JPS63280559A - Telecontrol system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To secure the safety of the titled system by allowing each person to set a pass word of its own home freely in each housing so as to prevent illegal use of the third party. CONSTITUTION:Setting means 9-11 setting a pass word are provided to home controllers 6-8 so as to allow a resident to change its own home pass word number in each house. The telecontroller 4 communicates the pass word inputted from an external telephone set 1 through a public line 3 and the pass word set by the pass word setting means 9-11 of each house by using a dwelling common wire path 5 and uses a comparison means whether or not they are coincident. Since the resident can change and set freely its own pass word, the illegal use by the third party is prevented and the safety of the system is enhanced.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a telecontrol system that can monitor and control equipment in each dwelling unit from an external telephone using a public line, and is particularly suitable for a telecontrol system for apartment complexes. Control system information.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, home automation, which aims to make life richer, more comfortable, and safer, has been attracting attention as society becomes more information-oriented and lifestyles become more diverse. Especially in apartment complexes such as condominiums, T
Connect the V-door phone and the home controller in each dwelling unit with a common wiring path within the building.

Collective communication control systems that perform information communication are becoming popular. As a telecontrol system suitable for such apartment complexes, we have a public line dedicated to telecontrol.
The user calls the telecontroller from an external phone, enters the room number and PIN number, and then inputs the control signal to monitor and control equipment in each unit via the common wiring path within the building and the home controller. A method has been proposed. This method is discussed in detail in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-2794, ``Apartment Houses Equipped with Telecommunication Systems''.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In such a telecontrol system for apartment complexes, each person must be able to freely change and set their home PIN within each housing unit in order to prevent misuse by others, but the above-mentioned conventional technology does not solve this problem. There were safety issues as no consideration was given to temperature.

The purpose of the present invention is to allow each person to freely set their home password in each residence, thereby preventing misuse by others and increasing the security of the system.

[Means for solving problems]

The above purpose is to provide a PIN number setting means by which a resident freely sets a home PIN number within the residence, and a comparison means to compare the PIN number set by the setting means with the PIN number sent through a public circuit. This is achieved by providing an in-building common wiring path and a building own communication control device for communicating via the in-building common wiring path.

[Effect]

The telecontroller communicates the PIN number entered from an external telephone using the public line and the PIN number set by the PIN number setting means in each dwelling unit using the common wiring path within the building. The comparison means determines whether or not there is a match. Thereby.

Residents can freely change and set their home PIN numbers, so
It can prevent misuse by others and increase the security of the system.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a telecontrol system according to the present invention. In FIG.

1 is an external telephone, 2 is a switching office, 3 is a public line, 4 is a telecontroller for apartment complexes, 5 is a common wiring path within the residential building, 6
8 to 8 are controllers for monitoring and controlling devices in the dwelling unit, 9 to 11 are password setting sections for changing and setting the password during telecontrol, 12 to 20 are each device in the dwelling unit, 21 23 is a common wiring path within the house. In this embodiment, when a user wants to monitor and control equipment in his/her home from outside, he/she first uses an external telephone (see Figure 1).
) to the telecontroller (Fig. 2, 4), enter your home room number and password, and then input the control signal. 6) in Figure 1) and the home controller sends the information to the equipment (1st
12 to 14) are monitored and controlled.

FIG. 2 shows a more detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 30 is a network terminator with an automatic call receiving function, 4Q is a dial tone detection unit that detects a dial tone, and 41 is a DTMF signal I Dual Tonekhb sent through the public line 3.
DT to detect ltipLg Frequency)
MF receiver.

42 is a PIN input unit for inputting the sent PIN; 43 is a control content determination unit for analyzing the sent control content; 44 is a voice response unit for giving operational instructions and equipment status by voice; and 55 is a voice response unit. A room number determination unit that determines the input room number; 45, an equipment status determination unit that determines the status of equipment; 46, a residential building communication control device for communicating through a common wiring path within the residence; and 47, in-house equipment. 48 is an operation section for operating domestic equipment; 49 is a display unit for displaying the operating status of the home appliance; 49 is a control unit for determining the content of the control signal sent from the residential building's own communication control device; 51, a control content determination unit that controls the equipment in accordance with the control; 50, a device status detection unit that detects the operating state of the in-house equipment using the residential communication control device; Reference numeral 51 denotes an in-house communication control device for communicating with household devices using the in-house common wiring path, and 52 indicates a password input for inputting the PIN sent from the telecontroller 4 through the in-house common wiring path 5. The section 53 compares the password input into the password input section with the password set by the password setting section 9, and transmits the result to the telecontroller 4 using the building own communication control device 54. 54 is an intra-pillar communication control device for each dwelling unit. Note that the same components as in FIG. 1 are designated by the same numbers.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained using FIG.

When the user dials the telephone number dedicated to the telecontroller from an external telephone (Fig. 2 1), #
7' (Fig. 2, 30) detects a ringing signal, automatically captures the line, and uses the voice response unit (Fig. 2, 44) to send a voice message saying, ``This is the teleconference center. Please give me your room number.'' Send (Fig. 3 61). When the user inputs the room number using the button according to the instructions (FIG. 3, 62), it is input to the room number determining section (FIG. 2, 55) via the DTMF receiver (FIG. 2, 41). The room number determination unit determines the input room number, and if there is no corresponding room number, it uses the voice response unit (Fig. 2, 44) to
The room number is different. Please give me the room number again. ” (FIG. 3, 63). If the user enters the wrong room number three times in a row, the telecontroller 4 forcibly releases the line. If the input room number exists, the room number determination unit (FIG. 2 55)
For example, if a room number such as Room A is entered using the voice response section (Figure 2, 44), the message "This is Room A.

Please give me your PIN number. ” (FIG. 3, 64). When the user follows the instructions and enters the password using the pusher button (65 in Fig. 6).

It is input to the password input section (42 in FIG. 2) via the DTMF receiver (41 in FIG. 2). PIN input section (Second
In FIG. 42), the input password is sent to the building's own communication control device 54 of dwelling unit A using the building's own communication control device 46 (FIG. 5, 66). Residential building self-communication control device 54 of dwelling unit A
inputs the received password into the password input section 52. The password determination section (Fig. 2 55) is the password input section (
The password entered manually in Figure 2 (52) is compared with the password set by the password setting unit (Figure 2, 9), and the results are sent using the building's own communication control device (Figure 2, 54). If the results do not match, the telecontroller's own building communication control device (Fig. 2, 46) sends the message back to the telecontroller (Fig. 3, 67). Then, a voice message saying "The password is incorrect. Please enter the password again." is sent to the user (FIG. 5, 68). If the user enters the wrong password three times in a row, the telecontroller will forcibly release the line. If the passwords match, the building's own communication control device (Figure 2 46)
) uses the voice response unit (Fig. 2, 44) to say ``Device number please.'' ” will be sent to the user (
Figure 3 69). The user follows the instructions and inputs a control signal corresponding to the device to be controlled and the control content using the push button (70 in FIG. 3). Control content judgment unit (Fig. 2 46
) analyzes the control signal input via the DTMF receiver (41 in Figure 2) and sends it to dwelling unit A (71 in Figure 3) using the building's own communication control device (46 in Figure 2). . The housing unit communication control device of dwelling unit A (FIG. 2, 54) which received the control signal transfers the control signal to the control content determination unit (FIG. 2, 50). The control content judgment unit (second
The in-house communication control device (Fig. 50) determines the control content and
using the specified equipment (Fig. 2 12)
(72 in Fig. 6). After performing the commanded control, the device 1 (FIG. 2 12) transmits a confirmation signal to the device 1 status detection unit (FIG. 2 50) via the in-house communication control device (FIG. 2 51). (Fig. 3 73).Equipment status detection section (
Fig. 2 50) transmits the confirmation signal to the building's own communication control device (second
54) to the telecontroller (74 in FIG. 3). Telecontroller residential building self-communication control device (second
The device status determination unit (second
45), and the device status determination unit (FIG. 2 45)
In response to the received confirmation signal, the voice response section (44 in FIG. 2) is used to transmit a response message to the user saying "Device 1 has been activated" (75 in FIG. 3). When the user confirms the operation and goes on-hook (76 in FIG. 3), the dial tone detector (40 in FIG. 2) detects the dial tone sent from the station and releases the line.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, each time the teleconference function is used, the input password and the password.

Since residents in each room can compare the password freely set by the password setting section, misuse by others can be prevented, and the security of the system can be increased.

Next, another embodiment according to the present invention will be described.

FIG. 4 shows a configuration diagram of another embodiment according to the present invention. In FIG. 4, 80 is a password storage section, and 81 is a password determination section. In addition, the same components as in Figure 2 include:
They have the same number. Next, the operation of another embodiment according to the present invention will be explained using FIG. When the resident is at home and sets a new PIN using the PIN setting unit (Fig. 4, 9), the PIN setting unit (Fig. 4, 54) transmits the new PIN to the building's own communication control device 54) to the telecontroller (Fig. 5, 85), the telecontroller's own communication control device (Fig. 4, 46) transmits the received PIN to the PIN storage unit (Fig. 4). 80).Therefore, the PIN number storage section (FIG. 4, 80) stores the newest (-) PIN number for each room, as shown in FIG. In the same sequence as shown in FIG. 5 (FIG. 5, 86 to 90), the PIN is transferred to the PIN input section (FIG. 4, 42) via the DTMF receiver (FIG. 4, 41).
(Fig. 5, 91), the PIN number determination section (fourth
Figure 81) shows the input PIN and the PIN storage (
Compare it with the PIN number for the room stored in Figure 4 (80), and if it does not match, use the voice response section (Figure 4 44) to say "The PIN is incorrect. Please enter the PIN again." Please send a voice message saying "." (Fig. 5, 92).
If the PIN numbers match, please enter your device number.

” (FIG. 5, 93).

The subsequent sequence (FIG. 5, 94-100) is the same as that shown in FIG.

As described above, according to another embodiment of the present invention, each time a resident changes his/her PIN number, the change is notified to the 7'' remote controller, and the telecontroller always remembers the newest PIN number for each room. Since the password can be compared with the entered password, it is possible to prevent misuse by others and increase the security of the system.

Also, in 1 or more explanations, it is used as a wiring route within a residential building.

We have explained the case of a bus-type common wiring path, but as shown in Fig. 7, for example, a master controller (110 in Fig. 7) is installed in the manager's room, and from there the home controller (7 This mask controller (
Fig. 7 110).

By connecting a telecontroller (Figure 7 4), the telecontroller communicates with the home controller of each dwelling unit via the mask controller.

It is clear that the present invention is applicable.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, in a telecontroller for an apartment complex, each person can freely set the password for his or her home, thereby preventing misuse by others and improving the security of the system.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a more detailed configuration diagram of the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the operation sequence of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the operation sequence of FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the contents of the PIN storage section, and FIG.
It is a figure showing the whole composition of an example. 4...Telecontroller 6...
・・・・・・・・・Home controller 5・・・・・・
...Common wiring path 9 in the residential building...
...Password setting section 42 ...Password manual section 53 ...Password determination section 46 ...
・・・・・・In-building communication control device agent Patent attorney Small
Kawa Katsuo (...■ 1 fig. 4 嶌 2 fig.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A home controller that controls and manages equipment in each dwelling unit, an in-building wiring path that connects the home controller in each dwelling unit, and a wiring path that connects the in-building wiring path and a public line. It consists of a connected telecontroller that judges the room number and password sent through the public line, and after confirming that both are correct, checks the control signal that is subsequently sent, and In a telecontrol system that monitors and controls specified equipment in a specified dwelling unit via an internal wiring path and the home controller, the home controller is provided with a setting means for setting a password, and a resident can enter the home password. This telecontrol system is characterized by the fact that the number can be changed freely within each dwelling unit. 2. The home controller is provided with a password comparison means, and the telecontroller transmits the password sent through the public circuit to the home controller of the designated dwelling unit via the intra-building transmission line. The home controller compares the sent password with the password set by the setting device using the comparison device, and notifies the telecontroller of the result via the in-building transmission line. Claim 1 characterized by
Telecontrol system as described in section. 3. When the PIN number is set by the setting means, the home controller transmits it to the telecontroller via the in-building transmission line, and the telecontroller has a memory for storing the sent PIN number. The invention further comprises a comparison means for comparing the means and the password, and the comparison means compares the password sent from the public line and the password stored in the storage means. Telecontrol device according to scope 1.