JP2004007297A5

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Publication number: JP2004007297A5
Application number: JP2002160900A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2002-06-03
Publication date: 2005-10-13

Claims

An automatic control device that automatically controls a controlled device,
First storage means for storing user schedule data indicating a user's schedule;
Second storage means for storing control schema data;
A control schedule is generated from the user schedule data stored in the first storage unit and the control schema data stored in the second storage unit, and the controlled device is operated based on the generated control schedule. Control schedule generation means for issuing a control instruction for
Control means for controlling the controlled device based on a control instruction by the control schedule generation means;
An automatic control device comprising:

With a sensor and / or the state confirmation means for confirming the status of the controlled device in the external,
The control schedule generation unit generates the control schedule based on a confirmation result by the state confirmation unit.
The automatic control apparatus according to claim 1.

Get the user schedule data stored in the external terminal registered Me pre comprises a user schedule synchronization means for synchronizing,
The automatic control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

Third storage means for storing preference data indicating user preferences regarding the state of the controlled device;
The control schedule generation means generates the control schedule based on preference data stored in the third storage means.
The automatic control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein

Based on the control executed by the control means, history storage means for storing a control history that is a history of this control;
Data updating means for changing at least one of control schema data stored in the second storage means and preference data stored in the third storage means based on the control history stored in the history storage means When,
The automatic control apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

A service for automatically searching for a service that matches a keyword by cutting out the keyword from at least one of the preference data stored in the third storage means and the user schedule data stored in the first storage means With a search means,
The automatic control apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

The control schedule generation unit generates the control schedule based on a search result by the service search unit.
The automatic control apparatus according to claim 6.

An external terminal reporting means for reporting based on a control schedule for a pre-registered mobile terminal;
The automatic control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein

Comprising first receiving means for receiving execution permission from the portable terminal;
The control schedule generation means, when the first reception means receives the execution permission, issues the control instruction based on the control schedule generated by the control schedule generation means.
The automatic control apparatus according to claim 8, wherein:

A second receiving means for receiving a correction instruction from the portable terminal;
The control schedule generation unit generates a control schedule based on the correction instruction when the second reception unit receives the correction instruction.
The automatic control device according to claim 8 or 9, characterized by the above.

The automatic control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs power management of the controlled device.

The robot which has a function of each means with which the automatic control apparatus in any one of Claims 1-11 is provided.

A figure comprising the automatic control device according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

An automatic control method for automatically controlling a controlled device,
A control schedule generation step for generating a control schedule from user schedule data indicating a user's schedule and control schema data;
An instruction step for issuing a control instruction for operating the controlled device based on the control schedule generated by the control schedule generation step;
A control step of controlling the controlled device based on the control instruction issued in the instruction step;
An automatic control method characterized by comprising:

A state confirmation step for confirming the state of an external sensor and / or controlled device;
The control schedule generation step generates the control schedule based on the confirmation result of the state confirmation step.
The automatic control method according to claim 14.

A user schedule synchronization step of acquiring and synchronizing user schedule data stored in a pre-registered external terminal;
16. The automatic control method according to claim 14 or claim 15, wherein

The control schedule generation step generates the control schedule based on preference data indicating user preferences regarding the state of the controlled device.
The automatic control method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein:

Based on the control executed by the control step, a history storage step for storing a control history that is a history of this control;
A data update step for changing at least one of the control schema data and the preference data based on the control history stored in the history storage step;
The automatic control method according to claim 17, further comprising:

A service search step of cutting out a keyword from at least one of the preference data and the user schedule data and automatically searching for a service matching the keyword;
The automatic control method according to claim 17, further comprising:

The control schedule generation step generates the control schedule based on a search result obtained by the service search step.
The automatic control method according to claim 19.

An external terminal reporting step for reporting based on a control schedule for a pre-registered mobile terminal;
21. The automatic control method according to any one of claims 14 to 20, wherein:

A first receiving step of receiving an execution permission from the mobile terminal;
The instruction step, when receiving the execution permission in the first reception step, issues the control instruction based on the control schedule generated in the control schedule generation step.
The automatic control method according to claim 21, wherein:

A second receiving step of receiving a correction instruction from the mobile terminal;
In the control schedule generation step, when the correction instruction is received in the second reception step, a control schedule is generated based on the correction instruction.
The automatic control method according to claim 21 or claim 22, wherein

An automatic control system, wherein the automatic control device according to any one of claims 1 to 13 is installed in a home.

A portable terminal capable of communicating with the automatic control device;
An anthropomorphic character or the like is displayed as a user interface on the screen of the mobile terminal.
The automatic control system according to claim 24.

Each means for automatic control is distributed in a plurality of devices and operates in cooperation.
26. The automatic control system according to claim 24 or claim 25.

A portable terminal that receives a report based on a control schedule from the automatic control device according to any one of claims 8 to 10.

An anthropomorphic character is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal as a user interface.
The mobile terminal according to claim 27.