JP2004094601A - Unlawful intrusion prevention system, switching control device for this system, and switching control program and recording medium to record it - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent unlawful intrusion into a house by controlling electric appliances such as a lighting appliance, and the like, in order to make a third party believe that a resident is inside the house from which the resident is staying away. <P>SOLUTION: This unlawful intrusion prevention system is the system for putting lighting appliances installed inside the house L1, L2, L3, L4 ON so that the resident appears to be inside the house in order to prevent the unlawful intrusion into the house while the resident is staying away from it. The system is constituted with switching devices 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D for turning ON/OFF each of the lighting appliances L1, L2, L3, L4, and a control device 3 for controlling operation of this switching device 2. If an appropriate lighting appliance L is set to be turned ON at appropriate timing by performing a control program for the lighting when days of coming home late continue in a row or when staying away home for a long period of time on a tour or a business trip, this system enables to make a person intent on stealing money and valuables from the empty house from which the resident is staying away believe that the resident is inside the house, and prevent such a person from intruding unlawfully into the house. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a trespass prevention system for preventing trespassing into a house (house, store, office, etc.), a switching control device for the system, and a computer for causing a computer to function as such a switching control device. The present invention relates to a program and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, so-called empty nests have frequently occurred in which illegally invading houses such as houses, stores, and offices while a resident is away and stealing money and precious metal and other articles from the houses.
As a system for preventing such burglary damage, for example, security sensors are installed at entrances and windows of houses, and when this security sensor detects an illegal intruder, the security monitoring center is notified automatically to that effect. There is known a security system in which a security guard rushes to a house from a security monitoring center.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a conventional security system, when there is an illegal intrusion into a house, the security intrusion is reported to a security monitoring center, and a security guard is rushed to the site (house), so that the house can make money. However, it is not possible to prevent unauthorized entry into a house. In addition, since it takes a certain amount of time for a security guard to arrive at the site from a security monitoring center that has been notified of a trespass, the trespasser often steals money and escapes during that time.
[0004]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an illegal intrusion prevention system capable of preventing illegal intrusion into a house, a switching control device for this system, a program for causing a computer to function as such a switching control device, and It is to provide a recorded recording medium.
[0005]
Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention
According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for preventing illegal entry into a house while away from home, and a switching device for turning on / off a predetermined electric appliance in the house. (2) a switching control device for controlling the switching device to turn on / off the predetermined electric appliances (L1, L2, L3, L4) in order to make a third party think that a person is in the house; (2A, 2B, 2C, 2D).
[0006]
It should be noted that the alphanumeric characters in parentheses indicate corresponding components and the like in embodiments described later. Hereinafter, the same applies in this section.
According to the present invention, if a person who is away from home stays on a late day or travels or is on business for a long time, and a person is away from home, a third party (for example, steals money from a house while away) (A person who plans to leave) can be made to think, and illegal entry into the house by a third party can be prevented.
[0007]
Even if a trespasser enters the house and the electric appliance is turned on during the theft by the trespasser, the trespasser escapes assuming that the resident has returned to the house. Therefore, when the resident returns home, there is no danger that the resident will fall in the house with the trespasser, and there is no danger that the resident will be killed or killed by the trespasser while he is away.
The predetermined electric appliance is a plurality of lighting appliances, the switching device is provided for each lighting appliance, and the switching control device can individually control the switching devices. You may. By lighting a plurality of lighting fixtures in an appropriate manner, it is possible to make a third party think that people are coming and going in each room in the house, effectively preventing unauthorized entry into the house while away. Can be prevented. The appropriate mode of lighting a plurality of lighting devices is a lighting pattern of the lighting devices according to a living pattern of a resident of a house into which the illegal intrusion prevention system is introduced.
[0008]
Further, the switching control device displays a display means (31) and a setting screen (4) on the display means for setting a condition for turning on / off the predetermined electric appliance. And a setting screen display control means for turning on / off the predetermined electric appliance based on conditions set on the setting screen.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the setting screen display control means displays a setting screen capable of setting a control start time, which is the beginning of a time when the switching control device controls the switching device, The switching control device is configured to execute an on-lottery for determining whether to turn on the predetermined electric appliance at regular intervals after the current time has passed the control start time set on the setting screen. 3. The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a lottery executing means (S3), wherein the predetermined electric appliance is turned on in response to a winning in the on lottery by the on lottery executing means. It is a trespass prevention system.
[0009]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the setting screen display control means displays a setting screen capable of setting a time for executing the control of the switching device by the switching control device. After the time for executing the control of the switching device set on the setting screen after turning on the predetermined appliance, an ON lottery for determining whether to turn off the predetermined appliance is performed. Is executed at regular time intervals, and the predetermined electric appliance is turned off in response to the off-lottery performed by the off-lottery executing means. A system for preventing unauthorized entry according to claim 2 or 3.
[0010]
According to these inventions, the on / off time of the electric appliance is randomly determined by lottery.
For example, if an electric appliance is turned on / off at a fixed time every day, a third party may detect that the electric appliance is turned on / off as a masquerade as if there is a person inside the house. This possibility can be eliminated by the inventions of claims 3 and 4. That is, if the on / off time of the electric appliance is random, there is no possibility that a third party can detect that the on / off of the electric appliance is a masquerade imitating that a person is inside the house. Illegal entry into the house of the elderly can be more effectively prevented.
[0011]
A switching device (2A, 2B, 2C, 2C, 2C, 2C) for turning on / off a predetermined electric appliance in a house is used in a system for preventing illegal entry into a house while away. A switching control device (3) for controlling 2D), comprising a display means (31) and a setting screen display control means for displaying on the display means a setting screen for setting conditions for turning on / off the predetermined electric appliance. And a means (S5) for turning on / off the predetermined electric appliance based on a condition set on the setting screen.
[0012]
The switching control device of the present invention can be suitably used for an unauthorized intrusion prevention system according to the second aspect.
The invention according to claim 6 is used in a system for preventing unauthorized entry into a house while away from home, and a switching device (2A, 2B, 2C, 2C) for turning on / off a predetermined electric appliance in a house. A switching control program for causing a computer to function as a switching control device (3) for controlling 2D), the computer displaying a setting screen for setting a condition for turning on / off the predetermined electric appliance; ), And a switching control program for functioning as a means (S5) for turning on / off the predetermined electric appliance based on conditions set on the setting screen. .
[0013]
By installing the switching control program in a computer, the switching control device according to claim 5 can be configured, and the switching control device configured as described above is suitably used for the unauthorized intrusion prevention system according to claim 2. be able to.
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium which is readable by a computer and stores the switching control program according to the sixth aspect.
[0014]
Such a recording medium includes a read-only recording medium typified by an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magneto-optical disk, a magnetic disk, and the like, or an arbitrary rewritable or recordable recording medium.
[0015]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an entire configuration of an unauthorized intrusion prevention system according to one embodiment of the present invention. This illegal intrusion prevention system uses lighting devices L1, L2, L3, and L4 disposed in a house to prevent illegal intrusion into a house (house, store, office, or the like) while a resident is away. This is a system for turning on / off (lighting) as if a person (resident) is in the house, and switching devices 2A, 2B, for turning on / off the lighting fixtures L1, L2, L3, L4, respectively. 2C and 2D (hereinafter, generally referred to as “switching device 2”) and a control device (switching control device) 3 that controls the operation of the switching device 2.
[0016]
In this embodiment, the lighting fixtures L1, L2, L3, and L4 (hereinafter, collectively referred to as "lighting fixture L") are disposed in the entrance, the living room (living room), the second-floor bedroom, and the kitchen, respectively. Although the case where the lighting device is a lighting device is described as an example, the lighting device L may be a lighting device disposed in another place in the house (for example, a toilet, a bathroom, or the like).
Each of the switching devices 2 has the same configuration. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, a light projector 21 whose light emission is controlled by a control signal from the control device 3 and a light receiver that operates in accordance with the light emission of the light projector 21 22.
[0017]
The light projector 21 includes, for example, an infrared LED 211, and the emission of the infrared LED 211 is controlled by a control signal from the control device 3. That is, while the control signal of the predetermined ON level is being input from the control device 3, the infrared light is continuously emitted from the infrared LED 211, and when the control signal from the control device 3 becomes the predetermined OFF level, the infrared LED 211 The emission of infrared light is stopped.
[0018]
The light receiver 22 is arranged so as to be able to receive infrared light emitted from the light projector 21 (infrared LED 211), and is turned on / off by a light receiving IC 221 for receiving the infrared light and a signal from the light receiving IC 221. An electromagnetic relay 222 and a connection line 223 having terminals at both ends to which the indoor wiring from the distribution board U and the wiring from the lighting equipment L are respectively connected are provided. The electromagnetic relay 222 is interposed in the middle of the connection line 223.
[0019]
With this configuration, when infrared light is emitted from the light projector 21 by a control signal from the control device 3, the electromagnetic relay 222 of the light receiver 22 is turned on, and the power distributed from the distribution board U is supplied to the lighting equipment L. Supplied. As a result, the lighting fixture L is turned on. On the other hand, when the emission of infrared light from the light emitter 21 is stopped, the electromagnetic relay 222 of the light receiver 22 is turned off, and the supply of power to the lighting apparatus L is stopped. As a result, the lighting fixture L is turned off.
[0020]
If the lighting device L can be turned on / off by a switch attached to the lighting device L, the switching device 2 connected to the lighting device L has the configuration shown in FIG. Then, the indoor wiring from the distribution board U may be directly connected. When the lighting device L can be turned on / off by a wall switch SW installed on the wall of the room, the switching device 2 connected to the lighting device L is shown in FIG. Thus, the switch SW may be interposed between the lighting fixture L and the distribution board U in series.
[0021]
The control device 3 is realized, for example, by installing a writing control program (switching control program) on a personal computer and activating the installed writing control program. That is, by installing the lighting control program on the personal computer and causing the CPU of the personal computer to execute the execution file of the writing control program copied to the hard disk drive of the personal computer by this installation, the personal computer It functions as the control device 3 for controlling the lighting (the switching operation of the switching device 2).
[0022]
The writing control program may be provided in a state of being recorded on a recording medium such as an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magneto-optical disk, or a magnetic disk, or may be provided by Internet distribution.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a setting screen displayed on the screen of the display 31 of the personal computer (control device 3) when the writing control program is started. On the setting screen 4, it is possible to arbitrarily set a lighting mode of the lighting apparatus L during absence (a lighting / off pattern of the lighting apparatus L so as to make it appear that a resident is inside the house).
[0023]
In the setting screen 4, the lighting fixtures L1 to L4 are respectively set to the channels Ch. 1 to 4, each channel Ch. A check box 41, a writing start date input field 42, a writing end date input field 43, a control start time input field 44, a control end time input field 45, and a lighting time input field 46 are provided for each of the items 1 to 4.
The check box 41 indicates that each channel Ch. This is a column for inputting whether or not the lighting fixtures L to 1 to 4 are to be written. When a check mark is added to the check box 41, the lighting / extinguishing of the lighting fixture L of the channel is a lighting start date input field 42, Control is performed based on the contents entered in the lighting end date input field 43, the control start time input field 44, the control end time input field 45, and the lighting time input field 46. The check mark can be added or removed by, for example, operating a mouse connected to the personal computer main body 32 to place a pointer on the check box 41 and clicking the left mouse button in that state. it can.
[0024]
The writing start date input field 42 displays each channel Ch. This is a column for setting the beginning of a period (lighting period) in which lighting control of the lighting fixtures L to L is performed. In addition, the writing end date input field 43 displays each channel Ch. This is a column for setting the end of the period in which the lighting fixtures L to L are lighted. That is, each channel Ch. 1 to 4, the date entered in the writing start date input field 42 and the writing end date input field 43 are used for each channel Ch. A period in which lighting control of the lighting device L is performed is defined for each of the lighting devices L.
[0025]
The control start time input field 44 is a field for setting a time at which lighting control of the lighting fixture L is started on each day in the lighting period. The control end time input column 45 is a column for setting a time at which the lighting control of the lighting fixture L ends on each day in the lighting period. That is, the lighting control of the lighting fixture L is performed within the control execution time defined by the times input in the control start time input field 44 and the control end time input field 45 on each day in the lighting period.
[0026]
The lighting time input field 46 is a field for setting a time during which the lighting fixture L is kept turned on at a minimum in the lighting control.
For example, a mouse connected to the personal computer main body 32 is provided in each of the lighting start date input field 42, the writing end date input field 43, the control start time input field 44, the control end time input field 45, and the lighting time input field 46. Alternatively, the date (year / month / day), time, or time can be input by operating the keyboard (tab key) to move the cursor to the left end of each column, and operating the keyboard (numeric keypad) in that state.
[0027]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for describing lighting control (switching operation control of the switching device 2) of the lighting fixture L according to the lighting control program. The lighting control of the lighting fixture L for making it appear that there is a person in the house is input to the writing start date input field 42 and the writing end date input field 43 for each channel for which the check box 41 is checked. On each day within the writing period defined by the date, the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 is achieved, for example, by repeating the processing every minute.
[0028]
In the following, the channel Ch. The check box 41 alone is marked with a check mark, and each field of a writing start date input field 42, a writing end date input field 43, a control start time input field 44, a control end time input field 45, and a lighting time input field 46. The following describes an example in which “2002/07/20”, “2002/07/29”, “16:00”, “19:00”, and “2 hours” are input, respectively.
[0029]
During the writing period from July 20, 2002 to July 29, 2002, the control device 3 (the CPU of the personal computer configuring the same) transmits the channel Ch. For No. 4, the process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 is repeatedly executed every minute.
First, if the current time is the channel Ch. Then, it is determined whether or not the time is within the control execution time defined by the times input in the control start time input field 44 and the control end time input field 45 (step S1). That is, it is determined whether or not the current time is within the time of “16:00 to 19:00”.
[0030]
If the current time is within the control execution time, the control device 3 next checks whether or not the lighting fixture L4 is on (step S2). Then, if the lighting fixture L4 is turned off, a lighting lottery for determining whether to turn on the lighting fixture L4 is executed (step S3). The lighting lottery is, for example, a lottery set to win at a probability of 1/60. If a win occurs in this lottery (YES in step S4), the control device 3 switches the lighting device L4. An on-level control signal is given to the switching device 2D for turning on / off, and the process of this flowchart is returned. As a result of the ON-level control signal being given to the switching device 2D, the lighting fixture L4 provided in the kitchen is turned on (step S5). On the other hand, if there is a deviation in the lighting lottery, the lighting device L4 is not turned on and the processing of this flowchart is returned.
[0031]
The probability of winning in the lighting lottery is set to 1/60, so on average, the winning occurs when the lighting lottery is performed 60 times. Since the lighting lottery is performed every time the processing of this flowchart is performed (every minute), the lighting fixture L4 outputs the time “17” one hour after the time “16:00” input to the control start time input field 44. 0:00 ”.
After the lighting of the lighting fixture L4, the control device 3 sets the turning-off time by adding the time entered in the lighting time input field 46 to the lighting time of the lighting fixture L4. For example, when the lighting fixture L4 is turned on at "16:15", the time "18:15" obtained by adding "2 hours" to the lighting time "16:15" of the lighting fixture L4 is set as the turn-off time. . Then, in the processing of the flowchart repeatedly executed thereafter, the determination of whether or not the lighting fixture L4 is being turned on in step S2 is affirmed, and it is determined whether or not the current time is turned off (step S6). ).
[0032]
When the current time becomes the turn-off time, the control device 3 executes a turn-off lottery for determining whether to turn off the lighting fixture L4 (step S7). The turn-off lottery is, for example, a lottery set to win at a probability of 1/30. If a hit occurs in this turn-off lottery (YES in step S8), the control device 3 turns on / off the lighting fixture L4. An off-level control signal is given to the switching device 2D for turning off the light, and the processing of this flowchart is returned. As a result of the off-level control signal being given to the switching device 2D, the lighting fixture L4 provided in the kitchen is turned off (step S9). On the other hand, if there is a deviation in the light-off lottery, the processing of this flowchart is returned with the lighting fixture L4 turned on without being turned off.
[0033]
The probability of winning in the light-off lottery is set to 1/30, so on average, a hit occurs when the light-off lottery is performed 30 times. Since the light-off lottery is performed each time the process of this flowchart is performed (every minute), the lighting fixture L4 is turned off around the time “18:45” 30 minutes after the light-off time “18:15”. Become.
If the current time has passed the control execution time without a hit in the light-off lottery, the control device 3 sets the channel Ch. The lighting device L4 of No. 4 is turned off (step S9), and the process of this flowchart is returned.
[0034]
In this way, the lighting fixture L of the channel with the check mark in the check box 41 is automatically turned on / off, so that a person who intends to illegally intrude into a house to steal money can be provided to the person. You can make people think you are there. Therefore, when the returning home is continued for a long day or when the user is out of the office for a long time on a trip or a business trip, the above-described lighting control program is executed to set the appropriate lighting equipment L to be turned on at an appropriate time. For example, it is possible to effectively prevent a person who attempts to steal money from an absent house from illegally entering the house, and to prevent theft by such a person.
[0035]
Further, since the lighting time and the turning-off time of the lighting fixture L are determined by lottery, the lighting time and the turning-off time of the lighting fixture L differ depending on the day. Therefore, there is no danger that a person who intends to steal money from an abandoned house will not find out that the lighting of the lighting device L is disguised as if there is a person inside the house. It is possible to more effectively prevent illegal intrusion into the vehicle.
Furthermore, even if a burglary enters a house, if the luminaire L is automatically turned on during the theft by the burglar, the burglar assumes that the resident has returned to the house. Run away with. Therefore, when the resident returns home, there is no danger that the resident will fall into the house with the trespasser, and there is no danger that the resident will be killed or killed by the trespasser during the absence.
[0036]
As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention can be implemented in another form. For example, in the above-described embodiment, a configuration in which a maximum of four lighting devices L can be lit is taken as an example, but the number of lighting devices L that can be written may be three or less, or may be five or less. There may be more than one.
In addition, not only the lighting apparatus L but also an electric apparatus that can make a person think that there is a person in the house, for example, the television and the radio may be turned on / off under the control of the control device 3.
[0037]
In addition, various design changes can be made within the scope of the matters described in the claims.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an unauthorized entry prevention system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing a simplified configuration of a switching device.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an arrangement example of a switching device.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another arrangement example of the switching device.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a setting screen displayed on the screen of the display of the personal computer when the writing control program is started.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for describing lighting control (switching operation control of a switching device) of a lighting fixture according to a lighting control program.
[Explanation of symbols]
2A Switching device 2B Switching device 2C Switching device 2D Switching device 3 Control device 4 Setting screen 31 Display 32 Personal computer main body L1 Lighting equipment L2 Lighting equipment L3 Lighting equipment L4 Lighting equipment

Claims (7)

A system to prevent unauthorized entry into a house while away
A switching device for turning on / off a predetermined appliance in a house;
A switching control device for controlling the switching device to turn on / off the predetermined electric appliance in order to make a third party think that there is a person in the house. The switching control device includes display means, and setting screen display control means for displaying a setting screen for setting a condition for turning on / off the predetermined electric appliance on the display means, and setting on the setting screen. 2. The illegal intrusion prevention system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined electric appliance is turned on / off based on the set conditions. The setting screen display control means is for displaying a setting screen capable of setting a control start time, which is the beginning of a time period for executing the control of the switching device by the switching control device,
The switching control device is configured to execute an on-lottery for determining whether to turn on the predetermined electric appliance at regular intervals after the current time has passed the control start time set on the setting screen. 3. The illegal intrusion prevention device according to claim 2, further comprising a lottery executing means, wherein the predetermined electric appliance is turned on in response to a winning in the on lottery by the on lottery executing means. system. The setting screen display control means is for displaying a setting screen capable of setting a time for executing the control of the switching device by the switching control device,
The switching control device determines whether or not to turn off the predetermined electric appliance after the time for executing the control of the switching device set on the setting screen has elapsed after turning on the predetermined electric appliance. Off lottery executing means for executing an on-lottery for performing the on-lottery at regular intervals, and turning off the predetermined electric appliance in response to the off-lottery performed by the off-lottery executing means. 4. The illegal intrusion prevention system according to claim 2, wherein: A switching control device for controlling a switching device for turning on / off a predetermined electric appliance in a house, which is used in a system for preventing unauthorized entry into a house while away from home,
Display means;
Setting screen display control means for displaying a setting screen for setting conditions for turning on / off the predetermined electric appliance on the display means;
Means for turning on / off the predetermined electric appliance based on a condition set on the setting screen. A switching control for causing a computer to function as a switching control device for controlling a switching device for turning on / off a predetermined electric appliance in a house, which is used in a system for preventing unauthorized entry into a house while away from home A program, comprising:
Setting screen display control means for displaying on a display means a setting screen for setting conditions for turning on / off the predetermined electric appliance, and turning on / off the predetermined electric appliance based on the conditions set on the setting screen A switching control program that functions as means for causing the switching control. A recording medium readable by a computer and recording the switching control program according to claim 6.

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