JP6241767B2 - Device control system, program and controller - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a device control system, a program, and a controller that control a plurality of devices in a network.

  2. Description of the Related Art A device control system that controls devices to be controlled in a so-called home network or the like that integrates and manages devices in a predetermined range is known. Such a device control system can control the displayed device by a remote controller (operation terminal) including a display unit that displays the devices in the network (see Patent Document 1).

  In such a device control system, when the number of devices that can be controlled increases, it becomes difficult to display a list of devices on the display unit at a time. On the other hand, the remote controller can select a device to be controlled by generating a plurality of display screen pages and switching the pages.

JP 2003-87275 A

  When the number of devices that can be controlled increases and there are multiple pages of device selection screens, when operating the target device, the number of operations for the remote controller for switching pages may increase, which may impair user convenience. is there.

  An object of this invention is to provide the apparatus control system, program, and controller which can improve a user's convenience.

To achieve the above object, a device control system according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a processing unit that displays a list of a plurality of devices to be controlled on a display unit, and a peripheral environment for each of the plurality of devices. of a storage unit for storing the threshold value in the environment data, wherein the processing unit, to the device that the environmental data detected from the sensor exceeds a threshold value, set high priority to be displayed on the display unit The threshold value of the environmental data stored in the storage unit is set or changed based on an operation input to a user input unit .

Program according to the second aspect of the present invention causes a computer, for each of a plurality of devices, a storage unit for storing a threshold value in the environment data of the surrounding environment, and the environmental data detected from the sensor, in the storage unit If the threshold is exceeded in said environment data is stored control object each of the plurality of devices, processing unit that sets a high priority to be displayed on the display unit to a device in which the environmental data exceeds the threshold value, as The threshold value of the environmental data stored in the storage unit is set or changed based on an operation input to a user input unit .

Equipment control system according to a third aspect of the present invention, for each of a plurality of devices, the operation of the user to control a storage unit for storing the threshold value in the environment data of the surrounding environment, said plurality of devices to be controlled is input A peripheral environment detected from a sensor in a device control system comprising: an input unit that sets or changes a threshold value of the environmental data stored in the storage unit; and a display unit that displays a list of the plurality of devices. wherein environmental data is, when the threshold is exceeded in the environment data for each of the plurality of devices, wherein the environmental data priority of the device exceeding the threshold are displayed on high the display unit.

A program according to a fourth aspect of the present invention causes a computer, for each of a plurality of devices, a storage unit for storing a threshold value in the environment data of the surrounding environment, the operation of the user for controlling the plurality of devices to be controlled input is, input portion to which the storage unit is set or change the threshold value of the environmental data to be stored, the processing unit for displaying on the display unit a list of a plurality of devices, the program for executing the function of the said processing unit When the environmental data of the surrounding environment detected from the sensor exceeds a threshold value in the environmental data for each of the plurality of devices, the priority of the device whose environmental data exceeds the threshold value is displayed on the display unit. It is characterized by making it.

The controller which concerns on the 5th aspect of this invention is provided with the memory | storage part which memorize | stores the threshold value in the environmental data of surrounding environment for every some apparatus, displays the said several apparatus on a display part by a list, The said several apparatus is set threshold in the environmental data around the environment corresponding to each, the equipment in which the environmental data exceeds the threshold value is preferentially displayed, the threshold value of the environmental data to which the storage unit stores the user input A controller that is set or changed based on an operation input to the unit .

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the apparatus control system, program, and controller which improve a user's convenience can be provided.

It is a typical block diagram explaining the basic composition of the equipment control system concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a typical block diagram explaining the remote controller with which the apparatus control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is provided. (A), (b) is an example of the display screen of the touch panel of the remote controller with which the apparatus control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is provided. It is an example which illustrated the priority table used for the apparatus control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the priority table used for the apparatus control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the priority table used for the apparatus control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the priority table used for the apparatus control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the priority table used for the apparatus control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an example which illustrated the priority table used for the apparatus control system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description of the drawings, the same or similar parts are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals. However, the following embodiments exemplify devices and methods for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and systems using these devices. The technical idea of the present invention is as follows. The present invention is not limited to the devices and methods exemplified in the following embodiments and the system using these devices. The technical idea of the present invention can be variously modified within the technical scope described in the claims.

(Equipment control system)
As shown in FIG. 1, a device control system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a remote controller 1, a plurality of devices 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, and 2f that are controlled by the remote controller 1, and sensors. 3a, 3b. The remote controller 1 is a controller that controls the operation of the devices 2a to 2f. The devices 2a to 2f can be various electric devices such as lighting devices, air conditioners, electric skylights, floor heating, air supply / exhaust fans, electric shutters, water heaters, electric locks, cameras, washing machines, and the like.

  The sensors 3a and 3b detect environmental data of the surrounding environment. The sensors 3a and 3b are, for example, a temperature sensor, an illuminance sensor, a humidity sensor, or the like. In this case, the sensors 3a and 3b detect temperature, humidity, illuminance, and the like as environmental data. The sensors 3a and 3b may be installed in a space such as a room or a hallway where the devices 2a to 2f are installed, and the devices 2a to 2f may be provided inside. In addition, the remote controller 1 may include data for detecting environmental data.

  As illustrated in FIG. 2, the remote controller 1 includes a communication unit 11, a processing unit 12, a storage unit 13, a sensor unit 14, a display unit 15, and an input unit 16. The remote controller 1 is, for example, portable, and can wirelessly transmit a control signal for controlling the devices 2a to 2f to the devices 2a to 2f by the communication unit 11. The communication unit 11 is communicably connected to the devices 2a to 2f and the sensors 3a and 3b.

  The processing unit 12 processes various calculations performed by each unit of the remote controller 1. The storage unit 13 stores various data such as program files and temporary files necessary for processing by the processing unit 12. The sensor unit 14 is composed of sensors equivalent to the sensors 3a and 3b, for example, and can detect environmental data of the surrounding environment.

  The display unit 15 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The input unit 16 includes input devices such as a touch sensor and various switches, and inputs a user operation for controlling the devices 2a to 2f. The display part 15 and the input part 16 are good also as a touchscreen (15, 16) as a structure which applied the input device and the display apparatus.

  For example, the display unit 15 of the touch panel (15, 16) displays a list of devices 2a to 2f to be controlled as shown in FIG. When the number of the devices 2a to 2f is large and the list of the devices 2a to 2f cannot be displayed at a time, the processing unit 12 generates a plurality of display screens and switches the pages, thereby displaying the display unit of the touch panel (15, 16). 15 displays a list of devices 2a to 2f. For example, the page is switched by a user input to the input unit 16.

  The processing unit 12 sets priorities for the devices 2a to 2f displayed on the display unit 15, and displays them with priority from the devices with the highest priority. In the example shown in FIG. 3, from the left end (bedroom lighting) of FIG. 3 (a) showing the first page to the right end (bathroom dryer), and then from the left end (lighting A) of FIG. 3 (b) showing the second page. High priority is given to the right end (IH cooker). The user can select a device to be controlled from the list and perform desired control by an operation input to the input unit 16.

  The storage unit 13 stores a priority table used by the processing unit 12 for setting priority. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the priority table stores a threshold value of environmental data for each of the devices 2a to 2f. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the environmental data is temperature, and for example, the threshold value of the device “electric stove” is “13 ° C. or lower”. The threshold value of the environmental data stored in the storage unit 13 may be changed and set as appropriate by an operation input from the input unit 16. In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the priority table stored in the storage unit 13 stores the number of operations of the input unit 16 for the devices 2 a to 2 f and the like for each of the devices 2 a to 2 f.

  When the environmental data detected by the sensors 3a and 3b is input, the processing unit 12 refers to the priority table stored in the storage unit 13 and sets the priority to be displayed on the display unit 15 for the devices 2a to 2f. . That is, the processing unit 12 sets a higher priority for devices that exceed the environmental data threshold.

  For example, when the sensor 3 detects a temperature of 14 ° C. as the environmental data, the device that exceeds the environmental data threshold “15 ° C. or lower” is “floor heating”. Accordingly, the processing unit 12 raises the row of the device “floor heating” with the number “3” to the number “1” and sets the priority higher.

  For example, let us consider a case where only two of “electric heater” and “air conditioner” are displayed on the display screen of the display unit 15 as the first page of the list of devices, and “floor heating” is displayed as the second page. In this case, since the environmental data of “floor heating” has exceeded the threshold, the priority of “floor heating” is set high and is displayed on the first page of the list of devices.

  When there are a plurality of devices whose environmental data exceeds the threshold, the processing unit 12 can set a higher priority for a device that is more likely to be a control target desired by the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the environmental data is a temperature of 12 ° C., all the devices 2 exceed the threshold value and become a target for increasing the priority.

  The processing unit 12 refers to the number of operations in the priority table, and further sets priorities so that the priority becomes higher in order from the device with the highest number of operations. Therefore, when there are a plurality of devices whose environmental data exceeds the threshold value, the processing unit 12 can preferentially display on the display unit 15 from the devices 2a to 2f considered to be frequently used.

  In the priority table, an arbitrary priority that can be arbitrarily set may be set for each of the devices 2a to 2f. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, in the priority table, an arbitrary priority (simply indicated as “priority” in FIG. 6 or the like) is set for the device “air conditioner”. Even if the processing unit 12 is “electric stove”, “floor heating”, and “air conditioner” in order from the device with the highest number of operations at a temperature of 12 ° C., an arbitrary priority is set for “air conditioner”. , "Air conditioning" can be the highest priority. When the arbitrary priority has a level, the processing unit 12 may set the priority higher in the order of higher arbitrary priority.

  Further, the item “number of operations” in the priority table may be stored for each time period. For example, as shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 9, the time zone is divided into “morning”, “daytime”, and “night”, and the processing unit 12 selects “ Reference may be made to the section “number of operations”. The time zone can be set, for example, from 6 am to 9 am in the morning, from 9 am to 16:00 in the daytime, and from 16:00 to 6 am in the evening. The setting of the time zone can be changed and set by a user input from the input unit 16, for example, morning: 5:00 to 8:00, noon: 8 to 17:00, and night: 17:00 to 5:00.

  For example, when the user operates the remote controller 1 at 7:00 in the morning, the time zone corresponds to “morning” and refers to the number of operations shown in FIG. 7 in the order of “electric stove”, “air conditioner”, “floor heating”. Set a higher priority.

  According to the device control system according to the embodiment of the present invention, since it is possible to preferentially display a device that is likely to be a control target desired by the user, unnecessary operations can be omitted, and user convenience Can be improved.

  In addition, according to the device control system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the threshold value, the priority, and the like of the environmental data can be arbitrarily set by an input from the input unit. And user convenience can be improved.

(Other embodiments)
As mentioned above, although this invention was described by embodiment, it should not be understood that the description and drawing which form a part of this indication limit this invention. From this disclosure, various alternative embodiments, examples and operational techniques will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

  The numbers of the devices 2a to 2f, the sensors 3a and 3b, etc. are examples, and are not limited to the numbers described in the embodiment of the present invention. The communication method is not limited to the method described in the embodiment of the present invention, and wired or wireless can be selected as appropriate.

  As described above, the present invention naturally includes various embodiments not described herein. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention is defined only by the invention specifying matters according to the scope of claims reasonable from the above description.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Remote controller 2 ... Apparatus 3 ... Sensor 11 ... Communication part 12 ... Processing part 13 ... Memory | storage part 15 ... Display part 16 ... Input part

Claims (5)

A processing unit that displays a list of a plurality of devices to be controlled on the display unit;
A storage unit that stores a threshold value in the environmental data of the surrounding environment for each of the plurality of devices,
Wherein the processing unit, to the device to the environment data detected from the sensor exceeds a threshold value, higher the priority is set to be displayed on the display unit,
The device control system, wherein the threshold value of the environmental data stored in the storage unit is set or changed based on an operation input from a user input unit . On the computer,
A storage unit that stores a threshold value in the environmental data of the surrounding environment for each of a plurality of devices, and
If the environmental data detected from the sensor, exceeds a threshold value in the environment data for each of the storage unit is a stored control target of the plurality of devices, display to the device in which the environmental data exceeds the threshold value A processing unit that sets a higher priority to be displayed on the unit,
As a function ,
The threshold value of the environmental data stored in the storage unit is set or changed based on an operation input to a user input unit . For each of a plurality of devices, a storage unit that stores a threshold value in environmental data of the surrounding environment;
Operation of the user for controlling the plurality of devices to be controlled is input, an input unit for the storage unit to set or change the threshold value of the environmental data to be stored,
In a device control system comprising a display unit that displays a list of the plurality of devices,
When the environmental data of the surrounding environment detected from the sensor exceeds a threshold in the environmental data for each of the plurality of devices, the priority of the device in which the environmental data exceeds the threshold is displayed on the display unit. A device control system characterized by that. On the computer,
A storage unit that stores a threshold value in the environmental data of the surrounding environment for each of a plurality of devices,
The input operation of the user for controlling the plurality of devices to be controlled is input to the storage unit to set or change the threshold value of the environmental data to be stored, and displays a list of the plurality of devices on the display unit processing parts, the program for executing the function of a,
Wherein the processing unit, the environmental data of the detected peripheral environment from the sensor, if the threshold is exceeded in the environment data for each of the plurality of devices, higher the display priority of a device in which the environmental data exceeds the threshold value A program characterized by being displayed on the screen. For each of the plurality of devices, a storage unit for storing a threshold value in the environmental data of the surrounding environment is provided.
The controller to be displayed on the display unit in a list the plurality of devices, said and threshold value is set in the environment data of a plurality of surrounding environment corresponding to each device, preferentially a device in which the environmental data exceeds the threshold value is displayed,
The threshold value of the environmental data stored in the storage unit is set or changed based on an operation input to a user input unit .

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