Remote monitoring method, remote monitoring system, first communication apparatus, second communication apparatus and server apparatus
First Claim
1. A remote monitoring method in a remote monitoring system comprising a first communicator connected to a server that performs a charging process, in which a fee is charged to a user of an electrical apparatus depending on a state of electric power supply to the electrical apparatus, and a second communicator connected to the first communicator via a wireless communication network and that monitors the state of the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus, the remote monitoring method comprising:
- starting, by the first communicator, the charging process in the server, to charge the user of the electrical apparatus the fee, when the first communicator receives on-information from the second communicator via the wireless communication network, the on-information indicating that the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus is switched from an off-state to an on-state;
ending, by the first communicator, the charging process in the server, after the charging process is started, and when the first communicator detects an interruption of the wireless communication between the first communicator and the second communicator;
transmitting, by the second communicator, the on-information to the first communicator via the wireless communication network, when the second communicator detects that the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus is switched from the off-state to the on-state;
maintaining, by the second communicator, the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus in the on-state for a period in which the wireless communication between the second communicator and the first communicator continues; and
switching, by the second communicator, the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus from the on-state to the off-state, when the second communicator detects an interruption of the wireless communication between the second communicator and the first communicator.
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Abstract
A remote monitoring method is provided for a remote monitoring system including a first communicator connected to a server that performs a charging process depending on a state of a power supply of an electrical apparatus and a second communicator connected to the first communicator via a wireless communication network and that monitors the state of the power supply of the electrical apparatus. When the second communicator detects turning-off of the electric power of the electrical apparatus, the second communicator transmits on-information indicating the change in the state to the first communicator via the wireless communication network, and maintains the electrical apparatus in the on-state as long as the wireless communication continues. However, if an occurrence of an interruption of the wireless communication is detected, the second communicator turns off the electric power of the electrical apparatus.
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17 Claims
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1. A remote monitoring method in a remote monitoring system comprising a first communicator connected to a server that performs a charging process, in which a fee is charged to a user of an electrical apparatus depending on a state of electric power supply to the electrical apparatus, and a second communicator connected to the first communicator via a wireless communication network and that monitors the state of the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus, the remote monitoring method comprising:
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starting, by the first communicator, the charging process in the server, to charge the user of the electrical apparatus the fee, when the first communicator receives on-information from the second communicator via the wireless communication network, the on-information indicating that the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus is switched from an off-state to an on-state; ending, by the first communicator, the charging process in the server, after the charging process is started, and when the first communicator detects an interruption of the wireless communication between the first communicator and the second communicator; transmitting, by the second communicator, the on-information to the first communicator via the wireless communication network, when the second communicator detects that the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus is switched from the off-state to the on-state; maintaining, by the second communicator, the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus in the on-state for a period in which the wireless communication between the second communicator and the first communicator continues; and switching, by the second communicator, the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus from the on-state to the off-state, when the second communicator detects an interruption of the wireless communication between the second communicator and the first communicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A remote monitoring system comprising a first communicator connected to a server that performs a charging process, in which a fee is charged to a user of an electrical apparatus depending on a state of electric power supply to the electrical apparatus, and a second communicator connected to the first communicator via a wireless communication network and that monitors the state of the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus,
wherein the first communicator starts a charging process in the server, to charge the user of the electrical apparatus the fee, when the first communicator receives on-information from the second communicator via the wireless communication network, and the first communicator ends the charging process in the server, after the charging process is started, and when the first communicator detects an interruption of the wireless communication between the first communicator and the second communicator, the on-information indicating that the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus is switched from an off-state to an on-state, and wherein the second communicator transmits the on-information to the first communicator via the wireless communication network, when the second communicator detects that the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus is switched from an off-state to an on-state, and the second communicator maintains the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus in the on-state for a period in which the wireless communication between the second communicator and the first communicator continues, and the second communicator switches the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus from the on-state to the off-state, when the second communicator detects an interruption of the wireless communication between the second communicator and the first communicator.
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11. A first communication apparatus connected to a server that performs a charging process, in which a fee is charged to a user of an electrical apparatus depending on a state of electric power supply to the electrical apparatus, the first communication apparatus comprising:
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a wireless communicator connected to a second communicator that monitors the state of the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus, the wireless communicator receiving on-information from the second communicator via a wireless communication network, the on-information indicating that the electric power to the electrical apparatus is switched from an off-state to an on-state; a detector that detects a communication interruption in the wireless communication network; and control circuitry that transmits a start signal to the server to start the charging process in the server, to charge the user of the electrical apparatus the fee, when the wireless communicator receives the on-information, and transmits an end signal to the server to end the charging process in the server, after the start signal is transmitted to the server, and when the detector detects an interruption of the wireless communication between the wireless communicator and the second communicator. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A second communication apparatus comprising:
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a wireless communicator that communicates with a first communicator connected to a server that performs a charging process, in which a fee is charged to a user of an electrical apparatus depending on a state of electric power supply to the electrical apparatus; a power monitor that monitors the state of the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus; and power supply control circuitry that controls the state of the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus, wherein, when the power monitor detects that the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus is switched from an off-state to an on-state, the wireless communicator transmits, to the first communicator, on-information indicating that the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus is switched from the off-state to the on-state, the on-information causing the first communicator to start the charging process in the server, to charge the user of the electrical apparatus the fee, and wherein the power supply control circuitry maintains the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus in the on-state for a period in which the wireless communication between the wireless communicator and the first communicator continues, and the power supply control circuitry switches the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus from the on-state to the off-state, when the wireless communicator detects an interruption of the wireless communication between the wireless communicator and the first communicator. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A server apparatus that remotely monitors a state of electric power supply to an electrical apparatus via a wireless communication network, the server comprising:
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a communicator connected to a communication system including the wireless communication network; and a monitor that monitors the state of the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus via the wireless communication network and the communicator, wherein the monitor starts a charging process, in which a fee is charged to a user of an electrical apparatus depending on the state of the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus, when the monitor detects that the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus is switched from an off-state to an on-state via the wireless communication network and the communicator, and the monitor continues the charging process for a period in which the monitor detects, via the wireless communication network and the communicator, that the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus is in the on-state, and the monitor ends the charging process when the monitor detects that the electric power supply to the electrical apparatus is switched from the on-state to the off-state via the wireless communication network and the communicator.
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