Terminal power supply control system and terminal power supply control method

Abstract

Provided is a technology capable of drastically reducing power consumption in an entire terminal installation place while minimizing the waiting time for terminal users. This terminal power supply control system controls ON and / or OFF of power supply to each of a plurality of terminals, and comprises at least a terminal power supply control device having a wireless communication control unit for receiving reservation information indicating a reservation of use for at least one terminal among a plurality of terminals to be controlled, and a terminal power supply control unit for controlling ON and / or OFF of power supply to each of the plurality of terminals including the terminal to be reserved, on the basis of the received reservation information and information stored in a control table. The information stored in the control table includes at least information in which procedures for controlling ON and / or OFF of power supply to the plurality of terminals are defined in advance for each type of terminal and for each control condition.

Description

Terminal power supply control system and terminal power supply control method

[0001] The present invention relates to a technology for controlling the power supply of a terminal.

[0002] Achieving carbon neutrality is essential for building a long-term sustainable society, and is therefore one of the most important and urgent social issues of our time.

[0003] Against this background, there has been an increasing demand for energy conservation in various commercial facilities such as stores and various public facilities such as stations (hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, collectively referred to as "stores"). Various efforts to meet these demands have been promoted, primarily by the industrial sector (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).

[0004] JP 2006-190145 A JP 2014-023243 A JP 2011-231946 A

[0005] In recent years, technological advances and a serious labor shortage in society as a whole have led to an increase in unmanned stores and even manned stores where staff are absent at certain times (hereinafter collectively referred to as "unmanned stores"). In these unmanned stores, it is undesirable from the perspective of energy conservation, particularly power conservation, to keep various terminals, facilities, and devices (hereinafter collectively referred to as "terminals"), such as automated teller machines (ATMs), vending machines, and ticket vending machines, as well as air conditioning and lighting systems, constantly running regardless of whether customers are present in the store. Therefore, to save power, unmanned stores may temporarily shut down these terminals when customers (hereinafter also referred to as "terminal users") are absent, and only operate the terminals when sensors, such as motion sensors, detect the presence of a customer. However, this method of saving power requires the constant operation of control devices that control the operation status of the various terminals, resulting in limited power-saving effects. For this reason, in order to drastically save electricity in unmanned stores, it is preferable to shut down all of the various terminals and their control devices installed in the store, at least when there are no customers present.

[0006] Therefore, a drastic energy saving method for unmanned stores is to shut down the store's terminals when no customers are present and turn them on only when sensors detect a customer. However, when attempting to save energy using this method, many of the terminals require a longer startup time than the time it takes for a person detected by sensors to enter the store. This means that customers have to wait inside the store after entering until the terminals, which are currently inactive or stopped, are activated. On the other hand, if sensors with a wide detection range are used to ensure sufficient time for the terminals to be activated in advance so as not to make customers wait after entering the store, it is not clear at the time of detection whether the person detected by the sensors is a customer of the store, making this method impractical.

[0007] In this way, when companies that operate unmanned stores implement power saving measures to meet energy conservation demands for their stores, and when there are no customers, they try to stop the store's terminals rather than suspending them, and then start the stopped terminals when customers arrive, this is difficult to achieve using existing technology, and the development of new technology has been awaited.

[0008] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide technology that can drastically achieve power savings throughout the entire terminal installation location while minimizing waiting time for terminal users.

[0009] The terminal power control system according to the present invention is a system for controlling the power ON and / or OFF of a plurality of terminals for each terminal, and comprises at least a terminal power control device having a wireless communication control unit that receives reservation information representing a reservation for use for at least one of the plurality of terminals to be controlled, and a terminal power control unit that controls the power ON and / or OFF of a plurality of terminals, including the terminal to be reserved, for each terminal, based on the received reservation information and information stored in a control table, and the information stored in the control table includes at least information that predefines the control methods for turning the power ON and / or OFF of the plurality of terminals for each type of terminal and each control condition.

[0010] Other problems and solutions disclosed in the present application will be made clear in the detailed description and drawings.

[0011] According to the present invention, the waiting time of terminal users is minimized, while power saving is drastically achieved throughout the entire terminal installation location.

[0012] 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall system configuration of a terminal power control system according to an embodiment; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of reservation information and a control table; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a control table; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing executed in the reservation information management system when turning on the power of a terminal; FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing executed in the terminal power control device when turning on the power of a terminal; FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing executed in the terminal power control device when turning off the power of a terminal; FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing executed in the reservation information management system when turning off the power of a terminal.

[0013] In the following description, an "interface apparatus" may be one or more interface devices. The one or more interface devices may be at least one of the following: - One or more I / O (Input / Output) interface devices. The I / O (Input / Output) interface device is an interface device for at least one of an I / O device and a remote display computer. The I / O interface device for the display computer may be a communication interface device. The at least one I / O device may be a user interface device, for example, either an input interface device such as a keyboard and a pointing device, or an output interface device such as a display device. - One or more communication interface devices. The one or more communication interface devices may be one or more homogeneous communication interface devices (e.g., one or more NICs (Network Interface Cards)) or two or more heterogeneous communication interface devices (e.g., a NIC and an HBA (Host Bus Adapter)).

[0014] In the following description, "memory" refers to one or more memory devices, which are an example of one or more storage devices, and may typically be a primary storage device. At least one memory device in the memory may be a volatile memory device or a non-volatile memory device.

[0015] In the following description, an "auxiliary storage device" may refer to one or more auxiliary storage devices, which are an example of one or more storage devices. The auxiliary storage device may typically be a non-volatile storage device (e.g., a persistent storage device), and specifically may be, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a non-volatile memory express (NVME) drive, or a storage class memory (SCM).

[0016] In the following description, the term "storage device" may refer to at least one memory, including a memory and an auxiliary storage device.

[0017] In the following description, a "processor" may refer to one or more processor devices. The at least one processor device may typically be a microprocessor device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), but may also include other types of processor devices such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The at least one processor device may be a single-core or multi-core. The at least one processor device may also be a processor core. The at least one processor device may also be a broader processor device such as a circuit that is a collection of gate arrays written in a hardware description language that performs some or all of the processing (e.g., an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), a CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device), or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit)).

[0018] Furthermore, in the following description, functions may be described using the expression "xxx unit." However, the functions may be realized by one or more computer programs (hereinafter simply referred to as "programs") executed by a processor, by one or more hardware circuits (e.g., FPGAs or ASICs), or by a combination thereof. When a function is realized by a program executed by a processor, the specified processing is performed using a storage device and / or an interface device, etc., as appropriate, and therefore the function may be considered to be at least a part of the processor. Processing described using a function as the subject may also be processing performed by a processor or a device having the processor. A program may be installed from a program source. The program source may be, for example, a program distribution computer or a computer-readable recording medium (e.g., a non-transitory recording medium). The description of each function is merely an example; multiple functions may be combined into one function, or one function may be divided into multiple functions.

[0019] In the following description, information that provides an output for an input may be described using expressions such as "yyy table." However, this information may be a table of any data structure, or may be a neural network that generates an output for an input, or a learning model such as a genetic algorithm or random forest. In other words, to indicate that the information does not depend on the data structure, a "yyy table" may be referred to as "yyy information." In the following description, the structure of each table is an example, and one table may be divided into two or more tables, or all or part of two or more tables may be one table.

[0020] In the following description, a process may be described using a "program" as the subject, but the process described using a program as the subject may also be a process performed by a processor or a device having that processor. Two or more programs may be realized as one program, or one program may be realized as two or more programs.

[0021] Furthermore, in the following description, the "reservation information management system" may be a system (e.g., a cloud computing system) implemented on a group of physical computing resources (e.g., a cloud infrastructure), or a system (e.g., an on-premise system) composed of one or more physical computers. When the reservation information management system "displays" the display information, it may mean that the display information is displayed on a display device possessed by the computer, or that the computer sends the display information to a display computer (in the latter case, the display information is displayed by the display computer).

[0022] In addition, the following embodiments will be described using as examples a terminal power control device that controls the ON / OFF power supply (hereinafter also referred to as "power control") of various terminals such as ATMs, air conditioning devices, lighting devices, etc. in an unmanned store (hereinafter also referred to as "terminal installation location") such as a bank or post office where at least one automated teller machine (hereinafter also referred to as "ATM") is installed, and a terminal power control system that includes at least this terminal power control device.

[0023] Various embodiments will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0024] In the following description, the same or similar components will be designated by common reference numerals, and redundant description may be omitted.

[0025] Furthermore, when there are multiple elements having the same or similar functions, the multiple elements may be described by using the same reference numeral with different subscripts to distinguish between them. On the other hand, when there is no need to distinguish between the multiple elements, the subscripts may be omitted.

[0026] <System Configuration Example> First, an example of the overall system configuration of a terminal power supply control system 1 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0027] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall system configuration of a terminal power control system 1 including at least a terminal power control device 100 and a reservation information management system 200. As shown in FIG.

[0028] (Example of overall system configuration) The terminal power control device 100 of this embodiment is a control device capable of controlling the power supply of various terminals 20a, 20b, 20c, ... 20n (hereinafter collectively referred to as "terminals 20" when referring to them collectively or when no particular distinction is made) including one or more ATMs installed at the aforementioned terminal installation location 10, i.e., an unmanned store (ATM branch) such as a bank or post office where the ATMs are installed, and the terminal power control device 100 itself, and is realized by a control board module or control board unit, computer device, server device, etc., which have the respective configurations described below.

[0029] 1, the terminal power control system 1 includes, as components, at least one terminal power control device 100, as well as various terminals 20 that are subject to power control by the terminal power control device 100 and are installed at the same terminal installation location 10 as the terminal power control device 100. In addition to ATMs, the terminal installation location 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 also includes, as terminals 20, various electrically powered devices that operate using power supplied from the terminal power control device 100, such as security devices such as surveillance cameras, air conditioners (hereinafter also referred to as "air conditioners"), indoor lighting devices (hereinafter also referred to as "lighting (indoor)"), door devices such as automatic doors and shutters, and lighting devices for outdoor signs (hereinafter also referred to as "lighting (signboard)").

[0030] The terminal power control device 100 controls the power supply of itself and various terminals 20, including ATMs, installed in the same terminal installation location 10 (ATM branch) as the terminal power control device 100, based on information (hereinafter also referred to as "reservation information") 210 that represents the details of reservations for the terminal installation location 10 and the terminal 20 made by each user of the terminal installation location 10 or one of the terminals 20, i.e., each user of the reservation information management system 200 described below (details will be described later). In other words, the terminal power control system 1 according to this embodiment is a system that operates on a reservation system for ATMs (terminals 20) and ATM branches (terminal installation locations 10), and ensures that the various terminals 20 installed in the terminal installation location 10 are available for use by the scheduled start time of use. In the following description, a user of the terminal installation location 10 (ATM branch) or an ATM that is one of the terminals 20 installed at the terminal installation location 10, i.e., a user of the reservation information management system 200 described below, will be referred to as a "terminal user," "ATM user," or "user" depending on the context. The reservation information 210 of each ATM user is collectively managed on the cloud 50 by the reservation information management system 200.

[0031] 1, the cloud server that manages this reservation information management system 200 and the terminal power control device 100 installed at the terminal installation location 10 are connected to each other via an appropriate communication network (hereinafter simply referred to as "network") such as the Internet or a dedicated line so that they can communicate data with each other, thereby collectively configuring the terminal power control system 1. Note that the terminal power control device 100 and the cloud server that manages the reservation information management system 200 are connected to the network via wired connections via well-known communication devices (not shown), but they may also be connected wirelessly.

[0032] 1 , users of the terminal installation location 10 and terminals 20 such as ATMs installed at the terminal installation location 10, i.e., various network-connected terminals such as smartphones, tablets, and laptop PCs owned by each user of the reservation information management system 200, are connected to the cloud server that manages the reservation information management system 200 via a network so as to be able to communicate data with each other. These terminals are referred to as user terminals 30a, 30b, 30c, ... 30n (hereinafter, collectively referred to as "user terminals 30" when referring to them collectively or when no distinction is made). Each user of the reservation information management system 200 inputs the above-described reservation information 210 into their own user terminal 30 and transmits the reservation information 210 to the cloud server that manages the reservation information management system 200, thereby reserving the use of the terminal installation location 10 and terminals 20 such as ATMs installed at the terminal installation location 10. Note that each user terminal 30 and the network are connected wirelessly, but may also be connected by wire. Each user of the reservation information management system 200 who owns a user terminal 30 is assigned a unique ID called a user ID in advance.

[0033] Furthermore, other computer devices, server devices, etc. (hereinafter also referred to as "other devices") may be connected via a network so as to be able to communicate data with the above-described terminal power control device 100 and the cloud server that manages the reservation information management system 200. In this case, the other devices and the network may be connected via a wired or wireless connection via well-known communication equipment (not shown).

[0034] In the present embodiment, the terminal power control device 100 and the cloud server that manages the reservation information management system 200 are each described as being comprised of a single device, as illustrated in Fig. 1. However, for example, the terminal power control device 100 and / or the cloud server may be comprised of multiple devices.

[0035] In addition, in this embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 1 , the terminal power control device 100 and the cloud server that manages the reservation information management system 200 have been described as being separate devices. However, the terminal power control device 100 and the cloud server may be configured as the same device. In this case, for example, the terminal power control device 100 may be configured to include some or all of the functions performed by the reservation information management system 200. Furthermore, for example, the reservation information management system 200 may be configured to include some or all of the functions performed by the terminal power control device 100.

[0036] In addition, in this embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 1 , the terminal power control device 100, the cloud server that manages the reservation information management system 200, and various other devices such as the user terminal 30 and other devices are described as being separate devices. However, the terminal power control device 100 and / or the cloud server and various other devices may be configured as the same device. In this case, the terminal power control device 100 may be configured as a device that includes some or all of these various devices. Furthermore, for example, the reservation information management system 200 may be configured to include some or all of the functions performed by these various devices.

[0037] (Example of Hardware Configuration of Terminal Power Supply Control Device 100) Next, an example of the hardware configuration of the terminal power supply control device 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

[0038] The terminal power control device 100 is realized by a computer including at least a storage device including a memory and an auxiliary storage device, an interface device including at least a communication interface, and a processor connected to these. In the terminal power control device 100, the interface device may include an input interface and / or an output interface.

[0039] The following description will be given assuming that the terminal power control device 100 is realized by a single general-purpose computer device that has at least one or more processors, one or more memories, one or more auxiliary storage devices, one or more communication interfaces, and wired or wireless communication lines connecting them.

[0040] The auxiliary storage device is an auxiliary storage device made of a non-volatile storage element such as a flash memory. Specific examples of this auxiliary storage device include a solid state drive (SSD) and a hard disk drive (HDD). The auxiliary storage device stores at least a terminal power control program (not shown). This terminal power control program is a computer program for implementing the functions required for the terminal power control device 100.

[0041] That is, by executing the terminal power control program by the processor, the functions of the respective functional units of the terminal power control device 100, such as the wireless communication control unit 111 and the terminal power control unit 112, which will be described later, are realized. In other words, by executing the terminal power control program by the processor, various processes are performed, including the processes which will be described later in relation to FIGS.

[0042] The terminal power control program may be installed from a program source. The program source may be, for example, a program distribution computer or a computer-readable recording medium. The terminal power control program may also be composed of a device driver, an operating system, various application programs located at higher levels than these, and a library that provides common functions to these programs. Furthermore, two or more programs may be realized as one terminal power control program, or one terminal power control program may be realized as two or more programs.

[0043] The memory is a primary storage device primarily consisting of volatile memory elements such as RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory also includes ROM, which consists of nonvolatile memory elements. The ROM stores unchanging programs (e.g., BIOS). This memory temporarily stores data representing various information read from the secondary storage device and various data acquired via the communication interface and / or input interface.

[0044] The processor is a processor device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and various co-processors. This processor loads various computer programs, including a terminal power control program, into memory and executes them to perform overall control of the terminal power control device 100 itself, and also controls the control unit 110 that performs various processes such as calculation processing and determination processing.

[0045] The interface device includes a communication interface that controls a communication unit, which will be described later.

[0046] The communication interface is a network interface device that controls communication with other devices according to a predetermined protocol.

[0047] The terminal power supply control device 100 may be an independent device or an embedded device.

[0048] (Example of Hardware Configuration of Cloud Server Managing Reservation Information Management System 200) Next, an example of the hardware configuration of a cloud server managing the reservation information management system 200 will be described.

[0049] This cloud server is realized by a single general-purpose computer device. In the following description, the cloud server is assumed to be realized by a single general-purpose server device including one or more processors (not shown), one or more memories (not shown), one or more auxiliary storage devices (not shown), one or more communication interfaces (not shown), and wired or wireless communication lines connecting them.

[0050] That is, the cloud server includes a storage device including a memory and an auxiliary storage device, an interface device including at least a communication interface, and a processor connected thereto. In the cloud server, the interface device may include an input interface and / or an output interface.

[0051] The auxiliary storage device is an auxiliary storage device made of a non-volatile storage element such as a flash memory. Specific examples of this auxiliary storage device include a solid state drive (SSD) and a hard disk drive (HDD). The auxiliary storage device stores various computer programs, including programs for implementing the functions required for the reservation information management system 200.

[0052] That is, when the program is executed by the processor, various processes including the processes described below in relation to FIG. 4 and / or FIG. 7 are performed.

[0053] The program may be installed from a program source. The program source may be, for example, a computer that distributes the program or a computer-readable recording medium. The program may also be composed of a device driver, an operating system, various application programs located at higher levels than these, and a library that provides common functions to these programs. Furthermore, two or more programs may be realized as a single program, or one program may be realized as two or more programs.

[0054] The memory is a primary storage device primarily consisting of volatile memory elements such as RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory also includes ROM (Read Only Memory) consisting of nonvolatile memory elements. The ROM stores unchanging programs (e.g., BIOS). This memory temporarily stores data representing various information read from the secondary storage device and various data acquired via the communication interface and / or input interface.

[0055] The processor is a processor device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and various co-processors. This processor loads various computer programs, including the above-mentioned program, into memory and executes them, thereby performing overall control of the cloud server itself and also managing a control unit (not shown) that performs various processes such as calculation processing and determination processing.

[0056] The interface device includes at least a communication interface that connects to a network and communicates with the terminal power control device 100 and other devices.

[0057] (Example of Hardware Configuration of User Terminal 30) Next, an example of the hardware configuration of the user terminal 30 will be described.

[0058] The user terminal 30 is realized by a computer having at least a storage device including a memory (not shown) and an auxiliary storage device (not shown), an interface device including at least a communication device (not shown), an input device (not shown) and an output device (not shown), and a processor (not shown) connected thereto.

[0059] The following description will be given assuming that the user terminal 30 is realized by a single general-purpose computer device having one or more processors, one or more memories, one or more auxiliary storage devices, one or more communication devices, one or more input devices, one or more output devices, and wired or wireless communication lines connecting them.

[0060] The auxiliary storage device is an auxiliary storage device made of a non-volatile memory element such as a flash memory. Specific examples of this auxiliary storage device include a solid state drive (SSD) and a hard disk drive (HDD). The auxiliary storage device stores at least a program. This program is a computer program for implementing the functions required by the user terminal 30.

[0061] That is, when the program is executed by the processor, the functions performed by each functional unit of the user terminal 30 are realized.

[0062] The program may be installed from a program source. The program source may be, for example, a computer that distributes the program or a computer-readable recording medium. The program may also be composed of a device driver, an operating system, various application programs located at higher levels than these, and a library that provides common functions to these programs. Furthermore, two or more programs may be realized as a single program, or one program may be realized as two or more programs.

[0063] The memory is a primary storage device primarily consisting of volatile memory elements such as RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory also includes ROM (Read Only Memory) consisting of nonvolatile memory elements. The ROM stores unchanging programs (e.g., BIOS). This memory temporarily stores data representing various information read from secondary storage devices and various data acquired via communication devices and / or input devices.

[0064] The processor is a processor device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and various co-processors. This processor loads various computer programs, including the program, into memory and executes them, thereby performing overall control of the user terminal 30 itself and managing a control unit that performs various processes.

[0065] The interface device includes a communication device that controls a communication unit described below, an input device that controls an input unit described below, and an output device that controls an output unit described below.

[0066] The communication device is a network interface device that controls communication with other devices according to a predetermined protocol.

[0067] The input device is any of various input interface devices, such as a touch panel, for accepting input operations from a user (ATM user) who owns the user terminal 30. The input device included in the user terminal 30 may be a general input interface device, such as a keyboard, a mouse, or a touch panel.

[0068] The output device is any of various output interface devices, including various display devices such as an LCD display or a touch screen, for outputting the processing results to the user who owns the user terminal 30 in a format that can be recognized.

[0069] (Example of functional blocks of the terminal power supply control device 100) Next, an example of the blocks of various functions provided in the terminal power supply control device 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Note that each block described below does not represent a hardware-based configuration, but rather represents a functional-based block.

[0070] The terminal power control device 100 is configured to include at least the following functional blocks: a control unit 110 implemented primarily by the processor described above, a memory unit (not shown) implemented by the memory device described above, and a communication unit (not shown) implemented by the communication interface described above. Furthermore, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the terminal power control device 100 may further include a power supply unit 120 that includes, as functional blocks, a solar panel 121 for generating solar power and a battery 122 for storing the power obtained by solar power generation using the solar panel 121.

[0071] The control unit 110 executes various data processing operations based on the programs and data stored in the storage unit and the data acquired by the communication unit. The control unit 110 also functions as an interface between the storage unit and the communication unit.

[0072] As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 110 has functional blocks of a wireless communication control unit 111 and a terminal power control unit 112.

[0073] The wireless communication control unit 111 executes various processes for transmitting and receiving data representing various information, including information related to the power ON / OFF of the terminal 20, via wireless communication (details will be described later with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6). As an example, the wireless communication control unit 111 executes a process for acquiring status information of the terminal 20 or status information of the surrounding environment of the terminal 20.

[0074] The terminal power control unit 112 executes various processes for controlling the ON / OFF of the power of the terminal 20 (described in detail later with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6).

[0075] The control unit 110 is configured using a processor, and can realize these functional blocks by executing the terminal power control program described above. Note that instead of a processor, the control unit 110 may be configured using a logic circuit such as an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). The control unit 110 may also be configured by combining a processor and a logic circuit.

[0076] The storage unit is configured using a storage device consisting of, for example, a memory and an auxiliary storage device, and stores programs that supply various processing instructions to the control unit 110, and data representing various information used in the processing executed by the control unit 110.

[0077] The control unit 110 can execute various processes by reading and writing this information in the storage unit.

[0078] The communication unit is responsible for communication processing with other devices, such as various terminals 20 and a cloud server that manages the reservation information management system 200, via a network. The communication unit is configured using, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or an HBA (Host Bus Adapter).

[0079] The terminal power control device 100 may include an input unit and / or an output unit as a functional block, but the inclusion of an input unit and / or an output unit is not essential, for example, when remotely logging in to the terminal power control device 100 from another external device such as a user terminal 30, or when receiving input information from an external device or providing output information to an external device via a communication interface. In this case, the terminal power control device 100 may have a web server function and receive access from an external device using a predetermined protocol.

[0080] In other words, each component of the terminal power supply control device 100 is realized by hardware including a processor, storage devices such as memory and auxiliary storage devices, wired or wireless communication lines and interface devices that connect them, and software that is stored in the storage devices and supplies processing instructions to the arithmetic unit (processor).

[0081] The above description of the functions of the terminal power control device 100 has been given assuming that each function of the terminal power control device 100 is implemented integrally by a single computer. However, each of these functions may be implemented by multiple interconnected computers and / or server devices. Furthermore, the terminal power control device 100 may be configured to include a general-purpose computer such as a laptop PC with a web browser installed thereon, or may be configured to include a web server and various portable devices.

[0082] The terminal power control device 100 is a computer system configured on a single physical computer or on multiple logically or physically configured computers, and may operate on a virtual computer constructed on multiple physical computer resources. For example, functional units such as the wireless communication control unit 111 and the terminal power control unit 112 may each operate on a separate physical or logical computer, or multiple units may be combined to operate on a single physical or logical computer.

[0083] Furthermore, the above description of each function is merely an example, and multiple functions may be combined into one function, or one function may be divided into multiple functions.

[0084] Furthermore, the terminal power control device 100 may have other functions in addition to the above functions. For example, as described above, the terminal power control device 100 may be configured to include some of the various functions of the reservation information management system 200.

[0085] (Example of functional blocks of the reservation information management system 200) Next, an example of blocks of various functions provided in the reservation information management system 200 will be described using Fig. 1. Note that each block described below does not represent a hardware-based configuration, but represents a functional block.

[0086] The reservation information management system 200 is configured to include at least the following functional blocks: a control unit (not shown) realized mainly by the aforementioned processor, a memory unit (not shown) realized by the aforementioned storage device, and a communication unit (not shown) realized by the aforementioned communication interface.

[0087] The control unit executes various data processing operations based on the programs and data stored in the storage unit and the data acquired by the communication unit. The control unit also functions as an interface between the storage unit and the communication unit.

[0088] That is, the control unit is configured using a processor and can realize its functions by executing a predetermined program. Note that instead of a processor, the control unit may be configured using a logic circuit such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). The control unit may also be configured by combining a processor and a logic circuit.

[0089] The storage unit is configured to include, for example, a main storage unit realized by a memory and an auxiliary storage unit realized by an auxiliary storage device, and stores programs that supply various processing instructions to the control unit and data representing various information used in the processing executed by the control unit.

[0090] That is, the storage unit is configured using a storage device that includes, for example, a memory and an auxiliary storage device.

[0091] The storage unit stores data related to reservation information 210, as exemplified in Fig. 1. An example of the configuration of the data related to the reservation information 210 stored in the storage unit is shown in Fig. 2. As exemplified in Fig. 2, the reservation information 210 includes transaction details, such as withdrawal reservations, passbook entry reservations, and maintenance and inspection reservations, made by the user owning the user terminal 30 to the ATM, which is the terminal 20 installed at the terminal installation location 10, via a communication unit described later. The reservation information 210 includes the reservation date and time and the details of use of the terminal 20.

[0092] The storage unit also stores a control table 220, as illustrated in FIG. 1 . An example of the configuration of this control table 220 is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 . As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the control table 220 is a table-format database that defines how to control the power ON / OFF of various terminals 20 installed at the terminal installation location 10 for different control conditions, such as the scene or situation where the control is performed. The control table 220 takes into account the time required to start up each terminal 20 for each type of terminal 20. As illustrated in FIG. 2 , the control table 220 presets startup time information for the various terminals 20 for different reservation types, such as ATM use reservations and maintenance and inspection reservations, reservation seasons, such as spring or summer, and reservation time periods, such as daytime or nighttime. For example, if the terminal 20 is an air conditioner, the time required to reach the set temperature varies depending on the ambient temperature and the condition of the filter. Furthermore, if the terminal 20 is an ATM, the startup time varies depending on the remaining amount of banknotes. Therefore, it is preferable that the control table 220 be configured with startup time information for each state of the surrounding environment and each state of the terminal 20. As shown in FIG. 2 , the control table 220 also presets a procedure for turning off the power of each terminal for each time until the next reservation stored in the storage unit as reservation information 210. As shown in FIG. 3 , the control table 220 further defines different control procedures for turning on the power of the terminal 20 depending on the power control situation, such as control for when an original reservation has been made and control for when the power is to be turned on immediately. That is, the information stored in the control table 220 includes information predefined for the power on and / or off control procedures for the multiple terminals 20 for each season and time period. The information stored in the control table 220 also includes information predefined for the power on and / or off control procedures for the multiple terminals 20 for each state of the terminal 20 or for each state of the surrounding environment of the terminal 20. For example, if the terminal user is likely to arrive earlier than the reserved time, or has already arrived, or if the reserved time arrives immediately after the reservation, the terminal user can turn on the power immediately from the reservation screen.In such a case, for example, if the ATM takes 5 minutes to start up and the air conditioner takes 10 minutes to start up, the air conditioner will not be working yet, but will be usable after 5 minutes. In other words, if you arrive early, you will have to wait at least the time it takes for the ATM to start up (5 minutes in the above example).

[0093] The control unit can execute various processes by reading and writing various data, including the reservation information 210 and data representing various information managed by the control table 220, into the storage unit.

[0094] The communication unit is responsible for communication processing with other devices, including the terminal power supply control device 100 and the user terminal 30, via a network. The communication unit is configured using, for example, a network interface card (NIC) or a host bus adapter (HBA).

[0095] The reservation information management system 200 may be provided with an input unit and / or an output unit as functional blocks, but the inclusion of an input unit and / or an output unit is not essential, for example, when remotely logging in to the reservation information management system 200 from another external device such as a user terminal 30, or when accepting input information from an external device or providing output information to an external device via a communication interface.

[0096] In other words, each component of the reservation information management system 200 is realized by hardware including a processor, storage devices such as memory and auxiliary storage devices, wired or wireless communication lines and interface devices that connect them, and software that is stored in the storage devices and supplies processing instructions to the computing unit.

[0097] The above description of the functions of the reservation information management system 200 has been given assuming that each function of the reservation information management system 200 is implemented integrally by a single server device configured as a cloud server. However, each function may also be implemented by multiple interconnected computers or server devices. Furthermore, the reservation information management system 200 may be configured to include a general-purpose computer device such as a laptop PC with a web browser installed thereon, or may be configured to include various mobile devices.

[0098] Furthermore, the above description of each function is merely an example, and multiple functions may be combined into one function, or one function may be divided into multiple functions.

[0099] Furthermore, the reservation information management system 200 may have other functions in addition to the above functions. For example, the reservation information management system 200 may be configured to include some of the various functions of the terminal power control device 100.

[0100] (Example of Functional Blocks of User Terminal 30) Next, an example of blocks of various functions provided in the user terminal 30 will be described. Note that each block described below does not represent a hardware configuration, but represents a functional block.

[0101] The user terminal 30 is configured with the following functional blocks: a control unit (not shown) realized mainly by the aforementioned processor, a memory unit (not shown) realized by the aforementioned storage device, a communication unit (not shown) realized by the aforementioned communication device, and a user interface unit (not shown) realized by the aforementioned input device and / or output device.

[0102] The control unit executes various data processing operations based on the programs and data stored in the storage unit and the data acquired by the communication unit. The control unit also functions as an interface between the storage unit and the communication unit.

[0103] The control unit is configured using a processor, and can realize these functional blocks by executing the above-mentioned programs. Note that instead of a processor, the control unit may be configured using a logic circuit such as an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). The control unit may also be configured by combining a processor and a logic circuit.

[0104] The storage unit is configured to include, for example, a main storage unit realized by a memory and an auxiliary storage unit realized by an auxiliary storage device, and stores programs that supply various processing instructions to the control unit and data representing various information used in the processing executed by the control unit.

[0105] The control unit can execute various processes by reading and writing these data to the storage unit.

[0106] The communication unit is responsible for communication processing between the device and other devices via a network.

[0107] The user interface section is configured to include functional blocks of an input section and an output section.

[0108] The input unit is responsible for input-related processes, such as accepting input operations from the user, among other processes related to the user interface. The input unit is configured using an input device such as a touch panel, and detects various operations from the user.

[0109] The output unit is responsible for output-related processes such as displaying various screens on an output device, outputting audio, etc. The output unit is configured using various display devices such as a liquid crystal display, a touch screen, etc.

[0110] In other words, each component of the user terminal 30 is realized by hardware including a processor, storage devices such as memory and auxiliary storage devices, wired or wireless communication lines and interface devices that connect them, and software that is stored in the storage device and supplies processing instructions to the computing unit (processor).

[0111] The above description of each function is merely an example, and multiple functions may be combined into one function, or one function may be divided into multiple functions.

[0112] Furthermore, the user terminal 30 may have other functions in addition to the above functions. For example, the user terminal 30 may be configured to include some of the various functions of the reservation information management system 200, as described above.

[0113] <Example of Processing Flow> Next, the above-mentioned processes executed by the system will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0114] Of these, Figures 4 and 5 are diagrams illustrating the processing executed when the power of terminal 20 is turned ON, and Figures 6 and 7 are diagrams illustrating the processing executed when the power of terminal 20 is turned OFF.

[0115] (Processing When Powering On the Terminal 20) FIG. 4 is a flowchart 400 showing an example of the flow of processing executed by the reservation information management system 200 when powering on the terminal 20.

[0116] In step S401, the control unit of the reservation information management system 200 executes a process of receiving, via the communication unit, the reservation information 210 of the user transmitted by the user terminal 30. This receives the reservation information 210 transmitted by the user from the user terminal 30. When the control unit of the reservation information management system 200 completes the process of step S401, it proceeds to step S402.

[0117] In step S402, the control unit of the reservation information management system 200 compares the reservation information 210 received from the user terminal 30 in step S401 with the control table 220, and executes processing to save the power-on times for each of the various terminals 20 installed at the terminal installation location 10 reserved by the user. As a result, the power-on times for each of the various terminals 20 installed at the terminal installation location 10 are saved. Upon completing the processing in step S402, the control unit of the reservation information management system 200 proceeds to step S403. Note that in step S402, the control unit checks the reservation type (such as an ATM use reservation or a maintenance and inspection reservation), the reservation time period (such as spring or summer), and the reservation time period (such as daytime or nighttime) from the reservation information 210, and extracts control information corresponding to the reservation information 210. At this time, it is preferable that the reservation information management system 200 acquires the state of the surrounding environment and the state of the terminal 20 (for example, information such as the amount of banknotes remaining in the ATM and the period of time since the air conditioner was cleaned to estimate the state of the air conditioner filter), and extracts the control information corresponding to the acquired information from the control table 220 for each terminal 20.

[0118] In step S403, when it is time to turn on the power of the various terminals 20 installed at the terminal installation location 10, the control unit of the reservation information management system 200 executes processing to transmit, via the communication unit, the reservation information 210 received from the user terminal 30 in step S401 and information that corresponds to the reservation information 210 among the control information stored in the control table 220, to the terminal power control device 100 at the terminal installation location 10. As a result, the reservation information 210 and the information stored in the control table 220 are transmitted to the terminal power control device 100 at the terminal installation location 10. When the processing at step S403 is completed, the control unit of the reservation information management system 200 ends the processing shown in the flowchart 400 of FIG.

[0119] FIG. 5 is a flowchart 500 showing an example of the flow of processing executed by the terminal power supply control device 100 when the terminal 20 is powered on.

[0120] In step S501, the control unit 110 of the terminal power supply control device 100 executes processing to receive, via the communication unit, the reservation information 210 transmitted by the reservation information management system 200 in step S403 of Fig. 4 and information corresponding to the reservation information 210 among the control information stored in the control table 220, using the wireless communication control unit 111. This allows the various pieces of information transmitted by the reservation information management system 200 in step S403 of Fig. 4 to be received. Upon completing the processing in step S501, the control unit 110 of the terminal power supply control device 100 proceeds to step S502.

[0121] In step S502, the control unit 110 of the terminal power control device 100 executes processing to turn on the power of the first terminal 20a using the terminal power control unit 112. As a result, the power of the first terminal 20a is turned on. This is because the startup time required for each terminal 20 varies. Therefore, when a terminal 20 is reserved, the power is turned on in accordance with the control table 220 so that startup is completed by the reserved time. When the processing in step S502 is completed, the control unit 110 of the terminal power control device 100 proceeds to the next step, and continues to execute processing to sequentially turn on the power of the second and subsequent terminals 20b, 20c, ... using the terminal power control unit 112. As described above, in this embodiment, there are six terminals (20a to 20f). Therefore, in step S507, the control unit 110 of the terminal power control device 100 executes a process to turn on the power of the sixth and final terminal 20f, and when the power of the sixth terminal 20f is turned on, the process of step S507 is completed and the process proceeds to step S508.

[0122] In step S508, the control unit 110 of the terminal power supply control device 100 executes a process of waiting for a user to arrive. As a result, the six terminals (20a to 20f) are all powered on and enter a standby state until a user arrives. When the process in step S508 is completed, the control unit 110 of the terminal power supply control device 100 ends the process shown in the flowchart 500 of FIG. 5.

[0123] (Processing When Turning Off the Power Supply of the Terminal 20) FIG. 6 is a flowchart 600 showing an example of the flow of processing executed by the terminal power control device 100 when turning off the power supply of the terminal 20.

[0124] In step S601, the control unit 110 of the terminal power control device 100 executes a process to detect the end of the user's operation of the terminal 20. This detects the end of the user's operation of the terminal 20. When the process in step S601 is completed, the control unit 110 of the terminal power control device 100 proceeds to step S602.

[0125] In step S602, the control unit 110 of the terminal power supply control device 100 executes processing to confirm with the reservation information management system 200, via the wireless communication control unit 111, the time until the next reservation for the terminal installation location 10. This is because when powering down, the terminal 20 to be powered down varies depending on the time of the next reservation. For example, when there is little time until the next reservation, only terminals 20 that require a short startup time, such as lights and automatic doors, are turned off, while the others remain on. When there is a short time until the next reservation, the power is also turned off for terminals 20 that take a short time to start recording, such as surveillance cameras. Terminals 20 that take a long time to start up, such as ATMs, or terminals 20 that take a long time to become effective, such as air conditioners, are powered down only if there is a long time until the next reservation. In this way, the time until the next reservation for the terminal installation location 10 is confirmed with the reservation information management system 200. When the processing in step S602 is completed, the control unit 110 of the terminal power supply control device 100 proceeds to step S603.

[0126] In step S603, the control unit 110 of the terminal power supply control device 100 executes a process of comparing the time until the next reservation for the terminal installation location 10 confirmed in step S602 with the startup times of the various terminals 20 installed at the terminal installation location 10, and determining whether or not there is a terminal 20 whose startup time is less than the next reservation time among the various terminals 20 installed at the terminal installation location 10. If it is determined in step S603 that there is a terminal 20 whose startup time is less than the next reservation time (step S603: Y), the process proceeds to step S604. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S603 that there is no terminal 20 whose startup time is less than the next reservation time (step S603: N), the process proceeds to step S605.

[0127] In step S604, the control unit 110 of the terminal power control device 100 causes the terminal power control unit 112 to execute processing to turn off the power of the terminal 20 for which it was determined in step S603 that the next reserved time is greater than the startup time. As a result, the power of the terminal 20 for which it was determined in step S603 that the next reserved time is greater than the startup time is turned off. When the processing in step S604 is completed, the control unit 110 of the terminal power control device 100 proceeds to step S606.

[0128] In step S605, the control unit 110 of the terminal power control device 100 causes the terminal power control unit 112 to execute processing to turn off the power of all terminals 20 installed at the terminal installation location 10. This turns off the power of all terminals 20 installed at the terminal installation location 10. When the processing in step S605 is completed, the control unit 110 of the terminal power control device 100 proceeds to step S606.

[0129] In step S606, the control unit 110 of the terminal power supply control device 100 executes a process of transmitting various information necessary for adjusting the control table 220, such as the remaining amount of banknotes, to the reservation information management system 200 via the wireless communication control unit 111. For example, if the terminal 20 is an ATM, the start-up time varies depending on the remaining amount of banknotes. On the other hand, if the terminal 20 is an air conditioner, the time from when the power is turned on until the effect appears varies depending on the season, time of day (daytime / nighttime), temperature information of the day, etc. Therefore, the terminal power supply control system 1 adjusts the start-up time of the control table 220 taking these factors into account. As a result, various information necessary for adjusting the control table 220 is transmitted to the reservation information management system 200. When the process of step S606 is completed, the control unit 110 of the terminal power supply control device 100 ends the process shown in the flowchart 600 of FIG. 6.

[0130] FIG. 7 is a flowchart 700 showing an example of the flow of processing executed by the reservation information management system 200 when the terminal 20 is turned off.

[0131] In step S701, the control unit of the reservation information management system 200 executes processing to receive, via the communication unit, the various pieces of information transmitted by the terminal power supply control device 100 in step S606 of Fig. 6. This receives the various pieces of information transmitted by the terminal power supply control device 100 in step S606 of Fig. 6. When the processing in step S701 is completed, the control unit of the reservation information management system 200 proceeds to step S702.

[0132] In step S702, the control unit of the reservation information management system 200 executes processing to adjust the control table 220 based on the various information received in step S701 from the terminal power control device 100. As a result, the control table 220 is adjusted based on the various information received in step S701 from the terminal power control device 100. When the processing in step S702 is completed, the control unit of the reservation information management system 200 ends the processing shown in the flowchart 700 in FIG.

[0133] In this way, the terminal power control device 100 of the terminal installation location 10 (ATM branch) reserved by the ATM user can appropriately control the ON / OFF of the power of various terminals 20, including the ATM, installed at the terminal installation location 10, based on the reservation information 210 of the ATM user received by the reservation information management system 200 from the user terminal 30 held by the ATM user and information in the control table 220 stored in advance by the reservation information management system 200. As a result, the power of all terminals 20 installed at the terminal installation location 10 can be turned OFF during times when there are no customers at the terminal installation location 10, thereby drastically reducing the amount of power consumed at the terminal installation location 10, which is an unmanned store.

[0134] Therefore, the terminal power control system 1 of this embodiment can achieve a greater power consumption reduction effect the fewer the customers who use the ATM store where the terminal is installed 10, for example, when the terminal is installed in a depopulated area.

[0135] Furthermore, even when the terminal installation location 10 is an ATM store that is frequently used during peak hours but not frequently used on average, for example, an ATM store located in an area where there is a large difference between the daytime and nighttime populations, such as the center of a large city, a significant reduction in power consumption can be achieved.

[0136] The above-described embodiment of the present invention can be summarized as follows.

[0137] (1) The terminal power control system 1 is a system that controls the power ON and / or OFF of multiple terminals 20 for each terminal 20, and includes at least a terminal power control device 100 having a wireless communication control unit 111 that receives reservation information 210 indicating a reservation for use of at least one terminal 20 among the multiple terminals 20 that are the control targets, and a terminal power control unit 112 that controls the power ON and / or OFF of multiple terminals 20, including the terminal 20 that is the reservation target, for each terminal 20, based on the received reservation information 210 and information stored in a control table 220. The information stored in the control table 220 includes at least information that predefines the control procedures for turning the power ON and / or OFF of the multiple terminals 20 for each type of terminal 20 and for each control condition. As a result, the terminal power control system 1 can drastically reduce power consumption throughout the terminal installation location 10 while minimizing waiting times for terminal users.

[0138] (2) The reservation information 210 includes the reservation date and time and the terminal usage details, and the information stored in the control table 220 includes information that predefines the control procedures for turning on and / or off the power of multiple terminals 20 for each season and time period.

[0139] (3) The wireless communication control unit 111 acquires status information of the terminal 20 or status information of the surrounding environment of the terminal 20, and the information stored in the control table 220 includes information that predefines the control procedures for turning the power on and / or off for multiple terminals 20 for each status of the terminal 20 or each status of the surrounding environment of the terminal 20.

[0140] (4) The types of terminals 20 are distinguished by differences in behavior in controlling power ON and / or OFF.

[0141] (5) The plurality of terminals 20 includes a plurality of terminals 20.

[0142] (6) The terminal power control unit 112 determines which of the multiple terminals 20 to be controlled should be powered on, or which functions of the terminal 20 should be powered on, depending on the contents of the reservation information 210. In addition, the terminal power control system 1 even changes the functions to be started up depending on the reservation content. For example, if the reservation content is a withdrawal reservation, all units inside the ATM are powered on. On the other hand, if the reservation content is a passbook entry reservation, among the units inside the ATM, the control unit and passbook printer unit are started up, but the banknote transport unit and coin unit are not started up. Furthermore, if the reservation content is a maintenance and inspection reservation, the ATM is not powered up.

[0143] (7) The multiple terminals 20 to be controlled include at least one or more air conditioners, and the terminal power control unit 112 varies the time at which the air conditioner is turned on based on information indicating the indoor temperature at the location where the air conditioner is installed, obtained by a temperature sensor.

[0144] (8) The terminal power control device 100 further includes a battery 122 that stores power for operating the terminal power control device 100 itself, and a solar panel 121 that supplies the power stored in the battery 122. This configuration eliminates the power consumption of the terminal power control device 100 itself.

[0145] (9) The terminal power supply control device 100 supplies the power stored in the battery 122 to the controlled terminal 20. This configuration eliminates power consumption when the terminal 20 is in operation.

[0146] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented using any components without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0147] Each of the above-described embodiments is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to these details as long as the features of the invention are not impaired. Furthermore, although various embodiments have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these details, and not all of these details are necessarily essential to the solution of the present invention. Other aspects conceivable within the scope of the technical idea of ​​the present invention are also included within the scope of the present invention.

[0148] In the above figures, the control lines and information lines shown are those that are considered necessary for explanation, and do not necessarily show all the control lines and information lines that are necessary for implementation. For example, it can be assumed that in reality, almost all components are interconnected.

[0149] The above-described layout of the terminal power control device 100 and the functional units of the system is merely an example. The layout of the functional units can be changed to an optimal layout in terms of the performance, processing efficiency, communication efficiency, etc., of the hardware and software included in the terminal power control device 100 and the system.

[0150] Furthermore, the aforementioned configurations, functions, processing units, processing means, etc. may be realized in part or in whole in hardware, for example by designing them as integrated circuits, or may be realized in software by a processor interpreting and executing a program that realizes each function.

[0151] 1... Terminal power supply control system 100... Terminal power supply control device, 200... Reservation information management system

Claims

1. A terminal power control system that controls the power ON and / or OFF of multiple terminals for each terminal, comprising at least a terminal power control device having: a wireless communication control unit that receives reservation information indicating a reservation for use for at least one terminal of the multiple terminals that are the control targets; and a terminal power control unit that controls the power ON and / or OFF of the multiple terminals including the terminal that is the reservation target for each terminal, based on the received reservation information and information stored in a control table, wherein the information stored in the control table includes at least information that predefines the control procedures for turning the power ON and / or OFF of the multiple terminals for each terminal type and control condition.

2. The terminal power control system of claim 1, wherein the reservation information includes the reservation date and time and the terminal usage details, and the information stored in the control table includes information predefined for each season and time period how to control the power ON and / or OFF of the multiple terminals.

3. The terminal power control system according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication control unit acquires state information of the terminal or state information of the surrounding environment of the terminal, and the information stored in the control table includes information predefined for each state of the terminal or each state of the surrounding environment of the terminal as to how to control the power ON and / or OFF of the multiple terminals.

4. The terminal power control system according to claim 1, wherein the types of terminals are distinguished by differences in behavior in controlling power ON and / or OFF.

5. The terminal power supply control system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of terminals includes a plurality of terminals.

6. The terminal power control system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal power control unit determines which of the plurality of terminals to be controlled will be powered on or which functions of the terminal will be turned on, depending on the contents of the reservation information.

7. The terminal power control system according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of terminals to be controlled include at least one air conditioner, and the terminal power control unit varies the time at which the air conditioner is turned on based on information indicating the indoor temperature of the location where the air conditioner is installed, obtained by a temperature sensor.

8. The terminal power control system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal power control device further comprises: a battery for storing power for operating the terminal power control device itself; and a solar panel for supplying the power stored in the battery.

9. The terminal power control system according to claim 7, wherein the terminal power control device supplies the power stored in the battery to the terminal to be controlled.

10. A terminal power control method for controlling the power ON and / or OFF of a plurality of terminals for each terminal, comprising: a terminal power control device consisting of a computer having at least a processor and a storage device; a wireless communication control unit receiving reservation information representing a reservation for use of at least one of the plurality of terminals to be controlled; and a terminal power control unit controlling the power ON and / or OFF of the plurality of terminals including the terminal to be reserved for each terminal, based on the received reservation information and information stored in a control table; and the information stored in the control table including at least information predefined for each type of terminal and for each control condition, the method for controlling the power ON and / or OFF of the plurality of terminals.

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