JP2006140569A - Information system, control method, and program thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology of improving the convenience, accuracy and reliability of use of an external communication apparatus by eliminating a state wherein registration information of an information terminal is dissident with registration information of an information processing server apparatus so as to facilitate control operations of each household electric appliance. <P>SOLUTION: A flowchart for denoting processing procedures of an information system includes: a step S11 of registering an air-conditioner to the information terminal; a step S12 of operating the air-conditioner by the information terminal; a step S13 of connecting a mobile phone to the information processing server apparatus via a communication line by entering an address; a step S14 of entering a user ID and a password when the mobile phone displays a top menu of the information processing server apparatus, and the mobile phone displaying a menu on its screen; a step S15 of the mobile phone reading information of appliances registered in the information terminal; a step S16 of the mobile phone thereby being capable of viewing a state of the air-conditioner or controlling the air-conditioner; a step S17 of stopping the operation of the air-conditioner because the operating state indicates the ON state; a step S18 of a user confirming whether or not the operation of the air-conditioner can really be stopped by the mobile phone; and a step S19 of the user capable of interrupting the mobile phone from the communication line. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information system, a control method, and a method for acquiring device information of an information terminal device that collects information on devices in the home from an external communication device that can be connected to the information processing server device via a communication line from the outside. It is about the program.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, external communication devices that can be connected to an information processing server device from outside via a communication line send commands to an information terminal device that is a parent device that collects information on devices in the home (for example, Patent Documents). 1 and 2). This command allows remote control of household devices. That is, an external communication device such as a mobile phone is connected to the information processing server, and the air conditioner and the lighting in the home are operated. In addition, the state of the device in the information processing server can be read from the external communication device and displayed on the screen of the external communication device.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-291057 JP 2002-157178 A

  However, in the above-described conventional configuration, an external communication device is connected to an information processing server (hereinafter referred to as a server), sends a control command to the information terminal device, and sends a remote control command to a household device. Thus, there is a drawback that it is not known whether each device really receives the control command and executes the control. Therefore, since the state of each device is not known, there is a problem that the same control command may be transmitted many times.

  Some devices read the status of the device in the server and display it on the screen of the external communication device. However, since it is not known whether the device status in the server is up-to-date, it is possible to display only that status. Also, there is a drawback that it may be different from the real equipment state.

  Further, if the latest registration information of the device registered in the information terminal device is not stored in the server, that is, if the registration information of the information terminal device does not match the registration information of the server, the device control is performed from the external communication device. There is a problem that there are things that cannot be done.

  In order to solve such a problem, the present invention provides an information terminal device including an information transmission / reception unit that collects device information related to a device and an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device. And an information processing server device that transmits and receives information to and from the information terminal device, and an external communication device that can be connected to the information processing server device from the outside via a communication line. Connects to the server device via a communication line, acquires registration information of the device connected to the information terminal device from the external communication device connected to the information processing server device, and registers the device status and registration in the information processing server device To save the information.

  With the configuration as described above, according to the present invention, the external communication device is used to acquire the status of each household electrical appliance registered in the information terminal device, to acquire the registration information, and each household electrical appliance. By saving the registration information in the information processing server device, the registration information of the information terminal device and the registration information of the information processing server device are not matched, and the control operation of each home appliance is facilitated. is there. Therefore, the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of use of the external communication device can be improved.

  In order to solve the conventional problem, an information system according to the present invention includes an information transmitting / receiving unit that collects device information related to a device, and an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device. The external communication device comprising: an information terminal device; an information processing server device that transmits / receives information to / from the information terminal device; and an external communication device that can be connected to the information processing server device from outside via a communication line To the information processing server device through a communication line, and obtains registration information of the device connected to the information terminal device from the external communication device connected to the information processing server device, It is an object of the present invention to provide an information system characterized by storing the state of the device and registration information in a server device.

  In addition, the control method of the present invention includes an information terminal device including an information transmission / reception unit that collects device information related to a device, and an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, and an information terminal In an information system control method comprising an information processing server device that transmits / receives information to / from a device and an external communication device that can be connected to the information processing server device from outside via a communication line, the external communication device to the information processing server device Connecting to the information processing server device from the external communication device connected to the information processing server device, obtaining registration information of the device connected to the information terminal device, and registration information of the device And a step of causing the external communication device to display the status of the device and registration information. It is intended to provide the law.

  That is, the present invention can accurately grasp the state of each household electrical appliance in the home using an external communication device, so it is only necessary to transmit a control command once, and after transmitting the control command, It is possible to check whether the device is actually operating according to its control command.

  Moreover, even if the registration information of the information terminal device and the registration information of the server do not match, the registration information of each home appliance registered in the information terminal device can be viewed using an external communication device. You can always see the registration information of various home appliances.

  Furthermore, when the registration information of each home appliance registered in the information terminal device is viewed from the external communication device, the registration information of the information terminal device and the server's registration information are stored in the information processing server device. Even when the registration information does not match, it is possible to match, and the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of the operation of each home appliance from the external communication device are improved.

  As described above, according to the information system, the control method, and the program of the present invention, the external communication device is connected to the information processing server device via the communication line, and the external communication device connected to the information processing server device is connected. Since the status of devices connected to the information terminal device can be acquired, the status of each household electrical appliance in the home can be accurately grasped using an external communication device, and if a control command is sent once Well, after sending the control command, it is possible to confirm whether each home appliance is really operating according to the control command.

  Moreover, even if the registration information of the information terminal device and the registration information of the server do not match, the registration information of each home appliance registered in the information terminal device can be viewed using an external communication device. You can always see the registration information of various home appliances.

  Furthermore, when the registration information of each home appliance registered in the information terminal device is viewed from the external communication device, the registration information of the information terminal device and the server's registration information are stored in the information processing server device. Even when the registration information does not match, it is possible to match, and the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of the operation of each home appliance from the external communication device are improved.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal device including an information transmission / reception unit that collects device information about a device, an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, and the information terminal device. An information processing server device that transmits and receives information and an external communication device that can be connected to the information processing server device via a communication line from outside, and connects from the external communication device to the information processing server device via a communication line. An information system characterized by acquiring the state of a device connected to an information terminal device from an external communication device connected to the information processing server device.

  As a result, the present invention can accurately grasp the state of each household electrical appliance in the home using an external communication device, so it is only necessary to transmit the control command once, and after transmitting the control command, It is possible to confirm whether or not the home appliances are actually operating in accordance with the control command, and the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of using the control function of the external communication device can be improved.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal device including an information transmission / reception unit that collects device information related to a device, an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, and the information terminal device. An information processing server device that transmits and receives information and an external communication device that can be connected to the information processing server device via a communication line from outside, and connects from the external communication device to the information processing server device via a communication line. The present invention provides an information system characterized by acquiring registration information of a device connected to an information terminal device from an external communication device connected to the information processing server device.

  Thus, the present invention allows the registration information of each home appliance to be registered in the information terminal device using an external communication device so that the registration information of the information terminal device matches the registration information of the server. Even when there is not, accurate registration information of home appliances can always be seen, and the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of using the control function of the external communication device can be improved.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal device including an information transmitting / receiving unit that collects device information related to a device, an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, and the information terminal device. An information processing server device that transmits and receives information to and from an external communication device that can be connected to the information processing server device from the outside via a communication line, and is connected from the external communication device to the information processing server device via a communication line. Information processing apparatus for acquiring registration information of a device connected to an information terminal device from an external communication device connected to the information processing server device, and storing the registration information of the device in the information processing server device Is to provide.

  Thus, the present invention registers the information terminal device by storing the device registration information in the information processing server device when viewing the registration information of each home appliance registered in the information terminal device from the external communication device. Even when the information does not match the registration information of the server, they can be matched, and the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of the operation of each home appliance can be improved from the external communication device.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal device including an information transmission / reception unit that collects device information related to a device, an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, and the information terminal device. An information processing server device that transmits and receives information and an external communication device that can be connected to the information processing server device via a communication line from outside, and connects from the external communication device to the information processing server device via a communication line. The external communication device connected to the information processing server device acquires the registration information of the device connected to the information terminal device, changes and stores the registration information of the device in the information processing server device, and stores the changed registration information. An information system is provided that transmits the information to at least one of the information terminal device and the device.

  As a result, the present invention changes / saves the device registration information in the information processing server device when the registration information of each home appliance registered in the information terminal device is viewed from the external communication device, and also confirms it on the device side. Therefore, even when the registration information of the information terminal device and the registration information of the server do not match, they can be matched, and the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of the operation of each household electrical appliance can be improved from the external communication device It is something that can be done.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal device including an information transmission / reception unit that collects device information related to a device, an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, an information terminal device, and information. In an information system control method comprising an information processing server device that transmits and receives and an external communication device that can be connected to the information processing server device from outside via a communication line, the communication method from the external communication device to the information processing server device via the communication line A step of connecting; a step of acquiring a state of a device connected to the information terminal device from an external communication device connected to the information processing server device; and a step of displaying the state of the device on the external communication device. A control method is provided.

  As a result, the present invention can accurately grasp the state of each household electrical appliance in the home using an external communication device, so it is only necessary to transmit the control command once, and after transmitting the control command, It is possible to confirm whether or not the home appliances are actually operating in accordance with the control command, and the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of using the control function of the external communication device can be improved.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal device including an information transmitting / receiving unit that collects device information related to a device, an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, an information terminal device, and information. In an information system control method comprising an information processing server device that transmits and receives and an external communication device that can be connected to the information processing server device from outside via a communication line, the communication method from the external communication device to the information processing server device via the communication line A step of connecting; a step of acquiring registration information of a device connected to the information terminal device from an external communication device connected to the information processing server device; and a step of displaying the registration information of the device on the external communication device. A control method provided is provided.

  Thus, the present invention allows the registration information of each home appliance to be registered in the information terminal device using an external communication device so that the registration information of the information terminal device matches the registration information of the server. Even when there is not, accurate registration information of home appliances can always be seen, and the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of using the control function of the external communication device can be improved.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal device including an information transmitting / receiving unit that collects device information related to a device, an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, an information terminal device, and information. In an information system control method comprising an information processing server device that transmits and receives and an external communication device that can be connected to the information processing server device from outside via a communication line, the communication method from the external communication device to the information processing server device via the communication line A step of connecting; a step of acquiring registration information of a device connected to the information terminal device from an external communication device connected to the information processing server device; a step of registering registration information of the device in the information processing server device; And a step of displaying device registration information on an external communication device.

  Thus, the present invention registers the information terminal device by storing the device registration information in the information processing server device when viewing the registration information of each home appliance registered in the information terminal device from the external communication device. Even when the information does not match the registration information of the server, they can be matched, and the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of the operation of each home appliance can be improved from the external communication device.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal device including an information transmitting / receiving unit that collects device information related to a device, an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, an information terminal device, and information. In an information system control method comprising an information processing server device that transmits and receives and an external communication device that can be connected to the information processing server device from outside via a communication line, the communication method from the external communication device to the information processing server device via the communication line A connection step, an external communication device connected to the information processing server device obtains registration information of a device connected to the information terminal device, and the external communication device changes the device registration information to change the information processing server. A step of registering with the device, a step of transmitting to at least one of the information terminal device and the device, and a step of displaying the registration information of the device on the external communication device. There is provided a Ete comprising control method.

  As a result, the present invention changes / saves the device registration information in the information processing server device when the registration information of each home appliance registered in the information terminal device is viewed from the external communication device, and also confirms it on the device side. Therefore, even when the registration information of the information terminal device and the registration information of the server do not match, they can be matched, and the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of the operation of each household electrical appliance can be improved from the external communication device It is something that can be done.

  The ninth aspect of the invention connects a computer to an information processing server device from an external communication device via a communication line, and registers equipment connected to the information terminal device from the external communication device connected to the information processing server device A program for acquiring information and causing it to function as registering in an information processing server apparatus is provided.

  Since it is a program, it is possible to easily realize at least a part of the information system and the information terminal device of the present invention by cooperating hardware resources such as an electric / information device, a computer, and a server. In addition, the program can be distributed / updated and installed easily by recording on a recording medium or distributing the program using a communication line.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a configuration explanatory diagram schematically showing the entire system of the information system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The configuration in the present embodiment will be described below.

  The information system of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is information in which home appliances such as a washing machine 15 and an air conditioner 16 installed in each home 100 and sensor devices such as a human sensor 17 and an open / close sensor 18 are connected by wireless communication. Terminal device 1, line connection means 4 for connecting information terminal device 1 to the outside, external network (such as the Internet) 12 that is an external network, external communication device 11 such as a mobile phone, information processing server device 10 and. The communication line network of the information terminal device 1 at this time is composed of a data communication line network 13 which is an information communication line network.

  This information system is connected to each home appliance by wireless communication, collects information from each device, and transmits data to each device. The collected information, data input by the input unit, and the like are processed, and the information processing server device 10 and the mobile phone that are outside via the data communication line network 13, the line connection means 4, and the outside line network 12 are processed. It is possible to transmit / receive to / from an external communication device 11 such as.

  Specifically, transmission / reception of a communication device is performed by dial-up connection (PPP connection) to an ISP (Internet service provider) via a modem, splitter, etc., which is a line connection means, using an analog telephone line network, and from there It is possible to make a TCP / IP connection to the center server device through a circuit network (WEB). Further, it is also possible to make an ADSL connection directly to the information processing server apparatus through a data communication line network and line connection means using another broadband ADSL line network. Further, the transmission / reception connection line network of the communication device may be an optical fiber network such as FTTH.

  The terminal device may be a water heater, a hot water utilization system, a gas meter, a power meter, a water meter, or the like.

  In such an information system, an information terminal device 1 including an information transmitting / receiving unit that collects device information related to a device, and an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, and the information terminal device 1 Information processing server device 10 that transmits and receives information to and from external communication device 11 that can be connected to information processing server device 10 from the outside via the Internet. The information system can acquire the status of the devices 15 to 18 connected to the information terminal device 1 from the external communication device 11 connected to the information processing server device 10.

  If the user forgot to turn off the air conditioner after operating the air conditioner or washing machine in the information terminal device 1 and leaving the house, the mobile phone 11 is used to access the Internet and Connect to the server device 10. After connecting the mobile phone 11 to the server 10, first, the state of the air conditioner connected to the information terminal device 1 can be confirmed from the mobile phone 11. Thereafter, the air conditioner can be turned off by sending a control command to turn off the air conditioner from the mobile phone. Furthermore, after this, it is possible to confirm whether or not the power supply of the air conditioner is really turned off from the mobile phone.

  That is, the present invention can accurately grasp the state of each household electrical appliance in the home in real time using an external communication device such as the mobile phone 11, so that it is sufficient to transmit the control command once, and the control command Can be used to check whether each home appliance is really operating according to its control command, and can improve the convenience, accuracy and reliability of using the control function of the external communication device It is.

  By doing in this way, in the information terminal device connected to each home appliance, the operation state of each home appliance connected to the information terminal device can be confirmed in real time using a communication device such as a mobile phone from the outside. Yes, after a control command is sent from the external communication device to each home appliance once, the control command is sent correctly and it can be immediately confirmed whether the home appliance is operating according to the control command. It is.

  Next, the information terminal device 1 of this Embodiment is demonstrated, referring drawings. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the information terminal device 1 used in the first embodiment of the present invention. The configuration in the present embodiment will be described below.

  2 includes a data communication processing unit 23, a voice communication processing unit 24, an information processing unit 25, an information collection unit 26, an information transmission unit 27, and an information transmission / reception unit 28. ing. The information terminal device 1 is connected to each home appliance or the like by wireless communication 29, collects information from each device by the information collecting unit 26, and transmits data to each device by the information transmitting unit 27.

  The collected information and the like can be processed by the information processing unit 25 and transmitted / received to / from the outside via the router 2 and the line connection unit 3 using the data communication processing unit 23. The communication network at this time is a data communication network 20 such as ADSL.

  In addition, after transmitting / receiving information from the sensor device using the information transmitting / receiving unit 28, the abnormal emergency information from the sensor is processed by the information processing unit 25, an external telephone is called, and the voice communication processing unit 24 is used to connect the external line. Communicate with the phone.

  In such an information terminal device 1, it is possible to accurately grasp the state of each household electrical appliance in the home via the Internet and the data communication network 20 using an external communication device such as a mobile phone. It is only necessary to transmit once, and after transmitting the control command, it is possible to confirm whether each home electric appliance is actually operating according to the control command.

  In addition, the registration information of each home appliance registered in the information terminal device 1 using the external communication device 11 can be viewed, so that the registration information of the information terminal device 1 and the registration information of the server 10 do not match. Even in the case, you can always see the correct registration information of home appliances.

  Furthermore, when the registration information of each of the home appliances 15 to 18 registered in the information terminal device 1 is viewed from the external communication device 11, the information terminal device stores the device registration information in the information processing server device 10. Even when the registration information of 1 and the registration information of the server 10 do not match, they can be matched, and the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of the operation of each home appliance from the external communication device 11 are improved. It is.

  With the configuration as described above, according to the present invention, the external communication device is used to acquire the status of each household electrical appliance registered in the information terminal device, to acquire the registration information, and each household electrical appliance. By saving the registration information in the information processing server device, the registration information of the information terminal device and the registration information of the information processing server device are not matched, and the control operation of each home appliance is facilitated. is there. Therefore, the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of use of the external communication device can be improved.

  Next, the control method of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the system according to the embodiment. The flow in the present embodiment will be described below.

  First, the air conditioner 16 is registered in the information terminal device 1 as a home appliance (step S1), the air conditioner 16 can be controlled from the information terminal device 1, and the air conditioner 16 is operated from the information terminal device 1 (step S2). Next, by using the mobile phone 11 as an external communication device and inputting a predetermined address, the mobile phone 11 is connected to the information processing server device 10 via the Internet (step S3). Then, a predetermined top menu of the information processing server device 10 is displayed on the screen of the mobile phone, and a screen for inputting the user ID and password is displayed. The designated user ID and password are input (step S4).

  If this authentication is permitted on the server side, a list screen of air conditioners 16 registered in the current information terminal device 1 is displayed on the screen of the mobile phone. Thereby, the state of the air conditioner 16 can be viewed and controlled.

  For example, the current operation of the air conditioner 16 is on or off, and when it is on, it can be seen in which operation mode it is operated, the set temperature is several times (step S5). Next, since the operation state is turned on, the operation of the air conditioner 16 can be turned off (step S6). It is confirmed from the mobile phone 11 whether or not the operation of the air conditioner 16 has really stopped (step S7), and the mobile phone 11 can be disconnected from the Internet (step S8).

  By doing so, it is possible to accurately grasp the state of each household electrical appliance in the home using an external communication device, so it is only necessary to transmit the control command once, and after transmitting the control command, each household electrical appliance It is possible to confirm whether or not the device is actually operating in accordance with the control command, and the convenience and reliability of using the control function of the external communication device can be improved, and the reliability of the system can be reliably improved.

  With the configuration and procedure as described above, according to the present embodiment, the external communication device is used to obtain the state of each home appliance registered in the information terminal device, and the state of the home appliance is obtained. It can be confirmed, and the control operation of each home appliance is facilitated. Therefore, the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of use of the external communication device can be improved, and the reliability of the system can be reliably improved.

(Embodiment 2)
An information system according to the second embodiment will be described. The configuration in the present embodiment will be described below.

  As in FIG. 1, the information system according to the present embodiment connects home appliances such as the washing machine 15 and the air conditioner 16 installed in each home 100 and sensor devices such as the human sensor 17 and the open / close sensor 18 by wireless communication. Information terminal device 1, line connection means 4 for connecting the information terminal device 1 to the outside, an external network (such as the Internet) 12 which is an external network, an external communication device 11 such as a mobile phone, information processing And server device 10. The communication line network of the information terminal device 1 at this time is composed of a data communication line network 13 which is an information communication line network.

  This information system is connected to each home appliance by wireless communication, collects information from each device, and transmits data to each device. The collected information, data input by the input unit, and the like are processed, and the information processing server device 10 and the mobile phone that are outside via the data communication line network 20, the line connection means 4, and the outside line network 12 are processed. It is possible to transmit / receive to / from an external communication device 11 such as.

  In such an information system, an information terminal device 1 including an information transmission / reception unit that collects device information related to a device, and an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, an information terminal device, An information processing server device 10 that transmits and receives information to and from an external communication device 11 that can be connected to the information processing server device from the outside via the Internet, and the external communication device 11 communicates with the information processing server device 10 via the Internet. The information system can acquire the registration information of the devices 15 to 18 connected to the information terminal device 1 from the external communication device 11 connected to the information processing server device 10.

  For example, if the user forgot to turn off the air conditioner 16 after operating the air conditioner 16 or the washing machine 15 on the information terminal device 1 and leaving the house, the mobile phone 11 is used to connect to the Internet. Access and connect to the information processing server device 10. After connecting the mobile phone 11 to the server 10, first, the registration information of the air conditioner connected to the information terminal device 10 can be confirmed from the mobile phone 11. Thereafter, the state of the air conditioner 16 can be confirmed, and the air conditioner 16 can be turned off by transmitting a control command to turn off the air conditioner 16 from the mobile phone 11. Furthermore, after this, it can be confirmed whether or not the power supply of the air conditioner 16 is actually turned off from the mobile phone 11.

  That is, the present invention can immediately and accurately grasp the registration information of each household electrical appliance in the home using the external communication device 11 such as a mobile phone, so that the registration device between the server 10 side and the information terminal device 1 There is no difference in information, consistency is maintained, and it is only necessary to send a control command once. After sending the control command, check whether each home appliance is really operating according to the control command. Therefore, the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of using the control function of the external communication device can be improved.

  By doing in this way, in the information terminal device connected to each home appliance, it is possible to immediately confirm the registration information of each home appliance connected to the information terminal device using a communication device such as a mobile phone from the outside. It is possible to eliminate the difference in information of registered devices between the server side and the information terminal device, maintain consistency, and transmit the control command from the external communication device to each home appliance once, and then the control command is transmitted correctly It is possible to immediately confirm whether or not the home appliance is operating according to the control command.

  Next, the control method of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the system according to the embodiment. The flow in the present embodiment will be described below.

  First, the air conditioner 16 is registered in the information terminal device 1 as a home appliance (step S11), the air conditioner 16 can be controlled from the information terminal device 1, and the air conditioner 16 is operated from the information terminal device 1 (step S12). Next, by using the mobile phone 11 as an external communication device and inputting a predetermined address, the mobile phone 11 is connected to the information processing server device 10 via the Internet (step S13). Then, a predetermined top menu of the information processing server device 10 is displayed on the screen of the mobile phone 11, and a screen for inputting the user ID and password is displayed. Therefore, the designated user ID and password are input (step S14). .

  If this authentication is permitted on the server side, a menu screen is displayed on the screen of the mobile phone. First, device information registered in the information terminal device 1 is read from the mobile phone 11 (step S15). Then, a list screen of air conditioners 16 registered in the current information terminal device 1 is displayed. As a result, the state of the air conditioner can be viewed and controlled.

  For example, the current operation of the air conditioner 16 is on or off, and when it is on, it can be seen in which operation mode it is operated, the set temperature is several times (step S16). Next, since the operation state is turned on, the operation of the air conditioner 16 can be turned off (step S17). It is confirmed from the mobile phone 11 whether or not the operation of the air conditioner 16 has actually been stopped (step S18), and the mobile phone 11 can be disconnected from the Internet (step S19).

  By doing so, since it is possible to see the registration information of each home appliance 15 to 18 registered in the information terminal device 1 using the external communication device 11, the registration information of the information terminal device 1 and the registration information of the server Even if they do not match, it is possible to always see accurate registration information of home appliances, improve the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of using the control function of the external communication device 11, and ensure the reliability of the system Can be improved.

  By using the configuration / procedure as described above, according to the present embodiment, the external communication device is used to acquire the status of each home appliance registered in the information terminal device, and the registration information is also acquired. The state in which the registration information of the information terminal device and the registration information of the information processing server device do not match is eliminated, and the control operation of each home appliance is facilitated. Therefore, the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of use of the external communication device can be improved, and the reliability of the system can be reliably improved.

(Embodiment 3)
An information system according to Embodiment 3 will be described. The configuration in the present embodiment will be described below.

  In the information system of the present embodiment, similarly to FIG. 1, home appliances such as a washing machine 15 and an air conditioner 16 installed in each home 100 and sensor devices such as a human sensor 17 and an open / close sensor 18 are connected by wireless communication. Information terminal device 1, line connection means 4 for connecting information terminal device 1 to the outside, external network (such as the Internet) 12 as an external network, external communication device 11 such as a mobile phone, information processing server Device 10. The communication line network of the information terminal device 1 at this time is composed of a data communication line network 13 which is an information communication line network.

  When the home appliances 15 to 19 are registered in the information terminal device 1, if the Internet is disconnected, the information on the registered device does not rise on the server 10 side. That is, there is an information mismatch between the information terminal device 1 and the server 10. In such a case, when trying to control the home appliance from the mobile phone 11, there is no home appliance registered in the information terminal device 1, and the control becomes impossible.

  Therefore, by calling the device registration information of the information terminal device 1 from the mobile phone 11 and storing the device registration information on the server 10 side, the consistency of the device registration information between the information terminal device 1 and the server 10 is obtained. be able to. By doing so, it is not necessary to call the device registration information of the information terminal device 1 for the next control of the home appliance, and the home appliance can be controlled using the server information.

  For example, if the user forgot to turn off the air conditioner 16 after operating the air conditioner 16 or the washing machine 15 on the information terminal device 1 and leaving the house, the mobile phone 11 is used to connect to the Internet. Access and connect to the information processing server device 10. After connecting the mobile phone 11 to the server 10, first, the registration information of the air conditioner 16 connected to the information terminal device 1 can be confirmed from the mobile phone 11. This registration information can also be stored on the server 10 side.

  Thereafter, the state of the air conditioner 16 can be confirmed, and the air conditioner 16 can be turned off by transmitting a control command to turn off the air conditioner 16 from the mobile phone 11. Furthermore, after this, it can be confirmed whether or not the power supply of the air conditioner 16 is actually turned off from the mobile phone 11.

  That is, the present invention can immediately and accurately grasp the registration information of each household electrical appliance in the home using an external communication device such as a mobile phone, and can reflect it on the server side. There is no difference in the information of the registered device from the terminal device, consistency is maintained, and it is only necessary to send the control command once. After sending the control command, each home appliance really operates according to the control command. Whether the control function of the external communication device is convenient, accurate, and reliable.

  By doing in this way, in the information terminal device connected to each home appliance, it is possible to immediately confirm the registration information of each home appliance connected to the information terminal device using a communication device such as a mobile phone from the outside. Since the registration information of this device can be stored on the server side, the difference between the information on the registered device between the server side and the information terminal device is eliminated, consistency is maintained, After the control command is transmitted once, the control command is correctly transmitted, and it is possible to immediately confirm whether the home appliance is operating according to the control command.

  A control method according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 shows a processing procedure of the system according to the embodiment. The flow in the present embodiment will be described below.

  First, the air conditioner 16 is registered in the information terminal device 1 as a home appliance (step S21), the air conditioner 16 can be controlled from the information terminal device 1, and the air conditioner 16 is operated from the information terminal device 1 (step S22). Next, by using the mobile phone 11 as an external communication device and inputting a predetermined address, the mobile phone 11 is connected to the information processing server device 10 via the Internet (step S23). Then, a predetermined top menu of the information processing server device 10 is displayed on the screen of the mobile phone 11, and a screen for inputting a user ID and password is displayed. Therefore, the designated user ID and password are input (step S24). .

  If this authentication is permitted on the server 10 side, a menu screen is displayed on the screen of the mobile phone 11 (step S25). First, device information registered in the information terminal device 1 is read from the mobile phone 11 (step S26). First, the registration information is stored on the server 10 side (step S27). Next, a list of air conditioners registered in the current information terminal device 1 is displayed on the screen of the mobile phone 11 (step S28). As a result, the state of the air conditioner 16 can be viewed and controlled (step S29).

  For example, the current operation of the air conditioner 16 is turned on or off, and when it is turned on, it can be seen in which operation mode it is operated, the set temperature is several times (step S30). Next, since the operation state is turned on, the operation of the air conditioner 16 can be turned off (step S31). It is confirmed from the mobile phone 11 whether or not the operation of the air conditioner 16 has actually been stopped (step S32), and the mobile phone can be disconnected from the Internet (step S33).

  By doing so, when the registration information of each home appliance registered in the information terminal device is viewed from the external communication device, the registration information of the device can be stored in the information processing server device, and the registration information of the information terminal device Can be matched even when the server registration information does not match, the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of operation of each home appliance from the external communication device is improved, and the reliability of the system is surely improved be able to.

  By using the configuration / procedure as described above, according to the present embodiment, the external communication device is used to acquire the status of each home appliance registered in the information terminal device, and the registration information is also acquired. By saving the registration information of each home appliance in the information processing server device, the registration information of the information terminal device and the registration information of the information processing server device are not matched, and the control operation of each home appliance is easy. It is a thing. Therefore, the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of use of the external communication device can be improved.

(Embodiment 4)
An information system according to Embodiment 4 will be described. The configuration in the present embodiment will be described below.

  In the information system of the present embodiment, similarly to FIG. 1, home appliances such as a washing machine 15 and an air conditioner 16 installed in each home 100 and sensor devices such as a human sensor 17 and an open / close sensor 18 are connected by wireless communication. Information terminal device 1, line connection means 4 for connecting information terminal device 1 to the outside, external network (such as the Internet) 12 as an external network, external communication device 11 such as a mobile phone, information processing server Device 10. The communication line network of the information terminal device 1 at this time is composed of a data communication line network 13 which is an information communication line network.

  When the home appliance is registered in the information terminal device 1, if the Internet is disconnected, the information on the registered device does not rise on the server 10 side. That is, there is an information mismatch between the information terminal device 1 and the server 10. In such a case, if it is going to control household appliances 15-19 from the mobile telephone 11, there will be no household appliances registered into the information terminal device 1, and it will be in the state which cannot be controlled.

  Therefore, by calling the device registration information of the information terminal device 1 from the mobile phone 11, storing the device registration information on the server side, and further transmitting it to the device side to confirm the registration, the information terminal device 1 and the server 10. It is possible to maintain consistency of device registration information. By doing so, it is not necessary to call the device registration information of the information terminal device 1 from the next time, and the home appliances 15 to 19 can be controlled by the information of the server 10.

  For example, if the user forgot to turn off the air conditioner 16 after operating the air conditioner 16 or the washing machine 15 on the information terminal device 1 and leaving the house, the mobile phone 11 is used to connect to the Internet. Access and connect to the information processing server device 10. After connecting the mobile phone 11 to the server 10, first, the registration information of the air conditioner 16 connected to the information terminal device 1 can be confirmed from the mobile phone 11. This registration information can also be stored on the server 10 side.

  Thereafter, the state of the air conditioner can be confirmed, and the air conditioner 16 can be turned off by transmitting a control command to turn off the air conditioner 16 from the mobile phone 11. Furthermore, after this, it can be confirmed whether or not the power supply of the air conditioner 16 is actually turned off from the mobile phone 11.

  That is, according to the present invention, the registration information of each household electrical appliance in the home can be accurately grasped in real time using an external communication device such as a mobile phone and reflected on the server side. There is no difference in the registered device information from the terminal device, and consistency is maintained. Also, the registration information is maintained by sending it to the device side to confirm the registration. After sending the control command, you can check whether each home appliance is really operating according to the control command, the convenience, accuracy of using the control function of the external communication device, Reliability can be improved.

  By doing in this way, in the information terminal device connected to each home appliance, it is possible to confirm in real time the registration information of each home appliance connected to the information terminal device using a communication device such as a mobile phone from the outside. Yes, the registration information of this device can be saved on the server side and can also be confirmed on the device side, so there is no difference in registered device information between the server side and the information terminal device, and consistency is maintained, After transmitting a control command from the external communication device to each home appliance once, the control command is correctly transmitted, and it is possible to immediately confirm whether the home appliance is operating according to the control command. .

  A control method according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 shows a processing procedure of the system according to the embodiment. The flow in the present embodiment will be described below.

  First, the air conditioner 16 is registered in the information terminal device 1 as a home appliance (step S41), the air conditioner 16 can be controlled from the information terminal device 1, and the air conditioner 16 is operated from the information terminal device 1 (step S42). Next, by using the mobile phone 11 as an external communication device and inputting a predetermined address, the mobile phone is connected to the information processing server device via the Internet (step S43). Then, a predetermined top menu of the information processing server device 10 is displayed on the screen of the mobile phone 11, and a screen for inputting a user ID and password is displayed. Therefore, the designated user ID and password are input (step S44). .

  If this authentication is permitted on the server 10 side, a menu screen is displayed on the screen of the mobile phone 11 (step S45). First, device information registered in the information terminal device 1 is read from the mobile phone 11 (step S46). This registration information is first stored on the server 10 side (step S47). Next, a list of air conditioners registered in the current information terminal device 10 is displayed on the screen of the mobile phone (step S48). Next, registration information is transmitted to the device registered in the information terminal device 10 to confirm registration (step S49). As a result, the state of the air conditioner registered in the information terminal device can be viewed and controlled (step S50).

  For example, the current operation of the air conditioner 16 is turned on or off, and when it is turned on, it can be seen in which operation mode it is operated, the set temperature is several times (step S51). Next, since the operation state is on, the operation of the air conditioner 16 can be turned off (step S52). It is confirmed from the mobile phone 11 whether or not the operation of the air conditioner 16 has actually been stopped (step S53), and the mobile phone 11 can be disconnected from the Internet (step S54).

  By doing this, when viewing the registration information of each household electrical appliance registered in the information terminal device from the external communication device, the device registration information can be saved in the information processing server device and confirmed on the device side, Even if the registration information of the information terminal device and the registration information of the server do not match, they can be matched, improving the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of operation of each home appliance from the external communication device, and system reliability Can be improved with certainty.

  By using the configuration / procedure as described above, according to the present embodiment, the external communication device is used to acquire the status of each home appliance registered in the information terminal device, and the registration information is also acquired. The registration information of each home appliance is stored in the information processing server device, and is confirmed on the device side, so that the registration information of the information terminal device and the registration information of the information processing server device are not matched. This facilitates the control operation of the equipment. Therefore, the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of use of the external communication device can be improved.

  In the above embodiments, ADSL is used as a broadband Internet line. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any communication method may be used. Further, the communication line is not limited to the Internet.

  In addition, in order to perform the information terminal device, the information system, and the control method in the information processing unit of the information terminal device, a computer read that records a program to be executed by a CPU computer in the information terminal device. You need your own unique program. The means described in this embodiment is a program for cooperating hardware resources such as a CPU (or microcomputer), a RAM, a ROM, a storage / recording device, an electrical / information device including an I / O, a computer, a server, and the like. You may implement with a form. In the form of a program, new functions can be easily distributed / updated and installed by recording them on a recording medium such as magnetic media or optical media or distributing them via a communication line such as the Internet.

  As described above, the information system, the control method, and the program thereof according to the present invention acquire the state of each household electrical appliance registered in the information terminal device using an external communication device, and also acquire registration information. In addition, the registration information of the information terminal device does not match the registration information of the information processing server device by storing the registration information of each home appliance in the information processing server device. Can improve the convenience, accuracy, and reliability of using external communication devices, and can improve the reliability of the system reliably. Is also useful.

Configuration explanatory diagram schematically showing the entire information system according to the first embodiment of the present invention Functional block diagram of the information terminal device used in the embodiment The flowchart which shows the process sequence of the system which concerns on the embodiment The flowchart which shows the process sequence of the system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the process sequence of the system which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the process sequence of the system which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information terminal device 10 Information processing server apparatus 11 Communication apparatus (external communication apparatus)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Data communication network 15 Washing machine 16 Air conditioner 23 Data communication processing part 25 Information processing part 28 Information transmission / reception part

Claims (9)

Information is transmitted and received between the information terminal device including an information transmitting and receiving unit that collects device information about the device and an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, and the information terminal device The information processing server device and an external communication device connectable to the information processing server device from the outside via a communication line, and the external communication device connected to the information processing server device is connected to the information terminal device. The information system characterized by acquiring the state of the said apparatus. Information is transmitted and received between the information terminal device including an information transmitting and receiving unit that collects device information about the device and an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, and the information terminal device The information processing server device and an external communication device connectable to the information processing server device from the outside via a communication line, and the external communication device connected to the information processing server device is connected to the information terminal device. An information system for obtaining registration information of the device. Information is transmitted and received between the information terminal device including an information transmitting and receiving unit that collects device information about the device and an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, and the information terminal device The information processing server device and an external communication device connectable to the information processing server device from the outside via a communication line, and the external communication device connected to the information processing server device is connected to the information terminal device. An information system for acquiring registration information of the device and storing the registration information of the device in the information processing server device. Information is transmitted and received between the information terminal device including an information transmitting and receiving unit that collects device information about the device and an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, and the information terminal device The information processing server device and an external communication device connectable to the information processing server device from the outside via a communication line, and the external communication device connected to the information processing server device is connected to the information terminal device. The registration information of the device is changed, the registration information of the device is changed and stored in the information processing server device, and the changed registration information is transmitted to at least one of the information terminal device and the device. Characteristic information system. An information terminal device including an information transmitting / receiving unit that collects device information related to a device, an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, and an information processing device that transmits / receives information to / from the information terminal device In an information system control method comprising a server device and an external communication device connectable to the information processing server device from outside via a communication line, the external communication device is connected to the information processing server device via a communication line A step of acquiring the state of the device connected to the information terminal device by the external communication device connected to the information processing server device, and a step of displaying the state of the device by the external communication device And a control method comprising: An information terminal device including an information transmitting / receiving unit that collects device information related to a device, an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, and an information processing device that transmits / receives information to / from the information terminal device In an information system control method comprising a server device and an external communication device connectable to the information processing server device from outside via a communication line, the external communication device is connected to the information processing server device via a communication line Performing the steps of: acquiring the registration information of the device connected to the information terminal device by the external communication device connected to the information processing server device; and displaying the registration information of the device by the external communication device A control method comprising the steps of: An information terminal device including an information transmitting / receiving unit that collects device information related to a device, an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, and an information processing device that transmits / receives information to / from the information terminal device In an information system control method comprising a server device and an external communication device connectable to the information processing server device from outside via a communication line, the external communication device is connected to the information processing server device via a communication line A step of acquiring registration information of the device connected to the information terminal device by the external communication device connected to the information processing server device, and registering the registration information of the device to the information processing server device. A control method comprising: a step of registering; and a step of displaying registration information of the device by the external communication device. An information terminal device including an information transmitting / receiving unit that collects device information related to a device, an information processing unit that stores device information based on information from the device, and an information processing device that transmits / receives information to / from the information terminal device In an information system control method comprising a server device and an external communication device connectable to the information processing server device from outside via a communication line, the external communication device is connected to the information processing server device via a communication line Performing the steps of: acquiring the registration information of the device connected to the information terminal device by the external communication device connected to the information processing server device; and changing the registration information of the device by the external communication device Registering with the information processing server device, transmitting to at least one of the information terminal device and the device, and the external communication Control method location is formed by a step of displaying the registration information of the device. Connect to the computer from the external communication device to the information processing server device via a communication line, and obtain registration information of the device connected to the information terminal device from the external communication device connected to the information processing server device And a program for causing the information processing server apparatus to function as a registration.

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