JP2004096294A - Electronic apparatus controller, electronic apparatus control system, and method for controlling electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus controller which can control an electronic apparatus in a user favorite state even without conducting a complicated operation. <P>SOLUTION: Personal identification information of persons at places are transmitted to a monitor controller 1 from personal identification information transmitting means 7A, 7B, 7C and 7D provided at the places. The place where the person who receives the personal identification information from the transmitting means and identified by the identifying information is detected. The personal information corresponding to the detected personal identification information is retrieved from a storage means for storing the personal identification information and the personal information correspondingly. A control signal is transmitted to the electronic apparatus disposed at the detected place based on the retrieved personal information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electronic device control device and an electronic device control method that supervise and control electronic devices installed in each room of a home such as a television receiver, for example.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Recently, in each home, a so-called AV (Audio Visual) device such as a television receiver, a VTR (Video Tape Recorder), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) player, a recording / reproducing device, and an audio recording / reproducing system is provided in each room. It is becoming more and more installed.
[0003]
For example, by installing AV equipment for the family in the living room and dedicated AV equipment for each person in each room, the contents recorded on TV broadcast programs and tapes and discs can be found in any room. An environment in which a user can play and view a movie has been prepared.
[0004]
In this case, conventionally, when entering a room, for example, when viewing a broadcast program, the power of the AV device is turned on by operating an operation key provided on the remote control transmitter or the AV device, for example. And an operation of selecting a desired program channel is performed.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, it is troublesome to control the AV device by operating the remote control transmitter and the operation keys each time the user enters each room.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device control device and an electronic device control system capable of controlling an electronic device such as an AV device without performing a troublesome operation.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, an electronic device control device according to the present invention includes:
A communication unit for communicating with the electronic device;
Storage means for storing personal identification information and personal information in association with each other;
Detection means for detecting a place where a person identified by the personal identification information and the personal identification information is present;
Search means for searching the storage means for the personal information corresponding to the personal identification information detected by the detection means,
Control means for controlling, based on the personal information searched by the search means, an electronic device arranged at the detected location to transmit a control signal by the communication unit;
It is characterized by having.
[0008]
According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, the detection unit detects a place where the person identified by the personal identification information exists, for example, which room is detected. Then, the personal information corresponding to the personal identification information is retrieved by the retrieval means, and a control signal corresponding to the retrieval result is transmitted to the electronic device arranged at the detected location.
[0009]
Therefore, even if the user does not input an operation to the electronic device, the electronic device at the place where the user exists is controlled so as to be in a state desired by the user.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment of an electronic device control system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The electronic device control system according to the embodiment described below is a case of a configuration of a home network system.
[0011]
In this embodiment, electronic devices such as a television set (hereinafter, referred to as a TV set) and an audio set (an audio component system or the like) are provided in a plurality of rooms of a house, and a monitoring control provided in a room or the like. The device is configured to control those electronic devices. The monitoring control device forms an electronic device control device.
[0012]
In this case, each room is provided with a personal identification information transmitting means for transmitting at least personal identification information of a person entering the room to the monitoring control device.
[0013]
The monitoring control device monitors the reception of the personal identification information from the individual identification information transmitting means from each room, and manages who has entered each room. Then, the monitoring control device stores personal information including hobby / taste information for each family member and a history of use of electronic devices in the past. A corresponding control signal is transmitted to the electronic device in the room.
[0014]
[Overview of First Embodiment of Electronic Device Control System]
1 and 2 are diagrams for explaining a configuration example of a home network system in the case of the first embodiment. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a layout of a house and an arrangement of network components.
[0015]
In this example, the monitoring control device 1 is installed in a room A, for example, a living room. In each of the four rooms A, B, C, and D, a TV set 2A, 2B, 2C, or 2D is installed as an example of an electronic device. In rooms B and C, audio sets 3B and 3C are also installed.
[0016]
In this example, the monitoring control device 1 can communicate with the TV sets 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D and the audio sets 3B, 3C, which are the electronic devices of the rooms A, B, C, D, via the router 4. Connected.
[0017]
In this example, in the room A, which is a living room, a hard disk device 5 is provided as an example of a recording and reproducing device, and is connected to the monitoring control device 1 via the router 4 and to the TV set 2A. I have. The router 4 is connected to a telephone line through an ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) modem 6.
[0018]
In this embodiment, each of the rooms A, B, C, and D is provided with an ID transmitting / receiving section 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D connected to the monitoring control device 1 as personal identification information transmitting means. Each of the ID transmitting / receiving sections 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D communicates with an IC card (personal card) 10 possessed by each family, acquires personal identification information, and monitors the acquired personal identification information. Transmit to the control device 1.
[0019]
The personal card 10 is a card in which a control IC (Integrated Circuit) is embedded, and a memory for storing at least personal identification information (hereinafter, referred to as a personal ID) is provided in the control IC. I have. This memory may store personal information described later.
[0020]
In this example, the control IC of the personal card 10 and each of the ID transmitting / receiving sections 7A, 7B, 7C, and 7D can perform non-contact communication using electromagnetic induction, radio waves, or the like. In this example, as described later, communication between each of the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D and the personal card 10 is performed by electromagnetic induction.
[0021]
In this embodiment, the entrance door 8 is provided with a door lock device 9. In this example, the door lock device 9 communicates with the personal card 10 in the same manner as the ID transmission / reception units 7A to 7D, and controls locking and unlocking of the door 8 based on the communication.
[0022]
Further, in this example, the door lock device 9 is communicably connected to the monitoring control device 1 and, similarly to the ID transmission / reception units 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, communicates with the personal card 10 to communicate with the personal card 10. A function of transmitting the acquired personal ID to the monitoring control device 1 is also provided.
[0023]
The key information for controlling the locking and unlocking of the door is one common to all the residents who live in the house, and each person stores and holds the common key information in the memory of the personal card 10. You can also do so. In this case, the common key information is registered in the door lock device 9. Then, the door lock device 9 receives the common key information from the personal card 10 through communication and performs authentication, or transfers the received common key information to the monitoring control device 1 for authentication, and performs the authentication. In response to the authentication result from the device that performs the locking, the locking or unlocking of the door can be controlled.
[0024]
However, in this example, instead of using such common key information as the key information for the door lock device 9, it is necessary to further control the entrance and exit of each family living in the house from each entrance door. In this case, personal IDs corresponding to each family living in the house are used.
[0025]
For this reason, the personal IDs of all the family members are registered in advance in the door lock device 9 or the device that authenticates the key information. The door lock device 9 is provided with a receiving means for receiving each personal ID from the personal card 10 by communication, and authenticates the own device or authenticates the received personal ID as key information. To control the locking or unlocking of the door in response to the result of the authentication from the device performing the authentication.
[0026]
With the personal ID acquired from the personal card 10 through the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D or the door lock device 9, the monitoring control device 1 allows each of the family members living in the house to enter and exit from the entrance door. (At home or absent), and in the case of home, which room is being managed.
[0027]
Each of the rooms A, B, C, and D is provided with a remote control transmitter 15 for remotely controlling electronic devices such as TV sets 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D arranged in the respective rooms.
[0028]
[Configuration example of monitoring control device]
FIG. 3 shows an example of an internal configuration of the monitoring control device 1 and a connection state between the monitoring control device 1 and peripheral devices.
[0029]
The monitoring control device 1 has a configuration of a microcomputer, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 103 in which programs and data are recorded via a system bus 102 for a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101; A work area RAM (Random Access Memory) 104, a family information memory 105 storing personal IDs and personal information of all the family members who own the personal card 10, and a door lock device for communicating with the door lock device 9. A communication interface 106, a clock circuit 107 for ticking the current time and performing necessary timer management, a control target electronic device information memory 108, a communication interface 109 for performing communication through the router 4, , C, D of the ID receiving part 7A, 7B, 7C, the LAN interface 110 for performing 7D and communication is connected.
[0030]
Further, an LCD 112 is connected to the system bus 102 via an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) controller 111, and a remote control receiving unit which receives a remote control signal from the remote control transmitter 15 via an interface 113. 114 are respectively connected.
[0031]
The family information memory 105 is composed of, for example, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM). The family information memory 105 stores personal profile information for each of the family members.
[0032]
FIG. 4 shows an example of personal profile information for one person. As shown in FIG. 4, the personal profile information is information in which a personal ID (personal identification information) and personal information are stored in association with each other.
[0033]
The personal ID is composed of, for example, a 12-digit number. In this example, the personal ID includes a multi-digit number portion for family identification common to a family and a multi-digit number portion for personal identification unique to each individual. The personal ID is not limited to the above, and a combination of various characters such as numbers, alphabets, and symbols of completely different numbers is used even for members constituting the same family. It is also possible.
[0034]
In the example of FIG. 4, the personal information includes password information, name, address, date of birth, age, relationship, registration date, bank account number, owned car, hobby / preference information, and entrance 8 of the house. Is stored in the family information memory 105.
[0035]
The hobby / taste information includes, for example, a favorite TV program genre (drama, sports, documentary, etc.), a favorite music genre (jazz, pop, classical, etc.), a favorite movie genre (love movie, historical drama, SF, action movie, etc.) are stored. Although not shown in FIG. 4, information on hobbies such as fishing and golf is also stored.
[0036]
The entry / exit history information of this example stores the time of going out and the time of returning home, and also includes a presence / absence flag indicating whether the user is going out or at home. This entry / exit history information is used by the monitoring control device 1 to manage the entry / exit of the family through the entrance door 8.
[0037]
In this embodiment, the family information memory 105 stores priority information on the family for each electronic device. This priority information is information on the priority of each family member regarding the use of the electronic device. For example, in the case of a TV set, the priority of viewing a broadcast program (so-called priority for a selected channel) is set.
[0038]
This priority information may be common to all electronic devices, or may be set for each electronic device. The priority information can be set for each age, each time zone, and each day of the week. Further, when the electronic device is a broadcast receiving device such as a TV set or a radio receiver, the priority information can be set according to broadcast program contents, program sponsors, and the like in addition to the above classification.
[0039]
FIG. 5 is an example of the case of the priority information commonly set for all the electronic devices. The example of FIG. 5 is a priority table in the case of a family of three, a father, a mother, and a child. In the example of FIG. 5, a smaller number means a higher priority (higher priority).
[0040]
It goes without saying that the information in the priority information table of FIG. 5 may be stored in another memory instead of the family information memory 105.
[0041]
As will be described later, when controlling the electronic devices in each room, the monitoring control device 1 refers to the personal profile information and the priority information in the family information memory 105, and controls the electronic devices based on the reference information. Generate a signal.
[0042]
Further, the family information memory 105 also stores in-room management information indicating in which room a resident is present at the present time. The occupancy management information may also be referred to in the monitoring control device 1 when controlling the electronic device.
[0043]
FIG. 6 is an example of an occupancy management information table stored in the family information memory 105. The example of FIG. 6 is a case where a multi-digit number part for personal identification of a personal ID is used as information of a resident. In the example of FIG. 6, for simplicity, the multi-digit number portion for personal identification is two digits. In the example of FIG. 6, the room where the number for personal identification is entered indicates that the person identified by the number is present, and the room where the number for personal identification is not entered is shown. Indicates that there is no occupant. In the example of FIG. 6, a father and a child are present in room A, a mother is present in room D, and no room is present in rooms B and C.
[0044]
The door lock device communication interface 106 is for receiving the information of the personal ID sent from the door lock device 9 as described later.
[0045]
The monitoring control device 1 knows the current time from the time information engraved by the clock circuit 107 and refers to the priority information to determine the priority of each family member at the time.
[0046]
The control target electronic device information memory 108 stores information on what type of electronic device is arranged in each of the rooms A, B, C, and D as the control target electronic device. The electronic device information includes identification information (device ID) of each electronic device, information on the type of the electronic device, and information on the functions of the electronic device.
[0047]
The communication interface 109 is connected to the router 4 in this example. As described above, the router 4 is connected to the electronic devices arranged in the rooms A, B, C, and D, and is also connected to the telephone line through the ADSL modem 6.
[0048]
[Configuration example of personal card 10]
Next, the personal card 10 will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a configuration example of the personal card 10 used in this embodiment. FIG. 7A shows the front surface of the personal card 10, on which the name of the owner and a predetermined ID number are displayed.
[0049]
FIG. 7B shows an example of the internal configuration of the personal card 1. The personal card 10 communicates with the ID transmitting / receiving sections 7A to 7D and the read / write section provided in the door lock device 9. An electromagnetic induction antenna 11 for performing the control and a control IC 12 are incorporated.
[0050]
The control IC 12 includes a CPU and a memory. The memory stores the owner's name, personal ID, and other necessary personal information of the owner, that is, the above-described personal profile information.
[0051]
In addition, the time and history of communication with the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A to 7D and the door lock device 9 performed by each owner, the history of going out of each owner, returning home, and the like are written in the memory in the control IC 12. Have been. These pieces of history information are also stored in the family information memory 105 of the monitoring control device 1.
[0052]
[Configuration example of ID transmitting / receiving units 7A to 7D]
Next, a description will be given of a configuration example of the ID transmission / reception units 7A to 7D for enabling the detection of entry into and exit from each room of a family by reading information from the personal card 10.
[0053]
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the appearance of the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A to 7D, and FIG. 9 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A to 7D. Since the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A to 7D all have the same configuration, FIGS. 8 and 9 show a configuration example of one ID transmitting / receiving unit.
[0054]
Each of the ID transmission / reception units 7A to 7D in this example also serves as a switch panel of a lighting fixture in each of the rooms A, B, C, and D, and is attached to a wall of the room. When the personal card 10 is held over the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A to 7D, each of the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A to 7D acquires the personal ID from the personal card 10, sends the personal ID to the monitoring control device 1, and turns on / off the lighting equipment. It is configured so that it can be turned off.
[0055]
As shown in FIG. 8, each of ID transmitting / receiving sections 7A to 7D has a read / write section 72 for communicating with personal card 10 on a panel surface 71 attached to a wall surface, and data of data from personal card 10. A plurality of LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) 73 for notifying a user of a reading state or the like are provided.
[0056]
In this example, the panel surface 71 of each of the ID transmission / reception units 7A to 7D has a rectangular shape like the personal card 10, but the size is slightly larger than the personal card 10, and the communication with the personal card 10 is performed. Can be performed with high reliability.
[0057]
As shown in FIG. 9, each of the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A to 7D includes a control unit 70 including a microcomputer. That is, the control unit 70 communicates with the CPU 701 via the system bus 702 with the ROM 703, the RAM 704, the clock circuit 705, the illumination control unit 706, the LED drive unit 707, and the monitoring control device 1. A LAN interface 708 for performing the operation and an interface 709 to which the read / write unit 72 is connected are connected.
[0058]
The read / write unit 72 reads out the data stored in the personal card 10 held over the read / write unit 72 and supplies the data to the control unit 70 by the action of the electromagnetic induction. 10 can be written.
[0059]
In addition, the control unit 70 can transmit and receive data to and from the monitoring control device 1 through the interface 709, and controls the LED driving unit 707 to turn on, off, blink, etc. each of the LEDs 73. Can be controlled.
[0060]
[Configuration example of the door lock device 9]
Next, a specific configuration example and operation of the door lock device 9 will be described in detail. In the example described below, the authentication of the key information using the personal ID is performed by the door lock device 9 itself. However, the monitoring control device 1 receives the key information from the door lock device 9 and performs authentication. The authentication result may be sent to the door lock device 1.
[0061]
[Configuration of door lock device]
FIGS. 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating a configuration example of the door lock device 9. FIG. 10A is a view of the entrance door 8 near the mounting portion of the door lock device 9 from the outside of the house. FIG. 10B is a view of the vicinity of a portion where the door lock device 9 is attached to the entrance door 8 as viewed from the end face side of the entrance door 8.
[0062]
In the door lock device 9 of this example, an outside read / write unit 21ex for communicating with the personal card 10 and an authentication result of key information from the personal card 10 are provided outside (door outside) of the entrance door 8. An outer LED (Light Emitting Diode) 22ex as an example of a display element for visually notifying whether the entrance door 8 is locked or unlocked, an authentication result of key information from the personal card 10 and locking of the entrance door 8 Alternatively, an outer speaker 23ex for notifying the unlocking by voice and an outer door knob 24ex are provided.
[0063]
Also, inside the entrance door 8 (indoor side), an inside read / write unit 21in for communicating with the personal card 10, and the authentication result of the personal card 10 and the locking or unlocking of the entrance door 8 are visually recognized. An inner LED 22in as an example of a display element for notifying, an inner speaker 23in for notifying by voice the authentication result of the personal card and the locking or unlocking of the entrance door 8, and an inner door knob 24in are provided.
[0064]
The entrance door 8 is further provided with an entrance door locking piece 25, a lock piece 26, and a door open / close sensor 27. Further, a door lock control device 200 for controlling the operation of the door lock device 9 is provided inside the entrance door 8, and includes electronic key read / write units 21ex and 21in, LEDs 22ex and 22in, speakers 23ex and 23in. , A door open / close sensor 27 and a door lock mechanism driving unit (not shown) are connected to the door lock control device 200.
[0065]
The entrance door locking piece 25 is a member that elastically slides and moves in a direction perpendicular to the end surface 8a of the entrance door 8 in response to an operation of the door knob 24ex or the door knob 24in. When the entrance door 8 is opened, the locking pieces 25 are projected as shown in FIG. 10 by a spring member provided inside. As the entrance door 8 is closed, the locking piece 25 retracts into the door 8 against the biasing force of the spring member, but when the entrance door 8 is completely closed, the biasing force of the spring member causes the locking piece 25 to retract. The entrance door 8 is fitted into a recess provided on a wall surface facing the end surface 8a of the entrance door 8, so that the entrance door 8 is locked in a closed state.
[0066]
This locking piece 25 fits into a recess provided on the end face side of the wall facing the end face 8a of the entrance door 8 even when the entrance door 8 is not locked in a case other than the auto lock mode described later, This is for locking the entrance door 8.
[0067]
The lock piece 26 is a member that constitutes a part of the door lock mechanism. The door lock mechanism is driven by a door lock mechanism driving unit (not shown in FIG. 10), so that the direction perpendicular to the end surface 8 a of the entrance door is achieved. When the front door 8 is slid and locked to lock the front door 8, as shown in FIG. 10, the front door 8 is fixed in a state protruding from the end face 8 a of the front door 8. Is fixed so that it does not protrude.
[0068]
Although not shown, a concave portion is formed on the end face of the wall facing the end face 8a of the entrance door 8 so that the lock piece 26 is fitted when the lock piece 26 protrudes. The state of being fitted into the recess is the locked state of the entrance door. When the lock piece 26 is retracted toward the entrance door 8 and is not fitted in the concave portion, the locked state is released and the locked state is established.
[0069]
As the entrance door opening / closing sensor 27, for example, an optical sensor is used. When the entrance door 8 is opened, the entrance door 8 is detected by detecting external light. When the entrance door 8 is closed, the entrance door 8 is opened. By detecting that external light is cut off when the end face 8a collides with the end face of the wall, this is detected, and the opening and closing of the entrance door 8 is detected.
[0070]
[Description of Door Lock Control Device 200]
Next, FIG. 11 shows an electrical configuration example of the door lock device 9 centering on the door lock control device 200.
[0071]
That is, the door lock control device 200 has a configuration of a microcomputer, and a ROM 203 in which programs and data are recorded on a CPU 201 via a system bus 202; a work area RAM 204; A family information memory 220 in which an ID is stored and a communication interface 221 for communicating with the monitoring control device 1 are connected.
[0072]
In the family information memory 220, a personal ID previously stored in a personal card 10 possessed by each of the family members who open and close the entrance door 8 is registered and stored as electronic key information. The family information memory 120 also stores the age, gender, connection, and other personal information of each family member (or resident).
[0073]
The system bus 202 is connected to the inner read / write unit 21in and the outer read / write unit 21ex via interfaces 205 and 206, and the inner LED 22in is connected to the system bus 202 via the inner LED drive unit 207. The outer LED 22ex is connected via the drive unit 208, the inner speaker 23in is connected via the audio output interface 209, and the outer speaker 23ex is connected via the audio interface 210.
[0074]
Further, a door opening / closing sensor 27 is connected to the system bus 202 via an interface 211, and a door lock mechanism 28 for slidingly driving the lock piece 26 is connected via a door lock mechanism driving unit 212.
[0075]
The read / write unit 21ex or 21in forms a communication unit that communicates with the personal card 10 by electromagnetic induction.
[0076]
The door lock control device 200 of this example has two control modes of a door lock control mode: an automatic lock mode and a sequential lock mode.
[0077]
In the auto lock mode, the door lock control device 200 unlocks the entrance door 8 based on communication with the personal card via the read / write units 21ex and 21in, and then automatically locks the entrance door after a predetermined time. Mode. In the auto lock mode, both the inner and outer read / write units 21ex and 21in are always used.
[0078]
In the sequential lock mode, the state of locking and unlocking the entrance door is set to a state opposite to the state at that time based on communication with the personal card at least through the read / write unit 21ex outside the entrance door 8. Mode. In this sequential lock mode, both the inner and outer read / write sections 21ex and 21in can be used. However, when the inner side is locked by a separate manual locking means, the outer lead / write section 21ex and 21in are locked. The locking and unlocking operation of the entrance door 8 can be performed only by communication with the personal card through the light unit 21ex. The sequential lock mode is a mode adapted to a conventional locking and unlocking method using a general key.
[0079]
In this example, the selection of whether the door lock control mode of the door lock device 9 is set to the auto lock mode or the sequential lock mode is made by the operator when the door lock device 9 is attached, for example. Is done through
[0080]
Information on which door lock control mode the door lock device 9 is set to is stored in a non-volatile memory (not shown) in the door lock control device 200, and the door lock control device 200 By referring to the information stored in the memory, it is possible to recognize whether the own device's door lock control mode is the automatic lock mode or the sequential lock mode. The setting operation of the door lock control mode through the monitoring control device 1 will be described later.
[0081]
Note that the selection of whether the door lock control mode of the door lock device 9 is set to the auto lock mode or the sequential lock mode is performed not directly through the monitoring control device 1 but directly by the door lock device 9. You can also For example, when the door lock device 9 is shipped, a setting of which door lock control mode is to be performed may be made in the door lock device 9 in advance. Further, the door lock device 9 is provided with input operation means, for example, a dip switch, which can be operated by a worker who installs the door lock device 9, and the door lock control mode is set through the input operation means. Is also good.
[0082]
Next, the operation of the door lock device 2 in each of the automatic lock mode and the sequential lock mode will be described. The operation of each step S in the flowchart described below is a processing operation mainly executed by the CPU 201 of the door lock control device 200.
[0083]
[Auto lock mode; FIGS. 12 to 15]
The operation in the auto lock mode will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. In the automatic lock mode, the entrance door 8 is locked in a steady state. When the personal card 10 is held over the inner read / write section 21in or the outer read / write section 21ex, communication is performed between the two and the personal ID is authenticated, the entrance door is opened only for a predetermined time. The door is controlled by the door lock control device 200 so that the entrance door 8 automatically returns to the locked state after a predetermined period of time.
[0084]
The CPU 201 monitors the inner read / write unit 21in and the outer read / write unit 21ex via the interfaces 205 and 206, and holds the personal card 10 over the individual card 10 and the inner read / write unit 21in or the outer read / write unit 21in. It waits for communication with the write unit 21ex (step S1).
[0085]
Then, in step S1, when it is determined that the personal card 10 is held over and communication with the personal card 10 is performed, the CPU 201 receives personal information including the personal ID from the personal card 10, and temporarily stores the personal information in the RAM 204 or the like. (Step S2). At this time, time information of a clock circuit (not shown) provided in the door lock control device 200 is given to the personal card 10 and written into the memory in the control IC 12. In addition, the ID or the like of the communication partner is written in the memory of the control IC 12 as information on which of the inner read / write unit 21in and the outer read / write unit 21ex has communicated.
[0086]
Next, the CPU 201 determines which of the inner read / write unit 21in and the outer read / write unit 21ex has communicated with the personal card 10 (step S3). The determination result and the time information of the communication are written in the family information memory 220 in the recording area of the family member corresponding to the personal ID, and are also stored in the family information memory 205 of the monitoring control device 1. Transferred for storage.
[0087]
[In the case of communication in the inner read / write unit 21in; FIGS. 12 to 13]
When it is determined in step S3 that the communication with the personal card 10 has been performed by the inside read / write unit 21in, the CPU 201 performs the following processing assuming that the resident is going out.
[0088]
The CPU 201 first compares the personal ID stored in the family information memory 220 with the personal ID received from the personal card 10 and stores the personal ID in the personal ID stored in the family information memory 220. It is determined whether or not the personal card 10 is the personal card 10 registered in the door lock device 9 based on whether or not there is a personal ID received from the personal ID, and the personal card 10 is authenticated. (Step S4).
[0089]
Then, the authentication result is discriminated (step S5), and if there is no personal ID stored in the family information memory 220 that matches the personal ID received from the personal card 10, authentication cannot be performed ( When it is determined that the authentication is NG, the CPU 201 drives the inner LED driving unit 207 to blink the inner LED 22in in red, emits a warning sound from the inner speaker 23in, and confirms that the authentication is NG. The user of the personal card 10 is notified (step S6). Then, the process returns to step S1 while keeping the door lock mechanism 28 in the locked state.
[0090]
When it is determined in step S5 that some of the personal IDs stored in the family information memory 220 match the personal ID received from the personal card 10 and the authentication is OK, the CPU 201 The inside LED drive unit 207 is driven to turn on the inside LED 22in in green for one second, and the user of the personal card 10 is notified that the authentication is OK (step S7). At this time, the CPU 201 may also emit a message "authentication has been successfully completed" from the inner speaker 23in.
[0091]
Then, at this time, since the authentication is OK, the CPU 201 drives and controls the door lock mechanism driving unit 212 to open the entrance door 8 by the door lock mechanism 28 (step S8), and from the inner speaker 23in. Then, a message "door unlocked" is emitted (step S9). At this time, the inner LED 22in may blink in green, for example, to notify the user of the personal card 10 of the unlocked state of the door lock.
[0092]
At this time, the CPU 201 recognizes that the user (resident) of the personal card 10 is going to go out based on the fact that the entrance door 8 is unlocked from the inside by the personal card 10.
[0093]
Next, the CPU 201 captures the sensor output of the door opening / closing sensor 27 through the interface 211 and monitors whether the entrance door 8 has been opened (step S11). Then, the CPU 201 determines whether or not a predetermined time, for example, 10 seconds has elapsed without opening the entrance door 8 (step S12), and when it is determined that 10 seconds have elapsed, the entrance door 8 is automatically locked. It is returned (step S13). Then, the CPU 201 blinks the inside LED 22in in green to notify that the entrance door 8 has returned to the locked state (step S14).
[0094]
If it is determined in step S11 that the entrance door 8 has been opened within 10 seconds after the unlocking in step S8, the CPU 201 recognizes that the resident at home indicated by the personal ID captured in step S2 has gone out. Then, the personal information including the personal ID is transferred to the monitoring control device 1 as out-of-home information (step S15).
[0095]
Thereafter, the CPU 201 confirms that the entrance door 8 is closed by referring to the sensor output of the door opening / closing sensor 27 (step S16), and a predetermined time, for example, 3 seconds has elapsed after the entrance door 8 was closed. If it is confirmed (step S17), the door lock mechanism drive section 212 is drive-controlled to allow the door lock mechanism 28 to return the entrance door 8 to the locked state (step S18). Then, the CPU 201 blinks the outer LED 22ex in green to notify that the entrance door 8 has returned to the locked state (step S19). The green blinking of the outer LED 22ex is continued for a predetermined time, for example, 10 seconds. Then, the process returns to step S1.
[0096]
[In the case of communication in the outer read / write unit 21ex; FIGS. 14 and 15]
When it is determined in step S1 that the communication with the personal card 10 has been performed by the outside read / write unit 21ex, the CPU 201 determines that the request is to enter the room when a family member has returned home or another person who is outside. The following processing is performed.
[0097]
First, the CPU 201 compares the personal ID stored in the family information memory 220 with the personal ID received from the personal card 10 and stores the personal card 10 in the personal ID stored in the family information memory 220. It is determined whether or not the personal card 10 is an electronic key card registered in the door lock device 9 based on whether or not there is a personal ID received from the user, and the personal card 10 is authenticated. (Step S21).
[0098]
Then, the authentication result is determined (step S22), and if there is no personal ID stored in the family information memory 220 that matches the personal ID received from the personal card 10, authentication cannot be performed ( When it is determined that the authentication is NG, the CPU 201 drives the outer LED driving unit 208 to blink the outer LED 22ex in red, emits a warning sound from the outer speaker 23ex, and confirms that the authentication is NG. The user of the personal card 10 is notified (step S23). Then, the process returns to step S1 while keeping the door lock mechanism 28 in the locked state.
[0099]
When it is determined in step S22 that some of the personal IDs stored in the family information memory 220 match the personal ID received from the personal card 10 and the authentication is OK, the CPU 201 The outer LED drive unit 208 is driven to turn on the outer LED 22ex in green for one second to notify the user of the personal card 10 that the authentication is OK (step S24). At this time, the CPU 201 may also emit a message "authentication has been successfully completed" from the outer speaker 23ex.
[0100]
Then, at this time, since the authentication is OK, the CPU 201 drives and controls the door lock mechanism driving unit 212 to open the entrance door 8 by the door lock mechanism 28 (step S25), and from the outer speaker 23ex. Then, a message "door unlocked" is emitted (step S26). At this time, the outer LED 22ex may blink in green, for example, to notify the user of the personal card 10 of the unlocked state of the door lock.
[0101]
Next, the CPU 201 captures the sensor output of the door opening / closing sensor 27 through the interface 211 and monitors whether the entrance door 8 has been opened (step S27). Then, the CPU 201 determines whether or not a predetermined time, for example, 10 seconds, has elapsed without opening the entrance door 8 (step S28). When it is determined that 10 seconds have elapsed, the entrance door 8 is automatically locked. It is returned (step S29). Then, the CPU 201 blinks the outer LED 22ex in green to notify that the entrance door 8 has returned to the locked state (step S30).
[0102]
Next, in step S27, when it is determined that the entrance door 8 has been opened within 10 seconds after the unlocking in step S25, the CPU 201 recognizes that the outsider indicated by the personal ID captured in step S2 has returned home. Then, the personal ID is transferred to the monitoring control device 1 as returnee information (step S31 in FIG. 15).
[0103]
Thereafter, the CPU 201 confirms that the entrance door 8 has been closed by referring to the sensor output of the door opening / closing sensor 27 (step S32), and a predetermined time, for example, 3 seconds has elapsed after the entrance door 8 was closed. When it is confirmed (step S33), the door lock mechanism driving section 212 is drive-controlled to allow the door lock mechanism 28 to return the entrance door 8 to the locked state (step S34). Then, the CPU 201 blinks the inner LED 22in in green to notify that the entrance door 8 has returned to the locked state (step S35). Then, the process returns to step S1.
[0104]
[Explanation of the sequential lock mode; FIGS. 16 and 17]
Next, the operation in the sequential lock mode will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. In the sequential lock mode, when the personal card 10 is held over the inner read / write unit 21in or the outer read / write unit 21ex, communication is performed between them, and when personal ID is authenticated, at that time, The door lock mechanism 28 is controlled by the door lock control device 200 so as to be in a state opposite to the unlocked state or the locked state of the entrance door 8.
[0105]
The CPU 201 monitors the inner read / write unit 21in and the outer read / write unit 21ex via the interfaces 105 and 106, and holds the personal card 10 over the individual card 10 and the inner read / write unit 21in or the outer read / write unit 21in. It waits for communication with the write unit 21ex (step S41).
[0106]
Then, in step S41, when it is determined that the personal card 10 is held up and communication with the personal card 10 is performed, the CPU 201 receives personal information including the personal ID from the personal card 10, and temporarily stores the personal information in the RAM 204 or the like. (Step S42). At this time, time information and the like are written to the personal card 10 and time information and the like are written to the family information memory 220 and the family information memory 205 of the monitoring control device 1 as described above.
[0107]
It is determined which of the inner read / write unit 21in and the outer read / write unit 21ex has communicated with the personal card 10 (step S43).
[0108]
[In the case of communication in the inner read / write unit 21in; FIG. 16]
When it is determined in step S43 that the communication with the personal card 10 has been performed by the inside read / write unit 21in, the CPU 201 determines whether the resident is going out or locks the entrance door 8 for security. If so, the following processing is performed.
[0109]
The CPU 201 first compares the personal ID stored in the family information memory 220 with the personal ID received from the personal card 10 and stores the personal ID in the personal ID stored in the family information memory 220. It is determined whether or not the personal card 10 is a personal card registered in the door lock device 9 based on whether or not there is a personal ID received from the personal ID, and the personal card 10 is authenticated ( Step S44).
[0110]
Then, the authentication result is discriminated (step S45), and if there is no personal ID stored in the family information memory 220 that matches the personal ID received from the personal card 10, the authentication is not obtained. When it is determined that the authentication is (NG), the CPU 201 drives the inner LED driving unit 207 to blink the inner LED 22in in red, emits a warning sound from the inner speaker 23in, and determines that the authentication is NG. Is notified to the user of the personal card 10 (step S46). Then, the door lock mechanism 28 returns to step S41 while keeping the previous state.
[0111]
If it is determined in step S45 that some of the personal IDs stored in the family information memory 220 match the personal ID received from the personal card 10 and the authentication is OK, the CPU 201 By driving the inside LED drive unit 107, the inside LED 22in is lit in green for one second to notify the user of the personal card 10 that the authentication is OK (step S47). At this time, the CPU 201 may also emit a message "authentication has been successfully completed" from the inner speaker 23in.
[0112]
Then, the CPU 201 determines whether or not the current locked state of the entrance door 8 by the door lock mechanism 28 is a locked state (step S48). In this step S48, when it is determined that the locked state of the entrance door 8 by the door lock mechanism 28 is the unlocked state, the drive control of the door lock mechanism drive unit 212 is performed so that the opposite state is the locked state. (Step S49).
[0113]
Then, the CPU 201 flashes the inner LED 22in, for example, in green, and emits a message "The entrance door is locked" from the inner speaker 23in, to notify the user of the personal card 10 that the locked state is established. (Step S50).
[0114]
Then, the CPU 201 recognizes that the person indicated by the personal ID captured in step S42 has been locked for security, and transfers the personal information including the personal ID to the monitoring control device 1 as the resident information. (Step S51).
[0115]
When it is determined in step S48 that the current lock state of the door lock mechanism 28 is the locked state, the CPU 201 drives and controls the door lock mechanism drive unit 212 to put the door lock mechanism 28 in the unlocked state. (Step S52) The inside LED 22in is caused to blink, for example, in green, and a message “door unlocked” is emitted from the inside speaker 23in (step S53).
[0116]
Then, at this time, the CPU 201 recognizes that the person indicated by the personal ID captured in step S42 has unlocked and went out, and uses the personal information including the personal ID as the outsider information as the monitoring control device. 1 (step S54).
[0117]
[In case of communication in outer read / write unit 21ex; FIG. 17]
In step S43, when it is determined that the communication with the personal card 10 has been performed by the outside read / write unit 21ex, the CPU 201 determines whether the housekeeper will return home and unlock the house, or if the housekeeper will go out to lock. If so, the following processing is performed.
[0118]
First, the CPU 201 compares the personal ID stored in the family information memory 220 with the personal ID received from the personal card 10 and stores the personal card 10 in the personal ID stored in the family information memory 220. It is determined whether or not the personal card 10 is a personal card registered in the door lock device 9 based on whether or not there is a personal ID received from the personal ID, and the personal card 10 is authenticated ( Step S61).
[0119]
Then, the authentication result is discriminated (step S62). If there is no personal ID stored in the family information memory 220 that matches the personal ID received from the personal card 10, the authentication is not successful. If it is determined that the authentication is NG, the CPU 201 drives the outer LED drive unit 208 to blink the outer LED 22ex in red, emits a warning sound from the outer speaker 23ex, and determines that the authentication is NG. Is notified to the user of the personal card 10 (step S63). Then, the process returns to step S41 while keeping the door lock mechanism 28 in the locked state.
[0120]
When it is determined in step S22 that some of the personal IDs stored in the family information memory 220 match the personal ID received from the personal card 10 and the authentication is OK, the CPU 201 The outer LED drive unit 208 is driven to turn on the outer LED 22ex in green for one second to notify the user of the personal card 10 that the authentication is OK (step S64). At this time, the CPU 201 may also emit a message "authentication has been successfully completed" from the outer speaker 23ex.
[0121]
Then, the CPU 201 determines whether or not the current lock state of the door lock mechanism 28 is a locked state (step S65). In this step S65, when it is determined that the current locked state of the entrance door 8 by the door lock mechanism 28 is the locked state, the CPU 201 controls the drive of the door lock mechanism drive unit 212, and the door lock mechanism 28 The door 8 is unlocked (step S66), the inside LED 22in blinks in green, for example, and the message "door unlocked" is emitted from the inside speaker 23in (step S67).
[0122]
Then, the CPU 201 recognizes that the person indicated by the personal ID captured in step S42 has unlocked for returning home, and transfers the personal information including the personal ID to the monitoring control device 1 as returnee information. (Step S68).
[0123]
In addition, when it is determined in step S65 that the current locked state of the entrance door 8 is the unlocked state, the door lock mechanism driving unit 212 is drive-controlled so that the opposite state is the locked state. The entrance door 8 is locked by the door lock mechanism 28 (step S69).
[0124]
Then, the CPU 201 flashes the inner LED 22in, for example, in green, emits a message “The entrance door is locked” from the inner speaker 23in, and notifies the user of the personal card 10 that the locked state is established. (Step S70).
[0125]
Then, the CPU 201 recognizes that the person indicated by the personal ID captured in step S42 has been locked for going out, and transfers the personal information including the personal ID to the monitoring control device 1 as outsider information. (Step S71). Then, the process returns to step S41.
[0126]
[Operation of ID transmitting / receiving unit]
The operation of the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D provided in the rooms A, B, C, D will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0127]
The CPU 701 monitors the read / write unit 72 via the interface 709, and waits for the personal card 10 to be held over and communication between the personal card 10 and the read / write unit 72 to be performed (step S81). .
[0128]
Then, in step S81, when it is determined that the personal card 10 is held over and the communication with the personal card 10 has been performed, the CPU 701 controls the lighting control unit 706 to turn on the lighting fixture when the lighting fixture is in the unlit state. When it is in the lighting state, it is turned off (step S82).
[0129]
Further, the CPU 701 receives personal information including the personal ID from the personal card 10 and temporarily stores the personal information together with the time information of the clock circuit 705 in, for example, the RAM 704 (step S83). Further, the time information of the clock circuit 705 is given to the personal card 10 and is also written in the memory of the control IC 12.
[0130]
Next, the personal ID acquired in step S83 is transferred to the monitoring control device 1 together with the identification information of the ID transmitting / receiving unit (step S84). In this case, the identification information of the ID transmitting / receiving unit is information indicating which room the ID transmitting / receiving unit is, and corresponds to the room ID. By receiving the personal ID with the room ID, the monitoring control device 1 can recognize who is in which room or who has left the room.
[0131]
In the case of this example, since the monitoring control device 1 and the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D are connected by a LAN, the personal ID is transmitted to the ID transmitting / receiving unit 7A, together with the room ID as described above. 7B, 7C, and 7D need to be sent to the monitoring and control device 1. However, when each of the ID transmitting and receiving units 7A, 7B, 7C, and 7D and the monitoring and control device 1 are connected via different communication interfaces, By setting in advance which interface is connected to the ID transmitting / receiving unit of which room, it is possible to omit adding a room ID.
[0132]
[Description of Operation of Monitoring and Control Device 1; FIGS. 19 and 20]
Next, the operation of the monitoring control device 1 when acquiring the personal ID transmitted from the door lock device 9 and the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D which have communicated with the personal card 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0133]
First, the CPU 101 determines whether or not a personal ID has been received (step S91). If the personal ID has not been received, other processing is performed (step S92), and after that processing, the flow returns to step S91.
[0134]
When determining in step S91 that the personal ID has been received, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the personal ID has been sent from the door lock device 9 (step S93). When it is determined in step S93 that the personal ID has been sent from the door lock 9, it is determined whether or not the personal ID has been sent as return information (step S94).
[0135]
If it is determined in step S94 that the personal ID has been sent as out-of-home information instead of as return-to-home information, the CPU 101 enters and leaves the personal profile information in the family information memory 105 that includes the personal ID equal to the personal ID. The information indicating the going out is written in the history information together with the time at which the personal ID was received, and the entry / exit history information is updated (step S95). Thereafter, the process returns to step S91.
[0136]
If it is determined in step S94 that the personal ID has been sent as the return-to-home information, the CPU 101 stores the entry / exit history information in the personal profile information in the family information memory 105 that includes the personal ID equal to the personal ID. Then, information indicating the return to home is written together with the time at which the personal ID was received, and the entry / exit history information is updated (step S96).
[0137]
Next, the CPU 101 refers to the occupancy management information table in the family information memory 105 to determine whether or not there is a resident (step S97). The state is set (step S98). This is because when all the family members go out and there are no home residents, the monitoring control device 1 operates only the interface 106 that receives information from the CPU 101, the ROM 103, the RAM 104, and the door lock device 9 to reduce power consumption. Then, since the power supply to other parts is in the standby state in which the power supply is stopped, the state is shifted from the standby state to the operation state.
[0138]
Next, the monitoring control device 1 puts the ID transmission / reception units 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D of each room into an operating state (step S99). In other words, in the state without the home resident, in this embodiment, the ID transmission / reception units 7A, 7B, 7C, and 7D do not need to operate, so that the standby state is set to reduce the power consumption. Is detected, the ID transmission / reception units 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D of these rooms are brought into an operating state. Then, it waits for a personal ID from any one of the ID transmitting / receiving sections 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D (step S100). At this time, as described above, the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A, 7B, 7C, and 7D also transmit the identification information of each ID transmitting / receiving unit, that is, the room ID, as well as the personal ID.
[0139]
When detecting the arrival of the personal ID from any of the ID transmitting / receiving sections 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D in step S100, the CPU 101 recognizes that the returnee has entered any of the rooms, and confirms the returnee. (Step S101), it is determined which room A, B, C, or D has entered from the room ID sent together with the personal ID, and who is in the room management information table of the family information memory 105. The entry state is written, and the occupancy management information table is updated (step S102).
[0140]
At this time, when the time information is included in the information sent from the ID transmitting / receiving unit, the CPU 101 determines the entry time based on the time information, stores the time in the room management information table, and stores the information as history information. Remember. Even if the time information is not included in the information from the ID transmitting / receiving unit, the CPU 101 can know the time at which the personal ID or the like was received from the ID transmitting / receiving unit by the time information of the clock circuit 107. May be used as the entry time.
[0141]
Next, the personal information of the resident is searched from the family information memory 105 and referred to (step S103). Based on the preference information in the personal information, control for controlling the electronic device in the room where the returnee has entered the room is performed. A signal is generated, and the control signal is sent to the electronic device (step S104).
[0142]
As a result of referring to the personal information of the entrant, for example, if the entrant prefers a TV drama and determines that there is a channel on which the drama is being broadcast by television broadcasting at the time, the monitoring control device 1 The TV set of the electronic device is turned on, a control signal for selecting a channel on which the drama is being broadcast is generated, and the generated control signal is supplied to the TV set in the corresponding room.
[0143]
Also, as a result of referring to the personal information of the room entrant, for example, the room entrant prefers to listen to the classic music program by FM radio broadcast, and at that time, the classic music program is broadcast by FM radio broadcast. When it is determined that there is a channel that is present, the monitoring control device 1 turns on the power of the audio set of the electronic device and generates a control signal for selecting a channel that is broadcasting the classical music program, The generated control signal is supplied to the TV set of the corresponding room.
[0144]
Also, as a result of referring to the hobby / taste information, if the hobby is golf, and there is a channel on which a golf program is being broadcast by television broadcasting at the time, the monitoring control device 1 sets the electronic device to The TV set is turned on, a control signal for selecting a channel on which the golf program is being broadcast is generated, and the generated control signal is supplied to the TV set in the corresponding room.
[0145]
Note that what program is being broadcast at the time is determined in advance by storing broadcast program information such as an EPG (Electronic Programming Guide) in the RAM 104 or the like of the monitor control device 1. The search is performed by using the broadcast program information.
[0146]
When the control of the electronic device as described above is completed in step S104, the process returns to step S91, and the reception of the personal ID is monitored.
[0147]
Next, in step S97, when it is determined that there is a resident, all of the monitoring control device 1 and the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A to 7D are already in the operating state, so the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A, 7B, 7C, Wait for the arrival of the personal ID from any of 7D (step S111).
[0148]
When detecting the arrival of the personal ID from any of the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D in step S111, the CPU 101 recognizes that the returnee has entered any of the rooms, and confirms the returnee. (Step S112), it is determined which room A, B, C, or D has entered from the room ID sent together with the personal ID, and who is in the room management information table of the family information memory 105. It is written whether it has entered (step S113). At this time, the entry time is also stored in the occupancy management information table and as history information in the same manner as described above.
[0149]
Next, the CPU 101 determines whether or not another family already exists in the room where the new occupant has been located, by referring to the occupancy management information table (step S114). When it is determined in step S114 that there is no other family in the room, the personal information of the entrant is retrieved from the family information memory 105 and referred to (step S115). In the same manner as described above, a control signal for controlling the electronic device in the room where the returnee has entered is generated based on the preference information in the personal information, and the control signal is sent to the electronic device (step S116). .
[0150]
If it is determined in step S114 that another family is present in the room, the CPU 101 refers to the priority information table of the family information memory 105 (step S117), and the priority of the resident is already higher. It is determined whether it is superior to the priority of the family existing in the room (step S118).
[0151]
If it is determined in step S118 that the priority of the room entrant is not superior to the priority of the family who is already in the room, the CPU 101 does not control the electronic device and performs the electronic control at that time. The state of the device is maintained, and thereafter, the process returns to step S91.
[0152]
Also, in step S118, when it is determined that the priority of the room entrant is superior to the priority of the family already existing in the room, the personal information of the room entrant into the room is replaced with the family information. The memory 105 is searched for and referred to (step S119). Then, the control state of the electronic device determined as described above is determined from the personal information of the room entrant, and the control of the electronic device in the room is determined based on whether the electronic device in the room is in the same control state. It is determined whether or not a change is necessary (step S120).
[0153]
As a result of the determination in step S120, when it is determined that the control of the electronic device does not need to be changed, the process returns to step S91. Also, as a result of the determination in step S120, when it is determined that the control of the electronic device needs to be changed, similar to the processing in step S104 or step S116, the room is changed in accordance with the personal information of the room entrant. The electronic device is controlled to change to a state preferred by a high priority guest (step S121). Thereafter, the process returns to step S91.
[0154]
In step S121, for example, in the room A, when the child comes home first and is watching a favorite TV program, when the father who comes back later enters the room A, Control is performed such that the channel is automatically switched to a TV program that matches the preference of the father with a higher priority.
[0155]
Next, when it is determined in step S93 that the received personal ID is not the personal ID from the door lock device 1 but is from one of the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A, 7B, 7C, and 7D, the CPU 101 determines Referring to the room management information table, it is determined whether the person indicated by the personal ID enters the room indicated by the room ID transmitted together with the personal ID or leaves the room (step S122). ).
[0156]
In this step S122, as a result of referring to the room management information table, if the person indicated by the personal ID is present in the room indicated by the room ID sent together with the personal ID, If the person indicated by the personal ID is determined to be leaving, and if the person indicated by the personal ID is not present in the room indicated by the room ID sent together with the personal ID, the person indicated by the personal ID is indicated. Is determined to have entered the room.
[0157]
If it is determined in step S122 that the person indicated by the personal ID is to leave the room indicated by the room ID, the CPU 101 deletes the information of the person indicated by the personal ID from the occupants of the room. Then, the occupancy management information table is updated (step S123), and thereafter, the process returns to step S91.
[0158]
When the CPU 101 determines in step S122 that the person indicated by the personal ID is to enter the room indicated by the room ID, the process proceeds to step S113, and the CPU 101 determines the room in which the person indicated by the personal ID has entered. Recognize and add the information of the person indicated by the personal ID as the occupant of the room, and if the personal ID is recorded as the occupant of another room, The information of the person indicated by the personal ID is deleted from the occupants, the occupancy management information table is updated, and the above-described processing after step S113 is executed.
[0159]
As described above, in this embodiment, when each person who has returned home enters each room, the monitoring control device 1 controls the electronic device in that room to a state preferred by the room occupant. . Therefore, even if a person entering each room does not perform an operation using, for example, a remote control transmitter, the state of the electronic device is controlled by an automatic machine in a state that the person prefers, which is very convenient. It is.
[0160]
In addition, when another family is present when entering each room, the priority of the electronic device is determined, and the electronic device is controlled based on the priority, so that communication between families can be achieved. .
[0161]
[Second embodiment]
In the first embodiment described above, necessary information such as a personal ID is read from the personal card 10 held over the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A to 7D installed in each room and connected to the monitoring control device 1. By supplying this to the monitoring and control device 1, detection and registration of entry and exit of each member of the family into and from each room are performed. However, it is also possible to construct a home network system without providing an ID transmitting / receiving unit in each room.
[0162]
In the second embodiment described below, for example, a remote control transmitter, which is a remote control device for an electronic device such as a TV set, provided in each room, is replaced with a personal identification information transmitting unit instead of an ID transmitting / receiving unit. That can be used as
[0163]
FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining a configuration example of the home network system according to the second embodiment. In the home network system of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 21, the same components as those of the home network system of the above-described first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. I do.
[0164]
As shown in FIG. 21, also in the home network system of the second embodiment, in a room A, an electronic device such as a monitor control device 1, a TV set 2A, a router 4, a hard disk device 5, and an ADSL modem 6 are provided. In each of the other rooms B, C, and D, electronic devices including TV sets 2B, 2C, and 2D, audio sets 3A and 3C, and the like are provided.
[0165]
Then, similarly to the first embodiment, the monitoring control device 1 provided in the room A and the electronic devices provided in each of the rooms A, B, C, D are connected through the router 4 and the monitoring control device The control data from 1 is supplied to the electronic devices in each room, and those electronic devices can be controlled. In addition, content data such as video data and audio data can be transmitted and received between electronic devices in each room or between the hard disk device 5 and those electronic devices.
[0166]
In this case, the monitoring control device 1 is configured to intervene to control the exchange of content data such as video data and audio data between the hard disk device and the plurality of electronic devices. ing.
[0167]
As shown in FIG. 21, in the home network system according to the second embodiment, each of the rooms A, B, C, and D is not provided with an ID transmitting / receiving unit. Instead, the rooms A, B, C, and D are provided with remote control transmitters 30A, 30B, 30C, and 30D for remote control of electronic devices. In the second embodiment, these remote control transmitters 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D are of a composite type capable of controlling a plurality of electronic devices. That is, the remote control transmitters 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D of this example are key buttons for remotely controlling the lighting equipment in each room, key buttons for remotely controlling the TV set, and remote control for the audio set. It has key buttons and so on.
[0168]
In the second embodiment, these remote control transmitters 30A, 30B, 30C, and 30D have a loading section for the personal card 10, and can be operated only when the personal card 10 is loaded. I have.
[0169]
[Configuration example of remote control transmitter]
FIGS. 22 and 23 are diagrams for explaining a configuration example of the remote control transmitters 30A, 30B, 30C, and 30D installed in each room in the second embodiment. Since each of the remote control transmitters 30A, 30B, 30C, and 30D in this example is configured in exactly the same manner, in the following description of FIGS. 22 and 23, each of the remote control transmitters 30A, 30B, 30C, and 30D is referred to. The remote controller 30 will be described.
[0170]
FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining the appearance of the remote control transmitter 30. The remote control transmitter 30 includes, for example, a remote control signal transmission unit 31 for generating a remote control signal using infrared rays, an LCD 32 for displaying various information, and a plurality of numeric keys and function keys for receiving an instruction input from a user. An operation key group 33 composed of operation keys and a card loading unit 34 into which the personal card 10 is inserted and loaded are provided.
[0171]
Inside the card loading unit 34, there is provided a read / write unit which communicates with the personal card 10 loaded therein and writes / reads data to / from the control IC of the personal card 10.
[0172]
FIG. 23 is a block diagram for describing an electrical configuration of remote control transmitter 30. As shown in FIG. 23, the remote control transmitter 30 includes a microcomputer, and sends a ROM 303, a RAM 304, an LCD controller 305, interfaces 306, 307, and 308 to a CPU 301 via a system bus 302. , A personal ID memory 313 is connected.
[0173]
The LCD 32 is connected to the LCD controller 305, and the LCD controller 305 is controlled by the CPU 301 so that information such as an operation state and various kinds of guidance can be displayed on the LCD 32.
[0174]
The interface 306 is connected to the key operation unit 310, the interface 307 is connected to the read / write unit 311, and the interface 308 is connected to the remote control signal transmission unit 312.
[0175]
Then, an operation instruction input from the user input through the key operation unit 310 is supplied to the CPU 301 through the interface 306. The CPU 301 controls the remote control signal transmission unit 312 through the interface 308 in response to an instruction input from the user through the key operation unit 310, and transmits an infrared remote control signal according to the user's operation input to the remote control signal transmission unit. 312.
[0176]
The personal ID of the person who uses the remote control transmitter 30 is registered in the personal ID memory 313. The personal ID stored in the personal ID memory 313 is used to authenticate whether or not the personal card loaded in the remote control transmitter 30 is the owner of the registered personal ID.
[0177]
FIG. 24 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the remote control transmitter 30 in this embodiment.
[0178]
First, the CPU 301 monitors whether or not the personal card 10 is loaded (step S131). When it is determined that the personal card 10 is loaded, the CPU 301 reads out the personal ID from the loaded personal card 10 through the read / write unit 311. The personal ID stored in the RAM 304 and read out is compared with the personal ID stored in the personal ID memory 313 to determine the owner of the personal ID in which the personal card loaded in the remote control transmitter 30 is registered. Is authenticated (step S132).
[0179]
Then, it is determined whether or not the authentication is OK (step S133). If the authentication is not OK, the personal card 10 is forcibly ejected (step S134), and the processing routine of FIG. 24 ends. If the authentication is OK, the remote control transmitter 30 enters an operation start state, and enters a state in which a user's operation of pressing an operation key can be accepted (step S135).
[0180]
Then, the CPU 301 monitors the pressing of the operation key (step S136), and when detecting the pressing of the operation key, generates a remote control signal corresponding to the pressed operation key (step S137). Then, the personal ID stored in the RAM 304 is added to the generated remote control signal, and transmitted from the remote control signal transmission unit 312 to the electronic device (step S138).
[0181]
Next, the CPU 301 determines whether or not the user has performed the ejection operation of the personal card 10 and ejected the personal card 10 from the personal card loading unit 34 of the remote control transmitter 30 (step S139). The process returns to step S136 to monitor the pressing of the next operation key. When it is determined that the personal card 10 has been ejected from the remote control transmitter 30, this processing routine ends.
[0182]
In the above description, the personal ID is authenticated by the remote control transmitter 30 itself. However, when the remote control transmitter 30 performs an arbitrary key operation immediately after the personal card is loaded, it authenticates the personal ID. An authentication request signal is sent to the electronic device together with the personal ID as a request operation, and the electronic device further adds the device ID to the authentication request signal with the personal ID and transfers the signal to the monitoring control device 1, whereby Authentication may be performed by using.
[0183]
In that case, if the authentication is NG, the monitoring control device 1 sends a control signal that invalidates the received remote control signal to all the electronic devices in the room identified by the device ID added to the authentication request signal. To make the remote control operation from the remote control transmitter 30 substantially impossible.
[0184]
The authentication of the personal ID may be performed by the electronic device, and if the authentication is NG, the electronic device may invalidate the remote control signal from the remote control transmitter that sent the personal ID.
[0185]
Each of the electronic devices that have received the remote control signal transmitted from the remote control transmitter 30 as described above includes the remote control signal with the personal ID received from the remote control transmitter 30 and the identification information (device) of each electronic device. ID), and transfer it to the monitoring and control apparatus 1. At this time, the electronic device may transfer only the personal ID and the device ID to the monitoring control device 1 only for recognizing who is in which room.
[0186]
The control target electronic device information memory 108 of the monitoring control device 1 stores which electronic device is located in which room using the device ID. As described above, in the second embodiment, in addition to the TV set and the audio set, the electronic device includes a lighting controller for turning on and off the lighting equipment. Are connected by LAN as in the first embodiment.
[0187]
The monitoring control device 1 detects the personal ID and the device ID added to the remote control signal transferred from each electronic device, refers to the control target electronic device information memory 108, and determines the electronic device identified by the device ID. It recognizes that the person identified by the personal ID exists in the room where the device exists.
[0188]
That is, the monitoring control device 1 detects entry and exit of each person into each of the rooms A, B, C, and D by the personal ID and the device ID sent from the electronic device, and based on the detection result, the occupancy of the room. Create a management information table.
[0189]
In this case, when the monitoring control device 1 receives the personal ID and the device ID and determines that there is no room information of the person identified by the personal ID in the room management information table up to that time, After returning home, it is determined that the user has entered the room where the electronic device identified by the device ID is present for the first time, and the occupancy information of the person identified by the personal ID is recorded in the occupancy management information table.
[0190]
Further, when the room in which the person identified by the personal ID is present differs from the record in the room management information table at that time based on the received personal ID and device ID, the monitoring control device 1 Assuming that the person identified by the personal ID has moved in the room, the occupancy management information table is updated so as to match the current occupancy status.
[0191]
As described above, in the second embodiment, instead of receiving the personal IDs from the ID transmitting / receiving units 7A, 7B, 7C, and 7D, the monitoring control device 1 sets the respective rooms A, B, C, and D By receiving a remote control signal accompanied by a personal ID and a device ID from each electronic device, it is recognized that each member of the family enters and leaves each of the rooms A, B, C, and D. Then, in the same manner as in the first embodiment described above, the monitoring control device 1 controls the state of the electronic device in each room based on the personal information and priority information of the person entering each room. .
[0192]
For example, when a family member enters a room where no one was present and loads his / her personal card 10 into the remote control transmitter 30 and, for example, performs an operation of turning on a lighting device, the person is read from the personal card 10. A remote control signal for lighting the lighting fixture with the personal ID is given to the lighting fixture turning-off controller for the lighting fixture, and the lighting fixture is turned on. At this time, the lighting controller of the lighting fixture sends a remote control signal accompanied by the personal ID and the own device ID to the monitoring control device 1.
[0193]
The monitoring control device 1 recognizes the time at which the remote control signal was obtained from the clock circuit 107, and recognizes from the obtained device ID which remote control signal from the lighting control device of the lighting fixture in which room. Further, using the acquired personal ID, the corresponding personal information is read from the family information memory 105, and based on the personal information, the room identified by the device ID is recognized in the same manner as in the above-described first embodiment. A control signal for a TV set or an audio set is generated and supplied to the TV set or the audio set.
[0194]
In the second embodiment, since the personal ID is sent to the monitoring control device 1 through the electronic device, the monitoring control device 1 can recognize what electronic device the user wants to operate the remote controller. Therefore, it is possible to control the electronic device that the user wants to operate the remote controller based on personal information.
[0195]
For example, in a certain room, one of the family members loads his or her personal card 10 into the remote control transmitter 30 and performs an operation of turning on the power of the TV set. Then, the TV set turns on the power of the TV set itself and sends a remote control signal with the personal ID and the device ID of the TV set to the monitoring control device 1.
[0196]
The monitoring control device 1 recognizes the time at which the remote control signal was obtained from the clock circuit 107, and recognizes the room from which TV set the remote control signal is based on the obtained device ID. Further, using the acquired personal ID, the corresponding personal information is read from the family information memory 105, and a control signal for a TV set, for example, a channel selection control signal for selecting a channel is generated based on the personal information. And sends it to the TV set.
[0197]
For example, as a result of searching for personal information, the monitoring control device 1 shows that the person identified by the personal ID likes the TV drama and broadcasts the TV drama at the time when the remote control signal is received from the EPG. When it is determined that there is a channel, a channel selection control signal for selecting the channel is generated and transmitted to the TV set identified by the device ID. In this case, since the monitoring control device 1 can specify the other party's electronic device by the device ID, it is not necessary to recognize which room the electronic device belongs to.
[0198]
[Restriction on remote control operation according to personal information]
<Example of restriction by remote control transmitter>
As described above, personal information such as age is recorded on the personal card 10 in addition to the personal ID. In this example, the remote control transmitter 30 reads the personal information from the personal card 10 loaded therein, and restricts the remote control operation according to the personal information such as age.
[0199]
The remote control transmitter 30 of this example stores, in a non-volatile memory such as an EEPROM, restriction information to be used when it is determined in advance that restriction is to be performed according to personal information, and performs remote control operation using the restriction information. Try to limit.
[0200]
FIGS. 25 and 26 are flowcharts for explaining a processing operation in the remote control transmitter 30 in an example in which a remote control operation is restricted according to the restriction information when the age is equal to or less than a predetermined restriction age. .
[0201]
First, the CPU 301 monitors whether or not the personal card 10 has been loaded (step S141). When it is determined that the personal card 10 has been loaded, the personal ID and the personal ID are read from the loaded personal card 10 via the read / write unit 311. The information is read and stored in the RAM 304, and the read personal ID is compared with the personal ID stored in the personal ID memory 313, and the personal ID loaded in the remote control transmitter 30 is registered. It is authenticated whether or not the user is the owner (step S142).
[0202]
Then, it is determined whether or not the authentication is OK (step S143). If the authentication is not OK, the personal card 10 is forcibly ejected (step S144), and the processing routine ends. If the authentication is OK, the remote control transmitter 30 enters the operation start state, and enters a state in which the operation of pressing the operation key by the user can be accepted (step S145).
[0203]
Next, the CPU 301 refers to the age information in the personal information read from the personal card 10, and determines whether or not the age is a predetermined limit age, for example, 12 years or less (step S146).
[0204]
Then, when determining that the age is equal to or higher than the restricted age in step S146, the CPU 301 enables the remote control operation without restriction. That is, the CPU 301 monitors pressing of the operation key (step S147), and when detecting pressing of the operation key, generates a remote control signal corresponding to the pressed operation key (step S148). Then, the personal ID stored in the RAM 304 is added to the generated remote control signal, and transmitted from the remote control signal transmission unit 312 to the electronic device (step S149).
[0205]
Next, the CPU 301 determines whether or not the user has performed the ejection operation of the personal card 10 and ejected the personal card 10 from the personal card loading unit 34 of the remote control transmitter 30 (step S150). The process returns to step S147 to monitor the pressing of the next operation key. When it is determined that the personal card 10 has been ejected from the remote control transmitter 30, this processing routine ends.
[0206]
If it is determined in step S146 that the age is equal to or less than the age limit, CPU 301 restricts the remote control operation based on the restriction information set in advance in remote control transmitter 30.
[0207]
That is, the CPU 301 monitors pressing of the operation key (step S151), and when detecting pressing of the operation key, reads out and refers to the set restriction information (step S152). Then, it is determined whether or not the remote control operation corresponding to the operation key is a restriction target operation (step S153).
[0208]
If it is determined in step S153 that the remote control operation corresponding to the operation key is not a restriction target operation, a remote control signal corresponding to the pressed operation key is generated (step S154). Then, the personal ID stored in the RAM 304 is added to the generated remote control signal, and transmitted from the remote control signal transmission unit 312 to the electronic device (step S155).
[0209]
Next, the CPU 301 determines whether or not the user has performed the ejection operation of the personal card 10 and ejected the personal card 10 from the personal card loading unit 34 of the remote control transmitter 30 (step S156). Returning to step S151, monitoring of the next operation key is monitored. When it is determined that the personal card 10 has been ejected from the remote control transmitter 30, this processing routine ends.
[0210]
If it is determined in step S153 that the remote control operation corresponding to the operation key is a restricted operation, no corresponding remote control signal is generated and no remote control signal is transmitted. Then, for example, a warning sound is emitted to indicate that the operation is restricted (step S157). Then, the process proceeds to step S156.
[0211]
Here, as an example of whether the operation is a restriction target operation, for example, in the case of a remote control operation on a TV set, for example, when a child under 12 years old is recognized as a user, for example, all the children after 22:00 are recognized. An operation relating to viewing of a late-night television program or a television program of a specific channel may be mentioned. In this case, the remote control transmitter 30 includes a clock circuit.
[0212]
In addition, in the case of an electronic device that can be connected to the Internet, if a child under the age of 18 is recognized as a user, access to a URL address of a site where access to the user under the age of 18 is not preferable is recognized. Outgoing calls.
[0213]
In addition, when a set-top box in a cable television or the like is an electronic device, a restriction on a shopping amount in the case of so-called television shopping can be cited as a restriction target operation.
[0214]
<Example in the case of restriction by the monitoring control device 1>
In the example described above, the electronic device is configured such that the remote control signal from the remote control transmitter 30 is transferred to the monitoring control device 1 together with the personal ID and the device ID. Therefore, the monitoring control device 1 checks the remote control signal, determines whether or not the signal is due to the operation to be restricted, and determines that the electronic device identified by the device ID is an electronic device identified by the device ID. Then, a control signal for invalidating the received remote control signal and not performing the corresponding operation is supplied.
[0215]
In this case, restriction information on remote control operation for each electronic device is set in advance in the monitoring control device 1 and stored in the nonvolatile memory. Then, every time a remote control signal is received from the electronic device, the personal information corresponding to the personal ID added thereto is read out, the restriction target information such as age is referred to, and when the restriction target is hit, the personal information is identified by the device ID. With reference to the restriction information on the electronic device, it is determined whether or not the remote control operation is a restriction target operation. When the operation is a restriction target operation, a control signal for invalidating the received remote control signal is supplied to the electronic device identified by the device ID.
[0216]
Also in this case, restrictions such as viewing time restrictions, viewing program restrictions, Internet restrictions, and shopping price restrictions can be set.
[0217]
[Third Embodiment]
In the third embodiment, the electronic devices arranged in each room are provided with a loading section for the personal card 10, and when the personal card 10 is loaded, each electronic device becomes operable. In the case of the third embodiment, when the personal card 10 is loaded in the electronic device, the electronic device reads the personal ID read from the loaded personal card together with the device ID of the electronic device. , To the monitoring and control device 1.
[0218]
The monitoring control device 1 according to the third embodiment includes a control target electronic device information memory as in the case of the second embodiment, and stores information on which device ID of the electronic device is arranged in each room. Is stored. Therefore, also in the third embodiment, the monitoring control apparatus 1 recognizes in which room the person identified by the personal ID is located by the personal ID and the device ID sent from the electronic device. Thus, the same electronic device control as in the above-described first and second embodiments can be performed.
[0219]
In the third embodiment, it is not necessary to use a remote controller that operates by loading a personal card as a remote controller. By sending a remote control signal together with the personal ID and the device ID to the monitor control device 1, the monitoring control device 1 can perform the restriction control on the remote control operation in the same manner as in the above-described example, as in the second embodiment. .
[0220]
Further, in the case of this embodiment, the operation of the electronic device can be controlled through operation keys provided on the electronic device without using the remote control transmitter. By transmitting the operation information of the operation keys to the monitoring control device 1 instead of the above, the monitoring control device 1 can perform the same operation as in the above-described example.
[0221]
[Fourth embodiment]
In the first to third embodiments described above, the hobby / taste information set and input by the user is included in the personal information, and the monitoring control device 1 determines the hobby / taste information of the person entering each room. , The electronic device in the room is controlled so as to correspond to the hobby / taste of the entrant. In the fourth embodiment, the second embodiment and the third embodiment are used. In the embodiment, utilizing the fact that the remote control signal and the operation information of the operation keys are sent to the monitoring control device 1, the remote control operation history of each person is stored in the monitoring control device 1, and the electronic control is performed based on the remote control operation history. Control the equipment.
[0222]
Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, the user does not need to set and input hobby / taste information in advance as personal information, and the electronic device is controlled according to past actual behavior patterns. Thus, it can be expected that the electronic device can be brought into a control state as desired by the user.
[0223]
In the fourth embodiment, the monitoring control device 1 receives the personal ID and the remote control signal with the device ID transferred from the electronic device in the second and third embodiments described above, and In addition to grasping the occupancy status as described above, the type of remote control operation performed by the person identified by the received personal ID with the electronic device identified by the received device ID is determined. It is recognized together with the operation time (the time when the time information is included in the information from the electronic device, and the time received by the monitoring control device 1 when the time information is not included), and recognizes them as the electronic device use history information. The personal profile information is stored as part of the personal information. That is, in the fourth embodiment, the monitoring control device 1 uses, for each family member, history information of remote control operation for each electronic device in each room as electronic device use history information in personal information. The information is stored in the family information memory 105 or another prepared history memory together with the time at which the remote control operation was performed.
[0224]
FIG. 27 shows an example in which electronic device use history information is recorded in personal profile information in family information memory 105. That is, electronic device use history information is written in the personal profile information in this example in addition to the hobby / taste information. The hobby / taste information in FIG. 27 is obtained by the monitoring control device 1 based on the electronic device use history information. In the fourth embodiment, it is not necessary for the user to set and input.
[0225]
As this electronic device use history information, for example, a remote control operation history for the past month is stored. Then, from the remote control operation history, the monitoring control device 1 obtains the user's hobbies / preferences. For example, the user can determine from the remote control operation history whether he / she prefers watching television or listening to audio information.
[0226]
Also, from the operation history related to the selection of a television program, by referring to the genre information included in the EPG, it can be determined whether the user prefers a drama or a documentary program. Similarly, it is possible to determine what genre of music is preferred as a music program.
[0227]
The monitoring control device 1 writes the hobby / taste information of the personal information according to the determination result. In the case of this example, since the determination is made from the remote control operation history for the past month, the hobby / preference information is rewritten each time the determination is made. The rewriting of the hobby / preference information may be performed not every month but every longer period.
[0228]
The electronic device use history information may be recorded for each room, and the user's behavior pattern in each room may be determined, and the electronic device may be controlled based on the pattern. For example, in the room A, a television program is viewed, but in the room B, the monitoring and control device 1 controls the electronic device according to an action pattern of listening to music by an audio set in accordance with a state of entering each room. You can do it.
[0229]
In addition, a day and a 24-hour period are divided into, for example, every 30 minutes, and remote control operation histories in each 30-minute section are accumulated for each room for a plurality of weeks on the same day, and based on the remote control operation histories based on the remote control operation histories. In, which electronic device is controlled in the room and how can be determined.
[0230]
As described above, in the fourth embodiment, when a TV program or a music program is enjoyed as usual, a troublesome remote control operation or the like is not required, which is very convenient.
[0231]
[Other embodiments]
In the following description, the electronic devices arranged in each of the rooms A, B, C, and D have been described in the case of AV devices such as a TV set and an audio set. However, as the electronic devices to be controlled, The invention is not limited to AV devices, and may be electronic devices such as personal computers.
[0232]
In the above description, the personal profile is always stored and held in the family information memory in the monitoring control device 1, but the personal profile information and the electronic device use history information are stored in the personal card 10. In advance, when a personal card is held over the ID transmitting / receiving unit or when the personal card is attached to a remote control transmitter or an electronic device, the personal profile information and the electronic device use history information are transferred to the monitoring control device 1. In this way, the monitoring control device 1 may generate a control signal for the electronic device using the transferred information in the same manner as described above.
[0233]
In the above example, the priority information is set for all the rooms and all the electronic devices. However, the priority information is set for each room and for each electronic device. You may. Also, the priority information is not intentionally stored as a table, but the priority is determined from the information such as the continuation pattern included in the personal information, and the electronic device is controlled based on the determination result. You may do so.
[0234]
Further, in the above-described second and third embodiments, the remote control transmitter 30 is provided for each room, but each family member owns a remote control transmitter for himself / herself. Occasionally, a personal card may be inserted into a remote control transmitter for oneself and used.
[0235]
Further, in the above description of the embodiment, the case of the home network system is taken as an example, but the present invention is not limited to the case of being applied to the home network system. For example, in each room or space of a workplace, a person who enters the room or appears in the space sends a personal ID to the monitoring control device by, for example, holding a personal card over an ID transmitting / receiving unit, and the monitoring control device. The present invention is also applicable to a case in which a person identified by the personal ID performs control such as turning on a power supply of an electronic device such as a personal computer to be operated.
[0236]
In this case, by registering the device ID of an electronic device such as a personal computer to be operated by the person identified by the personal ID as identification information of the operated electronic device in the personal information, the monitoring control device 1 Can determine and control an electronic device to be controlled corresponding to the personal ID.
[0237]
Further, in the case of the above-described embodiment in which the operation history is stored, the monitoring control device 1 can correspond to the personal ID from the past operation history without registering the device ID as the personal information. Thus, the electronic device to be controlled can be determined and controlled.
[0238]
In the above-described embodiment, the communication between the personal card 10 and the read / write unit is performed by electromagnetic induction. However, for example, the personal card 10 and the read / write unit are connected by using a short-range wireless communication technology such as BlueTooth. Wireless communication by radio waves may be used for communication with the communication. In such a case, even if an operation such as holding the personal card 10 over the read / write unit is not performed, for example, while the user is in the room, the personal card 10 and the read of the room are read at a predetermined timing. It is also possible to perform communication with the / light unit to detect entry and exit.
[0239]
In this case, a very weak radio wave is used or various radio waves are not leaked from each room so that the personal card 10 does not communicate with the transmitting / receiving unit in the adjacent room. The user can register entry and exit of the room without taking any action by taking measures such as changing the room.
[0240]
Further, in the first embodiment, the occurrence of the user's movement and the detection of the movement destination are performed through the ID transmitting / receiving unit connected to the monitoring control device 1, and the second and third embodiments are performed. In the embodiment, entry / exit of each room is detected based on the personal ID transferred from the remote control transmitter 30. In this manner, both the ID transmission / reception unit and the remote control transmitter 30 are used. May be used to detect entry into and exit from each room. Of course, the occurrence of the movement of the person and the detection of the movement destination may be performed by wireless communication using the short-range wireless communication technology described above.
[0241]
In the above-described embodiment, a personal card having a control IC and a read / write unit for the personal card are used as the personal identification information transmitting means. For example, the personal card is allocated to each room for each person. A means for providing a personalized ID in response to pressing of the button and transferring the generated personal ID to the monitoring control device 1 may be used as personal identification information transmitting means.
[0242]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a user simply controls the electronic device to appear in a place where the electronic device is located, and controls the electronic device to a state that the user prefers without performing a troublesome operation. be able to.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a first embodiment of an electronic device control system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a first embodiment of an electronic device control system according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a monitoring control device of the electronic device control system according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of personal profile information stored in a memory provided in the monitoring control device of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of priority information stored in a memory included in the monitoring control device of FIG. 3;
6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an occupancy management information table stored in a memory included in the monitoring control device of FIG. 3;
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a personal card used in the electronic device control system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an ID transmission / reception unit used in the electronic device control system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an ID transmission / reception unit used in the electronic device control system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a door lock device used in the electronic device control system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a door lock device used in the electronic device control system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the door lock device used in the electronic device control system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the door lock device used in the electronic device control system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the door lock device used in the electronic device control system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the door lock device used in the electronic device control system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the door lock device used in the electronic device control system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the door lock device used in the electronic device control system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart for explaining the operation of the ID transmission / reception unit used in the electronic device control system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the monitoring control device used in the electronic device control system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the monitoring control device used in the electronic device control system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a second embodiment of the electronic device control system according to the present invention.
FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a remote control transmitter used in the electronic device control system according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a remote control transmitter used in the electronic device control system according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 24 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a remote control transmitter used in the electronic device control system according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 25 is a view illustrating a flowchart for explaining the operation of the remote control transmitter used in the electronic device control system according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart for explaining the operation of the remote control transmitter used in the electronic device control system according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 27 is a diagram used for describing the electronic device control system according to the fourth embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Monitoring control device, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D ... TV set, 3B, 3C ... Audio set, 4 ... Router, 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D ... ID transmission / reception part, 10 ... Personal card

Claims (9)

A communication unit for communicating with the electronic device;
Storage means for storing personal identification information and personal information in association with each other;
Detection means for detecting a place where a person identified by the personal identification information and the personal identification information is present;
Search means for searching the storage means for the personal information corresponding to the personal identification information detected by the detection means,
Control means for controlling, based on the personal information searched by the search means, an electronic device arranged at the detected location to transmit a control signal by the communication unit;
An electronic device control device comprising: The electronic device control device according to claim 1,
The storage means stores personal identification information and personal information of a plurality of persons, and also stores priority information about each person,
The electronic device control device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit transmits a control signal based on the priority information corresponding to the personal identification information detected by the detection unit to the electronic device. The electronic device control device according to claim 1,
The control means determines a priority for a plurality of persons present at the detected location based on the personal information corresponding to the personal identification information detected by the detection means, and controls based on the priority. An electronic device control device for transmitting a signal to the electronic device. An electronic device arranged in each of the one or more rooms;
An electronic device control device connected to the electronic device arranged in each of the one or more rooms and capable of controlling the electronic device;
Personal identification information transmission means provided in each of the one or more rooms and transmitting personal identification information of a person entering each room to the electronic device control device;
With
The electronic device control device,
A communication unit that communicates with the electronic device;
A receiving unit that receives the personal identification information from personal identification information transmitting means provided in each of the one or more rooms;
Detection means for detecting from which room the personal identification information received by the receiving unit,
Storage means for storing the personal identification information and personal information in association with each other,
Search means for searching the storage means for the personal information corresponding to the personal identification information received by the receiving unit,
Control means for controlling the electronic device arranged in the room detected by the detection means to transmit a control signal by the communication unit based on the personal information searched by the search means. An electronic device control system, comprising: The electronic device control system according to claim 4,
The storage means of the electronic device control device, while storing personal identification information and personal information of a plurality of people, also stores priority information about each person,
The electronic device control system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit of the electronic device control device transmits a control signal based on the priority information corresponding to the personal identification information acquired by the detection unit to the electronic device. The electronic device control system according to claim 4,
The control unit of the electronic device control device, based on the personal information corresponding to the personal identification information obtained by the receiving unit, based on the priority of a plurality of persons present in the room detected by the detection unit An electronic device control system, comprising: determining and transmitting a control signal based on the priority to the electronic device. A personal identification information transmitting step of transmitting personal identification information of a person at the place to the control device from personal identification information transmitting means provided at each place;
A detection step of receiving the personal identification information from the personal identification information transmitting means and detecting a place where a person identified by the personal identification information exists;
A search step of searching for personal information corresponding to the personal identification information detected in the detection step from a storage unit that stores the personal identification information and the personal information in association with each other;
A control step of transmitting a control signal to an electronic device arranged at the detected location based on the personal information searched in the search step,
An electronic device control method comprising: The electronic device control method according to claim 7,
The storage means stores personal identification information and personal information of a plurality of persons, and also stores priority information about each person,
The electronic device control method according to claim 1, wherein, in the control step, a control signal based on the priority information corresponding to the personal identification information detected in the detection step is transmitted to the electronic device. The electronic device control method according to claim 7,
In the control step, based on the personal information corresponding to the personal identification information detected in the detection step, to determine the priority of a plurality of people present in the detected location, control based on the priority An electronic device control method, comprising transmitting a signal to the electronic device.

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