WO2021014722A1 - Environment control system, environment control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are an environment control system, an environment control method, and a program that facilitates active communication among a plurality of users. An environment control system (1) comprises a position information acquisition unit (131) and a determination unit (134). The position information acquisition unit (131) acquires position information on each of a plurality of users present in a space. The determination unit (134) determines an environment pattern of the space according to interaction information and/or an attribute relationship among the plurality of users, the interaction information and the attribute relationship being acquired on the basis of a plurality of pieces of position information corresponding to the plurality of users.

Description

Environmental control system, environmental control method and program

The present disclosure generally relates to an environmental control system, an environmental control method and a program, and more particularly to an environmental control system, an environmental control method and a program that controls the environment according to the relevance of users existing in the controlled area.

Conventionally, there is known a technique of virtually dividing a living room space into a plurality of unit spaces and controlling equipment for each unit space (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In Patent Document 1, when it is determined that a person exists in a unit space, the equipment corresponding to the unit space is controlled by using the person's preference information.

When there are multiple people (users) in the unit space (control target area), controlling the equipment using the preference information of one user may not be a comfortable environment for other users. Therefore, when there are a plurality of users who perform the same work or the like in the controlled area, each of the plurality of users may not be able to perform the work or the like in an appropriate environment.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-107871

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an environmental control system, an environmental control method, and a program capable of providing an appropriate environment to a plurality of users when there are a plurality of users related to the controlled area. The purpose is to do.

The environmental control system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a position information acquisition unit and a determination unit. The location information acquisition unit acquires location information related to each of the plurality of users. The determination unit exists in the control target area among the plurality of users, and controls the control based on the positions of the two or more users in the control target area obtained from the position information of the two or more users who are related to each other. Determine the environmental pattern of the target area.

The environmental control method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a position information acquisition step and a determination step. The position information acquisition step acquires the position information related to the user for each of the plurality of users. The determination step exists in the controlled area of the plurality of users among the plurality of users, and is obtained from the position information of the two or more users who are related to each other in the controlled area of the two or more users. The environment pattern of the controlled area is determined based on the position.

The program according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a program for causing a computer to execute the environmental control method.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an environmental control device according to one aspect of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a management system including the same environmental control device. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the above-mentioned environment control device. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the environment control device according to the first modification.

The embodiments and modifications described below are merely examples of the present disclosure, and the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments and modifications. Other than the following embodiments and modifications, various changes can be made according to the design and the like as long as they do not deviate from the technical idea of the present disclosure.

(Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the environmental control system 1 and the management system 2 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

(1) Outline As shown in FIG. 2, the management system 2 according to the present embodiment includes an environmental control device 10 as an environmental control system 1, a position information system 3, and a lighting control device 20 (in the illustrated example, a plurality of management systems 2). A lighting device 50 (6 units) and a speaker 60 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the position information system 3 includes a plurality of receiving devices 30 and a plurality of (six in the illustrated example) tags 40.

The plurality of receiving devices 30 are provided on the floor F1 provided in the facility. The floor F1 is divided into a plurality of zones (here, three zones R1, R2, R3). Further, each zone has at least one control area (here, two areas). Zone R1 has two control regions R11 and R12. Zone R2 has two control regions R21 and R22. Zone R3 has two control regions R31 and R32.

Each control area has one or more detection areas. For example, the control area R11 has three detection areas D11, D12, and D13. The control area R12 has three detection areas D15, D16, and D17. In FIG. 2, at least one detection area included in the control areas R21, R22, R31, and R32 is omitted.

A receiving device 30 is provided in each detection area. That is, the detection area is the detection range of the receiving device 30. Here, the facility is an office building or an office.

One or more lighting devices 50 are provided in each of zones R1 to R3. Specifically, for each of the zones R1 to R3, one or more lighting devices 50 (one lighting device in the illustrated example) are provided for each detection area included in the zone. Further, a speaker 60 is provided in each of the zones R1 to R3.

Each of the plurality of tags 40 is configured to enable wireless communication with the receiving device 30. The tag 40 is possessed by the user. When the user who possesses the tag 40 enters the detection area, the tag 40 communicates with the receiving device 30 provided in the detection area. When the receiving device 30 receives information (for example, the identifier of the tag 40) from the tag 40, the receiving device 30 is information including the identifier of the own device and indicates that the user has been detected (hereinafter, also referred to as “position information”). ) Is transmitted to the environment control device 10.

The environment control device 10 receives the detection position information from each of the plurality of receiving devices 30. The environment control device 10 uses the received plurality of detection position information to acquire related information including at least one of the interaction relationship and the attribute relationship between the user and the other user for each of the plurality of users. Further, the environment control device 10 acquires information (positional relationship information) relating to the positional relationship between the user and another user for each of the plurality of users. The environmental control device 10 uses the related information and the positional relationship information to adjust the illuminance and toning of the lighting device 50 in the zone for each of the zones R1 to R3, and to adjust the illuminance and toning of the sound from the speaker 60 provided in the zone. Whether or not to output is determined respectively.

The environmental control device 10 controls one or more lighting devices 50 provided in the zone via the lighting control device 20 according to the illuminance and toning determined for each of the zones R1 to R3. To do. The environment control device 10 controls the speaker 60 provided in each of the zones R1 to R3 according to the presence or absence of sound output determined for the zone.

(2) Configuration (2-1) Environmental control device As shown in FIG. 1, the environmental control device 10 includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a control unit 13.

The environment control device 10 has, for example, a computer system having a processor and a memory. Then, when the processor executes the program stored in the memory, the computer system functions as the control unit 13. The program executed by the processor is recorded in advance in the memory of the computer system here, but may be recorded in a non-temporary recording medium such as a memory card and provided, or provided through a telecommunications line such as the Internet. May be done.

The communication unit 11 has a communication interface for communicating with the receiving device 30, the lighting control device 20, and the speaker 60.

The storage unit 12 is composed of any device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory).

The storage unit 12 stores the identifiers (tag identifiers) of the plurality of tags 40 and the identifiers (user identifiers) of the plurality of users in a one-to-one correspondence.

The storage unit 12 stores attribute information corresponding to each of the plurality of users. Specifically, as shown in Table 1, the storage unit 12 stores a user name, a user identifier, an affiliation, and a position for each user. Here, the attribute information is information including the affiliation and position of the corresponding user. The user identifier is an identifier that identifies the corresponding user. Affiliation represents the department to which the corresponding user belongs. The position represents the position of the corresponding user. In Table 1, the position "-" represents a general employee. For example, in Table 1, the user "A" is associated with the user identifier "ID01", the affiliation "product department", and the position "leader", respectively.

The storage unit 12 stores the movement history of each of the plurality of users in chronological order based on the detection position information corresponding to the user.

The storage unit 12 stores a plurality of lighting patterns for controlling the plurality of lighting devices 50 and a sound output pattern indicating the presence or absence of sound output from the speaker 60.

For example, the storage unit 12 has a first lighting pattern that represents the illuminance and toning suitable for intensive work for the lighting device 50, and a second illumination that represents the illuminance and toning suitable for activating communication for the lighting device 50. Memorize the pattern. More specifically, the first illumination pattern includes an illuminance value and a toning value suitable for intensive work. The second illumination pattern includes an illuminance value and a toning value suitable for activating communication. In this embodiment, the toning value is the color temperature. Here, the value of illuminance suitable for intensive work is 750 lux, and the value of toning is 5000 K. The value of illuminance suitable for activating communication is 750lux, and the value of toning is 4000K.

Further, the storage unit 12 stores the sound output pattern in association with the illumination pattern. For example, the first illumination pattern is associated with a sound output pattern (first sound output pattern) indicating that there is a sound output. A sound output pattern (second sound output pattern) indicating that there is no sound output is associated with the second illumination pattern.

As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 13 includes a position information acquisition unit 131, a related information acquisition unit 132, a positional relationship acquisition unit 133, a determination unit 134, and an environment control unit 135.

The position information acquisition unit 131 acquires the position information related to each of the plurality of users existing on the floor F1. Specifically, the position information acquisition unit 131 transmits from each of the plurality of receiving devices 30 provided on the floor F1 from the tags 40 of the plurality of users existing in the detection area provided with the receiving device 30. The location information including the tag identifier and the identifier of the receiving device 30 is received via the communication unit 11.

The related information acquisition unit 132 acquires the user identifier corresponding to the tag identifier corresponding to the user from the storage unit 12 for each of the plurality of users. The related information acquisition unit 132 acquires the attribute (for example, affiliation) corresponding to the user identifier of the user acquired by the related information acquisition unit 132 from the storage unit 12 for each of the plurality of users.

The related information acquisition unit 132 acquires related information indicating the relationship between the at least two users based on the respective attributes of at least two users among the plurality of users. For example, the related information acquisition unit 132 generates attribute-related information representing the same attribute (affiliation) for two or more users among a plurality of users based on the attributes of each user, and acquires the related information as the related information. When there are a plurality of groups of two or more users having the same attribute, the related information acquisition unit 132 acquires the attribute information for each group.

For each of the zones R1 to R3, the positional relationship acquisition unit 133 indicates that the zone of the two or more users corresponding to the related information is obtained from the positional information corresponding to each of the two or more users. Based on the position in, the positional relationship of the two or more users in the zone is acquired. Specifically, the positional relationship acquisition unit 133 acquires the positional relationship in the zone between each user included in the group corresponding to the attribute information for each of the zones R1 to R3.

When there are two or more users (for example, users A, B, C) belonging to the product department in the zone R1, the positional relationship acquisition unit 133 acquires the positional relationship of the users A, B, C. More specifically, the positional relationship acquisition unit 133 is based on the position of the receiving device 30 that has transmitted the tag identifier corresponding to each of the users A, B, and C, that is, the position corresponding to each of the users A, B, and C. The positional relationship of the users A, B, and C is acquired by using the identifier of the receiving device 30 included in the information. When the tag identifiers corresponding to the users A, B, and C are transmitted from the same receiving device 30, the positional relationship acquisition unit 133 acquires the positional relationship indicating that the positions of the users are dense. To do. When the tag identifier corresponding to at least one of the users A, B, and C is transmitted from the receiving device 30 different from the receiving device 30 that transmitted the tag identifier of the other user, the positional relationship acquisition unit 133 Acquires a positional relationship indicating that the positions of each user are sparse.

The determination unit 134 determines the environment pattern of the zone according to the positional relationship of the two or more users obtained from the position information of two or more users who are related to each other among the plurality of users. Specifically, the determination unit 134 determines the environment pattern of the zone R1 to R3 according to the positions of two or more users corresponding to the related information acquired by the related information acquisition unit 132 in the zone. To do. More specifically, in the determination unit 134, for each of the zones R1 to R3, the position represented by the position information is included in the zone, and in the zone acquired by the positional relationship acquisition unit 133 for two or more users having the same attribute. The environmental pattern of the zone is determined based on the positional relationship.

For example, the determination unit 134 determines the environment pattern of the zone R1 based on the positional relationship in the zone R1 of two or more users having the same attribute. Specifically, when the positional relationship of two or more users having the same attribute in the zone R1 represents sparseness, the determination unit 134 uses the first illumination pattern and the first sound output pattern as the environment pattern for the zone R1. decide. When the positional relationship of two or more users having the same attribute in the zone R1 represents a close relationship, the determination unit 134 determines the second illumination pattern and the second sound output pattern as the environment pattern for the zone R1.

The environment control unit 135 controls the environment of the corresponding zone based on the environment pattern determined by the determination unit 134. Specifically, the environment control unit 135 transmits the lighting pattern determined by the determination unit 134 to the lighting control device 20, and controls each lighting device 50 via the lighting control device 20. At this time, the lighting control device 20 controls each lighting device 50 provided in the zone to be controlled based on the first lighting pattern or the second lighting pattern determined by the determination unit 134. Further, the environment control unit 135 controls the speaker 60 provided in the zone to be controlled based on the first sound output pattern or the second sound output pattern determined by the determination unit 134.

(2-2) Lighting Control Device The lighting control device 20 has, for example, a computer system having a processor and a memory. Then, when the processor executes the program stored in the memory, the computer system functions as the lighting control device 20. The program executed by the processor is recorded in advance in the memory of the computer system here, but may be recorded in a non-temporary recording medium such as a memory card and provided, or provided through a telecommunications line such as the Internet. May be done.

The lighting control device 20 receives the lighting pattern acquired by the environment control device 10 from the environment control device 10.

The lighting control device 20 receives a plurality of lighting devices 50 to be controlled according to a lighting pattern, in other words, a plurality of lighting devices 50 provided in a zone (control target area) to be controlled from the environment control device 10. Control is performed based on the control content of the pattern. Specifically, the lighting control device 20 controls a plurality of lighting devices 50 provided in the control area for each control area included in the zone to be controlled based on the control content of the lighting pattern. For example, when the zone to be controlled is zone R1, the lighting control device 20 uses a plurality of lighting devices 50 provided in the control area as the control content of the lighting pattern for each of the control areas R11 and R12. Control based on.

(3) Operation Here, the operation of the environment control device 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

The position information acquisition unit 131 acquires the position information related to each of the plurality of users existing on the floor F1 (step S1). Specifically, the position information acquisition unit 131 receives the tag identifiers transmitted from the tags 40 of the plurality of users existing on the floor F1 as the position information from each of the plurality of receiving devices 30.

The related information acquisition unit 132 acquires related information representing the relationship between at least two users among the plurality of users (step S2). Specifically, the related information acquisition unit 132 acquires the attribute (for example, affiliation) corresponding to the user identifier associated with each tag identifier corresponding to the user from the storage unit 12 for each of the plurality of users. To do. The related information acquisition unit 132, for example, the related information acquisition unit 132 acquires attribute-related information corresponding to two or more users among a plurality of users as related information based on the attributes of each user.

The positional relationship acquisition unit 133 acquires the positional relationship of at least two users corresponding to the related information in the zone for each of the zones R1 to R3 (step S3). Specifically, the positional relationship acquisition unit 133 acquires the positional relationship in the zone between each user included in the group corresponding to the attribute information for each of the zones R1 to R3.

The determination unit 134 performs the first determination process for each of the zones R1 to R3 based on the positional relationship of two or more users who are related to each other among the plurality of users in the zone (step S4). Specifically, for each of the zones R1 to R3, the determination unit 134 lights the two or more users who are related to each other among the plurality of users according to the positional relationship of the two or more users in the zone. Determine the pattern as an environment pattern. When the positional relationship of two or more users having the same attribute in the zone R1 represents sparseness, the determination unit 134 determines the first illumination pattern as the environment pattern for the zone R1. When the positional relationship between two or more users having the same attribute in the zone R1 represents denseness, the determination unit 134 determines the second illumination pattern as the environment pattern for the zone R1.

The determination unit 134 performs the second determination process for each of the zones R1 to R3 based on the positional relationship of two or more users who are related to each other among the plurality of users in the zone (step S5). Specifically, for each of the zones R1 to R3, the determination unit 134 refers to two or more users who are related to each other among a plurality of users, and the sound of the zone according to the positional relationship of the two or more users in the zone. Determine the output pattern as the environment pattern. When the positional relationship of two or more users having the same attribute in the zone R1 represents sparseness, the determination unit 134 determines the first sound output pattern as the environment pattern for the zone R1. When the positional relationship between two or more users having the same attribute in the zone R1 represents a close relationship, the determination unit 134 determines the second sound output pattern as the environment pattern for the zone R1.

The environment control unit 135 performs control processing (step S6). Specifically, the environment control unit 135 controls the environment of the corresponding zone based on the environment pattern determined by the determination unit 134. More specifically, the environment control unit 135 transmits the lighting pattern determined by the determination unit 134 to the lighting control device 20, and controls each lighting device 50 provided in the zone to be controlled via the lighting control device 20. To do. Further, the environment control unit 135 controls the speaker 60 provided in the zone to be controlled based on the first sound output pattern or the second sound output pattern determined by the determination unit 134.

(4) Advantages As described above, the environment control device 10 of the present embodiment includes a position information acquisition unit 131 and a determination unit 134. The position information acquisition unit 131 acquires the position information related to each of the plurality of users. The determination unit 134 determines the environment pattern of the control target area based on the positions of two or more users who exist in the control target area (for example, zones R1 to R3) among the plurality of users and are related to each other in the control target area. To do.

According to this configuration, the environment control device 10 determines the environment pattern of the control target area based on the positions of the two or more users related to each other in the control target area, so that the two or more users work in an appropriate environment. Etc. can be performed.

For example, when users who are related to each other are close to each other in the controlled area, it is considered that each user is located close to each other for the purpose of generating communication. In this case, the environment control device 10 makes the controlled area an environment suitable for activating communication. Specifically, the environment control device 10 is suitable for activating communication in the control target area by setting the illuminance value of the lighting device 50 in the control target area to 750 lux and the toning value to 4000 K. It can be an environment.

Further, when users who are related to each other exist at distant positions in the control target area, it is considered that each user aims to suppress the occurrence of communication and concentrate on the work or the like. In this case, the environment control device 10 sets the controlled area as an environment suitable for intensive work. Specifically, the environment control device 10 sets the illuminance value of the lighting device 50 in the control target area to 750 lux and the toning value to 5000 K to make the control target area an environment suitable for intensive work. Can be done.

(5) Modification Examples The following are modifications to the present embodiment. The modifications described below can be applied in combination with the above embodiments as appropriate.

(5-1) Modification 1
This modification is different from the first embodiment in that the exchange-related information related to the exchange between two or more users is used as the related information. Hereinafter, the environmental control device 10A in this modification will be described. The same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. In this modification, it is assumed that the tag 40 includes a microphone.

When the tag 40 acquires the user's voice with the microphone, the tag 40 transmits the voice acquisition information indicating that the user's voice has been acquired to the receiving device 30 together with the tag identifier. When the receiving device 30 receives the voice acquisition information, the receiving device 30 transmits the voice information including the date and time when the voice acquisition information is received to the environment control device 10A together with the tag identifier as the information related to the voice emitted by the user.

In addition to the storage contents described in the first embodiment, the storage unit 12 of this modified example stores information (exchange information) related to interaction with other users for each user. Specifically, the storage unit 12 stores exchange information related to the interaction between one user and another user for each combination of two users among the plurality of users. Here, the exchange information represents the degree of exchange based on the frequency of conversation between one corresponding user and another user. Further, the storage unit 12 of this modification stores the voice information for each user in chronological order in association with the area where the voice is emitted, the control area, and the detection area.

As shown in FIG. 4, the environment control device 10A of this modification includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a control unit 13A.

The environment control device 10A has, for example, a computer system having a processor and a memory. Then, when the processor executes the program stored in the memory, the computer system functions as the control unit 13A. The program executed by the processor is recorded in advance in the memory of the computer system here, but may be recorded in a non-temporary recording medium such as a memory card and provided, or provided through a telecommunications line such as the Internet. May be done.

As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 13A includes a position information acquisition unit 131, a related information acquisition unit 132, a positional relationship acquisition unit 133, a determination unit 134, an environment control unit 135, a voice information acquisition unit 136, and a correction unit 137. ..

The voice information acquisition unit 136 acquires voice information related to the voice emitted by the user acquired by the microphone of the tag 40 possessed by the user for each of the plurality of users. The voice information acquisition unit 136 identifies the receiving device 30 that is the source of the voice information, and identifies the area where the user exists, the control area, and the detection area based on the installation position of the specified receiving device 30. The voice information acquisition unit 136 stores the acquired voice information in the storage unit 12 in association with the specified area, control area, and detection area.

The correction unit 137 corrects the exchange-related information as the related information based on the voice information of each of at least two users among the plurality of users. The correction unit 137 is one when the voice information of one user and the voice information of another user are acquired at the same date and time and at the same place in the combination of two users among the plurality of users. Judge that a conversation is taking place between this user and another user. When the correction unit 137 determines that a conversation is taking place between one user and another user, the correction unit 137 counts the number of conversations for the combination of one user and another user. When the number of conversations in the predetermined period is equal to or greater than the first predetermined value, the correction unit 137 determines that the degree of interaction is high. When the number of conversations in the predetermined period is less than the second predetermined value smaller than the first predetermined value, the correction unit 137 determines that the degree of interaction is low. The correction unit 137 corrects (updates) the AC information based on the determination result of the degree of AC.

The positional relationship acquisition unit 133 of this modification acquires, as related information, exchange information indicating that at least two of the plurality of users have a high degree of interaction. When the tag identifiers corresponding to each of the two or more users having a high degree of interaction are transmitted from the same receiving device 30, the positional relationship acquisition unit 133 indicates the positional relationship indicating that the positions of the respective users are dense. To get. When the tag identifier corresponding to at least one user among two or more users having a high degree of interaction is transmitted from a receiving device 30 different from the receiving device 30 that transmitted the tag identifier of another user, the positional relationship is acquired. Unit 133 acquires a positional relationship indicating that the positions of each user are sparse.

(5-2) Modification 2
In the above embodiment, the environment control device 10 is a position indicating whether the positions of each user are dense or sparse, based on the installation position of the receiving device 30 that has transmitted the tag identifier of the tag 40 to the environment control device 10. The configuration is such that the relationship is acquired, but the configuration is not limited to this configuration.

The positional relationship acquisition unit 133 of the environment control device 10 has dense or sparse positions of each user based on the average distance between two or more users corresponding to the attribute-related information representing the same attribute (affiliation). You may acquire the positional relationship which represents.

In this case, the storage unit 12 stores the distance between the receiving devices 30 in advance.

The positional relationship acquisition unit 133 is the distance between the receiving device 30 that has transmitted the tag identifier of one user and the receiving device 30 that has transmitted the tag identifier of another user for each combination of a pair of users among two or more users. Is obtained from the storage unit 12. If the receiving device 30 that has transmitted the tag identifier of one user and the receiving device 30 that has transmitted the tag identifier of another user are the same device, the distance is set to "0". The positional relationship acquisition unit 133 obtains the average value of the acquired distances. When the obtained average value is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the positional relationship acquisition unit 133 acquires a positional relationship indicating that the positions of each user are dense. When the obtained average value is larger than a predetermined value, the positional relationship acquisition unit 133 acquires a positional relationship indicating that the positions of each user are sparse.

(5-3) Modification 3
In the above embodiment, the positional relationship acquisition unit 133 may acquire the positional relationship of each user in the zone based on the ratio of the number of users of the same attribute existing in the zone to the total number of users having the same attribute. ..

For example, in the positional relationship acquisition unit 133, the ratio of the users of the product department existing in the zone R1 to the total number of users having the same affiliation (for example, the users belonging to the product department) is the first predetermined value (for example, 70%) or more. In the case of, the positional relationship indicating that the positions of each user are dense is acquired. In the positional relationship acquisition unit 133, the ratio of the users of the product department existing in the zone R1 to the total number of users having the same affiliation (for example, the users belonging to the product department) is the second predetermined value (for example, 30%) or more. In the case, the positional relationship indicating that the positions of each user are sparse is acquired.

(5-4) Modification 4
In the above embodiment, the environmental control device 10 is configured to perform both control of a plurality of lighting devices 50 and control of sound output as environmental control, but is not limited to this configuration.

The environment control device 10 may control one of the plurality of lighting devices 50 and the sound output. In short, the environmental control device 10 may be configured to control at least one of the control of the plurality of lighting devices 50 and the control of the sound output as the environmental control.

(5-5) Modification 5
In the above embodiment, the illumination pattern and the sound output pattern stored in the storage unit 12 may be changed by the user. For example, the lighting pattern and the sound output pattern may be changed from the user's information terminal.

Also, the number of patterns stored in the storage unit 12 is not limited to two. The pattern stored by the storage unit 12 may be one or three or more. For example, when the storage unit 12 stores one pattern, the pattern stored by the storage unit 12 may be an illumination pattern, a sound output pattern, or another pattern. You may. When the storage unit 12 stores three or more patterns, the pattern stored by the storage unit 12 includes a lighting pattern, a sound output pattern, and other patterns.

(Other variants)
The above embodiment is only one of the various embodiments of the present disclosure. The above-described embodiment can be changed in various ways depending on the design and the like as long as the object of the present disclosure can be achieved. Further, the same function as that of the environmental control system 1 may be realized by an environmental control method, a computer program, a recording medium on which the program is recorded, or the like. The environmental control method according to one aspect includes a position information acquisition step and a determination step. The position information acquisition step acquires position information related to each of the plurality of users existing in the control target area (for example, zones R1 to R3). In the determination step, the environment pattern of the control target area is determined according to the positional relationship of the two or more users in the control target area for two or more users who are related to each other among the plurality of users. The program according to one aspect is a program for making a computer system function as the above-mentioned environmental control method.

The execution body of the environmental control system 1 or the environmental control method in the present disclosure includes a computer system. A computer system has a processor and memory as hardware. When the processor executes the program recorded in the memory of the computer system, the function as the execution subject of the environmental control system 1 or the environmental control method in the present disclosure is realized. The program may be pre-recorded in the memory of the computer system or may be provided through a telecommunication line. The program may also be provided recorded on a non-temporary recording medium such as a memory card, optical disk, or hard disk drive that can be read by a computer system. A processor in a computer system is composed of one or more electronic circuits including a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) or a large scale integrated circuit (LSI). A plurality of electronic circuits may be integrated on one chip, or may be distributed on a plurality of chips. The plurality of chips may be integrated in one device, or may be distributed in a plurality of devices.

The environmental control system 1 which is a computer system may be a system composed of one or a plurality of computers. For example, at least a part of the functions of the environmental control system 1 may be realized by the cloud (cloud computing).

(Summary)
As described above, the environmental control system (1) of the first aspect includes a position information acquisition unit (131) and a determination unit (134). The position information acquisition unit (131) acquires the position information related to each of the plurality of users. The determination unit (134) exists in a control target area (for example, zones R1 to R3) among a plurality of users, and is a control target area of the two or more users obtained from the position information of two or more users related to each other. The environment pattern of the controlled area is determined based on the position in.

According to this configuration, the environmental control system (1) determines the environmental pattern of the controlled area based on the positions of the two or more users related to each other in the controlled area, so that the two or more users (plurality of users). Can work in an appropriate environment.

The environmental control system (1) of the second aspect further includes an environmental control unit (135) in the first aspect. The environment control unit (135) controls the environment of the control target area based on the environment pattern determined by the determination unit (134).

According to this configuration, the environment control system (1) can control the environment of the controlled area so that a plurality of users can work in an appropriate environment.

The environmental control system (1) of the third aspect further includes a related information acquisition unit (132) in the first or second aspect. The related information acquisition unit (132) acquires related information representing the association of at least two or more users among the plurality of users. The determination unit (134) determines the environmental pattern of the control target area based on the position in the control target area of at least two or more users corresponding to the related information.

According to this configuration, by using related information, it is possible to appropriately select a plurality of users who are related to each other.

In the environmental control system (1) of the fourth aspect, in the third aspect, the related information is the exchange-related information related to the interaction of at least two or more users, and the attributes obtained from the attributes of at least two or more users. At least one of the related information.

According to this configuration, by using at least one of the exchange-related information and the attribute-related information, it is possible to appropriately select a plurality of users who are related to each other.

The environmental control system (1) of the fifth aspect includes a voice information acquisition unit (136) and a correction unit (137) in the third or fourth aspect. The voice information acquisition unit (136) acquires information related to the voice emitted by the user in the control target area for each of the plurality of users. The correction unit (137) corrects the related information based on the information related to the voices of at least two or more users.

According to this configuration, by correcting the related information, the relevance of a plurality of users can be made into an appropriate state. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately select a plurality of users who are related to each other.

The environmental control system (1) of the sixth aspect further includes a positional relationship acquisition unit (133) in any of the third to fifth aspects. The positional relationship acquisition unit (133) acquires the positional relationship in each of the control target areas of the at least two or more users corresponding to the related information. The determination unit (134) determines the environmental pattern of the controlled area based on the positional relationship.

According to this configuration, the environment pattern of the controlled area is determined based on the positions of the two or more users who are related to each other in the controlled area, so that the two or more users can work in an appropriate environment. ..

In the environmental control system (1) of the seventh aspect, in the sixth aspect, the positional relationship includes information relating to the distance between the at least two or more users.

According to this configuration, the environment pattern of the controlled area is determined based on the distance between users, so that two or more users can work in an appropriate environment.

In the environmental control system (1) of the eighth aspect, in any one of the first to seventh aspects, a plurality of lighting devices (50) are provided in the control target area. The determination unit (134) determines each illumination pattern of the plurality of lighting devices (50) as an environment pattern.

According to this configuration, it is possible to determine each lighting pattern of the lighting device (50) so that a plurality of users can work in an appropriate environment.

In the environmental control system (1) of the ninth aspect, the speaker (60) is provided in the control target area in any one of the first to eighth aspects. The determination unit (134) determines the presence or absence of sound output from the speaker (60) as an environmental pattern.

According to this configuration, it is possible to determine the presence or absence of sound from the speaker (60) so that a plurality of users can work in an appropriate environment.

The environment control method of the tenth aspect includes a position information acquisition step and a determination step. The position information acquisition step acquires the position information related to the user for each of the plurality of users. The determination step exists in a controlled area (for example, zones R1 to R3) among a plurality of users, and is located at a position in the controlled area of the two or more users obtained from the position information of two or more users who are related to each other. Based on this, the environment pattern of the controlled area is determined.

According to this environment control method, the environment pattern of the control target area is determined based on the positions of the two or more users related to each other in the control target area, so that the two or more users (multiple users) work in an appropriate environment. Etc. can be performed.

The program of the eleventh aspect is a program for causing a computer to execute the environmental control method of the tenth aspect.

According to this program, the environment pattern of the controlled area is determined based on the positions of two or more users related to each other in the controlled area, so that the two or more users (multiple users) work in an appropriate environment. It can be carried out.

1 Environmental control system 10 Environmental control device 50 Lighting equipment 60 Speaker 131 Position information acquisition unit 132 Related information acquisition unit 133 Positional relationship acquisition unit 134 Decision unit 135 Environmental control unit 136 Voice information acquisition unit 137 Correction unit R1, R2, R3 Zone ( Controlled area)

Claims (11)

1. For each of a plurality of users, a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information related to the user, and a location information acquisition unit.
   The environment pattern of the control target area is determined based on the positions of the two or more users in the control target area obtained from the position information of two or more users existing in the control target area among the plurality of users and related to each other. It has a decision-making unit to decide,
   Environmental control system.
2. An environment control unit that controls the environment of the control target area based on the environment pattern determined by the determination unit is further provided.
   The environmental control system according to claim 1.
3. Further, a related information acquisition unit for acquiring related information representing the relationship of at least two or more users among the plurality of users is provided.
   The determination unit determines the environmental pattern of the control target area based on the position of the at least two or more users corresponding to the related information in the control target area.
   The environmental control system according to claim 1 or 2.
4. The related information is at least one of the exchange-related information related to the interaction of at least two or more users and the attribute-related information obtained from the attributes of at least two or more users.
   The environmental control system according to claim 3.
5. For each of the plurality of users, a voice information acquisition unit that acquires information related to the voice emitted by the user in the control target area, and
   A correction unit for correcting the related information based on the information related to each voice of the at least two or more users is further provided.
   The environmental control system according to claim 3 or 4.
6. A positional relationship acquisition unit for acquiring the positional relationship in the controlled area of each of the at least two or more users corresponding to the related information is further provided.
   The determination unit determines the environmental pattern of the control target area based on the positional relationship.
   The environmental control system according to any one of claims 3 to 5.
7. The positional relationship includes information relating to the distance between the at least two or more users.
   The environmental control system according to claim 6.
8. A plurality of lighting devices are provided in the controlled area.
   The determination unit determines each lighting pattern of the plurality of lighting devices as the environmental pattern.
   The environmental control system according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
9. A speaker is provided in the controlled area.
   The determination unit determines the presence or absence of sound output from the speaker as the environment pattern.
   The environmental control system according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
10. For each of the plurality of users, a position information acquisition step for acquiring the position information related to the user, and
    Among the plurality of users, the control is performed based on the positions of the two or more users in the control target area obtained from the position information of two or more users existing in the control target area among the plurality of users and related to each other. Including a decision step to determine the environmental pattern of the target area,
    Environmental control method.
11. A program for causing a computer to execute the environmental control method according to claim 10.

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