JP7412742B2 - Control device, control method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a control device and the like for controlling environmental equipment.

BACKGROUND ART As a conventional technique, a lighting device including a dimming control device including a receiving section that receives a dimming signal and a dimming control section that performs dimming control according to the received dimming signal has been known. (For example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2009-238539 (Page 1, Figure 1, etc.)

However, in the past, there has been a problem that environmental equipment such as lighting devices cannot be appropriately controlled. For example, in the past, it has not been possible to appropriately control environmental equipment in response to various changes in the living space.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a control device and the like that can appropriately control environmental equipment.

The control device of the present invention is environmental information that is information according to two or more times for each of one or more areas, and is a set of one or more parameters given to one or more environmental devices that change a human living space. an LUT storage section in which a lookup table having two or more pieces of standard environment information is stored for each area; and a sensor value receiving section that receives one or more sensor values acquired by each of the one or more sensors. , a correction unit that changes standard environment information corresponding to the current time using one or more sensor values for each of the one or more areas, and obtains corrected environment information that is the environment information after the change; The control device includes a control unit that controls environmental equipment using the acquired corrected environment information.

With this configuration, environmental equipment in each area can be appropriately controlled.

Furthermore, in the control device of the present invention, the one or more sensor values received by the sensor value receiving section may include sensor values other than the environmental value of the controlled object.

With this configuration, it is possible to more appropriately control the environmental device using sensor values other than the environmental values that are to be controlled by the environmental device. For example, it is possible to perform controls on environmental equipment that cannot be performed using sensor values, which are environmental values that are controlled by environmental equipment.

Further, in the control device of the present invention, in the control device, the correction unit changes the standard environment information corresponding to the current time using two or more sensor values in a time series for each of the one or more sensors. It is also possible to acquire corrected environment information which is later environment information.

With this configuration, when controlling environmental equipment, it is possible to perform appropriate control without being easily affected by temporary fluctuations in environmental values of the area, etc.

Further, the control device of the present invention is a mode for controlling environmental equipment in the control device, and includes an automatic mode for automatically controlling, a forced mode for giving priority to manual settings, and a fixed use of corrected environmental information. The controller further includes a current mode storage unit storing a current mode indicating which mode is selected from two or more of the relative modes, and the control unit performs control corresponding to the mode according to the current mode. You may also do so.

With this configuration, each environmental device can be appropriately controlled according to the current mode.

Further, in the control device of the present invention, in the control device, the two or more modes of controlling the environmental equipment include a relative mode, and the control unit controls the environmental equipment using the corrected environmental information fixed at one time. It may also be controlled.

With this configuration, it is possible to fix the corrected state and appropriately control the environmental equipment.

Further, in the control device of the present invention, in the control device, the two or more modes of controlling the environmental equipment include a relative mode, and the control unit is configured to control the corrected environment information or the corrected environment information and the standard environment information in addition to the standard environment information. Difference information regarding the difference with the environmental information is accumulated, and in the relative mode, the environmental equipment is controlled using the accumulated corrected environment information or the corrected environment information obtained using the difference information and the standard environment information. You can also do this.

With this configuration, environmental equipment can be appropriately controlled using the corrected environmental information.

Further, in the control device of the present invention, the control device includes an instruction information receiving unit that receives instruction information that specifies an instruction input by a user, which is an instruction to control environmental equipment, and for each of one or more areas. Using one or more sensor values and instruction information received by the sensor value receiving section, a learning device used for prediction processing that takes one or more sensor values as input and instruction information as output is acquired by a machine learning algorithm. However, it may further include a learning section that stores learning devices.

With this configuration, a learning device that can be used for predictive processing of user input can be created using instruction information corresponding to instructions input by the user to control environmental equipment and sensor values in the area corresponding to the environmental equipment. can be obtained.

Further, in the control device of the present invention, the control section performs prediction processing using a machine learning algorithm using one or more sensor values received by the sensor value receiving section and a learning device, and provides instructions. The environmental equipment may be controlled by acquiring the information and using the instruction information.

With this configuration, environmental equipment can be appropriately controlled using prediction processing using machine learning.

Further, in the control device of the present invention, the environmental equipment may change an indoor living space.

With this configuration, it is possible to appropriately control the environmental equipment corresponding to the room.

Furthermore, in the control device of the present invention, the indoor environment device may be a lighting device.

With this configuration, lighting equipment in each area can be appropriately controlled.

Furthermore, in the control device of the present invention, the indoor environment device may be an air conditioner.

With this configuration, air conditioning equipment in each area can be appropriately controlled.

Further, in the control device of the present invention, the indoor environment device may be a blind device.

With this configuration, the blind devices in each area can be appropriately controlled.

Further, in the control device of the present invention, the indoor environmental equipment may be a ventilation device.

With this configuration, the ventilation equipment in each area can be appropriately controlled.

Further, in the control device of the present invention, the one or more sensors in the control device may be one or more of an illuminance sensor, a human sensor, a camera, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a CO ₂ sensor.

With this configuration, it is possible to appropriately control the environmental equipment in each area according to one or more of the illumination intensity, the presence or absence of people, the number of people, temperature, humidity, and CO ₂ concentration in each area.

According to the control device and the like according to the present invention, environmental equipment can be appropriately controlled.

Block diagram of an environmental control system having a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention Flowchart explaining the operation of the control device Flowchart explaining the operation of the control device A schematic plan view for explaining a specific example of an environmental control system having the same control device. Diagrams showing lookup tables of the control device (Figures 5(a) to 5(f)) Diagram showing the sensor value management table of the control device Diagram showing the current mode management table of the control device (Figures 7(a) to 7(d)) Diagram showing the current environment information management table of the control device (Figures 8(a) to 8(b)) Diagram showing the rule management table of the control device Diagram showing the same instruction information management table A diagram showing an example of the external appearance of a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Diagram showing an example of the configuration of the computer system

Embodiments of the control device and the like will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that in the embodiments, constituent elements with the same reference numerals perform similar operations, and therefore, repeated explanation may be omitted.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an environmental control system 1000 in this embodiment.

The environmental control system 1000 includes a control device 1 , one or more environmental devices 2 , a terminal device 3 , and one or more sensors 4 . The control device 1, one or more environmental devices 2, and one or more sensors 4 are connected via wired or wireless communication lines, signal lines, etc. so that information can be communicated. In FIG. 1, as an example, a case is shown in which three or more environmental devices 2 and three or more sensors 4 are provided.

The control device 1 includes a storage section 11, a reception section 12, and a processing section 13. The storage unit 11 includes an LUT storage unit 111, a corrected environment information storage unit 112, a learning device storage unit 113, and a current mode storage unit 114. The receiving section 12 includes a sensor value receiving section 121 and an instruction information receiving section 122. The processing section 13 includes a correction section 131, a control section 132, and a learning section 133.

The terminal device 3 includes a terminal storage section 31, a terminal reception section 32, a terminal processing section 33, and a terminal transmission section 34.

First, the environmental equipment 2 and the sensor 4 will be explained.

The environmental device 2 is a device that changes a person's living space. For example, a living space may be considered to be a space used by people. Changing the living space means, for example, changing the state of the living space. Changing the living space may be thought of as, for example, changing the environment within the living space. The environmental device 2 is, for example, a device that changes the living space of one or more areas of a person's living space, and is arranged in association with the area to be changed.

The living space may be indoors or outdoors. For example, the indoor living space is a space such as inside a building or an underground mall. The interior of a vehicle may be considered an indoor living space. Outdoor living spaces include parks, plazas, roads, parking lots, outdoor stadiums, rooftops, and the like.

An area is an area within a living space. For example, an area within an indoor living space is a divided space within a building such as a room, a passageway, or a shared space. The partitioned space here may be an area physically partitioned by walls, partitions, etc., or may be an area that is not physically partitioned, such as a logically partitioned area. The physically undivided area is, for example, a plurality of areas such as left and right areas within a room. For example, areas within an outdoor living space include areas such as parks where play equipment is arranged, smoking areas, bleachers and playing fields of outdoor stadiums, predetermined sections of roads, and the like.

The environmental equipment 2 is, for example, a lighting equipment, an air conditioner, a blind device, or a ventilation device. The air conditioner is, for example, an air conditioner, a humidifier, an air cleaner, or the like. The environmental control system 1000 may include a plurality of the same environmental devices 2. It may have a plurality of different environmental devices 2. The same environmental equipment 2 here may be, for example, environmental equipment 2 having the same function, or may be the same product. For example, lighting equipment from different manufacturers or lighting equipment with different wattages may be considered the same lighting equipment or different lighting equipment. Note that the environmental equipment 2 that changes the living space of one area may be the environmental equipment 2 corresponding to one area, or the one area or environmental equipment 2. Furthermore, an area where the environmental device 2 can change its living space may be referred to as an area corresponding to the environmental device 2. The number of environmental devices 2 corresponding to one area may be one, or two or more. Usually, the environmental equipment 2 corresponding to one area is placed in this one area. It should be noted that each configuration of one environmental device system that can individually change the living space of each area in a plurality of areas may be considered as the environmental device 2.

The environmental device 2 is preferably an indoor environmental device that changes the indoor living space, but may be an outdoor environmental device that changes the outdoor living space. Indoors and outdoors may be considered as indoors and outdoors.

The operation of the environmental equipment 2 can be controlled by the control device 1 . For example, the environmental device 2 includes a receiving section (not shown), and performs operations according to instructions received by the receiving section. The instructions to be received are, for example, information having parameters such as instruction parameters for controlling the environmental equipment 2. The instruction to be received may be a control signal for controlling the environmental equipment 2 or the like. The receiving unit receives instructions and the like from the control device 1 via wired or wireless communication.

The environmental device 2 is associated with, for example, a device identifier. The device identifier is a code assigned to the environmental device 2, a serial number of the environmental device 2, address information on the network of the environmental device 2, and the like. It is preferable that each environmental device 2 is associated with an area that can be changed by each environmental device 2. The fact that the environmental device 2 is associated with an area means that, for example, the storage unit 11 of the control device 1 stores information that associates the device identifier of the environmental device 2 with an area identifier. By using this information, the control device 1 can specify the environmental equipment 2 associated with one or more areas. In addition, in the following, in this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the case where there is one environmental device 2 corresponding to one area will be mainly described as an example.

Sensor 4 acquires sensor values. One sensor 4 acquires a sensor value for one area. The sensor value that the sensor 4 acquires for one area is an environmental value for the one area. Usually, a sensor that obtains sensor values for one area is placed within this one area. However, it does not have to be placed within the area. Although the number of sensors 4 that acquire sensor values for one area is not limited, it is preferably two or more. Environmental values are values related to the environment. The environmental values are, for example, illuminance, temperature, and humidity. Further, the environmental value may be the presence or absence of a person, the number of people, the speed of movement of the person, etc., or may be information such as the color of lighting, air volume, sound volume, noise level, etc. Examples of the sensor 4 include a temperature sensor, an illuminance sensor, a humidity sensor, a sound sensor, a vibration sensor, an infrared sensor, a color sensor that detects color, a gas sensor that detects the composition and concentration of gas, a suspended particle detection sensor, and an image sensor. etc. are available. The sensor 4 may be a camera equipped with an image sensor. The sensor 4 here may be one that obtains a value obtained by converting the acquired physical quantity related to the environment into an electrical signal as a sensor value, and uses the value obtained by converting the obtained physical quantity to an electrical signal to perform amplification or A value obtained by performing calculation or the like may be obtained as a sensor value. For example, the sensor value may be a value indicating the presence or absence of a person detected using information acquired by the sensor 4, which is an infrared sensor. Since the process of acquiring various sensor values using the sensor 4 is a known technique, detailed explanation will be omitted. The sensor 4 that acquires the environmental value of one area as a sensor value may be considered as a sensor corresponding to one area. Moreover, the sensor value acquired by the sensor 4 corresponding to one area may be considered as the sensor value corresponding to one area.

The plurality of sensors 4 may acquire the same type of environmental value, may acquire different types of environmental values, or may be a mixture of these. For example, one or more sensors 4 that acquire a plurality of different types of environmental values may be arranged for one area. Further, a plurality of sensors 4 that acquire the same type of environmental value may be arranged in one area. Note that a sensor group composed of a plurality of sensors may be considered as one sensor.

For example, each sensor 4 may transmit the acquired sensor value to the control device 1 in association with a sensor identifier that identifies each sensor 4. Further, each sensor 4 may transmit the acquired sensor value to the control device 1 in association with the area from which each sensor 4 acquires the environmental value. Furthermore, each sensor may transmit the attribute name of the environmental value indicated by the acquired sensor value (for example, an environmental value name such as temperature or illuminance) in association with the acquired sensor value. For example, transmitting a sensor value in association with an area may be transmitting an area identifier and a sensor value, and transmitting a sensor identifier and a sensor value associated with an area identifier to the control device 1. It may also be to send. In this case, by storing information indicating the correspondence relationship between the area identifier and the sensor identifier in a storage unit (not shown) of the control device 1 in advance, the control device 1 can detect the sensor identifier received together with the sensor value. It is possible to obtain the area identifier from

The sensor 4 obtains sensor values at different times, for example. The sensor 4 acquires a plurality of sensor values in chronological order, for example. For example, the sensor 4 acquires continuous sensor values in time series. The sensor 4 may transmit the acquired sensor values each time it is acquired, or may transmit multiple sensor values such as sensor values acquired within a predetermined time or a predetermined number of sensor values at once. You can also send it.

For example, the sensor 4 transmits the acquired sensor value to the control device 1 by wired or wireless communication. The sensor 4 has, for example, a transmitting means for transmitting the acquired sensor value.

The control device 1 can be realized by, for example, a computer, a server device, or the like. However, the control device 1 may be a dedicated device.

The storage unit 11 stores a plurality of pieces of information. The storage unit 11 stores, for example, information stored in the LUT storage unit 111 and the corrected environment information storage unit 112. The storage unit 11 may store information stored in the LUT storage unit 111 and the corrected environment information storage unit 112, as well as information other than these.

Although a non-volatile recording medium is suitable for the storage unit 11, a volatile recording medium is also possible. Furthermore, the storage unit 11 may be physically one recording medium or may be a plurality of recording media. This also applies to other storage units.

The LUT (lookup table) storage unit 111 stores one or more lookup tables. Each lookup table is information stored for one or more areas. Each lookup table is information having two or more standard environment information. The two or more pieces of standard environment information that each lookup table has is environment information that corresponds to two or more times in each area and is standard environment information. The lookup table stored for each area is, for example, information stored in association with one or more areas. The environmental information is a collection of one or more parameters given to one or more environmental devices 2 that change a person's living space. The environmental information corresponding to the environmental device 2 may be considered as environmental information used to control the environmental device 2, for example. For example, the standard environment information is stored in association with the environment device 2. For example, a lookup table stored in association with one area has standard environment information of the environmental equipment 2 corresponding to this one area. The standard environment information is, for example, environment information that has a set of parameters to be given to the environmental device 2 that is associated with a lookup table that has this standard environment information. One standard environment information may be provided for a plurality of environmental devices 2. For example, the standard environment information may include one or more parameters that are respectively given to two or more environmental devices within one area.

Areas and lookup tables corresponding to areas may be associated in any way as long as they are associated as a result. For example, they may be associated directly or indirectly. Good too. For example, the LUT storage unit 111 may store an area identifier (hereinafter referred to as an area identifier) and a lookup table corresponding to the area in association with each other. The area identifier is information that can identify an area, such as a code assigned to the area or a name of the area. For example, a lookup table associated with one area stored in the LUT storage unit 111 includes the device identifier of the environmental device 2 corresponding to this one area, and two or more standard environments corresponding to this environmental device 2. have information The device identifier is information that can identify the environmental device 2, and includes a code assigned to the environmental device 2 such as a serial number of the environmental device 2, address information such as a MAC address of the environmental device 2, and the like. In addition, if multiple environmental devices 2 of the same type that cooperate and are associated with the same area constitute an environmental device group, this environmental device group is considered to be one environmental device, and the identifier of this environmental device group is may be used as a device identifier, or may not be used as a device identifier. Further, the LUT storage unit 111 may store identifiers of one or more sensors corresponding to an area and a lookup table of the area in association with each other. The sensor identifier is information that can identify the sensor, such as a code assigned to the sensor such as the serial number of the sensor, address information such as the MAC address of the sensor, and the like. The sensor corresponding to the area is, for example, a sensor placed in the area or a sensor that acquires a sensor value indicating the environmental value of the area.

Note that the fact that the area identifier is associated with the lookup table corresponding to the area may mean that the lookup table corresponding to the area has the corresponding area identifier. Information including a lookup table and an area identifier may be stored. This also applies to the fact that the identifiers of environmental devices and the identifiers of sensors are associated with lookup tables corresponding to areas.

The standard environment information for each time is, for example, environment information used as a default setting for each time. The standard environment information corresponding to two or more times is, for example, standard environment information corresponding to two or more different periods that do not overlap. The period here may be a time zone, a period represented by a day, a day of the week, a week, a month, a season, etc., or a combination thereof. As a specific example, the standard environment information according to each time of 2 or more is the period from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on each day within the period from January to June of the year, and the period from July of the year. The environmental information may correspond to the period from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on each day within the period from December to December. Further, for example, the period here may be a period expressed by a combination of a season and a period expressed by a time zone. The seasons are, for example, spring, summer, fall, winter, rainy season, etc., and each season is associated with, for example, a start date and an end date of the season. For example, the period here may be a period expressed by a combination of a period expressed in months and a period expressed in time zones. For example, the standard environment information is stored in association with a period identifier indicating a period corresponding to each time. Period identifiers include, for example, seasonal identifiers such as spring, summer, autumn, and winter, month identifiers such as May and November, day identifiers such as Monday and Wednesday, week identifiers such as the 1st week and 4th week, and the 2nd and 15th days. It may be one or a combination of two or more of day identifiers such as , and time zone identifiers such as morning, afternoon, 10:00 to 12:00, etc. However, it does not matter how the standard environment information corresponding to each time is associated with each time.

The parameters included in the environmental information are, for example, parameters that can be set in the environmental device 2 corresponding to the environmental information. The environmental device 2 corresponding to the environmental information is, for example, the environmental device 2 to which parameters included in the environmental information are given. For example, the environmental device 2 corresponding to the standard environment information is the environmental device 2 associated with the color lookup table having this standard environment information.

For example, the parameters included in the environmental information corresponding to the lighting equipment that is the environmental equipment 2 include one or more of illuminance, color temperature, and lighting ON/OFF. The parameters included in the environmental information corresponding to the air conditioner, which is the environmental device 2, are, for example, one or more of temperature, air volume, and wind direction. The parameters included in the environmental information corresponding to the humidifier that is the environmental device 2 are, for example, one or more of humidity, air volume, presence or absence of sterilization, and ON/OFF. The parameters included in the environmental information corresponding to the air purifier that is the environmental device 2 are, for example, one or more of air volume, presence or absence of sterilization, and ON/OFF. The parameters included in the environmental information corresponding to the blind device that is the environmental device 2 are, for example, one or more of the height of the blind and the angle of the blind. The parameters included in the environmental information corresponding to the ventilation device that is the environmental equipment 2 include, for example, one or more of ventilation ON/OFF and fan rotation speed (for example, high speed, normal speed, low speed, etc.). The standard environment information includes, for example, standard values for the above parameters at each time. Note that the parameters included in the above environment information are merely examples, and the parameters are not limited to these.

The corrected environment information storage unit 112 stores one or more pieces of corrected environment information. The corrected environment information is environment information obtained by changing the standard environment information. The change here may be considered as a correction. Details of the corrected environment information will be described later. The corrected environment information may be, for example, standard environment information from which this corrected environment information is changed, environmental equipment 2 associated with the standard environment information from which this corrected environment information is changed, or controlled using this corrected environment information. The information is stored in the corrected environmental information storage unit 112 in association with the environmental equipment 2 and the like. For example, the corrected environment information is stored in the corrected environment information storage unit 112 in association with the identifier of the standard environment information of the change source, the device identifier of the corresponding environmental device 2, and the like. The identifier of the standard environment information is, for example, a code assigned to the standard environment information. Note that it does not matter how the corrected environment information is associated with the standard environment information, as long as it is eventually stored in association with the standard environment information that is the source of the change.

Note that in the corrected environment information storage unit 112, instead of one or more pieces of corrected environment information, difference information between the corrected environment information and the standard environment information of the change source of this corrected environment information is stored, for example, in place of one or more pieces of corrected environment information. It may also be stored in association with standard environment information. The difference information is information regarding the difference between the corrected environment information and the standard environment information from which the corrected environment information is changed. In this case, for example, the corrected environment information can be obtained using the difference information and the standard environment information corresponding thereto. For example, the control unit 132, which will be described later, controls the corresponding environmental device 2 using the corrected environment information acquired by the correction unit 131 and the like using the difference information and the standard environment information corresponding thereto.

The corrected environmental information storage unit 112 may store environmental information currently used to control one or more environmental devices 2. The environmental information currently used for control is, for example, standard environmental information or corrected environmental information currently used for control. For example, the environmental information stored in the corrected environmental information storage unit 112 in association with the environmental device 2 may be considered as the environmental information currently used to control the environmental device 2. In the corrected environment information storage unit 112, for example, standard environment information currently used for controlling one or more environmental devices 2 is read out from the LUT storage unit 111, etc., and device identifiers, etc. of the one or more environmental devices 2 are stored. It may be stored in association with.

The learning device storage unit 113 stores learning devices acquired by the learning unit 133. Details regarding the learning device will be described later.

The current mode storage unit 114 stores the current mode. The current mode is a mode for controlling each of one or more environmental devices 2. The control mode is, for example, a control method or format. The one or more environmental devices 2 here are, for example, environmental devices 2 that can be controlled by the control device 1. The current mode indicates which mode is selected from two or more of automatic mode, forced mode, and relative mode, for example. The current mode may be considered to be, for example, the mode currently used by the control device 1 to control the environmental equipment 2 out of these two or more modes. Storing the current mode may be considered to mean that information indicating the current mode is stored.

The automatic mode is a mode in which the environmental equipment 2 is automatically controlled. For example, the automatic mode is a mode in which one or more environmental devices 2 are controlled using standard environmental information and corrected environmental information acquired by a correction unit 131, which will be described later, according to one or more sensor values. . The automatic mode is, for example, a mode in which control is performed using standard environment information in a state where corrected environment information is not acquired, and a mode in which control is performed using corrected environment information in a state in which corrected environment information is acquired.

The forced mode is a mode that gives priority to manual settings. Manual settings are, for example, settings input by the user via the terminal device 3. The manual setting is, for example, a setting for performing control indicated by the instruction information received by the instruction information receiving unit 122 from the terminal device 3. Manual setting is, for example, setting one or more parameters for controlling each terminal device 3. The forced mode may be considered to be a mode in which control is performed using instruction information received from the terminal device 3, specifically, a mode in which control indicated by the instruction information is performed with priority. The instruction information will be described later. Giving priority to manual settings means, for example, for parameters that have been set manually, this parameter is given to the environmental equipment 2 for control, and for parameters that are not set manually, the parameters that are included in the standard environment information are used. , to control the environmental equipment 2 by giving it parameters included in the corrected environment information acquired immediately before accepting manual settings. This also applies to prioritizing instructions indicated by instruction information.

The relative mode is a mode in which corrected environment information is fixedly used for control. For example, when the environmental device 2 is being controlled using corrected environment information, if an instruction to fix it to this corrected environment information is received from the user, the mode becomes relative mode, and this corrected environment information is fixedly used. Control takes place.

Note that the current mode may further include a learning usage mode. The learning use mode is, for example, a mode in which a learning device acquired by the learning unit 133 for the environmental device 2 is used to control the environmental device 2.

The current mode storage unit 114 may store a current mode in association with each of the environmental devices 2. For example, the current mode may be stored in association with the device identifier of the environmental device 2.

The receiving unit 12 receives one or more pieces of information. The information received by the receiving unit 12 is, for example, one or more sensor values acquired by each of the one or more sensors and instruction information received by the instruction information receiving unit 122. In addition to one or more sensor values and instruction information, the receiving unit 12 may receive information other than these. For example, the receiving unit 12 may receive a switching instruction to switch the current mode of one or more environmental devices 2 to automatic mode or relative mode. For example, the instruction information receiving unit 122 may receive an instruction from the terminal device 3 or the like to fix and use the corrected environmental information currently used for controlling one environmental device 2. This instruction may be considered to correspond to a switching instruction to switch the current mode to the relative mode.

The sensor value receiving unit 121 receives one or more sensor values acquired by one or more sensors. The sensor value receiving unit 121 receives, for example, sensor values transmitted or output from one or more sensors. The sensor value receiving unit 121 receives, for example, a sensor value associated with an area identifier of an area to which the sensor value corresponds. The one or more sensor values received by the sensor value receiving unit 121 may include sensor values other than the environmental value to be controlled. The environmental value to be controlled is an environmental value that can be controlled (for example, can be changed) by controlling one or more environmental devices 2 using one or more sensor values using a control unit 132, etc., which will be described later. . For example, environmental values that can be controlled by the lighting equipment that is environmental equipment 2 include illuminance, color temperature of lighting, and on/off of lighting, and environmental values that cannot be controlled include, for example, temperature (including room temperature) and , humidity, the concentration of a specific gas, the presence or absence of people in the area, the number of people, the degree of congestion, etc. Furthermore, for example, environmental values that can be controlled by the air conditioner, which is the environmental equipment 2, include temperature, air volume, humidity, etc., and environmental values that cannot be controlled include the illuminance in the area, the color of lighting, and the area. These include the presence or absence of people inside, the CO ₂ concentration, etc.

The instruction information receiving unit 122 receives instruction information. The instruction information is an instruction to control the environmental device 2, and is information that specifies the instruction input by the user. The instruction information may be considered as an instruction to control the environmental equipment 2 specified by the instruction input by the user. The instruction information may include, for example, information such as a device identifier that can specify one or more environmental devices 2 to be controlled.

The instruction information is, for example, information having instruction parameters. The instruction parameter is information having a numerical value or the like indicating instruction contents such as, for example, increasing the temperature by 1 degree or increasing the brightness. The instruction information having instruction parameters may be considered as information for controlling the environmental equipment 2 using manual settings.

The receiving section 12, the sensor value receiving section 121, and the instruction information receiving section 122 are usually realized by wireless or wired communication means, but may also be realized by means for receiving broadcasts. The receiving unit 12, the sensor value receiving unit 121, and the instruction information receiving unit 122 may or may not include a communication device.

The processing unit 13 performs multiple processes. The processing performed by the processing unit 13 is, for example, the processing performed by the correction unit 131, the control unit 132, and the learning unit. In addition to these processes, the processing unit 13 may perform other processes.

The correction unit 131 uses one or more sensor values for each of one or more areas to change standard environment information corresponding to the current time and obtain corrected environment information. The correction unit 131 uses, for example, one or more sensor values corresponding to each of the one or more areas to change the standard environment information corresponding to the current time, which is the standard environment information corresponding to the environmental equipment 2 in each area. to obtain corrected environment information. The corrected environment information is changed environment information that is changed using one or more sensor values. The standard environment information corresponding to the current time is, for example, standard environment information associated with a period including the current time.

The correction unit 131 uses, for example, sensor values acquired by one or more sensors 4 that acquire environmental values for one area to acquire corrected environmental information corresponding to the environmental equipment 2 in this one area. For example, the correction unit 131 uses sensor values acquired by one or more sensors 4 associated with one area to change and correct standard environmental information corresponding to environmental equipment 2 associated with the same area. Get environmental information. For example, the correction unit 131 uses sensor values acquired by one or more sensors 4 associated with one area identifier to associate the sensor values with the environmental equipment 2 associated with the same area identifier using a lookup table or the like. The corrected environment information is obtained by changing the standard environment information that has been set. Note that, for example, the correction unit 131 uses sensor values acquired by one or more sensors 4 associated with one area to control environmental equipment 2 associated with the same area. The corrected environment information that has been changed may be further changed, and the corrected environment information that has been changed in this way may also be considered as corrected environment information.

It does not matter how the correction unit 131 acquires the corrected environment information using one or more sensor values. For example, the correction unit 131 uses the sensor value to change at least part of the standard environment information associated with the environmental device 2 in the area corresponding to the sensor value to obtain corrected environment information. At least part of the standard environment information that is changed using sensor values is, for example, one or more sensor values among the parameters given to one or more environmental devices that the standard environment information corresponding to one or more sensors 4 has. is a parameter corresponding to If there is one environmental device 2 in one area, for example, by changing the standard environmental information associated with the area corresponding to the sensor value, the standard environmental information corresponding to the environmental device 2 in this area can be changed. It is possible to obtain corrected environment information by changing the .

For example, the correction unit 131 uses a lookup table stored in the LUT storage unit 111 to determine the value of this one area, depending on one or more sensor values that the sensor 4 associated with the one area acquires for this one area. Change one or more parameters given to this environmental device 2 that the standard environmental information associated with the environmental device 2 in the area has, and convert the corrected environment information having the changed parameters into the corrected environment information corresponding to this environmental device 2. Get as. Examples of combinations of sensor values, environmental equipment 2, parameters to be changed in standard environmental information, etc. will be described below.

For example, the correction unit 131 changes the illuminance parameter given to the lighting equipment included in the standard environment information according to the illuminance value that is the sensor value acquired by the illuminance sensor that is the sensor 4, and has the changed illuminance parameter. Obtain correction environment information. For example, as the illuminance value acquired by the sensor 4 becomes lower than a predetermined illuminance value, the correction unit 131 adjusts the illuminance parameter provided to the lighting equipment included in the standard environment information continuously or in stages. Obtain the corrected environment information that has been changed to a higher value. A situation in which the value of illuminance within an area changes is, for example, a situation in which illuminance changes due to a change in natural light incident on the area. When the value of illuminance changes continuously, the correction unit 131 may change the sensor value and the parameter value so that they are proportional. This also applies to the following.

For example, the correction unit 131 changes the temperature parameter given to the air conditioner (for example, an air conditioner) included in the standard environment information according to the temperature value that is the sensor value acquired by the temperature sensor that is the sensor 4, and Obtain corrected environment information having temperature parameters. For example, as the temperature acquired by the sensor 4 becomes higher than the temperature indicated by the parameter given to the air conditioner that the standard environment information has, the parameter of the temperature given to the air conditioner is indicated by the parameter given to the air conditioner that the standard environment information has. Obtain corrected environmental information that has been changed to a temperature value that is lowered continuously or stepwise relative to the temperature.

For example, the correction unit 131 changes the humidity parameter given to the air conditioner (for example, a humidifier) included in the standard environment information according to the humidity value that is the sensor value acquired by the humidity sensor that is the sensor 4, and Obtain corrected environment information having parameters for setting humidity. For example, as the humidity acquired by the sensor 4 becomes lower than the humidity indicated by the parameter given to the humidifier in the standard environment information, the humidity parameter to be set for the humidifier is changed to the parameter given to the humidifier in the standard environment information. The corrected environment information is obtained by changing the humidity value to a value that increases continuously or stepwise relative to the indicated humidity.

For example, the correction unit 131 adjusts the concentration of a gas with a specific composition (for example, CO ₂ (carbon dioxide) concentration), which is a sensor value acquired by the gas sensor 4, or the concentration of house dust detected by a suspended particle detection sensor. According to the value of Obtain corrected environment information having parameters such as. For example, if the value of the concentration of house dust acquired by the sensor 4 is higher than a predetermined concentration, the parameter that is given to the air purifier in the standard environment information to be in the off state (i.e., the state in which it does not operate) is set to the on state. (that is, an operating state).

For example, the correction unit 131 changes the height parameter given to the blind device in the standard environment information according to the illuminance value that is the sensor value acquired by the illuminance sensor that is the sensor 4, and sets the changed height. Obtain corrected environment information having parameters. For example, a correction environment in which the parameter indicating the height of the blind device included in the standard environment information is increased continuously or stepwise as the value of illuminance acquired by the sensor 4 becomes lower than a predetermined illuminance. Get information.

For example, the correction unit 131 adjusts the concentration of a gas having a specific composition (for example, carbon dioxide concentration), which is a sensor value obtained by the gas sensor 4, the concentration of cigarette smoke detected by a suspended particle detection sensor, etc. According to the standard environment information, change the parameters such as on/off given to the ventilation equipment and fan rotation speed, and obtain corrected environment information with the changed on/off and parameters such as fan rotation speed. do. For example, if the value of the concentration of cigarette smoke obtained by the sensor 4 is higher than a predetermined concentration, the parameter that is given to the air purifier in the standard environment information to be in the off state (i.e., the state in which it does not operate) is turned on. Obtain the corrected environment information that has been changed to the parameters for the state (that is, the operating state).

For example, the correction unit 131 may change the standard environment information corresponding to the current time and obtain the corrected environment information according to a combination of sensor values obtained by a plurality of different types of sensors. For example, the correction unit 131 adjusts the set temperature of the air conditioner that the standard environment information corresponding to the current time has according to the combination of sensor values obtained by the sensor 4, which is a temperature sensor, and the sensor 4, which is a humidity sensor. The parameters indicated may be changed and corrected environment information having the changed parameters may be obtained.

Further, the correction unit 131 changes the standard environment information corresponding to the current time using two or more sensor values obtained by a plurality of sensors of the same type, and obtains corrected environment information that is the environment information after the change. You may. For example, the correction unit 131 obtains a representative value of two or more sensor values obtained by a plurality of sensors of the same type, uses this representative value to change the standard environment information corresponding to the current time, and after the change Corrected environmental information that is environmental information may be acquired. The representative value is, for example, a value obtained by statistical processing, and specific examples are the maximum value, minimum value, intermediate value, average value, median value, etc. of two or more sensor values. The process of acquiring the corrected environment information using the representative value is the same as the process of acquiring the corrected environment information using one sensor value, so a detailed explanation will be omitted here. This also applies to the following.

Further, the correction unit 131 changes the standard environment information corresponding to the current time using two or more sensor values in time series for each of the one or more sensors, and acquires corrected environment information that is the environment information after the change. You may. The two or more sensor values in time series for each of the one or more sensors are, for example, two or more sensor values acquired at different times for each of the one or more sensors. The two or more sensor values in a time series are preferably two or more sensor values in a continuous time series, and preferably two or more sensor values including the latest sensor value. The correction unit 131 acquires a representative value of two or more sensor values in a time series acquired by each of the one or more sensors, uses this representative value to change the standard environment information corresponding to the current time, and changes the standard environment information after the change. Corrected environmental information that is environmental information may be acquired. In addition, the correction unit 131 obtains a predicted value of the sensor value using two or more time-series sensor values obtained by each of the one or more sensors, and uses the predicted value instead of the representative value. Corrected environment information may also be acquired. For example, the correction unit 131 uses two or more time-series sensor values acquired by one sensor to obtain an approximate curve between time and sensor values, and uses this approximate curve to calculate the sensor value at the current time. You may obtain a predicted value of , and use this predicted value to obtain corrected environment information. In addition, the correction unit 131 obtains representative values of sensor values obtained by two or more sensors at different times for each time, and uses the obtained representative values for each time to obtain an approximate curve between the time and the sensor value. However, using this approximate curve, a predicted value of the sensor value at the current time may be obtained, and this predicted value may be used to obtain the corrected environment information.

The correction unit 131 may acquire corrected environmental information using one or more sensor values received by the sensor value receiving unit 121 and other than the environmental value of the controlled object. good. Obtaining corrected environmental information using one or more sensor values other than the environmental values of the controlled object means, for example, that the parameters given to one or more environmental devices 2 included in the standard environmental information are The change is made using a sensor value indicating an environmental value other than the environmental value that can be controlled by the environmental device 2. The two or more sensor values in this case may be sensor values of different types as described above, or may be sensor values obtained by different sensors 4 of the same type, or may be sensor values obtained by one or more sensors 4 of the same type. may be two or more sensor values acquired in time series. Hereinafter, an example will be described in which the correction unit 131 acquires corrected environmental information for the environmental device 2 using one or more sensor values other than the environmental value of the controlled object.

(1) Change parameters given to lighting equipment according to one of temperature and humidity The correction unit 131, for example, changes the parameters given to lighting equipment according to one of temperature and humidity. Using one of the values, corrected environment information is created in which at least one of the parameters of the standard environment information, illuminance and color temperature given to the lighting device that is the environment device 2, is changed according to this sensor value. get. Obtaining according to the sensor value means, for example, obtaining according to the difference between the sensor value and a predetermined reference value.

For example, when the temperature that is the sensor value is higher than a predetermined reference value, the correction unit 131 sets the parameter of the color temperature of the lighting given to the lighting equipment that is the environmental equipment 2 as a parameter that the standard environment information has. You may acquire corrected environment information that has been changed to have a color temperature value lower than the color temperature indicated by . In addition, when the temperature that is the sensor value is lower than a predetermined reference value, the color temperature parameter of the lighting given to the lighting equipment can be changed to a color temperature higher than the color temperature indicated by the parameter included in the standard environment information. You may acquire the corrected environment information that has been changed so that it becomes the value. For example, the correction unit 131 may obtain corrected environment information in which the color temperature parameter is lowered in proportion to the higher temperature, which is the sensor value. When the color temperature of the illumination becomes lower, the color of the illumination changes to a warmer color, so the color of the illumination can be made to match the temperature (for example, the air temperature or the height of the room temperature) indicated by the sensor value. That is, when the temperature is high, a warm color can be used, and when the temperature is low, a cool color can be used.

In addition, in the above, instead of acquiring corrected environmental information that increases the color temperature, corrected environmental information that increases the illuminance of the lighting is acquired, and corrected environmental information that decreases the color temperature is acquired. Instead, corrected environment information that lowers the illuminance of the illumination may be acquired. As a result, when the temperature is high, the lighting can be brightened, and when the temperature is low, the lighting can be dimmed, and the illuminance of the lighting can be adjusted to match the temperature indicated by the sensor value. .

Note that, for example, when the temperature, which is the sensor value, is higher than a predetermined reference value, the correction unit 131 adjusts the color temperature parameter of the lighting given to the lighting equipment, which is the environmental equipment 2, based on the standard environmental information. Corrected environment information may be obtained in which the color temperature is higher than the color temperature indicated by the parameter, and if the temperature that is the sensor value is lower than a predetermined reference value, the lighting equipment Corrected environment information may be obtained in which the color temperature parameter of the illumination given to is changed to a color temperature value lower than the color temperature indicated by the parameter included in the standard environment information. As a result, when the temperature or room temperature indicated by the sensor value is higher than the standard value, the color of the lighting is changed to a cooler color that cancels out the high temperature indicated by the sensor value (for example, high temperature). If the temperature or room temperature indicated by the sensor value is lower than the standard value, the color of the lighting can be changed to match the low temperature indicated by the sensor value. (For example, by changing to a warm color that cancels out the low temperature), it is possible to reduce discomfort caused by low temperature or room temperature.

Similarly, in the above, instead of acquiring corrected environment information that increases the color temperature, corrected environment information that increases the illuminance of the lighting is acquired, and corrected environment information that decreases the color temperature is obtained. Instead of acquiring the information, corrected environment information that lowers the illuminance of the lighting may be acquired. Thereby, the illuminance of the illumination can be changed so as to cancel out the change in temperature indicated by the sensor value.

Note that in the above, humidity may be used instead of temperature as the sensor value. When humidity is used, for example, temperature may be read as humidity in the above process. Further, in the above, the illuminance of the illumination may be increased instead of increasing the color temperature, and the illuminance of the illumination may be decreased instead of decreasing the color temperature.

(2) Changing the parameters given to the lighting equipment according to the degree of crowding of people In addition, the correction unit 131 uses, for example, the value indicating the degree of crowding of people, which is the sensor value received by the sensor value receiving unit 121, Corrected environment information is obtained in which at least one of the illuminance and color temperature given to the lighting equipment, which is the environmental equipment 2, among the parameters included in the standard environment information is changed in accordance with this sensor value. The degree of crowding of people may be, for example, the number of people detected by the sensor 4, the number of people detected by the sensor 4 per unit time, or the number of people per unit area. The sensor 4 that uses the degree of crowding as a sensor value is, for example, an image sensor such as a camera, a human sensor using an infrared sensor, or the like. For example, the correction unit 131 performs face recognition, etc. on an image photographed using the image sensor, which is the sensor 4, and detects the number of recognized faces as the number of people, etc., thereby obtaining the degree of crowding, such as the number of people. You may. In addition, in the information indicating the temperature distribution detected by the infrared sensor, which is the sensor 4, by detecting an area with a temperature similar to body temperature and detecting the number as the number of people, etc., it is possible to obtain the degree of crowding such as the number of people. good.

For example, when the degree of crowding of people, which is a sensor value, is higher than a predetermined reference value, the correction unit 131 adjusts the color temperature parameter of the lighting given to the lighting equipment, which is the environmental equipment 2, based on the standard environmental information. The corrected environment information may be obtained by changing the color temperature value to be higher than the color temperature indicated by the parameter. In addition, when the degree of congestion is lower than a predetermined reference value, the color temperature parameter of the lighting given to the lighting equipment is set to a color temperature value lower than the color temperature indicated by the parameter included in the standard environment information. You may also obtain corrected environment information changed to . As a result, in crowded areas, the color of the lighting can be changed to a cooler color, which is generally considered to have a calming effect, to calm the user even in mixed situations, and in areas with fewer people. , the lighting can be set to warm colors, which are thought to have the effect of activating users, to energize areas with a small number of users. In addition, in the above, instead of acquiring corrected environmental information that increases the color temperature, corrected environmental information that increases the illuminance of the lighting is acquired, and corrected environmental information that decreases the color temperature is acquired. Instead, corrected environment information that lowers the illuminance of the illumination may be acquired.

(3) Change the parameters given to the lighting equipment according to the noise value. Similarly to (2), the correction unit 131 determines that the noise value, which is the sensor value, is higher than the predetermined reference value. In this case, corrected environmental information is obtained in which the color temperature parameter of the lighting given to the lighting device that is the environmental device 2 is changed to a color temperature value higher than the color temperature indicated by the parameter included in the standard environmental information. When the noise value, which is the sensor value, is lower than a predetermined reference value, the color temperature parameter of the lighting given to the lighting equipment may be set to the color temperature indicated by the parameter included in the standard environment information. Corrected environment information may be obtained that has been changed to have a lower color temperature value. In addition, in the above, instead of acquiring corrected environmental information that increases the color temperature, corrected environmental information that increases the illuminance of the lighting is acquired, and corrected environmental information that decreases the color temperature is acquired. Instead, corrected environment information that lowers the illuminance of the illumination may be acquired.

(4) Change the parameters given to the air conditioner according to the degree of crowding of people. According to the value, corrected environmental information is created in which at least one parameter of the parameters included in the standard environmental information is changed, such as the temperature given to the air conditioning equipment that is the environmental equipment 2, humidity, air volume, and the presence or absence of sterilization. get.

For example, when the degree of crowding of people, which is the sensor value, is higher than a predetermined reference value, the correction unit 131 adjusts the temperature (for example, room temperature) parameter given to the air conditioner, which is the environmental equipment 2, to the standard value. Corrected environment information may be obtained that has been changed to have a lower temperature value than the temperature indicated by the parameter included in the environment information. In addition, a correction environment in which the parameter of the color temperature of the lighting given to the lighting equipment is changed to a temperature value higher than the temperature indicated by the parameter included in the standard environment information when the color temperature is lower than a predetermined reference value. Information may also be obtained. As a result, in crowded areas, the temperature can be controlled low so as not to get too hot due to the heat generated by people, and in areas with few people, the temperature can be controlled high so as not to get too cold.

Furthermore, in the above, instead of changing the temperature parameter to a lower temperature value, the air volume parameter may be made stronger, and instead of changing the temperature parameter to a higher temperature value, the air volume parameter may be made weaker.

In the above, instead of changing the temperature parameter of the air conditioner to a lower temperature value, the humidity parameter of the humidifier, which is environmental equipment 2, is increased, and the temperature parameter of the air conditioner is changed to a higher temperature value. Instead, you can lower the humidity parameters of your humidifier.

In addition, in the above, instead of changing the temperature parameter of the air conditioner to a lower temperature value, the processing capacity parameter of the air purifier, which is environmental equipment 2, is set to be higher than the processing capacity indicated by the parameter included in the standard environment information. Instead of changing the temperature parameter of the air conditioner to a higher temperature value, the processing capacity parameter of the air purifier, which is environmental equipment 2, is changed to the standard environment value. You may also acquire corrected environment information that has been changed to a value lower than the processing capacity indicated by the parameter included in the information.

(5) Change the parameters given to air conditioning equipment according to the noise value or CO ₂ value The correction unit 131 adjusts the sensor value, which is the noise value or CO ₂ value, to be higher than a predetermined reference value. A corrected environment in which the parameters given to the air conditioning equipment, which is environmental equipment 2, are changed to the same parameters as the parameters obtained when the degree of crowding of people is higher than the reference value, as described in (4) above. When the sensor value of noise value or CO ₂ value is lower than a predetermined reference value, the parameters given to the air conditioning equipment, which is environmental equipment 2, are set according to the above (4). ) The corrected environment information may be obtained in which the parameters are changed to the same parameters as the parameters obtained when the degree of crowding of people is less than the reference value.

(6) Change the parameters given to the air conditioner according to the value of illuminance When the value of illuminance, which is the sensor value, is higher than a predetermined reference value, the correction unit 131 changes the parameter given to the air conditioner, which is the environmental device 2. The corrected environment information is obtained by changing the parameter given to the sensor value to the same parameter as the parameter obtained when the degree of crowding of people is greater than the reference value as described in (4) above. When the illuminance value is lower than a predetermined reference value, the parameters given to the air conditioning equipment, which is environmental equipment 2, are changed to The corrected environment information may be obtained by changing the parameters to the same parameters as the obtained parameters.

(7) Changing the parameters given to the blind device according to the degree of crowding of people or the value of noise The correction unit 131, for example, changes the value indicating the degree of crowding of people or noise, which is a sensor value received by the sensor value receiving unit 121. Among the parameters included in the standard environment information, the height given to the blind device, which is environmental equipment 2, and the amount of opening/closing of the blind device (i.e., the amount of opening of the blind) are calculated according to this sensor value. Acquire corrected environment information in which at least one or more parameters have been changed.

For example, the correction unit 131 adjusts the height and opening/closing amount given to the blind device, which is the environmental equipment 2, when the sensor value of the degree of crowding of people or the value of noise is higher than a predetermined reference value. Corrected environment information may be obtained in which at least one of the parameters is changed so that the height and opening/closing amount are higher than the height and opening/closing amount indicated by the parameters included in the standard environment information. In addition, when the height and opening/closing amount given to the blind device, which is the environmental equipment 2, are lower than a predetermined reference value, at least one of the parameters is set to the height and opening/closing amount indicated by the parameters included in the standard environment information. Corrected environment information may be obtained that has been changed to have a lower height and a smaller opening/closing amount.

(8) Change the parameters given to the ventilation system according to the level of crowding of people or the value of noise. Using the value of , at least one or more of the parameters included in the standard environment information, such as the air volume given to the ventilation system, which is the environmental equipment 2, and whether the operation is turned on or off, is changed according to this sensor value. Obtain correction environment information.

For example, when the sensor value of the degree of crowding of people or the value of noise is higher than a predetermined reference value, the correction unit 131 adjusts the air volume parameter given to the ventilation device, which is the environmental equipment 2, to the standard environment. Corrected environment information may be obtained that has been changed so that the air volume has a stronger value than the air volume indicated by the parameter included in the information. In addition, when the air volume is lower than a predetermined reference value, corrected environmental information is obtained in which the air volume parameters given to the ventilation system are changed to a value weaker than the air volume indicated by the parameters included in the standard environmental information. You may.

In the above, instead of changing the airflow parameter to a value indicating strong airflow, change it to a parameter that turns ventilation on, and instead of changing the airflow parameter to a value that indicates weak airflow, turn ventilation off. You may also change the parameters to .

Note that the process in which the correction unit 131 acquires the corrected environmental information using one or more sensor values other than the environmental value of the controlled object is not limited to the above process.

In the above, when changing the value of one or more parameters included in the standard environment information according to the sensor values of one or more sensors 4 and acquiring corrected environment information having the changed parameters, the correction unit 131 may acquire the value of one or more parameters changed according to the value of the sensor 4 in any manner. For example, using a relational expression that shows the relationship between the sensor value of a specific one or more sensors 4 and the value after changing the specific one or more parameters, the sensor value of the specific one or more sensors 4 is The value of the parameter after the change may be obtained by performing a calculation using as an argument or the like. In addition, from the correspondence table showing the correspondence between the sensor values of one or more specific sensors 4 and the changed values of one or more specific parameters, or from the graph showing the correspondence, The changed parameter value corresponding to the sensor value of the sensor 4 may be acquired. Furthermore, by using a range of two or more values corresponding to the sensor values of one or more specific sensors 4 and the changed value of one or more specific parameters corresponding to each value range, You may obtain the changed value of one or more specific parameters corresponding to a value range that includes the sensor values of one or more sensors 4.

In addition, in the above, the difference between the sensor value actually acquired by the sensor 4 and a predetermined reference value corresponding to this sensor value may be used as the sensor value of the specific one or more sensors 4. . Similarly, in the above, the value of the difference from the value of the specific parameter included in the standard environment information may be used as the changed value of the specific one or more parameters.

Note that the process by which the correction unit 131 acquires one or more parameters of the environmental information according to the sensor values of the one or more sensors 4 is not limited to the above process.

Note that when the current mode corresponding to one environmental device 2 stored in the current mode storage section 114 is either forced mode or relative mode, the correction unit 131 performs correction corresponding to this environmental device 2. The environment information may not be acquired or updated.

The correction unit 131 changes environmental information such as standard environment information and corrected environment information corresponding to each environmental device 2 according to the sensor value used when acquiring the corrected environment information for each environmental device 2 and the sensor value. The details of the changes to be made when performing the correction may be set in the correction unit 131 in advance. The content of the change may be, for example, a relational expression between one or more sensor values and a parameter to be changed accordingly. In addition, rule information, etc., including information such as sensor values and change details used when acquiring corrected environmental information, is stored in advance in the storage unit 11 in association with each environmental device, so that each environmental device 2, when acquiring the corrected environment information, the rule information associated with each environmental device 2 is read out, and the sensor value indicated by this rule information is used to obtain the standard environment information and the corrected environment as indicated by this rule information. Environmental information such as information may be changed. Rule information corresponding to each environmental device 2 is stored in the storage unit 11 in association with a device identifier, for example.

The control unit 132 controls one or more environmental devices 2 . For example, the control unit 132 controls one or more environmental devices 2 that change the living space of each area using standard environmental information or corrected environmental information that is environmental information corresponding to each area. do. For example, one or more environmental devices 2 that change the living space of each area are controlled using standard environmental information that corresponds to each environmental device 2 and corresponds to one time. The standard environment information corresponding to the environmental device 2 is, for example, standard environment information associated with the environmental device 2 using one lookup table. The time of 1 here is usually the present time. The control unit 132 acquires the current time (for example, time, date, time, date, etc.) from a clock, calendar, etc. (not shown), and selects one of the two or more pieces of standard environmental information corresponding to the environmental device 2 that corresponds to the acquired time. The environmental equipment 2 is controlled using the standard environment information associated with the period. For example, the control unit 132 controls the environmental device 2 using the corrected environment information when the correction unit 131 has acquired the corrected environment information, and when the correction unit 131 has not acquired the corrected environment information, The environmental equipment 2 is controlled using the standard environment information. Further, the correction unit 131 may control the environmental equipment 2 using manual settings.

For example, when the control unit 132 controls one environmental device 2 using standard environment information, if the standard environment information corresponding to the current time becomes different from the immediately previous standard environment information. Then, this one environmental device is controlled using the standard environment information corresponding to the current time. Further, for example, even when one environmental device is controlled using the corrected environment information, the control unit 132 controls whether the standard environment information from which the corrected environment information is changed is the standard environment information corresponding to the current time. If the standard environment information differs from the current one, the standard environment information corresponding to the current time may be used to control this one environmental device. However, when the environmental device 2 is operating in the relative mode, the corrected environmental information may not be changed to the standard environmental information.

Controlling one environmental device 2 using standard environment information or corrected environment information means, for example, that parameters corresponding to one environmental device 2 included in standard environment information or corrected environment information are It is to give and control. Furthermore, controlling one environmental device 2 using manual settings means, for example, giving parameters indicated by manual settings to this one environmental device 2 and controlling it. The control unit 132 may include a transmitter (not shown) that transmits information necessary for controlling parameters and the like.

The control unit 132 may control the environmental equipment 2 corresponding to the current mode according to the current mode stored in the current mode storage unit 114. For example, if the current mode for each environmental device 2 is stored in the current mode storage unit 114, each environmental device 2 may be controlled in the mode indicated by the current mode corresponding to each environmental device 2.

For example, when the current mode corresponding to the environmental device 2 is the automatic mode, the control unit 132 controls the environmental device 2 to When the environmental device 2 is controlled using the standard environment information having the given parameters, and the correction unit 131 is acquiring the corrected environment information having the parameters given to the environmental device 2, the environmental device 2 is controlled using the corrected environment information. control. When the corrected environmental information having parameters given to the environmental device 2 is updated, the environmental device 2 is controlled using this updated corrected environmental information.

For example, when the current mode corresponding to the environmental device 2 is the relative mode, the control unit 132 controls the environmental device 2 by fixedly using the corrected environmental information fixed at the time. For example, when the control unit 132 is controlled in the automatic mode as described above and the correction unit 131 has not acquired the corrected environment information including the parameters given to the environmental equipment 2, the parameters given to the environmental equipment 2 are When the environmental device 2 is controlled using the standard environment information that is provided, and the correction unit 131 is acquiring the corrected environment information that has the parameters given to the environmental device 2, the environmental device 2 is controlled using the corrected environment information. Suppose that In this way, when one environmental device 2 is controlled in the automatic mode and the environmental device 2 is controlled using the corrected environmental information, the receiving unit 12 is currently controlling the environmental device 2. When receiving an instruction to fixedly use the corrected environment information currently used for controlling the environmental equipment 2, the control unit 132 fixes the corrected environment information currently used for controlling the environmental equipment 2, and uses this corrected environment information. to control the environmental equipment 2. Further, the control unit 132 updates the current mode stored in the current mode storage unit 114 to the relative mode, for example, when the corrected environment information is fixed. For example, the current mode corresponding to the area for which the corrected environment information is fixed or the current mode corresponding to the environmental device 2 for which the corrected environment information is fixed is updated. The instruction to permanently use the corrected environmental information currently used to control the environmental device 2 may be, for example, a switching instruction that is an instruction to switch the current mode to the relative mode.

For example, when the current mode corresponding to the environmental device 2 is the forced mode, the control unit 132 controls the environmental device 2 using manual settings. For example, manual settings used to control one or more environmental devices 2 when the environmental devices 2 are not operating or when the environmental devices 2 are controlled in automatic mode or relative mode as described above. When the instruction information receiving section 122 receives instruction information having the instruction information, the control section 132 controls the environmental equipment 2 using the settings included in this instruction information. When the instruction information receiving unit 122 receives instruction information having such manual settings, the control unit 132 may update the current mode stored in the current mode storage unit 114 to the forced mode. good.

For example, the control unit 132 may accumulate, in addition to the standard environment information, corrected environment information or difference information regarding the difference between the corrected environment information and the standard environment information. Storing it separately from the standard environment information means, for example, storing it in a part of the storage unit 11 other than the LUT storage unit 111 where the lookup table having the standard environment information is stored. For example, the control unit 132 accumulates the corrected environment information that is fixedly used in the relative mode, or the difference information regarding the difference between the corrected environment information and the standard environment information corresponding to the corrected environment information, separately from the standard environment information. Further, for example, the control unit 132 may collect corrected environment information obtained by changing the standard environment information in the automatic mode, or difference information regarding the difference between the obtained corrected environment information and the standard environment information corresponding to this corrected environment information. The corrected environment information is stored in association with the environmental device 2 controlled (for example, in association with the device identifier). The standard environment information corresponding to the corrected environment information is the standard environment information before the corrected environment information is changed. For example, the control unit 132 stores the corrected environment information or difference information in the corrected environment information storage unit 112. The standard environment information corresponding to the corrected environment information is, for example, the standard environment information from which the corrected environment information is changed. The difference information is, for example, information on the difference between a changed parameter among the parameters included in the corrected environment information and the parameter before the change in the corresponding standard environment information (for example, the difference between the attribute and value of the parameter). It may be a changed parameter among the parameters included in the corrected environment information. The corrected environment information or difference information is stored in association with, for example, an area, an environmental device 2, etc. corresponding to the standard environment information corresponding to the corrected environment information or difference information.

Note that the control unit 132 may, for example, use environment information (for example, standard environment information or corrected environment information) currently used to control one or more environmental devices 2, or a standard environment corresponding to the currently used environment information. The difference information may be stored in the storage unit 11 (for example, in the corrected environment information storage unit 112 of the storage unit 11), or read out to a memory or the like (not shown) other than the storage unit 11. It may also be stored. If the standard environment information is used for the current control, the standard environment information and the environment information used for the current control are the same standard environment information, and the difference information is a value indicating that there is no difference. becomes. If the environment information currently used for control is standard environment information, the standard environment information currently used for control of environmental equipment 2 may not be stored in corrected environment information storage section 112. In this case, the identifier and the like of this standard environment information may be stored in the corrected environment information storage unit 112 in association with the device identifier of the corresponding environmental device 2. Even in this case, the corresponding standard environment information can be acquired using the standard environment information identifier.

When the mode of the corresponding environmental device 2 is the automatic mode, the control unit 132 uses the corrected environment information acquired using the corrected environment information or the difference information regarding the difference between the corrected environment information and the standard environment information. , when controlling the corresponding environmental device 2, if the period associated with the standard environment information corresponding to the corrected environment information no longer includes the current time, the control of the environmental device 2 The environment information used immediately before (for example, standard environment information or corrected environment information) is switched to standard environment information associated with a period including the current time, and the corresponding environment machine 2 is controlled. It is preferable to do so. The current time may include information such as the date. Furthermore, the minimum unit of the current time does not matter. The minimum unit of time may be seconds, minutes, or hours.

When the current mode is the relative mode, the control unit 132 uses the corrected environment information accumulated in the corrected environment information storage unit 112 or the like as described above, or the difference information accumulated in the corrected environment information storage unit 112 or the like as described above. The environmental equipment 2 may be controlled using the standard environment information corresponding to this and the corrected environment information acquired using the standard environment information.

When the instruction information receiving unit 122 receives the instruction information, the control unit 132 associates this instruction information and the environment information changed corresponding to the instruction information with the device identifier of the environmental device 2 corresponding to the instruction information. You can attach it and accumulate it. At this time, the current mode corresponding to this environmental device 2 may be changed to forced mode.

Note that when the control device 1 is controlled in the forced mode or in the relative mode, when turning off the power etc. of the control device 1, the current mode and the current control mode are used. If the corrected environment information or instruction information, etc. stored in the storage unit 11 is saved, and the control device 1 is started again, the saved current mode and the corrected environment information or instruction information, etc. are used. Alternatively, the corresponding environmental equipment 2 may be controlled.

Further, when the receiving unit 12 receives a switching instruction to switch and control the corresponding environmental device 2 to automatic mode, the control unit 132 responds by changing the current mode corresponding to the environmental device 2 to automatic mode. The environmental equipment 2 may also be controlled. When changing to automatic mode, the environment is changed using the standard environment information associated with the corresponding environment device 2 and the period including the current time, or the corrected environment information acquired using this standard environment information. Controls device 2.

Note that the control unit 132 receives one or more sensor values that the sensor value receiving unit 121 receives for the area corresponding to one environmental device 2 and a learning device that the learning unit 133 acquires for this one environmental device 2. The instruction information may be obtained by performing prediction processing using a machine learning algorithm, and the environmental equipment 2 may be controlled using this instruction information. This instruction information is, for example, predicted instruction information obtained by machine learning. Details of this learning device will be described later. For example, the control unit 132 applies one or more sensor values received by the sensor value receiving unit 121 from one or more predetermined sensors 4 to the learning device acquired by the learning unit 133 (for example, input ), and obtains instruction information having settings given to the environmental device 2 as the output of the learning device. The instruction information obtained as the output of the learning device is, for example, instruction information having one or more instruction parameters. Then, the environmental device 2 is controlled by giving priority to the settings included in the instruction information acquired using the learning device. Giving priority to the settings included in the instruction information acquired using the learning device means that for the parameters included in the instruction information acquired using the learning device, this parameter is given to the environmental device 2 for control, and the learning device For parameters other than the parameters included in the instruction information obtained using is given to the environmental equipment 2 to perform control. A mode in which the environmental equipment 2 is controlled using such a learning device may be considered a learning use mode. In this case, the control unit 132 may store the learning use mode as the current mode in the current mode storage unit 114.

The learning unit 133 acquires a learning device used for prediction processing for each of one or more areas, and stores the acquired learning device in the learning device storage unit 113 or the like. The learning unit 133 acquires a learning device to be used for prediction processing, for example, for each environmental device 2 corresponding to one or more areas, and stores the acquired learning device in the learning device storage unit 113 or the like. The learning unit 133 uses the one or more sensor values and instruction information that the sensor value receiving unit 121 has received for each area to perform predictions for each area, specifically, for each environmental device 2 corresponding to the area. Obtain the learning device used for processing. The one or more sensor values and instruction information received by the sensor value receiving unit 121 are, for example, the instruction information received by the instruction information receiving unit 122 and the sensor This is one or more pairs with one or more sensor values received by the value receiving unit 121. The sensor value may be a representative value of time-series sensor values acquired by each sensor 4. The learning unit 133 uses a machine learning algorithm to obtain a learning device used for prediction processing that receives one or more sensor values received for each area as input and outputs instruction information received for each area. The learning unit 133 acquires a learning device by performing machine learning using, for example, a set of one or more sensor values and instruction information received for each area by the sensor value receiving unit 121 as teacher data. For example, the learning unit 133 uses the sensor values received by the sensor value receiving unit 121 for each area as input data for training, and uses the instruction information received by the sensor value receiving unit 121 for each area as output data for training. , obtain a learning device by training the neural network. The control unit 132 applies the sensor values received by the sensor value receiving unit 121 to such a learning device to obtain instruction information. The acquired instruction information is, for example, instruction information predicted from sensor values. One or more sensor values used when acquiring the learning device and one or more sensor values used when acquiring instruction information using the learning device are acquired by the same one or more sensors 4, respectively. Preferably, it is a sensor value. Further, it is preferable that the instruction information acquired using the learning device is used for controlling the environmental equipment 2 to change the residential section of the area where the sensor value has been acquired.

As the above-mentioned neural network, for example, a neural network having a fully connected layer, a neural network in which a convolutional layer and a pooling layer are connected in one or more stages (eg, multiple stages or more), etc. can be used. For example, as the above neural network, one similar to a CNN (Convolutional Neural Network) used for object detection can be used. Note that in this case, the pooling layer may be omitted. Note that the learning device may be a learning device generated by performing learning using an algorithm such as SVR, deep learning, decision tree, or random forest using the above-described training data.

Note that the learning device stored in the learning device storage unit 113 does not mean that the learning device itself (for example, a function that outputs a value in response to an input, a model of a learning result, etc.) is stored. Alternatively, information such as parameters necessary for configuring the learning device may be stored. Even in the latter case, the learning device can be configured using information such as the parameters, so it can be considered that the learning device is essentially stored in a storage unit (not shown).

The timing at which the learning unit 133 performs the above learning and acquires the learning device does not matter. For example, for one area, the set of sensor values and instruction information received by the sensor value receiving unit 121 exceeds a threshold value (for example, 10 or more) during a predetermined period (for example, a predetermined time period). If this happens, you may decide that it is time to acquire a learning device and acquire the learning device. Further, for example, a process of acquiring a learning device at a predetermined date and time may be performed. The pair of sensor value and instruction information received by the sensor value receiving unit 121 may be considered as teacher data as described above.

The terminal device 3 is a device that transmits instruction information. The terminal device 3 is, for example, a remote controller. The terminal device 3 can be realized by, for example, a dedicated device, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a computer, or the like. Note that the terminal device 3 may be attached to the environmental equipment 2.

The terminal storage unit 31 stores information used to generate instruction information. The information used to generate the instruction information is, for example, information used to specify the instruction, and is, for example, information indicating an attribute of the instruction or information having an attribute value of the instruction. The attribute of the instruction may be the attribute of the instruction parameter (eg, parameter name, etc.), and the attribute value of the instruction may be the value of the instruction parameter. The value of the parameter may be a value that can be input or changed by the user. Further, the terminal storage unit 31 may store information (for example, an identifier of the environmental device 2, etc.) that can identify the environmental device 2 corresponding to the instruction information transmitted by the terminal device 3. The environmental device 2 corresponding to the instruction information transmitted by the terminal device 3 is, for example, an environmental device that can be controlled based on the instruction information transmitted by the terminal device 3. Furthermore, the terminal storage unit 31 may store area identifiers and the like of areas that can be configured based on instruction information. The terminal storage unit 31 may store information used to generate a switching instruction for switching the current mode of one or more environmental devices 2 to a relative mode or an automatic mode.

The terminal reception unit 32 receives input from the user. The terminal reception unit 32 receives input of instructions for one or more environmental devices 2, for example. The terminal reception unit 32 receives input of instruction parameters given to the environmental equipment 2, for example. For example, the instruction parameter input is input of one or more sets of instruction parameter attributes such as temperature and illuminance, and instruction parameter values. If the terminal device 3 is capable of transmitting instruction information to multiple environmental devices 2 or multiple types of environmental devices 2, specify the type of environmental device 2 or environmental device 2 that corresponds to one or more types of instruction information. Further information may be accepted. Furthermore, if the terminal device 3 is capable of transmitting instruction information to a plurality of areas, the terminal device 3 may further receive an area identifier or the like to be a transmission destination. Further, the terminal reception unit 32 may receive an input of an instruction to transmit a switching instruction to switch the current mode of one or more environmental devices 2 to relative mode or automatic mode.

The terminal reception unit 32 may use any input means such as a numeric keypad, a keyboard, a touch panel, or a menu screen. The terminal reception unit 32 may be realized by a device driver for input means such as a numeric keypad or a keyboard, control software for a menu screen, or the like.

The terminal processing unit 33 acquires information according to the input received by the terminal reception unit 32. For example, the terminal processing unit 33 acquires instruction information corresponding to the input of instructions to one or more environmental devices 2 that the terminal reception unit 32 receives. Acquisition of instruction information may be considered as generation of instruction information. The instruction information acquired by the terminal processing unit 33 is, for example, instruction information having instruction parameters received by the terminal reception unit 32. The instruction information acquired by the terminal processing unit 33 is, for example, instruction information having instruction parameters such as increasing the temperature by 1 degree or adding illuminance received by the terminal reception unit 32. The instruction information acquired by the terminal processing unit 33 may further include information specifying one or more environmental devices 2 or types of the environmental devices 2 received by the terminal receiving unit 32, and an area identifier. Further, for example, when the terminal reception unit 32 receives an input of an instruction to transmit a switching instruction to switch the current mode of one or more environmental devices 2 to relative mode or automatic mode, the terminal processing unit 33 may perform the corresponding switching. Get instructions.

The terminal transmitter 34 transmits the instruction information acquired by the terminal processor 33 to the control device 1, for example. Further, the terminal transmitting unit 34 transmits, for example, the switching instruction acquired by the terminal processing unit 33 to the control device 1. The terminal transmitter 34 is usually realized by wireless or wired communication means. The terminal transmitter 34 may or may not include a communication device.

Next, an example of the operation of the control device 1 of the environmental control system 1000 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 2. Here, it is assumed that the initial value of the current mode of each environmental device 2 stored in the current mode storage unit 114 is the automatic mode.

(Step S101) The sensor value receiving unit 121 starts receiving sensor values transmitted by one or more sensors 4, respectively. For example, each sensor 4 sequentially transmits sensor values acquired at regular or irregular intervals, and the sensor value receiving unit 121 sequentially receives the sensor values. For example, the sensor value receiving unit 121 receives sensor values associated with areas. The reception of sensor values is performed, for example, in parallel with the following operations of the control device 1 or sequentially between operations. The sensor value is stored in the storage unit 11 in association with, for example, the time of reception or the time of acquisition of the sensor value.

(Step S102) The control unit 132 acquires current time information (for example, time, etc.) from a clock or the like (not shown), and selects the environmental device 2 whose current mode stored in the LUT storage unit 111 is the automatic mode. Standard environment information associated with a period including the acquired current time is acquired for each environmental device 2 from the corresponding lookup table. The current time may include information such as date and time. Then, one or more environmental devices 2 are controlled using the acquired standard environment information corresponding to the environmental devices 2. For example, the environmental equipment 2 is controlled by giving parameters corresponding to one or more environmental equipment 2 included in the standard environment information to the corresponding environmental equipment 2. The acquired standard environment information is stored in the corrected environment information storage unit 112 or the like in association with each environmental device 2, for example.

(Step S103) The control unit 132 determines whether there is any environmental device 2 whose current mode stored in the current mode storage unit 114 is automatic mode. If there is, the process advances to step S104; if there is no, the process advances to step S108.

(Step S104) The control unit 132 acquires current time information (for example, time, etc.) from a clock or the like (not shown), and acquires information on each environmental device 2 whose current mode is the automatic mode stored in the LUT storage unit 111. For example, the standard environment information associated with the period including the current time is determined using the corresponding lookup table, and the standard environment information associated with the period including the previous time (e.g., the information used for the previous control) is An environmental device 2 whose standard environment information (or standard environment information used for the previous control, from which the corrected environment information is changed) is different is detected. For example, for the environmental device 2 whose current mode is automatic mode, by determining whether the standard environment information acquired in the previous step S102, step S120, etc. is different from the standard environment information corresponding to the current time. , it may be determined whether the standard environment information has become different.

(Step S105) For each environmental device 2 detected in step S104, the control unit 132 stores standard environmental information corresponding to each environmental device 2 and associated with a period including the current time. It is obtained from the lookup table stored in the LUT storage unit 111. Then, each environmental device 2 detected in step S104 is controlled using the acquired standard environment information. Further, using the acquired standard environment information, it is stored in the corrected environment information storage unit 112 or the like in association with each environmental device 2. Update the accumulated standard environment information.

(Step S106) The control unit 132 at a timing to change the environmental information used to control each environmental device 2 whose current mode is automatic mode (for example, standard environmental information or corrected environmental information currently used for control). Determine whether it exists or not. It doesn't matter how you decide when to change. For example, it may be determined that the timing is changed every time a certain period of time has elapsed after the operation of the control device 1 starts, and the current time may be one of one or more predetermined times. If they match, it may be determined that it is time to change. If it is the timing to change, the process advances to step S107, and if it is not the timing to change, the process advances to step S108.

(Step S107) The correction unit 131 performs a process of changing the environmental information currently used for control and acquiring corrected environmental information for each of the environmental devices 2 whose current mode is the automatic mode. The control unit 132 then controls each environmental device 2 for which the corrected environment information has been obtained, using the obtained corrected environment information. Obtaining the corrected environment information here is a concept that also includes updating the corrected environment information. Details of this processing will be described later.

(Step S108) The instruction information receiving unit 122 determines whether instruction information has been received. If it has been received, the process advances to step S109; if it has not been received, the process advances to step S112.

(Step S109) The control unit 132 uses the instruction information to control the environmental device 2 corresponding to the instruction information received in step S108.

(Step S110) The control unit 132 receives the instruction information received in step S108 and the environmental equipment that is controlled by the instruction information received by the sensor value receiving unit 121 immediately before or after receiving the instruction information. 2 and one or more sensor values of the area corresponding to area 2 are stored in the storage unit 11 in association with each other. Note that as the sensor value obtained from one sensor 4, a representative value of a plurality of time-series sensor values obtained immediately before or after receiving the instruction information from one sensor 4 may be obtained and accumulated. . One or more sensor values stored in association with the instruction information are determined in advance for each area or for each environmental device 2 controlled by the instruction information, for example.

(Step S111) The control unit 132 changes the current mode of the environmental device 2 corresponding to the instruction information received in step S108 to the forced mode. Specifically, the current mode of the environmental device 2 corresponding to the instruction information received in step S109 and stored in the current mode storage unit 114 is updated to the forced mode. Note that if the current mode of the corresponding environmental device 2 is already the forced mode, there is no need to update.

(Step S112) The receiving unit 12 determines whether or not it has received a switching instruction to switch the current mode for one environmental device 2 to the relative mode. If received, the process proceeds to step S113; if not received, the process proceeds to step S121. This instruction may be an instruction to fixedly use the corrected environmental information currently used to control one environmental device 2.

(Step S113) The control unit 132 determines whether the current mode stored in the current mode storage unit 114 in association with the environmental device 2 corresponding to the switching instruction received in step S113 is the automatic mode. . If the mode is automatic, the process proceeds to step S114; if the mode is not automatic, the process proceeds to step S117.

(Step S114) The control unit 132 determines whether or not the environmental equipment 2 corresponding to the mode switching instruction received in step S112 is controlled using the corrected environmental information. For example, it is determined whether the corrected environmental information associated with this environmental device 2 is stored in the storage unit 11 or the like. If controlled using the corrected environment information, the process advances to step S115; if not, the process advances to step S117 without changing the current mode of the corresponding environmental device 2.

(Step S115) The control unit 132 changes the current mode of the environmental device 2 corresponding to the instruction to switch to the relative mode to the relative mode. Then, the process advances to step S116.

(Step S116) The control unit 132 stores the corrected environment information or difference information used for controlling one environmental device 2 in the corrected environment information storage unit 112 in association with this environmental device 2. However, if the corrected environment information or difference information used to control one environmental device 2 has already been accumulated, this process may be omitted.

(Step S117) The receiving unit 12 determines whether or not a switching instruction for switching the current mode to the automatic mode for one environmental device 2 has been received. If it has been received, the process advances to step S118; if it has not been received, the process advances to step S121.

(Step S118) The control unit 132 determines whether the current mode stored in the current mode storage unit 114 in association with the environmental device 2 corresponding to the switching instruction received in step S113 is the automatic mode. . If the mode is automatic, the process proceeds to step S121 without changing the current mode of the environmental device 2, and if it is not the automatic mode, the process proceeds to step S119.

(Step S119) The control unit 132 changes the current mode of the environmental device 2 corresponding to the instruction to switch to automatic mode to automatic mode. Then, the process advances to step S120.

(Step S120) The control unit 132 acquires information indicating the current time, and provides standard environmental information corresponding to the environmental device 2 corresponding to the automatic mode switching instruction received in step S117, which corresponds to the current time. For example, standard environment information is obtained from a lookup table, and the environment device 2 corresponding to the instruction to switch to automatic mode is controlled using this standard environment information. The acquired standard environment information is associated with the environmental device 2 and stored in the corrected environment information storage unit 112 or the like. If corrected environment information and the like have already been stored in association with the same environmental device 2, this corrected environment information and the like are updated with the acquired standard environment information and the like.

(Step S121) The learning unit 133 determines whether there is any environmental device 2 for which machine learning is to be performed. For example, if there is an environmental device 2 in which the number of pairs of instruction information and one or more sensor values accumulated in step S110 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the learning unit 133 performs machine learning on this environmental device 2. It is determined that the environmental device 2 is at the timing of . The one or more sensor values here may be representative values of a plurality of time-series sensor values. If there is an environmental device 2 whose machine learning timing has come, the process advances to step S122; if there is no environmental device 2, the process advances to step S124.

(Step S122) The learning unit 133 performs machine learning using a plurality of sets of instruction information and one or more sensor values accumulated in step S110 for each environmental device 2 for which the machine learning timing has come. A learning device is acquired for each environmental device 2. The learning unit 133 stores the acquired learning device in the learning device storage unit 113.

(Step S123) The control unit 132 changes the current mode of the environmental device 2 that has acquired the learning device to the learning usage mode.

(Step S124) The control unit 132 determines whether there is any environmental device associated with the learning usage mode. If there is, the process advances to step S125; if not, the process returns to step S103.
(Step S125) The control unit 132 selects one or more sensor values or a representative value of the sensor values acquired for the area corresponding to each environmental device 2 associated with the learning use mode, and the sensor value corresponding to each environmental device 2. Predicted instruction information is acquired using the attached learning device, and each environmental device 2 is controlled using the acquired instruction information. Then, the process returns to step S103.

Note that in the flowchart of FIG. 2, the process is ended by turning off the power or by an interrupt to end the process.

Next, an example of a process of acquiring corrected environmental information by the control device 1 of the environmental control system 1000 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 3. This process corresponds to step S107 in FIG. 2.

(Step S201) The correction unit 131 assigns the value 1 to the counter k.

(Step S202) The correction unit 131 determines whether there is a k-th environmental device 2 among the environmental devices 2 to be controlled. If there is, the process advances to step S202; if not, the process returns to the upper level process.

(Step S203) The correction unit 131 acquires the environment information currently used to control the k-th environmental device 2, that is, the standard environment information or the corrected environment information.

(Step S204) The correction unit 131 acquires rule information for changing the environmental information corresponding to the k-th environmental device 2. For example, rule information associated with the k-th environmental device 2 stored in advance in the storage unit 11 is acquired. The rule information here refers to information indicating a rule, information indicating an algorithm corresponding to the rule, and the like.

(Step S205) The correction unit 131 acquires a representative value of one or more sensor values received for the k-th environmental device 2. The sensor value received for the k-th environmental device 2 is one or more sensor values acquired for the area corresponding to the k-th environmental device 2. For example, the correction unit 131 may calculate the time series of one or more sensor values received by the sensor value reception unit 121 within a predetermined period up to the current time, regarding one or more sensor values that the sensor value reception unit 121 had received immediately before. Obtain the representative value of multiple sensor values. However, the latest sensor value or the like may be used instead of the representative value.

(Step S206) The correction unit 131 uses the rule information obtained in step S204 and the representative value of the sensor value obtained in step S205 to obtain corrected environment information obtained by changing the environment information obtained in step S203. For example, corrected environment information is obtained by changing one or more parameters in the environment information obtained in step S203 according to the rule information. The correction unit 131 stores this corrected environmental information in association with the k-th environmental device 2 as corrected environmental information to be used for controlling the k-th environmental device 2 from now on. For example, environmental information such as standard environmental information and corrected environmental information that is associated with the k-th environmental device 2 and stored in the corrected environmental information storage unit 112 is updated.

(Step S207) The control unit 132 controls the k-th environmental device 2 using the corrected environmental information acquired in step S206.

(Step S108) The correction unit 131 increments the value of the counter k by 1. Then, the process returns to step S202.

Next, an example of the operation of the environmental device 2 will be briefly described. When the environmental equipment 2 receives control information from the control device 1, it performs a predetermined operation to change the living space according to this information. For example, upon receiving one or more parameters from the control device 1, the environmental device 2 uses the parameters to perform a predetermined operation to change the living space. If the given parameter is a target value of one or more environmental values (for example, set temperature, set humidity, set illuminance, etc.), the environmental device 2 is set in the area where the living space can be changed. Control is performed so that one or more environmental values become target values.

Next, an example of the operation of the terminal device 3 will be briefly described. When the terminal reception unit 32 of the terminal device 3 receives an instruction from the user to control the environmental equipment 2 associated with the terminal device 3, the terminal processing unit 33 receives the information stored in the terminal storage unit 31. etc., to obtain instruction information specifying an instruction for the corresponding terminal device 3, and the terminal transmitter 34 transmits this instruction information to the control device 1. Further, when the terminal reception unit 32 receives an instruction from the user to switch the current mode of the environmental equipment 2 associated with the terminal device 3 to relative mode or automatic mode, the terminal processing unit 33 Using the stored information, etc., a switching instruction for switching the current mode of the corresponding terminal device 3 to relative mode or automatic mode is obtained, and the terminal transmitting unit 34 transmits this switching instruction to the control device 1.

Next, an example of the operation of the sensor 4 will be briefly described. The sensor 4 acquires a sensor value indicating a specific environmental value at fixed or irregular intervals, and transmits the acquired sensor value to the control device 1. When transmitting the sensor value, information that can identify the area corresponding to the sensor 4 (for example, an area identifier, a sensor identifier associated with the area identifier, etc.) can be transmitted to the control device 1 along with the sensor value. preferable. Note that if the sensor 4 is connected to, for example, a specific input terminal (not shown) or a port of the control device 1, it is not necessary to transmit information that can specify the area.

Hereinafter, specific operations of the environmental control system 1000 according to the present embodiment will be described using an example.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing an indoor floor map of the commercial facility 5 where the environmental control system 1000 is installed. It is assumed that this commercial facility 5 has six different areas 50a to 50f. Note that when the individual areas 50a to 50f are not distinguished, they may be simply referred to as areas 50. Note that the boundaries between adjacent areas 50 may be separated by a partition or the like, or may not be separated. It is assumed that the control device 1 is installed in an area other than the area 50. Note that in FIG. 4, illustration of the control device 1 and the terminal device 4 is omitted.

It is assumed that six environmental devices 2a to 2f are installed as a plurality of environmental devices 2 in the commercial facility 5. Further, it is assumed that six sensors 4a to 4f are installed as the plurality of sensors 4 in the commercial facility 5. Note that when the environmental devices 2a to 2f are not distinguished from each other, they are simply referred to as environmental devices 2. Similarly, when the sensors 4a to 4f are not distinguished from each other, they are simply referred to as sensor 4.

Environmental equipment 2a and sensor 4a are installed in area 50a. It is assumed that the environmental device 2a is a lighting device, and the sensor 4a is a temperature sensor that detects room temperature. Although the illustration is simplified here, the lighting equipment that is the environmental equipment 2a has a plurality of light sources (not shown) such as a plurality of LED light sources arranged at a plurality of different positions within the area 50a, It is assumed that illuminance and color temperature can be changed by controlling a plurality of light sources.

Environmental equipment 2b and sensor 4b are installed in area 50b. The environmental equipment 2b is a lighting device, and the sensor 4b is a human sensor that can detect the number of people in the area 50b. It is assumed that the environmental device 2b is a lighting device similar to the environmental device 2a.

Environmental equipment 2c and sensor 4c are installed in area 50c. It is assumed that the environmental equipment 2c is an air conditioner and a heater, and the sensor 4a is a color sensor capable of detecting the color temperature of indoor lighting. It is assumed that the environmental equipment 2c, which is an air conditioner, is capable of controlling the set temperature.

The environmental equipment 2d and the sensor 4d are installed in an area 50d. It is assumed that the environmental device 2d is a blind device whose height and slat angle can be controlled, and the sensor 4d is a humidity sensor. The height of the blind device is, for example, the height position of the bottom rail.

Environmental equipment 2e and sensor 4e are installed in area 50e. It is assumed that the environmental device 2e is a dehumidifier, and the sensor 4e is a human sensor. It is assumed that this human sensor is a human sensor capable of detecting the number of people in the area 50b. It is assumed that the environmental equipment 2e, which is a dehumidifier, can control the set humidity.

The environmental equipment 2f and the sensor 4f are installed in an area 50f. It is assumed that the environmental device 2f is a ventilation device, and the sensor 4f is an illuminance sensor. It is assumed that the environmental equipment 2f, which is a ventilation device, is a ventilation device whose fan rotation speed can be controlled.

FIGS. 5A to 5F are diagrams showing lookup tables stored in the LUT storage unit 111 for each area 50. Each lookup table has attributes of "area ID", "equipment ID", "period", "standard environment ID", and "standard environment". "Area ID" is an area identifier. "Device ID" This is the device identifier of the environmental device 2 whose living space in the area is to be changed. "light01" is the device identifier of the environmental device 2a, "light02" is the device identifier of the environmental device 2b, "air01" is the device identifier of the environmental device 2c, and "dehum01" is the device identifier of the environmental device 2d. "blind01" is the device identifier of the environmental device 2e, and "vent01" is the device identifier of the environmental device 2f. “Period” indicates a range of periods corresponding to the standard environment identifier. Here, it is assumed that the "period" is a time period. For example, "0-10" indicates from 0 o'clock to 10 o'clock, and "10-17" indicates from 10 o'clock to 17 o'clock. "Standard environment ID" is an identifier of standard environment information for each period, and "standard environment" is standard environment information for each period. The information constituting the standard environment information differs for each environmental device 2 to which the standard environment information corresponds.

The "standard environment" in the lookup table of FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b) has an attribute of "illuminance" that indicates the illuminance of the lighting and a "color temperature" that indicates the color temperature of the lighting. It also has. Here, the "illuminance" is assumed to be one of three values: strong, medium, and weak. The "standard environment" in the lookup table of FIG. 5(c) further includes "temperature", which is an attribute indicating the set temperature for heating and cooling, and "air volume", which is an attribute indicating the air volume for heating and cooling. Here, the "air volume" is assumed to be one of three values: strong, medium, and weak. The "standard environment" in the lookup table of FIG. 5(d) further includes "humidity", which is an attribute indicating the set humidity for dehumidification. The set humidity is a target value of humidity. The "standard environment" of the lookup table in FIG. 5(e) further has an attribute "height" indicating the height of the blind device and an "angle" attribute indicating the angle of the slat. . "Angle" is expressed as an angle with the slat closed state being 0 degrees. "Height" is expressed as the height based on the state in which the blind device is completely lowered.

The "standard environment" in the lookup table in FIG. 5(f) further includes "rotation", which is an attribute indicating the rotation speed of the fan of the ventilation device. Here, the attribute value of "rotation" is assumed to be one of three values: high speed, medium speed, and low speed.

First, when the environmental control system 1000 is started, each sensor 4 acquires the environmental value of each area, which is the corresponding sensor value, at fixed or irregular timing, and the sensor 4 that acquired the sensor value sets the The area identifier of the area, the attribute name of the acquired sensor value, and the acquired sensor value are associated with each other and sequentially transmitted to the control device 1 by wireless communication or the like. The attribute name of the sensor value is, for example, the type of sensor value acquired by the sensor 4 (for example, temperature, number of people, humidity, etc.).

Each time the sensor value receiving unit 121 receives a sensor value, an area identifier, and an attribute name from each sensor 4, the sensor value receiving unit 121 stores this information in the storage unit 11 in association with a reception time obtained from a clock (not shown) or the like. do.

FIG. 6 is a sensor value management table for managing sensor values and the like that are sequentially received by the sensor value receiving unit 121 and stored in the storage unit 11. The sensor value management table has attributes of "time", "area ID", "sensor attribute", and "sensor value". "Time" is the reception time of the sensor value, "Area ID" is the area identifier associated with the sensor value, "Sensor attribute" is the attribute name of the sensor value associated with the sensor value, "Sensor value" is , is the received sensor value. Note that t1, t2, etc. in "time" indicate arbitrary times.

It is assumed that the current mode storage unit 114 stores in advance an automatic mode, which is the initial value of the current mode of each environmental device 2, in association with a device identifier of each environmental device 2.

FIG. 7A is a current mode management table for managing the current mode stored in the current mode storage unit 114. The current mode management table has attributes of "device ID" and "mode." “Device ID” is a device identifier of the environmental device 2 that can be controlled by the control device 1, and corresponds to the device identifier in FIG. 5 and the like. "Mode" is the current mode.

The control unit 132 obtains the current time from a clock or the like, and stores standard environment information corresponding to the obtained time, which is standard environment information corresponding to each environmental device 2 installed in each area 50, as shown in FIG. Obtained from the lookup table shown. For example, assume that the acquired current time is 10:12. The control unit 132 selects the standard environment information corresponding to the environment device 2a, which is the current time, from the lookup table corresponding to the area 50a stored in the LUT storage unit 111, as the standard environment information corresponding to the environment device 2a. Get standard environment information corresponding to. That is, the standard environment information corresponding to the environment device 2a, that is, the record whose "device ID" is "light01" in the lookup table corresponding to the area identifier "001" shown in FIG. ” includes the current time “10:12”, the standard environment information such as illuminance “medium” and color temperature “6500K” is acquired. The acquired illuminance and color temperature are parameters given when controlling the environmental device 2a. Then, the corresponding environmental device 2a is controlled using the acquired standard environment information. Specifically, a control signal having the illuminance and color temperature values obtained above is transmitted to the environmental device 2a. The control unit 132 also obtains the standard environment ID "0012", which is the identifier of the standard environment information of the same record as the record from which the standard environment information was obtained. In this specific example, in order to manage the environmental information currently used to control each environmental device 2, the standard environmental information acquired above is used as the environmental information currently used to control the environmental device 2a. 2a and the identifier of the standard environment information acquired above are stored in the corrected environment information storage unit 112 in association with each other.

Similarly, the control unit 132 obtains standard environment information corresponding to the environmental devices 2b to 2f installed in the areas 50b to 50f, respectively, from the lookup tables shown in FIGS. 5(b) to 5(f). Then, using the acquired standard environment information, the corresponding environmental devices 2b to 2f are controlled. In addition, in the same way as above, the identifiers of the standard environment information are also obtained, and the device identifiers of the environmental devices 2b to 2f are matched with the standard environment information and standard environment information identifiers obtained for each of the environmental devices 2b to 2f. The information is then stored in the corrected environment information storage unit 112.

FIG. 8(a) is a diagram showing a current environment information management table that manages the environment information used for current control that the control unit 132 has acquired for each environmental device 2 and stored in the corrected environment information storage unit 112. be. “Device ID” is a device identifier, and corresponds to the device identifier in FIG. 5 and the like. “Current environmental information” is environmental information currently used for controlling each environmental device 2, which is acquired by the control unit 132 for each environmental device 2. Standard environment information is stored here. The environmental information used for control is, for example, standard environmental information or corrected environmental information. Here, attribute names of parameters included in the standard environment information and parameter values are arranged with ":" in between. Also, different parameters are separated by commas (,). For example, "temperature: 26 degrees" is a parameter that sets the temperature to 26 degrees. In addition, as "current environment information", difference information between the environment information currently used to control the environmental device 2, that is, the standard environment information or the corrected environment information, and the standard environment information corresponding to the same environmental device 2 is stored. You can leave it there. If the difference information is stored, the corresponding standard environment information can be used to obtain the corrected environment information used for the current control. The "corresponding standard environment ID" is an identifier of the standard environment information currently being used or the standard environment information from which the currently used corrected environment information is to be changed. This is an identifier for standard environment information. Note that in FIG. 8, when the environment information currently used for control is standard environment information, the value of "current environment information" may be blank or NULL. Even in this case, the standard environment information corresponding to the attribute value of the "current environment information" can be obtained from the lookup table shown in FIG. 5 using the "corresponding standard environment ID".

Here, it is assumed that the timing has come to change the environmental information currently used to control the environmental equipment 2 whose current mode is the "automatic mode", that is, the environmental information indicated by the "current environmental information". For example, the correction unit 131 determines that it is time to change the environmental information every time a certain period of time (for example, 10 minutes) has elapsed since the environmental control system 1000 was started.

FIG. 9 is a rule management table that is stored in advance in the storage unit 11 and manages rule information indicating rules used when changing the environmental information used to control the environmental equipment 2. The rule management table has attributes of "device ID" and "rule". “Device ID” is a device identifier, and corresponds to the device identifier in FIG. 5 and the like. “Rule” is rule information for changing the environmental information used to control the environmental device 2 indicated by the corresponding device identifier. Note that here, for convenience of explanation, the rule information is expressed in natural language, but the rule information may include, for example, one or more functions corresponding to these natural languages, method names, "if", "then", etc. ” or the like. Further, the rule information may be an algorithm for performing judgment processing or the like corresponding to these natural languages.

The correction unit 131 first performs processing for changing the environmental information (here, the standard environmental information shown in FIG. 8) used to control the environmental equipment 2a installed in the area 50a.

First, the correction unit 131 reads the value of "current environment information" corresponding to the environmental device 2a whose device identifier is "light01" from the current environment information management table shown in FIG.

Next, the correction unit 131 obtains rule information used in the process of changing the environmental information used to control the environmental device 2a from the rule management table shown in FIG. Specifically, in the rule management table shown in FIG. 9, the attribute value of "device ID" is "sensor value" which is the attribute value of "rule" of the record that matches the device identifier "light01" of the environmental device 2a. If the temperature exceeds 26 degrees, change the color temperature to 4000K; if the temperature does not exceed 26 degrees, set the color temperature to the standard environmental information."

The correction unit 131 acquires the area identifier "001" of the area 50a corresponding to the environmental device 2a from the lookup table shown in FIG. The sensor value of "temperature" indicated by the rule information acquired above is acquired from the sensor value management table as shown in FIG. That is, the attribute value of the "sensor value" of the record whose "area ID" is "001" and whose "sensor attribute" is "temperature" is acquired. At this time, a predetermined number of two or more sensor values are acquired in order from the record with the latest time indicated by the attribute value of "time". Then, the average value of the acquired sensor values is acquired as a representative value of the sensor values. This representative value is a representative value of the time-series temperature sensor values most recently acquired by the sensor 4a installed in the area 50a. It is assumed that this representative value is "26.2 degrees".

Since the acquired temperature sensor value is "26.2 degrees", which exceeds "26 degrees" indicated by the rule information acquired above, the correction unit 131 corrects the temperature sensor value read above according to this rule information. The value of the color temperature parameter in the value of "Current Environment Information" is changed from "6500K" to "4000K". The changed value of "current environment information" is corrected environment information.

Then, the control unit 132 controls the environmental device 2a using this changed corrected environmental information. Specifically, a control signal having a parameter included in the changed corrected environment information is transmitted to the environmental device 2a to control the environmental device 2a. Thereby, the environmental equipment 2a performs light control so that the color temperature becomes 4000K. Note that if the temperature sensor value acquired above does not exceed "26 degrees", which is the temperature indicated by the rule information, the value of the "current environment information" is not updated.

The correction unit 131 updates the "current environment information" attribute of the record whose "device ID" is "light01" in the current environment information management table shown in FIG. 8 with the changed corrected environment information.

Further, the correction unit 131 uses the rule management table shown in FIG. If it exceeds, change the illuminance to high; if it does not exceed, set it to the standard environment information illuminance".

The correction unit 131 acquires the area identifier "002" of the area 50b corresponding to the environmental device 2b from the lookup table shown in FIG. The sensor value of "number of people" indicated by the rule information obtained above is obtained from the sensor value management table as shown in FIG. That is, the attribute value of the "sensor value" of the record whose "area ID" is "002" and whose "sensor attribute" is "number of people" is acquired. At this time, a predetermined number of two or more sensor values are acquired in order from the record with the latest time indicated by the attribute value of "time". Then, the average value of the acquired sensor values is acquired as a representative value of the sensor values. It is assumed that this representative value is 12 people.

Since the acquired sensor value of the number of people is 12 people, which exceeds the 10 people indicated by the rule information acquired above, the correction unit 131 adjusts the value of the "current environment information" read above according to this rule information. The value of the illuminance parameter is changed from "medium" to "high" to obtain corrected environment information.

Then, the control unit 132 controls the environmental device 2b using this changed corrected environmental information. Thereby, the environmental equipment 2b performs light control so that the illuminance becomes "high".

The correction unit 131 updates the "current environment information" attribute of the record whose "device ID" is "light02" in the current environment information management table shown in FIG. 8 with the changed corrected environment information.

Similarly, the correction unit 131 appropriately updates the value of "current environment information" which is the environment information used for the current control of the environmental equipment 2 whose current mode in each of the other areas 50 is "auto mode". do. If updating is unnecessary because the corresponding sensor value does not satisfy the corresponding rule, etc., the updating is not performed.

The current environment information management table obtained as a result is as shown in FIG. 8(b).

Here, the user wishes to control the environmental device 2b with settings specified by the user himself, and operates the terminal device 3 to perform operations including inputting instruction parameters and the like for controlling the environmental device 2b. In this case, the terminal reception unit 32 receives this operation, and the terminal processing unit 33 uses information stored in the terminal storage unit 31 to generate instruction information corresponding to the operation including instruction parameters, etc. The transmitter 34 transmits this instruction information to the control device 1 in association with the device identifier "light02" of the environmental device 2b.

When the instruction information receiving unit 122 receives this instruction information, the control unit 132 controls the environmental device 2b indicated by the device identifier associated with the instruction information in accordance with the instruction information. The control unit 132 also controls the environmental equipment 2b among the instruction information and the sensor values received by the sensor value receiving unit 121 immediately before or after receiving this instruction information and accumulated in the sensor value management table. The corresponding area identifier "002" and the associated sensor value are associated and stored in the storage unit 11. Note that a representative value of sensor values received immediately before or after receiving the instruction information may be accumulated as the sensor value associated with the area identifier corresponding to the environmental device 2b. In addition, the control unit 132 additionally records similar instruction information and sensor values each time the instruction information receiving unit 122 receives new instruction information.

Further, the control unit 132 changes the attribute value of "mode" associated with the device identifier "light02" in the current mode management table shown in FIG. 7(a) to "forced mode." As a result, the current mode management table becomes as shown in FIG. 7(b). Note that if the attribute value is already "forced mode", there is no need to change it. Furthermore, the value of "current environment information" corresponding to the device identifier "light02" in the current environment information management table shown in FIG. May be updated.

In addition, the user wishes to continue using the settings currently used to control the environmental device 2c, and operates the terminal device 3 to switch the current mode of the environmental device 2c to the relative mode. When the operation is performed, the terminal device 3 transmits a switching instruction to switch the current mode of the environmental device 2c to the relative mode, and the receiving unit 12 receives this switching instruction. In response to this switching instruction, the control unit 132 changes the value of "current environment information" associated with the device identifier "air01" of the environmental device 2c to the device in the current environment information management table of FIG. 8(b). It is determined whether the attribute value "0032" of the "corresponding standard environment ID" associated with the identifier "air01" matches the standard environment information corresponding to the attribute value "0032". Standard environment information corresponding to this attribute value "0032" can be obtained from the lookup table shown in FIG. 5(c). Since they do not match here, it is determined that the environmental device 2c is currently controlled by the corrected environmental information. Therefore, the control unit 132 changes the attribute value of "mode" associated with the device identifier "air01" in the current mode management table shown in FIG. 7(b) to "relative mode." As a result, the current mode management table becomes as shown in FIG. 7(c), and the environmental information currently used by the environmental device 2c, that is, the device identifier of the environmental device 2c in the current environmental information management table of FIG. 8(b). The corrected environment information that is the attribute value of the "current environment information" associated with "air01" will be fixed as the corrected environment information used for controlling the environmental device 2c from now on. Note that the corrected environment information to be fixed may be stored in the corrected environment information storage unit 112 in association with the device identifier "air01".

In addition, when switching an environmental device 2 that is controlled in relative mode or forced mode to automatic mode, by performing a switching operation on the terminal device 3 to switch the environmental device 2 to automatic mode, it is possible to switch the environmental device 2 to automatic mode. The instruction is transmitted to the control device 1 in association with the identifier of the environmental device 2 to be switched. When the receiving unit 12 receives an instruction to switch to automatic mode, the control unit 132 determines whether the current mode corresponding to the environmental device 2 associated with the switching instruction is automatic mode, and if it is not automatic mode. , the current mode corresponding to the environmental device 2 associated with the switching instruction stored in the current mode storage unit 114 is updated to the automatic mode. Further, the standard environment information associated with the device identifier of the environmental device 2 associated with the switching instruction, and the standard environment information associated with the current date and time obtained from a clock, etc. (not shown), is transmitted to this environmental device. The standard environment information is acquired from the lookup table corresponding to the environment device 2, and the environment device 2 is controlled using this standard environment information. Also, using this standard environment information and the identifier of this standard environment information, the "current environment information" of the record (row) corresponding to this environmental device 2 in the current environment information management table as shown in FIG. and the attribute value of "corresponding standard environment ID" are updated.

The control unit 132 appropriately determines whether there is any environmental device 2 whose current mode is automatic mode, and if there is any environmental device 2 whose current mode is automatic mode, the control unit 132 acquires the current time from a clock or the like (not shown) and automatically For each environmental device 2 that is in the mode, the identifier of the standard environment information corresponding to the current time, that is, the value of the "standard environment ID" is acquired from the corresponding lookup table. Then, the identifier of the standard environment information obtained for each of the environmental devices 2 in automatic mode is associated with the device identifier of the same environmental device 2, and the "standard environment ID" included in the current environment information management table as shown in FIG. ” value matches the standard environment information identifier. If they do not match, the standard environment information corresponding to the current time used to control the corresponding environmental device 2 is different, so the standard environment information indicated by the identifier of this standard environment information is obtained from the lookup table. , controls the corresponding environmental equipment 2 using the acquired standard environment information. Further, the attribute value of "current environment information" and the attribute value of "standard environment ID" corresponding to this environmental device 2 in the current environment information management table as shown in FIG. 8 are used as the obtained standard environment information, Update using the standard environment information identifier.

Further, the number of sets of instruction information and sensor values associated with the identifier of one environmental device 2 that the control unit 132 has accumulated in the storage unit 11 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold (for example, 10 or more). In this case, the learning unit 133 generates a learning device using a plurality of sets of this instruction information and sensor values. For example, a learning device is generated using the sensor value as the input data of the learning data and the instruction information as the output data of the learning data, and the generated learning device is stored in the learning device storage unit 113.

For example, in the above description, a case has been described in which the sensor 4 installed in the area 50b is only the sensor 4b which is a human sensor, but suppose that the area 50b has a plurality of different sensors 4, such as a temperature sensor , a humidity sensor, and a noise sensor are arranged, and each time the instruction information receiving unit 122 receives instruction information for the environmental equipment 2b, the sensor values of these sensors 4 are stored in association with the instruction information. . Assume that the number of instruction information exceeds 10. The instruction information here is assumed to be information having a value for setting the illuminance of the environmental device 2b, which is a lighting device, and a value for setting the color temperature.

FIG. 10 is an instruction information management table that manages instruction information and sensor values stored in the storage unit 11 in association with the identifier of the environmental equipment 2. The instruction information management table has attributes of "equipment ID," "instruction information," and "sensor value." The "instruction information" further has attributes of "illuminance" and "color temperature". The "sensor value" has attributes of "temperature", "number of people", "humidity", and "noise". "Device ID" is a device identifier. "Instruction information" is instruction information, "illuminance" is a set value of illuminance, and "color temperature" is a set value of color temperature. "Sensor value" is a sensor value obtained by a plurality of sensors 4 installed in area 50 corresponding to environmental equipment 2, "temperature" is a temperature sensor value obtained by a temperature sensor, and "number of people" is a human sensor value. ``Humidity'' is a sensor value indicating the number of people acquired by the humidity sensor, and ``noise'' is a sensor value indicating the level of noise acquired by the noise sensor.

The learning unit 133 sequentially counts the number of records (rows) having the same "device ID" in the instruction information management table shown in FIG. Assume that it is detected that the number of records (rows) whose "device ID" is "light02" exceeds 10. The learning unit 133 uses the attribute value of "instruction information" of each record whose "device ID" is "light02" as input data of learning data, and uses the attribute value of "sensor value" as output data of learning data by CNN etc. Perform machine learning and obtain a learning device. The acquired learning device is stored in the learning device storage unit 113 in association with the device identifier “light02” of the environmental device 2b. Then, the current mode corresponding to the device identifier "light02" stored in the current mode storage unit 114 is updated to "learning usage mode". As a result, the current mode management table becomes as shown in FIG. 7(d).

From now on, for the environmental device 2b whose current mode is "learning usage mode," the area corresponding to the environmental device 2b will be added to the learning device stored in the learning device storage unit 113 in association with the environmental device 2b. By inputting the representative values of the sensor values obtained by the plurality of sensors 4 installed in the sensor 50b, such as a temperature sensor, a human sensor, a humidity sensor, and a noise sensor, predicted instruction information is acquired, and this instruction information is The control unit 132 controls the environmental equipment 2b using the following.

Note that the corrected environment information stored in the corrected environment information storage section 112, the instruction information received by the instruction information receiving section 122, the current mode stored in the current mode storage section 114, the learning device storage section 113, etc. The learned learning devices, etc. that have been set are not deleted even when the power of the environmental control system 1000 is turned off, and when the system is restarted, the control device 1 uses this information to control the environmental equipment 2, etc. You can also do this.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the environmental equipment in each area can be appropriately controlled using the sensor values acquired by the sensors 4 arranged in each area.

In particular, more appropriate control can be achieved by controlling the environmental equipment using sensor values other than the environmental values to be controlled by the environmental equipment.

In the above embodiment, the case where each area has one environmental device 2 has been mainly described, but one or more areas may have a plurality of environmental devices 2. For example, if there are multiple environmental devices 2 in an area, the lookup table associated with this area is a lookup table that has multiple pieces of standard environmental information corresponding to different periods for each of the multiple environmental devices in this area. You can use . Furthermore, the process of changing environmental information using sensor values such as standard environmental information used to control each of the plurality of environmental devices 2 in this area may be different for each environmental device 2. In addition, a different sensor 4 is provided for each environmental device 2 in this area, and the standard environment information, etc. of each environmental device 2 is changed using the sensor value associated with each environmental device 2. It's okay. Further, environmental devices 2 in different areas may share one or more sensor values obtained from the same area. Note that, as in the case where multiple environmental devices 2 placed in one area are the same environmental device 2, multiple environmental devices 2 placed in one area can be controlled using the same standard environment information. In this case, the lookup table associated with this area may be a lookup table that can be commonly used by a plurality of environmental devices 2 and that has a plurality of standard environment information associated with a plurality of periods. .

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where each area has one sensor 4 has been mainly described, but a plurality of sensors may be arranged in one or more areas. When multiple sensors acquire the same environmental value as a sensor value, a representative value (for example, an average value, etc.) of the sensor values acquired by the multiple sensors may be treated as one sensor value. In addition, if a plurality of sensors 4 are provided in one area, and if there are a plurality of environmental devices 2 in this one area, a sensor used by each environmental device 2 to change standard environmental information, etc. The values may be at least partially the same or different. Further, each environmental device 2 does not necessarily need to use all of the plurality of sensor values in one area, but may use at least some of the sensor values. For example, the sensor values used for changing the standard environment information may be associated with the environmental equipment 2 in advance. For example, the sensor value to be used may be specified by rule information or the like associated with the environmental device 2 described in the above specific example. Note that the explanation of the sensor values used for the change here may be considered as the explanation of the sensor 4 used for the change.

Further, in the above embodiment, the instruction information etc. sent by the terminal device 3 is sent to the control device 1, but the instruction information is sent from the terminal device 3 to the environmental equipment 2 corresponding to the instruction information. The environmental device 2 that has received this instruction information may transmit this instruction information to the control device 1. In this case, the environmental device 2 that has received the instruction information may control its own processing according to the received instruction information.

Furthermore, when there is one environmental device 2 in each area, the area identifier may also be used as the device identifier of the environmental device 2 within the area indicated by this area identifier. For example, in this case, in the lookup table shown in FIG. 5, "device ID" which is the attribute value of the device identifier may be omitted.

In each of the above embodiments, each process (each function) may be realized by being centrally processed by a single device (system), or may be realized by being distributed by multiple devices. may be done.

Furthermore, in each of the above embodiments, two or more communication means (sensor receiving section 121, instruction information receiving section 122, etc.) existing in one device may be physically realized by one medium. Needless to say.

Further, in each of the embodiments described above, each component may be configured by dedicated hardware, or components that can be realized by software may be realized by executing a program. For example, each component can be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory. At the time of execution, the program execution section may execute the program while accessing a storage section (for example, a recording medium such as a hard disk or a memory).

Note that the software that implements the control device in each of the above embodiments is the following program. In other words, this program is environmental information that is information that corresponds to two or more times for each of one or more areas, and is a set of one or more parameters given to one or more environmental devices that change the human living space. , a computer that can access an LUT storage section in which a lookup table having two or more pieces of standard environment information is stored for each area; a value receiving unit; and a correction unit that changes standard environment information corresponding to the current time using one or more sensor values for each of the one or more areas, and obtains corrected environment information that is environment information after the change. This is a program for causing the correction unit to function as a control unit that controls environmental equipment using the corrected environment information acquired by the correction unit.

Note that in the above program, the functions realized by the program do not include functions that can only be realized by hardware. For example, functions that can only be realized by hardware such as a modem or an interface card in an acquisition unit that acquires information, an output unit that outputs information, etc. are not included in the functions that are realized by the above program.

Further, the number of computers that execute this program may be one or more. That is, centralized processing or distributed processing may be performed.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the external appearance of a computer that executes the above program and realizes the control device according to the above embodiment. The above embodiments may be implemented by computer hardware and a computer program executed on the computer hardware.

In FIG. 11, a computer system 900 includes a computer 901 including a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) drive 905, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, and a monitor 904.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of computer system 900. In FIG. 12, a computer 901 is connected to a CD-ROM drive 905, an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 911, a ROM 912 for storing programs such as a boot-up program, and a ROM 912 for storing instructions of application programs. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 913 that temporarily stores and provides temporary storage space, a hard disk 914 that stores application programs, system programs, and data, and a bus 915 that interconnects the MPU 911, ROM 912, etc. Be prepared. Note that the computer 901 may include a network card (not shown) that provides connection to a LAN.

A program that causes the computer system 900 to execute the functions of the control device and the like according to the above embodiments may be stored in the CD-ROM 921, inserted into the CD-ROM drive 905, and transferred to the hard disk 914. Alternatively, the program may be transmitted to the computer 901 via a network (not shown) and stored on the hard disk 914. The program is loaded into RAM 913 during execution. Note that the program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 921 or from the network.

The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS) that causes the computer 901 to execute the functions of the control device according to the above embodiment, a third party program, or the like. A program may contain only those portions of instructions that call appropriate functions (modules) in a controlled manner to achieve the desired results. How computer system 900 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and that various modifications can be made, and these are also included within the scope of the present invention.

As described above, the control device or the like according to the present invention is suitable as a device or the like that controls environmental equipment, and is particularly useful as a device or the like that controls environmental equipment using sensor values.

1 Control device 2, 2a to 2f Environmental equipment 50, 50a to 50f Area 3 Terminal device 4, 4a to 4f Sensor 11 Storage section 12 Receiving section 13 Processing section 31 Terminal storage section 32 Terminal reception section 33 Terminal processing section 34 Terminal transmission section 111 LUT storage section 112 Correction environment information storage section 113 Learning device storage section 114 Current mode storage section 121 Sensor value reception section 122 Instruction information reception section 131 Correction section 132 Control section 133 Learning section 1000 Environmental control system

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A set of one or more parameters given to one or more environmental devices that change a person 's living space, and is information used as default settings for each time in two or more areas for each of the one or more areas. an LUT storage unit in which a lookup table having two or more pieces of standard environment information is stored for each area;
a sensor value receiving unit that receives one or more sensor values acquired by each of the one or more sensors;
For each of the one or more areas, change the standard environment information corresponding to the current time using two or more sensor values in time series for each of the one or more sensors , and create a corrected environment that is the changed standard environment information. a correction unit that acquires information;
A control device comprising: a control unit that controls environmental equipment using the corrected environment information acquired by the correction unit. A set of one or more parameters to be given to one or more environmental devices that change the human living space, and is information used as default settings at each time for each of the one or more areas.2 an LUT storage section in which a lookup table having the above standard environment information is stored for each area;
a sensor value receiving unit that receives one or more sensor values acquired by each of the one or more sensors;
a correction unit that uses the one or more sensor values to change standard environment information corresponding to the current time for each of the one or more areas, and obtains corrected environment information that is the changed standard environment information;
a control unit that controls environmental equipment using the corrected environment information acquired by the correction unit;
The mode for controlling the environmental equipment, which is one of two or more modes: automatic mode for automatic control, forced mode for giving priority to manual settings, and relative mode for fixed use of corrected environmental information. a current mode storage section storing a current mode indicating whether the mode is
The control unit is a control device that performs control corresponding to a mode according to the current mode. The two or more modes of controlling the environmental equipment include a relative mode,
comprising an instruction information receiving unit that receives an instruction to permanently use the corrected environmental information currently used for controlling the environmental equipment,
The control unit includes:
When the instruction information receiving unit receives an instruction to use the corrected environment information in a fixed manner, it fixes the corrected environment information used for controlling the environmental equipment, and uses this fixed corrected environment information to control the environment. The control device according to claim 2 , which controls equipment. The two or more modes of controlling the environmental equipment include a relative mode,
The control unit includes:
Separately from the standard environment information, accumulating the corrected environment information or difference information regarding the difference between the corrected environment information and the standard environment information,
4. In the relative mode, environmental equipment is controlled using the accumulated corrected environment information or the corrected environment information acquired using the difference information and the standard environment information . control device. A set of one or more parameters to be given to one or more environmental devices that change the human living space, and is information used as default settings at each time for each of the one or more areas.2 an LUT storage section in which a lookup table having the above standard environment information is stored for each area;
a sensor value receiving unit that receives one or more sensor values acquired by each of the one or more sensors;
a correction unit that uses the one or more sensor values to change standard environment information corresponding to the current time for each of the one or more areas, and obtains corrected environment information that is the changed standard environment information;
a control unit that controls environmental equipment using the corrected environment information acquired by the correction unit;
an instruction information receiving unit that receives instruction information that is an instruction to control the environmental equipment and specifies an instruction input by a user;
For each of the one or more areas, the one or more sensor values received by the sensor value receiving unit and the instruction information are used to perform a prediction process in which the one or more sensor values are input and the instruction information is output. A control device comprising a learning unit that acquires a learning device to be used using a machine learning algorithm and stores the learning device. The control unit includes:
Using one or more sensor values received by the sensor value receiving unit and the learning device, a machine learning algorithm performs prediction processing, obtains instruction information, and uses the instruction information to control the environmental equipment. 6. The control device according to claim 5 . A set of one or more parameters to be given to one or more environmental devices that change the human living space, and is information used as default settings at each time for each of the one or more areas.2 an LUT storage section in which a lookup table having the above standard environment information is stored for each area;
a sensor value receiving unit that receives one or more sensor values acquired by each of the one or more sensors;
a correction unit that uses the one or more sensor values to change standard environment information corresponding to the current time for each of the one or more areas, and obtains corrected environment information that is the changed standard environment information;
a control unit that controls environmental equipment using the corrected environment information acquired by the correction unit,
The one or more sensors are one or more of a humidity sensor, a sound sensor, a vibration sensor, a color sensor that detects color, a gas sensor that detects the composition or concentration of gas, a suspended particle detection sensor, and an image sensor. . The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the one or more sensor values received by the sensor value receiving section include sensor values other than environmental values that can be controlled by controlling a control device. The control device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the environmental equipment is an indoor environmental equipment that changes an indoor living space. The control device according to claim 9, wherein the indoor environment equipment is a lighting equipment. The control device according to claim 9, wherein the indoor environmental equipment is an air conditioner. The control device according to claim 9, wherein the indoor environment device is a blind device. The control device according to claim 9, wherein the indoor environmental equipment is a ventilation system. A set of one or more parameters given to one or more environmental devices that change a person 's living space, and is information used as default settings for each time in two or more areas for each of the one or more areas. A control method using an LUT storage section in which a lookup table having two or more pieces of standard environment information is stored for each area, a sensor value reception section, a correction section, and a control section,
a sensor value receiving step in which the sensor value receiving unit receives one or more sensor values acquired by each of the one or more sensors;
The correction unit changes the standard environment information corresponding to the current time for each of the one or more areas using two or more sensor values in time series for each of the one or more sensors , and changes the standard environment information after the change. a correction step of acquiring correction environment information, which is information;
A control method comprising: a control step in which the control unit controls environmental equipment using the corrected environment information acquired in the correction step. A set of one or more parameters to be given to one or more environmental devices that change the human living space, and is information used as default settings at each time for each of the one or more areas.2 A control method in which a lookup table having the above standard environment information is performed using an LUT storage section in which each area is stored, a sensor value reception section, a correction section, a control section, and a current mode storage section. There it is,
a sensor value receiving step in which the sensor value receiving unit receives one or more sensor values acquired by each of the one or more sensors;
The correction unit changes standard environment information corresponding to the current time for each of the one or more areas using the one or more sensor values, and obtains corrected environment information that is the changed standard environment information. a correction step;
a control step in which the control unit controls an environmental device using the corrected environment information acquired in the correction step,
The current mode storage unit stores a mode for controlling the environmental equipment, which is an automatic mode that automatically controls, a forced mode that prioritizes manual settings, and a relative mode that uses corrected environmental information in a fixed manner. A current mode indicating which mode is selected from two or more modes is stored,
In the control method, the control step performs control corresponding to a mode according to the current mode. A set of one or more parameters to be given to one or more environmental devices that change the human living space, and is information used as default settings at each time for each of the one or more areas.2 A lookup table having the above standard environment information is created using an LUT storage section stored for each area, a sensor value reception section, a correction section, a control section, an instruction information reception section, and a learning section. A control method in which
a sensor value receiving step in which the sensor value receiving unit receives one or more sensor values acquired by each of the one or more sensors;
The correction unit changes standard environment information corresponding to the current time for each of the one or more areas using the one or more sensor values, and obtains corrected environment information that is the changed standard environment information. a correction step;
a control step in which the control unit controls an environmental device using the corrected environment information acquired in the correction step;
an instruction information receiving step in which the instruction information receiving unit receives instruction information specifying an instruction input by a user, which is an instruction to control an environmental device;
The learning unit uses the one or more sensor values received by the sensor value receiving unit and the instruction information for each of the one or more areas, inputs the one or more sensor values, and outputs the instruction information. A control method comprising a learning step of acquiring a learning device to be used in a prediction process using a machine learning algorithm and accumulating the learning device. A set of one or more parameters to be given to one or more environmental devices that change the human living space, and is information used as default settings at each time for each of the one or more areas.2 A control method in which a lookup table having the above standard environment information is performed using an LUT storage section in which each area is stored, a sensor value receiving section, a correction section, and a control section,
a sensor value receiving step in which the sensor value receiving unit receives one or more sensor values acquired by each of the one or more sensors;
The correction unit changes standard environment information corresponding to the current time for each of the one or more areas using the one or more sensor values, and obtains corrected environment information that is the changed standard environment information. a correction step;
a control step in which the control unit controls an environmental device using the corrected environment information acquired in the correction step,
The one or more sensors are one or more of a humidity sensor, a sound sensor, a vibration sensor, a color sensor that detects color, a gas sensor that detects the composition or concentration of gas, a suspended particle detection sensor, and an image sensor. . A set of one or more parameters given to one or more environmental devices that change a person 's living space, and is information used as default settings for each time in two or more areas for each of the one or more areas. A computer that can access an LUT storage section in which a lookup table having two or more pieces of standard environment information is stored for each area,
a sensor value receiving unit that receives one or more sensor values acquired by each of the one or more sensors;
For each of the one or more areas, change the standard environment information corresponding to the current time using two or more sensor values in time series for each of the one or more sensors , and create a corrected environment that is the changed standard environment information. a correction unit that acquires information;
A program for functioning as a control unit that controls environmental equipment using the corrected environment information acquired by the correction unit. A set of one or more parameters to be given to one or more environmental devices that change the human living space, and is information used as default settings at each time for each of the one or more areas.2 A lookup table having the above standard environment information can be used to access a LUT storage section and a current mode storage section in which the lookup table is stored for each area.
a sensor value receiving unit that receives one or more sensor values acquired by each of the one or more sensors;
a correction unit that uses the one or more sensor values to change standard environment information corresponding to the current time for each of the one or more areas, and obtains corrected environment information that is the changed standard environment information;
Functioning as a control unit that controls environmental equipment using the corrected environment information acquired by the correction unit,
The current mode storage unit stores a mode for controlling the environmental equipment, which is an automatic mode that automatically controls, a forced mode that prioritizes manual settings, and a relative mode that uses corrected environmental information in a fixed manner. A current mode indicating which mode is selected from two or more modes is stored,
The control unit is a program that performs control corresponding to a mode according to the current mode. A set of one or more parameters to be given to one or more environmental devices that change the human living space, and is information used as default settings at each time for each of the one or more areas.2 A lookup table having the above standard environment information can be used to connect a computer that can access the LUT storage section stored in each area.
a sensor value receiving unit that receives one or more sensor values acquired by each of the one or more sensors;
a correction unit that uses the one or more sensor values to change standard environment information corresponding to the current time for each of the one or more areas, and obtains corrected environment information that is the changed standard environment information;
a control unit that controls environmental equipment using the corrected environment information acquired by the correction unit;
an instruction information receiving unit that receives instruction information that is an instruction to control the environmental equipment and specifies an instruction input by a user;
For each of the one or more areas, the one or more sensor values received by the sensor value receiving unit and the instruction information are used to perform a prediction process in which the one or more sensor values are input and the instruction information is output. A learning unit that acquires the learning device to be used using a machine learning algorithm and stores the learning device.
A program to make it work. A set of one or more parameters to be given to one or more environmental devices that change the human living space, and is information used as default settings at each time for each of the one or more areas.2 A lookup table having the above standard environment information can be used to connect a computer that can access the LUT storage section stored in each area.
a sensor value receiving unit that receives one or more sensor values acquired by each of the one or more sensors;
a correction unit that uses the one or more sensor values to change standard environment information corresponding to the current time for each of the one or more areas, and obtains corrected environment information that is the changed standard environment information;
Functioning as a control unit that controls environmental equipment using the corrected environment information acquired by the correction unit,
The one or more sensors are one or more of a humidity sensor, a sound sensor, a vibration sensor, a color sensor that detects color, a gas sensor that detects the composition or concentration of gas, a suspended particle detection sensor, and an image sensor.

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