JP6459510B2 - Air conditioning control system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an air conditioning control system having an air conditioner and a mobile terminal.

  When air conditioning control is performed by an air conditioner, it is necessary to set temperature, humidity, air volume, and the like. Conventionally, temperature and humidity are set numerically, and air volume is set by selecting one of a plurality of predetermined levels (for example, large, medium, and small).

JP 2012-042186 A

  However, it is difficult to know how much the desired temperature and humidity are expressed in numerical values, and what level the desired air flow corresponds to, and it is difficult to reproduce the air conditioning that is envisioned.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioning control system that can easily realize the desired air conditioning.

An air conditioning control system according to a first aspect of the present invention is an air conditioning control system including an air conditioner and a mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal captures an image captured by the image capturing unit and an image captured by the image capturing unit. Environmental information acquisition means for acquiring environmental information at the time, image storage means capable of storing image data of an image captured by the imaging means in association with the environmental information of an image related to the image data, and the environmental information , heating operation, cooling operation, and, one of the operation modes of the automatic operation, set temperature, and, the set air volume, and the operation setting determination unit that determines as the operation setting, the air conditioner of the operation setting as an operation instruction signal has a first communication means that can be sent to the air conditioner, control means for performing air conditioning of the space based on the operation instruction signal transmitted from said mobile terminal Characterized in that it has.

  In this air conditioning control system, air conditioning can be performed based on environmental information at the time of image capture. Therefore, since the environment experienced at the time of shooting can be reproduced, the air conditioning envisioned can be reliably reproduced.

  An air conditioning control system according to a second aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning control system according to the first aspect of the present invention, further comprising a first sensor for detecting the environmental information, wherein the environmental information acquisition means captures an image by the photographing means. The environment information is acquired from the first sensor when photographing.

  In this air conditioning control system, the environment information detected by the first sensor is acquired when an image is captured, and the environment information is stored in the image storage means, so that the environment information at the time of capturing can be reliably stored.

  The air conditioning control system according to a third aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning control system according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the mobile terminal has at least one of the environment specifying information of the photographing location and photographing time of the image photographed by the photographing means. It further comprises an environment specifying information acquisition means for acquiring, characterized in that the environment information acquiring means acquires environment information corresponding to the environment specifying information acquired by the environment specifying information acquisition means via a communication network. To do.

  In this air conditioning control system, even when no sensor for detecting environmental information is provided, environmental information at the time of photographing can be acquired from the communication network based on the environment specifying information.

  An air conditioning control system according to a fourth invention is the air conditioning control system according to any one of the first to third inventions, wherein the mobile terminal receives an input from a user and a signal from the receiving means. Based on the environmental information of the image data selected by the selection means, further comprising selection means for selecting one of the image data stored in the image storage means. The operation instruction signal corresponding to is transmitted to the air conditioner.

  In this air conditioning control system, it is possible to reproduce the environment at the time of capturing an image related to the image data selected by the user from the image data stored in the image storage means.

  An air conditioning control system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning control system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein the mobile terminal further includes image display means for displaying an image related to the image data stored in the image storage means. The receiving means is capable of receiving an instruction for determining one of the images displayed on the image display means.

  In this air conditioning control system, the user can easily select an image desired to reproduce the environment at the time of shooting from the images displayed on the image display means.

  An air conditioning control system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning control system according to the fourth or fifth aspect, wherein the mobile terminal has a predetermined range of parameters relating to the environmental information corresponding to the image data selected by the selection means. When it is outside, it has further the 1st alerting | reporting means which alert | reports that to a user, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In this air conditioning control system, when the parameter of the environmental information has a size that cannot be reproduced by the air conditioner, it can notify the user to that effect.

  An air conditioning control system according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning control system according to any of the fourth to sixth aspects, wherein the first communication means uses environmental information corresponding to the image data selected by the selection means. When the included parameter is outside the predetermined range, the operation instruction signal corresponding to the environmental information is not transmitted to the air conditioner.

  In this air conditioning control system, when the parameter of the environmental information has a size that cannot be reproduced by the air conditioner, the operation instruction signal corresponding to the environmental information can be prevented from being transmitted to the air conditioner.

  An air conditioning control system according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning control system according to any of the fourth to seventh aspects of the present invention, comprising: a second sensor that detects environmental information of the space where air conditioning is performed; and the selection unit. A comparison unit that compares the parameter related to the environmental information corresponding to the selected image data and the parameter related to the environmental information detected by the second sensor; and the mobile terminal includes the comparison unit As a result of the comparison, when the difference between the two is within a predetermined value, there is further provided a second notification means for notifying the user of the difference.

  In this air conditioning control system, when the difference between the parameter related to the environmental information of the air-conditioned space and the parameter related to the environmental information corresponding to the selected image data is small and the necessity for air conditioning is low, the user can be notified of this. .

An air conditioning control system according to a ninth invention is the air conditioning control system according to any one of the first to eighth inventions, wherein the mobile terminal includes a second communication means capable of transmitting information to another mobile terminal. In addition, the second communication unit transmits the image data stored in the image storage unit to another mobile terminal together with the environment information corresponding to the image data.
In this air conditioning control system, the environment at the time of shooting can be shared with the owner of another mobile terminal.
An air conditioning control system according to a tenth aspect of the invention is an air conditioning control system having an air conditioner and a mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal is capable of acquiring position information and time information capable of acquiring position information. An environmental information acquisition unit that has at least one of the acquisition units and acquires environmental information of any one of temperature, humidity, and air volume; and a storage unit that can store the positional information or the time information and the environmental information in association with each other. An operation setting determining means for determining, as an operation setting, an operation mode of any one of a heating operation, a cooling operation, and an automatic operation, a set temperature, and a set air volume from the environment information , has a first communication means that can be sent to the air conditioner as the operation instruction signal, the air conditioner, the space based on the operation instruction signal transmitted from said mobile terminal Characterized in that it has a control means for performing air conditioning.
An air conditioning control system according to an eleventh aspect of the invention is the air conditioning control system according to any of the first to tenth aspects of the invention, wherein the environmental information includes a parameter relating to temperature.

  In this air conditioning control system, the temperature at the time of photographing can be reproduced by air conditioning.

  An air conditioning control system according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning control system according to any one of the first to eleventh aspects of the invention, wherein the environmental information includes a parameter relating to humidity.

  In this air conditioning control system, the humidity during photographing can be reproduced by air conditioning.

  An air conditioning control system according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning control system according to any of the first to twelfth aspects of the invention, wherein the environment information includes a parameter relating to the air volume.

  With this air conditioning control system, the air volume during shooting can be reproduced by air conditioning.

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

  In the first invention, air conditioning can be performed based on environmental information at the time of image capture. Therefore, since the environment experienced at the time of shooting can be reproduced, the air conditioning envisioned can be reliably reproduced.

  In the second invention, the environment information is acquired by the first sensor when an image is captured, and the environment information is stored in the image storage means. Therefore, the environment information at the time of capturing can be reliably stored.

  In the third aspect of the invention, the environment information at the time of photographing can be acquired from the communication network based on the environment specifying information without providing a sensor for detecting the environment information.

  In the fourth aspect of the invention, it is possible to reproduce the environment at the time of shooting an image related to the image data selected by the user from the image data stored in the image storage means.

  In the fifth invention, the user can easily select an image desired to reproduce the environment at the time of shooting from the images displayed on the image display means.

  In 6th invention, when the parameter of environmental information is a magnitude | size which cannot be reproduced with an air conditioner, it can alert | report to that effect.

  In the seventh invention, when the parameter of the environment information has a size that cannot be reproduced by the air conditioner, it is possible to prevent the operation instruction signal corresponding to the environment information from being transmitted to the air conditioner.

  In the eighth invention, when the difference between the parameter related to the environmental information of the air-conditioned space and the parameter related to the environmental information corresponding to the selected image data is small and the necessity for air conditioning is low, the user can be notified of this. .

In the ninth aspect, the environment at the time of shooting can be shared with the owner of another mobile terminal.
In the eleventh aspect, the temperature at the time of photographing can be reproduced by air conditioning.

  In the twelfth aspect, the humidity during photographing can be reproduced by air conditioning.

  In the thirteenth invention, the air volume during photographing can be reproduced by air conditioning.

It is a mimetic diagram explaining an air-conditioning control system concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the electric structure of the air conditioner of FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing an electrical configuration of the mobile terminal of FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the item of the metadata memorize | stored with image data in the image memory | storage part of FIG. It is a figure which shows the selection screen displayed on the touch panel of the mobile terminal of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the determination method of an operation mode. It is a figure for demonstrating the determination method of preset temperature and preset humidity. It is a figure for demonstrating the method to convert the temperature and humidity contained in the environmental information of image data into setting temperature and setting humidity. It is a figure for demonstrating the method to convert the temperature and humidity which are contained in the environmental information of image data into setting temperature and setting humidity, (a) is outside a setting possible area, (b) is temperature and Indicates the case where the humidity is outside the settable area. It is a figure for demonstrating the determination method of setting air volume. It is a figure which shows the instruction | indication input screen displayed on the touch panel of the mobile terminal of FIG. It is a figure which shows the instruction | indication input screen of FIG. 11, (a) is what displayed the 1st message, (b) is what displayed the 2nd message. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process performed with the mobile terminal of FIG.

  Hereinafter, an air conditioning control system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Overall configuration of air conditioning control system 1>
As shown in FIG. 1, the air conditioning control system 1 of the present embodiment is constructed by enabling an air conditioner 2 and a mobile terminal 4 to communicate with each other via a communication network. The communication network includes a home network 7, an external communication interface 8, and the Internet 9.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the air conditioner 2 includes a control unit 21 that controls the air conditioning operation, an indoor sensor 22 a that detects temperature and humidity that are environmental information of the air conditioning space, and an outdoor temperature. The outdoor sensor 22b to detect and the communication part 23 are provided. The communication unit 23 has a function of communicating information with the mobile terminal 4 via the home network 7 and can transmit information to the mobile terminal 4 and receive information transmitted from the mobile terminal 4. Specifically, the communication unit 23 transmits the temperature and humidity environment information detected by the indoor sensor 22a and the temperature detected by the outdoor sensor 22b to the mobile terminal 4, and the mobile terminal will be described in detail later. The driving instruction signal transmitted from 4 is received. The control unit 21 performs air conditioning of the space based on the driving instruction signal transmitted from the mobile terminal 4.

  The mobile terminal 4 is a liquid crystal terminal such as a smartphone, for example, and as shown in FIG. 3, a touch panel 41 that also functions as a display unit and a reception unit that receives an input from a user, and a camera 42 for capturing an image. A timekeeping unit 43 that measures the current time, a GPS receiver 44 that receives radio waves from GPS satellites, a communication unit 45 that has a function of connecting to the home network 7 or the Internet 9 and communicating information, And a control unit 5. Moreover, the mobile terminal 4 is provided with connection terminals, such as micro USB, for example, and the sensor 6 which detects temperature, humidity, and an air volume is connected.

  The control unit 5 includes a ROM in which control programs and data for various operations related to the mobile terminal 4 are stored, a CPU that performs various calculations to generate signals for controlling the operations of the respective units of the mobile terminal 4, and various settings. And a member such as a RAM for temporarily storing data such as calculation results in the CPU. With these various members and software, as shown in FIG. 3, an environment information acquisition unit 51, a shooting time acquisition unit 52, a shooting position acquisition unit 53, an image storage unit 54, a display control unit 55, and a selection unit 56 The operation setting determination unit 57 and the comparison unit 58 are formed. The control unit 5 is connected to the touch panel 41, the camera 42, the time measuring unit 43, the GPS receiver 44, the communication unit 45, and the sensor 6.

  The environment information acquisition unit 51 acquires environment information at the time of capturing an image captured by the camera 42. Specifically, environmental information of the temperature, humidity, and air volume detected by the sensor 6 when the camera 42 takes an image is acquired. The environment information acquisition unit 51 can acquire the environment information of the image via the Internet 9 after the image is captured when the sensor 6 is not connected to the mobile terminal 4. Specifically, as described in detail later, the temperature, humidity, and air volume at the shooting time acquired by the shooting time acquisition unit 52 and the time and position that match the shooting position acquired by the shooting position acquisition unit 53. Is obtained from the Internet 9.

  The shooting time acquisition unit 52 acquires time information at the time of shooting by the camera 42 based on the time counted by the time counting unit 43. The shooting position acquisition unit 53 acquires information on the position (longitude, latitude, etc.) at the time of shooting with the camera 42 based on radio waves from GPS satellites received by the GPS receiver 44.

  The image storage unit 54 stores image data of a plurality of images taken by the camera 42. The image storage unit 54 stores image data according to a standard such as the Exif format, for example, and stores the image data and image metadata related to the image data in association with each other. As items of metadata, as shown in FIG. 4, there are a shooting time, an image format, the number of vertical and horizontal pixels of the image, a shooting position, a manufacturer note, and the like. The shooting time acquired by the shooting time acquisition unit 52 is stored in the shooting time item. The shooting position acquired by the shooting position acquisition unit 53 is stored in the shooting position item. Further, the environment information acquired by the environment information acquisition unit 51 is stored in the item of the manufacturer note. The image data stored in the image storage unit 54 can be transmitted to another mobile terminal 4 via the Internet 9 together with metadata including environment information.

  The display control unit 55 controls output to the touch panel 41. Specifically, a selection screen 70 (see FIG. 5) for the user to select one of a plurality of image data stored in the image storage unit 54, and an operation instruction signal to the air conditioner 2 An instruction input screen 80 (see FIG. 11 and FIGS. 12A and 12B) for transmitting the message is displayed on the touch panel 41. On the selection screen 70, as shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of thumbnail images 61 of images related to a plurality of image data stored in the image storage unit 54 are displayed. Details of the instruction input screen 80 will be described later.

  The selection unit 56 uses a plurality of signals stored in the image storage unit 54 based on a signal output from the touch panel 41 when the user touches one of the plurality of thumbnail images 61 displayed on the touch panel 41. Select one of the image data. That is, the image data corresponding to the thumbnail image 61 touched by the user is selected from the plurality of image data stored in the image storage unit 54.

  The operation setting determination unit 57 determines the operation setting of the air conditioner 2 from the environment information of the image data selected by the selection unit 56. Here, when the air conditioner 2 is operated, it is necessary to determine the operation mode, the set temperature, the set humidity, and the set air volume. The operation mode is one of three modes: a heating mode, a cooling mode, and an automatic mode. The set temperature can be set, for example, in increments of 1 ° C. between 14 ° C. and 30 ° C. when the operation mode is the heating mode and between 18 ° C. and 32 ° C. when the operation mode is the cooling mode. The set humidity can be set, for example, in five stages of 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, and 60%. The set air volume can be set in 7 stages, that is, a low air volume 0.5 operation, an air volume 1, an air volume 2, an air volume 3, an air volume 4, an air volume 5, and an air volume 8 turbo. The operation setting determination unit 57 determines each operation setting of the operation mode, the set temperature, the set humidity, and the set air volume from the environment information of the image data selected by the selection unit 56. The operation setting determined by the operation setting determination unit 57 is transmitted to the air conditioner 2 as an operation instruction signal.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the operation mode is the heating mode when the outdoor temperature is lower than 18 ° C., the automatic mode when the outdoor temperature is 18 ° C. or higher and lower than 21 ° C., and the cooling mode when the outdoor temperature is 21 ° C. or higher. It is determined.

  Here, the set temperature and the set humidity will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, if the temperature range that can be set is T1 to T2 and the humidity range that can be set is humidity H1 to H2, the hatched area indicates the operation setting for the air conditioner 2. This is a configurable area that can be performed. In FIG. 7, square grids are drawn in the settable area by vertical lines in 1 ° C. increments indicated by broken lines and horizontal lines in 5% increments. A value corresponding to the intersection of the vertical line and horizontal line of the square is a settable value. In other words, the operation setting determination unit 57 needs to convert the temperature and humidity included in the environmental information of the image data into settable values. As shown in FIG. 7, a comfort zone (area shown in black in FIG. 7) is predetermined in the settable area. In the present embodiment, the temperature and humidity included in the environmental information of the image data are converted into settable values close to the comfort zone.

  Next, a method for determining the operation setting when the environmental information of the image data is the temperature Tr, the humidity Hr, and the air volume Fr will be described. As for the set temperature and set humidity, first, as indicated by a point r in FIG. 7, the temperature Tr and the humidity Hr of the environmental information of the image data are plotted. Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the four points a, b, c and d at the four corners of the square where the point r is located are picked up. Subsequently, among the four points a, b, c, and d, the distances A, C, and 3 to the points a, c, and d, excluding the point b that is the farthest from the comfort zone, and the point r, respectively. Measure D. Then, the settable value at the point having the shortest distance from the point r among the points a, c, and d is determined as the set temperature and set humidity. When there are a plurality of points having the shortest distance from the point r, the settable values at the point closest to the comfort zone are determined as the set temperature and set humidity. When the distance to the comfort zone is the same, the settable value at the point where the temperature is close to the comfort zone is determined as the set temperature and set humidity. In the comfort zone, there is an optimum point of temperature and humidity, the distance to the comfort zone is the same, and the proximity to the comfort zone of the temperature is the same two points, the temperature is close to this optimum point The settable values are determined as the set temperature and set humidity.

  Note that a case where the points where the temperature Tr and the humidity Hr of the environmental information of the image data are plotted are located outside the settable area indicated by hatching in FIG. 7 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, a set value convertible area indicated by dots is provided around a settable area indicated by diagonal lines. The set value conversion possible area is a temperature settable temperature range ± 0.5 ° C. and / or a humidity settable humidity range ± 5%.

  Either one of the temperature Tr and the humidity Hr in the environmental information of the image data is outside the settable range, and as shown by a point r0 in FIG. If it is located in the convertible area, as shown in FIG. 9A, the point e having the shortest distance from the point r0 among the plurality of intersections of the squares in the settable area is second. Pick up two points with short point f. Next, the settable value at the point f closer to the comfort zone among the two points e and f is determined as the set temperature and set humidity. When the distances to the comfort zones of the point e and the point f are the same, the settable values at the point with the shorter distance to the point r0 are determined as the set temperature and set humidity.

  Both the temperature Tr and the humidity Hr of the environmental information of the image data are out of the settable range, and as shown by a point r1 in FIG. 7, a set value conversion is possible in which the points plotted with the temperature Tr and the humidity Hr are indicated by dots When located in the area, as shown in FIG. 9B, the settable value at the point g having the shortest distance from the point r1 among the plurality of intersections of the squares in the settable area is Determine the set temperature and set humidity.

  When the temperature Tr of the environmental information of the image data is outside the settable temperature range ± 0.5 ° C. and / or when the humidity Hr is outside the settable humidity range ± 5%, that is, When the points where the temperature Tr and the humidity Hr are plotted are located outside the setting value convertible area indicated by the dots in FIG. 7, the temperature and humidity operation settings for the air conditioner 2 by the communication unit 45 are performed. Is not sent.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the set air volume is determined to be a moderate operation when the air volume Fr is 0 or more and less than 0.5, and when the air volume Fr is 0.5 or more and less than 1.5, the air volume 1 is set. If the air volume is 1.5 or more and less than 2.5, the air volume is determined as 2, and if it is 2.5 or more and less than 3.5, the air volume is determined as 3, and the air volume is 3.5 or more. If less than 4.5, the air volume is determined to be 4, and if it is 4.5 or more and less than 5.5, the air volume is determined to be 5, and if it is 5.5 or more and less than 8.5, the air volume is determined to be turbo. decide. When the air volume Fr is 8.5 or more, the air volume operation setting is not transmitted to the air conditioner 2 by the communication unit 45.

  Here, the instruction input screen 80 displayed on the touch panel 41 by the display control unit 55 will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, the instruction input screen 80 includes a current setting content, a thumbnail image of the image data selected by the selection unit 56, an operation mode, a set temperature, and a setting determined by the operation setting determination unit 57. Each setting content of humidity and set air volume is displayed. The instruction input screen 80 also displays a cancel button 81 for canceling the driving instruction and a determination button 82 for determining the driving instruction. A check box 83 is displayed next to the display area of each item of the operation mode, set temperature, set humidity, and set air volume, and the user checks the check box 83 to check the operation mode, set temperature, Of the set humidity and the set air volume, the set content to be transmitted to the air conditioner 2 as an operation instruction signal can be selected.

  When the temperature Tr of the environmental information of the image data selected by the selection unit 56 is outside the settable temperature range ± 0.5 ° C., or when the humidity Hr is outside the settable humidity range ± 5%, When the air volume Fr is less than −0.5 or 4.5 or more, as shown in FIG. 12A, the first message 85 for informing the user is displayed. When the temperature Tr is outside the settable temperature range ± 0.5 ° C. and / or when the humidity Hr is outside the settable humidity range ± 5%, the operation mode, set temperature, and The set humidity check box 83 cannot be input. When the air volume Fr is less than −0.5 or 4.5 or more, the set air volume check box 83 cannot be input. When all the check boxes 83 cannot be input and any operation instruction signal cannot be transmitted to the air conditioner 2, the determination button 82 is not displayed.

  The comparison unit 58 compares the temperature and humidity parameters of the environmental information corresponding to the image data selected by the selection unit 56 with the temperature and humidity parameters of the air-conditioning space transmitted from the air conditioner 2. . As a result of the comparison by the comparison unit 58, if the difference between the two is within a predetermined range, a second message 86 for notifying the user of the fact is displayed on the instruction input screen 80 as shown in FIG. Is displayed. Specifically, when the difference between the temperature of the environmental information corresponding to the image data and the temperature of the air conditioning space is within 0.5 ° C., and the humidity of the environmental information corresponding to the image data and the air conditioning The second message 86 is displayed on the instruction input screen 80 when the difference from the humidity of the space where the operation is performed is within 5%.

  Next, an example of a procedure of processing performed in the mobile terminal 4 when transmitting an operation instruction signal to the air conditioner 2 will be described with reference to FIG. This process is started by starting application software installed in the mobile terminal 4.

  First, environmental information on the temperature and humidity of the air-conditioned space and the outdoor temperature are acquired (S1). Specifically, a signal requesting to transmit the temperature and humidity detected by the indoor sensor 22a and the temperature detected by the outdoor sensor 23b to the air conditioner 2 is transmitted. And the environmental information of the temperature and humidity transmitted from the air conditioner 2 is acquired according to this signal.

  Next, a selection screen 70 as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the touch panel 41 (S2). Then, it is determined whether or not one of the plurality of thumbnail images 61 displayed on the selection screen 70 has been selected by the user (S3). The process in step S3 is repeated until it is determined that the thumbnail image 61 has been selected. If it is determined that the thumbnail image 61 has been selected (S3: YES), the user selects the image data stored in the image storage unit 54 based on the signal output from the touch panel 41. Image data corresponding to the touched thumbnail image 61 is selected (S4).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not environment information is included in the image data selected in step S4 (S5). When it is determined that the environmental information is included (S5: YES), the process of step S6 described later is omitted and the process proceeds to step S7. On the other hand, if it is determined that the environmental information is not included (S5: NO), the information on the temperature, humidity, and air volume at the time and position that coincides with the shooting time and the shooting position included in the image data is sent to the Internet. 9 Obtained from above (S6).

  Based on the environmental information of the image data selected in step S4, the operation settings of the operation mode, set temperature, set humidity, and set air volume are determined (S7). Then, an instruction input screen 80 as shown in FIG. 11 and FIGS. 12A and 12B is displayed on the touch panel 41. Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the user has operated the cancel button 81 on the instruction input screen 80 (S9). If it is determined that the cancel button 81 has been operated (S9: YES), the process returns to step S2 to display the selection screen 70 on the touch panel 41.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the cancel button 81 has not been operated (S9: NO), it is determined whether or not the decision button 82 has been operated by the user on the instruction input screen 80 (S10). If it is determined that the enter button 82 has not been operated (S10: NO), the process returns to step S9 to repeat the determination of whether or not the cancel button 81 has been operated. When it is determined that the determination button 82 has been operated (S10: YES), an operation instruction signal is transmitted to the air conditioner 2 (S11).

<Characteristics of the air conditioning control system of this embodiment>
As described above, the air conditioning control system 1 of the present embodiment is constructed by the air conditioner 2 and the mobile terminal 4 that includes the camera 42 and can transmit information to the air conditioner 2. Transmits to the air conditioner 2 environment information at the time of capturing an image captured by the camera 42, and the air conditioner 2 performs air conditioning of the space based on the environment information transmitted from the mobile terminal 4. Therefore, air conditioning can be performed based on environmental information at the time of image capture. Therefore, since the environment experienced at the time of shooting can be reproduced, the air conditioning envisioned can be reliably reproduced.

  Further, in the air conditioning control system 1 of the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 4 can be connected to a sensor 6 that can detect temperature, humidity, and air volume, and when the camera 42 takes an image, the temperature and humidity are detected from the sensor 6. , And obtain air volume environmental information. Therefore, the environment information detected by the sensor 6 when the image is captured is acquired and the environment information is stored in the image storage unit 54, so that the environment information at the time of capturing can be reliably stored.

  Furthermore, in the air conditioning control system 1 of the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 4 acquires time information at the time of photographing with the camera 42 based on the time counted by the time measuring unit 43 and is received by the GPS receiver 44. Based on the radio wave from the GPS satellite, information on the position at the time of shooting with the camera 42 is acquired. Then, environment information corresponding to the shooting time and shooting position is acquired via the Internet 9. Therefore, even when the image is captured without the sensor 6 connected, the environment information at the time of capturing can be acquired from the Internet 9 based on the environment specifying information of the capturing time and the capturing position.

  In addition, in the air conditioning control system 1 of the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 4 includes a selection unit 56 that selects one of the image data stored in the image storage unit 54 based on an output signal from the touch panel 41. I have. Then, a driving instruction signal corresponding to the environmental information of the image data selected by the selection unit 56 is transmitted to the air conditioner 2. Therefore, it is possible to reproduce the environment at the time of capturing an image related to the image data selected by the user from the image data stored in the image storage unit 54.

  Furthermore, in the air conditioning control system 1 of the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 4 displays on the touch panel 41 a selection screen 70 that displays the thumbnail image 61 related to the image data stored in the image storage unit 54. The touch panel 41 can accept an instruction for determining one of the thumbnail images 61 displayed on the selection screen 70. Therefore, the user can easily select an image for which reproduction of the environment at the time of shooting is desired from among the plurality of thumbnail images 61 displayed on the selection screen 70.

  Further, in the air conditioning control system 1 of the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 4 has a case where the temperature Tr of the environmental information corresponding to the image data selected by the selection unit 56 is outside the settable temperature range ± 0.5 ° C. If the humidity Hr is outside the settable humidity range ± 5%, or if the air volume Fr is less than −0.5 or 4.5 or more, the first message 85 that informs the user to that effect. Is displayed on the touch panel 41. Therefore, when the parameter of the environment information has a size that cannot be reproduced by the air conditioner 2, it can be notified to the user.

  Further, in the air conditioning control system 1 of the present embodiment, when the temperature Tr of the environmental information corresponding to the image data selected by the selection unit 56 is outside the settable temperature range ± 0.5 ° C. and / or When the humidity Hr is outside the settable humidity range ± 5%, the operation instruction signal for the operation mode, the set temperature, and the set humidity is not transmitted to the air conditioner 2. Further, when the air volume Fr of the environmental information corresponding to the image data selected by the selection unit 56 is less than −0.5 and 4.5 or more, the operation instruction signal of the set air volume is sent to the air conditioner 2. Do not send to. Therefore, when the size of the parameter of the environment information is a size that cannot be reproduced by the air conditioner 2, it is possible to prevent the operation instruction signal corresponding to the environment information from being transmitted to the air conditioner 2.

  In addition, in the air conditioning control system 1 of the present embodiment, the air conditioner 2 includes an indoor sensor 22a that detects the temperature and humidity of the space where air conditioning is performed. The mobile terminal 4 compares the temperature and humidity parameters of the environmental information corresponding to the image data selected by the selection unit 56 with the temperature and humidity parameters detected by the indoor sensor 22a, and the difference between the two is a predetermined value. If not, a second message 86 for informing the user of the fact is displayed on the instruction input screen 80. Therefore, when the difference between the temperature and humidity of the air-conditioned space and the temperature and humidity of the environmental information corresponding to the selected image data is small and the necessity for air conditioning is low, this can be notified to the user.

  Furthermore, in the air conditioning control system 1 of the present embodiment, the environmental information includes parameters relating to temperature, humidity, and air volume. Therefore, the temperature, humidity, and air volume at the time of photographing can be reproduced by air conditioning.

  In addition, in the air conditioning control system 1 of the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 4 transmits the image data stored in the image storage unit 54 via the Internet 9 to another mobile terminal together with environment information corresponding to the image data. 4 can be transmitted. Therefore, the environment at the time of shooting can be shared with the owner of another mobile terminal 4.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design changes can be made as long as they are described in the claims. It is.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the air conditioner 2 and the mobile terminal 4 can communicate with each other via a communication network including the home network 7, the external communication interface 8, and the Internet 9 has been described. However, it is not limited to this. That is, the communication between the air conditioner 2 and the mobile terminal 4 may be performed by means other than the home network 7 not connected to the Internet 9 or a communication network such as infrared communication. Moreover, the air conditioner 2 and the mobile terminal 4 do not need to be able to communicate with each other, and it is sufficient that information can be transmitted from the mobile terminal 4 to the air conditioner 2.

  In the above-described embodiment, the mobile terminal 4 determines each operation setting of the operation mode, the set temperature, the set humidity, and the set air volume from the environment information of the image data selected by the selection unit 56, and sets the operation settings. Although the case where it transmits to the air conditioner 2 as a driving | operation instruction signal was demonstrated, it is not limited to this. That is, the mobile terminal 4 may transmit the environment information of the image data selected by the selection unit 56 to the air conditioner 2 as an operation instruction signal, and the air conditioner 2 may determine the operation setting.

  Moreover, although the mobile terminal 4 demonstrated the case where the sensor 6 which can detect temperature, humidity, and an air volume was connectable in the above-mentioned embodiment, it is not limited to this. That is, the mobile terminal 4 may incorporate the sensor 6. Furthermore, the air conditioning control system 1 may not include the sensor 6. In this case, the image storage unit 54 stores environment information acquired via the Internet 9 based on the shooting time and shooting position of the image related to the image data.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the mobile terminal 4 acquires the time information at the time of photographing with the camera 42 based on the time counted by the time measuring unit 43 and the GPS received by the GPS receiver 44. The case where the information of the position at the time of photographing with the camera 42 is obtained based on the radio wave from the satellite and the environment information corresponding to the photographing time and the photographing position is obtained via the Internet 9 has been described. It is not limited. That is, environment information corresponding to one of the shooting time and the shooting position may be acquired via the Internet 9. Further, the shooting time and shooting position need not be acquired.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the selection screen 70 for displaying the thumbnail image 61 related to the image data stored in the image storage unit 54 is displayed on the touch panel 41 is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, instead of the thumbnail image 61, the file name, shooting date, and the like of the image data stored in the image storage unit 54 may be displayed on the selection screen 70.

  In addition, in the above-described embodiment, when the parameter of the environment information corresponding to the image data selected by the selection unit 56 is outside the predetermined range, the mobile terminal 4 notifies the user to that effect. Is displayed on the touch panel 41, and the operation instruction signal corresponding to the environmental information is not transmitted to the air conditioner 2, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the first message 85 may be replaced with another means such as voice. Further, the notification to the user may not be performed. Further, the driving instruction signal may be transmitted to the air conditioner 2 even if the parameter of the environmental information corresponding to the image data is outside the predetermined range.

  In the above-described embodiment, the mobile terminal 4 compares the temperature and humidity parameters of the environmental information corresponding to the image data selected by the selection unit 56 with the temperature and humidity parameters of the air-conditioned space. However, the present invention is not limited to the case where the second message 86 is displayed on the instruction input screen 80 informing the user that the difference between the two is within a predetermined value. In other words, the second message 86 may be replaced with another means such as voice. Further, the notification to the user may not be performed. Further, the comparison unit 58 may be provided in the control unit 21 of the air conditioner 2.

  Furthermore, although the above-mentioned embodiment demonstrated the case where the air conditioner 2 was equipped with the indoor sensor 22a which detects the temperature and humidity of an air-conditioning space, the temperature of air-conditioning space and the sensor 6 connected to the mobile terminal 4 were demonstrated. Humidity may be detected.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the environment information includes three parameters related to temperature, humidity, and air volume has been described. However, the environment information includes at least one of the three parameters related to temperature, humidity, and air volume. It only has to contain one.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the mobile terminal 4 can transmit the image data stored in the image storage unit 54 to another mobile terminal 4 together with the environment information corresponding to the image data via the Internet 9. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In other words, the mobile terminal 4 may be capable of transmitting the image data together with the environment information to another mobile terminal 4 by means such as infrared communication. Further, the mobile terminal 4 may not be able to transmit the image data together with the environment information to another mobile terminal 4.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioning control system 2 Air conditioner 4 Mobile terminal 6 Sensor (1st sensor)
21 Control unit (control means)
22a Indoor sensor (second sensor)
41 Touch panel (image display means)
42 Camera (photographing means)
45 Communication unit (first communication means, second communication means)
51 Environmental Information Acquisition Department (Environmental Information Acquisition Means)
52 Shooting time acquisition unit (environment specific information acquisition means)
53 Shooting position acquisition unit (environment specific information acquisition means)
54 Image storage unit (image storage means)
55 Display control unit (first notification means)
56 Selection part (selection means)
58 Comparison part (comparison means)

Claims (13)

An air conditioning control system having an air conditioner and a mobile terminal,
The mobile terminal
Photographing means for photographing an image;
Environmental information acquisition means for acquiring environmental information at the time of photographing of the image photographed by the photographing means;
Image storage means capable of storing image data of an image captured by the imaging means in association with the environment information of the image related to the image data;
From the environmental information, heating operation, cooling operation, and operation mode of any one of automatic operation, set temperature, operation setting determination means for determining the set air volume as an operation setting,
Has a first communication means that can be sent to the air conditioner of the prior SL operation setting as an operation instruction signal,
The air conditioner has a control unit that performs air conditioning of a space based on the operation instruction signal transmitted from the mobile terminal. A first sensor for detecting the environmental information;
The air conditioning control system according to claim 1, wherein the environment information acquisition unit acquires the environment information from the first sensor when an image is captured by the imaging unit. The mobile terminal further includes environment specifying information acquisition means for acquiring environment specifying information of at least one of a shooting location and a shooting time of an image shot by the shooting means,
The air conditioning control system according to claim 1, wherein the environment information acquisition unit acquires environment information corresponding to the environment specification information acquired by the environment specification information acquisition unit via a communication network. The mobile terminal further includes a reception unit that receives an input from a user, and a selection unit that selects one of the image data stored in the image storage unit based on a signal from the reception unit. And
The said 1st communication means transmits the said driving | operation instruction signal corresponding to the said environmental information of the image data selected by the said selection means to the said air conditioner. The air conditioning control system described in. The mobile terminal further includes image display means for displaying an image related to the image data stored in the image storage means,
The air conditioning control system according to claim 4, wherein the reception unit is capable of receiving an instruction to determine one of the images displayed on the image display unit.   The mobile terminal further includes first notification means for notifying a user when a parameter related to the environment information corresponding to the image data selected by the selection means is outside a predetermined range. 6. The air conditioning control system according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that:   When the parameter included in the environment information corresponding to the image data selected by the selection unit is outside a predetermined range, the first communication unit sends the operation instruction signal corresponding to the environment information to the air conditioner. It does not transmit, The air-conditioning control system of any one of Claims 4-6 characterized by the above-mentioned. A second sensor for detecting environmental information of the space where air conditioning is performed;
A comparison unit that compares the parameter related to the environmental information corresponding to the image data selected by the selection unit and the parameter related to the environmental information detected by the second sensor;
5. The mobile terminal further comprises second notification means for notifying a user when the difference between the two is within a predetermined value as a result of comparison by the comparison means. The air conditioning control system according to any one of? 7. The mobile terminal further includes second communication means capable of transmitting information to another mobile terminal,
The second communication means transmits the image data stored in the image storage means to another mobile terminal together with the environment information corresponding to the image data. The air conditioning control system according to claim 1. An air conditioning control system having an air conditioner and a mobile terminal,
The mobile terminal
Having at least one of a position acquisition unit capable of acquiring position information and a time acquisition unit capable of acquiring time information;
Environmental information acquisition means for acquiring environmental information of any of temperature, humidity and air volume;
Storage means capable of storing the positional information or the time information and the environment information in association with each other;
From the environmental information, heating operation, cooling operation, and operation mode of any one of automatic operation, set temperature, operation setting determination means for determining the set air volume as an operation setting,
With
Has a first communication means that can be sent to the air conditioner of the prior SL operation setting as an operation instruction signal,
The air conditioner has a control unit that performs air conditioning of a space based on the operation instruction signal transmitted from the mobile terminal.   The air conditioning control system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the environmental information includes a parameter related to temperature.   The air conditioning control system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the environmental information includes a parameter relating to humidity.   The air conditioning control system according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the environmental information includes a parameter relating to an air volume.

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