Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records
Reexamination Certificate
2002-10-03
2004-11-23
Lee, Michael G. (Department: 2876)
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Reexamination Certificate
active
06820801
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a control system utilizing a mobile communication terminal and an IC card to be installed in the mobile communication terminal. This invention also relates to a mobile communication terminal and an IC card used for the above control system.
2. Description of Related Art
A Japanese laid-open patent application No. 3-182965, entitled “A total home control system” discloses a system in which a plurality of various home-electronics equipments are totally and centrally controlled by a single controller by using a control program stored in a card-type storage medium and individual identification information of ID detector. By this system, the home-electronics equipments in a house are controlled in conformity with life style of a user.
In the system disclosed in the Japanese laid-open patent application No. 3-182965, a control program to control various home-electronics equipments to meet the life style of a user is stored in a card-type storage medium. An ID detector is installed in each room of users, and each user has an ID card identifying himself or herself.
A card reader/writer reads out the control program of the home-electronics equipments for each individual stored in the IC card, and writes it into the program memory of the controller. Based on the control program for the individual corresponding to detected output from the ID detector, the controller controls various home-electronics equipments. Therefore, each individual does not have to individually switch on and off the home-electronics equipments in the room, and thus the user can have comfortable and convenient life that meets his or her life style.
However, the above-mentioned system is quite different from a system in which various home-electronics equipments in the house are controlled from outside of the house. Specifically, the above-mentioned system does not use mobile communication terminals broadly used in these days, and hence it cannot achieve remote control of the home-electronics equipments from outside of the house.
In a modern life style, there is a need to automatically control home-electronics equipments in an absent house from outside. However, no such consideration was made in the above-mentioned system, and remarkable improvement of convenience in human life cannot be expected.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to overcome the above-mentioned problem, and the present invention provides a system in which various home-electronics information terminals are automatically or deliberately controlled by using a mobile communication terminal and an IC card installed therein to communicate with the home-electronics information terminals installed in the house. Thereby, for example, the home-electronics information terminals can be switched ON and OFF, the condition thereof can be changed, and/or an electronic locking system can be locked and/or unlocked.
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control system for remotely controlling home-electronics information terminals by a mobile communication terminal with IC card, wherein the IC card includes: a comparing means for comparing a location information, such as cell ID, received from the mobile communication terminal with residential area information and area status information stored in the IC card; and a determining means for determining whether the mobile communication terminal moves into or out of a residential area based on the comparison result of the comparing means, wherein the mobile communication terminal includes: a notifying means for notifying the location information, such as cell ID, and the changed location information to the IC card whenever a change is detected; a first commanding means for sending a command automatically to a home-electronics information terminal with wireless communication function installed in a house via a mobile communication network to set the home-electronics information terminal to a preset Going-out status when it is determined that the mobile communication terminal moves out of the residential area; and a second commanding means for sending a command automatically to the home-electronics information terminal with wireless communication function installed in the house via the mobile communication network to set the home-electronics information terminal to a preset Staying status when it is determined that the mobile communication terminal moves into the residential area.
By this system, the user does not forget switching off or does not perform erroneous setting of the home-electronics information terminal when he or she goes out of the residential area. When the user goes into the residential area, the home-electronics information terminal can be powered on, in advance, or set to a predetermined setting condition in advance.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control system for remotely controlling home-electronics information terminals by a mobile communication terminal with IC card, wherein in an automatic control mode the IC card determines that the mobile communication terminal moves out of a residential area based on a positional information of the mobile communication terminal, and wherein the mobile communication terminal sends a command to a home-electronics information terminal with wireless communication function installed in a house via a mobile communication network to set the home-electronics information terminal to a preset Going-out status when the IC card determines that the mobile communication terminal moves out of the residential area. By this system, the user does not forget switching off or does not make erroneous setting of the home-electronics information terminal when he or she goes out of the residential area.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control system for remotely controlling home-electronics information terminals by a mobile communication terminal with IC card, wherein in the automatic control mode the IC card determines that the mobile communication terminal moves into a residential area based on a positional information of the mobile communication terminal, and wherein the mobile communication terminal sends a command to a home-electronics information terminal with wireless communication function installed in a house via a mobile communication network to set the home-electronics information terminal to a preset Staying status when the IC card determines that the mobile communication terminal moves into of the residential area. By this system, when the user goes into the residential area, the home-electronics information terminal can be powered on, in advance, or set to a predetermined setting condition in advance.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control system for remotely controlling home-electronics information terminals by a mobile communication terminal with IC card, wherein the mobile communication terminal operates in an automatic control mode and a manual control mode. In a manual control mode, the user can operate the mobile communication terminal with IC card within a house or from a remote place and deliberately change a setting of the specified home-electronics information terminal with wireless function installed in the house
By this system, the user can control the power ON/OFF and/or various setting of the home-electronics information terminal installed in a house within the house or from a remote place.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control system for remotely controlling home-electronics information terminals by a mobile communication terminal with IC card, wherein the IC card includes: a subscriber identification module for using a mobile communication network; a setting means for setting an identification number, such as acceptable telephone number, to designate the home-electronics information terminal to
Kaneko Taichi
Takano Tomoharu
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.
Ladas & Parry LLP
Le Uyen-Chau N.
Lee Michael G.
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