JPH05236552A - Remote control system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] In a remote control system using a home bus, comprehensively judge and control the type and location of controlled equipment and the location where control operation was performed. For example, when the controlled device is a lighting device and a turn-off operation is performed from the input unit of the control device of the own room or another room, a delay time is provided until the light is turned off,
Securing light when users move. [Structure] The home bus 1 is connected to control devices 2 and 6 installed in a plurality of rooms, and terminal devices 3 and 7 also installed in a plurality of rooms. The control devices 2 and 6 receive the operation signals 5 from the wireless commander 4 and receive units 2b and 6b, input units 2a and 6a that input an operation command, and receive units 2b and 6b and input units 2a and 2a.
The control signal from 6a is transmitted to the terminal devices 3 and 7 through the interface units 2e and 6e and the home bus 1, and the operation status from the terminal devices 3 and 7 is displayed on the display units 2d and
It is composed of control units 2c and 6c to be displayed on 6d.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control system for remotely controlling electric equipment by means of infrared signals or ultrasonic signals.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a remote controller for transmitting an infrared modulation signal for controlling a predetermined device among a plurality of electric devices, as proposed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 01-165296, and an indoor unit An infrared receiving device installed in a predetermined position of the remote control device for extracting a control command signal from an infrared modulation signal from the remote control device, and a centralized control device for controlling a predetermined device according to the extraction signal from the infrared receiving signal. There is an infrared remote control system that has, and an infrared receiver is provided so that a user can remotely operate an arbitrary electric device from any place.

[0003] Then, the user can select an arbitrary electric device, for example,
The same applies when controlling lighting equipment, operating the control device, operating the wireless commander, turning off the lighting equipment in your room, or turning it off from another room. It turns off immediately.

[0004]

However, when the user controls an arbitrary electric device by operating the control device and by operating the wireless commander, the former case is performed by the user. Since it is necessary to go to the installation location of the control device for operation, especially when the lighting equipment is turned off, control with time allowance for control execution is performed until returning to the original location, in the latter case Need immediate control (excluding control of own room from another room).

When there are a plurality of luminaires, all the luminaires other than the one with the lowest power consumption are turned off promptly to save electricity, and in order to secure the light for the user's movement, the luminaires consume less power. Instruments need to be delayed and controlled.

Further, when operating the input section or wireless commander of the separate room to turn off the illumination of the own room, it takes more time to return to the futon of the own room than when operating the input section of the own room to turn off the light. , Need to be delayed further. However, the conventional remote control system has a problem that it cannot perform appropriate control according to the above situation.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and a user operates a control device and a wireless commander to change an arbitrary terminal device from an arbitrary place to an arbitrary place. It is an object of the present invention to provide a remote control system which, when controlling, determines the operating condition and operating means of a terminal device and executes control corresponding to this.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention utilizes a wireless commander for transmitting an operation signal by infrared rays, ultrasonic waves, etc., and wiring of a commercial power source in a house or dedicated wiring. A home bus that transmits signals, an input unit for inputting an operation command of a terminal device connected to the home bus, a receiving unit that receives an operation signal from the wireless commander, and the input unit and the receiving unit. Control signal for transmitting to the terminal device via the interface unit and the home bus, and receiving operation information from the terminal device, and a display unit for displaying operation information of the terminal device from the control unit. In a remote control system including a control device composed of
When a stop command for the terminal device of the own room is input from the input unit of the own room, a delay time is provided rather than the stop by the operation signal from the wireless commander of the own room, and only the target device is stopped. And

When a stop command is input from the input unit of the own room to stop all the terminal devices of the same room having the same function, a delay time is set for the terminal device with the lowest power consumption until the rest, and the rest is left. With respect to the terminal device having the same function as described above, the terminal device is quickly stopped.

Further, when the terminal device in the own room is stopped by the operation command input to the input unit in the separate room or the operation signal of the wireless commander via the home bus, the stop command is input to the input unit in the own room. It is characterized in that the delay time is further extended as compared with the case of stopping after that.

[0011]

In the above structure, when the terminal device is stopped from the input unit in the room, only the target device is stopped with a time delay compared to the case of the stop operation from the wireless commander. If it is a device, the lighting can be kept off until the user enters the futon after operating the input unit. Also, when stopping all terminal devices having the same function from the input unit, a delay time is set for stopping one terminal device with the lowest power consumption and the remaining terminal devices having the same function are used. On the other hand, since the stop control is performed promptly, even when the user turns off all the lighting fixtures in the room from the input unit, the lighting fixture with the lowest power consumption is turned on even after the other lights are turned off. Then, the minimum necessary light can be secured. In addition, when the input device in the separate room or the wireless commander is operated via the home bus, the terminal device in the own room is stopped with a further delay time than when the input unit in the own room is operated. Therefore, it is possible not to turn off the lighting while returning from the separate room to the own room.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments thereof.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a remote control system of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the control device shown in FIG.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a home bus which is an information transmission path, 2 and 6 are control devices, 3 and 7 are terminal devices such as lighting fixtures, air conditioners and electric curtains, 4 is a wireless commander, and 5 is an operation signal. is there.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control devices 2 and 6 receive the input signal 2a or 6a for issuing various operation commands to the terminal device 3 or 7 and the operation signal 5 from the wireless commander 4. Then, whether the operation signal from the reception unit 2b or 6b to be transmitted to the control unit 2c or 6c and the wireless commander 4 or the operation command from the input unit 2a or 6a controls the terminal device 3 in the room A, The control unit 2c or 6c that determines whether or not to control the terminal device 7 and converts it into a control signal for the terminal device 3 or 7, and manages the operating status and power consumption of the terminal devices 3 and 7, and the terminal device 3 And 7 and a display unit 2d or 6d for displaying the operation status, and an interface unit 2e or 6e for transmitting the control signal converted by the control unit 2c or 6c to the home bus 1. To have. Further, the transmission and reception of the control signal between the room A and the room B is performed via the home bus 1.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described.

When the user operates the terminal device 3 in the room A, the control unit 2c controls the input unit 2a or the receiving unit 2b.
Of which the operation signal has been sent, and the control target device and the control content.

At this time, when the operation signal is from the input unit 2a and is the lighting operation signal of the lighting device corresponding to the terminal device 3, the control unit 2c immediately causes the lighting device which is the terminal device 3 via the interface unit 2e. The lighting signal is transmitted to the home bus 1 to be turned on, and the display 2d indicates that the lighting equipment in the room A is turned on.

When the lighting equipment is turned off, the user goes to the place where the control device is installed and operates the input unit 2a, so that the control unit 2c does not become dark until it returns to the original place. After a delay time of about several seconds, the turn-off signal of the lighting device which is the terminal device 3 is transmitted to the home bus 1 via the interface unit 2e to turn off the light, and the display unit 2d turns off the lighting device in the room A. Display what you have done.

When the terminal device 3 is an electric curtain, the open control by the open signal and the close control by the close signal are performed in the same manner as the control by the turn-on signal and turn-off signal of the lighting fixture. Further, when the terminal device 3 is an air conditioner, the control unit 2c immediately transmits a driving signal at the time of driving and a stop signal at the time of stopping to the home bus 1 via the interface unit 2e at the time of driving and stopping, and the room A room The operating condition of the air conditioner is displayed on the display unit 2d while the air conditioner is operated or stopped.

When the lighting device, which is the terminal device 3, is turned on and off by the control signal from the receiving unit 2b which has received the operation signal 5 from the wireless commander 4 in the room A, the user operates the wireless commander 4 at hand. Therefore, the control unit 2c immediately receives the
When the light is turned on, a turn-on signal is transmitted, and when the light is turned off, a turn-off signal is transmitted to the home bus 1 to turn on and off the lighting fixtures in the room A, and display the operation status of the lighting fixtures on the display unit 2d.

Further, when the terminal device 3 is an electric curtain and the open control is performed by the open signal and the close control is performed by the close signal, the opening and closing are immediately performed in the same manner as the control by the lighting signal and the extinguishing signal of the lighting fixture. To do. Furthermore, the terminal device 3
In the case of the operation control by the operation signal and the stop control by the stop signal when the air conditioner is the air conditioner, the operation and the stop are immediately performed similarly to the control of the lighting equipment and the air conditioner.

Next, in the extinguishing control by the extinguishing signal of the lighting equipment, when the control portion 2c receives the extinguishing operation signal of the lighting equipment which is the terminal device 3 from the input portion 2a, the control portion 2c is caused to extinguish control. When it is confirmed that the luminaire other than the target luminaire to be lit is lit, since the brightness is secured, the control unit 2c immediately controls the terminal device 3 via the interface unit 2e. The turn-off signal of the lighting device to be turned off is transmitted to the home bus 1 to turn it off, and the display unit 2d displays that the lighting device in the room A has been turned off.

When the control unit 2c receives the all-light-off signal of the lighting device corresponding to the terminal device 3 from the input unit 2a in the lighting control of the lighting device, the room A managed by the control unit 2c. Select one of the lighting fixtures that has the lowest power consumption among the lighting fixtures that are turned on, and immediately transmit the turn-off signal to the home bus 1 via the interface unit 2e for all the lighting fixtures other than this lighting fixture. And turn it off.
Then, the lighting fixture that has not been turned off immediately remains through the interface unit 2e with a delay of, for example, several seconds so as to ensure the brightness until the user returns from the installation place of the control device to the original place. The turn-off signal of the lighting equipment is transmitted to the home bus 1 to turn it off, and the display unit 2d displays A
Display that all the luminaires in the room have been turned off.

While the above description has described the control of the terminal device 3 in the A room in the A room, the control device 6 controls the terminal device 7 in the B room in the B room.
Controls similarly.

Next, the user operates the wireless commander 4 or the input unit 6a from the room B to the terminal device 3 in the room A.
When the operation of extinguishing the lighting fixture is performed, the receiving unit 6b
Receives the operation signal 5 from the wireless commander 4 and transmits it to the controller 6c. The input unit 6a also transmits an operation command to the control unit 6c. Therefore, when the control unit 6c determines that the control signal is the turn-off signal of the lighting device, which is the terminal device 3 in the A room, the user moves from the B room to the A room to actually check the operation status of the terminal device. As you can see, A
At the input unit 2a of the control device 2 in the room, the terminal device 3 in the room A
After extending the delay time further than when the lighting equipment is turned off, the control unit 6a controls the interface unit 6e.
The control signal of the controlled device in the room A is transmitted to and controlled by the home bus 1 via, and the operation of the terminal device 3 is displayed on the display units 6d and 2d. This explanation is B
Although the control of the terminal device 3 from the room to the room A has been described, the control device 2 similarly controls the terminal device 7 from the room A to the room B.

[0027]

Since the remote control system of the present invention is configured as described above, when the user turns off the lighting equipment in his own room from the input section in his own room,
When the other lights are not turned on, a delay time is set until the lights are actually turned off, so that it is possible to prevent inconveniences such as a trip and injury due to sudden darkness.

Further, when the user performs the operation of turning off all the lighting equipments which are the terminal equipments in the own room from the input section in the own room, the lighting equipment which consumes the least power is left,
Other lighting fixtures are turned off promptly, and the remaining lighting fixtures are also turned off with a delay time.
You can save electricity while ensuring the minimum required light.

Further, when the user controls the lighting equipment which is the terminal equipment in the own room by the wireless commander in the separate room or the input section of the control device, the input section in the own room controls the lighting equipment in the own room. The delay time is further extended than when the light was turned off.
The user can move from the separate room to his / her room and secure the light until entering the futon, and can feel safe and secure.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a remote control system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the control device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 home bus 2,6 control device 2a, 6a input part 2b, 6b receiving part 2c, 6c control part 2d, 6d display part, 2e, 6e interface part 3,7 terminal device 4 wireless commander 5 operation signal

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A wireless commander for transmitting an operation signal by infrared rays, ultrasonic waves, etc., a home bus for transmitting signals by using a wiring of a commercial power supply in a house or a dedicated wiring, and a home bus connected to the home bus. An input unit for inputting an operation command of the terminal device, a receiving unit for receiving an operation signal from the wireless commander, a control signal from the input unit and the receiving unit via the interface unit and the home bus, and Remote control including a control unit configured to transmit to the terminal device and receive operation information from the terminal device, and a display unit that displays operation information of the terminal device from the control unit In the system, when a stop command for the terminal device in the room is input from the input section in the room, it is stopped by the operation signal from the wireless commander in the room. The remote delay time provided, and, a remote control system is characterized in that so as to stop only the target device. 2. When a stop command for all the terminal devices in the room having the same function is input from the input unit of the room, a delay time is set for the terminal device that consumes the least power, before the stop, The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the remaining terminal device having the same function is promptly stopped. 3. When the terminal device in the own room is stopped by the operation command input to the input unit in the separate room or the operation signal of the wireless commander via the home bus, a stop command is issued to the input unit in the own room. The remote control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the delay time is further extended than when the input is stopped.