WO2018062223A1

WO2018062223A1 - Device control system, device control method, and program

Info

Publication number: WO2018062223A1
Application number: PCT/JP2017/034846
Authority: WO
Inventors: ジャスミンジュライヒ; 古門　健; 古田　晋也
Original assignee: パナソニックＩｐマネジメント株式会社
Priority date: 2016-09-30
Filing date: 2017-09-27
Publication date: 2018-04-05
Also published as: JP6767703B2; JP2018057245A; TW201817246A

Abstract

Provided is a device control system that makes it possible to change, according to the status of a facility, a type and a control content of a target device that can be controlled from the outside of the facility. Also provided is a communication device used in the device control system. The device control system (1) is provided with a first communication unit (5) and a first control unit (2). The first communication unit (5) specifies at least one target device (8) installed in a facility (H1) and receives first information (D1) used for specifying an operation content of the target device (8). The first control unit (2) generates second information (D2) on controlling the target device (8). The first control unit (2) generates the second information (D2) based on the first information (D1) in accordance with whether a terminal device (11) that has transmitted the first information (D1) is present outside the facility (H1) or inside the facility (H1) and whether a person is present in the facility (H1) or not.

Description

Device control system, device control method, and program

The present invention relates to a device control system, a device control method, and a program. More specifically, the present invention relates to a device control system that controls a target device to be controlled among devices, a control method for the device control system, and a program.

Conventionally, an energy management system including a controller that controls a device (target device) installed in a facility such as a detached house is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The controller described in Patent Literature 1 refers to the room-user association table to determine a room corresponding to the user associated with the schedule, and refers to the device-room association table to determine the determined room. Identify the device corresponding to. The controller controls the determined device.

The controller and equipment are connected to the home network. An external network is connected to the home network. The user can operate a device in the home network by remote operation using a terminal device in the outside network.

Patent Document 1 proposes an energy management system capable of accessing a device of a detached house through an external network (external network). In general, operations by remote operation from a network outside the home to the devices on the home network are restricted, but details of operations on the devices are not particularly restricted. However, devices that can be remotely operated through an outside network are limited to devices that do not require human monitoring from the viewpoint of disaster prevention or crime prevention.

The energy management system described in Patent Document 1 can be remotely operated through an outside network as long as it is a device whose remote operation is not restricted. In other words, the types of target devices that can be controlled through the external network and the contents of the control are fixedly determined regardless of the situation of the facility such as a house.

JP 2014-230480 A

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a device control system, a device control method, and a program capable of changing the type of controllable device that can be controlled from outside the facility and the content of control according to the situation of the facility The purpose is to do.

The device control system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit receives first information for specifying at least one target device installed in a facility and specifying the operation content of the target device. The control unit generates second information related to control of the target device. The control unit adds the first information to the first information according to whether the terminal device that has transmitted the first information is outside the facility or the facility, and whether a person is present in the facility. Based on the second information, the second information is generated.

The device control method according to an aspect of the present invention includes a step of designating operation content of at least one target device installed in a facility and receiving first information designating the target device. Further, the device control method may be configured to determine whether the terminal device that has transmitted the first information exists outside the facility or the facility, and whether the person exists in the facility. Generating second information related to the control of the device.

The program according to an aspect of the present invention causes a computer to execute the step of specifying the operation content of at least one target device installed in a facility and receiving first information specifying the target device. In addition, the program may determine whether the terminal device that has transmitted the first information is located outside the facility or in the facility, and whether or not a person exists in the facility. A step of generating second information related to control is executed.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a device control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the device control system. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a device control method in the device control system of the above.

Hereinafter, the device control system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

The device control system 1 controls the operation of the target device 8 installed in a facility H1 such as a detached house as shown in FIG. The target device 8 is a device that can be controlled by the device control system 1 among the devices used in the facility H1. The target device 8 is, for example, an air conditioner, a lighting device, an electromagnetic cooker, and an electric shutter. The control of the operation of the target device 8 may include output adjustment in addition to the change of the operation state from the operation state to the stop state and the change of the operation state from the stop state to the operation state. The output adjustment is to adjust the set temperature of the air conditioner, the light output of the lighting fixture, and the like. In addition, the facility H1 to which the device control system 1 is applied is not limited to a detached house, and may be a dwelling unit of an apartment house.

First, an outline of the device control system 1 will be described. The device control system 1 includes a controller 12 and a second communication unit 6 installed in the facility H1, and a communication device 10. The communication device 10 is configured to be able to communicate with other devices through at least one of the external network NW1 constructed outside the facility H1 and the internal network NW2 constructed within the facility H1. The external network NW1 is a wide area communication network such as a mobile communication network. The internal network NW2 is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) or a communication network that is uniquely constructed.

The communication device 10 is composed of a server device on the Internet, for example. The communication device 10 is configured such that a computer processor included in the communication device 10 executes a program held in the first storage unit 21 (see FIG. 2). The communication device 10 executes a program by a processor, thereby allowing a first determination unit 3 (determination unit), a second determination unit 4 (control unit), and a first control unit 2 (control unit, in-area determination unit). And the function with the 1st communication part 5 (communication part) is implement | achieved. The communication device 10 generates control information for controlling the operation of the target device 8 depending on whether or not the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1 and whether or not a person exists in the facility H1. .

The second communication unit 6 is, for example, a router. The second communication unit 6 is connected to the external network NW1 and the internal network NW2, and also functions as a gateway. In the present embodiment, the communication device 10 is connected to the second communication unit 6 through the external network NW1. The internal network NW2 is connected to each of the plurality of target devices 8. The second communication unit 6 communicates with the target device 8 in at least one of the wireless communication method and the wired communication method in the internal network NW2. The wireless communication system of the internal network NW2 of the second communication unit 6 is, for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), or the like. In FIG. 1, a communication path by wired communication is indicated by a solid line, and a communication path by wireless communication is indicated by a broken line. In FIG. 1, the communication paths of the rooms P3 and P4 in the internal network NW2 are not shown.

The controller 12 is connected to the second communication unit 6 through the internal network NW2. The controller 12 is a so-called HEMS (Home Energy Management System) controller. The controller 12 controls the target device 8 by communicating with the target device 8 via the internal network NW2. That is, the controller 12 controls the operation of the target device 8 by communicating the target device 8 with the target device 8 directly or via the second communication unit 6. The internal network NW2 may include a plurality of types of networks having different protocols and communication methods. For example, the controller 12 can directly communicate with the target device 8 by a wireless communication method based on specific low-power wireless communication.

The terminal device 11 is a mobile terminal used by a user such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal. The terminal device 11 may be a portable personal computer, for example.

The terminal device 11 is configured to be able to communicate with the second communication unit 6 in the facility H1, and communicates with the communication device 10 via the internal network NW2 and the external network NW1. Further, outside the facility H1, the terminal device 11 communicates with the communication device 10 by connecting to the external network NW1 by a wireless communication method using, for example, a 3G line or an LTE (Long Termination Evolution) line.

The configuration of the facility control system 1 in the facility H1 will be described. The second communication unit 6 and the controller 12 are arranged in the facility H1. Further, a distribution board 70, a plurality of target devices 8, a relay adapter 50, and communication adapters 91 to 93 are arranged in the facility H1.

In this embodiment, the target device 8 is a plurality of air conditioners, a plurality of lighting fixtures, an electromagnetic cooker, and an electric shutter. Hereinafter, when distinguishing each of the plurality of air conditioners of the target device 8, they are referred to as

air conditioners

82, 84, 86. When distinguishing each of the plurality of lighting fixtures in the target device 8, they are referred to as

lighting fixtures

81, 83, and 85. The target device 8 can receive the second information D 2 via the controller 12.

Here, the facility H1 has four areas, and each of the four areas corresponds to the rooms P1 to P4. At least one target device 8 is arranged in each of the rooms P1 to P4. Each of the rooms P1 to P4 is used as a living room, a children's room, a bedroom, and a garage. In the room P1, a lighting fixture 81, an air conditioner 82, and an electromagnetic cooker 801 are installed. In the room P2, a lighting fixture 83 and an air conditioner 84 are installed. In the room P3, a lighting fixture 85 and an air conditioner 86 are installed. A shutter 802 is installed in the room P4.

Among the target devices 8, the

air conditioners

82, 84, 86 and the electromagnetic cooker 801 have a communication function of performing communication via the internal network NW 2, and the controller 12 via the second communication unit 6. Communicate between the two. On the other hand, the

lighting fixtures

81, 83, and 85 do not have a communication function, but the communication adapters 91 to 93 have a function of performing wireless communication with the relay adapter 50. The

lighting fixtures

81, 83, and 85 are configured to receive a dimming level instruction from the communication adapters 91 to 93. Each of the communication adapters 91 to 93 is configured to be able to switch between a lighting state and a light-off state of the

lighting fixtures

81, 83, and 85 according to communication contents. The communication adapters 91 to 93 are further configured to indicate the dimming levels of the

lighting fixtures

81, 83, and 85. Therefore, the controller 12 can control not only the lighting state and the extinguishing state of each of the

lighting fixtures

81, 83, and 85 but also the dimming state.

In the distribution board 70, for example, a main breaker, a branch breaker, and an interconnection breaker are stored. The primary side of the main breaker of the distribution board 70 is connected to an AC power source 700 such as a commercial AC power source. The secondary side of the main breaker is connected to a plurality of branch breakers. The aforementioned target device 8 is electrically connected to the branch circuit branched by the branch breaker, and power is supplied from the distribution board 70 to the target device 8 electrically connected to the branch circuit. A distributed power source 701 is connected to the interconnection breaker. For example, a photovoltaic power generation system or a fuel cell system is selected as the distributed power source 701. The power output from the distributed power supply 701 is used by the target device 8 in the facility H1. Note that the power output from the distributed power supply 701 may be able to flow backward to the power system.

The distribution board 70 has a measuring unit 71 (see FIG. 2) that measures the power supplied to the target device 8. The measurement unit 71 is provided in the distribution board 70, for example, and measures the power consumption of the target device 8 installed in each of the rooms P1 to P4. For example, the measurement unit 71 measures the power consumption of each of the plurality of branch breakers corresponding to the rooms P1 to P4, and information (for example, the power value or the power amount) about the power consumption of each of the rooms P1 to P4. Can be output.

Here, the configuration of the terminal device 11 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 11 used in the present embodiment includes a second control unit 111, an operation unit 112, a third communication unit 113, a position detection unit 114, and a second storage unit 115. Prepare.

The operation unit 112 is a device that combines a display device such as a backlit liquid crystal display or an EL (Electro Luminescence) display with an input device such as a touch pad. The display content of the operation unit 112 is controlled by the second control unit 111. The operation content input using the operation unit 112 is output to the second control unit 111.

The position detection unit 114 includes, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, receives a signal transmitted by a GPS satellite, and acquires geographical position information of the terminal device 11.

The second control unit 111 includes a processor. The second control unit 111 is realized, for example, when the processor executes a program held in the second storage unit 115 or the like. This program is an application program (so-called application) downloaded through the external network NW1 and stored in the second storage unit 115. The second control unit 111 controls the operation of the third communication unit 113, the operation of the position detection unit 114, and the display content of the operation unit 112.

The second control unit 111 generates first information D1. The first information D1 is information for specifying the target device 8 and specifying the operation content of the target device 8. The first information D1 includes position information of the terminal device 11, identification information of at least one target device 8, and operation designation information that specifies the operation content of the target device 8 corresponding to the identification information. Yes. When the user performs an operation to specify the operation content of the target device 8 with the operation unit 112, the second control unit 111 generates the first information D1 and sends the first information D1 from the third communication unit 113 to the external network NW1.

The third communication unit 113 connects to the external network NW1 or the internal network NW2, and transmits the first information D1 to the communication device 10.

The second storage unit 115 includes, for example, a rewritable nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory). The second storage unit 115 holds a plurality of operation designation information. Each of the plurality of operation designation information is different for each target device 8 corresponding to the identification information. Hereinafter, the operation designation information for each target device 8 will be described.

The operation designation information corresponding to the

air conditioners

82, 84, 86 includes, for example, switching between the on state and the off state, changing the air volume in the on state, changing the temperature setting, instructing the notification operation accompanying the change in operation, etc. It is. The notification operation instruction includes, for example, an operation instruction for causing an indicator lamp (such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode)) included in the

air conditioners

82, 84, and 86 to emit light, a buzzer included in the

air conditioners

82, 84, and 86, and the like. Either or both of the instructions for the operation to be sounded.

The operation designation information corresponding to the

lighting fixtures

81, 83, and 85 includes, for example, switching between a lighting state and a non-lighting state, a dimming level instruction, and a notification operation instruction accompanying a change in operation. The notification operation instruction is, for example, an instruction to change the brightness periodically (for example, every 0.5 seconds) several times, or to change the lighting state and the unlighting state several times periodically. It is.

The operation designation information corresponding to the electromagnetic cooker 801 includes, for example, switching between an on state and an off state, switching of a cooking temperature, and an instruction for a notification operation that accompanies a change in operation. The instruction | indication of alerting | reporting operation | movement is either or both of the instruction | indication of the operation | movement which light-emits the indicator lamp which the electromagnetic cooker 801 has light, the instruction | indication of the operation | movement which rings the buzzer etc. which the electromagnetic cooker 801 has, for example.

The operation designation information corresponding to the shutter 802 is, for example, switching between an operation state and a stop state of a movable part that opens and closes the shutter 802, an instruction of a notification operation accompanying an operation change, and the like. The notification operation instruction is, for example, either or both of an operation instruction for causing the indicator lamp included in the shutter 802 to emit light and an operation instruction for causing a buzzer included in the shutter 802 to sound.

Next, details of the communication device 10 will be described. The communication device 10 includes a first control unit 2, a first storage unit 21, a first determination unit 3, a second determination unit 4, and a first communication unit 5. The communication device 10 has a first function for receiving the first information D1 transmitted by the terminal device 11, and a second function for generating the second information D2 and transmitting it to the controller 12 installed in the facility H1. . The second information D2 is information related to the control of the target device 8. The second information D2 includes control information for controlling the operation of the target device 8. The communication device 10 generates the second information D2 based on the first information D1 on condition that the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1 and whether a person exists in the facility H1. Depending on the above-described conditions, the second information D2 may have substantially the same content as the first information D1, or may have different content from the first information D1. That is, the second information D2 is information based on the first information D1, and the communication device 10 generates the second information D2 by performing some processing on the first information D1 based on the first information D1. . However, depending on the above-described conditions, the second information D2 may have substantially the same content as the first information D1, and in this case, the communication device 10 does not process the second information D2 with respect to the first information D1. Generate. Details of the operation of generating the second information D2 by the communication device 10 will be described later.

The first storage unit 21 includes, for example, a rewritable nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM. The first storage unit 21 holds room information corresponding to the rooms P1 to P4. The room information is information (for example, a room number) assigned to each of the rooms P1 to P4. The first storage unit 21 holds a first information table that associates the room information with the identification information of the target device 8 installed in each of the rooms P1 to P4. Moreover, the 1st memory | storage part 21 hold | maintains the positional information on the facility H1. The location information of the facility H1 is, for example, geographical location information corresponding to the center position of the facility H1 in the plan view. Further, it is preferable that the first storage unit 21 holds position information of each of the rooms P1 to P4 in the facility H1 (for example, geographical position information corresponding to the center position of each room in the plan view). .

The first control unit 2 determines whether the terminal device 11 that has transmitted the first information D1 exists outside the facility H1 or inside the facility H1, and whether the person exists in the facility H1 or not. Second information D2 based on information D1 is generated. When the first communication unit 5 receives the first information D1, the first control unit 2 acquires the first information D1 from the first communication unit 5. The first control unit 2 acquires the position information of the terminal device 11, the identification information of the target device 8, and the operation designation information corresponding to the identification information from the first information D1. The first control unit 2 outputs the position information of the terminal device 11 to the first determination unit 3 and outputs the identification information of the target device 8 to the second determination unit.

The first determination unit 3 determines whether or not the terminal device 11 is outside the facility H1, and outputs a determination result to the first control unit 2. Moreover, the 1st determination part 3 acquires the positional information on the facility H1 from the 1st memory | storage part 21, and based on the positional information on the terminal device 11 which the 1st control part 2 output, and the positional information on the facility H1, It is determined whether the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1. When the distance between the position of the terminal device 11 and the position of the facility H1 exceeds a first reference distance (for example, 20 m), the first determination unit 3 determines that the terminal device 11 is outside the facility H1. . On the other hand, when the distance between the position of the terminal device 11 and the position of the facility H1 is equal to or less than the first reference distance, the first determination unit 3 determines that the terminal device 11 is in the facility H1.

Further, when the terminal device 11 is in the facility H1, the first determination unit 3 determines where the terminal device 11 exists in the rooms P1 to P4 in the facility H1 and determines the determination result to the first control unit 2. It has a function to output. The first determination unit 3 determines where the terminal device 11 exists in the rooms P1 to P4 based on the position information of the terminal device 11 and the position information of each of the rooms P1 to P4. For example, when the distance between the position of the terminal device 11 and the position of the room P1 is within the second reference distance (for example, 2 m), the first determination unit 3 determines that the terminal device 11 is in the room. It is determined that it is at P1.

The first control unit 2 includes the target device 8 and the terminal device 11 that specify the operation content with the first information D1 based on the position information of the terminal device 11 and the identification information of the target device 8 included in the first information D1. It is preferable to have a function of determining whether or not they exist in the same room. That is, the first control unit 2 includes the target device 8 specified by the first information D1 and the terminal device 11 in the same area among a plurality of areas (rooms P1 to P4) set in the facility H1. It preferably has a function as an in-area determination unit that determines whether or not it exists. After the first control unit 2 acquires the first information D1 from the first communication unit 5, the room in which the target device 8 specified by the first information D1 is installed and the room in which the person in the facility H1 exists And whether or not they are in the same room. Thereby, the 1st control part 2 is 2nd information according to the determination result whether the terminal device 11 and the object apparatus 8 designated by the 1st information D1 exist in the same room in the facility H1. D2 can be generated.

After acquiring the first information D1 from the first communication unit 5, the first control unit 2 refers to the first information table in the first storage unit 21, and corresponds to the identification information included in the first information D1. Identify information. The first control unit 2 generates a request signal that requests the controller 12 for information related to the power consumption of the room corresponding to the room information. The first communication unit 5 transmits a request signal to the controller 12 via the external network NW1.

When the controller 12 receives the request signal, the controller 12 generates information on the power consumption of the rooms P1 to P4 specified by the request signal as power information D3 and transmits the information to the first communication unit 5 via the second communication unit 6. The 1st control part 2 acquires the information regarding the power consumption of the room corresponding to the said room information from the power information D3 which the 1st communication part 5 received, The said room information and the power consumption of the room corresponding to the said room information And information on the output to the second determination unit 4.

The second determination unit 4 determines whether there is a person in the room corresponding to the room information based on the room information output by the first control unit 2 and the power consumption of the room corresponding to the room information. Then, the determination result is output to the first control unit 2. The second determination unit 4 compares the power consumption of the room corresponding to the room information with the reference power. For example, the reference power is preset for each of the rooms P1 to P4 so as to be larger than the standby power of the target device 8 arranged in each of the rooms P1 to P4. For example, when the room corresponding to the room information is the room P1, if the power consumption of the room P1 exceeds the reference power for the room P1, the second determination unit 4 determines that there is a person in the room P1. On the other hand, if the power consumption of the room P1 is equal to or lower than the reference power, the second determination unit 4 determines that there is no person in the room P1.

In the device control system 1, control information for controlling each operation of the target device 8 differs according to the four control scenes. The four control scenes, as shown in Table 1, are determined from a combination of whether or not the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1 and whether or not a person exists in the facility H1. Consists of the fourth scene. The control information for each of the first to fourth scenes is held in, for example, the first storage unit 21.

The first control unit 2 selects control information for controlling the target device 8 specified by the first information D1 according to the first to fourth scenes. The first control unit 2 further generates second information D2 including control information described below and identification information included in the first information D1.

The control information of the first scene is control information of the target device 8 when the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1 and a person exists within the facility H1. The control information of the target device 8 in the first scene is, for example, control information for changing the operation of the target device 8 so that it is difficult for a person in the facility H1 to change the operation of the target device 8 so that a sense of incongruity is less likely The control information does not change the operation of the device 8.

The control information of the first scene includes, for example, at least one of the following four control information. The control information of the first scene is the first control information that applies a predetermined restriction to the content of the operation designation information included in the first information D1, and the predetermined operation that is predetermined according to the operation designation information. Second control information for changing the designation information. That is, the first control information is information obtained by adding a predetermined restriction to the operation content of the target device 8 specified by the first information D1, and includes the second information D2 together with the identification information included in the first information D1. Constitute. The second control information is information that sets the operation content of the target device 8 specified by the first information D1 to a predetermined content that is predetermined according to the first information D1, and is included in the first information D1. The second information D2 is configured together with the identification information. The control information of the first scene includes third control information that maintains the operation state of the operation of the target device 8 specified by the first information D1 regardless of the operation specification information. The control information of the first scene includes fourth control information that does not control the operation of the target device 8 specified by the first information D1. The fourth control information is information for convenience in explaining that the operation of the target device 8 specified by the first information D1 is not controlled, and the fourth control information does not include control information. Also good.

The control information of the second scene is control information of the target device 8 when the terminal device 11 exists in the facility H1 and a person exists in the facility H1. The control information of the second scene includes at least one of the fifth control information and the sixth control information. The fifth control information is, for example, that the user exists in a specific room (in this case, room P1) in the facility H1 and the target device 8 installed in the specific room (room P1) is in a specific room (room P1). Information for control by the terminal device 11 in the parentheses. The sixth control information is information for the user to control the target device 8 installed in the rooms P2 to P4 with the terminal device 11 in the room P1, for example. In other words, the sixth control information is control information when the target device 8 controlled by the terminal device 11 and the terminal device 11 do not exist in the same room.

The fifth control information is the same control information as the operation designation information included in the first information D1. Therefore, the user can cause the terminal device 11 to function as a remote controller for the target device 8 installed in the room P1. The “function as a remote controller” here means a function similar to a remote controller dedicated to the target device 8 for controlling the target device 8 in the room where the target device 8 is installed. On the other hand, the sixth control information is the same control information as the control information of the first scene, and the control content differs according to the identification information and the operation designation information of the target device 8 designated by the first information D1.

The control information of the third scene is control information of the target device 8 when the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1 and no person exists in the facility H1. The control information of the third scene includes at least one of the seventh control information and the eighth control information. The seventh control information controls the target device 8 so that the target device 8 specified by the first information D1 has the operation content specified by the operation specifying information after a predetermined period from the time when the second information D2 is received. Control information. That is, the seventh control information is information such that the target device 8 specified by the first information D1 has the operation content specified by the first information D1 after a predetermined period has elapsed since the reception of the second information D2. Thus, the second information D2 is configured together with the identification information included in the first information D1. The predetermined period is included in the instruction content of the first information D1, for example. The predetermined period is not limited to the period specified by the elapsed time from the time when the target device 8 receives the second information D2, and for example, the “predetermined time after the time when the second information D2 is received” It may be a period determined by specifying " Hereinafter, the control based on the seventh control information is also referred to as “timer control”. In the timer control, the predetermined period can be set to substantially zero. Further, the predetermined time of the timer control may be a plurality of times. The user can perform so-called schedule management for the target device 8 by timer control.

The eighth control information is control information that adds a predetermined restriction to the content of the operation specifying information included in the first information D1.

The control information of the fourth scene is control information of the target device 8 when the terminal device 11 exists in the facility H1 and no person exists in the facility H1. For example, when the user of the terminal device 11 is at the entrance of the facility H1, the second determination unit 4 may determine that there is no person in the facility H1, but the first determination unit 3 Is determined to exist in the facility H1. The control information of the fourth scene includes at least one of the ninth control information and the tenth control information. The ninth control information is control information when the target device 8 controlled by the terminal device 11 and the terminal device 11 do not exist in the same room (for example, the room P1). The ninth control information is control information similar to the operation designation information included in the first information D1, and the control content differs depending on the identification information and the operation designation information of the target device 8 designated by the first information D1. That is, the ninth control information is information for controlling the target device 8 in accordance with the operation content of the target device 8 specified by the first information D1, and includes the second information together with the identification information included in the first information D1. Information D2 is configured. Based on the control content of the ninth control information, the user can cause the terminal device 11 to function as a remote controller for the target device 8 installed in the room P1. Note that the ninth control information may have control details set to include timer control.

The tenth control information is control information that adds a predetermined restriction to the content of the operation designation information included in the first information D1.

Table 2 is a table that summarizes the relationship between the first to fourth scenes and the first to tenth control information, and the control contents of each of the first to tenth control information.

Incidentally, the first storage unit 21 holds a second information table. In the second information table, four control scenes, first to tenth control information, identification information included in the first information D1, and operation designation information included in the first information D1 are associated with each other. . The second information table is one of the first to tenth control information based on the four control scenes, the identification information included in the first information D1, and the operation designation information included in the first information D1. This is an information table in which one piece of control information is determined. The first control unit 2 selects one control scene from the four control scenes, and controls the first to tenth controls based on the identification information and the operation designation information of the first information D1 and the second information table. One control information is selected from the information. The first control unit 2 generates second information D2 including control information selected from the first to tenth control information.

Here, details of the operation of the communication device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the communication device 10 after the user operates the terminal device 11 to send the first information D1 to the external network NW1 (or the internal network NW2).

The first control unit 2 acquires the first information D1 from the first communication unit 5. In other words, when the computer executes the program, the step of receiving the first information D1 specifying the operation content of at least one target device 8 installed in the facility H1 is realized. The first control unit 2 acquires the position information of the terminal device 11 included in the first information D1 (S1), and outputs the position information to the first determination unit 3. The first determination unit 3 obtains the distance (L1) between the terminal device 11 and the facility H1 based on the location information of the terminal device 11 and the location information of the facility H1. If the distance L1 between the terminal device 11 and the facility H1 is larger than the first reference distance (S2: Yes), the first determination unit 3 determines that the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1 (S3). If the distance L1 is equal to or less than the reference distance (S2: No), the first determination unit 3 determines that the terminal device 11 exists in the facility H1 (S4). The first determination unit 3 outputs a determination result to the first control unit 2.

The first control unit 2 generates a request signal for requesting the power information D3 and causes the first communication unit 5 to transmit the request signal to the external network NW1. The first communication unit 5 receives the power information D3 transmitted from the controller 12. The first control unit 2 acquires the power information D3 from the first communication unit 5 (S5) and outputs it to the second determination unit 4. When the power consumption of the room included in the power information D3 exceeds the reference power (S6: Yes), the second determination unit 4 determines that there is a person in the facility H1, and the power consumption is equal to or lower than the reference power. (S6: No), it is determined that there is no person in the facility H1. The second determination unit 4 outputs a determination result to the first control unit 2.

When there is a person in the facility H1, the first control unit 2 determines whether or not the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1 based on the determination result of the first determination unit 3 (S7). When there is a person in the facility H1 and the terminal device 11 is outside the facility H1 (S7: Yes), the first control unit 2 includes control information corresponding to the identification information included in the first information D1. The first scene is selected (S8). When there is a person in the facility H1 and the terminal device 11 is in the facility H1 (S7: No), the first control unit 2 includes control information corresponding to the identification information included in the first information D1. The second scene is selected (S9).

When there is no person in the facility H1, the first control unit 2 determines whether or not the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1 based on the determination result of the first determination unit 3 (S10). When there is no person in the facility H1 and the terminal device 11 is outside the facility H1 (S10: Yes), the first control unit 2 selects the third scene (S11). When there is no person in the facility H1 and the terminal device 11 is present in the facility H1 (S10: No), the first control unit 2 selects the fourth scene (S12).

The first control unit 2 determines any one of the first to tenth control information based on the first information D1, the selected first to fourth scenes, and the second information table of the first storage unit 21. The second information D2 is generated by selection (S13). In other words, the step of generating the second information D2 for controlling the target device 8 is realized by the computer executing the program. Further, depending on whether the terminal device 11 that has transmitted the first information D1 exists outside the facility H1 or inside the facility H1, and whether a person exists inside the facility H1 by executing a program by the computer. The step of generating the second information D2 is realized.

Here, the control information of the target device 8 in each of the first to fourth scenes will be described. The following description of the control information is an example, and the settings of the first to tenth control information for each operation content of the target device 8 can be changed as appropriate.

The control information of the

air conditioners

82, 84, 86 will be described. Hereinafter, the control information of the air conditioner 82 will be described. Note that the

air conditioners

84 and 86 also have the same control information as the air conditioner 82, and therefore the description of the control information of the

air conditioners

84 and 86 is omitted.

The first control information of the air conditioner 82 in the first scene is control for limiting the temperature setting to a predetermined range. The control that limits the temperature setting to a predetermined range is, for example, control that limits the upper limit of the set temperature to 23 degrees in the case of heating and limits the lower limit of the set temperature to 25 degrees in the case of cooling. For example, in the operation designation information for the air conditioner 82, even if the preset temperature for heating is 23 degrees or more, in the first scene, the control information for the air conditioner 82 limits the preset temperature for heating to 23 degrees. Similarly, in the operation designation information for the air conditioner 82, even if the set temperature for cooling is 25 degrees or less, the control information for the air conditioner 82 limits the set temperature for cooling to 25 degrees in the first scene. Thereby, it is suppressed that the preset temperature of the air conditioner 82 exceeds a predetermined range (for example, the range of comfortable temperature).

In the first scene, the second control information of the air conditioner 82 is a control in which the air volume is gradually decreased from the ON state to the OFF state every time a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) elapses. Thereby, even if the operation designation information for the air conditioner 82 is control for turning the air conditioner 82 from the on state to the off state, the air conditioner 82 is prevented from suddenly turning off.

In the first scene, the third control information of the air conditioner 82 is control that maintains the air volume setting of the operating air conditioner 82 without changing it when a person is present in the facility H1. For example, even if the first control unit 2 acquires the first information D1 including instruction operation information for changing the air volume of the air conditioner 82 in the room P1 when there is a person in the room P1, the first control unit 2 When the third control information is selected, the air volume setting of the air conditioner 82 is maintained without being changed.

In the first scene, the fourth control information of the air conditioner 82 is information for not controlling the air conditioner 82 when a person is present in the facility H1. In other words, the fourth control information is information for preventing the terminal device 11 from controlling the air conditioner 82 from outside the facility H1 when a person is present in the facility H1. The 4th control information is set up about control except control for the user of terminal unit 11 outside facility H1, for example, to make temperature in facility H1 into comfortable temperature. Thereby, when controlling the air conditioner 82 from the terminal device 11 outside the facility H1, other operations except for the operation of bringing the inside of the facility H1 to a comfortable temperature are avoided.

In the second scene, the fifth control information of the air conditioner 82 is, for example, control that allows the terminal device 11 existing in the room P1 to operate all the functions of the air conditioner 82 existing in the room P1. . In other words, the fifth control information is control for causing the terminal device 11 to function as a remote controller for the air conditioner 82. The same applies to the case where the user operates the

air conditioners

84 and 86 existing in the rooms P2 and P3 with the terminal device 11 existing in the rooms P2 and P3 in the fifth control information.

In the second scene, the sixth control information of the air conditioner 82 is control when the air conditioner 82 controlled by the terminal device 11 and the terminal device 11 are not in the same room. The sixth control information is the same control as any one of the first to fourth control information.

In the third scene, the seventh control information of the air conditioner 82 is the same as the instruction content of the first information D1, but the timing at which the air conditioner 82 changes its operation is controlled by a timer. The seventh control information is, for example, timer control that operates the air conditioner 82 one hour before the scheduled time for the user to arrive at the facility H1 when the user operates the terminal device 11 from outside the facility H1. Thereby, the air conditioner 82 is controlled by a timer, and the temperature of the room P1 can be brought close to a comfortable temperature at the time when the user arrives at the facility H1.

The ninth control information of the air conditioner 82 in the fourth scene is, for example, control when the room P1 in which the air conditioner 82 specified by the first information D1 is installed is different from the room in which the terminal device 11 is located. . The ninth control information of the air conditioner 82 is, for example, control such that all the functions of the

air conditioners

84 and 86 can be operated by the terminal device 11 present in the room P1. In other words, the ninth control information is control for causing the terminal device 11 to function as a remote controller for the

air conditioners

84 and 86 other than the air conditioner 82.

The control information of the

lighting fixtures

81, 83, and 85 will be described. Hereinafter, control information of the lighting fixture 81 will be described. In addition, since it becomes the control information similar to the lighting fixture 81 also about the

lighting fixtures

83 and 85, description about the control information of the

lighting fixtures

83 and 85 is abbreviate | omitted.

1st control information of the lighting fixture 81 in a 1st scene is control information which changes a lighting state. The first control information is, for example, when the operation designation information of the first information D1 is control to turn the lighting fixture 81 from the lighting state to the extinguishing state, and the brightness of the light source of the lighting fixture 81 gradually increases as time elapses. The control information is dark. This control is set so that, for example, the brightness of the light source of the lighting fixture 81 is reduced by 10% per second when the brightness of the lighting fixture 81 is 100%. Thereby, since the brightness of the lighting fixture 81 does not change suddenly but changes gradually as time elapses, it becomes difficult for people in the facility H1 to change the brightness of the lighting fixture 81.

The second control information of the lighting fixture 81 in the first scene is control information for switching between the lighting state and the extinguishing state. The second control information is control for switching between the lighting state and the extinguishing state after the lighting fixture 81 is blinked several times when the lighting state and the extinguishing state are switched. Thereby, the person in the facility H1 can know that the lighting state of the lighting fixture 81 has been switched by the terminal device 11.

In the first scene, the third control information of the lighting fixture 81 is control that maintains the lighting state without changing the lighting fixture 81 from the lighting state to the extinguishing state when there is a person in the facility H1. In particular, even if the first control unit 2 obtains the first information D1 including the instruction operation information for switching the lighting fixture 81 from the lighting state to the extinguishing state when there is a person in the room P1, the first control unit 2 When the third control information is selected, the lighting state of the lighting fixture 81 is maintained. Thereby, when there is a person in the room P1, it is possible to avoid the lighting apparatus 81 from being turned off from being turned off from the facility H1 by the terminal device 11. Further, the third control information of the lighting fixture 81 may be control that avoids changing the light control level of the lighting fixture 81. For example, even if the first control unit 2 acquires the first information D1 including the instruction operation information for changing the dimming level of the lighting fixture 81 from 100% to 50%, the first control unit 2 obtains the third control information. When selected, the dimming level of the lighting fixture 81 is maintained.

In the first scene, the fourth control information of the lighting fixture 81 is information for not controlling the lighting fixture 81 when a person is present in the facility H1. In other words, the fourth control information is information for preventing the terminal device 11 from controlling the lighting fixture 81 from outside the facility H1 when a person is present in the facility H1.

Note that the control for switching between the lighting state and the extinguishing state of the lighting fixture 81 in the first scene is set in the second information table so that one of the first to fourth control information is associated with the first scene. Just do it.

In the second scene, the fifth control information of the lighting fixture 81 is, for example, control that allows the terminal device 11 existing in the room P1 to operate all the functions of the lighting fixture 81 existing in the room P1. In other words, the fifth control information is control for causing the terminal device 11 to function as a remote controller of the lighting fixture 81. The same applies to the fifth control information when the user operates the

lighting fixtures

83 and 85 existing in the rooms P2 and P3 with the terminal device 11 existing in the rooms P2 and P3.

In the second scene, the sixth control information of the lighting fixture 81 is control when the lighting fixture 81 controlled by the terminal device 11 and the terminal device 11 are not in the same room. The sixth control information is the same control as any one of the first to fourth control information of the lighting fixture 81 in the first scene.

In the third scene, the seventh control information of the lighting fixture 81 is the same as the instruction content of the first information D1, but the timing at which the lighting fixture 81 changes its operation is controlled by a timer.

The 9th control information of the lighting fixture 81 in a 4th scene is control when the area (room) where the lighting fixture 81 designated with the 1st information D1 is installed differs from the area with the terminal device 11, for example. . The 9th control information of the lighting fixture 81 is control which can operate all the functions of the lighting fixture 81 with the terminal device 11 which exists in the room P1, for example. In other words, the ninth control information is control for causing the terminal device 11 to function as a remote controller of the lighting fixture 81.

Incidentally, the first to tenth control information may not necessarily be set in the second information table for each of the target devices 8. For example, regarding the control information of the electromagnetic cooker 801, it may be preferable to prohibit the control of the electromagnetic cooker 801 when there is no person in the facility H1 from the viewpoint of disaster prevention. In addition, as for control information of the shutter 802, from the viewpoint of disaster prevention and crime prevention, it is preferable to prohibit the control of the shutter 802 by the terminal device 11 except when the terminal device 11 exists in the room P4 where the shutter 802 is located. There is. Thus, since the control content of the electromagnetic cooker 801 and the shutter 802 of the target device 8 is different from the

air conditioners

82, 84, 86 and the

lighting fixtures

81, 83, 85, the electromagnetic cooker The 801 and the shutter 802 are particularly called “specific devices”.

The electromagnetic cooker 801 includes fourth control information for the first scene, fifth and sixth control information for the second scene, eighth control information for the third scene, and tenth control information for the fourth scene. What is necessary is just to be set to the 2nd information table.

The fourth control information of the electromagnetic cooker 801 in the first scene does not control the electromagnetic cooker 801 by the terminal device 11 from outside the facility H1. Thereby, it is possible not to operate the electromagnetic cooking device 801 with the terminal device 11 from outside the facility H1.

In the second scene, the fifth control information of the electromagnetic cooker 801 allows the user to operate the terminal device 11 as a remote controller of the electromagnetic cooker 801. In the second scene, the sixth control information of the electromagnetic cooking device 801 is control information when the terminal device 11 exists in the rooms P2 to P4 different from the room P1. The sixth control information is the same as the fourth control information of the electromagnetic cooker 801 in the first scene.

The 8th control information in the 3rd scene and the 10th control information in the 4th scene are, for example, a restriction that the electromagnetic cooker 801 in the on state can be turned off, but the electromagnetic cooker 801 in the off state is not turned on. Is the control applied. For example, when the user notices that the electromagnetic cooker 801 is forgotten to be turned off, the user can turn the electromagnetic cooker 801 in the on state from the terminal device 11 into the off state. On the other hand, the eighth control information of the third scene and the tenth control information of the fourth scene do not turn the electromagnetic cooker 801 in the off state on. Thereby, when the terminal device 11 does not exist in the same room P1 as the electromagnetic cooker 801, the electromagnetic cooker 801 is restricted from being turned on from the off state.

Note that the first control information may be set in the second information table in the first scene of the electromagnetic cooking device 801 instead of the fourth control information. The first control information is, for example, control for turning off the electromagnetic cooker 801 in the on state, and is control that is restricted so that the electromagnetic cooker 801 in the off state is not turned on. By setting the first control information in the second information table, it is possible to turn off the electromagnetic cooker 801 in the on state by the terminal device 11 from outside the facility H1, but conversely the electromagnetic cooker 801 It is restricted to turn on from off.

In the shutter 802, the fourth, fifth, eighth, and tenth control information is set in the second information table. The fourth control information of the shutter 802 in the first scene does not control the shutter 802 by the terminal device 11 from outside the facility H1. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the shutter 802 from being operated by the terminal device 11 from outside the facility H1. For example, when the shutter 802 is in the closed state and the movable part of the shutter 802 is in the stopped state, the movable part of the shutter 802 is not changed from the stopped state.

In the second scene, the fifth control information of the shutter 802 is information for the user to control the shutter 802 with the terminal device 11 present in the room P4. The user can operate the terminal device 11 as a remote controller for the shutter 802. Further, since the sixth control information of the shutter 802 in the second scene is not set in the second information table, the shutter 802 in the room P4 is prevented from being opened and closed by the terminal device 11 in the room other than the room P4. .

The eighth control information of the third scene and the tenth control information of the fourth scene are, for example, controls that restrict the operation of opening the shutter 802 and restrict the operation of closing the shutter 802. . In other words, the eighth control information of the third scene and the tenth control information of the fourth scene are control information that maintains the stop state of the movable part of the shutter 802. Thereby, when the terminal device 11 does not exist in the same room P4 as the shutter 802, the shutter 802 is prevented from being opened and closed.

By the way, in the first to fourth scenes, when the operation of the target device 8 is changed by the terminal device 11, the control content for causing each of the target devices 8 to perform the notification operation is included in each of the first to tenth control information. It may be included. The notification operation is an operation for notifying a change in the operation of the target device 8. In that case, each of the target devices 8 performs the operations of the first to tenth control information after performing the notification operation. Thereby, since the person in the facility H1 can know that the operation state of the target device 8 is changed before the operation of the target device 8 is changed, it is difficult to be surprised by the change in the operation of the target device 8.

As described above, the device control system 1 of the present embodiment includes the first communication unit 5 (communication unit) and the first control unit 2 (control unit). The first communication unit 5 receives the first information D1 for specifying at least one target device 8 installed in the facility H1 and specifying the operation content of the target device 8. The first control unit 2 generates second information D2 related to the control of the target device 8. The first control unit 2 determines whether the terminal device 11 that has transmitted the first information D1 exists outside the facility H1 or inside the facility H1, and whether the person exists in the facility H1 or not. Second information D2 based on information D1 is generated.

According to the above configuration, the device control system 1 determines whether the terminal device 11 that has transmitted the first information D1 is outside the facility H1 and whether there is a person in the facility H1. Based on the second condition, the second information D2 related to the control of the target device 8 is generated. The 2nd information D2 contains the control information for controlling operation | movement of the object apparatus 8 as an example. The device control system 1 can generate the second information D2 based on the first information D1 that specifies the operation of the target device 8 according to the first and second conditions. In other words, the device control system 1 can change the type of the target device 8 that can be controlled through the external network NW1 and the content of the control according to the state of the facility H1.

In the device control system 1, the first determination unit 3 (determination unit) is based on the location of the facility H 1 and the location of the terminal device 11, and the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H 1 and inside the facility H 1. It is preferable to determine whether or not. According to the above configuration, the first determination unit 3 can determine whether the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1 or inside the facility H1 based on the positional relationship between the facility H1 and the terminal device 11. .

In the device control system 1, the second determination unit 4 (control unit) acquires the power information D3 related to the power consumption of the facility H1, and determines whether there is a person in the facility H1 based on the power information D3. It is preferable to do. Thereby, the equipment control system 1 can determine whether or not a person exists in the facility H1 based on the power information D3 without including a sensor or the like for detecting the presence or absence of the person in the facility H1.

In the device control system 1, when the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1 and there is a person in the facility H1, the first control unit 2 (control unit) specifies the target device 8 specified by the first information D1. It is preferable to generate the second information D2 in which a predetermined restriction is added to the operation content. Thereby, when the target device 8 is controlled by the terminal device 11 existing outside the facility H1, the first control unit 2 operates by changing a part of the operation content of the target device 8 specified by the first information D1. The content second information D2 can be generated.

In the device control system 1, when the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1 and a person exists within the facility H1, the first control unit 2 (control unit) may generate the following second information D2. preferable. The second information D2 is second information D2 such that the operation content of the target device 8 specified by the first information D1 is a predetermined operation content that is predetermined according to the first information D1. Accordingly, when the target device 8 is controlled by the terminal device 11 existing outside the facility H1, the first control unit 2 uses the operation content of the target device 8 specified by the first information D1 as the operation content. The second information D2 changed to different predetermined operation contents can be generated.

In the device control system 1, when the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1 and a person exists within the facility H1, the first control unit 2 (control unit) may generate the following second information D2. preferable. The second information D2 is second information D2 that causes the target device 8 to perform a notification operation for notifying a change in the operation of the target device 8 specified by the first information D1. Thereby, when the target device 8 is controlled by the terminal device 11 existing outside the facility H1, the operation of the target device 8 changes after the target device 8 performs the notification operation. Therefore, the person in the facility H1 can know that the operation of the target device 8 changes before the operation of the target device 8 changes.

In the device control system 1, at least one target device 8 is a plurality of target devices 8, and the plurality of target devices 8 include specific devices (for example, an electromagnetic cooker 801 and a shutter 802). When the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1 and a person exists in the facility H1, it is preferable that the first control unit 2 (control unit) does not control a specific device. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid the operation of a specific device from being changed from the terminal device 11 existing outside the facility H1 in a state where a person exists in the facility H1.

In the device control system 1, whether or not the target device 8 specified by the first information D1 and the terminal device 11 are present in the same area (for example, the room P1) among the plurality of areas set in the facility H1. It is preferable to provide the 1st control part (in-area determination part) which determines these. When the terminal device 11 exists in the facility H1 and a person exists in the facility H1, the first control unit 2 determines that the target device 8 and the terminal device 11 specified by the first information D1 are in the facility H1. The second information D2 is changed depending on whether it exists in the same area. Thereby, the 1st control part 2 (control part) exists in the facility H1, and the target apparatus 8 and the terminal device 11 which are designated by the first information D1 among the plurality of target apparatuses 8 are the same in the facility H1. It becomes possible to generate individual second information D2 according to whether or not it exists in the area.

In the device control system 1, whether or not the target device 8 specified by the first information D1 and the terminal device 11 are present in the same area (for example, the room P1) among the plurality of areas set in the facility H1. It is preferable to provide the 1st control part 2 (in-area determination part) which determines these. The terminal device 11 exists in the facility H1 and there is no person in the facility H1, and the target device 8 and the terminal device 11 specified by the first information D1 are the same area among the plurality of areas. If not, the first control unit 2 (control unit) generates the following second information D2. The second information D2 is second information D2 for controlling the target device 8 in accordance with the operation content of the target device 8 specified by the first information D1. According to the above configuration, the first control unit 2 determines that there is no person in the facility H1, and the target device 8 and the terminal device 11 specified by the first information D1 are in separate areas (rooms). If there is, the second information D2 that is the operation content of the target device 8 specified by the first information D1 is generated. For example, when the user of the terminal device 11 is at the entrance of the facility H1, the second determination unit 4 may determine that there is no person in the facility H1, but the first determination unit 3 Is determined to exist in the facility H1. In this case, the user can operate the terminal device 11 as a remote controller of the target device 8 installed in the rooms P1 to P4.

In the device control system 1, when the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1 and no person exists in the facility H1, the first control unit 2 (control unit) is preferably configured as follows. The first control unit 2 (control unit) has the operation content specified by the first information D1 after the elapse of a predetermined period from the time when the target device 8 specified by the first information D1 receives the second information D2. It is preferable to generate the second information D2. According to the said structure, the 1st control part 2 can operate the object apparatus 8 at the time different from the time when the object apparatus 8 received the 2nd information D2. The operation content of the target device 8 is the operation content specified by the first information D1. Thereby, the 1st control part 2 can carry out timer control of the object apparatus 8, for example.

The device control method according to the present embodiment includes a step of specifying at least one target device 8 installed in the facility H1 and receiving first information D1 specifying the operation content of the target device 8. In addition, the device control method is based on whether the terminal device 11 that transmitted the first information D1 exists outside the facility H1 or inside the facility H1, and whether or not a person exists in the facility H1. The second information D2 relating to the control of No. 8 is generated. Thereby, the apparatus control method of this embodiment can change the kind of the object apparatus 8 which can be controlled from the outside of the facility H1, and the content of control according to the condition of the facility H1.

The program of the present embodiment causes the computer to execute a step of specifying the at least one target device 8 installed in the facility H1 and receiving the first information D1 specifying the operation content of the target device 8. Further, the program of the present embodiment depends on whether the terminal device 11 that has transmitted the first information D1 exists outside the facility H1 or inside the facility H1, and whether a person exists in the facility H1. The step of generating the second information D2 related to the control of the target device 8 is executed. Thereby, the program of this embodiment can change the kind of the object apparatus 8 which can be controlled from the outside of the facility H1, and the content of control according to the condition of the facility H1.

Incidentally, in the device control system 1 according to the present embodiment, the second determination unit 4 determines the presence or absence of a person in the facility H1 based on the power consumption of the target device 8, but is not limited to this configuration. For example, the second determination unit 4 may determine the presence / absence of a person in the facility H1 based on a detection result of a person detection unit installed in the facility H1. For example, one person detection unit is arranged in each of the rooms P1 to P4, and detects the presence or absence of a person in each of the rooms P1 to P4. The human detection unit includes a pyroelectric infrared detection element that is sensitive to the heat rays emitted by the human body, and detects whether a person is present in the detection area based on whether the infrared detection element can detect the heat rays. The detection result may be output to the controller 12. The second determination unit 4 can acquire the detection result of the human detection unit via the external network NW1, the internal network NW2, and the controller 12.

The measurement unit 71 in the distribution board 70 may be configured to measure, for example, the power consumption of the entire facility H1 in addition to the power consumption of each of the rooms P1 to P4. The second determination unit 4 may be configured to be able to determine the presence or absence of a person in the facility H1 based on the power consumption of the entire H1. The first determination unit 3 may omit the function of determining where the terminal device 11 exists in the rooms P1 to P4 in the facility H1 when the terminal device 11 exists in the facility H1. .

The position detection unit 114 in the terminal device 11 is not limited to having a GPS receiver. For example, a beacon transmitter may be installed in each of the rooms P1 to P4 of the facility H1, and the position detection unit 114 may be configured to receive a beacon signal transmitted from the beacon transmitter. The beacon signal includes identification information assigned to each beacon transmitter. The second control unit 111 of the terminal device 11 generates the first information D1 by replacing the identification information of the beacon transmitter added to the beacon signal with the position information of the terminal device 11. The 1st determination part 3 of the communication apparatus 10 has a function which determines whether the identification information of a beacon transmitter is contained in the 1st information D1, and the 1st memory | storage part 21 is the identification information of a beacon transmitter. The room information corresponding to is held. If the first determination unit 3 determines that the identification information of the beacon transmitter is included in the first information D1, the first determination unit 3 determines that the terminal device 11 is in the rooms P1 to P4 corresponding to the identification information of the beacon transmitter. In addition, for example, the second control unit 111 of the terminal device 11 generates first information D1 including room information corresponding to the identification information of the beacon transmitter, and the first determination unit 3 uses the terminal information based on the room information. 11 positions may be determined.

The terminal device 11 is not limited to a portable terminal such as a smartphone, and may be a stationary terminal such as a personal computer. The stationary terminal may be installed, for example, in the rooms P1 to P4, or may be installed in a facility outside the facility H1.

The first information D1 is not limited to including identification information of one target device 8, and may include identification information of a plurality of target devices 8. In that case, the operation content of the plurality of target devices 8 can be changed by the first information D1.

The communication device 10 is not necessarily installed outside the facility H1, but may be installed inside the facility H1. Further, the communication device 10 may be installed in the facility H1 and configured to have the function of the controller 12 and the function of the second communication unit 6.

The communication device 10 is not limited to the first control unit 2, the first determination unit 3, and the second determination unit 4, and each of the first control unit 2, the first determination unit 3, and the second determination unit 4. May be realized by a device other than the communication device 10.

In the second information table, the first to tenth control information may be individually set for each target device 8. For example, the 2nd information table set so that the 1st control part 2 may become different control information by the lighting fixture 81 and the lighting fixture 83 with respect to specific operation designation information may be sufficient.

The communication means of the target device 8, the distribution board 70, the second communication unit 6, and the controller 12 may be wireless communication using radio waves and light as a medium in addition to wired communication. Further, the target device 8 itself does not necessarily have a function of communicating with the controller 12. Even if the target device 8 itself does not have a communication function, the target device 8 only needs to be configured to be able to communicate with the controller 12 via a control device having a function of communicating with the controller 12.

The facility H1 to which the device control system 1 is applied is not limited to a house, and may be a commercial facility such as a store or an office building. In that case, the controller 12 may be, for example, an EMS (Energy Management System) controller that controls each target device 8 by communicating with each target device 8 in the facility H1.

In the device control system 1 of the present embodiment, the fourth scene can be omitted.

(Modification 1)
A device control system of Modification 1 will be described. In addition, in the apparatus control system of the modification 1, about the structure similar to the apparatus control system 1 of embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted. Further, the same device control method as that of the above-described embodiment can be applied to the first modification. A program similar to the above-described embodiment can be applied to the first modification.

In the device control system of Modification 1, the communication device 10 differs from the device control system 1 of the embodiment in that it transmits not only the second information D2 to the controller 12, but also the terminal device 11. That is, in the device control system of Modification 1, the second information D2 generated by the first control unit 2 includes at least control information for controlling the operation of the target device 8. Further, the second information D2 may be information transmitted to the terminal device 11.

The first control unit 2 of the communication device 10 in the device control system of Modification 1 further has a function of transmitting the second information D2 from the first communication unit 5 to the terminal device 11. When the third communication unit 113 of the terminal device 11 receives the second information D2, the second control unit 111 of the terminal device 11 causes the operation unit 112 of the terminal device 11 to display the content of the second information D2. In short, in the device control system of the first modification, the second information D2 transmitted from the communication device 10 to the terminal device 11 is information for causing the operation unit 112 to display the content of the control information transmitted to the controller 12. .

The second information D2 may further include information on the presence or absence of a person in the facility H1. Further, the second information D2 may include information as to whether or not the terminal device 11 and the target device 8 specified by the first information D1 are present in the same room in the facility H1.

Hereinafter, operations of the communication device 10 and the terminal device 11 will be described.

When the operation designation information included in the first information D1 is not changed, the first control unit 2 of the communication device 10 generates the second information D2 including the operation designation information. In this case, the first control unit 2 displays the content of the second information D2 on the operation unit 112 of the terminal device 11, thereby displaying the operation designation information included in the first information D1 on the operation unit 112 of the terminal device 11. Can be made. The user of the terminal device 11 can confirm the operation designation information included in the first information D1 by looking at the display content of the operation unit 112.

The first control unit 2 of the communication device 10 further transmits the second information D2 from the first communication unit 5 to the terminal device 11 before transmitting the second information D2 from the first communication unit 5 of the communication device 10 to the controller 12. It may further have a function of transmitting to. The second control unit 111 of the terminal device 11 controls the target device 8 with the operation designation information of the first information D1 before the first control unit 2 transmits the second information D2 from the first communication unit 5 to the controller 12. The operation unit 112 is caused to display content that allows the user to select whether or not to do so. Further, the second control unit 111 may cause the operation unit 112 to display information on the presence / absence of a person in the facility H1 (or the presence / absence of a person in the room) included in the second information D2. Thereby, the user of the terminal device 11 can confirm the content of the operation designation information of the first information D1 and the presence or absence of a person in the facility H1. When the user performs an operation on the operation unit 112 to permit the content displayed on the operation unit 112, the first control unit 2 of the communication device 10 transmits the second information D2 to the first communication unit 5 of the communication device 10. To the controller 12.

By the way, when changing the operation designation information included in the first information D1, the first control unit 2 of the communication device 10 generates the second information D2 including the change contents of the operation designation information, and the second information D2 May be further transmitted from the communication device 10 to the terminal device 11. That is, the second information D2 transmitted from the communication device 10 to the terminal device 11 includes the change content of the second information D2 with respect to the first information D1 and the content of control information transmitted to the controller 12 in the operation unit 112. It may be information for display. The user of the terminal device 11 can confirm the change content of the second information D2 with respect to the first information D1 by looking at the content of the second information D2 displayed on the operation unit 112. Further, the user can confirm the operation content of the target device 8 that is actually controlled.

The first control unit 2 of the communication device 10 further transmits the second information D2 from the first communication unit 5 to the terminal device 11 before transmitting the second information D2 from the first communication unit 5 of the communication device 10 to the controller 12. It may further have a function of transmitting to. Content that allows the second control unit 111 of the terminal device 11 to allow the user to select whether or not to control the target device 8 with the control information of the second information D2 before the second information D2 is transmitted to the controller 12 Is displayed on the operation unit 112. For example, the operation unit 112 changes the execution instruction, cancellation, and operation designation information in the control information of the second information D2 in addition to the content of the second information D2, and retransmits the first information D1. The contents for causing the user to select one of them are displayed. In addition, the operation unit 112 may display information on the presence / absence of a person in the facility H1 (or the presence / absence of a person in the room) included in the second information D2. After confirming the content of the second information D2, the user operates whether to execute, cancel, or change the operation designation information in the control information of the second information D2 and retransmit the first information D1. The part 112 can be selected. When the user performs an operation instructing execution using the control information of the second information D2 on the operation unit 112, the first control unit 2 of the communication device 10 transmits the second information D2 from the first communication unit 5 to the controller 12. Send it.

By the way, in the device control system of the first modification, the second information D2 is not limited to being transmitted to the controller 12 and the terminal device 11. For example, the second information D2 may be transmitted directly to the target device 8, or may be transmitted to a device other than the controller 12 and capable of controlling the target device 8. Further, the second information D2 may be transmitted to a terminal device different from the terminal device 11 in addition to the terminal device 11 that has transmitted the first information D1.

The second information D2 transmitted from the communication device 10 to the terminal device 11 includes the change content of the identification information of the target device 8 in the first information D1 in addition to the change content of the operation designation information in the first information D1. May be included.

(Modification 2)
A device control system of Modification 2 will be described. Note that in the device control system of Modification 2, the same components as those of the device control system 1 of the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. Further, the device control method similar to the above-described embodiment can be applied to the second modification. A program similar to the above-described embodiment can be applied to the second modification.

In the device control system of Modification 2, the operation of the second control unit 111 of the terminal device 11 and the determination operation of the first determination unit 3 that determines whether or not the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1 are performed. This is different from the device control system 1 in the form.

When the second control unit 111 of the terminal device 11 in the device control system of Modification 2 generates the first information D1, the second control unit 111 replaces the location information of the terminal device 11 with the network information to which the terminal device 11 is connected. The included first information D1 is generated. The network information is, for example, identification information regarding each of the external network NW1 and the internal network NW2, and is, for example, the IP address (Internet Protocol address) of the gateway device of each network. The second control unit 111 acquires the IP address of the gateway device of each network when connecting to either the external network NW1 or the internal network NW2. The second control unit 111 generates the first information D1 by including the IP address as the network information in the first information D1.

The first control unit 2 of the communication device 10 acquires the network information included in the first information D1 from the first communication unit 5 and outputs it to the first determination unit 3. The first determination unit 3 of the communication device 10 determines whether a communication route outside the facility H1 is included in the communication route between the terminal device 11 and the first communication unit 5 based on the network information. For example, when the IP address of the network information included in the first information D1 does not match the IP address of the second communication unit 6 held in the first storage unit 21, the first determination unit 3 It is determined that the communication path with the first communication unit 5 includes a communication path outside the facility H1. In other words, when the communication path between the terminal device 11 and the first communication unit 5 includes a communication path outside the facility H1, the first determination unit 3 determines that the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1. On the other hand, when the IP address of the network information included in the first information D1 matches the IP address of the second communication unit 6, the first determination unit 3 determines that the terminal device 11 exists in the facility H1.

As an example, when the terminal device 11 can directly communicate with the second communication unit 6, the terminal device 11 is connected to the internal network NW 2, and when the terminal device 11 cannot directly communicate with the second communication unit 6, the terminal device 11 is connected to the external network NW 1. It is configured. Here, since the distance that the terminal device 11 can directly communicate with the second communication unit 6 is about several meters, in this case, the terminal device 11 exists in the facility H1. On the other hand, when the terminal device 11 cannot directly communicate with the second communication unit 6, it can be estimated that the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1.

Incidentally, the network information is not limited to the IP address, and may be, for example, the MAC address (Media Access Control Address) of the gateway device of each network.

As described above, the device control system of Modification 2 includes the first determination unit 3 (determination unit). The first determination unit 3 includes network information indicating that a communication path outside the facility H1 is included in the communication path between the terminal device 11 and the first communication unit 5 (communication unit) in the first information D1. If it is, it is determined that the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1. According to the above configuration, the first determination unit 3 can determine whether or not the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H 1 based on the communication path between the terminal device 11 and the first communication unit 5. Thereby, the 1st determination part 3 can determine whether the terminal device 11 exists out of the facility H1 irrespective of the positional relationship of the terminal device 11 and the facility H1.

In the device control system of the second modification, the terminal device 11 can create the first information D1 without using the position information obtained by the GPS receiver. Therefore, in the device control system of Modification 2, even if the terminal device 11 does not have a GPS receiver, the first determination unit 3 of the communication device 10 determines that the terminal device 11 is outside the facility H1 based on the network information. It can be determined whether or not it exists. For example, it is preferable that a stationary terminal such as a personal computer not equipped with a GPS receiver can be used as the terminal device 11.

Here, even if the second control unit 111 of the terminal device 11 can be connected to the internal network NW2, the second control unit 111 may be configured to be connectable to the external network NW1 in accordance with the operation of the user operation unit 112. Good. For example, even if the second control unit 111 can be connected to the internal network NW2, the second control unit 111 may have a function of causing the operation unit 112 of the terminal device 11 to display the content connected to the external network NW1 without going through the internal network NW2. Good. Even when the user operates the terminal device 11 in the facility H1, the user operates the operation unit 112 to connect to the external network NW1, so that the communication path between the terminal device 11 and the first communication unit 5 of the communication device 10 is changed. A communication path outside the facility H1 can be included. Thereby, the 1st determination part 3 of the communication apparatus 10 determines with the terminal device 11 existing outside the facility H1, even if the terminal device 11 exists in the facility H1. That is, even if the terminal device 11 exists in the facility H1, the first control unit 2 of the communication device 10 controls the control contents of the first and third scenes when the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1. Will be able to select.

By the way, the configuration of the device control system of Modification 2 can be applied to the device control system 1. For example, the device control system 1 is configured to determine whether or not the terminal device 11 exists outside the facility H1 based on two pieces of information including the geographical position information of the terminal device 11 and network information. It may be.

In addition, the configuration of the device control system of Modification 1 can be applied to the device control system of Modification 2. For example, the 1st control part 2 of the communication apparatus 10 in the apparatus control system of the modification 2 may be provided with the function etc. which notify the content of the 2nd information D2 to the terminal device 11.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Device control system 10 Communication apparatus 11 Terminal device 2 1st control part (a control part, an in-area determination part)
3 1st determination part (determination part)
4 Second determination unit (control unit)
5 1st communication part (communication part)
8 Target device D1 First information D2 Second information D3 Power information H1 Facility

Claims

A communication unit that designates at least one target device installed in a facility and receives first information for designating operation content of the target device; and
A control unit that generates second information related to the control of the target device;
With
The control unit adds the first information to the first information according to whether the terminal device that has transmitted the first information is outside the facility or the facility, and whether a person is present in the facility. The apparatus control system characterized by generating said 2nd information based on.
The determination part which determines whether the said terminal device exists in the said facility outside or the said facility based on the position of the said facility and the said terminal device was further provided. The device control system described.
When the first information includes network information indicating that a communication path outside the facility is included in a communication path between the terminal device and the communication unit, the terminal device exists outside the facility The device control system according to claim 1, further comprising: a determination unit that determines that this is the case.
The control unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control unit acquires power information regarding power consumption of the facility, and determines whether or not a person exists in the facility based on the power information. The device control system according to claim 1.
When the terminal device is outside the facility and there is a person in the facility, the control unit adds a predetermined restriction to the operation content of the target device specified by the first information The device control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the second information is generated.
When the terminal device is outside the facility and there is a person in the facility, the control unit determines that the operation content of the target device specified by the first information is in accordance with the first information. The device control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the second information is generated so as to have predetermined contents determined in advance.
When the terminal device exists outside the facility and a person exists in the facility, the control unit performs a notification operation for notifying a change in the operation of the target device specified by the first information. The device control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the second information is generated so as to be performed by a device.
The at least one target device is a plurality of target devices,
The plurality of target devices include specific devices,
The control unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control unit does not control the specific device when the terminal device exists outside the facility and a person exists within the facility. The device control system described.
An in-area determination unit that determines whether the target device specified by the first information and the terminal device exist in the same area among a plurality of areas set in the facility. ,
When the terminal device is present in the facility and a person is present in the facility, the control unit is configured such that the target device specified by the first information and the terminal device are in the same area in the facility. The device control system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the second information is changed depending on whether or not it exists in the device.
An in-area determination unit that determines whether the target device specified by the first information and the terminal device exist in the same area among a plurality of areas set in the facility. ,
The terminal device is present in the facility, and there is no person in the facility, and the target device specified by the first information and the terminal device are the same in the plurality of areas. When not existing in an area, the control unit generates the second information for controlling the target device in accordance with the operation content of the target device specified by the first information. Item 9. The device control system according to any one of Items 1 to 8.
When the terminal device is outside the facility and there is no person in the facility, the control unit performs a predetermined period from the time when the target device specified by the first information receives the second information. The device control system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the second information is generated so that the operation content specified by the first information is obtained after elapse of time.
Designating at least one target device installed in a facility and receiving first information designating operation content of the target device; and
Depending on whether the terminal device that has transmitted the first information is outside the facility or in the facility, and whether there is a person in the facility, the second information on the control of the target device is obtained. Generating step;
A device control method characterized by comprising:
On the computer,
Designating at least one target device installed in a facility and receiving first information designating operation content of the target device; and
Depending on whether the terminal device that has transmitted the first information is outside the facility or in the facility, and whether there is a person in the facility, the second information on the control of the target device is obtained. Generating step;
A program for running