JP2023077907A - Remote controller and application for remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

To configure a remote controller for a switch device using a portable communication terminal such as a smart phone and to immediately display a video of a monitor camera when controlling the switch device.SOLUTION: An application installed in a portable communication terminal is started to let the portable communication terminal function as a remote controller capable of manipulating operations of a plurality of switch devices. In the case of manipulating the plurality of switch device, state display icons representing states of the respective switch devices are displayed together with a list of names of the plurality switch devices which can be manipulated, on the screen of the portable communication terminal. The state display icons 10 to 14 are manipulated to display video images of monitor cameras provided for switch devices corresponding to the manipulated state display icon, on the screen of the portable communication terminal. Consequently, the video images of the monitor cameras can be immediately confirmed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a remote control device and an application for the remote control device that controls the opening/closing operation of an opening/closing device installed in an opening such as a window or doorway of a structural frame including buildings such as houses, buildings, factories, and warehouses. The present invention relates to a remote control device and an application for the remote control device that causes a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone to function as a remote control device for an opening/closing device using a dedicated application.

Electric shutters and doors, which are electrically operated to open and close, are used for opening and closing devices such as shutters and doors installed in the openings of structures including buildings such as buildings, factories, and warehouses. There are many. As for the switches for electrically opening/closing and stopping, there are wired dedicated switches having three types of switches for opening/closing/stopping, wireless dedicated switches for remote control, and the like. 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, there is a mobile communication terminal that has the same function as a dedicated wireless switch. Also, by installing a remote controller application in a plurality of such portable communication terminals, a plurality of persons can individually control the opening/closing device.
Patent Literature 1 describes an opening/closing control system configured to control multiple opening/closing devices in a building by installing a dedicated remote controller application in a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2021-010087

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 user purchases a plurality of dedicated remote control devices for a plurality of opening/closing devices. This is preferable for the user because the user does not have to do so, and the economic burden on the user can be reduced.

As in the opening/closing control system described in Patent Document 1, when a plurality of opening/closing devices are controlled by a remote controller from a spaced apart position, the opening/closing devices are in any of a fully open state, a half-open or half-closed state, or a fully closed state. Kaga is displayed as an icon on the screen of the portable communication terminal along with a list of opening/closing device names. In addition, since some switchgears are equipped with a surveillance camera, the operator can check the status of the switchgear and the surroundings of the switchgear from the video of the surveillance camera and perform opening and closing operations. It's becoming

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a conventional method for displaying on a portable communication terminal a surveillance camera image of an opening/closing device to be checked among a plurality of opening/closing devices. Tap the check box on the left side of the switchgear that you want to check the image of the surveillance camera among the multiple switchgears displayed on the mobile communication terminal to display a check mark, and tap the "OK" button at the bottom right of the screen. . As a result, an operation screen displaying open/close buttons is displayed on the mobile communication terminal. By tapping the surveillance camera icon on the lower right of the operation screen, the image is switched to the surveillance camera image, and the image around the opening/closing device is displayed on the mobile communication terminal.

The above operation will be explained with reference to FIG. FIG. 1A is a main screen displaying a plurality of switchgear names that can be operated by starting a dedicated application. On the main screen, as names of operable opening/closing devices, all water stop devices, east side shutter 1, east side shutter 2, west side shutter 1, and west side shutter 2 are displayed. If you want to check the surveillance camera image of the west shutter 1 among these, tap the check box on the left side of the west shutter 1 . Since a check mark is displayed in the check box on the left side of the west shutter 1 by this tap, the "OK" button displayed at the lower right of the display screen in FIG. 1(A) is tapped. As a result, the operation screen for opening/closing/stopping shown in FIG. 1(B) is displayed. Since a surveillance camera icon is displayed at the lower right of the operation screen in FIG. 1B, this surveillance camera icon is tapped. As a result, the screen on which the image of the monitoring camera shown in FIG. 1(C) can be checked is displayed. If you tap the "Return" button on the bottom left of the screen in Fig. 1(C), you will return to the operation screen in Fig. 1(B). becomes.

As described above, conventionally, in order to check the image of the surveillance camera, the operation screen must be displayed once and the icon of the surveillance camera must be tapped, and the image of the surveillance camera cannot be immediately checked.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is capable of immediately displaying images of a surveillance camera when a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone is used to configure a remote control device for an opening/closing device to control the opening/closing device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a remote control device and an application for the remote control device.

A first feature of the remote control device according to the present invention is a remote control device configured to be able to operate a plurality of opening/closing devices by starting an application installed in a mobile communication terminal, wherein the name of the plurality of opening/closing devices By operating the status display icon when a list and status display icons indicating respective statuses of the opening/closing devices are displayed on the screen of the mobile communication terminal, the state display icon corresponding to the operated status display icon is displayed. To display an image of a monitoring camera provided for an opening/closing device on a screen of the portable communication terminal.
The opening and closing devices include window shutter devices, garage shutter devices, shutter devices, blind devices, roll screen devices, banner devices, sliding door devices, movable partition devices, awning devices, waterproof plate devices, and water stop devices. These switchgears are provided at multiple locations inside and outside the building. The opening/closing device is provided with a wired or wireless remote control device for instructing each operation of opening/closing/stopping, stopping in the middle, or adjusting the amount of ventilation or the amount of lighting.
When the remote control application installed in the mobile communication terminal is activated, it functions as a wireless remote control device capable of controlling each operation such as opening/closing/stopping the opening/closing device, stopping it in the middle, or adjusting the amount of ventilation or the amount of light, An image of each operation button for opening/closing is displayed on the display screen of the mobile communication terminal. The operator can use the mobile communication terminal to open, close, stop, or stop the opening/closing device by operating the operation buttons, etc. for adjusting the amount of ventilation or lighting, etc., displayed on the screen of the mobile communication terminal. It is possible to control each operation such as stopping or adjusting the amount of ventilation or the amount of lighting.
According to the present invention, by activating an application installed in the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal functions as a remote control device capable of operating a plurality of opening/closing devices. When operating a plurality of switchgears, a list of the names of the plurality of switchgears that can be operated and a status display icon indicating the status of each switchgear are displayed on the screen of the mobile communication terminal. By operating this status display icon, the image of the monitoring camera provided for the opening/closing device corresponding to the operated status display icon is displayed on the screen of the portable communication terminal. This allows the operator to immediately check the video of the surveillance camera.

A second feature of the remote control device according to the present invention is the remote control device according to the first feature, wherein the state display icon on the screen of the mobile communication terminal is tapped with a finger or the screen of the mobile communication terminal is tapped. The state display icon is operated by clicking with the upper pointer.
This indicates that there are two types of operations for operating the status display icon: tapping the status display icon with a finger and clicking with a pointer on the screen of the mobile communication terminal. Note that if the state display icon can be operated in a non-contact manner using a method other than this, such as voice, this non-contact operation act is the same as "operating the state display icon" described in the first feature. ”.

A feature of the remote control device application according to the present invention is that the mobile communication terminal functions as the remote control device according to the first or second feature.
This is an invention of a remote control device application configured to cause a mobile communication terminal to function as the remote control device according to the first or second feature.

According to the opening/closing control system, the remote control device, and the application for the remote control device of the present invention, when a mobile communication terminal such as a smart phone is used to configure the remote control device of the opening/closing device to control the opening/closing device, the image of the surveillance camera is immediately displayed. It has the effect of being able to

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a conventional method for displaying on a mobile communication terminal an image captured by a surveillance camera of an opening/closing device to be checked among a plurality of opening/closing devices. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of the mobile communication terminal functioning as the remote control device of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of display of the mobile communication terminal functioning as the remote control device of the present invention;

Preferred embodiments of a remote control device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of the mobile communication terminal functioning as the remote control device of the present invention. In this embodiment, as an opening/closing device, a remote control device for controlling the opening/closing of four water stop devices will be described as an example.

A water stoppage device is a switchgear that prevents water from flowing into underground facilities or buildings due to heavy rain, etc. be. Such a water stop device consists of an aluminum panel shutter with water stop performance, and a multi-optical axis sensor that detects obstacles when closed is equipped as standard inside the guide rail. Since the panel shutter is heavy, it is necessary to make sure that no one is near the opening when the shutter is closed. Therefore, the remote control device for controlling the water stop device is configured by activating a dedicated remote control device application on a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone. configured to be displayed.

The mobile communication terminal is composed of 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 is composed of a smartphone, and has not only a normal call function but also a touch panel display screen, and functions equivalent to each button of the remote control operation switch according to the activation of various applications. is displayed on the display screen, and by operating these buttons, it functions as a remote control device (remote control switch).

FIG. 2A shows a main screen displaying a plurality of switchgear names that can be operated by starting a dedicated application. On the main screen, as names of operable opening/closing devices, all water stop devices, east side shutter 1, east side shutter 2, west side shutter 1, and west side shutter 2 are displayed. The all water stop device on the main screen is a selection screen when all of the east shutter 1, east shutter 2, west shutter 1, and west shutter 2 are operated at the same time.

State display icons 10 to 14 indicating the open/closed state on the right side of each opening/closing device name indicate the current state of opening/closing of the shutter. The rectangular shape schematically represents the opening of the waterproof device, and the horizontal striped pattern at the top schematically represents the panel shutter. FIG. 2 shows that the water shutoff device is currently in a fully open state. In addition, when the water stop device is in the fully closed state, the entire rectangular shape becomes a horizontal striped pattern. In the case of a total water stoppage device, the open state and the closed state may coexist, so in that case, a horizontal triangular striped pattern in a rectangular shape is schematically displayed. When an obstacle is detected, an icon with an obstacle detection design will be displayed until the obstacle is no longer detected during the next operation. In addition, as state display icons, there are also an icon indicating that the opening/closing operation is in progress, and an icon indicating that the water can be stopped.

If the user wants to check the video of one of the surveillance cameras in each switchgear, he/she taps the status display icons 10 to 14 displayed on the right side of the list of each switchgear. That is, when the user wants to check the image of the surveillance camera on the east side shutter 1, the state display icon 11 on the right side of the east side shutter 1 in FIG. 2(A) is tapped with a finger. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2B, a screen is displayed on which the image of the monitoring camera of the opening/closing device (east side shutter 1) to be checked can be checked. If you tap the "Operation" button on the bottom right of the screen in FIG. 2(B), the operation screen in FIG. Become. This eliminates the conventional operation of tapping a check box, displaying a check mark, and then tapping an "OK" button, making it possible to instantly display the image of the surveillance camera.

If you want to operate one of the switchgear, tap the check box to the left of the switchgear name. Since a check mark is displayed in the left check box by this tap, the "OK" button displayed at the lower right of the display screen in FIG. 2(A) is tapped. As a result, the operation screen for opening/closing/stopping shown in FIG. 2(C) is displayed. By tapping the "return" button on the lower left of the operation screen of FIG. 2(C), the screen of FIG. 2(B) on which the image of the surveillance camera can be viewed can be displayed. If you want to select multiple switchgears from each switchgear and operate them at the same time, tap the check button on the left side of the switchgear name for each switchgear you want to select, and tap the "OK" button on the bottom right. Move to the operation screen of . The "return" button returns to the main screen shown in FIG. 2(A). If you want to display the image, tap the status display icon on the right to display the shutter image screen corresponding to the tapped display icon.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of the display of the mobile communication terminal functioning as the remote control device of the present invention. In the embodiment of FIG. 2, the case of confirming the image of one of the monitoring cameras in each opening/closing device has been described, but all water stop devices (east side shutter 1, east side shutter 2, west side shutter 1 and west side shutter 2) In the case of displaying the image of the surveillance camera, tap the state display icon 10 on the right side of all the water stoppage devices on the list screen of switchgear names in FIG. 2(A) with a finger. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3A, a screen is displayed on which the images of the surveillance cameras of all the water stoppage devices can be checked.

As shown in Fig. 3(A), on the screen where the image of the monitoring camera of all water stop devices is displayed, tapping the "Operation" button at the bottom right allows operation of all water stop devices in Fig. 3(C). screen is displayed. On the operation screen shown in FIG. 3C, it is possible to simultaneously control the opening/closing operations of all the water stoppage devices by operating the opening/closing/stopping buttons. Further, by tapping the image portion of each surveillance camera on the screen of FIG. 3A, only the image of the tapped surveillance camera of the east side shutter 1 as shown in FIG. 3B is enlarged and displayed.

On the screen of FIG. 3(B), the words "All Water Stop Device (East Side Shutter 1)" are displayed, indicating that the image of the surveillance camera currently being monitored is selected from the monitor screens of all water stop devices. be done. On the screen of FIG. 2(B), characters of "east side shutter 1" are displayed, indicating that the image of the surveillance camera currently being monitored is selected from the list screen of FIG. 2(A). Therefore, tapping the "back" button at the bottom left of the screen in FIG. 2(B) returns to the list screen in FIG. 2(A), and tapping the "back" button at the bottom left of the screen in FIG. Return to the monitor screen of all water stoppage devices in A).

On the operation screen of FIG. 3(C), characters of "all water stop device" are displayed indicating that the "operation" button on the monitor screen of all water stop devices of FIG. 3(A) has been tapped. Therefore, when tapping the "operation" button on the monitor screen of the east side shutter 1 in the total water stoppage device of FIG. 3(B), the operation screen of FIG. Instead of the characters of , the characters of "all water stop device (east side shutter 1)" are displayed. Therefore, by tapping the "return" button at the bottom left of the operation screen of FIG. When the camera icon at the bottom right of the screen of 3(C) is tapped, the screen returns to the monitor screen of all the water stoppage devices of FIG. 3(A).

In addition, when it is desired to display surveillance camera images of a plurality of switching devices among a plurality of switching devices, a plurality of check boxes on the left side of the switching device names to be displayed are tapped. By this tapping, check marks are displayed in a plurality of check boxes on the left side, so the status display icon displayed on the right side is tapped. This makes it possible to display the images of the surveillance cameras of any one of the plurality of switching devices.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where each water stop device is provided with a monitoring camera has been described. good too. By visually recognizing the images captured by each monitoring camera, it is possible to immediately confirm whether or not there is a person in the vicinity of the opening. A motion sensor may be provided together with the surveillance camera. A human sensor detects the presence of a person using infrared rays, ultrasonic waves, visible light, or the like. It should be noted that it may function as a human sensor by performing image processing using a monitoring camera or the like. One or a plurality of surveillance cameras and motion sensors may be used. Note that the human sensor is different from the obstacle sensor for preventing harm provided in the water stopping device, and detects whether or not a person exists in a predetermined area at a certain distance from the opening/closing device. shall be

In addition, since the mobile communication terminal has a built-in speaker, it is possible to use the speaker to pronounce a voice such as "There is a person near the opening" and blink the status display icons 10 to 14. good. Also, when the screen on the mobile communication terminal is a screen other than that shown in FIG. 2A, it is possible to report, for example, "There is a person near the opening of the west shutter 1" only by vocalization.

In the above-described embodiment, a waterproof device that is extended vertically is described as an example, but the shutter-like opening and closing member is extended horizontally or horizontally. can do. Also, the opening/closing device can be applied to, for example, a shutter device, a window shutter device, a blind device, a roll screen device, a banner device, a sliding door device, a moving partition device, an awning device, a waterproof plate device, and the like.

Applications for mobile communication terminals can be freely obtained from a predetermined URL. Also, by appropriately changing this application, the design and operation method can be easily changed.
Information such as the extent to which the opening/closing device is closed may be visually displayed on the display screen of the mobile communication terminal as a moving image such as an animation. In addition, the state display icon may display each state of halfway stop, ventilation amount, or lighting amount adjustment, in addition to the open/close stop state of the switchgear.

In the above-described embodiments, the mobile communication terminal does not necessarily have to be portable as long as it can perform similar processing and communication depending on the application. It may be a non-portable one, such as a large-sized one. For example, a device with a communication function, such as a television in a living room equipped with an information display and operation function, or a car navigation system installed in an automobile, may function as a remote control switch by an application. In addition, mobile communication terminals and applications may be operated virtually on the cloud. For example, a mobile communication terminal may be a site on the Internet (specifically processing and communication may be performed by a server device that operates and processes the site).

Surveillance camera images may be the images captured and output by the cameras as they are, or the images captured and output by the surveillance cameras may be image-processed by a server that relays communications or a smartphone that receives communications. may be The image of the surveillance camera may be an image showing the entire switchgear or a part of the switchgear. Alternatively, the surroundings of the switchgear may be shown so that the surroundings of the switchgear can be seen without the switchgear being shown at all. In addition, the mechanism inside the opening/closing device and the state display unit may be displayed in order to confirm the normal state according to the opening/closing state of the opening/closing device.

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Claims (3)

In a remote control device configured to be able to operate a plurality of opening/closing devices by starting an application installed in a mobile communication terminal,
When a list of the names of the plurality of switching devices and status display icons indicating respective states of the switching devices are displayed on the screen of the mobile communication terminal, the status display icons are operated. 2. A remote control device, characterized in that an image of a monitoring camera provided for an opening/closing device corresponding to the status display icon is displayed on the screen of the portable communication terminal. 2. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the status display icon on the screen of the mobile communication terminal is tapped with a finger or clicked with a pointer on the screen of the mobile communication terminal. A remote control device characterized by operating a 3. A remote controller application, characterized in that it causes a mobile communication terminal to function as the remote controller according to claim 1 or 2.

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