Opening / closing device remote control system, mobile terminal, opening / closing device pairing method, and opening / closing device pairing program

Abstract

To provide an opening / closing device remote control system, a mobile terminal, an opening / closing device pairing method, and an opening / closing device pairing program that allow a user to easily perform an operation to pair the mobile terminal with an electric opening / closing device such as an electric shutter.SOLUTION: An opening / closing device remote control system includes a mobile terminal and an electric opening / closing device that can communicate with the mobile terminal and has an identifier that can distinguish an individual. The mobile terminal acquires the identifier and pairs with the electric opening / closing device based on the identifier.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an opening / closing device remote control system, a mobile terminal, an opening / closing device pairing method, and an opening / closing device pairing program. [Background technology]

[0002] Electric opening and closing devices, such as electric shutters that open and close electrically, come with a dedicated remote control (remote controller) for remotely operating the electric opening and closing device. The electric opening and closing device and the dedicated remote control are paired at the time of shipment. To prevent pairing errors and for design reasons, the operation buttons and other controls on the dedicated remote control for pairing with the electric opening and closing device are located in a location that is not visible to the user. Therefore, users generally cannot perform the operation to pair the electric opening and closing device with the dedicated remote control.

[0003] Meanwhile, a technology has been devised for remotely controlling a remotely controlled object such as an electric shutter using a mobile terminal such as a smartphone instead of a dedicated remote controller (for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Special Publication No. 2017-512388 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] It is desirable that a user can easily perform an operation to pair a mobile terminal with an electric opening and closing device such as an electric shutter, and that the user can operate the electric opening and closing device using the mobile terminal.

[0006] In consideration of the above circumstances, the present disclosure aims to provide an opening / closing device remote control system, a mobile terminal, an opening / closing device pairing method, and an opening / closing device pairing program that allow a user to easily perform the operation of pairing a mobile terminal with an electric opening / closing device such as an electric shutter. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] A system for remotely controlling an opening / closing device according to a first aspect of the present disclosure includes a mobile terminal and an electric opening / closing device capable of communicating with the mobile terminal and having an identifier that allows individual devices to be distinguished, and the mobile terminal acquires the identifier and pairs with the electric opening / closing device based on the identifier.

[0008] A mobile terminal according to a second aspect of the present disclosure is a mobile terminal that pairs with an electric opening and closing device, obtains an identifier possessed by the electric opening and closing device, obtains an authentication code for the electric opening and closing device based on the identifier, and pairs with the electric opening and closing device using the authentication code.

[0009] A method for pairing an opening / closing device according to a third aspect of the present disclosure is a method for pairing a mobile terminal with an electric opening / closing device that can communicate with the mobile terminal, which method obtains an identifier held by the electric opening / closing device, obtains an authentication code for the electric opening / closing device based on the identifier, and pairs with the electric opening / closing device using the authentication code.

[0010] A fourth aspect of the present disclosure relates to a circuit breaker pairing program that allows a mobile terminal to pair with an electric circuit breaker that is capable of communicating with the mobile terminal, and that causes the mobile terminal to obtain an identifier held by the electric circuit breaker, obtain an authentication code for the electric circuit breaker based on the identifier, and pair with the electric circuit breaker using the authentication code. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing an opening and closing device remote control system according to a first embodiment; [Figure 2]FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a control board for the electric shutter. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a smartphone. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram of the opening and closing device remote control system. [Figure 5] 10 is a control flowchart of the control unit of the smartphone. [Figure 6] 3 is a control flowchart of the control unit of the electric shutter. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an opening / closing device remote control system according to a second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] (First embodiment) A first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0013] [Switchgear remote control system 100] 1, an opening and closing device remote control system 100 according to the first embodiment includes an electric shutter 1, a smartphone 2, and a management device 3. The smartphone 2 and the management device 3 are connected via a network NW.

[0014] The network NW may be a wide area network (WAN) such as the Internet, a private network (LAN) within the building where the switchgear remote control system 100 is installed, or a combination thereof. The network NW may be either wired or wireless. Communication between the devices may involve other devices such as an access point.

[0015] [Electric shutter 1] The electric shutter 1 is a device that electrically drives a shutter 11 to open and close an opening. The electric shutter 1 illustrated in Fig. 1 is attached to a window W, and drives the shutter 11 to open and close the window W. The electric shutter 1 is an example of an electric opening and closing device.

[0016] The electric shutter 1 has a shutter 11 that opens and closes an opening such as a window W, a drive device 12, a control board 13, and an identifier 17.

[0017] The driving device 12 has an electric motor and the like, and drives the shutter 11. The driving device 12 is controlled by a control board 13.

[0018] The control board 13 controls the operation of the electric shutter 1. As shown in Fig. 2, the control board 13 has a control unit 14 and a wireless communication unit 15 as functional blocks.

[0019] The control unit 14 is a computer capable of executing a program, including a processor such as a CPU, a memory into which a program can be read, a storage unit into which a program and data can be stored, and an input / output control unit. The functions of the control unit 14 are realized by the processor executing a program provided to the control unit 14. The control unit 14 controls the drive device 12 and the wireless communication unit 15.

[0020] The wireless communication unit 15 has an antenna and a short-range wireless communication function such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). The wireless communication unit 15 can communicate with the wireless communication unit 22 of the smartphone 2 via short-range wireless communication BT based on an instruction from the control unit 14.

[0021] The identifier 17 is an identifier that can identify an individual electric shutter 1. In this embodiment, the identifier 17 is a shutter identification code such as the serial number or manufacturing number of the electric shutter 1. The identifier 17 is provided in a visible position on the electric shutter. Since it is desirable that the identifier 17 be visible only to the user of the electric shutter 1, it is desirable that the identifier 17 be provided on the indoor side of the electric shutter 1.

[0022] [Smartphone 2] The smartphone 2 is an example of a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal is not limited to the smartphone 2, and may be any device that can connect to the network NW and communicate with the management device 3, such as a mobile phone, a smart watch, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer. As shown in FIG. 3 , the smartphone 2 has a control unit 21, a wireless communication unit 22, a touch panel 23, and a camera 24.

[0023] The control unit 21 is a computer capable of executing programs, including a processor such as a CPU, a memory into which programs can be read, a storage unit into which programs and data can be stored, and an input / output control unit. The functions of the control unit 21 are realized by the processor executing a program provided to the control unit 21. The program provided to the control unit 21 is also called an application. The control unit 21 controls the wireless communication unit 22, the touch panel 23, and the camera 24.

[0024] The wireless communication unit 22 has an antenna and the like, and has a short-range wireless communication function such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and a high-speed wireless communication function that can connect to the network NW using a fourth-generation communication standard, a fifth-generation communication standard, etc. The wireless communication unit 22 can communicate with the wireless communication unit 15 of the electric shutter 1 using short-range wireless communication BT based on instructions from the control unit 21. The wireless communication unit 22 can communicate with the management device 3 via the network NW using high-speed wireless communication based on instructions from the control unit 21.

[0025] The touch panel 23 is, for example, a capacitance type touch panel. An input operation input by a user to the touch panel is acquired by the control unit 21. The touch panel 23 displays a display screen based on an instruction from the control unit 21.

[0026] A remote control application AP, which is an application for remotely controlling the electric shutter 1, is installed on the smartphone 2. The remote control application AP is associated with a user-registered ID corresponding to the electric shutter 1 to be used. A remote control application AP that is not associated with a user-registered ID cannot perform pairing, which will be described later. The remote control application AP has an application identification code that is a code that differs for each smartphone 2 on which it is running.

[0027] [Management device 3] As shown in FIG. 1, the management device 3 is a device that can be connected to a network NW and records a database DB. The management device 3 is configured, for example, by one or more servers. The server includes hardware such as a processor such as a CPU, memory, a recording medium such as a hard disk or flash memory, and a communication device. The functions of the management device 3 are realized by a program executed in the processor of the server. The server may be an on-site server, or may be a cloud server that provides IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), SaaS (Software as a Service), etc., or may be a server that combines these. In the following description, "server" includes any of the above servers.

[0028] The database DB associates a shutter identification code that identifies an individual electric shutter 1 with a shutter authentication code that permits short-range wireless communication BT with the wireless communication unit 15 of the electric shutter 1. When the electric shutter 1 is shipped from the factory, the shutter identification code for the electric shutter 1 to be shipped and the shutter authentication code for the electric shutter 1 to be shipped are associated with each other and recorded in the database DB.

[0029] The management device 3 may have a function to manage devices other than the electric shutter 1. The management device 3 can collectively manage the electric shutter 1 and other devices, and can manage a smart home system that links the electric shutter 1 with other devices.

[0030] Next, we will explain the operation of the opening and closing device remote control system 100. Hereinafter, we will explain the operation of the opening and closing device remote control system 100 using the sequence diagram of the opening and closing device remote control system 100 shown in Fig. 4, the control flowchart of the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 shown in Fig. 5, and the control flowchart of the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 shown in Fig. 6.

[0031] When the remote control application AP is activated by the user, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 causes the touch panel 23 to display an input screen that prompts the user to input a shutter identification code in step S110.

[0032] The user reads the shutter identification code from the identifier 17 of the electric shutter 1 and inputs the shutter identification code into the touch panel 23 on which the input screen is displayed.

[0033] In step S120, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 acquires the shutter identification code input by the user. The acquired shutter identification code is stored in the storage unit of the control unit 21.

[0034] In step S130, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 transmits the acquired shutter identification code to the management device 3 via the network NW. The management device 3 confirms that the shutter identification code request is from the remote control application AP associated with the user-registered ID. The management device 3 refers to the database DB and transmits a shutter authentication code corresponding to the received shutter identification code to the smartphone 2. The control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 acquires the shutter authentication code.

[0035] When the user turns on the power to the electric shutter 1, the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 puts the wireless communication unit 15 into a pairing standby state in step S210. Here, pairing is not limited to pairing in Bluetooth (registered trademark), but is at least a part of the process of putting wireless communication devices into a state where they can communicate with each other.

[0036] In step S140, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 searches for electric shutters 1 that are waiting for pairing, and displays on the touch panel 23 a selection screen that allows the user to select the electric shutter 1 to be paired from the electric shutters 1 that are waiting for pairing.

[0037] The user inputs a selection input to select the electric shutter 1 to be paired on the touch panel 23 on which the selection screen is displayed.

[0038] In step S150, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 transmits a pairing request for short-range wireless communication BT to the electric shutter 1 to be paired. The pairing request includes the shutter authentication code and the application identification code.

[0039] In step S220, the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 receives a pairing request via short-range wireless communication BT. If the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 receives the pairing request within a predetermined period, it then executes step S230. If the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 does not receive the pairing request within the predetermined period, it then executes step S280.

[0040] The wireless communication unit 15 of the electric shutter 1 is in a pairing standby state only for a predetermined period of time after the user turns on the power to the electric shutter 1. Therefore, the electric shutter 1 will not be paired with a mobile terminal other than that of the user of the electric shutter 1.

[0041] In step S230, the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 checks whether the shutter authentication code included in the received pairing request can be paired with the electric shutter 1. If pairing is possible, the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 then executes step S240. If pairing is not possible, the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 then executes step S210 again.

[0042] <Pairing successful> In step S240, the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 registers the application identification code included in the received pairing request. The control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 then accepts a remote control request from the remote control application AP that includes the registered application identification code.

[0043] In step S250, the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 notifies the user that pairing is complete by, for example, slightly vibrating the shutter 11 up and down twice. Note that the operation of the shutter 11 to notify the user that pairing is complete is not limited to this.

[0044] In step S260, the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 notifies the smartphone 2 that pairing has been completed.

[0045] In step S160, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 checks whether pairing has been completed within a predetermined period of time. If pairing has been completed within the predetermined period of time, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 then executes step S170. If pairing has not been completed within the predetermined period of time, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 then executes step S110 again.

[0046] In step S170, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 receives the pairing completion notification.

[0047] In step S180, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 checks whether the pairing information included in the pairing completion notification is correct. Specifically, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 checks whether the shutter authentication code and the application identification code in the pairing information are the ones sent as the pairing request.

[0048] In step S190, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 registers the shutter authentication code. When pairing with the electric shutter 1 again, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 uses the registered shutter authentication code, thereby omitting the process of referring to the management device 3 for the shutter authentication code and simplifying the pairing process.

[0049] The control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 completes the pairing process by the remote control application AP. Once pairing is complete, the user can remotely control the electric shutter 1 using the remote control application AP. Note that multiple electric shutters 1 can be paired with one remote control application AP. When multiple electric shutters 1 are paired with one remote control application AP, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 repeatedly executes the control flowchart described above.

[0050] <Pairing failed> In step S280, the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 notifies the user of the pairing failure by, for example, slightly vibrating the shutter 11 up and down once. Note that the operation of the shutter 11 to notify the user of the pairing failure is not limited to this.

[0051] In step S290, the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 turns off the power to the electric shutter 1. When the user turns the power back on, in step S210, the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 puts the wireless communication unit 15 into a pairing standby state. The user attempts pairing between the electric shutter 1 and the smartphone 2 again.

[0052] According to the opening and closing device remote control system 100 of this embodiment, the user can easily perform the operation of pairing the electric shutter 1 with the smartphone 2, and can remotely control the electric shutter 1 using the smartphone 2. The user can easily perform the operation of pairing the electric shutter 1 with the smartphone 2 on site using a remote control application AP dedicated to the electric shutter 1.

[0053] Since the user can perform pairing operations and remotely control the electric shutter 1 using a remote control application AP dedicated to the electric shutter 1, there is no need for a dedicated remote control for the electric shutter 1. There is no need to ship the electric shutter 1 with a dedicated remote control paired with the electric shutter 1.

[0054] It is possible to pair multiple electric shutters 1 with one remote control application AP. As a result, remote controls for multiple electric shutters 1 can be consolidated into a single smartphone 2.

[0055] If the management device 3 manages a smart home system that links the electric shutter 1 with other devices, by transferring the information registered in the remote control application AP to the smart home system, it is possible to eliminate the need for the work of associating the smart home system with the electric shutter 1, which would normally require separate work.

[0056] Although the first embodiment of the present disclosure has been described above in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment and includes design modifications within the scope of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the components shown in the above-described embodiment and modified examples can be configured by appropriately combining them.

[0057] Second Embodiment A second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to Fig. 7. In the following description, configurations common to those already described will be assigned the same reference numerals and duplicated description will be omitted.

[0058] An opening and closing device remote control system 100B according to the second embodiment includes an electric shutter 1B and a smartphone 2, as shown in FIG.

[0059] The electric shutter 1B is a device that electrically drives a shutter 11 to open and close an opening. The electric shutter 1B shown in Fig. 7 is attached to a window W and drives the shutter 11 to open and close the window W. The electric shutter 1B is an example of an electric opening and closing device.

[0060] The electric shutter 1B includes a shutter 11 that opens and closes an opening such as a window W, a drive device 12, a control board 13, and an identifier 17B.

[0061] The identifier 17B is an identifier that can identify an individual electric shutter 1B. In this embodiment, the identifier 17B is a two-dimensional barcode that includes a shutter authentication code for the electric shutter 1B. The identifier 17B is not limited to a two-dimensional barcode, and may be a one-dimensional barcode. The identifier 17B is provided in a visible position on the electric shutter. Since it is desirable that the identifier 17B be visible only to the user of the electric shutter 1B, it is desirable that the identifier 17B be provided on the indoor side of the electric shutter 1B.

[0062] When the user activates the remote control application AP and the camera 24 captures an image of the identifier 17B, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 acquires the shutter authentication code included in the identifier 17B. Because the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 can directly acquire the shutter authentication code from the identifier 17B, the process of referring to the management device 3 for the shutter authentication code can be omitted.

[0063] The control flowchart of the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 after acquiring the shutter authentication code is the same as that of the first embodiment.

[0064] According to the opening and closing device remote control system 100B of this embodiment, the user can easily perform the operation of pairing the electric shutter 1B with the smartphone 2, and can remotely control the electric shutter 1B using the smartphone 2. The user can easily perform the operation of pairing the electric shutter 1B with the smartphone 2 on site by photographing the identifier 17B using the remote control application AP dedicated to the electric shutter 1B.

[0065] Although the second embodiment of the present disclosure has been described above in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment and includes design modifications within the scope of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the components shown in the above embodiment and modified examples can be configured by appropriately combining them.

[0066] The identifier 17 in the first embodiment and the identifier 17B in the second embodiment are visible identifiers. However, the form of the identifier is not limited to this. The identifier may be invisible, such as a code obtained by wireless communication such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification).

[0067] The program for the switchgear remote control system is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The program is loaded into a computer system and executed. The term "computer system" here includes hardware such as an operating system and peripheral devices. The term "computer-readable recording medium" refers to portable media such as flexible disks, optical magnetic disks, ROMs, and CD-ROMs, as well as storage devices such as hard disks built into the computer system. The term "computer-readable recording medium" may also include devices that dynamically store programs for a short period of time, such as communication lines used when transmitting programs over a network such as the Internet or a telephone line, or devices that store programs for a fixed period of time, such as volatile memory within a computer system serving as a server or client. The program may be designed to implement some of the functions described above, or may be capable of implementing the functions in combination with a program already stored in the computer system, or may be implemented using a programmable logic device such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). [Explanation of symbols]

[0068] 100, 100B...opening and closing device remote control system, 1, 1B...electric shutter, 11...shutter, 12...drive device, 13...control board, 14...control unit, 15...wireless communication unit, 17, 17B...identifier, 2...smartphone, 21...control unit, 22...wireless communication unit, 23...touch panel, 24...camera, 3...management device, AP...remote control application, BT...near field wireless communication, DB...database

Claims

1. A mobile device, an electric opening / closing device capable of communicating with the mobile terminal and having an identifier that can distinguish an individual; Equipped with The mobile terminal acquires the identifier and pairs with the electric opening / closing device based on the identifier. Switchgear remote control system.

2. the identifier is an identification code provided in a visible position, The mobile terminal is paired with the electric opening / closing device using an authentication code corresponding to the identification code. The switchgear remote control system according to claim 1 .

3. The mobile terminal acquires the authentication code corresponding to the identification code from a database stored in an external device with which the mobile terminal can communicate. The opening and closing device remote control system according to claim 2 .

4. the identifier is a barcode provided in a visible position, The mobile terminal has a camera, The mobile terminal pairs with the electric opening / closing device using an authentication code acquired from the barcode captured by the camera. The switchgear remote control system according to claim 1 .

5. A mobile terminal that pairs with an electric opening / closing device, Acquire an identifier of the electric opening / closing device; acquiring an authentication code for the electric opening / closing device based on the identifier; pairing with the electric opening / closing device using the authentication code; Mobile device.

6. the identifier is an identification code provided in a visible position, pairing with the electric opening / closing device using an authentication code corresponding to the identification code; The mobile terminal according to claim 5.

7. obtaining the authentication code corresponding to the identification code from a database stored in an external device capable of communication; The mobile terminal according to claim 6.

8. the identifier is a barcode provided in a visible position, pairing the mobile terminal with the electric opening / closing device using an authentication code acquired from the barcode captured by a camera of the mobile terminal; The mobile terminal according to claim 5.

9. A method for pairing a mobile terminal with an electric opening / closing device capable of communicating with the mobile terminal, comprising: Acquire an identifier of the electric opening / closing device; acquiring an authentication code for the electric opening / closing device based on the identifier; pairing with the electric opening / closing device using the authentication code; Switchgear pairing method.

10. the identifier is an identification code provided in a visible position, pairing with the electric opening / closing device using an authentication code corresponding to the identification code; The method for pairing an opening and closing device according to claim 9 .

11. obtaining the authentication code corresponding to the identification code from a database stored in an external device capable of communication; The method for pairing a switching device according to claim 10.

12. the identifier is a barcode provided in a visible position, pairing the mobile terminal with the electric opening / closing device using an authentication code acquired from the barcode captured by a camera of the mobile terminal; The method for pairing an opening and closing device according to claim 9 .

13. A program for pairing a mobile terminal with an electric opening / closing device that can communicate with the mobile terminal, Acquire an identifier of the electric opening / closing device; obtaining an authentication code for the electric opening / closing device based on the identifier; pairing with the electric opening / closing device using the authentication code; Switchgear pairing program.

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