WO2014128769A1 - Program and method for controlling portable information terminal - Google Patents

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WO2014128769A1
WO2014128769A1 PCT/JP2013/002200 JP2013002200W WO2014128769A1 WO 2014128769 A1 WO2014128769 A1 WO 2014128769A1 JP 2013002200 W JP2013002200 W JP 2013002200W WO 2014128769 A1 WO2014128769 A1 WO 2014128769A1
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  • This disclosure relates to a control method and program for a portable information terminal.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for remotely operating one or more target devices from a television monitor. Specifically, one or more target device icons are displayed on the right side of the monitor screen, and when an arbitrary icon is selected from among them (i), a floor plan is displayed on the left side of the monitor screen (ii), A technique is disclosed in which when the pointer is moved to the installation location of the target device to be operated in the floor plan (iii), the operation screen of the target device selected by moving the pointer is displayed on the monitor screen (iv) (paragraph [ 0138] to [0140] and FIGS. 25 (a) and 25 (b)).
  • Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for controlling one or more target devices with a single remote controller.
  • the liquid crystal monitor of the remote controller displays the layout of each room and the situation in the room.
  • the LCD monitor has a light mark that is displayed when the light in a room is lit, a room temperature mark that indicates the current temperature in a room, and a window that is locked when a window in a room is locked.
  • a hatched key mark, a device / equipment mark indicating the status of the controlled object, and a mark indicating the amount of hot water when the controlled object is a bath are displayed (paragraphs [0037] to [0041], and FIG. 6).
  • Patent Document 3 relates to a technology for remotely controlling / monitoring the opening / closing operation and state confirmation of an electric building material (entrance door, skylight).
  • the floor plan according to the property is displayed on the monitor screen of the personal computer, the picture of the electric building material (entrance door, skylight) at the corresponding position of each floor plan, the opening and closing of the electric building material
  • a status display icon indicating the status is displayed.
  • the operation screen for the selected electric building material is displayed in a separate window.
  • the operation screen includes an open operation button, a close operation button, an operation monitor screen, and a button for hiding the operation screen (paragraph [0025] and FIGS. 4, 5, and 6).
  • Patent Document 4 discloses a user interface including a floor plan and icons. Examples of the icon include an icon representing an outlet, an icon representing a digital image frame, and an icon representing illumination (FIG. 7 and FIG. 8B).
  • Patent Document 5 discloses a user interface of a lighting system. As the icon associated with a certain light source is dragged inside the target area on the screen and moves toward the center of the target area, the light intensity of the corresponding light source increases.
  • Patent Document 1 to Patent Document 5
  • further improvement is required.
  • one aspect of the present invention is a method for controlling a portable information terminal having a display connected to a network that controls one or more target devices, with respect to the computer of the portable information terminal.
  • a first display screen representing a floor plan of a building is displayed on the display by display selection of the first display screen, and the first display screen representing the floor plan of the first floor is displayed on the first display screen.
  • a device icon representing each of the above target devices is displayed, the floor plan of the first floor includes a staircase, and a second display screen representing the floor plan of the second floor of the building is displayed on the second display screen.
  • the floor plan of the two floors includes the stairs, the selection of the area corresponding to the stairs included in the floor plan of the first floor, or the area corresponding to the stairs included in the floor plan of the second floor Is detected, the display of the first display screen on the display and the display of the second display screen are switched.
  • FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a home control system to which a home controller according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the main apparatuses which the home controller in one embodiment of this invention controls. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the home controller, apparatus, and server in one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the mounting form of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the basic screen of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the floor plan in one embodiment of this invention. In one embodiment of this invention, it is a figure which shows the example of the floor plan in which the arrangement
  • FIG. 1 It is a figure which shows the structure of the display state of the apparatus control screen of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of apparatus icon arrangement
  • FIG. 1 It is a figure which shows the example of a transition with the display state of the basic screen of a home controller and the apparatus control screen in one embodiment of this invention.
  • it is a figure which shows a mode that a home controller changes to the display state of the apparatus control screen of a different apparatus continuously.
  • it is a diagram showing a display example on the basic screen of the device that could not be detected on the network.
  • It is a figure which shows the structure of the home information in one embodiment of this invention.
  • FIG. 1 It is a figure which shows the example of a response
  • it is a figure which shows the structure of the apparatus list which a server manages.
  • it is a figure which shows the structure of the apparatus list which a home controller manages.
  • it is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process in which a home controller acquires home information from a server.
  • when the home controller is connected to the network it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing in which the home controller detects a device on the network.
  • a device when a device is connected to a network, it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing in which a home controller detects a device on the network. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which a home controller controls an apparatus in one embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which a home controller controls an apparatus in one embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which a home controller produces
  • it is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process in which a home controller directly controls an apparatus. In one embodiment of this invention, it is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process in which a home controller controls an apparatus via a server. In one embodiment of the present invention, it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing in which the home controller acquires the state of the device from the server. In one embodiment of the present invention, when the home controller controls a plurality of devices in one operation, it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing in which the home controller directly controls the devices.
  • the home controller when the home controller controls a plurality of devices in one operation, it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing in which the home controller controls the devices via a server. In one embodiment of the present invention, when the home controller controls a plurality of devices in one operation, it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing in which the home controller controls the devices via a server. In one embodiment of the present invention, it is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing when the device icon is moved in the home controller. In one embodiment of the present invention, it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing to update the device list of the home controller and the server. In one embodiment of the present invention, it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing to update the device list of the home controller and the server.
  • FIG. 52 it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing to update the device list of the home controller and the server.
  • FIG. 60 is a diagram showing a configuration of a basic screen adopting the floor plan shown in FIG. 59.
  • FIG. 60 is a diagram showing a display state of a device control screen when the floor plan shown in FIG. 59 is adopted.
  • FIG. 60 is a diagram illustrating a floor plan displayed on the display when the user performs an operation of pinching out a room in the floor plan illustrated in FIG. 59.
  • FIG. 63 is a diagram showing a display state of the device control screen in the enlarged floor plan shown in FIG. 62. It is a figure which shows the screen transition from the display state of a basic screen to the display state of an apparatus control screen.
  • FIG. 60 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a basic screen when a mode in which a device icon is not displayed is employed in the basic screen in which the floor plan illustrated in FIG. 59 is employed.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating screen transition from a display state of a basic screen to a display state of a device control screen when a basic screen that does not display a device icon is employed. It is a figure which shows the structure of home information at the time of employ
  • FIG. 53 is a diagram showing a configuration of a device list managed by a home controller when the floor plan shown in FIG. 52 is adopted.
  • one or more target device icons are displayed on the right side of the monitor screen, and a floor plan is displayed on the left side of the monitor screen. That is, the icon of one or more target devices and the floor plan are displayed separately, and the icon of one or more target devices is not movable. For this reason, the installation location of the target device to be operated in the floor plan is specified by moving the pointer. In addition, an operation screen is displayed.
  • Patent Document 1 Due to the above configuration, in Patent Document 1, the number of operation steps until the operation screen of a desired target device is displayed increases from (i) to (iv). Therefore, when remotely monitoring or remotely controlling one or more target devices using one remote controller, the operation steps (i) to (iv) are required for the operation of each target device, and the operation becomes complicated. In this case, the number of processing steps can be increased in a stage until one desired target device among the one or more target devices is operated only by combining the remote controllers of one or more target devices into one. A request is made to the portable information terminal, and a larger number of processing operations is requested from the user.
  • the opening / closing operation and state confirmation of the electric building materials are remotely controlled and monitored using a personal computer.
  • the contents of remote control are limited to simple control such as opening and closing operations. However, there is no mention of switching when there are two or more floors.
  • FIG. 8B an operation screen for operating the lighting and checking the situation is separately provided (FIG. 8B).
  • FIG. 7 and FIG. As shown in 8B, the display of each floor is switched by a pull-down menu.
  • FIG. 7 the main floor is selected from the pull-down menu
  • FIG. In 8B the basis is selected from the pull-down menu. Therefore, in order to select each floor, an operation of selecting a desired floor separately is required, and accordingly, the number of processing steps and the number of operations by the user are increased, and the stage before a desired operation target operation is reached. Time increases.
  • one or more operation targets are remotely operated by a common remote controller, since the operations are integrated into one remote controller, an erroneous operation is likely to occur and the operation becomes complicated.
  • a control method is a method for controlling a portable information terminal having a display connected to a network that controls one or more target devices.
  • a first display screen representing a floor plan of a building is displayed on the display by display selection of the first display screen, and the first display screen representing the floor plan of the first floor is displayed on the first display screen.
  • a device icon representing each of the above target devices is displayed, and the floor plan of the first floor includes a staircase,
  • a second display screen representing a floor plan of the second floor of the building is displayed on the display by display selection of the second display screen, and the second display screen representing the floor plan of the second floor is displayed on the second display screen.
  • a device icon representing each of one or more target devices is displayed, and the floor plan of the second floor includes the stairs.
  • the first on the display is detected. Switching between the display on the display screen and the display on the second display screen is performed.
  • the first display screen and the second display screen can be displayed at the same time.
  • each of the first display screen and the second display screen is displayed in a small size due to restrictions on the display screen.
  • the first display screen on the display is displayed. And display on the second display screen. That is, the area corresponding to the stairs included in the floor plan is used for switching floors.
  • the first display is not performed by selecting a desired floor, but by selecting an area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor or selecting an area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the second floor. Switch between the screen and the second display screen.
  • the device since it is diverted to display switching using the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan, which is a display resource that has already been displayed, without using a dedicated screen for switching display separately. This can be realized with a simple configuration.
  • the display when selection of an area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor is detected in a state where the first display screen is displayed on the display, the display is displayed on the display.
  • the display on the first display screen may be switched to the display on the second display screen.
  • the user can switch to the floor plan of the second floor simply by selecting an area corresponding to the staircase included in the first floor.
  • the display is displayed on the display.
  • the display on the second display screen may be switched to the display on the first display screen.
  • the user can switch to the floor plan of the first floor simply by selecting an area corresponding to the staircase included in the second floor.
  • any one target device among the one or more target devices displayed on the first display screen is selected.
  • a control screen for overlapping at least one of the operation and status confirmation of the target device corresponding to the selected one device icon is displayed on the first display screen. Display on the display, Based on the operation on the control screen, a control command for operating or checking the state of the target device corresponding to the one target device may be output to the network.
  • the user selects one device icon from the device icons overlapped with the floor plan of the first floor, displays a control screen corresponding to the one device icon, and the target device represented by the one device icon You can check the operation and status.
  • a control screen for overlapping at least one of the operation and status confirmation of the target device corresponding to the selected one device icon is displayed on the second display screen. Display on the display, Based on the operation on the control screen, a control command for operating or checking the state of the target device corresponding to the one target device may be output to the network.
  • the user selects one device icon from the device icons overlapped on the floor plan of the second floor, displays a control screen corresponding to the one device icon, and represents the object represented by the one device icon. You can check the operation and status of the equipment.
  • the display is a touch panel display.
  • the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor or the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the second floor is performed by detecting contact with the touch panel display. It may be made by.
  • the user performs screen switching between the first display screen and the second display screen by performing a simple operation of touching an area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor or the second floor. be able to.
  • the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor or the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the second floor is performed by a mouse.
  • the detection may be performed by detecting the click of the pointer.
  • the user performs screen switching between the first display screen and the second display screen by performing a simple operation of clicking an area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor or the second floor. be able to.
  • a device icon representing each of the one or more target devices is saved outside the display area of the control screen. May be.
  • control screen when the control screen is displayed so as to overlap the second display screen, device icons representing each of the one or more target devices are saved outside the display area of the display screen. May be.
  • the device icon is prevented from being hidden under the control screen. Therefore, the user does not need to input a separate instruction for erasing the control screen in order to search for a device icon different from the selected device icon. As a result, it is possible to reduce the number of processing steps and the number of user operations from the end of the operation of a certain target device to the operation of another target device.
  • a home controller capable of controlling one or more devices with one unit will be described.
  • FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a home control system to which a home controller according to the present embodiment is applied.
  • the home control system includes a home controller 100, a device 200 (an example of a target device), and a server 300.
  • a home controller 100 and one or more devices 200 are arranged, and a server 300 is arranged in the cloud center.
  • the home controller 100, the device 200, and the server 300 communicate with each other via a wired or wireless network.
  • the device 200 and the home controller 100 are communicably connected to each other via a wireless or wired home network, and the home controller 100, the device 200, and the server 300 are mutually connected via an external network such as the Internet. It is connected so that it can communicate.
  • the home controller 100 is not necessarily arranged in the house, and may be arranged outside the house. In this case, the user controls one or more devices 200 from the outside.
  • a portable information terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal is adopted.
  • a button-type portable information terminal such as a mobile phone may be employed as the home controller 100.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a main device 200 controlled by the home controller 100.
  • the home controller 100 controls devices 200 such as an air conditioner 201, lighting devices 202 and 203, a bath 204, a refrigerator 205, a washing machine 206, a toilet 207, and a curtain 208.
  • devices 200 such as an air conditioner 201, lighting devices 202 and 203, a bath 204, a refrigerator 205, a washing machine 206, a toilet 207, and a curtain 208.
  • a plurality of devices 200 of the same type may be included in the devices 200 controlled by the home controller 100, such as the lighting device 202 and the lighting device 203.
  • the device 200 such as the air conditioner 201 illustrated in FIG. 2 is merely an example, and a television, a Blu-ray recorder, an audio device, or the like may be employed as the device 200. That is, as the device 200, any device may be employed as long as it is an electric device having a function capable of communicating with the home controller 100.
  • an electric device used in a general household is shown as the device 200, but the present embodiment is not limited to this, and an office device used in an office or the like may be adopted. Examples of office equipment include a printer, a personal computer, a scanner, and a copier.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating configurations of the home controller 100, the device 200, and the server 300.
  • the home controller 100 includes a display 101, a touch panel control unit 102, a display control unit 103, a storage unit 104, a device management unit 105, a device control unit 106, and a communication control unit 107.
  • the display 101 is configured by a touch panel display, for example, and displays a user interface for the user to operate the home controller 100 and the like. The user can input various operations to the home controller 100 by touching the display 101.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 When the touch panel control unit 102 recognizes a user operation on the display 101, the touch panel control unit 102 interprets the content of the operation and notifies the other components of the operation content. For example, if an object is displayed at a position on the display 101 tapped by the user, the touch panel control unit 102 determines that the object has been selected by the user. As the object, various GUI parts that accept user operations such as buttons are adopted.
  • the display control unit 103 generates a GUI (Graphical User Interface) of the home controller 100 and causes the display 101 to display the GUI.
  • the storage unit 104 stores information necessary for the operation of the home controller 100 such as a device list managed by the device management unit 105.
  • the device management unit 105 manages the device 200 to be controlled using the device list stored in the storage unit 104. In addition, when the device 200 is connected to the home network, the device management unit 105 detects the device 200. Furthermore, the device management unit 105 acquires home information 2700 (to be described later) from the server 300, and stores and manages the acquired home information 2700 in the storage unit 104. The device control unit 106 issues a control command to the device 200.
  • the communication control unit 107 controls communication between the home controller 100 and the device 200 and communication between the home controller 100 and the server 300. In addition, the communication control unit 107 receives various data transmission requests from other blocks, transmits them to the device 200 or the server 300, receives data transmitted from the device 200 or the server 300, and sets the corresponding blocks. hand over.
  • the display 101 may be a normal display instead of a touch panel display.
  • the user may use an external input device such as a mouse (not shown) to move the pointer displayed on the display 101, click a desired object, and input an object selection instruction. That is, in the present embodiment, a series of operations performed by the user touching the display 101 can be replaced with operations for moving or clicking the pointer using an external input device such as a mouse.
  • the device 200 includes a control execution unit 201, a state management unit 202, a storage unit 204, and a communication control unit 207.
  • the control execution unit 201 receives a control command from the home controller 100 or the server 300, and controls the device 200 according to the received control command.
  • the control content of the device 200 by the control execution unit 201 differs depending on the type of the device 200. For example, if the device 200 is a lighting device, the control execution unit 201 turns the lighting device on and off.
  • the control execution unit 201 transmits the execution result of the control command and the state of the device 200 to the home controller 100 and the server 300.
  • the state management unit 202 manages the state of the device 200.
  • the management content of the device 200 by the state management unit 202 differs depending on the type of the device 200. For example, if the device 200 is a lighting device, the state management unit 202 manages whether the lighting device is currently in an on state or an off state.
  • the storage unit 204 stores information related to the state of the device 200 managed by the state management unit 202.
  • the communication control unit 207 controls communication between the device 200 and the home controller 100 and communication between the device 200 and the server 300. In addition, the communication control unit 207 receives various data transmission requests from other blocks, transmits them to the home controller 100 or the server 300, receives data transmitted from the home controller 100 or the server 300, and applies. Pass to block.
  • the server 300 includes a home information management unit 301, a device control unit 302, a storage unit 304, and a communication control unit 307.
  • the home information management unit 301 manages home information 2700 described later for each house or each user account.
  • the home information management unit 301 transmits home information 2700 to the home controller 100 in response to a request from the home controller 100.
  • the home information management unit 301 acquires log information related to the usage history of the device 200 and information related to the state of the device 200 from the device 200, and stores and manages the acquired information in the storage unit 304.
  • the device control unit 302 transmits a control command to the device 200 in response to a request from the home controller 100.
  • the storage unit 304 stores information necessary for the operation of the server 300 such as home information 2700 managed by the home information management unit 301 and information related to the state of the device 200. Similar to the communication control unit 107, the communication control unit 307 controls communication between the server 300 and the home controller 100 and communication between the server 300 and the device 200. In addition, the communication control unit 307 receives various data transmission requests from other blocks, transmits the requests to the home controller 100 or the device 200, and receives data transmitted from the home controller 100 or the device 200. Pass to block.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an implementation form of the home controller 100.
  • the home controller 100 includes an application 401, an OS (Operating System) 402, a memory 403, and other hardware not shown.
  • OS Operating System
  • Application 401 is application software for causing the portable information terminal to function as the home controller 100, and is executed by the processor of the home controller 100.
  • the home controller 100 may implement the application 401 by reading the application 401 from a computer-readable recording medium, or may implement the application 401 by downloading from a network.
  • the OS 402 is basic software of the portable information terminal and is executed by the processor of the home controller 100.
  • the memory 403 is configured by a storage device such as a RAM and a ROM provided in the home controller 100 and stores a data group included in the application 401.
  • the processor of the home controller 100 executes the application 401
  • the memory 403 functions as the storage unit 104 when the processor of the home controller 100 executes the application 401.
  • the home controller 100 may be implemented solely by the application 401, may be implemented by the application 401 and the OS 402, or may be implemented by the application 401, the OS 402, and the memory 403.
  • the application 401, the OS 402, the memory 403, and other hardware may be implemented.
  • a computer is constituted by, for example, a processor and a storage device constituting the portable information terminal.
  • the processor any one of CPU, FPGA, and ASIC, or a combination of two or more thereof is employed.
  • the storage device for example, any one of ROM, RAM, and hard disk, or a combination of two or more thereof is employed.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a basic screen configuration of the home controller 100.
  • the basic screen of the home controller 100 displayed on the display 101 includes a floor plan 500, a device icon 501, and a device list display change button 503.
  • the floor plan 500 is a bird's-eye view that planarly represents the arrangement and shape of one or more rooms constituting each floor of the house.
  • a floor plan 500 is also prepared for each floor. For example, when the house is composed of two floors, as shown in FIG. 6, the floor plan 500 is displayed on the display 101 as the floor plan 601 of the first floor and the floor plan 602 of the second floor. .
  • the device icon 501 is an icon representing the device 200 displayed on the floor plan 500 in an overlapping manner.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 detects a tap on the device icon 501 by the user, the display control unit 103 displays a device control screen 502 described later on the display 101. As a result, the user can control the device 200 by operating the device control screen 502.
  • a device icon 501 is prepared for each device 200.
  • the display control unit 103 arranges the device icon 501 on the floor plan 500 based on the actual arrangement of the device 200 in the home.
  • Information about where the device icon 501 is arranged in the floor plan 500 is registered in an arrangement 3104 of the device list 3100 described later.
  • a position on the floor plan 500 corresponding to the actual arrangement position of the device 200 is registered in the arrangement 3104. Therefore, the display control unit 103 arranges the device icon 501 at the position registered in the arrangement 3104 of the device list 3100, so that the device icon 501 is placed at a position on the floor plan 500 corresponding to the actual arrangement position of the device 200. Can be arranged.
  • one floor is divided into a plurality of rooms by partition lines indicating room partitions. Therefore, the user can recognize at a glance what kind of device 200 is placed in which room.
  • a schematic image of furniture is displayed at a position on the floor plan 500 corresponding to the actual arrangement position of the furniture.
  • an image showing the range of motion of the door is displayed at a position on the floor plan 500 corresponding to the actual arrangement position of the door.
  • a staircase image is displayed at a position on the floor plan 500 corresponding to the arrangement position of the staircase. Therefore, the user can recognize at a glance the position of furniture arranged in each room and the positions of stairs and doors on the floor.
  • a button described as “to list UI” displayed at the lower right of the basic screen is a device list display change button 503, and switches the screen display from the basic screen to a device list display screen (see FIG. 24) described later. It is a button for.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 detects a user tap on the device list display change button 503, the display control unit 103 switches the screen display of the display 101 from the basic screen to the device list display screen.
  • the display control unit 103 may hide the device list display change button 503.
  • one device icon 501 corresponds to one device 200, but the present embodiment is not limited to this, and one device icon 501 corresponds to a plurality of devices 200, and a plurality of devices.
  • One device icon 501 may be shared by 200. For example, when there are two lighting devices in the living room, these two lighting devices may be represented by one device icon 501.
  • the display control unit 103 causes the display 101 to display a device control screen 502 that can control both lighting devices at the same time.
  • the user can control two lighting devices simultaneously.
  • a large room such as a living room
  • a plurality of lighting devices are often arranged.
  • the user often turns on or off all the lighting devices instead of turning on or off some of the lighting devices arranged in the living room.
  • the number of operations by the user can be reduced. Therefore, it is only necessary to adopt a mode in which one device icon 501 is associated with a plurality of devices 200 that are likely to be operated simultaneously by the user, and one device control screen 502 is displayed.
  • the display control unit 103 may display the device icon 501 at a position on the floor plan 500 corresponding to the actual arrangement position of any one device 200. .
  • the display control unit 103 may display a device icon 501 representing the plurality of devices 200 at a predetermined place in a room where the plurality of devices 200 are arranged.
  • the user moves the device icon 501 to an appropriate position in the floor plan 500 in order to place the device icon 501 on the floor plan 500 based on the actual arrangement of the device 200 in the house.
  • the user can move the device icon 501 to an arbitrary position by dragging while holding down the device icon 501. These are executed when the device icon 501 is added, such as when the home controller 100 is used for the first time or when the device 200 is newly purchased.
  • the device management unit 105 registers the position on the floor plan 500 of the moved device icon 501 in an arrangement 3104 of the device list 3100 described later. As a result, a position on the floor plan 500 corresponding to the actual arrangement position of the device 200 is registered in the arrangement 3104.
  • the initial display position of the device icon 501 may be determined in advance by the system. For example, a predetermined position outside the display area of the floor plan 500 or a predetermined position in a predetermined room on the floor plan 500 is adopted. can do. Note that the method of arranging the device icon 501 on the floor plan 500 based on the actual arrangement of the device 200 in the home is not limited to this, and the following method may be used.
  • Some floor plans 500 include arrangement information of device icons 501 as shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 9.
  • text indicating the type of the device 200 represented by the device icon 501 to be placed is written at the position where the device icon 501 is to be placed.
  • an image indicating the type of the device 200 represented by the device icon 501 to be placed is described at the position where the device icon 501 is to be placed.
  • an image in which the type of the device 200 represented by the device icon 501 to be arranged is simply indicated by a circle or a square is described at the position where the device icon 501 is to be arranged. Yes.
  • the display control unit 103 automatically places the device icon 501 on the floor plan 500 based on the placement information described in the floor plan 500. Then, the basic screen of FIG. 5 may be generated. In this case, the user need not perform an operation of moving the device icon 501 to an appropriate position in the floor plan 500.
  • the display control unit 103 detects the position where the text “TV” is described, and automatically arranges the TV device icon 501 at that position. At the same time, the detected position is registered in the arrangement 3104 of the device list 3100.
  • the display control unit 103 detects the position where the “TV” image is described, and automatically arranges the TV device icon 501 at that position. At the same time, the detected position is registered in the arrangement 3104 of the device list 3100. Further, in the example of the floor plan 4601 of the first floor in FIG. 9, the display control unit 103 detects a position where an image of a “circle filled with diagonal lines” is described, and a television device icon 501 is detected at that position. Are automatically arranged, and the detected position is registered in the arrangement 3104 of the device list 3100.
  • the display control unit 103 can recognize the arrangement information included in the floor plan 500 and detect the display position of the arrangement information by using a commonly used text recognition technology or image recognition technology.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a method of switching the floor display on the basic screen of the home controller 100.
  • the case where the house is comprised by two floors, the 1st floor and the 2nd floor is illustrated.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 detects a tap on the staircase region 603 of the first floor by the user. Then, the display control unit 103 switches the floor display of the basic screen from the first floor to the second floor.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 detects a tap on the stair area 604 of the second floor by the user. Then, the display control unit 103 switches the floor display of the basic screen from the second floor to the first floor.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 It may be determined that the staircase region 603 has been tapped.
  • the floor display can be switched not only by tapping the staircase region 603 but also by a swipe operation of the display 101.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 detects that the user performs a swipe operation from the right to the left on the display 101 in a state where the floor plan 601 of the first floor is displayed on the basic screen of the home controller 100. Then, the display control unit 103 switches the floor display of the basic screen from the first floor to the second floor. Similarly, the touch panel control unit 102 detects that the user performs a swipe operation from the left to the right on the display 101 while the floor plan 602 of the second floor is displayed on the basic screen of the home controller 100. Then, the display control unit 103 switches the floor display of the basic screen from the second floor to the first floor. Note that switching may be performed by a swipe operation in the vertical direction.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a display state of the device control screen 502 of the home controller 100.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 detects that the user has selected the device icon 501 on the basic screen illustrated in FIG. 5, the display control unit 103 displays the device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device icon 501 on the display 101.
  • the device control screen 502 is unique to each device 200 and is a control screen for controlling or checking the state of the device 200.
  • FIG. 11 shows an example in which the air conditioner device icon 801 is selected by the user, and the air conditioner temperature setting and the wind direction are controlled using the air conditioner device control screen 502.
  • An image of the air conditioner is displayed on the device control screen 502, and the user can quickly recognize that the device control screen 502 is of an air conditioner, thereby preventing erroneous operation.
  • An image showing the wind direction is displayed below the image of the air conditioner, and the user can select a desired wind direction by repeatedly tapping the image, for example.
  • the numerical value displayed in the device control screen 502 indicates the current set temperature of the air conditioner.
  • the upward triangle button is a temperature increase button
  • the downward triangle button is a temperature decrease button.
  • the set temperature of the air conditioner increases by a predetermined temperature (for example, 0.5 degrees), and when the temperature decrease button is pressed once, the set temperature of the air conditioner decreases by a predetermined temperature (for example, 0.5 degrees). To do.
  • the first method is a method of arranging the device icon 501 outside the display area of the device control screen 502 as shown in FIG.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 detects that a certain device icon 501 is tapped by the user, the display control unit 103 is outside the display region of the device control screen 502 regardless of whether or not it is within the display region of the floor plan 500.
  • All device icons 501 are arranged in the display area of the display 101.
  • the device icon 501 is arranged in an elliptical shape so as to surround the device control screen 502.
  • the display control unit 103 displays all device icons 501 outside the display area of the device control screen 502. Is evacuated.
  • the device icon 501 is hidden by the device control screen 502. Therefore, when the user tries to display the device control screen 502 of the device 200 different from the device 200 on which the device control screen 502 is currently displayed, the user temporarily deletes the currently displayed device control screen 502. Thus, there is no need to perform an operation of searching for the device icon 501 of the corresponding device 200.
  • the display control unit 103 determines an arrangement position of each device icon 501 on the outer periphery of an ellipse having a predetermined shape according to the size of the device control screen 502, and places the device icon 501 at that position. What is necessary is just to arrange.
  • a method for determining the arrangement position for example, a method of arranging all the device icons 501 to be displayed at equal intervals on the outer periphery of the ellipse may be adopted, or the adjacent device icon 501 and the center of the ellipse may be formed.
  • a method of arranging the device icons 501 so that the angles are equal may be employed.
  • the display control unit 103 divides the outer periphery of the ellipse into four regions, upper, lower, left, and right on the device control screen 502, and sets the device icons 501 so that the number of device icons 501 is equal and arranged at equal intervals in each region. You may arrange.
  • the device icon 501 that has been arranged at the closest position on the floor plan 500 may be arranged at the determined arrangement position.
  • the device icons 501 are arranged in an elliptical shape, but the present embodiment is not limited to this, and the device icons 501 may be arranged in a circular shape. In this case as well, the arrangement position of the device icon 501 may be determined using the same method as when the device icons 501 are arranged in an elliptical shape. In addition, as the arrangement shape of the device icon 501 when the device icon 501 is retracted outside the display area of the device control screen 502, a polygon such as a triangle, a quadrangle, or a pentagon may be employed.
  • the second method is a method in which the device icons 501 are arranged in a line outside the display region of the device control screen 502 and the floor plan 500 and within the display region of the display 101 as shown in FIG.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 detects that a certain device icon 501 has been tapped by the user
  • the display control unit 103 arranges all the device icons 501 in one vertical column on the left side of the display area of the floor plan 500. That is, the display control unit 103 saves all the device icons 501 in an empty area outside the display area of the floor plan 500 and in the display area of the display 101.
  • the device icons 501 are arranged on the left side of the floor plan 502.
  • the present embodiment is not limited to this, and may be arranged in a vertical column on the right side of the floor plan 502.
  • the floor plan 500 may be arranged in one horizontal row on the upper side or the lower side.
  • the display control unit 103 swipes the device icons 501 arranged in one column on the left side upward or downward. In response to the swipe operation, the device icon 501 may be scrolled upward or downward to display the non-displayed device icon 501 in the display 101.
  • the device icon 501 that has not been displayed is displayed in the display 101, and the user can select the device icon 501.
  • the display control unit 103 swipes the device icons 501 arranged in the first horizontal row leftward or rightward. Then, the device icon 501 may be scrolled leftward or rightward according to the swipe operation, and the non-displayed device icon 501 may be displayed in the display 101.
  • the display control unit 103 may display the device icon 501 selected by the user in a display mode different from the device icon 501 not selected. Thereby, the user can easily recognize the selected device icon 501.
  • the display control unit 103 may display the selected device icon 801 in a color different from that of the other device icons 501 that are not selected. Specifically, the display control unit 103 may display the color of the background portion of the selected device icon 501 in a color different from the color of the background portion of the device icon 501 that has not been selected. However, this is only an example, and the display control unit 103 may make the brightness of the selected device icon 501 brighter than that of the unselected device icon 501, or the concentration of the selected device icon 501. The device icon 501 that is not selected may be darker, or the selected device icon 501 may be blinked at a constant cycle.
  • the device icon 501 selected by the user may be arranged separately from the device icon 501 that has not been selected. Thereby, the user can easily recognize the selected device icon 501.
  • the display control unit 103 may arrange the selected device icon 901 at the uppermost position on the outer periphery of the ellipse.
  • the display control unit 103 may arrange the selected device icon 501 at a specific position (for example, the lowermost end, the rightmost end, or the leftmost end) on the outer periphery of the ellipse.
  • the display control unit 103 may arrange the device icon 501 selected by the user in a specific place where the user can easily recognize.
  • the display control unit 103 may scroll the arrangement of the device icons 501 so that the selected device icon 1101 is arranged in the display area of the display 101.
  • the device icon 501 is scrolled so that the selected device icon 1101 is arranged at the center of the icon row displayed in the vertical column on the left side of the floor plan 500.
  • the user can easily recognize the selected device icon 501.
  • the device icon 1101 is arranged at the center of the icon row, but may be any other position as long as it is a conspicuous position, for example, the top of the icon row or the top of the icon row. It may be arranged below.
  • the arrangement order of the device icons 501 when the device icons 501 are evacuated outside the display area of the floor plan 500 is, for example, the device 200 whose arrangement position on the floor plan 500 is close to the device icon 501 selected by the user.
  • the order of arrangement near the selected device icon 501 may be adopted. Or you may employ
  • the device icon 501 of the television when the device icon 501 of the television is selected by the user, the device icon 501 of the Blu-ray recorder may be displayed beside the device icon 501.
  • a table indicating combinations of devices 200 that are likely to be used simultaneously is stored in the storage unit 104 in advance, and the arrangement of the device icons 501 may be determined according to this table.
  • the display control unit 103 may arrange the device icons 501 by grouping them according to specific conditions.
  • device icons 501 are grouped according to the place where the device 200 is arranged.
  • the devices 200 arranged in the living room are grouped as device icons 1201, the devices 200 arranged in the bathroom are grouped as device icons 1202, and the devices 200 arranged in the bedroom are grouped as device icons 1203. .
  • a display order is set for each group, and the grouped device icons 501 are arranged in one vertical column on the left side of the floor plan 500 according to the display order.
  • the display order of the groups for example, the order of the room group located closer to the room where the device 200 selected by the user is closer to the room group where the device 200 selected by the user is closer. Adopt it.
  • the display control unit 103 may group and arrange the device icons 501 for each type of the device 200.
  • the display control unit 103 may continuously arrange the device icons 501 of the devices 200 of the same type, and group the device icons 501 for each type.
  • the display control unit 103 may determine the type of the device 200 in accordance with the contents registered in the device type 3102 of the device list 3100 (see FIG. 35).
  • the device icons 501 of the devices 200 of the same type are grouped into one group, but the present embodiment is not limited to this.
  • the display control unit 103 may classify the devices 200 into categories according to the types, group the device icons 501 for each category, and arrange them on the left side of the floor plan 500.
  • the three device icons 501 of the refrigerator, the microwave oven, and the dishwasher are classified into cooking appliance categories. They are grouped as 2303 and arranged on the left side of the floor plan 500.
  • Entertainment device categories include devices 200 such as televisions, recorders, players, and home theaters. Further, the category of air conditioners includes devices 200 such as air conditioners, air purifiers, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, and residential air circulation facilities.
  • device icons 501 of a television, a recorder, an air conditioner, and an air purifier are arranged on the floor plan 500, and the television device icon 501 is selected by the user, the televisions classified into the category of entertainment devices and The recorder device icons 501 are grouped into one and arranged on the left side of the floor plan 500, and the air conditioner and air purifier device icons 501 classified into the air conditioner category are grouped into one and the left side of the floor plan 500. Placed in.
  • the display control unit 103 may determine the category of the device 200 from the contents registered in the device type 3102 of the device list 3100.
  • a classification table for classifying the category of the device 200 from the contents registered in the device type 3102 is stored in the storage unit 104 in advance, and the display control unit 103 refers to this classification table and the category of the device 200 is stored. Can be determined.
  • a method of classification according to the type of the device 200 various methods other than the above can be adopted. For example, as shown in FIG. 24, a method of classifying into household appliances, air conditioning, and equipment is adopted. May be.
  • the method of grouping and arranging the device icons 501 based on specific conditions can also be applied to a display mode in which the device icons 501 are retracted so as to surround the device control screen 502 as shown in FIG. Applicable.
  • FIGS. 17A and 17B are diagrams showing a display method of the floor plan 500 in a state where the device control screen 502 is displayed. As shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, there are two types of display methods of the floor plan 500. The first is a display method in which the entire floor plan 500 is covered with a semi-transparent gray layer (shown as halftone dots in the drawing) as shown in FIG.
  • the gray layer is image data having a low-lightness color such as gray and having a predetermined transparency.
  • the display control unit 103 determines the display order of the device control screen 502, the gray layer, and the floor plan 500 in the order that the device control screen 502 is the highest layer and the floor plan 500 is the lowest layer. What is necessary is just to synthesize an image. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the device control screen 502 from being covered with a gray layer and displayed.
  • the non-control target area 1302 is covered with a semi-transparent gray layer in the floor plan 500 (halftone dot area in the figure), and the control target area This is a display method in which 1301 is not covered with a translucent gray layer.
  • the control target area 1301 indicates an area on the floor plan 500 in which the device 200 represented by the device icon 501 selected by the user is arranged, and the non-control target area 1302 is a floor plan other than the room. It refers to the area above 500.
  • the control target device is an air conditioner installed in a living room
  • the control target area 1301 is a living area of the floor plan 500
  • the non-control target area 1302 is an area other than the living room of the floor plan 500.
  • the display control unit 103 specifies the position (X10, Y100, Z1) of the air conditioner from the contents registered in the air conditioner arrangement 3104.
  • the display control unit 103 refers to the room information 2900 and determines in which room the specified position (X10, Y100, Z1) is located.
  • the position (X10, Y100, Z1) is located in a region surrounded by the vertices having vertex IDs F, G, H, I, L, O, and N.
  • the display control unit 103 determines that the air conditioner is placed in the living room whose room ID is A.
  • the display control unit 103 generates a gray layer having the living area as the control target area 1301 and the other area on the floor plan 500 as the non-control target area 1302.
  • the user selects the device icon 501 of the device 200 (here, air conditioner) that the user wants to control, and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the selection. Then, the display control unit 103 overlaps and displays the device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device icon 501 on the floor plan 500 as shown in the right diagram of FIG. As a result, the display state of the basic screen changes to the display state of the device control screen 502.
  • the device icon 501 of the device 200 here, air conditioner
  • the touch panel control unit 102 detects the selection.
  • the display control unit 103 overlaps and displays the device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device icon 501 on the floor plan 500 as shown in the right diagram of FIG.
  • the display state of the basic screen changes to the display state of the device control screen 502.
  • the air conditioner device icon 501 corresponding to the device control screen 502 or outside the display area of the device control screen 502 (for example, the device control screen 502
  • the touch panel control unit 102 detects the tap.
  • the display control unit 103 deletes the device control screen 502 and returns the display state of the device control screen 502 to the display state of the basic screen. At this time, the display control unit 103 returns the device icon 501 to the original arrangement position on the floor plan 500.
  • the floor plan 500 displayed on the basic screen is.
  • the basic screen displays the floor plan 602 of the second floor
  • the user taps the device icon 501 of the device 200 (here, air conditioner) that the user wants to control
  • the touch panel control unit 102 detects the tap.
  • the display control unit 103 displays the device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device icon 501 in an overlapping manner on the floor plan 602 on the second floor.
  • the device icon 501 of the air conditioner corresponding to the displayed device control screen 502 or outside the display area of the device control screen 502 (for example, The user taps the floor plan 500 (display area outside the display area of the device control screen 502), and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the tap. Then, as shown in the left diagram of FIG. 19, the display control unit 103 deletes the device control screen 502, and changes from the display state of the device control screen 502 to the display state of the basic screen that displays the floor plan 602 of the second floor. return.
  • the user taps the washing machine icon 501, which is a device icon 501 different from the air conditioner icon 501, and touches the tap on the touch panel.
  • the control unit 102 detects it.
  • the display control unit 103 deletes the displayed device control screen 502, and the device control screen 502 corresponding to the washing machine device icon 501 is overlaid on the floor plan 500. Wrap and display. The reverse is also true.
  • the device control screen 502 is sequentially switched, so that the user can continuously control the different devices 200. That is, when another device control screen 502 is displayed while a certain device control screen 502 is displayed, the user does not need to input an operation for deleting the certain device control screen 502, and the device control screen 502 can be switched by one touch. it can.
  • the display control unit 103 When the user taps the device icon 501 corresponding to the device control screen 502 being displayed in the display state of the device control screen 502, the display control unit 103 only deletes the device control screen 502, and the basic screen You don't have to go back to This screen transition is shown in FIG.
  • the device control screen 502 of the air conditioner is displayed, and all the device icons 501 are displayed in one vertical column on the left side of the floor plan 500. Yes.
  • the user taps the device icon 501 of the air conditioner, and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the tap.
  • the display control unit 103 deletes only the device control screen 502 of the air conditioner while maintaining the vertical display of the device icon 501 as shown in the right diagram of FIG. In this case, since the device icon 501 does not move on the floor plan 500, it is possible to meet the user's request when only the floor plan 500 is to be displayed.
  • the user selects an arbitrary device icon 501, and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the selection. Then, the display control unit 103 displays a device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device icon 501. For example, in the right diagram of FIG. 21, when the user selects the air conditioner device icon 501 from the device icons 501 arranged in a vertical column on the left side of the floor plan 500, as shown in the left diagram of FIG. The device control screen 502 is displayed.
  • the transition from the display state of the basic screen to the display state of the device control screen 502 is performed in animation will be described with reference to FIG.
  • the user selects, for example, an air conditioner device icon 501 on the basic screen.
  • the display control unit 103 gradually decreases the transparency of the air conditioner device control screen 502 in the order of the upper right diagram ⁇ the lower right diagram ⁇ the lower left diagram in FIG. 22 and finally sets the transparency to zero.
  • the display control unit 103 moves all device icons 501 to the outer periphery of an ellipse surrounding the device control screen 502.
  • the transition from the display state of the basic screen to the display state of the device control screen 502 is performed in animation will be described with reference to FIG.
  • the user selects, for example, the device icon 501 of the air conditioner device 200.
  • the display control unit 103 gradually decreases the transparency of the air conditioner device control screen 502 in the order of the upper right diagram ⁇ the lower right diagram ⁇ the lower left diagram in FIG. 23 and finally sets the transparency to zero.
  • the display control unit 103 moves all device icons to the left side of the floor plan 500.
  • the screen transition is animated to increase the user's interest in operating the device control screen 502 through screen rendering from when the device icon 501 is selected until the device control screen 502 is displayed. Can do.
  • FIG. 24 is a diagram showing the configuration of the device list display screen.
  • the device list display screen is displayed when the user taps the device list display change button 503 on the basic screen shown in FIG.
  • the device list display screen includes a device list 2000, a device detail icon 2001, and a basic screen display button 2003.
  • the display control unit 103 causes the device control screen 502 to overlap the device list 2000 to be displayed. Accordingly, the user can operate the device 200 by displaying the device control screen 502 in the same manner as when the device icon 501 is tapped.
  • the device detail icon 2001 is prepared for each device 200.
  • the device detail icon 2001 is different from the device icon 501 in that the device detail icon 2001 represents an on / off state and an operation state of the device 200 in addition to an image representing the device 200.
  • the device detail icon 2001 displayed in the upper left of FIG. 24, in addition to the image of the refrigerator, “ON” indicating that the refrigerator is currently turned on, and “ The information “driving / ice” is displayed.
  • the device detail icon 2001 is classified and displayed based on a predetermined classification standard.
  • classification criteria determined in advance for example, the type of the device 200, the room in which the device 200 is arranged, the usage status of the device 200, or the like is employed.
  • FIG. 24 illustrates the case where the type of the device 200 is used as the classification standard, and the device detail icons 2001 are classified into three categories: household appliances, air conditioning, and equipment.
  • the refrigerator, the electric toothbrush, the washing machine, and the television are classified into the household appliance category
  • the air conditioner and the air purifier are classified into the air conditioning category
  • the toilet, the lighting device, and the bathtub are the facility category. It is classified.
  • the storage unit 104 stores a classification table that determines whether each device 200 is classified into household appliances, air conditioning, or equipment from the contents registered in the device type 3102 of the device list 3100 (see FIG. 35). In advance. And the display control part 103 should just classify
  • the button described as “to floor plan UI” displayed at the lower right of the device list 2000 is a basic screen display button 2003.
  • a basic screen display button 2003 is a button for switching the screen from the device list display screen to the basic screen.
  • the basic screen and the device list display screen can be switched, but the device list display screen can be used as a basic screen instead of the basic screen shown in FIG. In this case, the basic screen display button 2003 may be omitted.
  • one device detail icon 2001 is associated with one device 200, but the present embodiment is not limited to this, and a plurality of devices 200 are associated with one device detail icon 2001, and a plurality of devices 200 are associated with each device.
  • One device detail icon 2001 may be shared by the devices 200. For example, when there are two lighting devices in the living room, the two lighting devices may be represented by one device detail icon 2001.
  • the display control unit 103 causes the display 101 to display a device control screen 502 that can control both lighting devices simultaneously.
  • the same effect as when one device icon 501 is shared by a plurality of devices 200 can be obtained.
  • the device detail icon 2001 may display the on / off state and the operation state of each of the two lighting devices.
  • the device detail icon 2001 may be used instead of the device icon 501 on the basic screen, or the device icon 501 may be used instead of the device detail icon 2001 on the device list display screen.
  • the device control screen 502 displayed when the device detail icon 2001 is selected may be the same as or different from the device control screen 502 displayed when the device icon 501 is selected. For example, since the device detail icon 2001 includes more information than the device icon 501, the device control screen 502 displayed when the device detail icon 2001 is selected displays the device icon 501. More buttons and states may be included than the device control screen 502 displayed.
  • FIG. 25 is a diagram showing screen transition between the basic screen and the device list display screen.
  • the device list display change button 503 is selected by the user on the basic screen shown in the left diagram of FIG. 25, the display of the display 101 is switched to the device list display screen shown in the right diagram of FIG.
  • the display of the display 101 is switched to the basic screen shown in the left diagram of FIG.
  • the display control unit 103 switches the display screen of the display 101 to the basic screen shown in the device list display screen.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 detects the tap of the device list display change button 503 in the display state of the basic screen
  • the display control unit 103 switches the display screen of the display 101 from the basic screen to the device list display screen.
  • the device list display screen when the device list display screen is selected for display and the user tries to operate the television in front of the user, if there is only one television at home, the device list display screen displays the television device. Since only one detail icon 2001 is included, the user can directly select the device detail icon 2001 of the television without erroneous operation and display the device control screen 502 corresponding to the television.
  • the device list display screen when the device list display screen is selected, it is possible to operate or check the status of each device 200.
  • the device list display screen focuses on each device 200, the device 200 and the device 200 are displayed.
  • the relationship with the place where is placed is unclear. Therefore, for example, for a plurality of devices 200 installed in the same building, such as an air conditioner or a lighting device, it is unclear which room's air conditioner or lighting device is a control target, and may cause an erroneous operation. is there.
  • a basic screen is provided in addition to the device list display screen so that the basic screen and the device list display screen can be selected.
  • the relationship between the device 200 and the place where the device 200 is arranged becomes clear. Therefore, for example, with regard to the same type of devices 200 installed in the same building, such as an air conditioner or a lighting device, it is easy to determine which room of the air conditioner or lighting device is a control target. It is possible to prevent an air conditioner or a lighting device installed in a different room from being erroneously operated.
  • FIG. 26 is a diagram showing screen transitions between the display state of the device list display screen and the display state of the device control screen 502.
  • the user selects the device detail icon 2001 of the device 200 (here, air conditioner) that the user wants to control, and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the selection.
  • the display control unit 103 displays the air conditioner device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device detail icon 2001 in an overlapping manner on the device list display screen, as shown in the right diagram of FIG.
  • the display state of the device list display screen changes to the display state of the device control screen 502.
  • the display control unit 103 hides the device detail icon 2001 other than the air conditioner selected by the user, and places only the device detail icon 2001 of the air conditioner at a position different from the device control screen 502. It is displayed. As a result, the user can clearly recognize the device detail icon 2001 selected by the user.
  • the user selects the device detail icon 2001 of the air conditioner, and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the selection. Then, as shown in the left diagram of FIG. 26, the display control unit 103 deletes the device control screen 502 and returns the display state of the device control screen 502 to the display state of the device list display screen.
  • the plurality of device detail icons 2001 may be displayed in a line at the edge of the screen as shown in FIG. 13, or may be displayed so as to surround the device control screen 502 as shown in FIG.
  • the user can continuously select the device detail icon 2001 in the display state of the device control screen 502 and continuously display the other device control screen 502.
  • the user does not need to input an operation for deleting the certain device control screen 502, and the device control screen 502 is switched with one touch. Can do.
  • FIG. 27 is a diagram showing screen transition between the display state of the basic screen and the display state of the device control screen 502 when there are a plurality of device icons 501 representing the same type of device 200 on the basic screen.
  • the device icon 501 of the television A is represented as a device icon 2401
  • the device icon 501 of the television B is represented as a device icon 2402.
  • the user can intuitively select and operate the television to be controlled from the floor plan 500.
  • the right diagram of FIG. 27 shows an example in which the TV A device icon 2401 is selected and the TV A device control screen 2403 is displayed.
  • each device icon 501 is arranged at a position on the floor plan 500 corresponding to the actual installation position. Therefore, the user can intuitively select the device icon 501 of the device 200 to be controlled from the display position on the floor plan 500, and erroneously display the device control screen 502 of another device 200. Can be prevented.
  • FIG. 28 is a diagram showing screen transition when different device icons 501 are continuously selected and the device control screen 502 is continuously switched in the display state of the device control screen 502.
  • the device control screen 2511 of the air conditioner is being displayed.
  • a device control screen 2512 for the refrigerator is displayed on the display 101 as shown in the upper right view.
  • a washing machine device control screen 2513 is displayed as shown in the lower right diagram.
  • an air purifier device control screen 2514 is displayed as shown in the lower left diagram.
  • the device control screen 502 corresponding to the device icon 501 can be directly displayed. Therefore, when another device control screen 502 is displayed while a certain device control screen 502 is displayed, another device control screen 502 is displayed with one touch without inputting an operation for deleting the device control screen 502 being displayed. be able to. As a result, the user can smoothly switch the device control screen 502.
  • FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a display example of the device icon 501 of the device 200 with poor communication that could not be detected on the network on the basic screen.
  • the device management unit 105 detects the device 200 that has not been detected on the network and that does not respond to the control command as the device 200 with poor communication despite being registered in the device list 3100. Then, the display control unit 103 displays the device icon 501 of the device 200 with poor communication in a display mode different from the device icon 501 of the device 200 that can communicate.
  • the device icon 501 of the device 200 with poor communication is represented as a device icon 2601.
  • the device icon 2601 is displayed translucently. Accordingly, the user can quickly recognize that the device 200 indicated by the device icon 2601 is currently out of order or cannot be controlled because a communication failure has occurred.
  • the device icon 2601 is displayed in a translucent manner, but the present embodiment is not limited to this.
  • the device icon 2601 is displayed in a lighter or darker color than the other device icons 501.
  • an annotation mark may be added to the device icon 2601.
  • FIG. 30 is a diagram showing a configuration of the home information 2700.
  • the home information 2700 is managed for each house by the server 300, and the home controller 100 controls display of the basic screen, the device control screen 502, and the like based on the home information 2700.
  • the home information 2700 includes a floor plan 500, vertex information 2800, room information 2900, and a device list 4700 managed by the server.
  • the floor plan 500 is an overhead view that is prepared for each floor of the house and represents in plan the arrangement and shape of one or more rooms constituting each floor.
  • the floor plan 500 is composed of image data representing an overhead view in, for example, a bitmap format.
  • the vertex information 2800 is information for making the floor plan 500 correspond to a two-dimensional coordinate axis space so that the home controller 100 can interpret the floor plan 500.
  • Room information 2900 is information for determining a room area from vertex information 2800. Details of the vertex information 2800, the room information 2900, and the device list 4700 managed by the server will be described below.
  • FIG. 31 is a diagram showing a configuration of the vertex information 2800.
  • the vertex information 2800 includes a vertex ID 2801 and vertex coordinates 2802.
  • the vertex ID 2801 is an identifier for identifying a vertex on the floor plan 500.
  • a vertex coordinate 2802 is a coordinate expressed in the form of (X coordinate, Y coordinate, floor number), and indicates the position of a vertex such as a partition line that appears on the floor plan 500.
  • the vertex with vertex ID B has vertex coordinates (X20, Y0, Z1), and thus represents a position where the X coordinate is 20 and the Y coordinate is 0 on the first floor (the first floor).
  • FIG. 33 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between each vertex registered in the vertex information 2800 and the floor plan 500.
  • the top left vertex of the floor plan 500 is the origin (both X and Y coordinates are 0).
  • the vertex with the vertex ID A is located at the origin because the vertex coordinates are (X0, Y0, Z1).
  • the vertex with vertex ID B is located at the upper right vertex of the bus because the vertex coordinates are (X20, Y0, Z1).
  • FIG. 32 is a diagram showing a configuration of the room information 2900.
  • the room information 2900 includes a room ID 2901, a room type 2902, and room coordinates 2903.
  • the room ID 2901 is an identifier for identifying a room on the floor plan 500.
  • the room type 2902 indicates the type of room.
  • the room coordinates 2903 are expressed by a set of vertex IDs 2801, and determine a room area on the floor plan 500.
  • a room whose room ID is C is a bus, and indicates an area formed by connecting vertex IDs in the order of A, B, G, and F on the floor plan 500.
  • the room information 2900 includes not only the room information but also the staircase information.
  • a region having a room ID D formed by connecting vertex IDs in the order of H, I, R, and Q represents a staircase.
  • the home controller 100 plots the vertex indicated by the vertex information 2800 in the image data of the floor plan 500 and connects the vertex indicated by the room coordinate 2903.
  • the room area shown in the floor plan 500 can be specified, and the room type can be recognized from the room type 2902.
  • the vertex information 2800 is obtained when the system administrator displays the floor plan 500 on the display of the personal computer, detects the vertex from the displayed floor plan, and inputs the vertex ID and vertex coordinates of the detected vertex to the personal computer. It only has to be generated.
  • the room information 2900 may be generated by detecting a room from the floor plan displayed on the display by the system administrator and inputting the room ID, room type, and room coordinates of the detected room into a personal computer. .
  • the vertex information 2800 and the room information 2900 may be generated by capturing CAD data that is the original data of the floor plan 500.
  • FIG. 34 is a diagram showing a configuration of a device list 4700 managed by the server 300.
  • the device list 4700 includes a device ID 4701, a device type 4702, a model number 4703, an arrangement 4704, capability information 4705, and a control command transmission destination 4706.
  • the device ID 4701 is an identifier of the device 200.
  • the device type 4702 indicates the type of the device 200.
  • a model number 4703 indicates the model number of the device 200.
  • the arrangement 4704 is a coordinate expressed in the form of (X coordinate, Y coordinate, floor number) similarly to the vertex coordinate 2802, and shows the arrangement on the floor plan 500 of the device icon 501 corresponding to the device 200.
  • the display control unit 103 can arrange a device icon 501 on the floor plan 500 based on the arrangement 4704 and display a basic screen or the like.
  • the capability information 4705 indicates the contents that can control the device 200 and the state that can be acquired from the device 200.
  • an air conditioner with a device ID of A can control temperature, wind direction, and air volume.
  • a control command transmission destination 4706 indicates a transmission destination of a control command for controlling the device 200.
  • the control command transmission destination 4706 is a device, so the control command is transmitted directly from the home controller 100 to the device 200.
  • control command transmission destination 4706 of the refrigerator with the device ID C is a server
  • the control command is transmitted from the home controller 100 to the device 200 via the server 300.
  • the control command is a command for operating the device 200 and confirming the state of the device 200.
  • the device list 4700 may register the current state of the device 200. Thus, when a request for checking the status of the device 200 is received from the home controller 100, the server 300 can notify the home controller 100 of the status of the corresponding device 200.
  • the user moves the device icon 501 to an appropriate position in the floor plan 500.
  • a value indicating unset such as (0, 0, 0) is set as the value of the arrangement 4704.
  • the display control unit 103 displays the device icon 501 in which the arrangement 4704 is not set at a predetermined position on the display 101.
  • the device list 4700 managed by the server from the home information 2700 may be omitted.
  • the home controller 100 may acquire information corresponding to the device type 4702, the model number 4703, and the capability information 4705 described in the device list 4700 managed by the server directly from the device 200.
  • FIG. 35 is a diagram showing a configuration of a device list 3100 managed by the home controller 100. Based on the information in the device list 3100, the home controller 100 arranges the device icon 501 on the floor plan 500 of the basic screen or controls the device 200.
  • the device list 3100 includes a device ID 3101, a device type 3102, a model number 3103, an arrangement 3104, capability information 3105, a control command transmission destination 3106, and an IP address 3107.
  • the device ID 3101 to the control command transmission destination 3106 are the same as the contents of the same name in FIG.
  • the contents of the device type 3102, model number 3103, arrangement 3104, capability information 3105, and control command transmission destination 3106 can be acquired by causing the device management unit 105 to transmit the device list 4700 from the server 300.
  • the device management unit 105 acquires the IP address 3107 from the device 200.
  • the device management unit 105 may prioritize the contents.
  • control command transmission destination 3106 may adopt the content determined in advance by the home controller system without being acquired from the server 300 or the device 200, or may be in the state of the network to which the home controller 100 is connected. It may be automatically determined based on the setting or may be set by the user.
  • FIG. 36 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing in which the home controller 100 acquires the home information 2700 from the server 300.
  • the home controller 100 acquires the home information 2700 from the server 300 at an arbitrary timing such as when it is first used or started up, and generates the basic screen shown in FIG. 5 based on the acquired home information 2700.
  • the device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 transmits a home information request to the server 300 (S3201).
  • the home information request includes at least a home controller ID indicating a user who uses the home controller 100 or a house.
  • the home information management unit 301 of the server 300 searches the storage unit 304 for the home information 2700 corresponding to the home controller ID (S3202), and transmits it to the home controller 100 (S3203).
  • the device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 stores the home information 2700 received from the server 300 in the storage unit 104, and based on the home information 2700, the display control unit 103 generates a basic screen and displays it on the display 101. (S3204).
  • the device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 broadcasts a device search request to all devices 200 on the network. (S3302).
  • the device A 200 that has received the device search request returns a device search response to the home controller 100 (S3303).
  • the home controller 100 that has received the device search response acquires device information from the device A 200 (S3304), and updates the display screen (S3305).
  • the device B 200 that has received the device search request returns a device search response to the home controller 100 (S3306).
  • the home controller 100 that has received the device search response acquires device information from the device B 200 (S3307), and updates the display screen (S3308).
  • the device information is information representing the device type, model number, capability information, and the like of the device 200.
  • the device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 Based on this device information, the device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 generates a device list 3100 (see FIG. 35).
  • the home controller 100 detects the device 200 on the network when the device 200 is connected to the network.
  • a network connection notification is broadcast to all home controllers 100 on the network (S3402).
  • the device management unit 105 acquires device information from the device A 200 (S3403), and the display control unit 103 updates the display screen (S3404).
  • the processing when the device B 200 is connected to the network is the same as that of the device A 200 (S3405 to S3408).
  • the home controller 100 hides the device icon 501 corresponding to the device 200 until the device search response or network connection notification is received from the device 200, that is, until the device 200 is detected on the network. Then, the home controller 100 that has received the device search response displays the device icon 501 of the corresponding device 200 on the screen. Alternatively, the home controller 100 makes the color of the device icon 501 of the undetected device 200 lighter than that of the detected device icon 501 until the device 200 is detected on the network (for example, translucent). To display). The home controller 100 that has received the device search response changes the color of the device icon 501 of the undetected device 200 to the same color as the color of the device icon 501 of the detected device 200.
  • FIG. 39A and FIG. 39B are flowcharts showing a processing flow in which the home controller 100 controls the device 200 in the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 detects that a device icon 501 representing a certain device 200 has been selected by the user on the basic screen (S3501).
  • the display control unit 103 saves all device icons 501 outside the display area of the device control screen 502 (S3502). In this case, the device icon 501 is retracted as shown in FIGS.
  • the display control unit 103 adjusts the display position of the retracted device icon 501 (S3503). For example, as shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 14, the selected device icon 501 is adjusted to be displayed at a specific position.
  • the display control unit 103 determines whether the device control screen 502 corresponding to the device icon 501 selected by the user is a dedicated screen or a floor plan (S3504).
  • the dedicated device control screen 502 refers to a device control screen 502 prepared separately from the floor plan and displayed in an overlapping manner on the floor plan as shown in FIG.
  • the floor plan device control screen 502 is a screen in which the floor plan itself is the device control screen 502.
  • a lighting device if the user can turn the lighting device on / off or adjust the brightness by tapping directly on the room area on the floor plan where the lighting device is located, the user can perform realistic operations. Is realized. Further, when the user tries to operate a plurality of lighting devices installed in the living room at the same time, if the device control screen 502 dedicated to each lighting device is displayed on the floor plan at the same time, the entire screen is dedicated to the lighting device. It is covered with the device control screen 502, and visibility is lowered.
  • the device control screen 502 of the lighting device is a floor plan. Specifically, when the user selects a device icon 501 of a lighting device installed in a room on the basic screen, all the device icons 501 are saved outside the floor plan display area, and the floor plan is displayed in the room. The lighting device can be accepted for operation. The user can simultaneously operate one or more lighting devices in the room by tapping a room area on the floor plan where the selected lighting device is installed.
  • one or more lighting devices of the room are turned on simultaneously, and then when the user taps the area, the one or more lighting devices Lights off at the same time.
  • the display control unit 103 enlarges the region of the room.
  • the displayed device control screen 502 dedicated to the device is displayed overlapping on the floor plan (S3507).
  • the floor plan obtained by cutting out and expanding the floor plan of the corresponding room from the floor plan of the entire floor is displayed overlapping the floor plan of the entire floor.
  • the display control unit 103 displays the floor plan as the device control screen 502 (S3508).
  • the display control unit 103 may determine whether the device control screen 502 is a dedicated screen or a floor plan by referring to this information.
  • the display control unit 103 identifies the vertex of the corresponding room from the room information 2900, identifies the coordinates of the identified vertex from the vertex information 2800, and obtains the area of the region surrounded by the identified vertex coordinates, What is necessary is just to calculate the size of the corresponding room. If the size of the room is larger than a predetermined size, NO is determined in S3506, and if it is equal to or smaller than the predetermined size, YES is determined in S3506.
  • the display control unit 103 displays the dedicated screen in an overlapping manner on the floor plan (S3505).
  • step S3509 the touch panel control unit 102 detects that contact of a contact object (here, a user's finger) with the display 101 has started.
  • a contact object here, a user's finger
  • the touch panel control unit 102 determines whether or not the contact target is the device icon 501 (S3510).
  • the touch panel control unit 102 determines whether or not the contact object has contacted the same device icon 501 as the device icon 501 selected in S3501 (S3511). When it is determined that the contact object has touched the same device icon 501 as the device icon 501 selected in S3501 (YES in S3511), the display control unit 103 hides the displayed device control screen 502 and displays the basic screen. It is displayed (S3514).
  • the touch panel control unit 102 determines that the device icon 501 is not touched (NO in S3510), the touch panel control unit 102 further determines whether the contact target is the device control screen 502 (S3512). If it is determined that the contact target is not the device control screen 502 (NO in S3512), the display control unit 103 hides the device control screen 502 being displayed and displays the basic screen (S3514).
  • the touch panel control unit 102 determines that the contact object has touched a button or the like in the device control screen 502 (YES in S3512), the process proceeds to S3513, and a device-specific control flow is executed (S3513).
  • the device control unit 106 determines device-specific control content according to the contact content of the contact object (S3601). Next, the device control unit 106 generates a control command corresponding to the control content (S3602). As shown in FIG. 11, it is assumed that the user taps a button for increasing the temperature and the touch panel control unit 102 detects that the device control screen 502 of the air conditioner is displayed. Then, the device control unit 106 generates a control command for increasing the temperature of the air conditioner. Next, the device control unit 106 advances the process to S3603 and executes a control command transmission flow.
  • the device control unit 106 determines whether or not the home controller 100 is connected to the home network (S3701). If the home controller 100 is connected to the home network (YES in S3701), the control command transmission of the device list 3100 is transmitted. The transmission destination of the control command is checked according to the contents of the destination 3106 (S3702).
  • the home network is a network in the user's home. Therefore, if the user is operating the home controller 100 from the outside, NO is determined in S3701, and if the user is operating the home controller 100 at home, YES is determined in S3701.
  • the device control unit 106 transmits the control command to the air conditioner.
  • the device control unit 106 transmits the control command to the server 300.
  • the device control unit 106 receives a control result from the device 200.
  • the device control unit 106 advances the processing to S3707 when transmission of control commands to all the devices 200 that are operated simultaneously has been completed (YES in S3706).
  • the device control unit 106 returns the process to S3702 and repeats the processes after S3702.
  • the device control unit 106 transmits a control command to each of the two lighting devices. To do. Note that the device 200 that is not operated at the same time as the other devices 200 is not determined as NO in S3706.
  • the display control unit 103 updates the screen displayed on the display 101 (S3707). For example, if the set temperature of the air conditioner is changed, the temperature display blinks, for example, until the set temperature of the air conditioner is changed by the control command, and the blinking of the temperature display ends when the set temperature of the air conditioner is changed by the control command. As a result, the device control screen 502 is updated. In the example of the lighting device, when the lighting device is turned on, the screen is updated so that the area on the floor plan of the room where the lighting apparatus is installed is brighter than the other areas.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 of the home controller 100 detects a user operation on the device control screen 502 (S3801).
  • the device control unit 106 of the home controller 100 generates a control command corresponding to the user's operation and transmits it to the device 200 (S3802).
  • the device 200 that has received the control command executes the control command (S3803), and transmits the control result to the home controller 100 (S3804).
  • the display control unit 103 of the home controller 100 that has received the control result updates the display screen according to the control result (S3805).
  • the touch panel control unit 102 of the home controller 100 detects a user operation on the device control screen 502 (S3901).
  • the device control unit 106 of the home controller 100 generates a control command corresponding to the user's operation and transmits it to the server 300 (S3902).
  • the server 300 that has received the control command transmits the corresponding control command to the device 200 (S3903).
  • the device 200 that has received the control command executes the control command (S3904), and transmits the control result to the server 300 (S3905).
  • the server 300 that has received the control result transmits the control result to the home controller 100 (S3906).
  • the display control unit 103 of the home controller 100 that has received the control result updates the display screen according to the control result (S3907).
  • the device 200 transmits the current device state to the server 300 (S4001).
  • the device 200 transmits the device state to the server 300 when the power is turned on, when the power is turned off, when the device state changes, or periodically, and causes the server 300 to store the device state.
  • the process of S4001 may be executed asynchronously with the processes of S4002 to S4006.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 of the home controller 100 detects a user operation on the device control screen 502 (S4002).
  • the device control unit 106 of the home controller 100 generates a control command corresponding to the user's operation and transmits it to the server 300 (S4003).
  • a control command for confirming the device state of the device 200 is generated.
  • the server 300 that has received the control command searches the current device state of the corresponding device 200 (S4004), and transmits the device state of the corresponding device 200 to the home controller 100 as a control result (S4005).
  • the display control unit 103 of the home controller 100 that has received the control result updates the display screen according to the control result (S4006). For example, if the device control screen 502 of the device 200 is displayed on the display 101, the content of the device control screen 502 of the device 200 is updated according to the control result.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 of the home controller 100 detects a user operation on the device control screen 502 (S4101).
  • the device control unit 106 of the home controller 100 generates a control command corresponding to the user's operation and transmits it to the device A 200 (S4102).
  • the device A200 that has received the control command executes the control command (S4103) and transmits the control result to the home controller 100 (S4104).
  • the device control unit 106 of the home controller 100 transmits the same control command as the control command transmitted to the device A 200 to the device B 200 (S4105).
  • the device B 200 that has received the control command executes the control command (S4106), and transmits the control result to the home controller 100 (S4107).
  • the display control unit 103 of the home controller 100 that has received the control result updates the display screen according to the control result (S4108).
  • the control result for example, if the device control screens 502 of the devices A200 and B200 are displayed on the display 101, the contents of the device control screens 502 of the devices A200 and B200 are updated according to the control result.
  • the home controller 100 controls the devices 200 via the server 300 when the home controller 100 controls a plurality of devices 200 by one operation
  • a case where the home controller 100 controls the device A 200 and the device B 200 will be described as an example.
  • the devices A 200 and B 200 are represented by one device icon 501 and are controlled by one device control screen 502.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 of the home controller 100 detects a user operation on the device control screen 502 (S4201).
  • the device control unit 106 of the home controller 100 generates a control command for the device A 200 according to the user's operation and transmits it to the server 300 (S4202).
  • the server 300 that has received the control command of the device A200 transmits the control command to the device A200 (S4203).
  • the device A 200 that has received the control command executes the control command (S4204) and transmits the control result to the server 300 (S4205).
  • the server 300 that has received the control result transmits the control result to the home controller 100 (S4206).
  • the device control unit 106 of the home controller 100 generates a control command for the device B 200 according to the user's operation and transmits it to the server 300 (S4207).
  • the server 300 that has received the control command transmits the control command to the device B 200 (S4208).
  • the device B 200 that has received the control command executes the control command (S4209) and transmits the control result to the server 300 (S4210).
  • the server 300 that has received the control result transmits the control result to the home controller 100 (S4211).
  • the display control unit 103 of the home controller 100 updates the display screen according to the control result (S4212).
  • the devices A 200 and B 200 are represented by one device icon 501 and are controlled by one device control screen 502.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 of the home controller 100 detects a user operation on the device control screen 502 (S4301).
  • the device control unit 106 of the home controller 100 generates control commands for the device A 200 and the device B 200 in accordance with a user operation, and transmits them to the server 300 (S4302).
  • the server 300 that has received the control command transmits the control command to the device A 200 (S4303).
  • the device A 200 that has received the control command executes the control command (S4304), and transmits the control result to the server 300 (S4305).
  • the server 300 transmits a control command to the device B 200 (S4306).
  • the device B 200 that has received the control command executes the control command (S4307) and transmits the control result to the server 300 (S4308).
  • the server 300 that has received the control results of the device A 200 and the device B 200 transmits the control result to the home controller 100 (S4309).
  • the display control unit 103 of the home controller 100 updates the display screen according to the control result (S4310).
  • the display control unit 103 updates the display screen (S4802).
  • the display control unit 103 moves and displays the device icon 501 in accordance with the drag amount of the device icon 501 by the user.
  • the device management unit 105 of the home controller A100 transmits a device list update notification including coordinates on the floor plan 500 after dragging to the server 300 (S4803).
  • the device management unit 105 of the home controller A100 updates the contents of the arrangement 3104 of the corresponding device 200 in the device list 3100 managed by itself with the coordinates after dragging.
  • the server 300 that has received the device list update notification updates the device list 4700 (S4804).
  • the home information management unit 301 of the server 300 updates the contents of the arrangement 4704 of the corresponding device 200 in the device list 4700 with the coordinates included in the device list update notification.
  • the server 300 transmits a device list update notification to the home controller B100 (S4805).
  • the home controller B100 that has received the device list update notification updates the display screen (S4806).
  • the device management unit 105 of the home controller B100 updates the contents of the arrangement 3104 of the corresponding device 200 in the device list 3100 managed by itself with the coordinates included in the device list update notification.
  • the device icon 501 is arranged at an appropriate position on the floor plan 500. Since the update of the arrangement position of the device icon 501 performed by the home controller A100 is notified to the home controller B100 via the server 300, the arrangement position of the updated device icon 501 is shared between the home controllers A100, B100 and the server 300. The Therefore, it is possible to avoid the trouble that the arrangement positions of the device icons 501 are different between the home controller A100 and the home controller B100.
  • the device 200 transmits a device state indicating the current state of the device 200 to the server 300 (S4901).
  • the device 200 may periodically transmit the device status, or may transmit the device status when the status changes.
  • the server 300 updates the device list 4700 according to the content of the received device state (S4902).
  • the server 300 adds the information of the device 200 as a new device.
  • the server 300 transmits a device list update notification to the home controller 100 (S4903).
  • the device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 updates the device list 3100 according to the content of the received device list update notification (S4904).
  • the device management unit 105 adds the information of the device 200 as a new device.
  • the display control unit 103 of the home controller 100 updates the display screen (S4905).
  • the server 300 when the state of the device 200 changes, this is notified to the server 300, so that the server 300 can monitor the change in the state of the device 200. Further, since the server 300 to which the device state is transmitted from the device 200 notifies the home controller 100 of the change in the state, the home controller 100 can recognize the current state of the device 200. Further, when the new device 200 is connected to the home network, the server 300 and the home controller 100 can add a new device. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a deviation between the actual state of the device 200 and the state of the device 200 recognized by the home controller 100.
  • the device 200 transmits the device state to the home controller 100 (S5001).
  • the device 200 may periodically transmit the device status, or may transmit the device status when the status changes.
  • the device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 updates the device list 3100 according to the content of the received device state (S5002).
  • the device management unit 105 adds the information of the device 200 as a new device.
  • the display control unit 103 updates the display screen (S5003).
  • the device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 transmits a device list update notification to the server 300 (S5004).
  • the server 300 updates the device list 4700 according to the received device list update notification (S5005).
  • the server 300 adds the information of the device 200 as a new device.
  • FIG. 51 a case where the user owns two home controllers 100, ie, the home controller 100 in the house and the home controller 100 outside the house, will be described as an example.
  • the home controller 100 outside the home is the home controller 100 that the user has taken out
  • the home controller 100 inside the home is the home controller 100 that the user has left in the home.
  • the device 200 transmits the device status to the home controller 100 in the home (S5101).
  • the home controller 100 in the home updates the device list 3100 according to the content of the received device state (S5102).
  • the device management unit 105 adds the information of the device 200 as a new device.
  • the display screen is updated (S5103).
  • the home controller 100 in the home transmits a device list update notification to the server 300 (S5104).
  • the server 300 updates the device list 4700 according to the content of the received device list update notification (S5105).
  • the server 300 adds the information of the device 200 as a new device.
  • the server 300 transmits a device list update notification to the home controller 100 outside the home (S5106).
  • the home controller 100 outside the home updates the device list 3100 according to the content of the received device list update notification (S5107).
  • the device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 outside the home adds the information of the device 200 as a new device.
  • the display screen is updated (S5108).
  • the floor plan 500 an overhead view that planarly represents the position and shape of the rooms constituting each floor is adopted as the floor plan, but the present embodiment is not limited to this, and the floor plan 500 is A diagram simply showing how many such rooms are present may be adopted as a floor plan.
  • FIG. 52 is a diagram showing a floor plan 5200 of another pattern.
  • one room constituting one floor is represented by one square block, and each room is arranged in a matrix on one floor.
  • the size of each block is the same, and the name of the room is described in each block.
  • this floor plan 5200 the names and the number of rooms constituting each floor are shown, but the relative size of the rooms and the position in the floor are not shown.
  • such a drawing is also handled as a floor plan 5200. That is, in the present embodiment, any room representing at least what kind of room is included in each floor is handled as a floor plan.
  • the living room, kitchen, dining room, bath, washroom, toilet, stairs, and entrance rooms are included.
  • the main bedroom, the bedroom 1, the bedroom 1, the child room, and the stairs are included.
  • the user can change the position on the floor plan 5200 by dragging and moving an arbitrary room.
  • the display control unit 103 The size of the room may be enlarged so that the device icon 501 fits in the room.
  • FIG. 53 is a diagram showing a configuration of a basic screen in which the floor plan 5200 is adopted.
  • a floor plan 5200 is displayed on the basic screen.
  • a device icon 501 of the device 200 actually arranged is displayed.
  • a device icon 501 of a television and lighting equipment is displayed in the living room, it can be seen that the television and lighting equipment are installed.
  • the device list display change button 503 is a button for switching the screen display from the basic screen to the above-described device list display screen (see FIG. 24).
  • FIG. 54 is a diagram showing a display state of the device control screen 502 when the floor plan 5200 shown in FIG. 52 is adopted.
  • the touch panel control unit 102 detects that the user has selected the device icon 501 on the basic screen illustrated in FIG. 53
  • the display control unit 103 displays a device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device icon 501 on the display 101. To do.
  • the air conditioner device icon 501 is selected, the air conditioner device control screen 502 is displayed on the floor plan 5200 in an overlapping manner.
  • the display control unit 103 arranges the device icon 501 displayed in the floor plan 5200 outside the display area of the device control screen 502. In the example of FIG. 54, all the device icons 501 are arranged in a vertical line on the left side of the floor plan 5200.
  • the display control unit 103 may group the device icons 501 according to specific conditions. For example, the device icons 501 may be grouped for each room, may be grouped for each type of device 200, or the devices 200 may be grouped in a category based on the type.
  • the device icon 501 is arranged on the left side of the floor plan 5200.
  • the device icon 501 may be arranged in a vertical line on the right side of the floor plan 5200, or horizontally on the upper side or the lower side of the floor plan 5200. They may be arranged in one row.
  • the display control unit 103 When all the device icons 501 cannot be displayed on the left side of the floor plan 5200, the display control unit 103 performs a swipe operation on the device icons 501 arranged in one column on the left side upward or downward. In response to the swipe operation, the device icon 501 may be scrolled upward or downward to display the non-displayed device icon 501 in the display 101.
  • the display control unit 103 may display the device icon 501 selected by the user in a display mode different from the device icon 501 that has not been selected.
  • the selected device icon 501 may be displayed in a color different from the unselected device icon 501, may be displayed brighter than the unselected device icon 501, or is not selected. It may be displayed with a darker density than the icon 501, or may be blinked at a constant cycle.
  • the display control unit 103 scrolls the arrangement of the device icons 501 so that the device icon 501 selected by the user is positioned at a conspicuous position (for example, top, center, or bottom) of the icon row. Also good.
  • the display control unit 103 may arrange all the device icons 501 on the outer periphery of the ellipse as shown in FIG.
  • the user selects the device icon 501 of the device 200 (here, air conditioner) that the user wants to control, and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the selection. Then, the display control unit 103 displays a device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device icon 501 in an overlapping manner on the floor plan 5200 as shown in the right diagram of FIG. As a result, the display state of the basic screen changes to the display state of the device control screen 502.
  • the device icon 501 of the device 200 here, air conditioner
  • the touch panel control unit 102 detects the selection.
  • the display control unit 103 displays a device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device icon 501 in an overlapping manner on the floor plan 5200 as shown in the right diagram of FIG.
  • the display state of the basic screen changes to the display state of the device control screen 502.
  • the device icon 501 of the air conditioner corresponding to the device control screen 502 or outside the display area of the device control screen 502 for example, the device control screen 502
  • the touch panel control unit 102 detects the selection.
  • the display control unit 103 deletes the device control screen 502 and returns the display state of the device control screen 502 to the display state of the basic screen.
  • FIG. 56 is a diagram showing a configuration of the floor plan 5600 when the size of each block is changed in accordance with the actual room size in the floor plan 5200 shown in FIG.
  • a floor plan 5601 of the first floor is shown in the left figure, and a floor plan 5602 of the second floor is shown in the right figure of FIG.
  • each room is represented according to the actual size of the room.
  • information indicating the actual size of the room is registered in advance in room information 6800 described later, and the display control unit 103 may determine the size of each room according to this information.
  • FIG. 57 is a diagram showing a configuration of a basic screen adopting the floor plan 5600 shown in FIG.
  • each room is displayed in a size corresponding to the actual size.
  • a device icon 501 of the device 200 actually arranged is displayed.
  • a room display button 5603 described as “display another room” is provided.
  • the display control unit 103 switches the screen display to a floor plan 5600 for displaying the remaining rooms.
  • the floor plan 5600 is divided into a floor plan 5601 on the first floor and a floor plan 5602 on the second floor. Therefore, when the room display button 5603 is selected, the display control unit 103 switches the display on the display 101 to the floor plan 5602 of the second floor. In this case, since the room display button 5603 is also provided in the floor plan 5602 of the second floor, when the room display button 5603 is selected, the display control unit 103 changes to the floor plan 5601 of the first floor. The display on the display 101 is switched.
  • the floor plan is divided for each floor, but the present embodiment is not limited to this.
  • the display control unit 103 may divide the floor plan 5601 of the first floor and display it on the display 101. In this case, when the room display button 5603 is selected, a floor plan 5601 that is not displayed on the first floor may be displayed.
  • the display control unit 103 determines the floor plan 5601 of the first floor and the floor plan of the second floor. 5602 may be displayed on the display 101 at the same time. In this case, the room display button 5603 is omitted from the floor plan 5600.
  • the display control unit 103 may switch between the floor plan 5601 of the first floor and the floor plan 5602 of the second floor.
  • FIG. 58 is a diagram showing a display state of the device control screen 502 when the floor plan 5600 shown in FIG. 56 is adopted as the floor plan. 58, an air conditioner device control screen 502 is displayed as in FIG. Since the other contents are the same as those in FIG. 54, the description is omitted.
  • FIG. 59 is a diagram showing a floor plan 5900 of still another pattern in the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the floor plan 5900 in FIG. 59 is the same as the floor plan 5200 in that each room is represented by a block of the same size, but the layout of the rooms is different.
  • floor numbers are displayed in the vertical direction, and the rooms constituting the same floor are arranged in a horizontal row.
  • the room constituting the third floor is arranged in the first row, and the second floor is constituted in the second row.
  • a room constituting the first floor is arranged in the third row.
  • floor numbers such as 1F, 2F, and 3F are shown at the left end of each row. In the floor plan 5900, it can be seen at a glance on which floor each room is arranged.
  • the size of each room may be changed according to the actual size of the room. Further, in the floor plan 5900, when all the rooms cannot be displayed in the display area of the display 101, the floor plan 5900 may be scrolled in the horizontal direction so that a desired room can be displayed on the display 101.
  • the display control unit 103 determines whether the second swipe operation is performed.
  • the room constituting the floor or the rooms constituting the first to third floors may be scrolled from left to right.
  • FIG. 60 is a diagram showing a configuration of a basic screen adopting the floor plan 5900 shown in FIG.
  • a floor plan 5900 is displayed on the basic screen.
  • a device icon 501 of the device 200 actually arranged is displayed in each room.
  • the device list display change button 503 is a button for switching the screen display from the basic screen to the above-described device list display screen (see FIG. 24).
  • FIG. 61 is a diagram showing a display state of the device control screen 502 when the floor plan 5900 shown in FIG. 59 is adopted.
  • the display control unit 103 displays a device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device icon 501 on the display 101. To do.
  • the air conditioner device icon 501 is selected, the air conditioner device control screen 502 is displayed on the floor plan 5900 in an overlapping manner.
  • the display control unit 103 arranges the device icon 501 displayed in the floor plan 5900 outside the display area of the device control screen 502. In the example of FIG. 61, all the device icons 501 are arranged in a horizontal row below the floor plan 5900.
  • the display control unit 103 may group the device icons 501 according to specific conditions. For example, the device icons 501 may be grouped for each room, may be grouped for each type of device 200, or may be grouped in a category based on the type of device 200.
  • the device icon 501 is arranged on the lower side of the floor plan 5900, but may be arranged in a horizontal row on the upper side of the floor plan 5900, or vertically on the left side or the right side of the floor plan 5900. They may be arranged in one row.
  • the display control unit 103 swipes the device icons 501 arranged in a horizontal row on the lower side in the left direction or the right direction. Then, the device icon 501 may be scrolled leftward or rightward according to the swipe operation to display the non-displayed device icon 501 in the display 101.
  • the display control unit 103 displays the device icons 501 selected by the user in a display mode different from the device icons 501 that are not selected. Also good.
  • the selected device icon 501 may be displayed in a color different from the unselected device icon 501, may be displayed brighter than the unselected device icon 501, or is not selected. It may be displayed with a darker density than the icon 501, or may be blinked at a constant cycle.
  • the display control unit 103 scrolls the arrangement of the device icons 501 so that the device icon 501 selected by the user is located at a conspicuous position (for example, the leftmost, the center, or the rightmost) of the icon row. Also good.
  • the display control unit 103 may arrange all the device icons 501 on the outer periphery of the ellipse as shown in FIG.
  • the display control unit 103 may enlarge and display the floor plan 5900 in accordance with a user operation. Specifically, when the user performs an operation of pinching out a room in the floor plan 5900 and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the operation, the display control unit 103 displays the room at an enlargement rate corresponding to the amount of pinch out. May be enlarged and displayed on the display 101.
  • FIG. 62 is a diagram showing a floor plan in which a room in the floor plan 5900 is enlarged.
  • the display control unit 103 may display an overhead view representing the shape of the corresponding room in a plan view overlapping with the floor plan 5900. Or you may switch and display on an overhead view.
  • the user grasps the configuration of the room in the house and the devices 200 arranged in each room in the floor plan 5900 shown in FIG. 60, and the device 200 in the enlarged room in the floor plan 5900 shown in FIG. It is possible to grasp the actual placement position.
  • the display control unit 103 does not need to display the device icons 501 of all the devices 200 arranged in the room, but only some device icons 501. May be displayed.
  • the display control unit 103 may display one or a plurality of (for example, two) device icons 501 frequently used by the user on the floor plan 5900.
  • the display control unit 103 may not display the device icon 501 in the floor plan 5900 that is not enlarged. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the number of device icons 501 displayed in the floor plan 5900 that is not displayed in an enlarged manner from increasing, and the visibility of the floor plan 5900 from decreasing.
  • FIG. 63 is a diagram showing a display state of the device control screen 502 in the enlarged floor plan 5900 shown in FIG.
  • an air conditioner device control screen 502 is displayed as in FIG.
  • only the device icon 501 arranged in the enlarged room (living room) is displayed on the left side of the overhead view and in the living room block.
  • an air conditioner, lighting device, and television device icon 501 are displayed in the living room in the overhead view, and the air conditioner device icon 501 is selected by the user. Therefore, these device icons 501 are displayed in a vertical line on the left side of the overhead view.
  • the user When a room is enlarged, the user is likely to operate the device 200 arranged in the room. When a certain room is displayed in an enlarged manner, the device icons 501 other than that room are not displayed on the display 101. For this reason, when the device icon 501 selected by the user is displayed on the left side of the overhead view when the device icon 501 arranged in another room is displayed, the user feels uncomfortable.
  • the display control unit 103 displays only the device icons 501 of the devices 200 arranged in the room in a vertical line on the left side of the overhead view.
  • the device icon 501 is displayed on the left side of the overhead view, but may be displayed in a vertical row on the right side of the overhead view, or displayed in a horizontal row on the upper side or the lower side of the overhead view. May be.
  • FIG. 64 is a diagram showing a screen transition from the basic screen display state to the device control screen 502 display state.
  • the air conditioner device icon 501 is tapped by the user on the basic screen on which the floor plan 5900 that is not enlarged is displayed.
  • the display control unit 103 causes the air conditioner device control screen 502 to overlap and display this basic screen.
  • the display control unit 103 when the user taps an area on the floor plan 5900 other than the device control screen 502 or taps the device icon 501 of the air conditioner, the display control unit 103 The screen display is returned to the basic screen shown in the upper left diagram of FIG.
  • the display control unit 103 enlarges the living block and simultaneously displays an overhead view of the living room having a size corresponding to the size of the enlarged block in the enlarged block. Overlapping display.
  • the display control unit 103 returns the screen display to the basic screen shown in the upper left diagram of FIG.
  • the display control unit 103 provides an overhead view of the air conditioner device control screen 502 as shown in the lower right diagram of FIG. Overlapping display on top. 64, if the user taps an area on the floor plan 5900 other than the device control screen 502 or the device icon 501 of the air conditioner, the display control unit 103 is shown in the lower left diagram of FIG. Return the screen display to the screen.
  • FIG. 65 is a diagram showing a configuration of a basic screen when a mode in which the device icon 501 is not displayed is adopted in the basic screen in which the floor plan 5900 shown in FIG. 59 is adopted. In the mode shown in FIG. 65, only the rooms constituting each floor are displayed, and the display of the device icon 501 is omitted.
  • FIG. 66 is a diagram showing screen transition from the display state of the basic screen to the display state of the device control screen 502 when a basic screen that does not display the device icon 501 is adopted.
  • the display control unit 103 enlarges and displays the living room block as shown in the lower left diagram of FIG. 66 and also displays the living room overhead view overlapping the displayed block.
  • the screen shown in the lower left diagram of FIG. 66 it is assumed that, for example, the device icon 501 of the air conditioner is tapped by the user. Then, as shown in the lower right diagram of FIG.
  • the display control unit 103 displays the air conditioner device control screen 502 in an overlapping manner with the overhead view of the living room, and displays the living device icon 501 on the left side of the living room overhead view. Arrange vertically. 66, when the user taps an area on the floor plan 5900 that is outside the display area of the device control screen 502, the display control unit 103 displays the screen shown in the lower left figure of FIG. Return the display screen to.
  • FIG. 67 is a diagram showing a configuration of the home information 2700 when the floor plan 5200 shown in FIG. 52 is adopted.
  • the home information 6400 includes a floor plan 5200, room information 6800, and a device list 4700 managed by the server.
  • the vertex information 2800 provided in the home information 2700 is omitted from the home information 6400.
  • the floor plan 5200 is image data representing the floor plan 5200 shown in FIG. 52 in, for example, a bitmap format. Alternatively, it may be information defining a color, a shape, a size, and the like for displaying the floor plan 5200.
  • the room information 6800 is information for determining a room area from the floor plan 5200.
  • FIG. 68 is a diagram showing the configuration of the room information 6800 shown in FIG.
  • the room information 6800 includes a room ID 6801, a room type 6802, a hierarchy 6803, and a display position 6804.
  • the room ID 6801 is an identifier for identifying a room on the floor plan 5200.
  • the room type 6802 indicates the type of room.
  • a level 6803 indicates a level (floor) in which rooms are arranged.
  • a display position 6804 indicates a layout position of the room on the floor plan 5200.
  • FIG. 69 is a diagram showing a correspondence example between the display position 6804 in the room information 6800 and the floor plan 5200.
  • each block of the floor plan 5200 is, for example, a block in the first row and the first column is a first cell, a block in the first row and the second column is a second cell, and a block in the first row and the third column is 3
  • the order is defined such that the squares, the blocks in the second row and the first column are the fourth squares, and so on.
  • the display control unit 103 interprets the first square (first row, first column) block in the floor plan 5201 of the first floor as a living room.
  • the second row and the first column are the fourth cell
  • the third row and the first column are the seventh cell.
  • this is only an example.
  • the second row and the first column are the fifth cell
  • the third row and the first column are the ninth cell
  • the horizontal direction is changed as appropriate according to the number of blocks.
  • FIG. 70 is a diagram showing a configuration of a device list 4700 managed by the server 300 when the floor plan 5200 shown in FIG. 52 is adopted.
  • the floor plan 5200 need not indicate the arrangement position of the device 200 in the room. Therefore, in the device list 4700 shown in FIG. 70, unlike FIG. 34, a room type 6802 is registered in the arrangement 4704. Otherwise, the device list 4700 shown in FIG. 70 is the same as the device list 4700 shown in FIG. For example, since the air conditioner with the device ID 4701 A is arranged in the living room, “living room” is registered in the arrangement 4704.
  • the room type 6802 is adopted as the arrangement 4704, but other information may be registered as long as the room can be specified. For example, a room ID 6801 may be adopted as the arrangement 4704.
  • 71 is a diagram showing a configuration of a device list 3100 managed by the home controller 100 when the floor plan 5200 shown in FIG. 52 is adopted.
  • the device list 3100 in FIG. 71 is also registered with the room type 6802 as the arrangement 3104, and the rest is the same as the device list 3100 in FIG. 71, room ID 6801 may be adopted as the arrangement 3104.
  • the device list 3100 in the case of adopting a mode in which an overhead view of a room is displayed when a room is pinched out on the basic screen of the floor plan 5900.
  • the image data of the overhead view of a corresponding room should just be registered into the item of the overhead view of a room.
  • the overhead view of the room has an origin set at, for example, the left end of the room, an X axis in the horizontal direction, and a Y axis in the vertical direction. It may be expressed as.
  • the display control unit 103 can determine from the contents of the arrangement 3104 where the device icon 501 should be arranged on the overhead view representing the room.
  • the server 300 is not an essential component, and various information (home information 2700, the state of the device 200, etc.) managed by the server 300 may be managed by the home controller 100.
  • the home controller 100 does not need to manage information on all the houses, but only manages the device 200 controlled by the home controller 100 and information on the house where the devices 200 are arranged.
  • the first display screen showing the floor plan of the first floor and the second display screen showing the floor plan of the second floor are switched to each other. Therefore, the floor plan is displayed on the portable information terminal, which is useful for making the portable information terminal a remote controller for a plurality of target devices.

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When the selection of a region corresponding to a staircase contained in a layout diagram of a first floor or the selection of a region corresponding to a staircase contained in a layout diagram of a second floor has been detected, the display of a first display screen and the display of a second display screen on a display is switched.

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携帯情報端末の制御方法及びプログラムControl method and program for portable information terminal
　本開示は、携帯情報端末の制御方法及びプログラムに関する。 This disclosure relates to a control method and program for a portable information terminal.
　一つのリモートコントローラを用いて一以上の対象機器を遠隔監視又は遠隔制御する技術が提案されている。 A technology for remotely monitoring or controlling one or more target devices using a single remote controller has been proposed.
　特許文献１は、一以上の対象機器をテレビのモニタから遠隔操作する技術を開示する。具体的には、モニタ画面の右側に一以上の対象機器のアイコンを表示し、その中から任意のアイコンが選択されると（ｉ）、モニタ画面の左側に間取り図を表示し（ｉｉ）、この間取り図の中の操作したい対象機器の設置場所までポインタを移動させると（ｉｉｉ）、モニタ画面にポインタ移動により選択された対象機器の操作画面を表示する（ｉｖ）技術を開示する（段落［０１３８］から［０１４０］及び図２５（ａ）、図２５（ｂ））。 Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for remotely operating one or more target devices from a television monitor. Specifically, one or more target device icons are displayed on the right side of the monitor screen, and when an arbitrary icon is selected from among them (i), a floor plan is displayed on the left side of the monitor screen (ii), A technique is disclosed in which when the pointer is moved to the installation location of the target device to be operated in the floor plan (iii), the operation screen of the target device selected by moving the pointer is displayed on the monitor screen (iv) (paragraph [ 0138] to [0140] and FIGS. 25 (a) and 25 (b)).
　特許文献２は、一以上の対象機器を単一のリモートコントローラで制御する技術を開示する。具体的には、リモートコントローラの液晶モニタには、各部屋の間取りと部屋内の状況が表示されている。例えば、液晶モニタには、ある部屋の照明が点灯している場合に表示される照明マーク、ある部屋の現在の温度を示す室温マーク、ある部屋の窓に鍵がかけられている場合に窓にハッチングを施した鍵マーク、制御対象物の状況等を示す機器・設備マーク、制御対象が風呂の場合に湯の量を示したマークなどが表示される（段落［００３７］から［００４１］、及び図６）。 Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for controlling one or more target devices with a single remote controller. Specifically, the liquid crystal monitor of the remote controller displays the layout of each room and the situation in the room. For example, the LCD monitor has a light mark that is displayed when the light in a room is lit, a room temperature mark that indicates the current temperature in a room, and a window that is locked when a window in a room is locked. A hatched key mark, a device / equipment mark indicating the status of the controlled object, and a mark indicating the amount of hot water when the controlled object is a bath are displayed (paragraphs [0037] to [0041], and FIG. 6).
　特許文献３は、電動建材（玄関ドア、天窓）の開閉動作と状態確認とを遠隔制御・遠隔監視する技術に関する。具体的には、パソコンのモニタ画面に、物件に応じた１階、２階の間取り図が表示され、各間取り図の対応位置に電動建材（玄関ドア、天窓）の絵、前記電動建材の開閉状態を示す状態表示アイコンが表示される。状態表示アイコンが選択されると、前記選択された電動建材の操作画面が別ウインドウによって表示される。前記操作画面には、開操作ボタン、閉操作ボタン、動作モニタ画面、操作画面を隠すボタンが含まれる（段落［００２５］、及び図４、図５、図６）。 Patent Document 3 relates to a technology for remotely controlling / monitoring the opening / closing operation and state confirmation of an electric building material (entrance door, skylight). Specifically, the floor plan according to the property is displayed on the monitor screen of the personal computer, the picture of the electric building material (entrance door, skylight) at the corresponding position of each floor plan, the opening and closing of the electric building material A status display icon indicating the status is displayed. When the state display icon is selected, the operation screen for the selected electric building material is displayed in a separate window. The operation screen includes an open operation button, a close operation button, an operation monitor screen, and a button for hiding the operation screen (paragraph [0025] and FIGS. 4, 5, and 6).
　特許文献４は、間取り図及びアイコンを含むユーザインタフェースを開示する。アイコンとしては、コンセントを表したアイコン、デジタル画像フレームを表したアイコン、及び、照明を表したアイコンが例示されている（ＦＩＧ．７及びＦＩＧ．８Ｂ）。 Patent Document 4 discloses a user interface including a floor plan and icons. Examples of the icon include an icon representing an outlet, an icon representing a digital image frame, and an icon representing illumination (FIG. 7 and FIG. 8B).
　特許文献５は、照明システムのユーザインタフェースを開示する。ある光源と関連付けられたアイコンがスクリーン上の対象領域の内側にドラッグされ、前記対象領域の中心に向って移動する程、対応する光源の光の強度が増加する。 Patent Document 5 discloses a user interface of a lighting system. As the icon associated with a certain light source is dragged inside the target area on the screen and moves toward the center of the target area, the light intensity of the corresponding light source increases.
　しかし、上記特許文献１から上記特許文献５では、更なる改善が必要とされていた。 However, in Patent Document 1 to Patent Document 5, further improvement is required.
特開２００７－１０４５６７号公報JP 2007-104567 A 特開２０００－１３８９７９号JP 2000-138979 A 特開２００９－２１３１０７号公報JP 2009-213107 A 米国特許公報ＵＳ７，７３０，２２３US Patent Publication US 7,730,223 特許第５１２８４８９号公報Japanese Patent No. 5128489
　上記課題を解決するため、本発明の一態様は、一以上の対象機器を制御するネットワークに接続し、ディスプレイを有する携帯情報端末の制御方法であって、前記携帯情報端末のコンピュータに対して、建物の第１フロアの間取り図を表した第１表示画面を、前記第１表示画面の表示選択により前記ディスプレイに表示させ、前記第１フロアの間取り図を表した第１表示画面上に前記一以上の対象機器の各々を表した機器アイコンを表示させ、前記第１フロアの間取り図には階段が含まれ、前記建物の第２フロアの間取り図を表した第２表示画面を、前記第２表示画面の表示選択により前記ディスプレイに表示させ、前記第２フロアの間取り図を表した第２表示画面上に前記一以上の対象機器の各々を表した機器アイコンを表示させ、前記第２フロアの間取り図には前記階段が含まれ、前記第１フロアの間取り図に含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択、又は、前記第２フロアの間取り図に含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択を検知すると、前記ディスプレイ上の前記第１表示画面の表示と前記第２表示画面の表示とを切り替えるものである。 In order to solve the above-described problem, one aspect of the present invention is a method for controlling a portable information terminal having a display connected to a network that controls one or more target devices, with respect to the computer of the portable information terminal. A first display screen representing a floor plan of a building is displayed on the display by display selection of the first display screen, and the first display screen representing the floor plan of the first floor is displayed on the first display screen. A device icon representing each of the above target devices is displayed, the floor plan of the first floor includes a staircase, and a second display screen representing the floor plan of the second floor of the building is displayed on the second display screen. Display on the display by display selection of the display screen, display a device icon representing each of the one or more target devices on the second display screen representing the floor plan of the second floor, The floor plan of the two floors includes the stairs, the selection of the area corresponding to the stairs included in the floor plan of the first floor, or the area corresponding to the stairs included in the floor plan of the second floor Is detected, the display of the first display screen on the display and the display of the second display screen are switched.
　上記態様により、更なる改善を実現できる。 Further improvement can be realized by the above aspect.
本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラが適用されたホームコントロールシステムの全体構成図である。1 is an overall configuration diagram of a home control system to which a home controller according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラが制御する主要な機器を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the main apparatuses which the home controller in one embodiment of this invention controls. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラ、機器、及びサーバの構成を示すブロック図である。It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the home controller, apparatus, and server in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの実装形態の構成例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structural example of the mounting form of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの基本画面の構成を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structure of the basic screen of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態における間取り図の例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of the floor plan in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態において、機器アイコンの配置情報がテキストとして含まれる間取り図の例を示す図である。In one embodiment of this invention, it is a figure which shows the example of the floor plan in which the arrangement | positioning information of an apparatus icon is contained as a text. 本発明の一実施の形態において、機器アイコンの配置情報が画像として含まれる間取り図の例を示す図である。In one embodiment of this invention, it is a figure which shows the example of the floor plan in which arrangement | positioning information of an apparatus icon is included as an image. 本発明の一実施の形態において、機器アイコンの配置情報が画像として含まれる間取り図の例を示す図である。In one embodiment of this invention, it is a figure which shows the example of the floor plan in which arrangement | positioning information of an apparatus icon is included as an image. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの基本画面の第１フロア表示状態と第２フロア表示状態との遷移例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of a transition between the 1st floor display state of the basic screen of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention, and a 2nd floor display state. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの機器制御画面の表示状態の構成を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structure of the display state of the apparatus control screen of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの機器制御画面の表示状態の機器アイコン配置例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of apparatus icon arrangement | positioning of the display state of the apparatus control screen of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの機器制御画面の表示状態の構成を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structure of the display state of the apparatus control screen of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの機器制御画面の表示状態の機器アイコン配置例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of apparatus icon arrangement | positioning of the display state of the apparatus control screen of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの機器制御画面の表示状態の機器アイコン配置例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of apparatus icon arrangement | positioning of the display state of the apparatus control screen of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの機器制御画面の表示状態の機器アイコン配置例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of apparatus icon arrangement | positioning of the display state of the apparatus control screen of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの機器制御画面の表示状態の構成例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structural example of the display state of the apparatus control screen of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの基本画面と機器制御画面の表示状態との遷移例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of a transition with the display state of the basic screen of a home controller and the apparatus control screen in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの基本画面の第２フロア表示状態と第２フロアの機器制御画面の表示状態との遷移例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of a transition between the 2nd floor display state of the basic screen of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention, and the display state of the 2nd floor apparatus control screen. 本発明の一実施の形態において、ある機器の機器制御画面の表示状態から別の機器の機器制御画面の表示状態への遷移例を示す図である。In one embodiment of the present invention, it is a diagram showing a transition example from a display state of a device control screen of a certain device to a display state of a device control screen of another device. 本発明の一実施の形態のホームコントローラの機器制御画面の表示状態と非表示状態との遷移例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of a transition with the display state and non-display state of the apparatus control screen of the home controller of one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの基本画面から機器制御画面の表示状態への遷移アニメーションの例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of the transition animation from the basic screen of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention to the display state of an apparatus control screen. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの基本画面から機器制御画面の表示状態への遷移アニメーションの例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of the transition animation from the basic screen of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention to the display state of an apparatus control screen. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの機器アイコン一覧表示画面の構成を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structure of the apparatus icon list display screen of the home controller in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの基本画面と機器アイコン一覧表示画面との遷移例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of a transition between the basic screen of a home controller and the apparatus icon list display screen in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの機器アイコン一覧表示画面と機器制御画面の表示状態との遷移例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of a transition between the display state of the apparatus icon list display screen of a home controller and an apparatus control screen in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホームコントローラの基本画面と機器制御画面の表示状態との遷移例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of a transition with the display state of the basic screen of a home controller and the apparatus control screen in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態において、ホームコントローラが連続して異なる機器の機器制御画面の表示状態へと遷移していく様子を示す図である。In one embodiment of this invention, it is a figure which shows a mode that a home controller changes to the display state of the apparatus control screen of a different apparatus continuously. 本発明の一実施の形態において、ネットワーク上に検出できなかった機器の基本画面における表示例を示す図である。In one embodiment of the present invention, it is a diagram showing a display example on the basic screen of the device that could not be detected on the network. 本発明の一実施の形態におけるホーム情報の構成を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structure of the home information in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態における頂点情報の構成を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structure of the vertex information in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態における部屋情報の構成を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structure of the room information in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態における頂点情報と第１フロアの間取り図との対応例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of a response | compatibility with the vertex information in one embodiment of this invention, and the floor plan of a 1st floor. 本発明の一実施の形態において、サーバが管理する機器リストの構成を示す図である。In one embodiment of the present invention, it is a figure which shows the structure of the apparatus list which a server manages. 本発明の一実施の形態において、ホームコントローラが管理する機器リストの構成を示す図である。In one embodiment of the present invention, it is a figure which shows the structure of the apparatus list which a home controller manages. 本発明の一実施の形態において、ホームコントローラがサーバからホーム情報を取得する処理の流れを示すシーケンス図である。In one embodiment of this invention, it is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process in which a home controller acquires home information from a server. 本発明の一実施の形態において、ホームコントローラがネットワークに接続した際に、ホームコントローラがネットワーク上の機器を検出する処理の流れを示すシーケンス図である。In one embodiment of the present invention, when the home controller is connected to the network, it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing in which the home controller detects a device on the network. 本発明の一実施の形態において、機器がネットワークに接続した際に、ホームコントローラがネットワーク上の機器を検出する処理の流れを示すシーケンス図である。In one embodiment of the present invention, when a device is connected to a network, it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing in which a home controller detects a device on the network. 本発明の一実施の形態においてホームコントローラが機器を制御する処理の流れを示すフロー図である。It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which a home controller controls an apparatus in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態においてホームコントローラが機器を制御する処理の流れを示すフロー図である。It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which a home controller controls an apparatus in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態においてホームコントローラが接触物の接触内容に応じて機器の制御コマンドを生成する処理の流れを示すフロー図である。It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which a home controller produces | generates the control command of an apparatus according to the contact content of a contact thing in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態においてホームコントローラが制御コマンドを送信する処理の流れを示すフロー図である。It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process in which a home controller transmits a control command in one embodiment of this invention. 本発明の一実施の形態において、ホームコントローラが機器を直接制御する処理の流れを示すシーケンス図である。In one embodiment of this invention, it is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process in which a home controller directly controls an apparatus. 本発明の一実施の形態において、ホームコントローラがサーバ経由で機器を制御する処理の流れを示すシーケンス図である。In one embodiment of this invention, it is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process in which a home controller controls an apparatus via a server. 本発明の一実施の形態において、ホームコントローラがサーバから機器の状態を取得する処理の流れを示すシーケンス図である。In one embodiment of the present invention, it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing in which the home controller acquires the state of the device from the server. 本発明の一実施の形態において、ホームコントローラが１回の操作で複数台の機器を制御する場合において、ホームコントローラが機器を直接制御する処理の流れを示すシーケンス図である。In one embodiment of the present invention, when the home controller controls a plurality of devices in one operation, it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing in which the home controller directly controls the devices. 本発明の一実施の形態において、ホームコントローラが１回の操作で複数台の機器を制御する場合において、ホームコントローラがサーバ経由で機器を制御する処理の流れを示すシーケンス図である。In one embodiment of the present invention, when the home controller controls a plurality of devices in one operation, it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing in which the home controller controls the devices via a server. 本発明の一実施の形態において、ホームコントローラが１回の操作で複数台の機器を制御する場合において、ホームコントローラがサーバ経由で機器を制御する処理の流れを示すシーケンス図である。In one embodiment of the present invention, when the home controller controls a plurality of devices in one operation, it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing in which the home controller controls the devices via a server. 本発明の一実施の形態において、ホームコントローラにおいて機器アイコンを移動させた場合の処理の流れを示すシーケンス図である。In one embodiment of the present invention, it is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing when the device icon is moved in the home controller. 本発明の一実施の形態において、ホームコントローラとサーバとの機器リストを更新する処理の流れを示すシーケンス図である。In one embodiment of the present invention, it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing to update the device list of the home controller and the server. 本発明の一実施の形態において、ホームコントローラとサーバとの機器リストを更新する処理の流れを示すシーケンス図である。In one embodiment of the present invention, it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing to update the device list of the home controller and the server. 本発明の一実施の形態において、ホームコントローラとサーバとの機器リストを更新する処理の流れを示すシーケンス図である。In one embodiment of the present invention, it is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing to update the device list of the home controller and the server. 本発明の一実施の形態において、別パターンの間取り図を示した図である。In one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which showed the floor plan of another pattern. 図５２に示す間取り図が採用された基本画面の構成を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structure of the basic screen as which the floor plan shown in FIG. 52 was employ | adopted. 図５２に示す間取り図を採用した場合において、機器制御画面の表示状態を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the display state of an apparatus control screen in the case of employ | adopting the floor plan shown in FIG. 基本画面の表示状態と機器制御画面の表示状態との遷移を説明する図である。It is a figure explaining the transition between the display state of a basic screen, and the display state of an apparatus control screen. 図５２に示す間取り図において、実際の部屋のサイズに応じて各部屋のサイズを変えた場合の間取り図の構成を示す図である。In the floor plan shown in FIG. 52, it is a figure which shows the structure of a floor plan when the size of each room is changed according to the size of an actual room. 図５６に示す間取り図が採用された基本画面の構成を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structure of the basic screen as which the floor plan shown in FIG. 56 was employ | adopted. 間取り図として図５６に示す間取り図を採用した場合において、機器制御画面の表示状態を示す図である。FIG. 57 is a diagram showing a display state of a device control screen when the floor plan shown in FIG. 56 is adopted as the floor plan. 本発明の一実施の形態において、更に別パターンの間取り図を示した図である。In one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which showed the floor plan of another pattern. 図５９に示す間取り図が採用された基本画面の構成を示す図である。FIG. 60 is a diagram showing a configuration of a basic screen adopting the floor plan shown in FIG. 59. 図５９に示す間取り図を採用した場合において、機器制御画面の表示状態を示す図である。FIG. 60 is a diagram showing a display state of a device control screen when the floor plan shown in FIG. 59 is adopted. 図５９に示す間取り図においてユーザがある部屋をピンチアウトする操作をした場合にディスプレイに表示される間取り図を示した図である。FIG. 60 is a diagram illustrating a floor plan displayed on the display when the user performs an operation of pinching out a room in the floor plan illustrated in FIG. 59. 図６２に示す拡大表示された間取り図において、機器制御画面の表示状態を示す図である。FIG. 63 is a diagram showing a display state of the device control screen in the enlarged floor plan shown in FIG. 62. 基本画面の表示状態から機器制御画面の表示状態への画面遷移を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the screen transition from the display state of a basic screen to the display state of an apparatus control screen. 図５９に示す間取り図が採用された基本画面において、機器アイコンを表示しない態様を採用した場合の基本画面の構成を示す図である。FIG. 60 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a basic screen when a mode in which a device icon is not displayed is employed in the basic screen in which the floor plan illustrated in FIG. 59 is employed. 機器アイコンを表示しない基本画面を採用した場合において、基本画面の表示状態から機器制御画面の表示状態への画面遷移を示す図である。FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating screen transition from a display state of a basic screen to a display state of a device control screen when a basic screen that does not display a device icon is employed. 図５２に示す間取り図を採用した場合のホーム情報の構成を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structure of home information at the time of employ | adopting the floor plan shown in FIG. 図６７に示す部屋情報の構成を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structure of the room information shown in FIG. 図６７に示す部屋情報における表示位置と間取り図との対応例を示した図である。It is the figure which showed the example of a response | compatibility with the display position and floor plan in the room information shown in FIG. 図５２に示す間取り図を採用した場合のサーバが管理する機器リストの構成を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structure of the apparatus list which the server manages when the floor plan shown in FIG. 52 is employ | adopted. 図５２に示す間取り図を採用した場合において、ホームコントローラが管理する機器リストの構成を示した図である。FIG. 53 is a diagram showing a configuration of a device list managed by a home controller when the floor plan shown in FIG. 52 is adopted.
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　上記特許文献１では、モニタ画面の右側に一以上の対象機器のアイコンを表示し、モニタ画面の左側に間取り図を表示する。即ち、一以上の対象機器のアイコンと間取り図とは分離して表示され、一以上の対象機器のアイコンは移動可能ではない。そのため、間取り図の中の操作したい対象機器の設置場所の指定は、ポインタの移動により行われている。その上で、操作画面を表示している。 In Patent Document 1, one or more target device icons are displayed on the right side of the monitor screen, and a floor plan is displayed on the left side of the monitor screen. That is, the icon of one or more target devices and the floor plan are displayed separately, and the icon of one or more target devices is not movable. For this reason, the installation location of the target device to be operated in the floor plan is specified by moving the pointer. In addition, an operation screen is displayed.
　上記構成に起因して、上記特許文献１では、所望の対象機器の操作画面を表示するまでの操作ステップ数が、上記（ｉ）から（ｉｖ）と多くなる。そのため、一つのリモートコントローラを用いて一以上の対象機器を遠隔監視又は遠隔制御する際、各対象機器の操作について上記（ｉ）から（ｉｖ）の操作ステップが必要となり、操作が煩雑となる。これでは、単に一以上の対象機器のリモートコントローラを一つにまとめた分だけ、一以上の対象機器の中の所望の一の対象機器を操作するまでの段階で、より多くの処理ステップ数を携帯情報端末に要求し、より多くの処理操作数をユーザに要求することになる。 Due to the above configuration, in Patent Document 1, the number of operation steps until the operation screen of a desired target device is displayed increases from (i) to (iv). Therefore, when remotely monitoring or remotely controlling one or more target devices using one remote controller, the operation steps (i) to (iv) are required for the operation of each target device, and the operation becomes complicated. In this case, the number of processing steps can be increased in a stage until one desired target device among the one or more target devices is operated only by combining the remote controllers of one or more target devices into one. A request is made to the portable information terminal, and a larger number of processing operations is requested from the user.
　上記特許文献２では、各対象機器の状態表示をするのみで、各対象機器の操作を遠隔制御する記載は一切ない。そのため、一つのリモートコントローラを用いて一以上の対象機器を遠隔監視はできるものの、遠隔制御は出来ない。 In the above Patent Document 2, only the status of each target device is displayed, and there is no description of remote control of the operation of each target device. Therefore, although one or more target devices can be remotely monitored using one remote controller, remote control is not possible.
　上記特許文献３では、パソコンを用いて電動建材（玄関ドア、天窓）の開閉動作及び状態の確認を遠隔制御・遠隔監視している。遠隔制御の内容は開閉動作という単純制御に止まる。しかし、２以上のフロアがある場合の切り替えについて何ら言及はない。 In the above-mentioned patent document 3, the opening / closing operation and state confirmation of the electric building materials (entrance door, skylight) are remotely controlled and monitored using a personal computer. The contents of remote control are limited to simple control such as opening and closing operations. However, there is no mention of switching when there are two or more floors.
　上記特許文献４では、上記特許文献３と同様に、照明の操作及び状況確認をするための操作画面を別途設けている（ＦＩＧ．８Ｂ）。しかし、上記特許文献４では、ＦＩＧ．７及びＦＩＧ．８Ｂに示すように、各フロアの表示の切り替えは、プルダウンメニューによって行われる。例えば、ＦＩＧ．７では、メインフロアがプルダウンメニューにより選択され、又、ＦＩＧ．８Ｂでは、ベイスメントがプルダウンメニューにより選択されている。そのため、各フロアを選択するために、別途所望のフロアを選択するという操作が必要になって、その分、処理ステップ数及びユーザによる操作数が増加し、所望の操作対象の操作に至る前段階の時間が増大する。その結果、一以上の操作対象を共用のリモコンにて遠隔操作することを想定すると、一つのリモコンに統合したために却って、所望の操作対象を操作するに当たって、誤操作が生じやすく、煩雑となる。 In the above-mentioned patent document 4, as in the above-mentioned patent document 3, an operation screen for operating the lighting and checking the situation is separately provided (FIG. 8B). However, in the said patent document 4, FIG. 7 and FIG. As shown in 8B, the display of each floor is switched by a pull-down menu. For example, FIG. 7, the main floor is selected from the pull-down menu, and FIG. In 8B, the basis is selected from the pull-down menu. Therefore, in order to select each floor, an operation of selecting a desired floor separately is required, and accordingly, the number of processing steps and the number of operations by the user are increased, and the stage before a desired operation target operation is reached. Time increases. As a result, if it is assumed that one or more operation targets are remotely operated by a common remote controller, since the operations are integrated into one remote controller, an erroneous operation is likely to occur and the operation becomes complicated.
　上記特許文献５では、ベットルームなど部屋単位で照明を制御する点のみが考慮され、２以上の部屋を含む一フロアに用いられる照明を制御する点について考慮されていない。 In the above-mentioned patent document 5, only the point of controlling the lighting in room units such as a bedroom is considered, and the point of controlling the lighting used for one floor including two or more rooms is not considered.
　以上の考察により、本発明者らは、以下の発明の各態様を想到するに至った。 Based on the above considerations, the present inventors have come up with the following aspects of the invention.
　本発明の一態様による制御方法は、一以上の対象機器を制御するネットワークに接続し、ディスプレイを有する携帯情報端末の制御方法であって、
　前記携帯情報端末のコンピュータに対して、
　建物の第１フロアの間取り図を表した第１表示画面を、前記第１表示画面の表示選択により前記ディスプレイに表示させ、前記第１フロアの間取り図を表した第１表示画面上に前記一以上の対象機器の各々を表した機器アイコンを表示させ、前記第１フロアの間取り図には階段が含まれ、
　前記建物の第２フロアの間取り図を表した第２表示画面を、前記第２表示画面の表示選択により前記ディスプレイに表示させ、前記第２フロアの間取り図を表した第２表示画面上に前記一以上の対象機器の各々を表した機器アイコンを表示させ、前記第２フロアの間取り図には前記階段が含まれ、
　前記第１フロアの間取り図に含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択、又は、前記第２フロアの間取り図に含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択を検知すると、前記ディスプレイ上の前記第１表示画面の表示と前記第２表示画面の表示とを切り替えるものである。 A control method according to an aspect of the present invention is a method for controlling a portable information terminal having a display connected to a network that controls one or more target devices.
For the portable information terminal computer,
A first display screen representing a floor plan of a building is displayed on the display by display selection of the first display screen, and the first display screen representing the floor plan of the first floor is displayed on the first display screen. A device icon representing each of the above target devices is displayed, and the floor plan of the first floor includes a staircase,
A second display screen representing a floor plan of the second floor of the building is displayed on the display by display selection of the second display screen, and the second display screen representing the floor plan of the second floor is displayed on the second display screen. A device icon representing each of one or more target devices is displayed, and the floor plan of the second floor includes the stairs.
When the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor or the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the second floor is detected, the first on the display is detected. Switching between the display on the display screen and the display on the second display screen is performed.
　例えば、建物の第１フロアの間取り図を表した第１表示画面と、建物の第２フロアの間取り図を表した第２表示画面とを準備した場合、第１表示画面と第２表示画面とを同時に表示することも可能である。しかし、この場合、表示画面の制約から、第１表示画面及び第２表示画面の各々が小さく表示される。 For example, when a first display screen representing a floor plan of a building and a second display screen representing a floor plan of a building are prepared, the first display screen and the second display screen Can be displayed at the same time. However, in this case, each of the first display screen and the second display screen is displayed in a small size due to restrictions on the display screen.
　一方で、表示画面をスクロールして、第１表示画面と第２表示画面とをスライドさせて表示させることも可能である。しかし、アイコンをドラッグして移動させるための操作又は操作画面上でのスクロールを用いた操作と、第１表示画面と第２表示画面とをスクロールによりスライドさせる操作とを、装置の中で誤認識して誤操作される可能性がある。 On the other hand, it is also possible to display the first display screen and the second display screen by sliding the display screen by scrolling. However, an operation for dragging an icon or an operation using scrolling on the operation screen and an operation for sliding the first display screen and the second display screen by scrolling are erroneously recognized in the apparatus. May be erroneously operated.
　また、上記特許文献３のように、どのフロアの間取り図を表示させるかを選択させるプルダウンメニューを設けることも考えられる。しかし、この場合、いちいち、プルダウンメニューを操作し、所望のフロア名を選択する、という操作が必要になる。そのため、各フロアを選択するために、別途所望のフロアを選択するという操作が必要になって、その分、処理ステップ数及びユーザによる操作数が増加し、前記所望の操作対象の操作に至る前段階の時間が増大する。 It is also conceivable to provide a pull-down menu for selecting which floor plan to display as in Patent Document 3 above. However, in this case, it is necessary to operate the pull-down menu and select a desired floor name. Therefore, in order to select each floor, an operation of separately selecting a desired floor is required, and accordingly, the number of processing steps and the number of operations by the user increase, and before the operation of the desired operation target is reached. Phase time increases.
　そこで、第１フロアの間取り図に含まれる階段に相当する領域の選択、又は、第２フロアの間取り図に含まれる階段に相当する領域の選択を検知すると、ディスプレイ上の第１表示画面の表示と第２表示画面の表示とを切り替える。即ち、間取り図に含まれている階段に相当する領域をフロアの切り替えのために流用する。 Therefore, when the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor or the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the second floor is detected, the first display screen on the display is displayed. And display on the second display screen. That is, the area corresponding to the stairs included in the floor plan is used for switching floors.
　これにより、所望のフロアを選択するという操作ではなく、第１フロアの間取りに含まれる階段に相当する領域の選択又は第２フロアの間取りに含まれる階段に相当する領域の選択により、第１表示画面と第２表示画面とを切り替える。 Thus, the first display is not performed by selecting a desired floor, but by selecting an area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor or selecting an area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the second floor. Switch between the screen and the second display screen.
　そのため、他の操作である、アイコンをドラッグして移動させるための操作又は操作画面上でのスクロールを用いた操作などと、装置が誤認識して誤操作になることを防止できる。また、既に表示されている表示資源である、間取り図に含まれる階段に相当する領域を利用して、表示の切り替えに流用するので、別途、表示の切り替えのための専用画面を用いることなく、簡素な構成により実現できる。 Therefore, it is possible to prevent the device from being erroneously recognized and erroneously operated as another operation, such as an operation for dragging and moving an icon or an operation using scrolling on the operation screen. In addition, since it is diverted to display switching using the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan, which is a display resource that has already been displayed, without using a dedicated screen for switching display separately. This can be realized with a simple configuration.
　また、上記態様において、例えば、前記ディスプレイに前記第１表示画面が表示されている状態で、前記第１フロアの間取りに含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択を検知すると、前記ディスプレイに表示されている前記第１表示画面の表示を前記第２表示画面の表示に切り替えるようにしてもよい。 Further, in the above aspect, for example, when selection of an area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor is detected in a state where the first display screen is displayed on the display, the display is displayed on the display. The display on the first display screen may be switched to the display on the second display screen.
　この場合、ユーザは、第１フロアに含まれる階段に相当する領域を選択するだけで、第２フロアの間取り図に切り替えることができる。 In this case, the user can switch to the floor plan of the second floor simply by selecting an area corresponding to the staircase included in the first floor.
　また、上記態様において、例えば、前記ディスプレイに前記第２表示画面が表示されている状態で、前記第２フロアの間取りに含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択を検知すると、前記ディスプレイに表示されている前記第２表示画面の表示を前記第１表示画面の表示に切り替えるようにしてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, when the selection of an area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the second floor is detected in a state where the second display screen is displayed on the display, the display is displayed on the display. The display on the second display screen may be switched to the display on the first display screen.
　この場合、ユーザは、第２フロアに含まれる階段に相当する領域を選択するだけで、第１フロアの間取り図に切り替えることができる。 In this case, the user can switch to the floor plan of the first floor simply by selecting an area corresponding to the staircase included in the second floor.
　また、上記態様において、例えば、前記ディスプレイに前記第１表示画面が表示されている状態で、前記第１表示画面上に表示された前記一以上の対象機器の中のいずれか一の対象機器を表した機器アイコンの選択を検知すると、前記第１表示画面上にオーバラップさせて前記選択された一の機器アイコンに対応する対象機器の操作又は状態確認の少なくともいずれかをするための制御画面を前記ディスプレイに表示させ、
　前記制御画面の操作に基づき、前記一の対象機器に対応する対象機器の操作又は状態確認をするための制御コマンドを前記ネットワークに出力させるようにしてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, in a state where the first display screen is displayed on the display, any one target device among the one or more target devices displayed on the first display screen is selected. When the selection of the represented device icon is detected, a control screen for overlapping at least one of the operation and status confirmation of the target device corresponding to the selected one device icon is displayed on the first display screen. Display on the display,
Based on the operation on the control screen, a control command for operating or checking the state of the target device corresponding to the one target device may be output to the network.
　この場合、ユーザは、第１フロアの間取り図にオーバラップされた機器アイコンから一の機器アイコンを選択して、一の機器アイコンに対応する制御画面を表示させ、一の機器アイコンが表す対象機器の操作や状態を確認することができる。 In this case, the user selects one device icon from the device icons overlapped with the floor plan of the first floor, displays a control screen corresponding to the one device icon, and the target device represented by the one device icon You can check the operation and status.
　また、上記態様において、例えば、前記ディスプレイに前記第２表示画面が表示されている状態で、前記第２表示画面上に表示された前記一以上の対象機器の中のいずれか一の対象機器を表した機器アイコンの選択を検知すると、前記第２表示画面上にオーバラップさせて前記選択された一の機器アイコンに対応する対象機器の操作又は状態確認の少なくともいずれかをするための制御画面を前記ディスプレイに表示させ、
　前記制御画面の操作に基づき、前記一の対象機器に対応する対象機器の操作又は状態確認をするための制御コマンドを前記ネットワークに出力させるようにしてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, any one target device among the one or more target devices displayed on the second display screen in a state where the second display screen is displayed on the display. When the selection of the represented device icon is detected, a control screen for overlapping at least one of the operation and status confirmation of the target device corresponding to the selected one device icon is displayed on the second display screen. Display on the display,
Based on the operation on the control screen, a control command for operating or checking the state of the target device corresponding to the one target device may be output to the network.
　この場合、ユーザは、第２フロアの間取り図上にオーバラップされた機器アイコンから一の機器アイコンを選択して、一の機器アイコンに対応する制御画面を表示させ、一の機器アイコンが表す対象機器の操作や状態を確認することができる。 In this case, the user selects one device icon from the device icons overlapped on the floor plan of the second floor, displays a control screen corresponding to the one device icon, and represents the object represented by the one device icon. You can check the operation and status of the equipment.
　また、上記態様において、例えば、前記ディスプレイは、タッチパネル式ディスプレイであり、
　前記第１フロアの間取り図に含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択、又は、前記第２フロアの間取り図に含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択は、前記タッチパネル式ディスプレイへの接触の検知によりなされるようにしてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, the display is a touch panel display.
The selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor or the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the second floor is performed by detecting contact with the touch panel display. It may be made by.
　この場合、ユーザは、第１フロア又は第２フロアの間取り図に含まれる階段に相当する領域を接触するという簡便な操作を行うことで、第１表示画面及び第２表示画面の画面切り替えを行うことができる。 In this case, the user performs screen switching between the first display screen and the second display screen by performing a simple operation of touching an area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor or the second floor. be able to.
　また、上記態様において、例えば、前記第１フロアの間取り図に含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択、又は、前記第２フロアの間取り図に含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択は、マウスポインタのクリックの検知によりなされるようにしてもよい。 In the above aspect, for example, the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor or the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the second floor is performed by a mouse. The detection may be performed by detecting the click of the pointer.
　この場合、ユーザは、第１フロア又は第２フロアの間取り図に含まれる階段に相当する領域をクリックするという簡便な操作を行うことで、第１表示画面及び第２表示画面の画面切り替えを行うことができる。 In this case, the user performs screen switching between the first display screen and the second display screen by performing a simple operation of clicking an area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor or the second floor. be able to.
　また、上記態様において、前記第１表示画面上にオーバラップさせて前記制御画面が表示されると、前記制御画面の表示領域外に前記一以上の対象機器の各々を表した機器アイコンを退避させてもよい。 Further, in the above aspect, when the control screen is displayed so as to overlap the first display screen, a device icon representing each of the one or more target devices is saved outside the display area of the control screen. May be.
　また、上記態様において、前記第２表示画面上にオーバラップさせて前記制御画面が表示されると、前記表示画面の表示領域外に前記一以上の対象機器の各々を表した機器アイコンを退避させてもよい。 Further, in the above aspect, when the control screen is displayed so as to overlap the second display screen, device icons representing each of the one or more target devices are saved outside the display area of the display screen. May be.
　これらの場合、機器アイコンが制御画面に下に隠れて表示されなくなることが防止される。そのため、ユーザは、選択した機器アイコンとは別の機器アイコンを探すために、制御画面を消去させるための別途の指示を入力する必要はない。その結果、ある対象機器の操作が終了されてから別の対象機器の操作が行われるまでの処理ステップ数及びユーザの操作数を軽減することができる。 In these cases, the device icon is prevented from being hidden under the control screen. Therefore, the user does not need to input a separate instruction for erasing the control screen in order to search for a device icon different from the selected device icon. As a result, it is possible to reduce the number of processing steps and the number of user operations from the end of the operation of a certain target device to the operation of another target device.
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　以下本発明の一実施の形態について、図面を参照しながら説明する。なお、各図面において、同じ構成要素については同じ符号が用いられている。 (Embodiment)
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same components.
　本実施の形態では、１台で一以上の機器を制御できるホームコントローラについて説明する。 In this embodiment, a home controller capable of controlling one or more devices with one unit will be described.
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　図１は、本実施の形態におけるホームコントローラが適用されたホームコントロールシステムの全体構成図である。図１に示すように、ホームコントロールシステムは、ホームコントローラ１００、機器２００（対象機器の一例）、及びサーバ３００を備えている。 (overall structure)
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a home control system to which a home controller according to the present embodiment is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the home control system includes a home controller 100, a device 200 (an example of a target device), and a server 300.
　家の中には、ホームコントローラ１００と一以上の機器２００（例えば、機器Ａ２００、機器Ｂ２００）が配置され、クラウドセンタには、サーバ３００が配置されている。ホームコントローラ１００、機器２００及びサーバ３００は、有線や無線のネットワークを介して相互に通信を行う。例えば、機器２００及びホームコントローラ１００は、無線や有線の宅内のネットワークを介して相互に通信可能に接続され、ホームコントローラ１００、機器２００、及びサーバ３００はインターネット等の外部のネットワークを介して相互に通信可能に接続されている。 In the house, a home controller 100 and one or more devices 200 (for example, device A 200 and device B 200) are arranged, and a server 300 is arranged in the cloud center. The home controller 100, the device 200, and the server 300 communicate with each other via a wired or wireless network. For example, the device 200 and the home controller 100 are communicably connected to each other via a wireless or wired home network, and the home controller 100, the device 200, and the server 300 are mutually connected via an external network such as the Internet. It is connected so that it can communicate.
　なお、ホームコントローラ１００は、必ずしも家の中に配置される必要はなく、家の外に配置されてもよい。この場合、ユーザは外出先などから一以上の機器２００を制御する。 Note that the home controller 100 is not necessarily arranged in the house, and may be arranged outside the house. In this case, the user controls one or more devices 200 from the outside.
　ホームコントローラ１００としては、スマートフォンやタブレット端末等の携帯情報端末が採用される。但し、これは一例であり、携帯電話等のボタン式の携帯情報端末がホームコントローラ１００として採用されてもよい。 As the home controller 100, a portable information terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal is adopted. However, this is only an example, and a button-type portable information terminal such as a mobile phone may be employed as the home controller 100.
　図２は、ホームコントローラ１００が制御する主要な機器２００を示す図である。ホームコントローラ１００は、エアコン２０１、照明機器２０２、２０３、風呂２０４、冷蔵庫２０５、洗濯機２０６、トイレ２０７、及びカーテン２０８などの機器２００を制御する。なお、照明機器２０２と照明機器２０３というように、ホームコントローラ１００が制御する機器２００中には同種類の機器２００が複数台あってもよい。 FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a main device 200 controlled by the home controller 100. The home controller 100 controls devices 200 such as an air conditioner 201, lighting devices 202 and 203, a bath 204, a refrigerator 205, a washing machine 206, a toilet 207, and a curtain 208. Note that a plurality of devices 200 of the same type may be included in the devices 200 controlled by the home controller 100, such as the lighting device 202 and the lighting device 203.
　また、図２に示したエアコン２０１等の機器２００は一例にすぎず、テレビやブルーレイレコーダやオーディオ機器等が機器２００として採用されてもよい。すなわち、機器２００としては、ホームコントローラ１００と通信することができる機能を持つ電気機器であればどのような機器を採用してもよい。また、図２では、機器２００として、一般家庭で使用される電気機器を示したが、本実施の形態はこれに限定されず、オフィス等で使用されるオフィス機器を採用してもよい。オフィス機器としては、例えば、プリンタ、パソコン、スキャナ、コピー機などが挙げられる。 Further, the device 200 such as the air conditioner 201 illustrated in FIG. 2 is merely an example, and a television, a Blu-ray recorder, an audio device, or the like may be employed as the device 200. That is, as the device 200, any device may be employed as long as it is an electric device having a function capable of communicating with the home controller 100. In FIG. 2, an electric device used in a general household is shown as the device 200, but the present embodiment is not limited to this, and an office device used in an office or the like may be adopted. Examples of office equipment include a printer, a personal computer, a scanner, and a copier.
　図３は、ホームコントローラ１００、機器２００、及びサーバ３００の構成を示すブロック図である。図３に示すように、ホームコントローラ１００は、ディスプレイ１０１、タッチパネル制御部１０２、表示制御部１０３、蓄積部１０４、機器管理部１０５、機器制御部１０６、及び通信制御部１０７を備える。 FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating configurations of the home controller 100, the device 200, and the server 300. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the home controller 100 includes a display 101, a touch panel control unit 102, a display control unit 103, a storage unit 104, a device management unit 105, a device control unit 106, and a communication control unit 107.
　ディスプレイ１０１は、例えば、タッチパネルディスプレイにより構成され、ユーザがホームコントローラ１００を操作するためのユーザインタフェースなどを表示する。ユーザは、ディスプレイ１０１に触れることで、ホームコントローラ１００に種々の操作を入力することができる。 The display 101 is configured by a touch panel display, for example, and displays a user interface for the user to operate the home controller 100 and the like. The user can input various operations to the home controller 100 by touching the display 101.
　タッチパネル制御部１０２は、ユーザのディスプレイ１０１への操作を認識すると、その操作の内容を解釈し、他の構成要素に操作内容を通知する。例えば、タッチパネル制御部１０２は、ユーザがタップしたディスプレイ１０１上の位置にオブジェクトが表示されていれば、そのオブジェクトがユーザにより選択されたと判定する。オブジェクトとしては、ボタン等のユーザの操作を受け付ける種々のＧＵＩ部品が採用される。 When the touch panel control unit 102 recognizes a user operation on the display 101, the touch panel control unit 102 interprets the content of the operation and notifies the other components of the operation content. For example, if an object is displayed at a position on the display 101 tapped by the user, the touch panel control unit 102 determines that the object has been selected by the user. As the object, various GUI parts that accept user operations such as buttons are adopted.
　表示制御部１０３は、ホームコントローラ１００のＧＵＩ（Ｇｒａｐｈｉｃａｌ　Ｕｓｅｒ　Ｉｎｔｅｒｆａｃｅ）を生成し、ディスプレイ１０１に表示させる。蓄積部１０４は、機器管理部１０５が管理する機器リストなど、ホームコントローラ１００の動作に必要な情報を蓄積する。 The display control unit 103 generates a GUI (Graphical User Interface) of the home controller 100 and causes the display 101 to display the GUI. The storage unit 104 stores information necessary for the operation of the home controller 100 such as a device list managed by the device management unit 105.
　機器管理部１０５は、蓄積部１０４に蓄積された機器リストを使って制御対象の機器２００を管理する。また、機器管理部１０５は、宅内のネットワーク上に機器２００が接続されると、その機器２００を検出する。さらに、機器管理部１０５は、サーバ３００から後述するホーム情報２７００を取得し、取得したホーム情報２７００を蓄積部１０４に蓄積して管理する。機器制御部１０６は、機器２００に対して制御コマンドを発行する。通信制御部１０７は、ホームコントローラ１００及び機器２００間の通信や、ホームコントローラ１００及びサーバ３００間の通信を制御する。また、通信制御部１０７は、他のブロックから種々のデータの送信依頼を受け付けて、機器２００又はサーバ３００に送信すると共に、機器２００又はサーバ３００から送信されたデータを受信し、該当するブロックに渡す。 The device management unit 105 manages the device 200 to be controlled using the device list stored in the storage unit 104. In addition, when the device 200 is connected to the home network, the device management unit 105 detects the device 200. Furthermore, the device management unit 105 acquires home information 2700 (to be described later) from the server 300, and stores and manages the acquired home information 2700 in the storage unit 104. The device control unit 106 issues a control command to the device 200. The communication control unit 107 controls communication between the home controller 100 and the device 200 and communication between the home controller 100 and the server 300. In addition, the communication control unit 107 receives various data transmission requests from other blocks, transmits them to the device 200 or the server 300, receives data transmitted from the device 200 or the server 300, and sets the corresponding blocks. hand over.
　なお、ディスプレイ１０１は、タッチパネルディスプレイでなく、通常のディスプレイであってもよい。この場合、ユーザは、図示しないマウスなどの外部入力装置を用いて、ディスプレイ１０１上に表示されたポインタを移動させて所望のオブジェクトをクリックし、オブジェクトの選択指示を入力すればよい。すなわち、本実施の形態において、ユーザがディスプレイ１０１を触れることで行われる一連の操作は、マウスなどの外部入力装置を用いてポインタを移動させたり、クリックしたりする操作に置き換えることができる。 Note that the display 101 may be a normal display instead of a touch panel display. In this case, the user may use an external input device such as a mouse (not shown) to move the pointer displayed on the display 101, click a desired object, and input an object selection instruction. That is, in the present embodiment, a series of operations performed by the user touching the display 101 can be replaced with operations for moving or clicking the pointer using an external input device such as a mouse.
　図３に示すように、機器２００は、制御実行部２０１、状態管理部２０２、蓄積部２０４、及び通信制御部２０７を備える。制御実行部２０１は、ホームコントローラ１００やサーバ３００から制御コマンドを受信し、受信した制御コマンドにしたがって機器２００を制御する。制御実行部２０１による機器２００の制御内容は、機器２００の種類に応じて異なる。例えば、機器２００が照明機器であれば、制御実行部２０１は、照明機器をオン・オフさせる。また、制御実行部２０１は、制御コマンドの実行結果や機器２００の状態をホームコントローラ１００やサーバ３００へ送信する。 As illustrated in FIG. 3, the device 200 includes a control execution unit 201, a state management unit 202, a storage unit 204, and a communication control unit 207. The control execution unit 201 receives a control command from the home controller 100 or the server 300, and controls the device 200 according to the received control command. The control content of the device 200 by the control execution unit 201 differs depending on the type of the device 200. For example, if the device 200 is a lighting device, the control execution unit 201 turns the lighting device on and off. In addition, the control execution unit 201 transmits the execution result of the control command and the state of the device 200 to the home controller 100 and the server 300.
　状態管理部２０２は、機器２００の状態を管理する。状態管理部２０２による機器２００の管理内容は、機器２００の種類に応じて異なる。例えば、機器２００が照明機器であれば、状態管理部２０２は、照明機器が、現在、オン状態であるかオフ状態であるかを管理する。蓄積部２０４は、状態管理部２０２が管理する機器２００の状態に関する情報を蓄積する。通信制御部２０７は、機器２００及びホームコントローラ１００間の通信や、機器２００及びサーバ３００間の通信を制御する。また、通信制御部２０７は、他のブロックから種々のデータの送信依頼を受け付けて、ホームコントローラ１００又はサーバ３００に送信すると共に、ホームコントローラ１００又はサーバ３００から送信されたデータを受信し、該当するブロックに渡す。 The state management unit 202 manages the state of the device 200. The management content of the device 200 by the state management unit 202 differs depending on the type of the device 200. For example, if the device 200 is a lighting device, the state management unit 202 manages whether the lighting device is currently in an on state or an off state. The storage unit 204 stores information related to the state of the device 200 managed by the state management unit 202. The communication control unit 207 controls communication between the device 200 and the home controller 100 and communication between the device 200 and the server 300. In addition, the communication control unit 207 receives various data transmission requests from other blocks, transmits them to the home controller 100 or the server 300, receives data transmitted from the home controller 100 or the server 300, and applies. Pass to block.
　図３に示すように、サーバ３００は、ホーム情報管理部３０１、機器制御部３０２、蓄積部３０４、及び通信制御部３０７を備える。ホーム情報管理部３０１は、家ごと、もしくはユーザアカウントごとに後述するホーム情報２７００を管理する。また、ホーム情報管理部３０１は、ホームコントローラ１００からの要求に応じてホーム情報２７００をホームコントローラ１００へ送信する。さらに、ホーム情報管理部３０１は、機器２００から機器２００の使用履歴に関するログ情報や、機器２００の状態に関する情報を取得し、取得したこれらの情報を蓄積部３０４に蓄積して管理する。 As illustrated in FIG. 3, the server 300 includes a home information management unit 301, a device control unit 302, a storage unit 304, and a communication control unit 307. The home information management unit 301 manages home information 2700 described later for each house or each user account. In addition, the home information management unit 301 transmits home information 2700 to the home controller 100 in response to a request from the home controller 100. Further, the home information management unit 301 acquires log information related to the usage history of the device 200 and information related to the state of the device 200 from the device 200, and stores and manages the acquired information in the storage unit 304.
　機器制御部３０２は、ホームコントローラ１００からの要求に応じて機器２００へ制御コマンドを送信する。蓄積部３０４は、ホーム情報管理部３０１が管理するホーム情報２７００や機器２００の状態に関する情報など、サーバ３００の動作に必要な情報を蓄積する。通信制御部３０７は、通信制御部１０７と同様に、サーバ３００及びホームコントローラ１００間の通信や、サーバ３００及び機器２００間の通信を制御する。また、通信制御部３０７は、他のブロックから種々のデータの送信依頼を受け付けて、ホームコントローラ１００又は機器２００に送信すると共に、ホームコントローラ１００又は機器２００から送信されたデータを受信し、該当するブロックに渡す。 The device control unit 302 transmits a control command to the device 200 in response to a request from the home controller 100. The storage unit 304 stores information necessary for the operation of the server 300 such as home information 2700 managed by the home information management unit 301 and information related to the state of the device 200. Similar to the communication control unit 107, the communication control unit 307 controls communication between the server 300 and the home controller 100 and communication between the server 300 and the device 200. In addition, the communication control unit 307 receives various data transmission requests from other blocks, transmits the requests to the home controller 100 or the device 200, and receives data transmitted from the home controller 100 or the device 200. Pass to block.
　図４は、ホームコントローラ１００の実装形態の構成例を示す図である。図４に示すように、ホームコントローラ１００は、アプリケーション４０１、ＯＳ（Ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｎｇ　Ｓｙｓｔｅｍ）４０２、メモリ４０３、及び図示しないその他のハードウェアを備えている。 FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an implementation form of the home controller 100. As shown in FIG. 4, the home controller 100 includes an application 401, an OS (Operating System) 402, a memory 403, and other hardware not shown.
　アプリケーション４０１は、携帯情報端末をホームコントローラ１００として機能させるためのアプリケーションソフトウェアであり、ホームコントローラ１００のプロセッサにより実行される。ホームコントローラ１００は、コンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体からアプリケーション４０１を読み出してアプリケーション４０１を実装してもよいし、ネットワークからダウンロードすることでアプリケーション４０１を実装してもよい。ＯＳ４０２は、携帯情報端末の基本ソフトウェアであり、ホームコントローラ１００のプロセッサにより実行される。メモリ４０３は、ホームコントローラ１００が備えるＲＡＭ、ＲＯＭ等の記憶装置により構成され、アプリケーション４０１に含まれるデータ群を記憶する。ホームコントローラ１００のプロセッサがアプリケーション４０１を実行することで、図３に示すタッチパネル制御部１０２、表示制御部１０３、蓄積部１０４、機器管理部１０５、機器制御部１０６、及び通信制御部１０７の機能が実現される。また、ホームコントローラ１００のプロセッサがアプリケーション４０１を実行することで、メモリ４０３が蓄積部１０４として機能する。 Application 401 is application software for causing the portable information terminal to function as the home controller 100, and is executed by the processor of the home controller 100. The home controller 100 may implement the application 401 by reading the application 401 from a computer-readable recording medium, or may implement the application 401 by downloading from a network. The OS 402 is basic software of the portable information terminal and is executed by the processor of the home controller 100. The memory 403 is configured by a storage device such as a RAM and a ROM provided in the home controller 100 and stores a data group included in the application 401. When the processor of the home controller 100 executes the application 401, the functions of the touch panel control unit 102, the display control unit 103, the storage unit 104, the device management unit 105, the device control unit 106, and the communication control unit 107 illustrated in FIG. Realized. Further, the memory 403 functions as the storage unit 104 when the processor of the home controller 100 executes the application 401.
　但し、本実施の形態では、ホームコントローラ１００は、アプリケーション４０１のみ単独で実装されてもよいし、アプリケーション４０１及びＯＳ４０２で実装されてもよいし、アプリケーション４０１、ＯＳ４０２、及びメモリ４０３で実装されてもよいし、アプリケーション４０１、ＯＳ４０２、メモリ４０３、及びその他の図示しないハードウェアで実装されてもよい。いずれの実装形態においても本実施の形態のホームコントローラ１００を実現することは可能である。なお、本実施の形態において、携帯情報端末を構成する、例えば、プロセッサ及び記憶装置によってコンピュータが構成される。プロセッサとしては、ＣＰＵ、ＦＰＧＡ、及びＡＳＩＣのいずれか或いはこれらの２以上の組み合わせが採用される。記憶装置としては、例えば、ＲＯＭ、ＲＡＭ、及びハードディスクのいずれか、或いはこれらの２以上の組み合わせが採用される。 However, in this embodiment, the home controller 100 may be implemented solely by the application 401, may be implemented by the application 401 and the OS 402, or may be implemented by the application 401, the OS 402, and the memory 403. Alternatively, the application 401, the OS 402, the memory 403, and other hardware (not shown) may be implemented. In any of the mounting forms, it is possible to realize the home controller 100 of the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, a computer is constituted by, for example, a processor and a storage device constituting the portable information terminal. As the processor, any one of CPU, FPGA, and ASIC, or a combination of two or more thereof is employed. As the storage device, for example, any one of ROM, RAM, and hard disk, or a combination of two or more thereof is employed.
　図５は、ホームコントローラ１００の基本画面の構成を示す図である。図５に示すように、ディスプレイ１０１に表示されたホームコントローラ１００の基本画面は、間取り図５００、機器アイコン５０１、及び機器一覧表示変更ボタン５０３を備える。間取り図５００は、家の各フロアを構成する一以上の部屋の配置及び形状を平面的に表した俯瞰図である。家が一以上のフロアで構成される場合、間取り図５００もフロアごとに用意される。例えば、家が２つのフロアで構成される場合、図６に示すように、間取り図５００は、第１フロアの間取り図６０１と第２フロアの間取り図６０２との２つがディスプレイ１０１に表示される。 FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a basic screen configuration of the home controller 100. As shown in FIG. 5, the basic screen of the home controller 100 displayed on the display 101 includes a floor plan 500, a device icon 501, and a device list display change button 503. The floor plan 500 is a bird's-eye view that planarly represents the arrangement and shape of one or more rooms constituting each floor of the house. When the house is composed of one or more floors, a floor plan 500 is also prepared for each floor. For example, when the house is composed of two floors, as shown in FIG. 6, the floor plan 500 is displayed on the display 101 as the floor plan 601 of the first floor and the floor plan 602 of the second floor. .
　機器アイコン５０１は、間取り図５００上にオーバラップして表示され、機器２００を表すアイコンである。タッチパネル制御部１０２がユーザによる機器アイコン５０１のタップを検知すると、表示制御部１０３は、後述する機器制御画面５０２をディスプレイ１０１に表示させる。これにより、ユーザは、機器制御画面５０２を操作して機器２００を制御することができる。 The device icon 501 is an icon representing the device 200 displayed on the floor plan 500 in an overlapping manner. When the touch panel control unit 102 detects a tap on the device icon 501 by the user, the display control unit 103 displays a device control screen 502 described later on the display 101. As a result, the user can control the device 200 by operating the device control screen 502.
　機器アイコン５０１は、機器２００ごとに用意されている。表示制御部１０３は、機器２００の宅内での実際の配置に基づいて、間取り図５００上に機器アイコン５０１を配置する。機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５００のどの位置に配置するかの情報は、後述する機器リスト３１００の配置３１０４に登録されている。ここで、配置３１０４には機器２００の実際の配置位置に対応する間取り図５００上の位置が登録されている。したがって、表示制御部１０３は、機器リスト３１００の配置３１０４に登録された位置に機器アイコン５０１を配置することで、機器２００の実際の配置位置に対応する間取り図５００上の位置に機器アイコン５０１を配置することができる。 A device icon 501 is prepared for each device 200. The display control unit 103 arranges the device icon 501 on the floor plan 500 based on the actual arrangement of the device 200 in the home. Information about where the device icon 501 is arranged in the floor plan 500 is registered in an arrangement 3104 of the device list 3100 described later. Here, a position on the floor plan 500 corresponding to the actual arrangement position of the device 200 is registered in the arrangement 3104. Therefore, the display control unit 103 arranges the device icon 501 at the position registered in the arrangement 3104 of the device list 3100, so that the device icon 501 is placed at a position on the floor plan 500 corresponding to the actual arrangement position of the device 200. Can be arranged.
　図５に示す間取り図５００では、部屋の間仕切りを示す間仕切り線によって１フロアが複数の部屋に区切られている。そのため、ユーザはどの部屋にどのような機器２００が配置されているかを一目で認識することができる。 In the floor plan 500 shown in FIG. 5, one floor is divided into a plurality of rooms by partition lines indicating room partitions. Therefore, the user can recognize at a glance what kind of device 200 is placed in which room.
　また、図５の例では、家具の実際の配置位置に対応する間取り図５００上の位置には家具の概略画像が表示されている。また、ドアの実際の配置位置に対応する間取り図５００上の位置には、ドアの可動域を示す画像が表示されている。また、階段の配置位置に対応する間取り図５００上の位置には階段の画像が表示されている。そのため、ユーザは、各部屋に配置されている家具の位置や、フロアにおける階段及びドアの位置も一目で認識することができる。 In the example of FIG. 5, a schematic image of furniture is displayed at a position on the floor plan 500 corresponding to the actual arrangement position of the furniture. In addition, an image showing the range of motion of the door is displayed at a position on the floor plan 500 corresponding to the actual arrangement position of the door. A staircase image is displayed at a position on the floor plan 500 corresponding to the arrangement position of the staircase. Therefore, the user can recognize at a glance the position of furniture arranged in each room and the positions of stairs and doors on the floor.
　基本画面の右下に表示された「一覧ＵＩへ」と記載されたボタンは、機器一覧表示変更ボタン５０３であり、基本画面から後述する機器一覧表示画面（図２４参照）へと画面表示を切り替えるためのボタンである。タッチパネル制御部１０２が機器一覧表示変更ボタン５０３へのユーザのタップを検知すると、表示制御部１０３は、基本画面から機器一覧表示画面にディスプレイ１０１の画面表示を切り替える。但し、機器一覧表示画面を利用しないことが予めホームコントローラ１００に登録されている場合、表示制御部１０３は、機器一覧表示変更ボタン５０３を非表示にしてもよい。 A button described as “to list UI” displayed at the lower right of the basic screen is a device list display change button 503, and switches the screen display from the basic screen to a device list display screen (see FIG. 24) described later. It is a button for. When the touch panel control unit 102 detects a user tap on the device list display change button 503, the display control unit 103 switches the screen display of the display 101 from the basic screen to the device list display screen. However, if the home controller 100 is registered in advance not to use the device list display screen, the display control unit 103 may hide the device list display change button 503.
　なお、上記説明では、一つの機器アイコン５０１を一つの機器２００に対応させたが、本実施の形態はこれに限定されず、一つの機器アイコン５０１を複数の機器２００に対応させ、複数の機器２００に一つの機器アイコン５０１を共用させてもよい。例えば、リビングに２つの照明機器がある場合、これら２つの照明機器を１つの機器アイコン５０１で表してもよい。 In the above description, one device icon 501 corresponds to one device 200, but the present embodiment is not limited to this, and one device icon 501 corresponds to a plurality of devices 200, and a plurality of devices. One device icon 501 may be shared by 200. For example, when there are two lighting devices in the living room, these two lighting devices may be represented by one device icon 501.
　この場合、これら２つの照明機器を表す機器アイコン５０１がユーザによりタップされると、表示制御部１０３は、両照明機器を同時に制御できる機器制御画面５０２をディスプレイ１０１に表示させる。これにより、ユーザは２つの照明機器を同時に制御できる。リビングのような広い部屋では複数の照明機器が配置されていることが多い。ユーザは、リビングの照明機器をオン又はオフする場合、リビングに配置された一部の照明機器をオン又はオフするのではなく、全ての照明機器をオン又はオフすることが多い。この場合、全ての照明機器を一括してオン又はオフすることができれば、ユーザによる操作数を低減できる。そこで、ユーザが同時に操作する可能性の高い複数の機器２００については１つの機器アイコン５０１を対応付け、一つの機器制御画面５０２を表示させる態様を採用すればよい。 In this case, when the device icon 501 representing these two lighting devices is tapped by the user, the display control unit 103 causes the display 101 to display a device control screen 502 that can control both lighting devices at the same time. Thereby, the user can control two lighting devices simultaneously. In a large room such as a living room, a plurality of lighting devices are often arranged. When a user turns on or off a lighting device in the living room, the user often turns on or off all the lighting devices instead of turning on or off some of the lighting devices arranged in the living room. In this case, if all the lighting devices can be turned on or off at once, the number of operations by the user can be reduced. Therefore, it is only necessary to adopt a mode in which one device icon 501 is associated with a plurality of devices 200 that are likely to be operated simultaneously by the user, and one device control screen 502 is displayed.
　なお、機器アイコン５０１が複数の機器２００を表す場合、表示制御部１０３は、いずれか一つの機器２００の実際の配置位置に対応する間取り図５００上の位置にその機器アイコン５０１を表示すればよい。或いは、表示制御部１０３は、複数の機器２００が配置されている部屋の所定の場所に複数の機器２００を表す機器アイコン５０１を表示してもよい。 When the device icon 501 represents a plurality of devices 200, the display control unit 103 may display the device icon 501 at a position on the floor plan 500 corresponding to the actual arrangement position of any one device 200. . Alternatively, the display control unit 103 may display a device icon 501 representing the plurality of devices 200 at a predetermined place in a room where the plurality of devices 200 are arranged.
　なお、機器２００の宅内の実際の配置に基づいて、機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５００上に配置するために、ユーザは、機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５００の適切な位置へと移動させる。ユーザは機器アイコン５０１を長押ししながらドラッグすることで、機器アイコン５０１を任意の位置へと移動させることができる。これらは、ホームコントローラ１００の初回利用時や、機器２００の新規購入時など、機器アイコン５０１が追加されたタイミングにおいて実行される。 Note that the user moves the device icon 501 to an appropriate position in the floor plan 500 in order to place the device icon 501 on the floor plan 500 based on the actual arrangement of the device 200 in the house. The user can move the device icon 501 to an arbitrary position by dragging while holding down the device icon 501. These are executed when the device icon 501 is added, such as when the home controller 100 is used for the first time or when the device 200 is newly purchased.
　具体的には、タッチパネル制御部１０２が機器アイコン５０１のドラッグを検知すると、機器管理部１０５は移動後の機器アイコン５０１の間取り図５００上の位置を後述する機器リスト３１００の配置３１０４に登録する。これにより、配置３１０４には、機器２００の実際の配置位置に対応する間取り図５００上の位置が登録される。 Specifically, when the touch panel control unit 102 detects dragging of the device icon 501, the device management unit 105 registers the position on the floor plan 500 of the moved device icon 501 in an arrangement 3104 of the device list 3100 described later. As a result, a position on the floor plan 500 corresponding to the actual arrangement position of the device 200 is registered in the arrangement 3104.
　機器アイコン５０１の初期表示位置は、システムで事前に定めておけばよく、例えば、間取り図５００の表示領域の外側の所定の位置や、間取り図５００上の所定の部屋内の所定の位置を採用することができる。なお、機器２００の宅内の実際の配置に基づいて、機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５００上に配置する方法はこの限りではなく、下記に示す方法を使ってもよい。 The initial display position of the device icon 501 may be determined in advance by the system. For example, a predetermined position outside the display area of the floor plan 500 or a predetermined position in a predetermined room on the floor plan 500 is adopted. can do. Note that the method of arranging the device icon 501 on the floor plan 500 based on the actual arrangement of the device 200 in the home is not limited to this, and the following method may be used.
　間取り図５００には、図７、図８、及び図９に示すように、機器アイコン５０１の配置情報を含むものも存在する。例えば、図７の間取り図５００の例では、機器アイコン５０１を配置すべき位置に、配置すべき機器アイコン５０１が表す機器２００の種類を示すテキストが記載されている。また、図８の間取り図５００の例では、機器アイコン５０１を配置すべき位置に、配置すべき機器アイコン５０１が表す機器２００の種類を示す画像が記載されている。また、図９の間取り図５００の例では、機器アイコン５０１を配置すべき位置に、配置すべき機器アイコン５０１が表す機器２００の種類を丸や四角などで簡略的に示した画像が記載されている。 Some floor plans 500 include arrangement information of device icons 501 as shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 9. For example, in the example of the floor plan 500 in FIG. 7, text indicating the type of the device 200 represented by the device icon 501 to be placed is written at the position where the device icon 501 is to be placed. In the example of the floor plan 500 in FIG. 8, an image indicating the type of the device 200 represented by the device icon 501 to be placed is described at the position where the device icon 501 is to be placed. Further, in the example of the floor plan 500 in FIG. 9, an image in which the type of the device 200 represented by the device icon 501 to be arranged is simply indicated by a circle or a square is described at the position where the device icon 501 is to be arranged. Yes.
　このように、間取り図５００に機器アイコン５０１の配置情報が含まれる場合、表示制御部１０３は、間取り図５００に記載された配置情報に基づき、機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５００上に自動的に配置して、図５の基本画面を生成すればよい。この場合、ユーザは間取り図５００の適切な位置に機器アイコン５０１を移動させる操作を行う必要がなくなる。 As described above, when the floor plan 500 includes the placement information of the device icon 501, the display control unit 103 automatically places the device icon 501 on the floor plan 500 based on the placement information described in the floor plan 500. Then, the basic screen of FIG. 5 may be generated. In this case, the user need not perform an operation of moving the device icon 501 to an appropriate position in the floor plan 500.
　例えば、図７の第１フロアの間取り図４４０１の例において、表示制御部１０３は、「テレビ」というテキストが記載された位置を検出し、その位置にテレビの機器アイコン５０１を自動的に配置すると共に、検出した位置を機器リスト３１００の配置３１０４に登録する。 For example, in the example of the floor plan 4401 of the first floor in FIG. 7, the display control unit 103 detects the position where the text “TV” is described, and automatically arranges the TV device icon 501 at that position. At the same time, the detected position is registered in the arrangement 3104 of the device list 3100.
　また、図８の第１フロアの間取り図４５０１の例において、表示制御部１０３は、「テレビ」の画像が記載された位置を検出し、その位置にテレビの機器アイコン５０１を自動的に配置すると共に、検出した位置を機器リスト３１００の配置３１０４に登録する。また、図９の第１フロアの間取り図４６０１の例において、表示制御部１０３は、「斜線で塗りつぶされた丸」形状の画像が記載された位置を検出し、その位置にテレビの機器アイコン５０１を自動的に配置すると共に、検出した位置を機器リスト３１００の配置３１０４に登録する。 In the example of the floor plan 4501 of the first floor in FIG. 8, the display control unit 103 detects the position where the “TV” image is described, and automatically arranges the TV device icon 501 at that position. At the same time, the detected position is registered in the arrangement 3104 of the device list 3100. Further, in the example of the floor plan 4601 of the first floor in FIG. 9, the display control unit 103 detects a position where an image of a “circle filled with diagonal lines” is described, and a television device icon 501 is detected at that position. Are automatically arranged, and the detected position is registered in the arrangement 3104 of the device list 3100.
　なお、表示制御部１０３は、一般に利用されているテキスト認識技術や画像認識技術を使って、間取り図５００に含まれる配置情報を認識し、配置情報の表示位置を検出することができる。 Note that the display control unit 103 can recognize the arrangement information included in the floor plan 500 and detect the display position of the arrangement information by using a commonly used text recognition technology or image recognition technology.
　図１０は、ホームコントローラ１００の基本画面におけるフロア表示の切り替え方法を説明する図である。図１０では、家が第１フロアと第２フロアとの２つのフロアで構成されている場合を例示している。ホームコントローラ１００の基本画面に第１フロアの間取り図６０１が表示されている状態で、タッチパネル制御部１０２がユーザによる第１フロアの階段領域６０３のタップを検知する。すると、表示制御部１０３は、基本画面のフロア表示を第１フロアから第２フロアに切り替える。同様に、ホームコントローラ１００の基本画面に第２フロアの間取り図６０２が表示されている状態で、タッチパネル制御部１０２がユーザによる第２フロアの階段領域６０４のタップを検知する。すると、表示制御部１０３は、基本画面のフロア表示を第２フロアから第１フロアに切り替える。 FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a method of switching the floor display on the basic screen of the home controller 100. In FIG. 10, the case where the house is comprised by two floors, the 1st floor and the 2nd floor, is illustrated. While the floor plan 601 of the first floor is displayed on the basic screen of the home controller 100, the touch panel control unit 102 detects a tap on the staircase region 603 of the first floor by the user. Then, the display control unit 103 switches the floor display of the basic screen from the first floor to the second floor. Similarly, in a state where the floor plan 602 of the second floor is displayed on the basic screen of the home controller 100, the touch panel control unit 102 detects a tap on the stair area 604 of the second floor by the user. Then, the display control unit 103 switches the floor display of the basic screen from the second floor to the first floor.
　ここで、タッチパネル制御部１０２は、ユーザによりタップされた位置が、部屋情報２９００（図３２参照）の部屋タイプ２９０２に登録された階段の４つの頂点で取り囲まれる領域内に位置していれば、階段領域６０３がタップされたと判断すればよい。 Here, if the position tapped by the user is located within the region surrounded by the four vertices of the stairs registered in the room type 2902 of the room information 2900 (see FIG. 32), the touch panel control unit 102 It may be determined that the staircase region 603 has been tapped.
　さらに、フロア表示の切り替えは、階段領域６０３のタップだけではなく、ディスプレイ１０１のスワイプ操作でも切り替え可能である。ホームコントローラ１００の基本画面に第１フロアの間取り図６０１が表示されている状態で、ユーザがディスプレイ１０１上で右から左へスワイプ操作を行ったことをタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知する。すると、表示制御部１０３は、基本画面のフロア表示を第１フロアから第２フロアに切り替える。同様に、ホームコントローラ１００の基本画面に第２フロアの間取り図６０２が表示されている状態で、ユーザがディスプレイ１０１上で左から右へスワイプ操作を行ったことをタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知する。すると、表示制御部１０３は、基本画面のフロア表示を第２フロアから第１フロアに切り替える。なお、上下方向のスワイプ操作でも切り替え可能としてもよい。 Furthermore, the floor display can be switched not only by tapping the staircase region 603 but also by a swipe operation of the display 101. The touch panel control unit 102 detects that the user performs a swipe operation from the right to the left on the display 101 in a state where the floor plan 601 of the first floor is displayed on the basic screen of the home controller 100. Then, the display control unit 103 switches the floor display of the basic screen from the first floor to the second floor. Similarly, the touch panel control unit 102 detects that the user performs a swipe operation from the left to the right on the display 101 while the floor plan 602 of the second floor is displayed on the basic screen of the home controller 100. Then, the display control unit 103 switches the floor display of the basic screen from the second floor to the first floor. Note that switching may be performed by a swipe operation in the vertical direction.
　図１１は、ホームコントローラ１００の機器制御画面５０２の表示状態の構成を示す図である。図５に示す基本画面において、ユーザが機器アイコン５０１を選択したことをタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知すると、表示制御部１０３は、選択された機器アイコン５０１に対応する機器制御画面５０２をディスプレイ１０１に表示する。機器制御画面５０２は、機器２００ごとに固有であり、機器２００を制御又は状態確認するための制御画面である。例えば、図１１においては、エアコンの機器アイコン８０１がユーザにより選択された例が示されており、エアコンの機器制御画面５０２を用いてエアコンの温度設定や風向きが制御される。 FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a display state of the device control screen 502 of the home controller 100. When the touch panel control unit 102 detects that the user has selected the device icon 501 on the basic screen illustrated in FIG. 5, the display control unit 103 displays the device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device icon 501 on the display 101. To do. The device control screen 502 is unique to each device 200 and is a control screen for controlling or checking the state of the device 200. For example, FIG. 11 shows an example in which the air conditioner device icon 801 is selected by the user, and the air conditioner temperature setting and the wind direction are controlled using the air conditioner device control screen 502.
　機器制御画面５０２にはエアコンの画像が表示されており、ユーザはこの機器制御画面５０２がエアコンのものであることを速やかに認識することができ、誤操作の防止が図られている。エアコンの画像の下側には風向きを示す画像が表示され、ユーザはこの画像を例えばタップを繰り返すことで所望の風向きを選択することができる。機器制御画面５０２内に表示された数値は現在のエアコンの設定温度を示している。また、機器制御画面５０２において上向きの三角形のボタンは温度上昇ボタンであり、下向きの三角形のボタンは温度下降ボタンである。温度上昇ボタンが１回押されるとエアコンの設定温度が所定温度（例えば０．５度）上昇し、温度下降ボタンが１回押されるとエアコンの設定温度が所定温度（例えば０．５度）下降する。 An image of the air conditioner is displayed on the device control screen 502, and the user can quickly recognize that the device control screen 502 is of an air conditioner, thereby preventing erroneous operation. An image showing the wind direction is displayed below the image of the air conditioner, and the user can select a desired wind direction by repeatedly tapping the image, for example. The numerical value displayed in the device control screen 502 indicates the current set temperature of the air conditioner. In the device control screen 502, the upward triangle button is a temperature increase button, and the downward triangle button is a temperature decrease button. When the temperature increase button is pressed once, the set temperature of the air conditioner increases by a predetermined temperature (for example, 0.5 degrees), and when the temperature decrease button is pressed once, the set temperature of the air conditioner decreases by a predetermined temperature (for example, 0.5 degrees). To do.
　機器制御画面５０２の表示状態における、機器アイコン５０１の配置方法については、以下の方法がある。 There are the following methods for arranging the device icons 501 in the display state of the device control screen 502.
　１つ目の方法は、図１１に示すように機器アイコン５０１を機器制御画面５０２の表示領域外に配置する方法である。タッチパネル制御部１０２がユーザによりある機器アイコン５０１がタップされたことを検知すると、表示制御部１０３は、間取り図５００の表示領域内であるか否かに関わらず、機器制御画面５０２の表示領域外であってディスプレイ１０１の表示領域内に全ての機器アイコン５０１を配置する。図１１の例では、機器アイコン５０１は機器制御画面５０２を取り囲むように楕円状で配置されている。つまり、表示制御部１０３は、ユーザによりある機器アイコン５０１が選択され、その機器アイコン５０１に対応する機器２００の機器制御画面５０２を表示すると、全ての機器アイコン５０１を機器制御画面５０２の表示領域外に退避させるのである。 The first method is a method of arranging the device icon 501 outside the display area of the device control screen 502 as shown in FIG. When the touch panel control unit 102 detects that a certain device icon 501 is tapped by the user, the display control unit 103 is outside the display region of the device control screen 502 regardless of whether or not it is within the display region of the floor plan 500. All device icons 501 are arranged in the display area of the display 101. In the example of FIG. 11, the device icon 501 is arranged in an elliptical shape so as to surround the device control screen 502. That is, when a device icon 501 is selected by the user and the device control screen 502 of the device 200 corresponding to the device icon 501 is displayed, the display control unit 103 displays all device icons 501 outside the display area of the device control screen 502. Is evacuated.
　これにより、機器制御画面５０２によって機器アイコン５０１が隠れることを防止することができる。そのため、ユーザは、現在、機器制御画面５０２が表示されている機器２００とは別の機器２００の機器制御画面５０２を表示させようとした場合、現在表示されている機器制御画面５０２を、一旦消去して、該当する機器２００の機器アイコン５０１を探し出す作業を行う必要がなくなる。 Thereby, it is possible to prevent the device icon 501 from being hidden by the device control screen 502. Therefore, when the user tries to display the device control screen 502 of the device 200 different from the device 200 on which the device control screen 502 is currently displayed, the user temporarily deletes the currently displayed device control screen 502. Thus, there is no need to perform an operation of searching for the device icon 501 of the corresponding device 200.
　ここで、表示制御部１０３は、例えば、機器制御画面５０２のサイズに応じて予め定められた形状を持つ楕円の外周上に各機器アイコン５０１の配置位置を決定し、その位置に機器アイコン５０１を配置すればよい。配置位置の決定方法としては、例えば、表示対象となる全ての機器アイコン５０１を楕円の外周上で等間隔に並べる方法を採用してもよいし、隣接する機器アイコン５０１と楕円の中心とのなす角度が等しくなるように機器アイコン５０１を配置する方法を採用してもよい。或いは、表示制御部１０３は、楕円の外周を機器制御画面５０２の上下左右の４つの領域に分け、各領域において、機器アイコン５０１の個数が等しく、且つ、等間隔に並ぶように機器アイコン５０１を配置してもよい。また、決定した配置位置には、間取り図５００上で最も近い位置に配置されていた機器アイコン５０１を配置すればよい。 Here, for example, the display control unit 103 determines an arrangement position of each device icon 501 on the outer periphery of an ellipse having a predetermined shape according to the size of the device control screen 502, and places the device icon 501 at that position. What is necessary is just to arrange. As a method for determining the arrangement position, for example, a method of arranging all the device icons 501 to be displayed at equal intervals on the outer periphery of the ellipse may be adopted, or the adjacent device icon 501 and the center of the ellipse may be formed. A method of arranging the device icons 501 so that the angles are equal may be employed. Alternatively, the display control unit 103 divides the outer periphery of the ellipse into four regions, upper, lower, left, and right on the device control screen 502, and sets the device icons 501 so that the number of device icons 501 is equal and arranged at equal intervals in each region. You may arrange. In addition, the device icon 501 that has been arranged at the closest position on the floor plan 500 may be arranged at the determined arrangement position.
　なお、上記説明では、楕円状に機器アイコン５０１を並べるとしたが、本実施の形態はこれに限定されず、円状に機器アイコン５０１を並べてもよい。この場合も、楕円状に機器アイコン５０１を並べた場合と同様の手法を用いて、機器アイコン５０１の配置位置を決定すればよい。その他、機器制御画面５０２の表示領域外に機器アイコン５０１を退避させた際の機器アイコン５０１の配置形状としては、三角形、四角形、五角形等の多角形を採用してもよい。 In the above description, the device icons 501 are arranged in an elliptical shape, but the present embodiment is not limited to this, and the device icons 501 may be arranged in a circular shape. In this case as well, the arrangement position of the device icon 501 may be determined using the same method as when the device icons 501 are arranged in an elliptical shape. In addition, as the arrangement shape of the device icon 501 when the device icon 501 is retracted outside the display area of the device control screen 502, a polygon such as a triangle, a quadrangle, or a pentagon may be employed.
　２つ目の方法は、図１３に示すように機器アイコン５０１を、機器制御画面５０２と間取り図５００との表示領域外であってディスプレイ１０１の表示領域内に１列で配置する方法である。タッチパネル制御部１０２がユーザによりある機器アイコン５０１がタップされたことを検知すると、表示制御部１０３は間取り図５００の表示領域の左側に縦１列で全ての機器アイコン５０１を配置する。つまり、表示制御部１０３は、間取り図５００の表示領域外であってディスプレイ１０１の表示領域内の空き領域に全ての機器アイコン５０１を退避させるのである。 The second method is a method in which the device icons 501 are arranged in a line outside the display region of the device control screen 502 and the floor plan 500 and within the display region of the display 101 as shown in FIG. When the touch panel control unit 102 detects that a certain device icon 501 has been tapped by the user, the display control unit 103 arranges all the device icons 501 in one vertical column on the left side of the display area of the floor plan 500. That is, the display control unit 103 saves all the device icons 501 in an empty area outside the display area of the floor plan 500 and in the display area of the display 101.
　なお、図１３では、機器アイコン５０１は、間取り図５０２の左側に配置されているが、本実施の形態はこれに限定されず、間取り図５０２の右側に縦１列で配置されてもよいし、間取り図５００の上側又は下側に横１列で配置されてもよい。 In FIG. 13, the device icons 501 are arranged on the left side of the floor plan 502. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this, and may be arranged in a vertical column on the right side of the floor plan 502. Alternatively, the floor plan 500 may be arranged in one horizontal row on the upper side or the lower side.
　また、全ての機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５００の左側に配置することができない場合、表示制御部１０３は、左側に縦１列で配置された機器アイコン５０１が上方向又は下方向にスワイプ操作されると、そのスワイプ操作に応じて機器アイコン５０１を上方向又は下方向にスクロールさせて、非表示の機器アイコン５０１をディスプレイ１０１内に表示させればよい。 When all the device icons 501 cannot be arranged on the left side of the floor plan 500, the display control unit 103 swipes the device icons 501 arranged in one column on the left side upward or downward. In response to the swipe operation, the device icon 501 may be scrolled upward or downward to display the non-displayed device icon 501 in the display 101.
　これにより、非表示であった機器アイコン５０１がディスプレイ１０１内に表示され、ユーザはその機器アイコン５０１を選択することができる。なお、機器アイコン５０１が横１列に配置された場合において全ての機器アイコン５０１を表示できない場合、表示制御部１０３は、横１列に配置された機器アイコン５０１が左方向又は右方向にスワイプ操作されると、そのスワイプ操作に応じて機器アイコン５０１を左方向又は右方向にスクロールさせ、非表示の機器アイコン５０１をディスプレイ１０１内に表示させればよい。 Thereby, the device icon 501 that has not been displayed is displayed in the display 101, and the user can select the device icon 501. When all the device icons 501 cannot be displayed when the device icons 501 are arranged in one horizontal row, the display control unit 103 swipes the device icons 501 arranged in the first horizontal row leftward or rightward. Then, the device icon 501 may be scrolled leftward or rightward according to the swipe operation, and the non-displayed device icon 501 may be displayed in the display 101.
　なお、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態において、表示制御部１０３は、ユーザが選択した機器アイコン５０１を、選択されていない機器アイコン５０１とは異なる表示態様で表示してもよい。これにより、ユーザは、選択した機器アイコン５０１を容易に認識できる。 In the display state of the device control screen 502, the display control unit 103 may display the device icon 501 selected by the user in a display mode different from the device icon 501 not selected. Thereby, the user can easily recognize the selected device icon 501.
　例えば、図１１に示すように、表示制御部１０３は、選択された機器アイコン８０１を、選択されていない他の機器アイコン５０１とは異なる色で表示してもよい。具体的には、表示制御部１０３は、選択された機器アイコン５０１の背景部分の色を、選択されていない機器アイコン５０１の背景部分の色とは異なる色で表示すればよい。但し、これは一例にすぎず、表示制御部１０３は、選択された機器アイコン５０１の明るさを選択されていない機器アイコン５０１よりも明るくしてもよいし、選択された機器アイコン５０１の濃度を選択されていない機器アイコン５０１よりも濃くしてもよいし、選択された機器アイコン５０１を一定の周期で点滅させてもよい。 For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the display control unit 103 may display the selected device icon 801 in a color different from that of the other device icons 501 that are not selected. Specifically, the display control unit 103 may display the color of the background portion of the selected device icon 501 in a color different from the color of the background portion of the device icon 501 that has not been selected. However, this is only an example, and the display control unit 103 may make the brightness of the selected device icon 501 brighter than that of the unselected device icon 501, or the concentration of the selected device icon 501. The device icon 501 that is not selected may be darker, or the selected device icon 501 may be blinked at a constant cycle.
　また、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態において、ユーザが選択した機器アイコン５０１は、選択されていない機器アイコン５０１と区別して配置されてもよい。これにより、ユーザは、選択した機器アイコン５０１を容易に認識できる。 Further, in the display state of the device control screen 502, the device icon 501 selected by the user may be arranged separately from the device icon 501 that has not been selected. Thereby, the user can easily recognize the selected device icon 501.
　例えば、図１２に示すように、表示制御部１０３は、選択された機器アイコン９０１を楕円の外周上の最上端の位置に配置してもよい。その他にも、表示制御部１０３は、例えば、選択された機器アイコン５０１を、楕円の外周上の特定の位置（例えば、最下端、最右端、又は最左端）の位置に配置してもよい。いずれにせよ、表示制御部１０３は、ユーザが選択した機器アイコン５０１を、ユーザが視認しやすい特定の場所に配置すればよい。 For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the display control unit 103 may arrange the selected device icon 901 at the uppermost position on the outer periphery of the ellipse. In addition, for example, the display control unit 103 may arrange the selected device icon 501 at a specific position (for example, the lowermost end, the rightmost end, or the leftmost end) on the outer periphery of the ellipse. In any case, the display control unit 103 may arrange the device icon 501 selected by the user in a specific place where the user can easily recognize.
　その他にも例えば、図１４に示すように、選択された機器アイコン１１０１がディスプレイ１０１の表示領域内に配置されるように、表示制御部１０３は、機器アイコン５０１の配列をスクロールさせてもよい。図１４の例では、選択された機器アイコン１１０１が間取り図５００の左側に縦１列で表示されたアイコン列の中心に配置されるように、機器アイコン５０１がスクロールされている。これにより、ユーザは選択した機器アイコン５０１を容易に認識できる。また、図１４では、機器アイコン１１０１はアイコン列の中心に配置されているが、目立つ位置であればこれ以外の位置であってもよく、例えば、アイコン列の一番上やアイコン列の一番下に配置されてもよい。 In addition, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the display control unit 103 may scroll the arrangement of the device icons 501 so that the selected device icon 1101 is arranged in the display area of the display 101. In the example of FIG. 14, the device icon 501 is scrolled so that the selected device icon 1101 is arranged at the center of the icon row displayed in the vertical column on the left side of the floor plan 500. Thereby, the user can easily recognize the selected device icon 501. In FIG. 14, the device icon 1101 is arranged at the center of the icon row, but may be any other position as long as it is a conspicuous position, for example, the top of the icon row or the top of the icon row. It may be arranged below.
　なお、間取り図５００の表示領域外に機器アイコン５０１を退避させたときの機器アイコン５０１の配置順序としては、例えば、ユーザが選択した機器アイコン５０１に対する間取り図５００上での配置位置が近い機器２００ほど、選択された機器アイコン５０１の近くに配置する順序を採用してもよい。或いは、ユーザが選択した機器２００に対して同時に使用される可能性の高い機器２００の機器アイコン５０１ほど、ユーザが選択した機器２００の機器アイコン５０１の近くに配置する順序を採用してもよい。例えば、テレビとブルーレイレコーダとはユーザが同時に使用する可能性が高いため、ユーザによりテレビの機器アイコン５０１が選択されると、その横にブルーレイレコーダの機器アイコン５０１を表示させればよい。これを実現するために、同時に使用される可能性の高い機器２００の組み合わせを示すテーブルを予め蓄積部１０４に蓄積させておき、このテーブルにしたがって、機器アイコン５０１の配置を決定すればよい。 The arrangement order of the device icons 501 when the device icons 501 are evacuated outside the display area of the floor plan 500 is, for example, the device 200 whose arrangement position on the floor plan 500 is close to the device icon 501 selected by the user. The order of arrangement near the selected device icon 501 may be adopted. Or you may employ | adopt the order arrange | positioned near the apparatus icon 501 of the apparatus 200 which the user 200 selected as the apparatus icon 501 of the apparatus 200 with high possibility of being used simultaneously with respect to the apparatus 200 which the user selected. For example, since there is a high possibility that a user uses a television and a Blu-ray recorder at the same time, when the device icon 501 of the television is selected by the user, the device icon 501 of the Blu-ray recorder may be displayed beside the device icon 501. In order to realize this, a table indicating combinations of devices 200 that are likely to be used simultaneously is stored in the storage unit 104 in advance, and the arrangement of the device icons 501 may be determined according to this table.
　また、機器制御画面５０２が表示された際の上記いずれの機器アイコン５０１の配置方法においても、表示制御部１０３は、機器アイコン５０１を特定の条件によってグルーピングして配置してもよい。 Also, in any of the above-described arrangement methods of the device icons 501 when the device control screen 502 is displayed, the display control unit 103 may arrange the device icons 501 by grouping them according to specific conditions.
　例えば、図１５では、機器２００が配置された場所に応じて機器アイコン５０１がグルーピングされている。リビングに配置された機器２００は、機器アイコン１２０１としてグルーピングされ、洗面所に配置された機器２００は、機器アイコン１２０２としてグルーピングされ、寝室に配置された機器２００は、機器アイコン１２０３としてグルーピングされている。そして、各グループに表示順序が設定され、その表示順序にしたがって、グルーピングされた機器アイコン５０１が間取り図５００の左側に縦１列で配置される。グループの表示順序としては、例えば、ユーザが選択した機器２００が配置された部屋に対して近くに位置する部屋のグループほど、ユーザが選択した機器２００が配置された部屋のグループに近くなる順序を採用すればよい。 For example, in FIG. 15, device icons 501 are grouped according to the place where the device 200 is arranged. The devices 200 arranged in the living room are grouped as device icons 1201, the devices 200 arranged in the bathroom are grouped as device icons 1202, and the devices 200 arranged in the bedroom are grouped as device icons 1203. . Then, a display order is set for each group, and the grouped device icons 501 are arranged in one vertical column on the left side of the floor plan 500 according to the display order. As the display order of the groups, for example, the order of the room group located closer to the room where the device 200 selected by the user is closer to the room group where the device 200 selected by the user is closer. Adopt it.
　その他にも、表示制御部１０３は、機器アイコン５０１を機器２００の種類ごとにグルーピングして配置してもよい。例えば、図１６では、テレビの２つの機器アイコン５０１が機器アイコン２３０１としてグルーピングされて間取り図５００の左側に配置され、エアコンの２つの機器アイコン５０１がエアコンの機器アイコン２３０２としてグルーピングされて間取り図５００の左側に配置されている。このように、表示制御部１０３は、種類が同じ機器２００の機器アイコン５０１を連続して配置して、種類ごとに機器アイコン５０１をグルーピングしてもよい。 In addition, the display control unit 103 may group and arrange the device icons 501 for each type of the device 200. For example, in FIG. 16, two device icons 501 of a television are grouped as a device icon 2301 and arranged on the left side of the floor plan 500, and two device icons 501 of an air conditioner are grouped as a device icon 2302 of an air conditioner. It is arranged on the left side. As described above, the display control unit 103 may continuously arrange the device icons 501 of the devices 200 of the same type, and group the device icons 501 for each type.
　なお、表示制御部１０３は、機器リスト３１００（図３５参照）の機器タイプ３１０２に登録された内容にしたがって、機器２００の種類を判別すればよい。 Note that the display control unit 103 may determine the type of the device 200 in accordance with the contents registered in the device type 3102 of the device list 3100 (see FIG. 35).
　上記の説明では、種類が同じ機器２００の機器アイコン５０１が１つのグループにグルーピングされたが、本実施の形態はこれに限定されない。例えば、表示制御部１０３は、機器２００を種類に応じたカテゴリーで分類し、カテゴリー別に機器アイコン５０１をグルーピングして間取り図５００の左側に配置してもよい。 In the above description, the device icons 501 of the devices 200 of the same type are grouped into one group, but the present embodiment is not limited to this. For example, the display control unit 103 may classify the devices 200 into categories according to the types, group the device icons 501 for each category, and arrange them on the left side of the floor plan 500.
　例えば、図１６の左下に示すように、冷蔵庫、電子レンジ、及び食器洗い乾燥機の３つの機器アイコン５０１は、調理機器のカテゴリーに分類されるため、これら３つの機器アイコンは、調理機器の機器アイコン２３０３としてグルーピングされて間取り図５００の左側に配置されている。 For example, as shown in the lower left of FIG. 16, the three device icons 501 of the refrigerator, the microwave oven, and the dishwasher are classified into cooking appliance categories. They are grouped as 2303 and arranged on the left side of the floor plan 500.
　なお、その他のカテゴリーとしては、エンターテインメント機器や空調機器がある。エンターテインメント機器のカテゴリーには、テレビ、レコーダ、プレーヤ、及びホームシアター等の機器２００が含まれる。また、空調機器のカテゴリーには、エアコン、空気清浄機、加湿器、除湿器、及び住宅空気循環設備等の機器２００が含まれる。 Other categories include entertainment equipment and air conditioning equipment. Entertainment device categories include devices 200 such as televisions, recorders, players, and home theaters. Further, the category of air conditioners includes devices 200 such as air conditioners, air purifiers, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, and residential air circulation facilities.
　例えば、テレビ、レコーダ、エアコン、及び空気清浄機の機器アイコン５０１が間取り図５００上に配置されており、ユーザによりテレビの機器アイコン５０１が選択されたとすると、エンターテインメント機器のカテゴリーに分類されるテレビ及びレコーダの機器アイコン５０１が１つにグルーピングされて間取り図５００の左側に配置され、空調機器のカテゴリーに分類されるエアコン及び空気清浄機の機器アイコン５０１が１つにグルーピングされて間取り図５００の左側に配置される。 For example, if device icons 501 of a television, a recorder, an air conditioner, and an air purifier are arranged on the floor plan 500, and the television device icon 501 is selected by the user, the televisions classified into the category of entertainment devices and The recorder device icons 501 are grouped into one and arranged on the left side of the floor plan 500, and the air conditioner and air purifier device icons 501 classified into the air conditioner category are grouped into one and the left side of the floor plan 500. Placed in.
　なお、表示制御部１０３は、機器リスト３１００の機器タイプ３１０２に登録された内容から機器２００のカテゴリーを判定すればよい。この場合、機器タイプ３１０２に登録された内容から機器２００のカテゴリーを分類するための分類テーブルを予め蓄積部１０４に蓄積させておき、表示制御部１０３はこの分類テーブルを参照して機器２００のカテゴリーを判別すればよい。 The display control unit 103 may determine the category of the device 200 from the contents registered in the device type 3102 of the device list 3100. In this case, a classification table for classifying the category of the device 200 from the contents registered in the device type 3102 is stored in the storage unit 104 in advance, and the display control unit 103 refers to this classification table and the category of the device 200 is stored. Can be determined.
　なお、機器２００の種類に応じた分類の仕方としては、上記のもの以外にも種々の仕方が採用でき、例えば、図２４に示すように、生活家電、空調、設備に分類する仕方を採用してもよい。 In addition, as a method of classification according to the type of the device 200, various methods other than the above can be adopted. For example, as shown in FIG. 24, a method of classifying into household appliances, air conditioning, and equipment is adopted. May be.
　なお、上記のように機器アイコン５０１を特定の条件に基づいてグルーピングして配置する方法は、図１１に示すように、機器アイコン５０１を、機器制御画面５０２を取り囲むように退避させる表示態様にも適用可能である。 Note that, as described above, the method of grouping and arranging the device icons 501 based on specific conditions can also be applied to a display mode in which the device icons 501 are retracted so as to surround the device control screen 502 as shown in FIG. Applicable.
　図１７（Ａ）、（Ｂ）は、機器制御画面５０２を表示した状態における間取り図５００の表示方法を示した図である。図１７（Ａ）、（Ｂ）に示すように、間取り図５００の表示方法には２種類ある。１つ目は、図１７（Ａ）に示すように、間取り図５００の全体を半透明のグレーレイヤで覆われた状態（図中では網点で示す）とする表示方法である。 17A and 17B are diagrams showing a display method of the floor plan 500 in a state where the device control screen 502 is displayed. As shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, there are two types of display methods of the floor plan 500. The first is a display method in which the entire floor plan 500 is covered with a semi-transparent gray layer (shown as halftone dots in the drawing) as shown in FIG.
　この場合、機器制御画面５０２の背後がクレー色になって機器制御画面５０２が強調されるため、ユーザは機器制御画面５０２をより明確に認識できる。また、グレーレイヤは半透明であり、間取り図５００が完全に非表示状態にされないため、臨場感のある機器制御画面５０２の操作を実現することができる。グレーレイヤは、灰色等の明度の低い色を持ち、所定の透明度が設定された画像データである。 In this case, since the background of the device control screen 502 is a clay color and the device control screen 502 is emphasized, the user can recognize the device control screen 502 more clearly. In addition, since the gray layer is translucent and the floor plan 500 is not completely hidden, an operation of the device control screen 502 with a sense of reality can be realized. The gray layer is image data having a low-lightness color such as gray and having a predetermined transparency.
　なお、表示制御部１０３は、機器制御画面５０２が最上位レイヤ、間取り図５００が最下位レイヤとなる順序で、機器制御画面５０２、グレーレイヤ、及び間取り図５００の表示順序を決定し、これらの画像を合成すればよい。これにより、機器制御画面５０２がグレーレイヤに覆われて表示されることを防止することができる。 The display control unit 103 determines the display order of the device control screen 502, the gray layer, and the floor plan 500 in the order that the device control screen 502 is the highest layer and the floor plan 500 is the lowest layer. What is necessary is just to synthesize an image. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the device control screen 502 from being covered with a gray layer and displayed.
　２つ目は、図１７（Ｂ）に示すように、間取り図５００の中で非制御対象領域１３０２を半透明のグレーレイヤで覆われた状態（図中の網点領域）とし、制御対象領域１３０１を半透明のグレーレイヤで覆われない状態とする表示方法である。これにより、ユーザは制御対象領域１３０１を意識しながら、機器制御画面５０２を操作することができ、臨場感のある操作を実現できる。ここで、制御対象領域１３０１とは、ユーザが選択した機器アイコン５０１が表す機器２００が配置された部屋の間取り図５００上の領域を指し、非制御対象領域１３０２とは、その部屋以外の間取り図５００上の領域を指す。例えば、制御対象機器がリビングに設置されたエアコンである場合、制御対象領域１３０１は間取り図５００のリビングの領域となり、非制御対象領域１３０２は間取り図５００のリビング以外の領域となる。 Second, as shown in FIG. 17B, the non-control target area 1302 is covered with a semi-transparent gray layer in the floor plan 500 (halftone dot area in the figure), and the control target area This is a display method in which 1301 is not covered with a translucent gray layer. As a result, the user can operate the device control screen 502 while being aware of the control target area 1301 and can realize an operation with a sense of reality. Here, the control target area 1301 indicates an area on the floor plan 500 in which the device 200 represented by the device icon 501 selected by the user is arranged, and the non-control target area 1302 is a floor plan other than the room. It refers to the area above 500. For example, when the control target device is an air conditioner installed in a living room, the control target area 1301 is a living area of the floor plan 500, and the non-control target area 1302 is an area other than the living room of the floor plan 500.
　例えば、ユーザが図３５に示す機器ＩＤ３１０１がＡのエアコンの機器アイコン５０１を選択したとする。この場合、表示制御部１０３は、エアコンの配置３１０４に登録された内容からエアコンの位置（Ｘ１０、Ｙ１００、Ｚ１）を特定する。次に、表示制御部１０３は、部屋情報２９００を参照し、特定した位置（Ｘ１０、Ｙ１００、Ｚ１）がどの部屋に位置しているかを決定する。ここでは、位置（Ｘ１０、Ｙ１００、Ｚ１）は、頂点ＩＤがＦ、Ｇ、Ｈ、Ｉ、Ｌ、Ｏ、Ｎの頂点で囲まれた領域内に位置しているとする。すると、表示制御部１０３は、エアコンは、部屋ＩＤがＡのリビングに配置されていると判定する。そして、表示制御部１０３は、リビングの領域を制御対象領域１３０１とし、それ以外の間取り図５００上の領域を非制御対象領域１３０２とするグレーレイヤを生成する。 For example, assume that the user selects the device icon 501 of the air conditioner whose device ID 3101 shown in FIG. In this case, the display control unit 103 specifies the position (X10, Y100, Z1) of the air conditioner from the contents registered in the air conditioner arrangement 3104. Next, the display control unit 103 refers to the room information 2900 and determines in which room the specified position (X10, Y100, Z1) is located. Here, it is assumed that the position (X10, Y100, Z1) is located in a region surrounded by the vertices having vertex IDs F, G, H, I, L, O, and N. Then, the display control unit 103 determines that the air conditioner is placed in the living room whose room ID is A. Then, the display control unit 103 generates a gray layer having the living area as the control target area 1301 and the other area on the floor plan 500 as the non-control target area 1302.
　次に、図１８を用いて、基本画面の表示状態と機器制御画面５０２の表示状態との遷移について説明する。図１８の左図に示す基本画面において、ユーザが制御したい機器２００（ここでは、エアコン）の機器アイコン５０１を選択し、その選択をタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知する。すると、表示制御部１０３は、図１８の右図に示すように、選択された機器アイコン５０１に対応した機器制御画面５０２を、間取り図５００上にオーバラップして表示する。これにより、基本画面の表示状態が機器制御画面５０２の表示状態に遷移する。 Next, transition between the display state of the basic screen and the display state of the device control screen 502 will be described with reference to FIG. On the basic screen shown in the left diagram of FIG. 18, the user selects the device icon 501 of the device 200 (here, air conditioner) that the user wants to control, and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the selection. Then, the display control unit 103 overlaps and displays the device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device icon 501 on the floor plan 500 as shown in the right diagram of FIG. As a result, the display state of the basic screen changes to the display state of the device control screen 502.
　一方、図１８の右図に示すように、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態において、機器制御画面５０２に対応したエアコンの機器アイコン５０１、又は機器制御画面５０２の表示領域外（例えば、機器制御画面５０２の表示領域外にある間取り図５００の表示領域）をユーザがタップし、そのタップをタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知する。すると、図１８の左図に示すように、表示制御部１０３は、機器制御画面５０２を消去し、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態から基本画面の表示状態に戻す。このとき、表示制御部１０３は、機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５００上の元の配置位置に戻す。 On the other hand, as shown in the right diagram of FIG. 18, in the display state of the device control screen 502, the air conditioner device icon 501 corresponding to the device control screen 502 or outside the display area of the device control screen 502 (for example, the device control screen 502 The user taps the floor plan 500 outside the display area), and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the tap. Then, as shown in the left diagram of FIG. 18, the display control unit 103 deletes the device control screen 502 and returns the display state of the device control screen 502 to the display state of the basic screen. At this time, the display control unit 103 returns the device icon 501 to the original arrangement position on the floor plan 500.
　上記のことは、基本画面で表示している間取り図５００がどのフロアである場合も同じである。例えば、図１９の左図に示すように、基本画面が第２フロアの間取り図６０２を表示している場合に、ユーザが制御したい機器２００（ここでは、エアコン）の機器アイコン５０１をタップし、そのタップをタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知する。すると、図１９の右図に示すように、表示制御部１０３は、選択された機器アイコン５０１に対応する機器制御画面５０２を第２フロアの間取り図６０２上にオーバラップして表示する。 The above is the same regardless of which floor the floor plan 500 displayed on the basic screen is. For example, as shown in the left diagram of FIG. 19, when the basic screen displays the floor plan 602 of the second floor, the user taps the device icon 501 of the device 200 (here, air conditioner) that the user wants to control, The touch panel control unit 102 detects the tap. Then, as shown in the right diagram of FIG. 19, the display control unit 103 displays the device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device icon 501 in an overlapping manner on the floor plan 602 on the second floor.
　一方、図１９の右図に示すように、エアコンの機器制御画面５０２の表示状態において、表示された機器制御画面５０２に対応したエアコンの機器アイコン５０１、又は機器制御画面５０２の表示領域外（例えば、機器制御画面５０２の表示領域外にある間取り図５００の表示領域）をユーザがタップし、そのタップをタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知する。すると、表示制御部１０３は、図１９の左図に示すように、機器制御画面５０２を消去し、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態から第２フロアの間取り図６０２を表示した基本画面の表示状態に戻す。 On the other hand, as shown in the right diagram of FIG. 19, in the display state of the device control screen 502 of the air conditioner, the device icon 501 of the air conditioner corresponding to the displayed device control screen 502 or outside the display area of the device control screen 502 (for example, The user taps the floor plan 500 (display area outside the display area of the device control screen 502), and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the tap. Then, as shown in the left diagram of FIG. 19, the display control unit 103 deletes the device control screen 502, and changes from the display state of the device control screen 502 to the display state of the basic screen that displays the floor plan 602 of the second floor. return.
　次に、図２０を用いて、ある機器制御画面５０２の表示状態から別の機器制御画面５０２の表示状態への切り替え方法について説明する。図２０の左図に示すようにエアコンの機器制御画面５０２の表示状態において、エアコンの機器アイコン５０１とは別の機器アイコン５０１である洗濯機の機器アイコン５０１をユーザがタップし、そのタップをタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知する。すると、図２０の右図に示すように、表示制御部１０３は、表示していた機器制御画面５０２を消去し、洗濯機の機器アイコン５０１に対応する機器制御画面５０２を間取り図５００上にオーバラップして表示する。この逆も同様である。 Next, a method for switching from the display state of one device control screen 502 to the display state of another device control screen 502 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the left diagram of FIG. 20, in the display state of the air conditioner device control screen 502, the user taps the washing machine icon 501, which is a device icon 501 different from the air conditioner icon 501, and touches the tap on the touch panel. The control unit 102 detects it. Then, as shown in the right diagram of FIG. 20, the display control unit 103 deletes the displayed device control screen 502, and the device control screen 502 corresponding to the washing machine device icon 501 is overlaid on the floor plan 500. Wrap and display. The reverse is also true.
　このように、異なる機器アイコン５０１をユーザが連続的に選択すると、次々と、機器制御画面５０２が切り替えられるため、ユーザは連続的に異なる機器２００の制御を行うことができる。つまり、ある機器制御画面５０２の表示中に別の機器制御画面５０２を表示させるに際して、ユーザはある機器制御画面５０２を消去する操作を入力する必要がなくなり、ワンタッチで機器制御画面５０２を切り替えることができる。 As described above, when the user continuously selects different device icons 501, the device control screen 502 is sequentially switched, so that the user can continuously control the different devices 200. That is, when another device control screen 502 is displayed while a certain device control screen 502 is displayed, the user does not need to input an operation for deleting the certain device control screen 502, and the device control screen 502 can be switched by one touch. it can.
　なお、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態において、表示中の機器制御画面５０２に対応した機器アイコン５０１をユーザがタップした場合、表示制御部１０３は、機器制御画面５０２を消去するだけに留め、基本画面に戻らなくてもよい。この画面遷移について、図２１に示す。 When the user taps the device icon 501 corresponding to the device control screen 502 being displayed in the display state of the device control screen 502, the display control unit 103 only deletes the device control screen 502, and the basic screen You don't have to go back to This screen transition is shown in FIG.
　図２１の左図では、ユーザによりエアコンの機器アイコン５０１が選択されたため、エアコンの機器制御画面５０２が表示され、且つ、全ての機器アイコン５０１が間取り図５００の左側に縦１列で表示されている。この状態において、ユーザがエアコンの機器アイコン５０１をタップし、そのタップをタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知する。すると、表示制御部１０３は、図２１の右図に示すように、機器アイコン５０１の縦１列の表示を維持した状態で、エアコンの機器制御画面５０２のみを消去する。この場合、機器アイコン５０１が間取り図５００上に移動しないため、間取り図５００のみを表示させたい場合のユーザの要望に応えることができる。 In the left diagram of FIG. 21, since the device icon 501 of the air conditioner is selected by the user, the device control screen 502 of the air conditioner is displayed, and all the device icons 501 are displayed in one vertical column on the left side of the floor plan 500. Yes. In this state, the user taps the device icon 501 of the air conditioner, and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the tap. Then, the display control unit 103 deletes only the device control screen 502 of the air conditioner while maintaining the vertical display of the device icon 501 as shown in the right diagram of FIG. In this case, since the device icon 501 does not move on the floor plan 500, it is possible to meet the user's request when only the floor plan 500 is to be displayed.
　一方、機器制御画面５０２の非表示状態において、任意の機器アイコン５０１をユーザが選択し、その選択をタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知する。すると、表示制御部１０３は、選択された機器アイコン５０１に対応した機器制御画面５０２を表示する。例えば、図２１の右図において、ユーザが間取り図５００の左側に縦１列で配置された機器アイコン５０１の中からエアコンの機器アイコン５０１を選択すると、図２１の左図に示すように、エアコンの機器制御画面５０２が表示される。 On the other hand, in the non-display state of the device control screen 502, the user selects an arbitrary device icon 501, and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the selection. Then, the display control unit 103 displays a device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device icon 501. For example, in the right diagram of FIG. 21, when the user selects the air conditioner device icon 501 from the device icons 501 arranged in a vertical column on the left side of the floor plan 500, as shown in the left diagram of FIG. The device control screen 502 is displayed.
　次に、図２２を用いて、基本画面の表示状態から機器制御画面５０２の表示状態への遷移をアニメーション的に行う場合について説明する。図２２の左上図に示すように、基本画面においてユーザが例えばエアコンの機器アイコン５０１を選択する。すると、表示制御部１０３は、図２２の右上図→右下図→左下図の順番でエアコンの機器制御画面５０２の透明度を徐々に低下させ、最終的に透明度を０にする。それと同時に、表示制御部１０３は、全ての機器アイコン５０１を機器制御画面５０２を取り囲む楕円の外周上まで移動させる。 Next, a case where the transition from the display state of the basic screen to the display state of the device control screen 502 is performed in animation will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the upper left diagram of FIG. 22, the user selects, for example, an air conditioner device icon 501 on the basic screen. Then, the display control unit 103 gradually decreases the transparency of the air conditioner device control screen 502 in the order of the upper right diagram → the lower right diagram → the lower left diagram in FIG. 22 and finally sets the transparency to zero. At the same time, the display control unit 103 moves all device icons 501 to the outer periphery of an ellipse surrounding the device control screen 502.
　次に、図２３を用いて、基本画面の表示状態から機器制御画面５０２の表示状態への遷移をアニメーション的に行う場合について説明する。図２３の左上図に示すように、基本画面において、ユーザが例えばエアコンの機器２００の機器アイコン５０１を選択する。すると、表示制御部１０３は、図２３の右上図→右下図→左下図の順番でエアコンの機器制御画面５０２の透明度を徐々に減少させ、最終的に透明度を０にする。同時に、表示制御部１０３は、全ての機器アイコンを間取り図５００の左側に移動させる。 Next, a case where the transition from the display state of the basic screen to the display state of the device control screen 502 is performed in animation will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the upper left diagram of FIG. 23, on the basic screen, the user selects, for example, the device icon 501 of the air conditioner device 200. Then, the display control unit 103 gradually decreases the transparency of the air conditioner device control screen 502 in the order of the upper right diagram → the lower right diagram → the lower left diagram in FIG. 23 and finally sets the transparency to zero. At the same time, the display control unit 103 moves all device icons to the left side of the floor plan 500.
　このように画面遷移をアニメーション的に行うことで、機器アイコン５０１を選択してから機器制御画面５０２が表示されるまでの画面演出を通じて機器制御画面５０２を操作することへのユーザの興味を高めることができる。 In this way, the screen transition is animated to increase the user's interest in operating the device control screen 502 through screen rendering from when the device icon 501 is selected until the device control screen 502 is displayed. Can do.
　図２４は、機器一覧表示画面の構成を示す図である。機器一覧表示画面は、図５に示す基本画面において、ユーザが機器一覧表示変更ボタン５０３をタップすることで表示される。 FIG. 24 is a diagram showing the configuration of the device list display screen. The device list display screen is displayed when the user taps the device list display change button 503 on the basic screen shown in FIG.
　図２４に示すように機器一覧表示画面は、機器一覧２０００、機器詳細アイコン２００１、及び基本画面表示ボタン２００３を備える。 24, the device list display screen includes a device list 2000, a device detail icon 2001, and a basic screen display button 2003.
　ユーザが機器詳細アイコン２００１をタップし、そのタップをタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知すると、表示制御部１０３は、機器制御画面５０２を機器一覧２０００にオーバラップして表示させる。これにより、ユーザは、機器アイコン５０１をタップした場合と同様に機器制御画面５０２を表示させて機器２００を操作することができる。 When the user taps the device detail icon 2001 and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the tap, the display control unit 103 causes the device control screen 502 to overlap the device list 2000 to be displayed. Accordingly, the user can operate the device 200 by displaying the device control screen 502 in the same manner as when the device icon 501 is tapped.
　機器詳細アイコン２００１は、機器２００ごとに用意されている。機器詳細アイコン２００１は、機器２００を表す画像に加え、機器２００のオン、オフ状態や動作状態も表す点が、機器アイコン５０１と異なる。例えば、図２４の左上に表示された冷蔵庫の機器詳細アイコン２００１では、冷蔵庫の画像に加えて、冷蔵庫が現在オンされていることを示す「ＯＮ」と、現在、製氷状態であることを示す「運転／氷」との情報が表示されている。 The device detail icon 2001 is prepared for each device 200. The device detail icon 2001 is different from the device icon 501 in that the device detail icon 2001 represents an on / off state and an operation state of the device 200 in addition to an image representing the device 200. For example, in the refrigerator device detail icon 2001 displayed in the upper left of FIG. 24, in addition to the image of the refrigerator, “ON” indicating that the refrigerator is currently turned on, and “ The information “driving / ice” is displayed.
　機器一覧２０００は、機器詳細アイコン２００１を、事前に定めた分類基準に基づいて分類表示される。事前に定めた分類基準としては、例えば、機器２００の種類、機器２００が配置された部屋、又は機器２００の使用状況などが採用される。図２４では、分類基準として、機器２００の種類を用いた場合が例示されており、機器詳細アイコン２００１は、生活家電、空調、及び設備の３つのカテゴリーに分類されている。 In the device list 2000, the device detail icon 2001 is classified and displayed based on a predetermined classification standard. As the classification criteria determined in advance, for example, the type of the device 200, the room in which the device 200 is arranged, the usage status of the device 200, or the like is employed. FIG. 24 illustrates the case where the type of the device 200 is used as the classification standard, and the device detail icons 2001 are classified into three categories: household appliances, air conditioning, and equipment.
　図２４の例では、冷蔵庫、電動歯ブラシ、洗濯機、及びテレビが生活家電のカテゴリーに分類され、エアコン、及び空気清浄機が空調のカテゴリーに分類され、トイレ、照明機器、及び浴槽が設備のカテゴリーに分類されている。この場合、機器リスト３１００（図３５参照）の機器タイプ３１０２に登録された内容から、各機器２００が生活家電、空調、及び設備のいずれのカテゴリーに分類されるかを定める分類テーブルを蓄積部１０４に予め記憶させておく。そして、表示制御部１０３は、この分類テーブルを参照して、各機器をカテゴリー別に分類すればよい。 In the example of FIG. 24, the refrigerator, the electric toothbrush, the washing machine, and the television are classified into the household appliance category, the air conditioner and the air purifier are classified into the air conditioning category, and the toilet, the lighting device, and the bathtub are the facility category. It is classified. In this case, the storage unit 104 stores a classification table that determines whether each device 200 is classified into household appliances, air conditioning, or equipment from the contents registered in the device type 3102 of the device list 3100 (see FIG. 35). In advance. And the display control part 103 should just classify | categorize each apparatus according to a category with reference to this classification table.
　図２４に戻り、機器一覧２０００の右下に表示された「間取りＵＩへ」と記載されたボタンは基本画面表示ボタン２００３である。基本画面表示ボタン２００３は、機器一覧表示画面から基本画面へと画面を切り替えるためのボタンである。 Referring back to FIG. 24, the button described as “to floor plan UI” displayed at the lower right of the device list 2000 is a basic screen display button 2003. A basic screen display button 2003 is a button for switching the screen from the device list display screen to the basic screen.
　上記説明では、基本画面と機器一覧表示画面とを切り替え可能としたが、機器一覧表示画面を図５で示す基本画面の代わりに基本画面として利用することも可能である。この場合、基本画面表示ボタン２００３は省かれてもよい。 In the above description, the basic screen and the device list display screen can be switched, but the device list display screen can be used as a basic screen instead of the basic screen shown in FIG. In this case, the basic screen display button 2003 may be omitted.
　なお、上記説明では、一つの機器詳細アイコン２００１を一つの機器２００に対応させたが、本実施の形態はこれに限定されず、一つの機器詳細アイコン２００１に複数の機器２００を対応させ、複数の機器２００に一つの機器詳細アイコン２００１を共用させてもよい。例えば、リビングに２つの照明機器がある場合、この２つの照明機器を１つの機器詳細アイコン２００１で表してもよい。 In the above description, one device detail icon 2001 is associated with one device 200, but the present embodiment is not limited to this, and a plurality of devices 200 are associated with one device detail icon 2001, and a plurality of devices 200 are associated with each device. One device detail icon 2001 may be shared by the devices 200. For example, when there are two lighting devices in the living room, the two lighting devices may be represented by one device detail icon 2001.
　この場合、これら２つの照明機器を表す機器詳細アイコン２００１がユーザによりタップされると、表示制御部１０３は、両照明機器を同時に制御できる機器制御画面５０２をディスプレイ１０１に表示させる。この場合、１つの機器アイコン５０１を複数の機器２００で共用させた場合と同じ効果が得られる。なお、１つの機器詳細アイコン２００１を複数の照明機器で共用させた場合、機器詳細アイコン２００１は２つの照明機器の各々のオン、オフ状態や動作状態を表示すればよい。 In this case, when the device detail icon 2001 representing these two lighting devices is tapped by the user, the display control unit 103 causes the display 101 to display a device control screen 502 that can control both lighting devices simultaneously. In this case, the same effect as when one device icon 501 is shared by a plurality of devices 200 can be obtained. When one device detail icon 2001 is shared by a plurality of lighting devices, the device detail icon 2001 may display the on / off state and the operation state of each of the two lighting devices.
　なお、基本画面において、機器アイコン５０１の代わりに機器詳細アイコン２００１を用いてもよいし、機器一覧表示画面において、機器詳細アイコン２００１の代わりに機器アイコン５０１を用いてもよい。また、機器詳細アイコン２００１を選択した場合に表示される機器制御画面５０２と機器アイコン５０１を選択した場合に表示される機器制御画面５０２とは同一であってもよいし、異なっていてもよい。例えば、機器詳細アイコン２００１には機器アイコン５０１よりも多くの情報が含まれているため、機器詳細アイコン２００１を選択した場合に表示される機器制御画面５０２には、機器アイコン５０１を選択した場合に表示される機器制御画面５０２よりもより多くのボタンや状態を含ませてもよい。 It should be noted that the device detail icon 2001 may be used instead of the device icon 501 on the basic screen, or the device icon 501 may be used instead of the device detail icon 2001 on the device list display screen. In addition, the device control screen 502 displayed when the device detail icon 2001 is selected may be the same as or different from the device control screen 502 displayed when the device icon 501 is selected. For example, since the device detail icon 2001 includes more information than the device icon 501, the device control screen 502 displayed when the device detail icon 2001 is selected displays the device icon 501. More buttons and states may be included than the device control screen 502 displayed.
　図２５は、基本画面と機器一覧表示画面との画面遷移を示した図である。図２５の左図に示す基本画面において、機器一覧表示変更ボタン５０３がユーザにより選択されると、図２５の右図に示す機器一覧表示画面にディスプレイ１０１の表示が切り替えられる。一方、図２５の右図に示す機器一覧表示画面において、基本画面表示ボタン２００３がユーザにより選択されると、図２５の左図に示す基本画面にディスプレイ１０１の表示が切り替えられる。 FIG. 25 is a diagram showing screen transition between the basic screen and the device list display screen. When the device list display change button 503 is selected by the user on the basic screen shown in the left diagram of FIG. 25, the display of the display 101 is switched to the device list display screen shown in the right diagram of FIG. On the other hand, when the user selects the basic screen display button 2003 on the device list display screen shown in the right diagram of FIG. 25, the display of the display 101 is switched to the basic screen shown in the left diagram of FIG.
　具体的には、タッチパネル制御部１０２が、基本画面表示ボタン２００３のタップを検知すると、表示制御部１０３は、ディスプレイ１０１の表示画面を、機器一覧表示画面に示す基本画面に切り替える。一方、基本画面の表示状態において、タッチパネル制御部１０２が機器一覧表示変更ボタン５０３のタップを検知すると、表示制御部１０３は、ディスプレイ１０１の表示画面を基本画面から機器一覧表示画面に切り替える。 Specifically, when the touch panel control unit 102 detects the tap of the basic screen display button 2003, the display control unit 103 switches the display screen of the display 101 to the basic screen shown in the device list display screen. On the other hand, when the touch panel control unit 102 detects the tap of the device list display change button 503 in the display state of the basic screen, the display control unit 103 switches the display screen of the display 101 from the basic screen to the device list display screen.
　例えば、機器一覧表示画面が表示選択されている場合において、ユーザが目の前にあるテレビを操作しようとする場合、そのテレビが家に１台しかなければ、機器一覧表示画面にはテレビの機器詳細アイコン２００１は１つしか含まれていないため、ユーザはテレビの機器詳細アイコン２００１を誤操作なくダイレクトに選択し、テレビに対応する機器制御画面５０２を表示させることができる。 For example, when the device list display screen is selected for display and the user tries to operate the television in front of the user, if there is only one television at home, the device list display screen displays the television device. Since only one detail icon 2001 is included, the user can directly select the device detail icon 2001 of the television without erroneous operation and display the device control screen 502 corresponding to the television.
　一方、機器一覧表示画面が選択されている場合、個々の機器２００についての操作又は状態確認は可能であるが、機器一覧表示画面では個々の機器２００に着目しているので、機器２００と機器２００が配置されている場所との関係が不明瞭である。そのため、例えば、エアコン又は照明機器のように、同一建物内に複数設置される機器２００については、どの部屋のエアコン若しくは照明機器が制御対象となっているのか不明瞭であり、誤操作を招くおそれがある。 On the other hand, when the device list display screen is selected, it is possible to operate or check the status of each device 200. However, since the device list display screen focuses on each device 200, the device 200 and the device 200 are displayed. The relationship with the place where is placed is unclear. Therefore, for example, for a plurality of devices 200 installed in the same building, such as an air conditioner or a lighting device, it is unclear which room's air conditioner or lighting device is a control target, and may cause an erroneous operation. is there.
　そこで、本実施の形態では、機器一覧表示画面に加えて基本画面を設け、基本画面及び機器一覧表示画面を選択できるようにした。 Therefore, in this embodiment, a basic screen is provided in addition to the device list display screen so that the basic screen and the device list display screen can be selected.
　これにより、基本画面を選択した場合には、機器２００と機器２００が配置されている場所との関係が明確になる。そのため、例えば、エアコン又は照明機器のように、同じ建物に複数設置される同種の機器２００についても、どの部屋のエアコン又は照明機器が制御対象となっているのかの判別が容易となって、所望の部屋とは異なる部屋に設置されたエアコン若しくは照明機器が誤操作されることを防止できる。 Thereby, when the basic screen is selected, the relationship between the device 200 and the place where the device 200 is arranged becomes clear. Therefore, for example, with regard to the same type of devices 200 installed in the same building, such as an air conditioner or a lighting device, it is easy to determine which room of the air conditioner or lighting device is a control target. It is possible to prevent an air conditioner or a lighting device installed in a different room from being erroneously operated.
　図２６は、機器一覧表示画面の表示状態と機器制御画面５０２の表示状態との画面遷移を示した図である。図２６の左図に示す機器一覧表示画面において、ユーザが制御したい機器２００（ここでは、エアコン）の機器詳細アイコン２００１を選択し、その選択をタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知する。すると、表示制御部１０３は、図２６の右図に示すように、選択された機器詳細アイコン２００１に対応したエアコンの機器制御画面５０２を機器一覧表示画面上にオーバラップして表示する。これにより、機器一覧表示画面の表示状態が機器制御画面５０２の表示状態に遷移する。 FIG. 26 is a diagram showing screen transitions between the display state of the device list display screen and the display state of the device control screen 502. On the device list display screen shown in the left diagram of FIG. 26, the user selects the device detail icon 2001 of the device 200 (here, air conditioner) that the user wants to control, and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the selection. Then, the display control unit 103 displays the air conditioner device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device detail icon 2001 in an overlapping manner on the device list display screen, as shown in the right diagram of FIG. As a result, the display state of the device list display screen changes to the display state of the device control screen 502.
　なお、図２６の右図の例では、表示制御部１０３は、ユーザが選択したエアコン以外の機器詳細アイコン２００１を非表示にし、エアコンの機器詳細アイコン２００１のみを機器制御画面５０２とは異なる位置に表示させている。これにより、ユーザは自身が選択した機器詳細アイコン２００１を明確に認識することができる。 26, the display control unit 103 hides the device detail icon 2001 other than the air conditioner selected by the user, and places only the device detail icon 2001 of the air conditioner at a position different from the device control screen 502. It is displayed. As a result, the user can clearly recognize the device detail icon 2001 selected by the user.
　一方、図２６の右図に示すように、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態において、エアコンの機器詳細アイコン２００１をユーザが選択し、その選択をタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知する。すると、図２６の左図に示すように、表示制御部１０３は、機器制御画面５０２を消去し、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態から機器一覧表示画面の表示状態に戻す。 On the other hand, as shown in the right diagram of FIG. 26, in the display state of the device control screen 502, the user selects the device detail icon 2001 of the air conditioner, and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the selection. Then, as shown in the left diagram of FIG. 26, the display control unit 103 deletes the device control screen 502 and returns the display state of the device control screen 502 to the display state of the device list display screen.
　なお、図２６の右図に示す機器制御画面５０２の表示状態では、機器詳細アイコン２００１は１つしか表示されていないが、図１３などと同様、ユーザにより選択されていない他の機器詳細アイコン２００１を表示してもよい。この場合、複数の機器詳細アイコン２００１は、図１３に示すように画面の端に一列で表示されてもよいし、図１２に示すように機器制御画面５０２を取り囲むように表示されてもよい。 In the display state of the device control screen 502 shown on the right side of FIG. 26, only one device detail icon 2001 is displayed, but other device detail icons 2001 not selected by the user as in FIG. May be displayed. In this case, the plurality of device detail icons 2001 may be displayed in a line at the edge of the screen as shown in FIG. 13, or may be displayed so as to surround the device control screen 502 as shown in FIG.
　この構成によれば、ユーザは、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態において、連続的に機器詳細アイコン２００１を選択し、他の機器制御画面５０２を連続的に表示させることができる。これにより、ある機器制御画面５０２の表示中に別の機器制御画面５０２を表示させるに際して、ユーザはある機器制御画面５０２を消去する操作を入力する必要がなくなり、ワンタッチで機器制御画面５０２を切り替えることができる。 According to this configuration, the user can continuously select the device detail icon 2001 in the display state of the device control screen 502 and continuously display the other device control screen 502. As a result, when another device control screen 502 is displayed while a certain device control screen 502 is displayed, the user does not need to input an operation for deleting the certain device control screen 502, and the device control screen 502 is switched with one touch. Can do.
　図２７は、基本画面に同種の機器２００を表す機器アイコン５０１が複数存在する場合において、基本画面の表示状態と機器制御画面５０２の表示状態との画面遷移を示した図である。図２７の左図に示すように、基本画面には、テレビの機器アイコン５０１が２つ存在する。ここでは、テレビＡの機器アイコン５０１を機器アイコン２４０１と表し、テレビＢの機器アイコン５０１を機器アイコン２４０２と表す。このとき、ユーザは、制御したい方のテレビを間取り図５００上から直観的に選択し、操作することができる。 FIG. 27 is a diagram showing screen transition between the display state of the basic screen and the display state of the device control screen 502 when there are a plurality of device icons 501 representing the same type of device 200 on the basic screen. As shown in the left diagram of FIG. 27, there are two television device icons 501 on the basic screen. Here, the device icon 501 of the television A is represented as a device icon 2401, and the device icon 501 of the television B is represented as a device icon 2402. At this time, the user can intuitively select and operate the television to be controlled from the floor plan 500.
　例えば、図２７の右図においては、テレビＡの機器アイコン２４０１が選択され、テレビＡの機器制御画面２４０３が表示されている例を示している。このように、同種の機器２００の機器アイコン５０１が複数存在していても、各機器アイコン５０１は実際の設置位置に対応する間取り図５００上の位置に配置されている。そのため、ユーザは制御したい方の機器２００の機器アイコン５０１を、間取り図５００上の表示位置から直観的に選択することができ、誤って別の機器２００の機器制御画面５０２を表示させてしまうことを防止できる。 For example, the right diagram of FIG. 27 shows an example in which the TV A device icon 2401 is selected and the TV A device control screen 2403 is displayed. Thus, even if there are a plurality of device icons 501 of the same type of device 200, each device icon 501 is arranged at a position on the floor plan 500 corresponding to the actual installation position. Therefore, the user can intuitively select the device icon 501 of the device 200 to be controlled from the display position on the floor plan 500, and erroneously display the device control screen 502 of another device 200. Can be prevented.
　図２８は、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態において、異なる機器アイコン５０１が連続的に選択されて、機器制御画面５０２が連続的に切り替えられる場合の画面遷移を示した図である。左上図では、エアコンの機器制御画面２５１１の表示状態にある。この状態において、冷蔵庫の機器アイコン２５０１が選択されると、右上図に示すように、冷蔵庫の機器制御画面２５１２がディスプレイ１０１に表示される。また、左上図において、洗濯機の機器アイコン２５０２が選択されると、右下図に示すように洗濯機の機器制御画面２５１３が表示される。また、左上図において、空気清浄機の機器アイコン２５０３が選択されると、左下図に示すように空気清浄機の機器制御画面２５１４が表示される。これらの画面遷移は、右上図、右下図、及び左下図においても同様である。 FIG. 28 is a diagram showing screen transition when different device icons 501 are continuously selected and the device control screen 502 is continuously switched in the display state of the device control screen 502. In the upper left figure, the device control screen 2511 of the air conditioner is being displayed. In this state, when a device icon 2501 for the refrigerator is selected, a device control screen 2512 for the refrigerator is displayed on the display 101 as shown in the upper right view. Further, in the upper left diagram, when the washing machine icon 2502 is selected, a washing machine device control screen 2513 is displayed as shown in the lower right diagram. In the upper left diagram, when an air purifier device icon 2503 is selected, an air purifier device control screen 2514 is displayed as shown in the lower left diagram. These screen transitions are the same in the upper right diagram, lower right diagram, and lower left diagram.
　このように、ユーザは、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態において、機器アイコン５０１を選択すると、その機器アイコン５０１に対応する機器制御画面５０２をダイレクトに表示させることができる。そのため、ある機器制御画面５０２の表示中に別の機器制御画面５０２を表示させる場合、表示中の機器制御画面５０２を消去する操作を入力しなくてもワンタッチで別の機器制御画面５０２を表示させることができる。これにより、ユーザは機器制御画面５０２の切り替えをスムーズに行うことができる。 As described above, when the user selects the device icon 501 in the display state of the device control screen 502, the device control screen 502 corresponding to the device icon 501 can be directly displayed. Therefore, when another device control screen 502 is displayed while a certain device control screen 502 is displayed, another device control screen 502 is displayed with one touch without inputting an operation for deleting the device control screen 502 being displayed. be able to. As a result, the user can smoothly switch the device control screen 502.
　図２９は、基本画面において、ネットワーク上に検出できなかった通信不良の機器２００の機器アイコン５０１の表示例を示す図である。機器管理部１０５は、機器リスト３１００に登録されているにも関わらず、ネットワーク上に検出できなかった機器２００や制御コマンドに応答しない機器２００を通信不良の機器２００として検出する。そして、表示制御部１０３は、通信不良の機器２００の機器アイコン５０１を、通信可能な機器２００の機器アイコン５０１とは異なる表示態様で表示する。 FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a display example of the device icon 501 of the device 200 with poor communication that could not be detected on the network on the basic screen. The device management unit 105 detects the device 200 that has not been detected on the network and that does not respond to the control command as the device 200 with poor communication despite being registered in the device list 3100. Then, the display control unit 103 displays the device icon 501 of the device 200 with poor communication in a display mode different from the device icon 501 of the device 200 that can communicate.
　例えば、図２９において、通信不良の機器２００の機器アイコン５０１は機器アイコン２６０１として表されている。そして、機器アイコン２６０１は、半透明で表示されている。これにより、ユーザは、機器アイコン２６０１で示されている機器２００は現在故障している、或いは通信障害が起こっているために制御できないことを速やかに認識することができる。 For example, in FIG. 29, the device icon 501 of the device 200 with poor communication is represented as a device icon 2601. The device icon 2601 is displayed translucently. Accordingly, the user can quickly recognize that the device 200 indicated by the device icon 2601 is currently out of order or cannot be controlled because a communication failure has occurred.
　なお、図２９では、機器アイコン２６０１を半透明で表示したが、本実施の形態はこれに限定されず、例えば、他の機器アイコン５０１よりも色を薄くして表示したり、暗くして表示したり、機器アイコン２６０１にアノテーションマークを付与したりしてもよい。 In FIG. 29, the device icon 2601 is displayed in a translucent manner, but the present embodiment is not limited to this. For example, the device icon 2601 is displayed in a lighter or darker color than the other device icons 501. Or an annotation mark may be added to the device icon 2601.
　図３０は、ホーム情報２７００の構成を示す図である。ホーム情報２７００は、サーバ３００で家ごとに管理され、ホームコントローラ１００は、ホーム情報２７００に基づき、基本画面や機器制御画面５０２などの表示を制御する。図３０に示すように、ホーム情報２７００は、間取り図５００、頂点情報２８００、部屋情報２９００、及びサーバが管理する機器リスト４７００を備える。 FIG. 30 is a diagram showing a configuration of the home information 2700. The home information 2700 is managed for each house by the server 300, and the home controller 100 controls display of the basic screen, the device control screen 502, and the like based on the home information 2700. As shown in FIG. 30, the home information 2700 includes a floor plan 500, vertex information 2800, room information 2900, and a device list 4700 managed by the server.
　間取り図５００は、図６に示したように、家のフロアごとに用意され、各フロアを構成する一以上の部屋の配置及び形状を平面的に表した俯瞰図である。本実施の形態では、間取り図５００は、俯瞰図を例えばビットマップ形式で表した画像データにより構成されている。 As shown in FIG. 6, the floor plan 500 is an overhead view that is prepared for each floor of the house and represents in plan the arrangement and shape of one or more rooms constituting each floor. In the present embodiment, the floor plan 500 is composed of image data representing an overhead view in, for example, a bitmap format.
　頂点情報２８００は、間取り図５００をホームコントローラ１００が解釈できるように、間取り図５００を２次元の座標軸空間に対応させるための情報である。部屋情報２９００は、頂点情報２８００から部屋の領域を決定するための情報である。なお、頂点情報２８００、部屋情報２９００、及びサーバが管理する機器リスト４７００の詳細は以下で説明する。 The vertex information 2800 is information for making the floor plan 500 correspond to a two-dimensional coordinate axis space so that the home controller 100 can interpret the floor plan 500. Room information 2900 is information for determining a room area from vertex information 2800. Details of the vertex information 2800, the room information 2900, and the device list 4700 managed by the server will be described below.
　図３１は、頂点情報２８００の構成を示す図である。図３１に示すように、頂点情報２８００は、頂点ＩＤ２８０１、頂点座標２８０２を備える。頂点ＩＤ２８０１は、間取り図５００上の頂点を識別するための識別子である。頂点座標２８０２は、（Ｘ座標、Ｙ座標、フロア番号）の形式で表される座標であり、間取り図５００上に表れた間仕切り線等の頂点の位置を示す。例えば、頂点ＩＤがＢの頂点は、頂点座標が（Ｘ２０、Ｙ０、Ｚ１）であるため、第１フロア（１階のフロア）においてＸ座標が２０、Ｙ座標が０の位置を表す。 FIG. 31 is a diagram showing a configuration of the vertex information 2800. As illustrated in FIG. 31, the vertex information 2800 includes a vertex ID 2801 and vertex coordinates 2802. The vertex ID 2801 is an identifier for identifying a vertex on the floor plan 500. A vertex coordinate 2802 is a coordinate expressed in the form of (X coordinate, Y coordinate, floor number), and indicates the position of a vertex such as a partition line that appears on the floor plan 500. For example, the vertex with vertex ID B has vertex coordinates (X20, Y0, Z1), and thus represents a position where the X coordinate is 20 and the Y coordinate is 0 on the first floor (the first floor).
　図３３は、頂点情報２８００に登録された各頂点と、間取り図５００との対応関係を示した図である。但し、図３３では、間取り図５００の左上の頂点が原点（Ｘ座標とＹ座標が共に０）とされている。例えば、頂点ＩＤがＡの頂点は、頂点座標が（Ｘ０、Ｙ０、Ｚ１）であるため、原点に位置している。また、頂点ＩＤがＢの頂点は、頂点座標が（Ｘ２０、Ｙ０、Ｚ１）であるため、バスの右上の頂点に位置している。 FIG. 33 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between each vertex registered in the vertex information 2800 and the floor plan 500. However, in FIG. 33, the top left vertex of the floor plan 500 is the origin (both X and Y coordinates are 0). For example, the vertex with the vertex ID A is located at the origin because the vertex coordinates are (X0, Y0, Z1). The vertex with vertex ID B is located at the upper right vertex of the bus because the vertex coordinates are (X20, Y0, Z1).
　図３２は、部屋情報２９００の構成を示す図である。図３２に示すように、部屋情報２９００は、部屋ＩＤ２９０１、部屋タイプ２９０２、及び部屋座標２９０３を備える。部屋ＩＤ２９０１は、間取り図５００上の部屋を識別するための識別子である。部屋タイプ２９０２は、部屋の種類を示す。部屋座標２９０３は、頂点ＩＤ２８０１の組で表現され、間取り図５００上の部屋の領域を決定する。例えば、部屋ＩＤがＣの部屋は、バスであり、間取り図５００上で頂点ＩＤをＡ、Ｂ、Ｇ、Ｆの順に結んでできた領域を示す。また、部屋情報２９００は部屋のみならず階段の情報も含まれている。頂点ＩＤをＨ、Ｉ、Ｒ、Ｑの順に結んでできた部屋ＩＤがＤの領域は階段を表している。 FIG. 32 is a diagram showing a configuration of the room information 2900. As shown in FIG. 32, the room information 2900 includes a room ID 2901, a room type 2902, and room coordinates 2903. The room ID 2901 is an identifier for identifying a room on the floor plan 500. The room type 2902 indicates the type of room. The room coordinates 2903 are expressed by a set of vertex IDs 2801, and determine a room area on the floor plan 500. For example, a room whose room ID is C is a bus, and indicates an area formed by connecting vertex IDs in the order of A, B, G, and F on the floor plan 500. The room information 2900 includes not only the room information but also the staircase information. A region having a room ID D formed by connecting vertex IDs in the order of H, I, R, and Q represents a staircase.
　このように、頂点情報２８００及び部屋情報２９００を備えているため、ホームコントローラ１００は、間取り図５００の画像データに頂点情報２８００で示される頂点をプロットし、部屋座標２９０３に示される頂点を繋ぐことで、間取り図５００に表された部屋の領域を特定し、部屋タイプ２９０２から部屋のタイプを認識することができる。 Since the vertex information 2800 and the room information 2900 are thus provided, the home controller 100 plots the vertex indicated by the vertex information 2800 in the image data of the floor plan 500 and connects the vertex indicated by the room coordinate 2903. Thus, the room area shown in the floor plan 500 can be specified, and the room type can be recognized from the room type 2902.
　なお、頂点情報２８００は、システム管理者が間取り図５００をパソコンのディスプレイに表示させ、表示させた間取図から頂点を検出し、検出した頂点の頂点ＩＤ及び頂点座標をパソコンに入力することで生成されればよい。また、部屋情報２９００は、システム管理者がディスプレイに表示させた間取図から部屋を検出し、検出した部屋の部屋ＩＤ、部屋タイプ、及び部屋座標をパソコンに入力することで生成されればよい。或いは、頂点情報２８００及び部屋情報２９００は、間取り図５００の元データであるＣＡＤデータを取り込むことで生成されてもよい。 The vertex information 2800 is obtained when the system administrator displays the floor plan 500 on the display of the personal computer, detects the vertex from the displayed floor plan, and inputs the vertex ID and vertex coordinates of the detected vertex to the personal computer. It only has to be generated. The room information 2900 may be generated by detecting a room from the floor plan displayed on the display by the system administrator and inputting the room ID, room type, and room coordinates of the detected room into a personal computer. . Alternatively, the vertex information 2800 and the room information 2900 may be generated by capturing CAD data that is the original data of the floor plan 500.
　図３４は、サーバ３００が管理する機器リスト４７００の構成を示す図である。図３４に示すように機器リスト４７００は、機器ＩＤ４７０１、機器タイプ４７０２、型番４７０３、配置４７０４、能力情報４７０５、及び制御コマンド送信先４７０６を備える。 FIG. 34 is a diagram showing a configuration of a device list 4700 managed by the server 300. As shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 34, the device list 4700 includes a device ID 4701, a device type 4702, a model number 4703, an arrangement 4704, capability information 4705, and a control command transmission destination 4706.
　機器ＩＤ４７０１は、機器２００の識別子である。機器タイプ４７０２は、機器２００の種類を示す。型番４７０３は、機器２００の型番を示す。配置４７０４は、頂点座標２８０２と同様に（Ｘ座標、Ｙ座標、フロア番号）の形式で表される座標であり、機器２００に対応する機器アイコン５０１の間取り図５００上の配置を示す。 The device ID 4701 is an identifier of the device 200. The device type 4702 indicates the type of the device 200. A model number 4703 indicates the model number of the device 200. The arrangement 4704 is a coordinate expressed in the form of (X coordinate, Y coordinate, floor number) similarly to the vertex coordinate 2802, and shows the arrangement on the floor plan 500 of the device icon 501 corresponding to the device 200.
　表示制御部１０３は、この配置４７０４に基づき、機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５００上に配置し、基本画面などを表示することができる。能力情報４７０５は、機器２００を制御できる内容や機器２００から取得できる状態を示す。例えば、機器ＩＤがＡのエアコンは、温度、風向き、及び風量を制御できる。制御コマンド送信先４７０６は、機器２００を制御する制御コマンドの送信先を示す。例えば、機器ＩＤがＡのエアコンは、制御コマンド送信先４７０６が機器であるため、制御コマンドはホームコントローラ１００から直接機器２００に送信される。一方、機器ＩＤがＣの冷蔵庫は、制御コマンド送信先４７０６がサーバであるため、制御コマンドはホームコントローラ１００からサーバ３００を介して機器２００に送信される。制御コマンドは、機器２００を操作したり、機器２００の状態を確認したりするためのコマンドである。 The display control unit 103 can arrange a device icon 501 on the floor plan 500 based on the arrangement 4704 and display a basic screen or the like. The capability information 4705 indicates the contents that can control the device 200 and the state that can be acquired from the device 200. For example, an air conditioner with a device ID of A can control temperature, wind direction, and air volume. A control command transmission destination 4706 indicates a transmission destination of a control command for controlling the device 200. For example, for an air conditioner with device ID A, the control command transmission destination 4706 is a device, so the control command is transmitted directly from the home controller 100 to the device 200. On the other hand, since the control command transmission destination 4706 of the refrigerator with the device ID C is a server, the control command is transmitted from the home controller 100 to the device 200 via the server 300. The control command is a command for operating the device 200 and confirming the state of the device 200.
　なお、機器リスト４７００は機器２００の現在の状態を登録してもよい。これにより、ホームコントローラ１００から機器２００の状態確認依頼がされた場合、サーバ３００は、該当する機器２００の状態をホームコントローラ１００に通知することができる。 The device list 4700 may register the current state of the device 200. Thus, when a request for checking the status of the device 200 is received from the home controller 100, the server 300 can notify the home controller 100 of the status of the corresponding device 200.
　なお、上述したように、機器２００の宅内の実際の配置に基づいて、機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５００上に配置するために、ユーザは、機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５００の適切な位置へと移動させる。従って、ユーザにより間取り図５００上の配置が指定されていない機器アイコン５０１は、配置４７０４の値として（０、０、０）など未設定を示す値が設定される。表示制御部１０３は、配置４７０４が未設定である機器アイコン５０１を、事前に定められたディスプレイ１０１上の位置に表示する。 As described above, in order to place the device icon 501 on the floor plan 500 based on the actual arrangement of the device 200 in the home, the user moves the device icon 501 to an appropriate position in the floor plan 500. Let Therefore, for the device icon 501 for which the arrangement on the floor plan 500 is not specified by the user, a value indicating unset such as (0, 0, 0) is set as the value of the arrangement 4704. The display control unit 103 displays the device icon 501 in which the arrangement 4704 is not set at a predetermined position on the display 101.
　なお、ホーム情報２７００からサーバが管理する機器リスト４７００は、省かれてもよい。この場合、ホームコントローラ１００は、サーバが管理する機器リスト４７００に記載された機器タイプ４７０２、型番４７０３、及び能力情報４７０５に対応する情報を機器２００から直接取得すればよい。 Note that the device list 4700 managed by the server from the home information 2700 may be omitted. In this case, the home controller 100 may acquire information corresponding to the device type 4702, the model number 4703, and the capability information 4705 described in the device list 4700 managed by the server directly from the device 200.
　図３５は、ホームコントローラ１００が管理する機器リスト３１００の構成を示す図である。この機器リスト３１００の情報に基づき、ホームコントローラ１００は、基本画面の間取り図５００上に機器アイコン５０１を配置したり、機器２００を制御したりする。 FIG. 35 is a diagram showing a configuration of a device list 3100 managed by the home controller 100. Based on the information in the device list 3100, the home controller 100 arranges the device icon 501 on the floor plan 500 of the basic screen or controls the device 200.
　機器リスト３１００は、機器ＩＤ３１０１、機器タイプ３１０２、型番３１０３、配置３１０４、能力情報３１０５、制御コマンド送信先３１０６、及びＩＰアドレス３１０７を備える。機器ＩＤ３１０１～制御コマンド送信先３１０６は、図３４の同一名称の内容と同じである。 The device list 3100 includes a device ID 3101, a device type 3102, a model number 3103, an arrangement 3104, capability information 3105, a control command transmission destination 3106, and an IP address 3107. The device ID 3101 to the control command transmission destination 3106 are the same as the contents of the same name in FIG.
　機器リスト３１００において、機器タイプ３１０２、型番３１０３、配置３１０４、能力情報３１０５、制御コマンド送信先３１０６の内容は、機器管理部１０５が、サーバ３００から機器リスト４７００を送信させることで、取得できる。ＩＰアドレス３１０７は、機器管理部１０５が機器２００から取得する。但し、機器タイプ３１０２、型番３１０３、能力情報３１０５、及び制御コマンド送信先３１０６については、機器２００から直接取得できる場合、機器管理部１０５は、そちらの内容を優先してもよい。 In the device list 3100, the contents of the device type 3102, model number 3103, arrangement 3104, capability information 3105, and control command transmission destination 3106 can be acquired by causing the device management unit 105 to transmit the device list 4700 from the server 300. The device management unit 105 acquires the IP address 3107 from the device 200. However, when the device type 3102, the model number 3103, the capability information 3105, and the control command transmission destination 3106 can be directly acquired from the device 200, the device management unit 105 may prioritize the contents.
　なお、制御コマンド送信先３１０６は、サーバ３００や機器２００から取得せずに、ホームコントローラシステムで事前に定めた内容を採用してもよいし、ホームコントローラ１００が接続されているネットワークの状態などに基づき自動的に決定されてもよいし、ユーザにより設定されてもよい。 Note that the control command transmission destination 3106 may adopt the content determined in advance by the home controller system without being acquired from the server 300 or the device 200, or may be in the state of the network to which the home controller 100 is connected. It may be automatically determined based on the setting or may be set by the user.
　次に、ホームコントローラ１００が機器２００を制御するまでの流れを、図を用いて説明する。 Next, the flow until the home controller 100 controls the device 200 will be described with reference to the drawings.
　図３６は、ホームコントローラ１００がサーバ３００からホーム情報２７００を取得する処理の流れを示すシーケンス図である。ホームコントローラ１００は、初回利用時や起動時など任意のタイミングでサーバ３００からホーム情報２７００を取得し、取得したホーム情報２７００に基づいて図５に示した基本画面を生成する。 FIG. 36 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing in which the home controller 100 acquires the home information 2700 from the server 300. The home controller 100 acquires the home information 2700 from the server 300 at an arbitrary timing such as when it is first used or started up, and generates the basic screen shown in FIG. 5 based on the acquired home information 2700.
　まず、ホームコントローラ１００の機器管理部１０５は、サーバ３００にホーム情報要求を送信する（Ｓ３２０１）。ここで、ホーム情報要求には、ホームコントローラ１００を利用するユーザ又は家を示すホームコントローラＩＤが少なくとも含まれる。ホーム情報要求を受信したサーバ３００のホーム情報管理部３０１は、蓄積部３０４からホームコントローラＩＤに対応するホーム情報２７００を検索し（Ｓ３２０２）、ホームコントローラ１００へ送信する（Ｓ３２０３）。ホームコントローラ１００の機器管理部１０５は、サーバ３００から受信したホーム情報２７００を蓄積部１０４に蓄積し、このホーム情報２７００に基づいて、表示制御部１０３が基本画面を生成し、ディスプレイ１０１に表示する（Ｓ３２０４）。 First, the device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 transmits a home information request to the server 300 (S3201). Here, the home information request includes at least a home controller ID indicating a user who uses the home controller 100 or a house. Upon receiving the home information request, the home information management unit 301 of the server 300 searches the storage unit 304 for the home information 2700 corresponding to the home controller ID (S3202), and transmits it to the home controller 100 (S3203). The device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 stores the home information 2700 received from the server 300 in the storage unit 104, and based on the home information 2700, the display control unit 103 generates a basic screen and displays it on the display 101. (S3204).
　次に、図３７を用いて、ホームコントローラ１００がネットワークに接続した後に、ホームコントローラ１００がネットワーク上の機器２００を検出する処理の流れを説明する。 Next, the flow of processing in which the home controller 100 detects the device 200 on the network after the home controller 100 is connected to the network will be described with reference to FIG.
　図３７では、ネットワーク上に図３１で示す機器ＩＤがＡの機器Ａ２００と機器ＩＤがＢの機器Ｂ２００とが接続されているものとして説明する。 In FIG. 37, description will be made assuming that the device A200 having the device ID A and the device B200 having the device ID B shown in FIG. 31 are connected on the network.
　ホームコントローラ１００の初回利用時や電源オン時において、ホームコントローラ１００がネットワークに接続すると（Ｓ３３０１）、ホームコントローラ１００の機器管理部１０５は、ネットワーク上のすべての機器２００に対して機器検索要求をブロードキャストする（Ｓ３３０２）。機器検索要求を受信した機器Ａ２００は、機器検索応答をホームコントローラ１００に返す（Ｓ３３０３）。機器検索応答を受信したホームコントローラ１００は、機器Ａ２００から機器情報を取得し（Ｓ３３０４）、表示画面を更新する（Ｓ３３０５）。 When the home controller 100 is connected to the network when the home controller 100 is used for the first time or powered on (S3301), the device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 broadcasts a device search request to all devices 200 on the network. (S3302). The device A 200 that has received the device search request returns a device search response to the home controller 100 (S3303). The home controller 100 that has received the device search response acquires device information from the device A 200 (S3304), and updates the display screen (S3305).
　同様に、機器検索要求を受信した機器Ｂ２００は、機器検索応答をホームコントローラ１００に返す（Ｓ３３０６）。機器検索応答を受信したホームコントローラ１００は、機器Ｂ２００から機器情報を取得し（Ｓ３３０７）、表示画面を更新する（Ｓ３３０８）。ここで、機器情報とは、機器２００の機器タイプ、型番、及び能力情報などを表した情報である。この機器情報に基づきホームコントローラ１００の機器管理部１０５は機器リスト３１００（図３５参照）を生成する。 Similarly, the device B 200 that has received the device search request returns a device search response to the home controller 100 (S3306). The home controller 100 that has received the device search response acquires device information from the device B 200 (S3307), and updates the display screen (S3308). Here, the device information is information representing the device type, model number, capability information, and the like of the device 200. Based on this device information, the device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 generates a device list 3100 (see FIG. 35).
　次に、図３８を用いて、機器２００がネットワークに接続した際に、ホームコントローラ１００がネットワーク上の機器２００を検出する処理の流れを説明する。機器Ａ２００が初回利用時や電源オン時にネットワークに接続すると（Ｓ３４０１）、ネットワーク接続通知をネットワーク上のすべてのホームコントローラ１００にブロードキャストする（Ｓ３４０２）。ネットワーク接続通知を受信したホームコントローラ１００は、機器管理部１０５が機器Ａ２００から機器情報を取得し（Ｓ３４０３）、表示制御部１０３が表示画面を更新する（Ｓ３４０４）。機器Ｂ２００のネットワーク接続時の処理も機器Ａ２００と同様である（Ｓ３４０５～Ｓ３４０８）。 Next, a flow of processing in which the home controller 100 detects the device 200 on the network when the device 200 is connected to the network will be described with reference to FIG. When the device A200 is connected to the network at the first use or power-on (S3401), a network connection notification is broadcast to all home controllers 100 on the network (S3402). In the home controller 100 that has received the network connection notification, the device management unit 105 acquires device information from the device A 200 (S3403), and the display control unit 103 updates the display screen (S3404). The processing when the device B 200 is connected to the network is the same as that of the device A 200 (S3405 to S3408).
　ここで、図３７及び図３８におけるホームコントローラ１００の表示画面の更新（Ｓ３３０５、Ｓ３３０８、Ｓ３４０４、Ｓ３４０８）について説明する。ホームコントローラ１００は、機器２００から機器検索応答やネットワーク接続通知を受信するまでの間、つまり機器２００をネットワーク上で検出するまでの間、機器２００に対応する機器アイコン５０１を非表示にする。そして、機器検索応答を受信したホームコントローラ１００は、対応する機器２００の機器アイコン５０１を画面に表示する。或いは、ホームコントローラ１００は、機器２００をネットワーク上で検出するまでの間、検出していない機器２００の機器アイコン５０１の色を、検出した機器２００の機器アイコン５０１と比べて薄く（例えば、半透明に）表示する。そして、機器検索応答を受信したホームコントローラ１００は、検出していない機器２００の機器アイコン５０１の色を、検出した機器２００の機器アイコン５０１の色と同じ色に変化させる。 Here, updating of the display screen of the home controller 100 in FIGS. 37 and 38 (S3305, S3308, S3404, S3408) will be described. The home controller 100 hides the device icon 501 corresponding to the device 200 until the device search response or network connection notification is received from the device 200, that is, until the device 200 is detected on the network. Then, the home controller 100 that has received the device search response displays the device icon 501 of the corresponding device 200 on the screen. Alternatively, the home controller 100 makes the color of the device icon 501 of the undetected device 200 lighter than that of the detected device icon 501 until the device 200 is detected on the network (for example, translucent). To display). The home controller 100 that has received the device search response changes the color of the device icon 501 of the undetected device 200 to the same color as the color of the device icon 501 of the detected device 200.
　図３９Ａ、図３９Ｂは、本発明の一実施の形態において、ホームコントローラ１００が機器２００を制御する処理の流れを示すフロー図である。 FIG. 39A and FIG. 39B are flowcharts showing a processing flow in which the home controller 100 controls the device 200 in the embodiment of the present invention.
　まず、タッチパネル制御部１０２は、基本画面において、ある機器２００を表す機器アイコン５０１がユーザにより選択されたことを検知する（Ｓ３５０１）。次に、表示制御部１０３は、全ての機器アイコン５０１を機器制御画面５０２の表示領域外に退避させる（Ｓ３５０２）。この場合、図１１や図１３に示すように機器アイコン５０１は退避する。 First, the touch panel control unit 102 detects that a device icon 501 representing a certain device 200 has been selected by the user on the basic screen (S3501). Next, the display control unit 103 saves all device icons 501 outside the display area of the device control screen 502 (S3502). In this case, the device icon 501 is retracted as shown in FIGS.
　次に、表示制御部１０３は退避させた機器アイコン５０１の表示位置を調整する（Ｓ３５０３）。例えば、図１２や図１４に示すように選択された機器アイコン５０１を特定の位置に表示するように調整する。 Next, the display control unit 103 adjusts the display position of the retracted device icon 501 (S3503). For example, as shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 14, the selected device icon 501 is adjusted to be displayed at a specific position.
　次に、表示制御部１０３は、ユーザにより選択された機器アイコン５０１に対応する機器制御画面５０２が専用画面か間取り図かを判断する（Ｓ３５０４）。 Next, the display control unit 103 determines whether the device control screen 502 corresponding to the device icon 501 selected by the user is a dedicated screen or a floor plan (S3504).
　ここで、専用画面の機器制御画面５０２とは、図１３に示すような、間取り図上にオーバラップ表示され、間取り図とは別に用意された機器制御画面５０２を指す。一方、間取り図の機器制御画面５０２とは、間取り図自体が機器制御画面５０２となっているものを指す。 Here, the dedicated device control screen 502 refers to a device control screen 502 prepared separately from the floor plan and displayed in an overlapping manner on the floor plan as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the floor plan device control screen 502 is a screen in which the floor plan itself is the device control screen 502.
　例えば、照明機器においては、ユーザは照明機器が配置されている間取り図上の部屋の領域を直接タップして照明機器をオン・オフしたり、明るさを調整したりできれば、臨場感のある操作が実現される。また、ユーザはリビングにおいて複数個設置された照明機器を同時に操作しようとした場合、個々の照明機器専用の機器制御画面５０２を間取り図上で同時に表示させてしまうと、画面全体が照明機器専用の機器制御画面５０２で覆われてしまい、視認性が低下する。 For example, in a lighting device, if the user can turn the lighting device on / off or adjust the brightness by tapping directly on the room area on the floor plan where the lighting device is located, the user can perform realistic operations. Is realized. Further, when the user tries to operate a plurality of lighting devices installed in the living room at the same time, if the device control screen 502 dedicated to each lighting device is displayed on the floor plan at the same time, the entire screen is dedicated to the lighting device. It is covered with the device control screen 502, and visibility is lowered.
　そこで、以下の説明では、照明機器の機器制御画面５０２は間取り図になっているものとする。具体的には、基本画面において、ユーザがある部屋に設置されている照明機器の機器アイコン５０１を選択すると、全ての機器アイコン５０１が間取り図の表示領域外に退避され、間取り図がその部屋の照明機器の操作を受け付け可能な状態となる。そして、ユーザは選択した照明機器が設置されている間取り図上の部屋の領域をタップすれば、その部屋内の一以上の照明機器を同時に操作できる。 Therefore, in the following description, it is assumed that the device control screen 502 of the lighting device is a floor plan. Specifically, when the user selects a device icon 501 of a lighting device installed in a room on the basic screen, all the device icons 501 are saved outside the floor plan display area, and the floor plan is displayed in the room. The lighting device can be accepted for operation. The user can simultaneously operate one or more lighting devices in the room by tapping a room area on the floor plan where the selected lighting device is installed.
　例えば、部屋の照明機器がオフの状態において、ユーザがその部屋の領域をタップすると、その部屋の一以上の照明機器が同時に点灯し、次に、ユーザがその領域をタップすると一以上の照明機器が同時に消灯する。 For example, when a user taps an area of the room in a state where the lighting device of the room is off, one or more lighting devices of the room are turned on simultaneously, and then when the user taps the area, the one or more lighting devices Lights off at the same time.
　Ｓ３５０４において、機器制御画面５０２が間取り図である場合、機器アイコン５０１が配置されている部屋の領域が一定サイズ以下であれば（Ｓ３５０６でＹＥＳ）、表示制御部１０３は、その部屋の領域が拡大表示された機器専用の機器制御画面５０２を間取り図上にオーバラップして表示させる（Ｓ３５０７）。ここでは、例えば、該当する部屋の間取りをフロア全体の間取り図から切り出して拡大した間取り図が、フロア全体の間取り図にオーバラップして表示される。 In S3504, when the device control screen 502 is a floor plan, if the region of the room where the device icon 501 is arranged is equal to or smaller than a certain size (YES in S3506), the display control unit 103 enlarges the region of the room. The displayed device control screen 502 dedicated to the device is displayed overlapping on the floor plan (S3507). Here, for example, the floor plan obtained by cutting out and expanding the floor plan of the corresponding room from the floor plan of the entire floor is displayed overlapping the floor plan of the entire floor.
　一方、機器アイコン５０１が配置されている部屋の領域が一定サイズより大きければ（Ｓ３５０６でＮＯ）、表示制御部１０３は、間取り図を機器制御画面５０２として表示する（Ｓ３５０８）。 On the other hand, if the area of the room where the device icon 501 is arranged is larger than a certain size (NO in S3506), the display control unit 103 displays the floor plan as the device control screen 502 (S3508).
　各機器２００の機器制御画面５０２として専用画面を採用するか間取り図を採用するかに関する情報は予め蓄積部１０４に蓄積されている。したがって、表示制御部１０３はこの情報を参照することで、機器制御画面５０２が専用画面であるか間取り図であるかを判定すればよい。 Information regarding whether to adopt a dedicated screen or a floor plan as the device control screen 502 of each device 200 is stored in the storage unit 104 in advance. Therefore, the display control unit 103 may determine whether the device control screen 502 is a dedicated screen or a floor plan by referring to this information.
　また、表示制御部１０３は、部屋情報２９００から該当する部屋の頂点を特定し、特定した頂点の座標を頂点情報２８００から特定し、特定した頂点の座標によって囲まれる領域の面積を求めることで、該当する部屋のサイズを算出すればよい。そして、この部屋のサイズが予め定められた一定サイズより大きければＳ３５０６でＮＯ、一定サイズ以下であればＳ３５０６でＹＥＳと判定すればよい。 In addition, the display control unit 103 identifies the vertex of the corresponding room from the room information 2900, identifies the coordinates of the identified vertex from the vertex information 2800, and obtains the area of the region surrounded by the identified vertex coordinates, What is necessary is just to calculate the size of the corresponding room. If the size of the room is larger than a predetermined size, NO is determined in S3506, and if it is equal to or smaller than the predetermined size, YES is determined in S3506.
　一方、Ｓ３５０４において、機器制御画面５０２が専用画面である場合、表示制御部１０３は、専用画面を間取り図上にオーバラップして表示する（Ｓ３５０５）。 On the other hand, if the device control screen 502 is a dedicated screen in S3504, the display control unit 103 displays the dedicated screen in an overlapping manner on the floor plan (S3505).
　Ｓ３５０９において、タッチパネル制御部１０２がディスプレイ１０１への接触物（ここでは、ユーザの指）の接触が開始されたことを検知する。 In step S3509, the touch panel control unit 102 detects that contact of a contact object (here, a user's finger) with the display 101 has started.
　次に、タッチパネル制御部１０２が、接触対象が機器アイコン５０１かどうかを判定する（Ｓ３５１０）。 Next, the touch panel control unit 102 determines whether or not the contact target is the device icon 501 (S3510).
　機器アイコン５０１への接触であると判定すると（Ｓ３５１０でＹＥＳ）、タッチパネル制御部１０２がＳ３５０１で選択された機器アイコン５０１と同じ機器アイコン５０１に接触物が接触したかどうかを判定する（Ｓ３５１１）。Ｓ３５０１で選択された機器アイコン５０１と同じ機器アイコン５０１に接触物が接触したと判定した場合（Ｓ３５１１でＹＥＳ）、表示制御部１０３は、表示中の機器制御画面５０２を非表示にして基本画面を表示する（Ｓ３５１４）。 If it is determined that the contact is to the device icon 501 (YES in S3510), the touch panel control unit 102 determines whether or not the contact object has contacted the same device icon 501 as the device icon 501 selected in S3501 (S3511). When it is determined that the contact object has touched the same device icon 501 as the device icon 501 selected in S3501 (YES in S3511), the display control unit 103 hides the displayed device control screen 502 and displays the basic screen. It is displayed (S3514).
　また、タッチパネル制御部１０２が機器アイコン５０１への接触でないと判定した場合（Ｓ３５１０でＮＯ）、さらにタッチパネル制御部１０２は接触対象が機器制御画面５０２かどうかを判定する（Ｓ３５１２）。接触対象が機器制御画面５０２でないと判定した場合（Ｓ３５１２でＮＯ）、表示制御部１０３は、表示中の機器制御画面５０２を非表示にして基本画面を表示する（Ｓ３５１４）。 If the touch panel control unit 102 determines that the device icon 501 is not touched (NO in S3510), the touch panel control unit 102 further determines whether the contact target is the device control screen 502 (S3512). If it is determined that the contact target is not the device control screen 502 (NO in S3512), the display control unit 103 hides the device control screen 502 being displayed and displays the basic screen (S3514).
　一方、タッチパネル制御部１０２が機器制御画面５０２内のボタン等に接触物が接触したと判定すると（Ｓ３５１２でＹＥＳ）、処理がＳ３５１３に進められ、機器固有の制御フローが実行される（Ｓ３５１３）。 On the other hand, if the touch panel control unit 102 determines that the contact object has touched a button or the like in the device control screen 502 (YES in S3512), the process proceeds to S3513, and a device-specific control flow is executed (S3513).
　次に、図４０を用いて、Ｓ３５１３において実行される機器固有の制御フローの詳細について説明する。まず、機器制御部１０６は、接触物の接触内容に応じて機器固有の制御内容を決定する（Ｓ３６０１）。次に、機器制御部１０６は、制御内容に応じた制御コマンドを生成する（Ｓ３６０２）。図１１に示すように、エアコンの機器制御画面５０２が表示されている状態において、温度を上昇させるボタンをユーザがタップし、そのことをタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知したとする。すると、機器制御部１０６はエアコンの温度を上昇させる制御コマンドを生成する。次に、機器制御部１０６は、処理をＳ３６０３に進め、制御コマンド送信フローを実行する。 Next, details of the control flow unique to the device executed in S3513 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the device control unit 106 determines device-specific control content according to the contact content of the contact object (S3601). Next, the device control unit 106 generates a control command corresponding to the control content (S3602). As shown in FIG. 11, it is assumed that the user taps a button for increasing the temperature and the touch panel control unit 102 detects that the device control screen 502 of the air conditioner is displayed. Then, the device control unit 106 generates a control command for increasing the temperature of the air conditioner. Next, the device control unit 106 advances the process to S3603 and executes a control command transmission flow.
　次に、図４１を用いてＳ３６０３で実行される制御コマンド送信フローの詳細について説明する。まず、機器制御部１０６は、ホームコントローラ１００がホームネットワークに接続中であるか否かを判定し（Ｓ３７０１）、ホームネットワークに接続中であれば（Ｓ３７０１でＹＥＳ）、機器リスト３１００の制御コマンド送信先３１０６の内容にしたがって、制御コマンドの送信先をチェックする（Ｓ３７０２）。ここで、ホームネットワークとは、ユーザの宅内におけるネットワークである。したがって、ユーザが外出先からホームコントローラ１００を操作していれば、Ｓ３７０１でＮＯと判定され、ユーザが宅内でホームコントローラ１００を操作していれば、Ｓ３７０１でＹＥＳと判定される。 Next, the details of the control command transmission flow executed in S3603 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the device control unit 106 determines whether or not the home controller 100 is connected to the home network (S3701). If the home controller 100 is connected to the home network (YES in S3701), the control command transmission of the device list 3100 is transmitted. The transmission destination of the control command is checked according to the contents of the destination 3106 (S3702). Here, the home network is a network in the user's home. Therefore, if the user is operating the home controller 100 from the outside, NO is determined in S3701, and if the user is operating the home controller 100 at home, YES is determined in S3701.
　Ｓ３７０２において、制御コマンドの送信先が「機器」であれば、機器制御部１０６は、該当する機器２００に制御コマンドを送信する（Ｓ３７０３）。一方、Ｓ３７０２において、制御コマンドの送信先が「サーバ」であれば、機器制御部１０６は、制御コマンドをサーバ３００に送信する（Ｓ３７０４）。 In S3702, if the transmission destination of the control command is “device”, the device control unit 106 transmits the control command to the corresponding device 200 (S3703). On the other hand, in S3702, if the transmission destination of the control command is “server”, the device control unit 106 transmits the control command to the server 300 (S3704).
　例えば、機器リスト３１００において、エアコンは、制御コマンド送信先３１０６が「機器」であるため、機器制御部１０６は制御コマンドをエアコンに送信する。一方、機器リスト３１００において、冷蔵庫は制御コマンド送信先３１０６が「サーバ」であるため、機器制御部１０６は制御コマンドをサーバ３００に送信する。 For example, in the device list 3100, since the control command transmission destination 3106 of the air conditioner is “device”, the device control unit 106 transmits the control command to the air conditioner. On the other hand, in the device list 3100, since the control command transmission destination 3106 of the refrigerator is “server”, the device control unit 106 transmits the control command to the server 300.
　また、Ｓ３７０１でホームコントローラ１００はホームネットワークに接続されていないと判断した場合にも（Ｓ３７０１でＮＯ）、Ｓ３７０４の処理を実施する。 If it is determined in S3701 that the home controller 100 is not connected to the home network (NO in S3701), the process of S3704 is performed.
　Ｓ３７０５において、機器制御部１０６は、制御結果を機器２００から受信する。次に、機器制御部１０６は、同時に操作する機器２００の全てに制御コマンドの送信が終了している場合（Ｓ３７０６でＹＥＳ）、処理をＳ３７０７に進める。一方、同時に操作する機器２００の全てに制御コマンドの送信が終了していない場合（Ｓ３７０６でＮＯ）、機器制御部１０６は、処理をＳ３７０２に戻し、Ｓ３７０２以降の処理を繰り返す。 In S3705, the device control unit 106 receives a control result from the device 200. Next, the device control unit 106 advances the processing to S3707 when transmission of control commands to all the devices 200 that are operated simultaneously has been completed (YES in S3706). On the other hand, if the transmission of the control command has not been completed for all of the devices 200 operated simultaneously (NO in S3706), the device control unit 106 returns the process to S3702 and repeats the processes after S3702.
　例えば、同じ部屋に２つの照明機器が設置され、これら２つの照明機器が同時に操作されるように予め設定されている場合、機器制御部１０６は、これら２つの照明機器のそれぞれに制御コマンドを送信する。なお、他の機器２００と同時に操作されない機器２００は、Ｓ３７０６でＮＯと判定されない。 For example, when two lighting devices are installed in the same room and the two lighting devices are set to be operated at the same time, the device control unit 106 transmits a control command to each of the two lighting devices. To do. Note that the device 200 that is not operated at the same time as the other devices 200 is not determined as NO in S3706.
　次に、表示制御部１０３は、ディスプレイ１０１に表示されている画面を更新する（Ｓ３７０７）。例えば、エアコンの設定温度が変更されたとすると、制御コマンドによってエアコンの設定温度が変更されるまで温度表示が例えば点滅表示され、制御コマンドによってエアコンの設定温度が変更されると温度表示の点滅が終了されるように機器制御画面５０２が更新される。また、照明機器の例では、照明機器がオンされた場合、照明機器が設置されている部屋の間取り図上の領域が他の領域に比べて明るくなるように画面が更新される。 Next, the display control unit 103 updates the screen displayed on the display 101 (S3707). For example, if the set temperature of the air conditioner is changed, the temperature display blinks, for example, until the set temperature of the air conditioner is changed by the control command, and the blinking of the temperature display ends when the set temperature of the air conditioner is changed by the control command. As a result, the device control screen 502 is updated. In the example of the lighting device, when the lighting device is turned on, the screen is updated so that the area on the floor plan of the room where the lighting apparatus is installed is brighter than the other areas.
　次に、図４２を用いて、ホームコントローラ１００が機器２００を直接制御する処理の流れについて説明する。まず、ホームコントローラ１００のタッチパネル制御部１０２は、機器制御画面５０２へのユーザの操作を検知する（Ｓ３８０１）。次に、ホームコントローラ１００の機器制御部１０６は、ユーザの操作に応じた制御コマンドを生成し、機器２００に送信する（Ｓ３８０２）。 Next, the flow of processing in which the home controller 100 directly controls the device 200 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the touch panel control unit 102 of the home controller 100 detects a user operation on the device control screen 502 (S3801). Next, the device control unit 106 of the home controller 100 generates a control command corresponding to the user's operation and transmits it to the device 200 (S3802).
　制御コマンドを受信した機器２００は、制御コマンドを実行し（Ｓ３８０３）、制御結果をホームコントローラ１００に送信する（Ｓ３８０４）。制御結果を受信したホームコントローラ１００の表示制御部１０３は、制御結果にしたがって表示画面を更新する（Ｓ３８０５）。 The device 200 that has received the control command executes the control command (S3803), and transmits the control result to the home controller 100 (S3804). The display control unit 103 of the home controller 100 that has received the control result updates the display screen according to the control result (S3805).
　次に、図４３を用いて、ホームコントローラ１００がサーバ３００経由で機器２００を制御する処理の流れについて説明する。まず、ホームコントローラ１００のタッチパネル制御部１０２は、機器制御画面５０２へのユーザの操作を検知する（Ｓ３９０１）。次に、ホームコントローラ１００の機器制御部１０６は、ユーザの操作に応じた制御コマンドを生成し、サーバ３００に送信する（Ｓ３９０２）。 Next, a processing flow in which the home controller 100 controls the device 200 via the server 300 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the touch panel control unit 102 of the home controller 100 detects a user operation on the device control screen 502 (S3901). Next, the device control unit 106 of the home controller 100 generates a control command corresponding to the user's operation and transmits it to the server 300 (S3902).
　制御コマンドを受信したサーバ３００は、該当する制御コマンドを機器２００に送信する（Ｓ３９０３）。制御コマンドを受信した機器２００は制御コマンドを実行し（Ｓ３９０４）、制御結果をサーバ３００に送信する（Ｓ３９０５）。制御結果を受信したサーバ３００はその制御結果をホームコントローラ１００に送信する（Ｓ３９０６）。その制御結果を受信したホームコントローラ１００の表示制御部１０３は、制御結果にしたがって表示画面を更新する（Ｓ３９０７）。 The server 300 that has received the control command transmits the corresponding control command to the device 200 (S3903). The device 200 that has received the control command executes the control command (S3904), and transmits the control result to the server 300 (S3905). The server 300 that has received the control result transmits the control result to the home controller 100 (S3906). The display control unit 103 of the home controller 100 that has received the control result updates the display screen according to the control result (S3907).
　次に、図４４を用いて、ホームコントローラ１００がサーバ３００経由で機器２００の機器状態を確認する処理の流れについて説明する。まず、機器２００は、現在の機器状態をサーバ３００に送信する（Ｓ４００１）。ここで、機器２００は、電源オン時、電源オフ時、機器状態が変化した時、或いは定期的に機器状態をサーバ３００に送信し、サーバ３００に機器状態を蓄積させる。なお、Ｓ４００１の処理は、Ｓ４００２からＳ４００６の処理とは非同期に実行されても良い。 Next, a flow of processing in which the home controller 100 confirms the device state of the device 200 via the server 300 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the device 200 transmits the current device state to the server 300 (S4001). Here, the device 200 transmits the device state to the server 300 when the power is turned on, when the power is turned off, when the device state changes, or periodically, and causes the server 300 to store the device state. Note that the process of S4001 may be executed asynchronously with the processes of S4002 to S4006.
　次に、ホームコントローラ１００のタッチパネル制御部１０２は、機器制御画面５０２へのユーザの操作を検知する（Ｓ４００２）。次に、ホームコントローラ１００の機器制御部１０６は、ユーザの操作に応じた制御コマンドを生成し、サーバ３００に送信する（Ｓ４００３）。ここでは、機器２００の機器状態を確認するための制御コマンドが生成されている。 Next, the touch panel control unit 102 of the home controller 100 detects a user operation on the device control screen 502 (S4002). Next, the device control unit 106 of the home controller 100 generates a control command corresponding to the user's operation and transmits it to the server 300 (S4003). Here, a control command for confirming the device state of the device 200 is generated.
　制御コマンドを受信したサーバ３００は、該当する機器２００の現在の機器状態を検索し（Ｓ４００４）、該当する機器２００の機器状態を制御結果としてホームコントローラ１００に送信する（Ｓ４００５）。制御結果を受信したホームコントローラ１００の表示制御部１０３は、制御結果にしたがって表示画面を更新する（Ｓ４００６）。例えば、機器２００の機器制御画面５０２がディスプレイ１０１に表示されていれば、機器２００の機器制御画面５０２の内容が制御結果にしたがって更新される。 The server 300 that has received the control command searches the current device state of the corresponding device 200 (S4004), and transmits the device state of the corresponding device 200 to the home controller 100 as a control result (S4005). The display control unit 103 of the home controller 100 that has received the control result updates the display screen according to the control result (S4006). For example, if the device control screen 502 of the device 200 is displayed on the display 101, the content of the device control screen 502 of the device 200 is updated according to the control result.
　次に、図４５を用いて、ホームコントローラ１００が１回の操作で複数台の機器２００を制御する場合において、ホームコントローラ１００が機器２００を直接制御する処理の流れを説明する。ここでは、ホームコントローラ１００が機器Ａ２００と機器Ｂ２００とを制御する場合を例に挙げて説明する。 Next, the flow of processing in which the home controller 100 directly controls the devices 200 when the home controller 100 controls a plurality of devices 200 with a single operation will be described with reference to FIG. Here, a case where the home controller 100 controls the device A 200 and the device B 200 will be described as an example.
　まず、ホームコントローラ１００のタッチパネル制御部１０２は、機器制御画面５０２へのユーザの操作を検知する（Ｓ４１０１）。次に、ホームコントローラ１００の機器制御部１０６は、ユーザの操作に応じた制御コマンドを生成し、機器Ａ２００に送信する（Ｓ４１０２）。 First, the touch panel control unit 102 of the home controller 100 detects a user operation on the device control screen 502 (S4101). Next, the device control unit 106 of the home controller 100 generates a control command corresponding to the user's operation and transmits it to the device A 200 (S4102).
　制御コマンドを受信した機器Ａ２００は、制御コマンドを実行し（Ｓ４１０３）、制御結果をホームコントローラ１００に送信する（Ｓ４１０４）。 The device A200 that has received the control command executes the control command (S4103) and transmits the control result to the home controller 100 (S4104).
　次に、ホームコントローラ１００の機器制御部１０６は、機器Ａ２００に送信した制御コマンドと同じ制御コマンドを機器Ｂ２００に送信する（Ｓ４１０５）。制御コマンドを受信した機器Ｂ２００は、制御コマンドを実行し（Ｓ４１０６）、制御結果をホームコントローラ１００に送信する（Ｓ４１０７）。 Next, the device control unit 106 of the home controller 100 transmits the same control command as the control command transmitted to the device A 200 to the device B 200 (S4105). The device B 200 that has received the control command executes the control command (S4106), and transmits the control result to the home controller 100 (S4107).
　制御結果を受信したホームコントローラ１００の表示制御部１０３は、制御結果にしたがって表示画面を更新する（Ｓ４１０８）。この場合、例えば、機器Ａ２００、Ｂ２００の機器制御画面５０２がディスプレイ１０１に表示されていれば、機器Ａ２００、Ｂ２００の機器制御画面５０２の内容が制御結果にしたがって更新される。 The display control unit 103 of the home controller 100 that has received the control result updates the display screen according to the control result (S4108). In this case, for example, if the device control screens 502 of the devices A200 and B200 are displayed on the display 101, the contents of the device control screens 502 of the devices A200 and B200 are updated according to the control result.
　次に、図４６を用いて、ホームコントローラ１００が１回の操作で複数台の機器２００を制御する場合において、ホームコントローラ１００がサーバ３００経由で機器２００を制御する処理の流れについて説明する。ここでは、ホームコントローラ１００が機器Ａ２００と機器Ｂ２００とを制御する場合を例に挙げて説明する。また、機器Ａ２００、Ｂ２００は、１つの機器アイコン５０１で表され、１つの機器制御画面５０２で制御されているものとする。 Next, a flow of processing in which the home controller 100 controls the devices 200 via the server 300 when the home controller 100 controls a plurality of devices 200 by one operation will be described with reference to FIG. Here, a case where the home controller 100 controls the device A 200 and the device B 200 will be described as an example. The devices A 200 and B 200 are represented by one device icon 501 and are controlled by one device control screen 502.
　まず、ホームコントローラ１００のタッチパネル制御部１０２は、機器制御画面５０２へのユーザの操作を検知する（Ｓ４２０１）。 First, the touch panel control unit 102 of the home controller 100 detects a user operation on the device control screen 502 (S4201).
　次に、ホームコントローラ１００の機器制御部１０６は、ユーザの操作に応じた機器Ａ２００の制御コマンドを生成し、サーバ３００に送信する（Ｓ４２０２）。 Next, the device control unit 106 of the home controller 100 generates a control command for the device A 200 according to the user's operation and transmits it to the server 300 (S4202).
　機器Ａ２００の制御コマンドを受信したサーバ３００は、機器Ａ２００に制御コマンドを送信する（Ｓ４２０３）。制御コマンドを受信した機器Ａ２００は、制御コマンドを実行し（Ｓ４２０４）、制御結果をサーバ３００に送信する（Ｓ４２０５）。制御結果を受信したサーバ３００は、その制御結果をホームコントローラ１００に送信する（Ｓ４２０６）。 The server 300 that has received the control command of the device A200 transmits the control command to the device A200 (S4203). The device A 200 that has received the control command executes the control command (S4204) and transmits the control result to the server 300 (S4205). The server 300 that has received the control result transmits the control result to the home controller 100 (S4206).
　同様にホームコントローラ１００の機器制御部１０６は、ユーザの操作に応じた機器Ｂ２００の制御コマンドを生成し、サーバ３００に送信する（Ｓ４２０７）。 Similarly, the device control unit 106 of the home controller 100 generates a control command for the device B 200 according to the user's operation and transmits it to the server 300 (S4207).
　制御コマンドを受信したサーバ３００は、機器Ｂ２００に制御コマンドを送信する（Ｓ４２０８）。制御コマンドを受信した機器Ｂ２００は、制御コマンドを実行し（Ｓ４２０９）、制御結果をサーバ３００に送信する（Ｓ４２１０）。制御結果を受信したサーバ３００は、その制御結果をホームコントローラ１００に送信する（Ｓ４２１１）。 The server 300 that has received the control command transmits the control command to the device B 200 (S4208). The device B 200 that has received the control command executes the control command (S4209) and transmits the control result to the server 300 (S4210). The server 300 that has received the control result transmits the control result to the home controller 100 (S4211).
　そして、ホームコントローラ１００の表示制御部１０３は、制御結果にしたがって表示画面を更新する（Ｓ４２１２）。 Then, the display control unit 103 of the home controller 100 updates the display screen according to the control result (S4212).
　次に、図４７を用いて、ホームコントローラ１００が１回の操作で複数台の機器２００を制御する場合において、ホームコントローラ１００がサーバ３００経由で機器２００を制御する処理の流れについて説明する。ここでは、ホームコントローラ１００が機器Ａ２００と機器Ｂ２００とを制御する場合を例に挙げて説明する。また、機器Ａ２００、Ｂ２００は、１つの機器アイコン５０１で表され、１つの機器制御画面５０２で制御されているものとする。 Next, a flow of processing in which the home controller 100 controls the devices 200 via the server 300 when the home controller 100 controls a plurality of devices 200 with one operation will be described with reference to FIG. Here, a case where the home controller 100 controls the device A 200 and the device B 200 will be described as an example. The devices A 200 and B 200 are represented by one device icon 501 and are controlled by one device control screen 502.
　まず、ホームコントローラ１００のタッチパネル制御部１０２は、機器制御画面５０２へのユーザの操作を検知する（Ｓ４３０１）。 First, the touch panel control unit 102 of the home controller 100 detects a user operation on the device control screen 502 (S4301).
　次に、ホームコントローラ１００の機器制御部１０６は、ユーザの操作に応じて、機器Ａ２００及び機器Ｂ２００の制御コマンドを生成し、サーバ３００に送信する（Ｓ４３０２）。 Next, the device control unit 106 of the home controller 100 generates control commands for the device A 200 and the device B 200 in accordance with a user operation, and transmits them to the server 300 (S4302).
　制御コマンドを受信したサーバ３００は、機器Ａ２００に制御コマンドを送信する（Ｓ４３０３）。制御コマンドを受信した機器Ａ２００は、制御コマンドを実行し（Ｓ４３０４）、制御結果をサーバ３００に送信する（Ｓ４３０５）。 The server 300 that has received the control command transmits the control command to the device A 200 (S4303). The device A 200 that has received the control command executes the control command (S4304), and transmits the control result to the server 300 (S4305).
　同様にサーバ３００は、機器Ｂ２００に制御コマンドを送信する（Ｓ４３０６）。制御コマンドを受信した機器Ｂ２００は、制御コマンドを実行し（Ｓ４３０７）、制御結果をサーバ３００に送信する（Ｓ４３０８）。機器Ａ２００及び機器Ｂ２００の制御結果を受信したサーバ３００は、その制御結果をホームコントローラ１００に送信する（Ｓ４３０９）。 Similarly, the server 300 transmits a control command to the device B 200 (S4306). The device B 200 that has received the control command executes the control command (S4307) and transmits the control result to the server 300 (S4308). The server 300 that has received the control results of the device A 200 and the device B 200 transmits the control result to the home controller 100 (S4309).
　そして、ホームコントローラ１００の表示制御部１０３は、制御結果にしたがって表示画面を更新する（Ｓ４３１０）。 Then, the display control unit 103 of the home controller 100 updates the display screen according to the control result (S4310).
　次に、図４８を用いて、ホームコントローラ１００において機器アイコン５０１を移動させた場合の処理の流れについて説明する。ここでは、ユーザは２台のホームコントローラＡ１００、Ａ２００を所有しているものとして説明する。 Next, the flow of processing when the device icon 501 is moved in the home controller 100 will be described using FIG. Here, it is assumed that the user owns two home controllers A100 and A200.
　ホームコントローラＡ１００のタッチパネル制御部１０２は、機器アイコン５０１の移動を検知すると（Ｓ４８０１）、表示制御部１０３は、表示画面を更新する（Ｓ４８０２）。ここでは、表示制御部１０３は、ユーザによる機器アイコン５０１のドラッグ量に応じて機器アイコン５０１を移動表示させる。 When the touch panel control unit 102 of the home controller A100 detects the movement of the device icon 501 (S4801), the display control unit 103 updates the display screen (S4802). Here, the display control unit 103 moves and displays the device icon 501 in accordance with the drag amount of the device icon 501 by the user.
　ホームコントローラＡ１００の機器管理部１０５は、ドラッグ後の間取り図５００上の座標を含む機器リスト更新通知をサーバ３００に送信する（Ｓ４８０３）。ここで、ホームコントローラＡ１００の機器管理部１０５は、ドラッグ後の座標で自身が管理する機器リスト３１００の該当する機器２００の配置３１０４の内容を更新する。 The device management unit 105 of the home controller A100 transmits a device list update notification including coordinates on the floor plan 500 after dragging to the server 300 (S4803). Here, the device management unit 105 of the home controller A100 updates the contents of the arrangement 3104 of the corresponding device 200 in the device list 3100 managed by itself with the coordinates after dragging.
　機器リスト更新通知を受信したサーバ３００は、機器リスト４７００を更新する（Ｓ４８０４）。この場合、サーバ３００のホーム情報管理部３０１は、機器リスト４７００において、該当する機器２００の配置４７０４の内容を機器リスト更新通知に含まれる座標で更新する。 The server 300 that has received the device list update notification updates the device list 4700 (S4804). In this case, the home information management unit 301 of the server 300 updates the contents of the arrangement 4704 of the corresponding device 200 in the device list 4700 with the coordinates included in the device list update notification.
　続いて、サーバ３００は、機器リスト更新通知をホームコントローラＢ１００に送信する（Ｓ４８０５）。機器リスト更新通知を受信したホームコントローラＢ１００は、表示画面を更新する（Ｓ４８０６）。ここで、ホームコントローラＢ１００の機器管理部１０５は、機器リスト更新通知に含まれる座標で、自身が管理する機器リスト３１００の該当する機器２００の配置３１０４の内容を更新する。 Subsequently, the server 300 transmits a device list update notification to the home controller B100 (S4805). The home controller B100 that has received the device list update notification updates the display screen (S4806). Here, the device management unit 105 of the home controller B100 updates the contents of the arrangement 3104 of the corresponding device 200 in the device list 3100 managed by itself with the coordinates included in the device list update notification.
　以上により、機器アイコン５０１が間取り図５００上の適切な位置に配置される。ホームコントローラＡ１００で行った機器アイコン５０１の配置位置の更新がサーバ３００経由でホームコントローラＢ１００に通知されるため、更新後の機器アイコン５０１の配置位置がホームコントローラＡ１００、Ｂ１００及びサーバ３００間で共有される。そのため、ホームコントローラＡ１００とホームコントローラＢ１００とで機器アイコン５０１の配置位置が異なるといったトラブルを回避することができる。 Thus, the device icon 501 is arranged at an appropriate position on the floor plan 500. Since the update of the arrangement position of the device icon 501 performed by the home controller A100 is notified to the home controller B100 via the server 300, the arrangement position of the updated device icon 501 is shared between the home controllers A100, B100 and the server 300. The Therefore, it is possible to avoid the trouble that the arrangement positions of the device icons 501 are different between the home controller A100 and the home controller B100.
　次に、図４９を用いて、ホームコントローラ１００とサーバ３００との機器リストを更新する処理の一例について説明する。機器２００が現在の自身の状態を示す機器状態をサーバ３００に送信する（Ｓ４９０１）。ここで、機器２００は定期的に機器状態を送信してもよいし、状態が変化したときに機器状態を送信してもよい。サーバ３００は、受信した機器状態の内容にしたがって機器リスト４７００を更新する（Ｓ４９０２）。ここで、機器２００の情報が機器リスト４７００に存在しない場合、サーバ３００は新たな機器として機器２００の情報を追加する。そして、サーバ３００は、機器リスト更新通知をホームコントローラ１００に送信する（Ｓ４９０３）。ホームコントローラ１００の機器管理部１０５は、受信した機器リスト更新通知の内容にしたがって機器リスト３１００を更新する（Ｓ４９０４）。ここで、機器２００の情報が機器リスト３１００に存在しない場合、機器管理部１０５は新たな機器として機器２００の情報を追加する。そして、ホームコントローラ１００の表示制御部１０３は、表示画面を更新する（Ｓ４９０５）。 Next, an example of processing for updating the device list between the home controller 100 and the server 300 will be described with reference to FIG. The device 200 transmits a device state indicating the current state of the device 200 to the server 300 (S4901). Here, the device 200 may periodically transmit the device status, or may transmit the device status when the status changes. The server 300 updates the device list 4700 according to the content of the received device state (S4902). Here, when the information of the device 200 does not exist in the device list 4700, the server 300 adds the information of the device 200 as a new device. Then, the server 300 transmits a device list update notification to the home controller 100 (S4903). The device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 updates the device list 3100 according to the content of the received device list update notification (S4904). Here, when the information of the device 200 does not exist in the device list 3100, the device management unit 105 adds the information of the device 200 as a new device. Then, the display control unit 103 of the home controller 100 updates the display screen (S4905).
　このように、機器２００は状態が変化するとそのことがサーバ３００に通知されるため、サーバ３００は機器２００の状態の変化を監視することができる。また、機器２００から機器状態が送信されたサーバ３００はその状態の変化をホームコントローラ１００に通知するため、ホームコントローラ１００は機器２００の現在の状態を認識することができる。また、新たな機器２００がホームネットワークに接続された場合に、サーバ３００とホームコントローラ１００とが新たな機器を追加することができる。よって、機器２００の実際の状態と、ホームコントローラ１００が認識している機器２００の状態とのずれが発生することを防止することができる。 As described above, when the state of the device 200 changes, this is notified to the server 300, so that the server 300 can monitor the change in the state of the device 200. Further, since the server 300 to which the device state is transmitted from the device 200 notifies the home controller 100 of the change in the state, the home controller 100 can recognize the current state of the device 200. Further, when the new device 200 is connected to the home network, the server 300 and the home controller 100 can add a new device. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a deviation between the actual state of the device 200 and the state of the device 200 recognized by the home controller 100.
　次に、図５０を用いて、ホームコントローラ１００とサーバ３００との機器リストを更新する処理の他の例について説明する。機器２００は、機器状態をホームコントローラ１００に送信する（Ｓ５００１）。ここで、機器２００は定期的に機器状態を送信してもよいし、状態が変化したときに機器状態を送信してもよい。 Next, another example of processing for updating the device list between the home controller 100 and the server 300 will be described with reference to FIG. The device 200 transmits the device state to the home controller 100 (S5001). Here, the device 200 may periodically transmit the device status, or may transmit the device status when the status changes.
　ホームコントローラ１００の機器管理部１０５は、受信した機器状態の内容にしたがって機器リスト３１００を更新する（Ｓ５００２）。ここで、機器２００の情報が機器リスト３１００に存在しない場合、機器管理部１０５は新たな機器として機器２００の情報を追加する。そして、表示制御部１０３が表示画面を更新する（Ｓ５００３）。そして、ホームコントローラ１００の機器管理部１０５は、機器リスト更新通知をサーバ３００に送信する（Ｓ５００４）。サーバ３００は、受信した機器リスト更新通知にしたがって機器リスト４７００を更新する（Ｓ５００５）。ここで、機器２００の情報が機器リスト４７００に存在しない場合、サーバ３００は新たな機器として機器２００の情報を追加する。 The device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 updates the device list 3100 according to the content of the received device state (S5002). Here, when the information of the device 200 does not exist in the device list 3100, the device management unit 105 adds the information of the device 200 as a new device. Then, the display control unit 103 updates the display screen (S5003). Then, the device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 transmits a device list update notification to the server 300 (S5004). The server 300 updates the device list 4700 according to the received device list update notification (S5005). Here, when the information of the device 200 does not exist in the device list 4700, the server 300 adds the information of the device 200 as a new device.
　次に、図５１を用いて、ホームコントローラ１００とサーバ３００とが機器リストを更新する処理の更に他の例について説明する。図５１では、宅内のホームコントローラ１００と宅外のホームコントローラ１００との２台のホームコントローラ１００をユーザが所有している場合を例に挙げて説明する。ここで、宅外のホームコントローラ１００は、ユーザが外出先に持ち出したホームコントローラ１００であり、宅内のホームコントローラ１００は、ユーザが宅内に置いたままのホームコントローラ１００である。 Next, still another example of processing in which the home controller 100 and the server 300 update the device list will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 51, a case where the user owns two home controllers 100, ie, the home controller 100 in the house and the home controller 100 outside the house, will be described as an example. Here, the home controller 100 outside the home is the home controller 100 that the user has taken out, and the home controller 100 inside the home is the home controller 100 that the user has left in the home.
　機器２００は、宅内のホームコントローラ１００に機器状態を送信する（Ｓ５１０１）。宅内のホームコントローラ１００は、受信した機器状態の内容にしたがって機器リスト３１００を更新する（Ｓ５１０２）。ここで、機器２００の情報が機器リスト３１００に存在しない場合、機器管理部１０５は新たな機器として機器２００の情報を追加する。そして、表示画面を更新する（Ｓ５１０３）。そして、宅内のホームコントローラ１００は、機器リスト更新通知をサーバ３００に送信する（Ｓ５１０４）。 The device 200 transmits the device status to the home controller 100 in the home (S5101). The home controller 100 in the home updates the device list 3100 according to the content of the received device state (S5102). Here, when the information of the device 200 does not exist in the device list 3100, the device management unit 105 adds the information of the device 200 as a new device. Then, the display screen is updated (S5103). Then, the home controller 100 in the home transmits a device list update notification to the server 300 (S5104).
　サーバ３００は、受信した機器リスト更新通知の内容にしたがって、機器リスト４７００を更新する（Ｓ５１０５）。ここで、機器２００の情報が機器リスト４７００に存在しない場合、サーバ３００は新たな機器として機器２００の情報を追加する。そして、サーバ３００は、機器リスト更新通知を宅外のホームコントローラ１００に送信する（Ｓ５１０６）。宅外のホームコントローラ１００は、受信した機器リスト更新通知の内容にしたがって機器リスト３１００を更新する（Ｓ５１０７）。ここで、機器２００の情報が機器リスト３１００に存在しない場合、宅外のホームコントローラ１００の機器管理部１０５は新たな機器として機器２００の情報を追加する。そして、表示画面を更新する（Ｓ５１０８）。 The server 300 updates the device list 4700 according to the content of the received device list update notification (S5105). Here, when the information of the device 200 does not exist in the device list 4700, the server 300 adds the information of the device 200 as a new device. Then, the server 300 transmits a device list update notification to the home controller 100 outside the home (S5106). The home controller 100 outside the home updates the device list 3100 according to the content of the received device list update notification (S5107). Here, when the information of the device 200 does not exist in the device list 3100, the device management unit 105 of the home controller 100 outside the home adds the information of the device 200 as a new device. Then, the display screen is updated (S5108).
　この例によれば、一方のホームコントローラ１００が宅外にあり、他方のホームコントローラ１００が宅内にある場合であっても、両ホームコントローラ１００が認識している機器２００の状態にずれが生じることを防止することができる。 According to this example, even when one home controller 100 is outside the home and the other home controller 100 is in the home, the state of the device 200 recognized by both home controllers 100 is shifted. Can be prevented.
　なお、上記で説明したシーケンスや処理フローは一例であり、目的とする処理を実現できるのであれば、ステップの順番が入れ替わったり、一部のステップを省略してもよい。例えば、機器Ａ２００と機器Ｂ２００に対する制御コマンドの送信は非同期に実現しても良い。 Note that the sequence and processing flow described above are examples, and the order of steps may be changed or some steps may be omitted as long as the target processing can be realized. For example, transmission of control commands to the device A 200 and the device B 200 may be realized asynchronously.
　上記説明では、間取り図５００として、各フロアを構成する部屋の位置及び形状を平面的に表した俯瞰図を間取り図として採用したが、本実施の形態はこれに限定されず、各フロアにどのような部屋が何個あるかを簡略的に示した図も間取り図として採用してもよい。 In the above description, as the floor plan 500, an overhead view that planarly represents the position and shape of the rooms constituting each floor is adopted as the floor plan, but the present embodiment is not limited to this, and the floor plan 500 is A diagram simply showing how many such rooms are present may be adopted as a floor plan.
　以下、間取り図の別パターンについて具体的に説明する。図５２は、別パターンの間取り図５２００を示した図である。間取り図５２００では、１つのフロアを構成する１つの部屋が四角形の１つのブロックで表され、１つのフロアにおいて各部屋がマトリックス状に配置されている。また、各ブロックのサイズは同一であり、各ブロックには部屋の名称が記載されている。 Hereinafter, another pattern of the floor plan will be described in detail. FIG. 52 is a diagram showing a floor plan 5200 of another pattern. In the floor plan 5200, one room constituting one floor is represented by one square block, and each room is arranged in a matrix on one floor. Moreover, the size of each block is the same, and the name of the room is described in each block.
　この間取り図５２００では、各フロアを構成する部屋の名称及び個数は示されているが、部屋の相対的なサイズやフロア内における位置は表れていない。本実施の形態では、このような図も間取り図５２００として取り扱う。すなわち、本実施の形態では、少なくとも各フロアにどのような部屋が含まれているかを表した図であれば間取り図として取り扱う。 In this floor plan 5200, the names and the number of rooms constituting each floor are shown, but the relative size of the rooms and the position in the floor are not shown. In this embodiment, such a drawing is also handled as a floor plan 5200. That is, in the present embodiment, any room representing at least what kind of room is included in each floor is handled as a floor plan.
　例えば、第１フロアの間取り図５２０１では、リビング、キッチン、ダイニング、バス、洗面所、トイレ、階段、及び玄関の各部屋が含まれていることが分かる。また第２フロアの間取り図５２０２では、主寝室、寝室１、寝室１、子供部屋、及び階段の各部屋が含まれていることが分かる。 For example, in the floor plan 5201 of the first floor, it can be seen that the living room, kitchen, dining room, bath, washroom, toilet, stairs, and entrance rooms are included. In addition, in the floor plan 5202 of the second floor, it can be seen that the main bedroom, the bedroom 1, the bedroom 1, the child room, and the stairs are included.
　なお、間取り図５２００において、ユーザは任意の部屋をドラッグさせて移動させることで、その部屋の間取り図５２００上の位置を入れ替えることができる。また、部屋内に多数の機器２００が配置されており、間取り図５２００において、デフォルトの部屋のサイズでは、部屋内に全ての機器アイコン５０１を表示しきれない場合、表示制御部１０３は、全ての機器アイコン５０１が部屋内に収まるように部屋のサイズを拡大してもよい。 In the floor plan 5200, the user can change the position on the floor plan 5200 by dragging and moving an arbitrary room. In addition, when a large number of devices 200 are arranged in the room, and the floor plan 5200 cannot display all the device icons 501 in the room with the default room size, the display control unit 103 The size of the room may be enlarged so that the device icon 501 fits in the room.
　図５３は、間取り図５２００が採用された基本画面の構成を示す図である。基本画面には間取り図５２００が表示されている。また、各部屋内には実際に配置されている機器２００の機器アイコン５０１が表示されている。 FIG. 53 is a diagram showing a configuration of a basic screen in which the floor plan 5200 is adopted. A floor plan 5200 is displayed on the basic screen. In each room, a device icon 501 of the device 200 actually arranged is displayed.
　例えば、リビングには、テレビ及び照明機器の機器アイコン５０１が表示されているため、テレビ及び照明機器が設置されていることが分かる。 For example, since a device icon 501 of a television and lighting equipment is displayed in the living room, it can be seen that the television and lighting equipment are installed.
　機器一覧表示変更ボタン５０３は、基本画面から前述した機器一覧表示画面（図２４参照）へと画面表示を切り替えるためのボタンである。 The device list display change button 503 is a button for switching the screen display from the basic screen to the above-described device list display screen (see FIG. 24).
　図５４は、図５２に示す間取り図５２００を採用した場合において、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態を示す図である。図５３に示す基本画面において、ユーザが機器アイコン５０１を選択したことをタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知すると、表示制御部１０３は、選択された機器アイコン５０１に対応する機器制御画面５０２をディスプレイ１０１に表示する。図５４では、エアコンの機器アイコン５０１が選択されたため、エアコンの機器制御画面５０２が間取り図５２００上にオーバラップして表示されている。 FIG. 54 is a diagram showing a display state of the device control screen 502 when the floor plan 5200 shown in FIG. 52 is adopted. When the touch panel control unit 102 detects that the user has selected the device icon 501 on the basic screen illustrated in FIG. 53, the display control unit 103 displays a device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device icon 501 on the display 101. To do. In FIG. 54, since the air conditioner device icon 501 is selected, the air conditioner device control screen 502 is displayed on the floor plan 5200 in an overlapping manner.
　また、表示制御部１０３は、機器制御画面５０２を表示するに際し、間取り図５２００に表示されていた機器アイコン５０１を機器制御画面５０２の表示領域外に配置させる。図５４の例では、全ての機器アイコン５０１は、間取り図５２００の左側に縦一列で配置されている。 Further, when displaying the device control screen 502, the display control unit 103 arranges the device icon 501 displayed in the floor plan 5200 outside the display area of the device control screen 502. In the example of FIG. 54, all the device icons 501 are arranged in a vertical line on the left side of the floor plan 5200.
　なお、機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５２００の左側に縦一列で配置させるに際し、表示制御部１０３は、機器アイコン５０１を特定の条件によってグルーピングしてもよい。例えば、機器アイコン５０１は部屋ごとにグルーピングされてもよいし、機器２００の種類ごとにグルーピングされてもよいし、機器２００を種類に基づくカテゴリーでグルーピングされてもよい。 Note that when the device icons 501 are arranged in a vertical row on the left side of the floor plan 5200, the display control unit 103 may group the device icons 501 according to specific conditions. For example, the device icons 501 may be grouped for each room, may be grouped for each type of device 200, or the devices 200 may be grouped in a category based on the type.
　図５４の例では、機器アイコン５０１は、間取り図５２００の左側に配置されているが、間取り図５２００の右側に縦１列で配置されてもよいし、間取り図５２００の上側又は下側に横１列で配置されてもよい。 In the example of FIG. 54, the device icon 501 is arranged on the left side of the floor plan 5200. However, the device icon 501 may be arranged in a vertical line on the right side of the floor plan 5200, or horizontally on the upper side or the lower side of the floor plan 5200. They may be arranged in one row.
　また、全ての機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５２００の左側に表示することができない場合、表示制御部１０３は、左側に１列で配置された機器アイコン５０１が上方向又は下方向にスワイプ操作されると、そのスワイプ操作に応じて機器アイコン５０１を上方向又は下方向にスクロールさせて、非表示の機器アイコン５０１をディスプレイ１０１内に表示させればよい。 When all the device icons 501 cannot be displayed on the left side of the floor plan 5200, the display control unit 103 performs a swipe operation on the device icons 501 arranged in one column on the left side upward or downward. In response to the swipe operation, the device icon 501 may be scrolled upward or downward to display the non-displayed device icon 501 in the display 101.
　また、機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５２００の左側に縦一列で配置するに際し、表示制御部１０３は、ユーザが選択した機器アイコン５０１を、選択されていない機器アイコン５０１と異なる表示態様で表示してもよい。例えば、選択された機器アイコン５０１は、選択されていない機器アイコン５０１と異なる色で表示されてもよいし、選択されていない機器アイコン５０１よりも明るく表示されてもよいし、選択されていない機器アイコン５０１よりも濃い濃度で表示されてもよいし、一定の周期で点滅されてもよい。 Further, when the device icons 501 are arranged in a vertical line on the left side of the floor plan 5200, the display control unit 103 may display the device icon 501 selected by the user in a display mode different from the device icon 501 that has not been selected. Good. For example, the selected device icon 501 may be displayed in a color different from the unselected device icon 501, may be displayed brighter than the unselected device icon 501, or is not selected. It may be displayed with a darker density than the icon 501, or may be blinked at a constant cycle.
　また、ユーザにより選択された機器アイコン５０１がアイコン列の目立つ位置（例えば、一番上、中央、一番下）に位置するように、表示制御部１０３は、機器アイコン５０１の配列をスクロールさせてもよい。 In addition, the display control unit 103 scrolls the arrangement of the device icons 501 so that the device icon 501 selected by the user is positioned at a conspicuous position (for example, top, center, or bottom) of the icon row. Also good.
　また、機器制御画面５０２を表示するに際し、表示制御部１０３は、図１２に示すように全ての機器アイコン５０１を楕円の外周上に配置してもよい。 Further, when displaying the device control screen 502, the display control unit 103 may arrange all the device icons 501 on the outer periphery of the ellipse as shown in FIG.
　次に、図５５を用いて、基本画面の表示状態と機器制御画面５０２の表示状態との遷移について説明する。 Next, transition between the display state of the basic screen and the display state of the device control screen 502 will be described with reference to FIG.
　図５５の左図に示す基本画面において、ユーザが制御したい機器２００（ここでは、エアコン）の機器アイコン５０１を選択し、その選択をタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知する。すると、表示制御部１０３は、図５５の右図に示すように、選択された機器アイコン５０１に対応した機器制御画面５０２を、間取り図５２００上にオーバラップして表示する。これにより、基本画面の表示状態が機器制御画面５０２の表示状態に遷移する。 55. On the basic screen shown in the left diagram of FIG. 55, the user selects the device icon 501 of the device 200 (here, air conditioner) that the user wants to control, and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the selection. Then, the display control unit 103 displays a device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device icon 501 in an overlapping manner on the floor plan 5200 as shown in the right diagram of FIG. As a result, the display state of the basic screen changes to the display state of the device control screen 502.
　一方、図５５の右図に示すように、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態において、機器制御画面５０２に対応したエアコンの機器アイコン５０１、又は機器制御画面５０２の表示領域外（例えば、機器制御画面５０２の表示領域外にある間取り図５２００の表示領域）をユーザが選択し、その選択をタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知する。すると、図５５の左図に示すように、表示制御部１０３は、機器制御画面５０２を消去し、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態から基本画面の表示状態に戻す。 On the other hand, as shown in the right diagram of FIG. 55, in the display state of the device control screen 502, the device icon 501 of the air conditioner corresponding to the device control screen 502 or outside the display area of the device control screen 502 (for example, the device control screen 502 The user selects the floor plan 5200 that is outside the display area), and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the selection. Then, as shown in the left diagram of FIG. 55, the display control unit 103 deletes the device control screen 502 and returns the display state of the device control screen 502 to the display state of the basic screen.
　図５６は、図５２に示す間取り図５２００において、実際の部屋のサイズに応じて各ブロックのサイズを変えた場合の間取り図５６００の構成を示す図である。 FIG. 56 is a diagram showing a configuration of the floor plan 5600 when the size of each block is changed in accordance with the actual room size in the floor plan 5200 shown in FIG.
　図５６の左図では第１フロアの間取り図５６０１が示され、図５６の右図では第２フロアの間取り図５６０２が示されている。 56, a floor plan 5601 of the first floor is shown in the left figure, and a floor plan 5602 of the second floor is shown in the right figure of FIG.
　第１フロアの間取り図５６０１において各部屋のサイズは、リビングが一番大きく、次に、キッチン、次に、バス及び階段である。そのため、この順に各部屋のサイズが表示されている。また、第２フロアの間取り図５６０２においても、実際の部屋のサイズに応じて各部屋が表されている。この場合、部屋の実際のサイズを示す情報を後述する部屋情報６８００に予め登録しておき、この情報にしたがって、表示制御部１０３は各部屋のサイズを決定すればよい。 In the floor plan 5601 of the first floor, the size of each room is the largest in the living room, followed by the kitchen, then the bath and stairs. Therefore, the size of each room is displayed in this order. In the floor plan 5602 of the second floor, each room is represented according to the actual size of the room. In this case, information indicating the actual size of the room is registered in advance in room information 6800 described later, and the display control unit 103 may determine the size of each room according to this information.
　図５７は、図５６に示す間取り図５６００が採用された基本画面の構成を示す図である。間取り図５６００では、各部屋が実際のサイズに応じたサイズで表示されている。また、各部屋には、実際に配置されている機器２００の機器アイコン５０１が表示されている。 FIG. 57 is a diagram showing a configuration of a basic screen adopting the floor plan 5600 shown in FIG. In the floor plan 5600, each room is displayed in a size corresponding to the actual size. In each room, a device icon 501 of the device 200 actually arranged is displayed.
　このように、間取り図５６００において各部屋を実際の部屋のサイズに応じたサイズで表す態様を採用した場合、全ての部屋をディスプレイ１０１内に表示させると、各部屋が小さく表示され、ユーザの操作が困難になるおそれがある。そこで、図５７では、「別の部屋を表示」と記載された部屋表示ボタン５６０３が設けられている。 As described above, in the floor plan 5600, when the room is represented by a size corresponding to the actual room size, when all the rooms are displayed on the display 101, each room is displayed in a small size, and the user's operation May become difficult. Therefore, in FIG. 57, a room display button 5603 described as “display another room” is provided.
　ユーザがこの部屋表示ボタンを選択し、その選択をタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知すると、表示制御部１０３は、残りの部屋を表示する間取り図５６００に画面表示を切り替える。 When the user selects this room display button and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the selection, the display control unit 103 switches the screen display to a floor plan 5600 for displaying the remaining rooms.
　図５７の例では、間取り図５６００は、第１フロアの間取り図５６０１と第２フロアの間取り図５６０２とで区切られている。そのため、部屋表示ボタン５６０３が選択されると、表示制御部１０３は、第２フロアの間取り図５６０２にディスプレイ１０１の表示を切り替える。また、この場合、第２フロアの間取り図５６０２にも部屋表示ボタン５６０３が設けられているため、この部屋表示ボタン５６０３が選択されると、表示制御部１０３は、第１フロアの間取り図５６０１にディスプレイ１０１の表示を切り替える。 57, the floor plan 5600 is divided into a floor plan 5601 on the first floor and a floor plan 5602 on the second floor. Therefore, when the room display button 5603 is selected, the display control unit 103 switches the display on the display 101 to the floor plan 5602 of the second floor. In this case, since the room display button 5603 is also provided in the floor plan 5602 of the second floor, when the room display button 5603 is selected, the display control unit 103 changes to the floor plan 5601 of the first floor. The display on the display 101 is switched.
　なお、図５７の例では、フロアごとに間取り図を分けたが本実施の形態はこれに限定されない。例えば、第１フロアの間取り図５６０１を同時にディスプレイ１０１に表示することができない場合、表示制御部１０３は、第１フロアの間取り図５６０１を分割し、ディスプレイ１０１に表示してもよい。この場合、部屋表示ボタン５６０３が選択されると、第１フロアの表示されていないほうの間取り図５６０１を表示するとしてもよい。 In the example of FIG. 57, the floor plan is divided for each floor, but the present embodiment is not limited to this. For example, when the floor plan 5601 of the first floor cannot be displayed on the display 101 at the same time, the display control unit 103 may divide the floor plan 5601 of the first floor and display it on the display 101. In this case, when the room display button 5603 is selected, a floor plan 5601 that is not displayed on the first floor may be displayed.
　また、第１フロアの間取り図５６０１と第２フロアの間取り図５６０２とを同時にディスプレイ１０１に表示することができる場合、表示制御部１０３は、第１フロアの間取り図５６０１と第２フロアの間取り図５６０２とを同時にディスプレイ１０１に表示すればよい。この場合、部屋表示ボタン５６０３は間取り図５６００から省略される。 When the floor plan 5601 of the first floor and the floor plan 5602 of the second floor can be displayed on the display 101 at the same time, the display control unit 103 determines the floor plan 5601 of the first floor and the floor plan of the second floor. 5602 may be displayed on the display 101 at the same time. In this case, the room display button 5603 is omitted from the floor plan 5600.
　なお、間取り図５６００においては、階段がタップされた場合、表示制御部１０３は第１フロアの間取り図５６０１と第２フロアの間取り図５６０２とを相互に切り替えてもよい。 In the floor plan 5600, when the stairs are tapped, the display control unit 103 may switch between the floor plan 5601 of the first floor and the floor plan 5602 of the second floor.
　図５８は、間取り図として図５６に示す間取り図５６００を採用した場合において、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態を示す図である。図５８では、図５４と同様、エアコンの機器制御画面５０２が表示されている。それ以外の内容は図５４と同じであるため、説明を省く。 FIG. 58 is a diagram showing a display state of the device control screen 502 when the floor plan 5600 shown in FIG. 56 is adopted as the floor plan. 58, an air conditioner device control screen 502 is displayed as in FIG. Since the other contents are the same as those in FIG. 54, the description is omitted.
　図５９は、本発明の一実施の形態において、更に別パターンの間取り図５９００を示した図である。図５９の間取り図５９００では、各部屋を同一サイズのブロックで表す点は間取り図５２００と同じであるが、部屋の配置の仕方が異なっている。具体的には間取り図５９００では、縦方向にフロア番号が表示され、同じフロアを構成する部屋が横一列に配列されている。図５９の例では、家が第１フロア～第３フロアの３つのフロアにより構成されているため、１行目に第３フロアを構成する部屋が配置され、２行目に第２フロアを構成する部屋が配置され、３行目に第１フロアを構成する部屋が配置されている。また、各行の左端には、１Ｆ、２Ｆ、３Ｆというように、フロア番号が示されている。間取り図５９００では、各部屋がどのフロアに配置されているかが一目で分かる。 FIG. 59 is a diagram showing a floor plan 5900 of still another pattern in the embodiment of the present invention. The floor plan 5900 in FIG. 59 is the same as the floor plan 5200 in that each room is represented by a block of the same size, but the layout of the rooms is different. Specifically, in the floor plan 5900, floor numbers are displayed in the vertical direction, and the rooms constituting the same floor are arranged in a horizontal row. In the example of FIG. 59, since the house is composed of three floors, the first floor to the third floor, the room constituting the third floor is arranged in the first row, and the second floor is constituted in the second row. And a room constituting the first floor is arranged in the third row. In addition, floor numbers such as 1F, 2F, and 3F are shown at the left end of each row. In the floor plan 5900, it can be seen at a glance on which floor each room is arranged.
　なお、間取り図５９００においても、実際の部屋のサイズに応じて各部屋のサイズを変えてもよい。また、間取り図５９００において、全部屋をディスプレイ１０１の表示領域内に表示することができない場合、間取り図５９００を横方向にスクロールさせて、所望の部屋をディスプレイ１０１に表示できるようにしてもよい。 In the floor plan 5900, the size of each room may be changed according to the actual size of the room. Further, in the floor plan 5900, when all the rooms cannot be displayed in the display area of the display 101, the floor plan 5900 may be scrolled in the horizontal direction so that a desired room can be displayed on the display 101.
　例えば、第２フロアにおいて更に別の部屋がある場合、ユーザが左から右へスワイプ操作を行ったことをタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知すると、表示制御部１０３は、スワイプ操作した量に応じて第２フロアを構成する部屋或いは第１フロア～第３フロアを構成する部屋を左から右へスクロールさせればよい。 For example, when there is another room on the second floor, when the touch panel control unit 102 detects that the user performs a swipe operation from left to right, the display control unit 103 determines whether the second swipe operation is performed. The room constituting the floor or the rooms constituting the first to third floors may be scrolled from left to right.
　図６０は、図５９に示す間取り図５９００が採用された基本画面の構成を示す図である。基本画面には間取り図５９００が表示されている。また、各部屋内には実際に配置されている機器２００の機器アイコン５０１が表示されている。機器一覧表示変更ボタン５０３は、基本画面から前述した機器一覧表示画面（図２４参照）へと画面表示を切り替えるためのボタンである。 FIG. 60 is a diagram showing a configuration of a basic screen adopting the floor plan 5900 shown in FIG. A floor plan 5900 is displayed on the basic screen. In each room, a device icon 501 of the device 200 actually arranged is displayed. The device list display change button 503 is a button for switching the screen display from the basic screen to the above-described device list display screen (see FIG. 24).
　図６１は、図５９に示す間取り図５９００を採用した場合において、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態を示す図である。図６０に示す基本画面において、ユーザが機器アイコン５０１を選択したことをタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知すると、表示制御部１０３は、選択された機器アイコン５０１に対応する機器制御画面５０２をディスプレイ１０１に表示する。図６１では、エアコンの機器アイコン５０１が選択されたため、エアコンの機器制御画面５０２が間取り図５９００上にオーバラップして表示されている。また、表示制御部１０３は、機器制御画面５０２を表示するに際し、間取り図５９００に表示されていた機器アイコン５０１を機器制御画面５０２の表示領域外に配置させる。図６１の例では、全ての機器アイコン５０１は、間取り図５９００の下側に横一列で配置されている。 FIG. 61 is a diagram showing a display state of the device control screen 502 when the floor plan 5900 shown in FIG. 59 is adopted. When the touch panel control unit 102 detects that the user has selected the device icon 501 on the basic screen illustrated in FIG. 60, the display control unit 103 displays a device control screen 502 corresponding to the selected device icon 501 on the display 101. To do. In FIG. 61, since the air conditioner device icon 501 is selected, the air conditioner device control screen 502 is displayed on the floor plan 5900 in an overlapping manner. Further, when displaying the device control screen 502, the display control unit 103 arranges the device icon 501 displayed in the floor plan 5900 outside the display area of the device control screen 502. In the example of FIG. 61, all the device icons 501 are arranged in a horizontal row below the floor plan 5900.
　なお、機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５９００の下側に縦一列で配置させるに際し、表示制御部１０３は、機器アイコン５０１を特定の条件によってグルーピングしてもよい。例えば、機器アイコン５０１は部屋ごとにグルーピングされてもよいし、機器２００の種類ごとにグルーピングされてもよいし、機器２００の種類に基づくカテゴリーでグルーピングされてもよい。 Note that, when the device icons 501 are arranged in a vertical row below the floor plan 5900, the display control unit 103 may group the device icons 501 according to specific conditions. For example, the device icons 501 may be grouped for each room, may be grouped for each type of device 200, or may be grouped in a category based on the type of device 200.
　図６１の例では、機器アイコン５０１は、間取り図５９００の下側に配置されているが、間取り図５９００の上側に横１列で配置されてもよいし、間取り図５９００の左側又は右側に縦１列で配置されてもよい。 In the example of FIG. 61, the device icon 501 is arranged on the lower side of the floor plan 5900, but may be arranged in a horizontal row on the upper side of the floor plan 5900, or vertically on the left side or the right side of the floor plan 5900. They may be arranged in one row.
　また、全ての機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５００の下側に表示することができない場合、表示制御部１０３は、下側に横１列で配置された機器アイコン５０１が左方向又は右方向にスワイプ操作されると、そのスワイプ操作に応じて機器アイコン５０１を左方向又は右方向にスクロールさせて、非表示の機器アイコン５０１をディスプレイ１０１内に表示させればよい。 When all the device icons 501 cannot be displayed on the lower side of the floor plan 500, the display control unit 103 swipes the device icons 501 arranged in a horizontal row on the lower side in the left direction or the right direction. Then, the device icon 501 may be scrolled leftward or rightward according to the swipe operation to display the non-displayed device icon 501 in the display 101.
　また、機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５９００の下側に横一列で配置するに際し、表示制御部１０３は、ユーザが選択した機器アイコン５０１を、選択されていない機器アイコン５０１と異なる表示態様で表示してもよい。例えば、選択された機器アイコン５０１は、選択されていない機器アイコン５０１と異なる色で表示されてもよいし、選択されていない機器アイコン５０１よりも明るく表示されてもよいし、選択されていない機器アイコン５０１よりも濃い濃度で表示されてもよいし、一定の周期で点滅されてもよい。 When the device icons 501 are arranged in a horizontal row below the floor plan 5900, the display control unit 103 displays the device icons 501 selected by the user in a display mode different from the device icons 501 that are not selected. Also good. For example, the selected device icon 501 may be displayed in a color different from the unselected device icon 501, may be displayed brighter than the unselected device icon 501, or is not selected. It may be displayed with a darker density than the icon 501, or may be blinked at a constant cycle.
　また、ユーザにより選択された機器アイコン５０１がアイコン列の目立つ位置（例えば、一番左、中央、一番右）に位置するように、表示制御部１０３は、機器アイコン５０１の配列をスクロールさせてもよい。 In addition, the display control unit 103 scrolls the arrangement of the device icons 501 so that the device icon 501 selected by the user is located at a conspicuous position (for example, the leftmost, the center, or the rightmost) of the icon row. Also good.
　また、機器制御画面５０２を表示するに際し、表示制御部１０３は、図１２に示すように全ての機器アイコン５０１を楕円の外周上に配置してもよい。 Further, when displaying the device control screen 502, the display control unit 103 may arrange all the device icons 501 on the outer periphery of the ellipse as shown in FIG.
　なお、間取り図５９００では、全フロアの部屋がディスプレイ１０１に同時に表示されるため、各部屋が小さく表示され、ユーザの操作が困難になるおそれがある。そこで、表示制御部１０３は、ユーザの操作にしたがって、間取り図５９００を拡大表示させてもよい。具体的には、ユーザが間取り図５９００においてある部屋をピンチアウトする操作をし、その操作をタッチパネル制御部１０２が検知すると、表示制御部１０３は、ピンチアウトした量に応じた拡大率でその部屋をディスプレイ１０１上に拡大表示させればよい。 In the floor plan 5900, the rooms on all the floors are displayed on the display 101 at the same time, so that each room is displayed in a small size, which may make it difficult for the user to operate. Therefore, the display control unit 103 may enlarge and display the floor plan 5900 in accordance with a user operation. Specifically, when the user performs an operation of pinching out a room in the floor plan 5900 and the touch panel control unit 102 detects the operation, the display control unit 103 displays the room at an enlargement rate corresponding to the amount of pinch out. May be enlarged and displayed on the display 101.
　図６２は、間取り図５９００においてある部屋が拡大表示された間取り図を示した図である。図６２に示すように、表示制御部１０３は該当する部屋の形状を平面的に表す俯瞰図を間取り図５９００にオーバラップして表示してもよい。または、俯瞰図に切り替えて表示してもよい。これにより、ユーザは、図６０に示す間取り図５９００において、家内の部屋の構成と各部屋に配置されている機器２００とを把握し、図６２に示す間取り図５９００において、拡大した部屋における機器２００の実際の配置位置を把握することができる。 FIG. 62 is a diagram showing a floor plan in which a room in the floor plan 5900 is enlarged. As shown in FIG. 62, the display control unit 103 may display an overhead view representing the shape of the corresponding room in a plan view overlapping with the floor plan 5900. Or you may switch and display on an overhead view. Thereby, the user grasps the configuration of the room in the house and the devices 200 arranged in each room in the floor plan 5900 shown in FIG. 60, and the device 200 in the enlarged room in the floor plan 5900 shown in FIG. It is possible to grasp the actual placement position.
　なお、図６０に示す拡大表示されていない間取り図５９００において、表示制御部１０３は、部屋内に配置された全ての機器２００の機器アイコン５０１を表示する必要はなく、一部の機器アイコン５０１のみを表示させてもよい。 In the floor plan 5900 that is not enlarged and shown in FIG. 60, the display control unit 103 does not need to display the device icons 501 of all the devices 200 arranged in the room, but only some device icons 501. May be displayed.
　この場合、表示制御部１０３は、ユーザが頻繁に使用する１又は複数（例えば２つ）の機器アイコン５０１を間取り図５９００に表示すればよい。或いは、表示制御部１０３は、拡大表示されていない間取り図５９００において、機器アイコン５０１を表示しなくてもよい。これにより、拡大表示されていない間取り図５９００において表示される機器アイコン５０１の個数が増大し、間取り図５９００の視認性が低下することを防止することができる。 In this case, the display control unit 103 may display one or a plurality of (for example, two) device icons 501 frequently used by the user on the floor plan 5900. Alternatively, the display control unit 103 may not display the device icon 501 in the floor plan 5900 that is not enlarged. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the number of device icons 501 displayed in the floor plan 5900 that is not displayed in an enlarged manner from increasing, and the visibility of the floor plan 5900 from decreasing.
　図６３は、図６２に示す拡大表示された間取り図５９００において、機器制御画面５０２の表示状態を示す図である。図６３では、図５４と同様、エアコンの機器制御画面５０２が表示されている。また、図６３では、拡大表示された部屋（リビング）に配置されている機器アイコン５０１のみが俯瞰図の左側であって、リビングのブロック内に表示されている。図６２の例では、俯瞰図内のリビングにエアコン、照明機器、及びテレビの機器アイコン５０１が表示されており、ユーザによりエアコンの機器アイコン５０１が選択されている。そのため、これらの機器アイコン５０１が俯瞰図の左側に縦一列で表示されている。 FIG. 63 is a diagram showing a display state of the device control screen 502 in the enlarged floor plan 5900 shown in FIG. In FIG. 63, an air conditioner device control screen 502 is displayed as in FIG. In FIG. 63, only the device icon 501 arranged in the enlarged room (living room) is displayed on the left side of the overhead view and in the living room block. In the example of FIG. 62, an air conditioner, lighting device, and television device icon 501 are displayed in the living room in the overhead view, and the air conditioner device icon 501 is selected by the user. Therefore, these device icons 501 are displayed in a vertical line on the left side of the overhead view.
　ある部屋が拡大表示されている場合、ユーザはその部屋内に配置されている機器２００を操作する可能性が高い。また、ある部屋が拡大表示されている場合、その部屋以外の機器アイコン５０１はディスプレイ１０１に表示されていない。そのため、ユーザがある機器アイコン５０１を選択したとき他の部屋に配置された機器アイコン５０１を俯瞰図の左側に表示させるとユーザに違和感を与えてしまう。 When a room is enlarged, the user is likely to operate the device 200 arranged in the room. When a certain room is displayed in an enlarged manner, the device icons 501 other than that room are not displayed on the display 101. For this reason, when the device icon 501 selected by the user is displayed on the left side of the overhead view when the device icon 501 arranged in another room is displayed, the user feels uncomfortable.
　そこで、ある部屋が拡大表示された場合、表示制御部１０３はその部屋に配置された機器２００の機器アイコン５０１のみを俯瞰図の左側に縦一列に表示させている。なお、図６４の例では、機器アイコン５０１は、俯瞰図の左側に表示されたが、俯瞰図の右側に縦一列で表示されてもよいし、俯瞰図の上側又は下側に横一列で表示されてもよい。 Therefore, when a certain room is displayed in an enlarged manner, the display control unit 103 displays only the device icons 501 of the devices 200 arranged in the room in a vertical line on the left side of the overhead view. In the example of FIG. 64, the device icon 501 is displayed on the left side of the overhead view, but may be displayed in a vertical row on the right side of the overhead view, or displayed in a horizontal row on the upper side or the lower side of the overhead view. May be.
　図６４は、基本画面の表示状態から機器制御画面５０２の表示状態への画面遷移を示す図である。図６４の左上図に示すように、拡大表示されていない間取り図５９００が表示された基本画面において、ユーザにより例えばエアコンの機器アイコン５０１がタップされたとする。すると、表示制御部１０３は、図６４の右上図に示すように、エアコンの機器制御画面５０２をこの基本画面にオーバラップさせて表示させる。一方、図６４の右上図に示す画面において、ユーザにより、機器制御画面５０２以外の間取り図５９００上の領域がタップされる、或いは、エアコンの機器アイコン５０１がタップされると、表示制御部１０３は、図６４の左上図に示す基本画面に画面表示を戻す。 FIG. 64 is a diagram showing a screen transition from the basic screen display state to the device control screen 502 display state. As shown in the upper left diagram of FIG. 64, it is assumed that, for example, the air conditioner device icon 501 is tapped by the user on the basic screen on which the floor plan 5900 that is not enlarged is displayed. Then, as shown in the upper right diagram of FIG. 64, the display control unit 103 causes the air conditioner device control screen 502 to overlap and display this basic screen. On the other hand, in the screen shown in the upper right diagram of FIG. 64, when the user taps an area on the floor plan 5900 other than the device control screen 502 or taps the device icon 501 of the air conditioner, the display control unit 103 The screen display is returned to the basic screen shown in the upper left diagram of FIG.
　また、図６４の左上図に示す基本画面において、ユーザによりリビングがピンチアウトされたとする。すると、表示制御部１０３は、図６４の左下図に示すように、リビングのブロックを拡大させると同時に拡大されたブロック内に、拡大後のブロックのサイズに応じたサイズを持つリビングの俯瞰図をオーバラップして表示させる。また、図６４の左下図において、ユーザによりリビングがピンチインされたとする。すると、表示制御部１０３は、図６４の左上図に示す基本画面に画面表示を戻す。 Suppose that the living room is pinched out by the user on the basic screen shown in the upper left diagram of FIG. Then, as shown in the lower left diagram of FIG. 64, the display control unit 103 enlarges the living block and simultaneously displays an overhead view of the living room having a size corresponding to the size of the enlarged block in the enlarged block. Overlapping display. In the lower left diagram of FIG. 64, it is assumed that the living room is pinched in by the user. Then, the display control unit 103 returns the screen display to the basic screen shown in the upper left diagram of FIG.
　また、図６４の左下図に示す基本画面において、例えばエアコンの機器アイコン５０１が選択されると、表示制御部１０３は、図６４の右下図に示すように、エアコンの機器制御画面５０２を俯瞰図上にオーバラップして表示させる。また、図６４の右下図において、ユーザにより、機器制御画面５０２以外の間取り図５９００上の領域、或いはエアコンの機器アイコン５０１がタップされると、表示制御部１０３は、図６４の左下図に示す画面に画面表示を戻す。 64, for example, when an air conditioner device icon 501 is selected, the display control unit 103 provides an overhead view of the air conditioner device control screen 502 as shown in the lower right diagram of FIG. Overlapping display on top. 64, if the user taps an area on the floor plan 5900 other than the device control screen 502 or the device icon 501 of the air conditioner, the display control unit 103 is shown in the lower left diagram of FIG. Return the screen display to the screen.
　図６５は、図５９に示す間取り図５９００が採用された基本画面において、機器アイコン５０１を表示しない態様を採用した場合の基本画面の構成を示す図である。図６５に示す態様では、各フロアを構成する部屋のみが表示され、機器アイコン５０１は表示が省略されている。 FIG. 65 is a diagram showing a configuration of a basic screen when a mode in which the device icon 501 is not displayed is adopted in the basic screen in which the floor plan 5900 shown in FIG. 59 is adopted. In the mode shown in FIG. 65, only the rooms constituting each floor are displayed, and the display of the device icon 501 is omitted.
　図６６は、機器アイコン５０１を表示しない基本画面を採用した場合において、基本画面の表示状態から機器制御画面５０２の表示状態への画面遷移を示す図である。図６６の左上図に示す基本画面において、ユーザが例えばリビングをピンチアウトしたとする。すると表示制御部１０３は、図６６の左下図に示すようにリビングのブロックを拡大表示すると共に、リビングの俯瞰図を拡大表示したブロックにオーバラップして表示する。図６６の左下図に示す画面において、ユーザにより例えばエアコンの機器アイコン５０１がタップされたとする。すると、表示制御部１０３は、図６６の右下図に示すように、エアコンの機器制御画面５０２をリビングの俯瞰図にオーバラップして表示させ、リビングの機器アイコン５０１をリビングの俯瞰図の左側に縦一列で配置する。また、図６６の右下図において、ユーザにより、機器制御画面５０２の表示領域外であって、間取り図５９００上の領域がタップされると、表示制御部１０３は、図６６の左下図に示す画面に表示画面を戻す。 FIG. 66 is a diagram showing screen transition from the display state of the basic screen to the display state of the device control screen 502 when a basic screen that does not display the device icon 501 is adopted. In the basic screen shown in the upper left diagram of FIG. 66, assume that the user pinches out the living room, for example. Then, the display control unit 103 enlarges and displays the living room block as shown in the lower left diagram of FIG. 66 and also displays the living room overhead view overlapping the displayed block. In the screen shown in the lower left diagram of FIG. 66, it is assumed that, for example, the device icon 501 of the air conditioner is tapped by the user. Then, as shown in the lower right diagram of FIG. 66, the display control unit 103 displays the air conditioner device control screen 502 in an overlapping manner with the overhead view of the living room, and displays the living device icon 501 on the left side of the living room overhead view. Arrange vertically. 66, when the user taps an area on the floor plan 5900 that is outside the display area of the device control screen 502, the display control unit 103 displays the screen shown in the lower left figure of FIG. Return the display screen to.
　図６７は、図５２に示す間取り図５２００を採用した場合のホーム情報２７００の構成を示す図である。図６７に示すように、ホーム情報６４００は、間取り図５２００、部屋情報６８００、及びサーバが管理する機器リスト４７００を備える。間取り図５２００では、部屋の表示位置が事前に決められているため、ホーム情報６４００において、ホーム情報２７００に設けられていた頂点情報２８００が省かれている。 FIG. 67 is a diagram showing a configuration of the home information 2700 when the floor plan 5200 shown in FIG. 52 is adopted. As shown in FIG. 67, the home information 6400 includes a floor plan 5200, room information 6800, and a device list 4700 managed by the server. In the floor plan 5200, since the display position of the room is determined in advance, the vertex information 2800 provided in the home information 2700 is omitted from the home information 6400.
　間取り図５２００は、図５２に示す間取り図５２００を例えばビットマップ形式で表した画像データである。もしくは、間取り図５２００を表示するための色、形状、大きさなどを規定した情報であってもよい。部屋情報６８００は、間取り図５２００から部屋の領域を決定するための情報である。 The floor plan 5200 is image data representing the floor plan 5200 shown in FIG. 52 in, for example, a bitmap format. Alternatively, it may be information defining a color, a shape, a size, and the like for displaying the floor plan 5200. The room information 6800 is information for determining a room area from the floor plan 5200.
　図６８は、図６７に示す部屋情報６８００の構成を示す図である。図６８に示すように、部屋情報６８００は、部屋ＩＤ６８０１、部屋タイプ６８０２、階層６８０３、及び表示位置６８０４を備える。部屋ＩＤ６８０１は、間取り図５２００上の部屋を識別するための識別子である。部屋タイプ６８０２は、部屋の種類を示す。階層６８０３は部屋が配置されている階層（フロア）を示す。表示位置６８０４は、間取り図５２００上における部屋の配置位置を示す。 FIG. 68 is a diagram showing the configuration of the room information 6800 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 68, the room information 6800 includes a room ID 6801, a room type 6802, a hierarchy 6803, and a display position 6804. The room ID 6801 is an identifier for identifying a room on the floor plan 5200. The room type 6802 indicates the type of room. A level 6803 indicates a level (floor) in which rooms are arranged. A display position 6804 indicates a layout position of the room on the floor plan 5200.
　図６９は、部屋情報６８００における表示位置６８０４と間取り図５２００との対応例を示した図である。図６９に示すように、間取り図５２００の各ブロックは、例えば、１行１列目のブロックが１マス目、１行２列目のブロックが２マス目、１行３列目のブロックが３マス目、２行１列目のブロックが４マス目、・・・というように順番が規定されている。 FIG. 69 is a diagram showing a correspondence example between the display position 6804 in the room information 6800 and the floor plan 5200. As shown in FIG. 69, each block of the floor plan 5200 is, for example, a block in the first row and the first column is a first cell, a block in the first row and the second column is a second cell, and a block in the first row and the third column is 3 The order is defined such that the squares, the blocks in the second row and the first column are the fourth squares, and so on.
　例えば、部屋ＩＤ６８０１がＡの部屋は、表示位置６８０４が「１階の１マス目」である。そのため、表示制御部１０３は、図６９に示すように、第１フロアの間取り図５２０１の１マス目（１行１列目）のブロックはリビングであると解釈する。 For example, for a room with room ID 6801 A, the display position 6804 is “first square on the first floor”. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 69, the display control unit 103 interprets the first square (first row, first column) block in the floor plan 5201 of the first floor as a living room.
　なお、図６９の例では、横方向に３列でブロックが配置されているため、２行１列目が４マス目となり、３行１列目が７マス目となっている。但し、これは一例にすぎず、例えば、横方向に４列でマスが配列された場合は、２行１列目が５マス目、３行１列目が９マス目というように、横方向のブロックの個数に応じてマス目の順序とブロックの配置位置との対応関係は適宜変更される。 In the example of FIG. 69, since the blocks are arranged in three columns in the horizontal direction, the second row and the first column are the fourth cell, and the third row and the first column are the seventh cell. However, this is only an example. For example, when cells are arranged in four columns in the horizontal direction, the second row and the first column are the fifth cell, the third row and the first column are the ninth cell, and the horizontal direction. The correspondence between the order of the squares and the arrangement position of the blocks is changed as appropriate according to the number of blocks.
　図７０は、図５２に示す間取り図５２００を採用した場合のサーバ３００が管理する機器リスト４７００の構成を示す図である。間取り図５２００は、機器２００の部屋の中での配置位置を示す必要がない。そのため、図７０に示す機器リスト４７００では、図３４とは異なり、配置４７０４には部屋タイプ６８０２が登録されている。それ以外は、図７０に示す機器リスト４７００は、図３４に示す機器リスト４７００と同じである。例えば、機器ＩＤ４７０１がＡのエアコンは、リビングに配置されているため、配置４７０４には「リビング」が登録されている。なお、図７０の例では、配置４７０４として部屋タイプ６８０２を採用したが、部屋が特定できれば、他の情報が登録されてもよい。例えば、配置４７０４として部屋ＩＤ６８０１が採用されてもよい。 FIG. 70 is a diagram showing a configuration of a device list 4700 managed by the server 300 when the floor plan 5200 shown in FIG. 52 is adopted. The floor plan 5200 need not indicate the arrangement position of the device 200 in the room. Therefore, in the device list 4700 shown in FIG. 70, unlike FIG. 34, a room type 6802 is registered in the arrangement 4704. Otherwise, the device list 4700 shown in FIG. 70 is the same as the device list 4700 shown in FIG. For example, since the air conditioner with the device ID 4701 A is arranged in the living room, “living room” is registered in the arrangement 4704. In the example of FIG. 70, the room type 6802 is adopted as the arrangement 4704, but other information may be registered as long as the room can be specified. For example, a room ID 6801 may be adopted as the arrangement 4704.
　図７１は、図５２に示す間取り図５２００を採用した場合において、ホームコントローラ１００が管理する機器リスト３１００の構成を示した図である。図７１の機器リスト３１００も図７０の機器リスト４７００と同じ理由により、配置３１０４として、部屋タイプ６８０２が登録されており、その他は図３５に示す機器リスト３１００と同じである。なお、図７１においても、配置３１０４として、部屋ＩＤ６８０１が採用されてもよい。 71 is a diagram showing a configuration of a device list 3100 managed by the home controller 100 when the floor plan 5200 shown in FIG. 52 is adopted. For the same reason as the device list 4700 in FIG. 70, the device list 3100 in FIG. 71 is also registered with the room type 6802 as the arrangement 3104, and the rest is the same as the device list 3100 in FIG. 71, room ID 6801 may be adopted as the arrangement 3104.
　次に、図６２に示すように、間取り図５９００の基本画面においてある部屋がピンチアウトされた場合、その部屋の俯瞰図を表示する態様を採用した場合における、機器リスト３１００について説明する。この場合、図６８に示す部屋情報６８００において、部屋の俯瞰図の項目を設ければよい。そして、部屋の俯瞰図の項目には、該当する部屋の俯瞰図の画像データが登録されればよい。また、部屋の俯瞰図は、図３３に示すように、部屋の例えば左端に原点が設定され、横方向にＸ軸、縦方向にＹ軸が設定され、部屋の各位置をＸ、Ｙの座標で表すようにすればよい。 Next, as shown in FIG. 62, a description will be given of the device list 3100 in the case of adopting a mode in which an overhead view of a room is displayed when a room is pinched out on the basic screen of the floor plan 5900. In this case, the room information 6800 shown in FIG. And the image data of the overhead view of a corresponding room should just be registered into the item of the overhead view of a room. In addition, as shown in FIG. 33, the overhead view of the room has an origin set at, for example, the left end of the room, an X axis in the horizontal direction, and a Y axis in the vertical direction. It may be expressed as.
　一方、図７１に示す機器リスト３１００の配置３１０４には、部屋タイプ６８０２に加えて、部屋における座標も登録させる。これにより、表示制御部１０３は、配置３１０４の内容から、部屋を表す俯瞰図上のどの位置に機器アイコン５０１を配置するべきかを判別することができる。 On the other hand, in the arrangement 3104 of the device list 3100 shown in FIG. 71, in addition to the room type 6802, coordinates in the room are also registered. As a result, the display control unit 103 can determine from the contents of the arrangement 3104 where the device icon 501 should be arranged on the overhead view representing the room.
　なお、本実施の形態において、サーバ３００は必須の構成要素ではなく、サーバ３００が管理する各種情報（ホーム情報２７００や機器２００の状態など）をホームコントローラ１００で管理させてもよい。これにより、サーバ３００がなくても上記の実施の形態を実現することができる。この場合、ホームコントローラ１００は、すべての家の情報を管理する必要はなく、ホームコントローラ１００が制御する機器２００と、それら機器２００が配置された家に関する情報とのみを管理すればよい。 In the present embodiment, the server 300 is not an essential component, and various information (home information 2700, the state of the device 200, etc.) managed by the server 300 may be managed by the home controller 100. As a result, the above embodiment can be realized without the server 300. In this case, the home controller 100 does not need to manage information on all the houses, but only manages the device 200 controlled by the home controller 100 and information on the house where the devices 200 are arranged.
　本開示によれば、間取り図に含まれる階段に相当する領域を選択すると第１フロアの間取り図を示す第１表示画面と第２フロアの間取り図を示す第２表示画面とを相互に切り替えることができるため、間取り図を携帯情報端末に表示させ、携帯情報端末を複数の対象機器のリモートコントローラとするうえで有用である。 According to the present disclosure, when an area corresponding to the stairs included in the floor plan is selected, the first display screen showing the floor plan of the first floor and the second display screen showing the floor plan of the second floor are switched to each other. Therefore, the floor plan is displayed on the portable information terminal, which is useful for making the portable information terminal a remote controller for a plurality of target devices.

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  1. 　一以上の対象機器を制御するネットワークに接続し、ディスプレイを有する携帯情報端末の制御方法であって、
    　前記携帯情報端末のコンピュータに対して、
    　建物の第１フロアの間取り図を表した第１表示画面を、前記第１表示画面の表示選択により前記ディスプレイに表示させ、前記第１フロアの間取り図を表した第１表示画面上に前記一以上の対象機器の各々を表した機器アイコンを表示させ、前記第１フロアの間取り図には階段が含まれ、
    　前記建物の第２フロアの間取り図を表した第２表示画面を、前記第２表示画面の表示選択により前記ディスプレイに表示させ、前記第２フロアの間取り図を表した第２表示画面上に前記一以上の対象機器の各々を表した機器アイコンを表示させ、前記第２フロアの間取り図には前記階段が含まれ、
    　前記第１フロアの間取り図に含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択、又は、前記第２フロアの間取り図に含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択を検知すると、前記ディスプレイ上の前記第１表示画面の表示と前記第２表示画面の表示とを切り替える、
    　制御方法。     A method for controlling a portable information terminal having a display connected to a network for controlling one or more target devices,
    For the portable information terminal computer,
    A first display screen representing a floor plan of a building is displayed on the display by display selection of the first display screen, and the first display screen representing the floor plan of the first floor is displayed on the first display screen. A device icon representing each of the above target devices is displayed, and the floor plan of the first floor includes a staircase,
    A second display screen representing a floor plan of the second floor of the building is displayed on the display by display selection of the second display screen, and the second display screen representing the floor plan of the second floor is displayed on the second display screen. A device icon representing each of one or more target devices is displayed, and the floor plan of the second floor includes the stairs.
    When the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor or the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the second floor is detected, the first on the display is detected. Switching between display of the display screen and display of the second display screen;
    Control method.
  2. 　前記ディスプレイに前記第１表示画面が表示されている状態で、前記第１フロアの間取りに含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択を検知すると、前記ディスプレイに表示されている前記第１表示画面の表示を前記第２表示画面の表示に切り替える、
    　請求項１に記載の制御方法。     When selection of an area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor is detected in a state where the first display screen is displayed on the display, the first display screen displayed on the display is displayed. Switching the display to the display of the second display screen,
    The control method according to claim 1.
  3. 　前記ディスプレイに前記第２表示画面が表示されている状態で、前記第２フロアの間取りに含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択を検知すると、前記ディスプレイに表示されている前記第２表示画面の表示を前記第１表示画面の表示に切り替える、
    　請求項１又は請求項２のいずれか一に記載の制御方法。     When selection of an area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the second floor is detected in a state where the second display screen is displayed on the display, the second display screen displayed on the display is displayed. Switching the display to the display of the first display screen,
    The control method as described in any one of Claim 1 or Claim 2.
  4. 　前記ディスプレイに前記第１表示画面が表示されている状態で、前記第１表示画面上に表示された前記一以上の対象機器の中のいずれか一の対象機器を表した機器アイコンの選択を検知すると、前記第１表示画面上にオーバラップさせて前記選択された一の機器アイコンに対応する対象機器の操作又は状態確認の少なくともいずれかをするための制御画面を前記ディスプレイに表示させ、
    　前記制御画面の操作に基づき、前記一の対象機器に対応する対象機器の操作又は状態確認をするための制御コマンドを前記ネットワークに出力させる、
    　請求項１から請求項３のいずれか一に記載の制御方法。     Detecting selection of a device icon representing any one of the one or more target devices displayed on the first display screen in a state where the first display screen is displayed on the display. Then, a control screen for performing at least one of operation or status confirmation of a target device corresponding to the selected one device icon by overlapping on the first display screen is displayed on the display,
    Based on the operation of the control screen, the control command for operating or confirming the status of the target device corresponding to the one target device is output to the network.
    The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
  5. 　前記ディスプレイに前記第２表示画面が表示されている状態で、前記第２表示画面上に表示された前記一以上の対象機器の中のいずれか一の対象機器を表した機器アイコンの選択を検知すると、前記第２表示画面上にオーバラップさせて前記選択された一の機器アイコンに対応する対象機器の操作又は状態確認の少なくともいずれかをするための制御画面を前記ディスプレイに表示させ、
    　前記制御画面の操作に基づき、前記一の対象機器に対応する対象機器の操作又は状態確認をするための制御コマンドを前記ネットワークに出力させる、
    　請求項１から請求項４のいずれか一に記載の制御方法。     When the second display screen is displayed on the display, selection of a device icon representing any one of the one or more target devices displayed on the second display screen is detected. Then, a control screen for performing at least one of operation or status confirmation of the target device corresponding to the selected one device icon by overlapping on the second display screen is displayed on the display,
    Based on the operation of the control screen, the control command for operating or confirming the status of the target device corresponding to the one target device is output to the network.
    The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
  6. 　前記ディスプレイは、タッチパネル式ディスプレイであり、
    　前記第１フロアの間取り図に含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択、又は、前記第２フロアの間取り図に含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択は、前記タッチパネル式ディスプレイへの接触の検知によりなされる、
    　請求項１から請求項５のいずれか一の記載の制御方法。     The display is a touch panel display,
    The selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor or the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the second floor is performed by detecting contact with the touch panel display. Made by,
    The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
  7. 　前記第１フロアの間取り図に含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択、又は、前記第２フロアの間取り図に含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択は、マウスポインタのクリックの検知によりなされる、
    　請求項１から請求項５のいずれか一に記載の制御方法。     The selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor or the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the second floor is made by detecting the click of the mouse pointer. ,
    The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
  8. 　前記第１表示画面上にオーバラップさせて前記制御画面が表示されると、前記制御画面の表示領域外に前記一以上の対象機器の各々を表した機器アイコンを退避させる、
    　請求項４に記載の制御方法。     When the control screen is displayed in an overlapping manner on the first display screen, a device icon representing each of the one or more target devices is saved outside the display area of the control screen.
    The control method according to claim 4.
  9. 　前記第２表示画面上にオーバラップさせて前記制御画面が表示されると、前記制御画面の表示領域外に前記一以上の対象機器の各々を表した機器アイコンを退避させる、
    　請求項５に記載の制御方法。     When the control screen is displayed on the second display screen so as to overlap, a device icon representing each of the one or more target devices is saved outside the display area of the control screen.
    The control method according to claim 5.
  10. 一以上の対象機器を制御するネットワークに接続し、ディスプレイを有する携帯情報端末に実行させるプログラムであって、
    　前記携帯情報端末のコンピュータに対して、
    　建物の第１フロアの間取り図を表した第１表示画面を、前記第１表示画面の表示選択により前記ディスプレイに表示させ、前記第１フロアの間取り図を表した第１表示画面上に前記一以上の対象機器の各々を表した機器アイコンを表示させ、前記第１フロアの間取り図には階段が含まれ、
    　前記建物の第２フロアの間取り図を表した第２表示画面を、前記第２表示画面の表示選択により前記ディスプレイに表示させ、前記第２フロアの間取り図を表した第２表示画面上に前記一以上の対象機器の各々を表した機器アイコンを表示させ、前記第２フロアの間取り図には前記階段が含まれ、
    　前記第１フロアの間取り図に含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択、又は、前記第２フロアの間取り図に含まれる前記階段に相当する領域の選択を検知すると、前記ディスプレイ上の前記第１表示画面の表示と前記第２表示画面の表示とを切り替える、
    　プログラム。     A program that connects to a network that controls one or more target devices and that is executed by a portable information terminal having a display,
    For the portable information terminal computer,
    A first display screen representing a floor plan of a building is displayed on the display by display selection of the first display screen, and the first display screen representing the floor plan of the first floor is displayed on the first display screen. A device icon representing each of the above target devices is displayed, and the floor plan of the first floor includes a staircase,
    A second display screen representing a floor plan of the second floor of the building is displayed on the display by display selection of the second display screen, and the second display screen representing the floor plan of the second floor is displayed on the second display screen. A device icon representing each of one or more target devices is displayed, and the floor plan of the second floor includes the stairs.
    When the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the first floor or the selection of the area corresponding to the staircase included in the floor plan of the second floor is detected, the first on the display is detected. Switching between display of the display screen and display of the second display screen;
    program.
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