JP2018082284A - Building management system, building management program and building management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a building management system capable of restricting a protected person from entering a room or using household appliances during absence of parents.SOLUTION: A building management system in an embodiment includes: a detection part; a determination part; and a control part. The detection part detects return home of an inhabitant of a building. When detecting return home of a protected person of the inhabitant, the determination part determines whether a return home of a guardian of the inhabitant has been detected. When the determination part determines that the guardian has not returned home, the control part controls to restrict from entering a room or using household appliances based on a piece of information stored in a storage part relevant to the rooms or household appliances in the building associated with the protected person.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a building management apparatus, a building management program, and a building management method.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, home network systems in which various household electrical appliances arranged in a home are connected by a predetermined communication standard such as wireless or wired have become widespread in ordinary homes. The conventional technology of this home network system includes home appliances installed in a building, a user information holding unit that holds user identification information, and a user information reading unit that reads user information from the user information holding unit. There is a home appliance control system that controls home appliances using a device and user identification information read by a user information reader. In this home appliance control system, when it is recognized that the user information holding unit registered in advance is outside the building based on the reading result of the user information reader provided near the entrance of the building, the home appliance Stop the power supply or operation.

JP 2007-227991 A

  For example, in ordinary households, the number of double-income households is increasing, and when a child who is a guardian returns from school, the guardian of the child may be absent. However, in the above prior art, regardless of whether the guardian is at home or away from home, the equipment in the building can be used without restriction when the guardian who is the user is at home. For this reason, in the prior art, it is difficult to operate so as to restrict the use of the facility by the protected person and allow the protected person to use a part of the facility when the guardian is absent.

  In addition, in order to restrict the use of some facilities, such as going into and out of the bedroom and using cooking equipment when the guardian is not present, operations that refuse entry into the building itself are appropriate for the guardian. Not something.

  In one aspect, an object is to provide a building management apparatus, a building management program, and a building management method capable of restricting entry into a protected person's room or use of home appliances when the guardian is absent.

  In the first plan, the building management apparatus includes a detection unit, a determination unit, and a control unit. The detection unit detects the return of the resident of the building. The determination unit determines whether the return of the guardian among the tenants is detected when the return of the protected person among the tenants is detected. When the determination unit determines that the guardian has not returned home, the control unit enters the room based on information on the room of the building or the home appliance associated with the protected person stored in the storage unit. Or control which restricts use of household appliances is performed.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to limit entry into a protected person's room or use of household electrical appliances when the guardian is absent.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a home system. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the building management apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining data contents. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the building management apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a resident's going out / returning home. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining going out of a guardian. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a status information display screen. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the return of the protected person. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating restrictions on the use of home appliances. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the transmission of status information. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a home system according to a modification. FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a building management apparatus according to a modification. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the building management apparatus according to the modification. FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a computer that executes a program.

  Hereinafter, a building management apparatus, a building management program, and a building management method according to embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment, configurations having the same functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. Note that the building management device, the building management program, and the building management method described in the following embodiments are merely examples, and do not limit the embodiments. In addition, the following embodiments may be appropriately combined within a consistent range.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a home system. As shown in FIG. 1, the home system of the house 110 controls sensor equipment such as an authentication device 41 arranged in the house 110, equipment such as home appliances 51a and 51b and electronic locks on the door 50, and these equipment. In this configuration, the home server 1 is connected via a home network 3. That is, the home server 1 is an example of a building management device.

  Specifically, the home server 1 includes a data server 2, facilities for the entrance 4, and facilities for each room such as the kitchen 5 a, the living room 5 b, and the child room 5 c (referred to as the room 5 unless otherwise distinguished). Connected via the home network 3. The home network 3 is, for example, a communication network based on a predetermined communication standard such as wireless or wired, and for example, a LAN (Local Area Network), Bluetooth (registered trademark), or the like can be adopted. Further, a communication standard such as ECHONET (registered trademark) can be adopted for communication with each facility in the house 110.

  The home server 1 is connected to an external wide area network 111 via a gateway (not shown). Thereby, the home server 1 can use various services provided by the external server 112 via the wide area network 111.

  The entrance 4 is provided with an authentication device 41 for authenticating a resident who goes home / goes out from the entrance door 40. The authentication device 41 is connected to the home server 1 via the home network 3 and includes, for example, a camera 41a and a console 41b. The console 41b is provided with a display device 42 that displays information notified from the home server 1.

  The camera 41 a captures a resident who goes home / goes out, and transmits the captured image to the home server 1. The console 41b receives the resident authentication information by receiving key input, reading a card key, or reading biometric information such as a fingerprint, and transmits the received authentication information to the home server 1.

  The home server 1 authenticates the resident based on the captured image or authentication information of the resident transmitted from the authentication device 41, and locks (unlocks) / unlocks (unlocks) the electronic lock at the entrance door 40. I do.

  In the room 5, home appliances 51a and 51b and a door 50 provided with an electronic lock are installed. The home appliances 51 a and 51 b and the electronic lock of the door 50 are connected to the home server 1 via the home network 3, and the operation is controlled by the home server 1.

  For example, the home appliances 51 a and 51 b are turned on / off under the control of the home server 1. Further, the electronic locks of the home appliances 51a and 51b and the door 50 can be switched between a locked state where operation is restricted or an unlocked (released) state where operation is not restricted under the control of the home server 1. Done. Note that the home appliance 51a is in an unlocked state, the home appliance 51b is in a locked state, and the home appliance 51b is referred to as a home appliance 51 when the two are not particularly distinguished.

  For example, in the unlocked home appliance 51a, the operation of a user such as a resident is not limited, and an operation such as on / off is received from the user, and an operation corresponding to the operation is performed. Similarly, the door 50 with the electronic lock unlocked can be opened and closed by the user.

  Moreover, in the household electrical appliance 51b in the locked state, the operation of a user such as a resident is restricted, and an operation such as on / off is not accepted, and for example, switching from off to on is not performed. Similarly, the door 50 with the electronic lock locked is not opened or closed by the user. By setting the lock state in this manner, the use of the facility by the user (use of the home appliance 51b, use of the room 5 partitioned by the door 50, etc.) can be restricted.

  The wide area network 111 can be a LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet, or the like. The external server 112 is a server that provides various services such as a Web service and a mail delivery service. The external server 112 provides various services to a client (for example, the home server 1) requested through the wide area network 111.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the building management apparatus according to the embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the home server 1 that is an example of a building management apparatus includes an authentication unit 101, an existence determination unit 102, a device control unit 103, and an output unit 104. Further, the data server 2 includes a resident DB 201, a home management table 202, a device management table 203, and a use permission management table 204.

  The authentication unit 101 refers to the resident DB 201 that stores information for each resident based on the information notified from the authentication device 41, and authenticates the resident who goes home / out. Specifically, the authentication unit 101 collates with information registered in the resident DB 201 based on the face image or authentication information of the resident who has returned home / goed out notified from the authentication device 41. Next, as a result of collation with the resident DB 201, the authentication unit 101 detects a matching resident as a resident who goes home / out, and unlocks / locks the electronic lock 50 a of the entrance door 40.

  In the authentication of the resident who enters the house 110 from the outside of the entrance door 40, the authentication unit 101 detects that the resident is home. Further, the authentication unit 101 detects that the resident has gone out in the authentication of the resident who leaves the house 110 from the front door 40.

  Further, the authentication unit 101 updates the home management table 202 for managing the presence / absence (returning home / outing) for each resident in the house 110 based on the detection of the resident returning home / outing. That is, the authentication unit 101 is an example of a detection unit that detects a resident's return home in the house 110.

  The presence / absence determination unit 102 determines presence / absence (returning home / outing) for each resident by referring to the home management table 202. The device control unit 103 controls the operation of the home appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a by performing communication according to a predetermined communication standard such as ECHONET (registered trademark).

  Specifically, the device control unit 103 switches the lock state / unlock state of the home appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a based on the presence / absence determination of the presence / absence determination unit 102. For example, when the presence / absence determination unit 102 determines that the guardian among the tenants returns home, the device control unit 103 switches the locked state of the home appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a to the unlocked state, and locks the facility use. Is released.

  In addition, when the presence / absence determination unit 102 determines that the protector among the tenants returns home, if the protector's return is not detected, the device control unit 103 uses the facility for each tenant. Refer to the license management table 204 for managing licenses. Next, the device control unit 103 controls the home appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a to be locked based on the use permission management table 204 and restricts entry into the room 5 or use of the home appliance 51. Thereby, the home server 1 can restrict entry of the protected person into the room 5 or use of the home appliance 51 when the guardian is absent.

  Here, the guardian is a person in a position to protect the guardian, and may include, for example, a caregiver for a cared person as well as a parent for a child who is a minor. In addition, the person to be protected is a person who is protected by the guardian, and may include, for example, a child who is a minor or a cared person who needs care by a caregiver. The attributes of the guardian and the guardian are set in advance for each resident in the resident DB 201.

  In addition, the device control unit 103 controls the operation of the home appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a or the state (ON / OFF, lock / release, etc.) in the notification from the home appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a. Alternatively, the device management table 203 that manages information for each electronic lock 50a is updated.

  The output unit 104 refers to the device management table 203 and outputs status information indicating the state (on / off, lock / release, etc.) for each home appliance 51 or electronic lock 50a to the display device 42. The display device 42 displays the status information output from the output unit 104 on the display screen. Thereby, the resident can confirm the state for every household appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a.

  Further, the output unit 104 transmits status information indicating the state of each home appliance 51 or electronic lock 50a to the notification destination based on the notification destination (for example, an email address) set for each resident in the resident DB 201. To do. That is, the output unit 104 is an example of a transmission unit.

  For example, the output unit 104, when restricting entry to the room 5 or use of the home appliance 51 when the guardian returns when the guardian is absent, the mail address of the guardian set in the tenant DB 201 Send status information to. Thereby, the guardian can check the status information transmitted to the e-mail address by the portable terminal 113 or the like.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining data contents. Specifically, FIG. 3 shows an example of a resident DB 201, a home management table 202, a device management table 203, and a use permission management table 204 stored in the data server 2.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the resident DB 201 is a database that stores information such as “attribute”, “authentication information”, “face image”, and “address” for each resident ID that is identification information of the resident. is there. “Attribute” is an attribute of a resident such as a guardian / guardian. “Authentication information” is information used as a verification source when authenticating a resident, such as information registered in a card key held by the resident and a password. “Face information” is a resident's face image. “Address” is information indicating the resident's notification destination, for example, an e-mail address.

  The home management table 202 is a table for storing information such as “existence / non-existence” of the resident in the house 110 for each resident ID corresponding to the resident DB 201. Specifically, the home management table 202 stores information indicating going out / returning home for each resident indicated by the resident ID.

  The device management table 203 stores information such as “device name”, “address”, “operating state”, and “locked state” for each device ID that is identification information of the home appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a. . “Device name” is the name of the home appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a. The “address” is a communication address on the home network 3 of the home appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a, and is an output destination of information related to the control of the home appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a. The device control unit 103 outputs control information to each device based on the “address”.

  “Operating state” indicates the operating state (for example, ON / OFF, open / closed) of the home appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a. The “locked state” indicates an unlocked / released state of the home appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a.

  The use permission management table 204 is a table for managing the use permission in each device of the device ID corresponding to the device management table 203 for each resident ID corresponding to the resident DB 201. Specifically, the use permission management table 204 stores the use permission (◯ / ×) of the home appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a indicated by the device ID for each resident indicated by the resident ID. As an example, for a guardian resident whose resident ID is “YYYYY”, the use of “TV” whose device ID is “12345” is permitted (◯). In addition, use of “cooking equipment” having the equipment ID “23456” is not permitted (×).

  The contents of the resident DB 201 and the use permission management table 204 are set in advance by a terminal device (not shown). The contents of the home management table 202 are updated with the authentication result of the authentication unit 101. The contents of the device management table 203 are updated by control by the device control unit 103 or notification from the home appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the building management apparatus according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, when the process is started, the authentication unit 101 of the home server 1 which is an example of the building management apparatus authenticates the resident based on information from the authentication apparatus 41 (S1). Based on the authentication result, the authentication unit 101 updates the home management table 202 of the resident who has returned home or has gone out.

  Next, the presence / absence determination unit 102 refers to the home management table 202 to determine whether the resident who has been authenticated in S1 has gone out / returned to home (S2). If the user is out, the process proceeds to S3. Proceed to the process.

  In the case of going out in S2, the presence / absence determination unit 102 refers to the presence / absence of each resident in the home management table 202, and determines whether or not the resident who is going out is the last resident (S3).

  When it is the last person who goes out (S3: YES), the device control unit 103 addresses all the devices (the home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a) registered in the device management table 203 based on the device management table 203. A notification to set the locked state is sent to. Thereby, the device control unit 103 locks all devices (S4). At this time, the device control unit 103 updates the lock state in the device management table 203 upon receiving notification from all devices indicating that the device has been switched to the lock state.

  Next, the output unit 104 outputs status information indicating the state (on / off, lock / release, etc.) of each home appliance 51 or electronic lock 50a to the display device 42 based on the updated device management table 203. . In the display device 42, status display (on / off, lock / release, etc.) for each home electric appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a is performed on the last person who goes out (S5).

  When it is not the last person who went out (S3: NO), the presence / absence determination unit 102 determines whether or not the person who is out is a guardian based on the attribute of the resident DB 201 (S6). When the outsider is not a guardian (S6: NO), the device control unit 103 ends the processing while keeping the state of the home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a as they are.

  When the outing person is a guardian (S6: YES), the presence / absence determining unit 102 refers to the home management table 202 and determines whether another guardian is at home (S7). When another guardian is at home (S7: YES), the device control unit 103 ends the processing while keeping the state of the home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a as they are.

  When another guardian is not at home (S7: NO), the guardian is not at home when the guardian among the tenants is at home. In this case, the device control unit 103 refers to the use permission management table 204 (S8), and acquires the use permission of the home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a associated with the protected person who is at home.

  Next, the device control unit 103 refers to the device management table 203 based on the use permission of the home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a by the guardian at home, and the home appliance 51 and the electronic device whose use permission is not permitted. A notification to set the lock state is sent to the address of the lock 50a. Thereby, the device control unit 103 locks the electronic lock 50a of the room 5 whose use permission is not permitted and restricts entry, and restricts use of the home appliance 51 whose use permission is not permitted (S9). . At this time, the device control unit 103 updates the lock state in the device management table 203 in response to a notification from the device that has been notified of the lock state indicating that the device has been switched to the lock state.

  Next, the output unit 104 outputs status information indicating the state (on / off, lock / release, etc.) of each home appliance 51 or electronic lock 50a to the display device 42 based on the updated device management table 203. . In the display device 42, a status display (on / off, lock / release, etc.) for each household electrical appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a is performed for a guardian who goes out (S10). Thereby, the guardian who goes out can confirm that use of some facilities is restricted with respect to the to-be-protected person at home.

  In the case of returning home in S2, the presence / absence determining unit 102 determines whether or not the resident who has been authenticated in S1 based on the attribute of the resident DB 201 is a guardian, that is, whether or not the guardian is home. (S11).

  When it is a guardian's return home (S11: YES), the apparatus control part 103 of all the apparatuses (the household appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a) registered into the apparatus management table 203 based on the apparatus management table 203. FIG. Send a notification to the address to release the lock. As a result, the device control unit 103 unlocks all devices (S12). At this time, the device control unit 103 updates the lock state in the device management table 203 upon receiving a notification from all the devices indicating that the device has been switched to the release state.

  Next, the output unit 104 outputs status information indicating the state (on / off, lock / release, etc.) of each home appliance 51 or electronic lock 50a to the display device 42 based on the updated device management table 203. . In the display device 42, status display (on / off, lock / release, etc.) for each household electrical appliance 51 or electronic lock 50a is performed on the returning home (S13).

  When it is not the home of the guardian (S11: NO), the presence / absence determining unit 102 refers to the home management table 202 and determines whether or not the guardian is at home (S14). When the guardian is at home (S14: YES), the device control unit 103 ends the processing while keeping the state of the home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a as they are.

  When the guardian is not at home (S14: NO), when the guardian among the tenants returns home (home), the guardian is not going home (not home). In this case, the device control unit 103 refers to the use permission management table 204 (S15), and acquires the use permission of the home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a associated with the protected person who is at home.

  Next, the device control unit 103 refers to the device management table 203 based on the use permission of the home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a by the guardian at home, and the home appliance 51 and the electronic device whose use permission is not permitted. A notification to set the lock state is sent to the address of the lock 50a. Thereby, the device control unit 103 locks the electronic lock 50a of the room 5 whose use permission is not permitted and restricts entry, and restricts use of the home appliance 51 whose use permission is not permitted (S16). . At this time, the device control unit 103 updates the lock state in the device management table 203 in response to a notification from the device that has been notified of the lock state indicating that the device has been switched to the lock state.

  Next, the output unit 104 outputs status information indicating the state (on / off, lock / release, etc.) of each home appliance 51 or electronic lock 50a to the display device 42 based on the updated device management table 203. . In the display device 42, status display (on / off, lock / release, etc.) for each household electrical appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a is performed on the protected person who has returned home (S17). Thereby, the to-be-protected person who came home can confirm that use of some facilities is restricted.

  In S <b> 17, the output unit 104 transmits status information to the guardian's address based on the guardian's address set in the resident DB 201. As a result, the guardian confirms the status information sent to the address by the portable terminal 113 or the like, so that the use of some facilities is restricted when the guardian returns home when the guardian is absent. Can be confirmed.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a resident's going out / returning home. In the example of FIG. 5, it is assumed that there are three residents in the house 110: a guardian (father) H1, a guardian (mother) H2, and a guardian (child) H3. It is also assumed that all three are at home at first.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in one example, first, the guardian (father) H1 and the guardian (child) H3 go out together (S20). At this time, since the guardian (mother) H2 is at home, an affirmative determination is made in S7, and the state of the home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a remains unchanged.

  Next, the guardian (mother) H2 goes out (S21). At this time, all the devices are locked because the guardian (mother) H2 is the last person to go out. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining going out of a guardian.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the guardian (mother) H2 of the last outing person goes out, all of the home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a in the house 110 are locked. At this time, the display device 42 displays a display screen showing status information for each home appliance 51 or electronic lock 50a.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a status information display screen. As shown in FIG. 7, icons 301 and 302 are displayed on the display screen of the display device 42 based on the lock state of each device in the device management table 203. Specifically, on the display screen, along with the home map 300 of the house 110, an icon 301 indicating locked is displayed at a position corresponding to the locked home appliance 51 or the electronic lock 50a in the home map 300. In addition, on the display screen, an icon 302 indicating a locked state / unlocked state is displayed together with a device icon corresponding to each device in the device management table 203. Thereby, the guardian (mother) H2 of the last outing person can check all the devices.

  Returning to FIG. 5, the protected person (child) H3 returns home (S22). At this time, in the house 110, the guardian (father) H1 and the guardian (mother) H2 are non-return homes (home away) when the protector (child) H3 is home (home). In this case, the home server 1 refers to the device management table 203 and restricts the use of the home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a whose use permission is not permitted for the protected person (child) H3.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the protected person (child) H3 returns home, the home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a in the house 110 lock the devices that are permitted to be used for the protected person (child) H3. Is released. Note that devices that are not permitted to be used for the protected person (child) H3 are locked.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating restrictions on the use of home appliances. As shown in FIG. 9, when the guardian (father) H1 and the guardian (mother) H2 return home when the guardian (child) H3 is away from home, the electronic lock 50a or cooking appliance in some rooms 5 is used. The home appliance 51b such as is locked, and its use is restricted. As a result, the home server 1 can restrict entry into the room of the guardian (child) H3 or use of home appliances when the guardian (father) H1 and the guardian (mother) H2 are absent, so-called parental control. Can be realized.

  In S22, the home server 1 determines the guardian (father) H1 and the guardian (mother) based on the addresses of the guardian (father) H1 and the guardian (mother) H2 set in the resident DB 201. Send status information to address H2.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the transmission of status information. As shown in FIG. 10, the status information is transmitted to the addresses of the guardian (father) H1 and the guardian (mother) H2, so that the guardian (father) H1 and the guardian (mother) H2 From the reception screen 400 of 113, the status information transmitted to the addresses of the guardian (father) H1 and the guardian (mother) H2 can be confirmed. Specifically, status information similar to the display screen of the display device 42 illustrated in FIG. 9 can be confirmed from the reception screen 400. Accordingly, the guardian (father) H1 and the guardian (mother) H2 confirm that the use of some facilities is restricted when the guardian (child) H3 returns home when the guardian is absent. be able to.

  Returning to FIG. 5, the guardian (mother) H2 returns home after the guardian (child) H3 returns (S23). At this time, all of the home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a in the house 110 are unlocked.

  As described above, the authentication unit 101 of the home server 1 detects the return of the resident of the building. The presence / absence determining unit 102 of the home server 1 determines whether or not the guardian of the tenant is returning when detecting the return of the guardian of the tenant. When the protector is not home when the home controller 1 detects the return of the protected person, the device controller 103 enters the room 5 or uses the home appliance based on the use permission management table 204. Control to limit use of the device 51 is performed. Thereby, the home server 1 can restrict entry of the protected person into the room 5 or use of the home appliance 51 when the guardian is absent.

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In the above-described embodiment, based on the presence / absence of staying in the house 110, use of some facilities is restricted when the guardian is not home when the guardian returns. However, the facility use restriction may be finely performed for each area (for example, the room 5). Specifically, the presence / absence of a resident is detected for each area, and when there is a guardian in the area and the guardian is absent, the use of facilities in that area is restricted. Also good.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a home system according to a modification. As shown in FIG. 11, in the home system according to the modification, a detection device 52 for detecting the position of the resident H is installed in each room 5 such as a kitchen 5 a, a living room 5 b, and a child room 5 c.

  As an example, the detection device 52 is a communication device that performs proximity wireless communication with the wearable device 53 possessed by the resident H. The home server 1 a receives the communication result with the wearable device 53 from the detection device 52 provided in each room 5, and detects the position of the resident H who owns the wearable device 53.

  The detection device 52 is not limited to a communication device as long as the position of the resident H can be detected. For example, the detection device 52 may be a camera that photographs the inside of the house 110. When the detection device 52 is a camera, the home server 1a detects the resident H by collating with the face image of the resident DB 201 based on the video imaged by the detection device 52.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a building management apparatus according to a modification. As shown in FIG. 12, the home server 1a, which is an example of a building management device, detects the position of a resident H for each area (eg, room 5) based on the detection result of the detection device 52. It has further.

  The resident detection unit 101a determines, based on the detection result of the detection device 52, that the resident H is present in the room 5 of the detection device 52 that has been in proximity wireless communication with the wearable device 53, for example. Is detected. In addition, the resident detection unit 101a collates with the resident DB 201 based on the identification information (for example, authentication information) indicating the resident H received during the close proximity wireless communication with the wearable device 53, so that the position is determined. The detected resident H is identified.

  The home management table 202 manages the current location along with the presence / absence of each resident H. The resident detection unit 101a updates the current position in the home management table 202 with the detected position of the resident H.

  The presence / absence determination unit 102 refers to the home management table 202 to determine whether there is a resident H for each area. For example, the presence / absence determination unit 102 determines whether or not the presence of a guardian is detected in the same area when the presence of the guardian is detected in a predetermined area.

  The device management table 203 manages position (area) information provided in the house 110 for each home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a. Based on the determination result of the presence / absence determination unit 102, the device control unit 103 refers to the device management table 203 when the presence of the guardian is not detected in the predetermined area. Thus, the home electric appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a deployed in a predetermined area are specified. Next, the device control unit 103 performs control for restricting the use of devices that are not permitted for the specified home appliance 51 and electronic lock 50a based on the use permission management table 204.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the building management apparatus according to the modification. As illustrated in FIG. 13, the presence / absence determination unit 102 and the device control unit 103 of the home server 1a which is an example of a building management apparatus perform loop processing (S30 to S35) for each area.

  Specifically, the presence / absence determination unit 102 determines whether or not there is a person to be protected in the area to be loop-processed based on the home management table 202 (S31). When there is no person to be protected in the area (S31: NO), the presence / absence determination unit 102 advances the process to S35 and proceeds to the next loop process.

  When there is a person to be protected in the area (S31: YES), the presence / absence determination unit 102 determines whether there is a guardian in the same area based on the home management table 202 (S32). When there is a guardian in the same area (S32: YES), the presence / absence determination unit 102 advances the process to S35 and proceeds to the next loop process.

  When there is no guardian in the same area (S32: NO), it means that there is no guardian in the area where the guardian is present. In this case, the device control unit 103 specifies the electronic lock 50 a and the home appliance 51 related to the area from the device management table 203. Next, the device control unit 103 refers to the use permission management table 204 (S33), and acquires the use permission of the home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a associated with the protected person.

  Next, the device control unit 103 refers to the device management table 203 based on the use permission of the home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a by the protected person, and the home appliance 51 and the electronic lock 50a whose use is not permitted. Notify the address to be locked. Thereby, the device control unit 103 restricts entry into the room 5 or use of the home appliance 51 in the area (S34), and proceeds to the next loop.

  As described above, the resident detection unit 101a of the home server 1a detects the presence of the resident H in a predetermined area of the building. The presence / absence determination unit 102 of the home server 1a determines whether or not the presence of the guardian is detected when the presence of the guardian among the resident H is detected in the predetermined area. The device control unit 103 of the home server 1a detects the presence of the person to be protected in the predetermined area, and if the parent is not present, the predetermined area is determined based on the use permission management table 204. Control is performed to restrict entry into the room or use of the home appliance 51. Thereby, the home server 1a can restrict entry of the protected person into the room 5 or use of the home appliance 51 when the guardian is not present in the predetermined area.

  It should be noted that each component of each illustrated apparatus does not necessarily have to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed or arbitrarily distributed in arbitrary units according to various loads or usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

  The various processing functions performed in the home servers 1 and 1a may be executed entirely or arbitrarily on a CPU (or a microcomputer such as an MPU or MCU (Micro Controller Unit)). . In addition, various processing functions may be executed in whole or in any part on a program that is analyzed and executed by a CPU (or a microcomputer such as an MPU or MCU) or hardware based on wired logic. Needless to say, it is good. The various processing functions performed in the home servers 1 and 1a may be executed by the external server 112 connected to the home servers 1 and 1a in the house 110 via the wide area network 111, and further by cloud computing, A plurality of computers may execute in cooperation.

  By the way, the various processes described in the above embodiments can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance by a computer. Therefore, in the following, an example of a computer (hardware) that executes a program having the same function as the above embodiment will be described. FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a computer that executes a program.

  As illustrated in FIG. 14, the computer 500 includes a CPU 501 that executes various arithmetic processes, an input device 502 that receives data input, a monitor 503, and a speaker 504. The computer 500 also includes a medium reading device 505 that reads a program and the like from a storage medium, an interface device 506 for connecting to various devices, and a communication device 507 for connecting to an external device by wire or wireless. The computer 500 also includes a RAM 508 that temporarily stores various types of information and a hard disk device 509. Each unit (501 to 509) in the computer 500 is connected to the bus 510.

  The hard disk device 509 stores a program 511 for executing various processes in the authentication unit 101, the occupant detection unit 101a, the presence / absence determination unit 102, the device control unit 103, and the output unit 104 described in the above embodiment. Is done. The hard disk device 509 stores various data 512 referred to by the program 511. The input device 502 accepts input of operation information from an operator, for example. The monitor 503 displays various screens operated by the operator, for example. The interface device 506 is connected to a printing device, for example. The communication device 507 is connected to a communication network such as a LAN (Local Area Network), and exchanges various types of information with an external device via the communication network.

  The CPU 501 reads out the program 511 stored in the hard disk device 509, develops it in the RAM 508, and executes it to perform various processes. Note that the program 511 may not be stored in the hard disk device 509. For example, the program 511 stored in a storage medium readable by the home network 3 may be read and executed. The storage medium readable by the home network 3 corresponds to, for example, a portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or DVD disk, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, a hard disk drive, or the like. Alternatively, the program 511 may be stored in a device connected to a public line, the Internet, a LAN, or the like, and the home network 3 may read and execute the program 511 from these.

  Regarding the above embodiment, the following additional notes are disclosed.

(Appendix 1) a detection unit for detecting the return of a resident of the building;
A determination unit for determining whether or not the returnee of the guardian among the tenants is detected when detecting the returnee of the guardian among the tenants; and
When the determination unit determines that the guardian has not returned home, based on the information about the room or home appliance in the building associated with the protected person stored in the storage unit, the room entry or home appliance A control unit for controlling the use of
The building management apparatus characterized by having.

(Supplementary note 2) a detection unit for detecting the presence of a resident in a predetermined area of the building;
In the predetermined area, when detecting the presence of a guardian among the tenants, a determination unit that determines whether or not the presence of a guardian among the tenants is detected;
When the determination unit determines the absence of a guardian, based on the information on the room or home appliance associated with the person to be protected stored in the storage unit, to the room of the predetermined area A control unit that performs control for restricting entrance of a room or use of home appliances,
The building management apparatus characterized by having.

(Additional remark 3) The said control part is based on the output destination contained in the information regarding the room of a building matched with the said to-be-protected person, or household appliances. Information which restricts the entrance to a room or the use of household appliances. Output to the output destination,
The building management apparatus according to appendix 1 or 2, characterized in that:

(Additional remark 4) Based on the information regarding the notification destination matched with the guardian memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part, It further has a transmission part which transmits the status information which shows the said control to restrict | limit to the said notification destination,
The building management device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, characterized in that:

(Appendix 5) Detecting the return of a resident of a building
When detecting the return of the guardian among the tenants, it is determined whether or not the return of the guardian of the tenant is detected,
When the determination process determines that the guardian has not returned home, based on information on the building room or home appliance associated with the protected person stored in the storage unit, the room entry or home appliance Control to limit the use of equipment,
A building management program for causing a computer to execute processing.

(Appendix 6) Detect the presence of a resident in a predetermined area of the building,
In the predetermined area, when detecting the presence of a guardian among the tenants, it is determined whether or not the presence of a guardian among the tenants is detected,
When the determination process determines the absence of a guardian, based on the information about the room or the home appliance in the predetermined area associated with the guardian stored in the storage unit, the room in the predetermined area To restrict entry into the room or use of home appliances,
A building management program for causing a computer to execute processing.

(Additional remark 7) The process which performs the said control restricts the entrance to a room or the use of household appliances based on the output destination contained in the information regarding the room or household appliances of the building matched with the said protector Output information to the destination,
The building management program according to appendix 5 or 6, characterized by the above.

(Additional remark 8) Based on the information regarding the notification destination matched with the guardian memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part, let a computer further perform the process which transmits the status information which shows the said control to restrict | limit to the said notification destination,
The building management program according to any one of appendices 5 to 7, characterized in that:

(Appendix 9) Detecting a resident's return home
When detecting the return of the guardian among the tenants, it is determined whether or not the return of the guardian of the tenant is detected,
When the determination process determines that the guardian has not returned home, based on information on the building room or home appliance associated with the protected person stored in the storage unit, the room entry or home appliance Control to limit the use of equipment,
A building management method characterized in that a computer executes processing.

(Appendix 10) Detecting the presence of a resident in a predetermined area of the building,
In the predetermined area, when detecting the presence of a guardian among the tenants, it is determined whether or not the presence of a guardian among the tenants is detected,
When the determination process determines the absence of a guardian, based on the information about the room or the home appliance in the predetermined area associated with the guardian stored in the storage unit, the room in the predetermined area To restrict entry into the room or use of home appliances,
A building management method characterized in that a computer executes processing.

(Additional remark 11) The process which performs the said control restricts the entrance to a room or the use of household appliances based on the output destination contained in the information regarding the room or household appliances of the building matched with the said protector Output information to the destination,
The building management method according to appendix 9 or 10, characterized by the above.

(Additional remark 12) Based on the information regarding the notification destination matched with the guardian memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part, a computer further performs the process which transmits the status information which shows the said control to restrict | limit to the said notification destination,
The building management method according to any one of appendices 9 to 11, characterized in that:

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1a ... Home server 2 ... Data server 3 ... Home network 4 ... Entrance 5 ... Room 40 ... Entrance door 41 ... Authentication apparatus 41a ... Camera 41b ... Console 42 ... Display device 50 ... Door 50a ... Electronic lock 51, 51a, 51b ... Home appliance 52 ... Detection device 53 ... Wearable device 101 ... Authentication unit 101a ... Occupant detection unit 102 ... Presence / absence determination unit 103 ... Device control unit 104 ... Output unit 110 ... Housing 111 ... Wide area network 112 ... External server 113 ... Mobile terminal 201 ... Tenant DB
202 ... Home management table 203 ... Device management table 204 ... Use permission management table 300 ... Home map 301, 302 ... Icon 400 ... Reception screen 500 ... Computer 501 ... CPU
502 ... Input device 503 ... Monitor 504 ... Speaker 505 ... Media reader 506 ... Interface device 507 ... Communication device 508 ... RAM
509 ... hard disk device 510 ... bus 511 ... program 512 ... various data H ... resident H1 ... guardian (father)
H2 ... Parent (mother)
H3 ... Protected person (child)

Claims (8)

A detection unit for detecting the return of a resident of the building;
A determination unit for determining whether or not the returnee of the guardian among the tenants is detected when detecting the returnee of the guardian among the tenants; and
When the determination unit determines that the guardian has not returned home, based on the information about the room or home appliance of the building associated with the protected person stored in the storage unit, the room entry or home appliance A control unit for controlling the use of
The building management apparatus characterized by having. A detection unit for detecting the presence of a resident in a predetermined area of the building;
In the predetermined area, when detecting the presence of a guardian among the tenants, a determination unit that determines whether or not the presence of a guardian among the tenants is detected;
When the determination unit determines the absence of a guardian, based on the information on the room or home appliance associated with the person to be protected stored in the storage unit, to the room of the predetermined area A control unit that performs control for restricting entrance of a room or use of home appliances,
The building management apparatus characterized by having. The control unit, based on the output destination included in the information on the room of the building or the home appliance associated with the protected person, information that restricts entry into the room or use of the home appliance to the output destination Output,
The building management apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that Based on the information on the notification destination associated with the guardian stored in the storage unit, further includes a transmission unit that transmits status information indicating the control to be restricted to the notification destination.
The building management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein Detect the return of a building occupant,
When detecting the return of the guardian among the tenants, it is determined whether or not the return of the guardian of the tenant is detected,
When the determination process determines that the guardian has not returned home, based on information on the building room or home appliance associated with the protected person stored in the storage unit, the room entry or home appliance Control to limit the use of equipment,
A building management program for causing a computer to execute processing. Detect the presence of a resident in a certain area of the building,
In the predetermined area, when detecting the presence of a guardian among the tenants, it is determined whether or not the presence of a guardian among the tenants is detected,
When the determination process determines the absence of a guardian, based on the information about the room or the home appliance in the predetermined area associated with the guardian stored in the storage unit, the room in the predetermined area To restrict entry into the room or use of home appliances,
A building management program for causing a computer to execute processing. Detect the return of a building occupant,
When detecting the return of the guardian among the tenants, it is determined whether or not the return of the guardian of the tenant is detected,
When the determination process determines that the guardian has not returned home, based on information on the building room or home appliance associated with the protected person stored in the storage unit, the room entry or home appliance Control to limit the use of equipment,
A building management method characterized in that a computer executes processing. Detect the presence of a resident in a certain area of the building,
In the predetermined area, when detecting the presence of a guardian among the tenants, it is determined whether or not the presence of a guardian among the tenants is detected,
When the determination process determines the absence of a guardian, based on the information about the room or the home appliance in the predetermined area associated with the guardian stored in the storage unit, the room in the predetermined area To restrict entry into the room or use of home appliances,
A building management method characterized in that a computer executes processing.

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