JP2009278228A - Remote operating system of apartment electric device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system that remotely operates electric devices prepared in an apartment room at low cost expense. <P>SOLUTION: A remote control system 1 includes a mobile terminal 2 operated by an apartment resident, a Web interface device 4 which connects electric devices 9 installed in the resident room 3 to an Internet 5 by making it possible to remotely control, and an advertiser's server 6 which supplies advertising information to a Web site in the Internet 5. The advertiser's server 6 is provided with a user registration unit 11 which manages authentication information of the apartment and the residents, an address management unit 12 which manages IP addresses of the Web interface devices 4, and an access relay unit 13 which relays the access from the mobile terminal 2 to the Web interface device 4 using a Web page of the advertisement information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system in which an occupant of an apartment uses a portable terminal to remotely operate an electrical device installed in the apartment room via the Internet.

  In recent years, in order to increase the added value of apartments, a system has been developed that combines a mobile phone and the Internet so that residents can remotely control electrical devices such as lighting devices and air conditioners installed in their rooms from the outside. ing. In this type of system, it is necessary to specify a room to be remotely operated with an IP address. However, since the Internet connection service with a fixed IP address (fixed IP address) is expensive, the burden on the residents increases.

Therefore, a system using an Internet connection service in which the IP address changes (dynamic IP address) has been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a system in which a mobile phone 51 accesses a Web interface device 53 via a dynamic DNS server 52 and remotely operates an electric device 55 via a controller 54 as shown in FIG. Has been.
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  However, the system via the dynamic DNS server 52 also needs to receive services from an Internet connection specialist who manages the server 52. For this reason, when introducing a remote control system in an apartment, there is a problem that the rent and the maintenance cost of the apartment become high, and the burden on the resident or the apartment manager increases.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a system that can remotely control electrical equipment installed in an apartment room at low cost.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an electric equipment remote operation system according to the present invention is a web interface that connects a portable terminal operated by an occupant in an apartment and an electric equipment installed in the occupant's room to the Internet so as to be remotely operable. It consists of a device and an advertiser server that publishes advertising information on a website on the Internet. The advertiser server manages the IP address of the web interface device and a user management unit that manages authentication information of apartments and residents. An address management unit and an access relay unit that relays access from a mobile terminal to a Web interface device using a Web page on which advertisement information is placed are provided.

  Moreover, in the electrical equipment remote control system of the present invention, the access relay unit places a web page for user authentication on which general-purpose advertisement information to be disclosed on the website and dedicated advertisement information for authenticated residents are placed. A user-specific web page is generated.

  According to the remote operation system of the present invention, since the electric device is remotely operated by relaying the advertiser server from the mobile terminal, it is possible to reduce the cost burden of the resident and the apartment manager and to enhance the advertising effect of the advertiser. be able to.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 shows a system for remotely operating electrical equipment installed in an apartment room. This remote control system 1 is connected to a mobile terminal 2 such as a mobile phone, a notebook computer, or a PDA operated by a resident of an apartment, a Web interface device 4 installed in a resident's room 3, and a Web site on the Internet 5. And an advertiser server 6 for posting advertisement information.

  The Web interface device 4 is connected to the Internet 5 via a connection device 7 such as a modem or a router, and is connected to an electrical device 9 such as a lighting fixture, an air conditioner, and an AV device via a controller 8. A web browser is mounted on the web interface device 4 to constantly monitor the operating state of the electric device 9 and transmit an operation command from the portable terminal 2 to the controller 8 so that the electric device 9 can be remotely operated. Yes.

  The advertiser server 6 is a general Web server that does not use a dedicated dynamic DNS service, and is managed by the advertiser or its agent. The advertiser server 6 uses a user management unit 11 that manages authentication information of apartments and residents, an address management unit 12 that manages a dynamic IP address of the Web interface device 4, and a Web page on which advertisement information is placed. An access relay unit 13 that relays access from the mobile terminal 2 to the Web interface device 4 is provided.

  The Web interface device 4 periodically accesses the advertiser server 6 and transmits its own ID information and the dynamic IP address information of the connection device 7 to the advertiser server 6. The address management unit 12 of the advertiser server 6 executes the IP management program, links the dynamic IP address information acquired from the Web interface device 4 with the authentication information registered in the user management unit 11, and accesses the access relay unit 13. To recognize the web interface device 4 in the room 3 in which the resident of the access source lives.

  FIG. 2 illustrates a web page displayed on the display unit 2 a of the mobile terminal 2. A user (resident in an apartment) first accesses the advertiser server 6 using the mobile terminal 2 for remote control of the electrical device 9, and performs user authentication from the advertiser server 6 as shown in FIG. Web page 21 is received. On this Web page 21, general-purpose advertisement information 22 to be disclosed on the Web site is posted over a wide area of the screen, and an ID input unit 23 for apartment residents and a login button 24 are arranged at one corner of the screen.

  Next, the user browses the general-purpose advertisement information 22, selects a link (not shown) as necessary, accesses another Web page, and browses the advertiser's company information, product information, and the like. Subsequently, the user inputs the registered ID into the ID input unit 23, presses the login button 24, and logs in to the user-dedicated web page 31 as shown in FIG. At this time, the advertiser server 6 generates a dedicated Web page 31 that matches the input ID based on the information of the user management unit 11 and transmits it to the mobile terminal 2 of the access source user.

  The user-dedicated web page 31 is provided with dedicated advertisement information 32 for authenticated users and a link button 33 for remote operation. The user presses the link button 33 after viewing the dedicated advertisement information 32 provided to the user. The link button 33 embeds the dynamic IP address information of the apartment room 3 obtained from the address management unit 12, so that the user presses this button 33 so that the web interface installed in the user's room 3. You can jump to the login screen of the device 4.

  As shown in FIG. 2C, the login screen 41 of the Web interface device 4 is provided with a remote operation menu 42 and an execution button 43 of the electric device 9. Therefore, the user selects ON / OFF of the lighting equipment, the air conditioner, etc. on the remote operation menu 42, or performs the dimming output or the temperature adjustment, and presses the execution button 43, so that the electricity of his / her room 3 can be viewed from the outside The device 9 can be easily operated remotely.

  According to the remote operation system 1 of this embodiment, since the electric device 9 is remotely operated by relaying the advertiser server 6 from the mobile terminal 2, the facility cost of the Web interface device 4 and the like necessary for the remote operation is provided to the advertiser. You can reduce the burden on residents and apartment managers. The advertiser can secure an apartment resident as a fixed user of the Web site, have many users browse the company advertisement continuously for a long period of time, and can expect a high advertising effect corresponding to the equipment cost. In particular, the targeted advertising information 32 on the user-dedicated web page 31 can be used for targeted and effective advertising.

  The advertiser server 6 can be managed by a server owner such as an advertising media company or a media rep. When the server owner is used, it is not necessary to change the server to which the user connects every time the advertiser changes, and the user's personal information can be safely protected and managed by one server owner, and the server owner's website You can also link to multiple advertisers above. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately modified and implemented without departing from the spirit of the invention.

It is a block diagram of the remote control system which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram of the web page displayed on a portable terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the conventional remote control system.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Remote operation system 2 Portable terminal 3 Room 4 Web interface apparatus 6 Advertiser server 9 Electric equipment 11 User management part 12 Address management part 13 Access relay part 21 User authentication Web page 22 General-purpose advertisement information 31 User-specific Web page 32 Dedicated advertisement Information 41 Web interface device login screen

Claims (2)

A portable terminal operated by a resident of the apartment, a Web interface device for connecting an electric device installed in the resident's room to the Internet so that it can be remotely operated, and an advertiser server for posting advertisement information on a website on the Internet Consists of
The advertiser server uses a user management unit that manages apartment and resident authentication information, an address management unit that manages the IP address of the web interface device, and a web page on which advertisement information is placed to access from a mobile terminal. An remote control system for electrical appliances in an apartment, comprising an access relay unit that relays to a Web interface.   The access relay unit generates a user authentication Web page on which general-purpose advertisement information to be published on a website and a user-specific Web page on which dedicated advertisement information for an authenticated resident is posted. The remote control system for electric appliances in an apartment according to claim 1.

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