JP2022119346A - Network system and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique to safely control an electrical device via a network in an event of a disaster and the like.SOLUTION: A network system is provided, which comprises: a plurality of electrical devices that transmit various sorts of information; and a server that causes an emergency stop of a second electrical device near a first electrical device when the server determines that the first electrical device has stopped in an emergency based on information from the first electrical device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to technology for controlling home appliances and the like via a network.

Conventionally, techniques for controlling home appliances and the like via networks are known. For example, Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2016-143253 (Patent Document 1) discloses a home appliance. According to Patent Document 1, a home appliance includes an anomaly detection unit that detects an anomaly in a disaster and generates anomaly detection information, a control unit that receives the anomaly detection information, an image display unit, an audio output unit, and a memory. The storage unit pre-stores evacuation image data for urging evacuation and evacuation audio data for urging evacuation. The data and audio data are output to the image display section and the audio output section, respectively, and the image data for evacuation and the audio data for evacuation are output to the image display section and the audio output section, respectively.

Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-117166 (Patent Document 2) discloses a notification device and an air conditioner. According to Patent Document 2, the notification device includes a receiving section, a notification content determination section, and a notification section. The receiving unit receives emergency information about disasters. Further, the notification content determination unit determines the notification content representing items to be implemented before the occurrence of a disaster, based on information included in the emergency information received by the reception unit. Further, the notification section notifies the notification content determined by the notification content determination section.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-228884 (Patent Document 3) discloses a disaster prevention wireless transmission device, a disaster prevention wireless reception device, and a system thereof. According to Patent Document 3, disaster prevention information receiving means for wirelessly receiving leveled disaster prevention information transmitted by adding identification information corresponding to the level of the disaster to disaster prevention information related to an anticipated disaster; and the leveled disaster prevention information. from level determination means for determining the disaster level of the identification information included in the information, and disaster prevention information transfer means for transferring the disaster prevention information included in the leveled disaster information to a mobile terminal when the level is equal to or higher than a predetermined level A disaster prevention radio receiver comprising:

JP 2016-143253 A JP 2008-117166 A JP 2004-228884 A

An object of the present invention is to provide a technology for safely controlling electrical equipment via a network in the event of a disaster or the like.

According to one aspect of the present invention, when it is determined that the first electrical device has stopped in an emergency based on information from a plurality of electrical devices that transmit various types of information, the first electrical device and a server for emergency shutdown of a second electrical device near the device.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a technique for safely controlling electrical equipment via a network in the event of a disaster or the like.

1 is an image diagram showing an overall configuration of a network system 1 according to a first embodiment; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electric device 200 according to a first embodiment; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server 100 according to the first embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing user information data 121 according to the first embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing device information data 122 according to the first embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing history data 123 according to the first embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing disaster information data 124 according to the first embodiment; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure of the server 100 according to the first embodiment; 9 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure of the server 100 according to the second embodiment; FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a communication terminal 300 according to a fourth embodiment; FIG. FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure of the server 100 according to the fourth embodiment; FIG.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are given the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, a detailed description thereof will not be repeated.
<First Embodiment>
<Overall configuration of network system>

First, the overall configuration of the network system 1 according to this embodiment will be described. Referring to FIG. 1, network system 1 is mainly operated by server 100 for providing home appliance remote control service according to the present embodiment, and Meteorological Agency, municipalities, etc. for providing disaster information, evacuation information, and the like. a disaster server 100B that can be connected to the server 100 and is arranged in the user's home, such as an air conditioner, a refrigerator, an air purifier, and a washing machine; It includes the terminal 300 and the like.

Regarding electrical equipment, it is not limited to air conditioners, refrigerators, air purifiers, and washing machines. AV (audio-visual) equipment such as projectors, music players, game machines, televisions, speakers, solar power generation systems, storage battery systems, hot water supply systems, HEMS equipment such as warm water washing toilet seats, built-in lighting, intercoms, electric locks, hot water supply household equipment such as a toilet seat controller with a hot water bidet, and the like. Below, these devices are collectively referred to as electrical device 200 .

User terminals are not limited to smartphones, and may be tablets, personal computers, speakers, or the like.
<Network system operation overview>

In the network system 1 according to the present embodiment, when one of the electric devices 200 stops due to some kind of abnormality, the nearby electric devices 200 are also brought to an emergency stop.

The configuration and function of each device constituting the network system 1 according to the present embodiment for realizing such functions will be described below.
<Configuration of electrical device 200>

Next, with reference to FIG. 2, one aspect of the configuration of the electrical equipment 200 that configures the network system 1 will be described. The electrical device 200 according to the present embodiment includes, as main components, a CPU 210, a memory 220, a display 230, an operation unit 240, a communication interface 260, a speaker 270, a microphone 280, a device driving unit 290, It includes various sensors 295, a camera 299, and the like.

CPU 210 controls each part of electric device 200 by executing a program stored in memory 220 or an external storage medium.

The memory 220 is realized by various RAMs (random access memories), various ROMs (read-only memories), and the like, and stores programs executed by the CPU 210, data generated by the execution of the programs by the CPU 210, and the operation unit 240. , data received from a remote controller, data received from the server 100 via the router 400 or the Internet, the address of the server corresponding to the electrical equipment 200, etc., necessary for using various services. information, etc.

Display 230 outputs characters, images, and the like based on signals from CPU 210 . Note that the display 230 may simply be an LED light or the like.

The operation unit 240 is implemented by buttons, a touch panel, or the like, receives commands from the user, and inputs the commands to the CPU 210 . Display 230 and operation unit 240 may form touch panel 250 .

The communication interface 260 is implemented by an antenna for wireless communication, a connector for wired communication, and the like. Using communication interface 260, CPU 210 exchanges various data with server 100, other electrical equipment 200, and communication terminal 300 via router 400, the Internet, and the like.

Speaker 270 outputs a voice message or the like based on voice data from CPU 210 .

The microphone 280 receives external sound, inputs the sound data to the CPU 210 , or stores it in the memory 220 .

Device drive section 290 controls each section (motor, heater, sensor, antenna, etc.) of electrical device 200 based on a signal from CPU 210 . Device drive unit 290 includes, for example, a receiving antenna and a tuner for a television, a compressor, fan, and damper for a refrigerator, an antenna and a rotating table for cooking with heat, and a cooking device for a microwave oven. Appliances and heaters may be heaters and combustion mechanisms, and air conditioners may be compressors, fans, wind direction changing mechanisms, and ion generators.

Various sensors 295 may be vibration sensors, temperature sensors, sound sensors, door opening/closing sensors, or human sensors. CPU 110 causes sensor 295 to measure various parameters and accumulates the measurement results in memory 220 periodically, when an operation is received, or when a human sensor detects a person. or uploaded to the server 100 via the communication interface 260 .

The camera 299 captures still images and moving images, and inputs the data to the CPU 210 and stores it in the memory 220 .

For example, CPU 210 transmits to server 100 via communication interface 260 the operating state of device drive unit 290, operation instructions from the user, measurement data from sensor 295, voice data from microphone 280, and the like. Also, it receives voice data, remote control commands, etc. from the server 100 . The CPU 210 outputs sound from the speaker 270 based on the sound data from the server 100, and controls the device driving section 290 based on the remote control command.
<Configuration of Server 100>

Next, one aspect of the configuration of the server 100 configuring the network system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. Referring to FIG. 3, server 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 110, a memory 120, an operation unit 140, and a communication interface 160 as main components.

CPU 110 controls each unit of server 100 by executing programs stored in memory 120 . For example, CPU 110 executes a program stored in memory 120 and refers to various data to perform various processes described later.

The memory 120 is realized by various types of RAM, various types of ROM, etc., and may be included in the server 100, or may be detachable from various interfaces of the server 100. It may be a recording medium of another device accessible from. The memory 120 stores programs executed by the CPU 110, data generated by the execution of the programs by the CPU 110, input data, databases used for other remote control services according to the present embodiment, and the like.

The memory 120 stores user information data 121 as shown in FIG. The user information data 121 stores, for each user, correspondence relationships such as user ID, user name, family ID, e-mail address, postal address, postal code, and information on various services to which the user has subscribed. do.

The memory 120 also stores device information data 122 as shown in FIG. The device information data 122 stores, for each electrical device, correspondence relationships such as a device ID, a device type, an owner's user ID, a room in which the device is located, an emergency stop possible flag, and the like.

The memory 120 also stores history data 123 as shown in FIG. History data 123 is prepared for each electrical device 200 . The history data 123 accumulates corresponding relationships such as date and time of acquisition, types of sensors used for measurement, measurement data, operating states, operation instructions, and presence/absence of errors.

The memory 120 also stores disaster information data 124 as shown in FIG. The disaster information data 124 accumulates corresponding relationships such as a disaster ID, date and time of occurrence, date and time of completion, type of disaster, scale of disaster, and damage level for each area for each disaster that has occurred.

Returning to FIG. 4 , operation unit 140 accepts a command from a service administrator or the like and inputs the command to CPU 110 .

Communication interface 160 transmits data from CPU 110 to other devices such as electrical device 200 and communication terminal 300 via the Internet, a carrier network, a router, and the like. Conversely, communication interface 160 receives data from other devices via the Internet, carrier networks, routers, etc., and transfers the data to CPU 110 .
<Information processing of server 100>

Next, information processing in the server 100 will be described with reference to FIG. When receiving data from electrical device 200 via communication interface 160 , CPU 110 of server 100 according to the present embodiment executes the following processes according to the program in memory 120 .

CPU 110 identifies electrical device 200 based on the received data (step S102).

CPU 110 reads the operating state, operation command, measurement data, and the like of target electrical device 200 from the received data and stores them in history data 123 (step S104).

CPU 110 determines whether or not target electric device 200 has stopped operating (step S106).

When the target electrical device 200 has stopped operating (YES in step S106), the CPU 110 determines whether the operation has been stopped due to some abnormality according to the operation state, operation command, measurement data, and the like. (step S108).

When the operation is stopped due to some abnormality (YES in step S108), CPU 110 extracts electrical devices 200 in the vicinity of target electrical device 200 (step S112). Note that the CPU 110 extracts the electrical device 200 in the same room as the target electrical device 200 as an electrical device 200 in the vicinity of the target electrical device 200, or extracts the target electrical device 200 from the same user as the target electrical device 200. Extract the associated electrical device 200, extract the electrical device 200 of the user who has the same address as the user of the target electrical device 200, or extract the electrical device 200 within a predetermined distance from the address of the user of the target electrical device 200 , or extract the electrical equipment 200 of a user with the same postal code or municipality as the user of the target electrical equipment 200 .

CPU 110 transmits an instruction to stop operation to extracted electrical device 200 via communication interface 160 (step S114). As a result, the CPU 210 of the electrical device 200 adjacent to the target electrical device 200 stops operation by the device driving section 290 in accordance with the instruction from the server 100 .
<Second Embodiment>

In the present embodiment, server 100 stops nearby electrical equipment 200 when target electrical equipment 200 stops operating due to an abnormality and a disaster occurs. It is a thing.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, when target electrical device 200 stops operating due to some abnormality (YES in step S108), CPU 110 By referring to the disaster information data 124 or making an inquiry to the disaster server 100B, it is determined whether or not a disaster has occurred in the area of the target electrical equipment 200 (step S210). Then, if a disaster has occurred in the area of target electrical device 200 (YES in step S210), CPU 110 executes the process of shifting to step S112.
<Third Embodiment>

More preferably, in the present embodiment, in step S112, CPU 110 changes the area judged to be in the vicinity of target electrical device 200 according to the magnitude of the disaster and the damage level of the area. For example, when the type of disaster is an earthquake, CPU 110 extracts electrical devices 200 within 1 km of target electrical devices 200 in areas with a depth of 5 or more, and in areas with a depth of 3 or more and less than 5, Electrical devices 200 within 100 of target electrical devices 200 may be extracted. Further, when the type of disaster is a typhoon, the CPU 110 extracts electrical devices 200 within 500 m from the target electrical device 200 in an area where the wind speed is 50 m/sec or more, and In the sub-second area, the electrical devices 200 within 200 m of the target electrical device 200 may be extracted.
<Fourth Embodiment>

In the above embodiment, when the target electric device 200 stops operating due to an abnormality, the neighboring electric devices 200 are stopped. In the present embodiment, instead of or in addition to the configuration, an alarm is output to nearby electrical equipment 200 or nearby user's communication terminal 300 .

Note that the configuration of communication terminal 300 is the same as that of a general smart phone or the like, as shown in FIG. 10, and thus description thereof will not be repeated here.

In the present embodiment, when CPU 110 of server 100 receives data from electrical device 200 via communication interface 160 , CPU 110 executes the following processes according to the program in memory 120 .

Referring to FIG. 11, CPU 110 identifies electrical device 200 based on the received data (step S102).

CPU 110 reads out the operating state, operation command, and measurement data of target electrical device 200 from the received data, and stores them in history data 123 (step S104).

CPU 110 determines whether or not target electric device 200 has stopped operating (step S106).

When the target electrical device 200 has stopped operating (YES in step S106), the CPU 110 determines whether the operation has been stopped due to some abnormality according to the operation state, operation command, measurement data, and the like. (step S108).

When target electrical device 200 stops operating due to some abnormality (YES in step S108), CPU 110 refers to disaster information data 124 or inquires of disaster server 100B to determine target It is determined whether or not a disaster has occurred in the area of the electrical equipment 200 that is the target (step S210).

Then, if a disaster has occurred in the area of target electrical device 200 (YES in step S210), CPU 110 controls electrical device 200 near target electrical device 200 and the target electrical device. The communication terminals 300 of 200 users are extracted (step S112).

CPU 110 transmits, via communication interface 160, to extracted electrical device 200 and to communication terminal 300 of the user of electrical device 200, an instruction for outputting an alarm by voice (step S314). As a result, the CPU 210 of the electrical device 200 in the vicinity of the target electrical device 200 responds to the instruction from the server 100, and outputs "Beep! It outputs an alarm such as In addition, the CPU 310 of the communication terminal 300 of the user living near the user of the electric device 200 also responds to the instruction from the server 100 by outputting "Beep!! Beep!! Stopped." is output.

In step S314, CPU 110 instructs extracted electrical device 200 and communication terminal 300 of the user of electrical device 200 via communication interface 160 to output an alarm by voice and to stop driving. may be sent. As a result, the CPU 210 of the electrical device 200 in the neighborhood of the target electrical device 200 responds to the instruction from the server 100 by outputting "Beep! The device driving unit 290 stops the operation while outputting an alarm such as "I did it." Also, the CPU 310 of the communication terminal 300 of the user living in the vicinity of the user of the electric device 200 responds to the instruction from the server 100 by outputting "Beep!! Beep!! Stopped." is output.
<Fourth Embodiment>

Other devices may perform part or all of the role of each device of the network system 1 of the above-described embodiment. For example, a part or all of the role of each of server 100, electrical equipment 200, and communication terminal 300 may be played by another device, or a part or all of the role of each of these devices may be shared by a plurality of devices. You can

More specifically, the server 100 may be realized by one device, or may be realized by multiple devices on the cloud. Alternatively, electrical equipment 200 and communication terminal 300 may play a part of the processing of server 100 and electrical equipment 200 .
<Summary>

In the above embodiment, when it is determined that the first electrical device has stopped in an emergency based on the information from the plurality of electrical devices that transmit various information and the information from the first electrical device, the first electrical device and a server for emergency shutdown of a second electrical device near the device.

Preferably, the server identifies the second electrical device near the first electrical device based on the address where the first electrical device is located and the address where the second electrical device is located .

Preferably, the server acquires the disaster information, and when the first electrical equipment is emergencyly stopped when a disaster occurs in an area where the first electrical equipment is arranged, the first electrical equipment If a second electrical device near the device is brought to an emergency stop and there is no disaster in the area where the first electrical device is located, even if the first electrical device is emergency stopped, the first Do not make an emergency stop of a second electrical device near the electrical device.

Preferably, the server sets a wider area near the first electric appliance as the scale of the disaster is larger.

In the above embodiment, the processor acquires information from the first electrical device via the communication interface; and a processor, in the event of an emergency shutdown of the first electrical appliance, causing an emergency shutdown of a second electrical appliance near the first electrical appliance.

In the above embodiment, when it is determined that the first electrical device has stopped in an emergency based on the information from the plurality of electrical devices that transmit various information and the information from the first electrical device, the first electrical device and a server that causes an alarm to be output from a second electrical device proximate to the device.

In the above embodiment, the processor acquires information from the first electrical device via the communication interface; and causing a processor to output an alarm from a second electrical device near the first electrical device in the event of an emergency stop of the first electrical device. .

It should be considered that the embodiments disclosed this time are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of the claims rather than the above description, and is intended to include all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

1: network system 100: home appliance control server 100B: disaster server 110: CPU
120: Memory 121: User information data 122: Equipment information data 123: History data 124: Disaster information data 140: Operation unit 160: Communication interface 200: Electric equipment 210: CPU
220: Memory 230: Display 240: Operation unit 250: Touch panel 260: Communication interface 270: Speaker 280: Microphone 290: Device driving unit 295: Sensor 299: Camera 300: Communication terminal 310: CPU
370: Speaker 400: Router

Claims (7)

a plurality of electrical devices that transmit various types of information;
a server for emergency stopping a second electrical device near the first electrical device when it is determined that the first electrical device has been stopped based on information from the first electrical device. system. The server identifies a second electrical device near the first electrical device based on the address where the first electrical device is located and the address where the second electrical device is located. The network system according to claim 1, wherein: The server is
Get disaster information,
When a disaster occurs in the area where the first electrical equipment is located, and the first electrical equipment is stopped in an emergency, the second electrical equipment near the first electrical equipment is make an emergency stop
When a disaster does not occur in the area where the first electrical equipment is located, even if the first electrical equipment stops in an emergency, the second electrical equipment near the first electrical equipment 3. The network system according to claim 1 or 2, which does not cause an emergency stop. 4. The network system according to claim 3, wherein said server sets a wider area near said first electrical equipment as the scale of the disaster increases. An information processing method,
a processor obtaining information from a first electrical device via a communication interface;
a step in which the processor determines whether or not the first electrical device is in an emergency stop based on the information;
A method of information processing, comprising: the processor causing an emergency stop of a second electrical device near the first electrical device when the first electrical device has an emergency stop. a plurality of electrical devices that transmit various types of information;
and a server for outputting an alarm from a second electrical device near the first electrical device when it is determined that the first electrical device has stopped in an emergency based on information from the first electrical device. network system. An information processing method,
a processor obtaining information from a first electrical device via a communication interface;
a step in which the processor determines whether or not the first electrical device is in an emergency stop based on the information;
an information processing method comprising the step of causing the processor to output an alarm from a second electrical device near the first electrical device when the first electrical device has an emergency stop.

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