JP2003263554A - Device control system, program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] To provide a device control system capable of obtaining a coupon when content including control data is obtained from a communication network. SOLUTION: WW capable of distributing contents
A W server 10, a home server 14 that can communicate with the WWW server 10 and can receive content from the WWW server 10, and a WWW that can communicate with the home server 14 and transmitted from the home server 14. Server 1
In the device control system 1 including the microwave oven 25 controlled according to the control data included in the content No. 0 and the information terminal 20 communicable with the home server 14 and having the input unit 24 and the display unit 22, the WWW server The content of No. 10 is a coupon for the information terminal 20.
And coupon data that can be displayed on the coupon.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device control system for controlling devices by acquiring control data from a communication network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a device control system that acquires control data (content) from a communication network and controls a device (for example, a home appliance).

[0003]

However, in the prior art, none of the contents include coupon data that can be displayed on an information terminal as a coupon.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to provide a device control system capable of obtaining a coupon when content is acquired from a communication network.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the equipment control system according to the present invention employs the following means.

A first aspect of the present invention is to provide a first server capable of delivering contents, and a second server capable of communicating with the first server and receiving contents from the first server. A server, a second server, and a device to be controlled that is controlled according to control data included in the content of the first server transmitted from the second server, and the second server. In the device control system including an information terminal having an input unit and a display unit, the content of the first server includes the coupon data that can be displayed on the information terminal as a coupon. .

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the contents of the first server are selected via the second server by the input means and the display means of the information terminal and transmitted to the second server. The control data is transmitted from the second server to the controlled device and the controlled device is controlled according to the control data, and the coupon data is transmitted from the second server to the information terminal and the coupon is displayed on the information terminal.

A second aspect of the present invention is characterized by comprising a printing device capable of communicating with an information terminal and printing coupon data transmitted from the information terminal as a coupon. It is a device control system.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the contents of the first server are selected via the second server by the input means and the display means of the information terminal and transmitted to the second server. The control data is transmitted from the second server to the controlled device and the controlled device is controlled according to the control data, and the coupon data is transmitted from the second server to the printing device via the information terminal to print the coupon on the printing device. To be done.

A third aspect of the present invention is characterized by comprising a printing device capable of communicating with the second server and printing coupon data transmitted from the second server as a coupon. It is a device control system of the gist of 1.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the contents of the first server are selected via the second server by the input means and the display means of the information terminal and transmitted to the second server. The control data is transmitted from the second server to the control target device and the control target device is controlled according to the control data. Further, the coupon data is transmitted from the second server to the printing device and the coupon is printed by the printing device.

The fourth gist of the present invention is that the controlled device is
The device control system according to the first aspect is characterized in that the device control system has a printing unit capable of printing the coupon data transmitted from the second server as a coupon.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the contents of the first server are selected via the second server by the input means and the display means of the information terminal and transmitted to the second server. The control data is transmitted from the second server to the controlled device and the controlled device is controlled according to the control data, and the coupon data is transmitted from the second server to the controlled device and the coupon is printed by the printing means.

The fifth gist of the present invention is that the coupon is the first
The device control system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, characterized in that the device control system includes information specifying content of the server.

A sixth gist of the present invention is that the coupon includes information for specifying a control target device.
4 is a device control system according to any one of 4 above.

A seventh aspect of the present invention is that the coupon includes information input from an information terminal.
4 is a device control system according to any one of 4 above.

An eighth aspect of the present invention is the apparatus control system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, characterized in that the coupon includes information input from the controlled apparatus.

A ninth gist of the present invention is that the coupon includes date, day of the week and time information.
Is a device control system according to any one of the above.

[0019] A tenth aspect of the present invention is that the coupon includes information stored in the controlled device.
4 is a device control system according to any one of items 4 to 4.

An eleventh aspect of the present invention is a program for a device control system executed by a computer, wherein the device control system communicates with a first server capable of distributing contents. A second server capable of receiving content from the first server and a second server capable of communicating with the second server.
Controlled device that is controlled according to the control data included in the content of the first server transmitted from the server of
An information terminal which is capable of communicating with the second server and has an input means and a display means, wherein the content of the first server includes coupon data that can be displayed on the information terminal as a coupon, and the first server The program is characterized by displaying the coupon data included in the content as a coupon on the information terminal.

A twelfth aspect of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to the eleventh aspect is recorded.

[0022]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a device control system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1
1 shows an embodiment (1) of a device control system according to the present invention.

The device control system 1 is capable of communicating with the WWW server (first server) 10 that stores and distributes contents (for example, cooking method data in the microwave oven 25) and the WWW server 10 A home server 14 (second server) that receives contents, an information terminal 20 that can communicate with the home server 14 to display information to the user and receive an input operation from the user, and a home server 14 can communicate. A microwave oven (device to be controlled) 25 is configured as a home electric appliance that receives an operation command from the home server 14. A telephone network or a dedicated line can be used for each communication, for example.

The WWW server 10 includes a content storage means 11 for storing content described in XML for controlling the microwave oven 25, a web server means 12 connected to the content storage means 11, and a web server means 12. The communication means 13 is connected and can communicate with the home server 14.

Then, the Web server means 12 reads the content stored in the content storage means 11 in response to the request for the content received from the home server 14 via the communication means 13, and communicates the content. It is delivered to the home server 14 via 13.

The home server 14 is connected to the communication means 15, a web server means 16 connected to the communication means 15, a web server means 16 connected to the web server means 16, and a virtual device based on the received content. A virtual device constructing unit 18 for constructing a virtual machine, a communication unit 17 connected to the Web server unit 16 for communication with the information terminal 20, and a communication unit 19 connected to the virtual device constructing unit 18 for communicating with the microwave oven 25. Consists of.

Then, the Web server means 16 uses WWW.
The content received from the server 10 via the communication means 15 is transmitted to the virtual device construction means 18. Then, the virtual device constructing means 18 uses the W of the content described in XML.
The information terminal 20 by converting the eb display portion into HTML data
Send to.

Further, the Web server means 16 sends the user's input data received from the information terminal 20 via the communication means 17 to the virtual equipment construction means 18. Then, the virtual device construction means 18 reflects the content of the input data on the virtual device.

Further, the Web server means 16 transmits the control data of the virtual equipment to the microwave oven 25 via the communication means 19. On the other hand, the Web server means 16 receives the state change data of the microwave oven 25 from the microwave oven 25 via the communication means 19, and reflects the content of the state change data in the virtual device.

The information terminal 20 has a communication means 21 capable of communicating with the home server 14, a control means 23 connected to the communication means 21, and a display means 22 connected to the control means 23.
And input means 24 connected to the control means 23.

The control means 23 controls the home server 1
4 outputs the content received via the communication means 21 to the display means 22. In addition, the control means 23 receives and processes the input data by the user's operation on the input means 24, outputs the processed data to the display means 22, and the processed data via the communication means 21 to the home server 14. Send to.

The microwave oven 25 comprises a communication means 26 capable of communicating with the home server 14 and a device control means 27 connected to the communication means 26 and controlling the operation of the microwave oven 25.

Then, the equipment control means 27 controls the operation of the microwave oven 25 based on the control data of the virtual equipment received from the home server 14 via the communication means 26, and the state of the microwave oven 25 changes. If so, the state change data is transmitted to the home server 14 via the communication means 26.

Next, the operation of the device control system 1 thus configured will be described. First, when the user operates the information terminal 20 to request access to the WWW server 10, the information terminal 20 causes the input unit 24, the control unit 23, the communication unit 21, the communication unit 17, the Web server unit 16, and the communication. A list of contents is acquired from the content storage unit 11 via the unit 15, the communication unit 13, and the Web server unit 12, and displayed on the display unit 22.

When the user operates the information terminal 20 to select a desired content from the displayed content list, the content request data is input from the input means 24 to the control means 23, the communication means 21 ,. It transmits to the Web server means 16 via the communication means 17. Then, the Web server unit 16 acquires the content desired by the user from the content storage unit 11 via the communication unit 15, the communication unit 13, and the Web server unit 12, and transmits it to the virtual device construction unit 18. The virtual device construction means 18 uses X
HTM the Web display part of the content described in ML
Convert to L data. The HTML data includes the virtual device construction means 18, the web server means 16, and the communication means 1.
7. The content is transmitted to the control means 23 via the communication means 21, processed, output to the display means 22, and the desired content is displayed.

Next, when the user operates the information terminal 20 to input an execution command of the displayed content, the execution command data is input from the input means 24 to the control means 23, the communication means 21, the communication means 17, It is transmitted to the virtual device construction unit 18 via the Web server unit 16. The virtual device construction means 18, which has received the execution command data, transmits the control data of the virtual device in the already received contents to the device control means 27 via the communication means 19 and the communication means 26.

Then, the device control means 27 controls the operation of the microwave oven 25 based on the received control data of the virtual device, and when the state of the microwave oven 25 changes, the state change data is transmitted to the communication means 26, It is transmitted to the virtual device control means 18 via the communication means 19. Virtual device control means 1
8 reflects the content of the received state change data on the virtual device. The contents of the state change are the Web server means 16,
It is transmitted to the control means via the communication means 17 and the communication means 21, and is output to the display means 22.

By the series of operations of the device control system 1 as described above, the microwave oven 25 can be operated based on the desired content by acquiring the content which the microwave oven 25 does not have from the WWW server 10. .

Information (data) for outputting a discount coupon for a product can be included in the above content. By describing the information for outputting the discount coupon for the product in XML similarly to the content described in XML, the discount coupon for the product is also displayed when the content is displayed on the HTML display unit 22. In this way, by including the information for outputting the discount coupon of the product in the content, the discount coupon of the product is displayed together with the content every time the user uses the content, so that the advertising effect and the purchase promotion effect of the product are achieved. Can be expected.

Next, an embodiment (2) of the device control system according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 shows an embodiment (2) of the device control system according to the present invention.

The device control system 2 stores a content (for example, data on a cooking method in the microwave oven 25) and distributes it to the WWW server 10, and a home capable of communicating with the WWW server 10 and receiving the content from the WWW server 10. Information terminal 2 capable of communicating with server 14 and home server 14 and displaying information to the user and receiving an input operation from the user
0, a printing device 29 capable of communicating with the information terminal 20 and outputting print data received from the information terminal 20, a microwave oven 25 as a household electric appliance capable of communicating with the home server 14 and receiving an operation command from the home server 14. Composed of.
A telephone network or a dedicated line can be used for each communication, for example.

The WWW server 10 includes the content storage means 11 for storing the content described in XML for controlling the microwave oven 25, the web server means 12 connected to the content storage means 11, and the web server means 12. The communication means 13 is connected and can communicate with the home server 14.

Then, the Web server means 12 reads the content stored in the content storage means 11 in response to the request for the content received from the home server 14 via the communication means 13, and communicates the content. It is delivered to the home server 14 via 13.

The home server 14 is a virtual device based on the received content, the communication means 15 capable of communicating with the WWW server 10, the web server means 16 connected to the communication means 15, and the web server means 16. A virtual device constructing unit 18 for constructing a virtual machine, a communication unit 17 connected to the Web server unit 16 for communication with the information terminal 20, and a communication unit 19 connected to the virtual device constructing unit 18 for communicating with the microwave oven 25. Consists of.

Then, the Web server means 16 uses WWW.
The content received from the server 10 via the communication means 15 is transmitted to the virtual device construction means 18. Then, the virtual device constructing means 18 uses the W of the content described in XML.
The information terminal 20 by converting the eb display portion into HTML data
Send to.

Further, the Web server means 16 transmits the user's input data received from the information terminal 20 via the communication means 17 to the virtual equipment construction means 18. Then, the virtual device construction means 18 reflects the content of the input data on the virtual device.

Further, the Web server means 16 transmits the control data of the virtual equipment to the microwave oven 25 via the communication means 19. On the other hand, the Web server means 16 receives the state change data of the microwave oven 25 from the microwave oven 25 via the communication means 19, and reflects the content of the state change data in the virtual device.

The information terminal 20 has a communication means 21 capable of communicating with the home server 14, a control means 23 connected to the communication means 21, and a display means 22 connected to the control means 23.
And an input means 24 connected to the control means 23 and a communication means 28 connected to the control means.

The control means 23 controls the home server 1
4 outputs the content received via the communication means 21 to the display means 22. In addition, the control means 23 receives and processes the input data by the user's operation on the input means 24, outputs the processed data to the display means 22, and the processed data via the communication means 21 to the home server 14. Send to.

The printing device 29 comprises a communication means 30 capable of communicating with the information terminal 20 and a printing means 31 connected to the communication means 30.

The microwave oven 25 comprises a communication means 26 capable of communicating with the home server 14 and a device control means 27 connected to the communication means 26 and controlling the operation of the microwave oven 25.

The device control means 27 controls the operation of the microwave oven 25 based on the control data of the virtual device received from the home server 14 via the communication means 26, and the state of the microwave oven 25 changes. If so, the state change data is transmitted to the home server 14 via the communication means 26.

Next, the operation of the equipment control system 2 thus configured will be described. First, when the user operates the information terminal 20 to request access to the WWW server 10, the information terminal 20 causes the input unit 24, the control unit 23, the communication unit 21, the communication unit 17, the Web server unit 16, and the communication. A list of contents is acquired from the content storage unit 11 via the unit 15, the communication unit 13, and the Web server unit 12, and displayed on the display unit 22.

When the user operates the information terminal 20 to select a desired content from the displayed content list, the content request data is input from the input means 24 to the control means 23, the communication means 21, It transmits to the Web server means 16 via the communication means 17. Then, the Web server unit 16 acquires the content desired by the user from the content storage unit 11 via the communication unit 15, the communication unit 13, and the Web server unit 12, and transmits it to the virtual device construction unit 18. The virtual device construction means 18 uses X
HTM the Web display part of the content described in ML
Convert to L data. The HTML data includes the virtual device construction means 18, the web server means 16, and the communication means 1.
7. The content is transmitted to the control means 23 via the communication means 21, processed, output to the display means 22, and the desired content is displayed.

Next, when the user operates the information terminal 20 and inputs an execution command for the displayed content, the execution command data is input from the input means 24 to the control means 23, the communication means 21, the communication means 17, It is transmitted to the virtual device construction unit 18 via the Web server unit 16. The virtual device construction means 18, which has received the execution command data, transmits the control data of the virtual device in the already received contents to the device control means 27 via the communication means 19 and the communication means 26.

Then, the device control means 27 controls the operation of the microwave oven 25 based on the received control data of the virtual device, and when the state of the microwave oven 25 changes, the state change data is sent to the communication means 26, It is transmitted to the virtual device control means 18 via the communication means 19. Virtual device control means 1
8 reflects the content of the received state change data on the virtual device. The contents of the state change are the Web server means 16,
It is transmitted to the control means via the communication means 17 and the communication means 21, and is output to the display means 22.

By the series of operations of the device control system 2 as described above, the microwave oven 25 can be operated based on the desired content by acquiring the content which the microwave oven 25 does not have from the WWW server 10. .

Information for outputting a discount coupon for a product can be included in the above content. XM
By describing the information for outputting the discount coupon for the product in XML as in the content described in L, the discount coupon for the product is also displayed when the content is displayed on the HTML display unit 22. When an instruction to print the discount coupon of the displayed product is input to the input unit 24 by a user operation, the print command data is input to the input unit 2.
4 to the control means 23, the control means 23 outputs the print data to the printing device 29 via the communication means 28,
Printing means 3 which has received print data via the communication means 30
1 prints a product discount coupon on paper. in this way,
By including the information for outputting the discount coupon of the product in the content, the discount coupon of the product is displayed together with the content every time the user uses the content, so that the advertising effect and the purchase promotion effect of the product can be expected.

Next, an embodiment (3) of the device control system according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 shows an embodiment (3) of the device control system according to the present invention.

The device control system 3 stores a content (for example, data on a cooking method in the microwave oven 25) and distributes the WWW server 10, and a home capable of communicating with the WWW server 10 and receiving the content from the WWW server 10. Information terminal 2 capable of communicating with server 14 and home server 14 and displaying information to the user and receiving an input operation from the user
0 and the home server 14 can communicate with the home server 14.
A printing device 32 that outputs the print data received from the home server 14 and a microwave oven 25 as a household electric appliance that can communicate with the home server 14 and receive an operation command from the home server 14. A telephone network or a dedicated line can be used for each communication, for example.

The WWW server 10 includes a content storage means 11 for storing content described in XML for controlling the microwave oven 25, a web server means 12 connected to the content storage means 11, and a web server means 12. The communication means 13 is connected and can communicate with the home server 14.

Then, the Web server means 12 reads the content stored in the content storage means 11 in response to the request for the content received from the home server 14 via the communication means 13, and communicates the content. It is delivered to the home server 14 via 13.

The home server 14 is connected to the communication means 15, the web server means 16 connected to the communication means 15, the web server means 16, and the virtual server based on the received content. A virtual device constructing unit 18 for constructing a virtual machine, a communication unit 17 connected to the Web server unit 16 for communication with the information terminal 20, and a communication unit 19 connected to the virtual device constructing unit 18 for communicating with the microwave oven 25. , And a communication unit 35 that is connected to the virtual device construction unit 18 and can communicate with the printing device 32.

Then, the Web server means 16 uses WWW.
The content received from the server 10 via the communication means 15 is transmitted to the virtual device construction means 18. Then, the virtual device constructing means 18 uses the W of the content described in XML.
The information terminal 20 by converting the eb display portion into HTML data
Send to.

Further, the Web server means 16 transmits the input data of the user received from the information terminal 20 via the communication means 17 to the virtual equipment construction means 18. Then, the virtual device construction means 18 reflects the content of the input data on the virtual device.

The Web server means 16 also transmits the control data of the virtual equipment to the microwave oven 25 via the communication means 19. On the other hand, the Web server means 16 receives the state change data of the microwave oven 25 from the microwave oven 25 via the communication means 19, and reflects the content of the state change data in the virtual device.

The printing device 32 comprises a communication means 34 capable of communicating with the home server 14 and a printing means 33 connected to the communication means 34.

The information terminal 20 has a communication means 21 capable of communicating with the home server 14, a control means 23 connected to the communication means 21, and a display means 22 connected to the control means 23.
And input means 24 connected to the control means 23.

The control means 23 controls the home server 1
4 outputs the content received via the communication means 21 to the display means 22. In addition, the control means 23 receives and processes the input data by the user's operation on the input means 24, outputs the processed data to the display means 22, and the processed data via the communication means 21 to the home server 14. Send to.

The microwave oven 25 comprises a communication means 26 capable of communicating with the home server 14, and a device control means 27 connected to the communication means 26 and controlling the operation of the microwave oven 25.

Then, the equipment control means 27 controls the operation of the microwave oven 25 based on the control data of the virtual equipment received from the home server 14 via the communication means 26, and the state of the microwave oven 25 changes. If so, the state change data is transmitted to the home server 14 via the communication means 26.

Next, the operation of the device control system 3 thus configured will be described. First, when the user operates the information terminal 20 to request access to the WWW server 10, the information terminal 20 causes the input unit 24, the control unit 23, the communication unit 21, the communication unit 17, the Web server unit 16, and the communication. A list of contents is acquired from the content storage unit 11 via the unit 115, the communication unit 13, and the Web server unit 12, and displayed on the display unit 22.

When the user operates the information terminal 20 to select a desired content from the displayed content list, the content request data is input from the input means 24 to the control means 23, the communication means 21 ,. It transmits to the Web server means 16 via the communication means 17. Then, the Web server unit 16 acquires the content desired by the user from the content storage unit 11 via the communication unit 15, the communication unit 13, and the Web server unit 12, and transmits it to the virtual device construction unit 18. The virtual device construction means 18 uses X
HTM the Web display part of the content described in ML
Convert to L data. The HTML data includes the virtual device construction means 18, the web server means 16, and the communication means 1.
7. The content is transmitted to the control means 23 via the communication means 21, processed, output to the display means 22, and the desired content is displayed.

Next, when the user operates the information terminal 20 to input an execution command of the displayed content, the execution command data is input from the input means 24 to the control means 23, the communication means 21, the communication means 17, It is transmitted to the virtual device construction unit 18 via the Web server unit 16. The virtual device construction means 18, which has received the execution command data, transmits the control data of the virtual device in the already received contents to the device control means 27 via the communication means 19 and the communication means 26.

The device control means 27 controls the operation of the microwave oven 25 based on the received control data of the virtual device, and when the state of the microwave oven 25 changes, the state change data is transmitted to the communication means 26, It is transmitted to the virtual device control means 18 via the communication means 19. Virtual device control means 1
8 reflects the content of the received state change data on the virtual device. The contents of the state change are the Web server means 16,
It is transmitted to the control means via the communication means 17 and the communication means 21, and is output to the display means 22.

By the series of operations of the device control system 3 as described above, the microwave oven 25 can be operated based on the desired content by acquiring the content not possessed by the microwave oven 25 from the WWW server 10. .

Information for outputting a discount coupon for a product can be included in the above content. XM
By describing the information for outputting the discount coupon for the product in XML as in the content described in L, the discount coupon for the product is also displayed when the content is displayed on the HTML display unit 22. When an instruction to print the discount coupon of the displayed product is input to the input unit 24 by a user operation, the print command data is input to the input unit 2.
4 to the control unit 23, and the control unit 23 via the communication unit 21, the communication unit 17, the Web server unit 16, the virtual device construction unit 18, and the communication unit 35, the printing device 32.
The print means 33 outputs the print data to the print means and receives the print data via the communication means 34, and the print means 33 prints the discount coupon of the product on the paper. In this way, by including the information for outputting the discount coupon of the product in the content, the discount coupon of the product is displayed together with the content every time the user uses the content, so that the advertising effect and the purchase promotion effect of the product are achieved. Can be expected.

Next, an embodiment (4) of the device control system according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 shows an embodiment (4) of the device control system according to the present invention.

The device control system 4 stores the contents (for example, the data of the cooking method in the microwave oven 25) in the home and receives the contents from the WWW server 10 and the WWW server 10 which can communicate with the WWW server 10. Information terminal 2 capable of communicating with server 14 and home server 14 and displaying information to the user and receiving an input operation from the user
0 and the home server 14 can communicate with the home server 14.
It is composed of a microwave oven 25 as a home electric appliance which receives an operation command from. In addition, for each communication, for example,
A telephone network or a dedicated line can be used.

The WWW server 10 includes the content storage means 11 for storing the content described in XML for controlling the microwave oven 25, the web server means 12 connected to the content storage means 11, and the web server means 12. The communication means 13 is connected and can communicate with the home server 14.

Then, the Web server means 12 reads the content stored in the content storage means 11 in response to the request for the content received from the home server 14 via the communication means 13, and communicates the content. It is delivered to the home server 14 via 13.

The home server 14 is a virtual device based on the received content, the communication means 15 capable of communicating with the WWW server 10, the web server means 16 connected to the communication means 15, and the web server means 16. A virtual device constructing unit 18 for constructing a virtual machine, a communication unit 17 connected to the Web server unit 16 for communication with the information terminal 20, and a communication unit 19 connected to the virtual device constructing unit 18 for communicating with the microwave oven 25. Consists of.

Then, the Web server means 16 uses the WWW.
The content received from the server 10 via the communication means 15 is transmitted to the virtual device construction means 18. Then, the virtual device constructing means 18 uses the W of the content described in XML.
The information terminal 20 by converting the eb display portion into HTML data
Send to.

Further, the Web server means 16 sends the input data of the user received from the information terminal 20 via the communication means 17 to the virtual device construction means 18. Then, the virtual device construction means 18 reflects the contents of the input data in the virtual device.

Further, the Web server means 16 transmits the control data of the virtual equipment to the microwave oven 25 via the communication means 19. On the other hand, the Web server means 16 receives the state change data of the microwave oven 25 from the microwave oven 25 via the communication means 19, and reflects the content of the state change data in the virtual device.

The information terminal 20 has a communication means 21 capable of communicating with the home server 14, a control means 23 connected to the communication means 21, and a display means 22 connected to the control means 23.
And an input means 24 connected to the control means 23 and a communication means 28 connected to the control means.

The control means 23 controls the home server 1
4 outputs the content received via the communication means 21 to the display means 22. In addition, the control means 23 receives and processes the input data by the user's operation on the input means 24, outputs the processed data to the display means 22, and the processed data via the communication means 21 to the home server 14. Send to.

The microwave oven 25 is connected to the communication means 26 capable of communicating with the home server 14, the equipment control means 27 for controlling the operation of the microwave oven 25, and the equipment control means 27. And a printing means 36.

Then, the equipment control means 27 controls the operation of the microwave oven 25 based on the control data of the virtual equipment received from the home server 14 via the communication means 26, and the state of the microwave oven 25 changes. If so, the state change data is transmitted to the home server 14 via the communication means 26.

Next, the operation of the equipment control system 4 thus configured will be described. First, when the user operates the information terminal 20 to request access to the WWW server 10, the information terminal 20 causes the input unit 24, the control unit 23, the communication unit 21, the communication unit 17, the Web server unit 16, and the communication. A list of contents is acquired from the content storage unit 11 via the unit 15, the communication unit 13, and the Web server unit 12, and displayed on the display unit 22.

Then, when the user operates the information terminal 20 to select a desired content from the displayed content list, the content request data is input from the input means 24 to the control means 23, the communication means 21 ,. It transmits to the Web server means 16 via the communication means 17. Then, the Web server unit 16 acquires the content desired by the user from the content storage unit 11 via the communication unit 15, the communication unit 13, and the Web server unit 12, and transmits it to the virtual device construction unit 18. The virtual device construction means 18 uses X
HTM the Web display part of the content described in ML
Convert to L data. The HTML data includes the virtual device construction means 18, the web server means 16, and the communication means 1.
7. The content is transmitted to the control means 23 via the communication means 21, processed, output to the display means 22, and the desired content is displayed.

Next, when the user operates the information terminal 20 and inputs an execution command for the displayed content, the execution command data is input from the input means 24 to the control means 23, the communication means 21, the communication means 17, It is transmitted to the virtual device construction unit 18 via the Web server unit 16. The virtual device construction means 18, which has received the execution command data, transmits the control data of the virtual device in the already received contents to the device control means 27 via the communication means 19 and the communication means 26.

Then, the device control means 27 controls the operation of the microwave oven 25 based on the received control data of the virtual device, and when the state of the microwave oven 25 changes, the state change data is transmitted to the communication means 26, It is transmitted to the virtual device control means 18 via the communication means 19. Virtual device control means 1
8 reflects the content of the received state change data on the virtual device. The contents of the state change are the Web server means 16,
It is transmitted to the control means via the communication means 17 and the communication means 21, and is output to the display means 22.

By the series of operations of the device control system 4 as described above, the contents not possessed by the microwave oven 25 can be acquired from the WWW server 10 to operate the microwave oven 25 based on the desired contents. .

Information for outputting a discount coupon for a product can be included in the above content. XM
By describing the information for outputting the discount coupon for the product in XML as in the content described in L, the discount coupon for the product is also displayed when the content is displayed on the HTML display unit 22. When an instruction to print the discount coupon of the displayed product is input to the input unit 24 by a user operation, the print command data is input to the input unit 2.
4 to the control means 23, and the control means 23 passes through the communication means 21, the communication means 17, the web server means 16, the virtual device construction means 18, and the communication means 19 to the microwave oven 2.
5, the device control means 27 which outputs the print data and the print command to the print device 5 and receives the print data and the print command through the communication means 26
Transmits the print data to the printing unit 36, and the printing unit 36 prints the discount coupon of the product on the paper.

Thus, by including the information for outputting the discount coupon of the product in the content, the discount coupon of the product is displayed together with the content every time the user uses the content, so that the advertising effect and the product You can expect a purchase promotion effect.

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As described above, according to the present invention, the coupon is displayed on the information terminal when the content is acquired from the communication network, so that the advertising effect and the purchase promoting effect of the product can be obtained.

Further, since the coupon is printed by the printing means when the content is acquired from the communication network, the advertisement effect and the purchase promotion effect of the product can be obtained by using the coupon.

In addition, by including the information for identifying the content acquired from the communication network in the coupon, the manufacturing company or the sales company of the product that collects the coupon can obtain the statistical data of the content acquired by the product purchaser. It has the effect that it can be used for product development and sales.

Further, by including information for identifying the control target device in the coupon, the manufacturing company or sales company of the product for which the coupon is collected can obtain the statistical data of the device used by the product purchaser. , Has an effect that can be used for product development and sales.

By including the information input from the information terminal in the coupon, the manufacturing company or sales company of the product for which the coupon is collected can obtain the statistical data of the information input by the product purchaser to the information terminal. It has the effect that it can be used for product development and sales.

By including the information input from the control target device in the coupon, the manufacturing company or sales company of the product for which the coupon is collected can obtain statistical data of the information input by the product purchaser to the device. It has the effect that it can be used for product development and sales.

In addition, by including date, day of the week and time information in the coupon, the manufacturing company or sales company of the product for which the coupon has been collected can obtain statistical data of the date, day of the week and time information of the coupon. There is an effect that can be used for the development and sale of.

By including the information stored in the control target device in the coupon, the manufacturing company or sales company of the product for which the coupon is collected can obtain the statistical data of the information stored in the device, and the product development. There is an effect that can be used for sale.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment (1) of a device control system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment (2) of the device control system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment (3) of the device control system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment (4) of the device control system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 2, 3, 4 Device control system 10 WWW server 12, 16 Web server 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 26, 28, 30, 3
4, 35 Communication means 14 Home server 18 Virtual equipment construction means 20 Information terminal 22 Display means 23 Control means 24 Input means 25 Microwave oven 27 Equipment control means 29, 32 Printing devices 31, 33, 36 Printing means

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A first capable of delivering contents
Server, a second server communicable with the first server and capable of receiving content from the first server, and a second server communicable with the second server and transmitted from the second server. In a device control system including a control target device controlled according to control data included in content of a first server, and an information terminal capable of communicating with a second server and having an input unit and a display unit, The device control system, wherein the content of the server includes coupon data that can be displayed on the information terminal as a coupon. 2. The device control system according to claim 1, further comprising a printing device capable of communicating with the information terminal and printing coupon data transmitted from the information terminal as a coupon. 3. The device control according to claim 1, further comprising a printing device capable of communicating with the second server and printing coupon data transmitted from the second server as a coupon. system. 4. The device control system according to claim 1, wherein the device to be controlled has a printing unit capable of printing the coupon data transmitted from the second server as a coupon. 5. The device control system according to claim 1, wherein the coupon includes information that identifies the content of the first server. 6. The device control system according to claim 1, wherein the coupon includes information specifying a device to be controlled. 7. The device control system according to claim 1, wherein the coupon includes information input from an information terminal. 8. The device control system according to claim 1, wherein the coupon includes information input from a device to be controlled. 9. The device control system according to claim 1, wherein the coupon includes date, day of the week, and time information. 10. The coupon includes information stored in the control target device, according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
The equipment control system according to item. 11. A program for a device control system executed by a computer, wherein the device control system is capable of communicating with the first server and capable of communicating with the first server. Second that can receive content from the server
Server, a controlled device that is capable of communicating with the second server, and is controlled according to control data included in the content of the first server transmitted from the second server;
Content of the first server, the content of the first server including coupon data that can be displayed on the information terminal as a coupon. A program for displaying coupon data included in a coupon as a coupon on an information terminal. 12. A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 11 is recorded.