WO2013157175A1 - 生活行動推定装置、プログラム、コンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a living behavior estimation device that estimates a living behavior from the operating state of an electrical device, a program that realizes the living behavior estimation device, and a computer-readable recording medium on which a program that realizes the living behavior estimation device is recorded. Is.
- Document 1 The technology described in Document 1 is based on the measurement of the power consumption of electric appliances that are intentionally operated by the resident of the electric power consumer. Something inside is detected as the life situation of the electrical equipment. That is, life safety is improved by detecting living conditions.
- Document 2 describes that information such as the device type and installation location of the electric device is registered and the device type is associated with the activity category.
- the activity categories are classified into an infrastructure system, an entertainment system, a relaxation system, and a kitchen system, and a device type is associated with each activity category in advance.
- Document 2 describes that a resident's activity is estimated based on the operating state of an electrical device.
- the inventions described in Document 1 and Document 2 both employ a configuration that estimates the state of life of the user in the house by measuring the power consumed by the electrical equipment.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a living behavior estimation device capable of improving the estimation accuracy over the conventional configuration while adopting a configuration that estimates a living behavior by monitoring the operating state of an electrical device, Furthermore, it aims at providing the program which implement
- the living behavior estimation apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a device operation detection unit, and a behavior estimation unit.
- the acquisition unit is configured to acquire a power consumption amount of an electric device.
- the device operation detection unit is configured to determine an operation state of the electric device based on the power consumption acquired by the acquisition unit.
- the behavior estimation unit includes a plurality of lifestyle behaviors in which a current lifestyle behavior is defined in advance based on known information including the operational state of the electrical device determined by the appliance motion detection unit and past lifestyle behavior. It is comprised so that the estimation process which determines whether it corresponds to may be performed.
- the behavior estimation unit is configured to store a plurality of rules corresponding to each of the plurality of living behaviors.
- the estimation process includes a selection process and a determination process.
- the behavior estimation unit is configured to select a rule used in the determination process from the plurality of rules according to the past living behavior in the selection process.
- the behavior estimation unit determines, based on the rule selected in the selection process and the known information, which of the plurality of life behaviors corresponds to the current life behavior. Composed.
- the behavior estimation unit is configured to store an occurrence order indicating the order in which the plurality of living behaviors occur.
- the behavior estimation unit is configured to select, in the selection process, the rule corresponding to the life activity next to the past life activity in the occurrence order as a rule used in the determination process.
- the rule defines a condition relating to the operating state of the electrical device associated with the associated living behavior. To do.
- the operation state is an operation indicating that the electric device has shifted from a stop state to an operation state.
- the device operation detection unit is configured to operate the operation state when the power consumption acquired by the acquisition unit exceeds a predetermined threshold. Is determined to be the start of operation.
- the device operation detection unit is configured to determine that the operation state is the operation stop when the power consumption acquired by the acquisition unit is equal to or less than the predetermined threshold.
- the acquisition unit measures the amount of power of a power supply line for supplying power to the electrical device. It is connected to a power sensor and configured to acquire the amount of power measured by the power sensor as the amount of power consumption of the electrical device.
- the known information includes the use of the place associated with the electrical device and the electrical information at all times. It includes at least one of information that the amount of power consumption obtained from the power sensor corresponding to the power supply line not connected to the device has exceeded a predetermined threshold, and the current time.
- At least one of the plurality of rules is a logical sum rule.
- the logical sum rule is a rule for determining that the current living behavior is a living behavior corresponding to the logical sum rule when any one of a plurality of conditions related to the known information is satisfied.
- the behavior estimation unit is configured to set a priority for each of the plurality of conditions.
- the behavior estimation unit is configured to determine whether the known information satisfies the condition in descending order of the priority.
- the behavior estimation unit increases the difference in the power consumption amount between the operating state and the stopped state of the electrical device. It is comprised so that the said priority of the said condition relevant to an electric equipment may be made high.
- the behavior estimation unit is configured to change the priority according to the season.
- the known information is an operating state of the water-using device determined based on the amount of water used. And at least one of the operating state of the gas equipment determined based on the amount of gas used.
- the program of the 13th form which concerns on this invention is a program which functions a computer as an acquisition part, an apparatus operation
- the acquisition unit is configured to acquire a power consumption amount of an electric device.
- the device operation detection unit is configured to determine an operation state of the electric device based on the power consumption acquired by the acquisition unit.
- the behavior estimation unit includes a plurality of lifestyle behaviors in which a current lifestyle behavior is defined in advance based on known information including the operational state of the electrical device determined by the appliance motion detection unit and past lifestyle behavior. It is comprised so that the estimation process which determines whether it corresponds to may be performed.
- the computer-readable recording medium is a computer-readable recording medium that records a program that causes the computer to function as an acquisition unit, a device operation detection unit, and a behavior estimation unit.
- the acquisition unit is configured to acquire a power consumption amount of an electric device.
- the device operation detection unit is configured to determine an operation state of the electric device based on the power consumption acquired by the acquisition unit.
- the behavior estimation unit includes a plurality of lifestyle behaviors in which a current lifestyle behavior is defined in advance based on known information including the operational state of the electrical device determined by the appliance motion detection unit and past lifestyle behavior. It is comprised so that the estimation process which determines whether it corresponds to may be performed.
- the present embodiment is a technique for estimating the behavior of a resident (user) based on the operating state of an electric device used in a building (for example, a house).
- a building for example, a house
- the power consumed by the electric device is monitored.
- the user's behavior is estimated.
- the building may be a building, a school, a station, a facility, or the like.
- gas and water consumption by gas equipment and water-using equipment may be used in combination.
- the operating state of the electrical device is detected for each branch line that feeds the electrical device from the distribution board using the power consumption detected by the power sensor. Moreover, when using a gas apparatus and a water utilization apparatus together, the operation state of a gas apparatus or a water utilization apparatus is detected using the consumption of gas or water.
- a power sensor may be provided for each outlet provided on the branch line, and the operating state of the electrical device may be estimated using the power detected by the power sensor provided for each outlet.
- the operation state may be estimated by acquiring information detected by a sensor provided in the electric device by communication.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes a behavior estimation unit 10, an interface unit 11, an acquisition unit 12, a built-in clock 13, a history storage unit 14, and a device registration unit 15.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of this embodiment should just be provided with the behavior estimation part 10, the acquisition part 12, and the apparatus operation
- the distribution board 2 includes one main breaker 21 and a plurality of branch breakers 22.
- the branch breaker 22 supplies power to the electrical device 3 through the branch line Lb.
- a case where one electrical device 3 is connected for each branch line Lb and a case where a room or place in a house is associated with each branch line Lb are described.
- a small-capacity electrical device 3 such as a lighting fixture is connected to the branch line Lb
- the outlet provided in the room or place where the lighting fixture is installed is the same branch line Lb as the lighting fixture. Connected to.
- the branch line Lb to which such an outlet is connected is connected to the electrical equipment 3 used. It is treated as equivalent to being connected.
- electrical devices 3 such as refrigerators, microwave ovens, washing machines, video and music equipment (television receivers, video recorders, stereo amplifiers, etc.), information communication equipment (telephones, facsimiles, computers), lighting equipment, etc. are often used.
- the same outlet is often used when the electric device 3 is used, such as a rice cooker, an electric kettle, a toaster, an iron, a hair dryer, an electric blanket, and an electric kotatsu.
- each branch line Lb includes an air conditioner, an IH stove, a heat pump type hot water heater, a floor heating equipment, and the like.
- Other electrical devices 3 include electrical devices 3 that use different outlets depending on the time of day, such as a vacuum cleaner, but as described above, for the sake of simplicity of explanation, this type of electrical device 3 is a book. It is not dealt with in the embodiment.
- a plurality of power sensors 23 for detecting power for each branch line Lb are provided on the load side of the branch breaker 22 .
- the power sensor 23 detects the current passing through the branch line Lb and the line voltage of the branch line Lb.
- a current transformer is used for detecting the current.
- the output of the power sensor 23 is input to the living behavior estimation device 1.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 has a configuration in which a memory and an interface are added to a device that operates according to a program such as a microcomputer as a main hardware element. Therefore, in addition to a dedicated device, it can also be realized by executing a program that realizes the functions described below on a device such as a general-purpose computer, a tablet terminal, or a smartphone.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 includes an interface unit 11 as shown in FIG.
- the interface unit 11 includes a communication interface unit (hereinafter also referred to as “communication I / F”) 111 that acquires the output of the power sensor 23.
- the interface unit 11 includes a communication interface unit (hereinafter also referred to as “communication I / F”) 112 that enables connection to a wide area network such as the Internet, in addition to the communication I / F 111 that acquires the output of the power sensor 23.
- a communication interface unit hereinafter also referred to as “communication I / F”) 113 that enables communication with an external device such as a personal computer.
- the output of the power sensor 23 is input to the acquisition unit 12 through the communication interface unit 111.
- the acquisition part 12 calculates
- the acquisition unit 12 is connected to a power sensor 23 that measures the amount of power of a branch line (feed line) Lb for feeding power to the electrical device 3.
- the acquisition unit 12 is configured to acquire the power amount measured by the power sensor 23 as the power consumption amount of the electric device 3.
- the power sensor 23 Since the power sensor 23 detects the current flowing through the branch line Lb and the line voltage of the branch line Lb, the product of the current and voltage is regarded as instantaneous power, and a value obtained by multiplying the instantaneous power by the measurement time is It is regarded as the amount of power during measurement time.
- the power may be obtained for each divided time obtained by subdividing the measurement time, and the average value of the measured power for each divided time may be used as the instantaneous power for the measured time.
- the power amount may be obtained for each divided time, and the integrated value of the power amount obtained for each divided time may be used as the power amount in the measurement time.
- noise may be removed by removing high frequency components from the current value and voltage value detected by the power sensor 23.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 uses a built-in clock (real-time clock) 13 that measures the date and time, and the power amount for each branch line Lb obtained by the acquisition unit 12 (that is, the power consumption amount for each electrical device 3). And a history storage unit 14 for recording together with a time stamp using the date and time to be counted.
- a built-in clock real-time clock 13 that measures the date and time, and the power amount for each branch line Lb obtained by the acquisition unit 12 (that is, the power consumption amount for each electrical device 3).
- a history storage unit 14 for recording together with a time stamp using the date and time to be counted.
- the history storage unit 14 stores time-series data of electric energy for each branch line Lb.
- the capacity of the history storage unit 14 is determined so that the time series data of the electric energy for one day can be saved at the shortest, and preferably the time series data of the electric energy for one year or more can be saved. Determined.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 includes a device registration unit 15 in which the electrical device 3 is registered in association with the branch line Lb.
- the device registration unit 15 not only associates the electrical device 3 with the branch line Lb, but also associates a device category that distinguishes the type for each electrical device 3.
- the device classification indicates the type of the electric device 3.
- the device classification is classified based on basic classification criteria such as use of the electric device 3, operation of the electric device 3, and connection of the electric device 3. That is, there are basically three types of classification criteria for device classification.
- the usage of the electrical equipment 3 (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “use”) means not the usage representing the function of the electrical equipment 3 but the main usage of the room (building location) where the electrical equipment 3 is used.
- the use name of the room (name indicating the type of room) is used.
- Main uses are, for example, “cooking”, “mealing”, “relaxing”, “sleeping / getting up”, “washing”, “connecting rooms”.
- room name is, for example, “kitchen”, “dining”, “living room”, “bedroom”, “washroom”, “entrance”, “corridor” “Stairs”.
- the usage of the electrical equipment 3 is (cooking, kitchen), (dining, dining), (relaxing, living), (sleeping / wake-up, bedroom), (washing, washroom), (room , Connecting rooms, entrances), (connecting rooms, corridors), and (connecting rooms, stairs).
- the value given as the usage of the electrical device 3 does not have to match the name of the room.
- the “bedroom” may be a room used for sleeping.
- the usage of the electric device 3 used in each room is “bedroom”.
- the usage of the room is multi-use, such as a child room, the usage is classified according to the time zone, or one of a plurality of usages is selected.
- the operation of the electric device 3 includes a first attribute indicating whether the electric device 3 is operated only when a person is present or when the person is absent, and a user And a second attribute indicating whether or not the vehicle is driven regardless of the preference or the season.
- first attribute one of “present” and “absent” is used
- second attribute one of “daily” and “non-daily” is used.
- the operation of the electric device 3 is represented by a combination of the first attribute and the second attribute. In the present embodiment, a combination of these values is represented by a hyphen such as “existence-daily”. That is, the operation of the electrical device 3 is represented by “first attribute ⁇ second attribute”.
- the “Presence-Daily” value corresponds to many electrical devices 3, and there are ventilation fans whose operation time is limited by timers and lighting fixtures that turn on and off according to the presence or absence of people detected by human sensors included.
- the value of “absence-daily use” is the electric device 3 that performs the scheduled operation, and corresponds to a washing machine, a rice cooker, and the like. These electric appliances 3 can automatically start and stop operation in the reserved time zone even if no person is present.
- the time zone in which these electric devices 3 are operated does not necessarily relate to the presence or absence of a person, and the electric device 3 may be operated even in a time zone in which no person exists.
- the value of “existence-non-daily use” corresponds to the electric equipment 3 used for air conditioning, and the air conditioner, electric stove, floor heating device, electric kotatsu, electric blanket, etc. are used when there is a person.
- the season is seasonal.
- the value of “absent-non-daily” corresponds to the electrical equipment 3 such as a dishwasher that can be scheduled to run but is not necessarily used on a daily basis. Therefore, even if only the “non-daily” electrical device 3 is monitored, it is not possible to estimate a person's living behavior throughout the year.
- connection depends on whether the electrical equipment 3 is connected to the branch line Lb on a one-to-one basis or a plurality of electrical equipments 3 are connected to the branch line Lb. To express.
- the branch line Lb is normally connected to the electrical device 3 or the outlet in units of rooms, so the value for the connection of the electrical device 3 is Two values of “circuit unit” and “room unit” are used.
- Circuit unit indicates that the electrical devices 3 are connected one-to-one to one branch line Lb.
- circuit unit indicates a case where the electric device 3 occupies the branch line Lb, and corresponds to the electric device 3 such as an air conditioner, a floor heating device, or an IH stove.
- Root unit indicates that a plurality of electrical devices 3 are connected to one branch line Lb.
- the device classification is determined by combining the above three kinds of classification criteria (the use of the electric device 3, the operation of the electric device 3, and the connection of the electric device 3).
- the classification criteria for the device classification is represented by a set of (use, operation, connection).
- the classification criteria for the device classification may be held by the living behavior estimation device 1, but if it is acquired by communication through the communication interface unit 112 or the communication interface unit 113, it becomes easy to deal with the new product of the electric device 3. .
- the usage corresponding to the location may be determined only by the user of the electrical equipment 3 (resident of the house), so registration by the contractor shall be provisional registration, which can be changed later by the user. It is desirable to keep it.
- the characteristics relating to the operation of the electric device 3 and the purpose for which the electric device is used are information included in the type of the electric device 3, they are combined when the type of the electric device 3 is registered in the device registration unit 15. Registered.
- the device registration unit 15 does not have to register all the electric devices 3 used in the house, and it is only necessary to register a plurality of electric devices 3 of interest that are necessary for estimating the living behavior.
- the acquisition unit 12 acquires only the output of the power sensor 23 corresponding to the electric device 3 registered in the device registration unit 15. That is, the acquisition unit 21 acquires the consumption (electric power) of resources (electricity) for each electrical device 3 of interest.
- an electric device 3 that continues to consume more than a certain amount of power such as a refrigerator, hardly reflects the user's behavior, so this type of electric device 3 is registered as a device. It is not registered in the part 15.
- a refrigerator if you are interested in actions such as opening and closing doors, putting food in and out of the cabinet, it is necessary to monitor changes in the amount of electric power. Not applicable.
- the electric device 3 used for air conditioning since the electric device 3 used for air conditioning is operated or not depends on the thermal sensation and temperature of the user, it is not used for estimation of general living behavior except in specific cases. Therefore, in this embodiment, the electric equipment 3 for air conditioning is also excluded.
- the electrical equipment 3 is handled as a non-target in the present embodiment, it is not prevented from being targeted depending on the type of action.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 includes a device operation detection unit 16 that detects a transition of the electric energy for each branch line Lb stored in the history storage unit 14.
- the device operation detection unit 16 detects the operation state of the electric device 3 using the change in the electric energy acquired by the acquisition unit 12. In other words, the device operation detection unit 16 is configured to determine the operation state of the electric device 3 based on the power consumption acquired by the acquisition unit 12.
- the operation state detected by the device operation detection unit 16 includes the presence / absence of standby power, operation start, and operation stop.
- the presence or absence of standby power is not essential.
- Operation start indicates that the electric device 3 has shifted from the stopped state to the operating state.
- the operation stop indicates that the electric device 3 has shifted from the operation state to the stop state. Therefore, after it is determined that the operation is started, the electric device 3 is in an operating state until it is determined that the operation is stopped. Moreover, after it determines with a driving
- the device operation detection unit 16 determines that the operation state is the start of operation when the amount of power consumption acquired by the acquisition unit 12 exceeds a predetermined threshold (for example, standby power of the electric device 3). Configured as follows. The device operation detection unit 16 is configured to determine that the operation state is operation stop when the power consumption acquired by the acquisition unit 12 is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold.
- a predetermined threshold for example, standby power of the electric device 3
- the operation state of the electric device 3 detected by the device operation detection unit 16 is input to the behavior estimation unit 10 together with the device classification of the electric device 3 registered in the device registration unit 15.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is a rule that concludes a behavior category that classifies living behavior, with at least the condition of the device classification acquired from the device registration unit 15 and the operation state for each electrical device 3 acquired from the device operation detection unit 16.
- a group (multiple rules) is set.
- the behavior classification is extracted together with the device classification of the electrical device 3 together with the rule group.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 estimates the behavior classification from the change in the electric energy of the electrical device 3 by applying the rule group.
- the behavior classification estimated by the behavior estimation unit 10 is output to an external device such as a computer or displayed on a display device (not shown) attached to the living behavior estimation device 1.
- the behavior category means the basic unit of daily behavior. In other words, the behavior category indicates a category of living behavior.
- the behavior classification itself is also referred to as living behavior.
- the action categories handled in this embodiment are five types: “sleeping”, “getting up”, “going out”, “returning home”, and “overnight”.
- the action classification may include various living actions such as actions related to housework such as “cooking”, “laundry”, and “cleaning”, and actions related to movement such as “entering room” and “leaving”.
- the behavior classification (living behavior) estimated by the behavior estimation unit 10 is stored in the result storage unit 17 together with the date and time counted by the built-in clock 13.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 estimates the behavior classification, and the behavior classification estimated by the behavior estimation unit 10 indicates the date and time when the event occurred. And stored in the result storage unit 17.
- the action classification stored in the result storage unit 17 is used with the occurrence of the event from the next time.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 records the history of the action category stored in the result storage unit 17 in order to estimate the action category. Is used in combination with the operating state of the electrical equipment 3 and the equipment classification.
- the behavior estimating unit 10 includes a plurality of pre-defined current living behaviors based on known information including the operating state of the electrical device 3 determined by the device motion detecting unit 16 and past living behaviors. It is configured to execute an estimation process for determining which of the living behaviors corresponds to.
- the previous action classification previous living action
- the previous living behavior is the determination result of the previous estimation process, that is, the current living behavior determined in the previous estimation process.
- the same condition may be set twice.
- the operation state of each electric device 3 used for estimating “sleeping” and “going out” is a state of shifting from operation to stop (operation stop), and this state change is the power supplied during operation. Is detected by changing from a power to a stopped power (for example, standby power). Therefore, if the device classification of the electrical device 3 for estimating “sleeping” and “going out” is the same, the same condition is set redundantly for different conclusions.
- “sleeping” and “going out” are common in that the electric device 3 is not used. However, “sleeping” is different from “going out” in that “residents” are in the house in “sleeping” but residents are not in the house in “going out”. The same applies to “outside stay”. “Outing” and “overnight” can also be considered as daily activities of “absence”.
- “getting up” and “returning home” are common in that the electric device 3 is used.
- “getting up” is different from “getting home” in that the resident was in the house at “getting up” but the resident was not in the house at “going home”.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 adds the occurrence order of a plurality of behavior categories (living behavior) to the conditions for deriving the behavior categories (living behavior). That is, the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to store an occurrence order indicating the order in which a plurality of living behaviors occur.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 may include a time zone for estimation (that is, a time zone in which an event has occurred) or an elapsed time after estimation as a condition for deriving a behavior category.
- Gm is an integer
- the classification criteria for the device classification is represented by a set of (use, operation, connection).
- “*” means that it may not be specified.
- Life which is a value corresponding to the main application, corresponds to a value selected from “kitchen”, “washroom”, and “living room”.
- the classification criteria for the equipment category G1 are (*, existence-daily use, circuit unit), the classification criteria for the equipment category G2 (bedroom, existence-daily use, room unit), and the classification criteria for the equipment category G3 (life) , Existence-daily use, room unit).
- the equipment category G1 is an IH stove and microwave oven
- the equipment category G2 is an electrical equipment 3 connected to a bedroom lighting fixture and a bedroom outlet
- the equipment category G3 is a kitchen, a washroom, and a living room. Assume an electrical device 3 connected to a lighting fixture and an outlet.
- the usage of the electrical device 3 is “bedroom”, it may be different from the actual room name.
- the use of the electric device 3 is a bedroom, but the actual room names are four rooms: a Japanese-style room, a Western-style room 1, a Western-style room 2, and a bedroom.
- the equipment classification G1 includes an electrical equipment 3 (311) that is an IH stove and an electrical equipment 3 (312) that is a microwave oven.
- the equipment category G2 includes the electrical equipment 3 (321, 322, 323, 324) of the Japanese-style room, Western-style room 1, Western-style room 2, and bedroom.
- the equipment category 3 includes each electrical equipment 3 (331, 332, 333) of the kitchen, the washroom, and the living room.
- branch lines Lb are connected to the electrical devices 3 included in the same device category Gm (G1, G2, G3).
- Ln L1, L2,(7) Is assigned as a unit (identifier) (n is an integer) and is connected by a colon to represent the individual electric device 3. That is, the electrical devices 3 included in the same device category G are distinguished by the identifier Ln for identifying the branch line Lb to which the electrical device 3 is connected. Therefore, in this embodiment, the electric equipment 3 is specified by the combination (Gm: Ln) of the equipment classification Gn and the identifier Lm.
- the electrical device 3 in the device category G1 corresponds to the two branch lines Lb
- the electrical device 311 that is an IH stove becomes G1: L1
- the electrical device 312 that is a microwave oven becomes G1: L2.
- the electrical equipment 3 (321, 322, 323, 324) of the equipment category G2 corresponds to the four branch lines Lb, it is represented by G2: L1, G2: L2, G2: L3, G2: L4, Since the electrical equipment 3 (331, 332, 333) in the equipment category G3 corresponds to the three branch lines Lb, it is represented by G3: L1, G3: L2, and G3: L3.
- the action estimating unit 10 may determine the latest action category (previous action category) stored in the result storage unit 17 or the past By referring to the time series of action categories, it becomes possible to accurately estimate the action categories.
- “sleeping” is set as the first action category (living behavior), and thus the behavior estimation unit 10 resets the occurrence order of the action categories before estimating “sleeping”, and “sleeping” after the reset. After that, the behavior classification is estimated using the order of occurrence of each behavior classification.
- the resetting of the action order occurrence order can be realized by deleting the history of action categories stored in the result storage unit 17, but only the action category after reset is used in the history of action categories stored in the result storage unit 17. It is desirable to use this process.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 estimates that “return home” or “overnight” and then stops from the state (operating state) in which the electrical device 3 associated with the estimation of “sleeping” is operating (stopped state).
- the resetting may be performed at the time of detecting the event of transition to (that is, the electrical device 3 associated with the estimation of “sleeping” being in a stopped state).
- any of the powers is equal to or lower than the power measured as standby power. May be the reset timing.
- the behavior estimating unit 10 may use a predetermined time determined every day using the date and time counted by the built-in clock 13 as the time for resetting.
- the time for resetting may be selected from a predetermined time in a time zone determined as night, a predetermined time after sunset, a predetermined time after a normal return time, and the like.
- the time for resetting may be changed depending on the day of the week or the season.
- the estimation of “sleeping” is estimated on the condition that a specified confirmation time (for example, 3 hours) elapses after the electrical device 3 associated with the estimation of “sleeping” shifts from the operating state to the stopped state.
- a specified confirmation time for example, 3 hours
- a reset has been performed before estimating “sleeping”.
- the reset timing is before the estimation of “sleeping” and after the estimation of “returning home” or “overnight”, so assuming that the reset has been performed, When the condition of “sleeping” is satisfied, the validity can be obtained by estimating “sleeping”.
- the estimation condition for “sleeping” includes that all the electrical devices 3 in the device category G1 and the device category G2 shift from the operating state to the stopped state. That is, the estimation condition for “sleeping” is that all the electrical devices 3 associated with “sleeping” are in a stopped state.
- the electric devices 3 associated with “sleeping” are, for example, the electric devices 3 (311 to 313) classified into the device category G1 and the electric devices 3 (321 to 324) classified into the device category G2. .
- the transition of the electric device 3 from the operating state to the stopped state (that is, the electric device 3 is in the stopped state) is represented by the symbol “: 0”, and the symbol (Gm: Ln) representing the electric device 3 described above is represented by the symbol
- the condition for estimating “sleeping” is expressed as follows.
- the symbol “ ⁇ ” represents a logical product.
- the rule used for estimating the living behavior “sleeping” is “(after reset) ⁇ (G1: L1: 0) ⁇ (G1: L2: 0) ⁇ (G2: L1: 0) ⁇ (G2: L2). : 0) ⁇ (G2: L3: 0) ⁇ (G2: L4: 0) ⁇ (the confirmation time has elapsed) ”.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 estimates “sleeping” when all of the electrical devices 3 that perform “sleeping” estimation are in a stopped state after reset and the same state continues thereafter until the confirmation time elapses. To do.
- the timing for starting the counting of the confirmation time is the time when all the electric devices 3 of interest are stopped. Therefore, when the operation state continues even in one of the electrical devices 3 of interest, the confirmation time is not counted.
- the reason for providing the confirmation time as described above is that the user may shift some or all of the electric devices 3 to the operating state immediately after all the electric devices 3 of interest are temporarily stopped. This is because the estimation is suspended until the time when it can be estimated that the person has surely gone to bed has passed.
- the confirmation time can be appropriately determined so as to meet this purpose. For example, the optimum value of the confirmation time may be determined based on the history of the user's sleep time. The estimated result of “sleeping” is confirmed after the confirmation time has elapsed since the occurrence of the “sleeping” event, but the time when the “sleeping” event occurs is counted as a confirmation time. The time when it started.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 estimates “wake up” after “sleeping”. In the estimation of “wake-up”, any of the same electrical devices 3 as the electrical device 3 of interest in “sleeping” has changed from the stopped state to the operating state, and the latest estimation result of the action category is Use “sleeping”. If the symbol “: 1” indicates that the electric device 3 shifts from the stopped state to the operating state (that is, the electric device 3 is in the operating state), the condition for estimating “wakeup” is as follows. Is done. The symbol “ ⁇ ” represents a logical sum.
- the rule used for estimating the living behavior “wake up” is “(after going to bed) ⁇ ⁇ (G1: L1: 1) ⁇ (G1: L2: 1) ⁇ (G2: L1: 1) ⁇ (G2: L2: 1) ⁇ (G2: L3: 1) ⁇ (G2: L4: 1) ⁇ ”.
- the electric devices 3 associated with “wake up” are the electric devices 3 (311 to 313) classified into the device category G1 and the electric devices 3 (321 to 324) classified into the device category G2.
- the estimation of “wake-up” is performed when any one of the electric devices 3 of interest (electric devices 3 classified in the device category G1 or G2) has shifted from the stopped state to the operating state.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 estimates “going out” after “getting up”. “Outing” in the present embodiment assumes commuting and attending school, and assumes that all the residents in the house “go out” after “getting up”.
- the conditions for estimating “going out” are almost the same as the conditions for estimating “sleeping”. However, the premised behavior category is different, and the difference is that the state of the electrical device 3 of the device category G3 is added to the estimation condition. However, since it is possible to use the operating state of the electrical device 3 of the device category G3 as a condition in the estimation of “sleeping”, “sleeping” and “ It cannot be distinguished from “going out”. In other words, by adding “after waking up” as a precondition for “going out”, “going out” can be distinguished from “sleeping”.
- the condition for estimating “going out” is expressed as follows.
- the rule used for estimating the living behavior “going out” is “(after getting up) ⁇ (G1: L1: 0) ⁇ (G1: L2: 0) ⁇ (G2: L1: 0) ⁇ (G2: L2 : 0) ⁇ (G2: L3: 0) ⁇ (G2: L4: 0) ⁇ (G3: L1: 0) ⁇ (G3: L2: 0) ⁇ (G3: L3: 0) ⁇ (confirmation time has elapsed) Is represented.
- the electric equipment 3 associated with “outing” includes the electric equipment 3 (311 to 313) classified in the equipment classification G1, the electric equipment 3 (321 to 324) classified in the equipment classification G2, and the equipment classification. Electric equipment 3 (331 to 333) classified as G3.
- the confirmation time is added to the above conditions as in the case of “sleeping” estimation.
- the confirmation time may be a time that can confirm “going out”, and may be set to 30 minutes, for example.
- the reason for setting the confirmation time is the same as in the case of “sleeping”, and it may return to picking up forgotten items after “going out”, so the estimation is suspended until the time that can reliably estimate “going out” has passed. It is.
- the time when the “going out” event occurs is the time when counting of the estimation results is started.
- estimating “going out” there may be a case where a restriction of within a predetermined time specified from the estimation of “getting up” may be added.
- the confirmation time for the rule corresponding to “going out” may be the same as or different from the confirmation time for the rule corresponding to “sleeping”.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 estimates “return home” or “overnight” after “going out”.
- the conditions for estimating “going home” are almost the same as the conditions for estimating “getting up”.
- the operation state of the electrical equipment 3 in the equipment category G3 is added to the estimation condition.
- the pre-requisite action category is “going out”.
- the rule used for estimating the living behavior “going home” is “(after going out) ⁇ ⁇ (G1: L1: 1) ⁇ (G1: L2: 1) ⁇ (G2: L1: 1) ⁇ (G2: L2: 1) ⁇ (G2: L3: 1) ⁇ (G2: L4: 1) ⁇ (G3: L1: 1) ⁇ (G3: L2: 1) ⁇ (G3: L3: 1) ⁇ ” .
- the electric equipment 3 associated with “return home” includes the electric equipment 3 (311 to 313) classified into the equipment classification G1, the electric equipment 3 (321 to 324) classified into the equipment classification G2, and the equipment classification. Electric equipment 3 (331 to 333) classified as G3.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 estimates that the above-described conditions are satisfied for the four types of behavior categories of “sleeping”, “wake-up”, “going out”, and “going home”.
- the behavior classification estimated by the behavior estimation unit 10 is stored in the result storage unit 17 together with the date and time. For “sleeping” and “going out”, the estimation result is confirmed after the confirmation time has elapsed, but since the time when the actual event occurred is the time when the confirmation time is started, the confirmation result is obtained.
- the time when the counting of the time is started is stored in the result storage unit 17 together with the action classification.
- the time when the estimation result is obtained is stored in the result storage unit 17 together with the action classification.
- the electric device 3 selected from the device classifications G1, G2, and G3 is used as the condition for estimating “outing”.
- the air conditioning device is also stopped when “outing”.
- the condition for estimating “going out” may include air conditioning equipment.
- air conditioning equipment may be included in the conditions for estimating “getting up”.
- the season based on the date and time that the built-in clock 13 is timing may be considered as a condition for estimating the action category. That is, the priority of the electric equipment 3 (or branch line Lb) included in the estimation condition may be changed according to the season.
- the power consumed by the air conditioning equipment is monitored during the season when the air conditioning equipment is used (summer and winter), and the air conditioning equipment is consumed during the season when the air conditioning equipment is not used (spring and autumn). The power to be used should not be used for the estimation condition.
- FIGS. 2 to 5 are examples of time distributions obtained for the action categories of “sleeping”, “wake-up”, “going out”, and “going home”. By obtaining such distributions, The action time can be grasped. That is, the time when the peak is obtained in the distribution is the standard action time of the user in the corresponding action category.
- the standard time for bedtime is around 23:40 corresponding to time t1.
- the lower limit and the upper limit of the distribution are the earliest action time and the latest action time of the user in the corresponding action category.
- the latest returning time is around 22:20 corresponding to time t2.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 estimates the behavior classification as “overnight”. In the case of “overnight stay” on one day, it is preferable to include “outing” as a precondition in addition to estimation based on time. However, since “overnight stays” may continue for long-term business trips or long-term trips, it is desirable to include “reset” as a prerequisite for “outdoor stays”. Therefore, the condition for estimating “outside stay” is expressed as follows.
- the rule used for estimating the living action “overnight” is expressed as “ ⁇ (after reset) ⁇ (after going out) ⁇ ⁇ (the latest action time of“ going home ”has passed)”.
- the rule corresponding to “outside stay” is “(G1: L1: 0) ⁇ (G1: L2: 0) ⁇ (G2: L1: 0) ⁇ (G2: L2: 0) ⁇ (G2: L3: 0) ⁇ (G2: L4: 0) ⁇ (G3: L1: 0) ⁇ (G3: L2: 0) ⁇ (G3: L3: 0) ⁇ (G3: L3: 0) ⁇ (the latest action time of “going home” has passed) ”.
- the electric equipment 3 associated with “outdoor” includes the electric equipment 3 (311 to 313) classified in the equipment classification G1, the electric equipment 3 (321 to 324) classified in the equipment classification G2, and the equipment classification. Electric equipment 3 (331 to 333) classified as G3. It should be noted that the electric device 3 associated with “outing” is usually the same as the electric device 3 associated with “outing”. In addition, instead of (the latest action time of “going home” has passed), the condition of “overnight” is used even if the condition of “going home is not estimated and the standard time of“ sleeping ”has passed” is used. It is possible to estimate.
- FIG. 6 shows a group of rules for estimating the action categories of “sleeping”, “getting up”, “going out”, “going home”, and “overnight” as described above.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 includes a plurality of pre-defined current living behaviors based on known information including the operating state of the electrical device 3 determined by the device motion detection unit 16 and past living behaviors. It is configured to execute an estimation process for determining which of the living behaviors corresponds to.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 performs an estimation process at a predetermined timing.
- the predetermined timing may be, for example, when the state (operating state, stopped state) of any of the electrical devices 3 has changed, or even when a predetermined time has elapsed since the estimation process was executed. Good.
- the plurality of predefined living behaviors are, for example, “sleeping”, “getting up”, “going out”, “returning home”, and “overnight”.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to store a plurality of rules corresponding to each of a plurality of living behaviors (“sleeping”, “wake-up”, “going out”, “returning home”, “overnight”).
- the rule prescribes conditions relating to the operating state of the electrical device 3 associated with the associated daily behavior.
- the rule corresponding to “sleeping” is “all the electrical devices 3 associated with“ sleeping ”(electrical devices 3 classified into the device categories G1 and G2) are in a stopped state and are associated with“ sleeping ”. If the confirmation time elapses after all of the received electrical devices 3 are stopped, the living behavior is defined as “sleeping”.
- the electrical device 3 associated with “sleeping” is, for example, the electrical device 3 that is not used at bedtime. That is, the electric device 3 associated with the living behavior is an electric device 3 that is not used in the associated living behavior.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 determines that “the electrical device 3 associated with“ sleeping ”. It is determined that the confirmation time has passed since all of them were stopped.
- the rule corresponding to “getting up” is “when any one of the electric devices 3 (electric devices 3 classified into the device categories G1 and G2) associated with“ getting up ”is in the driving state, “Wake up”.
- the electric device 3 associated with “wake-up” is, for example, the electric device 3 used when waking up. That is, it can be said that the electric device 3 associated with the living behavior is the electric device 3 used in the associated living behavior.
- the rule corresponding to “outing” is “all of the electric devices 3 (electric devices 3 classified into the device categories G1, G2, G3) associated with“ outing ”are in a stopped state and“ outing ”.
- the living behavior is defined as “going out”.
- the electrical equipment 3 associated with “outing” is, for example, an electrical equipment 3 that is not used when going out. That is, the electric device 3 associated with the living behavior is an electric device 3 that is not used in the associated living behavior.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 determines that all of the electrical devices 3 associated with “outing” are in a stopped state
- the behavior estimation unit 10 indicates that “the electrical device 3 associated with“ outing ” It is determined that the confirmation time has passed since all of them were stopped.
- the rule corresponding to “overnight stay” is “all of the electrical equipment 3 (electric equipment 3 classified into equipment categories G1, G2, G3) associated with“ outdoor ”is in a stopped state and the current time When the latest action time of “Return home” has passed, the living behavior is defined as “Outing stay”.
- the electric device 3 associated with “overnight stay” is, for example, the electric device 3 that is not used during overnight. That is, the electric device 3 associated with the living behavior is an electric device 3 that is not used in the associated living behavior.
- the rule corresponding to “return home” is “if any one of the electrical devices 3 (electric devices 3 classified in the device categories G1, G2, G3) associated with“ return home ”is in the driving state, Is “return home”.
- the electrical device 3 associated with “return home” is, for example, the electrical device 3 used when returning home. That is, the electric device 3 associated with the living behavior is the electric device 3 used in the associated living behavior.
- the logical product rule is a rule for determining that the current living behavior is a living behavior corresponding to the logical product rule when all of the plurality of conditions regarding the known information are satisfied.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to set the priority for each of the plurality of conditions of the AND rule.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to determine whether the known information satisfies a condition in descending order of priority.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to increase the priority of the condition related to the electrical device 3 as the difference in power consumption between the operating state and the stopped state of the electrical device 3 is larger.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 may increase the priority as the condition is less likely to be satisfied.
- Both the “wake-up” rule and the “return home” rule are logical OR rules.
- the logical sum rule is a rule for determining that the current living behavior is a living behavior corresponding to the logical sum rule when any one of a plurality of conditions regarding known information is satisfied.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to set a priority for each of a plurality of conditions of the logical sum rule.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to determine whether the known information satisfies a condition in descending order of priority.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to increase the priority of the condition related to the electrical device 3 as the difference in power consumption between the operating state and the stopped state of the electrical device 3 increases.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 may increase the priority as the condition is more likely to be satisfied.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to perform “reset” that initializes the lifestyle behavior after “going home” and before “sleeping”.
- the rule corresponding to “reset” is that, when all of the electrical devices 3 associated with “sleeping” (the electrical devices 3 classified into the device categories G1 and G2) are in a stopped state, the living behavior is initialized. It is prescribed. When the living behavior is initialized, the past living behavior is none of “sleeping”, “getting up”, “going out”, “returning home”, and “overnight”.
- the estimation process includes a selection process and a determination process.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to select a rule used in the determination process from a plurality of rules according to the past living behavior in the selection process.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to store an occurrence order indicating the order in which a plurality of living behaviors occur.
- the order of occurrence is, for example, “sleeping”, “wake-up”, “going out”, “overnight”, and “going home”. Since “overnight” may not occur, the next living behavior after “outing” is “outdoor” or “going home”.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to select, in the selection process, a rule corresponding to a life activity next to a past life activity in the order of occurrence as a rule used in the determination process.
- the behavior estimating unit 10 is configured to determine which of the plurality of living behaviors the current living behavior corresponds to in the determination processing based on the rule selected in the selection processing and the known information. In other words, the behavior estimation unit 10 confirms whether the known information satisfies the condition defined by the rule, and if the known information satisfies the condition defined by the rule, the current living behavior is a living behavior corresponding to the rule. Judge that there is. If the known information does not satisfy the condition defined by the rule, the behavior estimating unit 10 determines that the current living behavior is not the living behavior corresponding to the rule.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 determines which of a plurality of predefined lifestyle behaviors the past lifestyle behavior (S11 to S15).
- the behavior estimating unit 10 determines that the past living behavior is “sleeping” (YES in S11)
- the behavior estimating unit 10 selects a rule corresponding to “wake-up” that is the next living activity after “sleeping” (S21).
- the behavior estimation unit 10 executes the process with the selected rule (rule corresponding to “wake up”) (S31). Therefore, the behavior estimation unit 10 determines that the current living behavior is “wake up” when any one of the electrical devices 3 associated with “wake up” is in the driving state.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 determines that the past life behavior is “wake up” (YES in S12), the behavior estimation unit 10 selects a rule corresponding to “going out” that is the next life activity after “wake up” (S22). After that, the behavior estimation unit 10 performs processing with the selected rule (rule corresponding to “going out”) (S31). Accordingly, the behavior estimation unit 10 confirms the confirmation time after all of the electrical devices 3 associated with “going out” are in the stopped state and all the electrical devices 3 associated with “going out” are in the stopped state. When the time has elapsed, the current living behavior is determined to be “going out”.
- the behavior estimating unit 10 determines that the past living behavior is “going out” (YES in S13)
- the behavior estimating unit 10 selects a rule corresponding to “outing” and “returning home” which are the next daily activities after “going out” ( S23).
- the behavior estimation unit 10 executes the process according to the selected rule (the rule corresponding to “overnight” and the rule corresponding to “return home”) (S31). Therefore, the behavior estimation unit 10 associates with “return home”.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 stops the current life when all of the electrical devices 3 associated with “overnight” are in a stopped state and the current time has passed the latest behavior time of “going home”. The action is determined as “overnight”.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 determines that the past living behavior is “overnight” (YES in S14), the behavior estimation unit 10 selects a rule corresponding to “returning home” which is the next life activity after “outdoor” (S24). After that, the behavior estimation unit 10 executes the process according to the selected rule (rule corresponding to “return home”) (S31). Therefore, the behavior estimation unit 10 is one of the electrical devices 3 associated with “return home”. When one is in a driving state, the current living behavior is determined as “return home”.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 determines that the past living behavior is “return home” (YES in S15)
- the behavior estimation unit 10 selects a rule corresponding to “reset” (S25). Thereafter, the behavior estimation unit 10 performs the process using the selected rule (rule corresponding to “reset”) (S31). Therefore, the behavior estimation unit 10 initializes the living behavior when all of the electrical devices 3 associated with “sleeping” are in a stopped state. Therefore, the past living behavior is none of “sleeping”, “getting up”, “going out”, “going home”, and “overnight”.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 determines that the past life activity is not “sleeping”, “wake-up”, “going out”, “going home”, or “overnight” (NO in S15), the rule corresponding to “sleeping” Is selected (S26). After that, the behavior estimation unit 10 performs processing with the selected rule (rule corresponding to “sleeping”) (S31). Therefore, the behavior estimation unit 10 confirms the confirmation time after all of the electrical devices 3 associated with “sleeping” are in the stopped state and all of the electrical devices 3 associated with “sleeping” are in the stopped state. When the time has elapsed, it is determined that the current living behavior is “sleeping”.
- the initialization of daily activities is not necessarily performed, and the next living activity after “returning home” may be “sleeping”.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 determines that the past living behavior is “going home” (YES in S15)
- the behavior estimation unit 10 selects a rule corresponding to “sleeping”, and then selects the selected rule (“sleeping”). Process according to the corresponding rule).
- the behavior estimation unit 10 may use the time zone obtained from the frequency distribution together with the estimation of the behavior classification.
- the accuracy in estimating the behavior category is further improved.
- “reset” is used as a precondition when estimating “sleeping”. If the bedtime is known, “reset” may be omitted and the bedtime may be used. In the condition for estimating “sleeping” as described above, (after reset) may be changed to (sleeping time zone).
- the electrical devices 3 in the device categories G1 and G2 shift to the operating state (that is, the electrical devices 3 in the device categories G1 and G2 are in the operating state).
- the electrical devices 3 in the device categories G1, G2, and G3 are shifted to the operating state (the electrical devices 3 in the device categories G1, G2, and G3 are in the operating state). Used for conditions.
- the logical sum of the plurality of electric devices 3 shifting to the operating state (the plurality of electric devices 3 being in the operating state) is used, it is not always necessary to monitor all the electric devices 3.
- the device operation detection unit 16 reads time-series data of the electric energy related to the electric device 3 of interest from the history storage unit 14, and changes in the electric energy at the time of “getting up” or “returning home” in the past predetermined period. It is desirable to adopt time-series data with priority from the larger one.
- the device operation detection unit 16 sequentially reads out the time series data of the electric energy for each electric device 3 from the history storage unit 14 to estimate the operation state of the electric device 3, and the behavior estimation unit 10 estimates the behavior classification.
- the assumptions included in the conditions used in the above are sequentially determined. Therefore, if many operating states of the electric device 3 are included in the conditions for estimating “getting up” or “returning home”, it may take time to draw a conclusion.
- the time series data of the electric energy stored in the history storage unit 14 is used to preferentially shift to the operating state from the electrical device 3 that has been estimated to be “getting up” or “returning home” in the past predetermined period. It is desirable to change the estimation order so as to estimate whether or not it has been done. By performing this process, the amount of processing required for estimating “getting up” or “going home” is reduced, and the time required for estimation is shortened.
- the preconditions (past life behavior) of “getting up”, “going out”, “going home”, and “overnight stay” are “sleeping”, “getting up”, “going out”, and “going out”, respectively.
- the precondition of “sleeping” (past living behavior) is “reset”.
- the action categories “meal preparation” and “cleaning” are determined based on the fact that the electric device 3 corresponding to each action category is used in the above-described time zone.
- these electric devices 3 are always connected to a specific branch line Lb or occupy a specific branch line Lb.
- the operation state of the corresponding electric device 3 can be monitored using the output of 23. In short, when the microwave oven or the IH stove is in an operating state during the time at home, it is estimated that “meal preparation”.
- a microwave oven or an IH stove may be used alone for purposes other than “meal preparation”, it is considered that “meal preparation” when both of them are in an operational state in order within the time specified as the meal preparation period. May be estimated. But when preparing a meal using only a microwave oven for warming frozen food, an IH stove may not be used, and a meal may be prepared only with an IH stove without using a microwave oven. In preparation for such a case, it is preferable to consider the usage time of the microwave oven or the IH stove.
- the electric device 3 used for “cleaning” is a vacuum cleaner, and since the branch line Lb to be used is selected from a plurality of vacuum cleaners, the branch line Lb cannot be uniquely specified, and consumption of the vacuum cleaner Since the electric power has a wide fluctuation range, it is difficult to distinguish the vacuum cleaner from the other electric devices 3 only by changing the electric power.
- the vacuum cleaner since the vacuum cleaner is used while moving to various places in the house, it is connected to an outlet that is not in use at all times and the outlet is replaced as the position moves. Conceivable. From this, with regard to the cleaner, paying attention to the branch line Lb that may be connected, the power within the range of power corresponding to the use of the cleaner is detected at any of the corresponding branch lines Lb, In addition, the condition may be that the branch line Lb in which the corresponding power is used is changed within a predetermined time. That is, as a condition for estimating “cleaning”, time change of electric power related to a plurality of branch lines Lb is used.
- the cleaner since the cleaner is used connected to an outlet, standby power is not generated at the outlet when the cleaner is not connected.
- the branch line Lb when the branch line Lb is connected in units of rooms, there is a possibility that standby power is generated by a lighting fixture or a television receiver in the living room, but in the hallway, stairs, entrance, etc., the standby power is It is thought that it has not occurred. Therefore, regarding the branch line Lb where no standby power is generated, if the power corresponding to the use of the cleaner is consumed and the duration is within the range specified as the usage time of the cleaner, it is determined as “cleaning”. May be.
- the branch line Lb of interest includes the branch line Lb in which no standby power is generated.
- the operating state of the washing machine is monitored using the output of the power sensor 23 using the fact that the washing machine is connected to the specific branch line Lb.
- the condition for estimating “laundry” does not include the precondition that the user is at home.
- the past action categories are assumed as preconditions.
- the estimation result is used.
- the condition for estimating the other behavior category is obtained from the basic behavior category as a time zone at home, and this time zone is included in the precondition. As described above, it is possible to improve the accuracy of estimation of the action category by using information obtained from the basic action category as a precondition instead of using only the output of the power sensor 23.
- the behavior classification is estimated by monitoring the change in the power consumed by the electrical equipment 3, but a flow sensor that measures at least one of the water usage amount and the gas usage amount is provided.
- the change in flow rate provided by the flow sensor may be used as an estimation condition together with the change in power.
- the history storage unit 14 stores time-series data of the flow rate for each measurement time in addition to the time-series data of the electric energy for each measurement time.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 uses not only a change in power but also a change in flow rate as a condition for estimating a behavior category. That is, in order to estimate the behavior category, the operating condition of at least one of the water utilization device and the gas device is included in the precondition.
- the behavior classification estimated by the behavior estimation unit 10 as described above is provided with a label indicating the behavior classification, and the daily behavior classification is represented in a time series of labels. If the time series of labels representing such behavior categories is managed, it becomes basic information for providing various services such as watching over the elderly's home, advice on energy saving behavior, and advice on health management.
- the time t1 at which the peak is obtained is estimated as a standard sleeping time for the user. Therefore, after obtaining the standard bedtime, if the bedtime estimated for each day is recorded and the change tendency of the difference from the standard bedtime is detected, the shift of the bedtime can be managed. In other words, when a tendency for the bedtime to become late is detected, it is possible to link to a service that gives advice for energy saving behavior and health management.
- the daily behavior classification is represented by the time series of labels, the amount of data is greatly reduced and the processing load is reduced compared to managing the amount of power, so the above functions are realized as an embedded system It becomes possible to do.
- the behavior classification is estimated by detecting the change in power for each branch line Lb with the power sensor 23, an apparatus provided for each room, such as a camera or a human sensor, when estimating the behavior classification. It is unnecessary and can be easily introduced.
- there is an advantage that there is less mental burden on the user as in the case of using a camera.
- the rules for only the action categories that need to be estimated from the rule group are validated, it is possible to change the degree of classification of living activities, such as estimating only the wake-up and going to bed.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes the device registration unit 15, the acquisition unit 12, the device operation detection unit 16, the behavior estimation unit 10, and the result storage unit 17.
- the device registration unit 15 registers a plurality of electrical devices 3 of interest among the electrical devices 3 used in a house.
- the acquisition unit 12 acquires the amount of power consumed by each electrical device 3 registered in the device registration unit 15.
- the device operation detection unit 16 detects the operation state of each electrical device 3 using the change in the amount of power acquired by the acquisition unit 12.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is set with a rule group that concludes a behavior category that classifies living behavior on the condition of at least the operating state of the electrical device 3, and the device operation detection unit 16 sets the rule condition selected from the rule group as a rule condition.
- the action classification is estimated by fitting the detected operation state for each electrical device 3.
- the result storage unit 17 stores the behavior classification estimated by the behavior estimation unit 10 together with the date and time.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 includes at least a part of the rules as a condition, and the estimation result of the past behavior category read from the result storage unit 17 together with the operation state of the electrical device 3 when estimating the behavior category. Is applied to the condition of the rule.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has the following first feature.
- the living behavior estimation device 1 determines the operating state of the electrical device 3 based on the acquisition unit 12 that acquires the power consumption amount of the electrical device 3 and the power consumption amount acquired by the acquisition unit 12. Any of a plurality of living behaviors in which the current living behavior is defined in advance based on the device behavior detecting unit 16 and the known information including the operating state of the electrical device 3 determined by the device behavior detecting unit 16 and the past living behavior.
- the behavior estimation part 10 which performs the estimation process which determines whether it corresponds to is provided.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has the following second feature.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to store a plurality of rules corresponding to each of a plurality of living behaviors.
- the estimation process includes a selection process and a determination process.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to select a rule used in the determination process from a plurality of rules according to past living behavior.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to determine which of the plurality of living behaviors the current living behavior corresponds to based on the rule selected in the selection processing and the known information.
- the second feature is an arbitrary feature.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has the following third feature.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to store an occurrence order indicating an order in which a plurality of living behaviors occur.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to select a rule corresponding to a life activity next to a past life activity in the order of occurrence as a rule used in the determination process.
- the third feature is an arbitrary feature.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has the following fourth feature.
- the rule prescribes a condition relating to the operating state of the electrical device associated with the associated living behavior.
- the fourth feature is optional.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment while adopting a configuration that estimates the living behavior by monitoring the operating state of the electrical device 3, the past behavior classification that is the estimation result of the living behavior is used as a condition. Since they are used together, there is an advantage that the estimation accuracy becomes high.
- the device operation detection unit 16 detects the start and stop of operation as the operation state of the electrical device 3.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has the following fifth feature in addition to any one of the second to fourth features.
- the operation state includes an operation start indicating that the electric device 3 has shifted from the stop state to the operation state, and an operation stop indicating that the electric device 3 has shifted from the operation state to the stop state. .
- the fifth feature is optional.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has the following sixth feature.
- the device operation detection unit 16 is configured to determine that the operation state is the start of operation when the power consumption acquired by the acquisition unit 12 exceeds a predetermined threshold.
- the device operation detection unit 16 is configured to determine that the operation state is operation stop when the power consumption acquired by the acquisition unit 12 is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold. Note that the sixth feature is optional.
- the acquisition unit 12 consumes the amount of power consumed by the electrical device 3 from the power sensor 23 provided for each branch line Lb that feeds the electrical device 3 from the distribution board in the house. To get.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has the following seventh feature in addition to any one of the second to sixth features.
- the acquisition unit 12 is connected to a power sensor 23 that measures the amount of power of a power supply line (branch line) Lb for supplying power to the electrical device 3, and the amount of power measured by the power sensor 23 is It is comprised so that it may acquire as power consumption of the apparatus 3 (Claim 7).
- the seventh feature is optional.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment at least a part of the branch line Lb is connected to the electrical device 3 on a one-to-one basis.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 estimates a behavior category corresponding to the main usage on condition that the main usage of the room in which the electrical equipment 3 in which at least some of the rules are connected one-to-one with the branch line Lb is used.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 generates power corresponding to the use of the electrical device 3 on a branch line where at least a part of the rules does not always generate standby power among the branch lines Lb.
- the behavior category is estimated on the condition that it is consumed.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 includes a time zone in which at least some of the rules cause a behavior category as a condition, and the time zone is determined as a rule condition when estimating the behavior category. Fit into.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has the following eighth feature in addition to any one of the second to seventh features.
- the known information includes the amount of power consumption obtained from the power sensor 23 corresponding to the usage of the place associated with the electrical device 3 and the power supply line (branch line) Lb that is not normally connected to the electrical device 3. Includes at least one of information that the predetermined threshold has been exceeded and the current time.
- the eighth feature is an arbitrary feature.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 determines the priority with respect to the order in which the prerequisites are determined for at least some of the rules including the logical sum of the plurality of prerequisites.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has the following ninth feature in addition to any one of the second to eighth features.
- at least one of the plurality of rules is a logical sum rule.
- the logical sum rule is a rule for determining that the current living behavior is a living behavior corresponding to the logical sum rule when any one of a plurality of conditions (preconditions) relating to known information is satisfied.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to set a priority for each of a plurality of conditions.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to determine whether the known information satisfies a condition in descending order of priority.
- the ninth feature is optional.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 increases the priority as the change in the amount of power accompanying the change in the operating state of the electrical device 3 increases.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has the following tenth feature in addition to the ninth feature.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to increase the priority of the condition related to the electrical device 3 as the difference in power consumption between the operating state and the stopped state of the electrical device 3 increases.
- the tenth feature is an arbitrary feature.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 preferably changes the priority according to the season.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment may have the following eleventh feature in addition to the ninth feature.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is configured to change the priority according to the season.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 determines the operation state of the water-use device or the gas device determined from the change in at least one of the water usage amount and the gas usage amount as a rule condition. It is preferable to include.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment may have the following twelfth feature in addition to any one of the first to eleventh features.
- the known information includes at least one of an operating state of the water-using device determined based on the amount of water used and an operating state of the gas device determined based on the amount of gas used.
- the living behavior estimation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment described above is realized by a computer that executes the following program.
- This program causes a computer to function as a living behavior estimation apparatus 1 including a device registration unit 15, an acquisition unit 12, a device operation detection unit 16, a behavior estimation unit 10, and a result storage unit 17.
- the device registration unit 15 registers a plurality of electrical devices 3 of interest among the electrical devices 3 used in a house.
- the acquisition unit 12 acquires the amount of power consumed by each electrical device 3 registered in the device registration unit 15.
- the device operation detection unit 16 detects the operation state of each electrical device 3 using the change in the amount of power acquired by the acquisition unit 12.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 is set with a rule group that concludes a behavior category that classifies living behavior on the condition of at least the operating state of the electrical device 3, and the device operation detection unit 16 sets the rule condition selected from the rule group as a rule condition.
- the action classification is estimated by fitting the detected operation state for each electrical device 3.
- the result storage unit 17 stores the behavior classification estimated by the behavior estimation unit 10 together with the date and time.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 includes at least a part of the rules as a condition, and the estimation result of the past behavior category read from the result storage unit 17 together with the operation state of the electrical device 3 when estimating the behavior category. Is applied to the condition of the rule.
- the above program is a program that causes the computer to function as the acquisition unit 12, the device operation detection unit 16, and the behavior estimation unit 10.
- the acquisition unit 12 is configured to acquire the power consumption of the electrical device 3.
- the device operation detection unit 16 is configured to determine the operation state of the electric device 3 based on the power consumption acquired by the acquisition unit 12.
- the behavior estimation unit 10 selects any of a plurality of life behaviors in which the current life behavior is defined in advance. It is comprised so that the estimation process which determines whether it corresponds to may be performed.
- this recording medium is a computer-readable recording medium that records a program that causes the computer to function as the acquisition unit 12, the device operation detection unit 16, and the behavior estimation unit 10.
- the acquisition unit 12 is configured to acquire the power consumption of the electrical device 3.
- the device operation detection unit 16 is configured to determine the operation state of the electric device 3 based on the power consumption acquired by the acquisition unit 12. Based on the known information including the operating state of the electrical device 3 determined by the device operation detection unit 16 and the past living behavior, the behavior estimating unit 10 selects any of a plurality of living behaviors in which the current living behavior is defined in advance. It is comprised so that the estimation process which determines whether it corresponds to may be performed.
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- 電気機器の消費電力量を取得する取得部と、
前記取得部で取得された前記消費電力量に基づいて前記電気機器の動作状態を判定する機器動作検出部と、
前記機器動作検出部で判定された前記電気機器の動作状態を含む既知情報と過去の生活行動とに基づいて、現在の生活行動が予め定義された複数の生活行動のいずれに該当するかを判定する推定処理を実行する行動推定部と、
を備える
ことを特徴とする生活行動推定装置。 - 前記行動推定部は、前記複数の生活行動のそれぞれに対応する複数のルールを記憶するように構成され、
前記推定処理は、選択処理と、判定処理と、を含み、
前記行動推定部は、前記選択処理では、前記過去の生活行動に応じて前記複数のルールから前記判定処理で使用されるルールを選択するように構成され、
前記行動推定部は、前記判定処理では、前記選択処理で選択されたルールと前記既知情報とに基づいて、前記現在の生活行動が前記複数の生活行動のいずれに該当するかを判定するように構成される
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の生活行動推定装置。 - 前記行動推定部は、前記複数の生活行動が起こる順序を示す生起順序を記憶するように構成され、
前記行動推定部は、前記選択処理では、前記生起順序において前記過去の生活活動の次の生活活動に対応する前記ルールを、前記判定処理で使用されるルールとして選択するように構成される
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の生活行動推定装置。 - 前記ルールは、対応付けられた前記生活行動に関連付けられた前記電気機器の前記動作状態に関する条件を規定する
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の生活行動推定装置。 - 前記動作状態は、前記電気機器が停止状態から運転状態に移行したことを示す運転開始と、前記電気機器が前記運転状態から前記停止状態に移行したことを示す運転停止と、を含む
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の生活行動推定装置。 - 前記機器動作検出部は、前記取得部で取得された前記消費電力量が所定の閾値を超えた時に前記動作状態が前記運転開始であると判定するように構成され、
前記機器動作検出部は、前記取得部で取得された前記消費電力量が前記所定の閾値以下になった時に前記動作状態が前記運転停止であると判定するように構成される
ことを特徴とする請求項5に記載の生活行動推定装置。 - 前記取得部は、前記電気機器に給電するための給電線の電力量を計測する電力センサに接続され、前記電力センサで計測された電力量を前記電気機器の消費電力量として取得するように構成される
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の生活行動推定装置。 - 前記既知情報は、前記電気機器に関連付けられた場所の用途と、常時は前記電気機器に接続されない前記給電線に対応する前記電力センサから得られた前記消費電力量が所定の閾値を越えたという情報と、現在の時間と、の少なくとも1つを含む
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の生活行動推定装置。 - 前記複数のルールの少なくとも1つは、論理和ルールであり、
前記論理和ルールは、前記既知情報に関する複数の条件のいずれか1つが満たされた場合に前記現在の生活行動が前記論理和ルールに対応する生活行動であると判定するルールであり、
前記行動推定部は、前記複数の条件のそれぞれについて優先度を設定するように構成され、
前記行動推定部は、前記優先度が高い順に、前記既知情報が前記条件を満たすか否かを判定するように構成される
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の生活行動推定装置。 - 前記行動推定部は、前記電気機器の前記運転状態と前記停止状態とにおける前記消費電力量の差が大きいほど前記電気機器に関連する前記条件の前記優先度を高くするように構成される
ことを特徴とする請求項9に記載の生活行動推定装置。 - 前記行動推定部は、季節に応じて前記優先度を変更するように構成される
ことを特徴とする請求項9に記載の生活行動推定装置。 - 前記既知情報は、水の使用量に基づいて決定される水利用機器の動作状態とガスの使用量に基づいて決定されるガス機器の動作状態との少なくとも一方を含む
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の生活行動推定装置。 - コンピュータを、取得部、機器動作検出部、および行動推定部として機能させるプログラムであって、
前記取得部は、電気機器の消費電力量を取得するように構成され、
前記機器動作検出部は、前記取得部で取得された前記消費電力量に基づいて前記電気機器の動作状態を判定するように構成され、
前記行動推定部は、前記機器動作検出部で判定された前記電気機器の動作状態を含む既知情報と過去の生活行動とに基づいて、現在の生活行動が予め定義された複数の生活行動のいずれに該当するかを判定する推定処理を実行するように構成される
ことを特徴とするプログラム。 - コンピュータを、取得部、機器動作検出部、および行動推定部として機能させるプログラムを記録したコンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体であって、
前記取得部は、電気機器の消費電力量を取得するように構成され、
前記機器動作検出部は、前記取得部で取得された前記消費電力量に基づいて前記電気機器の動作状態を判定するように構成され、
前記行動推定部は、前記機器動作検出部で判定された前記電気機器の動作状態を含む既知情報と過去の生活行動とに基づいて、現在の生活行動が予め定義された複数の生活行動のいずれに該当するかを判定する推定処理を実行するように構成される
ことを特徴とするコンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体。
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