JP2013090141A - System and method for remote controlling equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an equipment remote control system capable of control without reception of a user instruction when acquiring data from sensor mounted equipment.SOLUTION: The equipment remote control system includes: a sensing controller server 23 for storing equipment data indicative of the states of sensor loading equipment 12-18 and for storing a cooperative control setting which is the combination of conditionally selected sensor loading equipment with sensor loading equipment selected for control and execution; a gateway 11 for relaying communication between the sensor loading equipment 12-18 and the outside; and a mobile terminal 30 for communicating with the sensing controller server 23 and the gateway 11, and for performing the cooperative control setting of the sensor loading equipment. On detecting equipment data having a condition set by the conditionally selected sensor loading equipment, the sensing controller server 23 transmits, to the sensor loading equipment selected for control and execution, a control code to control the operation thereof.

Description

  The present invention relates to a device remote control system for remotely controlling the operation of a device.

  Conventionally, as a system for remotely controlling the operation of devices, a sensor network is built by installing multiple devices equipped with sensors with wireless communication functions in the house, and the detection data collected from this sensor network is sent to a server, etc. Some servers or the like notify the user of detected data or processed data.

  For example, in the following Patent Document 1, a user who acquires operation information or the like by a configuration of a center device that manages identification information of a device installed in a home and a remote operation content, and a terminal that is carried by the user, Discloses a technology for remotely operating home appliances via a center device.

JP 2003-319471 A

  However, according to the above-described conventional technology, in the center device that collects data from the sensor-equipped device or the like, when the data is collected, the data is notified to the user side, and the device is controlled by a command from the user. Therefore, in order to control the operation of the sensor-equipped device, there is a problem that a command must be given from the user side.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and is to obtain a device remote control system capable of controlling a sensor-equipped device without receiving an instruction from a user when data is acquired from the sensor-equipped device. Objective.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a sensing server for storing device data indicating the state of the sensor-equipped device received from the sensor-equipped device installed in the facility, and a condition selected. A controller server that stores a cooperative control setting that is a combination of the sensor-equipped device and the selected sensor-equipped device, and a gateway that is installed in the facility and relays communication between the sensor-equipped device and the outside of the facility, A terminal that communicates with each of the servers and the gateway and performs cooperative control setting of the sensor-equipped device, and the controller server confirms the sensing server and sets the condition set in the sensor-equipped device selected as the condition. When device data is detected, it operates for the sensor-equipped device selected for control execution. Transmitting a control code for controlling, characterized in that.

  According to the present invention, when data is acquired from a sensor-equipped device, there is an effect that the sensor-equipped device can be controlled without receiving an instruction from the user.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a device remote control system. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a procedure process for introducing a gateway. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display of the portable terminal during the procedure process for introducing the gateway. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a procedure process for introducing a sensor-equipped device. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display of the mobile terminal during the procedure process for introducing the sensor-equipped device. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating sensor-equipped device cooperation control setting procedure processing. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a display on the mobile terminal during the sensor-equipped device cooperation control setting procedure process. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a display on the mobile terminal during the sensor-equipped device cooperation control setting procedure process. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a setting method of the cooperative control operation using the user position information. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a setting method of the cooperative control operation using the user position information. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating cooperation control processing of the sensor-equipped device. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display of the mobile terminal when a message is received from the sensing controller server.

  Embodiments of a device remote control system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a device remote control system according to the present embodiment. The device remote control system includes a user's home 10 and a cloud 20 built on a data center, and a mobile terminal 30 carried by the user.

  The home 10 includes a gateway 11 and sensor-equipped devices 12 to 18. The gateway 11 relays communication by connecting the Internet and the sensor-equipped devices 12 to 18. Each of the sensor-equipped devices 12 to 18 is equipped with a specific low power wireless module (special small module), and communicates with the server installed on the cloud 20 via the gateway 11 and the mobile terminal 30 via the gateway 11. It can be performed. The sensor-equipped devices 12 to 18 are devices installed in a general home, and as shown in FIG. 1, for example, a refrigerator 12, a remote controller 13, a television 14, a window 15, an air conditioner 16, a solar power generator 17, and a temperature sensor. 18, etc. When there is no need to distinguish individual devices, the sensor-equipped devices 12 to 18 are used.

  The cloud 20 is constructed in a data center connected from the home 10 via the Internet, and includes a floor plan catalog server 21, a device catalog server 22, a sensing controller server 23, and a router 24. The floor plan catalog server 21 provides floor plan data that is a floor plan candidate for a facility in response to an inquiry from the mobile terminal 30. The device catalog server 22 provides information (control code, sensor data format, etc.) of each device when the sensor-equipped devices 12 to 18 are installed. The sensing controller server 23 can communicate with the sensor-equipped devices 12 to 18 via the Internet and the gateway 11. The sensing controller server 23 accumulates the sensor information of each sensor-equipped device registered by the user from the mobile terminal 30, stores the cooperative control setting of each sensor-equipped device set by the user, and detects the setting condition A control code for controlling the operation is transmitted to the sensor-equipped device to be controlled. In the present embodiment, a case where the sensing controller server 23 is configured as a single unit will be described, but the present invention is not limited to this. You may divide | segment into two servers, a sensing server and a controller server. The router 24 is a communication device that connects each server.

  The portable terminal 30 is a communication terminal carried by a user who lives in the home 10. The mobile terminal 30 is a terminal (for example, a smart phone or the like) on which an application for setting a combination of registration of each sensor-equipped device and cooperation control of each sensor-equipped device is installed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, communication between the gateway 11 of the home 10 and the sensing controller server 23 is performed by, for example, FTTH (Fiber To The Home) or NGN (Next Generation Network). Sensing data (device data or the like) is transmitted from the gateway 11, and control data (control code or the like) is transmitted from the sensing / controller server 23. Communication between each server of the cloud 20 and the mobile terminal 30 is performed by 3G or LTE (Long Term Evolution), for example. Sensing data or the like is transmitted from each server, and control data (information on cooperative control settings or the like) is transmitted from the mobile terminal 30. Moreover, communication between the portable terminal 30 and the gateway 11 of the home 10 can be performed by WiFi, for example. Control data (such as an address) is transmitted from the portable terminal 30, and sensing data (such as key information) is transmitted from the gateway 11. Note that these communication methods are examples, and other communication methods can be used.

  Next, procedure processing when the gateway 11 is first introduced in the device remote control system will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a procedure process for introducing the gateway 11. First, when the user installs the gateway 11 in the home 10, the gateway 11 generates a key (authentication / encryption) for device-to-device communication in each sensor-equipped device installed in the home 10 (step S1). Then, the gateway 11 transmits and registers the generated key to the sensing controller server 23 (step S2).

  Next, in the portable terminal 30, the application which functions as the said apparatus remote control system is started by operation of a user, and it connects with the gateway 11 (step S3). At this time, in the portable terminal 30, when the gateway 11 asks for input of ID and password, these are input and connected (logged in). Similarly, in the subsequent operations, the mobile terminal 30 performs various processes depending on the function of the activated application. The mobile terminal 30 will be mainly described. And the portable terminal 30 acquires the key produced | generated from the gateway 11 (step S4).

  Next, the portable terminal 30 acquires a list of floor plan samples from the floor plan catalog server 21 (step S5). The user selects a floor plan that is close to the structure of the home 10 from the floor plan samples on the portable terminal 30, and creates a floor plan of the home 10 (step S6). Note that an accurate floor plan prepared by the home developer may be selected. The user can operate the portable terminal 30 to change the room definition (name, etc.) of the floor plan according to the current situation or according to his / her preference as necessary. Then, the portable terminal 30 transmits the floor plan data selected and set by the user to the sensing controller server 23 (step S7).

  The sensing controller server 23 automatically generates a device list table in its own sensing database based on the floor plan metadata (such as the room name) (step S8). As a result, the floor plan of the home 10 where the gateway 11 is installed and the sensor-equipped devices 12 to 18 to be remotely controlled are installed can be determined.

  Here, the content displayed on the portable terminal 30 in the case of the said process is demonstrated. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display of the portable terminal 30 during the procedure process for introducing the gateway 11. For example, when the portable terminal 30 is requested to input an ID or password when connecting to the gateway 11, the portable terminal 30 inputs and connects (logs in) (FIG. 3A). And in the portable terminal 30, the floor plan of the home 10 is created using the floor plan sample from the floor plan catalog server 21. As a creation method, for example, the size of the facility (here, home 10) and the layout configuration are first selected (FIG. 3B), and floor plan (layout) candidates that meet the selected conditions are sequentially displayed. (FIG. 3C), and an optimal candidate can be selected from the list.

  Next, a procedure process when the sensor-equipped device is introduced into the home 10 will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a procedure process for introducing a sensor-equipped device. First, a user starts an application on the mobile terminal 30, and the mobile terminal 30 is registered (introduction-set) device list information that is registered in the floor plan information and the device list table from the sensing controller server 23. Is acquired (step S11).

  The portable terminal 30 displays the floor plan, and selects the installation position of the sensor-equipped device to be introduced this time on the floor plan by the user's operation (step S12). At this time, the portable terminal 30 requests the device ID, and the user inputs the device ID by means of manual input, input of a barcode with a camera, or means such as RFID.

  The portable terminal 30 transmits the input device ID to the device catalog server 22 on the cloud 20, acquires device information from the device catalog server 22, and displays a product name or the like in the acquired device information (step S13). ).

  When the user confirms the identity of the sensor-equipped device on the portable terminal 30, the portable terminal 30 sets an address and a key to the sensor-equipped device introduced this time via the gateway 11.

  The sensor-equipped device introduced this time stores the set address and key information (step S14). At this time, the user can change the name (the default is the product name) of the introduced sensor-equipped device from the mobile terminal 30 according to his / her preference.

  And the portable terminal 30 updates the acquired apparatus list information, and transmits to the sensing controller server 23 (step S15).

  The sensing controller server 23 adds a device sensor table for recording data of the sensor-equipped device introduced this time to the sensing database (step S16). The device sensor table is associated with a record of the sensor-equipped device added on the device list table. As a result, the sensor-equipped device introduced this time can communicate in the home 10 and via the gateway 11 like other sensor-equipped devices. In addition, the sensing controller server 23 can record data detected by the sensor-installed device introduced this time.

  Here, the content displayed on the portable terminal 30 in the case of the said process is demonstrated. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display of the mobile terminal 30 during the procedure process for introducing the sensor-equipped device. In the process of step S12, when the installation position of the sensor-equipped device is selected on the floor plan by the user's operation, the position where the sensor-equipped device is installed on the floor plan displayed on the mobile terminal 30 is selected by tapping (clicking). (FIG. 5A). Since the mobile terminal 30 requests the device ID, the user inputs the device ID by means of manual input or RFID (FIG. 5B). Then, the mobile terminal 30 sets an address and a key to the sensor-equipped device introduced this time via the gateway 11, and stores information on the address and key where the sensor-equipped device is set. At this time, the user can change the name of the sensor-equipped device from the portable terminal 30 according to his / her preference (FIG. 5C).

  Next, procedure processing for performing cooperative control setting of the sensor-equipped device in the device remote control system will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating sensor-equipped device cooperation control setting procedure processing. First, the user starts an application on the mobile terminal 30, and the mobile terminal 30 acquires floor plan information and device list information (device information / installation position / address) from the sensing / controller server 23 (step S <b> 21). The mobile terminal 30 selects two (or three or more) sensor-equipped devices that are targets of cooperative control settings on the displayed floor plan by the user's operation (step S22).

  At this time, since the mobile terminal 30 inquires the user whether to select the condition or control execution for the sensor-equipped devices in the selected order, the user selects the condition selection from the mobile terminal 30 (step S23). Note that the condition selection is the default for the sensor-equipped device that is displayed first. The portable terminal 30 displays candidate conditions defined in advance for the sensor-equipped device. The candidate conditions to be displayed here are included in the device information. In the portable terminal 30, a condition to be set is selected from candidates by a user operation.

  Next, since the mobile terminal 30 inquires of the user whether to select the condition or control execution for the selected second sensor-equipped device, the user selects the control execution selection from the mobile terminal 30 here. In addition, when it is desired to select a condition even in the next sensor-equipped device, the processing from step S23 is repeated. The portable terminal 30 displays the control code candidates defined in advance for the selected sensor-equipped device. Control code candidates are included in the device information. The portable terminal 30 selects a control code to be set from the candidates by the user operation (step S24). The portable terminal 30 transmits the combination of the sensor-equipped device selected as the condition selection and the condition thereof, and the sensor-equipped device selected as the control execution selection and the control code thereof to the sensing controller server 23 as the linkage control setting ( Step S25).

  The sensing controller server 23 generates cooperation control execution command data from the received cooperation control setting, and stores it in the cooperation control execution command table provided in itself (step S26). In addition, two or more sensor-equipped devices are selected first, and then the condition selection or the control execution selection is confirmed for each sensor-equipped device. However, this is not a limitation. For example, select one sensor-equipped device and confirm the condition selection or control execution selection, then select the second sensor-equipped device and confirm the condition selection or control execution selection, and if there is a third or later You may make it repeat selection and confirmation sequentially.

  Here, the content displayed on the portable terminal 30 in the case of the said process is demonstrated. 7 and 8 are diagrams illustrating a display of the portable terminal 30 during the sensor-equipped device cooperation control setting procedure process. For example, as the condition selection, the temperature sensor 18 installed in the living room is selected from the sensor-equipped devices in the home 10 (FIG. 7A). The selection method at this time is the same as in FIG. Then, “slightly hot” is selected as the room temperature of the living room from candidate conditions of the temperature sensor 18 (FIGS. 7B and 7C). Next, as a control execution selection, the air conditioner 16 installed in the living room is selected from the sensor-equipped devices in the home 10 (FIG. 8A). Then, “ON (cooling)” is selected from the control code candidates of the air conditioner 16 (FIG. 8B). At this time, the settings selected by the temperature sensor 18 and the air conditioner 16 are combined (FIG. 8C), and the combined setting (cooperation control setting) is registered in the sensing controller server 23. Since the preference of temperature varies among individuals, definitions such as “hot” and “slightly hot” are prepared in advance by a combination of temperature and humidity so that the user can define them.

  The temperature sensor 18 transmits room temperature information (device data) to the sensing controller server 23 via the gateway 11 every time there is a temperature change or periodically, and for the device (temperature sensor 18 in the sensing controller server 23). ) To the device sensor table. The sensing controller server 23 refers to the cooperation control execution command table every time the device sensor table is updated, and when the temperature transmitted by the temperature sensor 18 matches the condition “slightly hot”, the air conditioner 16 set in combination is set. The “ON (cooling)” control code is transmitted to the air conditioner 16 via the gateway 11. The air conditioner 16 executes the received control code and turns on the cooling.

  In addition, although the case where there is one sensor-equipped device selected for condition selection and control execution as a combination of sensor-equipped devices has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, two or more condition-equipped sensor-equipped devices, one control-equipped sensor-equipped device, or one condition-selected sensor-equipped device, two or more control-execution-equipped sensor-equipped devices It is also possible to combine two or more condition-equipped sensor-equipped devices and two or more sensor-equipped devices for control execution selection.

  In the conventional system, it is necessary to take some action on the user side according to the detection data. For example, when it is detected that the room temperature is hot, the air conditioner is operated to lower the room temperature. On the other hand, in the device remote control system of the present embodiment, a combination of two or more sensor-equipped devices is set, a condition is set with the sensor-equipped device selected as a condition, and the condition set with the sensor-equipped device is detected. In this case, a process for controlling the operation of the sensor-equipped device set in combination with the sensor-equipped device and selected to be executed is executed. Thereby, when a predetermined condition is detected by a certain sensor-equipped device, the operation of another sensor-equipped device is controlled based on the content set by the user's preference without any instruction from the mobile terminal 30 by the user. can do.

  The method of deciding the action varies depending on the facility and user, and there are individual differences. On the other hand, since the user can freely determine the setting, it can be controlled to the user's favorite state.

  Conventionally, when a user installs a plurality of sensor-equipped devices in his / her home, it is difficult to specify which position the detection data received by the user is. In contrast, in the present embodiment, the facility (home 10) where the sensor-equipped device is installed and the position where the sensor-equipped device is installed are displayed on the portable terminal 30 held by the user in the form of a floor plan. This allows the user to easily recognize the positional relationship of the sensor-equipped device visually when installing the sensor-equipped device or when combining the sensor-equipped device to set the linkage control. Can be reduced.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when a combination of two or more sensor-equipped devices is set and the condition set by the sensor-equipped device selected as a condition is detected, the combination is set with this sensor-equipped device. Then, the process for controlling the operation of the sensor-equipped device selected for control execution is executed. Thereby, when a predetermined condition is detected by the sensor-equipped device selected as a condition, the user can execute control of the operation of the sensor-equipped device selected for control execution without giving any instruction from the mobile terminal 30. .

  In the present embodiment, the home where the sensor-equipped device is installed and the installation position are displayed on the portable terminal 30 held by the user in the form of a floor plan. As a result, the user can easily visually recognize the positional relationship between the sensor-equipped devices, so that the burden on the user at the time of setting or the like can be reduced and comfortable facility management can be performed.

  As described above, when the sensing / controller server 23 is divided into a sensing server and a controller server, the sensing server collects device data from each sensor-equipped device, and the controller-equipped device in which the controller server is set to perform cooperative control. Is stored, and a control code is transmitted when a condition is detected. Each table included in the sensing / controller server 23 includes the above-described device list table and device sensor table on the sensing server side, and includes a cooperation control execution command table on the controller server side.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the first embodiment, when the condition set in the sensor-equipped device selected for the condition is detected, the operation of the sensor-equipped device selected for control execution is controlled. However, it is not efficient to perform such control when there is no user at home 10. In the present embodiment, the sensor-equipped device is controlled according to the user's occupancy state. A different part from Embodiment 1 is demonstrated.

  The system configuration in the present embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment. The same procedure applies to the introduction of the gateway 11 and the introduction of the sensor-equipped device.

  Next, a case where the sensor-equipped device is controlled using the user position information will be described. 9 and 10 are diagrams illustrating a setting method of the cooperative control operation using the user position information. In the mobile terminal 30 in which the user has started the application, device cooperation setting is started, and floor plan information and device list information (device information / installation position / address) are acquired from the sensing / controller server 23 (FIG. 9A). ). The portable terminal 30 selects “person” instead of the sensor-equipped device installed in the home 10 from the floor plan displayed by the user's operation as the condition selection. The portable terminal 30 displays the candidate for the “person” condition (FIG. 9B). As candidate conditions, for example, all are at home, all are absent, at home (daddy), at home (mama), and the like. The definition of these candidates is an example, and is defined according to the use of the system. Here, assuming that the mobile terminal 30 and the owner user have been registered in the sensing controller server 23 in advance, the terminal ID of the mobile terminal 30 and the current position by a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor, or NFC (Near Field Communication) ) The presence / absence of a person can be determined by checking the access. In the case of GPS, since the current position can be grasped accurately, it can be used for simple determination as to whether or not the user is on the way home. Here, in the portable terminal 30, “all absent” is selected from the candidates for the condition of “person” by the user's operation (FIG. 9C).

  Next, the mobile terminal 30 selects a sensor-equipped device for control execution selection by a user operation (FIG. 10A). Multiple sensor-equipped devices may be selected. At this time, the mobile terminal 30 inquires of the user whether the condition selection or the control execution selection is made for the selected sensor-equipped device.

  Here, when the user selects the condition selection, the portable terminal 30 displays the condition candidates defined in advance for the sensor-equipped device. The candidate conditions are included in the device information. The user selects a condition to be set on the sensor-equipped device from the candidate conditions.

  When the user selects control execution selection, the portable terminal 30 displays control code candidates defined in advance on the sensor-equipped device (here, the air conditioner 16). Control code candidates are included in the device information. The user operates the mobile terminal 30 to select OFF as a control code to be set in the sensor-equipped device (air conditioner 16) (FIG. 10B). The portable terminal 30 combines the selected person's condition and the sensor-equipped device and its control code, and transmits the combined control setting to the sensing controller server 23 (FIG. 10 (c)). The sensing controller server 23 generates cooperation control execution command data from the received cooperation control setting and stores it in the cooperation control execution command table.

  The cooperation control processing of the sensor-equipped device in the device remote control system when set in this way will be described. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating cooperation control processing of the sensor-equipped device. First, in the mobile terminal 30, it is determined that the user who carries the mobile phone 30 has left the home 10 and has gone out because the user has left a certain distance by the GPS function. At this time, the mobile terminal 30 transmits, as position information, to the sensing controller server 23 that the user (linked with the terminal ID of the mobile terminal 30) is absent, and is in the sensing controller server 23. Record in the human condition state table (step S31).

  The sensing controller server 23 determines the absence / at-home state for all the registered mobile terminals 30 (step S32). The sensing controller server 23 refers to the cooperation control execution command table every time the human condition state table is updated, and when the conditions of the persons transmitted via all the registered mobile terminals 30 match “all absent” The “OFF” control code of the air conditioner 16 set in combination as the cooperation control setting is transmitted to the air conditioner 16 via the gateway 11 (step S33). The air conditioner 16 executes the received control code and turns off the power.

  On the other hand, the present invention can also be applied when a user carrying the mobile terminal 30 approaches the home 10 (goes home). For example, the mobile terminal 30 determines that the current position is approaching the home 10 and is on the way home because it has approached a certain distance. In this case, if the person's condition “on the way home” and the control code “ON (cooling)” of the air conditioner 16 are set to be linked control, the operation of the air conditioner 16 can be started before returning home, contrary to the above. Is possible.

  As in the first embodiment, it is possible to combine two or more conditions and combine human conditions and sensor-equipped equipment conditions. For example, the conditions of the temperature sensor 18 can be combined in combination. Thereby, it is possible to avoid starting an unnecessary cooling operation before returning home when it is not hot. It can be set according to the user's preference.

  Further, when the setting becomes complicated, the user's operation becomes complicated. Therefore, the cooperation control setting sample may be presented from the sensing controller server 23 to the portable terminal 30 and simply set by the user to select it. Thereby, on the user side, it is possible to perform cooperation control setting of the sensor-equipped device without performing complicated setting processing.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the presence / absence of the user is used as a condition selection, and when the user is absent or when the user comes home, the home 10 and the mobile terminal 30 held by the user According to the distance, the operation of the sensor-equipped device selected to be controlled is controlled. As a result, the sensor-equipped device can be controlled according to the user's occupancy state, and efficient control can be performed.

  When the sensing / controller server 23 is divided into the sensing server and the controller server as described above, the human condition state table in the present embodiment is provided in the sensing server. The controller server confirms the human condition state table of the sensing server and detects the set condition.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
For example, in the same setting as in the second embodiment, when the air conditioner 16 is automatically stopped in the absence of all members, the sensing controller server 23 executes the control code (the air conditioner 16 is automatically stopped) and the result thereof. A message is transmitted to the portable terminal 30.

  The user who has seen the mobile terminal 30 can know that automatic control has been executed by the message. For example, when the air conditioner 16 is left on and the user forgets to turn it off, and knows that it has been turned off, the user can be aware that he has forgotten to turn it off. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the user from forgetting management consciousness. Alternatively, as confirmation of whether the setting is wrong, the user can provide feedback based on the presence or absence of this notification.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a display of the portable terminal 30 when a message is received from the sensing controller server 23. For example, when an application for executing processing of the device remote control system is not activated, a mark for notifying a new message is displayed on the icon of the application (FIG. 12A). The user activates the application, taps (clicks) a new arrival message to open it (FIG. 12B), and can confirm the contents (FIG. 12C).

  If the user does not want to receive a notification (such as when the setting is confirmed and the notification becomes troublesome), the portable terminal 30 can set the notification OFF to the sensing controller server 23 by the user's president.

  In addition, although the said Embodiment 1-3 demonstrated the house and the house owner as an example, it is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied to many facilities such as buildings, offices, factories, public facilities (including parks, etc.), plants, and combinations of owners or managers thereof.

  Furthermore, the present invention can be applied to the inside of a car, a train, a ship cabin, and the like. When a sensor such as a building, a vehicle, or a structure is attached and some operation needs to be controlled by the detection data of the sensor, it can be applied to a scene where the user wants to set device cooperation.

  Further, the floor plan catalog server 21 can store data of these facilities, and can be provided from a developer (such as a construction company) of the facility. In addition, if it is necessary to make it private, a means for preventing leakage of facility information may be added, such as making it possible for only the owner to obtain facility floor plan information through authentication with the floor plan catalog server 21.

  Regarding the introduction of equipment, facility developers (real estate, construction companies, etc.) may make initial installation settings and deliver them to the purchaser when installing equipment required by the Building Law, such as temperature sensors and smoke sensors. . In this case, the right to access the data is also transferred to the purchaser so that only the purchaser can access it thereafter.

  As described above, the device remote control system according to the present invention is useful for controlling remotely installed devices, and is particularly suitable for controlling devices equipped with sensors.

10 Home 11 Gateway 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Sensor-equipped equipment 20 Cloud 21 Floor plan catalog server 22 Equipment catalog server 23 Sensing controller server 24 Router 30 Mobile terminal

Claims (16)

A sensing server for storing device data indicating the state of the sensor-equipped device received from the sensor-equipped device installed in the facility;
A controller server that stores a cooperative control setting that is a combination of the condition-installed sensor-equipped device and the control-executed sensor-equipped device;
A gateway that is installed in the facility and relays communication between the sensor-equipped device and outside the facility;
A terminal that communicates with each of the servers and the gateway, and performs cooperative control setting of the sensor-equipped device;
With
When the controller server confirms the sensing server and detects the device data of the condition set in the sensor-installed device selected as the condition, the controller server controls the operation for the sensor-installed device selected as the control execution. Send control code,
A remote control system for equipment. The terminal includes the condition-selected sensor-equipped device, the condition setting for the condition-selected sensor-equipped device, the control-executed sensor-equipped device corresponding to the condition-selected sensor-equipped device, and the condition Set the control code for the sensor-equipped device selected for control execution, and send a combination of these settings to the controller server as the linkage control setting.
The apparatus remote control system according to claim 1, wherein: further,
A floor plan catalog server that stores floor plan information, which is a floor plan candidate for the facility where the sensor-equipped device is installed,
With
When the terminal is installed in the facility, the terminal acquires floor plan information of the facility to be installed from the floor plan catalog server and determines the floor plan of the facility.
The apparatus remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus remote control system is provided. further,
Device catalog server that stores product information and control code information of sensor-equipped devices,
With
When installing the sensor-equipped device in the facility, the terminal performs setting processing to acquire information on the sensor-equipped device to be installed from the device catalog server and enable communication within the facility.
The apparatus remote control system according to claim 1, 2, or 3. The terminal has a GPS function for identifying its own position, and sets the condition selection using a distance between the facility and itself.
The device remote control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein When the controller server performs control on the sensor-equipped device selected for control execution, the controller server notifies the terminal.
The apparatus remote control system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein The terminal enables a plurality of condition selection and control execution selection settings.
The device remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the device remote control system is a device. The terminal displays the facility and the location where the sensor-equipped device is installed in the facility according to the actual floor plan,
The device remote control system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, A device remote control method in a device remote control system including a sensing server, a controller server, and a portable terminal carried by a user,
In the mobile terminal, a combination of the sensor-equipped device selected for the condition and the sensor-equipped device selected for control execution is set as a linkage control setting, and the linkage control setting step is stored in the controller server;
A device data storage step in which the sensing server receives and stores device data indicating the state of the sensor-equipped device from the sensor-equipped device installed in the facility;
A device data confirmation step in which the controller server confirms device data stored in the sensing server;
As a result of checking the device data, if the controller server detects device data of the condition set in the condition-selected sensor-equipped device, the controller server controls the operation for the sensor-equipped device selected for control execution. A cooperative control execution step for transmitting the control code;
A device remote control method comprising: In the linkage control setting step, the condition setting for the condition-selected sensor-equipped device and the condition-selected sensor-equipped device, and the control execution corresponding to the condition-selected sensor-equipped device are selected. Set the control code for the device and the sensor-equipped device selected for control execution, and the combination of these settings is the linkage control setting,
The apparatus remote control method according to claim 9. Furthermore, the device remote control system includes a floor plan catalog server for storing floor plan information that is a floor plan candidate for a facility where the sensor-equipped device is installed,
When installing the gateway in the facility, a gateway installation step for determining a floor plan of the facility by acquiring floor plan information of the facility to be installed from the floor plan catalog server;
The apparatus remote control method according to claim 9 or 10, characterized by comprising: Furthermore, the device remote control system includes a device catalog server that stores product information and control code information of sensor-equipped devices,
When installing the sensor-equipped device in the facility, a sensor-equipped device installation step for performing setting processing to obtain information on the sensor-equipped device to be installed from the device catalog server and enabling communication within the facility,
The apparatus remote control method according to claim 9, 10 or 11, comprising: When the terminal has a GPS function to identify its own position,
In the cooperative control setting step, the condition selection is set using a distance between the facility and the mobile terminal.
The device remote control method according to claim 9, wherein the device remote control method is used. further,
A control execution notification step for notifying the terminal when control is performed on the sensor-equipped device selected for control execution;
The device remote control method according to any one of claims 9 to 13, wherein the device remote control method is included. In the cooperative control setting step, a plurality of condition selections and control execution selections can be set.
The device remote control method according to claim 9, wherein the device remote control method is provided. The terminal displays the facility and the location where the sensor-equipped device is installed in the facility according to the actual floor plan,
The apparatus remote control method according to claim 9, wherein the apparatus remote control method is provided.