WO2022145165A1 - 環境制御システム及び環境制御方法 - Google Patents

環境制御システム及び環境制御方法 Download PDF

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WO2022145165A1
WO2022145165A1 PCT/JP2021/043936 JP2021043936W WO2022145165A1 WO 2022145165 A1 WO2022145165 A1 WO 2022145165A1 JP 2021043936 W JP2021043936 W JP 2021043936W WO 2022145165 A1 WO2022145165 A1 WO 2022145165A1
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  • the present invention relates to an environmental control system and an environmental control method.
  • Environmental control technology is known that arranges equipment such as air conditioning equipment and lighting equipment in facilities such as offices, commercial facilities, accommodation facilities, or schools, and makes the space inside the facilities an appropriate space. ..
  • equipment such as air conditioning equipment and lighting equipment
  • facilities such as offices, commercial facilities, accommodation facilities, or schools
  • BMS Building Management System
  • a building management system that connects a plurality of devices arranged in a facility to a network and appropriately controls the entire facility is also known.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a charge calculation processing device that calculates an air conditioning charge based on the time determined to be a comfortable environment, not the time when the air conditioner is operated.
  • the present invention provides an environmental control system and an environmental control method that can realize an environment according to a person's condition.
  • the environmental control system includes data obtained by sensing a person in a space in a facility, device data indicating the state of devices arranged in the space, and a business using the facility.
  • An acquisition unit that acquires at least one data of business data related to the business results of a person and environmental data in the space, and an analysis unit that analyzes the state of a person in the space based on the acquired at least one data.
  • a control unit that provides the person or the business operator with an environment suitable for the person or the business operator in advance by controlling the equipment arranged in the space based on the analysis result by the analysis unit.
  • the environmental control method includes data obtained by sensing a person in a space in a facility, device data indicating the state of devices arranged in the space, and a business using the facility.
  • a control step that provides the person or the business operator with an environment suitable for the person or the business operator in advance by controlling the equipment arranged in the space based on the analysis result by the analysis step.
  • the environmental control system and the environmental control method according to one aspect of the present invention can realize an environment according to a person's condition.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an environmental control system according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of an event-driven architecture.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a specific example 1 of the operation of the environmental control system according to the embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the billing process of the environmental control system according to the embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a specific example 2 of the operation of the environmental control system according to the embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a specific example 3 of the operation of the environmental control system according to the embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart of information processing using a machine learning model.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an environmental control system according to an embodiment.
  • the environmental control system 10 is a system that provides a comfortable environment for users of the spatial package for a facility called the spatial package 20.
  • the space package 20 refers to the entire facility, but may also refer to a part of the space within the facility. In this case, the space package 20 concentrates on the meeting area package for holding meetings and meetings, the work area package for performing daily work, the break area package for promoting recovery from fatigue, and the work of each individual. Includes centralized area packages to do. Although only one space package 20 is shown in FIG. 1, the environmental control system 10 may target a plurality of space packages 20.
  • the environmental control system 10 includes a sensor group 30, a device group 40, a controller 50, a mobile terminal 60, a wearable sensor 70, an information providing server group 80, and a server device 90.
  • the controller 50, the mobile terminal 60, the wearable sensor 70, the information providing server group 80, and the server device 90 can communicate with each other through a wide area communication network 100 such as the Internet.
  • the sensor group 30 is composed of a plurality of sensors arranged in the space package 20, and senses the environment in the space package 20 or the person located in the space package 20.
  • the sensor group 30 includes an air quality sensor 30a, a brightness sensor 30b, an LPS (Local Positioning System) 30c, a biological sensor 30d, a camera 30e, and the like. In FIG. 1, only one sensor is shown, but the sensor group 30 may include two or more sensors.
  • the air quality sensor 30a is a sensor that senses the air quality data in the space package 20.
  • the air quality here includes temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide concentration, fine particle concentration, hypochlorite concentration and the like. That is, the air quality sensor 30a includes a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a carbon dioxide concentration sensor, a fine particle concentration sensor, a hypochlorite concentration sensor, and the like.
  • the brightness sensor 30b senses brightness data (specifically, illuminance, etc.) in the space package 20.
  • the brightness sensor 30b is realized by a photoelectric conversion element such as a photodiode.
  • the LPS30c is a system that measures the current position of the transmitter based on the signal reception strength in the wireless communication between the plurality of wireless communication devices distributed and arranged in the space package 20 and the transmitter possessed by the user. ..
  • the transmitter may be a dedicated device of the LPS 30c, or a general-purpose terminal such as a mobile terminal 60 used by the user may be used as the transmitter. If the transmitter is attached to the fixture or equipment, the LPS30c can also measure the position of the fixture or equipment.
  • the biosensor 30d senses the user's vital data in a non-contact manner.
  • the biological sensor 30d includes a body temperature sensor, a pulse wave sensor, a respiratory sensor, a body motion sensor, and the like.
  • the camera 30e is an image sensor, captures an image (still image or moving image) in the space package 20, and outputs the image data of the captured image.
  • the device group 40 is composed of a plurality of devices arranged in the space package 20 and is controlled by the controller 50.
  • the device group 40 includes a lighting device 40a, a ventilation device 40b, an air conditioning device 40c, a sterilization device 40d, a video device 40e, an audio device 40f, and the like. In FIG. 1, only one device is shown, but the device group 40 may include two or more devices.
  • the device group 40 may include an OA device such as a copier, a fax machine, and a multifunction device having a copy function and a fax function.
  • the lighting device 40a illuminates the inside (indoor) of the space package 20.
  • the lighting device 40a is, for example, a base light, but may be a ceiling light, a downlight, a pendant light, a spotlight, a bracket light, or the like. Further, the lighting device 40a may be a device that illuminates the outside (outdoor) of the space package 20.
  • the ventilation device 40b is a device that ventilates the space in the space package 20.
  • the ventilation device 40b is, for example, a total heat exchanger (ERV: Energy Recovery Ventilator), but may be a ventilation device such as a ventilation fan that does not involve heat exchange.
  • ERP Energy Recovery Ventilator
  • the air conditioner 40c is an air conditioner that adjusts the temperature of the space in the space package 20.
  • the air conditioner 40c is an air conditioner capable of adjusting the temperature of the wind sent from the air conditioner 40c by having a heat exchanger (not shown) or the like.
  • the sterilization device 40d is a device that sterilizes the air in the space inside the space package 20.
  • the sterilization device 40d sterilizes the air in the space in the space package 20 by, for example, discharging a mist of hypochlorite water into the space.
  • the strength of sterilization is adjusted, for example, by the amount (concentration) of mist of hypochlorite water released into the space.
  • the sterilization device 40d may sterilize the air in the space by collecting the air in the space, sterilizing the collected air with hypochlorite water, and discharging the air into the space. Further, the sterilization device 40d may be a device that sterilizes the air in the space by means other than the hypochlorite water such as ozone. In addition, sterilization means reducing the effectiveness of infectious substances such as viruses or bacteria, and means reducing the number of infectious substances, for example.
  • the sterilization device 40d may sterilize the air in the space by discharging the charged fine particle water into the space. In this case, the sterilization device 40d supplies water to the discharge electrode and electrostatically atomizes it to generate nanometer-sized charged fine particle water containing hydroxyl radicals. Further, the sterilization device 40d may sterilize the air in the space by releasing positive and negative air ions into the space. In this case, the sterilization device 40d releases ions into the air by corona discharge or plasma discharge, and combines the ions with the components in the air to generate an active species.
  • the video device 40e presents the video to the user in the space package 20.
  • the video device 40e is a display device realized by a display panel such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL panel, but may be a projector that projects an image.
  • the audio device 40f presents sound to the user in the space package 20.
  • the audio device 40f is, for example, a speaker device fixedly arranged in the space package 20, but may be a smart speaker or the like.
  • the controller 50 is a local controller capable of communicating with the sensor group 30 and the device group 40 through a local communication network.
  • the controller 50 acquires the sensing data obtained by sensing the sensor group 30 and the device data indicating the operating state of the device group 40 in real time through the local communication network. Further, the controller 50 transmits the acquired sensing data and device data to the server device 90 in real time.
  • the term "real time” here does not mean exactly, but means that it is performed in substantially real time.
  • the controller 50 controls (actuates) the device group 40 based on, for example, a control command obtained from the server device 90.
  • a control command obtained from the server device 90.
  • the server device 90 can directly communicate with the sensor group 30 and the device group 40, the controller 50 may be omitted.
  • the mobile terminal 60 is a portable information terminal used by the user.
  • the mobile terminal 60 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a notebook personal computer, or the like. Further, the mobile terminal 60 is provided with a positioning module compatible with GPS, a quasi-zenith satellite system, or the like, and can transmit the current position information indicating the current position of the mobile terminal 60 to the server device 90.
  • the wearable sensor 70 is a biological sensor that is attached to the user and senses the user's vital data.
  • the wearable sensor 70 is attached to the user's head, arms, legs, or the like.
  • the wearable sensor 70 is, for example, a heart rate sensor, a body temperature sensor, a brain wave sensor, a sweating sensor, a breathing sensor, a body motion sensor, a blood flow sensor, or the like.
  • the information providing server group 80 provides information to the server device 90.
  • the information providing server group 80 includes a weather information providing server 80a, a traffic information providing server 80b, a schedule information providing server 80c, a POS (Point Of Sales) information providing server 80d, an economic information providing server 80e, and a search information providing server 80f. Etc. are included.
  • the weather information providing server 80a, the traffic information providing server 80b, the schedule information providing server 80c, the POS information providing server 80d, the economic information providing server 80e, and the search information providing server 80f are provided by different business operators, for example. Will be done.
  • the weather information providing server 80a uses information indicating the current weather, information indicating the current weather warning or warning, information indicating the weather on the current day or the next day (weather forecast information), pollen information, and the like as weather information. It is a server to manage.
  • the weather information providing server 80a provides the weather information to the server device 90.
  • the traffic information providing server 80b is a server that manages traffic congestion information, traffic closure information, accident information, etc. as traffic information.
  • the traffic information providing server 80b provides traffic information to the server device 90.
  • the schedule information providing server 80c manages the user's schedule information (that is, the schedule information indicating how the user spends the day).
  • the schedule information providing server 80c is, for example, a server corresponding to an application for schedule management (for example, Office365 (registered trademark)) used by a user via an information terminal such as a mobile terminal 60.
  • the schedule information providing server 80c provides the schedule information to the server device 90.
  • the POS information providing server 80d is a server that manages information indicating the sales status (inventory, sales, etc.) of goods of a business operator (for example, a retailer of goods) using the space package 20. This information is, in other words, business data about the business outcomes of the business.
  • the POS information providing server 80d provides information indicating the sales status of the goods to the server device 90.
  • the economic information providing server 80e is a server that manages economic information such as world stock price information and currency rate information.
  • the economic information providing server 80e provides economic information to the server device 90.
  • the search information providing server 80f is a server that stores the user's Internet search history as search history information.
  • the search information providing server 80f provides the search history information to the server device 90.
  • the server device 90 provides at least a part of the device group 40 based on at least a part of the sensing data obtained from the sensor group 30, the information obtained from the information providing server group 80, and the vital data obtained from the wearable sensor 70. It is a cloud server to control.
  • the server device 90 serves as a control center that manages one or more spatial packages 20.
  • the server device 90 includes a communication unit 91, an information processing unit 92, and a storage unit 93.
  • the communication unit 91 is a communication circuit for the server device 90 to communicate with another device through the wide area communication network 100.
  • the communication performed by the communication unit 91 may be wireless communication or wired communication.
  • the communication standard of the communication performed by the communication unit 91 is also not particularly limited.
  • the information processing unit 92 performs information processing for controlling the device group 40.
  • the information processing unit 92 is realized by a microcomputer or a processor.
  • the information processing unit 92 has an acquisition unit 92a, an analysis unit 92b, a control unit 92c, and a billing processing unit 92d as functional components.
  • the functions of the acquisition unit 92a, the analysis unit 92b, the control unit 92c, and the billing processing unit 92d are, for example, when the microcomputer or processor constituting the information processing unit 92 executes a computer program stored in the storage unit 93. It will be realized. Details of the functions of the acquisition unit 92a, the analysis unit 92b, the control unit 92c, and the charge processing unit 92d will be described later.
  • the storage unit 93 is a storage device that stores various information necessary for the information processing, the computer program, and the like.
  • the storage unit 93 is realized by, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), but may be realized by a semiconductor memory.
  • the sensor group 30 and the information providing server group 80 arranged in the spatial package 20 function as event creators.
  • the data obtained by the sensing of the sensor group 30 and the information provided by the information providing server group 80 are, for example, a server device via a protocol such as MQTT (Message Questing Telemetry Transport) or REST (REPresentational State Transfer). It is aggregated in 90, and the aggregated information is treated as an asynchronous event.
  • the server device 90 analyzes the event (information), and after the analysis of each event by one or a plurality of event consumers, it is connected to the actuate (action) of the spatial package 20 to perform real-time event processing analysis.
  • the environmental control system 10 In the environmental control system 10, the event creator is connected and disconnected as appropriate. Therefore, the environmental control system 10 does not operate invariantly according to the original specifications, but is expanded and improved in response to changes in the macro environment, changes in the person who introduces the spatial package 20, and changes in the organization. ..
  • the space package 20 is, for example, an office building or a commercial facility.
  • information indicating the user's preference search history information, etc.
  • the equipment arranged in the spatial package 20 is controlled based on the user's vital data, the user's mental data, the weather information, the traffic information, and the like.
  • the environmental control system 10 can also perform information processing regarding maintenance of the device group 40 arranged in the spatial package 20. For example, when a maintenance company visits the space package 20, the repair parts (hand-held parts) currently owned by the maintenance company, the time until the next customer visit, the presence or absence of a failure in the equipment group 40, and the like. In consideration of the life of the device group 40 and the like, the user of the space package 20 (the owner of the facility) is proposed by the environmental control system 10 to immediately request the maintenance company to repair the parts on hand.
  • the environmental control system 10 does not perform routine processing, but treats various data / information groups that change dynamically and are generated one after another as events, and analyzes a series of events to analyze them. Adaptive processing is performed in real time.
  • Each application group such as failure / life analysis, facility / equipment usage analysis, flow line / vital analysis, etc. performs the following processing without waiting for the application that sent the message etc. to respond.
  • Each application group is guaranteed its independence, but is loosely coupled.
  • the functions required for each event are realized by processing by the corresponding application group, and as a result, a series of event processing is performed.
  • the state of the customer or maintenance company who is the user may be acquired in the event generation during or after the device control.
  • billing may be made according to the state of device control or the goodness of fit of device control.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of an event-driven architecture (EDA: Event Driven Architecture).
  • the third action and collaboration step is realized by linking the server device 90 with external applications such as AI / big data and existing systems, but human judgment may be added. ..
  • external applications such as AI / big data and existing systems
  • human judgment may be added. ..
  • by incorporating the judgment of a decision maker into a situation-aware application it is possible to allow machines to process relatively simple and huge amounts of data and humans to perform advanced reasoning.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a specific example 1 of the operation of the environmental control system 10.
  • the server device 90 is a server used by the business operator A, and the sensor group 30 and the device group 40 arranged in the space package 20 are provided by the business operator A. ..
  • the store of the business operator B exists in the space package 20, and the user heads to the store in the space package 20 from his / her home or the like.
  • This store is, for example, a store that provides food and drink (convenience store, restaurant, etc.).
  • the user has installed an application program for receiving the service provided by the environmental control system 10 on the mobile terminal 60, and has registered the use of the service. That is, it is assumed that the collection of data and information in the specific example 1 of the operation is performed based on the permission of the user.
  • the acquisition unit 92a of the server device 90 acquires the user's schedule information (S11), and specifies the spatial package 20 to be visited by the user based on the acquired schedule information (S12).
  • the acquisition unit 92a can acquire the schedule information of the user from the schedule information providing server 80c by using the communication unit 91.
  • the schedule information includes the schedule of the day of the user, and the user acquisition unit 92a can specify the spatial package 20 to be visited by the user based on the acquired schedule information.
  • the acquisition unit 92a acquires data and information (S13).
  • the acquired data and information include the user's search history information (keyword information entered in the search field) provided by the search information providing server 80f, the user's vital data (body temperature, sweating amount) provided by the wearable sensor 70, and so on. It is information (temperature, humidity, wind strength, etc.) indicating the weather of the day provided by the weather information providing server 80a.
  • the acquisition unit 92a may acquire at least one of these information and data.
  • the acquisition unit 92a estimates the transportation system used by the user by collating the current position information provided by the mobile terminal 60 with the map information stored in the storage unit 93 in advance, and indicates the estimated transportation system. Information may be used (acquired).
  • the acquisition unit 92a may acquire POS information (for example, identification information of a well-selling product) provided by the POS information providing server 80d.
  • the analysis unit 92b analyzes the information and data acquired by the acquisition unit 92a, and estimates the product (food and drink) that the user will want when arriving at the space package 20 (S14). For estimation, for example, a machine learning model is used.
  • This machine learning model is constructed using, for example, learning data generated by adding evaluation information (reward) to information and data collected in the past by the environmental control system 10, but environmental control. It may be constructed by a system different from the system 10.
  • the analysis unit 92b estimates what the user wants to ingest from the user's search history information, the user's vital data, the information indicating the weather of the day, the information indicating the transportation system used by the user, and the like.
  • the control unit 92c controls at least a part of the device group 40 arranged in the space package 20 based on the analysis result by the analysis unit 92b (S15).
  • the control unit 92c controls the video device 40e and the audio device 40f by, for example, transmitting a control command to the controller 50 via the communication unit 91.
  • the control unit 92c causes the video device 40e to display an advertisement for a product indicated by the identification information output by the analysis unit 92b, and causes the audio device 40f to output audio synchronized with the video displayed by the video device.
  • the user has not yet arrived at the space package 20, and the above advertisement is displayed in advance. That is, when the user arrives at the space package 20, the advertisement of the product that the user wants is already displayed in advance.
  • the acquisition unit 92a identifies the space package 20 (hereinafter, also referred to as another space package 20) of the user's next visit (S16).
  • the acquisition unit 92a acquires information and data (S13), and the analysis unit 92b analyzes the most recently acquired information and data, and the product that the user will want when arriving at the other spatial package 20. Is estimated (S14).
  • the machine learning model used at this time outputs the identification information of the products of the stores of other businesses existing in the other spatial package 20 described above. Pre-built in.
  • control unit 92c controls the device group arranged in the space package 20 based on the analysis result by the analysis unit 92b (S15).
  • the control unit 92c changes the content of the advertisement to be displayed on the video device 40e provided in the other space package 20, and the audio synchronized with the video displayed on the audio device 40f provided in the other space package 20. Is output.
  • the environmental control system 10 repeatedly acquires and analyzes information and data, and repeatedly controls the device group 40 provided in the spatial package 20 to be visited by the user. That is, the environmental control system 10 controls the device group 40 in advance by adapting to the ever-changing changes in the user's situation. As a result, the device group 40 that seems to be optimal is controlled according to the change in the scene (in the above example, the advertisement is presented).
  • the advertisement of the product that the user wants is already displayed in advance, and the space package 20 for the user has an environment suitable for the user in advance (suitable for the user). It can be said that the environment is presumed to be present. Further, for the business operator B who has a store in the space package 20 as a business, the advertisement of the product that the user will like among the products sold at the store is displayed, so that the sales can be expected to increase. That is, it can be said that the space package 20 has an environment suitable for the business operator B in advance even before the user visits the store.
  • the environmental control system 10 may charge the user or the business operator B for providing the environment.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of billing processing.
  • the acquisition unit 92a acquires the input evaluation value as the user's evaluation information using the communication unit 91 (S21). ..
  • the billing processing unit 92d charges the user based on the acquired evaluation information of the user (S22). Specifically, the billing processing unit 92d stores the billing information in which the user's identification information and the billing amount for the user are associated with each other in the storage unit 93. The billing processing unit 92d charges, for example, the higher (gooder) the evaluation indicated by the acquired evaluation information, the higher the amount.
  • the acquisition unit 92a uses the communication unit 91 to evaluate the POS information of the store from the POS information providing server 80d by the business operator B. Acquired as information (S23).
  • the billing processing unit 92d charges the business operator B based on the acquired evaluation information of the business operator B (S24). Specifically, the billing processing unit 92d stores the billing information in which the identification information of the business operator B and the billing amount to the business operator B are associated with each other in the storage unit 93. For example, the billing processing unit 92d considers that the larger the sales (number of sales or sales amount) of the product for which the advertisement is presented, the higher (good) the evaluation of the business operator B, and charges a higher amount.
  • the environmental control system 10 may charge the user and the business operator B for providing the environment. It is not essential to charge both the user and the business operator B, and it is sufficient to charge at least one of the user and the business operator B. Further, the billing may be a flat rate system based on a contract (for example, how much per year, etc.) instead of a variable system based on evaluation information.
  • the environmental control system 10 may charge the user and the business operator based on the control of the device group 40 arranged in the space package 20.
  • the charge for the control of the device group 40 may be a flat rate system based on the contract, or each time the device group 40 is actuated (sensing to the user and the control associated therewith). You may be broken. Further, the charge may be performed based on at least one of the control number of times and the control time of the device group 40.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a specific example 2 of the operation of the environmental control system 10.
  • the server device 90 is a server used by the business operator A, and the sensor group 30 and the device group 40 arranged in the space package 20 are provided by the business operator A. .. It is assumed that the office of the business operator C exists in the space package 20, and the user is an employee belonging to the business operator C and commute from his / her home or the like to the office in the space package 20. It is assumed that the data and information are collected in the specific example 2 of the operation based on the permission of the user. For example, the user is registered in the environmental control system 10 as an employee belonging to the business operator C.
  • the LPS30c detects the user's mobile terminal 60 (S31).
  • the acquisition unit 92a of the server device 90 acquires data when the user is detected by the LPS30c (S32). It is not essential that the user is detected by the LPS30c, and for example, the entry / exit management system (not shown) provided in the space package 20 may detect that the user has arrived in the space package 20. ..
  • the acquired data is, for example, the vital data of the user, the environmental data around the user, the device data of the device group 40 located near the user, the emotion data of the user, and the like.
  • the acquisition unit 92a may acquire at least one of these data.
  • the controller 50 acquires vital data sensed by the biosensor 30d from the biosensor 30d located near the user detected by the LPS 30c and transmits the vital data to the server device 90.
  • the acquisition unit 92a can acquire the user's vital data via the communication unit 91.
  • the controller 50 acquires the environmental data (air quality data and brightness data) sensed by the sensor from the air quality sensor 30a and the brightness sensor 30b located near the user detected by the LPS 30c. It can be transmitted to the server device 90. As a result, the acquisition unit 92a can acquire the environmental data via the communication unit 91.
  • the controller 50 acquires device data (brightness setting of the lighting device 40a, setting of the ventilation device 40b, and temperature setting of the air conditioning device 40c) of the device group 40 located near the user, and is a server device. It can be sent to 90. As a result, the acquisition unit 92a can acquire the device data of the device group 40 located near the user via the communication unit 91.
  • the controller 50 transmits the video data of the video captured by the camera 30e to the server device 90.
  • the acquisition unit 92a can specify the user's emotion by performing image processing on the user's face image included in the video data. That is, the acquisition unit 92a can acquire the user's emotion data. Any existing method may be used for identifying emotions from facial images.
  • the analysis unit 92b analyzes the data acquired by the acquisition unit 92a, and feels comfortable when the user arrives at the area to be visited first (the area where the seat is provided) in the space package 20.
  • the wax environment (control parameters of the device group 40) is estimated (S33). For estimation, for example, a machine learning model is used.
  • This machine learning model is constructed using, for example, learning data generated by adding evaluation information (reward) to the data collected in the past by the environmental control system 10, but the environmental control system 10 It may be constructed by another system.
  • this machine learning model outputs the control parameters of the device group 40 that the user in the situation indicated by the input data will feel comfortable.
  • the control parameters are the brightness of the lighting device 40a, the color temperature of the lighting device 40a, the ventilation volume of the ventilation device 40b, the set temperature of the air conditioning device 40c, the air volume of the air conditioning device 40c, and the sterilization of the sterilizing device 40d. For example, strength.
  • the analysis unit 92b is based on the data obtained by sensing the user in the space package 20, the device data indicating the state of the device group 40 arranged in the space package 20, and the environmental data in the space package 20. , Analyze the state of the user in the spatial package 20.
  • the analysis unit 92b may analyze the user's condition based on at least one of these data.
  • the control unit 92c controls the device group 40 arranged in the space package 20 based on the analysis result by the analysis unit 92b (S34).
  • the control unit 92c for example, by transmitting a control command to the controller 50 via the communication unit 91, arranges the lighting device 40a, the ventilation device 40b, the air conditioning device 40c, and the air conditioning device 40c in the area where the user's own seat is provided.
  • the control parameters output from the analysis unit 92b are set for each of the sterilization devices 40d and operated. This realizes an environment that is presumed to be comfortable for the user. At this time, the user has not yet arrived at the area where his / her seat is provided, and the control of the device group 40 is performed in advance.
  • the acquisition unit 92a monitors the user's current position acquired by the LPS30c, and based on the change in the locus of the current position (that is, the user's flow line), the space.
  • the area to be visited by the user next in the package 20 is specified (S35).
  • a machine learning model may be used to identify the area. Further, the area to be visited next by the user may be specified by the schedule information.
  • the acquisition unit 92a acquires the data (S32), and the analysis unit 92b analyzes the most recently acquired data (that is, the latest data) and feels comfortable when arriving at the area specified in step S35. Estimate the control parameters you will feel (S33). Further, the control unit 92c controls at least a part of the equipment group arranged in the space package 20 based on the analysis result by the analysis unit 92b (S34). The control unit 92c is output from the analysis unit 92b for each of the lighting device 40a, the ventilation device 40b, the air conditioning device 40c, and the sterilization device 40d arranged in the area specified in step S35, for example. Set control parameters and operate.
  • the environmental control system 10 repeatedly acquires and analyzes data and repeatedly controls the device group 40 provided in the area to be visited by the user. That is, the environmental control system 10 controls the device group 40 in advance by adapting to the ever-changing changes in the user's situation. As a result, the device group 40 that seems to be optimal is controlled according to the change in the scene (in the above example, the indoor environment such as room temperature is adjusted).
  • the indoor environment such as room temperature is adjusted.
  • the space package 20 has an environment suitable for the business operator C in advance.
  • the environmental control system 10 may charge the user or the business operator C for providing the environment.
  • the billing may be a variable system based on evaluation information or a flat rate system based on a contract.
  • the evaluation information may be based on the evaluation value input by the user or the representative of the business operator C, or may be performed based on the vital data sensed by the biosensor 30d or the wearable sensor 70.
  • heart rate data among vital data can be used as an index showing the degree of relaxation.
  • billing processing may be performed according to the degree of improvement.
  • the environmental control system 10 can also perform the following operations by using the same method as one of the specific examples 1 and 2 of the operation or a method combining the specific examples 1 and 2 of the operation. ..
  • the environmental control system 10 detects that the user's body temperature rises or the user's positive mind falls (situation). , It is possible to identify a tendency to prefer carbonated water or the like from the search history of the user to the mobile terminal 60, and issue a coupon to the mobile terminal 60 at which the price is discounted when purchasing the carbonated water.
  • the environmental control system 10 lowers the set temperature of the air conditioning device 40c, increases the air volume, and causes the video device 40e (projector or the like) to output an image image of the shade of a tree. Further, in order to collaborate with the store clerk, the store clerk can be notified to the information terminal in the store to propose the beverage preferred by the user to the user. When the user drinks the beverage and the body temperature drops, the environmental control system 10 restores the set temperature and the air volume of the air conditioner 40c. In this way, the environmental control system 10 can adapt to the ever-changing situation of the user and control the spatial package 20 according to the situation of the user.
  • the space package 20 increases the air volume of the ventilation device 40b and the air volume of the air conditioning device 40c. It improves the ventilation inside and lowers the carbon dioxide concentration. As a result, it is possible to reduce the factors that hinder the user's concentration and reduce the risk of infectious diseases.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a specific example 3 of the operation of the environmental control system 10.
  • the server device 90 is a server used by the business operator A, and the sensor group 30 and the device group 40 arranged in the space package 20 are provided by the business operator A. .. It is assumed that the space package 20 is used by the business operator D.
  • the acquisition unit 92a of the server device 90 acquires the device data of the target device in the device group 40 (S41).
  • the controller 50 acquires the device data of the target device and transmits it to the server device 90.
  • the acquisition unit 92a can acquire the device data of the target device via the communication unit 91.
  • the target equipment is any of lighting equipment 40a, ventilation equipment 40b, air conditioning equipment 40c, sterilization equipment 40d, video equipment 40e, and audio equipment 40f, but is equipment other than these provided in the space package 20. You may.
  • the analysis unit 92b analyzes the state of the target device based on the acquired device data, and estimates the probability that the target device will fail within a predetermined period in the future (S42). For estimation, for example, a machine learning model is used. This machine learning model is preliminarily constructed so as to output the probability that the target device will fail within a predetermined period when the data acquired in step S41 is input.
  • the control unit 92c determines whether or not the failure probability of the target device is equal to or higher than a predetermined probability based on the analysis result by the analysis unit 92b (S43).
  • the control unit 92c determines that the failure probability of the target device is equal to or higher than a predetermined probability (Yes in S43)
  • the information terminal used by the business operator A not shown
  • the information terminal used by the business operator D notify (not shown) that the target device is likely to fail (S44).
  • the control unit 92c determines that the failure probability of the target device is less than a predetermined probability (No in S43)
  • the control unit 92c does not notify.
  • the environmental control system 10 can estimate the probability of failure of the target device and notify it in advance.
  • the environmental control system 10 can also perform the following operations by using the same method as in the specific example 3 of the operation.
  • the environmental control system 10 when a maintenance company visits the space package 20, the environmental control system 10 includes an air conditioner 40c, a sterilization device 40d (air purifier), a ventilation device 40b, a humidity control device, a lighting device 40a, and a human sensor.
  • Equipment data such as air quality sensor 30a, power supply equipment, OA equipment (printer, FAX, etc.) is acquired within the range where the permission of the business operator D is obtained.
  • the environmental control system 10 analyzes the current state of each device based on the acquired device data and determines the type.
  • the environmental control system 10 requests the replacement parts to the maintenance company.
  • the visit time to the next customer of the maintenance company is acquired as information, and it is detected that the maintenance company's work time has been reached due to the occurrence of cancellation or the like.
  • the environmental control system 10 adapts to the situation that changes from moment to moment, and whether or not the device group 40 has failed, whether the device group 40 has reached the end of its life, or whether the repair parts of the maintenance company have reached the end of its life. After analyzing the hand-held situation, etc., the maintenance company is notified in advance to propose repairs with the hand-held parts to the business operator D.
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart of information processing using a machine learning model.
  • the acquisition unit 92a acquires the above-mentioned information and data as input information (S51), and the analysis unit 92b, according to the control content determination rule, from the input information, failure / life analysis, facility / equipment utilization analysis, flow line / At least one analysis of vital analysis is performed, and the control content according to at least one of preference, comfort, concentration, and efficiency of the customer, the maintenance company, etc. as the user is determined (S52).
  • the control content determination rule is represented by, for example, an action value function that determines the value of the control content, and the analysis unit 92b uses the action value function to input the control content estimated to have the highest reward from the input information. Determine that it is the control content for information.
  • the rewards are, for example, adaptability to the user's taste, improvement of user's comfort, improvement of user's concentration, efficiency of facility use, efficiency of use of device group 40, and device group 40. In other words, the failure is minimized, the life of the device group 40 is maximized, and the like.
  • control unit 92c executes control (actuate, action) of the device group 40 arranged in the spatial package 20 based on the determined control content (S53), and the acquisition unit 92a is executed.
  • the evaluation information indicating the evaluation of the user with respect to the control is acquired (S54).
  • the evaluation information here has almost the same meaning as the evaluation information described in the above-mentioned billing process.
  • the evaluation information may be based on the evaluation value input to the mobile terminal 60 or the like, or may be based on the sensing data sensed by the sensor group 30 or the wearable sensor 70. It should be noted that the acquisition of the evaluation information may be performed during the control of the device group 40, not after the control of the device group 40.
  • the analysis unit 92b calculates the reward based on the evaluation information acquired in step S54 (S55). Further, the analysis unit 92b updates the control content determination rule using the calculated reward (S56). The analysis unit 92b learns the control content adapted to the user (that is, the control content in which the most reward is obtained) by, for example, reinforcement learning based on the calculated reward. That is, in the specific examples 1 to 3 of the operation, when the evaluation information (reward) is obtained, the information that is the source of the control of the device group 40 and the data to which the evaluation information is added are used as the learning data. So, the machine learning model is updated during operation.
  • Q-learning In updating the control content determination rule, Q-learning, TD learning, or the like may be used.
  • the environmental control system 10 has data obtained by sensing a person in the space in the facility, device data indicating the state of the device arranged in the space, and a business operator who uses the facility.
  • Analysis unit 92a that acquires at least one data of business data related to business results and environmental data in space, and analysis unit 92b that analyzes the state of a person in space based on at least one acquired data.
  • a control unit 92c that provides a person or a business operator with an environment suitable for the person or the business operator in advance by controlling the equipment arranged in the space based on the analysis result by the unit 92b is provided.
  • Such an environmental control system 10 can realize an environment according to a person's condition.
  • the environmental control system 10 includes a billing processing unit 92d that charges a person or a business operator based on the control of the device arranged in the space.
  • Such an environmental control system 10 can charge a person or a business operator based on the control of the device.
  • the acquisition unit 92a further acquires evaluation information indicating an evaluation for providing the environment
  • the environmental control system 10 further acquires evaluation information for a person or a business operator based on the acquired evaluation information.
  • a billing processing unit 92d for billing is provided.
  • Such an environmental control system 10 can charge a person or a business operator based on the evaluation information.
  • acquisition of at least one data by the acquisition unit 92a, analysis by the analysis unit 92b, and control of the device by the control unit 92c are based on an event-driven architecture.
  • Such an environment control system 10 can realize an environment according to the user's state based on an event-driven architecture.
  • the analysis unit 92b performs analysis using a machine learning model.
  • Such an environmental control system 10 can analyze the state of a person in space using a machine learning model.
  • the environmental control method executed by a computer such as the environmental control system 10 includes data obtained by sensing a person in the space in the facility, device data indicating the state of the device arranged in the space, and device data indicating the state of the device arranged in the space. Analyze the state of people in the space based on the acquisition step to acquire at least one data of business data related to the business results of the business operator using the facility, environmental data in the space, and at least one acquired data.
  • the analysis step includes a control step that provides a person or a business operator with an environment suitable for the person or the business operator in advance by controlling the equipment arranged in the space based on the analysis result by the analysis step.
  • Such an environment control method can realize an environment according to the state of a person.
  • the space package is a facility assuming an office building or a commercial facility, but other facilities such as a house, an accommodation facility, a hall, a studio, a hospital, a school, a factory, or a warehouse. It may be.
  • the environmental control system mainly uses the user's vital data (for example, body temperature, sweating amount) provided by the wearable sensor, but acquires vital data from a device other than the wearable sensor. You can also.
  • the environmental control system can estimate the pulse level of the user based on the image obtained by the image sensor (camera) provided in the mobile terminal. The estimation of the pulse level based on the image shows that when the blood flow due to the pulse change is large, the light reflection on the user's body surface (blood vessel) decreases, and conversely, when the blood flow is small, the light reflection on the user's body surface increases. It is done based on the relationship.
  • the environmental control system may estimate the user's mental state (mental data) from the fluctuation of the pulse level.
  • the mental state it is estimated that the autonomic nerve activity is high and the user's mental state is good when the fluctuation of the pulse level is large, and conversely, the autonomic nerve activity is low and the user's mental state is low when the fluctuation is small. It is presumed that there may be a problem with the condition of.
  • the environmental control system is realized by cloud computing, but it may be realized by fog computing.
  • the environmental control system may be realized on-premises.
  • the environmental control system is realized by a plurality of devices, but may be realized as a single device.
  • the environmental control system may be realized as a single device corresponding to a server device.
  • the components (particularly, functional components) included in the environmental control system may be distributed to the plurality of devices in any way.
  • some or all of the functional components of the server device may be provided by the controller.
  • the transmission route of information and data in the above embodiment is an example, and is not particularly limited.
  • a relay device (not shown) may be interposed between the two devices.
  • another processing unit may execute the processing executed by the specific processing unit. Further, the order of the plurality of processes may be changed, or the plurality of processes may be executed in parallel.
  • each component may be realized by executing a software program suitable for each component.
  • Each component may be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU or a processor reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.
  • each component may be realized by hardware.
  • each component may be a circuit (or an integrated circuit). These circuits may form one circuit as a whole, or may be separate circuits from each other. Further, each of these circuits may be a general-purpose circuit or a dedicated circuit.
  • the general or specific embodiment of the present invention may be realized by a recording medium such as a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, or a computer-readable CD-ROM.
  • a recording medium such as a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, or a computer-readable CD-ROM.
  • general or specific embodiments of the present invention may be realized by any combination of systems, devices, methods, integrated circuits, computer programs and recording media.
  • the present invention may be realized as an environmental control method executed by a computer such as an environmental control system, or may be realized as a program for causing a computer to execute such an environmental control method.
  • the present invention may be realized as a computer-readable non-temporary recording medium in which such a program is recorded.
  • Environmental control system 20 Spatial package 30 Sensor group 30a Air quality sensor 30b Brightness sensor 30c LPS 30d Biosensor 30e Camera 40 Equipment group 40a Lighting equipment 40b Ventilation equipment 40c Air conditioning equipment 40d Sterilization equipment 40e Video equipment 40f Sound equipment 50 Controller 60 Mobile terminal 70 Wearable sensor 80 Information provision server group 80a Meteorological information provision server 80b Traffic information provision server 80c Schedule information providing server 80d POS information providing server 80e Economic information providing server 80f Search information providing server 90 Server equipment 91 Communication unit 92 Information processing department 92a Acquisition unit 92b Analysis unit 92c Control unit 92d Billing processing unit 93 Storage unit 100 Wide area communication network

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