JP7427404B2 - equipment control device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an equipment control device.

2. Description of the Related Art There is a known technique for controlling an air conditioner, a lighting device, a water heater, etc. installed in a house using a communication terminal such as a smartphone (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP2019-036250A

However, in the conventional configuration, in order to control devices inside the house from outside the house, the user needs to take out the communication terminal, run an application program on the communication terminal, and operate the communication terminal. For example, when a user on his way home remotely controls an air conditioner and a lighting device, he may remotely control the air conditioner at a location away from the residence, and then operate the lighting device in front of the entrance. You have to judge each one.

An object of the present invention is to provide a device control device that can reduce the user's effort when performing remote control.

In order to achieve the above purpose, in an equipment control device that controls equipment installed in a house,
a position acquisition unit that acquires the location of the target person located either inside or outside of the house; an attribute identification unit that identifies attributes of the target person; and a control unit that controls equipment, and the control unit specifies a movement route based on the location of the subject to determine whether the subject is in a first state in which the subject moves from outside to the house or the house. Determine whether or not the device is in a second state of moving to the outside from the location, change at least one of the device to be controlled and the control content depending on whether the device is in the first state or the second state, and move the device to the outside. The acquisition unit acquires the location of the target person by communicating with a mobile terminal carried by the target person, and when the mobile terminal is away from the location of the residence by a predetermined distance or more and for a predetermined time or more. The device is characterized in that communication with the device control device is interrupted when the device is not moving .

In the above configuration, the control unit includes a time information acquisition unit that acquires current time information;
The unit determines the control target based on the combination of the target person's location and the attribute, and the time information.
The device and the content of control may be specified.

Further, in the above configuration, the attribute specifying unit uses the house as an attribute of the target person.
You may also specify which family member you are using.

Further, in the above configuration, a lifestyle acquisition unit that acquires the lifestyle habits of the subject;
Based on the lifestyle habits, the equipment and control details operated by the subject are extracted, and the extraction results are
corresponds to the location of the subject and the attributes of the subject so that it can be remotely controlled on behalf of the subject;
a data creation unit that creates the attached data, and the control unit is configured to refer to the data.
The device and the control contents are controlled based on the combination of the target person's location and the attribute.
It may be specified and control corresponding to the specified result may be performed.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the user's effort when performing remote control.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a house in which a home server functioning as a device control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is installed. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a residential control system including a home server. It is a figure showing an example of data for remote control. It is a flowchart which shows proxy control of a home server. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a residential control system including a home server according to a second embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a house in which a home server functioning as a device control device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is installed. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a residential control system including a home server.
As shown in FIG. 1, the house H is a detached house having a plurality of rooms (a room R1 corresponding to an LDK, a children's room R2, a bathroom R3, an entrance R4, a bedroom R5, etc.). In each of the rooms R1 to R5, housing equipment 2A to 5 corresponding to equipment used by the residents (a family consisting of a father M1, a mother M2, and a child M3 shown in FIG. 2) are installed. Although the types of these residential facilities 2A to 5 are not particularly limited, in this embodiment, lighting devices 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D that individually illuminate each room, and air conditioning (so-called air conditioning) that individually illuminates each room are used. ), a water heater 4 that supplies hot water to a bathtub in a bathroom R3, and an entrance lock device 5 that locks/unlocks the door of an entrance R4.

These housing equipment 2A to 5 correspond to energy consuming equipment that operates by consuming energy such as electricity, gas, water, etc., and are used by residents M1 to M3 by turning them on and off as appropriate. It is.
Furthermore, this house H is installed with a power generation device 6 that generates electricity using sunlight, and a storage battery 7 that can store electric power. The power generation device 6 and the storage battery 7 can be said to be energy supply equipment that supplies electrical energy to each of the devices 2A to 5, etc., or stores it temporarily and supplies it as needed.

The residential control system 1 includes the above-mentioned devices 2A-7 installed in the house H, and a home server 11 capable of controlling the above-mentioned devices 2A-7. The home server 11 has a monitoring function for monitoring the devices 2A to 7 installed in the house H, and a remote control function to remotely control the devices 2A to 7. With these functions, the home server 11 monitors the amount of electricity, gas, water, etc. used in the house H, and controls each device 2A to 7 as appropriate from the perspective of energy saving. Management System).

The home server 11 receives instructions from the residents M1 to M3 via mobile terminals 30A, 30B, and 30C that can move with the residents M1 to M3, and controls each device 2A to 7 based on the received instructions. It also has a remote control function. In this embodiment, the mobile terminals 30A to 30C are mobile terminals such as smartphones carried by each of the residents M1 to M3, and have a communication function using a mobile communication network and a current position detection function using GPS etc. have.

Note that the mobile terminals 30A to 30C are not limited to portable terminals such as smartphones, and may be, for example, car navigation devices installed in a vehicle driven by any of the residents M1 to M3. As the mobile terminals 30A to 30C, devices that can move together with the residents M1 to M3 and have a communication function and a current position detection function can be widely used.
Further, the home server 11 is not limited to a device that performs processing equivalent to HEMS, but may be any device that remotely controls the housing equipment 2A to 5 installed in the house H.

Next, the configuration of the home server 11 involved in controlling the residential equipment 2A to 5 will be explained.
As shown in FIG. 2, the home server 11 includes a communication section 12, an information acquisition section 13, an attribute identification section 14, a control section 15, and a storage section 16. The communication unit 12 has a communication module for mobile communication, and is capable of wireless communication with the mobile terminals 30A to 30C using this communication module.
Note that the communication module is not limited to a communication module for mobile communication, and may be any communication module that can communicate with the mobile terminals 30A to 30C located within the area including the inside and outside of the house H, such as a short-range communication module, or It may also be a module for medium-range communication.

The communication unit 12 further includes a communication module for communicating with the residential equipment 2A-5 via the hub 21, communication adapters 22A-22H, and the like. As these communication modules, the hub 21, the communication adapters 22A to 22H, etc., a wide variety of known hubs and communication adapters for wired or wireless communication can be applied.
Through this communication unit 12 and the like, the home server 11 sends signals that control the operation of each of the residential equipment 2A to 5, more specifically, ON/OFF, operation mode (automatic hot water filling mode of the water heater 41, automatic water filling mode of the air conditioner, etc.). A signal specifying a cooling/operating/dehumidifying mode (cooling/operating/dehumidifying mode, etc.) and a set value (target temperature of the air conditioner, etc.) can be transmitted to each of the residential equipment 2A to 5.

The information acquisition unit 13 can acquire various types of information such as location information transmitted from the mobile terminals 30A to 30C. The information acquisition unit 13 of this embodiment includes a position acquisition unit 13A that acquires position information (corresponding to the positions of the residents M1 to M3) transmitted from the mobile terminals 30A to 30C via the communication unit 12, and a position acquisition unit 13A that acquires position information (corresponding to the positions of the residents M1 to M3). It has a time information acquisition unit 13B that acquires current time information including. The location acquisition unit 13A acquires location information from the mobile terminals 30A to 30C at time intervals, and identifies changes in the location of each resident M1 to M3, that is, movement routes (including movement directions). , for each resident M1 to M3, whether or not the first state corresponds to a returning home state in which one moves from outside the house H to inside the house H, and the second state corresponds to a going out state in which one moves from inside the house H to outside the house H. It is possible to specify whether the condition is the same or not.

Here, a predetermined AP (application program) 31 corresponding to the residential control system 1 is installed in each mobile terminal 30A, 30B, 30C, and the home server 11 is connected to each mobile terminal 30A, 30B, 30C. They are registered so that they can communicate with each other. This makes it possible to transmit and receive location information between the mobile terminals 30A, 30B, 30C and the home server 11.
For example, while the AP 31 is being executed, the mobile terminals 30A, 30B, and 30C perform a process of transmitting position information indicating the current position to the home server 11 at time intervals. However, from the viewpoint of power saving, etc., it is preferable to interrupt the position information transmission process as appropriate. For example, if the mobile terminals 30A, 30B, 30C are more than a predetermined distance away from the pre-registered location of the house H, or if the mobile terminals 30A, 30B, 30C have not moved within the house H for more than a predetermined time, The transmission process may be interrupted if there is a high possibility that the person M1 to M3 is not carrying the device.

The time information acquisition unit 13B acquires time information measured by a clock circuit (for example, a real-time clock) not shown provided in the home server 11 or time information measured externally via the communication unit 12.
The attribute identifying unit 14 identifies the attributes of the person carrying the mobile terminals 30A, 30B, and 30C whose positions have been acquired by the position acquiring unit 13A. These attributes are information that specifies the person who uses the house H, and in this embodiment, correspond to information indicating which of the residents M1 to M3 corresponds to the person.

Note that, as a method for specifying the attributes of a person, a widely known method that can identify the users of the mobile terminals 30A to 30B can be widely applied. Based on the information, it may be possible to identify which family member the person falls under. As another method, the user of the mobile terminals 30A to 30B is photographed by a photographing device (not shown) installed inside or outside the house H, the photographed data is acquired by the attribute identification section 14 via the communication section 12, and the photographed data is By image recognition, it may be specified which of the residents M1 to M3 corresponds to.

The control section 15 has a computer including a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., and controls each section of the home server 11 according to a control program stored in the storage section 18, as well as the devices 2A to 7. The control unit 15 controls the housing equipment 2A to 5 on behalf of the father M1, mother M2, and child M3 (hereinafter referred to as "proxy control") by using the remote control data DA stored in the storage unit 16. It also has the function of saying). The storage unit 16 stores various data such as a control program used by the control unit 15 and remote control data DA.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of remote control data DA.
The remote control data DA is data that specifies the control of the housing equipment 2A to 5 in accordance with the lifestyle habits of the residents M1 to M3, respectively. The contents of the remote control data DA are set. Note that the specific method for setting the remote control data DA may be a direct setting method using the home server 11 or a setting method using other devices such as the mobile terminals 30A to 30B. good.

The remote control data DA includes the attributes of the target residents M1 to M3, the movement states of the residents M1 to M3 (a first state corresponding to returning home state, a second state corresponding to going out state), and control information. This is data that describes the target device and control details. Therefore, once the combination of the subject's attributes and movement state is specified, it becomes possible to quickly specify the device to be controlled and the control details.

Here, even if the combination of the target person's attributes and movement state is specified, depending on the target person's location or time zone, there are cases in which it is better to control the device to be controlled, and cases in which it is better not to control it. Conceivable.
For example, since the lighting devices 2A to 2D are usually residential equipment used at night, it is desirable that they are not turned on during the day. Moreover, the lighting devices 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D and the entrance lock device 5 are sufficient housing equipment if they are turned on immediately before the occupants M1 to M3 move into the residence H, whereas the air conditioner 3A, 3B, 3C and the water heater 4 are residential facilities that are desired to be turned on earlier than immediately before the occupants M1 to M3 move into the house H.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, information specifying a position or time that defines the control timing (predetermined position, predetermined time in FIG. 3) is appropriately included in the control content item.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing proxy control of the home server 11.
The control unit 15 of the home server 11 performs a process of acquiring the positions of the residents M1 to M3 located either inside or outside the house H by the position acquisition unit 13A, and by determining the attributes of the residents M1 to M3 by the attribute identification unit 14. The process of specifying is started (step S11). For example, when the AP 31 is executed on any of the mobile terminals 30A to 30C, the movement of the user is detected, and the transmission of location information is started, the process of step S11 is executed by the home server 11 that has received the location information. Ru.

In this case, the control unit 15 sequentially stores the positions of the residents M1 to M3 in the storage unit 16 in association with the attributes of the residents M1 to M3, and causes the position acquisition unit 13A to store the positions of each of the residents M1 to M3. Based on the change, it is determined whether the state is the first state (returning home state) of moving from outside the house H to the inside of the house H or the second state (going out state) of moving from inside the house H to the outside of the house H (step S12 ).
Next, the control unit 15 determines whether each of the residents M1 to M3 is in the first state or the second state, and if there is a resident M1 to M3 determined to be in the first state or the second state, the control unit 15 controls the remote control. control based on the data DA (step S13).

For example, when the father M1 is in the return home state where he moves from outside the house H to inside the house H, the position acquisition unit 13A identifies the state as the first state, so the control unit 15 transmits the remote control data DA shown in FIG. By referring to it, the following control is performed.
First, when the control unit 15 specifies that the father M1 is at a predetermined position (within a 10 km range from the residence) based on the position acquired by the position acquisition unit 13A, the control unit 15 turns on the air conditioner 3A of the room R1 corresponding to the LDK. Control. Next, the control unit 15 controls the control unit 15 at a predetermined position (within 1 km from the residence) at a predetermined time (time corresponding to nighttime) based on the time information acquired by the time information acquisition unit 13B and the position acquired by the position acquisition unit 13A. ), the water heater 4 is controlled to be ON so that the water heater 4 automatically fills the bathtub with hot water.

Subsequently, the control unit 15 moves to a predetermined position (a position corresponding to the entrance) at a predetermined time (nighttime) based on the time information acquired by the time information acquisition unit 13B and the position acquired by the position acquisition unit 13A. When this is determined, the lighting devices 2D and 2A of the entrance R4 and the room R1 are turned on, and the entrance locking device 5 is unlocked. Note that when it is not the predetermined time (nighttime), the ON control of the lighting devices 2D and 2A is not executed, so it is possible to avoid a situation where the lighting devices 2D and 2A are turned on during the daytime.

On the other hand, when the father M1 is in an out-of-home state in which he moves from inside the house H to outside the house H, the position acquisition unit 13A identifies the second state, so the control unit 15 performs the following actions based on the remote control data DA. control.
First, when the control unit 15 specifies that the father M1 is at a predetermined position (a position corresponding to the front door) based on the position acquired by the position acquisition unit 13A, the control unit 15 controls the locking of the front door locking device 5 and Turn off the lighting device 2D of R4. Note that if the lighting device 2D at the entrance R4 is already in the OFF state, the OFF state is maintained.

In this way, since the residential equipment 2A to 5 are controlled using the remote control data DA that specifies the control of the residential equipment 2A to 5 in accordance with the lifestyle of the father M1, the home server 11 is used instead of the father M1. It becomes possible to appropriately control each of the residential equipment 2A to 5.
In this embodiment, when the mother M2 is in a returning home state where she moves from outside the house H to inside the house H, the same control as in the case of the father M1 is executed, except that the water heater 4 is not controlled. Furthermore, when the mother M2 is out of the house and moves from inside the house H to outside the house H, the same control as in the case of the father M1 is performed, except that all the lighting devices 2A to 2D and the air conditioners 3A to 3C are turned off. executed. In this way, since the residential equipment 2A to 5 is controlled using the remote control data DA tailored to the lifestyle of the mother M2, it is possible to appropriately control each of the residential equipment 2A to 5 in place of the mother M2. become.

Furthermore, when the child M3 is in the return home state in which the child M3 moves from outside the house H to inside the house H, the position acquisition unit 13A identifies the child M3 as the first state, so the control unit 15 performs the next control based on the remote control data DA. I do.
First, when the control unit 15 specifies that the child M3 is at a predetermined position (within a range of 10 km from the house) based on the position acquired by the position acquisition unit 13A, the control unit 15 turns on the air conditioner 3B of the child's room R2. Next, the control unit 15 moves to a predetermined position (a position corresponding to the entrance) at a predetermined time (nighttime) based on the time information acquired by the time information acquisition unit 13B and the position acquired by the position acquisition unit 13A. When this is determined, the lighting devices 2D and 2B in the entrance R4 and children's room R2 are turned on, and the entrance locking device 5 is unlocked.

On the other hand, when the child M3 is in an out-of-home state in which the child M3 moves from inside the house H to outside the house H, the position acquisition unit 13A identifies the child M3 as the second state. control.
First, when the control unit 15 specifies that the child M3 is at a predetermined position (a position corresponding to the entrance) based on the position acquired by the position acquisition unit 13A, the control unit 15 controls the entrance locking device 5 to lock and Turn off the lighting device 2D of R4.
In this way, since the residential equipment 2A to 5 is controlled using the remote control data DA tailored to the lifestyle habits of the child M3, it is possible to appropriately control each of the residential equipment 2A to 5 instead of the child M3. become.

As explained above, according to this embodiment, the following effects are achieved.

The home server 11 according to the present embodiment uses the position acquisition unit 13A to acquire the positions of the residents M1 to M3, who are target persons located either inside or outside the house H, and uses the attribute identification unit 14 to acquire the positions of the residents M1 to The attributes of M3 are specified, and the control unit 15 controls the housing equipment 2A-5 based on the combination of the positions and attributes of the residents M1-M3. Thereby, the effort of the residents M1 to M3 when remotely controlling the residential equipment 2A to 5 can be reduced. Furthermore, since the housing equipment 2A-5 is controlled using the remote control data DA that specifies the control of the housing equipment 2A-5 according to the lifestyle habits of the residents M1-M3, the housing equipment 2A-5 can be controlled more appropriately. control becomes possible.

The control unit 15 also controls a first state corresponding to a returning home state in which the residents M1 to M3 move from the outside to the house H based on the positions of the residents M1 to M3, or a going out state in which the residents M1 to M3 move from the house H to the outside. It is determined whether the device is in the second state corresponding to , and at least one of the residential equipment 2A to 5 to be controlled and the control contents are changed depending on whether the device is in the first state or the second state. Thereby, the control of the residential equipment 2A to 5 can be appropriately changed depending on whether the user is returning home or going out.

In this embodiment, a case has been described in which it is determined whether the state is the first state or the second state, but the present invention is not limited to a configuration in which this determination is essential. For example, the "movement status" in the remote control data DA is replaced with "current location of residents M1 to M3", and the remote control data DA is created in accordance with the lifestyle habits of the residents M1 to M3. Then, by referring to the remote control data DA, the control unit 15 may control the residential equipment 2A to 5 based on the combination of the current positions and attributes of the residents M1 to M3.
In short, the housing equipment 2A is ~5 should be controlled.

Furthermore, the home server 11 of this embodiment includes a time information acquisition unit 13B that acquires current time information, and the control unit 15 controls the time information based on the combination of the positions and attributes of the residents M1 to M3 and the time information. The device to be controlled and the control details are specified. By considering the current time information, it becomes easier to control the residential equipment 2A to 5 more appropriately.

In addition, the attribute specifying unit 14 specifies which of the families that use the house H equipped with the housing equipment 2A-5 falls under, so that the housing equipment 2A-5 can be appropriately controlled according to the family. Furthermore, since persons other than the residents (e.g. relatives, friends) may visit House H, remote control data DA should be created in advance for those who may visit. By making it possible to specify the location of the person on the home server 11 side, the home server 11 may control the residential equipment 2A to 5 based on the combination of the person's location and attributes.

Further, although the case where the residential equipment 2A to 5 are controlled by the remote control data DA has been exemplified, the power generation device 6 and the storage battery 7 may also be further controlled.

(Second embodiment)
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a residential control system 1 including a home server 11 according to the second embodiment.
In the second embodiment, the home server 11 includes a lifestyle acquisition unit 13C that acquires the lifestyle habits of residents M1 to M3, and a data creation unit 17 that creates remote control data DA based on the acquired lifestyle habits. This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the following features. The different parts will be explained below.

The lifestyle acquisition unit 13C acquires the operation status of the housing equipment 2A to 5 for each resident M1 to M3, and based on the acquired results, determines the daily operation status of each resident M1 to M3 as lifestyle habits. Perform the specified process. For example, the lifestyle acquisition unit 13C uses the position information of the mobile terminals 30A to 30C and the image recognition results of captured images obtained from cameras installed in advance at multiple locations in the house H to identify each resident M1 to M3. In addition to specifying the location and attributes, the operation status of the operated housing equipment 2A to 5 (operated equipment, operation content, operation time, etc.) is collected. Then, from the collected results, processing is performed to identify the daily operating conditions corresponding to the lifestyle habits of each of the residents M1 to M3.

For example, the lifestyle acquisition unit 13C may identify the daily operation status of each resident M1 to M3 by using a known learning process, or may identify the daily operating status of each resident M1 to M3 by using statistics or the like. The day-to-day operating conditions of the system may also be specified. Furthermore, the lifestyle acquisition unit 13C may directly acquire information indicating the daily operation status from each of the residents M1 to M3.

The data creation unit 17 extracts the housing equipment 2A to 5 operated by each resident M1 to M3, the content of the operation, the timing of the operation, etc., based on the lifestyle acquired by the lifestyle acquisition unit 13C. Then, the data creation unit 17 converts the extraction results into remote control data DA corresponding to data associated with the positions and attributes of each of the residents M1 to M3 so that the extraction results can be remotely controlled on behalf of each of the residents M1 to M3. Create. This makes it possible to create remote control data DA that matches the lifestyle habits of the residents M1 to M3.
Note that the created remote control data DA may be allowed to be modified by any of the residents M1 to M3. In this case, it is conceivable to apply a method of directly modifying using the home server 11 or a method of modifying using other devices such as the mobile terminals 30A to 30B.

In this way, the home server 11 of the second embodiment uses the lifestyle acquisition unit 13C to acquire the lifestyle habits of the residents M1 to M3 regarding the use of the housing facilities 2A to 5, and the data creation unit 17 acquires the lifestyle habits of the residents M1 to M3 regarding the use of the housing facilities 2A to 5. ~Create remote control data DA for remotely controlling residential equipment 2 to 5 instead of M3. Then, the home server 11 controls the residential equipment 2A to 5 using the created remote control data DA by the control unit 15. As a result, in addition to the various effects of the first embodiment, it becomes possible to reduce the effort of the residents M1 to M3 and the like to set the remote control data DA.

Note that the above-described embodiment is merely an example of one aspect of the present invention, and can be arbitrarily modified and applied without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, in each of the embodiments described above, when the control unit 15 specifies the residential equipment 2A to 5 to be controlled and the control content based on the remote control data DA, depending on whether there is a resident in the house H or not, , the identification results (the residential equipment 2A to 5 to be controlled and the control details) may be changed.

To give a specific example, when the father M1 is out of the house and moves from inside the house H to outside the house H, if the position acquisition unit 13A detects that the mother M2 or the child M3 is inside the house H, the front door is locked. The lock control of the device 5 may not be performed. In addition, when the mother M2 is out of the house and moves from inside the house H to outside the house H, if the position acquisition unit 13A detects that the father M1 is inside the house H, the lighting device 2A and the air conditioner located in the LDK The device 3A may not be controlled to turn off, and the entrance locking device 5 may not be controlled to lock.

Moreover, each configuration in the residential control system 1 shown in FIG. 2 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by cooperation of hardware and software. Further, the data structure of the remote control data DA shown in FIG. 3 may be changed as appropriate. Further, the processing corresponding to each step of the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 may be divided, may be combined, or may include more processing. Further, among the components of the residential control system 1, the home server 11, etc. may be configured with one or more cloud computers.

1 Residential control system 2A to 2D Lighting device 3A to 3C Air conditioner 4 Water heater 5 Entrance lock device 6 Power generation device 7 Storage battery 11 Home server (equipment control device)
12 Communication unit 13A Location acquisition unit 13B Time information acquisition unit 13C Lifestyle acquisition unit 14 Attribute identification unit 15 Control unit 16 Storage unit 30A to 30C Mobile terminal H House M1 to M3 Resident R1 to R5 Room DA Remote control data

Claims (4)

In an equipment control device that controls equipment installed in a house,
a position acquisition unit that acquires the position of the target person located either inside or outside the residence;
an attribute identifying unit that identifies attributes of the target person;
a control unit that controls the device based on a combination of the target person's location and the attribute;
The control unit determines whether the subject is in a first state in which the subject moves from outside to the house or in a second state in which the subject moves from the house to the outside by specifying a movement route based on the position of the subject. and changing at least one of the device to be controlled and the control content depending on whether the device is in the first state or the second state,
The position acquisition unit acquires the position of the target person by communicating with a mobile terminal carried by the target person,
The device control device is characterized in that the mobile terminal interrupts communication with the device control device when the mobile terminal is away from the residence at a predetermined distance or more and when it has not moved for a predetermined time or more . Equipped with a time information acquisition unit that acquires current time information,
The device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit specifies the device to be controlled and the control content based on a combination of the target person's location and the attribute and the time information. Control device. The device control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the attribute specifying unit specifies, as an attribute of the target person, which of the families that uses the house corresponds to. a lifestyle acquisition unit that acquires the lifestyle habits of the subject;
Based on the lifestyle habits, extract the equipment and control contents operated by the target person, and use the extraction results as information such as the location of the target person and the attributes of the target person so that the device can be remotely controlled on behalf of the target person. Equipped with a data creation section that creates matched data,
The control unit specifies the equipment and control content based on a combination of the location of the subject and the attribute by referring to the data, and performs control corresponding to the identification result. Item 3. The device control device according to any one of Items 1 to 3.

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