JP2003333768A - Method and device for grasping operating state of electric apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for grasping the operating state of an electric apparatus reduced in cost at grasping the operating state of each of a plurality of electric apparatuses. <P>SOLUTION: Power fed by a power line 3 is measured by a power sensor 5, and the result of the measurement is given to a power information processing device 6. When the power fed by the power line 3 is increased, the power information processing device 6 determines that the electric apparatus that consumes the power at operation by the amount of the increase starts operation, and when the power fed by the power line 3 is decreased, the power information processing device determines that the electric apparatus that consumes the power at the operation by the amount of the decrease stops the operation. Thus, the operating states of the plurality of electric apparatuses 4a, 4b, 4c and 4d to which powers are fed by the power line 3 are grasped. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric equipment operating state grasping method and apparatus for grasping the operating state of each electric equipment to which electric power is supplied by a common power line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-282161 discloses that
A power consumption monitoring system with improved safety is disclosed by monitoring the power consumption of one or more electric devices and notifying the user when the power consumption exceeds a predetermined value. . Further, in the official gazette of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-120473, the actual usage is stored by collecting information such as usage time, usage frequency, operation content, and power consumption of each electric device.
There is disclosed a device usage actual condition diagnosis system that gives a user information on how to efficiently use an electric device.

[0003]

However, in the technique disclosed in the above publication, the electric power consumed by each electric device is grasped by providing the electric power measuring device inside the electric device or in the outlet. Therefore, there is a problem in that a power measuring device is required for the number of electric devices or the number of outlets, resulting in an increase in cost.

Also, for example, when the television in the living room is in operation, the user is relaxing in the bedroom and is not watching the television in the living room, resulting in unnecessary power consumption. Is also envisioned. However, in the technology disclosed in the above publication, it is not possible to detect that unnecessary power consumption is occurring because the operating status of each electric device is only grasped, and therefore, the wasteful power consumption is not detected. It was not possible to provide the user with information that would help promote energy savings by saving consumption.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electric equipment operating state grasping system which realizes cost reduction in grasping the operating states of a plurality of electric equipment.

Further, the present invention provides an electric equipment operating state grasping system capable of providing a user with information to help promote energy saving by eliminating wasteful power consumption. The purpose is to do.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for ascertaining an operating state of an electric device for grasping an operating state of each electric device to which power is supplied by a common power line. The operation status is grasped by processing the measurement result of the information about the electric power supplied by the electric power line.

For example, when the power supplied by the common power line is increased, it is determined that the electric device that consumes the power during operation by the increased amount has started to operate, and the power is supplied by the common power line. When the amount of power consumed decreases, it is possible to grasp the operation status by determining that the electric device that consumes the power during operation has stopped operating by the decreased amount. Alternatively, the operating status may be grasped by utilizing the fact that the waveform of the current flowing through the common power line varies depending on the electric device in operation.

Further, the operating status may be grasped by taking into consideration not only the measurement result of the information on the electric power supplied by the common electric power line but also auxiliary information on the electric equipment inputted by the user.

Here, if the operating status of each electric device is grasped based only on the measurement result of the information on the electric power supplied by the common electric power line, the power consumption during operation such as a washing machine and an air conditioner will be reduced. One changing electrical device is judged as a plurality of different electrical devices,
As a result, it may not be possible to accurately grasp the operating status of the electric device.

Therefore, for example, when the user inputs the name of the electric device and the place where the electric device is installed as the auxiliary information, the name is the same and the place where the electric device is installed is the same. It is possible to grasp the operating status of the electric device more accurately by considering the electric devices of 1) as one and the same electric device.

Further, the operating status may be grasped by taking into consideration not only the measurement result of the information on the power supplied by the common power line but also the information on the behavior of the user.

[0013] For example, the location of the user can be cited as information regarding the behavior of the user. When the power supplied by the power line changes, the electric device set in the location of the user is operated by the user. There is a high possibility that it has become the operating state or the non-operating state. Therefore, information about the behavior of the user, such as the user's whereabouts, is effective information for understanding the operating status of the electric device. It is possible to grasp the operating status of the device more accurately.

Further, according to the present invention, the operating status of each electric device to which power is supplied by a common power line is measured by a power information measuring device for measuring information on the power supplied by the common power line. In the electric device operating status grasping device for grasping by processing, the electric equipment operating condition grasping method is used to grasp the operating condition.

An operating status presentation device for presenting the operating status to the user may be connected, and the grasped operating status may be presented to the operating status presentation device.

Further, a name input device for the user to input a name to the electric equipment whose operating status is presented by the operating status presenting device is connected, and the user can use the name inputting means. The operating status presenting device may be made to present the operating status of each electric device in association with the name input by.

Further, an action information detection device for detecting information about the action of the user is connected, and based on the grasped operation status and information about the action of the user detected by the action information detection device, It may be configured such that an electric device in which unnecessary power consumption is generated is recognized, and information indicating the recognized electric device is presented to the operation status presentation device.

Further, the living activity of the user may be evaluated based on the grasped operating status of the electric equipment.
In this case, the operation status presentation device may be made to present the result of evaluation of the degree of living activity of the user.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an electric device operating status grasping system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The power line 1 wired indoors is wired to a plurality of rooms via the distribution board 2. TV 4a, which is an electric device,
The air conditioner 4b, the refrigerator 4c, and the lighting 4d operate with the power supplied by the common power line 3.

The electric power sensor 5 is attached to the electric power line 3 wired indoors from the distribution board 2, measures information on the electric power supplied by the electric power line 3, and gives the measurement result to the electric power information processing device 6. . The power information processing device 6 is
By processing the measurement result of the information related to the electric power supplied by the electric power line 3 provided from the electric power sensor 5, the operating status of each electric device to which the electric power is supplied by the electric power line 3 is grasped.

Here, there may be a plurality of power lines wired indoors from the distribution board 2, but in the present embodiment, the total amount of power supplied by each power line is measured by the power sensor 5. To do.

However, the amount of power supplied to each power line may be measured. By doing so, the power information processing apparatus 6 can more accurately grasp the operating status of the electric device. For example, there are two systems of power lines that are separately wired from the distribution board 2 to the living room and the entrance, and the lighting is turned on in the living room from 8:00 to 9:00 and the lighting is turned on from 10:00 to 11:00 in the entrance. Then, the electric power sensor 5 measures the amount of electric power supplied by the electric power line for each system, and the electric equipment operates from 8 o'clock to 9 o'clock, and the electric equipment operates from 10 o'clock to 11 o'clock. Since it can be obtained as a separate system from the measurement result that it operated up to 10 hours, electrical equipment and 10
It is possible to recognize that the electric device is a different electric device from the electric device that has been operating from 11:00 to 11:00.

The information measured by the power sensor 5 includes the power supplied by the power line 3. In this case, the time series of the measurement result of the power supplied by the power line 3 shows how the power information processing device 6 grasps the operating status of the electric device based on the measurement result of the power sensor 5. An example will be described in which the case shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, the power supplied by the power line 3 is 0 from time T1, x from time T1 to T2, x + y from time T2 to T3, and from time T3 to T4.
Is x + y + z, x + y is from time T4 to T5, x is from time T5 to T6, and is 0 from time T6.

The power information processing apparatus 6 determines that the first electric device consuming the power amount x at the time of operation has started since the power amount increased by x at time T1. Further, since the power amount has increased by y at time T2, it is determined that the second electric device that consumes the power amount y during operation has started operation. Further, at time T3, since the amount of electric power has increased by z, it is determined that the third electric device that consumes the amount of electric power z during operation has started operation.

Further, at time T4, since the amount of electric power has decreased by z, it is determined that the third electric device which consumes the amount of electric power z during operation has stopped operating. Further, at time T5, since the power amount has decreased by y, it is determined that the second electric device that consumes the power amount y during operation has stopped operating. Further, at time T6, it is determined that the first electric device that consumes the power amount x during operation has stopped operating because the power amount has decreased by x.

That is, it is recognized that the first, second, and third electric devices are operating during the period indicated by the arrow in FIG. 2 (b).

As described above, the power information processing device 6 pays attention to the change in the amount of electric power supplied by the power line 3, and when the amount of electric power increases, the electric equipment which consumes the electric power by the increased amount is operated. On the other hand, when the amount of electric power is reduced, it is determined that the electric device that consumes the electric power when operating is stopped.

The information measured by the power sensor 5 is the power line 3
It may be a waveform of a current flowing through the. 3A shows an example of the waveform of the current consumed by the liquid crystal television, and FIG. 3B shows an example of the waveform of the current consumed by the vacuum cleaner. The shapes of the rising edges of the currents are different between a) and (b). As described above, since the waveform of the consumed current differs depending on the operating electric device, the operating condition of the electric device is grasped based on the waveform of the current flowing through the power line 3, so that the different electric devices having the same power consumption can be identified. can do. Therefore, the operating status of the electric device can be grasped more accurately.

The items measured by the power sensor 5 may include a voltage waveform other than the above. In this case, by grasping the operating status of the electric device based on the amount of phase shift between the voltage waveform and the current waveform, different electric devices having the same power consumption can be identified.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of an electric equipment operating status grasping system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those in the first embodiment described above are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. The power information display tablet 7 presents it to the user by displaying the operation status of the electric device grasped by the power information processing device 6. Also, the user
Power information processing device 6 using power information display tablet 7
It is possible to input auxiliary information regarding an electric device. The communication method between the power information processing device 6 and the power information display tablet 7 is not particularly limited, and may be radio communication, infrared communication, or wired communication.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the screen of the power information display tablet 7 on which the operating status of the electric equipment grasped by the power information processing device 6 is displayed. In this example, the electric power information processing device 6 identifies five types of electric devices A to E, and a horizontal line is displayed in the time zone in which each electric device is operating, with the horizontal axis representing time.

Then, the first electric device A starts from 10:00
Until 4:00, the second electric device B from 10:00 to 11:00,
The third electric device C is from 11:00 to 12:00, 12:30
From the minute to 13:30, and from 14:00 to 15:00, the fourth electric device D is from 11:00 to 16:00, and the fifth electric device E is from 12:00 to 12:30 at 13:30.
It is shown that they are operating from minute to 14:00 and from 15:00 to 15:30, respectively. If the display screen is too small to see, scroll button 1
01 or the like may be used.

Auxiliary information relating to electric equipment input by the user using the power information display tablet 7 will be described with reference to FIG. As auxiliary information of each identified electric device, the name of the electric device and the name of the room in which the electric device is installed are the information input window 102 on the power information display tablet 7.
It is input by the user from a and 102b.
In addition, the user determines which electric device is the electric device whose operating status is displayed by comparing the displayed operating time zone with his / her own memory, and obtains the auxiliary information of each electric device. Will be filled out.

In FIG. 6, for the first electric device A, the device name is "TV", for the room "bedroom", and for the second electric device B, the device name is "illumination", for the room. "Bedroom" has the device name "air conditioner" for the third electric device C, "living room" as the room, and "lighting" as the device name for the fourth electric device D, "living room" as the room Is input to the fifth electric device E as the device name and “living room” as the room.

Since the power consumption of each electric device is displayed on the screen for the user to input the auxiliary information shown in FIG. 6, which electric device the user is operating on is displayed. It will help you determine if it is an electrical device.
Further, the user may input the name of the electric device or the name of the room that is convenient for him / herself, and may input “relaxing” instead of “living room” as the name of the room.

In this way, when the user inputs the auxiliary information about the electric equipment, the power information processing device 6
Grasps the operating status of the electric device again based on the auxiliary information about the electric device input by the user. In the present example, although the third electric device C and the fifth electric device E are actually one air conditioner in the living room, the power consumption of this air conditioner has changed. I could not recognize that, but the third
Since the same element is input to the electric device C and the fifth electric device E as the name of the electric device and the name of the room, respectively, the third electric device C and the fifth electric device E are different from each other. Judging that it is one electric device, not an electric device,
Correct the operating status of the grasped electrical equipment.

Further, the auxiliary information regarding the electric equipment inputted by the user is stored in the electric power information processing device 6,
It will be reused later when classifying electrical equipment. For example,
In this example, electrical equipment with power consumption of 50 [W] and 100
If the [W] electric device operates alternately, it is determined that the air conditioner in the living room is operating.

As described above, in the second embodiment, not only the electric power information which is the measurement result of the electric power sensor 5 but also the auxiliary information of the electric equipment inputted by the user is taken into consideration,
Since the operating status of the electric equipment is grasped, the operating status of the electric equipment can be grasped more accurately.

The auxiliary information regarding the electric device input by the user is not limited to the above example, and may be, for example, the model number of the electric device. In this case, information indicating the power consumption of the electric device of the model number input by the user is stored in advance in the electric power information processing device 6, and the operation status of the electric device is grasped by considering the stored contents. do it. Alternatively, by connecting to an external Internet server via a telephone line, etc., obtain information indicating the power consumption of the electric device with the model number entered by the user, and grasp the operating status of the electric device by adding this acquired information. You can do it.

The operation status of the electric device corrected in this way is displayed on the power information display tablet 7 by dividing the operation status of the electric device into rooms, as shown in FIG. 7, for example. As a result, the user can know the operating status of the electric device for each room, which is effective. Further, since the operating status of each electric device is displayed in association with the name input by the user, the operating status of the displayed electric device can be easily understood by the user.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the power information processing device 6 in the second embodiment. The operating status of the electric device is grasped by processing the measurement result of the electric power sensor 5 (S1). Next, the operating status of the grasped electric device is corrected based on the auxiliary information of the electric device stored in advance (S2). Next, the corrected operation status of the electric device is displayed on the power information display tablet 7 (S
3). After that, when the user inputs the auxiliary information of the electric device (Y of S4), the contents stored as the auxiliary information of the electric device are updated with the input auxiliary information (S4).
5) Then, the process proceeds to S2 described above.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the configuration of an electric equipment operating status grasping system according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those of the first and second embodiments described above are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. The behavior detection sensor 8 detects information about the behavior of the user and gives the detected information about the behavior of the user to the power information processing apparatus 6. The power information processing device 6 grasps the operating status of the electric device by taking into consideration not only the information on the power measured by the power sensor 5 but also the information on the user's action given from the action detection sensor 5.

The action detection sensor 8 is composed of, for example, a plurality of motion sensors provided in each room indoors. In this case, the power information processing device 6 can recognize the location of the user (when the user is in which room) based on the information provided from the action detection sensor 8. When the user is in the living room when the electric power supplied by the power line 3 changes, the electric device installed in the living room is operated or not operated by the user. Probability is high. Therefore, the location of the user is effective information for grasping the operating status of the electric equipment, and by grasping the operating status of the electric equipment by adding this information, the operating status of the electric equipment can be more accurately determined. You can figure it out.

The action detection sensor 8 is not limited to a motion sensor, but may be another sensor capable of detecting information about the action of the user, such as a sensor for detecting opening / closing of the refrigerator door or a temperature sensor. It doesn't matter.
For example, if a change in the power supplied by the power line is detected after the opening and closing of the refrigerator door is detected, it is highly possible that the refrigerator has started operating the compressor to reduce the temperature inside the refrigerator, The detection result of opening and closing the door of the refrigerator is effective information for understanding the operation status of the electric device.

Further, in the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the power information display tablet 7 displays information indicating when and in which room the user was in addition to the operating status of the electric equipment. It 103a in FIG. 10 means that the user was in the bedroom from 10:00 to 11:00, and
103b in FIG. 10 means that the user is in the living room after 11:00.

In this example, the power information processing device 6 operates from 11:00 to 14:00 on the television in the bedroom based on the operating status of the electric equipment and the user's whereabouts.
Since the user is not in the bedroom during this time, it is judged that the TV in the bedroom is consuming power unnecessarily during operation from 11:00 to 14:00, and the TV in the bedroom is in the operating state. Part 104 from 11:00 to 14:00 of the obi line
To be displayed in a different color from the other parts.

As a result, the user easily recognizes that the TV in the bedroom consumes unnecessary power and turns off the TV in the bedroom to save energy. As described above, in the third embodiment, it is possible to provide the user with information that helps to promote energy saving by eliminating wasteful power consumption.

Incidentally, in order to inform the user of the portion where the unnecessary power consumption occurs, the corresponding portion is colored differently, but the corresponding portion is displayed in a blinking manner or the corresponding portion is displayed. It may be performed by another method such as applying diagonal lines.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the living activity level of the user may be evaluated based on the grasped operation status of the electric equipment. Moreover, you may make it present the result of having evaluated the user's life activity degree based on the operating status of the electric equipment which was grasped | ascertained.

The simplest example of a method for evaluating the living activity level of a user based on the operating status of an electric device is that if the electric device has not been operated for a certain period of time or more, the user's activity is A method is conceivable in which it is determined that there is no abnormality, or when the proportion of electric devices operating in one day becomes extremely small or large, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the user.

Specifically, when the time chart showing the operating status of the television, which is one of the electric devices, is as shown in FIG. 11A, it is determined that the user's activity is normal. On the other hand, when the result is as shown in FIG. 11B, it is determined that the user has an abnormality.

In this way, the operating status of the electric equipment is grasped without attaching a device for detecting the operating status to the electric equipment, and the life of the user is checked based on the grasped operating status of the electric equipment. Since the activity level is evaluated, it is possible to provide a low-cost system for evaluating the activity level of the user.

Here, the operation of the power information processing apparatus 6 in each of the above-described embodiments may be realized by the computer operating according to the program recorded in the computer-readable recording medium. The recording medium on which this program is recorded includes a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (R) disk and a hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, MO, MD and DVD. Disk system, card system such as IC card and optical card, mask ROM, EPROM, EEPRO
It may be a static recording medium including M, a semiconductor memory such as a flash ROM, or the like. If the program is stored in a recording medium that is removable from the computer, the program can be moved to another device or saved.

[0055]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is not necessary to separately measure the electric power supplied to each electric device in order to grasp the operating status of each of the electric devices supplied with the common electric power line.
Since it suffices to measure power-related information at a place where power lines are integrated, such as a distribution board, cost reduction can be realized.

Further, according to the present invention, not only the information on the measured electric power but also the auxiliary information (the name of the electric device, the installation place of the electric device, etc.) about the electric device inputted by the user are added, Since the operating status of the electric equipment is grasped, the operating status of the electric equipment can be grasped more accurately.

Further, according to the present invention, not only the information on the measured electric power but also the information on the behavior of the user is added to grasp the operating status of the electric equipment, so that the operating status of the electric equipment is more accurate. Can be grasped.

Further, according to the present invention, since the grasped operating status of the electric device is presented to the user, the user can easily know the operating condition of the electric device.

Further, according to the present invention, since the operating status of the grasped electric device is presented in association with the name input by the user, the presented operating condition of the electric device is easy for the user to understand. Become.

Further, according to the present invention, the electric equipment in which unnecessary power consumption is generated is recognized based on the grasped operation status of the electric equipment and the information regarding the behavior of the user, and the recognized electric equipment is recognized. Since the information is presented to the user, it is possible to provide the user with information that helps promote energy saving by eliminating wasteful power consumption.

Further, according to the present invention, the operating condition of the electric device is grasped without attaching the device for detecting the operating condition to the electric device, and the user is operated based on the grasped operating condition of the electric device. Since the living activity level of the user is evaluated, it is possible to provide a low-cost system for evaluating the activity level of the user.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an electric device operating status grasping system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a time series of measurement results of power supplied by a common power line.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing that the waveform of the consumed current is different depending on the difference of the electric device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of an electric device operating status grasping system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an image showing an operating state of an electric device displayed on a power information display tablet according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an image displayed on a power information display tablet according to a second embodiment for a user to input auxiliary information regarding an electric device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another example of an image showing the operating status of the electric device displayed on the power information display tablet in the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation of the power information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of an electric device operating status grasping system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an image showing an operating status of an electric device displayed on a power information display tablet according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a time chart showing an operating status of an electric device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 power line 2 distribution board 3 power lines 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d electrical equipment 5 power sensor 6 Power information processing equipment 7 Power information display tablet 8 Behavior detection sensor

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Kazutoshi Takimoto             22-22 Nagaikecho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka             Inside the company (72) Inventor Katsuyasu Ida             3-22 Nakanoshima 3-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture             Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (72) Inventor Yoshihiro Doi             3-22 Nakanoshima 3-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture             Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (72) Inventor Masaya Takashima             3-22 Nakanoshima 3-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture             Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (72) Inventor Takeshi Sasaoka             3-22 Nakanoshima 3-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture             Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. F term (reference) 5G064 AA04 AB05 AC09 BA01 CB08                       DA07                 5K048 AA16 BA01 DC06 EB10 EB12                       FB05 HA01

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A method of ascertaining the operating status of individual electric devices to which power is supplied by a common power line, wherein a method of measuring the information about the power supplied by the common power line is used. A method for ascertaining the operating status of an electric device, characterized by: 2. When the power supplied by the common power line is increased, it is determined that an electric device that consumes power during operation by the increased amount has started to operate, and the power is supplied by the common power line. 2. When the amount of consumed electric power has decreased, the operating status is grasped by determining that the electric device that consumes electric power during operation by the decreased amount has stopped operating. How to understand the operating status of electrical equipment. 3. The method for ascertaining the operating status of an electric device according to claim 1, wherein the operating status is ascertained by utilizing that the waveform of the current flowing through the common power line varies depending on the operating electric device. . 4. The method for ascertaining the operating status of an electrical device according to claim 1, wherein the operating status is ascertained by taking into account auxiliary information regarding an electrical device input by a user. . 5. The operation status is grasped in consideration of the information on the behavior of the user.
The method for ascertaining the operating status of electrical equipment according to any one of 1. 6. The operation status of each electric device supplied with power by a common power line is processed by processing a measurement result by a power information measuring device for measuring information about power supplied by the common power line. An apparatus for ascertaining an operation status of an electric device, wherein the apparatus for ascertaining an operation status of an electric apparatus uses the method for ascertaining an operation status of an electric apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. 7. An operating status presentation device for presenting the operating status to a user is connected, and the grasped operating status is presented to the operating status presentation device. The electric equipment operation status grasping device described in. 8. A name input device for a user to input a name to an electric device whose operating status is presented by the operating status presentation device is connected, and the user uses the name input device. The electric device operating condition grasping device according to claim 7, wherein the operating condition presenting device is caused to present the operating condition of each electric device in association with the name input by the operator. 9. An action information detection device for detecting information about the action of the user is connected, and based on the grasped operation status and information about the action of the user detected by the action information detection device, 9. The electric device in which wasteful power consumption is generated is recognized, and information indicating the recognized electric device is presented to the operating status presentation device, according to any one of claims 6 to 8. Electric equipment operation status grasping device. 10. The electric device operation status ascertaining device according to claim 6, wherein the living activity of the user is evaluated based on the ascertained operation status of the electric device. 11. The electric device operating status grasping according to claim 10, wherein the operation status presenting device is caused to present the result of evaluating the living activity of the user based on the grasped operating status of the electric device. apparatus. 12. A recording medium on which a program for realizing the operation of the electric device operating status ascertaining device according to claim 6 is recorded by a computer.