JP6320049B2 - Remote control system and home appliance - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control system.

  In recent years, development of a remote control system capable of operating home appliances from outside the home by using a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a smartphone has been promoted.

  Conventionally, as such a remote control system, for example, Patent Document 1 describes a configuration in which notification to a mobile terminal can be made according to the state of home appliances in a home, and the conditions are registered in advance in an ASP (Application Service Provider) server. A technique is disclosed that enables a user outside the home (remote location) to grasp the state of the home electrical appliance by setting to perform notification when the above is satisfied.

JP 2005-346188 A

  However, according to the above-described conventional technology, even if another user comes home first and operates home appliances with a home remote controller or the like, as long as the conditions registered in the server are satisfied, the user outside the home Will be notified one by one. In addition, it is assumed that the user outside the home does not know that the home appliance has been operated by the user at home and the user outside the home turns off the home appliance turned on by the user at home . Therefore, there is a problem that convenience is low.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and obtains a remote control system capable of preventing an unnecessary notification from being made and changing the operation of a household electrical appliance to be operated according to an operated user. For the purpose.

To solve the above problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a home or outside the home operation can be remotely controlled system Appliances in該宅by the operation terminal, the home appliance is set with notification condition and the notification content and the storage unit for storing the most recent location of the operation terminal during operation, and a transmission notification determination unit that determines the notification contents into the operation terminal, the transmission notification determination unit, before Symbol notification condition is satisfied, with reference to pre-term memory unit, the determined the last location in the notification content based of the operation terminal during operation, and notifies the operating terminal remote Control system.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to obtain a remote control system that can prevent unnecessary notifications and can change the operation of the household electrical appliance to be operated according to the operated user.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a remote control system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an air conditioner (notification source device) in the remote control system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the operation terminal determination unit of the air conditioner in the remote control system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a network terminal (notification destination device) in the remote control system according to the first embodiment.

  Embodiments of a remote control system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. Moreover, in the following description, in the drawings, the relationship between the sizes of the constituent members may be different from the actual one.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a configuration of a first embodiment of a remote control system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the pet 3 is present in the first living room 9 where the air conditioner 1 operated by the remote controller 2 is installed, and the first network terminal 5 is installed in the second living room 12 where the refrigerator-freezer 4 is installed. There is a first user 13 that is a user. A second user 14 who is a user of the second network terminal 6 exists outside the house 10. A router 7 is installed in the house 10, and a base station 11 exists outside the house 10, and these are connected to the network 8. The network 8 is the Internet, for example. Although not shown, an ASP server is connected to the network 8. Moreover, the 1st network terminal 5 and the 2nd network terminal 6 are a mobile phone, a smart phone, and a tablet, for example.

  The air conditioner 1 is operated by the remote controller 2, the first network terminal 5, and the second network terminal 6, and can adjust the temperature of the first living room 9 to be suitable for the pet 3. The first network terminal 5 and the second network terminal 6 are connected to the air conditioner 1 via a router 7. The air conditioner 1 can grasp the room temperature in the first living room 9, and when the room temperature is equal to or higher than the set threshold value or lower than the set threshold value, that is, when the threshold value is crossed. Then, one or both of the first network terminal 5 and the second network terminal 6 are notified that the air conditioner 1 should be operated.

  In addition, when it is sufficient to adjust the temperature of a part of the living room in this way, a sensor is mounted on the air conditioner 1 to detect the position of the pet 3, and a part of the living room (locally) ) Adjust the temperature. In this way, power consumption can be reduced by adjusting the temperature locally.

  The refrigerator-freezer 4 is a network-compatible refrigerator-freezer. For example, the first network terminal 5 and the second network terminal 6 can grasp, for example, the operation status, the temperature in the warehouse, the power consumption (electricity cost), and the operation mode. It can be changed.

  In the house 10, the air conditioner 1, the refrigerator / freezer 4, and the first network terminal 5 are connected to a network 8 via a router 7. Outside the house 10, the second network terminal 6 is connected to the network 8 via the base station 11.

  Here, a wireless LAN router is illustrated as the router 7, and the range in which the router 7 can perform wireless communication is in the house 10, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the wireless LAN router wireless The communicable range may extend outside the house 10 (for example, a garden). The router 7 is not limited to a wireless LAN router, and may be connected to each device by wire. In such a case, the router 7 may be connected to the air conditioner 1 and the refrigerator / freezer 4 by wire, and the first network terminal 5 may be connected to the network 8 via the base station 11.

  In addition, like the air conditioner 1, the refrigerator / freezer 4, the first network terminal 5, and the second network terminal 6, devices that are connected to the network 8 via the router 7 or the base station 11 and can transmit / receive information. Is called a network terminal. In addition, a device that transmits information is referred to as a notification source device, and a device that receives information is referred to as a notification destination device.

  Here, for example, when the air conditioner 1 detects the room temperature in the first living room 9 and transmits the detected room temperature to the first network terminal 5, the air conditioner 1 is the notification source device. The first network terminal 5 is a notification destination device. And when the 1st network terminal 5 changes the temperature setting of the air conditioner 1, the 1st network terminal 5 is a notification origin apparatus, and the air conditioner 1 is a notification destination apparatus. In this way, the notification source device and the notification destination device may be switched depending on the operation.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the first embodiment of the air conditioner (notification source device) in the remote control system according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows an air conditioner 1, a remote controller 2, and a network terminal 15. The air conditioner 1 is connected to a network communication unit 16 and an air conditioner control unit (not shown) that communicate with the network terminal 15. Device operation instruction unit 17 for instructing operation, remote control reception unit 18 for receiving a signal from remote controller 2, operation terminal determination unit 19 for determining the operation source terminal, and information and notification contents of the latest final operation terminal are stored. Storage unit 20, transmission notification determination unit 21 that determines notification content, filter detection unit 22 that detects the amount of dust in the filter, temperature measurement unit 23 that measures the temperature of the place where the air conditioner 1 is installed, and predetermined notification conditions A sound generation unit 24 that emits a warning sound and a display unit 25 that displays a warning when a predetermined notification condition is satisfied.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the operation terminal determination unit 19. First, when a request is received from the network communication unit 16 or the remote control reception unit 18, the process is started (step S11), and the operation terminal determination unit 19 determines whether or not the operation source is a remote control (step S12). If the result of this determination is that the operation source is not a remote control (when branching to No in step S12), operation terminal determination unit 19 determines whether or not the operation source is in the home (step S13). If the result of this determination is that the operation source is not in the house (when branching to No in step S13), it is stored in the storage unit 20 that the latest final operation terminal is outside the house (step S14). Here, the determination may be performed, for example, by referring to the operation source IP. That is, when the operation source IP is a private IP, it is determined that the IP is inside the house, and when it is not a private IP, it is determined that the IP is outside the house. However, when information indicating that the operation source is in-home or out-of-home is added to the received request, the added information is prioritized. As a result of the determination in step S12, the operation source is a remote control (when branching to Yes in step S12), or as a result of the determination in step S13, the operation source is home (when branching to Yes in step S13) ) Stores in the storage unit 20 that the latest final operation terminal is in the home (step S15). Thereafter, the operating terminal determination unit 19 instructs the received request to the air conditioner control unit (not shown) to control the air conditioner via the device operation instruction unit 17 (step S16). The device operation instruction unit 17 can determine whether or not to perform an operation according to the request depending on whether the latest final operation terminal is in the house or outside the house. And a process is complete | finished (step S17).

  In the above flowchart, the operation terminal determination unit 19 determines whether the operation source is in-home or out-of-home, but the present invention is not limited to this. When the details of the operation source information are added to the received request, the operation source may be determined with reference to the details of the information. As the details of the operation source information, for example, identifiers or MAC (Media Access Control) addresses of a plurality of remote controllers can be exemplified.

  For example, when there are a plurality of remote controllers including a remote control of the master unit and a remote control of the slave unit, and the set temperature is changed by the remote control of the slave unit, the operation terminal determination unit 19 uses the remote control of the slave unit as the operation source If the set temperature is changed by the remote control of the master unit, it is determined that the operation source is the master remote control and the operation is controlled according to the request. It is good also as a setting to perform.

  The transmission notification determination unit 21 can determine whether to perform notification according to the state of the air conditioner 1. Here, as a state of the air conditioner 1, the detection result of the filter detection part 22 and the measurement result of the temperature measurement part 23 can be illustrated. Dust accumulates on the filter due to information notified from the filter detection unit 22 and the temperature measurement unit 23, or the installation location of the air conditioner 1 is equal to or higher than the set temperature or lower than the set temperature, and satisfies the notification condition. If so, the transmission notification determination unit 21 notifies this to any one or more of the network terminal 15, the sound generation unit 24, and the display unit 25. An example of the relationship between such notification conditions and notification contents is shown in Table 1 below. Table 1 is stored in the storage unit 20.

  For example, when the measured temperature of the temperature measurement unit 23 is 30 ° C., the latest final operation terminal stored in the storage unit 20 is referred to satisfy the notification condition, and when this is in the home, The terminal (first network terminal 5 in FIG. 1) is notified of the “medium” level via the network communication unit 16, and the terminal outside the home (second network terminal 6 in FIG. 1) is notified. Absent. Similarly to the notification to the terminal in the house, the sound generation unit 24 and the display unit 25 are also notified of the “medium” level.

  By performing the notification in this way, a warning sound can be displayed on the network terminal 15 while the sound generating unit 24 sounds a buzzer and the display unit 25 blinks. In addition, the notification performed here is classified into levels according to the degree of the abnormal state as described above, for example, the magnitude of the sound of the sound generation unit 24 is adjusted according to the level, or the blinking interval of the display unit 25 May be adjusted. That is, the set notification condition is an abnormal state, and the notification content may be the occurrence of the abnormal state and the level of the abnormal state. Alternatively, the notification content may be directly notified in a manner that can be perceived by a human without dividing the notification content into levels. That is, it may be notified by voice announcement that the room temperature has exceeded 28 ° C.

  The notification condition is not limited to the information from the filter detection unit 22 or the information from the temperature measurement unit 23, and information from other sensors or timers may be used. The means for notifying the notification content is not limited to the sound generator 24 and the display unit 25, and for example, the device may vibrate. The notification condition used for determination in the transmission notification determination unit 21 may be configured to be changeable by the remote controller 2 and the network terminal 15.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the first embodiment of the network terminal (notification destination device) in the remote control system according to the present invention. FIG. 4 shows the air conditioner 1 and the network terminal 15. The network terminal 15 includes a reception notification determination unit 26 that determines notification contents, a network communication unit 27 that communicates with the air conditioner 1, and notification contents stored therein. The storage unit 28, the sound generation unit 29 that emits a warning sound when a predetermined notification condition is satisfied, the display unit 30 that displays a warning when the predetermined notification condition is satisfied, and the current position information of the network terminal 15 are acquired. A network monitoring unit 31 is provided. As described above, when a warning or the like is notified via the network communication unit 16 by the determination in the transmission notification determination unit 21, the network communication unit 27 receives this and transmits it to the reception notification determination unit 26 to notify Determine the operation with reference to the judgment table. An example of this determination table is shown in Table 2 below. Table 2 is stored in the storage unit 28.

  For example, when the second network terminal 6 receives a notification level (high) notification from the air conditioner 1, the sound generation unit 29 is requested to make a sound, and the display unit 30 is an LED. Request to flash. The contents of Table 2 may be changed as appropriate by the user.

  Further, when the network terminal 15 is outside the home, detailed notification may not be performed, and when the network terminal 15 enters the home, detailed notification may be performed. For example, even when a notification is received when the network terminal 15 is outside the house, an explicit notification such as sounding or blinking the LED is not performed, and only the notification information is stored in the storage unit 28, When the terminal 15 enters the house, the operation is performed with reference to the notification information.

  One aspect of the remote control system of the present embodiment described above is a remote control system capable of operating home appliances in the home from the inside or outside of the home using an operation terminal, and the home appliances are set to a notification condition. A storage unit that stores the notification content and the location of the operation terminal in the most recent operation, and a transmission notification determination unit that determines the notification content to the operation terminal, and the home appliance satisfies the notification condition The transmission notification determination unit refers to the storage unit, determines the notification content to be notified to the operation terminal based on the location of the operation terminal in the most recent operation, and informs the operation terminal of the state of the home appliance. It is a remote control system characterized by notifying.

  One aspect of the remote control system of the present embodiment described above is a remote control system capable of operating home appliances in the home from inside or outside the home using an operation terminal, and the operation terminal operates the home appliance. A storage unit for storing information indicating whether the device is in-home or out-of-home, and the home appliance stores a set notification condition, notification content, and location of the operation terminal in the most recent operation And a transmission notification determination unit that determines the content of the notification to the operation terminal, and when the home appliance satisfies the notification condition, the transmission notification determination unit refers to the storage unit, and The notification content to be notified to the operation terminal is determined based on information on whether the added operation terminal is inside or outside the home, and the state of the home appliance is notified to the operation terminal隔制 is a control system.

  As described above, the remote control system according to the present embodiment changes the notification destination, the notification content, and the notification method according to the position of the network terminal, so that unnecessary notification is not made and the convenience is high. Can do.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the remote control system of the present embodiment, the function of the transmission notification determination unit 21 of the air conditioner provided in the remote control system is different from that of the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the transmission notification determination unit 21 of the notification source device determines the notification destination using the information of the latest final operation terminal, but in this embodiment, the notification is made to all the network devices, At that time, the information of the latest final operation terminal is added.

  In the present embodiment, the notification destination device receives the notification from the notification source device, and the reception notification determination unit 26 classifies the notification contents to determine the operation. For example, when the air conditioner 1 notifies all of the network terminals 15 of the remote control system of “notification content: room temperature 28 ° C. or less, final operation terminal: home”, the reception notification of each notification destination device (network terminal 15). The determination unit 26 determines the notification content using a table (for example, Table 3) stored in the storage unit 28, the notification content from the notification source, and the current position information from the network monitoring unit 31.

  For example, when the first network terminal 5 present in the home receives a notification that “notification content: room temperature 28 ° C. or lower, final operation terminal: home”, the LED is blinked with reference to Table 3. Alternatively, when the second network terminal 6 existing outside the home receives this notification, the operation is not performed even with reference to Table 3. However, preferably, the notification is stored in the storage unit 28 of the second network terminal 6, and when the second network terminal 6 enters the house, the storage of the second network terminal 6 is stored. The notification is called from the unit 28. With such a configuration, a notification can be received immediately when entering the house.

  That is, the remote control system of the present embodiment is a remote control system capable of operating home appliances in the home from a home or outside by a plurality of operation terminals, and the home appliances are set with a notification condition and a notification. A storage unit that stores the content and the location of the operation terminal in the most recent operation, and a transmission notification determination unit that determines the notification content to the operation terminal, and when the home appliance satisfies the notification condition, The transmission notification determination unit refers to the storage unit and notifies all of the operation terminals of the state of the home appliance, and the operation terminal notifies the notification content based on the location of the operation terminal and the notification content. It is a remote control system characterized by determining whether to do.

  In the remote control system according to the first embodiment, notification settings must be collected in the notification source device, and maintenance of the notification source device is required when the number of notification destination devices is increased. However, according to the remote control system of this embodiment, if the setting of the notification destination device is changed, the notification destination device holder does not have to receive unnecessary information.

  As described above, the remote control system according to the present invention is useful for a remote control system that operates home appliances from outside the house, and is particularly suitable for a remote control system that is operated by a plurality of terminals.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioner, 2 Remote control, 3 Pets, 4 Refrigerator, 5 1st network terminal, 6 2nd network terminal, 7 Router, 8 Network, 9 1st living room, 10 house, 11 Base station, 12 1st 2 rooms, 13 first user, 14 second user, 15 network terminal, 16 network communication unit, 17 device operation instruction unit, 18 remote control reception unit, 19 operation terminal determination unit, 20 storage unit, 21 transmission notification determination Unit, 22 filter detection unit, 23 temperature measurement unit, 24 sound generation unit, 25 display unit, 26 reception notification determination unit, 27 network communication unit, 28 storage unit, 29 sound generation unit, 30 display unit, 31 network monitoring unit.

Claims (10)

A remote control system capable of operating home appliances at home or outside an operation terminal,
The home appliance is
A storage unit for storing the set notification condition, the notification content, and the location of the operation terminal at the time of the most recent operation;
A transmission notification determination unit that determines the content of notification to the operation terminal,
The transmission notification determination unit, when the notification condition is satisfied, refers to the storage unit, determines the notification content based on the location of the operation terminal at the time of the most recent operation, and notifies the operation terminal Features remote control system. A remote control system capable of operating home appliances at home or outside an operation terminal,
The operation terminal comprises a configuration for adding information on whether the place at the time of operation is in the house or outside the house to the operation information when operating the home appliance,
The home appliance is
A storage unit for storing the set notification condition, the notification content, and the location of the operation terminal at the time of the most recent operation;
A transmission notification determination unit that determines the content of notification to the operation terminal,
When the notification condition is satisfied, the transmission notification determination unit refers to the storage unit, and the information about whether the operation terminal at the time of the most recent operation added by the operation terminal is in-home or out-of-home The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the notification content is determined and notified to the operation terminal. A remote control system capable of operating home appliances at home or outside a plurality of operation terminals,
The home appliance is
A storage unit for storing the set notification condition and notification content;
A transmission notification determination unit that determines the content of notification to the operation terminal,
When the notification condition is satisfied, the transmission notification determination unit refers to the storage unit and notifies the notification contents to all of the plurality of operation terminals,
The remote control system , wherein the operation terminal determines whether or not to notify the user of the notification content based on the location of the operation terminal at the time of the most recent operation and the notified notification content. The notification condition is an abnormal state of the home appliance,
The remote control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notification content includes the occurrence of the abnormal state and the level of the abnormal state. The operation terminal includes an operation terminal side storage unit for storing the notification content,
When the position of the operation terminal is switched from outside the house to the inside of the house or from inside the house to the outside of the house, the operation terminal refers to the operation terminal side storage unit, and the notification content to be newly notified among the notification contents The remote control system according to claim 3 , wherein the user is notified. Home appliances that can be operated by an operation terminal,
A storage unit for storing the set notification condition, the notification content, and the location of the operation terminal at the time of the most recent operation;
A transmission notification determination unit that determines the content of notification to the operation terminal,
When the notification condition is satisfied, the transmission notification determination unit refers to the storage unit, determines the notification content based on the location of the operation terminal at the time of the most recent operation, and notifies the operation terminal Appliances characterized by. Home appliances that can be operated by an operation terminal,
A storage unit for storing the set notification condition, the notification content, and the location of the operation terminal at the time of the most recent operation;
A transmission notification determination unit that determines the content of notification to the operation terminal,
When the notification condition is satisfied, the transmission notification determination unit refers to the storage unit, and the information about whether the operation terminal at the time of the most recent operation added by the operation terminal is in-home or out-of-home The home appliance is characterized in that the notification content is determined based on the notification and notified to the operation terminal. A home appliance that can be operated by a plurality of operation terminals,
A storage unit for storing the set notification condition and notification content;
A transmission notification determination unit that determines the content of notification to the operation terminal,
The transmission notification determination unit, when the notification condition is satisfied, refers to the storage unit and notifies the notification content to all of the operation terminals,
The home electric appliance characterized by determining whether the said operation terminal notifies a user of the said notification content based on the location of the said operation terminal at the time of the last operation, and the said notification content. The notification condition is an abnormal state of the home appliance,
The home appliance according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the notification content includes the occurrence of the abnormal state and the level of the abnormal state. The operation terminal includes an operation terminal side storage unit for storing the notification content,
When the position of the operation terminal is switched from outside the house to the inside of the house or from inside the house to the outside of the house, the operation terminal refers to the operation terminal side storage unit, and the notification content to be newly notified among the notification contents The home appliance according to claim 8 , wherein the user is notified.

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