JP5115757B2 - Power saving device, power saving method, control device, and security device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a power saving device, a power saving method, a control device, and a security device, and more particularly to a power saving device, a power saving method, and a control device having a function of identifying a person using a camera and an image recognition unit. And security equipment.

  In order to show the characteristics of the product, such as at home appliance mass retailers, it is often displayed with the product turned on, and many different models are displayed side by side to meet customer needs. . In addition to home appliance mass retailers, grocery stores and the like are often playing video and music using televisions and audio devices to promote products.

  However, these products are always turned on regardless of whether there are customers in the place where the products are displayed or installed, and there is a problem that extra power is consumed. Therefore, as a power-saving measure, a human sensor function that attaches an infrared human sensor to an AV (audio visual) device such as a television and turns off the AV device when the human sensor cannot detect the presence of a human being Attached AV equipment is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, the computer display device is equipped with a camera and a face image detection unit to detect whether or not there is a face image within a predetermined range. If no face image is detected for a predetermined time or more, power-saving control to turn off the display unit An apparatus is known (for example, see Patent Document 2).

JP 2007-096462 A JP 11-242733 A

  However, since the invention described in Patent Document 1 is a function provided in a specific model, there is a problem that the display unit cannot be automatically turned off in a model without the function. There is also a problem that the customer and the store clerk cannot be distinguished because the person is detected by infrared rays. Furthermore, there is a problem that a plurality of devices cannot be turned off simultaneously.

  Further, the invention described in Patent Document 2 detects a face image and can determine a face, but has a problem that it cannot determine a customer and a store clerk. In addition, the invention described in Patent Document 2 can be applied only to a specific model as in Patent Document 1, and there is a problem that the power of a plurality of devices cannot be turned off simultaneously.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a power saving device, a power saving method, a control device, and a crime prevention device capable of discriminating a customer and a store clerk and capable of controlling the power supply of a plurality of power saving target devices. It is in.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a power saving apparatus according to the present invention compares a person's clothes image recognized using a camera and an image recognition unit with a person's clothes image stored in a memory, and saves power. A person who needs power control of a device to be electrified and a person who does not need power control, a control unit that transmits a power control command based on the determination result, and a power control command received from the control unit, And an operation unit that performs power control of the power saving target device based on the power control command.

  Further, the power saving method according to the present invention compares a person's clothes image recognized using a camera and an image recognition unit with a person's clothes image stored in a memory, and A control step for discriminating a person who needs control and a person who does not need control, and transmitting a power control command based on the determination result, and receiving a power control command from the control step, and based on the power control command And an operation step of performing power control of the power saving target device.

  In addition, the control device according to the present invention compares the clothes image of the person recognized using the camera and the image recognition unit with the clothes image of the person stored in the memory, and performs power control of the power saving target device. It includes a control unit that discriminates a person who needs it from a person who does not need it, and performs power control of the power saving target device based on the discrimination result.

  Further, the program according to the present invention compares a person's clothes image recognized using a camera and an image recognition unit with a computer and a person's clothes image stored in a memory. A control step for discriminating a person who needs control and a person who does not need control, and transmitting a power control command based on the determination result, and receiving a power control command from the control step, and based on the power control command And an operation step of performing power control of the power saving target device.

  In addition, the security device according to the present invention compares a person's clothes image recognized using a camera and an image recognition unit with a person's clothes image stored in a memory, and outputs a warning based on the comparison result It is characterized by including.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a power saving device, a power saving method, a control device, and a security device capable of discriminating a customer and a store clerk and capable of controlling the power supply of a plurality of power saving target devices.

It is a block diagram for demonstrating the principle of operation of the power saving apparatus which concerns on this invention. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation principle of a power saving method according to the present invention. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the operation principle of the control apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the operation principle of the crime prevention apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram of 1st Embodiment of the power saving apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the environment where the power saving object apparatus which concerns on this invention is installed. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the characteristic of a salesclerk. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of 2nd Embodiment of the power saving apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram of 4th Embodiment of this invention.

  First, before entering the description of the embodiment, the operation principle of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the operating principle of the power saving apparatus according to the present invention. Referring to the figure, the power saving apparatus 1 according to the present invention compares a person's clothes image recognized using the camera 10 and the image recognition unit 11 with a person's clothes image stored in the memory 12. The control unit 13 that determines a person who needs power control of the power saving target device and a person who does not need power control, and transmits a power control command based on the determination result, and the power control command from the control unit 13 And an operation unit 52 that performs power control of the power saving target device based on the power control command.

  The camera 10 images a person. The image recognition unit 11 recognizes a clothes image of a person captured by the camera 10. The memory 12 stores clothes images of a predetermined person (for example, a store clerk). The control unit 13 compares the clothing image recognized by the image recognition unit 11 with the clothing image stored in the memory 12 and discriminates between a person who needs power control of the power saving target device and a person who does not need it. To do.

  That is, the person captured by the camera 10 is determined as a store clerk if the features of the clothes image match, and the person is determined as a customer if they do not match. When it is determined that the employee is a store clerk, it is determined that the power control of the power saving target device is necessary.

  The control unit 13 transmits a power control command to the operation unit 52 based on the determination result. That is, the control unit 13 transmits a power-on control command to the operation unit 52 in the case of a customer, and transmits a power-off control command to the operation unit 52 in the case of a store clerk.

  Next, the operation unit 52 that has received the power control command from the control unit 13 controls the power supply of the power saving target device according to the power control command. The number of power saving target devices to be controlled may be one or several.

  As described above, according to the power saving device 1 according to the present invention, having the above-described configuration enables discrimination between a customer and a store clerk and enables power control of a plurality of power saving target devices. .

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation principle of the power saving method according to the present invention. Referring to the figure, the power saving method according to the present invention compares the person's clothes image recognized using the camera and the image recognition unit with the person's clothes image stored in the memory to save power. A control step S1 for determining a person who needs power control of a device to be activated and a person who does not need power control, and transmitting a power control command based on the determination result; and receiving the power control command from the control step S1, And an operation step S2 for performing power control of the power saving target device based on the power control command.

  As described above, according to the power saving method according to the present invention, by having the above-described configuration, it is possible to distinguish between a customer and a store clerk, and it is possible to control the power of a plurality of power saving target devices.

  Next, the operation principle of the control device according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the operation principle of the control device according to the present invention. The configuration of the control device according to the present invention is obtained by deleting the operation unit 52 from the configuration of the power saving device 1 of FIG. Referring to FIG. 3, the control device 51 according to the present invention compares the person's clothes image recognized using the camera 10 and the image recognition unit 11 with the person's clothes image stored in the memory 12. It includes a control unit 12 that discriminates between a person who needs power control of a power saving target apparatus and a person who does not need power control, and performs power control of the power saving target apparatus based on the discrimination result.

  As described above, according to the control device according to the present invention, by having the above-described configuration, it is possible to distinguish between a customer and a store clerk, and it is possible to control the power of a plurality of power saving target devices.

  Next, the operation principle of the program according to the present invention will be described. The program according to the present invention is a program for the power saving method shown in the flowchart of FIG. This program allows the computer (control unit 13) to compare the person's clothing image recognized using the camera 10 and the image recognition unit 11 with the person's clothing image stored in the memory 12 to save power. A control step S1 for determining a person who needs power control of the target device and a person who does not need power control, and transmitting a power control command based on the determination result, and receiving the power control command from the control step S1, This is to execute the operation step S2 for performing power control of the power saving target device based on the power control command.

  As described above, according to the program of the power saving method according to the present invention, by having the above configuration, it is possible to distinguish between a customer and a store clerk and to control the power supply of a plurality of power saving target devices. A program is obtained.

  Next, the operation principle of the security device according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram for explaining the operating principle of the security device according to the present invention. In addition, the same number is attached | subjected about the component similar to FIG. 3, and the description is abbreviate | omitted. The security device 3 according to the present invention is obtained by adding an alarm 81 to the control device 51 of FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 4, the security device 3 according to the present invention includes a clothing image of a person recognized using the camera 10 and the image recognition unit 11 and a clothing of a person (for example, a guard) stored in the memory 12. A control unit 13 that compares the image and outputs an alarm 81 based on the comparison result is included.

  According to the present invention, when the clothes image of the person recognized using the camera 10 and the image recognition unit 11 and the clothes image of the person (guard) stored in the memory 12 do not match, the control unit 13 issues an alarm. 81 is output.

  As described above, according to the security device according to the present invention, by having the above configuration, it is possible to distinguish between a security guard and a person other than the security guard, and when the recognition result is a person other than the security guard. The alarm 81 can be output.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the first embodiment of the power saving apparatus according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the first embodiment of the power saving device 1 according to the present invention includes a control device 51 and an operation unit 52.

  The control device 51 includes a camera 10, an image recognition unit 11, a memory 12, a control unit 13, and a program storage unit 16. The camera 10 acquires an image of the subject. The image recognition unit 1 recognizes the image of the subject acquired by the camera 10. The memory 12 stores a person's clothes image. The control unit 13 compares the image recognized by the image recognition unit 1 with the image stored in the memory 12. The program storage unit 16 stores a program to be described later.

  The operation unit 52 is a remote control device that remotely controls a power saving target device (not shown) as an example (hereinafter, referred to as “remote control device 52”). The remote control device 52 includes a transmission unit 14 and a reception unit 15.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an environment in which a power saving target device according to the present invention is installed. The environment shown in the figure is, for example, a sales site or an exhibition site, and two power saving target devices (for example, televisions) 101 and 102 are displayed as an example.

  The camera 10 is installed in front of and near the upper part of the two power saving target devices 101 and 102, and images around the power saving target devices 101 and 102 are acquired by the camera 10 at regular intervals. A remote control device 52 is installed behind the power saving target devices 101 and 102.

  An image acquired by the camera 10 is transmitted to the image recognition unit 1, and it is determined whether or not a person exists in the image range by using a known face image recognition technique. On the other hand, the clothes image of the store clerk is stored in the memory 12 as an example.

  First, the control unit 13 determines whether or not a person exists around the power saving target devices 101 and 102 from the face image recognition result from the image recognition unit 1. When a person is present, the control unit 13 compares the person's clothes image recognized by the image recognition unit 1 with the store clerk's clothes image stored in the memory 12. As a result of the comparison, when the features of the clothes image do not match, the control unit 13 determines that the person acquired by the camera 10 is not a store clerk but a customer.

  When the control unit 13 determines that the person acquired by the camera 10 is a customer, the control unit 13 performs power supply control when the customer exists around the power saving target devices 101 and 102. In this case, the control unit 13 transmits a power-on control command to the transmission unit 14 of the remote control device 52 in order to turn on the power supply target devices 101 and 102. Receiving this power-on control command, remote control device 52 transmits a power-on signal to power target devices 101 and 102. The devices to be powered 101 and 102 that have received the power-on signal turn on the power.

  On the other hand, when the control unit 13 determines that the person acquired by the camera 10 is a store clerk, the control unit 13 performs power supply control when the store clerk exists around the power saving target devices 101 and 102. In this case, the control unit 13 transmits a power-off control command to the transmission unit 14 of the remote control device 52 in order to turn off the power-saving target devices 101 and 102. Receiving this power-off control command, the remote control device 52 transmits a power-off signal to the power saving target devices 101 and 102. The power saving target devices 101 and 102 that have received the power-off signal turn off the power.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the characteristics of the store clerk. Referring to the figure, the memory 12 stores image information unique to the store clerk such as the store clerk's face 21, clothes 22 such as the store's uniform, and emblem 26. The image recognition unit 11 recognizes images of the face 21, the clothes 22, the emblem 26, and the like. The memory 12 stores information indicating the comparison result of the person's clothes image.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention. The following operations are executed when the control unit 13 in the control unit 51 controls the image recognition unit 11, the memory 12, and the transmission unit 14 and the reception unit 15 in the remote control device 52.

  The site shown in FIG. 6 is, for example, a television section of a consumer electronics store. The transmission unit 14 of the remote control device 52 transmits a power-on signal or a power-off signal to the power saving target devices 101 and 102 by infrared rays. The receiving unit 15 of the remote control device 52 receives and stores control commands unique to the power saving target devices 101 and 102 transmitted from the power saving target devices 101 and 102 by infrared rays.

  First, when power is supplied to the control device 51, a timer is initialized (step S10 in FIG. 8), and then the camera 10 is activated to start capturing of surrounding images periodically (step S11). ).

  Face recognition of the image captured by the camera 10 is started by the image recognition unit 1. Based on the recognition result by the image recognition unit 1, the control unit 13 determines whether or not a person is present in the obtained image (step S12).

  If it is determined that a person is present in the obtained image (“Yes” in step S12), the control unit 13 compares the obtained image with the image of the clerk's clothes in the memory 12 ( Step S13). In related technology, technology for extracting human faces and colors has been established. The control unit 13 of the present invention uses the technique to extract the clothes portion, and when a certain amount of the clothes color of the clerk registered in the memory 12 is extracted, the person is in the clerk's uniform in the obtained image. Is judged to be wearing. Thereby, a customer and a store clerk are distinguished.

  If the comparison result is coincident (“Yes” in step S13), the control unit 13 proceeds to discrimination of other persons existing in the same image (step S15). If another person exists in the same image (“Yes” in step S15), the determination target is changed to this person (step S17), and the process returns to step S13.

  On the other hand, if there is no other person in the same image (“No” in step S15), the control unit 13 sets the input signal to “0” (step S16). That is, the input signal “0” indicates that only the store clerk exists at the site or that no one exists.

  On the other hand, if the image obtained in step S13 does not match the image of the clerk's clothes in the memory 12 (“No” in step S13), the control unit 13 sets the input signal to “1”. (Step S14). That is, the input signal “1” indicates that there is a customer at the site.

  If it is determined that no person is present in the image obtained in step S12 ("No" in step S12), the control unit 13 sets the input signal to "0" (step S16). .

  When the input signal is determined, the control unit 13 enters a flow for determining a control method for the power saving target devices 101 and 102. First, in order to determine whether or not the current control needs to be changed, the control signal is compared with the input signal (step S18). If the comparison result is inconsistent (“No” in step S18), an input signal is written to the control signal to change the control content (step S19).

  Next, the written control signal is judged (step S20), and if the control signal is “0” (in the case of “Yes” in step S20), this means that there are no customers. In order to turn off the power after a lapse of a certain time since the absence, only a timer (not shown) is started (step S21), and the control method and the signal transmission from the transmission unit 14 of the remote control device 52 are not performed. finish.

  On the other hand, if the comparison result between the control signal and the input signal matches in step S18 (“Yes” in step S18), it is determined whether or not the control signal is “0” (step S22). If the control signal is “0” (in the case of “Yes” in step S22), this represents a state in which there is no customer, and thus waits until a certain amount of time elapses (in step S23 “ Yes "), a power-off control command is transmitted from the transmitter 14 of the remote control device 52 so that the power is turned off after a predetermined time has elapsed (step S24). Then, the process returns to step S11.

  Further, if the state where the customer is present in step S22 continues (in the case of “No” in step S22), or if a certain time has not passed since the customer disappeared in step S23, the control is changed. Since it is not necessary, the process returns to step S11.

  In step S20, the written control signal is judged (step S20). If the control signal is not “0” (in the case of “No” in step S20), there has been no customer until then. Since this indicates that a new customer has appeared at the place, after the timer is reset (step S25), a control signal is sent to the transmission unit 14 of the remote control device 52 so as to turn on the power supply target devices 101 and 102. It transmits by infrared rays (step S26). Then, the process returns to step S11.

  A unique power control command is registered in the memory 12 for each control target machine. The power supply control command transmitted by the remote control device 52 differs depending on the manufacturer, but if the manufacturer is the same, the same command may be used even if the model of the power target device is different. Therefore, it is possible to control a plurality of power target devices with one command. In this case, the command transmission priority is determined by weighting according to the controllable number at the time of command registration. When receiving the control signal from the control unit 13, the transmission unit 14 of the remote control device 52 reads the power control command from the memory 12, and sequentially transmits the command having higher priority to the power target device using infrared rays.

  It should be noted that a learning remote controller, which is a known related technology, can be used for registering the command, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted. The face and image recognition technology described above is also a known related technology, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the first embodiment, a television is cited as an example of a power saving target device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to other devices as long as a remote control device is used. Is possible.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

  The first effect is that extra power can be suppressed because the power-saving target device is turned off when there is no customer.

  The second effect is that since the store clerk and the customer are discriminated, it is possible to suppress the unnecessary power-off of the power saving target device due to the movement of the store clerk.

  The third effect is that a power saving target device that does not have a function of automatically turning off the power is executed because the power control of the power saving target device is executed by a device installed in a place different from the power saving target device. Even if there is an infrared remote controller, it can be controlled.

  The fourth effect is that since the surrounding customers are automatically identified, the power saving can be automatically executed regardless of whether there is a store clerk around the power saving target device. It is also possible to prevent forgetting to turn off and forgetting to turn on, which are human errors.

  The fifth effect is that since it is possible to determine whether it is a clerk or a customer in clothes, it is not necessary to register and delete the face of a clerk who works only for a short period of time, such as a part-time clerk, and it is easy to set is there.

  The sixth effect is that since the power-saving target device is controlled by the remote control device, a plurality of power-saving target devices can be controlled.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The basic configuration of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, but the power control method for the power saving target device is further devised. FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a second embodiment of the power saving apparatus according to the present invention. In addition, the same number is attached | subjected to the part similar to the structure (refer FIG. 6) of 1st Embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted. Referring to FIG. 9, in the power saving device 2 in the second embodiment, a direct operation device 61 and a power outlet 62 are provided instead of the remote control device 52 (see FIG. 6).

  That is, the operation device 61 is directly connected between the power saving target devices 101 and 102 and the power outlet 62, and power is supplied to the power outlet 62. Further, the control device 51 and the operation device 61 are directly connected. When a control command for turning on or off the power from the control device 51 is transmitted directly to the operation device 61, the direct operation device 61 saves power from the power outlet 62 when the control command is power on. When the power is supplied to the power saving target devices 101 and 102 and the control command is power off, the power supply from the power outlet 62 to the power saving target devices 101 and 102 is cut off.

  In the second embodiment, the remote controller 52 (see FIG. 6) is simply replaced with the direct operation device 61 and the power outlet 62, and the other operations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, since the power of the power saving target devices 101 and 102 is directly turned on or off by the direct operation device 61, the remote control device is not provided. It is also possible to save power for the power generation apparatus.

  In addition, in the first and second embodiments, when only the clerk's uniform is targeted for identification, there is a possibility that a person wearing a similar color clothing or an object having a similar color package may be erroneously recognized as a clerk. Therefore, by providing the camera 10 and the image recognition unit 11 with high performance and enabling face recognition, it is possible to reduce the probability of erroneous recognition. In the case where the face is not registered, such as a clerk for a short period of time, it is possible to prevent misrecognition by adding the feature of the clerk instead of the face such as the emblem 26 (see FIG. 7) to the additional condition. .

  Further, in the present invention, the clerk and customer are identified in the store as an example, but other persons can be identified as long as they have characteristics. Therefore, by changing the characteristics of a person, the present invention can be applied not only to exhibits but also to lighting such as ceiling lights.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The third embodiment relates to a program for a power saving method. Referring to FIG. 5, the control device 51 of the present invention includes a program storage unit 16. The program storage unit 16 stores a program for the power saving method shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  The control unit (computer) 13 reads the program from the program storage unit 16 and controls the image recognition unit 11 and the memory 12 and the transmission unit 14 and the reception unit 15 of the operation unit 52 according to the program. Since the contents of the control have already been described, description thereof is omitted here.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a program for a power saving method capable of discriminating between a customer and a store clerk and controlling the power supply of a plurality of power saving target devices.

  Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The fourth embodiment is not intended to save power, but is common to the first and second embodiments described above in that a person is identified and an object is controlled. In the fourth embodiment, the present invention is applied to a security device.

  In the related art, the security guard monitors whether or not a suspicious person has invaded with a monitor. However, there is a drawback in that it takes time until the person arrives at the site after detecting the intrusion of a person. In the third embodiment of the present invention, when the intrusion of a person is detected, the alarm is thundered to eliminate this drawback.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the same components as those of the first embodiment (see FIG. 5) are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  Referring to FIG. 10, the security device 3 according to the present invention includes a control device 71 and a video display device 72. The control device 71 includes a camera 10, an image recognition unit 11, a memory 11, a warning (hereinafter, referred to as “alarm”) 81, and a control unit 13. Further, the video display device 72 displays a video taken by the camera 10. That is, the video display device 72 is assumed to be a monitor or the like disposed in a security room or the like.

  Next, the operation of the fourth embodiment will be described. It is assumed that an image of a guard's uniform is stored in the memory 11. When the clothes of the person identified by the image recognition unit 11 via the camera 10 match the characteristic part of the guard uniform stored in the memory 1, the control unit 13 passes the image recognition unit 11 via the camera 10. The person identified in is determined to be a security guard. In this case, the control unit 13 does not drive the alarm 81.

  On the other hand, if the clothes of the person identified by the image recognition unit 11 via the camera 10 do not match the characteristic part of the guard uniform stored in the memory 1, the control unit 13 recognizes the image via the camera 10. The person identified by the unit 11 is determined to be other than the guard. In this case, the control unit 13 drives the alarm 81 as a warning.

  As described above, according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, when a person other than the guard is detected, the alarm 81 is immediately driven, so that the person can be warned immediately. It becomes.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 2 Power-saving apparatus 3 Security apparatus 10 Camera 11 Image recognition part 12 Memory 13 Control part 14 Transmission part 15 Reception part 16 Program storage part 21 Clerk's face 22 Clothes 26 Patch 51 Control apparatus 52 Operation part 61 Direct operation apparatus 62 Power outlet 71 Control device 72 Video display device 81 Alarm 101 Power saving target device 102 Power saving target device

Claims (24)

A person who needs power control of a power saving target device by comparing a person's clothes image recognized using the camera and the image recognition unit with a person's clothes image stored in the memory. And a control unit that transmits a power control command based on the determination result;
And an operation unit that receives a power control command from the control unit and performs power control of the power saving target device based on the power control command.   The power saving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit is a remote control apparatus that remotely controls the power saving target apparatus.   The power saving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit is a direct operation apparatus that directly operates the power saving target apparatus.   The power control is to turn on or off the power saving target device, and the control unit recognizes a clothing image of a person recognized using the camera and the image recognition unit, and a person stored in the memory 4. The power saving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the characteristics of the clothes images match, the operation unit is instructed to turn off the power saving target apparatus. 5.   The information indicating the comparison result of the clothes image of the person is stored in the memory, and a power control command corresponding to the information is transmitted from the control unit to the operation unit. The power saving apparatus according to any one of the above.   6. The power saving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit executes the power control for a plurality of the power saving target apparatuses. A person who needs power control of a power saving target device by comparing a person's clothes image recognized using the camera and the image recognition unit with a person's clothes image stored in the memory. And a control step for transmitting a power control command based on the determination result;
An operation step of receiving a power control command from the control step and performing power control of the power saving target device based on the power control command.   The power saving method according to claim 7, wherein the operation step is performed by a remote control device that remotely controls the power saving target device.   The power saving method according to claim 7, wherein the operation step is performed by a direct operation device that directly operates the power saving target device.   The power control is to turn on or off the power-saving target device, and the control step includes a clothing image of a person recognized using the camera and an image recognition unit, and a person stored in the memory 10. The power saving method according to claim 7, wherein, when the features of the clothes images match, the operation step is instructed to turn off the power saving target device.   The information indicating the comparison result of the clothes image of the person is stored in the memory, and a power control command corresponding to the information is transmitted to the operation step in the control step. The power saving method according to any one of the above.   12. The power saving method according to claim 7, wherein the control step executes the power control for a plurality of power saving target devices.   A person who needs power control of a power saving target device by comparing a person's clothes image recognized using the camera and the image recognition unit with a person's clothes image stored in the memory. And a control unit that performs power control of the power saving target device based on the determination result.   The power control is to turn on or off the power saving target device, and the control unit recognizes a clothing image of a person recognized using the camera and the image recognition unit, and a person stored in the memory The control device according to claim 13, wherein when the features of the clothes images match, the power saving target device is turned off.   The information indicating the comparison result of the clothes image of the person is stored in the memory, and the control unit performs power control of the power saving target device based on the information. Control device.   The control device according to claim 13, wherein the control unit performs the power control on a plurality of power saving target devices. A person who needs power control of a power-saving target device by comparing a person's clothes image recognized using a camera and an image recognition unit with a person's clothes image stored in a memory on a computer A control step for discriminating a person who does not, and transmitting a power control command based on the discrimination result;
A program for receiving a power control command from the control step and executing an operation step of performing power control of the power saving target device based on the power control command.   The program according to claim 17, wherein the operation step is performed by a remote control device that remotely operates the power saving target device.   The program according to claim 17, wherein the operation step is performed by a direct operation device that directly operates the power saving target device.   The power control is to turn on or off the power-saving target device, and the control step includes a clothing image of a person recognized using the camera and an image recognition unit, and a person stored in the memory The program according to any one of claims 17 to 19, wherein when the features of the clothes images match, the operation step is instructed to turn off the power saving target device.   The information indicating the comparison result of the clothes image of the person is stored in the memory, and a power control command corresponding to the information is transmitted to the operation step in the control step. A program according to any of the above.   The program according to any one of claims 17 to 21, wherein the control step executes the power control for a plurality of power saving target devices.   A security device comprising a controller that compares a clothing image of a person recognized using a camera and an image recognition unit with a clothing image of a person stored in a memory and outputs an alarm based on the comparison result .   The said control part outputs the said warning, when the characteristic of the person's clothes image recognized using the said camera and image recognition part and the person's clothes image memorize | stored in the said memory do not correspond. Item 24 is a security device.

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