JP5243497B2 - Device control system and device control method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a wireless portable terminal capable of performing an operating environment setting such as a user setup such as software setup state, viewing-permitted program information, or a change thereof in an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer or a broadcast receiving terminal. The present invention relates to an apparatus control system for controlling a controlled apparatus such as a broadcast receiving terminal vending machine using a wireless portable terminal.

As a conventional device management apparatus, there is a user adaptive variable environment system. FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of a user adaptive variable environment system according to a conventional technique. As shown in the figure, the user adaptive variable environment system 1101 includes a computer 1103 having a user recognition unit 1102 and an information recording medium 1104 for inputting information to the user recognition unit 1102. The calculator 1103 includes a calculation unit 1103a, a storage unit 1103b, a display 1103d, a keyboard 1103k, and a mouse 1103m. The calculator 1103 processes information input from the keyboard 1103k and the mouse 1103m, and performs processing such as displaying on the display 1103d. . The user recognition unit 1102 includes an information reading unit 1102r and a control device 1102p, and can insert the information storage medium 1104 into the insertion slot 1102a corresponding to the information storage medium 1104. In addition, user environment information 1105 is set in the information storage medium 1104. The user environment information 1105 is information set for each user of each system.

  According to such a user adaptive variable environment system 1101, the information recording medium 4 storing the user environment information 1105 set by the user is inserted into the user recognition unit 1102 and read by the information reading unit 1102r. Based on this, the control device 1102p can set the environment of the calculator 1103 so as to be suitable for the user.

  According to this conventional example, with respect to a computer system used by an unspecified number of people, a user-adaptive variable in which a use environment or a setting environment is automatically changed according to the individuality and preference of each user. It is possible to provide an environmental system.

  However, the above user-adaptive variable environment system has the following problems.

  In this conventional example, a dedicated information storage medium 1104 such as an IC card is used for authentication of user environment information 1105 for identifying a user, and when this is set in the user recognition unit 1102, the user recognition unit 1102 and the calculator The 1103 side reads the user environment information 1105 and sets the use environment according to the user. However, it is easy to obtain and copy the user environment information 1105 from such an information storage medium 1104, so that it is confidential. There was a problem. In addition, the user must always carry the information recording medium 1104 holding the user environment information 1105. Further, when setting the environment in the system, the user needs to physically set the information recording medium 1105 in a dedicated interface such as the insertion slot 1102a, which makes the operation troublesome.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and can be used as a wireless terminal that can easily hold information that identifies a user while maintaining confidentiality and can be easily operated. The purpose is to obtain a simple terminal.

  In addition, the present invention can easily hold information identifying a user while maintaining confidentiality, and can perform predetermined operations on a device to be controlled by a device such as a wireless portable terminal that can be easily operated. An object of the present invention is to obtain a device control system or the like capable of performing the above.

In order to achieve the above object, the first aspect of the present invention is a second apparatus in which uniquely identifiable ID information is set, which performs wireless communication with a first apparatus that can set different operating environments for each user. There,
The operating environment of the first device is associated with the ID information of the second device,
The first device is a second device that acquires the ID information and sets an operating environment based on the ID information by communicating with the second device.

The second aspect of the present invention is a first device capable of setting a different operating environment for each user;
A second device that performs wireless communication with the first device and is configured with uniquely identifiable ID information;
The second device includes a user setting storage unit that stores an operation environment setting associated with the ID information for each user.
The apparatus operating environment setting system is configured to call a predetermined user operating environment setting based on the ID information from the user setting storage unit by communicating with the first apparatus and transmit the call to the first apparatus.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first device capable of setting a different operating environment for each user, and a second device configured to perform wireless communication with the first device and set with uniquely identifiable ID information. Prepared,
The first device includes a user setting storage unit that stores an operating environment setting associated with the ID information for each user.
The apparatus operating environment setting system is configured to acquire the ID information by communicating with the second apparatus, and to call an operating environment setting of a predetermined user from the user setting storage unit based on the ID information.

The fourth aspect of the present invention is a first device capable of setting a different operating environment for each user;
A second device that performs wireless communication with the first device and is configured with uniquely identifiable ID information;
A third device having a user setting storage unit that stores an operating environment setting associated with the ID information for each user, and performs wireless communication with the first device;
The first device acquires the ID information by communicating with the second device,
It is an apparatus operating environment setting system that communicates with the third apparatus based on the ID information and calls a predetermined user operating environment setting from the user setting storage unit.

  The fifth aspect of the present invention is the above aspect of the present invention in which the first device is a computer.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the first device is a pay broadcast receiving terminal,
The said operating environment is the said this invention which is a different reception setting for every said user's contract of the said pay broadcasting.

Further, the seventh aspect of the present invention includes a first communication unit that performs communication using a first wireless line and a second communication unit that performs communication using a second wireless line different from the first wireless line. A fourth device to which identifiable ID information is assigned;
A fifth device having third communication means for communicating with the first communication means on the first wireless line and operating according to a command from the fourth device;
A fourth device having fourth communication means for communicating with the second communication means on the second wireless line, and a sixth device for instructing the fourth device about information related to the operation of the fifth device;
The fourth device transmits a request signal for operating the fifth device to the sixth device together with the ID information by the second communication means,
Upon receiving the request signal by the fourth communication means, the sixth device performs a predetermined process based on the ID information, and transmits a response signal related to the operation of the fifth device to the fourth device.
When the fourth device receives the response signal by the second communication means, based on this, the fourth device transmits or does not transmit a control signal to the fifth device by the first communication means.
The fifth device is a device control system that performs a predetermined operation when receiving the control signal.

Further, according to an eighth aspect of the present invention, when the content of the predetermined operation is specified by the fifth device, the fifth device transmits information related to the predetermined operation from the third communication means. ,
In the present invention, the fourth device outputs the request signal by the first communication means when receiving the operation information.

Further, according to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the fifth device transmits information related to a predetermined operation of the fifth device to the fourth device by the third communication means.
When the fourth device receives the information and confirms the content, the fourth device is the present invention in which the first communication means outputs the request signal.

  Further, a tenth aspect of the present invention is the above aspect of the present invention, wherein the fourth device outputs the request signal by the first communication means after specifying the content of a predetermined operation of the fifth device. .

The eleventh aspect of the present invention includes a first communication unit that performs communication using a first wireless line, and a second communication unit that performs communication using a second wireless line different from the first wireless line. A fourth device to which identifiable ID information is assigned,
A fifth device having third communication means for communicating with the first communication means by the first communication means, and operating according to a command from the fourth device;
The second communication means communicates with the sixth apparatus, which has fourth communication means for communicating with the second communication means, for instructing the fourth apparatus, information relating to the operation of the fifth apparatus,
When the second communication means transmits a request signal for operating the fifth device together with the ID information to the sixth device,
The sixth device, upon receiving the request signal by the fourth communication means, performs a predetermined process based on the ID information, and transmits a response signal regarding the operation of the fifth device,
When the response signal is received by the second communication means, based on this, the first communication means transmits a control signal to the fifth device or does not transmit,
The fifth device is a fourth device that performs a predetermined operation upon receiving the control signal.

Further, in a twelfth aspect of the present invention, when the content of the predetermined operation is specified by the fifth device, and the fifth device transmits information related to the predetermined operation from the third communication unit,
When the operation information is received, the request signal is output by the first communication unit.

In a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, when information related to a predetermined operation of the fifth device is transmitted by the third communication means of the fifth device,
When the information is received and confirmed, the request signal is output by the first communication means.

  Further, the fourteenth aspect of the present invention is the above aspect of the present invention, wherein after the content of a predetermined operation of the fifth device is specified, the request signal is output by the first communication means.

Furthermore, the fifteenth aspect of the present invention includes a first communication unit that performs communication using a first wireless line and a second communication unit that performs communication using a second wireless line different from the first wireless line. A fifth device that communicates with a fourth device, to which ID information that can be identified is assigned, using a third communication unit that can communicate with the first communication unit and operates according to a command from the fourth device. And
The fourth device includes a sixth device having fourth communication means for communicating with the second communication means on the second wireless line, instructing the fourth device to information related to the operation of the fifth device. Communicate
The fourth device transmits a request signal for operating the fifth device to the sixth device together with the ID information by the second communication means,
Upon receiving the request signal by the fourth communication means, the sixth device performs a predetermined process based on the ID information, and transmits a response signal related to the operation of the fifth device to the fourth device.
When the fourth device receives the response signal by the second communication unit, the fourth device transmits or does not transmit the control signal by the first communication unit based on the response signal.
When the control signal is received, the fifth device performs a predetermined operation.

Further, in the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, when the content of the predetermined operation is specified, the third communication means transmits information related to the predetermined operation,
In the present invention, the fourth device outputs the request signal by the first communication means when receiving the operation information.

In a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, the third communication means transmits information related to a predetermined operation of the fifth device to the fourth device,
When the fourth device receives the information and confirms the contents, the fourth device outputs the request signal by the first communication means.

  Further, an eighteenth aspect of the present invention is the above aspect of the present invention in which the fourth device outputs the request signal by the first communication means after specifying the content of the predetermined operation.

Further, the nineteenth aspect of the present invention includes a first communication unit that performs communication using a first wireless line, and a second communication unit that performs communication using a second wireless line different from the first wireless line. A fourth device to which identifiable ID information is assigned;
A fifth device having third communication means for communicating with the first communication means on the first wireless line and operating according to a command from the fourth device;
Using a sixth device having fourth communication means for communicating with the second communication means on the second wireless line and instructing the fourth device to provide information relating to the operation of the fifth device;
The fourth device transmits, by the second communication means, a request signal for operating the fifth device together with the ID information to the sixth device;
When the sixth device receives the request signal by the fourth communication unit, the sixth device performs a predetermined process based on the ID information and transmits a response signal related to the operation of the fifth device to the fourth device. When,
When the fourth device receives the response signal by the second communication means, based on this, the first communication means transmits or does not transmit a control signal to the fifth device;
When the fifth device receives the control signal, the device control method includes a step of performing a predetermined operation.

In the twentieth aspect of the present invention, when the content of the predetermined operation is specified by the fifth device, the fifth device transmits information on the predetermined operation from the third communication unit,
In the present invention, the fourth device outputs the request signal by the first communication means when receiving the operation information.

In the twenty-first aspect of the invention, the fifth device transmits information related to a predetermined operation of the fifth device to the fourth device by the third communication means.
When the fourth device receives the information and confirms the content, the fourth device is the present invention in which the first communication means outputs the request signal.

  In addition, the 22nd aspect of the present invention is the above aspect of the present invention, wherein the fourth device outputs the request signal by the first communication means after specifying the content of the predetermined operation of the fifth device. .

A twenty-third aspect of the present invention includes a seventh device that performs wireless communication, and an eighth device for managing on / off of the seventh device,
When the eighth device is located within a predetermined range from the seventh device, the operating state of the seventh device is turned on,
The operation management system is characterized in that the operation state of the seventh device is turned off when it is located outside the predetermined range from the seventh device.

A twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention is an eighth device that manages on / off of operation of the seventh device that performs wireless communication,
If it is located within a predetermined range from the seventh device, turn on the operating state of the seventh device,
An eighth device comprising control means for performing control to turn off the operating state of the seventh device when located outside the predetermined range from the seventh device.

In a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention, the control means includes an oscillator that transmits a predetermined radio wave,
The seventh device is turned on while receiving the predetermined radio wave,
The eighth device according to the twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein the operation state is turned off when the predetermined radio wave cannot be received.

  The twenty-sixth aspect of the present invention is the above-described aspect of the present invention in which power is supplied from the seventh device.

  According to a twenty-seventh aspect of the present invention, the apparatus operating environment setting system according to the second or third aspect of the present invention performs wireless communication with the first apparatus capable of setting different operating environments for each user and the first apparatus. This is a program for causing a computer to function as all or part of the second apparatus in which ID information that can be uniquely identified is set.

  According to a twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus operating environment setting system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a first apparatus capable of setting a different operating environment for each user, and wirelessly communicating with the first apparatus are uniquely identified. A second device in which possible ID information is set, and a third device having a user setting storage unit for storing an operating environment setting associated with the ID information for each user, which performs wireless communication with the first device. Is a program for causing a computer to function as all or part of the program.

  According to a twenty-ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided communication between a first communication means for performing communication on a first wireless line and a second wireless line different from the first wireless line in the apparatus control system of the seventh aspect of the invention. Having a second communication means for performing identification, and a fourth device provided with uniquely identifiable ID information, and a third communication means for communicating with the first communication means on the first wireless line, Information relating to the operation of the fifth device, comprising a fifth device that operates in accordance with a command from the fourth device, and a fourth communication unit that communicates with the second communication unit via the second wireless line, This is a program for causing a computer to function as all or part of the sixth device instructing the device.

  The thirtieth aspect of the invention is a program for causing a computer to function as all or part of the fourth device to which uniquely identifiable ID information is assigned according to the eleventh aspect of the invention.

  The thirty-first invention is a program for communicating with the fourth device of the fifteenth invention and causing the computer to function as all or part of the fifth device that operates according to a command from the fourth device. is there.

  Further, in a thirty-second aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus control method according to the nineteenth aspect of the present invention, the fourth apparatus transmits a request signal for operating the fifth apparatus together with the ID information by the second communication means. A step of transmitting to the sixth device; and when the sixth device receives the request signal by the fourth communication means, performs a predetermined process based on the ID information, and a response signal relating to the operation of the fifth device To the fourth device, and when the fourth device receives the response signal by the second communication means, based on this, the first communication means sends a control signal to the fifth device. Is a program for causing a computer to execute all or part of the step of transmitting or not transmitting and the step of performing a predetermined operation when the fifth device receives the control signal.

  The 33rd aspect of the present invention is the operation management system of the 23rd aspect of the present invention, wherein all or one of the seventh apparatus that performs wireless communication and the eighth apparatus that manages on / off of the seventh apparatus. A program that causes a computer to execute a part.

Further, in the 34th aspect of the present invention, when the eighth apparatus of the 24th aspect of the present invention is located within a predetermined range from the seventh apparatus, the operating state of the seventh apparatus is turned on,
A program for causing a computer to execute all or part of control means for performing control to turn off the operating state of the seventh device when it is located outside the predetermined range from the seventh device. .

  As described above, according to the present invention, the setting of the operating environment of the apparatus that performs information processing for each user is performed by performing user settings, changes, etc., such as software setup status and viewing-permitted program information. It becomes possible to improve the secrecy and simplicity of.

  Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily hold information specifying an individual user while keeping confidentiality, and a device control system and method can be obtained by simply operating a device to be controlled.

Configuration diagram of user setting management apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention The figure which shows the other structural example of the user setting management apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention. Configuration diagram of user setting management apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention The figure which shows the other structural example of the user setting management apparatus in Embodiment 2 of this invention. Configuration diagram of user setting management apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention Configuration diagram of preference information management system in Embodiment 4 of the present invention Time chart for explaining an operation example 1 of the preference information management system in Embodiment 4 of the present invention Time chart for explaining an operation example 2 of the preference information management system in the fourth embodiment of the present invention Time chart for explaining an operation example 3 of the preference information management system in the fourth embodiment of the present invention Configuration diagram of operation management apparatus according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention Configuration diagram of a user-adaptive variable environment system according to the prior art

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

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, a user setting management apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a user setting management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a user setting management apparatus 100 is composed of a wireless portable terminal 110 and a computer system 120. In the wireless portable terminal 110, a user setting storage unit 111 is a means for storing user setting information, and a control unit a112 is Means for outputting user setting information to the computer system 120, the wireless communication unit a113 is means for outputting the user setting information as a radio wave. In the computer system 120, the wireless communication unit b121 communicates with the wireless communication unit a113 of the wireless portable terminal 110 to acquire user setting information, and the control unit b122 transmits the user setting information to the user environment setting unit 123. The user environment setting unit 123 is a means for setting and changing the user settings of the computer system 120 based on the user setting information.

  At this time, in the above-described configuration, in the wireless portable terminal 110, user information for setting the user's computer operating environment is stored in the user setting storage unit 111 together with ID information that can identify the individual user of the wireless portable terminal. It is remembered. Further, either of the wireless communication units a113 and b121 may be a caller that makes a call first. The wireless communication units a113 and b121 may directly use a wired telephone network such as a public telephone line, or may be capable of communicating with a wireless mobile terminal via a mobile phone network. Further, it may be a short-range wireless network such as Bluetooth. The control units a112 and b121 have an interface function that can receive an instruction from the user.

  In the above configuration, the user setting management apparatus 100 is an example of the apparatus operating environment setting system of the present invention, the computer system 120 is an example of the first apparatus of the present invention, and the wireless portable terminal 110 is the first of the present invention. 2 is an example of an apparatus.

  The operation of the user setting management apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described below.

  The user instructs setting of user information for operating the computer system 120 from the wireless portable terminal 110. This setting instruction is received by the control unit a112.

  The control unit a112 reads the user setting information together with the ID information from the user setting storage unit 111, and transmits the user setting information to the computer system 120 via the wireless communication unit a113. At this time, the control unit a112 may encrypt the user setting information read from the user information setting unit and then output the encrypted information to the computer system 120 from the wireless communication unit a113.

  Next, on the computer system 120 side, when the user setting information transmitted from the wireless portable terminal 110 is received by the wireless communication unit b121, it is passed to the user environment setting unit 123. The user environment setting unit sets the operating environment of the computer system 120 based on the user setting information acquired from the control unit b122.

  The user environment setting information may be encrypted for the first time when stored in the user environment setting unit 123. In this case, wireless communication in plain text without encryption becomes possible.

  Alternatively, the control unit b122 may receive a user setting instruction of the first user. In this case, when the control unit b122 receives a user instruction, a user setting read command is transmitted to the control unit a112, and the control unit b122 operates by regarding this as a user information setting instruction from the user. .

  Next, another configuration example of the user setting management apparatus of the present embodiment is shown in FIG. 2, the user setting management apparatus 200 includes a wireless portable terminal 210 and a pay broadcast receiving terminal 220 in FIG. 2. In the wireless portable terminal 220, the viewing permission information storage unit 211 stores viewing permission information. The control unit c212 is a unit for outputting the viewing permission information to the pay broadcast receiving terminal 220, and the wireless communication unit c213 is a unit for outputting the viewing permission information as a radio wave. In the pay broadcast receiving terminal 220, the wireless communication unit d222 communicates with the wireless communication unit c213 of the wireless portable terminal 210 to acquire information, and the control unit d222 uses the viewing permission information as the viewing permission setting unit 223. The viewing permission setting unit 223 is a means for controlling the viewing permission state of the pay information receiving terminal 220 based on the user setting information. However, in the figure, the portion related to program reception and viewing operations of pay broadcast receiving terminal 220 is omitted.

  The user setting management apparatus 200 of the present embodiment configured as described above has the viewing permission information of the pay broadcast receiving terminal 120 based on the viewing contract with the user's individual pay broadcast company shown in FIG. The management apparatus 100 corresponds to user setting information that is set in the wireless portable terminal 110 and is used specifically for the individual user of the computer system 120. Therefore, the operation is substantially the same as that of the user setting management apparatus 100 of FIG. That is, the viewing permission information for viewing the pay broadcast stored in the wireless portable terminal 110 is acquired by the pay broadcast receiving terminal 220 by being transferred from the wireless communication unit c213 to the wireless communication unit d222, and the viewing permission is received. The setting unit 223 sets an environment in which a predetermined pay broadcast can be received on the pay broadcast receiving terminal 220 side based on the obtained viewing permission information.

  In the conventional example, information specific to each user, such as user setting information and viewing permission information, is held in the form of a recording medium, and is directly stored via a recording medium connection interface provided on the computer side. In contrast to the operation environment corresponding to the individual user being set by the access, in the above-described embodiment, information specialized for the individual user is held in the wireless portable terminal. The information is accessed by the computer system 120 or the pay broadcast receiving terminal 220 by wireless communication.

  Since it is difficult to acquire or copy information about the user from the wireless portable terminal as compared with a recording medium such as an IC card, higher confidentiality can be ensured. Further, since the wireless portable terminal is normally carried by the user, the user can always keep the user information without special consciousness. Moreover, since the environment setting is performed by wireless communication, the troublesome operation can be eliminated.

  The viewing permission information is encrypted at the time of communication, but may be encrypted when stored in the viewing permission information storage unit. In this case, wireless communication in plain text without encryption becomes possible.

  Alternatively, the control unit d222 may receive a user setting instruction of the first user. In this case, when the control unit 108 receives a user instruction, a read command for user setting is transmitted to the control unit 212c, and the control unit d222 operates by regarding this as a setting instruction for viewing permission from the user. .

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the user setting management apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. 3, the same or corresponding parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. The user setting management apparatus 300 includes a wireless portable terminal 310 and a computer system 320. In the wireless portable terminal 310, a user identification information storage unit 311 is a means for storing user identification information. The user setting storage unit 111 is a unit for storing user setting information, and the user environment setting unit 123 is a unit for setting and changing the user setting of the computer system 103 based on the user setting information.

  In the user setting management device 320 of the present embodiment, in the user setting management device 100 of the first embodiment, the user setting storage unit 1 provided on the portable wireless terminal side is provided on the computer system side, Instead, a configuration including a user identification information storage unit 311 is provided. The user identification information storage unit 311 stores user identification information for identifying user information for setting the user's computer operating environment, together with ID information for identifying the individual user of the wireless portable terminal. . However, in the above description, the user setting management device 320 is the device operating environment setting system of the third invention, the computer system 320 is the first device of the invention, and the wireless terminal 310 is the second device of the invention. Each is an example.

  The operation of the user setting management apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described below.

  The user instructs the wireless portable terminal 310 to set user identification information for operating the computer system 320. This setting instruction is received by the control unit a112.

  The control unit a112 reads the user identification setting information together with the ID information from the user setting storage unit 111, and transmits the user identification setting information to the computer system 320 via the wireless communication unit a113. At this time, the control unit a112 may encrypt the user identification information read from the user identification information storage unit 311 and then output the encrypted user identification information to the computer system 320 from the wireless communication unit a113.

  Next, on the computer system 320 side, when user identification information transmitted from the wireless portable terminal 310 is received by the wireless communication unit b121, it is input to the control unit b122. When acquiring the user identification information, the control unit b122 refers to the user setting storage unit 111 based on the user identification information. The user setting storage unit 111 stores a plurality of pieces of user setting information, but the control unit b122 selects predetermined user setting information corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the user and acquires the user setting information. Output to the environment setting unit 123.

  The user environment setting unit 123 sets the operating environment of the computer system 320 based on the user setting information acquired from the control unit b122.

  In the present embodiment, the user setting storage unit 111 is provided not on the wireless portable terminal 310 but on the computer system 320 side, and the wireless portable terminal 310 is not limited to the user setting information itself, but has a specific one from a plurality of user setting information. A user identification information storage unit 311 that stores user identification information for identification is provided.

  As described above, since the wireless portable terminal 310 does not hold the user setting information, in addition to the effect of the first embodiment, the amount of data to be processed and transmitted on the wireless portable terminal side can be reduced. It is possible to save labor. Further, since the user identification information itself cannot set the environment of the computer system, higher confidentiality can be ensured.

  Next, another configuration example of the user setting management apparatus of the present embodiment is shown in FIG. 4, the same or corresponding parts as those in FIGS. 2 and 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. The user setting management apparatus 400 includes a wireless portable terminal 310 and a pay broadcast receiving terminal 420. In the pay broadcast receiving terminal 420, the viewing permission information storage unit 211 is a means for storing viewing permission information. However, in the figure, the portion related to the program receiving and viewing operations of the pay broadcast receiving terminal 420 is omitted.

  The user setting management device 400 of the present embodiment configured as described above is such that the viewing permission information based on the viewing contract with the individual pay broadcasting company of the user is the computer system in the user setting management device 300 shown in FIG. This corresponds to user setting information for setting the computer system 320 to be used exclusively for the individual user. Therefore, the operation is substantially the same as that of the user setting management apparatus 200 of FIG.

  That is, the operation of the wireless portable terminal 310 is the same as that of the wireless portable terminal 310 shown in FIG. 3. In the pay broadcast receiving terminal 420, the control unit d 222 is based on the user identification information acquired from the wireless portable terminal 310. Of the viewing permission information for viewing the pay broadcast stored in the viewing permission information storage unit 211, the information corresponding to the user is acquired, and the viewing permission setting unit 223 acquires the viewing permission acquired by the control unit d222. Based on the information, an environment is set such that a predetermined pay broadcast can be received on the pay broadcast receiving terminal 420 side.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a user setting management apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

  In FIG. 5, the same or corresponding parts as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. The user setting management apparatus 500 includes a wireless portable terminal 310, a pay broadcast receiving terminal 510, and a viewing information management server 520 provided with a viewing permission information storage unit 211 and a network communication unit b521. The network communication unit a511 communicates with the network communication unit b521 of the viewing information management server 520. In the viewing information management server 520, the network communication unit b521 communicates with the network communication unit a511 of the pay broadcast receiving terminal 510b. Means to do. However, in the figure, the portion related to program reception and viewing operations of pay broadcast receiving terminal 510 is omitted.

  The user setting management device 500 according to the present embodiment is the same as the user permission management device 520 according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 4 and the viewing permission information storage unit 211 provided in the same pay broadcast receiving terminal 510 and the viewing permission. Of the setting unit 223, the viewing permission information storage unit 211 is provided in the viewing information management server 520 which is an independent device, and communication between the viewing information management server 520 and the pay broadcast receiving terminal 510 is performed between the network communication units a511 and b521. It is connected as possible. However, in the above configuration, the user setting management apparatus 500 is an example of the apparatus operating environment setting system of the fourth aspect of the present invention, and the viewer management server 520 is an example of the third apparatus of the present invention.

  The operation of the user setting management apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described below. However, parts common to the above embodiments are omitted, and differences will be mainly described.

  The operation from when the user transmits user identification information to the pay broadcast receiving terminal 510 from the wireless portable terminal 310 until the control unit d222 acquires the user identification information on the pay broadcast receiving terminal 510 side is the second embodiment. Done in the same way.

  Next, the control unit d222 acquires information corresponding to the user from the plurality of viewing permission information stored in the viewing permission information storage unit 211 based on the acquired user identification information. The information is output to the viewing information management server 520 via the communication unit a511.

  On the viewing information management server 520 side, when the network communication unit b521 acquires the control command, the viewing permission information corresponding to the user stored in the viewing permission information storage unit 211 based on the control command is transmitted via the network communication units b521 and a511. To pay broadcast receiving terminal 510. Upon obtaining the viewing permission information from the network communication unit a511, the control unit d222 outputs the viewing permission information to the viewing permission setting unit 223. Subsequent operations are performed in the same manner as in the second embodiment.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, the configuration of the pay broadcast receiving terminal can be simplified by providing the viewing permission information storage unit as a separate configuration.

  In the above description, the communication unit d222 and the network communication unit a511 have been described as having different configurations, but the same communication unit may be shared. That is, the functions of the communication unit d222 and the network communication unit a511 may be switched as appropriate by operating one communication unit in a time-sharing manner.

  Further, the network communication units a511 and b521 may be connected via a computer network such as the Internet or may be connected via a public telephone line. Other dedicated lines may be used. Information transmission may be performed wirelessly or wiredly, and is not limited to that form.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of the preference information management system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6, a preference information management system 600 includes a wireless portable terminal 610, a management device 620, and a controlled device 630. In the wireless portable terminal 610, an ID information storage unit 611 stores ID information. Means, a control unit e 612 receives an input from the user, a means for processing a signal inputted / outputted via the first communication means 613 and the second communication means 614, and the first communication means 613 communicates with the controlled device 630. The second communication unit 614 is a unit for communicating with the management apparatus 620. In the management device 620, the fourth communication unit 621 is a unit for communicating with the wireless portable terminal 610, and the request signal processing unit 622 is a unit for processing the request signal transmitted from the wireless portable terminal 610. In the controlled device 630, the third communication unit 631 can communicate with the wireless portable terminal 610, the control unit f632 can receive input from the user, and the third communication unit The operation unit 633 is a unit that performs a predetermined operation based on an input from the control unit f632.

  At this time, in the above configuration, in the wireless portable terminal 610, ID information for uniquely identifying and specifying the user is stored in the ID information storage unit 611. Further, communication is performed wirelessly between the first communication unit 613 and the third communication unit 631 and between the second communication unit 614 and the fourth communication unit 621. In addition, no information is exchanged between the management device 620 and the controlled device 630. Here, the radio channel between the first communication unit 613 and the third communication unit 631 corresponds to the first radio channel of the present invention, and the radio channel between the second communication unit 614 and the fourth communication unit 621 is the main radio channel. This corresponds to the second wireless line of the invention.

  Communication between the wireless portable terminal 610 and the controlled device 630 is realized by, for example, Bluetooth, and communication between the wireless portable terminal 610 and the management device 620 is realized by a mobile phone network. . In the above configuration, the preference information management system 600 is the device control system of the present invention, the wireless portable terminal 610 is the fourth device of the present invention, the controlled device 630 is the fifth device of the present invention, and the management device 620 is the main device. It is an example of each 6th apparatus of invention.

  7 to 9 are time charts for explaining the operation of the preference information management system 600 according to this embodiment.

  The operation of the preference information management system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described below with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 to 9, and thereby the apparatus control of the present invention. An embodiment of the method will be described.

  First, the operation example 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In the first operation example, the controlled device 630 is a device such as a vending machine that can receive a command from the user of the wireless portable terminal 610, and the management device 620 is a wireless portable terminal such as a credit company. This is an operation in the case of a server capable of performing payment for a bank account of 610 users.

  First, the user performs direct input for operating the controlled device 630 to the control unit f632 (S71).

  In the controlled device 630, when the control unit f632 receives a direct input from the user, the control unit f632 specifies a predetermined operation performed by the operation unit 633 based on the input, and the identification result is transmitted to the wireless portable terminal via the third communication unit 631 It outputs to 610 (S72).

  Here, the operations of S71 and S72 will be described using a vending machine as an example. The operation unit 633 has a vendor function for selling a plurality of types of products, and the direct input by the user of S71 is a product sold by the vendor function. The control unit f632 of S72 specifies a predetermined product from a plurality of types of products, determines the operation for sales of the product sales, and wirelessly A signal for prompting payment to the portable terminal 610 side is output.

  Next, in the wireless portable terminal 610, when the first communication unit 613 receives the specific result, the first communication unit 613 transfers the specific result to the control unit e612. Based on this, the control unit e612 transfers the management result to the management device 620 via the second communication unit 614. A request signal for operating the controlled device 630 is output. At this time, the control unit e612 acquires ID information from the ID information storage unit, and outputs it to the controlled device 630 together with the request signal (S73).

  In the management device 620, when the fourth communication unit 621 receives the request signal and the ID information, the fourth communication unit 621 transfers the request signal and the ID information to the request signal processing unit 622. When the request signal processing unit 622 receives the ID information, the request signal processing unit 622 determines whether the ID information is valid, and then processes the request signal to generate a response signal. The request signal processing unit 622 generates the response signal via the fourth communication unit 621. The data is output to the terminal 610 (S74). The determination of the ID information by the request signal processing unit 622 may be performed by holding the same ID information as the ID information stored in the wireless portable terminal 610 and referring to both, or registered in advance. You may make it carry out by filtering ID information other than predetermined ID information. In short, as long as the processing of the request signal is performed based on the ID information acquired from the wireless portable terminal 610, it is not limited to that format.

  Here, the operations of S73 and S74 will be described using a credit company server as an example. The request signal of S73 is used to request payment from the wireless portable terminal 610 based on a signal for prompting payment from a vending machine. The response signal of S74 is a signal for notifying whether or not the settlement result is acceptable based on the ID information. The content of the ID information is a credit card number.

  Finally, in the wireless portable terminal 610, when the second communication unit 614 receives the response signal, the second communication unit 614 transfers the response signal to the control unit e612. Based on the content of the response signal, the control unit e612 passes through the first communication unit 613. A command signal for operating the controlled device 630 is output (S75). Further, depending on the content of the response signal, the command signal is not output.

  Here, the operation of S75 will be described using a credit company server as an example. The response signal of S74 is based on the credit card number, and the amount corresponding to the price of the vending machine product is withdrawn from the user's bank account. If the content indicates that the payment has been made (payment is possible), the command signal in S75 is output. In addition, the response signal of S74 is not settled because there is no amount corresponding to the price of the vending machine product in the user's bank account, or the credit card number is unregistered or invalid on the server side ( If the content indicates that payment is added, the command signal in S75 is not output. At this time, the control unit e612 may notify the user of the reason why the command signal is not output by displaying an audio signal, an image, text data, or the like.

  The operation example 1 of the preference information management system is completed by the above operation.

  In the above operation, S71 is a direct input by the user for operating the controlled device 630, but this is between the first communication means and the third communication means by the wireless portable terminal 610. It may be a communication input.

  Secondly, an operation example 2 will be described with reference to FIG. The operation example 2 is a device that causes the controlled device 630 to perform a predetermined operation (for example, opening the entrance gate) to the wireless portable terminal 610, such as an automatic entrance gate of a movie theater or an amusement park. This is an operation in the case where the management device 620 is a server that can make a payment to the bank account of the user of the wireless portable terminal 610, such as a credit company.

  First, the controlled device 630 outputs a signal for requesting an operation command to the controlled device 630 to the wireless portable terminal 610 via the third communication unit (S81).

  In the wireless portable terminal 610, when the first communication unit 613 receives the signal, the first communication unit 613 transfers the signal to the control unit e612. Based on this, the control unit e612 transmits the signal to the management device 620 via the second communication unit 614. The request signal for operating is output. At this time, the control unit e612 acquires ID information from the ID information storage unit, and outputs it to the controlled device 630 together with the request signal (S82).

  In the management device 620, when the fourth communication unit 621 receives the request signal and the ID information, the fourth communication unit 621 transfers the request signal and the ID information to the request signal processing unit 622. When the request signal processing unit 622 receives the ID information, the request signal processing unit 622 determines whether the ID information is valid, and then processes the request signal to generate a response signal. The request signal processing unit 622 generates the response signal via the fourth communication unit 621. The data is output to the terminal 610 (S83). The determination of the ID information by the request signal processing unit 622 may be performed by holding the same ID information as the ID information stored in the wireless portable terminal 610 and referring to both, or registered in advance. You may make it carry out by filtering ID information other than predetermined ID information. In short, the request signal processing is not limited to the format as long as the processing of the request signal is performed based on the ID information acquired from the wireless portable terminal 610 as in the first operation example.

  Here, the operation of S81, S82, and S83 will be described by taking an automatic entrance gate and a credit company server as an example. The operation unit 633 of the controlled device 630 is a gate that is opened by charging, and the signal of S81 is , A signal for requesting an entrance fee for opening the gate, which is the operation of the operation unit 633, when the user tries to enter the automatic entrance gate, and the request signal of S82 is an automatic entrance gate. This is a signal for requesting payment from the wireless portable terminal 610 based on a signal for prompting payment of the admission fee from, and the response signal in S83 is for notifying whether the result of the payment is acceptable based on the ID information. Signal. The content of the ID information is a credit card number.

  Next, in the wireless portable terminal 610, when the second communication unit 614 receives the response signal, the second communication unit 614 transfers the response signal to the control unit e612. Based on the content of the response signal, the control unit e612 passes through the first communication unit 613. A command signal for operating the controlled device 630 is output (S84). Further, depending on the content of the response signal, the command signal is not output.

  Here, the operation of S84 will be described using a credit company server as an example. Based on the credit card number, the response signal of S83 indicates that the amount corresponding to the entrance fee set for the automatic entrance gate is from the user's bank account. If the contents indicate that they have been debited and settled (payment is possible), the command signal in S84 is output. In addition, the response signal in S83 indicates that the user's bank account does not have an amount corresponding to the admission fee, or the credit card number is not registered or invalid on the server side, so that the payment is not possible (payment is impossible). If it is the content which tells, the command signal of S84 is not output. At this time, like the operation example 1, the control unit e612 may notify the user of the reason why the command signal is not output by displaying a voice signal, an image, text data, or the like.

  The operation example 2 of the preference information management system is completed by the above operation.

  Third, an operation example 3 will be described with reference to FIG. The operation example 3 is a device in which the controlled device 630 is operated by input from the wireless portable terminal 610 such as a pay broadcast receiving terminal, and the management device 620 is a wireless portable terminal such as a credit company. This is an operation in the case of a server capable of performing payment for a bank account of 610 users.

  First, the user outputs a request signal for operating the controlled device 630 to the management device 620 via the second communication unit 614 by the wireless portable terminal 610. At this time, the control unit e612 acquires ID information from the ID information storage unit, and outputs it to the controlled device 630 together with the request signal (S91).

  In the management device 620, when the fourth communication unit 621 receives the request signal and the ID information, the fourth communication unit 621 transfers the request signal and the ID information to the request signal processing unit 622. When the request signal processing unit 622 receives the ID information, the request signal processing unit 622 determines whether the ID information is valid, and then processes the request signal to generate a response signal. The request signal processing unit 622 generates the response signal via the fourth communication unit 621. The data is output to the terminal 610 (S92). Note that the processing of the request signal is not limited to the format as long as the processing of the request signal is performed based on the ID information acquired from the wireless portable terminal 610, as in the operation examples 1 and 2.

  In the wireless portable terminal 610, when the second communication unit 614 receives the response signal, the second communication unit 614 transfers the response signal to the control unit e612. Based on the content of the response signal, the control unit e612 transmits the controlled device via the first communication unit 613. A command signal for operating 630 is output (S93). Further, depending on the content of the response signal, the command signal is not output.

  Finally, in the controlled device 630, when the control unit f632 receives a command signal via the third communication unit 631, control is performed based on the command signal, and the operation unit 633 performs a predetermined operation.

  The operations of S91, S92, and S93 will be described using a pay broadcast receiving terminal and a credit company server as an example. The request signal of S91 is a wireless signal based on a signal for operating a pay broadcast information terminal based on payment. It is a signal for requesting payment from the portable terminal 610, and the response signal in S92 is a signal for notifying whether or not the result of the payment is acceptable based on the ID information. The content of the ID information is a credit card number. Furthermore, the response signal is based on the credit card number and tells that the amount equivalent to the viewing fee set in the contract has been deducted from the user's bank account and settled (settlement is possible). If there is, the command signal in S93 is output. In addition, the response signal in S92 indicates that the user's bank account does not have an amount equivalent to the admission fee, or the credit card number is not registered or incorrect on the server side, so that the payment is not made (payment is added). If it is the content which tells, the command signal of S93 is not output. At this time, as in the first and second operation examples, the control unit e612 may notify the user of the reason why the command signal is not output by displaying an audio signal, an image, text data, or the like.

  Further, the operation unit 633 of the controlled device 630 as a pay information terminal has a tuning function for selecting a channel and a function for canceling a scrambled pay broadcast signal. The control unit f632 in S93 selects a channel according to a user command signal, and determines an operation for releasing the scramble of the broadcast of the selected channel.

  Operation example 3 of the preference information management system is completed by the above operation.

  In the above operation examples 1 to 3, the administrator of the management device 620 may set a usage fee related to the exchange of the request signal and the response signal for the user of the wireless portable terminal 610. The usage fee may be deducted from the user's account as a fee at the time of settlement.

  As described in the first to third operation examples, the preference information management system according to the present embodiment includes the wireless portable terminal 610, the management device 620, and the controlled device 630, and includes the management device 620 and the controlled device. The wireless portable terminal 610 communicates with the management device 620 to operate the controlled device 630 without directly communicating with the device 630. Therefore, the controlled device 630 does not need to include a communication unit that communicates with the management device 620, and communication between the wireless portable terminal 610 and the controlled device 630 is realized by a low-cost and low-power facility of Bluetooth. Therefore, it can be applied to almost all devices that currently provide services and goods, and it becomes possible to automate the sale and operation control of goods.

  The example of the management device 620 is not necessarily limited to the credit company server described in the above operation example. For example, it may be an internet service provider. It may be a base station of a wireless portable terminal. It may be a server of a financial institution such as a bank or a post office. In short, any machine that can perform a predetermined process and generate a response signal in response to a request signal accompanied by ID information from a wireless communication terminal may be used.

  Further, the example of the controlled device 630 may not be described in the above operation example. For example, it may be a register installed in an article sales store such as a supermarket or a convenience store. The computer system or pay broadcast terminal according to the first to third embodiments may be used. In short, any machine that performs operations such as providing services and goods based on external control may be used.

  Further, the operation of the preference information management system of the present embodiment has been described in the above operation example, but the operation of the apparatus control system of the present invention and each process of the apparatus control method are limited to this. Instead, some of these operation examples may be taken out, or each operation example may be combined. It is sufficient that at least operations corresponding to S91, S92, and S93 as described in the operation example 3 are included.

  Further, communication between the wireless portable terminal 610 and the controlled device 630 is not limited to Bluetooth, but may be performed by a communication network using weak electromagnetic waves such as infrared rays.

  Further, if the communication between the wireless portable terminal 610 and the controlled device 630 is a network such as Bluetooth, the controlled device 630 uses its own IP address using PPP (Point to Point Protocol) on the network. May be configured so that communication between the controlled device 630 and the management device 620 serving as various servers is performed as peer-to-peer communication.

  By configuring as described above, the controlled device 630 can perform communication without being aware of individual attributes such as a specific type of the wireless portable terminal 610. That is, once the controlled device 630 obtains an IP address, the controlled device 630 is physically connected to the Internet via the wireless portable terminal 610. At this time, the IP address acquired by the controlled device 630 may be generated based on the ID information of the wireless portable terminal 610 and assigned from the wireless portable terminal 610, or may be a unique identification of the controlled device 630. The IP address may be generated from the number.

  Further, the IP address of the management device 620 may be used to identify the management device 620 that is the communication destination of the wireless portable terminal 610 or the logical communication destination of the controlled device 630. You may decide using a name.

  Furthermore, the management device 620 that performs settlement for each individual may be different. In this case, the wireless portable terminal 610 may individually store each management device 620 determined for each individual, or may be registered in advance with an Internet service provider.

(Embodiment 5)
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of the operation management apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention and the corresponding wireless portable terminal. As shown in the figure, in the operation management apparatus 1000, the signal output unit 1001 controls the wireless portable terminal 610 to output an operation confirmation signal to be described later, and the control unit g1002 controls the signal output unit 1001 and the power acquisition / storage unit 1003. The power acquisition / accumulation unit 1003 supplies power to the operation management apparatus 1000.

  In the wireless portable terminal 610, the signal receiving unit 1011 is a means for receiving an operation confirmation signal, the control unit h1012 is a means for controlling the operation of the wireless portable terminal 610, and the power supply unit 1013 supplies power to each part of the wireless portable terminal 610. The power sending unit 1014 is a means for outputting weak power to be described later to the operation management apparatus 1000. However, in the wireless portable terminal 610, the description related to other communication operations is omitted. The wireless portable terminal 610 is an example of the seventh device of the present invention, and the operation management device 1000 is an example of the eighth device of the present invention. The wireless portable terminal 610 and the operation management device 100 are the operation management system of the present invention. It is an example of the structure of.

  The operation of the operation management apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described below.

  The operation management apparatus 1000 outputs an operation confirmation signal from the signal output unit 1001 based on the control of the control unit g1002. This operation confirmation signal is a weak radio wave, and has an effective reach only up to a considerably short distance, for example, around 0 to 3 meters.

  In the wireless portable terminal 610, when the operation confirmation signal output from the operation management apparatus 1000 is received by the signal reception unit 1011, the reception operation is confirmed by the control unit h 1012. As long as the reception operation is confirmed, the control unit h1012 supplies power from the power supply unit 1013 to each unit (not shown) of the wireless portable terminal 610.

  Next, when the distance between the operation management apparatus 1000 and the wireless portable terminal 610 is increased and the operation confirmation signal from the operation management apparatus is not received by the signal receiving unit 1011 of the wireless portable terminal 610, the control unit When h1012 confirms the non-reception state, the power supply from the power supply unit 1013 is cut off, the power supply to each unit (not shown) of the wireless portable terminal 610 is stopped, and the wireless portable terminal 610 terminal cannot be operated.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the control is performed so that the power of the wireless portable terminal is turned on only within the reception range of the operation confirmation signal from the operation management device. It is possible to prevent an external person from using the wireless portable terminal even if the wireless portable terminal is left in a state where it can be used by another person by, for example, leaving it somewhere. it can.

  Further, the operation management apparatus 1000 and the wireless portable terminal 610 are connected to the user setting management apparatus according to the first to third embodiments or the wireless portable terminal of the preference information management system according to the fourth embodiment, that is, according to the present invention. By realizing the first device or the fourth device with the operation management system of the present invention, it is possible to further enhance the confidentiality of the user setting information and the ID information. At this time, not only power supply from the power supply unit 1013 may be cut off, but also partial control may be performed such that only the operation of a specific function such as the terminal function of the wireless portable terminal 1010 is turned off.

  As for the power source of the operation management apparatus 1000, the power acquisition storage unit 1003 may be realized as a battery such as a lithium battery or a button battery. As shown in FIG. 10, the power acquisition storage unit 1003 is a wireless portable terminal. The weak power transmitted from the power transmission unit 1014 of 610 may be acquired and stored to be used as power to be supplied to the control unit g1002.

  Further, the operation management apparatus 1000 may be realized as a configuration incorporated in a decorative product such as a tie pin or a wristwatch so that the user can always be within the reach of the operation confirmation signal of the wireless portable terminal 610.

  In the above configuration, the control unit g1002 has been described as being incorporated in the operation management apparatus 1000. However, in the operation management system of the present invention, a function equivalent to this is provided by the control unit h1012. It may be realized. In short, in the operation management system of the present invention, when the eighth device is located within a predetermined range from the seventh device, the operation state of the seventh device is turned on and out of the predetermined range from the seventh device. If it is located, the control of the operation in which the operation state of the seventh device is turned off may be performed by both or either one of the seventh device and the eighth device.

  In the above embodiment, the signal output unit 1001 is an example of the oscillator of the present invention.

  Note that the wireless portable terminal in each of the above embodiments may be realized by a cellular phone, a PDA, or a pager as an example.

  Further, the ID information in each of the above embodiments may be a telephone number if it is a case of a mobile phone or a pager. However, in the case of a mobile phone, it is more desirable to newly set identification information because the phone number may change when the model is changed or the telephone company is changed.

  In addition, the present invention includes all or part of the above-described second device, device operation environment setting system, device control system, fourth device, fifth device, operation management system, and eighth device (or A program for causing a computer to execute functions of an apparatus, an element, a circuit, a unit, etc., and a program that operates in cooperation with the computer.

  Further, the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute all or some of the steps (or processes, operations, actions, etc.) of the device control method of the present invention described above, and cooperates with the computer. It is a program that operates.

  In the above description, some means (or devices, elements, circuits, parts, etc.) of the present invention and some steps (or processes, operations, actions, etc.) of the present invention are a plurality of them. This means a number of means or steps within the means or steps, or a part of functions or operations within one means or step.

  Furthermore, a part of the device (or means, element, circuit, part, etc.) of the present invention means several devices among the plurality of devices, or within one device. Means a part (or an element, a circuit, a part, etc.), or means a part of the function of the one means.

  Further, the present invention includes a computer-readable recording medium that records the program of the present invention.

  Further, one usage form of the program of the present invention may be an aspect in which the program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium and operates in cooperation with the computer.

  Further, one usage form of the program of the present invention may be an aspect in which the program is transmitted through a transmission medium, read by a computer, and operated in cooperation with the computer.

  The data structure of the present invention includes a database, data format, data table, data list, data type, and the like.

  The recording medium includes a ROM and the like, and the transmission medium includes a transmission medium such as the Internet, light, radio waves, sound waves, and the like.

  Therefore, as described above, the configuration of the present invention may be realized by software or hardware.

  The device operation environment setting system, device control system, device control method, and operation management system according to the invention perform information processing by performing user settings, changes, etc., such as software setup status and viewing-permitted program information. An effect that makes it possible to increase the confidentiality and simplicity of the setting of each device in the operating environment of the device, or the information that identifies the individual user can be easily retained while maintaining the confidentiality, and the device to be controlled It has the effect that it can be operated easily, and is useful as a device control system for controlling a controlled device such as a broadcast receiving terminal vending machine using a wireless portable terminal or a wireless portable terminal.

100, 200, 300, 400 500 User setting management device 110, 210, 310, 610, 1010 Wireless portable terminal 111 User setting storage unit 112 Control unit a
113 wireless communication part a
120, 320 Computer system 121 Wireless communication unit b
122 Control part b
123 User environment setting unit 211 Viewing permission information storage unit 212 Control unit c
213 Wireless communication unit c
220, 420, 510 Pay broadcast receiving terminal 221 Wireless communication unit d
222 Control unit d
223 viewing permission setting means 311 user identification information storage unit 511 network communication unit a
521 Network communication part b
600 preference information management system 611 ID information storage unit 612 control unit e
613 1st communication means 614 2nd communication means 621 4th communication means 622 Request signal processing part 630 Controlled device 631 3rd communication means 632 Control part f
633 Operation unit 1000 Operation management device 1001 Signal output unit 1002 Control unit g
1003 Power acquisition / storage unit 1011 Signal reception unit 1012 Control unit h
1013 Power supply unit 1014 Power transmission unit

Claims (20)

Uniquely identifiable ID information having a first communication means for performing communication on the first wireless line and a second communication means for performing communication on a second wireless line different from the first wireless line is provided. A fourth device;
A fifth device having third communication means for communicating with the first communication means on the first wireless line and operating according to a command from the fourth device;
A fourth device having fourth communication means for communicating with the second communication means on the second wireless line, and a sixth device for instructing the fourth device about information related to the operation of the fifth device;
The fourth device transmits a request signal for operating the fifth device to the sixth device together with the ID information by the second communication means,
Upon receiving the request signal by the fourth communication means, the sixth device performs a predetermined process based on the ID information, and transmits a response signal related to the operation of the fifth device to the fourth device.
When the fourth device receives the response signal by the second communication means, based on this, the fourth device transmits or does not transmit a control signal to the fifth device by the first communication means.
The fifth device is a device control system that performs a predetermined operation when receiving the control signal. When the content of the predetermined operation is specified by the fifth device, the fifth device transmits information on the predetermined operation from the third communication unit,
The apparatus control system according to claim 1, wherein the fourth apparatus outputs the request signal by the first communication unit when receiving the operation information. The fifth device transmits information related to a predetermined operation of the fifth device to the fourth device by the third communication means,
2. The apparatus control system according to claim 1, wherein the fourth apparatus receives the information and confirms the content, and outputs the request signal by the first communication unit. 3.   2. The apparatus control system according to claim 1, wherein the fourth apparatus outputs the request signal by the first communication unit after specifying the content of a predetermined operation of the fifth apparatus. Uniquely identifiable ID information having a first communication means for performing communication on the first wireless line and a second communication means for performing communication on a second wireless line different from the first wireless line is provided. A fourth device,
A fifth device having third communication means for communicating with the first communication means by the first communication means, and operating according to a command from the fourth device;
The second communication means communicates with the sixth apparatus, which has fourth communication means for communicating with the second communication means, for instructing the fourth apparatus, information relating to the operation of the fifth apparatus,
When the second communication means transmits a request signal for operating the fifth device together with the ID information to the sixth device,
The sixth device, upon receiving the request signal by the fourth communication means, performs a predetermined process based on the ID information, and transmits a response signal regarding the operation of the fifth device,
When the response signal is received by the second communication means, based on this, the first communication means transmits a control signal to the fifth device or does not transmit,
The fifth device performs a predetermined operation when receiving the control signal. When the content of the predetermined operation is specified in the fifth device, and the fifth device transmits information on the predetermined operation from the third communication unit,
The fourth device according to claim 5, wherein when the operation information is received, the request signal is output by the first communication unit. When information related to a predetermined operation of the fifth device is transmitted by the third communication means of the fifth device,
6. The fourth apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when the information is received and the content is confirmed, the request signal is output by the first communication means.   6. The fourth device according to claim 5, wherein the request signal is output by the first communication unit after specifying the content of a predetermined operation of the fifth device. Uniquely identifiable ID information having a first communication means for performing communication on the first wireless line and a second communication means for performing communication on a second wireless line different from the first wireless line is provided. A fifth device that communicates with the fourth device using third communication means capable of communicating with the first communication means, and operates according to a command from the fourth device,
The fourth device includes a sixth device having fourth communication means for communicating with the second communication means on the second wireless line, instructing the fourth device to information related to the operation of the fifth device. Communicate
The fourth device transmits a request signal for operating the fifth device to the sixth device together with the ID information by the second communication means,
Upon receiving the request signal by the fourth communication means, the sixth device performs a predetermined process based on the ID information, and transmits a response signal related to the operation of the fifth device to the fourth device.
When the fourth device receives the response signal by the second communication unit, the fourth device transmits or does not transmit the control signal by the first communication unit based on the response signal.
A fifth device that performs a predetermined operation upon receiving the control signal. When the content of the predetermined operation is specified, information on the predetermined operation is transmitted from the third communication unit,
The fifth device according to claim 9, wherein the fourth device outputs the request signal by the first communication means when receiving the operation information. The third communication means transmits information related to a predetermined operation of the fifth device to the fourth device,
The fifth device according to claim 9, wherein the fourth device outputs the request signal by the first communication means when receiving the information and confirming the content.   The fifth device according to claim 9, wherein the fourth device outputs the request signal by the first communication unit after specifying the content of the predetermined operation. Uniquely identifiable ID information having a first communication means for performing communication on the first wireless line and a second communication means for performing communication on a second wireless line different from the first wireless line is provided. A fourth device;
A fifth device having third communication means for communicating with the first communication means on the first wireless line and operating according to a command from the fourth device;
Using a sixth device having fourth communication means for communicating with the second communication means on the second wireless line and instructing the fourth device to provide information relating to the operation of the fifth device;
The fourth device transmits, by the second communication means, a request signal for operating the fifth device together with the ID information to the sixth device;
When the sixth device receives the request signal by the fourth communication unit, the sixth device performs a predetermined process based on the ID information and transmits a response signal related to the operation of the fifth device to the fourth device. When,
When the fourth device receives the response signal by the second communication means, based on this, the first communication means transmits or does not transmit a control signal to the fifth device;
A device control method comprising: a step of performing a predetermined operation when the fifth device receives the control signal. When the content of the predetermined operation is specified in the fifth device, the fifth device transmits information related to the predetermined operation from the third communication unit,
The apparatus control method according to claim 13, wherein the fourth apparatus outputs the request signal by the first communication unit when receiving the operation information. The fifth device transmits information related to a predetermined operation of the fifth device to the fourth device by the third communication means,
The apparatus control method according to claim 13, wherein the fourth apparatus receives the information and confirms the content, and outputs the request signal by the first communication unit.   The device control method according to claim 13, wherein the fourth device outputs the request signal by the first communication unit after specifying the content of the predetermined operation of the fifth device.   The apparatus control system according to claim 1, comprising: a first communication unit that performs communication using a first wireless line; and a second communication unit that performs communication using a second wireless line different from the first wireless line. And a fourth device provided with uniquely identifiable ID information, and a third communication means for communicating with the first communication means via the first wireless line, and operates according to a command from the fourth device. A fifth device and a sixth device having fourth communication means for communicating with the second communication means via the second wireless line, and for instructing the fourth device to information related to the operation of the fifth device. A program that causes a computer to function as a whole or part of it.   A program for causing a computer to function as all or part of the fourth device to which the uniquely identifiable ID information according to claim 5 is assigned.   A program for causing a computer to function as all or part of a fifth device that communicates with the fourth device according to claim 9 and operates according to a command from the fourth device.   The device control method according to claim 13, wherein the fourth device transmits a request signal for operating the fifth device together with the ID information to the sixth device by the second communication means. When the sixth device receives the request signal by the fourth communication unit, the sixth device performs a predetermined process based on the ID information and transmits a response signal related to the operation of the fifth device to the fourth device. And when the fourth device receives the response signal by the second communication means, based on this, the first communication means transmits or does not transmit a control signal to the fifth device. And a program for causing the computer to execute all or part of the step of performing a predetermined operation when the fifth device receives the control signal.

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