JP2006214687A - Ventilating device and network home appliance system utilizing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ventilating device of which ventilating performance is automatically adjusted in accordance with someone's activity condition, and further to provide a new utility value of the ventilating device by utilizing the ventilating device for another function and combining the ventilating device with a network home appliance system. <P>SOLUTION: This ventilating device 10 calculates the motion of the human body detected by a human body detecting means 12 by a signal processing portion 11, and controls a fan motor 18 by a fan motor control means 17. Further an alarm portion 19 is mounted to be utilized as an intrusion alarm unit. Further a house information terminal device 30 and a network are constituted to allow a state of the ventilating device 10 to be monitored on the house information terminal device 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a continuous operation ventilator and an internet home appliance system using the ventilator.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a device that controls the operation of a ventilation fan of a toilet using a hot-wire human sensor is known as a device that controls the operation of a ventilation device (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Patent Document 1 shows a function of starting the operation of the ventilation fan by detecting the human body entering the toilet by the human sensor, and stopping the operation of the ventilation fan after a predetermined time when the human sensor detects exit from the toilet. This is a hot-wire automatic switch for toilets.

  Further, an automatic switch as shown in Patent Document 2 has been proposed as an automatic switch used for these applications.

The one shown in Patent Document 2 is obtained by changing the signal processing method of the human sensor between the case where the signal of the hot-wire human sensor is used for the control of the lighting or the ventilation fan and the case where it is used for the crime prevention system. This is a heat ray-sensitive automatic switch that can be applied to the above-mentioned two-purpose use.
In recent years, there has been a demand for measures against health problems caused by chemical substances such as toluene and benzene volatilized from residential building materials, so-called sick house syndrome. Against this backdrop, the Building Standards Law has been revised, and in newly built houses, it is obliged to install a ventilation device for each room, and technical standards have also been set.

According to this technical standard, a ventilator capable of continuous operation (24 hours) is required all day long, and it is expected that such a ventilator will spread to newly built houses as well as to existing houses.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-93676 JP-A-9-178548

  When the above-mentioned conventional technology is applied to the automatic operation of a ventilator that operates continuously throughout the day, the ventilator is controlled by a strong mode operation when a human body is detected and a weak mode operation when a human body is not detected. Is done. In this case, it is necessary to set the operation in strong mode to operate with ventilation capacity that can provide sufficient ventilation in consideration of the number of people in the room and the situation of activity. Excessive electrical energy may be consumed when there is little activity such as sleeping. Also, the operating sound of the ventilator is always at a high level while in the room, so the comfort is impaired.

  As a method for solving this problem, there is a method in which a manual ventilation capacity adjusting means is provided in the ventilator. However, it is difficult to avoid setting mistakes and incorrect settings, and there is a drawback that the usability is not good.

  The first object of the present invention is to provide a continuous automatic operation ventilator that solves such problems.

  The second object of the present invention is to utilize the human body detecting means used for achieving the first object for other purposes.

  A third object of the present invention is to provide a network home appliance system using a ventilator by linking a plurality of ventilators of the first and second objects with a home information terminal device, respectively. It is to provide the utility value of a new ventilation device that cannot be achieved.

  In order to achieve the first object, the ventilator according to the present invention has a human body detecting means such as a human sensor, a signal processing section for arithmetic processing of signals from the human body detecting means, and a fan motor control means driven by the signal processing section. And a fan motor that performs continuous ventilation with the ventilation capacity controlled by the fan motor control means, and the signal processing unit calculates the movement frequency of the human body detected by the human body detection means, and the fan motor control means based on the calculation result Is used to control the ventilation capacity of the fan motor.

  By this means, the ventilator can provide a ventilator that is automatically operated with a ventilation capacity corresponding to the activity status of the person in the room, which improves comfort and contributes to energy saving.

  In order to achieve the second object, the ventilator of the present invention includes an alarm unit that issues an alarm in the ventilator, and an alarm is provided when the human body detecting means provided for realizing the first object detects the human body. It is configured to issue a warning in the department.

  According to this means, there is no need to install a security system such as an intrusion alarm in the room, and the ventilator itself can exert the function of the security system, so that the security system can be introduced at low cost, and the interior of the room There is no loss of sex.

  In order to achieve the second object, a communication unit such as an infrared communication unit is provided for transmitting this signal to an external device in or near the room when the human body detecting means detects the human body.

  By this means, it becomes possible to automatically turn off the illumination when it is absent, which can contribute to energy saving.

  In order to achieve the third object, the network home appliance system using the ventilator of the present invention includes a network interface in the ventilator of the first and second objects, and a home information terminal device connected to the Internet through this interface. The network is configured.

  By this means, a plurality of ventilation devices installed in the residence can each play the role of a local station of a home information terminal device, as a home security system, a device operation monitoring control system, or a safety confirmation notification system As a result, new functions that cannot be achieved by the ventilator alone can be provided in a simple configuration without adding special components.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a ventilation device that automatically operates with a ventilation capacity corresponding to a person's activity level, so that the user does not need to manually set the ventilation capacity, and the usability is improved, and energy saving operation is realized. it can. In addition, it can contribute to energy saving by automatically turning off the lights when absent.

  Also, new functions such as a home security system and a safety confirmation notification system can be provided in cooperation with a home information terminal device as a network home appliance system.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ventilator comprising a human body detecting means such as a human sensor, a signal processing section for arithmetic processing of signals from the human body detecting means, a fan motor control means and a fan motor driven by the signal processing section A fan motor that performs continuous ventilation with the ventilation capacity controlled by the control means is provided, and the signal processing unit calculates the movement frequency of the human body detected by the human body detection means, and drives the fan motor control means based on the calculation result to drive the fan. It is characterized by controlling the ventilation capacity of the motor.

  By this means, it is possible to automatically perform an appropriate ventilation operation according to the activity of the human body and to perform an energy saving operation.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the ventilator according to the first aspect, the signal processing unit calculates a cumulative value of the movement frequency of the human body, and based on the calculation result, the human body detecting means detects that the human body has left the room. The remaining operation time of the fan motor is controlled.

  By this means, it is possible to automatically perform an appropriate ventilation operation according to the activity of the human body and to perform an energy saving operation.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the ventilating apparatus according to the first aspect, the CCD camera and an image processing unit for detecting a contour of an image photographed by the CCD camera are provided, and the signal processing unit captures the signal periodically. Compare the data of the image processing unit before and after, extract moving contour data and perform person determination, determine the number of persons, calculate the movement amount of the person, calculate the movement frequency, and the number of persons The ventilation capacity of the fan motor is controlled based on the movement frequency.

  By this means, the effect of claim 1 becomes more appropriate.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the ventilator according to the first aspect, the human body detection output of the human body detection means is directly or via an infrared communication unit or a wireless communication unit, such as an alarm or a lighting fixture outside the house. It is configured so that it can be connected to the device.

  By this means, when an external device such as an intrusion alarm device is installed, the sensor portion of the external device is not required, and the installation work of the sensor portion is not required. Moreover, unnecessary protrusions are eliminated, and the interior interior properties are not impaired.

  In addition, it can contribute to energy saving by automatically turning off the lights when absent.

  The invention according to claim 5 of the present invention is the ventilator according to claim 1, comprising: an alarm unit that issues an alarm connected to the signal processing unit; and an alarm instruction instruction unit that controls the presence or absence of an alarm of the alarm unit, When the human body detecting means detects a human body, the alarm unit is configured to generate an alarm.

  By this means, the ventilation device can be used as an intrusion alarm device that does not require construction and does not impair the interior of the room.

  The invention according to claim 6 of the present invention is the ventilation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an infrared communication unit connected to the signal processing unit, and when the alarm unit generates an alarm, the infrared communication unit is an external infrared remote control type. It is characterized by generating a lighting signal toward a lighting fixture.

  By this means, a more effective intrusion alarm can be performed without special wiring work.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a network home appliance system in which the ventilator according to any one of the first to sixth aspects includes a network interface, and a network with a home information terminal device connected to the Internet is configured by this interface. is there.

  By this means, it is possible to provide advanced services described in claims 8 and below.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the home electric appliance system according to the seventh aspect, the home information terminal device displays the detection output of the human body detection means, the calculation result of the calculation unit, or the ventilation capacity of the fan motor. It is characterized by having a display unit.

  By this means, in the home information terminal device, it is possible to know the presence of a person in a separate room or the operating state of the ventilation device.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, in the home electric appliance system according to the seventh aspect, the home information terminal device includes an alarm issuing instruction unit that controls the alarm unit, an alarm unit, and an external communication unit that reports to the outside through the Internet. It is characterized by that.

  By this means, it is possible to control the alarm unit of the ventilator in a separate room with a home information terminal device or a remote personal computer or mobile phone, and to know illegal intrusion in case of emergency.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the home electric appliance system according to the seventh aspect, the home information terminal device includes a device control unit that communicates with an external device in the house through an infrared communication unit or a wireless communication unit. It is said.

  By this means, it is possible to remotely control an air conditioner or a lighting fixture in the home information terminal device.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the networked home electric appliance system according to the seventh aspect, the human body detecting means includes a CCD camera and an image processing section, and the home information terminal device includes an image display section for displaying an image of the camera. It is characterized by having prepared.

  By this means, it is not necessary to install a camera, and the state of the room in which the ventilation device is installed can be visually recognized with a home information terminal device, a remote personal computer or a mobile phone.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the home electric appliance system according to the seventh aspect, the home information terminal device includes a human body movement storage unit that stores the movement frequency of the human body detected by the human body detection means in time series, and the human body It is characterized in that the information in the mobile storage unit is transmitted to a remote personal computer or mobile phone through the Internet periodically or upon request.

  By this means, it is possible to provide a service that can be known by a relative who lives away from the safety situation of an elderly person living alone, using a personal computer or mobile phone in a remote place.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a net home appliance system using the ventilator and the ventilator of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, the ventilator 10 has a human body detection means 12 connected to a signal processing unit 11 as an input.

  The human body detection means 12 is an infrared sensor 13 for detecting the presence or absence of a human body, a pyroelectric sensor 14 for detecting the movement of the human body, and a wide-angle CCD (charge coupled device) camera 15. The CCD camera 15 is directly connected to the signal processing unit 11. And connected to the signal processing unit 11 through the image processing unit 16.

  A fan motor control means 17 such as a phase control circuit is connected to the signal processing unit 11 as an output, and a fan motor 18 is connected to the fan motor control means 17.

  Further, an alarm unit 19 such as a speaker is connected to the signal processing unit 11, and an alarm issue instruction unit 20 such as a switch for controlling the issue operation of the alarm unit 19 is connected.

  Further, the signal processing unit 11 includes a human body detection signal terminal 21 such as a non-voltage contact for transmitting the state to the outside when the human body detecting means 12 detects the human body and when the human body is no longer detected. An infrared communication unit 22 and a wireless communication unit 23 that communicate with an external device (not shown) such as an interface 24 for communicating with the home information terminal device 30 are connected.

  The interface 24 is a wired Ethernet, USB (universal, system, bus), wireless LAN (IEEE802.11X), wireless echonet (ECHONET), or the like.

  The signal processing unit 11 is configured in the form of a program that causes a microcomputer, a RAM, a ROM, a counter, and the like to cooperate.

  Next, in the home information terminal device 30, a display unit 32 and an alarm unit 33 for displaying a signal of the human body detection means 12 processed by the signal processing unit 11 of the ventilation device 10 are connected to the signal processing unit 31.

  In addition, the signal processing unit 31 includes an alarm issuing instruction unit 34 that controls the issuing operation of the alarm unit 19 of the ventilator 10, and an appliance control unit 35 that controls an external device via the infrared communication unit 22 or the wireless communication unit 23. Similarly, an image display unit 36 for displaying an image of the CCD camera 15 and a human body movement storage unit 37 for storing a movement history of the human body detected by the pyroelectric sensor 14 are connected.

  Furthermore, an interface 38 for communicating with the signal processing unit 11 of the ventilation device 10 and an external communication unit 39 for connecting to the Internet 40 are connected to the signal processing unit 31.

  In addition, the signal processing part 31 is comprised by the form of the program of the microcomputer similarly to the signal processing part 11 of the ventilation apparatus 10. FIG.

  With the above configuration, the operation of the ventilation device 10 and the operation of the home information terminal device 30 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  Prior to the description of the overall operation of the ventilator 10, the operation of the pyroelectric sensor 14 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2A is a plan view seen from the ceiling with the pyroelectric sensor 14 provided on the wall surface. That is, the ventilation device is attached to the wall surface, and the pyroelectric sensor 14 is installed on the outer surface of the ventilation device 10. FIG. 2B is a view of the x1-x2 axis of FIG.

  The pyroelectric sensor 14 is masked with an optical filter, and has a plurality of radial and spotlight-like sensing areas 14a and 14b shown by oblique lines in FIG. When joined to or separated from the sensing area, a pulsed output corresponding to the temperature difference is generated.

  The state at this time is shown in FIG. The figure shows a sensor output obtained by shaping a pulsed output with a threshold value, and the number of pulses output increases as the distance of movement of the human body increases.

  The power-saving sensor 14 is attached to the outer portion of the ventilation device 10 so that its optical axis can be freely adjusted. The same applies to the CCD camera 15.

  Next, the automatic operation operation | movement of a ventilator is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the passage of time and the ventilation capacity of the fan driven by the fan motor 18 in association with the movement of the human body.

  In FIG. 3, at time t0 to t1, there is no person in the room, and the fan motor is operated with the setting of the minimum level P1 at which the ventilation capacity satisfies the technical standards of the Building Standard Law.

  When a person enters the room at time t1, the infrared sensor 13 detects this and shifts to the operation of the ventilation capacity P2 corresponding to the person's basal metabolism. At the same time, the pyroelectric sensor 14 generates a plurality of pulse outputs V1 according to the movement of the person. The signal processing unit 11 counts the number of pulses of the output V1 for a predetermined time Δt (for example, 5 minutes, will be described in the following 5 minutes) to obtain the movement frequency of the human body. The ventilation capacity remains at P2 for 5 minutes from the time t1 to t2 of this count period, but is determined by the count number of the output V1 for the next 5 minutes from the time t2 to t3. As a result, the engine is operated with the ventilation capacity P3. The figure shows that.

  If there is no human movement in this time t2 to t3 for 5 minutes, the next t3 to t4 will be P2 ventilation capacity operation again, and if no human movement is detected during this time, the next 5 minutes, t4 to t5 are also operated at P2. If the movement frequency is obtained by detecting the intense motion V2 during this period, the operation of the ventilation capacity of P4 of higher level is performed for the next 5 minutes from t5 to t6. Such an operation is repeated thereafter.

  In the above operation, when a plurality of people are present in the room, it is difficult to directly detect the number of human bodies with the infrared sensor 13 and the pyroelectric sensor 14. The signal processing logic of the signal processing unit 11 can be set so that the relationship with the frequency of the number of pulses is experimentally determined and the number of human bodies in the room is estimated from the frequency of the number of output pulses based on the experimental result. For example, the second driving level P2 based on the aforementioned basal metabolism and other driving levels can be set to levels according to the number of persons. Thereby, it is possible to approach the optimum automatic driving.

  Next, although not shown, the remaining delay operation will be described.

  In general, the ventilator still needs to be operated for a while since the polluted air remains even if the human body leaves the room.

  As described in the conventional example, conventionally, a method of stopping the ventilator after a certain time from the leaving of the human body has been taken.

  The continuous operation ventilator that is the subject of the present invention continuously performs the lowest level ventilation operation as described above, so there is a case where the residual operation is not particularly necessary, but a large number of people are present in the party or the like. Later, at the lowest level of operation, it takes time to ventilate clean air.

  Therefore, the ventilator of the present invention ventilates clean air in a short time by the following operation.

  That is, when the infrared sensor 13 detects that the human body has left after the state shown in FIG. 3 continues, the signal processing unit 11 obtains the cumulative movement frequency. Next, based on this, the remaining operation time is determined.

  Since the cumulative movement frequency is substantially proportional to the activity level of the human body, that is, the discharge of carbon dioxide or the like, the calculation method of the remaining delay time is set so as to be substantially proportional to the cumulative movement frequency.

  Further, the ventilation capacity level of the ventilation operation during the remaining slow operation is a value higher than P1, and an experimentally obtained value is used in advance.

  After the remaining operation time has elapsed, the ventilation operation is continued at the lowest level P1 of the ventilation capacity.

  Next, operations related to the CCD camera 15 will be described.

  The image captured by the CCD camera 15 using the wide-angle lens is subjected to contour detection processing by the image processing unit 16, and the processing result is captured by the signal processing unit 11. This operation is repeatedly performed periodically according to an instruction from the signal processing unit 11. The signal processing unit 11 extracts a contour image that is moving from the captured contour image data before and after the determination and determines whether the person is a person. The movement angle is calculated, and the calculated angle is accumulated for a predetermined time to obtain the movement frequency of the person. The control of ventilation capacity and residual operation based on the movement frequency is as described above.

  According to this method, the number of persons can be detected, and a highly accurate ventilation capacity control operation can be expected.

  Further, when the CCD camera 15 is used as a human body detection means, the infrared sensor 13 and the pyroelectric sensor 14 are not necessary.

  Next, operation of functions other than the ventilation capacity control operation of the ventilation apparatus of the present invention will be described.

  In FIG. 1, when the infrared sensor 13 or 14 or the CCD camera 15 detects the human body, or when the movement of the human body is detected or when the detection state is shifted to the non-detection state, the signal processing device 11 is connected to the human body detection signal terminal. 21, the infrared communication unit 22, and the wireless communication unit 23 also generate signal outputs.

  Accordingly, if an external device such as an intrusion alarm device or a lighting device having a function of receiving the signal of the infrared communication unit 22 or the wireless communication unit 23 is connected directly to the human body detection signal terminal 21, the intrusion alarm device is intruded. It is not necessary to provide a separate detection sensor. Further, in the case of an infrared remote control type lighting device, when the human body is not detected, the lighting device can be turned off by transmitting a turn-off signal from the infrared communication unit 22 to the lighting device, so that no special wiring work is required.

  Next, operations of the alarm unit 19 and the alarm control unit 20 will be described.

  When the human body detecting means 12 detects a human body, the warning unit 19 for voice notification or the like issues a warning by the signal processing unit 11 instructing whether or not to issue this warning. Part 11 performs.

  Further, when the alarm issuing instruction unit 20 issues an instruction and the alarm unit 19 issues an alarm, at the same time, the signal processing unit 11 has the infrared communication unit 22 and the infrared remote control type illumination in the room where the ventilator 10 is installed. Control is performed to generate an infrared signal for lighting the lighting fixture toward the fixture.

  Therefore, since the luminaire is turned on in addition to the warning sound, it is particularly effective for nighttime crime prevention.

  The above is the operation of the ventilation device 10. The operation of the part related to the signal processing unit 11 described above is executed in the form of a program in which a microcomputer, a RAM, a ROM, a counter, and the like cooperate.

  Next, the operation of the home information terminal device 30 will be described with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 4, and FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a view showing the appearance of the home information terminal device 30.

  This figure shows an example in which a home information terminal device 30 is installed in a living room and a network is configured with three ventilation devices of a living room, a bedroom, and a kitchen.

  In order for the home information terminal device 30 to identify the three ventilation devices, an identification code (address) is assigned to each ventilation device (not shown).

  In FIG. 4, the ventilation capacity during operation of the ventilation device 10 in the living room is displayed on the display unit 32 of the liquid crystal display as a bar graph 32a, and the presence of the room is indicated by a presence mark 32b. 1 signal processing unit 31 acquires and displays the control state of the fan motor 18 of the ventilation device 10 in the living room and the occupancy information detected by the infrared sensor 13 from the signal processing unit 11 via the interfaces 24 and 38. It is. Similarly, information obtained from the ventilation device of the bedroom and the kitchen is also displayed as the ventilation capacity 32b and 32c and the occupancy mark 32e, respectively.

  The alarm unit 33 issues an alarm when any of the alarm units 19 of the three ventilation devices 10 issues an alarm.

  The alarm issue instruction unit 34 includes push button switches 34a, 34b, 34c and lamps 34d, 34e, 34f that are turned on when setting (warning) the issue, and are arranged corresponding to the living room, bedroom, and kitchen. The lighting of the lamp 34e indicates that the bedroom is absent and is in the issuing mode (warning).

The issuing mode is canceled by pressing the push button switch 34b. When the push button switch 34b is pressed, the signal processing unit 31 instructs the signal processing unit 11 to cancel the alarm issuance through mutual communication with the signal processing unit 11, and turns off the lamp 34e in response to a consent response from the signal processing unit 11.
An alarm is issued (alert) for three arbitrary ventilation devices in the same procedure. In addition, even when an instruction instruction is issued or canceled by the alarm instruction instruction unit 20 on the ventilator 10 side, communication between the signal processing units 11 and 31 is performed in the reverse procedure described above, and the instruction mode of the alarm instruction instruction unit 34 is changed. The lamps 34b to 34f of the corresponding place to be displayed are turned on or off.

  When the alarm unit 33 issues a command, the location of the command can be known by blinking the lamps 34d to 34f.

  The device control unit 35 includes a plurality of push button switches and lamps similar to the alarm issue instruction unit 34.

  The explanation will be made with pushbutton switches 35a and 35b for controlling the operation of the air conditioner and lighting in the living room and the lamps 35c and 35d indicating the respective operation states. In the state shown in the figure, the lamp 35c and the lamp 35d are lit. Indicates an operating state.

  The stop of the operation of the air conditioner can be confirmed by pressing the push button switch 35a and turning off the lamp 35c, but the operation is performed by the signal processing unit 31 and the ventilation device 10 of the home information terminal device 30 as described in the operation of the alarm issuing instruction unit 34. The signal processing unit 11, the infrared communication unit 22, and an infrared remote control type air conditioner that communicates with the infrared communication unit 22 are used.

  Push button switches 35e and 35f for controlling the operation of the air conditioner and the lighting in the bedroom, lamps 35g and 35h indicating the operation state of each, push button switches 35i and 35j for controlling the operation of the air conditioner and the lighting in the kitchen, and each. Since the lamps 35k and 35L indicating the respective operation states are the same, the description thereof is omitted.

  The display unit 32 of the liquid crystal display also serves as the image display unit 36. When one of the push button switches 36a to 36c is pressed, an image taken by the CCD camera 15 of the ventilation device 10 in the corresponding place is displayed.

  For example, when the push button switch 36c is pressed, the signal processing unit 31 takes in an image photographed by the CCD camera 15 from the signal processing unit 11 of the kitchen ventilation device, and switches the image displayed on the display unit 32 to the camera image. Is displayed.

  When the warning unit 33 issues a command, it is also possible to automatically switch and display the image of the CCD camera 15 that issued the command.

  Next, the operation of the human body movement storage unit 37 not shown in FIG. 4 will be described.

  The human body detection information and the human body movement frequency information detected by the infrared sensor 13 and the pyroelectric sensor 14 and processed by the signal processing unit 11 are stored in the human body movement storage unit 37 for each ventilation device 10 and in time series. Remembered.

  The signal processing unit 31 edits the data stored in the human body movement storage unit 37 into data that can be visualized by a personal computer or mobile phone for each time period, and periodically transmits the data to a remote personal computer or mobile phone via the Internet 40. (E.g. every 12 hours) or by e-mail upon request. FIG. 5 shows an example displayed on the display of the mobile phone.

  In FIG. 5, FIG. 5 (a) shows the frequency of movement of the human body every hour (the total value detected by the pyroelectric sensors 14 of the three ventilators) in the bar graph width on the mobile phone display. On the mobile phone side, for example, it is possible to know the status of the activity of the housekeeper of the answering machine at the answering machine from this bar graph.

  FIG. 5B shows the average whereabouts of the householder at every hour of time.

  With this display, the cellular phone side can grasp the activity status of the householder as in the case of FIG.

  This function is effective for confirming the safety of elderly people living alone.

  If the e-mail notification destination is a personal computer, more detailed data (for example, a line graph) can be displayed.

  Next, the operation of other functions related to the mobile phone and the personal computer implemented through the Internet will be described using an example of a mobile phone.

  First, the mobile phone can know the occupancy information in the human body movement storage unit 37 of the home information terminal device 30 and can control the alarm unit 33 to issue and cancel the alarm. In the unlikely event that the alarm unit 33 issues a notification, the home information terminal device 30 can notify the mobile phone by e-mail, so that the mobile phone can know the situation.

  Next, control of equipment such as lighting and air conditioning will be described.

  By specifying the device identification code from the mobile phone, the information of the device control unit 35 is obtained from the signal processing unit 31, and the operating state of the lighting and air conditioner can be known. The operation of the air conditioner can be controlled.

  Next, a function that allows an image taken by the CCD camera 15 to be visible from a mobile phone will be described.

  The signal processing unit 31 is equipped with a browser capable of browsing the same image as the website, and when the URL (address) and the CCD camera identification code are designated on the mobile phone side, the signal processing unit 31 performs the designated signal processing. An image is obtained from the CCD camera 15 via the unit 11 and provided to the mobile phone.

  When operating from these mobile phones or remote personal computers, ID codes and passwords for identity verification are used in order to prevent mischief and to avoid infringement of privacy.

  The above is the function and operation of the net home appliance system using the ventilator. The operation | movement of the part in connection with the signal processing part 31 demonstrated above is performed with the form of the program which a microcomputer, RAM, ROM, a counter, etc. cooperate like the signal processing part 11 of the above-mentioned ventilation apparatus 10. FIG.

  As described in the above embodiment, according to the ventilator of the present invention, it is possible to provide a ventilator that automatically operates with a ventilating capacity corresponding to the activity level of a person, so the user needs to set the ventilating capacity manually. There is no problem and usability is improved, and energy-saving operation can be realized. In addition, it can contribute to energy saving by automatically turning off the lights when absent.

  Also, new functions such as a home security system and a safety confirmation notification system can be provided in cooperation with a home information terminal device as a network home appliance system.

  In addition, although FIG. 3 of embodiment demonstrated that the ventilation capacity | capacitance of a fan changed in steps, in order to avoid generation | occurrence | production of noise, you may control so that a ventilation capacity | capacitance may transfer gradually.

  In FIG. 4, the push button switch 34a and the like of the alarm issuing instruction unit 34 may be provided as a touch panel switch on the liquid crystal display 36. Similarly, the lamp 34d and the like may be a liquid crystal display. The same applies to the push button switches 35a and below and the lamps 35c and below of the device control unit 35, and the same applies to the push buttons and switches 36a and below for image display.

  Since the ventilator of the present invention can provide a ventilator for energy saving operation, it can be applied not only for home use but also for use as a facility for public facilities such as a hospital or a business facility such as an inn.

The figure which shows the structure of Embodiment 1 of this invention. Diagram showing the operation of the pyroelectric sensor Diagram for explaining the operation of the fan motor The figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the home information terminal device The figure which shows the example of a display of the mobile phone

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Ventilator 11, 31 Signal processing part 12 Human body detection means 13 Infrared sensor 14 Pyroelectric sensor 15 CCD camera 16 Image processing part 17 Fan motor control means 18 Fan motor 19, 33 Alarm part 20, 34 Alarm issuing instruction part 21 Human body Detection signal terminal 22 Infrared communication unit 23 Wireless communication unit 24, 38 Interface 30 Home information terminal device 32 Display unit 35 Device control unit 36 Image display unit 37 Human body movement storage unit 39 External communication unit

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Human body detection means such as a human sensor, a signal processing unit for calculating and processing signals of the human body detection means, fan motor control means driven by the signal processing part, and ventilation capacity is controlled by the fan motor control means, and continuous ventilation is performed. A fan motor for performing the operation, and the signal processing unit calculates the movement frequency of the human body detected by the human body detection unit, and drives the fan motor control unit based on the calculation result to control the ventilation capacity of the fan motor. Ventilator characterized by. The signal processing unit calculates a cumulative value of the movement frequency of the human body, and controls a remaining operation time of the fan motor after the human body detection means detects the leaving of the human body based on the calculation result. Item 1. A ventilation device according to item 1. A CCD camera and an image processing unit that performs contour detection processing of an image photographed by the CCD camera, and the signal processing unit compares the data of the image processing unit that is taken in regularly, and extracts moving contour data And determining the number of persons, calculating the amount of movement of the person, calculating the movement frequency, and controlling the ventilation capacity of the fan motor based on the number of persons and the movement frequency. The ventilation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The ventilator according to claim 1, wherein the human body detection output of the human body detection means can be connected to an external device such as an alarm device which issues an alarm directly or via an infrared communication unit or a wireless communication unit. An alarm unit for issuing an alarm connected to the signal processing unit, and an alarm issuing instruction unit for controlling the presence or absence of the alarm of the alarm unit, so that when the human body detecting means detects a human body, the alarm unit generates an alarm The ventilator according to claim 1 constituted. An infrared communication unit connected to a signal processing unit, and when the alarm unit that issues an alarm generates an alarm, the infrared communication unit generates a lighting signal toward an external infrared remote control type lighting fixture, The ventilator according to claim 4. The ventilator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising a network interface, and an internet home appliance system in which a network with a home information terminal device connected to the Internet is configured by this interface. 8. The home electric appliance system according to claim 7, further comprising a display unit for displaying the detection output of the human body detection unit according to claim 1, the calculation result of the calculation unit, or the ventilation capacity of the fan motor. 8. The home appliance system according to claim 7, wherein the home information terminal device comprises an alarm issuing instruction unit that controls an alarm unit that issues an alarm, an alarm unit, and an external communication unit that reports to the outside through the Internet. 8. The home electric appliance system according to claim 7, wherein the home information terminal device includes a device control unit that communicates with an external device in a house through an infrared communication unit or a wireless communication unit. 8. The home electric appliance system according to claim 7, wherein the human body detection means includes a CCD camera and an image processing unit, and the home information terminal device includes an image display unit for displaying an image of the camera. The home information terminal device includes a human body movement storage unit that stores the movement frequency of the human body detected by the human body detection means in time series, and the information in the human body movement storage unit is periodically or as required by a remote PC or the Internet. 8. The home appliance system according to claim 7, wherein the system is sent to a mobile phone.

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