Control device and program

Abstract

To further increase a security level of a collection and delivery space while using an internal space rather than an outer door as a space for collecting and delivering a package.SOLUTION: A control device comprises: a detection unit that detects a person in a space between a lockable outer door and a lockable inner door on a moving path to an interior of a building in a space in the building; a determination unit that determines a behavior of the detected person in the space; and an utterance control unit that controls utterance directed into the space based on the determined behavior.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a control device and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART A device has been proposed for assisting in receiving packages in a building (for example, a house) by controlling the locking and unlocking of doors (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-54651 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the conventional technology described above, the delivery person must enter the interior space of the building rather than through the exterior door, which raises concerns about privacy and security.

[0005] The present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and its purpose is to use the space inside the outer door as a space for collecting and delivering packages, while further increasing the security level of the collection and delivery space. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] One embodiment of the present invention is a control device that includes a detection unit that detects a person in a space within a building that is sandwiched between a lockable outer door and a lockable inner door on a path to the interior of the building, a determination unit that determines the behavior of the detected person in the space, and a speech control unit that controls speech directed into the space based on the determined behavior.

[0007] One embodiment of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to perform the following operations: detect a person in a space within a building that is sandwiched between a lockable outer door and a lockable inner door on a path to the interior of the building; determine the behavior of the detected person in the space; and control speech directed into the space based on the determined behavior. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to this invention, the space inside the outer door can be used as a space for collecting and delivering packages, while the security level of the space for collection and delivery can be further increased. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a house according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a luggage storage area according to the present embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a control device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of floor plan information according to the present embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the flow of operation of the control device of the present embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a house according to a modified example. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a modified example of floor plan information according to the present embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] The house 1 of this embodiment is configured so that a visitor V who has been permitted in advance can enter the house 1 and engage in predetermined activities only at permitted times and in permitted spaces. A specific example of the configuration of the house 1 will be described with reference to the drawings. The house 1 is an example of a building that is a control target of the control device 10 of this embodiment.

[0011] [House configuration example] 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a house 1 according to this embodiment. As an example, the house 1 includes a smart cloakroom 30, an entrance hall 32, a kitchen 41, and a living / dining room 42. In the following description, the kitchen 41 and the living / dining room 42 are also collectively referred to as the interior 40.

[0012] The outside of the house 1 and the smart cloakroom 30 are separated by an outer door 21. The smart cloakroom 30 is separated from the interior 40 (i.e., the kitchen 41 and the living / dining room 42) by an inner door 22.

[0013] Both the outer door 21 and the inner door 22 can be locked. The lock on the outer door 21 is also referred to as the first lock L1. The key that locks and unlocks the outer door 21 (i.e., the key that matches the first lock L1) is also referred to as the key for the outer door 21 or the first key K1. The lock on the inner door 22 is also referred to as the second lock L2. The key that locks and unlocks the inner door 22 (i.e., the key that matches the second lock L2) is also referred to as the key for the inner door 22 or the second key K2.

[0014] The first lock L1 and the first key K1 may be of any type or structure as long as they can be locked and unlocked from outside the house 1. Furthermore, the second lock L2 and the second key K2 may be of any type or structure as long as they can be locked and unlocked from the smart cloak 30. For example, the first lock L1 and the second lock L2 may be either a physical lock such as a cylinder lock or an electronic lock such as an electronic lock.

[0015] The first key K1 is given to a resident R of the house 1 and a specific visitor V. The specific visitor V may be a family member or relative of the resident R of the house 1, a delivery person who collects and delivers packages such as a courier, a clothes dry cleaner, or a caterer, a housekeeper who cleans the inside of the house 1, a pet sitter who takes care of pets kept inside the house 1, or the like.

[0016] The second key K2 is given to the resident R of the house 1 and to visitors V who are permitted to enter the room 40. Visitors V who are permitted to enter include family members or relatives of the resident R who are permitted to enter the room by the resident R, housekeepers who clean the inside of the house 1, pet sitters who look after pets kept inside the house 1, etc.

[0017] These specific visitors V are divided into first-type visitors V1 who have been given both the first key K1 and the second key K2, and second-type visitors V2 who have been given the first key K1 but not the second key K2. In other words, the first-type visitors V1 are visitors V who are permitted to enter the room 40. The second-type visitors V2 are visitors V who are permitted to enter the smart cloak 30 but not the room 40.

[0018] Type 1 visitors V1 are limited to people who are particularly trusted by resident R and are allowed to enter the room even when resident R is not present, for reasons such as work that cannot be done without entering the room 40. On the other hand, a second type visitor V2 is someone who can achieve their purpose without entering the room 40 by simply delivering a package to the smart cloakroom 30 or collecting a package from the smart cloakroom 30, such as for delivery, laundry cleaning, or catering.

[0019] There are no limitations on how the first key K1 is given to the type 2 visitor V2. The method for giving the first key K1 to the type 2 visitor V2 may be set appropriately depending on the type of business of the type 2 visitor V2. For example, if the first lock L1 is an electronic lock (a so-called smart lock) and the type 2 visitor V2 is a delivery person for a parcel service, the first key K1 may be a password or electronic information attached only to the package to be delivered, or a password or electronic information limited to the specified delivery date and time.

[0020] As an example, the house 1 is equipped with a visitor detection unit 11. The visitor detection unit 11 is, for example, a doorbell equipped with a short-range communication function. The visitor detection unit 11 is capable of communicating with a handheld computer device or smartphone (hereinafter also referred to as a mobile terminal) used by a type 2 visitor V2 (a delivery person for a parcel delivery service). Electronic key information, which is an electronic version of a password corresponding to the delivery date and time, has been delivered to the mobile terminal in advance as the first key K1. When the delivery person arrives at the house 1, he or she holds the mobile terminal over the visitor detection unit 11. The visitor detection unit 11 reads the electronic key information from the mobile terminal. If the read electronic key information matches the first key K1, the visitor detection unit 11 unlocks the first lock L1 of the outer door 21.

[0021] As described above, the smart cloakroom 30 is an example of a space within a building that is sandwiched between a lockable outer door 21 and a lockable inner door 22 on the path to the interior 40 of the building. The smart cloakroom 30 of this embodiment functions as a space where second-type visitors V2, such as those delivering packages, laundry, and catering, can enter even when the resident R is absent (or when they are unable to respond, for example, while asleep; the same applies in the following explanation). The smart cloakroom 30 of this embodiment may also include a luggage storage area 31. An example of the luggage storage area 31 is shown in FIG.

[0022] 2 is a diagram showing an example of the luggage storage area 31 of this embodiment. As an example, the luggage storage area 31 is a shelf provided in the smart cloakroom 30. As described above, if the visitor V is a second-class visitor V2 (e.g., a delivery person for a parcel delivery service), the second-class visitor V2 is given in advance a first key K1 that unlocks the first lock L1 of the outer door 21. The second type visitor V2 unlocks the first lock L1 of the outer door 21 with the first key K1 and enters the smart cloakroom 30. The second type visitor V2 places the parcel (an example of parcel) in the luggage storage area 31, completing the delivery to the house 1, and then exits to the outside through the outer door 21. As mentioned above, the second type visitor V2 has not been given the second key K2 to unlock the second lock L2 of the inner door 22. Therefore, the second type visitor V2 cannot unlock the second lock L2 of the inner door 22 and cannot enter the room 40.

[0023] On the other hand, if the visitor V is not a specific visitor V (i.e., an unspecified visitor V3), the first key K1 is not given to the visitor V. Therefore, the unspecified visitor V3 cannot enter the smart cloak 30. In other words, the smart cloak 30 functions as a space with a medium security level, with a lower security level than the interior 40 because specific visitors V (type 1 visitors V1 and type 2 visitors V2) can enter, but a higher security level than the outside of the house 1 because unspecified visitors V3 cannot enter. In this example, the smart cloakroom 30 functions as a space where the second type visitor V2 can deliver luggage even when the resident R is not present.

[0024] 1, when there is only one route from the smart cloakroom 30 to the room 40, the house 1 only needs to be equipped with a single interior door 22. In other words, a single interior door 22 may be installed on the route to the room 40 of the building.

[0025] As described above, the smart cloakroom 30 is a space with a medium security level. For example, if the first key K1 is somehow acquired by an unspecified visitor V3, the unspecified visitor V3 will be able to enter the smart cloakroom 30. Therefore, it would be preferable if the security level of the smart cloakroom 30 could be further increased.

[0026] The house 1 of this embodiment is equipped with a control device 10. The control device 10 operates interactively with the visitor V, thereby further increasing the security level when the visitor V is an unspecified visitor V3. To realize interactive operation with the visitor V, the house 1 is equipped with, as an example, an imaging unit 12, a sound collection unit 13, and a sound output unit 14 in the smart cloak 30. The imaging unit 12 is equipped with, for example, a camera capable of capturing video, and captures images of the smart cloak 30. The sound collection unit 13 is equipped with, for example, a microphone, and collects sound from the smart cloak 30. The sound output unit 14 is equipped with, for example, a speaker, and emits sound to the smart cloak 30. The imaging unit 12, sound collection unit 13, and sound output unit 14 are connected to the control device 10. An example of the configuration of the control device 10 will be described below with reference to FIG. 3.

[0027] [Configuration of the control device 10] 3 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the control device 10 of this embodiment. The control device 10 includes a calculation unit 110 and a storage unit 150.

[0028] The calculation unit 110 includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), and operates based on programs and data stored in the storage unit 150 to provide various functions. The storage unit 150 includes a nonvolatile storage device such as a semiconductor storage device or a hard disk drive device, and stores programs and data for operating the calculation unit 110. As an example, the storage unit 150 stores floor plan information 151.

[0029] 4 is a diagram showing an example of floor plan information 151 according to this embodiment. The floor plan information 151 is information indicating the floor plan of a building. The floor plan information 151 is information that associates equipment with the location where the equipment is located within the house 1. Furthermore, if the equipment is a door equipped with an electronic lock that can be locked and unlocked by remote control, the floor plan information 151 is associated with information on the type of key used for locking and unlocking (for example, a first key K1 or a second key K2).

[0030] 3, the calculation unit 110 has, as its functional units, a detection unit 111, a determination unit 112, a speech control unit 113, an inner door control unit 114, an outer door control unit 115, an imaging control unit 116, and a baggage determination unit 117. The configuration and operation of each of these functional units will be described below with reference to FIG.

[0031] [Operation of the control device 10] 5 is a diagram showing an example of the flow of operation of the control device 10 of this embodiment. Note that the description will be given assuming that the outer door 21 and inner door 22 are both locked at the start of the operation of the control device 10.

[0032] <Visitation determination for visitor V> (Step S10) The outer door control unit 115 determines whether or not a visitor V is present based on the detection result of the visitor detection unit 11. The visitor detection unit 11 is an electronic doorbell (e.g., an intercom with a short-range communication function) attached to the outside of the house 1 (e.g., near the outer door 21), and detects the arrival of the visitor V based on operation by the visitor V. The visitor detection unit 11 transmits the detection result to the outer door control unit 115. If the outer door control unit 115 determines that the visitor detection unit 11 has detected the arrival of the visitor V (step S10; YES), it proceeds to step S20. If the outer door control unit 115 determines that the visitor detection unit 11 has not detected the arrival of the visitor V (step S10; NO), it returns the process to step S10 and waits for the visitor V to arrive.

[0033] <Determine the type of visitor V> (Step S20) The visitor detection unit 11 determines whether the visitor V possesses the first key K1. For example, if the visitor detection unit 11 can acquire electronic key information corresponding to the first key K1 from the visitor V's mobile terminal, it determines that the visitor V possesses the first key K1. The visitor detection unit 11 transmits the acquired electronic key information of the first key K1 to the outer door control unit 115.

[0034] When the outer door control unit 115 acquires the electronic key information of the first key K1 from the visitor detection unit 11, it determines that the visitor V is an authorized visitor V (step S20; YES), and proceeds to step S30. Here, an authorized visitor V refers to the specific visitor V (first type visitor V1 or second type visitor V2) described above.

[0035] On the other hand, if the outer door control unit 115 has not obtained the electronic key information of the first key K1 from the visitor detection unit 11, it determines that the visitor V is not a legitimate visitor V (step S20; NO) and returns the processing to step S10.

[0036] (Step S30) The outer door control unit 115 unlocks the outer door 21. That is, the outer door control unit 115 controls the locking state of the outer door 21. As a result, the visitor V can open the outer door 21 and enter the smart cloakroom 30.

[0037] (Step S40) The inner door control unit 114 determines whether the visitor V is a visitor V (i.e., a second-type visitor V2) who is permitted to enter the room 40. For example, if the visitor detection unit 11 has acquired electronic key information corresponding to the second key K2 from the visitor V, the inner door control unit 114 determines that the visitor V is a second-type visitor V2.

[0038] In addition, if a visitor V appears in an image of the inside of the smart cloakroom 30 captured by the imaging unit 12, the inner door control unit 114 may determine whether the visitor V is a type 2 visitor V2 by performing facial recognition on the visitor V based on this image. In addition, if the visitor detection unit 11 is an intercom with a camera, the inner door control unit 114 may determine whether the visitor V is a second type visitor V2 by performing facial recognition based on an image of the visitor V's face captured by the visitor detection unit 11.

[0039] If the inner door control unit 114 determines that the visitor V is a type 2 visitor V2 (i.e., a visitor V who is permitted to enter the room 40) (step S40; YES), the process proceeds to step S50.

[0040] (Step S50) The inner door control unit 114 unlocks the inner door 22. That is, the inner door control unit 114 controls the locking state of the inner door 22. As a result, the visitor V can open the inner door 22 and enter the room 40.

[0041] As described above, if there is only one route from the smart cloak 30 to the room 40, the house 1 only needs to be equipped with a single inner door 22. That is, a single inner door 22 may be installed on the route to the room 40 of the building. In this case, the inner door control unit 114 controls the locking state of the single inner door 22.

[0042] Returning to Figure 5, if the inner door control unit 114 determines that the visitor V is not a second type visitor V2 (i.e., a visitor V who is permitted to enter the room 40) (step S40; NO), it proceeds to step S60.

[0043] <Interactive behavior for visitor V> (Step S60) The detection unit 111 acquires an image of the smart cloakroom 30 captured by the imaging unit 12. The detection unit 111 detects a person (i.e., visitor V) in the smart cloakroom 30. As described above, the smart cloakroom 30 is an example of a space sandwiched between the outer door 21 and the inner door 22. The inner door 22 is a lockable door located on the path to the interior 40 of the building.

[0044] That is, the detection unit 111 detects a person in the space within the building (smart cloak 30) sandwiched between a lockable outer door 21 and a lockable inner door 22 on the path to the interior 40 of the building.

[0045] If the detection unit 111 determines that the visitor V has been detected (step S60; YES), the process proceeds to step S70. If the detection unit 111 determines that the visitor V has not been detected (step S60; NO), the process returns to step S60 and waits until the visitor V is detected.

[0046] (Step S70) The determination unit 112 determines the behavior of the detected person in the smart cloak 30. The speech control unit 113 controls speech directed into the smart cloak 30 based on the determined behavior.

[0047] For example, if visitor V places a package in the luggage storage area 31 at smart cloakroom 30 on the scheduled delivery date and time of the package, judgment unit 112 judges that the visitor V is performing normal behavior of placing the package in the luggage storage area 31. In this case, the speech control unit 113 outputs from the sound output unit 14 the voice "Thank you for the delivery," which is an expression used when the delivery is being carried out normally.

[0048] In the above description, the detection unit 111 is described as detecting the visitor V based on the image of the smart cloak 30 captured by the imaging unit 12, but this is not limited to this. For example, the smart cloak 30 may be equipped with a spatial scanner that detects the arrangement, shape, and movement of objects in the detection target space using infrared rays, ultrasound, or the like, instead of (or in addition to) the imaging unit 12. The detection unit 111 may be configured to detect the presence, position, and movement of the visitor V based on the status of objects in the smart cloak 30 detected by these spatial scanners.

[0049] (Step S80) The determination unit 112 analyzes the sound collected by the sound collection unit 13. When the sound output unit 14 outputs the voice "Thank you for the delivery," if visitor V is a delivery person for a parcel delivery service, it is generally expected that he or she will utter something like "I'll leave the package on the shelf. Thank you." If the determination unit 112 determines that the utterance of visitor V in response to the voice spoken in step S70 (for example, "Thank you for the delivery") is as expected (step S80; YES), the process proceeds to step S90.

[0050] On the other hand, when the sound output unit 14 outputs the voice "Thank you for the delivery," if the visitor V is silent or makes an unexpected utterance, the judgment unit 112 determines that there is no expected response (step S80; NO), and proceeds to step S100.

[0051] The determination unit 112 and the speech control unit 113 may have access to a trained conversation model that has learned the content of typical conversations between delivery personnel and residents at delivery destinations during package collection and delivery operations. In this case, the determination unit 112 provides the sounds collected by the sound collection unit 13 to the trained conversation model. The determination unit 112 may be configured to determine whether the answer of visitor V is the expected content, based on the expected content of the conversation obtained from the trained conversation model.

[0052] Furthermore, the speech control unit 113 may control (e.g., change) the speech content depending on the type of package to be delivered. In this case, the package determination unit 117 may determine the type of package inside the smart cloakroom 30. Here, the type of package to be delivered refers to, for example, the type of service, such as delivered package in a parcel delivery service, package awaiting collection in a parcel delivery service or laundry cleaning service, or whether the package is being sent or received.

[0053] In addition, if visitor V utters a question such as "I don't know where to put my luggage," the speech control unit 113 may determine the location of visitor V from the image captured by the imaging unit 12 and utter a response such as "Please put it on the shelf on the left."

[0054] (Step S90) If it is determined that visitor V's answer is as expected, the speech control unit 113 makes an utterance to encourage visitor V to exit the smart cloakroom 30 to the outside through the outer door 21. For example, the speech control unit 113 outputs a voice message saying, "Thank you very much. Please be careful on your way home," from the sound output unit 14 to encourage visitor V to exit.

[0055] In this way, the utterance control unit 113 controls the content of the utterance, "Thank you very much. Please be careful on your way home," based on the content of the conversation (e.g., "I will leave the package on the shelf. Thank you very much") uttered in response to the controlled utterance (e.g., "Thank you for the delivery."). In other words, the utterance control unit 113 performs an interactive operation with the visitor V so that a conversation with the visitor V is established. The utterance control unit 113 proceeds to step S120.

[0056] (Step S100) On the other hand, if it is determined that visitor V's answer is not as expected, the imaging control unit 116 acquires an image of the inside of the smart cloakroom 30 captured by the imaging unit 12. That is, the imaging control unit 116 controls the imaging unit 12 to capture an image of the smart cloakroom 30 based on the behavior determined by the determination unit 112.

[0057] The determination unit 112 determines whether or not the visitor V is behaving abnormally in the smart cloakroom 30 based on the images of the inside of the smart cloakroom 30 acquired by the imaging control unit 116. That is, the determination unit 112 detects abnormal behavior of the visitor V. Here, abnormal behavior is, for example, behavior of taking away luggage placed in the luggage storage area 31 even though there is no luggage to be collected, or behavior of breaking the inner door 22 and attempting to enter the room 40.

[0058] If the determination unit 112 determines that the visitor V is not behaving abnormally (step S100; NO), the process returns to step S70, and the visitor V is prompted to speak by speaking again. On the other hand, if the determination unit 112 determines that the visitor V is engaging in abnormal behavior (step S100; YES), the process proceeds to step S110.

[0059] (Step S110) The utterance control unit 113 issues a warning speech to the visitor V. For example, if the utterance control unit 113 determines that the visitor V is attempting to remove luggage from the luggage storage area 31, it issues a speech from the sound output unit 14 saying, "Don't take away my luggage!" If the visitor V continues to attempt to remove luggage, the utterance control unit 113 may increase the volume output from the sound output unit 14 and issue a speech with a higher warning level, such as, "Stop! Stop! I'm calling the police! Put your luggage down and leave immediately!"

[0060] That is, the speech control unit 113 controls the speech content according to the determined type of action.

[0061] (Step S120) The judgment unit 112 judges whether or not the visitor V has exited the smart cloak 30 to the outside through the outer door 21. If the judgment unit 112 judges that the visitor V has not exited (Step S120; NO), the process returns to Step S70, and a speech is made to further encourage the visitor V to exit. On the other hand, if the determining unit 112 determines that the visitor V has exited (step S120; YES), the process proceeds to step S130.

[0062] (Step S130) The outer door control unit 115 locks the first lock L1 of the outer door 21, and ends the series of operations.

[0063] As described above, the control device 10 speaks (e.g., has an interactive conversation) to a visitor V who is in the space (e.g., smart cloakroom 30) between the outer door 21 and the inner door 22 in accordance with the behavior of the visitor V. The control device 10 configured in this manner can determine whether the visitor V who unlocks the outer door 21 and enters the smart cloakroom 30 is a legitimate visitor V (specific visitor V) or an unspecified visitor V3. Furthermore, if the control device 10 determines that the visitor V is an unspecified visitor V3 or detects abnormal behavior by the visitor V, it issues a warning speech to the visitor V. The control device 10 configured in this manner can use the space inside the outer door 21 (for example, the smart cloakroom 30) as a space for collecting and delivering packages, while further increasing the security level when the visitor V is an unspecified visitor V3.

[0064] [Variations] Note that a transport robot (not shown) that transports packages to be collected or delivered may be used depending on the residence 1. This transport robot can move between the space between the outer door 21 and the inner door 22 (e.g., smart cloak 30) and the space inside the inner door 22 (e.g., room 40). In this case, the control device 10 may include a transfer control unit 118. The transfer control unit 118 outputs a movement instruction to a transfer robot that can move between the smart cloak 30 and the room 40.

[0065] The transfer control unit 118 may also be configured to instruct the destination of the transfer robot based on floor plan information 151 (or floor plan information 151a) that indicates the floor plan of the building.

[0066] With the control device 10 configured in this manner, the transport robot can receive the package delivered by the visitor V at the smart cloakroom 30, and after the visitor V leaves, the inner door 22 can be unlocked and the transport robot can move into the room 40. In this case, the delivered package is not left unattended in the smart cloakroom 30, reducing the risk that the package will be taken away by the next visitor V. In other words, with the control device 10 configured in this manner, the security level can be further increased.

[0067] Furthermore, the control device 10 can change the destination of the transport robot depending on the type of luggage by referring to the floor plan information 151. Furthermore, the control device 10 can edit the floor plan information 151 to easily change the location of the luggage storage area when renovations or changes in family composition occur.

[0068] [Variation 2] Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a modified house 1a. As an example, the house 1a is configured to include an entrance hall 32, a kitchen 41, a living / dining room 42, and a washroom 43. In the following description, the kitchen 41, the living / dining room 42, and the washroom 43 are collectively referred to as the interior 40. In this modified example, the entrance hall 32 functions as the smart cloakroom 30 described above.

[0069] The exterior of the house 1a is separated from the entrance hall 32 by an exterior door 21. The entrance hall 32 is separated from the interior 40 (i.e., the kitchen 41, living / dining room 42, and washroom 43) by an inner door 22.

[0070] The house 1a is provided with two types of interior doors 22: a living room door 221 and a bathroom door 222. The living room door 221 is an inner door 22 that separates the entrance hall 32 from the kitchen 41 (or living / dining room 42). The bathroom door 222 is an inner door 22 that separates the entrance hall 32 from the bathroom 43. In the example shown in the figure, the space inside the living room door 221 in the room 40 (i.e., the kitchen 41 and the living / dining room 42) is also referred to as the first room. Also, the space inside the bathroom door 222 in the room 40 (i.e., the bathroom 43) is also referred to as the second room.

[0071] When the entrance hall 32 is connected to multiple rooms 40, as in the floor plan of this modified example, it is desirable to provide an inner door 22 on each path along the route from the entrance hall 32 to the rooms 40. According to the house 1a configured in this way, even in a typical floor plan in which the entrance hall 32 is connected to multiple rooms 40, the entrance hall 32 can function as a space with a medium security level as described above.

[0072] In the case of the floor plan of this modified example, the house 1a is provided with a plurality of interior doors 22 (a living room door 221 and a bathroom door 222). The interior door control unit 114 may be configured to control the locking state of the interior doors 22 whose locking state should be controlled, among the plurality of interior doors 22, based on floor plan information 151 that indicates the floor plan of the building. For example, the interior door control unit 114 may control the interior doors 22 to which the second key K2 is assigned, among the interior doors 22 registered in the floor plan information 151, and not control the interior doors 22 to which the second key K2 is not assigned.

[0073] According to the control device 10 configured in this manner, it is possible to change the inner doors 22 that the inner door control unit 114 locks and unlocks by editing the floor plan information 151. For example, if the use of a room changes due to renovation of the house 1a or a change in family composition, it is possible to change the rooms that the first-class visitor V1 can enter simply by editing the floor plan information 151.

[0074] Furthermore, the inner door control unit 114 can also change the inner door 22 to be locked or unlocked depending on the type of visitor V.

[0075] 7 is a diagram showing a modified example of the floor plan information 151 of this embodiment. The floor plan information 151a of this modified example differs from the above-described floor plan information 151 in that the settings of the first key K1 and the second key K2 can be changed depending on the type of visitor V (for example, the type of service provided by the visitor V). For example, in the floor plan illustrated in FIG. 6, there may be a case where the visitor wishes to set the bathroom 43 as the collection location for dry-cleaned laundry. In this case, the type of lock for the bathroom door 222 in the floor plan information 151a is set to the first key K1 for dry-cleaned laundry collection and to the second key K2 for other occasions (collection or delivery of parcels, delivery of dry-cleaned laundry, etc.). By setting the floor plan information 151a in this manner, the second lock L2 of the bathroom door 222 is unlocked by the first key K1 for dry-cleaned laundry collection, allowing the visitor V to enter the bathroom 43. In other words, by changing the settings of the floor plan information 151a, the collection location can be expanded to include not only the entrance hall 32 but also the bathroom 43.

[0076] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment and can be appropriately modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The configurations described in the above-described embodiments may be combined.

[0077] Each unit included in each device in the above-described embodiments may be realized by dedicated hardware, or may be realized by a memory and a microprocessor.

[0078] In addition, each part of each device may be composed of a memory and a CPU (central processing unit), and the functions of each part of each device may be realized by loading a program into memory and executing it.

[0079] In addition, a program for realizing the functions of each unit of each device may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium may be read into a computer system and executed to perform processing by each unit of the control unit. Note that the term "computer system" here includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices.

[0080] Furthermore, if a WWW system is used, the "computer system" also includes the homepage provision environment (or display environment). "Computer-readable recording media" refers to portable media such as flexible disks, optical magnetic disks, ROMs, and CD-ROMs, as well as storage devices such as hard disks built into computer systems. Furthermore, "computer-readable recording media" also includes devices that dynamically store programs for a short period of time, such as communication lines used when transmitting programs over networks like the Internet or over communication lines like telephone lines, and devices that store programs for a fixed period of time, such as volatile memory within computer systems that serve as servers or clients. Furthermore, the programs may be programs that implement some of the aforementioned functions, or may be programs that can realize the aforementioned functions in combination with programs already stored in the computer system. [Explanation of symbols]

[0081] 1...house (building), 10...control device, 11...visitor detection unit, 12...imaging unit, 13...sound collection unit, 14...sound output unit, 21...exterior door, 211...front door, 22...interior door, 30...smart cloakroom, 32...entrance hall, 110...calculation unit, 111...detection unit, 112...determination unit, 113...speech control unit, 114...interior door control unit, 115...exterior door control unit, 116...imaging control unit, 117...baggage determination unit, 118...transport control unit, 150...storage unit, 151, 151a...floor layout information

Claims

1. a detection unit that detects a person in a space within a building that is sandwiched between a lockable outer door and a lockable inner door on a path to a room in the building; a determination unit that determines the behavior of the detected person in the space; a speech control unit that controls speech directed into the space based on the determined behavior; A control device comprising:

2. An inner door control unit that controls the locking state of the inner door The control device of claim 1 further comprising:

3. The inner door control unit controls the locking state of the inner door whose locking state should be controlled, among the plurality of inner doors, based on floor plan information indicating the floor plan of the building. The control device according to claim 2 .

4. A single inner door is installed on a path leading to a room in the building, The inner door control unit controls the locking state of the single inner door. The control device according to claim 2 .

5. An outer door control unit that controls the locking state of the outer door The control device of claim 1 further comprising:

6. An imaging control unit that controls an imaging unit that captures an image of the space based on the determined behavior. The control device of claim 1 further comprising:

7. a transport control unit that outputs a movement instruction to a transport robot that can move between the space and the room; The control device of claim 1 further comprising:

8. The transport control unit instructs the destination of the transport robot based on floor plan information indicating the floor plan of the building. The control device according to claim 7.

9. The speech control unit controls the speech content according to the determined type of action. The control device according to claim 1 .

10. The speech control unit changes the speech content to a content that warns the detected person when the type of behavior is determined to be unexpected or abnormal. The control device according to claim 9.

11. A luggage determination unit that determines the type of luggage inside the space Furthermore, The speech control unit controls the speech content according to the determined type of baggage. The control device according to claim 1 .

12. The speech control unit controls the speech content based on the content of the conversation uttered in response to the controlled speech. The control device according to claim 1 .

13. On the computer, Detecting a person in a space within a building that is sandwiched between a lockable outer door and a lockable inner door on a path to a room in the building; determining the movement of the detected person in the space; and Controlling speech directed into the space based on the determined behavior; A program to execute.

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