JP4863611B2 - Home control system, home control method and program for home controller - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a home control system, a home control method, and a program for a home controller in which various devices arranged in a dwelling unit are connected to a controller and the operation of the various devices is controlled by the controller. The present invention relates to a home control system, a home control method, and a home controller program that can control various devices in a dwelling unit dynamically and in real time according to a resident.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique is known in which a control device called a so-called home controller is provided in a dwelling unit, and a home appliance system such as an air conditioner or gas is controlled using the home controller. For example, in Patent Document 1, a home controller 20 is disposed in a dwelling unit, and a home appliance system such as an air conditioner 12 is connected to the home controller 20 so that a user who is out can control an electronic device in the home. A configured home control system is disclosed.

  Further, a technique for ensuring home security using such a home controller as well as controlling a home appliance system or the like using a home controller as in Patent Document 1 is also known. For example, Patent Document 2 discloses a home configured such that a security device such as a sensor unit 131 installed in a dwelling unit is connected to the control unit 110 via a LAN so that the user can control the security device from the outside by operating a mobile phone or the like. A security system is disclosed.

JP 2002-259678 A JP 2004-128821 A

  However, in these Patent Documents 1 and 2, although it is possible to remotely control various devices, the device settings must be performed by the user, so that dynamic device settings suitable for the situation of the dwelling unit may be made. There is a problem that you can not.

  For example, if parents are living in a dwelling unit, it is desirable to remove the restrictions on the home appliance system and cancel the security system, but only parents of the lower grades are present in the dwelling unit without parents. In some cases, it is necessary to allow only the operation of the minimum required home appliance system and raise the security level. Moreover, when the whole family is going out and there is no resident in the dwelling unit, it is necessary to restrict the use of any home appliance system and raise the security level.

  As described above, when controlling the devices in the dwelling unit, it is desirable to dynamically change and control depending on “who is in the dwelling unit”, but the above-described conventional technology cannot solve such a problem. . For this reason, how to realize a home control system that can dynamically control various devices according to the occupants in the dwelling unit is an important issue.

  This invention is made in view of the said subject (problem), The home control system and home control which can control various apparatus in a dwelling unit dynamically and in real time according to the resident in a dwelling unit It is an object to provide a method and a program for a home controller.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is a home control system in which a device system disposed in a dwelling unit is connected to a controller, and the operation of the device system is controlled by the controller, and the controller includes the dwelling unit. A plurality of types of home status tables that store the home status of each of the plurality of residents for each resident, the home status of the plurality of residents, and a combination of the device system that permits use by the resident A mode table for storing modes, a mode determining means for determining a mode according to the home status indicated by the home status table based on the mode table, and an outdoor unit according to the mode determined by the mode determining means The visitor service provider's terminal device is notified of whether the visit to the dwelling unit is possible Characterized in that a control means for cormorants control.

Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein, when the device outside the dwelling unit is a terminal device of a courier, the control means receives the courier according to the mode determined by the mode determination means. Control is performed so as to notify the delivery device terminal device of the availability .

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the physical feature is a fingerprint of each resident, and the acquisition means is provided by a resident who possesses a portable remote-control-type key capable of infrared communication including a fingerprint detection unit. When passing through a door provided with an infrared communication device capable of infrared communication with a key, fingerprint data of the resident is obtained via the infrared communication device.

  Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, the physical feature is a fingerprint of each resident, and the occupant can communicate with the non-contact IC card by the resident who has the non-contact IC card including the fingerprint detection unit. The fingerprint data of the resident is acquired through the reader when passing through a door provided with a simple reader.

Further, the present invention is a home control method for connecting a device system disposed in a dwelling unit to a controller and controlling the operation of the device system by the controller, wherein the controller includes a plurality of residents of the dwelling unit. A mode corresponding to the home status indicated by the home status table storing the home status for each resident is a combination of the home status of the plurality of residents and the device system that permits use by the resident. A mode table that stores a plurality of modes. A mode determination step that is determined based on a mode table, and a terminal device of a visiting service provider that is arranged outside the dwelling unit according to the mode determined by the mode determination step. And a control process for controlling to notify whether the visit to the dwelling unit is possible.

Further, the present invention provides a home controller program for operation control of the disposed the equipment system in the dwelling unit, the home status table for storing the home situation of a plurality of occupants of the dwelling for each resident A mode corresponding to the indicated home status is determined based on a mode table storing a plurality of types of modes indicating combinations of the home status of the plurality of residents and the device system that is permitted to be used by the residents. A control step for controlling to notify whether or not the visit to the dwelling unit is possible to the terminal device of the visiting service provider arranged outside the dwelling unit according to the mode determined by the mode determining step and the mode determining step. And making the computer execute.

According to the present invention, a combination of a home status table that stores the home status of a plurality of residents in a dwelling unit for each resident, a home status of a plurality of residents, and a device system that permits use by the resident. A mode table storing a plurality of types of modes to be shown, determining a mode according to the home status indicated by the home status table based on the mode table, and visiting the residence arranged outside the dwelling unit according to the determined mode Since it is configured to control the service provider's terminal device to notify whether or not a visit to the dwelling unit is possible, a visit service outside the dwelling unit is dynamically and in real time according to the presence of a plurality of residents in the dwelling unit. Can collaborate with providers . As a result, it is possible to prevent the coming visit to the unnecessary dwelling unit of the visit service provider in advance.

Further, according to the present invention, when the device outside the dwelling unit is a courier terminal device, control is performed so as to notify the courier terminal device whether or not the delivery service can be received according to the determined mode. As a result, unnecessary visits to the dwelling units by the courier can be prevented.

  Further, according to the present invention, when a resident who has a portable remote control type key that can be communicated with infrared rays including a fingerprint detection unit passes through a door provided with an infrared communication device capable of infrared communication with the key. Since the fingerprint data of the resident is acquired through the infrared communication device, the entrance / exit management can be efficiently performed using the existing infrared communication technology.

  According to the present invention, when a resident who has a non-contact IC card including a fingerprint detection unit passes through a door provided with a reader capable of communicating with the non-contact IC card, the resident's fingerprint data Is obtained through a reader, and therefore, entrance / exit management can be efficiently performed using the existing non-contact IC card technology.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the home status of each resident is managed by using the home status table storing whether each resident is at home and the time of entry and exit. The situation can be easily managed, and the resident entry / exit situation can be accurately grasped when any problem occurs.

  Further, according to the present invention, one or a plurality of devices arranged in a dwelling unit are controlled based on a mode table that defines a device to be controlled for each home person or a combination of home residents and an entry / exit situation. Therefore, the resident can register the desired control pattern in the mode table, and the device control suitable for the home environment can be performed dynamically and in real time.

  Embodiments of a home control system, a home control method, and a home controller program according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, the case where the control target by the controller is a security system, a home appliance system, a delivery system, and a settlement system is shown. In the following first embodiment, a case where the present invention is applied to a portable remote controller having an infrared communication function will be described, and in a second embodiment, a case where the present invention is applied to a non-contact IC card will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the system configuration of the home control system according to the first embodiment. The home control system shown in FIG. 1 includes a security system 10, a home appliance system 20, a delivery controller 30 for a delivery system, and a settlement controller 40 for a settlement system installed in a dwelling unit as a home controller 50 (hereinafter referred to as “controller 50”). It is a system for centralized control. The controller 50 includes a storage unit 60 that stores registered fingerprint data 61, a home status table 62, and a mode table 63.

  Here, this home control system does not simply centrally control various systems installed in the dwelling unit by the controller 50, but “controls various devices dynamically according to the residents in the dwelling unit”. There is the feature. For example, if the parents are resident, the restrictions on the home appliance system are removed and the security system is turned off (released). If the parents are absent and only lower-grade children are resident in the dwelling unit, Only the operation of the necessary home appliance system is allowed, the security system is turned on, and when the whole family is out and there are no residents in the dwelling unit, the use of any home appliance system is restricted and security Control the system on.

  For this reason, in such a home control system, it is necessary to always know who is in the family at present. Therefore, in the first embodiment, a portable remote controller with a fingerprint sensor is handed over to each resident as a key, and when the resident enters and exits, the fingerprint data of the entrant and exit are transmitted to the controller 50 through the key, and the entry / exit status is checked. We are going to manage in real time. Specifically, an infrared communication device that transmits and receives fingerprint data by infrared communication is arranged near the entrance door, and a key is formed by a portable remote controller equipped with a fingerprint detection unit, and the entrance door is locked / unlocked. When the resident passes through the opened entrance door, fingerprint data is transmitted to the controller 50 in response to the resident's operation.

  Such infrared communication devices are desirably provided at two locations, the outside of the entrance door and the inside of the entrance door. In this case, when the resident locks or unlocks the door lock of the entrance door from the outside, an infrared communication device disposed outside the entrance door is used, and the resident at home can access the entrance door from the inside. When locking or unlocking the door lock, an infrared communication device disposed inside the entrance door is used. Further, when the resident simply passes the door lock of the front door without locking / unlocking, the key (portable remote controller) is directed to one of the two infrared communication devices to perform a predetermined operation (fingerprint data). Sending action).

  In the first embodiment, a case where the resident himself performs an action of transmitting fingerprint data to the infrared communication device when the resident passes the entrance door will be described. However, the resident arrives near the entrance door. The resident himself / herself by requesting fingerprint data from the infrared communication device to the key and automatically transmitting the fingerprint data from the key to the infrared communication device in response to the request. The fingerprint data can also be transmitted to the infrared communication device without the operation of.

  The controller 50 performs lock / unlock control of the entrance door and update of the home status table 62 by matching the registered fingerprint data 61 registered in advance with the input fingerprint data, and adapts to the home status in the home status table 62. To control each system. Specifically, since the relationship between each home situation and the control target is stored in the mode table 63, each system is controlled with reference to the mode table 63.

  As shown in FIG. 1, this home control system includes a door lock control unit 11, a door phone 12, and an alarm controller 13 that form a security system 10, an air conditioner controller 21 and a gas controller 22 that form a home appliance system 20, and a delivery controller. 30 and the payment controller 40 are connected to the controller 50.

  The door lock control unit 11 is a control unit that performs locking control and unlocking control of an entrance door or the like in response to an instruction signal from the controller 50. Specifically, the door lock control unit 11 is connected to an infrared communication device that receives fingerprint data transmitted from the key by infrared, and receives the input fingerprint data received by the infrared communication device and transmits it to the controller 50. At the same time, control corresponding to an instruction signal (an unlocking instruction signal or a locking instruction signal) returned in response to the input fingerprint data is performed. In addition, here, for convenience of explanation, a case will be described in which the door lock control unit 11 is controlled by an entrance door, but opening / closing control of other doors in the dwelling unit can also be performed.

  The doorphone 12 is a doorphone for a visitor that functions under the control of the controller 50. When the doorphone 12 is on-controlled, when the calling unit is pressed, a ringing sound is generated in the room. When 12 is turned off, the ringing sound is not generated in the room even if the calling unit is pressed. Although a detailed description thereof is omitted here, a display can be provided on the door phone 12 to display an image of a visitor.

  The alarm controller 13 is a controller that forms the core of a security system that cooperates with a security company, and is connected to various sensors and cameras arranged in windows in a dwelling unit and connected to an external security center via a network. Connected. When the alarm controller 13 is controlled by the controller 50 and is on-controlled, if any sensor or camera detects a suspicious object, the situation is notified to an external security center. Note that the alarm controller 13 can perform control in accordance with multi-stage alarm levels such as an alarm level 1 in which only the sensor is activated and an alarm level 2 in which both the sensor and the camera are activated.

  The air conditioner controller 21 is a control unit that centrally controls the air conditioners disposed in each room of the dwelling unit under the control of the controller 50. The air conditioner provided in each room can be operated by an attached remote controller. However, when a predetermined air conditioner or all air conditioners are turned off by the air conditioner controller 21, the corresponding air conditioner does not receive the control of the remote controller and cannot operate. It becomes a state. The air conditioner controller 21 can individually control the air conditioner.

  The gas controller 22 is a control unit that controls the supply of gas to various gas-using devices such as a gas stove, a gas stove, and floor heating under the control of the controller 50. When the gas supply is stopped by the gas controller 22, various gas using devices cannot perform their functions. The gas controller 22 can individually control the gas supply to the gas using device.

  The delivery controller 30 is a control unit that, under the control of the controller 50, controls to notify the delivery device terminal device whether or not the delivery service can be received. For example, when an adult (parent) who has gone out returns home, control is performed to notify the terminal device of the delivery company that the user is at home. As a result, it is possible to avoid the situation where the delivery company has been present despite the delivery, and to improve the business efficiency.

  The payment controller 40 is a control unit that controls whether or not payment is possible when a product is purchased through online shopping (including television shopping) under the control of the controller 50. Specifically, when purchasing a product through online shopping, considering the case where payment is made instead of the seal by sending the registered fingerprint data, a third party or a minor sends such registered fingerprint data. Serious settlement problems arise. For this reason, the payment controller 40 performs control so as not to allow such payment when an adult (parent) is absent.

  The controller 50 is a control device that dynamically controls the home control system based on the home status while managing the home status of the dwelling unit in real time. For example, when the parents are resident, the controller 50 removes the restriction of the home appliance system and turns off (releases) the security system, and only the child of the lower grade without the parents lives in the dwelling unit. In this case, only the operation of the minimum necessary home appliance system is allowed, the security system is on-controlled, and if the entire family is out and there are no residents in the dwelling unit, the use of any home appliance system is prohibited. Limit and control the security system on.

  The controller 50 includes a fingerprint collation unit 51, an entry / exit management unit 52, a control unit 53, and a storage unit 60. The fingerprint collation unit 51 is a processing unit that collates input fingerprint data received via the door lock control unit 11 with registered fingerprint data stored in the storage unit 60. The reason for such fingerprint verification is to determine whether the person who issued the locking / unlocking instruction is one of the residents, and who is the person who enters and exits the entrance door. This is because That is, the input fingerprint data is input to the fingerprint collation unit 51 via the door lock control unit 11 when the entrance door is locked / unlocked and when the resident passes through the entrance door. The collation unit 51 performs fingerprint collation processing when receiving such input fingerprint data. Any fingerprint collation technique may be employed. For example, fingerprint collation can be performed based on a collation ratio between feature points of fingerprint data or a matching degree of fingerprint data.

  The entrance / exit management unit 52 is a management unit that manages the home status of “who is at home” based on the entrance / exit status of the entrance door. Specifically, a resident holding a key passes through the entrance door. The fingerprint data stored in this key is transmitted to the controller 50 via the door lock control unit 11, and the fingerprint collation unit 51 recognizes who entered and exited compared with the registered fingerprint data, and entered and exited. The management unit 52 registers the status in the home status table 62.

  The control unit 53 is a control unit that dynamically controls various devices arranged in the dwelling unit based on the resident home status registered in the home status table 62. Specifically, the content of what kind of control is performed in what situation is stored in the mode table 63 in advance, and it corresponds to any mode according to the home status of the resident in the home status table 62 Control to do.

  The storage unit 60 is a storage device such as a hard disk that stores the registered fingerprint data 61, the home status table 62, and the mode table 63 that have already been described. The registered fingerprint data 61 is obtained by previously registering fingerprint data of each resident serving as a comparison reference of input fingerprint data.

  The home status table 62 is a table used when managing the home status of each resident, and FIG. 6 shows an example of the home status table 62. As shown in the figure, the home status table 62 stores the home status, time of arrival, and time of departure for each resident. The reason for storing the entry time and the departure time is to allow the situation to be accurately grasped when some security problem occurs.

The mode table 63 sets the home status at that time based on the home status of each resident and defines the controllable range of the device for each mode . FIG. 8 shows an example of the mode table 63. Is shown. As shown in the figure, here, mode A is a case where a parent and an upper grade child (hereinafter referred to as “Child X”) and a lower grade child (hereinafter referred to as “Child Y”) are at home. Mode B is the case where only the parent is at home, Mode C is the case where child X and child Y are at home but the parent is absent, and Mode D is the case where only child Y is at home. Mode E is when all the persons are absent. For each mode, the controllable range of the security system, home appliance system, delivery service, and settlement service is defined. Therefore, in mode A and mode B where the parent is at home, various devices can be controlled (any device can be used), and when only the lower grade child Y is at home, doorphone, gas, etc. are controlled. It becomes impossible (unusable state).

  Next, the locking / unlocking that the resident performs when entering and leaving will be described. 2 is an explanatory diagram in which a portion related to locking / unlocking is extracted from the home control system shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a key, and FIG. 4 is an unlocking operation. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the controller 50 at the time. Note that the locking / unlocking operator and the entry / exit management mentioned here have no direct relationship. This is because the parent may unlock and enter the dwelling unit with the parent or child, or the resident may enter and leave with the entrance door open. Details of the entry / exit management will be described later with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an infrared communication device 80 that receives fingerprint data transmitted from the key 70 is disposed outside the entrance door, and the infrared communication device 80 is connected to the door lock control unit 11. The fingerprint data transmitted from the key 70 is used for locking / unlocking. Here, the key 70 is a portable remote controller having a fingerprint detection function and an infrared communication function. As shown in FIG. 3, the key 70 includes a fingerprint detection unit 71, an infrared transmission / reception unit 72, a storage unit 73, a power supply unit 73, and a control unit 75. Become.

  The fingerprint detection unit 71 is a sensor unit that acquires the resident's fingerprint data and outputs it to the control unit 75 when a resident's finger is placed on a finger placement surface (not shown). Or a temperature sensor can be used. For example, in the case of a pressure sensor, fingerprint data can be formed by using the pressure of the convex portion of the fingerprint, and when the temperature sensor is used, the temperature of the convex portion of the fingerprint that is in contact with the placement surface is lowered. However, fingerprint data that does not come into contact can be formed using the characteristic that the temperature does not decrease.

  The infrared transmission / reception unit 72 is a processing unit that outputs fingerprint data detected by the fingerprint detection unit 71 as infrared light. Specifically, the infrared transmission / reception unit 72 is defined by IrDA (Infared Data Association) which is a standardization organization of infrared communication in the United States. A processing unit that performs data transmission / reception by infrared rays in accordance with the IrDA standard or the like.

  The storage unit 73 is a storage device formed by an EEPROM (NONVOLATILE MEMORY) or the like, and fingerprint data of a resident who uses the key is stored in the storage unit 73. The reason why such fingerprint data is stored in the storage unit 73 is that when the resident passes through the entrance door, it is necessary to transmit the fingerprint data without performing the fingerprint data reading action.

  When the resident presses the finger placed on the placement surface 71 of the key 70, the fingerprint detection unit 71 reads the resident's fingerprint, and the read fingerprint data is stored in the storage unit 73, and the fingerprint Data is transmitted to the infrared communication device 80 as input fingerprint data by the infrared transmission / reception unit 72, and the door lock control unit 11 delivers the input fingerprint data received via the infrared communication device 80 to the controller 50. In addition, although authentication of identification ID etc. is performed between this key 70 and the infrared communication apparatus 80 in order to confirm whether a key is not a fake, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted here.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the fingerprint collation unit 51 of the controller 50 receives the input fingerprint data (step S101), the registered fingerprint data 60 stored in the storage unit 60 is taken out (step S102), and the input fingerprint data Is compared with the registered fingerprint data of each resident (step S103). Such comparison may be performed not only by comparing the fingerprint data itself but also at the feature amount level.

  If the input fingerprint data matches any of the registered fingerprint data (Yes at Step S104), the control unit 53 of the controller 50 outputs a release signal to the door lock control unit 11 (Step S105), and the door lock control is performed. When the part 11 unlocks the entrance door and the input fingerprint data does not match any registered fingerprint data (No at Step S104), error processing such as recording a log after sounding an alarm sound is performed (Step S104). S106).

  By performing the above-described series of processing, the entrance door can be unlocked based on fingerprint data using a key of a portable remote controller having an infrared communication function. In the above description, the processing procedure at the time of unlocking is shown, but the same procedure can be performed at the time of locking. Here, only the case where the key of the portable remote controller is used is shown, but the key provided inside the entrance door can be directly operated to lock and unlock.

  Next, a mechanism for dynamically performing entrance / exit management using the fact that the resident passes through the entrance door (enters / exits) will be described. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram in which a portion related to entrance / exit management is extracted from the home control system shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the home status table 62, and FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the treatment procedure of the entrance / exit management by.

  As described above, since the fingerprint data of the resident who uses this key is stored in the storage unit 73 that forms the key 70, for example, the key 70 is provided when the resident passes the entrance door. When the entry / exit button is pressed, the infrared communication device 80 receives fingerprint data from the key 70, and the door lock control unit 11 passes the input fingerprint data received via the infrared communication device 80 to the controller 50.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7, when the fingerprint collation unit 51 of the controller 50 receives the input fingerprint data (step S201), the registered fingerprint data 61 stored in the storage unit 60 is taken out, and the input fingerprint data is stored in each residence. By comparing with the registered fingerprint data 61 of the person, it is specified which resident has passed the entrance door (step S202), and the current time is obtained from a timer (not shown) (step S203).

  Thereafter, after determining whether the resident is entering or leaving based on the home status table 62 (step S204), the home status table 62 is updated (step S205). For example, when the father passes the entrance door in the home status table 62 shown in FIG. 6, the entrance / exit management unit 52 determines that the father who was absent has returned home, and the home status table 62 The home status of his father is changed from “absent” to “home”, and the time taken out from the timer is written in the time of arrival.

  By performing the above-described series of processing, the entrance / exit management unit 52 of the controller 50 can manage the entrance / exit status of the resident dynamically and in real time using the home status table 62. Here, the resident who has been “absent” is simply determined to be “at home” when passing through the front door, but a plurality of infrared communication devices 80 are provided near the front door to determine the moving direction. It is also possible to grasp whether the resident enters or leaves the house.

  Next, control of various devices by the controller 50 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the mode table 63, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a control procedure of various devices by the controller 50.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the control unit 53 in the controller 50 reads the home status table 62 stored in the storage unit 60, takes out the home status of each resident from the home status table 62 (step S301), and takes it out. A home mode is determined based on the home situation (step S302). For example, in the case of FIG. 6, since the mother, the child X, and the child Y are at home, the home mode is set in the mode A of the mode table 63.

  Thereafter, the control unit 53 takes out a control object corresponding to the home mode from the mode table 63 (step S303), and controls each taken out control object (step S304). For example, when the home mode is mode A, as shown in FIG. 8, all of the security system, home appliance system, delivery service, and settlement service are controlled, so that all devices can be freely used. It will be. When only the child Y of the lower grade is at home and the home mode is mode D, only the air conditioner can be freely used. This is to prevent the child Y of lower grades from answering the door phone or accepting delivery.

  By performing the above-described series of processing, it is possible to perform device control that is dynamically and in real time adapted to the situation of the person in the house. Here, only five modes A to E are provided in the mode table 63 shown in FIG. 8, but finer control can be performed in consideration of the time zone and season.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, when the resident operates the key of the portable remote controller having the fingerprint detection function and the infrared transmission / reception function at the time of entry / exit, the entry / exit management unit 52 causes the fingerprint collation unit 51 to perform the fingerprint collation result. The home / home management using the home status table 62 is performed dynamically and in real time, and the security system 10 and the home appliance system are controlled according to the home status of each resident stored in the home status table 62 by the control unit 53. 20, since the delivery controller 40 and the settlement controller are controlled, various devices can be controlled dynamically and in real time according to the occupants in the dwelling unit.

  In the first embodiment, the case of using a key of a portable remote controller having a fingerprint detection function and an infrared transmission / reception function has been described. However, the present invention can also be applied to the case of using a non-contact IC card. In the second embodiment, a case where a non-contact IC card type key is used will be described. Detailed description of portions common to the first embodiment will be omitted.

  In the second embodiment, a non-contact IC card type key is used instead of the portable remote control type key 80 having the infrared communication function of the first embodiment, and a non-contact type infrared communication device 80 installed near the entrance door is used. A card reader for the contact IC card (hereinafter simply referred to as “reader”) is provided. For example, as this non-contact IC card type key, a proximity type (ISO 15693) non-contact IC card can be used, but it is necessary to provide a fingerprint detection unit in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram in which portions related to locking / unlocking in Example 2 are extracted, and FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a non-contact IC card type key. As shown in FIG. 10, a reader 100 that receives fingerprint data transmitted from the key 90 is disposed near the entrance door, and the reader 100 is connected to the door lock control unit 11 to transmit from the key 90. The fingerprint data is used to lock / unlock. Here, the key 90 is an application of a non-contact IC card (near-contact non-contact IC card defined in ISO15693) as shown in FIG. 11, and includes a fingerprint detection unit 91, an IC chip 92, and an antenna coil. 93. As for the power source, radio waves from the reader 100 are used in the same manner as a normal contactless card.

  The fingerprint detection unit 91 is a sensor unit that acquires fingerprint data of a resident and outputs it to the IC chip 92 when a resident's finger is placed on a finger placement surface (not shown). Or a temperature sensor can be used.

  The IC chip 92 is an IC chip widely used for a non-contact IC card including a CPU, RAM, ROM, EEPROM (NONVOLATILE MEMORY), and the antenna coil 93 has a key 90 to transfer fingerprint data to the reader 100. It is an antenna used at the time. In this EEROM, fingerprint data of a resident who uses the key is stored. The reason for storing such fingerprint data in the EEPROM is that it is necessary to transmit the fingerprint data when the resident passes through the entrance door.

  When the resident presses the finger placed on the mounting surface of the key 90, the fingerprint of the resident is read by the fingerprint detection unit 91, and the read fingerprint data is transmitted to the reader 100 as input fingerprint data, and the door lock The control unit 11 delivers the input fingerprint data received via the reader 100 to the controller 50. The subsequent processing is the same as that described in FIG. In this manner, the entrance door can be unlocked based on fingerprint data using the non-contact IC card type key 90.

  FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram in which portions related to entry / exit management in the second embodiment are extracted. The EEPROM in the IC chip 92 that forms the key 90 stores the fingerprint data of the resident who uses this key. When the resident brings the key and passes the entrance door, the reader 100 starts from the key 90. Upon receiving the fingerprint data, the door lock control unit 11 passes the input fingerprint data received via the reader 100 to the controller 50. That is, the resident can transmit fingerprint data without performing any operation when passing through the front door. Thereafter, the series of processing shown in FIG. 7 is performed.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, when a resident carries a non-contact IC card type key having a fingerprint detection function and enters and exits, the entrance / exit management unit 52 displays the fingerprint collation result by the fingerprint collation unit 51. The entrance / exit management using the home status table 62 is performed dynamically and in real time, and the security system 10 and the home appliance system 20 are controlled according to the home status of each resident held in the home status table 62 by the control unit 53. Since the delivery controller 40 and the settlement controller are controlled, each resident can control various devices dynamically and in real time according to the resident in the dwelling unit without performing any operation at the time of entering and leaving. Can do.

  In addition, in the said Examples 1-2, although the case where a security system, a household appliance system, a delivery system, and a payment system were made into control object was shown, this invention is not limited to this, The various arrange | positioned in a dwelling unit. Devices and various systems can be controlled.

  In Examples 1 and 2 described above, entry / exit management is performed using the fingerprint collation result. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and physical features such as palm print collation and face collation are provided. It is also possible to perform entry / exit management based on the collation result used.

  The apparatus according to the present invention is useful when controlling various devices arranged in a dwelling unit dynamically and in real time according to the occupants in the dwelling unit.

It is a block diagram which shows the system configuration | structure of the home control system concerning Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which extracted the part which concerns on locking / unlocking from the home control system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of a key. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the controller at the time of unlocking operation. It is explanatory drawing which extracted the part which concerns on entrance / exit management among the home control systems shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of an at-home situation table. It is a flowchart which shows the treatment procedure of the entrance / exit management by a controller. It is a figure which shows an example of a mode table. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure of the various apparatuses by a controller. It is explanatory drawing which extracted the part which concerns on locking / unlocking in Example 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of a non-contact IC card type key. It is explanatory drawing which extracted the part which concerns on entrance / exit management in Example 2. FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Security system 11 Door lock control part 12 Door phone 13 Alarm controller 20 Home appliance system 21 Air-conditioner controller 22 Gas controller 30 Delivery controller 40 Settlement controller 50 Controller 51 Fingerprint collation part 52 Entrance / exit management part 53 Control part 60 Storage part 61 Registered fingerprint data 62 Home status table 63 Mode table 70 Key of portable remote controller having infrared communication function 71 Fingerprint detection unit 72 Infrared transmission / reception unit 73 Storage unit 74 Power supply unit 80 Infrared communication device 90 Non-contact IC card type key 91 Fingerprint detection unit 92 IC chip 93 Antenna coil 100 Reader

Claims (4)

A home control system for connecting a device system arranged in a dwelling unit to a controller and controlling the operation of the device system by the controller,
The controller is
A home status table that stores the home status of each resident of the dwelling unit for each resident, and
A mode table storing a plurality of types of modes indicating a combination of the home status of the plurality of residents and the device system that permits use by the residents;
Mode determining means for determining a mode according to the home status indicated by the home status table based on the mode table;
Control means for controlling the terminal device of the visiting service provider arranged outside the dwelling unit according to the mode determined by the mode determining unit so as to notify whether the visit to the dwelling unit is possible or not. Home control system characterized by   When the device outside the dwelling is a terminal device of a delivery company, the control means notifies the terminal device of the delivery company whether the delivery service can be received according to the mode determined by the mode determination means. The home control system according to claim 1, wherein the home control system is controlled. A home control method for connecting a device system arranged in a dwelling unit to a controller and controlling the operation of the device system by the controller,
The controller sets the mode corresponding to the home status indicated by the home status table for each resident to store the home status of the plurality of residents of the dwelling unit. A mode determination step of determining based on a mode table mode table storing a plurality of types of modes indicating combinations with the device system that is permitted to use;
A control step of controlling to notify a visitor service terminal located outside the dwelling unit of whether or not a visit to the dwelling unit is possible according to the mode determined by the mode determining step. A home control method characterized by A home controller program for operation control of the disposed the equipment system in the dwelling unit,
The home status of the plurality of residents and the use by the residents are permitted according to the home status shown by the home status table storing the home status of each of the plurality of residents in the dwelling unit for each resident. A mode determining step for determining based on a mode table storing a plurality of types of modes indicating combinations with the device system;
A control step of controlling the computer to notify whether or not the visit to the dwelling unit is possible to the terminal device of the visiting service provider arranged outside the dwelling unit according to the mode determined in the mode determining step is executed on the computer A program for a home controller, characterized in that

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