JP-7856176-B1 - Advice system

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Abstract

[Challenge] When rearranging a room, make suggestions to residents regarding furniture placement that take mold growth into consideration. [Solution] The advice system 10 comprises a user terminal 20, a control device 30 attached to the house, a group of heaters 40, an information provision server 70, and a management server 60. The resident specifies a room to be rearranged and requests advice from the management server 60. The management server 60 acquires an index indicating the likelihood of mold growth and information indicating the likelihood of mold growth in the current location for each piece of furniture placed in the specified room. Based on the acquired index and information on mold growth, the management server 60 provides the resident with advice indicating whether it is better to move each piece of furniture or to maintain its current location. [Selection Diagram] Figure 1

Inventors

出端祐輔

Assignees

積水ハウス株式会社

Dates

Publication Date: 20260511
Application Date: 20250129

Claims (7)

An environmental sensor is placed between furniture positioned facing a wall that partitions a room in a house and the wall, An information processing device having a first communication interface, an input interface, a display, and a terminal controller connected to the Internet and the above-mentioned environmental sensor, It comprises a management server having a second communication interface connected to the internet, a management memory, and a management controller. The above terminal controller is Environmental information acquisition process that acquires environmental information, which is a detected value periodically detected by the above environmental sensor, through the above first communication interface, The system performs an estimation information transmission process, which transmits estimation information that corresponds to the above environmental information and can estimate the occurrence of mold to the management server via the first communication interface and the Internet. The above management controller is The estimated information described above is received through the second communication interface, and an estimated information storage process is performed to store the received estimated information in the management memory. The above terminal controller is Through the above input interface, an instruction reception process receives instructions for advice requests, Based on the receipt of the above advice request instruction, the system executes an advice request transmission process that sends the advice request to the management server via the above first communication interface and the Internet. Based on receiving the above advice request through the second communication interface, the above management controller Based on the above estimated information, a first judgment value determination process is performed to determine a first judgment value indicating the frequency of conditions in which mold can grow, A second judgment value acquisition process that acquires a second judgment value corresponding to the above furniture, which indicates the likelihood of mold growth, Based on the first and second judgment values described above, an advice generation process generates advice information indicating whether to move the furniture from its current position or to maintain its current position. The system performs an advice transmission process that transmits the above advice information to the information processing device via the above second communication interface and the Internet. The above terminal controller is An advice receiving process that receives the above advice information through the above input interface, An advice system that performs an advice display process to display the received advice information on the above-mentioned display.
The above environmental sensors are individually identified by their sensor IDs. The above furniture is individually identified by its furniture ID. The above request for advice includes the user ID and room ID. The above terminal controller is A correspondence information acquisition process that acquires correspondence information indicating the correspondence between the above furniture ID, the above sensor ID, and the above room ID, The process of transmitting the above correspondence information to the management server via the first communication interface and the Internet is performed. The above management controller is The above correspondence information is received through the second communication interface, and a correspondence information storage process is executed to store the received correspondence information in the management memory. The above estimation information transmission process is a process of transmitting the above estimation information, which is associated with identification information including at least one of the furniture ID and the sensor ID and the user ID, to the management server. The advice system according to claim 1, wherein the above-mentioned second judgment value acquisition process is a process for acquiring the above-mentioned second judgment value corresponding to the above-mentioned identification information.
A heater positioned between the above-mentioned furniture and the above-mentioned wall, further comprising heaters individually identified by heater IDs, The above heater ID is associated with the above furniture ID in the above correspondence information. The above terminal controller is Based on the determination that condensation may occur according to the above environmental information, a heater drive process is further executed to drive the heater. The advice system according to claim 2, wherein the above estimated information and the above first judgment value are the number of times the heater drive process is executed.
The above room is further equipped with a corresponding device, which is a ventilation or dehumidifying device. The above terminal controller is Based on the determination that condensation may occur according to the environmental information detected by the environmental sensor identified by the above sensor ID, a corresponding process is further executed to drive the corresponding device. The advice system according to claim 2, wherein the above estimated information and the above first judgment value are the number of times the above corresponding process associated with the above sensor ID is executed.
The above second judgment value is a numerical value corresponding to the type, material, and size of the furniture, and is a numerical value indicating the ease with which mold will grow, as described in claim 1.
Multiple of the above environmental sensors are arranged in a matrix on the above wall. The above terminal controller is The placement location acquisition process is executed to obtain the placement location of the furniture indicated by the above furniture ID. The advice system according to claim 2, wherein the above-mentioned correspondence information acquisition process is a process of associating the above-mentioned furniture ID with the above-mentioned sensor ID based on the above-mentioned placement location.
The above terminal controller or the above management server is The advice system according to claim 1, which, based on the first judgment value described above, performs a period determination process to determine the sampling period, which is the period during which the environmental sensor acquires detected values.

Description

This invention relates to an advice system that provides advice to residents of a house regarding furniture arrangement. Patent Document 1 discloses a furniture layout VR system that proposes furniture arrangements to a user. This furniture layout VR system acquires a floor plan and the user's requests, arranges furniture in the room according to those requests, generates a 3D image, and provides it to the user. Patent Document 2 discloses an air treatment system equipped with a temperature and humidity sensor and control means. The control means estimates the occurrence of condensation based on the temperature and humidity sensor's detection values and performs air conditioning to prevent condensation. Patent No. 6937948Patent No. 7343825 Figure 1 is a configuration diagram and functional block diagram of the advice system 10 according to an embodiment.Figure 2(A) is a floor plan of study 80, and Figure 2(B) is a floor plan of bedroom 90.Figure 3 shows the user management database.Figure 4(A) shows the sensor correspondence table, Figure 4(B) shows the sampling period determination table, Figure 4(C) shows the threshold temperature determination table, and Figure 4(D) shows the performance management database.Figure 5 is a flowchart showing the registration process.Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the heater control process.Figure 7 shows a flowchart of the advice processing.Figure 8(A) shows the furniture placement registration screen, and Figure 8(B) shows the sensor registration screen.Figure 9(A) shows the designated input screen, and Figure 9(B) shows the advice screen.Figures 10(A) and 10(B) both show the advice screen.Figure 11 shows the configuration diagram and functional block diagram of the advice system 10 according to modified example 1 and modified example 2.Figure 12 is a schematic diagram showing the environmental sensor group 200 according to the modified example 3. The following describes embodiments of the present invention. It goes without saying that the embodiments described below are merely examples of the present invention, and the embodiments can be modified as appropriate without altering the essence of the invention. Furthermore, the execution order of each process (each step) shown in the flowcharts of Figures 5 to 7 may be changed as appropriate without altering the essence of the invention, some steps may be omitted, other processes may be added, or equivalent processes may be substituted. [Overview of Advice System 10] Figure 1 shows the advice system 10 described in this embodiment. The advice system 10 provides a service that offers advice to residents of a house regarding furniture arrangement when rearranging their rooms. Residents download an application program 26 to their user terminal 20 and receive the service through the application program 26. The service provider that provides services to residents using the advice system 10 is, for example, the construction company that built the house. The service provider offers services using the advice system 10 as one of the various services offered to the homeowner and their family. These various services include, for example, services related to home maintenance and services that support comfortable living in the home. The advice system 10 operates in conjunction with other systems. For example, the advice system 10 provides data used by other systems. Alternatively, the advice system 10 acquires data necessary for its operation from other systems. In other words, the advice system 10 also functions as a data collection system for other systems. However, the advice system 10 may be operated as a standalone system, or it may be operated by a business other than the one that constructed the house. [Configuration of the advice system 10] As shown in Figure 1, the advice system 10 includes a user terminal 20, a control device 30, a group of heaters 40, a group of environmental sensors 50, a management server 60, and an information provision server 70. [User terminal 20] User terminal 20 is a communication terminal owned by a resident who is a user, and is capable of connecting to the internet 11. User terminal 20 may be, for example, a smartphone (registered trademark), a tablet (registered trademark), or a personal computer. The user terminal 20 comprises a central processing unit (CPU) 21, terminal memory 22, a communication interface 23, and a touch panel 24. The CPU 21 is connected to the terminal memory 22, the communication interface 23, and the touch panel 24 by a communication bus (not shown). The terminal memory 22 is composed of, for example, ROM, RAM, EEPROM, and other memory elements. The terminal memory 22 may be composed of any type of memory element. The terminal memory 22 stores the operating system (OS) 25 and the application program 26 (hereinafter also referred to as "app 26"). The app 26, together with the management program 66 (described later), executes the processes (flows) shown in Figures 5 and 7. The t