JP2000236396A - Remote controller and remote controlling method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller that controls a device to be controlled by receiving an instruction from a telephone set at a visit place and remotely controls the device to be controlled through a simple operation of a telephone set. SOLUTION: The remote controller is provided with a caller number detection means 12 that receives a call from an external telephone set 2 to detect a caller telephone number, a telephone number registration means 14 that stores the telephone number, a comparison means 15 that compares the telephone number detected by the caller number detection means with a telephone number stored in the telephone number registration means, a signal detection means 13 that detects a remote control signal from the external telephone set and a main control means 16 that interprets the remote control signal when the comparison by the comparison means indicates coincidence of both the telephone numbers and drives the object device 4 to be controlled via a device control means 17.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control device and a remote control method for controlling a controlled device in a house, for example, in response to an instruction from an outgoing telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a remote control system in which a controlled telephone in a house is controlled from a telephone outside the home is known as a telecontrol system. In this system, a remote control device that receives a call from a telephone outside the home compares the security code sent subsequently with a security code registered in advance, and if they match, it is controlled based on a command from the telephone. It drives the device.

[0003]

However, since the telecontrol system has relatively few opportunities to use it, the user sometimes forgets the password. In that case, of course, there was an inconvenience that remote control could not be performed. In addition, since it is necessary to input a personal identification number after inputting a telephone number, the operation is cumbersome, and there is a disadvantage that an erroneous operation is easily performed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and provides a remote control device and a remote control method capable of remotely controlling a controlled device by a simple operation from an outside telephone. The purpose is to:

[0005]

In a remote control device according to the present invention, a caller number detecting means for receiving a call from an external telephone and detecting a telephone number of the caller, and a telephone for storing the telephone number. Number registration means, comparison means for comparing the telephone number detected by the caller number detection means with the telephone number stored in the telephone number registration means, signal detection means for detecting a remote control signal from an external telephone, A main control means for decoding the remote control signal when the two telephone numbers coincide with each other by the comparing means and driving the target controlled device via the equipment control means.

According to the present invention, there is provided a remote control device capable of remotely controlling a controlled device by a simple operation from an outgoing telephone.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS According to the first aspect of the present invention, a caller number detecting means for receiving a call from an external telephone to detect a caller's telephone number, and storing the telephone number. Telephone number registration means, comparison means for comparing the telephone number detected by the caller number detection means with the telephone number stored in the telephone number registration means, and signal detection means for detecting a remote control signal from an external telephone. And a main control means for decoding the remote control signal when the two telephone numbers coincide with each other by the comparing means and driving the controlled device to be controlled via the device control means.

According to the present invention, it is possible to connect to a remote control device by simply dialing, for example, a home telephone number where the remote control device is installed from an external telephone, and to remotely control the controlled device by a simple operation. Has the effect of being able to In addition, this enables telecontrol only from a specific telephone, without the use of an in / out switch that has been standardly provided in telecontrol. If you absolutely want to receive a call, you can also make it unnotified.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a caller number detecting means for receiving a call from an external telephone to detect a caller's telephone number, and a telephone number registering means for storing the telephone number. A password detection means for detecting a password from an external telephone, a password registration means for storing a password, a telephone number detected by the caller number detection means, and a telephone number stored in the telephone number registration means. Or comparison means for comparing the password detected by the password detection means with the password stored in the password registration means, and signal detection means for detecting a remote control signal from an external telephone,
A main control unit that decodes the remote control signal when the two telephone numbers match or the two passwords match by the comparison unit and drives the target controlled device via the device control unit. .

According to the present invention, it is possible to connect to the remote control device by simply dialing, for example, the telephone number of the home where the remote control device is installed from the external telephone, and the caller number of the telephone is not registered. Even in the case of (1), there is an effect that it is possible to connect to the remote control device by inputting the password.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the remote control device according to the first or second aspect, the registration of the telephone number in the telephone number registration means stores the telephone number detected by the caller number detection means. That is what you do.

According to the present invention, when registering the telephone number of the telephone, the telephone number can be registered by dialing the subscriber number in which the remote control device is installed and operating the registration button. It has an effect that a telephone number can be registered by an operation.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the remote control device according to the first or second aspect, further comprising remote control setting means for setting whether remote control is necessary or not, wherein the remote control is set by the remote control setting means. Even if it is not, remote control is possible if the telephone number of the caller matches the telephone number stored in the telephone number registration means.

According to the present invention, even when the remote control is not set by the remote control setting means, the remote control can be performed when a caller number matching the telephone number stored in the telephone number registration means is received. Has the effect of being able to.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a caller number detecting procedure for detecting a caller's telephone number in response to a call from an external telephone, a telephone number registration procedure for storing a telephone number, A comparison procedure for comparing the telephone number detected in the caller number detection procedure with the telephone number stored in the telephone number registration procedure, a signal detection procedure for detecting a remote control signal from an external telephone, and both phone numbers in the comparison procedure. , The main control procedure for decoding the remote control signal and driving the target controlled device via the device control procedure.

According to the present invention, it is possible to connect to a remote control device by simply dialing, for example, a home telephone number where the remote control device is installed from an external telephone, and to remotely control the controlled device by a simple operation. Has the effect of being able to In addition, this enables telecontrol only from a specific telephone, without the use of an in / out switch that has been standardly provided in telecontrol. If you absolutely want to receive a call, you can also make it unnotified.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a caller number detecting procedure for detecting a caller's telephone number in response to a call from an external telephone, a telephone number registration procedure for storing the telephone number, A password detection procedure for detecting a password from a telephone of the same, a password registration procedure for storing a password,
Compare the telephone number detected in the caller number detection procedure with the telephone number stored in the telephone number registration procedure, or compare the password detected in the password detection procedure with the password stored in the password registration procedure. The comparison procedure, the signal detection procedure for detecting a remote control signal from an external telephone, and the comparison procedure, when both telephone numbers match or when both passwords match, the remote control signal is decoded and the target And a main control procedure for driving the control device through a device control procedure.

According to the present invention, it is possible to connect to the remote control device by simply dialing, for example, the telephone number of the home where the remote control device is installed from the external telephone, and the caller number of the telephone is not registered. Even in the case of (1), there is an effect that it is possible to connect to the remote control device by inputting the password.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a remote control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The remote control device 1 is connected to an external portable telephone 2 via an office line 3. And a configuration for controlling a plurality of controlled devices 4. Examples of the controlled device 4 include an electric lock at the entrance, a hot water supply device for a bath, and the like. Further, a remote control setting unit 5 for setting whether remote control is necessary or not is connected to the main control circuit 16.

The remote control device 1 includes a line circuit 11 connected to the line 3, a caller number detecting circuit 12 for detecting a caller number of the portable telephone 2, and a signal for detecting a remote control signal from the portable telephone 2. A detection circuit 13, a telephone number registration circuit 14 for storing and registering the telephone number of the mobile phone 2, and a comparison circuit for comparing the telephone number detected by the caller number detection circuit 12 with the telephone number stored in the telephone number registration circuit 14. 15, a main control circuit 16 having a microcomputer configuration, and a device control circuit 17 for driving the controlled device 4 under the control of the main control circuit 16.

Next, the operation of the remote control device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In the following description, it is assumed that the remote control setting unit 5 is set on the side that allows remote control.

First, when the remote control device 1 receives a call signal from the mobile phone 2 (step S1), the caller number detection circuit 12 detects the telephone number of the mobile phone 2 as a caller number (step S1). S2) The comparison circuit 15 compares the telephone number registered in the telephone number registration circuit 14 in advance with the telephone number (step S3).

As a result, if the telephone numbers are the same (step S4), the incoming call is accepted and the mobile phone 2 is connected (step S5). When the control signal from the connected mobile phone 2 is detected by the signal detection circuit 13 (step S6), the main control device 16 decodes the content and controls the device 4 to be controlled by the device control circuit 17. (Step S7), the process ends. If the compared telephone numbers are different (step S4), the connection is rejected (step S8), and the process ends.

When the remote control is performed by the mobile phone 2 in this manner, the user of the mobile phone 2 can connect to the remote control device 1 simply by dialing the home telephone number where the remote control device 1 is installed, for example. The controlled device 4 can be remotely controlled by a simple operation.

When registering the telephone number of the mobile phone 2 in the telephone number registration circuit 14, the user dials the subscriber number of the remote control device 1 from the mobile phone 2 and then operates a predetermined registration button. Do. The remote control device 1 detects the registration button signal by the signal detection circuit 13 and stores the telephone number detected by the caller number detection circuit 12 in the telephone number registration circuit 1.
4 to be registered.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a remote control device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The same components as those in Embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. I do. In the present embodiment, a password detection circuit 18 for detecting a password received from the mobile phone 2
And a password registration circuit 19 for registering a password.
The first embodiment described above, except that the comparison circuit 15 compares the password detected by the password detection circuit 18 with the password stored in the password registration circuit 19.
It has the same configuration as.

Next, the operation of the remote control device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Steps S1 to S7
Is omitted since it is the same as that of the first embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the calling party number detecting circuit 1
If the telephone number of the mobile phone 2 detected in step 2 is different from the telephone number registered in the telephone number registration circuit 14 in advance (step S4), the next signal sent from the mobile phone 2 is detected as a password. Detected by the circuit 18 (step S1
1) The password is compared with a password registered in the password registration circuit 19 in advance by the comparison circuit 15 (step S12).

As a result, if the numbers are different, the connection is rejected (step S13), and the process is terminated. If the password is the same, the incoming call is accepted and the mobile phone 2 is connected (step S5).

Next, a remote control signal from the connected portable telephone 2 is detected by the signal detection circuit 13 (step S).
6), the main control device 16 decodes the content, and controls the target controlled device 4 by the device control circuit 17 (step S).
7), the process ends.

When the remote control is performed by the mobile phone 2 in this manner, the user of the mobile phone 2 can connect to the remote control device 1 simply by dialing the telephone number of the home where the remote control device 1 is installed, for example. In addition, the controlled device 4 can be remotely controlled by a simple operation, and even if the caller number of the mobile phone 2 is not registered, it is possible to connect to the remote control device 1 by inputting the password. .

When registering the telephone number of the portable telephone 2 in the telephone number registration circuit 14, the subscriber number of the remote control device 1 is dialed from the portable telephone 2 as in the first embodiment, and then the telephone number is registered in advance. This is done by operating the registration button. The remote control device 1 detects the registration button signal with the signal detection circuit 13 and stores the telephone number detected by the caller number detection circuit 12 by storing it in the telephone number registration circuit 14.

In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the controlled device is controlled by remote control from an external portable telephone. However, it is needless to say that remote control can be performed using a telephone other than the portable telephone. is there.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the remote control setting unit 5 is in the setting state in which the remote control is permitted has been described. However, even when the remote control setting unit 5 is in the setting state in which the remote control is denied. If the telephone number of the caller matches the telephone number stored in the telephone number registration circuit 14, remote control may be enabled.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to connect to the remote control device by simply dialing, for example, the telephone number of the home where the remote control device is installed from an external telephone. Accordingly, an advantageous effect that the controlled device can be remotely controlled can be obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to connect to the remote control device only by dialing, for example, the telephone number of the home where the remote control device is installed from the external telephone, and to set the calling party number of the telephone. Is not registered, it is possible to obtain an advantageous effect that the user can connect to the remote control device by inputting the password.

According to the present invention, when registering the telephone number of the telephone, the telephone number is dialed from the telephone to the subscriber number in which the remote control device is installed, and the registration is performed by operating a predetermined registration button. The advantageous effect that the telephone number of the telephone can be registered by a simple operation is obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, even when the remote control is not set by the remote control setting means, when the caller number matching the telephone number stored in the telephone number registration means is received, the remote control is set. This has the advantageous effect that it can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a remote control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a remote control device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 remote control device 2 mobile phone 3 local line 4 controlled device 5 remote control setting unit 11 local line circuit 12 caller number detection circuit 13 signal detection circuit 14 telephone number registration circuit 15 comparison circuit 16 main control circuit 17 device control circuit 18 PIN detection circuit 19 PIN registration circuit

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A caller number detecting means for receiving a call from an external telephone to detect a telephone number of a caller, a telephone number registering means for storing a telephone number, and the caller number detecting means. Comparison means for comparing the detected telephone number with the telephone number stored in the telephone number registration means; signal detection means for detecting a remote control signal from the external telephone; and when the two telephone numbers match in the comparison means, Main control means for decoding the remote control signal and driving a controlled device to be controlled via device control means. 2. A caller number detecting means for receiving a call from an external telephone and detecting a telephone number of the caller, a telephone number registering means for storing a telephone number, and a password from the external telephone. A password detecting means for detecting a password, a password registering means for storing a password, and comparing the telephone number detected by the caller number detecting means with the telephone number stored in the telephone number registering means, or Comparison means for comparing the password detected by the password detection means with the password stored in the password registration means; signal detection means for detecting a remote control signal from the external telephone; Main control means for decoding the remote control signal when the telephone numbers match or when both passwords match, and for driving the target controlled device via the device control means. And a remote control device. 3. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the registration of the telephone number in the telephone number registration means is performed by storing the telephone number detected by the caller number detection means. Remote control device. 4. The remote control device according to claim 1, further comprising remote control setting means for setting whether or not remote control is required, wherein the remote control is not set by the remote control setting means. If the telephone number of the caller matches the telephone number stored in the telephone number registration means, remote control is enabled. 5. A caller number detection procedure for detecting a caller's telephone number in response to a call from an external telephone, a telephone number registration procedure for storing a telephone number, and a caller number detection procedure. A comparison procedure for comparing the detected phone number with the phone number stored in the phone number registration procedure; a signal detection procedure for detecting a remote control signal from the external telephone; and a comparison between the two phone numbers in the comparison procedure. A main control procedure for decoding the remote control signal and driving a controlled device to be controlled through a device control procedure. 6. A caller number detection procedure for detecting a caller's telephone number in response to a call from an external telephone, a telephone number registration procedure for storing a telephone number, and a password from the external telephone. A password detection procedure for detecting a password, a password registration procedure for storing a password, and comparing the phone number detected in the calling party number detection procedure with the phone number stored in the phone number registration procedure, or A comparison procedure for comparing the password detected in the password detection procedure with the password stored in the password registration procedure, a signal detection procedure for detecting a remote control signal from the external telephone, and the comparison procedure. A main control procedure for decoding the remote control signal when the telephone numbers match or when both passwords match, and driving the target controlled device via the device control procedure. And a remote control method.