JP2015219894A - Lock/unlock notification system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lock/unlock notification system which notifies a user being out that a lock is locked or unlocked by an another person.SOLUTION: HEMS (Home Energy Management System) 30 controls, when an electric lock 52 is locked or unlocked, to transmit a notification indicating that the electric lock 52 is locked or unlocked to a user's portable information terminal 82. HEMS 30 controls, when the electric lock 52 is firstly unlocked after a going-out mode is set in which power consumption of electric power load means such as an air conditioner 78 of a building 100 is suppressed and at least one of crime prevention settings of the building 100 is enabled, not to transmit the notification indicating that the electric lock 52 is unlocked to a specific terminal among the user's portable information terminals 82.

Description

  The present invention relates to a lock / unlock notification system in a building.

  When an electric lock of a building is unlocked, a user on the go knows the return of another user by sending an image of the unlocked person to the mobile phone via the wide area communication network A possible intercom system is disclosed.

JP 2011-155416 A

  If the image at the time of unlocking is always transmitted as in the intercom system described in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that notification is given even when the user himself / herself going out unlocks the door.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above facts, and an object of the present invention is to provide an unlocking / unlocking notification system for notifying a user who has been unlocked or locked by another person.

  The invention of claim 1 for solving the above-mentioned problems is an electric lock locked and unlocked by an electronic key, and when the electric lock is locked or unlocked, the electric lock is locked or unlocked at a notification destination. The electric power is controlled after sending out a notification indicating that it is locked, and after the outing mode is set which enables at least one of the power consumption means of the building to be suppressed and at least one of the crime prevention setting of the building. And a control means for performing control so that a notification indicating that the electric lock is unlocked is not transmitted to a predetermined notification destination among the notification destinations when the lock is unlocked for the first time.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the first unlocking after the going-out mode is set, a notification indicating that the electric lock is unlocked is sent to a predetermined notification destination such as the user who goes out. Can be prevented.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, when the electric lock is locked after the first unlocking, the control means has the electric lock at the predetermined notification destination. Control not to send a notification indicating that it is locked.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the locking after the first unlocking after the outing mode is set, a notification indicating that the electric lock is locked is sent to a predetermined notification destination such as the user himself / herself. Notification can be prevented.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, when the electric lock is locked within a predetermined time from the time of the first unlocking, the control means sends the predetermined notification destination. Performs control not to transmit a notification indicating that the electric lock is locked.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the electric lock is locked within a predetermined time from the time of the first unlocking, the locked person is the user himself / herself who is used to closing the building door. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a notification indicating that the electric lock is locked from being notified to a predetermined notification destination such as the user himself / herself.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the first unlocking after the going-out mode is set, a predetermined notification such as the user himself / herself who goes out of the notification indicating that the electric lock is unlocked is provided. Preventing notifications in advance. Thereby, it has the effect of notifying the user who is going out of unlocking or locking by others.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the locking after the first unlocking after the going-out mode is set, a notification indicating that the electric lock is locked is sent to a predetermined notification destination such as the user himself / herself. This has the effect of preventing the user from going out and unlocking or locking by another person.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the electric lock is locked within a predetermined time from the time of the first unlocking, the locked person is the user himself / herself who is used to closing the building door. I consider it. This prevents the notification indicating that the electric lock has been locked from being notified to a predetermined notification destination such as the user himself / herself, and has the effect of notifying the user who is going out of being unlocked or locked by another person. .

It is the schematic which shows an example of the locking / unlocking notification system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of HEMS in the locking / unlocking notification system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process which concerns on transmission of the unlocking mail in the going-out mode of the locking / unlocking notification system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process which concerns on transmission of the unlocking mail and locking mail in the going-out mode of the locking / unlocking notification system concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the 1st modification of the process which concerns on transmission of the unlocking mail and locking mail in the going-out mode of the locking / unlocking notification system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd modification of the process which concerns on transmission of the unlocking mail and locking mail in the going-out mode of the locking / unlocking notification system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, an example of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a locking / unlocking notification system 10 according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, power from the grid power 12 is supplied to the distribution board 14 of the building 100 via the main breaker 110.

  A main breaker current sensor 120 that detects a current value of power supplied from the grid power 12 is provided on the distribution board 14 side of the main breaker 110. The power supplied from the system power 12 to the distribution board 14 is distributed to the power load means provided in the bedroom 56 and the living room 58 and the electric lock 52 provided in the door 66 via the branch circuits 20A to 20E. .

  In the present embodiment, as an example, the branch circuits 20A and 20B are led to a bedroom 56 provided with a bed 68, the branch circuit 20A is connected to the air conditioner 78, and the branch circuit 20B is connected to the lighting 26. The branch circuits 20C and 20D are led to the living room 58, the branch circuit 20C is connected to the television 32, and the branch circuit 20D is connected to the lighting 28. The branch circuit 20E is connected to the electric lock 52.

  The branch circuits 20A to 20E are provided with current sensors 22A to 22E for measuring the current values of the branch circuits 20A to 20E, respectively. The information lines from the current sensors 22 </ b> A to 22 </ b> E are information for controlling the distribution board 14 by the information line from the main breaker current sensor 120 and the HEMS (Home Energy Management System) 30 that manages and controls energy in the house. It is connected to the HEMS 30 together with the line. In FIG. 1, the broken line is an information line through which measurement data or control information flows. The current values detected by the current sensors 22A to 22E are associated when the current values are detected, and are stored in the memory of the HEMS 30 as detection results of the current sensors 22A to 22E.

  The branch circuits 20A to 20E of the distribution board 14 are respectively provided with branch breakers 24A to 24E for switching the branch circuits 20A to 20E to an on state or an off state, and the branch breakers 24A to 24E are controlled by the HEMS 30. . In FIG. 1, for simplicity of description, only five branch circuits are shown, but in this embodiment, the number of branch circuits may be five or more and five or less, and the number of branch circuits is not particularly limited. .

  The HEMS 30 is connected to an indoor operation panel 72 separately from the main body, and the indoor operation panel 72 is installed in the living room 58 as an example in FIG. The indoor operation panel 72 is a device including a display device such as a liquid crystal and an input device such as a touch panel. The indoor operation panel 72 can be operated by changing the setting of the HEMS 30 by an input device, and the display device can display information such as power consumption of the building 100 and locking or unlocking of the electric lock 52. It is. In the present embodiment, the HEMS 30 and the indoor operation panel 72 are provided separately, and each is provided with a display unit and an operation unit. However, since the display unit 46 and the operation unit 48 are provided in the HEMS 30. The HEMS 30 can be provided indoors and the indoor operation panel 72 can be omitted.

  An electric lock 52 is connected to the HEMS 30. The HEMS 30 determines whether or not the authentication information input to the electric lock 52 using an electronic key or the like applying an IC tag is appropriate, and locks or unlocks the electric lock 52 if the determination is affirmative. The authentication information for unlocking the electric lock 52 is so-called ID information for specifying the user. The ID information includes, for example, a plurality of characters or symbols, and has a different configuration for each user.

  The ID information may be read when the user enters the bedroom 56 and the living room 58, respectively. When an authentication device (not shown) for acquiring ID information is provided near the door 62 of the bedroom 56 or near the door 70 of the living room 58 and a user with an electronic key enters the bedroom 56 or the living room 58. The ID information of the electronic key is read by the authenticator, and the read ID information is transmitted to the HEMS 30. Thereby, HEMS30 can grasp a user's whereabouts in building 100 based on ID information which an authentication machine read.

  There are the following two types of electronic keys using IC tags. One is an active type that transmits radio waves including ID information to the authenticator. The other is a passive type in which power is temporarily charged by electromagnetic waves from the authenticator when it is brought close to the authenticator, and ID information is transmitted by NFC (Near Field Communication) with the charged power. In this embodiment, either an active type or a passive type may be used, but the active type is superior in that the user can handle it without being aware of the operation of the electronic key. The locking / unlocking notification system 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  The HEMS 30 is connected to a termination device 54 that is a gateway, and is connected to the network 80 via the termination device 54. Connected to the network 80 is an information server 90 of an information center that provides information relating to housing and home security to the building 100, and the HEMS 30 can appropriately acquire information on housing and home security from the information server 90.

  In the present embodiment, when the electric lock 52 is unlocked, the HEMS 30 instructs the information center to notify the user's portable information terminal 82 of an unlock mail indicating that the electric lock 52 has been unlocked. When the electric lock 52 is locked, the HEMS 30 instructs the information center to notify the user's portable information terminal 82 of a lock mail indicating that the electric lock 52 has been locked.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the HEMS 30 according to the locking / unlocking notification system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the HEMS 30 includes a CPU 36, a ROM 38, a RAM 40, and an input / output port 42. These include a bus 44 such as an address bus, a data bus, and a control bus. Are connected to each other.

  A display unit 46, an operation unit 48, and a memory 50 are connected to the input / output port 42 as various input / output devices. The display unit 46 and the operation unit 48 are integrally configured, and a touch panel provided on the display unit 46 can be applied to the operation unit 48. Furthermore, an indoor operation panel 72 provided with a display device and an input device may be used as the display unit 46 and the operation unit 48. In the present embodiment, the HEMS 30 and the indoor operation panel 72 are provided separately, and each is provided with a display unit and an operation unit. However, since the display unit 46 and the operation unit 48 are provided in the HEMS 30. The HEMS 30 can be provided indoors and the indoor operation panel 72 can be omitted.

  Then, the effect | action and effect of the locking / unlocking notification system 10 which concern on this Embodiment are demonstrated. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of processing relating to transmission of the unlocking mail in the outing mode of the unlocking notification system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In step 300, the HEMS 30 is set to the outing mode based on the operation of the indoor operation panel 72 or the like. In the outing mode, for example, the distribution board 14 or the power load means is controlled to suppress unnecessary power consumption in the building 100 that is unattended. Further, if a human sensor for detecting an intruder into the building 100 is separately provided, a crime prevention setting such as detecting an intruder and notifying the information center is possible.

  In step 302, the electric lock 52 of the door 66 is unlocked based on the user's unlocking operation, and in step 304, it is determined whether or not the unlocking operation in step 302 is the first time after the outing mode is set. In the case of negative determination, in step 306, an instruction to send an unlocking mail indicating that the electric lock 52 has been unlocked to the user's portable information terminal 82 is given to the information center.

  If the determination in step 304 is affirmative, the process in step 306 is skipped, and the unlock mail to the user is not transmitted.

  In step 308, the door 66 is opened based on the user's operation. In step 310, the door 66 is closed and the electric lock 52 is locked based on the user's operation. In step 312, the information center is instructed to transmit a lock mail indicating that the electric lock 52 is locked to the user's portable information terminal 82.

  In step 314, it is determined whether or not the going-out mode is continued. If the determination is affirmative, the procedure returns to step 302. If the determination in step 314 is negative, since the HEMS 30 has shifted to the normal mode, the processing in the outing mode is terminated.

  As described above, in the process shown in FIG. 3, when unlocked for the first time after setting the outing mode, it is considered that the unlocked person is the user himself / herself who goes out. An unlocking mail is not transmitted to the portable information terminal 82 of the resident user. With this process, the unlocking notification by the user who goes out is not performed, so that a notification unnecessary for the user is not received, and the user's troublesomeness can be reduced.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing related to transmission of the unlocking mail and the locking mail of the locking / unlocking notification system 10 according to the present embodiment. In step 400, the HEMS 30 is set to the outing mode based on the operation of the indoor operation panel 72 or the like.

  In step 402, the electric lock 52 of the door 66 is unlocked based on the user's unlocking operation, and in step 404, it is determined whether or not the unlocking operation in step 402 is the first time after the outing mode is set. In the case of negative determination, in step 406, an instruction to transmit an unlocking mail indicating that the electric lock 52 is unlocked to the user's portable information terminal 82 is given to the information center. If the determination in step 404 is affirmative, the process of step 406 is skipped and no unlocking mail is sent to the user.

  In step 408, the door 66 is opened based on the user's operation. In step 410, the door 66 is closed and the electric lock 52 is locked based on the user's operation.

  In step 412, it is determined whether the locking in step 410 is the first locking operation after it is determined in step 404 that the first unlocking operation after setting the outing mode. If the determination in step 412 is negative, in step 414, the information center is instructed to send a lock mail indicating that the electric lock 52 has been locked to the user's portable information terminal 82.

  If the determination in step 412 is affirmative, the process in step 414 is skipped and the lock mail to the user is not transmitted.

  In step 416, it is determined whether or not the outing mode is continued. If the determination is affirmative, the procedure returns to step 402. If the determination in step 416 is negative, since the HEMS 30 has shifted to the normal mode, the processing in the outing mode is terminated.

  As described above, in the process shown in FIG. 4, when unlocked for the first time after setting the outing mode, the unlocked person is considered to be the user himself / herself going out. An unlocking mail is not transmitted to the portable information terminal 82 of the resident user. Furthermore, if it is the first locking operation after it is determined that the first unlocking operation after setting the going-out mode, the locked person is considered to be the user who goes out. The locked mail is not transmitted to the portable information terminal 82 of the resident user. With this processing, since the unlocking or locking notification by the user who goes out is not performed, a notification unnecessary for the user is not received, and the user's troublesomeness can be reduced.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a first modified example of processing relating to transmission of the unlocking mail and the locking mail in the outing mode of the locking / unlocking notification system 10 according to the present embodiment. In step 500, the HEMS 30 is set to the outing mode based on the operation of the indoor operation panel 72 or the like.

  In step 502, the electric lock 52 of the door 66 is unlocked based on the user's unlocking operation. In step 504, it is determined whether or not the unlocking operation in step 502 is the first time after setting the outing mode. In the case of negative determination, in step 506, the information center is instructed to send an unlocking mail indicating that the electric lock 52 has been unlocked to the user's portable information terminal 82. If the determination in step 504 is affirmative, the process in step 506 is skipped and an unlocking email to the user is not transmitted.

  In step 508, the door 66 is opened based on the user's operation. In step 510, the door 66 is closed and the electric lock 52 is locked based on the user's operation.

  In step 512, the memory 50 is searched with the ID information related to locking, and it is determined whether or not the locking operation is based on the ID information of the electronic key associated with the predetermined notification destination. If the determination in step 512 is negative, in step 514, an instruction is sent to the information center to send a lock mail indicating that the electric lock 52 is locked to the user's portable information terminal 82.

  If the determination in step 512 is affirmative, the process in step 514 is skipped, and the lock mail to the user is not transmitted.

  In step 516, it is determined whether or not the outing mode is continued. If the determination is affirmative, the procedure returns to step 502. If the determination in step 516 is negative, the HEMS 30 has shifted to the normal mode, and thus the processing in the outing mode is terminated.

  As described above, in the process shown in FIG. 5, when unlocked for the first time after setting the outing mode, the unlocked person is considered to be the user who goes out. An unlocking mail is not transmitted to the portable information terminal 82 of the resident user. Furthermore, in the case of a locking operation with an electronic key associated with a predetermined notification destination, for example, when the email address of the locked user is associated with the electronic key of the user, the building 100 including the locked user is included. The lock mail is not transmitted to the portable information terminal 82 of the user who lives in With this processing, since the unlocking or locking notification by the user who goes out is not performed, a notification unnecessary for the user is not received, and the user's troublesomeness can be reduced.

  The association between the notification destination and the electronic key is registered in the memory 50 that is a storage device of the HEMS 30 via the indoor operation panel 72 of the HEMS 30 or the like. For example, the HEMS 30 registers the association between the electronic key of the user and the notification destination when an operation such as selecting the user to be associated from the list is performed on the indoor operation panel 72 or the like.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a second modified example of the process relating to the transmission of the unlocking mail and the locking mail in the outing mode of the locking / unlocking notification system 10 according to the present embodiment. In step 600, the HEMS 30 is set to the outing mode based on the operation of the indoor operation panel 72 or the like, and in step 602, the counter is started.

  In step 604, the electric lock 52 of the door 66 is unlocked based on the user's unlocking operation, and in step 606, it is determined whether or not the unlocking operation in step 604 is the first time after the outing mode is set. In the case of negative determination, in step 608, the information center is instructed to transmit an unlocking mail indicating that the electric lock 52 has been unlocked to the user's portable information terminal 82. If the determination in step 606 is affirmative, the process in step 608 is skipped and no unlocking mail is sent to the user.

  In step 610, the door 66 is opened based on the user's operation. In step 612, the door 66 is closed and the electric lock 52 is locked based on the user's operation.

  In step 614, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the going-out mode was set in step 600. If the determination in step 614 is affirmative, in step 616, the information center is instructed to send a lock mail indicating that the electric lock 52 is locked to the user's portable information terminal 82, and the counter is cleared in step 618 ( Reset.

  If the determination in step 614 is negative, the processing in step 616 and step 618 is skipped, and the procedure proceeds to step 620.

  In step 620, it is determined whether or not the outing mode is continued. If the determination is affirmative, the procedure returns to step 604. If the determination in step 620 is negative, the HEMS 30 has shifted to the normal mode, and thus the processing in the outing mode is terminated.

  As described above, in the process shown in FIG. 6, when unlocked for the first time after setting the outing mode, the unlocked person is considered to be the user who goes out. An unlocking mail is not transmitted to the portable information terminal 82 of the resident user. Further, when the user is locked within a predetermined time after setting the outing mode, the locking mail is not transmitted to the portable information terminal 82 of the user who lives in the building 100 including the locked user. If it is a resident of the building 100, preparation for going out after setting the going-out mode is considered to be completed within a predetermined time. Therefore, if the electric lock 52 is locked within a predetermined time after the HEMS 30 is set to the outing mode, the user who is going out of unlocking or locking by another person by not sending the locking mail. Can be notified. Since the notification of unlocking or locking by the user himself / herself who goes out is not performed, the notification unnecessary for the user is not received, and the user's troublesomeness can be reduced.

  The predetermined time is arbitrary, but is 10 minutes as an example. In the present embodiment, the counter may be started when the door is unlocked in step 604, not when the HEMS 30 is set to the outing mode. Even in such a case, since the resident of the building 100 is likely to complete the preparations before going out, if the electric lock is locked within a predetermined time, it is not necessary to send a lock mail. If the counter is started when the door is unlocked in step 604, the predetermined time is shorter than the above 10 minutes. For example, the predetermined time may be 3 to 5 minutes.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide an unlocking / unlocking notification system for notifying a user who is out or unlocking by another person. Since the notification of unlocking or locking by the user himself / herself who goes out is not performed, the notification unnecessary for the user is not received, and the user's troublesomeness can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, except for the case of FIG. 5, email transmission to all users who are residents including locked or unlocked users is not performed. Even in the case of FIGS. 3, 4, and 6, when the electric lock 52 is first unlocked after the outing mode is set, and when it is re-locked, a predetermined notification registered among the user's notification destinations You may control not to send the mail which notifies unlocking or locking previously.

10 Lock / unlock notification system 12 System power 14 Distribution board 30 HEMS
32 TV 36 CPU
38 ROM
40 RAM
42 I / O port 44 Bus 46 Display unit 48 Operation unit 50 Memory 52 Electric lock 54 Termination device 66 Door 72 Indoor operation panel 78 Air conditioner 80 Network 82 Mobile information terminal 90 Information server 100 Building

Claims (3)

An electric lock locked and unlocked by an electronic key;
When the electric lock is locked or unlocked, control is performed to transmit a notification indicating that the electric lock is locked or unlocked to the notification destination, and power consumption of the power load means of the building is suppressed and When the electric lock is first unlocked after the outing mode that enables at least one of the security settings of the building is set, the electric lock is unlocked to a predetermined notification destination among the notification destinations. Control means for controlling not to send a notification indicating that it is locked;
Unlocking / unlocking notification system.   2. The control unit controls to not transmit a notification indicating that the electric lock is locked to the predetermined notification destination when the electric lock is locked after the first unlocking. The locking / unlocking notification system described in 1.   The control means, when the electric lock is locked within a predetermined time from the time of the first unlocking, a control not to send a notification indicating that the electric lock is locked to the predetermined notification destination The locking / unlocking notification system according to claim 1.

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