JP2014072869A - Message transmission server, program, message transmission system, message transmission method, and terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transmit a message as if a user's domestic electrical apparatus transmits the message to the user.SOLUTION: The control server (1) includes a message generation section (16) that generates a message to a user, and transmits a message generated by the message generation section (16) as if a user's domestic electrical apparatus transmits the message.

Description

  The present invention relates to a message transmission server, a program, a message transmission system, and a message transmission method.

  At present, household electrical appliances (hereinafter referred to as household electrical appliances) are widely used, and a wide variety of household electrical appliances surround people's lives. At present, the operation of these home appliances is entirely entrusted to the user. For example, turning on / off the power of the television, changing the set temperature of the air conditioner, and the like are realized by the user operating the remote control of each home appliance.

  At this time, information (for example, room temperature information, humidity information, etc.) acquired by a sensor provided in each home appliance or the like needs to be collected directly from the sensor by the user. Further, the user himself / herself needs to collect external information (for example, environmental information such as weather forecast) necessary for operating each home appliance.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an electronic device that supports electronic communication between a user and an anthropomorphic agent by acquiring external environment information via a network, creating a generated sentence including the external environment, and outputting the generated sentence. A communication device is disclosed. If the electronic communication device is used, it is not necessary for the user to collect external information.

JP 2005-92540 A (published April 7, 2005)

  However, in the electronic communication device of Patent Document 1, it is a virtual agent that the user communicates with. Therefore, it is difficult for a user to recognize that communication with a virtual agent is easy to understand and easy to understand.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is a message transmission server that transmits the message as if the user's home electrical device is transmitting a message to the user, To provide a program, a message transmission system, and a message transmission method.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a message transmission server according to the present invention is a message transmission server that transmits a message to a user. The message generation unit generates a message for the user, and the message generation unit generates the message. And a control unit that transmits the message as if the electrical device in the user's home is transmitting.

  Moreover, in order to solve said subject, the message transmission system which concerns on this invention is a message transmission system provided with the message transmission server which transmits a message with respect to a user, Comprising: The said message transmission server is a message with respect to the said user. A message generation server, and a message transmission server having a control unit that transmits the message generated by the message generation unit as if the electric device in the user's home is transmitting. It is said.

  In addition, a message transmission method according to the present invention is a message transmission method by a message transmission server that transmits a message to a user in order to solve the above-described problem, and a message generation step of generating a message for the user; And a control step of transmitting the message generated in the message generation step as if the electric device in the user's home is transmitting.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to make it appear as if the user is communicating with the home electrical device by transmitting the message as if the user's home electrical device is transmitting a message. . Therefore, the message transmitted from the message transmission server according to the present invention is more familiar and easy to understand.

It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the control server in the domestic electrical equipment control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the 1st-4th table used in the domestic electrical equipment control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the domestic electrical equipment control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the message input screen of a portable terminal at the time of writing a message on the family message board from the portable terminal which a member holds. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the screen which is displaying the message of the family message board in a portable terminal on a timeline. (A) And (b) shows the example of a screen which displays the message of the family message board when the household electrical equipment control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention performs operation control of a household appliance on a timeline FIG. (A) And (b) shows the example of a screen which displays the message of the family message board when the household electrical equipment control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention performs operation control of a household appliance on a timeline FIG. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the domestic electrical equipment control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

(Outline of home appliance control system)
The outline | summary of the domestic electrical equipment control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated based on FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an outline of the home electrical device control system 100.
In FIG. 3, the family message board is a name used in this embodiment for a network service (electronic message board) mainly for the purpose of exchanging information between specific members such as family members and close relatives. Share information on events and events with participants.

  The home electric appliance control system 100 is a system that provides information as a position other than the members of the group registered in the family message board. Moreover, in the household electrical appliance control system 100, the electrical appliances (hereinafter referred to as “family appliances”) installed on the family message board in accordance with sensor information generated by the sensors 10 installed in the household, external information, written contents of members, and the like. (Referred to as home appliances). Furthermore, in the home electric appliance control system 100, it is possible to control the operation of the home electric appliance in accordance with instructions from members through the family message board.

  As shown in FIG. 3, home electric appliance control system 100 includes a control server 1 (message transmission server), a family message board server 2 (electronic message board server), a management server 3, and an external information server 4. In addition, the family message board is accessed by the portable terminals 5a to 5c possessed by family members (in the example of FIG. 3, father, mother, and child) to write, browse, and instruct operation of home appliances. Can be done. In addition, the cleaning robot 6 is connected to the management server 3 by wireless communication, and home appliances are connected by wire or wirelessly. Note that FIG. 3 illustrates an example in which the home appliance is the air conditioner 7, the lighting device 8, and the television 9, but the type and number of home appliances are not particularly limited.

  The control server 1 writes on the family message board according to the sensor information generated by the sensor 10 disposed in the home, the operation information of the home appliance generated by the home appliance, the external information, the content written by the member, and the like. More specifically, the control server 1 writes the character as an anthropomorphic character of the cleaning robot 6. Thereby, the member of a family can experience the communication with the cleaning robot 6 in a pseudo manner on the family message board. Moreover, the control server 1 receives the operation instruction from the portable terminals 5a to 5c, and transmits the operation instruction according to this to the management server 3, thereby controlling the operation of the cleaning robot 6 or the home appliance. In addition, although the control server 1 demonstrates the example provided with the function which writes in to a family message board, and the function which controls the operation | movement of the cleaning robot 6 and household appliances here, these functions are provided in an individual server. May be installed.

  The family message board server 2 performs all processes related to the family message board such as presentation of display screens of family message boards to the mobile terminals 5a to 5c and management of writing. The management server 3 controls the overall transmission / reception of information between the cleaning robot 6 or the home appliance and the control server 1. Specifically, the management server 3 transmits the cleaning robot 6 and home appliance information (acquisition information or operation information) and sensor information generated by the sensor 10 disposed in the home to the control server 1. Moreover, according to the operation instruction received from the control server 1, operation control of the cleaning robot 6 or household appliances is performed. The external information server 4 is an external server such as an Internet server, and acquires various information from the outside. The control server 1 acquires necessary external information from the external information server 4 and writes it on the family message board.

  In the example of FIG. 3, sensor information generated by the sensor 10 disposed in the home is transmitted, but the information to be transmitted is not limited to these examples. Further, when there is no need for overall control, the cleaning robot 6 may transmit and receive information to and from the control server 1 without providing the management server 3. In the example of FIG. 3, the management server 3 is displayed as if it is installed in the home, but may be configured outside the home or in the control server 1.

  The portable terminals 5a to 5c are devices for browsing and writing on the family message board and for operating the cleaning robot 6 and home appliances. Although FIG. 3 shows an example in which the mobile terminals 5a to 5c are smartphones, the mobile terminal 5a to 5c is not limited to this as long as the family message board can be browsed, written, and operated.

  The cleaning robot 6 is a self-propelled cleaner that automatically cleans the floor. Further, the cleaning robot 6 has a voice output function and the like in addition to the function for cleaning. Furthermore, the cleaning robot 6 also has a function of transmitting a control signal to the home appliance and operating it.

  The air conditioner 7 is an apparatus that performs air conditioning such as air conditioning, and is a so-called air conditioner. The air conditioner 7 includes a temperature sensor, and transmits the room temperature detected thereby to the management server 3. The lighting device 8 is a lighting device including a light source such as an LED, and can be turned on and off under the control of the management server 3. The television 9 is a television receiver, and the operation of the television 9 can also be controlled by the management server 3. In addition, the sensor 10 arrange | positioned in the home may be mounted in the cleaning robot 6 or household appliances, and may be installed independently in the home.

(Configuration of control server 1)
A detailed configuration of the control server 1 of the home appliance control system 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the control server 1 in the home appliance control system 100. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing first to fourth tables used in the home appliance control system 100.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the control server 1 includes a communication unit 11, a device information acquisition unit 12 (information acquisition unit), an external information acquisition unit 13, a message acquisition unit 14, an analysis unit 15, and a message generation unit 16 (control unit). )including. The communication unit 11 is a member for performing communication with the outside, and communicates with the family message board server 2, the management server 3, and the external information server 4 via a network.

  The device information acquisition unit 12 acquires information (acquisition information or operation information) of the cleaning robot 6 and home appliances, and sensor information generated by the sensor 10 disposed in the home from the management server 3 via the communication unit 11. To do. The acquired information is information acquired from the outside by the cleaning robot 6 and the home appliance or information acquired from other devices. In addition, the operation information includes information on various settings of the cleaning robot 6 and home appliances, and information on the current state, such as power on / off information, a set temperature for an air conditioner, and a set volume for a television.

  The external information acquisition unit 13 acquires external information from the external information server 4 via the communication unit 11. The external information is information obtained via the Internet or the like, and is information such as a weather forecast, a TV program guide, and a recipe, for example. Information such as a schedule recorded by the member on the external information server 4 can also be acquired.

  The message acquisition unit 14 acquires a message written on the family message board by the member from the family message board server 2 via the communication unit 11. Messages are text, video, and audio written by members.

  The analysis unit 15 analyzes the information acquired by the device information acquisition unit 12 and the external information acquired by the external information acquisition unit 13. Specifically, at least one of sensor information generated by the sensor 10 disposed in the home and operation information of the home appliance generated by the home appliance and external information are analyzed. Although details will be described later, the analysis unit 15 provides a combination of sensor information and / or home appliance operation information and external information and an analysis result (a proposal derived from the sensor information and / or operation information and external information). A first table in which items, recommendations, recommendations, etc.) are associated with each other. In the first table shown in FIG. 2A, a combination of sensor information and external information and an analysis result for the combination are associated, but the present invention is not limited to this. If necessary, the first table may associate a combination of sensor information, operation information, and external information with an analysis result for the combination, or a combination of operation information and external information, and an analysis result for the combination. May be associated with each other. The analysis unit 15 uses the first table to perform analysis in accordance with at least one of sensor information generated by the sensor 10 disposed in the home and operation information of the home appliance generated by the home appliance and external information. Derive results. Further, the analysis unit 15 analyzes the information acquired by the message acquisition unit 14. Specifically, the content of the message written by the member is analyzed. Although details will be described later, the analysis unit 15 includes information (word or meta information included in the message) included in the message written by the member and an analysis result (message) as shown in FIG. And the second table in which the content of the message or the content of the message derived from the meta information) is stored. The analysis unit 15 uses the second table to derive an analysis result corresponding to the message written by the member.

  The message generation unit 16 creates a message according to the analysis result by the analysis unit 15. Although details will be described later, the message generation unit 16 includes a result (proposed item, recommended item, or recommended item) analyzed by the analyzing unit 15 using the first table, as shown in FIG. A third table in which a message corresponding to the message (the message related to the above-described proposal, recommendation, or recommendation) is associated is stored. Further, the message generation unit 16 includes a result (message content) analyzed by the analysis unit 15 using the second table as shown in FIG. 2D and a message corresponding to the result (in accordance with the above content). Response message) is stored. The message generator 16 uses the third table or the fourth table to derive a message corresponding to the analysis result.

  The message generated by the message generation unit 16 is sent to the family message board server 2 via the communication unit 11, and is written on the family message board by the family message board server 2. When the analysis unit 15 analyzes the content of the message written by the member and the message is an instruction to operate the home appliance, the analysis result is sent to the management server 3 via the communication unit 11. . The management server 3 controls the operation of the cleaning robot 6 or the home appliance according to the operation instruction received from the control server 1.

(Outline of family message board)
Before describing the writing on the family message board by the control server 1, an outline of the family message board will be described based on FIG. 4 and FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a message input screen of the mobile terminals 5a to 5c when a message is written on the family message board from the mobile terminals 5a to 5c held by the members. The message mentioned here may be a text message, an image or illustration, a voice message, a video message, or the like. Each message may include meta information so that the control server 1 can easily analyze the message. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a screen displaying timeline display of messages M1 to M5 of the family message board in the mobile terminals 5a to 5c.

  When the member writes a message from the mobile terminals 5a to 5c to the family message board, a screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the mobile terminals 5a to 5c, and the member can write a message from the screen to the family message board. Yes. When a message is written on the family message board from the portable terminals 5a to 5c, the message can be written by at least one of text input, video input, and voice input. On the screen of FIG. 4, the text input unit A performs text input, the video input unit B performs video input, and the voice input unit C performs voice input.

  Specifically, when a box in the text input part A is tapped, a keyboard is displayed, and a text to be written in the box can be input. Alternatively, when a box is tapped, a text list (a list including a plurality of texts) is displayed, and the text to be written can be selected from the text list. Then, when the transmission button D is pressed, the input or selected text is written on the family message board.

  In the video input unit B, a video list (a list including a plurality of videos; three videos on the left side in FIG. 4) and a shooting button (videos on the right side in FIG. 4) are displayed. The member can select a video to be written from the video list. Alternatively, when there is no desired video in the video list, tapping the shooting button may activate the cameras of the mobile terminals 5a to 5c to shoot the video to be written on the spot. When the transmission button D is pressed, the selected or photographed video is written on the family message board.

  In the audio input unit C, a recording button (left image in FIG. 4) and a playback button (right image in FIG. 4) are displayed. When the member taps the recording button, the recording mode is activated and the voice can be recorded. Tap the play button to play the recorded voice and check it. When the transmission button D is pressed, the recorded voice is written on the family message board.

  The family message board on which the message is written by the member is displayed on a timeline as shown in FIG. 5, for example. On the family message board, messages written by members are displayed in order from the top (in the order written), and an icon for identifying the poster is displayed on each message. In addition, if a member has made an input to at least one of text input unit A, video input unit B, and audio input unit C, the message can be written on the family message board. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, only images are written in messages M1 and M5. On the other hand, in the messages M2 and M4, both video and text are written. In the message M3, both voice and text are written. If the message input button E (the image at the bottom of the screen in FIG. 5) is pressed in this screen state, the message can be entered by transitioning to the message input screen of FIG.

(Write by control server-1)
In the household electrical appliance control system 100 according to the present embodiment, according to sensor information generated by the sensor 10 arranged in the household, operation information of the household appliance generated by the household electrical appliance, external information, written contents of members, and the like. Write on the family message board. Specifically, the control server 1 analyzes at least one of the sensor information generated by the sensor 10 disposed in the home and the operation information generated by the home appliance, and the external information acquired from the external information server 4, Write a message according to the analysis result on the family message board. More specifically, the device information acquisition unit 12 of the control server 1 via the communication unit 11 generates sensor information generated by the sensor 10 arranged in the home, and operation information of the home appliance generated by the home appliance. Is acquired from the management server 3. The external information acquisition unit 13 acquires external information from the external information server 4 via the communication unit 11. The analysis unit 15 analyzes the information acquired by the device information acquisition unit 12 and the external information acquired by the external information acquisition unit 13 using the first table. The first table associates at least one of the sensor information generated by the sensor 10 arranged in the home and the operation information of the home appliance generated by the home appliance with the combination of the external information and the analysis result corresponding to the combination. It has been. The analysis result mentioned here is a proposal or recommendation derived from a combination of at least one of sensor information generated by the sensor 10 arranged in the home and operation information of the home appliance generated by the home appliance and external information. Matters or recommendations. For example, an operation recommended to be taken with respect to a specific household electrical appliance can be given.

  As described above, the control server 1 analyzes at least one of sensor information and operation information and external information, and writes a message corresponding to the analysis result on the family message board. Therefore, the 1st table should just be a thing with which the combination of at least one of sensor information and operation information, external information, and the analysis result with respect to it are matched. For example, in the first table shown in FIG. 2A, a combination of sensor information and external information is associated with an analysis result. In this case, for the combination of the sensor information “room temperature 30 ° C.” acquired by the temperature sensor provided in the air conditioner and the like and the external information “existing heat stroke warning is issued throughout the prefecture” acquired by the external information acquisition unit 13 The item “turn on the air conditioner” is associated. In addition, for the combination of the sensor information “room temperature 27 ° C.” acquired by the temperature sensor provided in the air conditioner and the like and the external information “the expected maximum temperature today is 26 ° C.” acquired by the external information acquisition unit 13. , "Make the air conditioner off" is associated. These are only examples.

  The message generation unit 16 creates a message according to the analysis result by the analysis unit 15 using the third table. As shown in FIG. 2C, the third table corresponds to the analysis results (proposed items, recommended items, and recommended items) derived by the analyzing unit 15 using the first table and the corresponding messages. It is attached. The message referred to here is a message related to a proposal, a recommendation, a recommendation, and the like. For example, the message which suggests the operation recommended to take with respect to a specific household electrical appliance is mentioned. In FIG. 2C, the message “Do you turn on the air conditioner?” Is associated with the item “turn on the air conditioner” analyzed by the analysis unit 15. Further, the message “Do you want to turn off the air conditioner” is associated with the item “turn off the air conditioner” analyzed by the analysis unit 15. These are only examples.

  The message generated by the message generator 16 is sent to the family message board server 2 via the communication unit 11. The family message board server 2 writes the message received from the control server 1 on the family message board.

  Thus, in the household electrical appliance control system 100 according to the present embodiment, the family message board server 2 causes the family message board to include sensor information generated by the sensor 10 arranged in the household and the household appliance generated by the household appliance. A message corresponding to at least one of the device operation information and the external information acquired from the external information acquisition server 4 is written. Thereby, the members themselves collect the sensor information generated by the home sensor 10 provided in each home appliance, the operation information of the home appliance generated by the home appliance, or the outside obtained through the Internet or the like There is no need for members to collect information themselves. Further, the above message is posted on an electronic message board (family message board) for communication between registered group members. Therefore, sensor information, operation information, and external information can be shared among a plurality of members, and it is not necessary for each member to collect these information or to share these information with each other.

  In particular, if you write on the family message board a suggestion of an operation recommended for a specific home appliance based on various sensor information, operation information, and external information generated by the sensor, The proposal can be sent at once. And since the operation instruction with respect to a specific household appliance can be written in a family message board, it is not necessary to alert | report to other members that the operation instruction with respect to the said household appliance was made.

  As described above, the control server 1 analyzes at least one of the sensor information and the operation information and the external information, and writes a message corresponding to the analysis result on the family message board. Therefore, although a specific example is not given, a message may be written on the family message board according to the current operation information of the home appliance. In addition to suggesting turning on and off the air conditioner, for example, according to the current operation information of home appliances, proposing to raise or lower the set temperature of the air conditioner if the air conditioner is on You can also.

  Here, in the text list in the text input unit A or in the video input unit B, it is preferable to put an optimum item for the operation in accordance with the registered device and the operation state of the device. For example, if the air conditioner is not registered, the image list of the video input unit B in FIG. Alternatively, if an air conditioner is registered and the air conditioner is originally turned off, the image list of the video input unit B in FIG. 4 may include an “air conditioner on” icon instead of “air conditioner off”. .

(Write by control server -2)
Furthermore, the control server 1 also writes a message (response message) according to the content of the message written on the family message board by the member on the family message board. More specifically, when the member writes a message on the family message board after the family message board server 2 writes a message on the family message board, the message acquisition unit 14 of the control server 1 writes the message via the communication unit 11 by the member. The obtained message is acquired from the family message board server 2. The analysis part 15 analyzes the message written in the family message board by the member using the second table. As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the second table includes information included in the message (words included in the text, meta information included in the video, words included in the audio, etc.) and the corresponding information. The analysis results are associated with each other. The analysis result referred to here is the content of the message derived from words or meta information included in the message. For example, whether or not the message is an operation instruction for home appliances, and if the message is an operation instruction, the instruction content. In FIG. 2B, the instruction content “instruction to turn on the air conditioner” is associated with the words “air conditioner” and “turn on” included in the message as an operation instruction. Further, the words “air conditioner” and “turn off” included in the message are associated with the instruction content “instruction to turn off the air conditioner” as an operation instruction. These are only examples.

  The information included in the message can be acquired using a known method. When the message written by the member is text, a known text analysis is performed, and when the message is a voice, a known voice analysis is performed to extract a word included in the message. A description of a specific method is omitted here. Further, when the message written by the member is a video, the meta information attached to the video is transmitted to the message acquisition unit 14 of the control server 1, and the analysis unit 15 stores the meta information. To analyze. Note that even in the case where a message is written by selecting a text to be written from the text list in the text input unit A, text associated with meta information may be included in the text list in advance. Also in this case, the meta information attached to the text is transmitted to the message acquisition unit 14 of the control server 1. The analysis unit 15 analyzes the meta information.

  Thereafter, the message generator 16 creates a message according to the analysis result by the analyzer 15 using the fourth table. As shown in FIG. 2D, in the fourth table, the analysis result (message contents) derived by the analysis unit 15 using the second table is associated with the corresponding message. The message referred to here is a response message in accordance with the content of the message written by the member. For example, a message indicating that an operation recommended to be taken with respect to a specific home appliance has been performed. In FIG. 2D, a response message “I turned on the air conditioner” is associated with the instruction content “instruction to turn on the air conditioner” analyzed by the analysis unit 15 in response to the fact that the air conditioner was actually turned on. Yes. Further, a response message that “the air conditioner has been turned off” is associated with the instruction content “instruction to turn off the air conditioner” analyzed by the analysis unit 15 in response to the fact that the air conditioner has actually been turned off. These are only examples.

  The response message generated by the message generator 16 is sent to the family message board server 2 via the communication unit 11. The family message board server 2 writes the message received from the control server 1 on the family message board.

  In this way, in the home appliance control system 100 according to the present embodiment, a response message corresponding to the content of the message written on the family message board by the member is also written on the family message board. Thereby, two-way communication is possible between the home electrical device control system 100 and the members.

(Anthropomorphic cleaning robot 6)
At this time, the control server 1 writes the cleaning robot 6 as an anthropomorphic character. Specifically, the message is transmitted as if the message that the control server 1 causes the family message board server 2 to write on the family message board is written by the cleaning robot 6. More specifically, a symbol reminiscent of the cleaning robot 6 is attached to the message. For example, the control server 1 uses the icon of the cleaning robot 6 as the symbol of the cleaning robot 6 as the symbol of the cleaning robot 6 as the icon of the message that the family message board server 2 writes on the family message board. can do. In addition to the above icons, the symbols include a display reminiscent of a specific home appliance (in this example, the cleaning robot 6) such as an image, a moving image, or a combination of characters. In this way, the control server 1 can send the message to the family message board server 2 as if the message was written by the cleaning robot 6.

  Moreover, the message which the control server 1 writes in the family message board server 2 on the family message board may be notified to the members by voice in addition to or instead of writing on the family message board. In this case, the message generated by the message generator 16 of the control server 1 is sent to the management server 3 via the communication unit 11. The management server 3 causes the message received from the control server 1 to flow from the speaker of the cleaning robot 6. Thereby, it can be made as if the cleaning robot 6 is speaking. Note that the message sent from the speaker of the cleaning robot 6 is the voice received by the cleaning robot 6 by the control server 1 generating voice data (wav file, mp3 file, etc.), transmitting the voice data to the cleaning robot 6. Data may be played back. Alternatively, a message voice pattern may be stored in the cleaning robot 6 in advance, and an instruction may be issued to the cleaning robot 6 to generate a specific message voice according to the analysis results of various information in the control server 1. .

  In this way, it seems as if the cleaning robot 6 is communicating with the cleaning robot 6 by sending out the message as if it were writing a message on the family message board or speaking. Can be made. Therefore, the message written on the family message board by the family message board server 2 and the message circulated by voice by the management server 3 become more familiar and easy to understand.

  In addition, when a message corresponding to at least one of sensor information generated by a plurality of sensors 10 and operation information of the home appliance generated by the home appliance and external information is written on a family message board or audible The member understands the situation when the cleaning robot 6, which is a device different from the plurality of sensors described above or the plurality of home appliances provided with these sensors, is transmitting the above message. Cheap. Furthermore, when the sensor information generated by the sensor 10 mounted on the cleaning robot 6 is used for analysis and a message is written, and / or the cleaning robot 6 performs cleaning or is mounted on the cleaning robot 6. When the operation information of the cleaning robot 6 is used for analysis and a message is written, such as when a remote controller sends a control signal to another home appliance to operate the other home appliance, the cleaning robot 6 writes the message. If you make it look like it is a more familiar message, it will be easier to understand the situation. In addition, although the structure which personifies the cleaning robot 6 is shown above, other household appliances and articles other than the cleaning robot 6 may be personified.

(Members' instructions for home appliance operation)
As described above, the family message board can be accessed by the portable terminals 5a to 5c possessed by the family members, and the home appliances can be instructed to operate. The method for instructing operation of home appliances on the family message board is the same as the method for writing a message on the family message board. Specifically, an operation instruction for the home appliance is input on the message input screen of the mobile terminals 5a to 5c in FIG. The operation instruction may be input using any of text input, video input, and voice input. For example, when writing an operation instruction to turn on the air conditioner on the family message board, the text “turn on the air conditioner” may be input, a video showing the operation instruction to turn on the air conditioner may be input, May be input. The video representing the operation instruction for turning on the air conditioner is a video to which command information for turning on the air conditioner is added in advance as meta information. Video representing such an operation instruction of the home appliance is included in advance in the video list of the video input unit B (the second and third videos on the left side in FIG. 4). The member may select and input a video representing the operation instruction of the home appliance from the video list. For example, the video written in message M5 in FIG. 5 is a video representing an operation instruction to turn on the air conditioner.

  In the control server 1, the message written on the family message board by the member is acquired from the family message board server 2, and the message is analyzed. Specifically, the message acquisition unit 14 acquires the message written by the member from the family message board server 2 via the communication unit 11. The analysis part 15 analyzes the message written in the family message board by the member using the second table. In this case, in the second table, information included in the message (word included in the text, command information included in the video, or word included in the voice) is associated with the analysis result corresponding to the information. Yes. The analysis result referred to here is whether or not the message is an operation instruction for home appliances, and if the message is an operation instruction, the content of the instruction.

  When the analysis unit 15 analyzes the message written by the member and the message is an operation instruction for the home appliance, the analysis result is sent to the management server 3 via the communication unit 11. The management server 3 performs operation control of the home appliance according to the operation instruction received from the control server 1.

  In the above, the management server 3 controls the operation of the home appliance according to the operation instruction received from the control server 1, but this is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, the management server 3 may control the operation of the home appliance by causing the cleaning robot 6 to transmit a control signal to the home appliance according to the operation instruction received from the control server 1. As a method for transmitting a control signal from the cleaning robot 6 to the home appliance, for example, there is a method in which the cleaning robot 6 functions as a remote controller and transmits the control signal by infrared.

  In the above, the specific example of the matter matched by the 2nd table was given, However, It is not necessarily limited to this. The administrator of the home electrical appliance control system 100 may determine the items associated with the second table as appropriate.

(Embodiment 1 for home electrical equipment control)
A specific example of a method in which the home electrical appliance control system 100 performs operation control of home appliances will be described. The following embodiments are merely examples, and the home electric appliance control system 100 according to the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

  FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams showing display examples of screens displaying timelines of messages M6 to M11 on the family message board when the home electrical appliance control system 100 controls the operation of the home appliances. is there. A family message board for communication between registered group members is shown in FIG. The first three messages M6 to M8 are general exchanges between families on the family message board.

  An air conditioner provided with a temperature sensor is arranged in the home. The device information acquisition unit 12 of the control server 1 acquires the current room temperature information from the temperature sensor provided in the air conditioner via the management server 3. Further, the external information acquisition unit 13 acquires the weather forecast information (temperature change or the like) for the day from the external information server 4. The analysis unit 15 analyzes information from a temperature sensor provided in the air conditioner and information acquired from the external information server 4 using the first table. Suppose that the current room temperature is high, and that heat stroke warnings have been issued throughout the prefecture. In the case of the present embodiment, in the first table, for the combination of the information from the sensor that “the current room temperature is high” and the external information that “the heat stroke alarm has been issued throughout the prefecture”, “lower the room temperature ( That is, the analysis result of “turning on the air conditioner” is associated. Therefore, the analysis unit 15 derives an analysis result “lower the room temperature (that is, turn on the air conditioner)” and sends the analysis result to the message generation unit 16.

  The message generator 16 uses the third table to create a message corresponding to the analysis result “lower the room temperature (that is, turn on the air conditioner)”. In the case of this example, in the third table, in response to the analysis result of “lowering the room temperature (that is, turning on the air conditioner)”, “the room temperature has risen. A heat stroke warning has been issued throughout the prefecture. The message “Do you want to turn on the air conditioner?” Is associated. Therefore, the message generator 16 generates a message “The temperature of the room is rising. There is a heat stroke warning throughout the prefecture. Do you want to turn on the air conditioner?”, And the message is sent via the communication unit 11. To the family message board server 2.

  The family message board server 2 writes a message M9 received from the control server 1, that is, the message M9, "The room temperature has risen. A heat stroke warning has been issued throughout the prefecture. Do you want to turn on the air conditioner?" .

  The member who saw the message M9 written on the family message board determines whether or not to turn on the air conditioner, and writes a message corresponding to the message on the family message board. In FIG. 6A, a message M10 describing an operation instruction to turn on the air conditioner is written on the family message board by the member. The message acquisition unit 14 of the control server 1 acquires the message M10 written by the member via the family message board server 2. The analysis unit 15 analyzes the message M10 using the second table. In the case of the present embodiment, in the second table, an operation instruction “turn on air conditioner” is associated with a combination of the words “air conditioner” and “turn on”. Therefore, the analysis unit 15 derives an operation instruction “turn on the air conditioner” and sends the operation instruction to the management server 3 via the communication unit 11.

  Then, after the management server 3 performs operation control of the home appliance according to the operation instruction received from the control server 1, the analysis unit 15 sends the operation instruction to the message generation unit 16. The message generator 16 uses the fourth table to create a response message corresponding to the operation instruction “turn on the air conditioner”. In the case of the present embodiment, in the fourth table, a response message “I turned on the air conditioner” is associated with the operation instruction “I turn on the air conditioner”. Therefore, the message generation unit 16 generates a response message “I turned on the air conditioner” and sends the response message to the family message board server 2 via the communication unit 11.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the family message board server 2 writes the response message received from the control server 1, that is, the message M11 “I turned on the air conditioner” on the family message board.

  In this manner, the family message board server 2 writes a message corresponding to the sensor information generated by the temperature sensor of the air conditioner and the weather forecast information acquired from the external information acquisition server 4 on the family message board. This eliminates the need for members to collect current room temperature information or to collect weather forecast information obtained via the Internet or the like.

  Note that the message shown in FIG. 6 as a message to be written on the family message board by the family message board server 2 is merely an example, and is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, a message as shown in FIG. 7 may be written. FIGS. 7A and 7B are diagrams showing display examples of screens displaying timelines of messages M6 to M13 on the family message board when the home electrical appliance control system 100 controls the operation of home appliances. is there.

  In FIG. 7 (a), the control server 1 sends a message M9 'to the family message board server saying "The room temperature has risen. There is a heat stroke warning throughout the prefecture. You should turn on the air conditioner." 2 is written on the family message board. Thus, by making the message written on the family message board by the family message board server 2 colloquial (spoken language), the message becomes more familiar and easy to understand.

  At this time, the control server 1 uses the icon of the cleaning robot 6 as a symbol reminiscent of the cleaning robot 6 in the icon of the message that the family message board server 2 writes on the family message board, so that the poster of the message is as if it is a cleaning robot. You can make it seem like six.

  In addition, the control server 1 causes the message to be written on the family message board to the family message board server 2 (message for prompting the father to measure the weight), and causes the management server 3 to send the message from the speaker of the cleaning robot 6, as if the cleaning robot 6. You can make it seem as if you are speaking.

  Further, in the two messages M12 and M13 of FIG. 7B, the member who read the message M9 ′ asked a question that the member thought unclear, and other members answered the question. As described above, when there are points that are unknown or difficult to understand in the exchange on the family message board, it is possible to easily ask other members on the spot. Furthermore, starting from the messages M12 and M13, it is possible to provide communication on topics that are unclear or difficult to understand, contributing to topic provision and smooth communication.

  In addition, although the specific example of the matter matched with the 1st-4th table was given above, it is not necessarily limited to this. The administrator of the home electrical appliance control system 100 may determine the items associated with the first to fourth tables as appropriate.

(Example-2 of home appliance control)
A second specific example of a method in which the home electric appliance control system 100 performs operation control of home appliances will be described. The following embodiments are merely examples, and the home electric appliance control system 100 according to the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an outline of the home appliance control system 100. In this figure, the management server 3 is not provided, and the cleaning robot 6 is configured to transmit / receive information to / from the control server 1.

  The body composition meter 17 and the cleaning robot 6 shown in FIG. 8 are connected by a wireless communication method such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), and the measurement data obtained by measuring the body weight with the body composition meter 17 is cleaned from the body composition meter 17. It is transmitted to the robot 6 and transmitted to the external information server 4. There is a measurement history management unit on the external information server 4, and a history of measurement data of the body composition meter 17 is recorded in the measurement history management unit. The body composition meter 17 is provided with a sensor that detects whether or not the body composition meter 17 has been operated. Sensor information generated by the sensor is also transmitted to the cleaning robot 6 and transmitted to the control server 1. The At this time, the transmission of the measurement data to the external information server 4 may be performed via the control server 1 or may be performed not via the control server 1.

  It is assumed that a father who is a family member measures his / her body weight with the body composition meter 17 at around 20:00 every day with a preset weight value as a target. In this case, a schedule is recorded in the measurement history management unit of the external information server 4 in which a schedule for measuring the weight with the body composition meter 17 at about 20:00 every day with the weight value set by the father as a target is recorded. Yes.

  The operation control of the home appliance by the home electrical appliance control system 10 when the father forgets to measure the weight with the body composition meter 17 will be described. When the father forgets to measure the weight with the body composition meter 17, the device information acquisition unit 12 of the control server 1 receives the body composition meter 17 from the sensor provided in the body composition meter 17 via the management server 3. Acquires information that is not operated. The external information acquisition unit 13 acquires a schedule from the measurement history management unit of the external information server 4. The analysis unit 15 analyzes information from a sensor provided in the body composition meter 17 and information acquired from the external information server 4 using the first table. In the case of the present embodiment, in the first table, for the combination of information from the sensor “the body composition meter is not operated” and external information “measure the body weight with the body composition meter at about 20:00 every day” , An analysis result “weight measurement is not performed” is associated. Therefore, the analysis unit 15 derives an analysis result “weight measurement is not performed” and sends the analysis result to the message generation unit 16.

  The message generator 16 uses the third table to create a message corresponding to the analysis result “weight measurement is not performed”. In the case of the present embodiment, in the third table, a message “Dad, please come to the body weight” is associated with the analysis result “Weight measurement is not performed”. Therefore, the message generation unit 16 generates a message “Dad, please come to the body weight” and sends the message to the family message board server 2 via the communication unit 11.

  In the family message board server 2, the message received from the control server 1, that is, the message “Dad, please come to the weight” is written on the family message board.

  As described above, even when the father forgets to measure the weight with the body composition meter 17, the information acquired from the sensor provided in the body composition meter 17 and the schedule obtained from the external information server 4 are displayed. In response, a message prompting the father to measure weight is written. This prevents the father from forgetting to measure.

  At this time, the control server 1 uses the icon of the cleaning robot 6 as a symbol reminiscent of the cleaning robot 6 in the icon of the message that the family message board server 2 writes on the family message board, so that the poster of the message is as if it is a cleaning robot. You can make it seem like six.

  In addition, the control server 1 causes the message to be written on the family message board to the family message board server 2 (message for prompting the father to measure the weight), and causes the management server 3 to send the message from the speaker of the cleaning robot 6, as if the cleaning robot 6. You can make it seem as if you are speaking.

  Next, the operation control of the home appliance by the home electric appliance control system 10 when the father measures the weight with the body composition meter 17 will be described. When the father measures the weight with the body composition meter 17, the measurement data of the father is transmitted from the body composition meter 17 to the external information server 4 via the cleaning robot 6. The device information acquisition unit 12 of the control server 1 acquires information indicating that the body composition meter 17 has been operated from a sensor provided in the body composition meter 17 via the management server 3. The external information acquisition unit 13 acquires a schedule and a measurement history from the measurement history management unit of the external information server 4. The analysis unit 15 analyzes information from a sensor provided in the body composition meter 17 and information acquired from the external information server 4 using the first table. In the case of the present embodiment, in the first table, for the combination of the information from the sensor that “the body composition meter has been operated” and the external information of “measurement history” and “target value of weight”, “target Analysis results relating to the achievement level up to the target value such as “a little more to the value” are associated. Therefore, the analysis unit 15 derives an analysis result “slightly after the target value” and sends the analysis result to the message generation unit 16.

  The message generation unit 16 uses the third table to create a message according to the analysis result “slightly until the target value”. In the case of the present embodiment, in the third table, the analysis result “slightly until the target value” is associated with the message “slightly until the target value”. Therefore, the message generation unit 16 generates a message “Need to reach the target value” and sends the message to the family message board server 2 via the communication unit 11.

  The family message board server 2 writes the message received from the control server 1, that is, the message “It is a little until the target value” on the family message board.

  As described above, even when the father finishes measuring the body weight with the body composition meter 17, the information acquired from the sensor provided in the body composition meter 17, the schedule table and the measurement history acquired from the external information server 4 are included. In response, a message is written informing the degree of achievement to the target value. Thereby, the achievement degree to the target weight can be known, and the motivation of the father can be improved.

  At this time, the control server 1 uses the icon of the cleaning robot 6 as a symbol reminiscent of the cleaning robot 6 in the icon of the message that the family message board server 2 writes on the family message board, so that the poster of the message is as if it is a cleaning robot. You can make it seem like six.

  In addition, the control server 1 causes the message to be written on the family message board to the family message board server 2 (message for prompting the father to measure the weight), and causes the management server 3 to send the message from the speaker of the cleaning robot 6, as if the cleaning robot 6. You can make it seem as if you are speaking.

  In addition, although the specific example of the matter matched with the 1st and 3rd table was given above, it is not necessarily limited to this. The administrator of the home electrical appliance control system 100 may determine the items associated with the first and third tables as appropriate.

(Other examples of home appliance control)
In the following, some other examples of how the home electrical appliance control system 100 performs operation control of home appliances will be described. First, based on room temperature information and humidity information, and information on a member's scheduled return time, a room photo may be taken with an indoor camera, or an air conditioner may be turned on. In this case, the control server 1 receives the room temperature information and humidity information generated by the temperature sensor and humidity sensor provided in the air conditioner, and the schedule (including information on the scheduled return time of the member) acquired from the external information server 4. Analyzing and causing the family message board server 2 to write a message on the family message board that suggests taking a picture with the indoor camera or turning on the air conditioner. In response to an operation instruction from a member, the control server 1 causes the management server 3 to take a picture of the room with an indoor camera or turn on an air conditioner.

  Further, the laundry may be dehydrated or the laundry may be dried based on the humidity information and the weather forecast information (temperature change or the like) for that day. In this case, the control server 1 analyzes the humidity information generated by the humidity sensor provided in the room and the weather forecast information acquired from the external information server 4 to perform the dehydration of the laundry or the laundry. The family message board server 2 is caused to write a message proposing to go to dry on the family message board. The control server 1 causes the management server 3 to cause the washing machine to perform dehydration of the laundry or to dry the laundry in accordance with an operation instruction from the member.

  Moreover, while suggesting the optimal dish and recipe based on the information on the food stored in the refrigerator and the information on the calendar, the electronic cooking device may be set to be suitable for the recipe. In this case, the control server 1 analyzes the information on the food stored in the refrigerator and the calendar information acquired from the external information server 4 to propose an optimal dish and recipe, A message that suggests a setting suitable for the recipe is written to the family message board server 2 on the family message board. The control server 1 causes the management server 3 to set the electronic cooking device to a setting suitable for the recipe in response to an operation instruction from the member. In addition, the information of the foodstuff preserve | saved in the refrigerator may provide a memory function in a refrigerator, may be recorded on the memory of the said refrigerator, and may be recorded on the memory provided outside the refrigerator. Record data in the memory by manually inputting data on the food in the refrigerator and information on the food in the refrigerator each time food is put in or taken out of the refrigerator. Also good. Alternatively, you can attach a barcode to each food item, hold the barcode over the scanner each time you put food in the refrigerator, or remove food from the refrigerator. Data management may be performed on the information of the food that has been served.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope shown in the claims. That is, embodiments obtained by combining technical means appropriately modified within the scope of the claims are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

[Summary]
In order to solve the above-described problem, a message transmission server according to the present invention is a message transmission server that transmits a message to a user. The message generation unit generates a message for the user, and the message generation unit generates the message. And a control unit that transmits the message as if the electrical device in the user's home is transmitting.

  Moreover, in order to solve said subject, the message transmission system which concerns on this invention is a message transmission system provided with the message transmission server which transmits a message with respect to a user, Comprising: The said message transmission server is a message with respect to the said user. A message generation server, and a message transmission server having a control unit that transmits the message generated by the message generation unit as if the electric device in the user's home is transmitting. It is said.

  In addition, a message transmission method according to the present invention is a message transmission method by a message transmission server that transmits a message to a user in order to solve the above-described problem, and a message generation step of generating a message for the user; And a control step of transmitting the message generated in the message generation step as if the electric device in the user's home is transmitting.

  According to the above configuration, as if the user's home electrical device is sending a message, sending the message can make it appear as if the user is communicating with the home electrical device. it can. Therefore, the message transmitted from the message transmission server according to the present invention is more familiar and easy to understand.

  Furthermore, the message transmission server according to the present invention further includes an information acquisition unit that acquires sensor information generated by a sensor arranged in the user's home, and an analysis unit that analyzes the sensor information. The generation unit generates a message according to the analysis result of the sensor information by the analysis unit.

  Furthermore, in the message transmission server according to the present invention, the sensor is provided in the electric device.

  Furthermore, in the message transmission server according to the present invention, the information acquisition unit further acquires operation information of the electric device generated by the electric device, and the analysis unit further analyzes the operation information of the electric device. The message generation unit generates a message according to the analysis result of the motion information by the analysis unit.

  Furthermore, the message transmission server according to the present invention further includes an external information acquisition unit that acquires external information from the outside, the analysis unit further analyzes the external information, and the message generation unit is based on the analysis unit. A message according to the analysis result of the external information is generated.

  According to said structure, the message according to the sensor information which the sensor arrange | positioned at the electric equipment etc. in a user's home etc. produced | generated, the operation information of the electric equipment which the said electric equipment produced | generated, or the external information acquired from the outside is received. Called to the user. As a result, the user collects sensor information generated by home sensors provided in each home electrical device, etc. and operation information of each home electrical device, or external information obtained via the Internet etc. It is practical because it is not necessary to collect it.

  Furthermore, in the message transmission server according to the present invention, the control unit includes an electronic message board server that manages writing of messages on the electronic message board for communication between members of the group including the user, and the message generation unit includes: The generated message is written on the electronic message board as if it were written by an electrical device in the member's home.

  Furthermore, in the message transmission server according to the present invention, the control unit uses a symbol indicating an electrical device in the member's home as a symbol attached to the message to be written on the electronic message board by the electronic message board server. It is characterized by letting.

  According to said structure, it can be made to make it seem as if the member's home electric appliance is writing the message on the electronic message board. Therefore, the message written on the electronic message board by the electronic message board server becomes more familiar and easy to understand.

  Furthermore, in the message transmission server according to the present invention, the control unit sends a message generated by the message generation unit from a speaker of the electric device to a management server that manages the operation of the electric device in the user's home. It is characterized by being played by voice.

  According to said structure, it can be made to think as if the user's home electric appliance is speaking. For this reason, the message circulated by voice by the management server becomes more familiar and easy to understand.

  Note that the message transmission server described above may be realized by a computer. When the message transmission server according to the present invention is realized by a computer, a program for causing the message transmission server to be realized by a computer by operating the computer as each of the above means falls within the scope of the present invention.

  The server, the program, the method, and the system according to the present invention are suitably used as a server, a program, a method, and a system for anthropomorphizing a user's home electric appliance.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control server 2 Family message board server 3 Management server 4 External information server 5a-5c Portable terminal 6 Cleaning robot 7 Air conditioner 8 Illuminating device 9 Television 10 Sensor 11 Communication part 12 Equipment information acquisition part 13 External information acquisition part 14 Message acquisition part 15 Analysis unit 16 Message generation unit 17 Body composition monitor 100 Domestic appliance control system

Claims (11)

A message sending server for sending a message to a user,
A message generator for generating a message for the user;
A message transmission server, comprising: a control unit that transmits a message generated by the message generation unit as if the electric device in the user's home is transmitting. An information acquisition unit for acquiring sensor information generated by a sensor placed in the user's home;
An analysis unit for analyzing the sensor information;
The message transmission server according to claim 1, wherein the message generation unit generates a message according to an analysis result of the sensor information by the analysis unit.   The message transmission server according to claim 2, wherein the sensor is provided in the electric device. The information acquisition unit further acquires operation information of the electric device generated by the electric device,
The analysis unit further analyzes the operation information of the electrical equipment,
The message transmission server according to claim 2, wherein the message generation unit generates a message according to the analysis result of the operation information by the analysis unit. It further includes an external information acquisition unit that acquires external information from outside,
The analysis unit further analyzes the external information,
The message transmission server according to claim 2, wherein the message generation unit generates a message according to an analysis result of the external information by the analysis unit.   The control unit sends the message generated by the message generation unit to the electronic message board server that manages the writing of messages to the electronic message board for communication among the members of the group including the user. The message sending server according to claim 1, wherein the message is written on the electronic message board as if the device is writing.   The said control part makes the said electronic message board server use the symbol which shows the electrical equipment in the said member's home as a symbol attached | subjected to the said message written in the said electronic message board, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. Message origination server.   The said control part makes the management server which manages operation | movement of the electric equipment in the said user's home make the message which the said message production | generation part produced | generated flowed by the sound from the speaker of the said electric equipment. The message transmission server of any one of -5.   The program for operating the message transmission server of any one of Claims 1-8, Comprising: The program for functioning a computer as said each part. A message sending system comprising a message sending server for sending a message to a user,
The above message sending server
A message generator for generating a message for the user;
A message transmission system comprising: a message transmission server having a control unit that transmits a message generated by the message generation unit as if an electric device in a user's home is transmitting. A message sending method by a message sending server that sends a message to a user,
A message generating step for generating a message for the user;
And a control step of transmitting the message generated in the message generating step as if the electric device in the user's home is transmitting.

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