JP2001127897A - Portable telephone home control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a home control system equipped with functions for the remote control of house hold equipment, the collection of operating state information thereof and security for a portable telephone set. SOLUTION: A control part 22 of a home control unit 2 extracts the equipment number of a device to be controlled and a control parameter thereof from remote control information received from a portable telephone set 11, controls the device designated through a correspondent interface, stores the operating state thereof in an operating state memory 29 and returns that state to the portable telephone set 11. When a sensor 32 detects a fire or gas leak or the like, it is reported through a sensor interface 4-1 to the control part and the control part reads correspondent alarm information out of a response/ alarm information memory and reports the alarm information to portable telephones 11 and 12 and an emergency call system 13 of a firehouse/police registered in a call destination memory.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone home control system, and more particularly to a system for remotely controlling a plurality of housing equipment from a mobile phone via a home control unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of home control system includes a home controller installed in a house for remotely controlling house equipment, and a home controller connected to the home controller via a wired telephone line so that the house equipment can be accessed from outside. A home automation system including a telecontroller for monitoring and control is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 02-035.
No. 560 has proposed this.

The home automation system disclosed in the above-mentioned publication carries a telecontroller prepared exclusively for the system, transmits remote control information of the housing equipment from a place where the user is away from home, and responds to the housing equipment corresponding to the remote control information. When receiving the operation state, the handset of the general telephone at the destination is inserted into a predetermined position of the telecontroller, and the remote control information and the operation state information are exchanged by acoustic coupling.

[0004]

The above-mentioned conventional home automation system requires a dedicated telecontroller, and remote control information and operation state information exchanged with the home controller are transmitted and received by acoustic coupling. Therefore, there is a risk that erroneous control of the controlled device and erroneous recognition of information may occur.

Further, abnormal operation of housing equipment (for example,
There is no security function to notify alarm information to a predetermined report destination when a fire or gas leak occurs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a remote control of house equipment by a portable telephone, a collection of operation state information, and a security function of transmitting alarm information to a predetermined destination when a fire, a gas leak or the like is detected. It is to provide a mobile phone home control system.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A portable telephone home control system according to the present invention is a home control system for remotely controlling a plurality of housing equipment installed in a house. A mobile phone having a control control function, and a home control unit for transmitting and receiving various kinds of information to and from the mobile phone via a wireless line and remotely controlling the housing equipment are provided.

The home control unit receives various remote control signals from the portable telephone, analyzes the type and control contents of the household equipment from the received remote control signals, and responds to the analysis result. The apparatus is characterized in that it controls the equipment and collects its operation state and returns it to the mobile phone.

[0009] Further, the portable telephone displays the operation status of the household equipment returned from the home control unit on a display unit having the operation state.

[0010] Further, the home control unit has a sensor interface for collecting the control and operation state of the housing equipment.

Further, the home control system has an optical interface for collecting control and operation states of the household equipment.

Further, the home control system has a wired interface for collecting control and operation states of the household equipment.

The housing equipment includes at least various sensors for detecting an abnormal situation such as a fire or a gas leak, an optical control device for controlling by an optical signal, and a wired control device for controlling via a dedicated line or a power line. , And a wireless control device that performs direct wireless communication with the home control unit.

Further, the home control unit has means for transmitting alarm information to a plurality of report destinations registered in advance when the abnormal situation occurs.

Further, the report destination for transmitting the alarm information includes at least the portable telephone, another portable telephone different from the portable telephone, a fire station, and a police station.

The home control unit receives a variety of remote control signals from the mobile phone, and returns a transmitting / receiving operation state information of the home equipment to the mobile phone. A sensor interface unit that receives detection information of various sensors to be detected, and an optical interface unit and a wired interface unit that transmit a control signal corresponding to the various remote control signals to the housing equipment and receive operation state information thereof, A data processing unit that converts the various remote control signals from the mobile phone and the operating state of the household equipment into a predetermined signal type; a control unit that controls the entire home control unit; input of a control program; It has an operation unit for registering the destination in advance and a display unit for displaying various information. The features.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a menu selection screen displayed on the mobile phone, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a home controller selection screen displayed on the mobile phone, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a television control selection screen displayed on the mobile phone.

The home control system according to the present invention comprises:
As shown in FIG. 1, the system includes a report destination 1 for implementing a security system, a home control unit 2, and a controlled device 3.

The notification destination 1 remotely controls the controlled device 3 via the home control unit 2 and updates the operation state of the remotely controlled controlled device 3 to the home control unit 2.
And a mobile phone 12 having functions equivalent to those of the mobile phone 11 and receiving mainly alarm information such as a fire from the home control unit 2. The emergency notification system 13 of the fire department / police station that receives alarm information such as information from the home control unit 2. The mobile phones 11 and 12 send the controlled device 3 to the home control unit 2 in addition to the known functions. A home control control function is provided for transmitting a remote control signal for control and receiving and displaying operation state information (including alarm information) of the monitored device.

In this home control control function, for example, a home control function is defined in a provided numeric keypad or function key, and the control unit of the portable telephone 11 activates a home control control program in response to pressing information of the numeric keypad or function key. It can be realized by doing.

The home control unit 2 receives a remote control signal of the controlled device 3 from the mobile phone 11 via the antenna 21 and returns the operating state information of the monitored device 3 to the mobile phone 11. A control unit 22 having a predetermined program and controlling the entire home control unit 2; and a data processing unit 23 for converting a remote control signal from the mobile phone 11 and operation state information of the controlled device 3 into a predetermined signal type. And an interface 24 for various controlled devices 3 and a display unit 25 for displaying operating state information of the controlled device 3 to be returned to the mobile phone 11.
And an operation unit 26 capable of performing home control control similar to that of the mobile phone 11 and registering a program input, a report destination, and caller identification information permitting access to the home control unit 2. 1
1, 12 and fire / police station emergency reporting system 13
And a response / alarm information memory 2 for converting an operation state and an abnormal state of the controlled device 3 into a predetermined code.
8 and an operation state memory 29 for storing the operation state of the controlled device 3.

The interface 24 is prepared corresponding to different interfaces for each controlled device, and the sensor interface 24-1 is for various sensors for monitoring fire, gas leakage, water leakage, locking and the like.

The interface 24-2 is for an infrared control device controlled by infrared light. Interface 24-3
Is for a wired control device controlled via a dedicated line, a power line or the like.

The controlled device 3 includes a wireless control device 31 capable of performing direct wireless communication with the home control unit 2, a sensor 32 for detecting fire, gas leakage, locking, and the like.
Infrared control device 33 that starts / stops operation by infrared light
And a wired control device 34 controlled through a dedicated line, a power line, or the like.

Next, an example of controlling the controlled device 3 from the portable telephone 11 through the home control unit 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. Since the mobile phones 11 and 12 are the same as known mobile phones except that a program for realizing the home control control function is added, illustration and detailed description are omitted.

When the owner of the mobile phone 11 presses a predefined key or a function key to activate the home control unit 2, the mobile phone 1
The menu selection screen shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the display unit 1.

When the owner of the mobile phone 11 selects the home controller 4 from the displayed menu selection screen,
The mobile phone 11 automatically sends a call to the home control unit 2 to request current operation state information of the controlled device 3. Note that, in the case of automatic transmission, it is assumed that the information includes caller identification information (for example, ID information) that permits control of the home control unit 2.

Control unit 2 of home control unit 2
2 detects the operation state information request call via the transmission / reception unit 21 (including the collation of the ID information).
9 to read out the current operating state information of each of the controlled devices 3,
Return to

The control unit 22 constantly monitors the operation state of the controlled device 3 via the interface 24, and stores the operation state in the operation state memory 29 in the form of a list as shown in FIG. Then, if there is a change in the operation state, it is updated. When the mobile phone 11 requests the operation status information without using the operation status information memory 29, the operation statuses of all the controlled devices 3 may be collected and returned to the mobile phone 11.

The display section of the mobile phone 11 displays a list of operation state information returned from the home control unit 2 as a home control selection screen as shown in FIG. With this display, the states of all the controlled devices 3 can be grasped.

Here, the infrared control device 3 of the controlled device 3
An example of remote control of the power supply when 3 is a television will be described.

The owner of the mobile phone 11 has turned on the television of the device number 1 on the home control selection screen displayed on the display unit. To turn off the power, a predetermined key (for example, a numeric keypad) is used. When 1) is pressed and the device number 1 is selected, the television control screen shown in FIG. According to FIG.
Control parameters 1, 2, 3, and 4 for N, power OFF, channel switching, and volume adjustment are displayed.

The owner of the mobile phone 11 recognizes that the power-off parameter is 2 from the displayed television control screen, and inputs a power-off parameter 2 by pressing a predetermined key (for example, ten keys 2). I do.

The control unit of the portable telephone 11 generates a remote control signal including the device number 1 and the power-off parameter 2 input by the owner, and transmits the remote control signal to the home control unit 2 via the antenna.

Control unit 2 of home control unit 2
2 indicates that the device number of the controlled device is 1 based on the remote control signal.
(TV) and that the parameter is 2 (power off), and sends it to the data processing unit 23.

The data processing unit 23 converts the device number 1 and the power-off parameter 2 of the controlled device received from the control unit 22 into a predetermined signal format corresponding to the television, and sends out the signal to the infrared interface 24-2. The interface 24-2 transmits a power-off control signal to the television by a known method using an infrared signal.

The power-off information is transmitted to the data processing unit 23 via the infrared interface 24-2. The data processing unit 23 converts the information into a predetermined signal format and sends it to the control unit 22. The control unit 22 reads the corresponding code information from the response / alarm information memory 28 based on the signal type converted by the data processing unit 23, and stores the power OFF in the operation state memory 29 corresponding to the device number 1.

When the wired control device 34 is, for example, a surveillance camera, it can be controlled by the same operation via the wired interface 24-3, and video information captured by the surveillance camera can be displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone.

When various sensors, for example, a fire sensor (fire detector) and a gas sensor (gas leak detector) 32 detect a fire or a gas leak, a sensor interface 24-1 is used.
The sensor detection information is transmitted to the data processing unit 23 via the, and is converted into a predetermined signal format by the data processing unit 23 and transmitted to the control unit 22.

The control unit 22 has a response / alarm information memory 28
The corresponding alarm information is read from the notification destination memory 27 and transmitted to the notification destination registered in the notification destination memory 27 via the transmission / reception unit 21 in the order of registration (for example, fire department, police station, mobile phone 11, mobile phone 12). This alarm information may be a broadcast report that simultaneously reports to all report destinations registered in the report destination memory 27.

The portable telephone 12 is, for example, a portable telephone of the owner's family, and is notified of fire or gas leak alarm information whether the owner is at home or out of the office.
Although the mobile phone 11 is described as a remote terminal for remotely controlling the house equipment which is the controlled device, and the mobile phones 11, 12 and the fire station and police station are described as the report destinations of the alarm information, the mobile phone and the alarm information are remotely controlled. The number of mobile telephones notifying the notification is not limited, and the user may register a desired report destination in the report destination memory in advance.

Thus, the home control unit 2
Analyzes the remote control signal received from the mobile phone 11, identifies the device number and control parameter of the controlled device 3,
The target controlled device is controlled by converting it into a signal type corresponding to each controlled device, and its operating state is converted into a signal type corresponding to the mobile phone system and returned to the mobile phone 11, and at the same time, the operating state memory 30 is updated. I do.

When a fire, gas leak, or the like is detected, the emergency notification system of the owner and family, the mobile telephones 11 and 12, the fire department or the police station, which has been notified in advance in the notification destination memory. A security system can be realized in which the alarm information is automatically transmitted to the security system.

If an intercom is connected to the home control unit 2, a response can be made with the wireless control device 31, and the installation location of the interphone is not fixed as in the prior art, and a response can be made from anywhere in the house as with a mobile phone. be able to. Furthermore, it can be easily applied to an intercom with a video.

Further, the example in which the interface of each controlled device 3 is incorporated in the home control unit 2 has been described.
Each of the controlled devices 3 may be connected by an infrared interface or a wireless interface, and the interface between the home control unit 2 and the controlled device 3 may be in any combination. That is, the interface between the home control unit 2 and the controlled device is not limited.

[0046]

As described above, in the home control system of the present invention, the portable telephone and the home control unit are connected to each other via a wireless public network outdoors and by direct radio waves indoors. In addition, since a plurality of housing equipment can be remotely controlled from a mobile phone via a home control unit and their operation states can be displayed on a display unit of the mobile phone, a dedicated home controller (remote control device) can be used as in the related art. ) Is unnecessary, and the product size can be reduced along with the reduction of the product cost.

Further, since no acoustic coupling means is required for transmitting the remote control information and receiving the operation state information, erroneous control of the controlled device and erroneous recognition of the information can be avoided.

Further, when an abnormality is detected by various sensors, the alarm is automatically transmitted to a pre-registered report destination (a plurality of mobile telephones permitted to control the home control unit and an emergency report system of a fire station or a police station). Since the information is notified, it can be used not only as a home control system but also as a security system.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a menu selection screen displayed on a mobile phone.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a home controller selection screen displayed on a mobile phone.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a television control selection screen displayed on the mobile phone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Report destination 11 Cellular phone 12 Cellular phone 13 Fire department / police station emergency report system 2 Home control unit 21 Transceiver unit 22 Control unit 23 Data processing unit 24 Interface 24-1 Sensor interface 24-2 Infrared interface 24-3 Wired interface 3 Controlled device 31 Wireless control device 32 Sensor 33 Infrared control device 34 Wired control device

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A home control system for remotely controlling a plurality of household equipments installed in a house,
A mobile phone having a remote control control function for remotely controlling the plurality of housing equipment, and a home control unit for transmitting and receiving various information to and from the mobile phone via a wireless line, and for remotely controlling the housing equipment. A mobile phone home control system comprising: 2. The home control unit receives various remote control signals from the mobile phone, analyzes the type and control contents of the housing equipment from the received remote control signals, and responds to the analysis result. 2. The mobile phone home control system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone home control system controls the equipment, collects the operation state of the equipment, and returns the operation status to the mobile phone. 3. The mobile phone home control system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone displays an operation state of the household equipment returned from the home control unit on a display unit. . 4. The mobile phone home control system according to claim 1, wherein said home control unit has a sensor interface for collecting control and operation states of said household equipment. 5. The mobile phone home control system according to claim 1, wherein said home control system has an optical interface for collecting control and operation status of said house equipment. 6. The home control system according to claim 1, wherein said home control system has a wired interface for collecting control and operation status of said house equipment.
Mobile home control system according to any one of the above. 7. The housing equipment at least includes a fire,
Various sensors that detect abnormal situations such as gas leaks, optical control devices that control with optical signals, dedicated lines, wired control devices that control via power lines, and wireless control devices that directly wirelessly communicate with the home control unit. The mobile phone home control system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: 8. The home control unit according to claim 1, further comprising means for transmitting alarm information to a plurality of notification destinations registered in advance when the abnormal situation occurs. Mobile home control system. 9. The report destination for transmitting the alarm information,
9. The mobile phone home control system according to claim 1, further comprising at least the mobile phone, another mobile phone different from the mobile phone, a fire station, and a police station. 10. The home control unit,
A transmitting / receiving unit that receives various remote control signals from the mobile phone and returns operating state information of the housing equipment to the mobile phone, and a sensor that receives detection information of various sensors that detect abnormalities of the housing equipment. An interface unit, an optical interface unit and a wired interface unit that transmit control signals corresponding to the various remote control signals to the housing equipment and receive operation state information thereof, and the various remote control signals from the mobile phone and A data processing unit for converting the operating state of the household equipment into a predetermined signal type, a control unit for controlling the entire home control unit, input of a control program, an operation unit for pre-registering the report destination, and various information 10. A mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising: a display unit for displaying Home control system.