WO2016075887A1 - Remote surveillance device, and program - Google Patents

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WO2016075887A1
WO2016075887A1 PCT/JP2015/005463 JP2015005463W WO2016075887A1 WO 2016075887 A1 WO2016075887 A1 WO 2016075887A1 JP 2015005463 W JP2015005463 W JP 2015005463W WO 2016075887 A1 WO2016075887 A1 WO 2016075887A1
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  • the present invention generally relates to an outing support apparatus and program, and more particularly to an outing support apparatus and program using power data related to the power consumption of an electrical device.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned reasons, and an object thereof is to provide an outing support apparatus and program capable of monitoring the presence or absence of an intruder in a building that is away using power data related to power consumption. It is to provide.
  • the outing support apparatus of the present invention includes a power information acquisition unit that acquires power data related to power consumption of electrical equipment in a building, an absence information acquisition unit that acquires absence information indicating that the building is in an absence state, Based on the power data, a device determination unit that determines whether or not there is a newly used electric device in the absence building, and notification data that notifies a determination result of the device determination unit are generated.
  • a notification data generation unit and a communication unit that transmits the notification data to a terminal device are provided.
  • the program of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to function as the outing support apparatus.
  • the outing support apparatus and the program according to the present invention have an effect that it is possible to monitor the presence or absence of an intruder in the building that is out of the office using power data relating to power consumption.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first and second embodiments.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a notification screen according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another notification screen according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a notification screen according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an outing support system using the outing support apparatus 1 of the present embodiment.
  • This outing support system includes an outing support device 1, a distribution board 2, a controller 3, a management server 4, and a terminal device 5 as main components.
  • the outing support apparatus 1 has a function of monitoring the presence or absence of an intruder in the building 100 by determining the usage state of the electrical device 6 in the building 100 when the contracted building 100 is in an absence state.
  • the building 100 is each dwelling unit, detached house, factory, office, or the like of an apartment house. Then, a state where a user who normally uses the building 100 such as a resident or a worker is at home (or is in a room) in the building 100 is set as a home state, and the user goes out to the building 100.
  • the state that is not inside is set to the absence state. Absence status includes long-term absence status such as travel and business trips, short-term absence status such as shopping and pick-up, etc., but this outing support system is applicable regardless of the duration of absence status. is there.
  • the distribution board 2 is connected to an AC 100 / 200V trunk circuit 91 drawn into the building 100, and commercial power is supplied from the power system of the power company via the trunk circuit 91.
  • the distribution board 2 includes a branching unit 21 and a power measuring unit 22.
  • the branch unit 21 includes a plurality of branch breakers, and the main circuit 91 branches to a plurality of branch circuits 92 laid in the customer via the branch unit 21.
  • the power measuring unit 22 is configured between the controller 3 and the function of measuring the power supplied from the trunk circuit 91 (also referred to as main power) and the power consumed by each branch circuit 92 (also referred to as branch power). And a function of performing communication (specifically, wired communication or wireless communication).
  • the power measuring unit 22 includes a Rogowski coil or a current transformer that measures the current of the main circuit 91 and the current of the branch circuit 92. Further, the power measuring unit 22 may be provided outside the distribution board 2. In addition, when performing wireless communication, the power measuring unit 22 uses a radio wave signal or an infrared signal as a communication medium.
  • the radio signal includes 400 MHz band and 900 MHz band low-power radio, Bluetooth (registered trademark), ZigBee (registered trademark), and wireless LAN (Local Area Network) (specifically, wireless that conforms to IEEE802.11a, b, g). LAN etc.) are used.
  • Bluetooth registered trademark
  • ZigBee registered trademark
  • wireless LAN Local Area Network
  • Each branch circuit 92 is connected to one or more electrical devices 6 such as an air conditioner, a lighting device, or a television, and the branch circuit 92 supplies operating power to these electrical devices 6. Further, the main line circuit 91 and the branch circuit 92 may be supplied with power generated by a distributed power source such as a solar power generation device, a fuel cell, or a wind power generation device, and discharge power of a storage battery.
  • the branch circuit 92 is configured by a wiring device such as a distribution line or an outlet.
  • the controller 3 is, for example, a HEMS (Home Energy Management System) controller, and includes a power data generation unit 31 and a power data transmission unit 32.
  • the controller 3 may further include a device monitoring unit 33.
  • the power data generation unit 31 receives branch power measurement data from the power measurement unit 22 and generates power consumption data (also referred to as power data) for each branch circuit 92.
  • the power data is data representing an integrated value per unit time of power consumption for each branch circuit 92 (for example, a second unit of 1 second to 60 seconds, or a minute unit of 1 minute to 60 minutes).
  • the power data generation unit 31 has a real-time clock function, and adds power data measurement time information to the power data.
  • the power data transmission unit 32 is communicably connected to a wide area network 8 such as the Internet (for example, a public line network) via the router 500.
  • the power data transmission unit 32 can communicate with the management server 4 on the wide area network 8 and transmits power data to the management server 4.
  • Customer information or measurement time information assigned to the building 100 is added to the power data transmitted by the power data transmission unit 32.
  • the customer information includes ID information of the building 100.
  • the device monitoring unit 33 monitors and controls the operation of the electric device 6 via the router 500, and can construct a HEMS by using the power data together.
  • the device monitoring unit 33 has a function of visualizing power consumption (also referred to as “visualization”) by presenting power data to an appropriate presentation device.
  • the device monitoring unit 33 has a function of controlling the electric device 6 for the purpose of power saving based on the power data. That is, the controller 3 also functions as a HEMS controller.
  • the management server 4 receives the power data from the power data transmission unit 32 through the wide area network 8 and stores the power data corresponding to the customer information of the building 100. That is, the management server 4 stores a history of power data for each branch circuit 92 of the building 100. In FIG. 1, only one building 100 is shown, but the history of power data in each building is stored in the management server 4 in correspondence with each customer information of the building, with a plurality of buildings as contract targets. Stored.
  • the power data transmission unit 32 may transmit the power data to the management server 4 only when the power data has changed by a predetermined amount or more in order to reduce communication traffic. That is, the management server 4 stores a continuous history of power data by interpolating using the power data before and after the period during a period when the power data is not received.
  • the outing support apparatus 1 is configured to be capable of network communication using the wide area network 8.
  • the going-out support device 1 includes an analysis server 11 and an application server 12, and the analysis server 11 and the application server 12 can communicate with each other through the wide area network 8.
  • the analysis server 11 includes a communication unit 111, a power information acquisition unit 112, a storage unit 113, and a device determination unit 114.
  • the communication unit 111 has a function of performing network communication through the wide area network 8.
  • the power information acquisition unit 112 can acquire power data from the management server 4 via the communication unit 111.
  • the storage unit 113 stores target information for setting power data to be monitored in correspondence with customer information.
  • the device determination unit 114 can determine whether there is a newly used electric device 6 in the absence of the building 100 based on the monitored power data, and the communication unit 111 determines the result of the determination. Send.
  • the storage unit 113 stores target information for each of a plurality of buildings in association with customer information for each building.
  • the application server 12 includes a communication unit 121, an absence information acquisition unit 122, and a notification data generation unit 123.
  • the communication unit 121 has a function of performing network communication through the wide area network 8.
  • the absence information acquisition unit 122 can acquire the absence information indicating that the building 100 is away from the terminal device 5 via the communication unit 121.
  • the notification data generation unit 123 can acquire the determination result of the device determination unit 114 from the analysis server 11 via the communication unit 121. Furthermore, the notification data generation unit 123 generates notification data that notifies the determination result of the device determination unit 114. The communication unit 121 transmits the notification data to the terminal device 5.
  • the terminal device 5 is an information terminal that can be carried by the user, such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, and a tablet terminal, and can display notification data received from the application server 12 through the wide area network 8 on the screen.
  • the user operates the terminal device 5 to transmit absence information to which the ID information of the building 100 is added to the application server 12.
  • the absence information acquisition unit 122 of the application server 12 acquires the absence information through the communication unit 121 (S1)
  • the absence information is transferred to the analysis server 11 through the communication unit 121 (S2).
  • the absence information is information for notifying that the building 100 is in the absence state, and is added with information on the transmission time of the absence information.
  • the controller 3 may include an absence determination unit 35.
  • the absence determination unit 35 determines whether the building 100 is in an absence state based on the power data, and generates absence information. That is, the controller 3 has a function of determining whether or not the building 100 is in an absence state based on the power data for each branch circuit 92.
  • the analysis server 11 includes an absence information acquisition unit. The absence determination unit 35 determines that the building 100 is in the absence state when the power data for each branch circuit 92 matches the predetermined reference data of the absence state, and the absence information with the ID information of the building 100 added thereto. Information is transmitted to the analysis server 11 through the wide area network 8.
  • the device determination unit 114 subsequently determines whether there is an electric device 6 newly used in the absenceed building 100 based on the monitored power data. Determine whether or not.
  • the power data to be monitored in this determination process is determined with reference to the target information in the storage unit 113.
  • the target information in the storage unit 113 is set as follows, for example.
  • the terminal device 5 accesses the application server 12 by user operation, and transmits the setting content of the target information of the building 100 to the application server 12.
  • the application server 12 transfers the setting content of the target information to the analysis server 11, and the analysis server 11 stores the target information of the building 100 in the storage unit 113 based on the received setting content. That is, the target information in the storage unit 113 is set by a user operation of the terminal device 5.
  • the target information of the present embodiment specifies two branch circuits 92A and 92B among the plurality of branch circuits 92 of the building 100.
  • the power data to be monitored is the power data of the branch circuits 92A and 92B.
  • the target information in the storage unit 113 may be set in advance at the time of factory shipment or local construction, for example.
  • the power information acquisition unit 112 transmits a data request for each power data of the branch circuits 92A and 92B in the building 100 from the communication unit 111 to the management server 4 (S3).
  • the data request includes ID information of the building 100 and information on the sending time of absence information.
  • the management server 4 When the management server 4 receives the data request, the management server 4 performs a process of transmitting each power data of the branch circuits 92A and 92B to the analysis server 11 after the sending time of the absence information (or from a predetermined time before the sending time of the absence information). Start. That is, when the building 100 is in the absence state, the power information acquisition unit 112 of the analysis server 11 receives each power data of the branch circuits 92A and 92B from the time when the building 100 is in the absence state via the communication unit 111 from the management server 4. Obtain (S4).
  • the branch circuit 92 ⁇ / b> A supplies power to an electrical device 6 such as a lighting, an air conditioner, a television or a television recording device arranged in the living room of the building 100.
  • the branch circuit 92 ⁇ / b> B supplies power to the electrical device 6 such as a lighting, a microwave oven, or a dishwasher disposed in the kitchen of the building 100.
  • the apparatus determination part 114 determines whether there exists the electric apparatus 6 newly used in the absence building 100 based on each electric power data of the branch circuits 92A and 92B (S5).
  • the device determination unit 114 stores the power data at the transmission time of the absence information among the power data of the branch circuit 92A received from the management server 4 as the initial power data of the branch circuit 92A. Furthermore, among the power data of the branch circuit 92B received from the management server 4, the device determination unit 114 stores the power data at the time when the absence information is transmitted as the initial power data of the branch circuit 92B. That is, the initial power data is power data of the branch circuit 92 when the inside of the building 100 is changed to the absence state.
  • the device determination unit 114 compares the initial power data of the branch circuit 92A with the power data of the branch circuit 92A received from the management server 4, and the electrical device 6 of the branch circuit 92A is in the building 100 in the absence state. It is determined whether or not it has been used. In addition, the device determination unit 114 compares the initial power data of the branch circuit 92B with the power data of the branch circuit 92B received from the management server 4, and the electric device 6 of the branch circuit 92B is in the absence of the building 100. It is determined whether or not it has been used.
  • the device determination unit 114 determines that the electric device 6 of the branch circuit 92A has been used in the building 100 in the absence state.
  • the device determination unit 114 determines that the electric device 6 of the branch circuit 92B has been used in the building 100 in the absence state.
  • the device determination unit 114 determines that the electrical device 6 of the branch circuit 92A or the branch circuit 92B has been used in the absenceed building 100, the device determination unit 114 transmits a use notification to the application server 12 via the communication unit 111 (S6).
  • This use notification includes identification information of the branch circuit 92 in which the electrical device 6 is used in the absenceed building 100, information such as a change in power consumption, and the like.
  • the device determination unit 114 performs FFT (Fast Transform) or DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform) on the power data in the time domain and converts it into power data in the frequency domain (also referred to as a signal conversion function). May be provided.
  • the device determination unit 114 can determine which electric device 6 of the branch circuit 92 is used by pattern recognition processing for power data in the frequency domain.
  • pattern recognition processing principal component analysis, multiple regression analysis, KL (Karhunen Loeve) conversion, or the like is used.
  • the notification data generation unit 123 when the communication unit 121 receives the usage notification, the notification data generation unit 123 generates notification data for notifying the determination result of the device determination unit 114 based on the usage notification (S7).
  • notification data is generated to display the operation time of the electrical device 6 along with the operation time in the installation location “living room” of the branch circuit 92A (FIG. 3). reference).
  • the communication unit 121 transmits the notification data generated by the notification data generation unit 123 to the terminal device 5 (S8).
  • the terminal device 5 that has received the notification data displays a notification screen 201 that notifies the notification data, and notifies the user that the electrical device 6 in the absenceed building 100 has been used.
  • the user who has seen the notification screen 201 can recognize that there is a possibility that there is a person who has entered the building 100 being out of the office, and can deal with this abnormality.
  • As a user's response there is a response to immediately return to the building 100 to check the situation in the building 100, or a response to contact a security company to check the situation in the building 100.
  • the notification screen 201 in FIG. 3 includes a detail button B1 and an OK button B2.
  • the user can shift to a detailed screen that displays information such as a change in power consumption or information on the electrical device 6 estimated to be used by pressing the detail button B1. Further, the user can end the notification screen 201 by pressing the OK button B2.
  • a security server 7 of a security company may be installed on the wide area network 8.
  • the device determination unit 114 of the analysis server 11 notifies the security server 7 via the communication unit 111 that the electrical device 6 has been used in the building 100 in the absence state.
  • the security company can detect that an abnormality has occurred in the building 100 by the security system using the security server 7. Therefore, the security company can send a security guard to the building 100 and check the abnormality by the security guard.
  • the outing support apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes the power information acquisition unit 112, the absence information acquisition unit 122, the device determination unit 114, the notification data generation unit 123, and the communication unit 121.
  • the power information acquisition unit 112 acquires power data related to the power consumption of the electrical device 6 in the building 100.
  • the absence information acquisition unit 122 acquires absence information indicating that the building 100 is in an absence state.
  • the device determination unit 114 determines whether there is an electric device 6 newly used in the absenceed building 100 based on the power data.
  • the notification data generation unit 123 generates notification data that notifies the determination result of the device determination unit 114.
  • the communication unit 121 transmits the notification data to the terminal device 5.
  • the outing support device 1 can determine whether or not there is an electric device 6 newly used in the absenceed building 100 using the power data related to the power consumption, and can notify the determination result to the user. That is, the going-out support apparatus 1 can monitor the presence or absence of an intruder in the building 100 that is away using the power data related to the power consumption.
  • the device determination unit 114 compares the power data at the time when the inside of the building 100 changes to the absence state with the power data when the inside of the building 100 is in the absence state. It may be determined whether there is a used electric device 6 or not.
  • the device determination unit 114 can determine whether or not the electric device 6 is used during absence by comparing the power data (initial power data) at the start of the absence state with the power data during absence. Therefore, the outing support device 1 can monitor the presence or absence of an intruder in the building 100 that is out of the office using the power data even in a situation where there is the electric device 6 that is operating at the start of the absence state. .
  • the outing support device 1 may include a storage unit 113 that stores target information for setting power data to be monitored.
  • the device determination unit 114 determines whether there is an electric device 6 newly used in the absenceed building 100 based on the power data to be monitored.
  • the device determination unit 114 can accurately determine the usage status of the electrical device 6 by using power data that varies greatly between the use state and the non-use state as a monitoring target.
  • the power data may be power data of the branch circuit 92 to which the electric device 6 is electrically connected
  • the target information may be information specifying a specific branch circuit 92.
  • the device determination unit 114 sets the power data of the specific branch circuit 92 specified by the target information as power data to be monitored.
  • the device determination unit 114 performs determination processing using the power data for each branch circuit 92, it is not necessary to measure each power data of the electrical device 6, and the system configuration can be simplified.
  • the notification data generation unit 123 notifies that an abnormality has occurred in the building 100 in addition to the determination result of the device determination unit 114. Notification data to be generated may be generated. In this case, the notification data generation unit 123 indicates that there is a possibility that there is an intruder in the building 100 in absence in addition to the operation of the electrical device 6 in the absence state. The notification data to be notified is generated (see FIG. 4). As shown in FIG. 4, the terminal device 5 that has received the notification data displays a notification screen 202 that displays notification data including an alarm message, and the electric device 6 in the building 100 that is away is used to enter the terminal device 5.
  • the notification data includes contents for notifying the user of the abnormality, and can transmit a message having higher urgency to the user.
  • This abnormality notification method includes a visual method for displaying an alarm message on the screen, an auditory method for outputting the alarm message by voice, and the like.
  • the outing support system is configured using a server
  • a monitoring service can be provided for a plurality of buildings as monitoring targets by using, for example, the technology of cloud computing. . Therefore, the environment in the building 100 can be simplified and a large-scale system can be constructed.
  • the outing support apparatus 1 is configured with two servers (analysis server 11 and application server 12), but the outing support apparatus 1 is configured with one server and three or more servers. Also good.
  • the notification unit 400 may be provided in the building 100, and the controller 3 may include the notification control unit 34 (see FIG. 1).
  • the notification unit 400 includes a speaker that emits sound in the building 100, and output control of sound is performed by the notification control unit 34.
  • the device determination unit 114 of the analysis server 11 notifies the controller 3 that the electrical device 6 has been used in the absenceed building 100. Then, the notification control unit 34 of the controller 3 transmits an audio signal of a warning message to the notification unit 400. The notification unit 400 warns the intruder by issuing a warning message to the intruder.
  • the outing support system provides the notification unit 400 that notifies the intrusion of a person into the building 100. It may be provided in the building 100.
  • the outing support system may include an absence determination unit 35 that determines whether the building 100 is in an absence state based on the power data and generates absence information.
  • the user returns to the building 100 and the building 100 changes from the absence state to the home state.
  • the user operates the terminal device 5 to transmit home information to which the ID information of the building 100 is added to the application server 12.
  • the absence information acquisition unit 122 of the application server 12 acquires the home information through the communication unit 121
  • the home information is transferred to the analysis server 11 through the communication unit 121.
  • the at-home information is information for notifying that the building 100 is in the home state, and information on the sending time of the at-home information is added.
  • the controller 3 may have a function of determining whether or not the building 100 is at home based on the power data for each branch circuit 92.
  • the analysis server 11 includes an absence information acquisition unit. Then, when the power data for each branch circuit 92 matches the reference data for the home state determined in advance, the controller 3 determines that the building 100 is in the home state, and sets the home information to which the ID information of the building 100 is added. It transmits to the analysis server 11.
  • the device determination unit 114 stops the determination process, and the power information acquisition unit 112 transmits a data stop request from the communication unit 111 to the management server 4.
  • the management server 4 stops the power data transmission process.
  • FIG. 5 shows the configuration of an outing support system using the outing support apparatus 1A of the present embodiment.
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  • the outing support system of the present embodiment includes an outing support apparatus 1A instead of the outing support apparatus 1 in the first embodiment, a distribution board 2A instead of the distribution board 2, and a controller instead of the controller 3. 3A is provided.
  • the electric device 60 has a function of measuring its own power consumption and a function of performing communication (specifically, wired communication or wireless communication) with the controller 3A.
  • the power data generation unit 31 receives power consumption measurement data from the electrical device 60 and generates power consumption data (also referred to as power data) for each electrical device 60.
  • the power data is data representing an integrated value per unit time of power consumption for each electric device 60 (for example, a second unit of 1 to 60 seconds or a minute unit of 1 minute to 60 minutes).
  • the power data is associated with information on the type and location of the electrical device 60, and the power data transmission unit 32 transmits the power data with the information on the type and location of the electrical device 60 to the management server 4. Send to.
  • the management server 4 receives the power data from the power data transmission unit 32 through the wide area network 8 and stores the power data corresponding to the customer information of the building 100. That is, the management server 4 stores a history of power data for each electrical device 60 of the building 100.
  • the user operates the terminal device 5 to transmit absence information to which the ID information of the building 100 is added to the application server 12.
  • the absence information acquisition unit 122 of the application server 12 acquires the absence information through the communication unit 121 (S1)
  • the absence information is transferred to the analysis server 11 through the communication unit 121 (S2).
  • the absence information is information for notifying that the building 100 is in the absence state, and is added with information on the transmission time of the absence information.
  • the controller 3A may include an absence determination unit 35 that determines whether or not the building 100 is in an absence state based on the power data for each electrical device 60.
  • the analysis server 11 includes an absence information acquisition unit.
  • the absence determination unit 35 determines that the building 100 is in the absence state when the power data for each electrical device 60 matches the predetermined reference data for the absence state, and the absence of the ID information of the building 100 is added. Information is transmitted to the analysis server 11 through the wide area network 8.
  • the absence determination unit 35 may be provided in the management server 4 on the wide area network 8 and determine whether or not the building 100 is in the absence state based on the power data stored in the management server 4. .
  • the device determination unit 114 determines whether there is an electric device 60 newly used in the absenceed building 100 based on the monitored power data. Determine whether or not.
  • the power data to be monitored in this determination process is determined with reference to the target information in the storage unit 113.
  • the target information of the present embodiment specifies the electric devices 60A, 60B, and 60C among the plurality of electric devices 60 in the building 100. That is, the power data to be monitored is the power data of the electric devices 60A, 60B, and 60C.
  • the power information acquisition unit 112 transmits a data request for each power data of the electric devices 60A, 60B, and 60C from the communication unit 111 to the management server 4 (S3).
  • the data request includes ID information of the building 100 and information on the sending time of absence information.
  • the management server 4 When the management server 4 receives the data request, the management server 4 transmits the power data of the electrical devices 60A, 60B, and 60C after the outgoing time of the absence information (or from a predetermined time before the outgoing time of the absence information) to the analysis server 11. Start processing. That is, when the building 100 is in the absence state, the power information acquisition unit 112 of the analysis server 11 receives the power data of the electric devices 60A, 60B, and 60C from the time when the building 100 is in the absence of the communication unit 111 from the management server 4. (S4).
  • the apparatus determination part 114 determines whether one of the electric equipment 60A, 60B, and 60C was newly used in the building 100 in absence based on each electric power data of the electric equipment 60A, 60B, and 60C. (S5).
  • the device determination unit 114 stores, as initial power data of the electrical device 60A, the power data at the time when the absence information is transmitted among the power data of the electrical device 60A received from the management server 4. Furthermore, the device determination unit 114 stores, as initial power data of the electrical device 60B, the power data at the time when the absence information is transmitted among the power data of the electrical device 60B received from the management server 4. Furthermore, the device determination unit 114 stores, as initial power data of the electrical device 60C, power data at the time when the absence information is transmitted among the power data of the electrical device 60C received from the management server 4. That is, the initial power data is power data of the electric device 60 at the time when the inside of the building 100 is changed to the absence state.
  • the device determination unit 114 compares the initial power data of the electrical device 60A with the power data of the electrical device 60A received from the management server 4, and whether the electrical device 60A is used in the building 100 in the absence state. Determine whether or not. In addition, the device determination unit 114 compares the initial power data of the electrical device 60B with the power data of the electrical device 60B received from the management server 4, and whether the electrical device 60B is used in the building 100 in the absence state. Determine whether or not. In addition, the device determination unit 114 compares the initial power data of the electrical device 60C with the power data of the electrical device 60C received from the management server 4, and whether the electrical device 60C is used in the absence of the building 100. Determine whether or not.
  • the device determination unit 114 determines that the electric device 60A is used in the building 100 in the absence state.
  • the device determination unit 114 determines that the electrical device 60B has been used in the absence of the building 100.
  • the device determination unit 114 determines that the electrical device 60C has been used in the absence of the building 100.
  • the device determination unit 114 determines that the electric device 60A, the electric device 60B, or the electric device 60C is used in the absenceed building 100
  • the device determination unit 114 transmits a use notification to the application server 12 via the communication unit 111 (S6).
  • This use notification includes information such as identification information of the electric device 60 used in the absenceed building 100 or a change in power consumption.
  • the notification data generation unit 123 when the communication unit 121 receives the usage notification, the notification data generation unit 123 generates notification data for notifying the determination result of the device determination unit 114 (S7).
  • notification data is generated to display that the living electric device 60A is operated together with the operation time (see FIG. 6).
  • the communication unit 121 transmits the notification data generated by the notification data generation unit 123 to the terminal device 5 (S8).
  • the terminal device 5 that has received the notification data displays a notification screen 211 that notifies the notification data, and notifies the user that the electrical device 60 in the building 100 that is out of service has been used.
  • the user who has seen the notification screen 211 can recognize that there is a possibility that there is a person who has entered the building 100 being out of the office, and can deal with this abnormality.
  • As a user's response there is a response to immediately return to the building 100 to check the situation in the building 100, or a response to contact a security company to check the situation in the building 100.
  • the notification screen 211 in FIG. 6 includes a detail button B11 and an OK button B12.
  • the user can shift to a detail screen displaying the power consumption change status and the like by pressing the detail button B11. Further, the user can end the notification screen 211 by pressing the OK button B12.
  • the power data is individual power data of the electric device 60
  • the target information is information for designating the specific electric device 60.
  • the device determination unit 114 sets the power data of the specific electrical device 60 specified by the target information as power data to be monitored.
  • the device determination unit 114 performs the determination process using the power data for each electrical device 60, the usage status of the electrical device 60 can be accurately determined.
  • the device determination unit 114 may invalidate the power data of the electrical device 60 that is used when the inside of the building 100 changes to the absence state among the power data to be monitored set in the target information.
  • the electrical devices 60 there is an electrical device 60 that is used before the user goes out and stops by a timer function or the like after going out.
  • the device determination unit 114 excludes the power data of the electrical device 60 from the monitoring target by invalidating the power data of the electrical device 60 used when the inside of the building 100 changes to the absence state. The accuracy of the determination process is improved.
  • the device determination unit 114 stores in advance upper-limit data of power consumption when not in use for each electrical device 60, and when the inside of the building 100 changes to an absence state, the power consumption when not in use is stored. It is determined that the electric device 60 exceeding the upper limit value is in use.
  • the device determination unit 114 may invalidate the power data of the electrical device 60 that automatically starts operation while the inside of the building 100 is out of the monitoring target power data set in the target information. Good.
  • the electric devices 60 there is an electric device 60 that starts operation by a timer function or the like while absent.
  • the power data of the electrical device 60 increases during absence, regardless of the presence or absence of an intruder, and the device determination unit 114 may erroneously determine the usage state of the electrical device 60. is there. Therefore, the controller 3 ⁇ / b> A receives information on the start time of the automatic operation from the electric device 60 and transfers it to the analysis server 11. And the apparatus determination part 114 excludes the electric power data of this electric equipment 60 from monitoring object by invalidating the electric power data of the electric equipment 60 which operate
  • the device determination unit 114 can improve the accuracy of the determination process by ignoring the increase in the power data.
  • the power data may be associated with information on the type and location of the electrical device 60. Specifically, information on the type and location of the electrical device 60 is added to the power data.
  • the type of the electric device 60 is a lighting fixture, an air conditioner, a cooking appliance, or the like, and the location of the electric device 60 is a living room, a kitchen, a bedroom, or the like. Therefore, by including information on the type and location of the electric device 60 in the target information stored in the storage unit 113, the device determination unit 114 can easily identify power data to be monitored.
  • the user returns to the building 100 and the building 100 changes from the absence state to the home state.
  • the user operates the terminal device 5 to transmit home information to which the ID information of the building 100 is added to the application server 12.
  • the absence information acquisition unit 122 of the application server 12 acquires the home information through the communication unit 121
  • the home information is transferred to the analysis server 11 through the communication unit 121.
  • the at-home information is information for notifying that the building 100 is in the home state, and information on the sending time of the at-home information is added.
  • the controller 3A may have a function of determining whether or not the building 100 is at home based on the power data for each electrical device 60.
  • the analysis server 11 includes an absence information acquisition unit. Then, when the power data for each electrical device 60 matches the reference data of the home state determined in advance, the controller 3A determines that the building 100 is in the home state, and sets the home information to which the ID information of the building 100 is added. It transmits to the analysis server 11.
  • the device determination unit 114 stops the determination process, and the power information acquisition unit 112 transmits a data stop request from the communication unit 111 to the management server 4.
  • the management server 4 stops the power data transmission process.
  • FIG. 7 shows the configuration of an outing support system using the controller 3B of the present embodiment, and the controller 3B constitutes the outing support device 1B.
  • the controller 3B includes a communication unit 301, a power data generation unit 302, a power information acquisition unit 303, an absence information acquisition unit 304, a storage unit 305, a device determination unit 306, a notification data generation unit 307, a device monitoring Part 308.
  • the communication unit 301 is communicably connected to the wide area network 8 via the router 500.
  • the communication unit 301 has a function of performing network communication through the wide area network 8, and can perform communication with the terminal device 5 through the wide area network 8.
  • the power data generation unit 302 receives branch power measurement data from the power measurement unit 22, generates power consumption data (also referred to as power data) for each branch circuit 92, and stores the power data for each branch circuit 92.
  • power consumption data also referred to as power data
  • the power information acquisition unit 303 can acquire power data from the power data generation unit 302.
  • the absence information acquisition unit 304 can acquire the absence information indicating that the building 100 is away from the terminal device 5 via the communication unit 301.
  • the storage unit 305 stores target information for setting power data to be monitored in the building 100.
  • the device determination unit 306 determines whether there is an electric device 6 newly used in the absence of the building 100 based on the monitored power data.
  • the notification data generation unit 307 generates notification data that notifies the determination result of the device determination unit 306.
  • the communication unit 301 transmits the notification data to the terminal device 5.
  • the device monitoring unit 308 monitors and controls the operation of the electric device 6 via the router 500, and can construct a HEMS by using the power data together.
  • the device monitoring unit 308 has a function of visualizing power consumption by presenting power data to an appropriate presentation device.
  • the device monitoring unit 308 has a function of controlling the electrical device 6 for the purpose of power saving based on the power data. That is, the controller 3B also functions as a HEMS controller.
  • the controller 3B includes the functions of the analysis server 11 and the application server 12 of the first embodiment, and the controller 3B also functions as an outing support device.
  • the outing support system is configured using the controller 3B in the building 100. Therefore, the outing support system of the present embodiment is not a large-scale system configuration using a server, but a small scale for each building. Suitable for various system configurations.
  • the notification unit 400 may be provided in the building 100, and the controller 3B may include the notification control unit 309.
  • the notification unit 400 includes a speaker that emits sound in the building 100, and sound output control is performed by the notification control unit 309.
  • the device determination unit 306 of the controller 3B also notifies the notification control unit 309 that the electrical device 6 has been used in the absenceed building 100. Then, the notification control unit 309 transmits a warning message audio signal to the notification unit 400. The notification unit 400 warns the intruder by issuing a warning message to the intruder.
  • the controller 3B may further include an absence determination unit 310.
  • the absence determination unit 310 determines whether the building 100 is in an absence state based on the power data, and generates absence information. Specifically, the absence determination unit 310 determines that the building 100 is in the absence state when the power data for each branch circuit 92 generated by the power data generation unit 302 matches the predetermined reference data for the absence state. Then, absence information to which the ID information of the building 100 is added is generated.
  • the absence information acquisition unit 304 can acquire the absence information from the absence determination unit 310.
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  • the functions of the analysis server 11 and the application server 12 of the second embodiment can be provided in the controller 3B.
  • the outing support system includes the outing support device 1, 1 ⁇ / b> A, or 1 ⁇ / b> B, the power data transmission unit 32 that is provided in the building 100 and transmits power data, and receives notification data. And a terminal device 5 for displaying notification data.
  • the outing support system can monitor the presence / absence of an intruder in the building 100 that is away by using the power data related to the power consumption.
  • the outing support device 1, 1A or 1B is equipped with a computer composed of a microcomputer or the like, and when this computer executes a program, the outing support device 1, 1A or 1B The function of 1B is realized.
  • a computer which comprises the going-out assistance apparatus 1, 1A, or 1B the processor and interface which operate
  • This type of processor includes a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit), and the like. And if a processor can implement
  • a computer-readable ROM Read Only Memory
  • a form stored in advance in a recording medium such as an optical disk, or the like is supplied to the recording medium via a wide area communication network including the Internet.
  • a wide area communication network including the Internet.
  • the program is a program for causing the computer to function as the outing support device 1, 1A or 1B.
  • a program for causing a computer to function as the outing support device 1, 1A or 1B can also achieve the same effect as described above. That is, this program can monitor the presence / absence of an intruder in the building 100 that is away by using the power data related to the power consumption.
  • the embodiment can be realized by arbitrarily combining the components and functions in each embodiment without departing from the scope of the present invention, or a form obtained by subjecting each embodiment to various modifications conceived by those skilled in the art. Forms are also included in the present invention.

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This remote surveillance device (1) is provided with: a power information acquisition unit (112) which acquires power data relating to power consumption of electric appliances inside of a building; an absence information acquisition unit (122) which acquires absence information indicating that the occupants, etc., are temporarily absent from the building; an appliance determination unit (114) which, on the basis of the power data, determines whether or not any electric appliance has been newly turned on in the building from which said occupants, etc., are temporarily absent; a notification data generation unit (123) which generates notification data for notification of the determination result of the appliance determination unit (114); and a communication unit (121) which sends the notification data to the terminal device.

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外出支援装置、およびプログラムOuting support device and program
 本発明は、一般に外出支援装置、およびプログラム、より詳細には電気機器の消費電力に関する電力データを用いた外出支援装置、およびプログラムに関する。 The present invention generally relates to an outing support apparatus and program, and more particularly to an outing support apparatus and program using power data related to the power consumption of an electrical device.
 従来、外出する際に、電気機器等の不要な電力消費の有無をチェックし、使用者に報知することで、外出時の電気機器の不要な動作を防止する消費電力チェックシステムがある(例えば、特許文献1参照)。また、この従来システムでは、外出した後でも端末装置を使って、異常使用検出処理を実行させることによって、本来は停止させるべき電気機器が動作していないかを確認することができる。 Conventionally, when going out, there is a power consumption check system that checks whether there is unnecessary power consumption of an electric device or the like and informs the user, thereby preventing unnecessary operation of the electric device when going out (for example, Patent Document 1). Moreover, in this conventional system, it is possible to confirm whether or not an electrical device that should be stopped is operating by executing an abnormal use detection process using a terminal device even after going out.
特開2007-132804号公報JP 2007-132804 A
 近年、人感センサ等を用いずに、簡易な構成で留守中の建物内への侵入者の有無を監視することが求められている。しかしながら、上述の特許文献1では、留守中の建物内への侵入者の有無を監視することは想定されていない。 In recent years, it has been demanded to monitor the presence or absence of an intruder in a building that is away with a simple configuration without using a human sensor or the like. However, in the above-mentioned patent document 1, it is not assumed to monitor the presence or absence of an intruder into a building that is away.
 本発明は、上記事由に鑑みてなされており、その目的は、消費電力に関する電力データを用いて、留守中の建物内への侵入者の有無を監視することができる外出支援装置、およびプログラムを提供することにある。 The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned reasons, and an object thereof is to provide an outing support apparatus and program capable of monitoring the presence or absence of an intruder in a building that is away using power data related to power consumption. It is to provide.
 本発明の外出支援装置は、建物内の電気機器の消費電力に関する電力データを取得する電力情報取得部と、前記建物内が留守状態であることを示す留守情報を取得する留守情報取得部と、前記電力データに基づいて、留守状態の前記建物内で新たに使用された前記電気機器があるか否かを判定する機器判定部と、前記機器判定部の判定結果を通知する通知データを生成する通知データ生成部と、前記通知データを端末装置へ送信する通信部とを備えることを特徴とする。 The outing support apparatus of the present invention includes a power information acquisition unit that acquires power data related to power consumption of electrical equipment in a building, an absence information acquisition unit that acquires absence information indicating that the building is in an absence state, Based on the power data, a device determination unit that determines whether or not there is a newly used electric device in the absence building, and notification data that notifies a determination result of the device determination unit are generated. A notification data generation unit and a communication unit that transmits the notification data to a terminal device are provided.
 本発明のプログラムは、コンピュータを、上記外出支援装置として機能させるためのプログラムである。 The program of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to function as the outing support apparatus.
 本発明の外出支援装置、およびプログラムは、消費電力に関する電力データを用いて、留守中の建物内への侵入者の有無を監視することができるという効果がある。 The outing support apparatus and the program according to the present invention have an effect that it is possible to monitor the presence or absence of an intruder in the building that is out of the office using power data relating to power consumption.
図1は、実施の形態1のシステム構成を示すブロック図である。FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of the first embodiment. 図2は、実施の形態1及び2の動作を示すフローチャートである。FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first and second embodiments. 図3は、実施の形態1の通知画面を示す図である。FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a notification screen according to the first embodiment. 図4は、実施の形態1の別の通知画面を示す図である。FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another notification screen according to the first embodiment. 図5は、実施の形態2のシステム構成を示すブロック図である。FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of the second embodiment. 図6は、実施の形態2の通知画面を示す図である。FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a notification screen according to the second embodiment. 図7は、実施の形態3のシステム構成を示すブロック図である。FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of the third embodiment.
 以下、本実施の形態に係る外出支援装置について、図面を参照しながら説明する。なお、以下に説明する実施の形態は、いずれも本発明の好ましい一具体例を示すものである。したがって、以下の実施の形態で示される、数値、形状、材料、構成要素、構成要素の配置位置や接続形態、及び、工程(ステップ)や工程の順序などは、一例であって本発明を限定する主旨ではない。よって、以下の実施の形態における構成要素のうち、本発明の最上位概念を示す独立請求項に記載されていない構成要素については、任意の構成要素として説明される。なお、各図は、模式図であり、必ずしも厳密に図示されたものではない。 Hereinafter, the outing support apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that each of the embodiments described below shows a preferred specific example of the present invention. Therefore, numerical values, shapes, materials, components, arrangement positions and connection forms of components, and steps (steps) and order of steps shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and the present invention is limited. It is not the purpose to do. Therefore, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claims showing the highest concept of the present invention are described as optional constituent elements. Each figure is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily illustrated strictly.
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 図1は、本実施の形態の外出支援装置1を用いた外出支援システムの構成を示す。この外出支援システムは、外出支援装置1と、分電盤2と、コントローラ3と、管理サーバ4と、端末装置5とを主構成として備える。
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FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an outing support system using the outing support apparatus 1 of the present embodiment. This outing support system includes an outing support device 1, a distribution board 2, a controller 3, a management server 4, and a terminal device 5 as main components.
 外出支援装置1は、契約対象の建物100が留守状態である場合に、この建物100内の電気機器6の使用状態を判定することで、建物100内への侵入者の有無を監視する機能を有する。建物100は、集合住宅の各住戸、戸建住宅、工場、事務所等である。そして、居住者、就労者等のように建物100を通常使用しているユーザが建物100内に在宅している(または在室している)状態を在宅状態とし、ユーザが外出して建物100内にいない状態を留守状態とする。留守状態には、旅行、出張等のように長期の留守状態、買い物、送り迎え等のように短期の留守状態等があるが、本外出支援システムは、留守状態の継続時間に関わらず適用可能である。 The outing support apparatus 1 has a function of monitoring the presence or absence of an intruder in the building 100 by determining the usage state of the electrical device 6 in the building 100 when the contracted building 100 is in an absence state. Have. The building 100 is each dwelling unit, detached house, factory, office, or the like of an apartment house. Then, a state where a user who normally uses the building 100 such as a resident or a worker is at home (or is in a room) in the building 100 is set as a home state, and the user goes out to the building 100. The state that is not inside is set to the absence state. Absence status includes long-term absence status such as travel and business trips, short-term absence status such as shopping and pick-up, etc., but this outing support system is applicable regardless of the duration of absence status. is there.
 分電盤2は、建物100内に引き込まれたAC100/200Vの幹線回路91が接続され、幹線回路91を介して、電力会社の電力系統から商用電力が供給される。分電盤2は、分岐部21、電力計測部22を備える。 The distribution board 2 is connected to an AC 100 / 200V trunk circuit 91 drawn into the building 100, and commercial power is supplied from the power system of the power company via the trunk circuit 91. The distribution board 2 includes a branching unit 21 and a power measuring unit 22.
 分岐部21は、複数の分岐ブレーカを備えており、幹線回路91は、分岐部21を介して、需要家内に敷設した複数の分岐回路92に分岐する。 The branch unit 21 includes a plurality of branch breakers, and the main circuit 91 branches to a plurality of branch circuits 92 laid in the customer via the branch unit 21.
 電力計測部22は、幹線回路91から供給される電力(主幹電力ともいう)、および分岐回路92のそれぞれで消費される電力(分岐電力ともいう)を計測する機能と、コントローラ3との間で通信(具体的には有線通信または無線通信)を行う機能とを有する。電力計測部22は、幹線回路91の電流、および分岐回路92のそれぞれの電流を測定するロゴスキーコイルまたは変流器を備える。また、電力計測部22は、分電盤2の外部に設けられてもよい。また、電力計測部22は、無線通信を行う場合、通信媒体として電波信号、あるいは赤外線信号を用いる。電波信号としては、400MHz帯や900MHz帯の小電力無線、Bluetooth(登録商標)、ZigBee(登録商標)、無線LAN(Local Area Network)(具体的にはIEEE802.11a、b、gに適合する無線LAN等)等が用いられる。 The power measuring unit 22 is configured between the controller 3 and the function of measuring the power supplied from the trunk circuit 91 (also referred to as main power) and the power consumed by each branch circuit 92 (also referred to as branch power). And a function of performing communication (specifically, wired communication or wireless communication). The power measuring unit 22 includes a Rogowski coil or a current transformer that measures the current of the main circuit 91 and the current of the branch circuit 92. Further, the power measuring unit 22 may be provided outside the distribution board 2. In addition, when performing wireless communication, the power measuring unit 22 uses a radio wave signal or an infrared signal as a communication medium. The radio signal includes 400 MHz band and 900 MHz band low-power radio, Bluetooth (registered trademark), ZigBee (registered trademark), and wireless LAN (Local Area Network) (specifically, wireless that conforms to IEEE802.11a, b, g). LAN etc.) are used.
 分岐回路92のそれぞれは、空調装置、照明装置又はテレビ等の電気機器6が1つ以上接続され、分岐回路92はこれらの電気機器6へ動作電力を供給する。また、幹線回路91および分岐回路92には、太陽光発電装置、燃料電池、風力発電装置等の分散電源の発電電力、蓄電池の放電電力が供給されてもよい。分岐回路92は、配電線又はコンセント等の配線器具で構成される。 Each branch circuit 92 is connected to one or more electrical devices 6 such as an air conditioner, a lighting device, or a television, and the branch circuit 92 supplies operating power to these electrical devices 6. Further, the main line circuit 91 and the branch circuit 92 may be supplied with power generated by a distributed power source such as a solar power generation device, a fuel cell, or a wind power generation device, and discharge power of a storage battery. The branch circuit 92 is configured by a wiring device such as a distribution line or an outlet.
 コントローラ3は、例えばHEMS(Home Energy Management System)コントローラであって、電力データ生成部31と、電力データ送信部32とを備える。コントローラ3は、さらに機器監視部33を備えてもよい。 The controller 3 is, for example, a HEMS (Home Energy Management System) controller, and includes a power data generation unit 31 and a power data transmission unit 32. The controller 3 may further include a device monitoring unit 33.
 電力データ生成部31は、電力計測部22から分岐電力の測定データを受信して、分岐回路92ごとの消費電力のデータ(電力データともいう)を生成する。電力データは、分岐回路92ごとの消費電力の単位時間当たり(例えば、1秒~60秒の秒単位、あるいは1分~60分の分単位)の積算値を表すデータ等である。電力データ生成部31は、リアルタイムクロックの機能を有しており、電力データの測定時刻情報を電力データに付加しておく。 The power data generation unit 31 receives branch power measurement data from the power measurement unit 22 and generates power consumption data (also referred to as power data) for each branch circuit 92. The power data is data representing an integrated value per unit time of power consumption for each branch circuit 92 (for example, a second unit of 1 second to 60 seconds, or a minute unit of 1 minute to 60 minutes). The power data generation unit 31 has a real-time clock function, and adds power data measurement time information to the power data.
 電力データ送信部32は、インターネット等の広域ネットワーク8(例えば公衆回線網)にルータ500を介して通信可能に接続している。電力データ送信部32は、広域ネットワーク8上の管理サーバ4との間で通信が可能であり、電力データを管理サーバ4へ送信する。電力データ送信部32が送信する電力データには、建物100に割り付けられた顧客情報又は測定時刻情報が付加されている。顧客情報には、建物100のID情報が含まれる。 The power data transmission unit 32 is communicably connected to a wide area network 8 such as the Internet (for example, a public line network) via the router 500. The power data transmission unit 32 can communicate with the management server 4 on the wide area network 8 and transmits power data to the management server 4. Customer information or measurement time information assigned to the building 100 is added to the power data transmitted by the power data transmission unit 32. The customer information includes ID information of the building 100.
 機器監視部33は、ルータ500を介して電気機器6の動作を監視及び制御しており、電力データを併せて用いることで、HEMSを構築することができる。HEMSにおいて、機器監視部33は、電力データを適宜の提示装置に提示することによって、電力消費量を可視化(「見える化」ともいう)する機能を有する。また、HEMSにおいて、機器監視部33は、電力データに基づいて、省電力化を目的とした電気機器6の制御を行う機能を有する。すなわち、コントローラ3は、HEMSコントローラとしても機能する。 The device monitoring unit 33 monitors and controls the operation of the electric device 6 via the router 500, and can construct a HEMS by using the power data together. In HEMS, the device monitoring unit 33 has a function of visualizing power consumption (also referred to as “visualization”) by presenting power data to an appropriate presentation device. In the HEMS, the device monitoring unit 33 has a function of controlling the electric device 6 for the purpose of power saving based on the power data. That is, the controller 3 also functions as a HEMS controller.
 管理サーバ4は、広域ネットワーク8を通して電力データ送信部32から電力データを受信し、建物100の顧客情報に対応させて電力データを格納する。すなわち、管理サーバ4は、建物100の分岐回路92ごとの電力データの履歴が格納されている。なお、図1では、1つの建物100のみを記載しているが、複数の建物を契約対象として、建物のそれぞれにおける電力データの履歴が、建物のそれぞれの顧客情報に対応させて管理サーバ4に格納されている。 The management server 4 receives the power data from the power data transmission unit 32 through the wide area network 8 and stores the power data corresponding to the customer information of the building 100. That is, the management server 4 stores a history of power data for each branch circuit 92 of the building 100. In FIG. 1, only one building 100 is shown, but the history of power data in each building is stored in the management server 4 in correspondence with each customer information of the building, with a plurality of buildings as contract targets. Stored.
 また、電力データ送信部32は、通信トラフィックを低減させるために、電力データに所定量以上の変化があった場合のみ、管理サーバ4へ電力データを送信してもよい。すなわち、管理サーバ4では、電力データを受信していない期間は、当該期間の前後の電力データを用いて補間することで、連続的な電力データの履歴を格納している。 Further, the power data transmission unit 32 may transmit the power data to the management server 4 only when the power data has changed by a predetermined amount or more in order to reduce communication traffic. That is, the management server 4 stores a continuous history of power data by interpolating using the power data before and after the period during a period when the power data is not received.
 外出支援装置1は、広域ネットワーク8を用いたネットワーク通信が可能に構成されている。外出支援装置1は、分析サーバ11と、アプリケーションサーバ12とで構成されており、分析サーバ11とアプリケーションサーバ12とは、広域ネットワーク8を通して互いに通信を行うことができる。 The outing support apparatus 1 is configured to be capable of network communication using the wide area network 8. The going-out support device 1 includes an analysis server 11 and an application server 12, and the analysis server 11 and the application server 12 can communicate with each other through the wide area network 8.
 分析サーバ11は、通信部111と、電力情報取得部112と、記憶部113と、機器判定部114とを備える。 The analysis server 11 includes a communication unit 111, a power information acquisition unit 112, a storage unit 113, and a device determination unit 114.
 通信部111は、広域ネットワーク8を通してネットワーク通信を行う機能を有する。 The communication unit 111 has a function of performing network communication through the wide area network 8.
 電力情報取得部112は、電力データを管理サーバ4から通信部111を介して取得することができる。 The power information acquisition unit 112 can acquire power data from the management server 4 via the communication unit 111.
 記憶部113は、監視対象の電力データを設定するための対象情報を、顧客情報に対応させて記憶している。 The storage unit 113 stores target information for setting power data to be monitored in correspondence with customer information.
 機器判定部114は、監視対象の電力データに基づいて、留守状態の建物100内で新たに使用された電気機器6があるか否かを判定することができ、通信部111は、この判定結果を送信する。なお、記憶部113には、複数の建物のそれぞれにおける対象情報が、建物のそれぞれの顧客情報に対応させて格納されている。 The device determination unit 114 can determine whether there is a newly used electric device 6 in the absence of the building 100 based on the monitored power data, and the communication unit 111 determines the result of the determination. Send. The storage unit 113 stores target information for each of a plurality of buildings in association with customer information for each building.
 アプリケーションサーバ12は、通信部121と、留守情報取得部122と、通知データ生成部123とを備える。 The application server 12 includes a communication unit 121, an absence information acquisition unit 122, and a notification data generation unit 123.
 通信部121は、広域ネットワーク8を通してネットワーク通信を行う機能を有する。 The communication unit 121 has a function of performing network communication through the wide area network 8.
 留守情報取得部122は、建物100内が留守状態であることを示す留守情報を端末装置5から通信部121を介して取得することができる。 The absence information acquisition unit 122 can acquire the absence information indicating that the building 100 is away from the terminal device 5 via the communication unit 121.
 通知データ生成部123は、機器判定部114の判定結果を分析サーバ11から通信部121を介して取得することができる。さらに通知データ生成部123は、機器判定部114の判定結果を通知する通知データを生成する。通信部121は、通知データを端末装置5へ送信する。 The notification data generation unit 123 can acquire the determination result of the device determination unit 114 from the analysis server 11 via the communication unit 121. Furthermore, the notification data generation unit 123 generates notification data that notifies the determination result of the device determination unit 114. The communication unit 121 transmits the notification data to the terminal device 5.
 端末装置5は、携帯電話、スマートフォン、タブレット端末等のようにユーザが携行可能な情報端末であり、アプリケーションサーバ12から広域ネットワーク8を通して受信した通知データを画面に表示できる。 The terminal device 5 is an information terminal that can be carried by the user, such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, and a tablet terminal, and can display notification data received from the application server 12 through the wide area network 8 on the screen.
 以下、本実施の形態の外出支援システムの動作について、図2のフローチャートを用いて詳述する。 Hereinafter, the operation of the outing support system of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
 建物100内のユーザが外出して、建物100が在宅状態から留守状態に変化したとする。ユーザは、端末装置5を操作して、建物100のID情報を付加した留守情報をアプリケーションサーバ12へ送信する。アプリケーションサーバ12の留守情報取得部122は、通信部121を通して留守情報を取得すると(S1)、この留守情報を通信部121を通して分析サーバ11へ転送する(S2)。留守情報は、建物100が留守状態であることを通知する情報であり、留守情報の発信時刻の情報が付加されている。 Suppose that a user in the building 100 goes out and the building 100 changes from a home state to an absence state. The user operates the terminal device 5 to transmit absence information to which the ID information of the building 100 is added to the application server 12. When the absence information acquisition unit 122 of the application server 12 acquires the absence information through the communication unit 121 (S1), the absence information is transferred to the analysis server 11 through the communication unit 121 (S2). The absence information is information for notifying that the building 100 is in the absence state, and is added with information on the transmission time of the absence information.
 また、コントローラ3は、留守判定部35を備えてもよい。留守判定部35は、電力データに基づいて、建物100内が留守状態であるか否かを判別して、留守情報を生成する。すなわち、コントローラ3が、分岐回路92ごとの電力データに基づいて、建物100が留守状態であるか否かを判別する機能を備える。この場合、分析サーバ11が留守情報取得部を備える。そして、留守判定部35は、分岐回路92ごとの電力データが、予め決められた留守状態の基準データに一致すると、建物100が留守状態であると判別し、建物100のID情報を付加した留守情報を、広域ネットワーク8を通して分析サーバ11へ送信する。 Further, the controller 3 may include an absence determination unit 35. The absence determination unit 35 determines whether the building 100 is in an absence state based on the power data, and generates absence information. That is, the controller 3 has a function of determining whether or not the building 100 is in an absence state based on the power data for each branch circuit 92. In this case, the analysis server 11 includes an absence information acquisition unit. The absence determination unit 35 determines that the building 100 is in the absence state when the power data for each branch circuit 92 matches the predetermined reference data of the absence state, and the absence information with the ID information of the building 100 added thereto. Information is transmitted to the analysis server 11 through the wide area network 8.
 分析サーバ11では、通信部111が留守情報を受信すると、以降、機器判定部114が、監視対象の電力データに基づいて、留守状態の建物100内で新たに使用された電気機器6があるか否かを判定する。この判定処理において監視対象となる電力データは、記憶部113の対象情報を参照して決められる。 In the analysis server 11, when the communication unit 111 receives the absence information, the device determination unit 114 subsequently determines whether there is an electric device 6 newly used in the absenceed building 100 based on the monitored power data. Determine whether or not. The power data to be monitored in this determination process is determined with reference to the target information in the storage unit 113.
 記憶部113の対象情報は、例えば以下のように設定される。ユーザ操作によって端末装置5がアプリケーションサーバ12にアクセスして、建物100の対象情報の設定内容をアプリケーションサーバ12へ送信する。アプリケーションサーバ12は、対象情報の設定内容を分析サーバ11に転送し、分析サーバ11では、受信した設定内容に基づいて、建物100の対象情報を記憶部113に格納する。すなわち、記憶部113の対象情報は、端末装置5のユーザ操作によって設定される。本実施の形態の対象情報は、建物100の複数の分岐回路92のうち2つの分岐回路92A及び92Bを指定している。すなわち、監視対象となる電力データは、分岐回路92A及び92Bの各電力データとなる。なお、記憶部113の対象情報は、例えば工場出荷時又は現地施工時に予め設定されていてもよい。 The target information in the storage unit 113 is set as follows, for example. The terminal device 5 accesses the application server 12 by user operation, and transmits the setting content of the target information of the building 100 to the application server 12. The application server 12 transfers the setting content of the target information to the analysis server 11, and the analysis server 11 stores the target information of the building 100 in the storage unit 113 based on the received setting content. That is, the target information in the storage unit 113 is set by a user operation of the terminal device 5. The target information of the present embodiment specifies two branch circuits 92A and 92B among the plurality of branch circuits 92 of the building 100. In other words, the power data to be monitored is the power data of the branch circuits 92A and 92B. Note that the target information in the storage unit 113 may be set in advance at the time of factory shipment or local construction, for example.
 そこで、電力情報取得部112は、建物100における分岐回路92A及び92Bの各電力データを対象とするデータ要求を、通信部111から管理サーバ4へ送信させる(S3)。なお、データ要求には、建物100のID情報、および留守情報の発信時刻の情報が付加されている。 Therefore, the power information acquisition unit 112 transmits a data request for each power data of the branch circuits 92A and 92B in the building 100 from the communication unit 111 to the management server 4 (S3). It should be noted that the data request includes ID information of the building 100 and information on the sending time of absence information.
 管理サーバ4は、データ要求を受信すると、留守情報の発信時刻以降(または、留守情報の発信時刻より所定時間前から)の分岐回路92A及び92Bの各電力データを分析サーバ11へ送信する処理を開始する。すなわち、分析サーバ11の電力情報取得部112は、建物100が留守状態になると、留守状態になった時点からの分岐回路92A及び92Bの各電力データを、管理サーバ4から通信部111を介して取得する(S4)。一例として、分岐回路92Aは、建物100のリビングに配置された照明、空調装置、テレビ又はテレビの録画装置等の電気機器6へ電力を供給している。分岐回路92Bは、建物100のキッチンに配置された照明、電子レンジ又は食器洗浄機等の電気機器6へ電力を供給している。 When the management server 4 receives the data request, the management server 4 performs a process of transmitting each power data of the branch circuits 92A and 92B to the analysis server 11 after the sending time of the absence information (or from a predetermined time before the sending time of the absence information). Start. That is, when the building 100 is in the absence state, the power information acquisition unit 112 of the analysis server 11 receives each power data of the branch circuits 92A and 92B from the time when the building 100 is in the absence state via the communication unit 111 from the management server 4. Obtain (S4). As an example, the branch circuit 92 </ b> A supplies power to an electrical device 6 such as a lighting, an air conditioner, a television or a television recording device arranged in the living room of the building 100. The branch circuit 92 </ b> B supplies power to the electrical device 6 such as a lighting, a microwave oven, or a dishwasher disposed in the kitchen of the building 100.
 そして、機器判定部114は、分岐回路92A及び92Bの各電力データに基づいて、留守状態の建物100内で新たに使用された電気機器6があるか否かを判定する(S5)。 And the apparatus determination part 114 determines whether there exists the electric apparatus 6 newly used in the absence building 100 based on each electric power data of the branch circuits 92A and 92B (S5).
 具体的に、機器判定部114は、管理サーバ4から受信した分岐回路92Aの電力データのうち、留守情報の発信時刻における電力データを分岐回路92Aの初期電力データとして記憶しておく。さらに、機器判定部114は、管理サーバ4から受信した分岐回路92Bの電力データのうち、留守情報の発信時刻における電力データを分岐回路92Bの初期電力データとして記憶しておく。すなわち、初期電力データとは、建物100内が留守状態に変化した時点における分岐回路92の電力データである。 Specifically, the device determination unit 114 stores the power data at the transmission time of the absence information among the power data of the branch circuit 92A received from the management server 4 as the initial power data of the branch circuit 92A. Furthermore, among the power data of the branch circuit 92B received from the management server 4, the device determination unit 114 stores the power data at the time when the absence information is transmitted as the initial power data of the branch circuit 92B. That is, the initial power data is power data of the branch circuit 92 when the inside of the building 100 is changed to the absence state.
 そして、機器判定部114は、分岐回路92Aの初期電力データと、管理サーバ4から受信する分岐回路92Aの電力データとを比較して、分岐回路92Aの電気機器6が、留守状態の建物100内で使用されたか否かを判定する。また、機器判定部114は、分岐回路92Bの初期電力データと、管理サーバ4から受信する分岐回路92Bの電力データとを比較して、分岐回路92Bの電気機器6が、留守状態の建物100内で使用されたか否かを判定する。 The device determination unit 114 compares the initial power data of the branch circuit 92A with the power data of the branch circuit 92A received from the management server 4, and the electrical device 6 of the branch circuit 92A is in the building 100 in the absence state. It is determined whether or not it has been used. In addition, the device determination unit 114 compares the initial power data of the branch circuit 92B with the power data of the branch circuit 92B received from the management server 4, and the electric device 6 of the branch circuit 92B is in the absence of the building 100. It is determined whether or not it has been used.
 例えば、留守状態のある時点における分岐回路92Aの電力データが、分岐回路92Aの初期電力データを上回り、電力データから初期電力データを差し引いた差分が予め決められた閾値以上になったとする。この場合、機器判定部114は、分岐回路92Aの電気機器6が、留守状態の建物100内で使用されたと判定する。 For example, it is assumed that the power data of the branch circuit 92A at a certain point in the absence state exceeds the initial power data of the branch circuit 92A, and the difference obtained by subtracting the initial power data from the power data is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. In this case, the device determination unit 114 determines that the electric device 6 of the branch circuit 92A has been used in the building 100 in the absence state.
 同様に、留守状態のある時点における分岐回路92Bの電力データが、分岐回路92Bの初期電力データを上回り、電力データから初期電力データを差し引いた差分が予め決められた閾値以上になったとする。この場合、機器判定部114は、分岐回路92Bの電気機器6が、留守状態の建物100内で使用されたと判定する。 Similarly, it is assumed that the power data of the branch circuit 92B at a certain point in the absence state exceeds the initial power data of the branch circuit 92B, and the difference obtained by subtracting the initial power data from the power data is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. In this case, the device determination unit 114 determines that the electric device 6 of the branch circuit 92B has been used in the building 100 in the absence state.
 そして、機器判定部114は、留守状態の建物100内で分岐回路92Aまたは分岐回路92Bの電気機器6が使用されたと判定すると、通信部111を介してアプリケーションサーバ12へ使用通知を送信する(S6)。この使用通知には、留守状態の建物100内で電気機器6が使用された分岐回路92の識別情報、消費電力の変化状況等の情報が含まれている。 If the device determination unit 114 determines that the electrical device 6 of the branch circuit 92A or the branch circuit 92B has been used in the absenceed building 100, the device determination unit 114 transmits a use notification to the application server 12 via the communication unit 111 (S6). ). This use notification includes identification information of the branch circuit 92 in which the electrical device 6 is used in the absenceed building 100, information such as a change in power consumption, and the like.
 また、機器判定部114は、時間領域の電力データに対してFFT(Fast Fourier Transform)、あるいはDCT(Discrete Cosine Transform)を施して、周波数領域の電力データに変換する機能(信号変換機能ともいう)を備えていてもよい。この場合、機器判定部114は、周波数領域の電力データに対するパターン認識処理によって、分岐回路92のどの電気機器6が使用されたかを判別することが可能となる。なお、パターン認識処理としては、主成分分析、または重回帰分析、またはKL(Karhunen Loeve)変換等が用いられる。 In addition, the device determination unit 114 performs FFT (Fast Transform) or DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform) on the power data in the time domain and converts it into power data in the frequency domain (also referred to as a signal conversion function). May be provided. In this case, the device determination unit 114 can determine which electric device 6 of the branch circuit 92 is used by pattern recognition processing for power data in the frequency domain. As the pattern recognition processing, principal component analysis, multiple regression analysis, KL (Karhunen Loeve) conversion, or the like is used.
 アプリケーションサーバ12では、通信部121が使用通知を受信すると、通知データ生成部123が、使用通知に基づいて、機器判定部114の判定結果を通知する通知データを生成する(S7)。留守状態で分岐回路92Aの電気機器6が動作した場合、例えば分岐回路92Aの設置場所「リビング」において、電気機器6が動作したことを、動作時刻とともに表示する通知データが生成される(図3参照)。 In the application server 12, when the communication unit 121 receives the usage notification, the notification data generation unit 123 generates notification data for notifying the determination result of the device determination unit 114 based on the usage notification (S7). When the electrical device 6 of the branch circuit 92A operates in the absence state, for example, notification data is generated to display the operation time of the electrical device 6 along with the operation time in the installation location “living room” of the branch circuit 92A (FIG. 3). reference).
 そして、通信部121は、通知データ生成部123が生成した通知データを端末装置5へ送信する(S8)。通知データを受信した端末装置5は、図3に示すように、通知データを通知する通知画面201を表示し、留守中の建物100内の電気機器6が使用されたことをユーザへ通知する。通知画面201を見たユーザは、留守中の建物100に侵入した者がいる可能性があることを認識して、この異常に対応することができる。ユーザの対応としては、建物100にすぐ戻って、建物100内の状況を確認する対応、又は、警備会社に連絡して建物100内の状況を確認してもらう対応等がある。 Then, the communication unit 121 transmits the notification data generated by the notification data generation unit 123 to the terminal device 5 (S8). As illustrated in FIG. 3, the terminal device 5 that has received the notification data displays a notification screen 201 that notifies the notification data, and notifies the user that the electrical device 6 in the absenceed building 100 has been used. The user who has seen the notification screen 201 can recognize that there is a possibility that there is a person who has entered the building 100 being out of the office, and can deal with this abnormality. As a user's response, there is a response to immediately return to the building 100 to check the situation in the building 100, or a response to contact a security company to check the situation in the building 100.
 また、図3の通知画面201は、詳細ボタンB1と、了解ボタンB2とを配置している。ユーザは、詳細ボタンB1を押操作することで、消費電力の変化状況、又は、使用されたと推定される電気機器6の情報等を表示した詳細画面に移行させることができる。また、ユーザは、了解ボタンB2を押操作することで、通知画面201を終了させることができる。 Further, the notification screen 201 in FIG. 3 includes a detail button B1 and an OK button B2. The user can shift to a detailed screen that displays information such as a change in power consumption or information on the electrical device 6 estimated to be used by pressing the detail button B1. Further, the user can end the notification screen 201 by pressing the OK button B2.
 また、広域ネットワーク8上には、警備会社のセキュリティサーバ7が設置されていてもよい。この場合、分析サーバ11の機器判定部114は、留守状態の建物100内で電気機器6が使用されたことをセキュリティサーバ7にも通信部111を介して通知する。警備会社は、セキュリティサーバ7を用いたセキュリティシステムによって、建物100に異常が発生していることを検知できる。そこで、警備会社は、建物100へ警備員を向かわせて、警備員による異常確認を行うことができる。 Further, a security server 7 of a security company may be installed on the wide area network 8. In this case, the device determination unit 114 of the analysis server 11 notifies the security server 7 via the communication unit 111 that the electrical device 6 has been used in the building 100 in the absence state. The security company can detect that an abnormality has occurred in the building 100 by the security system using the security server 7. Therefore, the security company can send a security guard to the building 100 and check the abnormality by the security guard.
 上述のように、本実施の形態の外出支援装置1は、電力情報取得部112と、留守情報取得部122と、機器判定部114と、通知データ生成部123と、通信部121とを備える。電力情報取得部112は、建物100内の電気機器6の消費電力に関する電力データを取得する。留守情報取得部122は、建物100内が留守状態であることを示す留守情報を取得する。機器判定部114は、電力データに基づいて、留守状態の建物100内で新たに使用された電気機器6があるか否かを判定する。通知データ生成部123は、機器判定部114の判定結果を通知する通知データを生成する。通信部121は、通知データを端末装置5へ送信する。 As described above, the outing support apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes the power information acquisition unit 112, the absence information acquisition unit 122, the device determination unit 114, the notification data generation unit 123, and the communication unit 121. The power information acquisition unit 112 acquires power data related to the power consumption of the electrical device 6 in the building 100. The absence information acquisition unit 122 acquires absence information indicating that the building 100 is in an absence state. The device determination unit 114 determines whether there is an electric device 6 newly used in the absenceed building 100 based on the power data. The notification data generation unit 123 generates notification data that notifies the determination result of the device determination unit 114. The communication unit 121 transmits the notification data to the terminal device 5.
 したがって、外出支援装置1は、消費電力に関する電力データを用いて留守状態の建物100内で新たに使用された電気機器6があるか否かを判定でき、この判定結果をユーザへ通知できる。すなわち、外出支援装置1は、消費電力に関する電力データを用いて、留守中の建物100内への侵入者の有無を監視することができる。 Therefore, the outing support device 1 can determine whether or not there is an electric device 6 newly used in the absenceed building 100 using the power data related to the power consumption, and can notify the determination result to the user. That is, the going-out support apparatus 1 can monitor the presence or absence of an intruder in the building 100 that is away using the power data related to the power consumption.
 また、機器判定部114は、建物100内が留守状態に変化した時点における電力データと、建物100内が留守状態である場合の電力データとを比較して、留守状態の建物100内で新たに使用された電気機器6があるか否かを判定してもよい。 In addition, the device determination unit 114 compares the power data at the time when the inside of the building 100 changes to the absence state with the power data when the inside of the building 100 is in the absence state. It may be determined whether there is a used electric device 6 or not.
 留守中であっても、冷蔵庫のように常時動作している電気機器6、待機電力を消費する電気機器6がある。そこで、機器判定部114は、留守状態の開始時における電力データ(初期電力データ)を留守中の電力データと比較することで、留守中に電気機器6が使用されたか否かを判定できる。したがって、外出支援装置1は、留守状態の開始時に動作している電気機器6がある状況下でも、電力データを用いて、留守中の建物100内への侵入者の有無を監視することができる。 There are an electric device 6 that is always operating like a refrigerator and an electric device 6 that consumes standby power even when the user is away. Therefore, the device determination unit 114 can determine whether or not the electric device 6 is used during absence by comparing the power data (initial power data) at the start of the absence state with the power data during absence. Therefore, the outing support device 1 can monitor the presence or absence of an intruder in the building 100 that is out of the office using the power data even in a situation where there is the electric device 6 that is operating at the start of the absence state. .
 また、外出支援装置1は、監視対象の電力データを設定するための対象情報を記憶する記憶部113を備えてもよい。この場合、機器判定部114は、監視対象の電力データに基づいて、留守状態の建物100内で新たに使用された電気機器6があるか否かを判定する。 Further, the outing support device 1 may include a storage unit 113 that stores target information for setting power data to be monitored. In this case, the device determination unit 114 determines whether there is an electric device 6 newly used in the absenceed building 100 based on the power data to be monitored.
 この場合、使用状態と非使用状態とで変化が大きい電力データを監視対象とすることで、機器判定部114は、電気機器6の使用状況を精度よく判定できる。 In this case, the device determination unit 114 can accurately determine the usage status of the electrical device 6 by using power data that varies greatly between the use state and the non-use state as a monitoring target.
 また、電力データは、電気機器6が電気的に接続された分岐回路92の電力データであり、対象情報は、特定の分岐回路92を指定する情報であってもよい。この場合、機器判定部114は、対象情報によって指定された特定の分岐回路92の電力データを監視対象の電力データとする。 Further, the power data may be power data of the branch circuit 92 to which the electric device 6 is electrically connected, and the target information may be information specifying a specific branch circuit 92. In this case, the device determination unit 114 sets the power data of the specific branch circuit 92 specified by the target information as power data to be monitored.
 したがって、機器判定部114は、分岐回路92ごとの電力データを用いて判定処理を行うので、電気機器6のそれぞれの電力データを測定する必要がなく、システム構成を簡略化できる。 Therefore, since the device determination unit 114 performs determination processing using the power data for each branch circuit 92, it is not necessary to measure each power data of the electrical device 6, and the system configuration can be simplified.
 また、通知データ生成部123は、留守状態の建物100内で新たに使用された電気機器6がある場合、機器判定部114の判定結果に加えて、建物100内に異常が発生したことを通知する通知データを生成してもよい。この場合、通知データ生成部123は、留守状態で電気機器6が動作したことに加えて、留守中の建物100内に侵入者がいる可能性がある旨を警報メッセージ(例えば、「侵入者がいます!」)等で通知する通知データを生成する(図4参照)。この通知データを受信した端末装置5は、図4に示すように、警報メッセージを含む通知データを表示した通知画面202を表示し、留守中の建物100内の電気機器6が使用されて、侵入者がいる可能性がある旨をユーザへ通知する。すなわち、通知データは、ユーザに対して異常を報知する内容を含んでおり、より高い緊急性を有するメッセージをユーザに伝えることができる。この異常の報知方法は、警報メッセージを画面上に表示させる視覚的な方法、警報メッセージを音声出力させる聴覚的な方法等がある。 In addition, when there is an electric device 6 newly used in the absence of the building 100, the notification data generation unit 123 notifies that an abnormality has occurred in the building 100 in addition to the determination result of the device determination unit 114. Notification data to be generated may be generated. In this case, the notification data generation unit 123 indicates that there is a possibility that there is an intruder in the building 100 in absence in addition to the operation of the electrical device 6 in the absence state. The notification data to be notified is generated (see FIG. 4). As shown in FIG. 4, the terminal device 5 that has received the notification data displays a notification screen 202 that displays notification data including an alarm message, and the electric device 6 in the building 100 that is away is used to enter the terminal device 5. Notify the user that there is a possibility that a person is present. That is, the notification data includes contents for notifying the user of the abnormality, and can transmit a message having higher urgency to the user. This abnormality notification method includes a visual method for displaying an alarm message on the screen, an auditory method for outputting the alarm message by voice, and the like.
 また、本実施の形態では、サーバを用いて外出支援システムを構成するので、例えばクラウドコンピューティング(Cloud Computing)の技術を用いて、複数の建物を監視対象として、監視サービスを提供することができる。したがって、建物100内の環境を簡略化して、大規模なシステムを構築することができる。 In the present embodiment, since the outing support system is configured using a server, a monitoring service can be provided for a plurality of buildings as monitoring targets by using, for example, the technology of cloud computing. . Therefore, the environment in the building 100 can be simplified and a large-scale system can be constructed.
 なお、本実施の形態では、外出支援装置1を2つのサーバ(分析サーバ11及びアプリケーションサーバ12)で構成しているが、1つのサーバ、3つ以上のサーバで外出支援装置1を構成してもよい。 In this embodiment, the outing support apparatus 1 is configured with two servers (analysis server 11 and application server 12), but the outing support apparatus 1 is configured with one server and three or more servers. Also good.
 さらに、建物100内に報知部400を設けて、コントローラ3が報知制御部34を備えてもよい(図1参照)。報知部400は、建物100内に音声を発するスピーカを備えており、報知制御部34によって音声の出力制御がなされる。 Furthermore, the notification unit 400 may be provided in the building 100, and the controller 3 may include the notification control unit 34 (see FIG. 1). The notification unit 400 includes a speaker that emits sound in the building 100, and output control of sound is performed by the notification control unit 34.
 まず、分析サーバ11の機器判定部114は、留守状態の建物100内で電気機器6が使用されたことをコントローラ3にも通知する。そして、コントローラ3の報知制御部34は、報知部400に対して警告メッセージの音声信号を送信する。報知部400は、侵入者に対して警告メッセージを発することで、侵入者に対して警告を行う。 First, the device determination unit 114 of the analysis server 11 notifies the controller 3 that the electrical device 6 has been used in the absenceed building 100. Then, the notification control unit 34 of the controller 3 transmits an audio signal of a warning message to the notification unit 400. The notification unit 400 warns the intruder by issuing a warning message to the intruder.
 すなわち、外出支援システムは、留守状態の建物100内で新たに使用された電気機器6があると機器判定部114が判定した場合に、建物100内への人の侵入を報知する報知部400を建物100内に備えてもよい。 That is, when the device determination unit 114 determines that there is an electric device 6 that is newly used in the absence of the building 100, the outing support system provides the notification unit 400 that notifies the intrusion of a person into the building 100. It may be provided in the building 100.
 この場合、侵入者に対して警告を行うことで、侵入者の建物100からの撤退を促すことができる。 In this case, it is possible to prompt the intruder to withdraw from the building 100 by giving a warning to the intruder.
 また、外出支援システムは、電力データに基づいて、建物100内が留守状態であるか否かを判別して、留守情報を生成する留守判定部35を備えてもよい。 Further, the outing support system may include an absence determination unit 35 that determines whether the building 100 is in an absence state based on the power data and generates absence information.
 この場合、留守情報を自動で生成することができるので、ユーザの負担を軽減できる。 In this case, since the absence information can be automatically generated, the burden on the user can be reduced.
 そして、ユーザが建物100に帰宅して、建物100が留守状態から在宅状態に変化したとする。ユーザは、端末装置5を操作して、建物100のID情報を付加した在宅情報をアプリケーションサーバ12へ送信する。アプリケーションサーバ12の留守情報取得部122は、通信部121を通して在宅情報を取得すると、この在宅情報を通信部121を通して分析サーバ11へ転送する。在宅情報は、建物100が在宅状態であることを通知する情報であり、在宅情報の発信時刻の情報が付加されている。 Suppose that the user returns to the building 100 and the building 100 changes from the absence state to the home state. The user operates the terminal device 5 to transmit home information to which the ID information of the building 100 is added to the application server 12. When the absence information acquisition unit 122 of the application server 12 acquires the home information through the communication unit 121, the home information is transferred to the analysis server 11 through the communication unit 121. The at-home information is information for notifying that the building 100 is in the home state, and information on the sending time of the at-home information is added.
 また、コントローラ3が、分岐回路92ごとの電力データに基づいて、建物100が在宅状態であるか否かを判別する機能を備えていてもよい。この場合、分析サーバ11が留守情報取得部を備える。そして、コントローラ3は、分岐回路92ごとの電力データが、予め決められた在宅状態の基準データに一致すると、建物100が在宅状態であると判別し、建物100のID情報を付加した在宅情報を分析サーバ11へ送信する。 Further, the controller 3 may have a function of determining whether or not the building 100 is at home based on the power data for each branch circuit 92. In this case, the analysis server 11 includes an absence information acquisition unit. Then, when the power data for each branch circuit 92 matches the reference data for the home state determined in advance, the controller 3 determines that the building 100 is in the home state, and sets the home information to which the ID information of the building 100 is added. It transmits to the analysis server 11.
 分析サーバ11では、通信部111が在宅情報を受信すると、機器判定部114が判定処理を停止し、電力情報取得部112は、データ停止要求を通信部111から管理サーバ4へ送信させる。管理サーバ4は、データ停止要求を受信すると、電力データの送信処理を停止する。 In the analysis server 11, when the communication unit 111 receives the at-home information, the device determination unit 114 stops the determination process, and the power information acquisition unit 112 transmits a data stop request from the communication unit 111 to the management server 4. When receiving the data stop request, the management server 4 stops the power data transmission process.
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FIG. 5 shows the configuration of an outing support system using the outing support apparatus 1A of the present embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure similar to the going-out assistance system using the going-out assistance apparatus 1 of Embodiment 1, and description is abbreviate | omitted.
 本実施の形態の外出支援支援システムは、実施の形態1における外出支援装置1の代わりに外出支援装置1Aを備え、分電盤2の代わりに分電盤2Aを備え、コントローラ3の代わりにコントローラ3Aを備える。本実施の形態の外出支援システムにおいて、電気機器60は、自己の消費電力を計測する機能と、コントローラ3Aとの間で通信(具体的には有線通信または無線通信)を行う機能とを有する。 The outing support system of the present embodiment includes an outing support apparatus 1A instead of the outing support apparatus 1 in the first embodiment, a distribution board 2A instead of the distribution board 2, and a controller instead of the controller 3. 3A is provided. In the outing support system of the present embodiment, the electric device 60 has a function of measuring its own power consumption and a function of performing communication (specifically, wired communication or wireless communication) with the controller 3A.
 コントローラ3Aでは、電力データ生成部31が、電気機器60から消費電力の測定データを受信して、電気機器60ごとの消費電力のデータ(電力データともいう)を生成する。電力データは、電気機器60ごとの消費電力の単位時間当たり(例えば、1~60秒の秒単位、あるいは1分~60分の分単位)の積算値を表すデータ等である。また、この電力データには、電気機器60の種類および場所の情報が紐付けされており、電力データ送信部32は、電気機器60の種類および場所の情報が付加された電力データを管理サーバ4へ送信する。 In the controller 3 </ b> A, the power data generation unit 31 receives power consumption measurement data from the electrical device 60 and generates power consumption data (also referred to as power data) for each electrical device 60. The power data is data representing an integrated value per unit time of power consumption for each electric device 60 (for example, a second unit of 1 to 60 seconds or a minute unit of 1 minute to 60 minutes). In addition, the power data is associated with information on the type and location of the electrical device 60, and the power data transmission unit 32 transmits the power data with the information on the type and location of the electrical device 60 to the management server 4. Send to.
 管理サーバ4は、広域ネットワーク8を通して電力データ送信部32から電力データを受信し、建物100の顧客情報に対応させて電力データを格納する。すなわち、管理サーバ4は、建物100の電気機器60ごとの電力データの履歴が格納されている。 The management server 4 receives the power data from the power data transmission unit 32 through the wide area network 8 and stores the power data corresponding to the customer information of the building 100. That is, the management server 4 stores a history of power data for each electrical device 60 of the building 100.
 以下、本実施の形態の外出支援システムの動作について、図2のフローチャートを用いて詳述する。なお、本実施の形態においても実施の形態1と同様に図2のフローチャートを用いて動作を説明するが、具体的な動作内容は一部異なる。 Hereinafter, the operation of the outing support system of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this embodiment as well, the operation will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 2 as in the first embodiment, but the specific operation contents are partially different.
 建物100内のユーザが外出して、建物100が在宅状態から留守状態に変化したとする。ユーザは、端末装置5を操作して、建物100のID情報を付加した留守情報をアプリケーションサーバ12へ送信する。アプリケーションサーバ12の留守情報取得部122は、通信部121を通して留守情報を取得すると(S1)、この留守情報を通信部121を通して分析サーバ11へ転送する(S2)。留守情報は、建物100が留守状態であることを通知する情報であり、留守情報の発信時刻の情報が付加されている。 Suppose that a user in the building 100 goes out and the building 100 changes from a home state to an absence state. The user operates the terminal device 5 to transmit absence information to which the ID information of the building 100 is added to the application server 12. When the absence information acquisition unit 122 of the application server 12 acquires the absence information through the communication unit 121 (S1), the absence information is transferred to the analysis server 11 through the communication unit 121 (S2). The absence information is information for notifying that the building 100 is in the absence state, and is added with information on the transmission time of the absence information.
 また、コントローラ3Aが、電気機器60ごとの電力データに基づいて、建物100が留守状態であるか否かを判別する留守判定部35を備えていてもよい。この場合、分析サーバ11が留守情報取得部を備える。そして、留守判定部35は、電気機器60ごとの電力データが、予め決められた留守状態の基準データに一致すると、建物100が留守状態であると判別し、建物100のID情報を付加した留守情報を、広域ネットワーク8を通して分析サーバ11へ送信する。 Further, the controller 3A may include an absence determination unit 35 that determines whether or not the building 100 is in an absence state based on the power data for each electrical device 60. In this case, the analysis server 11 includes an absence information acquisition unit. The absence determination unit 35 determines that the building 100 is in the absence state when the power data for each electrical device 60 matches the predetermined reference data for the absence state, and the absence of the ID information of the building 100 is added. Information is transmitted to the analysis server 11 through the wide area network 8.
 また、留守判定部35は、広域ネットワーク8上の管理サーバ4に設けられて、管理サーバ4に格納された電力データに基づいて、建物100が留守状態であるか否かを判定してもよい。 The absence determination unit 35 may be provided in the management server 4 on the wide area network 8 and determine whether or not the building 100 is in the absence state based on the power data stored in the management server 4. .
 分析サーバ11では、通信部111が留守情報を受信すると、以降、機器判定部114が、監視対象の電力データに基づいて、留守状態の建物100内で新たに使用された電気機器60があるか否かを判定する。この判定処理において監視対象となる電力データは、記憶部113の対象情報を参照して決められる。 In the analysis server 11, when the communication unit 111 receives the absence information, the device determination unit 114 thereafter determines whether there is an electric device 60 newly used in the absenceed building 100 based on the monitored power data. Determine whether or not. The power data to be monitored in this determination process is determined with reference to the target information in the storage unit 113.
 本実施の形態の対象情報は、建物100内の複数の電気機器60のうち、電気機器60A、60B及び60Cを指定している。すなわち、監視対象となる電力データは、電気機器60A、60B及び60Cの各電力データとなる。 The target information of the present embodiment specifies the electric devices 60A, 60B, and 60C among the plurality of electric devices 60 in the building 100. That is, the power data to be monitored is the power data of the electric devices 60A, 60B, and 60C.
 そこで、電力情報取得部112は、電気機器60A、60B及び60Cの各電力データを対象とするデータ要求を、通信部111から管理サーバ4へ送信させる(S3)。なお、データ要求には、建物100のID情報、および留守情報の発信時刻の情報が付加されている。 Therefore, the power information acquisition unit 112 transmits a data request for each power data of the electric devices 60A, 60B, and 60C from the communication unit 111 to the management server 4 (S3). It should be noted that the data request includes ID information of the building 100 and information on the sending time of absence information.
 管理サーバ4は、データ要求を受信すると、留守情報の発信時刻以降(または、留守情報の発信時刻より所定時間前から)の電気機器60A、60B及び60Cの各電力データを分析サーバ11へ送信する処理を開始する。すなわち、分析サーバ11の電力情報取得部112は、建物100が留守状態になると、留守状態になった時点からの電気機器60A、60B及び60Cの各電力データを、管理サーバ4から通信部111を介して取得する(S4)。 When the management server 4 receives the data request, the management server 4 transmits the power data of the electrical devices 60A, 60B, and 60C after the outgoing time of the absence information (or from a predetermined time before the outgoing time of the absence information) to the analysis server 11. Start processing. That is, when the building 100 is in the absence state, the power information acquisition unit 112 of the analysis server 11 receives the power data of the electric devices 60A, 60B, and 60C from the time when the building 100 is in the absence of the communication unit 111 from the management server 4. (S4).
 そして、機器判定部114は、電気機器60A、60B及び60Cの各電力データに基づいて、留守状態の建物100内で電気機器60A、60B及び60Cのいずれかが新たに使用されたか否かを判定する(S5)。 And the apparatus determination part 114 determines whether one of the electric equipment 60A, 60B, and 60C was newly used in the building 100 in absence based on each electric power data of the electric equipment 60A, 60B, and 60C. (S5).
 具体的に、機器判定部114は、管理サーバ4から受信した電気機器60Aの電力データのうち、留守情報の発信時刻における電力データを電気機器60Aの初期電力データとして記憶しておく。さらに、機器判定部114は、管理サーバ4から受信した電気機器60Bの電力データのうち、留守情報の発信時刻における電力データを電気機器60Bの初期電力データとして記憶しておく。さらに、機器判定部114は、管理サーバ4から受信した電気機器60Cの電力データのうち、留守情報の発信時刻における電力データを電気機器60Cの初期電力データとして記憶しておく。すなわち、初期電力データとは、建物100内が留守状態に変化した時点における電気機器60の電力データである。 Specifically, the device determination unit 114 stores, as initial power data of the electrical device 60A, the power data at the time when the absence information is transmitted among the power data of the electrical device 60A received from the management server 4. Furthermore, the device determination unit 114 stores, as initial power data of the electrical device 60B, the power data at the time when the absence information is transmitted among the power data of the electrical device 60B received from the management server 4. Furthermore, the device determination unit 114 stores, as initial power data of the electrical device 60C, power data at the time when the absence information is transmitted among the power data of the electrical device 60C received from the management server 4. That is, the initial power data is power data of the electric device 60 at the time when the inside of the building 100 is changed to the absence state.
 そして、機器判定部114は、電気機器60Aの初期電力データと、管理サーバ4から受信する電気機器60Aの電力データとを比較して、電気機器60Aが、留守状態の建物100内で使用されたか否かを判定する。また、機器判定部114は、電気機器60Bの初期電力データと、管理サーバ4から受信する電気機器60Bの電力データとを比較して、電気機器60Bが、留守状態の建物100内で使用されたか否かを判定する。また、機器判定部114は、電気機器60Cの初期電力データと、管理サーバ4から受信する電気機器60Cの電力データとを比較して、電気機器60Cが、留守状態の建物100内で使用されたか否かを判定する。 Then, the device determination unit 114 compares the initial power data of the electrical device 60A with the power data of the electrical device 60A received from the management server 4, and whether the electrical device 60A is used in the building 100 in the absence state. Determine whether or not. In addition, the device determination unit 114 compares the initial power data of the electrical device 60B with the power data of the electrical device 60B received from the management server 4, and whether the electrical device 60B is used in the building 100 in the absence state. Determine whether or not. In addition, the device determination unit 114 compares the initial power data of the electrical device 60C with the power data of the electrical device 60C received from the management server 4, and whether the electrical device 60C is used in the absence of the building 100. Determine whether or not.
 例えば、留守状態のある時点における電気機器60Aの電力データが、電気機器60Aの初期電力データを上回り、電力データから初期電力データを差し引いた差分が予め決められた閾値以上になったとする。この場合、機器判定部114は、電気機器60Aが、留守状態の建物100内で使用されたと判定する。 For example, it is assumed that the power data of the electrical device 60A at a certain point in the absence state exceeds the initial power data of the electrical device 60A, and the difference obtained by subtracting the initial power data from the power data is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. In this case, the device determination unit 114 determines that the electric device 60A is used in the building 100 in the absence state.
 同様に、留守状態のある時点における電気機器60Bの電力データが、電気機器60Bの初期電力データを上回り、電力データから初期電力データを差し引いた差分が予め決められた閾値以上になったとする。この場合、機器判定部114は、電気機器60Bが、留守状態の建物100内で使用されたと判定する。 Similarly, it is assumed that the power data of the electrical device 60B at a certain point in the absence state exceeds the initial power data of the electrical device 60B, and the difference obtained by subtracting the initial power data from the power data is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. In this case, the device determination unit 114 determines that the electrical device 60B has been used in the absence of the building 100.
 同様に、留守状態のある時点における電気機器60Cの電力データが、電気機器60Cの初期電力データを上回り、電力データから初期電力データを差し引いた差分が予め決められた閾値以上になったとする。この場合、機器判定部114は、電気機器60Cが、留守状態の建物100内で使用されたと判定する。 Similarly, it is assumed that the power data of the electrical device 60C at a certain point in the absence state exceeds the initial power data of the electrical device 60C, and the difference obtained by subtracting the initial power data from the power data is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. In this case, the device determination unit 114 determines that the electrical device 60C has been used in the absence of the building 100.
 そして、機器判定部114は、留守状態の建物100内で電気機器60Aまたは電気機器60Bまたは電気機器60Cが使用されたと判定すると、通信部111を介してアプリケーションサーバ12へ使用通知を送信する(S6)。この使用通知には、留守状態の建物100内で使用された電気機器60の識別情報又は消費電力の変化状況等の情報が含まれている。 When the device determination unit 114 determines that the electric device 60A, the electric device 60B, or the electric device 60C is used in the absenceed building 100, the device determination unit 114 transmits a use notification to the application server 12 via the communication unit 111 (S6). ). This use notification includes information such as identification information of the electric device 60 used in the absenceed building 100 or a change in power consumption.
 アプリケーションサーバ12では、通信部121が使用通知を受信すると、通知データ生成部123が、機器判定部114の判定結果を通知する通知データを生成する(S7)。留守状態で電気機器60Aが動作した場合、例えばリビングの電気機器60Aが動作したことを、動作時刻とともに表示する通知データが生成される(図6参照)。 In the application server 12, when the communication unit 121 receives the usage notification, the notification data generation unit 123 generates notification data for notifying the determination result of the device determination unit 114 (S7). When the electric device 60A operates in the absence state, for example, notification data is generated to display that the living electric device 60A is operated together with the operation time (see FIG. 6).
 そして、通信部121は、通知データ生成部123が生成した通知データを端末装置5へ送信する(S8)。通知データを受信した端末装置5は、図6に示すように、通知データを通知する通知画面211を表示し、留守中の建物100内の電気機器60が使用されたことをユーザへ通知する。通知画面211を見たユーザは、留守中の建物100に侵入した者がいる可能性があることを認識して、この異常に対応することができる。ユーザの対応としては、建物100にすぐ戻って、建物100内の状況を確認する対応、又は、警備会社に連絡して建物100内の状況を確認してもらう対応等がある。 Then, the communication unit 121 transmits the notification data generated by the notification data generation unit 123 to the terminal device 5 (S8). As illustrated in FIG. 6, the terminal device 5 that has received the notification data displays a notification screen 211 that notifies the notification data, and notifies the user that the electrical device 60 in the building 100 that is out of service has been used. The user who has seen the notification screen 211 can recognize that there is a possibility that there is a person who has entered the building 100 being out of the office, and can deal with this abnormality. As a user's response, there is a response to immediately return to the building 100 to check the situation in the building 100, or a response to contact a security company to check the situation in the building 100.
 また、図6の通知画面211は、詳細ボタンB11と、了解ボタンB12とを配置している。ユーザは、詳細ボタンB11を押操作することで、消費電力の変化状況等を表示した詳細画面に移行させることができる。また、ユーザは、了解ボタンB12を押操作することで、通知画面211を終了させることができる。 In addition, the notification screen 211 in FIG. 6 includes a detail button B11 and an OK button B12. The user can shift to a detail screen displaying the power consumption change status and the like by pressing the detail button B11. Further, the user can end the notification screen 211 by pressing the OK button B12.
 上述のように、本実施の形態において、電力データは、電気機器60の個別の電力データであり、対象情報は、特定の電気機器60を指定する情報である。この場合、機器判定部114は、対象情報によって指定された特定の電気機器60の電力データを監視対象の電力データとする。 As described above, in the present embodiment, the power data is individual power data of the electric device 60, and the target information is information for designating the specific electric device 60. In this case, the device determination unit 114 sets the power data of the specific electrical device 60 specified by the target information as power data to be monitored.
 したがって、機器判定部114は、電気機器60ごとの電力データを用いて判定処理を行うので、電気機器60の使用状況を精度よく判定できる。 Therefore, since the device determination unit 114 performs the determination process using the power data for each electrical device 60, the usage status of the electrical device 60 can be accurately determined.
 また、機器判定部114は、対象情報に設定されている監視対象の電力データのうち、建物100内が留守状態に変化した時点で使用されている電気機器60の電力データを無効としてもよい。 Also, the device determination unit 114 may invalidate the power data of the electrical device 60 that is used when the inside of the building 100 changes to the absence state among the power data to be monitored set in the target information.
 具体的には、電気機器60の中には、ユーザの外出前から使用されて、外出後にタイマー機能等によって停止する電気機器60がある。このような電気機器60がある場合、この電気機器60の電力データを監視対象としても、初期電力データは使用中の値となって、機器判定部114による判定処理は困難である。そこで、機器判定部114は、建物100内が留守状態に変化した時点で使用されている電気機器60の電力データを無効とすることによって、この電気機器60の電力データを監視対象から除外して、判定処理の精度を向上させている。例えば、機器判定部114は、電気機器60ごとに非使用時の消費電力の上限値データを予め記憶しており、建物100内が留守状態に変化した時点で、この非使用時の消費電力の上限値を上回る電気機器60は使用中であると判断する。 Specifically, among the electrical devices 60, there is an electrical device 60 that is used before the user goes out and stops by a timer function or the like after going out. When there is such an electrical device 60, even if the power data of the electrical device 60 is a monitoring target, the initial power data becomes a value in use, and the determination process by the device determination unit 114 is difficult. Therefore, the device determination unit 114 excludes the power data of the electrical device 60 from the monitoring target by invalidating the power data of the electrical device 60 used when the inside of the building 100 changes to the absence state. The accuracy of the determination process is improved. For example, the device determination unit 114 stores in advance upper-limit data of power consumption when not in use for each electrical device 60, and when the inside of the building 100 changes to an absence state, the power consumption when not in use is stored. It is determined that the electric device 60 exceeding the upper limit value is in use.
 また、機器判定部114は、対象情報に設定されている監視対象の電力データのうち、建物100内が留守状態である間に自動的に動作を開始する電気機器60の電力データを無効としてもよい。 In addition, the device determination unit 114 may invalidate the power data of the electrical device 60 that automatically starts operation while the inside of the building 100 is out of the monitoring target power data set in the target information. Good.
 具体的には、電気機器60の中には、留守中にタイマー機能等によって動作を開始する電気機器60がある。このような電気機器60がある場合、この電気機器60の電力データは侵入者の有無に関わらず留守中に増加し、機器判定部114は、電気機器60の使用状態を誤判定する可能性がある。そこで、コントローラ3Aは、自動運転の開始時刻の情報を電気機器60から受け取り、分析サーバ11へ転送する。そして、機器判定部114は、建物100内が留守状態である間に自動的に動作する電気機器60の電力データを無効とすることによって、この電気機器60の電力データを監視対象から除外して、判定処理の精度を向上させている。 Specifically, among the electric devices 60, there is an electric device 60 that starts operation by a timer function or the like while absent. When such an electrical device 60 is present, the power data of the electrical device 60 increases during absence, regardless of the presence or absence of an intruder, and the device determination unit 114 may erroneously determine the usage state of the electrical device 60. is there. Therefore, the controller 3 </ b> A receives information on the start time of the automatic operation from the electric device 60 and transfers it to the analysis server 11. And the apparatus determination part 114 excludes the electric power data of this electric equipment 60 from monitoring object by invalidating the electric power data of the electric equipment 60 which operate | moves automatically while the inside of the building 100 is absence. The accuracy of the determination process is improved.
 あるいは、機器判定部114は、自動運転の開始時刻において電力データが増加したとしても、この電力データの増加を無視することで、判定処理の精度を向上させることができる。 Alternatively, even if the power data increases at the start time of the automatic operation, the device determination unit 114 can improve the accuracy of the determination process by ignoring the increase in the power data.
 また、電力データは、電気機器60の種類および場所の情報が紐付けされていてもよい。具体的には、電力データには、電気機器60の種類および場所の情報が付加されている。電気機器60の種類とは、照明器具、空調装置又は調理器具等であり、電気機器60の場所とは、居間、台所又は寝室等である。したがって、記憶部113に格納されている対象情報に、電気機器60の種類および場所の情報を含めることで、機器判定部114は、監視対象となる電力データを容易に識別できる。 Also, the power data may be associated with information on the type and location of the electrical device 60. Specifically, information on the type and location of the electrical device 60 is added to the power data. The type of the electric device 60 is a lighting fixture, an air conditioner, a cooking appliance, or the like, and the location of the electric device 60 is a living room, a kitchen, a bedroom, or the like. Therefore, by including information on the type and location of the electric device 60 in the target information stored in the storage unit 113, the device determination unit 114 can easily identify power data to be monitored.
 そして、ユーザが建物100に帰宅して、建物100が留守状態から在宅状態に変化したとする。ユーザは、端末装置5を操作して、建物100のID情報を付加した在宅情報をアプリケーションサーバ12へ送信する。アプリケーションサーバ12の留守情報取得部122は、通信部121を通して在宅情報を取得すると、この在宅情報を通信部121を通して分析サーバ11へ転送する。在宅情報は、建物100が在宅状態であることを通知する情報であり、在宅情報の発信時刻の情報が付加されている。 Suppose that the user returns to the building 100 and the building 100 changes from the absence state to the home state. The user operates the terminal device 5 to transmit home information to which the ID information of the building 100 is added to the application server 12. When the absence information acquisition unit 122 of the application server 12 acquires the home information through the communication unit 121, the home information is transferred to the analysis server 11 through the communication unit 121. The at-home information is information for notifying that the building 100 is in the home state, and information on the sending time of the at-home information is added.
 また、コントローラ3Aが、電気機器60ごとの電力データに基づいて、建物100が在宅状態であるか否かを判別する機能を備えていてもよい。この場合、分析サーバ11が留守情報取得部を備える。そして、コントローラ3Aは、電気機器60ごとの電力データが、予め決められた在宅状態の基準データに一致すると、建物100が在宅状態であると判別し、建物100のID情報を付加した在宅情報を分析サーバ11へ送信する。 Further, the controller 3A may have a function of determining whether or not the building 100 is at home based on the power data for each electrical device 60. In this case, the analysis server 11 includes an absence information acquisition unit. Then, when the power data for each electrical device 60 matches the reference data of the home state determined in advance, the controller 3A determines that the building 100 is in the home state, and sets the home information to which the ID information of the building 100 is added. It transmits to the analysis server 11.
 分析サーバ11では、通信部111が在宅情報を受信すると、機器判定部114が判定処理を停止し、電力情報取得部112は、データ停止要求を通信部111から管理サーバ4へ送信させる。管理サーバ4は、データ停止要求を受信すると、電力データの送信処理を停止する。 In the analysis server 11, when the communication unit 111 receives the at-home information, the device determination unit 114 stops the determination process, and the power information acquisition unit 112 transmits a data stop request from the communication unit 111 to the management server 4. When receiving the data stop request, the management server 4 stops the power data transmission process.
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 図7は、本実施の形態のコントローラ3Bを用いた外出支援システムの構成を示しており、コントローラ3Bが外出支援装置1Bを構成する。
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FIG. 7 shows the configuration of an outing support system using the controller 3B of the present embodiment, and the controller 3B constitutes the outing support device 1B.
 コントローラ3Bは、通信部301と、電力データ生成部302と、電力情報取得部303と、留守情報取得部304と、記憶部305と、機器判定部306と、通知データ生成部307と、機器監視部308とを備える。 The controller 3B includes a communication unit 301, a power data generation unit 302, a power information acquisition unit 303, an absence information acquisition unit 304, a storage unit 305, a device determination unit 306, a notification data generation unit 307, a device monitoring Part 308.
 通信部301は、広域ネットワーク8にルータ500を介して通信可能に接続している。この通信部301は、広域ネットワーク8を通してネットワーク通信を行う機能を有しており、端末装置5との間で広域ネットワーク8を通した通信を行うことができる。 The communication unit 301 is communicably connected to the wide area network 8 via the router 500. The communication unit 301 has a function of performing network communication through the wide area network 8, and can perform communication with the terminal device 5 through the wide area network 8.
 電力データ生成部302は、電力計測部22から分岐電力の測定データを受信して、分岐回路92ごとの消費電力のデータ(電力データともいう)を生成し、この分岐回路92ごとの電力データの履歴を記憶する。 The power data generation unit 302 receives branch power measurement data from the power measurement unit 22, generates power consumption data (also referred to as power data) for each branch circuit 92, and stores the power data for each branch circuit 92. Remember history.
 電力情報取得部303は、電力データを電力データ生成部302から取得することができる。 The power information acquisition unit 303 can acquire power data from the power data generation unit 302.
 留守情報取得部304は、建物100内が留守状態であることを示す留守情報を端末装置5から通信部301を介して取得することができる。 The absence information acquisition unit 304 can acquire the absence information indicating that the building 100 is away from the terminal device 5 via the communication unit 301.
 記憶部305は、建物100における監視対象の電力データを設定するための対象情報を記憶している。 The storage unit 305 stores target information for setting power data to be monitored in the building 100.
 機器判定部306は、監視対象の電力データに基づいて、留守状態の建物100内で新たに使用された電気機器6があるか否かを判定する。 The device determination unit 306 determines whether there is an electric device 6 newly used in the absence of the building 100 based on the monitored power data.
 通知データ生成部307は、機器判定部306の判定結果を通知する通知データを生成する。通信部301は、通知データを端末装置5へ送信する。 The notification data generation unit 307 generates notification data that notifies the determination result of the device determination unit 306. The communication unit 301 transmits the notification data to the terminal device 5.
 さらに機器監視部308は、ルータ500を介して電気機器6の動作を監視、制御しており、電力データを併せて用いることで、HEMSを構築することができる。HEMSにおいて、機器監視部308は、電力データを適宜の提示装置に提示することによって、電力消費量を見える化する機能を有する。またHEMSにおいて、機器監視部308は、電力データに基づいて、省電力化を目的とした電気機器6の制御を行う機能を有する。すなわち、コントローラ3Bは、HEMSコントローラとしても機能する。 Furthermore, the device monitoring unit 308 monitors and controls the operation of the electric device 6 via the router 500, and can construct a HEMS by using the power data together. In HEMS, the device monitoring unit 308 has a function of visualizing power consumption by presenting power data to an appropriate presentation device. In the HEMS, the device monitoring unit 308 has a function of controlling the electrical device 6 for the purpose of power saving based on the power data. That is, the controller 3B also functions as a HEMS controller.
 そして、コントローラ3Bは、実施の形態1の分析サーバ11およびアプリケーションサーバ12の各機能を備えるものであり、コントローラ3Bは外出支援装置としても機能する。 The controller 3B includes the functions of the analysis server 11 and the application server 12 of the first embodiment, and the controller 3B also functions as an outing support device.
 本実施の形態では、建物100内のコントローラ3Bを用いて外出支援システムを構成するので、本実施の形態の外出支援システムは、サーバを用いた大規模なシステム構成ではなく、建物ごとの小規模なシステム構成に適する。 In the present embodiment, the outing support system is configured using the controller 3B in the building 100. Therefore, the outing support system of the present embodiment is not a large-scale system configuration using a server, but a small scale for each building. Suitable for various system configurations.
 さらに、建物100内に報知部400を設けて、コントローラ3Bが報知制御部309を備えてもよい。報知部400は、建物100内に音声を発するスピーカを備えており、報知制御部309によって音声の出力制御がなされる。 Furthermore, the notification unit 400 may be provided in the building 100, and the controller 3B may include the notification control unit 309. The notification unit 400 includes a speaker that emits sound in the building 100, and sound output control is performed by the notification control unit 309.
 まず、コントローラ3Bの機器判定部306は、留守状態の建物100内で電気機器6が使用されたことを報知制御部309にも通知する。そして、報知制御部309は、報知部400に対して警告メッセージの音声信号を送信する。報知部400は、侵入者に対して警告メッセージを発することで、侵入者に対して警告を行う。 First, the device determination unit 306 of the controller 3B also notifies the notification control unit 309 that the electrical device 6 has been used in the absenceed building 100. Then, the notification control unit 309 transmits a warning message audio signal to the notification unit 400. The notification unit 400 warns the intruder by issuing a warning message to the intruder.
 また、コントローラ3Bは、留守判定部310をさらに備えてもよい。留守判定部310は、電力データに基づいて、建物100内が留守状態であるか否かを判別して、留守情報を生成する。具体的には、留守判定部310は、電力データ生成部302が生成した分岐回路92ごとの電力データが、予め決められた留守状態の基準データに一致すると、建物100が留守状態であると判別し、建物100のID情報を付加した留守情報を生成する。留守情報取得部304は、この留守情報を留守判定部310から取得することができる。 Further, the controller 3B may further include an absence determination unit 310. The absence determination unit 310 determines whether the building 100 is in an absence state based on the power data, and generates absence information. Specifically, the absence determination unit 310 determines that the building 100 is in the absence state when the power data for each branch circuit 92 generated by the power data generation unit 302 matches the predetermined reference data for the absence state. Then, absence information to which the ID information of the building 100 is added is generated. The absence information acquisition unit 304 can acquire the absence information from the absence determination unit 310.
 なお、実施の形態1の外出支援装置1を用いた外出支援システムと同様の構成には同一の符号を付して、説明は省略する。また、実施の形態2の分析サーバ11およびアプリケーションサーバ12の各機能をコントローラ3Bに設けることも可能である。 In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure similar to the going-out assistance system using the going-out assistance apparatus 1 of Embodiment 1, and description is abbreviate | omitted. Further, the functions of the analysis server 11 and the application server 12 of the second embodiment can be provided in the controller 3B.
 上述のように各実施の形態の外出支援システムは、外出支援装置1、1Aまたは1Bと、建物100内に設けられて電力データを送信する電力データ送信部32と、通知データを受信してこの通知データを表示する端末装置5とを備える。 As described above, the outing support system according to each embodiment includes the outing support device 1, 1 </ b> A, or 1 </ b> B, the power data transmission unit 32 that is provided in the building 100 and transmits power data, and receives notification data. And a terminal device 5 for displaying notification data.
 したがって、外出支援システムは、消費電力に関する電力データを用いて、留守中の建物100内への侵入者の有無を監視することができる。 Therefore, the outing support system can monitor the presence / absence of an intruder in the building 100 that is away by using the power data related to the power consumption.
 また、上述の各実施の形態において外出支援装置1、1Aまたは1Bは、マイクロコンピュータ等で構成されたコンピュータを搭載しており、このコンピュータがプログラムを実行することによって、外出支援装置1、1Aまたは1Bの機能が実現されている。なお、外出支援装置1、1Aまたは1Bを構成するコンピュータとしては、プログラムに従って動作するプロセッサおよびインターフェースを主なハードウェア構成として備える。この種のプロセッサとしては、DSP(Digital Signal Processor)、CPU(Central Processing Unit)、MPU(Micro-Processing Unit)等を含む。そして、プロセッサは、プログラムを実行することによって上述の外出支援装置1、1Aまたは1Bの機能を実現することができれば、その種類は問わない。 In each of the above-described embodiments, the outing support device 1, 1A or 1B is equipped with a computer composed of a microcomputer or the like, and when this computer executes a program, the outing support device 1, 1A or 1B The function of 1B is realized. In addition, as a computer which comprises the going- out assistance apparatus 1, 1A, or 1B, the processor and interface which operate | move according to a program are provided as main hardware structures. This type of processor includes a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit), and the like. And if a processor can implement | achieve the function of the above-mentioned going- out assistance apparatus 1, 1A, or 1B by running a program, the kind will not ask | require.
 また、プログラムの提供形態としては、コンピュータに読み取り可能なROM(Read Only Memory)、光ディスク等の記録媒体に予め格納されている形態、インターネット等を含む広域通信網を介して記録媒体に供給される形態等がある。 As a program providing form, a computer-readable ROM (Read Only Memory), a form stored in advance in a recording medium such as an optical disk, or the like is supplied to the recording medium via a wide area communication network including the Internet. There are forms.
 すなわち、プログラムは、コンピュータを、外出支援装置1、1Aまたは1Bとして機能させるためのプログラムである。 That is, the program is a program for causing the computer to function as the outing support device 1, 1A or 1B.
 したがって、コンピュータを外出支援装置1、1Aまたは1Bとして機能させるためのプログラムも、上記同様の効果を奏し得る。すなわち、このプログラムは、消費電力に関する電力データを用いて、留守中の建物100内への侵入者の有無を監視することができる。 Therefore, a program for causing a computer to function as the outing support device 1, 1A or 1B can also achieve the same effect as described above. That is, this program can monitor the presence / absence of an intruder in the building 100 that is away by using the power data related to the power consumption.
 なお、上述の実施の形態は本発明の一例である。このため、本発明は、上述の実施の形態に限定されることはなく、この実施の形態以外であっても、本発明に係る技術的思想を逸脱しない範囲であれば、設計等に応じて種々の変更が可能であることは勿論である。 The above embodiment is an example of the present invention. For this reason, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and according to the design or the like, as long as the technical idea according to the present invention is not deviated from other embodiments. Of course, various modifications are possible.
 その他、各実施の形態に対して当業者が思いつく各種変形を施して得られる形態や、本発明の趣旨を逸脱しない範囲で各実施の形態における構成要素及び機能を任意に組み合わせることで実現される形態も本発明に含まれる。 In addition, the embodiment can be realized by arbitrarily combining the components and functions in each embodiment without departing from the scope of the present invention, or a form obtained by subjecting each embodiment to various modifications conceived by those skilled in the art. Forms are also included in the present invention.
 1、1A、1B 外出支援装置
 5 端末装置
 6、60、60A、60B、60C 電気機器
 35、310 留守判定部
 92、92A、92B 分岐回路
 100 建物
 111、121、301 通信部
 112、303 電力情報取得部
 113、305 記憶部
 114、306 機器判定部
 122、304 留守情報取得部
 123、307 通知データ生成部
1, 1A, 1B Outing support device 5 Terminal device 6, 60, 60A, 60B, 60C Electrical device 35, 310 Absence determination unit 92, 92A, 92B Branch circuit 100 Building 111, 121, 301 Communication unit 112, 303 Power information acquisition Unit 113, 305 Storage unit 114, 306 Device determination unit 122, 304 Absence information acquisition unit 123, 307 Notification data generation unit

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  1.  建物内の電気機器の消費電力に関する電力データを取得する電力情報取得部と、
     前記建物内が留守状態であることを示す留守情報を取得する留守情報取得部と、
     前記電力データに基づいて、留守状態の前記建物内で新たに使用された前記電気機器があるか否かを判定する機器判定部と、
     前記機器判定部の判定結果を通知する通知データを生成する通知データ生成部と、
     前記通知データを端末装置へ送信する通信部とを備える
     外出支援装置。
    A power information acquisition unit that acquires power data related to power consumption of electrical equipment in the building;
    Absence information acquisition unit for acquiring absence information indicating that the building is in an absence state;
    Based on the power data, a device determination unit that determines whether there is the electric device that is newly used in the building in the absence state;
    A notification data generation unit for generating notification data for notifying the determination result of the device determination unit;
    A going-out support device comprising: a communication unit that transmits the notification data to a terminal device.
  2.  前記機器判定部は、前記建物内が留守状態に変化した時点における前記電力データと、前記建物内が留守状態である場合の前記電力データとを比較して、留守状態の前記建物内で新たに使用された前記電気機器があるか否かを判定する
     請求項1に記載の外出支援装置。
    The device determination unit compares the power data when the inside of the building changes to the absence state, and the power data when the inside of the building is in the absence state. The outing support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not there is the used electric device.
  3.  監視対象の電力データを設定するための対象情報を記憶する記憶部をさらに備え、
     前記機器判定部は、前記監視対象の電力データに基づいて、留守状態の前記建物内で新たに使用された前記電気機器があるか否かを判定する
     請求項1または2に記載の外出支援装置。
    A storage unit for storing target information for setting power data to be monitored;
    The outing support device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the device determination unit determines whether there is the electric device newly used in the building in the absence state based on the power data to be monitored. .
  4.  前記電力データは、前記電気機器が電気的に接続された分岐回路の電力データであり、
     前記対象情報は、特定の分岐回路を指定する情報であり、
     前記機器判定部は、前記対象情報によって指定された前記特定の分岐回路の電力データを前記監視対象の電力データとする
     請求項3に記載の外出支援装置。
    The power data is power data of a branch circuit to which the electrical device is electrically connected,
    The target information is information for designating a specific branch circuit,
    The outing support device according to claim 3, wherein the device determination unit sets power data of the specific branch circuit specified by the target information as power data to be monitored.
  5.  前記電力データは、前記電気機器の個別の電力データであり、
     前記対象情報は、特定の電気機器を指定する情報であり、
     前記機器判定部は、前記対象情報によって指定された前記特定の電気機器の電力データを前記監視対象の電力データとする
     請求項3に記載の外出支援装置。
    The power data is individual power data of the electrical equipment,
    The target information is information for designating a specific electrical device,
    The outing support device according to claim 3, wherein the device determination unit uses power data of the specific electrical device specified by the target information as power data to be monitored.
  6.  前記電力データは、前記電気機器の種類および場所の情報が紐付けされている
     請求項5に記載の外出支援装置。
    The going-out support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the power data is associated with information on a type and a location of the electric device.
  7.  前記機器判定部は、前記対象情報に設定されている前記監視対象の電力データのうち、前記建物内が留守状態に変化した時点で使用されている電気機器の電力データを無効とする
     請求項3~6のいずれか1項に記載の外出支援装置。
    The device determination unit invalidates power data of an electric device that is used when the inside of the building changes to an absence from the monitoring target power data set in the target information. The outing support apparatus according to any one of 1 to 6.
  8.  前記機器判定部は、前記対象情報に設定されている前記監視対象の電力データのうち、前記建物内が留守状態である間に自動的に動作を開始する電気機器の電力データを無効とする
     請求項3~7のいずれか1項に記載の外出支援装置。
    The device determination unit invalidates power data of an electric device that automatically starts operation while the inside of the building is out of the monitoring target power data set in the target information. Item 8. The outing support device according to any one of items 3 to 7.
  9.  前記通知データ生成部は、留守状態の前記建物内で新たに使用された前記電気機器がある場合、前記機器判定部の判定結果に加えて、前記建物内に異常が発生したことを通知する前記通知データを生成する
     請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載の外出支援装置。
    The notification data generation unit notifies that an abnormality has occurred in the building in addition to the determination result of the device determination unit when there is the newly used electric device in the building in the absence state. The outing support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which generates notification data.
  10.  前記電力データに基づいて、前記建物内が留守状態であるか否かを判別して、前記留守情報を生成する留守判定部をさらに備える
     請求項1~9のいずれか1項に記載の外出支援装置。
    The outing support according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising an absence determination unit that determines whether the building is in an absence state based on the power data and generates the absence information. apparatus.
  11.  コンピュータを、請求項1~10のいずれか1項に記載の外出支援装置として機能させるためのプログラム。 A program for causing a computer to function as the outing support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10.
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