JP5924442B2 - Operation terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control technology.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a remote control system including a home appliance, a terminal device for remotely operating the home appliance, and a server connected to the home appliance and the terminal device through a network.

  In this remote control system, the server provides an operation screen corresponding to the home appliance in response to a request from the terminal device. And the control information input into the operation screen is received from a terminal device, and is transmitted to household appliances. In response, the home appliance performs an operation according to the control information received from the server.

JP 2002-186057 A

  However, the remote control system described in Patent Literature 1 accepts control information regarding the added / changed item from the terminal device via the operation screen every time an item that can be remotely operated is added / changed. The server must be modified to make it possible. For this reason, it lacks flexibility. In addition, a dedicated server must be installed, which increases costs.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a remote control technique that can flexibly respond to addition / change of remotely operable items and does not require a dedicated server. It is in.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the present invention, transmission of information relating to remotely operable items from the control target device to the operation terminal, and transmission of information relating to remote operation implementation items from the operation terminal to the control target device Use email. Then, the operation terminal displays an operation screen based on the information related to the remotely operable item received from the control target device, and accepts the remote operation of the control target device from the user. On the other hand, the device to be controlled executes processing according to the information related to the remote operation item received from the operation terminal.

For example, the present invention is an operation terminal for remotely operating a control target device having an electronic mail function,
For each content operation selectable from the control target device by remote operation, icon data including text data indicating a control command name, class information indicating a control command, and content data to be operated Menu acquisition means for receiving a menu notification mail, which is an e-mail in which icon information including text data indicating a directory name or file name and class information indicating a directory hierarchy is described or attached to the mail body;
The icon information is extracted from the menu notification mail received by the menu acquisition unit, and for each class information, the text data included in the icon information including the class information is displayed on the operation screen and extracted to the user. Operation accepting means for selecting any one icon information for each class information from the icon information;
Create an operation content notification mail in which the text data included in the icon information selected for each class information by the operation accepting means is described or attached to the mail body, and send the operation content notification mail to the control target device. Transmission request means for requesting execution of processing in accordance with a content operation specified by the text data included in the icon information selected for each of the class information,
The execution request means includes
When the text data included in the icon information selected from the icon information including the class information indicating the control command indicates the control command name of the content acquisition command, the control target device The file name indicated by the text data included in the icon information from the storage directory hierarchy indicated by the class information included in the icon information selected from the icon information including the class information indicating the storage directory hierarchy Request the execution of the process of reading the content data of the
If the text data included in the icon information selected from the icon information including the class information indicating the control command indicates the control command name of the content storage command, the content data to be stored by the user The icon information selected from the icon information including the class information indicating the hierarchy of the storage directory for the control target device is attached to the operation content notification mail. Is requested to execute the process of saving the content data to be saved in the directory having the directory name indicated by the text data included in the icon information in the storage directory hierarchy indicated by the class information included in.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the remote control technique which can respond flexibly to the addition / change of the item which can be operated remotely, and does not require a dedicated server can be provided.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a telephone system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of remote control operation related to the telephone function / presence operation of the telephone system according to the present embodiment, and FIG. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating the operation example of the remote control regarding content operation of the telephone system which concerns. FIG. 3 is a schematic functional configuration diagram of the telephone terminal 1 constituting the telephone system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4A is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of icon information 1110 for telephone function / presence operation stored in the icon information storage unit 111, and FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating the icon information storage unit 111. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of icon information 1110 for content operations stored in the table. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of content operation icon information 1110 automatically generated by the menu notification mail generation unit 112. FIGS. 6A to 6C are diagrams schematically illustrating an example of the operation content notification mail. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the telephone terminal 1 when a menu request mail is received from the portable terminal 2. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the telephone terminal 1 when an operation content notification mail is received from the portable terminal 2. FIG. 9 is a schematic functional configuration diagram of the portable terminal 2 constituting the telephone system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10A is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the mobile terminal 2 when the telephone terminal 1 is remotely operated, and FIG. 10B is a remote operation reception process (FIG. 10A). It is a flowchart for demonstrating S205).

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a telephone system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, the telephone system of the present embodiment includes at least one telephone terminal 1 connected to the LAN 6 and at least one portable terminal 2 connected to the WAN 7 via the wireless base station 5. Have. Here, a presence server 3 that manages presence information of the telephone terminal 1 is connected to the LAN 6. The LAN 6 is connected to the WAN 7 via a gateway (GW) 4.

  The telephone system of the present embodiment has a function as a remote control system. That is, the telephone terminal 1 corresponds to a control target device in the remote control system, and the mobile terminal 2 corresponds to an operation terminal in the remote control system. Then, transmission of information relating to remotely operable items (hereinafter referred to as remotely operable items) from the telephone terminal 1 to the portable terminal 2 and information relating to remote operation implementation items (hereinafter referred to as remote operation implementation items) from the portable terminal 2 An electronic mail is used for transmission to the telephone terminal 1. The portable terminal 2 displays an operation screen based on the information regarding the remotely operable items received from the telephone terminal 1 and accepts a remote operation from the user. On the other hand, the telephone terminal 1 executes processing according to the information related to the remote operation execution item received from the mobile terminal 2.

  In the present embodiment, as functions to be remotely operated, telephone function settings such as voice mail and call forwarding (hereinafter referred to as telephone function operations), presence information settings (hereinafter referred to as presence operations), content storage, A content process such as browsing (hereinafter, content operation) is assumed.

  FIG. 2A is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of remote control operation regarding the telephone function / presence operation of the telephone system according to the present embodiment.

  When the mobile terminal 2 receives an instruction for a menu request for the telephone function / presence operation from the user (S301), the mobile terminal 2 generates an e-mail for requesting a remotely operable item for the telephone function / presence operation (hereinafter, menu request mail) Then, this menu request mail is transmitted to the telephone terminal 1 (S302).

  In response to this, the telephone terminal 1 receives information (hereinafter referred to as icon information) relating to the remotely operable items of the telephone function / presence operation, and an application program (hereinafter referred to as operation application) for receiving a remote operation from the user using the icon information. ) Is generated (S303), and the menu notification mail is transmitted to the portable terminal 2 (S304).

  The mobile terminal 2 acquires the telephone function / presence operation icon information and the operation application from the menu notification mail received from the telephone terminal 1. Then, the operation application is activated, and an operation screen for accepting the operation content of the telephone function / presence operation from the user is displayed using the icon information of the telephone function / presence operation (S305).

  Then, when the mobile terminal 2 receives the operation content of the telephone function / presence operation from the user (S306), the mobile terminal 2 generates an e-mail with authentication information (operation content notification mail) for notifying the operation content ( S307), and transmits to the telephone terminal 1 (S308).

  When receiving the operation content notification mail from the portable terminal 2, the telephone terminal 1 performs an authentication process using the authentication information described in the operation content notification mail (S309). If authentication is established, the operation content notification mail is analyzed, and the operation content of each of the telephone function operation and the presence operation is extracted (S310). Then, the telephone function is set according to the extracted contents of the telephone function operation (S311), and the presence information is set to the presence server 3 according to the extracted contents of the presence operation (S312).

  FIG. 2B is a sequence diagram for explaining an example of remote control operation related to content operation in the telephone system according to the present embodiment.

  When the portable terminal 2 receives an instruction for a menu request for content operation from the user (S321), the portable terminal 2 generates an email (menu request mail) for requesting a remotely operable item for content operation, and calls this menu request mail. It transmits to the terminal 1 (S322).

  Receiving this, the telephone terminal 1 generates an e-mail (menu notification mail) for transmitting content operation icon information and an operation application (S323), and transmits this menu notification mail to the portable terminal 2 (S323). S324).

  The mobile terminal 2 acquires icon information and an operation application for content operation from the menu notification mail received from the telephone terminal 1. Then, the operation application is activated, and an operation screen for receiving the operation details of the content operation from the user is displayed using the icon information of the content operation (S325).

  Then, if the mobile terminal 2 receives the operation details of the content operation from the user (S326), the mobile terminal 2 generates an e-mail with authentication information (operation content notification mail) for notifying the operation details (S327). The operation content notification mail is transmitted to the telephone terminal 1 (S328).

  When the telephone terminal 1 receives the operation content notification mail from the mobile terminal 2, the telephone terminal 1 performs an authentication process using the authentication information described in the operation content notification mail (S329). If the authentication is successful, the operation details notification mail is analyzed to extract the operation details of the content operation (S330). Then, in accordance with the extracted content operation details, processing such as content storage and browsing is performed (S331).

  Next, the telephone terminal 1 and the mobile terminal 2 constituting the telephone system according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.

  First, the telephone terminal 1 will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic functional configuration diagram of the telephone terminal 1.

  As shown in the figure, the telephone terminal 1 includes a communication interface unit 101, a man-machine interface unit 102, a telephone function unit 103, a mail transmission / reception unit 104, a mail function unit 105, a content storage unit 106, and content storage control. Unit 107, telephone function setting unit 108, presence information setting unit 109, operation application storage unit 110, icon information storage unit 111, menu notification mail generation unit 112, and mail analysis unit 113.

  The communication interface unit 101 is an interface for communicating with other telephone terminals 1, portable terminals 2, presence servers 3, and the like via the LAN 6.

  The man-machine interface unit 102 is an interface for a user to perform telephone calls and various operations. Although not shown, an operation unit such as a handset, a speaker, a hook button, and a dial key, and a display unit such as an LCD and an LED are provided. Prepare.

  The telephone function unit 103 realizes original telephone functions such as outgoing / incoming calls, incoming call transfer, and answering records via the communication interface unit 101.

  The mail transmission / reception unit 104 performs transmission / reception of electronic mail via the communication interface unit 101 in accordance with a communication protocol such as SMTP or POP3.

  The mail function unit 105 is an e-mail client that generates, browses, and manages e-mails. The mail function unit 105 expands the character string received from the user via the man-machine interface unit 102 into a transmission mail, or receives the received mail received from the mail transmission / reception unit 104 via the mail analysis unit 113. The user is notified via 102, and transmitted / received mails are stored.

  The content storage unit 106 stores content data such as photographs, moving images, drawings, and related notes.

  The content storage control unit 107 controls the registration / change / deletion / reading of the content data with respect to the content storage unit 106 and manages the content data stored in the content storage unit 106 using a hierarchical directory.

  The telephone function setting unit 108 sets telephone functions such as voice mail and call forwarding in the telephone function unit 103 in accordance with an instruction received from the user via the man-machine interface unit 102 or an instruction received from the mail analysis unit 113. .

  The presence information setting unit 109 transmits presence information to the presence server 3 via the communication interface unit 101 in accordance with an instruction received from the user via the telephone function unit 103, the mail analysis unit 113, or the man-machine interface unit 102. Or receiving presence information from the presence server 3 and notifying the user via the man-machine interface unit 102.

  The operation application storage unit 110 stores operation applications.

  The icon information storage unit 111 stores icon information.

  4A is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of icon information 1110 for telephone function / presence operation stored in the icon information storage unit 111, and FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating the icon information storage unit 111. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of icon information 1110 for content operations stored in the table.

  As illustrated, icon information 1110 corresponding to remotely operable items that can be received from the user of the mobile terminal 2 is registered in the icon information storage unit 111 for each of the telephone function / presence operation and content operation. Each icon information 1110 includes class information 1111, an icon 1112, text data 1113, and a text type 1114. The class information 1111 is group information presented as a classification of the icon information 1110 to the user of the mobile terminal 2. The same class information 1111 is given to the icon information 1110 belonging to the same group. The icon 1112 is an operation graphic that combines figures and characters. This icon 1112 is developed on the operation screen displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 2 by the operation application, and is used for allowing the user of the mobile terminal 2 to select the icon information 1110 to which the icon 1112 belongs. The text data 1113 is a character string for representing the operation content of the remote operation. The text type 1114 is a flag indicating whether the character string represented by the text data 1113 represents information [info] or a control command [command].

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the telephone function / presence operation icon information 1110 is classified into a plurality of groups by class information 1111. The operation application presents the icon information 1110 for each group to the user of the mobile terminal 2 via the operation screen, and causes one icon information 1110 to be selected for each group. Here, in the icon information 1110 belonging to the group <class1>, the text type 1114 indicates information [info], and the character string of the text data 1113 indicates presence information “user action (act)”. In the icon information 1110 belonging to the group <class2>, the text type 1114 indicates information [info], and the character string of the text data 1113 indicates presence information “user destination (des)”. In the icon information 1110 belonging to the group <class3>, the text type 1114 indicates information [info], and the character string of the text data 1113 indicates presence information “beginning time (sta) of action”. In the icon information 1110 belonging to the group <class4>, the text type 1114 indicates information [info], and the character string of the text data 1113 indicates the presence information “action end time (end)”. In the icon information 1110 belonging to the groups <class5> and <class6>, the text type 1114 indicates a control command [command], and the character string of the text data 1113 indicates a control command for telephone function operation. In the icon information 1110 belonging to the <class-end> group, the text type 1114 indicates a control command [command], and the character string of the text data 1113 indicates a control command for presence operation.

  The icon information 1110 for the content operation is also classified into a plurality of groups by the class information 1111, similarly to the icon information 1110 for the telephone function / presence operation. Here, the groups into which the icon information 1110 of the content operation is classified include a group <class-end> to which the icon information 1110 including the text data 1113 representing the control command for the content operation belongs, and the content data name in the content storage unit 106. They are divided into groups to which icon information 1110 including text data 1113 representing (name of storage folder or storage file) belongs. However, as shown in FIG. 4B, in the icon information storage unit 111, the text type 1114 indicates control [command], and the character string of the text data 1113 indicates a content processing control command <class-end Only icon information 1110 belonging to the group of> is stored. Note that the icon information 1110 of the content operation belonging to another group is stored in the hierarchy of the directory where the content data is located by the menu notification mail generation unit 112 described later every time a content operation menu request mail is transmitted from the mobile terminal 2. Is included (so that icon information 1110 related to folders and files located in the same directory in the content storage unit 106 belongs to a common group).

  The menu notification mail generation unit 112 attaches the operation application stored in the operation application storage unit 110 and the icon information 1110 stored in the icon information storage unit 111 according to the menu notification mail generation instruction received from the mail analysis unit 113. Generate a menu notification mail as a file (for example, a blank e-mail with a character string indicating that it is a menu notification mail as a title and no mail body), and carry this menu notification mail via the mail transmitting / receiving unit 104 Transmit to terminal 2.

  For example, when a menu notification mail generation instruction for telephone function / presence operation is received from the mail analysis unit 113, the menu notification mail generation unit 112 receives icon information 1110 for telephone function / presence operation from the icon information storage unit 111 (FIG. 4 ( A) See) is read out, and the file storing the icon information 1110 is attached to the menu notification mail.

  On the other hand, when a menu notification mail generation instruction for content operation is received from the mail analysis unit 113, the menu notification mail generation unit 112 receives all icon information 1110 for content operation (see FIG. 4B) from the icon information storage unit 111. The content operation icon information 1110 is created in accordance with the directory hierarchical structure of the content storage unit 106 managed by the content storage control unit 107. Then, the file storing the icon information 1110 is attached to the menu notification mail.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of content operation icon information 1110 automatically generated by the menu notification mail generation unit 112. The icon information 1110 automatically generated by the menu notification mail generation unit 112 also includes class information 1111, an icon 1112, text data 1113, and a text type 1114. Here, the class information 1111 represents the positional relationship on the directory hierarchy. For example, <class1> is the immediate upper layer of <class1x>, <class11> is the immediate upper layer of class <class11x>, <class12> is the immediate upper layer of class <class12x>, and <class13 > Are located in the immediate upper layer of the class <class13x>, respectively. The text data 1113 includes a name of a folder or file at a target position on the directory hierarchy, and a character string indicating whether the name is a folder name or a file name ("fol", " fil "). The icon 1112 is formed including a character string represented by the text data 1113.

  The mail analysis unit 113 analyzes the electronic mail received from the mail transmission / reception unit 104 and determines whether it is a menu request mail or an operation content notification mail received from the mobile terminal 2. Here, the menu request mail is a blank e-mail that includes a character string indicating that it is a menu request mail for a telephone function / presence operation or content operation in the title and has no mail body. Further, the operation content notification mail includes a character string indicating that it is a telephone function / presence operation or content operation operation notification mail in the title, and includes authentication information (ID, password and user name) and remote operation execution item. This icon information 1110 is an e-mail expanded in the mail text.

  FIGS. 6A to 6C are diagrams schematically illustrating an example of the operation content notification mail. As shown in the figure, the operation content notification mail includes a character string indicating that it is an operation content notification mail in the title 2120, and the authentication information 2122 and the icon information 1110 of the remote operation execution item are expanded in the mail body 2121. ing.

  FIG. 6A illustrates an operation content notification mail for a telephone function / presence operation when new presence information is registered. In the mail body 2121, each item of presence information (“user action (act)”, “user destination (des)”, “action start time (sta)”, “action end time (end)”) Icon information 1110 including class information 1111 (<class1> to <class4>) corresponding to, text data 1113 representing transfer OK as a control command for telephone function operation, and class information 1111 (corresponding to the control command for telephone function operation) Icon information 1110 including <class5>), icon data 1110 including text data 1113 representing the answering machine NG as a control command for telephone function operation, and class information 1111 (<class6>) corresponding to the control command for telephone function operation; , Presence information as a control command for presence operation The icon information 1110 including the class information 1111 (<class-end>) corresponding to the control command of the text data 1113 and presence operations representing a store command, is expanded.

  FIG. 6B illustrates an operation content notification mail for a telephone function / presence operation when GPS information is registered. In the mail body 2121, icon information 1110 including text data 1113 representing a GPS information registration command as a presence operation control command and class information 1111 (<class-end>) corresponding to the presence operation control command is GPS information 2123. It is being developed with.

  FIG. 6C illustrates an operation content notification mail of content operation when content data is stored. In the mail body 2121, icon information 1110 including text data 1113 representing a content saving command as a content operation control command and class information 1111 (<class-end>) corresponding to the content operation control command is expanded. . Further, content data 2124 to be saved is attached to the operation content notification mail.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C, the icon 1112 is not included in the icon information 1110 developed in the mail body 2121. However, it may be included.

  If the electronic mail received from the mail transmission / reception unit 104 is an electronic mail other than the menu request mail and the operation content notification mail, the mail analysis unit 113 passes the electronic mail to the mail function unit 105. On the other hand, if it is a menu request mail, an instruction for generating a menu notification mail for the telephone function / presence operation or content operation specified in the menu request mail is sent to the mail address of the portable terminal 2 which is the transmission source of the menu request mail. At the same time, the menu notification mail generator 112 is notified. If it is an operation content notification mail, the operation content is extracted from the operation content notification mail, and the telephone function setting unit 108 and the presence information setting unit 109 or the content storage control unit 107 are controlled according to the operation content.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the telephone terminal 1 when a menu request mail is received from the portable terminal 2.

  First, the mail analysis unit 113 determines whether the menu request mail is a telephone request / presence operation menu request mail or a content operation menu request mail (S101). Specifically, the title of the menu request mail is analyzed, and a character string indicating that it is a menu request mail for telephone function / presence operation is included, or a character string indicating that it is a menu request mail for content operation Is included.

  Next, if the menu request mail is a telephone request / presence operation menu request mail (“telephone function / presence operation” in S101), the mail analysis unit 113 issues a telephone function / presence operation menu notification mail generation instruction. The menu notification mail generation unit 112 is notified together with the mail address of the portable terminal 2 that is the transmission source of the menu request mail.

  In response to this, the menu notification mail generation unit 112 reads all the icon information 1110 (see FIG. 4A) of the telephone function / presence operation from the icon information storage unit 111 (S102). Further, the operation application is read from the operation application storage unit 110 (S106).

  Next, the menu notification mail generation unit 112 generates a menu notification mail for a telephone function / presence operation. Specifically, it generates a blank e-mail that includes a character string indicating that it is a menu notification mail for the telephone function / presence operation in the title and does not include the body of the mail. To do. Then, telephone function / presence operation icon information 1110 and an operation application are attached to the telephone function / presence operation menu notification mail (S107). It transmits to the portable terminal 2 which is the transmission source of the menu request mail via the unit 101 (S108).

  On the other hand, if the menu request mail is a content operation menu request mail (“content operation” in S101), the mail analysis unit 113 sends a content operation menu notification mail generation instruction to the mobile phone that is the source of the menu request mail. The menu notification mail generation unit 112 is notified together with the mail address of the terminal 2.

  In response to this, the menu notification mail generation unit 112 reads all the icon information 1110 (see FIG. 4B) for content operation from the icon information storage unit 111 (S103). Further, the directory information of the content storage unit 106 is acquired from the content storage control unit 107 (S104). Then, content operation icon information 1110 as shown in FIG. 5 is generated according to the directory hierarchical structure indicated by the acquired directory information (S105). Further, the operation application is read from the operation application storage unit 110 (S106).

  Next, the menu notification mail generation unit 112 generates a menu notification mail for content operation. Specifically, a blank electronic mail including a character string indicating that it is a content operation menu notification mail in the title and having no mail body is generated, and this is used as the content operation menu notification mail. Then, the content operation icon information 1110 and the operation application are attached to the content operation menu notification mail (S107), and the content operation menu notification mail is sent to the menu request mail via the mail transmitting / receiving unit 104 and the communication interface unit 101. (S108).

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the telephone terminal 1 when an operation content notification mail is received from the portable terminal 2.

  First, the mail analysis unit 113 performs an operation content notification mail authentication process (S121). Specifically, authentication information 2122 is extracted from the mail body 2121 and it is determined whether or not this authentication information 2122 is registered in advance as authentication information of a user who permits remote operation. If the authentication fails (NO in S122), the mail analysis unit 113 performs a predetermined error process (S141). For example, the mail function unit 105 is caused to generate an e-mail in which an error message is described, and this e-mail is sent to the portable terminal 2 that is the transmission source of the operation content notification mail via the mail transmission / reception unit 104 and the communication interface unit 101. Send it.

  On the other hand, if the authentication is successful (YES in S122), the mail analysis unit 113 determines whether the operation content notification mail is an operation content notification mail for a telephone function / presence operation or an operation content notification mail for a content operation. (S123). Specifically, the operation content notification mail title 2120 is analyzed, and a character string indicating that the operation content notification mail for the telephone function / presence operation is included or the operation content notification mail for the content operation is included. It is determined whether a character string indicating is included.

  Next, if the operation content notification mail is a telephone function / presence operation operation content notification mail (“telephone function / presence operation” in S123), the mail analysis unit 113 uses the mail content 2121 of the operation content notification mail to call the telephone. The control command for the function operation is extracted (S124). Specifically, icon information 1110 including class information 1111 (<class 5> and <class 6> in FIG. 4A) corresponding to the control command for telephone function operation is searched from the mail body 2121, and the searched icon information. Text data 1113 included in 1110 is extracted as a control command for telephone function operation. Alternatively, the icon information 1110 including the text type 1114 representing the control command [command] is searched from the mail body 2121, and the character string in the text data 1113 of the searched icon information 1110 is previously used as a control command for telephone function operation. The registered text data 1113 is extracted as a telephone function operation control command. Then, the mail analysis unit 113 passes the extracted telephone function operation control command to the telephone function setting unit 108.

  In response to this, the telephone function setting unit 108 sets telephone functions such as incoming call transfer to the portable terminal 2 and answering machine according to the control command for telephone function operation (S125).

  Next, the mail analysis unit 113 extracts a presence operation control command from the mail body 2121 of the operation content notification mail (S126). Specifically, icon information 1110 including class information 1111 (<class-end> in FIG. 4A) corresponding to the presence operation control command is searched from the mail body 2121 and text data of the icon information 1110 is retrieved. 1113 is extracted as a control command for presence operation. Alternatively, the icon information 1110 including the text type 1114 representing the control command [command] is searched from the mail body 2121, and the character string of the text data 1113 of the searched icon information 1110 is registered in advance as a control command for presence operation. The text data 1113 is extracted as a control command for presence operation.

  Then, the mail analysis unit 113 analyzes the extracted presence operation control command (S127).

  As a result, if the control command for the presence operation is a presence information release command (“release” in S127), the mail analysis unit 113 instructs the presence information setting unit 109 to release the presence information. In response to this, the presence information setting unit 109 accesses the presence server 3 via the communication interface unit 101, and requests to release the presence information of the own telephone terminal 1 registered in the presence server 3 (S128).

  If the control command for presence operation is a presence information registration command (“registration” in S127), mail analysis unit 113 instructs presence information setting unit 109 to cancel the presence information. In response to this, the presence information setting unit 109 accesses the presence server 3 via the communication interface unit 101, and requests to release the presence information of the own telephone terminal 1 registered in the presence server 3 (S129).

  Then, the mail analysis unit 113 extracts presence information from the mail text 2121 of the operation content notification mail (S130). Specifically, from the mail body 2121, each item of the presence information (“user action (act)”, “user destination (des)”, “action start time (sta)”, “action end time ( end) ”) is searched for icon information 1110 including class information 1111 (<class1> to <class4> in FIG. 4A), and the text data 1113 of the searched icon information 1110 is stored in the icon information 1110. Extracted as presence information of an item corresponding to the class information 1111. Alternatively, the icon information 1110 including the text type 1114 representing the information [info] is searched from the mail body 2121, and the text data 1113 of the searched icon information 1110 is indicated by the character string included in the text data 1113 (FIG. 4 (A), the presence information of [act], [des], [sta], or “end” is extracted.) Then, the mail analysis unit 113 extracts the presence information of each extracted item as a presence information setting unit. 109, and instructs the presence information setting unit 109 to register presence information, and the presence information setting unit 109 accesses the presence server 3 via the communication interface unit 101, and from the mail analysis unit 113. The presence information of each received item is sent to the own phone terminal 1 As our presence information, requests registration to the presence server 3 (S131).

  If the presence operation control command is an instruction to add / change presence information (“add / change” in S127), the mail analysis unit 113 obtains presence information from the mail text 2121 of the operation content notification mail, as in S130. Extract (S132). Then, the presence information setting unit 109 is notified of the presence information of each extracted item, and the presence information setting unit 109 is instructed to add / change presence information. In response to this, the presence information setting unit 109 accesses the presence server 3 via the communication interface unit 101, and the own phone registered in the presence server 3 for the presence information of each item received from the mail analysis unit 113. A request for addition / change to the presence information of the terminal 1 is made (S133).

  If the control command for the presence operation is a GPS registration command with GPS information 2123 (“GPS registration” in S127), the mail analysis unit 113 notifies the presence information setting unit 109 of the GPS information 2123, and the presence information is set. Instructs the information setting unit 109 to register GPS information. In response to this, the presence information setting unit 109 accesses the presence server 3 via the communication interface unit 101, and uses the GPS information 2123 received from the mail analysis unit 113 as GPS information of the own telephone terminal 1 to the presence server 3. Registration is requested (S134).

  On the other hand, if the operation content notification mail is a content operation operation content notification mail (“content operation” in S123), the mail analysis unit 113 extracts a content operation control command from the mail body 2121 of the operation content notification mail. (S135). Specifically, icon information 1110 including class information 1111 (<class-end> in FIG. 4B) corresponding to the content operation control command is searched from the mail body 2121 and text data of the icon information 1110 is retrieved. 1113 is extracted as a command command for command processing. Alternatively, the icon information 1110 including the text type 1114 representing the control command [command] is searched from the mail body 2121, and the character string of the text data 1113 of the searched icon information 1110 is registered in advance as a control command for content operation. The text data 1113 thus extracted is extracted as a content operation control command.

  Next, the mail analysis unit 113 generates directory path information from the mail text 2121 of the operation content notification mail (S136). Specifically, icon information 1110 including a text type 1114 representing information [info] is searched from the mail body 2121, and a file name or folder name is extracted from the text data 1113 of the searched icon information 1110. Next, in step S105 in FIG. 7, the menu notification mail generation unit 112 generates icon information 1110 including class information 1111 representing the latest upper layer with respect to the position on the directory hierarchy represented by the class information 1111 of the searched icon information 1110. Search is performed from the icon information 1110 (see FIG. 5) of the generated content operation, and the folder name is extracted from the text data 1113 of the searched icon information 1110. This process is repeated until the position represented by the class information 1111 of the searched icon information 1110 becomes the highest position on the directory hierarchy, and the file name and all folder names extracted thereby are added to the directory hierarchy via a predetermined delimiter. Connect in order. Thereby, path information is generated.

  Then, the mail analysis unit 113 analyzes the extracted content operation control command (S137).

  If the content operation control command is a content acquisition command (“content acquisition” in S137), the mail analysis unit 113 notifies the content storage control unit 107 of the generated path information and instructs to read the content data. To do. In response to this, the content storage control unit 107 reads the content data stored at the position on the directory hierarchy specified by the path information notified by the mail analysis unit 113 from the content storage unit 106, and the content data is read out. Passed to the mail analysis unit 113. The mail analysis unit 113 causes the mail function unit 105 to generate an e-mail with the content data passed from the content storage control unit 107 as an attached file, and the e-mail is sent via the mail transmitting / receiving unit 104 and the communication interface unit 101 Then, the operation content notification mail is transmitted to the portable terminal 2 (S138).

  If the control command for content operation is a content list acquisition command (“list acquisition” in S137), the mail analysis unit 113 notifies the content storage control unit 107 of the generated path information and sets the content attribute information. Instructs list acquisition. In response to this, the content storage control unit 107 creates a thumbnail, name, and creation of each content data (file or folder) stored at a position on the directory hierarchy specified by the path information notified from the mail analysis unit 113. Attribute information such as date and data type is acquired, and this attribute information is passed to the mail analysis unit 113. The mail analysis unit 113 causes the mail function unit 105 to generate an e-mail attached with a storage file of attribute information of each content data passed from the content storage control unit 107, and sends the e-mail to the mail transmission / reception unit 104 and Through the communication interface unit 101, the operation content notification mail is transmitted to the portable terminal 2 (S139).

  If the content operation control command is a content storage command (“save” in S137), the mail analysis unit 113 sends the content data attached to the generated path information and operation content notification mail to the content storage control unit 107. Instructed to save. In response to this, the content storage control unit 107 stores the content data received from the mail analysis unit 113 at a position on the directory hierarchy of the content storage unit 106 specified by the path information notified from the mail analysis unit 113. (S140).

  Next, the mobile terminal 2 will be described.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic functional configuration diagram of the mobile terminal 2.

  As illustrated, the mobile terminal 2 includes a wireless communication interface unit 201, a man-machine interface unit 202, a mobile phone function unit 203, a mail transmission / reception unit 204, a mail function unit 205, a content storage unit 206, a content A storage control unit 207, a menu request mail generation unit 208, a GPS reception unit 209, an operation application storage unit 210, an icon information storage unit 211, an application activation unit 212, and a mail analysis unit 213 are included.

  The wireless communication interface unit 201 is an interface for communicating with other mobile terminals 2, telephone terminals 1, etc. via the wireless base station 5.

  The man-machine interface unit 202 is an interface for a user to perform telephone calls and various operations. Although not shown, the man-machine interface unit 202 includes an operation unit such as a handset, a speaker, a hook button, and a dial key, a display unit such as an LCD and an LED, An imaging unit such as a CCD camera is provided.

  The mobile phone function unit 203 implements the original functions of the mobile phone such as making and receiving calls via the wireless communication interface unit 201.

  The mail transmission / reception unit 204 transmits / receives electronic mail via the wireless communication interface unit 201 in accordance with a communication protocol such as SMTP or POP3.

  The mail function unit 205 is an e-mail client that generates, browses, and manages e-mails. The mail function unit 205 expands the character string received from the user via the man-machine interface unit 202 into a transmission mail, or receives the received mail received from the mail transmission / reception unit 204 via the mail analysis unit 213. The user is notified via 202, and transmitted / received mails are stored.

  The content storage unit 206 stores content data such as photographs, moving images, drawings, and related notes.

  The content storage control unit 207 controls registration / change / deletion / reading of content data with respect to the content storage unit 206.

  The menu request mail generation unit 208 generates a telephone request / presence operation or content operation menu request mail in accordance with an instruction received from the user via the man-machine interface unit 202. Then, this menu request mail is transmitted to the telephone terminal 1 via the mail transmitting / receiving unit 204.

  The GPS receiving unit 209 receives GPS information from GPS satellites.

  The operation application storage unit 210 stores an operation application obtained from the telephone terminal 1.

  The icon information storage unit 211 stores icon information 1110 acquired from the telephone terminal 1.

  The application activation unit 212 executes the operation application stored in the operation application storage unit 210. The application activation unit 212 corresponds to the application framework of the operation application.

  The mail analysis unit 213 analyzes the electronic mail received from the mail transmission / reception unit 204 and determines whether it is a menu notification mail received from the telephone terminal 1. Specifically, the determination is made based on whether or not a predetermined character string (a character string indicating a menu notification mail) is included in the title of the e-mail.

  Then, if the email received from the email transmission / reception unit 204 is an email other than the menu notification email, the email analysis unit 213 passes the email to the email function unit 205. On the other hand, if it is a menu notification mail, the operation application and icon information 1110 attached to the menu notification mail are stored in the operation application storage unit 210 and the icon information storage unit 211, respectively, and the operation activation unit 212 stores the operation application. Instruct to start.

  FIG. 10A is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the portable terminal 2 when the telephone terminal 1 is remotely operated. This flow is started when the menu request mail generation unit 208 receives an instruction for a menu request for a telephone function / presence operation or a content operation of the telephone terminal 1 from the user via the man-machine interface unit 202 (see FIG. 2 (A) S301 or FIG. 2B S321).

  First, the menu request mail generation unit 208 generates a telephone request / presence operation menu request mail or a content operation menu request mail in accordance with the received user instruction. And this menu request | requirement mail is transmitted to the telephone terminal 1 used as a control object apparatus via the mail transmission / reception part 204 and the wireless communication interface part 201 (S201).

  Next, the mail analysis unit 213 waits for a menu notification mail to be sent from the telephone terminal 1 of the control target device via the wireless communication interface unit 201 and the mail transmission / reception unit 204 (S202). If the menu notification mail is received (YES in S202), the operation application and icon information 1110 attached to the menu notification mail are stored in the operation application storage unit 210 and the icon information storage unit 211, respectively (S203). Then, the mail analysis unit 213 instructs the application activation unit 212 to activate the operation application.

  In response to this, the application activation unit 212 reads the operation application from the operation application storage unit 210 and activates it (S204). Then, according to the operation application, a remote operation acceptance process described later is executed (S205).

  Thereafter, the application activation unit 212 ends the execution of the operation application (S206), and deletes the operation application and the icon information 1110 from the operation application storage unit 210 and the icon information storage unit 211, respectively (S207).

  FIG. 10B is a flowchart for explaining the remote operation reception process (S205) shown in FIG. This flow is executed by the application activation unit 212 according to the operation application. For convenience, the operation application will be described as the operation subject.

  First, the operation application expands the authentication information 2122 prepared in advance into the mail body 2121 (S221). Next, an operation screen is displayed on the display unit of the man-machine interface unit 202, and the icon 1112 of the icon information 1110 stored in the icon information storage unit 211 is expanded on the operation screen in units of class information 1111 ( S222). For example, the icon 1112 is developed on the operation screen so that the page is switched in units of class information 1111.

  Next, when an arbitrary icon 1112 on the operation screen is selected by the user via the man-machine interface unit 202 (YES in S223), the operation application mails icon information 1110 corresponding to the selected icon 1112 by e-mail. The text 2121 is expanded (S224). At this time, the icon 1112 may be excluded from the icon information 1110 developed in the mail body 2121.

  Next, in the operation application, the icon information 1110 corresponding to the selected icon 1112 has the class information 1111 corresponding to the control command for presence operation or content operation (in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B <class- end>) is determined (S225). If the icon information 1110 corresponding to the selected icon 1112 does not include the class information 1111 corresponding to the control command for presence operation or content operation (NO in S225), the process returns to S223 to select a new icon 1112. Wait for

  On the other hand, when the icon information 1110 corresponding to the selected icon 1112 includes the class information 1111 corresponding to the control command for presence operation or content operation (YES in S225), the operation application corresponds to the selected icon 1112. It is further determined whether or not the text data 1113 of the icon information 1110 to be included includes a character string representing a GPS information registration command (S226).

  When the text data 1113 of the icon information 1110 corresponding to the selected icon 1112 includes a character string representing a GPS information registration command (YES in S226), the operation application obtains the latest GPS information 2123 from the GPS receiving unit 209. The GPS information 2123 is acquired and added to the icon information 1110 developed in the mail body 2121 in S224 (S227). Then, the process proceeds to S231.

  On the other hand, when the text data 1113 of the icon information 1110 corresponding to the selected icon 1112 does not include a character string representing a GPS information registration command (NO in S226), the operation application corresponds to the selected icon 1112. It is further determined whether or not the text data 1113 of the icon information 1110 includes a character string representing a content storage command (S228).

  If the text data 1113 of the icon information 1110 corresponding to the selected icon 1112 does not include a character string representing a content save command (NO in S228), the process proceeds to S231.

  On the other hand, when the text data 1113 of the icon information 1110 corresponding to the selected icon 1112 includes a character string representing a content storage command (YES in S228), the operation application is transmitted from the content storage control unit 207 to the content storage unit. A list of content data stored in 206 is acquired and displayed on the display unit of the man-machine interface unit 202. Then, designation of the content data to be saved is received from the user via the man-machine interface unit 202 (S229), and the content data to be saved is attached to the mail (S230). Then, the process proceeds to S231.

  In step S <b> 231, the operation application generates an operation content notification mail by adding a mail header including a title 2120 indicating an operation content notification mail and a mail footer to the mail body 2121. Then, the operation content notification mail is transmitted to the telephone terminal 1 (source of the menu notification mail) of the control target device via the mail transmission / reception unit 204 and the wireless communication interface unit 201 (S232).

  Thereafter, if the operation application receives an instruction to newly generate a transmission content notification mail from the user via the man-machine interface unit 202 (YES in S233), the operation application returns to S221 and continues the processing. If the operation application receives an instruction to end the operation application from the user via the man-machine interface unit 202 (YES in S234), the flow ends and the process proceeds to S206 in FIG.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.

  In the present embodiment, e-mail (information about the remotely operable item is transmitted from the telephone terminal 1 to the portable terminal 2 and information regarding the remotely operated item is transmitted from the portable terminal 2 to the telephone terminal 1. Menu notification emails and operation notification emails). And the portable terminal 2 extracts the information regarding the item which can be remotely operated from the menu notification mail received from the telephone terminal 1, displays an operation screen based on this extracted information, and remote-controls the telephone terminal 1 from a user. Accept. On the other hand, the telephone terminal 1 extracts information related to the remote operation execution item from the operation content notification mail received from the portable terminal 2, and executes processing according to the extracted information.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, information regarding the remotely operable items and information regarding the remotely operated items are directly exchanged between the telephone terminal 1 and the portable terminal 2. For this reason, when adding / changing remotely operable items of the telephone terminal 1, it is only necessary to change the telephone terminal 1 (a major system change that requires checking the influence on other telephone terminals 1, etc.) Because it is not necessary), it is possible to flexibly cope with addition / change of remotely operable items of the telephone terminal 1. Moreover, a dedicated server is not required. Furthermore, since electronic mail is used, it is not necessary to install a special communication protocol in each of the telephone terminal 1 and the portable terminal 2.

  In the present embodiment, the icon information 1110 and the operation application are attached to the operation content notification mail and transmitted from the telephone terminal 1 to the portable terminal 2. Then, the mobile terminal 2 executes the operation application attached to the operation content notification mail received from the telephone terminal 1, and the icon 1112 included in the icon information 1110 attached to the operation content notification mail is expanded. The operation screen is displayed, and the user selects a desired icon 1112. Thereby, the remote operation of the telephone terminal 1 is received from the user.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the icons arranged on the operation screen and the operation application are provided individually to the mobile terminal 2 as a set from the telephone terminal 1 side, so that different operations are performed depending on the function of the remote operation target. Adopting screens (for example, changing the arrangement and background of icons 1112 in the case of telephone functions / presence operations and the case of content operations) Yes.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, Many deformation | transformation are possible within the range of the summary.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the icon information 1110 and the operation application are attached to the operation content notification mail, but may be described in the mail body 2121 of the menu notification mail. Further, although the icon information 1110 selected by the user is described in the mail body 2121 of the operation content notification mail, the storage file of the icon information 1110 selected by the user may be attached to the operation content notification mail. .

  In the above embodiment, the icon information 1110 and the operation application are attached to the menu notification mail and transmitted from the telephone terminal 1 to the portable terminal 2. However, the portable terminal 2 is made to hold the operation application in advance. Thus, the attachment of the operation application to the menu notification mail may be omitted. Or while making the portable terminal 2 hold the operation application acquired from the telephone terminal 1 continuously, the portable terminal 2 notifies the necessity of attachment of the operation application to the telephone terminal 1, so that the portable terminal 2 If the operation application has already been acquired, the attachment of the operation application to the menu notification mail may be omitted. In addition, for each of the telephone function / presence operation and the content operation, attachment of the icon information 1110 to the menu notification mail may be omitted by using a dedicated operation application in which the icon information 1110 is incorporated.

  In the above embodiment, the telephone system has been described as an example. However, the present invention can be widely applied to a remote control system including a control target apparatus and an operation terminal having an electronic mail function. Further, the functions to be remotely operated are not limited to telephone functions / presence operations and content operations.

  Further, the functional configuration of the telephone terminal 1 shown in FIG. 3 and the portable terminal 2 shown in FIG. 9 is realized in hardware by an integrated logic IC such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field programmable gate array (FPGA). Alternatively, it may be realized by software by a computer such as a DSP (Digital Signal Processor). Alternatively, in a general-purpose computer such as a PC (Personal Computer) equipped with an auxiliary storage device such as a CPU, memory, HDD, DVD-ROM, and a communication interface such as a NIC (Network Interface Card) and a modem, the CPU executes a predetermined program. It may be realized by loading from an auxiliary storage device onto a memory and executing it.

  1: telephone terminal, 2: mobile terminal, 3: presence server, 4: gateway, 5: wireless base station, 6: LAN, 7: WAN, 101: communication interface unit, 102: man-machine interface unit, 103: telephone function 104: Mail transmission / reception unit 105: Mail function unit 106: Content storage unit 107: Content storage control unit 108: Telephone function setting unit 109: Presence information setting unit 110: Operation application storage unit 111 Icon information storage unit, 112: Menu notification mail generation unit, 113: Mail analysis unit, 201: Wireless communication interface unit, 202: Man-machine interface unit, 203: Mobile phone function unit, 204: Mail transmission / reception unit, 205: Mail function , 206: content storage unit, 207: content storage control unit, 2 8: Menu request mail generating unit, 209: GPS receiver, 210: operation application storage unit, 211: icon information storage unit, 212: application activation unit, 213: mail analyzing section

Claims (1)

An operation terminal for remotely operating a control target device having an e-mail function,
For each content operation selectable from the control target device by remote operation, icon data including text data indicating a control command name, class information indicating a control command, and content data to be operated Menu acquisition means for receiving a menu notification mail, which is an e-mail in which icon information including text data indicating a directory name or file name and class information indicating a directory hierarchy is described or attached to the mail body;
The icon information is extracted from the menu notification mail received by the menu acquisition unit, and for each class information, the text data included in the icon information including the class information is displayed on the operation screen and extracted to the user. Operation accepting means for selecting any one icon information for each class information from the icon information;
Create an operation content notification mail in which the text data included in the icon information selected for each class information by the operation accepting means is described or attached to the mail body, and send the operation content notification mail to the control target device. Transmission request means for requesting execution of processing in accordance with a content operation specified by the text data included in the icon information selected for each of the class information,
The execution request means includes
When the text data included in the icon information selected from the icon information including the class information indicating the control command indicates the control command name of the content acquisition command, the control target device The file name indicated by the text data included in the icon information from the storage directory hierarchy indicated by the class information included in the icon information selected from the icon information including the class information indicating the storage directory hierarchy Request the execution of the process of reading the content data of the
If the text data included in the icon information selected from the icon information including the class information indicating the control command indicates the control command name of the content storage command, the content data to be stored by the user The icon information selected from the icon information including the class information indicating the hierarchy of the storage directory for the control target device is attached to the operation content notification mail. Request to execute the process of saving the content data to be saved in the directory with the directory name indicated by the text data included in the icon information in the storage directory hierarchy indicated by the class information included in Characteristic operating terminal.

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