JP2005130089A - Remote operation operating system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote operation operating system allowing action control reflecting the desire of an operation operator to remote operation for a target device for remote operation in terms of the action control for the target device for the remote operation based on a position relation between the target device for the remote operation and an operator. <P>SOLUTION: The remote operation operating system is provided with: a position relation monitoring means 1 monitoring whether or not the position relation between the target device 10 for the remote operation and the portable terminal 20 of the operator is involved in an operation confirmation position; an annunciation management means 5 announcing operation confirmation indication of timing for operation confirmation for the target device 10 for the remote operation by means of the portable terminal 20 accompanying the operation confirmation position determined by the position relation monitoring means 1; and an operation management means 6 controlling the operation of the target device 10 for the remote operation based on operation instruction information generated from the portable terminal 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote operation system that remotely controls the operation of a remote operation target device based on the positional relationship between the remote operation target device and the mobile terminal of the driver.

  Conventionally, as a method for automatically starting the operation target device before the driving operator returns home, there is a method of mounting the operation reservation function for starting the operation at a specific set time on the operation target device. And if the driving operator sets the driving start time of the operation target device in advance according to his own return time, when the driving operator comes home, for example, bath filling is completed, It is possible to perform operation control such that the room temperature is a comfortable temperature.

  There is a remote operation system that does not have a driving reservation function, but remotely controls the operation of the remotely operated device based on the positional relationship between the remotely operated device and the mobile terminal of the driver. As such a remote operation system, when the operator of the remote operation target device detects that there is a positional relationship within the predetermined area from the remote operation target device, When the operation target device is automatically started and when the driving operator of the remote operation target device detects that the remote control operation target device is in a positional relationship that exists outside the predetermined area, There is one configured to automatically stop the operation target device for remote operation (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-218560 A

  In the driving target device equipped with the above-described driving reservation function, the reservation setting is not changed even if the driver's action schedule is changed, so that the driving of the driving target device is started even if the driving operator does not return home. Inefficient driving that is not desired by the driving operator may occur. Similarly, when the driving operator's return time is earlier than the reserved driving start time of the driving target device, a situation may occur in which the driving target device is not started when the driving operator returns home.

  When a remote driving operation system such as that described in Patent Document 1 is used, the driver's behavior is that the remote operation target device is automatically activated when the driving operator enters the predetermined area from outside the predetermined area. As a result, the remote operation target device can be operated more efficiently than when using the conventional operation reservation function. Even when it is not desired to start the operation of the device, the remote operation target device is automatically started regardless of the driver's request, so as a result of the operation target device equipped with the operation reservation function As in the case, inefficient driving that is not desired by the driver is performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its object is to remotely control a remotely operated operation target device based on a positional relationship between the remotely operated operation target device and the driver. The present invention is to provide a remote driving operation system capable of performing operation control reflecting the wishes of the driver regarding the operation control.

  In order to achieve the above object, the first characteristic configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention monitors whether or not the positional relationship between the remote operation target device and the portable terminal of the driver is the operation confirmation position. Position confirmation monitoring means, and operation confirmation information indicating that it is time to confirm the operation of the remote operation target device as it is determined by the position relation monitoring means that the operation confirmation position. There is provided informing management means for informing at the portable terminal and operation management means for controlling the operation of the remotely operated operation target device based on the operation command information from the portable terminal.

According to the first characteristic configuration, the positional relationship monitoring means monitors whether or not the positional relationship between the remotely operated device to be operated and the portable terminal of the driving operator is the driving confirmation position, whereby the driving operator It is possible to control the operation of the target device for remote operation according to the behavior of the user, and confirm the operation of the target device for remote operation as the notification management means is determined by the positional relationship monitoring means to be the operation confirmation position. The operation confirmation information indicating that it is time to perform the operation is notified on the mobile terminal, and the operation management means controls the operation of the remotely operated operation target device based on the operation command information from the mobile terminal, so that the remote operation operation is performed. The driver's wishes regarding the operation control of the target device are reflected.
In other words, by giving the operator the right to determine the contents of the operation command such as the operation start command and operation stop command of the remotely operated operation target device, by performing the operation control of the remotely operated operation target device based on this operation command, It is possible to perform only the driving desired by the driver so that the inefficient driving not desired by the driver is not performed.
Therefore, the remote control of the remote operation target device is performed based on the positional relationship between the remote operation target device and the driver, and the operation control reflecting the driver's wish is performed regarding the operation control of the remote operation target device. Can be provided.

  A second feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention is configured such that, in addition to the first feature configuration, the remote operation target device and the portable terminal can communicate with each other, the positional relationship monitoring unit and the notification The management means is provided in the portable terminal, and the operation management means is provided corresponding to the remote operation target device.

According to the second characteristic configuration described above, the remote operation target device and the mobile terminal are configured to be communicable, and in this mobile terminal, when the positional relationship monitoring unit determines that the operation confirmation position is present, the remote operation operation is performed. The operation confirmation information indicating that it is the timing for confirming the operation of the target device is notified to the driver by the notification management means, and the operation command information determined by the driver who confirmed the operation confirmation information is received remotely. The operation target device is configured such that the operation of the remote operation target device is controlled by the operation management unit based on the operation command information.
In other words, since the communication between the mobile terminal and the remote operation target device is configured to be performed only when the operation command information is transmitted from the mobile terminal to the remote operation target device, The amount of communication data with the operation target device can be reduced, and as a result, the communication cost can be reduced.

  The third feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention is configured such that, in addition to the first feature configuration, the remote operation target device and the portable terminal can communicate with each other, and the positional relationship monitoring means is the portable device. Provided in the terminal, the notification management means and the operation management means are provided corresponding to the remotely operated operation target device, and information indicating that the positional relationship is the operation confirmation position is provided on the portable terminal. When the positional relationship information communication means for transmitting to the remotely operated driving target device is provided, and the notification management means receives information indicating that the positional relationship is the driving confirmation position from the portable terminal, the portable terminal The operation confirmation information is transmitted to the mobile terminal so as to be notified by the portable terminal.

According to the third characteristic configuration, the remote operation target device and the mobile terminal are configured to be communicable, and in this mobile terminal, when it is determined by the positional relationship monitoring means that the driving check position is detected, the driving check position Is transmitted to the remote operation target device by the positional relationship information communication means, and when the remote operation target device receives information indicating the driving confirmation position from the portable terminal, the remote operation target The operation confirmation information indicating that it is the timing for confirming the operation of the device is notified to the driver who possesses the mobile terminal by the notification management means, and the operation command determined by the driver who confirmed the notified operation confirmation information The information is received, and the operation management means is configured to perform operation control based on the operation command information.
In other words, the information indicating the operation confirmation position and the operation confirmation information are communicated between the mobile terminal and the remotely operated device to ensure that a communication path is established between the two. Since the above operation command information is configured to be transmitted from the portable terminal to the device for remotely operated operation, the operation command information is reliably transmitted to the device for remotely operated operation, and the remote control of the device for remotely operated operation is performed. Can be performed reliably.

  According to a fourth feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention, in addition to the third feature configuration, the positional relationship information communication unit includes information indicating that the remote operation target device is the operation confirmation position. When transmitting, if the transmission is defective, it is configured to retransmit information indicating the operation confirmation position to the remote operation target device.

  According to the fourth characteristic configuration, when the positional relationship information communication unit of the mobile terminal transmits information indicating the driving confirmation position to the remote operation target device, the mobile terminal and the remote operation target device Communication information can be recognized, and information indicating that it is the above-mentioned driving confirmation position is retransmitted, so that information indicating that it is the driving confirmation position is securely transmitted to the remotely operated target device. Can be sent.

  According to a fifth feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention, in addition to the first feature configuration, the remote operation target device and the mobile terminal are configured to be communicable via a server device, and the positional relationship The monitoring unit and the notification management unit are provided in the server device, the operation management unit is provided corresponding to the remote operation target device, and the notification management unit transmits the operation confirmation information to the mobile terminal. And it exists in the point comprised so that it may alert | report with the said portable terminal.

  According to the fifth characteristic configuration, the function of the positional relationship monitoring means is mounted on the server device, and the determination process is performed to determine whether or not the positional relationship between the mobile terminal and the remote operation target device is the driving confirmation position. Therefore, it is not necessary to install a program for executing this determination process or electronic map data for specifying the positional relationship between the two in a portable terminal with a limited storage device capacity. can do. As a result, the remote operation system can be functioned without hindrance even if the computing processing capacity and storage capacity of the portable terminal are small.

  According to a sixth feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention, in addition to any of the first to fifth feature configurations, a communication management means for managing information transmitted and received by the mobile terminal includes the remote operation operation When communication between the remote operation target device and the mobile terminal is poor when the operation command information is transmitted to the target device, the operation command information is retransmitted to the remote operation target device. It is in the point which is comprised.

  According to the sixth characteristic configuration, when the communication management means transmits the operation command information to the remotely operated device to be operated, it is possible to recognize a communication failure between the mobile terminal and the remotely operated device to be operated. Since the operation command information is retransmitted when it is defective, the operation command information is obtained after ensuring that the communication path between the mobile terminal and the remotely operated device is established. It is possible to reliably transmit to the remote operation target device, and to perform remote control of the remote operation target device with certainty.

  In a seventh feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention, in addition to any of the first to sixth feature configurations, the operation command information includes operation permission information or operation disapproval for the remote operation target device. The point is information.

  According to the seventh characteristic configuration, the operation management means of the remote operation target device performs start control of the remote operation target device based on the operation permission information transmitted from the mobile terminal, and is transmitted from the mobile terminal. Remote operation that can perform both remote start and stop operation of remote operation target devices because it is configured to control the operation stop of the remote operation target devices based on the operation disapproval information. A system can be provided.

  In an eighth feature configuration of the remote driving operation system according to the present invention, in addition to any of the first to sixth feature configurations, the operation management means is the operation confirmation position by the positional relationship monitoring means. When the operation permission information as the operation command information is received from the portable terminal in the state where is determined, the remote operation target device is controlled to operate.

  According to the eighth characteristic configuration, when the driving operator who has the portable terminal transmits the operation permission information as the driving command information to the remote operation target device, the remote operation target device is operated. Since it is comprised, the driving | operation control of the remote operation target apparatus reflecting the operator's desire to operate a remote control operation target apparatus is realizable.

  According to a ninth feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention, in addition to any of the first to sixth feature configurations, the operation management unit is the operation confirmation position by the positional relationship monitoring unit. In the state where is determined, when the operation non-permission information as the operation command information is not received from the portable terminal, the remote operation target device is controlled to operate.

  According to the ninth feature, when the driving operator who possesses the mobile terminal does not transmit the operation disapproval information as the driving command information to the remote operation target device, the remote operation target device is activated. Therefore, even if the driver does not perform a specific operation input using the mobile terminal, the remote operation target device reflecting the driver's desire to operate the remote operation target device is reflected. The operation control can be realized.

  In a tenth feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention, in addition to any of the first to sixth feature configurations, the operation management unit is the operation confirmation position by the positional relationship monitoring unit. In the state where is determined, when the operation non-permission information as the operation command information is received from the portable terminal, the remote operation target device is controlled not to operate.

  According to the tenth characteristic configuration described above, when the driving operator who possesses the mobile terminal transmits the operation disapproval information as the driving command information to the remote operation target device, the remote operation target device is not operated. Therefore, it is possible to realize the operation control of the remotely operated operation target device reflecting the desire of the driving operator not to operate the remotely operated operation target device.

  In an eleventh feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention, in addition to any of the first to sixth feature configurations, the operation management unit is the operation confirmation position by the positional relationship monitoring unit. When the operation permission information as the operation command information is not received from the portable terminal in the state where is determined, the remote operation target device is controlled not to operate.

  According to the eleventh feature, when the driving operator who possesses the mobile terminal does not transmit the operation permission information as the driving command information to the remote operation target device, the remote operation target device is not operated. Therefore, even if the driving operator does not perform a specific operation input using the mobile terminal, the remotely operated driving target device that reflects the desire of the driving operator not to operate the remotely operated driving target device is reflected. Operation control can be realized.

  In a twelfth feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention, in addition to any of the first to sixth feature configurations, the operation management means is the operation confirmation position by the positional relationship monitoring means. When the operation permission information as the operation command information is received from the portable terminal in the determined state, the operation permission command waiting operation management state for controlling the remote operation target device to be operated, and the portable It is configured to be freely changeable and settable to an operation-permitted priority operation management state in which control is performed so that the remotely operated operation target device is activated when the operation non-permission information as the operation command information is not received from the terminal. is there.

  According to the twelfth feature configuration, since the operation permission command waiting operation management state and the operation permission priority operation management state are configured to be freely changeable, the driver does not permit the operation of the remotely operated operation target device. When the frequency of the operation is higher than the frequency of the operation permission, the operation control command waiting operation management state is set, and when the operation permission information with a lower frequency is not transmitted, the operation of the remote operation target device is not permitted. It is possible to reduce the number of times that the mobile terminal is operated to transmit the operation permission information and the operation non-permission information by the driver, and the frequency of the operation permission of the remote operation target device is not permitted. When the frequency is higher than the frequency of the operation, set the operation permission priority operation management state as described above. By configured to allow operation of the vessel, it is possible to reduce the number of times of operating the mobile terminal to the driver the operator transmits the operation permission information and operation prohibition information.

  In a thirteenth feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention, in addition to any of the first to sixth feature configurations, the operation management means is the operation confirmation position by the positional relationship monitoring means. In the state where is determined, when the operation non-permission information as the operation command information is received from the mobile terminal, the operation control state waiting for the operation non-permission command for controlling the remote operation target device not to operate, It is configured to be freely changeable and settable to an operation non-permitted priority operation management state for controlling the remote operation target device not to operate when the operation permission information as the operation command information is not received from a portable terminal. It is in.

  According to the thirteenth feature configuration, the operation permission command waiting operation management state and the operation permission priority operation management state are configured to be freely changeable. When the frequency is higher than the frequency of operation disapproval, the operation control state is set to the above operation disapproval command waiting state. When the operation disapproval information is not transmitted infrequently, the operation of the remote operation target device is permitted. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the number of times that the mobile terminal is operated to transmit the operation permission information and the operation disapproval information by the driver, and the driver cannot operate the target device for remote operation. When the permission frequency is higher than the operation permission frequency, the operation non-permitted priority operation management state is set. When the operation permission information is not transmitted infrequently, the remote operation permission information is set. By configured to allow operation of the operation operation target apparatus, it is possible to reduce the trouble of driving operation operates the mobile terminal in order to perform the operation permission and operation prohibition.

  In addition to any of the seventh to thirteenth feature configurations, the fourteenth feature configuration of the remote driving operation system according to the present invention provides a response to the driving confirmation information when notified by the portable terminal. By performing and not performing a response, the operation permission information as the operation command information and the operation non-permission information as the operation command information can be selected.

  According to the fourteenth feature configuration, since the driver can operate the portable terminal to make a response and not to make a response, the remote operation target device can be activated or not activated. In addition, it is possible to reduce the time and effort required for the driving operator to operate the mobile terminal in order to permit and disable the operation of the remotely operated device.

  According to a fifteenth feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention, in addition to any of the first to fourteenth feature configurations, the positional relationship monitoring unit is configured so that the positional relationship corresponds to the driving confirmation position. Is also configured to determine that it is the operation confirmation position when it is in a state corresponding to the operation confirmation position from a separated state.

  According to the fifteenth feature configuration, the positional relationship monitoring means monitors the transition of the positional relationship between the remote operation target device and the position of the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal approaches the remote operation target device from a distance. Can be determined that the mobile terminal has reached the driving confirmation position, the mobile terminal is moved away from the remote operation target device, It is possible to distinguish from the case of reaching the confirmation position.

  In a sixteenth feature configuration of the remote driving operation system according to the present invention, in addition to any of the first to fourteenth feature configurations, the positional relationship monitoring unit is configured so that the positional relationship corresponds to the driving confirmation position. Is that the operation confirmation position is determined when the state corresponding to the operation confirmation position is reached from the approaching state.

  According to the sixteenth characteristic configuration, the positional relationship monitoring means monitors the transition of the positional relationship between the remote operation target device and the position of the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal is moving away from the remote operation target device. Since it is possible to determine that the predetermined interval has been reached, that is, that the mobile terminal has reached the driving confirmation position, the mobile terminal approaches the remotely operated device to be operated, and the two are in the predetermined interval (that is, the driving confirmation position). ) Can be distinguished.

  In addition to the fifteenth feature configuration, the seventeenth feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention is configured such that the positional relationship monitoring unit monitors a plurality of portable terminals, and the notification management unit includes the The operation confirmation information is notified to the portable terminal that is first determined to be the operation confirmation position since all the positional relationships of the plurality of portable terminals are away from the state corresponding to the operation confirmation position. It is in the point comprised as follows.

  According to the seventeenth feature configuration, the notification management means first determines that the position is the driving confirmation position from when all the positional relationships of the plurality of portable terminals are away from the state corresponding to the driving confirmation position. Because it is configured to notify the operation confirmation information to the operation, the operation control of the device for remotely operated operation is a driving with a portable terminal that can be considered to reach the installation location of the device for remotely operated operation first This is performed based on the driving command information from the operator, and as a result, the benefit of remotely operating the remotely operated device to be operated is given to all of the plurality of driving operators who respectively have a plurality of portable terminals.

  In addition to the sixteenth feature configuration, the eighteenth feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention is configured such that the positional relationship monitoring unit monitors a plurality of portable terminals, and the notification management unit includes the The operation confirmation information is notified to the portable terminal that is finally determined to be the operation confirmation position since all the positional relationships of the plurality of portable terminals are closer than the state corresponding to the operation confirmation position. It is in the point comprised as follows.

  According to the eighteenth characteristic configuration, the notification management unit determines that the position of the plurality of portable terminals is the driving confirmation position last when all the positional relationships are closer than the state corresponding to the driving confirmation position. Since the operation confirmation information is configured to be notified to the operation, the operation control of the device for remotely operated operation is operated with a portable terminal that can be regarded as the last remote from the installation location of the device for remotely operated operation. This is performed based on the driving command information from the operator, and as a result, the benefit of remotely operating the remotely operated device to be operated is given to all of the plurality of driving operators who respectively have a plurality of portable terminals.

  According to a nineteenth feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention, in addition to any of the first to eighteenth feature configurations, the operation management unit is configured to perform the remote operation based on the operation command information from the portable terminal. When an abnormality occurs when operating the operation target device, the portable terminal is configured to notify abnormality correspondence information corresponding to the abnormality.

  According to the nineteenth feature, the mobile terminal owner who is the driver of the remotely operated device is informed that an abnormality has occurred in the operation of the remotely operated device. Therefore, the driving operator who is notified of the abnormality can immediately take measures for normally operating the remote operation target device.

  According to a twentieth feature of the remote driving operation system of the present invention, in addition to the nineteenth feature, the abnormality management information is sent to the portable terminal when the driving management means receives a driving state inquiry from the portable terminal. It is in the point comprised so that it may alert | report.

  According to the twentieth feature configuration, when there is an inquiry from the driver who possesses the mobile terminal whether or not the remote operation target device is operating normally, the operation management means is configured to The mobile terminal is configured to notify the mobile terminal of the abnormality handling information, so that when the driving abnormality is present in the remote operation target device, the abnormality handling information is frequently transmitted to the mobile terminal. When the driving operator who possesses the mobile terminal requests the abnormality target information of the remote operation target device, the abnormality target information can be notified while preventing the communication between the remote operation target device and the remote operation target device from being congested.

  According to a twenty-first feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention, in addition to the nineteenth or twentieth feature configuration, the operation management unit is configured to perform the remote control based on a response input from the portable terminal to the abnormality handling information. It is in the point comprised so that the driving | operation of operation operation object apparatus may be controlled.

  According to the twenty-first feature, the operation management means controls the operation of the remotely operated operation target device based on the response input from the mobile terminal to the abnormality handling information, and the remotely operated operation target in which the operation abnormality exists. The driver's wishes are reflected in the operating state of the device. As a result, it is possible to restart the remotely operated device subject to operation abnormality by, for example, the operator's request and shift to a normal operation state.

In a twenty-second feature configuration of the remote operation system according to the present invention, in addition to any of the first to twenty-first feature configurations, the positional relationship monitoring unit monitors the positional relationship at a predetermined frequency, and the positional relationship The monitoring frequency of the positional relationship can be freely changed according to the degree of change.

  According to the twenty-second feature configuration, since the monitoring frequency of the positional relationship can be changed according to the degree of change in the positional relationship between the mobile terminal and the remote operation target device, for example, the mobile terminal is held. Change the frequency so that the monitoring frequency of the positional relationship is lowered when the driver is stopping the action, or change the frequency of monitoring the positional relationship when the driver is moving at a high speed. The energy consumption by the positional relationship monitoring means can be reduced, and the positional relationship between the mobile terminal and the remotely operated device to be operated can be reliably determined to be the driving confirmation position.

  The remote driving operation system according to the present invention is configured to be a driving operator of a remote operation target device, and a holder of the mobile terminal can remotely control the remote operation target device from a destination. And various devices such as water heaters and air conditioners are remotely operated as devices for remote operation operation. In the following embodiments, the hot water filling of the bath by the water heater is completed when the operator returns home. It will be described with reference to the drawings that the driver operates the water heater remotely from the destination.

<First Embodiment>
In the remote operation system of FIG. 1, a hot water heater 10 having a communication function as a device for remote operation and a portable terminal 20 of a driver are connected to be communicable via a communication line 40 such as a public network. It shows the state.
The water heater 10 with a communication function includes a load device 13 including a gas valve, a fan motor, a gas amount adjusting valve, an igniter, a water amount adjusting valve, etc. for realizing a hot water supplying function, and a water inlet temperature, a hot water temperature, A sensor 15 that detects a flame signal and the like, an operation input unit 14 for performing setting input to the water heater 10, and a control unit 11 that controls the operation of the load device 13 connected via the load drive interface 12. Is provided. A communication unit 16 for performing information communication with the outside via the communication line 40 is also provided.

The mobile terminal 20 included in the driver can be realized by using a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile computer, or the like that can connect to the communication line 40 and perform information communication. When the mobile terminal 20 is constituted by a mobile phone, as shown in FIG. 1, a control unit 21 that controls various operations in the mobile phone, and a display unit 22 that displays various information handled in the mobile phone A communication unit 23 for performing information communication with the outside via the communication line 4, an operation input unit 24 for performing key input, an audio output unit 25, and an audio input unit 26 are provided.
In addition, the mobile terminal 20 has a function of acquiring information related to its own position using the positioning satellite 30. In the present embodiment, when the positioning satellite 30 is a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite and the mobile terminal 20 is equipped with a GPS radio wave reception function, the mobile terminal 20 receives GPS radio waves from at least three positioning satellites 30. And the current latitude / longitude information (position information) can be acquired. When the portable terminal 20 holds the electronic map data in the built-in memory, the current address (position information) is obtained from the latitude / longitude information. You can get it.

Next, the remote driving operation system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.
As shown in FIG. 2, the portable terminal 20 includes a positional relationship monitoring unit 1 that monitors whether or not the positional relationship between the portable terminal 20 and the water heater 10 is an operation confirmation position, and the positional relationship is a water heater. Information indicating the operation confirmation position that is the timing for performing the operation check 10 (for example, the timing for remotely controlling the start of operation of the water heater 10, the timing for remotely controlling the operation stop of the water heater 10, etc.). And a communication management means 3 for managing information transmitted and received by the portable terminal 20, and these means are realized by a control unit 21 and a communication unit 23. An informing means 4 for informing the holder of information handled in the mobile terminal 20 is provided, and the informing means 4 is realized by the display unit 22, the audio output unit 25, the vibration generating unit 27, and the like of the mobile terminal 20. Has been.

  Then, the positional relationship monitoring means 1 determines that the positional relationship between the hot water heater 10 and the portable terminal 20 is the operation confirmation position, and the hot water heater 10 is transmitted from the positional relationship information communication means 2. From the information management means 5 for notifying the portable terminal 20 of the operation confirmation information indicating that it is the timing for confirming the operation of the water heater 10 when the information indicating the operation confirmation position is received from the portable terminal 20 The operation management means 6 for controlling the operation of the water heater 10 based on the operation command information is provided, and these means are realized by the control unit 12 and the communication unit 16. The timing for confirming the operation of the water heater 10 is set so that the time required for the driver to move from the operation confirmation position to the residence corresponds to the time required for hot water filling of the bath by the water heater 10.

  The positional relationship monitoring means 1 provided in the portable terminal 20 is based on both the positional information of the portable terminal 20 itself acquired by receiving radio waves from a plurality of GPS satellites 30 and the known positional information of the water heater 10. It is configured to monitor and determine whether or not the positional relationship is an operation confirmation position. The position information of the water heater 10 is configured to be stored in the control unit 21 of the mobile terminal 20.

  When the positional relationship monitoring means 1 determines that the positional relationship between the portable terminal 20 and the water heater 10 is the driving confirmation position, the positional relationship information communication unit 2 provided in the portable terminal 20 indicates that it is the driving confirmation position. The information shown is transmitted to the water heater 10 to start the control process of the remote operation operation on the water heater 10 side.

  The communication management means 3 provided in the portable terminal 20 has a function of managing information transmitted and received by the portable terminal 20, and when information is transmitted from the portable terminal 20 to the outside, the transmission date and time and what information It is configured to store and manage information such as whether the message is transmitted. For example, when the operation command information is transmitted from the portable terminal 20 to the water heater 10, whether the transmission date and time or the operation command information is information for permitting the operation of the water heater 10, or the operation of the water heater 10 is permitted. It remembers and manages the information that does not.

  The notification means 4 provided in the portable terminal 20 displays characters on the display unit 22 included in the portable terminal 20, generates sound by the audio output unit 25, or generates vibration by the vibration generation unit 27. The driving operator is informed that the driving confirmation information has been received.

  The notification management means 5 provided in the water heater 10 is such that the positional relationship between the portable terminal 20 and the water heater 10 is the operation confirmation position and is the timing for confirming the operation of the water heater 10, that is, the driver returns home. In order to notify the driver of the time when the operation of the water heater 10 has to be started because the bath filling has been completed, the portable terminal 20 possessed by the driver is notified. Then, the mobile terminal 20 transmits information indicating that it is the driving confirmation position so as to be notified.

  The operation management means 6 provided in the water heater 10 has a function of controlling the operation of the water heater 10 based on operation command information from the portable terminal 20.

Next, referring to the flowchart of the control operation shown in FIG. 3 and the positional relationship between the water heater 10 and the mobile terminal 20 shown in FIG. 4, the control operation of the mobile terminal 20 in the remote operation system will be described.
The positional relationship monitoring unit 1 of the portable terminal 20 is configured to monitor the positional relationship between the position of the portable terminal 20 itself and the position of the water heater 10 at predetermined time intervals. Determines whether the monitoring interval has elapsed. When the monitoring interval has not yet elapsed, the process returns to the beginning of this control operation flow. On the other hand, when the monitoring interval elapses and a new monitoring timing is reached, the control unit 21 of the mobile terminal 20 receives radio waves from the plurality of GPS satellites 30 and receives position information (for example, latitude) of the mobile terminal 20 itself. Longitude information) is acquired (step 102).

  Next, the positional relationship monitoring unit 1 determines whether or not the position of the mobile terminal 20 is within a predetermined registration area (step 104). The positional relationship monitoring unit 1 stores information on where the registration area for the owner of the portable terminal 20 is. This registration area is set by a relative distance (positional relationship) with the water heater 10, and when the mobile terminal 20 exists in the registration area, the mobile terminal 20 is at a timing to remotely control the start of operation. When it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 is outside the registration area, it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 is at the timing for remotely operating the operation stop. When the registration area is designated by latitude and longitude, the mobile terminal 20 determines whether the position information (latitude and longitude information) acquired in step 102 is within the registration area. A determination is made whether or not it exists within the registration area. When the registration area is designated by the address, the current address of the mobile terminal 20 is applied by applying the position information (latitude and longitude information) acquired in step 102 to the electronic map data stored in the mobile terminal 20. Is determined, and it is determined whether or not the specified current address exists within the address of the registration area.

  When the position of the mobile terminal 20 is within the registration area (when “Yes” in step 104), the mobile terminal 20 has newly entered the registration area or has remained in the registration area from before. In order to determine whether or not the mobile terminal 20 is outside the registration area at the previous monitoring timing, it is determined by a method similar to the determination method in step 104 described above (step 108). Then, when the mobile terminal 20 is out of the registration area at the previous monitoring timing (when “Yes” in step 108), it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 has newly entered the registration area from outside the registration area. be able to. On the other hand, when the mobile terminal 20 is in the registration area at the previous monitoring timing (when “No” in step 108), it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 has remained in the registration area from before. it can.

  Further, in the determination step of step 104, when it is determined that the position of the mobile terminal 20 is outside the registration area, the mobile terminal 20 has newly escaped from the registration area or has remained outside the registration area for some time. In order to determine whether or not the mobile terminal 20 is in the registration area at the previous monitoring timing, it is determined (step 106). When the mobile terminal 20 is in the registration area at the previous monitoring timing (when “Yes” in step 106), it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 has newly escaped from the registration area to the outside of the registration area. be able to. On the other hand, when the mobile terminal 20 is outside the registration area at the previous monitoring timing (when “No” in step 106), it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 has remained outside the registration area from before. it can.

As described above, the positional relationship monitoring unit 1 determines that the mobile terminal 20 is at the driving confirmation position P ₁ when the mobile terminal 20 newly enters the registration area from outside the registration area, and the mobile terminal 20 It determined that when the terminal 20 has been newly escaped out registration area from the registration area, the mobile terminal 20 is in the operation check position P _2. The fact that the mobile terminal 20 is in the operation confirmation position P ₁ that has newly entered the registration area from outside the registration area means that it is time to remotely control the start of operation of the water heater 10, and the mobile terminal The fact that 20 is in the operation confirmation position P ₂ that has newly escaped from the registration area to the outside of the registration area means that it is the timing to remotely control the operation of the water heater 10.

  Next, in step 110, the positional relationship information communication means 2 of the portable terminal 20 automatically transmits information indicating the operation confirmation position to the water heater 10, and the operation confirmation information is transmitted from the water heater 10. Wait for it to come (step 112). The control unit 21 of the portable terminal 20 stores an address on the communication line 40 of the water heater 10 and transmits information indicating the operation confirmation position to the stored address. For example, if the communication line 40 is the Internet and an IP address according to IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) is given to the water heater 10 connected to the communication line 40, the portable terminal 20 confirms the operation with the IP address. Information indicating the position may be transmitted.

  FIG. 5A to FIG. 5D show examples of operation confirmation information notified on the display screen of the mobile terminal 20, and the mobile terminal 20 is in the form of an e-mail from the water heater 10. Has been sent to the email address. The controller 11 of the water heater 10 stores an e-mail address on the communication line 40 of the portable terminal 20 owned by the driver, and the operation confirmation information is stored for the stored e-mail address. Sending. When the driving confirmation information is transmitted from the water heater 10 to the portable terminal 20 as notified by the portable terminal 20, the notification means 4 of the portable terminal 20 receives the driving confirmation information, and the portable terminal 20 The driver confirms that the driving confirmation information has been received by displaying characters on the display unit 22 included in the display 20, generating sound with the voice output unit 25, or generating vibration with the vibration generating unit 27. To inform.

For example, in the e-mail of the operation confirmation information illustrated in FIG. 5A, a notification that the mobile terminal 20 has newly entered the registration area from outside the registration area and “Do you want to stop the water heater ON?” An inquiry is made as to whether or not to stop the operation of the water heater 10. In the e-mail of the operation confirmation information illustrated in FIG. 5B, a notification that the mobile terminal 20 has newly entered the registration area from outside the registration area and a water heater “Do you want to turn on the water heater?” An inquiry is made as to whether or not to start 10 operations. In the e-mail of the operation confirmation information illustrated in FIG. 5C, a notification that the mobile terminal 20 has newly escaped from the registered area to the outside of the registered area and a water heater “Do you want to stop turning off the water heater?” An inquiry about whether or not to stop the operation of 10 is made. In the e-mail of the operation confirmation information illustrated in FIG. 5D, a notification that the mobile terminal 20 has newly escaped from the registration area and out of the registration area and a water heater “Do you want to turn off the water heater?” An inquiry about whether or not to stop the operation of 10 is made.
Then, the operation instruction is given to the hot water heater 10 by giving a response input such as a reply operation to the notified operation confirmation information, or the operation instruction to the hot water heater 10 is not performed. Instead of the information, the water heater 10 is operated based on the operation command information.

  The controller 21 determines whether or not there is a response input for this inquiry (step 116), and when there is a response input, transmits the content of the response input to the water heater 10 (step 118). The response input to the inquiry and the transmission of the content of the response input to the water heater 10 are performed by using the operation input unit 24 for the received e-mail by the operator of the water heater 10 who owns the portable terminal 20. It is established by replying. And a series of control operation in the portable terminal 20 is complete | finished.

Next, the control operation in the water heater 10 in the remote operation system will be described.
The control unit 11 of the water heater 10 determines whether or not information indicating that it is the operation confirmation position has been received from the portable terminal 20 (step 200). And when the information which shows that it is an operation confirmation position is received, the alerting | reporting management means 5 transmits the operation confirmation information which shows the timing which performs the operation confirmation of the water heater 10 to the e-mail address of the portable terminal 20. (Step 202). Thereafter, the control unit 10 sets a timer and waits for a response input from the portable terminal 20 for a predetermined time (steps 206 and 208). When there is a response input from the portable terminal 20 (when “Yes” in step 208), the operation management means 6 determines the operation command information based on the response input (step 212), and the operation command Based on the information, the operation of the water heater 10 is controlled (step 214). Then, in step 212, determination of driving command information as will be described later with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 (operation start control performed when newly entering the registration area and newly exiting the registration area Control at the time of operation stop performed at times) is performed.

The method for determining the operation command information based on the response input performed in step 212 will be described below.
First, in the operation start control of the water heater 10 when the positional relationship monitoring means 1 determines that the holder of the portable terminal 20 has newly entered the registration area from outside the registration area, (A) the operation management means 6 Is set to automatically shift to a posture for starting the operation of the water heater 10 (that is, a posture for starting the operation of the water heater 10 without receiving an operation permission from the driver), and (B) The operation management means 6 may be set so as not to automatically shift to a posture for starting the operation of the water heater 10. It should be noted that whether to set as in (A) or (B) above, use the operation input unit 24 of the portable terminal 20 and the operation input unit 14 of the water heater 10 to perform the driving operation. The user can change the setting.

When it is set as in (A) above (when it corresponds to “Yes” in step 212a in FIG. 6), in the driving confirmation information notified by the mobile terminal 20, as shown in FIG. An inquiry is made as to “do you want to stop the ON?” Of the water heater 10 that has already been automatically set to start operation. When the response input to this inquiry is one that does not permit the operation of the water heater 10 to “turn off the water heater 10” (when “Yes” in step 212b), the operation management means 6 The operation command information for not starting the operation of the water heater 10 that is already set to start the operation is determined (step 212c).
When the response input to the inquiry shown in FIG. 5A is not received (when “Yes” in step 212b), the operation management means 6 has already started the operation of the water heater 10. Since it is set, operation command information for starting the operation of the water heater 10 is determined according to the setting (step 212e). In other words, the operation management means 6 is configured to consider that an operation permission response input of the water heater 10 has been received unless it receives a response input that does not permit the operation of the water heater 10.

  When it is set as in (B) above (when it corresponds to “No” in step 212a in FIG. 6), as shown in FIG. An inquiry is made as to “turn on?” Of the water heater 10 that has already been set not to start operation. When the response input to this inquiry permits the operation of the water heater 10 to “turn on the water heater 10” (when “Yes” in step 212d), the operation management means 6 The operation command information for starting the operation of the water heater 10 that has already been set to not start is determined (step 212e). In addition, when the response input to the inquiry shown in FIG. 5B is not received (when “No” in step 212d), the operation management means 6 has not yet started the operation of the water heater 10. Since it is set, operation command information for not starting the operation of the water heater 10 is determined according to the setting (step 212c). That is, the operation management means 6 is configured to consider that a response input indicating that the operation of the water heater 10 is not permitted is received unless the response input indicating that the operation of the water heater 10 is permitted.

  On the other hand, when the positional relationship monitoring means 1 determines that the holder of the portable terminal 20 has newly escaped from the registration area to the outside of the registration area, (C) operation management means 6 is set to automatically shift to a posture for stopping the operation of the water heater 10 (that is, a posture for starting the operation of the water heater 10 without receiving an operation non-permission from the driver). (D) The operation management means 6 may be set so as not to automatically shift to a posture for stopping the operation of the water heater 10. Note that whether to set as in (C) or (D) above is determined using the operation input unit 24 of the portable terminal 20 and the operation input unit 14 of the water heater 10. The user can change the setting.

  When it is set as in (C) above (when it corresponds to “Yes” in step 212f in FIG. 7), in the driving confirmation information notified by the mobile terminal 20, as shown in FIG. An inquiry is made as to “Do you want to stop OFF?” Of the water heater 10 that has already been set to stop operation. When the response input to this inquiry is to permit the operation of the water heater to “stop turning off the water heater 10” (when “Yes” in step 212g), the operation management means 6 performs the operation. Operation command information for not stopping the operation of the water heater 10 that has already been set to be stopped is determined (step 212h). When the response input to the inquiry shown in FIG. 5C has not been received (when “No” in step 212g), the operation management means 6 has already stopped the operation of the water heater 10. Since it is set, operation command information for stopping the operation of the water heater 10 is determined according to the setting (step 212j). That is, the operation management means 6 is configured to consider that a response input indicating that the operation of the water heater 10 is not permitted is received unless the response input indicating that the operation of the water heater 10 is permitted.

  When the setting is made as in (D) above (when “No” in step 212f of FIG. 7), the driving confirmation information notified by the mobile terminal 20 is as shown in FIG. An inquiry is made as to “turn off?” Of the water heater 10 that has already been set to not stop the operation. When the response input to this inquiry is one that does not permit the operation of the water heater to “turn off the water heater 10” (when “Yes” in step 212i of FIG. 7), the operation management means 6 Determines operation command information for stopping the operation of the water heater 10 that has already been set not to stop the operation (step 212j). In addition, when the response input to the inquiry shown in FIG. 5D is not received (when “No” in step 212i), the operation management means 6 has already not to stop the operation of the water heater 10. Since it is set, operation command information for not stopping the operation of the water heater 10 is determined according to the setting (step 212h). In other words, the operation management means 6 is configured to consider that an operation permission response input of the water heater 10 has been received unless it receives a response input that does not permit the operation of the water heater 10.

Second Embodiment
Next, a remote driving operation system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. Since the configuration diagram of the remote operation system is the same as that shown in FIG. 1, the description thereof is omitted here.
As shown in FIG. 8, the portable terminal 20 includes a positional relationship monitoring unit 1 that monitors whether or not the positional relationship between the portable terminal 20 and the water heater 10 is an operation confirmation position, and the positional relationship is a water heater. 10 is a positional relationship information communication unit 2 that transmits information indicating the operation confirmation position that is a timing for performing the operation confirmation to the water heater 10, and a communication management unit 3 that manages information transmitted and received by the portable terminal 20. When it is determined that the positional relationship between the water heater 10 and the portable terminal 20 is the operation confirmation position and the information indicating the operation confirmation position transmitted from the positional relationship information communication unit 2 is received, Notification management means 5 for notifying the mobile terminal 20 of operation confirmation information indicating that it is time to confirm the operation of the water heater 10 is provided, and these means are realized by the control unit 21 and the communication unit 23. . In addition, an informing means 4 for informing the holder of information handled in the mobile terminal 20 is provided, and the informing means 4 is provided on the display unit 22, the audio output unit 25, the vibration generating unit 27, and the like of the mobile terminal 20. Has been realized.
The water heater 10 is provided with operation management means 6 for controlling the operation of the water heater 10 based on the operation command information from the portable terminal 20, and the operation management means 6 is realized by the control unit 12. .
Since the functions of the positional relationship monitoring unit 1, the communication management unit 3, the notification unit 4, the notification management unit 5, and the operation management unit 6 are the same as those described in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

Next, the operation control flowchart shown in FIG. 9 will be described.
The positional relationship monitoring means 1 of the portable terminal 20 is configured to monitor the positional relationship between the position of the portable terminal 20 itself and the position of the water heater 10 at a predetermined time interval. Determines whether the monitoring interval has elapsed. When the monitoring interval has not yet elapsed, the process returns to the beginning of this control operation flow. On the other hand, when the monitoring interval elapses and a new monitoring timing is reached, the control unit 21 of the mobile terminal 20 receives radio waves from the plurality of GPS satellites 30 and receives position information (for example, the mobile terminal 20 itself) Latitude / longitude information) is acquired (step 132).

  Next, the positional relationship monitoring unit 1 determines whether or not the position of the mobile terminal 20 is within a predetermined registration area (step 134). The positional relationship monitoring unit 1 stores information on where the registration area for the owner of the portable terminal 20 is. When the registration area is designated by the latitude and longitude, the mobile terminal 20 determines whether or not the position information (latitude and longitude information) acquired in step 132 is within the registration area. A determination is made as to whether it exists within. When the registration area is designated by an address, the current address of the mobile terminal 20 is applied by applying the position information (latitude and longitude information) acquired in step 132 to the electronic map data stored in the mobile terminal 20. Is determined, and it is determined whether or not the specified current address exists within the address of the registration area.

  When the position of the mobile terminal 20 is within the registration area (when “Yes” in step 134), the mobile terminal 20 has newly entered the registration area or has remained in the registration area from before. In order to determine whether or not the mobile terminal 20 is outside the registration area at the previous monitoring timing, it is determined by a method similar to the determination method in step 134 described above (step 138). Then, when the mobile terminal 20 is outside the registration area at the previous monitoring timing (when “Yes” in step 138), it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 has newly entered the registration area from outside the registration area. be able to. On the other hand, when the mobile terminal 20 is in the registration area at the previous monitoring timing (when “No” in step 138), it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 has remained in the registration area from before. it can.

  Further, when it is determined in step 134 that the position of the mobile terminal 20 is outside the registration area, the mobile terminal 20 has newly escaped from the registration area or has remained outside the registration area for some time. In order to determine whether or not the mobile terminal 20 is in the registration area at the previous monitoring timing, it is determined (step 136). When the mobile terminal 20 is in the registration area at the previous monitoring timing (when “Yes” in step 136), it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 has newly escaped from the registration area to the outside of the registration area. be able to. On the other hand, when the mobile terminal 20 is outside the registration area at the previous monitoring timing (when “No” in step 136), it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 has remained outside the registration area from before. it can.

As described above, the positional relationship monitoring unit 1 determines that the mobile terminal 20 is at the driving confirmation position P ₁ when the mobile terminal 20 newly enters the registration area from outside the registration area, and the mobile terminal 20 It determined that when the terminal 20 has been newly escaped out registration area from the registration area, the mobile terminal 20 is in the operation check position P _2. The fact that the mobile terminal 20 has newly entered the registration area from outside the registration area means that it is time to remotely control the start of operation of the water heater 10, and that the mobile terminal 20 is within the registration area. The fact that the user has newly escaped from the registered area from the beginning means that it is time to remotely control the operation stop of the water heater 10.

  Next, in step 140, the notification management means 5 of the mobile terminal 20 is the operation confirmation information indicating that it is the timing to remotely control the start of operation of the water heater 10, or the timing to remotely operate the stop of the water heater 10. Is notified by the notification means 4 of the mobile terminal 20. This operation confirmation information is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 5 in the first embodiment, and an inquiry about the operation confirmation position and operation control of the water heater 10 is made. The controller 21 determines whether or not there is a response input for this inquiry (step 142), and when there is a response input, transmits the content of the response input to the water heater 10 (step 144). And a series of control operation in the portable terminal 20 is complete | finished.

Next, the control operation in the water heater 10 in the remote operation system will be described.
The control unit 11 waits for a response input from the mobile terminal 20 (step 230). When there is a response input from the portable terminal 20 (when “Yes” in step 230), the operation management means 6 determines the operation command information based on the response input (step 232), and the operation command The operation of the water heater 10 is controlled based on the information (step 234). Since the method for determining the driving command information based on the response input from the portable terminal 20 is the same as that described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

<Third Embodiment>
Next, a remote driving operation system according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. Since the configuration diagram of the remote operation system is the same as that shown in FIG. 1, the description thereof is omitted here.

As shown in FIG. 10, the mobile terminal 20 includes a communication management unit 3 that manages information transmitted and received by the mobile terminal 20, and a notification unit 4 that notifies the owner of information handled in the mobile terminal 20. The communication management unit 3 is realized by the control unit 21 and the communication unit 23 of the mobile terminal 20, and the notification unit 4 is connected to the display unit 22, the audio output unit 25, the vibration generation unit 27, and the like of the mobile terminal 20. Has been realized.
And in the server apparatus 50, when the positional relationship monitoring means 1 which monitors whether the positional relationship of the portable terminal 20 and the water heater 10 is an operation confirmation position, and the positional relationship is an operation confirmation position, There is provided notification management means 5 for notifying the portable terminal 20 of the operation confirmation information that it is time to confirm the operation of the water heater 10.
The water heater 10 is provided with operation management means 6 for controlling the operation of the water heater 10 based on the operation command information from the portable terminal 20, and the operation management means 6 is realized by the control unit 12. .

  Since the functions of the positional relationship monitoring unit 1, the communication management unit 3, the notification unit 4, the notification management unit 5, and the operation management unit 6 are the same as those described in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

Next, the operation control flowchart shown in FIG. 11 will be described.
The positional relationship monitoring unit 1 of the portable terminal 20 is configured to monitor the positional relationship between the position of the portable terminal 20 itself and the position of the water heater 10 at a predetermined time interval. Determines whether the monitoring interval has elapsed. When the monitoring interval has not yet elapsed, the process returns to the beginning of this control operation flow. On the other hand, when the monitoring interval elapses and a new monitoring timing is reached, the control unit 21 of the mobile terminal 20 receives radio waves from the plurality of GPS satellites 30 and receives position information (for example, the mobile terminal 20 itself) Latitude / longitude information) is acquired (step 152). Then, the acquired position information is transmitted to the server device 50 via the communication unit 23.

  In portable terminal 20, after transmitting positional information to server device 50, it is the timing which carries out remote control of the start of operation of water heater 10, or the operation check which shows that it is the timing which carries out remote control of the stop of operation of water heater 10 It is monitored whether information is received from the server device 50 (step 156). When the driving confirmation information is received from the server device 50 (when “Yes” in step 156), the notification unit 4 of the portable terminal 20 displays that the portable terminal 20 has received the driving confirmation information. The notification is made by displaying characters at 22, generating sound with the audio output unit 25, or generating vibration with the vibration generating unit 27 (step 158).

  When the driving confirmation information is in the form of e-mail, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, notification that the mobile terminal 20 has newly entered the registered area from outside the registered area and the operation of the water heater 10 are started. An inquiry is made as to whether to do so. The control unit 21 determines whether or not there is a response input by the driver for the inquiry (step 160), and when there is a response input, transmits the content of the response input to the server device 50 (step 162). . The response input to this inquiry and the transmission of the content of the response input to the server device 50 are performed using the operation input unit 24 for the received e-mail by the driver of the water heater 10 who owns the portable terminal 20. It is established by replying. And a series of control operation in the portable terminal 20 is complete | finished.

Next, the control operation in the server device 50 in the remote driving operation system will be described.
The server device 50 monitors whether or not the position information transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 has been received (step 302). When the positional information is received from the mobile terminal 20, the positional relationship monitoring unit 1 of the server device 50 determines whether or not the position of the mobile terminal 20 is within a predetermined registration area (step 304). The positional relationship monitoring unit 1 stores information on where the registration area for the holder of the portable terminal 20 is, and this determination method is the same as that in the above embodiment, so that the description thereof is omitted.

  When the position of the mobile terminal 20 is within the registration area (when “Yes” in step 304), the mobile terminal 20 has newly entered the registration area or has remained in the registration area from before. In order to determine whether or not the mobile terminal 20 is outside the registration area at the previous monitoring timing, it is determined by a method similar to the determination method in step 304 described above (step 308). When the mobile terminal 20 is outside the registration area at the previous monitoring timing (when “Yes” in step 308), it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 has newly entered the registration area from outside the registration area. be able to. On the other hand, when the mobile terminal 20 is in the registration area at the previous monitoring timing (when “No” in step 308), it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 has remained in the registration area from before. it can.

  Further, when it is determined in step 304 that the position of the mobile terminal 20 is outside the registration area, the mobile terminal 20 has newly escaped from the registration area or has remained outside the registration area for some time. In order to determine whether or not the mobile terminal 20 is within the registration area at the previous monitoring timing (step 306). When the mobile terminal 20 is in the registration area at the previous monitoring timing (when “Yes” in step 306), it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 has newly escaped from the registration area to the outside of the registration area. be able to. On the other hand, when the mobile terminal 20 is outside the registration area at the previous monitoring timing (when “No” in step 306), it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 has remained outside the registration area from before. it can.

As described above, the positional relationship monitoring unit 1 determines that the mobile terminal 20 is at the driving confirmation position P ₁ when the mobile terminal 20 newly enters the registration area from outside the registration area, and the mobile terminal 20 It determined that when the terminal 20 has been newly escaped out registration area from the registration area, the mobile terminal 20 is in the operation check position P _2. The fact that the mobile terminal 20 has newly entered the registration area from outside the registration area means that it is time to remotely control the start of operation of the water heater 10, and that the mobile terminal 20 is within the registration area. The fact that the user has newly escaped from the registered area from the beginning means that it is time to remotely control the operation stop of the water heater 10.

  As described above, when it is determined in Steps 306 and 308 that the operation start and stop of the water heater 10 are remotely controlled, the notification management unit of the server device 50 displays the operation confirmation information indicating that fact. Is transmitted to the portable terminal 20 (step 310). Thereafter, the server device 50 sets a timer and waits for a response input from the portable terminal 20 for a predetermined time (steps 314 and 316). When there is a response input from the mobile terminal 20 (when “Yes” in step 316), the server device 50 determines the operation command information based on the response input (step 320), and the operation command information Is transmitted to the water heater 10 (step 322). Since the method for determining the driving command information based on the response input from the portable terminal 20 is the same as that described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted. When the time is up without receiving the response input, it is determined that there is no response input (step 318), and in step 320, the same operation command as described with reference to FIGS. Information decisions are made.

  In the water heater 10, when the operation command information is received from the server device 50 (step 250), the operation management means 5 controls the operation of the water heater 10 based on the operation command information (step 252).

<Fourth embodiment>
Next, a remote driving operation system according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. As illustrated in FIG. 12 for the present embodiment, the embodiment differs from the first embodiment to the third embodiment in that a plurality of portable terminals 20a, 20b and 20c are provided. Since the configuration diagram of the driving operation system is the same as that shown in FIG. 1, the description thereof is omitted here.

Since the first embodiment to the third embodiment have described the case where there is one portable terminal 20 for remotely operating the water heater 10, for example, the portable terminal 20 newly enters the registration area from outside the registration area. The operation confirmation information indicating that it is time to remotely control the start of operation of the water heater 10 is notified to the mobile terminal 20 as illustrated in FIG. In addition, when there are a plurality of driving operators of the water heater 10 and each person has the portable terminals 20a, 20b, 20c, the portable terminals 20a, 20b, 20c are all located outside the registration area. What is necessary is just to comprise so that the said driving | operation confirmation information may be alert | reported with respect to the portable terminal 20a discriminate | determined initially in a registration area.
Similarly, in the said 1st Embodiment to the said 3rd Embodiment, when the specific portable terminal 20 newly escapes from the inside of the registration area to the outside of the registration area, at the timing when the operation stop of the water heater 10 is remotely operated. Although it was comprised so that the driving confirmation information which shows that it might be notified with respect to the portable terminal 20, as illustrated in FIG.12 (b), there exist several driving operators of the water heater 10, and each When a person has mobile terminals 20a, 20b, and 20c, the mobile terminal 20a is determined to escape from the registration area from the state in which all of the mobile terminals 20a, 20b, and 20c are present in the registration area. Thus, the operation confirmation information may be notified.

  Next, operation control of the water heater 10 in the remote operation system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13 as a modified example of the first embodiment. The operation control flowchart shown in FIG. 13 is the same as FIG. 3 showing the operation control flowchart of the first embodiment except that step 107 and step 109 are provided. 107 and 109 will be described in detail, and description of other steps may be omitted. Moreover, although it demonstrates as a modification of 1st Embodiment, the same description is realized also in the case where a plurality of portable terminals exist in 2nd Embodiment and 3rd Embodiment.

  The positional relationship monitoring means 1 provided in each of the plurality of mobile terminals 20a, 20b, and 20c is an operation control flow that follows steps 100, 102, 104, and 106, or an operation control that follows steps 100, 102, 104, and 108. Whether the mobile terminal 20a, 20b, 20c has stayed in the registration area from before (corresponding to “No” in step 108) or has stayed outside the registration area from before (step 106) No.), whether it has newly entered the registration area (corresponding to “Yes” in step 108), or has newly escaped from the registration area (corresponding to “Yes” in step 106) ). And while rewriting the position information of its own mobile terminal in the position information table exemplified in Table 1 and Table 2 to “inside registration area” or “outside registration area”, referring to the position information of other mobile terminals, It is determined whether or not all other portable terminals are outside the registration area (step 109 and step 107).

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 12A, when the mobile terminal 20a newly enters the registration area (corresponding to “Yes” in Step 108), the position information table illustrated in Table 1 is created. If the other mobile terminals 20b and 20c are outside the registration area (corresponding to “Yes” in step 109), that is, the mobile terminal 20a is the first registration area among the plurality of mobile terminals 20a, 20b and 20c. If the mobile terminal has entered the mobile terminal 20a, in step 110, the positional relationship information communication means 2 of the mobile terminal 20a transmits information indicating the driving confirmation position to the water heater 10, and remotely starts the operation. It waits for the operation confirmation information indicating that it is the timing to be transmitted from the water heater 10 (step 112).
On the other hand, when at least one of the other mobile terminals 20b and 20c is in the registration area when the mobile terminal 20a newly enters the registration area (corresponding to “No” in step 109). The operation control is returned as it is.

Also, as illustrated in FIG. 12B, when the mobile terminal 20a newly escapes from the registration area (corresponding to “Yes” in step 106), the position information table illustrated in Table 2 is created. When the other mobile terminals 20b and 20c are outside the registration area (corresponding to “Yes” in step 107), that is, the mobile terminal 20a is the last registration area among the plurality of mobile terminals 20a, 20b and 20c. If it is a portable terminal that has escaped outside, in step 110, the positional relationship information communication means 2 of the portable terminal 20a transmits information indicating the operation confirmation position to the water heater 10, and remotely controls the operation stop. It waits for the operation confirmation information indicating that it is the timing to be transmitted from the water heater 10 (step 112).
On the other hand, when at least one of the other mobile terminals 20b and 20c is in the registration area when the mobile terminal 20a newly escapes from the registration area (corresponding to “No” in step 107). The operation control is returned as it is.

<Another embodiment>
<1>
Although the above embodiment has been described by taking a water heater with a communication function as an example of a device for remote operation operation, the remote operation system according to the present invention is applied to perform remote operation of various other devices. can do. For example, by applying it to remote operation such as an air conditioner with communication function, the air conditioner can be operated remotely so that a specific room is at a comfortable temperature when the driver returns home. It is also possible to do this.

<2>
In the above-described embodiment, the communication unit 16 is connected to the communication line 40 such as the Internet through a modem or the like, or uses a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) technology using the communication line 40 with radio waves, infrared rays, or the like. In some cases, wireless connection is used.

<3>
In the said embodiment, the holder of the portable terminal 20 demonstrated the case where the response input with respect to the driving confirmation information was performed by replying with respect to the email as driving confirmation information which was illustrated in FIG. However, the method of inputting a response is not limited to the method of executing a reply to an e-mail. For example, the driving operator who has received the notification of the driving confirmation information newly creates a command for starting and stopping the operation for the water heater 10 using the portable terminal 20, and sends the command from the portable terminal 20 to the water heater 10. A response input method such as transmission may be used.

<4>
In the above embodiment, after sending an e-mail or other command as a response input from the portable terminal 20 to the water heater 10 or the server device 50, an error message indicating that the e-mail or the command could not be delivered. When returned to the portable terminal 20, the communication management means 3 of the portable terminal 20 is configured to resend an e-mail or a command. Then, when an error message is returned after a predetermined number of times of re-transmission, the mobile terminal 20 is notified of the error information. As a notification method, a method of displaying an error message on the screen of the display unit 22 of the mobile terminal 20, a method of notifying sound by the audio output unit 25 of the mobile terminal 20, or a vibration generating unit 27 of the mobile terminal 20 is provided. There is a method of generating vibration at

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14 as a modified example of the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. 3, information indicating the operation confirmation position from the portable terminal 20 to the water heater 10 in step 110 is electronic. After being transmitted in the form of e-mail or the like, error processing control is performed to determine whether or not the information indicating the operation confirmation position has been normally distributed (step 111). In step 118, after the response input is transmitted from the portable terminal 20 to the water heater 10 in the form of e-mail or the like, error processing control is performed to determine whether or not the response input has been normally distributed ( Step 119). Since the content of the error processing control performed in step 111 using the positional relationship information communication unit 2 and the content of the error processing control performed in step 119 using the communication management unit 3 are the same, FIG. The error processing control performed in step 111 will be described with reference to FIG. Further, the second embodiment to the fourth embodiment can be modified so as to perform the same error processing control, but the content of the error processing control to be performed is the same as the content described in FIG. 14 and FIG. Therefore, the description of the modified examples related to the second embodiment to the fourth embodiment is omitted.

First, after information indicating that it is an operation confirmation position is transmitted from the portable terminal 20 to the water heater 10 by electronic mail, the control unit 21 of the portable terminal 20 is an electronic mail server device installed on the communication line 40. It is monitored whether or not an error message indicating that the electronic mail could not be distributed is received from (not shown) (step 111a). When an error message is received (when “Yes” in step 111a), the control unit 21 counts the number of times the error message is received (step 111c), and determines whether the count is equal to or greater than the set number. (Step 111d). When the number of error messages received is less than the set number (when “No” in step 111d), the positional relationship information communication means 2 sends information indicating that it is a driving confirmation position by e-mail. 10 is transmitted again (step 111e). On the other hand, when the number of error messages received is equal to or greater than the set number (when “Yes” in step 111d), that is, communication between the portable terminal 20 and the water heater 10 even if the set number is transmitted. When the transmission is not established and the transmission is defective, the control unit 21 causes the notification unit 4 to notify an error message (for example, to display character information such as “cannot communicate” on the display unit 22), and to the mobile terminal 20 Is notified that communication between the portable terminal 20 and the water heater 10 is not established.
When no error message is received within the predetermined time in step 111a (when “Yes” in step 111a), the control unit 21 indicates that the information indicating the operation confirmation position is normal to the water heater 10. The error message count is reset and the error processing control is terminated (step 111b).

<5>
In the above embodiment, to set the registration area so as to surround the remote control operation target device 10, by setting the operation check position P ₁ and the operation check position P ₂ on both sides of the boundary line of the registration area, the registration area The mobile terminal 20 that has entered the registration area (operation check position P ₁ ) from outside the registration area across the boundary line, or outside the registration area (operation check position P ₂ ) from the registration area across the boundary line of the registration area It is determined that the mobile terminal 20 that has escaped is present at the driving confirmation position, but the registration area as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 12 is not set, and the predetermined terminal as illustrated in FIGS. whether areas (e.g., areas designated by latitude and longitude, address area specified by) set the operating confirmation position P _1, P ₂ with, the positional relationship monitoring unit 1, the mobile terminal 20 exists in the operation check position It can be configured to monitor. Specifically, when it is detected that the portable terminal 20 is present at the driving confirmation position P ₁ after being present at the driving confirmation position P ₂ (that is, that the portable terminal 20 is approaching the water heater 10), the positional relationship is detected. The monitoring means 1 can determine that it is the timing when the mobile terminal 20 remotely controls the start of driving, and that the mobile terminal 20 exists at the driving confirmation position P ₂ after being present at the driving confirmation position P ₁ ( That is, when it is detected that the mobile terminal 20 is moving away from the water heater 10), the positional relationship monitoring unit 1 can determine that it is the timing at which the mobile terminal 20 remotely operates the operation stop.

<6>
In the third embodiment, the operation command information as a response input is transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 to the server device 50, the operation command information is transmitted from the server device 50 to the water heater 10, and the operation provided in the water heater 10 is performed. Although the remote control is performed such that the management means 6 controls the operation of the water heater 10 based on the operation command information, the operation as a response input from the portable terminal 20 to the water heater 10 without passing through the server device 50. It is also possible to configure such that the command information is directly transmitted and the remote operation of the water heater 10 is performed based on the operation command information.

<7>
In the above embodiment, the positional relationship monitoring unit 1 monitors the positional relationship between the portable terminal 20 and the water heater 10 at a predetermined monitoring time interval. However, the positional relationship monitoring frequency (monitoring interval) is variable. Modifications are also possible. For example, when the driving operator who owns the portable terminal 20 stops moving, the degree of change in the positional relationship between the portable terminal 20 and the water heater 10 monitored by the positional relationship monitoring unit 1 is small. In this case, the monitoring interval of the positional relationship between the mobile terminal 20 and the water heater 10 (or the acquisition interval of the location information of the mobile terminal 20) may be shortened. Therefore, the positional relationship monitoring means 1 can be used to change or reduce the frequency of monitoring the positional relationship between the portable terminal 20 and the water heater 10 when it can be determined that the driver is moving at a slow speed. When it can be determined that the operator is moving at a high speed, a change is made to increase the monitoring frequency of the positional relationship between the portable terminal 20 and the water heater 10, and the energy consumption by the positional relationship monitoring means 1 It is possible to reliably determine that the positional relationship between the portable terminal 20 and the water heater 10 is the operation confirmation position while reducing the size.

  Specifically, as a modification example of the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. 3, the control unit 21 of the mobile terminal 20 includes a modification part of the operation control flow of FIG. 3 in FIG. Based on the position information acquired in step 102, monitoring interval setting process control (step 103) for changing or maintaining the monitoring interval of the positional relationship between the portable terminal 20 and the water heater 10 is performed. . FIG. 16B shows the contents of the monitoring interval setting process control. Further, the second embodiment to the fourth embodiment can be modified so as to perform the same monitoring interval setting process control. The contents of the monitoring interval setting process control to be performed are shown in FIG. Since it is the same as that described in 16 (b), the description of the modified examples related to the second to fourth embodiments is omitted.

  First, after the position information of the mobile terminal 20 is acquired, the control unit 21 compares the position information at the time of monitoring the previous positional relationship with the position information at the time of monitoring the current positional relationship ( In step 103a), it is determined whether or not the amount of change is equal to or greater than a set upper limit (step 103b). That is, when the change amount is equal to or higher than the set upper limit, it means that the moving speed of the mobile terminal 20 is fast, and when the change amount is equal to or lower than the set lower limit, it means that the moving speed of the mobile terminal 20 is slow. When it is between the upper limit and the set lower limit, it means that the moving speed of the mobile terminal 20 is a normal speed. When the change amount is equal to or greater than the set upper limit (when “Yes” in step 103b), it means that the moving speed of the mobile terminal 20 is fast. The monitoring interval is shortened so that the position can be traced in detail (step 103c).

  On the other hand, when the amount of change is not equal to or greater than the set upper limit (when “No” in step 103b), the control unit 21 determines whether the amount of change is equal to or less than the set lower limit (step 103d). When the amount of change is equal to or less than the set lower limit (when “Yes” in step 103d), it means that the moving speed of the mobile terminal 20 is slow or stopped. By increasing the interval, it is not necessary to frequently monitor the movement status of the mobile terminal 20 in which the movement distance per unit time is short (step 103e). When the change amount is not equal to or greater than the set upper limit and is not equal to or less than the set lower limit (when “No” in step 103d), the monitoring interval of the mobile terminal 20 is appropriate, so the control unit 21 This monitoring interval setting processing control is terminated without changing the monitoring interval.

<8>
In the said embodiment, although the operation management means 6 demonstrated controlling the water heater 10 according to the operation command information based on the response input from the portable terminal 20, the water heater 10 was operated as the command of the operation command information. It can also be configured to monitor whether or not the result is transmitted to the mobile terminal 20. For example, the operation management means 6 that has received an operation state inquiry about the water heater 10 automatically or manually from the portable terminal 20 can detect the operation state of the water heater 10 and determine whether there is an abnormality. The operation management means 6 detects the operation state of the water heater 10 even if there is no inquiry from the portable terminal 20 or a form in which correct operation state information (an example of abnormality response information) is returned to the portable terminal 20 The operation state information that can determine whether or not there is an abnormality can be configured to be returned to the mobile terminal 20.

  Specifically, as a modification of the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. 3, the portable terminal 20 changes to the water heater 10 in step 118 as shown in FIG. After the response input is transmitted, the control unit 21 of the mobile terminal 20 sets a timer, waits for a predetermined time, and then inquires the water heater 10 about the current operating state by e-mail or the like (step 170, 172, 174). Then, the control unit 21 sets the timer again, and waits for a response to the inquiry (abnormality correspondence information) from the water heater 10 while waiting for a predetermined time (steps 176, 178, 180). When the water heater 10 receives the inquiry about the operation state, the operation management means 6 confirms its own operation state (steps 270 and 272). And when driving | running | working is not performed according to the driving | operation command information from the portable terminal 20, when abnormality, such as a failure, has generate | occur | produced, the driving | operation management means 6 has generated abnormality in the water heater 10. And the abnormality handling information is transmitted to the portable terminal 20 (steps 274 and 276). Further, when no abnormality has occurred, the operation management means 6 ends the operation state inquiry control.

  When the control unit 21 of the portable terminal 20 receives the abnormality response information indicating that there is an abnormality in the operation from the water heater 10 (when “Yes” in step 180), the notification unit 4 transmits the abnormality response information. (For example, character information such as “abnormality occurred. Do you want to reset?” Is displayed on the display unit 22). The owner of the portable terminal 20 that has received the notification of the abnormality response information inputs a response input (for example, a reset command or an operation stop command to the water heater 10) to the water heater 10 to deal with this abnormality. Can be transmitted (steps 184 and 186) to return the operating state of the water heater 10 to normal. Further, as the abnormality response information, there is information such as “repair is necessary. Repair contact Tel: xxx-xxxx-xxxx” that causes an occurrence of an abnormality and prompts for repair. On the other hand, when a response to the inquiry is not transmitted from the water heater 10 within a predetermined time (when “Yes” in step 178), the control unit 21 indicates that the water heater 10 is operating normally. Determination is made, and this operation state inquiry control is terminated.

  When the water heater 10 receives the response input from the portable terminal 20 in step 278, the operation management means 6 controls the operation of the water heater 10 based on the response input. For example, when a response input instructing to reset the operation of the water heater 10 is received from the portable terminal 20, the operation management unit 6 operates to reset the operation of the water heater 10 and restart the water heater 10. To do.

  In addition, the operation management unit 6 of the water heater 10 does not check the operation state of the water heater 10 after receiving an inquiry about the operation state from the portable terminal 20, but the operation management unit 6 does not confirm the operation state from the portable terminal 20. Regardless of the presence or absence of the inquiry, the operation state of the water heater 10 can be confirmed spontaneously at predetermined time intervals. In that case, since the steps 172, 174, 176, 178, and 270 shown in FIG.

  In addition, with reference to FIG. 17, the example in which the owner of the portable terminal 20 transmits a response input using the operation input unit 24 has been described. However, the portable terminal 20 is automatically operated without receiving an operation by the owner. It can also be configured to send a response input. For example, although the response input for starting the operation of the water heater 10 is transmitted in step 118, the abnormality response information indicating that the water heater 10 has stopped operating is received from the water heater 10 in step 180. The communication management means 3 of the portable terminal 20 that stores and manages what information is transmitted from the portable terminal 20 to the outside is the same as the operation command information already transmitted in Step 118. In step 118, it is determined that the operation is not being performed, and a response input for retransmitting the operation command information already transmitted in step 118 is automatically performed.

  The second embodiment to the fourth embodiment can be modified so as to perform the same operation state inquiry control as described above, but the contents of the operation state inquiry control to be performed will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. Since it is the same as the content to do, description of the modification regarding 2nd Embodiment to 4th Embodiment is abbreviate | omitted.

<9>
The screen examples of the display unit 22 of the mobile terminal 20 shown in FIGS. 5 (a) to 5 (d) are described for the purpose of illustration, and the subject of the described e-mail and the operation confirmation being notified are shown. Information and details of driving inquiries can be changed as appropriate.

<10>
In the above embodiment, as described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, when the owner of the mobile terminal 20 newly enters the area from outside the registration area, the operation management means 6 of the water heater 10 operates. Is set to start automatically, or the operation management means 6 of the water heater 10 is set to not start operation automatically, or the owner of the portable terminal 20 is registered When the operation management means 10 of the water heater 10 is set to a state in which the operation is automatically stopped when it newly escapes from the inside of the area, or the operation management means 6 of the water heater 10 is operated. In the above description, the mobile terminal is set to be set to a state in which the mobile phone is not automatically stopped and the setting can be freely changed. Finger from 20 Only when there is, it is also possible to construct the remote driving operation system using the water heater 10 such that the operation control according to the command is performed.

Configuration diagram of remote operation system Functional block diagram of remote operation system Flow chart of operation control Positional relationship between remotely operated devices and mobile devices Display screen example of mobile terminal Flow chart for starting control Flow chart of control at shutdown Functional block diagram of remote operation system Flow chart of operation control Functional block diagram of remote operation system Flow chart of operation control Positional relationship between remotely operated devices and mobile devices Flow chart of operation control Flow chart of operation control Error processing control flowchart (A) is a flowchart of operation control, (b) is a flowchart of monitoring interval setting processing control. Flow chart of operation control

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Position relationship monitoring means 5 Notification management means 6 Operation management means 10 Water heater (apparatus for remote operation operation)
20 Mobile devices

Claims (22)

A positional relationship monitoring means for monitoring whether or not the positional relationship between the remote operation target device and the mobile terminal of the driver is a driving confirmation position;
When the positional relationship monitoring means determines that the position is the driving confirmation position, the portable terminal is notified of driving confirmation information indicating that it is time to check the operation of the remotely operated device. Notification management means;
A remote driving operation system provided with an operation management means for controlling the operation of the remote operation target device based on driving command information from the portable terminal.   The remote operation target device and the mobile terminal are configured to be communicable, the positional relationship monitoring unit and the notification management unit are provided in the mobile terminal, and the operation management unit corresponds to the remote operation target device. The remote driving operation system according to claim 1, wherein the remote operation system is provided. The remote operation target device and the mobile terminal are configured to be communicable, the positional relationship monitoring unit is provided in the mobile terminal, and the notification management unit and the operation management unit correspond to the remote operation target device. Provided,
The portable terminal is provided with a positional relationship information communication means for transmitting information indicating that the positional relationship is the driving confirmation position to the remote operation target device,
When the notification management means receives information indicating that the positional relationship is the driving confirmation position from the portable terminal, the driving management information is transmitted to the portable terminal and is notified by the portable terminal. The remote driving operation system according to claim 1 configured as described above.   When the positional relationship information communication means transmits information indicating the operation confirmation position to the remote operation target device, if the transmission is defective, the operation confirmation is performed to the remote operation target device. The remote driving operation system according to claim 3, wherein the remote operation system is configured to retransmit information indicating the position. The remote operation target device and the mobile terminal are configured to be communicable via a server device, the positional relationship monitoring unit and the notification management unit are provided in the server device, and the operation management unit is configured to perform the remote operation. It is provided corresponding to the operation target equipment,
The remote driving operation system according to claim 1, wherein the notification management unit is configured to transmit the driving confirmation information to the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal notifies the mobile terminal.   When the communication management means for managing information transmitted / received by the portable terminal transmits the operation command information to the remotely operated operation target device, communication between the remotely operated operation target device and the portable terminal is poor. 6. The remote operation system according to claim 1, wherein the operation command information is retransmitted to the remote operation target device.   The remote operation system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the operation command information is operation permission information or operation disapproval information for the remotely operated operation target device.   When the operation management means receives the operation permission information as the operation command information from the portable terminal in the state where the position relationship monitoring means determines that the operation confirmation position, the remote operation operation The remote operation system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the target device is controlled to operate.   When the operation management means does not receive the operation non-permission information as the operation command information from the portable terminal in the state where the position relationship monitoring means determines that the operation confirmation position is present, The remote operation system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the remote operation operation target device is controlled to operate.   When the operation management means receives the operation disapproval information as the operation command information from the portable terminal in a state where the operation relationship is determined by the positional relationship monitoring means, the remote operation is performed. The remote operation system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the operation target device is controlled so as not to operate.   When the operation management means does not receive the operation permission information as the operation command information from the portable terminal in the state where the positional relationship monitoring means determines that the operation confirmation position is present, The remote operation system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the operation target device is controlled so as not to operate.   When the operation management means receives the operation permission information as the operation command information from the portable terminal in the state where the position relationship monitoring means determines that the operation confirmation position, the remote operation operation The operation control command waiting operation management state for controlling the target device to operate and the remote operation target device to be operated when the operation non-permission information as the operation command information is not received from the portable terminal. The remote operation system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the remote operation system is configured to be freely changeable and changeable to an operation permission priority operation management state to be controlled.   When the operation management means receives the operation disapproval information as the operation command information from the portable terminal in a state where the position relationship monitoring means determines that the operation confirmation position is the remote operation operation Operation not permitted command waiting operation management state for controlling the target device not to operate, and the remote operation target device not to be operated when the operation permission information as the operation command information is not received from the portable terminal The remote operation system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the remote operation system is configured to be freely changeable and changeable to an operation non-permitted priority operation management state to be controlled.   When the driving confirmation information is notified by the portable terminal, the operation permission information as the driving command information and the operation non-permission as the driving command information are performed by performing a response to the notification and not performing the response. The remote driving operation system according to any one of claims 7 to 13, configured to be able to select information.   The positional relationship monitoring means determines that the operation confirmation position is a time when the positional relationship has changed from a state corresponding to the operation confirmation position to a state corresponding to the operation confirmation position. The remote operation system according to any one of claims 1 to 14, which is configured.   The positional relationship monitoring means determines that the operation confirmation position is when the positional relationship is closer to the operation confirmation position than the state corresponding to the operation confirmation position. The remote operation system according to any one of claims 1 to 14, which is configured. The positional relationship monitoring means is configured to monitor a plurality of portable terminals,
For the mobile terminal that the notification management means first determined that the position of the plurality of mobile terminals is the operation confirmation position from the time when the positional relationship is far from the state corresponding to the operation confirmation position, The remote driving operation system according to claim 15, configured to notify the driving confirmation information. The positional relationship monitoring means is configured to monitor a plurality of portable terminals,
For the portable terminal that the notification management means has finally determined as the driving confirmation position from when all the positional relationships of the plurality of portable terminals are closer than the state corresponding to the driving confirmation position, The remote driving operation system according to claim 16, configured to notify the driving confirmation information.   When an abnormality occurs when the operation management unit operates the remote operation target device based on the operation command information from the portable terminal, the portable terminal is notified of abnormality correspondence information corresponding to the abnormality. The remote driving operation system according to any one of claims 1 to 18, which is configured as described above.   The remote driving operation system according to claim 19, wherein the driving management unit is configured to notify the portable terminal of the abnormality handling information when a driving state inquiry is received from the portable terminal.   21. The remote driving operation system according to claim 19 or 20, wherein the operation management means is configured to control operation of the remote operation target device based on a response input from the portable terminal to the abnormality handling information.   The position relationship monitoring unit is configured to monitor the position relationship at a predetermined frequency and freely change the monitoring frequency of the position relationship according to the degree of change in the position relationship. The remote operation system described in 1.

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