JP2009282778A - House monitoring control system, house monitoring control method, and monitoring control device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a house monitoring control system, a house monitoring control method, and a monitoring control device which can make a location information easily associated with each indoor device wherein location information indicates a disposed location of the indoor device that is a control target. <P>SOLUTION: The monitoring control device CV stores a house map and a location information table in a location information storage unit 14. The control unit 10 generates icons corresponding to pieces of the identifying information of respective indoor devices, displays the house map and the icons on a monitor screen 12, transmits a location confirmation signal to an indoor device having identification information associated with an icon by an operation at an operation unit 13 via LAN interface 11, and stores a correspondence relation between the identification information of the icon and location information indicating its area in the location information table by making an icon of an indoor device which receives the location confirmation signal and responds thereto associated with an area on the house map displayed on the monitor screen 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a home monitoring control system, a home monitoring control method, and a monitoring control device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a home monitoring control system in which a plurality of home devices are connected to a monitoring control device via a network, and the monitoring control device performs at least one of monitoring or control of each home device (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In such a home monitoring control system, the monitoring control device stores device identification information and position information of each home device in association with each other, and performs monitoring control of each home device based on these information. The device identification information is the address information of each home device and the type information (alarm, surveillance camera, etc.) of each home device, and the location information is located in which area (room, corridor, etc.) of each home device. This is information indicating whether or not

As mapping methods for associating device identification information and position information of each home device, there are the following methods (1) to (3).
(1) A service provider, a designer, or a contractor such as a contractor creates setting data associating device identification information and location information of a home device as an electronic file, and transfers the electronic file to the monitoring control device.
(2) On the location map of each room in the house downloaded from the server connected via the network, or on the layout map of the room stored in advance in the monitoring control device, the position of the contractor or the user for each home device Check while checking.
(3) A different location identification number for each location information is assigned to the home device in advance, or a location identification number is set with a DIP switch or the like, and this location identification number is transmitted to the monitoring control device via the network and received by the monitoring control device. The obtained position identification number is associated with the device identification information of the in-home device.
JP 2007-272863 A

  However, in the mapping method (1) above, when the number of in-home devices increases, it is necessary for the contractor to create an electronic file of setting data. If not, it is impossible. Moreover, even if it is a management company, if it tries to manage a personal housing facility, the number of management units will increase and management man-hour will also increase. Generally, general-purpose housing equipment does not take the form of entrusting management to a management company like non-housing equipment (buildings, etc.). Therefore, it is necessary for the user who lives in the house to perform the mapping setting, but it is difficult to create an electronic file of the setting data from the viewpoint of the creation procedure, the creation tool, and the like. Moreover, even if it is going to entrust the management of the housing equipment to the management company, the management cost is required, and the user avoids it.

  Further, in the mapping method (2), it is difficult for the user to know the position of the home device, and it is difficult to specify the position of the home device. Moreover, when there are a plurality of the same in-home devices, it is difficult to distinguish the setting contents. Further, when a home device is further connected to one home device, it is difficult for the user to know the presence and type of the home device under the home device. In particular, when initial setting is performed or when a plurality of in-home devices are moved or added, it is necessary to repeat the setting operation several times by trial and error. Furthermore, in order to determine whether or not a correct setting has been performed for a passive in-home device such as an alarm device, it is necessary to actually operate the device, which increases the number of setting steps.

  In addition, the mapping method (3) is difficult for a person who is unfamiliar with the device or an elderly person to use an abstract method such as setting a position identification number using a DIP switch or the like.

  As described above, the conventional home monitoring and control system cannot easily set the association between the device identification information and the position information of the home device to be monitored and controlled.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described reasons, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide an in-home device that can easily associate with each in-home device position information indicating in which area the in-home device to be monitored and controlled is located. A monitoring control system, a home monitoring control method, and a monitoring control apparatus are provided.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, at least one of monitoring and control of each home device, wherein each home device is connected to each home device, which is arranged in a plurality of areas in the home and has unique identification information, via each transmission line. A monitoring control device that performs identification using identification information, and the monitoring control device includes a region information image indicating a plurality of regions in the home, and a position indicating the identification information of the home device and the region where the home device is installed. Storage means for storing a correspondence relationship with information, icon generation means for generating an icon corresponding to identification information of each home device, display means for displaying a region information image and an icon on one screen, and an icon on the screen A device designating unit for designating a home device having identification information associated with the device, a transmission unit for transmitting a position confirmation signal to the designated home device, and a copy shown in the area information image on the screen. An association with an icon associated with any one of the areas, and an association means for storing in the storage means the correspondence between the identification information of the home device corresponding to the icon and the positional information indicating the area. The in-home device includes notification means for notifying that the position confirmation signal has been received when the position confirmation signal is received. In the monitoring control apparatus, the association means includes a plurality of areas indicated in the area information image. Is associated with the icon of the home device that has notified the reception of the position confirmation signal, the correspondence between the identification information of the home device corresponding to the icon and the position information indicating the region It is stored in a storage means.

  According to this invention, in the home monitoring and control system, the icon corresponding to the home device is displayed on the display means of the monitoring and control device, and the user performs a notification operation to the corresponding home device by designating the icon. Accordingly, the installation location of the home device can be easily recognized, and the correspondence between the home device and the icon can be easily recognized. Furthermore, the correspondence between the identification information of the home device and the position information indicating the region where the home device is installed can be set only by associating the icon with any region of the region information image. Accordingly, it is possible to easily associate the location information indicating in which area the home device to be monitored and controlled is located for each home device without entrusting management to the management company.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, when a home device is connected to the monitoring control device, an icon corresponding to the identification information of the home device is displayed on the display means.

  According to the present invention, newly entered home devices can be automatically detected.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the informing unit of the in-home device includes a sound generating unit that outputs a sound. In the monitoring control device, the display unit includes an area information image and a plurality of icons. Is displayed on one screen, and the device designating unit designates a home device having identification information associated with a plurality of icons on the screen, the transmission unit displays the specified home device. A position confirmation signal for causing the sound generating means to generate different sounds is transmitted.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to find a home device by sound output even if the home device is placed where it is difficult to find, and even if a plurality of the same home devices are placed, the home device can be output by different sound outputs. Can be easily associated with an icon.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the informing device of the in-home device includes a light emitting unit that outputs light. In the monitoring control device, the display unit displays the region information image and a plurality of icons. When the device is displayed on one screen and each icon is displayed in a different color, and the device specifying means specifies a home device having identification information associated with a plurality of icons on the screen, the transmitting means A position confirmation signal for outputting light of the same color as the icon corresponding to the light emitting means of each designated household device is transmitted.

  According to the present invention, even when a plurality of the same in-home devices are arranged, it becomes easy to associate the in-home device and the icon with different light outputs.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the informing unit of the in-home device includes an imaging unit that transmits image information to the monitoring control device. In the monitoring control device, the display unit is a region information image. When a plurality of icons are displayed on one screen, and the device designating unit designates a home device having identification information associated with the plurality of icons on the screen, the transmitting unit designates the designated device A position confirmation signal for transmitting image information is transmitted from the imaging means of each home device.

  According to the present invention, even when a plurality of home devices having an imaging unit are arranged, the home device and the icon can be easily associated with each other by the image information transmitted from each home device. Furthermore, the user can associate the home device with the icon without going to the installation location of the home device.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, at least one of monitoring and control of each home device is performed by connecting each home device disposed in a plurality of areas in the home and having unique identification information to each home device via a transmission path. In the in-home monitoring and control method of the system provided with the monitoring and control apparatus in the house using the identification information, the monitoring and control apparatus stores area information images indicating a plurality of areas in the house, and further identifies each in-home device When an icon corresponding to information is generated, an area information image and an icon are displayed on one screen, and a home device having identification information associated with the icon on the screen is designated, the designated home device When the location confirmation signal is received, the in-home device informs that the location confirmation signal has been received, and the supervisory control device uses a plurality of areas indicated in the area information image on the screen. Is associated with the icon of the home device that has notified the reception of the position confirmation signal, the correspondence between the identification information of the home device corresponding to the icon and the position information indicating the region It is memorized.

  According to the present invention, in the home monitoring control method, the icon corresponding to the home device is displayed on the display means of the monitoring control device, and the user designates the icon to perform a notification operation on the corresponding home device. Accordingly, the installation location of the home device can be easily recognized, and the correspondence between the home device and the icon can be easily recognized. Furthermore, the correspondence between the identification information of the home device and the position information indicating the region where the home device is installed can be set only by associating the icon with any region of the region information image. Accordingly, it is possible to easily associate the location information indicating in which area the home device to be monitored and controlled is located for each home device without entrusting management to the management company.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, home devices each having unique identification information arranged in a plurality of areas in the home are connected via a transmission line, and at least one of monitoring or control of each home device is used for the identification information. Storage means for storing the correspondence information between the area information image indicating a plurality of areas in the home, the identification information of the home equipment, and the position information indicating the area where the home equipment is installed, and each home equipment An icon generation means for generating an icon corresponding to the identification information of the user, a display means for displaying the area information image and the icon on one screen, and a home device having the identification information associated with the icon on the screen The device designation means, the transmission means for transmitting the position confirmation signal to the designated home device, and the icon in any one of the plurality of areas shown in the area information image on the screen. Are associated with each other so that the correspondence between the identification information of the home device corresponding to the icon and the positional information indicating the region is stored in the storage unit. The location information indicating the area and the identification information of the household device corresponding to the icon by associating the icon of the household device that has notified the reception of the location confirmation signal with any one of the plurality of areas shown The correspondence relationship with the information is stored in the storage means.

  According to this invention, in the monitoring control device, the icon corresponding to the home device is displayed on the display means of the monitoring control device, and the user designates the icon to cause the corresponding home device to perform a notification operation. Thus, the installation location of the home device can be easily recognized, and the correspondence between the home device and the icon can be easily recognized. Furthermore, the correspondence between the identification information of the home device and the position information indicating the region where the home device is installed can be set only by associating the icon with any region of the region information image. Accordingly, it is possible to easily associate the location information indicating in which area the home device to be monitored and controlled is located for each home device without entrusting management to the management company.

  As described above, according to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to easily associate the location information indicating in which area the home device to be monitored and controlled is located in each home device.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 4, the home monitoring and control system according to the present embodiment is connected to a plurality of home devices Kn installed in a house via a transmission path (enhanced category 5 or category 6 LAN cable). A device TM and a monitoring control device CV connected to the integrated management device TM via a LAN cable and a terminal device such as a personal computer (not shown), and a plurality of these home appliances Kn (n = 1, 2,...) The integrated management device TM and the terminal device constitute a home network using general-purpose communication protocols (TCP / IP, UDP, HTTP, etc.). This home network is a local area network (LAN) compliant with the 100BASE-TX (IEEE 802.3u) standard, and the integrated management device TM corresponding to a hub, each home device Kn corresponding to a network terminal, and a monitoring control device. CV and the like are connected by star wiring. Further, the integrated management device TM includes an Internet connection device MD such as an ADSL modem, a cable modem, or an ONU (Optical Network Unit) according to the type of a line (telephone line, CATV line, optical fiber line, etc.) for connecting to the Internet. The home network is connected to the Internet, which is an external network, through a communication cable (usually a LAN cable) and the Internet connection device MD. In addition, since this kind of internet connection apparatus MD is well-known conventionally, illustration and description about a detailed structure are abbreviate | omitted.

  In addition, a center device (center server) SV installed at a remote location away from the house is connected to the home network via the Internet. As will be described later, a laptop personal computer, a mobile phone, a PDA that can be connected to the Internet. By performing data communication via the Internet between the portable terminal PT composed of (Personal Digital Assistance) and the center device SV, for example, the home device Kn is controlled and monitored from the outside using the portable terminal PT. be able to. The center device SV is constituted by a general-purpose computer device having a network function, and is addressed to a message addressed to the integrated management device TM transmitted from the portable terminal PT through the Internet or from the integrated management device TM to a terminal device not belonging to the home network. It has a function to relay a message to be transmitted. However, since the portable terminal PT and the center device SV having the Internet connection function as described above are well known in the art, the detailed illustration and description thereof are omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the integrated management device TM has a plurality of communication ports 2i (i = 1, 2,...) To which a home device Kn and a terminal device (such as a monitoring control device CV) are connected via a LAN cable. The communication port 3 to which the Internet connection device MD is connected via the LAN cable and the transmission path between the communication ports 2i and 3 are switched and the packet transferred between the communication ports 2i and 3 is discarded or the communication port 2i or 3, a packet processing unit 4 that executes processing such as blocking or restriction (hereinafter referred to as packet processing), a control unit 1 that controls the packet processing unit 4 with the CPU as a main component, a home appliance Kn, and an Internet connection Device MD and terminal device MAC (Media Access Control) address, network address (private IP address), each home And a storage section 5 for storing the control information and monitoring apparatus information Kn, are controlling the data exchange in the network.

  The control unit 1 has a function for switching transmission paths (path switching function), a function for executing virus check and filtering on a packet (network security function), and a control point of UPnP (Universal Plug and Play). This function is implemented, and each home appliance Kn corresponding to a UPnP device is automatically detected using SSDP (Simple Service Discovery Protocol) for detecting a device in UPnP.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the monitoring control device CV includes a control unit 10 having a microcomputer as a main component, a LAN interface unit 11 that is connected to a LAN cable of a home network and performs an interface between the control unit 10 and the home network, A monitor screen 12 whose display content is controlled by the control unit 10, an operation unit 13 such as a mouse for connecting to the control unit 10 and performing GUI operations on the monitor screen, and a later-described home map showing the arrangement of rooms in the home M1 (region information image) image data, and a position information storage unit 14 (storage means) that stores a position information table TB1 described later, and the operation unit 13 while the user looks at the monitor control screen on the monitor screen 12 (Or by automatic control using a timer function or the like), a control request or monitoring request for the home appliance Kn is sent to the integrated device TM. And Shin, and controls the home appliance Kn through the integrated device TM, acquires monitor information from the home appliance Kn.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the in-home device Kn includes a control unit 20 having a microcomputer as a main component, a LAN interface unit 21 for connecting the LAN cable of the home network to interface the control unit 20 and the home network, A function unit 22 having a function for each device (for example, a sensor function, an imaging function, an illumination function, etc.) and at least one of a speaker device and an LED lighting device are provided. And a notification unit 23 that performs notification by blinking, and the control unit 20 stores its own MAC address, network address, and type information (hereinafter referred to as device identification information) in advance, via a home network The device identification information can be transmitted. In the present embodiment, the in-home device Kn includes alarm devices K1 and K2 having functions such as fire detection and intruder detection, monitoring cameras K3 and K4 that capture images inside and outside the home, and a remote control device K5.

  The remote control device K5 is connected to a subordinate home device K5n via a control cable, has an interface function between the home device 5n and the integrated device TM, and is controlled from the terminal device via the integrated device TM. When a request message is received, each home device K5n is individually controlled via a control cable to switch between operation (lighting for lighting fixtures) and stop (lighting off for lighting fixtures), via the integrated device TM. When the monitoring request message is received from the terminal device, the operation state (running <lit> or stopped <turned off>) of each home device K5n is individually acquired via the control cable, and the response to the control request or monitoring request is obtained. A function of transmitting a message (the operating state of each home device K5n) to the terminal device that is the transmission source of the request message via the integrated device TM ( It has a visual control function). In addition, the remote control device K5 stores in advance identification information and the like of the home device K5n under its control. In the present embodiment, lighting devices K51 and K52 and an electric lock K53 are provided as the home device K5n.

  In such a home monitoring control system, in the location information table TB1 of the location information storage unit 14 provided in the monitoring control device CV, the MAC address or network address (hereinafter referred to as device identification information) of the home device Kn, By associating position information indicating in which area (living room, kitchen, entrance, Japanese-style room, room, hallway, etc.) in the house the device Kn is located, the monitoring control device CV, for example, “Living Human Sensor Activates It is possible to perform monitoring and control corresponding to the installation location of the home appliance Kn, such as “I want to see the captured image of the garden surveillance camera”, “The kitchen fire sensor is activated”, and “I want to see the captured image of the garden surveillance camera”.

  Hereinafter, mapping processing for associating device identification information and position information of each home device Kn in the present embodiment will be described.

  First, if there is a new entry of a home device Kn (power is turned on, a new connection is made to the home network, etc.) during the operation of the home monitoring and control system, the home device Kn newly enters the home device. The presence notification signal including the device identification information is transmitted to the monitoring control device CV via the integrated management device TM.

  In the monitoring control device CV, the control unit 10 receives the position information from the device identification information included in the presence notification signal received from the newly entered home device Kn and the image data of the home map M1 in the position information storage unit 14. A setting screen is created and the position information setting screen is displayed on the monitor screen 12. As shown in FIG. 5, a home map M1 is displayed on the monitor screen 12, and the home map M1 is created by imitating the arrangement of an actual room, hallway, etc., and is displayed with less discomfort for the user. Become. Further, an icon Xn (n = 1, 2,...) Corresponding to the device identification information of the newly entered home device Kn is displayed next to the home map M1 (display means). In this embodiment, the newly entered home devices Kn are alarm devices K1 and K2, and monitoring cameras K3 and K4, and icons X1 to X4 corresponding to the device identification information of the home devices K1 to K4 on the monitor screen 12, respectively. Is displayed. Note that the template data (icon shape, characters, etc.) of the icon Xn is stored in advance in the control unit 10 corresponding to the type information included in the device identification information of the home device Kn, and the control unit 10 An icon is generated by selecting template data from the type information of the device Kn, and the icon Kn displayed on the monitor screen 12 has a design corresponding to the type (camera, alarm device, etc.) of the home device Kn. (Icon generating means). Hereinafter, the description “icon Xn corresponding to home device Kn” is synonymous with the description “icon Xn corresponding to device identification information of home device Kn”.

  Then, by looking at the position information setting screen on the monitor 12, the user knows that there are newly entered home devices K1 to K4 corresponding to the icons X1 to X4, but the installation location of the home devices K1 to K4, It is not known to which in-home device the icons X1 to Xn correspond. Next, it is necessary to clarify where the in-home devices K1 to K4 currently exist, and to distinguish the alarm devices K1 and K2 and cameras K3 and K4 of the same type. Therefore, when the user operates the operation unit 13 while looking at the position information setting screen on the monitor screen 12 and clicks on the icon X1 (alarm), the control unit 10 transfers the integrated management device to the alarm device K1 corresponding to the icon X1. A position confirmation signal is transmitted via the TM (device designation means, transmission means). The MAC addresses and network addresses of the home devices K1 to K4 are included in the device identification information received from the home devices K1 to K4 via the integrated management device TM, and the control unit 10 performs communication using these addresses.

  The alarm device K1, which has received the position confirmation signal, performs a notification operation by the notification unit 23, but the received position confirmation signal includes notification means information. Which of the flashing notification is used is set by the notification means information. When voice notification from the speaker is set, a notification sound is output from the speaker, thereby allowing the user in the home to recognize the installation location. When the LED lighting / flashing notification is set, the LED is turned on / flashing to allow the user in the home to recognize the installation location. In addition, when the alerting | reporting part 23 comprises only either one of a speaker apparatus and LED lighting device, alerting | reporting operation | movement is performed by the alerting means which self has, irrespective of alerting | reporting means information.

  When the user searches the house according to the notification sound or the lighting / flashing of the LED and recognizes the installation location of the alarm device K1 (in this case, the living room), the monitoring control device CV looks at the position information setting screen on the monitor screen 12. While operating the operation unit 13 and dragging the icon X1 (alarm) to the living room on the home map M1, as shown in FIG. 6, the determination button B1 is clicked. Then, the control unit 10 associates the device identification information of the alarm device K1 with the location information “living” and stores it in the location information table TB1 of the location information storage unit 14 (association means).

  As described above, when the user operates the operation unit 13 while looking at the position information setting screen on the monitor screen 12 and clicks on the icon Xn, a position confirmation signal is transmitted to the home appliance Kn corresponding to the icon Xn. The home device Kn that has received the position confirmation signal performs a notification operation to the user, thereby allowing the user to recognize the installation location of the home device Kn and to recognize the correspondence between the home device Kn and the icon Xn. Then, the user drags the icon Xn previously clicked on the monitor screen 12 of the monitoring control device CV, moves the icon Xn to the corresponding place on the home map M1, and then clicks the decision button B1 to perform control. The unit 10 associates the position information with the device identification information of the home device Kn and updates the position information table TB1. By repeating this operation, the position information is associated with the device identification information of all the new home devices K1 to K4 and stored in the position information table TB1 of the position information storage unit 14 as shown in FIG. 7, XXXXX, □□□□, △△△△, and ■■■■ are the device identification information of the home devices K1 to K4).

  Further, in the position information setting screen on the monitor screen 12 of the monitoring control device CV (see FIG. 5), the notification sound information specifying the type of the notification sound is added to the notification means information transmitted corresponding to the icons X1 to X4. Different notification sound information may be automatically or manually added to each notification means information transmitted corresponding to the icons X1 to X4. At this time, the user recognizes which icon sound is set for which icon.

  Then, by clicking the collective button B2, the location confirmation signals are transmitted to the household devices K1 to K4 corresponding to all the icons X1 to X4, and the notification units 23 of the household devices K1 to K4 that have received the location confirmation signals The voice notification operation is performed on the user. At this time, since the notification sound information received by the in-home devices K1 to K4 is different from each other, the notification units 23 of the in-home devices K1 to K4 have different timbres, Sound notification with pitch and rhythm. Therefore, even if the home devices K1 to K4 are arranged in places where it is difficult to find, each home device can be found by sound output, and even if a plurality of the same home devices are arranged, It becomes easy to associate the device with the icon. Furthermore, the user can distinguish and recognize the arrangement locations of all the in-home devices K1 to K4 only by performing the transmission operation of the position confirmation signal only once, and can simplify the mapping work.

  Further, when each of the notification units 23 of the home devices K1 to K4 is configured by an LED capable of emitting light so that one of a plurality of colors can be switched, a position information setting screen on the monitor screen 12 of the monitoring control device CV (See FIG. 5), the notification light information for specifying the emission color of the LED and the type of lighting / flashing notification can be added to the notification means information transmitted corresponding to the icons X1 to X4. Different notification light information is automatically or manually added to each notification means information transmitted corresponding to X4. At this time, the user recognizes which icon light is set for which icon.

  Then, by clicking the collective button B2, the location confirmation signals are transmitted to the household devices K1 to K4 corresponding to all the icons X1 to X4, and the notification units 23 of the household devices K1 to K4 that have received the location confirmation signals The LED lighting / flashing notification operation is performed for the user. At this time, the notification light information received by the in-home devices K1 to K4 is different from each other. Lights and blinks in different colors and blinking patterns. Therefore, even if a plurality of the same in-home devices are arranged, it becomes easy to associate the in-home device and the icon with different light outputs. Furthermore, the user can distinguish and recognize the arrangement locations of all the in-home devices K1 to K4 only by performing the transmission operation of the position confirmation signal only once, and can simplify the mapping work.

  Further, when the icons X1 to X4 are generated in different colors and the position confirmation signals are transmitted to the household devices K1 to K4 corresponding to all the icons X1 to X4, the indoor devices K1 to K4 that have received the position confirmation signals. Each notification unit 23 may be configured to perform LED lighting / flashing notification operation with the same color as the corresponding icons X1 to X4.

  When the home device Kn is a camera, a captured image (still image or moving image) may be transmitted to the monitoring control device CV instead of the audio notification and the lighting / flashing notification. In this case, if the home device Kn (camera) includes a sound collection device, the sound information can be transmitted together with the captured image to the monitoring control device CV. The monitoring control device CV can recognize the installation location of the home appliance Kn (camera) by displaying the received captured image on the monitor screen. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, an icon X31 of an item [still image] that can be selected as notification means is generated beside the icon X3 corresponding to the camera K3, and the notification is displayed beside the icon X4 corresponding to the camera K4. By generating icons X41 and X42 of items [moving image] and [sound] that can be selected as means, the user clicks on the icons X31, X41, and X42, so that a desired form [still image or moving image] is obtained from the cameras K3 and K4 Or, the notification result can be received by voice. Therefore, even if a plurality of home devices provided with imaging / sound collecting means are arranged, the home device can be easily associated with the icon by the image information and the sound information transmitted from each home device. Furthermore, the user can associate the home device with the icon without going to the installation location of the home device.

  Next, when the remote control device K5 connected under the control of the lighting fixtures K51, K52 and the electric lock K53, a presence notification signal including device identification information is monitored and controlled via the integrated management device TM from the remote control device K5. Sent to the device CV.

  In the monitoring control device CV, the control unit 10 receives the position information from the device identification information included in the presence notification signal received from the newly entered remote control device K5 and the image data of the home map M1 in the position information storage unit 14. A setting screen is created and the position information setting screen is displayed on the monitor screen 12. On the monitor screen 12, as shown in FIG. 9A, an icon X5 corresponding to the device identification information of the newly entered remote control device K5 is displayed next to the home map M1.

  In addition, the device identification information received from the remote control device K5 further includes identification information of the lighting fixtures K51 and K52 and the electric lock K53 under the control, and the user can display the icon on the position information setting screen on the monitor screen 12. When K5 is double-clicked, the control unit 10 displays icons X51, X52, and X53 corresponding to the lighting fixtures K51 and K52 and the electric lock K53 below the icon K5, as shown in FIG. 9B. Then, by clicking each icon Xn, a position confirmation signal is transmitted to the home appliance Kn corresponding to the icon Xn, and the position information table TB1 is updated as described above. Note that the notification operation of the lighting fixtures K51 and K52 may be an illumination lighting / flashing operation, and the notification operation of the electric lock K53 may be a lock opening / closing operation.

  Thereafter, the monitoring control device CV can perform monitoring and control based on the location information of the home appliance Kn by referring to the updated location information table TB1. Then, the control unit 10 displays the monitoring information acquired from the in-home device Kn and the control information to be transmitted to the in-home device Kn on the monitor screen 12 in combination with the position information in the position information table TB1, thereby allowing the user to It can be notified as easy-to-understand information. For example, when the monitoring control device CV receives alarm information from the living room where the alarm device K1 is installed, it can notify that “the alarm is higher than the living room”.

  In addition, the user recognizes the installation location of the home appliance Kn, operates the operation unit 13 while watching the position information setting screen on the monitor screen 12 with the monitoring control device CV, and drags the icon Xn on the home map M1. When moving to the installation location, the control unit 10 determines the position of the icon Xn by moving it to the wall or corner of the room, and “the alarm is raised from the east side of the living room”, “the southeast side of the living room It is also possible to provide more detailed notifications such as “Alarm is higher”.

  Further, when the monitoring control screen is displayed on the monitor screen 12 of the monitoring control device CV, for each area (living room, kitchen, entrance, etc.) of the house map M1, an icon of the in-home device Kn installed in the area is displayed. If displayed, the user can search the home device Kn that can be monitored and controlled based on the installation location, and can monitor and control the home device Kn by clicking the icon of the searched home device Kn.

  Thus, in the home monitoring and control system of the present embodiment, the icon Xn corresponding to the newly entered home device Kn is displayed on the monitor screen 12 of the monitoring control device CV, and the user clicks on the icon Xn. The corresponding in-home device Kn can be informed so that the installation location of the in-home device Kn can be easily recognized, and the correspondence between the in-home device Kn and the icon Xn can be easily recognized. Furthermore, the position information table TB1 can be set simply by dragging the icon Xn and moving it to the installation location on the home map M1. Therefore, the user himself can easily perform mapping work for associating the location information indicating in which area the home device Kn to be monitored and controlled is located for each home device without entrusting management to the management company. it can.

It is a figure which shows the block configuration of the monitoring control apparatus of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the block configuration of an integrated management apparatus. It is a figure which shows the block configuration of in-home equipment. It is a figure which shows the structure of a home monitoring control system. It is a figure which shows the positional infomation setting screen before performing mapping. It is a figure which shows the positional information setting screen during mapping. It is a figure which shows the structure of a position information table. It is a figure which shows another form of a positional information setting screen. (A) (b) It is a figure which shows another form of a position information setting screen.

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CV monitoring control device 10 control unit 11 LAN interface unit 12 monitor screen 13 operation unit 14 position information storage unit Kn home appliance TM integrated management device

Claims (7)

The home devices each having unique identification information arranged in a plurality of areas in the home are connected to each home device via a transmission line, and at least one of monitoring or control of each home device is performed using the identification information. Equipped with a monitoring and control device in the house,
The monitoring control device includes a storage unit that stores a correspondence information between an area information image indicating a plurality of areas in the home, identification information of the home appliance, and position information indicating an area where the home appliance is installed, and identification of each home appliance Device designation for designating an icon generating means for generating an icon corresponding to information, a display means for displaying an area information image and an icon on one screen, and a home device having identification information associated with the icon on the screen The icon is associated with one of the plurality of areas shown in the area information image on the screen, the transmission means for transmitting the position confirmation signal to the designated household device, and the area information image on the screen. An association means for storing in the storage means the correspondence between the identification information of the home device corresponding to the location information indicating the area, and
The in-home device includes a notification means for notifying that the position confirmation signal has been received when the position confirmation signal is received,
In the monitoring control device, the association unit associates the icon of the home device that has notified the reception of the position confirmation signal with any one of the plurality of regions indicated in the region information image, so that the icon A storage monitoring control system, wherein the storage unit stores a correspondence relationship between the identification information of the home device corresponding to the location information and the position information indicating the area.   2. The home monitoring and control system according to claim 1, wherein when a home device is connected to the monitoring control device, an icon corresponding to identification information of the home device is displayed on the display means.   The in-home device informing means is constituted by sound generating means for outputting sound, and in the monitoring and control apparatus, the display means displays a region information image and a plurality of icons on one screen, and the equipment designating means When a home device having identification information associated with a plurality of icons on the screen is designated, the transmission means outputs a position confirmation signal for generating different sounds to the sound generation means of the designated home device. The home monitoring and control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the transmission is performed.   The in-home device informing means comprises light emitting means for outputting light, and in the monitoring control device, the display means displays the area information image and a plurality of icons on one screen, and each icon is displayed in a different color. When the device designation means designates a home device having identification information associated with a plurality of icons on the screen, the transmission means corresponds to the light emission means of the designated home device. The home monitoring control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a position confirmation signal for outputting light of the same color as the icon is transmitted.   The informing device of the home appliance is configured by an imaging unit that transmits image information to the monitoring control device. In the monitoring control device, the display unit displays a region information image and a plurality of icons on one screen, and When the device designating unit designates a home device having identification information associated with a plurality of icons on the screen, the transmitting unit transmits the image information from the image capturing unit of each designated home device. The in-home monitoring and control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a signal is transmitted. The home devices each having unique identification information arranged in a plurality of areas in the home are connected to each home device via a transmission line, and at least one of monitoring or control of each home device is performed using the identification information. In a home monitoring and control method of a system provided with a monitoring and control device in the home,
The monitoring and control apparatus stores area information images indicating a plurality of areas in the home, generates icons corresponding to the identification information of each home device, displays the area information images and icons on one screen, When a home device having identification information associated with the icon is designated, a location confirmation signal is transmitted to the designated home device,
When the in-home device receives the position confirmation signal, it informs that the position confirmation signal has been received,
In the monitoring and control apparatus, the icon of the home device that has notified the reception of the position confirmation signal is associated with one of a plurality of areas indicated in the area information image on the screen, thereby corresponding to the icon. A home monitoring control method characterized by storing a correspondence relationship between identification information of home appliances to be performed and position information indicating the area. In a monitoring control device that is arranged in each of a plurality of areas in a home and is connected to a home device having unique identification information via a transmission path, and performs monitoring or control of each home device using the identification information,
Area information image indicating a plurality of areas in the home, storage means for storing the correspondence between the identification information of the home device and the position information indicating the area where the home device is installed, and an icon corresponding to the identification information of each home device An icon generating means for generating a region information image and an icon on one screen, a device specifying means for specifying a home device having identification information associated with the icon on the screen, Transmitting means for transmitting a position confirmation signal to the home device and the home device corresponding to the icon by associating an icon with any one of the plurality of regions shown in the region information image on the screen An association means for storing a correspondence relationship between the identification information and the position information indicating the area in the storage means,
The associating device associates the icon of the home device that has notified the reception of the position confirmation signal with any one of the plurality of regions indicated in the region information image, so that the home device corresponding to the icon is displayed. A storage controller stores a correspondence relationship between the identification information of each and position information indicating the area.

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