WO2024142374A1 - 家電機器制御システム、操作端末およびサーバ - Google Patents

家電機器制御システム、操作端末およびサーバ Download PDF

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WO2024142374A1
WO2024142374A1 PCT/JP2022/048576 JP2022048576W WO2024142374A1 WO 2024142374 A1 WO2024142374 A1 WO 2024142374A1 JP 2022048576 W JP2022048576 W JP 2022048576W WO 2024142374 A1 WO2024142374 A1 WO 2024142374A1
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唯史 近藤
博光 金田
良男 原田
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三菱電機株式会社
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F11/00—Control or safety arrangements
    • F24F11/50—Control or safety arrangements characterised by user interfaces or communication
    • F24F11/56—Remote control
    • F24F11/58—Remote control using Internet communication
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F2110/00—Control inputs relating to air properties
    • F24F2110/50—Air quality properties
    • F24F2110/52—Air quality properties of the outside air
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F2110/00—Control inputs relating to air properties
    • F24F2110/50—Air quality properties
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  • This disclosure relates to a home appliance control system that controls home appliances, an operation terminal that realizes this home appliance control system, and a server that realizes this home appliance control system.
  • the present disclosure has been made in consideration of the above, and aims to make it possible to present to a user, when looking at the display unit of an operation terminal, functions of home appliances that are convenient for the user and can be controlled from the operation terminal in a visually easy-to-understand manner.
  • the home appliance control system disclosed herein has the effect of being able to present to the user, when the user looks at the display unit of the operation terminal, functions of home appliances that are convenient for the user and can be controlled from the operation terminal in a visually easy-to-understand manner.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an air conditioning system according to a first embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an air conditioning device in an air conditioning system according to a first embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an operation terminal in an air conditioning system according to a first embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server in an air conditioning system according to a first embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a learning device according to a first embodiment;
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of learning data used when the learning device according to the first embodiment learns the operation frequency of a function 1 of an air conditioner.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an air conditioning system according to a first embodiment.
  • step S260 the operation terminal 20 displays the multiple operation icons on the terminal display unit 22 at a display position according to the display position information, i.e., at a display position according to the information on the display positions of the multiple operation icons on the terminal display unit 22 of the operation terminal 20, which is the inference result of the server control unit 33.
  • the model generation unit 342 may learn the operation frequency of the operation icon of the function of the air conditioning device 10 in the input state using learning data acquired from multiple air conditioning systems 1.
  • the model generation unit 342 may acquire learning data from multiple air conditioning systems 1 used in the same area, or may learn the operation frequency of the operation icon of the function of the air conditioning device 10 in the input state using learning data collected from multiple air conditioning systems 1 operating independently in different areas.
  • the air conditioning system 1 from which the learning data is collected may be added to the targets midway, or may be removed from the targets.
  • the air conditioning communication unit 13 When the air conditioning communication unit 13 receives the device information sent from the air conditioning control unit 14, it transmits the device information to the terminal communication unit 23 of the operation terminal 20 via the Internet 40.
  • the operation terminal 20 is not only capable of controlling the operation of one type of air conditioning appliance 10 as the controlled device, but can individually control the operation of multiple types of air conditioning appliances 10 made by different manufacturers and with different specifications as the controlled devices.
  • the operation terminal 20 downloads an application for controlling the operation of the air conditioning appliance 10 for each air conditioning appliance 10 that is to be the controlled device.
  • the operation terminal 20 can then control the operation of each air conditioning appliance 10 that is to be the controlled device by executing the application corresponding to the air conditioning appliance 10 that is to be the controlled device.
  • the display position setting value corresponding to the display position of the operation icons rearranged by the user is automatically stored in the icon display position setting value field 55. Therefore, the latest display position setting value corresponding to the display position at which the operation icons are displayed is stored in the icon display position setting value field 55.
  • the user can use the terminal input unit 21 of the operation terminal 20 to perform a setting operation to enable a function possessed by the air conditioning appliance 10 currently being controlled by the operation terminal 20.
  • the air conditioning control unit 14 sets the function to be enabled in accordance with the user's setting operation and stores the information in the air conditioning storage unit 12.
  • the user can also use the terminal input unit 21 of the operation terminal 20 to perform a setting operation to disable a function possessed by the air conditioning appliance 10 currently being controlled by the operation terminal 20.
  • the air conditioning control unit 14 sets the function to be enabled in accordance with the user's setting operation and stores the information in the air conditioning storage unit 12.
  • Information on whether or not the function for controlling the air conditioning appliance 10 can be restricted is stored as device information in the function status column 54 of the table 50 by the icon arrangement control unit 252. Thereafter, proceed to step S330.
  • a notification icon 70 which is an icon for automatically rearranging the display of operation icons, is displayed on the device display unit 22.
  • the device control unit 25 causes the notification icon 70 to be displayed on the device display unit 22.
  • step S380 determines that the current display positions of the multiple operation icons are already the display positions of the operation icons for multiple functions that are convenient for the user, and does not display the notification icon 70 on the terminal display unit 22.
  • step S410 the determined display position of the operation icon is stored in the table 50 by the terminal control unit 25.
  • the icon arrangement control unit 252 of the icon control unit 251 of the terminal control unit 25 updates the setting value of the icon display position setting value field 55 of the table 50 with the icon display position setting value indicated in the information on the display positions of the multiple operation icons transmitted from the server control unit 33.
  • step S420 the operation icons are displayed on the terminal display unit 22 of the operation terminal 20.
  • the icon arrangement control unit 252 displays multiple operation icons in the icon display area 221 of the terminal display unit 22 in an order based on the setting in the icon display position setting value field 55 of the table 50.
  • the icon arrangement control unit 252 also displays the status of the functions provided by the air conditioning equipment 10 in the icon display area 221 of the terminal display unit 22 based on the setting in the function status field 54 of the table 50.
  • the icon arrangement control unit 252 displays operation icons corresponding to functions that are in a stopped state with a line drawn through them.
  • the icon placement control unit 252 of the terminal control unit 25 receives display position information, which is information on the display positions of the multiple operation icons on the terminal display unit 22, transmitted from the server 30, and when the current display positions of the multiple operation icons on the terminal display unit 22 differ from the display positions of the multiple operation icons indicated in the display position information, causes the multiple operation icons to be displayed on the terminal display unit 22 at the display positions of the multiple operation icons indicated in the display position information.
  • display position information which is information on the display positions of the multiple operation icons on the terminal display unit 22, transmitted from the server 30, and when the current display positions of the multiple operation icons on the terminal display unit 22 differ from the display positions of the multiple operation icons indicated in the display position information, causes the multiple operation icons to be displayed on the terminal display unit 22 at the display positions of the multiple operation icons indicated in the display position information.
  • FIG. 20 is a diagram showing how the operation icons displayed in the icon display area 221 of the terminal display unit 22 are automatically rearranged by the automatic rearrangement function for the display of the operation icons in embodiment 1.
  • the automatic rearrangement function for example, the display state of the terminal display unit 22 shown in FIG. 16 changes to the display state of the terminal display unit 22 shown in FIG. 20.
  • the air conditioning control unit 14 of the air conditioning device 10 and the server control unit 33 of the server 30 are each realized, for example, as a processing circuit of the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 21.
  • FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the processing circuit according to the first embodiment.
  • the functions of the air conditioning control unit 14 of the air conditioning device 10 and the server control unit 33 of the server 30 are realized by the processor 101 executing a program stored in the memory 102.
  • multiple processors and multiple memories may work together to realize the functions of the air conditioning control unit 14 of the air conditioning device 10 and the server control unit 33 of the server 30.
  • some of the functions of the air conditioning control unit 14 of the air conditioning device 10 and the server control unit 33 of the server 30 may be implemented as electronic circuits, and the other parts may be realized using the processor 101 and the memory 102.
  • FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration for realizing the operation terminal 20 according to the first embodiment.
  • the operation terminal 20 according to the first embodiment includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, a microphone 204, a touch panel display 205, a sensor 206, a camera 207, a built-in memory 208, and a communication device 209.
  • the CPU 201, the ROM 202, the RAM 203, the microphone 204, the touch panel display 205, the sensor 206, the camera 207, the built-in memory 208, and the communication device 209 are connected by a data bus 210.
  • the sensor 206 is a sensor used to realize the functions of the operation terminal 20, such as a Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a light sensor.
  • the camera 207 is an imaging device used to realize the functions of the operation terminal 20.
  • the built-in memory 208 is a device that stores the OS 2081, the program group 2082, the file group 2083 which is various files for controlling the operation of the operation terminal 20 in a non-volatile manner, and a hard disk drive (HDD) and a solid state drive (SSD) can be applied.
  • the communication device 209 is a communication device for communicating with the air conditioning device 10 and the server 30 which are external devices.
  • the terminal control unit 25 of the operation terminal 20 is realized by the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 22, the terminal control unit 25 is realized by the CPU 201 executing a program from the program group 2082 stored in the built-in memory 208.
  • multiple CPUs 201 and multiple built-in memories 208 may work together to realize the functions of the terminal control unit 25.
  • some of the functions of the terminal control unit 25 may be implemented as electronic circuits, and other parts may be realized using the CPU 201 and built-in memory 208.
  • a home appliance control system includes a home appliance, an operation terminal 20 having a display unit that displays a plurality of operation icons that correspond individually to a plurality of functions possessed by the home appliance and are associated with control instruction information that instructs the execution of the functions, and a server 30 that determines the display positions of the plurality of operation icons on the display unit based on home appliance installation information that is composed of information on the environment where the home appliance is located and information on the usage status of the home appliance.
  • the air conditioning system 1 can determine an appropriate display order on the terminal display unit 22 of the operation terminal 20 of functions that are convenient for the user. That is, the inference device 35 of the server 30 infers the operation frequency for each of the multiple functions of the air conditioning appliance 10 based on the installation information of the air conditioning appliance 10, which is information collected by the air conditioning system 1 and is composed of information on the environment where the air conditioning appliance 10 is located and information on the usage status of the air conditioning appliance 10. Then, the server control unit 33 of the server 30 determines the display positions of the operation icons for the multiple functions on the terminal display unit 22 of the operation terminal 20 based on the inferred operation frequency for each function.
  • the operation terminal 20 which has acquired information on the display positions of the operation icons determined by the server 30, automatically sorts and displays the multiple operation icons on the terminal display unit 22 according to the display positions of the operation icons determined by the server 30 when a notification icon 70 displayed on the terminal display unit 22 is selected.
  • the user can easily visually understand the functions of the air conditioning equipment 10 that are convenient for the user and can be controlled from the operation terminal 20.
  • This allows the user to use multiple functions comfortably, improving the operability of the operation terminal 20 for the user.
  • the functions are arranged on the terminal display unit 22 of the operation terminal 20 in an appropriate order that is convenient for the user and in the order that the user wants to use, improving the operability of the operation terminal 20 when the user controls the air conditioning equipment 10.
  • the server 30 also learns from the installation information of the air conditioning appliance 10, which consists of information on the environment where the air conditioning appliance 10 is located and information on the usage status of the air conditioning appliance 10, as learning data, and infers the operation frequency of each of the multiple functions of the air conditioning appliance 10, which can promote the discovery of functions that are potentially useful to the user.
  • the air conditioning system 1 can display operation icons for multiple functions that are convenient for the user in an appropriate order that is convenient for the user when the user controls the air conditioning appliance 10 by looking at the operation icons displayed on the terminal display unit 22 of the operation terminal 20. Therefore, the air conditioning system 1 has the effect that, when the user looks at the terminal display unit 22 of the operation terminal 20, the functions of the air conditioning appliance 10 that are convenient for the user and can be controlled from the operation terminal 20 are visually easy to understand.
  • Air conditioning system 10 Air conditioning equipment, 11 Air conditioning unit, 12 Air conditioning memory unit, 13 Air conditioning communication unit, 14 Air conditioning control unit, 20 Operation terminal, 21 Terminal input unit, 22 Terminal display unit, 23 Terminal communication unit, 24 Terminal memory unit, 25 Terminal control unit, 30 Server, 31 Server communication unit, 32 Server memory unit, 33 Server control unit, 34 Learning device, 35 Inference device, 36 Learned model memory unit, 40 Internet, 50 Equipment information and icon display position table, 51 Management No.

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