CN112013512A - Information processing method, air conditioner, recording medium, and information processing system - Google Patents

Information processing method, air conditioner, recording medium, and information processing system Download PDF

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CN112013512A
CN112013512A CN202010384095.7A CN202010384095A CN112013512A CN 112013512 A CN112013512 A CN 112013512A CN 202010384095 A CN202010384095 A CN 202010384095A CN 112013512 A CN112013512 A CN 112013512A
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Abstract

An information processing method of the present invention acquires time information indicating a time at which an operation timer of an air conditioner is released or an elapsed time from the time at which the operation timer is released; determining whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released, using the time information, when an operation related to the setting of the operation timer has been performed; when it is determined that a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released, notification information regarding the operation timer is notified to a user of the air conditioner. According to this configuration, even if a certain time has elapsed since the operation timer was set, the possibility that the air conditioner is operated with a setting content different from the user's intention at the time when the certain time has elapsed can be suppressed.

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Information processing method, air conditioner, recording medium, and information processing system
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a technology related to information processing for controlling an air conditioner.
Background
In the air conditioning system disclosed in japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2017-75729, the operating conditions such as the outdoor air temperature and the room temperature are compared, and when the instruction of the operation mode from the remote controller is not appropriate, warning information for prompting the appropriate operation is transmitted. In this configuration, in an environment where the outdoor temperature and the room temperature are high, if a setting instruction of the heating mode is issued from the remote controller, the remote controller displays "is the heating mode really? "such warning information to notify the user.
Further, as an air conditioner, there is also an air conditioner provided with an operation timer, which is operated in an operation mode and a set temperature designated by a user at a time designated by the user.
However, if a certain time has elapsed since the operation timer was set, the air conditioner may be operated at a time after the certain time has elapsed with a setting content different from the user's intention, and therefore further improvement is required.
Disclosure of Invention
An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing method and the like capable of suppressing the possibility that an air conditioner is operated with a setting content different from the intention of a user at the time when a certain time has elapsed since an operation timer was set.
An information processing method according to an aspect of the present invention causes a computer to execute the steps of: acquiring time information indicating a time at which an operation timer of an air conditioner is released or an elapsed time from the time at which the operation timer is released; determining whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released, using the time information, when an operation related to the setting of the operation timer has been performed; when it is determined that a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released, notification information regarding the operation timer is notified to a user of the air conditioner.
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Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the server according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a communication terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the season information table.
Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a correction table used for the correction notification determination period.
Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the information processing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
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The inventors of the present invention have developed an air conditioner including an operation timer, which is capable of setting the setting contents of the air conditioner in detail for each day of the week, for example, on monday, the air conditioner is set to start the cooling operation at a set temperature of 28 ℃ in the morning at 10 am, stop the cooling operation at 14 days, and start the cooling operation at a set temperature of 25 ℃ in the evening at 18 pm. For example, the air conditioner may not be used for a long period of time from the end of summer or winter to the start of the next winter or summer. As an example of a long term, for example, the length of a seasonal change is a fixed period of, for example, three months.
Therefore, in the air conditioner including the operation timer, when the setting of the operation timer is turned on again after the unused period has elapsed, if the setting contents of the operation timer set last time by the air conditioner are operated, the setting contents may not be suitable. Such a phenomenon occurs, for example, when a long period of time has elapsed after the setting of the operation timer has been changed from on to off, or when the air conditioner has not been energized for a long period of time regardless of whether the setting of the operation timer is on or off.
As an example of the case where the setting contents of the operation timer are not suitable, for example, when the operation timer is used in winter, the setting of the operation timer is turned on again with the setting contents of the operation timer set in summer, and when the operation timer is used in summer, the setting of the operation timer is turned on again with the setting contents of the operation timer set in winter. If the setting contents of the operation timer are not appropriate, the user may feel uncomfortable, and the user's life may be harmed, and it is desirable not to operate the air conditioner with the setting contents of the operation timer that are not appropriate.
The technique disclosed in japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2017-75729 notifies "is the heating mode really is? "such warning information does not disclose the contents of the operation timer associated with the setting contents. Therefore, the technique disclosed in japanese patent application laid-open No. 2017-75729 cannot suppress the occurrence of the operation of the air conditioner with the setting contents of the inappropriate operation timer when the air conditioner is not used for a long period of time.
The inventors of the present invention have found that, when the setting of the operation timer is started, if, for example, a predetermined time or more has elapsed since the time when the setting of the operation timer was last closed, the occurrence of the air conditioner being operated with inappropriate setting contents can be suppressed by notifying the user of the setting contents of the operation timer currently being set or the like as notification information, and thus have conceived of various embodiments shown below.
An information processing method according to an aspect of the present invention causes a computer to execute the steps of: acquiring time information indicating a time at which an operation timer of an air conditioner is released or an elapsed time from the time at which the operation timer is released; determining whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released, using the time information, when an operation related to the setting of the operation timer has been performed; when it is determined that a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released, notification information regarding the operation timer is notified to a user of the air conditioner.
According to this configuration, when an operation related to setting of the operation timer is performed, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after the operation timer is released, using time information indicating a time at which the operation timer of the air conditioner was released or an elapsed time from the time at which the operation timer was released, and when the predetermined time has elapsed, notification information related to the operation timer is notified.
Thus, when a predetermined time has elapsed after the setting of the operation timer has been released, the user can confirm the validity of the setting of the operation timer, and the air conditioner can be prevented from being operated with inappropriate setting contents. This prevents the situation around the air conditioner from becoming uncomfortable for the user or even becoming a situation that is related to the user's life due to the setting content of the operation timer being inappropriate for the situation around the air conditioner, and the safety of the air conditioner can be ensured. Further, since the air conditioner is prevented from operating with the contents of the setting of the inappropriate operation timer, it is possible to prevent energy consumption and waste.
In the information processing method, season information indicating a period corresponding to a season may be acquired, and the predetermined time may be determined using the season information and the time information.
According to this configuration, the predetermined time is determined using the season information and the time information. Thus, it is possible to appropriately determine whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the release of the motion timer in consideration of the season.
In the information processing method, it is also possible to acquire region information indicating a region where the air conditioner is installed, and determine the predetermined time based on the season information and the region information.
According to this configuration, since the predetermined time is determined based on the season information and the region information, it is possible to appropriately determine whether or not the predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released, in consideration of the region where the air conditioner is installed.
In the information processing method, the predetermined time may be determined using the reference data and the sensing data including the change in the air temperature.
According to this configuration, since the predetermined time is determined using the reference data and the sensor data including the change in the air temperature, it is possible to appropriately determine whether or not the predetermined time has elapsed since the release of the operation timer, in consideration of the real-time change in the air temperature around the air conditioner.
In the information processing method, weather information may be acquired, and the predetermined time may be determined using the weather information and reference data.
According to this configuration, since the predetermined time is determined using the weather information and the reference data, it is possible to appropriately determine whether or not the predetermined time has elapsed since the release of the operation timer, in consideration of weather.
Moreover, in the information processing method, the state information of the air conditioner can be further acquired; further determining whether an event occurs based on the state information, wherein an event is that the state of the air conditioner is changed to an energized state after the predetermined time has elapsed since the state of the air conditioner was changed to a non-energized state; and outputting the notification information when the event is judged to occur.
Thus, when the air conditioner is restarted after not being energized for a predetermined time or longer, the user can confirm the reasonability of the setting of the operation timer, and the air conditioner can be prevented from being operated with inappropriate setting contents.
In the information processing method, the notification information may be information for notifying that the setting of the operation timer is not appropriate.
According to this configuration, since the notification information indicates that the setting of the operation timer is inappropriate, the user can more reliably confirm the validity of the setting of the operation timer.
In the information processing method, weather information is further acquired, and the notification information is determined based on the weather information.
Thereby, the weather-based content can be notified.
In the information processing method, the past operation information of the air conditioner is further acquired, and the notification information is determined based on the past operation information.
Thereby, the content based on the past operation information can be notified.
In the information processing method, the notification information may be determined based on region information obtained by acquiring the region information indicating the region where the air conditioner is installed.
Thereby, the content based on the region where the air conditioner is set can be notified.
In the information processing method, the content of the notification information may be controlled in accordance with information that can estimate whether the climate when the operation timer is released is the same as the climate when the operation related to the setting of the operation timer is performed.
Thus, the notification content can be controlled to the same degree as the climate, except when the elapsed time is equal to or longer than the predetermined time, and the notification prompting the reset can be given only when the user wants to reset the operation timer. That is, the notification information can be rationalized.
In the information processing method, the information that can be predicted may include a specific time period; in the control of the content of the notification information, the content of the notification information is controlled according to whether or not the elapsed time coincides with the specific time period.
The climate changes periodically in many cases. For this reason, by controlling the content of the notification information with the specific time period as described above, the content of the notification information can be further rationalized.
In the information processing method, the presumable information may include an attribute of a first period when the operation timer is released and an attribute of a second period when an operation related to setting of the operation timer is performed; in the control of the content of the notification information, the content of the notification information is controlled according to whether the attribute of the first period is the same as the attribute of the second period.
The climate changes in many cases depending on a specific period. Therefore, by controlling the content of the notification information by using the attributes of the period as described above, the content of the notification information can be further rationalized.
In the information processing method, the presumable information may include setting information of the operation timer and operation information of the air conditioner; in the control of the content of the notification information, the content of the notification information is controlled according to whether or not a difference between an operation instruction indicated by the setting information of the operation timer and an operation instruction indicated by the operation information is within a predetermined range.
In many cases, when the climate changes, the user operates the controller to change the setting of the air conditioner. Therefore, by controlling the content of the notification information using the setting information and the operation information of the operation timer as described above, the content of the notification information can be rationalized more reliably.
In the information processing method, the presumable information may include setting information of an operation timer and weather information; in the control of the content of the notification information, the content of the notification information is controlled according to whether the setting information of the action timer corresponds to the weather information.
Therefore, the content of the notification information can be more reliably rationalized according to whether the weather information corresponds to the setting information of the action timer.
In the information processing method, when the notification information is notified, when it can be estimated that the climate when the operation timer is released is the same as the climate when the operation related to the setting of the operation timer is performed, the notification information may be notified of information for notifying that the setting of the operation timer is changed to the setting when the operation timer is released; when it is estimated that the climate when the operation timer is released is different from the climate when the operation related to the setting of the operation timer is performed, information for notifying that the setting of the operation timer is not appropriate is notified as the notification information.
The climate changes in many cases depending on a specific period. For this reason, by controlling the content of the notification information by using the climate which is the attribute of the period as described above, the content of the notification information can be further rationalized.
The integrated or specific embodiments may be implemented in a non-transitory recording medium such as an air conditioner, an information processing system, an integrated circuit, a computer program, or a computer-readable CD-ROM, or may be implemented in any combination of an air conditioner, an information processing system, an integrated circuit, and a recording medium.
The embodiments described below all represent specific examples of the present invention. The numerical values, shapes, constituent elements, steps, and the order of the steps shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Among the components in the following embodiments, components that are not recited in the independent claims indicating the highest concept will be described as arbitrary components. Moreover, in all the embodiments, the respective contents may be combined.
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Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The air conditioner 100 includes a control unit 101, a storage unit 103, a power unit 104, a power supply unit 105, a display unit 106, an operation unit 107, a time management unit 108, a sensor 109, and a communication unit 110.
The control unit 101 reads and executes various information and control programs for performing various controls stored in the storage unit 103, thereby comprehensively controlling the operations of the respective modules included in the air conditioner 100. The control unit 101 is a computer device including an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU or a dedicated processor, for example. The control unit 101 includes an operation setting unit 102 for setting various modes to be executed by the air conditioner 100.
The memory unit 103 is a semiconductor memory such as a ram (random Access memory) and a rom (read Only memory). The storage unit 103 stores various information and various control programs used by the air conditioner 100.
The power unit 104 executes various operation modes of the air conditioner 100 under the control of the control unit 101. The operation mode includes, for example, an air conditioning mode such as a cooling operation, a heating operation, a dehumidifying operation, and an air blowing operation. In addition, the operation mode includes, for example, an air cleaning mode in a model having an air cleaning function. The power unit 104 is, for example, various devices for realizing air conditioning operations such as a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a pump for circulating the refrigerant, a motor for driving the compressor, and a fan for blowing air.
The power supply unit 105 turns on (closes) or turns off (opens) the power supply of the power unit 104 based on an instruction from the control unit 101. The power supply unit 105 includes a power supply circuit that converts commercial power into power suitable for driving the air conditioner 100, a detection circuit that detects whether or not power is supplied from a power plug of the air conditioner 100, and the like.
The display unit 106 displays the operating state of the air conditioner 100. The display unit 106 is, for example, a Light Emitting Diode (LED). The light emitting diodes constituting the display unit 106 are turned on under the control of the control unit 101 when the power unit 104 is in operation, and turned off under the control of the control unit 101 when the power unit 104 is not in operation. The display unit 106 may include a plurality of light emitting diodes corresponding to the operation mode, and light the light emitting diodes corresponding to the operation mode being executed by the power unit 104 under the control of the control unit 101.
The operation unit 107 receives an operation of the air conditioner 100 from a user. The operation unit 107 includes a button for turning on or off the power supply unit 105, a button for setting an operation timer, and the like. The operation unit 107 may include buttons for setting operation modes (cooling operation, heating operation, dehumidifying operation, blowing operation, and air cleaning operation) and buttons for setting operation parameters (setting temperature, setting air direction, setting air volume, and the like).
Here, although the operation unit 107 includes the buttons, this is merely an example, and any member that can receive an operation from a user may be configured by a member different from the buttons. The buttons constituting the operation unit 107 may be actual buttons or GUI components displayed on a touch panel. In this case, the operation unit 107 receives an operation from the user when a region in the touch panel corresponding to the GUI component is touched. The operation unit 107 may include a microphone and a voice recognition circuit, and may receive an operation from a user when a specific voice is recognized from a voice signal of the user collected by the microphone for voice recognition.
The operation unit 107 may be integrally formed with the air conditioner 100 or may be formed by a remote controller. The remote controller is, for example, an infrared remote controller that can operate the air conditioner 100 at a short distance of several meters or less from the air conditioner 100. The remote controller is useful in a case where the air conditioner 100 is disposed at a high place where a hand cannot touch. The remote controller may communicate with the air conditioner 100 by short-range communication such as bluetooth (registered trademark).
The time management unit 108 includes a clock and manages the current time. The time management unit 108 stores the setting information of the operation timer in the storage unit 103 when the setting information of the operation timer is received by the operation unit 107 or when the setting information of the operation timer transmitted from the communication terminal 400 to be described later is received by the communication unit 110. The setting information of the operation timer includes the operation start time and the operation end time of the air conditioner 100. When the setting information of the operation timer is stored in the storage unit 103, the time management unit 108 monitors whether or not the current time reaches the operation start time included in the setting information of the operation timer. When detecting that the current time has reached the operation start time, the time management unit 108 notifies the control unit 101 of the fact. Upon receiving the notification, the control unit 101 instructs the power unit 104 to start operating. Thereby, the operation of the air conditioner 100 by the operation timer is started. The setting information of the operation timer may include an operation mode (cooling operation, heating operation, dehumidifying operation, blowing operation, air cleaning operation, and the like) other than the operation start time, and an operation parameter (a set temperature, a set air direction, a set air volume, and the like) corresponding to the operation mode. The setting information of the operation timer may include operation schedule information indicating the operation mode and the operation parameters to be set in which time schedule the operation is to be performed.
In this case, the time management unit 108 may store the setting information of the operation timer including the operation schedule information in the storage unit 103. The operation schedule information is information for setting the operation contents of the air conditioner 100 for the day of the week such as starting the cooling operation at the set temperature of 28 ℃ at 10 am on monday, stopping the cooling operation at 14 am, and starting the cooling operation at the set temperature of 25 ℃ at 18 pm, for example, and is information set by the user. The setting information of the operation timer including such operation schedule information may be set by the communication terminal 400 described later. The setting information of the operation timer may include an operation end time of the air conditioner.
The sensor 109 includes, for example, a temperature sensor for detecting the current indoor and outdoor temperatures, and a humidity sensor for detecting the current indoor and outdoor humidity. The sensing information detected by the sensor 109 is used when the control unit 101 of the air conditioner 100 adjusts the indoor temperature.
Communication unit 110 receives a control instruction transmitted from server 300 based on a control instruction for air conditioner 100 transmitted from communication terminal 400. The control instruction includes, for example, an instruction to turn on or off the air conditioner 100, an instruction to set an operation mode of the air conditioner 100, an instruction to set an operation parameter, setting information of an operation timer, and the like. The control instruction further includes an instruction to start the operation timer and an instruction to close the operation timer. The instruction to start the action timer is an instruction to validate the action timer. If the operation timer is started, the air conditioner 100 operates according to the setting information of the operation timer. The instruction to turn off the action timer is an instruction to invalidate the action timer. If the operation timer is turned off, the air conditioner 100 does not operate according to the setting information of the operation timer.
Communication unit 110 transmits the operating state (an example of state information) of air conditioner 100 to server 300. The operating state includes, for example, setting information of an operation timer stored in the storage unit 103 by the operation setting unit 102, sensing information detected by the sensor 109, and a power-on state detected by the power supply unit 105. The energization state includes, for example, an energization on state and an energization off state of the air conditioner 100. The energization on and the energization off will be described in the second embodiment.
The communication unit 110 is a communication interface for performing wireless communication such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark) and wired communication such as Ethernet (registered trademark). In this case, the air conditioner 100 is connected to the internet 203 via a modem (modem)204 shown in fig. 2.
In addition, when air conditioner 100 is remotely operated from the outside or the inside by communication terminal 400, communication unit 110 receives a control instruction for air conditioner 100 via server 300 shown in fig. 2. Further, when the air conditioner 100 is remotely operated from the indoor through the communication terminal 400, the communication unit 110 may receive a control instruction for the air conditioner 100 through the indoor network 205. In this case, the communication unit 110 may be provided with a communication interface for realizing bluetooth (registered trademark), specific low-power wireless communication, and visible light communication.
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The information processing system 200 includes the air conditioner 100 shown in fig. 1, a communication terminal 400 held by a user of the air conditioner 100, and a server 300 that provides various services related to the air conditioner 100 to the user.
The air conditioner 100 is connected to the communication terminal 400 via an indoor network 205, a modem 204, the internet 203, a gateway system 202, and a public telephone network 201.
The air conditioner 100 is connected to the server 300 via the indoor network 205, the modem 204, and the internet 203. The communication terminal 400 is connected to the server 300 via the public telephone network 201, the gateway system 202, and the internet 203.
The server 300 can transfer information between various information terminal apparatuses connected to the internet 203. Further, the information processing system 200 may be configured to span a plurality of networks.
The internet 203 and the public telephone network 201 are connected to each other through a gateway system 202. The public telephone network 201 is a communication network constructed by a telephone company, and includes a wireless telephone network and a wireless telephone communication network.
Further, the internet 203 and the indoor network 205 are connected to each other through a modem 204. The indoor network 205 includes a wired LAN, a wireless LAN such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark), and the like. Also, the indoor network 205 may include bluetooth (registered trademark), specific low power wireless, and visible light communication.
The communication terminal 400 can remotely operate the air conditioner 100 via the public telephone network 201, the gateway system 202, the internet 203, the modem 204, and the indoor network 205. A notification server that urges the communication terminal 400 to notify may be connected to the internet 203. In this case, the server 300 can perform the urging notification to the communication terminal 400 by requesting the urging notification from the notification server.
In the example of fig. 2, the information processing system 200 includes one communication terminal 400 and one air conditioner 100, however, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the information processing system 200 may include a plurality of communication terminals 400 and a plurality of air conditioners 100. In this case, the server 300 may manage the plurality of communication terminals 400 and the plurality of air conditioners 100 using identifiers that can certainly identify the plurality of communication terminals 400 and the plurality of air conditioners 100.
Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the server according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The server 300 includes a memory 310, a processor 320, and a communication unit 330. The memory 310 is a nonvolatile storage device such as a hard disk or an EEPROM, and stores the device log database 303 and the user database 308. The processor 320 is, for example, a CPU, an FPGA, an ASIC, or the like, and includes a device log acquisition unit 301, a device state management unit 302, a device control unit 304, an operation timer management unit 305, a notification output unit 306, and a user management unit 307. When the processor 320 is a CPU, each module included in the processor 320 can be realized by, for example, causing the CPU to execute a program that causes a computer to function as the server 300, and the program is a non-transitory computer-readable program.
The communication unit 330 is a communication interface such as a modem. The communication unit 330 receives the operation state from the air conditioner 100 and inputs the operation state to the device log acquisition unit 301. The communication unit 330 receives a control instruction from the communication terminal 400 and inputs the control instruction to the device control unit 304. Communication unit 330 transmits the control command input from device control unit 304 to air conditioner 100. The communication unit 330 transmits the notification information input from the notification output unit 306 to the communication terminal 400.
The device log acquisition unit 301 generates a device log including the operation state input from the communication unit 330. The operation state includes, for example, whether to stop operation, whether to energize, an operation mode, and an operation parameter. The operating state may include setting information of an operation timer and sensing information detected by the sensor 109. The operation state may be periodically transmitted from air conditioner 100 to server 300, may be transmitted from air conditioner 100 to server 300 when the operation state of air conditioner 100 changes, or may be a combination of the former and the latter.
When generating a device log, the device log acquisition unit 301 adds a time stamp to the device log and inputs the device log to the device status management unit 302. When the transmission date and time is included in the operating state, the device log acquisition unit 301 may add the transmission date and time to the device log as a time stamp. When the transmission date and time is not included in the operating state, the device log acquisition unit 301 may add the reception time of the device log to the device log as a time stamp. The operating state also includes the device ID (device identifier) of the air conditioner 100 as the transmission source. Therefore, the device log is data in which the time stamp, the device ID, and the operation state are associated with each other.
The device status management unit 302 manages the device log database 303 by storing the device log input from the device log acquisition unit 301 in the device log database 303. Then, the device state management unit 302 reads out a necessary device log from the device log database 303 in response to a request for acquiring a device log from the operation timer management unit 305, and inputs the device log to the operation timer management unit 305.
The device log database 303 is a database that stores one device log in one record, and stores a device ID, a time stamp, an operation state, and the like in association with each other.
The appliance control unit 304 analyzes the control instruction received by the communication unit 330, generates a control instruction for operating the air conditioner 100 in accordance with the control instruction, and inputs the control instruction to the communication unit 330. The communication unit 330 transmits the input control command to the air conditioner 100 as the control target. The device control unit 304 calls the operation timer management unit 305 when the start of the operation timer is detected based on the control instruction from the communication terminal 400 received by the communication unit 330.
The operation timer management unit 305 is called when the device control unit 304 detects that the operation timer is started. When called by the device control unit 304, the operation timer management unit 305 inputs a request for obtaining a device log at the time of the previous release of the operation timer to the device state management unit 302, thereby obtaining the corresponding device log from the device log database 303. The operation timer management unit 305 acquires the time when the operation timer was released last time based on the time stamp of the device log acquired from the device log database 303. The operation timer management unit 305 calculates an elapsed time from the time when the previous operation timer was released to the time when the current operation timer was enabled, and determines whether or not the elapsed time is equal to or longer than a predetermined time.
That is, when an operation related to setting of the operation timer is performed, the operation timer management unit 305 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after the operation timer is released, using time information indicating an elapsed time from the time when the operation timer was released last time.
When determining that the elapsed time is equal to or longer than the predetermined time, the operation timer management unit 305 generates notification information for notifying the user of the corresponding air conditioner 100 of information relating to the operation timer, and inputs the notification information to the notification output unit 306 together with the device ID of the corresponding air conditioner 100.
The notification information is, for example, information indicating that the setting content of the operation timer is not appropriate.
The notification output section 306 acquires the terminal information by inputting an acquisition request to the user management section 307, the acquisition request being a request to acquire the terminal information of the communication terminal 400 corresponding to the device ID input from the action timer management section 305 from the user database 308. The notification output unit 306 acquires the communication ID of the communication terminal 400 of the transmission destination according to the acquired terminal information, and transmits the notification information to the corresponding communication terminal 400 by the communication unit 330 according to the acquired communication ID.
Here, the notification output unit 306 may transmit the notification information to the communication terminal 400 by transmitting a notification request for prompting notification of the notification information to the notification server via the internet 203. The notification server is a server that manages notifications such as urging notifications.
The user management unit 307 manages the user database 308. The user database 308 is a database in which air conditioning information, user information, and terminal information are stored in association with each other. The air conditioning information includes, for example, an equipment ID, a model, capability, and the like of the air conditioner 100. The user information includes, for example, a user ID, a living area, a name, and the like of the user who owns the air conditioner 100. The terminal information includes, for example, a communication ID, a terminal ID, and the like of the communication terminal 400 held by the user.
The air conditioning information, the user information, and the terminal information are input by the user, for example, when the device registration is performed at a website or an application 407 installed in the communication terminal 400. The inputted air conditioning information, user information, and terminal information are received by the communication unit 330 via the internet 203. The communication unit 330 inputs the received air conditioning information, user information, and terminal information to the user management unit 307. The user management unit 307 registers the input air conditioning information, user information, and terminal information in the user database 308.
In fig. 3, the operation timer management unit 305 is an example of an acquisition unit that acquires the time when the operation timer of the air conditioner 100 is released or time information indicating the elapsed time from the time when the operation timer is released. The operation timer management unit 305 is an example of a determination unit that determines, when an operation related to setting of an operation timer is performed, whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after the operation timer is released, using time information. The notification output unit 306 is an example of a notification unit that notifies a user of the air conditioner of notification information about the operation timer when it is determined that a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released.
Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a communication terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The communication terminal 400 includes, for example, a control unit 401, a storage unit 402, a display unit 403, a communication unit 404, an operation unit 405, and a sensor 406, wherein the control unit 401 is configured by a CPU, an arithmetic processing unit such as a dedicated processor, and the like, and the storage unit 402 includes a semiconductor memory represented by a ram (random Access memory), a rom (read Only memory), and the like, and an hdd (hard Disk drive), and the like.
The control unit 401 reads and executes various information stored in the storage unit 402, an application 407 for performing various controls, and an operating system 408, thereby controlling the operations of the respective units of the communication terminal 400 as a whole.
The display unit 403 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, for example, and displays various information to be presented to the user in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 401.
The communication unit 404 is, for example, a communication interface for connecting the communication terminal 400 to the public telephone network 201, and transmits information processed by the control unit 401 to the server 300 via the public telephone network 201 and the internet 203.
The operation unit 405 is an input device such as a touch panel, for example, and receives an input from a user and inputs the input to the control unit 401.
The sensor 406 is a sensor built in the communication terminal 400. The sensor 406 is, for example, a temperature sensor, an air pressure sensor, a humidity sensor, a Motion sensor (acceleration sensor, gyro sensor, pressure sensor), or the like. The sensor 406 may include a voice input device such as a microphone, an image sensor for acquiring optical image information, and an imaging element such as a photodiode.
The user inputs an instruction to air conditioner 100 through operation unit 405 in accordance with the information displayed on display unit 403. The application 407 analyzes the instruction input to the operation unit 405 to generate a control instruction, and transmits the generated control instruction using the communication unit 404. The server 300 parses the control directive and generates a control instruction. The control command is transmitted to the corresponding air conditioner 100.
The application 407 is software for implementing a service provided from the server 300, and includes an instruction generation unit 409, a screen display unit 410, and a data transmission/reception unit 411.
Instruction generation unit 409 analyzes the instruction received from the user by operation unit 405 and generates a control instruction for air conditioner 100.
The screen display unit 410 generates the control result of the air conditioner 100 and image data for reporting the sensing information of the air conditioner 100, which are received by the data transmission/reception unit 411, and displays the generated data on the display unit 403. The screen display unit 410 generates image data of the notification information received by the data transmission/reception unit 411, and displays the image data on the display unit 403.
The data transmission/reception unit 411 transmits the control instruction generated by the instruction generation unit 409 to the server 300 using the communication unit 404. The data transceiver 411 receives the control result of the air conditioner 100 transmitted via the server 300 by the communication unit 404.
The data transceiver 411 may receive the control result and the notification information by using a notification function provided in the operating system 408. In this case, the control result and the notification information are transmitted via a notification server connected to the internet 203.
Next, an example of a method of the operation timer management unit 305 of the present embodiment determining whether or not transmission of notification information is necessary will be described.
The operation timer management unit 305 calculates an elapsed time from the last time the operation timer was turned off to the time the operation timer was turned on, and determines that notification of notification information is required when the elapsed time has elapsed by a predetermined time. Here, turning off the operation timer, that is, canceling the operation timer is referred to as timer invalidation triggering. Conversely, the action timer being started, i.e., the action timer being started, is referred to as a timer active trigger. The timer valid trigger may be a process of predicting that the operation timer is started. When the process of starting the predicted operation timer is executed, for example, when an application program for operating the operation timer is started or when a timer setting screen of the application program is started (displayed). The operation timer management unit 305 uses a threshold value of an elapsed time to determine whether or not the elapsed time from the occurrence time of the timer invalid trigger to the occurrence time of the timer valid trigger has elapsed a predetermined time or more. The operation timer management unit 305 determines that notification of notification information is necessary when the elapsed time is equal to or greater than the threshold value. The threshold value is hereinafter referred to as a notification determination period.
The notification determination period may be fixed. For example, the notification determination period is set to one month. In this case, the operation timer management unit 305 determines to notify the notification information when the elapsed time from the occurrence time of the timer ineffective trigger to the occurrence time of the timer effective trigger is one month or more. The notification determination period may be a period corresponding to a cycle of the seasonal change.
The notification determination period may vary depending on the relationship between the occurrence time of the timer invalidation trigger and the season cycle. In this case, the operation timer management unit 305 may change the notification determination period using a season information table 500 showing the period of the season shown in fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the season information table 500. The season information table 500 includes a season column and a start date column. The season column registers summer and winter. The start date is the start date of the season. In this example, the start date of summer is, for example, 6 months and 20 days. The winter starting date is, for example, 11 months and 1 day.
Therefore, in this example, the period from 6/month 20 to 10/month 31 is a summer assumed period, and the period from 11/month 1 to 6/month 19 is a winter assumed period. The summer assumed period and the winter assumed period are examples of periods corresponding to seasons.
In the example of fig. 5, the start dates of summer and winter are registered in the season information table 500, but this is merely an example, and the start dates of spring and autumn may be registered in the season information table 500. In the season information table 500, the days 6/month 20 and 11/month 1 are merely examples, and other dates may be used in consideration of the regional season.
The operation timer management unit 305 acquires the latest start date after the occurrence time of the timer invalid trigger from the season information table 500, and sets the difference between the occurrence time of the timer invalid trigger and the start date as the notification determination period. For example, when the time of occurrence of the timer invalidation trigger is 9 month 1 day, the operation timer management unit 305 sets 60 days, which is the difference from 9 month 1 day to 11 month 1 day, as the notification determination period. In this case, if the occurrence time of the timer valid trigger is 11 months and 4 days, the elapsed time from the occurrence time of the timer invalid trigger to the occurrence time of the timer valid trigger is 63 days. As a result, the operation timer management unit 305 determines that notification of the notification information is necessary when the elapsed time "63 days" is equal to or longer than the notification determination period "60 days". On the other hand, if the occurrence time of the timer valid trigger is 10 months and 29 days, the elapsed time is shorter than the notification judgment period. In this case, the operation timer management unit 305 determines that notification of the notification information is not necessary.
The operation timer management unit 305 may correct the notification determination period determined from the season information table 500 using the actual outdoor air temperature indicated by the sensing data detected by the sensor 109 of the air conditioner 100 after the occurrence time of the timer invalidation trigger and the reference data. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a correction table 600 used for the correction notification determination period. The correction table 600 includes a gas temperature difference column, a summer correction value column, and a winter correction value column. The air temperature difference is a value obtained by subtracting the average outdoor air temperature from the actual outdoor air temperature detected by the sensor 109 of the air conditioner 100. In the gas temperature difference column, there are stored separated gas temperature difference ranges in which the gas temperature difference deviates from a predetermined temperature toward the positive side and the negative side, respectively, with 0 ℃.
The operation timer management unit 305 calculates, as the actual outdoor air temperature, an average value of the actual outdoor air temperatures from the time when the timer valid trigger is generated to a predetermined period, for example. The predetermined period is, for example, one week, two weeks, one month. The fixed period may be, for example, a period from the time of occurrence of the timer ineffective trigger to the time of occurrence of the timer effective trigger. The operation timer management unit 305 may acquire the actual outdoor air temperature from the device log database 303 until a predetermined period of time from the time when the timer valid trigger is generated.
The average outdoor air temperature is, for example, an average value of outdoor air temperatures in the past year from the occurrence time of the timer valid trigger to a predetermined period. The details of the average outdoor air temperature will be described later. The fixed period is the same as the fixed period of the actual outdoor air temperature. The average outdoor air temperature is an example of the reference data.
The operation timer management unit 305 calculates a gas temperature difference obtained by subtracting the average outdoor temperature from the actual outdoor temperature, compares the gas temperature difference with the correction table 600, and determines a correction value for the notification determination period.
The summer correction value is a correction value of a notification judgment period used when the next season is summer from the occurrence timing of the timer ineffective trigger, that is, when the timer ineffective trigger occurs during the winter assumption period. The winter correction value is a correction value of a notification judgment period used when the next season is winter from the occurrence timing of the timer ineffective trigger, that is, when the timer ineffective trigger occurs during the summer assumption period.
For example, it is assumed that the occurrence time of the timer ineffective trigger is 9 months and 1 day, and the occurrence time of the timer effective trigger is 10 months and 25 days. In this case, since 9 th and 1 st days belong to the summer assumption period according to the season information table 500, the winter correction value is referred to. Here, the average outdoor air temperature is assumed to be 20 ℃ and the actual outdoor air temperature is assumed to be 16 ℃. In this case, since the air temperature difference is-4 ℃ and falls within the air temperature difference range of-5.0 to-3.0, the operation timer management unit 305 acquires the winter correction value "-10 days" stored in the record at that stage from the correction table 600.
On the other hand, since the notification determination period before correction determined from the season information table 500 is "60 days", the operation timer management unit 305 calculates 50 days, which are 60 days to 10 days, as the notification determination period after correction.
The elapsed time from the occurrence time of the timer ineffective trigger "9 months and 1 days" to the occurrence time of the timer effective trigger "10 months and 25 days" is "53 days". Since the elapsed time "53 days" is equal to or longer than the notification determination period "50 days", the operation timer management section 305 determines that notification of notification information is necessary. This is because, on the day of occurrence when the timer is effectively triggered, the actual outdoor temperature is lower than the average outdoor temperature in the past year, and if the air conditioner 100 is operated in the setting content of the operation timer in summer, the room temperature may excessively drop. In this case, the present embodiment notifies notification information to allow the user to confirm the setting content of the operation timer.
For example, it is assumed that the occurrence time of the timer ineffective trigger is 9 months and 1 day, and the occurrence time of the timer effective trigger is 11 months and 5 days. Further, it is assumed that the average outdoor air temperature before the occurrence time of the timer valid trigger for a certain period is 15 ℃ and the actual outdoor air temperature is 19 ℃. In this case, since the occurrence timing of the timer ineffective trigger is 9 months and 1 days, which belongs to the summer assumed period, the winter correction value is referred to. In this case, since the gas temperature difference is +4 ℃, which belongs to the gas temperature difference range of 3.0 to 5.0, the action timer management section 305 acquires the winter correction value "+ 10 days" stored in the record of this stage from the correction table 600.
On the other hand, since the notification determination period before correction determined from the season information table 500 is "60 days", the operation timer management unit 305 calculates 70 days from 60 days +10 days as the notification determination period after correction.
The elapsed time from the occurrence date of the timer ineffective trigger "9 months 1 days" to the occurrence date of the timer effective trigger "11 months 5 days" is "64 days". The elapsed time "64 days" is shorter than the notification determination period "70 days", and the operation timer management section 305 determines that notification of notification information is not necessary. This is because, on the day of occurrence when the timer is effectively triggered, the actual outdoor temperature is higher than the average outdoor temperature in the past year, and even if the air conditioner 100 is operated with the setting contents of the operation timer in summer, the drop in the room temperature is not excessive. Therefore, in this case, the notification information is not notified in the present embodiment. Thereby, unnecessary notification of notification information to the user is prevented. The numerical values in fig. 6 are examples and may be changed as appropriate.
For example, when the outdoor temperature is higher than the previous year in early summer, it is not desirable to operate the air conditioner 100 with the setting contents of the operation timer in winter. Further, when the outdoor temperature is lower than that in the past summer, there is no problem even if the air conditioner 100 is operated with the setting contents of the operation timer in winter. Here, the correction table 600 is set with a summer correction value in such a manner that notification information is easily notified as the start date of summer becomes earlier as the temperature difference increases to the positive side, and notification information is not easily notified as the start date of summer becomes later as the temperature difference increases to the negative side.
When the outdoor temperature in the early winter is lower than that in the past year, it is not desirable to operate the air conditioner 100 with the setting contents of the operation timer in summer. In addition, when the outdoor temperature in the first winter is higher than that in the past year, there is no problem even if the air conditioner 100 is operated with the setting contents of the operation timer in summer. Therefore, the correction table 600 is set with the winter correction value such that the notification information is not easily notified as the winter start date increases toward the positive side and the notification information is easily notified as the winter start date increases toward the negative side.
The average outdoor air temperature shown in fig. 6 can be calculated using past annual air temperature migration data stored in advance in the memory 310. Alternatively, the average outdoor air temperature may be calculated using year-shift data of the last year from the weather information. The average outdoor air temperature may be calculated using sensing data of the actual outdoor air temperature of the past year detected by the sensor 109 of the air conditioner 100.
Also, the calculation of the actual outdoor air temperature based on the sensed data detected by the sensor 109 stored in the equipment log database 303 is only an example. For example, the actual outdoor air temperature may be calculated from weather information for a certain period from the occurrence time of the timer active trigger. In this case, the server 300 may acquire weather information from a weather information server connected to the internet 203, for example.
The season information table 500 and the correction table 600 may use different tables depending on the region. For example, the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere vary in season. Therefore, the operation timer management unit 305 may determine the notification determination period using the season information table 500 in which the relationship between the season and the start date is combined differently depending on the region. The operation timer management unit 305 may correct the notification determination period using the correction table 600 in which the relationship between the temperature difference, the summer correction value, and the winter correction value differs depending on the region. For example, if the region information indicating the region where the air conditioner 100 is installed is stored in the user database 308, the operation timer management unit 305 may specify the region where the air conditioner 100 is installed based on the region information, and specify the season information table 500 and the correction table 600 corresponding to the specified region.
In this embodiment, the operation timer management unit 305 determines whether or not to notify the notification information by comparing the elapsed time from the occurrence time of the timer ineffective trigger to the occurrence time of the timer effective trigger with the notification determination period, but this is merely an example. For example, the operation timer management unit 305 may determine whether or not to notify the notification information by comparing the operation mode set for the air conditioner 100 that is closest to the occurrence time of the timer active trigger with the operation mode indicated by the setting information of the operation timer. For example, the operation timer management unit 305 may determine that the notification information is to be notified when the operation mode closest to the occurrence time of the timer valid trigger is the cooling mode and the operation mode indicated by the operation timer setting information is the heating mode. That is, the operation timer management unit 305 may determine the notification information when the operation mode closest to the occurrence time of the timer valid trigger and the operation mode indicated by the setting information of the operation timer are different from each other.
By executing the above information processing method, it is possible to more accurately update the notification determination period and prevent useless notification from being made to the user.
Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the information processing system according to the first embodiment. First, the communication unit 330 of the server 300 receives a control instruction for setting the operation timer to on, which is transmitted from the communication terminal 400, and thereby the device control unit 304 of the server 300 acquires the control instruction (step S101). Here, the communication terminal 400 transmits a control instruction to the server 300 by causing the application 407 to receive an instruction from the user to start the operation timer.
Next, the appliance control unit 304 transmits a control command for turning on the operation timer to the corresponding air conditioner 100 by using the communication unit 330 (step S102).
In the flowchart, an example is shown in which an instruction to start the operation timer is input from the communication terminal 400, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an instruction to start the operation timer may be input through the operation unit 107 of the air conditioner 100. In this case, the control instruction to turn on the operation timer is directly transmitted to the air conditioner 100 not via the server 300.
When receiving the control command via the communication unit 110, the air conditioner 100 causes the control unit 101 to set the operation timer to on, and then transmits the setting result to the server 300 via the communication unit 110. The transmitted setting result is received by the communication unit 330 of the server 300.
The appliance control unit 304 determines whether or not the setting of the operation timer of the air conditioner 100 to on is normally completed based on the setting result received through the communication unit 330 (step S103). Here, if a control result (e.g., 200OK) is received from air conditioner 100 within a predetermined timeout period after a control command to turn on the operation timer is transmitted to the corresponding air conditioner 100, equipment control unit 304 determines that the setting to turn on the operation timer has been completed normally, and if the control result has not been received from air conditioner 100 within the predetermined timeout period, determines that the operation timer has not been turned on normally (failed).
When the setting is normally completed (yes in step S103), the device control unit 304 calls the operation timer management unit 305, and the operation timer management unit 305 acquires the occurrence timing of the last timer invalidation trigger (step S104). In this case, the operation timer management unit 305 inputs a request for acquiring an equipment log indicating that the operation timer was last closed to the equipment state management unit 302 using the equipment ID of the air conditioner 100 that transmitted the setting information as a key. The equipment state management unit 302 acquires an equipment log indicating that the operation timer of the corresponding air conditioner 100 was closed last time from the equipment log database 303 using the equipment ID as a key, and inputs the acquired equipment log to the operation timer management unit 305 together with the equipment ID. The operation timer management unit 305 acquires the time of occurrence of the timer invalidation trigger from the time stamp of the device log to be input.
On the other hand, in step S103, when the activation of the operation timer of the air conditioner 100 has failed (no in step S103), the device controller 304 transmits a failure notification indicating that the activation of the operation timer has failed to the communication terminal 400 using the communication unit 330 (step S105). In this case, the device control unit 304 may notify the corresponding communication terminal 400 of the failure notification promotion by requesting the notification server for the failure notification.
In step S106, the operation timer management unit 305 calculates an elapsed time from the occurrence time of the last timer invalid trigger to the occurrence time of the current timer valid trigger, and determines whether or not the elapsed time is equal to or longer than the notification determination period.
If the elapsed time is equal to or longer than the notification determination period (yes in step S106), the operation timer management unit 305 generates notification information and inputs the notification information to the notification output unit 306 together with the corresponding equipment ID of the air conditioner 100 (step S107). Here, the notification information includes, for example, setting information of the current operation timer.
On the other hand, when the elapsed time is shorter than the notification determination period (no in step S106), the process is ended.
Next, the notification output unit 306 acquires the communication ID of the communication terminal 400 of the user owning the corresponding air conditioner 100 from the user database 308 (step S108). Here, the notification output unit 306 inputs a communication ID requesting acquisition of the corresponding communication terminal 400 to the user management unit 307 using the device ID input from the operation timer management unit 305 as a key. The user management unit 307 acquires the communication ID of the corresponding communication terminal 400 from the user database 308 using the device ID as a key, and inputs the communication ID to the notification output unit 306. Thereby, the notification output unit 306 acquires the communication ID of the corresponding communication terminal 400.
Next, the notification output unit 306 transmits notification information to the corresponding communication terminal 400 using the acquired communication ID (step S109).
As described above, according to the first embodiment, if the elapsed time from the timer invalid trigger to the timer valid trigger is equal to or longer than the notification determination period when the operation timer is started, the notification information is transmitted to the communication terminal 400. Accordingly, when the elapsed time after the operation timer is turned off is equal to or longer than a predetermined time, the user can confirm the correctness of the setting of the operation timer, and the operation of the air conditioner 100 with inappropriate setting contents can be suppressed.
(second embodiment)
The second embodiment is an embodiment in which it is determined whether or not it is necessary to transmit notification information when it is determined that an event of changing from the power-on state to the power-on state has occurred after a predetermined time has elapsed since the air conditioner has changed from the power-on state (a state in which power is supplied) to the power-off state (a state in which power is not supplied). In the second embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted. In the second embodiment, the configurations of the air conditioner 100, the server 300, and the communication terminal 400 are the same as those of fig. 1, 3, and 4, respectively, and thus the description will be made with reference to these drawings.
Refer to fig. 3. The equipment log acquiring unit 301 determines whether or not an event that the air conditioner 100 changes from the power-on off state to the power-on state has occurred, based on the operation state transmitted from the air conditioner 100. When determining that the event has occurred, the device log acquisition unit 301 calls the operation timer management unit 305.
The operation timer management unit 305 is called when the device log acquisition unit 301 determines that an event has occurred to change from the power-on off state to the power-on state. The operation timer management unit 305 calculates an elapsed time from when the air conditioner 100 is turned on to when the air conditioner is turned off, until the event occurs, and determines that notification of notification information is required when the elapsed time has elapsed by a predetermined time. That is, in the present embodiment, the timer ineffective trigger corresponds to the timing at which the change from the energization on state to the energization off state is detected, and the timer effective trigger corresponds to the timing at which the change from the energization off state to the energization on state is detected.
The power-on state refers to a state in which a power plug of the air conditioner 100 is plugged into an outlet. The power-on off state is a state in which the power plug of the air conditioner 100 is pulled out from the outlet. For example, if the summer season ends, the outlet of the air conditioner 100 is sometimes pulled out until the winter season. Also, if the winter season ends, the outlet of the air conditioner 100 is sometimes pulled out until summer. In this case, if the elapsed time from the occurrence time of the timer ineffective trigger to the occurrence time of the timer effective trigger is relatively long, if the air conditioner 100 is operated in accordance with the setting contents of the operation timer, the indoor space may be excessively cooled or excessively heated. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the elapsed time from the occurrence time of the timer invalid trigger to the occurrence time of the timer valid trigger is equal to or longer than the notification determination period, the notification information is transmitted to the communication terminal 400, and the user is allowed to confirm the correctness of the setting content of the current operation timer.
In the present embodiment, the setting of the notification determination period is the same as that in the first embodiment, and therefore, the description thereof is omitted. Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the information processing system according to the second embodiment.
First, the air conditioner 100 is energized by inserting a power plug into an outlet (step S201). Next, air conditioner 100 transmits an operation state indicating power on to server 300. The operation state indicating the energization on may be transmitted from air conditioner 100 when air conditioner 100 changes from the energization off state to the energization on state, or may be periodically transmitted from air conditioner 100.
The equipment log acquiring unit 301 acquires the operation state transmitted from the air conditioner 100 as an equipment log (step S202), and determines whether or not an event that the air conditioner 100 changes from the power-on off state to the power-on state has occurred based on the acquired equipment log (step S203). When determining that the event of the power-on off state to the power-on state has occurred (yes in step S203), the device log acquisition unit 301 calls the operation timer management unit 305, and the operation timer management unit 305 acquires the occurrence time of the last timer invalidation trigger (step S204). In this case, the operation timer management unit 305 inputs a request for acquiring an equipment log indicating the previous power-on shutdown to the equipment state management unit 302, using the equipment ID of the corresponding air conditioner 100 as a key. The equipment state management unit 302 acquires an equipment log indicating the last power-on shutdown of the corresponding air conditioner 100 from the equipment log database 303 using the equipment ID as a key, and inputs the acquired equipment log to the operation timer management unit 305 together with the equipment ID. The operation timer management unit 305 acquires the time of occurrence of the timer invalidation trigger from the time stamp of the device log to be input.
In step S203, the operation timer management unit 305 calculates an elapsed time from the occurrence time of the timer invalid trigger to the occurrence time of the timer valid trigger, and determines whether or not the elapsed time is equal to or longer than the notification determination period.
If the elapsed time is equal to or longer than the notification determination period (yes in step S205), the process proceeds to step S206, and if the elapsed time is shorter than the notification determination period (no in step S205), the process ends.
Since the contents of steps S206 to S208 are the same as those of steps S107 to S109, respectively, the description thereof will be omitted.
As described above, according to the second embodiment, when the air conditioner 100, which has not been energized for a long time, is restarted, the user can confirm the correctness of the setting of the operation timer, and the air conditioner can be prevented from being operated with inappropriate setting contents.
Further, among the air conditioners 100, there are air conditioners 100 in which the setting content of the operation timer and the on/off information of the operation timer are stored in a volatile memory. In this case, if the power plug air conditioner 100 is disconnected from the outlet and the power supply is turned off, the setting content of the operation timer and the on/off information of the operation timer are erased from the volatile memory. Therefore, in the air conditioner 100 in which the setting information of the operation timer is stored in the volatile memory, even if the elapsed time after the last operation timer was set to off is shorter than the notification determination period, the server 300 can transmit the notification information indicating that the setting information of the operation timer is canceled when the power supply turned off state is reached, to the communication terminal 400. When it is determined that the elapsed time since the last setting of the operation timer is equal to or longer than the notification determination period when the air conditioner 100 is in the power-on state, the server 300 may transmit, to the communication terminal 400, notification information including information indicating that the setting information of the operation timer has been erased and information inquiring of whether or not the user needs to restore the setting information of the previous operation timer.
Hereinafter, a basic configuration of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, a typical modification, and the like will be described. These may be combined with each other or with a part of the above-described embodiments and the like. For example, the second embodiment may also be incorporated into the first embodiment.
(1) The notification information may be information determined based on past operation information.
The past operation information may be the content of the operation performed on air conditioner 100 during the latest fixed period from the occurrence time of the timer valid trigger. In this case, the notification information includes the operation mode and the operation parameters, etc., which are input to the air conditioner 100 by the user during the certain period.
Alternatively, the past operation information may be, for example, the content of an operation performed on the air conditioner 100 in the same past period as the occurrence time of the timer valid trigger. The same period in the past is, for example, the same period before the last year. In this case, the notification information includes the operation mode, the operation parameter, and the like that the user has input to the air conditioner 100 at the same time in the past.
The operation timer management unit 305 may acquire the device log in the corresponding period from the device log database 303 by inputting a request to acquire past operation information to the device status management unit 302, and determine notification information based on the acquired device log.
Further, the setting information of the set operation timer may be notified as notification information at the occurrence time of the timer invalidation trigger. For example, the notification information includes an operation mode, an operation parameter, an operation schedule, and the like set at the time of occurrence of the timer invalidation trigger.
(2) The notification information may also be decided based on weather information.
Specifically, the notification information may be determined based on the weather information in the latest fixed period from the time of occurrence of the timer invalidation trigger. In this case, the operation timer management unit 305 acquires the past weather information of a certain period of time immediately after the occurrence of the timer invalidation trigger from the external server, acquires the past outdoor air temperature from the acquired past weather information, and includes the outdoor air temperature in the notification information. The operation timer management unit 305 also acquires current weather information, acquires the current outdoor air temperature from the acquired current weather information, and calculates the difference between the past outdoor air temperature and the current outdoor air temperature. The operation timer management unit 305 may include the calculated difference between the outdoor temperatures and a message for confirming the setting content of the operation timer in the notification information.
(3) The notification information may be determined based on region information indicating a region where the air conditioner 100 is installed.
In this case, the operation timer management unit 305 acquires region information indicating the region where the corresponding air conditioner 100 is installed, by referring to the user database 308. The operation timer management unit 305 may acquire a current equipment log of another air conditioner 100 installed in an area indicated by the area information acquired from the equipment log database 303, determine current representative setting contents in the corresponding area from the acquired current equipment log, and include the setting contents in the notification information. The operation timer management unit 305 may acquire the outdoor air temperature of the region indicated by the region information, and include the acquired outdoor air temperature in the notification information.
The notification information shown in (1) to (3) above corresponds to an example of notifying that the setting content of the operation timer is not appropriate. (1) The notification information shown in (3) may include a message indicating that the setting content of the operation timer is not appropriate. Thus, the user can be notified that the setting content of the action timer is incorrect, and the user can be given a sense of recognition of the notification.
(4) The server 300 transmits notification information indicating that the set content of the operation timer is not suitable to the communication terminal 400, but the server 300 may transmit the following notification to the communication terminal 400. That is, the server 300 may transmit an unsuitable notification indicating that the setting content of the operation timer is unsuitable, a change completion notification indicating that the setting content of the operation timer is changed to suitable setting content, a reject notification indicating that the setting content of the set operation timer is not executed, and a correction reason notification indicating that the notification determination period is corrected.
(5) When the notification determination period is corrected, the server 300 may include, in addition to information indicating that the setting content of the operation timer is not appropriate, information indicating a reason for correcting the notification determination period, for example, "clearly in summer, is cold". This can provide the user with a sense of identity.
(6) The operation timer management unit 305 may count the elapsed time from the time of occurrence of the timer invalid trigger, calculate the counted elapsed time as time information when the timer valid trigger has occurred, and compare the time information with the notification determination period.
(7) Each component included in server 300 shown in fig. 3 may be mounted on air conditioner 100. In this case, the air conditioner 100 assumes the function of the server 300.
(8) The content of the notification information may be controlled based on information that can be estimated whether the climate when the operation timer is released is the same as the climate when the operation related to the setting of the operation timer is performed. For example, when it is estimated that the climate when the operation timer is released is the same as the climate when the operation related to the setting of the operation timer is performed, information for notifying that the setting of the operation timer is changed to the setting when the operation timer is released is notified as notification information. When the climate when the operation timer is released and the climate when the operation related to the setting of the operation timer is performed are estimated to be different, information for notifying that the setting of the operation timer is not appropriate is notified as notification information.
Specifically, the presumable information includes a specific time period, and the content of the notification information is controlled according to whether or not the elapsed time coincides with the specific time period. The term "identical" includes not only complete identity but also deviation from complete identity within a predetermined range. For example, the specific time period is a 12-month period, and the operation timer management unit 305 determines whether the elapsed time coincides with the specific time period by determining whether the elapsed time is between (12n-1) month and (12n +1) month. If it is determined that the elapsed time coincides with the specific time period, the operation timer management unit 305 generates, as information for notifying that the setting of the operation timer is changed to the setting when the operation timer is released, for example, "set the operation timer with the content of the last setting? "such a message. If it is determined that the elapsed time does not coincide with the specific time period, the operation timer management unit 305 generates a message such as "suggest to change because the content of the last setting is not suitable for the current situation", for example, as information for notifying that the setting of the operation timer is not suitable.
As described above, by controlling the notification content according to the degree of matching of the climate, in addition to the elapsed time being equal to or longer than the predetermined time, it is possible to notify the user of urging to reset the operation timer only when the user desires to reset the operation timer. That is, the notification information can be rationalized.
In this case, the climate changes periodically in many cases. For this reason, by controlling the content of the notification information with the specific time period as described above, the content of the notification information can be further rationalized.
The presumable information may include an attribute of a first period when the operation timer is released and an attribute of a second period when an operation related to setting of the operation timer is performed, and the content of the notification information may be controlled according to whether or not the attribute of the first period is the same as the attribute of the second period. For example, the attribute of the period is a season, and the operation timer management unit 305 determines whether the attribute of the first period is the same as the attribute of the second period by determining whether the season of the first period is the same as the season of the second period. The operation timer management unit 305 refers to the season table shown in fig. 5, acquires the device log at the time of the last operation timer release from the device state management unit 302, and determines the season of the current date and the season of the date at the time of the last operation timer release. When the season of the first period is summer and the season of the second period is also summer, the operation timer management unit 305 determines that the attribute of the first period matches the attribute of the second period, and generates, as information for notifying that the setting of the operation timer is to be changed to the setting when the operation timer is released, for example, "content setting operation timer used in the last summer? "such a message. When the season of the first period is summer and the season of the second period is winter, it is determined that the attribute of the first period does not match the attribute of the second period, and the operation timer management unit 305 generates a message such as "change is recommended because the content set in the last summer is not suitable for the current winter" as information for notifying that the setting of the operation timer is not suitable.
Here, the climate often changes in accordance with a specific period. Therefore, by controlling the content of the notification information by using the attributes of the period as described above, the content of the notification information can be further rationalized.
The presumable information may include setting information of the operation timer and operation information of the air conditioner, and the content of the notification information may be controlled according to whether or not the difference between the operation instruction indicated by the setting information of the operation timer and the operation instruction indicated by the operation information is within a predetermined range. For example, the operation instruction is an operation mode, and the operation timer management unit 305 determines whether or not the operation mode indicated by the setting information of the operation timer is the same as the operation mode indicated by the past operation information, thereby determining whether or not the difference between the operation instructions is within a predetermined range. For example, when the operation mode indicated by the setting information is cooling and the operation mode indicated by the past operation information is heating, it is determined that the operation modes are different, and the operation timer management unit 305 generates, as information for notifying that the setting of the operation timer is changed to the setting when the operation timer is released, a message such as "because the content of the operation timer set last time is cooling and the latest operation is heating, it is recommended to reset the operation timer". The operation timer management unit 305 acquires the setting information of the operation timer and the past operation information from the device state management unit 302. The past operation information is the operation of the air conditioner 100 for the latest fixed period from the occurrence time of the timer valid trigger.
Here, in many cases, the user operates the controller to change the setting of the air conditioner when the climate changes. Therefore, by controlling the content of the notification information using the setting information and the operation information of the operation timer as described above, the content of the notification information can be rationalized more reliably.
The past operation information may be the operation of the air conditioner 100 for the same period in the past at the time of occurrence of the timer valid trigger. The same period in the past is, for example, the same period before the last year.
Moreover, the operation instruction may be an operation parameter. In this case, the operation timer management unit 305 determines whether or not the difference between the operation instructions is within a predetermined range by determining whether or not the difference between the operation parameter indicated by the setting information of the operation timer and the operation parameter indicated by the past operation information is within a predetermined range. For example, it is determined whether the difference between the set temperature indicated by the setting information and the set temperature indicated by the past operation information is in the range between-3 degrees and +3 degrees.
The presumable information may include setting information of the operation timer and weather information, or the contents of the notification information may be controlled according to whether or not the setting information of the operation timer corresponds to the weather information. For example, it is determined whether or not the operation mode (e.g., cooling) indicated by the setting information is different from the operation mode (e.g., heating) recommended based on the outdoor air temperature (e.g., 10 ℃) indicated by the current weather information. Therefore, the content of the notification information can be rationalized more reliably according to the difference between the actual climate and the setting of the operation timer.
Industrial applicability
The present invention can realize safe use of an air conditioner by outputting notification information related to setting of an operation timer when it is determined that a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released, and thus has practical value for home and business air conditioners.

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1. An information processing method for causing a computer to execute the steps of:
acquiring time information indicating a time at which an operation timer of an air conditioner is released or an elapsed time from the time at which the operation timer is released;
determining whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released, using the time information, when an operation related to the setting of the operation timer has been performed;
when it is determined that a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released, notification information regarding the operation timer is notified to a user of the air conditioner.
2. The information processing method according to claim 1,
season information indicating a period corresponding to a season is acquired, and the predetermined time is determined using the season information and the time information.
3. The information processing method according to claim 2,
region information indicating a region where the air conditioner is installed is acquired, and the predetermined time is determined based on the season information and the region information.
4. The information processing method according to claim 1,
the predetermined time is determined using the sensing data including the change in the air temperature and the reference data.
5. The information processing method according to claim 1,
weather information is acquired, and the predetermined time is determined using the weather information and reference data.
6. The information processing method according to claim 1,
state information of the air conditioner is also acquired;
determining whether an event occurs based on the state information, wherein the event is that the state of the air conditioner is changed to an electrified state after the predetermined time elapses from the time when the state of the air conditioner is changed to a non-electrified state;
and outputting the notification information when the event is judged to occur.
7. The information processing method according to claim 1,
the notification information is information for notifying that the setting of the operation timer is not appropriate.
8. The information processing method according to claim 7,
weather information is also acquired;
deciding the notification information based on the weather information.
9. The information processing method according to claim 7,
also acquiring past operation information of the air conditioner;
deciding the notification information based on the past operation information.
10. The information processing method according to claim 7,
region information indicating a region where the air conditioner is set is also acquired;
and determining the notification information based on the region information.
11. The information processing method according to claim 1,
the contents of the notification information are also controlled based on information that can be estimated whether the climate when the operation timer is released is the same as the climate when the operation related to the setting of the operation timer is performed.
12. The information processing method according to claim 11,
the speculatable information includes a particular time period;
in the control of the content of the notification information, the content of the notification information is controlled according to whether or not the elapsed time coincides with the specific time period.
13. The information processing method according to claim 11,
the presumable information includes the attribute of the first period when the said movement timer is released and the attribute of the second period when the operation related to the setting of the said movement timer is carried out;
in the control of the content of the notification information, the content of the notification information is controlled according to whether the attribute of the first period is the same as the attribute of the second period.
14. The information processing method according to claim 11,
the presumable information comprises the setting information of the action timer and the operation information of the air conditioner;
in the control of the content of the notification information, the content of the notification information is controlled according to whether or not a difference between an operation instruction indicated by the setting information of the operation timer and an operation instruction indicated by the operation information is within a predetermined range.
15. The information processing method according to claim 11,
the presumable information comprises setting information of the action timer and weather information;
in the control of the content of the notification information, the content of the notification information is controlled according to whether the setting information of the action timer corresponds to the weather information.
16. The information processing method according to claim 11, wherein, when notifying the notification information,
notifying, as the notification information, information for notifying that the setting of the operation timer is changed to the setting when the operation timer is released, when it can be estimated that the climate when the operation timer is released is the same as the climate when the operation related to the setting of the operation timer is performed;
when it is estimated that the climate when the operation timer is released is different from the climate when the operation related to the setting of the operation timer is performed, information for notifying that the setting of the operation timer is not appropriate is notified as the notification information.
17. An air conditioner characterized by comprising:
an acquisition unit that acquires time information indicating a time at which an operation timer of an air conditioner is released or an elapsed time from the time at which the operation timer is released;
a determination unit that determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released, using the time information, when an operation related to the setting of the operation timer has been performed; and the number of the first and second groups,
and a notification unit configured to notify a user of the air conditioner of notification information regarding the operation timer when it is determined that a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released.
18. A recording medium readable by a computer and storing a program, the program causing the computer to function as:
acquiring time information indicating a time at which an operation timer of an air conditioner is released or an elapsed time from the time at which the operation timer is released;
determining whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released, using the time information, when an operation related to the setting of the operation timer has been performed;
when it is determined that a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released, notification information regarding the operation timer is notified to a user of the air conditioner.
19. An information processing system characterized by comprising:
an acquisition unit that acquires time information indicating a time at which an operation timer of an air conditioner is released or an elapsed time from the time at which the operation timer is released;
a determination unit that determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released, using the time information, when an operation related to the setting of the operation timer has been performed; and the number of the first and second groups,
and a notification unit configured to notify a user of the air conditioner of notification information regarding the operation timer when it is determined that a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation timer was released.
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