# US 10,503,385 B2 · Switch, device control method, and program > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,503,385 B2 - Document ID: US10503385B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/736,630 - Filed: 2016-06-13 - Published: 2018-06-21 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-15 - Assignees: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Izumi Usuki; Kiyotaka Takehara; Tsuyoshi Wanaka; Toshiaki Nakao; Kazuhiro Kawamoto; Makoto Kawasaki; Yasuhiro Yanagi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10503385B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/04847: Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials - G05B 15/02: electric - G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) - G06F 3/04883: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text - G08C 17/02: using a radio link - G06F 2203/04803: Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas - G08C 2201/31: Voice input - G08C 2201/33: Remote control using macros, scripts - G08C 2201/93: Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop - H04Q 2209/30: using a wired architecture - H04Q 2209/40: using a wireless architecture - H04Q 2209/60: for transmitting utility meters data, i.e. transmission of data from the reader of the utility meter - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) - G08C: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pressure transmitting systems F15B; mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member into a different variable G01D5/00; mechanical control systems G05G) - H04Q: SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04W) ## Abstract A switch includes a manipulation display, a processor, and an outputter. The manipulation display includes a manipulation section and a display section. The processor is configured to select one of a first state for giving an instruction as to operation of a specific device and a second state for giving an instruction as to operation of a prescribed device which is determined so as to correspond to a specific scene. The outputter is configured to output an instruction signal according to the first state or the second state selected by the processor when the manipulation display is manipulated. The processor is configured to select one of the first state and the second state in response to a specific manipulation performed on the manipulation display. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A switch, comprising: a manipulation display including a manipulation section and a display section; a processor configured to select one of a first state for giving an instruction as to operation of a specific device and a second state for giving an instruction as to operation of a prescribed device which is determined so as to correspond to a specific scene; and an outputter configured to output an instruction signal according to the first state or the second state selected by the processor when the manipulation display is manipulated, wherein: the processor is configured to select one of the first state and the second state in response to a specific manipulation performed on the manipulation display, the processor selects, as the specific scene, a specific live scene from a plurality of live scenes when the second state is selected, the specific live scene being associated with an established condition among a plurality of predetermined conditions associated with the plurality of live scenes, and the processor causes the display section to display a diagram representing the specific scene. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The switch according to claim 1, wherein the processor causes a display content of the display section in the first state and a display content of the display section in the second state to differ from each other. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The switch according to claim 1, wherein the second state is determined so as to give an instruction as to operation collectively to a plurality of devices. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The switch according to claim 1, wherein the processor includes a learning section configured to store operation history of a device disposed in a building and to analyze the operation history to learn operation of the device corresponding to the specific scene, and the outputter outputs an instruction signal for giving an instruction as to the operation of the device when the second state is selected, the operation having been learned by the learning section. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The switch according to claim 1, wherein the processor includes a condition section configured to select the specific scene in the second state based on a day and a time. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The switch according to claim 1, wherein the diagram is a pictogram. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The switch according to claim 1, wherein the specific scene is a live scene. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The switch according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of live scenes include going to bed, wake-up, coming home, and going out, and the processor causes the display section to display a diagram representing a live scene selected from a group including the going to bed, wake-up, coming home, and going out live scenes, as the specific scene. ### Claim 9 A device control method used in a switch including a manipulation display including a manipulation section and a display section, the method comprising: a process step of selecting one of a first state for giving an instruction as to operation of a specific device and a second state for giving an instruction as to operation of a prescribed device determined so as to correspond to a specific scene; and an output step of outputting an instruction signal according to the first state or the second state selected in the process step when the manipulation display is manipulated, wherein: in the process step, one of the first state and the second state is selected in response to a specific manipulation performed on the manipulation display, in the process step, a specific live scene is selected, as the specific scene, from a plurality of live scenes when the second state is selected, the specific live scene being associated with an established condition among a plurality of predetermined conditions associated with the plurality of live scenes, and in the process step, the display section displays a diagram reminding of the specific scene. ### Claim 10 A program configured to cause a computer to function as a processor in a switch, the switch including: a manipulation display including a manipulation section and a display section; the processor configured to select one of a first state for giving an instruction as to operation of a specific device and a second state for giving an instruction as to operation of a prescribed device which is determined so as to correspond to a specific scene; and an outputter configured to output an instruction signal according to the first state or the second state selected by the processor when the manipulation display is manipulated, wherein the processor is configured to select one of the first state and the second state in response to a specific manipulation performed on the manipulation display, the processor selects, as the specific scene, a specific live scene from a plurality of live scenes when the second state is selected, the specific live scene being associated with an established condition among a plurality of predetermined conditions associated with the plurality of live scenes, and the processor causes the display section to display a diagram representing the specific scene.