JP4793003B2 - Information storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information storage device that stores usage conditions of electrical equipment.

  Conventionally, this type of information storage device is known to be based on a home information terminal system (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The home information terminal system will be described below with reference to FIG.

As shown in the figure, the home information terminal device 101, the device 102, and the management center 103 are configured. The home information terminal device 101 receives various setting information via the input means 104, and the management center 103 sets based on this information. The information generation unit 105 generates setting information and transmits the setting information to the device 102, and the device 102 is configured to store and save the setting information in the setting information storage unit 106.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-117388

  In such a home information terminal system, the home information terminal device must be used for setting information for operating the device, and the setting information set in the home information terminal device can be used for wireless communication or wired communication. Since the information must be transmitted to the device using the above means, there are problems in miniaturization and installation cost.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem, and the use conditions optimized by the users of a plurality of electric devices are stored in one information storage device, and the same operation can be performed during the next electric device operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a portable information storage device that is portable.

In order to achieve the above object, an information storage device of the present invention electrically includes a use condition setting means for changing settings of a plurality of electric devices and an information storage device for storing use condition data of the plurality of electric devices. An information storage device connection unit using a connectable connector is provided, and the information storage device includes a device connection unit using a connector that can be electrically connected to the electric device, and a use stored in the information storage device Content selected and operated by the user from the condition data, display means capable of displaying that communication with the electrical equipment is being performed, selection means for selecting usage conditions for the electrical equipment, and the plurality of electrical equipments An information storage device for storing use conditions of a plurality of electrical devices provided with device selection means for selecting an electrical device to be operated from .

By this means, an information storage device capable of storing and transmitting use conditions by switching and selecting one of a plurality of devices with the device selection means without using a dedicated use condition setting means for each device Is obtained.

  Further, the other means is characterized in that when the electric device is used, the electric device is attached to the electric device and the use condition is transmitted to the electric device.

  By this means, it is possible to obtain an information storage device that can automatically transmit the use conditions to the device simply by being attached to the device.

  Further, the other means is characterized in that after the use condition is transmitted to the electric device, a signal for starting operation is transmitted based on the use condition.

  By this means, it is possible to obtain an information storage device that can automatically transmit a use condition to the device just by being attached to the device and start operation under the use condition.

  In addition, the other means is characterized by comprising a selection means for the user to select from a plurality of use conditions.

  By this means, an information storage device can be obtained in which use conditions can be selected according to the situation.

  In addition, the other means is characterized by comprising a plurality of selection means that can select whether or not to transmit the use conditions to a plurality of electrical devices.

  By this means, it is possible to obtain an information storage device capable of transmitting usage condition information only to the device that is desired to be used.

  Another means is characterized in that the use conditions of the plurality of electric devices are transmitted at different times.

  By this means, an information storage device that can prevent information transmission to a device different from the information to be transmitted can be obtained.

  The other means is characterized in that the use condition of the electric device is received when the electric device is attached to the electric device.

  By this means, it is possible to obtain an information storage device that can prevent erroneous information transmission due to unconnected devices or incomplete connection.

  The other means is characterized by comprising display means for taking care not to remove it during reception of the usage conditions of the electrical equipment or transmission of the usage conditions to the electrical equipment.

  By this means, an information storage device capable of reliably updating the use conditions can be obtained.

  In another aspect, the use condition of the electric device is received after the electric device starts operation.

  By this means, it is possible to obtain an information storage device that can update information when the use conditions are changed during operation of the device.

  The usage condition of the electric device is received after the electric device is stopped.

  By this means, it is possible to obtain an information storage device that can update information under use conditions that seem to be optimal.

  Further, the other means is characterized by comprising a plurality of transmission request means for requesting transmission of usage conditions of a plurality of electrical devices.

  By this means, an information storage device capable of operating a plurality of devices almost simultaneously is obtained.

  Another means is characterized in that the use conditions of the plurality of electric devices are received at different times.

  By this means, an information storage device can be obtained in which the information on the use conditions of a plurality of devices can be reliably stored without being erroneously recognized.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the information storage device which can memorize | store the use conditions of a some apparatus can be provided, without using the use condition setting means only for an apparatus for every apparatus.

  In addition, it is possible to provide an information storage device that can automatically transmit usage conditions to a device simply by being attached to the device.

  In addition, it is possible to provide an information storage device that can automatically transmit a use condition to a device just by being attached to the device and start operation under the use condition.

  In addition, an information storage device that can select usage conditions according to the situation can be provided.

  In addition, it is possible to provide an information storage device that can transmit use condition information only to a device to be used.

  In addition, an information storage device that can prevent information transmission to a device different from the information to be transmitted can be provided.

  In addition, an information storage device that can reliably update the use conditions can be provided.

  In addition, it is possible to provide an information storage device that can prevent transmission of erroneous information due to an unconnected device or a connection failure.

  Further, it is possible to provide an information storage device that can update information when the use condition is changed during operation of the device.

  In addition, it is possible to provide an information storage device that can update information under use conditions that are considered optimal.

  In addition, an information storage device capable of operating a plurality of devices almost simultaneously can be provided.

  In addition, it is possible to provide an information storage device that can reliably store information on use conditions of a plurality of devices without being erroneously recognized.

The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention uses a connector capable of electrically connecting a use condition setting means for changing a setting of a plurality of electric devices and an information storage device for storing use condition data of the plurality of electric devices. An information storage device connection unit, and the information storage device includes a device connection unit using a connector that can be electrically connected to the electric device, and a user among the use condition data stored in the information storage device. A display means capable of displaying the contents selected and operated, a communication means being in communication with the electrical equipment, a selection means for selecting a use condition of the electrical equipment, and an electrical equipment to be operated from the plurality of electrical equipments. is intended to store the conditions of use of the plurality of electric devices having a device selection means for selecting, without using the use condition setting means of the device dedicated to each device, a plurality select switch by the device selecting means An effect that can store vessel respective use conditions.

  The invention according to claim 2 attaches to the electric device when the electric device is used, and transmits the use condition to the electric device. The use condition is automatically transmitted to the device simply by being attached to the device. Has the effect of being able to

  The invention according to claim 3 transmits a signal for starting operation based on the use condition after transmitting the use condition to the electric device, and the use condition is automatically transferred to the device simply by being attached to the device. It has the effect | action that it can transmit and can start driving | running on the use condition.

  The invention described in claim 4 is provided with a selection means for the user to select from a plurality of use conditions, and has an effect that the use conditions can be selected according to the situation.

  The invention described in claim 5 is provided with a plurality of selection means that can select whether or not to transmit the use conditions to a plurality of electric devices, and transmits the use condition information only to the devices that the user wants to use. Has the effect of being able to

  Further, the invention according to claim 6 has the effect that the use conditions of the plurality of electric devices are transmitted at different times, and information transmission to devices different from the information to be transmitted can be prevented.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the usage condition of the electric device is received when the electric device is attached to the electric device, and it is possible to prevent erroneous transmission of information due to an unconnected device or a connection failure. It has the action.

  Further, the invention described in claim 8 is provided with a display means for taking care not to remove it during reception of the use condition of the electric device or transmission of the use condition to the electric device. It has the effect | action that can be performed reliably.

  In the invention according to claim 9, the use condition of the electric device is received after the electric device starts operation, and the information is updated when the use condition is changed during the operation of the device. It has the effect of being able to do it.

  According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the usage condition of the electric device is received after the electric device is stopped, and the information can be updated under the optimum usage condition.

  The invention according to claim 11 is provided with a plurality of transmission request means for requesting transmission of use conditions of a plurality of electric devices, and has an effect that the operations of the plurality of devices can be performed almost simultaneously.

  Further, the invention according to claim 12 receives the use conditions of the plurality of electric devices at different times, and has an effect that the information on the use conditions of the plurality of devices can be reliably stored without being erroneously recognized. .

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
In the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 2, the plurality of electric devices 1 </ b> A and 1 </ b> B each include a use condition setting unit 2 that performs setting changes such as an operation mode, temperature, and wind speed, and information storage. An information storage device connection unit 4 using a connector that can electrically connect the device 3A is provided, and the information storage device 3A includes a device connection unit 5 using a connector that can be electrically connected to the electric devices 1A and 1B. The display means 6 that can be stored in the information storage device 3A and can display the contents selected and operated by the user and the fact that communication with the electrical devices 1A and 1B is in progress, and the usage conditions of the electrical devices 1A and 1B. A selection means 7 for selecting and a device selection means 8 for selecting an electric device to be operated from the plurality of electric devices 1A, 1B are provided by mechanical push button switches.

  Examples of the electric devices 1A and 1B include an air conditioner capable of setting a plurality of operation modes, temperature settings, wind speeds, wind directions, and the like, a bathroom ventilation dryer, and the like.

  The use condition setting means 2 is provided in the electric devices 1A and 1B. However, the use condition setting means 2 may be configured so as to be attached to the electric devices 1A and 1B and change the setting of use conditions, and may be configured to be remotely operated such as a wireless remote controller.

  The information storage device 3A only needs to be able to electrically store usage conditions, and there is a nonvolatile memory as an example.

  The information storage device connection unit 4 and the device connection unit 5 are electrically connectable connectors. However, a plurality of electrical devices may be connected even if they are not electrically connected by infrared communication or a wireless communication method using radio waves. As long as 1A and 1B and the information storage device 3A are communicable, they may not be electrically connected.

  The display means 6 only needs to be able to display the operation, the display of setting contents, and the fact that communication is in progress, and there is one using liquid crystal as an example.

  Although the selection means 7 and the device selection means 8 are mechanical push button switches, they may not be mechanical push button switches as long as the user can perform selection and transmission operations, and touch panel switches or microphones using static electricity. You may use the voice-recognition means using.

  With the above configuration, when the user operates the electrical devices 1A and 1B under the usage conditions stored in the information storage device 3A, first, the content of the electrical device 1A to be used is displayed on the display unit 6 from the device selection unit 8. Select while confirming. Next, the usage conditions of the electrical device 1A to be operated, for example, in the case of an air conditioner, a plurality of conditions in which the operating state such as cooling and heating, the indoor temperature set value, the adjustment of the air volume, and the setting of the wind direction are set. Is selected from the use conditions displayed on the display means 6. Then, by connecting the information storage device connection unit 4 of the electric device 1A and the device connection unit 5 of the information storage device 3A, information is stored in the display means 6 of the information storage device 3A from the electric device 1A until data transmission / reception is completed. A warning message indicating that the device 3A is not to be removed is displayed. The device information stored in the electric device 1A and the previous use condition data are transmitted from the electric device 1A to the information storage device 3A, and the device information and use condition data stored in the electric device 1A are information. When the information of the electrical equipment does not match when compared in the storage device 3A, the fact that there is an error in the electrical equipment connected to the display means 6 of the information storage device 3A is displayed. Send terms of use data to. When the transmission of the use condition data from the information storage device 3A to the electric device 1A is completed, the start request data for the operation of the electric device 1A is transmitted, and the electric device 1A starts the operation. Then, the electric device 1A transmits the use condition data to the information storage device 3A again after the operation is started, so that the use condition data changed by the use condition setting means 2 on the electric device 1A side due to the change of the use environment is stored in the information storage device. 3A and stored as update data in the information storage device 3A. In addition, when the electric device 1A is stopped, the use condition data is transmitted from the electric device 1A to the information storage device 3A, so that the use condition data optimized by the user is stored as update data in the information storage device 3A. Further, by performing the same operation on the electric device 1B, the operation can be performed using the use condition data from the information storage device 3A as in the case of the electric device 1A. By doing so, it is possible to store the usage conditions optimized by the users of the plurality of electric devices in one information storage device and perform the same operation at the next electric device operation.

(Embodiment 2)
The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 4, Embodiment 2 of the present invention includes an information storage device mounting portion 9 using an electrically connectable connector that can be mounted so that the information storage device 3B can be attached and detached. Information storage device capable of transmitting use condition data from the information storage device 3B to the plurality of electric devices 1C and 1D, and receiving device information and use condition data from the electric devices 1C and 1D and transmitting them to the information storage device 3B An information transmitting / receiving unit that receives the use condition data stored in the information storage device 3B transmitted from the mounting unit 10 and the information device mounting unit 10 and transmits device information and use condition data to the information storage device mounting unit 10 11 is provided, and the information storage device 3B can display information on the equipment selected and operated by the user, usage conditions, and the fact that communication with the electrical equipment 1C, 1D is in progress. Display means 6, selection means 7 for selecting use conditions of electrical devices 1C, 1D, device selection means 8 for selecting an electrical device to be operated from the plurality of electrical devices 1C, 1D, and a plurality of selected electrical devices Transmission request means 12 for transmitting the selected use condition is provided by a mechanical push button switch.

  Examples of the electric devices 1C and 1D include an air conditioner capable of setting a plurality of operation modes, temperature settings, wind speeds, wind directions, and the like, a bathroom ventilation dryer, and the like.

  The information storage device 3B only needs to be able to electrically store usage conditions, and there is a nonvolatile memory as an example.

  The selection unit 7, the device selection unit 8, and the transmission request unit 12 are mechanical push button switches. However, if the user can perform selection and transmission operations, the selection unit 7, the device selection unit 8, and the transmission request unit 12 may not be mechanical push button switches. Voice recognition means using a switch or microphone may be used.

  The information storage device mounting unit 9 is an electrically connectable connector. However, if the information storage device 9B can communicate with the information storage device 3B even if it is not electrically connected by a communication method using infrared communication or radio waves. It may not be electrically connected.

  The information storage device mounting means 10 is not limited as long as it can transmit / receive data to / from the electric devices 1C and 1D and transmit / receive data to / from the information storage device 3B to be mounted. As a method of data transmission / reception with 1C and 1D information transmission means 11, there are a communication method using infrared rays, a communication method using radio waves, a wired communication method using a communication line or an indoor commercial power line, and the like. As a method of data transmission / reception with the device 3B, there is one using an electrically connectable connector.

  As an example of the information transmission / reception means 11, there are a communication method using infrared rays, a communication method using radio waves, a wired communication method using a communication line or an indoor commercial power line, and the like.

  Transmission / reception of data between the electric devices 1C and 1D and the information storage device mounting means 10 can be performed by using an electrically connected wired communication method or by using an infrared communication or a wireless communication method using radio waves. Any method may be used as long as communication of data transmission / reception between the 1D and the information storage device mounting means 10 is possible.

  With the above configuration, when the user operates a plurality of electrical devices 1C and 1D under the usage conditions stored in the information storage device 3B, first, the device selection is performed while confirming the content displayed on the display means 6 for the electrical device 1C to be used. The selection is made by the means 8 and then the use condition is selected by the selection means 7 while confirming the contents displayed on the display means 6. Next, the appliance 1D is similarly selected by the appliance selection means 8 and the selection means 7. Then, the information storage device 3B is mounted on the information storage device mounting means 10 and the transmission requesting means 12 is operated, whereby the device data, the use condition data, and the operation start request are sent from the information storage device mounting means 10 to the electric devices 1C and 1D. Data is transmitted in the order of the electric device 1C and the electric device 1D. When the electric devices 1C and 1D receive the use conditions of the matching device data, the electric devices 1C and 1D start operation under the use conditions. In addition, during operation of the electric devices 1C and 1D, the information storage device mounting means 10 sends a request for transmission of data on the current operating conditions to the electric devices 1C and 1D that have transmitted data, and sends the request for transmission of data of the electric devices 1C and 1D. When the usage conditions transmitted from the electrical devices 1C and 1D are different from the usage conditions stored in the information storage device 3B, the usage condition data is updated. When the electrical device 1C is stopped, device data and usage condition data are transmitted from the electrical device 1C, and the information storage device mounting means 10 that has received the usage condition data updates the usage condition data of the information storage device 3B. . When the electrical device 1D is also stopped, the same data is updated. By doing so, it is possible to operate a plurality of electric devices under use conditions set almost simultaneously.

  In accommodation facilities, etc., it is possible to easily change the setting of the electrical equipment of the accommodation facility to the preference of the guest by confirming and registering the preference of the available electrical equipment in advance when booking the accommodation Service is feasible.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the information storage device of Embodiment 1 of this invention. Configuration diagram showing the configuration of the information storage device The block diagram which shows the structure of the information storage device of Embodiment 2 of this invention Configuration diagram showing the configuration of the information storage device Configuration diagram of conventional home information terminal system

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1A Electric equipment 1B Electric equipment 1C Electric equipment 1D Electric equipment 2 Usage condition setting means 3A Information storage device 3B Information storage device 4 Information storage device connection part 5 Equipment connection part 6 Display means 7 Selection means 8 Equipment selection means 9 Information storage apparatus installation Unit 10 Information storage device mounting means 11 Information transmitting means 12 Transmission requesting means

Claims (12)

A use condition setting means for changing settings of a plurality of electrical devices, and an information storage device connection unit using a connector capable of electrically connecting information storage devices for storing use condition data of the plurality of electrical devices, The information storage device includes a device connection unit using a connector that can be electrically connected to the electrical device, contents selected by the user from operation condition data stored in the information storage device, and the electrical A plurality of display means capable of displaying that the communication with the device is in progress; a selection means for selecting a use condition of the electric device; and a plurality of device selection means for selecting an electric device to be operated from the plurality of electric devices . An information storage device that stores usage conditions of electrical equipment.
The information storage device according to claim 1, wherein the information storage device is attached to the electric device when the electric device is used, and the use condition is transmitted to the electric device. The information storage device according to claim 1, wherein after the usage condition is transmitted to the electric device, a signal for starting operation is transmitted based on the usage condition. 4. The information storage device according to claim 1, further comprising selection means for a user to select from a plurality of usage conditions. The information storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a plurality of selection units that enable selection of whether or not to transmit use conditions to a plurality of electrical devices. 6. The information storage device according to claim 1, wherein usage conditions of the plurality of electric devices are transmitted at different times. The information storage device according to claim 1, wherein the usage condition of the electric device is received when the electric device is attached to the electric device. The information storage according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising display means for taking care not to remove the electric device during use condition reception or during transmission / reception of the electric device use condition. apparatus. 9. The information storage device according to claim 1, wherein the usage condition of the electric device is received after the electric device starts operation. The information storage device according to claim 1, wherein the usage condition of the electric device is received after the electric device is stopped. 11. The information storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of transmission request means for requesting transmission of usage conditions of a plurality of electrical devices. The information storage device according to claim 1, wherein usage conditions of the plurality of electric devices are received at different times.

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