JP2014214975A - Device and method for supporting selection of comfortable environment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support a user to obtain comfortable environment while saving energy.SOLUTION: When a user makes a request such as 'hot' in an object space, preliminarily held favorite environmental conditions of the user are extracted from an ID of the user who makes the request (a step S15). A position detection classification satisfying the favorite environmental conditions of the user in the object space is retrieved (a step S19) based on various kinds of sensor information, and when a corresponding position detection classification exists, the classification is transmitted to a user terminal as a recommended position (steps S20, S21). When a position detection classification corresponding to user's tastes does not exist, a control item for adjusting current ambient environment of the user to the favorite environmental conditions of the user is transmitted to the user terminal with increment of environmental loads in accordance with control of the ambient environment (steps S23, S24).

Description

  The present invention relates to a comfortable environment selection support device and a comfortable environment selection support method for providing support for a user to obtain a comfortable environment.

In offices, research institutes, schools, cafes, etc., one floor or multiple floors that are mainly individuals or who belong to a group and are active are mixed with users who prefer various indoor environments ( Excluding temporary stays.)
Thus, it is desired to satisfy individual comforts in living rooms inside and outside the building where users who prefer various indoor environments coexist.

  In order to satisfy this, for example, a system (for example, see Patent Documents 1 to 3) that controls the area of the user's room (indoor) to a comfortable area, or the room is divided into a plurality of areas, and the areas are different. Proposed methods to control the environment, and to improve energy conservation and gain comfort by expanding the idea of living rooms (indoors) to semi-outdoor / outdoor and promoting the use of semi-outdoor / outdoor Has been.

JP 2010-151341 A JP 2012-38514 A JP 2012-74243 A

KOKUYO, “Eco Live Office Shinagawa”, [Search on March 7, 2013], Internet <URL: http: // www. kokuyo. co. jp / creative / ecooffice /> “Measurement of thermal comfort in semi-outdoor space Part 7: Characteristics of thermal comfort throughout the seasons, Summary of Annual Conference of Architectural Institute of Japan, September 2003, p.525-526 “Experiment on Induction of Outdoor Office Use by Presenting Outdoor Environmental Information Part 1 Outline of Experiment and Questionnaire Results, Part 2 Analysis of Behavior Data”, Architectural Institute of Japan Annual Meeting Summary, September 2012, p. 857-858 (Part 1), p. 859-860 (part 2)

The above-described system in which the area of the room (indoor) where the user is located is controlled to a comfortable area is an individual air conditioning system including personal air conditioning, and is a method for controlling the comfortable area according to the user. .
In other words, this indoor environment control technology is a technology in which the building equipment controls to match the user's preferred indoor environment regardless of the seat or place. That is, it involves energy consumption.

Further, the method of dividing the room into a plurality of regions and controlling the regions in different environments is the same idea as the method of preparing weakly cooled cars for several vehicles in a train or the like. In other words, an average indoor environment and an indoor environment different from the average indoor environment are prepared, and a user who does not like the average indoor environment selects a use place.
In such a method of providing a plurality of regions having different environments, users who prefer different environments cannot exist in the same room. For this reason, it is difficult to use a space other than the space where user communication is unnecessary, such as a vehicle space, and it is not suitable for a space where communication with a large number of people such as an office is required.

  That is, in an office or the like, even when there are a plurality of users having different sensitivities to the indoor environment, it is necessary to cooperate and take work and communication. Therefore, in the method where multiple rooms with different indoor environments are prepared and staying there according to the preference of the indoor environment, in a space where the main activity is in the office, residence, school, or in groups. Operational problems will occur.

  Furthermore, as a method of extending the idea of a living room (indoor) to semi-outdoor / outdoor, for example, an office or the like including not only indoors but also the outdoor is proposed (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1). According to Non-Patent Document 2, the semi-outdoor space and indoor space have lower PPD (Predicted Percentage of Dissatisfied) for comfort even under the same temperature. It is pointed out that the environmental tolerance is higher.

From this, it can be seen that the indoor space homogenized by air conditioning tends to be sensitive to the effects of slight temperature changes and disturbances, making it easier to feel satisfaction. Against this background, in recent years, as shown in Non-Patent Document 3, attempts have been made to evaluate outdoor comfortability and present information related to this to the user.
This spreads the possibility of a comfortable environment in an outdoor environment or a semi-outdoor environment, and supports a clue when a user selects a place. However, the “visualization” tool for presenting outdoor environment information in Non-Patent Document 3 is a visualization of an index that provides an “average” comfortable environment without further use of energy. .

In addition, since these mechanisms are composed of Web pages and Web page updates, basically, the user consciously accesses the pages or displays these pages on a display such as a monitor. It is not until the user pays attention to the display that he / she has passed through the outdoor environment information.
Even if each terminal used by a user has a mechanism such as a pop-up notification function of a Web application, and even if it has a function of notifying each user of outdoor environment information at a predetermined timing, For outdoor environment information, the average of the evaluation base is required. Therefore, for example, when it is evaluated that the outdoor environment has changed to a comfortable environment on average due to changes in daytime weather, the outdoor environment information is notified to all.

That is, outdoor environment information is notified to users who do not like a comfortable outdoor environment on average, and irrelevant information is unilaterally notified to such users. It is.
In addition, since the application in Non-Patent Document 3 does not have means for acquiring the user's location, the user's location cannot be acquired unless the user consciously accesses it.

Further, even when the user accesses consciously, the application cannot have a means for acquiring the location of the user.
Therefore, for example, when a user receives a notification and accesses a web page, the user's preference is fed back, the database is created, and whether to notify the outdoor environment information or not is determined. Even if there is a function that can be used as a threshold value, whether or not the user prefers the recommended environment as long as the user's delivered position is arbitrary, that is, as long as user feedback is given from any position This evaluation can be useful information only when the user himself / herself actually visits and, as a result, transmits his / her preference again, and it is difficult to go every time recommended.

Therefore, in order to reach the threshold that the user prefers because the accuracy of the information is low, accurate data cannot be obtained as long as the user guesses and answers, no matter how many times the user answers. There is a high possibility that the threshold will not make sense.
Therefore, the present invention has been made paying attention to the above-mentioned conventional unsolved problems, and a comfortable environment selection support device and a comfortable environment selection support for providing a user with a comfortable environment while saving energy. It aims to provide a method.

  One aspect of the present invention is a storage unit (for example, the storage device 3 shown in FIG. 1) in which a preferred environmental condition for each user is stored, and an environmental information acquisition unit that acquires environmental information at a predetermined point in the target space. (For example, the sensor information acquisition unit 21 shown in FIG. 2) and, when an operation command for requesting an environment improvement is acquired from a user in the target space, the storage unit stores a preference environmental condition of the user who has transmitted the operation command. Based on the environmental information acquired by the environmental information acquisition unit, the compatible point search unit for searching for a point in the target space that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions (for example, step S19 shown in FIG. Processing) and a conforming point notifying unit (for example, the process of step S21 shown in FIG. 8) for notifying the point searched by the conforming point searching unit as a point satisfying the user's favorite environmental conditions. Comfortable environment selection support device, characterized in that to obtain.

  Furthermore, an environment condition estimation unit (e.g., a preference thermal environment estimation process shown in FIG. 5) for estimating a user's preferred environmental condition in the target space is provided, and the environmental condition estimation unit The environmental improvement request content when the operation command is transmitted and the environment information at the position when the operation command is transmitted, and the environment information at the user position when the estimation target user does not transmit the operation command Based on the user's preference, environmental conditions may be estimated.

  A non-transmission user environment information acquisition unit (for example, step shown in FIG. 11) that acquires environment information at the current position of a non-transmission user who has not transmitted the operation command in the target space for a predetermined time or longer. S41), and the non-transmission user's preferred environmental conditions are acquired from the storage unit, and the environmental information at the current position of the non-transmission user acquired by the non-transmission user environment information acquisition unit is When the preferred environmental condition is not satisfied, an environment non-conformity notification unit that notifies that the environment at the current position of the non-sending user and the preferred environmental condition of the non-sending user are incompatible (for example, step S43 shown in FIG. 11). , S44 and S46).

  A current position acquisition unit (for example, sensor information acquisition unit 21 shown in FIG. 2) that acquires the current position of the user who has transmitted the operation command, and the environment at a predetermined point in the target space is adjusted for each point; And adjusting the environment of the point corresponding to the current position of the user who is the transmission source of the operation command acquired by the current position acquisition unit among the predetermined points in the target space according to the request for environmental improvement A control unit (for example, an equipment control unit 26 shown in FIG. 2) and a second control unit (for example, an automatic equipment control unit 27 shown in FIG. 2) that adjusts the environment of the entire target space. When an operation command for requesting environmental improvement of the same content is obtained from a number of users equal to or greater than the first threshold value, all users in the target space are inquired about environmental changes, and the first Threshold When the consent for the environmental change is obtained from a user having a number greater than or equal to the second threshold value, the environment of the entire target space is requested by the second control unit instead of the first control unit. You may adjust according to the content.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, when an operation command for requesting environment improvement is acquired from a user in the target space, it is detected in advance from the predetermined point based on environment information of the predetermined point in the target space. A comfortable environment selection characterized by searching for a point that satisfies the user's preferred environmental condition of the operation command transmission source and notifying the searched point as a point that satisfies the user's favorite environmental condition Support method.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, when an operation command for requesting environment improvement is acquired, a point in the target space that satisfies the user's preferred environmental condition of the operation command transmission source is the operation command transmission source. Since the user is notified as a point that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions, the user who has transmitted the operation command can perform work or the like in a favorite environment by performing work or the like at the notified point. When the user who sends the operation command performs work in a preferred environment, it is not necessary to control the environment such as air conditioning or certification, so the user can save energy and meet the desired environmental conditions. Can be selected.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows an example of the comfortable environment selection assistance apparatus of this invention. 3 is an example of a configuration diagram illustrating details of an equipment control device 2 and a storage device 3. FIG. It is an example of environmental division information. It is a correspondence diagram showing an example of the correspondence between each category information included in the environment category information It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of estimation processes, such as a favorite warm-and-heat environment. It is an example of the history information when there is a request. It is an example of the history information when there is no request. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of a request corresponding | compatible thermal-light environment advice display process. It is a response | compatibility figure showing the response | compatibility with the item showing the kind of environmental adjustment equipment used as the object of a request request | requirement, and sensor information. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of an advice presentation process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of the thermal light environment advice display process at the time of an environmental change. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of a floor request process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of an individual environmental load information calculation process. It is an example of an environmental load summary diagram. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of an operation | movement when a user makes a request request. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of operation | movement when many users perform the request request | requirement of the same content. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of an operation | movement when a user enters a room. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of an operation | movement when a user leaves environment adjustment elsewhere.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an example of a comfortable environment selection support apparatus 100 according to the present invention.
The comfortable environment selection support device 100 includes a facility control device 2 that controls the environment adjustment facility 1, a non-volatile storage device 3 that stores data necessary for various calculations in the facility control device 2, and an office 1 An environment sensor 4 for detecting an environment of a target space such as a floor, a position detection sensor 5, and a user terminal 6 are included.
The environment adjustment facility 1 includes facilities that contribute to environmental improvement in a space, such as an air conditioning facility, a fan, a lighting facility, and a blind.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the storage device 3 includes a sensor information storage area 31 for storing sensor information of the environment sensor 4, and a user information storage area 32 for storing user setting information and environmental conditions desired by the user. , An environmental load information storage area 33 for storing environmental load information, facility operation information, and the like, and a history information storage area 34 for storing history information representing the environment of the current position of the user when a request is made by the user. A history information storage area 35 for storing history information indicating the environment of the current position of the user when a request is not made by the user, and an environment classification information storage area 36 for storing environment classification information. Further, a storage area (not shown) for storing various data calculated in the control calculation process in the equipment control device 2 is also provided.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of environment classification information. The space shown in FIG. 3 is a rectangular space when viewed from above. As shown in FIG. 3B, an outdoor or semi-outdoor space is formed in a region along the lower side and a region along the left side (hereinafter referred to as outdoor regions e1 and e2) as viewed from above, and these outdoor regions e1. , An indoor space is formed in a region excluding e2, that is, e3. The right end side of the indoor area e3 is a perimeter zone e4 that cannot be adjusted by the environment adjusting equipment 1 such as lighting and air conditioning.

  The environment classification information stored in the environment classification information storage area 36 includes, for example, position detection classification information indicating the position detection classification of the current position of the user as shown in FIG. 3A, and environment information as shown in FIG. Sensor classification information representing the detection range of the sensor, air conditioning classification information representing the adjustable range by each of the air conditioning equipment as the environmental adjustment equipment 1 as shown in FIG. 3C, environmental adjustment as shown in FIG. The illumination classification information showing the adjustable range by each illumination facility as the facility 1 is included.

For example, in the case of FIG. 3A, the position detection sections are arranged such that the sections P1 to P80 are aligned over the entire indoor area e3. The outdoor areas e1 and e2 are larger than the indoor area e3, the outdoor area e1 is divided into sections P96 and P97, and the outdoor area e2 is divided into sections P98 and P99.
The sensor classification is set, for example, corresponding to a position where the user can reside in the target space. In the case of FIG. 3B, the sections S1 to S16 are set in alignment in the area excluding the perimeter zone e4 in the indoor area e3. The entire outdoor area e1 is divided into sections S98. The entire outdoor area e2 is divided into sections S99.

The air conditioning classification is set according to the possible range of air conditioning adjustment by the air conditioning facility as the environment adjusting facility 1. In the case of FIG. 3C, the sections AC1 to AC16 are set in alignment in the area excluding the perimeter zone e4 in the indoor area e3. Since the environmental adjustment equipment 1 is not arranged in the outdoor areas e1 and e2, no division is set.
For example, the illumination classification is set according to the illuminance adjustable range by the illumination facility as the environment adjustment facility 1 in the target space. In the case of FIG. 3D, the sections L1 to L49 are set in alignment in the area excluding the perimeter zone e4 in the indoor area e3. Since the environmental adjustment equipment 1 is not arranged in the outdoor areas e1 and e2, no division is set.

In addition, the setting of each division is not restricted to this, It can set arbitrarily.
And as shown to Fig.3 (a)-(d), these area | region detection divisions, sensor divisions, air-conditioning divisions, and illumination divisions differ in the area | region included, respectively. Therefore, for example, a correspondence diagram as shown in FIG. 4 representing the correspondence relationship between the position detection category, the sensor category, the air conditioning category, and the illumination category is stored in the environment category information storage area 36 as the location information. ing.

  FIG. 4 shows a part of the correspondence. For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, the position detection section P1 is set at the upper left of the indoor area e3. This position corresponds to the sensor section S1 shown in FIG. 3 (b), the air conditioning section AC1 shown in FIG. 3 (c), and the lighting section L1 shown in FIG. 3 (d). Therefore, as shown in FIG. Is associated with a sensor zone S1, an air conditioning zone AC1, and a lighting zone L1.

  The environmental sensor 4 is a sensor for detecting various parameters representing the environment in the target space, and detects, for example, illuminance, amount of solar radiation, amount of ultraviolet rays, temperature, humidity, globe temperature, wind speed, etc., and noise. Includes sensors. A plurality of these sensors are arranged in the environment adjusting equipment 1 arranged in the target space or a place where the user can exist. These sensor placement positions and sensor classifications are set to correspond to each other.

For example, the position detection sensor 5 acquires the position information of the user terminal 6 from the wireless communication access point of the user terminal 6 capable of wireless communication, and estimates the position of the user terminal 6 in the target space based on this. .
Alternatively, when the user enters or leaves the target space (for example, the floor), the user operates the user terminal 6 to notify that the user has entered or left the room, and when the whereabouts are confirmed, The position detection sensor 5 may acquire the user's position information by notifying the user's position information at the time of transmitting a request, which will be described later. Then, the position detection sensor 5 associates the ID information specifying the user of the user terminal 6 with the position information and transmits the information to the equipment control device 2.

The user terminal 6 is a mobile terminal device such as a smartphone, and is a terminal that can communicate with the equipment control device 2 by wireless communication. Also, user setting information set by the user in response to a request from the equipment control device 2, an operation command for making a change request for the environmental adjustment equipment 1, and the like are transmitted to the equipment control device 2.
As shown in FIG. 2, the facility control device 2 includes a sensor information acquisition unit 21, a facility operation information acquisition unit 22, a user operation command acquisition unit 23, a user setting information acquisition unit 24, a control processing unit 25, a facility control unit 26, An automatic equipment control unit 27 is provided.

The sensor information acquisition unit 21 inputs various sensor information of the environmental sensor 4 and sensor information of the position detection sensor 5, and the sensor information of the environmental sensor 4 includes information for identifying each environmental sensor 4 and the current time (year / month / day). And stored in the sensor information storage area 31. The ID information and position information from the position detection sensor 5 are stored in the sensor information storage area 31 in association with the current time (year / month / day).
The facility operation information acquisition unit 22 inputs the operation information of the environment adjustment facility 1 and stores the operation information in the environmental load information storage area 33 in association with information specifying each environment adjustment facility 1.

The user operation command acquisition unit 23 inputs an operation command from a user who requests a setting change for the environment adjustment facility 1 from the user terminal 6, and associates it with ID information that identifies the user who has transmitted the operation command. Output to the control processing unit 25.
The user setting information acquisition unit 24 inputs predetermined user setting information from the user terminal 6, associates the user setting information with ID information that identifies the user who transmitted the user setting information, and stores the user information storage area 32. To remember.

The control processing unit 25 performs history information generation and sensor information collection processing based on the various types of information acquired by each of the acquisition units 21 to 24, and presents an advice display that presents a location that satisfies the user's preferred environment. I do.
The control processing unit 25 also detects the position detection classification corresponding to the current position of each user based on the position information of the wireless communication access point detected by the position detection sensor 5 or the position information accompanying the operation command. And the user terminal 6 existing in the target space and its position detection classification are managed.

  In addition, the control processing unit 25 estimates the user's favorite thermal light environment or the like based on the acquired various information (hereinafter referred to as a preferred thermal / light environment estimation process), enters the target space, or the like. Processing for presenting a place satisfying a favorite environment in response to an advice presentation request (hereinafter referred to as advice presentation processing), and processing for presenting a location satisfying a favorite environment in response to a quest request for a user environment (hereinafter referred to as advice presentation processing) , A request-corresponding thermal light environment advice display process), and a process of presenting a place satisfying the user's preferred environment as the environment changes (hereinafter referred to as a thermal light environment advice display process when the environment changes).

Furthermore, the control processing unit 25 performs floor request processing for controlling the environment of the entire system of the target space according to the request based on the acquired various information, and by each user working in the target space for each user. Perform processing such as individual environmental load information calculation processing for calculating required environmental load.
In response to a request from the control processing unit 25, the facility control unit 26 performs processing such as turning on / off each environmental adjustment facility 1 and changing a control target value.

  The automatic equipment control unit 27 performs control for reducing energy consumption by BEMS (Building and Energy Management System) in consideration of the importance of energy consumption reduction and power saving level, and environmental adjustment Equipment 1 is automatically controlled.

Next, a processing procedure of arithmetic processing executed by the control processing unit 25 will be described with a flowchart.
[Estimation process for preference thermal environment]
First, the preferred temperature / light environment estimation process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
This estimation process of the preferred temperature / heat environment etc. is executed at a preset timing, for example, when the user to be estimated leaves the target space, or when the target user exists in the target space.

For example, it may be performed every month or once every several months or at the turn of the season. Moreover, it is possible to execute the preference environmental condition that is executed when it exists in the target space for several hours and change it in accordance with the user's preferred environmental condition detected when the user stays for several hours.
First, in step S1, based on the ID information of the user to be estimated, the history information when there is a request stored in the history information storage area 34 and the time when there is no request stored in the history information storage area 35. The history information of the user to be estimated is extracted from the history information.

Here, the history information when there is a request stored in the history information storage area 34 is generated for each user ID by a request-corresponding thermal environment advice display process described later.
For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the operation command is received from the user terminal 6, that is, the date and time (hour / minute / second) when the request request is made from the user, the ID of the user who made the request, Corresponds to the position detection classification indicating the position information of the user, the request item indicating the type of the environmental adjustment facility 1 to be requested, the content of the request request, and the position detection classification of the user who has made the request. The sensor information representing the detection information by the environmental sensor 4 is associated with the environmental condition representing the operating status of the environment adjustment facility 1 that is the target of the request.

FIG. 6 shows an example of history information when a request for a lighting facility is made as the environment adjustment facility 1.
For example, at 8:50:20 on February 5, 2013, the user (ID = ID000001) existing in the position detection category P11 says “brighter” for the lighting equipment (lighting (L)). The request request is made, and the illuminance Si of the position detection section P11 at that time is 452 [lx], and the illumination facility (illumination (L)) is in the on state.

Further, the history information when there is no request stored in the history information storage area 35 is generated for each user ID by a thermal light environment advice display process when the environment changes, which will be described later.
For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the date and time when the history information was generated, the time (hour, minute, second), the ID of the target user without a request operation for a certain period of time, the position detection classification as the position information of this user, A request item indicating the type of the environmental adjustment equipment 1 to be requested, a request request content, sensor information indicating detection information by the environmental sensor 4 corresponding to the position detection category of the user who performed the request operation, and a request The environmental conditions indicating the operating status of the environmental adjustment facility 1 to be requested are associated with each other.

FIG. 7 shows, for example, that a user (ID = ID000001) existing in the position detection category P11 is from 9:30 on February 5, 2013 to 10:30 on February 5, 2013. In the meantime, it indicates that a request is not made to the lighting equipment (lighting (L)), and the illuminance Si of the position detection section P11 at that time is 552 [lx] at the time of 9:30:30. It is 564 [lx] at the time of 10:30:30, and in any case, the lighting equipment (lighting (L)) is in the ON state.
If the history information regarding the user ID to be estimated is extracted in the process of step S1 in FIG. 5 from the history information when there is a request and when there is no request, the process proceeds to step S2, and The user's history information is sorted by condition.

Then, the process proceeds to step S3, and a preferred environmental condition is estimated for each condition.
Here, examples of the “condition” include hourly: morning, afternoon, night, etc., or area: indoor, perimeter zone, outdoors, and the like. For each of these conditions, based on the request request contents and the sensor information when the request is made, the user's preferred environment is estimated based on, for example, the average value of the sensor information. The estimated user preference environment is stored in the user information storage area 32 in association with the user ID.

  For example, regarding the history information of the user “ID000001” shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in the case of indoor daytime, the division P11 of the divisions P1 to P80 of the indoor area e3 is as of February 5, 2013. When answers (illuminance sensor information Si) from 9:30 to 14:30 before sunrise to sunset are averaged, the average illuminance is 576.5 [lx], and the user is satisfied with this illuminance. That is, no request request is made. In addition, although it deviates from this average value, in the case of nighttime (same answer of 18:30 and 19:30 after sunset as of February 5), the user is satisfied even when the illuminance is 387 [lx] doing. As can be seen from FIG. 7, under the condition of 387 [lx], it means that the user “ID000001” has not made a request request, that is, a reply that the user is satisfied with the current environment has been obtained.

As described above, since the illuminance that the user feels satisfied varies depending on the time zone such as daytime and nighttime, it is an effective method to estimate the user's favorite environment according to time as the “condition”. From the above, the above 576.5 [lx] can be defined as “daytime indoor illuminance of ID000001”.
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the illuminance when a request request is made with “brighter” and illumination “on” in a situation where the user exists in the position detection section P11, 187 [lx], 287 [lx ], 452 [lx], 514 [lx].

Here, the environment with low illuminance of 300 [lx] or less is generally low from the viewpoint of space use (for example, office room), so the request for “brighter” is the most common request. is there.
On the other hand, when the illuminance is 452 [lx] and 514 [lx], the general illuminance (300 [lx]) of an office room is satisfied. Nevertheless, requests such as “brighter” are being made.

Therefore, when the history when the request is made despite the illuminance being 452 [lx] and 514 [lx] is confirmed, the request request time when the illuminance is 452 [lx] is morning, In other words, it was when I went to work in the morning.
If the illuminance is 514 [lx], the history at the time before the time 13:56:24 when the request was made at this time, that is, the time of 13:30 as shown in FIG. According to the history, the user exists in the position detection section P67 near the perimeter zone, the illuminance at that time is 1248 [lx], and the illumination is not turned on, but the user is satisfied with the brightness. Was.

From the history information, it can be seen that when the user returns from the position detection section P67 (position near the perimeter zone) to P11 (position near the outdoors), the request is made to be “brighter”.
That is, the illuminance 514 [lx] when the request is made at 13:56:24 satisfies the general illuminance (> 300 [lx]) of the office or the like, but the request request Has been done.

Here, normally, if it is 514 [lx], it is within ± 100 [lx] of the daytime indoor illuminance (576.5 [lx]) of ID000001 described above, so that the user is in a brighter position. Even if the illuminance changes by moving from the position of the detection section P67 to the position of the position detection section P11, no darkness is felt.
However, when the position detection section P67 returns to the position detection section P11 position, the illuminance changes from 1248 [lx] to 514 [lx], and the amount of change in illuminance is too large. Since it felt dark even at 514 [lx], it can be estimated that a request was made.

In addition, in the thermal light environment advice display processing at the time of an environmental change described later, when the intelligent productivity maintenance mode is selected as the “mode selection”, the user's preference can be obtained even if the request is not made by the user. The automatic control is performed so as to satisfy the environmental condition (the processes in steps S53 and S54 in FIG. 11).
Therefore, when the user selects the intellectual productivity maintenance mode as the “mode selection”, automatic control is performed so as to satisfy his / her favorite environmental conditions, and the environment changes to concentrate on the work. Even if it occurs, there is a possibility that the request for the environment is not made, and the environment adjustment facility 1 is controlled by automatic control, or that the environment can be expected to be improved by another user making a request for the request. is there.

Therefore, just because a user does not make a request for a request may not necessarily mean that the user is satisfied with the current surrounding environment. That is, when the intellectual productivity maintenance mode is selected as the “mode selection”, the history at that time does not represent the true evaluation of the user with respect to the surrounding environment.
Therefore, when the average value of sensor information is applied as a preferred environment, the sensor information is considered in consideration of the position information of the user at the time of history acquisition and the positional relationship of the user before and after the history, the selected mode, etc. Must be handled conditionally.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 7, the illuminances 684 [lx] and 1038 [lx] for which the request is not requested and the satisfaction of the user is obtained are the situations where the user exists in the outdoor position detection section P97. It is. Here, it is also known from the above-mentioned Non-Patent Document 3 that the user is more tolerant of environmental changes and has a higher tolerance for environmental changes. Therefore, it is necessary to determine a preferred environmental condition in consideration of where the user is located outdoors or indoors.
In addition, the above example describes the light environment, but the same is applied to the thermal environment.For example, the user's favorite environment can be estimated using information such as the operating temperature during heating and the discomfort index during cooling. That's fine. At this time, the thermal environment may be sorted according to the season (year / month / day) conditions.

In this way, when estimating the personal preference environment conditions, the “personal (ID)” “subjective answer (Answer)” is used to determine “position information (Position)” and “environment corresponding to the position information”. Information (Sensor) "is linked and estimated based on this.
Therefore, for example, time in the morning, afternoon, etc. based on the time when the request was requested by the user, or the time when the request was not requested by the user, that is, when it was considered that the current environment was satisfied. By obtaining an average value of the environmental situation at that time according to conditions such as a belt, it is possible to easily and accurately detect the personal preference environment.

In particular, the environment of the target space varies depending on various factors such as the operation status and arrangement status of various environmental adjustment facilities 1, the presence status of other users, and the arrangement status of various devices such as printers and copiers. . Therefore, even if the user himself / herself recognizes the place satisfying the preferred environment as such a place, the unexpected place may satisfy the preferred environment, and the user himself / herself is not aware of the preference. There are other environments.
Therefore, as described above, by accurately estimating the user's preference based on the user's subjective answer, position information, and environment information, the user can accurately detect his / her favorite environment. Can do.

[Requested thermal / light environment advice display processing]
Next, the request corresponding thermal environment advice display process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
In addition, in the control process part 25, when the operation command is input from any user terminal 6, a request corresponding | compatible thermal light environment advice display process is performed. Further, among users existing in the target space, a user who has not performed a request operation for a predetermined time (for example, about 1 hour) or longer is to execute a thermal environment advice display process when the environment changes, which will be described later. It has become.

In the request-corresponding thermal light environment advice display process shown in FIG. 8, when an operation command is input from any of the user terminals 6, position information of the user who has transmitted the operation command is acquired. That is, the user ID added to the operation command is acquired, and based on the position information stored in the sensor information storage area 31, the position detection category of the user who has made the request is specified (step S11).
Further, the request request content is detected from the operation command (step S12).

The request request content includes, for example, “brighter”, “darker” for lighting equipment, “hot”, “cold”, “dehumidification”, etc. for air conditioning equipment.
Then, the process proceeds to step S13, where the history information when there is a request operation as shown in FIG. 6 is generated and stored in the history information storage area 34. That is, operation command reception time, request request content, user position detection classification, sensor information corresponding to the user position detection classification, acquired via the equipment operation information acquisition unit 22 stored in the environmental load information storage area 33 It is created based on the equipment operation information of the environmental adjustment equipment 1 that has been made.

Next, the process proceeds to step S <b> 14, and sensor information corresponding to the request request content is acquired from the sensor information storage area 31. For example, when the request request content is “brighter”, the sensor information corresponding to the parameters related to the light environment of all sensor categories is acquired from the sensor information.
FIG. 9 is a correspondence diagram that represents the correspondence between the item (Answer Item) that represents the type of the environmental adjustment facility 1 that is specified by the operation command and that is the target of the request request, and the sensor information corresponding to this item.

The item (Answer Item) includes whether the environment adjustment facility 1 that is the target of the request request is a facility that contributes to an improvement in the light environment or a facility that contributes to an improvement in the thermal environment.
Examples of sensor information include sensor information that contributes to detection of the light environment, a irradiance meter that measures illuminance and solar radiation, and an ultraviolet sensor that measures ultraviolet radiation. Sensor information that contributes to detection of the thermal environment includes temperature, humidity, globe temperature, wind speed, and the like.

In the process of step S14, it is determined whether the request request content is a request for equipment that contributes to the improvement of the light environment or a request for equipment that contributes to the improvement of the thermal environment, and sensor information corresponding to this is shown in FIG. It is determined from the nine correspondence diagrams.
Next, the process proceeds to step S15, and the user setting information corresponding to the user ID and the favorite environmental condition corresponding to this user ID estimated in the estimation process such as the preferred thermal environment are acquired from the user information storage area 32.

  Here, the user setting information is set by the user. For example, when the control processing unit 25 detects that the user has entered the target space, information that prompts the user to enter user setting information (for example, when the user performs a selection operation on each item of the user information, the input is performed). The personal setting screen information) is transmitted from the control processing unit 25 to the user terminal 6, or the user who receives the service provided by the comfortable environment selection support device 100 when it exists in the target space is initially set. The information is set by the user by inputting and setting the information at an arbitrary timing, and stored in the user information storage area 32 via the user setting information acquisition unit 24.

The user setting information includes “mode selection” and “notification setting”.
“Mode selection” is to select the service content to be provided by request-responsive thermal light environment advice display processing, advice presentation processing described later, and thermal light environment advice display processing when the environment changes.
The mode selected by this “mode selection” is set in consideration of the different aggressiveness and willingness to participate in energy saving actions of each user. As a selectable mode, for example, rather than environmental load reduction. There are a comfort mode that gives priority to comfort, an energy saving mode that actively saves energy, and an intelligent productivity maintenance mode that takes into account that moving places in response to environmental changes hinders intellectual productivity.

In addition, although these three modes are set here, it is not restricted to this, It can set arbitrarily.
Items selected by “notification setting” include notification frequency and notification conditions. As the notification condition, for example, “start time to end time”, “time”, “repetition interval designation”, and “day of the week” can be considered as setting items, as in the schedule registration function.
If various types of information are acquired in the process of step S15, the process proceeds to step S16, and it is determined whether the comfort mode is selected as “mode selection”.

If the comfortable mode is not set, the process proceeds to step S17, and then it is determined whether the intelligent productivity maintenance mode is selected as “mode selection”.
If the intelligent productivity maintenance mode is selected, the process proceeds to step S18 and a search condition is added. Examples of search condition items to be added include “concentration” and “communication”.
In the case where “concentration” is selected among the search conditions, for example, a condition where there are few people or a quiet place is added.
When “communication” is selected from among the search conditions, for example, a condition that a place with a relatively large number of people is added.

Next, the process proceeds to step S19, and the sensor classification satisfying the user's favorite environmental conditions is searched from the sensor information acquired in step S14. Furthermore, when a search condition is added in the process of step S18, a sensor category that satisfies the user's preferred environmental condition and the added search condition is specified.
Whether or not the sensor information satisfies the user's favorite environmental condition is determined based on, for example, whether or not the sensor information is within an allowable value range of the favorite environmental condition. In addition, the presence status of other users may be detected based on the position information of the history information when there is a request and the history information when there is no request stored in the history information storage areas 34 and 35. .

  For example, when an apparatus that contributes to improving the light environment is set as a request request target as an operation command, and the illuminance X [lx] is set as the user's preferred environmental condition, for example, X The allowable range is ± 100 [lx]. In the case of temperature, ± 1.5 ° C. or the like may be set as an allowable range. This allowable range can be set arbitrarily. For example, it may be set based on a general value that the user feels dark or hot / cold due to changes in illuminance or temperature, or may be configured for each user as user setting information.

  Further, when a sensor category that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions or additional conditions is detected, the sensor unit detected as satisfying the user's preferred environmental conditions is detected. Is identified from FIG. 4, for example. Then, with reference to the history information when there is a request and the history information when there is no request stored in the history information storage areas 34 and 35, other position detection categories detected as satisfying the user's favorite environmental conditions are included. It is determined whether or not the user exists.

For this determination, for example, with reference to history information when there is a request of another user and history information when there is no request, the position detection category detected as satisfying the user's preferred environmental conditions is set as the position information. This is done by searching for whether or not.
An area that satisfies the user's favorite environmental conditions when a position detection category is detected that satisfies the user's favorite environmental conditions and, if set, additional conditions and is not used by other users. Is transferred from step S20 to step S21, and this position detection section is transmitted to the user terminal 6 as a recommended position.

Then, the process proceeds to step S22, where the user controls the environment adjustment facility 1 without moving the place, thereby detecting an option for realizing the user's favorite environment, and the detected option is used as the user terminal. 6 to send. Also, the environmental load caused by the operation specified by this option is calculated. Then, the option and the environmental load are associated with each other and transmitted to the user terminal 6.
On the other hand, when the category satisfying the user's preferred environmental condition or additional condition is not detected in the process of step S20, the process proceeds to step S23, and the fact that there is no corresponding area (position detection category) is transmitted to the user terminal 6. To do. Then, the process proceeds to step S22.

  In addition, the notification of the position detection classification that satisfies the user's preferred environmental condition in step S21, the notification of the control option in step S22, and the notification that there is no position that satisfies the favorite environment in step S23 When the notification frequency or the notification condition is set in the “notification setting” of the user setting information, notification is performed according to the setting content. By combining these notification conditions such as “start time to end time”, “time”, “repetition interval designation”, “day of the week”, etc., “Month / Tue” at “2 hours interval” of “8:00 to 17:00”・ Wednesday, Thursday and Friday can be set as regular notifications. Also, like the alarm function, for example, pinpoints to set the time and specify “time” and “day of the week”, “8:00, 13:00, 17:00” and “Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, It is possible to notify information that triggers before selecting a location, such as “money”, before going to work, after lunch break, or before overtime.

  If the comfortable mode is selected as the “mode selection” in the process of step S16, the process proceeds to step S22 as it is, and the position detection category satisfying the desired environmental condition is not searched, and the user preference is selected. The control options for satisfying the environmental conditions and the environmental loads associated therewith are displayed on the user terminal 6.

  Thus, when the user makes a request request, a position detection category that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions is displayed on the user terminal 6 in the target space. Therefore, the user can easily recognize a position detection category that satisfies his or her favorite environmental conditions. By moving to the location of the position detection section that satisfies the user's preferred environmental condition displayed, the user satisfies the user's favorite environmental condition without changing the current control content of the environmental adjustment facility 1. A place can be provided. That is, it is possible to provide a comfortable place for the user without increasing the environmental load accompanying the environmental improvement.

[Advice presentation processing]
Next, the advice presentation process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
This advice presentation processing is executed when the user enters the target space or when the user performs an advice presentation request operation in the target space.
First, the ID of the target user is specified in the process of step S31. For example, when the user enters the target space, the user ID detected by the position detection sensor 5 based on information from the wireless communication access point in the target space is set as the target user ID. Alternatively, the user ID added to the command transmitted when the user performs an advice presentation request operation in the target space is set as the target user ID.

Next, the process proceeds to step S32, where user setting information corresponding to the user ID of the target user and the preferred environmental conditions estimated by the estimation process such as the preferred thermal environment are acquired from the user information storage area 32.
Next, the process proceeds to step S33, and it is determined as “mode selection” whether the intelligent productivity maintenance mode is selected.

If the intelligent productivity maintenance mode is selected, the process proceeds to step S34 and a search condition is added. Examples of search condition items include “concentration” and “communication”.
In the case where “concentration” is selected among the search conditions, for example, a condition where there are few people or a quiet place is added.

When “communication” is selected among the search conditions, a condition that a place with a relatively large number of people is added.
Next, the process proceeds to step S35, where sensor categories satisfying user-favored environmental conditions, that is, sensor categories satisfying various user-favored environmental conditions such as brightness and temperature are detected. When a search condition is added in the process, a sensor classification that satisfies the user's preferred environmental condition and the added search condition is specified.

  Then, the position detection section corresponding to the detected sensor section satisfying the user's preferred environmental condition, that is, the position detection section satisfying the user's favorite environmental condition is identified from FIG. Then, referring to the history information when there is a request and the history information when there is no request stored in the history information storage areas 34 and 35, among the position detection categories satisfying the user's preferred environmental conditions, Detect position detection category that does not exist.

  And when the division which satisfies various conditions is detected by step S35, it transfers to step S37 from step S36, and the detected area is transmitted to the user terminal 6. Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S <b> 38, where the option for realizing the desired environmental condition is detected by controlling the environment adjustment facility 1, and the detected option is transmitted to the user terminal 6. Also, the environmental load caused by the operation specified by this option is calculated. Then, the option and the environmental load are associated with each other and transmitted to the user terminal 6.

On the other hand, if a position detection category that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions or the like is not detected in step S36, the process proceeds to step S39, and the user terminal 6 is informed that there is no position detection category that satisfies the preferred environmental conditions. Send. Then, the process proceeds to step S38.
As described above, when the user enters the target space or performs an advice presentation request operation, a position detection category that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions is displayed on the user terminal 6 in the target space. . Therefore, the user can easily recognize a position detection category that satisfies his or her favorite environmental conditions. Therefore, the user can comfortably work in a place satisfying his / her favorite environmental conditions by selecting the displayed position detection category satisfying his / her favorite environmental conditions as the location.

In particular, even if there is a place that satisfies the preferred environmental conditions, depending on the indoor space configuration, it may be in a position that cannot be seen by the line of sight, or it may not be possible to see the usage status such as whether it is empty or in use. In such a case, there is a possibility that these invisible places may not be listed as candidates for whereabouts.
However, as described above, a location that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions in the target space and that is not used by another user is notified. Therefore, even if the location is invisible to the user, it can be notified to the user as a location candidate that satisfies the preferred environmental conditions.

[Thermal light environment advice display processing when the environment changes]
Next, the thermal light environment advice display process at the time of environmental change is demonstrated with the flowchart shown in FIG.
As described above, the thermal light environment advice display processing at the time of the environmental change is performed by requesting the environment adjustment facility 1 for a predetermined time (for example, about 1 hour) or more among users existing in the target space. It is executed for users who have not gone.

The control processing unit 25 refers to the history information when there is a request stored in the history information storage area 34 for the user existing in the target space, and does not perform a request operation on the environment adjustment facility 1 for a certain time or more. The user is searched, and the thermal light environment advice display processing at the time of environmental change is executed for the user obtained as a result of the search.
The search for a user who has not made a request request for a certain time or longer is based on the user ID in the history information when there is a request operation shown in FIG. Judging from the date and time.

  At this time, for each request item, it may be determined whether there is no request request for a certain period of time, or it may be determined whether there is no request request for any request item for a certain period of time. If it is determined for each request item whether there is no request for a certain period of time, it is possible to detect whether the user is satisfied with the current environment for each request item.

  In the thermal environment advice display process at the time of environmental change, based on the user ID of the target user, the position information of the target user is acquired based on the position information stored in the sensor information storage area 31. That is, the position detection category is specified (step S41). Then, as shown in FIG. 6, history information when there is a request operation is generated and stored in the history information storage area 34 (step S42).

That is, based on the position detection classification as the position information of the target user, the sensor information corresponding to the position of the position detection classification, and the operation status of the environmental adjustment facility 1 acquired via the facility operation information acquisition unit 22 create.
Next, the process proceeds to step S43, and the user setting information corresponding to the user ID and the user's favorite environmental conditions estimated by the estimation process such as the preference thermal environment are acquired from the user information storage area 32.

Next, the process proceeds to step S44, where it is determined whether or not the user's current environment satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions based on the user's current position detection classification, sensor information corresponding thereto, and the like. To do. If satisfied, the process is terminated.
On the other hand, if the current environment of the user does not satisfy the user's preferred environmental conditions, the process proceeds to step S45, and it is determined whether the comfortable mode is selected as “mode selection” in the user setting information.

If the comfortable mode is set, the process proceeds to step S46, and the fact that the current environment has changed to a state that does not satisfy the user's preferred environmental conditions is transmitted to the user terminal 6. At this time, request items that do not satisfy the user's preferred environmental conditions (for example, lighting, air conditioning, etc.) may be transmitted to the user terminal 6.
Then, the process proceeds to step S47, where a sensor category that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions (including conditions such as lighting and air conditioning) is searched. If a corresponding sensor category is detected, the position corresponding to this sensor category is detected. The detection classification is specified, and it is determined whether or not another user is using the location of the position detection classification.

When the location of this position detection section is not being used by another user, the location of this position detection section is set as a recommended place for this user. And since the recommended place was detected, it transfers to step S49 from step S48, and it is judged whether energy saving mode is selected as "mode selection" in user setting information.
If the energy saving mode is not selected, the process proceeds to step S51 as it is, but if the energy saving mode is selected, the process proceeds to step S50, and the current environment is changed to a state that does not satisfy the user's favorite environmental conditions. Is transmitted to the user terminal 6, and the recommended location searched in step S47 is transmitted to the user terminal 6.

Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S51, where the user adjusts the environment adjustment facility 1 without moving the position, thereby detecting an option for realizing a desired environment. Send to. Also, the environmental load caused by the operation specified by this option is calculated. Then, the option and the environmental load are associated with each other and transmitted to the user terminal 6.
On the other hand, when the position detection section that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions is not detected in the process of step S48, the process proceeds to step S52, and the fact that there is no corresponding area (position detection section) is transmitted to the user terminal 6. . Then, the process proceeds to step S51.

  Note that in step S46, notification that the current environment has changed to a state that does not satisfy the user's preferred environmental conditions, notification of position detection classification that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions in step S50, step The notification of the control option in S51 and the notification that there is no position detection category that satisfies the user's preferred environmental condition in step S52 are set in the notification frequency or the notification condition in the “notification setting” of the user setting information. If it is, notification is made according to the setting contents.

  If the comfort mode is not selected as the “mode selection” in the process of step S45, the process proceeds to step S53. If the intelligent productivity maintenance mode is not selected as the “mode selection”, the process proceeds to step S47. If the intelligent productivity maintenance mode is selected, the process proceeds to step S54. In this step S54, each environmental adjustment is performed so that the current environment changes to a state that does not satisfy the user's preferred environmental conditions, and an environment that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions is obtained without notification. Equipment 1 is automatically controlled.

  As described above, for a user who does not make a request for a certain time or more, sensor information at the current position of the user is acquired and stored in the history information storage area 35 as history information at the time of no request, and the current environment When the user does not satisfy the user's preferred environmental conditions, a position detection category that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions is displayed on the user terminal 6.

  In other words, for example, by making a request request, a position detection category that satisfies your preferred environmental conditions is recognized, and even if you are seated in a seat in this position detection category, the environment changes over time, It may disappear. For example, the user's environment also changes due to changes in the natural environment such as the amount of solar radiation and day and night, increase / decrease in heat generation from people, heat generation of equipment, control of the environment adjustment equipment 1 by other users, etc. May be far from the environment.

In such a case, instead of providing the user's preferred environment by control, the user can present himself / herself by providing the user with a position detection category that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions in the target space. It is possible to easily recognize a position detection category that satisfies the desired environmental conditions. Then, the user moves to a position detection category that satisfies the user's preferred environmental condition displayed, thereby satisfying the user's favorite environmental condition without changing the current control content of the environmental adjustment facility 1. A place can be provided.
Therefore, it is possible to obtain a comfortable place for the user without increasing the environmental load accompanying the environmental improvement, that is, the user can obtain a comfortable place without increasing the environmental load.

[Floor request processing]
Next, floor request processing will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
This floor request process is executed, for example, at a preset fixed period.
First, in step S61, the history information when there is a request as shown in FIG. 6 stored in the history information storage area 34 is searched, and a request request having the same request request content in the most recent preset period is retrieved. Detect the number of users who went.

If more than a predetermined number (first threshold value) of users are requesting the same content, the request request content is sent to all users in the target space from step S62 to step S63. Is inquired whether the entire system of the target space may be controlled in a direction that satisfies the above, or whether the environment adjustment facility 1 may be controlled in a direction that lowers the floor temperature by 1 ° C., for example.
As a result of the inquiry, when the number of users who agree to control the entire system of the target space is equal to or greater than a predetermined number (second threshold value greater than the first threshold value), the process proceeds from step S64 to step S65, and the target The entire system of space is controlled in a direction that satisfies the request request contents.

For example, when the request request content is “hot”, “Q. XX% of the floor feels hotter for all users in the target space. Will you lower it by 0 ° C? ”“ A. Yes / No ”will be distributed. When a certain number of “yes” are collected, the control of the entire system for controlling the floor temperature, that is, the temperature target value by the automatic equipment control unit 27 is lowered by 1.0 ° C.
When each environment adjustment facility 1 is not automatically controlled by the automatic facility control unit 27, a request request such as raising or lowering the control target value of each environment adjustment facility 1 in the target space, for example, by 1 ° C. What is necessary is just to control in the direction which satisfies the content, respectively.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S62 that the number of users who have requested the same content is smaller than the preset first threshold value, the process proceeds to step S66.
In this step S66, it is determined whether the environmental change per unit time is large and the utilization rate is large. If the environmental change per unit time is large and the utilization rate is large, the process proceeds to step S63, and if not, the process is terminated as it is.
Here, whether or not the environmental change per unit time is large is determined based on the history information at the time of no request as shown in FIG. 7 stored in the history information storage area 35.

  For example, it is determined whether or not the history with the same position detection category and the sensor information change larger than the threshold is within the most recent preset evaluation period. It is judged that the environmental change is large. Here, the utilization rate indicates the ratio of the number of users per floor area per hour. Note that whether to determine whether the utilization rate is high or low depends on the area assigned to each person and the type of job, and therefore the threshold can be arbitrarily set.

  In this way, in the control processing unit 25, when a request request having the same content is made by a large number of users, may the entire system be controlled in a direction satisfying the request request content for the users in the target space? When consent is obtained from a predetermined number of users, the entire system is controlled. Therefore, environmental control of the target space can be performed efficiently, comfort can be realized quickly, and an energy saving effect can be expected as a whole.

[Individual environmental load information calculation processing]
Next, the individual environmental load information calculation process will be described with the flowchart shown in FIG.
This individual environmental load information calculation process is executed for each user at an arbitrary timing set in advance, for example. In this individual environmental load information calculation processing, the environmental load of each user in the target space is calculated. For example, the user registered in the history information when there is a request and the history information when there is no request is set as the user to be processed. Yes.
In this individual environmental load information calculation process, first, in step S71, the history of the target user is extracted based on the user ID.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S72, and based on the extracted history, the time when the history is registered, the position detection category of the user, the operation status of the environment adjustment facility 1 corresponding to the location detection category, and each environment adjustment facility 1 Based on the known power consumption, CO2 emission amount, etc., the environmental load such as the power consumption amount, CO2 emission amount, etc. required for providing a comfortable environment for the user in the target space is calculated. For example, power consumption for an arbitrary period such as per day or per month may be calculated. Similarly, regarding the CO2 emission amount, the CO2 emission amount for an arbitrary period may be calculated. Note that the generated load is divided by the users located in the time zone of the generated load, and if the calculated amount is assigned to each user, the consciousness of the party is further increased, and a further energy saving effect can be aimed at.

Next, the process proceeds to step S73, where each parameter is calculated based on the extracted history information. For example, the outdoor usage rate per month, the daily rate, or the location rate per month is calculated as a parameter.
Next, the process proceeds to step S74, and an environmental load summary diagram representing the environmental load for each user as shown in FIG. 14 is created and transmitted to the user terminal 6, for example.
This environmental load summary diagram includes, for example, attribute information, evaluation items, and evaluation criteria.

The attribute information is information for each user when performing the evaluation, and includes the user ID and the affiliation (for example, the A division). This attribute information is used when determining a ranking, an average value, and a population parameter (for example, a superior in the A division) when performing relative evaluation.
Examples of evaluation items include power consumption, CO2 emission, outdoor utilization rate, and the like. Note that the present invention is not limited to this, and other items can also be displayed as evaluation items.

The evaluation items may be aggregated every unit time when the aggregation results are reflected in real time. Moreover, what is necessary is just to total every day when displaying the total result of yesterday. Furthermore, when displaying a count result as an integrated value such as a monthly unit, it may be tabulated monthly.
It is also effective to provide an evaluation item for the purpose of promoting outdoor use, such as the outdoor use rate, and to calculate and display the outdoor use rate.
As an evaluation standard, for example, the location rate per month and per day can be mentioned.

The location ratio here refers to how long the target space is within a predetermined time (for example, 8:45 hours from 8:45 to 17:30, or the time from sunrise to sunset). Represents whether or not it was present. This location ratio may be calculated based on the position detection classification corresponding to the user ID extracted from the history information when there is a request and when there is no request.
The purpose of using the location ratio as an evaluation criterion is that, for example, a user who has a lot of business trips or work outside has a low environmental load. For this reason, the evaluation of users who are on a business trip or work often increases, which may be unfair. Therefore, an evaluation standard called location ratio is used.

Further, the location rate of users located in the target space is naturally increased outside the predetermined time including the predetermined time. And if it is located until after sunset, it is predicted that the load amount per user, such as the usage amount of lighting and the use of air conditioning at low density, will increase.
Therefore, by displaying the location ratio corresponding to from sunrise to sunset for each user, it is possible to suppress living in the target space after sunset and to change to a morning-type behavior, etc. It can also be used as a tool to promote

Then, by sorting these evaluation items and the like by reference, it is possible to tabulate and rank each floor, each department, between business divisions, and the like.
In this way, by displaying the environmental load associated with the user's action in the target space, the user can recognize the environmental load caused by his / her own action, which is used as a clue when making an individual's action Can increase their awareness of energy conservation.

[Operation]
Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.
[When request is made]
First, an operation when a user existing in the target space makes a request request will be described with reference to FIG.
When a user sitting in one of the seats in the target space feels dark and makes a request for “brighter” at the user terminal 6 (S101), the request is received from the user terminal 6 by wireless communication. Is transmitted to the equipment control device 2.

  In the control processing unit 25 of the equipment control device 2, a request-responsive thermal environment advice display process is executed, and the position detection category P = P11 is detected as the position information of the user who has requested the request (S102). For example, position detection is performed from an access point of a wireless terminal. Alternatively, by specifying the user current position and making a request request, the position information is transmitted, and based on this, the user's current position detection classification is specified.

As the request request content, for example, the request item is specified as “lighting”, and the request request content is specified as “brighter” (S103).
From the user ID added to the request request, the user ID (ID = 000001) of the user who made the request is specified (S104).
Furthermore, the user information corresponding to the user ID that made the request, stored in the user information storage area 32, is read (S105). For example, as “mode selection”, information such as which one of the energy saving mode, the comfort mode, and the intelligent productivity maintenance mode is set is extracted.

Since the request request item is “lighting”, sensor information of “illuminance” among sensor information of various sensors in the target space, which is acquired by the sensor information acquisition unit 21 and stored in the sensor information storage area 31. Are extracted for each sensor category (S106).
And when the request is made, the date, time, user ID, user location information, request item, “illuminance” corresponding to the location information, and the operating status of the lighting equipment are The history information is stored in the history information storage area 34 (S107).

Subsequently, among the sensor information of “illuminance”, the sensor classification suitable for the environmental condition desired by the user who made the request is specified, and among them, the position detection classification not used by other users is searched ( S108).
When the user who has made the request has selected the energy saving mode as the “mode selection”, the user terminal 6 uses the searched position detection classification as a recommended position that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions. (S109). Thereby, the user can recognize a position satisfying his / her favorite environmental conditions.

On the other hand, if the position detection category corresponding to the user's preferred environmental conditions is not detected, for example, the message “No matching location is found. Along with the increment, it is transmitted to the user terminal 6 (S110).
Then, according to this message, when the user instructs to increase the illuminance, a message such as “Addition of + XX kwh by the current control” is transmitted to the user terminal 6 (S111). Thereby, the user can recognize how much the environmental load has increased by increasing the illuminance.

[When many users request the same content]
Next, an operation when a large number of users existing in the target space make request requests having the same content will be described with reference to FIG.
For example, in a state where automatic control by BEMS is performed (S201), when a plurality of users existing in the target space feel hot and make a request request (declaration) as “hot” on the user terminal 6, the user A request request is transmitted from the terminal 6 to the equipment control device 2 via wireless communication (S202).

In the control processing unit 25 of the equipment control device 2, floor request processing is executed, and when the number of users equal to or greater than the first threshold value reports “hot”, the control processing unit 25 For example, a notification that “a majority of the floor feels hot. Do you want to change the air conditioning from 80% to 100%?” (S203). And when OK consent is obtained from the user more than a 2nd threshold value, it changes control to air-conditioning 100% (S204).
Thus, when there are requests for the same content from a large number of users, it is possible to provide a more comfortable environment more quickly by controlling the entire floor rather than performing control corresponding to each user. At the same time, it is effective in terms of energy saving. In this case, control that prioritizes energy saving is performed for securing a comfortable environment for each user.

[When requesting advice]
Next, the operation when the user enters the target space will be described with reference to FIG.
When the user enters the target space and operates the user terminal 6 to make an advice presentation request (S301), the advice presentation request is transmitted to the equipment control apparatus 2 via wireless communication.
In the control processing unit 25 of the equipment control device 2, the advice presentation process is executed, the user ID of the user who has made the advice presentation request is specified, and the user information stored in the user information storage area 32 is selected from the user information. User information such as environmental conditions and mode selection is acquired, and a position detection category that satisfies these conditions is specified. Then, the specified information is transmitted to the user terminal 6 of the user (S302). For example, a message “Your favorite place is Px, Py, and Pz today” is notified.

In response to this, the user can sit in the recommended location and the user can work in a comfortable environment (S303).
From this state, for example, when the number of surrounding users increases and the user becomes hot and the user operates the user terminal 6 to make a request for “hot” (S304), the control processing unit 25 uses the request-corresponding hot light. When the environmental advice display process is executed and the energy saving mode is set as the mode selection at this time, a position detection category that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions is detected, and the detected position detection category is It is transmitted to the user terminal 6 as a recommended place (S305).

As a result, the user terminal 6 displays, for example, “the outer work place is at −2 ° C. from the current location”. In this way, by notifying the recommended location as well as the current environment information of the location, the user can use it as a clue to determine which location to move to the recommended location. be able to.
Then, by moving to the recommended location, a comfortable environment can be obtained without changing the control of these facilities, such as changing the target temperature of the facility 1 for environmental adjustment (S306). In this case, since the user obtains a comfortable working environment by changing the location with respect to the control of the environment adjustment facility 1, the control is performed with priority given to energy saving.

On the other hand, if the user decides to work near Mr. A, for example, the user does not make an advice presentation request and sits at a location near Mr. A (S401).
In this case, even if the surrounding environment becomes hot, the user needs to be near Mr. A and cannot move. Therefore, when a request request is made by operating the user terminal 6 (S402), the request request is transmitted to the equipment control apparatus 2 via wireless communication.

  In the control processing unit 25 of the equipment control apparatus 2, since the request request has been made, a request-corresponding thermal / light environment advice display process is executed. For example, if the intelligent productivity maintenance mode is set as “mode selection” when the user enters the target space, a place that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions is not provided. Instead, at the current position of the user, the environmental improvement options for controlling the environment satisfying the user's preferred environmental conditions and the increase in environmental load associated with the control are transmitted to the user terminal 6 (S403).

  Then, when the user selects one of the options for improving the environment notified, control according to the selected option is performed. In the case of FIG. 17, it is notified that the fan is turned on for 10 minutes and the environmental load of 0.5K is increased, and the user agrees to this, so that the fan is driven for 10 minutes and the total environmental load of this user is calculated. Then, 0.5 Kw is added corresponding to the environmental load due to driving the fan. In this case, since the user obtains a comfortable working environment by controlling the environment adjustment facility 1, the user's work efficiency is prioritized over energy saving.

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Next, an operation in the case where the user does not adjust the environment such as air conditioning and lighting, but is left to the comfortable environment selection support device 100, automatic control, or a change by another user will be described with reference to FIG. .
For example, when the user intends to concentrate on papers, the user operates the user terminal 6 to set the intelligent productivity maintenance mode as “mode selection” and make an advice presentation request (S501). ). These user information and advice presentation requests are transmitted to the equipment control device 2 by wireless communication.

In the control processing unit 25 of the equipment control device 2, advice display processing is executed, the user ID of the user who made the advice presentation request is specified, and the user information stored in the user information storage area 32 is selected from the user information. User information such as environmental conditions and mode selection is acquired, and a position detection category that satisfies these conditions is specified. Then, the specified position detection category is transmitted to the user terminal 6 as a recommended location (S502).
The user can concentrate on the work by sitting in any of the presented seats (S503).

From this state, even if the user's surrounding environment changes due to an environmental change or increase / decrease in the number of people, the user is concentrated on the work, so a request request for improving the environment accompanying the environmental change is not made.
For this reason, the control processing unit 25 monitors whether or not the surrounding environment has greatly deviated from the user's preferred environmental conditions by the thermal light environment advice display processing when the environment changes.

  If the surrounding environment deviates significantly from the user's preferred environmental conditions, and if the comfort mode or energy saving mode is set as the “mode selection”, the environment will be Notification of change, advice display, etc. are performed, and the environment is improved according to the user's intention, but in this case, since the intelligent productivity maintenance mode is selected, the environment Even if it changes, notification is not performed (S504). Instead, automatic control is performed to automatically control the environment to satisfy the user's preferred environmental conditions.

That is, for example, the control content performed for the automatic control such as “the fan has been activated because the specified value has been exceeded” is transmitted to the user terminal 6 (S505). Then, the ambient environment is automatically controlled so as to satisfy the user's preferred environmental conditions such as the fan being activated (S506).
Therefore, even when the user's ambient environment changes, the user does not need to interrupt the operation and operate the user terminal 6, and can automatically obtain an environment that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions. it can.

  On the other hand, when the user does not want to operate the fan and does not control the environmental adjustment facility 1 according to the notified control content, the user terminal 6 is operated to notify that the fan is not operated. It may be. As a result, the control processing unit 25 does not operate the fan. At this time, other control content for controlling to an environment satisfying the user's preferred environmental conditions may be transmitted to the user terminal 6.

  Thus, when the notified control content cannot be agreed, by notifying the control processing unit 25 to that effect, for example, when the user desires to maintain the current environment, or when the automatic control is blown by the fan. It is possible to avoid performing automatic control against the user's intention, such as when he dislikes. In this case, since the user obtains a comfortable working environment by controlling the environment adjustment facility 1, control is performed with priority given to work efficiency over energy saving.

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In this way, according to each user's preferred environmental conditions, the position detection classification in the target space that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions is notified, so that the user who feels uncomfortable with the current surrounding environment Can easily obtain a preferred environment by moving to a position corresponding to the notified position detection section.

  Further, since the notified position detection classification satisfying the user's preferred environmental condition is a position that satisfies the user's preferred environmental condition in the current environment of the target space, the control of the environment adjustment facility 1 is performed. A preferred environment can be obtained without changing the contents, that is, a preferred environment can be obtained without increasing the environmental load. Therefore, the user can obtain a desired environment while saving energy.

  In particular, in offices, research institutes, schools, cafes, and other spaces that belong to individuals or groups on one floor or multiple floors and are mainly active, there are a mix of users who prefer various indoor environments. . In such a space, when each user controls the environmental adjustment facility 1 according to his / her preference, for example, the user has become comfortable because the air-conditioner is turned on, but the other user feels cold and consequently turns on the heating. For example, there is a possibility that the environment adjusting facility 1 is operated wastefully, and an environmental load is increased.

However, as described above, by notifying the user's favorite position detection classification, it is possible to prevent each user from adjusting the environment adjustment facility 1 according to his / her preference. A significant increase can be suppressed.
In particular, in the case of a large floor or the like, the temperature environment often varies depending on the place, in other words, various temperature environments can be provided. Therefore, as described above, by providing a position that satisfies the user's preferred environment, it is possible to provide an environment that satisfies more users while suppressing an increase in environmental load.

  Even if it is recognized that a comfortable environment can be obtained without controlling the environmental adjustment equipment 1 if the place is changed, once the work is started for the first time, the work place is not easily moved. It also takes time to find a place where a comfortable environment can be obtained. However, as described above, by notifying the location where the preferred environment can be obtained, the user can easily recognize the location, so that the user is likely to move to a comfortable location, saving energy. It can make it easier to obtain cooperation.

  In both indoor and outdoor environments, there are various environments (temperature, humidity, presence / absence of solar radiation, illuminance, wind, etc.), and especially changes in temperature, humidity, etc. are visible. Therefore, there are few clues when the user selects a place. Even if there is a place that suits your preferred environment, it may be possible to select a place such as a seat, etc. Since the usage status is not visible, there is a possibility that this place may not be listed as a candidate for the residence location as an option for the residence location.

However, as described above, in the present embodiment, a location that matches the user's preferred environmental conditions in the target space and that is not used by another user is notified. Therefore, even if the location is invisible to the user, it is possible to notify the user of a location that satisfies the preferred environmental conditions.
In addition, since a place that matches the user's favorite environment is searched and information is provided, including indoors, outdoors, and semi-outdoors, more places can be provided to the user as candidates.

  Moreover, since the environmental load per day etc. is displayed as evaluation information for each user, the user can refer to this evaluation information to determine his / her own action for realizing a desired environment. It is possible to easily recognize how an increase in energy such as a load has been affected. Therefore, it is possible to act in consideration of the influence of its own action for realizing a preferred environment on the environmental load, and energy saving action can be promoted. In addition, it can be used as a guideline for acting while being aware of the balance between self-comfort, environmental considerations and intellectual productivity.

  In addition, the recommended location and evaluation information provided by the facility control device 2 are information corresponding to each user, and are not general recommended information but also evaluation information indicating the environmental load of the entire office. is not. Therefore, by providing the user with recommended information for the individual user and evaluation information for the individual user, let the user select a location according to the recommended information, or today to realize a favorite environment. It is possible to raise interests such as how the actions taken affect the environmental load.

In addition, since the evaluation information displays not only individual users but also information of other users, it can be expected that the usage rate of the service provided by the comfortable environment selection support device 100 and the number of times the evaluation information is browsed will be improved. That is, we can expect an increase in energy-saving behavior.
In addition to providing advice when entering the target space or when there is a request operation from the user, it adapts to the user's preferred environment due to changes in the environment even when there is no request request When it is not in the state, it is notified and advice suitable for the desired environment is presented. Therefore, while the user exists in the target space, the comfortable environment selection support device 100 can be utilized continuously. Therefore, by utilizing this comfortable environment selection support device 100, it is possible to reduce the environmental load, which is effective.

  In addition, some users want to work in a location that satisfies their preferred environmental conditions, and they want to move to a location that satisfies their preferred environment whenever there is a change in environment. Each user has a different level of satisfaction with environmental conditions and participation awareness regarding energy-saving behavior, such as users who plan to be satisfied and users who are satisfied with the current environment without reflecting their own preferences if many people are satisfied It is assumed that

  In addition, there is no need for notification of a location that satisfies a preferred environmental condition because the user wants to concentrate on the work, and there may be a user who prefers a usage method of acquiring information when necessary. . In other words, regarding the notification, if personal preferences are different and the automatic notification is configured to be uniform, the impression of the entire comfortable environment selection support device 100 becomes worse, and the comfortable environment selection support is avoided in order to avoid the notification. There is a possibility that promotion of participation in energy saving action, which is one of the purposes by the comfortable environment selection support device 100, such as not using the device 100, may not be achieved.

Therefore, it is possible to improve usability and improve user satisfaction by setting information such as “notification setting” and “mode selection” from the user terminal 6 for each user. In addition, the comfortable environment selection support device 100 can be utilized and participation in energy saving actions can be promoted.
Also, as shown in FIGS. 15 to 18, in various work styles that can occur when the user performs work in the target space, the user's favorite environment is provided to the user while saving energy. In addition, zero energy in the target space can be achieved throughout the year.

In addition, when notifying a place satisfying the user's preferred environment, the user's usage status in a surrounding place (for example, a seat) or information identifying the user who is using the user may be notified. .
In this way, by notifying the user's usage status, for example, if you want to work intensively, select a place where there are few people around, or a place where users related to your work are nearby Information can be provided as a clue when selecting one place from among the places listed as candidates.

  Further, in the above embodiment, a case has been described in which the user's favorite environmental conditions are estimated based on history information when there is a request and history information when there is no request. However, the present invention is not limited to this. You may make it set a favorite environmental condition. Also, using this pre-set preferred environmental condition as a default, the default preferred environmental condition is updated based on the history information when there is a request and when there is no request while existing in the target space. Also good.

It should be noted that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated and described exemplary embodiments, but includes all embodiments that provide the same effects as those intended by the present invention.
Furthermore, the scope of the invention is not limited to the combinations of features of the invention defined by the claims, but can be defined by any desired combination of particular features among all the disclosed features.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Environment adjustment equipment 2 Equipment control device 3 Storage device 4 Environmental sensor 5 Position detection sensor 6 User terminal 21 Sensor information acquisition part 22 Equipment operation information acquisition part 23 User operation command acquisition part 24 User setting information acquisition part 25 Control processing part 26 Equipment control section 27 Automatic equipment control section 31 Sensor information storage area 32 User information storage area 33 Environmental load information storage area 34 History information storage area (when requested)
35 History information storage area (no request)
36 Environment division information storage area

Claims (5)

A storage unit for storing user's preferred environmental conditions;
An environmental information acquisition unit that acquires environmental information of a predetermined point in the target space;
When an operation command for requesting environment improvement is acquired from a user in the target space, the environment information of the user who has transmitted the operation command is acquired from the storage unit, and the environment information acquired by the environment information acquisition unit Based on, a matching point search unit for searching for a point in the target space that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions;
A compatible point notifying unit that notifies the point searched by the compatible point searching unit as a point that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions;
A comfortable environment selection support device characterized by comprising: An environmental condition estimating unit for estimating a user's preferred environmental condition in the target space;
The environmental condition estimating unit transmits the operation improvement request contents when the estimation target user transmits the operation command and the environment information at the position when the operation command is transmitted, and the estimation target user transmits the operation command. The comfortable environment selection support device according to claim 1, wherein the user's favorite environmental condition is estimated based on environmental information at the position of the user when not. A non-transmission user environment information acquisition unit for acquiring environment information at a current position of a non-transmission user in which the operation command is not transmitted in the target space for a predetermined time or more;
The non-sending user's preferred environmental conditions are acquired from the storage unit, and the environmental information at the current location of the non-sending user acquired by the non-sending user environment information acquisition unit satisfies the non-sending user's preferred environmental conditions. When not, an environment non-conformity notification unit for notifying that the environment of the current location of the non-transmission user and the preferred environmental conditions of the non-transmission user are non-conformity,
The comfortable environment selection support device according to claim 1, wherein the comfortable environment selection support device is provided. A current position acquisition unit for acquiring a current position of a user who has transmitted the operation command;
The environment at a predetermined point in the target space is adjusted for each point, and corresponds to the current position of the transmission source user of the operation command acquired by the current position acquisition unit among the predetermined points in the target space. A first control unit that adjusts the environment of the point according to the request for environmental improvement;
A second control unit that adjusts the environment of the entire target space,
When obtaining an operation command for requesting environmental improvement of the same content from a number of users equal to or greater than a first threshold in the target space, inquires of all users in the target space for environmental changes, and When consent to the environmental change is obtained from a number of users greater than or equal to a second threshold value that is greater than the first threshold value, the environment of the entire target space is replaced by the second control unit instead of the first control unit. The comfortable environment selection support device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a comfortable environment selection assisting device is adjusted in accordance with a request for environmental improvement. The source of the operation command detected in advance among the predetermined points based on the environmental information of the predetermined point in the target space when an operation command requesting environmental improvement is acquired from a user in the target space Search for locations that satisfy the user ’s preferred environmental conditions,
A comfortable environment selection support method, characterized in that the searched point is notified as a point that satisfies the user's preferred environmental conditions.

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