については、後述の「１．６．１」項にて詳細が説明される。 1.2.3 Analysis unit 102
The analysis unit 102 analyzes the information indicating the time when the driving state recorded in the daily household appliance control file in the daily household appliance control database 107 changes and the information indicating the changed driving state, and Estimate life patterns. The analysis unit 102 generates a life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8 described later) and a time file 900 (FIG. 5 described later) from the estimated life patterns. The analysis unit 102 stores the generated life pattern file 1500 in the life pattern database 109. The generation of the life pattern file 1500 will be described in detail in the section “1.6.1” described later.
　１．２．４　設定部１０３
　設定部１０３は、通信部１０５を介して携帯端末２００から受信した家電制御開始通知の内容に従って、家電機器をＯＮ制御するオン制御信号を家電機器４００～６００へ送信する。すなわち、設定部１０３は、家電制御開始通知の受信時から、通知に含まれる制御時間が経過すると、家電機器４００～６００へオン制御信号を送信して、家電制御を行う。なお、設定部１０３は、家電制御開始通知の受信時に、制御時間を含むオン制御信号を家電機器４００～６００に送信してもよい。この場合、家電機器の家電制御部４０１は、オン制御信号の受信時から制御時間の経過後に、家電機器をオン制御してもよい。 1.2.4 Setting unit 103
The setting unit 103 transmits to the home appliances 400 to 600 an on control signal for controlling the home appliance according to the content of the home appliance control start notification received from the mobile terminal 200 via the communication unit 105. That is, when the control time included in the notification elapses from the time when the home appliance control start notification is received, setting section 103 transmits an ON control signal to home appliances 400 to 600 to perform home appliance control. Note that the setting unit 103 may transmit an ON control signal including a control time to the home appliances 400 to 600 when receiving the home appliance control start notification. In this case, the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance may turn on the home appliance after the control time has elapsed since the reception of the on control signal.
　また、設定部１０３は、通信部１０５を介して携帯端末２００から受信した家電制御中断通知の内容に従って、家電機器をＯＦＦ制御するオフ制御信号を家電機器４００～６００へ送信する。また、設定部１０３は、通信部１０５を介して携帯端末２００から受信した家電制御再開通知の内容に従って、家電機器をＯＮ制御するオン制御信号を家電機器４００～６００へ送信する。 Also, the setting unit 103 transmits to the home appliances 400 to 600 an off control signal for OFF control of the home appliance according to the content of the home appliance control interruption notification received from the mobile terminal 200 via the communication unit 105. In addition, setting unit 103 transmits to home appliances 400 to 600 an ON control signal for ON-controlling the home appliance according to the content of the home appliance control restart notification received from mobile terminal 200 via communication unit 105.
　１．２．５　タイマー１０４
　タイマー１０４は、現在時刻をカウントする。収集部１０１は、携帯端末２００又は家電機器４００～６００から送信される運転状態の変化を受信した時刻を収集するためにタイマー１０４を用いる。また、分析部１０２は、生活パターンファイル１５００（後述の図８）を生成する際、現在時刻を取得する際にタイマー１０４を用いる。また、設定部１０３は、時刻を取得する際にタイマー１０４を用いる。なお、運転状態の変化が起きた時刻は、携帯端末２００又は家電機器４００～６００から送られてきてもよい。 1.2.5 Timer 104
The timer 104 counts the current time. The collection unit 101 uses the timer 104 to collect the time when the change in the driving state transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 or the home appliances 400 to 600 is received. The analysis unit 102 uses the timer 104 when acquiring the current time when generating the life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8 described later). The setting unit 103 uses the timer 104 when acquiring the time. Note that the time when the change in the driving state occurs may be sent from the portable terminal 200 or the home appliances 400 to 600.
　１．２．６　所有家電データベース１０６
　所有家電データベース１０６は、収集部１０１により生成される所有家電ファイル７０００を格納する。 1.2.6 Owned home appliance database 106
The owned home appliance database 106 stores the owned home appliance file 7000 generated by the collection unit 101.
　図３は、所有家電ファイル７０００の一例を示す図である。所有家電ファイル７０００は、図３に示されるように、家屋２０が備える全ての家電機器の種別とその運転状態とを示す。 FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the owned home appliance file 7000. As shown in FIG. 3, the owned home appliance file 7000 indicates the types of all home appliances included in the house 20 and their operating states.
　図３に示される所有家電ファイル７０００の例では、エアコン１は、稼動中であり、給湯器は、浴槽の所定水位まで所定温度の温水供給が完了している状態であり、エアコン２および炊飯器は、稼動していない状態であることが示されている。 In the example of the owned home appliance file 7000 shown in FIG. 3, the air conditioner 1 is in operation, the hot water heater is in a state where hot water supply at a predetermined temperature is completed up to a predetermined water level in the bathtub, and the air conditioner 2 and the rice cooker Is shown to be in a non-operational state.
　１．２．７　日別家電制御データベース１０７
　日別家電制御データベース１０７は、収集部１０１により生成される日別家電制御ファイル８００を格納する。 1.2.7 Daily Home Appliance Control Database 107
The daily home appliance control database 107 stores a daily home appliance control file 800 generated by the collection unit 101.
　図４は、日別家電制御ファイル８００の一例を示す図である。日別家電制御ファイル８００は、図４に示されるように、家電機器毎に、ＯＮ、ＯＦＦ、およびＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥの運転状態になった時刻と、それらの運転状態とを記録して日別に管理する。即ち、日別家電制御ファイル８００は、各家電機器の運転状態が変化した時刻を示す情報と、変化後の運転状態を示す情報とを記録して、日別に管理する。日別家電制御ファイル８００は、分析部１０２が生活パターンファイル１５００を作成する際に参照される。 FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the daily home appliance control file 800. As shown in FIG. 4, the daily home appliance control file 800 records the time when the operation state of ON, OFF, and COMPLETE and the operation state thereof are recorded for each home appliance and managed on a daily basis. That is, the daily home appliance control file 800 records information indicating the time when the operating state of each home appliance changes and information indicating the changed operating state, and manages the information on a daily basis. The daily home appliance control file 800 is referred to when the analysis unit 102 creates the life pattern file 1500.
　図４に示される日別家電制御ファイル８００の例では、２０１３年２月２１日の木曜日において、電子錠が開錠されてから炊飯器でご飯が炊き上がるまでの各家電機器における運転状態の変化が示されている。 In the example of the daily home appliance control file 800 shown in FIG. 4, on Thursday, February 21, 2013, the change in the operating state of each home appliance from when the electronic lock is unlocked until the rice is cooked with the rice cooker It is shown.
　詳細には、図４の日別家電制御ファイル８００には、１８：３５に電子錠が開錠され、１８：５０に電子錠が施錠され、１８：５２に照明１がＯＮ制御され、１８：５５にエアコン１がＯＮ制御され、１８：５５に給湯器がＯＮ制御されて浴槽への給湯が開始され、１９：１０に炊飯器がＯＮ制御されていることが示されている。さらに、１９：１５にエアコン１および給湯器が設定状態に達し、１９：５５に炊飯器が設定状態に達していることが示されている。また、給湯器が設定状態に達した１９：１５の直後である１９：１８に、照明２がＯＮ制御されたことが示されている。 Specifically, in the daily home appliance control file 800 of FIG. 4, the electronic lock is unlocked at 18:35, the electronic lock is locked at 18:50, the lighting 1 is ON-controlled at 18:52, and 18: It is shown that the air conditioner 1 is ON-controlled at 55, the water heater is ON-controlled at 18:55, hot water supply to the bathtub is started, and the rice cooker is ON-controlled at 19:10. Further, it is shown that the air conditioner 1 and the water heater reach the set state at 19:15, and the rice cooker reaches the set state at 19:55. Moreover, it is shown that the illumination 2 was ON-controlled at 19:18 immediately after 19:15 when the water heater reached the set state.
　１．２．８　帰宅時間データベース１０８
　帰宅時間データベース１０８は、分析部１０２により生成される時間ファイル９００を格納する。 1.2.8 Return time database 108
The return time database 108 stores a time file 900 generated by the analysis unit 102.
　図５は、時間ファイル９００の一例を示す図である。時間ファイル９００には、図５に示されるように、許可時間帯と帰宅所要時間とが記録されている。許可時間帯は、家電制御システム１０による家電制御の開始を許可する時間帯である。帰宅所要時間は、電子錠３００が開錠された時刻および施錠された時刻との差分から算出された、ユーザが帰宅に要する時間を示す。 FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the time file 900. In the time file 900, as shown in FIG. 5, the permission time zone and the time required for returning home are recorded. The permitted time zone is a time zone during which the home appliance control by the home appliance control system 10 is permitted to start. The time required for returning home indicates the time required for the user to return home calculated from the difference between the time when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked and the time when the electronic lock 300 is locked.
　家電制御システム１０において、電子錠３００が開錠されたのが許可時間帯の範囲内であれば、家電制御の開始は許可される。しかし、電子錠３００が開錠されたのが許可時間帯の範囲外であれば、家電制御の開始は許可されない。即ち、許可時間帯は、家電制御システム１０における家電制御開始の許可又は不許可を決定する時刻の境界を表す。 In the home appliance control system 10, if the electronic lock 300 is unlocked within the permitted time zone, the start of home appliance control is permitted. However, if the electronic lock 300 is unlocked outside the permitted time zone, the start of home appliance control is not permitted. That is, the permission time zone represents a time boundary for determining permission or non-permission of home appliance control start in the home appliance control system 10.
　図５に示される時間ファイル９００の例では、許可時間帯が１８：２０－２０：１０、帰宅所要時間が１５分であることが示されている。つまり、１８：２０－２０：１０の範囲内に、電子錠３００が開錠されると、家電制御システム１０において、家電制御が開始される。 In the example of the time file 900 shown in FIG. 5, it is indicated that the permission time zone is 18: 20-20: 10 and the time required for returning home is 15 minutes. That is, when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked within the range of 18: 20-20: 10, the home appliance control is started in the home appliance control system 10.
　１．２．９　生活パターンデータベース１０９
　生活パターンデータベース１０９は、分析部１０２により生成される生活パターンファイルを格納する。分析部１０２は、日別家電制御データベース１０７内の日別家電制御ファイル８００を分析し、家電機器がＯＮ制御される順番と、その時間差とを抽出し、帰宅時刻別に、頻度の高い生活パターンを表す複数の生活パターンファイルを生成する。図６～図８を用いて、生活パターンが説明される。 1.2.9 Life pattern database 109
The life pattern database 109 stores a life pattern file generated by the analysis unit 102. The analysis unit 102 analyzes the daily home appliance control file 800 in the daily home appliance control database 107, extracts the order in which the home appliances are ON-controlled, and the time difference between them. Generate multiple life pattern files to represent. The life pattern is described with reference to FIGS.
　図６は、ユーザの平日の生活の概要を示す図である。図７は、ユーザの平日の生活の詳細な一例を示す図である。図６に示されるように、ユーザの帰宅時刻は、早いときには１８：３０頃であり、遅いときには２０：００頃である。また、最寄りの駅の駐輪場６０から自宅２０までの所要時間が自転車で１５分である。さらに、帰宅が早い日の例として、図７に示されるように、退社後、１８：３５に駐輪場６０を出発している。 FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an outline of a user's life on weekdays. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a detailed example of a user's life on weekdays. As shown in FIG. 6, the user's return time is about 18:30 when it is early and about 20:00 when it is late. Moreover, the time required from the bicycle parking lot 60 of the nearest station to the home 20 is 15 minutes by bicycle. Furthermore, as an example of an early return home, as shown in FIG. 7, after leaving the company, the bicycle parking lot 60 is departed at 18:35.
　なお、ユーザは、帰宅後、食事の前に入浴する生活を送っている。図７の例では、ユーザは、１８：５０に帰宅し、帰宅後、１８：５５にエアコンと給湯器とをオンにし、お風呂のお湯を張っている。次に、ユーザは、１８：１０に炊飯器のスイッチを入れ、ご飯を炊き始める。そして、ご飯を炊いている間、１８：１５にお湯張りが終わり、ユーザは入浴する。入浴後、１８：５５にご飯が炊け、ユーザは夕食を摂る。 In addition, after returning home, the user lives to take a bath before eating. In the example of FIG. 7, the user returns home at 18:50, and after returning home, the air conditioner and the water heater are turned on at 18:55, and hot water for the bath is set up. Next, the user turns on the rice cooker at 18:10 and starts cooking rice. And while cooking rice, hot water filling ends at 18:15, and the user takes a bath. After bathing, the rice is cooked at 18:55 and the user has dinner.
　図７に示されるユーザの生活に従って、収集部１０１は、図４に示される日別家電制御ファイル８００に、ユーザの行動による家電機器４００及び電子錠３００の運転状態を記録する。分析部１０２は、ユーザの帰宅時刻が早いときと遅いときとの両方が含まれるように、許可時間帯を決定する。分析部１０２は、決定した許可時間帯を時間ファイル９００（図５）に記録する。 According to the life of the user shown in FIG. 7, the collection unit 101 records the operating state of the home appliance 400 and the electronic lock 300 according to the user's action in the daily home appliance control file 800 shown in FIG. The analysis unit 102 determines the permitted time period so that both when the user's return time is early and when it is late are included. The analysis unit 102 records the determined permission time zone in the time file 900 (FIG. 5).
　図６の例では、許可時間帯は、例えば「１８：３０－２０：００」のように分析部１０２によって決定される。図５の時間ファイル９００では、分析部１０２は、許可時間帯を「１８：２０－２０：１０」に決定している。これによって、許可時間帯とユーザの帰宅時刻との間に、前後に１０分ずつ余裕を持たせている。 In the example of FIG. 6, the permission time zone is determined by the analysis unit 102, for example, “18: 30-20: 00”. In the time file 900 of FIG. 5, the analysis unit 102 determines the permitted time zone as “18: 20-20: 10”. As a result, a margin of 10 minutes is provided between the permission time zone and the user's return time.
　図８は、生活パターンファイル１５００の一例を示す図である。分析部１０２は、各家電機器がＯＮ制御されてからＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥの状態になるまでの所要時間をＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥ所要時間として算出する。図８に示されるように、生活パターンファイル１５００は、帰宅時刻、制御対象機器、ＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥ所要時間、及び制御時間を含む。制御対象機器は、家電制御開始通知の受信時刻から制御時間の経過後に、オン制御される。 FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a life pattern file 1500. The analysis unit 102 calculates the required time from when each home electric appliance is turned on to the COMPLETE state as the COMPLETE required time. As shown in FIG. 8, the life pattern file 1500 includes a time to go home, a control target device, a COMPLETE required time, and a control time. The control target device is turned on after the control time has elapsed from the reception time of the home appliance control start notification.
　分析部１０２により生成された生活パターンファイル１５００は、携帯端末２００へ送信される。図８の生活パターンファイル１５００の例では、帰宅時刻が１８：５０の場合が示されている。したがって、図８は、図７に示される帰宅が早い日のユーザの生活パターンを表すことが分かる。 The life pattern file 1500 generated by the analysis unit 102 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 200. In the example of the life pattern file 1500 of FIG. 8, the case where the return time is 18:50 is shown. Therefore, FIG. 8 shows that the life pattern of the user on the early return home shown in FIG. 7 is represented.
　図８に示されるように、エアコンと給湯器とは、オン制御開始からＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥ状態になるまで２０分要する。一方、図５の時間ファイル９００に示されるように、ユーザの帰宅所要時間は「１５分」である。したがって、エアコンと給湯器とは、家電制御開始通知を受信すると、直ぐにＯＮ制御されるのが好ましい。そこで、エアコンと給湯器との制御時間は「０分」に設定されている。 As shown in FIG. 8, the air conditioner and the water heater require 20 minutes from the start of the on-control to the COMPLETE state. On the other hand, as shown in the time file 900 of FIG. 5, the time required for the user to go home is “15 minutes”. Therefore, it is preferable that the air conditioner and the water heater are ON-controlled as soon as the home appliance control start notification is received. Therefore, the control time of the air conditioner and the water heater is set to “0 minutes”.
　炊飯器は、オン制御開始からＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥ状態になるまで４５分要する。一方、図７に示される生活パターンでは、エアコンと給湯器とをオンにした「１８：５５」から１時間後の「１９：５５」に、ご飯が炊けている。ご飯が炊けた「１９：５５」の４５分前は、「１９：１０」である。したがって、炊飯器は、エアコンと給湯器とをオンにした時刻から１５分後にＯＮ制御されることが好ましい。そこで、炊飯器の制御時間は「１５分」に設定されている。 The rice cooker takes 45 minutes from the start of the on-control to the COMPLETE state. On the other hand, in the lifestyle pattern shown in FIG. 7, rice is cooked at “19:55” one hour after “18:55” when the air conditioner and the water heater are turned on. 45 minutes before “19:55” when the rice is cooked is “19:10”. Therefore, it is preferable that the rice cooker is ON-controlled 15 minutes after the time when the air conditioner and the water heater are turned on. Therefore, the control time of the rice cooker is set to “15 minutes”.
　分析部１０２により生成された生活パターンファイル１５００は、携帯端末２００へ送信される。図８の生活パターンファイル１５００は、図７に示される帰宅が早い日のユーザの生活パターンを表す。図８の例では、帰宅時刻が１８：５０の場合が示されている。オン制御開始からＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥ状態になるまで２０分要するエアコンと給湯器とは、開錠通知があった際にＯＮ制御される。また、オン制御開始からＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥ状態になるまで４５分要する炊飯器は、１５分後にＯＮ制御される。 The life pattern file 1500 generated by the analysis unit 102 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 200. The life pattern file 1500 of FIG. 8 represents the life pattern of the user on the early day of returning home shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 8, the case where the return time is 18:50 is shown. Air conditioners and water heaters that require 20 minutes from the start of ON control to the COMPLETE state are ON controlled when an unlock notification is received. A rice cooker that takes 45 minutes from the start of the on-control to the COMPLETE state is ON-controlled after 15 minutes.
　なお、図８の生活パターンファイル１５００では、帰宅時刻が設定されているが、これに代えて、例えば、１８：２５から１９：００までの間の帰宅時間とするなど、帰宅時間の範囲が設定されるようにしてもよい。 In the life pattern file 1500 shown in FIG. 8, the return time is set, but instead, for example, the return time range is set such that the return time is between 18:25 and 19:00. You may be made to do.
　１．３　携帯端末２００
　図９は、図１の家電制御システム１０における携帯端末２００の構成を示すブロック図である。携帯端末２００は、電子錠制御部２０１、近接通信部２０３、タイマー２０５、制御時間データベース２０６、通信部２０４、サーバ通知部２０２、生活パターンデータベース２０７、及び鍵状態記憶部２１０を備える。また、電子錠制御部２０１、近接通信部２０３、タイマー２０５、サーバ通知部２０２は、携帯端末２００内のコントローラ３がこれらの機能を備えることで実装されていてもよい。 1.3 Mobile terminal 200
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal 200 in the home appliance control system 10 of FIG. The mobile terminal 200 includes an electronic lock control unit 201, a proximity communication unit 203, a timer 205, a control time database 206, a communication unit 204, a server notification unit 202, a life pattern database 207, and a key state storage unit 210. Also, the electronic lock control unit 201, the proximity communication unit 203, the timer 205, and the server notification unit 202 may be implemented by the controller 3 in the mobile terminal 200 having these functions.
　図１０は、携帯端末２００のソフトウェア構成を示すブロック図である。携帯端末２００は、メモリ２１１、ＯＳ２１２、鍵アプリ２１３、家電制御アプリ２１４を有する。鍵アプリ２１３は、電子錠３００の開錠及び施錠の制御を行うアプリケーションである。家電制御アプリ２１４は、携帯端末２００に家電機器４００～６００の制御信号を送出させるためのアプリケーションである。 FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a software configuration of the mobile terminal 200. As shown in FIG. The mobile terminal 200 includes a memory 211, an OS 212, a key application 213, and a home appliance control application 214. The key application 213 is an application that controls unlocking and locking of the electronic lock 300. The home appliance control application 214 is an application for causing the mobile terminal 200 to transmit control signals for the home appliances 400 to 600.
　携帯端末２００は、鍵アプリ２１３を起動して電子錠３００の開錠及び施錠の制御を行い、電子錠３００から開錠及び施錠の制御の完了通知を受信する。家電制御アプリ２１４は、鍵アプリ２１３が電子錠３００から開錠及び施錠の完了通知を受信すると、携帯端末２００にサーバ１００への家電制御開始通知を送信させる。 The mobile terminal 200 activates the key application 213 to control unlocking and locking of the electronic lock 300 and receives a notification of completion of unlocking and locking control from the electronic lock 300. When the key application 213 receives the unlocking and locking completion notification from the electronic lock 300, the home appliance control application 214 causes the portable terminal 200 to transmit a home appliance control start notification to the server 100.
　なお、鍵アプリ２１３および家電制御アプリ２１４は、同一のアプリケーションによって実装されていてもよいし、ＯＳ２１２に組み込まれていてもよい。 Note that the key application 213 and the home appliance control application 214 may be implemented by the same application or may be incorporated in the OS 212.
　１．３．１　電子錠制御部２０１
　図９に戻って、電子錠制御部２０１は、近接通信部２０３を介して電子錠３００へ電子的な開錠信号を送信することで、電子錠３００の開錠を制御する。電子錠制御部２０１は、電子的な施錠信号を送信することで、電子錠３００の施錠を制御する。電子錠制御部２０１は、近接通信部２０３を介して、電子錠３００から開錠および施錠の完了通知を受信する。電子錠制御部２０１は、開錠および施錠の完了通知を受信すると、開錠および施錠の状態が変化したと判断し、受信した完了通知の内容に従って、電子錠３００の運転状態をサーバ通知部２０２へ出力し、かつ、鍵状態記憶部２１０の記憶内容を更新する。鍵状態記憶部２１０は、電子錠３００の運転状態（つまり開錠又は施錠の状態）を記憶する。 1.3.1 Electronic lock control unit 201
Returning to FIG. 9, the electronic lock control unit 201 controls the unlocking of the electronic lock 300 by transmitting an electronic unlocking signal to the electronic lock 300 via the proximity communication unit 203. The electronic lock control unit 201 controls the locking of the electronic lock 300 by transmitting an electronic locking signal. The electronic lock control unit 201 receives the unlocking and locking completion notification from the electronic lock 300 via the proximity communication unit 203. Upon receiving the unlocking and locking completion notification, the electronic lock control unit 201 determines that the unlocking and locking state has changed, and the server notification unit 202 determines the operation state of the electronic lock 300 according to the content of the received completion notification. And the contents stored in the key state storage unit 210 are updated. The key state storage unit 210 stores the operation state of the electronic lock 300 (that is, the unlocked or locked state).
　１．３．２　サーバ通知部２０２
　サーバ通知部２０２は、通信部２０４を介してサーバ１００から受信した時間ファイル９００（図５）および生活パターンファイル１５００（図８）を、それぞれ制御時間データベース２０６、生活パターンデータベース２０７へ格納する。 1.3.2 Server notification unit 202
The server notification unit 202 stores the time file 900 (FIG. 5) and the life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8) received from the server 100 via the communication unit 204 in the control time database 206 and the life pattern database 207, respectively.
　また、サーバ通知部２０２は、電子錠制御部２０１が近接通信部２０３を介して電子錠３００から開錠制御の完了通知を受信した場合、制御時間データベース２０６内の時間ファイル９００の許可時間帯を参照し、通信部２０４にサーバ１００への家電制御開始通知を送信させるか否かを判断する。開錠制御の完了通知を受信した時刻が許可時間帯の範囲内である場合、サーバ通知部２０２は、生活パターンファイル１５００内の制御対象機器と制御時間とに従って、家電制御開始通知２８００（後述の図３０Ａ等）を作成する。サーバ通知部２０２は、通信部２０４に家電制御開始通知をサーバ１００へ送信させる。 Further, when the electronic lock control unit 201 receives the unlocking control completion notification from the electronic lock 300 via the proximity communication unit 203, the server notification unit 202 sets the permitted time zone of the time file 900 in the control time database 206. It is referred and it is judged whether the communication part 204 is made to transmit the household appliance control start notification to the server 100. FIG. When the time at which the unlocking control completion notification is received is within the permitted time zone, the server notification unit 202 performs the home appliance control start notification 2800 (described later) according to the control target device and the control time in the life pattern file 1500. FIG. 30A etc.) are created. The server notification unit 202 causes the communication unit 204 to transmit a home appliance control start notification to the server 100.
　許可時間帯の範囲内に開錠制御の完了通知を受信した場合、サーバ通知部２０２は、開錠制御の完了通知を受信した時刻からの経過時間の計測を開始する。サーバ通知部２０２は、経過時間が帰宅所要時間に達したか否かを判断し、家電制御を中断するか否かを判断する。サーバ通知部２０２は、電子錠３００が開錠されたか否かの状態を確認し、家電制御を再開するか否かを判断する。そして、サーバ通知部２０２は、家電制御開始通知２８００、家電制御中断通知２９００（例えば後述の図３２Ａ）、又は家電制御再開通知２９１０（後述の図３５）を、通信部２０４を介してサーバ１００へ送信する。 When the notification of completion of unlocking control is received within the permitted time zone, the server notification unit 202 starts measuring the elapsed time from the time when the notification of completion of unlocking control is received. The server notification unit 202 determines whether or not the elapsed time has reached the time required for returning home, and determines whether or not to interrupt home appliance control. The server notification unit 202 confirms whether or not the electronic lock 300 is unlocked, and determines whether or not to resume home appliance control. Then, the server notification unit 202 sends a home appliance control start notification 2800, a home appliance control interruption notification 2900 (for example, FIG. 32A described later), or a home appliance control restart notification 2910 (FIG. 35 described later) to the server 100 via the communication unit 204. Send.
　１．３．３　近接通信部２０３
　近接通信部２０３は、電子錠３００の近接通信部３０３との間で、近距離無線通信（ＮＦＣ）によって通信を行う。近接通信部２０３は、電子錠制御部２０１から入力された電子的な開錠信号または電子的な施錠信号を電子錠３００へ送信する。近接通信部２０３は、電子錠３００から開錠または施錠の完了通知を受信する。ユーザは、携帯端末２００を電子錠３００に例えば接触させて、電子錠３００を開錠又は施錠する。 1.3.3 Proximity communication unit 203
The near field communication unit 203 communicates with the near field communication unit 303 of the electronic lock 300 by near field communication (NFC). The proximity communication unit 203 transmits an electronic unlocking signal or an electronic locking signal input from the electronic lock control unit 201 to the electronic lock 300. The proximity communication unit 203 receives an unlocking or locking completion notification from the electronic lock 300. The user brings the portable terminal 200 into contact with the electronic lock 300, for example, and unlocks or locks the electronic lock 300.
　１．３．４　通信部２０４
　通信部２０４は、サーバ１００へ、家電機器４００、５００、または６００の制御を開始する家電制御開始通知（制御開始信号の一例）を送信する。通信部２０４は、家電機器４００、５００、または６００の制御を中断する家電制御中断通知（制御中断信号の一例）を送信する。通信部２０４は、家電機器４００、５００、６００の制御を再開する家電制御再開通知（制御再開信号の一例）を送信する。また、通信部２０４は、サーバ１００から時間ファイル９００及び生活パターンファイル１５００を受信する。 1.3.4 Communication unit 204
The communication unit 204 transmits a home appliance control start notification (an example of a control start signal) for starting control of the home appliance 400, 500, or 600 to the server 100. The communication unit 204 transmits a home appliance control interruption notification (an example of a control interruption signal) that interrupts the control of the household appliance 400, 500, or 600. The communication unit 204 transmits a home appliance control restart notification (an example of a control restart signal) for restarting control of the home appliances 400, 500, and 600. In addition, the communication unit 204 receives the time file 900 and the life pattern file 1500 from the server 100.
　１．３．５　タイマー２０５
　タイマー２０５は、現在時刻をカウントする。タイマー２０５は、電子錠３００の運転状態が変化した時刻を取得するために用いられる。各機能ブロックは、家電制御の中断および再開の際、電子錠３００が開錠されてからの経過時間を計測するために、タイマー２０５を用いる。 1.3.5 Timer 205
The timer 205 counts the current time. The timer 205 is used to acquire the time when the operating state of the electronic lock 300 has changed. Each functional block uses a timer 205 to measure an elapsed time after the electronic lock 300 is unlocked when the home appliance control is interrupted and resumed.
　１．３．６　制御時間データベース２０６
　制御時間データベース２０６は、通信部２０４を介してサーバ１００から受信した時間ファイル９００（図５）を格納する。時間ファイル９００には、許可時間帯を示す情報と帰宅所要時間を示す情報とが記録されている。電子錠３００が開錠された際および施錠された際、サーバ通知部２０２が制御時間データベース２０６内の時間ファイル９００を参照する。 1.3.6 Control time database 206
The control time database 206 stores a time file 900 (FIG. 5) received from the server 100 via the communication unit 204. In the time file 900, information indicating the permission time zone and information indicating the time required for returning home are recorded. When the electronic lock 300 is unlocked and locked, the server notification unit 202 refers to the time file 900 in the control time database 206.
　なお、電子錠３００が開錠されてからの経過時間を計測するのは、サーバ１００であってもよい。例えば、サーバ１００が電子錠３００の状態を管理し、電子錠３００が開錠された時点からの経過時間を計測し、経過時間が帰宅所要時間を過ぎると家電制御を中断するか否かを判断する。さらにこのとき、家電制御中断通知を、携帯端末２００へ送り、ユーザに表示し確認を取ってもよい。 Note that the server 100 may measure the elapsed time after the electronic lock 300 is unlocked. For example, the server 100 manages the state of the electronic lock 300, measures the elapsed time from the time when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked, and determines whether to interrupt home appliance control when the elapsed time exceeds the time required for returning home. To do. Further, at this time, a home appliance control interruption notice may be sent to the portable terminal 200 and displayed to the user for confirmation.
　１．３．７　生活パターンデータベース２０７
　生活パターンデータベース２０７は、通信部２０４を介してサーバ１００から受信した生活パターンファイル１５００（図８）を格納する。 1.3.7 Life pattern database 207
The life pattern database 207 stores a life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8) received from the server 100 via the communication unit 204.
　１．４　電子錠３００
　図１１は、図１の家電制御システム１０における電子錠３００の構成を示すブロック図である。電子錠３００は、判断部３０１、鍵制御部３０２、近接通信部３０３、鍵状態データベース３０４を備える。また、判断部３０１、鍵制御部３０２は、電子錠３００内のコントローラ４がこれらの機能を備えることで実装されていてもよい。 1.4 Electronic lock 300
FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electronic lock 300 in the home appliance control system 10 of FIG. The electronic lock 300 includes a determination unit 301, a key control unit 302, a near field communication unit 303, and a key state database 304. In addition, the determination unit 301 and the key control unit 302 may be implemented by the controller 4 in the electronic lock 300 having these functions.
　１．４．１　判断部３０１
　判断部３０１は、近接通信部３０３を介して携帯端末２００から受信した電子的な制御信号が電子錠３００の開錠信号又は施錠信号のいずれであるかを判断する。判断部３０１は、携帯端末２００から受信した制御信号（開錠信号又は施錠信号）に従って、開錠または施錠の指示を示す信号を鍵制御部３０２へ出力する。判断部３０１は、鍵制御部３０２から開錠または施錠の制御の完了通知が入力された場合、近接通信部３０３を介して携帯端末２００へ開錠又は施錠の完了通知を送信する。 1.4.1 Determination unit 301
The determination unit 301 determines whether the electronic control signal received from the portable terminal 200 via the proximity communication unit 303 is an unlocking signal or a locking signal of the electronic lock 300. The determination unit 301 outputs a signal indicating an unlocking or locking instruction to the key control unit 302 according to a control signal (an unlocking signal or a locking signal) received from the mobile terminal 200. When the notification of unlocking or locking control completion is input from the key control unit 302, the determination unit 301 transmits the unlocking or locking completion notification to the mobile terminal 200 via the proximity communication unit 303.
　１．４．２　鍵制御部３０２
　鍵制御部３０２は、判断部３０１から入力された信号が開錠の指示を示す信号であれば電子錠３００を開錠し、鍵状態データベース３０４の鍵の運転状態を開錠の運転状態へ変更する。鍵制御部３０２は、判断部３０１から入力された信号が施錠の指示を示す信号であれば電子錠３００を施錠し、鍵状態データベース３０４の鍵の運転状態を施錠の運転状態へ変更する。鍵制御部３０２は、電子錠３００の制御が完了した場合、開錠または施錠の完了通知を判断部３０１へ出力する。 1.4.2 Key control unit 302
The key control unit 302 unlocks the electronic lock 300 if the signal input from the determination unit 301 indicates a unlocking instruction, and changes the key operating state in the key state database 304 to the unlocking operating state. To do. If the signal input from the determination unit 301 is a signal indicating a locking instruction, the key control unit 302 locks the electronic lock 300 and changes the operation state of the key in the key state database 304 to the operation state of locking. When the control of the electronic lock 300 is completed, the key control unit 302 outputs an unlocking or locking completion notification to the determination unit 301.
　１．４．３　近接通信部３０３
　近接通信部３０３は、携帯端末２００から開錠信号または施錠信号を受信する。近接通信部３０３は、携帯端末２００へ開錠または施錠の完了通知を送信する。 1.4.3 Proximity communication unit 303
The proximity communication unit 303 receives an unlock signal or a lock signal from the mobile terminal 200. The close proximity communication unit 303 transmits an unlocking or locking completion notification to the mobile terminal 200.
　１．４．４　鍵状態データベース３０４
　鍵状態データベース３０４は、鍵制御部３０２により記録される鍵状態ファイル１１００を格納する。鍵状態ファイル１１００は、電子錠３００の開錠又は施錠の運転状態を記憶する。 1.4.4 Key State Database 304
The key state database 304 stores a key state file 1100 recorded by the key control unit 302. The key state file 1100 stores the operating state of unlocking or locking of the electronic lock 300.
　図１２は、鍵状態データベース３０４内の鍵状態ファイル１１００の一例を示す図である。図１２の例では、電子錠３００は施錠の運転状態であることが示されている。なお、携帯端末２００の鍵状態記憶部２１０（図９）は、図１２の鍵状態ファイル１１００と同様のデータ構成を有していてもよい。 FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the key state file 1100 in the key state database 304. In the example of FIG. 12, it is shown that the electronic lock 300 is in a locked operation state. Note that the key state storage unit 210 (FIG. 9) of the mobile terminal 200 may have the same data configuration as the key state file 1100 of FIG.
　１．５　家電機器４００
　図１３は、図１の家電制御システム１０における家電機器４００の構成を示すブロック図である。家電機器５００、６００については、家電機器４００と同じ構成のため、詳細な説明は省略する。家電機器４００は、家電制御部４０１、サーバ通知部４０２、通信部４０３、タイマー４０４、状態データベース４０５を備える。また、家電制御部４０１、サーバ通知部４０２、タイマー４０４は、家電機器４００内のコントローラ５がこれらの機能を備えることで実装されていてもよい。 1.5 Home appliance 400
FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of home appliance 400 in home appliance control system 10 of FIG. Since the home appliances 500 and 600 have the same configuration as the home appliance 400, detailed description thereof is omitted. The home appliance 400 includes a home appliance control unit 401, a server notification unit 402, a communication unit 403, a timer 404, and a state database 405. Moreover, the household appliance control part 401, the server notification part 402, and the timer 404 may be mounted when the controller 5 in the household appliances 400 is equipped with these functions.
　１．５．１　家電制御部４０１
　家電制御部４０１は、家電機器４００がＯＮ、ＯＦＦ、又はＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥの運転状態になる度に、ＯＮ、ＯＦＦ、ＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥの運転状態とその運転状態になった時刻とを、家電機器名と共にサーバ通知部４０２へ出力する。即ち、家電制御部４０１は、家電機器４００の運転状態が変化した時刻を示す情報及び変化後の運転状態を示す情報を、家電機器４００の家電機器名と共にサーバ通知部４０２へ出力する。同時に、家電制御部４０１は、家電機器４００の運転状態を状態ファイル１２００（後述の図１４、図１５）に記録して、状態データベース４０５へ格納する。 1.5.1 Home Appliance Control Unit 401
The home appliance control unit 401 is a server notification unit that displays the ON, OFF, COMPLETE operating state and the time when the home appliance device 400 is in the ON, OFF, or COMPLETE operating state together with the home appliance name. Output to 402. That is, the home appliance control unit 401 outputs information indicating the time when the operating state of the home appliance 400 is changed and information indicating the changed operating state to the server notification unit 402 together with the home appliance name of the home appliance 400. At the same time, the home appliance control unit 401 records the operation state of the home appliance 400 in a state file 1200 (FIGS. 14 and 15 described later), and stores it in the state database 405.
　家電制御部４０１は、サーバ１００による家電制御時に、サーバ１００から家電制御開始通知を受信すると稼動を始め、状態データベース４０５内の状態ファイル１２００の運転状態をＯＮに変更する。家電制御部４０１は、家電制御中断通知を受信すると、稼動を中断し、状態データベース４０５内の状態ファイル１２００に記録された家電機器４００の運転状態をＯＦＦに変更する。 The home appliance control unit 401 starts operation when receiving a home appliance control start notification from the server 100 during home appliance control by the server 100, and changes the operation state of the state file 1200 in the state database 405 to ON. When the home appliance control unit 401 receives the home appliance control interruption notification, the home appliance control unit 401 stops the operation and changes the operation state of the home appliance 400 recorded in the state file 1200 in the state database 405 to OFF.
　家電制御部４０１は、家電制御再開通知を受信すると、運転を再開し、状態データベース４０５内の状態ファイル１２００に記録された家電機器４００の運転状態をＯＮの運転状態に変更する。家電制御部４０１は、家電機器４００の運転状態が変化する度に、変化後の運転状態をサーバ通知部４０２へ出力する。 Upon receiving the home appliance control restart notification, the home appliance control unit 401 resumes operation, and changes the operation state of the home appliance 400 recorded in the state file 1200 in the state database 405 to an ON operation state. Home appliance control unit 401 outputs the changed operation state to server notification unit 402 every time the operation state of home appliance 400 changes.
　１．５．２　サーバ通知部４０２
　サーバ通知部４０２は、家電制御部４０１から入力された家電機器４００の運転状態が変化した後の運転状態を、通信部４０３を介してサーバ１００へ送信する。 1.5.2 Server Notification Unit 402
The server notification unit 402 transmits the operation state after the change of the operation state of the home appliance 400 input from the home appliance control unit 401 to the server 100 via the communication unit 403.
　１．５．３　通信部４０３
　通信部４０３は、家電機器４００の運転状態が変化した時刻を示す情報及び変化後の運転状態を示す情報をサーバ１００へ送信する。通信部４０３は、家電制御開始通知、家電制御中断通知、及び家電制御再開通知をサーバ１００から受信する。 1.5.3 Communication unit 403
The communication unit 403 transmits information indicating the time when the operating state of the home appliance 400 is changed and information indicating the changed operating state to the server 100. The communication unit 403 receives a home appliance control start notification, a home appliance control interruption notification, and a home appliance control restart notification from the server 100.
　１．５．４　タイマー４０４
　タイマー４０４は、現在時刻をカウントする。家電制御部４０１は、家電機器４００の運転状態が変化した時刻を示す情報を取得する際に、タイマー４０４を用いる。 1.5.4 Timer 404
The timer 404 counts the current time. The home appliance control unit 401 uses the timer 404 when acquiring information indicating the time when the operating state of the home appliance 400 has changed.
　１．５．５　状態データベース４０５
　状態データベース４０５は、家電制御部４０１により記録される状態ファイル１２００を格納する。 1.5.5 State database 405
The state database 405 stores a state file 1200 recorded by the home appliance control unit 401.
　図１４、図１５は、それぞれ、状態データベース４０５内の状態ファイル１２００の一例を示す図である。図１４、図１５に示されるように、状態ファイル１２００には、家電機器４００の、家電機器名、運転状態（ＯＮ、ＯＦＦ、又はＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥ）、現在状態、および設定状態が記録されている。 14 and 15 are diagrams showing examples of the state file 1200 in the state database 405, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the status file 1200 records the home appliance name, the operation status (ON, OFF, or COMPLETE), the current status, and the setting status of the home appliance 400.
　図１４は、家電機器４００が給湯器である場合の状態ファイル１２００の一例を示している。図１４の例では、給湯器の運転状態は、ＯＮの運転状態であり、現在状態は、浴槽に水温３０℃の水が１００リットル入っている状態であり、設定状態は、浴槽に水温３９℃の水が１６０リットル入った状態であることが示されている。このとき、現在状態が設定状態に到達した場合、家電機器４００の運転状態は、ＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥの運転状態へ遷移する。 FIG. 14 shows an example of a state file 1200 when the home appliance 400 is a water heater. In the example of FIG. 14, the operation state of the water heater is an ON operation state, the current state is a state in which 100 liters of water having a water temperature of 30 ° C. is contained in the bathtub, and the setting state is a water temperature of 39 ° C. in the bathtub. It is shown that there is 160 liters of water. At this time, when the current state reaches the set state, the operation state of the home appliance 400 transitions to the COMPLETE operation state.
　図１５は、家電機器４００がエアコンである場合の状態ファイル１２００の一例を示している。図１５の例では、エアコンの運転状態は、ＯＮの運転状態であり、現在状態は、室温が８℃であることが示されている。暖房、冷房などの現在の運転モードの設定を示すフラグが立てられ、現在の運転モードの設定は、暖房であることが示されている。暖房の設定状態は、室温が２０℃であり、風量が強であり、風向が自動風向であることが示されている。このとき、現在状態の示す室温が、設定状態の示す室温に到達した場合、家電機器４００の運転状態は、ＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥの運転状態へ遷移する。 FIG. 15 shows an example of a state file 1200 when the home appliance 400 is an air conditioner. In the example of FIG. 15, the operation state of the air conditioner is an ON operation state, and the current state indicates that the room temperature is 8 ° C. A flag indicating the setting of the current operation mode such as heating and cooling is set, indicating that the current setting of the operation mode is heating. As for the setting state of heating, it is shown that the room temperature is 20 ° C., the air volume is strong, and the wind direction is the automatic wind direction. At this time, when the room temperature indicated by the current state reaches the room temperature indicated by the set state, the operating state of the home appliance 400 transitions to the operating state of COMPLETE.
　１．６　家電制御システム１０の動作
　家電制御システム１０の動作は、２つの動作、具体的には、生活パターンファイルの生成と、生成した生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御とを含む。生活パターンファイルの生成では、日々のユーザの家電機器４００等のＯＮ制御およびＯＦＦ制御が分析され、ユーザの生活パターンファイルが生成されて、サーバ１００の生活パターンデータベース１０９に、生成された生活パターンファイルが格納される。生成した生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御では、生成された生活パターンファイルに基づき、サーバ１００によって、家電機器４００等が制御される。以下で、上記２つの動作について図面を参照しながら説明する。 1.6 Operation of Home Appliance Control System 10 The operation of the home appliance control system 10 includes two operations, specifically, generation of a life pattern file and home appliance control based on the generated life pattern file. In the generation of the life pattern file, the daily ON control and OFF control of the user's home appliances 400 and the like are analyzed, the user's life pattern file is generated, and the generated life pattern file is stored in the life pattern database 109 of the server 100. Is stored. In home appliance control based on the generated life pattern file, the home appliance 400 and the like are controlled by the server 100 based on the generated life pattern file. Hereinafter, the two operations will be described with reference to the drawings.
　１．６．１　生活パターンファイルの生成
　まず、家電制御システム１０における生活パターンファイルの生成の動作の概要が説明される。 1.6.1 Generation of Life Pattern File First, an outline of an operation of generating a life pattern file in the home appliance control system 10 will be described.
　サーバ１００における分析部１０２は、日別家電制御データベース１０７内の日別家電制御ファイル８００（図４）に記録された、電子錠３００及び家電機器４００の運転状態が変化した時刻を示す情報と、変化後の運転状態を示す情報とを用いて、以下の分析及び算出を行う。 The analysis unit 102 in the server 100 has information recorded in the daily home appliance control file 800 in the daily home appliance control database 107 and information indicating the time when the operating state of the electronic lock 300 and the home appliance 400 has changed, The following analysis and calculation are performed using information indicating the operating state after the change.
　分析部１０２は、ユーザが帰宅した後に当該ユーザによって家屋２０内の各家電機器がＯＮ制御された順番と、その時間差とを分析する。分析部１０２は、各家電機器がＯＮ制御されてからＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥの運転状態になるまでに要した時間（ＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥ所要時間）を算出する。分析部１０２は、ユーザの帰宅時間帯、家電制御開始の順番および電子錠３００が開錠されてから再び施錠されるまでに要した時間を分析する。 The analysis unit 102 analyzes the order in which each home electric appliance in the house 20 is ON-controlled by the user after the user returns home and the time difference therebetween. The analysis unit 102 calculates the time (COMPLETE required time) required from when each home electric appliance is ON-controlled until the operating state of COMPLETE is reached. The analysis unit 102 analyzes the user's time to go home, the order of starting home appliance control, and the time required from when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked until it is locked again.
　分析部１０２は、電子錠３００が開錠されてから施錠されるまでの時刻の差から、帰宅に必要な時間（以下、帰宅所要時間）を算出する。分析部１０２は、日別家電制御データベース１０７内の日別家電制御ファイル８００に記録された、日々の電子錠３００の施錠の時刻を帰宅時刻と判断し、頻度の高い帰宅時間帯を分析する。分析部１０２は、許可時間帯を、頻度の高い帰宅時間帯を含む時間帯に決定する。分析部１０２は、許可時間帯と帰宅所要時間とが記録された時間ファイル９００（図５）を生成し、生成した時間ファイル９００を帰宅時間データベース１０８に格納する。分析部１０２は、通信部１０５を介して、帰宅時間データベース１０８内の時間ファイル９００を、携帯端末２００へ送信する。 The analysis unit 102 calculates the time required for returning home (hereinafter referred to as required time for returning home) from the difference in time from when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked until it is locked. The analysis unit 102 determines that the daily locking time of the electronic lock 300 recorded in the daily home appliance control file 800 in the daily home appliance control database 107 is the return home time, and analyzes the frequent return home time zone. The analysis unit 102 determines the permission time zone as a time zone including a frequent return home time zone. The analysis unit 102 generates a time file 900 (FIG. 5) in which the permitted time zone and the required time to go home are recorded, and stores the generated time file 900 in the home time database 108. The analysis unit 102 transmits the time file 900 in the returning home database 108 to the mobile terminal 200 via the communication unit 105.
　分析部１０２による計算方法の例が、図４に示す日別家電制御ファイル８００に基づいて説明される。図４の例では、２０１３年２月２１日の木曜日のデータにおいて、電子錠の開錠が１８：３５、施錠が１８：５０、照明１のＯＮが１８：５２、という順に制御されている。分析部１０２によって、以下のように分析される。 An example of the calculation method by the analysis unit 102 will be described based on the daily home appliance control file 800 shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 4, in the data on Thursday, February 21, 2013, the unlocking of the electronic lock is controlled in the order of 18:35, the locking is 18:50, and the illumination 1 is turned on in the order of 18:52. Analysis is performed by the analysis unit 102 as follows.
　照明１がＯＮにされた１８：５２に、ユーザは自宅の中に入ったと判断される。直近の１８：５０の施錠は、自宅２０の駐輪場での施錠と判断され、１８：５０に帰宅したと判断される。その前の１８：３５の開錠は、最寄り駅付近の駐輪場６０での開錠と判断される。そして、分析部１０２は、帰宅所要時間を、１８：３５と１８：５０との差分である１５分と算出する。 It is determined that the user entered the house at 18:52 when the illumination 1 was turned on. The latest lock at 18:50 is determined to be locked at the bicycle parking lot at home 20, and is determined to have returned home at 18:50. The previous unlocking at 18:35 is determined to be unlocking at the bicycle parking lot 60 near the nearest station. Then, the analysis unit 102 calculates the time required for returning home as 15 minutes, which is the difference between 18:35 and 18:50.
　分析部１０２は、各家電機器がＯＮ制御又はＯＦＦ制御される時刻および設定状態に達するまでに要した時間のパターンを分析する。分析部１０２は、分析した結果、頻度の高い帰宅時間帯と、頻度の高い家電機器がＯＮ制御される時刻とを組み合わせ、頻度の高い生活パターンを１日の生活パターンとして組み立てる。この生活パターンは、許可時間帯の範囲内において、帰宅時間帯別に生成される。これらの生活パターンは、それぞれの帰宅時間帯に応じた、家電機器のオンオフの制御パターンを含む。分析部１０２は、組み立てた帰宅時間帯別の生活パターンを、それぞれ生活パターンファイル１５００として生成する。分析部１０２は、生成した生活パターンファイル１５００を生活パターンデータベース１０９に格納する。 The analysis unit 102 analyzes the time when each home appliance is ON-controlled or OFF-controlled and the time pattern required to reach the set state. As a result of the analysis, the analysis unit 102 combines a frequent return home time period and a time at which a frequent home appliance is ON-controlled, and assembles a frequent lifestyle pattern as a daily lifestyle pattern. This life pattern is generated for each return time zone within the permitted time zone. These life patterns include ON / OFF control patterns of home appliances according to the respective return time zones. The analysis unit 102 generates a life pattern file 1500 for each assembled home life pattern. The analysis unit 102 stores the generated life pattern file 1500 in the life pattern database 109.
　分析部１０２は、生活パターンファイル１５００の生成を、ある一定の日数の日別家電制御ファイル８００が生成された後に行うとしてもよい。例えば、一週間の日別家電制御ファイル８００が生成された時点で、分析部１０２は、生活パターンファイル１５００を生成してもよい。 The analysis unit 102 may generate the life pattern file 1500 after the daily home appliance control file 800 having a certain number of days is generated. For example, the analysis unit 102 may generate the life pattern file 1500 when the daily household appliance control file 800 for one week is generated.
　次に、実施の形態１の冒頭で説明されたストーリーに基づいて、図１の家電制御システム１０における生活パターンファイルの生成について、ユーザの帰宅前、ユーザの帰宅後に行われる動作を、それぞれ図を用いて説明する。 Next, based on the story described at the beginning of the first embodiment, with respect to generation of the life pattern file in the home appliance control system 10 of FIG. It explains using.
　図１６は、ユーザの帰宅前に、電子錠３００が開錠された場合の処理を示すシーケンス図である。 FIG. 16 is a sequence diagram showing processing when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked before the user returns home.
　電子錠３００と携帯端末２００との間で、電子錠処理として開錠処理が行われる（Ｓ１００１）。電子錠３００が開錠された場合、携帯端末２００は、開錠通知をサーバ１００へ送信する（Ｓ１００２）。 The unlocking process is performed as an electronic lock process between the electronic lock 300 and the portable terminal 200 (S1001). When the electronic lock 300 is unlocked, the mobile terminal 200 transmits an unlock notification to the server 100 (S1002).
　サーバ１００の収集部１０１は、携帯端末２００から開錠通知を受信したか否かを判断する（Ｓ１００３）。ここで、携帯端末２００からサーバ１００へ送信される通知データの例を図１７Ａ，１７Ｂを用いて説明する。 The collection unit 101 of the server 100 determines whether or not an unlock notification has been received from the mobile terminal 200 (S1003). Here, an example of notification data transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 to the server 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 17A and 17B.
　図１７Ａ，１７Ｂは、携帯端末２００からサーバ１００へ送信される通知データ２５００の構成例を示す図である。図１７Ａは、通知データ２５００の構成の一般例を示している。携帯端末２００からサーバ１００へ送信される通知データ２５００は、図１７Ａに示されるように、家電機器名、通知の種類、時刻を示す情報を有する。 FIGS. 17A and 17B are diagrams illustrating a configuration example of the notification data 2500 transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 to the server 100. FIG. FIG. 17A shows a general example of the configuration of the notification data 2500. As shown in FIG. 17A, the notification data 2500 transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 to the server 100 includes information indicating the home appliance name, notification type, and time.
　図１７Ｂは、通知データ２５００の構成の具体例として、電子錠３００が開錠された場合の例を示している。例えば、１８：３５に電子錠３００が開錠された場合には、図１７Ｂに示されるように、家電機器名に「電子錠」、通知の種類に「開錠」、時刻に「１８：３５」が、それぞれ記載される。 FIG. 17B shows an example where the electronic lock 300 is unlocked as a specific example of the configuration of the notification data 2500. For example, when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked at 18:35, as shown in FIG. 17B, the electronic device name is “electronic lock”, the notification type is “unlocked”, and the time is “18:35”. "Is described respectively.
　図１６に戻って、サーバ１００の収集部１０１は、携帯端末２００から開錠通知を受信していない場合（Ｓ１００３でＮＯ）、再びＳ１００３に戻って開錠通知を受信したか否かを判断する。サーバ１００の収集部１０１は、携帯端末２００からの開錠通知を受信した場合（Ｓ１００３でＹＥＳ）、ファイル書き込み処理を行って（Ｓ１００４）、この処理を終了する。 Returning to FIG. 16, when the collection unit 101 of the server 100 has not received the unlock notification from the mobile terminal 200 (NO in S1003), the collection unit 101 returns to S1003 again to determine whether the unlock notification has been received. . When the collection unit 101 of the server 100 receives the unlock notification from the mobile terminal 200 (YES in S1003), the collection unit 101 performs a file writing process (S1004) and ends this process.
　ファイル書き込み処理とは、日別家電制御データベース１０７内の日別家電制御ファイル８００に家電機器の運転状態が変化した時刻を示す情報及び変化後の運転状態を示す情報を書き込む処理である。ファイル書き込み処理の詳細は、図２１を用いて後述する。 The file writing process is a process of writing information indicating the time when the operating state of the home appliance changes and information indicating the changed operating state in the daily home appliance control file 800 in the daily home appliance control database 107. Details of the file writing process will be described later with reference to FIG.
　図１８は、ユーザの帰宅前に、電子錠３００が施錠された場合の処理を示すシーケンス図である。電子錠３００と携帯端末２００との間で、電子錠処理として施錠処理が行われる（Ｓ１００５）。電子錠３００が施錠された場合、携帯端末２００のサーバ通知部２０２は、施錠通知をサーバ１００へ送信して（Ｓ１００６）、この処理を終了する。この施錠の通知データ２５００では、図１７Ａの通知の種類に「施錠」が記載される。 FIG. 18 is a sequence diagram showing processing when the electronic lock 300 is locked before the user returns home. A locking process is performed as an electronic lock process between the electronic lock 300 and the portable terminal 200 (S1005). When the electronic lock 300 is locked, the server notification unit 202 of the mobile terminal 200 transmits a lock notification to the server 100 (S1006) and ends this process. In the lock notification data 2500, “lock” is described as the type of notification in FIG. 17A.
　サーバ１００の収集部１０１は、携帯端末２００から施錠通知を受信したか否かを判断する（Ｓ１００７）。サーバ１００の収集部１０１は、携帯端末２００からの施錠通知を受信していない場合（Ｓ１００７でＮＯ）、再びＳ１００７に戻って施錠通知を受信したか否かを判断する。サーバ１００の収集部１０１は、携帯端末２００から施錠通知を受信した場合（Ｓ１００７でＹＥＳ）、ファイル書き込み処理を行って（Ｓ１００８）、この処理を終了する。 The collection unit 101 of the server 100 determines whether or not a lock notification has been received from the mobile terminal 200 (S1007). When the collection unit 101 of the server 100 has not received the lock notification from the mobile terminal 200 (NO in S1007), the collection unit 101 returns to S1007 again to determine whether the lock notification has been received. When the collection unit 101 of the server 100 receives the lock notification from the mobile terminal 200 (YES in S1007), the file writing process is performed (S1008), and this process is terminated.
　図１９は、図１６のＳ１００１、図１８のＳ１００５において実行される電子錠処理を示すシーケンス図である。 FIG. 19 is a sequence diagram showing the electronic lock process executed in S1001 of FIG. 16 and S1005 of FIG.
　携帯端末２００は、鍵アプリ２１３を起動する（Ｓ１１０１）。近接通信部２０３は、電子錠制御部２０１の指示を受けて、開錠信号又は施錠信号を電子錠３００へ送信する（Ｓ１１０２）。 The mobile terminal 200 activates the key application 213 (S1101). The proximity communication unit 203 receives an instruction from the electronic lock control unit 201, and transmits an unlock signal or a lock signal to the electronic lock 300 (S1102).
　電子錠３００の判断部３０１は、近接通信部３０３を介して、開錠信号又は施錠信号を受信したか否かを判断する（Ｓ１１０３）。信号を受信していない場合（Ｓ１１０３でＮＯ）、判断部３０１は、再びＳ１１０３に戻って、信号を受信したか否かを判断する。開錠又は施錠信号を受信した場合（Ｓ１１０３でＹＥＳ）、判断部３０１は、受信した信号が開錠信号または施錠信号のどちらであるかを判断する（Ｓ１１０４）。 The determination unit 301 of the electronic lock 300 determines whether an unlock signal or a lock signal is received via the proximity communication unit 303 (S1103). When the signal is not received (NO in S1103), the determination unit 301 returns to S1103 again and determines whether the signal is received. When an unlocking or locking signal is received (YES in S1103), the determination unit 301 determines whether the received signal is an unlocking signal or a locking signal (S1104).
　受信した信号が開錠信号の場合（Ｓ１１０４で開錠）、鍵制御部３０２は、電子錠３００を開錠する（Ｓ１１０５）。受信した信号が施錠信号の場合（Ｓ１１０５で施錠）、鍵制御部３０２は、電子錠３００を施錠する（Ｓ１１０６）。鍵制御部３０２は、電子錠３００が開錠または施錠された場合、それぞれ鍵状態データベース３０４内の鍵状態ファイル１１００（図１２）の運転状態を開錠または施錠に変更する（Ｓ１１０７）。 When the received signal is an unlock signal (unlocked in S1104), the key control unit 302 unlocks the electronic lock 300 (S1105). If the received signal is a locking signal (locked in S1105), the key control unit 302 locks the electronic lock 300 (S1106). When the electronic lock 300 is unlocked or locked, the key control unit 302 changes the operation state of the key state file 1100 (FIG. 12) in the key state database 304 to unlocked or locked (S1107).
　電子錠３００の判断部３０１は、近接通信部３０３を介して、開錠又は施錠の完了通知を携帯端末２００へ送信する（Ｓ１１０８）。電子錠３００は、Ｓ１１０８に続いてＳ１１０３に戻り、携帯端末２００からの信号を待機する。 The determination unit 301 of the electronic lock 300 transmits an unlocking or locking completion notification to the portable terminal 200 via the proximity communication unit 303 (S1108). The electronic lock 300 returns to S1103 following S1108, and waits for a signal from the portable terminal 200.
　携帯端末２００は、開錠又は施錠の完了通知を受信し、電子錠３００の開錠又は施錠が完了したことを認識して（Ｓ１１０９）、この処理を終了する。電子錠３００が開錠又は施錠された場合、携帯端末２００は、開錠又は施錠が完了したことを表示してもよい。 The mobile terminal 200 receives the unlocking or locking completion notification, recognizes that the unlocking or locking of the electronic lock 300 is completed (S1109), and ends this process. When the electronic lock 300 is unlocked or locked, the mobile terminal 200 may display that unlocking or locking is completed.
　図２０は、携帯端末２００に表示される確認画面３０００の一例を示す図である。この確認画面３０００は、施錠表示部３００１と確認ボタン３００２とを含む。図２０の例では、施錠表示部３００１に、「電子錠が施錠されました。」と表示されている。ユーザが確認ボタン３００２を押すと、携帯端末２００は、ユーザが施錠を確認したことを認識し、確認画面３０００を消去する。 FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of a confirmation screen 3000 displayed on the mobile terminal 200. The confirmation screen 3000 includes a lock display unit 3001 and a confirmation button 3002. In the example of FIG. 20, the lock display portion 3001 displays “Electronic lock has been locked.” When the user presses the confirmation button 3002, the mobile terminal 200 recognizes that the user has confirmed the locking, and deletes the confirmation screen 3000.
　図２１は、図１６のＳ１００４、図１８のＳ１００８、図２２（後述）のＳ２００６で実行されるファイル書き込み処理を示すフローチャートである。 FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the file writing process executed in S1004 in FIG. 16, S1008 in FIG. 18, and S2006 in FIG. 22 (described later).
　サーバ１００の収集部１０１は、一日の終了条件を満たしたか否かを判断する（Ｓ１２０１）。一日の終了条件を満たしている場合（Ｓ１２０１でＹＥＳ）、収集部１０１は、その日一日の日別家電制御ファイル８００（図４）への記録を終了する（Ｓ１２０２）。そして、収集部１０１は、日別家電制御データベース１０７に本日の日別家電制御ファイル８００を生成して（Ｓ１２０４）、処理はＳ１２０５に進む。 The collection unit 101 of the server 100 determines whether or not a day end condition is satisfied (S1201). If the day end condition is satisfied (YES in S1201), the collection unit 101 ends the recording in the daily home appliance control file 800 (FIG. 4) for that day (S1202). Then, the collection unit 101 generates today's daily home appliance control file 800 in the daily home appliance control database 107 (S1204), and the process proceeds to S1205.
　一日の終了条件を満たしていない場合（Ｓ１２０１でＮＯ）、収集部１０１は、本日分の日別家電制御ファイル８００が日別家電制御データベース１０７にあるか否かを判断する（Ｓ１２０３）。本日分の日別家電制御ファイル８００が日別家電制御データベース１０７にない場合（Ｓ１２０３でＮＯ）、処理はＳ１２０４に進む。本日分の日別家電制御ファイルがある場合（Ｓ１２０３でＹＥＳ）、処理はＳ１２０５に進む。 If the day end condition is not satisfied (NO in S1201), the collection unit 101 determines whether or not the daily home appliance control file 800 for today is in the daily home appliance control database 107 (S1203). If the daily home appliance control file 800 for today is not in the daily home appliance control database 107 (NO in S1203), the process proceeds to S1204. If there is a daily home appliance control file for today (YES in S1203), the process proceeds to S1205.
　Ｓ１２０５では、サーバ１００の収集部１０１は、通知があった家電機器を判断する。例えば、図１７Ａ，１７Ｂに示されるように、通知データ２５００に含まれる「家電機器名」に記載された情報から、収集部１０１は、家電機器を判断する。通知データ２５００に含まれる「家電機器名」には、各家電機器に付与されたＩＤのような個別の識別子が記載されるようにしてもよい。収集部１０１は、日別家電制御データベース１０７内の本日の日別家電制御ファイル８００に、通知があった家電機器名、通知の種類（例えば、開錠、施錠、ＯＮ、ＯＦＦ、又はＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥ）、時刻を記録して（Ｓ１２０６）、この処理を終了する。 In S1205, the collection unit 101 of the server 100 determines the home appliance that has been notified. For example, as illustrated in FIGS. 17A and 17B, the collection unit 101 determines the home appliance from the information described in the “home appliance name” included in the notification data 2500. In the “home appliance name” included in the notification data 2500, an individual identifier such as an ID assigned to each home appliance may be described. The collection unit 101 includes the name of the home appliance that has been notified in the daily home appliance control file 800 in the daily home appliance control database 107, the type of notification (for example, unlocking, locking, ON, OFF, or COMPLETE), The time is recorded (S1206), and this process ends.
　次に、ユーザの帰宅後に行われる生活パターンファイルの生成について、図２２を用いて説明する。サーバ１００の収集部１０１は、家電機器から運転状態（ＯＮ、ＯＦＦ、又はＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥ）と、時刻とを収集する。分析部１０２は、収集された情報を分析する。ここでは、家電機器４００から情報を収集する場合が説明される。 Next, generation of a life pattern file performed after the user returns home will be described with reference to FIG. The collection unit 101 of the server 100 collects the operation state (ON, OFF, or COMPLETE) and time from the home appliance. The analysis unit 102 analyzes the collected information. Here, a case where information is collected from home appliance 400 will be described.
　図２２は、ユーザの帰宅後におけるファイル生成処理を示すシーケンス図である。家電機器４００の家電制御部４０１は、運転状態（ＯＮ、ＯＦＦ、又はＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥ）の変化があったか否かを判断する（Ｓ２００１）。 FIG. 22 is a sequence diagram showing a file generation process after the user returns home. The home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 determines whether or not there has been a change in the operation state (ON, OFF, or COMPLETE) (S2001).
　家電機器４００の家電制御部４０１は、運転状態の変化がない場合（Ｓ２００１でＮＯ）、再び、Ｓ２００１で運転状態の変化があったか否かを判断する。運転状態の変化があった場合（Ｓ２００１でＹＥＳ）、サーバ通知部４０２は、通信部４０３を介して、家電機器名と変化後の運転状態をサーバ１００へ通知する（Ｓ２００２）。そして、家電制御部４０１は、状態データベース４０５内の状態ファイル１２００（図１４）の運転状態を変化後の運転状態に変更する（Ｓ２００３）。Ｓ２００２で送信される通知のデータ構成が図２３Ａ，２３Ｂを用いて説明される。 When there is no change in the driving state (NO in S2001), the home appliance control unit 401 of the household appliance 400 determines again whether the driving state has changed in S2001. If there is a change in the driving state (YES in S2001), the server notification unit 402 notifies the server 100 of the home appliance name and the changed driving state via the communication unit 403 (S2002). And the household appliance control part 401 changes the driving | running state of the state file 1200 (FIG. 14) in the state database 405 to the driving | running state after a change (S2003). The data structure of the notification transmitted in S2002 will be described using FIGS. 23A and 23B.
　図２３Ａ，２３Ｂは、それぞれ、Ｓ２００２で家電機器４００からサーバ１００へ送信される通知データ２７００の構成例を示す図である。Ｓ２００２で家電機器４００からサーバ１００へ送信される通知データ２７００は、図１７Ａに示す携帯端末２００からサーバ１００へ送信される通知データ２５００と同様に、家電機器名、通知の種類、時刻を示す情報を含む。 23A and 23B are diagrams each showing a configuration example of the notification data 2700 transmitted from the home appliance 400 to the server 100 in S2002. The notification data 2700 transmitted from the home appliance 400 to the server 100 in S2002 is information indicating the name of the home appliance, the type of notification, and the time, similar to the notification data 2500 transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 to the server 100 illustrated in FIG. 17A. including.
　図２３Ａは、エアコン１がＯＮ制御された場合の通知データ２７００を示す。例えば、１８：５５にエアコン１がＯＮ制御された場合には、図２３Ａに示されるように、家電機器名に「エアコン１」、通知の種類に「ＯＮ」、時刻に「１８：５５」が、それぞれ記載される。 FIG. 23A shows notification data 2700 when the air conditioner 1 is ON-controlled. For example, when the air conditioner 1 is ON-controlled at 18:55, as shown in FIG. 23A, “Air conditioner 1” is set as the home appliance name, “ON” is set as the notification type, and “18:55” is set as the time. , Respectively.
　図２３Ｂは、給湯器がＯＮ制御された場合の通知データ２７００を示す。例えば、１８：５５に給湯器がＯＮ制御された場合には、図２３Ｂに示されるように、家電機器名に「給湯器」、通知の種類に「ＯＮ」、時刻に「１８：５５」が、それぞれ記載される。 FIG. 23B shows notification data 2700 when the water heater is ON-controlled. For example, when the water heater is ON-controlled at 18:55, as shown in FIG. 23B, the name of the home appliance is “hot water heater”, the notification type is “ON”, and the time is “18:55”. , Respectively.
　図２２に戻って、サーバ１００の収集部１０１は、通信部１０５が家電機器４００から通知を受信したか否かを判断する（Ｓ２００４）。家電機器４００から通知を受信しなかった場合（Ｓ２００４でＮＯ）、収集部１０１は、再び、Ｓ２００４において、通信部１０５が家電機器４００から通知を受信したか否かを判断する。 22, the collection unit 101 of the server 100 determines whether or not the communication unit 105 has received a notification from the home appliance 400 (S2004). When the notification is not received from the home appliance 400 (NO in S2004), the collection unit 101 determines again whether the communication unit 105 has received the notification from the home appliance 400 in S2004.
　通信部１０５が家電機器４００から通知を受信した場合（Ｓ２００４でＹＥＳ）、収集部１０１は、所有家電データベース１０６内の所有家電ファイル７０００の、通知があった家電機器４００の運転状態を変更する（Ｓ２００５）。収集部１０１は、ファイル書き込み処理（図２１）を行う（Ｓ２００６）。収集部１０１は、一定の日数の日別家電制御ファイル８００が集まったか否かを判断する（Ｓ２００７）。一定の日数の日別家電制御ファイル８００が集まっていない場合（Ｓ２００７でＮＯ）、処理はＳ２００４に戻る。一定の日数の日別家電制御ファイル８００が集まった場合（Ｓ２００７でＹＥＳ）、サーバ１００の分析部１０２は、パターン分析処理を行って（Ｓ２００８）、この処理を終了する。 When the communication unit 105 receives a notification from the home appliance 400 (YES in S2004), the collection unit 101 changes the operation state of the home appliance 400 that is notified of the owned home appliance file 7000 in the owned home appliance database 106 ( S2005). The collection unit 101 performs file writing processing (FIG. 21) (S2006). The collection unit 101 determines whether or not the daily home appliance control files 800 for a certain number of days have been collected (S2007). If the daily home appliance control file 800 for a certain number of days has not been collected (NO in S2007), the process returns to S2004. When the daily home appliance control files 800 for a certain number of days are collected (YES in S2007), the analysis unit 102 of the server 100 performs a pattern analysis process (S2008), and ends this process.
　図２４は、図２２のＳ２００８で実行されるパターン分析処理を示すシーケンス図である。分析部１０２は、日別家電制御データベース１０７内の日別家電制御ファイル８００を分析して、ユーザの帰宅時間帯を抽出する（Ｓ２１０１）。図６の例では、１８：３０頃と２０：００頃との、２種類の帰宅時間帯が抽出される。分析部１０２は、抽出した帰宅時間帯別に、生活パターンファイル１５００（図８）を生成する（Ｓ２１０２）。なお、帰宅時間帯別に生成する生活パターンファイルの粒度は、時間単位でも、分単位でも、どのような区切り方でもよい。そして、分析部１０２は、生成した生活パターンファイル１５００を生活パターンデータベース１０９に格納する（Ｓ２１０３）。 FIG. 24 is a sequence diagram showing the pattern analysis process executed in S2008 of FIG. The analysis unit 102 analyzes the daily home appliance control file 800 in the daily home appliance control database 107 and extracts the user's return time zone (S2101). In the example of FIG. 6, two types of return time zones are extracted, around 18:30 and around 20:00. The analysis unit 102 generates a life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8) for each extracted home time zone (S2102). It should be noted that the granularity of the life pattern file generated for each return home time period may be divided in any unit, either in hours or minutes. Then, the analysis unit 102 stores the generated life pattern file 1500 in the life pattern database 109 (S2103).
　分析部１０２は、Ｓ２１０１で抽出した帰宅時間帯から、許可時間帯を調整する（Ｓ２１０４）。図６の例では、１８：３０頃と２０：００頃とが包含されるように、許可時間帯は、１８：３０－２０：００に調整される。あるいは、分析部１０２は、図５に示されるように、前後に１０分の余裕を持たせて、許可時間帯を１８：２０－２０：１０に調整してもよい。 The analysis unit 102 adjusts the permission time zone from the return home time zone extracted in S2101 (S2104). In the example of FIG. 6, the permission time zone is adjusted to 18: 30-20: 00 so that about 18:30 and about 20:00 are included. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5, the analysis unit 102 may adjust the permission time zone to 18: 20-20: 10 with a margin of 10 minutes before and after.
　次に、分析部１０２は、日別家電制御ファイル８００から帰宅所要時間を算出する（Ｓ２１０５）。図４の例では、１８：３５と１８：５０との差分から、分析部１０２は、帰宅所要時間を「１５分」と算出する。分析部１０２は、許可時間帯と帰宅所要時間とを時間ファイル９００に記録し、時間ファイル９００を帰宅時間データベース１０８に格納する（Ｓ２１０６）。通信部１０５は、分析部１０２から受け取った時間ファイル９００と生活パターンファイル１５００とを携帯端末２００へ送信する（Ｓ２１０７）。 Next, the analysis unit 102 calculates the time required for returning from the daily home appliance control file 800 (S2105). In the example of FIG. 4, from the difference between 18:35 and 18:50, the analysis unit 102 calculates the time required for returning home as “15 minutes”. The analysis unit 102 records the permitted time zone and the required time to go home in the time file 900, and stores the time file 900 in the home time database 108 (S2106). The communication unit 105 transmits the time file 900 and the life pattern file 1500 received from the analysis unit 102 to the mobile terminal 200 (S2107).
　携帯端末２００の通信部２０４は、サーバ１００から時間ファイル９００と生活パターンファイル１５００とを受信すると、時間ファイル９００を制御時間データベース２０６に格納し（Ｓ２１０８）、生活パターンファイル１５００を生活パターンデータベース２０７に格納して（Ｓ２１０９）、この処理を終了する。 When receiving the time file 900 and the life pattern file 1500 from the server 100, the communication unit 204 of the portable terminal 200 stores the time file 900 in the control time database 206 (S2108) and stores the life pattern file 1500 in the life pattern database 207. Store (S2109) and end this process.
　１．６．２　生成した生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御
　図２５～図２８は、図１の家電制御システム１０により行われる、生成した生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御の動作を示すシーケンス図である。 1.6.2 Home Appliance Control Based on Generated Life Pattern File FIGS. 25 to 28 are sequence diagrams showing operations of home appliance control based on the generated life pattern file performed by the home appliance control system 10 of FIG.
　携帯端末２００のサーバ通知部２０２は、電子錠制御部２０１からの信号により電子錠３００が開錠されたか否かを判断する（Ｓ３００２）。電子錠３００が開錠されていない場合（Ｓ３００２でＮＯ）、再びＳ３００２において、サーバ通知部２０２は、電子錠３００が開錠されたか否かを判断する。電子錠３００が開錠された場合（Ｓ３００２でＹＥＳ）、サーバ通知部２０２は、タイマー２０５から、現在時刻を取得する（Ｓ３００３）。サーバ通知部２０２は、取得した現在時刻（つまり開錠時刻）を保存する。 The server notification unit 202 of the mobile terminal 200 determines whether or not the electronic lock 300 has been unlocked by a signal from the electronic lock control unit 201 (S3002). If the electronic lock 300 has not been unlocked (NO in S3002), in S3002 again, the server notification unit 202 determines whether or not the electronic lock 300 has been unlocked. When the electronic lock 300 is unlocked (YES in S3002), the server notification unit 202 acquires the current time from the timer 205 (S3003). The server notification unit 202 stores the acquired current time (that is, unlocking time).
　サーバ通知部２０２は、現在時刻を基に、許可時間帯の範囲内の開錠か否かを判断する（Ｓ３００４）。許可時間帯の範囲内の開錠でない場合（Ｓ３００４でＮＯ）、処理は終了する。許可時間帯の範囲内の開錠である場合（Ｓ３００４でＹＥＳ）、携帯端末２００は、家電制御アプリ２１４を起動する（Ｓ３００５）。 The server notification unit 202 determines whether the unlocking is within the permitted time zone based on the current time (S3004). If the unlocking is not within the permitted time zone (NO in S3004), the process ends. When the unlocking is within the permitted time zone (YES in S3004), the mobile terminal 200 activates the home appliance control application 214 (S3005).
　サーバ通知部２０２は、生活パターンファイル１５００（図８）を生活パターンデータベース２０７から抽出する（Ｓ３００６）。サーバ通知部２０２は、抽出した生活パターンファイル１５００から家電制御開始通知を作成する。サーバ通知部２０２は、通信部２０４を介してサーバ１００へ、作成した家電制御開始通知を送信する（Ｓ３００７）。携帯端末２００の電子錠制御部２０１は、鍵状態記憶部２１０の鍵の状態を開錠に変更する（Ｓ３００８）。 The server notification unit 202 extracts the life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8) from the life pattern database 207 (S3006). The server notification unit 202 creates a home appliance control start notification from the extracted life pattern file 1500. The server notification unit 202 transmits the created home appliance control start notification to the server 100 via the communication unit 204 (S3007). The electronic lock control unit 201 of the portable terminal 200 changes the key state of the key state storage unit 210 to unlocked (S3008).
　Ｓ３００８に続いて、携帯端末２００は、ユーザへの確認として、電子錠３００の開錠が完了したことと、家電制御を開始することとを表示してもよい。 Subsequent to S3008, the mobile terminal 200 may display that the unlocking of the electronic lock 300 is completed and that the home appliance control is started as confirmation to the user.
　図２９は、携帯端末２００に表示される確認画面３０１０の一例を示す図である。この確認画面３０１０は、開錠表示部３０１１と確認表示部３０１２とを含む。確認表示部３０１２は、確認ボタン３０１３，３０１４を含む。図２９には、生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御として、例えば、電子錠３００の開錠により、お湯張りを始める制御を行う場合が示されている。 FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating an example of a confirmation screen 3010 displayed on the mobile terminal 200. This confirmation screen 3010 includes an unlocking display unit 3011 and a confirmation display unit 3012. The confirmation display unit 3012 includes confirmation buttons 3013 and 3014. FIG. 29 shows a case where, as home appliance control based on the life pattern file, for example, control for starting hot water filling by unlocking the electronic lock 300 is performed.
　図２９の例では、開錠表示部３０１１に、「電子錠が開錠されました。」と表示されている。また、確認表示部３０１２には、「お湯張りを開始します。よろしいですか？２０分後（１８：５５頃）にお風呂に入れます。開始しますか？」と表示されている。この場合には、「はい」と表示された確認ボタン３０１３がユーザによりタップされると、携帯端末２００は、確認画面３０１０を消去してもよい。 In the example of FIG. 29, “Unlocked electronic lock” is displayed on the unlock display portion 3011. In addition, the confirmation display section 3012 displays “Start hot water filling. Are you sure? Take a bath 20 minutes later (around 18:55). Do you want to start?”. In this case, when the confirmation button 3013 displayed as “Yes” is tapped by the user, the mobile terminal 200 may delete the confirmation screen 3010.
　一方、「いいえ」と表示された確認ボタン３０１４（指示ボタンの一例）がユーザによりタップされると、サーバ通知部２０２は、通信部２０４を介して、サーバ１００に、家電制御開始通知を取り消すために、家電制御中断通知を送信してもよい。 On the other hand, when the confirmation button 3014 (an example of an instruction button) displayed as “No” is tapped by the user, the server notification unit 202 cancels the home appliance control start notification to the server 100 via the communication unit 204. In addition, a home appliance control interruption notification may be transmitted.
　図２６に戻り、サーバ１００の設定部１０３は、携帯端末２００から家電制御開始通知を受信したか否かを判断する（Ｓ３００９）。家電制御開始通知が受信されない場合（Ｓ３００９でＮＯ）、再びＳ３００９において、設定部１０３は、家電制御開始通知を受信したか否かを判断する。家電制御開始通知が受信された場合（Ｓ３００９でＹＥＳ）、設定部１０３は、家電制御開始通知に含まれる家電機器名と制御時間を読み込む（Ｓ３０１０）。携帯端末２００からサーバ１００に送信される家電制御開始通知のデータ構成例が、図３０Ａ～３０Ｈを用いて説明される。 26, the setting unit 103 of the server 100 determines whether or not a home appliance control start notification is received from the mobile terminal 200 (S3009). When the home appliance control start notification is not received (NO in S3009), in S3009 again, the setting unit 103 determines whether a home appliance control start notification is received. When the home appliance control start notification is received (YES in S3009), the setting unit 103 reads the home appliance name and control time included in the home appliance control start notification (S3010). A data configuration example of the home appliance control start notification transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 to the server 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 30A to 30H.
　図３０Ａ～３０Ｈは、携帯端末２００からサーバ１００へ送信される家電制御開始通知２８００のデータ構成例を示す図である。図３０Ａは、家電制御開始通知２８００のデータ構成の一般例を示している。家電制御開始通知２８００は、図３０Ａに示されるように、家電機器名、通知の種類、制御時間を含む。 FIGS. 30A to 30H are diagrams illustrating an example of a data configuration of the home appliance control start notification 2800 transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 to the server 100. FIG. FIG. 30A shows a general example of the data configuration of home appliance control start notification 2800. As shown in FIG. 30A, the home appliance control start notification 2800 includes a home appliance name, a notification type, and a control time.
　サーバ通知部２０２は、上述のように、生活パターンファイル１５００（図８）から家電制御開始通知２８００を作成し、サーバ１００に送信する。図３０Ａに示される家電制御開始通知２８００を受信すると、サーバ１００の設定部１０３は、受信時刻から制御時間に記載された時間が経過すると、家電機器名に記載された家電機器に向けて、通知の種類に記載された制御を行うための制御信号を送信する。 The server notification unit 202 creates the home appliance control start notification 2800 from the life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8) and transmits it to the server 100 as described above. When the home appliance control start notification 2800 shown in FIG. 30A is received, the setting unit 103 of the server 100 notifies the home appliance described in the home appliance name when the time described in the control time elapses from the reception time. A control signal for performing the control described in the type is transmitted.
　図３０Ｂは、家電制御開始通知２８００のデータ構成の具体例として、０分後に給湯器をＯＮ制御する場合の例を示している。図８の生活パターンファイル１５００に示されるように、給湯器の制御開始時刻は「０分後」となっている。０分後に給湯器をＯＮ制御する場合には、図３０Ｂに示されるように、家電機器名には「給湯器」、通知の種類には「制御開始」、制御時間には「０」が、それぞれ記載される。 FIG. 30B shows an example in which the water heater is ON-controlled after 0 minutes as a specific example of the data configuration of the home appliance control start notification 2800. As shown in the life pattern file 1500 of FIG. 8, the control start time of the water heater is “after 0 minutes”. When the hot water heater is ON-controlled after 0 minutes, as shown in FIG. 30B, the name of the home appliance is “hot water heater”, the notification type is “control start”, and the control time is “0”. Each is described.
　図３０Ｃは、家電制御開始通知２８００のデータ構成の具体例として、１５分後に炊飯器をＯＮ制御する場合の例を示している。図８の生活パターンファイル１５００に示されるように、炊飯器の制御開始時刻は「１５分後」となっている。１５分後に炊飯器をＯＮ制御する場合には、図３０Ｃに示されるように、家電機器名に「炊飯器」、通知の種類に「制御開始」、制御時間に「１５」が、それぞれ記載される。 FIG. 30C shows an example in which the rice cooker is ON-controlled after 15 minutes as a specific example of the data configuration of the home appliance control start notification 2800. As shown in the life pattern file 1500 of FIG. 8, the control start time of the rice cooker is “after 15 minutes”. When the rice cooker is ON-controlled after 15 minutes, as shown in FIG. 30C, “rice cooker” is described in the home appliance name, “control start” in the notification type, and “15” in the control time. The
　図３０Ｄは、家電制御開始通知２８００のデータ構成の具体例として、５５分後に電子レンジをＯＮ制御する場合の例を示している。図８の生活パターンファイル１５００に示されるように、電子レンジの制御開始時刻は「５５分後」となっている。５５分後に電子レンジをＯＮ制御する場合には、図３０Ｄに示されるように、家電機器名に「電子レンジ」、通知の種類に「制御開始」、制御時間に「５５」が、それぞれ記載される。 FIG. 30D shows an example in which the microwave oven is ON-controlled after 55 minutes as a specific example of the data configuration of the home appliance control start notification 2800. As shown in the life pattern file 1500 in FIG. 8, the control start time of the microwave oven is “55 minutes later”. When the microwave oven is ON-controlled after 55 minutes, as shown in FIG. 30D, “Household appliance” name is described as “microwave oven”, notification type is “control start”, and control time is “55”. The
　図３０Ｅは、家電制御開始通知２８００のデータ構成の具体例として、５０分後に上記調理器をＯＮ制御する場合の例を示している。図８の生活パターンファイル１５００に示されるように、蒸気調理器の制御開始時刻は「５０分後」となっている。５０分後に蒸気調理器をＯＮ制御する場合には、図３０Ｅに示されるように、家電機器名に「蒸気調理器」、通知の種類に「制御開始」、制御時間に「５０」が、それぞれ記載される。 FIG. 30E shows an example of the case where the cooker is ON-controlled after 50 minutes as a specific example of the data configuration of the home appliance control start notification 2800. As shown in the life pattern file 1500 in FIG. 8, the control start time of the steam cooker is “50 minutes later”. When the steam cooker is ON-controlled after 50 minutes, as shown in FIG. 30E, the home appliance name is “steam cooker”, the notification type is “control start”, and the control time is “50”. be written.
　例えば給湯器、炊飯器、電子レンジ、及び蒸気調理器がＯＮ制御される場合には、家電制御開始通知２８００には、図３０Ｂ～図３０Ｅのデータが含まれることとなる。 For example, when a water heater, a rice cooker, a microwave oven, and a steam cooker are ON-controlled, the home appliance control start notification 2800 includes the data of FIGS. 30B to 30E.
　ユーザが自宅に不在中に炊飯器をＯＮ制御する場合には、自宅を出る前に米を洗って炊飯器にセットしておけばよい。同様に、ユーザが自宅に不在中に電子レンジ及び蒸気調理器をＯＮ制御する場合には、自宅を出る前に、食品を電子レンジ及び蒸気調理器にセットしておけばよい。 If the rice cooker is ON-controlled while the user is away from home, the rice may be washed and set in the rice cooker before leaving the home. Similarly, when the user turns on the microwave oven and the steam cooker while the user is away from home, the food may be set in the microwave oven and the steam cooker before leaving the home.
　図３０Ｆは、家電制御開始通知２８００のデータ構成の図３０Ａと異なる例を示している。図３０Ｆの家電制御開始通知２８００は、家電機器名、通知の種類、制御時間、設定温度を含む。 FIG. 30F shows an example different from FIG. 30A of the data configuration of the home appliance control start notification 2800. The home appliance control start notification 2800 in FIG. 30F includes a home appliance name, a notification type, a control time, and a set temperature.
　図３０Ｆに示される家電制御開始通知２８００を受信すると、サーバ１００の設定部１０３は、受信時刻から制御時間に記載された時間が経過すると、家電機器名に記載された家電機器に向けて、通知の種類に記載された制御を設定温度に記載された温度で行うための制御信号を送信する。 When the home appliance control start notification 2800 shown in FIG. 30F is received, the setting unit 103 of the server 100 notifies the home appliance described in the home appliance name when the time described in the control time elapses from the reception time. A control signal for performing the control described in the type at the temperature described in the set temperature is transmitted.
　図３０Ｇは、家電制御開始通知２８００のデータ構成の具体例として、１０分後に給湯器を設定温度３９℃でＯＮ制御する場合の例を示している。１０分後に給湯器を設定温度３９℃でＯＮ制御する場合には、図３０Ｇに示されるように、家電機器名には「給湯器」、通知の種類には「制御開始」、制御時間には「１０」、設定温度には「３９℃」が、それぞれ記載される。 FIG. 30G shows an example in which the hot water heater is ON-controlled at a set temperature of 39 ° C. after 10 minutes as a specific example of the data configuration of the home appliance control start notification 2800. When the hot water heater is ON-controlled at a set temperature of 39 ° C. after 10 minutes, as shown in FIG. 30G, the name of the home appliance is “hot water heater”, the notification type is “control start”, and the control time is “10” and “39 ° C.” are described in the set temperature.
　図３０Ｈは、家電制御開始通知２８００のデータ構成の具体例として、１５分後にエアコンを設定温度２７℃でＯＮ制御する場合の例を示している。１５分後にエアコンを設定温度２７℃でＯＮ制御する場合には、図３０Ｈに示されるように、家電機器名に「エアコン」、通知の種類に「制御開始」、制御時間に「１５」、設定温度には「２７℃」が、それぞれ記載される。 FIG. 30H shows an example of a case where the air conditioner is ON-controlled at a set temperature of 27 ° C. after 15 minutes as a specific example of the data configuration of the home appliance control start notification 2800. When the air conditioner is ON-controlled at a set temperature of 27 ° C. after 15 minutes, as shown in FIG. 30H, “Air conditioner” is set as the home appliance name, “Control start” is set as the notification type, “15” is set as the control time “27 ° C.” is described as the temperature.
　例えば給湯器とエアコンとの両方が制御される場合には、家電制御開始通知２８００には、図３０Ｇ及び図３０Ｈの両方のデータが含まれることとなる。 For example, when both the water heater and the air conditioner are controlled, the home appliance control start notification 2800 includes both data of FIG. 30G and FIG. 30H.
　図２６に戻り、Ｓ３０１０に続いて、サーバ１００と家電機器４００とは、家電制御処理を行う（Ｓ３０１０Ａ）。 Returning to FIG. 26, following S3010, the server 100 and the home appliance 400 perform home appliance control processing (S3010A).
　図３１は、図２６のＳ３０１０Ａにおいて実行される家電制御処理を示すシーケンス図である。 FIG. 31 is a sequence diagram showing the home appliance control process executed in S3010A of FIG.
　サーバ１００の設定部１０３は、家電制御開始通知内の制御時間が経過すると、通信部１０５を介して、家電機器４００をＯＮ制御するオン制御信号を家電機器４００に送信する（Ｓ３１０１）。設定部１０３は、所有家電データベース１０６内の所有家電ファイル７０００（図３）の家電機器４００の運転状態をＯＮに変更する（Ｓ３１０２）。 When the control time in the home appliance control start notification elapses, the setting unit 103 of the server 100 transmits an ON control signal for ON-controlling the home appliance 400 to the home appliance 400 via the communication unit 105 (S3101). The setting unit 103 changes the operation state of the home appliance 400 in the owned home appliance file 7000 (FIG. 3) in the owned home appliance database 106 to ON (S3102).
　家電機器４００の家電制御部４０１は、オン制御信号を受信すると、家電機器４００をＯＮ制御する（Ｓ３１０３）。そして、家電制御部４０１は、状態データベース４０５内の状態ファイル１２００（図１４）の運転状態をＯＮに変更する（Ｓ３１０４）。以上により、図２６のＳ３０１０Ａで家電制御処理が実行される。 When the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 receives the ON control signal, the home appliance 400 is ON-controlled (S3103). And the household appliance control part 401 changes the driving | running state of the state file 1200 (FIG. 14) in the state database 405 to ON (S3104). Thus, the home appliance control process is executed in S3010A of FIG.
　図２６の処理に続いて、図２７において、携帯端末２００のサーバ通知部２０２は、電子錠制御部２０１からの信号により電子錠３００が施錠されたか否かを判断する（Ｓ３０１１）。電子錠３００が施錠されていない場合（Ｓ３０１１でＮＯ）、サーバ通知部２０２は、タイマー２０５から現在時刻を取得する（Ｓ３０１２）。サーバ通知部２０２は、開錠からの経過時間が帰宅所要時間を超えたか否かを判断する（Ｓ３０１３）。サーバ通知部２０２は、Ｓ３００３（図２５）で保存した開錠時刻と、Ｓ３０１２で取得した現在時刻との差分を用いて、Ｓ３０１３の判断を行う。 26, in FIG. 27, the server notification unit 202 of the mobile terminal 200 determines whether or not the electronic lock 300 is locked by a signal from the electronic lock control unit 201 (S3011). When the electronic lock 300 is not locked (NO in S3011), the server notification unit 202 acquires the current time from the timer 205 (S3012). The server notification unit 202 determines whether or not the elapsed time from unlocking exceeds the time required for returning home (S3013). The server notification unit 202 performs the determination in S3013 using the difference between the unlocking time saved in S3003 (FIG. 25) and the current time acquired in S3012.
　開錠からの経過時間が帰宅所要時間を超えていない場合（Ｓ３０１３でＮＯ）、再び、Ｓ３０１１に戻って、サーバ通知部２０２は、電子錠３００が施錠されたか否かを判断する。開錠からの経過時間が帰宅所要時間を超えている場合（Ｓ３０１３でＹＥＳ）、サーバ通知部２０２は、ユーザが、まだ帰宅していないと判断し、家電制御中断通知を作成する（Ｓ３０１７）。 If the elapsed time from unlocking does not exceed the time required for returning home (NO in S3013), the process returns to S3011, and the server notification unit 202 determines whether or not the electronic lock 300 is locked. If the elapsed time from unlocking exceeds the time required for returning home (YES in S3013), the server notification unit 202 determines that the user has not returned home, and creates a home appliance control interruption notification (S3017).
　一方、電子錠３００が施錠された場合（Ｓ３０１１でＹＥＳ）、携帯端末２００の電子錠制御部２０１は、鍵状態記憶部２１０の鍵の状態を施錠に変更する（Ｓ３０１４）。続いて、サーバ通知部２０２は、タイマー２０５から現在時刻を取得する（Ｓ３０１５）。次いで、サーバ通知部２０２は、開錠から施錠までの時間が帰宅所要時間を超えたか否かを判断する（Ｓ３０１６）。サーバ通知部２０２は、Ｓ３００３（図２５）で保存した開錠時刻とＳ３０１５で取得した現在時刻（つまり施錠時刻）との差分と、制御時間データベース２０６内の時間ファイル９００（図５）に記録されている帰宅所要時間とを比較して、Ｓ３０１６の判断を行う。 On the other hand, when the electronic lock 300 is locked (YES in S3011), the electronic lock control unit 201 of the mobile terminal 200 changes the key state of the key state storage unit 210 to locked (S3014). Subsequently, the server notification unit 202 acquires the current time from the timer 205 (S3015). Next, the server notification unit 202 determines whether or not the time from unlocking to locking exceeds the time required for returning home (S3016). The server notification unit 202 is recorded in the time file 900 (FIG. 5) in the control time database 206 and the difference between the unlocking time saved in S3003 (FIG. 25) and the current time acquired in S3015 (ie, the locking time). Compared with the time required for returning home, the determination in S3016 is performed.
　開錠から施錠までの時間が帰宅所要時間を超えている場合（Ｓ３０１６でＹＥＳ）、サーバ通知部２０２は、ユーザが、自宅以外の場所で施錠したと判断し、家電制御中断通知を作成する（Ｓ３０１７）。開錠から施錠までの時間が帰宅所要時間を超えていない場合（Ｓ３０１６でＮＯ）、サーバ通知部２０２は、ユーザが帰宅したと判断し、施錠通知を作成する（Ｓ３０１８）。続いて、携帯端末２００の通信部２０４は、サーバ通知部２０２により作成された施錠通知又は家電制御中断通知をサーバ１００へ送信する（Ｓ３０１９）。ここで、家電制御中断通知のデータ構成が図３２Ａ，３２Ｂを用いて説明される。 When the time from unlocking to locking exceeds the time required for returning home (YES in S3016), the server notification unit 202 determines that the user has locked at a place other than home, and creates a home appliance control interruption notification ( S3017). If the time from unlocking to locking does not exceed the time required for returning home (NO in S3016), the server notification unit 202 determines that the user has returned home and creates a locking notification (S3018). Subsequently, the communication unit 204 of the mobile terminal 200 transmits the lock notification or the home appliance control interruption notification created by the server notification unit 202 to the server 100 (S3019). Here, the data configuration of the home appliance control interruption notification will be described with reference to FIGS. 32A and 32B.
　図３２Ａ，３２Ｂは、携帯端末２００からサーバ１００へ送信される家電制御中断通知２９００のデータ構成例を示す図である。図３２Ａは、家電制御中断通知２９００の構成の一般例を示している。家電制御中断通知２９００は、図３２Ａに示されるように、家電機器名と通知の種類とを含む。 32A and 32B are diagrams illustrating a data configuration example of the home appliance control interruption notification 2900 transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 to the server 100. FIG. FIG. 32A shows a general example of the configuration of the home appliance control interruption notification 2900. The home appliance control interruption notification 2900 includes a home appliance name and a notification type, as shown in FIG. 32A.
　図３２Ｂは、家電制御中断通知の具体例として、給湯器をＯＦＦ制御する場合の例を示している。例えば、給湯器をＯＦＦ制御する場合には、図３２Ｂに示されるように、家電機器名に「給湯器」が記載され、通知の種類に「制御中断」が記載される。 FIG. 32B shows an example in which the water heater is OFF-controlled as a specific example of the home appliance control interruption notification. For example, when the hot water heater is controlled to be OFF, as shown in FIG. 32B, “Household water heater” is described in the home appliance name, and “Control interruption” is described in the notification type.
　図２８のＳ３０１９において、携帯端末２００がサーバ１００へ家電制御中断通知を送信する際に、携帯端末２００は、ユーザへの確認として、家電制御を中断するか継続するかの選択画面を表示してもよい。 In S3019 of FIG. 28, when the mobile terminal 200 transmits a home appliance control interruption notification to the server 100, the mobile terminal 200 displays a selection screen for interrupting or continuing the home appliance control as confirmation to the user. Also good.
　図３３は、携帯端末２００に表示される選択画面３１００の一例を示す図である。この選択画面３１００は、確認表示部３１０１を含む。確認表示部３１０１は、確認ボタン３１０２，３１０３を含む。図３３には、例えば、電子錠３００の開錠（図２５のＳ３００３でＹＥＳ）により、家電制御処理（図２６のＳ３０１０Ａ）においてお湯張りを開始したが、帰宅所要時間を超えても電子錠３００が施錠されない場合の例が示されている。図３３の例では、確認表示部３１０１に、「所定時間を過ぎたため、お湯張りを中止します。中断しますか？」と表示されている。 FIG. 33 is a diagram illustrating an example of the selection screen 3100 displayed on the mobile terminal 200. This selection screen 3100 includes a confirmation display unit 3101. The confirmation display unit 3101 includes confirmation buttons 3102 and 3103. In FIG. 33, for example, hot water filling is started in the home appliance control process (S3010A in FIG. 26) by unlocking the electronic lock 300 (YES in S3003 in FIG. 25). An example is shown when is not locked. In the example of FIG. 33, the confirmation display portion 3101 displays “The hot water filling is stopped because a predetermined time has passed. Do you want to stop?”.
　この場合には、「中断」と表示された確認ボタン３１０２がユーザによりタップされると、図２８のＳ３０１９において、通信部２０４は、サーバ１００に家電制御中断通知を送信するようにしてもよい。また、「継続」と表示された確認ボタン３１０３がユーザによりタップされると、Ｓ３０１９において、通信部２０４は、サーバ１００に家電制御中断通知を送信しないようにしてもよい。 In this case, when the confirmation button 3102 displayed as “suspend” is tapped by the user, the communication unit 204 may transmit a home appliance control suspension notification to the server 100 in S3019 of FIG. In addition, when the confirmation button 3103 displayed as “Continue” is tapped by the user, the communication unit 204 may not transmit the home appliance control interruption notification to the server 100 in S3019.
　図２８に戻り、Ｓ３０１９に続いて、サーバ１００の設定部１０３は、携帯端末２００から通信部１０５が通知を受信したか否かを判断する（Ｓ３０２０）。通信部１０５が通知を受信しない場合（Ｓ３０２０でＮＯ）、再び、Ｓ３０２０において、設定部１０３は、携帯端末２００から通信部１０５が通知を受信したか否かを判断する。通信部１０５が通知を受信した場合（Ｓ３０２０でＹＥＳ）、設定部１０３は、通知の種類が施錠通知か家電制御中断通知かを判断する（Ｓ３０２１）。 28, following S3019, the setting unit 103 of the server 100 determines whether or not the communication unit 105 has received a notification from the mobile terminal 200 (S3020). When the communication unit 105 does not receive the notification (NO in S3020), the setting unit 103 determines again in S3020 whether the communication unit 105 has received the notification from the mobile terminal 200. When the communication unit 105 receives the notification (YES in S3020), the setting unit 103 determines whether the notification type is a lock notification or a home appliance control interruption notification (S3021).
　通知の種類が施錠通知である場合（Ｓ３０２１で施錠）、Ｓ３０１０Ａ（図２６）に進んで、サーバ１００と家電機器４００とが、家電制御処理を行う。通知の種類が家電制御中断通知である場合（Ｓ３０２１で中断）、設定部１０３は、家電制御中断通知内の家電機器名に該当する家電機器４００をＯＦＦ制御するオフ制御信号を送信する（Ｓ３０２２）。設定部１０３は、所有家電データベース１０６内の所有家電ファイル７０００（図３）の家電機器４００の運転状態をＯＦＦにする（Ｓ３０２３）。 If the notification type is a lock notification (locked in S3021), the process proceeds to S3010A (FIG. 26), and the server 100 and the home appliance 400 perform home appliance control processing. When the notification type is a home appliance control interruption notification (interruption at S3021), the setting unit 103 transmits an off control signal for performing OFF control of the home appliance 400 corresponding to the home appliance name in the home appliance control interruption notification (S3022). . The setting unit 103 turns off the operation state of the home appliance 400 in the owned home appliance file 7000 (FIG. 3) in the owned home appliance database 106 (S3023).
　家電機器４００の家電制御部４０１は、オフ制御信号を通信部４０３が受信すると、家電機器４００をＯＦＦ制御する（Ｓ３０２４）。家電制御部４０１は、状態データベース４０５内の状態ファイル１２００（図１４）の運転状態をＯＦＦに変更する（Ｓ３０２５）。 When the communication unit 403 receives the off control signal, the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 performs OFF control on the home appliance 400 (S3024). The home appliance control unit 401 changes the operation state of the state file 1200 (FIG. 14) in the state database 405 to OFF (S3025).
　続いて、携帯端末２００、サーバ１００、家電機器４００は、家電制御再開処理を行って（Ｓ３０２６）、この処理を終了する。 Subsequently, the mobile terminal 200, the server 100, and the home appliance 400 perform home appliance control restart processing (S3026), and end this processing.
　図３４は、図２８のＳ３０２６で実行される家電制御再開処理を示すシーケンス図である。 FIG. 34 is a sequence diagram showing the home appliance control restart process executed in S3026 of FIG.
　携帯端末２００のサーバ通知部２０２は、電子錠制御部２０１からの信号により電子錠３００が開錠されたか否かを判断する（Ｓ３２０１）。開錠されていない場合（Ｓ３２０１でＮＯ）、再び、Ｓ３２０１において、サーバ通知部２０２は、電子錠３００が開錠されたか否かを判断する。電子錠３００が開錠された場合（Ｓ３２０１でＹＥＳ）、サーバ通知部２０２は、家電制御再開通知をサーバ１００へ送信する（Ｓ３２０２）。ここで、家電制御再開通知のデータ構成が図３２Ａ、図３５を用いて説明される。 The server notification unit 202 of the mobile terminal 200 determines whether or not the electronic lock 300 is unlocked by a signal from the electronic lock control unit 201 (S3201). If it is not unlocked (NO in S3201), in S3201 again, the server notification unit 202 determines whether or not the electronic lock 300 is unlocked. When the electronic lock 300 is unlocked (YES in S3201), the server notification unit 202 transmits a home appliance control restart notification to the server 100 (S3202). Here, the data structure of the home appliance control restart notification will be described with reference to FIGS. 32A and 35.
　図３５は、携帯端末２００からサーバ１００へ送信される家電制御再開通知２９１０のデータ構成例を示す図である。家電制御再開通知２９１０のデータ構成は、図３２Ａに示される家電制御中断通知２９００と同様に、家電機器名と通知の種類とを含む。図３５では、制御を中断していた給湯器を再びＯＮ制御する場合の例が示されている。給湯器を再びＯＮ制御する場合には、図３５に示されるように、家電機器名に「給湯器」が記載され、通知の種類に「制御再開」が記載される。 FIG. 35 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the home appliance control restart notification 2910 transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 to the server 100. The data configuration of the home appliance control restart notification 2910 includes the home appliance name and the type of notification, similar to the home appliance control interruption notification 2900 shown in FIG. 32A. FIG. 35 shows an example in which the hot water heater that has been suspended in control is turned on again. When the hot water heater is ON-controlled again, as shown in FIG. 35, “hot water heater” is described in the name of the household electrical appliance, and “control restart” is described in the notification type.
　図３４のＳ３２０２において、携帯端末２００がサーバ１００へ家電制御再開通知を送信する際に、携帯端末２００は、ユーザへの確認として、家電制御を再開するか否かの選択画面を表示してもよい。 In S3202 of FIG. 34, when the mobile terminal 200 transmits a home appliance control restart notification to the server 100, the mobile terminal 200 displays a selection screen as to whether to restart home appliance control as confirmation to the user. Good.
　図３６は、携帯端末２００に表示される選択画面３１１０の一例を示す図である。この選択画面３１１０は、確認表示部３１１１を含む。確認表示部３１１１は、確認ボタン３１１２，３１１３を含む。図３６では、例えば、お湯張りを中断した後の例が示されている。図３６の例では、確認表示部３１１１に「お湯張りを再開します。よろしいですか？」と表示されている。 FIG. 36 is a diagram illustrating an example of a selection screen 3110 displayed on the mobile terminal 200. This selection screen 3110 includes a confirmation display unit 3111. The confirmation display unit 3111 includes confirmation buttons 3112 and 3113. FIG. 36 shows an example after hot water filling has been interrupted, for example. In the example of FIG. 36, the confirmation display portion 3111 displays “Restart hot water filling. Are you sure?”.
　この場合には、「はい」と表示された確認ボタン３１１２がユーザによりタップされると、Ｓ３２０２において、通信部２０４は、サーバ１００に家電制御再開通知を送信するようにしてもよい。また、「いいえ」と表示された確認ボタン３１１３がユーザによりタップされると、Ｓ３２０２において、通信部２０４は、サーバ１００に家電制御再開通知を送信しないようにしてもよい。 In this case, when the confirmation button 3112 displayed as “Yes” is tapped by the user, the communication unit 204 may transmit a home appliance control restart notification to the server 100 in S3202. Further, when the confirmation button 3113 displayed as “No” is tapped by the user, the communication unit 204 may not transmit the home appliance control restart notification to the server 100 in S3202.
　図３４に戻り、Ｓ３２０２に続いて、サーバ１００の設定部１０３は、携帯端末２００から家電制御再開通知を受信したか否かを判断する（Ｓ３２０３）。家電制御再開通知を受信しない場合（Ｓ３２０３でＮＯ）、再び、Ｓ３２０３において、設定部１０３は、家電制御再開通知を受信したか否かを判断する。家電制御再開通知を受信した場合（Ｓ３２０３でＹＥＳ）、設定部１０３は、家電制御再開通知内の家電機器４００をＯＮ制御するオン制御信号を当該家電機器４００に送信する（Ｓ３２０４）。設定部１０３は、所有家電データベース１０６の所有家電ファイル７０００（図３）の運転状態をＯＮに変更する（Ｓ３２０５）。 Referring back to FIG. 34, following S3202, the setting unit 103 of the server 100 determines whether or not a home appliance control restart notification has been received from the mobile terminal 200 (S3203). When the home appliance control restart notification is not received (NO in S3203), in S3203, the setting unit 103 determines again whether or not the home appliance control restart notification is received. When the home appliance control restart notification is received (YES in S3203), the setting unit 103 transmits an ON control signal for ON-controlling the home appliance 400 in the home appliance control restart notification to the home appliance 400 (S3204). The setting unit 103 changes the operation state of the owned home appliance file 7000 (FIG. 3) of the owned home appliance database 106 to ON (S3205).
　家電機器４００の家電制御部４０１は、オン制御信号を通信部４０３が受信すると、家電機器４００をＯＮ制御する（Ｓ３２０６）。家電制御部４０１は、状態データベース４０５内の状態ファイル１２００（図１４）の運転状態をＯＮに変更する（Ｓ３２０７）。このとき、家電制御再開処理であるので、家電制御部４０１は、状態データベース４０５内の状態ファイル１２００の現在状態から設定状態に向けて、残りの制御を行うことになる。 When the communication unit 403 receives the ON control signal, the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 performs ON control on the home appliance 400 (S3206). The home appliance control unit 401 changes the operation state of the state file 1200 (FIG. 14) in the state database 405 to ON (S3207). At this time, since the home appliance control restart process is performed, the home appliance control unit 401 performs the remaining control from the current state of the state file 1200 in the state database 405 toward the set state.
　図３７は、家電制御の中断が生じる原因の一例を示す図である。例えば、駐輪場６０から自宅２０までの所要時間が１５分であるとする。例えば、駐輪場６０からの所要時間が２０分であるスーパーマーケット７０に寄り道する。この場合には、電子錠の開錠から施錠までの経過時間が２０分となり、帰宅所要時間である１５分より長くなる。その結果、電子錠３００の開錠を契機に開始された家電制御は、中断されることとなる。 FIG. 37 is a diagram illustrating an example of a cause of interruption of home appliance control. For example, it is assumed that the required time from the bicycle parking lot 60 to the home 20 is 15 minutes. For example, stop by the supermarket 70, which takes 20 minutes from the bicycle parking lot 60. In this case, the elapsed time from the unlocking of the electronic lock to the locking is 20 minutes, which is longer than 15 minutes, which is the time required for returning home. As a result, the home appliance control started when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked is interrupted.
　１．７　実施の形態１の効果
　例えば、携帯端末２００のユーサの行動パターンとして、電子錠３００の開錠という行為に続いて、家屋２０の家電機器４００をＯＮ制御させる行動パターンが考えられる。電子錠３００の開錠は、例えば、自転車３０の電子錠の開錠、アパートメントの正面玄関の電子錠の開錠などを含む。家電機器４００のＯＮ制御は、例えば、エアコンの電源のＯＮ制御などを含む。このような行動パターンの場合、電子錠３００の開錠という機器制御を契機に、ユーザの他の操作を介在することなく、家屋２０の家電機器４００をＯＮ制御させることができる。 1.7 Effects of Embodiment 1 For example, as the user's action pattern of the mobile terminal 200, an action pattern of ON-controlling the home appliance 400 of the house 20 can be considered following the action of unlocking the electronic lock 300. The unlocking of the electronic lock 300 includes, for example, unlocking the electronic lock of the bicycle 30 and unlocking the electronic lock at the front entrance of the apartment. The ON control of the home appliance 400 includes, for example, ON control of the power supply of an air conditioner. In the case of such an action pattern, the home appliance 400 in the house 20 can be controlled to be ON without any other user operation, triggered by the device control of unlocking the electronic lock 300.
　そのため、電子錠３００の開錠という１つの機器制御に、例えば、これに続いて発生する可能性の高い次の機器制御である家屋２０の家電機器４００のＯＮ制御という他の機器制御の起動指示を兼用させることになる。このため、ユーザによる１つの操作で２つの機器制御を実現できる。その結果、携帯端末２００に２つの各々の機器制御を要求することなく、その分、携帯端末２００から家屋２０の家電機器４００を遠隔操作する際の携帯端末２００の処理負担を軽減しつつ、所望の２つの機器制御を実現できる。 Therefore, for one device control of unlocking the electronic lock 300, for example, an instruction for starting another device control such as ON control of the home appliance 400 of the house 20 which is the next device control that is likely to occur subsequently. Will be combined. For this reason, two apparatus control is realizable by one operation by a user. As a result, it is possible to reduce the processing burden on the mobile terminal 200 when remotely controlling the home appliance 400 of the house 20 from the mobile terminal 200 without requesting the mobile terminal 200 to control each of the two devices. These two device controls can be realized.
　また、ユーザの行動を分析して生活パターンを推定し、帰宅のタイミングを収集し、家電機器４００が設定された状態になるまでの時間を計測し、ユーザの生活パターンに合わせて、家電制御を開始している。このとき、サーバ１００だけでなく携帯端末２００も、ユーザの生活パターンを表す生活パターンファイル１５００を持つ。これによって、携帯端末２００がサーバ１００へ制御時間と家電機器４００とを指定し、遠隔で家電機器４００を操作することが可能になる。 In addition, the user's behavior is analyzed to estimate the life pattern, the timing of returning home is collected, the time until the home appliance 400 is set is measured, and the home appliance control is performed according to the user's life pattern. Has started. At this time, not only the server 100 but also the mobile terminal 200 has a life pattern file 1500 representing the user's life pattern. As a result, the mobile terminal 200 can specify the control time and the home appliance 400 to the server 100 and operate the home appliance 400 remotely.
　そのため、帰宅の際に必ず行う一つの動作（例えば電子錠３００の開錠）を利用して、ユーザの生活パターンに合わせた家電制御が、携帯端末２００を用いた遠隔の機器制御によって可能になるという効果がある。 Therefore, home appliance control that matches the user's life pattern using one operation that is always performed when returning home (for example, unlocking the electronic lock 300) is enabled by remote device control using the mobile terminal 200. There is an effect.
　２．実施の形態２
　次に、実施の形態２の家電制御システム１０ａ（機器制御システムの一例）について図面を参照しながら説明する。上記実施の形態１では、開錠からの経過時間が帰宅所要時間を超えたか否かと、電子錠３００が施錠されているか否かと、が判断されることで、ユーザが帰宅しているか否かが判断され、家電制御を中断するか否かが判断されていた。しかし、開錠から施錠までの経過時間が帰宅所要時間内であっても、家電制御の中断が必要な場合もある。 2. Embodiment 2
Next, a home appliance control system 10a (an example of a device control system) according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the first embodiment, whether or not the user has returned home is determined by determining whether or not the elapsed time since unlocking has exceeded the time required for returning home and whether or not the electronic lock 300 is locked. It was judged and it was judged whether to interrupt home appliance control. However, even if the elapsed time from unlocking to locking is within the time required for returning home, it may be necessary to interrupt the home appliance control.
　図３８は、開錠から施錠までの経過時間が帰宅所要時間内であっても、家電制御の中断が必要な場合を説明する図である。図３８の例では、ユーザは、帰宅中、駐輪場６０から自宅２０までの経路に位置するコンビニエンスストア８０に寄り道をしている。ユーザは、コンビニエンスストア８０で買い物をするために、自転車３０を停め、電子錠３００を施錠する。このとき、例えば、駐輪場６０からコンビニエンスストア８０までの所要時間は、帰宅所要時間より短いとする。 FIG. 38 is a diagram illustrating a case where the home appliance control is required to be interrupted even if the elapsed time from unlocking to locking is within the time required for returning home. In the example of FIG. 38, the user departs from the convenience store 80 located on the route from the bicycle parking lot 60 to the home 20 while returning home. In order to shop at the convenience store 80, the user stops the bicycle 30 and locks the electronic lock 300. At this time, for example, it is assumed that the time required from the bicycle parking lot 60 to the convenience store 80 is shorter than the time required for returning home.
　本実施の形態２では、帰宅所要時間内に電子錠３００が施錠された場合、ユーザが帰宅したことによる電子錠３００の施錠であるか否かが判断される。このために、実施の形態２は、ＧＰＳ５０を利用して取得した携帯端末２００の現在位置、および電子錠３００の運転状態を用いる。 In the second embodiment, when the electronic lock 300 is locked within the time required for returning home, it is determined whether or not the electronic lock 300 is locked when the user returns home. For this purpose, the second embodiment uses the current position of the mobile terminal 200 acquired using the GPS 50 and the operating state of the electronic lock 300.
　２．１　家電制御システム１０ａの全体構成
　図３９は、実施の形態２の家電制御システム１０ａの全体構成を示す図である。家電制御システム１０ａは、ネットワーク４０、サーバ１００、携帯端末２００ａ、電子錠３００、家電機器４００、家電機器５００、家電機器６００を備える。以下、実施の形態１との差分を中心に実施の形態２が説明される。 2.1 Overall Configuration of Home Appliance Control System 10a FIG. 39 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of the home appliance control system 10a according to the second embodiment. The home appliance control system 10a includes a network 40, a server 100, a portable terminal 200a, an electronic lock 300, a home appliance 400, a home appliance 500, and a home appliance 600. Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described focusing on the difference from the first embodiment.
　２．２　携帯端末２００ａの構成
　図４０は、図３９の家電制御システム１０ａにおける携帯端末２００ａの構成を示すブロック図である。携帯端末２００ａは、電子錠制御部２０１、サーバ通知部２０２ａ、近接通信部２０３、通信部２０４、タイマー２０５、制御時間データベース２０６、生活パターンデータベース２０７、鍵状態記憶部２１０を備える。また、電子錠制御部２０１、近接通信部２０３、タイマー２０５、サーバ通知部２０２ａは、携帯端末２００ａ内のコントローラ３ａがこれらの機能を備えることで実装されていてもよい。なお、携帯端末２００ａのソフトウェア構成は、図１０に示される携帯端末２００のソフトウェア構成と同じである。 2.2 Configuration of Mobile Terminal 200a FIG. 40 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal 200a in the home appliance control system 10a of FIG. The portable terminal 200a includes an electronic lock control unit 201, a server notification unit 202a, a proximity communication unit 203, a communication unit 204, a timer 205, a control time database 206, a life pattern database 207, and a key state storage unit 210. Further, the electronic lock control unit 201, the proximity communication unit 203, the timer 205, and the server notification unit 202a may be implemented by the controller 3a in the mobile terminal 200a having these functions. Note that the software configuration of the mobile terminal 200a is the same as the software configuration of the mobile terminal 200 shown in FIG.
　２．２．１　サーバ通知部２０２ａ
　サーバ通知部２０２ａは、通信部２０４を介してサーバ１００から受信した、時間ファイル９００を制御時間データベース２０６に、生活パターンファイル１５００を生活パターンデータベース２０７に、それぞれ格納する。また、サーバ通知部２０２ａは、制御時間データベース２０６内の時間ファイル９００の許可時間帯を参照し、家電制御を開始するか否かを判断する。 2.2.1 Server Notification Unit 202a
The server notification unit 202a stores the time file 900 received from the server 100 via the communication unit 204 in the control time database 206 and the life pattern file 1500 in the life pattern database 207, respectively. In addition, the server notification unit 202a refers to the permitted time zone of the time file 900 in the control time database 206, and determines whether to start home appliance control.
　また、サーバ通知部２０２ａは、ＧＰＳ５０を利用して携帯端末２００ａの位置情報を取得する。サーバ通知部２０２ａは、携帯端末２００ａの現在位置が自宅か否かと、電子錠３００が施錠されたか否かとを用いて、家電制御を中断するか否かを判断する。 Further, the server notification unit 202a acquires the position information of the mobile terminal 200a using the GPS 50. The server notification unit 202a determines whether to interrupt home appliance control using whether or not the current position of the mobile terminal 200a is at home and whether or not the electronic lock 300 is locked.
　電子錠３００の開錠から施錠までの経過時間が帰宅所要時間を超えており、かつ、携帯端末２００ａの現在位置が自宅である場合、サーバ通知部２０２ａは、生活パターンファイル１５００内の制御対象機器と制御時間とを含む家電制御開始通知をサーバ１００へ送信する。サーバ通知部２０２ａは、サーバ１００へ家電制御中断通知、家電制御再開通知を送信する。 When the elapsed time from unlocking to locking of the electronic lock 300 exceeds the time required for returning home, and the current position of the mobile terminal 200a is home, the server notification unit 202a controls the device to be controlled in the life pattern file 1500 The home appliance control start notification including the control time is transmitted to the server 100. The server notification unit 202 a transmits a home appliance control interruption notification and a home appliance control restart notification to the server 100.
　２．３　家電制御システム１０ａの動作
　家電制御システム１０ａの動作は、実施の形態１と同様に、生活パターンファイルの生成と、生成した生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御との２つの動作を含む。生活パターンファイルの生成の動作については、実施の形態１と同様の処理であるため、詳細な説明を省略する。以下では、生成した生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御の動作について、図面を参照しながら説明する。 2.3 Operation of Home Appliance Control System 10a The operation of the home appliance control system 10a includes two operations of generating a lifestyle pattern file and controlling the appliance based on the generated lifestyle pattern file, as in the first embodiment. Since the operation of generating the lifestyle pattern file is the same as that of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted. Below, the operation | movement of the household appliance control based on the produced | generated lifestyle pattern file is demonstrated, referring drawings.
　家電制御システム１０ａでは、実施の形態１における動作に対して、家電制御を中断する処理が異なっている。 The home appliance control system 10a differs from the operation in the first embodiment in the process of interrupting home appliance control.
　図４１、図４２は、実施の形態２の家電制御システム１０ａの動作を示すシーケンス図である。なお、図４１のＳ３０１１までの処理は、図２５、図２６に示される実施の形態１と同じ処理であるため、詳細な説明を省略する。 41 and 42 are sequence diagrams illustrating the operation of the home appliance control system 10a according to the second embodiment. Note that the processing up to S3011 in FIG. 41 is the same processing as that in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.
　携帯端末２００ａのサーバ通知部２０２ａは、電子錠制御部２０１からの信号により電子錠３００が施錠されたか否かを判断する（Ｓ３０１１）。電子錠３００が施錠されていない場合（Ｓ３０１１でＮＯ）、再び、Ｓ３０１１において、サーバ通知部２０２ａは、電子錠３００が施錠されたか否かを判断する。電子錠３００が施錠された場合（Ｓ３０１１でＹＥＳ）、携帯端末２００ａの電子錠制御部２０１は、鍵状態記憶部２１０の鍵の状態を施錠に変更する（Ｓ３０１４）。 The server notification unit 202a of the mobile terminal 200a determines whether or not the electronic lock 300 is locked by a signal from the electronic lock control unit 201 (S3011). When the electronic lock 300 is not locked (NO in S3011), in S3011, the server notification unit 202a determines again whether or not the electronic lock 300 is locked. When the electronic lock 300 is locked (YES in S3011), the electronic lock control unit 201 of the mobile terminal 200a changes the key state of the key state storage unit 210 to locked (S3014).
　次に、サーバ通知部２０２ａは、ＧＰＳ５０（図３９）を利用して、携帯端末２００ａの現在位置を取得する（Ｓ４００１）。サーバ通知部２０２ａは、取得した現在位置が自宅２０（図３９）か否かを判断する（Ｓ４００２）。このとき、自宅の位置は、サーバ通知部２０２ａにあらかじめ登録されている。現在位置が自宅である場合（Ｓ４００２でＹＥＳ）、サーバ通知部２０２ａは、施錠通知を作成する（Ｓ４００３）。現在位置が自宅でない場合（Ｓ４００２でＮＯ）、サーバ通知部２０２ａは、家電制御中断通知を作成する（Ｓ４００４）。そして、サーバ通知部２０２ａは、施錠通知又は家電制御中断通知をサーバ１００へ送信する（Ｓ３０１９）。 Next, the server notification unit 202a acquires the current position of the mobile terminal 200a using the GPS 50 (FIG. 39) (S4001). The server notification unit 202a determines whether or not the acquired current position is the home 20 (FIG. 39) (S4002). At this time, the home position is registered in advance in the server notification unit 202a. When the current position is home (YES in S4002), the server notification unit 202a creates a lock notification (S4003). When the current position is not at home (NO in S4002), the server notification unit 202a creates a home appliance control interruption notification (S4004). Then, the server notification unit 202a transmits a lock notification or a home appliance control interruption notification to the server 100 (S3019).
　図４２のＳ３０１９において、携帯端末２００ａがサーバ１００へ家電制御中断通知を送信する際に、携帯端末２００ａは、ユーザへの確認として、家電制御を中断するか継続するかの選択画面を表示してもよい。 In S3019 in FIG. 42, when the mobile terminal 200a transmits a home appliance control interruption notification to the server 100, the mobile terminal 200a displays a selection screen for interrupting or continuing the home appliance control as confirmation to the user. Also good.
　図４３は、携帯端末２００ａに表示される選択画面３８００の一例を示す図である。この選択画面３８００は、施錠表示部３８０１と確認表示部３８０２とを含む。確認表示部３８０２は、確認ボタン３８０３，３８０４を含む。図４３には、例えば、電子錠３００の開錠（図２５のＳ３００３でＹＥＳ）により、家電制御処理（図２６のＳ３０１０Ａ）においてお湯張りを開始したが、帰宅所要時間が経過するまでに電子錠３００が施錠された場合の例が示されている。図４３の例では、施錠表示部３８０１に、「電子錠が施錠されました。」と表示されている。また、確認表示部３８０２に、「自宅以外での施錠のため、お湯張りを中断します。中断しますか？」と表示されている。 FIG. 43 is a diagram showing an example of a selection screen 3800 displayed on the mobile terminal 200a. This selection screen 3800 includes a lock display unit 3801 and a confirmation display unit 3802. Confirmation display portion 3802 includes confirmation buttons 3803 and 3804. In FIG. 43, for example, hot water filling is started in the home appliance control process (S3010A in FIG. 26) by unlocking the electronic lock 300 (YES in S3003 in FIG. 25). An example in which 300 is locked is shown. In the example of FIG. 43, the lock display portion 3801 displays “Electronic lock locked”. In addition, the confirmation display section 3802 displays “Hot water filling is interrupted because it is locked outside the home. Do you want to stop?”.
　この場合には、「中断」と表示された確認ボタン３８０３がユーザによりタップされると、図４２のＳ３０１９において、通信部２０４は、サーバ１００に家電制御中断通知を送信するようにしてもよい。また、「継続」と表示された確認ボタン３８０４がユーザによりタップされると、Ｓ３０１９において、通信部２０４は、サーバ１００に家電制御中断通知を送信しないようにしてもよい。 In this case, when the confirmation button 3803 displayed as “suspend” is tapped by the user, the communication unit 204 may transmit a home appliance control suspension notification to the server 100 in S3019 of FIG. Further, when the confirmation button 3804 displayed as “Continue” is tapped by the user, the communication unit 204 may not transmit the home appliance control interruption notification to the server 100 in S3019.
　図４２に戻り、Ｓ３０１９に続いて、サーバ１００の設定部１０３は、携帯端末２００ａから通信部１０５が通知を受信したか否かを判断する（Ｓ３０２０）。通信部１０５が通知を受信しない場合（Ｓ３０２０でＮＯ）、再び、Ｓ３０２０において、設定部１０３は、携帯端末２００ａから通信部１０５が通知を受信したか否かを判断する。通信部１０５が通知を受信した場合（Ｓ３０２０でＹＥＳ）、設定部１０３は、通知の種類が施錠通知か家電制御中断通知かを判断する（Ｓ４００５）。 42, following S3019, the setting unit 103 of the server 100 determines whether or not the communication unit 105 has received a notification from the mobile terminal 200a (S3020). When the communication unit 105 does not receive the notification (NO in S3020), in S3020, the setting unit 103 determines again whether the communication unit 105 has received the notification from the mobile terminal 200a. When the communication unit 105 receives the notification (YES in S3020), the setting unit 103 determines whether the notification type is a lock notification or a home appliance control interruption notification (S4005).
　通知の種類が施錠通知である場合（Ｓ４００５で施錠）、Ｓ３０１０Ａ（図２６）に進んで、サーバ１００と家電機器４００とが、家電制御処理を行う。通知の種類が家電制御中断通知である場合（Ｓ４００５で中断）、設定部１０３は、家電制御中断通知内の家電機器名に該当する家電機器４００をＯＦＦ制御するオフ制御信号を家電機器４００に送信する（Ｓ４００６）。設定部１０３は、所有家電データベース１０６内の所有家電ファイル７０００（図３）の家電機器４００の運転状態をＯＦＦにする（Ｓ４００７）。 If the notification type is a lock notification (locked in S4005), the process proceeds to S3010A (FIG. 26), and the server 100 and the home appliance 400 perform home appliance control processing. When the notification type is a home appliance control interruption notification (interruption in step S4005), the setting unit 103 transmits to the home appliance 400 an off control signal for controlling OFF of the home appliance 400 corresponding to the home appliance name in the home appliance control interruption notification. (S4006). The setting unit 103 turns off the operation state of the home appliance 400 in the owned home appliance file 7000 (FIG. 3) in the owned home appliance database 106 (S4007).
　家電機器４００の家電制御部４０１は、オフ制御信号を通信部４０３が受信すると、家電機器４００をＯＦＦ制御する（Ｓ３０２４）。家電制御部４０１は、状態データベース４０５内の状態ファイル１２００（図１４）の運転状態をＯＦＦに変更する（Ｓ３０２５）。 When the communication unit 403 receives the off control signal, the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 performs OFF control on the home appliance 400 (S3024). The home appliance control unit 401 changes the operation state of the state file 1200 (FIG. 14) in the state database 405 to OFF (S3025).
　続いて、携帯端末２００ａ、サーバ１００、家電機器４００は、家電制御再開処理を行って（Ｓ３０２６）、この処理を終了する。この家電制御再開処理は、上記図３４に示される手順で行われる。 Subsequently, the mobile terminal 200a, the server 100, and the home appliance 400 perform home appliance control restart processing (S3026), and end this processing. This home appliance control restart process is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG.
　図３４において、電子錠３００が開錠され（Ｓ３２０１でＹＥＳ）、続くＳ３２０２において、携帯端末２００ａがサーバ１００へ家電制御再開通知を送信する際に、携帯端末２００は、ユーザへの確認として、家電制御を再開するか否かの選択画面を表示してもよい。 In FIG. 34, the electronic lock 300 is unlocked (YES in S3201), and when the mobile terminal 200a transmits a home appliance control restart notification to the server 100 in the subsequent S3202, the mobile terminal 200 receives the home appliance as confirmation to the user. A selection screen for determining whether or not to resume control may be displayed.
　図４４は、携帯端末２００ａに表示される選択画面３８１０の一例を示す図である。この選択画面３８１０は、開錠表示部３８１１と確認表示部３８１２とを含む。確認表示部３８１２は、確認ボタン３８１３，３８１４を含む。図４４の例では、開錠表示部３８１１に、「電子錠が開錠されました。」と表示されている。また、確認表示部３８１２に、「お湯張りを再開します。よろしいですか？」と表示されている。 FIG. 44 is a diagram showing an example of the selection screen 3810 displayed on the mobile terminal 200a. The selection screen 3810 includes an unlocking display unit 3811 and a confirmation display unit 3812. The confirmation display unit 3812 includes confirmation buttons 3813 and 3814. In the example of FIG. 44, “Unlocked electronic lock” is displayed on the unlock display portion 3811. In addition, the confirmation display portion 3812 displays “Restart hot water filling. Are you sure?”.
　この場合には、「はい」と表示された確認ボタン３８１３がユーザによりタップされると、Ｓ３２０２において、通信部２０４は、サーバ１００に家電制御再開通知を送信するようにしてもよい。また、「いいえ」と表示された確認ボタン３８１４がユーザによりタップされると、Ｓ３２０２において、通信部２０４は、サーバ１００に家電制御再開通知を送信しないようにしてもよい。 In this case, when the confirmation button 3813 displayed as “Yes” is tapped by the user, the communication unit 204 may transmit a home appliance control restart notification to the server 100 in S3202. In addition, when the confirmation button 3814 displayed as “No” is tapped by the user, the communication unit 204 may not transmit the home appliance control restart notification to the server 100 in S3202.
　２．４　実施の形態２の効果
　上記実施の形態１では、家電制御を中断する際、電子錠３００の開錠からの経過時間が帰宅所要時間を超えたか否かと、電子錠が施錠されているか否かと、が判断されることで、ユーザが帰宅しているか否かが判断されていた。本実施の形態２では、電子錠３００の開錠から帰宅所要時間内に施錠される際に、ユーザが帰宅しているか否かを判断するために、現在位置と電子錠が施錠されているか否かとが判断される。これにより、帰宅所要時間内に寄り道をする場合（つまり駐輪場６０から寄り道先までの所要時間が帰宅所要時間より短い場合）でも、家電制御を中断することができる。 2.4 Effects of Second Embodiment In the first embodiment, when the home appliance control is interrupted, whether the elapsed time from the unlocking of the electronic lock 300 exceeds the time required for returning home and whether the electronic lock is locked. Whether or not the user has come home has been determined. In the second embodiment, whether or not the current position and the electronic lock are locked in order to determine whether or not the user has returned home when the electronic lock 300 is locked within the time required to go home after unlocking. It is judged. Thereby, even when taking a detour within the required time for returning home (that is, when the required time from the bicycle parking lot 60 to the detour destination is shorter than the required time for returning home), home appliance control can be interrupted.
　また、本実施の形態２では、上記実施の形態１と同様に、携帯端末２００ａも生活パターンファイル１５００を持っている。これにより、携帯端末２００ａがサーバ１００へ制御時間と家電機器とを指定すると、遠隔で家電機器を操作することが可能になる。 In the second embodiment, the portable terminal 200a also has a life pattern file 1500, as in the first embodiment. Thus, when the mobile terminal 200a designates the control time and the home appliance to the server 100, the home appliance can be operated remotely.
　以上、本実施の形態２では、帰宅経路で寄り道をした場合にも、家電制御を中断又は再開できるという効果を有する。さらに、これに加え、上記実施の形態１と同様に、帰宅の際に必ず行うひとつの動作（例えば電子錠３００の開錠）を利用して、ユーザの生活パターンに合わせた家電制御が、携帯端末２００ａを用いた遠隔の機器制御によって可能になるという効果がある。 As described above, the second embodiment has an effect that the home appliance control can be interrupted or resumed even when a detour is taken on the return route. In addition to this, as in the first embodiment, the home appliance control that matches the user's life pattern using one operation (for example, unlocking the electronic lock 300) that is always performed when returning home is carried There is an effect that it is possible by remote device control using the terminal 200a.
　３．実施の形態３
　次に、実施の形態３の家電制御システム１０ｂ（機器制御システムの一例）について図面を参照しながら説明する。本実施の形態３では、ゲートウェイを用いて家電制御が行われる。 3. Embodiment 3
Next, home appliance control system 10b (an example of a device control system) according to Embodiment 3 will be described with reference to the drawings. In the third embodiment, home appliance control is performed using a gateway.
　３．１　家電制御システム１０ｂの全体構成
　図４５は、実施の形態３の家電制御システム１０ｂの全体構成を示す図である。家電制御システム１０ｂは、ネットワーク４０、サーバ１００ａ、携帯端末２００、電子錠３００、家電機器４００、家電機器５００、家電機器６００、ゲートウェイ７００を備える。以下、実施の形態１～２との差分を中心に実施の形態３が説明される。 3.1 Overall Configuration of Home Appliance Control System 10b FIG. 45 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of the home appliance control system 10b according to the third embodiment. The home appliance control system 10b includes a network 40, a server 100a, a portable terminal 200, an electronic lock 300, a home appliance 400, a home appliance 500, a home appliance 600, and a gateway 700. Hereinafter, the third embodiment will be described focusing on the differences from the first and second embodiments.
　３．２　サーバ１００ａの構成
　図４６は、図４５の家電制御システム１０ｂにおけるサーバ１００ａの構成を示すブロック図である。サーバ１００ａは、収集部１０１ａ、分析部１０２、設定部１０３ａ、タイマー１０４、通信部１０５、日別家電制御データベース１０７、帰宅時間データベース１０８、生活パターンデータベース１０９を備える。また、収集部１０１ａ、分析部１０２、タイマー１０４、設定部１０３ａは、サーバ１００ａ内のコントローラ１ａがこれらの機能を備えることによって実装されてもよい。また、日別家電制御データベース１０７、帰宅時間データベース１０８、生活パターンデータベース１０９について、サーバ１００ａ内のメモリ２ａがこれらのデータベースを備えるとしてもよい。 3.2 Configuration of Server 100a FIG. 46 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the server 100a in the home appliance control system 10b of FIG. The server 100a includes a collection unit 101a, an analysis unit 102, a setting unit 103a, a timer 104, a communication unit 105, a daily home appliance control database 107, a return time database 108, and a life pattern database 109. Further, the collection unit 101a, the analysis unit 102, the timer 104, and the setting unit 103a may be implemented by the controller 1a in the server 100a having these functions. Further, regarding the daily home appliance control database 107, the return time database 108, and the life pattern database 109, the memory 2a in the server 100a may include these databases.
　３．２．１　収集部１０１ａ
　収集部１０１ａは、携帯端末２００からの運転状態の通知およびゲートウェイ７００からの各家電機器４００～６００の運転状態の通知を基に、電子錠３００および家電機器４００～６００の運転状態の変化と、変化が起きた時刻とを収集する。収集部１０１ａは、収集した情報を、日別家電制御データベース１０７に格納された日別家電制御ファイル８００（図４）に記録する。 3.2.1 Collection unit 101a
Based on the notification of the driving state from the portable terminal 200 and the notification of the driving state of each home appliance 400 to 600 from the gateway 700, the collection unit 101a changes the driving state of the electronic lock 300 and the home appliance 400 to 600, Collect the time when the change occurred. The collection unit 101a records the collected information in the daily home appliance control file 800 (FIG. 4) stored in the daily home appliance control database 107.
　３．２．２　設定部１０３ａ
　設定部１０３ａは、携帯端末２００から受信した家電制御開始通知をゲートウェイ７００へ送信する。 3.2.2 Setting unit 103a
The setting unit 103a transmits the home appliance control start notification received from the mobile terminal 200 to the gateway 700.
　３．３　ゲートウェイ７００の構成
　図４７は、図４５の家電制御システム１０ｂにおけるゲートウェイ７００の構成を示すブロック図である。ゲートウェイ７００は、サーバ通知部７０１、読み込み部７０２、家電通知部７０３、タイマー７０４、通信部７０５、所有家電データベース７０６を備える。また、サーバ通知部７０１、読み込み部７０２、家電通知部７０３、タイマー７０４は、ゲートウェイ７００内のコントローラ６がこれらの機能を備えることで実装されていてもよい。 3.3 Configuration of Gateway 700 FIG. 47 is a block diagram showing a configuration of gateway 700 in home appliance control system 10b of FIG. The gateway 700 includes a server notification unit 701, a reading unit 702, a home appliance notification unit 703, a timer 704, a communication unit 705, and an owned home appliance database 706. Moreover, the server notification unit 701, the reading unit 702, the home appliance notification unit 703, and the timer 704 may be implemented by the controller 6 in the gateway 700 having these functions.
　３．３．１　サーバ通知部７０１
　サーバ通知部７０１は、家電機器４００～６００からの運転状態の通知に基づいて、家電機器名、家電機器４００～６００の運転状態の変化を、通信部７０５を介してサーバ１００ａへ通知する。サーバ通知部７０１は、所有家電データベース７０６内の所有家電ファイル７０００の該当する家電機器の運転状態を変更する。 3.3.1 Server notification unit 701
The server notification unit 701 notifies the server 100a via the communication unit 705 of the change in the home appliance name and the operation state of the home appliances 400 to 600 based on the notification of the operation state from the home appliances 400 to 600. The server notification unit 701 changes the operation state of the corresponding home appliance in the owned home appliance file 7000 in the owned home appliance database 706.
　３．３．２　読み込み部７０２
　読み込み部７０２は、通信部７０５を介してサーバ１００ａから受信した、生活パターンファイル１５００（図８）に記録されている、家電機器をＯＮ制御する制御時間が経過すると、家電機器４００～６００の家電機器名とＯＮ制御の通知を家電通知部７０３へ出力する。 3.3.2 Reading unit 702
When the control time for ON control of the home appliances recorded in the life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8) received from the server 100a via the communication unit 705 has elapsed, the reading unit 702 performs the home appliances of the home appliances 400 to 600. The device name and ON control notification are output to the home appliance notification unit 703.
　３．３．３　家電通知部７０３
　家電通知部７０３は、読み込み部７０２から入力された家電機器名とＯＦＦ制御又はＯＮ制御の通知とを基に、家電機器４００をＯＦＦ制御するオフ制御信号又はＯＮ制御するオン制御信号を家電機器４００に送信して、家電制御を行う。 3.3.3 Home appliance notification unit 703
Based on the home appliance name and the OFF control or ON control notification input from the reading unit 702, the home appliance notifying unit 703 sends an OFF control signal for controlling OFF of the home appliance 400 or an ON control signal for controlling ON. To control home appliances.
　３．３．４　タイマー７０４
　タイマー７０４は、現在時刻をカウントする。読み込み部７０２は、時刻を取得する際にタイマー７０４を用いる。 3.3.4 Timer 704
The timer 704 counts the current time. The reading unit 702 uses a timer 704 when acquiring time.
　３．３．５　通信部７０５
　通信部７０５は、家電機器４００～６００から、家電機器名および運転状態の通知を受信する。通信部７０５は、オン制御信号又はオフ制御信号を家電機器４００～６００へ送信する。通信部７０５は、サーバ１００ａへ家電機器４００～６００の運転状態の通知を送信する。通信部７０５は、サーバ１００ａから生活パターンファイル１５００を受信する。通信部７０５は、受信した生活パターンファイル１５００を所有家電データベース７０６に格納してもよい。 3.3.5 Communication unit 705
The communication unit 705 receives a home appliance name and an operation state notification from the home appliances 400 to 600. The communication unit 705 transmits an on control signal or an off control signal to the home appliances 400 to 600. The communication unit 705 transmits a notification of the operating state of the home appliances 400 to 600 to the server 100a. The communication unit 705 receives the life pattern file 1500 from the server 100a. The communication unit 705 may store the received life pattern file 1500 in the owned home appliance database 706.
　３．３．６　所有家電データベース７０６
　所有家電データベース７０６は、実施の形態１における所有家電データベース１０６と同様のファイルを格納する。所有家電データベース７０６は、ユーザの自宅２０の中にある全ての家電機器４００～６００とその運転状態とを含む所有家電ファイル７０００（図３）を格納する。 3.3.6 Owned home appliance database 706
The owned home appliance database 706 stores the same file as the owned home appliance database 106 in the first embodiment. The owned home appliance database 706 stores an owned home appliance file 7000 (FIG. 3) including all home appliances 400 to 600 in the user's home 20 and their operating states.
　３．４　家電制御システム１０ｂの動作
　家電制御システム１０ｂでは、実施の形態１における家電制御システム１０の全体構成に加えて、ゲートウェイ７００が設置されている。これによって、サーバ１００ａの役割が軽減されている。家電制御システム１０ｂの動作は、実施の形態１と同様に、生活パターンファイルの生成と、生成した生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御との２つの動作を含む。 3.4 Operation of Home Appliance Control System 10b In the home appliance control system 10b, in addition to the overall configuration of the home appliance control system 10 in the first embodiment, a gateway 700 is installed. As a result, the role of the server 100a is reduced. The operation of home appliance control system 10b includes two operations, namely, generation of a life pattern file and home appliance control based on the generated life pattern file, as in the first embodiment.
　以下では、上記２つの動作について図面を参照しながら説明する。なお、本実施の形態３では、サーバ１００ａと携帯端末２００との間で行われる通信および処理についての詳細な説明を省略する。 Hereinafter, the above two operations will be described with reference to the drawings. In the third embodiment, detailed description of communication and processing performed between the server 100a and the mobile terminal 200 is omitted.
　３．４．１　生活パターンファイルの生成
　図４８、図４９は、実施の形態３の家電制御システム１０ｂの生活パターンファイルの生成の動作を示すシーケンス図である。 3.4.1 Generation of Life Pattern File FIGS. 48 and 49 are sequence diagrams illustrating an operation of generating a life pattern file of the home appliance control system 10b according to the third embodiment.
　サーバ１００ａの収集部１０１ａは、ゲートウェイ７００を介して、家電機器から運転状態（ＯＮ、ＯＦＦ、又はＣＯＭＰＬＥＴＥ）と、時刻とを収集する。分析部１０２は、収集部１０１ａにより収集された運転状態等の情報を分析する。ここでは、家電機器４００から運転状態等の情報を収集する場合を説明する。 The collection unit 101a of the server 100a collects the operation state (ON, OFF, or COMPLETE) and the time from the home appliance via the gateway 700. The analysis unit 102 analyzes information such as an operation state collected by the collection unit 101a. Here, a case where information such as an operation state is collected from the home appliance 400 will be described.
　家電機器４００の家電制御部４０１は、運転状態の変化があったか否かを判断する（Ｓ５００１）。家電機器４００の家電制御部４０１は、運転状態の変化がない場合（Ｓ５００１でＮＯ）、再び、Ｓ５００１において、運転状態の変化があったか否かを判断する。運転状態の変化があった場合（Ｓ５００１でＹＥＳ）、家電制御部４０１は、変化した時刻及び変化後の運転状態をサーバ通知部４０２に出力する。サーバ通知部４０２は、変化後の運転状態をゲートウェイ７００へ通知する（Ｓ５００２）。家電制御部４０１は、状態データベース４０５内の状態ファイル１２００の運転状態を変化後の運転状態に変更する（Ｓ５００３）。 The home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 determines whether or not there has been a change in the driving state (S5001). If there is no change in the driving state (NO in S5001), home appliance control unit 401 of home appliance 400 determines again in S5001 whether the driving state has changed. When there is a change in the driving state (YES in S5001), the home appliance control unit 401 outputs the changed time and the changed driving state to the server notification unit 402. The server notification unit 402 notifies the gateway 700 of the changed operation state (S5002). The home appliance control unit 401 changes the operation state of the state file 1200 in the state database 405 to the changed operation state (S5003).
　ゲートウェイ７００のサーバ通知部７０１は、通信部７０５が家電機器４００から通知を受信したか否かを判断する（Ｓ５００４）。家電機器４００から通知を受信しなかった場合（Ｓ５００４でＮＯ）、サーバ通知部７０１は、再び、Ｓ５００４において、家電機器４００から通知を受信したか否かを判断する。通信部７０５が家電機器４００から通知を受信した場合（Ｓ５００４でＹＥＳ）、サーバ通知部７０１は、家電機器４００の家電機器名と変化後の運転状態とを含む通知をサーバ１００ａへ送信する（Ｓ５００５）。サーバ通知部７０１は、所有家電データベース７０６内の所有家電ファイル７０００の家電機器４００の運転状態を変更する（Ｓ５００６）。 The server notification unit 701 of the gateway 700 determines whether or not the communication unit 705 has received a notification from the home appliance 400 (S5004). When the notification is not received from the home appliance 400 (NO in S5004), the server notification unit 701 determines again whether the notification is received from the home appliance 400 in S5004. When the communication unit 705 receives a notification from the home appliance 400 (YES in S5004), the server notification unit 701 transmits a notification including the home appliance name of the home appliance 400 and the changed operating state to the server 100a (S5005). ). The server notification unit 701 changes the operation state of the home appliance 400 in the owned home appliance file 7000 in the owned home appliance database 706 (S5006).
　サーバ１００ａの収集部１０１ａは、通信部１０５がゲートウェイ７００から通知を受信したか否かを判断する（Ｓ５００７）。通知を受信しなかった場合（Ｓ５００７でＮＯ）、収集部１０１ａは、再び、Ｓ５００７において、ゲートウェイ７００から通知を受信したか否かを判断する。通信部１０５が通知を受信した場合（Ｓ５００７でＹＥＳ）、収集部１０１ａは、ファイル書き込み処理を行う（Ｓ５００８）。ファイル書き込み処理は、上記図２１に示される手順で行われる。 The collection unit 101a of the server 100a determines whether or not the communication unit 105 has received a notification from the gateway 700 (S5007). When the notification has not been received (NO in S5007), the collection unit 101a determines again whether or not the notification is received from the gateway 700 in S5007. When the communication unit 105 receives the notification (YES in S5007), the collection unit 101a performs a file writing process (S5008). The file writing process is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG.
　サーバ１００ａの収集部１０１ａは、一定の日数の日別家電制御ファイル８００（図４）が集まったか否かを判断する（Ｓ５００９）。一定の日数の日別家電制御ファイル８００が集まっていない場合（Ｓ５００９でＮＯ）、処理はＳ５００７に戻る。一定の日数の日別家電制御ファイル８００が集まった場合（Ｓ５００９でＹＥＳ）、サーバ１００ａの分析部１０２は、パターン分析処理を行って（Ｓ５０１０）、この処理を終了する。 The collection unit 101a of the server 100a determines whether or not the daily home appliance control files 800 (FIG. 4) for a certain number of days have been collected (S5009). If the daily home appliance control file 800 for a certain number of days has not been collected (NO in S5009), the process returns to S5007. When the daily home appliance control files 800 for a certain number of days are gathered (YES in S5009), the analysis unit 102 of the server 100a performs a pattern analysis process (S5010) and ends this process.
　Ｓ５０１０のパターン分析処理は、実施の形態１と同様に、上記図２４に示される手順で行われるので、詳細な説明を省略する。 Since the pattern analysis processing in S5010 is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG. 24 as in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.
　３．４．２　生成した生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御
　図５０～図５２は、実施の形態３の家電制御システム１０ｂにより行われる、生成した生活パターンファイルに基づく家電制御の動作を示すシーケンス図である。 3.4.2 Home Appliance Control Based on Generated Life Pattern File FIGS. 50 to 52 are sequence diagrams showing home appliance control operations based on the generated life pattern file performed by the home appliance control system 10b of the third embodiment. is there.
　サーバ１００ａの設定部１０３ａは、通信部１０５が携帯端末２００からの家電制御開始通知を受信したか否かを判断する（Ｓ６００１）。通信部１０５が家電制御開始通知を受信しない場合（Ｓ６００１でＮＯ）、設定部１０３ａは、再び、Ｓ６００１において、通信部１０５が家電制御開始通知を受信したか否かを判断する。通信部１０５が家電制御開始通知を受信した場合（Ｓ６００１でＹＥＳ）、設定部１０３ａは、通信部１０５を介して、家電制御開始通知をゲートウェイ７００へ送信する（Ｓ６００２）。 The setting unit 103a of the server 100a determines whether or not the communication unit 105 has received a home appliance control start notification from the portable terminal 200 (S6001). When the communication unit 105 does not receive the home appliance control start notification (NO in S6001), the setting unit 103a determines again in S6001 whether the communication unit 105 has received the home appliance control start notification. When the communication unit 105 receives a home appliance control start notification (YES in S6001), the setting unit 103a transmits a home appliance control start notification to the gateway 700 via the communication unit 105 (S6002).
　ゲートウェイ７００の通信部７０５は、サーバ１００ａから家電制御開始通知を受信したか否かを判断する（Ｓ６００３）。家電制御開始通知を受信していない場合（Ｓ６００３でＮＯ）、ゲートウェイ７００は、再び、Ｓ６００３において、の通信部７０５サーバ１００ａから家電制御開始通知を受信したか否かを判断する。家電制御開始通知を受信した場合（Ｓ６００３でＹＥＳ）、ゲートウェイ７００と家電機器４００とは、家電制御処理を行う（Ｓ６００４）。 The communication unit 705 of the gateway 700 determines whether or not a home appliance control start notification is received from the server 100a (S6003). When the home appliance control start notification has not been received (NO in S6003), the gateway 700 determines again whether or not the home appliance control start notification has been received from the communication unit 705 server 100a in S6003. When the home appliance control start notification is received (YES in S6003), the gateway 700 and the home appliance 400 perform home appliance control processing (S6004).
　図５３は、図５０のＳ６００４で実行される家電制御処理を示すシーケンス図である。 FIG. 53 is a sequence diagram showing the home appliance control process executed in S6004 of FIG.
　ゲートウェイ７００の家電通知部７０３は、家電制御開始通知内の制御時間が経過すると、家電機器４００をＯＮ制御するオン制御信号を家電機器４００に送信する（Ｓ６１０１）。そして、サーバ通知部７０１は、所有家電データベース７０６内の所有家電ファイル７０００の家電機器４００の運転状態をＯＮに変更する（Ｓ６１０２）。 When the control time in the home appliance control start notification elapses, the home appliance notifying unit 703 of the gateway 700 transmits an ON control signal for ON-controlling the home appliance 400 to the home appliance 400 (S6101). Then, the server notification unit 701 changes the operation state of the home appliance 400 in the owned home appliance file 7000 in the owned home appliance database 706 to ON (S6102).
　家電機器４００の家電制御部４０１は、通信部４０３がオン制御信号を受信すると、家電機器４００をＯＮ制御する（Ｓ６１０３）。家電制御部４０１は、状態データベース４０５内の状態ファイル１２００（図１４）の運転状態をＯＮに変更して（Ｓ６１０４）、この処理を終了する。 When the communication unit 403 receives the ON control signal, the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 performs ON control on the home appliance 400 (S6103). The home appliance control unit 401 changes the operation state of the state file 1200 (FIG. 14) in the state database 405 to ON (S6104), and ends this process.
　図５０のＳ６００４に続いて、図５１のＳ６００５において、サーバ１００ａの設定部１０３は、通信部１０５が携帯端末２００から通知を受信したか否かを判断する（Ｓ６００５）。通知を受信しない場合（Ｓ６００５でＮＯ）、設定部１０３は、再び、Ｓ６００５において、通信部１０５が携帯端末２００から通知を受信したか否かを判断する。通信部１０５が通知を受信した場合（Ｓ６００５でＹＥＳ）、設定部１０３は、通知の種類が施錠通知か家電制御中断通知かを判断する（Ｓ６００６）。 50, in S6005 in FIG. 51, the setting unit 103 of the server 100a determines whether or not the communication unit 105 has received a notification from the mobile terminal 200 (S6005). When the notification is not received (NO in S6005), the setting unit 103 determines again whether the communication unit 105 has received the notification from the portable terminal 200 in S6005. When the communication unit 105 receives the notification (YES in S6005), the setting unit 103 determines whether the notification type is a lock notification or a home appliance control interruption notification (S6006).
　通知の種類が施錠通知である場合（Ｓ６００６で施錠）、Ｓ６００２（図５０）に戻り、設定部１０３は、家電制御開始通知をゲートウェイ７００へ送信する。一方、通知の種類が家電制御中断通知である場合（Ｓ６００６で中断）、設定部１０３は、家電制御中断通知内の家電機器名とＯＦＦ制御との通知を、ゲートウェイ７００へ送信する（Ｓ６００７）。 If the notification type is a lock notification (locked in S6006), the process returns to S6002 (FIG. 50), and the setting unit 103 transmits a home appliance control start notification to the gateway 700. On the other hand, when the type of notification is a home appliance control interruption notification (interruption at S6006), the setting unit 103 transmits a notification of the home appliance name and OFF control in the home appliance control interruption notification to the gateway 700 (S6007).
　ゲートウェイ７００の通信部７０５は、サーバ１００ａから家電制御中断通知を受信したか否かを判断する（Ｓ６００８）。家電制御中断通知を受信しなかった場合（Ｓ６００８でＮＯ）、通信部７０５は、再び、Ｓ６００８において、サーバ１００ａから家電制御中断通知を受信したか否かを判断する。通信部７０５が家電制御中断通知を受信した場合（Ｓ６００８でＹＥＳ）、家電通知部７０３は、家電制御中断通知内の家電機器４００をＯＦＦ制御するオフ制御信号を家電機器４００に送信する（Ｓ６００９）。そして、サーバ通知部７０１は、所有家電データベース７０６内の所有家電ファイル７０００の家電機器４００の運転状態をＯＦＦにする（Ｓ６０１０）。 The communication unit 705 of the gateway 700 determines whether or not a home appliance control interruption notification is received from the server 100a (S6008). When the home appliance control interruption notification is not received (NO in S6008), the communication unit 705 determines again whether or not the home appliance control interruption notification is received from the server 100a in S6008. When the communication unit 705 receives the home appliance control interruption notification (YES in S6008), the home appliance notification unit 703 transmits an off control signal for controlling the home appliance 400 in the home appliance control interruption notification to the home appliance 400 (S6009). . Then, the server notification unit 701 turns off the operation state of the home appliance 400 in the owned home appliance file 7000 in the owned home appliance database 706 (S6010).
　家電機器４００の家電制御部４０１は、通信部４０３がＯＦＦ制御の信号を受信すると、家電機器４００をＯＦＦ制御する（Ｓ６０１１）。家電制御部４０１は、状態データベース４０５内の状態ファイル１２００（図１４）の運転状態をＯＦＦに変更する（Ｓ６０１２）。 When the communication unit 403 receives an OFF control signal, the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 performs OFF control on the home appliance 400 (S6011). The home appliance control unit 401 changes the operation state of the state file 1200 (FIG. 14) in the state database 405 to OFF (S6012).
　Ｓ６０１２に続いて、サーバ１００ａ、ゲートウェイ７００、家電機器４００は、家電制御再開処理を行って（Ｓ６０１３）、この処理を終了する。 Subsequent to S6012, the server 100a, the gateway 700, and the home appliance 400 perform home appliance control restart processing (S6013), and the processing ends.
　図５４は、図５２のＳ６０１３で実行される家電制御再開処理を示すシーケンス図である。 FIG. 54 is a sequence diagram showing the home appliance control restart process executed in S6013 of FIG.
　サーバ１００ａの設定部１０３ａは、通信部１０５が携帯端末２００から家電制御再開通知を受信したか否かを判断する（Ｓ６２０１）。通信部１０５が家電制御再開通知を受信しない場合（Ｓ６２０１でＮＯ）、設定部１０３ａは、再び、Ｓ６２０１において、通信部１０５が家電制御再開通知を受信したか否かを判断する。通信部１０５が家電制御再開通知を受信した場合（Ｓ６２０１でＹＥＳ）、設定部１０３ａは、ゲートウェイ７００へ家電制御再開通知を送信する（Ｓ６２０２）。 The setting unit 103a of the server 100a determines whether or not the communication unit 105 has received a home appliance control restart notification from the mobile terminal 200 (S6201). When the communication unit 105 does not receive the home appliance control restart notification (NO in S6201), the setting unit 103a determines again in S6201 whether the communication unit 105 has received the home appliance control restart notification. When the communication unit 105 receives the home appliance control restart notification (YES in S6201), the setting unit 103a transmits the home appliance control restart notification to the gateway 700 (S6202).
　ゲートウェイ７００の通信部７０５は、サーバ１００ａから家電制御再開通知を受信したか否かを判断する（Ｓ６２０３）。通信部７０５は、家電制御再開通知を受信しなかった場合（Ｓ６２０３でＮＯ）、再び、Ｓ６２０３において、家電制御再開通知を受信したか否かを判断する。通信部７０５が家電制御再開通知を受信した場合（Ｓ６２０３でＹＥＳ）、家電通知部７０３は、家電機器４００をＯＮ制御するオン制御信号を家電機器４００に送信する（Ｓ６２０４）。サーバ通知部７０１は、所有家電データベース７０６内の所有家電ファイル７０００の運転状態をＯＮに変更する（Ｓ６２０５）。 The communication unit 705 of the gateway 700 determines whether or not the home appliance control restart notification is received from the server 100a (S6203). If the communication unit 705 has not received the home appliance control restart notification (NO in step S6203), the communication unit 705 determines again in step S6203 whether the home appliance control restart notification has been received. When the communication unit 705 receives the home appliance control restart notification (YES in S6203), the home appliance notification unit 703 transmits an ON control signal for ON-controlling the home appliance 400 to the home appliance 400 (S6204). The server notification unit 701 changes the operation state of the owned home appliance file 7000 in the owned home appliance database 706 to ON (S6205).
　家電機器４００の家電制御部４０１は、通信部４０３がオン制御信号を受信すると、家電機器４００をＯＮ制御する（Ｓ６２０６）。家電制御部４０１は、状態データベース４０５内の状態ファイル１２００の運転状態をＯＮに変更する（Ｓ６２０７）。このとき、家電制御再開処理であるので、家電制御部４０１は、状態データベース４０５内の状態ファイル１２００の現在状態から設定状態に向けて、残りの制御を行うことになる。 When the communication unit 403 receives the ON control signal, the home appliance control unit 401 of the home appliance 400 performs ON control on the home appliance 400 (S6206). The home appliance control unit 401 changes the operation state of the state file 1200 in the state database 405 to ON (S6207). At this time, since the home appliance control restart process is performed, the home appliance control unit 401 performs the remaining control from the current state of the state file 1200 in the state database 405 toward the set state.
　３．５　実施の形態３の効果
　本実施の形態３では、ゲートウェイ７００を用いて、家電機器４００の制御を行っている。 3.5 Effect of Embodiment 3 In Embodiment 3, the home appliance 400 is controlled using the gateway 700.
　これにより、実施の形態１～２と比較して、サーバ１００ａは、所有家電データベースを備える必要がない。したがって、サーバ１００ａのメモリの使用量を低減できる。また、ゲートウェイ７００が、家電機器４００等に対するＯＮ制御又はＯＦＦ制御等の通知、および家電機器４００等の制御開始時刻の判断等を行う。このため、例えば、複数の家屋２０において、本開示の一態様が実施される場合、サーバ１００ａによる一極集中での処理ではなく、各家屋２０に設置されたゲートウェイ７００による分散処理が可能となる。その結果、サーバ１００ａにおける処理負荷を軽減することができる。 Thus, as compared with the first and second embodiments, the server 100a does not need to have an owned home appliance database. Therefore, the memory usage of the server 100a can be reduced. Further, the gateway 700 performs notification of ON control or OFF control to the home appliance 400 or the like, and determination of the control start time of the home appliance 400 or the like. For this reason, for example, when one aspect of the present disclosure is implemented in a plurality of houses 20, distributed processing by the gateways 700 installed in each house 20 is possible instead of processing by the server 100a in a single pole concentration. . As a result, the processing load on the server 100a can be reduced.
　以上、説明したように、本実施の形態３では、サーバ１００ａのメモリ使用量の低減、およびサーバ１００ａの処理負荷の軽減という効果が期待できる。 As described above, the third embodiment can be expected to have the effect of reducing the memory usage of the server 100a and reducing the processing load of the server 100a.
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　なお、本開示の各態様を上記各実施の形態に基づいて説明してきたが、本開示の各態様は、上記各実施の形態に限定されないのはもちろんである。以下のような場合も本開示の各態様に含まれる。 4). Other Modifications Although each aspect of the present disclosure has been described based on each of the above embodiments, it is needless to say that each aspect of the present disclosure is not limited to each of the above embodiments. The following cases are also included in each aspect of the present disclosure.
　（１）上記実施の形態１～３では、電子錠３００の開錠を契機として家電機器４００～６００の制御が開始されている。しかし、施錠を契機に家電機器４００～６００の制御が開始されてもよい。例えば、電子錠３００が施錠されたとき、家電機器４００の一例である炊飯器がＯＮ制御されるようにしてもよい。これにより、ユーザの必ず行う行動に連動させ、複数の家電機器４００～６００を制御することができる。 (1) In the first to third embodiments, the home appliances 400 to 600 are controlled when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked. However, the control of the home appliances 400 to 600 may be started with the locking. For example, when the electronic lock 300 is locked, a rice cooker that is an example of the home appliance 400 may be ON-controlled. Thus, it is possible to control the plurality of home appliances 400 to 600 in conjunction with the user's actions.
　（２）上記実施の形態１～３では、電子錠３００の開錠を契機として、家電機器４００～６００のＯＮ制御が開始されている。しかし、電子錠３００の開錠を契機とし、家電機器４００～６００のＯＦＦ制御が行われるようにしてもよい。また、上記変形例（１）と組み合わせ、電子錠３００の施錠を契機とし、家電機器４００～６００のＯＦＦ制御が行われるようにしてもよい。例えば、電子錠３００が自宅２０の玄関の鍵であるとき、電子錠３００が施錠されると同時に、家電機器４００～６００がＯＦＦ制御されてもよい。これにより、様々な場面で、ユーザの必ず行う行動により家電機器４００～６００の制御を開始することが可能になる。 (2) In the first to third embodiments, the ON control of the home appliances 400 to 600 is started when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked. However, when the electronic lock 300 is unlocked, the home appliances 400 to 600 may be turned off. In combination with the modification (1), the home appliances 400 to 600 may be controlled to be turned off when the electronic lock 300 is locked. For example, when the electronic lock 300 is a key of the entrance of the home 20, the home appliances 400 to 600 may be controlled to be OFF at the same time as the electronic lock 300 is locked. As a result, it becomes possible to start control of the home appliances 400 to 600 by actions that the user surely performs in various situations.
　（３）上記実施の形態１～３では、制御対象の家電機器４００～６００として、図８に示されるように、ユーザが帰宅後に使用するエアコン、給湯器、炊飯器が例示されているが、制御対象の家電機器は、ユーザが帰宅後に使用する家電機器に限られない。これにより、帰宅から就寝まで、もしくは起床から自宅を出るまで、ユーザが扱う家電機器をユーザの生活パターンに合わせて自動制御することができる。 (3) In the above first to third embodiments, as the home appliances 400 to 600 to be controlled, as shown in FIG. 8, an air conditioner, a water heater, and a rice cooker that are used after the user returns home are exemplified. The home electric appliance to be controlled is not limited to the electric home appliance used by the user after returning home. Accordingly, the home appliances handled by the user can be automatically controlled according to the user's life pattern from returning home to going to bed or from getting up to leaving home.
　（４）図８に例示されるように、複数の家電機器の制御を行う場合、携帯端末２００又は携帯端末２００ａは、家電制御のスケジュール確認画面を表示し、スケジュールに従って家電制御を行ってよいか否かをユーザに確認してもよい。 (4) As illustrated in FIG. 8, when controlling a plurality of home appliances, may the mobile terminal 200 or the mobile terminal 200a display a home appliance control schedule confirmation screen and perform home appliance control according to the schedule? You may confirm with the user whether or not.
　図５５は、携帯端末２００（２００ａ）に表示されるスケジュール確認画面６２００の一例を示す図である。図５６は、携帯端末２００（２００ａ）に表示されるスケジュール変更画面６３００の一例を示す図である。 FIG. 55 is a diagram showing an example of a schedule confirmation screen 6200 displayed on the mobile terminal 200 (200a). FIG. 56 is a diagram showing an example of a schedule change screen 6300 displayed on the mobile terminal 200 (200a).
　図５５に示されるように、スケジュール確認画面６２００は、メッセージ表示部６２０１、確認ボタン６２０２、変更ボタン６２０３、スケジュール表示部６２０４を含む。スケジュール表示部６２０４には、現在からの経過時間が表示され、この経過時間に対応付けて、ユーザの行動と機器の動作とが表示されている。 As shown in FIG. 55, the schedule confirmation screen 6200 includes a message display unit 6201, a confirmation button 6202, a change button 6203, and a schedule display unit 6204. The schedule display unit 6204 displays the elapsed time from the present, and displays the user's behavior and the device operation in association with the elapsed time.
　メッセージ表示部６２０１には、「下記のように家電を自動制御します。」と表示されている。ユーザにより確認ボタン６２０２がタップされると、携帯端末２００（２００ａ）は、スケジュール確認画面６２００を消去し、スケジュール表示部６２０４に表示された通りに家電制御が行われる。 The message display unit 6201 displays “Automatic control of home appliances as follows”. When the confirmation button 6202 is tapped by the user, the mobile terminal 200 (200a) deletes the schedule confirmation screen 6200, and home appliance control is performed as displayed on the schedule display unit 6204.
　一方、ユーザにより変更ボタン６２０３がタップされると、携帯端末２００（２００ａ）は、スケジュール確認画面６２００を、図５６の左図に示されるスケジュール変更画面６３００に切り替える。図５６の左図に示されるように、スケジュール変更画面６３００は、メッセージ表示部６３０１、スケジュール表示部６２０４、変更完了ボタン６３０２を含む。メッセージ表示部６３０１には、「設定を変更し、変更完了をタップしてください。」と表示されている。 On the other hand, when the change button 6203 is tapped by the user, the portable terminal 200 (200a) switches the schedule confirmation screen 6200 to the schedule change screen 6300 shown in the left diagram of FIG. As shown in the left diagram of FIG. 56, the schedule change screen 6300 includes a message display portion 6301, a schedule display portion 6204, and a change completion button 6302. The message display unit 6301 displays “Change setting and tap change completion”.
　図５６には、例えば、ユーザが食事をして帰宅したため、入浴後の食事を削除したい場合が示されている。ユーザは、変更したい行動である「食事」と記載された領域６３０３を接触物６３０４（例えばユーザの指）でタップし、変更完了ボタン６３０２をタップする。すると、携帯端末２００（２００ａ）は、スケジュール変更画面６３００を、図５６の右図に示されるスケジュール確認画面６２００に戻す。 FIG. 56 shows a case where the user wants to delete a meal after taking a bath, for example, because the user has gone home after eating. The user taps an area 6303 described as “meal”, which is an action to be changed, with a contact 6304 (for example, the user's finger), and taps a change completion button 6302. Then, the portable terminal 200 (200a) returns the schedule change screen 6300 to the schedule confirmation screen 6200 shown on the right side of FIG.
　図５６の右図に示されるスケジュール表示部６２０４では、ユーザの行動から「食事」が削除され、機器の動作から「炊飯器ＯＮ」が削除されている。図５６の右図に示されるスケジュール確認画面６２００において、ユーザが接触物６３０４で確認ボタン６２０２をタップすると、家電制御のスケジュールの変更が完了になる。これにより、複数の家電機器を制御するときの順番をユーザが確認できる。また、ユーザが普段と違う行動を取ったとしても、家電制御のスケジュールを変更することができる。 56. In the schedule display unit 6204 shown in the right diagram of FIG. 56, “meal” is deleted from the user's action, and “rice cooker ON” is deleted from the operation of the device. When the user taps the confirmation button 6202 with the contact object 6304 on the schedule confirmation screen 6200 shown in the right diagram of FIG. 56, the change of the home appliance control schedule is completed. Thereby, a user can confirm the order when controlling a plurality of household appliances. Moreover, even if a user takes an unusual action, the home appliance control schedule can be changed.
　（５）上記実施の形態１～３では、携帯端末２００，２００ａのアプリを、家電制御アプリ２１４と鍵アプリ２１３と別にしているが、家電制御の機能と鍵の機能とを同一のアプリ内に持ってもよい。これにより、本開示の一態様を実現する際、ユーザが立ち上げるアプリは一つで済む。また、アプリ間で行うコマンドおよび通知のやり取りがなくなるため、処理を少なくできる。 (5) In the first to third embodiments, the apps of the mobile terminals 200 and 200a are separated from the home appliance control app 214 and the key app 213, but the home appliance control function and the key function are within the same app. You may have it. Thereby, when realizing one mode of the present disclosure, only one application is required to be launched by the user. In addition, since there is no exchange of commands and notifications between applications, processing can be reduced.
　（６）上記実施の形態１では、図３３を用いて説明されたように、携帯端末２００がサーバ１００へ家電制御中断通知を送信する際に、携帯端末２００は、ユーザへの確認として、家電制御を中断するか継続するかの選択画面３１００を表示してもよい。上記実施の形態２では、図４３を用いて説明されたように、携帯端末２００ａがサーバ１００へ家電制御中断通知を送信する際に、携帯端末２００ａは、ユーザへの確認として、家電制御を中断するか継続するかの選択画面３８００を表示してもよい。このように、携帯端末に選択画面が表示された場合において、ユーザが中断を選択した場合には、ユーザが家電制御の再開時刻を指定できるようにしてもよい。 (6) In the first embodiment, as described with reference to FIG. 33, when the mobile terminal 200 transmits the home appliance control interruption notification to the server 100, the mobile terminal 200 uses the home appliance as confirmation to the user. A selection screen 3100 for suspending or continuing the control may be displayed. In the second embodiment, as described with reference to FIG. 43, when the mobile terminal 200a transmits the home appliance control interruption notification to the server 100, the mobile terminal 200a interrupts the home appliance control as confirmation to the user. A selection screen 3800 for whether to continue or to continue may be displayed. As described above, when the selection screen is displayed on the portable terminal, when the user selects the interruption, the user may be able to specify the restart time of home appliance control.
　図５７Ａは、中断選択後に、携帯端末２００（２００ａ）の表示画面が、選択画面６４００から時刻設定画面６４１０に遷移する例を示す図である。図５７Ｂは、携帯端末２００（２００ａ）の表示画面が、時刻設定画面６４１０から確認画面６４２０に遷移する例を示す図である。 FIG. 57A is a diagram illustrating an example in which the display screen of the mobile terminal 200 (200a) transitions from the selection screen 6400 to the time setting screen 6410 after the interruption is selected. FIG. 57B is a diagram showing an example in which the display screen of the mobile terminal 200 (200a) transitions from the time setting screen 6410 to the confirmation screen 6420.
　図５７Ａの左図に示されるように、選択画面６４００は、選択表示部６４０１、選択ボタン６４０２，６４０３を含む。ユーザが中断を選択した後に表示される選択画面６４００の選択表示部６４０１には、「中断しました。再開時刻を設定しますか？」と表示されている。ユーザが、「いいえ」と表示された選択ボタン６４０３を選択すると、携帯端末２００（２００ａ）は、選択画面６４００を消去する。一方、ユーザが、「はい」と表示された選択ボタン６４０２を選択すると、携帯端末２００（２００ａ）は、選択画面６４００を、図５７Ａの右図に示される時刻設定画面６４１０に切り替える。 As shown in the left diagram of FIG. 57A, the selection screen 6400 includes a selection display portion 6401 and selection buttons 6402 and 6403. The selection display portion 6401 of the selection screen 6400 displayed after the user selects interruption is displayed as “Interrupted. Do you want to set the resume time?”. When the user selects the selection button 6403 displayed as “No”, the mobile terminal 200 (200a) deletes the selection screen 6400. On the other hand, when the user selects the selection button 6402 displayed as “Yes”, the portable terminal 200 (200a) switches the selection screen 6400 to a time setting screen 6410 shown in the right diagram of FIG. 57A.
　図５７Ａの右図に示されるように、時刻設定画面６４１０は、時刻指定部６４１１とタイマー指定部６４１２とを含む。時刻指定部６４１１には、「完了時刻を指定して設定」と表示され、完了時刻を指定することが可能になっている。タイマー指定部６４１２には、「再開時刻をタイマーで設定」と表示され、再開時刻をタイマーで設定することが可能になっている。 57A, the time setting screen 6410 includes a time specifying unit 6411 and a timer specifying unit 6412. The time designation unit 6411 displays “Specify and set completion time”, and the completion time can be designated. The timer designation unit 6412 displays “Set resume time with timer”, and the resume time can be set with a timer.
　図５７Ａの右図の時刻設定画面６４１０において、例えばユーザがタイマー指定部６４１２の中央の数字を２回タップすると、図５７Ｂの左図に示されるように、タイマー指定部６４１２の中央の数字が「２」と表示される。図５７Ｂの左図の状態で、ユーザが、「再開時刻をタイマーで設定」と表示された領域をタップすると、携帯端末２００（２００ａ）は、表示画面を、時刻設定画面６４１０から図５７Ｂの右図に示される確認画面６４２０に切り替える。 In the time setting screen 6410 on the right side of FIG. 57A, for example, when the user taps the center number of the timer specifying unit 6412 twice, the center number of the timer specifying unit 6412 is “ 2 "is displayed. In the state shown in the left diagram of FIG. 57B, when the user taps the area where “Resume time is set by timer” is displayed, portable terminal 200 (200a) changes the display screen from time setting screen 6410 to the right of FIG. 57B. Switch to the confirmation screen 6420 shown in the figure.
　図５７Ｂの右図に示されるように、確認画面６４２０は、確認表示部６４２１と確認ボタン６４２２とを含む。図５７Ｂの右図には、例えば、お湯張りを中断し、再開時刻をタイマーで２０分後に設定する場合の例が示されている。確認表示部６４２１には、「２０分後にお湯張りを再開します。」と表示されている。図５７Ｂの右図において、ユーザが確認ボタン６４２２をタップすることで、再開時刻の設定が完了する。これにより、ユーザが寄り道をした際に、帰宅までの所要時間を見越して、再開時刻を設定することができる。 As shown in the right diagram of FIG. 57B, the confirmation screen 6420 includes a confirmation display portion 6421 and a confirmation button 6422. The right diagram of FIG. 57B shows an example in which hot water filling is interrupted and the restart time is set after 20 minutes by a timer. The confirmation display portion 6421 displays “Restart hot water filling after 20 minutes”. In the right diagram of FIG. 57B, when the user taps the confirmation button 6422, the setting of the restart time is completed. As a result, when the user takes a detour, the resumption time can be set in anticipation of the time required to return home.
　（７）上記実施の形態１～３では、家電機器の制御を中断する原因として、寄り道の例が示されている。しかし、中断に限らず、家電機器の制御を遅らせる要因として、天候や交通状況などの外部情報を取り入れてもよい。つまり、外部情報を用いて、帰宅所要時間を再計算し、家電制御開始時刻を遅らせて家電機器を制御してもよい。これにより、電車の遅延や通行止めによる迂回などの原因で帰宅時刻が遅れる場合にも、制御開始時刻を調整して、無駄なく家電機器を制御できる。 (7) In the first to third embodiments, an example of a detour is shown as a cause of interrupting the control of the home appliance. However, not limited to interruption, external information such as weather and traffic conditions may be taken in as a factor for delaying control of the home appliance. That is, the home information may be controlled by recalculating the time required for returning home using the external information and delaying the home appliance control start time. Accordingly, even when the return time is delayed due to a train delay or a detour due to traffic closure, the home appliance can be controlled without waste by adjusting the control start time.
　（８）上記実施の形態１～３では、生活パターンファイルの生成の際、電子錠３００又は家電機器４００の運転状態が変化する度にサーバ１００へ通知している。これに代えて、電子錠３００又は家電機器４００の運転状態の変化の内容と変化した時刻とを携帯端末２００（２００ａ）又は家電機器４００に記録しておき、一度にまとめてサーバ１００に通知してもよい。これにより、サーバ１００は、電子錠３００の開錠又は施錠がオフラインのとき、又は家屋２０内の通信が不安定な状態のときに運転状態の変化が起こったデータも、収集することができる。 (8) In the first to third embodiments, when the life pattern file is generated, the server 100 is notified whenever the operating state of the electronic lock 300 or the home appliance 400 changes. Instead, the contents of the change in the operating state of the electronic lock 300 or the home appliance 400 and the time of the change are recorded in the mobile terminal 200 (200a) or the home appliance 400, and notified to the server 100 all at once. May be. As a result, the server 100 can also collect data in which the operating state has changed when unlocking or locking the electronic lock 300 is offline or when communication within the house 20 is unstable.
　（９）上記実施の形態１～３では、サーバ１００（１００ａ）の分析部１０２は、日別家電制御ファイル８００を分析することによって、許可時間帯、帰宅所要時間等を設定している。代替的に、これらをユーザ自身が入力することで設定してもよい。 (9) In the first to third embodiments, the analysis unit 102 of the server 100 (100a) sets the permitted time zone, the time required for returning home, and the like by analyzing the daily home appliance control file 800. Alternatively, these may be set by the user himself / herself.
　図５８は、携帯端末２００（２００ａ）に表示される設定画面６５００の一例を示す図である。設定画面６５００は、案内表示部６５０１と、設定表示部６５０２とを含む。案内表示部６５０１は、「家電制御開始を許可する時間帯を設定してください。」と表示して、ユーザに許可時間帯の設定を促している。 FIG. 58 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen 6500 displayed on the mobile terminal 200 (200a). Setting screen 6500 includes a guidance display portion 6501 and a setting display portion 6502. The guidance display unit 6501 displays “Please set a time zone during which home appliance control start is permitted.” To prompt the user to set a permitted time zone.
　設定表示部６５０２には、開始時刻と終了時刻とが設定可能に表示されている。各数字は、ユーザによるタップ毎に１ずつ増加する。設定表示部６５０２により、ユーザは所望の許可時間帯を設定可能になっている。 The setting display area 6502 displays a start time and an end time that can be set. Each number increases by one for each tap by the user. The setting display unit 6502 allows the user to set a desired permission time zone.
　携帯端末２００（２００ａ）のサーバ通知部２０２は、ユーザにより設定された許可時間帯を、制御時間データベース２０６（記憶部の一例）内の時間ファイル９００に記録する。サーバ通知部２０２は、ユーザにより設定された許可時間帯を、通信部２０４を介して、サーバ１００（１００ａ）に通知する。以上によって、ユーザは、所望の許可時間帯を設定することができる。 The server notification unit 202 of the mobile terminal 200 (200a) records the permission time zone set by the user in the time file 900 in the control time database 206 (an example of a storage unit). The server notification unit 202 notifies the server 100 (100a) of the permitted time zone set by the user via the communication unit 204. As described above, the user can set a desired permission time zone.
　（１０）上記実施の形態１では、携帯端末２００のサーバ通知部２０２は、図２５のＳ３００７において、生活パターンファイル１５００から家電制御開始通知を作成し、作成した家電制御開始をサーバ１００に送信する。しかし、本開示は、これに限られない。 (10) In the first embodiment, the server notification unit 202 of the mobile terminal 200 creates a home appliance control start notification from the life pattern file 1500 in S3007 of FIG. 25 and transmits the created home appliance control start to the server 100. . However, the present disclosure is not limited to this.
　代替的に、サーバ通知部２０２は、図２５のＳ３００７において、電子錠３００が開錠されたことを示す開錠情報をサーバ１００に送信してもよい。サーバ１００の設定部１０３は、Ｓ３００９において、携帯端末２００から開錠情報を受信したか否かを判断してもよい。設定部１０３は、Ｓ３０１０において、生活パターンデータベース１０９（メモリの一例）から生活パターンファイル１５００（図８）を抽出し、生活パターンファイル１５００から制御対象機器及び制御時間を読み込んでもよい。 Alternatively, the server notification unit 202 may transmit unlocking information indicating that the electronic lock 300 has been unlocked to the server 100 in S3007 of FIG. The setting unit 103 of the server 100 may determine whether or not unlocking information has been received from the mobile terminal 200 in S3009. In S3010, the setting unit 103 may extract the life pattern file 1500 (FIG. 8) from the life pattern database 109 (an example of a memory) and read the control target device and the control time from the life pattern file 1500.
　サーバ１００の生活パターンデータベース１０９と、携帯端末２００の生活パターンデータベース２０７とは、図２４のＳ２１０７，Ｓ２１０９から分かるように、同じ生活パターンファイル１５００を格納している。したがって、サーバ１００は、上記実施の形態１の場合の携帯端末２００と同様に、家電制御開始通知に含まれる情報を得ることができる。このように、サーバ１００の設定部１０３は、携帯端末２００から家電制御開始通知が送信される場合と同じ情報を得ることができる。その結果、Ｓ３０１０Ａにおいて、上記実施の形態１と同様に。家電制御処理を実行することができる。 The life pattern database 109 of the server 100 and the life pattern database 207 of the portable terminal 200 store the same life pattern file 1500 as can be seen from S2107 and S2109 of FIG. Therefore, server 100 can obtain information included in the home appliance control start notification, similar to portable terminal 200 in the case of the first embodiment. Thus, the setting unit 103 of the server 100 can obtain the same information as when the home appliance control start notification is transmitted from the mobile terminal 200. As a result, in S3010A, as in the first embodiment. Home appliance control processing can be executed.
　（１１）上記の各装置を構成する構成要素の一部または全部は、１個のシステムＬＳＩ（Ｌａｒｇｅ　Ｓｃａｌｅ　Ｉｎｔｅｇｒａｔｉｏｎ：大規模集積回路）から構成されているとしてもよい。システムＬＳＩは、複数の構成部を１個のチップ上に集積して製造された超多機能ＬＳＩであり、具体的には、マイクロプロセッサ、ＲＯＭ、ＲＡＭなどを含んで構成されるコンピュータシステムである。前記ＲＯＭには、コンピュータプログラムが記憶されている。前記マイクロプロセッサが、前記コンピュータプログラムにしたがって動作することにより、システムＬＳＩは、その機能を達成する。 (11) A part or all of the constituent elements constituting each of the above devices may be configured by one system LSI (Large Scale Integration). The system LSI is an ultra-multifunctional LSI manufactured by integrating a plurality of components on a single chip, and specifically, a computer system including a microprocessor, ROM, RAM, and the like. . A computer program is stored in the ROM. The system LSI achieves its functions by the microprocessor operating according to the computer program.
　また、上記の各装置を構成する構成要素の各部は、個別に１チップ化されていても良いし、一部またはすべてを含むように１チップ化されてもよい。 Further, each part of the constituent elements constituting each of the above devices may be individually made into one chip, or may be made into one chip so as to include a part or all of them.
　また、ここでは、システムＬＳＩとしたが、集積度の違いにより、ＩＣ、ＬＳＩ、スーパーＬＳＩ、ウルトラＬＳＩと呼称されることもある。また、集積回路化の手法はＬＳＩに限るものではなく、専用回路または汎用プロセッサで実現してもよい。ＬＳＩ製造後に、プログラムすることが可能なＦＰＧＡ（Ｆｉｅｌｄ　Ｐｒｏｇｒａｍｍａｂｌｅ　Ｇａｔｅ　Ａｒｒａｙ）や、ＬＳＩ内部の回路セルの接続や設定を再構成可能なリコンフィギュラブル・プロセッサーを利用しても良い。 Although the system LSI is used here, it may be called IC, LSI, super LSI, or ultra LSI depending on the degree of integration. Further, the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI's, and implementation using dedicated circuitry or general purpose processors is also possible. An FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) that can be programmed after manufacturing the LSI, or a reconfigurable processor that can reconfigure the connection and setting of circuit cells inside the LSI may be used.
　さらには、半導体技術の進歩または派生する別技術によりＬＳＩに置き換わる集積回路化の技術が登場すれば、当然、その技術を用いて機能ブロックの集積化を行ってもよい。バイオ技術の適用等が可能性としてありえる。 Furthermore, if integrated circuit technology that replaces LSI emerges as a result of advances in semiconductor technology or other derived technology, it is naturally also possible to integrate functional blocks using this technology. Biotechnology can be applied.
　（１２）上記の各装置を構成する構成要素の一部または全部は、各装置に脱着可能なＩＣカードまたは単体のモジュールから構成されているとしてもよい。前記ＩＣカードまたは前記モジュールは、マイクロプロセッサ、ＲＯＭ、ＲＡＭなどから構成されるコンピュータシステムである。前記ＩＣカードまたは前記モジュールは、上記の超多機能ＬＳＩを含むとしてもよい。マイクロプロセッサが、コンピュータプログラムにしたがって動作することにより、前記ＩＣカードまたは前記モジュールは、その機能を達成する。このＩＣカードまたはこのモジュールは、耐タンパ性を有するとしてもよい。 (12) A part or all of the constituent elements constituting each of the above devices may be constituted by an IC card or a single module that can be attached to and detached from each device. The IC card or the module is a computer system including a microprocessor, ROM, RAM, and the like. The IC card or the module may include the super multifunctional LSI described above. The IC card or the module achieves its function by the microprocessor operating according to the computer program. This IC card or this module may have tamper resistance.
　（１３）本開示の一態様は、上記に示す方法であるとしてもよい。また、これらの方法をコンピュータにより実現するコンピュータプログラムであるとしてもよいし、前記コンピュータプログラムを含むデジタル信号であるとしてもよい。 (13) One aspect of the present disclosure may be the method described above. Further, the present invention may be a computer program that realizes these methods by a computer, or may be a digital signal including the computer program.
　また、本開示の一態様は、前記コンピュータプログラムまたは前記デジタル信号をコンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体、例えば、フレキシブルディスク、ハードディスク、ＣＤ－ＲＯＭ、ＭＯ、ＤＶＤ、ＤＶＤ－ＲＯＭ、ＤＶＤ－ＲＡＭ、ＢＤ（Ｂｌｕ－ｒａｙ（登録商標）Ｄｉｓｃ）、半導体メモリなどに記録したものとしてもよい。また、これらの記録媒体に記録されている前記デジタル信号であるとしてもよい。 Further, one embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, a DVD, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, or a BD (Blu-ray). -Ray (registered trademark) Disc), or recorded in a semiconductor memory or the like. The digital signal may be recorded on these recording media.
　また、本開示の一態様は、前記コンピュータプログラムまたは前記デジタル信号を、電気通信回線、無線または有線通信回線、インターネットを代表とするネットワーク、データ放送等を経由して伝送するものとしてもよい。 Further, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the computer program or the digital signal may be transmitted via an electric communication line, a wireless or wired communication line, a network typified by the Internet, a data broadcast, or the like.
　また、本開示の一態様は、マイクロプロセッサとメモリを備えたコンピュータシステムであって、前記メモリは、上記コンピュータプログラムを記憶しており、前記マイクロプロセッサは、前記コンピュータプログラムにしたがって動作するとしてもよい。 One embodiment of the present disclosure may be a computer system including a microprocessor and a memory, the memory storing the computer program, and the microprocessor operating according to the computer program. .
　また、前記プログラムまたは前記デジタル信号を前記記録媒体に記録して移送することにより、または前記プログラムまたは前記デジタル信号を前記ネットワーク等を経由して移送することにより、独立した他のコンピュータシステムにより実施するとしてもよい。 In addition, the program or the digital signal is recorded on the recording medium and transferred, or the program or the digital signal is transferred via the network or the like, and executed by another independent computer system. It is good.
　（１４）上記各実施の形態および上記各変形例の一部又は全部を組み合わせてもよい。 (14) A part or all of the above embodiments and the above modifications may be combined.
　（クラウドサービスの類型）
　なお、上記態様において説明された技術は、例えば、以下のクラウドサービスの類型において実現されうる。しかし、上記態様において説明された技術が実現されるクラウドサービスの類型はこれらに限られるものでない。 (Types of cloud services)
In addition, the technique demonstrated in the said aspect can be implement | achieved in the following types of cloud services, for example. However, the types of cloud services in which the technology described in the above aspect is realized are not limited to these.
　（サービスの類型１：自社データセンタ型クラウドサービス）
　図６０は、サービスの類型１（自社データセンタ型クラウドサービス）における機器制御システムが提供するサービスの全体像を示す図である。本類型では、サービスプロバイダ１０２０がグループ１０００から情報を取得し、ユーザに対してサービスを提供する。本類型では、サービスプロバイダ１０２０が、データセンタ運営会社の機能を有している。すなわち、サービスプロバイダ１０２０が、ビッグデータを管理するクラウドサーバ１０１１を保有している。したがって、データセンタ運営会社は存在しない。 (Service type 1: In-house data center type cloud service)
FIG. 60 is a diagram showing an overview of services provided by the device control system in service type 1 (in-house data center type cloud service). In this type, the service provider 1020 acquires information from the group 1000 and provides a service to the user. In this type, the service provider 1020 has a function of a data center operating company. That is, the service provider 1020 has a cloud server 1011 that manages big data. Therefore, there is no data center operating company.
　本類型では、サービスプロバイダ１０２０は、データセンタ（クラウドサーバ）２００３を運営および管理している。また、サービスプロバイダ１０２０は、オペレーティングシステム（ＯＳ）２００２およびアプリケーション２００１を管理する。サービスプロバイダ１０２０は、サービスプロバイダ１０２０が管理するＯＳ２００２およびアプリケーション２００１を用いてサービスを提供する（矢印２００４）。 In this type, the service provider 1020 operates and manages a data center (cloud server) 2003. The service provider 1020 manages an operating system (OS) 2002 and an application 2001. The service provider 1020 provides a service using the OS 2002 and the application 2001 managed by the service provider 1020 (arrow 2004).
　（サービスの類型２：ＩａａＳ利用型クラウドサービス）
　図６１は、サービスの類型２（ＩａａＳ利用型クラウドサービス）における機器制御システムが提供するサービスの全体像を示す図である。ここで、ＩａａＳとは、インフラストラクチャー・アズ・ア・サービスの略であり、コンピュータシステムを構築および稼動させるための基盤そのものを、インターネット経由のサービスとして提供するクラウドサービス提供モデルである。 (Service type 2: Cloud service using IaaS)
FIG. 61 is a diagram illustrating an overall image of services provided by the device control system in service type 2 (IaaS-based cloud service). Here, IaaS is an abbreviation for infrastructure as a service, and is a cloud service provision model that provides a base for constructing and operating a computer system as a service via the Internet.
　本類型では、データセンタ運営会社１０１０が、データセンタ（クラウドサーバ）２００３を運営および管理している。また、サービスプロバイダ１０２０は、ＯＳ２００２およびアプリケーション２００１を管理する。サービスプロバイダ１０２０は、サービスプロバイダ１０２０が管理するＯＳ２００２およびアプリケーション２００１を用いてサービスを提供する（矢印２００４）。 In this type, the data center operating company 1010 operates and manages the data center (cloud server) 2003. The service provider 1020 manages the OS 2002 and the application 2001. The service provider 1020 provides a service using the OS 2002 and the application 2001 managed by the service provider 1020 (arrow 2004).
　（サービスの類型３：ＰａａＳ利用型クラウドサービス）
　図６２は、サービスの類型３（ＰａａＳ利用型クラウドサービス）における機器制御システムが提供するサービスの全体像を示す図である。ここで、ＰａａＳとは、プラットフォーム・アズ・ア・サービスの略であり、ソフトウェアを構築および稼動させるための土台となるプラットフォームを、インターネット経由のサービスとして提供するクラウドサービス提供モデルである。 (Service type 3: Cloud service using PaaS)
FIG. 62 is a diagram showing an overview of services provided by the device control system in service type 3 (PaaS use type cloud service). Here, PaaS is an abbreviation for Platform as a Service, and is a cloud service provision model that provides a platform serving as a foundation for constructing and operating software as a service via the Internet.
　本類型では、データセンタ運営会社１０１０は、ＯＳ２００２を管理し、データセンタ（クラウドサーバ）２００３を運営および管理している。また、サービスプロバイダ１０２０は、アプリケーション２００１を管理する。サービスプロバイダ１０２０は、データセンタ運営会社１０１０が管理するＯＳ２００２およびサービスプロバイダ１０２０が管理するアプリケーション２００１を用いてサービスを提供する（矢印２００４）。 In this type, the data center operating company 1010 manages the OS 2002 and operates and manages the data center (cloud server) 2003. The service provider 1020 manages the application 2001. The service provider 1020 provides a service using the OS 2002 managed by the data center operating company 1010 and the application 2001 managed by the service provider 1020 (arrow 2004).
　（サービスの類型４：ＳａａＳ利用型クラウドサービス）
　図６３は、サービスの類型４（ＳａａＳ利用型クラウドサービス）における機器制御システムが提供するサービスの全体像を示す図である。ここで、ＳａａＳとは、ソフトウェア・アズ・ア・サービスの略である。ＳａａＳ利用型クラウドサービスは、例えば、データセンタ（クラウドサーバ）を保有しているプラットフォーム提供者が提供するアプリケーションを、データセンタ（クラウドサーバ）を保有していない会社または個人などの利用者がインターネットなどのネットワーク経由で使用できる機能を有するクラウドサービス提供モデルである。 (Service type 4: Cloud service using SaaS)
FIG. 63 is a diagram illustrating an overview of services provided by the device control system in service type 4 (SaaS-based cloud service). Here, SaaS is an abbreviation for software as a service. The SaaS-based cloud service is, for example, an application provided by a platform provider who owns a data center (cloud server), a user such as a company or an individual who does not have a data center (cloud server), the Internet, etc. This is a cloud service provision model that has functions that can be used via other networks.
　本類型では、データセンタ運営会社１０１０は、アプリケーション２００１を管理し、ＯＳ２００２を管理し、データセンタ（クラウドサーバ）２００３を運営および管理している。また、サービスプロバイダ１０２０は、データセンタ運営会社１０１０が管理するＯＳ２００２およびアプリケーション２００１を用いてサービスを提供する（矢印２００４）。 In this type, the data center operating company 1010 manages the application 2001, manages the OS 2002, and operates and manages the data center (cloud server) 2003. Further, the service provider 1020 provides a service using the OS 2002 and the application 2001 managed by the data center operating company 1010 (arrow 2004).
　以上、いずれのクラウドサービスの類型においても、サービスプロバイダ１０２０がサービスを提供する。また、例えば、サービスプロバイダ１０２０またはデータセンタ運営会社１０１０は、ＯＳ、アプリケーションまたはビックデータのデータベース等を自ら開発してもよいし、また、第三者に外注して開発させてもよい。 As described above, the service provider 1020 provides a service in any cloud service type. Further, for example, the service provider 1020 or the data center operating company 1010 may develop an OS, an application, a big data database, or the like, or may be outsourced to a third party for development.
　本開示は、ネットワークを介して家屋内の対象機器を遠隔制御する機器制御システムに用いられる携帯端末の制御方法及びプログラムとして有用である。 The present disclosure is useful as a portable terminal control method and program used in a device control system for remotely controlling a target device in a house via a network.

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  1. 　ネットワークを介して家屋内の対象機器を遠隔制御する機器制御システムに用いられる携帯端末の制御方法であって、
    　電子的な施錠信号の検知により施錠し、電子的な開錠信号の検知により開錠する電子錠に、前記施錠信号又は前記開錠信号を送出させるプログラムを実行する前記携帯端末のコンピュータに対して、
    　前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御を可能にする許可時間帯を示す情報を管理させ、
    　前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記開錠信号の送出により前記電子錠が開錠されると、前記開錠信号の送出時刻が前記許可時間帯の範囲内か否かを判断させ、
    　前記開錠信号の送出時刻が前記許可時間帯の範囲内であると判断されると、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記家屋内の対象機器をオン制御させるための制御開始信号を送信させる、
    　制御方法。     A method for controlling a mobile terminal used in a device control system for remotely controlling a target device in a house via a network,
    To the computer of the portable terminal that executes the program for sending the lock signal or the unlock signal to the electronic lock that is locked by detecting the electronic lock signal and unlocked by detecting the electronic unlock signal ,
    Manage the information indicating the permitted time zone that enables on-control of the target device in the house,
    When the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlocking signal based on the execution of the program, it is determined whether the sending time of the unlocking signal is within the permitted time zone,
    When it is determined that the transmission time of the unlock signal is within the range of the permitted time zone, the control start for turning on the target device in the house is directed to the device control system via the network. Send a signal,
    Control method.
  2. 　前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記施錠信号の送出により前記電子錠を施錠させるまでに、前記開錠信号の送出時刻からの経過時間が第１閾値を超えた場合、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記オン制御された対象機器をオフ制御させるための制御中断信号を送信させる、
    　請求項１記載の制御方法。     When the elapsed time from the sending time of the unlocking signal exceeds a first threshold before the electronic lock is locked by sending the locking signal based on the execution of the program, the device control system via the network To send a control interruption signal for controlling to turn off the target device that is on-controlled,
    The control method according to claim 1.
  3. 　前記制御中断信号を送信させた後に、前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記開錠信号の送出により前記電子錠が開錠されると、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記オフ制御された対象機器を再びオン制御させるための制御再開信号を送信させる、
    　請求項２記載の制御方法。     After the control interruption signal is transmitted, when the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlock signal based on the execution of the program, the off control is performed to the device control system via the network. Send a control restart signal to turn on the target device again,
    The control method according to claim 2.
  4. 　前記携帯端末は、前記家屋の位置を表す情報を登録し、衛星を用いた測位システムにより前記携帯端末の位置を検知する位置検知機能を有し、
    　前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記施錠信号の送出により前記電子錠が施錠されると、前記位置検知機能を起動させて前記携帯端末の位置を検知させ、
    　前記検知された携帯端末の位置と、前記登録された情報により表される前記家屋の位置とから、前記携帯端末の位置と前記家屋の位置との間の距離を算出させ、
    　前記算出された距離が第２閾値より大きいか否かを判断させ、
    　前記算出された距離が前記第２閾値より大きいと判断された場合、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記オン制御された対象機器をオフ制御させるための制御中断信号を送信させる、
    　請求項１記載の制御方法。     The mobile terminal registers information representing the position of the house, and has a position detection function of detecting the position of the mobile terminal by a positioning system using a satellite,
    When the electronic lock is locked by sending the locking signal based on the execution of the program, the position detection function is activated to detect the position of the mobile terminal,
    From the detected position of the mobile terminal and the position of the house represented by the registered information, the distance between the position of the mobile terminal and the position of the house is calculated,
    Determining whether the calculated distance is greater than a second threshold;
    When it is determined that the calculated distance is greater than the second threshold value, a control interruption signal is transmitted to the device control system via the network to turn off the on-controlled target device. ,
    The control method according to claim 1.
  5. 　前記制御中断信号を送信させた後に、前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記開錠信号の送出により前記電子錠が開錠されると、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記オフ制御された対象機器を再びオン制御させるための制御再開信号を送信させる、
    　請求項４記載の制御方法。     After the control interruption signal is transmitted, when the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlock signal based on the execution of the program, the off control is performed to the device control system via the network. Send a control restart signal to turn on the target device again,
    The control method according to claim 4.
  6. 　前記携帯端末は、ディスプレイを備え、
    　前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムから、前記家屋内の対象機器をオン制御させた旨の応答信号を受信すると、前記ディスプレイに、前記家屋内の対象機器をオン制御させた旨を示す確認画面を表示させる、
    　請求項１記載の制御方法。     The portable terminal includes a display,
    When a response signal indicating that the target device in the house is turned on from the device control system via the network is received, a confirmation screen indicating that the target device in the house is turned on on the display To display,
    The control method according to claim 1.
  7. 　前記ディスプレイに表示された確認画面は、前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御を取り消すための指示ボタンを含み、
    　前記指示ボタンに対するユーザの操作が検知された場合、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記オン制御された対象機器のオン制御を取り消すための制御中断信号を送信させる、
    　請求項６記載の制御方法。     The confirmation screen displayed on the display includes an instruction button for canceling the on-control of the target device in the house,
    When a user operation on the instruction button is detected, a control interruption signal for canceling the ON control of the ON-controlled target device is transmitted to the device control system via the network.
    The control method according to claim 6.
  8. 　ネットワークを介して家屋内の対象機器を遠隔制御する機器制御システムに用いられる携帯端末の制御方法であって、
    　電子的な施錠信号の検知により施錠し、電子的な開錠信号の検知により開錠する電子錠に、前記施錠信号又は前記開錠信号を送出させるプログラムを実行する前記携帯端末のコンピュータに対して、
    　前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御を可能にする許可時間帯を示す情報を管理させ、
    　前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記開錠信号の送出により前記電子錠が開錠されると、前記開錠信号の送出時刻が前記許可時間帯の範囲内か否かを判断させ、
    　前記開錠信号の送出時刻が前記許可時間帯の範囲内であると判断されると、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記電子錠が開錠された旨を示す開錠情報を送信させ、
    　前記機器制御システムにおいて、前記開錠情報の受信に応じて、前記家屋内の対象機器をオン制御させるオン制御信号を前記家屋内の対象機器に向けて送信させる、
    　制御方法。     A method for controlling a mobile terminal used in a device control system for remotely controlling a target device in a house via a network,
    To the computer of the portable terminal that executes the program for sending the lock signal or the unlock signal to the electronic lock that is locked by detecting the electronic lock signal and unlocked by detecting the electronic unlock signal ,
    Manage the information indicating the permission time zone that enables on-control of the target device in the house,
    When the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlocking signal based on the execution of the program, it is determined whether the sending time of the unlocking signal is within the permitted time zone,
    When it is determined that the transmission time of the unlock signal is within the permitted time zone, unlock information indicating that the electronic lock has been unlocked is sent to the device control system via the network. Send
    In the device control system, in response to receiving the unlocking information, an on control signal for turning on the target device in the house is transmitted to the target device in the house.
    Control method.
  9. 　前記機器制御システムにおいて、前記開錠情報の受信時刻から予め定められた制御時間の経過後に前記オン制御信号を前記家屋内の対象機器に向けて送信させ、
    　前記機器制御システムは、前記制御時間を示す情報を管理するメモリを有する、
    　請求項８記載の制御方法。     In the device control system, after the elapse of a predetermined control time from the reception time of the unlocking information, the on control signal is transmitted toward the target device in the house,
    The device control system includes a memory that manages information indicating the control time.
    The control method according to claim 8.
  10. 　前記携帯端末は、ディスプレイ及び記憶部を備え、
    　前記ディスプレイに、前記許可時間帯を設定するための設定画面を表示させ、前記設定画面は、前記許可時間帯の範囲を設定する設定表示部を含み、
    　前記設定表示部を用いた前記許可時間帯の設定が検知されると、前記設定された許可時間帯を示す情報を前記記憶部に格納させる、
    　請求項１から請求項９のいずれか一に記載の制御方法。     The portable terminal includes a display and a storage unit,
    On the display, a setting screen for setting the permission time zone is displayed, and the setting screen includes a setting display unit for setting a range of the permission time zone,
    When the setting of the permission time zone using the setting display unit is detected, information indicating the set permission time zone is stored in the storage unit,
    The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
  11. 　前記電子錠は、自転車に備えられている、
    　請求項１から請求項１０のいずれか一に記載の制御方法。     The electronic lock is provided on a bicycle,
    The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.
  12. 　前記家屋内の対象機器は、前記家屋内の浴槽へ給水する給湯器であって、
    　前記制御開始信号は、前記給湯器に前記浴槽への給水を指示するための信号である、
    　請求１から請求項１１のいずれか一に記載の制御方法。     The target device in the house is a water heater for supplying water to the bathtub in the house,
    The control start signal is a signal for instructing the water heater to supply water to the bathtub.
    The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
  13. 　前記制御開始信号は、前記給湯器が給水する水の設定温度を示す情報を含む、
    　請求項１２に記載の制御方法。     The control start signal includes information indicating a set temperature of water supplied by the water heater.
    The control method according to claim 12.
  14. 　前記制御開始信号は、前記給湯器が浴槽へ給水を開始する時刻を示す情報を含む、
    　請求項１２に記載の制御方法。     The control start signal includes information indicating a time at which the water heater starts water supply to the bathtub.
    The control method according to claim 12.
  15. 　前記家屋内の対象機器は、前記家屋内の少なくとも一の部屋の温度を調整する空気調和機であって、
    　前記制御開始信号は、前記空気調和機が前記一の部屋の温度を設定温度へ調整する指示を示す信号である、
    　請求項１から請求項１１のいずれか一に記載の制御方法。     The target device in the house is an air conditioner that adjusts the temperature of at least one room in the house,
    The control start signal is a signal indicating an instruction for the air conditioner to adjust the temperature of the one room to a set temperature.
    The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
  16. 　前記制御開始信号は、前記空気調和機が前記一の部屋の温度の調整を開始する時刻を示す情報を含む、
    　請求項１５に記載の制御方法。     The control start signal includes information indicating a time at which the air conditioner starts adjusting the temperature of the one room.
    The control method according to claim 15.
  17. 　前記家屋内の対象機器は、加熱制御によって調理を行う加熱調理器であって、
    　前記制御開始信号は、前記加熱調理器が前記加熱制御による調理の開始を指示する信号である、
    　請求項１から請求項１１のいずれか一に記載の制御方法。     The target device in the house is a heating cooker that cooks by heating control,
    The control start signal is a signal that instructs the cooking device to start cooking by the heating control.
    The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
  18. 　前記制御開始信号は、前記加熱調理器が前記加熱制御による調理を開始する時刻を示す情報を含む、
    　請求項１７に記載の制御方法。     The control start signal includes information indicating a time at which the cooking device starts cooking by the heating control.
    The control method according to claim 17.
  19. 　前記加熱調理器は、炊飯器である、
    　請求項１７から請求項１８のいずれか一に記載の制御方法。     The cooking device is a rice cooker.
    The control method according to any one of claims 17 to 18.
  20. 　前記加熱調理器は、マイクロ波により食品を加熱する電子レンジである、
    　請求項１７から請求項１８のいずれか一に記載の制御方法。     The cooking device is a microwave oven that heats food by microwaves.
    The control method according to any one of claims 17 to 18.
  21. 　前記加熱調理器は、過熱水蒸気により食品を加熱する蒸気調理器である、
    　請求項１７から請求項１８のいずれか一に記載の制御方法。     The heating cooker is a steam cooker that heats food with superheated steam,
    The control method according to any one of claims 17 to 18.
  22. 　ネットワークを介して家屋内の対象機器を遠隔制御する機器制御システムに用いられる携帯端末を制御するプログラムであって、
    　電子的な施錠信号の検知により施錠し、電子的な開錠信号の検知により開錠する電子錠に、前記施錠信号又は前記開錠信号を送出させるプログラムを実行する前記携帯端末のコンピュータに対して、
    　前記家屋内の対象機器のオン制御を可能にする許可時間帯を示す情報を管理させ、
    　前記プログラムの実行に基づく前記開錠信号の送出により前記電子錠が開錠されると、前記開錠信号の送出時刻が前記許可時間帯の範囲内か否かを判断させ、
    　前記開錠信号の送出時刻が前記許可時間帯の範囲内であると判断されると、前記ネットワークを介して前記機器制御システムに向けて、前記家屋内の対象機器をオン制御させるための制御開始信号を送信させる、
    　プログラム。     A program for controlling a portable terminal used in a device control system for remotely controlling a target device in a house via a network,
    To the computer of the portable terminal that executes the program for sending the lock signal or the unlock signal to the electronic lock that is locked by detecting the electronic lock signal and unlocked by detecting the electronic unlock signal ,
    Manage the information indicating the permitted time zone that enables on-control of the target device in the house,
    When the electronic lock is unlocked by sending the unlocking signal based on the execution of the program, it is determined whether the sending time of the unlocking signal is within the permitted time zone,
    When it is determined that the transmission time of the unlock signal is within the range of the permitted time zone, the control start for turning on the target device in the house is directed to the device control system via the network. Send a signal,
    program.
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