JP2002297229A - Living information display device and living information display program and recording medium with its program recorded - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a living information display device for displaying living information such as electric energy capable of easily drawing attentions from a user layer by displaying living information with high visibility. SOLUTION: This living information display device is provided with a server equipped with a living information inputting part for inputting electric energy transmitted from the outside and the other living information, a living information data storage part for storing living information data inputted to the living information inputting part, a parameter data storing part for storing parameter data necessary for the monitor of the living information, and a living information arithmetic processing part for monitoring the living information based on the living information data and the parameter data, display terminal equipment connected to the server, and equipped with a display part for displaying the data transmitted from the server, and an animation data control part for displaying an animation pattern at the display part of the display terminal equipment based on the arithmetic result of the living information arithmetic processing part. Then, animation is displayed on the display part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a server for monitoring and managing information (referred to as living information) such as electric power, gas, water supply, etc. necessary for living in a house or operating in a factory or store. The present invention relates to a living information display device including a display terminal device connected to a server for displaying living information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the advance of home electronics technology, systems that can monitor and manage the amount of power consumption in a home using a server have become widespread. Surveillance systems that collectively manage living information including those are also being put into practical use.

For example, in a home equipped with photovoltaic power generation facilities, in the daytime, power obtained from the photovoltaic power generation is used to cover the power consumption in the home, and when the generated power exceeds the power consumption and surplus power is generated. In order to transmit surplus power to the power company, so-called power sales are performed. Then, when sufficient solar power cannot be generated, such as during a night when power generation is not possible or on a cloudy or rainy day, power is purchased, that is, electric power supplied from a power company is used to cover household power consumption. In a home equipped with such a solar power generation facility, the server monitors not only power consumption but also power generated by the solar power generation facility.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram showing a monitoring system using a server in a house provided with solar power generation facilities. In the figure, 1 is a solar cell that converts solar energy into electric energy, 2 is a solar power generation control unit that controls solar power generation by the solar cell, 3 is a commercial power grid from a power company, and 4 is a commercial power grid. A distribution panel connected to both the photovoltaic power system and a power meter that measures the amount of electric power sold or purchased by measuring the induced current in the distribution panel, and 6 from the distribution panel This is a domestic load (refrigerator, television, etc.) that receives power supply through wiring connection. Reference numeral 7 denotes information other than electric power consumed in the home, such as gas and water (information is transmitted as a data signal from each monitor device). Reference numeral 8 denotes the photovoltaic power generation control unit 2, a wattmeter 5, and gas water information such as 7. A server for centrally monitoring and managing information from the server 9 and 10 has an output display function such as a liquid crystal panel for allowing a user to access information collected in the server 8 in an arbitrary room in the home. The display terminal device 11 indicates one house (house, store, factory, etc.) provided with the server. The server 8 can be connected to an external information transmission source or an information management company by being connected to the Internet 12 via a public line. In addition, the server 8 obtains information on the generated power (forming a part of daily life information) from the solar power generation control unit via the communication line 20.

[0005] In this system, information on the power generated from the photovoltaic power generation control unit 2, information on the power consumption from a power meter 5 attached to the distribution board 4,
The water supply information 7 is centrally monitored by the server 8, and the collected information and necessary warning information are displayed on the display terminal devices 9 and 10 connected to the server 8.

[0006]

The contents which have been displayed on the display terminal as the living information so far are those in which the living information such as the amount of power used and the amount of generated electric power are simply displayed on the screen as numerical values, or The change over time of the information was graphed and displayed.

[0007] Displaying only numerical values is simple, but the information is minimal and lacks visibility. Graphs of past life information over time show a richer amount of information than those that display only numerical values in the sense of comparison with the past, but visibility is low in grasping the current usage situation. Chip. For example, considering the display of power information in a home equipped with solar power generation facilities, housewives and children who mainly see the display on the display terminal device in their daily lives are now able to earn profits from solar power generation. I am interested in whether they are making money, if they are making money, whether they are large or small. Information such as electricity amount and profit amount is simply shown as numerical values,
Displaying the profit change only with a graph does not draw the attention of the housewife or child at home, and it is difficult to motivate them to save power.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a living information display device which improves visibility and makes it easier to attract a user's eyes to a screen by devising display contents. Another object of the present invention is to provide a living information display device that diversifies display contents and performs a display that gives a user an expectation of what display is currently displayed on a screen. I do. Another object of the present invention is to provide a living information display device which solves the problem of an increase in the amount of stored data caused by improving visibility and diversifying display contents.

[0009]

A living information display device according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, comprises a living information input section for inputting the amount of electric power and other living information transmitted from the outside, A living information data storage unit for storing living information data input to the information input unit, a parameter data storage unit for storing parameter data necessary for monitoring living information, and living information based on the living information data and the parameter data; A server provided with a living information calculation processing unit for monitoring the data, a display terminal device connected to the server and provided with a display unit for displaying data sent from the server, and the living information calculation processing An animation data control unit for displaying an animation pattern on a display unit of the display terminal device based on a calculation result of the unit. Animation data controller, the provided server, or provided in the display terminal device side, or are provided by dividing into a server-side and the display terminal device. According to the present invention, the server monitors the living information at the present time based on the living information data and the parameter data, and displays the monitoring result on the display terminal device not as numerical data but as an animation having high visibility and attracting the user's attention.

[0010] An animation data control unit stores an animation pattern in which a plurality of animation patterns are stored, and an animation pattern selection unit which selects one of the plurality of animation patterns based on a calculation result of the living information calculation processing unit. And an animation display control unit for displaying the animation pattern selected by the animation pattern selection unit on the display unit, wherein at least the animation pattern storage unit is provided on the server side.
According to the present invention, an animation pattern storage unit requiring a large storage capacity is installed on the server side to reduce the number of components required to execute an animation display operation on the display terminal device side, thereby reducing the number of components required for the display terminal device. The burden is reduced, and the display terminal device is reduced in size and size.

A display speed control unit for changing the animation display speed by the animation display control unit;
And a display color control unit for changing the display color.
According to the present invention, instead of switching to another animation pattern when displaying a different situation, it is as if the display speed control unit and the display color control unit change the display speed and display color of one animation pattern for display. Make it look as if you are displaying a different animation pattern. As a result, diversification of expressions is achieved while reducing the number of animation patterns stored in the animation storage unit.

The parameter data storage unit includes boundary value data for identifying the presence / absence of an abnormality, and the animation pattern storage unit includes an abnormal animation pattern displayed when an abnormality occurs. The selection unit selects an abnormal animation pattern when the calculation result of the living information calculation processing unit is determined to be abnormal. According to the present invention, when the parameter value exceeds a certain boundary value, the living information calculation processing unit determines that the time is abnormal, and upon receiving the result, the animation pattern selecting unit selects one corresponding abnormal time animation pattern. This animation pattern is displayed on the display unit. In this way, when the parameter value exceeds the boundary value, the number of animation patterns required for display is reduced by not switching the animation pattern indefinitely according to the parameter value.

[0013] The server may further include a trend analysis unit that creates trend analysis data obtained by analyzing a trend regarding living information from past living information data stored in the living information data storage unit, and further includes the parameter data storage unit. Includes trend analysis data in the parameter data, and the animation selection unit selects an animation pattern based on a calculation result including the trend analysis data by the life information calculation processing unit. According to the present invention, if the trend analysis unit shows the tendency of the user's life information, for example, the amount of power consumption, it is a night type that consumes more power at night, a morning type that consumes more power in the morning, An analysis is performed on whether the type of consumption is daytime, and the resulting trend analysis data is stored in the parameter data storage unit. When the animation selection unit selects an animation pattern based on the calculation result of the living information calculation processing unit, each animation pattern corresponding to one of the night type, morning type, and day type is determined based on the trend analysis data. Then, an animation pattern corresponding to the calculation result at that time is selected and displayed on the display screen.

[0014] Further, living information data relating to the amount of electric power and other living information transmitted from the outside is stored in a storage device,
The parameter data necessary for monitoring the living information is stored in the storage device, and further, a plurality of animation patterns are stored in the storage device, and any one of the plurality of animation patterns is selected based on the living information data and the parameter data, A living information display program for displaying the selected animation pattern on a display device or a recording medium on which the program is recorded is provided. If the program of the present invention is downloaded to a computer used as a living information display device, an animation pattern is selected based on the living information data and the parameter data, and the animation is displayed on the display device.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a living information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 30 denotes a server for monitoring living information from an external device (corresponding to the server 8 in FIG. 6), and reference numeral 50 denotes a display terminal device (the display terminal 9 in FIG. 10). Reference numeral 60 denotes an animation data control unit for performing control necessary for performing an animation display on the display terminal device 50. The animation data control unit 60 includes a part of the server 30.
And the rest is placed on the display terminal device 50 side. Next, the internal configuration of the server 30 and the display terminal device 50 will be described.

First, the internal structure of the server 30 will be described. A living information input unit 32 functions as an interface for inputting living information transmitted from an external device. Here, the life information mainly includes the usage amount of the lifeline such as the power usage amount, the gas usage amount, and the water usage amount. In a house equipped with a solar power generation facility, not only the power consumption but also the generated power is included in the living information. Since the living information is transmitted as a digital signal from a monitor device for measuring the usage of electric power, gas, water, etc., the living data input unit 32 can receive the transmission data. When transmitted as an analog signal, it is converted into a digital signal at the living information input unit.

The life information is not limited to lifelines such as electric power, gas and water, but may be information such as the frequency of telephone use as long as the use information can be transmitted as signal data. Is also good. In short, the information on the life that the use information is transmitted from the monitor device attached to the external device in the house and can be monitored by the server is included in the life information.

Reference numeral 34 denotes a living information data storage unit for storing the living information data input to the living information input unit 32. The living information data storage unit can store data for a certain period of time necessary for calculating average data and integrated data of power consumption, and it is updated from old data every time the latest data is taken in It is.

Reference numeral 36 denotes a parameter data storage unit for storing various parameter data necessary for monitoring living information. The parameter data includes various initial value data 37 necessary for displaying the life information. Further, various prescribed value data 38 to be compared with the life information data is included. The specified value data 38 is used as a criterion value when changing the display content.
The specified value data 38 may include boundary value data 39 for determining whether there is an abnormality. The parameter data stored in the parameter data storage unit 36 includes data set by an input operation such as initial value data and data automatically set by calculation such as one-month average power data.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a living information calculation processing unit which performs various calculations relating to living information based on the living information data stored in the living information data storage unit 34 and the parameter data stored in the parameter data storage unit 36. Do. Specifically, it performs an integration process and an averaging process of the living information data, a comparison operation process between the current living information data and the specified value data, and the like. The integrated data and the average data, which are part of the calculation result, are themselves stored as parameter data in the parameter data storage unit 36 as one of the specified value data 38. The comparison operation processing data, which is another part of the operation result, is used for control in the animation data control unit 60.

Reference numeral 42 denotes a tendency analysis unit which analyzes the tendency regarding living information from past living information data stored in the living information data storage unit 34 and calculates tendency analysis data 43. As specific trend analysis data, for example, there is usage peak time zone data in which the peak time zone of the usage amount of electric power or the like at the house is any of night type, morning type, and daytime type. The trend analysis unit 42 is required when the content of the animation to be displayed is changed based on the result of analyzing the user's tendency regarding the living information.

An animation pattern storage unit 62 stores a plurality of animation patterns 63-1, 63-2,... To be displayed on the display terminal device 50. This animation pattern is data used when displaying an illustration of a character or landscape associated with the living information to be monitored as an animation. Each animation pattern has an animation display data format. Is created in a general data format (for example, a GIF format or a BMP format), and requires a larger capacity than displaying only numerical data. When the display is performed by the browser on the display device, the data can be easily displayed by processing the data into HTML format including animation data and storing the processed data. When the animation pattern is changed depending on whether or not there is an abnormality, in addition to the animation patterns 63-1, 63-2,.
Abnormal animation patterns 64-1, 64-2,
Is stored. In this case, the boundary value data 39 used to determine the presence or absence of an abnormality needs to be stored in the parameter data storage unit 36.

When the animation pattern is changed in accordance with the analysis result of the trend analysis unit, for example, when the animation pattern is changed in any one of the peak time zones of the power consumption, the night type, the morning type, and the day type are used. Each animation pattern is stored separately. That is, three patterns of the night type animation pattern 63-1A, the morning type animation pattern 63-1B, and the day type animation pattern 63-1C are stored in correspondence with the animation pattern 63-1.

Reference numeral 66 denotes an animation pattern selection unit, based on a calculation result in the life information calculation processing unit 40,
One of a plurality of animation patterns stored in the animation pattern storage unit 62 is selected.

Next, the internal structure of the display terminal device 50 will be described. A display unit 52 displays data based on a signal from the server 30. Although various display devices such as a liquid crystal panel and a CRT can be used for the display unit 52, a liquid crystal panel that can be made compact is preferable.

Reference numeral 68 denotes an animation display control unit.
The control for displaying the animation pattern selected by the animation pattern selection unit 66 on the display unit 52 is executed. If it is necessary to change the display speed or display color of the animation, the animation display control unit 6
Reference numeral 8 includes a display speed control unit 69 for controlling the display speed and a display color control unit 70 for controlling the display color.

Here, the animation data storage unit 62 and the animation pattern selection unit 66 provided on the server 30 side and the animation display control unit 68 provided on the display terminal device 50 side provide an animation data control unit 60.
Is configured. Animation data control unit 60
Can be provided on the server 30 side or conversely on the display terminal device 50 side. However, as shown in FIG. 1, the animation pattern storage unit 62 which requires a large storage capacity is used. Providing it on the server 30 side is suitable for making the display terminal device 50 side compact.

Also, as shown in FIG. 1, the animation pattern selecting section 66 is provided on the server 30 side, and
If an animation pattern to be displayed is selected and determined on the display side, and only the display control unit 68 that executes the operation of actually displaying the animation on the display unit 50 is provided on the display terminal device 50 side, Roles can be divided into a side for determining the animation pattern and a side for displaying the determined animation pattern. As a result, there is no need to send and receive a signal about the animation pattern between the server 30 and the display terminal device 50 except when changing the animation pattern to be displayed.

When displaying an animation on the display terminal device 50 using an HTML browser, the server 3
Alternatively, the data may be processed into HTML data including animation data on the 0 side, and displayed on the HTML browser of the display terminal device 50 side.

Next, an embodiment of the animation display processing according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart for monitoring the amount of power used and the amount of generated power at home equipped with a solar power generation facility according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, necessary data is stored in each storage unit (st31). FIG. 3 shows data stored in each storage unit. The life data storage unit 34 stores X, which is a generated power amount which is input from time to time, and Y, which is a used power amount.

The parameter data storage unit 36 stores the display speed value S of the animation as an initial value parameter 37.
("Standard speed" is automatically set as the S value) and the display color value C of the animation ("Green" is automatically set as the C value) of the animation is set. Further, when it is desired to display a power rate instead of the generated power amount or the used power amount, Z which is a unit price of power per hour is set. In this case, Z (XY)
Is calculated, the amount of power is converted into a power rate and displayed.

As the specified value data 38, XY, that is, W, which is a switching reference value at the time of switching the animation to be displayed according to the magnitude of the electric power sold or the electric power purchased, is set.

The animation pattern storage unit 62
Stores the four animation patterns shown in FIGS. 4A to 4D. 4 (a) shows how many coins go out of the wallet, FIG. 4 (b) shows how a few coins go out of the wallet, and FIG. 4 (c)
FIG. 4D shows how many coins enter the wallet, and FIG. 4D shows how a few coins enter the wallet. These are stored as GIF format image data.

Next, the generated power amount X and the used power amount Y at the present time
Is calculated (st32), and it is determined whether or not the calculation result is negative (st33). If it is minus, it is determined that the power is purchased, and then the value of | X−Y | (meaning the absolute value of XY) and the specified value W (animation) are determined in order to determine whether the power purchase amount is large or small. The magnitude is compared with the pattern switching reference value (st34). This | XY
If the value of | is larger than W, it is determined that the power purchase amount is large, and the animation pattern of pattern 1 shown in FIG. 4A is selected (st35). Then, the display control unit 68 of the display terminal device 50 receives the data of pattern 1 from the server 30 (st36), and displays the data on the display unit 52 according to the display speed and display color, which are the initial value data (st37).

On the other hand, when the value of | X−Y | is smaller than W in st34, it is determined that the power purchase amount is small, and FIG.
The animation pattern of the pattern 2 shown in (b) is selected (st38), and is displayed on the display unit 52 by the display speed and the display color as the initial value data (st38).
37).

Similarly, if the calculation result of XY in step 33 is positive, it is determined that the electric power is sold, and then, in order to determine whether the amount of electric power sold is large or small, | X−Y |
Are compared with each other (st39). When the value of | X−Y | is larger than W, it is determined that the power sales amount is large, and FIG.
The animation pattern of pattern 3 shown in (c) is selected (st35). Then, the display control unit 68 of the display terminal device 50 receives the pattern 3 data from the server 30 (st36), and displays the data on the display unit 52 according to the display speed and the display color, which are the initial value data (st3).
7).

If the value of | X−Y | is smaller than W in st39, it is determined that the power sales amount is small, and FIG.
Is selected (st41), and the animation pattern is displayed on the display unit 52 by the display speed and the display color, which are the initial value data (st3).
7).

In this manner, four different animation displays depending on the magnitude of the amount of power sold and the magnitude of the power purchase state are drawn on the display unit 52, so that the display with high visibility can be performed and the user can change the current state. It can be enjoyed and motivated to make an effort to switch the animation pattern to a more power-saving pattern by power saving or the like.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this example, four different display states are realized by using two animation patterns and changing the display speed of the animation patterns according to the situation. For this purpose, two kinds of display speeds of “high speed display” and “standard speed display” are stored as the initial value data 38 relating to the display speed S, and patterns 1 and 4 of FIG. Two patterns such as the pattern 3 of (c) are used.

In this embodiment, the step of displaying "pattern 1" at st35 in FIG.
t35 ′ “display pattern 1 at high speed”
The step that displayed "pattern 2" in st38 is
In FIG. 5, in st38 ', "display pattern 1 at low speed"
By doing so, it is possible to display life information with good visibility while using only one animation pattern.
Similarly, in st40 of FIG. 2, the animation pattern 3 was displayed. In st40 ′, the animation pattern 3 was displayed at high speed. In st41, the animation pattern 4 was displayed. In st41 ′, the animation pattern 3 was displayed. Display at low speed ". As a result, four different states can be created with two animation patterns, and various displays can be performed with a small number of animation patterns.

The display color may be changed instead of the display speed, or the display speed and the display color may be changed simultaneously.

In the above embodiments, the specified value data 3 serving as a criterion for switching the animation pattern is set.
8 has only one W for XY determination, but may have a plurality of specified values such as W1, W2, and W3. By setting the prescribed value to two or more, the animation display can be changed more finely in multiple stages, and the enjoyment of what kind of animation display appears at present at the user layer increases.

If the number of specified values of W is increased without any limitation, it is necessary to increase the number of animation patterns to be stored in accordance therewith, and the storage capacity is increased without limit along with the number of W. Therefore, the boundary value data 39 that functions as a criterion in the same manner as the specified value W is provided as W0. In other words, when the boundary value W0 is exceeded, the abnormal animation pattern 64-1 stored corresponding to the value exceeding the boundary value data 39 is displayed regardless of any value greater than the boundary value W0. Regardless of the numerical value, the same abnormal animation pattern 64-1 is displayed to suppress an increase in the number of patterns.

When the number of animation patterns can be increased without having to worry about the limitation of the storage capacity, by increasing the number of animation patterns, it is expected that what kind of animation is displayed to the user. It can make you feel more. As one of them, increasing the number of displays by giving a large number of specified values W has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the animation pattern may be changed using past average value data or integrated value data as a parameter. For example, from the data on the amount of power consumption in the past month, it is analyzed whether the power usage tendency of the user is the night type, which is often at night, the morning type, which is often in the morning, or the day type, which is often during the day. In the case of the morning type, the animation display according to the usage trend of the user, such as a morning scene, is performed, so that a more versatile animation display can be performed.

When the server 8 can connect to the Internet, not only the data of the house,
Since data of another house, which is external information, can also be imported, an analysis may be performed based on this external information to switch the animation pattern.

Although the present invention is mainly used for a home server, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this and can be implemented in a store, a factory, and the like.

[0048]

According to the present invention, life information such as electric power, gas, water supply, etc. is displayed simply as a numerical value, and a temporal change is displayed not only as a graph but also as a changing animation. Visibility is increased, and greater interest can be given to the user. Also, by performing various animation displays, it is possible to give the user a sense of expectation as to what animation is being displayed. Furthermore, by adopting a mode in which an animation pattern requiring a large storage capacity is stored on the server side when performing an animation display, the burden on the display terminal device side can be reduced, and a compact display terminal device and can do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a living information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the living information display device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of data stored in each storage unit of the living information display device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the contents of an animation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another example of the operation of the living information display device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a living information monitoring system for a house provided with a solar power generation facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: solar cell 2: solar power generation control unit 8: server 9, 10: display terminal 30: server 32: living information input unit 34: living information storage unit 36: parameter data storage unit 38: specified value data 39: boundary value Data 40: Life information calculation processing unit 42: Trend analysis unit 50: Display terminal device 52: Display unit 60: Animation data control unit 62: Animation pattern storage unit 63-1, 63-2, ...: Animation pattern 64-1, 64-2: Animation pattern at abnormal time 66: Animation pattern selection unit 68: Animation display control unit 69: Display speed control unit 70: Display color control unit

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on front page (72) Inventor Kenji Kawamoto 32 Wadai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 5C082 AA12 CB03 DA87 MM10 5F051 JA20 KA10 5H223 AA02 AA19 BB08 DD03 EE06

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A living information input unit for inputting electric energy and other living information transmitted from the outside, a living information data storage unit for storing living information data input to the living information input unit, and a living information A parameter data storage unit that stores parameter data necessary for monitoring, a server including a living information calculation processing unit that monitors living information based on the living information data and the parameter data, and a server that is connected to the server; A display terminal device having a display unit for displaying data sent from the server; and a display terminal device for displaying an animation pattern on the display unit of the display terminal device based on a calculation result of the living information calculation processing unit. A living information display device including an animation data control unit. 2. The animation data control section, wherein an animation pattern storage section in which a plurality of animation patterns are stored, and an animation pattern which selects one of the plurality of animation patterns based on a calculation result of the living information calculation processing section. A display unit for displaying one animation pattern selected by the animation pattern selection unit on the display unit, wherein at least the animation pattern storage unit is provided on the server side. Item 2. The living information display device according to item 1. 3. The living information display device according to claim 2, wherein the animation display control unit includes a display speed control unit that changes an animation display speed and / or a display color control unit that changes a display color. 4. The parameter data storage unit includes boundary value data for identifying the presence / absence of an abnormality. Further, the animation pattern storage unit includes an abnormal-time animation pattern displayed at the time of an abnormality. The living information display device according to claim 2, wherein the selecting unit selects the abnormal animation pattern when the calculation result of the living information calculation processing unit is determined to be abnormal. 5. The server according to claim 1, further comprising: a trend analysis unit configured to generate trend analysis data obtained by analyzing a trend regarding living information from past living information data stored in the living information data storage unit, and further including the parameter data storage unit. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the parameter data includes the trend analysis data, and the animation parameter selection unit selects an animation pattern based on a calculation result including the trend analysis data by the life information calculation processing unit. The living information display device according to 1. 6. A storage device for storing living information data relating to the amount of electric power and other living information transmitted from outside, storing parameter data necessary for monitoring the living information in the storage device, and further storing a plurality of animation patterns. A living information display program for storing in a storage device, selecting one of the plurality of animation patterns based on living information data and parameter data, and displaying the selected animation pattern on a display device. 7. A storage device stores living information data relating to electric energy and other living information transmitted from the outside in a storage device, stores parameter data necessary for monitoring living information in the storage device, and further stores a plurality of animation patterns. A storage medium storing a living information display program for storing in a storage device, selecting one of the plurality of animation patterns based on living information data and parameter data, and displaying the selected animation pattern on a display device .