JP2016111528A - Management device, terminal, apparatus, management system, control method, and control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate mapping between an apparatus and a terminal that became unnecessary because of changes of installation sites.SOLUTION: A management server (1) includes: a mobile apparatus whose installation site is changed; a positional information update part (32) for identifying a combination of a portable terminal (2) and an apparatus (3) for which the portable terminal (2) is no longer used for operation among non-mobile apparatuses whose installation sites are not changed; and a pairing information update part (33) for eliminating the identified combination paring.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal that operates a device via a network, a management server that manages device operation by the terminal, a control method thereof, and a control program.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a system that allows a portable terminal such as a smartphone to be paired with a household device (such as an air conditioner, a television, or a washing machine) and operate the device on the portable terminal has been expanded. Such a system is very convenient because each home device can be operated on a mobile terminal owned by each user. In addition, as a prior art which manages an electronic device using a portable terminal, the following patent document 1 is mentioned, for example.

JP 2010-62772 A (published March 18, 2010)

  Here, the installation location of the devices as described above may be changed, for example, by moving. And when the user of a portable terminal remains in the installation place before a change, it is necessary to cancel pairing so that operation of the apparatus in which the installation place was changed cannot be performed from the portable terminal. In addition, when the user of the mobile terminal moves to the installation location after the change, it is necessary to cancel the pairing so that the mobile terminal cannot operate the device whose installation location has not been changed. .

  This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining the problems of the prior art. In the upper left state of the figure, the devices A and B are installed in the house A, and each of the terminal a of the user a and the terminal b of the user b is paired (linked) with these devices. Therefore, the user a can operate the devices A and B at the terminal a, and the user b can operate the devices A and B at the terminal b.

  Here, as shown in the upper right of the figure, when the user a has the terminal a and the device A and moves to the house B, it is not necessary to operate the device B at the terminal a. No need to operate. For this reason, it is necessary to eliminate the pairing indicated by the broken line in FIG. In particular, recently, it is possible to operate a remote device via the Internet, etc., so that the device is operated unintentionally from a remote location, or the device is operated maliciously. In order to prevent this, it is desirable to eliminate pairing.

  However, conventionally, in order to eliminate unnecessary pairing, the user must specify (1) pairing that is no longer necessary, or (2) the user must specify the device and terminal to be moved. was there. All of these methods impose complicated operations on the user, and there is also a risk that the user may accidentally cancel the necessary pairing. In addition, Patent Document 1 neither describes nor suggests such a problem nor a solution.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to realize a management device and the like that cancels the association between a device and a terminal, which is no longer necessary due to a change in the installation location of the device.

  In order to solve the above problem, a management apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is a management apparatus that manages association between each of a plurality of devices and a terminal that is permitted to operate the device, When it is detected that some of the installation locations of a plurality of devices have been changed, the mobile device that is the device whose installation location has been changed and the non-mobile device that is the device whose installation location has not been changed A combination specifying unit that specifies a combination of the terminal that is no longer used for the operation and the terminal, and a management unit that cancels the association of the combination specified by the combination specifying unit.

  A terminal according to an aspect of the present invention is a terminal that is managed in association with a device that can be operated by a management apparatus, and that detects a device that can be operated by the terminal. A position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating the position of the device, a notification unit that notifies the management device of the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit and the device detected by the device detection unit. It is equipped with.

  The terminal according to one aspect of the present invention is a terminal that is managed in association with a device that can be operated by the management apparatus, and the installation location of the device that is managed in association with the terminal is changed. A device detection unit that detects the mobile device that has been detected, and a notification unit that notifies the management device of the mobile device detected by the device detection unit.

  Further, the device according to one aspect of the present invention is a device managed in association with a terminal that is permitted to operate the own device in the management device, and a position for acquiring position information indicating the position of the device An information acquisition unit; a terminal detection unit that detects a terminal capable of operating the device; a notification unit that notifies the management apparatus of the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit and the terminal detected by the terminal detection unit; It is equipped with.

  A management system according to an aspect of the present invention is a management system including a management device that manages association between each of a plurality of devices and a terminal that is permitted to operate the device, the terminal, and the device. When the management device detects that the installation location of some of the plurality of devices has been changed by communicating with at least one of the terminal and the device, the device in which the installation location has been changed. The combination of the mobile device and the non-mobile device, which is the above-mentioned device whose installation location has not been changed, the device that does not use the terminal for operation and the terminal is identified, and the correspondence of the identified combination Remove the stickiness.

  A management apparatus control method according to an aspect of the present invention is a management apparatus control method for managing association between each of a plurality of devices and a terminal permitted to operate the device. When it is detected that a part of the installation location of the device has been changed, among the mobile device that is the device whose installation location has been changed and the non-mobile device that is the device whose installation location has not been changed, A combination specifying step for specifying a combination of the terminal whose terminal is no longer used for operation and the terminal, and a management step for canceling the association of the combination specified in the combination specifying step.

  According to each aspect of the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to eliminate the association between the device and the terminal, which has become unnecessary due to the change in the installation location of the device.

It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the management server which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the whole outline | summary (before movement of an apparatus) of this invention. It is a figure which shows the whole outline | summary (after movement of an apparatus) of this invention. It is a figure which shows the table before the movement of the apparatus which concerns on the said Embodiment 1, (a) is a figure which shows an apparatus identification position information table, (b) is a figure which shows a pairing information table. It is a figure which shows the table after the movement of the apparatus which concerns on the said Embodiment 1, (a) is a figure which shows an apparatus identification position information table, (b) is a figure which shows a pairing information table. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the portable terminal which concerns on the said Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process which concerns on the said Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the update process which concerns on the said Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the management server which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the portable terminal which concerns on the said Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process which concerns on the said Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the update process A which concerns on the said Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the update process B which concerns on the said Embodiment 2. FIG. It is the block diagram which illustrated the composition of the computer which can be used as the above-mentioned management server. It is a figure for demonstrating the subject of a prior art.

Embodiment 1
〔Overview〕
First, an outline of a remote operation management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 are diagrams illustrating an overview of the remote operation management system (management system) 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 illustrates a state in which the mobile terminal (terminal) 2 and a part of the device 3 are part of the state illustrated in FIG. It shows after moving. The device 3 is not particularly limited as long as it is a device to be operated by the mobile terminal 2, and may be, for example, a home appliance. The mobile terminal 2 is not particularly limited as long as it is a terminal that can be used to operate the device 3, and may be, for example, a mobile phone.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the remote operation management system 100 includes a management server (management device) 1, mobile terminals 2 (2a, 2b, 2c), devices 3 (3a, 3b, 3c), and a wireless router 4. The wireless router 4 and the management server 1 can communicate with each other via the Internet 5. In addition, when it is not necessary to distinguish the portable terminals 2a, 2b, and 2c, it describes as the portable terminal 2, and when it is not necessary to distinguish the apparatuses 3a, 3b, and 3c, it describes as the apparatus 3.

  In the example shown in FIG. 2, mobile terminals 2 a, 2 b, 2 c, devices 3 a, 3 b, 3 c, and a wireless router 4 exist in a house A (position: Xa, Ya). A broken line indicates a registered pairing. That is, here, the mobile terminals 2a, 2b, and 2c can operate any of the devices 3a, 3b, and 3c, respectively.

  Here, in the remote operation management system 100, the paired mobile terminal 2 and the device 3 are registered in the management server 1 in association with each other. And when it is going to operate the apparatus 3, if the portable terminal 2 accesses the management server 1 first and the said apparatus 3 and the said portable terminal 2 are matched and registered in the management server 1 (pairing), The operation of the device 3 becomes possible. Note that the command from the portable terminal 2 to the device 3 after confirming that it is paired may be issued via the management server 1 or directly from the portable terminal 2 to the device 3. .

  In addition, the management server 1 updates the pairing information table for managing pairing when at least one of the mobile terminals 2 and at least one of the devices 3 moves, and the management server 1 Appropriate management of operations is performed.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when the mobile terminal 2c and the devices 3b and 3c move to the house B (Xb, Yb), the operation of the device 3a by the mobile terminal 2c becomes impossible (pairing is canceled). . That is, since the device 3a is a non-mobile device whose installation location is not changed, the mobile terminal 2c is a mobile terminal used for operating the mobile devices (devices 3b and 3c) whose installation location is changed. Update the table to break the pairing between them.

  In addition, since the devices 3b and 3c are mobile devices whose installation locations have been changed, the mobile terminals 2a and 2b are non-mobile terminals used for operation of the non-mobile device (device 3a), so the pairing information table is updated. Thus, pairing between them is also eliminated.

  Thus, in the remote operation management system 100, the pairing which became unnecessary with the portable terminal 2 and the apparatus 3 can be eliminated. In the present embodiment, three portable terminals 2a, 2b, and 2c are exemplified as the portable terminal 2, and three devices 3a, 3b, and 3c are exemplified as the apparatus 3. However, the number is not limited to this.

[Management server configuration]
Next, the configuration of the management server 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the management server 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the management server 1 includes a control unit 10, a storage unit 11, and the same network device information acquisition unit 12.

  The storage unit 11 stores information. The storage unit 11 may be configured by a nonvolatile storage device such as a flash memory or a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a volatile storage device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory). Examples of contents stored in the nonvolatile storage device include various programs, various operation setting values, and various data. On the other hand, examples of the contents stored in the volatile storage device include a working file and a temporary file. In the illustrated example, the storage unit 11 stores a device identification position information table 21 and a pairing information table 22. Note that information in an arbitrary format can be used as long as it can hold and manage a predetermined correspondence relationship, without being limited to information in a table format.

  The device identification position information table 21 is a table in which a terminal ID that identifies the mobile terminal 2, a device ID that identifies the device 3, and an identification position are associated with each other. Here, the identification position is the position of the mobile terminal 2 when the mobile terminal 2 detects the device 3. As described above, since the device 3 is detected by connecting to the local network (more specifically, the wireless router 4), when the mobile terminal 2 detects the device 3, the mobile terminal 2 and the device 3 are mutually connected. Are close enough to allow wireless communication. Therefore, it can be said that the identification position indicates the position of the detected device 3.

  FIG. 4A shows an example of the device identification position information table 21. In the device identification position information table 21a shown in FIG. 4A, the terminal ID “T100”, the device ID “K100”, and the identification positions “Xa1, Ya1” are associated with each other. This indicates that the position when the mobile terminal 2 specified by the terminal ID “T100” detects the device 3 specified by the device ID “K100” is “Xa1, Ya1”. The same applies hereinafter.

  The pairing information table 22 is information associating the mobile terminal 2 with the device 3 that is an operation target of the mobile terminal 2 (permitted to be operated from the mobile terminal 2). It shows which device 3 can be operated.

  FIG. 4B shows an example of the pairing information table 22. The pairing information table 22a illustrated in FIG. 4B is a table in which a terminal ID, a device ID, and a pairing state (information indicating whether pairing is valid or invalid) are associated with each other. In the pairing information table 22a, the portable terminal 2 specified by the terminal ID “T100” can operate (valid) the device 3 specified by the device IDs “K100”, “K101”, and “K102”. It shows that there is. The same applies hereinafter.

  The control unit 10 executes various processes in the management server 1, and includes an initial information registration unit 31, a position information update unit (position information acquisition unit, combination identification unit) 32, and a pairing information update unit (management unit) 33. , And an operation availability determination unit 34.

  The initial information registration unit 31 pairs the mobile terminal 2 and the device 3. Specifically, the initial information registration unit 31 generates the pairing information table 22 by associating the terminal ID of the portable terminal 2 with the device ID of the device 3. Further, the initial information registration unit 31 receives the position information indicating the above-described identification position from the mobile terminal 2 during pairing, and generates the device identification position information table 21. The pairing information table 22 and the device identification position information table 21 generated in this way are managed by further associating the position information with the pair of the portable terminal 2 and the device 3 that permits the operation from the portable terminal 2. Is done.

  The position information update unit 32 updates the position information registered in the device identification position information table 21. And when it detects that the installation place of the apparatus 3 was changed by this update, the combination of the apparatus 3 and the portable terminal 2 which should cancel pairing is specified.

  More specifically, among the mobile device that is the device 3 whose installation location has been changed and the non-mobile device that is the device 3 whose installation location has not been changed, the device 3 whose mobile terminal 2 is no longer used for operation And the portable terminal 2 are identified as a combination whose pairing should be canceled. In other words, a combination of a mobile device (device 3 whose installation location has been changed) and a non-mobile terminal (mobile terminal 2 used for operating the non-mobile device) and a non-mobile device (device 3 whose installation location has not been changed). ) And the mobile terminal (the mobile terminal 2 used for operating the mobile device) is specified.

  Specifically, the location information update unit 32 acquires a terminal ID, a list of device IDs, and location information via the same network device information acquisition unit 12. Here, since the position information indicating the identification position at the time of pairing is recorded in the device identification position information table 21 as described above, the position information update unit 32 registers the position indicated by the acquired position information and the registration. The distance from the position indicated by the position information is calculated.

  If the calculated distance is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the position information update unit 32 is a mobile terminal 2 indicated by the acquired terminal ID, and a device 3 having a device ID included in the acquired list is a mobile device. To be identified. The identified mobile terminal and mobile device notify the pairing information update unit 33, and thereby the pairing information table 22 is updated.

  Further, the location information update unit 32 sets the device 3 that is not identified as the mobile device among the registered devices 3 as a non-mobile device, and the combination of the non-mobile device and the mobile terminal is a combination that should cancel pairing. Is identified. Further, the mobile terminal 2 that is not specified as a mobile terminal among the registered mobile terminals 2 and whose distance from the mobile device is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold is defined as a non-mobile terminal, and the non-mobile terminal and the mobile device Is identified as a combination whose pairing should be canceled. Then, the pairing information update unit 33 is notified of the identified combination, and the pairing information table 22 is updated.

  The pairing information update unit 33 updates the pairing information table 22. Specifically, when the pairing information update unit 33 is notified of the combination of the mobile terminal and the mobile device from the position information update unit 32, the pairing information update unit 33 detects a record of this combination from the pairing information table 22. If the status of the detected record is “invalid”, it is updated to “valid”.

  The pairing information update unit 33 also receives the combination of the non-mobile terminal and the mobile device or the combination of the mobile terminal and the non-mobile device from the pairing information table 22 when notified from the position information update unit 32. Detect records. If the status of the detected record is “valid”, it is updated to “invalid”. That is, the pairing information update unit 33 performs processing for canceling the association between the non-mobile terminal and the mobile device, and processing for canceling the association between the mobile terminal and the non-mobile device. It is not always necessary to perform both of these processes, and either one may be configured.

  The operation availability determination unit 34 receives a command from the portable terminal 2 to the device 3 (command for operating the device 3), and determines whether the portable terminal 2 is permitted to operate the device 3. And if it is permitted, the said command will be transmitted to the apparatus 3, and if it is not permitted, it will be notified to the portable terminal 2. Specifically, the operation availability determination unit 34 refers to the pairing information table 22 and determines that the operation is permitted if the state associated with the combination of the mobile terminal 2 and the device 3 is “valid”. If it is “invalid”, it is determined that it is not permitted.

  As described above, the same network device information acquisition unit 12 receives the terminal ID, the list of device IDs, and the position information and transmits them to the position information update unit 32. The terminal ID indicates the portable terminal 2 connected to the local network, the device ID indicates the device 3 connected to the local network, and the position information indicates the positions of the portable terminal 2 and the device 3. Further, when performing pairing, the same network device information acquisition unit 12 receives the terminal ID of the mobile terminal 2 to be paired, the device ID of the device 3, and location information, and transmits them to the initial information registration unit 31. To do.

[Specific example of table update]
Here, a specific example of the update of the device identification position information table 21 and the pairing information table 22 is shown in FIG. 4 and the device identification position information table 21 and the pairing information table 22 after the installation site is moved. An example will be described with reference to FIG.

  Compared with the device identification position information table 21a of FIG. 4A, the device identification position information table 21b of FIG. 5A is a combination of the terminal ID “T102” and the device IDs “K100” and “K101”. The difference is that the identification position is updated to “Xb1, Yb1”.

  Here, if the distance between the updated identification position “Xb1, Yb1” and the updated identification position “Xa3, Ya3” is equal to or greater than the threshold, the position information update unit 32 sets the terminal ID “T102” as the mobile terminal. The device IDs “K100” and “K101” are specified as mobile devices. Further, “K103” that is not identified as a mobile device is identified as a non-mobile device. Then, “T100” and “T101” that are not identified as the mobile terminal are such that the distance between the associated identification position and the updated identification position “Xb1, Yb1” indicating the positions of the mobile terminal and the mobile device is equal to or greater than the threshold. If so, it is identified as a non-mobile terminal.

  By specifying as described above, a combination of “T100” and “K100”, “T100” and “K101”, “T101” and “K100”, and “T101” and “K101” Combination with mobile equipment. The combination of “T102” and “K102” is a combination of a mobile terminal and a non-mobile device. As a result, as shown in the pairing information table 22b of FIG. 5B, the pairing state of each combination is updated to “invalid”.

  In the present embodiment, the combination of “invalid” terminal ID and device ID is left in the pairing information table 22 so that it becomes easy to re-enable it after invalidating the pairing. However, the “invalid” combination may be deleted.

[Configuration of mobile terminal]
Next, the mobile terminal 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the mobile terminal 2. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the mobile terminal 2 includes a control unit 50, an acquisition unit 51, and a transmission unit 52.

  The acquisition unit 51 and the transmission unit 52 are used for communication between the mobile terminal 2 and an external device. The acquisition unit 51 and the transmission unit 52 receive information from an external device via the acquisition unit 51, and receive external information via the transmission unit 52. Send information to.

  The control unit 50 executes various processes in the mobile terminal 2, and includes a position calculation unit (position information acquisition unit) 61, the same network device determination unit (device detection unit, notification unit) 62, and an operation instruction unit 63. Including.

  The position calculation unit 61 calculates the position of the mobile terminal 2. The position calculation unit 61 may calculate the position of the mobile terminal 2 using, for example, a radio wave acquired by a GPS satellite. More specifically, the position calculation unit 61 calculates the position of the mobile terminal 2 when the same network device determination unit 62 detects the device 3. The calculated position is transmitted to the management server 1 via the transmission unit 52. This position is a position where the mobile terminal 2 detects (identifies) the device 3 and is the above-described identification position.

  The same network device determination unit 62 detects a device 3 that can be operated by the mobile terminal 2. Specifically, when connected to the local network, the same network device determination unit 62 detects the device 3 included in the network as the device 3 that can be operated by the mobile terminal 2. Then, information (device ID) for identifying the detected device 3 is transmitted to the management server 1 via the transmission unit 52 together with the identification position calculated by the position calculation unit 61.

  The operation instruction unit 63 is for operating the device 3 from the mobile terminal 2, and transmits the operation content (command) for the device 3 received from the user to the management server 1 via the transmission unit 52.

[Flow of update processing]
Next, the flow of update processing in the remote operation management system 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing of each device in the update processing, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of update processing in the management server 1.

  As illustrated in FIG. 7, when the same network device determination unit 62 of the mobile terminal 2 detects a predetermined trigger (S101), the device information of the device 3 connected to the wireless router 4 is transmitted to the wireless router 4. An inquiry is made (S102). Here, as a trigger, for example, the IP address of the wireless router 4 to which the mobile terminal 2 is connected has changed from the IP address of the wireless router 4 to which the mobile terminal 2 was connected last time, or the Wi-Fi (registered trademark) function in the mobile terminal 2. Is turned on.

  Upon receiving the inquiry from the same network device determination unit 62, the wireless router 4 inquires device information to each device 3 that can communicate, that is, each device 3 connected to the local network to which the wireless router 4 is connected ( S103). In this example, the wireless router 4 makes an inquiry to the devices 3a (air conditioner), 3b (washing machine), and 3c (television). Each device 3 that has received the inquiry returns each device ID to the wireless router 4 (S104). Then, the wireless router 4 notifies the portable terminal 2 of the device ID transmitted from each device (S105).

  The same network device determination unit 62 that has acquired information (device ID) that identifies the device 3 that can communicate with the wireless router 4, that is, the device 3 connected to the same network (local network), is located in the position calculation unit 61. Generate information. Then, the same network device determination unit 62 sends the generated position information and the device ID acquired from the wireless router 4 (device ID list when there are a plurality of devices) to the management server 1 together with the terminal ID for specifying the mobile terminal 2. Transmit (S106). And the management server 1 which acquired terminal ID, positional information, and apparatus ID performs an update process.

  Next, details of the update process in the management server 1 will be described with reference to FIG. When the management server 1 receives the terminal ID, the device ID list, and the position information (S1), the following processing from S4 to S10 is executed for each device ID included in the device ID list (S2, S3). .

  Specifically, the location information update unit 32 of the management server 1 sets the received terminal ID (hereinafter referred to as TID) and one of the device IDs included in the device ID list (hereinafter referred to as DID). A record matching the set is searched from the device identification position information table 21 (S4). Then, the position information update unit 32 determines whether there is a matching record (S5).

  If there is a matching record (YES in S5), it is determined whether the distance between the identification position of the matching record and the position indicated by the received position information (hereinafter referred to as PI) is equal to or greater than a threshold value. (S6). On the other hand, if there is no matching record (NO in S5), the process returns to S2.

  If the difference is less than the threshold value in S6 (NO in S6), the position information update unit 32 sets the “identification position” of the record having the terminal ID “TID” and the device ID “DID” in the device identification position information table 21. The position PI is changed (S14). Thereafter, the process returns to S2.

  On the other hand, if the difference is greater than or equal to the threshold value in S6 (YES in S6), the position information update unit 32 indicates that the mobile terminal 2 indicated by the terminal ID of the match record is a mobile terminal and the device indicated by the device ID of the match record 3 is identified as a mobile device. Then, the terminal ID “TID” and the device ID “DID” are notified to the pairing information update unit 33.

  Upon receiving the notification of the terminal ID and the device ID, the pairing information update unit 33 searches the pairing information table 22 under the condition that the terminal ID is “TID” and the device ID is “DID”. If the “status” is “invalid” in the matching record, it is changed to “valid” (S7). Thereby, even if the pairing between the mobile device and the mobile terminal is invalid due to, for example, an erroneous operation of the user, the mobile device can be operated on the mobile terminal. In addition, when there are multiple mobile terminals, pairing is effective if the other mobile terminal executes the update process later even if one of the pair performs the update process first and the other pairing is canceled. It becomes. Therefore, even when there are a plurality of mobile terminals, the mobile device can be operated in each mobile terminal.

  In addition, the position information update unit 32 in the device identification position information table 21 among the records in which the device ID “DID” and the terminal ID other than “TID” are associated with each other, A record in which the distance from the PI is equal to or greater than the threshold is searched (S8). That is, here, it is determined whether or not there is a record of a non-mobile terminal paired with the mobile device “DID” (the portable terminal 2 that is no longer used for the operation of the mobile device). Identify.

  Here, if there is a matching record (YES in S9), the position information update unit 32 specifies the mobile terminal 2 indicated by the terminal ID included in the record as a non-mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal 2 of the record The pairing information update unit 33 is notified of the combination with the device 3. Then, the pairing information update unit 33 sets the “state” of the notified combination in the pairing information table 22 to “invalid” (S10). Thereafter, the process returns to S2, and the same process is performed for an unprocessed device ID among the device IDs included in the received list. On the other hand, if there is no matching record (NO in S9), the process proceeds to S14.

  When the processes of S4 to S10 are completed for all device IDs included in the received list (NO in S2), the process proceeds to S11. In S11, the position information update unit 32 searches the device identification position information table 21 for a record in which the identification position is not updated among the records having the terminal ID “TID”. In S12, a matching record is detected. It is determined whether or not it has been done. That is, here, it is determined whether or not there is a record of the mobile terminal paired with the non-mobile device (the mobile terminal 2 that is no longer used for the operation of the non-mobile device, “TID” in this case). Identify any that exist.

  If there is no matching record (NO in S12), the process is terminated. On the other hand, if there is a matching record (YES in S12), the position information update unit 32 identifies the device 3 indicated by the device ID included in the record as a non-mobile device, and the portable terminal 2 and the device 3 in the record. Is notified to the pairing information update unit 33. Then, the pairing information update unit 33 changes the “state” of the notified combination to “invalid” in the pairing information table 22 (S13). This is the end of the process.

  Of the above processes, S8 to S10 (process A) are processes for canceling the pairing between the mobile device and the non-mobile terminal (a process for making the device 3 inoperable from the mobile terminal 2). In the example of FIG. 3, this corresponds to the process of canceling the pairing between the mobile terminals 2 a and 2 b and the devices 3 b and 3 c. Moreover, S11-S13 (process B) is a process which cancels pairing with a mobile terminal and a non-mobile apparatus. In the example of FIG. 3, this corresponds to a process of canceling the pairing between the mobile terminal 2c and the device 3a.

[Embodiment 2]
The following will describe another embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

  In the remote operation management system of the present embodiment, instead of using location information, a mobile terminal and a non-mobile terminal, and a mobile device and a non-mobile are transmitted to the management server by transmitting a notification from the installation location after the change to the mobile terminal. Identify the device. Even with this configuration, unnecessary pairing can be easily eliminated as in the above embodiment.

[Management server configuration]
The configuration of the management server (management device) according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the management server 1 ′. As shown in FIG. 9, the remote operation management system (management system) 100 ′ of the present embodiment is similar to the remote operation management system 100 in that a management server 1 ′, a portable terminal (terminal) 2 ′, a device 3, and A wireless router 4 is included. The management server 1 ′ includes a control unit 10 ′, a storage unit 11 ′, and the same network device information acquisition unit 12 ′.

  The storage unit 11 ′ is similar to the storage unit 11, but does not store the device identification position information table 21 but stores a pairing information table 22. The same network device information acquisition unit 12 ′ is the same as the same network device information acquisition unit 12 except that position information is not included in the acquired information.

  The control unit 10 ′ performs various processes in the management server 1 ′, and includes an initial information registration unit 31 ′, a movement / non-movement identification unit (device identification unit, terminal identification unit) 32 ′, and a pairing information update unit. (Management unit) 33 and operation availability determination unit 34 are included.

  The initial information registration unit 31 ′ is different from the initial information registration unit 31 in that the device identification position information table 21 is not generated and the pairing information table 22 is generated.

  The movement / non-movement identification unit 32 'detects that the installation location of the device (3) has been changed. Of the mobile device and the non-mobile device, the combination of the mobile terminal 2 that is not used for the mobile terminal 2 and the mobile terminal 2, that is, the combination of the mobile terminal and the non-mobile device, and the non-mobile terminal and the mobile device Specify a combination of. Further, the specified combination is notified to the pairing information update unit 33, and the pairing of the combination is made “invalid”. Furthermore, the movement / non-movement identification unit 32 ′ notifies the pairing information update unit 33 of the combination of the mobile device and the mobile terminal, and also performs a process of “validating” pairing of these records.

[Configuration of mobile terminal]
Next, the configuration of the mobile terminal 2 ′ will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the mobile terminal 2 ′. The mobile terminal 2 ′ is different from the mobile terminal 2 in that the location calculation unit 61 is not included, and an update processing instruction unit (device detection unit, notification unit) 64 is included.

  The update processing instruction unit 64 detects the mobile device, and transmits the detected device ID of the mobile device and the terminal ID of the own terminal to the management server 1 ′, thereby updating the pairing. In addition, when performing the transmission, the update processing instruction unit 64 notifies the management server 1 ′ whether to perform the first update or the second and subsequent updates.

  The update processing instruction unit 64 may be realized as application software (hereinafter referred to as an application) installed in the mobile terminal 2 ′, for example. In this case, for example, the application may be started by the user after the installation location of the device 3 is changed and the connection to the local network of the installation location after the change is completed. Thereby, the update process instruction | indication part 64 can detect the apparatus 3 connected to the said local network as a mobile apparatus. Whether the update is the first time or the second time or later may be made to be selected by the user by displaying this option.

[Flow of update processing]
Next, the flow of update processing in the remote operation management system 100 ′ will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram illustrating a process flow of each device in the update process. 12 and 13 are flowcharts showing the flow of update processing in the management server 1 ′.

  First, the sequence diagram of FIG. 11 will be described. S202 to S204 are the same processes as S103 to S105 in FIG. In S <b> 201, the update processing instruction unit 64 of the mobile terminal 2 ′ inquires of the wireless router 4 about the device information of the device 3 connected to the wireless router 4.

  Thereafter, S202 and subsequent processing are performed, and the update processing instruction unit 64 receives the list of device IDs transmitted in S204. Then, the update processing instruction unit 64 transmits the terminal ID of the mobile terminal 2 ′ and the received device ID to the management server 1 ′ together with information indicating whether the update processing is the first time or the second time or later (S 205). As described above, in the present embodiment, since the mobile terminal 2 ′ notifies the management server 1 ′ from the changed installation location, the device ID (list) that the update processing instruction unit 64 detects and notifies is notified. Indicates a mobile device, and the terminal ID of the mobile terminal 2 ′ indicates a mobile terminal.

  Thereafter, the update process A or the update process B is performed in the management server 1 '. If it is the first update process, update process A is performed, and if it is the second or later update process, update process B is performed.

  First, the details of the update process A will be described with reference to FIG. When the management server 1 ′ receives the terminal ID (hereinafter referred to as TID) and the device ID list (S21), the following processing from S24 to S28 is executed for each device ID included in the device ID list ( S22, S23).

  The movement / non-movement identifying unit 32 ′ of the management server 1 ′ identifies “TID” received in S 21 as a mobile terminal, and identifies other than “TID” as a non-mobile terminal. Further, each device included in the device ID list received in S21 is specified as a mobile device, and other devices are specified as non-mobile devices.

  Then, the movement / non-movement identification unit 32 ′ searches the pairing information table 22 for a record that matches the received terminal ID and one of the device IDs included in the device ID list (hereinafter referred to as DID). (S24). Then, the movement / non-movement identification unit 32 'determines whether there is a matching record (S25). That is, here, it is determined whether or not the mobile terminal and the mobile device are paired.

  If there is no matching record (NO in S25), the process returns to S22. On the other hand, if there is a matching record (YES in S25), the movement / non-movement identification unit 32 ′ selects a record in which the device ID is “DID” and the terminal ID is other than “TID” in the pairing information table 22. Search is performed (S26). Then, it is determined whether there is a matching record (S27). That is, here, the presence / absence of a record of a non-mobile terminal paired with a mobile device (the portable terminal 2 that is no longer used for the operation of the mobile device) is determined, and any such record is specified.

  If there is no matching record (NO in S27), the process returns to S22. On the other hand, if there is a matching record (YES in S27), the movement / non-movement identification unit 32 ′ notifies the pairing information update unit 33 of the record, and the pairing information update unit 33 displays the status of the notified record. “Invalid” is set (S28). Thereafter, the process returns to S22, and the same process is executed for an unprocessed device ID in the received device ID list.

  When the processes in S24 to S28 are completed for all device IDs included in the received list (NO in S22), the process proceeds to S29. In S <b> 29, the movement / non-movement identification unit 32 ′ searches the pairing information table 22 for a record that is not included in the device ID list received by the device ID from among the records having the terminal ID “TID”. Then, it is determined whether there is a matching record (S30). That is, here, the presence / absence of a record of the mobile terminal paired with the non-mobile device (the portable terminal 2 that is no longer used for the operation of the non-mobile device) is determined, and any such record is specified.

  If there is no matching record (NO in S30), the process ends. On the other hand, if there is a matching record (YES in S30), the movement / non-movement identification unit 32 ′ notifies the pairing information update unit 33 of the record, and the pairing information update unit 33 displays the status of the notified record. “Invalid” is set (S31). This is the end of the process.

  Of the above processes, S26 to S28 (process C) are processes for canceling the pairing between the mobile device and the non-mobile terminal. In the example of FIG. 3, this corresponds to the process of canceling the pairing between the mobile terminals 2 a and 2 b and the devices 3 b and 3 c. S29 to S31 (Process D) are processes for canceling the pairing between the mobile terminal and the non-mobile device. In the example of FIG. 3, this corresponds to a process of canceling the pairing between the mobile terminal 2c and the device 3a.

  As described above, in the first update process, “TID” is specified as a mobile terminal, and other than “TID” is set as a non-mobile terminal to cancel pairing between the non-mobile terminal and the mobile device. For this reason, when there is a mobile terminal other than the portable terminal 2 that has notified the terminal ID or the like at the time of the first update process, the pairing is also canceled for the mobile terminal. In view of this, such a mobile terminal is caused to perform the second and subsequent update processes, thereby re-establishing such mobile terminal pairing. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 13, the flow of update processing for the second and subsequent times will be described.

  When the management server 1 'acquires the terminal ID and the device ID list (S41), the following processing from S43 to S46 is executed for each device ID included in the device ID list (S42, S43).

  Specifically, the movement / non-movement identifying unit 32 ′ of the management server 1 ′ receives one of the received terminal ID (hereinafter referred to as TID) and the device ID included in the device ID list (hereinafter referred to as DID). ) Is searched from the pairing information table 22 (S44). Then, it is determined whether there is a matching record (S45). That is, here, it is determined whether or not there is a record of the mobile device paired with the mobile terminal.

  If there is no matching record (NO in S45), the process returns to S42. On the other hand, if there is a matching record (YES in S45), the movement / non-movement identification unit 32 ′ notifies the pairing information update unit 33 of the record, and the pairing information update unit 33 displays the status of the notified record. “Valid” is set (S46). That is, here, the pairing between the mobile terminal and the mobile device, which has been eliminated by the first update process, is enabled again. Thereafter, the process returns to S42, and the same process is executed for an unprocessed device ID in the received device ID list.

  When the processes of S44 to S46 are completed for all the device IDs included in the received list (NO in S42), the process proceeds to S47. Since S47 to S49 (Processing F) are the same as S29 to S31 (Processing D) in FIG. 12, the description thereof is omitted here. In addition, since these are similar processes in this way, the process F may be omitted in the flow of FIG.

[Embodiment 3: Another example of device detection]
In each of the above embodiments, the device 3 connected to the local network detected by the mobile terminal 2 connected to the local network is identified as the device 3 that can be operated by the mobile terminal 2. . That is, the device 3 that is detected to be connected to the local network before the change of the installation location is identified as a non-mobile device, and the device 3 that is detected to be connected to the local network after the change of the installation location is detected. Is identified as a mobile device.

  However, the detection method of a mobile device and a non-mobile device should just be a method which can detect the apparatus 3 made into the operation target of the portable terminal 2, and is not restricted to this example. For example, when the mobile terminal 2 and the device 3 have a short-range wireless communication function, the mobile terminal 2 may detect the device 3 capable of short-range wireless communication with the own terminal.

  In this case, if the location information is used as in the first embodiment, the device 3 and the mobile terminal 2 are mobile devices and mobile terminals based on the location information of the mobile terminal 2 when the device 3 is detected. Whether it is a mobile device or a non-mobile terminal can be specified. If the mobile terminal 2 is notified from the destination as in the second embodiment, the mobile terminal 2 that has made the notification is identified as the mobile terminal, and the device 3 detected by the mobile terminal 2 is the mobile device. Can be identified.

  Further, the management server 1 or 1 ′ performs processing for detecting a device connected to the local network, that is, for accessing the wireless router 4 and obtaining a list of the devices 3 connected to the wireless router 4. It may be.

[Embodiment 4: Processing by Device 3]
In each said embodiment, although portable terminal 2 or 2 'has transmitted apparatus ID, terminal ID, etc. to management server 1 or 1', it is good also as a structure which transmits from apparatus 3 to management server 1 or 1 '. Moreover, in the said Embodiment 1, although the portable terminal 2 acquires position information, it is good also as a structure from which the apparatus 3 acquires position information.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, the mobile terminal 2 or 2 ′ detects the device 3 connected to the local network. However, the device 3 is connected to the local network, and the local network. You may detect the portable terminal 2 or 2 'connected to. In this case, the other device 3 detected by the mobile device can be specified as the mobile device, and the mobile terminal 2 or 2 'detected by the mobile device can be specified as the mobile terminal.

  That is, the device 3 is acquired by the position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating the position of the own device, the terminal detection unit that detects a terminal capable of operating the own device, and the position information acquisition unit. A notification unit for notifying the management server 1 of the location information and the terminal detected by the terminal detection unit. Even with this configuration, unnecessary pairing can be automatically eliminated as in the configurations of the above embodiments. In this case, the device 3 can be realized by the same block configuration as the mobile terminal 2 of FIG. 6, for example.

  However, many portable terminals 2 that are currently popular have a function of acquiring position information and a function of performing communication via the Internet. For this reason, the portable terminal 2 or 2 ′ that can use such a function is configured to detect the device 3, notify the management server 1 or 1 ′ of various information, and acquire position information. Is preferred.

  In each of the above embodiments, both the combination of the mobile terminal and the non-mobile device and the combination of the non-mobile terminal and the mobile device are eliminated. However, a configuration that eliminates either one is also included in the scope of the present invention. .

[Embodiment 5]
In each of the above embodiments, an example in which one management server 1 is used has been described. However, each function of the management server 1 may be realized by an individual server. And when applying a some server, each server may be managed by the same provider, and may be managed by a different provider.

[Embodiment 6]
Each block of management server 1 and portable terminal 2 (particularly location information update unit 32, movement / non-movement identification unit 32 ′, pairing information update unit 33, location calculation unit 61, same network device determination unit 62, and update processing instruction) The unit 64) may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit). In the latter case, each of the management server 1 and the portable terminal 2 can be configured using a computer (electronic computer) as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a computer 910 that can be used as the management server 1 or the portable terminal 2. The computer 910 includes an arithmetic device 912, a main storage device 913, an auxiliary storage device 914, an input / output interface 915, and a communication interface 916 that are connected to each other via a bus 911. The arithmetic device 912, the main storage device 913, and the auxiliary storage device 914 may be, for example, a CPU, a random access memory (RAM), and a hard disk drive, respectively. Connected to the input / output interface 915 are an input device 920 for the user to input various information to the computer 910 and an output device 930 for the computer 910 to output various information to the user. The input device 920 and the output device 930 may be incorporated in the computer 910 or may be connected (externally attached) to the computer 910. For example, the input device 920 may be a keyboard, a mouse, a touch sensor, or the like, and the output device 930 may be a display, a printer, a speaker, or the like. In addition, a device having both functions of the input device 920 and the output device 930, such as a touch panel in which a touch sensor and a display are integrated, may be applied. The communication interface 916 is an interface for the computer 910 to communicate with an external device.

  The auxiliary storage device 914 stores various programs for operating the computer 910 as the management server 1 or the mobile terminal 2. Then, the arithmetic device 912 expands the program stored in the auxiliary storage device 914 on the main storage device 913 and executes the instructions included in the program, thereby causing the computer 910 to operate on the management server 1 or the portable terminal 2. It functions as each part with. Note that the recording medium for recording information such as programs provided in the auxiliary storage device 914 may be a computer-readable “non-temporary tangible medium”. For example, tape, disk, card, semiconductor memory, programmable logic, etc. It may be a circuit or the like.

  The program may be acquired from the outside of the computer 910, and in this case, may be acquired via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave). The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

[Summary]
The management device (management server 1, 1 ′) according to aspect 1 of the present invention associates each of the plurality of devices (3) with a terminal (mobile terminal 2, 2 ′) that is permitted to operate the device. If the installation location of a part of the plurality of devices is detected, the mobile device that is the device whose installation location has been changed, and the installation location has not been changed. A combination specifying unit (position information update unit 32, moving / non-moving specifying unit 32 ′) that specifies a combination of a device that is not used for operation with the non-mobile device that is the device and the terminal. And a management unit (pairing information update unit 33) that cancels the association of the combination specified by the combination specifying unit.

  Here, when some installation locations of multiple devices are changed, the terminal may be used for operation of the devices at the changed installation location, while it is used for operation of the devices at the installation location before the change. However, it may not be used for the operation of the equipment at the installation site after the change.

  So, according to said structure, the combination of the apparatus and the said terminal with which a terminal is no longer used for operation among a mobile apparatus and a non-mobile apparatus is specified, and matching of the combination is canceled. Therefore, it is possible to automatically eliminate the association between the device and the terminal, which has become unnecessary due to the change of the installation location.

  Note that the fact that the terminal is no longer used for the operation means that it is no longer necessary to use the terminal for the operation due to the change of the installation location (a situation where it is desirable not to use the terminal). For example, a terminal used for operating a mobile device (mobile terminal) is not used for operating a non-mobile device, and a terminal used for operating a non-mobile device (non-mobile terminal) is not used for operating a mobile device.

  Also, the cancellation of the association means that the operation of the device is not performed from the terminal related to the combination for which the association is canceled. For example, when managing the association in the data table, the combination may be deleted from the table, or information indicating that the combination is invalid may be recorded.

  Further, regarding the association between terminals and devices, a plurality of devices may be managed in association with one terminal, or one device may be managed in association with a plurality of terminals. Good.

  The management device according to aspect 2 of the present invention includes a position information acquisition unit (position information update unit 32) that acquires position information indicating the position of the device in the aspect 1, and is managed in association with the device. The terminal is associated with the position information, and the combination specifying unit determines that the distance from the position indicated by the position information to the position indicated by the position information acquired by the position information acquiring unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. In such a case, it may be configured that the installation location of the device is detected and the combination of the device and a terminal that is no longer used for the operation of the device is specified.

  Here, if the amount of displacement from the position indicated by the position information to the position indicated by the acquired position information is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, it is considered that the installation location of the device associated with the position information has been changed. It is done. The device is considered to be a mobile device. Therefore, according to the above configuration, it is possible to appropriately identify a mobile device, identify a combination of the mobile device and a terminal that is no longer used for the operation of the device, and eliminate the association between the combinations.

  In the management device according to aspect 3 of the present invention, in the aspect 2, the combination specifying unit has a predetermined distance from a position indicated by the position information to a position indicated by the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit thereafter. A configuration that identifies a combination of the device and a terminal other than the terminal that has been detected by the device or the device that has detected the device among the terminals whose associations are managed when the threshold is exceeded. Also good.

  Here, when the terminal is detected by the mobile device or when the mobile device is detected, the terminal is considered to be used for the operation of the mobile device. On the other hand, it is considered that other than the terminals that are considered to be used for the operation of the mobile device among the managed terminals, they are used for the operation of the non-mobile device. Therefore, according to the above configuration, it is possible to automatically cancel the association between the mobile device and the terminal that is no longer used for the operation.

  Note that the detection of a terminal by a mobile device means that the mobile device detects the presence of a terminal in the vicinity of the device (for example, within a wireless communicable range), and the detection method is not particularly limited. The same applies to detection of mobile devices by the terminal. In addition, it is possible to know that the mobile device has detected the terminal by communicating with the mobile device, and it is also possible to know that the terminal has detected the mobile device by communicating with the terminal. .

  The management device according to aspect 4 of the present invention is the management apparatus according to any one of the aspects 1 to 3, wherein the mobile device is connected to a local network of a destination that is different from that before the installation location is changed. Is a combination of the non-mobile device that is a device other than the device connected to the destination local network among the devices whose association is managed, and a terminal connected to the destination local network, and At least one of a combination of the mobile device, which is a device connected to the destination local network, and a terminal other than the terminal connected to the destination local network among the terminals whose association is managed The structure to specify may be sufficient.

  Here, the terminal connected to the destination local network is considered to be a mobile terminal that is not used for the operation of the non-mobile device, and is connected to the destination local network among the devices whose association is managed. Devices other than the devices that are present are considered non-mobile devices. In addition, terminals other than those connected to the destination local network among the terminals whose association is managed are considered to be non-mobile terminals that are not used for the operation of the mobile device, and are not included in the destination local network. The connected device is considered to be a mobile device.

  Therefore, according to said structure, the combination of a mobile terminal and a non-mobile device and the combination of a non-mobile terminal and a mobile device can be specified automatically, and the association of such a combination can be eliminated. . In addition, even if there are a plurality of devices connected to the local network, it is possible to detect these devices in a lump. According to the above configuration, it is possible to collectively identify a plurality of mobile devices. it can.

  Note that the fact that the mobile device is connected to the local network can be known by communicating with the mobile device. A device connected to the local network can be known by connecting to the local network or communicating with a device or terminal connected to the local network.

  In the management device according to aspect 5 of the present invention, in the above aspect 1, the combination specifying unit is a terminal whose association is managed with the mobile device that is the device detected by the terminal and notified to the management device A non-mobile device that is a device other than the device detected by the terminal and notified to the management device among a device whose association is managed, and a combination with a terminal other than the transmission source of the notification, The configuration may be such that at least one of the combinations with the terminal that is the transmission source of the notification is specified.

  Here, when the terminal detects the mobile device and notifies the management device, the device notified from the terminal can be identified as the mobile device. In addition, since the terminal that detects the mobile device is considered to be used for the operation of the mobile device, the terminal can be identified as the mobile terminal. Of the devices whose associations are managed, devices other than those identified as mobile devices are considered as non-mobile devices, and among the devices whose associations are managed, those other than those identified as mobile terminals are non-mobile terminals it is conceivable that.

  Therefore, according to the above configuration, it is possible to automatically identify at least one of a combination of a mobile terminal and a non-mobile device, and a combination of a non-mobile terminal and a mobile device, and cancel the association of the combination. it can.

  The management device according to aspect 6 of the present invention is the management apparatus according to aspect 5, in which the management unit is specified by the combination specifying unit, and the mobile device and a terminal other than the transmission source of the notification managed in association with each other After the association of the combination with the terminal is canceled, when the terminal related to the combination detects the device related to the combination, the terminal may be associated with the device again.

  According to the above configuration, the association between the device (mobile device) detected by the terminal and notified to the management apparatus and the combination of the terminal other than the notification transmission source among the terminals whose association is managed are canceled. . Here, if the terminal related to the combination is a non-mobile terminal, unnecessary association can be eliminated. However, if the terminal is a mobile terminal, necessary association is eliminated. It will be done.

  So, according to said structure, when the terminal which concerns on the canceled combination detects the apparatus which concerns on the canceled combination, the said terminal and the said apparatus are matched and managed again. Thereby, when the terminal which canceled the association is a mobile terminal, it is possible to operate the mobile device from the terminal.

  A terminal (mobile terminal 2) according to aspect 7 of the present invention is a terminal that is managed in association with a device that can be operated by a management device, and that detects a device that can be operated by the terminal. To notify the management device of the position detection unit that acquires the position information indicating the position of the device, the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit, and the device detected by the device detection unit. And a notification unit.

  According to said structure, the management apparatus is notified of the positional information which shows the position of an apparatus, and the detected apparatus. Thereby, the management apparatus can specify the device that can be operated by the terminal and the position thereof. And it can detect that the installation place of an apparatus was changed by referring the said positional information. That is, according to said structure, a management apparatus can be made to identify a moving apparatus. Moreover, since the terminal which transmitted this positional information has detected the said apparatus in which the installation location was changed as an apparatus which can be made into operation object, this terminal can be specified as a mobile terminal. If the mobile device and the mobile terminal can be specified, the devices and terminals that are not specified among the devices and terminals whose association is managed can be regarded as the non-mobile device and the non-mobile terminal, respectively.

  Therefore, according to the above configuration, associations that are no longer necessary according to a change in the installation location of the device (association between the mobile terminal and the non-mobile device and / or association between the non-mobile terminal and the mobile device) ) Can be eliminated.

  A terminal (portable terminal 2 ′) according to aspect 8 of the present invention is a terminal managed in association with a device that can be operated by a management apparatus, and is a device managed in association with the terminal. A device detection unit that detects a mobile device whose installation location has been changed, and a notification unit that notifies the management device of the mobile device detected by the device detection unit.

  According to said structure, the mobile apparatus from which the installation location was changed is detected, and it notifies to a management apparatus. Therefore, the mobile device can be specified by the management device. Further, since the terminal that has detected the mobile device is considered to be used for the operation of the mobile device, the management apparatus can identify the terminal as a mobile terminal.

  As described above, according to the above configuration, the mobile terminal and the mobile device can be recognized by the management apparatus, and therefore, the association (the mobile terminal and the non-mobile device are not necessary when the installation location of the device is changed). Or at least one of association between a non-mobile terminal and a mobile device).

  The device according to the ninth aspect of the present invention is a device (3) managed in association with a terminal that is permitted to operate the device by the management device, and acquires position information indicating the position of the device. A location information acquisition unit, a terminal detection unit that detects a terminal capable of operating the device, and a notification unit that notifies the management device of the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit and the terminal detected by the terminal detection unit And.

  According to said structure, the management apparatus is notified of the positional information which shows the position of an apparatus, and the detected terminal. Thereby, the management apparatus can specify the terminal which can operate the said apparatus, and the position of the said apparatus. And when the installation location of an apparatus is changed, this can be detected by referring to the position information. That is, the management apparatus can identify the mobile device. Further, since the terminal detected by the device at the position indicated by the position information is a terminal capable of operating the device whose installation location has been changed, the terminal can be identified as a mobile terminal.

  Therefore, according to the above configuration, the mobile terminal and the mobile device can be specified by the management apparatus, so that the association (corresponding to the mobile terminal and the non-mobile device becomes unnecessary) according to the change of the installation location of the device. Attachment and / or association between the non-mobile terminal and the mobile device) can be resolved.

  A management system (remote operation management system 100) according to aspect 10 of the present invention includes a management device that manages association between each of a plurality of devices and a terminal that is permitted to operate the device, the terminal, and the device. The management apparatus communicates with at least one of the terminal and the device, and detects that the installation location of some of the plurality of devices has changed. Of the mobile device that is the changed device and the non-mobile device that is the device whose installation location has not been changed, specify the combination of the device and the terminal that is not used for the operation of the terminal, Disassociate the specified combination. Therefore, the same effects as those of the first aspect are obtained.

  A management apparatus control method according to an aspect 11 of the present invention is a management apparatus control method that manages association between each of a plurality of devices and a terminal that is permitted to operate the device. If it is detected that a part of the installation location has been changed, the mobile terminal that is the device whose installation location has been changed and the non-mobile device that is the device whose installation location has not been changed are the terminal A combination specifying step (S9, S27 / S12, S30, S48) for specifying a combination of the device that is no longer used for the operation and the terminal, and a management step for canceling the association of the combination specified in the combination specifying step (S10, S28 / S13, S31, S49). Therefore, the same effects as those of the first aspect are obtained.

  The management device, terminal, and device according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the computer operates as each unit (limited to software elements) included in the management device, terminal, and device. The management device control program for realizing the management device, the terminal, and the device by a computer, the terminal control program, the device control program, and the computer-readable recording medium recording the same are also disclosed in the present invention. Enter the category.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, a new technical feature can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each embodiment.

  The present invention can be used to update pairing between a terminal and a device.

1, 1 'management server (management device)
2, 2 'mobile terminal (terminal)
3 devices 32 position information update unit (position information acquisition unit, combination identification unit)
32 'Movement / non-movement identification part (combination identification part)
33 Pairing information update part (management part)
61 Position calculation unit (position information acquisition unit)
62 Same network device determination unit (device detection unit, notification unit)
64 Update processing instruction unit (device detection unit, notification unit)
100, 100 'remote operation management system (management system)

Claims (14)

A management device that manages association between each of a plurality of devices and a terminal that is permitted to operate the device,
When it is detected that the installation location of some of the plurality of devices has changed, the mobile device that is the device whose installation location has been changed and the non-mobile device that is the device whose installation location has not been changed. Among them, a combination identifying unit that identifies a combination of the terminal and the terminal that is no longer used for the operation,
A management unit that cancels association of the combination specified by the combination specifying unit. A position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating the position of the device;
The location information is associated with the device and terminal managed in association with each other,
When the distance from the position indicated by the position information to the position indicated by the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the combination specifying unit changes the installation location of the device. The management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a combination of the device and a terminal that is no longer used for operation of the device is identified.   When the distance from the position indicated by the position information to the position indicated by the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the combination specifying unit manages the association with the device. The management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a combination with a terminal other than the terminal that is detected by the device or detected from the device is specified among the connected terminals. The above mobile device is connected to the destination local network, which is different from the one before the installation location change,
The combination specifying unit is
A combination of the non-mobile device, which is a device other than a device connected to the destination local network, among the devices whose association is managed, and a terminal connected to the destination local network, and the movement Specify at least one of a combination of the mobile device, which is a device connected to the destination local network, and a terminal other than the terminal connected to the destination local network among the terminals whose association is managed The management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein The combination specifying unit is
A combination of the mobile device, which is a device detected by the terminal and notified to the management device, and a terminal other than the notification transmission source among the terminals whose association is managed, and the association are managed The device is characterized by identifying at least one of a combination of the non-mobile device that is a device other than the device detected by the terminal and notified to the management device, and the terminal that is the transmission source of the notification. The management device according to claim 1.   The management unit resolves the association between the mobile device identified by the combination identification unit and the terminal other than the notification transmission source among the terminals whose association is managed, and then adds the combination to the combination. The management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when the terminal detects a device related to the combination, the terminal is associated with the device again. A terminal managed in association with a device that can be operated by the management device,
A device detection unit that detects devices that can be operated by the terminal;
A position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating the position of the device;
A terminal comprising: a notification unit that notifies the management device of the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit and the device detected by the device detection unit. A terminal managed in association with a device that can be operated by the management device,
A device detection unit that detects a mobile device whose installation location has been changed among devices managed in association with the terminal;
A notification unit configured to notify the management device of the mobile device detected by the device detection unit; A device that is managed in association with a terminal that is permitted to operate its own device in the management device,
A position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating the position of the device;
A terminal detection unit for detecting a terminal capable of operating the device;
An apparatus comprising: a notification unit that notifies the management device of the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit and the terminal detected by the terminal detection unit. A management system that manages association between each of a plurality of devices and a terminal that is permitted to operate the device, and a management system that includes the terminal and the device,
The management device communicates with at least one of the terminal and the device,
When it is detected that the installation location of some of the plurality of devices has changed, the mobile device that is the device whose installation location has been changed and the non-mobile device that is the device whose installation location has not been changed. Of these, a management system is characterized in that a combination of the terminal and the terminal that is no longer used for the operation is identified, and the association of the identified combination is canceled. A management apparatus control method for managing association between each of a plurality of devices and a terminal permitted to operate the device,
When it is detected that the installation location of some of the plurality of devices has changed, the mobile device that is the device whose installation location has been changed and the non-mobile device that is the device whose installation location has not been changed. Of these, a combination specifying step for specifying a combination of the terminal and the terminal that is no longer used for the operation,
A management step of canceling the association of the combination specified in the combination specifying step.   A control program for causing a computer to function as the management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control program causes the computer to function as the combination specifying unit and the management unit.   A control program for causing a computer to function as the terminal according to claim 7, wherein the control program causes the computer to function as the position information acquisition unit, the device detection unit, and the notification unit.   A control program for causing a computer to function as the terminal according to claim 8, wherein the control program causes the computer to function as the device detection unit and the notification unit.

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