Opening / closing body control system and opening / closing body control method

Abstract

To allow the opening / closing speed at the time of opening / closing operation of an opening / closing body to be a desired speed even when a dedicated switch of the opening / closing body is used.SOLUTION: Control signals output from a portable communication terminal 10 include an open signal, a close signal, a stop signal, and a halfway stop signal, as well as an open speed and a close speed during an opening / closing operation. Opening / closing bodies 1 to 4 perform opening / closing operations of the opening / closing bodies at speeds corresponding to the open speed or the close speed which are added to the control signals. On the other hand, control signals output from operating elements 12, 22, 32 and 42 include only an open signal, a close signal, a stop signal, and a halfway stop signal, and do not include an open speed and a close speed. When the opening / closing operation is performed in response to the input of the control signal from the operating element, the opening / closing operation is performed at the open speed or the close speed stored in advance in control means. The open speed or the close speed recorded in the control means can be changed as appropriate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an opening / closing body control system and an opening / closing body control method that control the opening and closing operation of an opening / closing body configured to separate openings of structural members including buildings such as buildings, factories, and warehouses using an opening / closing body such as a shutter, and in particular to an opening / closing body control system and an opening / closing body control method configured to control the speed of the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing body. [Background technology]

[0002] In opening and closing device such as shutters and doors installed in the openings of the structure including houses, buildings, factories, warehouses, etc., electric shutters and electric doors that perform the opening and closing operation electrically are often used. Such opening and closing operation electrically includes wired dedicated switches with three types of switches for opening and closing, or wireless dedicated switches for remote control. In response to the operation of each of these switches, the opening and closing device controls the opening and closing operation of the shutters and doors.

[0003] Recently, on the other hand, by installing a dedicated remote control application on a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone, the mobile communication terminal can be equipped with the same functions as a dedicated wireless switch. Also, by installing the remote control application on multiple such mobile communication terminals, multiple people can each individually control the opening and closing body device.

[0004] Patent document 1 describes an opening / closing body control system that is configured to control multiple opening / closing body devices within a building by installing a dedicated remote control application on a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone and connecting it to a wireless communication device (transmitter / receiver parent device). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] JP 2016-220015 A DISCLOSURE OF THEINVENTION [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] As described in Patent Document 1, when a remote control device for an opening / closing body device such as a shutter device is configured using a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone and used via a wireless communication device (transmitter / receiver master unit), the user does not need to purchase multiple dedicated remote control devices for multiple opening / closing body devices, which reduces the economic burden on the user and is therefore preferable for the user.

[0007] The opening / closing control system described in Patent Document 1 is configured so that opening / closing body devices such as a garage shutter device and a window shutter device can be controlled remotely by connecting a mobile communication terminal to an access point in the house via the Internet and accessing a wireless communication device (transmitter / receiver master device) from outside using the mobile communication terminal. Also, the opening / closing control system described in Patent Document 1 is configured so that it can be remotely controlled from outside via the Internet using a mobile communication terminal.

[0008] When the opening / closing device is controlled using a mobile communication terminal, it is possible to appropriately set the opening / closing speed during the opening / closing operation using an application on the mobile communication terminal. However, when opening and closing operations are performed using a dedicated wired switch equipped with three types of switches for on / off, or a dedicated wireless switch for remote control, the opening and closing body device is configured so that it can only perform opening and closing operations at a preset opening and closing speed.

[0009] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned points, and aims to provide an opening / closing body control system and an opening / closing body control method that can open and close the opening / closing body at a desired speed even when a dedicated switch for the opening / closing body is used. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] A first feature of the opening / closing body control system of the present invention is that in this opening / closing control system comprising an opening / closing body means that is provided at an opening and closing operation, a control means that electrically controls the operation of the opening / closing body means, an operator means that outputs a first control signal to the control means corresponding to the opening / closing operation in response to operation of an operator connected to the control means, and a mobile communication terminal means that is connected to the control means via a communication line and transmits a second control signal regarding the opening / closing operation in response to operation of an operator screen to the control means, when the opening / closing operation is performed in response to input of the first control signal from the operator means, the opening / closing operation is performed at a first opening speed or a first closing speed that is pre-stored in the control means, and when the opening / closing operation is performed in response to input of a second control signal from the mobile communication terminal means, the opening / closing operation is performed at a second opening speed or a second closing speed that is added to the second control signal. This is to enable the opening / closing speed during the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing body control system controlled by the driving force of the motor to be controlled at a desired speed. The second control signal output from the mobile communication terminal means is added with an open signal, a close signal, a stop signal, and a midway stop signal, as well as an opening speed and a closing speed during the opening / closing operation. The opening / closing body means executes the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing body at a speed corresponding to the opening speed or closing speed added to this second control signal. On the other hand, the first control signal output from the operator means is composed of only an open signal, a close signal, a stop signal, and a midway stop signal, and does not include an opening speed or a closing speed. In this invention, when the opening / closing operation is executed in response to the input of the first control signal from the operator means, the opening / closing operation is executed at a first opening speed or a first closing speed pre-stored in the control means. This makes it possible to execute the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing body at a desired speed even when the operator means, which is a dedicated switch for the opening / closing body, is used.

[0011] A second feature of the opening / closing body control system of the present invention is that, in the opening / closing control system described in the first feature, when the second opening speed and the first opening speed are different, or when the second closing speed and the first closing speed are different, the control means stores the second opening speed or the second closing speed as the first opening speed or the first closing speed. This is a configuration in which the first opening speed and the first closing speed pre-stored in the control means are constantly rewritten to the opening speed and the closing speed added to the second control signal output from the mobile communication terminal means. By changing the setting of the opening / closing speed using the mobile communication terminal means or by executing the opening / closing operation, the opening / closing speed during the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing body can be appropriately changed.

[0012] A third feature of the opening / closing body control system of the present invention is that, in the opening / closing control system described in the second feature, when the second opening speed or the second closing speed is changed by the mobile communication terminal means, the control means stores the changed second opening speed or second closing speed as the first opening speed or first closing speed. This is a method of constantly rewriting the first opening speed and the first closing speed prestored in the control means to the opening speed and the closing speed set in the mobile communication terminal means. Even if the opening and closing operation is not performed using the mobile communication terminal means, the opening and closing speed during the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing body can be appropriately changed by changing the setting of the mobile communication terminal means.

[0013] A first feature of the opening / closing body control method of the present invention is an opening / closing control method that electrically controls the opening / closing operation of an opening / closing body means provided in an opening using a control means, and controls the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing body means using an operator means that outputs a first control signal corresponding to the opening / closing operation in response to operation of an operator connected to the control means to the control means, and a mobile communication terminal means that is connected to the control means via a communication line and transmits a second control signal regarding the opening / closing operation in response to operation of an operator screen to the control means, wherein when the opening / closing operation is performed in response to input of the first control signal from the operator means, the opening / closing operation is performed at a first opening speed or a first closing speed that is pre-stored in the control means, and when the opening / closing operation is performed in response to input of a second control signal from the mobile communication terminal means, the opening / closing operation is performed at a second opening speed or a second closing speed that is added to the second control signal. This is an invention of an opening / closing body control method corresponding to the opening / closing body control system described in the first aspect.

[0014] A second feature of the opening / closing body control method of the present invention is that, in the opening / closing control method described in the first feature, when the second opening speed and the first opening speed are different, or when the second closing speed and the first closing speed are different, the control means stores the second opening speed or the second closing speed as the first opening speed or the first closing speed. This is an invention of an opening / closing body control method corresponding to the opening / closing body control system described in the second aspect.

[0015] A third feature of the opening / closing body control method of the present invention is that, in the opening / closing control system described in the second feature, when the second opening speed or the second closing speed is changed by the mobile communication terminal means, the control means stores the changed second opening speed or second closing speed as the first opening speed or first closing speed. This is an invention of an opening / closing body control method corresponding to the opening / closing body control system described in the third aspect. Effect of the Invention

[0016] According to the present invention, there is an advantage that the opening / closing speed during the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing body can be opened / closed at a desired speed even when a dedicated switch for the opening / closing body is used. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an opening / closing control system according to the present invention; [Diagram 2] 2 is an external view showing the configuration of the transmitter / receiver unit shown in FIG. [Diagram 3] 10 is a diagram showing a state in which a remote control ID is set in a remote control operation switch transmitting / receiving slave unit and a transmitting / receiving master unit. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the portable communication terminal. [Diagram 5] 2 is a diagram showing an example of a remote control process executed by a remote control switch, and a transmission / reception process executed by a transmission / reception slave unit between a transmission / reception master unit and the remote control switch in the opening / closing control system of FIG. 1; [Figure 6] 2 is a diagram showing an example of a transmission / reception process executed by a transmission / reception master unit between a transmission / reception slave unit and a mobile communication terminal in the opening / closing control system of FIG. 1; FIG. [Figure 7] 2 is a diagram showing an example of a transmission / reception process executed by a mobile communication terminal between the transmission / reception master unit and the mobile communication terminal in the opening / closing control system of FIG. 1; FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of operation signal response processing corresponding to each operation of opening / closing / stopping, stopping midway, and ventilation / lighting in step S53 of FIG. 5. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] A preferred embodiment of the opening / closing control system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the attached drawings. In this embodiment, an opening / closing body device (shutter device) group that is controlled to open and close vertically as an opening / closing body means will be described as an example. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the opening / closing control system of the present invention. The shutter device group in Fig. 1 is composed of a garage shutter device 1 installed in a garage such as a carport, and window shutter devices 2 to 4 installed in windows that are openings of a building.

[0019] The garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2-4 are basically composed of a shutter case, a shutter curtain, a guide rail, a motor, a shutter drive circuit, an opening / closing control circuit, a transmitter / receiver, a remote control switch (operator means), etc. Note that the motor, the shutter drive circuit, and other components such as a winding shaft and a chain are not shown in Fig. 1. The window shutter devices 2-4 are a plurality of opening / closing body means provided at a plurality of openings, respectively, and the garage shutter device 1 is a vehicle opening / closing body means.

[0020] The garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter device 3 are connected to human sensors 14, 34. The human sensor 14 of the garage shutter device 1 is installed behind the garage opening, i.e., inside the garage, and detects whether or not a person is present. If the garage shutter device 1 closes automatically when a person is present in the garage, the person may be trapped in the garage, and this is to prevent this. The human sensor 34 of the window shutter device 3 is installed behind the opening of the bay window, i.e., outside the building, and detects whether or not a person is present on the balcony 35. If the window shutter device 3 closes automatically when a person is present on the balcony 35, the person may be kicked out onto the balcony, and this is to prevent this. The human sensor may be installed in other areas where a person may be trapped and / or kicked out. The human sensor detects the presence of a person using infrared rays, ultrasonic waves, visible light, or the like, and may also detect using a surveillance camera or the like. The human sensors 14, 34 may be composed of one or more sensors. Note that this is different from the obstacle sensor for preventing harm that is provided in the shutter device, and detects whether or not a person is present in a specified area at a certain distance from the opening / closing device.

[0021] The shutter cases are provided above the respective openings. The guide rails are provided on both ends of the garage openings and windows so as to contact both ends of the shutter curtain, and are made of metal members having guide grooves with a U-shaped cross section that span from the lintel to the floor and the bottom of the window frame. The shutter curtain rises and falls along the guide grooves of the guide rails, and performs the respective operations of opening, closing, stopping, or stopping halfway (half-open or half-closed) the openings and windows. In this specification, half-open means a state where the opening operation is stopped halfway, and half-close means a state where the closing operation is stopped halfway. The winding shafts, not shown, are provided rotatably on both ends of the shutter case, and wind and unwind the shutter curtain. The chains, not shown, connect the driving sprockets provided on the rotating shaft of the motor and the driven sprockets provided on the rotating shaft of the winding shaft. Therefore, the rotational driving force of the motor is transmitted to the winding shaft side via the chain, and when the motor rotates, the winding shaft rotates via the chain, and the respective operations of opening, closing, stopping, or stopping halfway of the shutter curtain are controlled.

[0022] Although not shown, the shutter driving circuit is provided in each shutter case. The shutter driving circuit is configured as a microcomputer, and power is supplied from the outside via a power line. The shutter driving circuit controls the rotation of the motor based on the control signal from the opening / closing control circuit 11, 21, 31, 41 to control each operation of opening / closing, stopping, or stopping midway of the shutter curtain. The shutter driving circuit executes the opening / closing operation at an opening / closing speed based on the opening / closing signal added to the control signal. The opening / closing speed is expressed as a multiplication factor of 0.5 to 1.5 times the standard speed (default speed) assuming that the standard speed (default speed) is 1. Therefore, the number "1.0" indicates 1x speed, i.e., the standard speed, "0.5" indicates half the standard speed, and "1.5" indicates 1.5 times the standard speed. In FIG. 1, the transceiver sub-units 13, 23, 33, 43 have built-in antennas that receive control signals from the remote control operation switches 12, 22, 32, 42, which are the operating means. The remote control switches 12, 22, 32, and 42 are wireless type operators dedicated to the shutter device and equipped with an open button, a stop button, and a close button.

[0023] The transmitter / receiver handset 13 of the garage shutter device 1 and the remote control switch 12 are connected by a specific low-power radio in a specific frequency band (for example, 426 [MHz]), and are connected one-to-one via a specific ID. The window shutter devices 2 to 4 are similarly connected to the remote control switches 22, 32, and 42 by a specific frequency band, and are connected one-to-one via a specific ID. In this embodiment, the remote control switch 12 is assigned an id12 as a specific ID, the remote control switch 22 is assigned an id22, the remote control switch 32 is assigned an id32, and the remote control switch 42 is assigned an id42 as a specific ID, and these IDs are used.

[0024] Although not shown, the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2-4 may be provided with wired controls near the respective openings in addition to the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, 42. The remote control switches 12, 22, 32, 42 transmit control signals corresponding to the operation states of the respective operation buttons for opening, closing, stopping, or stopping midway to the transceiver slave units 13, 23, 33, 43. The respective opening and closing control circuits 11, 21, 31, 41 control the respective operations of opening, closing, stopping, or stopping midway of the shutter curtain in response to the control signals corresponding to these operation states.

[0025] The transceiver handsets 13, 23, 33, 43 are electrically connected to the opening / closing control circuits 11, 21, 31, 41, respectively, by wires. The transceiver handsets 13, 23, 33, 43 are wirelessly connected to the transceiver master unit 50 by a specific low-power radio (for example, a frequency of 429 [MHz]). The transceiver master unit 50 has a built-in antenna for receiving signals from the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, 42. An access point 60 (Wireless LAN access point) is connected to the transceiver master unit 50 via Wi-Fi. Furthermore, a mobile communication terminal 70 is connected to the access point 60 via Wi-Fi.

[0026] In Fig. 1, the transmitter-receiver handset 13, 23, 33, 43 is illustrated with an antenna connected to the remote control switch 12, 22, 32, 42 and the transmitter-receiver master 50. The specific frequency band connecting the transmitter-receiver handset 13, 23, 33, 43 and the remote control switch 12, 22, 32, 42 and the specific frequency band connecting the transmitter-receiver handset 13, 23, 33, 43 and the transmitter-receiver master 50 may be the same or different. When the specific frequency bands are different, the transmitter-receiver handset 13, 23, 33, 43 receives the signal by switching the frequency of the received signal by software. In this embodiment, at least one of the transmitter-receiver master 50 and the access point 60 (preferably both of them) is not housed in any shutter case, but is installed outside the shutter case. Furthermore, when the installation (disposition) positions of the transmitter / receiver master unit 50 and the access point 60 are near a shutter case (i.e., a shutter device equipped with this shutter case) and the height can be determined, for example, by visual inspection or for other reasons, it is preferable to install them at a position below the shutter case, taking into consideration ease of installation and maintenance, etc. Of course, even if it is inside the shutter case, for example, the installation position is arbitrary as long as it is within a range where communication is possible and does not interfere with the opening / closing and rolling up of the shutter curtain.

[0027] The mobile communication terminal 70 is, for example, a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone, a PHS, a smartphone (multifunctional mobile phone), a PDA, etc., and is equipped with a GPS function. In this embodiment, the mobile communication terminal 70 is configured as a smartphone equipped with a GPS function, and is equipped with not only a normal calling function but also a touch panel display screen, and in response to the activation of various applications, remote control operation switches having the same functions as the buttons of the remote control operation switches 12, 22, 32, and 42 are displayed on the display screen, and by operating each of these buttons, they function as remote control operation switches.

[0028] Various icons for starting a plurality of applications including a telephone call are displayed on the touch panel display screen of the mobile communication terminal 70, and the desired application can be started by touching the desired icon. FIG. 1 shows a state in which an application for a remote control for controlling an opening / closing body is started and each operation button, an open button, a stop button, and a close button, is displayed. The mobile communication terminal 70 has a short-distance wireless communication function such as Wi-Fi, infrared communication, and Bluetooth (registered trademark), and in this embodiment, it is configured to be connected to an access point 60 by Wi-Fi, and further connected to the transmission / reception master unit 50 by Wi-Fi via the access point 60. Although one mobile communication terminal 70 is shown in the figure, multiple mobile communication terminals may be used.

[0029] In addition, when the distance between the mobile communication terminal 70 and the access point 60 is great and Wi-Fi communication is not possible, the access point 60 can be connected to the Internet via a public line such as FLET'S ISDN, CATV, ADSL, or FTTH, and the mobile communication terminal 70 can be connected to the access point 60 via mobile communication and the Internet, thereby making it possible to remotely control the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4.

[0030] FIG. 2 is an external view showing the configuration of the transceiver unit in FIG. 1. As shown in the figure, the transceiver units 13, 23, 33, and 43 are equipped with a power line, a signal line, and a built-in antenna. Note that an external antenna connection line may also be provided. In this embodiment, the transceiver units 13, 23, 33, and 43 are equipped with a dip switch setting unit 81 that indicates the type of shutter in addition to these normal wireless components. In the figure, the dip switch setting unit 81 is shown in an enlarged manner. As shown in the figure, this dip switch setting unit 81 is composed of three dip switches SW1 to SW3. The setting states of these dip switches SW1 to SW3 are as shown in Table 82. In other words, in the figure, when dip switches SW1 to SW3 are "0", it indicates the standard type of sweep window shutter device, when they are "1", it indicates the standard type of waist-high window shutter device, when they are "010", it indicates the slit type of sweep window shutter device, when they are "011", it indicates the slit type of waist-high window shutter device, when they are "100", it indicates the blind type of sweep window shutter device, when they are "101", it indicates the blind type of waist-high window shutter device, and when they are "110", it indicates a garage shutter.

[0031] By assigning dip switches SW1 to SW3 to other shutter types, eight types of shutters can be assigned. To assign more types, four or more dip switches should be provided. Note that the window shutter device 2 in Fig. 1 is set to the standard type waist-high window shutter device "1", the window shutter device 3 is set to the standard type sweep window shutter device "0", the window shutter device 4 is set to the slit type waist-high window shutter device "011", and the garage shutter device 1 is set to the garage shutter "110".

[0032] In the opening / closing control system of Fig. 1, remote control IDs (id12, id22, id32, id42) are set for the remote control operation switches 12, 22, 32, 42, the transceiver slave units 13, 23, 33, 43, and the transceiver master unit 50. Details of the setting process of these remote control IDs are described in the previously filed Patent Application No. 2015-208071, and therefore will not be described here.

[0033] 3 is a diagram showing a state in which remote control IDs are set in the remote control switch transmitting / receiving slave and the transmitting / receiving master. In each transmitting / receiving slave 13, 23, 33, 43, the corresponding remote control ID (id12, id22, id32, id42) is registered in association with the ID (id13, id23, id33, id43) of the transmitting / receiving slave 13, 23, 33, 43. The IDs and the DIP switch state signals are stored in association with each other, such as id12⇔id13, id12⇔110 in the remote control switch 12, id22⇔id23, id22⇔1 in the remote control switch 22, id32⇔id33, id32⇔0 in the remote control switch 32, and id42⇔id43, id42⇔011 in the remote control switch 42. The same ID group and DIP switch status signal as those registered in each remote control operation switch 12, 22, 32, 42 are registered in the transmission / reception master unit 50. As a result, a bidirectional communication state is established between the transmission / reception slave units 13, 23, 33, 43 and the transmission / reception master unit 50 via one of the communication lines 13b, 23b, 33b, 43b based on the reception ID and transmission ID in the transmission / reception slave units 13, 23, 33, 43. When a bidirectional communication state is established between the transmission / reception slave units 13, 33 and the transmission / reception master unit 50, the detection information of the human presence sensors 14, 34 is transmitted to the transmission / reception master unit 50 in real time as a status signal. As a result, the transmission / reception master unit 50 can recognize the presence of a person in the garage and the presence of a person on the balcony 35 based on the detection information from the human presence sensors 14, 34.

[0034] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a mobile communication terminal. In Fig. 4, mobile communication terminal 701 shows an example of a screen showing an initial state in which an application for a remote control for controlling an opening and closing body is started. Selection buttons such as "individual shutter", "all shutters", "inside building shutters", and "garage shutters" are displayed on the initial state screen of mobile communication terminal 701.

[0035] The "Individual Shutters" selection button is selected when individually controlling a selection from the garage shutter device 1 and window shutter devices 2-4 shown in FIG. 1. The "All Shutters" selection button is selected when simultaneously controlling the garage shutter device 1 and window shutter devices 2-4 shown in FIG. 1. The "Inside Building Shutters" selection button is selected when simultaneously controlling the window shutter devices 2-4 installed inside a building among those shown in FIG. 1. The "Garage Shutter" selection button is selected when only the garage shutter device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is controlled.

[0036] The "garage shutter" selection button displays a person mark indicating that a person is in the garage. By visually recognizing this person mark, the presence of a person in the garage can be recognized (visually recognized). The selection button with the person mark displayed may be shaded or the like to indicate that it cannot be operated, making it distinguishable from other operable buttons. The "garage shutter" selection button also displays an AUTO mark indicating that the garage shutter device 1 is in an automatic mode in which the opening and closing operation of the mobile communication terminal 70 is automatically controlled by the mobile communication terminal 70.

[0037] 4, mobile communication terminal 702 shows an example of a screen displayed when the selection button for "individual shutter" is operated on mobile communication terminal 701, which displays the initial state screen. Selection buttons such as "garage shutter," "1st floor waist-high window shutter ST," "2nd floor bay window shutter ST," and "2nd floor waist-high window shutter SL" are displayed on mobile communication terminal 702 as the names of devices that can be controlled to open and close, as shown in FIG.

[0038] The selection button for "Garage Shutter" on the mobile communication terminal 702 corresponds to the garage shutter device 1 shown in FIG. 1. The selection button for "1st floor waist-high window shutter ST" on the mobile communication terminal 702 corresponds to the standard type of waist-high window shutter device shown in FIG. 1. The selection button for "2nd floor bay window shutter ST" on the mobile communication terminal 702 corresponds to the standard type of bay window shutter device 3 shown in FIG. 1. The selection button for "2nd floor waist-high window shutter SL" on the mobile communication terminal 702 corresponds to the slit type of waist-high window shutter device shown in FIG. 1. The two-row numbers displayed on the right end of each selection button indicate the respective opening and closing speeds. The upper row indicates the opening speed, and the lower row indicates the closing speed. Therefore, the number "1.0" indicates 1x speed, i.e., the standard speed, "0.8" indicates 0.8x speed of the standard speed, and "1.1" indicates 1.1x speed of the standard speed. The numbers indicating the respective opening and closing speeds are displayed on the right side of each selection button on the mobile communication terminal 702. The opening and closing speeds may be indicated by other numbers.

[0039] The "Garage Shutter" selection button on the mobile communication terminal 702 displays a person mark indicating that someone is in the garage, similar to the screen of the mobile communication terminal 701, and is shaded to indicate that operation is not possible. Also, the "Garage Shutter" selection button displays an AUTO mark indicating that it is in auto mode. On the other hand, no person mark is displayed on the "2nd Floor Sweep Window Shutter ST" selection button. In other words, the screen of the mobile communication terminal 702 indicates that the "Garage Shutter" cannot be operated because someone is in the garage, but that it can be operated because no one is on the balcony 35.

[0040] As shown in Fig. 3, these correspondences can be set in the base unit 50 when two-way communication between the base unit 13, 23, 33, 43 and the base unit 50 is established, and the system is configured so that the set contents are displayed on the mobile communication terminal 70. Therefore, instead of "2nd floor bay window shutter ST" and "2nd floor waist-high window shutter SL", names such as "2nd floor XX room window shutter" and "2nd floor △△ room window shutter" may be assigned to make them easier to understand. In this way, the name assigned to the base unit 50 is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 70 via the access point 60, so there is no need to separately register the mobile communication terminal 70 in the base unit 50. By simply connecting the mobile communication terminal 70 to the access point 60, the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 can be appropriately controlled to open, close, stop, or stop midway using the mobile communication terminal 70.

[0041] In Fig. 4, mobile communication terminal 703 shows an example of a screen when the selection button for "Garage Shutter", the name of a device that can be opened and closed and displayed on mobile communication terminal 702, is operated. The name of the device currently to be controlled, "Garage Shutter", is displayed at the top of the display screen of mobile communication terminal 703, and no person mark is displayed. Therefore, since there is currently no person inside "Garage Shutter", it is shown that the garage shutter device 1 can be opened and closed. Furthermore, below the device name "Garage Shutter" an "AUTO" mark is displayed indicating that it is currently in auto mode.

[0042] The display screen of the portable communication terminal 703 displays operation buttons corresponding to the open / close operation buttons. To the left of the open operation button, an "AUTO" button for switching between auto mode and manual mode is displayed. By operating this "AUTO" button, the portable communication terminal can switch to auto mode or cancel auto mode. When the portable communication terminal switches to auto mode, the above-mentioned "AUTO" mark is displayed, and when auto mode is canceled, the "AUTO" mark is hidden. The "AUTO" mark is displayed on the screen of the portable communication terminal 703 to indicate that it is currently in auto mode.

[0043] 4, the mobile communication terminal 704 shows an example of a screen displayed when a selection button for the name of a device that can be opened and closed, "second floor waist-high window shutter SL," displayed on the mobile communication terminal 702, is operated. The name of the device currently to be controlled, "second floor waist-high window shutter SL," is displayed at the top of the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 704, and below that are displayed operation buttons for opening and closing, a mid-way stop button for half-opening or half-closing, and an operation button for ventilation and lighting to adjust the amount of ventilation or lighting.

[0044] As described above, since the dip switch status signal indicating the type of shutter of the waist-high window shutter device is the slit type, i.e., "011", this ventilation lighting operation button is an operation button specific to the slit type shutter, which is displayed to adjust the amount of lighting. Similarly, when the dip switch status signal indicating the type of shutter is the blind type, i.e., "101", the "ventilation lighting" operation button for adjusting the amount of ventilation is displayed as in the mobile communication terminal 704. Therefore, when the dip switch status signal indicating the type of shutter is the standard type, i.e., "0" or "1", this "ventilation lighting" operation button is not displayed, and only the operation buttons for opening, closing, stopping, and stopping midway are displayed as in the mobile communication terminal 703. Note that the "ventilation lighting" operation button may be displayed even in the case of the standard type.

[0045] As described above, when the selection button of the open / close controllable device name "garage shutter", "1st floor waist-high window shutter ST", "2nd floor bay window shutter ST" or "2nd floor waist-high window shutter SL" displayed on the mobile communication terminal 702 is operated, the respective device name is displayed at the top of the display screen as shown in the mobile communication terminals 703 and 704, and each operation of opening / closing / stopping, stopping midway, or ventilation volume or lighting volume of any of the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 can be controlled using the display screen of the mobile communication terminals 703 and 704. Note that in Fig. 4, the midway stop operation button and ventilation lighting operation button are not displayed for the garage shutter device 1, but they may be displayed.

[0046] When the "all shutters" selection button is operated on the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 701, the word "all shutters" is displayed on the upper part of the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 703, and the mobile communication terminal 703 can be used to simultaneously control the opening and closing of all the shutters. In the case of all the shutters, only the opening and closing operations are possible, and the button for the stopping operation cannot be operated. This is because the time required for the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing body device is different between the waist-high window shutters and the bay window shutters, and it is difficult for the operator to determine at what stage the stopping operation will occur when the shutters are stopped. Therefore, in this embodiment, the operation for stopping the shutters is not possible. Of course, it goes without saying that the configuration may be such that the stopping operation is possible for all the shutters or some of the shutters. In addition, it may be possible to set the shutters to be in an open state or closed state by half or about one-third of the full open or closed state.

[0047] When the selection button for "inside building shutters" is operated on the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 701, a display screen like that of the mobile communication terminal 704 capable of operating the "1st floor waist-high window shutter ST," "2nd floor bay window shutter ST," and "2nd floor waist-high window shutter SL" in the building as the names of devices that can be opened and closed as shown in Fig. 1 is displayed, and each operation of opening / closing, stopping, or stopping midway, or the ventilation volume or the lighting volume of each window shutter can be controlled. Note that in Fig. 1, the remote control operation switches 12, 22, 32, and 42 show wireless operation devices dedicated to the shutter device equipped only with an opening / closing / stopping button, but in addition to the opening / closing / stopping operation button like the mobile communication terminal 704 in Fig. 7, they may be equipped with an operation button that can control each operation of stopping midway and / or the ventilation volume or the lighting volume.

[0048] When the selection button for the garage shutter is operated on the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 701, the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 703 is displayed, so that each operation of opening and closing the garage shutter device 1 can be manually controlled using the mobile communication terminal 703.

[0049] 1, in addition to the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, 42 dedicated to the opening and closing body devices, the opening and closing operations of the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 can be appropriately controlled using the mobile communication terminal 70. Furthermore, since the transmitting / receiving base unit 50 and the mobile communication terminal 70 are connected via an access point 60, only the mobile communication terminal 70 authenticated by WEP (or WPA or WPA2) can be connected to the transmitting / receiving base unit 50, so that a high level of security can be achieved.

[0050] Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of remote control processing executed by remote control operation switches 12, 22, 32, 42, and transmission / reception processing executed by transmitter / receiver slaves 13, 23, 33, 43 between transmitter / receiver master unit 50 and remote control operation switches 12, 22, 32, 42 in the opening / closing control system of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of transmission / reception processing executed by transmitter / receiver master unit 50 between transmitter / receiver slaves 13, 23, 33, 43 and mobile communication terminal 70 in the opening / closing control system of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of transmission / reception processing executed by mobile communication terminal 70 between transmitter / receiver master unit 50 and transmitter / receiver master unit 50 in the opening / closing control system of Fig. 1.

[0051] In Fig. 5, communication lines 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a indicate transmissions from remote control operation switches 12, 22, 32, 42 to the corresponding transceiver handsets 13, 23, 33, 43. In Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, communication lines 3a, 3b indicate transmissions from the transceiver handsets 13, 23, 33, 43 to the transceiver master unit 50, and communication lines 5b, 5c indicate transmissions from the transceiver master unit 50 to the respective transceiver handsets 13, 23, 33, 43. In Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, communication lines 5a, 5d indicate transmissions from the transceiver master unit 50 to the mobile communication terminal 70, and communication lines 7a, 7b indicate transmissions from the mobile communication terminal 70 to the transceiver master unit 50.

[0052] 5, the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, 42 transmit operation signals corresponding to the open / close or "ventilation lighting" operation buttons to the transmitter / receiver slaves 13, 23, 33, 43 via the corresponding communication lines 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, respectively. The transmitter / receiver slaves 13, 23, 33, 43 that receive the operation signals via the communication lines 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a check the IDs (id12, id22, id32, id42) included in the received operation signals, and if they match, execute the process corresponding to the operation signal.

[0053] Next, a transmission / reception process that the transmission / reception slave units 13, 23, 33, and 43 execute based on operation signals from the human sensors 14, 34, the transmission / reception master unit 50, and the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, and 42 will be described. In step S51, when the state of the opening / closing body to be controlled (opening / closing stopped or stopped midway and ventilation lighting amount) changes, when the detection state of the human presence sensor 14, 24 changes, and when the opening / closing speed changes, the transceiver slave units 13, 23, 33, 43 transmit status signals corresponding to the respective states to the transceiver master unit 50 via the communication line 3a, and store the opening / closing speed of each opening / closing body (garage shutter device 1 and window shutter devices 2-4) in a memory area within the transceiver slave units 13, 23, 33, 43. When the human presence sensor 14, 24 detects a person, it transmits a signal indicating the detection state.

[0054] In step S52, it is determined whether the IDs included in the operation signals match, and if they match (yes), the process proceeds to step S53, and if they do not match (no), the process returns. The operation signals in step S52 include both operation signals from the remote control operation switches 12, 22, 32, 42 received by the transceiver slaves 13, 23, 33, 43 via the communication lines 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, and operation signals from the transceiver master 50 received by the transceiver slaves 13, 23, 33, 43 via the communication lines 5b, 5c.

[0055] In step S53, the opening / closing control circuit 11, 21, 31, 41 with a matching ID included in the received operation signal executes the process of each operation of opening / closing / stopping, stopping midway, or ventilation / lighting corresponding to the operation signal. This ID includes an individual ID and a common ID, and the individual ID is assigned to each opening / closing body to be controlled, and the common ID is included in the operation signal from the transceiver master unit 50 and is assigned commonly to all shutters. Therefore, when the transceiver slave unit 13, 23, 33, 43 receives an operation signal including a common ID, all the opening / closing control circuits 11, 21, 31, 41 execute the process of each operation of opening / closing corresponding to the operation signal. Note that, when a common ID is not provided and all the shutters are operated simultaneously (simultaneously), the operation signal including each individual ID may be transmitted from the transceiver to the number of shutters.

[0056] In step S54, it is determined whether the processing of each operation of opening / closing / stopping, stopping midway, or ventilation / lighting has been completed. If it has been completed (yes), the process proceeds to step S55; if it has not been completed (no), the process returns to step S53 and continues the processing corresponding to the operation signal. In step S55, it is determined whether the received operation signal is from the remote control operation switch 12, 22, 32, 42 via the communication line 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, and if the operation signal is from the remote control operation switch 12, 22, 32, 42 (yes), the process immediately returns, and if the operation signal is from the transmitting / receiving parent unit 50 (no), the process proceeds to step S56. In step S56, each of the opening / closing control circuits 11, 21, 31, 41 transmits an operation end signal indicating that the processing corresponding to the operation signal has been completed to the transmitting / receiving master unit 50 via the transmitting / receiving slave units 13, 23, 33, 43 and the communication line 3b.

[0057] In Fig. 6, the transmission / reception master unit 50 receives status signals transmitted from the transmission / reception slave units 13, 23, 33, and 43 via the communication line 3a, and receives operation end signals via the communication line 3b. The transmission / reception master unit 50 also receives access signals transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 70 via the communication line 7a, and receives operation instruction signals related to all / individual shutters via the communication line 7b. The access signals transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 70 include signals corresponding to the operation of the "AUTO" button for switching between the above-mentioned auto mode and manual mode. The mobile communication terminal 70 also transmits the opening / closing speeds of each opening / closing body (garage shutter device 1 and window shutter devices 2 to 4) via the communication line 7a when the opening / closing speeds change.

[0058] In step S61, the states of the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2-4 and the detection states of the human sensors 14, 24 are recorded based on the state signals received from the transceiver devices 13, 23, 33, 43 via the communication line 3a. Also, a state signal indicating whether the mobile communication terminal 70 is currently in auto mode or manual mode is recorded. Also, the opening and closing speeds of each opening / closing body (garage shutter device 1 and window shutter devices 2-4) received via the communication line 7a are stored. In step S62, in response to an access signal received from the mobile communication terminal 70 via the communication line 7a, status signals regarding the status of all shutters, such as the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2-4, recorded in the processing of step S61, as well as the detection status of the human presence sensors 14, 24 are transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 70 via the communication line 5a.

[0059] In step S63, it is determined whether or not an operation instruction signal has been received from the mobile communication terminal 70 via the communication line 7b. If not (no), the process immediately returns. If received (yes), it is determined whether the received operation instruction signal relates to all the shutters or to an individual shutter. If it relates to an individual shutter, the process proceeds to step S64. If it relates to all the shutters, the process proceeds to step S65.

[0060] In step S64, operation signals for individual shutters are transmitted via the communication line 5b to the transceiver units 13, 23, 33, and 43. The operation signals for individual shutters (including the opening / closing speed signal) transmitted via the communication line 5b include the individual IDs described above, and therefore the transceiver units 13, 23, 33, and 43 (garage shutter device 1 and window shutter devices 2 to 4) corresponding to these individual IDs execute processing corresponding to the operation signals (including the opening / closing speed signal) of step S53.

[0061] In step S65, operation signals (including opening / closing speed signals) related to all the shutters are transmitted via the communication line 5c to the transceiver units 13, 23, 33, and 43. If the operation signals (including opening / closing speed signals) related to all the shutters transmitted via the communication line 5c are configured to include the above-mentioned common ID, all the transceiver units 13, 23, 33, and 43 (garage shutter device 1 and window shutter devices 2 to 4) that receive them execute processing corresponding to the operation signals (including opening / closing speed signals) of step S53.

[0062] In step S66, it is determined whether or not an operation end signal has been received from the transceiver unit 13, 23, 33, 43 via the communication line 3b. If it has been received (yes), the process proceeds to step S67. If it has not been received (no), this determination process is repeated until the operation end signal is received. In step S67, the master device 50 transmits an operation end signal indicating that the process corresponding to the operation signal has been completed to the mobile communication terminal 70 via the communication line 5d.

[0063] 7, the mobile communication terminal 70 receives a status signal transmitted from the transmission / reception base unit 50 via the communication line 5a, and an operation end signal via the communication line 5d. In addition, the mobile communication terminal 70 transmits an access signal to the transmission / reception base unit 50 via the communication line 7a in response to the start of application software that functions as a remote control operation switch for the opening / closing body. Furthermore, when the mobile communication terminal 70 is set to the above-mentioned auto mode, it transmits an access signal to the transmission / reception base unit 50 via the communication line 7a in accordance with each condition. In step S71, based on the status signal received from the transceiver master unit 50 via the communication line 5a, the open / closed, stopped midway, and ventilation / lighting status of each of the controllable garage shutter device 1 and window shutter devices 2-4, as well as the detection status of the human presence sensors 14, 24 are displayed on the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 70.

[0064] In step S72, operation instruction signals (including opening / closing speed signals) for all shutters such as the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 or operation instruction signals (including opening / closing speed signals) for individual shutters are transmitted to the transmitting / receiving master unit 50 via the communication line 7b. If the mobile communication terminal 70 is in the auto mode, a process corresponding to this auto mode is executed. In step S73, it is determined whether or not an operation end signal has been received from the transceiver master unit 50 via the communication line 5d. If it has been received (yes), the process proceeds to step S74. If it has not been received (no), this determination process is repeated until the operation end signal is received. In step S74, the instructed states of opening / closing, stopping, midway stopping, and ventilation / lighting of the shutters and the detection states of the motion sensors 14, 24 are displayed on the display screen of the portable communication terminal 70, and the process returns.

[0065] In the above-described embodiment, an example was given of grouping individual shutters, such as all shutters or shutters within a building, but an operator can arbitrarily group and control one or more of the individual shutters that can be operated by operating the remote control application software for controlling the opening and closing body on a mobile communication terminal.

[0066] Conventionally, when controlling all shutters such as the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 using the mobile communication terminal 70, it is possible to set the opening and closing speed during the opening and closing operation individually using an application of the mobile communication terminal 70. In other words, when using the mobile communication terminal 70, it is possible to vary the opening and closing speed of the shutter. However, when opening and closing operations are performed using wired controls provided on the shutters or each of the remote control operation switches 12, 22, 32, and 42, it is not possible to vary the opening and closing speed of the shutters.

[0067] In this embodiment, the master unit 50 transmits a signal (opening / closing speed signal) indicating the speed of the opening / closing operation to the slave units 13, 23, 33, 43 (garage shutter device 1 and window shutter devices 2-4) together with an open signal or a close signal. The slave units 13, 23, 33, 43 store the signal indicating the speed of the opening / closing operation received from the master unit 50, and execute the opening / closing operation according to the stored opening / closing speed using the wired operation device provided on the shutter or each remote control operation switch 12, 22, 32, 42. This makes it possible to set the opening / closing speed of the opening / closing body to a desired speed even when the wired operation device provided on the shutter or each remote control operation switch 12, 22, 32, 42 is used. The opening / closing speed signal is a value set based on the standard speed, such as about 0.5 to 1.5 times the standard speed (default speed) of the opening / closing operation of the shutter. The numerical value representing this opening / closing speed is displayed as two rows of numbers to the right of each selection button of portable communication terminal 702 in FIG.

[0068] Fig. 8 is a flow chart showing an example of an operation signal response process corresponding to each operation of opening / closing / stopping, stopping midway, and ventilation / lighting in step S53 in Fig. 5. That is, Fig. 8 describes the operation signal response process executed by the transceiver slave unit 13, 23, 33, 43 that receives an operation signal (including an opening / closing speed signal) corresponding to each operation of opening / closing / stopping or stopping midway.

[0069] In step S81, it is determined whether or not a stop signal has been received. If a stop signal has been received (yes), the process proceeds to the next step S82, and if not (no), the process proceeds to step S84. In step S82, it is determined whether the shutter curtain is currently opening or closing or not (stopped). If it is opening or closing (yes), the process proceeds to the next step S83, and if it is stopped (no), the process returns to step S81. In step S83, since the opening / closing operation is in progress, the operation is stopped and the process returns to step S81. Note that, here, the movement during the opening operation of the shutter curtain is defined as the forward movement, and the movement during the closing operation is defined as the reverse movement.

[0070] In step S84, it is determined whether or not an open signal has been received. If an open signal has been received (yes), the process proceeds to the next step S85, and if not (no), the process proceeds to step S88. In step S85, it is determined whether the current shutter curtain operation is closing or not (opening or stopped), and if it is closing (yes), the process proceeds to the next step S86, and if it is opening or stopped (no), the process proceeds to step S87. In step S86, since the closing operation is in progress, the closing operation is stopped, and after the closing operation is stopped, the opening operation is started, and the process returns to step S81. At this time, if an opening speed signal is added, the opening operation is performed based on the opening speed signal. On the other hand, if an opening speed signal is not added, the opening operation is performed based on information related to the opening speed that is pre-stored in the memory area of ​​the transceiver 13, 23, 33, 43.

[0071] In step S87, if the opening operation is in progress, the opening operation is continued as is, and if the opening operation is stopped, the opening operation is started based on the opening speed signal added to the opening signal, and the process returns to step S81. On the other hand, if the opening speed signal is not added to the opening signal, the opening operation is performed based on information related to the opening speed that is pre-stored in the memory area of ​​the transceiver 13, 23, 33, 43.

[0072] In step S88, it is determined whether a close signal has been received, and if it has been received (yes), the process proceeds to the next step S89, and if it has not been received (no), the process proceeds to step S8C. In step S89, it is determined whether the current shutter curtain operation is opening or not (closing or stopped), and if it is opening (yes), proceed to step S8B, and if it is closing or stopped (no), proceed to step S8A.

[0073] In step S8A, if the closing operation is in progress, the closing operation is continued as is, and if the closing operation is stopped, the closing operation is started based on the closing speed signal added to the closing signal, and the process returns to step S81. On the other hand, if the closing speed signal is not added to the closing signal, the closing operation is executed based on information related to the closing speed that is stored in advance in the memory area of ​​the transceiver 13, 23, 33, 43.

[0074] In step S8B, since the opening operation is in progress, the opening operation is stopped, and after the opening operation is stopped, the closing operation is started and the process returns to step S81. At this time, if a closing speed signal is added to the closing signal, the closing operation is performed based on the closing speed signal. On the other hand, if a closing speed signal is not added, the closing operation is performed based on information related to the closing speed that is pre-stored in the memory area of ​​the transceiver 13, 23, 33, 43.

[0075] In step S8C, it is determined whether or not a midway stop control signal has been received. If the midway stop control signal has been received (yes), the process proceeds to the next step S8D, and if the signal is not a midway stop control signal (no), the process proceeds to step S8G. In step S8D, it is determined whether the shutter curtain is currently opening or closing or not (stopped), and if it is opening or closing (yes), the process proceeds to step S8G, and if it is stopped (no), the process proceeds to step S8E.

[0076] In step S8E, since the shutter curtain is stopped in the fully open or fully closed state, the opening or closing operation is started, and the process proceeds to the next step S8F. In step S8F, since the signal is the midway stop control signal, the opening or closing operation is stopped (half-open or half-closed) after a predetermined time has elapsed since the opening or closing operation started, and the process returns to step S81.

[0077] In addition, if an open speed signal or a closed speed signal is added to the mid-stop control signal, the half-open or half-close operation is performed based on the open speed signal or the closed speed signal, and if an open speed signal or a closed speed signal is not added to the mid-stop control signal, the half-open or half-close operation is performed based on information regarding the open speed or closed speed that is pre-stored in the memory area of ​​the transceiver unit 13, 23, 33, 43.

[0078] Furthermore, after the half-open or half-closed stop operation by the midway stop control signal, the shutter may be automatically fully opened or fully closed at a predetermined time (a time that can be set arbitrarily). For example, any one or more (including all) of the shutters in the half-open and / or half-closed state are automatically set to the fully open state at noon, and automatically fully closed at 6 p.m. After the half-open or half-closed stop operation by the midway stop control signal, the shutter may be automatically fully opened or fully closed at a time that can be set arbitrarily. For example, a shutter after the half-open or half-closed operation is stopped may be automatically fully opened or fully closed at a predetermined time, such as 30 minutes to 1 hour. That is, if the shutter is stopped half-open during the opening operation by the midway stop control signal, the shutter may be automatically opened and fully opened after 1 hour has passed after the stopping operation. Conversely, if the shutter is stopped half-closed during the closing operation by the midway stop control signal, the shutter may be automatically closed and fully closed after 30 minutes have passed after the stopping operation. Moreover, such half-open or half-closed stop operation and the subsequent fully-open or fully-closed operation may be automatically executed by a timer. When automatically executing the timer, the timer can be set based on various conditions such as the season. For example, the operation times of half-open, fully-open, half-closed, and fully-closed may be changed according to the times of sunrise and sunset that change with the season. Also, the operation times of half-open, fully-open, half-closed, and fully-closed may be changed according to the calendar month or day of the week that corresponds to the season.

[0079] In step S8G, since it corresponds to the case where an operation signal other than the midway stop control signal, i.e., an operation signal related to the amount of ventilation and lighting, was received in the previous step S8C, an operation is performed to adjust the amount of ventilation or lighting in response to the operation signal related to the amount of ventilation and lighting, and the process returns to step S81. Note that, in the case where the operation to adjust the amount of ventilation or lighting is to start adjusting the amount of ventilation or lighting from a fully open or fully closed state and stop after a predetermined time has elapsed, this can be handled by transmitting, as the operation signal related to the amount of ventilation and lighting, a ventilation volume or daylight amount operation signal for stopping the operation a predetermined time after the start of the opening or closing operation, in the same way as the midway stop control signal described above.

[0080] As shown in FIG. 1, when the transmitting / receiving base unit 50 and the mobile communication terminal 70 are connected via an access point 60, the mobile communication terminal 70 can be used to control the opening / closing, stopping, and ventilation / lighting operations of the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2-4. However, when the distance between the mobile communication terminal and the access point 60 is great and Wi-Fi communication is not possible, the access point 60 can be connected to the Internet via a public line such as FLET'S ISDN, CATV, ADSL, or FTTH, and the mobile communication terminal 70 can be connected to the access point 60 via the Internet, thereby making it possible to control the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2-4 remotely.

[0081] In the above embodiment, the case where the access point 60 is provided in one place has been described, but the access point may be provided in multiple places in the building. In this case, the access point may be provided in the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4, or the access point may be provided in a LAN terminal in the building. In the above embodiment, the transmission / reception master unit 50 and the transmission / reception slave units 13, 23, 33, 43 are connected by a specific low-power wireless method, but they may be connected via a LAN line within the building. Also, in the above embodiment, the transmission / reception master unit 50 and the access point 60 are provided separately, but the transmission / reception master unit 50 may have the function of the access point 60 built-in. A mobile communication terminal 70 may be used to set timers for each of the garage shutter devices 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 simultaneously or individually, so that timer operations can be performed.

[0082] In the above embodiment, the case where the transmitting / receiving master unit 50 controls the whole system has been described, but the transmitting / receiving master unit 50 may be linked to a home security system so that when the transmitting / receiving master unit 50 detects that the user is away from home, the automatic closing process corresponding to the human presence sensor 14, 34 is not executed. Also, an away mode indicating that the user is away from home may be set in the HEMS, and the automatic closing by the human presence sensor 14, 34 may be enabled only during the away mode by linking with the HEMS.

[0083] In the above embodiment, a shutter curtain that is unrolled in a vertical lifting manner has been described as an example, but the present invention can be applied to a shutter-like opening and closing member that is unrolled in a lateral pulling manner or a horizontal pulling manner. In addition, the present invention can be applied to, for example, a shutter device, a window shutter device, a blind device, a roller screen device, a drapery device, a sliding door device, a movable partition device, an awning device, a waterproof board device, and the like as an opening and closing body device.

[0084] The application software for mobile communication terminals can be freely downloaded from a specified URL. Furthermore, the design and operation method can be easily changed by modifying the application software as needed. Information on the open / close state of the opening / closing body device, such as the degree to which it is closed, may be displayed visually in the form of a moving image such as an animation on the display screen of the mobile communication terminal. Surveillance cameras and motion sensors may be installed around the opening / closing body device, and the availability of each of the operations of opening / closing / stopping, stopping midway, and ventilation / lighting may be controlled based on images captured by the cameras and information detected by the motion sensors.

[0085] In the embodiment, the setting of the opening / closing speed may be changed only for a specific one of a plurality of mobile communication terminals. In addition, when a mobile communication terminal is used, the opening / closing speed may be changed appropriately according to the time period when the terminal is operated. In the above embodiment, the case where the opening / closing speed is stored in both the transceiver handset 13, 23, 33, 43 and the transceiver master unit 50 has been described. However, the opening / closing speed may be stored in the transceiver master unit 50, and when a dedicated switch (remote control switch 12, 22, 32, 42) of the opening / closing body is operated, the opening / closing speed may be read from the transceiver master unit 50 and the opening / closing operation may be performed at the opening / closing speed that has been read. In addition, the opening / closing speed may be stored in the opening / closing control circuit 11, 21, 31, 41. [Explanation of symbols]

[0086] 1...Garage shutter device 2,3,4...Window shutter device 11, 21, 31, 41...Opening and closing control circuit 12, 22, 32, 42...Remote control switch 13,23,33,43…Transmitter / receiver handset 1a,2a,3a,3b,4a…Communication line 5a,5b,5c,5d,7a,7b…Communication line 50…Transmitter / receiver 60…Access point 70...Mobile communication terminal 81…DIP switch setting section

Claims

1. An opening / closing body means that is provided at the opening and closes; A control means for electrically controlling the operation of the opening / closing body means; an operator means for outputting a first control signal corresponding to the opening / closing operation in response to an operation of an operator connected to the control means to the control means; a portable communication terminal means connected to the control means via a communication line and configured to transmit a second control signal related to the opening and closing operation corresponding to an operation on an operation screen to the control means, When the opening / closing operation is performed in response to an input of the first control signal from the operating device means, the opening / closing operation is performed at a first opening speed or a first closing speed pre-stored in the control device, and when the opening / closing operation is performed in response to an input of a second control signal from the portable communication terminal means, the opening / closing operation is performed at a second opening speed or a second closing speed added to the second control signal, An opening / closing control system characterized in that when the second opening speed and the first opening speed are different, or when the second closing speed and the first closing speed are different, the control means stores the second opening speed or the second closing speed as the first opening speed or the first closing speed.

2. The opening and closing control system according to claim 1, An opening / closing control system characterized in that, when the second opening speed or the second closing speed is changed by the mobile communication terminal means, the control means stores the changed second opening speed or the second closing speed as the first opening speed or the first closing speed.

3. The opening and closing operation of the opening / closing body means provided at the opening is electrically controlled by the control means; An opening / closing control method for controlling the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing body means by using an operator means for outputting a first control signal corresponding to the opening / closing operation in response to an operation of an operator connected to the control means, and a mobile communication terminal means connected to the control means via a communication line and transmitting a second control signal regarding the opening / closing operation in response to an operation of an operator screen to the control means, When the opening / closing operation is performed in response to an input of the first control signal from the operating device means, the opening / closing operation is performed at a first opening speed or a first closing speed pre-stored in the control device, and when the opening / closing operation is performed in response to an input of a second control signal from the portable communication terminal means, the opening / closing operation is performed at a second opening speed or a second closing speed added to the second control signal, An opening / closing control method characterized in that, when the second opening speed is different from the first opening speed, or when the second closing speed is different from the first closing speed, the control means stores the second opening speed or the second closing speed as the first opening speed or the first closing speed.

4. In the opening and closing control system according to claim 3, An opening / closing control method characterized in that, when the second opening speed or the second closing speed is changed by the mobile communication terminal means, the control means stores the changed second opening speed or the second closing speed as the first opening speed or the first closing speed.

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