WO2023248441A1 - 操作機器管理システム、操作機器管理装置、操作機器管理方法およびプログラム - Google Patents

操作機器管理システム、操作機器管理装置、操作機器管理方法およびプログラム Download PDF

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WO2023248441A1
WO2023248441A1 PCT/JP2022/025190 JP2022025190W WO2023248441A1 WO 2023248441 A1 WO2023248441 A1 WO 2023248441A1 JP 2022025190 W JP2022025190 W JP 2022025190W WO 2023248441 A1 WO2023248441 A1 WO 2023248441A1
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裕二 竹田
直樹 木津
真哉 杉野
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  • the present disclosure relates to an operating device management system, an operating device management device, an operating device management method, and a program.
  • a collection system that includes a GUI (Graphical User Interface) device and a device control device that communicates with the GUI device, and in which the device control device collects device information, including device manufacturer information, from devices connected to a network in the building.
  • a display control section that displays the device name of the device on the screen of the user interface device based on the device information collected from the device by the collection section; and the device whose device name is displayed on the screen is selected as a management target.
  • An energy management system has been proposed that includes a registration processing section that registers the selected device in a storage section (for example, see Patent Document 1).
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an operating equipment management system, an operating equipment management device, an operating equipment management method, and a program that can appropriately grasp the optimal equipment to be controlled.
  • the operating equipment management system a terminal device; control content information indicating the content of control executed for each of at least one controlled device by operating the operating device in the past; operating device identification information identifying the operated operating device; control target device identification information for identifying the at least one control target device that has been executed; and a control performance storage unit that stores control target device identification information in association with each other;
  • the control target device identification information of the control target device that can be controlled by the operation device operated by the user, which is transmitted from the terminal device, and the operation device that can control the control target device by being operated by the user.
  • a search condition acquisition unit that acquires search condition information indicating a search condition for searching for at least one of operation device identification information of the control target device, and control content information indicating the content of control that has a proven track record in the control target device; and, Regarding the control target equipment identification information, the operating equipment identification information, and the control content information stored in the control performance storage unit, the control target equipment identification information, the operating equipment identification information, and the control target equipment identification information, the operating equipment identification information, and the control content information are a search unit that searches for at least one of the control content information; When at least one of the control target device identification information, the operating device identification information, and the control content information is detected, among the detected control target device identification information, the operating device identification information, and the control content information and a search result notification unit that generates search result information including at least one of the following and transmits it to the terminal device.
  • the search unit based on the search condition information, identifies the control target device of the control target device that can be controlled by the operation device operated by the user, and the control target device that is controlled by the operation device operated by the user. Search for at least one of the operating device identification information of the operating device capable of controlling the control target device, and the control content information indicating the content of control that has a proven track record with the controlled device.
  • the search result notification unit determines the detected control target device identification information, the operating device identification information, and the control content information. Search result information including at least one of the above is generated and transmitted to the terminal device.
  • a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an operating device management system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure A block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an operating device management system according to an embodiment.
  • Block diagram showing the functional configuration of the operating device management system according to the embodiment A diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the master information storage unit of the operating device management server according to the embodiment.
  • Sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the operating device management system according to the embodiment A diagram showing an example of an operation screen image displayed on the display unit of the terminal device according to the embodiment.
  • a diagram showing another example of an operation screen image displayed on the display unit of the terminal device according to the embodiment A diagram showing an example of an operation screen image displayed on the display unit of the terminal device according to the embodiment.
  • a diagram showing another example of an operation screen image displayed on the display unit of the terminal device according to the embodiment A diagram showing an example of an operation screen image displayed on the display unit of the terminal device according to the embodiment.
  • a diagram showing another example of an operation screen image displayed on the display unit of the terminal device according to the embodiment A diagram showing another example of an operation screen image displayed on the display unit of the terminal device according to the embodiment.
  • a diagram showing another example of an operation screen image displayed on the display unit of the terminal device according to the embodiment A diagram showing another example of an operation screen image displayed on the display unit of the terminal device according to the embodiment.
  • Flowchart showing an example of the flow of device control processing executed by the cloud server according to the embodiment Flowchart showing an example of the flow of operation device management processing executed by the operation device management server according to the embodiment A diagram showing another example of an operation screen image displayed on the display unit of the terminal device according to the modified example.
  • Block diagram showing the functional configuration of an operating device management system according to a modified example A diagram showing an example of information stored in the control performance storage unit of the operating device management server according to the modification example.
  • the operating device management system includes a terminal device, a control record storage section, a search condition acquisition section, a search section, and a search result notification section.
  • the control performance storage unit stores control content information indicating the content of control executed for each of at least one controlled device by operating an operating device in the past, and operating device identification information that identifies the operated operating device. and control target device identification information for identifying at least one control target device that has been controlled are stored in association with each other.
  • the search condition acquisition unit is configured to receive control target device identification information of a control target device that can be controlled by an operating device operated by a user, which is transmitted from a terminal device, and a method for controlling the control target device by being operated by the user.
  • the search unit searches the control target equipment identification information, the operating equipment identification information, and the control content information based on the search condition information regarding the control target equipment identification information, the operating equipment identification information, and the control content information stored in the control performance storage unit. Search for at least one of them.
  • the search result notification unit detects the detected control target device identification information, the operating device identification information, and the control content information. Search result information including at least one of the following is generated and transmitted to the terminal device.
  • the operating device management system includes a terminal device 7 connected to one of the plurality of local networks NW21 and NW22, and a terminal device 7 connected to each of the plurality of local networks NW21 and NW22.
  • An operating device management server 1 that manages operating devices 51 and 52 is provided.
  • the plurality of controlled devices 31 and 32 that are controlled using the operating devices 51 and 52 each have a communication function and are connected to the plurality of local networks NW21 and NW22, respectively.
  • the local networks NW21 and NW22 are connected to the wide area network NW1 via broadband routers (hereinafter referred to as "BBR") 41 and 42, respectively.
  • BBR broadband routers
  • the local networks NW21 and NW22 are, for example, wired LANs (Local Area Networks) or wireless LANs, and the wide area network NW1 is, for example, the Internet.
  • the controlled devices 31 and 32 are, for example, a rice cooker, a ventilation fan, an air conditioner, a water heater, a bathroom dryer, etc., and control the controlled devices 31 and 32, respectively, which are transmitted from the cloud servers 21 and 22, respectively. Operate based on control information for.
  • the operating devices 51 and 52 are, for example, smartphones, and function as operating devices for operating the controlled devices 31 and 32 while an application for functioning as the operating device is activated.
  • the operating devices 51 and 52 are, for example, remote control devices dedicated to operating the controlled devices 31 and 32. When operated by a user, the operating devices 51 and 52 generate operation information indicating the operation details and transmit it to the cloud servers 21 and 22.
  • the product list management server 8 is a website on which a list of control target device identification names of the control target devices 31 and 32 recommended by the manufacturers of the control device applications started on the control devices 51 and 52 is posted, or A website is managed where a list of operating device identification names for identifying operating device applications recommended by the manufacturers of the target devices 31 and 32 is posted.
  • the product list management server 8 is activated by the manufacturer or operating device 51, 52 of the controlled device 31, 32 in an environment where the operation of the controlled device 31, 32 is controlled via the cloud servers 21, 22, for example.
  • Manages a website that includes a so-called white list which is a list of operating device applications that the manufacturer of the operating device applications guarantees to work properly and recommends for use.
  • the white list includes, for example, an operating device identification name that identifies an operating device application to be started on the operating devices 51 and 52, and a list of operating device identification names that identify operating device applications that are started on the operating devices 51 and 52, and a list of the operating device applications that are activated on the operating devices 51 and 52.
  • An example is a list in which control target device identification names that identify control target devices 31 and 32 whose operations can be controlled by operation are associated with each other.
  • the terminal device 7 is, for example, a personal computer, as shown in FIG. 706 and a bus 709 that connects them to each other.
  • the main storage unit 702 includes volatile memory such as RAM (Random Access Memory), and is used as a work area for the CPU 701.
  • the main storage unit 702 also includes an image-dedicated memory (not shown) that temporarily stores image information to be displayed on the display unit 704.
  • the auxiliary storage unit 703 is a nonvolatile memory such as a semiconductor flash memory, and stores programs for the CPU 701 to execute various processes.
  • the display unit 704 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.
  • the input unit 705 is, for example, a keyboard.
  • the communication unit 706 is connected to the local networks NW21 and NW22, and transmits information transferred from the CPU 701 to the operating device management server 1 via the local networks NW21 and NW22 and the wide area network NW1, and also transmits information transferred from the operating device management server 1 to the operating device management server 1. Information received via the wide area network NW1 and local networks NW21 and NW22 is transferred to the CPU 701.
  • the CPU 701 reads out the program stored in the auxiliary storage unit 703 to the main storage unit 702 and executes it, thereby controlling the receiving unit 711, image forming unit 712, display control unit 713, and search condition notification unit 714, as shown in FIG. , functions as a search result acquisition unit 715 and a web page information acquisition unit 716.
  • the auxiliary storage unit 703 shown in FIG. 2 includes a search result storage unit 731 and an image storage unit 732, as shown in FIG.
  • the image-only memory of the main storage unit 702 shown in FIG. 2 includes a display screen storage unit 721 that temporarily stores screen images to be displayed on the display unit 704, as shown in FIG.
  • the search result storage unit 731 stores control target device identification information or operating device identification information included in the search result information transmitted from the operating device management server 1.
  • the controlled device identification information is a device that is controlled by operating an operating device 52 (51) of the same type as the operating device 51 (52) operated by the user, which the user inputs via the input unit 705. This information identifies the controlled device 32 (31) that has a past track record.
  • the operation device identification information is input by the user through the input unit 705, and includes the past performance of operating the control target device 32 (31) of the same type as the control target device 31 (32) that the user intends to operate. This is information that identifies a certain operating device 52 (51).
  • the image storage unit 732 stores various image information including image information indicating basic icon images for constructing an operation screen image.
  • the reception unit 711 accepts the operation details performed by the user on the input unit 705, generates operation information according to the accepted operation details, and sends the generated operation information to the image forming unit 712, search condition notification unit 714, or search result acquisition unit 715. to notify.
  • the image forming unit 712 generates a search screen image for the user to search for the control target device identification information of the control target devices 31 and 32 or the operation device identification information of the operation devices 51 and 52, or for notifying the user of the search results. form a search result notification screen image.
  • the image forming unit 712 generates a search result notification based on the various image information stored in the image storage unit 732 and the associated operating device identification information and control target device identification information stored in the search result storage unit 731. Form a screen image.
  • the image forming unit 712 causes the display screen storage unit 721 to store image information indicating the formed search screen image or search result notification screen image.
  • the image forming unit 712 when the image forming unit 712 is notified of web page information, which will be described later, from the web page information acquisition unit 716, the image forming unit 712 posts a list of control target device identification names and operating device identification names based on the notified web page information. A web page image is formed, and image information indicating the formed web page image is stored in the display screen storage unit 721.
  • the display control unit 713 causes the display unit 704 to display the above-mentioned search screen image or search result notification screen image based on the image information stored in the display screen storage unit 721.
  • the search condition notification unit 714 searches for control target device identification information or operating device identification information based on information input by the user via the input unit 705 while the search screen image is displayed on the display unit 704. Generate search condition information that indicates search conditions when searching. Specifically, the search condition notification unit 714 generates search condition information including the operation device identification information of the operation devices 51 and 52 or the control target device identification information of the control target devices 31 and 32 input by the user. Then, the search condition notification unit 714 transmits the generated search condition information to the operating device management server 1. The search condition notification unit 714 also notifies the search result acquisition unit 715 of the operating device identification information or control target device identification information input by the user.
  • the search result acquisition unit 715 When the search result acquisition unit 715 acquires the search result information transmitted from the operation device management server 1, the search result acquisition unit 715 extracts the control target device identification information or the operation device identification information included in the acquired search result information, and extracts the control target device identification information or the operation device identification information included in the acquired search result information.
  • the identification information or operating device identification information is stored in the search result storage unit 731.
  • the search result acquisition unit 715 acquires the search result information including the control target device identification information from the operating device management server 1
  • the search result acquisition unit 715 transmits the control target device identification information extracted from the acquired search result information to the search condition notification unit 714. is stored in the search result storage unit 731 in association with the operating device identification information notified from the search result storage unit 731.
  • the search condition notification unit 714 notifies the search result information of the operation device identification information extracted from the acquired search result information.
  • the control target device identification information is stored in the search result storage unit 731 in association with the control target device identification information. Furthermore, if the search result information includes URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information of a website managed by the product list management server 8, the search result acquisition unit 715 extracts the URL information from the search result information and acquires the web page information. 716.
  • URL Uniform Resource Locator
  • the web page information acquisition unit 716 When the web page information acquisition unit 716 is notified of the URL information from the search result acquisition unit 715, it transmits the above-mentioned access request information to the product list management server 8 based on the notified URL information. Thereby, the web page information acquisition unit 716 acquires the web page information transmitted from the product list management server 8, and notifies the image forming unit 712 of the acquired web page information.
  • the cloud servers 21 and 22 include a CPU 201, a main storage section 202, an auxiliary storage section 203, a communication section 206, and a bus 209 that interconnects them.
  • CPU 201 is, for example, a multi-core processor.
  • the main storage unit 202 has volatile memory such as RAM, and is used as a work area for the CPU 201.
  • the auxiliary storage unit 203 is composed of a large-capacity nonvolatile memory, and stores programs for realizing various functions of the cloud servers 21 and 22.
  • the communication unit 206 is connected to the wide area network NW1.
  • the CPU 201 By reading the program stored in the auxiliary storage unit 203 into the main storage unit 202 and executing it, the CPU 201 functions as the device control unit 211 and the control history notification unit 212, as shown in FIG. Further, the auxiliary storage section 203 shown in FIG. 2 includes a control history storage section 231, as shown in FIG.
  • the control history storage unit 231 stores information about the control target devices 31 and 32 based on operation information indicating operation details transmitted from the operation devices 51 and 52 when the user performs an operation on the operation devices 51 and 52. Stores control content code information indicating the control content when the control is performed.
  • control history storage unit 231 stores the control content code information, the corresponding operating device 51, 52 itself or the operating device identification code information of the operating device application activated on the operating device 51, 52, and the control target device 31. , 32 and the control target device identification code information.
  • control content code information is information expressed in a first expression format using EPC parameters defined by the EchonetLite (registered trademark) standard, for example. Specifically, for example, when the control content is "power on/off setting", the control content information is set to "0x80".
  • the operating device identification information is information expressed in a first expression format using an operating device identification code given to an operating device application started on the operating devices 51 and 52, for example.
  • control target device identification information is information expressed in a first expression format using control target device identification codes given to the control target devices 31 and 32.
  • the device control unit 211 When the device control unit 211 acquires operation content information indicating the operation content performed by the user on the operation devices 51, 52 from the operation devices 51, 52, the device control unit 211 controls the control target device 31, based on the acquired operation content information. 32.
  • the device control unit 211 controls the operation of the control target devices 31 and 32 by generating control information for controlling the control target devices 31 and 32 based on the operation content information and transmitting the control information to the control target devices 31 and 32. do.
  • the control information includes the aforementioned control content code information.
  • each time the device control unit 211 generates control information and transmits it to the controlled devices 31 and 32 it specifies the control content code information included in the control information, and converts the specified control content code information into the operation content information.
  • the control history storage unit 231 stores the control device identification code information of the control device 51, 52 that is the source of the control information in association with the control device identification code information of the control device 31, 32 that is the destination of the control information. .
  • the control history notification unit 212 generates control history information including control content code information, operating equipment identification code information, or operating equipment identification code information, and control target equipment identification code information stored in the control history storage unit 231, and the generated control The history information is sent to the operating device management server 1.
  • the control history notification unit 212 is configured to notify the control history notification unit 212 every time the control history storage unit 231 stores control content code information, operation device identification code information, or operation device identification code information and control target device identification code information that are newly associated with each other. Then, control history information is generated and transmitted to the operating device management server 1.
  • control history notification unit 212 each time a preset control history notification time arrives, the control history notification unit 212 records information that has been newly stored in the control history storage unit 231 during the period from the immediately previous control history notification time to that point.
  • Control history information including control content code information, operating device identification code information, operating device identification code information, and control target device identification code information may be generated and transmitted to the operating device management server 1.
  • the operating device management server 1 includes a CPU 101, a main storage section 102, an auxiliary storage section 103, a communication section 106, and a bus 109 that interconnects these.
  • CPU 101 is, for example, a multi-core processor.
  • the main storage unit 102 has volatile memory such as RAM, and is used as a work area for the CPU 101.
  • the auxiliary storage unit 103 is composed of a large-capacity nonvolatile memory, and stores programs for realizing various functions of the operating device management server 1.
  • the communication unit 106 is connected to the wide area network NW1.
  • the CPU 101 executes the control history acquisition unit 111, the conversion unit 112, the search condition acquisition unit 113, and the search unit 114, as shown in FIG. It also functions as a search result notification section 115.
  • the auxiliary storage section 103 shown in FIG. 2 includes a master information storage section 131 and a control performance storage section 132, as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the master information storage unit 131 stores information indicating a correspondence relationship between information in the first expression format described above and information in a second expression format different from the first expression format. For example, as shown in FIG.
  • the master information storage unit 131 stores manufacturer name information indicating the manufacturer name of the manufacturer that manufactured the operating device application being activated on the controlled devices 31 and 32 or the operating devices 51 and 52. A maker code given to each manufacturer in advance is stored in association with maker code information.
  • the master information storage unit 131 also stores the control target device identification name information that identifies the control target devices 31 and 32 in the second expression format, and the control target device identification name information in the first expression format assigned to the control target devices 31 and 32. It is stored in association with control target device identification code information indicating the code.
  • the master information storage unit 131 stores the control target device identification name information and the control target device identification code information as class code information indicating the class when the control target devices 31 and 32 are classified based on the model, and a class group code.
  • the master information storage unit 131 stores operating device identification name information indicating an operating device identification name that identifies the operating devices 51 and 52 or the operating device application started on the operating devices 51 and 52 in the second expression format. It is stored in association with the operating device identification code information indicating the operating device identification code in the first expression format given to the operating device 51, 52 or the operating device application. In addition, the master information storage unit 131 associates the operating device identification name information and the operating device identification code information with class code information indicating the class when operating device applications are classified based on the model, and class group code information. memorize it. Further, the master information storage unit 131 stores control content information indicating the control content of the controlled devices 31 and 32 in association with control content code information given to various control content.
  • control performance storage unit 132 stores control content information indicating the content of control performed on each of the control target devices 31 and 32 by the user operating the operating devices 51 and 52 in the past; Operation device identification name information for identifying the operation devices 51 and 52 operated by the user and control target device identification name information for identifying the control target devices 31 and 32 are stored in association with each other. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, the control performance storage unit 132 stores control content information indicating the control content executed on the control target devices 31 and 32 by operating the operating devices 51 and 52 in the past.
  • control performance storage unit 132 Along with the operating device identification name information of the corresponding operating devices 51 and 52 and the controlled device identification name information of the controlled devices 31 and 32, the class code information and class group code information of the operating devices 51 and 52 and the controlled devices 31 and 32 It is stored in association with.
  • the control performance storage unit 132 also stores manufacturer name information indicating the manufacturer names of the operating devices 51 and 52 and the controlled devices 31 and 32, as well as the corresponding operating device identification name information and control target devices 31 and 32. It is stored in association with the target device identification name information.
  • control history acquisition unit 111 includes control content code information indicating the control content of the controlled devices 31 and 32, and operating device identification code information that identifies the operating devices 51 and 52 operated by the user. Control history information including control target device identification code information for identifying the control target devices 31 and 32 is acquired. The control history acquisition unit 111 extracts control content code information, operating device identification code information, and control target device identification code information included in the acquired control history information, and notifies the conversion unit 112 of the extracted information.
  • the conversion unit 112 converts the control content code information, operating device identification code information, and controlled device identification code information notified from the control history acquisition unit 111 into control content information, operating device identification name information, and controlled device identification name, respectively. It is converted into information and stored in the control performance storage section 132.
  • the conversion unit 112 selects the control content code information notified from the control history acquisition unit 111 from among the control content information, operating device identification name information, and control target device identification name information stored in the master information storage unit 131, Specify control content information, operating device identification name information, and controlled device identification name information that are associated with the operating device identification code information and the controlled device identification code information.
  • the conversion unit 112 stores the specified control content information, operating device identification name information, and control target device identification name information in the control performance storage unit 132. Further, the conversion unit 112 refers to the manufacturer name information stored in the master information storage unit 131, identifies the manufacturer name information associated with the manufacturer code information notified from the control history acquisition unit 111, and name information is stored in the control performance storage unit 132 in association with operating device identification name information or control target device identification name information.
  • the search condition acquisition unit 113 acquires a search condition transmitted from the terminal device 7 for searching the control target device identification name information of the control target devices 31 and 32 that can be controlled by the operation devices 51 and 52 operated by the user. Obtain the search condition information indicated. Alternatively, the search condition acquisition unit 113 indicates search conditions for searching for operation device identification name information of the operation devices 51 and 52 that can control the control target devices 31 and 32 by being operated by the user. Get search condition information. Then, the search condition acquisition unit 113 notifies the search unit 114 of the acquired search condition information.
  • the search unit 114 is controlled based on the search condition information notified from the search condition acquisition unit 113 when an operation device 52 (51) of the same type as the operation device 51 (52) specified by the search condition information is operated. At least one of the control target device identification name information of the control target device 32 (31) that has a track record of being controlled and the control content information indicating the content of the control at that time is searched. Alternatively, the search unit 114 searches for the operation of the operating device 52 (51) that has been operated to control the same type of controlled device 32 (31) as the controlled device 31 (32) specified by the search condition information. At least one of the device identification name information and the operation content information indicating the content of the control at that time is searched.
  • the search unit 114 searches for an operating device 52 (51) of the same type as the operating device 51 (52) specified by the above-mentioned search condition information, which is the same type as the control target device 31 (32) specified by the above-mentioned search condition information.
  • the control content information indicating the content of the control that controlled the controlled device 32 (31) is searched. That is, when the search condition information includes operating device identification name information and control target device identification name information adopted as search keys, the search unit 114 searches the operating device identification name information and the control target device identification name information. Search for control content information using as a search key.
  • the search unit 114 uses the control target device identification name information as a search key to obtain operating device identification name information and control content. Search for information. Furthermore, when the search condition information includes control target device identification name information and control content information to be adopted as a search key, the search unit 114 uses the control target device identification name information and control content information as a search key. Search for operation device identification name information as . In addition, when the search condition information includes only operating device identification name information adopted as a search key, the search unit 114 uses the operating device identification name information as a search key to search for control target device identification name information and control content information. Search for. Furthermore, when the search condition information includes operating device identification name information and control content information to be adopted as a search key, the search unit 114 uses the operating device identification name information and control content information as a search key for control. Search for target device identification name information.
  • the search unit 114 also searches for control targets that have a track record of being controlled by operating an operating device 52 (51) of the same type as the operating device 51 (52) operated by the user, based on the above-mentioned search condition information.
  • control target device identification name information of the device 32 (31) is searched, if the control target device identification name information is not detected, class code information of the same type as the class code information of the control target device 32 (31) is assigned.
  • the control target device identification name information of the controlled target device 32 (31) is searched.
  • the search unit 114 searches for the control target device identification name information of the control target device 32 (31) to which the same type of class code information as the class code information of the control target device 32 (31) is assigned, If device identification name information is not detected, search for control target device identification name information of the control target device 32 (31) to which the same type of class group code information as the class group code information of the control target device 32 (31) is assigned. do.
  • the search unit 114 detects at least one of the controlled object identification name information, the operating device identification name information, and the control content information, the search unit 114 searches the detected controlled object identification name information, the operating device identification name information, and the control content information. At least one of the content information is notified to the search result notification unit 115.
  • the search result notification unit 115 transmits the notified control target device identification name information or the control device identification name information. Search result information including identification name information is generated and transmitted to the terminal device 7. Furthermore, when the search unit 114 does not detect the controlled device identification name information or the operating device identification name information, the search result notification unit 115 includes URL information indicating the URL of the website managed by the product list management server 8. Search result information is generated and transmitted to the terminal device 7.
  • the URL information is, for example, the URL of a homepage on which a list of control target device identification names of the control target devices 31 and 32 recommended by the manufacturers of the operating devices 51 and 52 is posted, or the URL of the control target devices 31 and 32 The URL of the home page on which a list of operating device identification names for operating the controlled devices 31 and 32 recommended by their manufacturers is posted.
  • step S1 when a user performs an operation on the operating devices 51, 52 to control the operation of the controlled devices 31, 32, the cloud servers 21, 22 control the operating devices 51, 52.
  • the operation information transmitted from is acquired (step S1).
  • step S2 the cloud servers 21 and 22 generate control information for controlling the controlled devices 31 and 32 based on the acquired operation content information (step S2).
  • step S3 the generated control information is transmitted from the cloud servers 21 and 22 to the controlled devices 31 and 32 (step S3).
  • the controlled devices 31 and 32 upon acquiring the control information, the controlled devices 31 and 32 start operating based on the acquired control information (step S4).
  • the cloud servers 21 and 22 identify control content code information indicating the content of control of the controlled devices 31 and 32 (step S5). Thereafter, the cloud servers 21 and 22 combine the generated control content information with the control equipment identification code information of the operating equipment 51 and 52 itself that is the source of the operation content information or the operating equipment application started on the operating equipment 51 and 52, and the control The information is stored in the control history storage unit 231 in association with the control target device identification code information of the control target devices 31 and 32 to which the information is transmitted (step S6). Next, the cloud servers 21 and 22 generate control history information including control content code information, operating device identification code information, and control target device identification code information stored in the control history storage unit 231 (step S7). Subsequently, the generated control history information is transmitted from the cloud servers 21 and 22 to the operating device management server 1 (step S8).
  • the operating device management server 1 upon acquiring the control history information, extracts control content code information, operating device identification code information, and controlled device identification code information included in the obtained control history information (step S9). After that, the operating device management server 1 refers to the information stored in the master information storage unit 131 and converts the extracted control content code information, operating device identification code information, and controlled device identification code information into the control content information, the extracted control device identification code information, and the control target device identification code information, respectively. The information is converted into operating device identification name information and control target device identification name information and stored in the control performance storage unit 132 (step S10).
  • the user performs a search preparation operation on the input unit 705 of the terminal device 7 to search for the control target device identification name information of the control target devices 31 and 32 or the operation device identification name information of the operation devices 51 and 52.
  • the terminal device 7 forms a search screen image for the user to input search conditions and displays it on the display unit 704 (step S11).
  • the terminal device 7 displays, for example, a search screen image GA1 as shown in FIG. 7 on the display unit 704.
  • the search screen image GA1 includes an area A11 for specifying operation device identification name information, which is a key when searching for the control contents for the control target devices 31 and 32 or the control target device identification names of the control target devices 31 and 32, and a control target device identification name information.
  • Area A12 for specifying the control target device identification name which is a search key when searching for control contents for the devices 31 and 32 or operation device identification names of the operation devices 51 and 52
  • Area A12 for specifying the control target device identification name which is a search key when searching for the control contents for the devices 31 and 32 or the operation device identification name of the operation devices 51 and 52
  • "Search" button image BU13 "Search" button image BU13.
  • Area A11 includes a display field B12 in which an operating device identification name serving as a search key is displayed, an input field B11 for inputting an operating device name serving as a search key, and a local network NW21 to which the terminal device 7 is connected.
  • a button image BU11 that is selected when automatically acquiring the operating device identification names of the operating devices 51 and 52 connected to the NW 22 are arranged.
  • the terminal device 7 is connected to the area A12, a display field B14 in which the name of the controlled device serving as a search key is displayed, an input field B13 for inputting a controlled device identification name serving as the search key, and the terminal device 7.
  • a button image BU12 that is selected when automatically acquiring the names of the controlled devices 31 and 32 connected to the local networks NW21 and NW22 is arranged.
  • check box images CHK11 and CHK12 that are selected when searching without using the operating device name as a search key are arranged in area A11.
  • the check box image CHK11 the operation device identification name and control content are searched using the control target device identification name as the search key.
  • the check box image CHK12 is selected, the operating device identification name is searched using the control target device identification name and control content as the search keys.
  • check box images CHK13 and CHK14 that are selected when searching without using the control target device name as a search key are arranged in the area A12.
  • the check box image CHK13 is selected, the control target device identification name and control content are searched using the search key as the operating device identification name.
  • the check box image CHK14 the control target device identification name is searched using the search keys as the operating device identification name and the control content.
  • a search screen image GA2 shown in FIG. 8A is displayed on the display section 704.
  • the search screen image GA2 includes check box images CHK21, CHK22, CHK23, CHK24, CHK25, and CHK26, and a button image BU21 displaying "Search" that is selected when performing a search.
  • the check box images CHK21, CHK22, CHK23, CHK24, CHK25, and CHK26 are used as search keys for the name of the controlled device, and as the control details for the controlled devices 31 and 32, such as "power on/off setting” and "temperature This is selected when employing "setting”, “automatic temperature setting”, “operating mode setting”, “cooling mode setting”, and “heating mode setting”.
  • the example shown in FIG. 8A shows a case where "power on/off setting", “temperature automatic setting”, and "operating mode setting" are employed as search keys.
  • search screen image GA3 shown in FIG. 8B is displayed on the display unit 704.
  • the search screen image GA3 includes check box images CHK31, CHK32, CHK33, CHK34, CHK35, and CHK36, and a button image BU31 displaying "Search" that is selected when executing a search.
  • check box images CHK31, CHK32, CHK33, CHK34, CHK35, and CHK36 are used as search keys, along with operating device identification names, and as control contents for the controlled devices 31 and 32, such as "power on/off setting” and "temperature This is selected when employing "setting”, “automatic temperature setting”, “operating mode setting”, “cooling mode setting”, and “heating mode setting”.
  • the example shown in FIG. 8B shows a case where "power on/off setting", “temperature automatic setting”, and "operating mode setting" are employed as search keys.
  • the terminal device 7 when the user performs the search key designation operation and search start operation described above with the search screen image displayed on the display unit 704 of the terminal device 7, the terminal device 7 , generates the above-mentioned search condition information (step S12).
  • the search key designation operation is performed by specifying the operating device identification name, control device, and This is an operation for specifying an identification name and control content via the input unit 705.
  • the search start operation is performed by the user selecting check box images CHK11, CHK12, CHK13, and CHK14 via the input unit 705 while the search screen image GA1 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display unit 704, for example.
  • the search start operation may be performed by the user selecting check box images CHK21, CHK22, CHK23, CHK24, CHK25, The user selects at least one of CHK26 and then selects the button image BU21, or the user selects the input section 705 while the search screen image GA3 shown in FIG. 8B is displayed on the display section 704.
  • This shows an operation of selecting at least one of the check box images CHK31, CHK32, CHK33, CHK34, CHK35, and CHK36 via the button image BU31, and then selecting the button image BU31.
  • the terminal device 7 For example, while displaying the search screen image GA1 shown in FIG. Assume that the button image BU13 is selected without selecting the name and all of the check box images CHK11, CHK12, CHK13, and CHK14. In this case, the terminal device 7 generates search condition information including operating device identification name information and control target device identification name information to be employed as a search key. Further, in the terminal device 7, for example, while displaying the search screen image GA1 shown in FIG. Further, assume that the check box image CHK11 is selected and then the button image BU13 is selected. In this case, the terminal device 7 generates search condition information including only control target device identification name information employed as a search key.
  • the terminal device 7 allows the user to select an operating device identification name to be adopted as a search key via the input section 705 while displaying the search screen image GA1 shown in FIG. 7 on the display section 704, for example. Also, suppose that the check box image CHK13 is selected and then the button image BU13 is selected. In this case, the terminal device 7 generates search condition information including only operating device identification name information employed as a search key. Further, the terminal device 7 may display the search screen image GA2 shown in FIG. Assume that button image BU21 is selected. In this case, the terminal device 7 generates search condition information including control target device identification name information and control content information to be used as a search key. Further, the terminal device 7 displays, for example, a search screen image GA3 shown in FIG.
  • the terminal device 7 Assume that button image BU31 is selected. In this case, the terminal device 7 generates search condition information including operating device identification name information and control content information to be used as a search key. Returning to FIG. 6, next, the generated search condition information is transmitted from the terminal device 7 to the operating device management server 1 (step S13).
  • the operating device management server 1 searches for at least one of control target device identification name information, operating device identification name information, and control content information based on the obtained search condition information. (Step S14).
  • the operating device management server 1 determines, based on the search condition information, a control that has a proven track record of being controlled by operating an operating device 52 (51) of the same type as the operating device 51 (52) operated by the user.
  • the control target device identification name information of the target device 32 (31) is searched.
  • the operated device management server 1 determines the track record of operations performed to control the same type of controlled device 32 (31) as the controlled device 31 (32) that the user attempts to control.
  • the operating device identification name information of a certain operating device 52 (51) is searched.
  • the operating device management server 1 determines whether the control target has a track record of being controlled by operating an operating device 52 (51) of the same type as the operating device 51 (52) operated by the user.
  • class code information of the same type as the class code information of the control target device 32 (31) is assigned.
  • the control target device identification name information of the controlled target device 32 (31) is searched.
  • the operating device management server 1 searches for the control target device identification name information of the control target device 32 (31) to which the same type of class code information as the class code information of the control target device 32 (31) is assigned, If control target device identification name information is not detected, control target device identification name information of the control target device 32 (31) to which the same type of class group code information as the class group code information of the control target device 32 (31) is assigned. Search for.
  • the operating device management server 1 detects the detected control target device identification name information, the control device identification name information, and the control content information. Search result information including at least one of identification name information and control content information is generated (step S15).
  • the operating device management server 1 generates search result information including the above-mentioned URL information. . Thereafter, the generated search result information is transmitted from the operating device management server 1 to the terminal device 7 (step S16).
  • the terminal device 7 upon acquiring the search result information, extracts at least one of control target device identification information, operation device identification information, and control content information included in the acquired search result information, and extracts the extracted control target A search result display screen image is formed based on at least one of the device identification information, the operating device identification information, and the control content information, and is displayed on the display unit 704 (step S17).
  • the terminal device 7 selects the operating device identification name.
  • the search information and control target device identification name information are used as search keys to obtain search result information including detected control content information.
  • the terminal device 7 forms a search result display screen image GA4 including a message M41 representing the detected control content information as shown in FIG. 9A, for example, and causes the display unit 704 to display the search result display screen image GA4.
  • the search condition information sent to the operating device management server 1 includes only the control target device identification name information adopted as a search key
  • the terminal device 7 uses the control target device identification name information as the search key.
  • Search result information including operation device identification name information and control content information detected by the search is acquired.
  • the terminal device 7 sends a message M51 representing the operating device identification name information of the detected operating devices 51 and 52 and messages M52 and M53 representing the operating device identification name information of the detected operating devices 51 and 52, for example, as shown in FIG. 9B.
  • 52 or messages M54, M55, and M56 representing control content information indicating the content of control executed by the operating device application are arranged in a manner that corresponds to each other. 704.
  • the search condition information sent to the operating device management server 1 includes control target device identification name information and control content information adopted as a search key
  • the terminal device 7 uses the control target device identification name information and the control target device identification name information to be used as a search key.
  • the control content information is used as a search key to obtain search result information including the detected operating device identification name information. Then, the terminal device 7 forms a search result display screen image GA6 including a message M61 representing the detected operating device identification name information as shown in FIG. 9C, for example, and causes the display unit 704 to display the search result display screen image GA6.
  • the terminal device 7 searches using the operating device identification name information as a search key. Search result information including control target device identification name information and control content information detected by the search method is obtained. Then, the terminal device 7 sends messages M71 and M72 indicating the detected control target device identification name information as shown in FIG. A search result display screen image GA7 in which messages M73 and M74 representing content information are arranged in a manner that corresponds to each other is formed and displayed on the display unit 704.
  • the terminal device 7 uses the operating device identification name information and control content information to be used as a search key. information is used as a search key to obtain search result information including detected control target device identification name information. Then, the terminal device 7 forms a search result display screen image GA8 including a message M81 representing the detected control target device identification name information as shown in FIG. 10B, for example, and causes the display unit 704 to display the search result display screen image GA8.
  • the terminal device 7 extracts the URL information from the search result information and uses the product list based on the extracted URL information.
  • Web page information is acquired from the management server 8. Based on the obtained web page information, the terminal device 7 creates a list of control target device identification names recommended by the manufacturer of the control device application or a list of control target device identification names recommended by the manufacturers of the control target devices 31 and 32. A web page image on which the list is posted is formed and displayed on the display unit 704.
  • step S201 the device control unit 211 determines whether or not the operation content information transmitted from the operating devices 51 and 52 has been acquired.
  • step S201 the device control unit 211 repeatedly executes the process of step S201 as long as it determines that the operation content information has not been acquired.
  • the device control unit 211 determines that the operation content information has been acquired (step S201: Yes)
  • the device control unit 211 generates control information for controlling the control target devices 31 and 32 based on the acquired operation content information. It is transmitted to the controlled devices 31 and 32 (step S202).
  • the device control unit 211 identifies control content code information corresponding to the generated control information (step S203).
  • the device control unit 211 uses the specified control content code information and the operating device identification code information of the operating device 51, 52 itself that is the source of the operation content information or the operating device application activated on the operating device 51, 52.
  • control device identification code information of the control devices 51 and 52 and the control object device identification code information of the control target devices 31 and 32 to which the control information is transmitted are stored in the control history storage unit 231 in association with each other.
  • the control history notification unit 212 generates control history information including control content code information, operation device identification code information, and control target device identification code information stored in the control history storage unit 231, and operates the generated control history information. It is transmitted to the device management server 1 (step S205). Next, the process of step S201 is executed again.
  • step S101 determines whether control history information transmitted from the cloud servers 21 and 22 has been acquired.
  • step S101 determines that no control history information has been acquired
  • step S104 the process of step S104, which will be described later, is executed.
  • step S101: Yes determines that control history information has been acquired
  • step S101: Yes determines that control history information has been acquired
  • step S101: Yes determines that control history information has been acquired
  • step S101: Yes control content code information, operating device identification code information, and control target device identification code information included in the acquired control history information.
  • the conversion unit 112 refers to the information stored in the master information storage unit 131 and converts the extracted control content code information, operating device identification code information, and controlled device identification code information into control content information, control target device identification code information, and control target device identification code information, respectively.
  • the information is converted into operating device identification name information and control target device identification name information and stored in the control performance storage unit 132 (step S103).
  • the search condition acquisition unit 113 determines whether or not the search condition information transmitted from the terminal device 7 has been acquired (step S104). Here, if the search condition acquisition unit 113 determines that the search condition information has not been acquired (step S104: No), the process of step S101 is executed again. On the other hand, assume that the search condition acquisition unit 113 determines that the search condition information has been acquired (step S104: Yes). In this case, the search unit 114 searches for at least one of control target device identification name information, operation device identification name information, and control content information based on the acquired search condition information (step S105). Here, the search unit 114 executes a search using the operating device identification name information, control target device identification name information, and control content information included in the search condition information as search keys.
  • the search unit 114 determines whether at least one of the operating device identification name information, the controlled device identification name information, and the control content information is detected as a result of the search (step S106).
  • the search unit 114 determines that at least one of the operating device identification name information, the controlled device identification name information, and the control content information is detected (step S106: Yes).
  • the search result notification unit 115 generates search result information including at least one of detected control target device identification name information, operating device identification name information, and control content information, and transmits it to the terminal device 7. (Step S107), the process of step S101 is executed again.
  • the search unit 114 determines that at least one of the operating device identification name information, the controlled device identification name information, and the control content information is not detected (step S106: No). In this case, the search unit 114 refers to the class information stored in the master information storage unit 131 and specifies the class information corresponding to the operating device identification name information and the control target device identification name information used as the search key. (Step S108). Next, the search unit 114 searches for operating device identification name information and control target device identification name that are associated with the specified class information from among the various information stored in the control performance storage unit 132 (step S109).
  • the search unit 114 determines whether at least one of operating device identification name information, control target device identification name information, and control content information is detected as a result of the search (step S110).
  • the search unit 114 determines that at least one of the operating device identification name information, the controlled device identification name information, and the control content information is detected (step S110: Yes).
  • the search result notification unit 115 generates search result information including at least one of detected control target device identification name information, operating device identification name information, and control content information, and transmits it to the terminal device 7. (Step S111), the process of step S101 is executed again.
  • the search unit 114 determines that at least one of the operating device identification name information, the controlled device identification name information, and the control content information is not detected (step S110: No). In this case, the search unit 114 refers to the class group information stored in the master information storage unit 131 to obtain class group information corresponding to the operating device identification name information and the control target device identification name information employed as the search key. is specified (step S112). After that, the search unit 114 searches for operating device identification name information and control target device identification name that are associated with the specified class group information from among the various information stored in the control performance storage unit 132 (step S113).
  • the search unit 114 determines whether at least one of operating device identification name information, control target device identification name information, and control content information is detected as a result of the search (step S114).
  • the search unit 114 determines that at least one of the operating device identification name information, the controlled device identification name information, and the control content information is detected (step S114: Yes).
  • the search result notification unit 115 generates search result information including at least one of detected control target device identification name information, operating device identification name information, and control content information, and transmits it to the terminal device 7. (Step S115), the process of step S101 is executed again.
  • step S114 determines that at least one of the operating device identification name information, the controlled device identification name information, and the control content information is not detected (step S114: No).
  • the search result notification unit 115 generates search result information including URL information indicating the URL of the website managed by the product list management server 8, and transmits it to the terminal device 7 (step S116). Subsequently, the process of step S101 is executed again.
  • the search unit 114 searches the control target device 31, which can be controlled by the operating devices 51 and 52 operated by the user, based on the search condition information. , 32, control target device identification name information of the control target devices 51 and 52, which can be operated by the user to control the control target devices, and control target devices that have a proven track record in the control target devices. and control content information indicating the content of the search.
  • the search result notification unit 115 determines that the detected control target device identification information, the operating device identification information, and the control content information are detected.
  • Search result information including at least one of the information is generated and transmitted to the terminal device 7.
  • the operating devices 51, 52 or the controlled devices 31, 32 owned by the user the operating devices 51, 52 and the controlled devices 31, 32 when the controlled devices 31, 32 were operated in the past It becomes possible to present to the user the operating devices 51, 52 or the controlled devices 31, 32 that have been used in combination with the above. Therefore, the user selects the operating devices 51, 52 that are most suitable for operating the control target devices 31, 32 that the user owns, or the operating devices 51, 52 that are most suitable for operating and controlling the operating devices 51, 52 that the user owns.
  • the controlled devices 31 and 32 can be appropriately understood.
  • control performance storage unit 132 stores class information indicating the class to which the controlled devices 31 and 32 belong when classified based on the model of the controlled devices.
  • the control target device identification name information is stored in association with the control target device identification name information. Then, when searching for at least one of the operating device identification name information and the controlled device identification name information based on the search condition information, the search unit 114 searches for both the operating device identification name information and the controlled device identification name information. If not detected, the operating device identification name information and the controlled device identification are given the same type of class information as the class information corresponding to at least one of the search target operating device identification name information and the controlled device identification name information. Search for at least one of name information. This saves the user the trouble of re-setting the operating device identification name information or control target device identification name information employed as a search key, and the operational burden on the user is reduced accordingly.
  • the search result notification unit 115 sends the URL of the website managed by the preset product list management server 8. Test result notification information including URL information indicating the test result is transmitted to the terminal device 7. This saves the user the trouble of searching for a website with a related product list when control target device identification name information or operating device identification name information is not detected.
  • the user may be able to select, as a search key, class information indicating a class to which the operating devices 51, 52 or controlled devices 31, 32 belong, or class group information indicating a class group. Then, the search unit 114 uses at least one of all the operating devices 51 and 52 and all the control target devices 31 and 32 belonging to the selected class as a search key to search for control content information, operating device identification name information, and control target devices. At least one of the device identification name information may be searched. For example, when a class to which the operating devices 51 and 52 belong is selected, the search unit 114 uses all the operating devices 51 and 52 belonging to the selected class as search keys to search for control content information and control target device name information. Search for at least one.
  • the terminal device 7 may display, for example, a search screen image GA3001 as shown in FIG. 13 on the display unit 704.
  • the search screen image GA3001 has input fields for selecting a search key at the left end of each of the input field B11 for inputting the name of the operating device serving as the search key and the input field B13 for inputting the control target device identification name for the search key.
  • Button images BU3013 and BU3014 that are selected when displaying pop-up menu image PM3001 are arranged.
  • the pop-up menu image PM3001 includes class names "home air conditioner”, “ventilation fan”, “commercial air conditioner”, “air purifier”, and "EV ⁇ charger/discharger'' and class group names indicating class groups ⁇ air conditioner'' and ⁇ housing equipment'' are registered in advance.
  • the conversion unit 112 converts control content code information, operating device identification code information, and controlled device identification code information into control content information, operating device identification name information, and controlled device identification name information, respectively.
  • the search unit 114 searches for at least one of control target device identification name information, operating device identification name information, and control content information based on search condition information. did.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and the search unit searches for at least one of control content code information, operating device identification code information, and control target device identification code information based on the search condition information, and the conversion unit searches for at least one of control content code information, operating device identification code information, and controlled device identification code information. Converting at least one of the control content code information, operating device identification code information, and controlled device identification code information detected by the unit into control content information, operating device identification name information, or controlled device identification name information. It may be.
  • the operating device management server 4001 has the same hardware configuration as the operating device management server 1 described in the embodiment, including a control history acquisition section 4111, a conversion section 4112, It functions as a search condition acquisition section 4113, a search section 4114, and a search result notification section 115.
  • the same components as in the embodiment are given the same reference numerals as in FIG. 3.
  • the operating device management server 4001 includes a master information storage section 131 and a control performance storage section 4132.
  • the control performance storage unit 4132 stores control content code information indicating the control content executed on the controlled devices 31 and 32 by operating the operating devices 51 and 52 in the past.
  • the control device identification code information of the control devices 51 and 52 and the control target device identification code information of the control target devices 31 and 32 are stored in association with class code information and class group code information.
  • control history acquisition unit 4111 acquires the control history information transmitted from the cloud servers 21 and 22, and includes the control content code information, operating device identification code information, and control target included in the acquired control history information.
  • the device identification code information is extracted and stored in the control performance storage unit 4132 in association with each other.
  • the search condition acquisition unit 4113 acquires the search condition information transmitted from the terminal device 7, it notifies the conversion unit 4112 of the acquired search condition information.
  • the conversion unit 4112 When the conversion unit 4112 acquires the search condition information from the search condition acquisition unit 4113, the conversion unit 4112 refers to the information stored in the master information storage unit 131 and converts the operating device identification name information adopted as the search key included in the search condition information. , converts at least one of the control target device identification name information and the control content information into operating device identification code information, control target device identification code information, and control content code information. Then, the conversion unit 4112 notifies the search unit 4114 of the operating device identification code information, control target device identification code information, and control content code information.
  • the conversion unit 4112 converts the master information storage unit 131 refers to the information stored by the controller, and converts at least one of the notified operation device identification code information, control target device identification code information, and control content code information into operation device identification name information, control target device identification name information, and control target device identification name information. Convert to content information. Then, the conversion unit 4112 notifies the search result notification unit 115 of the operating device identification name information, control target device identification name information, and control content information.
  • the search unit 4114 allows the user to perform an operation based on at least one of the operation device identification code information, the control target device identification code information, and the control content code information, which are used as search keys notified by the conversion unit 4112.
  • the control target device identification code information of the control target device 32 (31) that has a track record of being controlled by the operation of the same type of control device 52 (51) as the control device 51 (52) is searched.
  • the search unit 4114 searches for the operating device 52 (51) itself or the operating device 52 (51) itself that has been operated to control the same type of controlled device 32 (31) as the controlled device 31 (32) that the user wants to control. Search the operating device identification code information of the operating device application.
  • the search unit 4114 searches for a control target device 32 (of the same type) as the control target device 31 (32) that the user attempts to control using an operation device 52 (51) of the same type as the operation device 51 (52) operated by the user. 31) is searched for control content code information indicating the content of the control that was controlled.
  • the search unit 4114 detects at least one of controlled object identification code information, operating device identification code information, and control content code information through the search, the search unit 4114 detects the detected controlled object identification code information, operating device identification code information, The conversion unit 4112 is notified of at least one of the control content code information.
  • the search result notification unit 115 transmits the notified control target device identification name information or the control device identification name information. Search result information including identification name information is generated and transmitted to the terminal device 7.
  • control history acquisition unit 4111 determines whether or not the control history information transmitted from the cloud servers 21 and 22 has been acquired (step S101). Here, if the control history acquisition unit 4111 determines that no control history information has been acquired (step S101: No), the process of step S104, which will be described later, is executed.
  • control history acquisition unit 4111 determines that control history information has been acquired (step S101: Yes), control content code information, operating device identification code information, and control target device identification code information included in the acquired control history information. is extracted and stored in the control performance storage unit 4132 (step S4101).
  • the search condition acquisition unit 4113 determines whether the search condition information transmitted from the terminal device 7 has been acquired (step S104). Here, if the search condition acquisition unit 4113 determines that the search condition information has not been acquired (step S104: No), the process of step S101 is executed again. On the other hand, assume that the search condition acquisition unit 4113 determines that search condition information has been acquired (step S104: Yes).
  • the conversion unit 4112 refers to the information stored in the master information storage unit 131 and converts the operating device identification name information, the control target device identification name information, and the control target device identification name information adopted as the search key included in the acquired search condition information.
  • At least one of the control content information is converted into operating device identification code information, control target device identification code information, and control content code information (step S4102). Subsequently, the search unit 4114 performs control based on at least one of the operation device identification code information, the control target device identification code information, and the control content code information that are used as the search key and notified from the conversion unit 4112. At least one of target device identification code information, operating device identification code information, and control content code information is searched (step S105). After that, the search unit 4114 determines whether or not at least one of operating device identification name information, control target device identification name information, and control content information is detected as a result of the search (step S106).
  • the search unit 4114 determines that at least one of the operating device identification name information, the controlled device identification name information, and the control content information is detected (step S106: Yes).
  • the conversion unit 4112 refers to the information stored in the master information storage unit 131 and operates at least one of the detected operation device identification code information, control target device identification code information, and control content code information. Convert to device identification name information, control target device identification name information, and control content information.
  • the search result notification unit 115 generates search result information including at least one of the detected control target device identification name information, operating device identification name information, and control content information, and transmits it to the terminal device 7 ( Step S4103), the process of step S101 is executed again.
  • the search unit 4114 determines that at least one of the operating device identification code information, the controlled device identification code information, and the control content code information is not detected (step S106: No). In this case, a series of processes from steps S108 to S110 are executed. It is assumed that the search unit 4114 determines in step S110 that at least one of the operating device identification name information, the controlled device identification name information, and the control content information is detected (step S110: Yes). In this case, the conversion unit 4112 refers to the information stored in the master information storage unit 131 and operates at least one of the detected operation device identification code information, control target device identification code information, and control content code information. Convert to device identification name information, control target device identification name information, and control content information.
  • the search result notification unit 115 generates search result information including at least one of the converted control target device identification name information, operation device identification name information, and control content information, and transmits it to the terminal device 7 ( Step S4104), the process of step S101 is executed again.
  • the search unit 4114 determines that at least one of the operating device identification name information, the controlled device identification name information, and the control content information is not detected (step S110: No). In this case, a series of processes from steps S112 to S114 are executed. It is assumed that the search unit 4114 determines in step S114 that at least one of the operating device identification code information, the control target device identification code information, and the control content code information is detected (step S114: Yes). In this case, the conversion unit 4112 refers to the information stored in the master information storage unit 131 and operates at least one of the detected operation device identification code information, control target device identification code information, and control content code information. Convert to device identification name information, control target device identification name information, and control content information.
  • the search result notification unit 115 generates search result information including at least one of detected control target device identification name information, operating device identification name information, and control content information, and transmits it to the terminal device 7. (Step S4105), the process of step S101 is executed again.
  • step S114 determines that at least one of the operating device identification name information, the controlled device identification name information, and the control content information is not detected (step S114: No), the process of step S116 is executed. Ru.
  • the terminal device 7 displays the operation device identification name information of all the operating devices 51, 52 connected to the local networks NW21, NW22 to which the terminal device 7 is connected, or the operations activated on the operating devices 51, 52. It may be provided with an identification information acquisition unit that acquires the operation device identification name information of all the device applications and the control object device identification name information of all the control object devices 31 and 32.
  • the search condition notification unit 714 selects them based on the various types of information obtained using search keys. Alternatively, search condition information may be generated and sent to the operating device management server 1.
  • the identification information acquisition unit obtains the operating device identification code information of the operating devices 51 and 52 connected to the local networks NW21 and NW22 to which the terminal device 7 is connected, and the control target device identification codes of the control target devices 31 and 32. It may also be something that acquires information.
  • the user does not have to input the operating device identification name, application identification name, control target device identification name, etc. that serve as search keys, so the user's search work can be made more efficient.
  • various functions of the operating device management server 1, 4001, cloud server 21, 22, and terminal device 7 can be realized using a normal computer system, not a dedicated system.
  • a computer connected to a network stores a program for executing the above operations on a non-temporary recording medium that can be read by the computer system (CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), etc.).
  • CD-ROM Compact Disc Read Only Memory
  • the operating device management server 1, 4001, cloud servers 21, 22, and terminal device 7 that execute the above-described process may be configured.
  • the method of providing the program to the computer is arbitrary.
  • the program may be uploaded to a bulletin board system (BBS) on a communication line and distributed to computers via the communication line.
  • BSS bulletin board system
  • the computer starts this program and executes it like other applications under the control of the OS (Operating System).
  • the computer functions as the operating device management server 1, 4001, cloud server 21, 22, and terminal device 7 that execute the above-described processing.
  • the present disclosure is suitable as an operating device management system having a function of presenting compatibility between an operating device and a controlled device that is controlled by operating the operating device.

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