JP2017150692A - Electrical apparatus and method for controlling electrical apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to recognize whether a process till a condition is satisfied is good or bad when the condition has been satisfied.SOLUTION: An air conditioning device (1) includes: a feeling determination part (134) for determining whether a process in which a preset condition is satisfied is good or bad; and a voice output control part (135) for outputting a condition achievement message that indicates the condition is satisfied in a mode corresponding to the determination result from the feeling determination part (134).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric device that outputs a message about an operation to a user.

  Among electric devices such as air conditioners, there are devices that output messages about operations to users. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses that the user can estimate the arrival time to the set temperature based on the power consumption of the air conditioner, the room temperature, and the operating state, and adjust the strength of the air conditioning or change the operating state. A technique for informing is disclosed.

JP 2011-38705 A (published February 24, 2011)

  The technique of Patent Document 1 is a technique for informing the user before adjusting the intensity of air conditioning or changing the operating state, and in Patent Document 1, the condition is satisfied (for example, room temperature becomes the set temperature). The technical philosophy of reporting is not disclosed. In addition, among electrical devices, there are electrical devices that notify that a condition has been satisfied (for example, an air conditioner or an air purifier that notifies that a filter replacement period has come), but the user is not satisfied with the condition. It is only possible to know that the condition is satisfied, and it is not possible to know the process until the condition is satisfied.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its purpose is to provide an electrical device that can allow a user to recognize whether the process up to the condition is satisfied or not when the condition is satisfied. It is to be realized.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an electrical device according to an aspect of the present invention is an electrical device including an output unit that outputs a message regarding an operation to a user, and the electrical device includes the following: When the condition is satisfied by operating so as to satisfy the set condition, the determination unit that determines whether the process that satisfies the condition is good or bad, in a manner according to the determination result of the determination unit, An output control unit that causes the output unit to output a condition achievement message indicating that the condition is satisfied.

  In order to solve the above problem, an electrical device control method according to an aspect of the present invention is an electrical device control method including an output unit that outputs a message regarding an operation to a user. The control method of the electric device includes the following: a determination step for determining whether a process that satisfies the condition is good or bad when the set condition is satisfied by operating to satisfy the set condition; An output control step for causing the output unit to output a condition achievement message indicating that the condition is satisfied in a manner corresponding to the determination result in the determination step;

  According to one aspect of the present invention, when a condition is satisfied, there is an effect that the user can recognize whether the process up to the condition is good or bad.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the principal part structure of the air conditioner and data server which concern on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the operation log shown in FIG. 1, and a specific example. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the process which the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 performs. FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating a case where the emotion of the air conditioner illustrated in FIG. 1 is sustained. FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating a case where the emotion is “good feeling”, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the case where it is "moment." It is a figure explaining the variation of the condition achievement message which the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 outputs. It is the block diagram which illustrated the composition of the computer which can be used as an air conditioner and a data server shown in FIG.

Embodiment 1
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

(Outline of the present invention)
First, an outline of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the present invention. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the example which applied the electric equipment which concerns on this invention to the air conditioner 1 is demonstrated. The air conditioner 1 according to the present invention operates so as to satisfy the set condition, and when the condition is satisfied, the air conditioner 1 determines whether the process that satisfies the condition is good or bad. Then, in a manner corresponding to the determination result, a condition achievement message indicating that the above condition is satisfied is output by voice.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that the user instructs the air conditioner 1 to perform heating operation using a remote controller. The heating operation instruction includes a set temperature (for example, 20 ° C.) that is a target value for room temperature. The air conditioner 1 that has received the instruction starts the heating operation and starts measuring the operation time and the room temperature. In addition, the air conditioner 1 calculates an expected achievement time, which is a time taken to bring the room temperature to the set temperature, based on the room temperature measured at the start of operation and the set temperature included in the instruction.

  When the air conditioner 1 detects that the room temperature has reached the set temperature, it ends the time measurement and outputs a message (condition achievement message) indicating that the room temperature has reached the set temperature. At this time, the air conditioner 1 compares the actual measurement time (measured value), which is the measured time, with the above-described expected achievement time (predicted value), and the condition of the aspect according to the magnitude relationship between the actual measurement time and the expected achievement time. Output an achievement message. In other words, the air conditioner 1 switches to a mode according to the magnitude relationship, and outputs a condition achievement message in a mode according to the mode. The actual measurement time can also be expressed as information indicating the state of a process that satisfies the condition when the air conditioner 1 satisfies the set condition. The expected achievement time can also be expressed as information indicating a state predicted as a process in which the air conditioner 1 satisfies the set condition.

  Hereinafter, this mode will be described assuming that it is an “emotion” of the air conditioner 1 when the air conditioner 1 is personified. That is, the air conditioner 1 determines an emotion according to the magnitude relationship between the actual measurement time and the expected achievement time, and outputs a condition achievement message in a mode according to the determined emotion. The air conditioner 1 selects and determines an emotion from a plurality of options. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that there are two choices of emotional choices, “good feeling” and “bad feeling”. Note that the types of emotion of the air conditioner 1 are not limited to the two types of “upper mood” and “bad mood”. For example, an emotion of “normal” may be added between “good mood” and “bad mood”, and the types of emotions may be three. Moreover, each emotion may be provided with a level (which can be expressed as emotion strength), and variations may be further increased. In addition, the structure which provides a level in each emotion is demonstrated in detail in Embodiment 3 mentioned later.

  Next, the condition achievement message in a mode according to emotion will be specifically described. As shown in FIG. 2, when the set temperature is reached in a time equal to or shorter than the expected achievement time (actual measurement time ≦ achieved achievement time), the air conditioner 1 selects the feeling of “good feeling”. And the condition achievement message of the aspect according to the feeling of this "good feeling" is output. Specifically, the air conditioner 1 outputs a voice that indicates that the user can understand that the emotion of the air conditioner 1 is “good feeling” “the room temperature has reached the set temperature without any problem ♪”.

  On the other hand, when it takes a longer time than the expected achievement time to reach the set temperature (actual measurement time> estimated achievement time), the air conditioner 1 selects the emotion of “moody”. And the condition achievement message of the aspect according to this "moody" tubular shape is output. Specifically, the air conditioner 1 utters a voice that allows the user to understand that the emotion of the air conditioner 1 is “moody”, such as “It took time for the room temperature to reach the set temperature”. Output.

  In addition, the content of the audio | voice which the air conditioner 1 outputs is not limited to said example. In addition, the air conditioner 1 may express emotions by changing at least one of the size, height, intonation, and quality of sound when outputting sound. For example, if the emotion is "good feeling", the user can understand that the emotion of the device is "good feeling" by increasing the undulation of the inflection, making the voice high, and making the voice quality gentle. . Also, if the emotion is "moody", the user understands that the emotion of the device is "moody" by reducing the undulations of the inflection, lowering the voice, increasing the voice, and tightening the quality of the voice. Can be made.

(Configuration of main parts of air conditioner 1 and data server 2)
Next, the main part structure of the air conditioner 1 is demonstrated with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a main configuration of the air conditioner 1 and the data server 2 according to the present embodiment. Here, the air conditioner 1 will be described first, and then the data server 2 will be described.

  The air conditioner 1 according to the present embodiment includes a communication unit 11, an operation reception unit 12, a control unit 13, a temperature sensor 14, a timer 15, an audio output unit 16 (output unit), and an operation unit 17.

  The communication unit 11 communicates with other devices (for example, the data server 2). Specifically, the communication unit 11 receives operation information and audio data from the data server 2 and outputs them to the control unit 13. In addition, the communication unit 11 transmits the operation information acquired from the control unit 13 to the data server 2. The operation information and audio data will be described later.

  The operation reception unit 12 receives a user operation. Specifically, the operation reception unit 12 receives an operation instruction signal (for example, an infrared signal) input by a user operating a remote controller (see FIG. 2). Then, an instruction included in the signal is output to the control unit 13. As an instruction | indication which the operation reception part 12 acquires, there exists an instruction | indication (operation start instruction | indication) which starts the driving | running of the air conditioner 1, for example. When the operation reception unit 12 acquires the operation start instruction, the operation reception unit 12 outputs the instruction to the operation control unit 131 described later.

  The control unit 13 controls each unit of the air conditioner 1 in an integrated manner. The control unit 13 includes an operation control unit 131, an actual measurement value measurement unit 132, a predicted value calculation unit 133, an emotion determination unit 134 (determination unit), and an audio output control unit 135 (output control unit).

  The operation control unit 131 controls the operation of the air conditioner 1, that is, exhaust. Specifically, when the operation control unit 131 obtains an operation start instruction from the operation reception unit 12, the operation control unit 131 operates the operation unit 17 according to the instruction to perform exhaust. More specifically, when the operation control unit 131 acquires an operation start instruction, the operation control unit 131 controls the temperature sensor 14 and starts measuring the room temperature. Then, the operating unit 17 is made to exhaust air at a temperature and an air volume according to the room temperature and the set temperature included in the operation start instruction.

  Further, when the operation control unit 131 acquires the operation start instruction, the operation control unit 131 notifies the actual value measurement unit 132 and the predicted value calculation unit 133 to that effect, and also includes the room temperature acquired at the start of operation and the setting included in the operation start instruction. Temperature and output. Further, when the room temperature reaches the set temperature, the operation control unit 131 notifies the actual measurement value measuring unit 132 and the audio output control unit 135 to that effect.

  The actual measurement value measuring unit 132 measures an elapsed time (actual measurement time) until the room temperature reaches the set temperature. Specifically, when the actual measurement value measuring unit 132 receives a notification from the operation control unit 131 that the operation start instruction has been acquired, the actual value measurement unit 132 controls the timer 15 and starts measuring the elapsed time from the operation start. In addition, when the measured value measuring unit 132 receives a notification from the operation control unit 131 that the room temperature has reached the set temperature, the measured value measuring unit 132 controls the timer 15 to end the measurement of the elapsed time and measure the measured elapsed time. Specify as time. Then, the specified actual measurement time is output to the emotion determination unit 134.

  In addition, the actual measurement value measurement unit 132 receives the notification indicating that the operation start instruction has been acquired, the room temperature at the start of operation, the set temperature included in the operation start instruction, and the operation information that associates the specified actual measurement time. Is transmitted to the data server 2.

  The actual measurement unit 132 acquires the current time from the timer 15 when receiving a notification that the operation start instruction has been acquired and when receiving a notification that the room temperature has reached the set temperature. Alternatively, the actual measurement time may be calculated from the two acquired current times.

  The predicted value calculation unit 133 calculates the theoretical value (achieved expected time) until the room temperature reaches the set temperature. Specifically, when the predicted value calculation unit 133 acquires the notification that the operation start instruction has been acquired, the room temperature at the start of operation, and the set temperature from the operation control unit 131, the predicted value calculation unit 133 sets the room temperature and the set temperature at the start of operation. It is included in the reference data request and transmitted to the data server 2. Thereby, the data server 2 is referred to the operation log 23, and the reference data which is the operation information including the room temperature acquired from the temperature sensor 14 and the set temperature included in the operation start instruction is acquired. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a data structure and a specific example of the operation log 23. The data structure and specific example of the operation log 23 are not limited to the example of FIG.

  The operation log 23 stores past operation information of the air conditioner 1 in time series. In the “date and time” column, information on the date and time when the notification indicating that each operation start instruction has been acquired is stored. The “room temperature” column stores room temperature information at the start of operation. The “set temperature” column stores information about the set temperature included in each operation start instruction. In the “achievement time” column, information on the actual measurement time specified by the actual measurement unit 132 is stored.

  When the predicted value calculation unit 133 receives a notification that the operation start instruction has been acquired from the operation control unit 131, the predicted value calculation unit 133 transmits a reference data request to the data server 2, and from the operation log 23, the room temperature and the set temperature To get records (reference data). Here, it is assumed that the room temperature and the set temperature transmitted by the predicted value calculation unit 133 to the data server are 18 ° C. and 20 ° C., respectively. In this case, the data server 2 transmits the operation information 23a to 23d illustrated in FIG. 3 to the predicted value calculation unit 133 as reference data.

  When the predicted value calculation unit 133 receives the reference data from the data server 2, the predicted value calculation unit 133 specifies an expected achievement time by calculating an average value of the actual measurement times included in the reference data. The predicted value calculation unit 133 outputs the identified expected predicted time to the emotion determination unit 134.

  Note that the record (reference data) acquired by the predicted value calculation unit 133 may not be a record in which the room temperature and the set temperature included in the record completely match the transmitted room temperature and the set temperature. For example, a configuration may be used in which a record including a room temperature and a set temperature whose difference between the transmitted room temperature and the set temperature is within 1 ° C. is acquired. Further, the calculation of the expected achievement time is not limited to the calculation based on the average value. For example, the predicted value calculation unit 133 causes the data server 2 to specify the operation information having the latest date and time information among the operation information including the room temperature at the time when the operation start instruction is acquired and the set temperature, and acquires the operation information. May be. In the case of this example, the predicted value calculation unit 133 sets the elapsed time included in the acquired operation information as the expected achievement time. The predicted value calculation unit 133 may be configured to acquire reference data from the data server 2 in advance as a general-purpose table that can calculate the expected achievement time.

  Emotion determination unit 134 determines the emotion of air conditioner 1. Specifically, the emotion determination unit 134 compares the actual measurement time acquired from the actual measurement value measurement unit 132 with the expected achievement time acquired from the predicted value calculation unit 133, and specifies the magnitude relationship between these values. Then, the emotion determination unit 134 determines the feeling of the air conditioner 1 as “good feeling” when the actual measurement time is equal to or less than the expected achievement time (actual time ≦ achieved achievement time) (in other words, the good feeling mode in the air conditioner 1). Enable). On the other hand, when the actual measurement time exceeds the expected achievement time (actual measurement time> achievement achievement time), the emotion of the air conditioner 1 is determined to be “moody” (in other words, the moody mode is enabled in the air conditioner 1). Then, emotion determination unit 134 outputs information indicating the determined emotion of air conditioner 1 to voice output control unit 135.

  The emotion determination unit 134 specifies whether the actual measurement time is less than the expected achievement time (actual measurement time <estimated achievement time) or whether the actual measurement time is equal to or greater than the expected achievement time (actual measurement time ≧ expected achievement time). You may do.

  The voice output control unit 135 causes the voice output unit 16 to output the condition achievement message in a manner corresponding to the emotion determined by the emotion determination unit 134. The audio output unit 16 is a device that outputs audio, for example, a speaker.

  Specifically, the voice output control unit 135 acquires, from the data server 2, voice data of a condition achievement message associated with information indicating the emotion of the air conditioner 1 determined by the emotion determination unit 134. More specifically, the data server 2 sends the audio data output from the air conditioner 1 to the content of notification from the operation control unit 131 to the audio output control unit 135 (for example, information indicating that the room temperature has reached the set temperature). ) Are stored in association with information indicating all emotions that can be selected by the emotion determination unit 134 (for example, “good feeling” and “bad feeling”) (voice data 24 in FIG. 1). The audio output control unit 135 transmits the content of the notification acquired from the operation control unit 131 and information indicating the emotion acquired from the emotion determination unit 134 to the data server 2 as an audio data request. When the data server 2 receives the voice data request, the data server 2 specifies voice data of the condition achievement message associated with the content of the acquired notification and the information indicating emotion from the voice data 24, and outputs the voice data as voice. Transmit to the control unit 135. The audio output control unit 135 causes the audio output unit 16 to output the received audio data.

  Note that the audio output control unit 135 does not sequentially acquire audio data from the data server 2, but indicates the content of notification from the operation control unit 131 to the audio output control unit 135 (for example, that the room temperature has reached the set temperature). For each information), voice data associated with each piece of information indicating all emotions that can be selected by the emotion determination unit 134 (for example, “good feeling” and “bad feeling”) is acquired from the data server 2 in advance. Also good. The acquired audio data is held in a storage unit (not shown) of the air conditioner 1. In this case, the audio data acquired in advance is associated with the content of notification from the operation control unit 131 to the audio output control unit 135 and information indicating emotions. Upon receiving a notification that the room temperature has reached the set temperature from 131, the audio data corresponding to the content of the notification and the information indicating the emotion acquired most recently from the emotion determination unit 134 is specified, and the audio output unit 16 is specified. Output audio.

  From the above, the air conditioner 1 can determine the emotion according to the magnitude relationship between the actual measurement time and the expected achievement time when the room temperature reaches the set temperature. In addition, a condition achievement message having a mode corresponding to the determined emotion can be output as a voice. For example, if the emotion is “good mood”, the condition achievement message “Room temperature has reached the set temperature without any problem ♪” is output by voice, and if the emotion is “moody,” “the room temperature becomes the set temperature” It takes a long time to output the condition achievement message saying “It took time ...” (see FIG. 2).

  The data server 2 includes a server communication unit 21 and a server storage unit 22. The server communication unit 21 communicates with other devices (for example, the air conditioner 1). Specifically, when receiving the operation information from the actual measurement value measuring unit 132 of the air conditioner 1, the server communication unit 21 stores the operation information in the operation log 23. Further, when the server communication unit 21 receives the room temperature and set temperature information from the predicted value calculation unit 133 of the air conditioner 1, the server communication unit 21 reads a record (reference data) including the room temperature and the set temperature indicated by the information from the operation log 23, It transmits to the predicted value calculation part 133. In addition, when the server communication unit 21 receives information indicating emotion from the audio output control unit 135 of the air conditioner 1, the server communication unit 21 reads out the audio data of the condition achievement message associated with the information from the audio data 24, and the audio output control unit 135.

  The server storage unit 22 stores an operation log 23 and audio data 24. Since the operation log 23 and the audio data 24 have already been described, description thereof is omitted here.

(Flow of processing executed by the air conditioner 1)
Next, the flow of processing executed by the air conditioner 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of processing executed by the air conditioner 1.

  First, the air conditioner 1 is in a state of waiting for an operation start instruction (step S1, hereinafter “step” is omitted). When the operation receiving unit 12 receives a driving start instruction (YES in S1), the operation receiving unit 12 outputs the instruction to the operation control unit 131. When acquiring the operation start instruction, the operation control unit 131 controls the temperature sensor 14 and starts measuring the room temperature (S2). Then, the operating unit 17 is made to exhaust air at a temperature and an air volume according to the room temperature and the set temperature included in the operation start instruction. In addition, the operation control unit 131 outputs a notification that the operation start instruction has been acquired to the actual measurement value measurement unit 132 and the predicted value calculation unit 133 together with the room temperature acquired at the start of operation and the set temperature included in the operation start instruction. .

  Subsequently, when receiving a notification that the operation start instruction has been acquired from the operation control unit 131, the actual measurement unit 132 starts measuring time (S3). Specifically, the actual measurement unit 132 controls the timer 15 to start measuring the elapsed time from the start of the operation of the air conditioner 1.

  Subsequently, the predicted value calculation unit 133 calculates an expected achievement time (S4). Specifically, first, when the predicted value calculation unit 133 receives a notification from the operation control unit 131 that the operation start instruction has been acquired, the predicted value calculation unit 133 transmits a reference data request to the data server 2 and acquires the room temperature and setting acquired together with the notification. Past operation information including temperature is received from the data server 2 as reference data. Then, the expected achievement time is calculated by calculating the average value of the actual measurement times included in the acquired reference data. In addition, when there is one actual measurement time included in the acquired reference data, it is set as the expected achievement time. The predicted value calculation unit 133 outputs the calculated expected achievement time to the emotion determination unit 134. In addition, the process of step S4 should just be performed at any timing after acquiring a driving | operation start instruction | indication until room temperature reaches preset temperature.

  The actual measurement value measuring unit 132 continues to measure the elapsed time until it receives notification from the operation control unit 131 that the room temperature has reached the set temperature (S5). When the room temperature reaches the set temperature and the actual measurement unit 132 receives a notification from the operation control unit 131 (YES in S5), the actual measurement unit 132 ends the elapsed time measurement and specifies the actual measurement time ( S6). Then, the specified actual measurement time is output to the emotion determination unit 134. Further, when the room temperature reaches the set temperature, the operation control unit 131 notifies the sound output control unit 135 to that effect.

  Subsequently, the emotion determination unit 134 compares the actual measurement time with the expected achievement time, and determines whether or not the actual measurement time ≦ the expected achievement time (S7, determination step). When the acquired magnitude relationship is the actual measurement time ≦ the expected achievement time (YES in S7), the emotion determination unit 134 determines the emotion of the air conditioner 1 as “good feeling” (S8). On the other hand, when the acquired magnitude relationship is not the actual measurement time ≦ the expected achievement time (NO in S7), that is, when the magnitude relationship is the actual measurement time> the expected achievement time, the emotion determining unit 134 determines the emotion of the air conditioner 1. Is determined to be “moody” (S9). Then, emotion determination unit 134 outputs information indicating the determined emotion of air conditioner 1 to voice output control unit 135.

  Subsequently, the sound output control unit 135 causes the sound output unit 16 to output sound corresponding to the emotion of the air conditioner 1 (S10, output control step). Specifically, the audio output control unit 135 includes the content of the notification acquired from the operation control unit 131 (that the room temperature has reached the set temperature) and the information indicating the emotion of the air conditioner 1 acquired from the emotion determination unit 134. The voice data of the condition achievement message associated with is acquired from the data server 2. The condition output message is output to the voice output unit 16 using the acquired voice data.

[Embodiment 2]
The following will describe another embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIG. For convenience of explanation, in the following embodiments, members having the same functions as those described in the above embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the persistence of emotion of the air conditioner 1. FIG. 5 (a) is a diagram illustrating a case where the emotion is “good feeling”, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the case where it is "moment." As shown in FIG. 5, the air conditioner 1 may be configured to maintain emotions (that is, “upper mood” or “bad mood”) even after outputting the condition achievement message. That is, the message output after the condition achievement message may also be output in a manner corresponding to the emotion.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the condition achievement message is output as a voice with an emotion of “good feeling”, the emotion of the air conditioner 1 remains “good feeling” thereafter. Here, it is assumed that the user operates the remote controller to set a timer (operation stop timer) for stopping the operation of the air conditioner 1 after 3 hours. At this time, the air conditioner 1 outputs a message “Stop operation after 3 hours ♪” and the operation stop timer is set after 3 hours, and the feeling of the air conditioner 1 is “good feeling” Is notified to the user with a content that the user can understand.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the condition achievement message is voice-output with an emotion of “moment”, the emotion of the air conditioner 1 remains “moody” thereafter. Here, as in the case of FIG. 5A, when the operation stop timer is set after 3 hours, the air conditioner 1 displays a message different from FIG. 5A, “Operation stop, 3 hours later”. Output. Accordingly, the user can understand that the operation stop timer is set after 3 hours and that the feeling of the air conditioner 1 is “moody”.

  More specifically, when the audio output control unit 135 of the air conditioner 1 receives a notification from the operation control unit 131 (in the example of FIG. 5, a notification that the operation stop timer has been set), The voice data of the message associated with the information indicating the emotion of the air conditioner 1 acquired most recently (that is, the voice data of the message indicating that the operation stop timer has been set) is acquired from the data server 2 and output as voice. The unit 16 outputs the sound.

  In addition, the message which the air conditioner 1 outputs by voice is not limited to the example of FIG. For example, the message may not be a message that responds to a user operation as in the example of FIG. Specifically, it may be a message notifying the time that is output when a predetermined time is reached.

  As described above, the air conditioner 1 is configured to maintain the emotion even after outputting the condition achievement message, so that even after outputting the condition achievement message, the user can communicate with the user with the emotion. . Thereby, a variation arises in a communication with a user and the air conditioner 1, and it can make a user feel that communication with the air conditioner 1 is pleasant and wants to continue.

[Embodiment 3]
The following will describe still another embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining variations of the condition achievement message output by the air conditioner 1. As described above, the air conditioner 1 is configured to determine the emotion based on the magnitude relationship between the value of the actual measurement time and the value of the expected achievement time, but as shown in FIG. The strength of the determined emotion may be determined according to the degree of deviation from the time value (deviation).

  Specifically, emotion determination unit 134 determines the feeling of air conditioner 1 as “good feeling” when the value of the actual measurement time is equal to or less than the value of the expected achievement time. At this time, the emotion determination unit 134 determines that the strength of the emotion of the “air conditioner” of the air conditioner 1 is “weak” when the deviation of the actual measurement time value from the expected achievement time value is less than 20%. To do. Then, the emotion determination unit 134 voices information indicating the emotion and information indicating the strength of the emotion (in this example, information indicating “good mood” and information indicating “weak”). Output to the output control unit 135.

  The voice output control unit 135 acquires, from the data server 2, the voice data of the condition achievement message according to the content of the notification from the operation control unit 131 and the information acquired from the emotion determination unit 134. The audio data according to the present embodiment is associated with information indicating the strength of emotion in addition to information indicating the content of notification from the operation control unit 131 and information indicating emotion. Thereby, the audio | voice output control part 135 can acquire the audio | voice data of the condition achievement message according to the information which shows an emotion, and the information which shows the strength of an emotion. Then, the audio output control unit 135 causes the audio output unit 16 to output a condition achievement message using the acquired audio data. In the example of (a) of FIG. 6, a voice that indicates that the user can understand that the emotion of the air conditioner 1 is “good feeling” “the room temperature has reached the set temperature without any problem ♪” is output.

  On the other hand, when the deviation of the actual measurement time value from the expected achievement time value is 20% or more, the emotion determination unit 134 determines the strength of the emotion of the air conditioner 1 as “strong”. . In this case, as shown in FIG. 6B, the voice output control unit 135 has the feeling that the air conditioner 1 is “good feeling” that “the room temperature has quickly reached the set temperature ♪” And the audio | voice of the content which a user can understand that the degree of "good feeling" is stronger than the example of Fig.6 (a) is output.

  Similarly, in the air conditioner 1, the emotion determination unit 134 determines that the emotion of the air conditioner 1 is “moody” when the value of the actual measurement time is greater than the value of the expected achievement time, and the expected achievement time of the value of the actual measurement time. The strength of the emotion is determined according to the deviation from the value of. If the deviation is less than 20%, the emotion determining unit 134 determines the emotion strength of the air conditioner 1 to be “weak”. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 6C, the air conditioner 1 indicates that the feeling of the air conditioner 1 that “It took time for the room temperature to reach the set temperature” is “moody”. Outputs audio that can be understood by On the other hand, when the deviation of the actual measurement time value from the expected achievement time value is 20% or more, the emotion determination unit 134 determines the emotion strength of the air conditioner 1 to be “strong”. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6D, the air conditioner 1 has the feeling that the air conditioner 1 is “unpleasant” because “the window did not open!” There is a voice with a content that allows the user to understand that the degree of “moody” is stronger than the example of FIG.

  As described above, the air conditioner 1 according to the present embodiment determines the emotion strength of the air conditioner 1 according to the degree of deviation between the measured time value and the expected achievement time value, A voice message that fulfills the condition according to the strength of emotion is output. Thereby, the variation of a condition achievement message becomes rich, and a variation arises in communication with a user and the air conditioner 1. FIG. Therefore, the user can feel that communication with the air conditioner 1 is fun and wants to continue.

  In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the condition achievement message is selected based on the magnitude relationship between the actual measurement time value and the expected achievement time value and the degree of deviation has been described. The configuration may be such that the condition achievement message is selected only by the degree of deviation from the value. For example, when the degree of deviation between the actual measurement time value and the expected achievement time value is 20% or more, the emotion determination unit 134 determines the emotion of the air conditioner 1 as “moody” and is less than 20%. , The emotion may be set to “good mood”.

  In addition, the threshold of the degree of divergence between the value of the actual measurement time and the expected achievement time for the emotion determination unit 134 according to the present embodiment to determine the strength of emotion is an example, The threshold value is not limited to this example. The configurations of the second and third embodiments are also applicable to the sixth and seventh embodiments described later.

[Embodiment 4]
The following will describe still another embodiment of the present invention. In the first embodiment, an example in which the actual measurement time measured by the actual measurement value measuring unit 132 and the expected achievement time calculated by the predicted value calculation unit 133 are the time until the room temperature from the operation start instruction becomes the set temperature. However, it is not limited to this example. For example, the actual measurement time and the expected achievement time may be the time from when the air conditioner 1 is manufactured until the filter is replaced. In the case of this example, the expected achievement time is set when the air conditioner 1 is manufactured, and is preferably stored in a storage unit (not shown) of the air conditioner 1. When the measured value measuring unit 132 detects that it is time to replace the filter and supplies the measured time to the emotion determining unit 134, the emotion determining unit 134 reads the expected achievement time from the storage unit, and determines the magnitude relationship. Compare. When the actual measurement time is equal to or longer than the expected achievement time, that is, when the filter can be used longer than expected, the emotion of the air conditioner 1 is determined as “good feeling”. Conversely, if the actual measurement time is less than the expected achievement time, that is, if the filter can be used only for a shorter time than expected, the emotion of the air conditioner 1 is determined to be “moody”. In this example, the predicted value calculation unit 133 can be omitted from the air conditioner 1. The configuration of this embodiment can also be applied to a sixth embodiment described later.

[Embodiment 5]
The following will describe still another embodiment of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the configuration for outputting the condition achievement message as a voice has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the air conditioner 1 sends a condition achievement message to a display device in the same room as the air conditioner 1 (that is, a display device in a place where the user can check the display contents while using the air conditioner 1). It may be displayed. The display device may be integrated with the air conditioner 1 or may be a separate body. In addition, the air conditioner 1 may output the condition achievement message by voice and display the condition achievement message on the display device, or may not display the condition achievement message by voice and only display the condition achievement message on the display device. It may be.

  When the display device is separate from the air conditioner 1, the air conditioner 1 may directly transmit information for displaying the condition achievement message to the display device or via an external server or the like. You may transmit to a display apparatus.

  When the display device is separate from the air conditioner 1, the display device may be a display device such as a television set and used in the same room as the air conditioner 1, or a portable device such as a smartphone. A simple display device may be used. However, when displaying the condition achievement message on a portable display device, it is desirable to display the condition achievement message only when the display device is in the same room as the air conditioner 1. This is because the condition achievement message is a message for the user in the room where the air conditioner 1 is installed. Therefore, it is preferable that the air conditioner 1 transmits information for displaying the condition achievement message to the display device only when it is detected that a display device such as a smartphone is in the same room as the device itself. For example, the air conditioner 1 and the display device are configured to be capable of short-range wireless communication. When the air-conditioner 1 detects that short-range wireless communication with the display device is executable, Information for displaying the condition achievement message is transmitted to the display device. This configuration is an example, and the configuration for detecting that the display device is in the same room as the air conditioner 1 is not limited to this example.

  Moreover, the information which the air conditioner 1 transmits to the display device is not limited to information for displaying the condition achievement message. For example, information for displaying detailed contents of condition achievement (for example, the room temperature before the operation of the air conditioner 1, the set temperature, the time taken for the room temperature to reach the set temperature, etc.) and the emotion of the air conditioner 1 Information for display may be transmitted. The configuration of this embodiment can also be applied to other embodiments.

[Embodiment 6]
The following will describe still another embodiment of the present invention. The electrical equipment to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the air conditioner 1. For example, the present invention may be applied to an air cleaner. Specifically, when the operation control unit 131 of the air purifier to which the present invention is applied acquires an operation start instruction, the operation control unit 131 controls a sensor that measures the degree of air purification in a room in which the air purifier is installed, Start measuring the cleanliness of the room air. Then, the operating unit 17 is operated according to the measured degree of air cleanliness and a preset degree of air cleanliness.

  In addition, when the operation control unit 131 acquires the operation start instruction, the operation control unit 131 notifies the actual measurement value measurement unit 132 and the predicted value calculation unit 133 to that effect, and sets the air cleanliness acquired at the start of operation and the preset value. Outputs the degree of air cleanliness. Further, the operation control unit 131 notifies the actual measurement value measuring unit 132 and the sound output control unit 135 when the degree of cleanliness of the room air reaches a preset cleanness level.

  When receiving the notification that the operation start instruction has been acquired, the actual measurement unit 132 controls the timer and starts measuring the elapsed time (actual time) from the start of operation. When the measured value measuring unit 132 receives a notification that the degree of cleanliness of the room air has reached a preset degree of cleanliness, the measured value measurement unit 132 ends the measurement of the elapsed time and specifies the measured elapsed time as the actual measurement time. . Then, the specified actual measurement time is output to the emotion determination unit 134.

  Further, the predicted value calculation unit 133 of the air purifier obtains the notification that the operation start instruction has been acquired, the air cleanliness at the start of operation, and the preset cleanness, and then the air at the start of operation The degree of cleanliness and the preset degree of cleanliness are included in the reference data request and transmitted to the data server 2, and the data server 2 is referred to the operation log, so that the degree of cleanliness of air at the start of operation and the preset cleanliness of air Reference data that is operation information including the degree is acquired. The operation log 23 according to the present embodiment includes information on the date and time when the instruction is acquired, information on the degree of air cleanliness at the time of instruction acquisition, information on a preset target value for the degree of air cleanliness, and actual measurement measurement The information of the actual measurement time specified by the unit 132 is stored.

  The predicted value calculation unit 133 calculates the expected achievement time using the acquired reference data, and outputs the calculated expected achievement time to the emotion determination unit 134. Note that the calculation of the expected achievement time is the same as that in the first embodiment, and a description thereof is omitted here. Further, the subsequent processing is the same as that of the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted here.

[Embodiment 7]
The following will describe still another embodiment of the present invention. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

  The present invention may be applied to a refrigerator. Specifically, when the measured value measurement unit 132 of the refrigerator to which the present invention is applied acquires information indicating that the door of the refrigerator is opened, the timer is controlled to measure the time during which the door is opened (actual time). To do. Then, when the door is closed, the actual measurement value measuring unit 132 specifies the actual measurement time at that time. Then, the specified actual measurement time is output to the emotion determination unit 134.

  When the emotion determination unit 134 acquires the actual measurement time, the emotion determination unit 134 reads the expected time of the time when the user opens the door, which is stored in the storage unit (not shown) of the refrigerator, and compares the actual measurement time with the expected time. To identify the magnitude relationship between these values. Since the subsequent processing is the same as that of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted here.

  In addition, the object compared with expectation is not limited to the time when the door of a refrigerator is open. For example, you may compare the frequency | count that the door of the refrigerator opened in the predetermined time with the preset expected frequency | count.

  Moreover, the electric equipment to which this invention is applied is not limited to the example of each embodiment mentioned above. Examples of other electric devices include a vacuum cleaner and a washing machine.

[Embodiment 8]
In the first embodiment, the example in which the operation log 23 and the audio data 24 are stored in the data server 2 has been described. However, the operation log 23 and the audio data 24 may be stored in a storage unit (not shown) of the air conditioner 1. Good. Further, the operation log 23 and the audio data 24 may be stored in different servers. In the case of this example, each server may be managed by the same business operator, or may be managed by different business operators. Note that the configuration described in this embodiment is also applicable to the second and third embodiments.

[Embodiment 9]
Each block of the air conditioner 1 and the data server 2 may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit). May be. In the latter case, each of the air conditioner 1 and the data server 2 can be configured using a computer (electronic computer) as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a computer 910 that can be used as the air conditioner 1 and the data server 2. The computer 910 includes an arithmetic device 912, a main storage device 913, an auxiliary storage device 914, an input / output interface 915, and a communication interface 916 that are connected to each other via a bus 911. The arithmetic device 912, the main storage device 913, and the auxiliary storage device 914 may be, for example, a CPU, a random access memory (RAM), and a hard disk drive, respectively. Connected to the input / output interface 915 are an input device 920 for the user to input various information to the computer 910 and an output device 930 for the computer 910 to output various information to the user. The input device 920 and the output device 930 may be incorporated in the computer 910 or may be connected (externally attached) to the computer 910. For example, the input device 920 may be a keyboard, a mouse, a touch sensor, or the like, and the output device 930 may be a display, a printer, a speaker, or the like. In addition, a device having both functions of the input device 920 and the output device 930, such as a touch panel in which a touch sensor and a display are integrated, may be applied. The communication interface 916 is an interface for the computer 910 to communicate with an external device.

  The auxiliary storage device 914 stores various programs for operating the computer 910 as the air conditioner 1 and the data server 2. Then, the arithmetic device 912 expands the program stored in the auxiliary storage device 914 on the main storage device 913 and executes instructions included in the program, thereby causing the computer 910 to operate the air conditioner 1 and the data server 2. It functions as each part with. Note that the recording medium for recording information such as programs provided in the auxiliary storage device 914 may be a computer-readable “non-temporary tangible medium”. For example, tape, disk, card, semiconductor memory, programmable logic, etc. It may be a circuit or the like.

  The program may be acquired from the outside of the computer 910, and in this case, may be acquired via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave). The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

[Summary]
The electric device (air conditioner 1) according to the first aspect of the present invention is an electric device including an output unit that outputs a message regarding an operation to a user, and the electric device includes the following: set conditions When the condition is satisfied, the determination unit (emotion determination unit 134) that determines whether the process that satisfies the condition is good or bad is performed according to the determination result of the determination unit. An output control unit (voice output control unit 135) that causes the output unit to output a condition achievement message indicating that the above condition is satisfied.

  According to the above configuration, since the condition achievement message in a mode corresponding to the determination result of whether the process that satisfies the condition is good or bad is output, the user satisfies that the condition is satisfied and the condition is satisfied. You can learn about the quality of the process. For example, in the air conditioner, when the room temperature reaches the set temperature, by checking a condition achievement message indicating that the set temperature has been reached, whether the time taken to reach the set temperature is greater or less than the predicted value Can know. Thereby, when the time is longer than the predicted value, the user can know that there is some problem (for example, the window is open) in the process of raising (or lowering) the room temperature. In addition, by making the aspect an emotional expression of the electric device when the electric device is anthropomorphic, the condition achievement message according to the emotion according to the determination result of whether the process satisfying the condition is good or bad Therefore, it is possible to provide variations in communication between the user and the electric device.

  The electrical device according to aspect 2 of the present invention may include the following in aspect 1, the aspect in which the output control unit outputs the condition achievement message after causing the output unit to output the condition achievement message. In the same manner, a message different from the condition achievement message is output to the output unit.

  According to the above configuration, since another message output after the condition achievement message is output is output in a manner according to the determination result, variations can be made for messages other than the condition achievement message. Can do. In addition, the emotion of the electric device is determined by determining whether the process that satisfies the condition is good or bad by using the aspect as an emotional expression of the electric device when the electric device is anthropomorphic. Can be expressed. Therefore, it is possible to cause the electric device to express emotions closer to humans.

  The electrical device according to aspect 3 of the present invention may include the following in the aspect 1 or 2; when the determination unit satisfies the condition, the determination unit acquires a measurement value indicating a state of a process that satisfies the condition Then, by comparing the measured value with a predicted value indicating a state predicted as a process that satisfies the above condition, it is determined whether the process that satisfies the above condition is good or bad.

  According to the above configuration, by comparing the measured value with the predicted value, it is determined whether the process that satisfies the condition is good or bad, so it is possible to accurately determine whether the process that satisfies the condition is good or bad. Can do. Note that the predicted value may be determined based on past measurement values. In this case, the predicted value can be an appropriate value that matches the situation at the time of measurement.

  The electric device according to aspect 4 of the present invention may include the following in the aspect 3; the output control unit is an aspect according to the degree of deviation of the measured value from the predicted value, and the condition achievement message Is output to the output unit.

  According to said structure, since a condition achievement message is output in the aspect according to the degree of deviation from the predicted value of a measured value, a further variation can be given to a condition achievement message. For example, if the emotion when an electrical device is anthropomorphic based on the magnitude relationship between the measured value and the predicted value is determined by the degree of divergence, the emotion can have variations. It is possible to make an electric device express emotions closer to humans.

  An electrical device control method according to aspect 5 of the present invention is an electrical device control method including an output unit that outputs a message regarding an operation to a user, and the electrical device control method includes the following: A determination step (step S7) for determining whether the process satisfying the condition is good or bad when the condition is satisfied by operating to satisfy the set condition, according to the determination result in the determination step In an aspect, an output control step (step S10) that causes the output unit to output a condition achievement message indicating that the condition is satisfied. The control method of the electric device according to this aspect has the same effects as the electric device according to aspect 1.

  The electric device according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the electric device is realized by the computer by operating the computer as each unit (software element) included in the electric device. A control program for an electric device and a computer-readable recording medium on which the control program is recorded also fall within the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, a new technical feature can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each embodiment.

1 Air conditioner (electric equipment)
134 Emotion determination part (determination part)
135 Audio output controller (output controller)
S7 determination step S10 output control step

Claims (5)

An electric device including an output unit that outputs a message about an operation to a user,
The electrical equipment includes:
A determination unit that determines whether a process that satisfies the condition is good or bad when the condition is satisfied by operating to satisfy the set condition;
An output control unit that causes the output unit to output a condition achievement message indicating that the condition is satisfied in a manner according to the determination result of the determination unit. The electrical device according to claim 1 includes:
The output control unit causes the output unit to output a message different from the condition achievement message in the same manner as the output of the condition achievement message after outputting the condition achievement message to the output unit. The electrical device according to claim 1 or 2 includes:
The determination unit obtains a measured value indicating a state of a process that satisfies the condition when the condition is satisfied, and compares the measured value with a predicted value indicating a state expected as a process that satisfies the condition. By doing so, it is determined whether the process satisfying the above conditions is good or bad. The electrical device according to claim 3 includes:
The output control unit causes the output unit to output the condition achievement message in a manner corresponding to the degree of deviation of the measured value from the predicted value. A method for controlling an electric device including an output unit that outputs a message about an operation to a user,
The method for controlling the electrical device includes:
A determination step for determining whether a process that satisfies the condition is good or bad when the condition is satisfied by operating to satisfy the set condition;
An output control step for causing the output unit to output a condition achievement message indicating that the condition is satisfied in a manner corresponding to the determination result in the determination step;

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