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JP-2026074476-A - Electrical Equipment Management Intermediary System

JP2026074476AJP 2026074476 AJP2026074476 AJP 2026074476AJP-2026074476-A

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an electrical equipment management intermediary system that can easily and reliably prevent malfunctions caused by deficiencies in user house location information in the information database. [Solution] The intermediary server 22 includes an information database 22x, a device command creation unit 22y, and a main information management unit 22z. The information database 22x registers multiple user-related information, including at least user house location information, linked to the user house terminal 16. The main intermediary application 24 includes a device command execution application unit 24x and a location information check application unit 24y. The location information check application unit 24y acquires information indicating the current location of the user house 14 where the user house terminal 16 to be checked is installed as house location confirmation information. The location information check application unit 24y or the main information management unit 22z then determines the validity of the user house location information by comparing the house location confirmation information with the user house location information. [Selection Diagram] Figure 1

Inventors

  • 永見 健一
  • 金山 健一
  • 遠藤 貴裕

Assignees

  • 株式会社インテック

Dates

Publication Date
20260507
Application Date
20241021

Claims (15)

  1. In an electrical equipment management intermediary system that provides power aggregation services to user equipment used in user homes in cooperation with the power company's business system, This intermediary system comprises an intermediary server that exchanges information with the aforementioned business operator system, and an application program used through a user home terminal installed in the user's home, which exchanges information with the user's equipment via the user home terminal and provides services in cooperation with the intermediary server; The aforementioned intermediary server includes an information database in which user-related information, which is a collection of multiple pieces of information about a user, is registered and linked to the user's home terminal; a main information management unit that manages the information database; and a device command creation unit that, when it receives a power adjustment request from the carrier system, creates a power adjustment device command for the user equipment that is the target of the power adjustment request based on the user-related information, wherein the user-related information includes at least user home location information. The aforementioned main intermediary application is a program for controlling the user equipment, and includes an equipment command execution application unit that, when the power adjustment equipment command is created, executes processing on the user equipment that is the target of the power adjustment equipment command in accordance with the power adjustment equipment command, and a location information check application unit that executes processing to check the validity of the user house location information registered in association with the user house terminal. The aforementioned location information checking application unit acquires information indicating the current location of the user's house where the user's house terminal to be checked is installed, or information indicating the current location of the user's house terminal, as house location confirmation information. An electrical equipment management intermediary system characterized in that the location information check application unit or the main information management unit determines the validity of the user's house location information pertaining to the user's house terminal by comparing the house location confirmation information pertaining to the user's house terminal with the user's house location information pertaining to the user's house terminal.
  2. In the case where a smart meter capable of exchanging information with the location information check application unit via the user's house terminal is installed in the user's house, The electrical equipment management intermediary system according to claim 1, wherein meter identification information assigned to the smart meter is used as the house location confirmation information.
  3. In the case where a wireless LAN access point is installed in the user's house to relay information exchange between the user's house terminal and the user's equipment, The electrical equipment management intermediary system according to claim 1, wherein the identification information of the wireless LAN access point is used as the house location confirmation information.
  4. In the case where the user's home terminal is equipped with a location information acquisition unit that receives positioning signals from positioning satellites, mobile phone base stations, or BLE beacon transmitters and acquires location information of the user's home terminal calculated based on said positioning signals, The electrical equipment management mediation system according to claim 1, wherein the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit is used as the house location confirmation information.
  5. In the user's house, an auxiliary user's house terminal is provided that can exchange information with the location information check application unit via the user's house terminal, and the auxiliary user's house terminal is equipped with a location information acquisition unit that can receive positioning signals from positioning satellites, mobile phone base stations, or BLE beacon transmitters and acquire location information of the user's house calculated based on said positioning signals, The electrical equipment management mediation system according to claim 1, wherein the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit is used as the house location confirmation information.
  6. In an electrical equipment management intermediary system that provides power aggregation services to user equipment used in user homes in cooperation with the power company's business system, This intermediary system comprises an intermediary server that exchanges information with the aforementioned business operator system, and a user home terminal installed in the user's house that exchanges information with the user's equipment and provides services in cooperation with the intermediary server. The aforementioned intermediary server includes an information database in which user-related information, which is a collection of multiple pieces of information about a user, is registered and linked to the user's home terminal; a main information management unit that manages the information database; and a device command creation unit that, when it receives a power adjustment request from the carrier system, creates a power adjustment device command for the user equipment that is the target of the power adjustment request based on the user-related information, wherein the user-related information includes at least user home location information. The user house terminal controls the user equipment and includes an equipment command execution unit that, when the power adjustment equipment command is created, executes processing in accordance with the power adjustment equipment command on the user equipment that is the target of the power adjustment equipment command, and a location information check unit that executes processing to check the validity of the user house location information registered in association with the user house terminal. The location information checking unit acquires information indicating the current location of the user house where the user house terminal to be checked is installed, or information indicating the current location of the user house terminal, as house location confirmation information. An electrical equipment management intermediary system characterized in that the location information checking unit or the main information management unit determines the validity of the user's house location information pertaining to the user's house terminal by comparing the house location confirmation information pertaining to the user's house terminal with the user's house location information pertaining to the user's house terminal.
  7. In the case where a smart meter capable of exchanging information with the user's home terminal is installed in the user's home, The electrical equipment management intermediary system according to claim 6, wherein meter identification information assigned to the smart meter is used as the house location confirmation information.
  8. In the case where a wireless LAN access point is installed in the user's house to relay information exchange between the user's house terminal and the user's equipment, The electrical equipment management mediation system according to claim 6, wherein the identification information of the wireless LAN access point is used as the house location confirmation information.
  9. The user's home terminal is equipped with a location information acquisition unit that receives positioning signals from positioning satellites, mobile phone base stations, or BLE beacon transmitters, and acquires location information of the user's home terminal calculated based on said positioning signals. The electrical equipment management mediation system according to claim 6, wherein the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit is used as the house location confirmation information.
  10. In the user's house, an auxiliary user's house terminal is provided that is capable of exchanging information with the user's house terminal, and the auxiliary user's house terminal is equipped with a location information acquisition unit that can receive positioning signals from positioning satellites, mobile phone base stations, or BLE beacon transmitters and acquire location information of the user's house terminal calculated based on said positioning signals, The electrical equipment management mediation system according to claim 6, wherein the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit is used as the house location confirmation information.
  11. In an electrical equipment management intermediary system that provides power aggregation services to user equipment used in the aforementioned user's house in cooperation with the power company's business system, This intermediary system includes an intermediary server that exchanges information with the aforementioned business operator system, An application program used through a user house terminal installed in the user's house, comprising a main intermediary application that exchanges information with the user's equipment via the user house terminal and provides services in cooperation with the intermediary server, and an auxiliary intermediary application used through an auxiliary user house terminal installed in the user's house, which is capable of exchanging information with the intermediary server and the user house terminal via the auxiliary user house terminal, The aforementioned intermediary server includes an information database in which user-related information, which is a collection of multiple pieces of information about a user, is registered and linked to the user's home terminal; a main information management unit that manages the information database; and a device command creation unit that, when it receives a power adjustment request from the carrier system, creates a power adjustment device command for the user equipment that is the target of the power adjustment request based on the user-related information, wherein the user-related information includes at least user home location information. The aforementioned main intermediary application is a program that controls the user equipment, and has an equipment command execution application unit that, when the power adjustment equipment command is created, executes processing in accordance with the power adjustment equipment command for the user equipment that is the target of the power adjustment equipment command. The aforementioned auxiliary mediation application includes a location information checking application unit that performs processing to check the validity of the user house location information registered in association with the user house terminal. The location information checking application unit checks whether communication is possible with the user's house terminal, and if it determines that communication is possible, it acquires information indicating the current location of the user's house where the user's house terminal to be checked is installed, or information indicating the current location of the user's house terminal, as house location confirmation information. An electrical equipment management intermediary system characterized in that the location information check application unit or the main information management unit determines the validity of the user's house location information pertaining to the user's house terminal by comparing the house location confirmation information pertaining to the user's house terminal with the user's house location information pertaining to the user's house terminal.
  12. In an electrical equipment management intermediary system that provides power aggregation services to user equipment used in the aforementioned user's house in cooperation with the power company's business system, This intermediary system comprises an intermediary server that exchanges information with the service provider system, a user home terminal installed in the user's home that exchanges information with the user's equipment and provides services in cooperation with the intermediary server, and an application program used through an auxiliary user home terminal installed in the user's home, which enables information exchange between the intermediary server and the user home terminal via the auxiliary user home terminal. The aforementioned intermediary server includes an information database in which user-related information, which is a collection of multiple pieces of information about a user, is registered and linked to the user's home terminal; a main information management unit that manages the information database; and a device command creation unit that, when it receives a power adjustment request from the carrier system, creates a power adjustment device command for the user equipment that is the target of the power adjustment request based on the user-related information, wherein the user-related information includes at least user home location information. The user's home terminal controls the user's equipment and has an equipment command execution unit that, when the power adjustment equipment command is created, executes processing in accordance with the power adjustment equipment command on the user's equipment that is the target of the power adjustment equipment command. The aforementioned auxiliary mediation application includes a location information checking application unit that performs processing to check the validity of the user house location information registered in association with the user house terminal. The location information checking application unit checks whether communication is possible with the user's house terminal, and if it determines that communication is possible, it acquires information indicating the current location of the user's house where the user's house terminal to be checked is installed, or information indicating the current location of the user's house terminal, as house location confirmation information. An electrical equipment management intermediary system characterized in that the location information check application unit or the main information management unit determines the validity of the user's house location information pertaining to the user's house terminal by comparing the house location confirmation information pertaining to the user's house terminal with the user's house location information pertaining to the user's house terminal.
  13. In the case where a smart meter capable of exchanging information with the location information check application unit via the auxiliary user house terminal is installed in the user's house, The electrical equipment management intermediary system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein meter identification information assigned to the smart meter is used as the house location confirmation information.
  14. In the case where a wireless LAN access point is installed in the user's house to relay information exchange between the user's house terminal and the auxiliary user's house terminal, The electrical equipment management intermediary system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the identification information of the wireless LAN access point is used as the house location confirmation information.
  15. In the case where the auxiliary user home terminal is equipped with a location information acquisition unit capable of receiving positioning signals from positioning satellites, mobile phone base stations, or BLE beacon transmitters and acquiring location information of the user home terminal calculated based on said positioning signals, The electrical equipment management mediation system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit is used as the house location confirmation information.

Description

This invention relates to an electrical equipment management and mediation system that provides power aggregation services to user equipment used in user homes, in cooperation with a service provider's system. <<Conventional electrical equipment management intermediary system 10, linked equipment management system 18>> Figure 11 shows a collaborative equipment management system 18 constructed using the applicant's conventional electrical equipment management intermediary system 10 (hereinafter referred to as the intermediary system 10). The intermediary system 10 is connected via a network to a business system 12 managed by power companies and energy source aggregators, and to a user house terminal 16 installed in a user house 14, and becomes part of the collaborative equipment management system 18. The intermediary system 10 and the business system 12 then work together to provide power aggregation services to user equipment 20 used in the user house 14. Here, "user property" refers to a property that the user effectively manages, regardless of who the legal owner is. Examples of "user property" include a primary residence used by the user, a second home used as a vacation home, or a shop where the user rents a building owned by a third party to operate a business. "User property" is identified by a supply point identification number issued by the power company that has jurisdiction over the area. Furthermore, "user equipment" refers to electronic devices used in the user's home, regardless of who the legal owner is. Examples of "user equipment" include air conditioners, solar power generators, storage batteries, and heat pump water heaters installed by the user in their home, or lighting fixtures already installed in a rented store. Furthermore, "user home terminals" refer to terminal devices used in the user's home, regardless of who the legal owner is. Examples of devices considered "user home terminals" include personal computers, HEMS (Home Energy Management System), televisions, streaming devices, and tablet devices owned by the user, that can exchange information with other user equipment. <Configuration of the conventional interconnected device management system 18> First, the configuration related to the user and user house 14 will be described. The intermediary system 10 provides services to multiple users and multiple user houses 14, but Figure 11 shows the configuration for user A's main house 14A(1) [= user house 14A(1)] as a representative example. User A's main house 14A(1) is equipped with a user house terminal 16A(1) and multiple user devices 20A(1). Next, the operator system 12 will be described. The intermediary system 10 cooperates with multiple operator systems 12, but Figure 11 shows two operator systems 12α and 12β as representative examples. Operator system 12α is a system managed and operated by power company α, and operator system 12β is a system managed and operated by power company β. Operator systems 12α and 12β perform the operation of creating power adjustment requests and transmitting them to the intermediary system 10. Next, the intermediary system 10 will be described. The intermediary system 10 comprises an intermediary server 22 that exchanges information with the business operator system 12, and a main intermediary application 24, which is an application program used through the user's home terminal 16. This application exchanges information with the user's equipment 20 and provides services in cooperation with the intermediary server 22. The intermediary server 22 has an information database 22x and a device command creation unit 22y. The information database 22x contains user-related information, which is multiple pieces of information about the user, linked to the user's home terminal 16. For example, as shown in Figure 12, user-related information for users A, B, C and power company α includes user identification information, user home location information, user equipment identification information, user equipment contract information, and user home terminal identification information. In the example shown in Figure 12, User A has contracts for two user houses 14: the main house 14A(1) and the secondary house 14A(2). The address of the main house 14A(1) is 1-1-1 M-cho, L-city, and the user house location information "A1-LM111" corresponding to the address is linked to both the main house 14A(1) and the user house terminal 16A(1). The address of the secondary house 14A(2) is 1-2-3 Y-cho, X-city, and therefore, the user house location information "A2-XY123," different from that of the main house 14A(1), is linked to both the secondary house 14A(2) and the user house terminal 16A(2). The equipment command creation unit 22y of the intermediary server 22, upon receiving a power adjustment request from the operator system 12, creates a power adjustment equipment command (control command for electrical equipment) for the user equipment 20 subject to the power adjustment re