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

Abstract

To provide an opening / closing device remote control system and the like that allow a user to easily perform an operation to pair with an electric opening / closing device such as an electric shutter with another remote control device, which is not a dedicated remote control.SOLUTION: An opening / closing device remote control system includes a mobile terminal, a remote control device capable of communicating with the mobile terminal, and an electric opening / closing device capable of communicating with the remote control device and having an identifier that allows individuals to be distinguished. The mobile terminal acquires the identifier and acquires an authentication code for the electric opening / closing device contained in the identifier. The remote control device acquires the authentication code from the mobile terminal and pairs with the electric opening / closing device using the authentication code.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an opening / closing device remote control system, a remote control device, 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. For reasons such as preventing 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 remote control device other than a dedicated remote control, such as a mobile terminal (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 for users to be able to easily pair other remote control devices that are not dedicated remote controls with electric opening and closing devices such as electric shutters, and for users to operate the electric opening and closing devices using the other remote control devices.

[0006] In consideration of the above circumstances, the present disclosure aims to provide an opening / closing device remote control system, a remote control device, an opening / closing device pairing method, and an opening / closing device pairing program that allow a user to easily pair an electric opening / closing device such as an electric shutter with a remote control device other than a dedicated remote control. [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, a remote control device capable of communicating with the mobile terminal, and an electric opening / closing device capable of communicating with the remote control device and having an identifier that can distinguish individuals, wherein the mobile terminal acquires the identifier and obtains an authentication code for the electric opening / closing device contained in the identifier, and the remote control device acquires the authentication code from the mobile terminal and pairs with the electric opening / closing device using the authentication code.

[0008] A remote control device according to a second aspect of the present disclosure is a remote control device that pairs with an electric opening and closing device, obtains an authentication code for the electric opening and closing device contained in an identifier held by the electric opening and closing device via a mobile terminal, and pairs with the electric opening and closing device using the authentication code.

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

[0010] An opening / closing device pairing program according to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure is a program for pairing a remote control device with an electric opening / closing device that is capable of communicating with the remote control device, by acquiring an identifier held by the electric opening / closing device via a mobile terminal, acquiring an authentication code for the electric opening / closing device contained in the identifier, and pairing with the electric opening / closing device using the authentication code. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an opening and closing device remote control system according to an 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 functional block diagram of a remote control. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram of the opening and closing device remote control system. [Figure 6] 10 is a control flowchart of the control unit of the smartphone. [Figure 7] 3 is a control flowchart of a control unit of the remote controller. [Figure 8] 3 is a control flowchart of the control unit of the electric shutter. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] An embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0013] [Switchgear remote control system 100] As shown in FIG. 1, the opening and closing device remote control system 100 according to this embodiment includes an electric shutter 1, a smartphone 2, and a remote control 4.

[0014] [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.

[0015] 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.

[0016] 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.

[0017] 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.

[0018] 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.

[0019] 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 communication unit 42 of the remote control 4 via short-range wireless communication BT based on an instruction from the control unit 14.

[0020] The identifier 17 is an identifier that can identify an individual electric shutter 1. In this embodiment, the identifier 17 is a two-dimensional barcode that includes a shutter authentication code that permits short-range wireless communication BT with the wireless communication unit 15 of the electric shutter 1. The identifier 17 is not limited to a two-dimensional barcode, and may also be a one-dimensional barcode. The identifier 17 is provided in a visible position on the electric shutter. Since it is desirable that the identifier 17 is 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.

[0021] [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, for example, a mobile phone, a smart watch, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, etc. As shown in FIG. 3 , the smartphone 2 has a control unit 21, a communication unit 22, a touch panel 23, and a camera 24.

[0022] 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 communication unit 22, the touch panel 23, and the camera 24.

[0023] The 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 a network using a fourth-generation communication standard, a fifth-generation communication standard, etc. Based on instructions from the control unit 21, the communication unit 22 can communicate with the wireless communication unit 15 of the electric shutter 1 using short-range wireless communication BT.

[0024] The communication unit 22 has an input / output terminal such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, and is capable of communicating with the remote control 4. The communication unit 22 is connectable to the communication unit 42 of the remote control 4 via a communication cable 5 such as a USB cable.

[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 pairing application AP1, which is an application for pairing the electric shutter 1 with the remote control 4, is installed on the smartphone 2. The pairing application AP1 is associated with a user-registered ID corresponding to the electric shutter 1 to be used. A pairing application AP1 that is not associated with a user-registered ID cannot perform pairing, which will be described later. The pairing application AP1 has an application identification code, which is a unique code that differs for each smartphone 2 on which it is running.

[0027] The remote control 4 is not a dedicated remote control that is paired with the electric opening and closing device at the time of shipment. The remote control 4 is a general-purpose remote control that can remotely control various electric opening and closing devices including, for example, the electric shutter 1. The remote control 4 is an example of a remote control device. As shown in FIG. 4 , the remote control 4 has a control unit 41, a communication unit 42, a display unit 43, and an input unit 44.

[0028] The control unit 41 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 41 are realized by the processor executing a program provided to the control unit 41. The program provided to the control unit 41 is also referred to as an application. The control unit 41 controls the communication unit 42, the display unit 43, and the input unit 44.

[0029] The communication unit 42 has an antenna and a short-range wireless communication function such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). Based on instructions from the control unit 41, the communication unit 42 can communicate with the wireless communication unit 15 of the electric shutter 1 via short-range wireless communication BT.

[0030] The communication unit 42 has an input / output terminal such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port and is capable of communicating with the smartphone 2. The communication unit 42 is connectable to the communication unit 22 of the smartphone 2 via a communication cable 5.

[0031] The display unit 43 is a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays images generated by the control unit 41. The input unit 44 is an operation button or the like. An input operation input by the user to the input unit 44 is acquired by the control unit 41. The display unit 43 and the input unit 44 may be a touch panel.

[0032] A pairing application AP2, which is an application for pairing the electric shutter 1 with the remote control 4, is installed in the remote control 4. The remote control 4 has a remote control identification code, which is a unique code that differs for each remote control 4. The remote control identification code is stored in the memory of the control unit 41.

[0033] 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. 5, the control flowchart of the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 shown in Fig. 6, the control flowchart of the control unit 41 of the remote control 4 shown in Fig. 7, and the control flowchart of the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 shown in Fig. 8.

[0034] As a preliminary preparation, the user connects the smartphone 2 and the remote control 4 via a communication cable 5 as shown in Fig. 1. When connecting the smartphone 2 and the remote control 4 via wireless communication, the connection between the smartphone 2 and the remote control 4 using the communication cable 5 is not necessary.

[0035] When the pairing application AP1 is launched by the user, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 checks in step S10 whether the connected remote control 4 is a remote control that can be paired with the electric shutter 1. For example, if the remote control 4 is already paired with the electric shutter 1, it is determined that the remote control cannot be paired with the electric shutter 1. Even if the remote control 4 is a remote control that can be paired with multiple electric shutters 1, it is determined that the remote control cannot be paired with the electric shutter 1 if the number of electric shutters 1 already paired with the remote control 4 is the maximum value.

[0036] The control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 then executes step S20 when the connected remote control 4 is a remote control that can be paired with the electric shutter 1. When the connected remote control 4 is not a remote control that can be paired with the electric shutter 1, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 ends the control flow shown in Fig. 6. The user deletes the registration of the electric shutter 1 that has already been paired with the remote control 4, and then attempts to pair the electric shutter 1 with the remote control 4 again.

[0037] The user captures an image of the identifier 17 with the camera 24. In step S30, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 acquires the shutter authentication code included in the identifier 17. In step S40, the control unit 21 of the smartphone 2 transmits the shutter authentication code to the remote control 4.

[0038] When the pairing application AP2 is started by the user, in step S110, the control unit 41 of the remote control 4 acquires a shutter authentication code from the smartphone 2. The acquired shutter authentication code is stored in the storage unit of the control unit 41 and registered in the pairing application AP2.

[0039] 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.

[0040] In step S120, the control unit 41 of the remote control 4 searches for electric shutters 1 that are waiting for pairing, and displays a selection screen on the display unit 43 that allows the user to select the electric shutter 1 to be paired from the electric shutters 1 that are waiting for pairing.

[0041] The user inputs a selection input to the input unit 44 to select the electric shutter 1 to be paired.

[0042] In step S130, the control unit 41 of the remote control 4 transmits a pairing request via short-range wireless communication BT to the electric shutter 1 to be paired with the remote control 4. The pairing request includes the shutter authentication code and the remote control identification code.

[0043] 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.

[0044] 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 remote control other than that of the user of the electric shutter 1.

[0045] 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.

[0046] <Pairing successful> In step S240, the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 registers the remote control identification code included in the received pairing request. The control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 accepts a remote control request from the pairing application AP2 that includes the registered remote control identification code.

[0047] 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.

[0048] In step S260, the control unit 14 of the electric shutter 1 notifies the remote control 4 that pairing has been completed.

[0049] In step S140, the control unit 41 of the remote control 4 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 41 of the remote control 4 then executes step S150. If pairing has not been completed within the predetermined period of time, the control unit 41 of the remote control 4 then executes step S130 again.

[0050] In step S150, the control unit 41 of the remote control 4 receives the pairing completion notification.

[0051] In step S160, the control unit 41 of the remote control 4 checks whether the pairing information included in the pairing completion notification is correct. Specifically, the control unit 41 of the remote control 4 checks whether the shutter authentication code and remote control identification code in the pairing information are the ones sent as the pairing request.

[0052] In step S170, the control unit 41 of the remote control 4 registers the shutter authentication code in the remote control 4. When pairing with the electric shutter 1 again, the control unit 41 of the remote control 4 uses the registered shutter authentication code, thereby omitting the process of referring to the smartphone 2 for the shutter authentication code and simplifying the pairing process.

[0053] The control unit 41 of the remote control 4 completes the pairing process. Once pairing is complete, the user can remotely operate the electric shutter 1 using the remote control 4. Note that multiple electric shutters 1 can be paired with one remote control 4. When multiple electric shutters 1 are paired with one remote control 4, the control unit 41 of the remote control 4 repeatedly executes the control flowchart described above.

[0054] <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.

[0055] 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 to pair the electric shutter 1 with the remote control 4 again.

[0056] According to the opening and closing device remote control system 100 of this embodiment, by using the smartphone 2, the user can easily perform the operation of pairing the electric shutter 1 with the remote control 4, and the user can remotely control the electric shutter 1 using the remote control 4.

[0057] There is no need for a dedicated remote control for the electric shutter 1. There is no need to ship a dedicated remote control paired with the electric shutter 1 together with the electric shutter 1.

[0058] It is possible to pair multiple electric shutters 1 with one remote control 4. This allows the remote controls for multiple electric shutters 1 to be consolidated into one remote control 4. It is also possible to pair multiple remote controls 4 with one electric shutter 1. The user can realize a variety of ways of using the remote control device 4 that were not possible with a dedicated remote control.

[0059] While one 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 modifications can be configured in any suitable combination.

[0060] The identifier 17 is a visible identifier. However, the form of the identifier is not limited to this. The identifier may be an invisible identifier, such as a code obtained by wireless communication such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification).

[0061] 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]

[0062] 100...Opening and closing device remote control system, 1...electric shutter, 11...shutter, 12...drive device, 13...control board, 14...control unit, 15...wireless communication unit, 17...identifier, 2...smartphone, 3...management device, 4...remote control, 5...communication cable

Claims

1. A mobile device, a remote control device capable of communicating with the mobile terminal; an electric opening / closing device capable of communicating with the remote control device and having an identifier that allows individual opening / closing devices to be distinguished; Equipped with the mobile terminal acquires the identifier and acquires an authentication code for the electric opening / closing device included in the identifier; The remote control device acquires the authentication code from the mobile terminal and pairs with the electric opening and closing device using the authentication code. Switchgear remote control system.

2. the identifier is a barcode provided in a visible position, The mobile terminal has a camera and acquires the authentication code included in the barcode captured by the camera. The switchgear remote control system according to claim 1 .

3. The remote control device is capable of pairing with a plurality of the electric opening and closing devices. The switchgear remote control system according to claim 1 .

4. The electric opening / closing device is capable of pairing with a plurality of the remote control devices. The switchgear remote control system according to claim 1 .

5. A remote control device that pairs with an electric opening and closing device, acquiring an authentication code for the electric opening / closing device included in an identifier of the electric opening / closing device via a mobile terminal; pairing with the electric opening / closing device using the authentication code; Remote control device.

6. the identifier is a barcode provided in a visible position, The mobile terminal has a camera and acquires the authentication code included in the barcode captured by the camera. The remote control device according to claim 5.

7. The remote control device is capable of pairing with a plurality of the electric opening and closing devices. The remote control device according to claim 5.

8. 1. A method for pairing a remote control device with an electric opening / closing device capable of communicating with the remote control device, comprising: acquiring an identifier of the electric opening / closing device via a mobile terminal; obtaining an authentication code for the electric opening / closing device included in the identifier; pairing with the electric opening / closing device using the authentication code; Switchgear pairing method.

9. the identifier is a barcode provided in a visible position, The mobile terminal has a camera and acquires the authentication code included in the barcode captured by the camera. The method for pairing a switching device according to claim 8.

10. A program for pairing a remote control device with an electric opening / closing device that can communicate with the remote control device, acquiring an identifier of the electric opening / closing device via a mobile terminal; obtaining an authentication code for the electric opening / closing device included in the identifier; pairing with the electric opening / closing device using the authentication code; Switchgear pairing program.

11. the identifier is a barcode provided in a visible position, acquiring the authentication code included in the barcode captured by a camera included in the mobile terminal; The opening and closing device pairing program according to claim 10.

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