JP2015097313A - Terminal device, operation object device, operation system, method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it easy to select an object device at a time such as when a plurality of object devices are operated by one operation terminal device.SOLUTION: A terminal device comprises: short-range receiving means for receiving an identifier transmitted by short-range radio communication; imaging means; storage means; and terminal control means for associating an image captured during reception of an identifier with the identifier during reception and for storing them in the storage means.

Description

    The present invention relates to a terminal device, an operated device, an operating system, a method, and a program. In particular, the present invention relates to a terminal device for specifying a device from a plurality of devices.

  The server device requires a display, a keyboard, and a mouse only at the time of initial setting and maintenance, and these are unnecessary during normal operation. For this reason, preparing a display, a keyboard, and a mouse for each of a plurality of server devices is inefficient in terms of installation location and cost. In order to solve this problem, the SSU (Server Switch Unit) is prepared to share a set of display, keyboard, and mouse to improve the installation location and cost efficiency.

  However, since multiple server devices are connected to the SSU, in order to identify the server device to be operated, information on which server device is connected to each SSU port is displayed on the SSU indicator. Or it was necessary to put a label clearly stating the server device name near the SSU switch. However, if only the SSU display is visually checked, there is a possibility that the wrong device will be selected and the cable wiring may be wrong due to the carelessness of the operator.

  The following are related techniques for dealing with this problem.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a portable terminal device including a display unit. The portable terminal device specifies the position and direction of the own terminal device, and exists within a predetermined distance range from the own terminal device and in a specific direction of the own device based on the position information of the processing device stored in advance. A predetermined processing device is specified, and an operation screen for remotely operating the processing device is displayed on the display device.

  Patent Document 2 discloses an operation system for operating a boiler controller with a mobile phone. The mobile phone and the controller transmit and receive information by infrared communication.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a portable terminal device that uses a display device, which is an external device, as an output monitor. The mobile terminal device displays an object on the display device, recognizes an operation on the object displayed on the display device as an operation of the mobile terminal device, and performs processing related to the object. The display device and the mobile terminal device are directly connected for communication via short-range communication, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  Patent Document 4 discloses a mobile terminal device that acquires and transmits position information from a transmitter provided in an area. This portable terminal device thereby notifies the position.

JP 2012-90077 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-241993 JP 2012-185629 A JP 2008-235959 A

  The techniques disclosed in the above-mentioned patent documents may be inconvenient for the operator when selecting a device to be operated. In the case of the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, each time an operator performs an operation, the operator must stand at a position where the processing device to be operated can be specified and point the mobile terminal device in the direction of the processing device accurately. Furthermore, when the position of the processing device changes, the data of the portable terminal device must be updated. In the case of the techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 2 and 3, the operator must be in the vicinity of the receiving portion of the operation target device throughout the operation and point the operation terminal device in the direction of the receiving portion.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems and to provide a technique for enabling easy operation when operating a plurality of operation target devices with a single operation terminal device.

  A terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a short-distance receiving unit that receives an identifier transmitted by short-range wireless communication, an imaging unit, a storage unit, an image captured while receiving the identifier, and a receiving unit. Terminal control means for storing the identifiers in association with each other in the storage means.

  The method according to an embodiment of the present invention receives an identifier transmitted by short-range wireless communication, and stores the identifier captured during the reception and the identifier being received in association with each other.

  A program according to an embodiment of the present invention is captured by a computer including a short-distance receiving unit that receives an identifier transmitted by short-range wireless communication, an imaging unit, and a storage unit while the identifier is being received. A process of associating the received image with the identifier being received and storing it in the storage means is executed.

  The present invention facilitates selection of target devices when a plurality of target devices are operated by a single operation terminal device.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an operation system 50 according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a data structure stored in the storage unit 36 of the terminal device 30. FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the terminal control unit 32 and the operation control unit 15 in the registration phase. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a transmission range of the directional antenna 11. FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the terminal control unit 32 and the operation control unit 15 in the operation phase. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of the terminal device 30 according to the second embodiment.

  For example, the system of the present invention generally functions as follows. First, an operator takes a picture of a plurality of server devices installed with a mobile terminal device with an electronic camera (smart phone, tablet, etc.). The portable terminal device stores the photographed photograph and the identifier of the server device in association with each server device. Thereafter, when the operator selects from the photograph taken of the server device, the operation screen of the corresponding server device is displayed on the mobile terminal device, and the operator can perform the mouse operation and key input operation on the mobile terminal device to Is performed on the portable terminal device.

(First Embodiment: Configuration)
Hereinafter, a system according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an operation system 50 according to the present invention. The operation system 50 includes the terminal device 30 and the driving device 10. The terminal device 30 is, for example, a mobile terminal device. The terminal device 30 may be a device mounted on a carriage or the like. The operating device 10 is, for example, a blade server device mounted on a rack, and there are generally a plurality of operating devices. The operating device 10 may be a server device with an independent housing that is relatively densely arranged.

  The terminal device 30 includes a display unit 31, a terminal control unit 32, a short distance receiving unit 33, an imaging unit 34, a terminal communication unit 35, and a storage unit 36.

  The display unit 31 is a display device capable of touch input, for example. The imaging unit 34 is, for example, an electronic camera. The storage unit 36 is, for example, a semiconductor memory device.

  The short distance receiving unit 33 is, for example, an infrared communication receiving device. The terminal communication unit 35 is a wireless communication device. The terminal communication unit 35 is not necessarily a short-range wireless communication device. However, the short-range receiving unit 33 may also serve as the terminal communication unit 35. In this case, the short-range receiving unit 33 performs transmission and reception, and the terminal communication unit 35 is unnecessary.

  The terminal control unit 32 is a logic circuit that controls each unit of the terminal device 30, for example. The terminal control unit 32 may be realized by firmware or a program stored in a memory (not shown) of the terminal device 30 which is also a computer and executed by a processor (not shown).

  The operating device 10 is connected to an external storage device 20 that stores an OS (Operating System) such as Windows (registered trademark). The external storage device 20 may be shared by a plurality of operation devices 10 or may exist for each operation device 10.

  The driving device 10 includes a directional antenna 11, a short-distance transmission unit 12, an ID storage unit 13, a driving communication unit 14, and a driving control unit 15.

  The ID storage unit 13 is, for example, a semiconductor memory device that stores a unique identifier assigned to each operating device 10.

  The short distance transmission unit 12 is a device that communicates with the short distance reception unit 33 of the terminal device 30. The short distance transmission unit 12 transmits the identifier stored in the ID storage unit 13 from the directional antenna 11. The driving communication unit 14 is a wireless communication device that communicates with the terminal communication unit 35 of the terminal device 30. The short-range transmission unit 12 may also serve as the driving communication unit 14. In this case, the short-range transmission unit 12 performs transmission / reception, and the driving communication unit 14 is unnecessary.

  The operation control unit 15 is a logic circuit that controls each unit of the operation device 10, for example. The operation control unit 15 may be realized by firmware or a program stored in a memory (not shown) of the operating device 10 which is also a computer and executed by a processor (not shown). The operation control unit 15 is, for example, BMC FW (Baseboard Management Controller Firmware). BMC FW refers to a microcontroller that is built into the motherboard and manages the hardware that makes up the computer.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a data structure stored in the storage unit 36 of the terminal device 30. The storage unit 36 stores the identifier of the driving device 10 received by the short distance receiving unit 33 and the image of the driving device 10 taken by the imaging unit 34 in association with each other.

(First Embodiment: Operation)
The operation of the operation system 50 is divided into a registration phase in which data is registered in the storage unit 36 of the terminal device 30 and an operation phase in which the operation of the driving device 10 is performed on the terminal device 30 using the registered data.

  FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the terminal control unit 32 and the operation control unit 15 in the registration phase.

  First, the operator turns on an identification switch (not shown) provided in the driving device 10. Then, the operation control unit 15 of the driving device 10 detects that the identification switch is turned on (Y in S21), and starts transmitting the identifier of the own device stored in the ID storage unit 13 ( S22).

  Next, the operator reads the identifier transmitted from the driving device 10 while moving the terminal device 30 to the transmission range of the directional antenna 11 of the driving device 10.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a transmission range of the directional antenna 11. The directional antenna 11 is selected, adjusted, and mounted so that the transmission range includes a region where a characteristic part on the appearance of the driving device 10, for example, a front surface, a nameplate attachment portion, and the like can be clearly seen.

  The terminal control unit 32 of the terminal device 30 repeatedly reads the identifier via the short-distance receiving unit 33 (S11 in FIG. 3). If the identifier can be read (Y in S11), it is used as the operator. Notify For example, the terminal control unit 32 displays the camera image acquired by the imaging unit 34 on the display unit 31 during the reading operation (S11), and displays the received identifier on the image when receiving the identifier. .

  When the identifier can be read (Y in S11), the operator confirms the identifier on the image and operates the imaging unit 34 to take a photograph of the characteristic part on the appearance of the driving device 10 (S12).

  While the identifier cannot be received (N in S11), the terminal control unit 32 may instruct the imaging unit 34 not to take a photo, or the imaging unit 34 itself may refuse to take a photo.

  After taking a photograph (S12), the terminal control unit 32 associates the identifier being received with the taken image and stores them in the storage unit 36 (S13).

  The operator who has completed this operation turns off the identification switch. Then, the driving control unit 15 of the driving device 10 detects that the identification switch is turned off (Y in S23), and ends the transmission of the identifier of the own device stored in the ID storage unit 13 ( S24).

  Thus, registration of one operating device 10 is completed. When a plurality of driving devices 10 are installed, the operator repeats this registration for each driving device 10. As a result, pairs of identifiers and images of the plurality of driving devices 10 are stored in the storage unit 36 of the terminal device 30.

  FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the terminal control unit 32 and the operation control unit 15 in the operation phase.

  Upon receiving an instruction from the operator, the terminal control unit 32 of the terminal device 30 displays the captured images of the plurality of driving devices 10 (driving devices 10-1 to 10-n) stored in the storage unit 36. It is displayed on 31 (S31). The operator selects the operating device 10 to be operated based on the appearance characteristics of the displayed captured image. The selection is performed, for example, by touching the image of the driving device 10 displayed on the display unit 31. At this time, the operator does not necessarily have to be in the vicinity of the driving device 10.

  When the terminal control unit 32 detects selection of an image (Y in S32), the identifier corresponding to the selected image is read from the storage unit 36 and transmitted from the terminal communication unit 35 (S33).

  When receiving the identifier via the driving communication unit 14 (Y in S41), the driving control unit 15 of the driving device 10 determines whether the received identifier matches the identifier of the own device stored in the ID storage unit 13. (S42). If they match (Y in S42), the operation control unit 15 transmits a “reception response” (S43). If they do not match (N in S42), the operation control unit 15 does not transmit a “reception response”.

  Upon receiving this “reception response” (Y in S34), the terminal control unit 32 establishes a communication link with the operation control unit 15 (S35 and S45). Thereafter, the terminal device 30 and the driving device 10 communicate via this communication link.

  For example, the operation control unit 15 transmits an operation screen including an operation menu to the terminal control unit 32. The terminal control unit 32 displays this on the display unit 31. When the operator views the operation screen and selects an operation menu, that is, when an operation instruction is input from the display unit 31, the terminal control unit 32 transmits the operation instruction to the driving control unit 15 (S36) and receives it. The operation control unit 15 executes this (S47). If the operation screen is changed as a result of the execution of the operation instruction, the operation control unit 15 transmits a new operation screen to the terminal control unit 32.

  Thereafter, the operator can operate the driving device 10 using the terminal device 30 by continuing such repetition.

  The operation instruction may be a mouse operation or a key operation. The terminal control unit 32 transmits the mouse operation and key operation executed on the terminal device 30 from the terminal communication unit 35 of the terminal device 30 to the driving communication unit 14 of the driving device 10 (S36). The operation control unit 15 that has received this operation instruction by the operation communication unit 14 of the driving device 10 executes the same operation on the driving device 10 as the operation executed by the terminal device 30 (S47).

  The operation instruction may be activation of the OS. When the operator inputs activation of the OS from the terminal device 30 (S36), the operation control unit 15 reads the OS from the external storage device 20 and activates it (S47). Note that after the OS is started, the operation control unit 15 does not execute the received operation instruction but outputs it to the OS and transmits information (screen information, etc.) input from the OS.

  The operation system 50 of the present embodiment does not require the use of a display, a keyboard, and a mouse that are not normally used in the operation of the driving device 10, and reduces the cost of the driving device 10. Furthermore, there is no need to use SSU, and the use of SSU prevents an operator from selecting a wrong device or making a cable wiring mistake.

  The reason is that the terminal device 30 transmits the identifier of the driving device 10, and only the driving device 10 having the identifier responds to this and transmits and receives operation instructions between them. The driving device 10 that does not have the identifier does not respond, and does not erroneously send and receive operation instructions between the two. That is, the operator can select and operate the driving device 10 to which the terminal device 30 has transmitted the identifier.

  The operation system 50 according to the present embodiment makes it easy and reliable to select the operating device 10 to be operated by the operator.

  This is because the driving device 10 receives the identifier of the device that is transmitted by short-range communication, and stores it in a pair with the image of the driving device 10 taken during reception.

  The operation system 50 of this embodiment does not need to use a display, a keyboard, a mouse, and an SSU that are not normally used in the operation of the driving device 10 regardless of the activation of the OS.

  The reason is that the operation control unit 15 different from the OS receives the operation instruction from the terminal device 30 and executes the operation instruction if the OS is not activated, and sends the operation instruction to the OS if the OS is activated. It is because it outputs.

  The features of the present embodiment are summarized below.

  Up to now, the operation control unit 15 that controls the driving device 10, for example, the BMC FW, has been operable only from a display, a keyboard, and a mouse directly connected to the driving device 10. In the present embodiment, the BMC FW realizes a function of wirelessly transmitting / receiving an identifier of the driving device 10, transmitting / receiving a screen, mouse operation, and key input / output control. Thus, even when the display, keyboard, and mouse are not directly connected to the driving device 10, the same operation as when the display, keyboard, and mouse are directly connected to the driving device 10 can be realized.

  Furthermore, the present embodiment realizes a function of communicating with the terminal device 30 wirelessly with the driving device 10 to read the identifier of the driving device 10, perform screen transmission / reception, mouse operation, and key input / output control. Until now, mouse operations and key inputs / outputs performed on the terminal device 30 have been executed only on the terminal device 30. With this function, the operation performed on the terminal device 30 by the operator can be operated as if the information was transmitted by wireless communication and performed on the driving device 10.

  Furthermore, this embodiment employs a directional antenna 11 as a radio antenna of the driving device 10 so that the terminal device 30 can detect a radio signal transmitted from the driving device 10 to be operated. Only when the terminal device 30 is within the range of the directional antenna 11 transmitted by the driving device 10, a radio signal is detected, and it is determined that the operation target driving device 10 exists. When the operation target driving device 10 exists, the terminal device 30 acquires the identifier of the driving device 10 by wireless communication, and displays the acquired identifier on the monitor screen of the camera of the terminal device 30. Then, when the operator takes a photograph of the driving device 10, control is performed so that the photograph can be taken only when the identifier can be acquired, and the acquired identifier is simultaneously displayed on the captured image.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of the terminal device 30 according to the second embodiment.

  The terminal device 30 according to the present embodiment includes a short-range receiving unit 33 that receives an identifier transmitted by short-range wireless communication, an imaging unit 34, a storage unit 36, and an image captured while receiving the identifier And a terminal control unit 32 that stores the identifiers in the storage unit 36 in association with each other.

  The operation system 50 according to the present embodiment makes it easy and reliable to select the operation device 10 to be operated by the user, for example. This is because the driving device 10 receives the identifier of the device that is transmitted by short-range communication, and stores it in a pair with the image of the driving device 10 taken during reception.

  Note that the driving device 10 of the present embodiment does not necessarily have to receive an operation instruction from the terminal device 30 and execute it. It is only necessary that the user can select the driving device 10 by knowing the identifier. For example, even when the identifier is the owner organization name of the driving device 10 and the user selects the driving device 10 by knowing the organization name and cleans the device, the data in the storage unit 36 is It is valid.

  While the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

10 Driving device
11 Directional antenna
12 Short range transmitter
13 ID storage
14 Operation communication department
15 Operation control unit
20 External storage
30 Terminal equipment
31 Display
32 Terminal control unit
33 Short range receiver
34 Image sensor
35 Terminal communication part
36 Memory
50 Operation system

Claims (9)

Short-range receiving means for receiving an identifier transmitted by short-range wireless communication;
Imaging means;
Storage means;
A terminal device comprising: terminal control means for associating an image captured during reception of an identifier with an identifier being received and storing the identifier in the storage means.   The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the imaging unit does not perform imaging unless the short-distance receiving unit receives an identifier. Display means;
A terminal communication means,
The terminal control unit displays a plurality of images stored in the storage means on the display means, and transmits an identifier associated with the selected image from the terminal communication reception stage. Terminal equipment. ID storage means for storing an identifier;
Short-range transmission means for transmitting an identifier stored in the ID storage means in short-range wireless communication;
Driving communication means;
When the identifier transmitted by the terminal device of claim 2 and received by the driving communication unit matches the identifier stored in the ID storage unit, the driving control unit receives an operation instruction of the own device from the terminal device; A device to be operated. With a directional antenna,
The operated device according to claim 4, wherein the short-distance transmitting means transmits using the directional antenna.   The operation control means is BMC firmware that executes the received operation instruction when the operating system is not started, and outputs the received operation instruction to the operating system when the operating system is started. 5 operated devices.   An operation system including the operated device according to claim 4 and the terminal device. Receives an identifier sent by short-range wireless communication,
A method of storing an image captured during reception of an identifier in association with the identifier being received. A computer provided with a short-range receiving means for receiving an identifier transmitted by short-range wireless communication, an imaging means, and a storage means,
A program for executing processing for associating an image captured during reception of an identifier with an identifier being received and storing it in the storage unit.

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