JP2021034936A - Communication control device and housing system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a communication device and a housing system that improve convenience in terms of notification using voice.SOLUTION: In a housing system 1, a communication control device 10 mutually communicably connects voice input units 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e disposed in respective rooms and that collect voice information provided by voice of a user, housing apparatuses 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e disposed in the respective rooms and operable based on the voice information, and voice output units 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e disposed in the respective rooms and by which notification information for the voice information is notified by means of voice. The communication control device 10 comprises a recognition unit, a selection unit, and a notification unit. The recognition unit recognizes voice information collected by the voice input units 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e. Based on a recognition result obtained by the recognition unit, the selection unit selects voice output unit 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e by which the notification information is notified. The notification unit causes the notification information to be notified by the selected voice output unit 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Disclosure embodiments relate to communication control devices and housing systems.

Conventionally, a system for operating a housing device arranged in a house by voice information is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Further, there is known a system in which housing devices provided in each room are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via a communication control device that relays information obtained in one room to another room (for example,). See Patent Document 2).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-259941 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-125849

Based on the above system, it is conceivable to operate the housing equipment provided in each room by voice information. When operating the housing equipment provided in each room by voice information, the operation of the housing equipment is notified.

However, for example, information that is not desired to be heard by others may be notified to all rooms, and there is room for improvement in convenience.

One aspect of the embodiment is to provide a communication control device and a housing system with improved convenience regarding voice notification.

The communication control device according to one aspect of the embodiment is arranged in each room and has a voice input unit that collects voice information by the voice of the user, and a house that is placed in each room and can be operated based on the voice information. The device and the voice output unit arranged in each room and notifying the notification information for the voice information by voice are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other. The communication control device includes a recognition unit, a selection unit, and a notification unit. The recognition unit recognizes the voice information collected by the voice input unit. The selection unit selects the voice output unit that notifies the broadcast information based on the recognition result by the recognition unit. The notification unit notifies the notification information by the selected voice output unit.

The communication control device can improve the convenience of the voice notification by selecting the room in which the notification information for the voice information is notified by voice based on the voice information. For example, the communication control device can suppress the notification information that is not desired to be heard by another person from being notified by voice to a plurality of rooms, and can suppress being heard by another person.

The selection unit is characterized in that the voice output unit that notifies the broadcast information is selected based on the content of the voice information.

The communication control device can select a room in which the notification information is notified by voice according to the content of the voice information. Therefore, the communication control device can improve the convenience of the voice notification. For example, when the content of the voice information is highly urgent, the communication control device can notify all the rooms of the notification information by voice. Further, for example, when the content of the voice information is less urgent, the communication control device can notify the notification information by voice only to the room in which the voice information is collected.

The selection unit is characterized in that the voice output unit that notifies the notification information is selected based on the room information that identifies the room in which the voice input unit is arranged.

The communication control device can select a room in which the notification information is notified by voice, depending on the room in which the voice input unit in which the voice information is collected is arranged. Therefore, the communication control device can improve the convenience of the voice notification.

The selection unit is characterized in that the voice output unit that notifies the broadcast information is selected based on the speaker of the voice information.

The communication control device can select a room for notifying the notification information by voice according to the speaker of the voice information. Therefore, the communication control device can improve the convenience of the voice notification. In addition, the communication control device can improve the safety for the use of the housing equipment.

The selection unit is characterized in that the audio output unit that notifies the notification information is selected based on the presence or absence of a human body in each room.

The communication control device can notify the notification information only to the room where the person is present, and can improve the convenience of the voice notification.

The selection unit is characterized in that the audio output unit that notifies the broadcast information is selected based on the audio output setting information set by the user.

The user can freely set the room in which the notification information is notified by voice. Therefore, the communication control device can improve the convenience of the voice notification.

The housing system is characterized by including the voice input unit, the voice output unit, the housing equipment, and the communication control device.

The housing system can improve the convenience of the voice notification by selecting the room in which the notification information for the voice information is notified by voice based on the voice information. For example, the housing system can prevent others from hearing information that they do not want others to hear.

According to one aspect of the embodiment, the convenience can be improved with respect to the voice notification.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a housing system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the communication control device according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the relationship between audio output and audio input. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the notification process according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between audio output and audio input.

Hereinafter, the communication control device according to the present disclosure and the embodiment for implementing the housing system (hereinafter, referred to as “the embodiment”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that this embodiment does not limit the communication control device and the housing system according to the present disclosure. In addition, each embodiment can be appropriately combined as long as the processing contents do not contradict each other.

<Example of housing system configuration>
First, an example of the configuration of the housing system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the housing system 1 according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the housing system 1 according to the embodiment includes housing equipment 3a to 3e, microphones 4a to 4e, speakers 5a to 5e, and a communication control device 10 arranged in each room 2a to 2e of the house. To be equipped. Here, the living room 2a, the toilet 2b, the bathroom 2c, the washroom 2d, and the kitchen 2e will be described as examples of the rooms 2a to 2e. The room is not limited to the above example. In addition, housing equipment, microphones, and speakers may be provided in a plurality of rooms in the house.

In the living room 2a, a housing device 3a, a microphone 4a, and a speaker 5a are arranged. A housing device 3b, a microphone 4b, and a speaker 5b are arranged in the toilet 2b. A housing device 3c, a microphone 4c, and a speaker 5c are arranged in the bathroom 2c. In the washroom 2d, a housing device 3d, a microphone 4d, and a speaker 5d are arranged. In the kitchen 2e, a housing device 3e, a microphone 4e, and a speaker 5e are arranged.

In the following, rooms 2a to 2e may be collectively referred to as room 2, and housing equipment 3a to 3e may be collectively referred to as housing equipment 3. Further, the microphones 4a to 4e may be collectively referred to as a microphone 4, and the speakers 5a to 5e may be collectively referred to as a speaker 5.

The housing device 3 can be operated based on a voice operation by the voice of the user.

The housing equipment 3a arranged in the living room 2a is a lighting device, an AV equipment, or the like. The housing equipment 3b arranged in the toilet 2b is a lighting device, a sanitary cleaning device that injects water from a nozzle to clean a local part of the human body, and the like.

The housing equipment 3c arranged in the bathroom 2c is a lighting device, a water discharge device, a cleaning device, an air conditioning device, an AV device, a massage device, and the like. The water spouting device includes a faucet device and a water heater connected to the faucet device. The water discharge device controls the discharge stop, the water discharge temperature, the water discharge flow rate, and the like. In addition, the water discharge device has a function of automatically storing hot water in the bathtub. The cleaning device sprays detergent, water (hot water), sterilized water, etc. on the floor panel of the bathroom 2c. In addition, the cleaning device has a function of automatically cleaning the bathtub. The massage device is installed in a bathtub, for example, and generates a stream of water or bubbles in the bathtub. In addition, the massage device may have a function of flowing hot water toward the user's shoulder in the bathtub.

The housing equipment 3d arranged in the washroom 2d is a lighting device, an air conditioner, a weight scale, or the like. The housing equipment 3e arranged in the kitchen 2e is a lighting device, an IH (Induction Heating) cooking heater, or the like.

The microphone 4 is an example of a voice input unit that collects voice information based on the user's sound. The sound collected by the microphone 4 is input to the communication control device 10 as voice information. Each microphone 4 arranged in the room 2 is given an identifier that identifies each microphone 4.

For example, the microphone 4a arranged in the living room 2a and the microphone 4b arranged in the toilet 2b are given different identifiers. The voice information collected by the microphone 4 is associated with the identifier and input to the communication control device 10.

The speaker 5 is an example of a voice output unit that notifies the notification information by voice. The speaker 5 outputs voice according to the control by the communication control device 10. The speaker 5 outputs operation information of the housing device 3 with respect to the voice operation of the user as notification information. Further, the speaker 5 outputs, for example, audio from an AV device. An identifier that identifies each speaker 5 is assigned to each of the speakers 5 arranged in the room 2. For example, the speaker 5a arranged in the living room 2a and the speaker 5b arranged in the toilet 2b are given different identifiers.

The microphone 4 and the speaker 5 may be provided integrally with the housing equipment 3, or may be provided separately from the housing equipment 3.

The housing equipment 3, the microphone 4, and the speaker 5 are connected to the network by wire or wirelessly, and are connected to the communication control device 10 via the network. The housing equipment 3, the microphone 4, and the speaker 5 are connected to the communication control device 10 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

The housing device 3, the microphone 4, and the speaker 5 may be connected to the communication control device 10 via a communication device such as a router.

When the user performs a voice operation via the microphone 4, the housing device 3 is operated based on the voice operation, and the notification information corresponding to the voice operation is output from the speaker 5.

However, the user may not want others to hear the notification information corresponding to the voice operation. Therefore, the communication control device 10 according to the embodiment selects the speaker 5 for notifying the notification information for the voice operation, and decides to notify the notification information by the selected speaker 5. Hereinafter, this point will be specifically described.

<Configuration example of communication control device>
Next, a configuration example of the communication control device 10 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the communication control device 10 according to the embodiment. The communication control device 10 is a gateway and may be connected to a network such as a cloud via a communication device such as a router.

As shown in FIG. 2, the communication control device 10 according to the embodiment includes a communication unit 11, a control unit 12, and a storage unit 13.

The communication unit 11 is realized by, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like. The communication unit 11 is connected to the network by wire or wirelessly, and transmits / receives information to / from the housing equipment 3, the microphone 4, and the speaker 5.

The control unit 12 includes an acquisition unit 20, a recognition unit 21, a generation unit 22, a selection unit 23, and an instruction unit 24 (notification unit). The acquisition unit 20, the recognition unit 21, the generation unit 22, the selection unit 23, and the instruction unit 24 may be integrated or divided into a plurality of units.

The control unit 12 includes, for example, a computer having a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an input / output port, and various circuits. ..

The CPU of the computer functions as the acquisition unit 20, the recognition unit 21, the generation unit 22, the selection unit 23, and the instruction unit 24 of the control unit 12, for example, by reading and executing the control program stored in the ROM. At least one or all of the acquisition unit 20, the recognition unit 21, the generation unit 22, the selection unit 23, and the instruction unit 24 are ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), FPGA (Field Programmable Gate). It may be configured by hardware such as Array).

The storage unit 13 corresponds to, for example, a RAM or an HDD. The storage unit 13 includes an identifier storage unit 30 and a broadcast information storage unit 31.

The identifier storage unit 30 stores the identifier of the microphone 4 and the room 2 in which the microphone 4 is arranged in association with each other. That is, the identifier storage unit 30 stores the identifier of the microphone 4 in association with the room information that identifies the room 2 in which the microphone 4 is arranged. Therefore, the room in which the microphone 4 is arranged can be identified based on the identifier of the microphone 4.

Further, the identifier storage unit 30 stores the identifier of the speaker 5 and the room 2 in which the speaker 5 is arranged in association with each other. The identifier storage unit 30 stores the identifier of the speaker 5 in association with the room information that identifies the room 2 in which the speaker 5 is arranged. Therefore, the room 2 in which the speaker 5 is arranged can be identified based on the identifier of the speaker 5.

The broadcast information storage unit 31 stores the broadcast information corresponding to the voice information. The broadcast information is preset and stored based on the content of the voice information and the identifier of the microphone 4 that collects the voice information. The notification information storage unit 31 may store a program for generating notification information based on the content of the voice information and the identifier of the microphone 4 that collects the voice information.

The communication control device 10 may acquire the above-mentioned program and various information via another computer or a portable recording medium connected by a wired or wireless network. Examples of the recording medium include a hard disk (HD), a flexible disk (FD), a compact disk (CD), a magnet optical disk (MO), a memory card, and the like.

The acquisition unit 20 acquires the voice information collected by the microphone 4. In addition, the acquisition unit 20 acquires the identifier of the microphone 4 from which the voice information has been acquired.

The recognition unit 21 recognizes the acquired voice information. The recognition unit 21 is realized, for example, by executing a voice recognition application (not shown) stored in the storage unit 13 by the control unit 12. The recognition unit 21 identifies the content of the voice information by performing voice recognition processing on the voice information acquired through the microphone 4. For example, the recognition unit 21 converts the user's voice information into text data, and identifies the housing device 3 to be operated and the content of the operation based on the converted text data.

The recognition unit 21 may transmit the user's voice information to the voice recognition server via the network, and may receive the text data converted from the voice information by the voice recognition server from the voice recognition server.

Further, the recognition unit 21 identifies the room 2 in which the microphone 4 that collects the voice information is arranged, based on the identifier associated with the voice information.

The generation unit 22 generates notification information based on the recognition result by the recognition unit 21. Specifically, the generation unit 22 generates notification information based on the content of the acquired voice information. In addition, the generation unit 22 generates notification information based on the identifier of the microphone 4 that has collected the voice information. That is, the generation unit 22 generates notification information based on the room information that identifies the room 2 in which the microphone 4 that collects the voice information is arranged.

In addition, the generation unit 22 generates a control signal for controlling the housing device 3 based on the content of the acquired voice information.

The selection unit 23 selects the speaker 5 that notifies the broadcast information based on the recognition result by the recognition unit 21. Specifically, the selection unit 23 selects the speaker 5 that notifies the broadcast information based on the content of the voice information. Further, the selection unit 23 selects the speaker 5 that notifies the broadcast information based on the identifier of the microphone 4 that has collected the voice information. That is, the selection unit 23 selects the speaker 5 that notifies the broadcast information based on the room information that identifies the room 2 in which the microphone 4 that collects the voice information is arranged.

In addition, the selection unit 23 selects the speaker 5 that notifies the broadcast information by selecting the identifier of the speaker 5 that notifies the broadcast information. That is, the selection unit 23 selects the room 2 that notifies the notification information by selecting the identifier of the speaker 5 that notifies the notification information.

Further, the selection unit 23 selects the housing device 3 that outputs the control signal based on the recognition result by the recognition unit 21.

The instruction unit 24 notifies the notification information generated by the generation unit 22 by the speaker 5 selected by the selection unit 23. Specifically, the instruction unit 24 outputs the broadcast information generated by the generation unit 22 to the speaker 5 selected by the selection unit 23 via the communication unit 11. As a result, the notification information is notified to the room 2 in which the speaker 5 selected by the selection unit 23 is arranged.

Further, the instruction unit 24 outputs the control signal generated by the generation unit 22 to the housing equipment 3 selected by the selection unit 23 via the communication unit 11. As a result, the housing equipment 3 operates based on the control signal, and the housing equipment 3 is voice-operated.

<Specific example of notification information>
Next, an example of the notification information output by voice by the communication control device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the relationship between audio output and audio input.

In FIG. 3, “◯” in the “microphone arrangement room” in the voice input means that the notification information is notified by voice with respect to the voice information collected by the microphone 4 arranged in the room 2. Further, in FIG. 3, the blank of the “microphone arrangement room” in the voice input means that the notification information is not notified by voice with respect to the voice information collected by the microphone 4 arranged in the room 2.

For example, when voice information such as "clean the bathroom!" Is collected by the microphones 4a, 4d, and 4e arranged in the living room 2a, the washroom 2d, and the kitchen 2e, the communication control device 10 uses the communication control device 10. Notify the whole family that cleaning of bathroom 2c will begin. In this case, the communication control device 10 voices notification information that "cleaning the bathroom is started" from the speakers 5a to 5e arranged in the living room 2a, the toilet 2b, the bathroom 2c, the washroom 2d, and the kitchen 2e. Notify.

Further, when the voice information "Help!" Is collected by the microphone 4b arranged in the toilet 2b, the communication control device 10 notifies the whole family that an emergency situation has occurred in the toilet 2b. To do. In this case, the communication control device 10 audibly notifies the notification information "an emergency has occurred in the toilet!" From the speakers 5a to 5e arranged in the living room 2a, the toilet 2b, the bathroom 2c, the washroom 2d, and the kitchen 2e. Let me. When the voice information "Help!" Is collected by the microphone 4a arranged in the living room 2a, the communication control device 10 is used in the living room 2a, the toilet 2b, the bathroom 2c, the washroom 2d, and the kitchen 2e. From the arranged speakers 5a to 5e, the notification information "an emergency has occurred in the living room!" Is notified by voice.

In addition, when voice information such as "Strengthen the buttocks washing!" Is collected by the microphone 4b arranged in the toilet 2b, the communication control device 10 is a person other than the user who is using the toilet 2b. Notify you not to be asked. In this case, the communication control device 10 makes a voice notification of the notification information "Strengthen the buttocks cleaning" from only the speaker 5b arranged in the toilet 2b.

In addition, when the voice information such as "Play the music of XX!" Is collected by the microphone 4c arranged in the bathroom 2c, the voice information is notified to a person other than the user who is using the bathroom 2c. You don't have to. Therefore, the communication control device 10 transmits the notification information "playing the music of XX" by voice only from the speaker 5c arranged in the bathroom 2c.

As described above, the speaker 5 in which the notification information is notified by voice differs depending on the content of the voice information and the microphone 4 in which the voice information is collected. That is, the room 2 in which the notification information is notified by voice differs depending on the content of the voice information and the room 2 in which the microphone 4 in which the voice information is collected is arranged.

Further, for example, when the voice information such as "Turn off the lights in the bathroom!" Is collected by the microphone 4a arranged in the living room 2a, the speaker who uttered the voice information and the bathroom 2c are used. It suffices if the notification information is notified to the user. Therefore, the communication control device 10 makes the speaker 5a arranged in the living room 2a and the speaker 5c arranged in the bathroom 2c notify the notification information "turn off the lighting of the bathroom" by voice.

On the other hand, when the voice information "Turn off the lights in the bathroom!" Is collected by the microphone 4c arranged in the bathroom 2c, the communication control device 10 tells the whole family that the use of the bathroom 2c is finished. Notify. In this case, the communication control device 10 audibly notifies the notification information "Turn off the bathroom lights" from the speakers 5a to 5e arranged in the living room 2a, the toilet 2b, the bathroom 2c, the washroom 2d, and the kitchen 2e. Let me.

As described above, even if the contents of the voice information are the same, if the microphones 4 that collect the voice information are different, the speakers 5 to which the broadcast information is notified are different. That is, even if the voice information is the same, if the rooms 2 in which the voice information is collected are different, the rooms 2 in which the broadcast information is notified are different.

<Notification processing>
Next, the notification process executed by the communication control device 10 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the notification process according to the embodiment.

The communication control device 10 recognizes the voice information acquired via the communication unit 11 (S100). Specifically, the communication control device 10 specifies the content of voice information. Further, the communication control device 10 identifies the room 2 in which the microphone 4 that collects the voice information is arranged.

The communication control device 10 generates notification information based on the recognition result of voice information (S101), and selects a speaker 5 that notifies the notification information based on the recognition result (S102). The communication control device 10 may generate the broadcast information after selecting the speaker 5 that broadcasts the broadcast information.

The communication control device 10 outputs the broadcast information to the selected speaker 5 (S103). That is, the communication control device 10 causes the room 2 in which the selected speaker 5 is arranged to notify the notification information by voice.

<Effect>
The communication control device 10 connects the microphone 4, the housing device 3, and the speaker 5 so as to be able to communicate with each other. The microphone 4 is arranged in each room 2 and collects voice information by the voice of the user. The housing equipment 3 is arranged in each room 2 and can be operated based on voice information. The speaker 5 is arranged in each room 2 and notifies the notification information for the voice information by voice. The communication control device 10 includes a recognition unit 21, a selection unit 23, and an instruction unit 24. The recognition unit 21 recognizes the voice information collected by the microphone 4. The selection unit 23 selects the speaker 5 that notifies the broadcast information based on the recognition result by the recognition unit 21. The instruction unit 24 notifies the broadcast information by the selected speaker 5.

The communication control device 10 can improve the convenience of the voice notification by selecting the room 2 in which the notification information for the voice information is notified by voice based on the voice information. For example, the communication control device 10 can suppress that the notification information that is not desired to be heard by another person is transmitted by voice to the plurality of rooms 2 and can be suppressed from being heard by another person.

The selection unit 23 of the communication control device 10 selects the speaker 5 for notifying the broadcast information based on the content of the voice information.

As a result, the communication control device 10 can select the room 2 in which the notification information is notified by voice according to the content of the voice information. Therefore, the communication control device 10 can improve the convenience of the voice notification. For example, when the content of the voice information is highly urgent, the communication control device 10 can notify all the rooms 2 of the notification information by voice. Further, for example, when the content of the voice information is less urgent, the communication control device 10 can notify the notification information by voice only to the room 2 in which the voice information is collected.

The selection unit 23 of the communication control device 10 selects the speaker 5 that notifies the notification information by voice based on the room information that identifies the room 2 in which the microphone 4 is arranged. For example, when the voice information of the same content is collected from different rooms 2, the communication control device 10 selects the room 2 that notifies the notification information by voice according to the room 2 in which the voice information is collected.

As a result, the communication control device 10 can select the room 2 in which the notification information is notified by voice according to the room 2 in which the microphone 4 in which the voice information is collected is arranged. Therefore, the communication control device 10 can improve the convenience of the voice notification.

<Modification example>
The communication control device 10 may select the speaker 5 that notifies the broadcast information based on the speaker of the voice information. An example of the notification information output by the communication control device 10 in the modified example will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between audio output and audio input.

For example, if the voice information such as "Raise the temperature of the bath!" Is collected by the microphone 4c arranged in the bathroom 2c, and the speaker of the voice information is an adult, the bathroom 2c is used. There is no need to notify a person other than the person of the voice information. Therefore, the communication control device 10 transmits the notification information "The temperature of the bath will rise" from the speaker 5c arranged in the bathroom 2c by voice.

On the other hand, the microphone 4c placed in the bathroom 2c collects voice information such as "Raise the temperature of the bath!", And if the speaker of the voice information is a child, safety confirmation is performed by the operation of the child. It is desirable to be Therefore, the communication control device 10 audibly notifies the notification information that "the temperature of the bath rises" from the speakers 5a to 5e arranged in the living room 2a, the toilet 2b, the bathroom 2c, the washroom 2d, and the kitchen 2e. Let me.

The voice data of the speaker is stored in the storage unit 13, and the speaker of the voice information is specified based on the stored voice data. Further, the speaker may be specified by sound quality or the like.

As a result, the communication control device 10 can select the room 2 for notifying the notification information by voice according to the speaker of the voice information. Therefore, the communication control device 10 can improve the convenience of the voice notification. In addition, the communication control device 10 can improve the safety for use of the housing equipment 3.

The communication control device 10 may select the speaker 5 that notifies the notification information based on the presence or absence of a human body in each room 2. The presence or absence of the human body is detected by a motion sensor or the like.

When there is no person in the room 2, the communication control device 10 does not notify the notification information from the speaker 5 arranged in the room 2 where there is no person. The communication control device 10 does not perform notification by the speaker 5 arranged in the room 2 where there is no person when there is no person in the room 2 where the speaker 5 for notifying the notification information is arranged based on the voice information. ..

For example, in FIG. 3, a microphone 4a arranged in the living room 2a collects voice information such as "clean the bathroom!", And when there are no people in the toilet 2b, the bathroom 2c, and the washroom 2d, communication is performed. The control device 10 verbally notifies the notification information "Start cleaning the bathroom" from the speakers 5a and 5e arranged in the living room 2a and the kitchen 2e.

As a result, the communication control device 10 can notify the notification information only to the room 2 in which a person is present, and can improve the convenience of the voice notification.

The communication control device 10 may select the speaker 5 that notifies the notification information based on the voice output setting information set by the user. The voice output setting information is information collected for the speaker 5 that notifies the notification information corresponding to the voice information by voice. The audio output setting information is stored in the storage unit 13.

For example, in contrast to the example shown in FIG. 3, the user collects audio information such as "clean the bathroom!" By the microphones 4a, 4d, and 4e arranged in the living room 2a, the washroom 2d, and the kitchen 2e. In that case, the notification information "Start cleaning the bathroom" is notified by voice from the speakers 5a, 5c, 5d, and 5e arranged in the living room 2a, the bathroom 2c, the washroom 2d, and the kitchen 2e. The audio output setting information can be set as described above.

Then, when the voice information "Clean the bathroom!" Is collected by the microphone 4a arranged in the living room 2a, the communication control device 10 is connected to the living room 2a, the bathroom 2c, the washroom 2d, and the kitchen 2e. From the arranged speakers 5a, 5c, 5d, and 5e, the notification information "Start cleaning the bathroom." Is notified by voice.

Further, the voice output setting information may be set for each speaker. For example, the voice output setting information is set according to whether the speaker is an adult or a child.

In this way, the user can freely set the room 2 in which the notification information is notified by voice. Therefore, the communication control device 10 can improve the convenience of the voice notification.

Further effects and variations can be easily derived by those skilled in the art. For this reason, the broader aspects of the invention are not limited to the particular details and representative embodiments expressed and described as described above. Therefore, various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general concept of the invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

1 Housing system 2 Room 3 Housing equipment 4 Microphone 5 Speaker 10 Communication control device 11 Communication unit 12 Control unit 13 Storage unit 20 Acquisition unit 21 Recognition unit 22 Generation unit 23 Selection unit 24 Indicator unit (notification unit)

Claims (7)

A voice input unit that is placed in each room and collects voice information from the user's voice,
Housing equipment that is placed in each room and can be operated based on the voice information,
In a communication control device arranged in each of the rooms and connecting to a voice output unit for transmitting notification information for the voice information by voice so as to be able to communicate with each other.
A recognition unit that recognizes the voice information collected by the voice input unit,
A selection unit that selects the audio output unit that notifies the notification information based on the recognition result by the recognition unit, and a selection unit.
A communication control device including a notification unit that notifies the notification information by the selected voice output unit. The selection unit
The communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the voice output unit for notifying the broadcast information is selected based on the content of the voice information. The selection unit
The communication control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the voice output unit that notifies the notification information is selected based on the room information that identifies the room in which the voice input unit is arranged. The selection unit
The communication control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the voice output unit that notifies the broadcast information is selected based on the speaker of the voice information. The selection unit
The communication control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the voice output unit that notifies the notification information is selected based on the presence or absence of a human body in each room. The selection unit
The communication control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the voice output unit for notifying the notification information is selected based on the voice output setting information set by the user. With the voice input unit
With the audio output unit
With the housing equipment
A housing system including the communication control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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