JP2001306425A - Monitor and control system using internet home page - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monitor and control system capable of monitoring and remotely operating an equipment such as a television from the outside by using an Internet home page. SOLUTION: In the monitor and control system 1 using the internet, the state of each equipment image 11A or 18A to be monitored is displayed on a monitoring home page managed by a server 4. When the image 11A or 18A is clicked, the image is linked to tan operation home page 30 and the equipment can be remotely operated on the screen by a sense similar to a case for practically operation the equipment.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a monitoring control system based on an Internet homepage capable of monitoring and remotely controlling electric appliances and the like installed in houses and the like using the Internet homepage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a system for externally monitoring gas appliances, electric appliances, and the like installed in houses and the like, fluctuations in gas consumption and electric consumption at a centralized monitoring center through a dedicated line. It is generally known to monitor the occurrence of an abnormal state or the like based on the information. In addition, monitoring whether the door key is locked and whether there is an intruder during absence is also possible by sending sensor signals attached to each door to the centralized monitoring center via a dedicated line or telephone line. The central monitoring center monitors the occurrence of abnormal situations.

[0003]

As described above, the conventional remote monitoring control system is generally a large-scale system, which is monitored by a specialized staff at a centralized monitoring center, and equipment to be monitored is installed. Homeowners who have not been able to easily monitor the status of each device in their home from the outside.

[0004] Although a system for remotely controlling a bath and a heating appliance at home by using a telephone or the like from outside is also used,
Since it is necessary to perform communication according to the determined operation procedure, it is inconvenient in terms of operability.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to monitor and remotely control a device to be monitored by a simple operation using an Internet homepage and with the same feeling as when actually operating the device to be monitored. It is to propose a monitoring and control system capable of doing so.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, a monitoring control system using an Internet homepage according to the present invention receives a device to be monitored installed in a house or the like and an operation state of the device. And a remote control device for performing remote control, and an Internet server capable of controlling the remote control device. The Internet server has a homepage creation function in which at least the status of the device to be monitored is displayed; It has an authentication function that allows access to the homepage,
It is possible to access the monitoring homepage from a user terminal having an Internet communication function to which access right to the monitoring homepage is given in advance via the Internet and to monitor the state of the device to be monitored. It is characterized by.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to monitor the operating state of a device to be monitored on a homepage on the Internet. Therefore, it is convenient because the state of the device can be monitored on the screen of the user terminal without being restricted by the place and the time.

[0008] Here, an operation unit capable of operating the device to be monitored is displayed on the monitoring homepage, and when this operation unit is clicked, the operation of the monitoring target is performed via the Internet server and the remote control device. The device can be made remotely controllable. In this way, the device can be operated by a simple operation.

Of course, apart from the monitoring homepage,
An operation homepage that can operate the device to be monitored may be prepared, and a link button to the operation homepage may be arranged on the monitoring homepage.

Generally, the devices to be monitored include a large number of devices such as televisions, cameras, radios, air conditioners, refrigerators, and the like. In this case, it is desirable to display the states and arrangement positions of the plurality of devices to be monitored on the monitoring homepage.

The operation unit displayed on the monitoring homepage or the operation homepage actually operates the operation panel of each device if the image corresponds to an actual operation surface of each device to be monitored. This is convenient because each device can be remotely controlled with the same feeling as in the case.

The system of the present invention can be used in combination with an existing monitoring system. For example,
It can be used in combination with a centralized monitoring system for gas and electrical equipment. In this case, assuming the occurrence of an emergency or the like, it is desirable to construct a system such that the control of the device to be monitored by the centralized monitoring center has the highest priority.

[0013]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a monitoring control system based on the Internet to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the monitoring control system of the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the monitoring control system 1 of the present example is, for example, a house 2 (1), 2 (2), 2 (3),.
A remote control device 3 with an Internet communication function for monitoring and remotely controlling devices to be monitored installed in the Internet; an Internet server 4; a centralized monitoring center device 6 that manages and operates the Internet server 4; It has a computer terminal 7 which is a user terminal having a communication function and a mobile phone 8. The Internet server 4 is connected to the remote control device 3 via the Internet 5.

In the figure, radio 11, television 12, air conditioner 13, surveillance camera 1
4. Electrical appliances such as a washing machine 15 and sensors such as a gas meter 16, a wattmeter 17, and a plurality of door sensors 18 installed on each door and window are illustrated. The device to be monitored is not limited to the illustrated example, and may be a single device.

The Internet server 4 receives a command signal from the centralized monitoring center device 6, communication information from the remote control device 3 provided via the Internet 5, and command information from the user terminals (7, 8). It has a function of creating monitoring homepages 20 and 30 for each house.

As shown in FIG. 2, the monitoring home page 2
Numeral 0 indicates a floor plan 21 of the house and images 11A to 18A of the devices 11 to 18 to be monitored arranged in the floor plan 21. Also, image 1 of each device
1A to 18A are displayed in a moving image state during operation, and are displayed as still images in a stopped state, whereby the state can be confirmed. Of course, a character or index indicating whether the vehicle is running or stopped may be superimposed on the image of each device or displayed at an adjacent position. Alternatively, the arrangement position and the operation state may be arranged in a hierarchical structure, and the image portion of each device may be clicked to link to the operation state homepage screen.

In this example, when the images 11A to 18A corresponding to the respective devices are clicked, a link is provided to the operation home page 30 displaying the operation panel corresponding to the respective devices and the image corresponding to the instrument panel. I have. For example, the homepage 30 (12) for operating the television 12 is
TV image 31 and its remote control operation panel image 3
2 is displayed, and each button of the operation panel image 32 is a click button.

When the operation home page 30 (12) is displayed and the operation button is clicked, the TV 12 can be operated in the same manner as when the remote controller is actually operated. For example, when a program reservation operation is performed, a command signal for the reservation operation is supplied from the Internet server 4 to the remote control device 3 via the Internet 5, and the remote control device 3 transmits the command signal to the television 12 based on the command signal. To make a program reservation remotely.

When the gas meter image 16A is clicked, an operation home page containing a screen display corresponding to the liquid crystal display of the gas meter is displayed.
In this case, the operation cannot be performed. However, whether or not the gas is currently used can be known from the outside by looking at the integrated gas value and the gas flow rate displayed on the liquid crystal display.

On the other hand, the user terminals (7, 8) can access the homepage 20 via the Internet 5, and the permission or rejection of access is determined in advance, as is generally known, by the authentication for authentication. This is performed using an ID and a password. In this example, a centralized monitoring center device 6 is installed.
Each device in each house (only one house 2 is shown in the figure, but a plurality of houses are usually placed under monitoring) is intensively monitored. Priority is given to give priority to a command from the terminal (7, 8).

According to the monitoring control system 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the user such as the owner of the house can use the user terminals (7, 8) to change the state of each device at home without choosing a place and time. Can be monitored. In addition, operations such as TV program reservation operation and air conditioner timer reservation can be operated with the same feeling as when the operation panel of the device is actually operated.

[0023]

As described above, in the monitoring control system using the Internet according to the present invention, the status of each device to be monitored is displayed on the Internet homepage. Further, by operating each device on a homepage, the actual device can be remotely controlled.

Therefore, unlike a commonly used centralized monitoring system or the like, the status of each device can be easily monitored from a user terminal having an Internet communication function, and the remote operation thereof can be easily performed. It is very convenient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a monitoring control system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a monitoring homepage and an operation homepage in the system of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Internet monitoring and control system 2 (1), 2 (2), 2 (3) House 3 Remote control device 4 Internet server 5 Internet 6 Centralized monitoring center device 7 Computer terminal 8 Mobile phone 20 Monitoring homepage 30 Operation homepage

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A device to be monitored installed in a house or the like, a remote control device that receives an operation state of the device and remotely controls the device, and an Internet server that can control the remote control device. The Internet server has at least a homepage creation function in which the status of the device to be monitored is displayed, and an authentication function for permitting access to the monitoring homepage. Monitoring access to the monitoring homepage from a user terminal having an Internet communication function to which access right of the monitoring target is previously given, whereby the state of the device to be monitored can be monitored. system. 2. The monitoring homepage according to claim 1, wherein an operation unit capable of operating the device to be monitored is displayed on the monitoring homepage, and when the operation unit is clicked, the operation is performed via the Internet server and the remote control device. And wherein the device to be monitored is remotely controlled. 3. The monitoring homepage according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring homepage is linked to an operation homepage capable of operating the device to be monitored, and the operation section displayed on the operation homepage is clicked. A monitoring control system based on an Internet homepage, wherein the device to be monitored is remotely controlled via an Internet server and the remote control device. 4. The monitoring control system according to claim 2, wherein states and arrangement positions of a plurality of devices to be monitored are displayed on the monitoring home page. 5. The monitoring homepage or the operation unit displayed on the operation homepage according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the operation unit is an image corresponding to an actual operation surface of each monitoring target device. A monitoring control system based on an Internet homepage. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a centralized monitoring center device having an Internet communication function, wherein control of the device to be monitored by the centralized monitoring center device is minimized. A surveillance control system based on the Internet homepage, which is given priority.