JP3215514B2 - Card type remote control switch - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an identification number (ID) of a predetermined type by a magnetic or optical or other method.
Card type that reads an ID number from an ID card on which the ID card has been written and detects whether the read ID number is registered in advance to determine whether the ID card is valid. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control switch, and more particularly to a card-type remote control switch that can easily register an ID number.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An ID number is read from an ID card on which an ID number of a predetermined format is written by magnetic, optical, or other methods, and it is detected whether the read ID number is registered in advance. For example, a card type remote control switch (hereinafter simply referred to as a remote control switch) for identifying whether or not the ID card is valid is provided, for example, by connecting a terminal security device and a center device to a dedicated communication line or a public telephone line. It is attached to the terminal security device of the remote monitoring control system connected by. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the latter configuration, in which 1 is a center device, 2 is a receiver, 3 is a display monitor, 4 is a printer, 5 is a terminal security device, 6 is a transmitter, 7 is a sensor, 8
Denotes equipment, 9 denotes a public telephone line (hereinafter simply referred to as a telephone line), 10 denotes a remote control switch, 11 denotes a telephone, 12
Indicates an exchange, and 13 indicates another person's telephone. In FIG. 4, only one terminal security device is connected to the center device 1, but this is a representative of the terminal security device, and actually, a plurality of terminal security devices are connected. Needless to say.

In the configuration shown in FIG.
Transmits and receives various data via the telephone line 9 to and from the terminal security device 5 installed at the security target that is the target of security, as a security center that performs security and disaster prevention at the security destination. It plays a role and may include a receiver 2, a display monitor 3, and a printer 4.

The receiver 2 is connected to a transmitter 6 via a telephone line 9.
And various control signals for controlling the equipment 8 to the transmitter 6 as necessary. Display monitor 3
Is to display the monitoring status of each security destination by lighting a lamp or the like. For example, when the receiver 2 detects that an abnormality has occurred in the security destination, the abnormality lamp of the security destination is turned on. . This makes it possible to grasp at a glance the overall monitoring status of the security destination.

[0005] The printer 4 prints out the data received by the receiver 2 and the contents of the control when the security instruction is given to the equipment 8 as a security destination. The terminal security device 5 is installed in a place where security is to be performed, such as a general home or an office or an office.
It comprises a transmitter 6, a sensor 7, equipment 8 and a remote control switch 10.

[0006] The transmitter 6 is a main component of the terminal security device 5, and is usually arranged at an appropriate place indoors in a general house, and at an appropriate place inside each room in an office or the like. Thus, for example, in a general house, the transmitter can be set to the alert state before going to bed. The transmitter 6 has a fire detector, an emergency push button,
Various sensors 7 such as a gas leak alarm, an intruder detector, a security sensor, and a door sensor for detecting the open / closed state of the door are connected. When a signal from these sensors 7 detects that an abnormality has occurred, The center device 1 is automatically called up via the line 9 to notify abnormality occurrence information and other information. In addition, the transmitter 6 not only transmits information to the center device 1 when an abnormality occurs, but also can periodically transmit predetermined information to the center device 1 at predetermined time intervals. ing. Further, the transmitter 6 controls various equipments 8 according to instructions from the center device 1.

[0007] The remote control switch 10
This is for setting whether to cancel the alert, and is usually arranged outdoors or semi-outdoors. Thus, for example, when going out of the house, the remote controller switch 10 can be operated outdoors to set the transmitter 6 in the alert state.

As shown in FIG. 5, the remote control switch 10 has a card reading section 15 having a card insertion slot, a control section 16, a memory 17, and an LED for indicating whether the apparatus is currently in the alert state or in the alert state. And the like. One or a plurality of ID numbers are registered in the memory 17. When the control unit 16 including the microprocessor and its peripheral circuit receives the ID number read from the card reading unit 15, the ID number is stored in the memory 17. It detects whether or not it matches the registered ID number, and if not, ignores the inserted ID card as invalid and ignores it.
If the ID number read in step 5 matches the ID number registered in the memory 17, the control unit 16
The card is determined to be a valid card, and the light emitting element 18 is determined.
And the alert / cancel state are inverted, and the information is sent to the transmitter 6. That is, the transmitter 6 is now on alert,
At this time, if a valid ID card is inserted into the card reading unit 15 when the light emitting element 18 is in the lighting state, the control unit 16 sets the alert release state and sends it to the transmitter 6, and the light emitting element 18 18 is turned off. Thereby, the transmitter 6 is set to the alert release state. Conversely, when the transmitter 6 is in the alert release state and a valid ID card is inserted into the card reading unit 15 when the light emitting element 18 is turned off, the control unit 16 sets the alert state. Then, the light is sent to the transmitter 6 and the light emitting element 18 is turned on. Thereby, the transmitter 6 is set in the alert state.

When alarm release is set by the remote control switch 10, the transmitter 6 ignores the abnormality detected by the sensor 7, and does not notify the center device 1 of the occurrence of the abnormality. Note that, for example, it is not necessary to detect an intruder, but it is necessary to issue a gas leak alarm or a fire alarm.
Obviously, it is also possible to set a warning or a warning release for 0 for each application or sensor. The telephone 11 is connected to the transmitter 6,
The transmission and reception of data between the transmitter 6 and the center device 1 is performed via the line of the telephone set 11, but it is also possible to perform a normal call.

[0010]

Incidentally, the ID number once registered is not absolutely invariable and may be requested to be erased or to register a new ID number. For example, when an ID card is lost and a new ID card is created, the ID number of the lost ID card is deleted, and the ID written on the new ID card is deleted.
It becomes necessary to register a number.

Therefore, the remote control switch is usually provided with a function for newly registering an ID number. As the method, for example, a button for registration and a numeric keypad are arranged on a remote control switch, a method of inputting a number to be registered with the numeric keypad and pressing a register button, or a control unit can be registered by a digital switch or a dip switch I set to the state and newly register
A method of inserting an ID card on which a D number is written and pressing a registration button is employed.

However, in the former method, the buttons and numeric keys must be arranged on the remote control switch, so that the cost is increased and the size is increased.
Since it is necessary to input the ID number with the ten keys, an input error may occur. Further, as described above, since the remote control switch is arranged outdoors or semi-outdoors, there is a possibility that the remote control switch becomes unusable due to mischief.

In the latter method, it is necessary to operate a digital switch and a DIP switch, but the operation of the digital switch and the DIP switch is very troublesome. In addition, as described above, since the remote control switch is arranged outdoors or semi-outdoor, the remote control switch is usually hermetically sealed. Therefore, it is very difficult to operate the digital switch or the DIP switch normally arranged inside. It was difficult.

An object of the present invention is to provide a card-type remote control switch capable of easily registering a new ID number. Another object of the present invention is to prevent an already registered ID number from being erased by mistake when registering the ID number. Another object of the present invention is to prevent the same ID number from being registered in a plurality of channels.

[0015]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a card type remote control switch comprising: a card reading unit; a memory unit; a display unit; Is inserted into the card reading section, and subsequently, when a second card in which an identification number in a predetermined format is previously written is inserted into the card reading section, the inserted card is inserted. A controller for writing the identification number written in the second card to the memory and registering the identification number in the designated channel, wherein the controller has already identified the designated channel. When a number is registered, a predetermined display is performed on the display unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a card type remote control switch including a card reading unit, a memory unit, a display unit, and a control unit, wherein the control unit is predetermined. If the first card on which the predetermined data is written is inserted into the card reading unit, and then the second card on which the identification number of a predetermined format is previously written is inserted into the card reading unit, It is determined whether or not the identification number is already registered. If the identification number is already registered, an error is displayed on the display unit. If the identification number is not registered, the inserted The identification number written in the second card is written in the memory and registered in the designated channel.

[0017]

The operation of the card-type remote control switch according to the first aspect is as follows. When the control unit detects that the first card in which the predetermined data is written is inserted, the control unit enters the registration mode, and in the state of the registration mode, the second mode in which the identification number of the predetermined format is written in advance. If a card is inserted, the inserted second
The control unit writes the identification number written in the memory card into the memory and registers it in the specified channel. At this time, before the registration process, the control unit has already assigned some identification number to the specified channel. Check whether it is registered. Then, when the identification number is already registered in the channel, the display unit displays a message indicating that the channel is already registered. This display unit may be a display, an audio display, or a combination thereof.

The operation of the card type remote control switch according to the second aspect is as follows. When the control unit detects that the first card in which the predetermined data is written is inserted, the control unit enters the registration mode, and in the state of the registration mode, the second mode in which the identification number of the predetermined format is written in advance. When a card is inserted, the identification number written in the inserted second card is written in the memory and registered in the specified channel. At this time, the control unit performs prior to the registration processing, It is checked whether the identification number written on the second card has already been registered in any channel. Then, when the identification number is already registered, the display unit is instructed to display an error. However, if the identification number has not been registered, a registration process is performed. This display is
It may be a display, an audio display, or a combination thereof.

[0019]

Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In the following embodiment, a JIS type card is used. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration in which a card-type remote control switch according to the present invention is applied to a terminal security device of the above-described remote monitoring control system. In the drawing, reference numeral 20 denotes a remote control switch, and 21 denotes a card reading unit. , 22 denotes a control unit, 23 denotes a memory, 24 denotes a light emitting element, 25 denotes a channel display unit, and 26 denotes an audio output unit.

In FIG. 1, the card reading section 21 may have the same configuration as that of the related art, but must have a card detecting means for detecting that a card has been inserted near the entrance of the card insertion slot. This card detecting means can be constituted by a micro switch, for example. Therefore, when the card reading unit 21 detects that the card has been inserted by the card detection unit, the card reading unit 21 sends information indicating that the card has been inserted to the control unit 22, and then reads the data written on the card. In this case, the read data is sent to the control unit 22. Therefore, when the card is inserted up to the position of the card detecting means and is immediately pulled out without being inserted from the back, the card reading unit 21 sends only the information indicating that the card is inserted to the control unit 22. . Control unit 2
Numeral 2 controls the operation of the remote control switch 20 and is composed of a microprocessor and its peripheral circuits. The operation will be described later.

The memory 23 can be constituted by appropriate storage means, and its capacity can be determined as appropriate.
Here, a non-volatile memory that does not require a power supply backup is used, and a capacity capable of storing ten ID numbers is used. Therefore, in this embodiment, the memory 23 has 10
(Hereinafter, each area is referred to as a channel). The light emitting element 24 is for indicating whether it is currently in the alert state or in the alert release state, and is composed of, for example, an LED. Here, it is lit in case of alert,
It shall be turned off in the alert release state. The channel display section 25 indicates which of the channels in the memory 23 is the target, and as shown in FIG. 2A, four light emitting elements 25 ₁ , 25 ₂ , 25 ₃ , 2
5 ₄ is composed of, shows the channel number in the memory 23 currently targeted in binary representation. For example, if channel 1 is currently targeted,
2B, only the light emitting element 25 ₁ emits light, and FIG.
When the light emitting element 25 ₁ and the light emitting element 25 ₃ is emission as, showing that the current channel 5 are subject. The light emission mode includes lighting and blinking, and the proper use of these will be described later.

The audio output unit 26 is composed of a speaker and its peripheral circuits, and emits various messages by sound.

Next, the operation of the control unit 22 will be described with reference to FIG. The controller 22 waits for the card to be inserted (step S1), detects that the card has been inserted based on the information sent from the card reader 21, and then reads the data read from the card reader 21. When sent, it is determined whether or not the data is data of a registration card (step S2). Registration card is I
This is a special card used to register / delete the D number, and its data is registered in the memory 23 or the internal memory of the control unit 22 in advance. Accordingly, the control unit 22 determines whether the inserted card is a registered card by detecting whether the data sent from the card reading unit 21 matches the registered ID number. be able to.

If the inserted card is not a registered card, the control section 22 performs a normal mode process in step S3. This normal mode is the same as the above-described conventional processing. That is, the control unit 22 controls the card reading
When the data is received from No. 1, it is compared with the ID number written in the memory 23. If the data does not match, the inserted card is ignored as invalid, and if the data matches, the card is determined to be a valid card. Upon determination, the state of the light emitting element 24 and the state of alert / release are inverted, and the information is sent to a transmitter (not shown in FIG. 1). Further, at this time, the control unit 22 refers to the memory 23 to check the ID of the inserted card.
It checks which channel the number is registered in, and instructs the channel display unit 25 and the audio output unit 26 to display the channel number. For example, assuming that the ID number of the inserted card is registered in channel 1, the channel display section 25 displays the light emitting element 25 ₁
Is turned on, and the audio output unit 26 displays an audio display such as “registered in channel 1”.
As a result, the user can clearly recognize on which channel his / her card is registered.

If it is determined in step S2 that the inserted card is a registered card, the control unit 22 enters a registration mode in which an ID number can be newly registered and deleted, and firstly, the channel 1 is on standby (step S4). It is determined whether this channel has not been registered (step S1).
2). This determination is made in order to prevent the ID number from being accidentally erased when the ID number has already been registered in the channel. By checking whether or not the ID number is written.

If the result of determination in step S12 is that the channel has not been registered, the control unit 22 sends a display control 1 to the channel display unit 25 and the audio output unit 26.
(Step S13). Upon receiving this instruction, the channel display unit 25 blinks the channel number. In this case, channel 1
Emitting element 25 ₁ to blink at a predetermined cycle. At this time, the audio output unit 26 outputs an audio message such as "registration is possible for this channel". By performing these displays, the user can clearly recognize that the channel is an unregistered channel.

On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S12 is that an ID number has already been registered for the channel, the control unit 22 sends a display control 2 to the channel display unit 25 and the audio output unit 26. Execution is instructed (step S14). Upon receiving this instruction, the channel display unit 25 performs lighting display of the channel number. For example, in the case of channel 1, the light emitting element 25 ₁ is turned on. At this time, a voice message such as "already registered in this channel" is output from the voice output unit 26. By performing these displays, the user can clearly recognize that some ID number has already been registered in the channel.

In this state, for a predetermined time, for example, 1
If no operation is performed for 0 seconds, the control unit 22 enters a normal mode of step S3 as a timeout,
If the card is inserted before the timeout, and the data is sent from the card reading unit 21, the data is discriminated and the process of step S6 or S8 is performed according to the type of the card.

Step S6 is a case where the registration card is inserted again. In this case, when the control unit 22 determines that the data sent from the card reading unit 21 is the ID number of the registration card, the control unit 22 The channel currently displayed on the channel display section 25 of the
In this case, the display of the channel display section 25 is changed from a lighting state to a blinking state in order to delete the ID number written in the channel 1 and to make the user recognize that the ID number of the channel has been deleted. And, it instructs the voice output unit 26 to output a predetermined voice message such as "erased" (step S7).
Then, the control unit 22 changes the display of the channel display unit 25 from the lighting state to the blinking state, and then, for a predetermined time, for example, one.
After a lapse of ２2 seconds, the next channel, that is, channel 2 in this case is set on standby in the channel display section 25 (step S11), and the process returns to step S12. Therefore, in this case, in the channel display section 25, if the channel 2 has not been registered, the channel number blinks, and if the channel 2 has already been registered, the channel number is lit.

Next, the processing in step S8 will be described. Step S8 is a case where a card other than the registered card, in which an ID number in a predetermined format is written (hereinafter, this card is referred to as an individual card), is inserted. In this case, the control unit 22 includes a card reading unit. When the control unit 22 determines that the data transmitted from the memory card 21 is data other than the registered card, the control unit 22 searches for the ID number registered in the memory 23, and the ID number of the individual card inserted this time is already It is determined whether or not it has been registered (step S15). If it has already been registered, the channel display unit 25 and the audio output unit 26 are instructed to execute the display control 3 (step S16). Since this display control displays an error indicating that an ID number already registered in another channel is to be registered, when this instruction is received, the channel display unit 25 displays a unique light emission display, For example, display such as blinking of all the light emitting elements is performed. At this time, the voice output unit 26 outputs a voice message such as "This ID number has already been registered and cannot be registered". By performing these displays, the user can display the I-card of the individual card.
It is possible to clearly recognize that the D number is already registered in any channel.

Such processing is performed for the following reason. That is, here, since the number of channels is 10, 10 ID numbers can be registered. However, if there are 11 or more users who need to have an individual card, if a plurality of users have the same ID number, If all users try to register ID numbers in such a case, the same ID number is registered in a plurality of channels, or the ID number that should be registered cannot be registered, In addition, there is a possibility that another ID number that has already been registered is erased by mistake when trying to register one's own ID number. Therefore,
By performing the above-described processing, a limited number of channels can be used effectively.

If the ID number has not been registered in step S15, the control unit 22 writes the ID number in the area of the channel in the memory 23 and registers it. At this time, the display of the channel display unit 25 is changed from a blinking state to a lighting state in order to make the user recognize that the ID number is registered in the channel,
In addition, the voice output unit 26 is instructed to output a predetermined voice message, for example, a voice message such as "registered" (step S9).

After changing the display of the channel display unit 25 from the blinking state to the lighting state after a lapse of a predetermined time, for example, 1 to 2 seconds, the control unit 22 stands by for the next channel (step S11). It returns to the process of step S12.

Next, the processing in step S10 will be described. The processes in steps S6 and S8 are performed when any card is inserted to the back of the card insertion slot of the card reading unit 21 in the registration mode. However, in step S10, the card is not inserted to the back and is located near the insertion slot. This processing is performed in the case where the card is inserted into the arranged card detection means and is removed. When the control unit 22 receives information from the card reading unit 21 that the card has been inserted into the card detection means and has been removed, the control unit 22 sets the channel. The display unit 25 is instructed to blink the next channel, in this case, channel 2 (step S11), and returns to the next state of the process of step S4.

This processing is necessary in the following cases.
For example, if the ID number registered in channel 5 is to be deleted and a new ID number is to be written there, it is necessary to put channel 5 in a standby state. However, as can be understood from FIG. Since the channel 1 is always on standby at first, the display on the channel display unit 25 needs to be changed from the state of FIG. 2B to the state of FIG. 2C. Therefore, the channel 5 can be set to the standby state by performing the operation of inserting the registration card or the individual card to the position of the card detecting means and pulling it out four times while the channel 1 is in the standby state. This means that the process of step S10 is provided. In this state, if the individual card is inserted all the way into the card insertion slot, the processing of steps S8 and S9 is performed, the ID number written on the card is registered, and if the registered card is inserted, steps S6 and S9 are performed.
Step 7 is executed to delete the ID number of the channel.

After the registration or deletion of the ID number is completed, there is no need to perform any operation. When a predetermined time has elapsed, the mode is shifted to the normal mode by the processing of step S5, and thereafter, the process returns to step S1.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, the channel display unit 25 performs the channel number in binary display.
It is needless to say that it is possible to display a numeral by a so-called "day" shaped display element or the like. Although the JIS type card is used in the above embodiment, the present invention can be similarly applied to other types of cards.
Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the terminal security device of the remote monitoring control system has been described.
The present invention can be generally applied to a remote control switch for recognizing an ID number regardless of the use.

[0038]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the ID number can be registered only by setting the registration mode with the registration card and then inserting the individual card. Can be done very easily.

If an ID number has already been registered in the channel to be registered, a message to that effect is displayed, so that the registered ID number is prevented from being accidentally deleted. Can be.

Further, if the ID number to be registered has already been registered, an error message is displayed. Therefore, the same ID number is not registered in a plurality of channels, and the channels can be used effectively. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a display mode of a channel display unit.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a process performed by a control unit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a conventional remote monitoring control system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a conventional remote control switch.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference numeral 20: remote control switch, 21: card reading unit, 2
2. Control unit, 23 memory, 24 light emitting element, 25 channel display unit, 26 audio output unit.

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A card reading section, a memory section, a display section, and a first card on which predetermined data is written is inserted into the card reading section, and subsequently, a predetermined format identification is performed. When the second card on which the number is written is inserted into the card reading section, the identification number written on the inserted second card is written into the memory and registered in the specified channel. A card-type remote control switch including a control unit, wherein the control unit causes the display unit to perform a predetermined display when an identification number has already been registered in the specified channel. Type remote control switch. 2. A card type remote control switch comprising a card reading unit, a memory unit, a display unit, and a control unit, wherein the control unit is a first card on which predetermined data is written. Is inserted into the card reader,
Subsequently, when a second card in which an identification number in a predetermined format is written in advance is inserted into the card reading unit, it is determined whether or not the identification number is already registered, and the identification number is already registered. In this case, an error is displayed on the display unit, and when the identification number is not registered, the identification number written in the inserted second card is written in the memory, and the error is displayed in the specified channel. Card type remote control switch characterized by registration.