Control system, control method, electrical apparatus, control device, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10269237-B2
Application number	US-201414908147-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 8, 2014
Priority date	Aug 8, 2013
Publication date	Apr 23, 2019
Grant date	Apr 23, 2019

Abstract

Upon receiving a command signal transmitted from a remote controller ( 100 ), based on contents of the received command signal, a setter of an electrical apparatus sets a time interval for prohibition of operation from an operation terminal. During the time interval set by the setter, an operation controller of the electrical apparatus does not control based on the received command signal, even if a command signal transmitted from the operation terminal is received via a HEMS controller.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control system, comprising:
an electrical apparatus configured to receive from a remote controller a command signal indicating a control command; and
a control device configured to:
receive the command signal from an operation terminal for transmitting, in addition to from a transmission area of the remote controller, from outside the transmission area; and
transmit to the electrical apparatus the command signal, wherein the electrical apparatus comprises:
an operation controller configured to control a main operator according to the command signal transmitted from the remote controller and according to the command signal transmitted from the operation terminal; and
a setter configured to set a first time interval and a second time interval respectively based on contents of a first commanding signal and contents of a second commanding signal that are transmitted from the remote controller, the second time interval being different from the first time interval, the second commanding signal being different from the first commanding signal, and

the operation controller is further configured to:
when the first commanding signal is received from the remote controller, during the first time interval, not control based on the first commanding signal transmitted from the operation terminal; and
when the second commanding signal is received from the remote controller, during the second time interval, not control based on the second commanding signal transmitted from the operation terminal.

2. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein
the operation controller is further configured to, when the command signal transmitted from the operation terminal is received through the control device during a prohibition time interval that includes the first time interval and the second time interval and prohibits operation from the operation terminal, control the main operator according to the command signal when a predetermined exception condition that corresponds to the contents of the received command signal is satisfied.

3. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein
the electrical apparatus is further configured to, when the command signal transmitted from the operation terminal is received through the control device during the prohibition time interval, transmit to the control device a content signal indicating contents of the received command signal,
the control device is further configured to:
communicate wirelessly with the operation terminal;
transmit to the operation terminal the content signal transmitted from the electrical apparatus, the operation terminal displaying maximum signal strength among a plurality of operation terminals; and
when a permission signal, indicating that control of the contents indicated by the content signal is permitted, is received from the operation terminal transmitted the content signal, transmit to the electrical apparatus the permission signal, and

the operation controller of the electrical apparatus is further configured to, when the permission signal is received, control the main operator based on the command signal.

4. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein
the operation controller is further configured to, during a prohibition time interval in which operation from the operation terminal is prohibited, not perform control based on the command signal transmitted from the operation terminal, the prohibition time interval being associated with the contents of the command signal and contents of data measured by the electrical apparatus.

5. A control method comprising:
controlling, by an electrical apparatus, a main operator according to a command signal indicating a control command transmitted from a remote controller and according to the command signal transmitted from an operation terminal having a transmission area wider than that of the remote controller; and
setting, by the electrical apparatus, a first time interval and a second time interval respectively based on contents of a first commanding signal and contents of a second commanding signal that are transmitted from the remote controller, the second time interval being different from the first time interval, the second commanding signal being different from the first commanding signal, wherein during the controlling by the electrical apparatus:
when the first commanding signal is received from the remote controller, during the first time interval, control based on the command signal transmitted from the operation terminal is not performed, and
when the second commanding signal is received from the remote controller, during the second time interval, the control based on the command signal transmitted from the operation terminal is not performed.

6. An electrical apparatus comprising:
a first receiver configured to receive a command signal indicating a control command for the electrical apparatus from a remote controller;
a second receiver configured to receive the command signal indicating the control command for the electrical apparatus from an operation terminal for transmitting, in addition to from within a transmission area of the remote controller, from outside the transmission area; and
an operation controller configured to control a main operator according to the command signal received from the first receiver, and according to the command signal received from the second receiver; and
a setter configured to set a first time interval and a second time interval respectively based on contents of a first commanding signal and contents of a second commanding signal that are transmitted from the remote controller, the second time interval being different from the first time interval, the second commanding signal being different from the first commanding signal, wherein
the operation controller is configured to:
when the first commanding signal is received from the remote controller, during the first time interval, not perform control based on the command signal transmitted from the operation terminal, and
when the second commanding signal is received from the remote controller, during the second time interval, not perform control based on the command signal transmitted from the operation terminal.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a program for enabling a computer to perform:
an operation control function of controlling a main operator according to a command signal that is:
received by a first receiver for receiving the command signal from a remote controller, and
received by a second receiver for receiving the command signal from an operation terminal for transmitting the command signal, in addition to from within a transmission area of the remote controller, from outside the transmission area; and

a setting function of setting a first time interval and a second time interval respectively based on contents of a first commanding signal and contents of a second commanding signal that are transmitted from the remote controller, the second time interval being different from the first time interval, the second commanding signal being different from the first commanding signal, wherein
during the operation control function:
when the first commanding signal is received from the remote controller, during the first time interval, control based on the command signal transmitted from the operation terminal is not performed, and
when the second commanding signal is received from the remote controller, during the second time interval, control based on the command signal transmitted from the operation terminal is not performed.

8. A control system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a condition data transmitter configured to, when a transmission command

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Endo Satoshi
• Yano Hirotoshi
• Yabe Masaaki
• Minezawa Satoshi
• Maruyama Ichiro
• Komatsu Masayuki
• Ogawa Yuki
• Sato Kaori

Classifications

• F24F11/56

  Remote control · CPC title

• G08C17/02 Primary

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• G08C2201/93

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• G08C2201/40

  Remote control systems using repeaters, converters, gateways · CPC title

• G08C2201/60

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