JP6898286B2 - Network systems, servers, and information processing methods - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an air conditioner technique for reducing space odor, dust and temperature changes.

Conventionally, various technologies using an air conditioner for reducing space odor have been proposed. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-147793 (Patent Document 1) discloses an odor measuring device. According to Patent Document 1, three or more types of odor sensors having different odor-sensitive characteristics and an arithmetic control unit for processing output value data of each odor sensor are provided. The arithmetic control unit corrects the output values of a plurality of odor sensors with respect to the gas to be measured based on the output values of the odor sensor with respect to the odorless reference gas, and extends each of the plurality of sensor output correction values from the origin of the plane orthogonal coordinate system. The sensor output correction value data is processed so as to obtain the element odor vector defined in each of a plurality of quadrants of the coordinate system on different coordinate axes.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-147793

An object of the present invention is to eliminate an odor caused by pet excrement .

According to certain aspects of the invention, a network system comprising an air conditioner, one or more electrical appliances, and a server for controlling the air conditioner based on information from the one or more electrical appliances. Provided.

According to the present invention, the odor caused by the excrement of pets can be eliminated.

It is an image diagram which shows the overall structure and operation outline of the network system 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. An aspect of the configuration of the server 100 according to the first embodiment will be described. It is an image diagram which shows the control information data 121 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is an image diagram which shows the specific example of the control information data which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is an image diagram which shows the device information data 122 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the information processing in the server 100 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. An aspect of the configuration of the electric device 200 according to the first embodiment will be described. An aspect of the configuration of the air purifier 300 according to the first embodiment will be described. It is a flowchart which shows the information processing in the air purifier 300 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is an image diagram which shows the device information data 122B which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are the same. Therefore, the detailed description of them will not be repeated.
<First Embodiment>
<Overall configuration of network system 1>

First, the overall configuration of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The network system 1 according to the present embodiment mainly includes a server 100, electric devices such as a microwave oven 200A and an air conditioner 200B, and an air conditioner. The electric device and the air conditioner can perform data communication with the server 100 via the router 400 and the Internet.

Electrical equipment is not limited to microwave ovens 200A and air conditioners 200B, but also home appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, automatic cooking pots, rice cookers, lights, pet toilets, personal computers, hard disk recorders, projectors, music players, games. It may be an AV (audio / visual) device such as a machine or a speaker, an IH cooking heater, a gas stove, ceiling-embedded lighting, a solar generator, an interphone, a water heater, a ventilation fan, a housing facility such as a hot water washing toilet seat controller, or the like. Hereinafter, these electric devices are also collectively referred to as an electric device 200.

Further, the air conditioner may be an air purifier, an air conditioner, a cooling device, a heating device, a humidifier, a dehumidifier, or the like. Hereinafter, a case where an air purifier 300 having an air purifying function is used as an air conditioner will be described.
<Outline of operation of network system 1>

Next, an outline of the operation of the network system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, the electric device 200 uploads its own operation state, measurement result, and the like to the server 100. The server 100 transmits a control command to the air purifier 300 according to the operation of the electric device 200 and the surrounding environment.

For example, the air purifier 300 usually executes various operations in response to a dust sensor, an odor sensor, or a user's operation command. At this time, when cooking is started in the microwave oven 200A or the stove, the server 100 instructs the air purifier 300 to increase the operating intensity. As a result, the air purifier 300 can increase the operating intensity even before the odor is detected by its own odor sensor, so that the degree of odor filling the space can be reduced, that is, the effect of removing the odor can be reduced. Can be enhanced.

Hereinafter, a specific configuration of the network system 1 for realizing such a function will be described in detail.
<Hardware configuration of server 100>

First, one aspect of the configuration of the server 100 constituting the network system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. With reference to FIG. 2, the server 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 110, a memory 120, an operation unit 140, and a communication interface 160 as main components.

The CPU 110 controls each part of the server 100 by executing a program stored in the memory 120. For example, the CPU 110 executes a program stored in the memory 120 and executes various processes described later by referring to various data.

The memory 120 is realized by various RAMs, various ROMs, and the like, and may be included in the server 100, may be detachable from various interfaces of the server 100, or may be attached to and detached from the various interfaces of the server 100. It may be a recording medium of another device accessible from. The memory 120 is used for a program executed by the CPU 110, data generated by executing the program by the CPU 110, input data, control information data 121, device information data 122, and other services related to the present embodiment. Stores the database etc.

With reference to FIG. 3, the control information data 121 according to the present embodiment includes, for example, the identification information of the control command, the control command for the air purifier 300, the condition for transmitting the control command, and the like for each control command. Including the correspondence of. The conditions include, for example, the type of the electric device 200, the operation information and the measurement information of the electric device 200, and the like.

As a specific example of the case where the electric device 200 is a microwave oven 200A, as shown in FIG. 4, a voice message from the air purifier 300 is registered in the control information data 121 according to the type of cooking. , The operating strength of the air purifier 300, etc. are registered. For example, weaken the intensity of the air purification operation when warming Japanese food, moderate the intensity of the air purification operation when warming Western food, and decrease the intensity of the air purification operation when warming Chinese food and alcoholic beverages. It is preferable to strengthen it. Furthermore, it is preferable that the intensity and operation period of the air cleaning operation are registered according to the cooking time and the heating time.

As a matter of course, the type of cooking is not limited to genres such as Japanese food and Western food. It is conceivable that "Saury grilled with salt" is judged to produce odor and the driving intensity is strengthened, and "Kiriboshi daikon" is judged to be unlikely to produce odor and the driving strength is not strengthened. Further, the operating intensity may be determined by the "cooking method", for example, "roasted dish", "aburi dish", "steamed dish", and "stewed dish". Furthermore, when cooking a dish using "materials to be used", for example, "garlic", it is conceivable to control the driving intensity to be increased.

Further, the control target is not limited to the operation intensity, and may change the operation mode. For example, the CPU 110 may cause the air purifier 300 to operate in the silent mode when heating Japanese food, or may cause the air purifier 300 to operate in the deodorizing mode when heating Chinese food.

With reference to FIG. 5, the device information data 122 according to the present embodiment mainly includes device identification information, device user identification information, and device user for each electric device 200 and air purifier 300. Includes the correspondence between the name of the device and the communication address of the device.

Returning to FIG. 2, the operation unit 140 receives an instruction from the service administrator or the like and inputs the instruction to the CPU 110.

The communication interface 160 transmits data from the CPU 110 to other devices such as an air purifier 300 and an electric device 200 via the Internet, a carrier network, a router, and the like. On the contrary, the communication interface 160 receives data from other devices such as the electric device 200 and the air purifier 300 via the Internet, a carrier network, a router, and the like, and passes the data to the CPU 110.
<Information processing in server 100>

Next, information processing in the server 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. When the CPU 110 of the server 100 receives data from the electric device 200 via the communication interface 160, the CPU 110 executes the following processing.

The CPU 110 acquires the identification information of the electric device 200 from the received data (step S112). The CPU 110 searches the control information data 121 to see if there is a matching condition based on the operation information and the measurement information of the electric device 200 included in the received data (step S114).

When there is a matching condition (YES in step S116), the CPU 110 refers to the device information data 122, identifies a user corresponding to the electric device 200, and identifies the user corresponding to the user, and the air purifier corresponding to the user. Identify 300 (step S118). The CPU 110 transmits a control command matching the conditions to the air purifier 300 via the communication interface 160 (step S120).

It is preferable that the CPU 110 transmits an instruction to return to the original operation to the air purifier 300 via the communication interface 160 when the conditions are no longer satisfied based on the information from the electric device 200.

Further, the duration corresponding to each condition, the cooking time, the cooking temperature, etc. is predetermined, and after the above-mentioned duration elapses after the CPU 110 does not satisfy the condition, the original is performed via the communication interface 160. It is more preferable to send an instruction to return to the operation of the air purifier 300.

However, the duration corresponding to each condition, cooking time, cooking temperature, etc. is predetermined, and the CPU 110 returns to the original operation via the communication interface 160 after the above duration elapses after step S118. An instruction to that effect may be transmitted to the air purifier 300.

If there is no matching condition (NO in step S116), the CPU 110 waits for data from the next electric device 200.
<Configuration of electrical equipment 200>

With reference to FIG. 7, one aspect of the configuration of the electrical equipment 200 constituting the network system 1 will be described. The electric device 200 according to the present embodiment has, as main components, a CPU 210, a memory 220, a display 230, an operation unit 240, a communication interface 260, a speaker 270, a microphone 280, a device drive unit 290, and the like. Includes various sensors 299.

The CPU 210 controls each part of the electric device 200 by executing a program stored in the memory 220 or an external storage medium.

The memory 220 is realized by various RAMs, various ROMs, and the like, and may be included in the electric device 200, or may be detachable from various interfaces of the electric device 200. It may be a recording medium of another device accessible from the electrical device 200. The memory 220 receives a program executed by the CPU 210, data generated by executing the program by the CPU 210, data input via the operation unit 240, data received from the remote control, and received from the server 100 via the router or the Internet. The data that was created is stored.

The display 230 outputs characters, images, and the like based on the signal from the CPU 210. The display 230 may be simply an LED light or the like.

The operation unit 240 is realized by a button, a touch panel, or the like, receives a command from the user, and inputs the command to the CPU 210. The display 230 and the operation unit 240 may form a touch panel.

The communication interface 260 is realized by a communication module such as a wireless LAN or a wired LAN. The communication interface 260 exchanges data with another device such as the server 100 by wired communication or wireless communication. That is, the CPU 210 transmits the received operation command, the current operating state, and the measurement result measured by various sensors to another device such as the server 100 via the communication interface 260, or conversely, another device such as the server 100. Receive various information from the device.

The speaker 270 outputs a voice message or the like based on the voice data from the CPU 210. The microphone 280 acquires a user's voice or the like and inputs voice data to the CPU 110.

The device drive unit 290 controls each part (motor, heater, antenna, etc.) of the electric device based on the signal from the CPU 210. For example, with respect to the microwave oven 200A, the device drive unit 290 may be an antenna or a rotary table for cooking.

The various sensors 299 are a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a dust sensor, a odor sensor, a motion sensor, and the like, and input the measurement result to the CPU 210.
<Configuration of air purifier 300>

With reference to FIG. 8, one aspect of the configuration of the air purifier 300 constituting the network system 1 will be described. The air purifier 300 according to the present embodiment has, as main components, a CPU 310, a memory 320, a display 330, an operation unit 340, a communication interface 360, a speaker 370, a microphone 380, and a device drive unit 390. , Dust sensor 398 and odor sensor 399.

The CPU 310 controls each part of the air purifier 300 by executing a program stored in the memory 320 or an external storage medium.

The memory 320 may be realized by various RAMs, various ROMs, etc., may be included in the air purifier 300, or may be detachable from various interfaces of the air purifier 300. However, it may be a recording medium of another device accessible from the air purifier 300. The memory 320 receives a program executed by the CPU 310, data generated by executing the program by the CPU 310, data input via the operation unit 340, data received from the remote control, and received from the server 100 via the router or the Internet. The data that was created is stored.

The display 330 outputs characters, images, and the like based on the signal from the CPU 310. The display 330 may be simply an LED light or the like.

The operation unit 340 is realized by a button, a touch panel, or the like, receives a command from the user, and inputs the command to the CPU 310. The display 330 and the operation unit 340 may form a touch panel.

The communication interface 360 is realized by a communication module such as a wireless LAN or a wired LAN. The communication interface 360 exchanges data with another device such as the server 100 by wired communication or wireless communication. That is, the CPU 310 receives control commands and various information from another device such as the server 100 via the communication interface 360, and transmits various information to the other device.

The speaker 370 outputs a voice message or the like based on the voice data from the CPU 310. The microphone 380 acquires a user's voice or the like and inputs voice data to the CPU 110.

The dust sensor 398 detects dust contained in the air and inputs the detection result to the CPU 310.

The odor sensor 399 detects the odor contained in the air and inputs the detection result to the CPU 310.

The device drive unit 390 controls each part (motor, heater, etc.) of the electric device based on the signal from the CPU 310. For example, in the present embodiment, the CPU 310 relates to various modes, air volume, wind direction, humidification, dehumidification, odor removal, ion generation, etc. from the server 100 via the operation unit 340 or the remote controller or the communication interface 360. It receives a command and controls the device drive unit 390 based on the command.

Further, in the present embodiment, the CPU 310 controls the device drive unit 390 to perform air cleaning operation when the dust sensor 398 detects dust or the odor sensor 399 detects odor in the automatic operation mode. Increase strength. Then, in particular, the CPU 310 increases or decreases the intensity of the air cleaning operation based on the control command from the server 100 regardless of the detection results of the dust sensor 398 and the odor sensor 399.
<Information processing in the air purifier 300>

Next, information processing in the air purifier 300 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. When the CPU 310 of the air purifier 300 receives a control command from the server 100 via the communication interface 360 (YES in step S132), the CPU 310 operates the device drive unit 390 in accordance with the control command (step S134). For example, when the microwave oven 200A starts cooking, the CPU 310 strongly sets the intensity of the air cleaning operation based on the control command from the server 100.

When the CPU 110 does not receive the control command from the server 100 (NO in step S132), the CPU 110 causes the dust sensor 398 or the odor sensor 399 to measure (step S136). When dust or odor is detected (YES in step S138), the CPU 310 strongly sets the intensity of the air cleaning operation by the device drive unit 390. (Step S140). When no dust or odor is detected (NO in step S138), the CPU 310 sets the intensity of the air cleaning operation by the device drive unit 390 to be weak (step S142).
<Second embodiment>

It is preferable that the electric device 200 and the air purifier 300 are associated not only with the user but also with the position where they are arranged, for example, the identification information of the room where they are arranged.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the device information data 122B is mainly for the electric device 200 and the air purifier 300, mainly the device identification information, the device user identification information, and the device user's identification information. It includes the correspondence between the name, the communication address of the device, and the identification information of the room where the device is located.

In this case, in step S118 of FIG. 6, the CPU 110 refers to the device information data 122B, identifies a user and a room corresponding to the electric device 200, and an air purifier corresponding to the user and the room. Identify 300.
<Third embodiment>

In the above embodiment, the electric device 200 has been described by taking the microwave oven 200A as an example, but the electric device 200 is not limited to the microwave oven 200A as a matter of course.

For example, the server 100 may control the air purifier 300 according to the cooking of the automatic cooking pot, the opening and closing of the refrigerator, the operation of the ventilation fan, and the like.

Alternatively, the control unit of the pet toilet may provide the server 100 with the excretion of the pet, and the server 100 may operate the air purifier 300. Further, the control unit of the pet toilet may provide the amount of excrement of the pet to the server 100, and the server 100 may operate the air purifier 300 according to the excrement. For example, when the excrement is less than 10 grams, the CPU 110 of the server 100 transmits the operating intensity: "weak" and the operating time: "10 minutes" to the air purifier 300 via the communication interface 160, and the excrement is discharged. If it is 10 grams or more and less than 50 grams, the operating intensity: "medium" and the operating time: "15 minutes" are transmitted to the air purifier 300 via the communication interface 160, and if the excrement is 50 grams or more, communication is performed. The operating intensity: "strong" and the operating time: "20 minutes" may be transmitted to the air purifier 300 via the interface 160.
<Fourth Embodiment>

Further, in the above embodiment, the odor expected to be generated by the operating state of the electric device 200 is effectively suppressed by the air conditioner. However, it is not limited to such a form. For example, the above technique can be applied to a network system 1 for effectively suppressing air pollution expected to be caused by an operating state of an electric device 200 by an air conditioner. Alternatively, the above technique can be applied to the network system 1 for effectively suppressing the temperature change expected to occur due to the operating state of the electric device 200 by the air conditioner.
<Fifth Embodiment>

Other devices may perform part or all of the roles of each device of the network system 1 of the above embodiment. For example, another device may play a part or all of the roles of the server 100, the electric device 200, and the air purifier 300, or a part or all of the roles of the server 100, the electric device 200, and the air purifier 300. Even if the server 100, the electric device 200, or the air purifier 300 plays a part or all of the role of the server 100, the electric device 200, or the air purifier 300. Good. For example, the role of the server 100 may be realized by a plurality of servers on the cloud, may be realized by a smartphone capable of communicating with the air purifier 300, or the air purifier 300 may be realized locally.
<Summary>

In the above embodiment, a network system including an air conditioner, one or more electric devices, and a server for controlling the air conditioner based on information from the one or more electric devices is provided. Provided.

Preferably, the air conditioner includes an odor sensor, and prioritizes the instruction from the server over the detection result of the odor sensor.

Preferably, the server controls the air conditioner based on the type of odor expected to be emitted from one or more electrical appliances.

Preferably, the server controls the air conditioner based on the degree of odor expected to be emitted from one or more electrical appliances.

Preferably, the network system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the server controls the air conditioner based on the expected change in room temperature from one or more electrical appliances.

Preferably, the server controls the air conditioner based on the degree of air pollution in the room that is expected to originate from one or more electrical appliances.

In the above embodiment, air conditioning is performed based on information from one or more electric devices via an air conditioner, a communication interface for communicating with one or more electric devices, and a communication interface. A server equipped with a processor for controlling the machine is provided.

In the above embodiment, an information processing method including a step of acquiring information from one or more electric devices and a step of controlling a corresponding air conditioner based on the information are provided.

It should be considered that the embodiments disclosed this time are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description but by the scope of claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims.

1: Network system 100: Server 110: CPU
120: Memory 121: Control information data 122: Device information data 122B: Device information data 140: Operation unit 160: Communication interface 200: Electrical device 200A: Microwave oven 200B: Air conditioner 210: CPU
220: Memory 230: Display 240: Operation unit 260: Communication interface 270: Speaker 280: Microphone 290: Equipment drive unit 299: Sensor 300: Air purifier 310: CPU
320: Memory 330: Display 340: Operation unit 360: Communication interface 370: Speaker 380: Microphone 390: Equipment drive unit 398: Dust sensor 399: Smell sensor 400: Router

Claims (6)

With an air purifier
Toilet for pets and
By storing data indicating the position where the air purifier is arranged and the position where the pet toilet is arranged, the pet toilet is based on the information indicating the amount of excretion from the pet toilet. A network system including a server for identifying an air purifier in the same room as the toilet and controlling the air purifier. The network system according to claim 1, wherein the air purifier includes an odor sensor and prioritizes an instruction from the server over a detection result of the odor sensor. The network system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the server increases the air volume of the air purifier as the amount of excretion increases. The network system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the server prolongs the operating time of the air purifier as the amount of excretion increases. An air purifier, a pet toilet, a communication interface for communication,
A memory that stores data indicating a position where the air purifier is placed and a position where the pet toilet is placed, and
With reference to the data, the air purifier in the same room as the pet toilet is identified and the air purifier is specified based on the information indicating the amount of excretion from the pet toilet via the communication interface. A server with a processor to control the machine. Steps to get information showing the amount of excretion from the pet toilet,
A step to refer to the data indicating the position where the air purifier is placed and the position where the pet toilet is placed, and
An information processing method including a step of identifying an air purifier in the same room as the pet toilet and controlling the air purifier based on the amount of excretion.

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