JP2015186033A - Communication apparatus and operation method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication apparatus which can prevent display of an information content different from an operation instruction content of a user.SOLUTION: A communication apparatus acquires a state of a controlled device connected through a network for a predetermined time and displays the acquired state of the controlled device on a display section of a terminal device. The communication apparatus comprises: a state acquisition section for acquiring the state of the controlled device; a display control section for displaying the state of the controlled device which is acquired by the state acquisition section, on the display section; a timer section for measuring a predetermined time; and an operation detection section for updating a display content of the display section on the basis of the detected operation instruction, resets the elapsed time measured by the timer section, and then starts measuring of a predetermined time, when detecting that the operation instruction to the controlled device is made or after detecting that the operation instruction is made.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a communication device and an operation method of the communication device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a communication device that acquires a device state every predetermined time via a network and displays the acquired state on a terminal.

  Specifically, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a communication device configured to acquire an operation state related to turning on or off a device at predetermined time intervals and display the acquired operation state on a terminal. ing.

  Generally, controlled devices are designed to have a lower processing capacity than a communication device that is a controller in order to balance the manufacturing cost. Therefore, for example, even when a control request for turning off the controlled device is transmitted from the communication device to the controlled device in the on state, the controlled device actually responds to the control request. There will be a delay before it turns off.

  On the other hand, according to the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 1, the occurrence of the delay as described above is not considered. Therefore, according to the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example, even when a control request for turning off the controlled device is transmitted from the communication device in response to a user operation instruction, the communication is performed. Depending on the timing at which the device acquires the state of the controlled device, there is a problem that information indicating that the controlled device is in an on state is displayed on the terminal. As a result, according to the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is a problem corresponding to the above-described problem that information having a content different from the content of the user's operation instruction is displayed on the terminal.

International publication number WO2013038902

  Therefore, the embodiment provides a communication device capable of preventing display of information having contents different from the user's operation instruction content, and an operation method of the communication device.

  The communication apparatus according to the embodiment acquires the state of the controlled device connected via the network every predetermined time, and displays the acquired state of the controlled device displayed on the terminal device connected via the network. A communication device configured to display on a unit, a state acquisition unit configured to perform an operation for acquiring a state of the controlled device, and the controlled unit acquired by the state acquisition unit A display control unit configured to perform an operation for displaying the state of the device on the display unit, a timer unit configured to perform an operation for measuring the predetermined time, and the controlled device When detecting that the operation instruction has been performed or after detecting that the operation instruction has been performed, the display content of the display unit is updated based on the detected operation instruction, Having an operation detection unit configured to perform an operation for starting the measurement of the predetermined time to reset the elapsed time measured by the serial timer unit.

  According to the communication apparatus and the operation method of the communication apparatus according to the embodiment, it is possible to prevent display of information having contents different from the user's operation instruction contents.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the communication system containing the communication apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the operation screen displayed on a terminal device. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the communication apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the operation | movement procedure of the communication apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The sequence diagram for demonstrating the problem at the time of combining the conventional operation procedure with the operation procedure illustrated in FIG. The sequence diagram for demonstrating the example different from FIG. 4 of the operation | movement procedure of the communication apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. The sequence diagram for demonstrating the example different from FIG.4 and FIG.6 of the operation | movement procedure of the communication apparatus which concerns on this embodiment.

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

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication system including a communication device according to the present embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the communication system 101 includes a terminal device 1, a communication device 2, and at least one controlled device 3.

  The terminal device 1, the communication device 2, and the controlled device 3 are connected to each other via a wired or wireless network.

  Note that the terminal device 1, the communication device 2, and the controlled device 3 of the present embodiment may be connected via any communication relay device or protocol conversion device.

  In addition, the terminal device 1 and the communication device 2 of the present embodiment may be a single device configured integrally, or may be configured separately and communicate using any communication means. A plurality of devices may be used.

  The terminal device 1 includes an operation instruction unit 11 including a user interface such as a mouse or a touch panel that can be operated by a user, and a display unit 12 including a display device that can display information to be presented to the user. It is configured. Further, the terminal device 1 is configured to have a function for performing communication with the communication device 2. Specifically, the terminal device 1 is configured by, for example, a personal computer, a tablet, or a television. Further, the terminal device 1 transmits a function for updating the display content of the display unit 12 based on the display command received from the communication device 2 and a control command corresponding to the user's operation to the communication device 2. It is configured with functions.

  The communication device 2 includes a function for performing communication with the terminal device 1 and a function for performing communication with the controlled device 3. The communication device 2 is configured to have a function for receiving a control command from the terminal device 1 and transmitting the received control command to the controlled device 3. The communication device 2 is configured to have a function for providing an operation screen of the controlled device 3 displayed on the display unit 12 of the terminal device 1.

  Specifically, the communication device 2 is configured to have a function for providing the terminal device 1 with an operation screen related to floor heating, for example, as shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen displayed on the terminal device.

  Here, the user can confirm whether the floor heating state is the on state (heating operation) or the off state (stopping) based on the display content of the operation screen illustrated in FIG. Further, the user can operate the “ON” button and the “OFF” button in the operation screen illustrated in FIG. 2 by operating the operation instruction unit 11. That is, according to the operation screen illustrated in FIG. 2, the display content indicating whether the floor heating is on or off, and the “ON” button and the “OFF” button that can be operated by the user include It is configured as the same thing.

  In communication between the communication device 2 and the terminal device 1 and communication between the communication device 2 and the controlled device 3, for example, ECHONET (registered trademark), ECHONET Lite (registered trademark), UPnP ( (Registered trademark) or any communication protocol such as HTTP can be used.

  That is, for example, when the terminal device 1 includes a Web browser and the communication device 2 includes a Web server, the function described above is an operation screen displayed on the Web browser. And a technique stored in the Web server for detecting a user's operation via the Web browser and performing a predetermined process.

  Note that the generation of the control packet in the present embodiment is not limited to timing, equipment, configuration, and the like. Specifically, for example, any of the units of the communication device 2 may generate a control packet, or the control packet generated by the terminal device 1 may be directly transmitted to the communication device 2. Alternatively, instead of generating a control packet, the communication apparatus 2 may directly transmit a control command to the controlled device 3 so that the device interprets the control command.

  On the other hand, the communication device 2 includes a state acquisition unit 21, a display control unit 22, a timer unit 23, and an operation detection unit 24.

  The state acquisition unit 21 transmits a state acquisition request to the controlled device 3 using a predetermined communication protocol, and receives a state acquisition response returned from the controlled device 3 in response to the transmitted state acquisition request. It is configured. In addition, the state acquisition unit 21 is configured to acquire the state of the controlled device 3 based on the state acquisition response received as described above.

  The display control unit 22 is configured to perform an operation for displaying the state on the display unit 12 of the terminal device 1 based on the state of the controlled device 3 acquired by the state acquisition unit 21. Specifically, the display control unit 22 is based on the state of the controlled device 3 acquired by the state acquisition unit 21, for example, when the floor heating of the controlled device 3 is on, described above with reference to FIG. In this operation screen, the operation for highlighting the “ON” button and canceling the highlighting of the “OFF” button is performed. Further, the display control unit 22 is based on the state of the controlled device 3 acquired by the state acquisition unit 21, for example, when the floor heating of the controlled device 3 is in an off state, the operation screen of FIG. , The operation for highlighting the “OFF” button and canceling the highlighting of the “ON” button is performed.

  The timer unit 23 includes a function for measuring the elapsed time from the timing when the state acquisition unit 21 acquires the state of the controlled device 3. The timer unit 23 is configured to have a function for resetting the elapsed time during measurement to 0 based on the control of the operation detection unit 24. The timer unit 23 is configured to include a function for transmitting the detected result to the state acquisition unit 21 when it is detected that the predetermined time PT has elapsed.

  When the operation detection unit 24 detects that an operation instruction to the controlled device 3 has been made by the operation instruction unit 11 before the predetermined time PT has elapsed, the operation detection unit 24 displays a display unit based on the content of the detected operation instruction. Twelve display contents are updated. In addition, the operation detection unit 24 detects that an operation instruction to the controlled device 3 has been performed by the operation instruction unit 11, and then resets the elapsed time measured by the timer unit 23 to 0, and then performs a predetermined time PT. It is comprised so that the operation | movement for starting this measurement may be performed.

  The controlled device 3 is configured to be able to perform communication conforming to at least one communication standard of ECHONET (registered trademark) and ECHONET Lite (registered trademark). The controlled device 3 includes a communication adapter 31 that controls communication processing and a main body 32 that corresponds to the device main body.

  The communication adapter 31 receives the state acquisition request transmitted from the communication device 2, acquires the state of the main body 32 in response to the received state acquisition request, and uses the acquired state of the main body 32 as a state acquisition response. A function for returning to the communication device 2 is provided. Further, the communication adapter 31 has a function of receiving a control request transmitted from the communication device 2 and transmitting it to the main unit 32 and returning a control acceptance response indicating reception of the control request to the communication device 2. It is configured.

  The main body 32 includes, for example, a floor heating device, and is configured to perform an operation according to a control command included in a control request input via the communication adapter 31.

  Here, specific operations performed in the communication device 2 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the communication apparatus according to the present embodiment. 3 is started when an operation instruction for causing the display unit 12 to display the operation screen illustrated in FIG. 2 is performed by the operation instruction unit 11, for example.

  The state acquisition unit 21 performs an operation for acquiring the state of the controlled device 3 in step S1 of FIG.

  The display control unit 22 performs an operation for displaying the state on the display unit 12 of the terminal device 1 based on the state of the controlled device 3 acquired by the state acquisition unit 21 in step S2 of FIG.

  The timer unit 23 performs an operation for starting the measurement of the predetermined time PT after performing an operation for resetting the elapsed time to 0 in step S3 of FIG.

  In step S4 of FIG. 3, the timer unit 23 performs an operation for detecting whether or not the predetermined time PT has elapsed.

  When the timer unit 23 detects that the predetermined time PT has elapsed by the operation of step S <b> 4 in FIG. 3, the timer unit 23 performs an operation for transmitting the detected result to the state acquisition unit 21. Then, the operation of step S1 in FIG. 3 is performed again according to the operation of the timer unit 23.

  When the timer unit 23 detects that the predetermined time PT has not elapsed by the operation of step S4 in FIG. 3, the timer unit 23 performs an operation for transmitting the detected result to the operation detection unit 24. Then, the operation of step S5 in FIG. 3 is performed according to the operation of the timer unit 23.

  The operation detection unit 24 performs an operation for detecting whether or not the operation instruction unit 11 has issued an operation instruction to the controlled device 3 in step S5 of FIG.

  When the operation detection unit 24 detects that the operation instruction to the controlled device 3 is not performed by the operation instruction unit 11 by the operation of step S5 in FIG. 3, the operation detection unit 24 transmits the detection result to the timer unit 23. For the operation. Then, the operation in step S4 in FIG. 3 is performed again according to the operation of the operation detection unit 24.

  When the operation detection unit 24 detects that an operation instruction to the controlled device 3 has been made by the operation instruction unit 11 by the operation of step S5 of FIG. 3, the operation instruction detected in step S6 of FIG. The operation for updating the display contents of the display unit 12 is performed based on the contents of the above.

  The operation detection unit 24 performs an operation for detecting whether or not a control acceptance response from the controlled device 3 is received in step S7 of FIG.

  When the operation detection unit 24 detects that the control acceptance response from the controlled device 3 has not been received by the operation in step S7 in FIG. 3, the operation detection unit 24 transmits the detection result to the timer unit 23. I do. Then, the operation in step S4 in FIG. 3 is performed again according to the operation of the operation detection unit 24.

  The operation detecting unit 24 resets the elapsed time measured by the timer unit 23 to 0 when detecting that the control acceptance response from the controlled device 3 has been received by the operation in step S7 of FIG. An operation for starting measurement of the predetermined time PT is performed. Then, in accordance with the operation of the operation detection unit 24 as described above, after the operation in step S7 in FIG. 3 is performed, the operation in step S3 in FIG. 3 is performed.

  Then, the specific example of the operation | movement procedure in the communication apparatus 2 of this embodiment is demonstrated. Hereinafter, the case where the initial state of the main body 32 is the on state will be described as an example.

  First, a sequence in a case where an operation instruction in the operation instruction unit 11 is not performed will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of an operation procedure of the communication apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  The state acquisition unit 21 transmits, for example, a state acquisition request A1 indicating “acquisition of an operation state of floor heating” to the controlled device 3.

  The communication adapter 31 receives the state acquisition request A1 transmitted from the communication device 2, acquires the state of the main body 32 in accordance with the received state acquisition request A1, and acquires the state of the acquired main body 32. The response A2 is returned to the communication device 2.

  The state acquisition unit 21 receives the state acquisition response A2 transmitted from the controlled device 3, and acquires the state of the main body 32 based on the received state acquisition response A2.

  The display control unit 22 performs an operation for highlighting the “ON” button on the operation screen of FIG. 2 based on the state of the main body unit 32 acquired by the state acquisition unit 21.

  Then, by repeating such an operation every predetermined time PT, in response to the state acquisition request B1 from the communication device 2, a state acquisition response B2 indicating that the main body unit 32 is in the on state is sent from the controlled device 3. In response to the status acquisition request C <b> 1 from the communication device 2, a status acquisition response C <b> 2 indicating that the main body unit 32 is in the ON state is returned from the controlled device 3. Further, with the return of the status acquisition responses B2 and C2 indicating that the main body 32 is in the on state, the “ON” button is highlighted on the operation screen of FIG.

  In addition, by appropriately modifying the operation procedure shown in FIG. 4, for example, instead of the communication device 2 transmitting a status acquisition request to the controlled device 3 every predetermined time PT, the terminal device 1 is changed every predetermined time PT. While requesting the transmission of the status acquisition request, the communication device 2 may transmit the status acquisition request to the controlled device 3 in response to the transmission request.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 5, a description will be given of a point that may cause a problem when a conventional operation procedure is combined with the operation procedure of FIG. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram for explaining a problem when a conventional operation procedure is combined with the operation procedure illustrated in FIG.

  The state acquisition unit 21 transmits, for example, a state acquisition request A3 indicating “acquisition of an operation state of floor heating” to the controlled device 3.

  The communication adapter 31 receives the state acquisition request A3 transmitted from the communication device 2, acquires the state of the main body 32 in accordance with the received state acquisition request A3, and acquires the state of the acquired main body 32. The response A4 is returned to the communication device 2.

  The state acquisition unit 21 receives the state acquisition response A4 transmitted from the controlled device 3, and acquires the state of the main body unit 32 based on the received state acquisition response A4.

  The display control unit 22 performs an operation for highlighting the “ON” button on the operation screen of FIG. 2 based on the state of the main body unit 32 acquired by the state acquisition unit 21.

  Next, when the control command corresponding to the operation of the “OFF” button on the operation screen of FIG. 2 is transmitted from the terminal device 1 before the predetermined time PT has elapsed, the communication device 2 A control request X1 indicating “transition to off state” is transmitted to the controlled device 3. Further, when the operation detection unit 24 detects that the operation of the “OFF” button on the operation screen of FIG. 2 has been performed before the predetermined time PT has elapsed based on the operation state of the operation instruction unit 11, An operation for highlighting the “OFF” button and canceling the highlighting of the “ON” button is performed.

  On the other hand, the communication adapter 31 receives the control request X1 transmitted from the communication device 2 and transmits it to the main body 32, and returns a control acceptance response X2 indicating reception of the control request X1 to the communication device 2. And the main-body part 32 starts the operation | movement for shifting floor heating from an ON state to an OFF state in the timing which received the control request | requirement X1 from the communication adapter 31. FIG.

  Next, when the predetermined time PT has elapsed, the state acquisition unit 21 transmits, for example, a state acquisition request B3 indicating “acquisition of an operation state of floor heating” to the controlled device 3.

  The communication adapter 31 receives the state acquisition request B3 transmitted from the communication device 2, and acquires the state of the main body 32 in accordance with the received state acquisition request B3. Here, for example, due to the low processing capability of the controlled device 3, the main body 32 switches the floor heating from the on state between the timing at which the control request X1 is received and the timing at which the state acquisition request B3 is received. When the operation for shifting to the off state is not completed, the on state is acquired as the state of the main body portion 32. Therefore, the communication adapter 31 returns a state acquisition response B4 indicating that the main body 32 is in the ON state to the communication device 2 in the above-described case.

  The state acquisition unit 21 receives the state acquisition response B4 transmitted from the controlled device 3, and acquires the state of the main body unit 32 based on the received state acquisition response B4.

  Based on the state of the main body 32 acquired by the state acquisition unit 21, the display control unit 22 highlights the “ON” button on the operation screen of FIG. 2 and releases the highlighting of the “OFF” button. I do.

  Next, when the predetermined time PT has elapsed, the state acquisition unit 21 transmits, for example, a state acquisition request C3 indicating “acquisition of an operation state of floor heating” to the controlled device 3.

  The communication adapter 31 receives the state acquisition request C3 transmitted from the communication device 2, and acquires the state of the main body 32 in accordance with the received state acquisition request C3. Here, for example, when the main body 32 completes the operation for shifting the floor heating from the on state to the off state between the timing at which the state acquisition request B3 is received and the timing at which the state acquisition request C3 is received. As for the state of the main-body part 32, an OFF state is acquired. Therefore, the communication adapter 31 returns a state acquisition response C4 indicating that the main body 32 is in the off state to the communication device 2 in the case described above.

  The state acquisition unit 21 receives the state acquisition response C4 transmitted from the controlled device 3, and acquires the state of the main body unit 32 based on the received state acquisition response C4.

  Based on the state of the main body 32 acquired by the state acquisition unit 21, the display control unit 22 highlights the “OFF” button on the operation screen of FIG. 2 and releases the highlighted display of the “ON” button. I do.

  As described above, according to the operation procedure illustrated in FIG. 5, although the operation instruction for changing the main body 32 of the controlled device 3 from the on state to the off state is only given. The buttons highlighted in the operation screen of FIG. 2 are switched more than necessary in the order of “ON” button → “OFF” button → “ON” button → “OFF” button. That is, according to the operation procedure illustrated in FIG. 5, there may be a problem that information having a content different from the content of the user's operation instruction is displayed on the display unit 12 of the terminal device 1. And in order to eliminate such a problem, the communication apparatus 2 of this embodiment performs operation | movement along the operation | movement procedure as shown, for example in FIG. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example different from FIG. 4 of the operation procedure of the communication apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  The state acquisition unit 21 transmits, for example, a state acquisition request A5 indicating “acquisition of an operation state of floor heating” to the controlled device 3.

  The communication adapter 31 receives the state acquisition request A5 transmitted from the communication device 2, acquires the state of the main body 32 in accordance with the received state acquisition request A5, and acquires the state of the acquired main body 32. The response A6 is returned to the communication device 2.

  The state acquisition unit 21 receives the state acquisition response A6 transmitted from the controlled device 3, and acquires the state of the main body unit 32 based on the received state acquisition response A6.

  The display control unit 22 performs an operation for highlighting the “ON” button on the operation screen of FIG. 2 based on the state of the main body unit 32 acquired by the state acquisition unit 21.

  Next, when the control command corresponding to the operation of the “OFF” button on the operation screen of FIG. 2 is transmitted from the terminal device 1 before the predetermined time PT has elapsed, the communication device 2 The control request X3 indicating “Transition to OFF state” is transmitted to the controlled device 3.

  When the operation detection unit 24 detects that the operation of the “OFF” button on the operation screen of FIG. 2 has been performed before the predetermined time PT has elapsed based on the operation state of the operation instruction unit 11, An operation for highlighting the “OFF” button and canceling the highlighting of the “ON” button is performed.

  On the other hand, the communication adapter 31 receives the control request X3 transmitted from the communication device 2 and transmits it to the main body 32, and returns a control acceptance response X4 indicating reception of the control request X3 to the communication device 2. And the main-body part 32 starts the operation | movement for shifting floor heating from an ON state to an OFF state in the timing which received the control request | requirement X3 from the communication adapter 31. FIG.

  When the operation detection unit 24 detects that the control acceptance response X4 from the controlled device 3 has been received before the predetermined time PT has elapsed, the operation detection unit 24 resets the elapsed time measured by the timer unit 23 to zero. The operation for starting the measurement of the predetermined time PT is performed.

  Next, when the predetermined time PT has elapsed, the state acquisition unit 21 transmits, for example, a state acquisition request B5 indicating “acquisition of operating state of floor heating” to the controlled device 3.

  The communication adapter 31 receives the state acquisition request B5 transmitted from the communication device 2, and acquires the state of the main body 32 in accordance with the received state acquisition request B5. Here, for example, the predetermined time PT is based on the state transition time CT from the timing at which the control request X3 is transmitted from the communication device 2 to the controlled device 3 until the timing at which the floor heating of the main body 32 is completely turned off. If the time is set to a long time, the off state is acquired as the state of the main body 32. Therefore, the communication adapter 31 returns a state acquisition response B6 indicating that the main body 32 is in the off state to the communication device 2 in the case described above.

  The state acquisition unit 21 receives the state acquisition response B6 transmitted from the controlled device 3, and acquires the state of the main body unit 32 based on the received state acquisition response B6.

  The display control unit 22 performs an operation for highlighting the “OFF” button on the operation screen of FIG. 2 based on the state of the main body unit 32 acquired by the state acquisition unit 21.

  That is, the above-described state transition time CT corresponds to the time from when the communication device 2 transmits a control request to the controlled device 3 until the state of the controlled device 3 actually changes.

  The communication device 2 according to the present embodiment reads, for example, a state transition time CT set in advance according to the specification or performance of the controlled device 3 from a memory or the like (not shown), and is longer than the read state transition time CT. The time may be set as the predetermined time PT.

  In addition, the communication device 2 according to the present embodiment acquires, for example, the state transition time CT included in the property value or device information in the communication standard of ECHONET (registered trademark) or ECHONET Lite (registered trademark), and the acquired state transition A time longer than the time CT may be set as the predetermined time PT.

  In addition, the communication device 2 of the present embodiment measures the state transition time CT at the time of initial communication with the controlled device 3 and sets the predetermined time PT based on the measured state transition time CT. Good. Specifically, the communication device 2 has, for example, a control request XA indicating “transition of floor heating operation to an on state” and a control request XB indicating “transition of floor heating operation to an off state”. After transmitting each time, the control request XA and the control request XA are transmitted by performing an operation of repeating the transmission of the status acquisition request to the controlled device 3 and the reception of the status acquisition response from the controlled device 3 at very short time intervals. The time until the change of the state of the main body 32 is completed according to XB may be measured as the state transition time CT, and a time longer than the measured state transition time CT may be set as the predetermined time PT.

  In addition, the operation detection unit 24 of the present embodiment is not limited to performing an operation of resetting the elapsed time measured by the timer unit 23 to 0 at the above-described timing. For example, an operation instruction to the controlled device 3 is given. When it is detected that the operation instructing unit 11 has performed, that is, substantially simultaneously with or simultaneously with the operation of step S6 in FIG. 3, an operation is performed to reset the elapsed time measured by the timer unit 23 to zero. Also good.

  As described above, according to the operation procedure illustrated in FIG. 6, when an operation instruction for changing the main body 32 of the controlled device 3 from the on state to the off state is issued, the operation illustrated in FIG. 2 is performed. The buttons highlighted on the screen are switched without waste in the order of “ON” button → “OFF”. That is, according to the operation procedure illustrated in FIG. 6, it is possible to prevent information having content different from the content of the user's operation instruction from being displayed on the display unit 12 of the terminal device 1.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, for example, the timing immediately after the status acquisition request is transmitted, until the status acquisition response corresponding to the status acquisition request is received after the status acquisition request is transmitted. In the case where a control command corresponding to the operation of the “OFF” button on the operation screen of FIG. 2 is transmitted from the terminal device 1 within a short period of time, instead of the operation procedure shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. The operation | movement along the operation | movement procedure shown is performed. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of the operation procedure of the communication apparatus according to the present embodiment, which is different from FIGS. 4 and 6.

  The state acquisition unit 21 transmits, for example, a state acquisition request A7 indicating “acquisition of an operation state of floor heating” to the controlled device 3.

  The communication adapter 31 receives the state acquisition request A7 transmitted from the communication device 2, acquires the state of the main body 32 in accordance with the received state acquisition request A7, and acquires the state of the acquired main body 32. A response A8 is returned to the communication device 2.

  The state acquisition unit 21 receives the state acquisition response A8 transmitted from the controlled device 3, and acquires the state of the main body 32 based on the received state acquisition response A8.

  The display control unit 22 performs an operation for highlighting the “ON” button on the operation screen of FIG. 2 based on the state of the main body unit 32 acquired by the state acquisition unit 21.

  Next, when the predetermined time PT has elapsed, the state acquisition unit 21 transmits, for example, a state acquisition request B7 indicating “acquisition of an operation state of floor heating” to the controlled device 3.

  Further, the operation detection unit 24 detects that the operation of the “OFF” button on the operation screen of FIG. 2 has been performed immediately after the status acquisition request B7 is transmitted, based on the operation state of the operation instruction unit 11, for example. In this case, an operation for highlighting the “OFF” button and canceling the highlighting of the “ON” button is performed.

  The communication adapter 31 receives the state acquisition request B7 transmitted from the communication device 2, acquires the ON state as the state of the main body unit 32 according to the received state acquisition request B7, and acquires the acquired state of the main body unit 32 Is returned to the communication device 2 as a status acquisition response B8.

  The state acquisition unit 21 receives the state acquisition response B8 transmitted from the controlled device 3, and acquires the state of the main body unit 32 based on the received state acquisition response B8.

  The display control unit 22 operates the “OFF” button on the operation screen of FIG. 2 based on the state of the main body unit 32 acquired by the state acquisition unit 21 and the content of the operation instruction detected by the operation detection unit 24. Is performed before acquisition of the state, and the operation for highlighting the “ON” button on the operation screen of FIG. 2 is stopped.

  On the other hand, immediately after the status acquisition response B8 is received by the status acquisition unit 21, the communication device 2 transmits a control request X5 indicating “shifting the floor heating operation to the off state” to the controlled device 3.

  The communication adapter 31 receives the control request X5 transmitted from the communication device 2 and transmits it to the main body 32, and returns a control acceptance response X6 indicating reception of the control request X5 to the communication device 2. And the main-body part 32 starts the operation | movement for shifting floor heating from an ON state to an OFF state in the timing which received the control request | requirement X5 from the communication adapter 31, and the said operation | movement before predetermined time PT passes. To complete.

  The operation detecting unit 24 resets the elapsed time measured by the timer unit 23 to 0 when detecting that the control acceptance response X6 from the controlled device 3 has been received before the predetermined time PT has elapsed. The operation for starting the measurement of the predetermined time PT is performed.

  Note that the timing at which the control request X5 is transmitted from the communication device 2 to the controlled device 3 is not limited to immediately after the status acquisition response B8 is received by the status acquisition unit 21, but for example, “ It may be immediately after the control command corresponding to the operation of the “OFF” button is transmitted from the terminal device 1.

  As described above, according to the operation procedure illustrated in FIG. 7, when an operation instruction for changing the main body 32 of the controlled device 3 from the on state to the off state is issued, the operation illustrated in FIG. 2 is performed. The buttons highlighted on the screen are switched without waste in the order of “ON” button → “OFF”. That is, according to the operation procedure illustrated in FIG. 7, it is possible to prevent information having content different from the content of the user's operation instruction from being displayed on the display unit 12 of the terminal device 1.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Further, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above-described embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined. For example, different embodiments may be combined as appropriate according to the type of control command.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are illustrated by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Terminal apparatus 2 Communication apparatus 3 Controlled apparatus 11 Operation instruction | indication part 12 Display part 21 State acquisition part 22 Display control part 23 Timer part 24 Operation detection part 31 Communication adapter 32 Main body part 101 Communication system

Claims (5)

The state of the controlled device connected via the network is acquired every predetermined time, and the acquired state of the controlled device is displayed on the display unit of the terminal device connected via the network Communication device,
A state acquisition unit configured to perform an operation for acquiring the state of the controlled device;
A display control unit configured to perform an operation for displaying the state of the controlled device acquired by the state acquisition unit on the display unit;
A timer unit configured to perform an operation for measuring the predetermined time;
When detecting that an operation instruction for the controlled device has been performed or after detecting that the operation instruction has been performed, the display content of the display unit is updated based on the detected operation instruction. And an operation detection unit configured to perform an operation for starting measurement of the predetermined time after resetting the elapsed time measured by the timer unit,
A communication apparatus comprising: The communication device acquires a time from when a control request is transmitted to the controlled device until the state of the device actually changes, and sets a time longer than the acquired time as the predetermined time. The communication device according to claim 1. The communication device repeats transmission of a status acquisition request to the controlled device and reception of a status acquisition response from the controlled device at a very short time interval after transmitting a control request to the controlled device. The time until the change of the controlled device according to the control request is completed by performing an operation is measured, and a time longer than the measured time is set as the predetermined time. 2. The communication device according to 2. The display control unit issues an operation instruction to the controlled device within a period from when a status acquisition request is transmitted to the controlled device until a status acquisition response corresponding to the status acquisition request is received. The operation for causing the display unit to display the state of the controlled device acquired in response to the state acquisition response when the operation detecting unit detects that the operation is detected. The communication apparatus according to 1. The state of the controlled device connected via the network is acquired every predetermined time, and the acquired state of the controlled device is displayed on the display unit of the terminal device connected via the network A method of operating a communication device, comprising:
The state acquisition unit performs an operation for acquiring the state of the controlled device,
The display control unit performs an operation for displaying the state of the controlled device acquired by the state acquisition unit on the display unit,
The timer unit performs an operation for measuring the predetermined time,
When the operation detection unit detects that an operation instruction for the controlled device has been performed, or after detecting that the operation instruction has been performed, the operation detection unit An operation method for updating display contents and performing an operation for starting measurement of the predetermined time after resetting the elapsed time measured by the timer unit.

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