JP2016010149A - Home individualization condition control system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide home individualization condition control method and system with portability and little restriction in environmental aspect.SOLUTION: A home individualization condition control system has an individualization condition control device, at least one relay device and at least one sensitive device disposed in plural user environments. The condition control device operates to edit a condition list. Each of the at least one relay device is connected to an electronic product module capable of changing the atmosphere in the environment thereof, receives a command transmitted from the condition control device (S41), and controls the operation state of the electronic product. When started by the condition control device, plural electronic product modules under the environment are controlled by the corresponding relay devices, and the corresponding relay devices are instructed by the corresponding sensitive devices according to a condition list (S44).

Description

  The present invention relates to a control system and method, and more particularly, to a system and method for each household member to control household appliances in an individualized operating state preferred by the household member.

  With technological advancement, people's needs for household appliances having convenience and efficiency of operation in daily home life are increasing. Specifically, all appliances in the home environment can be controlled wirelessly or they can communicate with each other. In general, lighting appliances, temperature control systems, media player systems, monitoring systems, biometric authentication systems, and the like are listed as electrical appliances used in daily life of people. The most common conventional control over these appliances is performed via an infrared transceiver. However, such control means are susceptible to obstructions due to obstacles in the transmission path, which is inconvenient for people who need to frequently control appliances distributed in large and spacious environments.

  Activate all household appliances or make them operate in the desired operating condition as disclosed in Taiwan Utility Model Registration No. M376076, name of the device “Multiple Integrated Remote Control System and Multiple Remote Control Device” A multi-integrated remote control device has been proposed, which supports a wireless protocol ZigBee for remotely controlling a plurality of appliances in a certain environment via a ZigBee network. A body, a storage module, a key input module, and a microprocessor module. This storage module is mounted in the housing. The key input module is mounted on the housing. The microprocessor is mounted in the housing and is electrically connected to the storage module and the key input module.

  The microprocessor module includes a coupling unit, a control unit, a status storage unit, and a status restoration unit. The coupling unit binds a specific function of a preset electrical appliance. The control unit remotely controls the preset electrical appliance to perform the specific function. The status storage unit stores the current operating state of all the appliances linked by the coupling unit. The situation restoration unit operates the control unit so as to return the operation state of all of the appliances linked by the coupling unit to the operation state stored in the situation storage unit.

  The above-mentioned multiple integrated remote control device is a key input module for inputting a command for resolving the problem of obstruction caused by obstacles in the signal transmission path of the infrared transmitter / receiver and returning the appliance to the stored operating state of the appliance. However, the control effect provided by this multiple integrated remote control device is very limited with respect to certain effects of memorizing the state of the appliance's function for the user to read out the memorized driving state while driving. is there. In addition, for users who frequently move around in a spacious home environment, reposition appliances in the environment, or have different setting preferences for appliances, the coupling means described above are: Causes confusion, hassle, or even conflicts among all members of the family.

  The object of the present invention is to adjust all the members of the family from the operating status of a plurality of electrical appliances in the home environment in a way that is portable and has few environmental constraints via wireless communication and sensing. It is to provide a home personalized situation control method and system for creating a personalized atmosphere.

In order to achieve the above object, the home personalization status control method of the present invention varies the operating status of a plurality of electrical appliance modules capable of changing the atmosphere or status in the environment via at least one wireless communication protocol. The method is performed by a situation control device for
Receiving wireless signals transmitted from the plurality of appliance modules;
Providing a situation editing interface for a user to select information represented by the wireless signal from the situation editing interface to define at least one situation list;
Determining whether a status mode execution command has been received;
A step of wirelessly transmitting a control signal to a corresponding electrical appliance module, the corresponding electrical appliance module performing a corresponding operation according to the contents of the at least one status list, and generating an in-house individualization status effect. Each of the at least one status list has a preset identification code.

  According to the above in-house individualization status control method, the user can receive radio signals transmitted from a plurality of appliance modules using the status control device, and the contents of the individualized status list and An identification code corresponding to the situation list can be defined on the situation editing interface. When the user operates the status control device and inputs a status mode execution command, the status control device wirelessly transmits a control signal to the corresponding electrical appliance module, and the corresponding electrical appliance module is added to the content of the status list. The operation status is changed accordingly, and the personalized situation effect is generated in a way that is portable and has few environmental restrictions, and thereby the convenience and flexibility of operation when realizing the personalized situation effect Will be improved.

  In order to achieve the above object, the in-house individualized status control system includes a status control device, at least one relay device, and at least one sensing device.

  The situation control device includes a first wireless module, a second wireless module, and an operation interface.

  The operation interface serves to allow a plurality of users to define a plurality of individualized status lists and identification codes corresponding to the individualized status lists, and to each of the first radios for data exchange. Wirelessly communicate with a remote device via the module and the second wireless module.

  Each of the at least one relay device includes a third wireless module, at least one signal input terminal, and at least one signal output terminal.

  Each of the at least one signal output terminal is electrically connected to an electrical appliance module capable of changing the atmosphere in the environment, and the first wireless module of the situation control device is connected via the third wireless module. Is connected wirelessly.

  Each of the at least one sensing device has a fourth wireless module and a fifth wireless module.

  The fourth wireless module serves for the sensing device to transmit a sensing mode signal to the second wireless module of the situation control device via the fourth wireless module.

  The fifth wireless module operates to wirelessly connect the sensing device to the third wireless module of the corresponding relay device via the fifth wireless module.

  According to the in-house individualization status control system, the individualization status control device enables a user to edit an individualized status list and an identification code corresponding to the status list via an operation interface. The personalization status control device is connected to the at least one relay device and the corresponding sensing device in the environment where the user exists for wireless connection for wireless communication and data exchange. Adopt module and second wireless module. Each of the at least one relay device is electrically connected to at least one electrical appliance module capable of changing the atmosphere of the environment, and depending on the contents of the status list, the at least one electrical appliance Control the operating state of the module. When a user moves to a different environment with multiple appliance modules, the status control device can receive a sensing mode signal transmitted from the corresponding sensing device, and the sensing device electrifies the relay device. In order to change the operation status of the product module according to the contents of the status list and instruct to generate the effect of personalized status in the house, activate the corresponding sensing device, via the fifth wireless module of the sensing device Wireless communication can be performed with the third wireless module of the relay device. Therefore, this situation control device generates a personalized home situation effect that can be edited in a manner that is portable and has few environmental constraints, and thereby the operation in realizing the home personalization situation effect. Can be employed to enhance convenience and flexibility.

  Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

It is the schematic of 1st embodiment of the in-house individualization condition control system which concerns on this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the in-house individualization state control system of FIG. It is the schematic of the Example using the in-home individualization condition control system of FIG. It is a functional block diagram of 2nd embodiment of the in-home individualization condition control system which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart of the in-home individualization status control method according to the present invention operating in the operation mode. It is a flowchart of the in-house individualization status control method according to the present invention operating in the sensing mode.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the in-house individualized situation control system according to the present invention includes a situation control device 10, at least one relay device 20, and at least one sensing device 30. The situation control device 10 is portable, wirelessly communicates with an external device, exchanges data with it via at least one wireless protocol, and has an operating interface. This operation interface acts for the user to define a personalized status list and an identification code corresponding to the status list. Each of the at least one relay device 20 is connected to an electrical appliance capable of changing the atmosphere or state in the surrounding environment, which includes a lighting module, a media player module, a broadcasting module, an air conditioning module, and an electric curtain. It may be a module. In the present embodiment, each of the at least one relay device 20 is connected to the electrical appliance module, and the power of the power supply device is connected to the electrical appliance module or disconnected from the electrical appliance module. The electrical appliance module has a lighting module 21 and a switch module 22. The relay device 20 wirelessly receives a command for controlling the operation status of the electrical appliance module transmitted from the status control device 10 via the wireless protocol. In order for the sensing device 30 to instruct the relay device 20 to control the operating status of the appliance module, the status control device 10 activates the sensing device 30 wirelessly via another wireless protocol.

  The situation control device 10 includes a housing, a first wireless module 11, and a second wireless module 12. This housing takes the form of a business card. The operation interface of the situation control device 10 wirelessly communicates with the relay device 20 and the sensing device 30 via the first wireless module 11 and the second wireless module 12, respectively, for data exchange. The first wireless module 11 and the second wireless module 12 are compliant with the first wireless protocol and the second wireless protocol, respectively. In the present embodiment, the status control device 10 further includes a processor 13, a power supply device module 14, and a storage module 17 mounted in the housing, an input module 15, a display module 16, and biometric information acquisition mounted on the housing. It has a module 18 and a solar energy module 19. The processor 13 is electrically connected to the power supply device module 14, the input module 15, the display module 16, the storage module 17, and the biological information acquisition module 18. The power supply module 14 is electrically connected to the solar energy module 19.

  The power supply device module 14 operates to supply operating power to the situation control device 10. The solar energy module 19 operates to receive solar energy and output electrical energy to the power supply module 14. The input module 15 serves to input a personalized situation list and an identification code defined by the user. The display module 16 serves to display relevant information entered by the user for viewing by the user. The input module 15 and the display module 16 constitute an operation interface of the situation control device 10. The storage module 17 stores a personalized status list directed to multiple users, an identification code and related information. The biometric information acquisition module 18 receives the biometric information and stores the biometric information in the storage module 17 for information security and confidentiality. When trying to use the status control device 10, the processor 13 operates the biometric information acquisition module 18 to receive the biometric information of the user, and then authenticates whether the user has privileges for operation. The biometric information is compared with the biometric information stored in advance in the storage module 17.

  As illustrated in FIG. 2, the relay device 20 includes at least one signal input terminal, at least one signal output terminal, and a third wireless module 23. One of the at least one signal input terminal is connected to the switch module 22. One of the at least one signal output terminal is electrically connected to the lighting module 21. The third wireless module 23 establishes a wireless connection to the first wireless module using the first wireless protocol. When the user performs an operation mode command on the operation interface, the relay device 20 receives a control signal for wirelessly transmitting from the situation control device 10 to generate a luminance variation corresponding to the lighting module 21. In the present embodiment, the first wireless protocol is the ZigBee protocol.

  The sensing device 30 includes a fourth wireless module 31, a fifth wireless module 32, and a switch module 33. The fourth wireless module 31 establishes a wireless connection to the second wireless module 12 using the second wireless protocol, sends a sensing mode signal to the second wireless module 12 of the situation control device 10, and the fifth wireless module 32 Wireless connection is made to the third wireless module 23 of the relay device 20 using the first wireless protocol. In order for the sensing device 30 to instruct the relay device 20 to control the operation status of the electrical appliance module according to the content of the status list, the user uses the status control device 10 to activate the sensing device 30. Can be activated. In the present embodiment, the second wireless protocol is an RFID protocol.

  The in-house individualized situation control system includes a situation control apparatus 10 for editing an individualized situation list and identification code directed to a user via an operation interface. Wireless communication and data exchange between the status control device 10 and the relay device 20 and between the relay device 20 and the sensing device 30 can be performed via the first wireless protocol. The operation status of the electrical appliance module is adjusted according to the content of the status list. For an environment including a plurality of relay devices 20 and a plurality of electrical appliance modules, the status control device 10 receives a sensing mode signal transmitted from the sensing device 30 and communicates with the relay device 20 via the sensing device 30. Then, the relay device 20 is instructed to diversify the operation status of each electrical appliance module to generate an individualized status effect in the home, achieve portability, and improve the convenience and flexibility of operation. .

  Referring to FIG. 3, a site where the in-house individualization status system is installed is shown. The site includes a first activity area 40, a second activity area 50, and a third activity area 60. Is provided. The first activity area 40, the second activity area 50, and the third activity area 60 are partitioned and sequentially adjacent to each other, and each of them includes a plurality of relay devices 20 installed inside, and a plurality of relay devices 20. Electrical appliance module and a plurality of sensing devices 30. The plurality of electrical appliance modules include ten lighting fixtures indicated by the first to tenth lighting fixtures L1 to L10, an air conditioner AIR, a television receiver TV, a media player BD, an amplifier AMP, and an electric curtain EC. . The first to fourth lighting fixtures L1 to L4, the air conditioner AIR, the television receiver TV, the media player BD, the amplifier AMP, and the electric curtain EC are mounted in the first activity area. The fifth to seventh luminaires L5 to L7 are mounted in the second activity area. The eighth to tenth lighting fixtures L8 to L10 are mounted in the third activity area. The plurality of sensing devices 30 include four sensing devices indicated by first to fourth sensing devices 301 to 304.

  The first activity area 40 has an entrance. A sensor lock 41 and a door lighting fixture DL are mounted outside the entrance. A first sensing device 301 is attached to the entrance. A second sensing device 302 is mounted at a location opposite the entrance in the first activity area. The second sensing device 302 is mounted in the first activity area 40, and the first to fourth lighting fixtures L1 to L4, the air conditioner AIR, the television receiver TV, the media player BD, the amplifier AMP, and the electric curtain. Corresponds to EC. The third sensing device 303 is mounted in the second activity area 50 and corresponds to the fifth to seventh luminaires L5 to L7. The fourth sensing device 304 is mounted in the third activity area 60 and corresponds to the eighth to tenth lighting fixtures L8 to L10.

  When the user enters the first active area with the status control device 10, the user can use the status control device 10 to switch on the door luminaire DL, compensating for confidentiality with information security. In order to authenticate the user to ensure the mechanism, the biometric information acquisition module 18 can place his / her finger on the situation control device 10 for fingerprint scanning in order to send the user's personal biometric information to the processor 13. . After the user's identity has been correctly authenticated, the user can move the situation control device 10 closer to the sensor lock 41 to open the entrance door, and the door lighting fixture DL can be opened. Can be configured to automatically switch off after being

  After the user enters the first activity area 40, the first sensing device 301 receives the sensing signal and enters the acceptance status mode from the status list of the status control device 10 directed to the user. The user can move the situation control device 10 closer to the first sensing device 301. Alternatively, the welcome status mode can be performed directly by selecting the welcome status mode on the operation interface of the status control device 10. Next, the status control device 10 instructs all the relay devices 20 to control the corresponding electrical appliance module. When the welcome status mode is started, the electric curtain EC is changed from a closed state to an open state, and the first lighting fixture L1 and the fourth lighting fixture L4 are switched on at 50% of their maximum brightness, The second lighting fixture L2 and the third lighting fixture L3 are switched on at their highest brightness, the air conditioner is switched on at a setting of 25 ° C., and the television receiver TV and the amplifier AMP are configured to receive a preset channel. The switch is turned on while it is reflected on the TV.

  If the status list also includes the movie status mode and the user intends to change the welcome status mode to the movie status mode, the second sensing device 302 receives the sensing signal and directs it to the user. The user only needs to move the situation control device 10 closer to the second sensing device 302 in order to enter the movie situation mode from the situation list of the given situation control device 10. Similarly, any other status mode in the movie status mode or status list can be done directly by selecting it on the operating interface of the status control device 10. When the movie situation mode starts, the electric curtain EC is changed from the open state to the closed state, the first lighting fixture L1 and the fourth lighting fixture L4 are adjusted to 30% of their maximum brightness, and the second lighting fixture is set. L2 and the third luminaire L3 are adjusted to half of their maximum brightness, and the television receiver TV is switched to the HDMI® channel, where the media player BD is HDMI ™ of the television receiver TV. Corresponding to the channel, the amplifier AMP is switched to a mode suitable for the media player BD whose volume is preset to 20 dB.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the second embodiment of the in-house individualization status control system according to the present invention includes a status control device 10 and a portable device 70. The portable device 70 has a battery module 71 and a first power port 72. The battery module 71 is electrically connected to the first power port 72. The situation control device 10 differs from the situation control device of the above-described embodiment in that it has a second power port 141. The second power port 141 of the situation control device 10 is electrically connected to the first power port 72 of the portable device 70, whereby the battery module 71 of the portable device 70 supplies power to the situation control device 10. And the power supply module 14 of the situation control device 10 can charge the battery module 71 of the portable device 70. The solar energy module 19 of the situation control device 10 can further convert the battery module 71 of the portable device 70 by converting solar energy into electric energy.

  The situation control device 10 is further connected to a voice collection device for the purpose of voice activation control. When the user intends to perform one of the above situation modes on the situation control device 10, the voice collection device receives a voice control command for activating that situation mode, for example, the movie situation mode. Which may be a microphone. Further, the sensing device 30 is further connected to a notification device featuring a voice prompt function. After the status modes in the status list are continuously performed, the notification device issues a voice prompt such as “No. 1 movie status mode has been performed” to notify the user.

  The in-house individualization state control method according to the present invention is already apparent from the above-described embodiment, and controls the environmental atmosphere or state caused by a plurality of appliance modules in the in-home environment via at least one wireless protocol. Is performed by the above-described situation control device. As shown in FIG. 5, the in-house individualization status control method includes the following steps.

  Step S41: The wireless signals transmitted from the plurality of appliance modules are received, and all the appliance modules in all the active areas 40, 50, 60 are grasped. These electrical appliance modules transmit the wireless signal via the relay device 20.

  Step S42: In order to select the information represented by the wireless signal from the situation editing interface and define at least one situation list, a situation editing interface as an operation interface is prepared. Each of the at least one status list has a preset identification code.

  Step S43: It is determined whether a status mode execution command has been received. When the status mode execution command is not received, step S43 is performed again.

  Step S44: Wirelessly transmit a control signal to the corresponding electrical appliance module, and the corresponding electrical appliance module performs corresponding operations according to the contents of at least one status list, for example, brightness adjustment, volume adjustment, etc. Generate situational effects.

  The user can wirelessly receive the control signal transmitted from the plurality of electrical appliance modules within the signal reception range via the relay device 20 using the status control device 10, and the contents of the status list A preset identification code can be defined on the situation editing interface of the situation control apparatus 10. When the user inputs a status mode execution command from the status control device 10, a control signal is wirelessly transmitted to the corresponding electrical appliance module, so that a plurality of electrical appliance modules can change the environment according to the contents of the status list. Perform operations to change the atmosphere and state of the house, and generate the effect of individualized in-house.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the user moves to a different environment or changes the home situation effect, the above-described step S43 is replaced with the following step.

  Step S431: It is determined whether a sensing mode signal is received. When the sensing mode signal is not received, step S431 is performed again.

  Step S432: Send one of the identification code and the at least one status list corresponding to the identification code to the sensing module.

  The above step S44 is replaced with the following step.

  Step S44 ': The sensing module is instructed to control the corresponding appliance module to perform an operation according to the received situation list to generate an in-house individualized situation effect.

  Thus, when the user attempts to change the original in-home situation effect, the situation control device 10 only needs to move to the vicinity of the corresponding sensing module and determine whether a sensing mode signal has been received. is there. When the sensing mode signal is received, an identification code and a status list corresponding to the identification code are transmitted to the corresponding sensing module, so that the corresponding sensing module performs an operation to generate an individualized status effect in the home. To further control the corresponding appliance module. Given the situation controller 10, the situation controller 10 can be used to generate editable and personalized in-home situation effects in a portable and less environmentally constrained manner, This enhances the convenience and flexibility of operation when realizing the individualized situation effect in the home.

  Although many features and advantages of the present invention have been shown in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in details, particularly with respect to shape, size, and arrangement of parts, within the scope of the inventive concept, which covers the full scope of the broad general meaning of the terms used in the appended claims. Good.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Status control apparatus 11 1st radio | wireless module 12 2nd radio | wireless module 13 Processor 14 Power supply apparatus module 15 Input module 16 Display module 17 Storage module 18 Biometric information acquisition module 19 Solar energy module 20 Relay apparatus 21 Illumination module 22 Switch module 23 1st Three wireless module 30 sensing device 31 fourth wireless module 32 fifth wireless module 33 switch module 40 first active area 41 sensor lock 50 second active area 60 third active area 70 portable device 71 battery module 72 first power port 141 first Dual power ports 301, 302, 303, 304 Sensing device

Claims (10)

A home personalization status control method performed by a status control device for diversifying the operation status of a plurality of electrical appliance modules capable of changing the atmosphere of the status in the environment via at least one wireless communication protocol. And
Receiving wireless signals transmitted from the plurality of appliance modules;
Providing a situation editing interface for a user to select information represented by the wireless signal from the situation editing interface to define at least one situation list;
Determining whether a status mode execution command has been received;
Wirelessly transmitting a control signal to a corresponding electrical appliance module, the corresponding electrical appliance module performing a corresponding operation according to the contents of the at least one status list, and generating an in-house individualization status effect, and The method wherein each of the at least one status list has a preset identification code. Determining whether a sensing mode signal has been received;
Sending one of the identification code and the at least one status list corresponding to the identification code to the sensing module;
Further comprising: instructing the sensing module to control a corresponding appliance module to perform an operation according to the received status list to generate an individualized home effect. The method described. A home personalized situation control system comprising a situation control device, at least one relay device, and at least one sensing device,
The situation control device
A first wireless module;
A second wireless module;
A plurality of users act to define a plurality of individualized situation lists and identification codes corresponding to the individualized situation lists, and each of the first wireless module and the second for exchanging data. An operation interface for wireless communication with a remote device via a wireless module,
Each of the at least one relay device is
A third wireless module;
At least one signal input terminal;
At least one signal output terminal, each of the at least one signal output terminal being electrically connected to an electrical appliance module capable of changing an atmosphere in the environment, and the third wireless module And at least one signal output terminal wirelessly connected to the first wireless module of the situation control device via
Each of the at least one sensing device is
A fourth wireless module through which the sensing device transmits a sensing mode signal to the second wireless module of the situation control device;
A home personalization status control system comprising: a fifth wireless module through which the sensing device wirelessly connects to a third wireless module of a corresponding relay device. The situation control device is
A housing,
A processor mounted in the housing;
A power supply module mounted in the housing and electrically connected to the processor;
A storage module mounted in the housing;
An input module mounted on the housing and electrically connected to the processor;
A display module mounted on the housing and electrically connected to the processor;
A biological information acquisition module mounted on the housing and electrically connected to the processor;
The system according to claim 3, further comprising: a solar energy module mounted on the housing and electrically connected to the processor and the power supply module.   The system according to claim 4, wherein the biometric information acquisition module receives the biometric information of the plurality of users and stores the biometric information in the storage module for information security and confidentiality. Each of the at least one appliance module is
An electrical appliance electrically connected to the signal output terminal of the corresponding relay device;
A switch module electrically connected to the signal input terminal of the corresponding relay device,
When one of the plurality of users inputs a status execution mode command on the operation interface of the status control device, one of the at least one relay device is connected to the electrical appliance connected to the relay device. The system according to claim 5, wherein the control signal transmitted from the situation control device for changing the driving situation is received wirelessly. A portable device further comprising:
A first power port;
A battery module electrically connected to the first power port, and the power supply device module of the situation control device is electrically connected to the first power port of the portable device via the second power port. The system of claim 6 connected. The first wireless module of the status control device wirelessly communicates with each of the third wireless modules of the at least one relay device via a first wireless communication protocol for data exchange;
A second wireless module of the status control device wirelessly communicates with the fourth wireless module of each of the at least one sensing device via a second wireless communication protocol for data exchange;
4. Each third wireless module of the at least one relay device wirelessly communicates with the fifth wireless module of the corresponding sensing device via the first wireless communication protocol for data exchange. The system according to claim 7.   The system according to claim 8, wherein the first wireless communication protocol is a ZigBee protocol and the second wireless communication protocol is an RFID protocol.   The system according to claim 9, wherein the electrical appliance is one of a lighting fixture, an air conditioner, a television receiver, a media player, an amplifier, and an electric curtain.

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