JP7069883B2 - Information processing system, information processing device, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing device, an information processing method and a program.

Among the devices and home appliances used in the office, there are devices that can be connected to a network such as the Internet and can be remotely controlled from a terminal such as a smartphone.

For example, a user can operate these devices from a remote location or the like by using an application installed on a smartphone or the like.

However, the service level of each device related to remote control is not always the same. For example, in the case of a device having a CPU or the like equivalent to an information processing device such as a multifunction device, the control source is the result (for example, success or failure) of the operation performed by the device in response to a remote control command. You can send a response to. On the other hand, some simple devices such as lighting devices cannot send a response to a remote control command. When controlling such a device, for example, the control source cannot execute an action or process on the premise of successful control of the device.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to increase the possibility that the control source can confirm the success or failure of remote control of the device.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problem, the information processing system includes the first device, the second device, and the information processing device, and the information processing device is the first device selected by the user of the terminal. The first identification information indicating the device, the success condition of the control command for the first device, and the second identification information indicating the second device associated with the first device in the terminal. The first device with respect to the receiving unit that receives the setting information including the setting information and the second device related to the second identification information included in the setting information in response to the reception of the setting information by the receiving unit. A monitoring request unit that transmits a monitoring start request, a first transmission unit that transmits a control command to the first device in response to a control request for the first device from the terminal, and the first transmission unit. It has a determination unit for determining the success or failure of the control command based on the information transmitted from the second device that has started monitoring the state of the device and the success condition .

It is possible to increase the possibility that the control source can confirm the success or failure of the remote control of the device.

It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the information processing system 1 in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware configuration example of the control device 10 in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the functional configuration example of the user terminal 20 and the control device 10 in 1st Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the processing procedure executed in the information processing system 1 of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the situation setting in 2nd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the processing procedure executed in the information processing system 1 of the 2nd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the processing procedure executed in the information processing system 1 of the 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the functional configuration example of the user terminal 20 and the control device 10 in the 3rd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the processing procedure executed in the information processing system 1 of the 3rd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating an example of the processing procedure executed in the information processing system 1 of the 3rd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, the user terminal 20 is connected to the control device 10 via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet. The control device 10 is connected to the controlled device 30 and the monitoring device 40 via a network such as a LAN or the Internet.

The controlled device 30 is a device to be remotely controlled (controlled). In the present embodiment, the controlled device 30 includes an API (Application Program Interface) capable of receiving control commands via a network, such as a Web API. However, it is assumed that the controlled device 30 is a device having a low service level related to remote control. Specifically, it is assumed that the controlled device 30 is a device that does not return a response to a control command. Therefore, the remote control source of the controlled device 30 cannot confirm whether or not the operation or process according to the control command is normally executed only by communicating with the controlled device 30.

The monitoring device 40 is a device installed for monitoring the state of the controlled device 30. Therefore, the monitoring device 40 needs to be installed so that the change can be detected. Like the controlled device 30, the monitoring device 40 also includes an API that can accept requests via the network. However, it is assumed that the monitoring device 40 is a device having a higher service level regarding remote control than the controlled device 30. That is, the monitoring device 40 can transmit a response to a remote request. When the monitoring device 40 receives the monitoring request of the controlled device 30, the monitoring device 40 returns information indicating a change in the state of the controlled device 30 to the transmission source of the monitoring request.

Strictly speaking, the monitoring device 40 detects a change in the environment (brightness, shape of an object, other physical quantity, etc.) according to a change in the state of the monitored device 40, not the state itself of the controlled device 30. It may be a device that does. The change in the environment according to the change in the state of the monitoring device 40 is, for example, a change in brightness according to ON or OFF of the lighting if the monitoring device 40 is a lighting device. In the following, for convenience, it is referred to as a change in the state of the monitoring device 40, including such a change in the environment.

The user terminal 20 is an information processing terminal that provides a user interface for remotely operating the controlled device 30. For example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a PC (Personal Computer), or the like may be used as the user terminal 20. When the user terminal 20 receives the control instruction of the controlled device 30 from the user, the user terminal 20 transmits a control request corresponding to the control instruction to the control device 10.

The control device 10 is one or more computers that execute control for the controlled device 30 in response to a control request from the user terminal 20. Specifically, the control device 10 transmits a control command in response to the control request to the controlled device 30, and also receives information indicating a change in the state of the controlled device 30 from the monitoring device 40 in response to the control command. Receive. Based on the information received from the monitoring device 40, the control device 10 determines whether or not the operation or process according to the control command to the controlled device 30 is normally executed by the controlled device 30.

The user terminal 20, the controlled device 30, and the monitoring device 40 may be arranged in a certain company, and the control device 10 may be arranged outside the company. In this case, the control device 10 may be a computer that provides a cloud service via the Internet or the like.

The controlled device 30 and the monitored device 40 are not limited to one each. Further, the relationship between the controlled device 30 and the monitored device 40 is not limited to one-to-one. For example, one monitoring device 40 may monitor the status of a plurality of controlled devices 30, or the status of one controlled device 30 may be monitored by a plurality of monitoring devices 40.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the control device 10 according to the first embodiment. The control device 10 of FIG. 2 has a drive device 100, an auxiliary storage device 102, a memory device 103, a CPU 104, an interface device 105, and the like, which are connected to each other by a bus B, respectively.

The program that realizes the processing in the control device 10 is provided by a recording medium 101 such as a CD-ROM. When the recording medium 101 storing the program is set in the drive device 100, the program is installed in the auxiliary storage device 102 from the recording medium 101 via the drive device 100. However, the program does not necessarily have to be installed from the recording medium 101, and may be downloaded from another computer via the network. The auxiliary storage device 102 stores the installed program and also stores necessary files, data, and the like.

The memory device 103 reads and stores the program from the auxiliary storage device 102 when the program is instructed to start. The CPU 104 executes the function related to the control device 10 according to the program stored in the memory device 103. The interface device 105 is used as an interface for connecting to a network.

The user terminal 20 may also have the hardware as shown in FIG. However, it is desirable that the user terminal 20 is provided with an input device for receiving an operation instruction from the user, a display device for outputting information to the user, and the like.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a functional configuration example of the user terminal 20 and the control device 10 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 3, the user terminal 20 has a UI control unit 21, a monitoring setting unit 22, a control request transmission unit 23, a control result reception unit 24, and the like. Each of these parts is realized by a process of causing the CPU of the user terminal 20 to execute one or more programs installed in the user terminal 20.

The UI control unit 21 controls the display and the like of a screen (hereinafter referred to as “control screen”) for receiving control instructions and the like of the controlled device 30 from the user.

The monitoring setting unit 22 transmits setting information (hereinafter referred to as “monitoring setting”) for monitoring a change in the state of the controlled device 30 selected as a control target on the control screen to the control device 10. The monitoring settings include, for example, identification information (hereinafter referred to as “device ID”) of the controlled device 30 to be monitored (controlled target), the device ID of the monitoring device 40 for monitoring the state of the controlled device 30, and control. Includes conditions indicating success (hereinafter referred to as "success conditions") and the like. The success condition is, for example, that if the controlled device 30 is a lighting device and the control content is lighting ON, the illuminance measured by the monitoring device 40 is equal to or higher than the threshold value. The monitoring device 40 of the monitoring source and the success condition may be specified by the user via the control screen. Alternatively, even if the correspondence information between the device ID of the controlled device 30 to be monitored and the device ID of the monitoring device 40 of the monitoring source (hereinafter referred to as "monitoring correspondence information") is set in the user terminal 20 in advance. good. The monitoring response information may include success conditions according to the control content.

The control request transmission unit 23 transmits a control request regarding the controlled device 30 selected as the control target to the control device 10.

The control result receiving unit 24 receives information (hereinafter, simply referred to as “control result”) indicating the control result of the controlled device 30 in response to the control request from the control device 10.

On the other hand, the control device 10 includes a monitoring setting receiving unit 11, a monitoring request unit 12, a control command transmitting unit 13, a monitoring information receiving unit 14, a control result determining unit 15, a control result transmitting unit 16, and the like. Each of these parts is realized by a process of causing the CPU 104 to execute one or more programs installed in the control device 10.

The monitoring setting receiving unit 11 receives the monitoring setting transmitted from the user terminal 20. The monitoring request unit 12 notifies the monitoring device 40 related to the device ID of the monitoring source included in the monitoring setting received by the monitoring setting receiving unit 11 of the device ID of the controlled device 30 to be monitored, and said the device ID. Request monitoring of the monitoring target. If the relationship between the monitored target and the monitored source is one-to-one, or if the monitored target is not limited to the specific controlled device 30, the device ID of the controlled device 30 to be monitored is notified to the monitoring source. It does not have to be.

The control command transmission unit 13 transmits a control command to the controlled device 30 to be controlled. The control command may be transmitted to the controlled device 30 via the API of the controlled device 30.

The monitoring information receiving unit 14 receives information indicating the state of the controlled device 30 (hereinafter, referred to as “monitoring information”) from the monitoring device 40 of the monitoring source. The monitoring information may be, for example, a physical quantity related to the environment detected or measured by the monitoring device 40, information indicating the presence or absence of a change in the physical quantity, or an image captured by the monitoring device 40. It may be data.

The control result determination unit 15 determines whether or not the success condition is satisfied based on the monitoring information, thereby determining the success or failure of the control of the controlled device 30 in response to the control request from the user terminal 20.

The control result transmission unit 16 transmits the determination result by the control result determination unit 15 to the user terminal 20. However, the monitoring information may be transmitted to the user terminal 20 as a control result as it is.

Hereinafter, the processing procedure executed in the information processing system 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed in the information processing system 1 of the first embodiment.

For example, when the user selects the controlled device 30 to be controlled via the control screen and inputs the control content for the controlled device 30 (S101), the monitoring setting unit 22 determines the monitoring correspondence information. The device ID of the monitored device 40 that is the monitoring source of the controlled device 30 is specified, and the device ID (monitoring target ID) of the controlled device 30, the device ID (monitoring source ID) of the monitored device 40, and the control A monitoring setting including a success condition according to the content is transmitted to the control device 10 (S102). The control content is, for example, ON or OFF of lighting if the controlled device 30 is a lighting device.

When the monitoring setting receiving unit 11 of the control device 10 receives the monitoring setting, the monitoring request unit 12 transmits a monitoring start request to the monitoring device 40 related to the monitoring source ID included in the monitoring setting. (S103). The start request may include a monitored ID. In response to the start request, the monitoring device 40 starts monitoring the state of the controlled device 30 related to the monitored ID (for example, measurement of physical quantities related to the environment, image capture, etc.).

Subsequently, the control request transmission unit 23 of the user terminal 20 transmits a control request according to the control content input by the user to the control device 10 (S104). In response to the control request, the control command transmission unit 13 transmits a control command corresponding to the control content to the controlled device 30 to be controlled (S105). For example, if the controlled device 30 is a lighting device, a command such as turning on the lighting is transmitted.

On the other hand, after receiving the monitoring start request in step S103, the monitoring source monitoring device 40 repeatedly (for example, at regular intervals) the monitoring information indicating the state of the controlled device 30 and transmits it to the control device 10 (S106). ). For example, the illuminance measured at regular intervals may be transmitted at regular intervals. The control result determination unit 15 determines whether or not the monitoring information satisfies the success condition each time the monitoring information is received by the monitoring information receiving unit 14. When the received monitoring information satisfies the success condition within a predetermined time from step S104, the control result determination unit 15 transmits the control result indicating the success of the control to the user terminal 20 (S107). On the other hand, when the received monitoring information does not satisfy the success condition even if the predetermined time is exceeded, the control result determination unit 15 transmits a control result indicating a control failure to the user terminal 20 (S107). The predetermined time may also be a component of the success condition.

The success condition may be notified to the monitoring device 40 in step S103. In this case, the monitoring device 40 may determine whether or not the success condition is satisfied. The monitoring information in this case may be information indicating the success or failure of the control.

When the control result receiving unit 24 of the user terminal 20 receives the control result, the UI control unit 21 displays the control result (S108). As a result, the user can know the success or failure of the control of the controlled device 30 selected as the control target. Depending on the success or failure, the user may send a further processing request to the control device 10 via the user terminal 20. For example, if the control is successful, steps S101 and subsequent steps may be executed for the other controlled device 30.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the monitoring device 40 monitors the state of the controlled device 30 that cannot respond to the success or failure of the execution of the control command, and notifies the control source of the monitoring information. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to increase the possibility that the control source can confirm the success or failure of the remote control of the controlled device 30.

The controlled device 30 may be a device having a high service level (that is, a device capable of responding to the success or failure of execution of a control command). Even in this case, by having the monitoring device 40 monitor the state of the controlled device 30, the control source can know the success or failure of the control of the controlled device 30 with higher accuracy. That is, even if the controlled device 30 intends to normally execute the operation according to the control command, it is conceivable that the operation may not be normally executed due to a failure or malfunction of the controlled device 30. In this case, the controlled device 30 responds to the success of the control, but based on the monitoring information from the monitoring device 40, the environment does not change according to the operation of the controlled device 30. Can be detected by the control source, and it can be known that the control has failed.

Next, the second embodiment will be described. The second embodiment will explain the differences from the first embodiment. Therefore, the same as in the first embodiment may be used without particular mention.

In the second embodiment, the controlled device 30 and the monitoring device 40 will be described by applying them to a specific situation. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the situation setting in the second embodiment. FIG. 5 shows the inside of the conference room.

In the conference room, the remote lighting 31, the electric curtain 32, the electric screen 33, and the projector 34 are examples of the controlled device 30.

The monitor camera 41 is an example of the monitoring device 40. It is assumed that the monitor camera 41 can take an image in a designated direction.

Further, the user terminal 20 is arranged on the desk. Strictly speaking, for the electric curtain 32, the device that drives the opening and closing of the electric curtain 32 corresponds to the controlled device 30. Similarly, with respect to the electric screen 33, the device for driving the storage and deployment of the electric screen 33 corresponds to the controlled device 30.

6 and 7 are sequence diagrams for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed in the information processing system 1 of the second embodiment. In FIGS. 6 and 7, the steps corresponding to FIG. 4 are assigned the same step number, and an alphabet is added to the end.

For example, when the user selects the projector 34 as the control target via the control screen and inputs the usage instruction of the projector 34 (S101a), the monitoring setting unit 22 monitors the electric screen 33 based on the monitoring correspondence information. The device ID of the original monitor camera 41 is specified, and the monitoring setting including the device ID (monitoring target ID) of the electric screen 33 and the device ID (monitoring source ID) of the monitor camera 41 is transmitted to the control device 10 (S102a). .. The monitoring setting may include information indicating the direction of the electric screen 33 with respect to the monitor camera 41. Further, the monitoring setting may include an image showing the deployed state of the electric screen 33 as a success condition.

The electric screen 33 and the like are controlled by the UI control unit 21, the monitoring setting unit 22, and the control request transmission of the user terminal 20 in the second embodiment, for example, in response to the usage instruction of the projector 34. This is because the unit 23 and the control result receiving unit 24 are realized by a process of causing the CPU of the user terminal 20 to execute an application program for adjusting the usage environment of the projector 34.

Subsequently, the control request transmission unit 23 of the user terminal 20 transmits a descent (deployment) request of the electric screen 33 to the control device 10 (S104a). In response to the request, the control command transmission unit 13 transmits a descent (deployment) command to the electric screen 33 (S105a).

On the other hand, after receiving the monitoring start request in step S103a, the monitor camera 41 of the monitoring source repeats image data in which the direction of the electric screen 33 is captured (for example, at regular intervals) and transmits the image data to the control device 10 (S106a). ). Alternatively, image data may be continuously transmitted from the monitor camera 41 to the control device 10. That is, here, the image data is an example of monitoring information.

The control result determination unit 15 determines whether or not the image data satisfies the success condition each time the image data is received by the monitoring information receiving unit 14. For example, it may be determined whether or not the degree of similarity between the image data and the image data as a success condition exceeds the threshold value. The calculation of the similarity may be performed using a known method.

For example, if the similarity between the image data from the monitor camera 41 and the image data as a success condition exceeds the threshold value within a predetermined time, the control result determination unit 15 transmits the control result indicating the success of the control to the user terminal 20. Transmit (S107a). In other cases, a control result indicating a control failure is transmitted to the user terminal 20.

When the control result receiving unit 24 of the user terminal 20 receives the control result, the UI control unit 21 displays the control result (success or failure of the descent of the electric screen 33) (S108a).

When the descent of the electric screen 33 is successful, the monitoring setting unit 22 identifies the device ID of the monitor camera 41 of the monitoring source of the electric curtain 32 based on the monitoring correspondence information, and the device ID of the electric curtain 32 (monitoring target). The monitoring setting including the ID) and the device ID (monitoring source ID) of the monitor camera 41 is transmitted to the control device 10 (S102b). The monitoring setting may include information indicating the direction of the electric curtain 32 with respect to the monitor camera 41. Further, the monitoring setting may include an image showing a state in which the electric curtain 32 is closed as a success condition.

Subsequently, the control request transmission unit 23 of the user terminal 20 transmits a close request of the electric curtain 32 to the control device 10 (S104b). In response to the request, the control command transmission unit 13 transmits a close command to the electric curtain 32 (S105b).

On the other hand, after receiving the monitoring start request in step S103b, the monitoring source monitor camera 41 repeatedly (for example, at regular intervals) or continuously to the control device 10 the image data in which the direction of the electric curtain 32 is captured. Transmit (S106b).

The control result determination unit 15 determines whether or not the image data satisfies the success condition each time the image data is received by the monitoring information receiving unit 14. Such a determination may be the same as the method described for the electric screen 33.

Subsequently, the control result determination unit 15 transmits a control result indicating the success or failure of the control to the user terminal 20 (S107b). When the control result receiving unit 24 of the user terminal 20 receives the control result, the UI control unit 21 displays the control result (success or failure of closing the electric curtain 32) (S108b).

When the electric curtain 32 is successfully closed, the monitoring setting unit 22 identifies the device ID of the monitor camera 41 of the monitoring source of the remote lighting 31 based on the monitoring correspondence information, and the device ID of the remote lighting 31 (monitoring target). The monitoring setting including the ID) and the device ID (monitoring source ID) of the monitor camera 41 is transmitted to the control device 10 (FIG. 7: S102c). The monitoring setting may include information indicating the direction of the remote lighting 31 with respect to the monitor camera 41. Further, the monitoring setting may include an image showing a state in which the remote lighting 31 is turned off as a success condition.

Subsequently, the control request transmission unit 23 of the user terminal 20 transmits a turn-off request of the remote lighting 31 to the control device 10 (S104c). In response to the request, the control command transmission unit 13 transmits a turn-off command to the remote lighting 31 (S105c).

On the other hand, after receiving the monitoring start request in step S103c, the monitoring source monitor camera 41 repeatedly (for example, at regular intervals) or continuously to the control device 10 the image data in which the direction of the remote lighting 31 is captured. Transmit (S106c).

The control result determination unit 15 determines whether or not the image data satisfies the success condition each time the image data is received by the monitoring information receiving unit 14. Such a determination may be the same as the method described for the electric screen 33.

Subsequently, the control result determination unit 15 transmits a control result indicating the success or failure of the control to the user terminal 20 (S107c). When the control result receiving unit 24 of the user terminal 20 receives the control result, the UI control unit 21 displays the control result (success or failure of turning off the remote lighting 31) (S108c).

When the remote lighting 31 is successfully turned off, the monitoring setting unit 22 identifies the device ID of the monitor camera 41 of the monitoring source of the electric screen 33 based on the monitoring correspondence information, and the device ID of the electric screen 33 (monitoring target). The monitoring setting including the ID) and the device ID (monitoring source ID) of the monitor camera 41 is transmitted to the control device 10 (S102d). The monitoring setting may include information indicating the direction of the electric screen 33 with respect to the monitor camera 41. Further, the monitoring setting may include an image showing a state in which an image is projected from the projector 34 onto the electric screen 33 as a success condition.

Subsequently, the control request transmission unit 23 of the user terminal 20 transmits a projection start request of the projector 34 to the control device 10 (S104d). In response to the request, the control command transmission unit 13 transmits a projection start command to the projector 34 (S105d).

On the other hand, after receiving the monitoring start request in step S103d, the monitoring source monitor camera 41 repeatedly (for example, at regular intervals) or continuously to the control device 10 the image data in which the direction of the electric screen 33 is captured. Transmit (S106d).

In the control device 10, each time the image data is received by the monitoring information receiving unit 14, the control result determination unit 15 determines whether or not the image data satisfies the success condition. Such a determination may be the same as the method described for the electric screen 33.

Subsequently, the control result determination unit 15 transmits a control result indicating the success or failure of the control to the user terminal 20 (S107d). When the control result receiving unit 24 of the user terminal 20 receives the control result, the UI control unit 21 displays the control result (success or failure of the projection of the projector 34) (S108d).

After that, the user can start a business such as a presentation by using the projector 34.

Although the monitor camera 41 functions as a monitoring device 40 for monitoring the states of the electric screen 33, the electric curtain 32, the remote lighting 31 and the projector 34, the electric screen 33 and the electric curtain 32 have been described above. A different camera may be installed as the monitoring device 40 for each of the remote lighting 31 and the projector 34. Alternatively, for the electric curtain 32 and the remote lighting 31, an illuminance sensor or the like may be used as the monitoring device 40. Further, with respect to the electric screen 33, a sensor or the like that detects the operation of the electric screen 33 may be used as the monitoring device 40.

Next, a third embodiment will be described. The third embodiment will explain the differences from the first and second embodiments. Therefore, the same may apply to the first and second embodiments, except for points not particularly mentioned.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a functional configuration example of the user terminal 20 and the control device 10 according to the third embodiment. In FIG. 8, the same parts as those in FIG. 3 or the parts corresponding to those in FIG. 3 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

In FIG. 8, the user terminal 20 does not have a monitoring setting unit 22. On the other hand, the control device 10 has a control request receiving unit 17 instead of the monitoring setting receiving unit 11. The control request receiving unit 17 is realized by a process of causing the CPU 104 to execute one or more programs installed in the control device 10.

The control request receiving unit 17 identifies another controlled device 30 to be controlled in accordance with the control of the controlled device 30 in response to the control request of the controlled device 30, and also identifies the controlled device 30 and the controlled device 30. A monitoring device 40 that monitors the state of each of the other controlled devices 30 is specified. The control request receiving unit 17 requests the control command transmitting unit 13 to transmit a control command to each specified controlled device 30, and notifies the monitoring request unit 12 of the device ID and the like of the specified monitoring device 40.

The situation setting in the third embodiment is the same as that in the second embodiment (FIG. 5).

9 and 10 are sequence diagrams for explaining an example of the processing procedure executed in the information processing system 1 of the third embodiment.

When the usage instruction of the projector 34 is input (S101a), the control request transmission unit 23 transmits the projection start request of the projector 34 to the control device 10 (S110). The projection start request is received by the control request receiving unit 17 of the control device 10. The control request receiving unit 17 specifies a controlled device 30 to be controlled in response to the projection start request and a monitoring device 40 corresponding to each controlled device 30. For example, the device IDs of the electric screen 33, the electric curtain 32, and the remote lighting 31 are associated with the device ID of the projector 34, and the information indicating the control contents (descent (deployment), close, extinguishing) of each is displayed. , May be stored in the auxiliary storage device 102. Further, the device ID of the monitor camera 41 may be stored in the auxiliary storage device 102 as a monitoring source in association with the device IDs of the projector 34, the electric screen 33, the electric curtain 32, and the remote lighting 31. In this case, the control request transmission unit 23 refers to the auxiliary storage device 102, and the controlled device 30 (electric screen 33, electric curtain 32, and remote lighting 31) to be controlled in response to the projection start request, and each of them. It is possible to identify the monitoring device 40 (monitor camera 41) corresponding to the controlled device 30.

Steps S104a, S105a, S106a, S104b, S105b, S106b, S104c, S105c, S106c, S104d, S105d, S106d are executed based on the specific result by the control request receiving unit 17, and the electric screen 33 is lowered (deployed). The electric curtain 32 is closed, the remote lighting 31 is turned off, and the projection start of the projector 34 is controlled, and the success or failure of each control is confirmed. Further, steps S107d and S108d are executed, and the control result of the projector 34 is displayed on the user terminal 20.

According to the third embodiment, the user terminal 20 notifies the control device 10 of the controlled device 30 to be controlled, so that the other controlled device 30 that needs to be controlled together with the controlled device 30 is notified. And the monitoring device 40 that monitors the state of each controlled device 30 to be controlled are determined by the control device 10. Therefore, the load on the user terminal 20 can be reduced.

In step 101a, the specific conference room shown in FIG. 5 may be selected as a usage target. In this case, in step S110, the request for using the conference room may be transmitted to the control device 10. The control request receiving unit 17 of the control device 10 may specify the controlled device 30 to be controlled when using the conference room and the monitoring device 40 of the monitoring source of each controlled device 30.

It should be noted that each function of the embodiment described above can be realized by one or a plurality of processing circuits. Here, the "processing circuit" as used herein is a processor programmed to perform each function by software, such as a processor implemented by an electronic circuit, or a processor designed to execute each function described above. It shall include devices such as ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), DSP (digital signal processor), FPGA (field programmable gate array) and conventional circuit modules.

In each of the above embodiments, the control device 10 is an example of an information processing device. The controlled device 30 is an example of the first device. The monitoring device 40 is an example of the second device. The control command transmission unit 13 is an example of the first transmission unit. The control result determination unit 15 is an example of the determination unit. The monitoring request unit 12 is an example of a second transmission unit.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and various aspects are within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims. It can be transformed and changed.

1 Information processing system 10 Control device 11 Monitoring setting receiving unit 12 Monitoring request unit 13 Control command transmitting unit 14 Monitoring information receiving unit 15 Control result judgment unit 16 Control result transmitting unit 17 Control request receiving unit 20 User terminal 21 UI control unit 22 Monitoring Setting unit 23 Control request transmission unit 24 Control result reception unit 30 Controlled device 31 Remote lighting 32 Electric curtain 33 Electric screen 34 Projector 40 Monitoring device 41 Monitor camera 100 Drive device 101 Recording medium 102 Auxiliary storage device 103 Memory device 104 CPU
105 Interface device B Bus

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-004740

Claims (9)

An information processing system including a first device, a second device, and an information processing device.
The information processing device is
The first identification information indicating the first device selected by the user of the terminal, the success condition of the control command for the first device, and the first device associated with the first device in the terminal. A receiver that receives setting information including a second identification information indicating the second device, and a receiver.
In response to the reception of the setting information by the receiving unit, the monitoring request unit that transmits a monitoring start request of the first device to the second device related to the second identification information included in the setting information. When,
A first transmission unit that transmits a control command to the first device in response to a control request from the terminal to the first device.
A determination unit that determines the success or failure of the control command based on the information transmitted from the second device that has started monitoring the state of the first device and the success condition .
An information processing system characterized by having. The information transmitted from the second device is a physical quantity that changes according to the state of the first device.
The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing system is characterized by the above. The information transmitted from the second device is an image of an environment that changes according to the state of the first device.
The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing system is characterized by the above. The first device is a lighting device.
The success condition is that if the control command is ON of the lighting device, the illuminance transmitted from the second device is equal to or higher than the threshold value.
The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information processing system is characterized by the above. The receiving unit receives the first identification information indicating the electric screen and the second identification information indicating the monitor camera, which are transmitted by the terminal in response to an instruction from the user to control the projector. Receiving the setting information including the image showing the expanded state of the electric screen as the success condition.
The information processing system according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the information processing system is characterized by the above. The first transmission unit transmits a deployment command to the electric screen, and the first transmission unit transmits a deployment command to the electric screen.
The determination unit determines the success or failure of the expansion command based on the image of the electric screen captured repeatedly from the monitor camera and the image as the success condition.
The information processing system according to claim 5, wherein the information processing system is characterized by the above. An information processing device connected to the first device and the second device via a network.
The first identification information indicating the first device selected by the user of the terminal, the success condition of the control command for the first device, and the first device associated with the first device in the terminal. A receiver that receives setting information including a second identification information indicating the second device, and a receiver.
In response to the reception of the setting information by the receiving unit, the monitoring request unit that transmits a monitoring start request of the first device to the second device related to the second identification information included in the setting information. When,
A first transmission unit that transmits a control command to the first device in response to a control request from the terminal to the first device.
A determination unit that determines the success or failure of the control command based on the information transmitted from the second device that has started monitoring the state of the first device and the success condition .
An information processing device characterized by having. The information processing device connected to the first device and the second device via the network
The first identification information indicating the first device selected by the user of the terminal, the success condition of the control command for the first device, and the first device associated with the first device in the terminal. A receiving procedure for receiving the setting information including the second identification information indicating the second device, and the receiving procedure.
A monitoring request procedure for transmitting a monitoring start request for the first device to the second device related to the second identification information included in the setting information in response to the reception of the setting information in the reception procedure. When,
A first transmission procedure for transmitting a control command to the first device in response to a control request from the terminal to the first device.
A determination procedure for determining the success or failure of the control command based on the information transmitted from the second device that has started monitoring the status of the first device and the success condition .
An information processing method characterized by executing. For information processing devices connected to the first device and the second device via a network,
The first identification information indicating the first device selected by the user of the terminal, the success condition of the control command for the first device, and the first device associated with the first device in the terminal. A receiving procedure for receiving the setting information including the second identification information indicating the second device, and the receiving procedure.
A monitoring request procedure for transmitting a monitoring start request for the first device to the second device related to the second identification information included in the setting information in response to the reception of the setting information in the reception procedure. When,
A first transmission procedure for transmitting a control command to the first device in response to a control request from the terminal to the first device.
A determination procedure for determining the success or failure of the control command based on the information transmitted from the second device that has started monitoring the status of the first device and the success condition .
A program characterized by executing.

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