JPS6128267A - Telephone controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify wiring by modulating an operating command signal from an external telephone set, transmitting it through a power line, demodulating it with a demodulator provided to a control object device and using the result as a control signal of the control object device. CONSTITUTION:An operating command signal P1 transmitted from an external telephone set 39 is inputted to a control terminal device 37 in a housing and the signal P1 has the information corresponding to plural control object devices. Then a modulator in the terminal device 37 modulates the signal P1 into a control signal P2 transmitted through the power line 36, the signal P2 is transmitted to each control object device through the power line 36 and to a power connection section 40 of each control object device. A demodulator incorporated in the connection section 40 demodulates the signal P2 into a demodulated control signal P3 possible for driving and controlling each control object device. A relay is built in the connection section 40 and the power is turned on/off based on the signal P3.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Technical field] The present invention relates to a telephone control device.

[Prior Art] A telephone control device is a device that enables controlled devices such as electrical appliances in the home and plant equipment in factories to be controlled from an external telephone through a general telephone line. In other words, a telephone control device can be used to start or stop electrical appliances installed in each home or check the operating status of the appliances from a remote location, or to start up plant equipment installed in a factory from a remote location. This makes it possible to stop the device or manage equipment associated with the device.

This device can be used for controlled equipment in many fields, and is expected to find a wide range of applications, including general household use and industrial use.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a conventional telephone control device.
It is a schematic diagram. This telephone control device 10 is capable of controlling the driving of each device to be controlled installed in a house. The telephone control device IO has a control terminal 11 installed in a house, and the control terminal 11 is connected to a general telephone line 12. Devices to be controlled installed in the house include an electric kettle (13) and an automatic bath water supply unit (14). Air conditioner15. There are electric models, Yatter 16, etc. The control of each of these devices is
This is done by turning on and off the power supplied from the 0V AC power supply 17 to each device using the relay relay section 18.

That is, the relay relay unit 18 has built-in relay devices for turning on and off the supply of power to each device to be controlled, and there is a connection between the contact point of each relay device and the corresponding device to be controlled. A power line 19 is wired. The control terminal device 11 is connected to the relay relay section 18, and the control terminal device 11 is connected to the relay relay section 18.
The contacts of the respective built-in relay devices are turned on and off based on the operation command signal Px transmitted from the external telephone 20. That is, the control terminal 11
When the external telephone 20 transmits, for example, an operation command signal to operate the electric pot 13, the signal is input and the contact of the relay device corresponding to the electric pot 13 of the relay relay section 18 is turned on. I have to. As a result, electric power is supplied from the AC power supply 17 to the electric kettle 13, and the electric kettle 13 is operated. In this way, it is possible to remotely control the power supply to each device installed in the home from the external telephone 20, and for example, operate the electric kettle 13 from outside the home, or supply hot water to the bath. It is possible to operate the air conditioner 15, open and close the electric shutter 16, etc.

However, in such a conventional telephone control device IO, separate power lines 19 must be wired between each controlled device and the relay relay section 18, and the power lines 19 must be installed from the relay relay section 18 in each room. There is a problem in that the wiring to each device to be controlled becomes unreliable, making the wiring unnecessarily complicated.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims to simplify the wiring in telephone control devices.

[Summary of the Invention] In order to achieve the second object, the present invention modulates an operation command signal for each controlled device transmitted from an external telephone into a modulated control signal that can be transmitted to a power line by a modulator. , the modulation control signal is transmitted via a power line to a demodulator provided in each device to be controlled, and the demodulator demodulates the transmitted modulation control signal into a demodulation control signal that enables drive control of each device to be controlled. The telephone control device is capable of driving and controlling the corresponding devices to be controlled using demodulated control signals.

[Achievement of invention] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, the outline of a telephone control device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the schematic diagram shown in FIG. This telephone control device 30 includes an electric kettle 31, an automatic bath hot water supply unit 32, etc. installed at various locations in the house. Air conditioner 3'
3. It is possible to drive and control each control device such as an electric shutter 34".The true control device is a household too
A power line 36 is wired between an AC power source 35' that supplies power and each device to be controlled. The phone trouser device 30 is
A control terminal 37 is installed in the house, and the control terminal 37 is connected to a general telephone line 38. The control terminal 37 is capable of receiving an operation command signal P1 sent from the external telephone 39 to turn on or off each device to be controlled. The received operation command signal Plt is modulated by a modulator built in the control terminal 37 into a modulated control signal P2 that can be transmitted to the power line 36, and the modulated control signal P2 is transmitted to each controlled object via the power line 36. It is said that it can be transmitted to the device. That is, the modulation control signal P2 is transmitted to the power supply connection section 40 of each controlled device, and the power supply connection section 40 has a built-in demodulator, and the demodulator receives the transmitted modulation control signal P2.
can be demodulated into a demodulated control signal P3 that enables drive control of each device to be controlled. Furthermore, the power supply connection unit 40 has a built-in relay device that turns on and off the power supplied from the AC power supply 35 to the controlled device, and the relay device operates based on the demodulation control signal P3 input from the demodulator. I am trying to turn the contacts on or off. This results in
For example, when an operation command signal Pi for turning on or off the electric kettle 31 is transmitted from the external telephone 39, the signal PL can be modulated into a modulation control signal P2 and transmitted to the power line 36. Furthermore, the signal P2 is
The signal is transmitted to the power supply connection section 40 of the electric pot 31 and demodulated into a demodulated control signal P3, so that the signal P3 turns the relay device on or off. As a result, power is supplied or cut off from the AC power source 35 to the electric pot 31, and the operation of the electric pot 31 can be controlled.

The control terminal 37 is also equipped with a remote control switch 41 that can transmit a modulated control signal P2 corresponding to each controlled device. 41, it is possible to control the supply or cutoff of power to each device to be controlled.

Next, the specific configuration of the telephone control device 30 will be explained as follows.
The explanation will be based on the circuit diagram shown in the figure. The telephone control device 30 mainly includes a first circuit 42 and a second circuit 4.
3. It is composed of three circuit parts: a third circuit 44;

The first circuit 42 and the second circuit 43 are located inside the control terminal 37 in the schematic diagram shown in FIG. They are respectively located inside the connecting portion 40.

The first circuit 42 includes a general telephone line 3 that is connected to a residence.
A changeover switch 46 is provided for connecting the telephone 8 to either a telephone subscriber 45 installed in the house or a telephone control device 30. The changeover switch 46 is configured to switch to the contact 47 on the operating side of the telephone control device 30 when, for example, the device to be controlled is to be controlled from outside the home, and in other cases, the changeover switch 46 is configured to switch to the contact 47 on the operating side of the telephone control device 30. The contact point 48 is switched to enable normal telephone conversation. The first circuit 42 is provided with an incoming call detector 49 that can detect incoming calls from the external telephone 39. The incoming call detector 49 has an input control relay 50
When an incoming call is detected, the input control relay 50 can be turned on and off.

When the input control relay 50 is turned on, the operation command signal Pi
can be input to the tone signal conversion circuit 51. External phone 3
The operation command signal PL transmitted from 9 is transmitted from each transmission button 5 of a button phone as an external telephone shown in FIG. 3(A).
It consists of a dual tone signal transmitted by pressing 2, and the dual tone signal can be carried over the general telephone line 38 by a carrier signal. The dual tone signal transmitted by pressing each transmit button 52 has a different frequency depending on the type of transmit button 52. The tone signal conversion circuit 51 is capable of converting the transmitted audio signals of each frequency into digital signals, and further inputs the converted digital signals to the microcomputer 53. Note that a station line connection transformer 54 is interposed between the input control relay 50 and the tone signal conversion circuit 51. That is, the office line connection transformer 54 blocks the carrier wave signal included in the operation command signal P1 input from the general telephone line 38, and inputs only the dual tone signal to the tone signal conversion circuit 51. It is possible. The microcomputer 53 discriminates the digital signals inputted from the tone signal conversion circuit 51 and outputs necessary response signals corresponding to each signal to the audio circuit 55. That is, the microcomputer 53 is set with a response signal corresponding to each digital signal formed based on each dual tone signal, and
3 is connected to a digital switch 56. The digital switch 56 can be set in advance with a password code for the operation command signal PI transmitted from the external telephone 39 and a control code for each device to be controlled.
so that it will be remembered. The audio circuit 55 transmits a necessary voice synthesis signal to the general telephone line 38 via the office line connection transformer 54 in accordance with the response signal outputted from the microcomputer 53 based on each digital signal. As a result, a necessary voice synthesized message is transmitted to the external telephone set 39.

That is, an example of the operation of the external telephone 39 and the corresponding operational functions of the microcomputer 53 will be explained based on FIGS. 3(B) to 3(E). First, the subscriber telephone number where the telephone control device W30 is installed is called from the external telephone set 39. Then, incoming call detection I! 49 enables the telephone control device 30 to perform incoming call detection IU, and the input control relay 50 is turned on. At the same time, the audio circuit 55 first automatically transmits a voice synthesis signal.
To external telephone 39, ``This is 00. Please press the confirmation button.'' A voice synthesized message will be sent.

In contrast, first, each send button 5 of the external telephone 39
2, press the confirmation button 57 as shown in FIG. 3(B). Then, the dual tone signal transmitted by pressing the confirmation button is transmitted to the general telephone line 38 and sent to the tone signal conversion circuit 51. The tone signal conversion circuit 51 converts the dual tone signal into a digital signal and outputs it to the microcomputer 53. The microcomputer 53 outputs a corresponding response signal to the audio circuit 55 based on the digital signal, and the audio circuit 55 further outputs a voice synthesized signal based on the response signal. As a result, a voice synthesized message "Please enter your password" is sent to the external telephone 39.

The PIN code is to prevent mischief by others or malfunction of the telephone control device 30, and as mentioned above, the user enters it into the microcomputer 53 using the digital switch 56 and stores it in advance. put. Then, if the PIN code is set in advance, for example, “3.4
．． 5.6", the send button 52 of the external telephone 39 is set to "3.4.5" as shown in FIG. 3(C).
．． 6" and then press the confirmation button 57. Then, the dual tone signal of the PIN code transmitted by pressing these send buttons 52 is transmitted to the general telephone line 38 and then to the tone signal conversion circuit 51. The tone signal conversion circuit 51 converts the dual tone signal of the password into a digital signal and outputs it to the microcomputer 53. The microcomputer 53 outputs a corresponding response signal to the audio circuit 55 based on the digital signal of the code,
Further, the audio circuit 55 outputs a speech synthesis signal based on the response signal. That is, the audio circuit 55
For example, if the bath automatic hot water supply unit 32 is already in the on state and the setting code of the bath automatic hot water supply unit 32 is "2", a message will be sent to the external telephone 39 saying "2 is on". , control code please.'' A voice synthesized message will be sent.

A control code is a code number that sets the control details for each controlled device, and is similar to a PIN code.
The user inputs information to the microcomputer 53 using the digital switch 56 in advance. If the control code for turning on the electric kettle 31 is set to rlJ in advance, press "1" on the send button 52 of the external telephone 39 as shown in FIG. 3(D), and then press the confirmation button 57.
Make sure to press . Then, the dual tone signal of the control code transmitted by pressing these transmission buttons is transmitted to the general telephone line 38 and transmitted to the tone signal conversion circuit 51.

The tone signal conversion circuit 51 converts the dual tone signal of the control code into a digital signal and outputs it to the microcomputer 53.

The microcomputer 53 transmits an operation command signal for driving the electric pot 31 to a second circuit 43, which will be described later, based on the digital signal of the control i-do.
The electric kettle 31 is driven and controlled.

When the electric pot 31 is driven, the microcomputer 53 outputs a response signal indicating the execution state of each controlled device to the audio circuit 55. Audio circuit 55
is capable of outputting a speech synthesis signal based on the response signal.

As a result, the external telephone 39 is instructed to execute “Execution code l,
2 is on. A voice synthesized message saying "Please press the execution button" will be sent, making it possible to monitor the device being controlled while it is in operation. In response to the voice synthesis message of this execution code, the confirmation button 57 of the send button 52 of the external telephone 39 is pressed, as shown in FIG. 3(E). Then, the dual tone signal of the confirmation button 57 transmitted by pressing the send button 52 is
The tone signal is transmitted to the general telephone line 38 and the tone signal conversion circuit 5
1. The tone signal conversion circuit 51 converts the dual tone signal into a digital signal and outputs it to the microcomputer 53. The microcomputer 53 outputs a corresponding response signal to the audio circuit 55 based on the digital signal, and the audio circuit 55 further outputs a voice synthesized signal based on the response signal.

That is, the audio circuit 55 sends a voice synthesized message "beep" indicating that the above series of transmission operations have been completed to the external telephone@
I am trying to send a call to 39.

The first circuit 42 is provided with a signal transmission device corresponding to each device to be controlled. This signal transmission device is electrically insulated and consists of, for example, a relay device. Although the relay device electrically isolates the first circuit 42 and the second circuit 43, the microcomputer 5 of the first circuit 42
It can be turned on and off by the operation command signal sent from No. 3 to each controlled device as described above. When the relay device is turned on, the second circuit 4
It is possible to issue commands to the third side to operate the corresponding controlled equipment. In FIG. 1, among the devices to be controlled, a relay device 60 corresponding to the electric kettle 31 and a relay device 61 corresponding to the bath hot water supply unit 32 are shown, respectively. Each relay device 60 , 61 enables excitation of a coil 62 , 63 based on an operation command signal transmitted from the microcomputer 53 .

As a result, the contacts 64,65 of each relay device 60,61
It is possible to turn on each of them. An amplifier 66 is provided between the microcomputer 53 and each relay device 60, 61, so that the operation command signal transmitted from the microcomputer 53 can be amplified. The second circuit 43 is provided with a microcomputer 67 . The microcomputer 67 connects the contacts 63 of the relay device 60 or the contacts 64 of the relay device 61.
When the contact of any relay device is turned on, the modulator 68 sends a different drive command pulse corresponding to each controlled device based on the on/off signal.
It is possible to make calls to. That is, the microcomputer 6
7 is capable of transmitting a drive command pulse A for the electric pot 31 and a drive command pulse B for the bath automatic hot water supply unit 32 to the modulator 68, for example, based on the ON operation of the relay devices 60 and 61. Furthermore, the microcomputer 67 is connected to an oscillator 69.

The oscillator 69 operates based on the ON operation of a relay device corresponding to each controlled device, and is capable of outputting a high frequency carrier signal C to the modulator 68. That is, modulator 68
The drive command pulses A and B corresponding to each controlled device transmitted by the microcomputer 67 can be modulated by the high frequency carrier signal C output from the oscillator 69. As a result, drive command pulses A and B are transmitted to the power line 3.
The modulated control signal P2 is transmitted to the power line 36 via an amplifier 69 and an insulating capacitor 70. As a result, a modulated control signal is transmitted to the third circuit 44 of the power supply connection section 40 provided for each controlled device through the power line 3'6 that is routed from the AC power source 35 to each controlled device. . Note that the insulating capacitor 70 is connected to the AC power supply 3
5 to the second circuit 43.

Furthermore, the second circuit 43 is provided with a display section 71,
The display unit 71 is capable of monitoring the operating state of each device to be controlled. Further, the remote control switch 41 enables driving control of each device to be controlled in the house, and by operating the remote control switch 41, it is possible to directly input operation commands for each device to be controlled to the microcomputer 67. The third circuit 44 of the power supply connection section 40 in each controlled device is provided with a demodulator 72 that demodulates the modulated control signal P2 transmitted through the power line 36. That is, the demodulator 72 is capable of demodulating the modulation control signal P2 into a demodulation control signal P3 that enables drive control of each device to be controlled. A capacitor 73 is provided between the demodulator 72 and the power line 36 to compensate the third circuit 44 from the power. The demodulated control signal P3 demodulated by the demodulator 72 is transmitted to the signal discrimination circuit 74. The signal determination circuit 74 makes it possible to determine whether or not the demodulation control signal P3 is the demodulation control signal P3 corresponding to the device to be controlled, and when the determined signal is a signal related to the device to be controlled, In this case, the demodulation control signal P3 is transmitted to the relay device 75. An amplifier 7 is provided between the signal discrimination circuit 74 and the relay device 75.
6 is provided, and the amplifier 76 is capable of amplifying the demodulation control signal P3 outputted by the signal discrimination circuit 74. That is, the amplified demodulation control signal P3 is transmitted to the relay device 7.
5, and the coil 77 of the relay device 75 becomes energized or de-energized. This turns the contacts 78 of the relay device 75 on and off, making it possible to turn on and off the power supplied from the AC power source 35 to each controlled device via the power line 36. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the relay device 75 provided in the third circuit 44 of the power supply connection section 40 corresponding to the electric pot 31 controls the power supply to the electric pot 31 based on the corresponding demodulation control signal P3. The supply of water can be turned on and off, and the drive of the electric pot 31 can be controlled. Also,
A relay device provided in the third circuit 44 of the power supply connection section 40 corresponding to the automatic bath water supply unit 32 can control the drive of the automatic bath water supply unit 32 based on the corresponding demodulation control signal.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

According to the telephone control device 30, the operation command signal Pi transmitted from the external telephone 39 to each controlled device is
The modulator 68 enables modulation into a modulation control signal P2 that can be transmitted to the power line 36. This makes it possible to transmit the modulated control signal P2 over the power line 36 that supplies power to each device to be controlled. The modulation control signal P2 is converted into the demodulation control signal P3 in each controlled device.
It is possible to perform drive control of each device to be controlled based on the demodulated control signal P3. As a result, there is no longer a need for separate wiring between the relay relay section 18 and each controlled device, as was the case in the past, and problems such as the wiring becoming clumped together are also resolved. . Therefore, it becomes possible to simplify the wiring equipment in the telephone control device 30. In addition, a power line 36 that enables the supply of power from the AC power source 35 to each controlled device
A relay device 60,61 provided in the first circuit 42 and an insulating capacitor 70 provided in the second circuit 43 are connected between This ensures reliable shutoff. This eliminates the fear that the power supplied from the AC power supply 35 will intrude into the general telephone line 38, and furthermore, each operation command signal PL transmitted from the external telephone 39
Based on this, it becomes possible to reliably control the drive of each controlled device.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the external telephone 39 is connected to a telephone, and the dual tone signal transmitted by pressing the transmit button 52 of the telephone is used as the operation command signal Pi. On the other hand, if the external telephone is a dial type, a small transmitter that can output a dual-tone signal similar to the dual-tone signal transmitted by the above-mentioned button phone is attached to the mouthpiece, and this is used to control various controls. An operation command signal may be transmitted to the target device.

Further, in the above embodiment, the electromagnetic relay devices 60 and 61 are shown as electrically insulated signal transmission devices, but it goes without saying that photocouplers, optical fibers, etc. may also be used. The use of a photocoupler has the advantage that the device can be made smaller.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in ``2'' below, the present invention modulates an operation command signal for each controlled device transmitted from an external telephone into a modulated control signal that can be transmitted to a power line by a modulator, and generates a modulated control signal. is transmitted via a power line to a demodulator provided in each controlled device, and the demodulator demodulates the transmitted modulated control signal into a demodulated control signal that enables drive control of each controlled device. Since the telephone control device is capable of driving and controlling each corresponding device to be controlled, it has the effect that the wiring in the telephone control device can be simplified.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Fig. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a telephone control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the telephone control device shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 (A). 3(B) to 3(E) are schematic diagrams showing the process of transmitting an operation command signal to the controlled device using the transmitting button of the external telephone, respectively. Fourth
The figure is a schematic diagram showing a conventional telephone control device. 10.30... Telephone control device, 13.31.
...Electric kettle, 14.32...Bath automatic hot water supply unit,
15.33... Air conditioner, 16.34... Electric shutter, 19.36... Power line, 20.39... External telephone, 68... Modulator, 72... Demodulator, PX
, Pl...operation command signal, P2...modulation control signal,
P3...Demodulation control signal. Patent applicant Mototoshi Fujinuma, Representative of Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A modulator modulates the operation command signal for each controlled device transmitted from an external telephone into a modulated control signal that can be transmitted to the power line, and the modulated control signal is provided to each controlled device via the power line. transmit to the demodulator,
A telephone control device that uses a demodulator to demodulate the transmitted modulation control signal into a demodulation control signal that can drive and control each device to be controlled, and allows each demodulation control signal to drive and control the corresponding device to be controlled.