WO2018211619A1 - Dispositif de commande de climatisation, système de climatisation, et procédé et programme de commande de climatisation - Google Patents

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WO2018211619A1
WO2018211619A1 PCT/JP2017/018509 JP2017018509W WO2018211619A1 WO 2018211619 A1 WO2018211619 A1 WO 2018211619A1 JP 2017018509 W JP2017018509 W JP 2017018509W WO 2018211619 A1 WO2018211619 A1 WO 2018211619A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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  • the present invention relates to an air conditioning control device, an air conditioning system, an air conditioning control method, and a program.
  • Patent Literature 1 discloses an air conditioner that recognizes voice input to a microphone and controls an indoor unit. More specifically, the air conditioner disclosed in Patent Document 1 switches to a state in which voice can be input when the user's action such as the user waving his hand toward the sensor is detected, and the voice of the user is Accept input.
  • Patent Document 1 In the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, in order to control the air conditioning, it is necessary for the user to consciously perform a prescribed operation such as waving and to utter the sound toward the microphone with the user consciously. It is. On the other hand, it is required to accurately control the air conditioning according to the user's situation without performing a specific operation with the user conscious.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an air-conditioning control device and the like capable of accurately controlling air-conditioning according to the user's situation.
  • an air conditioning control device includes: An air conditioning control device for controlling air conditioning by an air conditioner, Voice acquisition means for acquiring the user's voice when at least one of the user's posture, the user's position, the user's facial expression, and the user's orientation changes; Air conditioning control means for controlling the air conditioning based on the voice acquired by the voice acquisition means.
  • the user's voice is acquired, and based on the acquired voice Control air conditioning. Therefore, according to the present invention, air conditioning can be accurately controlled according to the user's situation.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the voice recognition server according to the first embodiment.
  • the block diagram which shows the function structure of the air conditioning system which concerns on Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. The figure which shows the example of the image by which the user was imaged in Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 1 The flowchart which shows the flow of the air-conditioning control process performed in the air-conditioning system which concerns on Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 2 The figure which shows schematically the whole structure of the air conditioning system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention.
  • the block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the air-conditioning management apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2.
  • FIG. 2 The block diagram which shows the function structure of the air-conditioning management apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2.
  • FIG. 3 The figure which shows schematically the whole structure of the air conditioning system which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention.
  • the block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the air-conditioning control apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3.
  • FIG. 3 The block diagram which shows the function structure of the air-conditioning control apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3.
  • the air conditioning system 1 is a system that controls air conditioning in the house 2. As shown in FIG. 1, the air conditioning system 1 includes an air conditioner 10, an air conditioning control device 100, and a voice recognition server 200.
  • the air conditioning control device 100 and the voice recognition server 200 are connected to be communicable via the wide area network N and the base station S.
  • the wide area network N is, for example, the Internet, and relays transmission / reception of information between the air conditioning control device 100 and the voice recognition server 200.
  • the base station S is a facility for connecting the air conditioning control device 100 and devices existing in the vicinity area of the base station S to the wide area network N.
  • the air conditioner 10 is a device that air-conditions an indoor space in the house 2 that is a space to be air-conditioned.
  • Air conditioning refers to adjusting the temperature, humidity, cleanliness, airflow, and the like of air in a space to be air-conditioned, and specifically includes heating, cooling, dehumidification, humidification, air purification, and the like.
  • the air conditioner 10 operates by obtaining electric power from a commercial power source, a power generation facility or a power storage facility (not shown).
  • the air conditioner 10 is a heat pump type air conditioner using, for example, CO 2 (carbon dioxide) or HFC (hydrofluorocarbon) as a refrigerant.
  • the air conditioner 10 includes an outdoor unit 11 installed outdoors, an indoor unit 12 installed indoors, and a remote controller 13 operated by a user U.
  • the outdoor unit 11 and the indoor unit 12 are connected via a refrigerant pipe 15 and a communication line 16 through which refrigerant flows.
  • the outdoor unit 11 includes a compressor 21, a four-way valve 22, an outdoor heat exchanger 23, an expansion valve 24, an outdoor blower 26, and an outdoor unit control unit 28.
  • the indoor unit 12 includes an indoor heat exchanger 25, an indoor fan 27, and an indoor unit control unit 29.
  • the refrigerant pipe 15 connects the compressor 21, the four-way valve 22, the outdoor heat exchanger 23, the expansion valve 24, and the indoor heat exchanger 25 in an annular shape. Thereby, the heat pump is comprised.
  • the heat pump is also called a refrigeration cycle.
  • the compressor 21 compresses the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant pipe 15 to increase the temperature and pressure of the refrigerant.
  • the compressor 21 circulates the refrigerant pipe 15 by discharging the compressed refrigerant to the four-way valve 22.
  • the compressor 21 includes an inverter circuit that can change the delivery amount per unit according to the drive frequency.
  • the compressor 21 changes the capacity according to the control value instructed from the outdoor unit control unit 28.
  • the four-way valve 22 is installed on the discharge side of the compressor 21.
  • the four-way valve 22 is discharged from the compressor 21 when the air conditioning system 1 is in cooling operation, and the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 21 flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 23, and when the air conditioning system 1 is in heating operation.
  • the direction in which the refrigerant flows in the refrigerant pipe 15 is switched so that the refrigerant that has been flown into the indoor heat exchanger 25.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 23 performs heat exchange between cold / hot heat supplied by the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant pipe 15 and outdoor air.
  • a negative pressure is generated inside the outdoor unit 11 and sucks outdoor air.
  • the sucked air is supplied to the outdoor heat exchanger 23, heat-exchanged by the outdoor heat exchanger 23, and then blown out outdoors.
  • the expansion valve 24 is installed between the indoor heat exchanger 25 and the outdoor heat exchanger 23.
  • the expansion valve 24 is decompressed and expanded by adjusting its opening degree.
  • the expansion valve 24 is an electronic expansion valve whose opening degree can be variably controlled.
  • the indoor heat exchanger 25 performs heat exchange between the cold / hot heat supplied from the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant pipe 15 and the air in the indoor space.
  • the air heat-exchanged by the indoor heat exchanger 25 is supplied to the indoor space as conditioned air. Thereby, indoor space is air-conditioned.
  • the indoor blower 27 starts the air blowing operation, a negative pressure is generated inside the indoor unit 12 and sucks air in the indoor space.
  • the sucked air is supplied to the indoor heat exchanger 25, exchanged heat with the indoor heat exchanger 25, and then blown out into the indoor space.
  • the cooling capacity or heating capacity of the air conditioning system 1 increases.
  • the cooling capacity and the heating capacity are adjusted by changing the frequency of the compressor 21.
  • the compressor 21, the four-way valve 22, the outdoor heat exchanger 23, the expansion valve 24 and the outdoor blower 26 in the outdoor unit 11, and the indoor heat exchanger 25 and the indoor blower 27 in the indoor unit 12 are air conditioning means for air conditioning the indoor space. Function as.
  • the outdoor unit control unit 28 and the indoor unit control unit 29 are not shown, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a communication interface, and a readable / writable nonvolatile memory A semiconductor memory.
  • the CPU controls the operations of the outdoor unit 11 and the indoor unit 12 by executing a control program stored in the ROM while using the RAM as a work memory.
  • the outdoor unit control unit 28 and the indoor unit control unit 29 are connected by the communication line 16 and cooperate with each other by exchanging various signals through the communication line 16 to control the entire air conditioner 10.
  • the outdoor unit control unit 28 and the indoor unit control unit 29 function as a control unit of the air conditioner 10.
  • the communication line 16 may be wired, wireless, or another communication medium.
  • the indoor unit control unit 29 exchanges various signals with the remote controller 13 placed in the indoor space.
  • a user of the air conditioner 10 inputs an operation command to the air conditioner 10 by operating the remote controller 13.
  • the operation command for example, a command for switching between operation and stop, a command for switching operation mode (cooling, heating, dehumidification, humidification, moisturization, air purification, air blowing, etc.), a command for switching a target temperature, a command for switching a target humidity, an air volume Switching command, wind direction switching command, timer switching command, and the like.
  • the air conditioner 10 starts operation according to the input operation command.
  • the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 21 passes through the four-way valve 22 and flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 23.
  • the refrigerant that has flowed into the outdoor heat exchanger 23 is condensed and liquefied by exchanging heat with outdoor air sucked from the outdoor space, and flows into the expansion valve 24.
  • the refrigerant flowing into the expansion valve 24 is decompressed by the expansion valve 24 and then flows into the indoor heat exchanger 25.
  • the refrigerant flowing into the indoor heat exchanger 25 evaporates by exchanging heat with indoor air sucked from the indoor space, passes through the four-way valve 22, and is sucked into the compressor 21 again.
  • the indoor air sucked from the indoor space is cooled by the indoor heat exchanger 25.
  • the amount of heat exchange between the refrigerant and the room air in the indoor heat exchanger 25 is called cooling capacity.
  • the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 21 passes through the four-way valve 22 and flows into the indoor heat exchanger 25.
  • the refrigerant that has flowed into the indoor heat exchanger 25 exchanges heat with indoor air sucked from the indoor space to be condensed and liquefied, and flows into the expansion valve 24.
  • the refrigerant flowing into the expansion valve 24 is decompressed by the expansion valve 24 and then flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 23.
  • the refrigerant flowing into the outdoor heat exchanger 23 evaporates by exchanging heat with the outdoor air sucked from the outdoor space, passes through the four-way valve 22, and is sucked into the compressor 21 again.
  • the indoor air sucked from the indoor space is heated by the indoor heat exchanger 25.
  • the amount of heat exchange between the refrigerant and the room air in the indoor heat exchanger 25 is called heating capacity.
  • the air conditioning control device 100 controls the air conditioning of the indoor space by the air conditioner 10.
  • the air conditioning control device 100 is a terminal device such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a mobile phone that is operated by a user U who is a resident, an owner, or the like of the house 2. As an example, as shown in FIG. 1, the air conditioning control device 100 is operated by a user U sitting on a chair in a state of being placed on a desk.
  • the air conditioning control device 100 includes a control unit 101, a storage unit 102, a timing unit 103, a user interface 104, an imaging unit 105, an image processing unit 106, a sound sensor 107, a communication Unit 108. These units are connected via a bus 109.
  • the control unit 101 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM.
  • the CPU is a processing unit that executes various processes and operations, and is also called a central processing unit, a central processing unit, a processor, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or the like.
  • the CPU reads the program and data stored in the ROM, and performs overall control of the air conditioning control device 100 using the RAM as a work area.
  • the storage unit 102 is a non-volatile semiconductor memory such as flash memory, EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), and serves as a so-called secondary storage device or auxiliary storage device.
  • the storage unit 102 stores programs and data used by the control unit 101 to perform various processes, and data generated or acquired by the control unit 101 performing various processes.
  • the timekeeping unit 103 is a timekeeping device that includes an RTC (Real Time Clock) and continues time keeping even when the air conditioning control device 100 is powered off.
  • RTC Real Time Clock
  • the user interface 104 includes a display unit such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence), and an LED (Light Emitting Diode), an input unit such as a touch panel, a touch pad, a switch, and a push button. Is provided.
  • the user interface 104 receives an operation from the user U via the input unit, and displays a display image via the display unit.
  • the display unit and the input unit may be configured as a touch panel or a touch screen in which these are overlapped with each other.
  • the user interface 104 may include a speaker that outputs sound.
  • the imaging unit 105 acquires an image representing the user U in the indoor space by imaging the indoor space.
  • the imaging unit 105 is obtained by a lens that collects a light beam emitted from a subject, an image sensor that is disposed at a condensing position by the lens, acquires an optical image of the subject as an electrical signal by photoelectric conversion, and the image sensor. And an A / D (Analog / Digital) converter that converts an electrical signal into digital data.
  • the image sensor is an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary-Metal-Oxide Semiconductor).
  • the imaging unit 105 functions as an imaging unit.
  • the image processing unit 106 includes an image processing processor such as a DSP or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) and a buffer memory that temporarily stores an image to be processed.
  • the image processing unit 106 executes a processing process for processing the image captured by the imaging unit 105, a person recognition process for recognizing a person included in the image, an object recognition process for recognizing an object included in the image, and the like.
  • the sound sensor 107 is also called a microphone and is a sensor that detects sound.
  • the sound stimulates human hearing such as conversation, voice, music, noise, and noise.
  • the sound sensor 107 includes a vibration detection unit that detects vibration of air, and a conversion unit that converts the detected vibration into an electric signal and further converts it into a digital signal.
  • the sound sensor 107 detects ambient sounds including the sound emitted from the user U by the vibration detection unit and the conversion unit, and generates a digital sound signal representing the detected sound.
  • the communication unit 108 includes a communication interface for communicating with the air conditioner 10 and the voice recognition server 200.
  • the communication unit 108 performs wireless communication with the air conditioner 10 according to a communication standard such as infrared communication, Bluetooth (registered trademark), Wi-Fi (registered trademark), or Wi-SUN (registered trademark).
  • a communication standard such as infrared communication, Bluetooth (registered trademark), Wi-Fi (registered trademark), or Wi-SUN (registered trademark).
  • the communication unit 108 transmits a control command for the air conditioner 10 to the indoor unit control unit 29 and receives state information indicating the state of the air conditioner 10 from the indoor unit control unit 29 under the control of the control unit 101.
  • the communication unit 108 is connected to the wide area network N via the base station S and communicates with the voice recognition server 200 via the wide area network N.
  • the speech recognition server 200 is a server that provides a speech recognition service using cloud computing, and causes the air conditioning system 1 to function in cooperation with the air conditioning control device 100.
  • the voice recognition server 200 includes a control unit 201, a storage unit 202, and a communication unit 203. These units are connected via a bus 209.
  • the control unit 201 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM.
  • the CPU is a processing unit that executes various processes and operations, and is also called a central processing unit, a central processing unit, a processor, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, a DSP, or the like.
  • the CPU reads the program and data stored in the ROM, and performs overall control of the voice recognition server 200 using the RAM as a work area.
  • the storage unit 202 is a nonvolatile semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, EPROM, or EEPROM, and plays a role as a so-called secondary storage device or auxiliary storage device.
  • the storage unit 202 stores programs and data used by the control unit 201 to perform various processes, and data generated or acquired by the control unit 201 performing various processes.
  • the communication unit 203 includes a communication interface for connecting to the wide area network N, and communicates with the air conditioning control device 100 via the wide area network N. Specifically, the communication unit 203 receives voice information from the air conditioning control device 100 under the control of the control unit 201, and transmits information indicating the result of voice recognition to the air conditioning control device 100.
  • the air conditioning control device 100 functionally includes a change detection unit 110, a voice acquisition unit 120, a voice information transmission unit 130, a recognition information reception unit 140, an extraction unit 150, and air conditioning control.
  • Unit 160 the air conditioning control device 100 functionally includes a change detection unit 110, a voice acquisition unit 120, a voice information transmission unit 130, a recognition information reception unit 140, an extraction unit 150, and air conditioning control.
  • the voice recognition server 200 functionally includes a voice information reception unit 210, a voice recognition unit 220, and a recognition information transmission unit 230.
  • each function of the voice recognition server 200 is realized by the CPU executing a program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 202.
  • the change detection unit 110 detects at least one change among the posture of the user U, the position of the user U, the facial expression of the user U, and the orientation of the user U. More specifically, the change detection unit 110 determines whether or not any of the posture, position, facial expression, orientation, and the like of the user U has changed based on the image captured by the imaging unit 105. Detect.
  • the posture, position, facial expression, orientation, and the like are collectively referred to as “posture”.
  • FIG. 6 shows a captured image 5 that is an image of the user U captured by the imaging unit 105.
  • the imaging unit 105 captures the user U periodically or at a predetermined timing in order to detect a change in the posture or the like of the user U, and obtains a captured image 5 as illustrated in FIG. .
  • the change detection unit 110 analyzes the acquired captured image 5 using the function of the image processing unit 106 every time the captured image 5 is acquired by the imaging unit 105. Specifically, the change detection unit 110 recognizes the user U from the captured image 5 by a known method such as human recognition, face recognition, object recognition, and acquires information such as the posture of the user U.
  • the change detection unit 110 is realized by the control unit 101 cooperating with the imaging unit 105 and the image processing unit 106.
  • the change detection unit 110 functions as a change detection unit.
  • the posture of the user U is also called a posture and is the posture or appearance of the user U.
  • the posture of the user U changes due to a change in arrangement of each part included in the user U's body. For example, when the user U is sitting on a chair, a floor, or the like, the posture of the user U changes as the user U leans forward, backward, left or right, bends, arms or legs.
  • the change detection unit 110 specifies the position of each part included in the body of the user U in the image captured by the imaging unit 105 by a known method such as human recognition or object recognition. And the change detection part 110 detects whether the attitude
  • the position of the user U is a position where the user U exists in the indoor space.
  • the position of the user U changes when the user U walks in the indoor space, when the position of the user U is changed, or the like.
  • the change detection unit 110 specifies the position of the user U in the image captured by the imaging unit 105 by a known person recognition method. And the change detection part 110 detects whether the position of the specified user U changed.
  • the facial expression of the user U is the expression of the emotion of the user U on the face.
  • the facial expression of the user U changes according to the environment of the indoor space, the state of the user U, and the like.
  • the change detection unit 110 identifies the face of the user U imaged by the imaging unit 105 by a known face recognition method. And the change detection part 110 detects whether the facial expression of the user U changed by detecting the motion of each part contained in the specified user U's face.
  • the direction of the user U is the direction of the face or body of the user U.
  • the direction of the user U changes when the user U moves his / her head or when the user U changes his / her posture.
  • the change detection unit 110 identifies the face or body of the user U imaged by the imaging unit 105 by a known method such as face recognition or human recognition. Then, the change detection unit 110 detects whether the orientation of the identified user U's face or body has changed.
  • the change detection unit 110 determines whether the degree of change of at least one of the posture of the user U, the position of the user U, the facial expression of the user U, and the orientation of the user U has exceeded a threshold value. Specifically, when the change detection unit 110 detects a change in the posture of the user U, the amount of change within a predetermined time of at least one part included in the body of the user U exceeds a threshold value. It is determined whether or not. When detecting a change in the position of the user U, the change detection unit 110 determines whether or not the amount of change in the position of the user U within a predetermined time has exceeded a threshold value.
  • the change detection unit 110 determines whether or not the amount of change in a predetermined time of at least one part included in the face of the user U has exceeded a threshold value. .
  • the change detection unit 110 determines whether the angle of the orientation of the user U's face or body that has changed within a predetermined time has exceeded a threshold value.
  • the change detection unit 110 determines that a change in the posture of the user U has been detected when the degree of such change exceeds a threshold value.
  • the threshold value is preset to an appropriate value and stored in the ROM or the storage unit 102.
  • the voice acquisition unit 120 acquires the voice of the user U when at least one of the posture of the user U, the position of the user U, the facial expression of the user U, and the orientation of the user U changes.
  • the voice of the user U is a voice uttered from the user U, such as a whisper of the user U, monologue, conversation with surrounding people, and the like.
  • the voice of the user U is detected by the sound sensor 107 together with the sound generated around the air conditioning control device 100.
  • the voice acquisition unit 120 acquires a voice signal indicating the voice of the user U by the sound sensor 107.
  • the voice acquisition unit 120 is realized by the control unit 101 cooperating with the sound sensor 107.
  • the voice acquisition unit 120 functions as a voice acquisition unit.
  • the voice acquisition unit 120 acquires the voice of the user U when the user U changes the posture or the like. For example, when the user U changes his / her posture or the like and asks “This room is hot” or “Today is a little cold”, the voice acquisition unit 120 acquires such a whisper. Therefore, when a change in the posture of the user U is detected by the change detection unit 110, the voice acquisition unit 120 detects the change of the user U from the change detection unit 110 until the specified time elapses. Get audio.
  • the voice acquisition unit 120 shifts to a state where the surrounding sound can be detected by the sound sensor 107 and starts acquiring the voice. And the audio
  • the specified time is, for example, about several seconds to several tens of seconds, and is set in advance and stored in the ROM or the storage unit 102.
  • the voice information transmission unit 130 transmits voice information indicating the voice acquired by the voice acquisition unit 120 to the voice recognition server 200. More specifically, the voice information transmission unit 130 performs voice recognition by the voice recognition server 200 in order to identify the content of the voice acquired by the voice acquisition unit 120. Therefore, when the voice acquisition unit 120 acquires the voice, the voice information transmission unit 130 communicates with the voice recognition server 200 via the communication unit 108 and the wide area network N, thereby indicating the acquired voice information. Is transmitted to the voice recognition server 200.
  • the voice information transmitting unit 130 is realized by the control unit 101 cooperating with the communication unit 108.
  • the voice information transmission unit 130 functions as voice information transmission means.
  • the voice information receiving unit 210 receives the voice information transmitted from the air conditioning control device 100.
  • the voice information receiving unit 210 receives the voice information transmitted from the air conditioning control device 100 by communicating with the air conditioning control device 100 via the communication unit 203 and the wide area network N.
  • the voice information receiving unit 210 is realized by the control unit 201 cooperating with the communication unit 203.
  • the voice information receiving unit 210 functions as a voice information receiving unit.
  • the voice recognition unit 220 recognizes the voice indicated by the voice information received by the voice information receiving unit 210. More specifically, the speech recognition unit 220 performs speech recognition on the speech information received by the speech information reception unit 210 based on a known algorithm, and identifies words uttered from the user U. To do.
  • the speech recognition unit 220 calculates a mel frequency cepstrum coefficient (MFCC) for each unit time interval as a feature amount representing a feature of the speech signal. Then, the speech recognition unit 220 uses the hidden Markov model (HMM), which is an acoustic model used in general speech recognition, to probabilistically determine the sound from which the feature amount is output in each time interval. To estimate. Thereby, the voice recognition unit 220 estimates each sound included in the voice information received by the voice information reception unit 210 and converts each estimated sound into a corresponding character. In this way, the voice recognition unit 220 converts the voice signal acquired by the voice acquisition unit 120 into a corresponding character string.
  • HMM hidden Markov model
  • the speech recognition unit 220 performs lexical interpretation and context interpretation on the obtained character string using a known method, and converts the character string into a character string mixed with kanji characters. At this time, the voice recognition unit 220 converts an irregular spoken word into a correct word, for example, by converting “hot” into “hot”. Furthermore, the speech recognition unit 220 may convert a dialect into a standard language, or may perform translation between different languages.
  • the voice recognition unit 220 obtains a character string representing a word uttered by the user U when the posture of the user U is changed by such voice recognition processing. Programs and acoustic models used for speech recognition are stored in the storage unit 202. The voice recognition unit 220 is realized by the control unit 201 cooperating with the storage unit 202. The voice recognition unit 220 functions as a voice recognition unit.
  • the recognition information transmission unit 230 transmits recognition information indicating the result recognized by the voice recognition unit 220 to the air conditioning control device 100. More specifically, the recognition information transmission unit 230 generates recognition information indicating a character string obtained as a result of speech recognition by the speech recognition unit 220. And the recognition information transmission part 230 transmits the produced
  • the recognition information transmission unit 230 is realized when the control unit 201 cooperates with the communication unit 203.
  • the recognition information transmission unit 230 functions as a recognition information transmission unit.
  • the recognition information receiving unit 140 receives the recognition information transmitted from the voice recognition server 200.
  • the recognition information receiving unit 140 receives the recognition information transmitted from the voice recognition server 200 by communicating with the voice recognition server 200 via the communication unit 108 and the wide area network N.
  • the recognition information receiving unit 140 is realized by the control unit 101 cooperating with the communication unit 108.
  • the recognition information receiving unit 140 functions as a recognition information receiving unit.
  • the extraction unit 150 extracts words indicating thermal sensation included in the voice acquired by the voice acquisition unit 120.
  • a word indicating a thermal sensation is a phrase representing a human sense of heat or cold, such as “hot”, “cold”, “warm”, “cold”. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 7, when the user U utters a voice saying “This room is hot”, the extraction unit 150 extracts a character string “hot” as a word indicating thermal sensation. Alternatively, when the user U utters a voice saying “It is a little cold today”, the extraction unit 150 extracts a character string “cold” as a word indicating a sense of warmth.
  • the extraction unit 150 includes a word indicating thermal sensation in the character string indicated by the recognition information received by the recognition information receiving unit 140 using a known character string search algorithm. It is determined whether or not. Typical words indicating thermal sensations such as “hot”, “cold”, “warm”, “cold” are registered in the storage unit 102 in advance. When the character string indicated by the recognition information includes a character string that matches a preliminarily registered word indicating thermal sensation, the extraction unit 150 extracts the matching character string.
  • the extraction unit 150 is realized by the control unit 101 cooperating with the storage unit 102.
  • the extraction unit 150 functions as an extraction unit.
  • the air conditioning control unit 160 controls the air conditioning by the air conditioner 10 based on the voice acquired by the voice acquisition unit 120. More specifically, the air conditioning control unit 160 controls the air conditioning by the air conditioner 10 according to the words indicating the thermal sensation extracted by the extraction unit 150 based on the recognition information received by the recognition information receiving unit 140. To do.
  • the air conditioning control unit 160 causes the air conditioner 10 to lower the temperature of the indoor space.
  • the term indicating warmth is a term indicating that the temperature of the indoor space is higher than desired, such as “hot” or “warm”. Specifically, lowering the temperature of the indoor space is to increase the cooling during cooling, to weaken or stop the heating during heating, and to cool the cooling if neither heating nor heating. Is to get started.
  • the air conditioning control unit 160 transmits a control command for lowering the temperature of the indoor space to the air conditioner 10 to improve the comfort of the indoor space.
  • the air conditioning control unit 160 causes the air conditioner 10 to increase the temperature of the indoor space.
  • a word indicating a cold feeling is a word indicating that the temperature of the indoor space is lower than desired, such as “cold” or “cold”. Specifically, raising the temperature of the indoor space is a command to increase heating if heating is in progress, a command to weaken or stop cooling if cooling is in progress, and heating if not in cooling or heating. It is a command to start.
  • the air conditioning control unit 160 transmits a control command for increasing the temperature of the indoor space to the air conditioner 10 to improve the comfort of the indoor space.
  • the air conditioning control unit 160 determines the control content of the air conditioning according to the thermal sensation felt by the user U. And the air-conditioning control part 160 produces
  • the air conditioning control unit 160 is realized by the control unit 101 cooperating with the communication unit 108.
  • the air conditioning control unit 160 functions as air conditioning control means.
  • the air conditioner 10 When the air conditioner 10 receives the control command, it controls the air-conditioning means according to the received control command. Specifically, the air conditioner 10 switches the flow path of the four-way valve 22 according to the operation mode, adjusts the opening degree of the expansion valve 24, and drives the compressor 21, the outdoor blower 26, and the indoor blower 27.
  • the flow of the air conditioning control process executed in the air conditioning system 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
  • the air conditioning control process shown in FIG. 8 is executed at any time in a state where the air conditioning control apparatus 100 is powered on and the air conditioning control apparatus 100 can execute a normal process.
  • the control unit 101 of the air conditioning control device 100 acquires information about the user U in the indoor space (step S1). More specifically, the control unit 101 performs image processing such as human recognition, face recognition, and object recognition on the captured image 5 captured by the imaging unit 105. Thereby, the control unit 101 acquires information such as the posture, position, facial expression, and orientation of the user U captured in the captured image 5.
  • the control unit 101 determines whether or not the posture of the user U has changed (step S2). Specifically, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the degree of change of the user U's posture or the like within a predetermined time has exceeded a threshold value. The control unit 101 determines that the posture of the user U has changed when the degree of change exceeds the threshold, and determines that the posture of the user U has not changed when the degree of change does not exceed the threshold. To do.
  • step S2 When the posture of the user U has not changed (step S2; NO), the control unit 101 stops the process at step S1. Then, the control unit 101 continues to acquire information on the user U until a change in the posture of the user U is detected. In steps S ⁇ b> 1 and S ⁇ b> 2, the control unit 101 functions as the change detection unit 110.
  • step S3 the control unit 101 acquires the voice of the user U (step S3). Specifically, the control unit 101 shifts to a state in which the surrounding sound can be detected by the sound sensor 107 until the specified time elapses after the posture of the user U changes, and the surrounding sound. To get. Thereby, the control part 101 acquires the conversation, whispering, etc. which were emitted from the user U when the user U changed the attitude
  • step S ⁇ b> 3 the control unit 101 functions as the voice acquisition unit 120.
  • control unit 101 transmits voice information indicating the acquired voice to the voice recognition server 200 via the wide area network N (step S4).
  • the control unit 101 functions as the audio information transmission unit 130.
  • the control unit 201 When the air conditioning control device 100 transmits voice information, in the voice recognition server 200, the control unit 201 receives the transmitted voice information. At this time, the control unit 201 functions as the audio information receiving unit 210.
  • the control unit 201 When the voice information is received, the control unit 201 performs voice recognition on the received voice information (step S5). Specifically, the control unit 201 estimates individual sounds included in the voice indicated by the received voice information according to a known voice recognition method. In addition, the control unit 201 executes lexical interpretation, context interpretation, and the like as necessary. Thereby, the control unit 201 converts the voice signal acquired by the sound sensor 107 when detecting a change in the posture of the user U into character string information. In step S ⁇ b> 5, the control unit 201 functions as the voice recognition unit 220.
  • the control unit 201 When executing voice recognition, the control unit 201 transmits recognition information indicating a character string obtained as a result of the voice recognition to the air conditioning control device 100 via the wide area network N (step S6). In step S ⁇ b> 6, the control unit 201 functions as the recognition information transmission unit 230.
  • the control unit 101 receives the transmitted recognition information. At this time, the control unit 101 functions as the recognition information receiving unit 140.
  • the control unit 101 determines whether or not a word indicating thermal sensation has been extracted from the received recognition information (step S7). More specifically, the control unit 101 includes character strings indicating a thermal sensation such as “hot”, “cold”, “warm”, “cold” in the character string indicated by the received recognition information. It is determined whether or not. In step S ⁇ b> 7, the control unit 101 functions as the extraction unit 150.
  • step S7 When a word indicating a thermal sensation can be extracted (step S7; YES), the control unit 101 controls air conditioning according to the extracted word (step S8). More specifically, the control unit 101 issues a command to lower the temperature of the indoor space when words such as “hot” and “warm” are included in the character string indicated by the received recognition information. 10 to send. On the other hand, if the character string indicated by the received recognition information includes a word such as “cold” or “cold”, the control unit 101 issues a command to increase the temperature of the indoor space. Send to. In step S ⁇ b> 8, the control unit 101 functions as the air conditioning control unit 160.
  • step S7 when the word which shows a thermal sensation cannot be extracted (step S7; NO), the control part 101 skips the process of step S8.
  • the control unit 101 changes the air conditioning operation to the air conditioner 10. Do not send commands to Thus, the air conditioning control process shown in FIG. 8 ends.
  • the air conditioning system 1 acquires the voice of the user U when the posture of the user U changes, and controls air conditioning by the air conditioner 10 based on the acquired voice. For example, when the user U feels uncomfortable about air conditioning such as hot or cold, the user U takes a posture full of concentration, shakes his body, shakes, distorts his face, sighs, etc. He often utters words about thermal feeling while changing posture, body posture, facial expression, orientation, etc. The air conditioning system 1 detects such a change in the posture of the user U and controls the air conditioning so as to enhance the comfort of the user U based on the voice of the user U at that time. With such a configuration, air conditioning can be accurately controlled according to the situation of the user U.
  • the air conditioning system 1 controls the air conditioning
  • the user U does not need to be aware of an explicit operation such as waving his arm toward the sensor, and the user does not need to be aware of the timing of voice input. Therefore, according to the air conditioning system 1 according to Embodiment 1, a comfortable air conditioning environment can be obtained with high convenience.
  • the air conditioning system 1 acquires a sound only during a specified time from the detection of a change in the posture of the user U as a trigger. For this reason, the amount of voice data to be acquired can be suppressed, and the amount of data processing related to voice recognition and extraction of thermal sensation can be suppressed.
  • the air conditioning system 1 transmits voice information indicating the voice of the user U acquired by the air conditioning control device 100 to the voice recognition server 200, and the voice recognition server 200 recognizes the voice. Since the speech recognition server 200 executes a speech recognition process with a large processing load, the processing load on the air conditioning control device 100 operating on the user U side can be reduced, and the configuration of the air conditioning control device 100 can be simplified. it can. Therefore, by downloading application software to widely used terminal devices such as smartphones, tablet terminals, and mobile phones, the air conditioning control device 100 can be easily realized without requiring special hardware.
  • the update can be performed collectively by the voice recognition server 200 and updated by the air conditioning control device 100 of each user U. There is no need to implement. Therefore, the voice recognition process can be easily updated.
  • FIG. 9 shows an overall configuration of an air conditioning system 1a according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • the air conditioning system 1 a is a system that controls air conditioning in the office 3.
  • the air conditioning system 1a includes a plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,..., A plurality of air conditioning controllers 100a, 100b,..., A voice recognition server 200, and an air conditioning management device 300.
  • the plurality of air conditioning control devices 100a, 100b,... And the speech recognition server 200 are communicably connected via the wide area network N and the base station S.
  • Each of the plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,... Is a heat pump type air conditioner having the same configuration and function as the air conditioner 10 in the first embodiment.
  • Each of the plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,... Is installed at different locations in the office 3, and air-conditions a plurality of different spaces in the office 3 under the control of the air conditioning management device 300.
  • the plurality of air conditioning controllers 100a, 100b,... Control air conditioning by the plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,.
  • the plurality of air conditioning control devices 100a, 100b,... Are terminal devices such as smartphones, tablet terminals, and mobile phones that are operated by users U1, U2,.
  • the users U1, U2,... Are persons such as workers and workers in the office 3, respectively.
  • the first air conditioning control device 100a is placed and operated on the desk of the first user U1
  • the second air conditioning control device 100b is placed and operated on the desk of the second user U2.
  • Each of the plurality of air conditioning control devices 100a, 100b,... Has the same configuration and function as the air conditioning control device 100 in the first embodiment. Specifically, in each of the plurality of air conditioning control devices 100a, 100b,..., The change detection unit 110 detects a change in the corresponding user posture and the like. When a change is detected by the change detection unit 110, the voice acquisition unit 120 acquires the user's voice by the voice acquisition unit 120. The voice information transmission unit 130 transmits voice information indicating the voice acquired by the voice acquisition unit 120 to the voice recognition server 200.
  • the voice recognition server 200 has the same configuration and functions as in the first embodiment. Specifically, in the voice recognition server 200, the voice information receiving unit 210 receives voice information transmitted from each of the plurality of air conditioning control devices 100a, 100b,. The voice recognition unit 220 recognizes the voice indicated by the voice information received by the voice information reception unit 210. The recognition information transmission unit 230 transmits the recognition information indicating the result of the voice recognition by the voice recognition unit 220 to the air conditioning control device 100 that has transmitted the voice information among the plurality of air conditioning control devices 100a, 100b,.
  • the recognition information receiving unit 140 receives the recognition information when the recognition information is transmitted from the voice recognition server 200.
  • the extraction unit 150 extracts words indicating thermal sensation from the recognition information received by the recognition information receiving unit 140.
  • the air-conditioning control part 160 controls the air conditioning by several air conditioner 10a, 10b, ... according to the word which shows the thermal feeling extracted by the extraction part 150. FIG.
  • the air conditioning control unit 160 controls the air conditioning so that the user's comfort is improved based on the user's voice acquired when the corresponding user's posture or the like changes.
  • the air conditioning control unit 160 controls the air conditioning by transmitting a control command based on the voice acquired by the voice acquisition unit 120 to the air conditioning management device 300 via the communication unit 108. For example, if the words indicating the thermal sensation extracted by the extraction unit 150 are “hot”, “warm”, etc., the air conditioning control unit 160 sends a control command to lower the temperature of the indoor space to the air conditioning management device 300. Send to. On the other hand, if the words indicating the thermal sensation extracted by the extraction unit 150 are “cold”, “cold”, etc., the air conditioning control unit 160 sends a control command to increase the temperature of the indoor space. It transmits to the management apparatus 300.
  • the air conditioning control unit 160 does not directly transmit a control command to each of the plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,..., But controls the air conditioning management device 300 that manages the plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,. By transmitting the command, air conditioning by the plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,... Is indirectly controlled.
  • the air conditioning management device 300 is a device that manages a plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,.
  • the air conditioning management device 300 is, for example, a HEMS (Home Energy Management System) or BEMS (Building Energy Management System) controller that manages the power of the entire office 3 and is installed at an appropriate location in the office 3. .
  • the air conditioning management device 300 includes a control unit 301, a storage unit 302, and a communication unit 303. These units are connected via a bus 309.
  • the control unit 301 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM.
  • the CPU is a processing unit that executes various processes and operations, and is also called a central processing unit, a central processing unit, a processor, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, a DSP, or the like.
  • the CPU reads a program and data stored in the ROM, and performs overall control of the air conditioning management device 300 using the RAM as a work area.
  • the storage unit 302 is a nonvolatile semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, EPROM, or EEPROM, and plays a role as a so-called secondary storage device or auxiliary storage device.
  • the storage unit 302 stores programs and data used for the control unit 301 to perform various processes, and data generated or acquired by the control unit 301 performing various processes.
  • the communication unit 303 includes a communication interface for communicating with the plurality of air conditioning controllers 100a, 100b,... And the plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,.
  • the communication unit 303 wirelessly communicates with a plurality of air conditioning control devices 100a, 100b,... According to communication standards such as infrared communication, Bluetooth (registered trademark), Wi-Fi (registered trademark), and Wi-SUN (registered trademark). connect. Further, the communication unit 303 communicates with the plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,... Via, for example, a network conforming to ECHONET Lite.
  • FIG. 11 shows a functional configuration of the air-conditioning management apparatus 300 according to the second embodiment.
  • the air conditioning management device 300 functionally includes a command receiving unit 310, a determining unit 320, and an air conditioning management unit 330.
  • Each of these functions is realized by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware.
  • the software and firmware are described as a program and stored in the ROM or the storage unit 302 of the air conditioning management device 300.
  • the CPU implements each function of the air conditioning management device 300 by executing a program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 302.
  • the command receiving unit 310 receives a control command transmitted from each of the plurality of air conditioning control devices 100a, 100b,.
  • the control command is an air conditioning command for the plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,... Generated based on the corresponding user's voice in each of the plurality of air conditioning controllers 100a, 100b,.
  • the command receiving unit 310 receives the transmitted control command each time a control command is transmitted from any of the plurality of air conditioning control devices 100a, 100b,.
  • the command receiving unit 310 is realized by the control unit 301 cooperating with the communication unit 303.
  • the command receiving unit 310 functions as a command receiving unit.
  • the determining unit 320 determines the control content of the air conditioners 10a, 10b,... Based on the control command received by the command receiving unit 310. More specifically, when the command receiving unit 310 receives a control command from one of the plurality of air conditioning control devices 100a, 100b,..., The determining unit 320 follows the received control command. The control content of the air conditioners 10a, 10b,... Is determined.
  • the air conditioning management unit 330 air-conditions at least one of the plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,... According to the control command received by the command receiving unit 310. More specifically, the air conditioning management unit 330 sends a control command corresponding to the control content determined by the determination unit 320 to the air conditioning target of the plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,. To the machine.
  • the air conditioning management unit 330 is realized by the control unit 301 cooperating with the communication unit 303.
  • the air conditioning management unit 330 functions as air conditioning management means.
  • the air conditioning management unit 330 has a plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b. ,... Are air-conditioned according to the control command received by the command receiving unit 310. More specifically, each of the plurality of air conditioning control devices 100a, 100b,... Includes a position detection unit that detects position information of the own device, and the air conditioning control unit 160 includes the position detection unit detected by the position detection unit. The position information is transmitted to the air conditioning management device 300 together with the control command.
  • the air conditioning management unit 330 receives the position received from the plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,.
  • the air conditioner closest to the position indicated by the information is determined as the air conditioner to be controlled.
  • the air-conditioning management part 330 makes a controlled air conditioner air-condition by transmitting a control command to the controlled air conditioner.
  • the command receiving unit 310 receives a plurality of control commands from the plurality of air conditioning control devices 100a, 100b,..., The control content of the air conditioners 10a, 10b,. .
  • the air conditioning management unit 330 performs air conditioning on the plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,... According to the control command.
  • the determining unit 320 determines whether the first control command and the second control command are The control content of the air conditioning is determined by applying a rule defined in advance.
  • the determining unit 320 when different control commands are transmitted from each of at least two of the plurality of air conditioning control devices 100a, 100b,... At the same time, the determining unit 320 simultaneously executes the commanded control. I can't do it. Therefore, when the command receiving unit 310 receives a plurality of control commands, the determining unit 320 determines the control content of the air conditioning based on the contents of the plurality of control commands.
  • the command receiving unit 310 receives a control command for multi-value selection such as a target temperature for air conditioning from each of the first and second air conditioning control devices 100a and 100b.
  • a control command for multi-value selection such as a target temperature for air conditioning from each of the first and second air conditioning control devices 100a and 100b
  • the average value of the received target temperatures is calculated.
  • setting the set temperature of the air conditioners 10a, 10b,... To the calculated average value is determined as the control content.
  • the command receiving unit 310 receives a control command for binary selection such as raising or lowering temperature from at least three air conditioning control devices 100a, 100b,...
  • the determining unit 320 determines control contents by majority vote. To do.
  • the determination unit 320 may determine the control content using various other algorithms as a predefined rule.
  • the predefined rule is a rule for determining the control content of the air conditioning when the command receiving unit 310 receives a plurality of different control commands, and is stored in the storage unit 302 in advance.
  • the determining unit 320 arbitrates the contents of the received plurality of control commands and determines the control content of the air conditioning.
  • the air conditioning management unit 330 causes the plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b, ... to air-condition with the control content determined by the determination unit 320.
  • the determination unit 320 is realized by the control unit 301 cooperating with the storage unit 302. The determination unit 320 functions as a determination unit.
  • the air conditioning system 1a includes the user U1 in a building in which a plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,... And a plurality of air conditioning controllers 100a, 100b,. , U2,... Can be controlled appropriately so that the comfort of U2,.
  • the air conditioning system 1a includes a plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,.
  • the air conditioner 10 may be one.
  • the air conditioning management device 300 determines the control content of one air conditioner 10 based on the control command transmitted from each of the plurality of air conditioning control devices 100a, 100b,. Air conditioning is controlled according to the determined control content.
  • the air conditioner 10 may be a so-called multi air conditioner in which a plurality of indoor units are connected to one outdoor unit.
  • the air conditioner 10 is a multi air conditioner, it can be similarly explained that a plurality of indoor units in the multi air conditioner correspond to the plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,.
  • the air conditioning management device 300 is described as being a HEMS or BEMS controller that manages the power of the entire office 3.
  • the air conditioning management device 300 is provided in any one of the plurality of air conditioners 10a, 10b,...,
  • the outdoor unit control unit 28 or the indoor unit control unit 29 functions as the air conditioning management device 300.
  • any of the plurality of air conditioning control devices 100a, 100b,... May function as the air conditioning management device 300.
  • FIG. 12 shows an overall configuration of an air conditioning system 1b according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • the air conditioning system 1 b is a system that controls air conditioning in the house 2.
  • the air conditioning system 1 b includes an air conditioner 10 and an air conditioning control device 190.
  • the air conditioning system 1b according to the third embodiment does not include the voice recognition server 200.
  • the air conditioner 10 is a device that air-conditions the indoor space in the house 2.
  • Air conditioner 10 has the same configuration and functions as air conditioner 10 in the first embodiment. Therefore, detailed description is omitted here.
  • the air conditioning control device 190 controls the air conditioning of the indoor space by the air conditioner 10.
  • the air conditioning control device 190 is a HEMS controller that manages the power of the entire house 2 as an example, and is installed at an appropriate location in the house 2.
  • the air conditioning control device 190 includes a control unit 101, a storage unit 102, a timing unit 103, a user interface 104, a human sensor 191, a sound sensor 107, and a communication unit 108. Prepare. These units are connected via a bus 109.
  • the air conditioning control device 190 includes a human sensor 191 instead of including the imaging unit 105 and the image processing unit 106 as compared to the air conditioning control device 100 in the first embodiment. Since the configuration other than the human sensor 191 in the air conditioning control device 190 is the same as that in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.
  • the human sensor 191 is a sensor that detects the presence and position of a person.
  • the human sensor 191 is an infrared sensor that detects the presence and position of a person by measuring the ambient temperature via infrared rays.
  • the human sensor 191 may be a sensor that detects the presence and position of a person via visible light, ultrasonic waves, or the like.
  • FIG. 14 shows a functional configuration of the air conditioning control device 190 according to the third embodiment.
  • the air conditioning control device 190 functionally includes a change detection unit 110, a voice acquisition unit 120, a voice recognition unit 220, an extraction unit 150, and an air conditioning control unit 160.
  • Each of these functions is realized by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware.
  • the software and firmware are described as programs and stored in the ROM or storage unit 102 of the air conditioning control device 100.
  • the CPU implements each function of the air conditioning control device 190 by executing a program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 102.
  • the change detection unit 110 detects a change in the position of the user U. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, when the user U enters the room from the outside or when the user U changes position, such as when the user U moves indoors, the change detection unit 110 changes the position. Is detected.
  • the change detection unit 110 detects whether or not there is a person around by the human sensor 191. If there is a person around the person, the change detection unit 110 can detect the change within a predetermined time. It is determined whether or not the amount of change in the person's position exceeds a threshold value. And the change detection part 110 determines with having detected the change of the position of the user U, when the variation
  • the change detection unit 110 is realized by the control unit 101 cooperating with the human sensor 191. The change detection unit 110 functions as a change detection unit.
  • the voice acquisition unit 120 acquires the voice of the user U when the position of the user U changes.
  • the function of the voice acquisition unit 120 is the same as the function in the first embodiment. More specifically, when the change detection unit 110 detects a change in the position of the user U, the voice acquisition unit 120 is a user from when the change is detected by the change detection unit 110 until a specified time elapses. Acquire U's voice. For example, when the user U enters the room whispering “This room is hot” or “Today is a little cold”, the voice acquisition unit 120 acquires such a whisper.
  • the voice recognition unit 220 recognizes the voice acquired by the voice acquisition unit 120.
  • the function of the voice recognition unit 220 is the same as the function provided in the voice recognition server 200 in the first embodiment. More specifically, the voice recognition unit 220 performs voice recognition on the voice information received by the voice information reception unit 210 based on a known algorithm.
  • the control unit 201 executes lexical interpretation, context interpretation, and the like as necessary. Thereby, the control part 201 specifies the word uttered from the user U when detecting the change of the position of the user U, and acquires a corresponding character string.
  • the extraction unit 150 extracts words indicating thermal sensation from a character string obtained by voice recognition by the voice recognition unit 220.
  • the air conditioning control unit 160 controls the air conditioning by the air conditioner 10 according to the words indicating the thermal sensation extracted by the extraction unit 150.
  • the functions of the extraction unit 150 and the air conditioning control unit 160 are the same as the functions in the first embodiment. More specifically, the air conditioning control unit 160 transmits a command to lower the temperature of the indoor space to the air conditioner 10 when words such as “hot” and “warm” are extracted from the character string obtained by voice recognition. To do. On the other hand, when words such as “cold” and “cold” are extracted from the character string obtained by voice recognition, the air conditioning control unit 160 transmits an instruction to increase the temperature of the indoor space to the air conditioner 10. .
  • the air conditioning system 1b according to Embodiment 3 acquires the voice of the user U when the human sensor 191 detects a change in the position of the user U, and the air conditioner is based on the acquired voice. 10 controls the air conditioning. Since there is no need to image the user U, the air conditioning system 1b according to the third embodiment can accurately control the air conditioning according to the situation of the user U with a simpler configuration than the first embodiment. Can do.
  • the air conditioning control device 100 captures the user U by the imaging unit 105 to detect a change in the posture of the user U and the like in Embodiment 3.
  • the air conditioning control device 190 detects a change in the position of the user U by the human sensor 191.
  • the air conditioning control device 100 according to the first and second embodiments may detect a change in the position of the user U by the human sensor 191, or the air conditioning control device 190 according to the third embodiment may capture an image.
  • a change in the posture or the like of the user U may be detected by the unit 105.
  • the air conditioning control devices 100 and 190 include the imaging unit 105 or the human sensor 191.
  • the imaging unit 105 or the human sensor 191 may be installed outside the air conditioning control devices 100 and 190.
  • the function of the change detection unit 110 may be provided outside the air conditioning control devices 100 and 190.
  • the imaging unit 105 or the human sensor 191 may be installed on a wall, a ceiling, or the like of an indoor space, or may be provided in the indoor unit 12 of the air conditioner 10.
  • the air conditioning control apparatuses 100 and 190 acquire information detected by the imaging unit 105 or the human sensor 191 via the communication unit 108.
  • the sound sensor 107 may be installed outside the air conditioning control devices 100 and 190.
  • the sound acquisition unit 120 acquires information indicating the sound detected by the sound sensor 107 from the sound sensor 107 via the communication unit 108.
  • the air conditioning control devices 100 and 190 have the function of the extraction unit 150.
  • the voice recognition server 200 may have the function of the extraction unit 150.
  • the speech recognition server 200 extracts words indicating thermal sensation by the extraction unit 150 from the character string indicating the result of speech recognition by the speech recognition unit 220.
  • the recognition information transmission part 230 transmits the recognition information which shows the word extracted by the extraction part 150 to the air-conditioning control apparatuses 100 and 190.
  • the house 2 and the office 3 have been described as examples to which the air conditioning system 1 is applied.
  • the target to which the air conditioning system 1 is applied may be an apartment house, a facility, an office building, a factory, or the like.
  • control part 101 of the air-conditioning control apparatuses 100 and 190 when CPU performs the program memorize
  • control unit 301 of the air conditioning management device 300 the CPU functions as each of the command receiving unit 310, the determining unit 320, and the air conditioning management unit 330 by executing a program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 302.
  • the control units 101, 201, and 301 may be dedicated hardware.
  • the dedicated hardware is, for example, a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated ⁇ Circuit), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), or a combination thereof.
  • the control units 101, 201, and 301 are dedicated hardware, the functions of the respective units may be realized by individual hardware, or the functions of the respective units may be collectively realized by a single hardware. .
  • each unit may be realized by dedicated hardware, and the other part may be realized by software or firmware.
  • the control units 101, 201, and 301 can realize the functions described above by hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof.
  • the computer By applying the operation program that defines the operations of the air conditioning control devices 100 and 190, the voice recognition server 200, and the air conditioning management device 300 according to the present invention to a computer such as an existing personal computer or an information terminal device, the computer is It is also possible to function as the air conditioning control devices 100 and 190, the voice recognition server 200, and the air conditioning management device 300 according to the invention.
  • a program distribution method is arbitrary.
  • a computer-readable record such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disk ROM), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), an MO (Magneto Optical Disk), or a memory card. It may be distributed by being stored in a medium or distributed via a communication network such as the Internet.
  • the present invention can be suitably employed in an air conditioning system or the like.
  • 1, 1a, 1b air conditioning system houses, 3 offices, 5 captured images, 10, 10a, 10b air conditioners, 11 outdoor units, 12 indoor units, 13 remote controllers, 15 refrigerant piping, 16 communication lines, 21 compressors, 22 four-way valve, 23 outdoor heat exchanger, 24 expansion valve, 25 indoor heat exchanger, 26 outdoor blower, 27 indoor blower, 28 outdoor unit control unit, 29 indoor unit control unit, 100, 100a, 100b, 190 air conditioning control unit , 101 control unit, 102 storage unit, 103 timing unit, 104 user interface, 105 imaging unit, 106 image processing unit, 107 sound sensor, 108 communication unit, 109 bus, 110 change detection unit, 120 audio acquisition unit, 130 audio information Transmitter, 140 Recognition information receiver, 150 Extractor, 160 Air conditioning controller, 1 1 human sensor, 200 voice recognition server, 201 control unit, 202 storage unit, 203 communication unit, 209 bus, 210 voice information reception unit, 220 voice recognition unit, 230 recognition information transmission unit, 300 air conditioning management device, 301 control unit ,

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif de commande de climatisation (100) destiné à commander la climatisation d'un climatiseur (10). Une unité d'acquisition de sons vocaux (120) du dispositif de commande de climatisation (100) acquiert des sons vocaux en provenance d'un utilisateur lors d'un changement dans la posture de l'utilisateur, et/ou dans l'emplacement de l'utilisateur, et/ou dans l'expression de l'utilisateur, et/ou dans l'orientation de l'utilisateur. Une unité de commande de climatisation (160) commande la climatisation du climatiseur (10) en fonction des sons vocaux acquis par l'unité d'acquisition de sons vocaux (120).
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