JP2007281857A - Remote control system, mobile phone and charger used for the same, remote control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve user's convenience by suppressing power consumption and preventing the user from forgetting to turn off the power of an electric product while he or she is going out. <P>SOLUTION: The remote control system comprises a portable electronic apparatus and a charger for charging it, and controls a power supply status of a predetermined electric product connected to either the portable electronic apparatus or charger. The remote control system includes a wireless communication means which perform wireless communication with each other when a connected state for charging between the portable electronic apparatus and the charger is canceled, and a power supply control means which controls ON and OFF of power with respect to the electric product according to the communication state of the wireless communication means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control system, and more particularly to a remote control system that controls a power supply state of an electrical product using a mobile phone and a charger.

  When you go out and hurry up urgently, or you accidentally make a mistake and forget to turn off the power of the home appliance, useless electricity, or heat in a home appliance with heat (for example, an electric kettle or an electric stove) May be accompanied by danger. In order to cope with such a situation, a technology using a home network has been developed. For example, the home network system disclosed in the following Patent Document 1 is a technology that collectively performs power on / off control and eliminates the trouble of turning on / off the main power of each home appliance. However, although such a technique can turn on / off the power in a lump, if such operation is forgotten, it is impossible to realize prevention of forgetting to turn off each home appliance after all.

  On the other hand, in recent years, mobile phones have become one era per person, and most people usually carry around when they go out. And as mentioned above, even if you forget to turn off the power of home appliances when you go out, you need a way to automatically turn off the power, paying attention to the majority of people taking mobile phones when going out, As shown in Patent Documents 2 and 3 below, a method for preventing forgetting to turn off the power of a home appliance has been proposed.

  Specifically, Patent Document 2 is equipped with a parent device and a child device in the house, and when the child device is a mobile phone, there is a relationship between the parent device and the child device in the house. Whether or not the slave unit is ready for extension is always monitored by the master unit. When the slave unit is taken out of the house as a mobile phone and is outside the extension standby range, the power is turned off. A system is disclosed. Patent Document 3 discloses a technique of monitoring the time when the mobile phone is disconnected from the charger, and turning off the home appliance in accordance with this time.

JP 2002-032156 A JP 2001-189804 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-113031

  However, the conventional example has the following disadvantages. First, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, the communication state between the parent device and the child device must always be monitored by the parent device, which causes a problem that power is wasted. In addition, in order to monitor the communication state, there is a problem that a relationship in which the mobile phone is a slave device with respect to the parent device is required, and the available mobile phones are limited. Furthermore, the technique of Patent Document 3 may be in a state where the mobile phone is simply removed from the charger, causing a situation that the power of the home appliance is turned off even at home, and lacks convenience.

  For this reason, the present invention improves the inconvenience of the above-described conventional example, and in particular, suppresses power consumption and prevents forgetting to turn off the electrical product when going out, thereby improving the convenience of the user. Objective.

Therefore, a remote control system according to one aspect of the present invention is
A remote control system comprising a portable electronic device and a charger for charging the portable electronic device, and controlling a power supply state of a predetermined electrical product connected to either the portable electronic device or the charger. And
Wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with each other when the charging connection state between the portable electronic device and the charger is released, and power supply control means for performing on / off control of the power supply to the electrical product according to the communication state of the wireless communication means When,
It is characterized by having.

  The power control means is characterized in that the power to the electrical product is turned off when communication by the wireless communication means goes out of service. Further, the wireless communication means is characterized in that the communication is stopped when the communication is out of range. Further, the power control means is characterized in that the power of a predetermined electrical product is turned off.

  According to the above invention, when the charging state is released, the portable electronic device and the charger start wireless communication, and the power supply of the electrical product is controlled to be turned on / off according to the communication state. In particular, when the wireless communication is out of service area, the power of the electrical product is turned off. Therefore, by monitoring the communication status of wireless communication, for example, when it is out of service area, it can be determined that the user of the portable electronic device (for example, a mobile phone) has gone out, while suppressing power consumption, Forgetting to turn off the power can be prevented. Further, by stopping the wireless communication when the communication area is out of the communication range, further power saving can be achieved. In addition, by predetermining an electrical product to be turned off, an electrical product that does not need to be turned off can be kept on, and user convenience can be improved. . The power-off control may be performed by data communication using radio waves from a portable electronic device, or may be performed by a charger via a wired network.

  The power supply control means has a function of specifying an electrical product whose power is turned off, and has an output means for outputting information indicating the specified electrical product. At this time, the power control means may have a function of specifying the electrical product and the time when the power is turned off, and the output means may output information indicating the specified electrical product and time information. Then, the output means is characterized in that it outputs a display on a display unit equipped in the portable electronic device. As a result, the user can confirm which electric product has been forgotten to be turned off, and the user can be alerted.

  The charger is connected to the electrical product through a power outlet and a signal line built-in power cord, and the power control means turns off the electrical product from the charger through the signal line built-in power cord. It is characterized by. The charger is connected to a power outlet unit that supplies power to the electrical product, and the power control unit controls the power supply state of the power outlet unit from the charger to turn off the electrical product. It is characterized by that.

  Thereby, when turning off the power supply of the electrical product from the charger, it is not necessary to construct a separate network for the electrical product, and the equipment cost can be reduced. In particular, when the power outlet unit is controlled to turn off the power supply of the electrical product, it is not necessary to incorporate a signal line in the power cord, so that the equipment cost can be further reduced. Note that by turning off the power supply from the charger, it is not necessary to control power off from the portable electronic device by wireless communication or the like, and it is not necessary to equip the electric product with a wireless communication function.

  A portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention is a portable electronic device that is charged by a charger that performs power on / off control for a predetermined electrical product connected in accordance with a wireless communication state with the portable electronic device. The electronic device is characterized by comprising wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with the charger when the charging connection state with respect to the charger is released. That is, the present invention also provides a portable electronic device that constitutes the above-described remote control system. Furthermore, in the present invention, wireless communication that receives charge from a charger that performs on / off control of a power source for a predetermined electrical product connected according to a wireless communication state with the portable electronic device and performs wireless communication with the charger A program for realizing a wireless communication control means for performing wireless communication with a charger when a charging connection state with respect to the charger is released is also provided to a portable electronic device including the charger.

  Further, a charger according to another embodiment of the present invention is a charger that charges a portable electronic device while being connected to a predetermined electrical product, and the charging connection state for the portable electronic device is released. And a wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with the portable electronic device, and a power supply control means for performing on / off control of the power supply to the electric product according to the communication state of the wireless communication means. That is, the present invention also provides a charger that constitutes the above-described remote control system. The power control means is characterized in that the power to the electrical product is turned off when communication by the wireless communication means is out of service area, and the power control means is configured to turn off the electrical product that has been turned off. In addition to having a function to specify, it is characterized by comprising output means for outputting information indicating the specified electrical product to the portable electronic device so as to be displayed on the display unit of the portable electronic device. Furthermore, the present invention provides a control device that controls the operation of a charger that is connected to a predetermined electrical product, charges a portable electronic device, and includes a wireless communication device that performs wireless communication with the portable electronic device. A wireless communication control means for performing wireless communication with the portable electronic device when the charging connection state for the portable electronic device is released; and a power supply control means for performing on / off control of the power supply to the electric product in accordance with the communication state; We also provide a program for realizing this.

In addition, a remote control method according to another aspect of the present invention includes:
A remote control method comprising a portable electronic device and a charger for charging the portable electronic device, and controlling a power supply state of a predetermined electrical product connected to either the portable electronic device or the charger. And
A wireless communication step of performing wireless communication with each other when the charge connection state between the portable electronic device and the charger is released in each wireless communication device equipped in the portable electronic device and the charger; and And a power supply control step for performing on / off control of the power supply to the electrical product in accordance with the communication state.

  The power control process is characterized in that the power to the electrical product is turned off when communication by the wireless communication device is out of service. The wireless communication step is characterized in that the communication is stopped when the communication goes out of service. Further, the power supply control step is characterized in that the power supply of a predetermined electrical product is turned off. Furthermore, the power supply control step includes an output step of specifying an electrical product whose power is turned off, and then outputting information indicating the specified electrical product.

  Even the invention of the method or the like having the above-described configuration operates in the same manner as the above connection control system, so that the above-described object of the present invention can be achieved.

  Since the present invention is configured and functions as described above, according to this, when the charging state is released, the portable electronic device and the charger start wireless communication, and the power source of the electric product is switched according to the communication state. Since the on / off control is performed, the power of the electric product can be turned off when the user goes out. Accordingly, since wireless communication is performed only when the portable electronic device and the charger are necessary, it is possible to prevent the user from forgetting to turn off the power while suppressing power consumption, thereby improving the convenience of the user. It has an unprecedented superior effect of being able to.

  The present invention starts wireless communication when a portable electronic device is removed from a charger, detects that the user has gone out by examining the communication status, and turns on / off the power of an electric product accordingly. It is characterized in that it is controlled. Hereinafter, the configuration and operation thereof will be described in the embodiments.

  In the embodiments, a mobile phone will be described as an example of a portable electronic device. However, as will be described later, any electronic device capable of wireless communication with a charger may be a PDA, a notebook computer, an audio player, or the like. May be. In the embodiment, the explanation is given assuming a general home, but it may be installed so as to control the power supply of the electrical product installed in the office of a company.

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 4 are block diagrams showing configurations of a mobile phone and a charger. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in the mobile phone. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing operations of the mobile phone and the charger.

[Constitution]
The remote control system in the present embodiment is a system that controls the power supplies of the electrical products 61 to 64 installed in the house by the user's action. In particular, in this embodiment, the mobile phone 1 (portable electronic device) and the charger 2 that charges the mobile phone 1 are used to make electric appliances such as an electric lamp 61, a television receiver 62, a refrigerator 63, and other home appliances 64. The power supply is operated remotely. This will be specifically described below.

  As shown in FIG. 1, first, a charger 2 for charging a mobile phone 1 is installed in the house, and is connected to an outlet 3 (power outlet) with a signal line built-in power cord 4 to supply power. Have been supplied. When the user of the mobile phone 1 is at home, the charger 2 is connected and charged.

  Further, similarly to the charger 2, the signal line built-in power cord 4 is connected to the electrical appliances 61 to 64 from the outlet unit 3 and is supplied with power. Further, in the outlet unit 3, a signal for connecting the signal line built-in power cord 4 connected to the charger 2 and the signal line built-in power cord 4 connected to each of the electrical products 61 to 64 so as to enable data communication. A line network 5 is constructed. In other words, the signal line network 5 and the signal line built-in power cord 4 and other signal lines are connected to each other between the home appliance such as the charger 2 and the lamp 61 and the electronic device such as the personal computer. It is configured so that data communication is possible. Accordingly, each of the electric appliances 61 to 64 is equipped with signal receivers 61a to 64a for receiving signals transmitted through the signal line built-in power cord 4, respectively. In response to the power on / off command, the power supplies 61 to 64 are turned on and off.

  Next, the configuration of the mobile phone 1 and the charger 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the basic configuration of the mobile phone 1 and the charger 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone 1 includes a control unit 11 that controls the operation of the entire mobile phone 1 and a charging unit 12 that charges the mobile phone 1 by installing the mobile phone 1 in a charger 2. As will be described later, a mutual wireless communication unit 13 that performs mutual wireless communication between the mobile phone 1 and the charger 2 when the mobile phone 1 is disconnected from the charger 2, a setting storage and power supply for the entire apparatus And a liquid crystal display unit 15 for displaying incoming / outgoing calls, clocks, charging statuses, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the charger 2 includes a control unit 21 that controls the operation of the entire charger 2, a charging unit 22 that is connected to the charging unit 12 of the mobile phone 1 and supplies power, and a mobile phone. A mutual wireless communication unit 23 that performs wireless communication with one mutual wireless communication unit 13, a memory unit 24 that stores information on home appliances that control the power source, and a home appliance that has forgotten to be turned off as described later. And a signal transmission unit 25 that transmits a control signal to be turned off. Hereinafter, the configurations of the mobile phone 1 and the charger 2 will be described in more detail.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a communication control unit 11 a (wireless communication control means) is constructed by incorporating a predetermined program into the control unit 11 of the mobile phone 1. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a communication control unit 21 a (wireless communication control means) and a power supply control unit 21 b are constructed by incorporating a predetermined program into the control unit 21 of the charger 2. Yes. And each communication control part 11a, 21a always monitors the charge connection state of the mobile phone 1 and the charger 2, and when the charge connection state is canceled, that is, the mobile phone 1 is disconnected from the charger 2. When this is detected, the wireless communication unit 13 and 23 are operated to perform wireless communication. Thus, each communication control part 11a, 21a and each mutual radio | wireless communication part 13,23 operate | move as a radio | wireless communication means which performs radio | wireless communication mutually, when a charge connection state is cancelled | released. In addition, each communication control part 11a, 21a will operate | move so that wireless communication may be stopped, if the mobile telephone 1 is again installed in the charger 2 and will be in a charge connection state.

  Furthermore, each communication control part 11a, 21a monitors the communication state by the mutual wireless communication parts 13, 23, and when the mobile phone 1 is taken out of the house and the communication becomes out of service area and communication becomes impossible, the communication Operates to stop processing. At the same time, the communication controller 21a on the charger 2 side notifies the power controller 21b to that effect. In addition, the communication distance of each mutual radio | wireless communication part 13 and 23 is good to be set to the distance (10 m etc.) which becomes impossible to communicate, for example, when the mobile telephone 1 is taken out of the house.

  And if the power supply control part 21b (power supply control means) of the charger 2 receives notification from the communication control part 21a that wireless communication is no longer possible, the power supply of the electrical products 61 to 64 is transmitted via the signal transmission part 25. An on / off control command is issued. At this time, a control command is issued based on the power on / off control information set in the memory unit 24. Here, the power on / off control information will be described in detail. The power on / off control information is first input to the mobile phone 1 by the user and stored in the memory unit 14 of the mobile phone 1. Then, when the mobile phone 1 is installed in the charger 2, it is transmitted to the memory unit 24 of the charger 2 via the charging unit 22 and stored in the memory unit 24 of the charger 2. Alternatively, it may be transmitted from the mobile phone 1 to the charger 2 during the wireless communication by the mutual wireless communication units 13 and 23 as described above.

  An example of the power on / off control information stored in the memory unit 24 of the charger 2 as described above is shown in FIG. In this example, the lamp 61 and the television receiver 62 are set to be turned off when the power is forgotten to be turned off, and the refrigerator 63 is set not to turn off the power. As a result, a command to turn off the power is issued through the signal line built-in power cord 4 to the electrical product set to turn off the power. Accordingly, when each of the electrical products 61 to 64 receives a power-off command from the signal receivers 61a to 61d installed in each of the electrical products 61 to 64, the power is turned off.

[Operation]
Next, the operation of the remote control system in the above configuration, that is, the operations of the mobile phone 1 and the charger 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The memory unit 24 of the charger 2 stores power on / off control information as shown in FIG. 5 that is input to the mobile phone 1 by the user in advance and transmitted to the charger 2 at the time of charging. I will do it.

  First, when the mobile phone 1 is installed in the charger 2 (step S1) and the user removes the mobile phone 1 from the charger 2 and tries to go out, the charge connection state is released (in step S2). Yes) The mutual wireless communication units 13 and 23 automatically start mutual wireless communication (step S3, wireless communication step).

  Thereafter, the state of wireless communication is monitored by the mobile phone 1 and the charger 2, but when the mobile phone 1 is re-installed in the charger 2 in the communication state (Yes in step S4), mutual communication is performed. The wireless communication units 13 and 23 automatically end the mutual wireless communication (step S5), and return to the state of monitoring the installation state of the mobile phone 1 and the charger 2 (return to step S1).

  On the other hand, if the mobile phone 1 is not re-installed in the charger 2 after the mobile phone 1 is removed from the charger 2 (No in step S4), and if mutual wireless communication is possible (step S6). No), the installation status of the mobile phone 1 and the charger 2 and the monitoring of the communication status are continued (return to step S4). If the state of mutual wireless communication is continuously monitored and communication becomes impossible (Yes in step S6), the power on / off control information stored in the memory unit 24 of the charger 2 is referred to. Then, a power on / off control command is issued. Specifically, when the power on / off control information shown in FIG. 5 is set, a control signal for turning off the power is transmitted from the signal transmission unit 25 to the lamp 61 and the television receiver 62 (step S7). , Power supply control step, see arrows in FIG. 1). Then, when the signal receivers 61a and 62a of the electrical product for which the power is forgotten to be turned off receive the control signal for turning off the power, the power of the electrical product is turned off.

  For the electrical product stored in the memory unit 24 and not to be turned off (in the example of FIG. 5, the refrigerator 63), the signal from the signal transmission unit 25 is deleted and the power of the electrical product is not turned off. , Can always be in a power-on state.

  Thereafter (after step S7) or when mutual wireless communication is disabled (immediately after step S6), the mutual wireless communication units 13 and 23 automatically end the mutual wireless communication (step S8).

  In this way, when the user goes out with the mobile phone 1, wireless communication with the charger becomes impossible, and the power of the electrical product that is forgotten to be turned off is automatically turned off accordingly. Therefore, it is possible to prevent forgetting to turn off the power of the electric product. At this time, the mutual wireless communication between the mobile phone 1 and the charger 2 is not possible since the mobile phone 1 is removed from the charger 2 after being installed in the charger 2. Or until the mobile phone 1 is re-installed in the charger 2, and no mutual wireless communication is performed during normal use of the mobile phone 1 when going out, etc. It is possible to suppress excessive consumption.

  In addition, since it is possible to set in advance the correspondence contents when forgetting to turn off the power for each home appliance, it is possible to arbitrarily set whether to turn off the power or always start according to the type of home appliance it can. Therefore, it is possible to make settings for an electric product that does not require the power to be turned off, such as a refrigerator, and the convenience of the user can be improved.

  Here, in the above, the case where each of the electrical products 61 to 64 and the charger 2 are connected by the signal line built-in power cord 4 is illustrated, but without using the power cord built in the signal line, The power of each electrical product 61-64 may be turned off. For example, the outlet unit 3 is equipped with a function of switching the connection state for each power cord connected to each of the electrical products 61 to 64. And according to the power-off instruction | command from the charger 2, the outlet part 3 may cut | disconnect the power cord to a corresponding electric product, and may cut off power supply. Thereby, although the signal line built-in power cord is used from the charger 2 to the outlet portion 3, the power cord without the signal line can be used from the outlet portion 3 to each of the electrical products 61 to 64. Equipment costs can be reduced.

  The on / off control of the power supply of the electric product by the charger 2 is not necessarily limited to being performed via the power cord. On / off control of the power supply may be performed through a wired or wireless network by connecting another communication cable to an electrical product or equipped with a wireless communication device.

  Moreover, although the case where the power supply of an electric product was turned off was demonstrated above, you may control to turn on the power supply of the electric product from which the power supply was turned off. For example, when going out, it may be controlled to turn on the power of the exterior light of the entrance in order to prevent the suspicious person from entering.

  Furthermore, in the above, the case where the charger 2 performs power-off control of the electrical product is illustrated, but the power-off control command for each electrical product is transmitted by data communication using the communication function of the mobile phone 1. Alternatively, power on / off control may be performed.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of the remote control system in the present embodiment, and FIGS. 8 to 10 are diagrams showing configurations of the mobile phone and the charger. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation.

  In particular, the present embodiment is characterized in that, as described above, the electric product whose power is automatically turned off by the charger 2 can be known afterwards. Hereinafter, a specific configuration and operation will be described.

[Constitution]
The configuration of the remote control system in the present embodiment is basically the same as that in the first embodiment described above. However, as shown in FIG. 7, each of the electrical products 61 to 64 is equipped with signal transceivers 61 b to 64 b that not only receive a power on / off control command from the charger 2 but also can transmit a signal by themselves. is doing. In addition, the charger 2 is equipped with a signal transmitter / receiver 26 as shown in FIG. 8 instead of the signal transmitter 25 as described above, and is connected to the signal line built-in power cord 4. Thereby, the signal transmitted by each electrical product 61-64 or the signal transmitted by the signal transmitters / receivers 61b-64b can be transmitted to the charger 2 through the signal line built-in power cord 4, Moreover, the charger 2 can receive this.

  Accordingly, the mobile phone 1 and the charger are configured as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, respectively. First, in addition to the communication control unit 11a described above, a display control unit 11b is constructed by incorporating a predetermined program into the control unit 11 of the mobile phone 1. Moreover, in addition to the communication control part 21a and the power supply control part 21b mentioned above, the display output part 21c is built in the control part 21 of the charger 2 by incorporating a predetermined program. These parts will be described in further detail.

  First, the power supply control unit 21b (power supply control unit) of the charger 2 in the present embodiment communicates with the signal transmitters / receivers 61b to 64b of the electrical products 61 to 64 whose power is turned off to identify the electrical product. It has a function of acquiring information (for example, an electric product name). At this time, the time information when the power is turned off is also acquired from the signal transceivers 61 b to 64 b or from the system timer in the charger 2. Then, the acquired electrical product specifying information and time information are temporarily stored in the memory unit 24.

  In addition, when the display output unit 21c (output unit) built in the charger 2 detects that the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charger 2, the electric product stored in the memory unit 24 through the charger 22 The specific information and time information are output to the mobile phone 1.

  In response to this, the display control unit 11b of the mobile phone 1 receives the information transmitted from the charger 2 specifying the electric product whose power is turned off and the time information via the charging unit 12, and stores the memory. Stored in the unit 14. The display control unit 11b reads out the electrical product identification information and the time information from the memory unit 14 immediately after reception or when the display control unit 11b is next taken out from the charger 2, and displays the information on the liquid crystal display unit 15 (display unit). To do.

[Operation]
Next, the operation of the remote control system in this embodiment, that is, the operations of the mobile phone 1 and the charger 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, when the mobile phone 1 is installed in the charger 2 (step S11), the charger 2 is inquired whether there is an electrical product (home appliance) that has been forgotten to be turned off last time (step S12). Here, it is assumed that there is nothing (No in step S12), and the process proceeds to step S14. Then, as described above, when the mobile phone 1 is removed from the charger 2 and the charging connection state is released (Yes in step S14), the mutual wireless communication units 13 and 23 perform mutual wireless communication. Communication is automatically started (step S15, wireless communication step).

  Thereafter, the state of wireless communication is monitored by the mobile phone 1 and the charger 2, and when the mobile phone 1 is re-installed in the charger 2 in the communication state (Yes in step S16), mutual wireless communication The units 13 and 23 automatically end the mutual wireless communication (step S17), and return to the state of monitoring the installation state of the mobile phone 1 and the charger 2 (return to step S14). On the other hand, if communication becomes impossible after the mobile phone 1 is removed from the charger 2 (No in step S16, Yes in step S18), it is stored in the memory unit 24 of the charger 2. A power on / off control command is issued with reference to the power on / off control information. For example, a control signal for turning off the power is transmitted from the signal transmission / reception unit 26 to the electric lamp 61 and the television receiver 62 (step S19, power supply control step). Then, the signal transmitters / receivers 61b and 62b of the electrical product for which the power is forgotten to be turned off receive the control signal for turning off the power, so that the electrical product is turned off.

  At this time, the signal transmitter / receiver 61b, 62b of the electric product whose power is turned off transmits the target home appliance name and its time information to the signal transmitter / receiver 26 of the charger 2, and therefore the charger 2 The information is received and stored in the memory unit 24 (step S20). Thereafter (after step S20) or when mutual wireless communication is disabled (immediately after step S18), the mutual wireless communication units 13 and 23 automatically end the mutual wireless communication (step S21).

  Further, after that, when the user returns home and the mobile phone 1 is installed in the charger 2 (returning to the start and step S11), the mobile phone 1 confirms whether or not there is a home appliance for which power has been forgotten last time (step S12), Since there is an electrical product that has forgotten to be turned off this time (Yes in step S12), the information stored in the memory unit 24 of the charger 2 is transmitted to the mobile phone 1 and acquired by the mobile phone 1. Then, the name of the home appliance that has been forgotten to be turned off and its time are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 15 of the mobile phone 1 (step S13, output step). Thereafter, the memory unit 24 of the charger 2 storing the target home appliance name and its time is initialized.

  By doing in this way, the user can confirm which electric product forgot to turn off the power when going out last time. Therefore, when the user goes out next time, the user can pay sufficient attention, and can effectively prevent the user from forgetting to turn off the power of the electric product.

  According to the present invention, a mobile phone and a charger can be used for remotely controlling on / off of an electric product such as a home appliance, and thus has industrial applicability.

It is the schematic which shows the structure of the remote control system in Example 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone and charger in Example 1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile phone in Example 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the charger in Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the data memorize | stored in a mobile telephone. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the remote control system according to the first embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the structure of the remote control system in Example 2. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone and charger in Example 2. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile phone according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a charger in Embodiment 2. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the remote control system according to the second embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile phone 2 Charger 3 Outlet part 4 Signal line built-in power cord 5 Signal line network 11 Control part (cell-phone side)
12 Charger (cell phone side)
13 Mutual wireless communication part (cell phone side)
14 Memory (cell phone side)
15 Liquid crystal display part 21 Control part (charger side)
22 Charging section (charger side)
23 Mutual wireless communication unit (charger side)
24 Memory (charger side)
25 Signal transmission unit 26 Signal transmission / reception unit 61 Electric light 62 Television receiver 63 Refrigerator 64 Other home appliance 11a Communication control unit (cell phone side)
11b Display control unit 21a Communication control unit (charger side)
21b Power supply control unit 21c Display output unit 61a to 64a Signal receiver 61b to 64b Signal transceiver

Claims (24)

A remote control system comprising a portable electronic device and a charger for charging the portable electronic device, and controlling a power supply state of a predetermined electrical product connected to either the portable electronic device or the charger Because
Wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with each other when the charging connection state between the portable electronic device and the charger is released, and power on / off control for the electrical product according to the communication state of the wireless communication means Power control means to perform,
A remote control system characterized by comprising:   The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the power control means turns off the power to the electrical product when communication by the wireless communication means goes out of service.   The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication unit stops the communication when the communication is out of range.   The remote control system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the power control means turns off a predetermined power of the electric product. The power control means has a function of specifying the electric product whose power is turned off,
Comprising output means for outputting information indicating the specified electrical product;
The remote control system according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4. The power control means has a function of specifying the electrical product and the time when the power is turned off,
The output means outputs information indicating the specified electrical product and time information;
6. The remote control system according to claim 5, wherein:   The remote control system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the output means outputs a display on a display unit provided in the portable electronic device. The charger is connected to the electrical product through a power outlet and a signal line built-in power cord,
The power control means turns off the power of the electric product through the signal line built-in power cord from the charger.
8. The remote control system according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. The charger is connected to a power outlet section that supplies power to the electrical product,
The power control means controls the power supply state of the power outlet from the charger to turn off the electrical product;
9. The remote control system according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.   The remote control system according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, wherein the portable electronic device is a mobile phone. A portable electronic device that receives charge from a charger that performs on / off control of a power source for a predetermined electrical product connected according to a wireless communication state with the portable electronic device,
A wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with the charger when the charging connection state for the charger is released;
A portable electronic device characterized by that.   12. The portable electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the wireless communication unit stops the communication when the communication is out of range. With a display,
An output means for receiving from the charger a notification of information identifying the electrical product whose power has been turned off by the charger and outputting to the display unit;
13. The portable electronic device according to claim 11 or 12, A portable type equipped with a wireless communication device that receives charge from a charger that performs on / off control of a power source for a predetermined electrical product connected in accordance with a wireless communication state with the portable electronic device and performs wireless communication with the charger Electronic equipment,
A wireless communication control means for performing wireless communication with the charger when the charging connection state for the charger is released;
A program to realize A charger that is connected to a predetermined electrical product and charges a portable electronic device,
Wireless communication means for performing wireless communication with the portable electronic device when the charging connection state for the portable electronic device is released, and power on / off control for the electrical product is performed according to the communication state of the wireless communication means Power control means;
A charger characterized by comprising:   The charger according to claim 15, wherein the power control means turns off the power to the electrical product when communication by the wireless communication means is out of service.   The charger according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the wireless communication unit stops the communication when the communication is out of range. The power control means has a function of specifying the electric product whose power is turned off,
Comprising output means for outputting information indicating the specified electrical product to the portable electronic device so as to be displayed on the display unit of the portable electronic device;
The charger according to claim 15, 16 or 17. To a control device that is connected to a predetermined electrical product, charges a portable electronic device, and controls the operation of a charger that includes a wireless communication device that performs wireless communication with the portable electronic device.
Wireless communication control means for performing wireless communication with the portable electronic device when the charging connection state for the portable electronic device is released, and power supply control means for performing on / off control of the power supply to the electric product according to the communication state When,
A program to realize A remote control method comprising a portable electronic device and a charger for charging the portable electronic device, and controlling a power supply state of a predetermined electric product connected to either the portable electronic device or the charger Because
A wireless communication step of performing wireless communication with each other when the charge connection state between the portable electronic device and the charger is released in each wireless communication device equipped in the portable electronic device and the charger; A power control step for performing on / off control of power to the electrical product according to the communication state;
A remote control method comprising:   21. The remote control method according to claim 20, wherein the power control step turns off power to the electrical product when communication by the wireless communication device is out of service.   The remote control method according to claim 20 or 21, wherein, in the wireless communication step, the communication is stopped when the communication is out of service.   23. The remote control method according to claim 20, 21 or 22, wherein the power control step turns off a predetermined power of the electric product. In the power control step, the electric product whose power is turned off is identified,
Then, an output step of outputting information indicating the specified electrical product was provided,
24. The remote control method according to claim 20, 21, 22, or 23.

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