JP2003018666A - Remote control system, its control method and programs therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote control system for controlling the operating condition of an electronic apparatus or electronic machine in real time from a remote place, using electronic mails, and provide its control method and programs therefor. SOLUTION: A terminal unit 10 having an electronic mail transmitting and receiving function transmits an electronic mail composed of apparatus numbers of controlled apparatus 61-6n under remote control and operating control information to mail accounts of a host apparatus 20. The host apparatus 20 transmits operating signals to a supervisory system 50, based on the contents of the mail, to change operation settings of the controlled apparatus under remote control and always supervises the operating conditions of the controlled apparatus to inform the host apparatus 20 of the supervisory result and the host apparatus 20 retransmits a mail of operation results to the terminal unit 10. Thus, this makes possible to control the operating condition of the electronic apparatus or electronic machine, using the electronic mails in real time from a remote place.

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, a control method therefor, and a program therefor, and in particular, a remote control for remotely controlling an operating state (operation, stop, various setting changes, etc.) of an electronic device or an electronic machine. system,
The present invention relates to the control method and the program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when operating electronic devices and electronic machines, it has been common to operate them directly or remotely using a remote controller or the like.

[0003]

However, it is difficult to constantly monitor the operating conditions of electronic devices and electronic machines, and in order to confirm whether or not a failure has occurred, a monitoring device is visited. There was a problem that we had to confirm.

Further, as described above, it is necessary to check the monitoring device or check each device periodically for a failure of an electronic device or an electronic machine, which often causes delay in finding the failure. It was

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a remote control system for remotely controlling the operating states of electronic devices and electronic machines in real time using electronic mail, its control method, and its control method. The purpose is to provide the program.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is to provide a terminal device having an e-mail transmission / reception function, and a host device connected to the terminal device via a communication network. And a monitoring device that is connected to the host device and monitors the operating states of a plurality of controlled devices, and a plurality of controlled devices that are monitored by the monitoring device based on an operation control mail sent from the terminal device. It is characterized by controlling the operating state of.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the host device determines whether or not the remote control is possible by the mail sender based on the operation control mail transmitted from the terminal device via the communication network. Determining means for acquiring, the acquisition means for acquiring the device number and operation control information of the controlled device to be remotely controlled from the operation control mail transmitted by the mail sender that is determined to be remotely controllable by the determination means, A monitoring unit that transmits the acquired device number and operation control information to the monitoring device by interrupt transmission, and the monitoring device displays the operating state of the controlled device specified by the device number interrupt-transmitted by the transmission unit. It is characterized in that it has a changing means for changing based on the operation control information.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the invention, the monitoring device changes the operating state of the controlled device specified by the device number, and then the controlled device indicates that the change is completed. The host device has notifying means for notifying the host device together with the device number of the device, and the host device notifies the device number notified by the notifying device and the completion of the change as an electronic mail,
It is characterized by having a distribution means for distributing to a terminal device via a communication line network.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the third aspect, the monitoring device has a detecting means for detecting an abnormal operation of the controlled device under monitoring, and the detecting means detects the abnormal operation. In this case, the device number of the controlled device in which the abnormal operation has occurred and the content of the abnormal operation are notified to the host device by the notification means, and the host device notifies the device of the controlled device in which the abnormal operation has been notified by the notification means. It is characterized in that the number and the content of the abnormal operation are delivered as an electronic mail to the terminal device by the delivery means.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the terminal device is a mobile portable terminal.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a terminal device having an e-mail transmission / reception function, a host device connected to the terminal device via a communication network, and a host device connected to the host device are provided.
A control method for a remote control system, comprising: a monitoring device for monitoring the operating states of a plurality of controlled devices, the plurality of controlled devices being monitored by the monitoring device based on an operation control mail sent from a terminal device. It is characterized by controlling the operating state of.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the sixth aspect of the invention, the terminal device sends an operation control mail including the device number of the controlled device desired to be remotely controlled and the operation control information for the controlled device. The host device has a first sending step of sending to the host device, and the host device has a judging step of judging whether remote control is possible by the mail sender based on the operation control mail sent in the first sending step, and a judging step. An acquisition step of acquiring the device number and operation control information of the controlled device to be remotely controlled from the operation control mail determined to be capable of remote control, and the device number and operation control information acquired by the acquisition step to the monitoring device. A second transmission step of transmitting an interrupt, and the monitoring device is characterized by a device number interrupt-transmitted by the second transmission step. Characterized in that it has a changing step of changing on the basis of the operation control information the operating state of the controlled device to be.

According to an eighth aspect of the invention, in the seventh aspect of the invention, the monitoring device changes the operating state of the controlled device specified by the device number, and then notifies that the change is completed by the controlled device. The host device has a first notification step for notifying the host device together with the device number of the device, and the host device sends the device number notified by the first notification step and the completion of the change as an electronic mail via the communication network. And a first distribution step of distributing the data to the terminal device.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the eighth aspect of the invention, the monitoring device detects the abnormal operation of the controlled device under monitoring, and when the abnormal operation is detected by the detecting step, A second notification step of notifying the host device of the device number of the controlled device in which the abnormal operation has occurred and the content of the abnormal operation, wherein the host device has the abnormal operation notified by the second notification step. In the second distribution step, the device number of the controlled device in which the error occurred and the content of the abnormal operation are distributed as an electronic mail to the terminal device via the communication line network.

The invention according to a tenth aspect is the sixth to ninth aspects.
In the invention described in any one of 1. above, the terminal device is a mobile portable terminal.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, a terminal device having an e-mail transmission / reception function, a host device connected to the terminal device via a communication network, and a plurality of controlled devices connected to the host device are provided. A program for a remote control system comprising: a monitoring device for monitoring the operating state,
The terminal device is caused to execute a first transmission process for transmitting an operation control mail including a device number of a controlled device desired to be remotely controlled and operation control information for the controlled device to the host device, Determination processing for determining whether remote control is possible by the mail sender based on the operation control email transmitted by the transmission processing of No. 1, and for the controlled device performing remote control from the operation control email determined to be remote control enabled by the determination processing An acquisition process of acquiring the device number and the operation control information, and a second transmission process of interrupt-transmitting the device number and the operation control information acquired by the acquisition process to the monitoring device are executed, and the second monitoring process is executed. The change process that changes the operating state of the controlled device specified by the device number that was interrupt-transmitted by the transmission process of To.

According to a twelfth aspect of the invention, in the invention according to the eleventh aspect, after changing the operating state of the controlled device specified by the device number to the monitoring device, the controlled device is notified that the change is completed. The first notification process for notifying the host device together with the device number of the device is executed, and the host device is notified of the device number notified by the first notification process and the fact that the change is completed as an electronic mail via the communication network. It is characterized in that the first distribution process for distributing to the terminal device is executed.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the twelfth aspect of the present invention, when the monitoring device detects the abnormal operation of the controlled device under monitoring, and the abnormal operation is detected by the detection process, A second notification process of notifying the host device of the device number of the controlled device in which the abnormal operation has occurred and the content of the abnormal operation, and causing the host device to perform the abnormal operation notified by the second notification process. The device number of the controlled device where the
It is characterized in that a second distribution process of distributing to the terminal device via the communication network is executed.

<Operation> The present invention remotely controls the operating state of an electronic device or electronic machine as a controlled object by electronic mail, and can be operated / stopped and various settings can be changed. Information such as device failure and abnormal operation is delivered as e-mail.

In the present invention, an electronic mail including the device number of the controlled device to be remotely controlled and the operation control information is transmitted from the terminal device having the electronic mail transmitting / receiving function to the mail account of the host device. The host device analyzes the content of the e-mail, transmits an operation signal to the monitoring device, and changes the operation setting of the controlled device to be remotely controlled. In addition, the monitoring device constantly monitors the operating status of the controlled device, notifies the host device of this monitoring result, and the host device sends the monitoring result (operation setting change result) to the terminal device (arbitrarily set). OK)

Further, in the present invention, when the monitoring device detects a failure or a failure in the controlled device, the monitoring device notifies the host device of the situation, and the host device concerned details the failure, an alarm response procedure, etc. The e-mail to which the above information is added is delivered to the terminal device.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A remote control system, a control method therefor and a program therefor according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 7
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a remote control system, a control method therefor, and a program therefor according to the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a remote control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a remote control system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal device 10, a host device 20, a mail server 30, and an access point (A) via an Internet 100.
Provider (communication carrier) 40 is connected via P). A monitoring device 50 is connected to the host device 20, and a plurality of controlled devices 6 are connected to the monitoring device 50.
1 to 6n are connected.

The connection between the Internet 100 and the host device 20 is performed by a network interface card (NI).
There is a method of connecting via the intranet using C) and a method of connecting to the ISDN line (using TA) / analog line (using MODEM) via the communication carrier (provider). Good. That is, it is an environment in which electronic mail can be sent and received regardless of the infrastructure.

The host device 20 and the monitoring device 50 are L using a connection type protocol (for example, TCP).
Performs data communication via AN. The monitoring device 50 and the plurality of controlled devices 61 to 6n perform data communication via a LAN using a connectionless protocol (for example, UDP).

The terminal device 10 writes the operation control information (command) for the controlled device in an e-mail and sends it to the host device 20, and the host device 20 sends the e-mail information about the failure or failure of the controlled device. To receive as. The terminal device 10 may be any terminal having an e-mail transmission / reception function. For example, when a mobile portable terminal such as a mobile phone or a mobile device is used, there is no restriction on the location during remote operation. Further, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to perform remote control using a desktop or laptop personal computer in an environment capable of sending and receiving electronic mail.

The host device 20 is the Internet 100.
The sender information of the electronic mail received from the terminal device 10 is acquired via the, and whether or not the remote control by the mail sender is possible is determined. In determining whether remote control is possible, the range that can be remotely operated is limited by user (mail sender) authentication and, if there are multiple users, by setting the operation level for each user. It is possible to limit it.

When it is determined that remote control is possible, the controlled device to which the command is sent (device number information of the controlled device) is acquired from the subject (Subject) of the electronic mail, and the body of the electronic mail (body) is acquired. Get motion control information from. The device number information and the operation control information acquired here are interrupt-transmitted as operation signals from the host device 20 to the monitoring device 50 via the LAN. This enables pseudo remote operation. Further, the host device 20 transmits the abnormality information and the like of the controlled devices 61 to 6n notified from the monitoring device 50 to the terminal device 10 (which can be arbitrarily set) which is set in advance.

The monitoring device 50 includes a plurality of controlled devices 61 to 61.
6n is constantly monitored, and the host device 20
The operation state of the controlled device specified by the device number information is controlled based on the operation control information.
That is, "operation start (ON)" in the operation control information.
If is set, control is performed to start the operation of the controlled device, and if "stop (OFF)" is set, control is performed to stop the operation of the controlled device. . Further, when change data of various settings is set in the operation control information, control is performed so as to change various set values in the controlled device based on the change data. For example, it is possible to set the temperature of the air conditioner, set the video recording, etc. by remote control. In addition, by providing a schedule setting function as the operation control information, it is possible to perform a schedule operation such as switching of lighting and opening / closing of a shutter in synchronization with video recording reservation setting and business hours of a store or the like.

The monitoring device 50 also includes controlled devices 61 to 61.
When an abnormal operation is detected while monitoring the operation state of 6n, the host device 20 is notified of the device number information and the abnormal information of the controlled device in which the abnormal operation is detected.

Further, the monitoring device 50 can be provided with a buzzer sounding function for notifying the detection of an abnormal operation, a warning message display function, etc., and an operation function capable of manually changing the operation setting as well as the operation by e-mail. May be provided.

The controlled devices 61 to 6n are electronic devices or electronic machines whose operating states are constantly monitored and controlled by the monitoring device 50, and include, for example, air conditioners, lights, doors (opening and closing keys), pumps, valves, and the like. There is something. The controlled device is not limited to these, and may be any electronic device or electronic machine that is centrally managed by the monitoring device.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing each function in the remote control system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The host device 10 has a system management function, a remote control function,
It has at least three functions: a mail delivery function.

As a system management function, the host device 2
The operation log recording process of the data communication exchanged between the terminal device 10 and the monitoring device 50 via 0, and the host device 20 and the monitoring device 5 based on the recorded operation log.
0 and the network state diagnosis process.

As the remote control function, the sender of the operation control mail transmitted from the terminal device 10 is used to authenticate the sender of the mail (the sender determines whether or not the remote control can be performed), and the body of the operation control mail is used for remote control. There are an acquisition process of the device number and operation control information of the controlled device to be controlled, and an interrupt transmission process of transmitting an operation signal composed of the acquired device number and operation control information to the monitoring device 50 via the LAN.

As the mail delivery function, in addition to the delivery destination extraction processing for extracting to which terminal device (delivery target) the operation information or abnormality information from the monitoring device 50 is delivered, and the operation information or abnormality information, for example, , A cause of failure and a coping method at the time of abnormal operation, and further, an outline explanation giving process for giving an outline explanation such as a manufacturer's contact information of the controlled device, and an operation result mail or an abnormality notification mail to which the outline explanation is added, the terminal device 10 Mail delivery processing to deliver to
There is.

The monitoring device 50 has a monitoring function, an operation setting changing function, an abnormal operation detecting function, an operation information notifying function,
It has at least four functions.

The monitoring function constantly monitors the operating state (operating or stopped) of the controlled device 60 connected to the LAN, and the controlled device 6 such as an electronic device or an electronic machine.
The input of the operation signal of 0 (indicating the current operation state) and the change completion signal indicating that the setting change based on the operation control mail is completed is monitored.

The operation setting changing function confirms, based on the operation signal transmitted from the host device 20, the operation control information for which controlled device, and then sends the operation control signal to the corresponding controlled device 60. Send.

The abnormal operation detecting function detects the input of an abnormal signal indicating the occurrence of an abnormality in the controlled device 60. The monitoring function described above may monitor the input of the abnormal signal.

The operation information notifying function detects the input of the change completion signal, the operation signal, and the abnormal signal from the controlled device 60 by the monitoring function or the abnormal operation detecting function,
The host device 20 stores operation information indicating the operation state of the controlled device after the operation setting change based on the change completion signal or the current operation state based on the operation signal and the abnormality information based on the abnormality signal.
To notify.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the configuration of one host device and one monitoring device is shown, but the configuration is not limited to one, and a plurality of host devices,
It is possible to provide a plurality of monitoring devices via the LAN. In this case, the change completion signal, the operation signal, and the abnormality signal transmitted from the monitoring device to the host device may be transmitted by using broadcast (simultaneous notification function), and the host device side may select reception.

<First operation example (during remote control)> FIG.
It is a flow chart which shows the 1st example of operation of the remote control system which is an embodiment of the present invention. First, the user (mail sender) creates an electronic mail (operation control mail) including the device number of the controlled device desired to be remotely controlled by the terminal device 10, sender information, and operation control information (step S).
1), it transmits to the host device 20 via the internet 100 (step S2).

When the host device 20 receives the electronic mail from the terminal device 10 (step S3), it determines whether remote control is possible by authenticating the mail sender based on the sender information of the electronic mail (step S3). S4). When it is determined that the remote control is impossible (step S4 / NG), the host device 20 delivers an electronic mail indicating that the remote control is impossible to the terminal device 10. The terminal device 10
An electronic mail indicating that remote control is impossible is received from the host device 20 (step S5), and the user who is the mail sender confirms that remote control is impossible.

When it is determined in step S4 that remote control is possible (step S4 / OK), the device number information of the controlled device is acquired from the electronic mail title (step S4).
6) Obtain operation control information from the body of the e-mail (step S7). The host device 20 transmits the acquired device number information and operation control information to the monitoring device 50 as operation signals (step S8).

When the monitoring device 50 receives the operation signal from the host device 20 (step S9), it sends the operation control signal based on the operation control information to the controlled device specified by the device number information of the operation signal. For example, ON / OF
A switching signal such as F is transmitted (step S1)
0).

The controlled devices 61 to 6n perform operation setting change processing based on the operation control signal from the monitoring device 50,
A signal indicating the completion of setting change (change completion signal) is sent to the monitoring device 5.
0 (step S11).

When the monitoring device 50 confirms the state of the controlled device based on the change completion signal transmitted from the controlled devices 61 to 6n (step S12), it notifies the host device 20 of the state information as the operation result. (Step S1
3).

When the host device 20 receives the operation result from the monitoring device 50 (step S14), the host device 20 sends an e-mail indicating the operation result (the device number of the controlled device for which the setting change processing has been performed and the current operating state) (operation). The result mail) is distributed to the terminal device 10 via the Internet 100 (step S15).

When the terminal device 10 receives the operation result mail from the host device 20 (step S16), the content is confirmed by the mail sender (operator), and the remote control process is terminated.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of the operation control mail and the operation result mail in the first operation example of the present invention. In the operation control mail, the mail sender enters the device number "RUN010111" of the controlled device in the subject field and the mail account "aa" of the host device 20 in the destination field.
a.bbb@ccc.ne.jp ”is input, and the operation control information“ ON ”of the controlled device is input in the text. The operation control mail including such information is sent from the terminal device 10 to the host device 20.
Sent to.

The operation result mail is sent to the host device 20.
Thus, “Re: RUN010111” indicating which operation control mail is the reply is input in the subject field, and the mail account “aaa.bbb@ccc.n” of the host device 20 is entered in the sender field.
"e.jp" is input, and the current operating state of the controlled device "Controlled device 0101111 Air conditioner turned on normally." is entered together with the name of the controlled device. An operation result mail including such information is transmitted from the host device 20 to the terminal device 10.

The operation result mail is not necessarily sent back to the sender of the operation control mail. For example, the destination mail address of the operation result mail is designated or set in the host device 20 in advance. The operation result may be confirmed by another terminal device.

According to the first operation example of the present invention, the control instruction is transmitted by electronic mail even when the installation location of the terminal device is remote from the location where the controlled device is actually installed. In addition, it is possible to confirm by e-mail that the operating state of the controlled device has been changed based on the control instruction.

Further, in the first operation example of the present invention, when the terminal device 10 is composed of a mobile portable terminal, the location of the mail sender is not limited, so the operation of the controlled device is anytime, anywhere. It is possible to control the state remotely.

<Second operation example (when an abnormal operation occurs)> FIG.
6 is a flow chart showing a second operation example of the remote control system according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. First, when an abnormal operation occurs in the controlled devices 61 to 6n, an abnormal signal is transmitted from the controlled device in which the abnormality has occurred to the monitoring device 50 (step S21). At this time, the monitoring device 50 emits a warning sound for notifying an abnormal operation of the controlled device,
It is also possible to have a configuration in which a message or the like indicating the abnormal operation is displayed.

When the monitoring device 50 detects that an abnormal signal is transmitted from the controlled devices 61 to 6n (step S
22), which abnormal operation has occurred in which controlled device is analyzed (step S23), and the result of the analysis is transmitted to the host device 20 as abnormality information (step S24).

When the host device 20 receives the abnormality information from the monitoring device 50 (step S25), it sends an abnormality notification mail including the device number of the controlled device in which the abnormal operation has occurred and the abnormal state information based on the abnormal information. It is created (step S26), and the abnormality notification mail is delivered to the preset destination mail address (terminal device 10) via the Internet 100 (step S27).

When the terminal device 10 receives the abnormality notification mail transmitted from the host device 20 (step S2)
8), the content of the abnormality notification mail is confirmed by the user of the terminal device 10 and a response to the abnormal operation is taken.

Further, when the recovery of the abnormal operation is completed in the controlled devices 61 to 6n, similarly to the case where the abnormal operation occurs, the host apparatus 20 completes the abnormal recovery to the terminal device. You may make it transmit the email which shows.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an example of the abnormality notification mail in the second operation example of the present invention. In FIG. 6, in the error notification mail, the host device 20 inputs "abnormality notification" indicating that it is an error notification in the subject field, and the sender device field receives the mail account "aaa.bbb@ccc" of the host device 20. .ne.jp "is entered," 2001 / MM / DD 20:00 "indicating the date and time of the error occurrence," Controlled device 0101111 "indicating the device number of the controlled device, and" Air conditioner failure. The contents such as "Yes." Are input. The abnormality notification mail including such information is distributed from the host device 20 to the terminal device 10.

According to the second operation example of the present invention, when an abnormal operation or the like occurs in the controlled device, it is possible to deliver the fact by e-mail when the abnormality occurs.
The risk of delay in discovery when a failure occurs can be reduced, and more real-time monitoring is possible.

Further, according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the controlled device 60 notifies the monitoring device 50 of the current operating condition in real time, the terminal device 10 sends an e-mail to confirm the operating condition. It is also possible to simply confirm the operation status by transmitting.

<Other Embodiments of the Present Invention> As another embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the sender information described in the electronic mail, authentication information such as a password is separately set in advance to strengthen the personal authentication. By doing so, it is possible to remotely control electronic devices with high security. For example,
By applying such a system, it becomes possible to sell products by a vending machine.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a remote control system applied to a product sales system using an automatic vending machine as another embodiment of the present invention. In the product sales system shown in FIG. 7, a mobile phone 71 owned by a user (purchaser) and a system management device 72 are connected to each other via the Internet 100.
The monitoring device 73 is network-connected to the monitoring device 73, and a plurality of vending machines 74 to 77 are connected to the monitoring device 73.

In this case, the user who wants to purchase the product is
E-mail address posted or displayed on the vending machine (for example, vending machine A) from which you wish to purchase products from your mobile phone 71 (e-mail account of system management device 72: ddd.eee@fff.ne.jp) To the sender information,
An e-mail containing a password, vending machine identification information (No. 1234567) that identifies which vending machine is being used, and a desired product name (may be a number) is sent.

The system management device 72 corresponds to the host device according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, and performs the user authentication process based on the sender information of the received electronic mail and the password authentication process. rear,
The vending machine identification information and the desired product name for purchase are acquired, and which product of which vending machine is specified.

The system management device 72 sends these pieces of information as sales information to a monitoring device that constantly monitors the operating state of the specified vending machine A. The monitoring device 73, based on the sales information transmitted from the system management device 72,
The sales permission information is transmitted to the specified vending machine A. The vending machine A74 can light a purchase button of a desired product name and display a message for the user to press it, or can carry the product to a sales outlet without requiring a button operation. .

As a method of collecting the product purchase price in another embodiment of the present invention, by adopting a charge collection method by a provider or the like, the user can purchase the product without carrying cash. Alternatively, the withdrawal from a bank account specified in advance may be adopted.

The above-described embodiment is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be carried out without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, when a failure occurs in the controlled device, not only the failure status is delivered by mail,
By installing a surveillance camera separately, the image from the surveillance camera is transferred to the host device in real time when a failure occurs. The host device attaches the access information (URL) to the video transferred to the host device to the e-mail notifying the occurrence of the failure and distributes it. By accessing the URL attached to the delivered failure notification mail, the user can check the current failure status as a video. An example of application of such a system is that the reaction of a sensor that detects an intrusion into a house is used as a trigger to start shooting by a surveillance camera and transfer of the shot video, and access URL to the video by email. It is also possible to deliver.

[0072]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is necessary to go to the place where the monitoring device is installed and check the operation of the controlled device and the occurrence of a failure as in the prior art. It is possible to reduce the number, and it is possible to control (monitor) the operating state of an electronic device that is installed remotely in real time.

Further, according to the present invention, even in a general household, a variety of electric appliances can be remotely controlled via the home security system, and convenience can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a remote control system that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an operation example of the remote control system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a first operation example according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of a transmitted mail / received mail in the first operation example of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a second operation example according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an example of a failure notification mail in the second operation example of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a remote control system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 terminal devices 20 Host device 30 mail server 40 Telecommunications carrier (provider) 50 monitoring equipment 61-6n controlled equipment 100 Internet

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Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A terminal device having an e-mail transmission / reception function, a host device connected to the terminal device via a communication line network, and operating states of a plurality of controlled devices connected to the host device. And a monitoring device for performing, based on the operation control mail transmitted from the terminal device,
A remote control system for controlling the operating states of the plurality of controlled devices monitored by the monitoring device. 2. The host device, based on the operation control mail transmitted from the terminal device via the communication network, a judgment means for judging whether remote control is possible by a mail sender; An acquisition unit that acquires a device number and operation control information of a controlled device that performs remote control from the operation control mail transmitted by the mail sender that is determined to be controllable, and the device acquired by the acquisition unit Number and the operation control information are transmitted to the monitoring device by interrupt transmission, the monitoring device, the monitoring device, the operating state of the controlled device specified by the device number interrupt-transmitted by the transmission means. 2. The remote control system according to claim 1, further comprising a changing unit that changes the value based on the operation control information. 3. The notification which, after changing the operating state of the controlled device specified by the device number, notifies the host device of the completion of the change together with the device number of the controlled device. The host device has a delivery unit that delivers the device number notified by the notification unit and the completion of the change as an electronic mail to the terminal device via the communication network. The remote control system according to claim 2, wherein: 4. The monitoring device has a detection means for detecting an abnormal operation of the controlled device under monitoring, and when the abnormal operation is detected by the detection means, the controlled device of the abnormal operation is detected. The device number and the content of the abnormal operation are notified to the host device by the notifying means, and the host device is notified of the device number of the controlled device in which the abnormal operation has occurred and the content of the abnormal operation. 4. The remote control system according to claim 3, wherein the message is delivered as electronic mail to the terminal device by the delivery means. 5. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device is a mobile portable terminal. 6. A terminal device having an e-mail transmission / reception function, a host device connected to the terminal device via a communication network, and operating states of a plurality of controlled devices connected to the host device. A control method of a remote control system comprising: a monitoring device, which is based on an operation control mail transmitted from the terminal device,
A control method for a remote control system, comprising: controlling operation states of the plurality of controlled devices monitored by the monitoring device. 7. The first transmission step of the terminal device transmitting to the host device the operation control mail including the device number of the controlled device desired to be remotely controlled and the operation control information for the controlled device. The host device has a determination step of determining whether remote control is possible by the mail sender based on the operation control email transmitted in the first transmission step, and the host device is determined to be capable of remote control in the determination step. An acquisition step of acquiring a device number and operation control information of a controlled device for remote control from the operation control mail; and interrupting the device number and the operation control information acquired in the acquisition step to the monitoring device. A second transmitting step for transmitting, wherein the monitoring device is configured to perform the interrupt transmission by the second transmitting step. The method of claim 6, wherein the remote control system characterized by having a changing step of changing, based on the operation control information the operating state of the controlled device identified by the device ID. 8. The monitoring device, after changing the operating state of the controlled device specified by the device number, notifies the host device of the completion of the change together with the device number of the controlled device. The host device distributes the device number notified in the first notification step and the completion of the change as an electronic mail to the terminal device via the communication network. 8. The remote control system according to claim 7, further comprising a first distribution step of: 9. The monitoring device includes a detection step of detecting an abnormal operation of a controlled device under monitoring; and, when an abnormal operation is detected by the detection step, a device number of the controlled device in which the abnormal operation has occurred. And a second notification step of notifying the host device of the content of the abnormal operation, wherein the host device is a device of the controlled device in which the abnormal operation is notified by the second notification step. 9. The remote control system according to claim 8, further comprising a second distribution step of distributing the number and the content of the abnormal operation as an electronic mail to the terminal device via the communication line network. 10. The control method for a remote control system according to claim 6, wherein the terminal device is a mobile portable terminal. 11. A terminal device having an e-mail transmission / reception function, a host device connected to the terminal device via a communication network, and an operating state of a plurality of controlled devices connected to the host device. And a monitoring device for performing the operation control mail including the device number of the controlled device desired to be remotely controlled and the operation control information for the controlled device to the terminal device. A determination process of executing a first transmission process of transmitting to a host device, and determining to the host device whether remote control is possible by a mail sender based on the operation control mail transmitted by the first transmission process; Acquisition that acquires the device number and operation control information of the controlled device that performs remote control from the operation control mail determined to be remotely controllable by the determination process And a second transmission process of interrupt-transmitting the device number and the operation control information acquired by the acquisition process to the monitoring device, and causing the monitoring device to perform the second transmission process. A program for a remote control system, which executes a change process for changing an operating state of a controlled device specified by the device number transmitted by interruption based on the operation control information. 12. The monitoring device, after changing the operating state of the controlled device specified by the device number, notifies the host device of the completion of the change together with the device number of the controlled device. No. 1 notification process is executed, and the host device is delivered to the terminal device via the communication network as an electronic mail indicating that the device number notified by the first notification process and the change have been completed. 12. The program of the remote control system according to claim 11, which executes a first distribution process for executing the program. 13. A detection process for detecting an abnormal operation of a controlled device under monitoring by the monitoring device, and when the abnormal process is detected by the detection process, a device number of the controlled device in which the abnormal operation occurs. And a second notification process for notifying the host device of the content of the abnormal operation, and a device of the controlled device in which the abnormal operation is notified, which is notified to the host device by the second notification process. 13. The program of the remote control system according to claim 12, further comprising: executing a second distribution process of distributing the number and the content of the abnormal operation to the terminal device via the communication line network as an electronic mail.