JPH01100696A - Home controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a synchronizing dislocation and to effectively attain the centralized monitor function of a sensor and a load by informing an operation change to a master group for every change of a state from a room monitor controller (RMC). CONSTITUTION:When the sensor provided in the RMC 1-3 senses the state change or the state change of the load is generated, the RMC automatically informs to other RMC and a RMC master 4. The RMC master 4 receiving the message informs the main monitor controller (MMC) 5 of the master group, a telephone controller (TC) 6 and a sensor monitor through a repeater 7. When the load of the RMC is controlled from a telephone set outside of a home, a control command is transmitted to the RMC through the TC 6, the repeater 7 and the RMC master 4. Then, an answer back is informed to the TC 6, and all the equipments of the master group through the repeater 7. Thereby, the state of the load coincides in the RMC, the MMC 5 and the TC 6 to generate no synchronizing dislocation but attain the effective monitor function.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a home control device that controls home security such as disaster prevention and crime prevention, home electrical appliances, and residential equipment.

[Prior art] Figure 7 shows, for example, Mitsubishi Electric Technical Report Vol. 1.59 No. 8 1
985 is a logical structure diagram showing the conventional home control device shown in FIG.
) has the same functions as an input port to capture the sensor and load status, and an output port to control the load, and is connected to the home bus as a room monitor controller (RMC).
) is the function of RMC (1), (2), (3) and RMC
Serves as a point of contact for information that controls the load on the RMC from equipment other than the RMC, transmits it to the RMC,
RMC the answerback as a result of that control.
The RMC parent (5) has the function of receiving control commands from the device and transmitting them to the device that issued the control command, (5) is a main monitor controller (hereinafter referred to as MMC) that centrally monitors and controls the status of each room at one place in the home, (6) ) is a telecontroller (hereinafter referred to as TC) that monitors and controls the status of each room in the home by telephone from outside the home.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the physical configuration of the conventional home control device shown in the logical structure in FIG. 7, where (7) shows RMC (1), RMC (2), RMC parent (4),
This is a home bus consisting of one or more pairs for transmitting information between MMC (5), TC (6), etc.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a communication procedure of the conventional home control device shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.

Next, the operation will be explained. Figure 9 shows a case where the air conditioner in the living room is turned on by telecontrol, and from a telephone outside the home to the telephone base unit (from Figure 8, the telecontroller)
6) Upon receiving the command, the unit (internal unit) sends a command to the RMC parent (4) to turn on the air conditioner in the living room. R.M.
Parent C (4) has an RMC equipped with an air conditioner as a load in the living room.
(1) Sends the command to turn on the air conditioner. R in the living room
After MC (1) turns on the air conditioner, RMC parent (4)
), and the RMC parent (4) sends an answerback that the air conditioner in the living room is "ON" to the telephone base unit. As a result, the telephone base unit sends a confirmation message outside the home using synthesized voice, and the series of processes is completed.

Furthermore, when a sensor provided in the RMC (1) detects an abnormality, the RMC (1) that sensed the abnormality first processes the abnormality itself, then notifies other RMCs and performs necessary load control.

With the above communication procedure, the conventional home control device realizes home security and home control.

In the communication procedure described above, the answerback for the air conditioner "ON" is sent to the telephone base unit of the command light, but the answerback is not sent to the MMC (5) connected to the home bus (7). Therefore, the condition of the air conditioner does not match between the phone base unit and MMC (5), causing a synchronization difference, and the MMC
In (5), the current state of the load is not known. Therefore,
The user can turn off the air conditioner in the living room from MMC (5).
” and orders the air conditioner in the living room to turn on.

In addition, if a sensor installed in RMC (1) is abnormal, it will be notified to other RMCs and the necessary load will be controlled.
Since the MMC (5) and TC (6) are not notified, abnormal conditions may be reported to outside the home by telephone or the like, or synchronization errors may occur where the load conditions do not match. Furthermore, even if there is a central monitoring function for sensors and loads, it hardly ever fulfills its functional role.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Conventional home control devices perform home security control through the above-mentioned communication, so the load to be controlled in the home is controlled by the equipment, MMC (5), TC. (6) In the RMC, etc., the load states do not match, causing synchronization, and processing such as polling to the RMC is always required.

In addition, when centrally monitoring sensors and load conditions or reporting outside the home, there is a problem that traffic increases, such as constantly polling the sensor monitor to the RMC is required.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and includes loads, sensors, RMC, load control, monitoring devices such as MMC (5), TC (6).
, a device that monitors the sensor status, so that the status matches, there is no synchronization, and each time the load or sensor status changes,
The objective is to obtain a home control system that can obtain information through the RMCSRMC parent (4).

[Means for Solving the Problems] In the home control device according to the present invention, when a sensor provided in the RMC detects an abnormal state or a state change such as returning from an abnormal state to a normal state occurs, 1. The load installed in the RMC can be turned on or off using a hand switch, etc.
When a change in status occurs such as "F", the RMC voluntarily reports to other RMCs and RMC parents (4), and upon receiving the notification, the RM (JJ! (4) remotely controls the load. Equipment that has the function of monitoring fists (e.g. MMC (5)
, TC(6)), the sensor is notified to a relay that can notify a device (hereinafter referred to as a master group) that has a function of remotely monitoring the sensor, and the relay reports to the master group.

Additionally, when any one of the devices (for example, TC (6)) that has the function of remotely controlling the load issues a command to control the load on the RMC, the control command is sent to the RMC parent (4). , a control command is transmitted from the master group to a repeater having a function of transmitting an answerback as a result of control from the RMC parent (4) to devices in the master group other than the control command light of the master group. Thereby, the state of the load provided in the RMC can be known by equipment other than the control command light of the master group.

[Function] In the home control device of the present invention, when the load and sensor provided in the RMC spontaneously change,
The RMC parent (4) reports the changed state to the master group, and transmits an answerback based on a control command from one device in the master group to devices in the master group other than the control command light.

[Embodiments of the invention] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a logical structure diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
) consists of MMC (5), TC (6), etc., and RMC
Information such as sensors provided in the RMC, centralized load monitoring, and control commands from the master group that can be controlled remotely is transmitted to the RMC parent (4), and information such as sensors, load reports, and answer backs from the RMC is transmitted to the RMC parent (4). (4
) and transmits it to the master group.When transmitting to the master group, it is a repeater that transmits to all devices in the master group.The transmitter (7) can be set in advance with a switch, etc. to transmit to all devices in the master group. A device in the master group that requires information from the repeater (7) makes a transmission request to the repeater (7) and transmits it to the device that made the transmission request. .

Furthermore, the RMC parent (4) is enabled to transmit data to and from the repeater (7).

FIG. 2 shows one embodiment, and is a physical configuration diagram of FIG. 1.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained using FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. In Figures 3, 4, and 5, RMC
For the sake of explanation, RMCl (1) , RMC2 (2) , R
Although not shown in Figures 1 and 2, MC3 (3) is a sensor monitor (hereinafter referred to as SM) that centrally monitors the status of all sensors installed in the RMC. This is the same layer as MMC (5) and TC (6) in Figure 1. Master groups are MMC (5), TC (6)
, SM(9).

Also, the destination for reporting from the repeater (7) to the master group is:
Set to 3 units: MMC (5), TC (6), and SM (9).

Figure 3 shows the communication procedure in the case of a spontaneous report from the load and sensor installed in RMCI (1). Among the RMCs installed in each room, the sensor installed in RMCI (1) detects an abnormality. In this case, the communication procedure shown in Figure 3 will be used.
RMCI (1) to RMC parent (4), RMC2 (2
), RMC3(3) is notified of sensor abnormality, and RMC
Parent (4), RMC2 (2), and RMC3 (3) perform necessary processing (for example, display, sound generation, load control, etc.).

RM receives notification of sensor abnormality from RMCI (1)
Parent C (4) reports to repeater (7). Repeater (7)
receives the notification and sends the notification to all devices in the master group, or sets or requests for transmission in advance, the MMC (5), TC (6), and SM (9) of the master group.
RMCI (1) sensor abnormality is reported to group broadcast or one unit at a time.

In addition, when the sensor detects that the abnormality has become normal, the RMC parent (4)
, RMC2 (2), RMC3 (3) are notified, and RM
Parent C (4) reports to repeater (7). Repeater (7)
receives the notification and sends the notification to all devices in the master group, or configures it in advance or requests transmission.
Master group MMC(5), TC(6), SM
(9) Group broadcast or RMCI for each device (
1) Report the sensor abnormality.

For example, if a fire sensor is installed in RMCI (1) and the fire sensor detects an abnormality, RMCI (1)
) has a display and sound generation function, it will alert you to the occurrence of a fire with display and sound, and if there is a load that works with the fire sensor (for example, a lighting device), after controlling it, the RMC parent (4), RM
Notify C2 (2) and RMC3 (3), and each R
The MC will notify you of the occurrence of a fire through display and sound, and will control the necessary load. Also, the RMC parent (4) is the repeater (7)
Report to. The repeater (7) receives the notification and sends the notification to all devices in the master group, or sends the message to the device MMC (5) in the master group that has been configured in advance or has made a transmission request.
, TC (6), and SM (9) to report the fire outbreak in the RMCI (1) room either by group broadcast or individually.

By reporting to SM (9), it is possible to immediately know that a fire has occurred in another room, and by reporting to TC (6), it is possible to easily and immediately contact people outside the home. In addition, load-only monitor and control devices such as MMC (5) report sensor status in order to avoid complicating future function expansion and communication processing of repeater (7). .

In this way, RMC is not required, and central monitoring,
A room with only controls (e.g. MMC (5) and SM
(9) only), when the RMC does not have a display and sound generation function, when the RMC is located on the ceiling or the like and there is no display in the home, you can immediately know the change in the status of the sensor.

Next, among the RMCs installed in each room, RMCl (1)
Figure 4 shows the spontaneous communication procedure when the load installed in the RMCI (1
) to RMC parent (4), RMC2 (2), RMC3
(3), and if the RMC has a load display and sound generation function, it will be notified by display and sound generation. R.M.
Parent C (4) reports to the repeater (7). Repeater (7
) receives the notification and sends the notification to all devices in the master group, or sends the notification to all devices in the master group, or sends the notification to the MM
The current load status is always reported to C(5), TC(8), and SM(9) all at once or one by one.
You can concentrate on information such as MC (5).

The notification to SM (8) and TC (6) is performed in order not to complicate the future functional expansion of each and the communication processing of the repeater (7).

Next, among the RMCs installed in each room, RMCl (1)
When the load prepared for the telephone is controlled from a telephone outside the home, the communication procedure shown in Fig. 5 is used to control the TC (6) which receives the control command from the telephone (in Fig. 7, the telephone main unit has a built-in telecontroller). ) is a repeater (7)
The repeater (7) sends a control command to the RMC.
Send control command to parent (4). RMC parent (4
) is the RMCl with the desired load of the control command.
(1) Send a control command to. RMCl
(1) is the RMC parent (4) after controlling the load.
Send control result answerback to . RMC
The parent (4) sends an answerback to the repeater (7).

The repeater (7) receives the answerback and sends the answerback to all devices in the master group in addition to the control command light TC (6), or makes settings or requests for transmission in advance using something other than the TC (6). MMC(4), SM
(9) The answerback is sent either by simultaneous broadcast or individually.

If you do this, the current load state will be RMCl (
1), MMC(5), and TC(6) match, and no synchronization error occurs.

The load control answerback is sent to the SM (9) in order not to complicate future function expansion and the communication processing of the repeater (7).

In addition, when controlling the load provided in RMCI (1) from MMC (5), the communication procedure is not shown, but it is roughly the same as that in Figure 5, and from MMC (5) to repeater (7). A control command is sent to the repeater (7
) sends control commands to the RMC parent (4).

The RMC parent (4) sends the control command to the RMCI (1) with the intended load of the control command. RMCI (1), after controlling the load,
Sends answerback of control results to RMC parent (4). The RMC parent (4) sends an answerback to the repeater (7). The repeater (7) receives the answerback and sends the answerback to all devices in the master group in addition to the control command light MMC (5), or sends the answerback to the MMC (5).
), the T
The answerback is transmitted to C(6) and SM(9), and the transmission is performed either simultaneously or individually.

If you do this, the current load state will be RMCl (1
), MMC(5), and TC(6), and no synchronization error occurs.

The load control answerback is sent to the SM (9) in order not to complicate future function expansion and the communication processing of the repeater (7).

Sensor from relay/device (7) to master group equipment,
Either simultaneous broadcasting or individual broadcasting is used to report the load status and send answerbacks for load control. As for which method to use for transmission, when there is a lot of traffic on the transmission path, broadcasting is used, and when there is little traffic, transmission is performed individually to improve reliability. For this control, the repeater (7) itself monitors and switches the transmission path.

As explained above, according to the present invention, RMCl (
1) If the load or sensor installed in 1) changes spontaneously, the state of the change is sent to all devices in the master group via the repeater (7), or is set in advance or a transmission request is made. To send notifications to devices and send them either all at once or individually, select R.
It becomes possible to centrally monitor the sensors in a room where no MC exists, and it also becomes possible to communicate with the outside through the TC (6), making it possible to know the current state of the load. In addition, by sending the control command answerback to devices in the master group other than the control command light, the current state of the load can be known, which has the effect of ensuring that the load state matches all devices and does not lose synchronization. be.

In the above embodiment, the physical configuration includes RMC, RMC parent (4), repeater (7), and RMC on one home bus (7).
Although we have described that the devices of the master group are arranged (Figure 2), the home bus is the main bus (as shown in Figure 6).
Even if the physical configuration is divided into a dedicated line (for example, a dedicated line) and a sub-bus (for example, a power line) (9), the logical structure is the same as in FIG. 1, so the above-mentioned effects can be obtained.

Furthermore, it is naturally possible to integrate the repeater (7) and the RMC parent (4).

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, by transmitting spontaneous notifications from the RMC and answerbacks of control commands from the RMC parent to the master group, centralized monitoring of sensor status and security can be achieved. This has the effect that the load status can be centrally understood, the load status matches the RMC and master groups, there is no synchronization loss, and future expansion can be accommodated.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a logical structural diagram of a home control device that is an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a physical configuration diagram of a home control device that is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a communication procedure showing a notification of a change in the state of a sensor provided in an RMC, which is an example. FIG. An explanatory diagram, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a communication procedure showing control from a master group device, which is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a home control diagram using a main bus and a sub-bus, which is another embodiment of this invention. 7 is a logical structure diagram of a home control device as a conventional example of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a physical diagram of a home control device as a conventional example of the present invention; FIG. 9 is a diagram of the physical configuration of the home control device as a conventional example of the present invention. It is an explanatory diagram of the communication procedure of the home control device which is a conventional example of this invention. In the figure, (1), (2), and (3) are the room controller (RMC) 1.2.3, (4) is the room controller parent (RMC parent), (5) is the main monitor controller (MMC), (6) is a telecontroller (TC), (
7) is a repeater, (8) is a home bus, (9) is a sensor monitor (SM), and (10) is a sub-bus. In addition, in the figures, the same reference numerals indicate the same or equivalent parts. Agent Patent attorney Masuo Oiwa (2 others) Procedural amendment (voluntary) 21 Name of the invention Home control device 3 Person making the amendment Representative Moriya Shiki Showa Year Month Nichimachio Office of the Chief Minister 63 3 16
1. Indication of the incident Patent application No. 62-258759 2
, Name of the invention Home control device 3, Representative Moriya Shiki 4 of the person performing pressure compensation, Agent 5, Scope of claims and detailed description of the invention in the specification to be amended. 6. Contents of amendments Claims (1) A fire sensor installed in each room for monitoring and control in the home, a sensor that detects gas leakage, etc. and outputs a detection signal, home appliances, and a home appliance. an equipment control signal reading unit that reads equipment control signals that instruct the equipment to operate or stop, an equipment control processing unit that controls each equipment based on the equipment control signals, and outputs an answerback signal after processing the equipment signals. a plurality of room monitor controllers (hereinafter abbreviated as RMC), each of which has an answerback signal output section that outputs a load signal that indicates the operating status of each of the devices; An RMC parent that performs control and each RMC that is installed at one place in the home and that controls
It has a central monitoring function that reads signals from each RMC and outputs and displays them on a monitor, etc., and outputs equipment control signals for starting and stopping each RMC device corresponding to home appliances and housing equipment to the RMC parent. a main monitor controller (hereinafter abbreviated as MMC) that centrally monitors and centrally controls each room; a telephone; and a home appliance connected to each RMC through the RMC parent; and an RMC IIJ control unit that outputs equipment control signals for starting and stopping each RMC device corresponding to the housing equipment to the RMC parent, and a telecontroller (telecontroller) that controls the status of each room by telephone from outside the home. A home control device that controls the status of each room from inside and outside the home. and a master group consisting of TC, and both groups are connected via a transmission line, and each of the RMCs controls the RMC when the detection signal of the sensor changes or the state of the output signal of the load output section changes. Means is provided for outputting the changed signal and the answerback signal to the RMC parent, and the detection signal of the sensor of each RMC or the output signal of the load output section, and the output signal of the load output section, are provided from the RMC parent to the master group.
A repeater is provided to report the answerback signal of the MC, and each of the RMCs reports a change to the RMC parent when the detection signal of the sensor changes or the signal of the load output section changes, and the RMC parent A home control device characterized in that a change in the operation of each RMC is reported to the master group via a repeater. (2) A patent characterized in that the transmission of the report and the answerback from the repeater to the master group is switched between simultaneous broadcasting and individual equipment within the master group depending on the state of the transmission path. A home control device according to claim 1. (3) The home control device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission path is one transmission path (hereinafter referred to as a home bus) made up of one or more pairs or a plurality of transmission paths. . (4) The repeater has a function of transmitting notifications and answerbacks to the master group to all devices in the master group, a function of being able to set the transmission destination in advance with a switch, etc., and transmitting to the set devices; Claim 1, wherein a device in a master group that requires information from the repeater makes a transmission request to the repeater, and has one of the functions of transmitting the information to the device that has made the transmission request. Home control device.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) Fire sensors, sensors that detect gas leaks, etc. and output detection signals that are installed in each room for monitoring and control in the home, and devices that instruct home appliances and housing equipment to start or stop. a device control signal reading section that reads a control signal; a device control processing section that controls each device based on the device control signal; an answerback signal output section that outputs an answerback signal after processing the device signal; A plurality of room monitor controllers (hereinafter referred to as RMC) equipped with a load output unit that outputs a load signal indicating the operating status of the equipment; an RMC parent that controls the operation of each RMC; installed at one location, and each of the RMCs via the RMC parent
It has a central monitoring function that reads signals from each RMC and outputs and displays them on a monitor, etc., and outputs equipment control signals for starting and stopping each RMC device corresponding to home appliances and housing equipment to the RMC parent. an RMC control command unit,
It is equipped with a main monitor controller (hereinafter referred to as MMC) that centrally monitors and centrally controls each room, a telephone, and is connected via each RMC and the RMC parent and is compatible with home appliances and housing equipment. A telecontroller (hereinafter referred to as T
A home control device that controls the status of each room from inside and outside the home, consisting of a plurality of RMCs, an RMC group consisting of an RMC parent, an MMC and a TC. The RMC is divided into two master groups, and both groups are connected via a transmission line, and each RMC communicates with the RMC parent when the detection signal of the sensor changes or when the state of the output signal of the load output section changes. means for outputting a signal that has changed to the RMC and the answerback signal;
A repeater is provided to report the answerback signal of the MC, and each of the RMCs reports a change to the RMC parent when the detection signal of the sensor changes or the signal of the load output section changes, and the RMC parent A home control device characterized in that a change in the operation of each RMC is reported to the master group via a repeater. (2) A patent characterized in that the transmission of the report and the answerback from the repeater to the master group is switched between simultaneous broadcasting and individual equipment within the master group depending on the state of the transmission path. A home control device according to claim 1. (3) The home control device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission path is one transmission path (hereinafter referred to as home bus) made up of one or more pairs or a plurality of transmission paths. . (4) The repeater has a function of transmitting notifications and answerbacks to the master group to all devices in the master group, a function of being able to set the transmission destination in advance with a switch, etc., and transmitting to the set devices; Claim 1, wherein a device in a master group that requires information from the repeater makes a transmission request to the repeater, and has any of the functions of transmitting the information to the device that has made the transmission request. Home control device.