JP2001127898A - Remote control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operability of a communication terminal keeping security maintenance in the case of remote control from the communication terminal concerning a remote control system for controlling a device from the external communication terminal through a communication network. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a device 2 to be controlled remotely and a remote controller 1 for controlling the device on the basis of instruction information from the communication terminal 4 connecter through the communication network 3 and the remote controllers collates a preset subaddress with a subaddress transmitter from the communication terminal and controls the device on the basis of the instruction information from the communication terminal when both subaddresses are coincident.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control system capable of controlling a controlled device in a house from a communication terminal such as a portable telephone at a destination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a remote control system capable of controlling a controlled device in a house from a telephone outside the home is known as a telecontrol system.
This system calls a remote control device at home from a telephone outside the home, transmits a password, and controls the controlled device at home by operating a push button on the telephone if the password matches.

[0003]

By the way, there are various numbers and symbols which can be used as a personal identification number. Generally, in order to make sure that the person who uses the personal identification number does not forget, for example, a date of birth or a home telephone number, etc. Often used in combination with specific numbers. Therefore, there is a high possibility that a third party will know the password, and there is a problem that security cannot be maintained.

Further, in the conventional remote control system, since an instruction is given for each controlled device from a telephone outside the home, there is a problem that as the number of controlled devices increases, the operation procedure becomes complicated and operability is reduced. Was.

The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem. When a controlled device is remotely controlled from a communication terminal via a communication network, the communication terminal is controlled while maintaining the security. It is an object of the present invention to provide a remote control system capable of controlling a controlled device by improving operability.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A remote control system according to the present invention comprises a remote controlled device and a remote control device for controlling the controlled device based on instruction information from a communication terminal connected via a communication network. A remote controller that checks a preset sub-address with a sub-address transmitted from the communication terminal and, when the two sub-addresses match, controls the controlled device based on instruction information from the communication terminal. It is.

[0007] With this configuration, when the communication terminal transmits the sub-address, which is the confirmation identification information, the remote control device compares the sub-address with the preset sub-address,
If they match, the controlled device can be operated, so that the controlled device can be remotely controlled while ensuring security by matching the sub-addresses.

Further, in the remote control system according to the present invention, the instruction information from the communication terminal comprises specific operation information having a variable length and arbitrary characters and symbols.

With this configuration, the operation information of the specific controlled device is set in a variable length using an arbitrary combination of characters and symbols without restriction, and the specific controlled device transmitted from the communication terminal to the remote control device. The controlled device can be controlled based on the operation information.

Further, the remote control system of the present invention comprises a controlled device remotely controlled and a remote control device for controlling the controlled device based on instruction information from a communication terminal connected via a communication network. The remote control device checks the e-mail transmission address information set in advance with the e-mail transmission address information transmitted from the communication terminal, and when both the transmission address information match, the e-mail instruction information is transmitted from the communication terminal. It has a configuration for controlling the controlled device based on the control information.

With this configuration, when the communication terminal transmits the transmission address information of the e-mail, which is the confirmation identification information, the remote control device compares the e-mail transmission address information with the preset e-mail transmission address information. Since the controlled device can be operated, it is possible to control the controlled device from a remote place while ensuring security by matching the transmission address information.

Further, the remote control device in the remote control system of the present invention has a configuration in which security is enhanced by a combination of a password setting means and a password collation means.

According to this configuration, both the sub-address or transmission address information and the personal identification number are collated, and the controlled device is operated only when both match, so that the controlled device can be remotely controlled while further securing security. Can be done.

Further, the remote control device in the remote control system according to the present invention has a configuration that enables remote control if the sub-address matches even when remote control is not set.

With this configuration, even when remote control is not set when going out, remote control is possible if the subaddresses match, and the controlled device can be remotely controlled.

Further, the remote control device in the remote control system according to the present invention has a configuration that enables remote control if the transmission address information of the e-mail matches, even when the remote control is not set.

With this configuration, even if remote control is not set when going out, remote control is possible if the transmission address information of the e-mail matches, so that the controlled device can be remotely controlled.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a remote control system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This remote control system includes a remote control device 1,
A plurality of controlled devices 2 (2A to 2C) controlled by the remote control device 1, and a telephone 4 as a communication terminal connected to the remote control device 1 via an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) telephone network 3. It has the structure which consists of.

The remote control device 1 has an ISDN telephone network interface (I / F) unit 11, and this ISDN telephone network I / F
The / F section 11 includes a control section 12 for controlling the apparatus 1 and the controlled apparatus 4, a voice guidance transmitting section 13 for transmitting voice guidance to the telephone 4, a sub-address setting section 14 for registering a sub-address, and a sub-address for collating the sub-address. A collating unit 15, an incoming call detecting unit 16 for detecting an incoming call from the telephone 4, a password setting unit 17 for registering a password,
A password collating unit 18 for collating a password and a DTMF detecting unit 19 for detecting a push button (PB) signal from the telephone 4 are connected.

FIG. 2 shows a specific example of the configuration of the instruction information transmitted from the telephone 4 to the remote control device 1. The instruction information 100 includes a header section 101, a confirmation identification information section 102, and the like.
This is the first information following 1 and is variable-length data set by the user using an arbitrary combination of characters and symbols.

Although passwords and ID numbers are of fixed length,
The confirmation identification information section 102 has a variable length without such a restriction. Therefore, the confirmation identification information section 102 can be set to any length according to the user's intention. As a result, the possibility that another person knows the password by chance is reduced, and security can be ensured.

Next, the operation of the remote control system according to the present embodiment will be described. When remotely controlling the controlled device 2 in the home, a sub-address is registered in the sub-address setting unit 14 in advance, and a password is registered in the password setting unit 17. By setting both the sub-address and, if necessary, the password, the controlled device 2
Security at the time of remote control can be further ensured.

When the controlled device 2 is to be remotely controlled by the telephone 4 outside the home, first, the telephone 4 calls the remote control device 1 via the ISDN telephone network 3 and dials the home telephone number and subaddress. I do. If the telephone is not busy, the incoming call detector 16 detects the incoming call and establishes a line between the remote control device 1 and the telephone 4.

Next, the control unit 12 of the remote control device 1 controls the voice guidance transmitting unit 13 to instruct the telephone 4 to transmit the voice guidance. Voice guidance sending unit 13
Sends the voice guidance to the telephone 4 in response to the instruction. The user of the telephone 4 presses the information allocating button of the telephone 4 according to the voice guidance, and further inputs a password as required.

Then, the sub address is collated with the registered sub address by the sub address collating unit 15. Further, if necessary, the PB signal is detected by the DTMF detection unit 19, and the personal identification number verification unit 1
The password is compared with the password registered in step 8, and if the password matches, the control unit 12
Sends an operation signal to the controlled device 2 to cause the controlled device 2 to operate. Thus, each device of the home security device, which is the controlled device 2, can be operated from the telephone 4 outside the home.

As described above, when both the personal identification number and the sub-address are collated and matched by the personal identification number collating unit 18 and the sub-address collating unit 15, the controlled units 2A to 2C are operated from the control unit 12 for the first time. Security of 2A to 2C can be ensured, and reliability of controlled devices 2A to 2C can be further ensured. Further, since the button operation of the telephone 4 may be performed according to the voice guidance, the operation is not confused.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a remote control device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The remote control device 5 according to the present embodiment can send an electronic mail as a communication terminal. For example, a personal computer (personal computer) 6 is connected via an ISDN telephone network 7. The plurality of controlled devices 8 (8A to 8C) are configured to be controlled based on instructions from the personal computer 6. In addition, a mobile phone, a PHS terminal, or the like may be used as a communication terminal that can send an e-mail.

The remote control means 5 has an ISDN telephone network I / F section 51. The ISDN telephone network I / F section 51 has a control section 52 for controlling the apparatus 5 and the controlled apparatus 8, and an e-mail. An outgoing e-mail sending section 53, an outgoing address setting section 54 for registering an outgoing address, an outgoing address collating section 55 for collating an outgoing address, an e-mail reception detecting section 56 for detecting an e-mail from the personal computer 6, and registering a password. A password setting section 57 for performing password verification, a password verification section 58 for verifying passwords, and a control instruction detection section 59 for detecting control instructions from the personal computer 6.

In this configuration, when it is desired to operate the controlled device 8 from the personal computer 6, the transmission address and the password are registered in the transmission address setting section 54 and the password setting section 57 in advance. By setting both the personal identification number and the calling address, security during remote control can be maintained.

When it is desired to operate the controlled device 8 from the personal computer 6 outside the home, the personal computer 6 communicates by e-mail from the ISDN telephone network 7 to the remote control device 5. This e-mail is detected by the e-mail reception detection unit 56 and mutually accesses the personal computer 6.

Next, the control unit 52 sends the electronic mail sending unit 5
3 is instructed to send an e-mail. In response to this instruction, an e-mail is sent from the e-mail sending unit 53 to the personal computer 6. The person using the personal computer 6 performs the following operation according to the e-mail.

First, when a key corresponding to the information allocated to the personal computer 6 is pressed, a signal is sent to the control instruction detecting section 59.
The e-mail sent to the e-mail sending unit 53 is re-read. An e-mail is sent to the personal computer 6, and the information assignment of the personal computer 6 is depressed in accordance with the e-mail and the personal identification number is input.

The personal identification number collating section 58 and the transmission address collating section 54 collate the input personal identification number and the transmitted transmission address with the registered transmission address and personal identification number. An operation signal is sent to the device 8 to drive the controlled device 8.

As described above, when both the personal identification number and the transmission address are collated and matched by the personal identification number collating section 58 and the transmission address collating section 55, the operation signal can be transmitted from the control section 52 to the controlled device 8 for the first time. Therefore, the security of the controlled device 8 can be ensured, and the reliability of the operation of the controlled device 8 can be further ensured.

In each of the above embodiments, the operation in the case where the remote control device is set to the remote control state has been described. However, even when the remote control device is not set to the remote control state, the data is transmitted from the communication terminal. If the subaddress or the sending address information of the e-mail matches the preset subaddress or the sending address information of the e-mail, remote control may be enabled.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the remote control device is connected to the communication terminal using the telephone line has been exemplified. However, the remote control device may be connected to a CATV line.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the remote control device receives the subaddress or the transmission address information of the e-mail as the confirmation identification information from the communication terminal, the remote control device sets the pre-set subaddress or the electronic mail. Since the controlled device can be operated by comparing it with the sending address information of the mail and if it matches, the controlled device can be controlled from a remote place while ensuring security, and the remote It can provide a control system.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a first embodiment of a remote control system according to the present invention.
Block diagram showing the configuration of

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific configuration example of instruction information transmitted from a telephone to a remote control device;

FIG. 3 is a second embodiment of the remote control system according to the present invention.
Block diagram showing the configuration of

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 5 remote control device 2, 2A-2C controlled device 8, 8A-8C controlled device 3, 7 ISDN telephone network 4 telephone 6 personal computer 11 ISDN telephone network I / F unit 12 control unit 13 voice guidance transmission unit 14 sub address Setting section 15 Sub-address collation section 16 Incoming call detection section 17 Password number setting section 18 Password number collation section 19 DTMF detection section 51 ISDN telephone network I / F section 52 Control section 53 E-mail transmission section 54 Transmission address setting section 55 Transmission address collation section 56 E-mail reception detection unit 57 PIN setting unit 58 PIN verification unit 59 Control instruction detection unit 100 Instruction information 101 Header unit 102 Confirmation identification information unit

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A controlled device controlled remotely, and a remote control device that controls the controlled device based on instruction information from a communication terminal connected via a communication network, wherein the remote control device includes: Remote control characterized by having a configuration in which a preset sub-address is compared with a sub-address transmitted from the communication terminal, and when the two sub-addresses match, the controlled device is controlled based on instruction information from the communication terminal. system. 2. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the instruction information from the communication terminal comprises specific operation information having a variable length and arbitrary characters and symbols. 3. A controlled device controlled remotely, and a remote control device controlling the controlled device based on instruction information from a communication terminal connected via a communication network, wherein the remote control device includes: The transmission address information of the e-mail set in advance is compared with the transmission address information of the e-mail transmitted from the communication terminal. If the transmission address information matches, the received address is determined based on the instruction information of the e-mail from the communication terminal. A remote control system having a configuration for controlling a control device. 4. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the remote control device enhances security by a combination of a password setting unit and a password collating unit. 5. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the remote control device enables remote control if the subaddresses match even when remote control is not set. 6. The remote control according to claim 3, wherein the remote control device enables the remote control if the transmission address information of the e-mail matches even when the remote control is not set. system.