JP2020125871A - Operation system and program of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an operation system or the like of an air conditioner capable of improving an air state which exerts influence on a residential environment of a residence by urging a non-resident to operate an air conditioner of a resident.SOLUTION: An operation system 1 includes: an operation unit 43 for acquiring an index representing the easiness of exert influence on an air state which exerts influence on a residential environment of a resident being a person living in a predetermined residence; a notification unit 44 for notifying a non-resident of the index in order to make a non-resident who does not live in the residence determine whether to operate an air conditioner 20 provided in the residence; and a reception unit 413 for receiving information on an instruction of operating the air conditioner 20 made from the non-resident on the basis of the index.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to an air conditioner operating system and program.

For example, elderly people and preschoolers may suffer from heat stroke caused by their inability to adapt to the body in a hot environment, and heat shock caused by heat shock in which the blood pressure and pulse fluctuate due to sudden changes in temperature in the bathroom, dressing room, etc. It is said to be easy to wake up. Further, the air condition affects not only the health condition but also the living environment.

For example, the onset risk warning system described in Patent Document 1 includes a detection unit, a communication device, a monitoring communication device, and an information processing device. The detection unit is attached to each of the bodies of the plurality of monitored persons, detects physical information, and transmits the detected physical information to the communication device. The communication device receives the physical information transmitted from the detection unit and transmits the physical information to the information processing device, which is a higher-level device. The information processing device determines the risk of developing a physical abnormality based on the physical information received from the communication device, and the determination result of the determination that the physical abnormality may occur is monitored by the monitoring communication device of the observer. Send to. The monitoring communication device outputs the determination result received from the information processing device. Here, the risk of developing a physical abnormality is the risk of developing heat stroke.

In addition, the housing system described in Patent Document 2 is connected to a temperature adjusting unit that adjusts the temperature of each part of the house, a plurality of temperature sensors that detect the temperature of each part of the house, and the temperature of each part of the house. When the risk of heat shock is judged based on the difference, it is equipped with a warning unit that controls the set temperature of the temperature adjustment unit, and when the destination in the house is accepted, it will be displayed on the route to the destination. The temperature adjustment unit is controlled so that the temperature difference at is a temperature difference that suppresses the risk of heat shock. At this time, the risk of heat shock is determined based on the physical information detected by the physical sensor that detects the physical information of the user.

JP, 2018-554, A JP, 2013-15300, A

If heat damage or heat shock causes health damage, it may become severe. When there is a risk of health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock, the occurrence of health damage can be suppressed by operating the air conditioner to adjust the indoor temperature.
However, especially in the case of elderly people, the air conditioner may not be operated because it may not be possible to perceive that the health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock is likely to occur. In this case, if the air conditioner can be operated not only by the resident who lives in the house but also by the non-resident who does not live in the house, the occurrence of health damage can be more effectively suppressed. Further, not limited to this, by operating the air conditioner from a non-resident, it can be expected to improve the state of air that can affect the living environment of the residence.
An object of the present invention is to provide an operating system for an air conditioner, which can prompt a non-resident to operate an air conditioner for a resident person and improve the air condition that affects the living environment of the residence. The purpose is to provide.

Thus, according to the present invention, with respect to the state of the air that affects the living environment of a resident person who is a person who lives in a predetermined dwelling, an acquisition unit that acquires an index indicating the susceptibility to the living, In order to let non-residents who do not live in their homes decide whether or not to operate the provided air conditioner, notification means for notifying non-residents of the indicators and the non-residents based on the indicators are used. An operating system for an air conditioner, comprising: a receiving unit that receives information related to an instruction to operate the air conditioner.

Furthermore, the index may be created in consideration of the characteristic information of the resident person. In this case, the accuracy of the index is further improved.
Furthermore, when the resident person tries to stop the air conditioner driven by the instruction of the non-resident in a state where the resident environment is likely to be affected, a warning is given to the resident person and/or the non-resident person. In addition to the above, it is possible to further include a warning means for performing a process for continuing the operation. In this case, it is possible to notify the resident that the condition in which health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock is likely to occur has not been resolved.
Further, in order to make the non-resident to judge whether or not to operate the air conditioner, it is possible to further have a notification means for notifying the non-resident of the index. In this case, it is possible to prevent the resident from suffering health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock.
Further, it is possible to further include position acquisition means for acquiring the position where the resident is present, and selection means for selecting an air conditioner to be operated from among a plurality of air conditioners according to the position. .. In this case, a more appropriate air conditioner can be operated in order to prevent the occupant from suffering health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock.

Further, according to the present invention, a reception unit that receives information regarding an instruction to operate the air conditioner of the residence made by a non-resident who does not live in the predetermined residence, and the non-resident operates according to the instruction. And an energy consumption amount used by the air conditioner and an energy consumption amount used by an occupant who is a person living in the dwelling, and an operating system of the air conditioner is provided. ..

Here, the calculating means may be configured to separately calculate the energy usage charge based on the distinguished energy usage amount. In this case, the resident person can calculate the energy usage fee that does not depend on his/her intention by using another fee system.
Further, the calculation means can calculate at least a part of the usage fee as a burden on the non-resident. In this case, it is possible to reduce the burden on the usage fee of the resident person.

Further, according to the present invention, the computer has an acquisition function for acquiring an index indicating the susceptibility to the influence of the air condition that affects the living environment of a resident person who is a person who lives in a predetermined residence. , In order to let non-residents who do not live in the residence decide whether to operate the air conditioner installed in the residence, a notification function that notifies the non-residents of the indicators and non-residents based on the indicators A program for implementing a reception function that receives information regarding an operation instruction of an air conditioner issued by a person is provided.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, the computer has a reception function for receiving information regarding an instruction to operate the air conditioner of the residence made by the non-resident who does not live in the predetermined residence, and the non-resident instructs the computer. A program is provided to realize a calculation function that separately calculates the amount of energy used by the air conditioner driven by the operation and the amount of energy used by a resident who is a person living in the house. To be done.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the operating system of an air conditioning apparatus etc. which can encourage a non-resident to operate an air conditioning apparatus of a resident person, and can improve the state of the air which affects the living environment of a residence are provided. Can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the operating system of the air conditioning apparatus in this Embodiment. It is the figure shown about the example of the outline operation of the operating system of an air harmony device. It is a block diagram showing an example of functional composition of a driving system in a 1st embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation performed by the driving system in the first embodiment. It is the figure which showed the case where the measuring device displayed the measurement result of temperature and humidity. (A)-(b) is a figure showing the data structure of environment information etc. which are preserve|saved in a memory|storage part in this embodiment. It is the figure which showed the method of calculating|requiring an index. (A)-(b) is the figure which showed the method of calculating|requiring an index. It is a figure which shows the result of notifying a non-resident. It is a block diagram showing an example of functional composition of a driving system in a 2nd embodiment. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an operation performed by the driving system in the second embodiment. It is the figure shown about the robot used by 3rd Embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of functional composition of a driving system when a robot is used.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<Explanation of the entire operation system 1 of the air conditioner>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an operating system 1 for an air-conditioning apparatus according to this embodiment.
As shown in the figure, in the operation system 1 of the present embodiment, the measurement device 10, the air conditioner 20, the mobile terminal 30, and the management server 40 are connected via the network 70, the network 80, and the access point 90. It is configured by
Although only one measuring device 10, one air conditioning device 20 and one mobile terminal 30 are shown in FIG. 1, any number may be used.

The measuring device 10 measures environmental information which is information on an environment in a predetermined residence. This environmental information is information about the environment of the house. The environmental information is, for example, temperature and humidity. Further, the environmental information may be a heat index (WBGT (wet bulb black ball temperature): Wet Bulb Globe Temperature), a discomfort index, a freezing index, or the like. The measuring device 10 is installed in a house, and can be, for example, a desk-top type placed on a desk or the like, or a wall-mounted type placed on a wall. Moreover, the number of the measuring devices 10 to be installed is not limited to one and may be plural.
A dwelling is a building in which a person can live. For example, it is a detached house or a condominium such as an apartment or an apartment. In this case, it does not matter whether it is permanent or temporary.

The air conditioner 20 is a device that adjusts the temperature and humidity of the air in the house. The form is not particularly limited as long as it has a function of adjusting the temperature and humidity of the air in the house. For example, the air conditioner 20 has, so to speak, a cooling function and a heating function, and the temperature and humidity of the air are adjusted by using this function. The air conditioner 20 is, for example, an air conditioner (air conditioner). When the air conditioner 20 is an air conditioner, it can perform both cooling and heating. The air conditioner 20 is, for example, an electric stove or electric carpet having a heater. Further, the air conditioner 20 may include a heating appliance such as an oil heating device or a gas stove that burns fossil fuel such as kerosene or gas. In addition, the air conditioner 20 may have a humidifying function or a dehumidifying function in order to adjust the humidity.

The mobile terminal 30 is, for example, a mobile terminal such as a mobile computer, a mobile phone, a smartphone, or a tablet. The mobile terminal 30 connects to the access point 90 to perform wireless communication. Then, the mobile terminal 30 connects to the network 70 that performs wired communication via the access point 90. The mobile terminal 30, which will be described in detail later, is a mobile terminal owned by a person other than the resident person who lives in the house. Hereinafter, this person may be referred to as a "non-resident".

The management server 40 is a server computer that manages the entire operation system 1. As will be described later in detail, the management server 40 receives the environment information from the measuring device 10 and stores the received environment information. Further, the management server 40 determines the likelihood of health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock to the resident from the environmental information and information about the health condition of the resident.

The mobile terminal 30 and the management server 40 include a CPU that is a calculation unit, a main memory that is a storage unit, and a storage such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). Here, the CPU executes various software such as an OS (basic software) and an application program (application software). Further, the main memory is a storage area for storing various software and data used for execution thereof, and the storage is a storage area for storing input data to the various software, output data from the various software, and the like.
Furthermore, the measurement device 10, the air conditioning device 20, the mobile terminal 30, and the management server 40 include a communication interface (hereinafter, referred to as “communication I/F”) for performing communication with the outside, a video memory, a display, and the like. And a display mechanism composed of an input button, a touch panel, a keyboard, and the like.

The network 70 is a communication means used for information communication among the measurement device 10, the air conditioning device 20, the mobile terminal 30, and the management server 40, and is, for example, the Internet.

Similarly to the network 70, the network 80 is a communication unit used for information communication among the measurement device 10, the air conditioning device 20, the mobile terminal 30, and the management server 40, and is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network).

The access point 90 is a device that performs wireless communication with a network 70 that performs wired communication using a wireless communication line. The access point 90 mediates transmission/reception of information among the measuring device 10, the air conditioning device 20, the mobile terminal 30, and the network 70.
As the types of wireless communication lines, mobile phone lines, PHS (Personal Handy-phone System) lines, Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), Bluetooth (registered trademark), ZigBee, UWB (Ultra Wideband) lines can be used. Is.

<Schematic Description of Operation of Air Conditioner Operating System 1>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic operation of the operation system 1 of the air conditioner.
First, the measuring device 10 measures environmental information such as temperature and humidity in a predetermined residence (1A).
Next, the measuring apparatus 10 transmits the measured environmental information to the management server 40 via the access point 90, the network 70, and the network 80 (1B).

The management server 40 stores the transmitted environment information in the HDD or the like (1C).
Further, the management server 40 acquires information about the characteristics of the resident person who is the person who lives in the residence from the HDD or the like (1D). The information regarding the characteristics of the resident person will be described later in detail, but includes information such as age, sex, medical history, and medical examination result. Note that hereinafter, the information regarding the characteristics of the resident person may be referred to as “characteristic information”. The characteristic information is provided in advance and stored in the management server 40, for example.

Next, the management server 40 obtains an index indicating the likelihood of health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock from the characteristic information and the environmental information (1E).
Then, the management server 40 transmits this index to the non-resident mobile terminal 30 which is a person who does not live in the house (1F). As will be described later in detail, the non-resident is, for example, a relative of the resident and is a child or a parent of the resident.
The non-resident who has transmitted the index determines whether or not it is necessary to operate the air conditioner 20 in the house in which the resident lives. When it is determined that the operation is required, the management server 40 is instructed to operate the air conditioner 20 (1G).

The management server 40 that has received the instruction remotely operates the air conditioning apparatus 20, and as a result, the air conditioning apparatus 20 starts the operation of cooling or heating (1H).

<Detailed Description of Functional Configuration and Operation of Air Conditioner Operation System 1>
[First Embodiment]
Next, a detailed functional configuration and operation of the operation system 1 of the air-conditioning apparatus of this embodiment will be described.
Here, first, a first embodiment of the driving system 1 will be described. In the first embodiment, environmental information is sent from the measuring device 10. Then, a case will be described in which the management server 40 calculates an index indicating the likelihood of health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock, and further notifies the non-resident based on the index.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the driving system 1 in the first embodiment.
Here, among various functions of the driving system 1, those related to the present embodiment are selected and shown.
In the operating system 1, the measuring device 10 includes an environment measuring unit 11 that measures environmental information of a house, a display unit 12 that displays a measurement result of air quality, and a transmitting/receiving unit 13 that transmits and receives information to and from the management server 40. Have.

The environment measuring unit 11 measures, for example, temperature and humidity as environment information around the measuring device 10. Temperature and humidity can be determined using existing thermometers and hygrometers, respectively.
The environment measuring unit 11 performs measurement at predetermined time intervals. This time interval is, for example, every 10 minutes. Further, the environment measuring unit 11 may acquire the temperature and the humidity at every predetermined time interval, instead of the method at every predetermined time interval. That is, the temperature and humidity are constantly measured, and the temperature and humidity information is acquired, for example, every 10 minutes. Note that the time intervals do not necessarily have to be equal intervals, and for example, a method of shortening the time interval in the daytime zone and lengthening the time interval in the nighttime zone may be used.

The display unit 12 displays the temperature and humidity measured by the environment measuring unit 11. Specifically, the measured temperature and humidity are displayed. The display unit 12 is, for example, a liquid crystal panel built in the measuring device 10.

The transmission/reception unit 13 is, for example, a communication I/F. The transmission/reception unit 13 communicates with the management server 40 and exchanges predetermined information. In this case, the predetermined information includes information on the temperature and humidity measured by the environment measuring unit 11. In addition, the information on the date and time when the measurement is performed, the unique ID of the measuring device 10, and the like are included.

The air conditioner 20 includes a transmitting/receiving unit 21, a driving unit 22 that drives the device itself, and an output unit 23 that notifies the resident.
The transmission/reception unit 21 is, for example, a communication I/F similar to the transmission/reception unit 13, and transmits/receives information to/from the management server 40 via the access point 90, the network 70, and the network 80.
The operation unit 22 is a functional unit that operates a cooling function, a heating function, a dehumidifying function, a humidifying function, and the like that the device itself has, and includes, for example, a mechanical structure unit including devices such as a heat exchanger and a compressor that circulates a refrigerant. .. It also includes a control unit that controls these devices.
The output unit 23 notifies the resident person. The notification is given by, for example, a voice or a warning sound. In this case, the output unit 23 is, for example, a speaker. In addition, this notification informs the resident that the health hazard due to heat stroke or heat shock may occur. Note that the notification is not limited to voice, and the notification may be given by displaying on a display or the like, blinking of light, or the like.

The mobile terminal 30 includes a transmitting/receiving unit 31, a display unit 32 that displays an image, and an input unit 33 that inputs information.

The transmission/reception unit 31 is, for example, a communication I/F, and transmits/receives information to/from the management server 40 via the access point 90, the network 70, and the network 80.

The display unit 32 is, for example, a touch panel. In this case, the display unit 32 includes a display that displays various kinds of information and a position detection sheet that detects a position touched by a finger, a stylus pen, or the like. As a means for detecting the contacted position, any method such as a resistance film method that detects based on pressure due to contact or a capacitance method that detects based on static electricity of the contacted object is used. Good.

The input unit 33 is, for example, the touch panel described above. That is, in this case, the touch panel has the functions of both the display unit 32 and the input unit 33. Further, the input unit 33 may be composed of a keyboard, a mouse, or the like.

The management server 40 includes a transmission/reception unit 41 that communicates with the outside, a storage unit 42 that stores predetermined information, a calculation unit 43 that obtains an index that indicates the likelihood of health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock, and a non-resident. It has a notification unit 44 for notifying a person or the like and a charge calculation unit 45 for calculating an energy usage charge.

The transmission/reception unit 41 is, for example, a communication I/F, communicates with the measurement device 10, the air conditioning device 20, and the mobile terminal 30, and exchanges predetermined information. Further, the transmission/reception unit 41 includes an environment information acquisition unit 411, a characteristic information acquisition unit 412, and a reception unit 413 that receives an instruction to drive the air conditioning apparatus 20 from the non-resident mobile terminal 30.
The environmental information acquisition unit 411 acquires environmental information that is information on the environment of a predetermined residence. The environmental information is accumulated every time the measuring device 10 transmits temperature, humidity and the like.
In addition, the characteristic information acquisition unit 412 acquires characteristic information regarding the characteristics of the resident person who is a person who lives in the residence. The characteristic information includes information that is measured and registered in advance. Specifically, it is the age, sex, medical history, medical examination result, smoking status, etc. of the resident person. Further, the characteristic information may be information that can be sensed by a sensor such as a heart rate monitor or a blood pressure monitor attached to an occupant or an instrument. In the following description, a case will be described in which the characteristic information is information that is measured and registered in advance.
The reception unit 413 is an example of a reception unit, and receives information regarding an operation instruction of the air conditioning apparatus 20 made by a non-resident who does not live in a predetermined residence, based on an index described below. That is, the reception unit 413 receives an instruction to drive the air conditioning apparatus 20 in the residence of the resident from the non-resident mobile terminal 30, remotely operates the air conditioning apparatus 20, and starts driving.

The storage unit 42 stores the environment information and the characteristic information acquired by the transmitting/receiving unit 41. The storage unit 42 stores the unique ID of the measuring device 10 in association with the characteristic information. Thereby, the resident person can be specified based on the unique ID of the measuring device 10. In addition, the contact information of the non-resident mentioned above is also stored. This contact information is an email address, a telephone number, or the like.

The calculation unit 43 is an example of an acquisition unit, and acquires an index indicating the susceptibility to the air condition that affects the living environment of the occupant. Here, based on the environmental information and the characteristic information, an index indicating the likelihood of health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock that may occur in the resident is acquired.
This index can be obtained by converting the environmental information and the characteristic information into parameters and substituting the parameters into an arithmetic expression prepared in advance. Further, as will be described later in detail, it can be obtained by using a LUT (Lookup Table) that associates the environmental information and the characteristic information with the index. The calculation formula and the LUT can be obtained by preparing two types, for example, one for obtaining an index for heat stroke and one for obtaining an index for health damage due to heat shock. However, it is also possible to combine them into one type.

The notification unit 44 is an example of a notification unit, and the index obtained by the calculation unit 43 is used by the non-resident to allow the non-resident to determine whether or not to operate the air conditioner 20 provided in the residence. Notify the mobile terminal 30. In addition, the notification unit 44 is an example of a warning unit, and when the resident person tries to stop the air conditioner 20 driven by being instructed by the non-resident in a state in which the living environment is likely to be affected, , Warns the resident person and/or the non-resident person, and performs processing for continuing driving. In this case, the state that easily affects the living environment is a state in which health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock is likely to occur. The non-resident is a person who is related to the resident person, and is registered in advance and stored in the storage unit 42. The non-resident is, for example, a relative of the resident, and is a child or parent of the resident. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a security company.

The charge calculation unit 45 is an example of calculation means, and the amount of energy used by the air-conditioning apparatus 20 driven by the instruction of the non-resident and the amount of energy used by the resident person who lives in the house. The amount is calculated separately.

Next, an example of the operation performed by the driving system 1 of the present embodiment will be described in more detail.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation performed by the driving system 1 in the first embodiment.
In the present embodiment, first, the characteristic information acquisition unit 412 of the management server 40 acquires characteristic information in advance (step 101). The characteristic information is stored in the storage unit 42 (step 102).
Then, the environment measuring unit 11 of the measuring device 10 measures temperature and humidity as environment information (step 103). Then, the result is displayed on the display unit 12 (step 104).

Next, the transmission/reception unit 13 determines whether it is time to transmit the environment information to the management server 40 (step 105). This time is set for each predetermined time, such as every 10 minutes.
Then, when it is not the time to transmit (No in step 105), the process returns to step 103.
On the other hand, when it is time to transmit (Yes in step 105), the transmission/reception unit 13 transmits the temperature and humidity as environment information to the management server 40 (step 106). At this time, the transmitting/receiving unit 13 also transmits the information on the date and time when the measurement was performed and the information on the unique ID of the measuring device 10.

FIG. 5: is the figure which showed the case where the measuring device 10 displayed the measurement result of temperature and humidity.
The illustrated measuring device 10 includes a detecting unit 110 corresponding to the environment measuring unit 11, a display 120 corresponding to the display unit 12, and a communication antenna 130 corresponding to the transmitting/receiving unit 13. Here, an example is shown in which the measurement results of temperature and humidity are displayed on the display 120. By displaying the measurement result on the display 120, the measuring device 10 can be used as a normal thermometer and a hygrometer. That is, the resident person can grasp the current temperature and humidity in real time by looking at the display 120.
The function of displaying the measurement result on the display unit 12 is not always necessary. That is, although the temperature and humidity are measured, it is not always necessary to display the measurement result. In this case, the display unit 12 is unnecessary and may be omitted.

Returning to FIG. 4, in the management server 40, the environment information acquisition unit 411 of the transmission/reception unit 41 receives the environment information, the information of the date and time when the measurement was performed, and the information of the unique ID of the measuring device 10 (step 107). Then, the storage unit 42 collectively stores these pieces of information (step 108).

FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams showing the data structure of environment information and the like stored in the storage unit 42 in the present embodiment.
Of these, FIG. 6A is a list in which the unique ID of the measuring device 10 (described as a measuring device ID in the drawing), the characteristic information of the resident, and the contact information of the non-resident are associated with each other. Here, a case is shown in which the characteristic information is age, sex, medical history, examination result, and whether or not smoking is performed. A medical history is a disease or surgery that has been or has been treated. In addition, in the medical examination result, if there is an item that needs reexamination in the medical examination, this item is described.
In addition, the contact information for non-residents is shown as an email address.
In addition, FIG. 6B is a list in which environmental information including temperature and humidity measured by one measuring device 10 and measurement date and time that is the date and time when the measurement is performed are associated with each other. Here, the measuring apparatus 10 has shown having transmitted temperature and humidity every 10 minutes. This data is collected in time series for each measuring device ID and sequentially stored and accumulated in the storage unit 42. However, it may be deleted after a certain period of time. For example, the data may be sequentially deleted after one month has elapsed from the measurement.

Returning to FIG. 4, next, the calculation unit 43 obtains an index indicating the likelihood of health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock (step 109).
FIG. 7 and FIGS. 8A to 8B are diagrams showing a method of obtaining an index.
Of these, FIG. 7 shows an example of a LUT (Lookup Table) in which environment information and characteristic information are associated with indexes. This LUT obtains an index from three parameters of temperature, humidity, and characteristic information. In this LUT, a predetermined delimiter is provided for each parameter. In this case, the temperature is in the range of −10° C. to 40° C. in every 5 degrees, and the humidity is in the range of 0% to 100% in every 10%. Moreover, the characteristic information is digitized by a predetermined method. Here, consider the score corresponding to the characteristic information. A value of 0 point or more and 100 points or less is set as the score. This score is obtained by digitizing characteristic information and totaling the characteristic information. For example, 10 points are added each time there is one medical history. In addition, 10 points are added for each item that needs re-examination in the examination result. Furthermore, 10 points will be added for residents who smoke. If the result of the addition is more than 100 points, 100 points are left as it is. Then, in the LUT, the score is divided into 10 points in the range of 0 point to 100 points.

Then, in the virtual space composed of these three parameters, grid points corresponding to the respective delimiters are set. In this case, the virtual space is a three-dimensional space, and the grid points can be represented as points in the three-dimensional space. Then, the above indexes are associated with the respective grid points. The grid points are set, for example, as 11 grid points divided into 10 with respect to one parameter such as temperature. If the number of divisions is increased, the total number of grid points becomes enormous. Therefore, in this embodiment, the number of divisions is, for example, 10. In the case of 10 divisions, the total number of grid points is 11 ³ =1331.

FIG. 8A is a conceptual diagram of grid points in the virtual space. Here, one grid point is shown as an example, and the grid point K for temperature is 30° C., humidity is 50%, and characteristic information is 40 points.
As described above, the grid points are set at equal intervals, but there are cases where it is desired to find an index that does not match this grid point. When the temperature is set in the range of −10° C. to 40° C. at intervals of 5 degrees, there are lattice points corresponding to 25° C. and 30° C., but there is no lattice point corresponding to 28° C., for example. Therefore, in this case, an index is obtained by performing interpolation.

FIG. 8B is a diagram showing a method of obtaining an index by performing interpolation.
In the figure, a point S represents the position where the index is to be obtained in the virtual space. Further, K1 to K8 represent eight grid points around the point S. Then, the calculation unit 43 interpolates and obtains the index at the point S based on the indexes at the grid points K1 to K8.
Specifically, for example, the Euclidean distance between the point S and the grid points K1 to K8 in the virtual space is calculated. Then, according to each Euclidean distance, the weighted average is obtained using the indices at the grid points K1 to K8. In this case, the weight used for performing the weighted average becomes larger as the Euclidean distance is closer, and becomes smaller as the Euclidean distance is farther.
As described above, in the present embodiment, the calculation unit 43 obtains the index based on the table in which the environment information and the characteristic information are associated with the index. Then, when there is no numerical value corresponding to at least one of the environmental information and the characteristic information in the table, the index is calculated by interpolating from the indexes of the adjacent numerical values.

The method of obtaining the index is not limited to the above method. For example, as described above, the index can be obtained by substituting the temperature and the humidity into an arithmetic expression prepared in advance. In addition, a temporary index is determined based on two parameters of temperature and humidity, a correction coefficient is obtained from this based on the characteristic information, and the temporary index is corrected by the correction coefficient to obtain the final index. A method of determining may be used. In this case, as the characteristic information includes more medical examination items and reexamination items in the medical examination result, the correction range by the correction coefficient increases. Alternatively, an index may be determined based on two parameters of temperature and humidity, and a threshold value described next may be changed according to the characteristic information.

Returning to FIG. 4 again, the transmitting/receiving unit 41 then transmits the obtained index to the mobile terminal 30 of the non-resident (step 110). In this case, the index may be sent each time it is requested, but a threshold is set in advance that the resident may easily cause health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock, and if the threshold is exceeded, it is sent. Good. In this case, the frequency of making a nonresident determination as described below is reduced, and the burden on the nonresident is reduced. In addition to the index, a warning message indicating that there is a risk of health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock may be transmitted to the resident person.

The non-resident who has received the indicator determines whether or not to drive the air conditioner 20 of the residence in which the occupant lives, by looking at the indicator displayed on the display unit 32 of the mobile terminal 30 (step). 111).
Then, when the air conditioner 20 is not operated (No in step 111), the series of processes ends.
On the other hand, when operating the air conditioner 20 (Yes in step 111), the input unit 33 of the mobile terminal 30 is operated to operate the air conditioner 20 with respect to the management server 40 via the transmitting/receiving unit 31. An instruction to that effect is given (step 112).

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a result of notifying a non-resident.
In the figure, when the resident person is at risk of heat stroke, the above notification has arrived by e-mail to the mobile terminal 30 carried by the non-resident. In this case, on the display 210 of the mobile terminal 30, the subject 211 indicates that the e-mail of “heat stroke information” has arrived. And, as the text 212, the text of "There is a possibility that heat stroke will occur like △△△ of mother like ○○○. Heat stroke index is □□. Do you operate the air conditioner?" To be done. This heat stroke index corresponds to the above index. As a result, it is possible to notify a predetermined non-resident that the resident may suffer health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock. Then, the non-resident presses the driving button 213 when the air conditioner 20 is driven, and presses the non-driving button 214 when not operating.
It should be noted that this notification is not limited to the notification by e-mail, and the notification may be performed by a dedicated application operating on the mobile terminal 30, for example.

Returning to FIG. 4, when the reception unit 413 of the management server 40 receives the instruction to perform the operation, the reception unit 413 issues an operation instruction to the air conditioner 20 (step 113).
As a result, in the air conditioner 20 that has received the operation instruction from the transmission/reception unit 21, the operation unit 22 starts the operation of its own device (step 114). At this time, the output unit 23 may notify the resident that the operation of the air conditioner 20 has started.
Then, when the occupant tries to stop the operation of the air conditioner 20, the operation unit 22 determines whether the operation should be stopped (step 115). This determination is made, for example, based on whether or not the condition that is likely to cause health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock has been resolved. This may be performed by the notification unit 44 of the management server 40 judging based on the index and giving an instruction to the operation unit 22, and the operation unit 22 of the air conditioner 20 receives the index from the management server 40. Alternatively, the operation unit 22 may refer to the index. When the driving unit 22 makes this determination, it can be considered that the driving unit 22 is a warning unit that gives a warning.
And when it is canceled (Yes in step 115), the operation part 22 stops the operation of the air conditioner 20 (step 116).
On the other hand, when not canceled (No in step 115), the operation unit 22 does not stop the operation of the air conditioner 20, and the output unit 23 warns the resident that the operation should not be stopped. (Step 117). The warning can be issued not only to the resident but also to the non-resident.

That is, the resident person may dislike the burden of the energy usage fee such as electricity and may try to stop the operation of the air conditioner 20. However, if the condition that is likely to cause health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock has not been resolved, driving should be continued and the resident is warned to that effect.
In addition, in the present embodiment, a warning is given, and the notification unit 44 and the driving unit 22 perform a process for continuing the driving. In the above-mentioned example, the process of not stopping the operation of the air conditioning apparatus 20 is performed. In addition, as this process, even if the resident stops driving, the non-resident who receives the warning may receive the process for restarting the driving. Further, in a state where heat stroke or heat shock is likely to cause a health hazard, the driving may be stopped only by the non-resident who has instructed the driving.

Further, in the present embodiment, the charge calculation unit 45 distinguishes the energy usage amount used by the air conditioner 20 driven by the instruction from the non-resident from the energy usage amount used by the resident person. Calculate (step 118). In reality, the charge calculation unit 45 distinguishes and calculates the energy usage charge based on the distinguished energy usage amount. Specifically, for example, the fee calculation unit 45 calculates at least a part of the usage fee as a burden on the non-resident. The charge calculation unit 45 may calculate all the usage charges as a burden on the non-resident. The energy usage is the usage of energy used to operate the air conditioner 20, for example, the usage of electricity or gas. The energy usage fee is a usage fee that is generated when the energy is used, and is, for example, an electricity fee or a gas fee.
This reduces the case where the resident dislikes the burden of the energy usage fee and tries to stop the operation of the air conditioner 20. Therefore, the risk that the resident may cause health problems due to heat stroke or heat shock is reduced.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the driving system 1 will be described. In the second embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, a case will be described in which the position of a resident person is detected and the management server 40 operates the air conditioning apparatus 20 according to this position.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the driving system 1 according to the second embodiment.
The operating system 1 shown in FIG. 10 is different from the operating system 1 shown in FIG. 3 in that an imaging unit 14 is added to the measuring device 10. Further, the management server 40 is different in that a position acquisition unit 46 that acquires the position of a resident person and a selection unit 47 that selects the air conditioner 20 to be driven are added. The other parts are the same as those of the driving system 1 shown in FIG.

The image capturing unit 14 is a camera installed in the residence of the resident and capturing the image of the resident. It is not necessary that the number of cameras is one, and it is preferable that a plurality of cameras be installed so that the inside of the house can be photographed as much as possible. The photographing range of the camera is not limited to indoors, and may be outdoors such as a veranda or a garden.
The image capturing unit 14 includes an optical system that converges an image of a subject to be captured, and an image sensor that detects the image converged by the optical system.
The optical system is configured by a single lens or a combination of a plurality of lenses. For example, a twin lens in which two hemispherical lenses are used and their spherical surfaces are face-to-face combined is used. Various unnecessary aberrations are properly removed by the combination of lenses and the coating applied to the lens surface. The image sensor is configured by arranging image pickup devices such as CCD (Charge Coupled Device) and CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor).

The position acquisition unit 46 is an example of a position acquisition unit, and acquires the position where the resident is present based on the image of the imaging unit 14. The position where the resident person is present can be obtained by, for example, image analysis or the like based on the image of the image capturing unit 14 to determine whether or not the resident person is photographed. The position where the resident person exists may be obtained by the image capturing unit 14 or the position acquisition unit 46. When the image capturing unit 14 performs the position acquisition, the position acquisition unit 46 only acquires the position from the image capturing unit 14.

The selection unit 47 is an example of a selection unit, and selects the air conditioner 20 to be operated from among the plurality of air conditioners 20 according to the position of the occupant. That is, in this case, a plurality of air conditioners 20 are installed in the house, and the selection unit 47 selects the air conditioner 20 installed near the position of the occupant. Then, the selected air conditioner 20 operates.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating the operation performed by the driving system 1 in the second embodiment.
Since steps 201 to 204 are the same as steps 101 to 104 in FIG. 4, their description will be omitted.
After step 205, the image capturing unit 14 captures an image and acquires an image (step 205).
Next, the transmission/reception unit 13 determines whether it is time to transmit the environment information to the management server 40 (step 206). Then, when it is not the time to transmit (No in step 206), the process returns to step 203.
On the other hand, when it is time to transmit (Yes in step 206), the transmitter/receiver 13 transmits the temperature and humidity as environment information to the management server 40 (step 207). At this time, the transmitting/receiving unit 13 also transmits the captured image, the information on the date and time when the measurement was performed, and the information on the unique ID of the measuring apparatus 10.

In the management server 40, the environment information acquisition unit 411 of the transmission/reception unit 41 receives the environment information, the captured image, the date and time of the measurement, and the unique ID information of the measuring device 10 (step 208). Then, as described in FIG. 6, the storage unit 42 collectively stores these pieces of information (step 209).
Since the following steps 210 to 213 are the same as steps 109 to 112 in FIG. 4, description thereof will be omitted.
After step 214, the position acquisition unit 46 acquires the position of the resident (step 214). Further, the selection unit 47 selects the air conditioner 20 to be driven from the plurality of air conditioners 20 according to the position of the occupant (step 215). Further, for example, health damage due to heat shock occurs due to a rapid temperature change. When there is a resident person in a space where the temperature difference is large and the temperature is low compared to the living room space (living room, etc.), the selection unit 47 determines that the resident person exists in a place where health damage due to heat shock can occur, The air conditioner 20 is selected, but if it does not exist, it may be determined that the air conditioner 20 does not exist in a place where health damage due to heat shock may occur, and the air conditioner 20 may not be selected.
Then, the transmission/reception unit 41 of the management server 40 gives an operation instruction to the selected air conditioner 20 (step 216).
Since the following steps 217 to 221 are the same as steps 114 to 118 in FIG. 4, description thereof will be omitted.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the driving system 1 will be described. In the third embodiment, the functions of both the measuring device 10 and the management server 40 are performed by using a robot placed in a house.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a robot 300 used in the third embodiment. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the driving system 1 when the robot 300 is used.
The robot 300 shown in FIG. 12 may be a mobile type having a function of moving by walking or the like, or may be a non-mobile type that does not move.
The robot 300 has the same function as the measuring device 10 shown in FIG. That is, the detection unit 310 corresponding to the environment measuring unit 11 and the display 320 corresponding to the display unit 12 are provided. The transceiver 13 is integrated with the transceiver 41. Then, here, an example is shown in which the measurement results of the temperature and the humidity are displayed on the display 320.
Further, the robot 300 has a communication antenna 330 corresponding to the transmission/reception unit 41, a storage unit 42, a calculation unit 43, a notification unit 44, and a control unit 340 corresponding to the charge calculation unit 45.
The robot 300 can perform the same thing as in the first embodiment.

According to the embodiment described in detail above, by transmitting the index indicating the likelihood of health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock to the non-resident, the non-resident can operate the air conditioner 20 of the resident person. Can encourage you to do. As a result, even if the resident person is an elderly person who is hard to be aware of heat or cold, or if the resident person is a preschooler who cannot operate the air conditioner 20, the air conditioner 20 is driven. be able to.
Further, when a non-resident gives an instruction to operate the air conditioner 20, the energy usage amount is calculated separately, and the energy usage charge is calculated using a charge system different from the normal charge system. In the case of the present embodiment, at least part of the usage fee is borne by the non-resident. Therefore, it is possible for the occupant to stop the operation of the air conditioning apparatus 20 because the resident may fear that the usage fee will be high. Further, in this case, the non-resident can also operate the air conditioning apparatus 20 while reducing the usage fee charged by the resident, and the non-resident is motivated to operate the air conditioning apparatus 20 of the resident. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to encourage the non-resident to drive the air conditioner 20.
As a result, it is possible to suppress the health damage of the resident due to heat stroke and heat shock.

According to the embodiment described in detail above, the management server 40 acquires an index indicating the likelihood of health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock, and a non-resident operates the air conditioner 20 based on this index. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the management server 40 acquires not only the health damage due to heat stroke and heat shock but also the air condition that affects the living environment of the occupant, and acquires an index indicating the susceptibility to this effect, and based on this index. Then, a non-resident may operate the air conditioner 20.
Specifically, the management server 40 may acquire an index indicating the degree of air dryness and cause the air conditioning apparatus 20 to perform humidification based on this index. This index is, for example, humidity or the amount of water in the air. In addition, the management server 40 may acquire an index indicating the concentration of pollen in the air, and based on this index, the air conditioner 20 may remove the pollen and clean the air. This index is, for example, the number of pollens per 1 cm ^{3 of} air. Further, the management server 40 may acquire an index representing an odor in the air, and based on this index, the air conditioner 20 may remove the odor to clean the air. The index is, for example, the concentration of a chemical substance that is a source of odor in the air. As a result, the resident person can live more comfortably.

In the embodiment described in detail above, in the operation system 1, the measurement device 10, the air conditioning device 20, the mobile terminal 30, and the management server 40 are connected via the network 70, the network 80, and the access point 90. However, the management server 40 alone can be treated as an operating system.
Further, in the above-described example, the grid points K illustrated in FIG. 8 are divided and set at equal intervals for one parameter, but they are not necessarily equal intervals. For example, with respect to temperature, a method may be adopted in which the interval between the breaks is reduced at 25° C. or higher at which heat stroke easily occurs, and the interval between the breaks is increased in other temperature ranges.
Furthermore, in the above-mentioned example, the index was calculated as a numerical value, but the index is 〇 (there is little risk of causing health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock), Δ (the risk of causing health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock). It may be expressed by symbols such as (somewhat) or × (there is a high risk of health damage due to heat stroke or heat shock).
Furthermore, in the above-described example, the index is created by considering the characteristic information of the resident person, but it may be created only by the environment information without considering the characteristic information.
Furthermore, in the third embodiment, the robot 100 has the functions of both the measuring device 10 and the management server 40, but has only the function of the management server 40 and receives environmental information from the measuring device 10. It may be a method.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the management server 40 acquires the temperature and humidity of the residence of the resident person from the measurement device 10 and calculates the index, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, information such as temperature, humidity, weather, dry warning, pollen scattering information and the like may be acquired from the weather information, and the index may be calculated based on this.

<Explanation of program>
Here, the processing performed by the management server 40 according to the present embodiment described above is prepared as a program such as application software. Then, this processing is realized by the cooperation of software and hardware resources. That is, a CPU (not shown) inside the computer provided in the management server 40 executes a program that realizes each function described above, and realizes each function.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the processing performed by the management server 40 is likely to affect the computer regarding the air condition that affects the living environment of a resident person who is a person who lives in a predetermined residence. The non-resident is notified of the index in order to allow the non-resident who does not live in the residence to determine whether to operate the air conditioner 20 installed in the residence and the acquisition function of acquiring the index. It can also be regarded as a program for realizing the notification function and the reception function that receives information regarding an operation instruction of the air conditioner 20 issued from a non-resident based on the index.
In addition, in the present embodiment, the processing performed by the management server 40 is a reception that the computer receives information regarding an operation instruction of the air conditioner 20 of the residence made by a non-resident who does not live in the predetermined residence. Calculation function for calculating the function, the energy usage amount used by the air conditioner 20 driven by the instruction of the non-resident, and the energy usage amount used by the resident person who is a person living in the residence. It can also be understood as a program for realizing.

It should be noted that the program for realizing the present embodiment can be provided not only by communication means but also by being stored in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM.

Although the present embodiment has been described above, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiment. It is apparent from the scope of the claims that the various modifications and improvements made to the above embodiment are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Operating system, 10... Measuring device, 20... Air conditioner, 30... Portable terminal, 40... Management server, 41... Transmitting/receiving unit, 42... Storage unit, 43... Calculation unit, 44... Notification unit, 45... Charge calculation Section, 46... Position acquisition section, 47... Selection section

Claims (9)

With respect to the air condition that affects the living environment of a resident person who is a person who lives in a predetermined dwelling, an acquisition unit that acquires an index indicating the susceptibility to the effect,
In order to make a non-resident who does not live in the residence decide whether to operate the air conditioner provided in the residence, a notification means for notifying the non-resident of the index,
Based on the index, a receiving unit that receives information about an instruction to drive the air conditioner made from the non-resident,
Operating system of an air conditioner having a. The operating system of the air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the index is created in consideration of characteristic information of the resident person. The resident person and/or the non-resident person when the resident person tries to stop the air conditioner driven by the instruction of the non-resident person in a state where the resident environment is likely to be affected. The operation system of the air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising a warning unit that gives a warning to the operator and performs processing for continuing the operation. Position acquisition means for acquiring the position of the resident,
According to the position, a selection unit for selecting the air conditioner to be operated from the plurality of air conditioners,
The operating system of the air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising: Receiving means for receiving information on an operation instruction of the air conditioner of the residence made by a non-resident who does not live in the predetermined residence,
Calculation means for separately calculating the amount of energy used by the air conditioner driven by the instruction of the non-resident and the amount of energy used by a resident person who is a person living in the residence. ,
Operating system of an air conditioner having a. The operating system of the air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the calculating unit calculates the energy usage fee separately based on the differentiated energy usage amount. The operating system of the air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the calculating unit calculates at least a part of the usage fee as a burden on the non-resident. On the computer,
With respect to the air condition that affects the living environment of a resident person who is a person who lives in a predetermined residence, an acquisition function that acquires an index indicating the susceptibility to the effect,
A notification function of notifying the non-resident of the index in order to allow the non-resident who does not live in the house to determine whether to operate the air conditioner provided in the house,
Based on the index, a reception function that receives information regarding an instruction to drive the air conditioner made from the non-resident,
A program to realize. On the computer,
A reception function that receives information about an operation instruction of the air conditioner of the residence made by a non-resident who does not live in a predetermined residence,
A calculation function that separately calculates an energy usage amount used by the air conditioner driven by being instructed by the non-resident and an energy usage amount used by a resident person who is a person who lives in the residence. ,
A program to realize.