Equipment control system and equipment control method

Abstract

To provide an apparatus control system capable of individually actuating a plurality of apparatuses having different actuation requirements by a single operation.SOLUTION: The apparatus control system comprises: a plurality of electronic locks 2a, 2b that are actuated based on actuation conditions set for each apparatus; a plurality of sensors 3a, 3b that detect a state of objects such as doors 5, 7 or a window 6, and set a broadcast to either valid or invalid based on the detected state of the object; and an electronic lock operation terminal 4 that broadcasts an operation command to the electronic locks 2a, 2b according to a user's operation instruction. The actuation conditions include the state of at least one of the objects, in addition to receiving the operation command, as a requirement.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a device control system and a device control method. [Background technology]

[0002] The following Patent Document 1 discloses a remote control device that locks or unlocks multiple windows and doors in a building such as a residence from a remote location such as away from home. This remote control device locks or unlocks all windows and doors in the building with a single operation. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 10-140891 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, even if all doors and windows can be locked or unlocked uniformly with one operation, when only some of the doors or windows are to be locked or unlocked, they must be locked or unlocked individually, which makes the operation of locking or unlocking time-consuming.

[0005] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and one of its objects is to provide an equipment control system and an equipment control method that can individually operate multiple equipment with different operating conditions with a single operation. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] One aspect of the present invention is a device control system that comprises a plurality of electronic devices that operate based on operating conditions set for each device, a plurality of sensors that detect the state of an object and set a broadcast to either enabled or disabled based on the detected state of the object, and an operation terminal that broadcasts operation commands to the electronic devices in accordance with a user's operation instruction, wherein the operating conditions include, in addition to receiving the operation commands, a requirement regarding at least one or more of the states of the object.

[0007] The state of the object may be any one of the open / closed state of a door or window, the on / off state of an electrical appliance, the on / off state of a lighting fixture, and the operating state of a security or fire protection system.

[0008] The state of the object may be an open / closed state of a door or window, and the electronic device may be an electronic lock.

[0009] The sensor may enable broadcasting when the door or window is closed, and the electronic lock may receive the operation command and lock the door or window that is set to the operating condition when it is closed.

[0010] Another aspect of the present invention is an equipment control method that includes a plurality of sensors detecting a state of each object and setting a broadcast to either enabled or disabled based on the detected state of the object, and an operation terminal broadcasting operation commands to a plurality of electronic devices that operate based on operating conditions set for each device, the operating conditions including, in addition to receiving the operation commands, the state of at least one or more of the objects. Effect of the Invention

[0011] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a device control system and a device control method that can individually operate a plurality of devices having different operating conditions with a single operation. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a device control system according to an embodiment; [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of an electronic lock. [Diagram 3] FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state in which the door sensor is enabled for broadcasting; [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state in which a window sensor is enabled for broadcasting. [Diagram 5] 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state in which an electronic lock operating terminal enables broadcasting. FIG. [Figure 6] 4 is a sequence chart illustrating an operation of the device control system according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In each drawing, the same reference numerals denote the same or similar configurations. Also, since the drawings are schematic, the dimensions and ratios of each component are different from the actual ones.

[0014] 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a device control system according to an embodiment. As shown in the figure, the device control system 1 according to the present embodiment includes, for example, an electronic lock 2a and a door sensor 3a attached to a front door 5, a window sensor 3b attached to a window 6, an electronic lock 2b attached to a back door 7, and an electronic lock operation terminal 4 operated by a user. In the following, when there is no need to distinguish between the electronic locks 2a and 2b, they will be referred to as an electronic lock 2, and when there is no need to distinguish between the door sensor 3a and the window sensor 3b, they will be referred to as a sensor 3.

[0015] The electronic lock 2, the sensor 3, and the electronic lock operating terminal 4 can communicate with each other wirelessly. The sensor 3 and the electronic lock operating terminal 4 have a broadcasting function. The broadcasting may be performed, for example, by using an SSID (Service Set Identifier) ​​or a broadcast address.

[0016] The electronic lock 2 operates based on operating conditions set for each electronic lock 2. The operating conditions include, for example, a condition for locking the electronic lock 2 and a condition for unlocking the electronic lock 2. The operating conditions will be described in detail later.

[0017] As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic lock 2 includes, for example, a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a communication unit 23, and a lock mechanism 24.

[0018] The control unit 21 is, for example, a processor such as a CPU, and realizes various functions of the electronic lock 2 by executing a program 221 stored in the storage unit 22.

[0019] The storage unit 22 is a computer-readable recording medium such as a semiconductor memory. The storage unit 22 stores, for example, a program 221 for implementing various functions of the electronic lock 2 and various data used in the program 221. The various data includes, for example, an operating condition 222. Details of the operating condition 222 will be described later.

[0020] The communication unit 23 is an interface for connecting to a network and communicating with other terminals on the network. The communication may be wireless or wired.

[0021] The lock mechanism 24 is composed of a lock, and is a mechanism that locks or unlocks in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 21.

[0022] In this embodiment, the electronic lock 2 is described as having a locking mechanism 24, but the present invention can also be applied to an electronic lock that is attached to the lock built into the door without having the locking mechanism 24. In this case, the electronic lock may be provided with a mechanism for rotating the knob of a thumb turn that activates the lock, instead of the locking mechanism 24.

[0023] The sensor 3 shown in FIG. 1 detects the state of an object to be sensed, and sets broadcasting by the sensor itself to either enabled (on) or disabled (off) based on the detected state of the object.

[0024] The state of the object includes, for example, the open / closed state of a door, the open / closed state of a window, etc. When broadcasting is enabled, broadcasting starts, and when broadcasting is disabled, broadcasting stops.

[0025] In this embodiment, for example, when the door sensor 3a or the window sensor 3b detects that the front door 5 or the window 6 is closed, the broadcast is set to be enabled, and when the door sensor 3a or the window sensor 3b detects that the front door 5 or the window 6 is open, the broadcast is set to be disabled. Note that the conditions for setting the broadcast to be enabled or disabled may be the reverse of the above-mentioned open / closed states.

[0026] A state in which the door sensor 3a has enabled broadcasting will be described with reference to Fig. 3. As shown in the figure, the door sensor 3a enables broadcasting while it detects that the front door 5 is closed. This enables the electronic lock 2 to determine that the front door 5 is closed.

[0027] On the other hand, the window sensor 3b disables broadcasting while it detects that the window 6 is open, which enables the electronic lock 2 to determine that the window 6 is open.

[0028] A state in which the window sensor 3b has enabled broadcasting will be described with reference to Fig. 4. As shown in the figure, the window sensor 3b enables broadcasting while it detects that the window 6 is closed. This enables the electronic lock 2 to determine that the window 6 is closed.

[0029] On the other hand, the door sensor 3a disables broadcasting while it detects that the front door 5 is open, which enables the electronic lock 2 to determine that the front door 5 is open.

[0030] The electronic lock operation terminal 4 shown in Fig. 1 broadcasts an operation command to the electronic lock 2 according to an operation instruction from a user. The operation command includes, for example, a lock command to lock the electronic lock 2 and an unlock command to unlock the electronic lock 2. The electronic lock operation terminal 4 may be a terminal dedicated to operating the electronic lock 2, or may be a terminal capable of wireless communication such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a notebook PC. Furthermore, the electronic lock operation terminal 4 is not limited to being operated inside a building where doors and windows are arranged, and may be operated outside the building.

[0031] With reference to Fig. 5, a mode in which the electronic lock operating terminal 4 transmits an operation command with broadcast enabled will be described. As shown in the figure, when a user inputs an operation command, the electronic lock operating terminal 4 transmits the operation command with broadcast enabled. This makes it possible for the electronic lock 2 to receive the operation command broadcast from the electronic lock operating terminal 4.

[0032] The trigger for the electronic lock operating terminal 4 to enable the broadcast is not limited to the input of an operating command. For example, an operation to enable the broadcast may be received from the user. On the other hand, the timing to switch the broadcast from enabled to disabled may be appropriately switched based on the time that has elapsed since the broadcast was enabled, or an operation to disable the broadcast may be received from the user.

[0033] Next, an example of the activation condition 222 set for each electronic lock 2 will be described below with specific examples (A) and (B).

[0034] (A) For the electronic lock 2a of the front door 5, for example, an operating condition 222 including the following requirements (A1) to (A3) can be set.

[0035] (A1) A lock command is received from the electronic lock operating terminal 4, and (A2) the front door 5 is closed, and (A3) the window 6 is closed.

[0036] Whether or not the lock command has been received in (A1) above can be determined, for example, by whether or not the signal broadcast from the electronic lock operating terminal 4 contains a lock command.

[0037] In the above (A2), whether the front door 5 is closed can be determined, for example, by whether a signal broadcast from the door sensor 3a is received. The door sensor 3a enables broadcasting when the front door 5 is closed, so it can be determined that the front door 5 is closed while the signal broadcast from the door sensor 3a is being received.

[0038] Whether the window 6 is closed in (A3) above can be determined, for example, by whether a signal broadcast from the window sensor 3b is being received. The window sensor 3b enables broadcasting when the window 6 is closed, so it can be determined that the window 6 is closed while the signal broadcast from the window sensor 3b is being received.

[0039] (B) For the electronic lock 2b of the back door 7, for example, an operating condition 222 including the following requirements (B1) and (B2) can be set.

[0040] (B1) A lock command is received from the electronic lock operating terminal 4, and (B2) the front door 5 is in a closed state.

[0041] Whether or not a lock command has been received in (B1) can be determined in the same manner as in (A1) above. Also, whether or not the front door 5 is closed in (B2) can be determined in the same manner as in (A2) above.

[0042] Next, an example of the operation of the device control system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 6. The device control system 1 is exemplarily configured as shown in Fig. 1.

[0043] First, the electronic lock operating terminal 4 accepts a locking operation for locking the electronic lock 2 from a user (step S101).

[0044] Next, the electronic lock operating terminal 4 broadcasts a lock command to the electronic lock 2 (step S102).

[0045] Next, the electronic lock 2a that has received the lock command determines whether the operating condition 222 set in the electronic lock 2a is satisfied (step S103). If the determination is NO (step S103; NO), this operation ends.

[0046] If it is determined in step S103 that the operating condition 222 is satisfied (step S103; YES), the electronic lock 2a locks the door (step S105), and the operation ends.

[0047] On the other hand, the electronic lock 2b that received the lock command broadcast in step S102 determines whether the operating condition 222 set in the electronic lock 2b is satisfied (step S104). If the determination is NO (step S104; NO), this operation ends.

[0048] If it is determined in step S104 that the operating condition 222 is satisfied (step S104; YES), the electronic lock 2b locks the door (step S106), and the operation ends.

[0049] As described above, according to the equipment control system 1 of the embodiment, each sensor 3 detects the state of the target object, such as a door or window, and sets the broadcast to either enabled or disabled based on the detected state, and the electronic lock operating terminal 4 broadcasts an operation command, making it possible to individually control the operation of each electronic lock 2 based on the operation conditions 222 set for each electronic lock 2.

[0050] Therefore, according to the device control system 1 according to the embodiment, it is possible to individually activate a plurality of electronic locks 2 having different activation conditions 222 with a single operation.

[0051] [Variations] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented in various other forms without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the above-described embodiment is merely an example in every respect, and should not be interpreted as being restrictive. For example, the above-described processes (steps) can be arbitrarily changed in order or executed in parallel as long as no contradiction occurs in the process contents.

[0052] In the above embodiment, the window sensor 3b is attached to the window 6, but an electronic lock is not attached, but an electronic lock may be attached. In this case, the electronic lock attached to the window 6 can be operated in the same way as the other electronic locks 2. Furthermore, the back door 7 is attached with the electronic lock 2b, but no door sensor is attached, but a door sensor may be attached. In this case, the door sensor attached to the back door 7 can be used in the same way as the other sensors 3. [Explanation of symbols]

[0053] 1...equipment control system, 2...electronic lock, 2a...electronic lock, 2b...electronic lock, 3a...door sensor, 3b...window sensor, 4...electronic lock operation terminal, 5...front door, 6...window, 7...back door, 21...control unit, 22...memory unit, 23...communication unit, 24...lock mechanism, 221...program, 222...operating conditions

Claims

1. A plurality of electronic devices that operate based on operating conditions set for each device; a plurality of sensors that detect a state of an object to be sensed and set broadcasting to the electronic device to either enabled or disabled based on the detected state of the object; an operation terminal that broadcasts an operation command for the electronic device in accordance with an operation instruction from a user; Equipped with The operation condition includes at least one or more conditions of the object in addition to receiving the operation command. Equipment control system.

2. The state of the object is any one of the open / closed state of a door or window, the on / off state of an electrical appliance, the on / off state of a lighting fixture, and the operating state of a security or fire protection system. The device control system according to claim 1 .

3. The state of the object is the open / close state of a door or window, and the electronic device is an electronic lock.

3. The device control system according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The sensor enables broadcasting to the electronic lock when the door or window is in a closed state; The electronic lock receives the operation command and locks the door or window set in the operating condition when the door or window is closed. The device control system according to claim 3.

5. a plurality of sensors detects a state of an object to be sensed, and sets broadcasting to a plurality of electronic devices to either enabled or disabled based on the detected state of the object; An operation terminal broadcasts an operation command for the electronic device that operates based on an operation condition set for each device; Including, The operation condition includes at least one or more conditions of the object in addition to receiving the operation command. Device control method.

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