JP2019161543A - Information processing system, information processing device, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing system, device, method and program for increasing the possibility of enabling a control source to confirm the success or failure of remote control over an apparatus.SOLUTION: In an information processing system including a controlled apparatus 30, a monitoring apparatus 40, and a control device 10, the control device 10 includes a control command transmission unit 13 for transmitting a control command to the controlled apparatus 30 in response to a control request to the controlled apparatus 30, and a control result determination unit 15 for determining the success or failure of the control command on the basis of information transmitted from the monitoring apparatus 40 for monitoring a state of the controlled apparatus 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program.

  Among devices and home appliances used in the office, there are devices that can be connected to a network such as the Internet and can be controlled remotely from a terminal such as a smartphone.

  For example, the user can operate these devices from an outside location using an application installed on a smartphone or the like.

  However, the service level of each device related to remote operation is not necessarily the same. For example, if the device has a CPU or the like equivalent to the information processing apparatus, such as a multifunction device, the result of the operation performed by the device in response to a remote control command (for example, success or failure) You can send a response to On the other hand, some simple devices such as lighting devices cannot transmit a response to a remote control command. When controlling such a device, for example, the control source cannot execute an action or process based on the premise that the device is successfully controlled.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to increase the possibility that a control source can confirm the success or failure of remote control of a device.

  In order to solve the above problem, an information processing system including a first device, a second device, and an information processing device, the information processing device responding to a control request for the first device, The success or failure of the control command is determined based on information transmitted from the first transmitter that transmits a control command to the first device and the second device that monitors the state of the first device. And a determination unit.

  The possibility that the control source can confirm the success or failure of the remote control of the device can be increased.

It is a figure showing an example of composition of information processing system 1 in a 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the control apparatus 10 in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structural example of the user terminal 20 and control apparatus 10 in 1st Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the process sequence performed in the information processing system 1 of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the situation setting in 2nd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the process sequence performed in the information processing system 1 of 2nd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the process sequence performed in the information processing system 1 of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structural example of the user terminal 20 and the control apparatus 10 in 3rd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the process sequence performed in the information processing system 1 of 3rd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the process sequence performed in the information processing system 1 of 3rd Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, a user terminal 20 is connected to a control device 10 via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet. The control device 10 is connected to the controlled device 30 and the monitoring device 40 through a network such as a LAN or the Internet.

  The controlled device 30 is a device that is a target of remote operation (control). In the present embodiment, the controlled device 30 includes an API (Application Program Interface) that can accept a control command via a network, such as a Web API. However, it is assumed that the controlled device 30 is a device having a low service level related to remote control. Specifically, it is assumed that the controlled device 30 is a device that does not return a response to the control command. Therefore, the remote control source of the controlled device 30 cannot confirm whether or not the operation or processing according to the control command has been normally executed only by communication with the controlled device 30.

  The monitoring device 40 is a device installed for monitoring the state of the controlled device 30. Therefore, the monitoring device 40 needs to be installed so that the change can be detected. Similarly to the controlled device 30, the monitoring device 40 also includes an API that can accept a request via a network. However, it is assumed that the monitoring device 40 is a device having a higher service level related to remote control than the controlled device 30. That is, the monitoring device 40 can transmit a response to the remote request. When the monitoring device 40 receives a monitoring request for the controlled device 30, the monitoring device 40 returns information indicating a change in the state of the controlled device 30 to the transmission source of the monitoring request.

  Strictly speaking, the monitoring device 40 does not detect the state of the controlled device 30 itself, but detects a change in the environment (brightness, shape of an object, or other physical quantity) according to the change in the state of the monitoring device 40. It may be a device. The change in the environment according to the change in the state of the monitoring device 40 is, for example, a change in brightness according to lighting ON or OFF if the monitoring device 40 is a lighting device. Hereinafter, for convenience, the change of the state of the monitoring device 40 including the change of the environment will be referred to.

  The user terminal 20 is an information processing terminal that provides a user interface for remotely operating the controlled device 30. For example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a PC (Personal Computer), or the like may be used as the user terminal 20. When receiving a control instruction for the controlled device 30 from the user, the user terminal 20 transmits a control request corresponding to the control instruction to the control device 10.

  The control device 10 is one or more computers that execute control on the controlled device 30 in response to a control request from the user terminal 20. Specifically, the control device 10 transmits a control command corresponding to the control request to the controlled device 30 and transmits information indicating a change in the state of the controlled device 30 from the monitoring device 40 according to the control command. Receive. Based on the information received from the monitoring device 40, the control device 10 determines whether the operation or process corresponding to the control command for the controlled device 30 has been normally executed by the controlled device 30.

  The user terminal 20, the controlled device 30, and the monitoring device 40 may be arranged in a certain company, and the control device 10 may be arranged outside the company. In this case, the control device 10 may be a computer that provides a cloud service via the Internet or the like.

  The controlled device 30 and the monitoring device 40 are not limited to one each. Further, the relationship between the controlled device 30 and the monitoring device 40 is not limited to one-to-one. For example, one monitoring device 40 may monitor the state of a plurality of controlled devices 30, or the state of one controlled device 30 may be monitored by a plurality of monitoring devices 40.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the control device 10 according to the first embodiment. The control device 10 in FIG. 2 includes a drive device 100, an auxiliary storage device 102, a memory device 103, a CPU 104, an interface device 105, and the like that are mutually connected by a bus B.

  A program for realizing processing in the control device 10 is provided by a recording medium 101 such as a CD-ROM. When the recording medium 101 storing the program is set in the drive device 100, the program is installed from the recording medium 101 to the auxiliary storage device 102 via the drive device 100. However, the program need not be installed from the recording medium 101 and may be downloaded from another computer via a network. The auxiliary storage device 102 stores the installed program and also stores necessary files and data.

  The memory device 103 reads the program from the auxiliary storage device 102 and stores it when there is an instruction to start the program. The CPU 104 executes functions related to the control device 10 in accordance with a program stored in the memory device 103. The interface device 105 is used as an interface for connecting to a network.

  The user terminal 20 may also have hardware as shown in FIG. However, it is desirable that the user terminal 20 includes an input device for receiving an operation instruction from the user, a display device for outputting information to the user, and the like.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the user terminal 20 and the control device 10 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 3, the user terminal 20 includes a UI control unit 21, a monitoring setting unit 22, a control request transmission unit 23, a control result reception unit 24, and the like. Each of these units is realized by processing that one or more programs installed in the user terminal 20 cause the CPU of the user terminal 20 to execute.

  The UI control unit 21 controls display of a screen (hereinafter referred to as “control screen”) for receiving a control instruction of the controlled device 30 from the user.

  The monitoring setting unit 22 transmits setting information (hereinafter referred to as “monitoring setting”) for monitoring the change in the state of the controlled device 30 selected as the control target on the control screen to the control device 10. The monitoring setting includes, for example, identification information (hereinafter referred to as “device ID”) of the controlled device 30 to be monitored (control target), the device ID of the monitoring device 40 that monitors the state of the controlled device 30, and the control information. Including conditions indicating success (hereinafter referred to as “success conditions”). The success condition is, for example, that if the controlled device 30 is a lighting device and the control content is lighting ON, the illuminance measured by the monitoring device 40 is equal to or greater than a threshold value. The monitoring source device 40 and the success condition may be designated by the user via the control screen. Alternatively, correspondence information (hereinafter referred to as “monitoring correspondence information”) between the device ID of the monitored device 30 to be monitored and the device ID of the monitoring device 40 of the monitoring source is set in the user terminal 20 in advance. Good. The monitoring correspondence information may include a success condition corresponding to the control content.

  The control request transmission unit 23 transmits a control request related to the controlled device 30 selected as a control target to the control device 10.

  The control result receiving unit 24 receives information (hereinafter simply referred to as “control result”) indicating the control result of the controlled device 30 in response to the control request from the control device 10.

  On the other hand, the control device 10 includes a monitoring setting reception unit 11, a monitoring request unit 12, a control command transmission unit 13, a monitoring information reception unit 14, a control result determination unit 15, a control result transmission unit 16, and the like. Each of these units is realized by processing that one or more programs installed in the control device 10 cause the CPU 104 to execute.

  The monitoring setting receiving unit 11 receives the monitoring setting transmitted from the user terminal 20. The monitoring request unit 12 notifies the monitoring device 40 related to the monitoring source device ID included in the monitoring setting received by the monitoring setting reception unit 11 of the device ID of the controlled device 30 to be monitored. Request monitoring of the monitoring target. When the relationship between the monitoring target and the monitoring source is one-to-one, or when the monitoring target is not limited to a specific controlled device 30, the device ID of the controlled device 30 to be monitored is notified to the monitoring source. It does not have to be.

  The control command transmission unit 13 transmits a control command to the controlled device 30 to be controlled. The control command may be transmitted to the controlled device 30 via an API included in the controlled device 30.

  The monitoring information receiving unit 14 receives information indicating the state of the controlled device 30 (hereinafter referred to as “monitoring information”) from the monitoring device 40 that is the monitoring source. The monitoring information may be, for example, a physical quantity related to the environment detected or measured by the monitoring device 40, information indicating whether or not the physical quantity has changed, or an image captured by the monitoring device 40. It may be data.

  The control result determination unit 15 determines whether or not the control of the controlled device 30 according to the control request from the user terminal 20 is successful by determining whether or not the success condition is satisfied based on the monitoring information.

  The control result transmission unit 16 transmits the determination result by the control result determination unit 15 to the user terminal 20. However, the monitoring information may be transmitted to the user terminal 20 as a control result as it is.

  Hereinafter, a processing procedure executed in the information processing system 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed in the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment.

  For example, when the user selects the controlled device 30 to be controlled via the control screen and inputs the control content for the controlled device 30 (S101), the monitoring setting unit 22 is based on the monitoring correspondence information. The device ID of the monitoring device 40 that is the monitoring source of the controlled device 30 is specified, the device ID (monitoring target ID) of the controlled device 30, the device ID (monitoring source ID) of the monitoring device 40, and the control The monitoring setting including the success condition according to the content is transmitted to the control device 10 (S102). The control content is, for example, lighting ON or OFF if the controlled device 30 is a lighting device.

  When the monitoring setting reception unit 11 of the control device 10 receives the monitoring setting, the monitoring request unit 12 transmits a monitoring start request to the monitoring device 40 related to the monitoring source ID included in the monitoring setting. (S103). The start request may include a monitoring target ID. In response to the start request, the monitoring device 40 starts monitoring the state of the controlled device 30 related to the monitoring target ID (for example, measurement of physical quantities related to the environment, image capturing, etc.).

  Subsequently, the control request transmission unit 23 of the user terminal 20 transmits a control request corresponding to the control content input by the user to the control device 10 (S104). In response to the control request, the control command transmitter 13 transmits a control command corresponding to the control content to the controlled device 30 to be controlled (S105). For example, if the controlled device 30 is a lighting device, a command such as lighting ON is transmitted.

  On the other hand, after receiving the monitoring start request in step S103, the monitoring source monitoring device 40 repeatedly transmits monitoring information indicating the state of the controlled device 30 (for example, at regular intervals) to the control device 10 (S106). ). For example, the illuminance measured every fixed period may be transmitted every fixed period. The control result determination unit 15 determines whether or not the monitoring information satisfies a success condition every time the monitoring information is received by the monitoring information reception unit 14. When the received monitoring information satisfies the success condition within a predetermined time from step S104, the control result determination unit 15 transmits a control result indicating the success of the control to the user terminal 20 (S107). On the other hand, if the received monitoring information does not satisfy the success condition even after the predetermined time, the control result determination unit 15 transmits a control result indicating a control failure to the user terminal 20 (S107). Note that the predetermined time may also be a component of the success condition.

  The success condition may be notified to the monitoring device 40 in step S103. In this case, the monitoring device 40 may determine whether the success condition is satisfied. The monitoring information in this case may be information indicating the success or failure of the control.

  When the control result receiving unit 24 of the user terminal 20 receives the control result, the UI control unit 21 displays the control result (S108). As a result, the user can know the success or failure of the control of the controlled device 30 selected as the control target. Depending on the success or failure, the user may transmit a further processing request to the control device 10 via the user terminal 20. For example, when the control is successful, steps S101 and after may be executed for the other controlled devices 30.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the monitoring device 40 monitors the state of the controlled device 30 that cannot respond to the success or failure of execution of the control command, and notifies the control source of the monitoring information. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the possibility that the control source can confirm the success or failure of the remote control of the controlled device 30 can be increased.

  The controlled device 30 may be a device with a high service level (that is, a device that can respond to the success or failure of execution of the control command). Even in this case, by causing the monitoring device 40 to monitor the state of the controlled device 30, the control source can know the success or failure of the control of the controlled device 30 with higher accuracy. That is, even if the controlled device 30 intends to normally execute the operation in accordance with the control command, there may be a case where the operation is not normally executed due to a failure or malfunction of the controlled device 30. In this case, the controlled device 30 responds that the control is successful. However, based on the monitoring information from the monitoring device 40, there should be no change in the environment according to the operation of the controlled device 30. The control source can detect that the control has failed.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be described. Therefore, points not particularly mentioned may be the same as those in the first embodiment.

  In the second embodiment, description will be made by applying the controlled device 30 and the monitoring device 40 to a specific situation. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the situation setting in the second embodiment. FIG. 5 shows the inside of the conference room.

  In the conference room, the remote lighting 31, the electric curtain 32, the electric screen 33, and the projector 34 are examples of the controlled device 30.

  The monitor camera 41 is an example of the monitoring device 40. It is assumed that the monitor camera 41 can capture an image in a designated direction.

  Furthermore, the user terminal 20 is arranged on a desk. Strictly speaking, for the electric curtain 32, a device that drives opening and closing of the electric curtain 32 corresponds to the controlled device 30. Similarly, for the electric screen 33, a device that drives the storage and deployment of the electric screen 33 corresponds to the controlled device 30.

  6 and 7 are sequence diagrams for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed in the information processing system 1 according to the second embodiment. 6 and 7, steps corresponding to those in FIG. 4 are given the same step numbers, and alphabets are added at the end.

  For example, when the user selects the projector 34 as a control target via the control screen and inputs an instruction to use the projector 34 (S101a), the monitoring setting unit 22 monitors the electric screen 33 based on the monitoring correspondence information. The device ID of the original monitor camera 41 is specified, and the monitoring setting including the device ID (monitoring target ID) of the electric screen 33 and the device ID (monitoring source ID) of the monitor camera 41 is transmitted to the control device 10 (S102a). . The monitoring setting may include information indicating the direction of the electric screen 33 with respect to the monitor camera 41. Furthermore, the monitoring setting may include an image indicating a state where the electric screen 33 is deployed as a success condition.

  Note that the electric screen 33 and the like are controlled in accordance with the usage instruction of the projector 34, for example, the UI control unit 21, the monitoring setting unit 22, and the control request transmission of the user terminal 20 in the second embodiment. This is because the unit 23 and the control result receiving unit 24 are realized by processing that causes the CPU of the user terminal 20 to execute an application program for adjusting the usage environment of the projector 34.

  Subsequently, the control request transmission unit 23 of the user terminal 20 transmits a lowering (deployment) request for the electric screen 33 to the control device 10 (S104a). In response to the request, the control command transmission unit 13 transmits a descent (deployment) command to the motorized screen 33 (S105a).

  On the other hand, after receiving the monitoring start request in step S103a, the monitoring camera 41 that is the monitoring source repeats the image data obtained by imaging the direction of the electric screen 33 (for example, at regular intervals) and transmits it to the control device 10 (S106a). ). Alternatively, image data may be continuously transmitted from the monitor camera 41 to the control device 10. That is, here, the image data is an example of monitoring information.

  The control result determination unit 15 determines whether or not the image data satisfies a success condition every time the image data is received by the monitoring information reception unit 14. For example, it may be determined whether the similarity between the image data and the image data as a success condition exceeds a threshold value. The similarity may be calculated using a known method.

  For example, if the degree of similarity between the image data from the monitor camera 41 and the image data as the success condition exceeds a threshold value within a predetermined time, the control result determination unit 15 sends a control result indicating the success of the control to the user terminal 20. Transmit (S107a). In other cases, a control result indicating a control failure is transmitted to the user terminal 20.

  When the control result receiving unit 24 of the user terminal 20 receives the control result, the UI control unit 21 displays the control result (whether the electric screen 33 is lowered or not) (S108a).

  When the descent of the electric screen 33 is successful, the monitoring setting unit 22 specifies the device ID of the monitor camera 41 that is the monitoring source of the electric curtain 32 based on the monitoring correspondence information, and the device ID of the electric curtain 32 (monitoring target) ID) and the monitor setting including the device ID (monitoring source ID) of the monitor camera 41 are transmitted to the control device 10 (S102b). The monitoring setting may include information indicating the direction of the electric curtain 32 with respect to the monitor camera 41. Further, the monitoring setting may include an image indicating a state where the electric curtain 32 is closed as a success condition.

  Subsequently, the control request transmission unit 23 of the user terminal 20 transmits a close request for the electric curtain 32 to the control device 10 (S104b). In response to the request, the control command transmission unit 13 transmits a close command to the electric curtain 32 (S105b).

  On the other hand, after receiving the monitoring start request in step S103b, the monitoring camera 41 that is the monitoring source repeats the image data obtained by imaging the direction of the electric curtain 32 (for example, at regular intervals) or continuously to the control device 10. Transmit (S106b).

  The control result determination unit 15 determines whether or not the image data satisfies a success condition every time the image data is received by the monitoring information reception unit 14. Such determination may be the same as the method described for the electric screen 33.

  Subsequently, the control result determination unit 15 transmits a control result indicating success or failure of the control to the user terminal 20 (S107b). When the control result receiving unit 24 of the user terminal 20 receives the control result, the UI control unit 21 displays the control result (whether the electric curtain 32 is closed or not) (S108b).

  When the electric curtain 32 is successfully closed, the monitoring setting unit 22 specifies the device ID of the monitor camera 41 that is the monitoring source of the remote lighting 31 based on the monitoring correspondence information, and the device ID of the remote lighting 31 (monitoring target) ID) and the monitor setting including the device ID (monitoring source ID) of the monitor camera 41 are transmitted to the control device 10 (FIG. 7: S102c). The monitoring setting may include information indicating the direction of the remote illumination 31 with respect to the monitor camera 41. Furthermore, the monitoring setting may include an image indicating a state in which the remote illumination 31 is turned off as a success condition.

  Subsequently, the control request transmission unit 23 of the user terminal 20 transmits a request for turning off the remote illumination 31 to the control device 10 (S104c). In response to the request, the control command transmission unit 13 transmits a turn-off command to the remote illumination 31 (S105c).

  On the other hand, after receiving the monitoring start request in step S103c, the monitor camera 41 that is the monitoring source repeatedly (for example, at regular intervals) or continuously to the control device 10 image data obtained by imaging the direction of the remote illumination 31. Transmit (S106c).

  The control result determination unit 15 determines whether or not the image data satisfies a success condition every time the image data is received by the monitoring information reception unit 14. Such determination may be the same as the method described for the electric screen 33.

  Subsequently, the control result determination unit 15 transmits a control result indicating success or failure of the control to the user terminal 20 (S107c). When the control result receiving unit 24 of the user terminal 20 receives the control result, the UI control unit 21 displays the control result (success / failure of turning off the remote illumination 31) (S108c).

  When the remote lighting 31 is successfully turned off, the monitoring setting unit 22 identifies the device ID of the monitor camera 41 that is the monitoring source of the electric screen 33 based on the monitoring correspondence information, and the device ID of the electric screen 33 (monitoring target) ID) and the monitor setting including the device ID (monitoring source ID) of the monitor camera 41 are transmitted to the control device 10 (S102d). The monitoring setting may include information indicating the direction of the electric screen 33 with respect to the monitor camera 41. Further, the monitoring setting may include an image indicating a state in which the image is projected from the projector 34 onto the electric screen 33 as a success condition.

  Subsequently, the control request transmission unit 23 of the user terminal 20 transmits a projection start request of the projector 34 to the control device 10 (S104d). In response to the request, the control command transmission unit 13 transmits a projection start command to the projector 34 (S105d).

  On the other hand, after receiving the monitoring start request in step S103d, the monitoring camera 41 that is the monitoring source repeats the image data obtained by imaging the direction of the electric screen 33 (for example, at regular intervals) or continuously to the control device 10. Transmit (S106d).

  In the control device 10, each time the image data is received by the monitoring information receiving unit 14, the control result determining unit 15 determines whether or not the image data satisfies a success condition. Such determination may be the same as the method described for the electric screen 33.

  Subsequently, the control result determination unit 15 transmits a control result indicating success or failure of the control to the user terminal 20 (S107d). When the control result receiving unit 24 of the user terminal 20 receives the control result, the UI control unit 21 displays the control result (success / failure of projection by the projector 34) (S108d).

  Thereafter, the user can start work such as presentation using the projector 34.

  In the above description, the monitor camera 41 functions as the monitoring device 40 for monitoring the state of the electric screen 33, the electric curtain 32, the remote illumination 31, and the projector 34. However, the electric screen 33 and the electric curtain 32 are illustrated. A different camera may be installed as the monitoring device 40 for each remote illumination 31 and projector 34. Alternatively, with respect to the electric curtain 32 and the remote lighting 31, an illuminance sensor or the like may be used as the monitoring device 40. For the electric screen 33, a sensor or the like that detects the operation of the electric screen 33 may be used as the monitoring device 40.

  Next, a third embodiment will be described. In the third embodiment, differences from the first and second embodiments will be described. Accordingly, the points not particularly mentioned may be the same as those in the first and second embodiments.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the user terminal 20 and the control device 10 according to the third embodiment. 8, parts that are the same as or correspond to those in FIG. 3 are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted as appropriate.

  In FIG. 8, the user terminal 20 does not have the monitoring setting unit 22. On the other hand, the control device 10 includes a control request receiving unit 17 instead of the monitoring setting receiving unit 11. The control request receiving unit 17 is realized by a process that the CPU 104 causes one or more programs installed in the control device 10 to execute.

  The control request receiving unit 17 specifies another controlled device 30 to be controlled in accordance with the control of the controlled device 30 in response to a control request of a controlled device 30, and the controlled device 30 and the controlled device 30 The monitoring device 40 that monitors the state of each of the other controlled devices 30 is specified. The control request receiving unit 17 requests the control command transmitting unit 13 to transmit a control command to each specified controlled device 30, and notifies the monitoring request unit 12 of the device ID and the like of the specified monitoring device 40.

  Note that the situation setting in the third embodiment is the same as that in the second embodiment (FIG. 5).

  9 and 10 are sequence diagrams for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed in the information processing system 1 according to the third embodiment.

  When an instruction to use the projector 34 is input (S101a), the control request transmission unit 23 transmits a projection start request for the projector 34 to the control device 10 (S110). The projection start request is received by the control request receiving unit 17 of the control device 10. The control request receiving unit 17 specifies the controlled device 30 to be controlled according to the projection start request and the monitoring device 40 corresponding to each controlled device 30. For example, the device IDs of the electric screen 33, the electric curtain 32, and the remote lighting 31 are associated with the device ID of the projector 34, and information indicating each control content (descent (expanded), closed, extinguished). It may be stored in the auxiliary storage device 102. Further, the device ID of the monitor camera 41 may be stored in the auxiliary storage device 102 as a monitoring source in association with the device IDs of the projector 34, the electric screen 33, the electric curtain 32, and the remote illumination 31. In this case, the control request transmission unit 23 refers to the auxiliary storage device 102 to control the controlled device 30 (the electric screen 33, the electric curtain 32, and the remote illumination 31) to be controlled according to the projection start request, The monitoring device 40 (monitor camera 41) corresponding to the controlled device 30 can be identified.

  Steps S104a, S105a, S106a, S104b, S105b, S106b, S104c, S105c, S106c, S104d, S105d, and S106d are executed based on the specified result by the control request receiving unit 17, and the electric screen 33 is lowered (deployed). The electric curtain 32 is closed, the remote illumination 31 is turned off, and the projection start of the projector 34 is controlled, and the success or failure of each control is confirmed. Further, steps S107d and S108d are executed, and the control result of the projector 34 is displayed on the user terminal 20.

  According to the third embodiment, the user terminal 20 notifies the control device 10 of the controlled device 30 to be controlled, so that another controlled device 30 that needs to be controlled together with the controlled device 30. Then, the control device 10 determines the monitoring device 40 that monitors the state of each controlled device 30 to be controlled. Therefore, the load on the user terminal 20 can be reduced.

  In step 101a, the specific conference room shown in FIG. 5 may be selected as a usage target. In this case, in step S <b> 110, a request for using the conference room may be transmitted to the control device 10. The control request receiving unit 17 of the control device 10 may specify the controlled device 30 to be controlled when using the conference room and the monitoring device 40 that is the monitoring source of each controlled device 30.

  Note that each function of the embodiment described above can be realized by one or a plurality of processing circuits. Here, the “processing circuit” in this specification means a processor programmed to execute each function by software, such as a processor implemented by an electronic circuit, or designed to execute each function described above. It includes devices such as ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), DSP (digital signal processor), FPGA (field programmable gate array), and conventional circuit modules.

  In each of the above embodiments, the control device 10 is an example of an information processing device. The controlled device 30 is an example of a first device. The monitoring device 40 is an example of a second device. The control command transmission unit 13 is an example of a first transmission unit. The control result determination unit 15 is an example of a determination unit. The monitoring request unit 12 is an example of a second transmission unit.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims. Deformation / change is possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing system 10 Control apparatus 11 Monitoring setting reception part 12 Monitoring request part 13 Control command transmission part 14 Monitoring information reception part 15 Control result determination part 16 Control result transmission part 17 Control request reception part 20 User terminal 21 UI control part 22 Setting unit 23 Control request transmitting unit 24 Control result receiving unit 30 Controlled device 31 Remote illumination 32 Electric curtain 33 Electric screen 34 Projector 40 Monitoring device 41 Monitor camera 100 Drive device 101 Recording medium 102 Auxiliary storage device 103 Memory device 104 CPU
105 Interface device B bus

JP 2012-004740 A

Claims (7)

An information processing system including a first device, a second device, and an information processing device,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A first transmitter that transmits a control command to the first device in response to a control request for the first device;
A determination unit that determines success or failure of the control command based on information transmitted from the second device that monitors a state of the first device;
An information processing system comprising: In response to a control request for the first device, the second device has a second transmission unit that transmits a monitoring request for the first device to the second device,
The determination unit determines success or failure of the control command based on information transmitted from the second device in response to the monitoring request;
The information processing system according to claim 1. The information transmitted from the second device is a physical quantity that changes according to the state of the first device.
The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2. The information transmitted from the second device is an image of an environment that changes according to the state of the first device.
The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2. An information processing apparatus connected to a first device and a second device via a network,
A first transmitter that transmits a control command to the first device in response to a control request for the first device;
A determination unit that determines success or failure of the control command based on information transmitted from the second device that monitors a state of the first device;
An information processing apparatus comprising: An information processing apparatus connected to the first device and the second device via a network is provided.
A first transmission procedure for transmitting a control command to the first device in response to a control request for the first device;
A determination procedure for determining success or failure of the control command based on information transmitted from the second device that monitors the state of the first device;
The information processing method characterized by performing. In the information processing apparatus connected to the first device and the second device via the network,
A first transmission procedure for transmitting a control command to the first device in response to a control request for the first device;
A determination procedure for determining success or failure of the control command based on information transmitted from the second device that monitors the state of the first device;
A program characterized by having executed.

Images