JP5084886B2 - Setting method and system for setting electrical appliance by calling - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a setting method and system for setting an electrical appliance, and more particularly to a setting method and system for setting an electrical appliance by making a call.

  Conventionally, it is known to set a router by accessing an electrical appliance such as a router from a terminal that is communicably connected via a local network.

  For example, it is known that a telecommunications carrier sets a user's router, modem, and the like from a web browser of a terminal in order to use a provided line (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1).

East Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, “Broadband Router Connection Method”, [online], [searched on August 24, 2010], Internet <URL: http://frets.com/square/multisession_router.html>

  However, in the method of Non-Patent Document 1, a terminal that can access the electric appliance to be set is required. Furthermore, although the appliance is set by accessing from a terminal with a Web browser, it is desirable for the user to be provided with another alternative user interface for setting the appliance.

  Further, in Non-Patent Document 1, the electrical appliance to be set is a router, a modem, or the like, but generally, it is not limited to a network device such as a router or a modem, and a local network formed by these network devices. It is desirable that the setting can be made in the same way for the internal electronic device.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide not only a setting by a Web browser but also another alternative user interface, which is a voice-oriented user interface, in setting of network devices and electrical appliances.

  The present invention provides the following solutions.

  The invention according to the first aspect is a method for setting an electric appliance (electric appliance 10) connected via a network, wherein a terminal (smart phone 100) is assigned a telephone number for setting the electric appliance. And an automatic voice response device (automatic voice response device 200) responds in response to the call transmission from the terminal and reproduces voice guidance, so that the terminal A step of accepting a voice or input operation for setting, a step of generating and storing setting data relating to the setting of the electrical appliance based on the voice or input operation from the terminal, and a communicably connected to the electrical appliance The information processing apparatus (information processing apparatus 50) receiving the setting data at a predetermined timing; and the information processing apparatus Depending on the access, based on the setting data received, the method comprising the steps of: performing a set for the appliance.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the terminal makes a call to the telephone number assigned for setting the electrical appliance, and the automatic voice response device responds in response to the call from the terminal. By receiving voice guidance, a voice or input operation for setting appliances is accepted from the terminal. Then, based on voice or input operation from the terminal, the setting data related to the setting of the electrical appliance is generated and stored, and the information processing apparatus connected so as to be communicable with the electrical appliance receives the setting data at a predetermined timing, The information processing apparatus performs settings for the electrical appliance based on the received setting data in response to the electrical appliance access.

  Therefore, the information processing apparatus that receives the setting of the electrical appliance by voice guidance of the automatic voice response device by voice call or operation input by making a call from the terminal and accesses the automatic voice response device sets the setting of the appliance at a predetermined timing. Can be done. For a user, it is possible to set an electrical appliance simply by making a setting from a terminal by a telephone call, and it is possible to provide a user interface that places importance on an audio interface. Here, the user does not need to perform a special operation for setting the electrical appliance or the information processing apparatus. That is, since the appliance is automatically set when the appliance accesses the information processing apparatus, the user does not need a special operation for setting from the appliance.

  The invention according to the first feature exhibits the same operation and effect not only in the method in the category of the invention but also in the system.

  The invention according to the second feature is the invention according to the first feature, wherein the telephone number assigned for setting the appliance is a telephone number unique to the automatic voice response device, The automatic voice response device further accepts an input of an identification ID for specifying an electric appliance, and accepts a voice or input operation for setting the electric appliance from the terminal.

  In this case, a telephone number unique to the automatic voice response apparatus is assigned to the telephone number transmitted by the terminal. And identification ID is provided for every electrical appliance, the input of identification ID is received from a terminal, and the electrical appliance which should be set can be specified. Therefore, since the telephone number is a number unique to the automatic voice response apparatus, it is not necessary to prepare a large number of telephone numbers.

  In the invention according to the third feature, the step of performing the setting is performed by analyzing a sentence for setting the appliance, extracting an input tag, and inputting setting data.

  In the invention according to the fourth feature, the telephone number assigned for the setting of the electric appliance is a telephone number unique to the electric appliance.

  In this case, since a unique telephone number is assigned to the electrical appliance, if the electrical appliance is connected to the network, the appliance can be set simply by calling the telephone number from the terminal. This is useful.

  An invention according to a fifth aspect is a method for setting an information processing apparatus (information processing apparatus 50) connected via a network, wherein a terminal (smartphone 100) is assigned for setting the information processing apparatus. A call is made to the telephone number, and an automatic voice response device (automatic voice response device 200) responds to the call call from the terminal and reproduces voice guidance, whereby the terminal Receiving a voice or an input operation for setting the information processing device, and the automatic voice response device generates setting data related to the setting of the appliance based on the voice or the input operation to the terminal from the terminal A step of storing, a step in which the information processing apparatus receives the setting data at a predetermined timing, and a setting received by the information processing apparatus How and a step of performing a set based on chromatography data.

  According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the terminal makes a call to the telephone number assigned for setting the information processing apparatus, and the automatic voice response apparatus responds to the call from the terminal. Then, by reproducing the voice guidance, the voice or input operation for setting the information processing apparatus is received from the terminal. And based on the voice or input operation from the terminal, the setting data related to the setting of the information processing device is generated and stored, the information processing device receives the setting data at a predetermined timing, and based on the received setting data, Settings are made for the information processing apparatus.

  Therefore, the information processing apparatus accepts the setting of the information processing apparatus by the voice guidance of the automatic voice response apparatus by voice or operation input by making a call from the terminal, and the information processing apparatus accessing the automatic voice response apparatus sets the setting of the information processing apparatus to a predetermined value. It can be done at the timing. For the user, the information processing apparatus can be set simply by making a call from the terminal, and it is possible to provide a user interface that emphasizes a voice interface.

  According to the present invention, in setting of network devices and electrical appliances, it is possible to provide not only settings by a web browser but also other alternative user interfaces that emphasize sound. That is, if the network device and the appliance are connected to the local network, the setting can be performed only by making a call from the terminal.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing functional blocks constituting the system. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a setting process flow of the information processing apparatus 50. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a setting process flow of the electrical appliance 10. FIG. 5 shows a screen image when a call is made from the smartphone 100 (unique phone number). FIG. 6 shows a screen image when calling from the smartphone 100 (when using the identification ID). FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the setting voice guidance. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an incoming telephone number correspondence table. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a setting item correspondence table. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a global IP correspondence table. FIG. 11 shows an identification ID correspondence table. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a setting data setting processing flow. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a screen image of the smartphone 100.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This is merely an example, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this.

[System configuration]
The system configuration of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The setting system 1 includes at least a smartphone 100, a mobile communication network 2, a public line network 3, an automatic voice response device 200, an information processing device 50, and an electrical appliance 10 (TV 10-a, personal computer 10-b). .

  The smart phone 100 is connected to the mobile communication network 2 by wireless communication and is connected to the automatic voice response device 200 via the public line network 3 when making a call. The mobile communication network 2 may include not only a communication network constituting a third generation mobile communication system but also a wireless LAN communication network. The information processing apparatus 50 is connected to the public line network 3 so as to be communicable, and is connected to the electrical appliance 10 so as to be communicable by wire or wirelessly.

[Functional description of each device]
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the automatic voice response device 200, the smartphone 100, and the information processing device 50. This will be described with reference to FIG.

  The automatic voice response device 200 is a system that performs an automatic response by voice called IVR (Interactive Voice Response). One or a plurality of predetermined telephone numbers are assigned, a call transmission from the smartphone 100 is received, and a voice guidance is reproduced to perform an automatic response.

  The automatic voice response device 200 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like as a control unit, and a communication unit that can communicate with the public network 3 A communication device is provided, and either or both of an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and an SSD (Solid State Drive) are provided as a storage unit.

  The automatic voice response apparatus 200 includes at least a call setting reception unit 201 and a setting data storage unit 202. These means are realized by the above-described control unit, storage unit, communication unit, display unit such as a monitor, and input unit such as a keyboard. Each table shown in FIGS. 8 to 11 is stored in the storage unit of the automatic voice response apparatus 200.

  Note that a part of the automatic voice response apparatus 200 may be realized by another server. That is, the setting data storage unit 202 is realized by other hardware such as a setting server, receives the setting data from the automatic voice response apparatus 200, stores the setting data, and receives a request from the information processing apparatus 50 The setting data may be transmitted sequentially.

  The smartphone 100 is a terminal used by a user. If the smartphone 100 has the following functions, for example, in addition to a mobile phone, a portable information terminal, a computer (personal computer), a television, a telephone, a netbook terminal, a slate terminal, an electronic device It may be a book terminal or the like.

  The smartphone 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like as a control unit, and a wired / wireless support that enables communication with the mobile communication network 2 as a communication unit. A communication device is provided, and either or both of an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and an SSD (Solid State Drive) are provided as a storage unit. Further, the display unit includes a display unit such as a liquid crystal monitor for displaying an image, and includes an input unit such as a touch panel and a keyboard for receiving input from the user. In the smartphone 100, the control unit reads a predetermined program, and inputs and outputs various data.

  The smartphone 100 includes at least a call setting unit 101, and these units are realized by the above-described control unit, storage unit, communication unit, display unit, and input unit.

  The information processing apparatus 50 is a network device provided in the local network, and may be not only a gateway, a router, and a modem, but also an exchange. The information processing apparatus 50 is a device to which a global IP is allocated, and can access the public network 3 (such as the Internet), inquire data about a predetermined Web server, and receive predetermined data. Device. As long as the information processing apparatus 50 is a device to which a global IP is assigned, the information processing apparatus 50 may be a mobile phone other than a gateway, a router, and a modem. In a preferred embodiment, the information processing apparatus 50 has a function such as NAT (Network Address Translation), and manages the communication when the electrical appliance 10 is connected to an external network (public line network).

  The information processing apparatus 50 includes a central processing unit (CPU), a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and the like as the control unit 51, and communicates with the public line network 3 and the electrical appliance 10 as the communication device 55. In some cases, a wired / wireless compatible communication device is provided, and either or both of an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and an SSD (Solid State Drive) are provided as a storage unit. Furthermore, you may provide display parts, such as a liquid crystal monitor which displays an image. You may provide input parts, such as a touchscreen and a keyboard which receive the input from a user.

  The information processing apparatus 50 includes at least a setting data receiving unit 52 and a setting execution unit 53 as a unit realized by the cooperation of the control unit 51 and the communication device 55.

  The information processing device 50 is set by the information processing device 50 receiving the setting by accessing the information processing device 50 from a general computer terminal and inputting the setting information to the Web browser displayed on the terminal. A form in which the device 50 is set is a preferred embodiment.

  The electrical appliance 10 may be a home appliance or a business product that is communicably connected to the information processing apparatus 50 via a local network, and includes a television 10-a, a personal computer 10-b, a printer, a telephone, a FAX machine, a copier, In addition to scanners, MFPs (multifunction peripherals, multifunction printers), digital cameras, mobile phones, and personal digital assistants, smartphones, netbook terminals, slate terminals, electronic book terminals, portable music players, audio components, It may be a content playback / recording player or the like. As a commercial product, the electrical appliance 10 may be a digital signage television or a high-performance vending machine.

  In the following description, the electrical appliance 10 does not have a global IP, and does not function as a termination unit between the public line network and the local network, but is distinguished from the information processing apparatus 50. The processing apparatus 50 may be sufficient. That is, the information processing apparatus 50 may receive the setting data by itself and execute its own setting.

  Similarly, the electrical appliance 10 includes a central processing unit (CPU), a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and the like as a control unit, a wired / wireless compatible communication device as a communication unit, and a storage. As a part, you may provide either or both of HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and SSD (Solid State Drive). Furthermore, a display unit such as a liquid crystal monitor for displaying an image may be provided, and an input unit such as a mouse or a touch panel for receiving input from the user may be provided.

  The electrical appliance 10 is set by the user accessing the electrical appliance 10 from a general computer terminal and inputting the setting information into a Web browser displayed on the terminal, so that the electrical appliance 10 that has received this setting The form of being set is a preferred embodiment.

[Setting processing flow of information processing apparatus 50]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the setting process of the information processing apparatus 50. Based on FIG. 3, the process which performs the setting of the information processing apparatus 50 is demonstrated.

  First, a user who desires to change the setting of the information processing apparatus 50 makes a call using the call setting unit 101 of the smartphone 100 (step S01). Call transmission is call processing by voice, and includes call transmission using an IP (Internet Protocol) telephone network.

  Here, the telephone number for making a call from the smartphone 100 is a telephone number unique to the information processing apparatus 50 that performs the setting. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the type of the information processing apparatus 50 is the wireless router “PC-01”, and the user who owns the information processing apparatus 50 is distinguished by the user ID “KEN”. Details will be described with reference to FIG.

  The call setting accepting unit 201 of the automatic voice response apparatus 200 responds to the call from the call setting unit 101 of the smartphone 100 and reproduces the voice guidance (step S02). The automatic voice response apparatus 200 stores the incoming telephone number correspondence table shown in FIG. 8, specifies the router model name “PC-01” from the incoming telephone number, refers to the setting item correspondence table, and sets Identify the item to be executed. When the item to be set is specified, the corresponding voice guidance stored in advance in the automatic voice response apparatus 200 is selected and sequentially reproduced.

  For example, according to the setting item correspondence table, if “PC-01”, input of SSID (identifier of access point in IEEE802.11 wireless LAN), input of PPPoE (PPP Over Ethernet), and power saving setting. Is a setting item. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 7, the voice guidance is as follows: "Set the PC-01 wireless router", "Ask for the setting target. For network settings, set" 1 "to the power saving setting. Please press “2”. "Etc." is reproduced.

  In addition, instead of the incoming telephone number correspondence table, the outgoing telephone number correspondence table may be used. That is, instead of the incoming telephone number correspondence table, the outgoing telephone number table in which the telephone number assigned to the smartphone 100 is associated with the user ID and the router model name may be used. In this case, the automatic voice response apparatus 200 determines the caller number when receiving a call, and specifies the router model name based on the caller telephone number correspondence table.

  Next, with respect to the voice guidance described above, the call setting unit 101 of the smartphone 100 receives an input for setting from the user by voice or DTMF (Dial Toe Multi Frequency) (step S03). That is, the user utters the smartphone 100 or operates a button attached to the smartphone 100 to emit a dial tone, thereby giving a selection instruction for the voice guidance. The automatic voice response apparatus 200 advances the setting process by recognizing the utterance or receiving a dial tone to determine the type. The operation on the smartphone 100 is performed not only by DTMF tone processing that performs processing by dial tone, but also by transmitting data on which the smartphone 100 is operated, and the automatic voice response device 200 discriminates the received data. Processing may be performed.

  For example, after the guidance that “Please input the SSID or perform voice recognition, please speak”, the user speaks the SSID key by voice, and the SSID setting information is sent to the automatic voice response device. 200 receives.

  The call setting accepting means 201 of the automatic voice response apparatus 200 generates setting data from the received setting information (step S04). The setting data is data for setting the information processing apparatus 50 that is generated based on the setting information received from the smartphone 100. In other words, the received SSID setting information is recognized by speech and converted into text characters. Then, the setting data that is the text characters is stored in the setting data storage unit 202. At this time, the setting data is stored in association with the global IP of the information processing apparatus 50 to which the setting is reflected and the user ID (global IP correspondence table in FIG. 10). The global IP of each information processing device 50 is stored in advance in the automatic voice response device 200.

  Next, the setting data receiving means 52 of the information processing apparatus 50 accesses the automatic voice response apparatus 200 and requests setting data (step S05). That is, the information processing apparatus 50 requests the automatic voice response apparatus 200 for setting data periodically such as once a day. In response to the request from the information processing apparatus 50, the automatic voice response apparatus 200 refers to the global IP correspondence table and confirms whether the setting data is stored in its own global IP.

  The setting data receiving unit 52 of the information processing apparatus 50 receives the setting data (step S07), and the setting execution unit 53 executes setting data setting processing (step S08). The setting data setting process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In the above description, the telephone number transmitted from the smartphone 100 is a telephone number unique to the user and the information processing apparatus 50. A preferred embodiment will be described in this regard. The user accesses a predetermined server (property management server) that can communicate from the smartphone 100, authenticates with a user ID, and selects the type of the information processing apparatus 50 to be set. Here, the user desires and selects the setting “PC-01” ((a) of FIG. 5). Then, the possession management server assigns a unique telephone number to the information processing apparatus 50 of this user. This telephone number is a telephone number that can be answered by the automatic voice response apparatus 200 and is an unused telephone number. When the property management server assigns a unique telephone number, the assigned telephone number, the assigned user ID, and the router model name that is the assigned information processing device 50 are stored in the incoming telephone number correspondence table of the automatic voice response apparatus 200. To do. Furthermore, the property management server transmits the telephone number assigned to the smartphone 100, and the smartphone 100 displays this ((b) of FIG. 5).

  On the other hand, a case where the telephone number assigned for setting the information processing apparatus 50 is a telephone number unique to the automatic voice response apparatus 200 will be described. In this case, even if a call is transmitted from the smartphone 100 to the automatic voice response device 200, the user who is trying to set from the smartphone 100 cannot be determined, and the type of the information processing device 50 cannot be specified. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, a user ID and an identification ID are used. The automatic voice response apparatus 200 stores in advance an identification ID correspondence table shown in FIG. The identification ID correspondence table is a table in which the identification ID is associated with the model name of the corresponding information processing apparatus 50. The user selects the type of information processing apparatus 50. In response to this, the Web server 200 refers to the identification ID correspondence table and displays the corresponding identification ID on the smartphone 100.

  The user inputs an identification ID into the automatic voice response device 200 after the smartphone 100 makes a call. The type of the information processing apparatus 50 is specified based on the input identification ID, the setting item correspondence table is referred to, the setting item is determined, and the voice guidance suitable for the setting item is reproduced. Then, at any timing during the call, the user is prompted to input the user ID, and the input of the user ID is accepted. Based on the user ID, the global IP correspondence table is referred to and the setting data is associated with the corresponding user ID. The subsequent processing is the same as described above. In this way, the telephone number unique to the automatic voice response apparatus 200 can be set by the identification ID and the user ID.

[Setting process flow of electrical appliance 10]
Next, regarding the setting process of the electrical appliance 10, the process of executing the setting of the electrical appliance 10 will be described based on FIG.

  First, a user who desires to change the setting of the electrical appliance 10 makes a call using the call setting unit 101 of the smartphone 100 (step S10). Call transmission is call processing by voice, and includes call transmission using an IP (Internet Protocol) telephone network.

  Here, the telephone number for making a call from the smartphone 100 is a telephone number unique to the electrical appliance 10 to be set. That is, the type of the electrical appliance 10 is the television “TV 100”, and the user of the electrical appliance 10 is distinguished by the user ID “KEN”.

  The call setting reception unit 201 of the automatic voice response apparatus 200 responds to the call from the call setting unit 101 of the smartphone 100 and reproduces the voice guidance (step S11). The automatic voice response apparatus 200 is a table corresponding to an incoming telephone number, in which “router model name” in FIG. 8 stores a table corresponding to “model name of electrical appliance”. The model name “TV100” of the electrical appliance 10 is specified from the incoming telephone number, the setting item correspondence table is referenced, and the item to be set is specified. When the item to be set is specified, the corresponding voice guidance stored in advance in the automatic voice response apparatus 200 is selected and sequentially reproduced.

  For example, according to the setting item correspondence table, in the case of “TV100”, the power saving setting is the setting item. Therefore, the voice guidance is “Set power saving. To set the screen brightness, press“ 1 ”. "Etc." is reproduced.

  Note that, as described above, not the incoming telephone number correspondence table but the outgoing telephone number correspondence table may be used.

  Next, with respect to the voice guidance described above, the call setting unit 101 of the smartphone 100 receives an input for setting from the user by voice or DTMF (Dial Toe Multi Frequency) (step S12). That is, the user utters the smartphone 100 or presses a button attached to the smartphone 100 to emit a dial tone, thereby giving a selection instruction for the voice guidance. The automatic voice response apparatus 200 advances the setting process by recognizing the utterance or receiving a dial tone to determine the type.

  For example, after the guidance that “Please set the brightness of the screen, please speak the brightness ratio from 1 to 100”, the user utters a numerical value by voice and automatically displays the brightness setting information. The voice response device 200 receives it.

  The call setting accepting means 201 of the automatic voice response apparatus 200 generates setting data from the received setting information (step S13). The setting data is data for setting the electrical appliance 10 generated based on the setting information received from the smartphone 100. That is, the received luminance setting information is recognized by voice and converted into text characters. Then, the setting data that is the text characters is stored in the setting data storage unit 202. At this time, the setting data is stored in association with the global IP of the information processing apparatus 50 to which the setting is reflected and the user ID (global IP correspondence table in FIG. 10). The global IP of each information processing device 50 is stored in advance in the automatic voice response device 200.

  Next, the setting data receiving means 52 of the information processing device 50 requests the automatic voice response device 200 for setting data (step S14). In response to this, the automatic voice response apparatus 200 transmits setting data (step S15). That is, the information processing apparatus 50 accesses periodically, such as once a day, and requests the automatic voice response apparatus 200 for setting data. In response to the request from the information processing apparatus 50, the automatic voice response apparatus 200 refers to the global IP correspondence table and confirms whether the setting data is stored in its own global IP.

  The setting data receiving means 52 of the information processing device 50 receives the setting data (step S16) and stores it. Then, the electronic device 10 accesses the information processing apparatus 50 at a predetermined timing. In this case, when the electrical appliance 10 accesses an external network such as the Internet, the information processing apparatus 50 is accessed (step S17).

  At this timing, the setting execution unit 53 of the information processing apparatus 50 executes setting processing along with transmission of setting data to the electrical appliance 10 (step S18). In response to this, the electrical appliance 10 also executes the setting process (step S19). In this example, the brightness setting of the television 10-a that is normally set by a Web browser from a terminal connected via a local network is set via the smartphone 100.

  In the above description, the telephone number transmitted from the smartphone 100 is a telephone number unique to the electrical appliance 10. A preferred embodiment will be described in this regard. The user accesses a predetermined server that can communicate from the smartphone 100, authenticates with a user ID, and selects the type of the appliance 10 to be set. Here, the user desires and selects the setting of “TV 100”. Then, the server assigns a unique telephone number to the user's appliance 10. This telephone number is a telephone number that can be answered by the automatic voice response apparatus 200 and is an unused telephone number. When the server assigns a unique telephone number, the server stores the assigned telephone number, the assigned user ID, and the assigned model name of the electrical appliance 10 in the incoming telephone number correspondence table of the automatic voice response apparatus 200. Further, the server transmits the telephone number assigned to the smartphone 100, and the smartphone 100 displays it.

  On the other hand, a case where the telephone number assigned for setting the electrical appliance 10 is a telephone number unique to the automatic voice response apparatus 200 will be described. In this case, even if a call is transmitted from the smartphone 100 to the automatic voice response device 200, the user who is to set from the smartphone 100 cannot be identified, and the type of the electrical appliance 10 cannot be specified. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, a user ID and an identification ID are used. The automatic voice response apparatus 200 stores in advance an identification ID correspondence table shown in FIG. The identification ID correspondence table is a table in which the identification ID is associated with the model name of the corresponding electrical appliance 10. The user selects the type of the electrical appliance 10 as shown in FIG. In response to this, the Web server 200 refers to the identification ID correspondence table and displays the corresponding identification ID on the smartphone 100.

  The user inputs an identification ID into the automatic voice response device 200 after the smartphone 100 makes a call. The type of the electrical appliance 10 is specified based on the input identification ID, the setting item correspondence table is referred to, the setting item is determined, and voice guidance suitable for the setting item is reproduced. Then, at any timing during the call, the user is prompted to input the user ID, and the input of the user ID is accepted. Based on the user ID, the global ID correspondence table is referred to, and the setting data is associated with the corresponding user ID. The subsequent processing is the same as described above. In this way, the telephone number unique to the automatic voice response apparatus 200 can be set by the identification ID and the user ID.

[Setting data setting process flow]
Based on FIG. 12, the setting process of the setting data to the electrical appliance 10 and the information processing apparatus 50 will be described. First, the case where the information processing apparatus 50 receives setting data from the automatic voice response apparatus 200 and sets itself will be described.

  The information processing apparatus 50 determines whether or not the setting method is setting by a web browser (step S30). That is, it is determined whether or not the item for reflecting the received setting data on the information processing apparatus 50 is an item set by the Web browser. Specifically, for example, when the automatic voice response apparatus 200 generates setting data, a flag indicating whether or not the setting item is an item set by the Web browser is activated, and the information processing apparatus 50 Is determined by the presence or absence of this flag.

  If the setting method is browser setting (step S30: “YES”), the process proceeds to step S31. If the setting method is not browser setting, the setting data is stored in a predetermined directory and the process is terminated (step S34). In this case, depending on the setting item, the setting may be reflected only by saving the setting data in a predetermined directory. The automatic voice response apparatus 200 determines this in advance according to the setting item, and generates setting data so that the setting is reflected only by saving. If the setting is not reflected simply by saving the setting data in a predetermined directory, the process is terminated and a wizard for prompting the user to set is output.

  In step S31, the information processing apparatus 50 acquires an HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) text displayed on the Web browser for setting (step S31). Specifically, an HTML sentence to be set is searched.

  Next, the acquired HTML text is analyzed, and an input tag defining an item input by the user on this setting Web page is extracted (step S32). For example, it is analyzed that the SSID is set by extracting a character search “setting SSID” and an INPUT tag.

  Next, setting data is input to the input tag (step S33). In this example, the “SSID value” input from the smartphone 100 is the setting data, and a setting Web page is artificially started, and a script for inputting this into an SSID input tag is started to execute the setting. To do.

  By such processing, the information processing apparatus 50 can be automatically set without user input.

  A case where the information processing apparatus 50 executes the setting of the electrical appliance 10 will be described. The electrical appliance 10 accesses the information processing apparatus 50 when accessing an external network such as the Internet. At this timing, the setting execution unit 53 of the information processing apparatus 50 executes setting processing to the electrical appliance 10 together with transmission of setting data.

  The information processing apparatus 50 determines whether or not the setting item of the setting data for the electrical appliance 10 is a setting by a web browser (step S30). That is, it is determined whether the item for reflecting the received setting data on the electronic device 10 is an item to be set by accessing the electronic device 10 from the information processing apparatus 50 with a Web browser. Specifically, for example, when the automatic voice response apparatus 200 generates setting data, a flag indicating whether or not the setting item is an item set by the Web browser is activated, and the information processing apparatus 50 Is determined by the presence or absence of this flag.

  If the setting method is browser setting (step S30: “YES”), the process proceeds to step S31. If the setting method is not browser setting, the setting data is stored in a predetermined directory of the electronic device 10 and the process is terminated (step S34). In this case, depending on the setting item, the setting of the electronic device 10 may be reflected only by saving the setting data in a predetermined directory. The automatic voice response apparatus 200 determines this in advance according to the setting item, and generates setting data so that the setting is reflected only by saving. If the setting is not reflected simply by saving the setting data in a predetermined directory, the process is terminated and a wizard for prompting the user to set is output.

  In step S31, the information processing apparatus 50 acquires an HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) text of the electronic device 10 displayed on the Web browser for setting (step S31). Specifically, an HTML sentence to be set is searched.

  Next, the acquired HTML text is analyzed, and an input tag defining an item input by the user on this setting Web page is extracted (step S32). For example, it is analyzed that the SSID is set by extracting a character search “setting SSID” and a tag “INPUT”.

  Next, setting data is input to the input tag (step S33). In this example, the “SSID value” input from the smartphone 100 is the setting data, a setting Web page is started in a pseudo manner, and a script for inputting the setting Web page into an SSID input tag is started. Execute the setting. Thus, the setting is completed by changing the description of the predetermined setting file by the electronic device 10 itself with respect to the input setting data.

  By such processing, the setting of the electrical appliance 10 can be automatically performed without user input.

  Next, a user interface until the smartphone 100 makes a call will be described. That is, before FIGS. 5A and 6 are displayed on the display unit of the smartphone 100, for example, screens such as FIGS. 13A and 13B are displayed to guide the user. That is, the setting icon of the electric appliance 10 is displayed on the activation application selection screen of the smartphone 100, and the activation of the “electric appliance setting application” is accepted from the user (FIG. 13A).

  Next, when the appliance setting application is activated, the property management server performs user authentication based on the user ID stored in advance, and reads the appliance 10 owned by the user corresponding to the user ID. And the electric appliance 10 which a user owns is displayed and selection of the kind of electric appliance 10 used as a setting object is received from a user. Here, in response to the selection of the type of the electrical appliance 10, the process proceeds to processing for displaying the screens of FIGS. In the above description, the setting of the electrical appliance 10 has been described. However, the setting of the information processing apparatus 50 is similarly processed.

  The electric appliance 10 may be a mobile phone, and is not limited to an appliance in which the electric appliance 10 is installed indoors. That is, by making a call from the smartphone 100, another smartphone may be set, or the smartphone 100 that made the call may be set. In this case, the information processing apparatus 50 may be an exchange, and is realized by being a router, an access point, or the like installed outdoors or in a public facility.

  The means and functions described above are realized by a computer (including a CPU, an information processing apparatus, and various terminals) reading and executing a predetermined program. The application program is provided in a form recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk, CD (CD-ROM, etc.), DVD (DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, etc.), for example. In this case, the computer reads the application program from the recording medium, transfers it to the internal storage device or the external storage device, stores it, and executes it. The program may be recorded in advance in a storage device (recording medium) such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or a magneto-optical disk, and provided from the storage device to a computer via a communication line.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these embodiment mentioned above. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Electrical appliance 10-a Television 10-b Personal computer 50 Information processing apparatus 100 Smartphone 200 Automatic voice response apparatus

Claims (6)

A method for setting appliances connected via a network,
A terminal makes a call to a telephone number assigned for setting the appliance;
Receiving an audio or input operation for setting the electrical appliance from the terminal by an automatic voice response device responding to a call from the terminal and playing voice guidance;
The automatic voice response device generates and stores setting data related to the settings of the appliance based on voice or input operation from the terminal;
An information processing apparatus communicably connected to the electrical appliance receives the setting data at a predetermined timing;
The information processing apparatus includes a step of setting the appliance based on the received setting data in response to the access of the appliance,
The step of setting is a sentence for setting the appliance, analyzing a sentence displayed on a Web browser functioning in the appliance, extracting an input tag in the sentence, and inputting the input A method to set by inputting the setting data to the tag. A property management server communicably connected to the terminal, authenticating a user of the terminal with a user ID;
  The property management server reads out an electrical appliance owned by the user based on the user ID;
  The terminal displays the read electrical appliance and accepts a selection of the type of electrical appliance to be set from the user;
  The method of claim 1, comprising: in response to accepting the selection, the terminal placing a call to a telephone number assigned to configure the appliance.   The information processing apparatus functions as a gateway for the electrical appliance to connect to an external network,
  In the step of setting the electrical appliance, the information processing apparatus is configured to perform the electrification based on setting data received when the electrical appliance accesses the information processing apparatus to connect to the external network. The method according to claim 1, wherein setting is performed for a product. Wherein the telephone number assigned for the appliances settings, I-specific phone number Der in the electrical appliances,
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the automatic voice response device identifies an item for setting the electrical appliance by a telephone number received by the telephone number . A method for setting information processing apparatuses connected via a network,
A terminal makes a call to a telephone number assigned for setting of the information processing apparatus;
Receiving an audio or input operation for setting the information processing device from the terminal by playing an audio guidance in response to an outgoing call from the terminal by an automatic voice response device;
The automatic voice response device generating and storing setting data related to the setting of the information processing device based on voice or input operation from the terminal;
The information processing apparatus receiving the setting data at a predetermined timing;
The information processing apparatus comprises setting based on the received setting data ,
The setting step is a sentence for setting the information processing apparatus, analyzing a sentence displayed on a Web browser functioning in the information processing apparatus, and extracting an input tag in the sentence, A method for setting by inputting setting data to the input tag. A system for setting appliances connected via a network,
The terminal comprises a call setting means for making a call to the telephone number assigned for setting the appliance,
Automatic voice response device
A call setting accepting means for accepting a voice or input operation for setting the electrical appliance from the terminal by responding to a call originating from the terminal and playing a voice guidance;
Setting data storage means for generating and storing setting data related to the setting of the appliance based on voice or input operation from the terminal,
An information processing apparatus communicably connected to the electrical appliance is
Setting data receiving means for receiving the setting data from the automatic voice response device at a predetermined timing;
Setting execution means for setting the electrical appliance based on the received setting data in response to access from the electrical appliance ;
The setting execution means analyzes a sentence that is set for the information processing apparatus and is displayed on a Web browser functioning in the electrical appliance, extracts an input tag in the sentence, and extracts the input tag A system that performs setting by inputting setting data to the .

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