JP7065646B2 - Energy saving support system, server device and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an energy saving support system, a server device and a program.

In recent years, HEMS (Home Energy Management System) is known, which acquires information on energy used in a house such as home appliances and controls the home appliances based on the amount of energy used. In addition, power generation equipment / charge / discharge equipment installed in a house to generate or store electric power is also known.
There is known a system that presents the energy usage status of the above-mentioned home appliances, power generation equipment, and charge / discharge equipment to customers as advice for energy saving activities. For example, Patent Document 1 shows a customer's energy usage status as a time-series graph.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-23378

However, according to the prior art as described above, the graphs are displayed only for one day. Therefore, according to the prior art, it is difficult for the user who sees the graph to intuitively grasp the effect of the energy saving activity because it is not possible to present the transition of the energy usage status to the user over a long period such as one month. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an energy saving support system, a server device, and a program that can present a graph that makes it easy for a user to intuitively grasp the effect of energy saving activities. And.

One embodiment of the present invention is an energy saving support system that displays a graph image showing the energy usage status of a house on a terminal device, and has a first graph showing a time change of the energy usage status of the house and the first graph. A second graph showing the time change of the energy usage of the house in a part of the display period width of the graph is arranged in the display area indicated by a single identifier that identifies the display area. A storage unit that stores the image information, and a supply unit that supplies the image information indicated by the identifier output by the terminal device to the terminal device among a plurality of the image information stored in the storage unit. A server device including, an identifier output unit that outputs the identifier to the server device, an image information acquisition unit that acquires the image information supplied by the supply unit, and the image acquired by the image information acquisition unit. A terminal device including a display control unit for displaying the first graph and the second graph indicated by information on the display unit, and the display period width of the second graph is the display period width of the first graph. It is a predetermined energy saving support system based on the period when the amount of energy used in the house is the maximum .

In one embodiment of the present invention, in the above-mentioned energy saving support system, the server device includes an operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information indicating an operation for the graph displayed on the display unit from the terminal device, and the above-mentioned operation information acquisition unit. The second graph of the display period width of the first graph for a part of the display period width indicated by the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit is placed in the display area indicated by the identifier together with the first graph. By arranging the image information, an image generation unit for generating the image information is further provided.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in the above-mentioned energy saving support system, the display period width of the first graph is one month.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in the above-mentioned energy saving support system, the display period width of the second graph is one day.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in the above-mentioned energy saving support system, the first graph and the second graph include at least a time change of energy usage by an air conditioner in a house.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in the above-mentioned energy-saving support system, the first graph and the second graph show the energy usage status by the air-conditioning equipment and the energy consumed in the house excluding the air-conditioning equipment. It is shown separately from the usage status.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in the above-mentioned energy saving support system, the server device acquires usage status information indicating the usage status of energy acquired by a power meter installed in a house via a network. It also has an information acquisition unit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in the above-mentioned energy saving support system, the identifier includes a uniform resource identifier, the display area includes a web page, and the terminal device is the identifier. It further includes a web browser having a function as an output unit, the image information acquisition unit, and the display control unit.

One embodiment of the present invention is a server device provided in an energy saving support system that displays a graph image showing the energy usage status of a house on a terminal device, and is a first graph showing a time change of the energy usage status of the house. , The second graph showing the time change of the energy usage of the house in a part of the display period width of the first graph is arranged in the display area indicated by one identifier. Of the storage unit in which information is stored, the identifier acquisition unit for acquiring the identifier output by the terminal device, and the plurality of image information stored in the storage unit, the identifier acquisition unit acquires from the terminal device. A supply unit that supplies the image information indicated by the identifier to the terminal device is provided , and the display period width of the second graph is the maximum amount of energy used by the house in the display period width of the first graph. It is a server device that is predetermined based on the period .

One embodiment of the present invention includes an identifier acquisition step of acquiring an identifier output by the terminal device on a computer provided in the energy saving support system that displays a graph image showing the energy usage status of the house on the terminal device, and an energy saving step of the house. One identifier is the first graph showing the time change of the usage status and the second graph showing the time change of the energy usage status of the house in a part of the display period width of the first graph. In the image information acquisition step and the image information acquisition step of acquiring the image information indicated by the identifier acquired in the identifier acquisition step from the storage unit in which the image information arranged in the display area indicated by is stored. It is a program for executing the supply step of supplying the acquired image information to the terminal device, and the display period width of the second graph is the energy of the house in the display period width of the first graph. A pre-determined program based on the period of maximum usage of .

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, an energy saving support system, a server device, and a program are provided, in which a graph that makes it easy for a user to intuitively grasp the effect of energy saving activities is presented.

It is a figure which shows the schematic structure of the energy saving support system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the transition of the screen displayed on the display device of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the HEMS screen of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the top page displayed on the display device of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the energy saving support page displayed on the display device of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the ranking page displayed on the display device of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the energy input page displayed on the display device of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the basic information input page displayed on the display device of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the home CO2 emission amount page displayed on the display device of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data download page displayed on the display device of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the detail of an example of the home CO2 emission amount page displayed on the display device of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the graph image displayed on the display device of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the initial state of the graph image displayed on the display device of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation of the service providing server of this embodiment.

[Embodiment]
Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an energy saving support system according to the present embodiment.

The energy saving support system includes a service providing server 31 of the service provider 3 and a terminal device 19 provided in the house 1.
The house 1 is connected to the electric power company server 21 provided by the electric power company 2 and the third party server 41 provided by the third party 4 via the smart meter 10 provided in the house 1 and the communication network.
The electric power company 2 includes an electric power company server 21 that supplies electric power to the house 1 and receives information from a smart meter 10 installed in the house 1.

Further, the house 1 is connected to the service providing server 31 via the terminal device 19 and the communication network.
The service provider 3 is a company that directly or indirectly provides various services related to the house 1, and may be a company that provides the house 1 itself.

The house 1 includes a smart meter 10, a line concentrator 11, an A route receiving device 13-1, a B route receiving device 13, a C route receiving device 13-2, a distribution board 14, and a distribution board measuring device. A power generation / charge / discharge device 16, a power generation / charge / discharge control device 17, a home appliance / information device 18, and a terminal device 19 are provided.
The power generation / charge / discharge device 16 is a general term for the power generation device 161 and the charge / discharge device 162.

The smart meter 10 is installed outdoors of the house 1 and on the premises of the house 1. The smart meter 10 measures the amount of electric power supplied by the electric power company 2 and generates electric power data including the amount of electric power, billing information, and the like.

The smart meter 10 is installed outside the house 1. By installing the smart meter 10 outside the house 1, when a meter reader such as an electric power company visually reads the amount of electric energy measured by the smart meter 10, the process of obtaining the permission of the resident of the house 1 is obtained. In addition, it is possible to reduce unnecessary labor such as re-delivering for meter reading when the resident of the house 1 is absent, and it is possible to improve the efficiency of meter reading work by meter readers such as electric power companies. Can contribute.

It is more preferable that the smart meter 10 is attached so as to be in contact with the outer wall surface of the house 1. As a result, it is possible to effectively utilize the space other than the house 1 on the site where the house 1 is built. Further, when the smart meter 10 is attached so as to be in contact with the outer wall surface of the house 1, it is preferable to attach the smart meter 10 to the outer wall surface facing the road or the outer wall surface substantially orthogonal to the outer wall surface. This is because it is easy for a meter reader such as an electric power company who visits from the road to visually read the smart meter 10 when visually reading the amount of electric power. Further, in the house 1 built on a relatively large site, the smart meter 10 may be attached to a structure other than the house 1 outside the house 1, for example, a gate, a garage, or the like.
In the future, the smart meter 10 may become the property of the power transmission and distribution business operator due to the power transmission and distribution separation policy, which is part of the liberalization of electricity retailing.

[Power data reception path (1) B route power data]
The smart meter 10 transmits power data to the B route receiving device 13 in the house 1 using the B route communication network. As the communication network used for transmitting the power data to the B route receiving device 13 in this way, a wired communication method or a wireless communication method may be used. The power data received by the B route receiving device 13 from the smart meter 10 via the communication network in the house 1 is also referred to as B route power data.

[Power data reception path (2) A route power data]
The smart meter 10 transmits electric power data to the electric power company server 21 provided by the electric power company 2 in a remote place by using the communication network of the A route. In this case, the A route receiving device 13-1 receives the electric power data from the electric power company server 21 via the communication network of the A route. The power data received by the A route receiving device 13-1 from the electric power company server 21 via the communication network of the A route communication network is also referred to as A route power data. As the communication network used for transmitting and receiving electric power data between the house 1 and the electric power company server 21, a wired communication method or a wireless communication method may be used.

[Power data reception path (3) C route power data]
The smart meter 10 transmits power data to a third party server 41 provided by the third party 4 at a remote location using the communication network of the C route. In this case, the C route receiving device 13-2 receives power data from the third party server 41 via the C route communication network. The power data received by the C route receiving device 13-2 from the third party server 41 via the communication network of the C route communication network is also referred to as C route power data. As the communication network used for transmitting and receiving power data between the house 1 and the third party server 41, a wired communication method or a wireless communication method may be used.

The explanation of the configuration of the equipment provided in the house 1 will be continued. The line concentrator 11 is one or more of a hub and a wireless network base station, and is a B route receiving device 13, a distribution board measuring device 15, a power generation / charge / discharge control device 17, a home appliance / information device 18, and a terminal device. In order for 19 (HEMS191) to transmit and receive information, a communication cable 111 (not shown) directly or indirectly connected to these devices or the like is concentrated. The line concentrator 11 receives an electric signal and transmits the received electric signal to form a communication network by LAN. In the present embodiment, the concentrator 11 is a wired hub. In an environment where the movement of information and communication equipment is limited to some extent, such as in a house 1, it is preferable to use a wired hub having an advantage of high communication stability rather than a wireless hub having an advantage of movement. Further, the concentrator 11 corresponds to the Ethernet (registered trademark) standard.
Further, the concentrator 11 operates by electric power supplied by being connected to a power supply means 113 (not shown) such as an outlet via a power cable 112 (not shown). At least one of the power supply means 113 (not shown) is drawn from inside the wall.

The B route receiving device 13 receives information from the smart meter 10 and transmits it to the terminal device 19 via the line concentrator 11, or transmits information output from the terminal device 19 to the smart meter 10. The B route receiving device 13 may be built in the terminal device 19 or may be a device separate from the terminal device 19. When the B route receiving device 13 is a device separate from the terminal device 19, it is inserted into the terminal device 19 as a dongle. Further, the B route receiving device 13 is directly or indirectly connected to the concentrating device 11 via a wired or wireless communication network. As a result, the B route receiving device 13 can be easily connected to the LAN and eventually to the Internet via the line concentrator 11. Further, when the B route receiving device 13 transmits / receives information via a wired communication network, the communication value network may be based on the Ethernet (registered trademark) standard. This makes it possible to prevent communication from becoming unstable due to radio wave interference or the like, as compared with the case of using a wireless communication network.

The B route receiving device 13 is installed indoors of the house 1 based on the position of the smart meter 10. Specifically, the smart meter 10 is installed in a space surrounded by an inner wall provided corresponding to the outer wall of the house 1. Further, the B route receiving device 13 is preferably installed on a floor above the first floor and below the N floor in the N (N is a natural number) house 1. As described above, the smart meter 10 is usually installed on the first floor because it is visually inspected by an electric power company or the like. Therefore, the lower the floor, the more stable the communication with the smart meter 10. .. Therefore, it is most preferable that the B route receiving device 13 is installed between the floor surface and the ceiling surface of the first floor of the house 1. Normally, in the house 1, there is often a dead space near the entrance, and in order to utilize the dead space, the B route receiving device 13 is the entrance of the house 1 or the dirt floor adjacent to the entrance. It is better to install it in the storage area.

Further, the B route receiving device 13 is directly or indirectly connected to the concentrating device 11 by a wired or wireless communication network, and transmits / receives information to / from the terminal device 19 (HEMS) via the concentrating device 11. When a wired communication network is used, the communication network is composed of Ethernet (registered trademark), and at least a part of the cable for connecting the B route receiving device 13 and the concentrating device 11 is wired in the wall. ..

The B route receiving device 13 is preferably arranged in the vicinity of the communication device accommodating unit 12 accommodating the concentrator device 11 from the viewpoint of stability of information transmission / reception with the concentrator device 11. Further, the B route receiving device 13 may be housed in the communication device accommodating unit 12 and covered with a cover. As a result, the B route receiving device 13 is not visually recognized by the inhabitants in the house 1, and the aesthetic appearance in the house 1 can be maintained.

Although the installation example of the B route receiving device 13 has been described so far, the present invention is not limited to this. It is desirable that the A route receiving device 13-1 and the C route receiving device 13-2 are also installed in the same manner as the B route receiving device 13.

Further, the B route receiving device 13 is preferably arranged so that an electromagnetic shielding member such as a metal plate or a metal mesh that shields radio waves is not positioned between the B route receiving device 13 and the smart meter 10. This makes it possible to prevent the communication from becoming unstable due to the electromagnetic shielding member in the communication network formed wirelessly for transmitting and receiving information between the B route receiving device 13 and the smart meter 10.

However, when the communication equipment accommodating unit 12 is provided on the second floor or higher, the B route receiving device 13 may be arranged on the floor below the floor where the communication equipment accommodating unit 12 is provided. The arrangement of the B route receiving device 13 can be appropriately determined in consideration of the stabilization of communication with the smart meter 10 and the stabilization of communication with the concentrator 11.

The distribution board 14 receives the main electric power supplied from the electric power company 2 and distributes the received electric power to 20 or more branch circuits. Each branch circuit is connected to an outlet, a lighting fixture, or the like installed in the house 1, and the electric power branched by the branch circuit is supplied to these outlets, the lighting fixture, or the like. Further, the distribution board 14 includes an ampere breaker, an earth leakage breaker, a molded case circuit breaker, and the like.

The distribution board measuring device 15 is included in the cover of the distribution board 14, and includes a sensor unit 151 (not shown) and a transmission unit 152 (not shown). The distribution board measuring device 15 may be arranged inside the distribution board 14 or may be arranged in the vicinity of the distribution board 14. When the distribution board measuring device 15 is arranged inside the distribution board 14, it is aesthetically pleasing because it is not normally visible to a person in the house 1. Therefore, when the house 1 is newly constructed, the distribution board 14 is provided so as to arrange the distribution board measuring device 15 inside in consideration of this point.

The sensor unit 151 (not shown) measures the amount of power consumed by the house 1 from the distribution board 14 and the amount of power generated by the power generation / charge / discharge device 16. The sensor unit 151 includes a CT (Current Transformer) sensor that measures the current based on the change in the magnetic force of the electric wire related to each branch circuit in the distribution board 14, and measures the electric energy based on the current measured by the CT sensor. do. As described above, the distribution board 14 distributes electric power to 20 or more branch circuits and measures the amount of electric power for each, so that a large amount of information can be acquired, and detailed energy management is performed based on this information. Can be done.

The transmission unit 152 (not shown) transmits the distribution board power data representing the amount of power measured by the sensor unit 151 to the terminal device 19 via the concentrator device 11. Further, the distribution board data transmitted to the terminal device 19 is transmitted to an external server or server group such as a service providing server 31 via a communication network such as the Internet. At this time, a wireless communication network having a frequency band of approximately 950 MHz, 2.5 GHz, and 5 GHz is used for transmission of the distribution board power data from the transmission unit 152 to the concentrator 11. By setting the frequency band to about 950 MHz, it is possible to support communication by WiFi (registered trademark), and by setting the frequency band to about 950 MHz, it is possible to support communication by Wi-SUN (registered trademark). A wired communication network using Ethernet (registered trademark) may be used for transmission of distribution board power data from the transmission unit 152 to the line concentrator 11. In this case, between the transmission unit 152 and the concentrator device 11. At least a part of the cable connecting the cables is wired in the wall of the house 1 so as not to be visible to the residents. As a result, it is possible to maintain the aesthetic appearance while maintaining the stability of communication. Further, the transmission unit 152 may be directly connected to the terminal device 19 (HEMS) without going through the line concentrator 11.

The power generation / charge / discharge device 16 includes a power generation device 161 and a charge / discharge device 162. The power generation device 161 generates electric power by at least one of solar power (Photovoltaics (PV)) and a fuel cell. The charging / discharging device 162 stores and discharges the electric power generated by the power generation device 161.

The power generation / charge / discharge control device 17 includes a control unit 171 (not shown) and a transmission unit 172 (not shown). The control unit 171 (not shown) acquires power generation / storage data representing the amount of power generated by the power generation device 161 and the amount of power stored by the charging / discharging device 162, and the power generation device based on the power generation / storage data. The amount of power generated in 161 is controlled. The control unit 171 (not shown) is connected to the power generation device 161 of the power generation / charge / discharge device 16 or a power conditioner (not shown) to convert the generated power to measure the electric energy. By doing so, it is possible to acquire the amount of electric power without going through the CT sensor, and it is possible to suppress the power generation by the PV and the fuel cell.

Further, in order for the control unit 171 (not shown) to connect to the power generation device 161 or the power conditioner, serial communication such as RS485 may be used, and at least a part thereof may be used as a network by Ethernet (registered trademark) as WiFi (registered trademark). It may be a wireless network such as (registered trademark) and Wi-SUN (registered trademark). Further, in the case of a network using Ethernet (registered trademark), it is preferable that the communication cable 111 is wired in the wall from the viewpoint of aesthetics and from the viewpoint of preventing radio interference.

Further, the transmission unit 172 (not shown) transmits the power generation / storage data acquired by the control unit 171 (not shown) to the terminal device 19 via the line concentrator 11.

The home appliance / information device 18 corresponds to the communication standard of ECHONET Lite, and is connected to the terminal device 19 via the line concentrator device 11. Further, the home appliance / information device 18 transmits usage status data indicating the state, usage period, etc. of the home appliance / information device 18 to the terminal device 19, or is controlled from the terminal device 19 based on the usage status data. Further, the home appliance / information device 18 may be directly connected to the line concentrator 11 via a communication network by Ethernet (registered trademark), or may be indirectly connected to the line concentrator 11. Further, the cable of the communication network for connecting the home appliance / information device 18 and the line concentrator 11 is wired in the wall of the house 1. It is not visible to the inhabitants and is aesthetically pleasing.

Examples of the home appliance / information device 18 include a cooling device, a heating device, an electric shutter, an electric lock, a water heater, a floor heater, and the like. Further, examples of the home appliance / information device 18 include information communication devices such as a computer, a smartphone, and a dedicated terminal of an arbitrary information system used inside the house 1. Further, when electric power is supplied to the charging device of the electric vehicle through the house 1, the usage status data may include the state of the electric vehicle, the period of use, and the like.

The terminal device 19 includes a display device 191 and a HEMS (home energy management system) 192. The display device 191 and the HEMS 192 may be configured as an integrated device or may be configured as a separate device.

The HEMS 192 is transmitted from the B route power data transmitted from the smart meter 10, the distribution board power data transmitted from the transmission unit 152 (not shown) of the distribution board measuring device 15, and the power generation / charge / discharge control device 17. Manage power generation / storage data, etc. As described above, the HEMS 192 is an Ethernet (registered trademark) communication network interface for transmitting and receiving information to and from the smart meter 10, the distribution board measuring device 15, the power generation / charging / discharging device 16, and the home appliance / information device 18. Has. Further, the HEMS 192 provides residential power data including B route power data, distribution board power data, power generation / storage data, and usage status data to the service providing server of the service provider 3 via an external communication line such as the Internet. Send to 31.

The HEMS 192 has a router function so that it can be a LAN router formed together with a smart meter 10, a distribution board measuring device 15, a power generation / charge / discharge control device 17, and a home appliance / information device 18. Therefore, when the device or the like connected by the communication cable 111 (not shown) does not include the router, the HEMS 192 also functions as a router (parent node of the LAN) by enabling the router function. Further, when the device or the like is connected by the communication cable 111 (not shown) and the device or the like includes a router, the HEMS 192 functions as a node (a child node of the LAN) by disabling the router function.

The HEMS 192 has a web server function and displays various information on a display device 191 having a web browser connected on a LAN or a dedicated application. Further, the HEMS 192 transmits the information generated by the HEMS 192 to, for example, another server on the cloud and a display web server, and the other web server (server) generates information based on the transmitted information. Display may be performed via the display device 191. The display device 191 may be a display terminal dedicated to HEMS 192, or may be a general-purpose PC, a smartphone, or the like. Further, the HEMS 192 includes a television broadcast receiving unit for receiving television broadcasting, a radio broadcasting receiving unit for receiving radio broadcasting, and a recording unit for recording video and audio received by television broadcasting or radio broadcasting, and receives the received video. It may be displayed on the display device 191. Further, the HEMS 192 may include an earthquake early warning receiving unit for receiving an earthquake early warning and a meteorological special warning receiving unit for receiving a meteorological special warning.

The display device 191 displays the residential power data received by the HEMS 192. In addition, the display device 191 displays various information or services transmitted by the service provider 3.

Further, the display device 191 requests the service providing server 31 to acquire the notification information at predetermined intervals, and if the service providing server 31 has the notification information, the display device 191 acquires the notification information and alerts the display device 191. Or by pop-up. The notification is, for example, a proposal for repair, replacement of consumable parts, etc. created by the service providing server 31 described later according to the usage status, repair history, etc. of the home appliance / information device 18 acquired by HEMS192, and received from HEMS192. It is a proposal of a power contract plan based on the power data obtained.

In addition, the display device 191 displays television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, earthquake early warning, and weather special warning. Further, it is preferable that the HEMS 192 and the display device 191 are directly connected to each other, not via the above-mentioned LAN. This makes it easy to isolate and identify which of the HEMS 192 and the display device 191 has a problem when a problem occurs.

The display device 191 has a digital photo frame unit that displays images and moving images (including those stored in the HEMS 192) stored in the memory of the display device 191 or the external storage medium of the display device 191 in a predetermined order. You may prepare.

The display device 191 may be realized by any of a handy television, a dedicated tablet, a general-purpose tablet, a smartphone, and a PC (Personal Computer). When the display device 191 is realized by a handy TV or a dedicated tablet, the service provider 3 can provide an interface specialized for the service provided by the service provider 3 as compared with a general-purpose tablet, a smartphone, and a PC. For the user, it is possible to expand the service provision by notifying the information related to the company's service by the pop-up function and the alert function, or by displaying only the company's product sales site.

The service provider 3 includes a service providing server 31 including one server or a plurality of server groups. The service providing server 31 includes a storage unit 311 and a communication unit 312, and transmits / receives information to / from the terminal device 19 in the house 1 via an external communication network such as the Internet.

The service providing server 31 has a function as a web server, and causes an information communication device or the like having a web browser to display various information. In the present embodiment, the HEMS 192 includes a web browser, and various information acquired from the service providing server 31 is displayed on the display device 191 connected to the HEMS 192.

The service providing server 31 may display the screen related to the service on the display device 191 only in the logged-in state after the authentication based on the user account transmitted from the display device 191. Further, the service providing server 31 may display the notification provided only in the logged-in state on the display device 191. In addition, information may be displayed for each user of the user account related to login.

Further, the service providing server 31 receives the house power data from the HEMS 192 of the house 1 via an external communication line such as the Internet. Then, the service providing server 31 creates a proposal of a power contract plan based on the residential power data received from HEMS192, and displays it on the display device 191. Further, when a reference request for details of the electric power contract plan is received from the display device 191 by the input of the user of the display device 191, the display device 191 is displayed to explain the electric power contract plan and lead to the procedure. ..

Further, the service providing server 31 receives information about the home appliance / information device 18 from the HEMS 192 via an external communication line such as the Internet. Then, the service providing server 31 creates a proposal for repair, replacement of consumable parts, etc. based on the information about the home appliance / information device 18 received from the HEMS 192, and displays the proposal on the display device 191. Further, when a reference request for details of repair and replacement of consumable parts is received from the display device 191 by input by the user of the display device 191, a display leading to the product sales site or the repair reception is displayed on the display device 191. ..

The service providing server 31 receives information about the electronic lock of the home electric appliance / information device 18 from the HEMS 192 via an external communication line such as the Internet. Then, the service providing server 31 causes the display device 191 to display the visit or intrusion of the person into the house 1 or the site of the house 1 based on the information regarding the electronic lock received from the HEMS 192.

[Flow of information between devices and flow of services provided]
Next, the flow of information and the flow of services provided between the above-mentioned devices will be described.
HEMS192 is B route power data, distribution board power data, power generation / storage data, and usage data from the smart meter 10, the distribution board measuring device 15, the power generation / charge / discharge control device 17, and the home appliance / information device 18, respectively. Acquires the residential power data including the above, and transmits the acquired residential power data to the service providing server 31.

The service provider 3 provides the residential power data received by the service providing server 31 to the electric power company 2, and the electric power company 2 creates the house power data based on the house power data and provides the power plan to the service provider 3. .. Further, the service provider 3 creates a proposal for repair, replacement of consumable parts, etc. based on the usage status data of the residential power data as described above. Further, the service providing server 31 can display the power plan and the proposal for repair, replacement of consumable parts, etc. created in this way on the display device 191. Further, based on a proposal for repair, replacement of consumable parts, etc., for example, the service provider 3 may visit the user and recommend repair or replacement.

Further, it is preferable that the sales company of the house 1 recognizes that the above service is provided to the house 1 or the resident (including outsourcing to the service provider 3 or in-house production service). By doing so, the sales company of the house 1 can establish a business that can not only sell the house 1 but also provide total support for the subsequent life and life support, and even from the viewpoint of the residents, the house can be established. It is possible to obtain greater satisfaction with many service groups that continue after the sale of 1. The service provider may be a home sales company.

[Image displayed on the display device]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of screen transitions displayed on the display device 191 of the present embodiment.
The HEMS screen HM is displayed on the display device 191 as a default screen. This HEMS screen HM is a screen stored in advance in HEMS192. A specific example of the HEMS screen HM will be described with reference to FIG.

[About the HEMS screen]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the HEMS screen HM of the present embodiment. Various images received by the terminal device 19 can be displayed on the HEMS screen HM. In this example, the HEMS screen HM displays an image of the television broadcast received by the HEMS 192. In addition, the Earthquake Early Warning, the weather special warning, etc. received by HEMS192 may be displayed on the HEMS screen HM.
Various menu buttons, menu bars, and the like are displayed on the HEMS screen HM. The display device 191 includes an operation detection device such as a touch panel, and can detect a tap operation on a menu button, a menu bar, or the like. In this example, the HEMS screen operation images CHM1 to CHM5 are displayed on the HEMS screen HM as menu buttons.

The HEMS screen operation image 1_CHM1 is an operation image for displaying the service provider page HN provided by the service providing server 31 on the display device 191.
The HEMS screen operation image 2_CHM2 is an operation image for displaying the energy saving support page EA provided by the service providing server 31 on the display device 191.

The HEMS screen operation image 3_CHM3 is an operation image for displaying an image (not shown) for operating the home appliance / information device 18 on the display device 191.
For example, the HEMS screen HM includes an "air conditioner" icon, a "lighting" icon, a "refrigerator" icon, and the like (all not shown). By tapping these "air conditioner" icon, "lighting" icon, and "refrigerator" icon, the display device 191 displays the usage status data of the air conditioner, the lighting, and the refrigerator among the home appliances / information devices 18. ..

The HEMS screen operation image 4_CHM4 is an operation image for displaying a television image on the display device 191.
The HEMS screen operation image 5_CHM5 is an operation image for displaying the service menu SV on the display device 191.

[Display of Web page]
Returning to FIG. 2, when the HEMS screen HM is displayed on the display device 191 and the user taps the operation image for displaying the Web page among the menu buttons and the menu bar of the HEMS screen HM, the display device 191 is displayed. , The URI (Uniform Resource Identifier; Uniform Resource Identifier; Unified Resource Identifier) of the corresponding Web page that has been tapped is transmitted to the communication unit 312 of the service providing server 31. That is, the display device 191 functions as an identifier output unit.
The URI in the present embodiment is a general term for identifiers of page data of Web pages such as URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and URN (Uniform Resource Name).

For example, when the HEMS screen HM is displayed on the display device 191 and the user taps the HEMS screen operation image 1_CHM1, the display device 191 displays the URI of the service provider page HN on the communication unit 312 of the service provision server 31. Send to.

The communication unit 312 of the service providing server 31 acquires the URI received from the display device 191 and reads out the page data of the Web page (in this example, the service provider page HN) indicated by the acquired URI from the storage unit 311. That is, the communication unit 312 functions as an identifier acquisition unit that acquires an identifier from the terminal device 19.
The communication unit 312 transmits the acquired page data of the service provider page HN to the requesting display device 191. That is, the communication unit 312 functions as a supply unit that supplies page data to the terminal device 19.
The service provider page operation image CHN, which is a link image to the top page TP, is displayed on the service provider page HN.

The display device 191 acquires the page data supplied from the communication unit 312, and displays an image based on the acquired page data. That is, the display device 191 functions as an image information acquisition unit that acquires image data from the service providing server 31. Further, the display device 191 functions as a display control unit for displaying an image based on the acquired image data.

Further, for example, when the HEMS screen HM is displayed on the display device 191 and the user taps the HEMS screen operation image 3_CHM3, the display device 191 displays the service menu SV. In this service menu SV, a service menu operation image CSV which is a link image to the top page TP is displayed.
In one example of the present embodiment, the service menu SV is stored in a server (not shown) of the manufacturer of the terminal device 19 (HEMS192). The display device 191 acquires the information of the service menu SV by transmitting the URI of the service menu SV to the manufacturer's server (not shown).

As described above, when the display device 191 acquires the information of the Web page from the external server, it is performed by transmitting the URI indicating the Web page. The description of the interaction between the display device 191 and the external server when acquiring the information of the Web page will be omitted below.

[Display local screen]
Further, the display device 191 can display a screen (local screen) stored in the storage unit (not shown) of the HEMS 192.
When the HEMS screen HM is displayed on the display device 191 and the user taps the operation image for displaying the local screen among the menu buttons and the menu bar of the HEMS screen HM, the display device 191 is tapped. The information on the corresponding local screen is read from the storage unit (not shown) of the HEMS 192. The display device 191 displays an image based on the information on the read local screen. That is, even in this case, the display device 191 functions as a display control unit for displaying an image based on the acquired image data.

In an example of this embodiment, the image information of the HEMS screen HM and the image information of the eco-report image ER are stored in the storage unit (not shown) of the HEMS 192.

For example, when the HEMS screen HM is displayed on the display device 191 and the user taps the HEMS screen operation image 2_CHM2, the display device 191 displays the information of the eco-report image ER from the storage unit (not shown) of the HEMS 192. read out. The display device 191 displays the eco-report image ER based on the read information.
In the HEMS screen operation image 2_CHM2 of the HEMS screen HM, when the information presented in the eco-report image ER is updated (for example, when there is new information), it is for guiding to the eco-report image ER. An alert is displayed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the eco-report page operation image CER (so-called dialogue image) may be displayed on the eco-report image ER. When the user taps the eco-report page operation image CER, the user transitions to the energy saving support page EA provided by the service providing server 31.

[Web page provided by the service provider]
Next, a specific example of the Web page provided by the service provider 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9.

[Web page (1) Top page TP]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a top page TP displayed on the display device 191 of the present embodiment. As described above, the top page TP can be transitioned from the service menu SV and the service provider page HN.
The top page TP includes an operation image for transitioning to each Web page provided by the service provider 3 (top page operation image 1_CTP1 to top page operation image 6_CTP6), and an operation image for transitioning within the top page TP (top page TP). The top page operation image 7_CTP7 and the top page operation image 8_CTP8) are included.

The top page operation image 1_CTP1 is an operation image for displaying the basic information input page BI.
The top page operation image 2_CTP2 and the top page operation image 3_CTP3 are both operation images for displaying the home CO2 emission amount page EM. Of these, a part of the graph image GR displayed on the home CO2 emission page EM is displayed on the top page operation image 2_CTP2. The user can intuitively display the home CO2 emission page EM by tapping the top page operation image 2_CTP2, that is, the graph image GR.
The top page operation image 4_CTP4 is an operation image for displaying the energy input page EI.
The top page operation image 5_CTP5 is an operation image for displaying the ranking page RK.
The top page operation image 7_CTP7 is an operation image for displaying the energy saving support page EA.

Since the top page TP contains a lot of information, it may not be possible to display all of the top page TP at the same time depending on the display device 191. In this case, the display device 191 displays a scroll bar (not shown) on the right side (or left side) of the top page TP. By operating this scroll bar, the user can sequentially display a part of the top page TP.
The top page TP includes an upper top page TP on which the above-mentioned operation images (top page operation image 1_CTP1 to top page operation image 6_CTP6) are displayed, and a lower top page TP on which various information is displayed.

The top page operation image 7_CTP7 is an operation image for displaying the lower top page TP (so-called in-page jump) without operating the scroll bar when the upper top page TP is displayed.
The top page operation image 8_CTP8 is an operation image for displaying the upper top page TP without operating the scroll bar when the lower top page TP is displayed.

[Web page (2) Energy saving support page EA]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the energy saving support page EA displayed on the display device 191 of the present embodiment. As described above, the energy saving support page EA can be transitioned from the top page TP and the eco-report image ER.
When transitioning from the top page TP to the energy saving support page EA, the energy saving support page 1_EA1 is displayed on the display device 191.
When transitioning from the eco-report image ER to the energy saving support page EA, the energy saving support page 2_EA2 is displayed on the display device 191.

The energy saving support page 1_EA1 is a so-called article screen, and a list of articles related to energy saving activities is displayed. A link to the detail screen is set in the image of each article on the energy saving support page 1_EA1. For example, the energy saving support page 1_EA1 includes the energy saving support operation image 1_CEA1. When the user taps the energy saving support operation image 1_CEA1, the energy saving support page 2_EA2 is displayed on the display device 191.

The energy saving support page 2_EA2 is a screen containing detailed contents of articles related to energy saving activities. For example, the energy saving support page 2_EA2 contains an article in the form of a quiz, and an image (energy saving support operation image 21_CEA21 and energy saving support operation) in which one of a plurality of options (for example, A to D) is selected as the answer to the quiz is posted. Image 22_CEA22) is included. The user selects the answer to the quiz posted on the energy saving support page 2_EA2 by tapping the energy saving support operation image 21_CEA21 or the energy saving support operation image 22_CEA22.
In this example, the energy saving support operation image 21_CEA21 is set with a link to the energy saving support page 31_EA31 in the case of an incorrect answer. Further, in the energy saving support operation image 22_CEA22, a link to the energy saving support page 32_EA32 in the case of a correct answer is set.

At the upper part (so-called menu bar) of each page of the energy saving support page EA, an operation image (menu button_CEA12, menu button_CEA23, menu button_CEA31, and menu button_CEA32) for displaying the menu image MN is displayed.
The operation image (menu button) for displaying the menu image MN is also displayed on the above-mentioned top page TP and each Web page described later, but the description thereof will be omitted below.

[Web page (3) Ranking page RK]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the ranking page RK displayed on the display device 191 of the present embodiment. The ranking page RK includes, for example, ranking page 1_RK1 to ranking page 3_RK3. It is possible to transition from the top page TP to the ranking page 1_RK1.

Here, the ranking is a ranking of the results of energy saving activities (for example, in-house CO2 emissions) of each house based on the house power data acquired by the service providing server 31 from a plurality of houses. .. This ranking includes overall ranking, energy ranking, household composition ranking, and so on.

The ranking page 1_RK1 is a Web page showing the overall ranking. The ranking page 1_RK1 includes a ranking page operation image 1_CRK1 which is an operation image for displaying the ranking page 2_RK2. When the user taps the ranking page operation image 1_CRK1, the ranking page 2_RK2 is displayed on the display device 191.
The ranking page 2_RK2 is a Web page showing ranking by energy. The ranking page 2_RK2 displays the ranking for each energy type (for example, electricity, gas, water, gasoline, kerosene, and power generation) and for each ranking target area (for example, national, regional, and household composition). Includes an operation screen for.
In this example, the ranking page 2_RK2 includes the ranking page operation image 2_CRK2. When the user taps the ranking page operation image 2_CRK2, the ranking page 3_RK3 is displayed on the display device 191.
The ranking page 3_RK3 is a Web page showing a detailed ranking for each type of energy and for each ranking target area.

[Web page (4) Energy input page EI]
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the energy input page EI displayed on the display device 191 of the present embodiment. The energy input page EI can be transitioned from the top page TP. Energy input page EI is a Web for inputting monthly energy consumption (or sales amount) for each type of energy (for example, electricity, gas, water, gasoline, kerosene, and power generation amount). It is a page.
Here, the energy input page EI can also input energy consumption information (for example, water, gasoline, and kerosene) that cannot be acquired by HEMS192.

[Web page (5) Basic information input page BI]
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the basic information input page BI displayed on the display device 191 of the present embodiment. The basic information input page BI can be transitioned from the top page TP. In this basic information input page BI, it is possible to input the user's residential area, family composition, household composition, type of energy for ranking participation, whether or not a car is owned, and whether or not all-electricity is used. The service providing server 31 aggregates the ranking based on the basic information for each user input to the basic information input page BI.

[Web page (6) Home CO2 emission page EM]
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a home CO2 emission page EM displayed on the display device 191 of the present embodiment. It is possible to transition from the top page TP to the in-house CO2 emission page 1_EM1.

The home CO2 emission page 1_EM1 includes an operation image for displaying each page of the home CO2 emission page EM (home CO2 emission page operation image 11_CEM11 to home CO2 emission page operation image 13_CEM13).
The home CO2 emission page operation image 11_CEM11 is an operation image for displaying the home CO2 emission page 21_EM21. On the home CO2 emission page 21_EM21, a graph image showing the monthly and annual transition of the user's home CO2 emissions is displayed. The monthly transition of the in-house CO2 emissions is displayed as a graph showing the in-house CO2 emissions for each type of energy and a graph showing the total value of the in-house CO2 emissions of all energy.

In this example, the graph image showing the monthly transition of CO2 emissions in the house is a pie chart GEM21 in which one lap corresponds to one year. On the radiation axis of this pie chart, the zero point of CO2 emissions in the house is displayed at a position shifted in the radial direction instead of the center of the pie chart GEM21. Therefore, for example, when the amount of power generated by the power generation device 161 exceeds the amount consumed by the home appliance / information device 18 in the house 1, the inside of the house is plotted on the inner diameter of the pie chart GEM21 rather than the zero point. It can be shown that the CO2 emission amount is a negative value. That is, according to the pie chart GEM21, since the zero point of the in-house CO2 emission amount is set at a position shifted in the radial direction, a positive value and a negative value for the in-house CO2 emission amount can be set by one pie chart. Can be shown.

The home CO2 emission page operation image 12_CEM12 is an operation image for displaying the home CO2 emission page 22_EM22.
On the in-house CO2 emission page 22_EM22, the level of energy saving activity (for example, A level to E level) based on the comparison between the in-house CO2 emission amount of last year and the in-house CO2 emission amount of this year is displayed. For example, if this year's in-house CO2 emissions are 15% or more less than last year's in-house CO2 emissions, "A level" is displayed on the in-house CO2 emissions page 22_EM22.

The home CO2 emission page operation image 13_CEM13 is an operation image for displaying the data download page DL.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a data download page DL displayed on the display device 191 of the present embodiment. By using the data download page DL, the user can acquire the graph data of the in-home CO2 emission amount stored in the service providing server 31 and the raw data before graph processing.

[Details of in-house CO2 emission page EM]
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing details of an example of the home CO2 emission amount page 1_EM1 displayed on the display device 191 of the present embodiment.

A graph image GR is displayed on the home CO2 emission page 1_EM1. The graph image GR includes a first graph GR1 image and a second graph GR2 image. In this example, the one-month graph image GR11 is displayed as the first graph GR1 image. Further, the 1-day graph image GR12 is displayed as the 2nd graph GR2 image.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the graph image GR displayed on the display device 191 of the present embodiment.
In this example, the one-month graph image GR11 includes a graph of in-house CO2 emissions for one month (for example, October) (one-month in-house CO2 emission graph image GEM11) and a graph of power generation. (Monthly PV power generation graph image GPV11) is shown in units of one day. That is, the one-month graph image GR11 displays the daily transition between the amount of CO2 emissions in the house and the amount of power generation.

Further, in this example, the 1-day graph image GR12 is a graph of the in-house CO2 emissions for a certain day among the dates shown in the 1-month graph image GR11 (1-day in-house CO2 emission graph image GEM12). And a graph of the amount of power generation (daily PV power generation amount graph image GPV12) are shown in units of 30 minutes. That is, the daily graph image GR12 displays the transition between the amount of CO2 emitted in the house and the amount of power generation in units of 30 minutes.

That is, the second graph GR2 changes the energy usage status over time in a part of the display period width (1 day in the above example) of the display period width (1 month in the above example) of the 1st graph GR1. show.

In some cases, the distribution board 14 has an independent branch circuit, and the distribution board measuring device 15 can measure the power consumption for each independent branch circuit. In this case, for example, the distribution board measuring device 15 can individually measure the power consumption of an air conditioning device such as an air conditioner or an IH device.
In such a case, it is desirable that the in-house CO2 emission graph image includes a graph of an air-conditioning device such as an air conditioner or a device having a relatively large power consumption such as an IH device.
Further, it is more desirable that the graph of an air-conditioning device such as an air conditioner or a device having a relatively large power consumption such as an IH device is displayed so as to be distinguishable from other devices.

Returning to FIG. 11, when the home CO2 emission image EM11 is displayed on the display device 191 the user taps an image of a graph (for example, a bar graph) of a certain date of the one-month graph image GR11. In this case, the service providing server 31 uses the 1-day graph image GR12 of the tapped date as the 2nd graph GR2, and the 1-month graph image GR11 (1st graph GR1) and the 1-day graph image GR12 (2nd graph GR2). ) And in-house CO2 emission image EM11 is generated. As a result, the one-month graph image GR11 and the one-day graph image GR12 of the date tapped by the user are simultaneously displayed on the display device 191.

Here, the one-month graph image GR11 and the one-day graph image GR12 are used as one graph image GR as image data of the home CO2 emission page 1_EM1 (that is, one page of image data in terms of Web page). Generated.
That is, when the URI indicating the home CO2 emission page 1_EM1 is transmitted from the terminal device 19 to the service providing server 31, the service providing server 31 uses the home CO2 emission page 1_EM1 as Web page data for one page. It is transmitted to the terminal device 19. That is, the service providing server 31 arranges the second graph GR2 together with the first graph GR1 in the display area indicated by the identifier (for example, URI) (for example, the display area of the graph image GR).

When the service providing server 31 transmits Web page data as data for one page, one page of Web can be displayed on one screen depending on the type of terminal device 19 (for example, the size and resolution of the display of the display device 191). The entire page may be displayed, or it may not fit on one screen and may be displayed separately.
If the display area of the in-house CO2 emission page 1_EM1 is larger than the display area of the display device 191, the display device 191 displays an image for one page of the in-house CO2 emission page 1_EM1 at a time. Can't. In this case, a scroll bar is displayed on a part (for example, the right side) of the home CO2 emission amount page 1_EM1 displayed on the display device 191. The user browses one page of Web page data by operating this scroll bar.

[Change graph display period width]
On the home CO2 emission page 1_EM1, a 10-year display operation image CEM14, a 1-year display operation image CEM15, and a 1-month display operation image CEM16 are displayed.
When the user taps the 10-year display operation image CEM14, the 10-year graph image (not shown) is displayed as the first graph GR1 instead of the above-mentioned 1-month graph image GR11. Further, in this case, instead of the above-mentioned 1-day graph image GR12, a 1-year graph image (not shown) corresponding to 1 year of each year shown by the 10-year graph image is displayed as the 2nd graph GR2.
When the user taps the one-year display operation image CEM15, the one-year graph image (not shown) is displayed as the first graph GR1 instead of the above-mentioned one-month graph image GR11. Further, in this case, instead of the above-mentioned 1-day graph image GR12, a 1-month graph image (not shown) corresponding to 1 month of each month shown by the 1-year graph image is displayed as the 2nd graph GR2. To.
When the user taps the one-month display operation image CEM16, the one-month graph image GR11 described above is displayed as the first graph GR1 and the one-day graph image GR12 is displayed as the second graph GR2.
The one-year graph image (not shown) may be displayed as the first graph GR1, and the one-week graph image (not shown) may be displayed as the second graph GR2. Further, the one-week graph image (not shown) may be displayed as the first graph GR1 and the one-day graph image (not shown) may be displayed as the second graph GR2.

Here, when the in-house CO2 emission page 1_EM1 is displayed on the display device 191 and the image displayed in the initial state (so-called default) without the change operation by the user is the "1 month graph image GR11" and The case where the combination of "1 day graph image GR12" is used has been described as an example. This combination is an example, and the graph image GR displayed as the initial state on the display device 191 is a combination in which the display period width of the second graph GR2 indicates a part of the display period width of the first graph GR1. , Any combination of the above-mentioned display period widths may be used.

[Initial state of graph display]
The initial state of the second graph GR2 when the home CO2 emission amount page 1_EM1 is displayed on the display device 191 will be described.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an initial state of the graph image GR displayed on the display device 191 of the present embodiment. In this example, the one-month graph image GR11 shows the transition (time change) in October of a certain year, and the peak value of CO2 emissions in the house on October 16 (maximum in the one month). Value) has occurred. In this case, in the graph image GR of the in-house CO2 emission page 1_EM1, the one-month graph image GR11 of "October" is used as the first graph GR1 and the one-day graph image of "October 16" (peak day graph image). GR13) is displayed as the second graph GR2, respectively.
That is, the display period width of the second graph GR2 is predetermined based on the period in which the amount of energy used by the house in the display period width of the first graph GR1 is maximum.

The initial state of the second graph GR2 may be transformed as follows.
(1) The same date as the viewing date of the graph image GR is displayed.
For example, when the viewing date of the graph image GR is October 18, and the one-month graph image GR11 of the previous month (September) is displayed, the one-day graph image GR12 has the viewing date of October 18th. A graph image of September 18th, which is the same date, is displayed.
(2) The day of the week that is the same as the day of the week when the graph image GR is viewed is displayed.
For example, when the viewing date of the graph image GR is April 1 (Sunday) and the one-month graph image GR11 of the previous month (March) is displayed, the one-day graph image GR12 has the viewing date of April. The graph image of March 4 (Sunday), which is the same day of the week (Sunday), is displayed.
(3) The peak day of the same week as the viewing date of the graph image GR is displayed.
For example, when the viewing date of the graph image GR is June 11 (the third week of June) and the one-month graph image GR11 of the previous month (May) is displayed, the one-day graph image GR12 is displayed. , Browsing date Of each day (for example, May 13th to May 19th) of the same week (3rd week of May) of June 11th (3rd week of June), the peak day (for example) The graph image of (May 14) is displayed.
(4) Each period of the first graph GR1 is sequentially displayed as the second graph GR2.
For example, each period (from the first day to the last day) of the one-month graph image GR11 as the first graph GR1 is sequentially displayed as the second graph GR2 while being switched at predetermined time intervals (for example, 2 seconds).

[Numerical display of in-house CO2 emissions]
Returning to FIG. 11, on the home CO2 emission page 1_EM1, the home CO2 emission image EM11, the home CO2 emission image EM12 due to daily life, and the home CO2 emission image EM13 reduced by power generation and the like are displayed numerically.

In the home CO2 emission image EM12 due to daily life, the total value (integral value) for one month of the one-month home CO2 emission graph image GE M11 of the one-month graph image GR11 shown in FIG. 12 is [kg-CO ₂ ]. ] The converted value is displayed.

In the home CO2 emission image EM13 where power generation is reduced, the total value (integral value) for one month of the one-month PV power generation graph image GPV11 of the one-month graph image GR11 shown in FIG. 12 is [kg-. CO ₂ ] The converted value is displayed.

In the home CO2 emission image EM11, the value of the difference between the home CO2 emission image EM12 due to daily life and the home CO2 emission image EM13 reduced by power generation or the like is displayed. That is, the in-house CO2 emission image EM11 is one of the one-month graph image GR11 from the one-month total value (integral value) of the one-month in-house CO2 emission graph image GE M11 of the one-month graph image GR11. Monthly PV power generation graph image The value obtained by subtracting the total value (integral value) for one month of GPV11 is converted into [kg-CO ₂ ] is displayed.

Here, since the service providing server 31 uses [kg-CO ₂ ] as an index (measurement unit) for energy saving activities, the amount of energy reduction can be handled in a unified manner regardless of the type of energy.
It should be noted that using [kg-CO ₂ ] as an index (measurement unit) of energy saving activity is an example, and may be converted into [kWh] and displayed, for example.

[Operation of service providing server 31]
Next, an example of the operation of the service providing server 31 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the operation of the service providing server 31 of the present embodiment.
(1) Data acquisition procedure (step S10) The service providing server 31 acquires housing power data from the terminal device 19 (HEMS192). Here, the service providing server 31 acquires the "30-minute value" transmitted from the HEMS 192 at 30-minute intervals as residential power data.
(Step S20) The service providing server 31 classifies the 30-minute value of the residential power data into the home appliances / information devices 18 and generates the data (daily data) for one day.
(Step S30) The service providing server 31 integrates the generated day data for each date and generates one month's worth of data (monthly data).
(Step S40) The service providing server 31 stores the generated day data and month data in the storage unit 311 and ends the data acquisition procedure.

(2) Graph generation procedure (step S110) The service providing server 31 acquires a URI from the terminal device 19.
(Step S120) The service providing server 31 determines the Web page to be displayed indicated by the URI based on the acquired URI. Hereinafter, in this example, the case where the acquired URI indicates the in-home CO2 emission page 1_EM1 will be described.
(Step S130) The service providing server 31 reads out the month data of the month to be displayed from the storage unit 311 and generates the first graph GR1 (for example, the one-month graph image GR11).
(Step S140) The service providing server 31 reads the day data of the day to be displayed from the storage unit 311 and generates the second graph GR2 (for example, the peak day graph image GR13).
(Step S150) The service providing server 31 generates screen data of the home CO2 emission amount page 1_EM1 including the generated first graph GR1 and second graph GR2.
(Step S160) The service providing server 31 transmits the generated screen data of the in-home CO2 emission amount page 1_EM1 to the requesting terminal device 19.
Hereinafter, a case where a tap operation for specifying a date is performed on the first graph GR1 will be described in the terminal device 19.
(Step S170) The service providing server 31 detects a date-designated tap operation on the first graph GR1 in the terminal device 19.
(Step S180) The service providing server 31 acquires information on the date specified by the tap operation (that is, the date to be displayed as the second graph GR2).
(Step S190) The service providing server 31 reads the day data corresponding to the acquired date from the storage unit 311 and generates the second graph GR2 (for example, the one-day graph image GR12).
(Step S200) The service providing server 31 generates screen data of the home CO2 emission amount page 1_EM1 including the generated first graph GR1 and second graph GR2.
(Step S210) The service providing server 31 transmits the generated screen data of the in-home CO2 emission page 1_EM1 to the requesting terminal device 19, and ends the graph generation procedure.

[Summary of embodiments]
As described above, according to the service providing server 31 of the present embodiment, the first graph GR1 (for example, one-month graph image GR11) and the second graph GR2 (for example, one-day graph image GR12) are It is arranged in the display area (for example, one page of a Web page) indicated by one identifier (for example, URI). By displaying the first graph GR1 and the second graph GR2 in association with one screen in this way, the user can intuitively grasp the effect of the energy saving activity. That is, according to the service providing server 31 of the present embodiment, a graph that makes it easy for the user to intuitively grasp the effect of the energy saving activity is presented.

The residential power data for generating the graph image GR is transmitted from the HEMS 192 to the service providing server 31 at intervals of 30 minutes. The service providing server 31 generates a graph image and an in-house CO2 emission image, for example, using the residential power data up to one day ago.

Further, the service providing server 31 generates an in-home CO2 emission page EM for each service contract. For example, even if there are two or more terminal devices 19 (HEMS192) in one house 1, such as when the house 1 is a two-family house, one service contract can be obtained by combining these two or more terminal devices 19. If so, the service providing server 31 displays the total value of the data obtained by collecting the plurality of terminal devices 19.
The housing 1 here is not limited to a detached house, but includes an apartment house, a condominium, a welfare facility, and the like.
Further, the terminal device 19 may be realized by any of a handy television, a dedicated tablet, a general-purpose tablet, a smartphone, and a PC (Personal Computer), similarly to the display device 191 described above.

The tap operation on the touch panel for switching the display of the display device 191 described above is an example and is not limited to this. The user may switch the display of the display device 191 by clicking the mouse, operating another mechanical switch, moving the mouse cursor to the graph image (for example, a bar graph) of the first graph GR1, and the like.

Further, in the above description, the case where the first graph GR1 and the second graph GR2 displayed on the in-home CO2 emission page 1_EM1 are each one is described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, different periods of the first graph GR1 may be configured to be displayed by a plurality of second graphs GR2.
Further, the layout and size of each graph image displayed on the home CO2 emission page 1_EM1 may be appropriately changed.
Further, in this example, both the first graph GR1 and the second graph GR2 have been described as being represented by a bar graph, but the present invention is not limited to this. The display format of the first graph GR1 and the second graph GR2 may be a pie chart, a line graph, or the like.

Although the embodiments and modifications thereof of the present invention have been described above, these embodiments and modifications thereof are presented as examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments and variations thereof can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and variations thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and at the same time, are included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

Each of the above-mentioned devices has a computer inside. The process of each process of each of the above-mentioned devices is stored in a computer-readable recording medium in the form of a program, and the process is performed by the computer reading and executing this program. Here, the computer-readable recording medium means a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, or the like. Further, the computer program may be distributed to the computer via a communication line, and the computer receiving the distribution may execute the program.

Further, the above program may be for realizing a part of the above-mentioned functions.
Further, a so-called difference file (difference program) may be used, which can realize the above-mentioned function in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

1 ... House, 10 ... Smart meter, 11 ... Line concentrator, 13-1 ... A route receiver, 13 ... B route receiver, 13-2 ... C route receiver, 14 ... Distribution board, 15 ... Distribution board Measuring device, 16 ... Power generation / charging / discharging equipment, 17 ... Power generation / charging / discharging control device, 18 ... Home appliances / information equipment, 19 ... Terminal device, 161 ... Power generation equipment, 162 ... Charging / discharging equipment, 191 ... Display device, 192 ... HEMS, GR11 ... 1 month graph image, GR12 ... 1 day graph image, GR13 ... Peak day graph image

Claims (10)

It is an energy saving support system that displays a graph image showing the energy usage status of a house on a terminal device.
The first graph showing the time change of the energy usage of the house and the second graph showing the time change of the energy usage of the house in a part of the display period width of the first graph are A storage unit that stores image information arranged in the display area indicated by a single identifier that identifies the display area.
A supply unit that supplies the image information indicated by the identifier output by the terminal device to the terminal device among the plurality of image information stored in the storage unit.
With a server device and
An identifier output unit that outputs the identifier to the server device,
An image information acquisition unit that acquires the image information supplied by the supply unit,
A display control unit for displaying the first graph and the second graph indicated by the image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit on the display unit.
With a terminal device and
Equipped with
An energy saving support system in which the display period width of the second graph is predetermined based on the period in which the amount of energy used by the house in the display period width of the first graph is maximum . The server device is
An operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information indicating an operation for the first graph displayed on the display unit from the terminal device, and an operation information acquisition unit.
The second graph for a part of the display period width indicated by the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit in the display period width of the first graph is shown in the display area indicated by the identifier together with the first graph. An image generation unit that generates the image information by arranging the image information in
The energy saving support system according to claim 1. The energy saving support system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display period width of the first graph is one month. The energy saving support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display period width of the second graph is one day. The energy saving support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the first graph and the second graph include at least a time change of an energy usage state by an air conditioner in a house. The first graph and the second graph according to claim 5 , wherein the energy usage by the air conditioner and the energy consumption in the house excluding the air conditioner are distinguished from each other. Energy saving support system. The server device is
The present invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , further comprising a usage status information acquisition unit that acquires usage status information indicating the usage status of energy acquired by a power meter installed in a house via a network. Energy saving support system. The identifier includes a uniform resource identifier,
The display area includes a web page and
The terminal device is
The energy saving support system according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , further comprising a web browser having a function as the identifier output unit, the image information acquisition unit, and the display control unit. It is a server device provided in an energy saving support system that displays a graph image showing the energy usage status of a house on a terminal device.
The first graph showing the time change of the energy usage of the house and the second graph showing the time change of the energy usage of the house in a part of the display period width of the first graph are A storage unit that stores image information arranged in the display area indicated by one identifier, and a storage unit.
An identifier acquisition unit that acquires the identifier output by the terminal device, and
Of the plurality of image information stored in the storage unit, a supply unit that supplies the image information indicated by the identifier acquired from the terminal device by the identifier acquisition unit to the terminal device.
Equipped with
A server device in which the display period width of the second graph is predetermined based on the period in which the amount of energy used in the house in the display period width of the first graph is maximum . A computer equipped with an energy-saving support system that displays a graph image showing the energy usage status of a house on a terminal device.
An identifier acquisition step to acquire an identifier output by the terminal device, and
The first graph showing the time change of the energy usage of the house and the second graph showing the time change of the energy usage of the house in a part of the display period width of the first graph are An image information acquisition step of acquiring the image information indicated by the identifier acquired in the identifier acquisition step from a storage unit in which image information arranged in the display area indicated by one identifier is stored.
A supply step for supplying the image information acquired in the image information acquisition step to the terminal device, and a supply step.
It is a program to execute
A program in which the display period width of the second graph is predetermined based on the period in which the amount of energy used by the house in the display period width of the first graph is maximum .

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