WO2016038893A1

WO2016038893A1 - Equipment management device, and equipment management method

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Publication number: WO2016038893A1
Application number: PCT/JP2015/004599
Authority: WO
Inventors: 清隆竹原; 古田　晋也; 賢二中北; 力也増田; 本間　義久
Original assignee: パナソニックＩｐマネジメント株式会社
Priority date: 2014-09-12
Filing date: 2015-09-10
Publication date: 2016-03-17
Also published as: JPWO2016038893A1; JP6410195B2

Abstract

An equipment management device (10) is provided with a detecting unit (11), a determination unit (12) and an output unit (13). The detecting unit (11) detects the state of operations performed with respect to specific equipment (21) used in a building, and/or the state of action of the specific equipment (21). The determination unit (12) uses information relating to the state of the specific equipment (21) detected by the detecting unit (11) to determine a presence level indicating a degree of probability that a user of the building is present in the building, or an absence level indicating a degree of probability that the user is not present in the building. The output unit (13) provides certain equipment (22) used by the user in the building with an instruction corresponding to the presence level or the absence level.

Description

Device management apparatus and device management method

The present invention relates to a device management apparatus and a device management method.

Conventionally, a device management apparatus that controls devices according to whether there are people in a building has been proposed. For example, a technique has been proposed in which a state notification system is switched to a security mode by operating an outing switch when going out (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-178574 A

In the technique described in Patent Document 1, the determination of whether or not there is a person in the house is left to the operation of a go-out switch by a resident. Therefore, if the resident forgets to operate the outing switch, it may be determined that he / she is away from home or may be determined to be home when absent.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a device management apparatus that makes it possible to determine whether or not there is a person in a building without using an outing switch, and that enables the device to operate according to the determination result.

The device management apparatus according to the present invention includes a detection unit that detects at least one of an operation on a specific device used in a building and an operation of the specific device, and the specific device detected by the detection unit. A determination unit that determines an existence level that represents a degree of possibility that a user of the building exists in the building or an absence level that represents a degree of possibility that the user of the building does not exist in the building by using information on the state; An output unit that gives an instruction corresponding to the presence level or the absence level to a predetermined device used by the user in the building;

The device management method according to the present invention is a device management method executed by the device management apparatus, and detects at least one of an operation on a specific device used in a building and an operation of the specific device. By using the detection step and the information on the state of the specific device detected in the detection step, the presence level indicating the degree of possibility that the user of the building exists in the building, or does not exist in the building A determination step of determining an absence level representing a degree of possibility, and an output step of giving an instruction according to the presence level or the absence level to a predetermined device used by the user in the building.

According to the configuration of the present invention, it is possible to determine whether or not there is a person in the building without using an outing switch, and it is possible to perform the operation of the device according to the determination result.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating functional blocks of the device management apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a device management method executed by the device management apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating functional blocks of the device management apparatus according to the second embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a device management method executed by the device management apparatus according to the second embodiment.

Hereinafter, the lighting device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that each of the embodiments described below shows a preferred specific example of the present invention. Therefore, numerical values, shapes, materials, components, arrangement positions and connection forms of components, and steps (steps) and order of steps shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and the present invention is limited. It is not the purpose to do. Therefore, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claims showing the highest concept of the present invention are described as optional constituent elements. Each figure is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily illustrated strictly.

The device management apparatus described below assumes that the building is a house. The house is not limited to a detached house but may be a dwelling unit of an apartment house. In the case of an apartment house, a building does not represent the whole building, but means a dwelling unit that is part of the building. Similarly, the building may be a commercial building or an office building tenant.

In addition, the device management apparatus described below is assumed to be realized as a partial function of a controller of HEMS (Home Energy Management System), but may be realized as a dedicated device. Since the device management apparatus is realized by a HEMS controller, it has a function of managing energy usage in a house, a function of monitoring the operation of the equipment in the house, a function of controlling the operation of the equipment in the house, and the like.

(Embodiment 1)
In the present embodiment, a device management apparatus will be described in which it is possible to determine whether or not there is a person in a building without using an outing switch, and the operation of the device according to the determination result can be performed. According to this device management apparatus, the presence level and the absence level of the user are determined by using at least one of the operation state and the operation for the specific device used in the building, and the combination of the presence level and the absence level is determined. A corresponding instruction is given to a predetermined device. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether or not there is a person in the building without using an outing switch. Moreover, it is possible to give an instruction on whether to permit or stop the operation of a predetermined device according to the determination result.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing functional blocks of the device management apparatus 10 in the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the device management apparatus 10 includes a detection unit 11, a determination unit 12, and an output unit 13.

The detecting unit 11 detects at least one of an operation state and an operation state for a specific device 21 used in a house as a building.

For the resident who is the user of the building, the determination unit 12 has a presence level that is a degree of possibility of being in the building (that is, being at home) and a degree of possibility that the resident is not in the building (that is, being absent). Decide one of the absence levels.

The output unit 13 gives an instruction to a predetermined device 22 using the presence level or the absence level.

Here, the specific device 21 for which the detection unit 11 detects the state is selected from devices reflecting whether the resident is at home or absent. This type of device 21 is, for example, a lighting device, an air conditioning device, a cooking device, or an audio / video device. However, even if the device is operated regardless of whether the resident is at home or away, such as a refrigerator, if the power consumption varies depending on whether the resident is at home or not, the specific device 21 is used. Can be used. The device 21 may be a sensor that detects whether a resident is at home or away. This type of sensor is typically a human sensor using a pyroelectric infrared sensor, but may be a TV camera, or may be a sensor incorporated in another device 21 instead of an independent sensor. Good.

The specific device 21 for which the detection unit 11 detects the state and the predetermined device 22 for which the output unit 13 gives an instruction may be the same or different. That is, when at least one of the specific device 21 and the predetermined device 22 is plural, a part or all of both may overlap. Hereinafter, in order to simplify the description, the specific device 21 and the predetermined device 22 will be described by being distinguished only by reference numerals. That is, the device 21 means a specific device 21, and the device 22 means a predetermined device 22.

The “operation” among the states of the device 21 detected by the detection unit 11 is selected not only from the state at the time when the operation is performed, but also from a predetermined determination period (for example, one day, one week, or one month). ). Therefore, the detection unit 11 has a function of storing an operation history. “Operation” in the state of the device 21 detected by the detection unit 11 mainly means whether the device 21 is operating or stopped.

For example, when the device 21 is a lighting device capable of dimming, “operation” corresponds to operating a switch or a remote control device in order to instruct the lighting device to turn on, turn off, dimming light, and the like. . The “operation” corresponds to the operation of the lighting fixture such as lighting and extinguishing. The same applies when the device 21 is an air conditioning device or an audio-visual device.

For any device 21, the detection unit 11 can indirectly detect the state of operation or operation based on the transition of the current passing through the branch circuit to which the corresponding device 21 is connected. That is, if the current passing through the main circuit and branch circuit of the distribution board or the outlet (outlet) is measured by the current sensor, the operation or operation state of the device 21 can be detected. The current sensor is selected from a configuration in which a coil is wound around a toroidal core, a Rogowski coil, a configuration in which a toroidal core and a magnetic sensor are combined, a shunt resistance, and the like.

Further, when the device management apparatus 10 is realized by a HEMS controller, the operation or operation state can be directly received from the device 21 by the device management apparatus 10 by communication with the device 21. Note that the operation performed by timer reservation is excluded from the operation detected by the detection unit 11.

The detection unit 11 detects at least one of the operation and operation of the device 21 as described above. Hereinafter, at least one state of the operation and the operation detected by the device 21 is expressed as “the operation state of the device 21” regardless of whether or not the operation state of the device 21 is included. That is, the operation state of the device 21 means at least one of the operation and operation of the device 21.

The determination unit 12 obtains the presence level that is the degree of possibility that the resident is at home or the absence level that is the degree of possibility that the resident is absent according to the state of operation of the device 21. The presence level and the absence level are each selected from a plurality of stages. In the present embodiment, the presence level stage and the absence level are both selected from three stages of 0, 1, and 2. The presence level and the absence level mean that 0 is a standard value, the existence level is less likely to exist from 0 to 2, and the absence level is absent from 0 to 2. Means less likely. The determination unit 12 applies the determination rule to the operation state of the device 21 to derive the presence level or the absence level. The decision rule will be described later.

When the device 21 is one type, the presence level or the absence level may be determined using a history regarding the operation state of the device 21 stored in the detection unit 11.

For example, when the device 21 is a cooking device such as an oven toaster, it is considered that many residents have a habit of using the device 21 before breakfast and going out within a predetermined time after using the device 21. Considering such lifestyle habits, the presence level or the absence level can be determined from the operation state of the device 21.

Similarly, when the device 21 is a specific lighting device, it is considered that many residents have a habit of turning on the lighting device within a predetermined time after returning home. Accordingly, in this case as well, in consideration of lifestyle habits, the presence level or the absence level can be determined from the operation state of the device 21.

However, since the lifestyle habits change according to the time zone, season, day of the week, etc., the determination unit 12 may take these information into account when determining the presence level or the absence level. For example, when going out, the time zone may be different between weekdays and holidays, and the type of device 21 used within a predetermined time before going out may be different depending on the day of the week. Therefore, when the determination unit 12 determines the presence level or the absence level using the history regarding the operation state of the device 21, it is possible to improve the determination accuracy by considering the day of the week and the time zone.

When the determination unit 12 determines the presence level or the absence level, it is possible to use the operation states of a plurality of types of devices 21. In this case, the determination unit 12 determines the presence level or the absence level by combining the operation states obtained from the plurality of devices 21. Table 1 shows an example of a determination rule for determining the presence level or the absence level using the operation states obtained from the two types of devices 21.

In the decision rule shown in Table 1, “no operation” means that a predetermined determination time has passed without the device 21 being operated. In Table 1, the presence level or the absence level is determined based on the operation states of the two types of devices 21 (device 1 and device 2). In this example, the presence level of “with operation” is set to 0, the absence level of “with operation” is set to 1, the presence level of “without operation” is set to 1, and the absence level of “without operation” is set to each device 21. It is assumed that it is determined in advance to be zero. The determination unit 12 determines the result of adding the presence level and the absence level obtained for each device 21 as the final presence level or the absence level. However, in the example of Table 1, the determination unit 12 preferentially handles the device 1 with respect to the device 2 and determines the presence level when the device 1 is “operated”, and the device 1 is “no operation”. ”Is the absence level. In Table 1, “-” means that the presence level or the absence level is not obtained.

Based on the determination rule shown in Table 1, when both the device 1 and the device 2 that are the two types of devices 21 are operated, the determination unit 12 determines that the presence level is 2 which is the highest, and neither of them is operated. When the determination time elapses, it can be determined that the absence level is 2 which is the highest. Further, when only the device 1 is “operated”, the presence level is 1, and when only the device 2 is “operated”, the absent level is 1.

Note that when the determination unit 12 determines the presence level or the absence level, a determination rule may be set so that a weighting factor is assigned to each device 21. That is, the weight coefficient of the highly reliable device 21 is increased in order to distinguish between presence and absence. When the determination unit 12 determines the presence level or the absence level, the result obtained by multiplying the presence level and the absence level obtained for each device 21 by the weighting coefficient is added to the presence level and the absence level. The weighting factor is set to be 1 when the weighting factors assigned to all the devices 21 are added.

Since the existence level and the absence level obtained as described above may not be an integer value, an operation for rounding the calculation result to an integer value, such as rounding off, is performed, and the existence level and the absence level are set to 0, 1, 2 You may correct to either value.

In addition, when there are a plurality of devices 21, the determination unit 12 divides the devices 21 into a plurality of groups, and then determines the presence level or absence level for each group, and uses the presence level or absence level for each group. Decision rules may be defined to determine the level or absence level. The presence level or absence level for each group is handled in the same manner as the presence level or absence level for each device 21.

Now, it is assumed that the determination unit 12 determines the presence level or the absence level using five types of devices 21. In this case, for example, if the two types of devices 21 and the three types of devices 21 are grouped and the above calculation is performed for each group, the presence level or the absence level can be obtained for each group. The presence level and the absence level for each group are treated in the same manner as the presence level and the absence level for each device 21, and the determination unit 12 combines the presence level or the absence level for each group as in the example of Table 1, Finally, the presence level or absence level is obtained.

When the devices 21 are divided into a plurality of groups, the devices 21 in the group may be similar devices 21. For example, when two children live in a house, each child has a child's room, and the lighting device as the device 21 is arranged for each child room, both the lighting devices are classified into one group. Is done. In this example, the lighting devices in the group are equivalent, and when one of them is lit, it is determined as “operated (lit)”, and when both are turned off, it is determined as “no operation (dark)”.

When divided into groups, when combining the presence level and the absence level obtained for each group, the determination unit 12 may obtain the presence level and the absence level using a weighting factor. However, it is not essential to use a weighting factor.

As described above, when the presence level and the absence level are obtained, the output unit 13 gives an instruction to the device 22 according to the combination of the presence level and the absence level. Hereinafter, an example of an instruction according to the combination of the presence level and the absence level will be described.

If the device 22 is a security device, the security device will behave differently when the resident is at home and when he is out. Here, the security device alerts outside the house, and if an intruder is detected, threatens with an emergency bell, etc., and if an intruder is detected, notifies the resident's mobile terminal or a dedicated device used by the resident Suppose that it has a function. The dedicated device is selected from, for example, a display attached to the controller of the HEMS or a display attached to the security device. In addition, the security device can select a first warning level that performs both threat and notification, a second warning level that performs only notification, and a third warning level that does not perform threat and notification. Assume that

The output unit 13 switches the alert level as shown in Table 2 according to the presence level or the absence level determined by the determination unit 12 when the device 22 to which the instruction is given is such a security device. Give instructions. The values of the alert levels shown in Table 2 correspond to the first alert level, the second alert level, and the third alert level.

When the device 22 is an electric lock, the output unit 13 gives an instruction to lock and unlock the electric lock as shown in Table 3 according to the presence level or the absence level determined by the determination unit 12. The content of the instruction given to the electric lock by the output unit 13 is selected from “locking”, “notification”, and “non-control”. “Locking” means controlling to lock the electric lock, and “notification” means notifying the resident's mobile terminal or a dedicated device used by the resident that the electric lock has been unlocked. To do. The dedicated device is selected from a display attached to the controller of the HEMS or an operation display used for operating the electric lock. “Non-control” means that no instruction is given from the output unit 13 to the electric lock.

By the way, when the device 22 consumes a relatively large amount of power in a house, such as an air conditioner, a lighting device, or an audio / video device, the output unit 13 reduces the power consumed by this type of device 22. May be given instructions. In short, if there is no resident, power is wasted if this type of device 22 is operated, so if there is no resident like when going out, this kind of The device 22 may be stopped.

Therefore, the output unit 13 may give an instruction as shown in Table 4 to this type of device 22 according to the presence level or the absence level obtained from the determination unit 12. In Table 4, “stop”, “partial stop”, and “non-control” can be selected as the content of the instruction. “Stop” means that the device 22 is stopped, and “partial stop” means that only the designated device 22 is stopped. “Non-control” means that no instruction is given from the output unit 13.

A device management method executed by the device management apparatus 10 configured as described above will be described below.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a device management method executed by the device management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.

In step S101, the detection unit 11 detects at least one of an operation state and an operation state for a specific device 21 used in a house as a building.

In step S <b> 102, the deciding unit 12 can determine whether the resident who is the user of the building is present in the building (that is, is at home) and is not present in the building (that is, is absent). Determine one of the absence levels that are the degree of sex.

In step S103, the output unit 13 gives an instruction to the predetermined device 22 using the presence level or the absence level.

Through the above-described series of processing, the device management apparatus 10 can determine whether there is a person in the building without using an outing switch.

As described above, when the determination unit 12 determines the presence level or the absence level, the output unit 13 gives an instruction to the device 22 so that the device 22 operates according to the presence level or the absence level. By such an operation, the device management apparatus 10 is in accordance with the degree of possibility that the resident is at home, or the possibility that the resident is out (that is, not at home or absent). The operation of the device 22 can be changed. In addition, since it is determined whether the resident is at home or going out using the state of operation of the device 21, an outing switch is unnecessary. In the present embodiment, whether or not the device 21 has been operated is determined by determining the determination time, and therefore, the longer the elapsed time since going out, the higher the possibility that it is determined that there is no presence, and the absence level Thus, the instruction content to the device 22 is determined.

In addition, since the device management apparatus 10 determines the content of the instruction to the device 22 separately for the presence level and the absence level, the device 22 can be instructed to be close to the operation at home within the range of the presence level. In the absence level range, the device 22 can be instructed to be close to the operation when going out. On the other hand, if the possibility of staying at home is low even in the range of the presence level, the operation of the device 22 is brought closer to the operation at the time of going out, and if the possibility of absence is low even in the range of the absence level, the operation of the device 22 is performed. It will be closer to the action at home.

In FIG. 1, a display 23 is connected to the device management apparatus 10, and the content indicated by the output unit 13 to the device 22 is displayed on the display 23. The presence level or absence level determined by the determination unit 12 may also be displayed on the display 23. The display device 23 can be realized by a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal in addition to a configuration connected to the device management apparatus 10 by wire.

The device management apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment described above includes a detection unit 11, a determination unit 12, and an output unit 13. The detection unit 11 detects at least one of an operation on a specific device used in a building and an operation of the specific device, and the determination unit 12 uses information on the state of the specific device detected by the detection unit 11. Thus, the presence level representing the degree of possibility that the user of the building exists in the building or the absence level representing the degree of possibility that the user of the building does not exist in the building is determined. The output unit 13 gives an instruction according to the presence level or the absence level to a predetermined device used by the user in the building.

According to this configuration, since the presence level that is the degree of possibility that the user exists or the absence level that is the degree that the user is absent is obtained based on the state of the device 21, the outing switch is used. Without the presence or absence of the user.

Also, there may be a plurality of types of specific devices 21. In this case, the determination unit 12 determines the presence level or the absence level by using a combination of information related to the states of a plurality of types of specific devices 21.

According to this configuration, since the states of the plurality of devices 21 are combined, the reliability of the determined presence level or absence level is increased.

Furthermore, a weighting factor may be set for each specific device 21. In this case, the determination unit 12 applies the weighting factor for each specific device 21 to the presence level or the absence level determined for each specific device 21, and uses the presence level and the absence level after applying the weighting factor. Determine the presence or absence level.

According to this configuration, since the weighting factor is set for the device 21, the reliability of the presence level or the absence level determined by increasing the weighting factor of the device 21 that reflects the presence or absence of the user. Can be increased.

Further, the determination unit 12 may divide a specific device into a plurality of groups. In this case, the determination unit 12 determines the presence level or the absence level by using a combination of the presence level or the absence level obtained for each group of specific devices 21.

According to this configuration, when there are a plurality of devices 21, the presence level or absence level determination process may be simplified by dividing the group into groups.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing functional blocks of the device management apparatus 10A in the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, this embodiment includes an outing switch 20 that is operated by a resident when going out and returning home. The outing switch 20 is a switch for the resident to switch between the presence state and the absence state, and either a mechanical switch having an operation handle or a touch switch having no handle is selected. When the outing switch 20 is a mechanical switch, an electromagnet device for opening and closing the contacts may be incorporated so that remote control is possible.

The outing switch 20 is switched to the absence state by the operation of the resident when the resident goes out, and is switched to the presence state by the operation of the resident when the resident returns home. The device management apparatus 10 </ b> A includes an acquisition unit 14 that acquires an operation state from the outing switch 20. In other words, the acquisition unit 14 acquires information indicating whether the outing switch 20 is in the presence state or the absence state.

In addition to the function of the determination unit 12 of the first embodiment, the determination unit 12A of the present embodiment detects the operation state of the outing switch 20 acquired by the acquisition unit 14 when determining the presence level or the absence level. It is used in preference to the operation state of the device 21 detected by the unit 11. That is, the determination unit 12A determines the presence level using the state obtained from the device 21 when the presence state is selected by the outing switch 20, and when the absence state is selected by the outing switch 20, The state obtained from 21 is used to determine the absence level. Table 5 shows an example of a determination rule for determining the presence level or the absence level in the determination unit 12A. In Table 5, “operated” represents a state in which the device 21 is operated, and “no operation” represents a state in which the device 21 has not been operated for a predetermined determination period. “Operation undecided” represents a state in which the device 21 has not been operated, but has not reached the end of the determination period.

By the way, the determination unit 12A estimates the presence level as 0 when the presence state is selected by the outing switch 20, and estimates the absence level as 2 when the absence state is selected by the outing switch 20. As for the presence level, 0 is the standard level, the absence level is 2 as the standard level, and the standard level means the level where the possibility of being at home or going out is the maximum. When the outing switch 20 is operated, the determination unit 12A in principle associates the operation state of the outing switch 20 with the standard level.

Further, the determination unit 12A corrects the presence level or the absence level using the operation state of the device 21 detected by the detection unit 11 in a state where the standard level is selected by operating the outing switch 20. have. Therefore, as shown in Table 5, the determination unit 12A can determine the presence level and the absence level based on the operation state of the outing switch 20 and the operation state of the device 21.

In short, the determination unit 12A changes the absence level to the existence side when the device 21 is operated while the outing switch 20 selects the absence state, and the outing switch 20 selects the existence state. If the device 21 is not operated, the presence level is changed to the absent side. On the other hand, when the device 21 is operated with the outing switch 20 selecting the presence state, the determination unit 12A further changes the presence level to the presence side, and the outing switch 20 selects the absence state. If the device 21 is not operated in the state, the absent level is further changed to the absent side. Here, “change to the presence side” means that the user is likely to be present in the building. Further, “change to the absent side” means that the user is likely to be absent from the building. In the following, the same expression is used.

As is clear from Table 5, if the device 21 is not operated, the presence level or the absence level changes. However, if the period during which the device 21 is not operated exceeds the determination period, the presence level or the absence level further changes. By such an operation, the determination unit 12A can more reliably determine the state of whether the resident is at home or the resident is out as time passes.

By the way, as described above, the device 21 may be a sensor that detects whether the resident is at home or away, or this type of sensor may be incorporated in the device 21. When the presence or absence of a resident can be directly detected using a sensor such as a human sensor or a television camera, the determination unit 12A uses the information obtained from this type of sensor as the operation state of the device 21. It may replace with and may be used.

That is, the determination unit 12A changes the absence level to the presence side when the device 21 detects a resident in the state where the outing switch 20 selects the absence state, and the outing switch 20 selects the presence state. If the device 21 does not detect a resident, the presence level is changed to the absent side. Then, the determination unit 12A changes the presence level to the presence side when the device 21 detects a resident in the state where the outing switch selects the presence state, and the outing switch 20 selects the absence state, If the device 21 does not detect a resident, the absent level is changed to the absent side.

In short, when the device 21 has a function of detecting a resident, the presence or absence of the resident detected by the device 21 can be used instead of the operation state of the device 21.

When the going-out switch 20 is used, the going-out switch 20 is changed when the state opposite to the state selected by the going-out switch 20 is determined after the presence level or the absence level is changed with time. The selected state may be reversed.

In Table 6, the first determination, the second determination, and the third determination represent the determination results that change with the passage of time. Until the end of the predetermined determination period, the first determination, the end of the determination period, and the predetermined monitoring period The second determination is until the end, and the third determination is after the monitoring period. The monitoring period is set to be longer than the determination period. Table 6 shows the determination rule only when the outing switch 20 has selected the presence state.

In the decision rule shown in Table 6, the presence level becomes 0 when the outing switch 20 selects the presence state. Thereafter, if the device 21 is not operated, the presence level is 1 until the determination time. This is the determination result of the first determination. Thereafter, the existence level becomes 2 from the end of the determination period to the end of the monitoring period. This is the determination result of the second determination. And if the period when the apparatus 21 is not operated reaches a monitoring period, the output part 13 will judge that a resident is absent, and will change the going-out switch 20 to an absent state. This is the determination result of the third determination.

When the outing switch 20 has selected the absence state, when the device 21 is operated, the absence level becomes 2, so when the operation of the device 21 is detected within a predetermined time after the absence level becomes 2. The determination unit 12A determines that the resident is at home. In this case, the output unit 13 changes the outing switch 20 to the presence state.

A device management method executed by the device management apparatus 10A configured as described above will be described below.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a device management method executed by the device management apparatus 10A according to the present embodiment.

In step S201, the acquisition unit 14 acquires information indicating whether the outing switch 20 is in the presence state or the absence state.

In step S202, the determination unit 12A estimates the presence level or the absence level. Specifically, when the presence state is selected by the outing switch 20, the determination unit 12 </ b> A estimates the presence level using the state obtained from the device 21, and the absence state is selected by the outing switch 20. Then, the absence level is estimated using the state obtained from the device 21, and the presence level or the absence level is determined based on this estimation.

In step S203, the output unit 13 gives an instruction to the predetermined device 22 using the presence level or the absence level.

Through the above series of processing, the device management apparatus 10A can determine whether or not there is a person in the building.

By adopting the determination rule as described above, the device management apparatus 10A can automatically switch the operation state of the outing switch 20 even if the operation of the outing switch 20 is forgotten. Other configurations and operations in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment.

The device management apparatus 10A according to the present embodiment described above is in the operation state of the outing switch operated by the user, and is selected as the presence state when the user exists in the building, and is selected as the absence state when the user goes out of the building. The acquisition part 14 which acquires the operation state to be performed is further provided. The determination unit 12A further estimates the presence level as the standard level when the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit 14 is selected as the presence state, and the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit 14 is selected as the absence state. Sometimes the absence level is estimated as the standard level.

According to this configuration, the outing switch 20 can be associated with the presence level and the absence level of the device management apparatus 10A.

In addition, the determination unit 12A corrects the presence level or the absence level estimated based on the operation state of the outing switch 20 acquired by the acquisition unit 14 by using the state of the specific device 21 detected by the detection unit 11. The presence level or absence level may be determined.

According to this configuration, it is possible to accurately determine the presence and absence of the user by using not only the operation state of the outing switch 20 but also the state of the device 21.

In this configuration, when the detection unit 14 detects an operation of a specific device in a state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit 14 is selected as the absence state, the determination unit 12A indicates the absence level in the building. In a state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit 14 is selected as the presence state, the period during which the detection unit 11 does not detect an operation is a predetermined determination. As time elapses, the presence level may be changed in a direction that increases the possibility that the user is not present in the building.

Alternatively, in this configuration, the specific device 21 may have a function of detecting a user. In this case, when the specific device 21 detects a person in the state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit 14 is selected as the absence state, the determination unit 12A sets the absence level to the possibility that the user exists in the building. When the period during which the specific device 21 does not detect a person passes the predetermined determination time in the state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit 14 is selected as the presence state, the presence level is changed. May be further changed in a direction in which the possibility that the user is not present in the building is increased.

That is, even when the operation state of the outing switch 20 does not correspond to the presence or absence of the user, the presence level or the absence level is gradually corrected as time passes.

In this configuration, when the determination unit 12A detects the operation of a specific device in a state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit 14 is selected as the presence state, the determination unit 12A may determine the presence level based on the presence level of the user. In the state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit 14 is selected as the absence state and the period during which the specific device 21 is not operated passes a predetermined determination time, the absence level is changed. Further, the user may be further changed in the direction in which the possibility that the user does not exist in the building is increased.

Alternatively, in this configuration, when the specific device 21 detects a person in a state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit 14 is selected as the presence state, the determination unit 12A may determine the presence level and the user may exist in the building. When the period during which the specific device does not detect a person in the state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit 14 is selected as the absence state has passed a predetermined determination time, the absence level is changed. May be further changed in a direction in which the possibility that the user is not present in the building is increased.

That is, when the operation state of the outing switch 20 corresponds to the presence or absence of the user, the presence level or the absence level is gradually determined as time elapses.

Furthermore, when the specific device detects a person in a state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit 14 is selected as the presence state, the determination unit 12A sets the presence level to a high degree of possibility that the user exists in the building. When the period during which the specific device does not detect a person in a state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit 14 is selected as the absence state passes a predetermined determination time, the user sets the absence level. It may be further changed in a direction in which the degree of the possibility that it does not exist increases.

According to this configuration, even if the user forgets to operate the outing switch 20, the outing switch 20 is set to the correct operation state after a lapse of time.

The above-described embodiment is an example of the present invention. For this reason, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and according to the design or the like, as long as the technical idea according to the present invention is not deviated from other embodiments. Of course, various modifications are possible.

Note that the device management apparatus in each of the above embodiments may be realized by a computer executing a program. The program executed by the program is a device management method executed by the device management apparatus in a computer, and detects at least one of an operation on a specific device used in a building and an operation of the specific device. By using the detection step and the information on the state of the specific device detected in the detection step, the presence level indicating the degree of possibility that the user of the building exists in the building, or does not exist in the building A device management method comprising: a determination step of determining an absence level representing a degree of possibility; and an output step of giving an instruction according to the presence level or the absence level to a predetermined device used by the user in the building. It is a program to be executed.

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10, 10A apparatus management apparatus 11

Detection part

12, 12A Determination part 13 Output part 14 Acquisition part 20 Outing switch 21 (specific) apparatus 22 (predetermined) apparatus

Claims

A detection unit for detecting a state of at least one of an operation on a specific device used in a building and an operation of the specific device;
By using the information on the state of the specific device detected by the detection unit, the presence level indicating the degree of possibility that the user of the building exists in the building, or the degree of possibility that the user of the building does not exist in the building A determination unit for determining an absence level representing
An apparatus management apparatus comprising: an output unit that gives an instruction according to the presence level or the absence level to a predetermined apparatus used by the user in the building.
There are multiple types of the specific device,
The device management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines the presence level or the absence level by using a combination of information on the state of a plurality of types of the specific devices.
A weighting factor is set for each specific device,
The determination unit
Applying the weighting factor for each specific device to the presence level or the absence level determined for each specific device, and using the presence level and the absence level after applying the weighting factor, The device management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein an existence level or the absence level is determined.
The determination unit
The specific device is divided into a plurality of groups,
The device management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the presence level or the absence level is determined by using the presence level or the absence level obtained for each group of the specific devices in combination.
Acquisition of an operating state of an outing switch operated by the user, wherein the operating state is selected when the user is present in the building, and is selected as an existing state when the user is out of the building; Further comprising
The determination unit further includes:
When the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit is selected as an existing state, the presence level is estimated as a standard level,
The device management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the absence level is estimated as a standard level when the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit is selected as an absence state.
The determination unit
By correcting the presence level or the absence level estimated based on the operation state of the outing switch acquired by the acquisition unit using the state of the specific device detected by the detection unit, the presence level The device management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a level or the absence level is determined.
The determination unit
In a state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit is selected as an absence state, when the detection unit detects an operation of the specific device, the absence level may be indicated by the user in the building. Change the direction to be higher,
In a state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit is selected as a presence state, when the period during which the detection unit does not detect an operation for a specific determination time has elapsed, the presence level is set to the user. The device management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the device management device is changed in a direction in which a possibility that the device does not exist in the building increases.
The determination unit
In the state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit is selected as the presence state, when the operation of the specific device is detected, the presence level becomes higher than the possibility that the user exists in the building. Change further in the direction,
In a state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit is selected as the absence state, when the period during which the specific device is not operated passes a predetermined determination time, the absence level is not indicated by the user in the building. The device management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the device management apparatus is further changed in a direction in which the degree of possibility increases.
The specific device has a function of detecting a person who uses the device,
The determination unit
In the state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit is selected as the absence state, when the specific device detects the person, the absence level is high, and the possibility that the user exists in the building is high. Change further in the direction
In a state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit is selected as a presence state, when a period during which the specific device does not detect the person passes a predetermined determination time, the presence level is determined by the user as the building. The device management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the device management apparatus is further changed in a direction in which the degree of possibility of being absent is increased.
The determination unit
When the specific device detects the person in a state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit is selected as the presence state, the presence level is increased and the possibility that the user exists in the building is increased. Change further in the direction,
When the period during which the specific device does not detect the person in a state where the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit is selected as an absent state passes a predetermined determination time, the absence level is set to the building by the user. The device management apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the device management apparatus is further changed in a direction in which a possibility of non-existence increases.
The output unit is
After the determination unit has changed the presence level in a direction in which the possibility that the user does not exist in the building is increased during the period in which the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit is selected as the presence state, When the period during which the determination unit does not change the absence level exceeds a predetermined monitoring time, the operation state of the outing switch is changed to be selected as an absence state,
During the period when the operation state acquired by the acquisition unit is selected as the absence state, the determination unit changes the absence level in a direction in which the possibility that the user exists in the building is increased. The device according to any one of claims 5 to 10, wherein when the period during which the determination unit does not change the presence level exceeds a predetermined monitoring time, the operation state of the outing switch is changed to be selected as the presence state. Management device.
A device management method executed by the device management apparatus,
A detection step of detecting at least one of an operation on a specific device used in a building and an operation of the specific device;
By using the information on the state of the specific device detected in the detection step, the presence level indicating the degree of possibility that the user of the building exists in the building, or the degree of possibility that the user of the building does not exist in the building A determination step for determining an absence level representing
An output step of giving an instruction according to the presence level or the absence level to a predetermined device used by the user in the building.
A device management method executed by the device management apparatus,
A detection step of detecting at least one of an operation on a specific device used in a building and an operation of the specific device;
By using the information on the state of the specific device detected in the detection step, the presence level indicating the degree of possibility that the user of the building exists in the building, or the degree of possibility that the user of the building does not exist in the building A determination step for determining an absence level representing
A program for causing the user to execute a device management method including an output step of giving an instruction according to the presence level or the absence level to a predetermined device used in the building.