JP7516614B2 - Switching control system and switching control method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an opening/closing control system and an opening/closing control method for controlling opening/closing devices installed in openings such as windows and entrances of structural members including buildings such as houses, buildings, factories, and warehouses, and in particular to an opening/closing control system and an opening/closing control method that enable the operation of the opening/closing device to be controlled using a dedicated remote control device or other mobile communication terminals, etc.

Opening and closing devices such as shutters and doors installed at the openings of structural members including buildings, factories, warehouses, etc. often use electric shutters and electric doors that perform the opening and closing operations electrically. Some of these devices that perform the opening and closing operations electrically include a wireless remote control transmitter that controls the operation remotely. There are various types of wireless remote control transmitters available depending on the application, such as wall switch type and portable type. In the case of portable wireless remote control devices, the user must purchase and carry multiple units for each user of the opening and closing device, which places a financial burden on the user.

Recently, home network systems have been proposed in which electric shutters for buildings, controlled devices, mobile communication terminals, and the like are connected via the Internet, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-233363, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-233365, and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-233366.
The home network system described in Patent Document 1 connects operated devices such as home appliances attached or installed in a building via an internal network within the building, and enables the operated devices to be operated not only from an indoor operation terminal also connected to this internal network, but also remotely from a remote operation terminal such as a mobile communication terminal connected to an external network such as the Internet.
The home network system described in Patent Document 2 enables remote control of controlled devices within a building from a remote control terminal such as a mobile communication terminal via the Internet, and monitors the building's lock status, etc. using sensors, and can send a security abnormality notification to the mobile communication terminal if an abnormality is detected.
The home network system described in Patent Document 3 comprises a manual opening detection means for detecting the manual opening of the shutter, and an equipment linkage section for operating specified operated equipment in response to this manual opening detection, so that if the shutter is manually opened by a suspicious person, operated equipment such as lighting fixtures and radios are automatically operated in response.

JP 2002-152856 A JP 2001-309067 A JP 2004-110559 A

Conventional opening and closing control systems using a home network system are configured so that a remote control terminal such as a mobile phone is connected to an internal network within a building via the Internet, thereby enabling the manual opening of the opening and closing device, which is the operated device, to be detected remotely and for the opening and closing device to be remotely controlled via the Internet.
However, when stopping an opening/closing body device in the half-open or half-closed state, it is necessary to wirelessly execute the same operation for multiple opening/closing body devices, and an operation signal is output to the multiple opening/closing body devices in sequence to operate them. It takes about 3 seconds for transmission and reception per opening/closing body device. There is no problem if the operation signal is simply an open signal or a close signal to fully open or fully close, but to stop it in the middle, a stop signal is sent after a predetermined time has elapsed after sending the open signal, thereby stopping it in the half-open or half-closed state. In this case, if there are a large number of opening/closing body devices to be operated simultaneously, it becomes necessary to send a stop signal to the opening/closing body device that was operated first while an open signal is being sent to each opening/closing body device, which makes the control very complicated and may cause processing problems.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and aims to provide an opening and closing control system and an opening and closing control method that can easily perform mid-stop operations when centrally controlling multiple opening and closing body devices using a centralized communication device.

A first feature of the opening/closing control system of the present invention is that in an opening/closing control system comprising a plurality of opening/closing body means respectively provided at a plurality of openings, a plurality of child unit control means provided for each of the plurality of opening/closing body means and controlling the operation of the opening/closing body means, a plurality of operator means provided for each of the plurality of child unit control means and outputting a control signal corresponding to the operation in response to operation of an operator, and a parent unit control means connected to the plurality of child unit control means via a communication line and transmitting a control signal corresponding to the operation, the parent unit control means transmits, via the communication line, to the child unit control means a mid-stop control signal corresponding to a mid-stop operation such as stopping the operation after a predetermined time has elapsed after the start of the operation.
The opening/closing body means is a window shutter device, a garage shutter device, a shutter device, a blind device, a roller screen device, a drapery device, a sliding door device, a movable partition device, an awning device, a waterproof board device, etc., and these opening/closing body means are provided at multiple locations inside and outside the building. In such cases, each opening/closing body means is provided with an operator means for instructing each operation of opening/closing, stopping, stopping midway, or adjusting the ventilation volume or the light volume, and a child device control means which serves as a control device for controlling each operation of the opening/closing body means to open/close, stop midway, or adjust the ventilation volume or the light volume in response to the operation of the operator means.
In this invention, the parent control means transmits to the child control means via a communication line a midway stop control signal corresponding to a midway stop operation such as stopping the opening and closing body means when a predetermined time has elapsed since the opening and closing body means started to operate. That is, the parent control means transmits to the child control means an open signal or close signal together with a signal indicating the time to start the stop operation. This eliminates the need to transmit a stop signal to stop the opening and closing body means midway, and the system can be simplified, and the control program can also be simplified.

A second feature of the opening/closing control system of the present invention is that, in the opening/closing control system described in the first feature, the child unit control means controls the opening/closing body means to stop operating a predetermined time after starting the opening or closing operation by receiving the mid-way stop control signal.
This corresponds to the midway stop operation executed by the child device control means upon receiving the midway stop control signal. Here, the predetermined time refers to a time of about 90 to 20% of the time Tm required from the fully open state to the fully closed state, which is taken as 100%. For example, if the time Tm is about 1 minute and the predetermined time is 30 seconds, the opening/closing body means will be in a nearly half-open or half-closed state, and if the predetermined time is 15 seconds or 45 seconds, the opening/closing body means will be in a quarter half-open or half-closed state. This predetermined time is a value that depends on the installation space of each opening/closing body means (the size of the opening), and is therefore a parameter that is determined for each opening/closing body means.

A third feature of the opening/closing control system of the present invention is that, in the opening/closing control system described in the first or second feature, it is provided with a mobile communication terminal means that is connected to the parent unit control means and is configured to control the operation of the multiple opening/closing body means via the child unit control means connected to the parent unit control means.
The parent control means is preset with information on the opening/closing body means such as the installation location and model of the controllable child control means, so when the mobile communication terminal means is connected to the parent control means, information on these opening/closing body means is transmitted from the parent control means to the mobile communication terminal means. When the opening/closing stop control application software installed in the mobile communication terminal means is started, operation buttons such as opening/closing stop, midway stop, or ventilation volume or light quantity adjustment, which can control each operation of the opening/closing body means such as opening/closing stop, midway stop, or ventilation volume or light quantity adjustment, are displayed on the screen based on the information on the opening/closing body means received from the parent control means. By operating operation buttons such as opening/closing stop, midway stop, or ventilation volume or light quantity adjustment displayed on the screen of the mobile communication terminal means, the operator can use the mobile communication terminal means to control each operation of each child control means connected to the parent control means, i.e., opening/closing stop, midway stop, or ventilation volume or light quantity adjustment, of the opening/closing body means.
As a method for connecting to the parent unit control means using the portable communication terminal means, a short-distance wireless communication interface (e.g., Wi-Fi, infrared communication, Bluetooth (registered trademark), etc.) built into the general-purpose portable communication terminal means is adopted, and the portable communication terminal is connected to the parent unit control means via this communication interface, so that the portable communication terminal means can be used as a remote control device switch. The portable communication terminal means functions as a remote control operation switch for controlling the opening and closing of the opening and closing body means by starting application software, and the portable communication terminal means, such as a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), a smartphone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), etc., functions as a remote control device switch by the application software.

A fourth feature of the opening and closing control system of the present invention is that in the opening and closing control system described in the third feature, the parent unit control means and the mobile communication terminal means are connected via an access point.
In this system, an access point having a role of interconnecting a wired LAN and a wireless LAN is connected to the parent control means, and the portable communication terminal means is connected to this access point via Wi-Fi. Since the parent control means is connected to the access point, the portable communication terminal means can be connected to the parent control means from the outside via network means such as the Internet, and each opening/closing body means can be remotely operated by the portable communication terminal means based on information from the parent control means. The portable communication terminal means makes a connection request to the access point, and when the access point receives this connection request, it can connect via the network means if the unique information of the portable communication terminal means matches the registered information, so that each operation of the opening/closing body means, such as opening/closing/stopping, stopping midway, or adjusting the amount of ventilation or lighting, can be remotely operated by the portable communication terminal means.

A fifth feature of the opening and closing control system of the present invention is that, in the opening and closing control system described in the first, second, third or fourth feature, the multiple child unit control means and the parent unit control means are connected by a specific low-power wireless method.
This is because the parent unit control means and child unit control means are connected via a specific low-power wireless method, and since the reach of this specific low-power wireless method is relatively long at approximately 50 m, when an opening/closing body means is added to a building, there is no need to install wiring, etc., which allows for flexible response when adding new opening/closing body means and makes it easy to add new child unit control means, i.e., opening/closing body means.

A sixth feature of the opening/closing control system of the present invention is that, in the opening/closing control system described in the first, second, third, fourth or fifth feature, the multiple child control means each include an opening/closing control means configured to be connected to the operator means via a specific low-power wireless method in the same frequency band, and a transceiver means configured to be connected to the parent control means via a specific low-power wireless method in another frequency band different from the frequency band, and the operation of the multiple opening/closing body means is controlled by outputting a control signal from the parent control means to the opening/closing control means via the transceiver means.
In a plurality of opening/closing body means installed in a building, a plurality of child control means and a plurality of corresponding operating means are connected by a specific low-power radio method of the same frequency band. Therefore, by operating the operating means corresponding to the opening/closing body means, it is possible to control each operation of opening/closing of the opening/closing body means independently of the parent control means. In the opening/closing control system configured in this way, if a parent control means is added and the child control means and the parent control means are connected by a specific low-power radio method of the same frequency band as the operating means, it is necessary to give a special function to identify the parent control means to all of the plurality of child control means, which is troublesome. Therefore, in this invention, a slave control means having an opening/closing control means connected to an operator means is provided with a separate transceiver slave means configured to be connected to a master control means by a specific low-power wireless method of a different frequency band, and a control signal corresponding to each operation such as opening/closing/stopping, stopping midway, or adjusting the ventilation volume or the amount of light taken in is output to the opening/closing control means via the transceiver slave means, so that each operation such as opening/closing/stopping, stopping midway, or adjusting the ventilation volume or the amount of light taken in of the multiple opening/closing body means can be controlled using the master control means or a portable communication terminal means connected to the master control means. Note that by mounting a model identification dip switch means on the transceiver slave means, when the master control means is connected to the slave control means, the setting information of the model identification dip switch means can be received, and the portable communication terminal means connected to the master control means can appropriately display a controllable screen (operation buttons for opening/closing/stopping, stopping midway, or adjusting the ventilation volume or the amount of light taken in, etc.) corresponding to each model of the opening/closing body means based on the setting information.

A seventh feature of the opening/closing control system of the present invention is that, in the opening/closing control system described in the third, fourth, fifth or sixth features, when the mobile communication terminal means is connected to the parent unit control means, it receives information regarding the controllable opening/closing body means from the parent unit control means, and displays all of the plurality of opening/closing body means or one or more arbitrarily selected from among them as a controllable screen based on the received information.
Since information related to the opening/closing body means, such as the installation location of the controllable child control means and model identification information (setting information), is preset in the parent control means, when the mobile communication terminal means is connected to the parent control means, information related to the opening/closing body means is transmitted from the parent control means to the mobile communication terminal means. By simply starting the opening/closing stop control application software installed in the mobile communication terminal means, information related to the opening/closing body means, such as the installation location of the controllable child control means and model identification information, based on the information related to the opening/closing body means received from the parent control means, is displayed on the screen of the mobile communication terminal means, so that the operator can control each operation of the opening/closing body means, such as opening/closing/stopping, stopping midway, or adjusting the amount of ventilation or lighting, according to this display screen.

An eighth feature of the opening/closing control system of the present invention is that in the opening/closing control system described in the seventh feature, the mobile communication terminal means displays a selection button configured to enable it to control all of the multiple opening/closing body means or one or more arbitrarily selected from among them based on information received from the parent unit control means, and when the selection button is selected, buttons for opening/closing/stopping operations and intermediate stopping operations are displayed as operation buttons for controlling the selected opening/closing body means.
Selection buttons are displayed that allow the operator to instruct operations such as opening/closing, stopping, stopping midway, or adjusting the amount of ventilation or light for all of the multiple opening/closing body means simultaneously based on information about the opening/closing body means such as the installation location and model of the controllable child control means, and selection buttons are displayed that allow the operator to instruct operations such as opening/closing, stopping midway, or adjusting the amount of ventilation or light for one or more opening/closing body means arbitrarily selected from these. When an operator selects this selection button, operation buttons corresponding to operations such as opening/closing, stopping midway, or adjusting the amount of ventilation or light for the selected opening/closing body means are displayed on the screen of the portable communication terminal means, so that the operator can operate the operation buttons to control operations such as opening/closing, stopping midway, or adjusting the amount of ventilation or light for the opening/closing body means.

A ninth feature of the opening/closing control system of the present invention is that in the opening/closing control system described in any one of the first to eighth features, when the opening/closing body means has stopped operating and is in a half-open or half-closed state due to the mid-stop control signal, the opening/closing body means that is in the half-open or half-closed state is automatically fully opened or fully closed in accordance with predetermined conditions.
This is a system in which, when the opening/closing body means is stopped in a half-open or half-closed state by the mid-stop control signal, it is automatically made to fully open or fully close at a predetermined time, or it is automatically made to fully open or fully close when a predetermined time has elapsed after it was stopped in a half-open or half-closed state. Note that, if the shutter is in a fully open, half-open or half-closed state during a predetermined time period, the shutter may be automatically made to fully close from the viewpoint of crime prevention, or conversely, if the shutter is in a fully closed, half-open or half-closed state during a time period other than the predetermined time period, the shutter may be automatically made to fully open.

A first feature of the opening/closing control method of the present invention is that in an opening/closing control method in which the operation of each of a plurality of opening/closing body means provided at each of a plurality of openings is controlled using a child unit control means and an operator means provided for each of the plurality of opening/closing body means, and also using a parent unit control means connected to the child unit control means provided for each of the plurality of opening/closing body means via a communication line, the parent unit control means transmits an intermediate stop control signal to the child unit control means via the communication line, which corresponds to an intermediate stop operation such as stopping the operation after a predetermined time has elapsed after the start of operation.
This is an invention of a switching control method corresponding to the first feature of the switching control system.

A second feature of the opening/closing control method of the present invention is that, in the opening/closing control method described in the first feature, the child unit control means, upon receiving the mid-way stop control signal, controls the opening/closing body means to perform a stop operation a predetermined time after starting the opening or closing operation.
This is an invention of a switching control method corresponding to the second feature of the switching control system.

A third feature of the opening/closing control method of the present invention is that, in the opening/closing control method described in the first or second feature, by connecting a mobile communication terminal to the parent unit control means, it is possible to control the operation of each of the multiple opening/closing body means on the mobile communication terminal side via the child unit control means connected to the parent unit control means.
This is an invention of a switching control method corresponding to the third feature of the switching control system.

A fourth feature of the opening and closing control method according to the present invention is that in the opening and closing control method according to the third feature, the base unit control means and the mobile communication terminal means are connected via an access point.
This is an invention of a switching control method corresponding to the fourth feature of the switching control system.

The fifth feature of the opening and closing control method according to the present invention is that in the opening and closing control method described in the first, second, third or fourth feature, the multiple child unit control means and the parent unit control means are connected by a specific low-power wireless method. This is an invention of an opening and closing control method corresponding to the fifth feature of the opening and closing control system.

The sixth feature of the opening/closing control method according to the present invention is that, in the opening/closing control method according to the first, second, third, fourth or fifth feature, the multiple child control means each include an opening/closing control means configured to be connected to the operator means by a specific low-power wireless method in the same frequency band, and a transceiver means configured to be connected to the parent control means by a specific low-power wireless method in a different frequency band from the frequency band, and the operation of the multiple opening/closing body means is controlled by outputting a control signal from the parent control means to the opening/closing control means via the transceiver means. This is an invention of an opening/closing control method corresponding to the sixth feature of the opening/closing control system.

The seventh feature of the opening/closing control method according to the present invention is that, in the opening/closing control method described in the third, fourth, fifth or sixth feature, when the mobile communication terminal means is connected to the parent unit control means, information on the controllable opening/closing body means is received from the parent unit control means, and based on the received information, all of the multiple opening/closing body means or one or more arbitrarily selected from among them are displayed as a controllable screen on the mobile communication terminal means. This is an invention of an opening/closing control method corresponding to the seventh feature of the opening/closing control system.

The eighth feature of the opening/closing control method according to the present invention is that in the opening/closing control method described in the seventh feature, the mobile communication terminal means displays a selection button configured to control all of the multiple opening/closing body means or one or more arbitrarily selected from among them based on information received from the parent unit means, and when the selection button is selected, displays buttons for opening/closing stop operation and mid-stop operation as operation buttons for controlling the selected opening/closing body means. This is an invention of an opening/closing control method corresponding to the eighth feature of the opening/closing control system.

The ninth feature of the opening/closing control method according to the present invention is that, in the opening/closing control method according to any one of the first to eighth features, when the opening/closing body means stops its operation and is in a half-open or half-closed state due to the mid-way stop control signal, the opening/closing body means in the half-open or half-closed state is automatically fully opened or fully closed according to a predetermined condition. This is an invention of an opening/closing control method corresponding to the ninth feature of the opening/closing control system.

The opening and closing control system and opening and closing control method of the present invention have the advantage that when multiple opening and closing body devices are centrally controlled using a centralized communication device, it is possible to easily perform mid-way stopping operations.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an opening/closing control system according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is an external view showing the configuration of the transmitter/receiver unit shown in FIG. 1 . 1. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a process for setting a remote control ID to a remote control switch and a transmitter/receiver slave unit in the opening/closing control system of FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the first half of the outline of the processing in FIG. 3; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the second half of the outline of the processing in FIG. 3; 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a process for setting a remote control ID to a transmitting/receiving master unit in the opening/closing control system of FIG. 1 . FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an overview of the process shown in FIG. 6; FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the portable communication terminal. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a remote control process executed by a remote control switch in the opening/closing control system of FIG. 1, and a transmission/reception process executed by a transmission/reception slave between a transmission/reception master and the remote control switch. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a transmission/reception process executed by a master unit between a slave unit and a mobile communication terminal in the opening/closing control system of FIG. 1 . 2 is a diagram showing an example of a transmission/reception process executed by a mobile communication terminal between the transmission/reception master unit and the mobile communication terminal in the opening/closing control system of FIG. 1 . FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of operation signal response processing corresponding to each of the operations of opening/closing/stopping, stopping midway, and ventilation/lighting in step S93 of FIG. 9. 13A to 13C are diagrams showing a shutter list screen, a shutter setting screen, and a group setting screen. 13A and 13B are diagrams showing a second group selection screen, a third group selection screen, and a group setting screen. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing how the shutter list screen changes. 13A and 13B are diagrams showing a list screen of shutters for which timers can be set, a timer selection screen for all shutters, and a sun timer setting screen for all shutters. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a favorite timer setting screen.

A preferred embodiment of the opening/closing control system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the attached drawings. In this embodiment, a group of shutter devices that are controlled to open and close vertically as the opening/closing body means will be described as an example. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the schematic configuration of the opening/closing control system of the present invention. The group of shutter devices in FIG. 1 is composed of a garage shutter device 1 installed in a garage such as a carport, and window shutter devices 2 to 4 installed in the windows, which are the openings of the building. The garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 are basically composed of a shutter case, shutter curtain, guide rails, a motor, a shutter drive circuit, an opening/closing control circuit, a transmitter/receiver, a remote control switch, etc. Note that in FIG. 1, the motor, the shutter drive circuit, and other components such as the winding shaft and the chain are not shown.

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

Although not shown, the shutter drive circuit is provided in each shutter case. The shutter drive circuit is configured as a microcomputer, and is supplied with power from the outside via the power line. The shutter drive circuit controls the rotation of the motor based on control signals from the opening and closing control circuits 11, 21, 31, 41 to control the operations of opening, closing, stopping, or stopping the shutter curtain midway. In FIG. 1, the transmitter/receiver handset 13, 23, 33, 43 has a built-in antenna that receives control signals from the remote control switch 12, 22, 32, 42. The remote control switch 12, 22, 32, 42 is a wireless type operator dedicated to the shutter device, equipped with an open button, a stop button, and a close button.

The transmitter/receiver handset 13 of the garage shutter device 1 and the remote control switch 12 are connected in a specific frequency band (for example, 426 [MHz]) and are connected one-to-one via a specific ID. The window shutter devices 2 to 4 are also connected to the remote control switches 22, 32, and 42 in a specific frequency band and are connected one-to-one via a specific ID. In this embodiment, the remote control switch 12 is assigned an id12 as a specific ID, the remote control switch 22 an id22 an id32 an id42 an id42 an id52 an id62 an id72 an id82 an id92 an id10 an id11 an id12 an id12 an id32 an id42 an id42 an id13 an id42 an id42 an id42 an id52 an id14 an id15 an id16 an id17 an id18 an id19 an id20 an id21 an id22 an id32 an id42 an id43 an id44 an id45 an id42 an id45 an id52 an id19 an id22 an id32 an id4 ...

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

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

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

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

The touch panel display screen of the mobile communication terminal 70 displays various icons for launching multiple applications, including calls, and is configured so that the desired application can be launched by touching the desired icon. In FIG. 1, the application for the opening/closing body control remote control is shown launched, with the open, stop, and close operation buttons displayed. The mobile communication terminal 70 has short-range wireless communication functions such as Wi-Fi, infrared communication, and Bluetooth (registered trademark), and in this embodiment is configured so that it is connected to an access point 60 via Wi-Fi, and further connected to the transmitting/receiving parent unit 50 via Wi-Fi via the access point 60. Note that although one mobile communication terminal 70 is shown in the figure, multiple mobile communication terminals may be used.

Figure 2 is an external view showing the configuration of the transceiver unit in Figure 1. As shown in the figure, the transceiver units 13, 23, 33, and 43 are equipped with a power line, a signal line, and a built-in antenna. In some cases, an external antenna connection line is also provided. In this embodiment, the transceiver units 13, 23, 33, and 43 are equipped with a dip switch setting section 81 that indicates the type of shutter in addition to these normal wireless components. In the figure, the dip switch setting section 81 is shown enlarged. As shown in the figure, this dip switch setting section 81 is composed of three dip switches SW1 to SW3. The setting states of these dip switches SW1 to SW3 are as shown in Table 82. That is, in the figure, when the dip switches SW1 to SW3 are "000", they indicate the standard type of window shutter device, when they are "001", they indicate the slit type of window shutter device, when they are "010", they indicate the blind type of window shutter device, and when they are "011", they indicate the garage shutter. By assigning dip switches SW1 to SW3 to other shutter types, eight types of shutters can be assigned. To assign more types, four or more dip switches should be provided. In addition, the window shutter device 2 in FIG. 1 is set to "000", the standard type; the window shutter device 3 is set to "001", the slit type; the window shutter device 4 is set to "010", the blind type; and the garage shutter device 1 is set to "011", the garage shutter.

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing an example of a process for setting a remote control ID to a remote control switch and a transmitter/receiver in the opening/closing control system of Figure 1. Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing the first half of the outline of the process of Figure 3. Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing the second half of the outline of the process of Figure 3.

In step S31, each remote control switch 12, 22, 32, 42 transmits a remote control ID (id12, id22, id32, id42) to the corresponding transceiver 13, 23, 33, 43 via the communication line 12a, 22a, 32a, 42a.

In step S32, each of the transmitter/receivers 13, 23, 33, and 43 registers the corresponding remote control ID (id12, id22, id32, id42) in association with its own ID (id13, id23, id33, id43).
As a result, as shown in Figure 4, the respective IDs are stored in association with each other, such as id13⇔id12 in transceiver handset 13, id23⇔id22 in transceiver handset 23, id33⇔id32 in transceiver handset 33, and id43⇔id42 in transceiver handset 43.

In step S33, each transceiver 13, 23, 33, 43 registers the DIP switch status signal (000, 001, 010, 011) in association with its own ID (id13, id23, id33, id43) and transmits the ID (id13, id23, id33, id43) and the DIP switch status signal (000, 001, 010, 011) of the transceiver 13, 23, 33, 43 to the corresponding remote control switch 12, 22, 32, 42 via the communication line 11a, 21a, 31a, 41a.

In step S34, each remote control switch 12, 22, 32, 42 registers the ID (id13, id23, id33, id43) and DIP switch status signal (000, 001, 010, 011) of the transmitter/receiver handset 13, 23, 33, 43 received via the communication line 11a, 21a, 31a, 41a in correspondence with the ID (id12, id22, id32, id42) of its own remote control switch 12, 22, 32, 42.
As a result, as shown in Figure 5, each ID and the dip switch state signal are stored in association with each other, such as id12 <-> id13, id12 <-> 011 for remote control switch 12, id22 <-> id23, id22 <-> 000 for remote control switch 22, id32 <-> id33, id32 <-> 001 for remote control switch 32, and id42 <-> id43, id42 <-> 010 for remote control switch 42.

Figure 6 is a flow chart showing an example of a process for setting a remote control ID to the transmitting/receiving master unit in the opening/closing control system of Figure 1. Figure 7 is a schematic diagram showing an overview of the process of Figure 6. As shown in Figure 3, when the process for setting the remote control ID for the remote control operation switches 12, 22, 32, 42 and the transmitting/receiving slave units 13, 23, 33, 43 is completed, the remote control IDs of each remote control operation switch 12, 22, 32, 42 are set in the transmitting/receiving master unit 50 as shown in Figure 7.

In step S61, each remote control switch 12, 22, 32, 42 transmits its own ID (id12, id22, id32, id42) as well as the IDs (id13, id23, id33, id43) of the corresponding transceiver slaves 13, 23, 33, 43 and the DIP switch status signals (000, 001, 010, 011) to the transceiver master 50 via the communication lines 12a, 22a, 32a, 42a.

In step S62, the transmitting/receiving master unit 50 registers the received IDs (id12, id22, id32, id42) of the remote control operation switches 12, 22, 32, 42, the IDs (id13, id23, id33, id43) of the transmitting/receiving slave units 13, 23, 33, 43, and the dip switch status signals (000, 001, 010, 011) via the communication lines 12b, 22b, 32b, 42b.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the same ID groups and DIP switch state signals as those registered in the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, and 42 are registered in the master transmitter/receiver 50.

In step S63, the transmitter/receiver master unit 50 transmits at least one of the IDs (id12, id22, id32, id42) of the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, 42 and the IDs (id13, id23, id33, id43) of the transmitter/receiver slave units 13, 23, 33, 43 via the communication lines 13b, 23b, 33b, 43b.
As a result, in steps S64 and S65, a two-way communication state is established between the transmitter/receiver handset 13, 23, 33, 43 corresponding to the receiving ID and transmitting ID among the transmitter/receiver handset 13, 23, 33, 43 and the transmitter/receiver master 50 via one of the communication lines 13c, 23c, 33c, 43c.

In the above embodiment, the case was described where the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, 42 can register the IDs (id13, id23, id33, id43) and DIP switch status signals (000, 001, 010, 011) of the transmitting/receiving handsets 13, 23, 33, 43. However, if the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, 42 do not have the function of registering these IDs, etc., this can be achieved by using the IDs (id12, id22, id32, id42) of the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, 42 as a system key for establishing a two-way communication state.

Figure 8 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a mobile communication terminal. In Figure 8, the mobile communication terminal 701 is an example of a screen showing the initial state when the application of the opening and closing body control remote control is started. The initial state screen of the mobile communication terminal 701 displays selection buttons such as "individual shutter", "all shutter", "inside building shutter", and "garage shutter". The "individual shutter" selection button is selected when individually controlling the selected one from the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 shown in Figure 1. The "all shutter" selection button is selected when simultaneously controlling the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 shown in Figure 1. The "inside building shutter" selection button is selected when simultaneously controlling the window shutter devices 2 to 4 installed inside the building among those shown in Figure 1. The "garage shutter" selection button is selected when only the garage shutter device 1 shown in Figure 1 is controlled.

In FIG. 8, the mobile communication terminal 702 shows an example of a screen when the "individual shutter" selection button of the mobile communication terminal 701 displaying the initial state screen is operated. The mobile communication terminal 702 displays selection buttons such as "garage shutter," "first floor window shutter," "second floor window shutter A," and "second floor window shutter B" as the names of the devices that can be controlled to open and close, as shown in FIG. 1. The "garage shutter" selection button corresponds to the garage shutter device 1 shown in FIG. 1. The "first floor window shutter" selection button corresponds to the window shutter device 2 shown in FIG. 1. The "second floor window shutter A" selection button corresponds to the window shutter device 3 shown in FIG. 1. The "second floor window shutter B" selection button corresponds to the window shutter device 4 shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 6, these correspondences can be set in the master unit 50 when two-way communication between the master unit 50 and the slave units 13, 23, 33, 43 is established, and the system is configured so that the set contents are displayed on the mobile communication terminal 70. Therefore, since it may not be clear which of the window shutter devices 3 and 4 on the second floor is designated as "2nd floor window shutter A" and "2nd floor window shutter B", names may be assigned to the master unit 50 in an easy-to-understand manner, such as "2nd floor XX room window shutter" and "2nd floor △△ room window shutter" at the stage of setting in the master unit 50. In this way, the name assigned to the master unit 50 is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 70 via the access point 60, so there is no need to separately register the mobile communication terminal 70 in the master unit 50. Simply by connecting the mobile communication terminal 70 to the access point 60, the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 can be appropriately controlled to open, close, stop, or stop midway using the mobile communication terminal 70.

In FIG. 8, the mobile communication terminal 703 shows an example of a screen when the selection button for "Garage Shutter", the name of the device that can be controlled to open and close and displayed on the mobile communication terminal 702, is operated. The name of the device currently being controlled, "Garage Shutter", is displayed at the top of the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 703, and the operation buttons for opening and closing are displayed below that. In FIG. 8, the mobile communication terminal 704 shows an example of a screen when the selection button for "Second Floor Window Shutter A", the name of the device currently being controlled to open and close and displayed on the top of the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 704, is displayed. The name of the device currently being controlled, "Second Floor Window Shutter A", is displayed at the top of the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 704, and the operation buttons for opening and closing and stopping, a stop button for half-opening or half-closing, and an operation button for ventilation and lighting to adjust the amount of ventilation or lighting are displayed below that.

As described above, the dip switch status signal indicating the type of shutter for the second floor window shutter A is "001", which is a slit type, so this ventilation lighting operation button is a slit type shutter operation button that is displayed to adjust the amount of lighting. Similarly, when the dip switch status signal indicating the type of shutter is "010", which is a blind type, the "ventilation lighting" operation button for adjusting the amount of ventilation is displayed as in mobile communication terminal 704. Therefore, when the dip switch status signal indicating the type of shutter is "000", which is a standard type, the "ventilation lighting" operation button is not displayed, and only the operation buttons for opening, closing, stopping, and stopping midway are displayed as in mobile communication terminal 703. Note that the "ventilation lighting" operation button may be displayed even in the case of a standard type.

As described above, when the selection button for the names of devices that can be opened and closed and displayed on the mobile communication terminal 702, "Garage shutter," "1st floor window shutter," "2nd floor window shutter A," or "2nd floor window shutter B," is operated, the name of each device is displayed at the top of the display screen as shown in the mobile communication terminals 703 and 704, and the display screen of the mobile communication terminals 703 and 704 can be used to control the opening/closing, stopping midway, or ventilation or lighting volume of the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4. Note that in FIG. 8, the midway stop operation button and ventilation and lighting operation button for the garage shutter device 1 are not displayed, but they may be displayed.

When the "All Shutters" selection button is operated on the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 701, the word "All Shutters" is displayed at the top of the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 703, and the mobile communication terminal 703 can be used to simultaneously control the opening and closing of all the shutters. In the case of all the shutters, only the opening and closing operations can be performed, and the button for the stopping operation cannot be operated. This is because the time required for the opening and closing operations of the opening and closing body device is different for each, and it is difficult for the operator to determine at what stage the stopping operation will occur when a stopping operation is performed. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is not possible to operate the stopping operation for all the shutters. Of course, it goes without saying that it may be configured so that the stopping operation can be performed for all the shutters or some of the shutters. In addition, it may be possible to set the opening or closing state to half or about one-third of the full opening or closing.

When the "Interior Window Shutter" selection button is operated on the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 701, the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 703 or 704 capable of operating the "1st floor window shutter", "2nd floor window shutter A" and "2nd floor window shutter B" in the building as the names of the devices that can be opened and closed as shown in FIG. 1 is displayed, and each operation of opening/closing/stopping or stopping midway or ventilation volume or light volume of each window shutter can be controlled. Note that in FIG. 1, the remote control operation switches 32 and 42 show wireless type operation devices dedicated to the shutter device equipped only with an opening/closing/stopping button, but in addition to the opening/closing/stopping operation button like the mobile communication terminal 704 in FIG. 7, they may also be equipped with operation buttons that can control each operation of stopping midway and/or ventilation volume or light volume.

When the selection button for the garage shutter is operated on the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 701, the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 703 is displayed, so that the various operations of opening and closing the garage shutter device 1 can be controlled using the mobile communication terminal 703 as is.

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

Figure 9 is a diagram showing an example of remote control processing performed by remote control operation switches 12, 22, 32, and 42 in the opening and closing control system of Figure 1, and transmission and reception processing performed by transmitter/receiver handsets 13, 23, 33, and 43 between transmitter/receiver master 50 and remote control operation switches 12, 22, 32, and 42. Figure 10 is a diagram showing an example of transmission and reception processing performed by transmitter/receiver master 50 between transmitter/receiver handsets 13, 23, 33, and 43 and mobile communication terminal 70 in the opening and closing control system of Figure 1. Figure 11 is a diagram showing an example of transmission and reception processing performed by mobile communication terminal 70 between transmitter/receiver master 50 and mobile communication terminal 50 in the opening and closing control system of Figure 1.

In FIG. 9, communication lines 1a, 2a, 3a, and 4a indicate transmissions from remote control switches 12, 22, 32, and 42 to the corresponding transceiver handsets 13, 23, 33, and 43. In FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, communication lines 3a and 3b indicate transmissions from transceiver handsets 13, 23, 33, and 43 to the transceiver master 50, and communication lines 5b and 5c indicate transmissions from the transceiver master 50 to the respective transceiver handsets 13, 23, 33, and 43. In FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, communication lines 5a and 5d indicate transmissions from the transceiver master 50 to the mobile communication terminal 70, and communication lines 7a and 7b indicate transmissions from the mobile communication terminal 70 to the transceiver master 50.

In FIG. 9, remote control switches 12, 22, 32, 42 transmit operation signals corresponding to the open/close or "ventilation lighting" operation buttons to transmitter/receivers 13, 23, 33, 43 via corresponding communication lines 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, respectively. Transmitter/receivers 13, 23, 33, 43 that receive operation signals via communication lines 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a check the IDs (id12, id22, id32, id42) included in the received operation signals, and if there is a match, execute the process corresponding to the operation signal.

Next, a transmission/reception process that the transmission/reception slave units 13, 23, 33, and 43 execute based on operation signals from the transmission/reception master unit 50 and the remote control switches 12, 22, 32, and 42 will be described.
In step S91, when the state of the opening/closing body that is the object of control (opening/closing stopped or stopped midway and ventilation/lighting amount) changes, the transceiver slave units 13, 23, 33, and 43 transmit the state as a status signal to the transceiver master unit 50 via the communication line 3a.
In step S92, it is determined whether the IDs included in the operation signals match, and if they match (yes), the process proceeds to step S93, and if they do not match (no), the process returns. The operation signals in step S92 include both operation signals from the remote control operation switches 12, 22, 32, 42 received by the transceiver slaves 13, 23, 33, 43 via the communication lines 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, and operation signals from the transceiver master 50 received by the transceiver slaves 13, 23, 33, 43 via the communication lines 5b, 5c.

In step S93, the opening/closing control circuit 11, 21, 31, 41 with a matching ID included in the received operation signal executes the process for each operation of opening/closing/stopping, stopping midway, or ventilation/lighting corresponding to the operation signal. This ID includes an individual ID and a common ID, and the individual ID is assigned to each opening/closing body to be controlled, while the common ID is included in the operation signal from the transceiver master unit 50 and is assigned commonly to all shutters. Therefore, when the transceiver slave unit 13, 23, 33, 43 receives an operation signal including a common ID, all opening/closing control circuits 11, 21, 31, 41 execute the process for each opening/closing operation corresponding to the operation signal. Note that if a common ID is not provided and all shutters are operated simultaneously (simultaneously), operation signals including the individual IDs may be sent from the transceiver unit for the number of shutters.

In step S94, it is determined whether the processing of each operation of opening/closing, stopping midway, or ventilation/lighting has been completed. If it has been completed (yes), the process proceeds to step S95; if it has not been completed (no), the process returns to step S93 and continues processing corresponding to the operation signal.
In step S95, it is determined whether the received operation signal is from the remote control operation switch 12, 22, 32, 42 via the communication line 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, and if the operation signal is from the remote control operation switch 12, 22, 32, 42 (yes), the process immediately returns, and if the operation signal is from the transmitting/receiving master unit 50 (no), the process proceeds to step S96.
In step S96, each opening/closing control circuit 11, 21, 31, 41 transmits an operation end signal indicating that processing corresponding to the operation signal has been completed to the master unit 50 via the slave units 13, 23, 33, 43 and communication line 3b.

10, the master unit 50 receives status signals and operation end signals via communication line 3a and 3b, respectively, transmitted from the slave units 13, 23, 33, and 43. The master unit 50 also receives an access signal and operation instruction signals related to all/individual shutters transmitted from the portable communication terminal 70 via communication line 7a and 7b, respectively.
In step S101, the states of the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 are recorded based on the state signals received from the transceiver units 13, 23, 33, and 43 via the communication line 3a.
In step S102, in response to an access signal received from the mobile communication terminal 70 via the communication line 7a, a status signal regarding the status of all shutters, such as the garage shutter device 1 and window shutter devices 2 to 4, recorded in the processing of step S101 is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 70 via the communication line 5a.

In step S103, it is determined whether or not an operation instruction signal has been received from the mobile communication terminal 70 via the communication line 7b. If not (no), the process immediately returns. If received (yes), the process determines whether the received operation instruction signal is for all shutters or for an individual shutter. If it is for an individual shutter, the process proceeds to step S104. If it is for all shutters, the process proceeds to step S105.

In step S104, an operation signal for each individual shutter is transmitted to the transceiver units 13, 23, 33, and 43 via the communication line 5b. The operation signal for each individual shutter transmitted via the communication line 5b includes the individual ID described above, and the transceiver units 13, 23, 33, and 43 (garage shutter device 1 and window shutter devices 2 to 4) corresponding to this individual ID executes the process corresponding to the operation signal in step S93.

In step S105, operation signals for all the shutters are transmitted to the transceiver units 13, 23, 33, and 43 via the communication line 5c. If the operation signals for all the shutters transmitted via the communication line 5c are configured to include the above-mentioned common ID, all the transceiver units 13, 23, 33, and 43 (garage shutter device 1 and window shutter devices 2 to 4) that receive them execute processing corresponding to the operation signals in step S93.

In step S106, it is determined whether or not an operation end signal has been received from the transceiver unit 13, 23, 33, 43 via the communication line 3b. If it has been received (yes), the process proceeds to step S107. If it has not been received (no), this determination process is repeated until the operation end signal is received.
In step S107, the master device 50 transmits an operation end signal indicating that the processing corresponding to the operation signal has been completed to the portable communication terminal 70 via the communication line 5d.

11, mobile communication terminal 70 receives a status signal and an operation end signal from base unit 50 via communication line 5a and communication line 5d, respectively. In addition, mobile communication terminal 70 transmits an access signal to base unit 50 via communication line 7a in response to the start of application software that functions as a remote control switch for the opening/closing body.
In step S111, based on the status signal received from the transceiver master unit 50 via the communication line 5a, the open/closed, stopped midway, and ventilation/lighting status of each of the controllable garage shutter device 1 and window shutter devices 2 to 4 are displayed on the display screen of the mobile communication terminal 70.
In step S112, an operation instruction signal for all shutters such as the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2 to 4 or an operation instruction signal for an individual shutter is transmitted to the transceiver master unit 50 via the communication line 7b.
In step S113, it is determined whether or not an operation end signal has been received from the transceiver master unit 50 via the communication line 5d. If it has been received (yes), the process proceeds to step S114. If it has not been received (no), this determination process is repeated until the operation end signal is received.
In step S114, the instructed states of opening/closing, stopping, midway stopping, and ventilation/lighting are displayed on the display screen of the portable communication terminal 70, and the process returns.

Conventionally, when a window shutter device is stopped midway (half-open or half-closed), it is necessary to wirelessly execute the same operation for multiple window shutter devices, and an operation signal is output to the multiple window shutter devices in sequence to operate them. It takes about 3 seconds for transmission and reception per window shutter device. If the operation signal is an open signal or close signal to fully open or fully close, there is no problem, but in the case of a midway stop control signal to stop the operation midway, a stop signal is sent when a predetermined time has elapsed after sending the open or close signal, so that the window shutter device is stopped at the midway stop (half-open or half-closed) position. In this case, if there are a large number of window shutter devices to be operated simultaneously, it becomes necessary to send a stop signal to the window shutter device that was operated first while an open signal is being sent to each window shutter device, which makes the control very complicated and causes problems in processing. Therefore, in this embodiment, a signal indicating the time to start the stop operation is sent from the transmitter-receiver master unit 50 to the transmitter-receiver slave units 13, 23, 33, 43 (garage shutter device 1 and window shutter devices 2 to 4) along with an open signal or close signal. That is, an operation signal for stopping the opening or closing operation (half-open or half-closed) is sent when a certain time has elapsed since the opening or closing operation started. This simplifies the system for stopping the operation of window shutter devices and the like, and also simplifies the control program.

Fig. 12 is a flow chart showing an example of an operation signal response process corresponding to each operation of opening/closing/stopping, stopping midway, and ventilation/lighting in step S93 in Fig. 9. That is, Fig. 12 describes the operation signal response process executed by the transceiver slave 13, 23, 33, 43 that receives an operation signal corresponding to each operation of opening/closing/stopping or stopping midway.
In step S121, it is determined whether or not a stop signal has been received. If a stop signal has been received (yes), the process proceeds to the next step S122, and if not (no), the process proceeds to step S124.
In step S122, it is determined whether the shutter curtain is currently opening or closing or not (stopped). If it is opening or closing (yes), the process proceeds to the next step S123, and if it is stopped (no), the process returns to step S121.
In step S123, since the opening/closing operation is in progress, the operation is stopped and the process returns to step S121. Note that, here, the movement of the shutter curtain during the opening operation is defined as the forward movement, and the movement during the closing operation is defined as the reverse movement.

In step S124, it is determined whether or not an open signal has been received. If an open signal has been received (yes), the process proceeds to the next step S125, and if not (no), the process proceeds to step S128.
In step S125, it is determined whether the current shutter curtain operation is closing or not (opening or stopped), and if it is closing (yes), the process proceeds to the next step S126, and if it is opening or stopped (no), the process proceeds to step S127.
In step S126, since the closing operation is in progress, the closing operation is stopped, and after the closing operation is stopped, the opening operation is started, and the process returns to step S121.
In step S127, if the opening operation is in progress, the opening operation is continued as is, and if the opening operation is stopped, the opening operation is started and the process returns to step S121.

In step S128, it is determined whether a close signal has been received. If the close signal has been received (yes), the process proceeds to the next step S129, and if the signal is not a close signal (no), the process proceeds to step S12C.
In step S129, it is determined whether the current shutter curtain operation is opening or not (closing or stopped), and if it is opening (yes), the process proceeds to step S12B, and if it is closing or stopped (no), the process proceeds to step S12A.
In step S12A, if the closing operation is in progress, the closing operation is continued as is, and if the closing operation is stopped, the closing operation is started and the process returns to step S121.
In step S12B, since the opening operation is in progress, the opening operation is stopped, and after the opening operation is stopped, the closing operation is started, and the process returns to step S121.

In step S12C, it is determined whether or not a midway stop control signal has been received. If the midway stop control signal has been received (yes), the process proceeds to the next step S12D, and if the signal is not a midway stop control signal (no), the process proceeds to step S12G.
In step S12D, it is determined whether the shutter curtain is currently opening or closing or not (stopped). If it is opening or closing (yes), the process proceeds to step S12G, and if it is stopped (no), the process proceeds to step S12E.
In step S12E, since the shutter curtain is stopped in the fully open or fully closed state, the opening or closing operation is started, and the process proceeds to the next step S12F.
In step S12F, since the control signal is the midway stop control signal, the opening or closing operation is stopped (half open or half closed) after a predetermined time has elapsed since the opening or closing operation started, and the process returns to step S121.

After the half-open or half-closed stop operation by the mid-stop control signal, the shutter may be automatically fully opened or fully closed at a predetermined time (a time that can be set arbitrarily). For example, any one or more (including all) of the shutters in the half-open and/or half-closed state may be automatically fully opened at noon, and automatically fully closed at 6 p.m. After the half-open or half-closed stop operation by the mid-stop control signal, the shutter may be automatically fully opened or fully closed after an arbitrarily settable time has elapsed. For example, a shutter after the half-open or half-closed operation has been stopped may be automatically fully opened or fully closed after a predetermined time, such as 30 minutes to 1 hour, has elapsed. That is, if the shutter is stopped half-open by the mid-stop control signal during the opening operation, it may be automatically opened and fully opened after 1 hour has elapsed after the stopping operation. Conversely, if the shutter is stopped half-closed by the mid-stop control signal during the closing operation, it may be automatically closed and fully closed after 30 minutes have elapsed after the stopping operation. In addition, such half-open or half-closed stop operation and the subsequent fully-open or fully-closed operation may be automatically executed by a timer. When automatically executing using a timer, it can be set based on various conditions such as the season. For example, the operating times for half-open, fully-open, half-closed, and fully-closed can be changed according to the times of sunrise and sunset, which change with the season. The operating times for half-open, fully-open, half-closed, and fully-closed can also be changed according to the calendar month or day of the week corresponding to the season.

In step S12G, since an operation signal other than the midway stop control signal, i.e., an operation signal related to the amount of ventilation and lighting, was received in the previous step S12C, an operation is performed to adjust the amount of ventilation or lighting in response to the operation signal related to the amount of ventilation and lighting, and the process returns to step S121. Note that if the operation to adjust the amount of ventilation or lighting is to start adjusting the amount of ventilation or lighting from a fully open or fully closed state and stop after a predetermined time has elapsed, this can be handled by sending the operation signal related to the amount of ventilation and lighting as a ventilation or lighting operation signal to stop the operation a predetermined time after the opening or closing operation has started, in the same way as the midway stop control signal described above.

In the above embodiment, an example was described in which individual shutters were grouped, such as all shutters or shutters within a building, but a case will now be described in which an operator arbitrarily groups and controls one or more operable individual shutters by operating the remote control application software for controlling opening and closing bodies on a mobile communication terminal. FIG. 13 shows a shutter list screen, a shutter setting screen, and a group setting screen as examples of operation screens of the remote control application software for controlling opening and closing bodies. FIG. 14 shows a second group selection screen, a third group selection screen, and a group setting screen. FIG. 15 shows how the shutter list screen changes.

In FIG. 13, the mobile communication terminal 131 shows an example of a shutter list screen that can be operated by the opening/closing body control remote control application. The shutter list screen of the mobile communication terminal 131 displays an "all shutters" operator corresponding to the first operable group, a "first floor living room/Japanese-style room" operator corresponding to the second group, and operators corresponding to five individual shutters. Here, a case will be described in which five shutters are installed in a building as individual operable shutters. The five shutters are assigned names corresponding to their respective installation locations. The respective names are "right side of living room", "left side of living room", "first floor Japanese-style room", "second floor bedroom", and "second floor children's room" in the display column of each operator.

Below the group name display field for the "All Shutters" operator on the mobile communication terminal 131, it is indicated that this is the first group and that there are five registered units. Below the group display field for the "1st floor living room/Japanese-style room" operator, it is indicated that this is the second group and that there are three registered units. Below each operator display field for the individual shutters "Right side of living room," "Left side of living room," "1st floor Japanese-style room," "2nd floor bedroom," and "2nd floor children's room," the ID of that shutter is shown. The group number registered to the right of the individual shutter ID may also be displayed.

The rectangles on the right side of each of these display areas indicate the open/closed state of the shutter, and the diagram of two rectangles side by side at the right end of the control display areas for "2nd Floor Bedroom" and "2nd Floor Children's Room" is a schematic representation of a window shape, indicating that the shutter corresponding to that display area is currently fully open. The horizontally striped rectangles at the right end of the control display areas for "1st Floor Living Room/Japanese-Style Room," "Right Side of Living Room," "Left Side of Living Room," and "1st Floor Japanese-Style Room" are schematic representations of the slat shapes of a shutter, indicating that the shutter corresponding to that display area is currently closed. The diagram of horizontally striped rectangles at the right end of the control display area for "All Shutters" with a triangular island pattern superimposed on it diagrammatically indicates that the shutters in the group are in a mixture of open and closed states.

The squares on the left side of each of these display fields are boxes for selecting an operation target on the mobile communication terminal 131, and a check mark is displayed in the box when it is selected. Since the box for the second group "1st floor living room/Japanese-style room" is selected on the mobile communication terminal 131, check marks are also displayed in the boxes for "right side of living room," "left side of living room," and "1st floor Japanese-style room" corresponding to the second group "1st floor living room/Japanese-style room." In the state of the shutter list screen of this mobile communication terminal 131, by selecting and operating the operation control display fields for "1st floor living room/Japanese-style room," "right side of living room," "left side of living room," and "1st floor Japanese-style room" with check marks displayed in the boxes or the rectangles to the right of them, the opening and closing operation buttons, the half-open or half-close mid-stop button, and the ventilation and lighting operation button for adjusting the ventilation volume or the lighting volume as in the mobile communication terminal 704 in FIG. 8 are displayed, and each operation becomes possible.

By selecting the "Settings" operator in the upper right corner of the shutter list screen of the mobile communication terminal 131, the screen switches to the shutter settings screen of the mobile communication terminal 132. On the shutter settings screen of the mobile communication terminal 132, a "Group setting" operator for setting groups that can be operated simultaneously, and a "Timer setting" operator for automating each operation such as opening/closing the shutter, half-opening/half-closing, or adjusting the ventilation volume or light volume using a timer are displayed. By selecting the "List" operator in the upper left corner of the shutter settings screen of the mobile communication terminal 132, the screen can be returned to the shutter list screen of the mobile communication terminal 131.

By selecting the "Group setting" operator in the operator display field of the shutter setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 132, the screen switches to the group setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 133. On the shutter setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 133, the "All shutters" operator of the first group and the "1st floor living room/Japanese-style room" operator of the second group corresponding to the currently set group are displayed, as well as a "New group" operator for setting a new group. By selecting the "Settings" operator in the upper left of the group setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 133, the screen can be returned to the shutter setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 132.

By selecting and operating the "1st floor living room/Japanese-style room" operator in the operator display field of the group setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 133, the selection screen of the second group of the mobile communication terminal 141 in FIG. 14 is switched to. The selection screen of the mobile communication terminal 141 displays the names of the selectable individual shutters "Right side of the living room", "Left side of the living room", "1st floor Japanese-style room", "2nd floor bedroom", and "2nd floor children's room", and a slide key consisting of a combination of an oval and a circle on the right side. When the circle of the slide key is located at the right end of the oval, it is in the on (selected) state, and when it is located at the left end, it is in the off (unselected) state. On the selection screen of the mobile communication terminal 141, the individual shutters "Right side of the living room", "Left side of the living room" and "1st floor Japanese-style room" are in the selected state, and the individual shutters "2nd floor bedroom" and "2nd floor children's room" are in the unselected state. By appropriately selecting the slide key, this combination can be freely changed. In addition, the currently set group name is displayed in the group name input field at the bottom of the selection screen of the mobile communication terminal 141. The group name can be appropriately changed by selecting this group name input field. By selecting the "Group" operator located in the upper left of the second group selection screen of the mobile communication terminal 141, the user can return to the group setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 133.

By selecting the "New group" operator in the operator display field of the group setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 133, the selection screen of the third group of the mobile communication terminal 142 in FIG. 14 is displayed. The selection screen of the mobile communication terminal 142 displays the names of the selectable individual shutters "Right side of the living room", "Left side of the living room", "Japanese-style room on the first floor", "Bedroom on the second floor", and "Children's room on the second floor" and the slide keys. Here, the slide keys of the individual shutters to be included in the third group are selected and set. On the selection screen of the mobile communication terminal 142, the individual shutters "Bedroom on the second floor" and "Children's room on the second floor" are in a selected state. Also, "Bedroom and children's room on the second floor" is input as a new group name in the group name input field at the bottom of the selection screen of the mobile communication terminal 142. As a result, the individual shutters "Bedroom on the second floor" and "Children's room on the second floor" are newly set as the third group. By selecting the "Group" operator in the upper left of the selection screen of the third group of the mobile communication terminal 142, it is possible to return to the group setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 143.

On the group setting screen of portable communication terminal 143, a "2nd floor bedroom/children's room" operator for the third group, which was not displayed on the group setting screen of portable communication terminal 133, is newly displayed. Below the group display field for the "2nd floor bedroom/children's room" operator, it is indicated that this is the third group and that the number of registered devices is two. By selecting the "Settings" operator in the upper left of the group setting screen of portable communication terminal 143, it is possible to return to the shutter setting screen of portable communication terminal 132.

The mobile communication terminal 151 shows the shutter list screen after the above-mentioned new group has been set. The shutter list screen of the mobile communication terminal 151 displays the "all shutters" operator of the first group, the "1st floor living room/Japanese-style room" operator of the second group, the newly set "2nd floor bedroom/children's room" operator of the third group, and each operator of the five individual shutters. That is, the shutter list screen of the mobile communication terminal 151 has the "2nd floor bedroom/children's room" operator of the third group newly inserted between the "1st floor living room/Japanese-style room" operator and the "right side of living room" operator of the second group of the mobile communication terminal 131. The "1st floor living room/Japanese-style room" of the second group and the "2nd floor bedroom/children's room" of the third group are each composed of different shutters, but each shutter may be set in an overlapping manner between the groups.

When the box for the third group "2nd floor bedroom and children's room" is selected on the shutter list screen of the mobile communication terminal 151, check marks are also displayed in the boxes for "2nd floor bedroom" and "2nd floor children's room" which correspond to the third group "2nd floor bedroom and children's room". In this state of the shutter list screen of the mobile communication terminal 151, the shutter list screen of the mobile communication terminal 152 is displayed by selecting the control display field or the rectangle to the right of "2nd floor bedroom and children's room", "2nd floor bedroom", and "2nd floor children's room" which have check marks displayed in the boxes, and performing the shutter closing operation. This shutter list screen of the mobile communication terminal 152 shows that all shutters are in a closed state.

The shutter list screen of the mobile communication terminal 153 shows that the shutter for the "Children's Room on the Second Floor" is in a state where it is not possible to set the shutter to open/closed or to perform the open/close operation for the shutter for the "Children's Room on the Second Floor" due to some kind of communication failure, such as a malfunction of the Wi-Fi connection or a malfunction of a specific low-power radio. This communication failure is realized by displaying a Wi-Fi symbol in the rectangular area that indicates the open/closed state. On the mobile communication terminal 153, the Wi-Fi symbol is displayed for each of "All Shutters," "Second Floor Bedroom/Children's Room," and "Second Floor Children's Room." Even when such a communication failure has occurred, it is possible to perform the open/close operation for shutters other than the one that corresponds to the communication failure. The rectangle on the right side of the control display column for the "Bedroom on the Second Floor" is a figure that indicates that the shutter is in a half-open or half-closed state.

This section describes a case where a timer function is used to automate the opening and closing of window shutters, half-opening or half-closing, and adjusting the amount of ventilation or light depending on the situation in your life. In this embodiment, a case where timers are set for opening and closing, half-opening and closing, ventilation volume, light volume, etc. for an arbitrary group of shutters or for individual shutters is described. Figure 16 shows an example of an operation screen for the remote control application software for controlling opening and closing bodies, showing a list of shutters for which timers can be set, a timer selection screen for all shutters, and a sun timer setting screen for all shutters. Figure 17 shows an example of a favorite timer setting screen.

The mobile communication terminal 161 in FIG. 16 shows an example of a shutter list screen that can be operated with a timer by a remote control application for controlling an opening and closing body. By selecting and operating the "Timer setting" operator in the operator display field of the shutter setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 132 in FIG. 13, the screen switches to the timer setting shutter list screen of the mobile communication terminal 161. On the timer setting shutter list screen of the mobile communication terminal 161, an "All shutters" operator corresponding to the first group that can be operated, a "1st floor living room/Japanese-style room" operator corresponding to the second group, a "2nd floor bedroom/children's room" operator corresponding to the third group, and each operator corresponding to five individual shutters are displayed. By selecting and operating the "Settings" operator in the upper left of the timer setting shutter list screen of the mobile communication terminal 161, it is possible to return to the shutter setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 132.

By selecting the "All Shutter" operator in the operator display field of the timer setting shutter list screen of the mobile communication terminal 161, the screen is switched to the all shutter timer selection screen of the mobile communication terminal 162. The timer selection screen of the mobile communication terminal 162 displays the selectable "Sun Timer Setting" operator and "Preference Timer Setting" operator. By selecting the "List" operator in the upper left of the timer selection screen of the mobile communication terminal 162, the screen can be returned to the timer setting shutter list screen of the mobile communication terminal 161. Note that the display screens of the mobile communication terminals 161 and 162 may be displayed in reverse. In other words, by selecting the "Timer Setting" operator in the operator display field of the shutter setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 132, the timer selection screen of the mobile communication terminal 162 may be displayed first, and then by selecting "Sun Timer Setting" or "Preference Timer Setting", the timer setting shutter list screen of the mobile communication terminal 161 may be displayed.

By selecting the "Sunshine Timer Setting" operator in the operator display field of the timer selection screen of the mobile communication terminal 162, the screen switches to the Sunshine Timer Setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 163. The Sunshine Timer Setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 163 displays operators corresponding to "Sunrise", "Sunset", "Area", "Repeat" and "Target Shutter" that indicate the timer setting status corresponding to the currently set group or individual shutter.

Below the "sunrise" operator on the portable communication terminal 163, it is shown that the full-open operation by the Ohisama Timer is active, and an example sunrise time at the present time (April) is 5:13.Below the "sunset" operator on the portable communication terminal 163, it is shown that the full-close operation by the Ohisama Timer is active, and an example sunset time for that day is 18:08.Below the "area" operator on the portable communication terminal 163, it is shown that the Kanto region (Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa) has been selected as an example area for which the Ohisama Timer's sunrise and sunset times are applicable.

Below the "Repeat" operator on the portable communication terminal 163, it is shown that every day is selected as an example of the repeat cycle of the Ohisama timer currently set. Below the "Target shutter" operator on the portable communication terminal 163, it is shown that three shutters are currently selected. By selecting and operating each operator on the Ohisama timer setting screen of the portable communication terminal 163, it is possible to appropriately select and set the enable/disable setting, area, repeat cycle, target shutter, etc. By selecting and operating the "Select" operator at the top left of the Ohisama timer setting screen of the portable communication terminal 163, it is possible to return to the timer selection screen of the portable communication terminal 162.

By selecting the "Favorite timer setting" operator in the operator display field of the timer selection screen of the mobile communication terminal 162, the favorite setting screen of the mobile communication terminals 171 to 173 is displayed. The favorite timer setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 171 displays operators corresponding to "sunrise", "full open", "sunset", "full close" and "maintain full close" which indicate the timer setting state corresponding to the currently set group or individual shutter.

Below the "sunrise" operator on the mobile communication terminal 171, it is indicated that the half-open operation by the sun timer is active. Also, below the "sunset" operator on the mobile communication terminal 171, it is indicated that the half-close operation by the sun timer is active. When a half-close or half-close operation is set by the sun timer setting, such as a half-open operation at "sunrise" time or a half-close operation at "sunset" time, as on the favorite timer setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 171, the "fully open" operator for performing a fully open operation one hour after the "sunrise" time (6:13) and the "fully close" operator for performing a fully closed operation one hour after the "sunset" time (19:08) are automatically set.

The "Fully open" operator on the mobile communication terminal 171 has the text "6:13" set as the time to fully open one hour after sunrise, the text "Fully open after sunrise" set above the operator, and the text "Every day" set for the execution date below the operator. The "Fully close" operator on the mobile communication terminal 171 has the text "19:08" set as the time to fully close one hour after sunset, the text "Fully close after sunset" set above the operator, and the text "Every day" set for the execution date below the operator.

The "maintain fully closed" operator on the mobile communication terminal 171 has the text "time to maintain fully closed state", the text "22:00-05:00" indicating the time period during which the fully closed state will be maintained, and the text "every day" below the operator for the execution date. The time to maintain the fully closed state is the time period during which the shutters are operated as a group or individually during this time period and, even if they are in an open state or half-closed or half-open state, they will be forcibly closed after a predetermined time has elapsed. In other words, because the shutters can be operated as a group or individually even after they are fully closed, if the shutters are in a fully open, half-open or half-closed state during this time period, they are set to be fully closed from a crime prevention perspective.

The operator can select the square box to the left of each of these display fields to enable/disable the fully open or fully closed operation for a group or individual shutter. However, the "maintain fully closed" operator cannot be disabled by selecting a box, and its state cannot be changed without entering a password or the like. The operator can return to the timer selection screen of the portable communication terminal 162 by selecting the "select" operator at the top left of the favorite timer setting screen of the portable communication terminal 171.

In addition, when the portable communication terminal 171 is set to half-open at "sunrise" time and half-close at "sunset" time by the sun timer setting, the "fully open" operator is automatically set to fully open one hour after "sunrise" time (6:13) and the "fully close" operator is automatically set to fully close one hour after "sunset" time (19:08), but the time until the fully close operation is performed can be set arbitrarily.

Furthermore, while the mobile communication terminal 171 has been described with respect to a "maintain fully closed" operator, a "maintain fully open" operator that can set a time period during which the fully open state is maintained may also be provided. For example, the time period during which the fully open state is maintained may be set arbitrarily. For example, the fully open state is maintained between 10:00 and 14:00, and even if the shutters are operated as a group or individually during this time period and become fully closed, half closed or half open, they will be forcibly fully opened after a predetermined time has elapsed. In other words, even after being fully open, the shutters can be operated as a group or individually to become fully closed, half closed or half open, but the fully open state is maintained only during the predetermined time period even if the shutters are in a fully closed, half open or half closed state.

The favorite timer setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 172 displays controls corresponding to "sunrise", "full open", "sunset", "full close", "ventilation volume" and "maintain fully closed" as timer setting states corresponding to the currently set group or individual shutter. In the mobile communication terminal 172, the settings of the "full open" and "full close" controls of the mobile communication terminal 171 are changed, and furthermore, the "ventilation volume" control is newly set.

The "Fully open" operator of the mobile communication terminal 172 has the following set: the time to fully open "7:00", the text "Weekday wake-up time" above the operator, and the text "Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri" below the operator, which indicates the weekday on which the operation is to be performed. The "Fully close" operator of the mobile communication terminal 172 has the following set: the time to fully close "19:30", the text "Closed time" above the operator, and the text "Every day" below the operator, which indicates the day on which the operation is to be performed. The "Ventilation volume" operator of the mobile communication terminal 172 has the text "50%" indicating the ventilation volume, the text indicating the time period for ventilation "22:00-05:00", the text "Ventilation volume" above the operator, and the text "Every day" below the operator, which indicates the day on which the operation is to be performed. The "Maintain full close" operator of the mobile communication terminal 172 is the same as that of the mobile communication terminal 171.

The favorite timer setting screen of the mobile communication terminal 173 displays controls corresponding to "sunrise", "half open", "fully open", "sunset", "half closed", "fully closed" and "amount of light" as timer setting states corresponding to the currently set group or individual shutter. Note that the controls corresponding to "ventilation volume" and "maintain fully closed" on the mobile communication terminal 172 are hidden at the bottom and not displayed, but can be displayed by scrolling the screen.

In mobile communication terminal 173, the boxes for the "sunrise" and "sunset" operators are not selected and are set to disabled. Also, in mobile communication terminal 173, the "fully open" and "fully closed" operators are the same as those in mobile communication terminal 172. In mobile communication terminal 173, the operators "half open", "half closed" and "amount of light" have been newly set. The "half open" operator in mobile communication terminal 173 controls the half-open operation in place of the "sunrise" operator, and has the characters "7:00" for the half-open time, "Weekday wake-up time" set above the operator, and "Mon, Tues, Wed, Thu, Fri" set below the operator to indicate the weekday on which the operation will take place.

The "Fully open" operator of the mobile communication terminal 173 is set with the fully open time "8:00", the text "Weekday wake-up time" above the operator, and the text "Mon, Tues, Wed, Thu, Fri" below the operator, which indicates the weekday on which it is to be executed. The "Half-close" operator of the mobile communication terminal 173 controls the half-close operation in place of the "sunset" operator, and is set with the half-close time "19:30", the text "Half-close time" above the operator, and the text "Everyday" below the operator, which indicates the day on which it is to be executed.

The "Fully close" operator on the mobile communication terminal 173 has the time to fully close set to "21:00", the text "Closing time" set above the operator, and the text "Every day" set for the execution date below the operator. The "Amount of light" operator on the mobile communication terminal 172 has the text "50%" set to indicate the amount of light, the text set to indicate the time period for light to be let in "10:00-15:00", the text "Amount of light" set above the operator, and the text "Every day" set for the execution date below the operator.

In the above embodiment, if a stop signal is received during the opening/closing operation of the shutter curtain, the operation is stopped according to steps S121 to S123. On the other hand, if an open signal is received during the closing operation of the shutter curtain, the opening operation is started after the closing operation is stopped according to steps S124 to S127, and if the shutter curtain is in the opening operation, the opening operation is maintained as it is, and if it is stopped, the opening operation is started. Also, if a close signal is received during the opening operation of the shutter curtain, the closing operation is started after the opening operation is stopped according to steps S128 to S12B, and if the shutter curtain is in the closing operation, the closing operation is maintained as it is, and if it is stopped, the closing operation is started. Such an operation is the operation of a normal opening/closing body device. Note that, in a case where safety is prioritized as in the garage shutter device 1, if a close signal is received during the opening operation of the shutter curtain, the operation instruction due to the reception of the close signal is ignored, the opening operation is continued, and the closing operation is started only if the close button is operated while the shutter curtain is stopped. Furthermore, if a close signal is received after the shutter curtain is fully open, the closing operation may be started immediately, or the reception of the close signal may be ignored until a predetermined time (which can be set arbitrarily) has elapsed after the shutter curtain is fully open. Also, the fact that a close signal has been received may be stored, and the reception of the close signal may be reflected after a predetermined time has elapsed after the shutter curtain is fully open. Furthermore, if such an operation signal is from a dedicated remote control switch 12, the instruction from the operation signal may be executed as is. This is because when a signal is received from a dedicated remote control switch 12, an operator is present at the location, and it is often appropriate to give priority to the operation of that operator.

Although the above description has been given of a case where, when a close signal is received during the opening operation, the reception of the close signal is ignored and the opening operation is prioritized, i.e., the movement of the shutter curtain during the opening operation is the forward movement and the movement during the closing operation is the reverse movement, the reverse case is also possible. That is, the movement of the shutter curtain during the closing operation is the forward movement and the movement during the opening operation is the reverse movement, and when an open signal is received during the closing operation, the reception of the open signal may be ignored and the closing operation is prioritized.
It may be predetermined whether to ignore reception of a close signal and execute control that prioritizes an open operation, or whether to execute the opposite control. Alternatively, in order to allow the selection of which control to execute to be specified by other means, for example, a priority control change switch may be provided in the DIP switch setting unit 81 of the transceiver unit 13, 23, 33, 43 so that the selection can be changed as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the transmitting/receiving master unit 50 and the mobile communication terminal 70 are connected via an access point 60, the mobile communication terminal 70 can be used to control the opening/closing, stopping, and ventilation/lighting operations of the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2-4. However, if the distance between the mobile communication terminal and the access point 60 is too great to perform Wi-Fi communication, the access point 60 can be connected to the Internet via a public line such as FLET'S ISDN, CATV, ADSL, or FTTH, and the mobile communication terminal 70 can be connected to the access point 60 via the Internet, allowing the garage shutter device 1 and the window shutter devices 2-4 to be controlled remotely.

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

In the above embodiment, a shutter curtain that is unrolled in a vertical lifting manner has been described as an example, but the present invention can be applied to a shutter-like opening and closing member that is unrolled in a lateral pulling manner or a horizontal pulling manner. In addition, the present invention can be applied to, for example, a shutter device, a window shutter device, a blind device, a roller screen device, a drapery device, a sliding door device, a movable partition device, an awning device, a waterproof board device, and the like as an opening and closing body device.
Application software for mobile communication terminals can be freely acquired from a specified URL. Furthermore, the design and operation method can be easily changed by modifying the application software as needed.
Information on the degree to which the opening/closing body device is closed as an open/closed state may be displayed on the display screen of a mobile communication terminal in a visually recognizable manner using a moving image such as an animation. Surveillance cameras and motion sensors may be installed around the opening/closing body device, and the availability of each of the opening/closing/stopping, midway stop, and ventilation/lighting operations may be controlled based on images captured by the cameras and information detected by the motion sensors.

1...Garage shutter device 2, 3, 4...Window shutter device 11, 21, 31, 41...Opening and closing control circuit 12, 22, 32, 42...Remote control switch 13, 23, 33, 43...Transmitter/receiver handset 11a, 21a, 31a, 41a...Communication line 12a, 22a, 32a, 42a...Communication line 12b, 22b, 32b, 42b...Communication line 132, 23b, 33b, 43b...Communication line 13c, 23c, 33c, 43c...Communication line 1a, 2a, 3a, 3b, 4a...Communication line 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 7a, 7b...Communication line 50...Transmitter/receiver master unit 60...Access point 70...Mobile communication terminal 81...DIP switch setting unit

Claims (2)

A plurality of opening/closing body means provided in the plurality of openings, respectively;
a plurality of child device control means provided for each of the plurality of opening/closing body means for controlling the operation of the opening/closing body means;
a plurality of operator means provided for each of the plurality of child device control means and configured to output a control signal corresponding to the operation of the operator in response to the operation of the operator;
a master control means connected to the plurality of slave control means via a communication line and transmitting a control signal corresponding to the operation,
An opening and closing control system characterized in that the parent control means transmits an intermediate stop control signal to the child control means via the communication line, the intermediate stop control signal corresponding to an intermediate stop operation such as stopping the operation after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of operation. An opening/closing control method for controlling the operation of a plurality of opening/closing body means provided at a plurality of openings, respectively, using a child control means and an operator means provided for each of the plurality of opening/closing body means, and controlling the operation of each of the plurality of opening/closing body means using a parent control means connected to the child control means provided for each of the plurality of opening/closing body means via a communication line, comprising:
The opening/closing control method is characterized in that the parent unit control means transmits an intermediate stop control signal to the child unit control means via the communication line, the intermediate stop control signal corresponding to an intermediate stop operation such as stopping the operation after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of operation.

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