WO2016117241A1

WO2016117241A1 - Electronic instrument control device, electronic instrument control system, electronic instrument, and control method for same

Info

Publication number: WO2016117241A1
Application number: PCT/JP2015/084995
Authority: WO
Inventors: 龍郡山; 将寿田
Original assignee: アプリックスＩｐホールディングス株式会社
Priority date: 2015-01-20
Filing date: 2015-12-15
Publication date: 2016-07-28
Also published as: JP2016134770A; TW201636773A

Abstract

The objective of the invention is to make it easy to detect the presence of a person at the periphery of an electronic instrument to be controlled. This electronic instrument control device is provided with a communication unit, a storage unit, a determining unit and a control unit. The communication unit performs short-range radio communication with a terminal device. The storage unit associates together and stores, for each electronic instrument, operating conditions corresponding to the communication state of the short-range radio communication, and operation contents corresponding to the operating conditions. The determining unit determines whether or not the communication state fulfills one of the operating conditions. If the communication state fulfills one of the operating conditions, the control unit generates a control signal which causes the electronic instrument to execute the corresponding operation content, and supplies said control signal to the electronic instrument.

Description

Electronic device control apparatus, electronic device control system, electronic device, and control method thereof

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly, to a control device, a control system, and a control method for controlling the electronic device.

Controls such as electric lamps, air conditioners (air conditioners), heaters (heaters), electric fans, air purifiers, etc. that operate when a person is nearby and stop when the person is no longer around In order to perform the above, there is known one using a human sensor using infrared rays, visible light, ultrasonic waves, or the like. Such control is effective for preventing the consumption of electric power and the occurrence of an accident due to the user forgetting to stop the operation. For example, there has been proposed a copier that confirms the presence of an operator by a human sensor and shifts to a process that consumes less power when the operator is absent (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2014-119996 A

In the prior art, the presence of a person is detected by a human sensor and used to control an electronic device. However, many human sensors have a narrow detection range or high directivity, and can be detected when there is a person in front of the sensor, but otherwise human presence cannot be detected and is not intended. There is a risk of control. When trying to detect the presence of human beings over a wide range, for example, it is necessary to install sensors on the wall or ceiling away from the equipment, which increases the scale of the device and is not suitable for simple home appliance control. There is.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to easily detect the presence of a person around an electronic device to be controlled.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and a first aspect thereof is a communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with a terminal device, and a communication state of the short-range wireless communication. A storage unit that stores an operation condition corresponding to the operation condition and an operation content corresponding to the operation condition for each electronic device, a determination unit that determines whether the communication state satisfies the operation condition, and the communication state An electronic device control device including a control unit that generates a control signal for causing the electronic device to execute the corresponding operation content when the operation condition is satisfied, and supplies the control signal to the electronic device, and the electronic device An electronic device control system including a device control device. This brings about the effect | action of operating an electronic device with the operation | movement content corresponding to the communication state of near field communication.

In addition, a second aspect of the present invention provides a communication unit that performs near field communication with a terminal device, an operation condition corresponding to the communication state of the near field communication, and an operation content corresponding to the operation condition. For each electronic device, a determination unit for determining whether or not the communication state satisfies the operation condition, and a corresponding operation content when the communication state satisfies the operation condition. An electronic apparatus including a control unit that generates a control signal for execution. This brings about the effect | action that control in an electronic device is performed with the operation | movement content corresponding to the communication state of near field communication.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device that stores an operation condition corresponding to a communication state of short-range wireless communication with a terminal device and an operation content corresponding to the operation condition in association with each electronic device. A method for controlling an electronic device in a control device, the procedure for determining whether or not the operation standard is satisfied by monitoring the communication state, and the corresponding operation content when the communication state satisfies the operation standard. A method of generating a control signal to be executed by the electronic device and supplying the control signal to the electronic device. As a result, the electronic device control apparatus has an effect of controlling the electronic device according to the operation content corresponding to the communication state of the short-range wireless communication.

According to the present invention, it is possible to achieve an excellent effect that it is possible to easily detect the presence of a person around the electronic device to be controlled.

It is a figure which shows an example of the whole structure of the electronic device control system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the control apparatus 200 and the terminal device 100 in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the 1st structural example of the operation condition table 231 in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the 2nd structural example of the operation condition table 231 in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the connection establishment procedure of the Example (2nd Example) by the connection type which does not require the pairing in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a connection type (1st or 2nd Example) process sequence in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the modification of the operation condition table 231 in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other modification of the operation condition table 231 in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the control apparatus 200 and the terminal device 100 in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the operation condition table 231 in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a process sequence in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the operation condition table 231 in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described.

<1. First Embodiment>
[Overall configuration of electronic device control system]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an electronic device control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This electronic device control system includes an electronic device 300 to be controlled, a control device 200 for controlling the electronic device 300, and a terminal device 100 capable of short-range wireless communication with the control device 200.

Note that, here, one terminal device 100, one control device 200, and one electronic device 300 are shown, but a plurality of these may be provided. In this case, a single control device 200 may control a plurality of electronic devices 300, or a single control device 200 may control one specific electronic device 300. Further, as described later, the terminal device 100 may be only a specific terminal device 100 registered in advance, or may be an unspecified terminal device 100.

The electronic device 300 is a control target in the electronic device control system, and is controlled by the control device 200. As this electronic device 300, for example, an electric product such as an electric lamp, an air conditioner (air conditioner), a heating appliance (heater), a fan, an air cleaner, or the like is assumed.

The terminal device 100 is a terminal carried by the user. As this terminal device 100, a portable terminal etc. are mentioned, for example. The terminal device 100 can perform short-range wireless communication with the control device 200. As this short-range wireless communication standard, for example, “Bluetooth (registered trademark)” or “Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy” (hereinafter abbreviated as “BLE”) optimized for ultra-low power consumption is used. is assumed.

As shown in b in the figure, when the terminal device 100 exists in a range where short-range wireless communication with the control device 200 is possible, the short-range wireless communication between the terminal device 100 and the control device 200. Is done. On the other hand, near field communication is not performed when the terminal device 100 exists outside the range of near field communication.

The control device 200 monitors the communication state of the short-range wireless communication with the terminal device 100 and determines whether or not the communication state satisfies a predetermined operating condition. When the communication state satisfies a predetermined operation condition, the control device 200 generates a control signal corresponding to the operation content corresponding to the operation condition and supplies the control signal to the electronic device 300. The operation conditions and operation contents referred to here are stored in advance in the control device 200 as will be described later.

[Configuration of control device and terminal device]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the control device 200 and the terminal device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The control device 200 includes a control unit 210, a determination unit 220, a storage unit 230, and a communication unit 240.

The communication unit 240 performs near field communication with the terminal device 100.

The storage unit 230 stores data necessary for the operation of the control device 200. For example, the storage unit 230 stores an operation condition table 231. The operation condition table 231 stores an operation condition corresponding to the communication state of the short-range wireless communication in the communication unit 240 and an operation content corresponding to the operation condition in association with each electronic device 300.

The determination unit 220 determines whether or not the communication state of the short-range wireless communication in the communication unit 240 satisfies the operation condition defined in the operation condition table 231.

The control unit 210 controls the electronic device 300 according to the determination result by the determination unit 220. That is, when the communication state satisfies the operation condition, the control unit 210 generates a control signal for causing the electronic device 300 to execute the corresponding operation content, and supplies the control signal to the electronic device 300.

The terminal device 100 includes a communication unit 140. The communication unit 140 performs near field communication with the control device 200.

[Configuration of operating condition table]
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a first configuration example of the operation condition table 231 according to the first embodiment of this invention. The first configuration example of the operation condition table 231 stores the communication state of short-range wireless communication in the communication unit 240 and the operation content corresponding to the operation condition in association with each electronic device 300. Here, each state of “connected” or “disconnected” is assumed as a communication state of short-range wireless communication. When the communication state becomes the connection state, it is estimated that the user carrying the terminal device 100 has entered the communication range, and the operation of the electronic device 300 is started. On the other hand, when the communication state is disconnected, it is estimated that the user carrying the terminal device 100 has left the communication range, and the operation of the electronic device 300 is stopped.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a second configuration example of the operation condition table 231 according to the first embodiment of this invention. Also in the second configuration example of the operation condition table 231, each state of “connected” or “disconnected” is assumed as the communication state of the short-range wireless communication. In the first configuration example described above, the operation starts when the communication state becomes the connection state and stops when the communication state becomes the disconnection state. In the second configuration example, the strength of the operation is controlled. For example, in a constantly operating air conditioner, if there is a person in the surroundings, the operation mode is set to strong to emphasize room temperature adjustment, and if there is no person, the operation mode is set to low to save power. Can be considered.

[Types of near field communication]
In short-distance wireless communication, generally, a connection-type communication method that forms a connection between devices and a non-connection-type communication method that does not form a connection are broadly classified. Even in the connection-type communication method, a connection based on connection authentication (pairing) between devices and a connection that does not require pairing can be considered. Hereinafter, embodiments will be described separately.

[Embodiment based on connection type assuming pairing (first embodiment)]
Here, an example of connection using the above-described Bluetooth (registered trademark) will be described as an example (first embodiment) based on a connection type on the premise of pairing.

In the first embodiment, a pairing that permits a one-to-one connection between the control device 200 and the terminal device 100 is performed in advance. Thereby, when each other exists in the radio wave range, a connection can be automatically formed. On the other hand, when it goes out of the radio wave range, the connection is cut off due to communication failure. Using this, the control device 200 monitors the connection with the terminal device 100 and controls the operation of the electronic device 300 according to the state.

In addition, in the case of pairing, the control apparatus 200 memorize | stores the information regarding the paired terminal device 100 in the memory | storage part 230. FIG. This information corresponds to, for example, a pass key for connection. A connection can be formed only with the terminal device 100 registered in advance by pairing.

The first embodiment is particularly suitable for use in a private place because the operation control of the electronic device 300 is performed only in correspondence with whether or not a specific terminal device 100 exists. For example, an air conditioner or the like in the own room of the owner of the terminal device 100 paired in advance is assumed. When the owner of the terminal device 100 enters the room, the air conditioner is automatically turned on by forming a connection, and when the terminal device 100 leaves the room, it is turned off by disconnecting the connection. On the other hand, even if the owner of the terminal device 100 that is not paired enters or leaves the room, the control device 200 does not react.

[Example of connection type that does not require pairing (second example)]
Here, an example of a connection using the above-described BLE will be described as an example of a connection type that does not require pairing (second example).

In the second embodiment, since a connection is arbitrarily formed with the terminal device 100 responding to the advertisement packet transmitted by the control device 200, the operation is close to a non-connection type.

In the second embodiment, prior setting for pairing is not necessary, and it can be used in, for example, a public place where an unspecified number of people come and go.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a connection establishment procedure of the connection type example (second example) that does not require pairing in the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In the second embodiment, a communication connection (connection) is established between the terminal device 100 and the control device 200 on the assumption of data exchange by a service-characteristic (Service-Characteristic) of GATT (Generic ATTribute Profile). Establish. Therefore, the terminal device 100 starts the GAP Central role. In addition, the control device 200 starts a peripheral role of GAP (Generic Access Profile), and ADV_IND (Advertising Indication) that is an advertisement packet indicating connection waiting at a predetermined interval (Advertise_Interval) without specifying a transmission destination. (Step S811).

The terminal device 100 performs an advertisement packet reception operation (Scanning) at a predetermined interval (Scan_interval). As a result, when ADV_IND is received, the terminal device 100 transmits SCAN_REQ (Scan Request) for requesting additional information (step S812). Receiving this SCAN_REQ, the control device 200 transmits additional information to the terminal device 100 by SCAN_RSP (Scan Response) (step S813). The terminal device 100 that has received the additional information determines whether or not to establish a connection. The steps S812 and S813 can be omitted.

The terminal device 100 transmits CONNECT_REQ (Connection Request) for requesting a connection (step S814). Then, when the control device 200 responds to this CONNECT_REQ, a connection is established (step S815).

In this way, BLE can establish a connection without performing pairing in advance. In addition, as a BLE role, the control device 200 operates as a slave, and the terminal device 100 operates as a master. In the second embodiment, it is also possible to connect one control device 200 to a plurality of terminal devices 100 simultaneously by operating the terminal device 100 as a peripheral and the control device 200 as a central. .

[Operation of connection type (first or second embodiment)]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a connection type (first or second example) processing procedure according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the control device 200 controls the operation of the electronic device 300 according to the presence / absence of a connection.

The control device 200 transmits a connection request to the surrounding terminal devices 100 (step S911). When there is no response to the connection request from the terminal device 100 (step S912: No), the control device 200 continues to transmit the connection request at predetermined time intervals (step S913: Yes, step S911).

When there is a response to the connection request from the terminal device 100 (step S912: Yes), a connection is formed between the terminal device 100 and the control device 200 (step S914). Thereby, the control apparatus 200 starts operation | movement of the electronic device 300 (step S915).

The control device 200 operates the electronic device 300 continuously while the connection is valid. Meanwhile, transmission / reception of packets is performed between the terminal device 100 and the control device 200 (step S916). While the transmission / reception of this packet is maintained, it is determined that the connection is established. When packet transmission / reception is interrupted, it is determined that the connection has been disconnected. If the connection is not disconnected (step S917: No), packet transmission / reception is performed at predetermined time intervals (step S918: Yes, step S916).

When the connection is disconnected (step S917: Yes), the control device 200 stops the operation of the electronic device 300 (step S919).

Even when the operation of the electronic device 300 is stopped, the control device 200 transmits a connection request (step S911). When there is a response to the connection request (step S912: Yes) and a new connection is created (step S914), the control device 200 starts the operation of the electronic device 300 (step S915).

[Modification of operating condition table]
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a modification of the operation condition table 231 in the first embodiment of the present invention. Assuming the connection type as described above (first or second embodiment), the number of connections can be further considered as the communication state of short-range wireless communication.

In this example, each state of “connected” or “disconnected” is assumed as a communication state of short-range wireless communication, and the number of connections is a condition in the connection state. Then, when the communication state becomes the connection state, the operation of the electronic device 300 is started. When the number of connections is less than “5”, it is estimated that there are few users carrying the terminal device 100 in the communication range. Set the operation mode to weak. In the state where the number of connections is “5” or more, it is estimated that there are many users carrying the terminal device 100 in the communication range, and the operation mode is set to be strong. On the other hand, when the communication state is disconnected, it is estimated that the user carrying the terminal device 100 does not exist within the communication range, and the operation of the electronic device 300 is stopped.

[Example of non-connection type (third example)]
Here, a non-connection type embodiment (third embodiment) will be described. In the third embodiment, the control device 200 periodically transmits a response request command for requesting a response (response) through short-range wireless communication. When the terminal device 100 exists within the radio wave range, the terminal device 100 returns a response when receiving the response request command. When receiving a response from the terminal device 100, the control device 200 determines that the terminal device 100 exists nearby. On the other hand, if there is no response from the terminal device 100, it is determined that the terminal device 100 does not exist nearby. The state of the electronic device is controlled according to the determination result.

In the third embodiment, pairing for forming a connection in advance is not necessary. If a general setting for returning a response to a response request command is executed by, for example, an application on a smart phone, the third embodiment can be applied.

This third embodiment is particularly effective in public places where an unspecified number of people come and go. Assuming an air conditioner placed in a public place, the connection type responds only to the entrance / exit of the owner of the previously paired terminal regardless of the presence of other people, so there are people in the room. The phenomenon that the air conditioner is turned off can also be considered. According to the third embodiment, if any one person enters the room of the terminal device 100, the air conditioner is turned on, and after the last person leaves the room, the air conditioner is turned off. Note that the third embodiment can also be used in a private place.

[Modification of operating condition table]
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another modification of the operation condition table 231 in the first embodiment of the present invention. Assuming the non-connection-type embodiment (third embodiment) as described above, the number of responses received within a certain period of time for one response request transmission as the short-range wireless communication state Can be considered.

In this example, each state of “connected” or “disconnected” is assumed as a communication state of short-range wireless communication depending on the presence / absence of a response, and the number of responses is a condition in the connection state. Then, when the communication state becomes the connected state, the operation of the electronic device 300 is started, but when the number of responses is less than “5”, it is estimated that there are few users carrying the terminal device 100 in the communication range. Set the operation mode to weak. In the state where the number of responses is “5” or more, it is estimated that there are many users carrying the terminal device 100 in the communication range, and the operation mode is set to be strong. On the other hand, when the communication state is disconnected, it is estimated that the user carrying the terminal device 100 does not exist within the communication range, and the operation of the electronic device 300 is stopped.

As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the presence of a human in the vicinity of the electronic device 300 is detected using the communication state of the short-range wireless communication between the control device 200 and the terminal device 100. The operation of the electronic device 300 can be controlled by estimation.

<2. Second Embodiment>
In the first embodiment described above, the operation of the electronic device 300 is controlled in accordance with the communication state of the short-range wireless communication between the control device 200 and the terminal device 100. However, the second embodiment Then, the operation of the electronic device 300 is further controlled with reference to the operation state of the electronic device 300. For example, when a new connection is formed during the operation of the electronic device 300, the control device 200 does not perform a process of generating a control signal for starting operation again and transmitting it to the electronic device 300. Thereby, useless operation | movement of the control apparatus 200 can be suppressed.

Note that Examples 1 to 3 in the above-described first embodiment can be similarly applied to the second embodiment.

[Configuration of control device and terminal device]
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the control device 200 and the terminal device 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The control device 200 includes an operation state acquisition unit 250 in addition to the control unit 210, the determination unit 220, the storage unit 230, and the communication unit 240. Other configurations are the same as those described in the first embodiment.

The operation state acquisition unit 250 acquires an operation state from the electronic device 300 as to whether or not the electronic device 300 is operating. The operation state acquisition unit 250 supplies the acquired operation state of the electronic device 300 to the determination unit 220. The determination unit 220 determines whether or not the operation condition is satisfied in consideration of the operation state of the electronic device 300 in addition to the communication state of the short-range wireless communication with the terminal device 100.

[Configuration of operating condition table]
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the operation condition table 231 according to the second embodiment of this invention. The operation condition table 231 according to the second embodiment uses the communication state of the short-range wireless communication in the communication unit 240 and the operation state of the electronic device 300 as operation conditions, and the operation contents corresponding to the operation conditions as the electronic device 300. It is stored in association with each other.

When the communication state becomes the connection state, it is estimated that the user carrying the terminal device 100 has entered the communication range, but if the operation state of the electronic device 300 already indicates that it is operating, the operation is continued. Because it is good, no particular control is performed. If the operation of the electronic device 300 is stopped when the communication state becomes the connection state, the operation is started.

On the other hand, when the communication state is disconnected, it is estimated that the user carrying the terminal device 100 has gone out of the communication range, but if the operation state of the electronic device 300 has already been stopped, the stop is continued. Since it is sufficient, no particular control is performed. If the electronic device 300 is in operation when the communication state is disconnected, the operation is stopped.

[Operation]
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a processing procedure in the second embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the control device 200 controls the operation of the electronic device 300 using the communication state of the short-range wireless communication in the communication unit 240 and the operation state of the electronic device 300 as operation conditions.

The control device 200 transmits a response request to the surrounding terminal devices 100 (step S921). When there is a response to the response request from the terminal device 100 (step S922: Yes), if the operation state of the electronic device 300 already indicates that it is operating (step S923: Yes), no particular control is performed (step S925). . On the other hand, if the operation state of the electronic device 300 indicates a stop (step S923: No), the operation of the electronic device 300 is started (step S926).

If there is no response to the response request from the terminal device 100 (step S922: No), if the operation state of the electronic device 300 has already indicated a stop (step S924: No), no particular control is performed (step S928). If the operation state of the electronic device 300 indicates that it is in operation (step S924: Yes), the operation of the electronic device 300 is stopped (step S927).

Thereafter, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the previous response request (step S929: Yes), the control device 200 repeats transmission of response requests to the surrounding terminal devices 100 again (step S921).

As described above, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the communication state of the short-range wireless communication between the control device 200 and the terminal device 100, the operation state of the electronic device 300 is considered. Thus, useless operation of the control device 200 can be suppressed.

<3. Third Embodiment>
In the first and second embodiments described above, the presence / absence of a connection is determined as the communication state of the short-range wireless communication between the control device 200 and the terminal device 100. This third embodiment Then, the received signal strength (RSSI: Received Signal Strength Indicator) of the received signal is considered. In this case, each of the control device 200 and the terminal device 100 can employ a determination criterion using the received signal strength as described below.

It is known that the value of the received signal strength becomes smaller as the distance between the control device 200 and the terminal device 100 becomes longer. That is, under an ideal environment where there is no radio wave shielding, the received signal strength RSSI (r) at the distance r is expressed by the following equation. Here, X is the received signal intensity at a distance of 1 meter, and Y is a constant representing the degree of radio wave attenuation.
RSSI (r) = X- ₁₀ Ylog ₁₀ (r)
In the third embodiment, the position of the user is estimated using the received signal strength.

The third embodiment can be applied to the first and second embodiments described above, and the basic configuration is the same as that of the first and second embodiments described above. Detailed description is omitted. In addition, Examples 1 to 3 in the above-described first embodiment can be similarly applied to the third embodiment.

[Judgment criteria example in terminal equipment]
In this example, the terminal device 100 determines whether or not a response is necessary based on the received signal strength of the signal from the control device 200. In this example, it is assumed that the terminal device 100 holds a preset threshold value of received signal strength. When the terminal device 100 receives a signal such as a response request from the control device 200, the terminal device 100 returns a response only when the received signal strength is equal to or greater than a threshold value. That is, when the received signal strength such as a response request is less than the threshold, no response is returned. Thereby, when the distance between the control apparatus 200 and the terminal device 100 is some distance away, it can adjust so that a connection may not be performed.

[First Judgment Criteria in Control Device]
In this example, the control device 200 determines whether or not there is a response based on the received signal strength of the signal from the terminal device 100. In this example, it is assumed that the control device 200 holds a preset threshold value of received signal strength. When receiving a signal such as a response from the terminal device 100, the control device 200 determines that there is a response only when the received signal strength is equal to or greater than a threshold value. That is, when the received signal strength such as a response is less than the threshold, it is determined that there is no response. Thereby, when the distance between the control apparatus 200 and the terminal device 100 is some distance away, it can adjust so that a connection may not be performed.

[Second Judgment Criteria in Control Device]
In this example, the control device 200 quantitatively handles the received signal strength of the signal from the terminal device 100, and performs control on the electronic device 300 according to the received signal strength. Also in this example, it is preferable that the control device 200 holds a plurality of threshold values, assuming that the threshold value of the received signal strength set in advance is held. In the following, it is assumed that two threshold values of threshold value A and threshold value B (threshold value A <threshold value B) are set as threshold values of the received signal strength.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the operation condition table 231 in the third embodiment of the present invention. In the third embodiment, as the communication state of the short-range wireless communication between the control device 200 and the terminal device 100, the received signal strength value of the signal received from the terminal device 100 by the control device 200 is referred to.

When the value of the received signal strength of the signal received from the terminal device 100 indicates the threshold value A or higher, the control device 200 sets the operation mode to strong and operates the electronic device 300. When the value of the received signal strength of the signal received from the terminal device 100 indicates a threshold value B or more and less than the threshold value A, the control device 200 sets the operation mode to be weak and operates the electronic device 300. Further, when the value of the received signal strength of the signal received from the terminal device 100 indicates less than the threshold value B, the control device 200 stops the operation of the electronic device 300.

As described above, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, by using the value of the received signal strength as the communication state of the short-range wireless communication between the control device 200 and the terminal device 100, the electronic device The distance between the user and the operation control 300 can be reflected.

The above-described embodiment shows an example for embodying the present invention, and the matters in the embodiment and the invention-specific matters in the claims have a corresponding relationship. Similarly, the matters specifying the invention in the claims and the matters in the embodiment of the present invention having the same names as the claims have a corresponding relationship. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and can be embodied by making various modifications to the embodiment without departing from the scope of the invention.

Further, the processing procedure described in the above embodiment may be regarded as a method having a series of these procedures, and a program for causing a computer to execute these series of procedures or a recording medium storing the program. You may catch it. As this recording medium, for example, a CD (Compact Disc), an MD (MiniDisc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a memory card, a Blu-ray disc (Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc), or the like can be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Terminal device 140 Communication part 200 Control apparatus 210 Control part 220 Judgment part 230 Storage part 231 Operation condition table 240 Communication part 250 Operation state acquisition part 300 Electronic device

Claims

A communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with a terminal device;
A storage unit that stores an operation condition corresponding to a communication state of the short-range wireless communication and an operation content corresponding to the operation condition in association with each electronic device;
A determination unit that determines whether or not the communication state satisfies the operation condition;
An electronic device control apparatus comprising: a control unit that generates a control signal for causing the electronic device to execute the corresponding operation content when the communication state satisfies the operation condition and supplies the control signal to the electronic device.
The communication unit performs a connection operation with the terminal device via the short-range wireless communication,
2. The determination unit according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines that the connection through the short-range wireless communication is performed and that the connection through the short-range wireless communication is disconnected as the operation condition. Electronic device control device.
The electronic device control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the determination unit further determines the number of the communication terminals connected via the short-range wireless communication as the operation condition.
The communication unit periodically transmits a command requesting a response via the short-range wireless communication to the terminal devices existing in the surroundings,
The electronic device control device according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines whether or not there is a response from the terminal device to the command as the operation condition.
The electronic device control device according to claim 4, wherein the determination unit further determines the number of responses from the terminal device to the command as the operation condition.
The electronic device control device according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines a received signal strength of a signal received in the short-range wireless communication with the terminal device as the operation condition.
Further comprising an operation state acquisition unit for acquiring an operation state of the electronic device;
The storage unit stores a plurality of the operation contents according to the operation state of the electronic device for each operation condition,
The said control part produces | generates the control signal for making the said electronic device perform the said operation content according to the state of the said electronic device, when the said communication state satisfy | fills the said operation condition, It supplies to the said electronic device. Item 2. The electronic device control apparatus according to Item 1.
An electronic device control system comprising a terminal device, an electronic device, and an electronic device control device capable of short-range wireless communication with the terminal device and controlling the electronic device,
The electronic device control device includes:
A first communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with the terminal device;
A storage unit that stores an operation condition corresponding to a communication state of the short-range wireless communication and an operation content corresponding to the operation condition in association with each electronic device;
A determination unit that determines whether or not the communication state satisfies the operation condition;
A control unit that generates a control signal for causing the electronic device to execute the corresponding operation content when the communication state satisfies the operation condition, and supplies the control signal to the electronic device;
The said terminal device is an electronic device control system provided with the 2nd communication part which performs the said near field communication between the said electronic device control apparatuses.
The terminal device monitors a received signal strength of a signal received in the short-range wireless communication with the electronic device control device, and the first communication unit is configured to control the electronic device control device according to the received signal strength. The electronic device control system according to claim 8, further comprising a second control unit that controls whether or not to maintain the short-range wireless communication with the device.
The electronic device control system according to claim 8, wherein the determination unit determines a received signal strength of a signal received in the short-range wireless communication with the terminal device as the operation condition.
A communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication with a terminal device;
A storage unit that stores an operation condition corresponding to a communication state of the short-range wireless communication and an operation content corresponding to the operation condition in association with each electronic device;
A determination unit that determines whether or not the communication state satisfies the operation condition;
An electronic apparatus comprising: a control unit that generates a control signal for executing the corresponding operation content when the communication state satisfies the operation condition.
An electronic device control method in an electronic device control device for storing an operation condition corresponding to a communication state of short-range wireless communication with a terminal device and an operation content corresponding to the operation condition for each electronic device,
A procedure for monitoring the communication state to determine whether or not the operation criteria are satisfied;
And a procedure for generating a control signal for causing the electronic device to execute the corresponding operation content when the communication state satisfies the operation criteria and supplying the control signal to the electronic device.