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JP-7856555-B2 - Equipment control system, program, and equipment control method

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Inventors

  • 林 航平

Assignees

  • 美的集団股▲フン▼有限公司

Dates

Publication Date
20260511
Application Date
20221208

Claims (8)

  1. At least one controllable device that can be controlled, A program to be executed on the computer of a terminal device capable of remotely controlling the aforementioned controlled device, A device control system including, The aforementioned controlled device is The system includes an information acquisition unit that acquires biological detection information indicating whether or not living organisms are present around the controlled device, The aforementioned program, A startup process to start the information acquisition unit if it is not already running, An acquisition process that acquires device information and biological detection information related to the controlled device, Display processing that causes the operation screen of the controlled device to be displayed on the display unit of the terminal device, and determines the display mode of the device information based on the biological detection information and displays it on the display unit, To cause the computer to execute the above, Equipment control system.
  2. The aforementioned controlled device is The system includes a first controlled device equipped with the information acquisition unit , and a second controlled device located within the same controlled area as the first controlled device but not equipped with the information acquisition unit . The device control system according to claim 1 , wherein the acquisition process can acquire first biological detection information for the first controlled device as second biological detection information for the second controlled device.
  3. The aforementioned acquisition process is, The device control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when operation information is obtained indicating that a usage operation has been performed to operate a movable part for the use of the controlled device, the system assumes that a living organism is present around the controlled device and obtains the operation information as the living organism detection information.
  4. The aforementioned display process is: The device control system according to claim 1 , wherein when the controlled device in which the presence of a living organism has been detected is remotely operated, the display mode is determined to notify the user prior to the operation that the operation is being performed in a situation in which a living organism is present .
  5. The aforementioned display process is: The device control system according to claim 1, wherein the device information and the biodetection information corresponding to the device information are linked and displayed on the display unit.
  6. The aforementioned display process is: The device control system according to claim 5 , wherein the display mode of the biological detection information to be displayed on the display unit is determined according to whether or not there is a living organism in the vicinity of the device to be controlled.
  7. A startup process to start the information acquisition unit if the information acquisition unit, which acquires biological detection information indicating whether or not living organisms are present around a control target device that may be the target of control, is not started, An acquisition process for acquiring device information relating to the controlled device and the biological detection information, Display processing includes displaying the operation screen of the controlled device on the display unit of a terminal device capable of remotely controlling the controlled device, and determining the display mode of the device information based on the biological detection information and displaying it on the display unit, A program to cause the computer of the terminal device to execute it.
  8. A startup process to start the information acquisition unit if the information acquisition unit, which acquires biological detection information indicating whether or not living organisms are present around a control target device that may be the target of control, is not started, An acquisition process for acquiring device information relating to the controlled device and the biological detection information, Display processing includes displaying the operation screen of the controlled device on the display unit of a terminal device capable of remotely controlling the controlled device, and determining the display mode of the device information based on the biological detection information and displaying it on the display unit, A device control method including the following.

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a device control system, a program, and a device control method. Conventionally, technologies for remotely controlling home appliances using portable devices have been put into practical use. Furthermore, home appliances equipped with motion sensors that detect the presence or absence of people in the vicinity have also been put into practical use. Additionally, technologies for remotely controlling home appliances using the aforementioned portable devices have also been proposed. International Publication No. 3013/128527Patent No. 6110288 Figure 1 is an illustrative and schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the equipment control system according to the embodiment.Figure 2 is an illustrative and schematic diagram showing the arrangement of controlled equipment and the detection area of a detection device that outputs biological detection information within a controlled area (living space) to which the equipment control system according to the embodiment can be applied.Figure 3 is an exemplary and schematic functional block diagram illustrating the functions of the equipment control unit implemented in the management device (terminal device) in the equipment control system according to the embodiment.Figure 4 is an illustrative and schematic diagram showing the control screen displayed on the display unit of the terminal device in the equipment control system according to the embodiment.Figure 5 is an illustrative and schematic diagram showing the contents of a notification screen displayed on the display unit of a terminal device when the presence of a living organism is detected around a controlled device in the device control system according to the embodiment.Figure 6 is an illustrative and schematic diagram showing the contents of the notification screen displayed on the terminal device's display unit when no living organisms are detected around the controlled device in the device control system according to the embodiment.Figure 7 is an exemplary flowchart showing the display process flow of the initial display screen shown on the display unit of the terminal device in the equipment control system according to the embodiment.Figure 8 is an exemplary flowchart showing the detailed flow of the sensor information acquisition process in the flowchart of Figure 7.Figure 9 is an exemplary flowchart showing the flow of control processing after the initial display screen is displayed on the display unit of the terminal device in the equipment control system according to the embodiment. The embodiments of the equipment control system, program, and equipment control method according to this disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this specification, components and descriptions of such components may be expressed in multiple ways. The components and their descriptions are examples and are not limited by the expressions used herein. Components may also be identified by different names than those used herein. Furthermore, components may also be described by expressions different from those used herein. Figure 1 is an illustrative and schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the equipment control system 100. The equipment control system 100 is composed of, for example, a plurality of controlled devices 10, a management device 12 capable of centrally managing information acquired from the plurality of controlled devices 10, and a terminal device 14 capable of centrally controlling the plurality of controlled devices 10 based on information acquired via the management device 12. The terminal device 14 is a device that enables control of the controlled devices 10 from a remote location, for example, a location different from the room in which the controlled devices 10 are installed, such as outdoors or while away from home. Except for some devices, the controlled devices 10 are equipped with a detection device 16 capable of outputting biological detection information indicating whether or not living organisms are present around the controlled devices 10. As will be described later, the detection device 16 includes a direct detection type that directly detects living organisms and an indirect estimation type that estimates the presence of living organisms (operators of the equipment) in the vicinity based on operation information (such as opening and closing the doors of the equipment) detected when the equipment on which the sensor is mounted is being physically operated. Furthermore, the detection device 16 may be capable of outputting biological detection information regardless of whether the controlled device 10 on which the detection device 16 is installed is operating or not. In another embodiment, the detection device 16 may be activated for a short time at a predetermined timing, for example, when an application capable of remotely controlling the controlled device 10 is launched on the terminal device 14, to pe