JP7190417B2 - Connection management device, connection management system, and connection management program - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD Embodiments of the present invention relate to a connection management device, a connection management system, and a connection management program.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, household electric appliances (household appliances) equipped with a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) function have become popular. Such home appliances are called smart home appliances. By connecting a smart home appliance to the Internet, a user can, for example, check the status of the smart home appliance and remotely control the smart home appliance from outside using a smartphone.

However, some users may not be aware that the purchased home appliance is a smart home appliance. Moreover, even if some users recognize that the home appliance they have purchased is a smart home appliance, they may not know how to connect the smart home appliance to the network.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-200692

It can help users to connect smart home appliances to the network.

A connection management device according to an embodiment includes a detection unit, an acquisition unit, an identification unit, and a display control unit. The detection unit detects a signal emitted from the wirelessly connectable electronic device. The acquisition unit acquires identification information of the electronic device included in the signal detected by the detection unit . The identification unit determines the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit based on the type information in which at least one of the identification information and the type of the electronic device is associated with access information representing means for connecting the electronic device to the network. Identify the corresponding electronic device type and access information. The display control unit causes the display unit to display the type of the electronic device and the access information specified by the specifying unit.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a house in which a television device according to the first embodiment is installed. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of the television apparatus according to the first embodiment; FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functions of the television apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of type information according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of acquired SSIDs according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a technique for identifying the type of home appliance and access information according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display mode of device detection information according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a display mode of a two-dimensional barcode according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of display target information according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of connection management processing for home appliances according to the first embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the display flow of the two-dimensional barcode according to Modification 1. As shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functions of the television apparatus according to the second embodiment. FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of connection management processing for home appliances according to the second embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of an image of the flow of connection management processing for home appliances according to the second embodiment. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a house in which a television device according to the third embodiment is installed. FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functions of the television apparatus according to the third embodiment. FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of connection management processing for home appliances according to the third embodiment. FIG. 18 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functions of the television apparatus according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 19 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of connection management processing for home appliances according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a house in which a television device according to the fifth embodiment is installed. FIG. 21 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functions of a server device according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 22 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functions of the television apparatus according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 23 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of connection management processing for home appliances according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 24 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of connection management processing for home appliances according to the sixth embodiment.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a house H in which a television device 10 according to the first embodiment is installed. In this embodiment, a case where the television device 10 is used in a house H of a general household will be described as an example. In addition, the house H is not limited to a detached house, and may be one residence in a collective housing.

As shown in FIG. 1, in a house H, for example, a television device 10, a washing machine 20a, a refrigerator 20b, an air conditioner (air conditioner) 20c, and a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) router 30 are installed. ing.

The washing machine 20a, the refrigerator 20b, and the air conditioner 20c are smart home appliances with wireless communication functions. Hereinafter, when the washing machine 20a, the refrigerator 20b, and the air conditioner 20c are collectively referred to, they are simply referred to as the home appliances 20. FIG. The home appliance 20 is an example of an electronic device according to this embodiment. Note that the wireless LAN router 30 may be included in the electronic device.

The wireless LAN router 30 is wirelessly connectable to the television device 10 and the home appliance 20 and relays communication connection between the television device 10 and the home appliance 20 and the network N. FIG. The wireless LAN router 30 is an example of a communication relay device in this embodiment. Note that the wireless LAN standard is not particularly limited, but is based on, for example, the Wi-Fi (registered trademark) standard.

Note that the wireless LAN router 30 may also function as a wired LAN router. The wireless LAN router 30 may also serve as a modem or an optical line termination device, or a modem or an optical line termination device may be installed separately from the wireless LAN router 30 .

Network N is, for example, the Internet.

The home appliance 20 is connected to the network N via the wireless LAN router 30 by connecting to the wireless LAN router 30 via the wireless LAN.

Also, the home appliance 20 functions as a wireless LAN access point when not wirelessly connected to the wireless LAN router 30 . More specifically, when the home appliance 20 is not wirelessly connected to the wireless LAN router 30, the home appliance 20 transmits a signal including the SSID (Service Set Identifier) of the home appliance 20 by wireless communication. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the washing machine 20a transmits the SSID "yyyzzz_bb_xxxx" of the washing machine 20a. The SSID is an example of identification information of the home appliance 20 in this embodiment.

Further, since the home appliance 20 operates as a wireless LAN client while wirelessly connected to the wireless LAN router 30, it does not transmit the SSID to the surroundings.

The television device 10 displays, for example, various video contents distributed via broadcast waves or the Internet. The television device 10 is an example of a connection management device in this embodiment.

Also, the connection management system S1 in this embodiment includes a television device 10 and a wireless LAN router 30 . Also, the connection management system S1 may further include the home appliance 20 .

The number of wireless LAN routers 30 and home appliances 20 installed in the house H and the types of home appliances 20 are not limited to the example shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the television device 10 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the television apparatus 10 includes, for example, an antenna 101, an input terminal 102a, a tuner 103, a demodulator 104, a demultiplexer 105, input terminals 102b and 102c, an A/D (analog /digital) converter 106, a selector 107, a signal processing unit 108, a speaker 109, a display panel 110, an operation unit 111, a light receiving unit 112, a wireless communication device 113, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 114 , a memory 115 and a storage 116 .

Antenna 101 receives a digital broadcast signal and supplies the received broadcast signal to tuner 103 via input terminal 102a. The tuner 103 selects a broadcast signal of a desired channel from the broadcast signals supplied from the antenna 101 and supplies the selected broadcast signal to the demodulator 104 . Broadcast signals are also referred to as broadcast waves.

Demodulator 104 demodulates the broadcast signal supplied from tuner 103 and supplies the demodulated broadcast signal to demultiplexer 105 . Demultiplexer 105 separates the broadcast signal supplied from demodulator 104 to generate a video signal and an audio signal, and supplies the generated video signal and audio signal to selector 107 .

The selector 107 is configured to select one from a plurality of signals supplied from the demultiplexer 105, the A/D converter 106, and the input terminal 102c, and supply the selected one signal to the signal processing section 108. ing.

The signal processing unit 108 is configured to perform predetermined signal processing on the video signal supplied from the selector 107 and supply the processed video signal to the display panel 110 . Further, the signal processing unit 108 is configured to perform predetermined signal processing on the audio signal supplied from the selector 107 and supply the processed audio signal to the speaker 109 .

The speaker 109 is configured to output voice or various sounds based on the audio signal supplied from the signal processing unit 108 . Also, the speaker 109 changes the volume of the output voice or various sounds based on the control by the CPU 114 .

The display panel 110 is configured to display images such as still images and moving images based on the image signal supplied from the signal processing unit 108 or control by the CPU 114 . Display panel 110 is an example of a display unit.

The input terminal 102b accepts an analog signal (video signal and audio signal) input from the outside. Also, the input terminal 102c receives digital signals (video signals and audio signals) input from the outside. The A/D converter 106 supplies the selector 107 with a digital signal generated by A/D converting the analog signal supplied from the input terminal 102b.

The operation unit 111 receives an operation input from a user (operator). Also, the light receiving unit 112 receives infrared rays from the remote controller 119 .

The wireless communication device 113 wirelessly communicates with the wireless LAN router 30 . The wireless communication device 113 is, for example, a wireless LAN module.

Also, the wireless communication device 113 detects a signal including the SSID emitted from the surrounding wireless LAN access points. For example, the wireless communication device 113 detects signals emitted from the home appliances 20 around the television device 10 . Wireless communication device 113 sends the SSID of home appliance 20 included in the detected signal to CPU 114 . The wireless communication device 113 is an example of a detection unit in this embodiment.

Note that the television apparatus 10 may have a network interface for wired connection. Further, if the wireless LAN router 30 also has a function as a wired LAN router, the television device 10 may be connected to the wireless LAN router 30 by wire. In addition, in this embodiment, the television device 10 may be connected to a router other than the wireless LAN router 30, a modem, or an optical network terminal.

The CPU 114 is a control unit that controls the entire television apparatus 10 .

The memory 115 is a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores various computer programs executed by the CPU 114, a RAM (Random Access Memory) that provides a work area to the CPU 114, or the like.

The storage 116 is a HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or the like. The storage 116 records, for example, the signal selected by the selector 107 as recording data. The memory 115 and storage 116 also store various types of information that the CPU 114 uses to execute processing.

The hardware configuration of the television apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 2 is an example, and is not limited to this.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functions of the television apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3 , the television device 10 includes an acquisition unit 11 , a specification unit 12 , a display control unit 13 , a reception unit 14 and a storage unit 15 .

The storage unit 15 stores type information 151 and display target information 152 . The storage unit 15 is, for example, the storage 116, the memory 115, or the like.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the type information 151 according to the first embodiment. The type information 151 associates the SSID of the home appliance 20, the type of the home appliance 20, and access information indicating means for connecting the home appliance 20 to the network.

More specifically, in the type information 151 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. , and a two-dimensional barcode are registered in association with each other.

The types of home appliances 20 are, for example, "refrigerator", "washing machine", "air conditioner", and the like. Also, the type of the home appliance 20 may be information representing a service provided by the home appliance 20 or a function provided by the home appliance 20 .

For example, if one home appliance 20 has multiple functions, information representing the multiple functions may be registered. Further, the type of the home appliance 20, the service provided by the home appliance 20, or the information representing the function provided by the home appliance 20 is not limited to a character string such as "refrigerator". For example, the information representing the type of the home appliance 20, the service provided by the home appliance 20, or the function provided by the home appliance 20 may be icons or image information indicating "refrigerator" or "air conditioner". Note that both the character string and the icon or image information may be registered in the type information 151 . Also, the icon or image information may be registered in the storage unit 15 separately from the type information 151 .

In the example shown in FIG. 4, the type of the electric home appliance 20 whose SSID is "bb" in the 8th and 9th digits from the left is "refrigerator". The SSID “yyyzzz_bb_xxxx” of the washing machine 20a described in FIG. 1 corresponds to this condition.

Note that the SSID conditions shown in FIG. 4 are merely an example, and the method of defining the SSID corresponding to the type of each home appliance 20 is not limited to this. Also, the SSID (for example, “yyyzzz_bb_xxxx”) of each home appliance 20 may be directly registered in the type information 151 . Further, the type information 151 may be information in which the SSID of the home appliance 20 and the type of the home appliance 20 are associated, and the access information may be separately stored in association with the SSID of the home appliance 20 .

The two-dimensional barcode represents, for example, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) from which an application capable of setting the network connection of the home appliance 20 can be downloaded. A two-dimensional barcode is an example of access information representing a procedure for connecting the home appliance 20 to a network in this embodiment. A two-dimensional barcode is an example of a format that can be read by a terminal device connectable to the network N. FIG.

In the present embodiment, the application capable of setting the network connection of the home appliance 20 is, for example, an application that can be executed by a smart phone.

Although the format of the two-dimensional barcode is not particularly limited, it is assumed to be a QR code (registered trademark) in this embodiment. Also, in the type information 151, a URL character string may be registered instead of the two-dimensional barcode. Note that the access information is not limited to the URL, and other forms may be adopted as long as the information presents the user with a procedure for connecting the home appliance 20 to the network.

Information included in the type information 151 is not limited to the example shown in FIG. For example, as for the type information 151, either the identification information or the type of the home appliance 20 should be associated with the access information. Information such as the manufacturer of the home appliance 20 may be further registered in the type information 151 .

Although FIG. 4 illustrates the type information 151 as one table format database, the data structure of the type information 151 is not limited to this. For example, a database in which identification information and types of home appliances 20 are associated with each other and a database in which access information and types of home appliances 20 are associated with each other may be stored separately in the storage unit 15 .

Further, in the present embodiment, the type information 151 may be stored in the storage unit 15 in advance before shipping the television device 10, or may be stored via the network N or a storage medium after the start of use of the television device 10. may be registered or updated externally. Alternatively, the access information may be transmitted from the home appliance 20 to the television device 10 .

The display target information 152 is a list of SSIDs of home appliances 20 for which a two-dimensional barcode is to be displayed on the display panel 110 by the display control unit 13, which will be described later. Details of the display target information 152 will be described later.

Returning to FIG. 3, the acquisition unit 11 acquires the SSID of the home appliance 20 included in the signal emitted from the home appliance 20 that can be wirelessly connected. In this embodiment, the acquiring unit 11 acquires the SSID included in the signal detected by the wireless communication device 113 from the wireless communication device 113 . Note that the wireless communication device 113 detects the SSID contained in the signal emitted from not only the home appliance 20 but also the surrounding devices. Other SSIDs may also be included.

Obtaining unit 11 sends the obtained SSID to identifying unit 12 .

Returning to FIG. 3 , the identification unit 12 identifies the type and access information of the home appliance 20 corresponding to the SSID acquired by the acquisition unit 11 based on the type information 151 .

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of acquired SSIDs according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 5, for the sake of explanation, the detected SSID is displayed in association with the types of electronic devices including the home appliance 20 and routers.

In the example shown in FIG. 5 , the SSIDs of multiple wireless LAN routers and multiple home appliances 20 are acquired by the acquiring unit 11 .

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a technique for identifying the type of the home appliance 20 and access information according to the first embodiment. The specifying unit 12 specifies an SSID that matches the SSID registered in the type information 151 from among the SSIDs included in the detection result acquired from the wireless communication device 113 by the acquiring unit 11 . In the example illustrated in FIG. 6 , the identifying unit 12 identifies SSIDs associated with the types “refrigerator”, “washing machine”, and “air conditioner” in the type information 151 among the SSIDs acquired by the acquiring unit 11. do. The identifying unit 12 also identifies the two-dimensional barcode associated with these SSIDs.

The specifying unit 12 sends the specified result to the display control unit 13 . The identifying unit 12 also registers the SSID of the identified home appliance 20 in the display target information 152 .

Returning to FIG. 3 , the display control unit 13 causes the display panel 110 to display the type of the home appliance 20 specified by the specifying unit 12 and the two-dimensional barcode.

More specifically, when the acquisition unit 11 acquires the SSID of the home appliance 20, the display control unit 13 displays on the display panel 110 device detection information indicating that the home appliance 20 connectable to the network N exists. . The display control unit 13 displays the two-dimensional barcode on the display panel 110 when the user inputs an operation requesting display of details of the device detection information.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a display mode of device detection information 90 according to the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the device detection information 90 is, for example, a message such as "There is a refrigerator that can be connected to the smart home service" as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, for example, the display control unit 13 displays the device detection information 90 on a part of the display panel 110 instead of the entire screen. For example, the display range of the device detection information 90 is set to a size that does not interfere with viewing of video content displayed on the display panel 110 . Note that the display mode of the device detection information 90 is not limited to the example shown in FIG. For example, when the information representing the type of the home appliance 20, the service provided by the home appliance 20, or the function provided by the home appliance 20 is icon or image information, the display control unit 13 uses the device detection information 90 as The display panel 110 may display an icon or image information corresponding to the detected type of the home appliance 20 . In addition to the device detection information 90, the display control unit 13 may display icons or image information instead of the type of the home appliance 20 by the character string in other screen displays. Also, the display control unit 13 may display both the character string and the icon or image information.

Smart home services refer to services that manage the living environment by utilizing IoT technology and smart home appliances. The content of the message is an example, and the display mode and content of the device detection information 90 are not limited to this.

A notification indicating that there is a home appliance 20 connectable to the network N is an example of device detection information in this embodiment.

Further, the display control unit 13 displays, on the display panel 110, an enter button 91 for receiving an operation requesting display of details of the device detection information 90, as shown in FIG. 7, for example. When the user presses the enter button 91, the display control unit 13 receives a notification that the operation has been performed from the reception unit 14, which will be described later. In this case, the display control unit 13 displays the two-dimensional barcode on the display panel 110. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of display modes of the two-dimensional barcodes 92a to 92c according to the first embodiment.

The display control unit 13 may display messages 93a to 93c describing applications that can be downloaded from the URLs indicated by the two-dimensional barcodes 92a to 92c near the two-dimensional barcodes 92a to 92c. Hereinafter, the two-dimensional bar codes 92a to 92c are simply referred to as the two-dimensional bar code 92 when not distinguished. The messages 93a to 93c are simply referred to as messages 93 when not distinguished.

For example, the user 1 reads the two-dimensional barcode 92 displayed on the display panel 110 with a camera mounted on the smartphone 40 , and displays a download screen of an application that enables network connection settings for the home appliance 20 on the smartphone 40 . can be opened. In other words, the display control unit 13 can guide the user 1 to the application download screen by displaying the two-dimensional barcode 92 .

The smartphone 40 is an example of a terminal device connectable to the network N in this embodiment. A terminal device connectable to the network N is not limited to the smart phone 40, and may be a tablet terminal or the like.

Although the two-dimensional barcode 92 is displayed on the entire screen of the display panel 110 in FIG. 8, the two-dimensional barcode 92 may be displayed on a part of the display panel 110. FIG.

Further, the display control unit 13 continues the device detection information 90 shown in FIG. to display.

For example, when the two-dimensional barcode 92 is displayed on the display panel 110, the display control unit 13 registers that the two-dimensional barcode 92 has been displayed in the display target information 152 stored in the storage unit 15. .

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the display target information 152 according to the first embodiment. As an example, the display target information 152 is associated with the SSID of the home appliance 20 and the displayed flag. The displayed flag is information indicating that the two-dimensional barcode 92 representing the access information of the home appliance 20 has been displayed on the display panel 110 .

After displaying the two-dimensional barcode 92 on the display panel 110 by the operation of the user 1, the display control unit 13 sets a displayed flag to the SSID associated with the two-dimensional barcode 92 in the display target information 152. .

If the home appliance 20 is not connected to the wireless LAN router 30 even after the two-dimensional barcode 92 is displayed on the display panel 110, the home appliance 20 continues transmitting the signal including the SSID. In this case, even if the SSID of the electric home appliance 20 is detected again, the displayed flag is already set in the display target information 152, so the display control unit 13 performs the device detection indicating that the electric home appliance 20 has been detected. Information 90 is not displayed on display panel 110 .

Note that when the user 1 inputs an operation to redisplay the two-dimensional barcode 92 of the home appliance 20 that has already been displayed, the display control unit 13 causes the previously displayed two-dimensional barcode 92 to be displayed again on the display panel. 110 may be displayed.

Returning to FIG. 3 , the reception unit 14 receives various operations by the user 1 . For example, the reception unit 14 receives operation details input by the user 1 from the light receiving unit 112 or the operation unit 111 . The accepting unit 14 sends the accepted operation to the display control unit 13 .

Next, a flow of connection management processing of the household electrical appliance 20 executed by the television apparatus 10 configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of connection management processing of the home appliance 20 according to the first embodiment. The processing of this flowchart is assumed to be repeatedly executed, for example, when the power of the television apparatus 10 is in an ON state.

First, the acquiring unit 11 acquires one or more SSIDs of the home appliances 20 included in the signals transmitted by the one or more home appliances 20 from the wireless communication device 113 (S101). Obtaining unit 11 sends the obtained SSID to identifying unit 12 .

Based on the type information 151 stored in the storage unit 15, the identifying unit 12 identifies the type of the home appliance 20 and the two-dimensional barcode 92 corresponding to one or more SSIDs obtained by the obtaining unit 11 ( S102). The identifying unit 12 also registers one or more SSIDs of the identified home appliance 20 in the display target information 152 stored in the storage unit 15 . The identification unit 12 associates the type of the home appliance 20 and the two-dimensional barcode 92 corresponding to one or more acquired SSIDs with the SSID, and outputs the identification result to the display control unit 13 .

Next, the display control unit 13 refers to the display target information 152 stored in the storage unit 15, and among the two-dimensional barcodes 92 associated with each of the one or more SSIDs specified by the specifying unit 12, , determines whether or not there is a two-dimensional barcode 92 that has not been displayed in the past (S103).

For example, the display control unit 13 determines that the two-dimensional barcode 92 associated with the SSID for which the displayed flag is set in the display target information 152 has been displayed in the past. When the displayed flag is already set in the display target information 152 for all of the one or more SSIDs identified by the identification unit 12, the display control unit 13 corresponds to each of the one or more SSIDs identified by the identification unit 12. It is determined that there is no two-dimensional barcode 92 that has not been displayed among the attached two-dimensional barcodes 92 (S103 "No"). In this case, the processing of this flow chart ends.

Further, if there is an SSID for which the displayed flag is not set in the display target information 152 among the one or more SSIDs specified by the specifying unit 12, the display control unit 13 It is determined that there is a two-dimensional barcode 92 that has not been displayed in the past among the two-dimensional barcodes 92 associated with each SSID (S103 "Yes").

In this case, the display control unit 13 displays the device detection information 90 and the enter button 91 on the display panel 110 (S104).

Next, the reception unit 14 determines whether or not the user 1 has pressed the decision button 91 (S105). If the accepting unit 14 does not accept that the decision button 91 has been pressed by the user 1 (S105 "No"), it repeats the process of S105.

When accepting that the enter button 91 has been pressed by the user 1 (“Yes” in S105), the accepting unit 14 notifies the display control unit 13 that the enter button 91 has been pressed.

Then, the display control unit 13 causes the display panel 110 to display the two-dimensional barcode 92 of the home appliance 20 identified by the identification unit 12 that has not been displayed in the past (S106). Also, the display control unit 13 may display a message 93 explaining the type of the home appliance 20, etc., near the two-dimensional barcode 92, as shown in FIG. Here, the processing of this flowchart ends.

Conventionally, some users did not realize that the home appliances they purchased were smart home appliances. Moreover, even if some users recognize that the home appliance they have purchased is a smart home appliance, they may not know how to connect the smart home appliance to the network. In such cases, it has been difficult for users to utilize the functions of home appliances as smart home appliances.

On the other hand, in the television apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the SSID included in the signal emitted from the wirelessly connectable home appliance 20 is acquired, and the type of the home appliance 20 and the home appliance associated with the SSID are obtained. By displaying the two-dimensional bar code 92 representing the means for connecting the home appliance 20 to the network N on the display panel 110, it is possible to assist the user 1 in connecting the home appliance 20 to the network N. FIG.

For example, even if the user 1 is unaware that the home appliance 20 is a smart home appliance, displaying the two-dimensional barcode 92 or the like on the television device 10 indicates that the home appliance 20 is a smart home appliance. and how the home appliance 20 is connected to the network N can be easily grasped.

Further, for example, even if it is difficult for the user 1 to find out how to connect the home appliance 20 to the network N from the Internet or the like, or if the user 1 feels burdened by performing complicated operations on the smartphone 40, the TV Since the two-dimensional barcode 92 corresponding to the home appliance 20 is displayed on the version device 10, the operation of connecting the home appliance 20 to the network N can be easily performed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the wireless communication device 113 incorporated in the television device 10 detects a signal including the SSID transmitted from the home appliance 20 . Therefore, according to the television device 10 of the present embodiment, smart home appliances that are not connected to the wireless LAN router 30 can be easily detected.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the display panel 110 displays a URL from which an application capable of network connection setting for the home appliance 20 can be downloaded in a format readable by the smartphone 40 . Therefore, according to the television apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the user 1 reads the URL displayed on the display panel 110 in a format that can be read by the smartphone 40 with the smartphone 40, thereby easily setting the network connection. You can download the application. As described above, according to the television apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, even if the user 1 is not familiar with the operation of the smartphone 40, the user 1 is supported to connect the home appliance 20 to the network N. be able to.

Further, in this embodiment, when the SSID of the home appliance 20 is acquired, the device detection information 90 indicating that there is a home appliance 20 connectable to the network N is displayed on the display panel 110, and the user 1 detects the device. The two-dimensional barcode 92 is displayed on the display panel 110 when an operation requesting display of details of the information 90 is input. Therefore, according to the television device 10 of the present embodiment, the user 1 can display the two-dimensional barcode 92 on the display panel 110 at desired timing. For example, when the device detection information 90 is displayed while the user 1 is viewing video content, the user 1 may display the two-dimensional barcode 92 after viewing the video content.

Note that although the wireless communication device 113 is used as an example of the detection unit in this embodiment, the detection unit may be realized by software. For example, the acquisition unit 11 of the television device 10 may correspond to the detection unit and the acquisition unit in the claims.

(Modification 1)
In the first embodiment described above, the television device 10 displays the access information (two-dimensional barcodes 92) of all the detected home appliances 20, but the television device 10 displays the access information to be displayed. Information may be limited.

For example, the SSID detected by the wireless communication device 113 of the television device 10 is not always transmitted from the home appliance 20 installed in the house H. In particular, when the house H is an apartment complex, the television device 10 may detect the SSIDs of smart home appliances installed in other houses located above, below, left and right.

In this modification, only the two-dimensional barcode 92 related to the network connection setting of the home appliance 20 installed in the house H among the home appliances 20 whose SSID is detected by the wireless communication device 113 of the television device 10 is displayed. .

For example, the display control unit 13 of this modification displays on the display panel 110 an input screen allowing the PIN code of the home appliance 20 to be entered, and when the PIN code of the home appliance 20 is entered, the PIN code of the home appliance 20 is displayed. A two-dimensional barcode 92 is displayed on the display panel 110 . A specific description will be given below with reference to FIG. 11 .

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the display flow of the two-dimensional barcode 92 according to Modification 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11 , when the acquisition unit 11 acquires the SSIDs of a plurality of home appliances 20, the display control unit 13 of the present modification sequentially displays the home appliances 20 in descending order of the radio wave intensity of the signal containing the SSID. type and SSID are displayed on display panel 110 . This screen is called a selection screen 1101 . The display timing of the selection screen 1101 is, for example, after the user 1 presses the determination button 91 that receives an operation requesting display of details of the device detection information 90 .

If the radio wave intensity of the signal is strong, it is highly likely that the home appliance 20 that has transmitted the signal is installed inside the house H. Not likely to be installed.

For example, if only one washing machine 20a is installed in the house H, multiple SSIDs of type "washing machine" are detected as shown in FIG. In such a case, there is a high possibility that the washing machine with the stronger radio wave intensity is the washing machine 20a installed in the house H. In the example shown in FIG. 11, user 1 selects the washing machine with the stronger radio wave intensity.

In addition, when the user 1 selects one of the types and SSIDs of the plurality of electric home appliances 20, the display control unit 13 of this modified example displays the PIN (Personal Identification Number) code of the selected electric home appliance 20. is displayed on the display panel 110 .

The PIN code of the home appliance 20 is an example of authentication information in this modification. In general, when the home appliance 20 is a smart home appliance, the PIN code of the home appliance 20 is written on the body of the home appliance 20 . User 1 confirms the PIN code written on the main body of home appliance 20, and inputs the PIN code into input screen 1102 using remote controller 119, operation unit 111, or the like. Note that the authentication information is not limited to the PIN code, and may be any information that allows individual home appliances 20 to be identified.

Also, for example, the acquisition unit 11 acquires the PIN code of the home appliance 20 from the home appliance 20 via the wireless communication device 113 . Acquisition unit 11 notifies display control unit 13 of the acquired PIN code.

When the PIN code input by the user 1 matches the PIN code of the home appliance 20 , the display control unit 13 causes the display panel 110 to display the two-dimensional barcode 92 associated with the home appliance 20 . 8, the display control unit 13 causes the display panel 110 to display a message 93 describing an application that can be downloaded from the URL indicated by the two-dimensional barcode 92. FIG.

It should be noted that the display control unit 13 does not need to display the selection screen 1101 when the acquisition unit 11 acquires only the SSID of one home appliance 20 . In this case, the display control unit 13 displays the input screen 1102 after the decision button 91 is pressed by the user 1, for example.

If the PIN code input by user 1 does not match the PIN code of home appliance 20, display control unit 13 does not initially display the SSID and type of home appliance 20 on selection screen 1101 thereafter. Further, the display control unit 13 does not initially display the device detection information 90 and the input screen 1102 regarding the home appliance 20 thereafter.

When the user 1 desires to display again the input screen 1102 of the home appliance 20 that is not to be displayed, the user 1 performs an operation of selecting the option “display all” on the selection screen 1101 . In this case, the display control unit 13 displays on the selection screen 1101 the SSIDs of all the home appliances 20 acquired by the acquisition unit 11, including the SSIDs of the home appliances 20 whose PIN codes do not match. Note that the method of redisplaying the home appliance 20 whose PIN code does not match on the selection screen 1101 or the input screen 1102 is not limited to this.

Also, the home appliances 20 that are not subject to initial display are not limited to the home appliances 20 whose PIN codes do not match. For example, when the acquisition unit 11 acquires the SSID of another home appliance 20 of the same type as the home appliance 20 already connected to the wireless LAN router 30, the display control unit 13 determines the SSID of the other home appliance 20. may be removed from the initial display targets on the selection screen 1101 . For example, when the washing machine 20a connected to the wireless LAN router 30 already exists in the house H and the SSID of another washing machine is obtained, the washing machine is installed in another residence. This is because there is a high possibility that it is the washing machine that was used.

Moreover, depending on the type of the home appliance 20, it is common that a plurality of home appliances 20 are installed in one house H in some cases. Therefore, when the acquisition unit 11 acquires the SSID of another home appliance 20 of the same type as that of the home appliance 20 already connected to the wireless LAN router 30, the display control unit 13 determines the type of the home appliance 20. Accordingly, it may be determined whether or not to exclude from the display target. For example, one washing machine is generally installed in one house H, but a plurality of air conditioners may be installed in one house.

In this modification, for example, for a home appliance 20 of a type that is generally installed in one house H, another home appliance of the same type as the home appliance 20 already connected to the wireless LAN router 30 20 SSID is acquired, the SSID of the other home appliance 20 is excluded from initial display. In addition, for household appliances 20 of a type generally installed in one house H, the SSID of other household appliances 20 of the same type as the household appliances 20 already connected to the wireless LAN router 30 is acquired. If so, the SSID of the other home appliance 20 is initially displayed on the selection screen 1101 . For example, whether it is common for a plurality of home appliances 20 to be installed in one house H, that is, whether or not other home appliances 20 of the same type as the home appliance 20 already connected to the wireless LAN router 30 are installed. The storage unit 15 may store in advance information defining whether or not to exclude an SSID from being displayed for each type.

Further, when the connection between the home appliance 20 connected to the wireless LAN router 30 and the wireless LAN router 30 is terminated, the display control unit 13 is installed in one house H. resumes the initial display of the newly detected SSID for the home appliance 20 of the general type. Further, for example, when the SSID of the home appliance 20 already connected to the wireless LAN router 30 is registered in the storage unit 15, the SSIDA of the home appliance 20 connected to the wireless LAN router 30 is deleted from the storage unit 15. If so, the display control unit 13 resumes initial display of the newly detected SSID. Further, even when the wireless communication device 113 re-searches the SSID, the display control unit 13 may restart the initial display of the newly detected SSID. Further, as described above, when the user 1 performs an operation to select the option “display all” on the selection screen 1101, the display control unit 13 determines whether the acquisition unit 11 A selection screen 1101 displays the SSIDs of all the electric home appliances 20 that have been obtained.

As described above, the television apparatus 10 of the present modification displays the input screen 1102 on the display panel 110 to allow the PIN code of the home appliance 20 to be entered, and when the PIN code of the home appliance 20 is entered, the home appliance The two-dimensional barcode 92 of the device 20 is displayed on the display panel 110. FIG. Therefore, according to the television device 10 of the present modification, by avoiding the two-dimensional barcode 92 of the home appliance 20 installed in another person's residence from being displayed on the display panel 110, the user 1 can To reduce a situation in which a wrong application is downloaded or a two-dimensional barcode 92 of a home appliance 20 installed in a house H cannot be identified. Therefore, the television apparatus 10 of this modified example can improve convenience while having the effects of the first embodiment.

Further, when the television apparatus 10 of this modification acquires the SSIDs of a plurality of home appliances 20, the display panel 110 displays the types and SSIDs of the home appliances 20 in descending order of the radio wave intensity of the signal including the SSID. do. Further, when the user 1 selects one of the types and SSIDs of the plurality of home appliances 20, the television apparatus 10 of the present modification can input the PIN code of the selected home appliance 20. A screen 1102 is displayed on the display panel 110 . Therefore, the television device 10 of the present modification can assist the user 1 in identifying the home appliances 20 installed in the house H. FIG.

(Second embodiment)
In the first embodiment described above, the television device 10 represents the type of the home appliance 20 and means for connecting the home appliance 20 to the network N when the home appliance 20 connectable to the network N is detected. A two-dimensional barcode 92 was displayed. In the second embodiment, the television device 10 connects the home appliance 20 to the wireless LAN router 30 when the home appliance 20 connectable to the network N is detected.

Also in this embodiment, as described with reference to FIG. shall be installed.

In the present embodiment, the home appliance 20 receives connection information relating to connection with the wireless LAN router 30 and the device ID of the television device 10 from the television device 10, and based on the connection information, connects the home appliance 20 with the wireless LAN router 30. connection settings. The device ID of the television device 10 is an example of identification information of the television device 10 in this embodiment.

Also, the home appliance 20 transmits to the wireless LAN router 30 the device ID of the television apparatus 10 that is the transmission source of the connection information. For example, the home appliance 20 transmits information about the home appliance 20 to the wireless LAN router 30 in association with the device ID of the television apparatus 10 that is the transmission source of the connection information. These processes are assumed to be executed by a processor such as a CPU of the home appliance 20, for example.

The information about the home appliance 20 is, for example, information representing the state of the home appliance 20 . As an example, when the home appliance 20 is a washing machine 20a, the information about the home appliance 20 is a notification that washing by the washing machine 20a has been completed.

The wireless LAN router 30 of this embodiment broadcasts (distributes) information about the home appliances 20 connected to the wireless LAN router 30 to the surroundings by wireless communication in addition to the same functions as those of the first embodiment. Also, it is assumed that information about the home appliance 20 is transmitted from the home appliance 20 to the wireless LAN router 30 .

More specifically, the wireless LAN router 30 transmits information about the home appliance 20, identification information such as the SSID of the home appliance 20, and connection information related to connection with the wireless LAN router 30 to the home appliance 20. and the identification information of is associated with and broadcasted. These processes are assumed to be executed by a processor such as the CPU of the wireless LAN router 30, for example.

The contents of the connection information and the function of the television apparatus 10 for transmitting the connection information regarding the connection with the wireless LAN router 30 to the home appliance 20 will be described later.

FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functions of the television apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 12, the television device 10 includes an acquisition unit 11, a specification unit 1012, a display control unit 1013, a reception unit 14, a storage unit 1015, a transmission unit 16, and a reception unit 17. .

The acquisition unit 11 and the reception unit 14 have functions similar to those of the first embodiment.

Storage unit 1015 stores type information 1151 and connection information 153 .

The type information 1151 of the present embodiment is information in which the SSID of the home appliance 20 and the type of the home appliance 20 are associated with each other. Specifically, the type information 1151 of this embodiment corresponds to information obtained by removing the access information (two-dimensional barcode 92) from the type information 151 of the first embodiment described with reference to FIG.

Also, the connection information 153 is information related to connection settings with the wireless LAN router 30 . For example, the connection information 153 associates the SSID of the wireless LAN router 30 with the passcode of the wireless LAN router 30 .

In this embodiment, the television device 10 is already connected to the wireless LAN router 30, and the connection information 153 is input to the television device 10 when connecting the television device 10 and the wireless LAN router 30, for example. It is information that has been For example, the connection information 153 is stored in the storage unit 1015 by the reception unit 14 when the reception unit 14 receives an operation for connection setting with the wireless LAN router 30 from the user 1 .

Further, when the SSID of the home appliance 20 is acquired by the acquisition unit 11, the transmission unit 16 transmits the connection information 153 to the home appliance 20 that is the source of the signal including the SSID.

More specifically, when the PIN code of the home appliance 20 is input by the user 1 to the input screen 1102 displayed on the display panel 110 by the display control unit 1013 described later, the transmission unit 16 sends the home appliance 20 a Send connection information 153 . Further, when transmitting the connection information 153 to the home appliance 20 , the transmission unit 16 transmits the connection information 153 in association with the device ID of the television apparatus 10 . The device ID of the television device 10 is stored in the storage unit 1015, for example.

The receiving unit 17 receives a notification including information about the home appliance 20 from the wireless LAN router 30 . When the notification is directed to the television device 10 , the notification includes information about the home appliance 20 and the device ID of the television device 10 . Also, if the notification is not directed to the television device 10, the notification does not include the device ID of the television device 10. FIG.

When the notification received by the receiving unit 17 includes the device ID of the television device 10 , the display control unit 1013 of this embodiment displays information on the home appliance 20 included in the notification on the display panel 110 . For example, when the device ID included in the notification received by the receiving unit 17 matches the device ID stored in the storage unit 1015, the display control unit 1013 determines that the notification received by the receiving unit 17 is is included in the device ID. Further, when the notification received by the receiving unit 17 does not include the device ID of the television apparatus 10, the display control unit 1013 does not display the information on the home appliance 20 included in the notification on the display panel 110. With such a configuration, for example, when a plurality of television devices 10 are installed in the house H, the display control unit 1013 of the television device 10 used by the user 1 to set the wireless connection of the home appliance 20 A notification related to the home appliance 20 is displayed, and the display control unit 1013 of the other television device 10 does not display the notification. Such selection of display targets can reduce unnecessary notifications being displayed on the television device 10 .

The identification unit 1012 identifies the type of the home appliance 20 corresponding to the SSID acquired by the acquisition unit 11 based on the type information 1151 . The identification unit 1012 sends the identification result to the display control unit 13 .

Further, similarly to the above-described first embodiment, the display control unit 1013, when the acquisition unit 11 acquires the SSID of the home appliance 20, detects the presence of the home appliance 20 that can be connected to the network N. Information 90 is displayed on display panel 110 . At this time, the display control unit 1013 displays, for example, the type of the home appliance 20 specified by the specifying unit 1012 by including it in the device detection information 90 .

Further, similarly to the first modification described above, when the SSIDs of a plurality of home appliances 20 are acquired by the acquisition unit 11, the display control unit 1013 selects the home appliances 20 in descending order of the radio wave intensity of the signal including the SSID. A selection screen 1101 showing the type and SSID is displayed on the display panel 110 .

In addition, the display control unit 1013 displays an input screen 1102 on the display panel 110 in which the PIN code of the home appliance 20 can be input, as in the first modification. When the user 1 inputs the correct PIN code for the home appliance 20 , the display control unit 1013 notifies the transmission unit 16 that the user 1 has entered the correct PIN code for the home appliance 20 . Further, the display control unit 1013 may further have functions similar to those of the first embodiment.

Next, the details of the flow of the connection management process for the home appliance 20 executed by the television apparatus 10 of the second embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG.

FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of connection management processing of the home appliance 20 according to the second embodiment. Also, FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of an image of the flow of connection management processing of the home appliance 20 according to the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 14, a connection management system S2 in this embodiment includes a television device 10 and a wireless LAN router 30, as in the first embodiment. Also, the connection management system S2 may further include the home appliance 20 .

First, the washing machine 20a transmits a signal including the SSID of the washing machine 20a (S201).

Then, the wireless communication device 113 of the television device 10a detects the signal. Acquisition unit 11 of television device 10 a also acquires the SSID of washing machine 20 a from wireless communication device 113 .

Next, the specifying unit 1012 of the television device 10a specifies the type of the home appliance 20 associated with the SSID acquired by the acquiring unit 11 (S202). In the examples shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the identifying unit 1012 identifies, based on the type information 1151, that the type of the home appliance 20 associated with the SSID acquired by the acquiring unit 11 is "washing machine".

Then, the display control unit 1013 of the television device 10a causes the display panel 110 to display the device detection information 90 indicating that the home appliance 20 of the type "washing machine" has been detected and the OK button 91 (S203). Then, when accepting that the enter button 91 has been pressed by the user 1, the accepting unit 14 of the television device 10a notifies the display control unit 1013 that the enter button 91 has been pressed.

Then, the display control unit 1013 of the television device 10a displays the selection screen 1101 on the display panel 110 (S204).

At this time, the display control unit 1013 of the television device 10a does not initially display on the selection screen 1101 the home appliance 20 whose PIN code input by the user 1 did not match the PIN code of the home appliance 20 in the past. Further, as in Modification 1, when the user 1 selects the option "display all" on the selection screen 1101, the display control unit 1013 displays the SSIDs of all the home appliances 20 acquired by the acquisition unit 11, It is displayed on the selection screen 1101 . Also, if the SSID acquired by the acquisition unit 11 is that of one home appliance 20 , the display control unit 1013 does not have to display the selection screen 1101 .

In the example shown in FIG. 13, it is assumed that user 1 selects washing machine 20a on selection screen 1101 . In this case, the display control unit 1013 of the television device 10a displays on the display panel 110 the input screen 1102 for receiving the input of the PIN code of the washing machine 20a (S205).

When the PIN code input to the input screen 1102 matches the PIN code of the washing machine 20a, the display control unit 1013 notifies the transmission unit 16 that the user 1 has input the correct PIN code of the home appliance 20. do. In this case, the transmission unit 16 transmits the connection information 153 and the device ID of the television apparatus 10a in association with each other to the washing machine 20a, which is the source of the signal including the SSID (S206).

The washing machine 20a performs connection setting (wireless connection setting) with the wireless LAN router 30 based on the connection information 153 received from the television device 10 (S207). In the example shown in FIG. 13, the washing machine 20a transmits the passcode defined in the connection information 153 to the wireless LAN router 30 that is the source of the SSID defined in the connection information 153 received from the television device 10. Send (S208).

If the passcode transmitted from washing machine 20a matches the passcode of wireless LAN router 30, wireless LAN router 30 authenticates the wireless connection with washing machine 20a (S209). Thereby, a wireless communication connection is established between the washing machine 20a and the wireless LAN router 30. FIG.

Also, the washing machine 20a associates information about the washing machine 20a with the device ID of the television apparatus 10a and transmits the information to the wireless LAN router 30 (S210).

The wireless LAN router 30 broadcasts a notification that associates the information about the washing machine 20a received from the washing machine 20a with the device ID of the television device 10a (S211).

The receiving units 17 of the television device 10a and the television device 10b receive the notification including the information about the washing machine 20a broadcast from the wireless LAN router 30. FIG. In the examples shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the notification includes the device ID of the television device 10a and does not include the device ID of the television device 10b.

In this case, the display control unit 1013 of the television device 10a displays information on the washing machine 20a included in the notification received by the receiving unit 17 on the display panel 110 (S212).

Further, the display control unit 1013 of the television device 10b does not display the information regarding the washing machine 20a included in the notification received by the receiving unit 17 on the display panel 110 (S213). Here, the processing related to this sequence diagram ends.

In this way, the television device 10 of the present embodiment acquires the SSID included in the signal emitted from the home appliance 20 that can be wirelessly connected, and connects the wireless LAN router 30 to the home appliance 20 that is the source of the signal. connection information 153 is transmitted. When the television apparatus 10 transmits the connection information 153 to the home appliance 20, the home appliance 20 automatically becomes connectable to the network N. FIG. Therefore, according to the television device 10 of the present embodiment, in addition to the same effects as those of the first embodiment, it is possible to assist the home appliance 20 in connecting to the network N.

Further, the television device 10 of the present embodiment transmits the device ID of the television device 10 to the home appliance 20, and when the notification received from the wireless LAN router 30 includes the device ID of the television device 10, the notification Information about the home appliance 20 included is displayed on the display panel 110 . Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the television device 10 for which the wireless LAN connection setting for the home appliance 20 has been set displays the notification regarding the home appliance 20, so that the other television devices display unnecessary notifications. can be reduced.

For example, it is assumed that the television device 10a is installed in the living room of the house H and the television device 10b is installed in the child's room. In this case, when the user 1 operates the television device 10a installed in the living room to set the wireless LAN connection of the home appliance 20, the user 1 receives the notification regarding the home appliance 20 from the television installed in the living room. In some cases, the device 10a is checked, but the television device 10b installed in the child's room is not checked. In such a case, according to the present embodiment, a notification is displayed on the television device 10a used by the user 1 for confirmation, so that the user 1 can easily grasp the state of the home appliance 20. FIG.

Further, in the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the wireless communication device 113 incorporated in the television device 10 detects a signal including the SSID transmitted from the home appliance 20 . Therefore, according to the television device 10 of the present embodiment, smart home appliances that are not connected to the wireless LAN router 30 can be easily detected.

Further, the television apparatus 10 of the present embodiment displays the input screen 1102 on the display panel 110 to which the PIN code of the home appliance 20 can be input, as in the first modification. Also, the television apparatus 10 of the present embodiment transmits the connection information 153 to the home appliance 20 when the PIN code of the home appliance 20 is input. Therefore, according to the television device 10 of this modified example, it is possible to reduce transmission of the connection information 153 to the electric home appliances 20 installed in other people's residences.

Further, when the television apparatus 10 of the present embodiment acquires the SSIDs of a plurality of electric home appliances 20, as in the first modification, the electric home appliances 20 are classified in order of strength of the signal including the SSID. The SSID is displayed on display panel 110 . Further, when the user 1 selects one of the types and SSIDs of the plurality of home appliances 20, the television apparatus 10 of the present embodiment can input the PIN code of the selected home appliance 20. A screen 1102 is displayed on the display panel 110 . Therefore, the television apparatus 10 of the present embodiment can assist the user 1 in identifying the electrical appliances 20 installed in the house H. FIG.

13 and 14, an example in which two television devices 10 are installed in the house H will be described, but the number of the television devices 10 installed in the house H may be one, or three or more. good. It is assumed that the television set 10a and the television set 10b installed in the house H have similar functions. 13 and 14, the washing machine 20a is taken as an example, but the same processing is executed even if the home appliance 20 of another type is used.

Further, in the present embodiment, the television device 10 transmits the device ID of the television device 10 when transmitting the connection information 153 to the home appliance 20. It is not limited. For example, the device ID included in the notification regarding the home appliance 20 may be changed later, or multiple device IDs may be added. For example, the display control unit 1013 of the television device 10 may display on the display panel 110 an operation screen that allows the user 1 to perform an operation of transmitting the device ID to the wireless LAN router 30 .

Although the wireless LAN router 30 collectively collects the SSIDs of the home appliances 20 in this embodiment, the wireless communication device 113 of the television device 10 and the wireless LAN A configuration in which both routers 30 detect the SSID of the home appliance 20 may be adopted.

Note that, in the present embodiment, when the notification received from the wireless LAN router 30 does not include the device ID of the television apparatus 10, the display control unit 1013 of the television device 10 displays information about the home appliance 20 included in the notification. Although it is not displayed on the display panel 110, the processing when the notification received from the wireless LAN router 30 does not include the device ID of the television apparatus 10 is not limited to this. For example, when the notification received from the wireless LAN router 30 does not include the device ID of the television device 10, the display control unit 1013 displays information about the home appliance 20 and information indicating the existence of the electronic device that does not include the device ID. It may be displayed on a part of the display panel 110 or the like. The information about the electric home appliance 20 is, for example, the type of the electric home appliance 20 or the like. For example, the display control unit 1013 may cause the display panel 110 to display a character string indicating the type of the home appliance 20 or part of the character string.

(Third embodiment)
In the first and second embodiments described above, the television device 10 detects the SSID of the home appliance 20 . In this third embodiment, the wireless LAN router 30 detects the SSID of the home appliance 20 and provides the detection result to the television device 10 .

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a house in which the television device 10 according to the third embodiment is installed. In this embodiment, as in the first and second embodiments, the house H includes, for example, a television device 10, home appliances 20 such as a washing machine 20a, a refrigerator 20b, or an air conditioner 20c, and a wireless It is assumed that a LAN router 30 is installed.

A connection management system S3 of this embodiment includes a television device 10 and a wireless LAN router 30, as in the first and second embodiments. Also, the connection management system S3 may further include the home appliance 20 .

As in the first and second embodiments, the home appliance 20 of this embodiment transmits a signal including the SSID of the home appliance 20 by wireless communication when not wirelessly connected to the wireless LAN router 30 . Also, when the home appliance 20 is wirelessly connected to the wireless LAN router 30, it stops transmitting signals including the SSID.

Also, the wireless LAN router 30 of this embodiment detects a signal including the SSID of the home appliance 20 and transmits the SSID of the home appliance 20 included in the detected signal to the television device 10 .

FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functions of the television apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 16 , the television device 10 includes an acquisition unit 1011 , a specification unit 12 , a display control unit 2013 , a reception unit 14 and a storage unit 15 .

The storage unit 15 stores type information 151 and display target information 152 as in the first embodiment. Further, the identification unit 12 and the reception unit 14 have the same functions as those of the first embodiment.

Acquisition unit 1011 acquires the SSID of home appliance 20 transmitted from wireless LAN router 30 via wireless communication device 113 . Also, the acquisition unit 1011 acquires the SSID of the home appliance 20 detected by the wireless communication device 113 via the wireless communication device 113, as in the first embodiment.

Further, when the SSID of the home appliance 20 transmitted from the wireless LAN router 30 and the SSID of the home appliance 20 detected by the wireless communication device 113 contain the same SSID, the acquisition unit 1011 selects the one with the stronger radio wave intensity. select. For example, when the signal detected by the wireless communication device 113 from the home appliance 20 has a stronger radio wave intensity than the signal transmitted from the wireless LAN router 30 by the wireless communication device 113, the acquisition unit 1011 detects that the wireless communication device 113 The SSID of the detected home appliance 20 is selected.

Acquisition unit 1011 also acquires the PIN code of home appliance 20 from wireless LAN router 30 or wireless communication device 113 .

More specifically, the acquisition unit 1011 detects the SSID of the home appliance 20 transmitted from the wireless LAN router 30 by the wireless communication device 113 in the signal containing the SSID detected by the wireless communication device 113 from the home appliance 20. If the radio wave intensity is stronger than the signal to be transmitted, the home appliance 20 acquires the PIN code of the home appliance 20 from the home appliance 20 via the wireless communication device 113 .

Further, the acquisition unit 1011 determines that the signal containing the SSID detected from the home appliance 20 by the wireless communication device 113 is higher than the signal notifying the SSID of the home appliance 20 transmitted from the wireless LAN router 30 by the wireless communication device 113 . When the radio wave intensity is weak, the home appliance 20 acquires the PIN code of the home appliance 20 from the wireless LAN router 30 via the wireless communication device 113 .

As in the first embodiment, when the acquisition unit 11 acquires the SSID of the home appliance 20, the display control unit 2013 displays the device detection information 90 indicating that the home appliance 20 connectable to the network N exists. Displayed on panel 110 .

Further, similarly to the first modification described above, when the SSIDs of a plurality of home appliances 20 are acquired by the acquisition unit 11, the display control unit 1013 selects the home appliances 20 in descending order of the radio wave intensity of the signal including the SSID. A selection screen 1101 showing the type and SSID is displayed on the display panel 110 .

In addition, the display control unit 1013 displays an input screen 1102 on the display panel 110 in which the PIN code of the home appliance 20 can be input, as in the first modification. When the PIN code input by the user 1 matches the PIN code of the home appliance 20 , the display control unit 1013 causes the display panel 110 to display the two-dimensional barcode 92 associated with the home appliance 20 .

Next, a flow of connection management processing of the household electrical appliance 20 executed by the television apparatus 10 of this embodiment configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of connection management processing of the home appliance 20 according to the third embodiment. In FIG. 17, an air conditioner 20c and a washing machine 20a are given as examples of the home appliances 20. FIG. In the house H, the distance between the television device 10 and the air conditioner 20c is assumed to be shorter than the distance between the television device 10 and the wireless LAN router 30. FIG. Also, the distance between the television device 10 and the washing machine 20 a is assumed to be longer than the distance between the television device 10 and the wireless LAN router 30 .

First, the washing machine 20a transmits the SSID of the washing machine 20a (S301). The wireless LAN router 30 detects the SSID of the washing machine 20a.

Next, the wireless LAN router 30 transmits the detected SSID of the washing machine 20a to the television device 10 (S302). The wireless communication device 113 of the television device 10 receives the signal. Also, the acquisition unit 1011 of the television device 10 acquires the SSID of the washing machine 20 a from the wireless communication device 113 .

Also, the air conditioner 20c transmits the SSID of the air conditioner 20c (S303). Then, the wireless communication device 113 of the television device 10 detects the signal. Also, the acquiring unit 1011 of the television device 10 acquires the SSID of the air conditioner 20 c from the wireless communication device 113 .

Next, the specifying unit 12 of the television device 10a specifies the type of the home appliance 20 associated with the SSID acquired by the acquiring unit 1011 (S304).

Then, the display control unit 2013 of the television device 10 causes the display panel 110 to display the device detection information 90 indicating that the home appliance 20 has been detected and the OK button 91 (S305). Then, when accepting that the enter button 91 has been pressed by the user 1, the accepting unit 14 of the television device 10 notifies the display control unit 2013 that the enter button 91 has been pressed.

Then, the display control unit 2013 of the television device 10 displays the selection screen 1101 on the display panel 110 (S306). It should be noted that the display control unit 2013, similarly to the first modification and the second embodiment, selects the electric home appliance 20 whose PIN code input by the user 1 in the past did not match the PIN code of the electric home appliance 20 on the selection screen 1101. Excluded from initial display. In addition, the process of re-displaying home appliances 20 that are not subject to initial display is the same as in the first modification and the second embodiment.

Assume that the user 1 selects one of the home appliances 20 on the selection screen 1101 . In this case, the display control unit 2013 of the television device 10 displays the input screen 1102 for accepting input of the PIN code of the selected home appliance 20 on the display panel 110 (S307).

Then, when the PIN code input to the input screen 1102 matches the PIN code of the selected home appliance 20, the display control unit 2013 of the television device 10 displays the two-dimensional bar associated with the home appliance 20. The code 92 is displayed on the display panel 110 (S308). Here, the processing related to this sequence diagram ends.

Thus, the television apparatus 10 of the present embodiment acquires the SSID of the home appliance 20 included in the signal detected by the wireless LAN router 30 from the wireless LAN router 30 . Therefore, according to the television device 10 of the present embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the home appliance 20 installed at a position far from the television device 10 can also be controlled via the wireless LAN router 30. It becomes possible to acquire the SSID, and it is possible to detect the home appliances 20 in a wider range.

In this embodiment, an example in which the television apparatus 10 acquires the SSID of the home appliance 20 from one wireless LAN router 30 has been described. may acquire the SSID of

Further, in the present embodiment, both the wireless communication device 113 of the television device 10 and the wireless LAN router 30 detect the SSID of the home appliance 20, but the wireless LAN router 30 collectively detects the SSID of the home appliance 20. You may employ|adopt the structure which collects by each.

Also, in the present embodiment, the television device 10 identifies the type of the home appliance 20, but the wireless LAN router 30 identifies the type of the home appliance 20 and transmits the identification result to the television device 10. It is good as

Further, in the present embodiment, the television apparatus 10 displays the selection screen 1101 and the input screen 1102 before displaying the two-dimensional barcode 92. However, a configuration in which the selection screen 1101 and the input screen 1102 are not displayed is adopted. May be adopted.

(Fourth embodiment)
In the fourth embodiment, the wireless LAN router 30 provides the SSID detection result of the home appliance 20 to the television apparatus 10 in the same manner as in the third embodiment. Apply.

The wireless LAN router 30 of this embodiment has the same functions as those of the third embodiment. Also, the home appliance 20 of this embodiment has the same functions as those of the second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functions of the television apparatus 10 according to the fourth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 18, the television device 10 includes an acquisition unit 1011, a specification unit 1012, a display control unit 1013, a reception unit 14, a storage unit 1015, a transmission unit 16, and a reception unit 17. .

The storage unit 1015 stores type information 1151 and connection information 153 as in the second embodiment.

The identification unit 1012, the display control unit 1013, the reception unit 14, the transmission unit 16, and the reception unit 17 have functions similar to those of the second embodiment.

The acquisition unit 1011 has functions similar to those of the third embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of connection management processing of the home appliance 20 according to the fourth embodiment.

The processing from the transmission processing of the SSID of the washing machine 20a in S401 to the processing of displaying the input screen 1102 in S407 is the same as the processing in S301 to S307 of the third embodiment shown in FIG.

Further, from the process of transmitting the connection information 153 and the device ID of the television apparatus 10 in S408 to the process of determining not to display the information on the washing machine 20a in S415, S206 to S213 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. is the same as the processing of

As described above, according to the television apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the SSID of the home appliance 20 included in the signal detected by the wireless LAN router 30 is acquired from the wireless LAN router 30. Therefore, the effects of the second embodiment are obtained. In addition, it becomes possible to acquire the SSID of the home appliance 20 installed far from the television apparatus 10 via the wireless LAN router 30, and to detect the home appliance 20 in a wider range.

(Fifth embodiment)
In this fifth embodiment, the connection management system further comprises a server device on the cloud environment.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a house in which the television device 10 according to the fifth embodiment is installed. As shown in FIG. 20, in a house H, for example, a television set 10, home appliances 20 such as a washing machine 20a, a refrigerator 20b, or an air conditioner 20c, and a wireless LAN router 30 are installed. do. Also, the wireless LAN router 30 communicates with the server device 50 on the cloud environment via the network N. FIG.

A connection management system S<b>5 of this embodiment includes a television device 10 and a server device 50 . Also, the connection management system S5 may include the wireless LAN router 30 and may further include the home appliance 20 .

In this embodiment, the wireless LAN router 30 detects a signal containing the SSID of the home appliance 20 and transmits the SSID of the home appliance 20 included in the detected signal to the server device 50 .

The server device 50 includes a control device such as a CPU, a storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory), an external storage device such as an HDD and a CD drive device, and a display device such as a display device. , Equipped with input devices such as a keyboard and mouse, and has a hardware configuration using a normal computer. Moreover, the server device 50 may be configured by a plurality of computers. The server device 50 is an example of an external information processing device in this embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functions of the server device 50 according to the fifth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 21 , the server device 50 includes a receiver 51 , a transmitter 52 and a storage 55 .

The storage unit 55 stores type information 151 . The type information 151 stored in the storage unit 55 is an application capable of setting the network connection of the home appliance 20 when a new home appliance 20 is released or when the code system of the SSID of the home appliance 20 is changed. is changed by an administrator or the like when there is a change in the URL from which the file can be downloaded. Note that the storage unit 55 may store different type information 151 for each device ID of the television device 10 .

The receiving unit 51 receives from the wireless LAN router 30 the SSID of the home appliance 20 included in the signal emitted from the SSID of the home appliance 20 detected by the wireless LAN router 30 .

The transmitting unit 52 transmits the SSID of the home appliance 20 received by the receiving unit 51 to the television device 10 .

Also, the transmission unit 52 transmits the type information 151 stored in the storage unit 55 to the television device 10 .

FIG. 22 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functions of the television apparatus 10 according to the fifth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 22 , the television apparatus 10 of this embodiment includes an acquisition unit 1011 , a specification unit 12 , a display control unit 2013 , a reception unit 14 , a transmission unit 1016 and a storage unit 15 .

The storage unit 15 stores type information 151 and display target information 152 as in the third embodiment. Further, the identification unit 12, the display control unit 2013, and the reception unit 14 have functions similar to those of the third embodiment.

Acquisition unit 1011 of the present embodiment acquires the SSID of home appliance 20 transmitted from server device 50 via wireless LAN router 30 and wireless communication device 113 .

Further, the acquisition unit 1011 of this embodiment has the same functions as those of the third embodiment, and receives the type information 151 transmitted from the server device 50 via the wireless LAN router 30 and the wireless communication device 113. get.

Acquisition unit 1011 stores acquired type information 151 in storage unit 15 . For example, when the type information 151 is already stored in the storage unit 15, and the type information 151 is newly transmitted from the server device 50, the acquiring unit 1011 stores the stored type information 151 as a new type. The type information 151 is replaced with the storage unit 15 .

Transmission section 1016 transmits the device ID of television apparatus 10 to wireless LAN router 30 .

Next, the flow of the connection management process of the household electrical appliances 20 executed by the connection management system S5 of this embodiment configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 23 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of connection management processing of the home appliance 20 according to the fifth embodiment. It is assumed that the connection setting between the television apparatus 10 and the wireless LAN router 30 is completed before the processing related to this sequence diagram is started.

First, the transmission unit 1016 of the television device 10 transmits the device ID of the television device 10 to the wireless LAN router 30 (S501).

The wireless LAN router 30 then transmits the device ID of the television device 10 to the server device 50 (S502).

Next, the transmission unit 52 of the server device 50 transmits the type information 151 stored in the storage unit 55 to the television device 10 (S503). Further, when the storage unit 55 of the server device 50 stores different type information 151 for each device ID of the television device 10, the transmission unit 52 of the server device 50 stores the device ID of the television device 10 of the transmission destination. The type information 151 associated with is transmitted.

The acquisition unit 1011 of the television device 10 stores the type information 151 acquired from the server device 50 in the storage unit 15 .

Also, the washing machine 20a transmits the SSID of the washing machine 20a (S504). The wireless LAN router 30 detects the SSID of the washing machine 20a.

Also, the air conditioner 20c transmits the SSID of the air conditioner 20c (S505). The wireless LAN router 30 detects the SSID of the air conditioner 20c.

Then, the wireless LAN router 30 associates the device ID of the television device 10, the SSID of the washing machine 20a, and the SSID of the air conditioner 20c, and transmits them to the server device 50 (S506). The receiving unit 51 of the server device 50 receives the SSID of the washing machine 20 a and the SSID of the air conditioner 20 c from the wireless LAN router 30 .

Next, the transmission unit 52 of the server device 50 transmits the SSID of the washing machine 20a and the SSID of the air conditioner 20c received by the reception unit 51 to the television device 10 (S507).

From the process of identifying the type of the home appliance 20 associated with the acquired SSID in S508 to the process of displaying the two-dimensional barcode 92 in S512, the processes from S304 to S308 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. Similar to processing.

As described above, the television apparatus 10 of the present embodiment obtains the type information 151 from the server apparatus 50 in addition to the same effects as those of the third embodiment. Twenty types and access information can be specified.

Further, the connection management system S5 of the present embodiment includes the television device 10 and the server device 50, so that the detected SSIDs of the home appliances 20 can be collectively managed on the server device 50 side.

Further, in this embodiment, the television device 10 identifies the type of the home appliance 20, but the server device 50 identifies the type of the home appliance 20 and transmits the identification result to the television device 10. Also good. When adopting this configuration, the server device 50 is assumed to include the identifying unit 12 .

Further, a configuration in which the storage unit 55 of the server device 50 stores the type information 151 and the display target information 152 instead of the storage unit 15 of the television device 10 may be employed.

Further, the storage unit 55 of the server device 50 may store the purchase history of the home appliance 20 of the user 1 of the television device 10 . When adopting this configuration, for example, the transmission unit 52 of the server device 50 transmits access information (for example, the two-dimensional barcode 92) for connecting the purchased home appliance 20 to the network N to the television device 10. You can The timing of transmitting the information may be before the SSID of the purchased home appliance 20 is detected by the wireless LAN router 30 as long as the user 1 purchases the home appliance 20 .

Alternatively, the transmission unit 52 of the server device 50 determines that, among the home appliances 20 purchased by the user 1, there is a home appliance 20 that is not connected to the wireless LAN router 30 even though it has the function of being able to connect to the network N. In some cases, access information for connecting the home appliance 20 to the network N may be transmitted to the television device 10 .

(Sixth embodiment)
The sixth embodiment employs a configuration in which the server device 50 on the cloud environment is added to the above-described fourth embodiment as in the above-described fifth embodiment.

A connection management system S5 of this embodiment includes a television device 10 and a server device 50, as in the fifth embodiment described with reference to FIG. Also, the connection management system S5 may include the wireless LAN router 30 and may further include the home appliance 20 .

Further, the server device 50 of the present embodiment includes a receiving section 51, a transmitting section 52, and a storage section 55, as in the fifth embodiment.

The receiving unit 51 of the present embodiment has the same functions as those of the fifth embodiment, and receives information about the home appliance 20 and the device ID of the television device 10 from the wireless LAN router 30 .

Further, the transmission unit 52 of the present embodiment has the same functions as those of the fifth embodiment, and transmits the information on the home appliance received by the reception unit 51 and the device ID of the television apparatus 10 to the television. Send to device 10 .

Further, the storage unit 55 of this embodiment stores type information 1151 . The content of the type information 1151 is the same as in the second and fourth embodiments. Also, the storage unit 55 may store different type information 1151 for each device ID of the television device 10 .

As in the fourth embodiment, the television apparatus 10 includes an acquisition unit 1011, a specification unit 1012, a display control unit 1013, a reception unit 14, a storage unit 1015, a transmission unit 16, a reception unit 17.

Further, the acquisition unit 1011 of this embodiment has the same functions as those of the fourth embodiment, and receives the type information 151 transmitted from the server device 50 via the wireless LAN router 30 and the wireless communication device 113. get. Acquisition unit 1011 stores acquired type information 151 in storage unit 15 .

Note that in the present embodiment, when the wireless LAN router 30 merely mediates communication between the television device 10 and the server device 50 via the network N, information between the television device 10 and the server device 50 is Described as sending and receiving.

The transmission unit 16 of this embodiment transmits the device ID of the television device 10 to the wireless LAN router 30 in addition to having the same functions as those of the fourth embodiment.

Next, the flow of the connection management process of the household electrical appliances 20 executed by the connection management system S5 of this embodiment configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 24 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of connection management processing of the home appliance 20 according to the sixth embodiment. It is assumed that the connection setting between the television apparatus 10 and the wireless LAN router 30 is completed before the processing related to this sequence diagram is started.

FIG. 23 shows the processing from the process of transmitting the device ID of the television apparatus 10 in S601 to the process of transmitting the device ID of the television apparatus 10, the SSID of the washing machine 20a, and the SSID of the air conditioner 20c in S607. This is the same as the processing of S501 to S507 of the fifth embodiment.

Also, the process from identifying the type of the home appliance 20 associated with the acquired SSID in S608 to the process of transmitting the information on the washing machine 20a and the device ID of the television device 10 in S616 are the same as those shown in FIG. This is the same as the processing of S404 to S412 of the fourth embodiment.

Also, the wireless LAN router 30 transmits information about the washing machine 20a and the device ID of the television device 10 to the server device 50 (S617). The receiving unit 51 of the server device 50 receives information about the washing machine 20 a and the device ID of the television device 10 from the wireless LAN router 30 .

Further, the transmission unit 52 of the server device 50 transmits the information regarding the washing machine 20a received by the reception unit 51 and the device ID of the television device 10 to the television device 10 (S618).

Then, the display control unit 1013 of the television device 10 displays information about the washing machine 20a on the display panel 110 (S619).

As described above, the television apparatus 10 of the present embodiment obtains the type information 1151 from the server apparatus 50 in addition to the same effects as those of the fourth embodiment. Twenty types and access information can be specified.

Further, in this embodiment, the television device 10 identifies the type of the home appliance 20, but the server device 50 identifies the type of the home appliance 20 and transmits the identification result to the television device 10. Also good. When adopting this configuration, the server device 50 is assumed to include the identifying unit 12 .

Note that in the present embodiment, the server device 50 transmits to the television device 10 the information about the home appliance 20 received from the wireless LAN router 30 and the device ID of the television device 10. Also, as in the fourth embodiment, a configuration may be employed in which the wireless LAN router 30 broadcasts information on the home appliance 20 and the device ID of the television device 10 .

(Modification 2)
In the first to sixth embodiments and modified examples described above, the television device 10 is used as an example of the connection management device, but the connection management device is not limited to the television device 10 . For example, the connection management device may be a monitor device or the like that centrally manages a plurality of rooms in hotels, public facilities, or the like.

The connection management device may be a setup box, a PC (Personal Computer) with a television function, or a recording/playback device such as a BD (Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc) recorder or a DVD recorder. good.

(Modification 3)
Note that in the first to sixth embodiments and modified examples described above, the method of identifying the type of the home appliance 20 or the service provided by the home appliance 20 based on the SSID of the home appliance 20 has been described. The method of identifying the type of home appliance 20 is not limited to this.

For example, the home appliance 20 may transmit a beacon containing information indicating the type of the home appliance 20 or the service provided by the home appliance 20 . In this case, the beacon shall be encrypted. When employing this configuration, the identification unit 12 of the television device 10 identifies the type of the home appliance 20 or the service provided by the home appliance 20 by decoding the beacon.

Information indicating the type of the home appliance 20 or the service provided by the home appliance 20 may be defined in a bit at a specific position in the SSID of the home appliance 20 . When adopting this configuration, the storage unit 15 of the television device 10 stores information that associates the value of a bit at a specific position in the SSID with the type of the home appliance 20 or the service provided by the home appliance 20. do. Further, the identification unit 12 identifies the type of the home appliance 20 or the service provided by the home appliance 20 based on the bit at the specific position in the SSID of the home appliance 20 and the information stored in the storage unit 15 .

Also, the home appliance 20 may change the transmission interval of the signal including the SSID according to the type of the home appliance 20 or the service provided by the home appliance 20 . When adopting this configuration, the identification unit 12 of the television device 10 identifies the type of the home appliance 20 or the service provided by the home appliance 20 based on the reception interval of the signal transmitted from the home appliance 20 .

It should be noted that the programs executed by the television apparatuses 10 of the above-described first to sixth embodiments and modified examples are preinstalled in a ROM or the like and provided.

Programs to be executed by the television apparatuses 10 of the above-described first to sixth embodiments and modified examples are stored as installable or executable files on a CD-ROM, flexible disk (FD), or CD-R. , DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) or other computer-readable recording medium.

Further, the programs to be executed by the television apparatus 10 of the above-described first to sixth embodiments and modified examples are stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet, and provided by being downloaded via the network. It can be configured as follows. Further, the programs executed by the television apparatuses 10 of the first to sixth embodiments and modifications may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

The programs executed by the television apparatus 10 of the above-described first to sixth embodiments and modified examples include the above-described units (acquisition unit, identification unit, display control unit, reception unit, transmission unit, reception unit). It has a module configuration, and as actual hardware, the CPU (processor) reads the program from the ROM and executes it, so that the above units are loaded on the main storage device, and the acquisition unit, the identification unit, the display control unit, A reception unit, a transmission unit, and a reception unit are generated on the main storage device.

Further, the programs executed by the server device 50 of the above-described fifth and sixth embodiments and modified examples are preinstalled in a ROM or the like and provided.

The programs executed by the server device 50 of the above-described fifth and sixth embodiments and modified examples are files in an installable format or an executable format and stored on a CD-ROM, flexible disk, CD-R, DVD, or the like. It may be configured to be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium and provided.

Furthermore, the programs executed by the server device 50 of the fifth and sixth embodiments and modifications described above are stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet, and are provided by being downloaded via the network. can be configured to Further, the programs executed by the server device 50 of the above-described fifth and sixth embodiments and modified examples may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

The program executed by the server device 50 of the above-described fifth and sixth embodiments and modified examples has a module configuration including each unit (receiving unit, transmitting unit) described above, and the actual hardware is a CPU By the (processor) reading the program from the ROM and executing it, each of the above sections is loaded onto the main storage device, and the reception section and the transmission section are generated on the main storage device.

As described above, according to the first to sixth embodiments, it is possible to assist the user 1 in connecting the smart home appliance to the network N.

While several embodiments of the invention have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.

1 user 10, 10a, 10b television device 11, 1011 acquisition unit 12, 1012 identification unit 13, 1013 display control unit 14 reception unit 15, 1015 storage unit 16, 1016 transmission unit 17 reception unit 20 home appliance 20a washing machine 20b refrigerator 20c air conditioner 30 wireless LAN router 40 smartphone 50 server device 51 receiver 52 transmitter 55 storage 90 device detection information 91 enter button 92, 92a to 92c two-dimensional barcode 110 display panel 113 wireless communication device 116 storage 119 remote controller 151 , 1151 type information 152 display target information 153 connection information 1101 selection screen 1102 input screen N network S1, S2, S3, S5 connection management system

Claims (11)

a detection unit that detects a signal emitted from a wirelessly connectable electronic device;
an acquisition unit that acquires identification information of the electronic device included in the signal from the detection unit ;
The identification information acquired by the acquisition unit based on the type information in which at least one of the identification information and the type of the electronic device is associated with access information representing means for connecting the electronic device to a network. an identification unit that identifies the type of the electronic device and the access information corresponding to the
a display control unit that causes a display unit to display the type of the electronic device and the access information specified by the specifying unit;
connection management device. The acquisition unit acquires, from a communication relay device, identification information of the electronic device included in the signal detected by the communication relay device.
The connection management device according to claim 1 . The acquisition unit acquires identification information of the electronic device included in the signal detected by the communication relay device from an external information processing device.
3. The connection management device according to claim 1 or 2 . The acquisition unit acquires the type information from an external information processing device.
The connection management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The access information is a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) from which an application capable of setting a network connection for the electronic device can be downloaded,
The display control unit displays the URL on the display unit in a format readable by a terminal device connectable to a network.
The connection management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . When the acquisition unit acquires the identification information of the electronic device, the display control unit displays device detection information indicating that the electronic device connectable to the network exists on the display unit, and the operator causes the displaying the access information on the display unit when an operation requesting display of details of device detection information is input;
The connection management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The display control unit displays on the display unit an input screen on which the authentication information of the electronic device can be input, and displays the access information on the display unit when the authentication information of the electronic device is input. ,
The connection management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . When the acquisition unit acquires identification information of a plurality of electronic devices, the display control unit displays the types and identification information of the plurality of electronic devices on the display unit in descending order of radio field strength of the signal. , when one of the types and identification information of the plurality of electronic devices is selected by an operator, displaying the input screen on which the authentication information of the selected electronic device can be entered on the display unit;
The connection management device according to claim 7 . having a communication relay device, a server device, and a connection management device,
The communication relay device is
Detects signals emitted from wirelessly connectable electronic devices,
The server device
a receiving unit that receives, from the communication relay device, identification information of the electronic device included in a signal detected by the communication relay device ;
a transmission unit that transmits identification information of the electronic device to the connection management device;
The connection management device
an acquisition unit that acquires identification information of the electronic device from the server device;
a display control unit that causes a display unit to display access information representing a type of the electronic device and means for connecting the electronic device to a network;
Connection management system. The transmission unit of the server device further transmits type information in which at least one of the identification information and the type of the electronic device and access information representing a procedure for connecting the electronic device to a network are associated with each other. Send to the connection management device,
The connection management device further comprises a specifying unit that specifies the type of the electronic device corresponding to the identification information and the access information based on the type information,
the display control unit of the connection management device causes the display unit to display the type of the electronic device and the access information specified by the specifying unit;
The connection management system according to claim 9 . a detection step of detecting a signal emitted from a wirelessly connectable electronic device;
an acquisition step of acquiring identification information of the electronic device included in the signal detected in the detection step ;
The identification information obtained in the obtaining step based on type information in which at least one of the identification information and the type of the electronic device is associated with access information representing means for connecting the electronic device to a network. an identifying step of identifying the type of the electronic device and the access information corresponding to
a display control step of causing a display unit to display the type of the electronic device and the access information identified in the identifying step;
A connection management program that allows a computer to run

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