JPH0359635B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a home information system for processing, managing, recording, etc. information generated within a residence.

Equipment traditionally installed in homes (e.g. telephones, intercoms, televisions, air conditioners, etc.)
Each of them only performed its own independent action.

For example, it is not possible to easily turn on and off a cooler with a telephone, and if you want to automatically record a message on a tape recorder when a visitor arrives while you are away, the setup requires manual labor. needed control.

Furthermore, even if some of these control devices exist, they are fixed in terms of function and installation and lack versatility and diversity. There was a desire to create something that could be used simply by installing an information/control jack in each room of the house, like an electrical outlet, and simply inserting and connecting the necessary equipment and equipment.

The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the drawbacks of the above-mentioned conventional technology, to comprehensively manage and operate various devices scattered within a residence, and to easily process, manage, record, etc., information generated within a residence. Our goal is to provide a home information system that can

The features of the present invention include a digital bus section that can be installed at any location in the residence and has a plurality of identical jacks connected to the bus cable, and a digital bus section that can be inserted and connected to the above jacks with a plug. one or more terminal units that transmit or receive signals generated from control/information equipment or control signals for various residential equipment/information devices in the same format via the digital bus unit; You can make an insertion connection with a plug,
Based on the generated signal inputted from the terminal unit via the digital bus unit, predetermined processing and
and an information processing unit that performs recording and sends the control signal to the terminal unit via the digital bus unit.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of a home information system according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a code configuration diagram of the generation/control signal, FIG. 3 is a program configuration diagram in the information processing section, and FIG. 4 is a monitor display diagram.

Here, 10 is a digital bus section, for example, a standard format of IEEE-488 type, 1
1 is the jack, which is installed, for example, on the wall of each necessary room in the residence; 12 is the jack;
In the same bus cable, 20A is a terminal section for remote control of electric power, etc., 20B is a terminal section for a television camera, 20C is a terminal section for a television monitor, and 20D is a communication line L (for example,
Terminal unit for central office lines, private branch exchange internal lines, dedicated lines, etc.)
Reference numeral 21 indicates a plug for each of these terminals, which is compatible with the jack 11, 22 is a transceiver, 23A, 23B, and 23B are a controller, and 24 is a plug for various equipment and information devices for the home. The lamp 25 is the television camera 2.
6 is the monitor display, 27 is a keypad related to various control and information equipment in the residence, 2
8 is the handset, 29A and 29B are switches for power supply, doorbell, etc., 30 is an information processing unit, 31 is a plug thereof, which is exactly the same as the above-mentioned plug 21, and 32 is a , which is the same transceiver as the transceiver 22, 33 is the same controller, 34 is the same personal computer, and 35 is the same video tape recorder.

The terminal sections 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D and the information processing section 30 have their plugs 21, 31 inserted into arbitrary jacks 11 of the digital bus section 10, and are connected to each other through their bus cables 12.

A digital bus section 10 is connected between these sections.
The second
Generated signals and control signals converted into the format (signal form) shown in the figure are transmitted and received.

This signal is based on a digital code, for example, as shown in FIG. control information code 42, data length code 43, and data code 4 indicating (monitor display display request, etc.)
4 and an error control code 45.

First, light 24 related to remote control
When turning on and off the light, turn on and off the corresponding switch 29A in the terminal unit 20A, the controller 23A detects this, and the transceiver 22 transmits the light on/off generation signal as shown in FIG. The data is converted into the format shown in FIG. 2 and sent to the information processing section 30.

The information processing unit 30 receives the information via the digital bus unit 10, the transceiver 32, and the controller 33 at the personal computer 34, performs necessary processing, storage, etc. using a program as described later, and then executes the write operation. A control signal for turning on/off 24 is sent back to the terminal unit 20A in the same format as above.

The terminal unit 20A performs a predetermined remote control so that the controller 23A turns on and off the light 24 in accordance with this control signal.

Note that the devices that the controller 23A remotely controls are not limited to the above-mentioned light 24, but include various devices and information devices used in residences such as air conditioners and heaters, and the controller 23A is capable of supporting each device in the same way as the switch 29A. All you need to do is set up a switch.

Furthermore, the switch 29A and the like may be provided not only on the controller 23A, but also on the other controllers 23B and 23C, or may be provided only on the latter to perform remote control in the same way.

Next, if a visitor arrives while the resident is away,
When the visitor presses the doorbell switch 29B connected to the controller 23B of the terminal section 20B, a signal indicating that there is a visitor is sent from the controller 23B to the personal computer 34 of the information processing section 30 in the same manner as described above. .

The personal computer 34 recognizes the generated signal using the program 50 shown in FIG.
The same program 51 generates a response message voice (for example, a video tape recorder 3 in advance).
Read out the bit pattern information for synthesizing the message "I'm away at the moment, so please leave a message" recorded in the specific section of step 5, and format it in the same format as above. Controller 23B of terminal unit 20B as a control signal
send it back to

The controller 23B synthesizes a response message sound using a well-known method according to the bit pattern information, and transmits the message to the visitor by audibly transmitting it from the handset 28, and also controls the television camera 25 to record the message for the visitor. A still image is photographed, and if there is the message voice, that information is encoded together with it, and then sent back to the personal computer 34 as the generated signal in the same format as described above.

The personal computer 34 records this generated signal on the video tape recorder 35 using the programs 50 and 51 shown in FIG. 3, and also records the time and other necessary information using a well-known method.

If there is no input for a predetermined period of time (for example, about 10 seconds), the program 50 assumes that the information processing (visitor processing) to be processed has been completed and the processing is interrupted.

After that, when the resident returns home, in order to check the situation inside the residence while the resident is away, press the request button R of the keypad 27 on the terminal unit 20C, and the controller 23C will send a generated signal related to the confirmation request. The personal computer 34 of the processing unit 30 is inputted.

After the personal computer 34 recognizes this using the programs 50 and 51 shown in FIG. 3, it starts the programs 52 and 53.

As a result, a heading indicating the situation in the residence that occurred while the person was away is edited using a well-known method, and a control signal related to the confirmation request is sent back to the controller 23C in the same format as described above.

After editing the information on a well-known display memory (not shown) based on this, the controller 23C first displays the system status on the display section 264 on the monitor screen 260 of the monitor display 26.

For example, as shown in FIG.
...visitor list, 2.control list, 3.financial list, 4.security list, etc.It also includes item numbers that have changed (for example,
1 and 4) are displayed by surrounding them with a broken line.

When the user confirms this display and presses number buttons 1 and 4 on the keypad 27, a request is made to output the relevant information (for example, regarding visitors and security) in the same way as when operating the request button R described above. This information is transmitted to the personal computer 34.

The personal computer 34 further has programs 50, 51, 52, 5 as shown in FIG.
3, the display section 261
In addition, by the operation of programs 54 and 55, the audio information of the recorded message is converted into text information, and then the visitor's message is displayed in text on the display section 263. Further, the programs 52 and 53 operate to send a control signal back to the controller 23C so as to display the security status on the display section 262.

This allows the user to know the detailed situation inside the residence and take necessary measures.

Note that a general home television can be used as the monitor display 26, and if the personal computer 34 is equipped with a display, it can also be used.

By the same control as described above, in addition to making it possible to make a desired call between the handsets 28 of each terminal section, each terminal section 20A, 20B, 20C can be communicated through the communication line L connected to the terminal section 20D. Communication (calls, data communications, facsimile communications, etc.) can be carried out between the device and the outside world.

In particular, a desired generated signal (for example, a push button diamond signal) is transmitted from the outside via the terminal unit 20D.
Predetermined dial information such as turning on coolers, heaters, etc. before returning home can be easily sent to this system.

In the above embodiment, each terminal unit 20A, 20
B, 20C, 20D are the handset 24, keypad 27, and switches 29A, 29A, 20D connected to these.
It is obvious that the present invention is not limited to signal generating devices such as 9B, and is not limited to the combinations shown in FIG. 1, and that desired combinations can be selected as required.

Finally, the information processing unit 30 uses the program 56 to constantly check whether there is an abnormality in the system, and if there is an abnormality, the information processing unit 30 uses the program 57 to perform notification processing such as displaying a message to that effect or sending out a voice. It is possible to normalize the system.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, if the digital bus section is installed on a wall or other surface during the construction of a house, various terminal sections and information All that is required is to install a processing unit, and furthermore, the information exchange between them is determined only by the parts indicated by the own address and the other party's address in the above-mentioned predetermined format. The digital bus section allows each terminal section to be moved freely within the residence, and the information processing section's program can realize a home information system that responds to the changing needs of users. Significant effects can be obtained in making daily life more convenient, improving quality, and increasing efficiency.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of a home information system according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a code configuration diagram of the generation/control signal, FIG. 3 is a program configuration diagram in the information processing section, and FIG. 4 is a monitor display diagram. 10...Digital bus section, 11...Jack, 12...Bus cable, 20A, 20B, 2
0C, 20D...Terminal section, 21...Plug, 22
...Transceiver, 23A, 23B, 23C...
Controller, 24... Lamp, 25... Television camera, 26... Monitor display, 2
7... Keypad, 28... Handset, 29A,
29B...Switch, 30...Information processing department, 31
... plug, 32 ... transceiver, 33 ... controller, 34 ... personal computer,
35...Video tape recorder.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A digital bus that is provided separately from a power supply line that supplies power to a plurality of terminal devices and equipment installed in a certain building and that is capable of transmitting higher-speed signals than the power supply line; a plurality of first connector means connected to the digital bus and arranged so as to be installable at any location in the building; each of the first connector means being connectable to any of the first connector means; and the terminal equipment the second connected to
a connector means, and a communication means provided on each terminal device side, a predetermined communication means for transmitting information including the address of the own terminal, the address of the other terminal to be communicated with, and control information related to the processing to be executed by the other terminal. It has a means for sending or receiving a formatted signal via the digital bus, and the address of the partner terminal is such that the address of the other terminal has at least the remote control of the terminal equipment and the communication of digital information between the terminal equipment. This is an address that is determined depending on which type of communication corresponds to among multiple types of communications, and is provided on each terminal device side. 1. A home information system comprising information processing means for recognizing and executing a process to be performed by the own terminal based on control information regarding the process to be performed by the other party's terminal when the address is an address. 2 the first connector means is a jack;
2. A home information system according to claim 1, wherein said second connector means is a plug. 3. The home information system according to item 1, wherein at least one of the terminal devices is a means for communicating with equipment outside the building. 4. The home information system according to claim 1, wherein the information processing means further includes means for checking for abnormalities within the home information system. 5. The home information system according to item 1, wherein the processing recognized and executed by the information processing means is processing for editing processing by at least one of the terminal devices. 6. The home information system according to item 1, wherein the processing recognized and executed by the information processing means further displays a plurality of different types of information regarding the devices simultaneously on the same monitor screen. . 7. The home information system according to item 1, wherein the information processing means is a personal computer.