JP2015008422A - Remote control system, sensing unit for the same, area management device and remote control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow appropriate control of function execution devices installed at different control target areas, respectively, by common operation using a common sensing unit.SOLUTION: Parent nodes 30A, 30B are provided for every chamber A and every chamber B, and a function ID list concerning function execution devices 220a, 220b installed respectively at the chambers A, B from these parent nodes 30A, 30B is downloaded to and stored in a sensing unit 110. Then, in the sensing unit 110, the function execution devices 220a, 220b installed at the chambers A, B are remotely controlled at respective chambers A, B based on the downloaded function ID list.

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control system that remotely controls functions of a function execution device such as a home appliance or an office device using a sensing unit, and a sensing unit, an area management device, and a remote control method used in this system.

  In recent years, an increasing number of home appliances and office devices use a remote controller to remotely control functions of a device body. For example, the remote controller is provided with a plurality of hardware switches or software switches and a display, and when the user operates the switch, the operation signal is transmitted from the remote controller to the device body. In the device main body, when the operation signal is received, the operation signal is decoded, and a corresponding function is executed according to the decoding result. In addition, information regarding the operation content or the executed function is displayed on the display of the remote controller (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-172097 A

  However, as described above, a device that remotely controls the function of the device main body using the remote controller generally has a one-to-one correspondence between the remote controller and the device main body. For this reason, for example, when a user moves a room to control a device in the room, a remote controller associated with the control target device for each room must be used properly for each room. Operation is troublesome.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to make it possible to appropriately control the function execution devices respectively installed in different control target areas by a common operation by a common sensing unit. To provide a remote control system, a sensing unit thereof, an area management apparatus, and a remote control method.

  In order to achieve the above object, one aspect of the present invention provides a function execution device arranged in the first control target area, a function execution device arranged in the second control target area, an area management device, A sensing unit capable of communicating with each of the first and second function execution devices and the area management device. The area management device relates to first function list information related to a function included in the function execution device arranged in the first control target area and a function included in the function execution device arranged in the second control target area. Means for storing second function list information, and means for transmitting the stored first and second function list information to the first and second control target areas together with the area identification information, respectively. The sensing unit receives function list information and area identification information transmitted from the area management device to the destination control target area each time it moves between the first and second control target areas. The function list information corresponding to the control target area before the movement is determined by determining whether the own unit has moved between the control target areas based on the received area identification information. Based on the updated function list information when an operation for requesting execution of the function of the function execution device is performed. Remote control signal transmitting means for transmitting a remote control signal toward the function execution device to be controlled. The function execution device includes means for executing a function of the device based on the remote control signal when a remote control signal is received from the sensing unit.

One aspect of the present invention is also characterized by comprising the following various aspects.
In the first aspect, the area management device includes first and second parent nodes arranged independently of the function execution device in the first and second control target areas, respectively. Transmits the first function list information to the first control target area together with the area identification information, and the second parent node transmits the second function list information to the second control target area. It is sent with information.

  In the second aspect, the area management device includes first and second area management units provided in the function execution devices arranged in the first and second control target areas, respectively, and first area management is performed. The unit transmits the first function list information to the first control target area together with the area identification information, and the second function list management unit transmits the second function list information to the second control target area. It is transmitted together with identification information.

  In the third aspect, the area management device responds to a meta-instruction that represents a high-level concept of the function of each function execution device arranged in each of the first and second control target areas. Storing first and second function list information in which a set of identification information of the function execution device defined for each of the plurality of function execution devices and information indicating the execution contents of the function is associated with each other. The first and second function list information is transmitted together with the area identification information to the first and second control target areas, respectively.

  In a fourth aspect, when a plurality of function execution devices are arranged in the first or second control target area, the area management device uses the control target area in which the plurality of function execution devices are arranged. Function list information in which a set of identification information defined for each of the plurality of function execution devices and information representing the execution contents of the function is associated with a meta-instruction representing a general concept of the functions of the plurality of function execution devices. The function list information is stored, and the stored function list information is transmitted to the control target area in which the plurality of function execution devices are arranged.

  In a fifth aspect, in the case where the sensing unit includes a first unit having a first physical characteristic and a second unit having a second physical characteristic, the area management device may For each of the second control target areas, the first of the plurality of execution contents prepared in the function execution device with respect to a meta-instruction representing a high-level concept of the function of the function execution device arranged in the control target area. First function list information in which information representing the first execution content corresponding to the physical feature of the second information is associated, and the second of the plurality of execution contents prepared in the function execution device for the meta instruction. Storing second function list information associated with information representing the second execution content corresponding to the physical characteristics of the first feature list, and transmitting the stored first function list to the first unit, Second above The function list is intended to be transmitted to said second unit.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, each time the sensing unit moves to the first or second control target area, function list information corresponding to the destination area is downloaded from the area management device to the sensing unit. Thus, the function list information corresponding to the area before movement used in the sensing unit is updated to the function list information corresponding to the downloaded area after movement. For this reason, the sensing unit can remotely control the function execution device in each control target area according to the function list information unique to the area. For this reason, even when the user moves between a plurality of control target areas with a single sensing unit, the function execution device can be appropriately controlled for each control target area.

According to the first aspect, the parent node device is installed in each of the first and second control target areas, and the function list information is distributed from these parent node devices to the sensing unit. There is an advantage that can be realized without changing or adding functions.
According to the second aspect, since the area management unit is provided in the function execution device, there is an advantage that it can be realized at a lower cost than when the parent node device is provided independently.

  According to the third aspect, since the identification information of each function execution device and the information indicating the execution content are associated with the meta instruction represented by the superordinate concept of the plurality of functions, the user can use the meta instruction It is possible to control a plurality of function execution devices to different operating states only by designating.

According to the fourth aspect, when a plurality of function execution devices are installed in the first or second control target area, these function execution devices are remotely controlled separately according to one meta instruction. Is possible.
According to the fifth aspect, for example, when a meta instruction is specified in the second unit, it is possible to remotely control the function execution device with different execution contents from the case where the same meta instruction is specified in the first unit. Become. At that time, since the execution contents are associated with the physical characteristics of the first and second units, for example, when a meta command is specified with a large sensing unit, the brightness of the illumination is maximized, while When the same meta command is specified by a small sensing unit, the lighting can be controlled to be in a reduced state.

  That is, according to the present invention, a remote control system capable of appropriately controlling function execution devices respectively installed in different control target areas by a common operation by a common sensing unit, its sensing unit, area management device, and remote control A method can be provided.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a remote control system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The functional block diagram of the system shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the function information list for room A memorize | stored in the sensing unit of the system shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the function information list for room B memorize | stored in the sensing unit of the system shown in FIG. The flowchart which shows the processing procedure and processing content of remote control in the system shown in FIG. The whole block diagram of the remote control system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the system shown in FIG. 6. The figure which shows an example of the function information list for room A memorize | stored in the sensing unit of the system shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the function information list for room B memorize | stored in the sensing unit of the system shown in FIG. The whole block diagram of the remote control system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of the system shown in FIG. 10. The figure which shows an example of the function information list for room A memorize | stored in the 1st sensing unit of the system shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the function information list for room A memorize | stored in the 2nd sensing unit of the system shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the function information list for room B memorize | stored in the 1st sensing unit of the system shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the function information list for room B memorize | stored in the 2nd sensing unit of the system shown in FIG. The whole block diagram of the remote control system which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention. The functional block diagram of the system shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the function information list for room A memorize | stored in the 1st sensing unit of the system shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the function information list for room A memorize | stored in the 2nd sensing unit of the system shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the function information list for room B memorize | stored in the 1st sensing unit of the system shown in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the function information list for room B memorize | stored in the 2nd sensing unit of the system shown in FIG.

Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
The first embodiment of the present invention enables a sensing unit to be commonly used in each of the rooms A and B when there are rooms A and B each having one function execution device. In addition, a parent node as an area management device is provided for each of the rooms A and B, and a function ID list relating to the function execution device installed in the room is downloaded from the parent node and stored in the sensing unit. The sensing unit is configured to remotely control the function execution devices installed in the rooms A and B based on the downloaded function ID lists in the rooms A and B.

(Constitution)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a remote control system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, where RA and RB indicate rooms A and B, and 110 indicates a sensing unit. In the figure, the sensing unit 110 is shown as being disposed in each of the rooms A and B. However, the sensing unit 110 is a single unit and is used while moving between the rooms A and B.

  In the room A, a function execution device 220a is installed. The function execution device 220a is composed of an air conditioner. In addition to standard functions such as “ON” and “OFF”, the function execution device 220a has a plurality of additions specific to the air conditioner corresponding to user meta commands such as “relax” and “sleep”. It has a typical execution function.

  On the other hand, a function execution device 220b is installed in the room B. The function execution device 220b is composed of a ceiling light, and in addition to standard functions such as “ON” and “OFF”, the function execution device 220b corresponds to user meta-instructions such as “brighten”, “relax”, and “sleep”. Several additional execution functions are provided.

  The sensing unit 110 has a casing made of a regular hexagon. On each of the six surfaces of the housing, meta commands for the function execution devices 220a and 220b, for example, names representing "ON", "OFF", "brighten", "relax", and "sleep" are printed. Has been. In addition, these characters may be handwritten in addition to printing, and may be described by sticking a sticker on which the characters are printed on the housing surface.

  Also, parent nodes 30A and 30B are installed in the rooms A and B, respectively. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the parent nodes 30A and 30B together with the configuration of the sensing unit 110 and the function execution devices 220a and 220b.

  Each of the parent nodes 30A and 30B includes a function ID list storage unit 31 and a parent node communication unit 32. In the function ID list storage unit 31, for each of the rooms A and B, the device IDs of the function execution devices 220a and 220b installed in the rooms A and B and the function execution contents of the function execution devices 220a and 220b are displayed. A function ID list including function IDs is stored.

  When the parent node communication unit 32 receives a list acquisition request from the sensing unit 110, the parent node communication unit 32 reads the function ID list from the function ID list storage unit 31. Then, the read function ID list is transmitted to the requesting sensing unit 110 together with the room ID for identifying the rooms A and B.

  The sensing unit 110 includes measuring units 1111 to 1116 and a circuit module unit 112 that are respectively disposed on the six surfaces of the casing. The measuring units 1111 to 1116 are pressure-sensitive sensors and detect which surface the sensing unit 110 is placed on a table (not shown) or the like, and each of the measuring units 1111 to 1116 has a detected voltage value. v1 to v6 are output.

  The circuit module unit 112 includes a function ID storage unit 1121, a threshold determination unit 1122, and a sensing communication unit 1123. Of these functions, the threshold determination unit 1122 and the sensing communication unit 1123 are realized by causing a CPU (Central Processing Unit) to execute a program stored in a program memory (not shown).

  The function ID storage unit 1121 is used to store function ID conversion information (function information list) downloaded from parent nodes 30A and 30B described later. The function ID conversion information associates a device ID for identifying the function execution devices 220a and 220b and information (function ID) indicating the function execution content with the information indicating the meta-instructions described on the six surfaces of the casing. It is a thing.

  Further, the function ID storage unit 1121 has different information for determining the information indicating the correspondence between each meta-instruction and the measurement units 1111 to 1116 and the detected voltage values v1 to v6 output from the measurement units 1111 to 1116. Six threshold values Vt1 to Vt6 are also stored.

  The threshold value determination unit 1122 compares the detection voltage values v1 to v6 output from the measurement units 1111 to 1116 with the threshold values Vt1 to Vt6 stored in the function ID storage unit 1121, and outputs the detection voltage. It is determined on which surface 1001 to 1006 the measurement unit is arranged. Further, by referring to information representing the correspondence between each meta-instruction and the measurement units 1111 to 1116 stored in the function ID storage unit 1021, a surface (opposite side) opposite to the surface on which the measurement unit is arranged Identify the meta-instructions described in (5). Then, the function ID stored in the function ID storage unit 1121 is stored in association with the identified meta-instruction, and the function ID storage unit 1121 stores information (function ID) indicating the function ID and the function ID of each function execution device 220a, 220b. Specify from ID list.

  The sensing communication unit 1123 communicates with the parent nodes 30A and 30B and with the function execution apparatuses 220a and 220b using a short-range wireless data communication interface such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or an infrared interface. It has the following functions.

(1) When a start switch (not shown) is operated or a detection signal is output from any of the measuring units 1111 to 1116, a list acquisition request is transmitted to the parent nodes 30A and 30B, and the parent node The function ID list and room ID transmitted from 30A and 30B are received. Then, the received room ID is compared with the room ID being stored in the function ID storage unit 1121, and when the two room IDs are different, it is determined that the sensing unit 110 has moved to another room, and the function ID storage unit 1121 To update the function ID list stored in the function ID list received above.
3 shows an example of function ID conversion information downloaded from the parent node 30A of the room A, and FIG. 4 shows an example of function ID conversion information downloaded from the parent node 30B of the room B.

  (2) For each function execution device 220a, 220b, a remote control signal including the device ID and the function ID specified by the threshold value determination unit 1122 is generated, and each of the generated remote control signals is used as the function execution device 220a, Processing to send to 220b.

  On the other hand, the function execution devices 220a and 220b include function information storage units 221a and 221b, function execution units 222a and 222b, and client communication units 223a and 223b, respectively. Among these, the function execution units 222a and 222b and the client communication units 223a and 223b are realized by causing a CPU (Central Processing Unit) to execute a program stored in a program memory (not shown).

  When receiving the remote control signal from the sensing unit 110, the client communication units 223a and 223b collate the device ID included in the remote control signal with the device ID of the own device stored in advance. And when both apparatus ID corresponds, the process which notifies function ID contained in the said received remote control signal to function execution part 222a, 222b is performed. Wireless or infrared is used as the communication medium.

  The function information storage units 221a and 221b store information representing the execution contents of the functions in association with the function IDs representing the functions of the function execution devices 220a and 220b. The function execution units 222a and 222b read information representing the function execution content corresponding to the function ID notified from the client communication units 223a and 223b from the function information storage units 221a and 221b, and function according to the read information. Process to execute.

(Operation)
Next, operations of the sensing unit 110 and the function execution devices 220a and 220b configured as described above will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a remote control processing procedure and processing contents.
Here, a case will be described as an example where the sensing unit 110 used by the user for controlling the function execution device 220a in the room A is brought into the room B and used for the control of the function execution device 220b.

  It is assumed that the user brings the sensing unit 110 into the room B and operates a start switch (not shown) or places the unit on a table or the like and outputs a detection signal from any of the measurement units 1111 to 1116. Then, in step S11, a function ID acquisition request is transmitted from the sensing communication unit 1123 to the parent node 30B.

  On the other hand, when the parent node 30B detects that the acquisition request has been received in step S12, the function ID list regarding the function execution device 220b installed in the room B is read from the function ID list storage unit 31 in step S13. The read function ID list is transmitted from the parent node communication unit 31 to the requesting sensing unit 110 together with the room ID for identifying the room B ((1) in FIG. 1).

  When the sensing unit 110 receives the function ID list and the room ID transmitted from the parent node 30B, the received room ID of the room B is first stored in the function ID storage unit 1121 in step S14. Compare with room ID. In this case, since both room IDs are different, the sensing unit 110 determines that the room has moved to another room, and updates the function ID list stored in the function ID storage unit 1121 to the received function ID list. To do.

  When the parent nodes 30A and 30B periodically transmit the function ID list and the room ID at a preset time interval, the transmission of the list acquisition request may be omitted. However, in this case, the sensing unit 110 needs to receive the function ID list transmitted from the parent nodes 30A and 30B by intermittently receiving the sensing communication unit 1124.

  In this state, it is assumed that the user places the sensing unit 110 on the table such that “relaxation” is on the upper surface. Then, in the sensing unit 110, the following processing is performed in steps S15 to S19. That is, first, a surface (bottom surface) in contact with the table is detected based on detection outputs of the measuring units 1111 to 1116, and a meta instruction “relax” described on a surface (top surface) facing the bottom surface is specified. . Then, in response to the specified meta instruction “relax”, the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b has its device ID (lighting) and execution content “reduce the brightness and change the emission color as shown in FIG. The function ID indicating “to be light bulb color” is read out and transmitted as a remote control signal to the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b ((2) in FIG. 1). In this case, since only one function execution device is installed in the room B, the device ID may be omitted from the remote control signal and only the function ID may be sent.

  On the other hand, when the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b receives a remote control signal including the device ID (illumination) of its own device in steps S20 and S21, the execution content corresponding to the function ID included in the remote control signal “ In step S22, information indicating that the brightness is reduced and the light emission color is set to the light bulb color is read from the function information storage unit 221b. In step S23, the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b is controlled so that not only the brightness is lowered but also the light emission color becomes a light bulb color.

  When the user places the sensing unit 110 on the table so that the meta command “sleep” is on the top, the sensing unit 110 executes the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b according to the function ID list shown in FIG. As the command ID representing the content, a function ID representing “lights the nightlight” is read, and a remote control signal including the function ID is transmitted to the function execution device 220b. On the other hand, in the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b, when a remote control signal for the device itself is received, the operation is controlled so that only the night light is turned on according to the function ID included in the remote control signal.

  Similarly, when the user places the sensing unit 110 on the table so that the meta command “brighten” is on the upper surface, the function execution device (ceiling light) from the sensing unit 110 according to the function ID list shown in FIG. As the instruction ID representing the execution content of 220b, a function ID representing “to brighten up to the maximum” is read, and a remote control signal is transmitted to the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b. As a result, in the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b, the lighting operation is controlled so that the brightness is maximized according to the function ID included in the remote control signal.

  When the user returns from the room B to the room A with the sensing unit 110 and controls the function execution device (air conditioner) 220a, the function ID list stored in the function ID list storage unit 31 is transferred from the parent node 30A. It is updated to the transmitted function ID list. Then, as long as the user stays in the room A, remote control of the function execution device (air conditioner) 220a by the sensing unit 110 is executed according to the updated function ID list, that is, the list illustrated in FIG.

(effect)
As described above in detail, in the first embodiment, the parent nodes 30A and 30B are provided for the rooms A and B, respectively, and the function execution devices 220a installed in the rooms A and B from the parent nodes 30A and 30B, The function ID list regarding 220b is downloaded and stored in the sensing unit 110. In the sensing unit 110, the function execution devices 220a and 220b installed in the rooms A and B are remotely controlled based on the downloaded function ID lists in the rooms A and B.

  Therefore, for each of the rooms A and B, the function ID list stored in the sensing unit 110 is updated to the function ID list downloaded from the parent nodes 30A and 30B, and based on the updated function ID list. The function execution devices 220a and 220b can be remotely controlled for the rooms A and B, respectively. For this reason, even when moving between the rooms A and B using one sensing unit 110, the function execution devices 220a and 220b can be appropriately controlled for each of the rooms A and B according to their functions.

[Second Embodiment]
In the second embodiment of the present invention, in order to allow one sensing unit to be commonly used in each of the rooms A and B in which two function execution devices are installed, the parent node is provided for each of the rooms A and B. The function ID list relating to the two function execution devices installed in the room from these parent nodes is downloaded and stored in the sensing unit. The sensing unit is configured to remotely control two function execution devices installed in the rooms A and B based on the downloaded function ID lists in the rooms A and B.

(Constitution)
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a remote control system according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and 120 shows a sensing unit. In the figure, the same parts as those in FIG.

  In the room A, function execution devices 220a and 220c are installed. Each of the function execution devices 220a and 220b includes an air conditioner and a lighting stand. On the other hand, function execution devices 220b and 220d are installed in the room B. Each of the function execution devices 220b and 220d includes a ceiling light and a fan heater. Also, parent nodes 30A and 30B are installed in the rooms A and B, respectively.

  The sensing unit 120 has a regular hexagonal housing as in the first embodiment. On each of the six surfaces of the housing, meta commands for the function execution devices 220a and 220b, for example, names representing "ON", "OFF", "brighten", "relax", and "sleep" are printed. Has been.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sensing unit 120, function execution devices 220a to 220d, and parent nodes 30A and 30B of the remote control system shown in FIG. In FIG. 8, the function execution devices 220a to 220d have the same basic configuration as the function execution devices 200a and 200b shown in FIG. To do.

  Each of the parent nodes 30A and 30B includes a function ID list storage unit 31 and a parent node communication unit 32 as described in FIG. In the function ID list storage unit 31, for each of the rooms A and B, the function IDs of the function execution devices 220a, 220c and 220b, 220d installed in the rooms A and B, and the function execution contents of the function execution device are stored. A function ID list including function IDs to be expressed is stored.

  When the parent node communication unit 32 receives a list acquisition request from the sensing unit 120, the parent node communication unit 32 reads the function ID list from the function ID list storage unit 31. The read function ID list is transmitted to the requesting sensing unit 120 together with the room ID for identifying the rooms A and B.

  The sensing unit 120 includes measurement units 1211 to 1216 and a circuit module unit 122 that are respectively disposed on six surfaces of a regular hexagonal housing. As described in the first embodiment, the measurement units 1211 to 1216 are pressure-sensitive sensors and detect which surface the sensing unit 120 is placed on a table (not shown) or the like. The detection voltage values v1 to v6 are output for the units 1211 to 1216, respectively.

  The circuit module unit 122 includes a function ID storage unit 1221, a threshold determination unit 1222, and a sensing communication unit 1223. Of these functions, the threshold determination unit 1222 and the sensing communication unit 1223 are realized by causing a CPU (Central Processing Unit) to execute a program stored in a program memory (not shown).

  The sensing communication unit 1223 uses a short-range wireless data communication interface such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or an infrared interface to communicate with the parent nodes 30A and 30B and between the function execution devices 220a, 220b and 220c, 220d. It has the following functions.

(1) When a start switch (not shown) is operated or a detection signal is output from any of the measuring units 1211 to 1216, a list acquisition request is transmitted to the parent nodes 30A and 30B. The function ID list and room ID transmitted from 30A and 30B are received. The received room ID is compared with the room ID stored in the function ID storage unit 1221. If the room IDs are different, it is determined that the sensing unit 120 has moved to another room, and the function ID storage unit 1221 To update the function ID list stored in the function ID list received above.
(2) Processing for generating a remote control signal including the specified device ID and function ID for each of the function execution devices 220a to 220d and transmitting the generated remote control signals to the function execution devices 220a to 220d, respectively. Do.

The function ID storage unit 1221 is used to store function ID conversion information (function information list) downloaded from the parent nodes 30A and 30B. The function ID conversion information is information (function function) for identifying the function execution device 220a, 220b or 220c, 220d and the function execution content with respect to the information representing the meta-instructions described on the six surfaces of the casing. ID). FIG. 8 shows an example of the function ID conversion information downloaded from the parent node 30A of the room A, and FIG. 9 shows an example of the function ID conversion information downloaded from the parent node 30B of the room A.
Further, the function ID storage unit 1221 has different information for determining the information indicating the correspondence between each meta-instruction and the measurement units 1211 to 1216 and the detected voltage values v1 to v6 output from the measurement units 1211 to 1216. Six threshold values Vt1 to Vt6 are also stored.

  The threshold determination unit 1222 compares the detection voltage values v1 to v6 output from the measurement units 1211 to 1216 with the threshold values Vt1 to Vt6 stored in the function ID storage unit 1221 to output the detection voltage. By determining on which surface 1211 to 1216 the measurement unit is arranged, and by referring to information representing the correspondence between each meta-instruction and the measurement units 1211 to 1216 stored in the function ID storage unit 1221 The meta-instruction described on the surface (opposite surface) opposite to the surface on which the measurement unit is arranged is specified. Then, the information (function ID) representing the device ID and the function execution content for each of the function execution devices 220a to 220d stored in association with the specified meta-instruction is specified from the function ID conversion information.

(Operation)
Next, the remote control operation by the system configured as described above will be described. Note that the processing procedure of the system operation is the same as that in FIG. 5 and will be described with reference to FIG.
As the user moves from room A to room B, the user brings the sensing unit 120 used in room A into room B and operates a start switch (not shown) or places the unit on a table or the like to measure It is assumed that a detection signal is output from any of 1211 to 1216. Then, in step S11, a function ID acquisition request is transmitted from the sensing communication unit 1223 to the parent node 30B.

  On the other hand, when the parent node 30B detects that the acquisition request has been received in step S12, the function ID list relating to the function execution devices 220b and 220d installed in the room B is obtained from the function ID list storage unit 31 in step S13. The read function ID list is transmitted from the parent node communication unit 31 to the requesting sensing unit 120 together with the room ID for identifying the room B ((3) in FIG. 6).

  When the sensing unit 120 receives the function ID list and the room ID transmitted from the parent node 30B, in step S14, the sensing unit 120 first stores the received room ID of the room B in the function ID storage unit 1221. Compare with room ID. In this case, since the room IDs are different, the sensing unit 120 determines that the room has moved to another room, and updates the function ID list stored in the function ID storage unit 1221 to the received function ID list. To do.

  When the parent nodes 30A and 30B periodically transmit the function ID list and the room ID at a preset time interval, the transmission of the list acquisition request may be omitted. In this case, however, the sensing unit 120 needs to receive the function ID list transmitted from the parent nodes 30A and 30B by intermittently receiving the sensing communication unit 1223.

  Now, in this state, it is assumed that the user places the sensing unit 120 on the table so that “relaxation” is on the upper surface. Then, in the sensing unit 120, the following processing is performed in steps S15 to S19. That is, the surface (bottom surface) in contact with the table is first detected based on the detection outputs of the measurement units 1211 to 1216, and the meta instruction “relax” described on the surface (top surface) facing the bottom surface is specified. . Then, in response to this specified meta instruction “relax”, the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b has its device ID (lighting) and execution content “reduce the brightness and change the emission color as shown in FIG. The function ID indicating “to be light bulb color” is read out and transmitted to the function execution device (ceiling light) 220c as a remote control signal.

  At the same time, for the function execution device (fan heater) 220d, as shown in FIG. 9, the device ID (fan heater) and the function ID indicating the execution content “silent mode” are read out, and these IDs are remotely controlled. The signal is transmitted to the function execution device (fan heater) 220d as a signal.

  On the other hand, when the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b receives a remote control signal including the device ID (illumination) of its own device in steps S20 and S21, the execution content corresponding to the function ID included in the remote control signal “ In step S22, information indicating that the brightness is reduced and the light emission color is set to the light bulb color is read from the function information storage unit 221b. In step S23, the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b is controlled so that not only the brightness is lowered but also the light emission color becomes a light bulb color.

  On the other hand, in the function execution device (fan heater) 220d, when a remote control signal including the device ID (fan heater) of the device itself is received in steps S20 and S21, the execution corresponding to the function ID included in the remote control signal. The content “silent mode” is read from the function information storage unit 221d at step S22, and the heating operation is performed according to the execution content “silent mode” at step S23.

  Further, when the user places the sensing unit 120 on the table so that the meta command “warming” is on the upper surface, the function execution device (fan heater) 220d is executed in the sensing unit 120 according to the function ID list shown in FIG. A function ID representing the “rapid heating mode” is read out as a command ID representing the contents, and transmitted to the function execution device 220d. That is, the remote control signal is transmitted only to the function execution device (fan heater) 220d. On the other hand, when the function execution device (fan heater) 220d receives a remote control signal for the device itself, the function execution device (fan heater) 220d performs the heating operation with the execution content corresponding to the function ID according to the function ID included in the remote control signal. Is called.

  Similarly, when the user places the sensing unit 120 on the table so that the meta-instruction “brighten” is on the upper surface, the function execution device (ceiling light) from the sensing unit 120 according to the function ID list shown in FIG. A remote control signal is transmitted only to 220b. As a result, in the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b, the lighting operation is controlled by the execution content corresponding to the function ID shown in FIG.

  When the user returns from the room B to the room A with the sensing unit 120 and controls the function execution devices 220a and 220c, the function ID list stored in the function ID list storage unit 31 is transmitted from the parent node 30A. The updated function ID list is updated. Thereafter, as long as the user stays in the room A, remote control of the function execution devices 220a and 220c by the sensing unit 120 is executed according to the updated function ID list, that is, the list illustrated in FIG.

(effect)
As described in detail above, in the second embodiment, when there is a room A in which the function execution devices 220a and 220c are installed and a room B in which the function execution devices 220b and 220d are installed, each of the rooms A and B Each time the sensing unit 120 moves between the rooms A and B, the function execution devices 220a, 220c and 220b, 220d installed in the rooms A and B from the parent nodes 30A and 30B, respectively. The function ID list is downloaded to the sensing unit 120 and stored. Then, the sensing unit 120, based on the function ID list downloaded from the parent nodes 30A and 30B for each of the rooms A and B, each function execution device 220a, 220c and 220b installed in the room A and B, 220d is remotely controlled.

  Therefore, for each of the rooms A and B, the function ID list stored in the sensing unit 120 is updated to the function ID list downloaded from the parent nodes 30A and 30B, and based on this updated function ID list. The function execution devices 220a, 220c and 220b, 220d can be remotely controlled for the rooms A and B, respectively. For this reason, even when moving between the rooms A and B using one sensing unit 120, the function execution devices 220a, 220c and 220b, 220d can be accurately remotely controlled for the rooms A and B, respectively. .

[Third Embodiment]
The third embodiment of the present invention is installed between the stores A and B in a system in which one function execution device and a parent node are installed in the rooms A and B described in the first embodiment. The two function execution devices are configured to selectively use two sensing units having different sizes to execute different operations.

(Constitution)
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a remote control system according to the third embodiment of the present invention, in which 130a and 130b indicate sensing units. In the figure, the same parts as those in FIGS. 1 and 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals for description.

  Each of the sensing units 130a and 130b has a casing made of regular hexahedrons having different sizes (lengths of one side). On each of the six surfaces of the casing, there are meta commands for functions provided in the function execution devices 220c and 230b, for example, “ON”, “OFF”, “brighten”, “relax”, and “sleep”. It is written by printing. In addition, these characters may be handwritten in addition to printing, and may be described by sticking a sticker on which the characters are printed on the housing surface.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sensing units 130a and 130b, the function execution devices 220c and 220b, and the parent nodes 30A and 30B of the remote control system shown in FIG. In the figure, the same parts as those in FIG. 2 and FIG.

  Each of the sensing units 130a and 130b includes measurement units 1311 to 1316 and a circuit module unit 132, which are respectively disposed on six surfaces of the housing. The measuring units 1311 to 1316 are composed of pressure-sensitive sensors and detect which surface the sensing units 130a and 130b are placed on a table (not shown) or the like, and detect each of the measuring units 1311 to 1316. Voltage values v1 to v6 are output.

  The circuit module unit 132 includes a function ID storage unit 1321, a threshold determination unit 1322, and a sensing communication unit 1324. Of these functions, the threshold determination unit 1323 and the sensing communication unit 1324 are realized by causing a CPU (Central Processing Unit) to execute a program stored in a program memory (not shown).

The sensing communication unit 1323 communicates with the parent nodes 30A and 30B and with the function execution devices 220c and 220b using a short-range wireless data communication interface such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or an infrared interface. It has the following functions.
(1) When a start switch (not shown) is operated or a detection signal is output from any of the measurement units 1311 to 1316, a list acquisition request is transmitted to the parent nodes 30A and 30B, and the parent The function ID list and room ID transmitted from the nodes 30A and 30B are received. Then, the received room ID is compared with the room ID stored in the function ID storage unit 1321, and when the two room IDs are different, it is determined that the sensing units 130a and 130b have moved to other rooms, and the function ID is stored. Processing for updating the function ID list stored in the unit 1321 to the received function ID list.
(2) A process of generating a remote control signal including the specified device ID and function ID for each of the function execution devices 220c and 220b and transmitting the generated remote control signals to the function execution devices 220c and 220b, respectively. Do.

  The function ID storage unit 1321 is used to store function ID conversion information (function information list) downloaded from the parent nodes 30A and 30B. The function ID conversion information associates a device ID for identifying the function execution devices 220c and 220b and information (function ID) indicating the function execution content with the information indicating the meta-instructions described on the six surfaces of the casing. It is a thing.

  12 shows an example of a function ID list downloaded from the parent node 30A of the room A and stored in the sensing unit 130a. FIG. 13 shows a function ID list downloaded from the parent node 30A of the room A and stored in the sensing unit 130b. Each example is shown. 14 is an example of a function ID list downloaded from the parent node 30B of the room B and stored in the sensing unit 130a. FIG. 15 is downloaded from the parent node 30B of the room B and stored in the sensing unit 130b. An example of the function ID list is shown.

  The function ID storage unit 1321 has different information for determining the information indicating the correspondence between each meta-instruction and the measurement units 1311 to 1316 and the detected voltage values v1 to v6 output from the measurement units 1311 to 1316. Six threshold values Vt1 to Vt6 are also stored.

  The threshold value determination unit 1322 compares the detection voltage values v1 to v6 output from the measurement units 1311 to 1316 with the threshold values Vt1 to Vt6 stored in the function ID storage unit 1321, and outputs the detection voltage. By determining on which surface 1311 to 1316 the measurement unit is arranged, and by referring to information representing the correspondence between each meta instruction and the measurement units 1311 to 1316 stored in the function ID storage unit 1321 The meta-instruction described on the surface (opposite surface) opposite to the surface on which the measurement unit is arranged is specified. Then, the information (function ID) representing the device ID and the function execution content for each function execution device 220c, 220b stored in association with the specified meta-instruction is specified from the function ID list.

  The sensing communication unit 1323 generates a remote control signal including the read command ID and the sensing unit ID, and performs processing for transmitting the generated remote control signal to the function execution devices 220c and 220b. As a communication medium, wireless with less directivity restriction is preferable, but infrared light may be used.

(Operation)
Next, the operation of the remote control system configured as described above will be described.
As the user moves from room A to room B, the user brings the sensing units 130a and 130b used in room A into room B and operates a start switch (not shown) or places the unit on a table or the like. It is assumed that a detection signal is output from any of the measurement units 1311 to 1316. Then, a function ID acquisition request is transmitted from the sensing communication unit 1323 to the parent node 30B.

  On the other hand, when detecting that the acquisition request has been received, the parent node 30B reads out the function ID list related to the function execution devices 220c and 220b installed in the room B from the function ID list storage unit 31, and reads out the function ID list. The function ID list is transmitted from the parent node communication unit 31 to the requesting sensing units 130a and 130b together with the room ID for identifying the room B (FIG. 10 (4)).

  When the sensing units 130a and 130b receive the function ID list and the room ID transmitted from the parent node 30B, first, the room ID of the received room B is stored in the function ID storage unit 1321 as the room ID of the room A. Compare with In this case, since the room IDs are different, the sensing units 130a and 130b determine that they have moved to another room, and the function ID list stored in the function ID storage unit 1321 is used as the received function ID list. Update to

  When the parent nodes 30A and 30B periodically transmit the function ID list and the room ID at a preset time interval, the transmission of the list acquisition request may be omitted. However, in this case, the sensing units 130a and 130b need to intermittently receive the sensing communication unit 1324 and receive the function ID list transmitted from the parent nodes 30A and 30B.

  In this state, it is assumed that the user places, for example, the sensing unit 130a having a larger size on the table such that the surface on which the meta instruction “brighten” is written is the upper surface as shown in FIG. Then, in the sensing unit 130a, first, a surface (bottom surface) in contact with the table is detected based on detection signals of the measurement units 1311 to 1316, and a meta command “brightly” described on the surface (upper surface) opposite to the bottom surface. "Yes" is specified. Then, in response to the specified meta-instruction “brighten”, the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b has its device ID (lighting) and function ID indicating the execution content “brighten up” as shown in FIG. Is read out and transmitted as a remote control signal to the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b.

  As a result, when the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b receives the remote control signal including the device ID (illumination) of the device itself, the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b follows the execution content “lighten up to the maximum” corresponding to the function ID included in the remote control signal. Controlled to maximize brightness.

  Next, it is assumed that the small-sized sensing unit 130b is placed on the table so that “brighten” is on the upper surface. In this case, in the sensing unit 130b, in response to the meta instruction “brighten”, the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b has its device ID (lighting) and execution content “brightness is lowered with brightness” as shown in FIG. The function ID representing “Yes” is read out and transmitted as a remote control signal to the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b.

  As a result, when the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b receives a remote control signal including the device ID (illumination) of its own device, the execution content corresponding to the function ID included in the remote control signal is “lightened and brightened. ”Controls the brightness.

  Further, when the user places the sensing units 130a and 130b on the table so that the meta-instruction “relax” is on the upper surface, the sensing units 130a and 130b function according to the function ID lists shown in FIGS. For the execution device 220b, the device ID and the function ID representing the execution contents “reduce brightness and change light emission color to light bulb color” and “reduce brightness” are read out and transmitted to the function execution device 220b. .

  As a result, according to the function ID included in the remote control signal sent to the own apparatus, the function execution apparatus 220b is bright when the execution content corresponding to the function ID, that is, the remote control signal is received from the sensing unit 130a. When the remote control signal is received from the sensing unit 130b, only the brightness is controlled.

  Similarly, when the user places the sensing units 130a and 130b on the table so that the meta-instruction “sleep” is on the upper surface, the sensing units 130a and 130b are turned off as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, respectively. ", A remote control signal including a function ID representing" lights up the nightlight "is transmitted to the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b. As a result, in the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b, when the remote control signal is received from the sensing unit 130a, the light is turned off. On the other hand, when the remote control signal is received from the sensing unit 130b, only the night light is turned on. Controlled.

  When the user returns from the room B to the room A with the sensing units 130a and 130b and controls the function execution device 220c, the function ID list stored in the function ID list storage unit 31 of the sensing units 130a and 130b. Are updated to the function ID list transmitted from the parent node 30A. Therefore, when the user operates the sensing units 130a and 130b in the room A, the function execution device 220c is remotely controlled according to the updated function ID list, that is, the function ID list illustrated in FIG.

(effect)
As described in detail above, according to the third embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the function ID list stored in the sensing units 130a and 130b for each of the rooms A and B is downloaded from the parent nodes 30A and 30B. The function execution devices 220c and 220b can be remotely controlled for each of the rooms A and B based on the updated function ID list. Therefore, even when the pair of sensing units 130a and 130b are moved between the rooms A and B, the function execution devices 220c and 220b can be appropriately controlled according to the functions of the rooms A and B, respectively. it can.

  Further, as the operations of the function execution device (lighting stand) 220c and the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b, operation states corresponding to the sizes of the sensing units 130a and 130b are associated with the sensing units 130a and 130b. Therefore, by selectively using the sensing units 130a and 130b, the function execution device (lighting stand) 220c and the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b can be intuitively determined from the size (size) of the sensing units 130a and 130b. Can be remotely controlled to different operating states understood by

[Fourth Embodiment]
In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, when there are rooms A and B each having two function execution devices, two sensing units having different sizes can be used in each of the rooms A and B. In order to do so, a parent node is provided for each of the rooms A and B, and a function ID list relating to a function execution device installed in each room is downloaded from each of the parent nodes and stored in each sensing unit. Each sensing unit is configured to remotely control each function execution device installed in each of the rooms A and B based on the downloaded function ID list in each of the rooms A and B.

(Constitution)
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a remote control system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and 140a and 140b show sensing units. In the figure, the sensing units 140a and 140b are shown as being arranged in the rooms A and B, respectively. However, the sensing units 140a and 140b are a set and move between the rooms A and B. used.

  In the room A, function execution devices 220a and 220c are installed. Each of the function execution devices 220a and 220c includes an air conditioner and a lighting stand. On the other hand, function execution devices 220b and 220d are installed in the room B. Each of the function execution devices 220b and 220d includes a ceiling light and a fan heater. Also, parent nodes 30A and 0B are installed in the rooms A and B, respectively.

  FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sensing units 140a and 140b, function execution devices 220a to 220d, and parent nodes 30A and 30B of the remote control system shown in FIG. In FIG. 17, the parent nodes 30A and 30B and the function execution devices 220a to 220d are the same as those in FIG. 7 or FIG.

  Each of the sensing units 140a and 140b has a casing made of a regular hexahedron having a different size (length of one side) as in the third embodiment. Meta commands for the function execution devices 220a to 220d, for example, “ON”, “OFF”, “brighten”, “relax”, “sleep”, and “warm” are printed on the six surfaces of the casing. Etc.

  In addition, as described in the third embodiment, the sensing units 140a and 140b include the measurement units 1411 to 1416 and the circuit module unit 142 respectively disposed on the six surfaces. The measurement units 1411 to 1416 are pressure sensors, and detect which surface the sensing units 140a and 140b are placed on a table (not shown) or the like, and detect each of the measurement units 1411 to 1416. Voltage values v1 to v6 are output.

  The circuit module unit 142 includes a function ID storage unit 1421, a threshold determination unit 1422, and a sensing communication unit 1423. Of these functions, the threshold determination unit 1422 and the sensing communication unit 1423 are realized by causing a CPU (Central Processing Unit) to execute a program stored in a program memory (not shown).

The sensing communication unit 1423 communicates with the parent nodes 30A and 30B and with the function execution devices 220a to 220d using a short-range wireless data communication interface such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or an infrared interface. It has the following functions.
(1) When a start switch (not shown) is operated or a detection signal is output from any of the measurement units 1411 to 1416, a list acquisition request is transmitted to the parent nodes 30A and 30B, and the parent node The room ID and the function ID list transmitted from 30A and 30B are received. Then, the received room ID is compared with the room ID stored in the function ID storage unit 1421. When the room IDs are different, it is determined that the sensing units 140a and 140b have moved to other rooms, and the function ID is stored. Processing for updating the function ID list stored in the unit 1421 to the received function ID list.
(2) Generate a remote control signal including the device ID of the function execution device to be controlled and the function ID output from the threshold determination unit 1422 described later, and transmit the generated remote control signal to the function execution device. processing.

The function ID storage unit 1421 is used to store the latest function ID list received by the sensing communication unit 1424 in association with the room ID. The function ID list associates the device ID of each function execution device installed in the room with the function ID representing the execution contents of the function to the meta-instructions described on each surface of the sensing units 140a and 140b. .
18 and 19 show examples of function ID lists in the room A stored in the sensing units 140a and 140b, respectively. 20 and 21 show examples of function ID lists in the room B stored in the sensing units 140a and 140b, respectively.

(Operation)
Next, the remote control operation by the system configured as described above will be described.
Here, the case where the sensing unit 140a, 140b used by the user in the room A for controlling the function execution apparatuses 220a, 220c is brought into the room B and used for the control of the function execution apparatuses 220b, 220d is described as an example. To do.

  It is assumed that the user brings the sensing units 140a and 140b into the room B and operates a start switch (not shown) or places the unit on a table or the like and outputs a detection signal from any of the measurement units 1411 to 1416. Then, a function ID acquisition request is transmitted from the sensing communication unit 1423 to the parent node 30B.

  On the other hand, when the parent node 30B detects that the acquisition request has been received, the parent node 30B reads the function ID list related to the function execution devices 220b and 220d installed in the room B from the function ID list storage unit 31, and reads this function ID list. The function ID list is transmitted from the parent node communication unit 31 to the requesting sensing units 140a and 140b together with the room ID for identifying the room B.

  When the sensing units 140a and 140b receive the function ID list and the room ID transmitted from the parent node 30B, first, the room ID of the received room B is stored in the function ID storage unit 1421. Compare with In this case, since both room IDs are different, it is determined that the sensing units 140a and 140b have moved to another room, and the function ID list stored in the function ID storage unit 1421 is used as the received function ID list. Update to

  When the parent nodes 30A and 30B periodically transmit the function ID list and the room ID at a preset time interval, the transmission of the list acquisition request may be omitted. However, in this case, the sensing units 140a and 140b need to receive the function ID list transmitted from the parent nodes 30A and 30B by intermittently receiving the sensing communication unit 1424.

  Now, in this state, it is assumed that the user places the large sensing unit 140a on the table so that the meta-instruction “relax” is on the upper surface. Then, the following processing is performed in the sensing unit 140a. That is, first, a surface (bottom surface) in contact with the table is detected based on detection outputs of the measurement units 1411 to 1416, and further, a meta instruction “relax” described on a surface (top surface) facing the bottom surface is specified. . Then, in response to the specified meta instruction “relax”, the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b has its device ID (lighting) and execution content “reduce the brightness and change the emission color as shown in FIG. A function ID representing “to be light bulb color” is read out and transmitted as a remote control signal to the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b.

  At the same time, as for the function execution device (fan heater) 220d, as shown in FIG. 21, the device ID (fan heater) and the function ID indicating the execution content “silent mode” are read, and these IDs are remotely controlled. The signal is transmitted to the function execution device (fan heater) 220d as a signal.

  On the other hand, when the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b receives a remote control signal including the device ID (illumination) of the device itself, the execution content corresponding to the function ID included in the remote control signal is reduced. Information indicating that the light emission color is the light bulb color is read from the function information storage unit 221b. In accordance with this information, the function execution unit 222a controls not only the brightness is lowered but also the emission color is changed to the light bulb color.

  On the other hand, when the function execution device (fan heater) 220d receives a remote control signal including the device ID (fan heater) of its own device, the execution content “silent mode” corresponding to the function ID included in the remote control signal. Is read from the function information storage unit 221d, and the heating operation is performed according to the execution content “silent mode”.

  Next, it is assumed that the small-sized sensing unit 140b is placed on the table so that “relaxation” is on the upper surface. In this case, the following processing is also executed in the sensing unit 140b. That is, in response to the meta instruction “Relax”, the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b is read by the device ID (lighting) and the function ID indicating the execution content “reduce brightness” as shown in FIG. This is sent to the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b as a remote control signal. At the same time, with respect to the function execution device (fan heater) 220d, as shown in FIG. 21, the device ID (fan heater) and the function ID indicating the operation content “running with the set temperature lowered twice” are read out. These IDs are transmitted to the function execution device (fan heater) 220d as a remote control signal.

  On the other hand, when the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b receives a remote control signal including the device ID (lighting) of its own device, the execution content corresponding to the function ID included in the remote control signal “reduces brightness”. Is read from the function information storage unit 221d. Then, the illuminance is controlled so as to obtain a dark and calm brightness in accordance with the information representing the read execution contents.

  On the other hand, when the function execution device (fan heater) 220d receives a remote control signal including the device ID (fan heater) of its own device, the execution content corresponding to the function ID included in the remote control signal “set temperature twice. Information indicating “running down” is read from the function information storage unit 221d. Then, the heating operation is controlled according to the read information.

  In addition, when the user places the sensing units 140a and 140b on the table so that “warming” is on the upper surface, the function execution device in the sensing units 140a and 140b according to the function ID lists shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, respectively. The function ID representing the “rapid heating mode” and the “comfort heating mode” is read out as the command ID representing the execution content of the (fan heater) 220d, and transmitted to the function execution device (fan heater) 220d. That is, when the meta instruction “warming” is selected, a remote control signal is transmitted only to the function execution device (fan heater) 220d. As a result, in the function execution device (fan heater) 220d, when a remote control signal for the device itself is received, the heating operation is performed with the execution content corresponding to the function ID according to the function ID included in the remote control signal. Is called.

  Similarly, when the user places the sensing units 140a and 140b on the table so that the meta command “brighten” is on the upper surface, the sensing units 140a and 140b follow the function ID lists shown in FIGS. A remote control signal is transmitted only to the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b. As a result, in the function execution device (ceiling light) 220b, the illumination operation is controlled by the function IDs shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, that is, “brighten to the maximum” and “brighten with reduced brightness”.

  When the user returns from the room B to the room A with the sensing units 140a and 140b and controls the function execution devices 220a and 220c, the function ID list stored in the function ID list storage unit 31 is stored in the parent node 30A. The function ID list transmitted from is updated. Then, as long as the user stays in the room A, remote control of the function execution devices 220a and 220c by the sensing units 140a and 140b is performed according to the updated function ID list, that is, the lists illustrated in FIGS. Executed.

(effect)
As described in detail above, in the fourth embodiment, when there is a room A in which the function execution devices 220a and 220c are installed and a room B in which the function execution devices 220b and 220d are installed, each of the rooms A and B Are provided with parent nodes 30A, 30B, and function ID lists relating to function execution devices 220a, 220c and 220b, 220d installed in the rooms A, B are downloaded from the parent nodes 30A, 30B to the sensing units 140a, 140b, respectively. To remember. Each sensing unit 140a, 140b remotely transmits each function execution device 220a, 220c and 220b, 220d installed in the room A, B based on the downloaded function ID list in each room A, B. I try to control it.

  Therefore, when the user brings the two sensing units 140a and 140b into the rooms A and B in accordance with the movement between the rooms A and B, the function ID lists stored in the sensing units 140a and 140b in the respective rooms A and B are displayed. The function ID list downloaded from the parent nodes 30A and 30B is updated. Based on the updated function ID list, the function execution devices 220a, 220c, 220b, and 220d are remotely controlled for the rooms A and B, respectively. For this reason, the function execution devices 220a, 220c, 220b, and 220d having unique functions in the rooms A and B can be accurately remotely controlled using the sensing units 140a and 140b, respectively.

  In addition, by selectively using the two sensing units 140a and 140b having different sizes, the function execution devices 220a, 220c, 220b, and 220d can be intuitively determined from the sizes of the sensing units 140a and 140b in any of the rooms A and B. Can be remotely controlled to an operating state or a driving state that can be understood.

[Other Embodiments]
In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where a sensing unit made of a regular hexahedron having different sizes is used has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the sensing unit may be a plate, a sphere, a pyramid, a pillar, or the like, and may have different colors, weights, and shapes instead of different sizes. In short, the physical characteristics of the sensing unit may be any as long as the function execution device is remotely controlled to an operation state that can be intuitively understood according to differences in physical characteristics of the plurality of sensing units. .

  In each of the above embodiments, parent nodes 30A and 30B are installed in the rooms A and B, respectively, and function ID conversion information is distributed from the parent nodes 30A and 30B to the sensing unit. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the functions of the parent nodes 30A and 30B are provided in any one or all of the function execution devices, and the function ID list is distributed from the function execution device to the sensing units 140a and 140b. You may do it.

  In the embodiment, the sensing unit determines whether or not to transmit a remote control signal to the function execution device based on the function ID list, and to the function execution device whose device ID is not defined in the function ID list. The remote control signal was not sent. However, when the parent node downloads the function ID list, information related to the function execution device that is not defined in the list may not be downloaded according to the function ID list.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where one or two function execution apparatuses are installed in the rooms A and B has been described as an example. However, the number may be three or more, and the number may be different between rooms. Also good. The type, function, execution contents, etc. of the function execution device may be set in any way.
In addition, the type and function of the function execution device, the execution contents, the sensing unit and the function execution device, and the communication medium and communication procedure between the sensing unit and the parent node are variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. Can be implemented.

  In short, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying the components without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Moreover, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in each embodiment. Furthermore, you may combine suitably the component covering different embodiment.

  110, 120, 130a, 130b, 140a, 140b ... sensing unit, 112, 122, 132, 142 ... circuit module part, 1111-1116, 1211-1122, 1311-1316, 1411-1416 ... measurement part group, 1121, 1221 , 1321, 1421 ... function ID storage unit, 1122, 1222, 1323, 1422 ... threshold determination unit, 1123, 1223, 1323, 1423 ... sensing communication unit, 220a-220d ... function execution device, 221a-221d ... function information storage unit , 222a to 222d ... function execution unit, 223a to 223d ... client communication unit, 30A, 30B ... parent node, 31 ... function ID list storage unit, 32 ... parent node communication unit.

Claims (9)

A function execution device arranged in the first control target area, a function execution device arranged in the second control target area, an area management device, the first and second function execution devices, and the area management device And a sensing unit capable of communicating with each other,
The area management device
First function list information related to the function of the function execution device arranged in the first control target area, and second function list information related to the function of the function execution device arranged in the second control target area Means for storing
Means for transmitting the stored first and second function list information together with the area identification information to the first and second control target areas, respectively.
The sensing unit is
Means for receiving function list information and area identification information transmitted from the area management device to a destination control target area each time it moves between the first and second control target areas;
Based on the received area identification information, it is determined whether or not the own unit has moved between the control target areas. If it is determined that the unit has moved, function list information corresponding to the control target area before the movement is obtained. Means for updating the received function list information of the controlled area after movement;
Remote control signal transmitting means for transmitting a remote control signal to the function execution device to be controlled based on the updated function list information when an operation for requesting execution of the function of the function execution device is performed And
The function execution device includes:
And a means for executing a function of the device based on the remote control signal when a remote control signal is received from the sensing unit.   The area management device includes first and second parent nodes arranged independently of the function execution device in the first and second control target areas, respectively, and the first parent node is the first parent node. The function list information is transmitted to the first control target area together with the area identification information, and the second parent node transmits the second function list information to the second control target area together with the area identification information. The remote control system according to claim 1.   The area management device includes first and second area management units provided in function execution devices arranged in the first and second control target areas, respectively, and the first area management unit includes the first area management unit. The function list information is transmitted to the first control target area together with the area identification information, and the second function list management unit transmits the second function list information to the second control target area together with the area identification information. The remote control system according to claim 1.   The area management device, with respect to each of the first and second control target areas, the plurality of functions in response to a meta-instruction that represents a general concept of functions of the function execution devices arranged in these control target areas. First and second function list information in which a set of identification information of the function execution device defined for each of the execution devices and information representing the execution contents of the function are associated with each other are stored. The remote control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second function list information is transmitted together with the area identification information to the first and second control target areas, respectively. When a plurality of function execution devices are arranged in the first or second control target area,
The area management device includes a plurality of sets of identification information defined for each of the plurality of function execution devices and information representing the execution contents of the function for the control target area in which the plurality of function execution devices are arranged. Storing function list information associated with a meta-instruction representing a general concept of the function of the function execution device of the function, and transmitting the stored function list information to a control target area in which the plurality of function execution devices are arranged. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the remote control system is a remote control system. When the sensing unit has a first unit having a first physical characteristic and a second unit having a second physical characteristic;
The area management device
For each of the first and second control target areas, a plurality of execution contents prepared in the function execution device are provided for a meta-instruction representing a general concept of the function of the function execution device arranged in the control target area. Of the plurality of execution contents prepared in the function execution device for the meta-instruction, the first function list information in which information representing the first execution contents corresponding to the first physical feature is associated Second function list information in which information representing the second execution content corresponding to the second physical feature is associated is stored, and the stored first function list is stored in the first unit. 6. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the second function list is transmitted to the second unit while transmitting. The function execution device arranged in the first control target area, the function execution device arranged in the second control target area, and the first function related to the functions of the function execution device arranged in the first control target area Function list information and second function list information related to the functions of the function execution device arranged in the second control target area are transmitted to the first and second control target areas together with the area identification information. A sensing unit that can communicate with an area management device.
Means for receiving function list information and area identification information transmitted from the area management device to a destination control target area each time it moves between the first and second control target areas;
Based on the received area identification information, it is determined whether or not the own unit has moved between the control target areas. If it is determined that the unit has moved, function list information corresponding to the control target area before the movement is obtained. Means for updating the received function list information of the controlled area after movement;
Remote control signal transmitting means for transmitting a remote control signal to the function execution device to be controlled based on the updated function list information when an operation for requesting execution of the function of the function execution device is performed And a sensing unit comprising: The function execution device arranged in the first control target area, the function execution device arranged in the second control target area, and the first and second function executions based on the function list information given in advance An area management device used in a remote control system comprising a sensing unit that transmits a remote control signal that requests the device to perform its function,
First function list information related to the function of the function execution device arranged in the first control target area, and second function list information related to the function of the function execution device arranged in the second control target area Means for storing in a memory;
When the sensing unit moves to either the first or second control target area, the function list information corresponding to the destination control target area is read from the memory, and the destination control target area is read. Means for transmitting the information together with the area identification information. A function execution device arranged in the first control target area, a function execution device arranged in the second control target area, an area management device, the first and second function execution devices, and the area management device A remote control method executed by a remote control system including a sensing unit capable of communicating with each other,
The area management device relates to the first function list information related to the function of the function execution device arranged in the first control target area and the function of the function execution device arranged in the second control target area. Storing the second function list information;
The area management device transmitting the stored first and second function list information to the first and second control target areas together with the area identification information;
A step of receiving function list information and area identification information transmitted from the area management device to a destination control target area each time the sensing unit moves between the first and second control target areas; ,
Based on the received area identification information, the sensing unit determines whether or not the own unit has moved between the control target areas, and corresponds to the control target area before the movement when it is determined that the unit has moved. Updating the function list information to the function list information of the received control target area after movement,
The sensing unit transmits a remote control signal to the function execution device to be controlled based on the updated function list information when an operation for requesting execution of the function of the function execution device is performed. Process,
When the function execution device receives a remote control signal from the sensing unit, the function execution device includes a step of executing a function of the device based on the remote control signal.

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