JP4515892B2 - Cooperation control device, cooperation control method, and service cooperation system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for cooperatively operating services received via home appliances and various servers connected to a network.

In recent years, a system that provides various services by causing a server, a personal computer, and home appliances connected to a network such as the Internet to cooperate with each other has been proposed.
In this case, it is necessary to customize the cooperative operation of home appliances and servers connected to the network (that is, determine the cooperative operation content and define them). This means that the user is forced to grasp and specify all the contents of the cooperative operation, which is a heavy burden on the user. On the other hand, a method in which all the cooperative operations are prepared in advance and the user selects is conceivable, but this is not practical because the number of combinations becomes enormous. For this reason, a method for automatically generating a cooperation path in a cooperation operation in accordance with a user instruction has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-149405 A

  However, in the above conventional method, since the system automatically generates the cooperation path, the range of cooperation operations that can be generated is limited to the automatic generation capability of the system (that is, the range of cooperation operations prepared in the system in advance). Therefore, there is a problem that the user's request may not be satisfied.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a service cooperation system and the like that can provide a cooperation operation more in line with a user's request.

  In order to achieve the above object, the cooperation control device according to the present invention controls cooperation between pre-classified operations for the first device and the second device connected via the network. A control device, based on an instruction received from a user, a template specifying means for specifying a cooperation template in which an outline of the cooperation of the operation is described, and based on the description content of the specified cooperation template, An operation information search means for searching for information related to the operation of the first device and information related to the operation of the second device, and an operation for describing specific operation contents in the cooperation template using the searched information. The system comprises: description means; and cooperation execution means for controlling the operation of the second device based on the cooperation template in which specific operation contents are described. To.

  As a result, the service information search means extracts services that can be adapted to the linkage template, thereby increasing the choices of services that can be adapted to the linkage template, and limiting the scope of linkage operations to the linkage path automatic generation capability of the system. It is possible to realize a cooperation control device that can customize the cooperation operation.

  In addition, the cooperation control device further includes behavior description conversion means for converting from a description representing one type of behavior to a description representing another type of behavior based on the transformation descriptor, Further, the specific operation content is described using the description converted by the operation description conversion means.

  As a result, different types of services can be adapted, the choices of services that can be adapted to the collaboration template are increased, and the scope of the collaboration operation is not limited by the ability to automatically generate the collaboration path of the system. A customizable link control device can be realized.

  In addition, the cooperation control device includes a descriptor storage unit that stores the conversion descriptor, and the operation information search unit specifies the description position of the specific operation content in the cooperation template. A descriptor search unit that searches the descriptor storage unit for a conversion descriptor that matches the specific operation content whose description position is specified, and the conversion description using the searched conversion descriptor. And an operation search unit that searches for an operation that matches the child.

  Further, the operations targeting the first device and the second device are classified according to a service type representing the characteristics of the operation, and the second device includes a device ID for identifying the device and the operation. The service type corresponding to the device is associated, the operation information search unit performs the search based on the service type, the operation description unit performs the description using the service type, and The cooperation execution means controls the operation of the second device using the service type and the device ID.

  The cooperation control device further includes operation information storage means for storing information related to the operation of the first device and information related to the operation of the second device, and the operation information search means further includes the operation information search means, Based on the information stored in the operation information storage unit, the operation is a new operation out of the searched operations, and includes a similar operation specifying unit that specifies a similar operation, and the cooperation execution unit includes: Furthermore, the operation is controlled using the identified similar operation.

  Further, the service type is a data type representing data input to the first device or the second device, or output from the first device or the second device, and the first device. It includes a connection type representing a connection form between a device and the second device, and a constraint type representing a constraint associated with data input / output in the first device or the second device.

  The cooperation control device further includes an instruction receiving unit that receives the specification of the first device and the second device and the designation of the service type according to an instruction from a user.

  The cooperation control device further includes schedule information acquisition means for acquiring information representing an operation schedule of the first device via the network, and the operation description means further includes the acquired operation. A specific operation content is described in the cooperation template using information representing a schedule.

  Furthermore, the operation information search means searches for an operation that can be adapted to the cooperation template using at least one of a user's physical condition, psychological condition, and peripheral condition.

  Furthermore, the action description means describes the specific action content in the cooperation template based on at least one of a user's physical condition, psychological condition, and surrounding condition.

  Further, the behavior description conversion means performs the conversion based on a conversion descriptor in which a plurality of the operations are defined.

  Furthermore, in order to achieve the above object, a service cooperation system according to the present invention includes a first device, a cooperation control device, and a second device, which are connected to each other via at least one network. In the service cooperation system, the first device includes information providing means for providing information necessary for the cooperation control device in response to a request from the cooperation control device, and the cooperation control device includes the first device. A cooperation control device that controls the cooperation of pre-classified operations targeting the device and the second device, and describes the outline of the cooperation of the operations based on an instruction received from the user Template specifying means for specifying a template, information on the first device and information on the operation of the second device based on the description content of the specified cooperation template Based on the operation information search means for searching, the operation description means for describing the specific operation content in the cooperation template using the searched information, and the cooperation template in which the specific operation content is described, It is provided with the cooperation execution means which controls operation | movement of a said 2nd apparatus.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention can be realized as a cooperative control method using the characteristic function means of the cooperative control device as a step, or as a program including all the steps of the method. it can. The program is not only stored in a ROM or the like provided in an apparatus capable of realizing the above method, but can also be distributed via a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a transmission medium such as a communication network.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a service cooperation system capable of customizing a cooperation operation without limiting the range of the cooperation operation to the cooperation path automatic generation capability of the system.

  Further, the present invention extracts the service that can be adapted to the cooperation template in the operation information search means, thereby increasing the choices of services that can be adapted to the cooperation template, and the cooperation path automatic generation capability of the system It is possible to provide a service cooperation system that can customize the cooperation operation without limiting the scope.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to simply matching services that match a linked template, and it is also possible to automatically adapt different types of services via service adapters. The expansion of the range of selection of operation can be made compatible.

  Also, according to the present invention, by registering the service type of a device, it is possible to generate a cooperative operation regarding the device, and as a result, the device can be operated in cooperation with another service group.

  In addition, the present invention makes it possible to generate a cooperative operation related to the device by registering a service type such as a data type, a connection type, or a constraint type. As a result, the device can be connected to another data type or a connection type. And can be operated in conjunction with constraint-type services.

  Further, according to the present invention, when a user specifies a cooperative operation, the user can specify the cooperative operation by repeatedly selecting a service or a service providing device from the list. As a result, a service necessary for the cooperative operation is provided. It is possible to correctly instruct devices and devices without instructing them all at once.

  In addition, according to the present invention, a cooperative operation related to the service can be instructed before the service is started, and as a result, the cooperative operation can be performed immediately after the service is started.

  In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to generate a cooperative operation related to the new service in response to the appearance of a new service that is not managed. As a result, the cooperative operation is performed immediately after the appearance of the new service. be able to.

  Further, according to the present invention, the operation description unit can describe the cooperative operation related to the device corresponding to the acquired device ID, and as a result, the cooperation execution unit can cause the device to perform the cooperative operation.

  Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to specify a cooperative operation for a plurality of devices at a time, and as a result, it is possible to easily operate a plurality of devices in a cooperative manner.

  In addition, the present invention can designate a cooperative operation related to a device even when the device does not have a means for transmitting a device ID or an instruction accepting unit. It becomes possible to make it.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, although this invention is demonstrated using the following embodiment and attached drawing, this is for the purpose of illustration and this invention is not intended to be limited to these.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a service cooperation system 2000 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in the service cooperation system 2000, a home network 1000 is connected to a weather information providing server 10, a weather information providing server 20, and a news providing server 30 via a network 50 such as the Internet. The devices 160 to 190 in the home network 1000 are operated in cooperation with the acquired information. The server function of the weather information providing server or the news providing server is an example of information providing means.

  Here, “service” in the present invention means receiving information or the like from a network-connected device, or providing information or the like to the device. “Network connection” refers to connection to a local area network (LAN) or connection to the Internet. In this case, the connection form may be wired or wireless. Furthermore, the “device” in the present invention refers to, for example, home appliances such as an air conditioner and a washing machine, AV devices such as a television, a speaker, and a camera, an electric device capable of inputting and outputting information such as a light bulb, bell, switch, vibrator, and various sensors. Equipment, stuffed robots, small devices capable of inputting and outputting information such as umbrellas with functions and hangers with liquid crystal displays, information communication equipment such as telephones and fax machines, information processing equipment such as personal computers and home servers, mobile phones and GPS terminals, etc. Personal devices such as mobile devices, public equipment such as automatic doors and traffic signals, information providing servers such as weather information providing servers, traffic information providing servers and ranking information providing servers, mail servers, scheduler servers, TV program recording servers and household account books servers And information about groups Private server, dictionary server, language translation server, speech recognition server, image recognition server, format conversion server, data evaluation server, motion detection function provision server, hard disk rental server, authentication server, etc. Say. In addition, “service cooperation” in the present invention refers to a combination of acquiring information from the above-described devices, processing of the acquired information, and providing the processed information to the devices, etc. This means that the service is provided by operating in association with each other.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the home network 1000 includes a cooperation control device 100 and devices 160 to 190. Furthermore, the cooperation control device 100 is, for example, a personal computer for controlling the entire home network 1000, and includes a communication control unit 110, an input / output unit 120, a cooperation generation unit 130, and a cooperation execution unit 140.

 The communication control unit 110 is, for example, a microcomputer including a ROM that stores a control program, a RAM, and the like. The communication control unit 110 controls the entire cooperation control device 100, and communicates with other servers via the network 50, or Ethernet (registration). The communication with other devices 160 to 190 in the home network 1000 via the trademark 150 is controlled.

  The input / output unit 120 accepts an instruction from the user and presents necessary information to the user, and includes, for example, one of user interfaces such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a liquid crystal panel, or a combination thereof. The input / output unit is an example of an instruction receiving unit.

  The cooperation generation unit 130 generates a cooperation template that embodies service contents to be operated in cooperation.

  The cooperation execution unit 140 transmits the cooperation template generated by the cooperation generation unit 130 to the communication control unit 110 and stores information related to the cooperation operation in order to execute the cooperation operation. The cooperation execution unit is an example of a cooperation execution unit.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the cooperation generation unit 130 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the cooperation generation unit 130 includes a cooperation template management unit 131, a cooperation template selection unit 132, a cooperation implementation unit 133, a template adaptable service extraction unit 134, a service selection unit 135, a service adaptation unit 136, and a service. An adapter group 139 is provided.
The cooperation template management unit 131 manages a cooperation template describing the contents of service cooperation. Here, the “cooperation template” is a file in which an outline of the contents of the cooperative operation between services is described in advance so that an actual service can be defined later. Further, the cooperation template management unit 131 holds a service declaration sentence defined based on a user instruction. This “service declaration statement” is a declaration statement representing the contents of the service defined in the linkage template. Note that the cooperation template management unit is an example of a descriptor storage unit.

  The cooperation template selection unit 132 selects a cooperation template from the cooperation template management unit 131 based on an instruction received from the user via the input / output unit 120. The linked template selection unit is an example of a template specifying unit.

  The cooperation implementation unit 133 implements service contents by defining an actual service in the cooperation template selected by the cooperation template selection unit 132. The cooperation implementation unit is an example of a cooperation implementation unit.

  The template applicable service extraction unit 134 extracts, that is, searches for a service that can be applied to the cooperation template in the cooperation implementation unit 133 via the communication control unit 110. At this time, the template adaptable service extraction unit 134 refers to the service adapter group 139 as necessary. The template adaptable service extraction unit is an example of an operation information search unit.

  The service adapter group 139 is a set of service adapters (also referred to as “conversion description statements”) and has a function of managing these service adapters. The service selection unit 135 selects the service extracted by the template adaptable service extraction unit 134 based on an instruction from the user received via the input / output unit 120.

  The service adaptation unit 136 adapts the service selected by the service selection unit 135 to the cooperation template in the cooperation implementation unit 133. At this time, the service adaptation unit 136 uses a service adapter of the service adapter group 109 as necessary. Note that the service adaptation unit is an example of an operation description conversion unit.

  According to the above configuration, by extracting the compatible service from the template compatible service extracting unit 134 based on the contents defined in the cooperation template, the choices of services that can be adapted to the cooperation template are increased. Therefore, the range of the cooperative operation is not limited by the automatic linkage path generation capability of the system, and the service cooperative system can customize the cooperative operation.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of the device 160 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the device 160 is an umbrella with a function (more specifically, an umbrella with a lamp). When the weather forecast information indicating “rain” is received from the weather information providing server, The LED built in the handle portion lights up as a cooperative operation. Note that the control unit 161 in FIG. 3 has a function of communicating with the communication control unit 110 through a wireless LAN or the like, and has a function of controlling the LED to be turned on according to an instruction from the communication control unit 110. .

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a service declaration statement held in the cooperation template management unit 131.

  Three service declaration statements are shown in the service declaration statement SV01 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5A, the service defined in the declaration statement SV01L01 on the first line indicates that the name is “weatherServer1” and data of “Area type” should be input. It represents that the service provides weather forecast information that outputs “Weather type” data. Similarly, the service defined in the declaration statement SV01L02 on the second line has the name “weatherServer2”, indicates that “area type” data should be input, and outputs “weather type” data. This is a service that provides weather forecast information. Further, the service defined in the declaration statement SV01L03 on the third line is a service that provides news that outputs “News type” data without the need for data input with the name “newsServer1”. Represents.

  Further, the service defined in the declaration statement SV02L01 on the first line in FIG. 5B has a name “weatherDevice1”, which indicates that “Weather type” data should be input, and output data is This means that the service is operated by a household device (hereinafter referred to as “weather display device”) having a display dedicated to weather forecast information. Further, the service defined in the declaration statement SV02L02 on the second line is a service having a name “boolDevice1”, indicating that “bool type” data should be input, and having no output data. Furthermore, it represents a service for operating a lamp that changes color according to a data value (hereinafter referred to as “lamp”).

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of data used in the cooperation template.
The data ML01 shown in FIG. 6A is an example of the above “Weather type” data, and “sunny” in the description ML01L02 on the second line indicates that the weather is clear. Here, it is assumed that the “Weather type” data can take a value of “cloudy” representing cloudiness and “rainy” representing rain in addition to “sunny”. The data ML02 shown in FIG. 6B is an example of the “Bool type” data, and “true” in the description ML02L02 in the second row indicates that the value is “true”. Here, it is assumed that “Bool type” data can take a value of “false” in addition to “true”.

  Next, the operation of the service cooperation system 2000 configured as described above will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of an operation in which the template adaptable service extracting unit 134 extracts a service that conforms to the cooperation template.

  First, the template adaptable service extraction unit 134 performs the pre-extraction process, such as specifying the position where the service description is described in the cooperation template, initializing the service extraction list, and the like (S201).

  The extraction pre-processing will be described with reference to the example of the cooperation template shown in FIG. The linked template T07 in FIG. 7 is a linked service that receives weather information from, for example, the weather information providing server 10 and repeats the received weather information to the weather display device at regular intervals (for example, every 5 minutes). A template to describe.

  In the description T01L01 on the first line in FIG. 7, the name of the cooperation template is “WeatherTeller1”, and “Area type” regional data to be passed to the weather information providing server 10 that receives the weather information is set. It shows that you can. The description T01L02 on the second line is a declaration of using “Weather type” data. The description T01L03 on the third line indicates that the processing up to the description T01L07 on the seventh line is repeated. The description T01L04 on the fourth line indicates that “Weather type” weather information is acquired from the weather information providing server 10 called “WeatherServer”. The description T01L05 on the fifth line indicates that the acquired weather information is transmitted to a weather display device “WeatherDevice”. The description T01L06 on the sixth line indicates that the process waits for 5 minutes. The description T01L07 on the seventh line indicates a break between repeated contents. Further, the description T01L08 on the eighth line indicates the end of the definition of the cooperation template.

  Note that “specification of the service description portion in the cooperation template” in the extraction pre-processing (S201) means that a service “WeatherServer” is described in the description T01L04 on the fourth line of the cooperation template in FIG. In other words, it means that the service “WeatherDevice” is described in the description T01L05 on the fifth line.

  Next, the template adaptable service extraction unit 134 searches for a service that matches the service description specified in the pre-extraction process (S201) via the communication control unit 110 (S202). If a matching service is found, it is added to the initialized service extraction list (S203). On the other hand, if no matching service is found, the service adapter group 139 is searched for a service adapter that matches the specified service description (S204). If a matching service adapter is found, the process proceeds to step S205, and if not found, the process proceeds to step S207.

  Here, the service adapter will be described with reference to FIG. The “service adapter” refers to, for example, a “conversion description” for enabling the lamp described above to be handled as a weather display device. The description A01L01 in the first line of FIG. 8 is the start of a conversion description for expressing “BoolDevice” such as a lamp as “WeatherDevice” such as a weather display device, and the name of the service adapter is described as “rainBool”. Is shown. The description A01L02 on the second line indicates that “Weather type” weather information should be input as an interface of “Weather Device”. The description A01L03 on the third line indicates that the subsequent processing branches depending on the value of the weather information. The description A01L04 on the 4th line to the description A01L06 on the 6th line indicate that when the weather information is rain, “Bool type” data having a value “true” is passed to “BoolDevice”. The description A01L07 on the seventh line to the description A01L10 on the tenth line indicate that when the weather information is clear or cloudy, “Bool type” data having a value of “false” is passed to “BoolDevice”. In the process of searching for the service adapter (S204), “rainBool” in FIG. 8 can be found as a service adapter that matches “WeatherDevice” in the description T01L05 on the fifth line in FIG.

  As a service that matches the “WeatherServer” in the description T01L4 on the fourth line of the linkage template in FIG. 7, find “weatherServer1” in the description SV01L01 on the first line in FIG. Can do. Further, “weatherDevice1” in the description SV02L01 in the first line in FIG. 5B can be found as a service that matches “WeatherDevice” in the description T01L5 in the fifth line in FIG. In these examples, a method of matching input / output data types is used to determine whether or not the service description matches the service.

  Next, a service that matches the specified service description is searched for via the service adapter found in step S204 (S205). If a matching service is found, the process proceeds to process S206, and if not found, the process proceeds to process S207.

  As a service matching “WeatherDevice” in FIG. 7, “boolDevice1” in FIG. 5B can be found through “rainBool” in FIG.

  Further, the service found in the above process S205 is added to the initialized service extraction list (S206). In the case of the cooperation template shown in FIG. 7, “boolDevice1” shown in FIG. 5 is added.

  Further, the service extraction list including the services added in the above-described processing S203 and processing S206 is edited, and the result is set as the service extraction result (S207). In the case of the linkage template shown in FIG. 7, “weatherServer1” and “weatherServer2” shown in FIG. 5 are extracted as services that match “WeatherServer”, and “weatherDevice1” shown in FIG. 5 is used as a service that matches “WeatherDevice”. And “booleDevice1” are extracted.

  With the above operation, the template applicable service extraction unit 134 extracts a service. FIG. 9 shows an example of service cooperation embodied in the cooperation implementation unit 133 when “weatherServer1” and “weatherDevice1” are selected in the service selection unit 135 in the example of the cooperation template of FIG. The abstract service descriptions such as “WeatherServer” and “WeatherDevice” in the cooperation template of FIG. 7 are embodied by actual services such as “weatherServer1” and “weatherDevice1”.

  In addition, FIG. 10 illustrates an example of service cooperation embodied in the cooperation embodying unit 133 when “weatherServer1” and “poolDevice1” are selected in the service selection unit 135. FIG. 10 shows that the description is embodied so that the operation of the weather information providing server 10 is linked to the device 160 (an umbrella with a function) by using the service adapter of FIG. Yes.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to automatically adapt different types of services via the service adapter, not just matching services that simply match the linkage template. It is possible to achieve both the suppression of the number of cooperation templates and the expansion of the selection range of cooperation operations.

  In this embodiment, the cooperation template is a description of the cooperation operation between abstract services. However, if the service can be exchanged, a specific cooperation operation between services may be described in the cooperation template. .

  In addition, as a management method in the said cooperation template management part 131, it is good also as the method of managing only the registered cooperation template, or the method of searching on a network. Similarly, when the template adaptable service extracting unit 134 refers to a service, it may be referred to in the range of services registered in advance, or may be referred to by searching for a service on the network. .

  Similarly, when the template adaptable service extraction unit 134 refers to a service adapter, it may be referred to in the range of service adapters registered in advance, or a service adapter may be searched from the network and referred to. May be.

  Instead of dynamically acquiring the cooperation template from the cooperation template management unit 131, it may be statically described in advance in the cooperation generation program. Further, by combining them, some linkage templates may be described in the program, and some linkage templates may be dynamically acquired from the outside.

  The service adapter may be automatically searched by the system, selected by the user, or automatically generated by the system. In addition, when selecting a service adapter from multiple candidates, refer to personal information, statistical information, service adapter evaluation values, the degree of association between service adapters and services, the degree of association between service adapters and linkage templates, etc. It may be determined, the number of options may be reduced, or the order in which options are presented.

  In addition, it is good also as a system which adapts the service which matches a cooperation template, without using a service adapter. That is, a system without the service adapter group 139 shown in FIG. Similarly, there is no step from step S204 to step S206 in FIG. 4, and the process may directly move from step S202 or step S203 to step S207.

  Note that the lack of a service adapter may narrow the options for services that can be adapted to the linkage template. However, as long as there is a service that matches the linkage template, the linkage template can be embodied and the service can be linked. It is. In that case, by increasing the number of cooperation templates, more various cooperation operations can be realized. The service adapter has an effect of realizing various cooperation operations while suppressing an increase in cooperation templates.

  Instead of dynamically acquiring the service adapter from the service adapter group, it may be described statically in advance in the cooperation generation program. Further, as a combination thereof, some service adapters may be described in the program, and some service adapters may be dynamically acquired from the outside.

  Note that the system may issue instructions related to the cooperation template and service via the input / output unit 120 on behalf of the user. At that time, the system may refer to personal information, statistical information, linkage template evaluation values, service evaluation values, and the like.

  Note that the units in FIG. 1 do not necessarily have to be on one computer. For example, the collaboration template management unit, the collaboration implementation unit, and the collaboration execution unit may be arranged on different computers on the network, or the collaboration execution unit is included in other devices, that is, for servers and users. It may be included in the device.

  Note that there may be a plurality of each part in FIG. For example, the cooperation execution unit 140 may exist as many as the number of users.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of a service cooperation system 2100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, in the service cooperation system 2100, the device management server 60 of the device manufacturer A, the device management server 70 of the device manufacturer B, and the service support server 80 of the cooperation service support company are connected via the network 50 to the home network. 1100 is connected.

  The device management server 60 includes a device service type providing unit 61 and manages information related to service types of services provided by using devices (for example, function-equipped umbrellas) sold by the device manufacturer A.

  The device management server 70 includes a device service type providing unit 71 and manages information related to service types of services provided by using devices (for example, umbrellas with functions) sold by the device manufacturer B.

  The service support server 80 includes a device service type registration unit 81 and a device service type management unit 82. The device service type registration unit 81 acquires and registers a service type in a device provided by each manufacturer from the device management server 60 or the device management server 70 via the network 50. The device service type management unit 82 manages the service types registered in the device service type registration unit 81.

  The home network 1100 includes a cooperation control device 200, a device 260, a device 270, a device 180, and a device 190. Furthermore, the cooperation control device 200 includes a communication control unit 110, an input / output unit 120, a device ID acquisition unit 210, a device service type determination unit 220, a cooperation generation unit 130, and a cooperation execution unit 140. In the following, the same reference numerals are given to the same functional configurations as the respective functional configurations in the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

  The device ID acquisition unit 210 acquires a device ID from the device 260 or the device 270. The device service type determination unit 220 determines the service type of the device 260 or the device 270 based on the device ID acquired by the device ID acquisition unit 210 and the service type.

  The device 260 or 270 holds a device ID 261 or a device ID 271 associated with each service type.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a specific example of the device 260 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the device 260 is an umbrella with a function (more specifically, an umbrella with a lamp and melody performance function), and has received weather forecast information indicating “rain” from the weather information providing server. In this case, the LED built in the pattern portion is turned on or a melody is played as the cooperative operation. The control unit 261 in FIG. 12 has a function of communicating with the communication control unit 110 via a wireless LAN or the like, and has a function of controlling the LED to be turned on or to play a melody according to an instruction from the communication control unit 110. Have.

  According to the configuration according to the present embodiment, by registering the service type of a device, a cooperative operation regarding the device is generated, and as a result, the device can be operated in cooperation with another service group. It becomes possible.

  Here, the service type includes a data type representing input / output data related to the device 260 or the device 270, a connection type representing these connection forms, and a constraint type representing constraints associated with data input / output in these. It is.

  Examples of the data type include a weather type representing data related to the weather shown in FIG. 6 in the first embodiment, a binary type representing binary data, and the like. A data type that represents data on the Internet, such as an information type, a data type that represents the status or change of a device, such as an air conditioner type or a washing machine type, or a device type such as a speaker type, bell type, or robot control type. Examples include a data type that causes a state change, a data type that represents information from an information acquisition device such as a camera type and a GPS type, and a data type that represents information about an individual or a group such as a mail type or a schedule type. Further, a data type combining these data types is also included.

  Examples of the connection type include a connection type representing a communication protocol such as an HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) type, an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) type, an IRC (Internet Relay Chat Protocol) type, a push type, and a pull type. A connection type representing the direction in which information such as the type flows, a connection type representing a trigger type for sending information such as a request type, a broadcast type and a broadcast type, a connection type representing a connection frequency such as a constant connection type and an intermittent type, There are a connection type representing the possibility of disconnection, such as a constantly stable type and a disconnection type at any time, and a connection type representing the level of information security in a connection path such as a secret communication type and a public communication type. Furthermore, a connection type combining these connection types is also included.

  Examples of the constraint type include a constraint type that limits the value of the data type and a range of values, a service time type that defines a service time, a service day type that defines a day of the week for service, and provision of a service. Restricted type that represents the time to perform services such as a regular holiday type service that stipulates days that cannot be received, restricted type that represents individuals who can receive services such as member type and personal information type, linked device type and linked service type Constraint type that represents the devices and services that are permitted as linkage targets, and restricts data usage, constraint type that represents payment information for paid services such as money type and payment type, maximum number of linked devices type and maximum load type For example, a constraint type representing the service provider's ability to provide. Furthermore, a constraint type that combines these constraint types is included.

  According to the above configuration, by registering a service type such as a data type, a connection type, or a constraint type, a cooperative operation related to the device is generated, and as a result, the device is connected to another data type or a connection type. Type and constraint type service groups can be linked.

  The service adapter described in the first embodiment is an example of a service adapter that matches the weather type “Weather type” with the binary type “Bool type”. The service adapter can match different data types, match different connection types, or match different constraint types by the same method. As an example of matching different connection types, when an information acquisition request is issued in the HTTP protocol, a connection type information providing server A that can acquire corresponding information, and a connection type information providing server that sends information as a chat message in the IRC protocol When there is B, an information acquisition request is sent to the information providing server A every 5 minutes, the acquired information is sent as a chat message, and a request is sent to the information providing server A after 5 minutes. The information providing server A can be linked as the connection type of the information providing server B by the service adapter that executes

  As an example of matching different constraint types, when there is an information providing server A having a constraint that provides information only in the morning and an information providing server B having a constraint that provides information only in the afternoon, the morning It is possible to link the information providing server A as a constraint type of the information providing server B by a service adapter that stores the data acquired from the information providing server A on the network for the time until the data is sent out in the afternoon. it can.

  In addition, since the service adapter can match different service types, data types, connection types, constraint types, and the like, different types that are in an inheritance relationship can also be matched. For example, when there are a “display data type” composed of character data and a “4-character display data type” composed of 4-character data as data types having an inheritance relationship, the 4-character display data Since the type is a kind of the display data type, the 4-character display data type inherits the character display data type. Here, a service adapter can be used to match the 4-character display data type with the display data type. Conversely, a service adapter can be used to match the display data type with the 4-character display data type.

  As a method of holding the device ID by the device, a method of storing the device ID in the storage unit of the device, a method of printing the device ID on the device, a method of attaching a printed matter ID to the device, and an IC holding the device ID in the device Any method of holding a chip or a tag may be used. In addition, as a method of sending the device ID to the device ID acquisition unit, a method of transmitting from the device to the device ID acquisition unit via a communication path, a method of being notified by the user to the device ID acquisition unit, a device such as a scanner or a camera is used. Any method of acquiring the device ID from the device and sending it to the device ID acquisition unit may be used.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 13 is a display example of a cooperation designation screen in the input / output unit (not shown) of the service cooperation system according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 13, a cooperation designation screen G101 is a screen on which a list of services on the network 50 (hereinafter referred to as “service list”) is displayed, and data of “weather forecast”, “stock price”, and “baseball score” are displayed. It is a screen which shows that the service to provide exists. Also, as a list of devices (hereinafter referred to as “device list”), “Ticker”, “Umbrella with function”, and “Bell” including “TV” and a display device are presented. The black circle display of the weather forecast in the service list and the black circle display of the function-equipped umbrella in the device list indicate that the user has selected the weather forecast and the function-equipped umbrella for this presentation.

  Furthermore, after the user selects the weather forecast and the umbrella with the function on the above-mentioned cooperation specification screen G101, the cooperation designation screen G102 eliminates the service display of the stock price and the baseball score from the service list, and performs voice conversion and music conversion. An example of a screen in which service display is performed and devices other than the speaker are removed from the device list is shown. Here, the user selects a service or device required to output the weather forecast on the speaker by selecting a service for voice conversion (standard), voice conversion (comedy-style), and music conversion from the service list. Can be done.

  Next, the operation of the present system configured as described above will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations in the input / output unit.

  First, the input / output unit starts specifying a service on the network 50 and a device that provides the service (S301). Next, a list of the services and the devices is presented (S302).

  Further, the input / output unit accepts an instruction from the user for the presentation of the processing S302 (S303). In the example of FIG. 13 above, an instruction to specify a weather forecast and an umbrella with a function is received.

  Next, conditions necessary for using the service or device designated in the process S303 are acquired (S304). In the example of FIG. 13 above, the weather forecast is presented in characters, and the lamp with the function umbrella is turned on.

  Next, the condition acquired in the process S304 is searched (S305). Furthermore, when a condition is found in step S305, a service or device that satisfies the condition is searched (S306). If a service that satisfies the conditions is found, the process proceeds to step S302. In the example of FIG. 13 described above, a search is made for a service or device that can be converted by the umbrella with a function from the character data provided from the weather forecast. As a result, lighting conversion and performance conversion services are found.

  Furthermore, the specification is completed when the condition searched in process S304 or the service or device searched in process S305 is not found (S307).

  With the above operation, in the present invention, when the user specifies the cooperative operation, the cooperative operation can be specified by repeatedly selecting a service or a device providing the service from the list. As a result, the cooperative operation can be specified. Even if a service or device necessary for operation is not instructed at once, it can be instructed correctly.

  Note that a service or device that satisfies the conditions of a service or device that may be instructed may be searched in advance without waiting for the user's instruction. As a result, it is possible to avoid selection of a service or device that cannot finally satisfy the condition.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a cooperation designation screen in the input / output unit (not shown) of the service cooperation system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 15, the cooperation designation screen G201 indicates that there is an interlocking doll whose movement changes according to the service data as a device. As a service on the network 50, a match between a professional baseball East Army and West Army game A professional baseball information providing service that provides progress and game results, and a courier delivery status service that provides the delivery status of the courier to the user's home are presented. The black display on the left of the interlocking doll indicates that the user has already given an instruction to operate the interlocking doll in a coordinated manner. The “Tomorrow 18: 30-21: 00” display on the left side of the East Army-West Army game and the “Next Sunday” display on the left side of the courier delivery status indicate that these services have not yet started and the indicated time It means that it will start. The user can instruct the linked doll to be operated in conjunction with the start of the service by selecting the service before the start.

  FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the cooperation control device of the service cooperation system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 16, a service schedule acquisition unit 1302 acquires information representing a service schedule from a service provider on the network 50 via the communication control unit 110. The service schedule acquisition unit is an example of a schedule information acquisition unit.

  In the example of FIG. 15 above, information representing a service schedule “Tomorrow 18: 30-21: 00” is acquired from a service that provides baseball scores for the East Army-West Army game (hereinafter referred to as “baseball score service”). To do. Similarly, information representing a service schedule is acquired from the courier delivery status service.

  The service schedule management unit 1303 manages information representing the service schedule acquired by the service schedule acquisition unit 1302.

  The service schedule presentation / selection unit 1305 transmits information representing the service schedule of the service schedule management unit 1303 to the input / output unit 1304 and receives an instruction from the user. In the example of FIG. 15, the cooperation designation screen G201 is presented, and selection of a linked doll as a device and a baseball score service as a service is accepted.

  The linked reservation management unit 1306 manages information related to the service reservation selected by the service plan presentation / selection unit 1305. In the example of FIG. 15 described above, information representing the time of 18:30 on the next day of the designated date is managed as the start time of the cooperative operation.

  The cooperation generation unit 130 generates a description for performing a cooperation operation related to the service corresponding to the service reservation selected by the service schedule presentation / selection unit 1305. In the example of FIG. 15 described above, a description for performing a cooperative operation that reflects data relating to the game acquired from the baseball score service in the operation of the interlocking doll is generated.

  The cooperation execution unit 140 operates the service in the service provider on the network 50 in cooperation with the description for performing the cooperation operation received from the cooperation reservation management unit 1306 and the cooperation operation received from the cooperation generation unit 130. In the example of FIG. 15, when the cooperation execution unit 140 reaches 18:30 on the next day of the instruction date, it acquires data relating to the game from the baseball score service, and if necessary, processes the data with a service adapter and interlocks. The linked doll is operated by notifying the doll.

  According to said structure, it becomes possible to instruct | indicate the cooperation operation | movement relevant to the said service before a service start, As a result, a cooperation operation | movement is made immediately after the said service start, and a cooperation operation | movement is complete | finished with the end of a service.

  Note that even if the cooperation execution unit starts the cooperation operation prior to the scheduled start time of the service, the information input / output with the service does not have to precede the start time. Similarly, even if the cooperative operation is terminated after the service scheduled end time, the information input / output with the service may not be delayed after the end time.

  In addition, when presenting a service schedule, or when starting or ending a cooperative operation according to a service schedule, the user schedule from the user's scheduler or a service or device other than the service is used without using the service schedule time. The service schedule to be presented may be changed with reference to the schedule, or the start time and end time of the cooperative operation may be changed.

(Embodiment 5)
FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the cooperation control device of the service cooperation system according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 17, an existing service management unit 1401 manages information on services on the network 50 and services (or operations) of devices connected to the home network. The existing service management unit is an example of the operation information storage unit.

  The new service search unit 1402 searches for a new service that is not managed by the existing service management unit 1401.

  The similar service determination unit 1404 determines which service managed by the existing service management unit 1401 is similar to the new service searched by the new service search unit 1402.

  The cooperation management unit 1408 manages a cooperative operation description related to services and service providing devices.

  The similar service cooperation extraction unit 1405 extracts from the cooperation management unit 1408 the cooperative operation description related to the similar service determined by the similar service determination unit 1404.

  The new service cooperation generation unit 1407 generates a cooperation operation description related to the new service based on the cooperation operation description extracted by the similar service cooperation extraction unit 1405 and an instruction from the input / output unit 1406, and passes it to the cooperation management unit 1408.

  The cooperation execution unit 140 obtains and executes a cooperation operation description related to the new service from the cooperation generation unit 130, thereby causing the new service to perform the cooperation operation.

  According to said structure, according to the appearance of the new service which is not managed, it becomes possible to generate | occur | produce the cooperation operation | movement relevant to the said new service, As a result, it can carry out a cooperation operation | movement immediately after the appearance of the said new service. .

  Note that the similar service determination unit 1404 may determine that the similarity is based on the service type of each service.

  Even when the service type of the new service does not match the service type of the similar service, the service type can be matched by using the service adapter, and the cooperative operation description regarding the new service can be generated from the existing cooperative operation description.

(Embodiment 6)
FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the cooperation control device of the service cooperation system according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 18, a device ID transmission unit 1503 acquires and transmits a device ID that identifies a device from the devices A 1501 and B 1502.

  The device ID acquisition unit 1504 acquires the device ID transmitted from the device ID transmission unit 1503.

The device service type management unit 1505 manages the service type of the device.
The device service type determination unit 1506 determines the service type of the device corresponding to the device ID acquired by the device ID acquisition unit 1504 with reference to the device service type management unit 1505.

  The cooperation generation unit 130 generates a description for performing a cooperation operation suitable for the service type output from the device service type determination unit 1506 based on an instruction from the user in the input / output unit 120.

  The cooperation execution unit 140 causes the service and the device to perform a cooperative operation based on the description for performing the cooperative operation generated by the cooperation generation unit 130.

  According to said structure, the cooperation operation | movement regarding the apparatus corresponding to apparatus ID acquired in the said apparatus ID acquisition part can be produced | generated, As a result, the said apparatus can be operated cooperatively.

  Further, the generated description of the cooperative operation includes a cooperative operation related to the device A and a cooperative operation related to the device B.

  Furthermore, according to said structure, designation | designated of the cooperation operation regarding the said apparatus A and the said apparatus B can be performed now, As a result, a several apparatus can be operated cooperatively easily.

  The generated cooperative operation description includes a cooperative operation related to the device A, and the device B includes the device ID transmission unit and the input / output unit.

  Furthermore, according to the above configuration, even when the device A does not have a device ID transmission unit or an input / output unit, it is possible to specify a cooperative operation related to the device A. As a result, the device A can be easily configured. Can be linked.

  The device ID transmission unit may transmit the device ID by a user instruction or user recognition, or a state change of the device A or the device B such as the start of connection of the device to the network or the completion of recognition of another device. Or a change in the physical relationship between the device A and the device B such as approaching or contacting the distance.

(Embodiment 7)
Since the block diagram showing the functional configuration of the service cooperation system and the operation related to service extraction in the seventh embodiment according to the present invention are basically the same as those in the first embodiment, different points will be described below.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a service in a service cooperation system (not shown) according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention. A description SV03 shown in FIG. 19 is an example of declaration of two services. The service shown in the description SV03L01 on the first line is a service by a head mounted display (hereinafter referred to as “HMD”), which is a head-mounted information presentation device. It is input and presented to indicate that “Presence type” data should be input. Here, the “Contents type” is a data type that represents information and content to be presented to the HMD, and the “Presence type” is a data type that indicates how much realism is presented to the HMD. “Presence type” data is expressed as a numerical value indicating the degree, such as 30% or 100%, and the higher the numerical value, the HMD increases the screen size and volume and presents information with a high sense of presence. The lower the is, the smaller the screen size and volume, and the lower the sense of presence. The higher the sense of presence, the more the user can immerse and view the information, and the lower the sense of presence, the more the user can see the information while doing something other than viewing the information. The service shown in the description SV03L02 on the second line is a service by a sensor device that detects a user's movement, and the name is “MotionSensor” and outputs “Motion type” data. The “Motion type” is a data type representing the type of movement of the user, and indicates a value of “moving” when the user is moving and “still” when the user is stationary.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of a service adapter according to the present embodiment. The service adapter in FIG. 20 is a conversion description that enables the HMD to be handled as the weather display device. The description A02L01 on the first line indicates the start of a description for converting the HMD as “Weather Device” such as a weather display device, and the name of the service adapter is described as “Weather HMD”. The description A03L02 on the second line indicates that “Weather type” weather data is input as an interface of “WeatherDevice”. The description A03L03 on the third line indicates that the type of user movement is acquired from the sensor device. The description A03L04 on the fourth line indicates that the subsequent processing is branched depending on the acquired type of user movement. From the description A03L05 on the fifth line to the description A03L07 on the seventh line, when the user is moving while walking, the weather is presented to the HMD with a low sense of reality, and the description on the tenth line from the description A03L08 on the eighth line In A03L10, in a situation where the user is stationary, such as being seated, the weather is presented to the HMD with a high sense of presence.

  Using the above service example and the service example described in the first embodiment, an operation for extracting a service that matches the cooperation template will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, pre-extraction processing is performed (S201). The same processing as in the first embodiment is performed using the cooperation template in FIG.

  Next, a service that matches the service description identified in step S201 is searched from the network 50 (S202). If a matching service is found, the process proceeds to process S203, and if not found, the process proceeds to process S204. In the case of the linkage template shown in FIG. 7, as a service matching the “WeatherServer” in the description T01L4 on the fourth line, “weatherServer1” on the first line SV01L01 in FIG. "weatherServer2" can be found. In addition, as a service that matches “WeatherDevice1” in the description T01L05 in the fifth line, if you are at home where “weatherDevice1” is installed, you can find “weatherDevice1” in the description SV02L01 in the first line in FIG. If you are not at home, you cannot find a service that matches “WeatherDevice”.

  Further, the service found in step S202 is added to the service extraction list initialized in step S201 (S203).

  Thereafter, the service adapter group 109 is searched for a service adapter that matches the service description specified in the process S201 (S204). If a suitable service is found, the process proceeds to process S205, and if not found, the process proceeds to process S207. In the step of searching for this service adapter, in the case of the linkage template shown in FIG. 7, the service adapter that matches “WeatherDevice” in the description TL01L05 on the fifth line is “rainBool” shown in FIG. Can be found.

  The service group 110 is searched for a service that matches the service description specified in the process S201 via the service adapter found in the process S204 (S205). If a suitable service is found, the process proceeds to process S206, and if not found, the process proceeds to process S207. When the user is at home as a service that conforms to “WeatherDevice” in FIG. 5 through “rainBool” in FIG. 6, “boolDevice1” in FIG. 3 is found. When the user wears the HMD and is outdoors, HeadMountDisplay in FIG. 6 is found. In this way, depending on the user's location, time, and conditions such as devices existing in the vicinity, services and devices appropriate for the user at that time are selected. The operation when “boolDevice1” is found is the same as the operation described in the first embodiment.

  Next, the operation when “HeadMountDisplay” is found will be described below.

  The service found in process S205 is added to the service extraction list initialized in process S201 (S206). In the case of the cooperation template shown in FIG. 7, “HeadMountDisplay” shown in FIG. 19 is added.

  Finally, the service extraction list including the services added in the processing S203 and the processing S206 is edited, and the result is set as the service extraction result (S207).

  In the case of the linkage template in FIG. 7, “weatherServer1” and “weatherServer2” in FIG. 5 are extracted as services that match “WeatherServer”, and “HeadMountDisplay” in FIG. 19 is the service that matches “WeatherDevice”. Extracted.

  With the above operation, the service is extracted by the template applicable service extraction unit 1034. In the example of the cooperation template in FIG. 7, when “weatherServer1” and “HeadMountDisplay” are selected in the service selection unit 135, an example of service cooperation embodied in the cooperation implementation unit 133 is shown in FIG. 21. Abstract service descriptions such as “WeatherServer” and “WeatherDevice” in the cooperation template of FIG. 7 are realized by actual services of “WeatherServer1” and “HeadMountDisplay”. By using the service adapter of FIG. 20 described above, the weather forecast server is embodied in a description for operating in cooperation with the HMD. By executing the linkage description shown in FIG. 21 above, when the user is walking while wearing a transparent HMD, the weather forecast is presented with a low realistic sensation with a small screen size and volume, and when sitting, the screen is displayed. Service cooperation is realized in which weather forecasts are presented with a high sense of presence with a large size and volume.

  In addition, in order to select a service or to determine data to be input to the service, as shown in FIG. 20, a sensor that detects a user's movement may be used, or information on other users is used. May be. The user's physical condition may be acquired and used from sensors such as a GPS, an acceleration sensor, a thermometer, a sphygmomanometer, a camera, an ammeter, and a voltmeter. It may be used by obtaining or guessing from a meter, line of sight, electroencephalograph, facial expression, sweat meter, voice, gesture, stress meter, etc. It may be used by acquiring or guessing from a collection of data, an action history, a behavior of another person, etc., describing a thing, a product inventory, a map, or behavior characteristics.

  The service cooperation system according to the present invention includes a cooperation implementation unit, a cooperation execution unit, and the like, and is useful as a service cooperation system, a service cooperation method, a service cooperation program, and the like. Further, the present invention can be applied to uses such as devices connected to a network, systems, services, programs, contents, and media for the devices.

It is a block diagram of the service cooperation system in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the cooperation production | generation part in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the apparatus in the home network in the said FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the operation | movement which extracts the service which adapts the cooperation template in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the service declaration sentence currently hold | maintained at the cooperation template management part. It is a figure which shows an example of the data used for a cooperation template. It is a figure which shows an example of the cooperation template in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the service adapter in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the service cooperation embodied in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of the service cooperation embodied in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the service cooperation system in Embodiment 2 which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the apparatus in the said FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the cooperation designation | designated screen in the input / output part of the service cooperation system in Embodiment 3 which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement in the input-output part in Embodiment 3 which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the cooperation designation | designated screen in the input / output part of the service cooperation system in Embodiment 4 which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the cooperation control apparatus in Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the cooperation control apparatus in Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the cooperation control apparatus in Embodiment 6 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the service example of the service cooperation system in Embodiment 7 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the service adapter of the service cooperation system in Embodiment 7 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a description of the service cooperation of the service cooperation system in Embodiment 7 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10, 20 Weather information providing server 30 News providing server 50 Network 60, 70 Device management server 80 Service support server 100, 200 Cooperation control device 110 Communication control part 120 Input / output part 130 Cooperation generation part 131 Cooperation template management part 132 Cooperation template selection Unit 133 Cooperation Implementation Unit 134 Template Applicable Service Extraction Unit 135 Service Selection Unit 136 Service Adaptation Unit 139 Service Adapter Group 140 Cooperation Execution Unit 150 Ethernet 160 to 190 Device 210 Device ID Acquisition Unit 220 Device Service Type Determination Unit 260, 270 Device 261 271 Device ID
1000 Home Network 1100 Home Network 1302 Service Schedule Acquisition Unit 1303 Service Schedule Management Unit 1305 Service Schedule Presentation / Selection Unit 1306 Linkage Reservation Management Unit 1401 Existing Service Management Unit 1402 New Service Search Unit 1404 Similar Service Determination Unit 1405 Similar Service Linkage Extraction Unit 1407 New Service Cooperation Generation Unit 1408 Cooperation Management Unit 1409 Cooperation Execution Unit 1501 Device A
1502 Device B
1503 Device ID transmission unit 1504 Device ID acquisition unit 1505 Device service type management unit 2000 Service cooperation system 2100 Service cooperation system

Claims (14)

A cooperation control device that controls cooperation of pre-classified operations targeting a first device and a second device connected via a network,
Based on an instruction received from a user, a template specifying means for specifying a cooperation template in which an outline of cooperation of the operation is described;
Operation information search means for searching for information related to the operation of the first device and information related to the operation of the second device based on the description content of the specified cooperation template;
Using the retrieved information, action description means for describing specific action contents in the cooperation template;
A cooperation control device comprising: a cooperation execution unit that controls the operation of the second device based on the cooperation template in which specific operation contents are described. The cooperation control device further includes:
Based on the conversion descriptor, it comprises behavior description conversion means for converting from a description representing one type of behavior to a description representing another type of behavior,
The behavior description means further includes:
The cooperative control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specific operation content is described using the description converted by the operation description conversion means. The cooperation control device further includes:
Descriptor storage means for storing the conversion descriptor;
The operation information search means includes
A pre-extraction processing unit for specifying a description position of the specific operation content in the cooperation template;
A descriptor search unit that searches the descriptor storage means for a conversion descriptor that matches the specific operation content in which the description position is specified;
The cooperation control apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an operation search unit that searches for an operation that matches the conversion descriptor using the searched conversion descriptor. The operations targeting the first device and the second device are classified according to a service type representing the characteristics of the operation,
The second device is associated with a device ID for identifying the device and a service type corresponding to the device,
The operation information search means performs the search based on the service type,
The operation description means performs the description using the service type,
The cooperation control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cooperation execution unit controls the operation of the second device by using the service type and the device ID. The cooperation control device further includes:
An operation information storage means for storing information relating to the operation of the first device and information relating to the operation of the second device;
The operation information search means further includes:
Based on the information stored in the operation information storage means, a similar operation specifying unit that specifies a new operation and a similar operation from the searched operations,
The cooperation execution means further includes
The cooperative control apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the operation is controlled using the identified similar operation. The service type is
A data type representing data input to the first device or the second device or output from the first device or the second device;
A connection type representing a connection form between the first device and the second device;
The cooperation control apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising: a constraint type representing a constraint associated with data input / output in the first device or the second device. The cooperation control device further includes:
The cooperation control apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising an instruction receiving unit that receives the specification of the first device and the second device and the designation of the service type according to an instruction from a user. The cooperation control device further includes:
Via the network, comprising schedule information acquisition means for acquiring information representing the operation schedule of the first device;
The behavior description means further includes:
The cooperation control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein specific operation contents are described in the cooperation template using the acquired information indicating the operation schedule. The operation information search means includes
The cooperation control device according to claim 1, wherein an operation that can be adapted to the cooperation template is searched using at least one of a user's physical condition, psychological condition, and peripheral condition. The behavior description means includes:
The cooperation control device according to claim 1, wherein the specific operation content is described in the cooperation template based on at least one of a user's physical condition, psychological condition, and surrounding condition. The behavior description conversion means includes:
The cooperation control device according to claim 1, wherein the conversion is performed based on a conversion descriptor in which a plurality of the operations are defined. A service cooperation system including a first device, a cooperation control device, and a second device, which are connected to each other via at least one network,
The first device includes information providing means for providing information necessary for the cooperation control device in response to a request from the cooperation control device.
The cooperation control device is a cooperation control device that controls the cooperation of operations classified in advance for the first device and the second device,
Based on an instruction received from a user, a template specifying means for specifying a cooperation template in which an outline of cooperation of the operation is described;
Operation information search means for searching for information related to the first device and information related to the operation of the second device based on the description content of the specified cooperation template;
Using the retrieved information, action description means for describing specific action contents in the cooperation template;
A service cooperation system comprising: a cooperation execution unit that controls the operation of the second device based on the cooperation template in which specific operation contents are described. A cooperation control method for controlling cooperation of pre-classified operations targeting a first device and a second device connected via a network,
A template specifying step for specifying a cooperation template in which an outline of cooperation of the operation is described based on an instruction received from a user;
An operation information search step for searching for information related to the operation of the first device and information related to the operation of the second device based on the description content of the identified cooperation template;
Using the retrieved information, an action description step that describes specific action contents in the cooperation template;
And a cooperation execution step of controlling the operation of the second device based on the cooperation template in which specific operation contents are described. A computer-executable program used in a cooperation control device for controlling cooperation between pre-classified operations targeting a first device and a second device connected via a network. ,
A template specifying step for specifying a cooperation template in which an outline of cooperation of the operation is described based on an instruction received from a user;
An operation information search step for searching for information related to the operation of the first device and information related to the operation of the second device based on the description content of the identified cooperation template;
Using the retrieved information, an action description step that describes specific action contents in the cooperation template;
A cooperation execution step for controlling the operation of the second device based on the cooperation template in which specific operation contents are described.

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