JP2023013312A - Network camera system, opening/closing control system, and opening/closing control method - Google Patents

Abstract

To make it possible to visually recognize a confinement state at the time of and during closing operation of an opening/closing member even if a camera is set not to be able to photograph an indoor side when the opening/closing member is closed.SOLUTION: A camera 14 is installed so that its photographing angle of view faces from the outdoor side of a garage 10 to the indoor side, and the camera 14 is provided on the outside of the garage 10 so that when an opening/closing member is closed, the closed opening/closing member makes the inside of the garage 10 a blind spot from the camera 14. Video captured with the camera 14 at the start of and during closing operation of the opening/closing member is recorded, the recorded video is displayed on a mobile communication terminal 70, and a confinement state at the time of and during the closing operation can be visibly recognized.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention is a network camera system and network capable of remotely monitoring the inside and outside of switchgears installed in openings such as windows and doorways of structures including buildings such as houses, buildings, factories, and warehouses. The present invention relates to an opening/closing device equipped with a camera system and an opening/closing control method, and more particularly to a network camera system, an opening/closing control system, and an opening/closing control method capable of photographing the inside of a room of the opening/closing device.

Electric shutters and electric doors are installed in the openings of structures including buildings such as houses, buildings, factories, and warehouses. There are many things. Examples of such switches that electrically open/close the opening/closing operation include a dedicated wired switch having three types of switches for opening/closing/stopping, or a wireless dedicated switch for remote control. The opening/closing device controls opening/closing operations of shutters, doors, and the like in response to the operation of each of these switches.

On the other hand, recently, by installing a dedicated remote controller application in a mobile communication terminal such as a smart phone, the mobile communication terminal can have the same function as a wireless dedicated switch. In addition, by installing a remote controller application in a plurality of such mobile communication terminals, a plurality of persons can individually control the opening/closing device.

In Patent Document 1, a dedicated remote control device application is installed in a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone, and by connecting to a wireless communication device (transmitter/receiver main unit), a plurality of switchgears in a building can be controlled. A controlled switching control system is described.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2021-10087

As described in Patent Document 1, when a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone is used to configure a remote control device for an opening/closing device such as a shutter device, a wireless communication device (transmitting/receiving master device) is used. This eliminates the need to purchase a plurality of dedicated remote controllers for each of the opening and closing devices, thereby reducing the economic burden on the user, which is preferable for the user.

In the opening/closing control system described in Patent Document 1, the mobile communication terminal is connected to an in-house access point via the Internet, so that the mobile communication terminal can be used to access the wireless communication device (transmitter/receiver base unit) from the outside. It is configured to be able to remotely control opening and closing devices such as a garage shutter device and a window shutter device. Further, the opening/closing control system described in Patent Document 1 is configured so that it can be remotely controlled from the outside via the Internet using a mobile communication terminal.

In the opening/closing control system described in Patent Document 1, a human sensor is provided in the garage to detect whether or not a person is present, thereby preventing the person from being confined in the garage. In addition, when the window shutter device automatically closes when there is a person on the veranda, there is a possibility that the person will be kicked out onto the veranda. there is It is noted that a monitor camera or the like may be used instead of the motion sensor.

When a surveillance camera is installed to remotely monitor the inside of the garage, it functions as a network camera mainly for confirming the safety of the closing operation of the shutter. In this way, the network camera is installed to remotely monitor the indoor and outdoor conditions around the shutter when the shutter is closed. Sometimes there is a demand not to photograph the state of the room. Since there is a demand to photograph the outdoors even when the shutter is closed, it is conceivable to install a network camera only on the outdoor side of the shutter. However, if the camera is installed only on the outdoor side, it is inconvenient that the network camera cannot confirm whether or not people are trapped in the room when the shutter is closed unless the video of the network camera is monitored in real time. occur.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points. To provide a network camera system, an opening/closing control system, and an opening/closing control method capable of visually recognizing a confined state inside.

A feature of the network camera system according to the present invention is that, in response to a control signal, an opening/closing member is moved from the peripheral edge of the opening of the structural frame room, thereby separating the inside and outside of the structural frame room. A network camera system provided in a network camera system comprising: camera means for photographing the inside and outside of the structural frame room; and mobile communication terminal means for receiving and displaying images photographed by the camera means via the Internet, The camera means is arranged in the structure such that the shooting angle of view is directed from the outdoor side to the indoor side and, when the opening and closing member is closed, the closed opening and closing member causes the inside of the structural frame room to be a blind spot from the camera means. It is provided outside the building frame room, records images taken at the start of the closing operation of the opening and closing member and during the closing operation, and displays the recorded images on the portable communication terminal means.

Opening and closing devices include window shutter devices, garage shutter devices, other shutter devices, blind devices, roll screen devices, banner devices, sliding door devices, hinged door devices, moving partition devices, awning devices, waterproof plate devices, and gate device devices. , These opening and closing devices are provided at multiple locations inside and outside the structural frame room. The opening/closing device uses a portable communication terminal means as an operator for instructing each operation such as opening/closing stop, halfway stop, or adjustment of the amount of ventilation or the amount of lighting (each of these operations is simply called an opening/closing operation). . The mobile communication terminal means is configured to cause the control means to execute opening/closing operations such as opening/closing/stopping, halfway stopping, or adjusting the amount of ventilation or the amount of lighting by operating the operation buttons displayed on the display screen. It is

The network camera system is configured such that an image captured by the camera means can be received and reproduced by another device (portable communication terminal means) via the Internet. The camera means is provided near the opening of an opening/closing device that partitions the inside and outside of the structural frame room by moving the opening/closing member from the periphery of the opening of the structural frame room in accordance with the control signal. The camera means photographs the inside and outside of the structural frame room. The image captured by the camera means is received by the mobile communication terminal means via the Internet and displayed on its screen.
Since the camera means has a photographing angle of view of about 90 degrees, the camera means is installed outside the structural frame room, and is provided at a position where it is possible to photograph the entire outdoor side and indoor side. When the opening/closing member of the opening/closing device is closed, photographing of the indoor side is blocked by the closed opening/closing member, and the indoor side from the camera means becomes a blind spot, which is set to be an unphotographable area.

According to the present invention, images taken by the camera means are recorded from the time when the opening/closing device starts the closing operation of the opening/closing member until the closing operation is completed, that is, when the closing operation is started and during the closing operation. The recorded video is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal means after the closing operation is completed and displayed on the mobile communication terminal means. By visually recognizing the image displayed on the display screen, the user can recognize the state of the room during the closing operation, and can visually confirm the confinement state during the closing operation of the opening/closing member. The recorded video is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal means via the Internet. The video may be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal means via a wireless communication system. The image captured by the camera means may be recorded in a memory built into the camera means and transmitted to the mobile communication terminal means or the like. If the camera means is of a type such as a surveillance camera that constantly records images, it records timing information of each operation at the start of the closing operation and during the closing operation, and transmits image information based on the timing information at the time of reproduction. You may

The opening/closing control system of the present invention is characterized by an opening/closing body means provided at an opening of a structural frame room for opening/closing operation, a control means for controlling the operation of the opening/closing body means, and a communication line to the control means. portable communication terminal means connected, displaying an operator screen equivalent to the operators of the operator means by starting an application, and transmitting the control signal to the control means in response to the operation of the operator screen; In an opening/closing control system provided with a camera means provided near the opening for photographing the inside and outside of the structural frame room and transmitting the photographed image to the mobile communication terminal means via the Internet, the photographed image of the camera means The camera means is directed from the outdoor side to the indoor side, and when the opening/closing member is closed, the closed opening/closing member causes the inside of the structure frame room to be a dead angle from the camera means. It is provided outside the room, records images taken at the start of the closing operation of the opening/closing member and during the closing operation, and displays the recorded images on the portable communication terminal means.
This is an invention of an opening/closing control system having the features of the network camera system.

A feature of the opening/closing control method of the present invention is that the operation of an opening/closing member provided at the opening of the structural frame room is controlled using a control means, and the mobile communication terminal means is connected to the control means by a wireless communication system. to control the operation of the opening and closing member on the mobile communication terminal side, photograph the inside and outside of the structural frame room with the camera means provided near the opening, and transmit the photographed image to the mobile communication terminal means via the Internet wherein the photographing angle of view of the camera means is directed from the outdoor side to the indoor side, and when the opening and closing member is closed, the closed opening and closing member causes the inside of the structure frame room to be transmitted to the camera The camera means is provided outside the structural frame room so as to be a blind spot from the means, and records images taken at the start of the closing operation of the opening and closing member and during the closing operation, and transmits the recorded images to the mobile communication. It is to display on the terminal means.
This is an invention of an opening/closing control method having the characteristics of the network camera system.

According to the network camera system, the opening/closing control system, and the opening/closing control method of the present invention, even if it is set so that the camera cannot photograph the inside of the room when the opening/closing member is closed, There is an effect that the confined state can be visually recognized during the closing operation.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a building in which an opening/closing control system equipped with the network camera system of the present invention is installed; FIG. FIG. 2 is an external view showing a schematic configuration of the transceiver of FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which remote controller IDs are set in remote controller operation switches, slave transceivers, and master transceivers; It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of a mobile communication terminal. 2 is a diagram showing a connection relationship between a wireless router (access point) of the opening/closing control system of FIG. 1 and a cloud server connected via the Internet; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a photographing area of a surveillance camera installed in a garage shutter device; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of processing executed by a surveillance camera of a garage shutter device;

Preferred embodiments of an opening/closing control system having a network camera system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, an opening/closing control system for controlling a group of shutter devices that are controlled to open and close vertically as a plurality of opening/closing devices will be described as an example. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a building in which an opening/closing control system equipped with the network camera system of the present invention is installed.

The shutter device group consisting of the opening and closing control system shown in FIG. 4. The garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 are basically composed of a shutter case, a shutter curtain, a guide rail, a motor, a shutter drive circuit, an opening/closing control circuit, a transceiver, a remote control switch, and the like. In FIG. 1, illustration of a motor, a shutter driving circuit, and other components such as a winding shaft and a chain are omitted.

A garage shutter device 1 is a vehicle opening and closing device, and window shutter devices 2 to 4 are a plurality of opening and closing devices provided corresponding to a plurality of openings. In the opening/closing control system according to this embodiment, in addition to the structure frame (building) in which the shutter device group is installed as shown in FIG. Buildings, etc. are assumed to exist at separate locations. FIG. 1 shows an example of such a building, and there are cases in which switchgears other than those shown in FIG. 1 are installed in the building.

The garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter device 3 are provided with surveillance cameras 14 and 34 that constitute a network camera system. The monitoring camera 14 of the garage shutter device 1 is installed in front of the garage opening and outside the garage to monitor whether or not there is a person in and around the garage. This is to prevent a person from being trapped in the garage when the garage shutter device 1 is closed while there is a person in the garage. A surveillance camera 14 is installed and a human sensor 19 is installed in the garage, and the human sensor 19 senses the presence of a person when the garage shutter is closed.

The monitoring camera 34 of the window shutter device 3 is installed behind the opening of the sweep window and outside the building to monitor whether or not there is a person on the veranda 35 . This is to prevent a person from being forced out onto the veranda if the window shutter device 3 is closed while the person is present on the veranda 35 . A surveillance camera 34 and a human sensor 39 are provided, and the presence of a person is sensed by the human sensor 39 when the window shutter is closed. The monitoring camera 34 is installed so as to photograph only the outside of the building and not to photograph the interior of the building from the viewpoint of privacy.

Surveillance cameras and/or motion sensors may also be installed in areas that may otherwise be confined and/or kicked out. A human sensor detects the presence of a person using infrared rays, ultrasonic waves, visible light, or the like. Surveillance cameras 14 and 34 may consist of one or more cameras. The human sensors 19 and 39 may similarly be composed of one or a plurality of sensors. Note that the human sensor is different from the obstacle sensor for harm prevention provided in the shutter device, and detects whether or not a person exists in a predetermined area at a certain distance from the opening/closing device. is.

A shutter case is provided above each opening. Guide rails are provided at the openings of the garage and both ends of the windows so as to touch both ends of the shutter curtain. It consists of a metal member with a groove. The shutter curtain ascends and descends along the guide grooves of the guide rails, and opens and closes the opening and the window, stops or stops halfway (half-open or half-close). In this specification, "half-open" means a state in which the opening operation is stopped in the middle, and "half-closed" means a state in which the closing operation is stopped in the middle.

Winding shafts (not shown) are rotatably provided at both ends of the shutter case to wind up and unwind the shutter curtain. A chain (not shown) connects a driving sprocket provided on the rotating shaft of the motor and a driven sprocket provided on the rotating shaft of the winding shaft. Therefore, the rotational driving force of the motor is transmitted to the winding shaft side through the chain, and when the motor rotates, the winding shaft rotates through the chain, and the opening/closing operation of the shutter curtain opening/closing or stopping is controlled. It has become so.

A shutter drive circuit is provided in each shutter case (not shown). The shutter drive circuit has a microcomputer configuration and is supplied with power from the outside through a power supply line. The shutter driving circuit controls the rotation of the motor based on the control signals from the opening/closing control circuits 11, 21, 31, and 41, thereby controlling the opening/closing operation of the shutter curtain, such as opening/closing/stopping or stopping in the middle.

An encoder is coupled to the rotary shaft of the motor to detect the rotary position of the motor and output it to the shutter driving circuit. Based on the rotational position of the motor, an HA signal (a signal indicating closed or open state) is output. In FIG. 1, the opening/closing control circuits 11, 21, 31, 41 incorporate antennas for receiving control signals from the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, 42. In FIG. The remote control switches 12, 22, 32, and 42 are wireless operating element means dedicated to the shutter device, each having an open button, a stop button, and a close button.

The motor is provided with a current detector (current sensor) and a voltage detector (voltage sensor) for detecting the drive current and drive voltage supplied to the motor from the shutter drive circuit. is fed back to the shutter driving circuit. Furthermore, the motor is provided with a temperature detector (temperature sensor), and the detected temperature is also fed back to the shutter driving circuit. The shutter drive circuit receives a detection signal indicating the rotational position of the motor (shutter position) output from the encoder, the drive current, drive voltage, and temperature at the time of drive output from the current detector, voltage detector, and temperature detector. The rotation speed of the motor is controlled based on the detection signal indicating . If the drive current is detected by the current detector, the motor is in the driving state, and if the drive current is zero, the motor is in the non-driving state.

In this embodiment, remote control switches 12, 22, 32, and 42 and transmitter/receiver slave units 13, 23, 33, and 43 are provided for the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4, respectively. And an access point (Wireless LAN access point) 60 is installed at a predetermined place in the building, and a user terminal such as a mobile communication terminal 70 and a cloud server described later are connected via a network, so that external access via the Internet We are building an open/close control system with a controllable network camera system. This master transceiver 50 is a wireless communication device.

In FIG. 1 , remote control switches 12 , 22 , 32 , 42 and antennas connected to the master transceiver 50 are shown in the slave transceivers 13 , 23 , 33 , 43 . The remote control switches 12, 22, 32, and 42 are wireless operating element means dedicated to the shutter device, each having an open button, a stop button, and a close button. The transmitter/receiver slave unit 13 of the garage shutter device 1 and the remote control switch 12 are connected in a predetermined frequency band (for example, 426 [MHz]) and connected via a predetermined ID.

The window shutter devices 2 to 4 are similarly connected to the remote control switches 22, 32, 42 in a specific frequency band, and are connected one-to-one via a predetermined ID. In this embodiment, as the predetermined ID, the remote control switch 12 has id12, the remote control switch 22 has id22, the remote control switch 32 has id32, and the remote control switch 42 has id42. Since they are assigned as IDs, the transmitter/receiver slave units 13, 23, 33, and 43 are controlled using these remote control IDs.

Although not shown, in the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4, in addition to the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, and 42, wall switches, which are wired operating means, are installed near the respective openings. may be provided for The wall switch is a wired operating element means (dedicated switch) dedicated to the shutter device having an open button, a stop button, and a close button. 21 , 31 , 41 , and transmits control signals corresponding to the operation state of each operation button for opening and closing to the switching control circuits 11 , 21 , 31 , 41 .

Each opening/closing control circuit 11, 21, 31, 41 controls the opening/closing operation of the shutter curtain according to a control signal corresponding to the operation state of the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, 42 and wall switches. . The garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 directly control the opening/closing operation of the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 according to the operation of the wall switch independently of this opening/closing control system. It is possible to do so. In some cases, the wall switch has a halfway stop button.

The transceiver units 13, 23, 33, 43 are installed so as to be electrically connected to the respective switching control circuits 11, 21, 31, 41 by wires. The transceiver slave units 13, 23, 33, and 43 are wirelessly connected to the transceiver master unit 50 by a specified low-power radio (for example, a frequency of 429 [MHz]). The master transceiver 50 incorporates an antenna for receiving signals from the respective remote control switches 12 , 22 , 32 , 42 . An access point (Wireless LAN access point) of the wireless router 60 is connected to the transmission/reception base unit 50 via WiFi. Furthermore, a user terminal such as a mobile communication terminal 70 can be connected to the wireless router 60 via WiFi. In addition to the mobile communication terminal 70, a user terminal such as a notebook computer or a desktop computer can be connected to the wireless router 60 via WiFi or various cables such as a LAN cable.

A specific frequency band connecting between the slave transceivers 13, 23, 33, 43 and the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, 42, and the frequency band between the slave transceivers 13, 23, 33, 43 and the master transceiver The specific frequency bands connecting between may be the same or different. If the specific frequency band is different, the slave transceivers 13, 23, 33, and 43 receive the received signal by switching the frequency of the received signal.

Regarding the installation (arrangement) positions of the master transceiver 50 and the wireless router (access point) 60, in this embodiment, at least one (preferably both) is not housed in any shutter case, and the shutter installed outside the case. Furthermore, since the installation (arrangement) positions of the master transceiver 50 and the wireless router (access point) 60 are installed in the vicinity of any shutter case (that is, the shutter device provided with this shutter case), for example If the height can be determined visually or for other reasons, it is preferable to install the shutter case at a lower position than the shutter case in consideration of ease of installation and maintenance. Of course, even within the shutter case, for example, the installation position is arbitrary as long as it is within the range where communication is possible and does not interfere with the movement of the shutter curtain such as opening and closing and winding.

The mobile communication terminal 70 is, for example, a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone, PHS, smart phone (multifunctional mobile phone), PDA, or the like. In this embodiment, the mobile communication terminal 70 is configured by a smart phone, and has not only a normal call function but also a touch panel type display screen, and remote control switches 12, 22, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 33, 33, 33, 33, 33, 33, 33, 33, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, 34, . A remote control switch having the same function as each button of 42 is displayed on the display screen, and by operating each of these buttons, it functions as a remote control control switch.

The touch panel display screen of the mobile communication terminal 70 displays various icons for activating a plurality of applications including calling, and is configured so that a desired application can be activated by touching a desired icon. It is FIG. 1 shows a state in which the application for the opening/closing control system is activated and the operation buttons of the open button, the stop button, and the close button are displayed. The mobile communication terminal 70 has short-range wireless communication functions such as WiFi, infrared communication, and Bluetooth (registered trademark). It is configured to be connected to the transmission/reception base unit 50 and the external Internet via a router (access point) 60 . Although one mobile communication terminal 70 is shown in the drawing, there may be a plurality of mobile communication terminals.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing a schematic configuration of the transceiver of FIG. 1. FIG. Each of the transceiver units 13, 23, 33, 43 has a power line, a signal line and a built-in antenna. In some cases, an external antenna connection line is provided. In this embodiment, the transceivers 13, 23, 33, 43 are provided with a DIP switch setting section 81 indicating the type of shutter, in addition to these normal wireless components.

In the drawing, the DIP switch setting portion 81 is shown in an enlarged manner. The DIP switch setting section 81 is composed of three DIP switches SW1 to SW3, as shown in the drawing. Table 82 shows the setting states of the DIP switches SW1 to SW3. That is, in the figure, when the DIP switches SW1 to SW3 are "000", the standard type of the sweep window shutter device, "001" is the standard type of the tall window shutter device, and "010" is the sweep window shutter device. Slit type, "011" is the slit type of the tall window shutter device, "100" is the blind type of the sweep window shutter device, "101" is the blind type of the tall window shutter device, "110" indicate garage shutters respectively.

By assigning the DIP switches SW1 to SW3 to shutter types other than these, eight types can be assigned as shutters. To assign more types, four or more DIP switches may be provided. In addition, the window shutter device 2 in FIG. The slit type of the tall window shutter device and the garage shutter device 1 are set to the "110" garage shutter, respectively.

In the opening/closing control system of FIG. 1, the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, and 42, the transmitter/receiver slave units 13, 23, 33, and 43, and the transmitter/receiver master unit 50 have respective remote controller IDs (id12, id22, id32, id42). is set. The details of this remote control ID setting process are described in Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2015-208071 and 2015-208072, which were filed previously, and therefore the description thereof is omitted here.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which remote control IDs are set in the remote control operation switches, the slave transmitter/receiver device, and the master transmitter/receiver device. Each of the slave transceivers 13, 23, 33, 43 has a corresponding remote controller ID (id12, id22, id32, id42) that is the ID of its own slave transceiver 13, 23, 33, 43 (id13, id23, id33, id33, id42). id43) are registered in association with each other. id12⇔id13, id12⇔110 for remote control operation switch 12, id22⇔id23, id22⇔001 for remote control operation switch 22, id32⇔id33, id32⇔000 for remote control operation switch 32, id42⇔ for remote control operation switch 42 As id43, id42⇔011, IDs and DIP switch state signals are associated with each other and stored.

The same ID groups and DIP switch status signals as those registered in the respective remote control switches 12, 22, 32, and 42 are registered in the transmission/reception base unit 50. FIG. As a result, communication lines 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b, 13b, 23b Two-way communication is established via either one of 33b, 43b. When a two-way communication state is established between the transceiver slave units 13, 33 and the transceiver master unit 50, video information from the monitoring cameras 14, 34, detection information from the human sensors 19, 39, current detectors, voltage Detection signals from detectors, temperature detectors, etc. are transmitted to the master transceiver 50 in real time as status signals.

As a result, the master transceiver 50 can recognize the presence of a person in the garage and the veranda 35 based on the detection information from the human sensors 19 and 39 . When the presence of a person is recognized by the human sensors 19, 39, the image information of the monitoring cameras 14, 34 is displayed on a user terminal such as a portable communication terminal 70, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, etc., so that it can be viewed remotely. Further, the master transceiver 50 transmits detection signals from current detectors, voltage detectors, temperature detectors, etc. to a cloud server, which will be described later, at predetermined timings.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the mobile communication terminal. In FIG. 4, the mobile communication terminal 701 is an example of a screen showing an initial state in which the application for the opening/closing control system is activated. On the initial state screen of the mobile communication terminal 701, selection buttons such as "Individual Shutter", "All Shutters in Building", "Shutter in Building", and "Garage Shutter" are displayed.

The "individual shutter" selection button is selected to individually control the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 shown in FIG. The "all shutters in building" selection button is selected when simultaneously controlling the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 shown in FIG. The selection button of "inside building shutter" is selected when simultaneously controlling the window shutter devices 2 to 4 installed in the building among those shown in FIG.

The "garage shutter" selection button is selected when controlling only the garage shutter device 1 shown in FIG. When the human detection sensor 19 detects the presence of a person in the garage, a person mark indicating the presence of a person is displayed on the "garage shutter" selection button. By visually recognizing this person mark, the user can recognize that a person exists in the garage. A selection button with a person mark may be displayed with shading or the like to indicate that it is not operable, and may be displayed so as to be distinguishable from other operable buttons. Also, by tapping this person mark, the image information of the monitoring camera 14 is displayed on the screen of the mobile communication terminal 70 . A method of displaying video information will be described later.

In FIG. 4, the mobile communication terminal 702 shows an example of a screen when the "individual shutter" selection button of the mobile communication terminal 701 displaying the initial state screen is operated. In the mobile communication terminal 702, as the names of devices capable of opening and closing control shown in FIG. ” is displayed.

The "garage shutter" selection button corresponds to the garage shutter device 1 shown in FIG. The selection button of "1st floor tall window shutter ST" corresponds to the standard type of the tall window shutter device shown in FIG. The selection button of the "2nd floor sweep window shutter ST" corresponds to the standard type of the sweep window shutter device 3 shown in FIG. The selection button of the "2nd floor tall window shutter SL" corresponds to the slit type of the tall window shutter device shown in FIG.

On the "garage shutter" selection button on the screen of mobile communication terminal 702, a person mark indicating that a person is present in the garage is displayed in the same manner as on the screen of mobile communication terminal 701, and a network is displayed to indicate that operation is impossible. It has a hanging pattern. On the other hand, on the screen of the mobile communication terminal 702, no person mark is displayed on the selection button for the “second floor sweep window shutter ST”. This means that people are present in the garage, but no people are present on the veranda 35 . Note that the semi-closed operation may be made operable even when the presence of a person is confirmed. This is because the semi-closed state does not correspond to confinement or expelling.

As shown in FIG. 3, these correspondence relationships can be set in the master transmitter/receiver unit 50 when two-way communication between the slave units 13, 23, 33, and 43 and the master transmitter/receiver unit 50 is established. , and the set contents are displayed on a user terminal such as the mobile communication terminal 70 . Therefore, instead of ``2nd floor sweep window shutter ST'' and ``2nd floor tall window shutter SL'', the names are easily understood, such as ``2nd floor ○○ room window shutter'' and ``2nd floor △△ room window shutter''. You may assign it so that it may be easy.

In this way, the name assigned to the master transceiver 50 is transmitted to the user terminal such as the mobile communication terminal 70 via the wireless router (access point) 60. The garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter can be operated using the user terminal such as the mobile communication terminal 70 simply by connecting the user terminal such as the mobile communication terminal 70 to the wireless router (access point) 60 without the need for separate registration with the device 50. The opening/closing operation of the devices 2 to 4 can be appropriately controlled.

In FIG. 4, the mobile communication terminal 703 shows an example of a screen when the selection button of the device name "garage shutter" displayed on the mobile communication terminal 702 that can be controlled to open and close is operated. At the top of the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 703, the device name "garage shutter", which is the current control target, is displayed, and below it, operation buttons for opening and closing are displayed. In the lower right part of the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 703, an icon with the device name "camera" is displayed when a visible surveillance camera exists. In addition, when a person exists in the garage, the above-mentioned person mark is displayed. By tapping the “camera” icon or person mark, the image of the surveillance camera 14 is displayed on the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 703 . In addition, when the image taken by the surveillance camera 14 at the time of the closing operation of the garage shutter device 1 is recorded, a mark indicating the existence of the recorded image is displayed on the "camera" icon. A recorded image can be displayed on the mobile communication terminal 70 .

In FIG. 4, mobile communication terminal 704 shows an example of a screen when the selection button of the device name "2nd floor tall window shutter SL" displayed on mobile communication terminal 702 whose opening and closing can be controlled is operated. At the top of the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 704, the name of the device that is currently being controlled is displayed as "second-floor tall window shutter SL". Buttons and operation buttons for ventilation and lighting for adjusting the amount of ventilation or the amount of lighting are displayed.

As described above, the operation button for ventilation lighting of the mobile communication terminal 704 is a slit type with a DIP switch status signal "011" indicating the type of shutter of the tall window shutter device, so the amount of lighting is adjusted accordingly. It is an operation button unique to the slit-type shutter that is displayed for. Similarly, in the case of a blind type in which the DIP switch state signal indicating the shutter type is "101", the "ventilation lighting" operation button for adjusting the ventilation rate is displayed like the mobile communication terminal 704. will be Therefore, when the DIP switch state signal indicating the type of shutter is the standard type of "000" and "001", the "ventilation lighting" operation button is not displayed, and the opening and closing operation is performed like the portable communication terminal 703. Only each operation button for stop or halfway stop is displayed. In addition, even in the case of the standard type, the operation button of "ventilation lighting" may be similarly displayed.

As described above, the name of the device that can be controlled to open and close displayed on the mobile communication terminal 702 is "garage shutter", "1st floor high window shutter ST", "2nd floor sweep window shutter ST", or "2nd floor high window shutter". SL" selection button is operated, the respective device names are displayed on the upper part of the display screen as shown on the mobile communication terminals 703 and 704, and the display screens of the mobile communication terminals 703 and 704 are used to operate the garage shutter device. 1 and any one of the window shutter devices 2 to 4 can be controlled to open/close, stop halfway, or open/close operation of the amount of ventilation or the amount of lighting. In FIG. 4, the halfway stop operation button and the ventilation lighting operation button of the garage shutter device 1 are not displayed, but they may be displayed.

When the selection button for "all shutters in building" is operated on the display screen of mobile communication terminal 701, the characters "all shutters in building" are displayed at the top of the display screen of mobile communication terminal 703. can be used to simultaneously (simultaneously) control the opening and closing of all the shutters. In addition, in the case of all the shutters in the building, only the opening and closing operations are performed, and the stop operation button cannot be operated. This is because the time required for the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing device differs between the tall window shutter and the sweep window shutter. In this embodiment, all the shutters in the building cannot be stopped. Of course, it goes without saying that all the shutters in the building or part of the shutters may be configured to be capable of being stopped. It should be noted that it may be possible to set such that only half or about one-third of the fully opened or fully closed state is in the open state or in the closed state.

When the selection button for "shutter inside the building" is operated on the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 701, "1st floor high window shutter ST", "2 A display screen of a mobile communication terminal 703 or 704 capable of operating "floor sweep window shutter ST" and "second floor high window shutter SL" is displayed. It becomes possible to control the opening and closing operation. In FIG. 1, the remote control switches 32 and 42 are wireless operating elements dedicated to the shutter device having only open/close buttons. In addition to the operation button, an operation button may be provided that can control the opening/closing operation of the halfway stop and/or the amount of ventilation or the amount of lighting.

When the selection button for the garage shutter is operated on the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 701, the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 703 is displayed. It becomes possible to control the opening and closing operation of That is, in the opening/closing control system shown in FIG. 1, the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 are operated by using a user terminal such as a portable communication terminal 70 other than the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, and 42 dedicated to the opening/closing device. It is possible to appropriately control the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing stop of the opening/closing. A user terminal such as the portable communication terminal 70 functions as a wireless operating device means shared by the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 . Further, since the master transceiver 50 and the user terminal such as the mobile communication terminal 70 are connected via a wireless router (access point) 60, the mobile communication terminal authenticated by WEP (WPA or WPA2 may be used). Since only user terminals such as 70 are connected to the master transceiver 50, high security can be established.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the connection relationship between the wireless router (access point) of the switching control system of FIG. 1 and each device connected via the Internet. In FIG. 5, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. In FIG. 5, only the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 shown in FIG. 1 are shown for convenience. buildings) exist in separate locations. The opening and closing control system shown in FIG. 5 includes a garage shutter device 1 and window shutter devices 2 to 4, a transmitter/receiver master device 50, a wireless router (access point) 60, ISPs 90 to 92, a network (Internet) 95, a cloud server 100 and a user terminal. (portable communication terminal 70, tablet terminal 101, notebook PC terminal 102, etc.).

The garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 are a group of opening and closing devices shown in FIG. signal detected by a motion sensor or the like) to the transmission/reception base unit 50 . The garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 are connected to the transmitter/receiver base unit 50 by the specified low-power radio as described above. It should be noted that, depending on the structural frame of a building such as a house, a building, a factory, or a warehouse, there may be a case where a wired connection is made, or a mixture of wired and wireless connections. FIG. 5 shows a case in which all switchgear groups are wirelessly connected in correspondence with FIG.

The transmitter/receiver master unit 50 receives various signals from the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4, converts them into data related to a predetermined opening/closing device, records them, and transmits them to a wireless router (access point) 60 and an external device. is transmitted to the cloud server 100 via the network 95 of FIG. The cloud server 100 is provided with a monitor for live display of switchgear data and video signals transmitted from the master transceiver 50 . By viewing this monitor, it is possible to acquire and recognize the video signals captured by the surveillance cameras, and to identify the state of the switchgear in which building in which region. The opening and closing operations of the device can be efficiently and centrally controlled.

ISPs (Internet Service Providers) 90, 91, 92 and a network 95 are composed of a mobile communication network (wireless network) and a wired communication network (wired network). A mobile communication network (wireless network) is a communication service network provided by mobile phone service companies such as mobile phones and PHS. It is a communication service network provided. A wired communication network (wired network) includes a network 95 connected via an ISP.

The wireless router (access point) 60 connects the master transceiver 50 to the network 95 via the ISP 90, and has a WiFi function. Cloud server 100 is connected to network 95 via ISP 91 . User terminals (portable communication terminal 70, tablet terminal 101, notebook PC terminal 102) are connected to a wireless router (access point) 60 in infrastructure mode. Devices other than the devices described in the embodiments are similarly connected to the wireless router (access point) 60 in infrastructure mode.

User terminals (portable communication terminal 70 , tablet terminal 101 , notebook PC terminal 102 ) can be connected to network 95 via ISP 92 different from ISP 90 . That is, the ISP 90 exists in a place such as a building in which the garage shutter device 1, the window shutter devices 2 to 4, the master transceiver 50 and the wireless router (access point) 60 are installed, and is connected there. On the other hand, the ISPs 91 and 92 are located in remote locations such as management centers, user companies, and places where the garage shutter device 1, the window shutter devices 2 to 4, the transmitter/receiver base unit 50, and the wireless router (access point) 60 are installed. It is connectable from a remote location.

In order to connect the wireless router (access point) 60 and the cloud server 100 via the Internet, an ID authentication process must be performed in advance for the cloud server 100 via the wireless router (access point) 60 from the transmitter/receiver master device 50 . is necessary. This ID authentication process is executed by the user himself/herself inputting a user ID, password, postal code, e-mail address, etc. using a user terminal (portable communication terminal 70, tablet terminal 101 and/or notebook PC terminal 102). be. In this embodiment, the user terminal is in a state where it can be connected to the wireless router (access point) 60 via WiFi, so it can be connected to the master transceiver 50 via the wireless router (access point) 60. be.

Also, when the user terminal is connected to the ISP 92 outside the building, it can be connected to the master transceiver 50 via the ISP 92 , the network 95 , the ISP 90 and the wireless router (access point) 60 . Furthermore, the user terminal can connect to the cloud server 100 via the wireless router (access point) 60, ISP 90, network 95 and ISP 91, or via ISP 92, network 95 and ISP 91, respectively. On the other hand, the master transceiver 50 can be connected to the cloud server 100 via a wireless router (access point) 60 , ISP 90 , network 95 and ISP 91 .

The master transceiver 50 includes a server information section, a user information section, an ISP information section, an e-mail transmission section, and the like for connecting to a network 95 via a wireless router (access point) 60 and an ISP 90 . The server information section stores various information such as the URL of the cloud server 100 , login ID, and password, and executes connection to the cloud server 100 .

The user information section stores various information such as user IDs and passwords related to user terminals (notebook PC terminal 102, tablet terminal 101, mobile communication terminal 70), and connects the user terminal and the master transceiver 50. be. The ISP information section stores information necessary for connecting to the network 95 via the ISP 90 and executes connection to the network 95 .

The transmission/reception base unit 50 has an e-mail transmission unit, stores e-mail addresses input from user terminals, remote monitoring centers, etc., and sends various information, video signals, etc. to the e-mail addresses via the network 95. can also be sent. The master transceiver 50 can also transmit various data via the network 95 in response to a request from a user terminal (laptop PC terminal 102, tablet terminal 101, portable communication terminal 70). Further, the master transceiver 50 transmits various data to the cloud via the network 95 at a predetermined timing, at a timing when the state of the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 changes, or at a timing when the detection signal is detected. Send to server 100 .

The master transceiver 50 checks whether the access request received via the wireless router (access point) 60 matches the user ID and password set and registered in advance as a user, and extracts the e-mail address corresponding to the user ID. do. As a result of verification, if the user ID and password match those set and registered, the transmission/reception master device 50 transmits information about the global IP address or a URL including this global IP address to the user terminal or the like. Since the tablet terminal 101, the mobile communication terminal 70, etc. have a notification function in the terminal itself, it is possible to instantly notify the user of the received data. It should be noted that an e-mail or the like is used for transmission to a terminal such as the notebook PC terminal 102 that does not have a notification function.

When using a user terminal (notebook PC terminal 102, tablet terminal 101, mobile communication terminal 70) to check the state of the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4, the global IP address assigned by the ISP 90 or the global Based on the URL including the IP address, the user terminal accesses the master transceiver 50 . The transmission/reception base unit 50 uses the user ID, password, etc. stored in the user information section to give connection permission to the user terminal. As a result, the user terminal can access the transmitter/receiver base unit 50 and check the state of the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4, detection data, video information, and the like.

After confirming the states of the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4, detection data, image information, etc., the user terminal transmits a termination request to the master transceiver 50. FIG. Upon receiving this termination request, the master transceiver 50 disconnects from the ISP 90 . The connection with the ISP 90 is also disconnected when there is no access from the communication terminal of the user terminal to the master transceiver 50 for a certain period of time or longer. As a result, the user can obtain and confirm the state of the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4, detection data, video information, and the like from the transmitter/receiver base unit 50 with a simple operation. In the above-described embodiment, using the master transceiver 50, the states of the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4, detection data, image information, etc. can be accessed simultaneously from a plurality of user terminals.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing an imaging area of a monitoring camera installed in the garage shutter device 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, in the garage shutter device 1, a monitoring camera 14 constituting a network camera system is installed outside the garage 10 at the upper front side of the opening of the garage 10. As shown in FIG. The angle of view of the monitoring camera 14 is approximately 90 degrees. The shooting area when the shutter 15, which is the opening/closing member of the garage shutter device 1, is fully opened is the vicinity of the shutter 15 outside the garage 10 and almost the entire area inside the garage 10, as shown in FIG. 6(A). On the other hand, when the shutter 15 of the garage shutter device 1 is fully closed, almost the entire area inside the garage 10 is blocked by the shutter 15 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the entire area inside the garage 10 becomes a non-shooting area.

The surveillance camera 14 in FIG. 6 is arranged outside the shutter room, that is, outside the garage 10. Since the shooting angle of view of the surveillance camera 14 is approximately 90 degrees, the outside (outdoor side) of the garage 10 is viewed from the inside (indoor side) of the garage 10. The surveillance camera 14 is oriented in a direction in which the inside of the body can be photographed. Further, when the shutter 15 of the garage shutter device 1 is closed, the inside of the garage 10 (room) is set to be a blind spot from the monitor camera 14 by the closed shutter 15.例文帳に追加When the shutter 15 of the garage shutter device 1 is closed and during the closing operation of the shutter 15, the inside of the garage 10 (room) is photographed and recorded in the server 100 through the network, and the recorded image is after the closing operation is finished, that is, after the photographing. It is possible to observe whether confinement or the like has occurred in the garage 10 by playing back. Thus, when the shutter 15 of the garage shutter device 1 is closed, the vicinity of the shutter 15 outside the garage 10 is photographed, and the inside (indoor) of the garage 10 is not photographed, while the shutter 15 of the garage shutter device 1 is closed. Whether or not a person is confined in the garage 10 (inside the room) can be visually recognized based on the recorded video.

In the case of the surveillance camera 34 of the window shutter device 3, it is installed behind the opening of the sweep window and outside the building, and the surveillance camera 34 is installed so as to monitor whether or not there is a person on the veranda 35. By adjusting the photographing area, the indoor side of the window shutter device 3 is prevented from being photographed.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of processing executed by the monitoring camera of the garage shutter device. This process is executed at a predetermined interrupt timing.
In step S71, it is determined whether or not the garage shutter device 1 has started the closing operation from the fully open state.
In step S72, the image captured by the monitoring camera 14 is recorded.
In step S73, it is determined whether or not the closing operation of the garage shutter device 1 has been completed. If completed (yes), the process proceeds to the next step S74. To keep recording the video imaged by the surveillance camera 14. - 特許庁

In step S74, the recording of the image captured by the monitoring camera 14 is stopped.
In step S<b>75 , the recorded video imaged by the monitoring camera 14 is transmitted to a predetermined mobile communication terminal 70 .
In the mobile communication terminal 70 that has received the image captured by the monitoring camera 14, a mark indicating the existence of the recorded image is displayed on the icon of "camera" as indicated by the mobile communication terminal 703, so that the operator can use it. The recorded image can be displayed on the mobile communication terminal 70 by tapping .

In the above-described embodiment, the video captured by the surveillance camera 14 is recorded in the server 100 via the Internet, but the surveillance camera 14 may record video information in its internal memory and distribute it. If the monitoring camera 14 is of a type that constantly records video information, the timing information of each operation at the start of the closing operation of the garage shutter device 1 and during the closing operation is recorded, and the video information is recorded based on the timing information at the time of reproduction. may be delivered.

In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which image information of a surveillance camera is also transmitted and received when a two-way communication state is established between slave transceivers 13 and 33 and master transceiver 50. In this case, since the amount of data to be transmitted and received is large, a network for surveillance cameras may be incorporated separately from the network for switchgears.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the wireless router (access point) 60 is provided at one location has been described, but access points may be installed at multiple locations within the building. In this case, an access point may be provided inside the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4, or an access point may be provided at a LAN terminal inside the building. If a plurality of access points are provided, it may be set to allow connection via each access point.

In the above-described embodiment, the master transceiver 50 and slave transceivers 13, 23, 33, and 43 are connected by a specific low-power wireless system. good too. In the above-described embodiment, the case of controlling a plurality of opening/closing devices has been described. may

In the above-described embodiment, the shutter curtain that is drawn out vertically has been described as an example. can be applied to In addition, as opening and closing devices, for example, shutter devices, window shutter devices, blind devices, roll screen devices, banner devices, sliding door devices, hinged door devices, moving partition devices, awning devices, waterproof plate devices, gate devices, etc. It is possible.

In the above-described embodiment, an opening/closing device in which the shutter curtain is extended vertically is described as an example, so the opening dimension of the opening is the height dimension. should be the width dimension. In addition, in the case of an awning or a banner device that does not completely close the entire opening, the extension stroke length may be replaced with the opening dimension of the opening for input.
Application software for mobile communication terminals can be freely obtained from a predetermined URL. By appropriately changing the application software, the design and operation method can be easily changed.

The mobile communication terminal means described as the mobile communication terminal 70 in the above-described embodiment does not necessarily have to be carried around as long as it can perform similar processing and communication using application software, and is usually left stationary. It may be a non-portable type, such as one that can be used in a mobile phone, or a mobile type that is large in size. For example, a device with a communication function, such as a TV in a living room equipped with an information display/operation function or a car navigation system installed in an automobile, may communicate with the transmitter/receiver base unit 50 by application software and function as a remote control operation switch. In addition, mobile communication terminals and application software may be operated virtually on the cloud. processing and communication with the transmitting/receiving base unit 50 may be performed by a server device that manages and processes the site).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Garage shutter device 10 Garage 100 Cloud server 101 Tablet terminal 102 Notebook PC terminal 11 Open/close control circuit 12, 22, 32, 42 Remote control switch 13, 23, 33, 43 Transceiver 13b, 23b, 33b, 43b... Communication lines 14, 34... Surveillance camera 15... Shutters 19, 39... Human sensors 2, 3, 4... Window shutter device 35... Veranda 50... Transmitter/receiver base unit 60... Wireless router 70... Mobile communication terminal 70b... ad-hoc mode 90, 91, 92... ISP
95 ... Network (Internet)

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provided near the opening of an opening/closing device that partitions the inside and outside of the structural frame room by moving the opening/closing member from the periphery of the opening of the structural frame room in response to a control signal, and camera means for photographing the
In a network camera system comprising mobile communication terminal means for receiving and displaying images captured by said camera means via the Internet,
The angle of view of the camera means is directed from the outdoor side to the indoor side, and when the opening/closing member is closed, the closed opening/closing member causes the inside of the structural frame room to be a blind spot from the camera means. A means is provided outside the structural frame room, records an image taken at the start of the closing operation of the opening and closing member and during the closing operation, and displays the recorded image on the mobile communication terminal means. network camera system. an opening/closing body means provided at the opening of the structural frame room and performing an opening/closing operation;
a control means for controlling the operation of the opening/closing body means;
is connected to the control means via a communication line, displays an operator screen equivalent to the operators of the operator means by starting an application, and outputs the control signal to the control means in response to the operation of the operator screen; a mobile communication terminal means for transmitting to
In an opening/closing control system provided near the opening, comprising camera means for photographing the inside and outside of the structural frame room and transmitting the photographed image to the mobile communication terminal means via the Internet,
The angle of view of the camera means is directed from the outdoor side to the indoor side, and when the opening/closing member is closed, the closed opening/closing member causes the inside of the structural frame room to be a blind spot from the camera means. A means is provided outside the structural frame room, records an image taken at the start of the closing operation of the opening and closing member and during the closing operation, and displays the recorded image on the mobile communication terminal means. Opening and closing control system. Controlling the operation of the opening and closing member provided at the opening of the structural frame room using the control means,
controlling the operation of the opening/closing member on the mobile communication terminal side by connecting the mobile communication terminal means to the control means by a wireless communication method;
An opening/closing control method for photographing the inside and outside of the structural frame room with camera means provided near the opening, and transmitting the photographed image to the mobile communication terminal means via the Internet,
The angle of view of the camera means is directed from the outdoor side to the indoor side, and when the opening/closing member is closed, the closed opening/closing member causes the inside of the structural frame room to be a blind spot from the camera means. A means is provided outside the structural frame room, records an image taken at the start of the closing operation of the opening and closing member and during the closing operation, and displays the recorded image on the mobile communication terminal means. Opening and closing control method.

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