WO2014115242A1 - 遠隔制御システム、機器制御装置及びプログラム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a remote control system, a device control apparatus, and a program for remotely controlling a device.
- a technology for remotely operating each device in a house using a mobile terminal owned by the user is known.
- the device to be operated and the surrounding situation are unknown to the user. Therefore, there is a risk in that a device such as an electric heater may be activated by remote operation to cause a fire even though there is a highly flammable object in the vicinity, and there is a problem in terms of safety.
- Patent Document 1 describes a system that transmits an image taken inside a building to the portable terminal when the operated device in the building is remotely operated from the portable terminal.
- the portable terminal since the user of the portable terminal can check the situation around the operated device from the received image, the device can be remotely operated to some extent safely.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a remote control system, a device control apparatus, and a program capable of safely operating a device remotely.
- a remote control system comprising a terminal device and a device control device,
- the terminal device A communication means for performing data communication with the device control device according to a predetermined communication method;
- Operation accepting means for accepting remote operation from a user to a device installed in the residence;
- Operation instruction data transmitting means for generating remote operation instruction data including instruction contents indicated by the remote operation received by the operation receiving means, and transmitting the generated remote operation instruction data to the device control device via the communication means;
- Terminal communication means for performing data communication with the terminal device in accordance with a predetermined communication method;
- Device communication means for performing data communication with the device via a predetermined network;
- Environment acquisition means for acquiring an environment around the device; Based on the environment acquired by the environment acquisition unit, an operation availability determination unit that determines whether the device can be safely remotely operated;
- the terminal communication means receives the remote operation instruction data from the terminal device, when the operation availability determination means determines that the remote operation is possible, based on the instruction content included in the
- the environment around the device is acquired, and it is determined whether or not the device can be safely remotely operated. And when remote operation instruction data is received from the terminal device, if it is determined that the remote operation can be safely performed, the device is remotely operated. If it is determined that the remote operation cannot be safely performed, the device is not remotely operated. . Therefore, it is possible to safely operate the device remotely.
- Embodiment 1 A remote control system 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
- the remote control system 1 is a system for remotely operating each device 4 used in a residence 6 in a general household.
- Each device 4 is, for example, an air conditioner, a rice cooker, an IH cooker, a gas stove, or the like.
- Each device 4 is connected to a home network N ⁇ b> 1 constructed in the residence 6 so as to be communicable by wire or wirelessly.
- the home network N1 is, for example, a network conforming to ECHONET.
- the remote control system 1 includes a terminal device 2 and a device control device 3.
- the terminal device 2 and the device control device 3 are communicably connected via an external network N2 such as the Internet.
- the terminal device 2 is a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, for example. As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 2 includes a communication unit 21, a display unit 22, an input unit 23, a data storage unit 24, and a control unit 25.
- the communication unit 21 includes a predetermined wireless communication interface, and performs data communication with the device control device 3 in accordance with a predetermined wireless communication method under the control of the control unit 25.
- the display unit 22 is configured by a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays a user operation screen for remotely operating each device 4 under the control of the control unit 25.
- the input unit 23 includes a touch panel, a touch pad, and the like, and performs a process of receiving an operation input from the user.
- a touch panel When a touch panel is employed, a transparent flat plate capacitive sensor that detects a change in capacitance is mounted on the liquid crystal display. When this capacitive sensor detects contact (press) on the touch surface (for the user, the display screen of the liquid crystal display) with the user's fingertip or a dedicated pen, the position information (coordinate data) is controlled. Is output to the unit 25.
- the control unit 25 determines the operation content of the user based on the position information. When the user performs an input operation via the input unit 23, a signal corresponding to the operation content is output to the control unit 25.
- the data storage unit 24 plays a role as a so-called secondary storage device (auxiliary storage device), and includes, for example, a readable and writable nonvolatile semiconductor memory such as a flash memory.
- the data storage unit 24 stores data such as a list of devices 4 that can be remotely operated, a list of operation contents of each device 4, data indicating an operation state of each device 4, and the like.
- the data storage unit 24 also stores various control programs including programs related to remote operation, various tables used when executing the programs, and the like.
- the control unit 25 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like (all not shown), and controls the terminal device 2 as a whole.
- the control unit 25 controls each unit according to each program stored in the data storage unit 24 and executes predetermined processing.
- the device control device 3 is installed at a predetermined location in the residence 6 and communicates with the terminal device 2 via the external network N2.
- the device control device 3 communicates with each device 4 via the home network N1.
- the device control device 3 is a system controller for controlling each device 4 in a residence, for example.
- each environment acquisition sensor 5 is a sensor for acquiring the surrounding environment of each device 4, and is, for example, a human sensor, a thermal sensor, a camera, or the like.
- Each environment acquisition sensor 5 is assigned a unique sensor ID.
- Each environment acquisition sensor 5 outputs information indicating the acquired environment (the presence / absence of a person, temperature, image data, etc.) to the device control device 3 together with its own device ID at any time.
- the device control apparatus 3 includes a terminal communication unit 31, a device communication unit 32, a sensor communication unit 33, a display unit 34, an input unit 35, a data storage unit 36, and a control unit 37. And comprising.
- the terminal communication unit 31 includes a predetermined wireless communication interface, and performs data communication with the terminal device 2 in accordance with a predetermined wireless communication method via the external network N2 under the control of the control unit 37.
- the device communication unit 32 includes, for example, a communication interface such as a LAN card, and is connected to the home network N1 so as to be communicable by wire or wirelessly. Under the control of the control unit 37, each device 4 and the home network N1 are connected. Data communication via is performed.
- the sensor communication unit 33 is an interface for receiving information indicating the environment from the environment acquisition sensor 5.
- the display unit 34 is composed of a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays a monitoring screen indicating the operating state of each device 4 and various screens for user operation under the control of the control unit 37.
- the input unit 35 includes a touch panel, a touch pad, and the like, and performs processing for receiving an operation input from a user.
- the data storage unit 36 plays a role as a so-called secondary storage device (auxiliary storage device), and includes, for example, a readable and writable nonvolatile semiconductor memory such as a flash memory.
- the data storage unit 36 stores a program for controlling the device 4 and various data.
- the data storage unit 36 includes a device database (DB) 361 and an environment DB 362.
- the device DB 361 includes, for each device 4, a device ID, a device name, a safety level, a monitoring cycle, low-grade power, a manufacturing date, a monitoring sensor ID, remote operation availability information, and an update date / time. Etc. are stored.
- the device ID is a communication ID assigned to each device 4.
- the device name indicates a general name / common name of the device 4 such as “rice cooker” and “air conditioner”, and displays information about the device 4 in the device control device 3 or the terminal device 2. It is used to make the user aware.
- the safety level indicates a level related to the safety of the device 4.
- the safety level is represented by a numerical value, and the larger the safety level value, the safer the device 4 can be remotely operated.
- the lower safety level is set for a device 4 that has higher heatability, has a heat source exposed, or has a higher possibility of electric leakage.
- the safety level is information set in advance according to the type of the device 4.
- the monitoring cycle indicates a cycle in which an operation availability determination process described later is periodically performed.
- a monitoring cycle corresponding to the safety level is set.
- the monitoring cycle is set so that the longer the time the device 4 has a higher safety level. For example, in the example of FIG. 4, when the safety level is “1”, the monitoring cycle is “5 seconds”, when the safety level is “2”, the monitoring cycle is “30 seconds”, and when the safety level is “3”, the monitoring cycle is “5”. Minutes "is set.
- Low rated power indicates the rated power value of the device 4.
- the date of manufacture indicates the date on which the device 4 was manufactured.
- the low-grade power and the date of manufacture are information set in advance based on the manual of the device 4 or the like.
- the monitoring sensor ID indicates the sensor ID of the environment acquisition sensor 5 used for monitoring the surrounding environment of the device 4.
- a plurality of sensor IDs are set as the monitoring sensor ID.
- three environment acquisition sensors 5 having sensor IDs S1, S2, and S3 are used to monitor the surrounding environment of the gas stove.
- One environment acquisition sensor 5 may be used for monitoring a plurality of devices 4.
- the surrounding environment of the rice cooker and the air conditioner is monitored by the environment acquisition sensor 5 having the sensor ID S5.
- the remote operation availability information indicates whether the device 4 can be remotely operated safely.
- the update date / time indicates the date / time when the entry of the device DB 361 was updated.
- the environment DB 362 stores information on the environment in the residence acquired by each environment acquisition sensor 5. Information in the environment DB 362 is updated as needed by processing of an environment acquisition unit 371 described later. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the environment DB 362 stores a sensor ID, a sensor type, acquisition environment information, and an acquisition date and time for each environment acquisition sensor 5.
- Sensor ID is an ID for uniquely identifying each environment acquisition sensor 5.
- the sensor type indicates the type of the environment acquisition sensor 5.
- the sensor types include “human feeling” indicating a human sensor, “image” indicating a camera, and “heat” indicating a thermal sensor.
- the acquired environment information is information indicating the environment acquired by the environment acquisition sensor 5.
- the acquisition environment information is information indicating whether or not a person has been detected by the human sensor.
- the acquired environment information is a temperature value measured by the thermal sensor.
- the acquisition environment information indicates image data of an image captured by the camera.
- the acquired environment information is updated to the latest information whenever the environmental income sensor 5 acquires the environment.
- the acquisition date / time indicates the date / time when the environment acquisition sensor 5 acquired the environment.
- control unit 37 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like (all not shown), and controls the entire device control apparatus 3. Functionally, the control unit 37 includes an environment acquisition unit 371, an operation availability determination unit 372, and a device control unit 373. The functions of these components are realized by a CPU or the like executing the above-described program stored in the data storage unit 36.
- the environment acquisition unit 371 periodically acquires the environment around the device 4 from the environment acquisition sensor 5 via the sensor communication unit 33 (for example, every 30 seconds), and updates the information stored in the environment DB 362. .
- the operation availability determination unit 372 determines, for each device 4, whether or not the device 4 can be safely remotely operated based on the environment acquired by the environment acquisition sensor 5 at a set monitoring cycle. Execute. Details of the operation availability determination processing will be described later.
- the device control unit 373 When receiving the remote operation instruction data including the operation instruction content related to the operation of the device 4, the device control unit 373 refers to the device DB 361 to determine whether or not the operation target device 4 can be remotely operated. . If remote control is possible, the device control unit 373 generates a control signal for operating the device 4 based on the content of the operation instruction, and transmits the control signal to the device 4 via the device communication unit 32. Execute device control processing. Details of the device control process will be described later.
- the operation availability determination unit 372 refers to the device DB 361 to determine whether or not the time corresponding to the monitoring cycle of the device 4 to be processed (hereinafter, the device 4) has elapsed (step S11).
- the operation availability determination unit 372 determines whether or not the device 4 can be remotely operated even when there is no person around (step S12). .
- the operation enable / disable determining unit 372 refers to the monitoring sensor ID of the device DB 361, and can be remotely operated even when there is no person when the monitoring environment acquisition sensor 5 of the device 4 does not include a human sensor. What is necessary is just to discriminate
- the operation availability determination unit 372 determines whether there is a person around the device 4 (step S13). Specifically, the operation availability determination unit 372 refers to the environment DB 362, acquires the detection result of the human sensor set as the environment acquisition sensor 5 for monitoring the device 4, and from this detection result, What is necessary is just to determine the presence / absence of a person.
- step S12 determines whether or not remote operation is possible even if no person is present around the device 4 (step S12; Yes), or if there is no person, there is a person around the device 4 determined that remote operation is not possible. Then, when it is determined (step S13; Yes), the operation availability determination unit 372 safely and remotely operates the device 4 based on the surrounding environment acquired by the monitoring environment acquisition sensor 5 of the device 4. It is determined whether or not it can be performed (step S14).
- the operation availability determination unit 372 identifies the monitoring environment acquisition sensor 5 of the device 4 with reference to the monitoring sensor ID of the device DB 361. Then, the operation availability determination unit 372 acquires environment information acquired by the specified environment acquisition sensor 5 from the environment DB 362. Then, the operation enable / disable determining unit 372 may determine whether the device 4 can be safely remotely operated based on the acquired environment information.
- the operation availability determination unit 372 analyzes an image captured by the camera stored in the environment DB 362 and has a predetermined size around the device 4. It is determined whether or not there is the above foreign matter. Then, the operation enable / disable determining unit 372 may determine that the device 4 cannot be safely remotely operated when there is a foreign object. Note that the presence / absence of a foreign object may be determined by, for example, storing an image of the device 4 in a normal use state in the data storage unit 36 in advance and detecting a difference from the image captured this time. .
- the operation availability determination unit 372 has a temperature value measured by the thermal sensor stored in the environment DB 362 within a predetermined range. What is necessary is just to discriminate
- the operation availability determination unit 372 determines whether or not the remote operation can be performed in combination from the environment information acquired by each environment acquisition sensor 5. It may be determined.
- the operation enable / disable determining unit 372 calculates a plurality of levels of indices (for example, indices 1 to 5) according to the size of the foreign object around the device 4 detected by analyzing the captured image of the camera. Further, the operation enable / disable determining unit 372 calculates a plurality of levels of indices (for example, indices 1 to 5) according to the temperature value measured by the thermal sensor. Then, the operation enable / disable determining unit 372 may determine that remote control is possible when the total of the two indexes calculated in this way is less than 3, and remote control is impossible when the total is 3 or more.
- step S ⁇ b> 14; Yes when it is determined that the device 4 can be safely remotely operated (step S ⁇ b> 14; Yes), the operation availability determination unit 372 determines whether the device 4 that is set in the device DB 361 can be remotely operated. The information is updated to “operable” (step S15). Then, the process returns to step S11, and the operation availability determination unit 372 determines whether or not the device 4 can be safely remotely operated with a monitoring cycle corresponding to each device 4, and updates the operation availability information. Repeat (step S11 to step S15).
- Step S13; No When it is determined that there is no person around the device 4 that is determined not to be remotely operated when no person is present (Step S13; No), or the device 4 cannot be remotely operated safely. (Step S14; No), the operation availability determination unit 372 updates the remote operation availability information of the device 4 set in the device DB 361 to “operation impossible” (step S16). Then, the process returns to step S11, and the operation availability determination unit 372 determines whether or not the device 4 can be safely remotely operated with a monitoring cycle corresponding to each device 4, and updates the operation availability information. Repeat (step S11 to step S15).
- the user operates the input unit 23 of the terminal device 2 from outside or the like, and designates the device 4 to be operated and the operation content for the device 4. Then, the control unit 25 of the terminal device 2 generates remote operation instruction data including information (for example, device address) indicating the designated operation target device 4 and the designated operation content, and the communication unit The data is transmitted to the device control apparatus 3 via 21.
- the device control unit 373 executes the device control process shown in the flowchart of FIG.
- the device control unit 373 can refer to the remote operation enable / disable information of the device DB 361 to safely and remotely operate the device 4 (hereinafter, the device 4) that is the operation target indicated by the received remote operation instruction data? It is determined whether or not (step S21).
- the device control unit 373 transmits data indicating that (operation disapproval data) to the terminal device 2 (step S22).
- the control unit 25 of the terminal device 2 that has received the operation disapproval data displays an error message or the like on the display unit 22 for notifying the user that the desired remote operation cannot be performed on the designated device 4.
- the device control unit 373 controls the device 4 based on the operation content indicated by the received remote operation instruction data.
- Control signal is generated (step S23).
- the apparatus control part 373 transmits the produced
- the device 4 that has received the control signal performs an operation in accordance with the content indicated by the control signal, that is, the operation instruction content from the terminal device 2. This is the end of the device control process.
- the remote control system 1 determines whether or not the device 4 can be safely remotely controlled based on the environment around the device 4. The Then, the device 4 can be remotely operated from the terminal device 2 only for the device 4 that is determined to be safely remote-controlled. Accordingly, it is possible to remotely operate the device 4 safely.
- the device control device 3 periodically determines whether or not the device 4 can be safely remotely operated, and updates the remote operation availability information. Therefore, when the remote control of the device 4 is instructed from the terminal device 2, the device control device 3 simply refers to the remote operation enable / disable information of the device 4 to determine whether the device 4 can be remotely operated immediately. Can be determined. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the time required for confirming the safety when the remote control instruction for the device 4 is received.
- the device control apparatus 3 determines whether or not the device 4 can be safely remotely operated with a longer monitoring cycle as the device 4 has a higher safety level. . Therefore, it is possible to determine whether or not the device 4 can be remotely operated efficiently according to the safety of the device 4, and the load required for processing of the device control device 3 can be suppressed.
- Embodiment 2 ⁇ Embodiment 2 >> Next, a remote control system 1A according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described. In the following description, components and the like that are common to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
- the overall configuration of the remote control system 1A according to the second embodiment is substantially the same as the remote control system 1 according to the first embodiment, as shown in FIG.
- the control unit 37 of the device control apparatus 3 further includes a device information transmission unit 374.
- the device information transmission unit 374 executes device information transmission processing for transmitting device information regarding each device 4 to the terminal device 2 via the terminal communication unit 31.
- This device information transmission process is repeatedly executed every predetermined time (for example, every minute). Note that the device information transmission process may be executed only when there is an instruction from the terminal device 2.
- the device information transmission unit 374 selects one device 4 that has not yet been selected in the current device information transmission process (step S31).
- the device information transmission unit 374 acquires the device name of the selected device 4 (hereinafter referred to as the selected device 4) and remote operation availability information from the device DB 361 (step S32).
- the device information transmission unit 374 identifies the monitoring environment acquisition sensor 5 of the selected device 4 with reference to the monitoring sensor ID of the device DB 361. Then, the device information transmitting unit 374 acquires the environment information acquired by the specified environment acquisition sensor 5 from the environment DB 362 as the environment around the selected device 4 (step S33).
- the device information transmitting unit 374 generates device information including the device name and remote operation availability information of the selected device 4 acquired in step S32 and the environment information acquired in step S33 (step S34).
- the device information transmitting unit 374 determines whether there is a device 4 that has not been selected in step S31 (step S35). When there is an unselected device 4 (step S35; Yes), the device information transmission unit 374 repeats the process of selecting the device 4 and generating device information (step S31 to step S34).
- the device information transmission unit 374 transmits the device information of each device 4 to the terminal device 2 via the terminal communication unit 31 and the external network N2 ( Step S36). Thus, the device information transmission process ends.
- the control unit 25 of the terminal device 2 stores the device information of each device 4 received from the device control device 3 via the communication unit 21 in the data storage unit 24.
- the control unit 25 updates the device information received this time.
- the control unit 25 reads the device information from the data storage unit 24 in response to the device information display request from the user via the input unit 23, and the device as shown in FIG. 10 based on the read device information.
- the screen data of the information display screen is generated and displayed on the display unit 22.
- the user of the operation terminal 2 can easily determine whether or not to operate the device 4 to be remotely operated and the surrounding environment from a remote location. It becomes possible to confirm. Therefore, the user can grasp why the device 4 cannot be remotely operated from the confirmed surrounding environment, and can easily know that the device 4 is in a dangerous state.
- the above-described device information transmission process may be executed at a timing when the remote operation availability information is updated so as not to be operated. In this way, the user can immediately confirm that the device 4 is in a dangerous state.
- device information including remote operation availability information and information indicating the surrounding environment is generated and transmitted to the terminal device 2, but device information including only one piece of information is generated. Then, it may be transmitted to the terminal device 2.
- the human sensor, the thermal sensor, and the camera are illustrated as examples of the environment acquisition sensor 5, but the type of the environment acquisition sensor 5 is not limited to this.
- the environment acquisition sensor 5 may be an earthquake sensor, a humidity sensor, a gas sensor, or the like.
- the device control device 3 may control the related devices 4 in conjunction with each other even when there is only one device 4 instructed for remote operation from the terminal device 2. For example, when the terminal device 2 is instructed to turn on the air conditioner, the device control device 3 may not only control the air conditioner to ON but also perform control such as closing a window or a curtain.
- the monitoring cycle time for determining whether or not remote control is possible is set according to the safety level.
- the number of environment measurement sensors 5 for acquiring the surrounding environment of the device 4 may be set according to the safety level.
- control part 37 of the apparatus control apparatus 3 reduces the safety level in apparatus DB361 for every predetermined period (for example, every week) according to the elapsed days from the manufacture date of the apparatus 4, and to this. Accordingly, processing for shortening the monitoring cycle may be performed. By doing in this way, since the period which discriminate
- wireless data communication is performed between the terminal device 2 and the device control device 3.
- wired data communication via a predetermined communication line may be performed.
- the terminal device 2 is not limited to a portable device.
- it may be fixed in a predetermined place by being embedded in a wall of the residence 6 or the like.
- the user can operate each device 4 remotely by operating not only the terminal device 2 but also the input unit 35 of the device control device 3. Also in this case, as in the case where the terminal device 2 is operated, it is determined whether or not the device 4 can be safely operated by the device control unit 373 (FIG. 7, step S21), and based on the determination result, The device 4 is controlled.
- the device control device 3 determines whether the device 4 can be safely remotely operated based on the environment around the device 4 acquired by the environment acquisition sensor 5.
- the device control apparatus 3 may perform the above determination based on various information. For example, it may be determined from the operating state of the device 4 whether or not the device 4 is operating normally, and if it is determined that the device 4 is operating abnormally, it may be determined that remote operation is not possible.
- the remote control systems 1 and 1A in each of the above embodiments may be integrated into HEMS (Home Energy Management System).
- HEMS Home Energy Management System
- the HEMS controller may be configured to absorb the function of the device control device 3 in each of the above embodiments.
- the program executed by the device control device 3 is applied to an existing personal computer (PC), a portable terminal, or the like, so that the PC, the portable terminal, or the like is a device control device according to the present invention. 3 can also function.
- PC personal computer
- portable terminal or the like
- Such a program distribution method is arbitrary, for example, a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read-Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), an MO (Magneto Optical Disk), or a memory card. It may be stored and distributed in a network, or distributed via a communication network such as the Internet.
- a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read-Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), an MO (Magneto Optical Disk), or a memory card. It may be stored and distributed in a network, or distributed via a communication network such as the Internet.
- the present invention can be suitably employed in a system that manages equipment in a residence.
- 1, 1A remote control system 2 terminal device, 3 device control device, 4 device, 5 environment acquisition sensor, 6 dwelling, 21 communication unit, 22, 34 display unit, 23, 35 input unit, 24, 36 data storage unit, 25, 37 control unit, 31 terminal communication unit, 32 device communication unit, 33 sensor communication unit, 361 device DB, 362 environment DB, 371 environment acquisition unit, 372 operation availability determination unit, 373 device control unit, 374 device information transmission unit , N1 home network, N2 external network
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端末装置と、機器制御装置と、を備える遠隔制御システムであって、
前記端末装置は、
前記機器制御装置と所定の通信方式に則ってデータ通信を行う通信手段と、
ユーザから、住居内に設置された機器に対する遠隔操作を受け付ける操作受付手段と、
前記操作受付手段が受け付けた前記遠隔操作が示す指示内容を含む遠隔操作指示データを生成し、生成した遠隔操作指示データを前記通信手段を介して前記機器制御装置に送信する操作指示データ送信手段と、を備え、
前記機器制御装置は、
前記端末装置と所定の通信方式に則ってデータ通信を行う端末通信手段と、
前記機器と所定のネットワークを介したデータ通信を行う機器通信手段と、
前記機器の周囲の環境を取得する環境取得手段と、
前記環境取得手段が取得した環境に基づいて、前記機器を安全に遠隔操作できるか否かを判別する操作可否判別手段と、
前記端末通信手段が前記端末装置から前記遠隔操作指示データを受信すると、前記操作可否判別手段が遠隔操作できると判別している場合は、受信した遠隔操作指示データに含まれる前記指示内容に基づいて、前記機器に対する制御信号を生成し、生成した制御信号を前記機器通信手段を介して前記機器に送信し、前記操作可否判別手段が遠隔操作できないと判別している場合は、前記制御信号の生成及び送信をしない機器制御手段と、を備える。
本発明の実施形態1に係る遠隔制御システム1について、図1を参照して説明する。この遠隔制御システム1は、一般家庭における住居6内で使用される各機器4を遠隔操作するためのシステムである。
始めに、制御部37の操作可否判別部372によって実行される操作可否判別処理の動作について、図6のフローチャートを参照して説明する。この操作可否判別処理は、機器制御装置3の電源がONの間、機器4毎に、設定されている監視周期で繰り返し実行される。
続いて、制御部37の機器制御部373によって実行される機器制御処理の動作について説明する。
続いて、本発明の実施形態2に係る遠隔制御システム1Aについて説明する。なお、以下の説明において、実施形態1と共通する構成要素等については、同一の符号を付し、その説明を省略する。
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- 端末装置と、機器制御装置と、を備える遠隔制御システムであって、
前記端末装置は、
前記機器制御装置と所定の通信方式に則ってデータ通信を行う通信手段と、
ユーザから、住居内に設置された機器に対する遠隔操作を受け付ける操作受付手段と、
前記操作受付手段が受け付けた前記遠隔操作が示す指示内容を含む遠隔操作指示データを生成し、生成した遠隔操作指示データを前記通信手段を介して前記機器制御装置に送信する操作指示データ送信手段と、を備え、
前記機器制御装置は、
前記端末装置と所定の通信方式に則ってデータ通信を行う端末通信手段と、
前記機器と所定のネットワークを介したデータ通信を行う機器通信手段と、
前記機器の周囲の環境を取得する環境取得手段と、
前記環境取得手段が取得した環境に基づいて、前記機器を安全に遠隔操作できるか否かを判別する操作可否判別手段と、
前記端末通信手段が前記端末装置から前記遠隔操作指示データを受信すると、前記操作可否判別手段が遠隔操作できると判別している場合は、受信した遠隔操作指示データに含まれる前記指示内容に基づいて、前記機器に対する制御信号を生成し、生成した制御信号を前記機器通信手段を介して前記機器に送信し、前記操作可否判別手段が遠隔操作できないと判別している場合は、前記制御信号の生成及び送信をしない機器制御手段と、を備える、
遠隔制御システム。 - 前記機器には安全レベルが予め付与されており、
前記操作可否判別手段は、前記機器毎に、前記機器の安全レベルに応じた時間間隔で、前記機器を安全に遠隔操作できるか否かを判別する、
請求項1に記載の遠隔制御システム。 - 前記機器制御装置は、
前記機器毎に、前記機器を安全に遠隔操作できるか否かを示す情報と、前記機器の周囲の環境を示す情報と、の少なくとも1つを含んだ機器情報を生成し、前記端末通信手段を介して、生成した機器情報を前記端末装置に送信する機器情報送信手段をさらに備える、
請求項1又は2に記載の遠隔制御システム。 - 端末装置と所定の通信方式に則ってデータ通信を行う端末通信手段と、
住居内に設置された機器と所定のネットワークを介したデータ通信を行う機器通信手段と、
前記機器の周囲の環境を取得する環境取得手段と、
前記環境取得手段が取得した環境に基づいて、前記機器を安全に遠隔操作できるか否かを判別する操作可否判別手段と、
前記端末通信手段により、前記端末装置からの前記機器に対する遠隔操作の指示内容を含む遠隔操作指示データが受信されると、前記操作可否判別手段が遠隔操作できると判別している場合は、受信した遠隔操作指示データに含まれる前記指示内容に基づいて、前記機器に対する制御信号を生成し、生成した制御信号を前記機器通信手段を介して前記機器に送信し、前記操作可否判別手段が遠隔操作できないと判別している場合は、前記制御信号の生成及び送信をしない機器制御手段と、を備える、
機器制御装置。 - コンピュータを、
端末装置と所定の通信方式に則ってデータ通信を行う端末通信手段、
住居内に設置された機器と所定のネットワークを介したデータ通信を行う機器通信手段、
前記機器の周囲の環境を取得する環境取得手段、
前記環境取得手段が取得した環境に基づいて、前記機器を安全に遠隔操作できるか否かを判別する操作可否判別手段、
前記端末通信手段により、前記端末装置からの前記機器に対する遠隔操作の指示内容を含む遠隔操作指示データが受信されると、前記操作可否判別手段が遠隔操作できると判別している場合は、受信した遠隔操作指示データに含まれる前記指示内容に基づいて、前記機器に対する制御信号を生成し、生成した制御信号を前記機器通信手段を介して前記機器に送信し、前記操作可否判別手段が遠隔操作できないと判別している場合は、前記制御信号の生成及び送信をしない機器制御手段、
として機能させるプログラム。
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