JP2009284250A - In-home monitoring control system, in-home monitoring control method, and monitoring control device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an in-home monitoring control system, an in-home monitoring control method, and a monitoring control device, capable of readily associating in-home devices respectively with the position information indicating that in which areas in the home the monitoring-control-target in-home devices are disposed. <P>SOLUTION: The monitoring control device CV stores an in-home map and a position information table into a position information storage unit 14. A control unit 10 generates icons corresponding to the identification information of the in-home devices, displays the in-home map and the icons on a monitor screen 12. When a position confirm signal is received from the in-home device Kn, the control unit informs a particular icon corresponding to the identification information of the in-home device Kn of the transmission source of the position confirm signal and then associates the particular icon with any of the areas on the in-home map displayed on the monitor screen 12, thereby storing the association relation of the identification information corresponding to the icon and the position information indicating the area into the position information table. <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 an area information image and an icon on one screen, and an area on the screen By associating an icon with any one of the plurality of areas shown in the information image, the correspondence between the identification information of the home device corresponding to the icon and the position information indicating the area is displayed. Is stored in the storage means, and a notification means for specifying and notifying an icon corresponding to the identification information of the home device that is the transmission source of the location confirmation signal when the location confirmation signal is received from the home device. The home device includes a transmission unit that transmits a position confirmation signal to the monitoring control device. The monitoring control device receives the position confirmation signal, and the notification unit uses the identification information of the home device that is the transmission source of the position confirmation signal. After the corresponding icon is identified and notified, the association unit associates the specific icon notified by the notification unit with any one of the plurality of areas indicated in the region information image. The storage unit stores a correspondence relationship between identification information of a home device corresponding to the icon and position information indicating the region.

  According to this invention, in the home monitoring and control system, the icon corresponding to the home device is displayed on the display unit of the monitoring control device, and the user transmits the position confirmation signal from the home device to the monitoring control device, thereby monitoring Since the icon corresponding to the home device that has transmitted the position confirmation signal can be specified from all the icons displayed on the display means of the control device, 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, at least one of monitoring and control of each home device is performed by connecting each home device, which is disposed in each of a plurality of areas in the home and having unique identification information, and 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 the information is generated and the region information image and the icon are displayed on one screen, the home device transmits a position confirmation signal to the monitoring control apparatus, and the monitoring control apparatus receives the position confirmation signal. An icon corresponding to the identification information of the home device that is the transmission source of the position confirmation signal is specified and notified, and the notification means notifies the region of any of the plurality of regions indicated in the region information image. It was that the specific icon associated, and to store the correspondence between positional information indicating the identification information and the area of the home device corresponding to the icon.

  According to the present invention, in the home monitoring and control method, the icon corresponding to the home device is displayed on the display unit of the monitoring and control device, and the user transmits the position confirmation signal from the home device to the monitoring control device, thereby monitoring the home device. Since the icon corresponding to the home device that has transmitted the position confirmation signal can be specified from all the icons displayed on the display means of the control device, 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 fourth 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 One of an icon generating means for generating an icon corresponding to the identification information, a display means for displaying the area information image and the icon on one screen, and a plurality of areas shown in the area information image on the screen An association unit that stores an association between the identification information of the home device corresponding to the icon and the position information indicating the region in the storage unit by associating the icon with the region; A notification means for specifying and notifying an icon corresponding to the identification information of the in-home equipment that is the transmission source of the location confirmation signal when the location confirmation signal is received from the home equipment, receiving the location confirmation signal, and notifying means After identifying and notifying the icon corresponding to the identification information of the home device that is the transmission source of the position confirmation signal, the associating means informs any one of the plurality of areas indicated in the area information image. By associating with the specific icon notified by the means, the correspondence relation between the identification information of the home device corresponding to the icon and the position information indicating the area is stored in the storage means.

  According to the present invention, in the monitoring control device, the icon corresponding to the home device is displayed on the display unit of the monitoring control device, and the user transmits the position confirmation signal from the home device to the monitoring control device. Since the icon corresponding to the home device that has transmitted the position confirmation signal can be identified from all the icons displayed on the display means of the apparatus, 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 It is composed of image data of M1 (region information image), a position information storage unit 14 (storage means) that stores a position information table TB1 described later, and an audio output unit 15 that is connected to the control unit 10 and outputs sound. When the user operates the operation unit 13 while watching the monitor control screen on the monitor screen 12 (or by automatic control using a timer function or the like), It addressed to apply device TM transmits a control request and monitoring requests home equipment Kn, 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 functions for each device (for example, a sensor function, an imaging function, an illumination function, etc.) and a transmission operation unit 23 used when transmitting a position confirmation signal described later to the monitoring control device CV; The control unit 20 stores its own MAC address, network address, and type information (hereinafter referred to as device identification information) in advance, and is configured to be able to transmit device identification information and a position confirmation signal via a home network. . 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. However, at this time, the user does not know which in-home device the icons X1 to Xn correspond to. Therefore, the user goes to the place where the alarm device K1 is installed (in this case, the living room) and operates the transmission operation unit 23 so that the control unit 20 monitors the position confirmation signal from the LAN interface 21 via the integrated management device TM. Transmit to CV (transmission means).

  The monitoring control device CV that has received the position confirmation signal identifies and notifies the icon Xn corresponding to the in-home device Kn that has transmitted the position confirmation signal, but the received device identification information is included in the received position confirmation signal. The control unit 10 responds to the alarm device K1 by causing the icon X1 corresponding to the device identification information of the transmission source alarm device K1 to blink (or turn on) on the position information setting screen of the monitor screen 12. The icon X1 to be performed can be specified, and the user is notified that the icon X1 corresponds to the alarm device K1 (notification means).

  Then, the user operates the operation unit 13 while viewing the position information setting screen on the monitor screen 12 with the monitoring control device CV, and drags the blinking (or lit) icon X1 (alarm) as shown in FIG. Then, after moving to the living room on the home map M1, 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 transmission operation unit 23 of the home appliance Kn, a position confirmation signal is transmitted to the monitoring control device CV, and the monitoring control device CV displays the icon Xn corresponding to the home appliance Kn of the transmission source. Is blinked (or lit) and a notification operation is performed to the user, so that the user can recognize which icon Xn has been specified, and the user can also recognize the correspondence between the home appliance Kn and the icon Xn. . Then, after the user drags the blinking (or lit) icon Xn on the monitor screen 12 of the monitoring control device CV and moves it to the corresponding location on the home map M1, the user clicks the decision button B1. Thus, the control unit 10 updates the position information table TB1 by associating the position information with the device identification information of the home device Kn. 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, on the position information setting screen on the monitor screen 12 of the monitoring control device CV (see FIG. 5), the user sets different notification sounds corresponding to the icons X1 to X4. Then, when the monitoring control device CV that has received the position confirmation signal specifies and notifies the icon Xn corresponding to the home device Kn that has transmitted the position confirmation signal, the control unit 10 notifies that the icon Xn is set for each icon Xn. A configuration may be adopted in which sound is sound-reported from the sound output unit 15. At this time, the user knows which icon sound is set for which icon, can recognize which icon Xn is specified by the notification sound, and can also recognize the correspondence between the home appliance Kn and the icon Xn.

  In addition, when the monitoring control device CV that has received the position confirmation signal identifies and notifies the icon Xn corresponding to the home device Kn that has transmitted the position confirmation signal, the control unit 10 transmits the device of the home device Kn that is the transmission source. The audio output unit 15 may notify the content that specifies the icon Xn corresponding to the identification information. For example, the user can recognize which icon Xn is identified by outputting a message “mth icon from the top” or “No.m icon” from the voice output unit 15, and The correspondence between the device Kn and the icon Xn can also be recognized (m = 1, 2, 3,...).

  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. As shown in FIG. 8A, an icon X5 corresponding to the device identification information of the newly entered remote control device K5 is displayed on the monitor screen 12 as shown in FIG. 8 (a).

  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. 8B. Then, by operating the transmission operation unit 23 of the lighting fixtures K51 and K52 and the electric lock K53, the position information table TB1 is updated as described above.

  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”.

  When the user 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 to move it to the installation location on the home map M1, the room By moving it to the wall or corner of the controller, the control unit 10 determines the position of the icon Xn, and “A warning is raised from the east side of the living room”, “A warning is raised from the southeast side of the living room”, etc. It is also possible to perform detailed notification.

  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.

  As described above, 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 transmits the newly entered home device Kn. By operating the operation unit 23 and transmitting a position confirmation signal from the home appliance Kn to the monitoring control device CV, the position confirmation signal is transmitted from all the icons Xn displayed on the monitor screen 12 of the monitoring control device CV. Since the icon corresponding to the home device Kn can be specified, the correspondence between the 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. (A) (b) It is a figure which shows another form of a position information setting screen.

Explanation of symbols

CV monitoring control device 10 control unit 11 LAN interface unit 12 monitor screen 13 operation unit 14 position information storage unit 15 voice output unit Kn home appliance TM integrated management device

Claims (4)

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 An icon generation unit that generates an icon corresponding to information, a display unit that displays an area information image and an icon on one screen, and a plurality of areas indicated in the area information image on the screen. When a location confirmation signal is received from an in-home device and an associating unit that stores the correspondence between the identification information of the in-home device corresponding to the icon and the positional information indicating the region in the storage unit by associating the icon And a notification means for specifying and notifying an icon corresponding to the identification information of the home device that is the transmission source of the position confirmation signal,
The home device includes a transmission means for transmitting a position confirmation signal to the monitoring control device,
The monitoring control device receives the position confirmation signal, and the notifying means specifies and notifies the icon corresponding to the identification information of the home device that is the transmission source of the position confirmation signal, and then the associating means displays the region information image. Correspondence between identification information of a home device corresponding to the icon and position information indicating the area by associating a specific icon notified by the notification means with any one of the plurality of areas shown A home monitoring and control system characterized in that the relationship is stored in a storage means.   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 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 control device stores a region information image indicating a plurality of regions in the home, further generates an icon corresponding to the identification information of each home device, displays the region information image and the icon on one screen,
The home device sends a location confirmation signal to the monitoring and control device,
In the monitoring control device, when the position confirmation signal is received, an icon corresponding to the identification information of the home device that is the transmission source of the position confirmation signal is specified and notified, and any one of the plurality of areas indicated in the area information image is displayed. The specific icon notified by the notification means is associated with the area, and the correspondence relationship between the identification information of the home device corresponding to the icon and the position information indicating the area is stored. Home monitoring and control method. 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 is associated with any one of a plurality of regions shown in the region information image on the screen, an icon generating unit for generating the region information, a display unit for displaying the region information image and the icon on one screen, and the region information image on the screen. Thus, the association means for storing the correspondence between the identification information of the home device corresponding to the icon and the position information indicating the area in the storage means, and the position confirmation signal when the position confirmation signal is received from the home device Notification means for specifying and notifying the icon corresponding to the identification information of the home device of the transmission source,
After receiving the position confirmation signal, the notifying means specifies and notifies the icon corresponding to the identification information of the home device that is the transmission source of the position confirmation signal, and then the associating means includes a plurality of information indicated in the area information image. By associating a specific icon notified by the notification unit with any one of the regions, the correspondence between the identification information of the home device corresponding to the icon and the position information indicating the region is stored in the storage unit. A supervisory control device characterized by memorizing.

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