JP2010286123A - Temperature measuring system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately measure a temperature in a room using an entry/exit management device managing the entry and exit of a user. <P>SOLUTION: The temperature measuring system 10 has an entry/exit management part 22 managing the entry and exit of the user based on storage medium information stored in a storage medium 18 carried by the user, a temperature acquiring part 24 acquiring a temperature based on the image information of the recording medium 18, and a temperature measuring part 26 measuring the temperature of the room 12 based on the information of the entry/exit management part 22 and the temperature acquiring part 24. A temperature sensing member 24 being a temperature sensor is provided in the recording medium 18 carried by the user. In the temperature measuring system 10, a temperature of a work area of the user of the room 12 is measured by sending the information of the temperature sensing member 24 and recording medium information via a recording medium information reading part 20 to the temperature measuring part 26. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a temperature measurement system that measures the temperature of a living room.

  The air conditioner is a device that cools or heats the room so that the temperature of the room becomes the set temperature, and a temperature sensor that measures the temperature of the room is connected to the air conditioner. The temperature sensor may be installed on the air conditioner body, or may be installed on the wall surface of the living room together with the air conditioner remote control, for example.

  The following Patent Document 1 has a card reader corresponding to an air conditioner remote controller in addition to a card reader used for entering and leaving a room, and this card reader is an administrator who has authority to operate the air conditioner. Describes an entrance / exit management system that permits the operation of the air conditioner remote controller only when the ID card information is read.

  In the following Patent Document 2, the presence or absence of a user's room is determined by an ID card, and when the user is in the room, the room is optimally controlled by the air conditioner, and when the user is not in the room, An air conditioning control device for stopping the air conditioning device is described.

JP 2005-140422 A Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 2-56572

  The conventional temperature sensor mentioned above is installed in the wall surface of an air conditioner main body or a room, and the temperature measured there is used for control of an air conditioner as the temperature of a room. However, in the case where the room has a large floor area, is partitioned by partitions, or has a perimeter zone, temperature irregularities are usually generated in the room. It cannot be determined that the measured temperature is the room temperature. That is, the conventional temperature sensor has a problem that it cannot accurately measure the temperature of the room.

  In addition, in an air conditioner that operates based on the measurement result of a temperature sensor that cannot accurately measure the temperature of a room, the entire room cannot be brought to a comfortable temperature environment. In order to accurately measure the temperature of the room, a method of measuring the temperature distribution in the room by increasing the number of temperature sensors installed can be considered. However, the installation location of the temperature sensor is limited in a large space room without walls or pillars, and the temperature distribution in the room cannot be accurately measured. Also, even if a plurality of temperature sensors can be installed at any location in the room, the temperature sensor and the wiring connecting the air sensor and the control unit of the air conditioner increase. There is a problem that the appearance of the interior design is deteriorated and the cost is greatly increased.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a temperature measurement system that can accurately measure the temperature of a room without using a temperature sensor in the room, using an entry / exit management device that manages the entry / exit of a user. There are things to do.

  The present invention is a storage medium possessed by a user and storing personal information of the user, the storage medium having a temperature-sensitive member whose color changes based on the temperature provided on the surface, and the outside of the living room And a storage medium information reading unit that reads the storage medium information stored in the storage medium, reads the image of the temperature sensitive member, and reads the storage medium information reading unit. An entrance / exit management unit that manages the user's entrance / exit based on the medium information, a temperature acquisition unit that acquires the temperature indicated by the temperature-sensitive member based on the image information of the temperature-sensitive member read by the storage medium information reading unit, And a temperature measuring unit that measures the temperature of a predetermined place based on the user information of the entrance / exit management unit and the temperature information of the temperature acquisition unit.

  In addition, the user information of the entrance / exit management unit includes the work area information where the user works in the room, and the temperature measurement unit includes the work area information of the user leaving the room, the temperature information acquired when leaving the room, and Based on this, the temperature of the user's work area can be measured.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of users leaving the room, the temperature measurement unit can measure the temperature distribution in the room based on the respective work area information of those users and the respective temperature information acquired when leaving the room. it can.

  Moreover, the temperature measurement part can measure the temperature outside a room based on the temperature information acquired at the time of entering a room.

  Moreover, based on the temperature measured by the temperature measurement part, it can have an air conditioner control part which controls the air conditioner which air-conditions a room.

  Further, the temperature sensitive member is preferably a thermo tape.

  According to the temperature measurement system of the present invention, it is possible to accurately measure the temperature in a room without using a temperature sensor in the room, using an entry / exit management device that manages the entry / exit of a user.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the temperature measurement system in this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a temperature measurement system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As an example, a living room is given and a temperature measurement system that measures the temperature of this living room will be described. In addition, this invention is applicable not only to this aspect but the temperature measurement system which makes object the whole building or several living rooms in a building.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a temperature measurement system 10 of the present embodiment. The temperature measurement system 10 of this embodiment is a system that measures the temperature inside the living room 12 and outside the living room 12.

  The living room 12 is a room used by the user, for example, an office space or a meeting room of a building such as an office building. The living room 12 is provided with an air conditioner 14 for cooling and heating the living room 12. The living room 12 is provided with a door 16 that is an entrance / exit door for the user and that has an electric lock (not shown).

  The air conditioner 14 includes a fan, a coil, and a humidifier (not shown). The air sent from the fan cooled or heated by the coil into the room 12 causes the air conditioner 14 to cool or heat the room 12. A remote controller (not shown) for operating the air conditioner 14 is connected to the air conditioner 14. The remote controller can operate and stop the air conditioner 14, adjust the set temperature in the living room 12, adjust the wind direction and wind speed, and the like. In addition, the number of the air conditioners 14 for the living room 12 is not limited to one and can be plural. Moreover, although this embodiment demonstrated the case where the air conditioner 14 was operated by a remote control, it is not limited to this structure, You may operate by the centralized controller which can operate several air conditioners.

  The temperature measurement system 10 is based on a storage medium 18 possessed by a user, a storage medium information reading unit 20 that reads storage medium information stored in the storage medium, and storage medium information read by the storage medium information reading unit 20. And an entrance / exit management unit 22 for managing the entrance / exit of the user. The entrance / exit management unit 22 is connected to the storage medium information reading unit 20 and the electric lock, respectively.

  The storage medium 18 is a card or a portable terminal having an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag (hereinafter referred to as an ID tag) in which storage medium information is embedded. The storage medium information is personal information, ID information for identifying the user who owns the storage medium, and is information including, for example, an ID number or a figure including a plurality of characters.

  Further, the storage medium 18 in the present embodiment is provided with a temperature-sensitive member 24 that changes based on the temperature. The temperature sensitive member 24 is, for example, a thermo tape, and is adhered to the surface of the storage medium 18. As the ambient temperature increases, the temperature sensitive member 24 changes color in the order of black, brown, red brown, green, blue, dark blue, and can visually recognize the temperature. The temperature-sensitive member 24 is not limited to a thermo tape, and may be a digital thermo tape that displays numbers as the color changes.

  The storage medium information reading unit 20 is installed in the vicinity of the door 16 and outside the living room 12, for example, the common part and the inside of the living room 12. The storage medium information reading unit 20 reads the storage medium information without contact with the ID tag of the storage medium 18 and transmits the information to the entrance / exit management unit 22.

  In addition, the storage medium information reading unit 20 according to the present embodiment includes an image capturing unit such as a camera (not shown) that captures the periphery of the storage medium information reading unit 20. When the camera reads the storage medium information of the storage medium 18, the camera captures the storage medium 18, and the storage medium information reading unit 20 captures image information of the temperature-sensitive member 18 provided on the surface of the captured storage medium 18. read. Then, the storage medium information reading unit 20 transmits the image information to a temperature acquisition unit 24 described later.

  The entrance / exit management unit 22 stores user information. The user information includes an ID number, an entry / exit room number corresponding to the ID number, and work area information where the user works in the room. The entry / exit room number is a number assigned to a room where entry / exit is permitted. The work area information is peripheral area information including the desk 30 used by the user. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the plurality of desks 30 arranged in the living room 12 include rows (A-F) that are elements arranged in the horizontal direction and columns that are elements arranged in the vertical direction. Position information is assigned by (1-4). Work location information is obtained by associating this position information with a user who uses the desk 30. Note that the work area information shown in FIG. 1 is an example and can be applied to a well-known desk layout, and a number can be appropriately assigned to the desk. In addition, as long as the work area information can identify the area where the user works, the work area information is not limited to the desk position information that corresponds to the user who uses the desk, It can also correspond to the user who uses the personal computer. In addition, the work area information may specify the work area of the user based on image information taken by the surveillance camera arranged in the room.

  The entrance / exit management unit 22 manages the user's entrance / exit by comparing the storage medium information read by the storage medium information reading unit 20 with the personal information stored in the entrance / exit management unit 22. Hereinafter, a specific description will be given separately when the user enters the room and when the user leaves the room.

  When the user enters the room, the entrance / exit management unit 22 receives, for example, an ID number that is storage medium information from the storage medium information reading unit 20 outside the living room 12. Then, the entrance / exit management unit 22 compares the ID number from the storage medium information reading unit 20 with the ID number stored in the entrance / exit management unit 22 itself, and based on the entrance / exit permission number corresponding to the matched ID number. Confirm the entrance. When there is an entry / exit permission number for the living room 12, the entry / exit management unit 22 confirms the user's entry and transmits an unlock command to the electric lock of the door 16. Furthermore, the entrance / exit management unit 22 transmits information that the user is allowed to enter the room to a temperature measurement unit 26 described later. At this time, the storage medium information reading unit 20 may notify that the user has been permitted to enter the room by voice or a display such as a lamp. On the other hand, if the ID numbers do not match or if there is no entry / exit permission number for the living room 12, the entry / exit management unit 22 does not allow the user to enter the room, and the electric lock of the door 16 remains locked. At this time, the storage medium information reading unit 20 may notify the user that entry into the room is not permitted by displaying a voice or a lamp.

  On the other hand, when the user leaves the room, the room entry / exit management unit 22 receives the ID number from the storage medium information reading unit 20 inside the living room 12. Then, the entrance / exit management unit 22 collates the ID number from the storage medium information reading unit 20 with the ID number from the storage unit, and confirms the exit when they match. When the ID numbers match, the entrance / exit management unit 22 confirms the user's exit and transmits an unlock command to the electric lock of the door 18. Furthermore, the entrance / exit management unit 22 transmits the work area information of the user together with information that the user is permitted to leave to the temperature measurement unit 26 described later. At this time, the storage medium information reading unit 20 may notify the user that the user is allowed to leave the room by displaying a voice or a lamp.

  Further, the temperature measurement system 10 uses the temperature acquisition unit 24 that acquires the temperature indicated by the temperature sensing member 24 based on the image information of the temperature sensing member 24 read by the storage medium information reading unit 20, and the use of the entrance / exit management unit 22. And a temperature measurement unit 26 that measures the temperature of a predetermined place based on the person information and the temperature information of the temperature acquisition unit 24.

  The temperature acquisition unit 24 stores a table in which the color displayed by the temperature sensing member 24 is associated with the temperature. The temperature acquisition unit 24 is connected to the storage medium information reading unit 20. The temperature acquisition unit 24 processes the image information of the temperature-sensitive member 24 read by the storage medium information reading unit 20, recognizes the color of the image, and selects and acquires the temperature corresponding to the recognized color from the table. Then, the temperature acquisition unit 24 transmits the acquired temperature information to the temperature measurement unit 26. In addition, when the temperature sensing member 24 is a digital thermo tape, the temperature acquisition unit 24 processes image information of the temperature sensing member 24 to recognize the shape (number) of the image, and acquires the temperature from the recognized shape. You can also.

  The temperature measurement unit 26 measures the temperature of the user's work area based on the work area information of the user who leaves the room and the temperature information acquired by the temperature acquisition unit 24 when the user leaves the room. As an example, the case where the user who uses the desk 30 whose positional information is E-4 shown in FIG. 1 leaves the room will be specifically described.

  When the user leaves the room, if the user holds the storage medium 18 held by the user over the storage medium information reading unit 20, the room entry / exit management unit 22 confirms the room exit. At this time, the temperature measurement unit 26 receives the work area information of the user, that is, the position information (E-4) of the desk 30 from the entrance / exit management unit 22. In addition, when the user holds the storage medium 18 held over the storage medium information reading unit 20, the temperature acquisition unit 24 sets the temperature sensing member 24 based on the image information of the temperature sensing member 24 read by the storage medium information reading unit 20. The temperature is acquired, and the temperature measurement unit 26 receives the acquired temperature information from the temperature acquisition unit 24. Based on the received information, the temperature measurement unit 26 can measure the temperature of the work area of the user who leaves the room. In the present embodiment, the user who leaves the room directly goes from his / her work area (E-8) to the door 16 and travel time thereof is very short. Therefore, the temperature indicated by the temperature sensing member 24 is the work area. It can be considered that the temperature is (E-8).

  As described above, the temperature measurement unit 26 can measure the temperature of the work area of the user who leaves the room. Therefore, when there are a plurality of users leaving the room, the temperature measurement unit 26 measures the temperature distribution in the living room 12 based on the information on the work areas of those users and the temperature information acquired when leaving the room. be able to.

  According to the temperature measurement system 10 of the present embodiment, the user who enters and leaves the living room 12 carries the storage medium 18 having the temperature sensing member 24 that is a temperature sensor, so the temperature sensor is arranged in the living room 12. Without doing so, the temperature of the work area of each user in the living room 12 can be measured. Therefore, even if the living room 12 is a space having a large floor area, partitioned by a partition, or having a perimeter zone, and temperature unevenness occurs in the living room 12, the temperature of the entire living room 12, that is, the temperature distribution. Can be measured accurately and can be grasped visually. Furthermore, since the malfunction of the temperature environment in the living room 12 can be easily grasped based on the result of such temperature measurement, the malfunction can be easily improved, and energy saving measures are easily planned. You can also.

  According to the temperature measurement system 10 of the present embodiment, a user who enters and leaves the living room 12 carries the storage medium 18 having the temperature sensing member 24 that is a temperature sensor. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a wiring for connecting this to the air conditioner or the control unit of the air conditioner, the design appearance in the living room 12 can be improved, and the installation cost can be reduced.

  Moreover, the temperature measurement part 26 can also measure the temperature outside the living room 12 based on the temperature information acquired at the time of entering a room. By using this function, by providing the storage medium information reading unit 20 at the entrance of the building, the temperature measuring unit 26 can measure the outside air temperature when the user enters the building. Furthermore, when there is a user who enters the building throughout the day, the temperature measurement unit 26 can measure changes in the outside air temperature during the day. The result of this temperature measurement can be used for the operation of the air conditioning equipment (including heat source equipment) of the building.

  Furthermore, the temperature measurement system 10 includes an air conditioner control unit 28 that controls the air conditioner 14 based on the temperature measured by the temperature measurement unit 26. The air conditioner control unit 28 controls the air conditioner 14 so that the temperature measured by the temperature measuring unit 26 becomes the set temperature. The temperature measured by the temperature measuring unit 26 is the temperature of the entire living room 12, for example, an average value obtained from a plurality of measured temperatures.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Temperature measurement system, 12 Living room, 14 Air conditioner, 18 Storage medium, 20 Storage medium information reading part, 22 Entrance / exit management part, 24 Temperature acquisition part, 26 Temperature measurement part, 28 Air conditioner control part.

Claims (6)

A storage medium possessed by a user and storing personal information of the user, wherein a temperature sensitive member whose color changes based on temperature is provided on the surface;
A storage medium information reading unit that is installed on each of the outside and inside of the living room and reads storage medium information stored in the storage medium, and images the storage medium to read image information of the temperature sensitive member;
An entrance / exit management unit for managing the user's entrance / exit based on the storage medium information read by the storage medium information reading unit;
A temperature acquisition unit that acquires a temperature indicated by the temperature-sensitive member based on image information of the temperature-sensitive member read by the storage medium information reading unit;
A temperature measurement unit that measures the temperature of a predetermined place based on the user information of the entrance / exit management unit and the temperature information of the temperature acquisition unit;
A temperature measurement system characterized by comprising: The temperature measurement system according to claim 1,
The user information of the entrance / exit management department includes information on the work area where the user works in the room,
The temperature measurement unit measures the temperature of the user's work area based on the work area information of the user leaving the room and the temperature information acquired when leaving the room.
A temperature measurement system characterized by this. The temperature measurement system according to claim 2,
When there are a plurality of users leaving the room, the temperature measurement unit measures the temperature distribution in the room based on each user's work area information and each temperature information acquired when leaving the room,
A temperature measurement system characterized by this. In the temperature measurement system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The temperature measurement unit measures the temperature outside the room based on the temperature information acquired when entering the room.
A temperature measurement system characterized by this. In the temperature measurement system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Furthermore, based on the temperature measured by the temperature measurement unit, it has an air conditioner control unit that controls the air conditioner that performs air conditioning in the room,
A temperature measurement system characterized by this. In the temperature measurement system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A temperature measuring system, wherein the temperature sensitive member is a thermo tape.

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