JP2003296271A - Remote operation system, execution instruction acquiring and adding method used for the same, and program therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote operation system which can improve the operability up to the actuation of a target program by a user. <P>SOLUTION: A mobile terminal 4 sends an operation instruction of a program running on a target 3 to the target 3, which sends the execution result of the program having run on the target 3 to the mobile terminal 4. An execution instruction acquisition and addition system 2 of an intermediate processor 1 records the execution instruction of the program running on the target 3, that the mobile terminal 4 issues, and adds the execution instruction to which additional information is added to the execution result issued by the target 3 and delivers them to the mobile terminal 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

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, an execution command acquisition / addition method and program used therefor, and more particularly to execution command acquisition / addition in a remote control system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of remote control system, a target is operated by sending an execution command for operating a target from a portable terminal to an agent and sending the execution command from the agent to the target. .

As the execution instruction, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a program is layered with programs A to D,
Further, the program A is layered with the programs A1 to A3, and the program A1 is further divided into the programs A11 to A15.
There is something that is layered.

In the conventional remote control system, as shown in FIG. 8, the portable terminal 103 transmits an execution command for operating the target 101 to the agent 102 as information, and the agent 102 sends the execution command information to the target 101. Send. The target 101 transmits the operation result executed on its own device to the agent 102 as information, and the agent 102 sends the operation result information to the mobile terminal 1.
Send to 03. That is, the agent 102 mediates the information transmitted from the mobile terminal 103 and the target 101.

When the execution command transmitted from the portable terminal 103 to the target 101 has the configuration shown in FIG. 5 and is the program A14, the portable terminal 103 executes the program, the program A, the program A1, the program A1.
4 will be sequentially transmitted, and the execution result of each of the program, the program A, the program A1, and the program A14 will be sequentially transmitted from the target 101.

By doing so, the consistency of the data formats of the portable terminal 103 and the target 101 is adjusted by the agent 102, and remote control can be performed using various types of devices.

[0007]

In the above-described conventional remote control system, when the program to be executed is under a deep hierarchy as shown in FIG. 5, the work of selecting a folder or directory must be performed. That is,
As shown in FIG. 8, this means that information is transmitted and received each time a selection is made, which imposes a burden on the user when performing remote operation.

Further, in the conventional remote control system, generally, the information obtained from the portable terminal is limited due to the nature of the portable device, and the target program is selected from the limited information. The task of doing it will be difficult to some extent.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to improve the operability until the user activates the target program, a remote operation system and an execution command acquisition / addition method used therefor, and the program therefor. To provide.

[0010]

A remote control system according to the present invention operates a target by sending an execution command for operating a target from a portable terminal, and outputs the execution result of the execution command at the target. A remote operation system that mediates the transmission and reception of information between the mobile terminal and the target when sending to the mobile terminal by means of an intermediate processing device, and means for analyzing information from the mobile terminal, and a means for analyzing the information. And a means for selecting a program execution instruction from the information from the portable terminal in the intermediate processing device.

The execution instruction acquisition / addition method according to the present invention operates the target by sending an execution instruction for operating the target from the portable terminal, and sends the execution result of the execution instruction at the target to the portable terminal. A method of acquiring and adding an execution command of a remote control system, wherein an intermediate processing device mediates transmission / reception of information between the mobile terminal and the target, the step of analyzing information from the mobile terminal, and an analysis result thereof. The step of selecting a program execution instruction from the information from the mobile terminal according to the above.

The program of the execution instruction acquisition / addition method according to the present invention operates the target by sending an execution instruction for operating the target from the portable terminal, and outputs the execution result of the execution instruction at the target to the portable terminal. Is a program of a method for acquiring and adding an execution command of a remote control system that mediates the transmission and reception of information between the mobile terminal and the target when sending the information to a computer, and analyzes the information from the mobile terminal to a computer. And a process of selecting a program execution command from the information from the mobile terminal according to the analysis result.

That is, the remote control system of the present invention is
In the intermediate processing device of the module that constitutes the remote control system, the execution instruction of the program that runs on the target issued by the mobile terminal is acquired, and the execution result is output to the target (that is, the next selection branch that can be performed by the mobile terminal). By adding and transmitting to the mobile terminal, it is possible to realize the history function without imposing a load on the mobile terminal with limited resources, and it is possible to easily change or add the expression means.

More specifically, in the remote control system of the present invention, the mobile terminal transmits an operation command of a program operating on the target to the target, and the target sends the operation command of the program operating on the target to the mobile terminal. Send the execution result. Here, the execution result transmitted by the target is information about an operation that the mobile terminal can select next, that is, a list of execution commands and input areas that the mobile terminal can select.

When data transmitted by these modules is mediated by the intermediate processing device, an execution command of a program operating on the target issued from the mobile terminal is recorded, and the execution result issued from the target includes additional information. The added execution command is added and delivered to the mobile terminal.

In this way, in the remote control system of the present invention, the execution command acquisition / addition system is installed in the intermediate processing device to save the execution command issued from the portable terminal, and to execute this command in the execution result of the target. By adding the additional information of and transmitting to the mobile terminal, it is possible to realize the history function without consuming the resources of the mobile terminal, and by implementing the history function, it is easy to start and operate the target program. Further, various displays can be performed by further adding information by the intermediate processing device.

The function of the intermediate processing device is originally
If the resources allow it, the function of the present invention can be implemented in the mobile terminal or the target because it can be implemented in the mobile terminal or the target, and the flexibility can be provided.

As described above, according to the present invention, the time required for communication at the time of remote control of the target by the portable terminal, the load of the operation according to the target-dependent program starting procedure, etc. are reduced. Therefore, it is possible to improve the operability until the user starts the target program.

[0019]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a remote control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1
In the remote control system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the intermediate processing device 1 equipped with the execution instruction acquisition / addition system 2 is installed.
And a target 3 and a mobile terminal 4. The mobile terminal 4 sends an execution command for operating the target 3 to the intermediate processing device 1, and the execution command is sent from the intermediate processing device 1 to the target 3. , Target 3 is being operated.

The mobile terminal 4 sends to the target 3 an operation command of a program running on the target 3, and the target 3 sends to the mobile terminal 4 the execution result of the program running on the target 3. Here, the execution result transmitted by the target 3 is information on an operation that the mobile terminal 4 can select next, that is, a list of execution commands and input areas that the mobile terminal 4 can select. The execution results of are all similar to this.

The data transmitted by these modules is mediated by the intermediate processing device 1. At this time, the execution instruction acquisition / addition system 2 of the intermediate processing device 1 records the execution instruction of the program operating on the target 3 issued from the mobile terminal 4, and the execution result issued from the target 3 includes additional information. Mobile terminal 4 by adding the added execution command
Deliver to.

In this way, according to the present invention, since the execution instruction acquisition / addition system 2 is installed in the intermediate processing device 1, the execution instruction issued from the portable terminal 4 is stored and the execution result of the target 3 is stored in the execution instruction. By adding the additional information of the instruction and transmitting it to the mobile terminal 4, the history function is realized without consuming the resources of the mobile terminal 4, and the history function is realized, thereby facilitating the start and operation of the target program. ,
Further, by adding information by the intermediate processing device 1, various displays can be made possible.

The functions of the intermediate processing device 1 can be implemented in the mobile terminal 4 and the target 3 as long as the resources allow, so that the functions of the present invention are also implemented in the mobile terminal 4 and the target 3. It has the flexibility of being implemented in.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a concrete configuration example of a remote control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, as one embodiment of the present invention, remote operation of a home PC (personal computer) 5 by a mobile phone 7 is shown. Here, the mobile phone 7 corresponds to the mobile terminal 4 of FIG.
Reference numeral 5 corresponds to the target 3 in FIG. 1, and agent 6 corresponds to the intermediate processing device 1 in FIG.

The mobile phone 7 displays the information of the PC 5 obtained through the agent 6 on the LCD (Liquid Crystal).
Display: Display on a liquid crystal display.
Further, the mobile phone 7 transmits the operation for the displayed information to the PC 5 through the agent 6.

The PC 5 sends the information of the executed program to the mobile phone 7 through the agent 6. Also, PC5
Operates the program being executed based on the command obtained from the mobile phone 7 through the agent 6.

The agent 6 mediates transmission / reception of information between the mobile phone 7 and the PC 5, and at that time, converts the information into a format that can be read by each other, but stores the command received from the mobile phone 7 from the PC 5. When the received execution result is transmitted to the mobile phone 7, other information is added to the stored instruction and the result is transmitted to the mobile phone 7 together with the execution result.

Although the agent 6, that is, the intermediate processing device 1 is described as independent hardware and the execution instruction acquisition / addition system 2 is provided therein, the function of the intermediate processing device 1 is described below. It may be installed anywhere, and if resources allow, it can also be installed in a server PC or mobile phone 7 not shown.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the detailed operation of the agent 6 shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the agent 6 includes the above-described execution command acquisition / addition system 2 and a recording medium 6a in which a program executed by the execution command acquisition / addition system 2 is recorded. The execution instruction acquisition / addition system 2 is mainly composed of a computer, and the execution instruction acquisition unit 2
a and an acquisition command adding unit 2b. The execution command acquisition unit 2a and the acquisition command addition unit 2b are realized by the execution command acquisition and addition system 2 executing the program of the recording medium 6a.

The agent 6 mediates the execution command transmitted from the mobile phone 7 to the PC 5, and at this time, the execution command acquisition unit 2a of the execution command acquisition / addition system 2 executes the execution command P
Before transmitting to C5, the information is acquired and retained internally. When the PC 5 receives the execution command from the mobile phone 7 through the agent 6, the PC 5 executes the program according to the command and transmits the execution result to the mobile phone 7 through the agent 6.

The execution result transmitted from the PC 5 to the mobile phone 7 is also mediated by the agent 6. At this time, the execution instruction acquisition unit 2b of the execution instruction acquisition / addition system 2 of the agent 6 holds the execution instruction. Is added to the execution result and transmitted to the mobile phone 7.

The configuration of this embodiment has been described above in detail. The mobile phone 7 and the PC 5 shown in FIG. 2 are well known to those skilled in the art and are not directly related to the present invention. Illustration and description of such a configuration will be omitted.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the execution instruction acquisition / addition system 2 shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an execution instruction example, and FIG. 6 is an execution instruction acquisition / addition according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the data flow from the 2nd time of the system 2. The operation of the execution instruction acquisition / addition system 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. Incidentally, FIG.
The process shown in (1) is realized by the computer mainly configuring the execution instruction acquisition / addition system 2 executing the program of the recording medium 6a.

The execution command acquisition / addition system 2 first checks whether or not data is received (step S in FIG. 4).
1) When the data is received, the data is sequentially received (step S2 in FIG. 4). The execution command acquisition / addition system 2 checks whether the received data is transmitted from the mobile phone 7 or the PC 5 (step S3 in FIG. 4).

When the received data is from the mobile phone 7, the execution command acquisition / addition system 2 analyzes the data received from the mobile phone 7 (step S4 in FIG. 4). The execution instruction acquisition / addition system 2 determines whether or not the analyzed data is an execution instruction for activating a program on the PC 5 (step S5 in FIG. 4).

Further, when the analyzed data is an execution instruction for starting the program of the PC 5, the execution instruction acquisition / addition system 2 saves the information (step S6 in FIG. 4).

On the other hand, if the received data is from the PC 5, the execution command acquisition / addition system 2 analyzes the data received from the PC 5 (step S in FIG. 4).
8). As a result of analyzing the received data, if the execution command acquisition / addition system 2 corresponds to the data saved in the above processing, the saved data is added (step S9 in FIG. 4). . In this case, the execution instruction acquisition / addition system 2 reads out and provides the execution instruction information stored in advance for additional work (FIG. 4, step S).
7).

The execution command acquisition / addition system 2 prepares for transmitting the data for which analysis has been completed and the data to which the execution command information has been added (step S10 in FIG. 4), and the transmission destination of the data prepared for transmission is set. A determination is made (step S11 in FIG. 4).

When the data transmission destination is the mobile telephone 7, the execution command acquisition / addition system 2 transmits the data to the mobile telephone 7 (step S12 in FIG. 4), and the data transmission destination is the PC.
If it is 5, the data is transmitted to the PC 5 (step S13 in FIG. 4).

As described above, in this embodiment, even a terminal having a limited user interface such as the mobile phone 7 can easily select a program in the PC 5 which is the target 3. In addition, in the present embodiment, by adding additional information to the used command, it is possible to realize the history function and facilitate the preferential selection of a frequently used program.

Further, in this embodiment, a program under a deep hierarchical structure, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the program is hierarchized with programs A to D, and the program A is hierarchized.
Even if the program A1 is hierarchized with the programs A1 to A3, and the program A1 is hierarchized with the programs A11 to A15, if it is executed once by the above processing operation, as shown in FIG. Program → ・ ・ ・ → Program A14 can be selected and executed.
The selection becomes easy. Furthermore, in this embodiment, by adding the list information of executed programs, it is possible to create a menu of programs specialized for each user.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the structure of an intermediate processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. The remote control system according to another embodiment of the present invention has the same basic configuration as the remote control system according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.
The execution instruction acquisition / addition system 2 is further devised.

In FIG. 7, the intermediate processing device 8 mediates data transmission / reception between the mobile terminal 4 and the target 3.
The intermediate processing device 8 is roughly classified into transmitting units 82c and 81a.
A mobile terminal data processing unit 8c and a target data processing unit 8a, and an intermediate data processing unit 8b having an intermediate processing unit 81b. The target data processing unit 8a and the intermediate data processing unit 8b form the execution instruction acquisition / addition system 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The data processing unit 8c for the mobile terminal is the mobile terminal 4
It analyzes the data from and stores the execution instructions of the program, and also sends and receives. Target data processing unit 8
a analyzes the data from the target 3 and retrieves the execution instruction corresponding to the data from the target 3,
Send and receive. The intermediate data processing unit 8b stores the information of the execution instruction analyzed by the mobile terminal data processing unit 8c,
The information of the execution instruction corresponding to the data from the target 3 is read and added.

As described above, in this embodiment, the information of the program execution command of the target 3 issued by the mobile terminal 4 is stored, other information is added to it, and the result is transmitted to the mobile terminal 4 as additional information. As a result, unique information can be obtained without imposing a load on the mobile terminal 4.

By displaying the execution command information obtained by the portable terminal 4 as a menu, it becomes possible to display a list of programs that the user has used so far, and the user can easily select a program that he or she mainly uses. can do. It is possible to display a menu specialized for each user by using information such as the number of times the program has been used and the latest start date and time for the unique information to be added.

Further, in the case of a system in which a procedure such as directory selection must be followed before the target 3 program is started, once the program is started, the program is saved as an execution command, so the next time The steps from startup to startup can be omitted, and the ease of program startup can be improved.

[0048]

As described above, according to the present invention, the target is operated by sending the execution command for operating the target from the portable terminal, and the portable terminal is transmitted when the execution result of the execution command at the target is sent to the portable terminal. In a remote control system that mediates the transmission and reception of information between a terminal and a target by an intermediate processing device, the intermediate processing device analyzes the information from the mobile terminal and executes the program from the information from the mobile terminal according to the analysis result. By selecting the instruction, it is possible to improve the operability until the user starts the target program.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

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

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a detailed operation of the agent shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the execution instruction acquisition / addition system shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an execution instruction.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a data flow from the second time of the execution instruction acquisition / addition system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an intermediate processing device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an operation of a conventional remote control system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,8 Intermediate processing device 2 Execution command acquisition addition system 2a Execution instruction acquisition unit 2b Acquisition command addition section 3 targets 4 mobile terminals 5 PC 6 agents 6a recording medium 7 mobile phones 8a Target data processing unit 8b Intermediate data processing unit 8c Data processing unit for mobile terminal 81a, 82c transmitter 82a, 81c receiver 81b Intermediate processing unit

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. The mobile terminal and the target are operated when the target is operated by sending an execution command for operating the target from the mobile terminal and the execution result of the execution command at the target is sent to the mobile terminal. A remote operation system that mediates the transmission and reception of information to and from the mobile terminal by means of analyzing information from the mobile terminal, and a program execution command from the information from the mobile terminal according to the analysis result. A remote control system, characterized in that the intermediate processing device has a selecting means. 2. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate processing device includes means for transmitting information to which the program execution command is added to the mobile terminal. 3. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate processing device includes means for storing the selected program execution instruction. 4. The remote operation according to claim 3, wherein the intermediate processing device includes means for analyzing information from the target and means for reading a program execution instruction corresponding to the analyzed information. system. 5. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the mobile terminal and the target has the function of the intermediate processing device. 6. The mobile terminal and the target when operating the target by sending an execution command for operating the target from the mobile terminal and sending the execution result of the execution command at the target to the mobile terminal. A method for acquiring and adding an execution command of a remote control system, which mediates the transmission and reception of information to and from the mobile terminal, the method comprising: analyzing information from the mobile terminal; And a step of selecting a program execution instruction from information, in the intermediate processing device. 7. The execution instruction acquisition / addition method according to claim 6, further comprising the step of transmitting information to which the program execution instruction is added to the portable terminal to the intermediate processing device. 8. The execution instruction acquisition / addition method according to claim 6, further comprising the step of storing the selected program execution instruction in the intermediate processing device. 9. The execution instruction according to claim 8, wherein the intermediate processing device includes a step of analyzing information from the target and a step of reading a program execution instruction corresponding to the analyzed information. Acquisition addition method. 10. The execution instruction acquisition / addition method according to claim 6, wherein at least one of the mobile terminal and the target has the function of the intermediate processing device. 11. The mobile terminal and the target are operated when the target is operated by sending an execution command for operating the target from the mobile terminal and the execution result of the execution command at the target is sent to the mobile terminal. A program of a method for acquiring and adding execution instructions of a remote control system, which mediates transmission and reception of information to and from an intermediate processing device, wherein the computer has a process of analyzing information from the mobile terminal,
A program for executing a process of selecting a program execution instruction from information from the mobile terminal according to the analysis result.