JP7296708B2 - Equipment control device, equipment control system, equipment control method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a device control device, a device control system, a device control method, and a program.

2. Description of the Related Art A technique is known for controlling devices installed in a predetermined area such as a building or a specific floor in the building in response to a visitor entering the area. For example, in Patent Document 1, when a visitor entering a building reads an ID card into an ID card reader at the side entrance of the building, it is possible to unlock the electric lock, operate the elevator, control the lighting and air conditioning, etc. is disclosed. The entry/exit management device of Patent Document 1 can reduce the trouble of manual control of devices by visitors, and improve convenience.

There is also known a technique for controlling equipment based on information recorded in an ID card when controlling equipment in response to the entry of a visitor. For example, the entrance/exit management device of Patent Document 1 acquires company information of the company to which the visitor belongs based on the information recorded in the ID card, and can stop the elevator only on the floor where the company resides. It is set on each floor, and equipment such as electric locks, lighting, air conditioning, etc. is controlled only for the zone where the company is occupied. According to the entrance/exit management device of Patent Document 1, only the devices necessary for the visitor are controlled, so there is no need to control the devices on the floors and zones unrelated to the visitor.

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However, the technique disclosed in Patent Literature 1 is insufficient from the viewpoint of the comfort of the visitors because the preferences of the visitors are not reflected in the device control. For example, although each visitor has his or her own preference for brightness of lighting and temperature setting for air conditioning, lighting and air conditioning are controlled based on predetermined settings. Therefore, control different from the visitor's preference is performed, impairing the visitor's comfort.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a device control apparatus and the like that perform device control reflecting the tastes of visitors.

In order to achieve the above object, the device control device according to the present invention includes:
identification information acquisition means for acquiring identification information identifying visitors entering a predetermined area divided into a plurality of sections;
setting information acquisition means for acquiring setting information associated with the identification information, the setting information relating to the control of the device provided in the area;
terminal information acquisition means for acquiring terminal information indicating a mobile terminal associated with the identification information;
a location information acquiring means for acquiring location information indicating the location of the mobile terminal indicated by the terminal information;
control pattern determination means for determining a control pattern indicating control details of the device when a predetermined condition is satisfied based on the change in the position information;
device control means for controlling the device provided within a predetermined range from the position indicated by the position information based on the setting information and the control pattern;
with
The control pattern determination means individually determines the control pattern for each of the plurality of sections, changes the division of the area based on a change in the position information, and changes the division. The control pattern is changed for each of the divided partitions .

According to the present invention, devices provided within a predetermined range from the position of the mobile terminal associated with the identification information that identifies the visitor are controlled based on the setting information associated with the identification information. It is possible to perform equipment control that reflects the preferences of visitors.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a device control system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of card information recorded in an ID card carried by a visitor in the device control system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing an overview of the flow of operations from entry to device control in the device control system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 1 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a device control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a device position table stored in the storage unit of the device control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 1 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a device control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of device control operation by the device control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a device control system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; FIG. 2 shows a functional configuration of a device control device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the state of a room in which a lighting device to be controlled is installed in the device control system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of control patterns in the device control system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the state of a room in which a lighting device to be controlled is installed in the device control system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of control patterns in the device control system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the configuration of a device control system according to a modified example of the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the configuration of a device control system according to a modified example of the embodiment of the present invention; A diagram showing an example of a notification displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal according to the modified example of the embodiment of the present invention.

A device control system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the same or equivalent part.

(Embodiment 1)
A device control system 1 according to Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The equipment control system 1 controls equipment installed in a predetermined area, such as a building or a specific floor in the building, according to the preferences of visitors who have entered the area. It is a system that provides a comfortable environmental space for In the following description, it is assumed that the entire building is within a predetermined area.

The device control system 1 includes a device control device 10 that controls devices in the building, a security device 20 that manages entry and exit, one or more lighting devices 30 that are installed in the building and controlled by the device control device 10, and a portable terminal 40 carried by a visitor. The device control device 10 and the security device 20 are communicably connected. Similarly, the equipment control device 10 and the lighting device 30 are communicably connected. The device control device 10 and the mobile terminal 40 are communicably connected via the Internet NT. The device control system 1 is an example of a device control system according to the present invention.

In the device control system 1, the lighting device 30 is the control target of the device control device 10, but as will be described later, other devices such as an air conditioner, a ventilation fan, and a floor heating device may also be the control target.

In the following, people who try to enter the building from outside, people who are inside the building, and people who try to exit from inside the building are collectively referred to as "visitors".

The equipment control device 10 provides a comfortable environmental space to the visitors by controlling the lighting device 30 according to the preferences of the visitors. How to control according to the taste of the visitor will be described later. The equipment control device 10 performs the following communication in order to acquire information necessary for controlling the lighting device 30 . The device control device 10 receives from the security device 20 card information, which is information recorded in an ID card for entry and exit carried by a visitor. Device control apparatus 10 requests mobile terminal 40 to transmit location information indicating the location of mobile terminal 40 via Internet NT. Hereinafter, the position information indicating the position of the mobile terminal 40 is also simply referred to as position information. The device control device 10 receives the location information from the mobile terminal 40 via the Internet NT. The device control device 10 is an example of a device control device according to the present invention.

The security device 20 is an entry/exit security device that manages entry/exit, and is, for example, a security gate device installed at the entrance/exit of a building. A visitor can enter and exit by having a card reader provided in the security device 20 read an ID card for entry and exit when entering and exiting. The security device 20 reads the card information recorded on the ID card using a card reader and transmits the read card information to the device control device 10 . In addition, the security device 20 has general functions as a security device for entry and exit, such as opening the gate only when the ID card is read, and sounding an alarm when someone forcibly breaks through the gate. Security device 20 is an example of a security device according to the present invention.

The lighting device 30 is installed anywhere in the building and controlled by the equipment control device 10 . The lighting device 30 can illuminate the surroundings by changing the illuminance value, color temperature, fade time, etc. under the control of the device control device 10 . The illumination device 30 is an example of equipment according to the present invention.

The mobile terminal 40 is, for example, a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a smart watch, or a tablet terminal carried by the visitors. The mobile terminal 40 communicates with the device control device 10 via the Internet NT. The mobile terminal 40 detects the current location of the mobile terminal 40 based on signals received from GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites, beacon signals received from wireless communication devices such as IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.15.1, and the like. Get the position where The existing position of the mobile terminal 40 is also the existing position of the visitor. For example, the portable terminal 40 can receive a position information transmission request from the device control device 10 and transmit the position information to the device control device 10 by executing a dedicated program pre-installed in itself and making it resident. . The mobile terminal 40 is an example of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

Next, an example of card information recorded on an ID card carried by a visitor will be described with reference to FIG. The card information consists of the owner ID for individually identifying the visitor who is the owner of the ID card, the mobile terminal ID for individually identifying the mobile terminal carried by the visitor, the illuminance value, color temperature, and setting information related to the control of the lighting device 30 reflecting the preferences of visitors, such as fade time. The owner ID is identification information that identifies a visitor, and hereinafter the owner ID is also referred to as identification information. Similarly, the mobile terminal ID is terminal information indicating the mobile terminal 40 carried by the visitor, and hereinafter the mobile terminal ID is also referred to as terminal information. Since these pieces of information are recorded on the same ID card, the setting information and the terminal information are associated with the identification information. An ID card is an example of an authenticating property according to the present invention.

Next, in order to facilitate understanding, an outline of the operation flow from entry to device control in the device control system 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

A visitor who intends to enter the building causes the card reader of the security device 20 to read the ID card, and the security device 20 reads the card information recorded on the ID card (step T1).

The security device 20 transmits the read card information to the device control device 10 (step T2).

The device control device 10 receives the card information from the security device 20 and acquires the identification information, terminal information and setting information included in the card information (step T3).

The device control device 10 requests the mobile terminal 40 indicated by the terminal information to transmit the position information (step T4).

The portable terminal 40 requested to transmit the position information acquires the position of the portable terminal 40 itself, and transmits the position information indicating the position of the portable terminal 40 itself to the device control device 10 (step T5).

Upon receiving the position information, the device control device 10 identifies the lighting device 30 near the position indicated by the position information, and performs lighting control on the lighting device 30 based on the setting information (step T6).

Thereafter, the device control system 1 repeats the flow of operations from steps T4 to T6. Through these operations, the environmental space around the visitor is always under lighting control that reflects the taste of the visitor. Therefore, according to the device control system 1, it is possible to provide a comfortable environmental space that reflects the preferences of visitors.

Next, the functional configuration of the device control device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The device control device 10 includes a first communication unit 101 that communicates with the security device 20, a second communication unit 102 that communicates with the mobile terminal 40 via the Internet NT, a third communication unit 103 that communicates with the lighting device 30, It includes a control unit 110 that controls the device control device 10 in an integrated manner, and a storage unit 120 that stores a device position table 121 indicating the installation positions of the lighting devices 30 .

The first communication unit 101 communicates with the security device 20 . The first communication unit 101 particularly receives card information from the security device 20 .

The second communication unit 102 communicates with the mobile terminal 40 via the Internet NT. The second communication unit 102 particularly requests the mobile terminal 40 to transmit the location information and receives the location information from the mobile terminal 40 .

The third communication unit 103 communicates with the lighting device 30 . The third communication unit 103 particularly transmits control signals to the lighting device 30 .

The control unit 110 comprehensively controls the device control device 10 . The control unit 110 includes a card information acquisition unit 111 that acquires card information, a position information acquisition unit 112 that acquires position information, and a device control unit 113 that controls the lighting device 30 . The card information acquisition unit 111 includes an identification information acquisition unit 111a that acquires identification information included in the card information, a setting information acquisition unit 111b that acquires setting information included in the card information, and terminal information included in the card information. and a terminal information acquisition unit 111c that acquires the

The card information acquisition unit 111 acquires the card information received by the first communication unit 101 from the security device 20 . The card information acquisition unit 111 acquires the owner ID included in the card information as identification information by the identification information acquisition unit 111a. The card information acquisition unit 111 acquires setting information included in the card information using the setting information acquisition unit 111b. The card information acquisition unit 111 acquires the mobile terminal ID included in the card information as terminal information by the terminal information acquisition unit 111c. The identification information acquisition unit 111a is an example of identification information acquisition means according to the present invention, the setting information acquisition unit 111b is an example of setting information acquisition means according to the present invention, and the terminal information acquisition unit 111c is a terminal information acquisition unit according to the present invention. It is an example of an acquisition means.

The location information acquisition unit 112 requests the mobile terminal 40 indicated by the terminal information to transmit the location information via the second communication unit 102, and acquires the location information received from the mobile terminal 40 by the second communication unit 102. . The position information acquisition unit 112 is an example of position information acquisition means according to the present invention.

Note that the position information acquisition unit 112 may convert the acquired position information into a format that is easy for the device control unit 113, which will be described later, to handle. For example, the position information received from the mobile terminal 40 is represented by a set of latitude, longitude and altitude, while the position information handled by the equipment control unit 113 is represented by a set of coordinates indicating the number of floors and the position on the floor plan of the building. Consider the case where In this case, a table for converting latitude and longitude and in-building coordinates and a table for converting altitude into the number of floors are stored in advance in the storage unit 120, and the position information acquisition unit 112 converts the position information based on these tables. can be considered.

The device control unit 113 refers to the device position table 121 stored in the storage unit 120 to identify the lighting device 30 near the position indicated by the position information. The device control unit 113 controls the specified lighting device 30 based on the setting information. The device control unit 113 controls the lighting device 30 by transmitting a control signal to the lighting device 30 via the third communication unit 103 . For example, when the setting information is as shown in FIG. 2, the device control unit 113 sends a control signal to the lighting device 30 for controlling the lighting device 30 with the illuminance value, color temperature, and fade time shown in FIG. Send to The device control unit 113 is an example of device control means according to the present invention.

Storage unit 120 stores device position table 121 . In addition, as described above, the storage unit 120 may store information necessary for converting position information.

The device position table 121, as shown in FIG. 5, is a table showing the correspondence between the lighting devices 30 and the installation positions. The device control unit 113 searches all installation positions shown in the device position table 121 and identifies the lighting device 30 near the position indicated by the position information. “In the vicinity of the location indicated by the location information” means being within a predetermined range from the location indicated by the location information. It is preferable that the predetermined range be set so as to include devices that can affect the environment of the location indicated by the location information. For example, the predetermined range is set to be the same floor as the position indicated by the position information in the vertical direction and within a radius of 5 meters from the position indicated by the position information in the horizontal direction. By setting the predetermined range in this way, it is possible to include within the range devices that can affect the environment of the location indicated by the location information.

Next, an example of the hardware configuration of the device control device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The equipment control device 10 shown in FIG. 6 is implemented by a computer such as a personal computer or a microcontroller.

The device control device 10 includes a processor 1001 , a memory 1002 , an interface 1003 , and a secondary storage device 1004 which are interconnected via a bus 1000 .

The processor 1001 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). Each function of the device control apparatus 10 is realized by the processor 1001 reading the operation program stored in the secondary storage device 1004 into the memory 1002 and executing it.

The memory 1002 is, for example, a main memory configured by RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory 1002 stores an operating program read by the processor 1001 from the secondary storage device 1004 . The memory 1002 also functions as a work memory when the processor 1001 executes the operating program.

The interface 1003 is an I/O (Input/Output) interface such as a serial port or network interface. The interface 1003 implements the functions of the first communication unit 101 , the second communication unit 102 and the third communication unit 103 .

The secondary storage device 1004 is, for example, a flash memory, HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive). The secondary storage device 1004 stores operation programs executed by the processor 1001 . The function of the storage unit 120 is implemented by the secondary storage device 1004 .

Next, an example of device control operation by the device control device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. In the operation shown in FIG. 7, for example, when a visitor causes the card reader of the security device 20 to read an ID card, the security device 20 transmits card information to the device control device 10, and the first communication is performed accordingly. It is executed when the unit 101 receives the card information. In other words, it is executed immediately after the visitor enters the building.

The card information acquisition unit 111 of the control unit 110 of the device control device 10 acquires the card information received by the first communication unit 101 (step S101).

The identification information acquisition unit 111a of the card information acquisition unit 111 acquires identification information included in the card information (step S102).

The setting information acquisition unit 111b of the card information acquisition unit 111 acquires setting information included in the card information (step S103).

The terminal information acquisition unit 111c of the card information acquisition unit 111 acquires terminal information included in the card information (step S104).

The location information acquisition unit 112 of the control unit 110 requests the mobile terminal 40 indicated by the terminal information to transmit the location information (step S105).

The location information acquisition unit 112 acquires the location information transmitted by the mobile terminal 40 and received by the second communication unit 102 in response to the location information transmission request (step S106).

The device control unit 113 identifies the lighting device 30 in the vicinity of the position indicated by the position information as a device to be controlled (step S107).

The device control unit 113 determines whether or not there is a device to be controlled near the position indicated by the position information (step S108). When there is no device to be controlled (step S108: No), the operation flow from step S105 is repeated.

When there is a device to be controlled (step S108: Yes), the device control unit 113 controls the lighting device 30 specified as the device to be controlled (step S109). Then, the control unit 110 repeats the operation flow from step S105.

By repeating the flow of operations from step S105, position information can be continuously acquired, so the equipment control device 10 can control the lighting device 30 following the visitor.

The device control system 1 according to Embodiment 1 has been described above. According to the device control system 1, the lighting device 30 provided within a predetermined range from the position of the mobile terminal 40 associated with the identification information for identifying the visitor is controlled based on the setting information associated with the identification information. Therefore, it is possible to perform equipment control that reflects the preferences of visitors.

(Embodiment 2)
A device control system 1A according to Embodiment 2 will be described with reference to FIG. The equipment control system 1A is an equipment control system that, in addition to the case of the first embodiment, changes the control pattern of the equipment according to the movement of the visitor. A control pattern indicates the content of control when a predetermined condition is established. The control pattern in the second embodiment indicates which lighting device 30 should be turned on/off when the switch 31 is turned on/off.

The device control system 1A further includes a switch 31 for turning on/off the lighting device 30, unlike the device control system 1 of the first embodiment. In the device control system 1A, the device control device 10A differs from the device control device 10 of the first embodiment.

The switch 31 is communicably connected to the equipment control device 10A. When the visitor operates the switch 31, the switch 31 transmits a signal indicating that it has been operated to the device control device 10A. Although the details will be described later, it may be possible to turn on/off the plurality of lighting devices 30 by operating the switch 31 . In addition, a plurality of switches 31 may turn on/off the same lighting device 30 . These correspondence relationships are determined by the device control device 10A.

With reference to FIG. 9, a difference between the device control device 10A and the device control device 10 of the first embodiment will be described. The device control apparatus 10A differs from the first embodiment in that the functions of the third communication section 103A, the functions of the control section 110A, and the control pattern table 122 are stored in the storage section 120A.

Third communication unit 103A differs from the first embodiment in that it also communicates with switch 31 . The third communication unit 103A receives from the switch 31 a signal indicating that the switch 31 has been operated.

Control unit 110A differs from the first embodiment in that it further includes a control pattern determination unit 114 that determines a control pattern, and the function of device control unit 113A differs from that in the first embodiment. be done.

Control pattern determination unit 114 determines a control pattern for controlling illumination device 30 based on the control pattern table stored in storage unit 120A and changes in position information, and determines the control pattern when there is a change in the control pattern. applies the change to the control pattern table 122 stored in the storage unit 120A. Determination of the control pattern will be described later. The control pattern determination unit 114 is an example of control pattern determination means according to the present invention.

113 A of apparatus control parts differ from the case of Embodiment 1 in the point which controls the illuminating device 30 also based on the control pattern which the control pattern determination part 114 determined. In particular, when the third communication unit 103A receives a signal from the switch 31, the device control unit 113A refers to the control pattern to specify the lighting device 30 to be controlled, and selects the specified lighting device 30 based on the setting information. Control.

Next, an example of control pattern determination will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, it is assumed that the visitor frequently moves between the upper left section and the upper right section of the room shown in FIG. In other words, visitors frequently move between the upper half of section P and section Q as indicated by the arrows.

In determining this control pattern, a control pattern for each lighting device 30 and each switch 31 in the room shown in FIG. 10 is determined. Each lighting device 30 and each switch 31 in the room will hereinafter be referred to as 30a-30d and 31a-31d. 10 and 11 show the state and control pattern of the room in the initial state, and FIGS. 12 and 13 show the state and control pattern of the room after the control pattern is changed due to the movement of the visitors.

Each section is defined for convenience as a control target range, and there are no physical walls, partitions, or the like between the sections.

In the initial state, each section is as shown in FIG. 10, and the control pattern is as shown in FIG. The control pattern shown in FIG. 11 indicates that, for example, when either one of the switches 31a and 31b in section P is operated, both lighting devices 30a and 30b are turned on/off. When each switch 31 is operated, the device control section 113A controls each lighting device 30 based on this control pattern.

If the visitor frequently moves between the upper half of section P and section Q, the location information of the portable terminal 40 carried by the visitor also frequently changes. The control pattern determination unit 114, for example, when the position indicated by the position information reciprocates between the upper half of the section P and the section Q about 3 to 5 times within a relatively short time such as 3 minutes or 10 minutes, the control change the pattern.

By changing the control pattern described above, as shown in FIG. is the range of the controlled object after the control pattern change. Then, the control pattern shown in FIG. 13 is determined by the control pattern determination unit 114 . The control pattern shown in FIG. 13 indicates that, for example, when either one of the switches 31a and 31c in section S is operated, both lighting devices 30a and 30c are turned on/off. Also, unlike before the pattern change, even if the switch 31b is operated, only the illumination device 30b is turned on/off.

By changing the control pattern in this manner, either one of the switches 31a and 31c is operated to turn on/off the lighting devices 30a and 30c installed in the section S, which is a section frequently used by visitors. can only be In addition, when the illumination devices 30a and 30c are turned on/off, they are turned on/off according to the preferences of the visitors.

The device control system 1A according to the second embodiment has been described above. According to the equipment control system 1A, since the control pattern is determined based on the change of the position information, the equipment can be controlled according to the movement of the visitors. Therefore, it is possible to improve the comfort of visitors.

(Modification)
In Embodiment 1, the lighting device 30 is controlled by the device control device 10, but other devices installed in the building such as an air conditioner, a ventilation fan, and a floor heating device may be controlled. Also, two or more types of devices may be collectively set as the control target of the device control device 10 . For example, as shown in FIG. 14, both the lighting device 30 and the air conditioning device 35 may be controlled by the device control device 10 . It is within the scope of ordinary knowledge of a person skilled in the art to store the setting information of both the lighting device 30 and the air conditioning device 35 in the setting information of the ID card, and to provide the device control device 10 with a fourth communication unit that communicates with the air conditioning device 35. , two or more types of devices can be grouped together and controlled by the device control device 10 . In this example, the air conditioner 35 is also an example of equipment according to the present invention.

In Embodiment 1, the device control device 10 directly controls the lighting device 30, but as shown in FIG. You may The lighting control device 11 is, for example, a lighting control device that is installed on each floor of a building and individually controls the lighting device 30 on that floor based on the control of the equipment control device 10 . In this case, the device control device 10 indirectly controls the lighting device 30 via the lighting control device 11, and thus is an example of the device control device according to the present invention. Also, the lighting control device 11 is an example of an individual control device according to the present invention.

In Embodiment 1, an ID card is used as an example of a property for authentication according to the present invention, but other authentication used for authentication at the time of entry, such as an IC card embedded with a microchip for authentication, a badge, etc. Proprietary property may also be employed.

In Embodiment 1, identification information, setting information, and terminal information are recorded in the ID card, but only identification information may be recorded in the ID card. In this case, a setting information table indicating correspondence between identification information and setting information and a terminal information table indicating correspondence between identification information and terminal information are stored in advance in the storage unit 120 of the device control apparatus 10. to obtain setting information and terminal information. Alternatively, only the setting information table may be stored in the storage unit 120 and the terminal information may be stored in the ID card, or vice versa, that is, only the terminal information table may be stored in the storage unit 120 and the setting information may be stored in the ID card. may be recorded.

Further, when the setting information table and the terminal information table are stored in the storage unit 120, a security device having biometric authentication functions such as fingerprint authentication and iris authentication may be adopted as the security device 20. FIG. The setting information table and the terminal information table store the identification information acquired by the biometric authentication function, the setting information, and the terminal information in association with each other.

Alternatively, the setting information table and the terminal information table may be stored in a cloud server that can communicate with the device control device 10 via the Internet NT instead of the storage unit 120 of the device control device 10 . By storing these tables in the cloud server, even if multiple ID cards are used in multiple buildings, if the identification information recorded on the ID cards is the same, the The equipment control device 10 can commonly perform equipment control that reflects the preferences of visitors.

As a modification of the first embodiment, after the device control apparatus 10 acquires the terminal information and before requesting the transmission of the location information, the device control apparatus 10 sends a notification to the mobile terminal 40 to the effect that the user has entered and that an inquiry is made for permission to transmit the location information. You may employ|adopt the form further equipped with the notification part which transmits to. The mobile terminal 40 that has received the notification displays, for example, the notification screen shown in FIG. 16 on the display. For example, a visitor who sees the notification can allow location information to be sent only when necessary, thereby increasing security awareness. Also, for example, if a third party illegally enters due to the theft or forgery of an ID card, the owner of the mobile terminal 40, who is also the original owner of the ID card, will know of the unauthorized entry from the notice. can raise security awareness. The notification unit is an example of notification means according to the present invention.

In the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 6, the device control device 10 has a secondary storage device 1004 . However, the configuration is not limited to this, and the secondary storage device 1004 may be provided outside the device control device 10 and the device control device 10 and the secondary storage device 1004 may be connected via the interface 1003 . In this form, removable media such as USB flash drives, memory cards, etc. can also be used as the secondary storage device 1004 .

Further, instead of the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 6, the device control device 10 may be configured with a dedicated circuit using an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or the like. good. In addition, in the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 6, part of the functions of the device control device 10 may be implemented by a dedicated circuit connected to the interface 1003, for example.

Moreover, as a modified example of the embodiment, a form in which the above-described embodiments and modified examples are appropriately combined within the ordinary knowledge of a person skilled in the art can also be adopted.

1, 1A equipment control system, 10, 10A equipment control device, 11 lighting control device, 20 security device, 30, 30a to 30d lighting device, 31, 31a to 31d switch, 35 air conditioner, 40 mobile terminal, 101 first communication Unit 102 Second communication unit 103, 103A Third communication unit 110, 110A Control unit 111 Card information acquisition unit 111a Identification information acquisition unit 111b Setting information acquisition unit 111c Terminal information acquisition unit 112 Location information acquisition Unit 113, 113A Device control unit 114 Control pattern determination unit 120, 120A Storage unit 121 Device position table 122 Control pattern table 1000 Bus 1001 Processor 1002 Memory 1003 Interface 1004 Secondary storage device NT the internet.

Claims (9)

identification information acquisition means for acquiring identification information identifying visitors entering a predetermined area divided into a plurality of sections;
setting information acquisition means for acquiring setting information associated with the identification information, the setting information relating to the control of the device provided in the area;
terminal information acquisition means for acquiring terminal information indicating a mobile terminal associated with the identification information;
a location information acquiring means for acquiring location information indicating the location of the mobile terminal indicated by the terminal information;
control pattern determination means for determining a control pattern indicating control details of the device when a predetermined condition is satisfied based on the change in the position information;
device control means for controlling the device provided within a predetermined range from the position indicated by the position information based on the setting information and the control pattern;
with
The control pattern determination means individually determines the control pattern for each of the plurality of sections, changes the division of the area based on a change in the position information, and changes the division. changing the control pattern for each partition that has been
Equipment controller. The identification information acquisition means acquires identification information recorded in an authentication property carried by the visitor.
The device control device according to claim 1. The location information acquisition means requests the mobile terminal to transmit the location information.
The device control device according to claim 1 or 2. The device control means indirectly controls the device by controlling an individual control device that controls the device.
The device control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Further comprising notification means for transmitting a notification to the mobile terminal that the user has entered the area;
The device control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. Equipped with a device control device and a security device,
The security device transmits identification information identifying a visitor who enters a predetermined area divided into a plurality of sections to the device control device,
The device control device is
identification information obtaining means for obtaining the identification information transmitted by the security device;
setting information acquisition means for acquiring setting information associated with the identification information, the setting information relating to the control of the device provided in the area;
terminal information acquisition means for acquiring terminal information indicating a mobile terminal associated with the identification information;
a location information acquiring means for acquiring location information indicating the location of the mobile terminal indicated by the terminal information;
control pattern determination means for determining a control pattern indicating control details of the device when a predetermined condition is satisfied based on the change in the position information;
device control means for controlling the device provided within a predetermined range from the position indicated by the position information based on the setting information and the control pattern;
The control pattern determination means individually determines the control pattern for each of the plurality of sections, changes the division of the area based on a change in the position information, and changes the division. changing the control pattern for each partition that has been
Equipment control system. Further comprising an individual control device that controls the equipment,
the device control means of the device control device indirectly controls the device by controlling the individual control device;
The device control system according to claim 6 . identifying a visitor who enters a predetermined area divided into a plurality of sections;
Acquiring setting information related to control of devices provided in the area, the setting information being associated with the identified visitor;
Acquiring the position of the mobile terminal carried by the identified visitor,
determining a control pattern indicating control details of the device when a predetermined condition is satisfied based on a change in the position of the mobile terminal;
controlling the device provided within a predetermined range from the position of the mobile terminal based on the setting information and the control pattern;
In determining the control pattern, the control pattern is determined individually for each of the plurality of sections, and the method of dividing the area into sections is changed based on a change in the position of the mobile terminal . changing the control pattern for each partition in which
Equipment control method. the computer,
Identification information acquisition means for acquiring identification information identifying visitors entering a predetermined area divided into a plurality of sections;
setting information acquisition means for acquiring setting information associated with the identification information, the setting information relating to the control of the device provided in the area;
terminal information acquisition means for acquiring terminal information indicating a mobile terminal associated with the identification information;
location information acquisition means for acquiring location information indicating the location of the mobile terminal indicated by the terminal information;
control pattern determination means for determining a control pattern indicating control details of the device when a predetermined condition is satisfied based on the change in the position information;
device control means for controlling the device provided within a predetermined range from the position indicated by the position information based on the setting information and the control pattern;
function as
The control pattern determination means individually determines the control pattern for each of the plurality of sections, changes the division of the area based on a change in the position information, and changes the division. changing the control pattern for each partition that has been
program.

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