JP5086729B2 - Equipment control system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a device control system that assists in the operation of an electrical device in accordance with the behavior of a person at home.

  Conventionally, as a device control system of this kind, a plurality of sensors (human body detection sensors) that are provided at various locations in the home so as to monitor the position of a person in the home and output detection results as human body position information, and their respective operations A plurality of electrical devices (lighting devices, air conditioners, televisions, etc.) that can detect the state as device state information and are provided at various locations in the house, and a center device that receives human body position information and device state information, A center device that learns human behavior patterns based on human body position information and device state information detected within a certain time is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Here, a set of a plurality of human body position information represents a continuous action of a person at home (for example, an action of moving from a bedroom to a living room through a staircase).

  In the device control system described in Patent Document 1, when the center apparatus recognizes from the human body position information that a similar action pattern has been started after registering (learning) a person's action pattern, the center apparatus follows the action pattern. It automatically controls electrical devices prior to human operation. That is, when a person takes the same behavior pattern almost every day at home, the behavior pattern is registered, and the electric equipment included in the behavior pattern can be automatically controlled.

For example, after a person gets up, if the behavior pattern of moving from the bedroom to the living room through the stairs and starting the lighting equipment, air conditioner, and TV in the living room is registered, the person goes from the bedroom through the stairs. When it is recognized by the human body position information that it has moved to the living room, it recognizes that it matches the behavior pattern, and automatically starts driving the lighting equipment, air conditioner, and television in the living room prior to human operation. . This eliminates the need for human operation of each electrical device (the lighting device is turned on with a wall switch, the air conditioner is turned on with an air conditioner remote control, and the TV is turned on with a TV remote control), thereby reducing human burden. Is done.
Japanese Patent No. 3140911 (page 4-5)

  By the way, in the conventional device control system, the behavior pattern is recognized and the electric device is controlled based only on the human body position information representing the position of the person, so whether or not the person has an intention to operate the electric device. Therefore, the electric device is automatically controlled, and there is a possibility that the electric device is controlled against human intention. For example, as described above, if a behavior pattern of moving from the bedroom to the living room through the stairs and starting to operate the lighting equipment, air conditioner, and television in the living room is registered as described above, When a person moves from the bedroom to the living room through the stairs to take the newspaper placed in the room, and immediately returns to the bedroom, the sensor detects that the person has moved from the bedroom to the living room through the stairs. In spite of this, although it is unnecessary, the lighting equipment, the air conditioner, and the television in the living room are started to operate.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above reasons, and it is possible to reduce the possibility of an electric device being controlled against a person's intention while reducing the burden on the person who operates the electric device. An object of the present invention is to provide a device control system that can be used.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of sensors provided at various locations in the home so as to monitor the position of the person in the home and outputting the detection results as human body position information, and changes in the operating state in accordance with the operation of the person Detected by a plurality of electrical devices that can be detected as status information and provided in various places in the house, human body position information of each sensor and device status information of each electrical device, and detection means Storage means for storing human body position information and device state information respectively, and human body position information stored in the storage means in which human body position information continuously detected from a plurality of sensors is arranged in the detection order as a continuous action pattern Device status detected from a plurality of electrical devices in a continuous action pattern in the device status information stored in the pattern recognition means and storage means Group recognition means for recognizing a collection of information as a control group, and when a combination of the same continuous action pattern and control group is detected at a frequency equal to or higher than a predetermined value within a predetermined period, the combination is set as a registration pattern in the storage means a registration pattern setting means, the continuous behavior pattern matching the continuous behavior patterns registered pattern is discovered to shift to automatic control waiting state, a portion of any included in the control group of the same registration pattern in the automatic control wait state And control means for automatically controlling the remaining electrical devices in the control group in accordance with the control group of the registered pattern when the device status information of the electrical device is detected.

According to this configuration, after setting a human behavior as the registration pattern, the continuous behavior pattern matching the continuous behavior patterns registered pattern is discovered to shift to automatic control wait state, the registration in the automatic control wait state pattern When the device status information of some electrical devices included in the control group is detected, the control means automatically controls other electrical devices in the control group according to the control group of the registered pattern. It is possible to reduce the burden on the person for the operation. In addition, in order to start control of the electrical device, it is necessary for the person to operate at least one electrical device to detect the device status information included in the control group of the registered pattern. When the device is not operated, the electric device is not controlled, and the possibility that the electric device is controlled against human intentions can be reduced.

  The invention of claim 2 is the invention of claim 1, wherein the device status information of the part of the electrical devices is any one device status information in the control group in the registration pattern. To do.

  According to this configuration, in order to start control of the electric device, a person only has to operate the electric device according to any one device state information in the control group in the registration pattern, and thus the device state in the control group Control of electrical equipment can be performed regardless of the order of information.

  A third aspect of the present invention is the control group according to the first or second aspect, wherein the group recognition means collects the collection of the device state information detected from a plurality of the electric devices before the continuous action pattern. And the control means detects a continuous action pattern that matches the continuous action pattern of the registered pattern after the device state information of some of the electrical devices included in the control group of the registered pattern is detected. And automatically controlling other electric devices in the control group according to the control group of the same registration pattern.

  According to this configuration, for example, when the action of a person turning off the lighting device, the air conditioner, and the TV in the living room and then moving from the living room through the stairs to the bedroom is set in the registered pattern, the person lights up. When it is detected by the device status information that only the device and the TV are turned off, and when it is detected by the continuous action pattern that it has moved from the living room through the stairs to the bedroom, the remaining air conditioner is automatically controlled by the control means. Turned off. As a result, there is an advantage that forgetting to turn off the electric device can be compensated by the control means.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the registration pattern setting means performs the continuous in another registration pattern newly set with respect to the set registration pattern. When one of the action pattern and the control group overlaps, the setting of the set registration pattern is canceled and the other registration pattern is set.

  According to this configuration, when one of the continuous action pattern and the control group in the two new and old registration patterns overlaps, the new registration pattern is set, so that the wrong electric device is controlled according to the old registration pattern. Can be avoided.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the control group according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the registration pattern used in the control is included in the control group at a predetermined time after the control of the electric device by the control means. When device status information different from the device status information in the control group is detected from an electrical device at a frequency equal to or higher than a specified value, the contents of the control group of the registration pattern used at the time of control are determined according to the detected device status information. Control content changing means for changing is provided.

  According to this configuration, the operation of the electric device performed by the person after the control of the electric device by the control means can be reflected in the contents of the control group of the registered pattern. For example, when an unnecessary electrical device is turned on by the control means, the operation of turning off the electrical device is reflected in the contents of the control group of the registered pattern, thereby avoiding unnecessary operation of the electrical device. Can do.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the registration pattern used outside the control group is used during the control for a predetermined time after the control of the electrical equipment by the control means. When the device status information is detected from the electrical device at a frequency equal to or higher than a specified value, the control device includes a control content changing unit that adds the detected device status information to the content of the control group of the registration pattern used during the control. And

  According to this configuration, it is possible to reflect the operation of another electrical device performed by a person after the control of the electrical device by the control means in the contents of the control group of the registered pattern. For example, when the electric device is turned on by the control means, an operation for turning on another electric device can be added to the contents of the control group of the registered pattern.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to sixth aspects, the device status information can be arbitrarily set by a person from a plurality of types of values in each electrical device, A control parameter that defines an operation state of the device is included, and the control unit performs control of the control parameter of the electric device according to the device state information including the control parameter.

  According to this configuration, in the control of the electric device by the control means, it is possible to perform the control taking into account the control parameters of the electric device, and even when the setting operation of the control parameter is necessary, it is possible to save the trouble of manipulating the electric device by a person. it can. The control parameter here means, for example, a set temperature if the electric device is an air conditioner, and a channel if the electric device is a television.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the registered pattern setting means has a predetermined combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group within a predetermined candidate period. The combination is set as a candidate pattern when the number of detections is detected, and the candidate pattern is set as the registration pattern when the same candidate pattern is detected a predetermined number of registrations within a predetermined registration period.

  According to this configuration, even if the same combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group is detected as many times as the number of candidates within the candidate period, the combination only becomes a candidate pattern, and the candidate pattern is registered within the registration period. Since the registered pattern is set for the first time when the number of times is detected, it is possible to avoid the combination of the temporary continuous action pattern and the control group being registered as the registered pattern.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the registration pattern setting means sets the registration pattern by detecting a combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group for each time period. And the said control means applies the registration pattern of the applicable time slot | zone when the continuous action pattern is detected, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to this configuration, since the registration pattern is set and applied for each time period, even when the same continuous action pattern is detected, it is possible to cause the control means to control different electrical devices for each time period. it can.

  The invention according to claim 10 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the registered pattern setting means detects a combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group for each calendar band obtained by dividing one year according to a calendar. Then, the registration pattern is set, and the control means applies the registration pattern of the corresponding calendar zone when the continuous action pattern is detected.

  According to this configuration, since the registration pattern is set and applied for each calendar band, even when the same continuous action pattern is detected, it is possible to cause the control means to control different electrical devices for each calendar band. it can. The calendar zone here includes the day of the week, week, month, season, and the like.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the registered pattern setting means detects the combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group for each surrounding environment that changes over time. The registration pattern is set, and the control unit applies the registration pattern of the corresponding surrounding environment at the time when the continuous action pattern is detected.

  According to this configuration, since the setting and application of the registration pattern are performed for each ambient environment, even when the same continuous action pattern is detected, it is possible to cause the control unit to control different electrical devices for each ambient environment. it can. The ambient environment here includes temperature, humidity, illuminance, and the like.

  The invention of claim 12 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein each of the electrical devices is connected to each branch breaker in the distribution board, and the detection means and the storage means And the pattern recognition means, the group recognition means, the registered pattern setting means, and the control means are provided in the distribution board as a center device, and the center device monitors the current flowing to each electrical device through each branch breaker. A current monitoring unit for each branch breaker, and the detecting means detects the device status information of the electrical equipment connected to each branch breaker based on the magnitude of the current monitored by the current monitoring unit. Features.

  According to this configuration, the center device acquires the device state information indicating the change in the operation state of the electric device using the power supply path from the distribution board to the electric device, so that the dedicated device for transmitting the device state information is used. Therefore, there is an advantage that the configuration of the device control system can be simplified.

The present invention, when the continuous behavior pattern matching the continuous behavior patterns registered pattern is discovered to shift to automatic control waiting state, the portion of the electrical device included in the control group of the same registration pattern in the automatic control wait state When the device status information is detected, other control devices in the control group are automatically controlled by the control unit in accordance with the control group of the same registration pattern, so that it is possible to reduce the burden on the person who operates the control device. . And since control of the electric equipment by a control means starts only after a person operates at least one electric equipment, the advantage that the possibility that an electric equipment will be controlled against a person's intention can be reduced. is there.

(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIG. 1, the device control system according to the present embodiment is provided in various locations in the home so as to monitor the location of the user (person) in the home, and outputs a plurality of detection results (here, as human body location information). N) sensors X1, X2, X3,..., Xn (hereinafter referred to as “X” if the individual is not particularly distinguished) and the change in the respective operating states according to the user's operation. .., Ym (hereinafter referred to as “Y” unless the individual is particularly distinguished) that can be detected as information and is provided at various locations in the home (m in this case). And the center apparatus 1 that receives the human body position information and the device state information are provided on the same network. Individual identifiers are assigned to the respective sensors X and the respective electric devices Y, and the center device 1 can identify the respective sensors X and the respective electric devices Y by using the identifiers.

  Here, the device status information transmitted from the electric device Y to the center device 1 includes on / off of each electric device Y such as a lighting device, an air conditioner, a television, etc. This represents a change in the basic operation state in accordance with the operation, and is detected by the center device 1 only when the operation state changes. The sensor X is a human body detection sensor that is installed in various places such as bedrooms, stairs, and living rooms and detects the presence or absence of people in each place. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to detect the position of.

  The center device 1 is connected to the sensor X and the electric device Y to be connected to the device control monitoring unit 2 that communicates with the sensor X and the electric device Y, and stores as a storage unit that stores human body position information, device state information, and the like. The unit 3 includes a clock unit (RTC) 4 that measures the current time, and a control unit 5 that controls the operation of each unit.

  The transmission data received by the center device 1 from the sensor X or the electric device Y includes the installation locations of the sensors X and the electric device Y, the types of the sensors X and the electric devices Y, and the operation contents as shown in FIG. A format including at least (sensor information and device status information) is employed. Thus, the center device 1 acquires human body position information indicating the position of the user in the house from the sensor X (here, the sensor in the bedroom) from the transmission data shown in FIG. 2B, and also displays the device state information. 2 (c) to (e) are acquired from each electrical device Y (here, a lighting device in a living room, an air conditioner, and a television) by transmission data.

  The control unit 5 of the center apparatus 1 has a function as a detection unit that detects human body position information and device state information based on the transmission data, and stores the detected human body position information and device state information in the storage unit 3. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage unit 3 includes a plurality of storages of a history storage unit 6, a continuous action storage unit 7, a device state storage unit 8, a count unit 9, a registration pattern storage unit 10, and an automatic control wait state storage unit 11. An area is included, and the human body position information and device state information are stored in the history storage unit 6 among them. The human body position information and device state information stored at this time are stored in the order of detection, and a time stamp indicating time is added to each human body position information and each device state information as shown in FIG. The

  Here, the control unit 5 is a series of consecutive human body position information sequentially detected from a plurality of sensors X within a predetermined time among the human body position information stored in the history storage unit 6. It has a function as a pattern recognition means for recognizing it as an action pattern. Further, the control unit 5 controls a collection of device state information detected from a plurality of electric devices Y in a continuous action pattern within the predetermined time in the device state information stored in the history storage unit 6. It also has a function as group recognition means for recognizing as a group. In the present embodiment, the fixed time that is a criterion for discriminating the continuous action pattern and the control group is 60 seconds (2 seconds per unit time stamp, and the time stamp is in the range of “00” to “29”). A continuous action pattern and a control group are generated from each of the human body position information and the device state information detected at the same time.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 4A, the human body position information detected at the timings of the time stamps “00”, “05”, and “10” is arranged in the detection order as a continuous action pattern. A collection of device status information detected at the timing of “12”, “25”, and “27” is recognized as a control group. On the other hand, when the human body position information is detected at the timing of the time stamps “00” and “29”, and then another human body position information is detected after the time stamp “30”, as shown in FIG. ”And“ 29 ”are arranged as a series of continuous action patterns, but the human body position information detected after“ 30 ”is the same as the previous two human body position information. The time stamp “00” is newly added as shown in FIG. 4C and the first human body position information of the new continuous action pattern following the continuous action pattern shown in FIG. Will be recognized. Here, when the human body position information or the device state information is detected after the time stamp “30”, the stored human body position information and the device state information are erased from the history storage unit 6 and newly detected. Human body position information or device status information is stored.

  Further, the control unit 5 stores the detected continuous action pattern in the continuous action accumulation unit 7 of the storage unit 3, and stores the detected control group in the device state accumulation unit 8 of the storage unit 3. Here, in each of the continuous action storage unit 7 and the device state storage unit 8, the human body position information and the device state information are stored for each of the continuous action pattern and the control group. That is, when the continuous action pattern and the control group illustrated in FIG. 4A are recognized, the human body position information included in the continuous action pattern is stored in the continuous action accumulation unit 7 in the detection order as shown in FIG. The device status storage unit 8 stores the device status information included in this control group as shown in FIG. Here, a common pattern identifier (continuous action A, continuous action B, continuous action C,...) Is added to the continuous action pattern and the control group that are continuously detected within a predetermined time so as to correspond to each other. Is done. Furthermore, a time stamp indicating the time at the clock unit 4 when the first human body position information of the continuous action pattern is detected is added to the continuous action pattern stored in the continuous action accumulation unit 7. Note that the time stamp added at this time is set separately from the time stamp added at the time of storage in the history storage unit 6, and the time per unit time stamp is also different from the time stamp described above. .

  Here, when the same continuous action pattern and control group combination is repeatedly stored more than a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period, the control part 5 stores the continuous action storage part 7 and the device state storage part 8 in other words. When the same combination of continuous action pattern and control group is detected at a frequency equal to or higher than the prescribed value, the combination of the continuous action pattern and control group is stored in the registered pattern storage unit 10 of the storage unit 3 as shown in FIG. It has a function as registered pattern setting means for setting a registered pattern by storing. At this time, the continuous action pattern serving as the registration pattern and the human body position information and device state information included in the control group are stored in the detected order, and the above-described pattern identifier is added. On the other hand, if the combination of the same continuous action pattern and control group is not detected more than the predetermined number of times within the predetermined period, the human body position information and the device state information in this combination are the continuous action storage unit 7 and the device state storage unit 8. Is erased from In the present embodiment, the predetermined period serving as a registration pattern discrimination criterion is 25 hours (if the time per unit time stamp is 1 hour, the time stamp is “25”), and the predetermined number of times is two. Therefore, a combination of a continuous action pattern and a control group is set as a registered pattern if it is recognized twice or more within 25 hours, and is set as a registered pattern if it is not recognized twice or more within 25 hours. It is deleted from the storage unit 7 and the device state storage unit 8.

  The count unit 9 of the storage unit 3 is used for the predetermined number of times. The count unit 9 holds a count value associated with each continuous action pattern by the pattern identifier, and increases each count value each time a combination of the corresponding continuous action pattern and the control group is detected. Count the number of times it was detected.

  The control unit 5 functions as a control unit that automatically controls the electric device Y prior to the user's operation when detecting the continuous action pattern set in the set registered pattern and the user action along the control group. To do. In the present embodiment, when a continuous action pattern that is the same as the continuous action pattern of the registered pattern is detected, first, the device state information in the control group of the registered pattern is displayed in the automatic control waiting state storage unit 11 of the storage unit 3. 8, and then the control of the electric device Y according to the registration pattern is triggered by the detection of device state information that matches any device state information in the automatic control wait state storage unit 11. Start. Here, when the device status information is stored in the automatic control wait state storage unit 11, a time stamp is added together with the pattern identifier described above, and when a predetermined timer time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses from the time indicated by this time stamp, The device status information is erased from the control wait status storage unit 11.

  The control unit 5 controls the electric device Y by transmitting a control signal from the device control monitoring unit 2 to each electric device Y. That is, in the present embodiment, the electric device Y that can be remotely operated by the control signal transmitted from the center device 1 is used.

  Next, the operation of the center apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  Each time the center device 1 detects human body position information, the human body position information is stored in the continuous action accumulation unit 7 in a form arranged as a continuous action pattern (S2), and the continuous action pattern is stored in the registered pattern storage unit 10. It is determined whether or not the stored registered pattern matches the continuous action pattern (S3).

  If it is determined in step S3 that they match (S3: Yes), it is determined that it is necessary to control the electric device Y. In this case, after erasing the continuous action pattern stored in step S2 from the continuous action accumulation unit 7 (S4), the process proceeds to the automatic control waiting state process shown in FIG. 10 (S5). In the automatic control wait state, the device state information read from the registered pattern storage unit 10 is stored in the automatic control wait state storage unit 11 of the storage unit 3 (S5-1). The device status information stored at this time is the device status information in the control group of the registered pattern determined to match in step S3. Thereafter, when the device status information is detected (S5-2), it is determined whether or not the detected device status information matches any of the device status information stored in the automatic control wait state storage unit 11 ( S5-3) If there is a match (S5-3: Yes), the rest according to the unexecuted device status information in the automatic control wait state storage unit 11 (that is, excluding the match in step S5-3) The electric device Y is automatically controlled (S5-4). If the detected device state information does not match any of the device state information stored in the automatic control wait state storage unit 11 (S5-3: No), the automatic control wait state storage unit 11 is cleared and automatically The control wait state is terminated (S5-5). The automatic control wait state is automatically canceled when a predetermined timer time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses from the time indicated by the time stamp added when the device state information is stored in the automatic control wait state storage unit 11. The

  On the other hand, if the continuous action pattern stored in the continuous action storage unit 7 does not match the continuous action of the registered pattern in step S3 (S3: No), it is determined that it is not necessary to control the electric device Y. In this case, after the device state information is stored in the device state storage unit 8 (S6), the continuous action pattern stored in step S2 is already stored in the continuous action storage unit 7 before the start of processing (S1). It is determined whether or not it matches the continuous action pattern (S7), and the control group including the device state information stored in step S6 is already stored in the device state storage unit 8 before the start of processing (S1). It is determined whether or not it matches the existing control group (S8).

  At this time, if both the continuous action pattern and the control group match (S7: Yes, S8: Yes), the continuous action pattern already stored in the continuous action storage unit 7 and the device state storage unit 8 before the start of processing (S1). Of the control groups, those determined to match in steps S7 and S8 are deleted (S9). Then, the count unit 9 is used to count the predetermined number of times (S10, S11), and if the count value reaches the predetermined number of times (S11: Yes), the continuous action patterns stored in steps S2 and S6, and Processing at the time of next human body position information detection by storing the combination of control groups in the registered pattern storage unit 10 and deleting the continuous action pattern and the control group related to the combination from the continuous action storage unit 7 and the device state storage unit 8 In preparation (S12), the process is terminated (S14). If the count value does not reach the predetermined number in step S11, the process is terminated as it is (S14) to prepare for the next human body position information process.

  In step S7, if the continuous action pattern stored in step S2 does not match the continuous action pattern already stored in the continuous action accumulation unit 7 (S7: No), the process is terminated as it is (S14). Although the continuous action pattern stored in step S2 matches the continuous action pattern already stored in the continuous action storage unit 7 (S7: Yes), in the next step S8, the device status information stored in step S6 is stored. If the included control group does not match the control group already stored in the device state storage unit 8 (S8: No), the continuous action pattern and control already stored in the continuous action storage unit 7 and the device state storage unit 8 The group determined to match in step S7 is deleted from the group to prepare for the next process of detecting human body position information (S13), and the process ends (S14).

  According to the configuration of the present embodiment described above, for example, after the user gets up, a series of actions such as moving from the bedroom to the living room through the stairs and turning on the lighting device, the air conditioner, and the TV in the living room are set in the registered pattern. If the user has moved from the bedroom to the living room through the stairs, the human body position information (continuous action pattern) from the sensor X is detected, and the lighting device, the air conditioner, or the television When the ON operation of the device Y is detected by the device state information, the control of the remaining electric device Y automatically starts. Therefore, the user's trouble of operating the electric device Y is reduced, and the burden on the user is reduced. Moreover, since the control of the electric device Y starts with the detection of device state information as a result of the user operating at least one electric device Y, the electric device Y may be controlled against the user's intention. Can be reduced.

  By the way, in this embodiment, if at least one piece of device state information that matches the device state information in the control group of the registered pattern is detected in the automatic control waiting state, the control of the electric device Y by the center device 1 is started. However, the control of the electric device Y may be started only when a plurality of pieces of device state information matching the device state information in the control group of the registered pattern is detected. That is, for example, when the user moves from the bedroom to the living room through the stairs and turns on the lighting device, the air conditioner, and the TV in the living room, the registered pattern is set. Control of the electric device Y may not be started only by detecting one on operation, but control of the electric device Y may be started only when two or more on operations are detected.

  In the present embodiment, the order in which the device status information in the control group is detected is not particularly considered, and even in the automatic control waiting state, any of the device status information in the control group of the registered pattern is used as a trigger for the electrical device. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. Considering the order in which the device state information is detected, the first device state information of the control group in the registration pattern is used as a trigger for the electric device Y. The control may be started. In this configuration, for example, when the user moves from the bedroom to the living room through the stairs and turns on the lighting equipment, the air conditioner, and the TV in turn in the registered pattern, the user moves from the bedroom to the stairs. Even if it is detected by the human body position information from the sensor X (continuous action pattern) that it has moved to the living room through the rest of the electrical equipment (air conditioner, TV) Y is controlled. When the device state information from the air conditioner or the television is detected for the first time after detecting the continuous action pattern, the remaining electric device Y is not controlled.

(Embodiment 2)
When the same continuous action pattern and control group combination is detected a predetermined number of times within a predetermined candidate period, the device control system of the present embodiment sets the combination as a candidate pattern, and the same candidate pattern has a predetermined When the predetermined number of registrations is detected within the registration period, the candidate pattern is stored in the registration pattern storage unit 10 as a registration pattern, which is different from the device control system of the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, the candidate period serving as a criterion for discriminating candidate patterns is 25 hours (if the time is 1 hour per unit time stamp, the time stamp is “25”), and the number of candidates is two. Further, the registration period, which is a criterion for determining the registration pattern, is set to 75 hours (if the time is 1 hour per unit time stamp, the time stamp is “75”), and the number of registrations is set to twice.

  That is, in the configuration of the first embodiment, if the same continuous action pattern and control group combination is detected twice within 25 hours, the combination is set as a registered pattern. Even if a combination of a continuous action pattern and a control group is detected twice within 25 hours, the combination only becomes a candidate pattern, and is registered only when this candidate pattern is detected twice or more within 75 hours. Set to pattern.

  More specifically, the storage unit 3 uses the count unit 9 described in the first embodiment as the first count unit 9 used for counting the number of candidate times, and further stores candidate patterns as shown in FIG. It has a storage unit 12 and a second count unit 13 used for counting the number of registrations. The control unit 5 adds a time stamp to the combination when the same continuous action pattern and control group combination is repeatedly stored in the continuous action storage unit 7 and the device state storage unit 8 within the candidate period. The result is stored in the candidate pattern storage unit 12 as a candidate pattern. The time stamp added at this time indicates the time when the candidate pattern is stored in the candidate pattern storage unit 12, and the registration period is determined using this time stamp. Further, when the same candidate pattern is repeatedly stored in the candidate pattern storage unit 12 within the registration period, the control unit 5 stores the candidate pattern in the registration pattern storage unit 10 as a registered pattern. If the combination of the same continuous action pattern and control group is not detected more than the number of candidates within the candidate period, the human body position information and device state information relating to this combination are erased from the continuous action storage unit 7 and the device state storage unit 8. If the same candidate pattern is not detected more than the number of registrations within the registration period, the human body position information and the device state information relating to this candidate pattern are deleted from the candidate pattern storage unit 12.

  According to the configuration described above, for example, the same continuous action pattern and control group combination is detected on Monday and Tuesday in a week, and the same continuous action pattern and control group combination is not detected on Wednesday. If the same continuous action pattern and control group combination is detected again on Thursday and Friday as Monday and Tuesday (moved directly from the bedroom to the living room after getting up on Monday and Tuesday, but on Wednesday the toilet If you stop by and move to the living room, then move to the living room directly from the bedroom through the stairs on Thursday and Friday), the candidate pattern storage unit 12 stores the same candidate pattern for Tuesday and Friday respectively. The candidate pattern is set as the registered pattern when storing the Friday candidate pattern. It is. Therefore, after Saturday, the electric device Y is controlled according to the set registration pattern. As a result, even if it is a combination of continuous action patterns and control groups that are repeated irregularly, such as repeating on Mondays and Tuesdays, skipping Wednesdays, and repeating again on Thursdays and Fridays, the advantage is that it is easier to set a registration pattern There is.

  In short, in order to avoid that a combination of a transient continuous action pattern and a control group (for example, repeated for a specific two days) is registered as a registration pattern, the registration pattern in the configuration of the first embodiment is used. However, if the predetermined number of times is increased, it is difficult to set a combination of a continuous action pattern and a control group that are irregularly repeated as a registered pattern. In other words, when a combination of a continuous action pattern and a control group detected four times or more in four days is used as a registered pattern, the continuous action is repeated on Monday and Tuesday as described above, and repeated again on Thursday and Friday after skipping Wednesday. The combination of pattern and control group is not set in the registered pattern. On the other hand, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, even a combination of a continuous action pattern and a control group that are irregularly repeated is easily set as a registered pattern.

  Other configurations and functions are the same as those of the first embodiment.

(Embodiment 3)
The device control system of the present embodiment is already stored when the continuous action pattern or the control group in the newly stored registration pattern overlaps the registration pattern already stored in the registration pattern storage unit 10. The point which updates a registration pattern to a new registration pattern differs from the apparatus control system of Embodiment 1.

  In other words, in the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, a new registration pattern A (registered pattern with the pattern identifier “continuous action A”) already stored in the registration pattern storage unit 10 is newly added. If the control groups of the registered pattern B (registration pattern of the pattern identifier “continuous action B”) stored (here, a collection of device status information of the electric devices Y1, Y2, Y3) match, the registered pattern already stored A is updated to a new registration pattern B. At this time, the already stored registered pattern A is deleted.

  According to this configuration, for example, the same continuous action pattern and control group combination is detected on Monday and Tuesday of the week, and a registration pattern is set. On Wednesday, the electric device Y is controlled according to the registration pattern. However, if a combination of a continuous action pattern and a control group that differ only in the registered pattern and the continuous action pattern is detected on Thursday and Friday (moves directly from the bedroom to the living room on the Monday and Tuesday after waking up through the stairs) However, if you stop by the toilet on Thursday / Friday and then move to the living room), it will be updated to a new registration pattern on Friday, and after Saturday, control of the electrical device Y will be performed according to the updated registration pattern. Is done. That is, after Saturday, even if a continuous action pattern included in the registration pattern before the update is detected, the automatic control wait state is not performed in accordance with the registration pattern before the update without shifting to the automatic control waiting state. Can be avoided. As a result, even if the combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group set as the registration pattern by being repeatedly detected is transient (for example, repeated for a specific two days), By updating the registration pattern to a new registration pattern, it is possible to avoid erroneous control of the electric device Y according to the combination of the transient continuous action pattern and the control group.

  Other configurations and functions are the same as those of the first embodiment.

(Embodiment 4)
The device control system of the present embodiment monitors device state information from the electric device Y for a certain period of time (for example, 10 seconds) after the control of the electric device Y by the center device 1, and the same device state information is within the third predetermined period. The apparatus control according to the first embodiment is characterized in that the control unit 5 has control content changing means for changing the content of the control group of the registered pattern stored in the registered pattern storage unit 10 when the control unit 5 detects the third predetermined number of times. Different from the system.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, the storage unit 3 stores the device state information 14 after automatic control for storing device state information after the control of the electric device Y by the center device 1, and the third predetermined unit. A third count unit 15 used for counting the number of times is added. In the post-automatic control device state storage unit 14, device state information after the control of the electric device Y by the center device 1 is stored with the pattern identifier and time stamp of the registered pattern used for the control. The device state information stored in the device state storage unit 14 after automatic control is automatically deleted when the third predetermined period has elapsed from the time indicated by the time stamp. In the present embodiment, the third predetermined period is 72 hours (if the time is 1 hour per unit time stamp, the time stamp is “72”), and the third predetermined number of times is two.

  Next, processing for changing the contents of the registered pattern will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the center device 1 detects the device state information of the electric device Y after controlling the electric device Y, the center device 1 stores the device state information in the device state storage unit 14 after automatic control (S21). Whether the device state information stored at this time matches the device state information already stored in the device state storage unit 14 after automatic control before the start of processing (S20) and having the same pattern identifier. If they match (S22: Yes), the device status information already stored in the device status storage unit 14 after automatic control is erased from the device status information determined to match in step S22 (S23). ). Then, the third predetermined number of times is counted using the third counting unit 15 (S24, S25), and if the count value reaches the third predetermined number of times (S25: Yes), the device state is stored after automatic control. The content of the control group of the registered pattern having the same pattern identifier as the device status information in the unit 14 is changed (S26). Then, the device state information stored in step S21 is erased from the device state storage unit 14 after automatic control (S27), and the process ends (S29). If the count value does not reach the third predetermined number in step S25, the process is terminated as it is (S29).

  In step S22, if the device status information stored in step S21 does not match the device status information already stored in the post-automatic control device status storage unit 14 (S22: No), the post-automatic control device status storage unit Among the device status information already stored in 14, those having the same pattern identifier as the device status information stored in step S 21 are deleted (S 28).

  Thus, for example, regarding the registered pattern A (registered pattern with the pattern identifier “continuous action A”) including the device status information of the electrical devices Y1, Y2, Y3, the same device status information of the electrical device Y4 after the control of the electrical device Y. Is detected, the device state information of the electric device Y4 is added to the control group of the registered pattern A in the registered pattern storage unit 10 as shown in FIG. Further, regarding the registration pattern A, when the same device state information of the electrical device Y3 (here, the electrical device Y3 is off) is detected after the control of the electrical device Y, the registration pattern A as shown in FIG. The off control of the electric device Y3 is added to the control group as device state information. However, when the electric device Y3 is continuously turned on / off by the control of the center device 1 as shown in FIG. 15B, the electric power from the control group of the registered pattern A is avoided in order to avoid useless on / off control. The device status information of the device Y3 can be updated to be deleted. As a specific example of turning off immediately after the electric device Y3 is turned on, although the electric device Y3 is an air conditioner and was initially controlled to turn on the electric device Y3 for heating, it is a warm season. Therefore, there is a case where the user manually turns off immediately after the electric device Y3 is turned on.

  Other configurations and functions are the same as those of the first embodiment.

(Embodiment 5)
The device control system according to the present embodiment is different from the device control system according to the first embodiment in that registration patterns are managed by time zone.

  In the present embodiment, time information indicating the time when the first human body position information is acquired in the continuous action pattern is added to the continuous action pattern stored in the continuous action accumulation unit 7. This time information is also added to the registration pattern as shown in FIG. 16 when the combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group is stored in the registration pattern storage unit 10 as a registration pattern. One hour centered on the time indicated by the time information (that is, a range of 30 minutes before and after the time indicated by the time information) is set as a time zone to which the registered pattern belongs. When setting the registration pattern, it is determined whether or not to set the combination to the registration pattern based on the detection frequency for only the combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group detected in the same time period. Even when controlling the electric device Y, the detected continuous action pattern corresponds to the registered pattern only for the registered pattern belonging to the time zone corresponding to the time when the first human body position information of the continuous action pattern is detected. Determine whether or not.

  For example, when a continuous action pattern is acquired from the sensors X1, X2, and X3 at 7:30, the registered pattern A to which time information of 7:15 is added is applied from among the registered patterns A and B in FIG. As a result, the state shifts to an automatic control waiting state for the electric devices Y1, Y2, and Y3. On the other hand, when the continuous action pattern is acquired from the sensors X1, X2, and X3 at 9:50, the registered pattern to which the time information of 10:05 is added among the registered patterns A and B in FIG. By applying B, the state shifts to an automatic control waiting state for the electric devices Y4 and Y5. By the way, when a continuous action pattern is acquired from the sensors X1, X2, and X3 at 8:00, it does not belong to any of the registered patterns A and B shown in FIG. There is nothing.

  According to this configuration, when getting up early in the morning, when moving from the bedroom to the living room through the stairs, the lighting equipment, the TV, and the air conditioner are turned on in the living room. Even if you move to the living room, the lighting fixtures in the living room will not be turned on, and optimal control can be performed according to different behaviors depending on the time of day.

  In the present embodiment, one hour centered on the time when the human body position information is first acquired is set as a time zone to which the continuous action pattern belongs. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and one day (from 0:00 to 24:00) May be divided in advance into a plurality of time zones every predetermined time (for example, 1 hour), and the time zone to which the time when the first human body position information is acquired belongs may be set as the time zone to which the continuous action pattern belongs.

  Other configurations and functions are the same as those of the first embodiment.

(Embodiment 6)
The device control system of the present embodiment is different from the device control system of the first embodiment in that the registration pattern is managed for each calendar band obtained by dividing one year according to the calendar. Hereinafter, a day of the week (two types of “weekdays” or “holidays”) will be described as an example of a calendar zone.

  In this embodiment, calendar information (here, “weekdays” or “holidays”) indicating the day of the week when the first sensor state is acquired in the continuous action pattern is added to the continuous action pattern stored in the continuous action storage unit 7. doing. This calendar information is also added to the registration pattern as shown in FIG. 17 when the combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group is stored in the registration pattern storage unit 10 as a registration pattern. The calendar information added in this way is used as a calendar zone to which the registered pattern belongs. When setting the registration pattern, it is determined whether or not to set the combination to the registration pattern based on the detection frequency for only the combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group detected in the same calendar band. Even when controlling the electric device Y, the detected continuous action pattern corresponds to the registered pattern only for the registered pattern belonging to the calendar zone corresponding to the day when the first human body position information of the continuous action pattern is detected. Determine whether or not.

  For example, when a continuous action pattern is acquired from the sensors X1, X2, and X3 on weekdays, among the registration patterns A and B in FIG. The state shifts to an automatic control waiting state for the electric devices Y1, Y2, and Y3. On the other hand, when a continuous action pattern from the sensors X1, X2, and X3 is acquired on a holiday, the registered pattern B to which the holiday calendar information is added is applied among the registered patterns A and B in FIG. Thus, the state shifts to the automatic control waiting state of the electric devices Y4 and Y5.

  According to this configuration, when waking up on a weekday, when moving from the bedroom to the living room through the stairs, the lighting equipment, TV, and air conditioner in the living room are turned on. Even if you move to the living room through the living room, the TV in the living room will not be turned on.

  In this embodiment, an example in which the registration pattern is managed for each day of the week has been shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and any registration pattern may be managed for each calendar band obtained by dividing one year according to the calendar. The registered pattern may be managed.

  Other configurations and functions are the same as those of the first embodiment.

(Embodiment 7)
The device control system according to the present embodiment is different from the device control system according to the first embodiment in that a registration pattern is managed for each ambient environment such as temperature, humidity, and illuminance that changes with time. Hereinafter, temperature will be described as an example of the surrounding environment.

  In the present embodiment, environmental information representing the temperature when the first human body position information is acquired in the continuous action pattern is added to the continuous action pattern stored in the continuous action accumulation unit 7. This environmental information is also added to the registration pattern as shown in FIG. 18 when a combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group is stored in the registration pattern storage unit 10 as a registration pattern. Then, the range of ± 3 ° C. of the air temperature represented by the environment information is set as the surrounding environment to which the registration pattern belongs. At the time of setting a registration pattern, it is determined whether or not to set the combination to the registration pattern based on the detection frequency for only the combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group detected in the same surrounding environment. Whether or not the detected continuous action pattern corresponds to the registered pattern for only the registered pattern belonging to the surrounding environment when the first human body position information of the continuous action pattern is detected when controlling the electric device Y Judging.

  For example, when a continuous action pattern is acquired from the sensors X1, X2, and X3 in an environment where the temperature is 3 ° C., the registration pattern A to which the environmental information of 5 ° C. is added among the registration patterns A and B in FIG. By being applied, the state shifts to an automatic control waiting state for the electric devices Y1, Y2, and Y3. On the other hand, when a continuous action pattern is acquired from the sensors X1, X2, and X3 in an environment where the temperature is 17 ° C., the registration in which 18 ° C. environmental information is added among the registration patterns A and B in FIG. By applying the pattern B, the state shifts to an automatic control waiting state for the electric devices Y4 and Y5. By the way, when a continuous action pattern is acquired from the sensors X1, X2, and X3 in an environment with an air temperature of 10 degrees, it does not belong to the surrounding environment of any of the registered patterns A and B shown in FIG. There is no migration.

  According to this configuration, when moving from the bedroom to the living room through the stairs on a cold day, the lighting equipment, TV, and air conditioner in the living room are turned on. Even if you move from the bedroom to the living room through the stairs, the air conditioner in the living room will not turn on.

  In the present embodiment, the registration pattern is managed for each temperature. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the registration pattern may be managed for each humidity and illuminance.

  Other configurations and functions are the same as those of the first embodiment.

(Embodiment 8)
The device control system according to the present embodiment is based on user operations including device status information transmitted from the electrical device Y to the center device 1, including on / off of the electrical device Y and switching between cooling and heating in an air conditioner. It differs from the device control system according to the first embodiment in that it includes control parameters that can be arbitrarily set by the user in the electric device Y in addition to the change in the general operation state. The control parameter here means, for example, a set temperature for an air conditioner and a channel for a television. In the present embodiment, the electrical device Y is configured to transmit device state information including control parameters to the center device 1 when the operation state changes.

  According to this configuration, the control of the electric device Y by the center device 1 can be controlled in consideration of the control parameter of the electric device Y, and even if the setting operation of the control parameter is necessary, the user has to operate the electric device Y. Can be omitted.

  By the way, in general air conditioners and televisions, since the control parameter immediately before turning off is reflected in the control parameter at the time of turning on, the final control parameter is the same, but it is caused by the difference in the control parameter at the time of turning on. Thus, the process up to the final control parameter may be different. Therefore, if the final control parameters are the same even if the device status information from the same electrical device Y is partially different, it is determined that the control groups match in the device status storage unit 8. . That is, for example, when the electric device Y is an air conditioner, the control group detected when the set temperature is changed to 21 ° C. after being turned on with the set temperature being 20 ° C., and the set temperature being 21 ° C. It is determined that the control group detected when it is turned on matches.

  Even after the control group is set to the registered pattern, the control parameter is frequently changed by the user's operation, and thus is stored in the registered pattern storage unit 10 using the method described in the fourth embodiment. The control group contents of the registered pattern may be changed to reflect the latest control parameters, and the electric device Y may be controlled with the latest control parameters.

  Other configurations and functions are the same as those of the first embodiment.

(Embodiment 9)
When the device control system of the present embodiment detects a combination of a continuous action pattern and a control group, the human body position information and the device state information included in the combination are stored in the continuous action storage unit 7 and the device state storage unit 8, respectively. It differs from the device control system of the first embodiment in that it is determined whether or not this combination matches the registered pattern stored in the registered pattern storage unit 10 after storing. The storage unit 3 of the present embodiment is different from the storage unit 3 of the first embodiment in that it does not have the automatic control wait state storage unit 11.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the center apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the center device 1 detects the combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group, the center apparatus 1 stores the device state information included in the combination in the device state storage unit 8 (S31), and further displays the continuous action pattern included in the combination. It stores in the continuous action accumulation | storage part 7 (S32). And it is judged whether the continuous action pattern stored by step S32 corresponds with the continuous action pattern of the registration pattern stored in the registration pattern storage part 10 (S33).

  If it is determined in step S33 that they match (S33: Yes), it is determined that it is necessary to control the electric device Y. In this case, it is determined whether the device status information stored in step S31 matches any device status information in the control group of the registered pattern determined to match in step S33 (S34). If there is (S34: Yes), the remaining electrical equipment Y is controlled according to the equipment status information that has not been executed in the registered pattern (that is, except for those that matched in step S34) (S35). Then, the device state information stored in step S31 is deleted from the device state storage unit 8 (S36), and the continuous action pattern stored in step S32 is deleted from the continuous action storage unit 7 (S37). Is finished (S45). However, if the device status information in the device status storage unit 8 matches all the device status information in the control group of the registered pattern in step S34, there is no unexecuted device status information in this registered pattern. There is no electrical device Y that is actually controlled in step S35. In addition, although the continuous action pattern stored in step S32 matches the continuous action pattern of the registration pattern (S33: Yes), in the next step S34, the device status information stored in step S31 is within the control group of the registration pattern. If it does not match any of the device status information (S34: No), the process is terminated through step S37 without controlling the electric device Y (S45).

  On the other hand, if the continuous action pattern stored in the continuous action storage unit 7 does not match the continuous action pattern in the registered pattern in step S33 (S33: No), it is determined that it is not necessary to control the electric device Y. In this case, it is determined whether or not the control group including the device status information stored in step S31 matches the control group already stored in the device status storage unit 8 before the processing starts (S30) (S38). Further, it is determined whether or not the continuous action pattern stored in step S32 matches the continuous action pattern already stored in the continuous action storage unit 7 before the processing is started (S30) (S39).

  If both the control group and the continuous action pattern match at this time (S38: Yes, S39: Yes), the continuous action pattern already stored in the device state storage unit 8 and the continuous action storage unit 7 before the start of processing (S30). Of the control groups, those determined to match in steps S38 and S39 are deleted (S40). Then, the count unit 9 is used to count the predetermined number of times (S41, S42), and if the count value reaches the predetermined number of times (S42: Yes), the continuous action patterns stored in steps S31 and S32, and The combination of control groups is stored in the registered pattern storage unit 10 as a registered pattern, and the control group and the continuous action pattern related to this combination are deleted from the device state storage unit 8 and the continuous action storage unit 7 (S43), and the process is terminated. (S45). If the count value does not reach the predetermined number in step S42, the process is terminated as it is (S45).

  In step S38, if the control group including the device status information stored in step S31 does not match the control group already stored in the device status storage unit 8 (S38: No), the process is terminated as it is ( S45). Although the control group including the device status information stored in step S31 matches the control group already stored in the device status storage unit 8 (S38: Yes), in the next step S39, the continuous stored in step S32. If the behavior pattern does not match the continuous behavior pattern already stored in the continuous behavior accumulation unit 7 (S39: No), the continuous behavior pattern and control already stored in the device state accumulation unit 8 and the continuous behavior accumulation unit 7 Of the groups, those determined to match in step S38 are deleted (S44), and the process is terminated (S45).

  According to the device control system of the present embodiment described above, regardless of whether the continuous action pattern or the control group is detected first, if the continuous action pattern and the control group match each other, the continuous action The combination of the pattern and the control group can be recognized as the same. Thus, for example, if the registered pattern is an action that the user turns off the lighting device, the air conditioner, and the TV in the living room, and then moves from the living room through the stairs to the bedroom, the user only has the lighting device and the TV set. Is detected by the device status information, and when the movement from the living room through the stairs to the bedroom is detected by the human body position information (continuous action pattern) from the sensor X, the remaining electric device (air conditioner) Y is turned off by the center device 1. As a result, there is an advantage that the center device 1 can compensate for an operation leak (for example, forgetting to turn off) by the user. In the above configuration, every time a combination of a continuous action pattern and a control group is detected, it is determined whether or not the continuous action pattern matches the registered pattern. There is no control by the center device 1 prior to the operation.

  By the way, in the present embodiment, the control of the electric device Y is started when the continuous action pattern matches the registered pattern and when at least one device state information matches, but it matches the device state information of the registered pattern. Control of the electric device Y may be started only after a plurality of pieces of device state information are detected. That is, for example, when the registered pattern is an action that the user turns off the lighting device, the air conditioner, and the TV in the living room and then moves from the living room to the bedroom through the stairs, the lighting device, the air conditioner, and the TV Control of the electric device Y may not be started when only one off operation is detected, but control of the electric device Y may be started only when two or more off operations are detected.

  In addition, you may apply each technique demonstrated in Embodiment 2 thru | or Embodiment 8 with respect to this embodiment. Although detailed explanation is omitted, it may be configured to recognize only a collection of device status information detected from a plurality of electrical devices Y before the continuous action pattern as a control group. The center device 1 can compensate for the operation omission due to (forgetting to turn off).

  Other configurations and functions are the same as those of the first embodiment.

(Embodiment 10)
The device control system according to the present embodiment is different from the device control system according to the first embodiment in that the device state information indicating the operation state of the electric device Y can be transmitted to the center device 1 without providing a dedicated transmission path. To do. Here, the device state information transmitted from the electric device Y to the center device 1 represents only the on / off operation state of each electric device Y, and is detected when the operation state changes. To do.

  In the present embodiment, the center device 1 is provided in a distribution board 18 provided with a main breaker 16 and a plurality of branch breakers 17 as shown in FIG. One electrical device (lighting device, air conditioner, television, etc.) Y is connected to each branch breaker 17.

  The equipment control monitoring unit 2 of the center apparatus 1 has a current monitoring unit 19 between the main breaker 16 and each branch breaker 17 as shown in FIG. The structure which monitors the electric current which flows into is adopted. That is, the operating state (ON / OFF) of the electrical equipment Y connected to each branch breaker 17 is detected based on the magnitude of the current monitored by each current monitoring unit 19.

  In this configuration, the center apparatus 1 uses the power supply path from the distribution board 18 to the electric device Y to acquire device state information indicating a change in the operating state of the electric device Y, and therefore transmits the device state information. There is no need to provide a dedicated transmission line, and there is an advantage that the configuration of the device control system can be simplified.

  Other configurations and functions are the same as those of the first embodiment.

1 is a schematic system diagram showing a configuration of Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is the schematic which shows the transmission data used in the same as the above. It is the schematic which shows the structure of a memory | storage part same as the above. It is explanatory drawing which shows the usage example of a log | history storage part same as the above. It is explanatory drawing which shows the usage example of a continuous action storage part same as the above. It is explanatory drawing which shows the usage example of an apparatus state storage part same as the above. It is explanatory drawing which shows the usage example of the registration pattern storage part same as the above. It is explanatory drawing which shows the usage example of an automatic control waiting state storage part same as the above. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement same as the above. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement same as the above. It is the schematic which shows the structure of the memory | storage part in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the usage example of the registration pattern storage part in Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the structure of the memory | storage part in Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement same as the above. It is explanatory drawing which shows the usage example of the registration pattern storage part same as the above. It is explanatory drawing which shows the usage example of the registration pattern storage part in Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the usage example of the registration pattern storage part in Embodiment 6 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the usage example of the registration pattern storage part in Embodiment 7 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of Embodiment 9 of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the structure of Embodiment 10 of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Center apparatus 3 Memory | storage part 5 Control part 17 Branch breaker 18 Distribution board 19 Current monitoring part X Sensor Y Electric equipment

Claims (12)

Multiple sensors that are installed at various locations in the home to monitor the location of people in the home and output detection results as human body location information, and changes in the operating state according to human operations can be detected as device status information. There are a plurality of electric devices provided at various locations in the house, detection means for detecting human body position information of each sensor and device state information of each electric device, and human body position information and device state information detected by the detection means. Storage means for storing each of them, pattern recognition means for recognizing human body position information continuously detected from a plurality of sensors among the human body position information stored in the storage means as a continuous action pattern, A group of device status information detected from a plurality of electrical devices in a continuous action pattern in the device status information stored in the storage means is controlled. A group recognition means for recognizing as a group, and a registration pattern setting means for setting the same continuous action pattern and control group combination in the storage means as a registration pattern when the combination of the same continuous action pattern and control group is detected within a predetermined period with a frequency equal to or higher than a specified value. If, when the continuous behavior pattern matching the continuous behavior patterns registered pattern is discovered to shift to automatic control waiting state, any part of the electric equipment included in the control group of the same registration pattern in the automatic control wait state A device control system comprising: control means for automatically controlling the remaining electric devices in the control group according to the control group of the registered pattern when the device state information is detected.   The device control system according to claim 1, wherein the device status information of the part of the electrical devices is any one device status information in the control group in the registration pattern.   The group recognizing unit recognizes a collection of the device state information detected from a plurality of the electric devices before the continuous action pattern as the control group, and the control unit is included in the control group of the registered pattern. When a continuous action pattern that matches the continuous action pattern of the same registered pattern is detected after the device status information of some of the electric devices is detected, other electric devices in the control group are moved according to the control group of the same registered pattern. The device control system according to claim 1, wherein the device control system is controlled automatically.   The registered pattern setting means, when one of the continuous action pattern and the control group in another registered pattern that is newly set overlaps the set registered pattern, The apparatus control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the setting is canceled and the other registered pattern is set.   At a certain time after the control of the electrical device by the control means, device status information different from the device status information in the control group from the electrical device in the control group of the registered pattern used at the time of control is a specified value. 5. The control content changing means for changing the content of a control group of a registered pattern used at the time of control according to the detected device status information when detected at the above frequency. The device control system according to any one of claims.   Detected when the device status information is detected at a frequency equal to or higher than a specified value from electrical devices outside the control group of the registered pattern used at the time of control during a certain time after the control of the electrical device by the control means. 6. The device control system according to claim 1, further comprising control content changing means for adding the device status information to the content of the control group of the registration pattern used during the control.   The device state information includes a control parameter that can be arbitrarily set by a person from among a plurality of types of values in each electric device and defines an operating state of each electric device, and the control means includes a control parameter 7. The device control system according to claim 1, wherein control up to control parameters of the electrical device is performed in accordance with device state information including   When the same combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group is detected a predetermined number of times within a predetermined candidate period, the registration pattern setting unit sets the combination as a candidate pattern, and the same candidate pattern is registered in a predetermined manner. The apparatus control system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the candidate pattern is set as the registration pattern when a predetermined number of registrations are detected within a period.   The registration pattern setting means detects the combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group for each time zone and sets the registration pattern, and the control means sets the time zone corresponding to the time when the continuous action pattern is detected. The device control system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a registration pattern is applied.   The registered pattern setting means sets the registered pattern by detecting a combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group for each calendar band obtained by dividing one year according to a calendar, and the control means detects the continuous action pattern. The device control system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a registration pattern of a calendar band corresponding to a point in time is applied.   The registration pattern setting means detects the combination of the continuous action pattern and the control group for each surrounding environment that changes over time, sets the registration pattern, and the control means sets the time when the continuous action pattern is detected. The device control system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a registration pattern of a corresponding ambient environment is applied.   One electrical device is connected to each branch breaker in the distribution board, and the detection means, the storage means, the pattern recognition means, the group recognition means, the registered pattern setting means, and the control means, Is provided in the distribution board as a center device, and the center device has a current monitoring unit for each branch breaker that monitors the current flowing through each branch breaker to each electrical device, and the detection means is monitored by the current monitoring unit. The device control system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the device status information of an electrical device connected to each branch breaker is detected based on a magnitude of a current that is generated. .

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