JP6906399B2 - Operation control system for housing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a system for controlling the operation of housing equipment.

Conventionally, as seen in Patent Documents 1 and 2, for example, the operation of a housing equipment is started or stopped by using the position information of a user's mobile terminal (mobile terminal having a GPS function). The system is known.

In this type of system, when it is detected by the position information acquired from the user's mobile terminal that the mobile terminal has entered a predetermined area around the user's home position, a house such as an air conditioner is installed. The operation of the equipment is started, or when it is detected that the mobile terminal has come out of the predetermined area, the operation of the housing equipment such as the air conditioner is stopped.

According to such a technology, even if the user goes out while driving the housing equipment, if the user who owns the mobile terminal moves to the outside of a predetermined area around the user's home, the housing equipment can be operated. It can be stopped automatically.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-104295 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-218560

However, a user who possesses a mobile terminal may take a walk, talk with a neighbor, or perform work such as cleaning in the above-mentioned predetermined area outside the home. In this case, the user may not be at home for a relatively long time.

In such a case, in the conventional technique as seen in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the position of the user's mobile terminal is the position within the predetermined area even if the user is not at home for a long time. Therefore, the operation of the housing equipment continues. Therefore, wasteful energy consumption of the user's housing equipment is generated.

In order to eliminate such inconvenience, for example, when it is detected that the position of the user's mobile terminal is outside the home, it is conceivable to stop the operation of the housing equipment. However, in this case, even if the user spends a short time going out around the house, the housing equipment is stopped, which tends to be inconvenient.

In addition, the user may go out without having a mobile terminal while driving the housing equipment. Even in such a case, since the position of the user's mobile terminal is the position in the home (the position in the predetermined area), the operation of the housing equipment continues, and the wasteful energy consumption of the housing equipment is consumed. Will occur.

The present invention has been made in view of this background, and an object of the present invention is to provide an operation control system capable of preventing unnecessary continuation of operation of housing equipment while ensuring convenience. do.

In order to achieve the above object, the operation control system of the housing equipment of the present invention can acquire the position information of the mobile terminal used by the user of the housing equipment by communicating with the mobile terminal, and the acquisition is obtained. It has a function of controlling the operation of the housing equipment based on the positional relationship between the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal and the home position which is the position of the user's house registered in advance. Equipped with a control unit
The control unit performs the housing equipment when the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal deviates from a predetermined area including the home position in the operating state of the housing equipment. The function of controlling the housing equipment so as to stop the operation of the equipment and the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal in the operating state of the housing equipment are within the predetermined area. Basically, it is configured to have a function of controlling the housing equipment so as to stop the operation of the housing equipment when the state of being outside the home position continues for a predetermined time. configuration and you.
In addition, the control unit is placed in the house when the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal remains at the home position for a predetermined time in the operating state of the housing equipment. It is necessary to control the notification unit so that the notification output is generated from the notification unit arranged, and further, after the notification output is generated, a predetermined operation is performed on the operation unit arranged in the house. As a condition, a function of continuing the operation of the housing equipment and controlling the housing equipment so as to stop the operation of the housing equipment if the predetermined operation is not performed after the notification output is generated. (1st invention).

In the present invention, the "home position" is not a pinpoint position (point position), but an area of a predetermined size smaller than the predetermined area, and the user's house exists inside the area. The area to be set is the area set at the location of the house. This also applies to the second to fourth inventions described later.

According to the first invention having the above basic configuration, in the operating state of the housing equipment, the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal is from a predetermined area including the home position. In the case of a deviation state, not only the housing equipment is controlled so as to stop the operation of the housing equipment, but also the operating state of the housing equipment is indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal. Even when the position of the mobile terminal is outside the home position in the predetermined area for a predetermined time, the operation of the housing equipment is stopped.

As a result, the user who owns the mobile terminal can take a walk around his / her home (the house), talk with a neighbor in the vicinity of his / her home, or perform cleaning work in the vicinity of his / her home. When the state of going out from the home (the state of being outside the home position) within the predetermined area becomes longer than the predetermined time, the operation of the housing equipment is automatically stopped. Will be done. As a result, wasteful energy consumption of the housing equipment is prevented.

On the other hand, when the state of going out from the home in the predetermined area stays for a time shorter than the predetermined time, the operation of the housing equipment can be continued.

Therefore, according to the first invention, it is possible to prevent the operation of the housing equipment from being unnecessarily continued while ensuring convenience.

In the first invention, when the control unit continues to be in the home position for a predetermined time while the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal is in the operating state of the housing equipment. The notification unit is controlled so as to generate a notification output from the notification unit arranged in the house, and after the notification output is generated, a predetermined operation is performed on the operation unit arranged in the house. As a necessary condition, the housing equipment is operated so as to continue the operation of the housing equipment and stop the operation of the housing equipment if the predetermined operation is not performed after the notification output is generated. that it is configured to further have the function of controlling.

According to this, in the operating state of the housing equipment, when the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal remains at the home position for a predetermined time, it is arranged in the house. A notification output is generated from the notification unit.

Here, when the user is at home (the house), the user can perform a predetermined operation on the operation unit in response to the notification output, but when the user is out. Cannot perform a predetermined operation on the operation unit.

Therefore, whether or not the predetermined operation is performed after the generation of the notification output is an index indicating whether or not the user is at home.

Therefore, in the first invention, the operation of the housing equipment is continued on the condition that a predetermined operation is performed on the operation unit after the notification output is generated, and after the notification output is generated, the predetermined operation is performed. If the operation is not performed, the operation of the housing equipment is stopped.

As a result, when the user goes out while operating the housing equipment without possessing the mobile terminal, the housing equipment can be automatically stopped. In addition, when the user is not out, the operation of the housing equipment can be continued.

Therefore, according to the first invention, it is possible to further enhance the effect of preventing the operation of the housing equipment from being unnecessarily continued while ensuring convenience.

Further, in another aspect of the operation control system of the housing equipment of the present invention, the position information of the mobile terminal used by the user of the housing equipment can be acquired by communication with the mobile terminal, and the acquired mobile terminal can be acquired. A control unit having a function of controlling the operation of the housing equipment based on the positional relationship between the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the above and the home position which is the position of the user's house registered in advance. I have
The control unit is arranged in the house when the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal continues to be at the home position for a predetermined time in the operating state of the housing equipment. It is a necessary condition that the notification unit is controlled so as to generate a notification output from the notification unit, and that a predetermined operation is performed on the operation unit arranged in the house after the notification output is generated. It has a function of controlling the housing equipment so as to continue the operation of the housing equipment and stop the operation of the housing equipment when the predetermined operation is not performed after the notification output is generated. ( 2nd invention).

According to this, as in the first invention, when the user goes out without possessing the mobile terminal while operating the housing equipment, the housing equipment is automatically stopped. Can be done. In addition, when the user is not out, the operation of the housing equipment can be continued.

Therefore, according to the second invention, it is possible to prevent the operation of the housing equipment from being unnecessarily continued while ensuring convenience.

In the first invention or the second invention, the control unit controls the notification unit so as to generate the notification output in a state where the housing equipment is operated in a predetermined time zone. , It is preferable that it is configured not to be executed ( third invention).

Here, for example, during the bedtime of a user, the user often goes to bed while consciously operating the housing equipment. If the notification output is generated in such a case, it tends to be troublesome for the user. Further, in such a case, it is preferable not to stop the operation of the housing equipment.

Therefore, the third invention is configured as described above. According to this, since the notification output does not occur in a predetermined time zone such as the user's bedtime zone, it is possible to prevent the user from being bothered and to continue the operation of the housing equipment .
Further, the operation control system of the housing equipment of the present invention can also adopt the following aspects. That is, the position information of the mobile terminal used by the user of the housing equipment can be acquired by communication with the mobile terminal, and the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the acquired position information of the mobile terminal is registered in advance. It is provided with a control unit having a function of controlling the operation of the housing equipment based on the positional relationship with the home position, which is the position of the user's house.
The control unit performs the housing equipment when the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal deviates from a predetermined area including the home position in the operating state of the housing equipment. The function of controlling the housing equipment so as to stop the operation of the equipment and the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal in the operating state of the housing equipment are within the predetermined area. In the state outside the home position, it is determined whether or not the state has continued for a predetermined time, and when the result of the determination becomes affirmative, the operation of the housing equipment is stopped. If the result of the determination is negative, the housing equipment is configured to have a function of controlling the housing equipment so as not to stop the operation of the housing equipment (fourth invention). ).

The figure which shows the whole structure of the operation control system of the house equipment of one Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing about operation of operation control system of embodiment. The flowchart which shows the operation of the operation control system of embodiment. The flowchart which shows the operation of the operation control system of embodiment.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. The housing equipment targeted by the operation control system of the present embodiment is, for example, a floor heating device 1 installed in a user's house H. The floor heating device 1 is a hot water type floor heating device 1, and is connected to the heat source machine 2, the remote control 3 for operating the floor heating device 1, and the heat source machine 2 via the hot water pipe 5. It is provided with a floor heating / radiating unit 4.

The heat source machine 2 is, for example, a combustion type heat source machine having a known configuration, and is equipped with a burner (combustion type heat source), a heat exchanger, and the like (not shown). The heat source machine 2 is configured to circulate hot water with the floor heating / radiating unit 4 via a hot water pipe 5 and heat the hot water by the combustion heat of a burner via a heat exchanger.

The heat source machine 2 is further equipped with a control device 2a that controls the operation of the heat source machine 2. The control device 2a is composed of an electronic circuit unit including a microcomputer, a memory, an interface circuit, and the like. The control device 2a has a function of controlling the operation of a plurality of control devices mounted on the heat source machine 2 by the mounted hardware configuration and program (software configuration).

Although not shown, the control equipment includes a solenoid valve that opens and closes the fuel supply path to the burner, a control valve that adjusts the amount of fuel supplied to the burner, a combustion fan that supplies combustion air to the burner, and an igniter. Combustion system equipment such as, solenoid valve that opens and closes the water passage around the heat exchanger, control valve that adjusts the flow rate of the water passage, and water flow system such as a circulation pump that circulates hot water in the hot water pipe 5. Equipment and is included.

The heat source machine 2 may be provided with an electric heating source instead of the burner or in addition to the burner. Further, the heat source machine 2 may also serve as a heat source machine for a device other than the floor heating device 1, such as a hot water supply device or a bath device.

The remote controller 3 includes various operation switches 3c for the user to perform operations such as starting and stopping the floor heating device 1 and setting the heating temperature or the intensity of heating, and the display unit 3a for notifying various information. And a sounding unit 3b. Then, the remote controller 3 is wiredly connected to the control device 2a so as to be able to communicate with the control device 2a. A predetermined operation switch 3c1 (for example, a "decision" switch, etc.) of the operation switches 3c of the remote controller 3 corresponds to an operation unit in the present invention, and a sounding unit 3b (or a display unit 3a) serves as a notification unit in the present invention. It is equivalent.

A plurality of remote controllers including the remote controller 3 may be connected to the control device 2a. When the heat source device 2 also serves as a heat source device such as a hot water supply device or a bath device, the remote controller 3 operates the operation of other devices such as the hot water supply device or the bath device in addition to the floor heating device 1. It may be configured so that it can also be performed.

In the present embodiment, the remote control 3 is a router 6 arranged in a house H so as to be able to connect to an external network NW, which is a wide area network composed of the Internet, a public communication network, etc. It is configured to be able to perform wireless communication by a communication method such as (registered trademark), and can communicate with the external network (wide area network) NW side via the router 6.

The remote controller 3 may be configured to perform wired communication with the router 6 via a LAN cable or the like. Further, the remote controller 3 may be configured to also have a function as a router. In this case, the router 6 is unnecessary. Further, the communication between the router 6 and the external network NW may be either wireless communication or wired communication. Further, the communication method between the remote controller 3 and the control device 2a is not limited to wired communication, and may be wireless communication such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark).

The operation control system of the present embodiment, which targets the floor heating device 1 (household equipment) configured as described above, is a portable device used by the remote control 3 of the floor heating device 1 and the user of the floor heating device 1. The terminal 12 includes a server 10 connected to the external network NW so that the terminal 12 can communicate with the external network NW.

The mobile terminal 12 is a communication terminal composed of a smartphone, a feature phone, a tablet terminal, etc., and can be connected to an external network NW by wireless communication in the activated state.

The server 10 constitutes the control unit in the present invention together with the control device 2a and the remote controller 3 of the floor heating device 1. In the present embodiment, the server 10 has a function of acquiring operation information of each housing equipment of a plurality of houses including a house H by communication with the housing equipment, and a mobile terminal of a user of the housing equipment of each house. It has a function of transmitting a command regarding the operation of the housing equipment of the user's house to the housing equipment according to the information or the command acquired by communication with the housing equipment.

Then, in the server 10, identification information of the housing equipment, identification information of the user's mobile terminal of the housing equipment, location information of the house, and the like are registered in advance for each house. For example, with respect to the house H, the identification information of the floor heating device 1 as the housing equipment and the mobile terminal 12 of the user, the location information of the house H, and the like are registered in advance in the server 10.

Further, the mobile terminal 12 has a GPS function (GPS: Global Positioning System), and a service application for communication with the server 10 is pre-installed. Then, the mobile terminal 12 transmits the position information indicating the position of the mobile terminal 12 to the server 10 in response to a request from the server 10 or at a periodic timing by the function of the installed service application. Is possible.

Further, the server 10 has the position of the mobile terminal 12 indicated by the position information acquired from the mobile terminal 12 and the location of the house H indicated by the location information of the house H (the home position of the user of the floor heating device 1). A function of transmitting a command signal for instructing the start (start of operation) or stop (end of operation) of the floor heating device 1 of the house H to the remote control 3 of the floor heating device 1 according to a predetermined rule according to the positional relationship of the house H. Is configured to have.

It is possible for the user to specify in advance to the server 10 whether or not to start or stop the floor heating device 1 according to the position information of the mobile terminal 12.

Next, the operation of the floor heating device 1 according to the position information of the mobile terminal 12 will be described. The operation described below is an operation when it is specified in advance for the server 10 to start or stop the floor heating device 1 according to the position information of the mobile terminal 12.

In the state where the service application of the user's mobile terminal 12 is activated, the position information (location information based on GPS) of the mobile terminal 12 is sequentially transmitted from the mobile terminal 12 to the server 10 via the external network NW, and the server. Received at 10.

At this time, while the operation of the floor heating device 1 is stopped (specifically, the server 10 recognizes that the floor heating device 1 is stopped by communication with the remote controller 3), the flowchart of FIG. The process shown in (1) is executed in cooperation with the server 10 and the remote controller 3 and the control device 2a of the floor heating device 1.

In STEP 1, in the server 10, the position of the mobile terminal 12 (hereinafter referred to as the terminal position) indicated by the position information received from the mobile terminal 12 is from the outside of the home peripheral area ARH, which is the peripheral area of the house H, to the home peripheral area. Determine if you have moved inside the ARH.

Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the home peripheral area ARH is a fixed size area centered on the home position PAH defined by the location of the house H registered in the server 10, for example, a circle having a fixed radius. It is an area. In other words, the home peripheral area ARH is an area near the user's house H (hereinafter referred to as home H).

The home position PAH included in the home peripheral area ARH is not a pinpoint position (point position) but a predetermined size area (for example, a circular area having a constant radius) smaller than the home peripheral area ARH. As an area where the home H exists inside, it is an area set at the location of the home H.

The situation where the determination result of STEP 1 is affirmative is a situation where the user who possesses the mobile terminal 12 moves from the position of the point P3 in FIG. 2 to the position of the point P2 on the way home from the outside. be. In this case, since it can be considered that the user will arrive at the home H soon, the server 10 then issues a command in STEP 3 to start the operation (heating operation) of the floor heating device 1 of the home H in the external network NW. Is transmitted to the remote controller 3 via.

At this time, the remote controller 3 that has received the command transmits the command to the control device 2a. In response to this, the control device 2a operates the heat source machine 2 so as to perform the heating operation of the floor heating device 1. As a result, the heating operation of the floor heating device 1 is automatically started.

If the determination result of STEP1 is negative, the server 10 then sets the terminal position indicated by the position information received from the mobile terminal 12 in STEP2 from the outside of the home position PAH to the home position PAH. Determine if you have moved inside.

Here, in the present embodiment, when the user who possesses the mobile terminal 12 goes out from the home H in the home peripheral area ARH, the operation of the floor heating device 1 is automatically stopped as described later. There is. In such a situation, when the user returns home from the area outside the home position PAH (hereinafter referred to as the area outside the home) of the home peripheral area ARH (when entering the home position PAH). In addition, the judgment result of STEP2 becomes positive. For example, when the user possessing the mobile terminal 12 moves from the position P2 of FIG. 2 to the position of point P1, the determination result of STEP2 becomes positive.

In this case, the server 10 then issues a command in STEP 3 to start the heating operation of the floor heating device 1 of the home H in the external network NW, as in the case where the determination result of STEP 1 becomes affirmative. It is transmitted to the remote controller 3 via the above, and by extension, the heating operation of the floor heating device 1 is started.

If the determination result of STEP2 is negative, the process from STEP1 is repeated.

While the operation of the floor heating device 1 is stopped, the operation of the floor heating device 1 according to the position information of the mobile terminal 12 is executed as described above.

Further, while the floor heating device 1 is in operation (specifically, the server 10 recognizes that the floor heating device 1 is in operation by communicating with the remote controller 3), the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 is performed. Is executed by the cooperation between the server 10 and the remote controller 3 and the control device 2a of the floor heating device 1.

In STEP 11, the server 10 determines whether or not the terminal position indicated by the position information received from the mobile terminal 12 is a position outside the home peripheral area ARH.

For example, when the user possessing the mobile terminal 12 passes through the home peripheral area ARH from the home H and moves to the outside of the home peripheral area ARH in order to go out, the determination result of STEP 11 becomes affirmative.

Then, if the determination result of STEP 11 is affirmative, the server 10 then gives a command to the remote controller 3 via the external network NW in STEP 14 to stop the operation of the floor heating device 1 of the home H. Send.

At this time, the remote controller 3 that has received the command transmits the command to the control device 2a. In response to this, the control device 2a controls the heat source machine 2 so as to stop the heating operation of the floor heating device 1. As a result, the heating operation of the floor heating device 1 is automatically stopped.

When the determination result of STEP 11 is negative, the terminal position is inside the home peripheral area ARH (including the home position PAH). In this case, the server 10 then determines in STEP 12 whether or not the terminal position is a position outside the home position PAH (in other words, the position of the peripheral area outside the home).

For example, when the user who possesses the mobile terminal 12 is located in the peripheral area outside the home, the determination result of STEP 12 becomes affirmative. Then, when the determination result of STEP 12 is affirmative, the server 10 then in STEP 13, the terminal position is inside the home peripheral area ARH and outside the home position PAH (in other words, in other words,). It is determined whether or not the state (the state of the peripheral area outside the home) has continued for a predetermined time T1 (for example, 10 minutes).

Here, when the user possessing the mobile terminal 12 takes a walk around the home H, talks with neighbors or the like around the home H, or performs cleaning or the like around the home H. In some cases, the duration of the user staying in the peripheral area outside the home becomes relatively long, and the determination result of STEP 13 may become positive.

In such a situation, since the user is not at home H for a relatively long time, continuing the heating operation of the floor heating device 1 is a waste of energy consumption.

Therefore, when the determination result of STEP 13 becomes affirmative, the server 10 then operates the floor heating device 1 of the home H in STEP 14 as in the case where the determination result of STEP 11 becomes affirmative. A command to stop is transmitted to the remote controller 3, and eventually the heating operation of the floor heating device 1 is stopped.

If the determination result of STEP 13 is negative, the process from STEP 11 is repeated.

Further, when the determination result of STEP 12 is negative (when the terminal position is inside the home position PAH), the server 10 then sets the state in which the terminal position is inside the home position PAH in STEP 15. It is determined whether or not the predetermined time T2 (for example, 60 minutes) has been continued.

Here, for example, when the user goes out without possessing the mobile terminal 12, or when the user is sleeping, the determination result of STEP 15 can be positive. Then, in particular, when the user goes out without possessing the mobile terminal 12, it is a waste of energy consumption to continue the operation of the floor heating device 1 of the home H where the user is not present.

Therefore, when the determination result of STEP 15 becomes affirmative, the server 10 then sets the current time in STEP 16 to a predetermined time zone (for example, from 22:00 to 06:00) that can be regarded as sleeping by the user. Judge whether it is the time of the band). The predetermined time zone may allow the user to register any desired time zone in advance with the server 10.

Then, when the determination result of STEP 16 is affirmative (when the current time is a time in a predetermined time zone), there is a high possibility that the user wants to continue the operation of the floor heating device 1, so that the server 10 transmits a command to the remote control 3 to continue the operation (heating operation) of the floor heating device 1 in STEP 19.

At this time, the remote controller 3 that has received the command transmits the command to the control device 2a. In response to this, the control device 2a continues the heating operation of the floor heating device 1. In STEP 19, the transmission of the above command from the server 10 to the remote controller 3 may be omitted.

On the other hand, when the determination result of STEP 16 is negative (when the current time is not the time of the predetermined time zone such as the time of the daytime), the server 10 then sets the STEP 17 to A command is transmitted to the remote control 3 to the effect that a predetermined notification output for confirming whether or not the user of the mobile terminal 12 is in the home H should be generated.

At this time, the remote controller 3 that has received the command outputs the voice or the alarm sound as the predetermined notification output from the sounding unit 3b. Further, in this case, the remote controller 3 is for confirming whether or not the notification output is in the home H, and what kind of response the user should take to the notification output. The information of the key is output by the voice from the sounding unit 3b or the display on the display unit 3a.

The remote controller 3 determines in STEP 18 whether or not a predetermined operation (response operation to the notification output) is performed by the predetermined operation switch 3c1 of the remote controller 3 within a predetermined time T3 (for example, 5 minutes) after the notification output is generated. do.

In this case, if the predetermined operation is not performed within the predetermined time T3, it is highly possible that the user has left the mobile terminal 12 at home H and went out.

Therefore, when the determination result of STEP 18 becomes negative, the remote controller 3 instructs the control device 2a to stop the operation (heating operation) of the floor heating device 1 in STEP 14. In response to this, the control device 2a automatically stops the heating operation of the floor heating device 1.

Further, when the predetermined operation is performed within the predetermined time T3, the user is at home H. Therefore, when the determination result of STEP 18 becomes affirmative, the remote controller 3 transmits a command to the control device 2a to continue the operation (heating operation) of the floor heating device 1 in STEP 19. In response to this, the control device 2a continues the heating operation of the floor heating device 1. In STEP 19 in this case, the transmission of the above command from the remote controller 3 to the control device 2a may be omitted.

If the determination result of STEP 15 is negative, the process from STEP 11 is repeated.

During the operation of the floor heating device 1, the operation of the floor heating device 1 according to the position information of the mobile terminal 12 is executed as described above.

Supplementally, in the above description, it has been described that most of the processing of the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 4 is executed by the server 10. However, of the processes shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 4, a part of the processes described as being executed by the server 10 may be executed by the remote controller 3 or the control device 2a of the floor heating device 1.

According to the embodiment described above, when the user who possesses the mobile terminal 12 goes out while the floor heating device 1 is operating, not only when the user moves to the outside of the home peripheral area ARH, but also when he / she takes a walk. For example, even if the user is continuously located in the area outside the home (the area outside the home position PAH in the area around the house ARH) for a predetermined time T1, the operation of the floor heating device 1 is automatically stopped. Can be made to. As a result, wasteful energy consumption by the floor heating device 1 can be reduced.

Further, when the mobile terminal 12 is in the home position PAH for a predetermined time T2, except for a predetermined time zone such as the user's bedtime zone, a predetermined operation corresponding to the notification output generated by the remote controller 3 is performed. Even if this is not done, the operation of the floor heating device 1 is automatically stopped. Therefore, when the user goes out without possessing the mobile terminal 12 (while the mobile terminal 12 is left at home H) while the floor heating device 1 is operating, the floor heating device 1 is operated. It can be stopped automatically. As a result, wasteful energy consumption by the floor heating device 1 can be reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment of the above embodiment, and other aspects may be adopted. For example, in the embodiment, the notification output in STEP 17 is generated by the remote controller 3, but the notification output may be generated in the mobile terminal 12 by a command from the server 10 to the mobile terminal 12. good. In this case, the notification output is not limited to auditory or visual notification, and may be notification output due to vibration of the mobile terminal 12.

Further, in the above embodiment, when the user who possesses the mobile terminal 12 moves from the inside to the outside of the home peripheral area ARH during the operation of the floor heating device 1, the operation of the floor heating device 1 is immediately stopped. When the user who possesses the mobile terminal 12 moves from the outside to the inside of the home peripheral area ARH while the operation of the floor heating device 1 is stopped, the mobile terminal 12 is immediately operated by the floor heating device 1. I tried to start.

However, when the user possessing the mobile terminal 12 is located near the boundary of the home peripheral area ARH, the operation of the floor heating device 1 is repeatedly started and stopped due to an error in the position information of the mobile terminal 12 or the like. You may do the following to prevent it from being lost.

That is, during the operation of the floor heating device 1, after the terminal position moves from the inside to the outside of the home peripheral area ARH, the state in which the terminal position is outside the home peripheral area ARH continues for a predetermined time T4. Occasionally, the operation of the floor heating device 1 may be stopped. Similarly, when the floor heating device 1 is stopped, the terminal position moves from the outside to the inside of the home peripheral area ARH, and then the terminal position is inside the home peripheral area ARH for a predetermined time T4. When it continues, the operation of the floor heating device 1 may be started.

In this case, the predetermined time T4 is set to be shorter than the predetermined time T1 in STEP 13.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the hot water type floor heating device 1 is exemplified as the housing equipment to be controlled. However, the housing equipment in the present invention is not limited to the hot water type floor heating device 1, and may be an electric heating type floor heating device, a hot air heater, an air conditioner, a ventilation device, or the like. Further, the housing equipment may be a plurality of devices.

1 ... Floor heating device (household equipment), 2a ... Control device (control unit), 3 ... Remote control (control unit), 3b ... Sounding unit (notification unit), 3c1 ... Operation switch (operation unit), 10 ... Server ( Control unit), 12 ... Mobile terminal.

Claims (4)

The position information of the mobile terminal used by the user of the housing equipment can be acquired by communicating with the mobile terminal, and the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the acquired position information of the mobile terminal and the pre-registered position of the mobile terminal are described. It is provided with a control unit having a function of controlling the operation of the housing equipment based on the positional relationship with the home position, which is the position of the user's house.
The control unit performs the housing equipment when the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal deviates from a predetermined area including the home position in the operating state of the housing equipment. The function of controlling the housing equipment so as to stop the operation of the equipment and the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal in the operating state of the housing equipment are within the predetermined area. The function of controlling the housing equipment so as to stop the operation of the housing equipment when the state of being outside the home position continues for a predetermined time, and the operating state of the housing equipment, described above. When the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal remains at the home position for a predetermined time, the notification unit is set so as to generate a notification output from the notification unit arranged in the house. Controlled, and further, after the notification output is generated, the operation of the housing equipment is continued on condition that a predetermined operation is performed on the operation unit arranged in the house, and the notification output is generated. Later, the housing equipment is configured to have a function of controlling the housing equipment so as to stop the operation of the housing equipment when the predetermined operation is not performed. Operation control system. The position information of the mobile terminal used by the user of the housing equipment can be acquired by communicating with the mobile terminal, and the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the acquired position information of the mobile terminal and the pre-registered position of the mobile terminal are described. It is provided with a control unit having a function of controlling the operation of the housing equipment based on the positional relationship with the home position, which is the position of the user's house.
The control unit is arranged in the house when the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal continues to be at the home position for a predetermined time in the operating state of the housing equipment. It is a necessary condition that the notification unit is controlled so as to generate a notification output from the notification unit, and that a predetermined operation is performed on the operation unit arranged in the house after the notification output is generated. It has a function of controlling the housing equipment so as to continue the operation of the housing equipment and stop the operation of the housing equipment when the predetermined operation is not performed after the notification output is generated. An operation control system for housing equipment, which is characterized by being configured in. In the operation control system for housing equipment according to claim 1 or 2.
The control unit is configured not to control the notification unit so as to generate the notification output when the housing equipment is being operated in a predetermined time zone. An operation control system for housing equipment that features. The position information of the mobile terminal used by the user of the housing equipment can be acquired by communicating with the mobile terminal, and the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the acquired position information of the mobile terminal and the pre-registered position of the mobile terminal are described. It is provided with a control unit having a function of controlling the operation of the housing equipment based on the positional relationship with the home position, which is the position of the user's house.
The control unit performs the housing equipment when the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal deviates from a predetermined area including the home position in the operating state of the housing equipment. The function of controlling the housing equipment so as to stop the operation of the equipment and the position of the mobile terminal indicated by the position information of the mobile terminal in the operating state of the housing equipment are within the predetermined area. In the state outside the home position, it is determined whether or not the state has continued for a predetermined time, and when the result of the determination becomes affirmative, the operation of the housing equipment is stopped . If the result of the determination is negative, the housing equipment is configured to have a function of controlling the housing equipment so as not to stop the operation of the housing equipment. Operation control system.

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