JP2786349B2 - Home bus system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a home bus system for controlling a plurality of terminal devices from a home bus controller via a home bus installed in a home.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A home bus system transmits and receives information signals used between various kinds of equipment in a home to and from a common signal line (home bus) installed in the home through an information outlet to perform an effective function. It was made. FIG. 4 shows a conceptual diagram thereof. In the figure, a home bus controller 30 transmits and receives signals to and from each terminal device, controls the system, and monitors and displays statuses.
It is a device that has functions such as an interface with the broadcast receiving antenna 39 and the like, and plays a central role in the present system. The home bus 31 is a common signal line that connects the home bus controller 30 and each terminal device, and is usually composed of a coaxial cable and a twisted pair cable. The coaxial cable mutually transmits a video / audio signal and a data signal for broadcasting or the like. The twisted pair cable is used for transmitting control signals and data signals in addition to telephones and intercoms. 4, a home bus controller 30 monitors security information connected to a security sensor 34, a gas detector 33, a smoke detector, a bath sensor, and the like via a home bus 31, and transmits / receives to / from an intercom 37. , Monitoring and control of human entry / exit information such as locking / unlocking of electric lock 40, monitoring and control of lighting 37, air conditioner 36, television 35, switching of telephone 36, personal computer 41 and the like, and connection with telephone line 38. Connection and external transmission of security information are performed. The control of each terminal device by the home bus controller 30 is not limited to device-specific control, except when sleeping or going out, except for those that always operate such as security-related and communication-related such as telephone.
It is possible to perform collective control for stopping the lighting, the television, and the like collectively. In addition, it is also possible to control individually by a switch of each terminal device. In this case, the operation signal of the terminal device is received by the home bus controller 30, and the terminal device is controlled by the control signal of the home bus controller 30. Is done.

[0003]

In the home bus system configured as described above, in many cases, a plurality of people use this system, so that one person uses one terminal device. During the operation, there is a case where the use is stopped by the control of the home bus controller without knowing that the other person is using. To illustrate this with a simple example, for example, when one person is using the toilet and turning on the lights, the other person determines that the whole family is going to sleep and the home bus controller uses the sleeping control mode to provide Turning off all the set lighting and the like corresponds to this. The present invention, in order to solve the problems of the conventional system as described above, enables the setting of the device-side control priority in which the control on the lighting device side is given priority over the collective turn-off control for all the lighting devices. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a home bus system.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a means adopted by the present invention is to centrally control a plurality of terminal devices used in a home through a home bus. In addition to connecting to a home bus controller, a terminal device side operation unit provided for each terminal device is connected to the home bus, and each terminal device is controlled via the home bus controller by a signal from the terminal device side operation unit. A home bus system capable of
Lighting equipment, which is a terminal device connected to the bus controller
Regarding the home bus controller, the device side control of each lighting device by the terminal device side operation unit has the device side control priority which is prioritized over the collective turn off control of all the lighting devices by the home bus controller. Setting means and the setting means
Lighting devices for which the device-side control priority has been set by the step
Display means for displaying on the home bus controller side , wherein the terminal device side operation unit is instructed by the terminal device side operation unit to configure the home bus system.

[0005]

According to the present invention , connection to the home bus controller is achieved.
A lighting device that is continued by a terminal equipment, a home bus controller, each lighting equipment individual equipment-side control by the operation unit of the terminal device side, all by the home bus controller
It is possible to set the device-side control priority, which is prioritized over the lighting device batch turn-off control. This setting can be instructed from the operation unit on the terminal device side. When the device-side control priority setting is made, the operation unit on the home bus controller side
Bulk off control of the entire lighting equipment, not reach the lighting system device side control priority is set, the control of the lighting device side is given priority. Therefore, a plurality of irradiation by the home bus controller
Even after all off control to turn off the light devices simultaneously, lighting the device-side control priority is set is excluded from the control. In addition, lighting equipment for which device-side control priority is set
Is displayed on the home bus controller side.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings to provide an understanding of the present invention. The following embodiment is an example embodying the present invention, and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Here, Figure 1
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the home bus system according to the embodiment, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a connection relationship between the home bus and terminal devices, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of device-side control priority setting.
In FIG. 1, a home bus 1 installed in a home is an information transmission line composed of a coaxial cable and a twisted pair cable.
C2) is connected, and an information outlet 3 is arranged at a key point, and each terminal device T1, T2, T3} is connected to the information outlet 3. The IFU 9 inserted between the terminal device T and the information outlet 3 is an interface unit for matching the terminal device T with the home bus 1. Further, a security sensor 4 such as a smoke sensor, a security sensor, and a gas sensor and an environment sensor 5 such as a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor are connected to the home bus 1 and transmit detection information to the HBC 2. HBC2
Performs on / off control of each terminal device T, performs state monitoring to perform control based on environmental conditions or external incoming information, and controls based on incoming information from each terminal device. Do. Also, for the abnormal information from the security sensor 4, an alarm, a report, and the like are executed. Moreover,
It plays a central role in this system with functions such as an interface with NT (network termination). NT1 corresponds to a television or radio broadcast antenna. NT2 is a two-way communication network and is usually a CATV termination device. NT3 is a public network terminal, which is usually connected to a telephone line. In the home bus system configured as described above, it is possible to perform house control for performing automation, monitoring control, and the like of home electric appliances and home appliances. For example, on / off control for remotely turning off the lighting and air conditioning of a room not in use from the HBC 2 or control such as turning on the air conditioning for a predetermined period of time to achieve a comfortable temperature at the time of use, and in accordance with environmental conditions. Controls include switching energy sources such as gas, electricity, and solar heat, and performing energy-saving operation, and control for crime prevention and disaster prevention using smoke sensors, crime prevention sensors, earth leakage sensors, and the like.

In the on / off control of each terminal device T in this embodiment, the HBC 2 controls the on / off of the power of each terminal device T through the home bus 1 as shown in FIG. For example, when the terminal device T1 is a lighting device, when the terminal device T1 is turned on by an operation unit provided in the HBC 2 to turn on the lighting device, the relay 8 is operated through the home bus 1 to operate the terminal device T1. The lighting device T1 is turned on. On the other hand, the terminal device T
In order to operate the lighting device in the case of the lighting device in the above example, if the operation unit 10 of the lighting device (such as a wall switch in the room where the lighting device is installed) is operated, the operation is performed from the home bus 1 to the HBC 2. Transmitted, the relay 8 is operated from the HBC 2, and the lighting is turned on and off. As described above, the terminal device T can be controlled to be turned on and off from the HBC 2, so that, for example, at bedtime, a collective turn-off is performed in which unnecessary lights are collectively turned off except for gate lights and entrance lights. be able to. In this case, if the target of the lighting device to be turned off all at once is set in advance, the terminal device T to be set is set.
The relay 8 of (lighting equipment) is operated. However, when the system is used by multiple people, when the collective turn-off operation is performed to go to bed as in the above example, a person who performs the collective turn-off operation even though one person is in use. However, there is a case where the user turns off the light without noticing it. To prevent such adverse effects, HBC
2 is provided with device-side control priority setting means for giving priority to control on the terminal device T (lighting device) side. When the device-side control priority is set, the terminal device T (lighting device) for which the device-side control priority is set is excluded from the target of centralized control by the operation unit on the HBC2 side, and the above-described batch turn-off control is excluded. Be eligible. The processing procedure for setting the device-side control priority will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. S1 to S5 shown in the drawing indicate the order of steps in the processing procedure. First, in S1, it is determined whether or not the device-side control priority is set. When the device-side control priority is set, the process proceeds to S2, where the terminal device T (lighting device) to be set is specified. Here, the terminal device T (see
Bright devices) are excluded from the collective turn-off control of all lighting devices by the HBC 2 (S3). The terminal device T (lighting device) set to the device-side control priority is the display unit (display device) of the HBC2.
( Corresponding to a column) (S4). When canceling the device-side control priority, if the determination in S1 is No,
By specifying the terminal device T (lighting device) to be released in S5, the setting is released, and in S6, the HBC2
And the display of the device side control priority is deleted (S7). Terminal equipment T when performing the setting of the apparatus side control priority from (illumination device), the terminal device T (lighting equipment)
, The priority setting signal is input to the HBC 2 through the home bus 1, the processing from S1 in the above-described processing procedure is performed, and the priority setting processing is similarly performed.

[0008]

According to the present invention, a home bus controller is provided.
A lighting device that is connected to the terminal equipment la, the home bus controller, the irradiation by the operation unit of the terminal apparatus side
Akira individual equipment device side control, it is possible to set the priority device side control priority in batch off control of the entire lighting apparatus according to the home bus controller. This setting can be instructed from the operation unit on the terminal device side. When the setting of the apparatus side control priority is performed, collectively off control of the entire lighting apparatus by the operation of the home bus controller side does not extend to the illumination device device-side control priority is set, the control of the lighting device side is preferentially Is done. Therefore, by performing a batch off control to turn off simultaneously multiple lighting devices by a home bus controller
Also , lighting devices for which device-side control priority is set are excluded from the control. Thus, contrary to the convenience of centrally controlling everything from the home bus controller, the disadvantage of being unilaterally controlled is given priority by the present invention to the control of the lighting equipment as needed. By enabling settings,
The home bus system can be made more effective. Lighting devices for which device-side control has been set
Is displayed on the display section of the
Therefore, the operator of the home bus controller side
Easily determine if a device is excluded from being turned off
can do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a home bus system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of on / off control of a terminal device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure for setting device-side control priority.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the configuration of a conventional home bus system.

[Description of Signs] 1 Home bus 2 Home bus controller 10 Terminal device side operation unit T Terminal device

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A plurality of terminal devices used in a home are connected to a home bus controller that centrally controls all terminal devices via a home bus, and a terminal provided for each terminal device on the home bus. connect the device side operation unit, said at home bus system adapted to control via the home bus controller, the home bus controller connected to the terminal equipment of each terminal equipment by a signal from the terminal device side operation unit In
Lighting equipment, the home bus controller,
Device-side control of each lighting device by the terminal device-side operation unit is performed by the home bus controller for all lighting devices.
A device-side control priority setting unit that has priority over the collective turn-off control, and a device-side control priority set by the setting unit.
Display means for displaying lighting devices on the home bus controller side
Home bus system bets include a, a setting of the device-side priority, is characterized in that so as to command by the terminal device side operation unit.