JP2005175816A - Wireless remote controller and telecontroller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To grasp the operation state of lighting equipment without connecting to the lighting equipment by wire in the remote control of the lighting equipment, and to confirm action in operation. <P>SOLUTION: A remote controller 18 detects brightness around the lighting equipment 11, determines the operation state of the lighting equipment 11 based on the detected brightness around the lighting equipment 11, and notifies the telecontroller 16 of the determined operation state of the lighting equipment 11. The telecontroller 16 transmits a control signal to the remote controller 18, receives a state notification signal for indicating the operation state determined based on the brightness around the lighting equipment 11 or a state notification signal for indicating the operation state determined based on control signal reception sound from the remote controller 18, and determines the control details of the control signal based on the operation state indicated by the state notification signal when the lighting equipment 11 has to be controlled. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a wireless remote control device for remotely controlling a lighting device and a telecontrol device for remotely controlling the lighting device from outside the house via a telephone line.

  For remote control of lighting equipment and air conditioners by telecontrol using a telephone line, a wired connection between the controlled equipment and the control equipment (telecontrol device) via a JEM-A interface (also called HA terminal) Connected, the telecontrol device receives a signal indicating the operating state from the lighting device or air conditioner that is the controlled device, checks the state, and in the case of inversion control, generates a control signal to invert that state It was given to lighting equipment, an air conditioner, etc. (for example, refer patent document 1).

On the other hand, the number of lighting devices that use a wireless remote control device (hereinafter referred to as a remote control) is increasing, and the number of lighting devices that are turned on / off with a switch having a power line installed on the wall is decreasing.
JP-A-1-49842

  However, when a remote control is used as a switch of the lighting device, if the lighting device does not have a function of wirelessly transmitting a signal indicating an operation state to the remote control, the lighting is performed like a wired connection using the JEM-A interface. There is a problem that a signal indicating an operation state cannot be received from the device. Since the ON / OFF state of the lighting device cannot be confirmed on the remote control side, the operation cannot be confirmed during operation. Since the telecontrol device receives an operation state signal from the remote controller, a situation occurs in which the ON / OFF state of the lighting device cannot be confirmed even in the telecontrol device.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in the remote control of the lighting device, it is possible to grasp the operating state of the lighting device even if it is not wiredly connected to the lighting device, and confirm the operation at the time of operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless remote control device and a telecontrol device that can also be used.

  The wireless remote control device of the present invention detects the brightness around the lighting device, determines the operating state of the lighting device based on the detected brightness around the lighting device, and determines the determined operating state of the lighting device. This is to notify the telecontrol device.

  The telecontrol device of the present invention transmits a control signal to the wireless remote control device, and based on a state notification signal or control signal reception sound indicating an operation state determined from the wireless remote control device based on the brightness around the lighting device. A state notification signal indicating the determined operation state is received, and when it is necessary to control the lighting device, the control content of the control signal is determined based on the operation state indicated in the state notification signal.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a wireless remote control device and a tele control device capable of grasping an operation state of a lighting device even when the lighting device is not wiredly connected in remote control of the lighting device and confirming an operation at the time of operation. Can be provided.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control means for transmitting and controlling a radio signal corresponding to a control signal from a telecontrol device that controls a controlled device according to a control instruction received via a telephone line to a lighting device. Detecting means for detecting the brightness around the lighting device; determining means for determining the operating state of the lighting device based on the detected brightness around the lighting device; and A wireless remote control device comprising status notification means for notifying the control device.

  According to the wireless remote control device configured in this way, the operating state of the lighting device is determined based on the brightness around the lighting device and the operating state is notified to the telecontrol device. On the other hand, even if the function of wirelessly transmitting a signal indicating the operation state is not installed, the operation state of the lighting device can be grasped by the wireless remote control device.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the wireless remote control device according to the first aspect, if the determination means has a difference between the previous brightness detection value and the current brightness detection value exceeding a threshold value, It was decided that the operating state was reversed from the previous operating state.

  Thereby, the operation state of the lighting device can be grasped from the previous brightness detection value and the current brightness detection value.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the wireless remote control device according to the first aspect, if the determination means has a difference between the previous brightness detection value and the current brightness detection value exceeding a threshold value, The current operating state is determined by judging the direction of change of the operating state from the magnitude relationship between the previous and current detection values.

  Thereby, the operation state of the lighting device can be grasped from the previous brightness detection value and the current brightness detection value, and the reliability can be made higher than the algorithm that simply determines the inverted operation state.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the wireless remote control device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the state notification unit is an output of an external illumination sensor installed in the vicinity of a window of a room where the illumination device is installed. When the brightness detection signal to be displayed indicates that it is brighter than the threshold value, the telecontrol device is not notified of the operating state of the lighting device.

  As a result, when the brightness detection signal output by the external illumination sensor installed near the window in the room is brighter than the threshold value, the operation state of the lighting device is not notified to the tele-control device, so the reliability can be low. It is possible to prevent notification of a sexual operating state.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided control means for transmitting a radio signal according to a control signal from a telecontrol device that controls a controlled device in accordance with a control instruction received via a telephone line to the lighting device for control. Detecting means for detecting the signal reception sound of the lighting device that has received the wireless signal; determination means for determining the operating state of the lighting device based on the detected signal reception sound; and the determined operating state of the lighting device. A wireless remote control device comprising status notification means for notifying the telecontrol device.

  According to the wireless remote control device configured in this way, the operating state of the lighting device is determined based on the difference in the control signal received sound of the lighting device and the operating state is notified to the telecontrol device. Even if the function of wirelessly transmitting a signal indicating the operation state to the remote control device is not installed, the operation state of the lighting device can be grasped by the wireless remote control device.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telecontrol device for controlling a controlled device in response to a control instruction received via a telephone line, wherein a control signal is transmitted to the wireless remote control device in order to control the lighting device. It is necessary to control the illumination device, a control signal transmission unit for transmitting, a state notification signal reception unit for receiving a state notification signal indicating an operation state determined based on brightness around the illumination device from the wireless remote control device, and And a control means for determining the control content of the control signal based on the operation state indicated by the state notification signal.

  According to the telecontrol device configured as described above, the operating state of the lighting device can be grasped by receiving a state notification signal indicating the operating state determined based on the brightness around the lighting device from the wireless remote control device. The control content of the control signal can be determined.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the telecontrol device according to the sixth aspect, when the control means receives a status notification signal from the wireless remote control device, it determines whether or not to adopt the status notification signal depending on the reception time. It was decided.

  As a result, it is determined whether or not the state notification signal is to be adopted depending on the reception time, so that the state notification signal received in the time zone in which the reliability is lowered can be prevented from being adopted.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the telecontrol device according to the sixth aspect, the control means is configured such that a brightness detection signal output from a lighting sensor in a room where the lighting device is installed is lower than a threshold value. If it is bright, the status notification signal received during that time is not adopted.

  As a result, when the room is brighter than the threshold value, the state notification signal received during that time is not employed, and therefore the state notification signal whose reliability has been lowered because the room is too bright can be avoided.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telecontrol device for controlling a controlled device in response to a control instruction received via a telephone line, wherein a control signal is transmitted to the wireless remote control device in order to control the lighting device. Control signal transmitting means for transmitting, state notification signal receiving means for receiving a state notification signal indicating an operation state determined based on a control signal reception sound emitted from the lighting device from the wireless remote control device, and controlling the lighting device And a control means for determining the control content of the control signal based on the operation state indicated in the state notification signal when necessary.

  According to the telecontrol device configured as described above, the operating state of the lighting device can be grasped by receiving the state notification signal indicating the operating state determined based on the control signal reception sound of the lighting device from the wireless remote control device. The control content of the control signal can be determined.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telecontrol system comprising a telecontrol device and a wireless remote control device for controlling a controlled device in accordance with a control instruction received via a telephone line, the wireless remote control device comprising: Remote control side control means for transmitting and controlling a radio signal corresponding to the control signal from the telecontrol device to the lighting equipment, detection means for detecting the brightness around the lighting equipment, and the detected brightness around the lighting equipment And a status notifying means for notifying the telecontrol device of the determined operating status of the lighting device, the telecontrol device comprising the wireless remote control device. Control signal transmitting means for transmitting a control signal to the wireless remote control device and a status notification signal from the wireless remote control device Tele-control comprising: a status notification signal receiving means for receiving and a main body side control means for determining the control content of the control signal based on the operation state indicated in the status notification signal when the lighting device needs to be controlled System.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a telecontrol system according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system overview of a telecontrol system. This shows a state in which electrical devices such as the lighting device 11, the air conditioner 12, the electric shutter 13, the floor heating appliance 14, and the electric lock 15 are installed in the house.

  The telecontrol device 16 includes a master unit 16-1 and a slave unit 16-2. In the case where the parent device and the child device are not distinguished from each other, the description will be made as “telecontrol device 16”. Base unit 16-1 is connected to a telephone line. An operation signal is sent from outside the house to the telecontrol device 16 via a telephone line. The telecontrol device 16 controls the operation of the device to be operated based on an operation signal sent via a telephone line.

  The illumination device 11 is configured to be operated by infrared rays from the remote controller 18. A control signal is transmitted from the telecontrol device 16 to the remote controller 18, and the remote controller 18 that has received the control signal transmits a signal to the lighting device 11 using infrared rays. The lighting device 11 can also be operated by directly operating the operation unit of the remote controller 18. A remote controller 19 is used for the air conditioner 12.

  FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of the telecontrol device 16 and the remote controller 18. The telecontrol device 16 includes a control device 201 that executes various controls described later. Various components are arranged around the control device 201. Each component is as follows.

  A detection unit for detecting a signal arriving from a telephone line is provided. An incoming signal detection unit 202 that detects an incoming signal, a PB signal detection unit 203 that detects a PB signal, and a number display signal detection unit 204 that detects a number display signal. In addition, a response control device 205 that performs response control is provided. These components 202 to 205 detect signals from the telephone line and perform appropriate response control.

  A control signal transmission unit 206 that transmits a control signal to the remote control 18, a state notification signal reception unit 207 that receives a state notification signal coming from the remote control 18, and a telecon setting value storage unit 208 that stores a telecon setting value are provided.

  A control content storage unit 209 that stores control contents such as “ON”, “OFF”, and “forward feed” for the lighting device 11, a time storage unit 210 that stores arbitrary time information, a time clock unit 211 that clocks time, and after reverse control Is provided with a reverse control timing unit 212 that counts the elapsed time.

  A device state storage unit 213 that stores the state of the lighting device 11 notified by the state notification signal, and a blinking cycle control device 214 that controls the blinking cycle of the device lamp 215 are provided.

  In addition, a device button 216 operated by a user, an LCD 217 as a display unit, and a terminal 218 to which an external illuminance sensor 219 is connected in line are installed on the control device 201.

  The remote controller 18 includes a control device 231 that executes various controls described later. Various components are arranged around the control device 231. Each component is as follows.

  A control signal receiving unit 232 that receives a control signal transmitted from the telecontrol device 16, a status notification signal transmission unit 233 that transmits a status notification signal to the telecontrol device 16, an internal illuminance sensor 234 that detects the illuminance around the remote control 18, and an internal An internal illuminance sensor storage unit 235 that stores a measurement value of the illuminance sensor 234 and a device state storage unit 236 that stores an operation state of the illumination device 11 are provided.

  An audio amplification unit 237 that amplifies an audio signal output from a microphone 239 installed in the remote control 18, an audio observation counter 238, and a blinking cycle control unit 240 that controls the infrared lamp 241 installed in the remote control 18 are provided. Moreover, the external illumination intensity sensor 243 installed in the vicinity of the window of the room where the lighting device 11 is installed includes a terminal 242 for line connection. The external illuminance sensor 243 detects external light entering from the window (light from outside the building).

  Here, an outline of a telecon operation for the lighting device 11 will be described. FIG. 3 shows a concept of ON / OFF control of the lighting device 11 by telecon operation. For example, a line connection is made from the mobile phone M to the telecontrol device 16 through the public line network, and the buttons of the mobile phone M are turned on or off to send “ON operation” and “OFF operation” signals to the telecontrol device 16. send. In FIG. 3, the lighting device 11 is assigned to the device button 216a of the parent device 16-1. When receiving the “ON operation” signal, base unit 16-1 sends a control signal to remote controller 18 for transmitting an infrared command for lighting lighting device 11 from remote controller 18. Upon receiving this control signal, the remote controller 18 transmits an infrared command “ON” for turning on the lighting device 11 to the lighting device 11 by infrared transmission. As a result, the lighting device 11 is turned on. Conversely, when the lighting device 11 that is turned on is turned off, the master unit 16-1 receives the “OFF operation” signal, and sends a control signal that causes the remote control 18 to transmit an infrared command “OFF” that turns off the lighting device 11. Send to remote control 18. Upon receiving this control signal, the remote controller 18 transmits an infrared command “OFF” for turning off the lighting device 11 to the lighting device 11 by infrared. As a result, the lighting device 11 is turned off. As described above, a method of sending an infrared command in the reverse direction, such as ON-OFF-ON... To the lighting device 11, is referred to as ON / OFF control.

  FIG. 4 shows the concept of controlling the lighting device 11 in order by telecon operation. By repeatedly giving the same infrared command “sequential feed” to the lighting device 11, the device state is changed in the order of “2-tube lighting”-“1-tube lighting”-“jujutsu lighting”-“off”. At the time of teleconversion, the mobile phone M performs a single operation of only “forward” operation. In this manner, a method of repeatedly sending out the “sequential” infrared command to the lighting device 11 is referred to as “sequential control”.

  Next, the operation of the telecontrol system configured as described above will be specifically described.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of the remote controller 18. The remote controller 18 executes a process for receiving a control signal from the telecontrol device 16 (S101). The control device 231 periodically checks the control signal receiving unit 232, and transmits an infrared command corresponding to the control content to the lighting device 11 if the control signal is received (S101).

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing details of step S101. The remote controller 18 confirms the control signal receiving unit 232 (S201), and if the control signal is received (S202), the control content is determined in steps S203, 204, and 205. If it is determined in step S203 that the control content is “ON”, the flashing cycle control unit 240 is instructed to transmit an infrared command “ON” (S206). As a result, the lighting device 11 is turned on in response to the infrared command “ON”. If it is determined in step S204 that the control content is “OFF”, the flashing cycle control unit 240 is instructed to transmit an infrared command “OFF” (S207). As a result, the illumination device 11 is turned off in response to the infrared command “OFF”. If it is determined in step S205 that the control content is “sequential feed”, the flashing cycle control unit 240 is instructed to transmit an infrared command “sequential feed” (S208). As a result, the lighting device 11 transitions one lighting state in response to the infrared command “forward feed”. The above operation is the control signal reception process.

  In FIG. 5, after the control signal reception process (S101) is executed, the illuminance sensor state storage process (S102) is executed. In the illuminance sensor state storage process, the lighting state after the operation is detected and stored using the internal illuminance sensor 234 installed in the remote controller 18.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing details of step S102. The measured value (A) of the internal illuminance sensor 234 installed in the remote controller 18 is read (S210). Thereby, the illuminance (bright / dark) by the lighting device 11 after the infrared command transmission is detected. On the other hand, the previous reading value (A) (illuminance before transmission of the infrared command) is read from the internal illuminance sensor storage unit 235 (S211). The difference between the illuminance measurement value (a) immediately after the previous infrared command transmission and the illuminance measurement value (a) after the current infrared command transmission is calculated (S212). As a result, if the difference value indicates that the illuminance has changed (S213) and the illuminance measurement value (a) after the transmission of the current infrared command exceeds the threshold value (S214), the device state The contents of the storage unit 236 are rewritten in the reverse direction (S215). Since it can be confirmed from the change in illuminance that the device state of the lighting device 11 has definitely changed by the transmission of the infrared command, the contents of the device state storage unit 236 are rewritten from ON to OFF or from OFF to ON.

  On the other hand, in the case of ON / OFF control, when an infrared command in the reverse direction is transmitted but the change in the device state of the lighting device 11 cannot be detected from the change in illuminance (S213), or the illuminance change has occurred but the illuminance measurement value When the value of (a) is smaller than the threshold value, the device state storage unit 236 is not rewritten. This is because, when the value of the illuminance measurement value (a) is smaller than the threshold value, it is expected not to be due to a change in the state of the lighting device 11 but to a change in outside light or the like.

  Then, the current illuminance measurement value (A) is written in the internal illuminance sensor storage unit 235, and the process is terminated (S216).

  In this way, the remote controller 18 is arranged at a location that is directly illuminated from the lighting device 11, the illumination state is detected by the internal illumination sensor 234 provided in the remote controller 18, and the detected illumination state is transmitted to the internal illumination sensor storage unit 235. Therefore, even if the function for transmitting the operation state to the lighting device 11 is not installed, the current operation state of the lighting device 11 can be accurately grasped and stored in the remote controller 18.

  By the way, in the flowchart of FIG. 7, when the conditions of steps S213 and S214 are satisfied, it is determined that the device state is reversed. However, it is also possible to determine that the device state is reversed based on another condition.

  FIG. 8 is the same as the process between steps S210 to S213 in FIG. 7 from step S220 to S223, which shows an example of determining that the device state has been reversed based on another condition. In FIG. 8, when it is determined in step S223 that the illuminance has changed, it is determined whether or not the amount of change exceeds a threshold value (S224). If the amount of change exceeds the threshold value, the direction of change is determined (S225). The direction of change is from OFF (“dark”) to ON (“bright”) or from ON (“bright”) to OFF (“dark”). Specifically, if the measured illuminance value (A)> measured illuminance value (A), the direction of change is OFF to ON, and if measured illuminance value (A) <measured illuminance value (A), the direction of change Is ON to OFF. When the device state storage unit 236 is rewritten with “ON”, the process proceeds to step S226, and when it is rewritten with “OFF”, the process proceeds to step S227. Finally, the current read value (A) is written into the internal illuminance sensor storage unit 235 (S228).

  As described above, if an illuminance change is detected from the measured values (a) and (b) of the internal illuminance sensor 234 of the remote controller 18, the change state is determined and the device state is determined. Compared to writing the device status in the opposite direction to the status, the reliability can be improved.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the remote controller 18 executes an illuminance sensor state storage process (S102), and then executes a state notification signal transmission process (S103). In the state notification signal transmission process, the device state written in the device state storage unit 236 is transmitted to the telecontrol device 16.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing details of step S103. The device state written therein is read from the device state storage unit 236 (S230). If there is a change from the previous device state (S231), the read device state is transmitted from the state notification signal transmission unit 233 to the telecontrol device 16 (S233). As a result, the latest device state of the lighting device 11 is transmitted to the telecontrol device 16. If there is no change in the device state (S231), it waits until the transmission interval of the state notification signal elapses (S232), and the device state currently written in the device state storage unit 236 is displayed as the state notification signal transmission unit. Transmission from 233 to the telecontrol device 16 (S233).

  As described above, when a change in the device state is detected by the remote controller 18, the device state is immediately transmitted to the telecontrol device 16, and the device state is periodically transmitted to the telecontrol device 16 even if there is no change in the device state. As a result, accurate and latest data can always be stored in the device state storage unit 213 of the telecontrol device 16.

  In the daytime, there may be strong external light entering through windows. In such an environment, since the change in illuminance is small between the state in which the lighting device 11 is turned on and the state in which it is turned off, there is a possibility that the device state cannot be accurately grasped.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, the measurement value of the external illuminance sensor 243 installed at a location where the external light near the window of the room where the lighting device 11 is installed can be received is read (S240). When a blind is installed in the window, it is desirable that the external illuminance sensor 243 is installed inside the blind. This is because when the outside light is sufficiently blocked by the blinds, the device state can be accurately grasped from the illuminance measurement value even during the daytime. If the measured value of the external illuminance sensor 243 exceeds the threshold value (S241), the process is terminated without transmitting the status notification signal, but if the measured value does not exceed the threshold value (S241). ), A status notification signal is transmitted (S242).

  Here, the modification of the system which detects the apparatus state of the illuminating device 11 is demonstrated. The example shown in FIG. 5 uses the measurement value of the internal illuminance sensor 234, but in this modification, the “sound” emitted by the lighting device in response to the infrared command is detected to grasp the device state.

  FIG. 11 shows an overall flow of the remote controller 18. The control signal reception process in step S251 has the same contents as in step S101 shown in FIG. After the infrared command is transmitted to the lighting device 11 in step S251, the microphone 239 is turned on (S252).

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing details of step S252. It is determined whether or not the switch of the microphone 239 is currently OFF (S260), and if it is OFF, it is determined whether or not the transmission of the infrared command executed in step S251 has been completed (S261). If it is confirmed that the transmission of the infrared command has been completed, the switch of the microphone 239 is turned on to make it possible to collect sound (S262). Then, the count value of “microphone ON time” is set (S263). Thus, the microphone ON process is completed.

  Next, when the microphone ON process is executed in step S252, a microphone input determination process is executed (S253). This is a process of determining the type of operation sound of the lighting device 11 to detect the device state and reflecting it in the device state storage unit 236.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing details of step S253. The general lighting device 11 emits a short beep when it is turned on (lit), but emits a long beep when it is turned off (unlit). This sound is a reception sound generated when a control signal is received. The type of control signal received sound is determined. First, the output signal of the audio amplifying unit 237 that amplifies the output signal of the microphone 239 is monitored to determine whether there is a microphone input (S270). When the microphone input is detected, the input sound frequency is analyzed to determine whether the sound is a control signal reception sound (S271). If it is a control signal reception sound, the count value of the sound observation counter 238 is incremented and the process is terminated (S272). That is, the process loops back to the overall flow of FIG.

  On the other hand, if there is no received sound during the loop processing, it is determined in step S270 that there is no microphone input or the control signal is not received in step S271, and the value of the voice observation counter 238 is read (S273). Then, it is determined from the voice observation count value whether or not the microphone input has continued for a predetermined time of “OFF” (S274), and if “OFF” has continued for the predetermined time, “OFF” is written in the device state storage unit 236 (S275). ). If the specified time for the microphone input “OFF” is not continuous but the specified time for “ON” is continuous (S276), “ON” is written in the device status storage unit 236 (S277). Thereafter, the value of the voice observation counter 238 is cleared to 0 (S278).

  In this way, the length of the control signal reception sound emitted from the lighting device 11 is measured to detect the device state, and the detected device state is written in the device state storage unit 236. Therefore, the function of transmitting the operation state to the lighting device 11 Even if the remote control 18 is not installed, the device status of the lighting device 11 can be grasped.

  When the microphone input determination process in step S253 of FIG. 11 is completed, the microphone OFF process is executed (S254). FIG. 14 shows details of the process in step S254. If the microphone 239 is ON (S280), the “microphone ON time” is counted (S281), and when the specified time has elapsed (S282), the microphone 239 is turned OFF (S283). The microphone 239 is turned off by turning off the sound amplifying unit 237.

  When the microphone OFF process is completed, a state notification signal transmission process is executed (S255). Step S255 is the same processing as step S103 of FIG.

  Next, the operation of the telecontrol device 16 will be described.

  FIG. 15 is a schematic flowchart showing the operation of the telecontrol device 16. The telecontrol device 16 first executes a state notification signal reception process (S301). This is a process of receiving a status signal and rewriting the device status storage unit 213 of the telecontrol device 16. As described above, the state notification signal may be generated based on the detection value of the internal illuminance sensor 234, or may be generated based on the detection sound of the microphone 239.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing details of the process in step S301. The control device 201 periodically checks the status notification signal receiving unit 207 (S311), and if the status notification signal is received from the remote controller 18 (S312), the device status indicated by the received status communication signal is The device state storage unit 213 is rewritten (S313).

  Accordingly, when the device state of the lighting device 11 changes from the remote controller 18, a state notification signal is notified, and the device state storage unit 213 is rewritten with the notified device state, and the telecontrol device 16 always has the latest lighting device 11. The device status can be grasped.

  Note that the determination shown in FIG. 17 or 18 may be inserted when the state notification signal reception process is executed.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the current time is acquired from the time counter 211 (S321), and if it is a predetermined available time (S322), the status notification signal reception process of FIG. 16 is executed (S323). It is not executed at other times. Even if the device status is periodically sent from the remote controller 18, a time zone that should not be used as it is, such as a time zone in which the reliability of the device status is low, is confirmed in advance, and the available time excluding the time zone is determined. Set. As a result, it is possible to perform control so that the device state storage unit 213 is not rewritten at times other than the available time.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 18, the current measured value is taken from the external illuminance sensor 219 of the telecontrol device 16 (S331), and only when the measured value does not deviate from the prescribed threshold value (S332), Control is performed to execute the status notification signal reception process of 16 (S333). As described above, there are cases where a lot of external light other than the lighting device 11 enters during the daytime or the like, and there is a problem in reliability when the state is determined only by the internal illuminance sensor 234 of the remote controller 18. Therefore, when the illuminance of the room is measured by the external illuminance sensor 219 and the illuminance is during the daytime when the reliability of the status notification signal of the remote controller 18 is reduced, the status notification signal reception process is not executed.

  Next, the tele-control device 16 executes equipment lamp control processing (S302). In response to the notification of the device status in step S301, the device lamp control process controls lighting / extinguishing of the device lamp 215.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing details of step S302. The device state is read from the device state storage unit 213 to determine the state (S341). If the device state of the illumination device 11 is “ON”, the corresponding device lamp 215 is turned on (S342). If the device state of the illumination device 11 is “OFF”, the corresponding device lamp 215 is turned off (S343). Thereby, the device lamp 215 of the illumination device 11 provided in the telecontrol device 16 can be turned on or off in correspondence with the device state.

  Next, a device button pressing process is executed (S303). The device button pressing process is a process when the lighting device 11 is remotely operated by directly operating the device button 216 provided in the telecontrol device 16.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing details of step S303. Now, it is assumed that the device button 216 of the lighting device 11 is pressed from the device buttons 216 of the telecontrol device 16. When the control device 201 detects that the device button 216 has been pressed (S351), the control device 201 reads the control method of the corresponding device (this time lighting device) from the telecon setting value storage unit 208 (S352).

  FIG. 21 is a table configuration diagram in which the control method of the operation target device is registered. Device numbers are assigned to all devices to be operated. Each item of “device name”, “control method”, and “device status acquisition” is set for each device number. The illumination device 11 is registered in the device number 2 and the control method is an infrared remote control (ON / OFF). The table data of FIG. 21 is stored in the telecon setting value storage unit 208.

  In step S353, the control method of the illumination device 11 read from the telecon setting value storage unit 208 is determined. As a result, the lighting device 11 is determined to be remote control (S353). If the control method of the operation target device is the wired JEM-A method, the process branches to step S354 to perform inversion control.

  Next, the control method of the illumination device 11 is determined (S355). As shown in FIG. 21, since the lighting device 11 is ON / OFF controlled, the process proceeds to step S356 to determine the current device state. Since the current device state of the lighting device 11 is stored in the device state storage unit 213, the device state is read and determined from there. If the current device state of the lighting device 11 is not OFF (ON state), it is necessary to turn off the lighting device 11, so that “OFF” is written in the control content storage unit 209 (S357). If the current device state of the lighting device 11 is OFF, the lighting device 11 needs to be turned on, so “ON” is written in the control content storage unit 209 (S358). In addition, when it determines with the control system of the illuminating device 11 being other than ON / OFF control by determination of step S355, it determines that it is forward feed control. Accordingly, the process proceeds to step S359, and “sequential feed” is written in the control content storage unit 209 (S359).

  When the control content is stored in the control content storage unit 209 in response to the operation of the device button 216, a control signal transmission process for transmitting the control content to the remote controller 18 in the form of a control signal is executed (S360).

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing details of the process in step S360. The control content is read from the control content storage unit 209 (S371), and the control content is determined (S372). If the control content is ON, the control signal transmission unit 206 transmits a control signal “ON” to the remote controller 18 (S373). If the control content is OFF (S374), the control signal transmission unit 206 transmits a control signal “OFF” to the remote controller 18 (S375). If the control content is forward (S376), the control signal transmission unit 206 transmits a control signal “forward” to the remote controller 18 (S377).

  In this way, the control content written in the control content storage unit 209 is transmitted from the control signal transmission unit 206 to the remote controller 18.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 20, after the control signal transmission process, the device state is displayed on the LCD 217 as a control result (S361).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 15, the telecon control process S304 is executed after the apparatus button pressing process (S303). The telecon control process is a process for giving an instruction to the telecontrol device 16 via the telephone line to control the operation target device as described above.

  23 and 24 are flowcharts showing details of step S304. The control device 201 analyzes a signal received from the telephone line and detects a control instruction by the telecon (S381). When a control instruction by the telecon is input via the telephone line, the telecon set value is read from the telecon set value storage unit 208 (S382). Specifically, the table data of FIG. 21 is read.

  Next, the control method of the corresponding device is confirmed (S383). Now, since the corresponding device is the lighting device 11, it is recognized as remote control. If the control method is other than remote control (S383), wired JEM-A control is performed (S384).

  Next to the determination of whether or not the remote control is performed, the instruction content is determined (S385). That is, it is determined whether the instruction content is “ON” (S385), “OFF” (S386), “forward” (S387), or “reverse” (S388).

  When it is determined that the instruction content is “ON” in step S385, the control method of the lighting device 11 that is the corresponding device is determined (S391), and the ON / OFF control method is determined and “ON” is stored in the control content storage unit 209. "Is written (S392).

  If it is determined in step S386 that the instruction content is “OFF”, the control method of the lighting device 11 that is the corresponding device is determined (S393), and the control content storage unit 209 determines “OFF” in the control content storage unit 209. "Is written (S394).

  If it is determined in step S387 that the instruction content is “sequential feed”, the control method of the lighting device 11 that is the corresponding device is determined (S395). ).

  After the instruction contents are written in the above steps S392, 394, and 396, the control signal transmission process (S397) in FIG. 22 is performed, and the device status is displayed as the control result (S398).

  If it is determined in step S388 that the instruction content is “reverse”, it is determined whether the control method of the corresponding device is ON / OFF control (S389). It is determined whether or not the device status is “OFF” (S390).

  On the other hand, if the instruction content does not match the control method, the process proceeds to step S399 to perform error processing. The above processing is the telecon control processing.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to a wireless remote control device and a tele control device capable of grasping the operation state of the lighting device even in the remote control of the lighting device without being wired to the lighting device and confirming the operation at the time of operation. It is.

Conceptual diagram of telecontrol system according to one embodiment Functional block diagram of the telecontrol device and the remote control in the above embodiment Conceptual diagram of ON / OFF control of lighting equipment during telecon operation Conceptual diagram of progressive control of lighting equipment during telecon operation Overall flow chart of remote control Flow chart showing remote control signal reception processing Flow chart showing illuminance sensor state storage processing of remote control Flow chart showing a variation of the illuminance sensor state storage process of the remote control Flow chart of remote control status notification signal transmission processing Flow chart of a modified example of remote control status notification signal transmission processing Overall flow diagram of a modified remote control Flow chart of remote control microphone ON processing Flow chart of remote control microphone input determination process Remote control microphone OFF processing flow chart Overall flow diagram of telecontrol device Flow chart of tele-control device status notification signal reception processing Flow chart of modified example of status notification signal reception processing of telecontrol device Flow diagram of another modification of status notification signal reception processing of telecontrol device Equipment control process flow diagram of tele-control device Flow chart of equipment button pressing process of tele-control device Table configuration for telecon settings Flow chart of control signal transmission processing of telecontrol device Flow chart of the first half of the telecon control processing of the telecontrol device Flow chart of the second half of tele-control control processing of tele-control device

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Illuminating equipment 12 Air conditioner 13 Electric shutter 14 Floor heating appliance 15 Electric lock 16 Telecontrol device 16-1 Master unit 16-2 Slave unit 18, 19 Remote control 201, 231 Control device 202 Incoming signal detection unit 203 PB signal detection unit 204 Number display signal detection unit 205 Response control device 206 Control signal transmission unit 207 Status notification signal reception unit 208 Telecon setting value storage unit 209 Control content storage unit 210 Time storage unit 211 Timekeeping unit 212 Inversion control timing unit 213 Device status storage unit 214 Flashing cycle control device 215 Device lamp 216 Device button 217 LCD
219 External illuminance sensor 232 Control signal receiving unit 233 Status notification signal transmitting unit 234 Internal illuminance sensor 235 Internal illuminance sensor storage unit 236 Device status storage unit 237 Audio amplification unit 238 Audio observation counter 243 External illuminance sensor

Claims (10)

  Control means for transmitting and controlling a wireless signal according to a control signal from a tele-control device that controls a controlled device according to a control instruction received via a telephone line, and brightness around the lighting device Detecting means for detecting the lighting device, determining means for determining the operating state of the lighting device based on the detected brightness around the lighting device, and state notifying unit for notifying the telecontrol device of the determined operating state of the lighting device; A wireless remote control device comprising:   If the difference between the previous brightness detection value and the current brightness detection value exceeds a threshold value, the determination means determines that the operation state is reversed from the previous operation state. The wireless remote control device according to claim 1.   If the difference between the previous brightness detection value and the current brightness detection value exceeds the threshold value, the determination means determines the change direction of the operating state from the magnitude relationship between the previous and current detection values. 2. The wireless remote control device according to claim 1, wherein a current operation state is determined.   When the brightness notification signal output from the external illumination sensor installed in the vicinity of the window of the room where the lighting device is installed indicates that the status notification means is brighter than the threshold value, the operating state of the lighting device The wireless remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the telecontrol device is not notified of.   Control means for transmitting and controlling a radio signal according to a control signal from a telecontrol device that controls a controlled device in accordance with a control instruction received via a telephone line to a lighting device, and illumination that has received the radio signal Detection means for detecting the signal reception sound of the device, determination means for determining the operation state of the lighting device based on the detected signal reception sound, and a state notification for notifying the teleoperation device of the determined operation state of the lighting device And a wireless remote control device.   A control device for controlling a controlled device in response to a control instruction received via a telephone line, a control signal transmitting means for transmitting a control signal to a wireless remote control device to control a lighting device; Status notification signal receiving means for receiving a status notification signal indicating an operating state determined based on brightness around the lighting device from a wireless remote control device, and when the necessity to control the lighting device occurs, the status notification signal indicates Control means for determining the control content of the control signal based on the operating state.   7. The telecontrol device according to claim 6, wherein when the status notification signal is received from the wireless remote control device, the control means determines whether or not to adopt the status notification signal according to a reception time.   When the brightness detection signal output from the lighting sensor in the room where the lighting device is installed indicates that the control means is brighter than the threshold value, the control means does not adopt the status notification signal received during that time. The telecontrol device according to claim 6.   A control device for controlling a controlled device in response to a control instruction received via a telephone line, a control signal transmitting means for transmitting a control signal to a wireless remote control device to control a lighting device; State notification signal receiving means for receiving a state notification signal indicating an operation state determined based on a control signal reception sound emitted by the lighting device from a wireless remote control device; and when it is necessary to control the lighting device, the state notification signal And a control means for determining the control content of the control signal based on the indicated operation state.   A telecontrol system comprising a telecontrol device and a wireless remote control device for controlling a controlled device in accordance with a control instruction received via a telephone line, wherein the wireless remote control device receives a control signal from the telecontrol device. Remote control side control means for transmitting and controlling the corresponding wireless signal to the lighting equipment, detection means for detecting the brightness around the lighting equipment, and the operating state of the lighting equipment based on the detected brightness around the lighting equipment And a state notification means for notifying the telecontrol device of the determined operating state of the lighting device, and the telecontrol device controls to transmit a control signal to the wireless remote control device. Signal transmission means and status notification signal reception for receiving status notification signal from the wireless remote control device Telecontrol system comprising stages and, to a body-side control unit that determines the control content of the control signal on the basis of the operating state shown in the state signal required for controlling the lighting device is produced.

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