JP2013102281A5

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Publication number: JP2013102281A5
Application number: JP2011243752A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2011-11-07
Publication date: 2014-04-17
Anticipated expiration: 2031-11-07

Description

前記課題は、本発明の情報報知システムによれば、建物内でのエネルギー消費量を測定し、測定結果に応じた情報を示す測定結果データを送信する測定装置、及び、前記建物外に設置された、前記建物内のユーザに提供する情報を示す提供情報データを送信する情報配信装置のうち、少なくとも一方の装置と通信する通信装置と、前記測定結果データ及び前記提供情報データのうち、前記少なくとも一方の装置と通信した際に前記通信装置が受信した受信データに基づき、該受信データに応じた報知動作を実行する報知機器と、前記報知機器とは別体をなし、前記通信装置と通信可能な情報処理端末と、を有し、前記通信装置は、前記受信データに基づいて、前記報知動作の実行要求を前記報知機器に対して送信し、前記報知機器には、前記受信データに応じた発光形式にて発光する発光動作を実行する発光機構と、前記受信データに応じた音声を発する音声発生動作を実行する音声発生機構と、前記受信データに応じて振動する振動動作を実行する振動機構と、前記発光機構と前記音声発生機構と前記振動機構とを制御する制御部と、が備えられ、該制御部は、前記実行要求を受信すると、前記発光動作、前記音声発生動作及び前記振動動作のうち、前記実行要求に応じて決定した少なくとも一つ以上の動作を前記報知動作として実行させ、前記情報処理端末は、ディスプレイを備え、前記通信装置と通信して取得した表示用データが示す情報として、前記受信データが示す情報と同様の情報を前記ディスプレイに表示し、前記報知機器は、動物、人間又はマスコットを模した形態となった置物型の機器であり、前記発光機構が前記発光動作を実行すると前記発光形式にて発光し、前記音声発生機構が前記音声発生動作を実行するとスピーカから前記音声を発し、前記振動機構が前記振動動作を実行すると振動することにより解決される。 According to the information notification system of the present invention, the problem is that a measurement device that measures energy consumption in a building and transmits measurement result data indicating information according to the measurement result, and installed outside the building. In addition, a communication device that communicates with at least one of the information distribution devices that transmit the provision information data indicating the information to be provided to the user in the building, and the measurement result data and the at least one of the provision information data. based on the received data to which the communication device receives when it communicates with one device, and Ruho knowledge equipment to perform an informing operation depending on the received data, without the separate body from the said notification device, said communication device has a communicable information processing terminal, wherein the communication apparatus, based on said received data, transmits a execution request of the notification operation with respect to the notification device, the said notification device, wherein A light emitting mechanism that performs a light emitting operation that emits light in a light emission format according to the received data; a sound generating mechanism that performs a sound generating operation that emits sound according to the received data; a vibrating mechanism for the execution, and the light emitting mechanism and the sound generation mechanism and the control unit for controlling the vibration mechanism, is provided, the control unit receives the execution request, the light emitting operation, the sound generating Among the operation and the vibration operation, at least one operation determined according to the execution request is executed as the notification operation, and the information processing terminal includes a display, and is obtained by communicating with the communication device As the information indicated by the data for use, information similar to the information indicated by the received data is displayed on the display, and the notification device imitates an animal, a human being, or a mascot. When the light emitting mechanism performs the light emitting operation, the light emitting mechanism emits light, and when the sound generating mechanism performs the sound generating operation, the sound is emitted from a speaker, and the vibration mechanism There is solved by Rukoto vibrate and to execute the vibration operation.

上記の情報報知システムでは、置物型の報知機器にて発光動作、音声発生動作又は振動動作が行われることにより、ユーザに対して情報が報知される。すなわち、本発明の情報提供システムであれば、ユーザに情報を報知するにあたり、ユーザに対して特に操作を求めることもなく簡易的な方法にて情報を報知することが可能である。
さらに、本発明では、発光動作の発光形式、音声発生動作で発せられる音声、及び、振動動作の有無を受信データに応じて切り替えることが可能である。つまり、本発明では、報知動作の実行パターンが複数用意されていることになり、報知する情報の種類に応じて報知動作の実行パターンを使い分けることにより、報知する情報の種類が複数種となる場合であっても十分に対応することが可能となる。
さらにまた、ノートパソコン、壁掛け端末又はＰＤＡ等からなる情報処理端末が報知機器とは別に設けられていることで、ユーザが当該情報処理端末で情報を確認する際には起動操作が必要となるので、そのような起動操作を要さずに簡易的にユーザに対して情報を報知する報知機器がより有用なものとなる。 In the information notification system described above, information is notified to the user by performing a light emission operation, a sound generation operation, or a vibration operation by the figurine type notification device. That is, with the information providing system of the present invention, when notifying the user of the information, it is possible to notify the information by a simple method without requiring any particular operation from the user.
Furthermore, in the present invention, it is possible to switch the light emission type of the light emission operation, the sound emitted by the sound generation operation, and the presence or absence of the vibration operation according to the received data. That is, in the present invention, a plurality of notification operation execution patterns are prepared, and a plurality of types of information to be notified are obtained by using different notification operation execution patterns according to the types of information to be notified. Even so, it becomes possible to respond sufficiently.
Furthermore, since an information processing terminal such as a laptop computer, a wall-mounted terminal, or a PDA is provided separately from the notification device, a startup operation is required when the user checks information on the information processing terminal. And the alerting | reporting apparatus which alert | reports information easily to a user, without requiring such starting operation becomes more useful.

また、上記の情報報知システムにおいて、前記報知機器は、前記報知動作を実行する際に通電状態となり、前記情報処理端末は、前記ディスプレイに前記表示用データが示す情報を表示する際に通電状態となり、通電状態にある前記報知機器が消費する電力は、通電状態にある前記情報処理端末が消費する電力と比較して小さいと、より一層好適である。かかる構成であれば、報知機器にて情報を報知することにより、情報処理端末で情報を確認する場合と比較して、電力消費量を少なくすることが可能である。 Further, in the above information broadcast system, before Symbol notification device becomes a conductive state when performing the notification operation, the information processing terminal is energized when displaying the information indicating the display data on the display Thus, it is more preferable that the power consumed by the notification device in the energized state is smaller than the power consumed by the information processing terminal in the energized state. With such a configuration, by notifying the information at broadcast intellectual equipment, compared to the case of confirming the information processing terminal, it is possible to reduce power consumption.

本発明の情報報知システムによれば、置物型の報知機器を用いて光、音声、振動によって情報を報知することとなり、情報を報知するにあたり、ユーザに対して特に操作を要することなく、簡易的な方法にて情報を報知することが可能である。さらに、報知動作の実行パターンが複数用意されているので、報知する情報の種類に応じて報知動作の実行パターンを使い分けることにより、報知する情報の種類が複数種となる場合であっても十分に対応することが可能となる。さらにまた、ノートパソコン、壁掛け端末又はＰＤＡ等からなる情報処理端末が報知機器とは別に設けられていることで、ユーザが当該情報処理端末で情報を確認する際には起動操作が必要となるので、そのような起動操作を要さずに簡易的にユーザに対して情報を報知する報知機器がより有用なものとなる。 According to the information notification system of the present invention, information is notified by light, voice, and vibration using a figurine-type notification device, and there is no need for an operation for the user in order to notify the information. It is possible to notify information by various methods. Furthermore, since a plurality of notification operation execution patterns are prepared, it is sufficient even if the types of information to be notified are plural types by properly using the notification operation execution patterns according to the types of information to be notified. It becomes possible to respond. Furthermore, since an information processing terminal such as a laptop computer, a wall-mounted terminal, or a PDA is provided separately from the notification device, a startup operation is required when the user checks information on the information processing terminal. And the alerting | reporting apparatus which alert | reports information easily to a user, without requiring such starting operation becomes more useful.

Claims

A measuring device that measures energy consumption in a building and transmits measurement result data indicating information according to the measurement result, and a provision that indicates information provided to a user in the building installed outside the building A communication device that communicates with at least one of the information distribution devices that transmit information data; and
The measurement result data and of the providing information data, based on the received data to which the communication device has received upon communication with the at least one device, and Ruho knowledge equipment to perform an informing operation depending on the received data,
An information processing terminal that is separate from the notification device and can communicate with the communication device,
The communication device transmits an execution request for the notification operation to the notification device based on the received data,
The notification device includes a light emission mechanism that performs a light emission operation that emits light in a light emission format according to the reception data, a sound generation mechanism that performs a sound generation operation that generates sound according to the reception data, and the reception data. a control unit for controlling the oscillating mechanism to perform the oscillating motion of the vibration, and the light emitting mechanism and the sound generation mechanism and the vibration mechanism in response to, is provided,
The control unit, upon receiving the execution request, causes at least one operation determined according to the execution request among the light emission operation, the sound generation operation, and the vibration operation to be executed as the notification operation ,
The information processing terminal includes a display, and displays information similar to the information indicated by the received data on the display as information indicated by display data acquired by communicating with the communication device.
The notification device is a figurine-type device imitating an animal, a human being, or a mascot. When the light emitting mechanism performs the light emitting operation, the light emitting mechanism emits light, and the sound generating mechanism generates the sound. When performing operations issued the sound from the speaker, the information notification system characterized that you vibration and the vibration mechanism to execute the vibration operation.

The communication device is a home server installed in a house as the building,
The information distribution device is an external server that is communicably connected to the home server via the Internet,
The provided information data transmitted by the external server includes target value data indicating a target value of power consumption consumed during a predetermined period in the house,
When the communication device receives the measurement result data and the target value data, the communication device calculates a ratio of a cumulative value of power consumption actually consumed in the house during the predetermined period to the target value, Transmitting the execution request according to the calculated ratio to the notification device;
When the control unit receives the execution request, the light emission mechanism emits light in a light emission format according to the ratio, and the sound generation operation in which the sound generation mechanism emits sound according to the ratio. The information notification system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the vibration operations in which the vibration mechanism vibrates is executed as the notification operation.

The provision information data transmitted by the external server includes unit price data indicating a current unit price of power supplied from commercial power to the house,
The communication device, when receiving the unit price data, specifies the current value, transmits the execution request according to the specified current value to the notification device,
When the control unit receives the execution request, the light emission mechanism emits light in a light emission format according to the current value, and the sound generation mechanism emits sound according to the current value. The information notification system according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the operation and the vibration operation in which the vibration mechanism vibrates is executed as the notification operation.

Before Symbol notification device becomes a conductive state when performing the notification operation,
The information processing terminal is energized when displaying information indicated by the display data on the display,
The information notification system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the power consumed by the notification device in the energized state is smaller than the power consumed by the information processing terminal in the energized state.

The communication device implements a function of controlling the operating state of energy consuming equipment used in the building via a network provided in the building,
The notification device has an operation reception mechanism that receives an operation performed when a user controls an operation state of the energy consuming device,
The control unit transmits an execution request for a control process for controlling an operation state of the energy consuming device to the communication device based on the operation received by the operation reception mechanism. 4. The information notification system according to claim 1.

When the operation reception mechanism receives the operation repeatedly a plurality of times, the control unit transmits an execution request for a control process for controlling an operation state of the energy consuming device to the communication device. The information notification system according to claim 5.