JP6566752B2 - Home appliance control device and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a home device control apparatus and a program for controlling a home device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Residential energy management systems (HEMS) are attracting attention as energy conservation and global warming countermeasure technologies in the consumer sector. The HEMS is a system for comprehensively realizing energy saving by comprehensively grasping the state of energy supply and demand in the entire house and efficiently operating equipment and facilities. In HEMS, a plurality of home appliances are connected via a network, and “visualization” of energy consumption (mainly power) in the home is performed, contributing to raising awareness of energy conservation to system users. In recent years, there has been a search for utilization methods such as further improvement of energy savings of HEMS-equipped houses and improvement of comfort and convenience of living by controlling in-home devices belonging to HEMS.

  In the technique of Patent Document 1, a television receiver is used as a control terminal for controlling a hot water supply type hot water supply apparatus. As an energy saving function of a television receiver, a function of detecting the approach of a person to the television receiver as in the technique of Patent Document 2 and turning on / off the television receiver to save energy has also been invented. .

JP 2007-309611 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-106359

  As in the technology of Patent Document 1, using a television receiver as a control terminal that gives a control instruction signal to a home appliance contributes to improving the convenience of residents, while the television receiver itself uses power. Consume. In particular, as described above, a television receiver may be a device having a long operation time, and is a problem that cannot be ignored in promoting energy saving.

  Furthermore, with the widespread use of television receivers, it is now “one in a room” instead of “one in a family”, and it has become common for residents to watch programs in separate rooms. Yes. As a result, there are many situations in which the same program is watched in different rooms, resulting in wasteful energy savings. With the technique of Patent Document 2, it is difficult to eliminate such waste.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to efficiently reduce the power consumption of home appliances including two or more television receivers in the same house.

In order to achieve the above object, a home appliance control apparatus according to the present invention is a home appliance control apparatus that controls home appliances including two or more television receivers in the same residence. The in-home device control apparatus includes a device information acquisition unit, a channel verification unit, a presentation screen generation unit, and a presentation screen transmission unit. The device information acquisition unit, a television receiver, acquires the device information including identification information for identifying a television receiving device, and a viewing information indicating a program Viewing is reserved. Channel matching unit determines whether reference to the device information device information acquiring unit has acquired, display the same program may be different television receiver is reserved. Presentation screen generation unit, based on the identification information of the television receiver channel matching unit determines that the display of the same program is reserved, the same that viewing of the same program on different television receiver is reserved A presentation screen for notifying a user who views the program is generated. Presentation screen transmission unit, a presentation screen information indicating the presentation screen presentation screen generation unit to generate and send to the television receiver displaying the same program is reserved to display the presentation screen.

  According to the present invention, when the same program is continuously displayed for a predetermined time on two or more television receivers in the same residence, the same program is viewed on different television receivers. By notifying the user who views the same program, the power consumption of the home device including the television receiver can be efficiently reduced.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the household appliance control system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the household appliance control apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. (A) It is a figure which shows an example of apparatus information when there is no different television receiver which is viewing and listening to the same program. (B) It is a figure which shows an example of apparatus information in case there exists a different television receiver which is viewing and listening to the same program. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation of home appliance control processing according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the household appliance control system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the household appliance control apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the household appliance control system which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a server according to a third embodiment.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated in detail with reference to drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part which is the same or it corresponds in a figure.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a home appliance control system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Television receivers 2A to 2D (referred to collectively as television receivers 2 when collectively) are arranged in a living room, a child room 1, a child room 2, and a bedroom in a house where a plurality of users live together. Yes. In the house, a home device control apparatus 1 that controls the television receiver 2 via the repeater 7 is provided.

  The home appliance control system 100 includes a television receiver 2 and a home appliance controller 1. Each of the television receivers 2 includes a control unit 21 that controls turning on / off of the power source, and a communication unit 22 that is connected to the in-home device control device 1 so as to be communicable by wire or wirelessly. Here, illustrations of portions that perform basic functions as the television receiving device 2, such as a display portion for displaying a program of the television receiving device 2, a power supply portion, and a portion for processing input from a remote control or a main body button, are omitted.

  A network conforming to a predetermined communication format, such as ECHONET Lite, is configured between the television receiver 2 and the home appliance controller 1. The repeater 7 converts the communication protocol and interconnects the home appliance control device 1 and the television receiver 2. In addition, it is good also as a structure which gives the function of the repeater 7 to the household appliance control apparatus 1 or the television receiver 2, and abbreviate | omits the repeater 7, or connects a plurality of repeaters 7 in multiple stages or in parallel. Good.

  Each of the television receivers 2 includes identification information for identifying the television receiver 2, operation information indicating power on / off of the television receiver 2, and viewing information indicating a program that the user is viewing on the television receiver 2. Information is transmitted to the home appliance control apparatus 1. “Watching a program” means a state in which the television receiver 2 continuously displays a program for a predetermined time. What is necessary is just to set the display continuation time for determining with watching the program not to include the display of the program switched by zapping.

  The timing for transmitting the device information may be automatically transmitted periodically from the television receiver 2 to the in-home device control device 1, or periodically inquired from the in-home device control device 1 to each television receiver 2. May be sent in response to In the television receiver 2, the device information may be transmitted at a timing when the state of the television receiver 2 is changed, such as when the program being viewed changes or when the power is turned on.

  Based on the device information received from the television receiver 2, the in-home device controller 1 determines whether there is a different television receiver 2 that is viewing the same program. When there is a different TV receiver 2 that is watching the same program, the user is notified of the other TV receiver 2 that is watching the program, and a presentation screen that can be selected to view or not is generated. To do. The home appliance control apparatus 1 transmits presentation screen information indicating the generated presentation screen to the television receiver 2. In the television receiving device 2, the control unit 21 displays the presentation screen on the display screen unit based on the presentation screen information received by the communication unit 22 from the home appliance control device 1.

  The presentation screen includes an input area that can be selected to view together and an input area that can be selected not to view together. As an input method of selection, for example, an input is performed by operating a remote control or a main body button of the television receiver 2. The television receiver 2 transmits selection information indicating the selection input by the user to the home appliance control apparatus 1. The home appliance control device 1 generates a control signal based on the selection information received from the television receiver 2 and transmits it to the television receiver 2 that is the transmission source of the selection information. In the television receiving device 2, the control unit 21 controls the television receiving device 2 based on the control signal received from the in-home device control device 1 by the communication unit 22.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the home appliance control apparatus according to the first embodiment. The home appliance control apparatus 1 includes an appliance information acquisition unit 11, a storage unit 12, a channel collation unit 13, a presentation screen generation unit 14, a presentation screen transmission unit 15, a selection information acquisition unit 16, a control signal generation unit 17, and a control signal. The transmitter 18 is configured.

  When the device information acquisition unit 11 receives the device information from the television receiver 2, the device information acquisition unit 11 stores the device information in the storage unit 12. The channel verification unit 13 refers to the device information stored in the storage unit 12 and determines whether there is a different television receiver 2 that is viewing the same program.

  FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of device information when there is no different television receiver that is viewing the same program. FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example of device information when there are different television receivers viewing the same program. The device information includes “identification information” for identifying the television receiver 2, “operation information” indicating power on / off of the television receiver 2, and “viewing information” indicating a program that the user is viewing on the television receiver 2. ”And a“ genre code ”indicating the genre of the program being viewed by the user.

  As in the example of FIG. 3, the device information may or may not include information related to a program such as a “genre code” used in the electronic program guide. Further, the “identification information” for identifying the television receiver 2 may be the name of the room in which the television receiver 2 is arranged, the MAC address of the television receiver 2, or the like. Furthermore, if the “operating information” is not included in the device information and the “viewing information” indicates the program that the user is viewing, the channel verification unit 13 determines that the power of the television receiver 2 is turned on. If the “viewing information” does not indicate the program that the user is viewing, it may be determined that the power of the television receiver 2 is turned off.

  When referring to the device information shown in FIG. 3A, the channel matching unit 13 of the home device control device 1 in FIG. 2 is viewed on the television receiver 2A and the television receiver 2B that are turned on. Since the programs are different, it is determined that there is no different television receiver 2 that is viewing the same program. When the channel verification unit 13 refers to the device information shown in FIG. 3B, the television receiver 2A and the television receiver 2A among the television receiver 2A, the television receiver 2B, and the television receiver 2C that are turned on. Since the program being viewed on the receiving device 2C is the same, it is determined that there is a different television receiving device 2 viewing the same program.

  If the channel matching unit 13 determines that there is a different television receiver 2 that is viewing the same program, it sends identification information of the television receiver 2 that is viewing the program to the presentation screen generator 14. Based on the identification information received from the channel verification unit 13, the presentation screen generation unit 14 notifies the user of the other television receiver 2 that is viewing the program and can select whether to view the program together. Generate a screen. The presentation screen may not only notify the user of the other television receiver 2 that is viewing the program, but may also display a message that prompts the user to view the program together with the other user. The presentation screen generation unit 14 sends the presentation screen to the presentation screen transmission unit 15 indicating the generated presentation screen. The presentation screen transmission unit 15 transmits the presentation screen information received from the presentation screen generation unit 14 to the television receiver 2 for display.

  The presentation screen is not limited to the television receiver 2 that is viewing the program, but may be the television receiver 2 that is reserved for viewing the same program. “Viewing reservation” means that the television receiver 2 reserves the display of the program. In this case, the television receiver 2 has a viewing reservation function, and the device information includes information on a program that the user has reserved for viewing. When the channel matching unit 13 refers to the device information and determines that there is a television receiver 2 that is reserved for viewing the same program, the presentation screen generation unit 14 displays the television receiver 2 that is reserved for viewing the same program by the user. And a presentation screen that can select whether to watch together is generated.

  The presentation screen information may be transmitted to all television receivers 2 that are viewing the program or reserved for viewing the same program, or are viewing the program or reserved for viewing the same program. You may transmit to the television receiver 2. FIG. When transmitting to any of the television receivers 2 that are watching the program or for which the same program is reserved for viewing, for example, the device information includes start time information indicating the program viewing start time or viewing reservation registration time, A condition is set such that transmission to a television receiver 2 other than the television receiver 2 that has the latest or earliest viewing reservation time or the viewing reservation registration time of the program, or a priority is set in advance for the television receiver 2, and the highest priority You may provide conditions, such as transmitting to television receivers 2 other than the high television receiver 2 (for example, living room television receiver 2A).

  The selection information acquisition unit 16 receives selection information indicating selection as to whether or not to view together from the television receiver 2 and sends the selection information to the control signal generation unit 17. When the selection information received from the selection information acquisition unit 16 indicates selection for viewing together, the control signal generation unit 17 instructs the control to turn off the power of the television receiver 2 that is the transmission source of the selection information. Is sent to the control signal transmitter 18. The control signal transmission unit 18 transmits the control signal received from the control signal generation unit 17 to the television receiver 2. For example, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the programs being viewed on the television receiver 2A and the television receiver 2C are the same, a presentation screen is displayed on the television receiver 2C so that the user can watch together. When the selection is made, the power of the television receiver 2C is turned off, and the power consumption can be reduced.

  When presentation screen information is transmitted to a plurality of television receivers 2 that are viewing the program, for example, the number of television receivers 2 that are viewing the program is determined (for example, one). These processes are repeated until it becomes. In this case, the control signal generation unit 17 refers to the operation information stored in the storage unit 12 and displays the displayed presentation screen when the number of television receivers 2 viewing the program reaches a predetermined number. A control signal instructing control to be displayed may be generated and transmitted to the determined number of television receivers 2 via the control signal transmission unit 18. Or the presentation screen production | generation part 14 refers to the operation information which the memory | storage part 12 memorize | stores, and when the television receiving apparatus 2 which is viewing and listening to the program becomes a predetermined number, another user will share the program together. It is also possible to generate a presentation screen for notifying that the viewer is coming to watch and transmit it to the determined number of television receivers 2 via the presentation screen transmitter 15.

  Further, the functions of the selection information acquisition unit 16, the control signal generation unit 17, and the control signal transmission unit 18 may be provided in the television receiver 2 instead of the in-home device control apparatus 1. That is, when the user inputs a selection to view together on the presentation screen, the control unit 21 of the television receiver 2 may be configured to turn off the power.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the home appliance control process according to the first embodiment. The home appliance control process starts when the television receiver 2 and the home appliance control apparatus 1 are activated.

  The television receiver 2 transmits the device information to the home device control device 1 (step S11). Upon receiving the device information from the television receiver 2 (step S21), the device information acquisition unit 11 of the home device control device 1 stores the device information in the storage unit 12. The channel matching unit 13 refers to the device information stored in the storage unit 12 and determines whether there is a different television receiver 2 that is viewing the same program (step S22). If it is determined that there is no different television receiver 2 that is viewing the same program (step S22; NO), the process returns to step S21, and steps S21 and S22 are repeated until the different television receiver 2 is viewing the same program. .

  If it is determined that there is a different television receiver 2 that is viewing the same program (step S22; YES), the channel matching unit 13 sends the identification information of the television receiver 2 that is viewing the program to the presentation screen generator 14. . Based on the identification information received from the channel verification unit 13, the presentation screen generation unit 14 notifies the user of the other television receiver 2 that is viewing the program and can select whether to view the program together. A screen is generated (step S23). The presentation screen generation unit 14 sends the presentation screen to the presentation screen transmission unit 15 indicating the generated presentation screen. The presentation screen transmission unit 15 transmits the presentation screen information received from the presentation screen generation unit 14 to the television receiver 2 (step S24).

  When the television receiving device 2 receives the presentation screen information from the home appliance control device 1 (step S12), the television receiving device 2 displays the presentation screen based on the presentation screen information (step S13). If the user does not input a selection as to whether or not to watch together (step S14; NO), step S14 is repeated to wait for selection input. When the user inputs a selection as to whether or not to watch together (step S14; YES), the television receiver 2 transmits selection information indicating the selection input by the user to the home appliance control apparatus 1 (step S15). ).

  Upon receiving the selection information from the television receiver 2 (step S25), the selection information acquisition unit 16 of the home appliance control device 1 sends the selection information to the control signal generation unit 17. When the selection information received from the selection information acquisition unit 16 indicates selection that is not viewed together (step S26; NO), the control signal generation unit 17 ends the process. When the selection information received from the selection information acquisition unit 16 indicates selection for viewing together (step S26; YES), the control signal generation unit 17 turns off the power of the television receiver 2 that is the transmission source of the selection information. A control signal for instructing control is generated (step S27) and sent to the control signal transmitter 18. The control signal transmitter 18 transmits the control signal received from the control signal generator 17 to the television receiver 2 (step S28), and ends the process.

  The television receiver 2 receives a control signal from the home appliance control device 1 (step S16), and the television receiver 2 controls the television receiver 2 based on the received control signal (step S17) and ends the process. To do. When the functions of the selection information acquisition unit 16, the control signal generation unit 17, and the control signal transmission unit 18 are provided in the television receiver 2 instead of the home appliance control device 1, steps S15, S16, and step S25 to step S28 may be omitted.

  As described above, according to the home appliance control system 100 of the first embodiment, when the same program is continuously displayed for a predetermined time on two or more television receivers 2 in the same residence, Notifying a user who views the same program that the same program is being viewed on different television receivers, and turning off the power of the television receiver 2 being viewed by the user who has decided to view on the other television receiver 2 Thus, power consumption can be efficiently reduced.

(Embodiment 2)
In the first embodiment, the home appliance control device 1 controls the television receiver 2 in each room. In the second embodiment, the home appliance control device 1 is arranged in the same room in addition to the television receiver 2 in each room. It also controls other in-home devices that have been used. Communication between each home device and the home device control apparatus 1 is the same as in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a home appliance control system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The television receivers 2A to 2D (referred to collectively as the television receiver 2) and the air conditioner 3A are provided in the living room, the child room 1, the child room 2, and the bedroom, respectively, where a plurality of users live together. To 3D (when generically referred to as air conditioner 3) and illuminations 4A to 4D (when generically referred to as illumination 4) are arranged.

  The home appliance control system 200 according to Embodiment 2 includes a television receiver 2, an air conditioner 3, an illumination 4, and a household appliance that controls the television receiver 2, the air conditioner 3, and the illumination 4 via a repeater 7. It is comprised with the control apparatus 1. Similarly to the television receiver 2, the air conditioner 3 and the illumination 4 are a control unit that controls power on / off, a communication unit that is communicably connected to the home appliance control device 1 in a wired or wireless manner, and the air conditioner 3 and the illumination 4. However, illustration of the internal configuration is omitted.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the home appliance control apparatus according to the second embodiment. The components of the home appliance control apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment, but the storage unit 12 corresponds to the air conditioner 3 and the illumination 4 arranged in the same room as the television receiver 2. The attached correspondence information is stored. When the selection information received from the selection information acquisition unit 16 indicates selection for viewing together, the control signal generation unit 17 outputs a control signal for instructing control to turn off the power of the television receiver 2 that is the transmission source of the selection information. Generate.

  At this time, the control signal generation unit 17 refers to the correspondence information in the storage unit 12 to identify the air conditioner 3 and the illumination 4 that are arranged in the same room as the television receiver 2 that is the transmission source of the selection information. A control signal for instructing control to turn off the power supply of the air conditioner 3 and the illumination 4 is generated. The control signal generation unit 17 sends the generated control signals to the control signal transmission unit 18. The control signal transmission unit 18 transmits the control signal received from the control signal generation unit 17 to the television receiver 2 and the air conditioner 3 and the lighting 4 arranged in the same room.

  In addition, the timing which transmits the control signal which turns off the power supply of the air conditioner 3 and the illumination 4 may be after a fixed time passes, after transmitting the control signal which turns off the power supply of the television receiver 2. FIG. Alternatively, the air conditioner 3 and the lighting device 3 can be turned on when the device information that the power of the television receiver 2 is turned off is received within a certain time after transmitting the control signal for turning off the power of the television receiver 2. A control signal for turning off the power source 4 may be transmitted.

  In the second embodiment, the air conditioner 3 and the lighting 4 are given as examples of other in-home devices arranged in the same room as the television receiver 2, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the in-home device control device 1 can communicate with the in-home device. Any home device to be connected may be used. In consideration of the convenience of the user, whether to turn off the power of the home devices other than the television receiver 2 when the power of the television receiver 2 is turned off can be set in the home device control apparatus 1 in advance. It may be. For example, when there are two television receivers 2 in the same room, a condition that the air conditioner 3 and the lighting 4 are not turned off is set, or information indicating the user of the television receiver 2 is further added to the correspondence information. Correspondingly, when there are two or more users in the television receiver 2, a condition may be set such that the air conditioner 3 and the lighting 4 are not turned off.

  Further, the control of the air conditioner 3 and the lighting 4 is not limited to turning off the power, and the driving ability may be lowered. For example, in the case of the air conditioner 3, control such as raising the cooling temperature or lowering the heating temperature, or in the case of the illumination 4, control such as lowering the brightness or changing to a night light may be performed. Furthermore, when another in-home device arranged in the same room as the television receiver 2 is a room intrusion detection device or the like, the user disappears, so the driving state may be changed so as to increase alertness. This enhances room security.

  As described above, according to the in-home device control system 200 of the second embodiment, the power consumption of the television receiver 2 is reduced, and the in-room device that is estimated to be unattended is also changed in the operating state. Effects such as further power consumption reduction and security enhancement can be obtained.

(Embodiment 3)
In the third embodiment, the function of the home appliance control apparatus 1 in the second embodiment is provided in a server 5 outside the home that is communicably connected to the home appliance.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a home appliance control system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In the home appliance control system 300, the home appliance control device 1 acquires device information and selection information from the television receivers 2A to 2D (collectively referred to as the television receiver 2) via the repeater 7. The in-home device control apparatus 1 is connected to a network outside the home (in the example of FIG. 7, the Internet), and transmits device information and selection information to the server 5. The home device control apparatus 1 may be connected to an outside network via a network connection device (not shown) such as a broadband router.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a server according to the third embodiment. The server 5 includes a device information acquisition unit 51, a storage unit 52, a channel verification unit 53, a presentation screen generation unit 54, a presentation screen transmission unit 55, a selection information acquisition unit 56, a control signal generation unit 57, and a control signal transmission unit 58. Is provided. The storage unit 52, the channel verification unit 53, the presentation screen generation unit 54, and the control signal generation unit 57 are the storage unit 12, the channel verification unit 13, and the presentation screen generation unit provided in the home appliance control apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment. 14 and the control signal generator 17. The device information acquisition unit 51 and the selection information acquisition unit 56 each receive device information and selection information from the in-home device control apparatus 1 via a network outside the home. Each of the presentation screen transmission unit 55 and the control signal transmission unit 58 transmits the presentation screen information and the control signal to the in-home device control apparatus 1 via a network outside the home.

  7 transmits the presentation screen information and control signal received from the server 5 to the television receiver 2 via the repeater 7 via a network outside the house. By adopting such a configuration, the home appliance control apparatus 1 only needs to specialize in communication between the television receiver 2 and the server 5, so that the hardware configuration can be simplified. 7 and 8, the case where the server 5 has the function of the home appliance control apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment has been described. Similarly, the function of the home appliance control apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment is provided in the server 5. May be.

  As described above, according to the home appliance control system 300 of the third embodiment, an effect of simplifying the hardware configuration of the home appliance control apparatus 1 can be obtained. Further, at least one of the channel verification unit 13, the presentation screen generation unit 14, and the control signal generation unit 17 can be used as a server without transferring all the functions of the home appliance control apparatus 1 to the external server 5. If it moves to 5, the effect which simplifies the hardware constitutions of the household equipment control apparatus 1 will be acquired. Furthermore, in a community energy management system (CEMS) or the like, when reducing the power consumption of a plurality of houses, if one server 5 outside the house controls in-house devices in a plurality of houses, the entire system As a result, the hardware configuration can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

  In the above embodiment, the presentation screen generation unit 14 of the home appliance control apparatus 1 notifies the user of the other television receivers 2 that are viewing the program and can select whether or not to view them together. A screen is generated, but is not limited to this. The presentation screen generation unit 14 may generate a presentation screen that only notifies the user of the other television receiver 2 that is viewing the program. In this case, the selection information acquisition unit 16, the control signal generation unit 17, and the control signal transmission unit 18 of the home appliance control apparatus 1 may be omitted. When the user decides to watch together with another user, the power of the television receiver 2 that was watching the program itself is turned off, thereby efficiently reducing the power consumption of the television receiver 2. be able to.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the same program is viewed or reserved for viewing by a plurality of television receivers 2 at home, the user is viewing the program or the program is reserved for viewing. The other television receiver 2 is notified. In addition to this, when the device information includes a “genre code” indicating the genre of the program that the user is viewing, when viewing a program of the same genre on a plurality of television receivers 2 in the house, The user may be notified of other television receivers 2 that are watching programs of the same genre or that are reserved for viewing of programs of the same genre.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the same program is viewed or reserved for viewing by a plurality of television receivers 2 at home, the user is viewing the program or the program is reserved for viewing. The other television receiver 2 is notified. Not limited to this, when the user is alone, when the same program is viewed or reserved for viewing by the plurality of television receivers 2 in the house, this is notified to the user, The user may be prompted to view the program on any one of the television receivers 2.

  The in-home device control device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a nonvolatile memory, a network termination device connected to a network, a wireless communication device, and the like. Device information acquisition unit 11, storage unit 12, channel collation unit 13, presentation screen generation unit 14, presentation screen transmission unit 15, selection information acquisition unit 16, control signal generation unit 17, and control signal transmission of home appliance control device 1 The processing of the unit 18 is executed by the control program using these hardware as resources.

  In addition, the hardware configuration and the flowchart described above are merely examples, and can be arbitrarily changed and modified. In addition, when the above-described function is realized by sharing an OS (Operating System) and an application, or by cooperation between the OS and the application, only a part other than the OS may be stored in the medium.

  Furthermore, each program can be superimposed on a carrier wave and distributed via a communication network. For example, the program may be posted on a bulletin board (BBS, Bulletin Board System) on a communication network, and the program may be distributed via the network. Then, the above-described processing may be executed by starting these programs and executing them in the same manner as other application programs under the control of the OS.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Home equipment control apparatus, 2,2A-2D TV receiver, 3,3A-3D air conditioner, 4,4A-4D lighting, 5 server, 7 repeater, 11 Equipment information acquisition part, 12 Storage part, 13 Channel verification Unit, 14 presentation screen generation unit, 15 presentation screen transmission unit, 16 selection information acquisition unit, 17 control signal generation unit, 18 control signal transmission unit, 21 control unit, 22 communication unit, 51 device information acquisition unit, 52 storage unit, 53 channel verification unit, 54 presentation screen generation unit, 55 presentation screen transmission unit, 56 selection information acquisition unit, 57 control signal generation unit, 58 control signal transmission unit, 100, 200, 300 home appliance control system.

Claims (11)

A home device control device that controls home devices including two or more television receivers in the same residence,
From the television receiver, the identification information identifying the television receiver, and the device information acquisition unit that acquires device information including the viewing information indicating a program Viewing is reserved,
And the device information acquisition unit by referring to the device information acquired, channel matching unit determines whether or not the display of the same program may differ said television receiver being reserved,
Based on the identification information of the television receiver the channel matching unit determines that the display of the same program is reserved, the said watch the same program has been reserved in the different television receiver the same A presentation screen generator for generating a presentation screen to notify a user who views the program;
The presentation screen information indicating the presentation screen the presentation screen generating unit has generated, and transmitted to the television receiver displaying the same program is reserved, the presentation screen transmitting unit for displaying the presentation screen,
In-home equipment control device comprising: The presentation screen generation unit, based on the identification information of the channel matching unit determines that the display of the same program is reserved the television receiver, viewing the same program at the different television receiver booking To notify the user who views the same program that it has been, and generate a presentation screen that can select whether to view the program on the other television receiver,
A selection information acquisition unit that acquires selection information indicating selection as to whether or not to watch the program on the other television reception device from the television reception device;
A control signal generator for generating a control signal for instructing control to turn off the power of the television receiver from which the selection information is acquired indicating selection of viewing the program on the other television receiver;
A control signal transmitter that transmits the control signal generated by the control signal generator to the television receiver to turn off the power;
The home appliance control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: The control signal generation unit further refers to correspondence information that associates the other household devices arranged in the same room as the television receiver, and selects the other television receiver to view the program. Specify other home devices placed in the same room as the television receiving device from which the selection information is obtained, and generate a control signal instructing control to change the operating state of the specified home device,
The in-home device control device according to claim 2, wherein the control signal transmission unit further changes the operation state of the in-home device by transmitting the control signal generated by the control signal generation unit to the in-home device. A home device control device that controls home devices including two or more television receivers in the same residence,
An apparatus including identification information for identifying the television receiver from the television receiver, and viewing information indicating a program that the television receiver is continuously displaying or reserved for display for a predetermined time. A device information acquisition unit for acquiring information;
Whether or not there is a different television receiver that refers to the device information acquired by the device information acquisition unit and displays the same program continuously for a predetermined time or is reserved to display the same program A channel verification unit for determining
The different television receivers based on the identification information of the television receivers determined by the channel verification unit to continuously display the same program for a predetermined time or to reserve the display of the same program To notify the user who views the same program that the same program is being viewed or reserved for viewing, and to select whether or not to view the program on the other television receiver A presentation screen generator for generating a screen;
The presentation screen information indicating the presentation screen generated by the presentation screen generation unit is transmitted to the television receiver that continuously displays the same program for a predetermined time or is reserved to display the same program. A presentation screen transmission unit for displaying the presentation screen;
A selection information acquisition unit that acquires selection information indicating selection as to whether or not to watch the program on the other television reception device from the television reception device;
A control signal generator for generating a control signal for instructing control to turn off the power of the television receiver from which the selection information is acquired indicating selection of viewing the program on the other television receiver;
A control signal transmitter that transmits the control signal generated by the control signal generator to the television receiver to turn off the power;
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When the device information acquisition unit acquires device information indicating that the power of the television receiver has been turned off within a certain period of time after the presentation screen transmitter has transmitted the presentation screen to the television receiver. ,
The control signal generation unit further refers to correspondence information that associates the other household devices arranged in the same room as the television receiver, and selects the other television receiver to view the program. Specify other home devices placed in the same room as the television receiving device from which the selection information is obtained, and generate a control signal instructing control to change the operating state of the specified home device,
The control signal transmitting unit is further the control signal generating unit has generated the control signal to house the device control apparatus to change the operation state of the home device by sending to the home equipment.   At least one of the channel verification unit, the presentation screen generation unit, and the control signal generation unit is configured by a server outside the home that is communicably connected to a home device including the television receiver. 5. The home appliance control apparatus according to any one of 4 above. A home device control device that controls home devices including two or more television receivers in the same residence,
An apparatus including identification information for identifying the television receiver from the television receiver, and viewing information indicating a program that the television receiver is continuously displaying or reserved for display for a predetermined time. A device information acquisition unit for acquiring information;
Whether or not there is a different television receiver that refers to the device information acquired by the device information acquisition unit and displays the same program continuously for a predetermined time or is reserved to display the same program A channel verification unit for determining
The different television receivers based on the identification information of the television receivers determined by the channel verification unit to continuously display the same program for a predetermined time or to reserve the display of the same program A presentation screen generator for generating a presentation screen for notifying a user viewing the same program that the same program is being viewed or reserved for viewing;
The presentation screen information indicating the presentation screen generated by the presentation screen generation unit is transmitted to the television receiver that continuously displays the same program for a predetermined time or is reserved to display the same program. A presentation screen transmission unit for displaying the presentation screen;
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The device information includes start time information indicating a program viewing start time or a viewing reservation registration time,
The presentation screen transmission unit includes at least the same program among the television receivers that continuously display the same program for a predetermined period of time as the presentation screen information indicating the presentation screen generated by the presentation screen generation unit. view start time or viewing reservation registration time is transmitted to the television receiver other than the earliest the television receiver, the presentation screen home within the device control device Ru to display of. A home device control device that controls home devices including two or more television receivers in the same residence,
An apparatus including identification information for identifying the television receiver from the television receiver, and viewing information indicating a program that the television receiver is continuously displaying or reserved for display for a predetermined time. A device information acquisition unit for acquiring information;
Whether or not there is a different television receiver that refers to the device information acquired by the device information acquisition unit and displays the same program continuously for a predetermined time or is reserved to display the same program A channel verification unit for determining
The different television receivers based on the identification information of the television receivers determined by the channel verification unit to continuously display the same program for a predetermined time or to reserve the display of the same program A presentation screen generator for generating a presentation screen for notifying a user viewing the same program that the same program is being viewed or reserved for viewing;
The presentation screen information indicating the presentation screen generated by the presentation screen generation unit is transmitted to the television receiver that continuously displays the same program for a predetermined time or is reserved to display the same program. A presentation screen transmission unit for displaying the presentation screen;
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The device information includes start time information indicating a program viewing start time or a viewing reservation registration time,
The presentation screen transmission unit includes at least the same program among the television receivers that continuously display the same program for a predetermined period of time as the presentation screen information indicating the presentation screen generated by the presentation screen generation unit. view start time or viewing reservation registration time is transmitted to the television receiver other than the slowest said television receiver, the presentation screen home within the device control device Ru to display of. Priorities are set in advance in the television receiver,
The presentation screen transmission unit continuously displays the same program for a predetermined time, or the display of the same program is reserved, for the presentation screen information indicating the presentation screen generated by the presentation screen generation unit. The in-home device control according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the presentation screen is displayed by transmitting to the television receiving device other than the television receiving device having the highest priority among the television receiving devices. apparatus.   In a home device control device that controls home devices including two or more television receivers in the same residence,
  An apparatus including identification information for identifying the television receiver from the television receiver, and viewing information indicating a program that the television receiver is continuously displaying or reserved for display for a predetermined time. A device information acquisition step for acquiring information;
  Whether or not there is a different television receiver that refers to the device information acquired in the device information acquisition step and displays the same program continuously for a predetermined time or is reserved to display the same program A channel matching step for determining
  The different television receivers based on the identification information of the television receivers that have determined that the same program is continuously displayed for a predetermined time in the channel matching step or that the display of the same program is reserved. To notify the user who views the same program that the same program is being viewed or reserved for viewing, and to select whether or not to view the program on the other television receiver A presentation screen generation step for generating a screen;
  The presentation screen information indicating the presentation screen generated in the presentation screen generation step is transmitted to the television receiver that continuously displays the same program for a predetermined time or is reserved to display the same program. A presentation screen sending step for displaying the presentation screen;
  A selection information acquisition step of acquiring selection information indicating selection of whether or not to watch the program on the other television reception device from the television reception device;
  A control signal generating step for generating a control signal for instructing control to turn off the power of the television receiver from which the selection information is acquired, which indicates selection of viewing the program on the other television receiver;
  A control signal transmitting step of transmitting the control signal generated in the control signal generating step to the television receiver to turn off the power;
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  When device information indicating that the power of the television receiving device has been turned off is acquired in the device information obtaining step within a certain time after transmitting the presentation screen to the television receiving device in the presentation screen transmitting step. ,
  In the control signal generation step, a selection for viewing the program on the other television receiving device is made by referring to correspondence information that associates the other home appliances arranged in the same room as the television receiving device. Specify other home devices placed in the same room as the television receiving device from which the selection information is obtained, and generate a control signal instructing control to change the operating state of the specified home device,
  In the control signal transmission step, a program for transmitting the control signal generated in the control signal generation step to the home device to change the operation state of the home device.   In a home device control device that controls home devices including two or more television receivers in the same residence,
  An apparatus including identification information for identifying the television receiver from the television receiver, and viewing information indicating a program that the television receiver is continuously displaying or reserved for display for a predetermined time. A device information acquisition step for acquiring information;
  Whether or not there is a different television receiver that refers to the device information acquired in the device information acquisition step and displays the same program continuously for a predetermined time or is reserved to display the same program A channel matching step for determining
  The different television receivers based on the identification information of the television receivers that have determined that the same program is continuously displayed for a predetermined time in the channel matching step or that the display of the same program is reserved. A presentation screen generating step for generating a presentation screen for notifying a user who views the same program that the same program is being viewed or reserved for viewing;
  The presentation screen information indicating the presentation screen generated in the presentation screen generation step is transmitted to the television receiver that continuously displays the same program for a predetermined time or is reserved to display the same program. A presentation screen sending step for displaying the presentation screen;
  A program for executing
  The device information includes start time information indicating a program viewing start time or a viewing reservation registration time,
  In the presentation screen transmission step, at least the same program among the television receivers that continuously display the same program for a predetermined time as the presentation screen information indicating the presentation screen generated in the presentation screen generation step. A program for transmitting to a television receiver other than the television receiver with the earliest viewing start time or viewing reservation registration time to display the presentation screen.   In a home device control device that controls home devices including two or more television receivers in the same residence,
  An apparatus including identification information for identifying the television receiver from the television receiver, and viewing information indicating a program that the television receiver is continuously displaying or reserved for display for a predetermined time. A device information acquisition step for acquiring information;
  Whether or not there is a different television receiver that refers to the device information acquired in the device information acquisition step and displays the same program continuously for a predetermined time or is reserved to display the same program A channel matching step for determining
  The different television receivers based on the identification information of the television receivers that have determined that the same program is continuously displayed for a predetermined time in the channel matching step or that the display of the same program is reserved. A presentation screen generating step for generating a presentation screen for notifying a user who views the same program that the same program is being viewed or reserved for viewing;
  The presentation screen information indicating the presentation screen generated in the presentation screen generation step is transmitted to the television receiver that continuously displays the same program for a predetermined time or is reserved to display the same program. A presentation screen sending step for displaying the presentation screen;
  A program for executing
  The device information includes start time information indicating a program viewing start time or a viewing reservation registration time,
  In the presentation screen transmission step, at least the same program among the television receivers that continuously display the same program for a predetermined time as the presentation screen information indicating the presentation screen generated in the presentation screen generation step. A program for transmitting to a television receiver other than the television receiver with the latest viewing start time or viewing reservation registration time and displaying the presentation screen.

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