JPH02275393A - Controlling device of apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize timer reservation easily by providing a means of determining that an OFF-reserved time is transferred to the next day beyond 12:00 p.m., when an ON-reserved time is behind the OFF-reserved time. CONSTITUTION:While a pair of ON- and OFF-reserved times set before-hand by a reserved-time setting means 3 are read out at a step 306, a flag for transfer to the next day is set at a step 308 when the ON-reserved time is not before the OFF-reserved time as shown in a step 307, e.g. when an apparatus is set to be ON at 20:00 and OFF at 8:00 by timer reservation on Tuesday. While the number of times of ON-OFF operations in a day is assumed to be only one herein, an ON-control instruction signal for the relevant apparatus is delivered to an apparatus control means 5 thereafter when the current time accords with the ON-reserved time (step 309).

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Field of Use The present invention relates to a device control device that can automatically turn on and off various terminal devices such as certificates and air conditioners by pre-setting timers. .

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A conventional device control device of this type is shown in the block diagram of FIG. The current time setting means 1 is connected to the timekeeping means 2, and is configured to be able to transmit new current time information to the timekeeping means 2 in accordance with a time signal or the like.

Based on the current time information transmitted from the current time setting means 1, the timekeeping means 2 always continues to set the current time unless there is an instruction to change the setting thereafter. On the other hand, the reservation time setting means 3
For example, in accordance with the time chart shown in the schedule table shown in Figure 6, a configuration is made in which the time and minute of the day of the week to turn on the equipment and the hour and minute of the same day to turn off the equipment are reserved in advance. It is. Here, to simplify the explanation, all times are expressed in 24-hour format.
The minimum unit of scheduled off time is one minute, and it is assumed that device control always starts with ON and ends with OFF, and that there is no overlap in the time slots of timer reserved times.

The comparison/judgment means 4 sends an on/off control instruction signal for the corresponding equipment to the equipment control means 5 based on the time information obtained from the clocking means 2 and the reserved time setting means 3. This will be explained using a flowchart. First, after initial setting is performed in a test step 701, current time information is read from the clock means 2 in a test step 702. If it is determined that exactly one minute has passed (that is, the transition from 59 seconds to 0 seconds), the process proceeds to the next step 703, but if not yet, step 702 is repeated. In step 703, a pair of on and off reserved times predetermined by the reserved time setting means 3 is read out, but as shown in step 704, if the on reserved time is not found before the off reserved time, i.e. For example, if the setting is such that the device is turned on at 20:00 and turned off at 8:00, this violates the above-mentioned principle of starting with on and ending with off, and the process returns to step 702 as a setting error. If the on/off reserved time is set correctly, the process proceeds to step 705, and if the current time and the on reserved time match, in step 706, an on control instruction signal to the device control means 5 is output to the corresponding device. Return to step 702 afterward.

If not, the process proceeds to step 707, and if the current time and the scheduled off time match, in step 708, an off control instruction signal for the corresponding device is output to the device control means 5, and then the process returns to step 702. If the current time does not match either the on-scheduled time or the off-scheduled time, the process directly returns to step 702.

However, with the above configuration, the on/off reserved time can only be set from O:00 to 23+59, so in addition to this, it is necessary to set the off reserved time so that equipment control beyond 24:00 can be carried over to the next day. A configuration including a setting means for 24 o'clock or more (for example, to indicate 8 o'clock the next day, it is written as 32 o'clock) and a time correction section has been proposed. (For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 63-282503) Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above configuration, it is difficult to carry over to the next day, such as turning on the device from around evening and leaving it on until the morning of the next day. For timer reservations, users have to set two days separately, or else they have to forcefully enter an unnatural value of 24 hours or more, which is time consuming and burdensome for users who make timer reservations. Also, when checking the reservation details later, it is very easy to understand.

The present invention is intended to solve such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a device control device that can easily make a timer reservation for the next day beyond 24 hours during a setting operation on the same day.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the equipment control device of the present invention compares the magnitude relationship of a pair of on-off reservation times given from the reservation time setting means, and determines whether the on-reservation time is the off-reservation time or the on-reservation time is the off-reservation time. The apparatus is equipped with a next-day carry-over determining means that judges that the off-reservation time is after 24:00, that is, the time that is carried over to the next day after midnight.

Operation The present invention has the above-described configuration, for example, on Tuesday at 20:00.
: If you set the time to be on at 00:00 and off at 8:00, the time 8:00 will not be treated as a setting error, but will be automatically determined to be 8=00 on Wednesday morning. It functions so that the timer reservation for the next day beyond time can be easily realized in an easy-to-understand manner.

Embodiment Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a current time setting means for initializing or changing the current time, which is composed of a key input section and a display section. The timekeeping means 2 is connected to the current time setting means 1, and when it receives an instruction to set the current time to any hour, minute, or second, it restarts timekeeping based on the instruction and continues to generate the current time from then on. . Also, the timekeeping means 2 indicates the "minute" of the current time.
The real-time clock IC is configured to transmit a signal indicating this to the comparison/judgment section 4 at the time of the change (ie, transition from 59 seconds to 0 seconds). On the other hand, the reservation time setting means 3 is also connected to the comparison/judgment section 4, and according to the time chart shown in the schedule table of FIG. It consists of a keypad section, a display section, and a non-volatile memory section that holds the reservation contents so that the device can be reserved in advance for certain minutes.

The comparison/judgment means 4 sends an on/off control instruction signal for the corresponding equipment to the equipment control means 5 based on the time information obtained from the clock means 2 and the reserved time setting means 3. It is also connected to means 6, and facilitates determination of equipment on/off control conditions for timer reservations for the next day that exceed 24 hours. The functions of the comparison and determination means 4 and the next day carryover determination means 6 can be realized by a one-chip microcomputer, and their operations will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, after the initial settings are made in the TeSup 301, the current time information is read from the timekeeping means 2.
If it is found that the time has shifted to minutes and O seconds (step 302),
The process proceeds to step 303, and branches to step 305 or step 306 depending on whether the carry-over flag for the next day has already been set.

In addition, if it is determined in step 302 that it is not the turn of the day, then the next step is to determine whether or not it is the turn of the minute, i.e. from 59 seconds to 0 seconds, in the tesnope 304.
If it is determined that the transition has been made, the process advances to step 306; if not, the process returns to step 302.

In step 306, a pair of on/off reserved times predetermined by the reserved time setting means 3 is read out.
As shown in step 307, if the on scheduled time is not earlier than the off scheduled time, that is, for example, today is Tuesday, and the timer reservation for Tuesday turns on the device at 2020, and at 8:00. If the setting is such that the device is turned off at 8:00 a.m., it is determined that 8:00 a.m. is 8:00 a.m. on the next Wednesday morning, and the carryover flag for the next day is set in step 308. Here, it is assumed that the number of on/off operations in a day is only once, but if the current time matches the on-on reservation time (step 30
9) Sends an ON control instruction signal to the device control j'JI1 means 5 to the corresponding device. (Step 310), but if not, the process directly returns to Step 302. Step 3
If the scheduled on time is earlier than the scheduled off time in 07, for example, if the timer is set to turn on the device at 9:00 and turn it off at 17:00, the conventional example Similarly, if the current time and the reserved on time match, an on control instruction signal is sent to the corresponding device (steps 311 to 312), or if the current time and the reserved off time match, an off control instruction is sent to the corresponding device. After sending the signal (steps 313 to 314), the process returns to step 302.

On the other hand, if the current time is 0:00 and the next day's carry-over flag is set and the process proceeds to step 305, the off-reservation time remaining to be processed due to carry-over from the previous day is read first, and step 315 to compare the current time and its scheduled off time. If the current time and off reservation time match, reset the next day carryover flag (step 316)
, sends an off control instruction signal to the 8 deer devices (step 3
17) By doing this, the on/off operation of the a device corresponding to the timer reservation carried over to the next day after 24 hours as shown in FIG. 4 is completed. Further, if the current time and the scheduled off time do not match in step 315, step 316. By repeating step 305, a comparison and determination operation is performed every minute.

In addition, to simplify the explanation, the number of on/off operations per day is assumed to be only one, but even if the on/off operation is repeated multiple times within a day, the timer reservation for the next day's carryover, that is, the next day's carryover is possible. However, the configuration of the determining means 6 is the same.

In the above configuration, the next day carryover determination means 6 compares the magnitude relationship between the on reservation time and the off reservation time determined by the reservation time setting means 3, and determines that Ton ≧ Toff Ton: On reservation time (0:00≦Ton≦23 :
59) Tofr: Off reservation time (0:00≦Toff≦
If the inequality 23:59) holds true, the device control will automatically operate the device at Ton (on scheduled time) on that day and stop the device only at Toff (off scheduled time) on the next day. Therefore, the effect is that timer reservations that extend over the next day can be realized with a very simple operation, similar to the conventional timer reservation procedure that does not extend over the next day.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the equipment control device of the present invention provides the following effects.

(1) Regarding timer reservations that span the next day, there is no need to set separate settings for the current day and the next day, so the setting operation is very simple, and there is more memory available, so you can make different timer reservations. It is also possible to enter

(2) For example, 8:00 the next day is 32:0.
Compared to the configuration where you have to reserve a timer as 0,
Not only does this eliminate the chance of input errors, but it also makes it much easier to check the timer reservation details after setting them, contributing to an improved user interface.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a device I control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
A schedule diagram for determining off-reservation times; FIG. 3 is a flowchart diagram showing the operating procedure of the equipment control device;
Fig. 4 is a timing diagram of on/off operation of equipment based on timer reservations for the next day, Fig. 5 is a block diagram of a conventional equipment control device, and Fig. 6 is an on/off reservation made by a conventional equipment control device. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure of a conventional equipment control device. 1...Current time setting means, 2...Timekeeping means, 3...Reservation time setting means, 4...
・Comparison setting means, 5...Equipment control means, 6...
・・・Method for determining carry-over to the next day. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano Haka 1 List 1 Figure 2 Figure 2 Shikudo Figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] A current time setting means for setting the current time; a timekeeping means for generating the current time based on the time information given from the current time setting means;
equipment control means for giving a turn-off instruction; reserved time setting means for reserving in advance a time to turn on or turn off the equipment; and connected to the clocking means, the equipment control means, and the reserved time setting means, and the clocking means The current time information obtained from the device is compared with the on or off scheduled time information of the device obtained from the scheduled time setting means, and if the current time and the scheduled on time of the device match, an on instruction is given to the device control device. or, if the current time and the scheduled off time of the device match, a comparison judgment means that sends a turn-off instruction to the device control means; If the reserved on time of the device is later than the reserved off time, it is determined that the reserved off time is a time that exceeds 24 hours and is carried into the next day, and causes the comparison determination means to perform a predetermined comparison determination operation. An equipment control device comprising a next day carry-over determination means.