JP7442437B2 - Remote control device, remote control method, program - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a remote control device, a remote control method, and a program.

In recent years, technology has been used to remotely and automatically control devices installed in a predetermined target area such as a home. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which a control system communicatively connected to a plurality of devices controls the devices based on conditions.

International Publication No. 2020/071076

In the technology for remotely controlling devices as described above, there is a need for a technology that can apply rules for operating predetermined devices based on predetermined conditions. In such technology, there is a need for a remote control technology that applies rules without user effort.

Therefore, this disclosure aims to provide a remote control device, a remote control method, and a program that solve the above-mentioned problems.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a remote control device includes a position detection unit that detects a position of a detection target device in a control target area, a position of equipment in the control target area, and a detection target device in the control target area. and a residence time measuring section that measures the residence time of the detection target device at the position, and an alarm information output section that outputs warning information in accordance with the residence time.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a remote control system according to this embodiment. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of a remote control device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a remote control device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a rule information table according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a control target area according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a first diagram showing a processing flow of the remote control device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a second diagram showing the processing flow of the remote control device according to the present embodiment.

Hereinafter, a remote control system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the remote control system 100 includes at least a remote control device 1 and a gateway device 22. Remote control system 100 further includes a router 21. The router 21 and the gateway device 22 are arranged in the controlled area 20. The router 21 and the gateway device 22 are connected for communication by wire or wirelessly. The gateway device 22 is communicatively connected to the remote control device 1 via the Internet or a public line. The control target area 20 is, for example, a residential facility such as a house. Alternatively, the control target area 20 may be a school, a public facility, or the like. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described on the assumption that the area to be controlled 20 is a house.

A resident (user) of a house that is the control target area 20 holds a mobile terminal 3. The mobile terminal 3 may be any communication terminal having a GPS (Global Positioning System) function, such as a smartphone or a smart watch. The communication connection standard between the mobile terminal 3 and the router 21 may be any known standard. The controlled area 20 is equipped with various types of equipment. The equipment may be any equipment that is provided in a residence, such as residential equipment or home appliances. It is assumed that the controlled area 20 of this embodiment is equipped with four facilities: facilities 23A, 23B, 23C, and 23D. The equipment 23A, 23B, 23C, and 23D will be collectively referred to as equipment 23. Specifically, the equipment 23 may be an electric shutter, an electric light, an electric lock, a camera, an electric window, a crescent sensor, a door/window sensor, a human sensor, etc.

As shown in FIG. 2, the remote control device 1 includes hardware such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, a database 104, and a communication module 105. It is a computer. The mobile terminal 3 is also a computer with a similar hardware configuration.

In the remote control device 1, the CPU 101 executes a server program stored in the ROM 102 or the like. As a result, the remote control device 1 can at least perform the functions of the control section 11, pairing state acquisition section 12, connection detection section 13, determination section 14, remote processing section 15, and rule registration section 16, as shown in FIG. Be prepared.

The control unit 11 controls the remote control device 1 . The pairing state acquisition unit 12 acquires information on pairing connections (communication connections) of a plurality of equipment 23 (target devices) from the gateway device 22 in the control target area 20 in which the equipment 23 is provided. The connection detection unit 13 detects pairing connections of a plurality of equipments 23. The determination unit 14 determines whether the plurality of paired equipment 23 is a combination of equipment 23 included in pre-stored rule information. The remote processing unit 15 performs remote processing described in the rule information when a plurality of pairing-connected devices 23 are a combination of the devices 23 included in the rule information. The rule registration unit 16 acquires rule information from the mobile terminal 3 (user terminal) and registers it in a predetermined storage location.

As shown in FIG. 4, the rule information table stores target area ID, equipment combination information, and rule information in a linked manner. The target area ID is identification information indicating the area to be controlled. The equipment combination information is information indicating IDs of a plurality of equipments that are objects of pairing connection and become instruments that perform automatic remote control. Rule information is information that defines remote control rules and programs. A rule is generated if at least one target device is connected through pairing.

As shown in FIG. 5, the controlled area 20 is, for example, the inside of one floor of a house. If the house is a detached house, the area to be controlled 20 may include multiple floors and the outside of the house, such as the garden. In the control target area 20, a plurality of equipment 23 to be monitored is installed. The equipment 23 performs pairing connection with other equipment 23.

The processing flow of the remote control device 1 will be explained using FIG. 6. The user uses the mobile terminal 3 to instruct the pairing connection between the equipment 23. Specifically, the user starts a dedicated application program stored in the mobile terminal 3. Then, the mobile terminal 3 displays a management screen on the display. An interface for establishing a communication connection with the equipment 23 and starting a pairing connection is displayed on the management screen.

The user specifies two pieces of equipment 23 to be connected in a pairing manner from a list of pieces of equipment 23 that have been communicatively connected based on the display on the management screen. The mobile terminal 3 transmits a pairing start request to these two devices 23. The pairing start request may include information such as the network address of each equipment 23 acquired by the mobile terminal 3.

Each piece of equipment 23 that has received the pairing start request identifies the network address of another piece of equipment 23 that is different from the network address of its own device from among the network addresses included in the received pairing start request, and issues a pairing connection request. Send. Either of the equipment 23 receives the pairing connection request and establishes a pairing connection with each other.

When the pairing connection is completed, each equipment 23 transmits a pairing connection state notification including its own network address and equipment ID to the mobile terminal 3. The mobile terminal 3 sends to the remote control device 1 a pairing state notification generated by adding the target area ID to the information included in each pairing connection completion notification. Each facility 23 may directly transmit the pairing status notification to the remote control device 1 via the router 21 and the gateway device 22 without using the mobile terminal 3. The pairing state notification includes the network addresses of the two paired devices, each device ID, and the target area ID. The remote control device 1 obtains the pairing status notification. Note that the process flow for starting the pairing connection between the facilities 23 is not limited to the above-described process, and any known technology may be used.

The pairing status acquisition unit 12 of the remote control device 1 acquires the pairing status notification (step S101). The pairing state acquisition unit 12 outputs a pairing state notification to the connection detection unit 13. Thereby, the connection detection unit 13 detects that a pairing connection has been made between the equipment of each equipment ID in the house of the target area ID included in the pairing state notification (step S102). The connection detection unit 13 outputs the target area ID, each pairing-connected equipment ID, and the network address of each equipment to the determination unit 14, which are included in the pairing state notification.

The determination unit 14 determines whether the correspondence relationship between the target area ID and each pairing-connected equipment ID is recorded in the rule information table (step S103). If the correspondence between the target area ID and each pairing-connected equipment ID is recorded in the rule information table, the determination unit 14 determines to perform remote control based on the rule information (step S104). The determination unit 14 outputs the rule information recorded in the rule information table to the remote processing unit 15 in association with the combination of the target area ID and each equipment ID connected by pairing. The determination unit 14 outputs the target area ID, the ID of each pairing-connected equipment, and the network address of each equipment to the remote processing unit 15.

The remote processing unit 15 stores remote control information in which the target area ID, each pairing-connected equipment ID, the network address of each equipment, and rule information are linked. The remote processing unit 15 then starts remote control of the equipment 23 in the control target area 20 indicated by the target area ID based on the rule information (step S105).

As shown in FIG. 7, when the equipment 23 installed in the control target area 20 detects a predetermined operation, it transmits an operation start notification including an equipment ID and an operation ID indicating the operation. The router 21 sends an operation start notification to the gateway device 22. The gateway device 22 adds a target area ID to the operation start notification and transmits it to the remote control device 1 . The remote processing unit 15 of the remote control device 1 obtains the operation start notification (step S201).

The remote processing unit 15 acquires the target area ID, equipment ID, and operation ID included in the operation start notification. The remote processing unit 15 may acquire operation start notifications transmitted by a plurality of facilities 23 in the same control target area 20. The remote processing unit 15 reads remote control information including the target area ID and equipment ID included in the acquired operation start notification from the database 104 (step S202). The remote processing unit 15 determines whether or not to perform remote control based on the target area ID, equipment ID, and operation ID acquired from the operation start notification and the rule information included in the remote control information (step S203). Note that the operation start notification does not include an operation ID, and the remote processing unit 15 determines whether or not to perform remote control based on the target area ID and equipment ID acquired from the operation start notification and the rule information included in the remote control information. It may be determined whether

For example, based on the target area ID, one or more equipment IDs, and operation ID acquired from the operation start notification, if these IDs are described in the rule information, the remote processing unit 15 executes the program indicated by the rule information. Accordingly, the network address of the equipment 23 indicated by the target area ID and one or more equipment IDs obtained from the operation start notification is acquired, and the one or more equipment 23 is remotely controlled (step S204).

Based on the target area ID and one or more equipment IDs acquired from the operation start notification, if these IDs are described in the rule information, the remote processing unit 15 starts the operation according to the program indicated by the rule information. The network address of the equipment 23 indicated by the target area ID and one or more equipment IDs obtained from the notification may be acquired, and the one or more equipment 23 may be remotely controlled.

Based on the target area ID, one or more equipment IDs, and operation ID acquired from the operation start notification, if these IDs are described in the rule information, the remote processing unit 15 executes the process according to the program indicated by the rule information. , acquires the network address of one or more predetermined equipment 23 in the target area ID defined in advance in the rule information, and remotely controls the one or more equipment 23. Based on the target area ID and one or more equipment IDs acquired from the operation start notification, if these IDs are described in the rule information, the remote processing unit 15 presets the rules according to the program indicated by the rule information. The network address of one or more predetermined equipment 23 in the target area ID defined in the information is acquired, and the one or more equipment 23 is remotely controlled.

As an example, when the remote control device 1 acquires the equipment ID of an electric lock, which is the first equipment 23, from an operation start notification including a certain target area ID, the remote control device 1 uses an electric shutter in the target area ID specified in advance in the rule information. It acquires the network address of the motorized shutter, sends a close signal to close the motorized shutter, and remotely controls the motorized shutter to close. When the remote control device 1 acquires the equipment ID of the electric lock, which is the first equipment 23, and the operation ID indicating that the electric lock closes from the operation start notification including a certain target area ID, the remote control device 1 receives the information specified in the rule information in advance. The network address of the electric shutter in the target area ID may be acquired, a closing signal to close the electric shutter may be transmitted, and the electric shutter may be remotely controlled to close.

When the remote control device 1 acquires the equipment ID of the electric lock, which is the first equipment 23, from the operation start notification including a certain target area ID, the remote control device 1 uses the network of the electric shutters in the target area ID specified in advance in the rule information. The address may be acquired, an opening signal to open the electric shutter may be transmitted, and the electric shutter may be remotely controlled to open. When the remote control device 1 acquires the equipment ID of the electric lock that is the first equipment 23 and the operation ID indicating that the electric lock is to be opened from the operation start notification including a certain target area ID, the remote control device 1 receives the information specified in the rule information in advance. The network address of the electric shutter in the target area ID may be acquired, an opening signal to open the electric shutter may be transmitted, and the electric shutter may be remotely controlled to open.

As another example, the remote control device 1 acquires the first equipment ID of the electric lock, which is the first equipment 23, and the second equipment ID of the electric light from the operation start notification including a certain target area ID, and is described in the rule information, the network address corresponding to the second equipment ID of the light obtained from the operation start notification is obtained according to the program indicated by the rule information. The remote control device 1 transmits a lighting signal for lighting the electric light to the network address. As another example, the remote control device 1 receives the operation start notification including a certain target area ID, the first equipment ID of the electric lock that is the first equipment 23, the operation ID indicating that the electric lock is closed, and the electric light. Obtain the second equipment ID of the device and the operation ID indicating that the light is on, and if those IDs are described in the rule information, the second equipment ID of the device is acquired from the operation start notification according to the program indicated by the rule information. Obtain the network address corresponding to the second equipment ID of the electric light. The remote control device 1 transmits a lights-off signal to turn off the light to the network address.

The combination of one or more equipment IDs included in the operation start notification may be various. The remote control device 1 uses one or more equipment 23 out of the one or more equipment IDs included in the operation start notification, or one or more equipment 23 specified in advance that is not included in the operation start notification. and remotely control the identified equipment according to the program described in the rule information.

In the above-mentioned process, the determination unit 14 determines whether the combination of a plurality of target devices connected for communication matches the combination of target devices included in the rule information, and the remote processing unit 15 determines whether the combination of a plurality of target devices connected for communication matches. This is an example of a process in which when a combination of devices matches a combination of target devices included in the rule information, remote processing described in the rule information is performed in association with the combination of target devices. According to such processing, the remote control device 1 can automatically remotely control the desired equipment 23 in the control target area 20 based on the operation applied to the equipment 23 by the user.

The determination unit 14 of the remote control device 1 determines, when the connection detection unit 13 detects that a pairing connection has been made between the equipment of each equipment ID in the house of the target area ID included in the pairing status notification. It is determined whether the correspondence relationship between the combination of the target area ID and each equipment ID connected by pairing in step S103 described above is recorded in the rule information table. If the correspondence relationship between the target area ID and each pairing-connected equipment ID is not recorded in the rule information table (step S103: No), the determination unit 14 instructs the rule registration unit 16 to process. The rule registration unit 16 generates or specifies rule information based on these equipment IDs (step S106). The remote processing unit 15 generates remote control information in which the generated or specified rule information is linked to the target area ID, each pairing-connected equipment ID, the network address of each equipment, etc., and records it in the database 104. (Step S107).

The rule registration unit 16 may generate rule information in accordance with a desired generation program corresponding to the equipment IDs when detecting that a pairing connection has been made between equipment with each equipment ID. When the rule registration unit 16 detects that a pairing connection has been made between equipment with each equipment ID, the rule registration unit 16 identifies rule information generated in advance corresponding to those equipment IDs from the database 104, and registers the identified rule. Remote control information may be generated and recorded in the database 104 by linking the information to the target area ID, the ID of each pairing-connected equipment, the network address of each equipment, and the like.

According to such processing by the rule registration unit 16, the user does not need to operate the mobile terminal 3 to generate rule information. Therefore, the desired equipment 23 in the control target area 20 can be automatically remotely controlled based on the operation applied to the equipment 23 by the user without any effort on the part of the user.

Although the mode for implementing the present disclosure has been described above using embodiments, the present disclosure is not limited to these embodiments in any way, and various modifications and substitutions may be made without departing from the gist of the present disclosure. can be added.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Remote control device, 3... Mobile terminal, 11... Control unit, 12... Pairing status acquisition unit, 13... Connection detection unit, 14... Judgment unit, 15...・Remote processing unit, 16... Rule registration unit, 20... Control target area, 21... Router, 22... Gateway device, 23... Equipment

Claims (8)

Detecting the communication connection of the plurality of equipment in the control target area based on reception of a connection state notification including identification information of the control target area, identification information of the plurality of equipment related to the residence, and a network address of the equipment . A connection detection section,
a determination unit that determines whether a relationship between identification information of the control target area and identification information of the plurality of facilities is included in pre-stored rule information;
When the rule information includes the relationship between the identification information of the control target area and the identification information of the plurality of equipment , the identification information of the control target area, the identification information of the plurality of equipment, and the network address of the equipment. a storage unit that associates and stores the
Obtain an operation start notification that includes identification information of the plurality of equipment, operation information of the equipment, and identification information of the control target area in which the equipment is located, and obtain the identification information of the equipment, the operation information of the equipment, and the When the identification information of the control target area in which the area is located is described in the rule information, the operation information of the equipment included in the operation start notification and the other equipment that is in the communication connection state is based on the rule information. a remote processing unit that performs corresponding remote processing;
A remote control device comprising: The determination unit determines whether the combination of the plurality of communicatively connected equipment matches the combination of equipment included in the rule information,
When the combination of the plurality of communicatively connected equipment matches the combination of equipment included in the rule information, the remote processing unit performs the remote processing described in the rule information in association with the combination of equipment . The remote control device according to claim 1. The communication connection of the plurality of equipment is pairing, and a pairing status acquisition unit that acquires information on the pairing from a gateway device in a control target area where the equipment is provided;
The remote control device according to claim 1 or 2, comprising: The remote control device according to claim 3, wherein the connection detection unit detects the communication connection of the plurality of equipment based on the pairing information. The remote control according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the remote processing unit performs the remote processing based on the rule information of at least one of the facilities configured for the pairing or other facilities . Device. a rule registration unit that acquires and registers the rule information from a user terminal;
The remote control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising: Detecting communication connections of the plurality of equipment in the control target area based on reception of a connection state notification including identification information of the control target area, identification information of the plurality of equipment related to the residence, and a network address of the equipment . ,
determining whether the relationship between the identification information of the control target area and the identification information of the plurality of equipment is included in pre-stored rule information;
When the rule information includes the relationship between the identification information of the control target area and the identification information of the plurality of equipment , the identification information of the control target area, the identification information of the plurality of equipment, and the network address of the equipment. and remember it by associating it with
Obtain an operation start notification that includes identification information of the plurality of equipment, operation information of the equipment, and identification information of the control target area in which the equipment is located, and obtain the identification information of the equipment, the operation information of the equipment, and the When the identification information of the control target area in which the area is located is described in the rule information, the operation information of the equipment included in the operation start notification and the other equipment that is in the communication connection state is based on the rule information. A remote control method that performs corresponding remote processing. remote control device computer,
Detecting the communication connection of the plurality of equipment in the control target area based on reception of a connection state notification including identification information of the control target area, identification information of the plurality of equipment related to the residence, and a network address of the equipment . connection detection unit means;
determining unit means for determining whether the relationship between the identification information of the control target area and the identification information of the plurality of facilities is included in pre- stored rule information;
When the rule information includes the relationship between the identification information of the control target area and the identification information of the plurality of equipment , the identification information of the control target area, the identification information of the plurality of equipment, and the network address of the equipment. A storage means that associates and remembers
Obtain an operation start notification that includes identification information of the plurality of equipment, operation information of the equipment, and identification information of the control target area in which the equipment is located, and obtain the identification information of the equipment, the operation information of the equipment, and the When the identification information of the control target area in which the area is located is described in the rule information, the operation information of the equipment included in the operation start notification and the other equipment that is in the communication connection state is based on the rule information. remote processing means for performing corresponding remote processing;
A program that functions as

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