Control device, control system and control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9111441-B2
Application number	US-201113113362-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2011
Priority date	Nov 28, 2008
Publication date	Aug 18, 2015
Grant date	Aug 18, 2015

Abstract

A control device which controls an operation of a controlled device, includes: an operation information storage unit to store operation information about an acceptable operation; a control information acquisition unit to acquire control information about the controlled device; and an association table generation unit to generate an association table for storing the operation information stored in the operation information storage unit associated with the control information acquired by the control information acquisition unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control device that controls an operation of a controlled device, the control device comprising:
an operation information storage unit that stores operation information and recommended control information, the operation information indicating how the control device is operated, the recommended control information indicating a content of control estimated from an operation corresponding to the operation information;
a control information acquisition unit that acquires control information of the controlled device by using a wireless communication with the controlled device; and
an association table generation unit that generates an association table that associates the control information acquired by the control information acquisition unit with the operation information in the operation information storage unit when the acquired control information is similar to the recommended control information, wherein
the association table generation unit includes a similarity detection unit that detects, from the control information acquired by the control information acquisition unit, the control information similar to the recommended control information stored in the operation information storage unit, and
the association table generation unit associates the control information detected by the similarity detection unit with the operation information corresponding to the recommended control information that is similar to the control information detected by the similarity detection unit, and stores the associated control information in the association table.

2. The control device according to claim 1 , the control device further comprising:
a recommended control information reception unit that receives recommended control information corresponding to the operation information; and
a storage control unit that stores the received recommended control information associated with the operation information in the operation information storage unit when the recommended control information reception unit receives the recommended control information corresponding to the operation information.

3. The control device according to claim 1 , the control device further comprising:
a process order reception unit that receives a processing order corresponding to the operation information; and
a process order storage control unit that stores the received processing order associated with the operation information in the operation information storage unit when the process order reception unit receives the processing order corresponding to the operation information, wherein
the operation information storage unit stores the processing order associated with the operation information; and
the association table generation unit stores in the association table the operation information associated with the control information acquired by the control information acquisition unit in a processing order stored in the operation information storage unit.

4. The control device according to claim 1 , the control device further comprising
an identification information acquisition unit that acquires identification information for identification of a controlled device, wherein
the control information acquisition unit acquires control information of a controlled device identified by the identification information from a specified external device according to the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit.

5. The control device according to claim 1 , the control device further comprising
a report unit that reports association between operation information and control information stored in the association table.

6. The control device according to claim 1 , the control device further comprising:
an operation detection unit that detects execution of an operation indicated by operation information stored in the operation information storage unit;
a designation unit that designates control information corresponding to the operation whose performance is detected by the operation detection unit based on the association table generated by the association table generation unit; and
a control unit that controls the operation of the controlled device according to the control information designated by the designation unit.

7. The control device according to claim 6 , the control device further comprising:
a detection result notification unit that reports the operation whose performance is detected by the operation detection unit and the control information designated by the designation unit; and
a reception unit that receives whether or not the operation and the control information reported by the detection result notification unit are appropriate, wherein
the control unit controls the operation of the controlled device according to the control information designated by the designation unit when the reception unit receives that the operation and the control information are appropriate.

8. The control device according to claim 6 , the control device further comprising
a detection count update unit that updates a detection count stored in the operation information storage unit corresponding to the operation information of the operation whose performance is detected by the operation detection unit when the operation detection unit detects the performance of the operation, wherein
the operation information storage unit stores the detection count of the performance of the operation indicated by the operation information being associated with the operation information; and
the association table generation unit stores the operation information associated with the control information acquired by the control information acquisition unit in the descending order of detection count stored in the operation information storage unit in the association table.

9. The control device according to claim 6 , the control device further comprising:
a control count storage unit that stores a control count at which the control unit operates the operation of the controlled device according to the control information being associated with the operation information and the control information stored in the association table; and
a control count update unit that updates the control count stored in the control count storage unit being associated with the control information and the operation information of the operation whose performance is detected by the operation detection unit when the control unit controls the operation of the controlled device according to the control information designated by the designation unit, wherein
the association table generation unit associates the operation information with the control information for a combination of information having control count equal to or exceeding a specified value stored in the control count storage unit, and stores the combination of information in the association table.

10. The control device according to claim 9 , the control device further comprising:
a control time period decision unit that determines a time period including a time point when the control unit controls the controlled device according to the control information designated by the designation unit; and
a generated time period decision unit that determines a time period including a time point when the association table generation unit generates the association table, wherein
the control count storage unit stores a control count at which the control unit controls the operation of the controlled device according to the control information in the time period being associated with the operation information and the control information stored in the association table and the time period det

Assignees

• Yano Ai
• Matsukura Ryuichi
• Kakuta Jun
• Fujitsu Ltd

Inventors

• Yano Ai
• Matsukura Ryuichi
• Kakuta Jun

Classifications

• G08C2201/33

  Remote control using macros, scripts · CPC title

• G08C2201/92

  Universal remote control · CPC title

• G08C2201/51

  Remote controlling of devices based on replies, status thereof · CPC title

• H04N21/42207

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G08C2201/34

  Context aware guidance · CPC title