JP2001160190A - Monitor terminal, communication module, and home control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a home control system, by which the states of previously registered household electric equipment and sensor can be automatically checked when an entrance door is locked at the time of going out. SOLUTION: The monitor terminal 11 receives equipment information and state information from communication modules 12a-12c built in household electric equipment 31, a sensor 32 and a locking device 33, stores the received state of the power source of the electric equipment and operating state of the sensor 32 and displays various kinds of information on a display part 23. The communication module detects respective states by detecting parts 25a-25c and transmits the information to the supervisory terminal 11. Further, when a state change is detected by the detecting part 25, the equipment information and the state information are transmitted and when locking is reported by the communication module 12c, the state of the power source and the operating state stored in the supervisory terminal 11 are checked. When all the objects are in the power source off state and normal state, normality is displayed on the display part 23 but in the other case, an abnormality is displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a home control system, and more particularly, to a home control system which collects the status of electric appliances and sensors in a home by wireless communication in real time.
The present invention relates to a home control system capable of automatically checking and displaying each state at the time of locking.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a system employing a home bus system as a home controller for checking the on / off state of the power supply of home electric equipment and for checking the state of security sensors such as fire, gas leak, and crime prevention has been known. Are known.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a conventional home bus system.
As shown in FIG. 2, a controller 41 is connected to a home electric device 42 and a security sensor 43 for security, etc., via a communication cable 44. The controller 41, which is a control device, monitors the on / off state of the power of these electric devices 42 and the state of the sensor 43, and displays the state on the controller 41.
Control of the power supply, monitoring of the sensor 43, and setting / resetting of an alarm and the like.

However, in such a home bus system, each state is displayed in a list on a controller installed in a fixed position, and when the user goes out, he or she forgets to look at these lists, or reconfirms the state after going out. Can not.
In order to prevent this, in the home control system described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-238179,
The controller is provided with a setting unit that sets the state of the power supply and the sensor of the electric device that should be in a predetermined state when going out, and a storage unit that stores a key to be locked when going out. The key is automatically released when it matches the setting state in the setting unit, and when it does not match, the holding of the key is released by the forcible releasing means so that the key can be taken out from the storage unit.

In the intercom apparatus with a home security function described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-270860, a lock confirmation means such as an entrance door and the power of an electric device inserted into a predetermined AC outlet are turned off. And power control means for shutting off an electromagnetic valve attached to city gas, propane gas, etc., and having a function of forcibly shutting off the power of the electric device and shutting off the electromagnetic valve when locked when going out. I have.

[0006]

However, in the invention described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-270860, since the power supply of an electric device plugged into a predetermined AC outlet is always turned off, it is not possible to reserve As described above, there is a problem that it is not possible to control an electric device whose setting is changed. Further, in the invention described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-238179, it is possible to flexibly change the state of the power supply and the sensor of the electric device by the forcible canceling means, but since the controller is a stationary type, There is a problem that those states cannot be confirmed again. The invention described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-270860 and the invention described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-238179 both require that electrical equipment and sensors and a controller are connected by a wired cable. However, there is a problem that additional work is required when adding or expanding.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when the entrance door is locked when going out, the state of the electrical equipment and / or sensors registered in advance is automatically checked, and the state of the electrical equipment is checked. An object of the present invention is to provide a flexible home control system that prevents forgetting to turn off the power or gas and that does not require an operation such as setting change.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a monitoring terminal in a home control system for monitoring a power supply state of an electric device, an operation state of a security sensor, and a locked state of a lock. A wireless receiving unit that receives device information and / or status information from a communication module incorporated in the electrical device, the sensor, and the lock; and a power supply state of the electrical device and / or a sensor of the sensor that is received in the wireless receiving unit. A storage unit for storing an operation state and a display unit for displaying the device information and / or state information are provided.

The present invention is a communication module in a home control system for monitoring a power supply state of an electric device, an operation state of a security sensor, and a locked state of a lock. A detection unit incorporated in the lock, for detecting a power supply state of the electric device, an operation state of the sensor, and a locked state of the lock;
A wireless transmission unit that transmits device information and / or status information to a monitoring terminal, and has a function of transmitting the device information and the status information when a status change is detected by the detection unit. is there.

The present invention is a home control system for monitoring a power supply state of an electric device, an operation state of a security sensor, and a locked state of a lock. The home control system includes the monitoring terminal and the communication module. When the lock is notified by the communication module incorporated in the monitoring terminal, the state of the power supply of the electric device and / or the operation state of the sensor stored in the storage unit of the monitoring terminal are checked. If the monitor terminal is in the off state and / or the normal state, it is displayed on the display unit of the monitoring terminal that it is normal, and if not, it is displayed on the display unit that it is abnormal.

[0011]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a home control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a monitoring terminal, and reference numerals 12a, 12b, and 12c denote a power supply of an electric device 31, respectively. A communication module for monitoring the state; a communication module for monitoring the state of the sensor 32; and a communication module for monitoring the locked state of the locking device 33.
The wireless receiving unit 21 includes a communication module 12 a incorporated in the electric device 31, the sensor 32, and the locking device 33,
The storage unit 22 receives the device information and / or state information from the devices 12b and 12c, and stores the power on / off state of the electric device 31 and / or the operation state of the sensor 32 received by the wireless reception unit 21. I do. The display unit 23 displays device information and / or status information.
For displaying the device information and / or status information stored in the display unit 23 on the display unit 23. The detection unit 25a detects the state of the power supply of the electric device 31 (ON / OFF of the power supply, voltage change, etc.), the detection unit 25b detects the operation state of the sensor 32, and the detection unit 25c detects the locked state of the locking device 33. To detect. The wireless transmission units 26a, 26b, 26c are the monitoring terminals 1
1 to the device information.

Hereinafter, the operation of the home control system in the present embodiment will be described. Communication module 12a
Monitors the state of the power supply of the electric device 31 in which the communication module is incorporated in the detection unit 25a, and each time the state changes, the state of the power supply (power supply state) together with device information such as the name of the electric device 31 ON / OFF, voltage change, etc.)
Create a status notification message including
The status notification message is transmitted to the monitoring terminal 11 via the. Similarly, the communication module 12b includes the detecting unit 25.
In b, the status of the sensor 32 in which the communication module is incorporated is monitored, and each time the status changes, a status notification message including the normal / abnormal status of the sensor is created together with device information such as the name of the sensor 32. Then, the status notification message is transmitted to the monitoring terminal 11 via the wireless transmission unit 26b.

The monitoring terminal 11 communicates via the wireless receiver 21 with the communication modules 12 a and 12 including device information of the electrical device 31 and / or the sensor 32 registered in advance.
b, the status information of the electric device 31 and / or the sensor 32 is stored in the storage unit 22
Write to.

When going out, the entrance door is locked, and the detecting unit 2 of the communication module 12c incorporated in the locking device 33 is used.
When the lock is confirmed in 5c, a state notification message including the locked state is created, and the state notification message is transmitted to the monitoring terminal 11 via the wireless transmission unit 26c.

The monitoring terminal 11 communicates with the communication module 12 c incorporated in the locking device 33 via the wireless receiving unit 21.
When the status notification message is received from the electronic device 31 and / or the sensor 3 stored in the storage unit 22,
2, the state information at the present time is checked, and the power of all the registered electric devices 31 is in an off state or a state where there is no problem even if the user goes out, and the states of all the registered sensors 32 Is normal, the display unit 23 displays a message indicating normal operation. At the time when the status notification message from the communication module 12c incorporated in the locking device 33 is received, there is at least one of the electric devices 31 in a power-on state, a state in which a problem occurs when going out, or a sensor 32 in an abnormal state. For example, an alarm is displayed on the display unit 23 together with the device information.

When a request for a status display is input by an operation from the operation unit 24, the monitoring terminal 11 displays the status information of the electric device 31 and / or the sensor 32 stored in the storage unit 22 at that time. It is displayed on the unit 23.

[0017]

According to the present invention, when the entrance door is locked when going out, the state of the electrical equipment and / or sensors registered in advance is automatically checked. Can be prevented. Also, if you want to keep some electrical devices powered on, such as when you leave your VCR as an answering machine and go out, you only need to check the device information displayed on the monitoring terminal. It can respond flexibly without the need for such operations. Furthermore, since the monitoring terminal can be taken out when going out, the state of the electric device and / or the sensor at the time of going out can be confirmed by operating the operation unit of the monitoring terminal even after going out.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a home control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a home bus system according to the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 monitoring terminal, 12a, 12b, 12c communication module, 21 wireless receiving unit, 22 storage unit, 23 display unit, 24 operating unit, 25a, 25b, 25c detecting unit,
26a, 26b, 26c: wireless transmission unit, 31: electrical equipment, 32: sensor, 33: locking device.

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A monitoring terminal in a home control system for monitoring a power supply state of an electric device, an operation state of a security sensor, and a locked state of a lock, wherein the monitoring terminal is connected to the electric device, the sensor, and the lock. A wireless receiving unit that receives device information and / or status information from a built-in communication module, and a storage unit that stores a power state of the electric device and / or an operation state of the sensor received by the wireless receiving unit. And a display unit for displaying the device information and / or status information. 2. A communication module in a home control system for monitoring a power supply state of an electric device, an operation state of a security sensor, and a locked state of a lock, wherein the communication module is connected to the electric device, the sensor, and the lock. A detection unit that is incorporated and detects a power supply state of the electric device, an operation state of the sensor, and a locked state of the lock; and a wireless transmission unit that transmits device information and / or state information to a monitoring terminal. A communication module having a function of transmitting the device information and the state information when a state change is detected by the detection unit. 3. A home control system for monitoring a power supply state of an electric device, an operation state of a security sensor, and a locked state of a lock, wherein the monitoring terminal according to claim 1 and the communication module according to claim 2. When the lock is notified by the communication module incorporated in the lock, the power supply state of the electric device and / or the operation state of the sensor stored in the storage unit of the monitoring terminal are changed. If all are in the power-off state and / or the normal state, the display unit of the monitoring terminal indicates that the operation is normal, and if not, the display unit indicates that the operation is abnormal. And home control system.