Air-conditioning control proposal system, air-conditioning control proposal method, and program

Abstract

According to the method and the device, the comfort of each user in a plurality of users sleeping in one room is achieved. The control unit (121) performs control processing on the air conditioning unit (101) which performs air conditioning processing. The air conditioning process is used to adjust one or more physical quantities including at least an air temperature of the air within the room. The control processing includes setting processing. The setting process is used for setting a target temperature of the air conditioning process during a sleep period in which a plurality of users are sleeping in the room. A proposal unit (122) acquires proposal information that proposals, to each of a plurality of users, a thermal resistance member such that an evaluation value relating to a thermal sensation of each of the plurality of users at a target temperature satisfies a comfort condition. The thermal resistance member covers the body of each of the plurality of users during the sleep period to prevent heat loss from the body into the room. The proposal unit (122) outputs, via the output unit (13), one or more pieces of proposal information among a plurality of pieces of proposal information corresponding to the plurality of users, the one or more pieces of proposal information corresponding to one or more users, respectively, among the plurality of users.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an air conditioning control proposal system, an air conditioning control proposal method, and a program, and particularly to an air conditioning control proposal system, an air conditioning control proposal method, and a program having a function of improving comfort during sleep. Background Art

[0002] Patent document 1 describes an air conditioning control device for controlling air conditions in a bedroom so that even when multiple people are going to sleep in one bedroom, each person can sleep comfortably. The air conditioning control device includes: a priority user selection component for selecting a priority user from at least two or more users; a sleep state judgment component for judging the sleep state of the priority user; and an air conditioning control component for controlling at least one of air temperature, humidity, and airflow intensity of the air conditioning device based on the sleep state judged by the sleep state judgment component.

[0003] In a case where multiple users are to sleep in one room, setting the temperature of the air condition according to one of these users, as in the case of the air conditioning control device of Patent Document 1, may reduce the comfort of (one or more than one) other users and it is not easy to improve the comfort of all users.

[0004] Prior art literature

[0005] Patent Literature

[0006] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-132581 Summary of the invention

[0007] An object of the present disclosure is to provide an air conditioning control proposal system, an air conditioning control proposal method, and a program configured to improve the comfort level of each of a plurality of users sleeping in one room.

[0008] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an air conditioning control proposal system includes a control unit and a proposal unit. The control unit is configured to perform a control process on an air conditioning unit configured to perform an air conditioning process. The air conditioning process is a process for adjusting one or more physical quantities including at least the air temperature of the air in the room, and the control process includes a setting process. The setting process is a process for setting a target temperature of the air conditioning process in a bedtime period. The bedtime period is a period when multiple users in the room go to bed. The proposal unit is configured to: obtain proposal information, the proposal information is used to propose a thermal resistance member to each of the multiple users so that the evaluation value related to the thermal sensation of each of the multiple users at the target temperature satisfies a comfort condition, and the thermal resistance member is configured to cover the body of each of the multiple users during the bedtime period to prevent heat loss from the body to the room. The proposal unit is configured to output one or more proposal information corresponding to the multiple users via an output unit, and the one or more proposal information corresponds to one or more users of the multiple users, respectively.

[0009] According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an air conditioning control proposal method includes a control step and a proposal step. The control step includes performing a control process on an air conditioning unit configured to perform an air conditioning process. The air conditioning process is a process for adjusting one or more physical quantities including at least the air temperature of the air in the room, and the control process includes a setting process. The setting process is a process for setting a target temperature of the air conditioning process in a bedtime period. The bedtime period is a period when multiple users go to bed in the room. The proposal step includes acquiring proposal information, the proposal information being used to propose a thermal resistance member to each of the multiple users so that the evaluation value related to the thermal sensation of each of the multiple users at the target temperature satisfies a comfort condition, and the thermal resistance member is configured to cover the body of each of the multiple users during the bedtime period to prevent heat loss from the body to the room. The proposal step includes outputting one or more proposal information corresponding to the multiple users via an output unit, the one or more proposal information corresponding to one or more users of the multiple users, respectively.

[0010] A program according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a program for causing one or more processors to execute an air conditioning control proposed method. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] Figure 1 is a block diagram of an air conditioning control proposal system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0012] Figure 2 is a flow chart of the operation of a processing unit included in the proposed air conditioning control system;

[0013] Figure 3 is a flow chart of a portion of the operation of the processing unit (setting process);

[0014] Figure 4 is a flowchart of a part of the setting process (first setting process);

[0015] Figure 5 is a flowchart of another part (second setting process) of the setting process;

[0016] Figure 6 is a flowchart of another part (third setting process) of the setting process;

[0017] Figure 7 is a flowchart of another part (fourth setting process) of the setting process;

[0018] Figure 8 is a flowchart of another part (fifth setting process) of the setting process;

[0019] Fig. 9 is a flow chart of another part of the operation of the processing unit (proposals related to the combination of the type and use form of the thermal resistance member);

[0020] Fig.10 is a flow chart of another part of the setup process (amendments after the proposal is made);

[0021] Fig.11 is a diagram of an example of a room using the proposed air conditioning control system;

[0022] Fig.12 It is a diagram showing the combination of the type of bedding as a type of heat resistance member and the usage form;

[0023] Fig.13 is a diagram showing an output example of an output unit included in the air conditioning control proposal system (a proposal acceptance screen for making a proposal related to a combination and accepting a determination result in response to the proposal); and

[0024] Fig.14 FIG. 2 is a diagram showing another output example of the output unit (a control result evaluation screen for receiving thermal sensation information indicating a result of making a suggestion). DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] (1) Summary

[0026] First, refer to Figure 1 and Fig.11 To explain the outline and main parts of the present disclosure.

[0027] (1-1) Proposed air conditioning control system

[0028] The air conditioning control proposal system 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a control unit 121 and a proposal unit 122 .

[0029] (1-1-1) Implementation method of the proposed air conditioning control system

[0030] In this embodiment, if Figure 1 As shown, the air conditioning equipment 10 includes an air conditioning unit 101, and the control device 1 includes a control unit 121 and a proposal unit 122. That is, the air conditioning control proposal system 100 in this embodiment is implemented by the air conditioning equipment 10 and the control device 1.

[0031] The control device 1 is configured to communicate with the air conditioning equipment 10. Furthermore, the air conditioning control proposal system 100 or the control device 1 included in the air conditioning control proposal system 100 is configured to communicate with each of the plurality of devices 20.

[0032] Each of the air conditioning equipment 10, the control device 1, and the plurality of devices 20 includes a processor, a memory, and a communication module. Each of the plurality of devices 20 also includes: an input device such as a touch panel; and an output device such as a display. Each processor operates based on a program in the memory, etc. (and further cooperates with a communication module, etc.), thereby realizing the functions of a corresponding one of the air conditioning equipment 10, the control device 1, and the plurality of devices 20.

[0033] (1-1-2) Modification of the Means for Implementing the Air Conditioning Control Proposal System

[0034] Note that, for example, the air conditioning device 10 may include an air conditioning unit 101, a control unit 121, and a proposal unit 122. That is, the air conditioning control proposal system 100 may be implemented by the air conditioning device 10 alone. The air conditioning device 10 in this case preferably includes: an input device such as a touch panel; and an output device such as a display.

[0035] (1-1-3) Air conditioning equipment

[0036] The air conditioning device 10 is, for example, Fig.11The air conditioner shown is preferably an air conditioner with a dehumidification function, but may be an air conditioner without a dehumidification function. Alternatively, the air conditioning device 10 may be a combination of an air conditioner without a dehumidification function and a humidifier and / or a dehumidifier, or a combination including a fan in addition to the above combination.

[0037] (1-1-4) Control device

[0038] The control device 1 is, for example, a remote controller belonging to the air conditioning apparatus 10 , but may be a multi remote controller configured to control a plurality of apparatuses including the air conditioning apparatus 10 (eg, the air conditioning apparatus 10 and lighting fixtures not shown).

[0039] The control device 1 is connected to the air conditioning equipment 10 in a wired or wireless communication manner. The wireless communication herein is, for example, near field communication such as infrared communication or Bluetooth (registered trademark), but may be communication via a network such as a wireless LAN.

[0040] (1-2) Control unit

[0041] The control unit 121 performs a control process on the air conditioning unit 101 configured to perform an air conditioning process.

[0042] (1-3) Air conditioning treatment

[0043] The air conditioning process is a process for adjusting one or more physical quantities including at least the air temperature (current air temperature) of the air in the room.

[0044] (1-3-1) “One or more physical quantities” that are the subject of air conditioning processing

[0045] In this embodiment, the one or more physical quantities as the object of air conditioning processing also include humidity. The one or more physical quantities may also include wind speed. The one or more physical quantities are detected by an environment sensor 21 arranged in the room.

[0046] (1-3-2) Environmental Sensor

[0047] The environmental sensor 21 in this embodiment is a temperature and humidity sensor, but may be a temperature sensor or a multi-sensor including a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a wind speed sensor, an exhaust temperature sensor, etc. Note that the environmental sensor 21 in the present disclosure is a component separate from the air conditioning device 10 and the control device 1, but may be arranged in the air conditioning device 10 or the control device 1.

[0048] (1-4) Control Processing

[0049] The control process includes a setting process. Note that the control process may include, for example, a time period decision process and an evaluation process (to be described later).

[0050] (1-4-1) Setting process

[0051] The setting process is a process of setting a target temperature of the air conditioning process during the bedtime period.

[0052] (1-4-2) Bedtime

[0053] The bedtime period is a period of time when a plurality of users in a room go to bed.

[0054] (1-4-2a) How to decide your bedtime

[0055] In the present embodiment, the wake-up time or sleep length of each user (hereinafter referred to as "each user") among the multiple users sleeping in one room (hereinafter referred to as "multiple users") is pre-registered through the operation given by each user among the multiple users. On the other hand, the bedtime of each user among the multiple users is sensed by the sleep sensor 22 arranged in association with each user among the multiple users. Then, the start time of the bedtime time period is determined based on the multiple bedtimes corresponding to the multiple users. In addition, the end time of the bedtime time period is determined based on the multiple wake-up times corresponding to the multiple users.

[0056] (1-4-2b) Sleep sensor

[0057] The sleep sensor 22 is, for example, a pressure sensor, a heart rate sensor, or an acceleration sensor. The pressure sensor is, for example, arranged in the mattress 202b, and outputs a signal corresponding to the pressure change caused by the user lying on the bed or getting out of the bed. The control unit 121 can sense that the user is lying on the bed or getting out of the bed based on the signal output from the pressure sensor.

[0058] The heart rate sensor is worn by the user on his / her arm, for example, and outputs a signal corresponding to his / her heart rate. The control unit 121 can sense changes in the heart rate and thereby sense falling asleep and waking up based on the signal output from the heart rate sensor.

[0059] The acceleration sensor is worn by the user on his / her arm, for example, and outputs a signal corresponding to the movement of the arm. The control unit 121 can detect changes in movement and thereby detect falling asleep and waking up, etc., based on the signal output from the acceleration sensor.

[0060] (1-4-2c) Modification of the method of determining bedtime

[0061] Note that both the bedtime and the wake-up time may be automatically acquired based on the output of the sleep sensor 22. Alternatively, bedtime time period identification information identifying the bedtime time period may be pre-registered by one user. The bedtime time period identification information may be a set of a start time and an end time, or a set of a start time and a time period length.

[0062] (1-4-3) Target temperature

[0063] The target temperature is a set temperature based on an operation given by a user, for example, but may be a calculated air temperature or an estimated air temperature by the control unit 121. This operation is an operation given to each device 20 in general.

[0064] (1-4-4) Device

[0065] Each device 20 is, for example, a mobile device such as a smartphone or a tablet computer, and is carried by a corresponding user among the plurality of users. Note that each device 20 may be a fixed device such as a personal computer, etc. The fixed device may be shared by a plurality of users.

[0066] The device 20 is connected to the air conditioning control proposal system 100 (control device 1 in this embodiment) in a wireless communication manner. The wireless communication herein is, for example, near field communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), but may be communication via a network such as a wireless LAN.

[0067] (1-5) Proposal Unit

[0068] The proposal unit 122 acquires proposal information for proposing to each of the plurality of users a thermal resistance member 200 configured to cover the body of each of the plurality of users during the bedtime period to prevent heat loss from the body into the room so that the evaluation value related to the thermal sensation of each of the plurality of users at the target temperature set by the control unit 121 satisfies the comfort condition. Then, the proposal unit 122 outputs one or more pieces of proposal information corresponding to the plurality of users via the output unit 13, the one or more pieces of proposal information corresponding to each of the plurality of users, respectively.

[0069] (1-5-1) Thermal sensation

[0070] Thermal sensation is a sensation related to warmth and coldness felt by the user, and is, for example, comfortable, cold, or hot. When the metabolic heat production (described later) in the human body is equal to the heat loss to the outside of the body, the thermal sensation is comfortable (eg, PMV=0).

[0071] (1-5-2) Evaluation value

[0072] The evaluation value is a value obtained by evaluating the thermal sensation of the user based on a predetermined reference.

[0073] (1-5-2a) Evaluation value based on PMV

[0074] The thermal sensation in this embodiment is an evaluation value based on predicted mean vote (PMV). The evaluation value based on PMV is, for example, a seven-level value from -3 to +3 (hereinafter, represented by, for example, "PMV=0").

[0075] PMV=0 corresponds to "comfortable", PMV=-1 corresponds to "slightly cool", PMV=-2 corresponds to "cool", and PMV=-3 corresponds to "cold". In addition, PMV=+1 corresponds to "slightly warm", PMV=+2 corresponds to "warm", and PMV=+3 corresponds to "hot".

[0076] (1-5-3) Comfort conditions

[0077] The comfort condition is a condition under which the user feels comfortable. The comfort condition is, for example, "PMV=0", but may be, for example, "-1≤PMV≤+1".

[0078] (1-5-4) Heat loss

[0079] Heat loss as used in this embodiment is heat transfer from the user's body to the room. Heat loss includes, for example, heat loss caused by convection flow and heat loss caused by radiation.

[0080] (1-5-5) Thermal resistance components

[0081] The heat resistance member 200 is a member that prevents heat transfer (ie, has heat resistance). Examples of the heat resistance member 200 include clothes 201 (eg, short-sleeved and long-sleeved tops, shorts and long pants) and bedding 202 (eg, quilt 202a and mattress 202b).

[0082] (1-5-6) Proposal Information

[0083] The proposal information is information indicating, for example, a combination of the type and the usage form of the thermal resistance member 200 .

[0084] (1-6) Output section

[0085] Output generally means sending to the device 20. However, the output may be, for example, display on a display in the control device 1 or storage in a storage medium.

[0086] The output unit 13 of this embodiment sends one or more pieces of proposal information acquired by the proposal unit 122 to one or more devices 20 corresponding to one or more users, respectively.

[0087] According to this aspect, the thermal resistance member 200 is proposed to each of the multiple users so that the evaluation value related to the thermal sensation of each of the multiple users when the air temperature reaches the target temperature due to the air conditioning process performed during the bedtime period satisfies the comfort condition, thereby improving the comfort of each of the multiple users sleeping in one room.

[0088] (2) Details

[0089] Next, refer to Figure 1 and Figures 11 to 14 The air conditioning control proposed system 100 will be described in detail. Note that the description of matters that have already been described will be omitted or simplified below.

[0090] like Figure 1 As shown, the air conditioning control proposal system 100 of this embodiment includes an air conditioning device 10 and a control apparatus 1. The air conditioning device 10 includes an air conditioning unit 101. The control apparatus 1 includes a receiving unit 11, a processing unit 12, and an output unit 13.

[0091] The acceptance unit 11 accepts various information. The acceptance by the acceptance unit 11 is, for example, reception from the device 20, but may be, for example, acceptance of information input by using an input device such as a touch panel, etc. Note that various information accepted by the acceptance unit 11 will be described accordingly.

[0092] The processing unit 12 performs various processes. Examples of the various processes include processes performed by the control unit 121, processes performed by the proposal unit 122, and processes performed by the correction unit 123. The processing unit 12 also performs processes such as various determinations which will be described with reference to the flowcharts.

[0093] The output unit 13 outputs various information. Examples of the various information include proposal information. Output from the output unit 13 is, for example, transmission to the device 20, but may be, for example, display on a display or writing to a recording medium such as a memory card.

[0094] The processing unit 12 includes a control unit 121, a proposing unit 122, and a correcting unit 123. Note that the components included in the proposing unit 122 will be described later. Furthermore, the correcting unit 123 will be described later.

[0095] For example, Fig.11 As shown, the air conditioning device 10 and the control apparatus 1 are arranged in a room (bedroom) where a plurality of users (eg, two users A and B) will sleep. In the room, an environment sensor 21 is arranged. The environment sensor 21 is configured to sense air temperature and humidity.

[0096] In addition, in the room, multiple (e.g., two) sleep sensors 22 associated with multiple users (e.g., two users A and B) are arranged. Each sleep sensor 22 is attached to the body or clothes 201 of a corresponding user among these users, or is arranged on the bedding 202 of a corresponding user among these users (e.g., under a mattress 202b).

[0097] (2-1) Details of the proposed unit

[0098] like Figure 1 As shown, the proposal unit 122 includes a first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a, a second thermal resistance acquisition unit 122b, and a proposal acquisition unit 122c.

[0099] (2-1-1) First Thermal Resistance Acquisition Unit

[0100] The first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a is for example Fig.11 Each of a plurality of users (hereinafter referred to as “a plurality of users”) sleeping in a room such as a bedroom obtains a first total thermal resistance value.

[0101] The first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a calculates the first total thermal resistance value by referring to, for example, user information, thermal resistance information, and coefficient information (each of which will be described later) stored in the memory. Alternatively, the pre-calculated first total thermal resistance value has been stored in the memory, and the first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a acquires the first total thermal resistance value from the memory.

[0102] (2-1-1a) First total thermal resistance

[0103] The first total thermal resistance value is a thermal resistance value calculated based on a combination of the type and the usage form of the thermal resistance member 200 (hereinafter also simply referred to as “combination”).

[0104] (2-1-1b) Types of thermal resistance components

[0105] The types of the thermal resistance member 200 in this embodiment are clothing 201 and bedding 202 .

[0106] (2-1-1c) Types of clothing

[0107] Examples of the types of the clothes 201 include a short-sleeved top, a long-sleeved top, shorts, and long pants. Note that the types of the clothes 201 may be, for example, pajamas, underwear, and a bathrobe.

[0108] (2-1-1d) Types of Bedding

[0109] The types of bedding 202 in this embodiment are a quilt 202a and a mattress 202b. Examples of the type of the quilt 202a include quilt 1 (e.g., very thick) and quilt 2 (e.g., thin). Examples of the type of the mattress 202b include mattress 1 (e.g., medium thick) and mattress 2 (e.g., very thick). Note that, for example, mattress 1 may be a futon laid on a tatami mat, and mattress 2 may be a mattress for use on a bed frame.

[0110] (2-1-1e) Usage form

[0111] Examples of the use form of the thermal resistance member 200 include a form of covering with a quilt 202a (hereinafter also simply referred to as "quilt covering form" or "covering form"), and a lying position relative to a mattress 202b (hereinafter referred to as "lying position").

[0112] (2-1-1f) Quilt covering method

[0113] Examples of quilt covering methods include Fig.12 Seven types of covering patterns a to g are shown. Covering pattern a is a pattern that covers parts other than the head. Covering pattern b is a pattern that covers parts other than the head and arms. Covering pattern c is a pattern that covers parts other than the head and legs. Covering pattern d is a pattern that covers all parts (hereinafter referred to as "body") other than the head, arms and legs. Covering pattern e is a pattern that covers only the legs. Covering pattern f is a pattern that covers only a part of the body. Covering pattern g is a pattern that does not cover any part.

[0114] (2-1-1g) supine position

[0115] Examples of the lying position with respect to the mattress 202 b include three types, namely, a supine position, a lateral position, and a prone position.

[0116] (2-1-1h) Combination

[0117] An example of a combination of a type and a use form includes a combination of a “type” of the thermal resistance member 200 (the types of the clothes 201 are “short sleeves” and “shorts” and the types of the bedding 202 are “quilt 1” and “mattress 2”) and a “use form” (the quilt covering mode is “covering mode a” and the lying position is “supine position”). Note that in the following description, such a combination can be represented by, for example, “{(short sleeves, shorts), (quilt 1, mattress 2), (covering mode a, supine position)}”.

[0118] (2-1-2) Second Thermal Resistance Acquisition Unit

[0119] The second thermal resistance acquisition unit 122b acquires a second total thermal resistance value for each of the multiple users.

[0120] (2-1-2a) Second total thermal resistance

[0121] The second total thermal resistance value is a thermal resistance value such that, in an evaluation process of obtaining an evaluation value by evaluating a thermal sensation based on at least one or more physical quantities including a metabolic heat production amount, a thermal resistance value of the thermal resistance member 200, and an air temperature, the evaluation value at the air temperature adjusted to the target temperature satisfies a comfort condition.

[0122] (2-1-2b) Metabolic heat production

[0123] The metabolic heat production is the metabolic heat (metabolic amount) generated in the user's body. The metabolic amount in this embodiment is the basal metabolic rate, and the basal metabolic rate is calculated based on, for example, height, weight, and gender.

[0124] (2-1-2c) “One or more physical quantities” used in the evaluation process

[0125] The "one or more physical quantities" used in the evaluation process are usually the same as the "one or more physical quantities" that are the object of the air conditioning process (for example, air temperature and humidity). However, the evaluation process may consider other physical quantities in addition to the "one or more physical quantities" that are the object of the air conditioning process (for example, wind speed and exhaust temperature when the object of the air conditioning process is air temperature and humidity).

[0126] (2-1-2d) Evaluation Process

[0127] The evaluation process is a process of evaluating the thermal sensation of the user. The evaluation process is a process of acquiring an evaluation value by evaluating the thermal sensation based on at least one or more physical quantities including, for example, metabolic heat generation, the thermal resistance value of the thermal resistance member 200, and the air temperature.

[0128] (2-1-2e) Functions used for evaluation processing

[0129] In the evaluation process of this embodiment, the evaluation value is obtained based on a function. The function is a function that uses at least metabolic heat production, thermal resistance value, air temperature and humidity as parameters. Such a function is based on, for example, PMV and is represented by PMV=f(M, I, T, H), where: M is metabolic heat production, I is thermal resistance value, T is air temperature, and H is humidity.

[0130] Note that the parameters of the function may also include physical quantities other than air temperature and humidity (eg, wind speed and exhaust temperature).

[0131] (2-1-3) Proposal acquisition unit

[0132] The proposal acquisition unit 122c obtains one or more proposal information related to a new combination set that meets the consistency condition for one or more users among multiple users whose first total thermal resistance value and second total thermal resistance value do not meet the consistency condition, and the proposal acquisition unit 122c outputs one or more proposal information corresponding to the one or more users via the output unit 13.

[0133] For example, in association with the difference between the first total thermal resistance value and the second total thermal resistance value (for example, 1, 2, 3...), multiple proposal information representing different combinations that make the first total thermal resistance value and the second total thermal resistance value satisfy the consistency condition can be pre-stored in the memory, and the proposal acquisition unit 122c can select the proposal information from the memory that satisfies the consistency condition regarding the difference between the first total thermal resistance value and the second total thermal resistance value.

[0134] (2-1-3a)Consistency conditions

[0135] The coincidence condition is a condition according to which the first total thermal resistance value and the second total thermal resistance value are judged to be consistent with each other.

[0136] The consistent condition in this embodiment is that the difference between the first total thermal resistance value and the second total thermal resistance value is less than or equal to a threshold value (including the case where the first total thermal resistance value and the second total thermal resistance value are equal to each other).

[0137] (2-1-3b) Proposal Information

[0138] The proposal information may be, for example, information indicating a "combination" to be proposed (eg, character information or image information such as an icon showing the combination "short sleeves·shorts, quilt 1·mattress 2, covering method a·supine position").

[0139] (2-1-3c) Proposal acceptance screen

[0140] Alternatively, the proposal information may be, for example, Fig.13 The proposal acceptance screen is shown. The proposal acceptance screen is a screen for making a proposal related to a combination and accepting a determination result in response to the proposal.

[0141] The proposal acceptance screen includes: four types for clothes 201 ("short sleeves", "long sleeves", "shorts" and "long pants"); four types for bedding 202 ("quilt 1", "quilt 2", "mattress 1", "mattress 2"); and seven forms of quilt covering methods ("covering method a" to "covering method g").

[0142] Furthermore, the proposal acceptance screen also includes: four frames corresponding to the four types of clothing 201; four frames corresponding to the four types of bedding 202; and seven frames corresponding to the seven forms of quilt covering methods.

[0143] In such a proposal acceptance screen, a combination of the type and form of the corresponding boxes in which a check mark is placed indicates a combination to be proposed.

[0144] Furthermore, the proposal acceptance screen also includes: presenting a question "What do you think of the proposal content?" for accepting the user's judgment result in response to the proposal and a character string indicating, for example, an answer "OK" in response to the question; and a frame corresponding to these character strings.

[0145] In addition, the proposal acceptance screen also includes: "If any modification is required, please change the (one or more) boxes of the proposal where you want to put (one or more) check marks, and then please put a check mark in the "Recalculate" box." and the character string "Recalculate" indicating acceptance of modifications to the proposal content; and boxes corresponding to these character strings.

[0146] For example, in the case where a box corresponding to "Recalculate" is marked, a new combination is acquired.

[0147] For example, the above-mentioned presented combination "{(short-sleeved shirt, shorts), (quilt 1, mattress 2), (covering method a, supine position)}" is changed to a new combination, for example, "{(short-sleeved shirt, long pants), (quilt 2, mattress 2), (covering method a, supine position)}". Then, the new combination is reflected in the proposal acceptance screen.

[0148] Therefore, a new combination is proposed based on the comparison result between the first total thermal resistance value based on the combination of the type and usage form of the thermal resistance member 200 and the second total thermal resistance value that makes the evaluation value at the target temperature satisfy the comfort condition, thereby improving the comfort of each user without obtaining the evaluation value.

[0149] (2-1-4) Calculation of the first total thermal resistance value

[0150] In detail, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a calculates the first total thermal resistance value based on user information including type information about the type of the thermal resistance member 200 and form information about its usage form, by using thermal resistance information and coefficient information for each of the plurality of users.

[0151] (2-1-4a) User Information

[0152] The user information is information related to the user and is pre-stored in the memory through an operation given by the user.

[0153] The user information includes type information and form information. The type information and form information included in the user information represent the type and use form of the thermal resistance member 200 used by the user during the bedtime period.

[0154] The user information generally includes, in addition to the type information and the morphology information, a user identifier for identifying the user. In addition, the user information in this embodiment also includes metabolism-related information to be described later.

[0155] In addition, the user information may also include information for identifying the user's sleep time period. The information for identifying the sleep time period is, for example, a combination of a bedtime and a wake-up time, but may be a sleep length or a wake-up time.

[0156] (2-1-4b) Type information: clothing type information and bedding type information

[0157] The type information is information about the type of the thermal resistance member 200. The type information in this embodiment includes: clothing type information, which is type information about the clothing 201; and bedding type information, which is type information about the bedding 202. Examples of clothing type information include "short sleeves", "long sleeves", "shorts", and "long pants".

[0158] The bedding type information includes: quilt type information, which is type information related to the quilt 202a; and mattress type information, which is type information related to the mattress 202b. Examples of the quilt type information include "quilt 1" and "quilt 2", and examples of the mattress type information include "mattress 1" and "mattress 2".

[0159] (2-1-4c) Morphological information: covering method information and lying position information

[0160] The form information is information about the use form of the thermal resistance member 200. The form information in this embodiment includes: covering information, which is information about the way of covering with the quilt 201; and lying position information, which is information about the lying position relative to the mattress 202.

[0161] Examples of the covering pattern information include “covering pattern a” to “covering pattern g.” Examples of the prone position information include “supine position,” “lateral position,” and “prone position.”

[0162] (2-1-4d) Thermal resistance information: clothing thermal resistance information and bedding thermal resistance value

[0163] The thermal resistance information is information about the thermal resistance values ​​of various thermal resistance members 200. The thermal resistance information in this embodiment includes: clothing thermal resistance information, which is information about the thermal resistance values ​​of various clothing 201; and bedding thermal resistance information, which is information about the thermal resistance values ​​of various bedding 202.

[0164] The clothing thermal resistance information is a set of pairs each including clothing type information and clothing thermal resistance value. The clothing thermal resistance value is the thermal resistance value of the clothing 201 corresponding to the clothing type information. As shown in Table 1, examples of clothing thermal resistance information in this embodiment include: a pair of clothing type information "short sleeves" and clothing thermal resistance value "R1" "(short sleeves, R1)"; a pair of clothing type information "long sleeves" and clothing thermal resistance value "R2" "(long sleeves, R2)"; a pair of clothing type information "shorts" and clothing thermal resistance value "R3" "(shorts, R3)"; and a pair of clothing type information "long trousers" and clothing thermal resistance value "R4" "(long trousers, R4)" (where the unit of thermal resistance value is clo).

[0165] [Table 1]

[0166] clothing Short sleeve Long sleeve shorts trousers Thermal resistance R1 R2 R3 R4

[0167] The bedding thermal resistance information is a set of pairs each including bedding type information and bedding thermal resistance value. The bedding thermal resistance value is the thermal resistance value of the bedding 202 corresponding to the bedding type information. As shown in Table 2, examples of the bedding thermal resistance information in this embodiment include: a pair of bedding type information "quilt 1" and bedding thermal resistance value "B1" "(quilt 1, B1)"; a pair of bedding type information "quilt 2" and bedding thermal resistance value "B2" "(quilt 2, B2)"; a pair of bedding type information "mattress 1" and bedding thermal resistance value "M1" "(mattress 1, M1)"; and a pair of bedding type information "mattress 2" and bedding thermal resistance value "M2" "(mattress 2, M2)" (where the unit of thermal resistance value is clo).

[0168] [Table 2]

[0169] bedding Quilt 1 Quilt 2 Mattress 1 Mattress 2 Thermal resistance B1 B2 M1 M2

[0170] (2-1-4e) Type information included in user information

[0171] The type information included in the user information includes clothing type information and bedding type information respectively related to clothing 201 and bedding 202 used by the user during the bedtime period.

[0172] (2-1-4f) Coefficient information: first coefficient information and second coefficient information

[0173] The coefficient information is information about a coefficient that is multiplied by the thermal resistance value of the thermal resistance member 200 and corresponds to the morphological information of the thermal resistance member 200. The coefficient information in the present embodiment includes first coefficient information and second coefficient information.

[0174] The first coefficient information is a set of pairs each including coverage mode information and a first coefficient. For example, as shown in Table 3, the first coefficient information in this embodiment includes: a pair "(a, Ka)" of coverage mode information "coverage mode a" and a first coefficient "Ka"; a pair "(b, Kb)" of coverage mode information "coverage mode b" and a first coefficient "Kb"; ...; and a pair "(g, Kg)" of coverage mode information "coverage mode g" and a first coefficient "Kg".

[0175] [Table 3]

[0176] Quilt covering method a b c d e f g The first coefficient Ka Kb K Kd Ke K Kg

[0177] The second coefficient information is a set of pairs each including supine position information and a second coefficient. As shown in Table 4, examples of the second coefficient information in this embodiment include: a pair of supine position information "supine position" and a second coefficient "Ks" "(supine position, Ks)"; a pair of supine position information "side-lying position" and a second coefficient "Kl" "(side-lying position, Kl)"; and a pair of prone position information "prone position" and a second coefficient "Kp" "(prone position, Kp)".

[0178] [Table 4]

[0179] Lying position Supine position Side-lying position Prone position The second coefficient Ks Kl Kp

[0180] (2-1-4g) Calculation method of the first total thermal resistance value

[0181] The first total thermal resistance value is calculated by the following formula (Formula 1).

[0182] I1=R+(K1×B)+(K2×M)···(Formula 1)

[0183] Among them, I1 is the first total thermal resistance value, R is the thermal resistance value of the clothes 201, B is the thermal resistance value of the quilt 202, M is the thermal resistance value of the mattress, K1 is the first coefficient, and K2 is the second coefficient.

[0184] That is, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a acquires the clothing thermal resistance value R paired with the clothing type information included in the user information for each of the multiple users by using the clothing thermal resistance information. For example, when the clothing type information included in the user information corresponding to user A is "short sleeves", the clothing thermal resistance value R1 paired with "short sleeves" is acquired by using the clothing thermal resistance information shown in Table 1.

[0185] In addition, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a acquires the bedding thermal resistance value paired with the bedding type information included in the user information (i.e., the bedding thermal resistance value B paired with the quilt type information and the bedding thermal resistance value M paired with the mattress type information) by using the bedding thermal resistance information. For example, in the case where the quilt type information and the mattress type information included in the user information corresponding to user A are "quilt 1" and "mattress 2", respectively, the bedding thermal resistance value B1 paired with "quilt 1" and the bedding thermal resistance value M2 paired with "mattress 2" are acquired by using the bedding thermal resistance information shown in Table 2.

[0186] Then, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a acquires the first coefficient K1 paired with the covering mode information included in the user information for each of the multiple users by using the first coefficient information. In addition, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a acquires the second coefficient K2 paired with the lying position information included in the user information for each of the multiple users by using the second coefficient information.

[0187] For example, when the covering mode information and lying position information included in the user information corresponding to user A are "covering mode a" and "supine position" respectively, the first coefficient Ka paired with "covering mode a" is obtained by using the covering mode information shown in Table 3, and the second coefficient Ks paired with "supine position" is obtained by using the lying position information shown in Table 4.

[0188] Then, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a performs a first multiplication of the bedding thermal resistance value B by the first coefficient K1 and a second multiplication of the bedding thermal resistance value M by the second coefficient K2 for each of the multiple users, and adds the clothing thermal resistance value R, the result of the first multiplication (K1×B), and the result of the second multiplication (K2×M), thereby obtaining the first total thermal resistance value I1.

[0189] For example, in the example of user A, the clothing thermal resistance value R1, the first multiplication result (Ka×B1) and the second multiplication result (Ks×M2) are added to obtain the first total thermal resistance value I1=R1+(Ka×B1)+(Ks×M2).

[0190] In this manner, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a may acquire the first total thermal resistance value in a case where the bedding 202 includes the quilt 202a and / or the mattress 202b through calculation based on the type information, the shape information, the thermal resistance information, and the coefficient information.

[0191] (2-1-4h) Modification of the Calculation Method of the First Total Thermal Resistance Value

[0192] Note that in the calculation of the first total thermal resistance value, the distinction between the quilt 202a and the mattress 202b and the multiplication of the first coefficient and the second coefficient may be omitted. In this case, the first total thermal resistance value is calculated by the following formula (Formula 2).

[0193] I1 = R + B + M (Formula 2)

[0194] Specifically, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a acquires, for each of the plurality of users, a clothing thermal resistance value paired with clothing type information included in the user information by using the clothing thermal resistance information.

[0195] Furthermore, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a acquires a bedding thermal resistance value paired with the bedding type information included in the user information by using the bedding thermal resistance information.

[0196] Then, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a adds the thermal resistance value of the clothes and the thermal resistance value of the bedding for each of the multiple users, thereby acquiring a first total thermal resistance value.

[0197] As described above, the first total thermal resistance value in the case where the thermal resistance member 200 includes the clothes 201 and / or the bedding 202 may be acquired through calculation.

[0198] (2-1-5) Calculation of the second total thermal resistance value

[0199] (2-1-5a) Metabolism related information

[0200] The user information also includes metabolism-related information. Metabolism-related information is information related to metabolic heat production. Metabolism-related information is information related to, for example, the height, weight, and gender of the user, and based on the metabolism-related information, the metabolic heat production of the user is calculated. Note that the metabolism-related information may be metabolic heat production pre-calculated based on information related to, for example, the height, weight, and gender of the user.

[0201] (2-1-5b) Functions used for evaluation processing

[0202] In the evaluation process, the evaluation value is calculated by a function using at least metabolic heat generation, thermal resistance value, air temperature and humidity as parameters. Such a function is based on, for example, PMV and is represented by the following formula (Formula 3).

[0203] PMV = f (M, I, T, H) (Formula 3)

[0204] Among them, PMV is the evaluation value, M is the metabolic heat production, I is the thermal resistance value, T is the air temperature, and H is the humidity.

[0205] (2-1-5c) Calculation method of the second total thermal resistance value

[0206] The second thermal resistance acquisition unit 122b calculates the metabolic heat production M for each of the multiple users based on the metabolism-related information, substitutes the metabolic heat production M calculated in this way, the target temperature T set by the control unit 121, and the predetermined humidity H into the function (Formula 3) to obtain the thermal resistance value I, and uses the thermal resistance value I obtained in this way as the second total thermal resistance value I2.

[0207] This enables the second total thermal resistance value to be acquired through calculation for obtaining a thermal resistance value by substituting the metabolic heat production calculated based on the metabolism-related information, the target temperature thus set, and the predetermined humidity into a function used in the evaluation process (e.g., a function of PMV).

[0208] (2-2) Acceptance of multiple modes and selected mode

[0209] The air conditioning control proposal system 100 of the present embodiment further includes a receiving unit 11 .

[0210] The acceptance unit 11 may accept the selected mode based on an operation given by one user among a plurality of users (hereinafter also simply referred to as “one user”).

[0211] (2-2-1) Select mode

[0212] The selected mode is a mode selected from a plurality of modes.

[0213] (2-2-2) Multiple Modes

[0214] In the present embodiment, the plurality of modes are five modes, namely, a manual mode, a priority mode, a standard mode, an energy-saving mode, and an air-conditioning stop mode.

[0215] (2-2-3) Variations of Multiple Modes

[0216] Note that the control unit 121 may perform control processing in a selected mode selected from a plurality of modes including two or more of the five modes. The plurality of modes including two or more of the five modes may be, for example, four modes other than the air conditioning stop mode, three modes other than the energy-saving mode and the air conditioning stop mode, or two modes other than the manual mode, the energy-saving mode, and the air conditioning stop mode. The combination of the plurality of modes is not limited to a specific combination.

[0217] (2-2-4) Control processing according to the selected mode

[0218] The control unit 121 in the present embodiment performs control processing according to a selected mode selected from among five modes.

[0219] Furthermore, in the case where the manual mode is selected, the acceptance unit 11 may accept the set temperature based on an operation given by a user. Note that the operation given by a user is an operation given to, for example, the device 20 (eg, a mobile device of a user).

[0220] (2-2-5) Multiple types of operations using air conditioning units: cooling operation and heating operation

[0221] The air conditioning unit 101 in this embodiment selectively performs any one of a plurality of types of operations.

[0222] The plurality of types of operations include a cooling operation and a heating operation. In the cooling operation, an air conditioning process is performed to lower the air temperature, and in the heating operation, an air conditioning process is performed to raise the air temperature. Note that in the cooling operation, a dehumidification operation may also be performed, and in the heating operation, a humidification operation may also be performed.

[0223] (2-3) Manual mode

[0224] In a case where the manual mode is selected, the control unit 121 performs a first setting process.

[0225] (2-3-1) First Setting Process

[0226] The first setting process is a process of setting the setting temperature accepted by the acceptance unit 11 as a target temperature.

[0227] (2-3-2) Advantages of Manual Mode

[0228] Thus, the target temperature is a set temperature set by one user (manual mode), thereby improving the comfort level of at least one user among a plurality of users sleeping in one room.

[0229] Furthermore, even if the comfort level of each of one or more users other than the one user is not improved at the target temperature, a thermal resistance component (200) is proposed to each of the multiple users (preferably, each of the one or more users other than the one user) so that the evaluation value related to the thermal sensation of each of the multiple users (preferably, each of the one or more users) satisfies the comfort condition, thereby improving the comfort level of each of the multiple users sleeping in a room.

[0230] (2-4) Priority Mode

[0231] In a case where the priority mode is selected, the control unit 121 performs a second setting process.

[0232] (2-4-1) Second Setting Process

[0233] The second setting process is a process of calculating the air temperature T as the calculated air temperature by substituting the evaluation value satisfying the comfort condition (for example, PMV=0), the metabolic heat production M included in the user information corresponding to one of the multiple users, the first total thermal resistance value I1 acquired by the first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a for the one user, and the predetermined humidity H into the function (Formula 3); and setting the calculated air temperature as the target temperature.

[0234] (2-4-2) Advantages of Priority Mode

[0235] Thus, the target temperature is a calculated air temperature based on user information related to one user (priority mode), thereby improving the comfort level of at least one user among a plurality of users sleeping in one room.

[0236] Furthermore, even if the comfort level of each of one or more users other than the one user is not improved at the target temperature, a thermal resistance component (200) is proposed to each of the multiple users (preferably, each of the one or more users other than the one user) so that the evaluation value related to the thermal sensation of each of the multiple users (preferably, each of the one or more users) satisfies the comfort condition, thereby improving the comfort level of each of the multiple users sleeping in a room.

[0237] (2-4-3) Proposal objects in manual mode and priority mode

[0238] In a case where the manual mode or the priority mode is selected, the proposal acquisition unit 122 c acquires proposal information for each of one or more than one users among the plurality of users except the one user.

[0239] Thus, one user whose comfort level is improved by the setting of the target temperature is excluded from the objects of the proposal related to the thermal resistance member 200, thereby improving the efficiency of the proposal.

[0240] (2-5) Standard Mode

[0241] In a case where the standard mode is selected, the control unit 121 performs a third setting process.

[0242] (2-5-1) Third Setting Process

[0243] The third setting process is the following process: for each user among the multiple users, the air temperature T is calculated as the calculated air temperature by substituting the evaluation value satisfying the comfort condition (for example, PMV=0), the metabolic heat production M included in the user information corresponding to each of the multiple users, the first total thermal resistance value I1 acquired by the first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a for each of the multiple users, and the predetermined humidity H into the function (Formula 3); and the representative values ​​of the multiple calculated air temperatures corresponding to the multiple users are set as the target temperature.

[0244] (2-5-2) Representative value

[0245] The representative value is a value representing a plurality of calculated air temperatures, and is, for example, an average value of the plurality of air temperatures thus calculated. Note that the representative value in the case of three or more users may be a median value of the three or more calculated air temperatures.

[0246] (2-5-3) Advantages of the standard model

[0247] According to this aspect, representative values ​​of a plurality of calculated air temperatures corresponding to a plurality of users are set as target temperatures (standard mode), thereby creating a situation that satisfies the comfort conditions of all users as much as possible.

[0248] (2-6) Energy saving mode

[0249] When the energy saving mode is selected, the control unit 121 performs a fourth setting process.

[0250] (2-6-1) Fourth setting process

[0251] The fourth setting process is the following process: for each of the multiple users, the air temperature T is calculated as the calculated air temperature by substituting the evaluation value satisfying the comfort condition (for example, PMV=0), the metabolic heat production M included in the user information corresponding to each of the multiple users, the first total thermal resistance value I1 acquired by the first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a for each of the multiple users, and the predetermined humidity H into the function (Formula 3); and the highest calculated air temperature in the case of cooling operation and the lowest calculated air temperature in the case of heating operation among the multiple calculated air temperatures corresponding to the multiple users are set as the target temperature.

[0252] (2-6-2) Advantages of Energy Saving Mode

[0253] Thus, the calculated air temperature according to the cooling operation / heating operation is set as the target temperature, thereby improving the comfort level of all users while saving energy.

[0254] (2-7) Air conditioning stop mode

[0255] In a case where the air-conditioning stop mode is selected, the control unit 121 performs the fifth setting process and performs the stop setting process.

[0256] (2-7-1) Fifth setting process

[0257] The fifth setting process is a process of: acquiring an estimated air temperature obtained by estimating the air temperature T in the bedtime period in which the air conditioning process is stopped; and setting the estimated air temperature as a target temperature.

[0258] In the fifth setting process, it is preferable to also acquire estimated humidity. For example, based on the detection history of the environment sensor 21 (temperature and humidity sensor) (for example, the air temperature and humidity in the past bedtime period), the estimated air temperature and estimated humidity in the next bedtime period are acquired. The estimated air temperature and estimated humidity can be acquired based on information such as weather forecasts provided from a server (not shown) of a weather forecast company or the like, for example.

[0259] (2-7-2) Stop setting process

[0260] The stop setting process is a process of setting the air conditioning unit 101 so that the air conditioning process during the bedtime period is stopped.

[0261] (2-7-3) Advantages of air conditioning stop mode

[0262] Therefore, a thermal resistance component 200 is proposed to each of the multiple users so that the evaluation value related to the thermal sensation of each of the multiple users when the air temperature reaches the estimated air temperature when no air conditioning processing is performed during the bedtime period satisfies the comfort condition, thereby improving the comfort of each of the multiple users sleeping in a room even when the air conditioning processing is stopped.

[0263] (2-8) Acquisition and output of multiple proposal information

[0264] The proposal acquisition unit 122 c acquires proposal information for each of a plurality of users, and outputs a plurality of proposal information corresponding to the plurality of users via the output section 13 .

[0265] Thus, even in a case where the comfort condition of any one user is not satisfied at the target temperature thus set, the proposal information for each user can improve the comfort level of all users.

[0266] (2-9) Select a mode from multiple modes

[0267] The mode may be selected from a plurality of modes including two or more modes among a manual mode, a priority mode, an average mode, and a power saving mode.

[0268] (2-10) Advantages of mode selection

[0269] Thus, it is possible to select a mode from a plurality of modes, thereby improving the comfort level of each of a plurality of users sleeping in one room by setting a target temperature according to the situation.

[0270] (2-11) Changing the combination based on the user's negative response to the proposal

[0271] The accepting unit 11 is configured to accept at least a negative judgment result by each of the one or more users in response to one or more proposal information outputted via the output section 13 .

[0272] Note that the acceptance unit 11 is not limited to accepting negative judgment results, but may be configured to also accept positive judgment results. In addition, judgment results such as negative judgment results are preferably accepted before the bedtime period starts, but may be accepted after the bedtime period starts.

[0273] The proposal acquisition unit 122c re-acquires one or more proposal information representing the combination that has been changed while maintaining the satisfaction of the consistency condition (for example, in the state of PMV=0) from one or more users whose acceptance units 11 have respectively accepted one or more negative judgment results, and the proposal acquisition unit 122c outputs the one or more proposal information via the output unit 13.

[0274] That is, the proposal acquisition unit 122c may repeat outputting proposal information, accepting the judgment result, and re-acquiring proposal information indicating a changed combination based on the judgment result while maintaining the satisfaction of the coincidence condition a predetermined number of times.

[0275] In this way, one or more proposal information based on one or more negative judgments made by one or more users in response to one or more proposal information are retrieved, thereby improving the comfort of each user while satisfying the request of each user.

[0276] (2-12) Correction of target temperature or suggestion information based on user suggestion

[0277] The accepting unit 11 is configured to accept one or more pieces of thermal sensation information based on one or more operations respectively given by one or more users after the bedtime period starts.

[0278] (2-12-1) Thermal sensation information

[0279] The thermal sensation information is information related to the user's thermal sensation. The thermal sensation information in this embodiment is information indicating the thermal sensation during the bedtime period (that is, the thermal sensation felt by the user using the proposed combination of clothing 201 and bedding 202 in a room whose air temperature is adjusted to the target temperature).

[0280] (2-12-2) Control result evaluation screen

[0281] For example, through Fig.14 The control result evaluation screen shown receives thermal sensation information and includes: a question indicating "How hot or cold did you feel last night?"; three answers indicating "comfortable", "hot" and "cold" in response to the question; and three boxes corresponding to the three answers.

[0282] The image data in the control result evaluation screen is sent to the plurality of devices 20 via the output unit 13, and is displayed on the display of each of the plurality of devices 20 as shown in FIG. Fig.14 When each user gives an operation of placing a check mark in any box on the control result evaluation screen shown on the display of a corresponding device among the plurality of devices 20, thermal sensation information based on the operation is transmitted from the communication module of the corresponding device among the plurality of devices 20 to the control device 1 and received by the communication module of the control device 1, and the receiving unit 11 receives the thermal sensation information thus received.

[0283] In this embodiment, each piece of thermal sensation information among the one or more pieces of thermal sensation information received by the receiving unit 11 is information input by a corresponding user among the one or more users (usually afterwards), but may be information automatically (usually in real time) acquired based on the output of a sleep sensor 22 attached to the corresponding user among the one or more users.

[0284] Note that "after the bedtime period starts" generally means "after the bedtime period ends", but may mean "during the bedtime period". That is, one or more users as proposal objects each basically give the operation of inputting thermal sensation information after the bedtime period ends (for example, after getting out of bed). However, the operation of inputting thermal sensation information may be given during the bedtime period (for example, before falling asleep).

[0285] (2-13) Correction unit

[0286] The air conditioning control proposal system 100 in this embodiment further includes a correction unit 123 .

[0287] The correction unit 123 performs at least one of correction of the target temperature and correction of the proposal information based on the one or more pieces of thermal sensation information accepted by the acceptance unit 11 .

[0288] Specifically, the correction unit 123 may acquire one or more evaluation values ​​respectively corresponding to one or more users based on one or more thermal sensation information, and based on the one or more evaluation values ​​thus acquired, the correction unit 123 may perform at least one of correction of the target temperature via the control unit 121 and correction of the proposal information via the proposal unit 122. The correction of the proposal information is, for example, the acquisition of new proposal information indicating a combination that has been changed while maintaining the satisfaction of the consistency condition.

[0289] Therefore, the target temperature and / or the suggestion information are corrected according to the result of the user's suggestion realization, and the correction result is reflected in the next suggestion to further improve the comfort level of each user.

[0290] (2-14) Correction of target temperature or proposed information based on the consistency between thermal sensation information

[0291] When the receiving unit 11 receives two or more thermal sensation information, the correction unit 123 obtains the consistency between the two or more thermal sensation information, and when the consistency is higher than or equal to the threshold, the correction unit 123 enables the control unit 121 to correct the target temperature, and when the consistency is lower than the threshold, the correction unit 123 enables the proposal unit 122 to correct the proposal information.

[0292] (2-14-1) Consistency

[0293] The degree of consistency is information indicating the degree of consistency, and is, for example, information indicating whether two pieces of thermal sensation information corresponding to two users are consistent with each other (for example, when the two pieces of thermal sensation information are consistent with each other, the degree of consistency is "1", and when the two pieces of thermal sensation information are inconsistent with each other, the degree of consistency is "0").

[0294] Alternatively, the consistency may be, for example, the ratio of thermal sensation information that is consistent with each other (or thermal sensation information whose difference between two of them is less than or equal to a threshold) among three or more thermal sensation information.

[0295] Therefore, when the degree of consistency between the thermal sensation information is high, the target temperature is corrected, and when the degree of consistency is low, the suggestion information is corrected, thereby efficiently improving the comfort level of each user.

[0296] (2-14-2) Correction of target temperature

[0297] The target temperature is corrected by, for example, adding a temperature correction value (ΔT) to the target temperature. The temperature correction value ΔT to be added may be a negative value.

[0298] In the case where the thermal sensation information having a pairwise agreement higher than or equal to a threshold value indicates comfort, the correction unit 123 sets the temperature correction value ΔT to zero.

[0299] Furthermore, in the case where the thermal sensation information having a pairwise agreement higher than or equal to a threshold value indicates heat, the correction unit 123 causes the temperature correction value ΔT to be set to a negative value.

[0300] Furthermore, in the case where the thermal sensation information having a pairwise agreement higher than or equal to a threshold value indicates cold, the correction unit 123 causes the temperature correction value ΔT to be set to a positive value.

[0301] On the other hand, when the consistency between the thermal sensation information is lower than the threshold, the correction unit 123 changes the evaluation value to a value indicating cold (for example, to a negative value in the case of using the evaluation value of PMV) for each of the one or more users whose thermal sensation information indicates hot, and the correction unit 123 causes the re-acquisition of the proposal information representing the changed combination while maintaining the consistency condition, and the correction unit 123 changes the evaluation value to a value indicating hot (for example, to a positive value in the case of using the evaluation value of PMV) for each of the one or more users whose thermal sensation information indicates cold, and the correction unit 123 causes the re-acquisition.

[0302] This efficiently and appropriately improves the comfort of each user.

[0303] (2-15) Time period decision processing

[0304] The control unit 121 further performs a time period decision process.

[0305] The time period determination process is a process for determining an air conditioning time period. The time period determination process in this embodiment is a process of obtaining a bedtime and a wake-up time for each of a plurality of users; determining a start time of the bedtime time period based on a plurality of bedtimes corresponding to the plurality of users; and determining an end time of the bedtime time period based on a plurality of wake-up times corresponding to the plurality of users.

[0306] The start time of the bedtime period may be, for example, the first bedtime of the plurality of bedtimes. Alternatively, among the plurality of bedtimes, the bedtime of one user may be the start time of the bedtime period. The end time of the bedtime period may be, for example, the last wake-up time of the plurality of wake-up times. Alternatively, among the plurality of wake-up times, the wake-up time of one user may be the end time of the bedtime period.

[0307] (2-15-1) Bedtime

[0308] The bedtime acquired by the time period determination process may be, for example, the timing (detection value) of detecting the user going to bed using the sleep sensor 22. Alternatively, the bedtime may be the timing (input value) based on the operation given by the user. Here, going to bed means, for example, when the sleep sensor 22 is a pressure sensor, when the sleep sensor 22 is a heart rate sensor, when the sleep sensor 22 is, for example, when the user goes to bed.

[0309] (2-15-2)Wake-up time

[0310] The wake-up time acquired by the time period determination process is, for example, a timing (calculated value) obtained by adding a sleep length input in advance (input value: sleep length included in the user information) to the bedtime (detected value) detected by the sleep sensor 22. However, the wake-up time may be a timing (detected value) detected by the sleep sensor 22.

[0311] (2-15-3) Start and end of air conditioning processing during air conditioning period

[0312] The air conditioning unit 101 starts the air conditioning process at the start time of the bedtime period, and ends the air conditioning process at the end time of the bedtime period.

[0313] (2-15-4) Determination of bedtime based on bedtime and wake-up time

[0314] As described above, the bedtime period is determined based on the bedtime and waking time of each user, which enables air conditioning processing to be performed during the bedtime period including the sleeping period of each user.

[0315] (2-16) Variation of time detection: Detection of bedtime and wake-up time using a sleep sensor

[0316] The control unit 121 acquires the bedtime and the wake-up time for each of the plurality of users based on the output of the sleep sensor 22 corresponding to each of the plurality of users.

[0317] For example, in the case where the sleep sensor 22 is a pressure sensor, the control unit 121 defines the timing when the output signal of the pressure sensor rises as the bedtime, and the control unit 121 defines the timing when the output signal falls as the wake-up time. Alternatively, in the case where the sleep sensor 22 is a heart rate sensor, the control unit 121 may define the time point when the heart rate falls below or equal to the threshold value within a fixed time period based on the heart rate of the output signal of the heart rate sensor as the falling asleep time, and the control unit 121 may define the time point when the heart rate increases above or equal to the threshold value as the waking up time.

[0318] Thus, the bedtime and waking time of each user are detected by corresponding sleep sensors in the sleep sensors 22 , thereby automatically determining the bedtime period.

[0319] (2-17) Calculation of wake-up time based on bedtime and sleep time

[0320] As described above, the accepting unit 11 is configured to accept the sleep length or the wake-up time for each of the plurality of users.

[0321] The control unit 121 acquires the bedtime for each of the plurality of users based on the output of the sleep sensor 22 corresponding to each of the plurality of users. Then, the control unit 121 calculates the wake-up time based on the bedtime and the sleep length for each of the one or more users whose sleep length is accepted by the acceptance unit 11.

[0322] Therefore, the sleep length or waking time is accepted in advance through the operation given by each user, only the bedtime is detected through the sleep sensor 22 of each user, and for each user whose sleep length is accepted among one or more users, the waking time is acquired based on the bedtime and the sleep length, thereby semi-automatically determining the bedtime time period while ensuring the freedom of the time setting method related to the waking time of each user.

[0323] (2-18) Reception of thermal sensation information based on sleep information

[0324] As described above, a plurality of sleep sensors 22 are arranged in the room in association with a plurality of users.

[0325] During the bedtime period, the control unit 121 further acquires sleep information for each of the multiple users based on the output of the sleep sensor 22 corresponding to each of the multiple users. The sleep information is information related to at least one of the length and depth of sleep. Specifically, examples of the sleep information may include sleep length and tossing frequency.

[0326] Then, the control unit 121 causes the acceptance unit 11 to accept one or more pieces of thermal sensation information for one or more users each corresponding to the sleep information satisfying the deficiency condition among the plurality of sleep information corresponding to the plurality of users.

[0327] The insufficient condition is a condition based on which sleep is judged to be insufficient. Examples of the insufficient condition include "length shorter than or equal to a threshold", "turning frequency higher than or equal to a threshold", and "length shorter than or equal to a threshold and turning frequency higher than or equal to a threshold".

[0328] Therefore, only one or more thermal sensation information is received for one or more users (for each of the one or more users, it has been determined that the one or more users are not getting enough sleep based on the output of the corresponding sleep sensor in the sleep sensor 22), thereby efficiently further improving the comfort of each user.

[0329] (2-19) Evaluation Processing Using Control Unit

[0330] The control process may also include an evaluation process.

[0331] The control unit 121 can calculate an evaluation value for each of the multiple users by, for example, substituting the metabolic heat production included in the user information corresponding to each of the multiple users, the first total thermal resistance value I1 acquired by the first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a for each of the multiple users, and the air temperature T and humidity H detected by the environmental sensor 21 into the function (Formula 3).

[0332] The evaluation value thus calculated may be output (eg, shown in a display) via the output section 13. Alternatively, for example, the target temperature during a time period other than the bedtime period may be controlled based on the evaluation value thus calculated.

[0333] This enables various processes using the evaluation value. For example, in a time period other than the bedtime period, a target temperature can be set based on the evaluation value.

[0334] (3) Operation

[0335] Next, refer to Figures 2 to 10 The operation of the proposed air conditioning control system 100 is described below. Figures 2 to 10 The process of the flowchart starts in response to the start-up of the air conditioning control proposal system 100, and ends in response to the stop of the operation.

[0336] (3-1) Overall operation

[0337] When the process starts, the processing unit 12 included in the control device 1 performs initial processing (step S1). The initial processing includes, for example, accepting a selected mode and registering user information.

[0338] Note that the values ​​of various parameters such as the selected mode, target temperature, and bedtime period immediately before the previous operation was stopped have been stored in the memory as stored values, and these stored values ​​are used as the initial values ​​of the various parameters at the time of this startup. When new values ​​of various parameters are accepted in the initial processing, the stored values ​​of the various parameters are updated to the new values. For example, when a new value of the selected mode is accepted in the initial processing, the stored value of the selected mode is updated to the value of the new value of the selected mode thus accepted.

[0339] After the initial processing, the control unit 121 included in the processing unit 12 performs a setting process (step S2). Figures 3 to 8 To explain the setting process.

[0340] When the setting process is completed, the proposal unit 122 makes a proposal (step S3). Fig. 9 to illustrate the proposal.

[0341] After the proposal, the processing unit 12 determines whether the current time has reached the start time of the bedtime period (step S4). Here, if it is determined that the current time has not reached the start time, the process returns to step S4.

[0342] If the processing unit 12 determines that the current time has reached the start time in step S4, the processing unit 12 then determines whether the air conditioning stop setting of the air conditioning unit 101 included in the air conditioning device 10 has been performed (step S5). Here, if it is determined that the air conditioning stop setting has been performed, the process proceeds to step S7 (described later).

[0343] If the processing unit 12 determines in step S5 that the air conditioning stop setting is not performed, the processing unit 12 then causes the air conditioning unit 101 to perform air conditioning processing (step S6). In the air conditioning processing, the air conditioning operation is performed so that the air temperature detected by the environment sensor 21 approaches the target temperature thus set.

[0344] Then, the processing unit 12 determines whether the current time has reached the end time of the bedtime period (step S7). Here, if it is determined that the current time has not reached the end time, the process returns to step S5.

[0345] If it is determined in step S7 that the current time has reached the end time, the correction unit 123 performs correction (step S8). Fig.10 After the correction, the process returns to step S4.

[0346] (3-2) Setting process

[0347] According to e.g. Figure 3 The flowchart of performs the setting process of step S2.

[0348] First, the control unit 121 determines whether the current mode is the air conditioning stop mode (step S201). Here, if it is determined that the current mode is the air conditioning stop mode, the process proceeds to step S210 (described later).

[0349] If it is determined in step S201 that the current mode is not the air conditioning stop mode, the control unit 121 determines whether the current mode is the manual mode (step S202). Here, if it is determined that the current mode is not the manual mode, the process proceeds to step S204.

[0350] If it is determined in step S202 that the current mode is the manual mode, the control unit 121 performs the first setting process (step S203). Figure 4 The first setting process is described below. After that, the process returns to the upper flowchart.

[0351] If it is determined in step S202 that the current mode is not the manual mode, the control unit 121 determines whether the current mode is the priority mode (step S204). Here, if it is determined that the current mode is not the priority mode, the process proceeds to step S206 (described later).

[0352] If it is determined in step S204 that the current mode is the priority mode, the control unit 121 performs the second setting process (step S205). Figure 5 The second setting process is described below. After that, the process returns to the upper flowchart.

[0353] If it is determined in step S204 that the current mode is not the priority mode, the control unit 121 determines whether the current mode is the standard mode (step S206). Here, if it is determined that the current mode is not the standard mode, the process proceeds to step S208 (described later).

[0354] If it is determined in step S206 that the current mode is the standard mode, the control unit 121 performs the third setting process (step S207). Figure 6 The third setting process is described below. After that, the process returns to the upper flowchart.

[0355] If it is determined in step S206 that the current mode is not the standard mode, the control unit 121 determines whether the current mode is the energy saving mode (step S208). Here, if it is determined that the current mode is not the energy saving mode, the process returns to the upper flowchart.

[0356] If it is determined in step S208 that the current mode is the energy saving mode, the control unit 121 performs the fourth setting process (step S209). Figure 7 The fourth setting process is described below. After that, the process returns to the upper flowchart.

[0357] If it is determined in step S201 that the current mode is the air conditioning stop mode, the control unit 121 performs the fifth setting process (step S210). Figure 8 The fifth setting process will be described.

[0358] Next, the control unit 121 performs air conditioning stop setting of the air conditioning unit 101 (step S211 ). Thereafter, the process returns to the upper flowchart.

[0359] (3-2-1) First Setting Process

[0360] According to e.g. Figure 4 The flowchart of FIG. 1 performs the first setting process in step S203.

[0361] The control unit 121 accepts the set temperature via the acceptance unit 11 (step S203a).

[0362] Next, the control unit 121 sets the set temperature accepted in step S203a as the target temperature (T) (step S203b). Thereafter, the process returns to the upper flowchart.

[0363] (3-2-2) Second Setting Process

[0364] According to e.g. Figure 5 The flowchart executes the second setting process of step S205.

[0365] The control unit 121 acquires one calculated air temperature corresponding to one user by using a function (eg, Formula 3: This also applies to the following description) (step S205a).

[0366] Then, the control unit 121 sets the calculated air temperature acquired in step S205a as the target temperature (T) (step S205b). Thereafter, the process returns to the upper flowchart.

[0367] (3-2-3) Third Setting Process

[0368] The third setting process of step S207 is performed according to the flowchart of FIG. 6 .

[0369] The control unit 121 acquires a plurality of calculated air temperatures corresponding to a plurality of users by using a function (step S207a).

[0370] Then, the control unit 121 acquires representative values ​​(eg, average values) of the plurality of calculated air temperatures acquired in step S207a (step S207b).

[0371] Next, the control unit 121 sets the representative value acquired in step S207b as the target temperature (T) (step S207c). Thereafter, the process returns to the upper flowchart.

[0372] (3-2-4) Fourth setting process

[0373] According to e.g. Figure 7 The fourth setting process in step S209 is executed in the flowchart.

[0374] The control unit 121 acquires a plurality of calculated air temperatures corresponding to a plurality of users by using a function (step S209a).

[0375] Next, the control unit 121 determines whether the current air conditioning operation of the air conditioning unit 101 is a cooling operation (step S209b). Here, if it is determined that the current air conditioning operation is not a cooling operation (ie, a heating operation), the process proceeds to step S209d (described later).

[0376] If it is determined in step S209b that the current air conditioning operation is a cooling operation, the control unit 121 sets the highest calculated air temperature among the plurality of calculated air temperatures acquired in step S209 as the target temperature (T) (step S209c). Thereafter, the process returns to the upper flowchart.

[0377] After that, the processing of the control unit 121 returns to the upper flowchart.

[0378] If it is determined in step S209a that the current air conditioning operation is not a cooling operation, the control unit 121 sets the lowest calculated air temperature among the plurality of calculated air temperatures acquired in step S209 as the target temperature (T) (step S209d). Thereafter, the process returns to the upper flowchart.

[0379] (3-2-5) Fifth setting process

[0380] According to e.g. Figure 8 The flowchart of FIG. 1 performs the fifth setting process in step S210 .

[0381] The control unit 121 acquires the estimated air temperature in the bedtime period based on, for example, the detection history of the air temperature and humidity using the environment sensor 21 (step S210a).

[0382] Then, the control unit 121 sets the estimated air temperature acquired in step S210a as the target temperature (T) (step S210b). Thereafter, the process returns to the upper flowchart.

[0383] (3-3) Proposal

[0384] According to e.g. Fig. 9 The flowchart of FIG. 1 performs the proposal in step S3.

[0385] The first thermal resistance acquisition unit 122a included in the proposal unit 122 acquires, for each of the plurality of users, a first total thermal resistance value (I1) calculated based on a combination of the type and the usage form of the thermal resistance member 200 (step S301).

[0386] Next, the second thermal resistance acquisition unit 122b acquires a second total thermal resistance value (I2) for each of the multiple users (step S302), which is a thermal resistance value that makes the evaluation value at the target temperature (T) meet the comfort condition (for example, PMV=0).

[0387] Next, the proposal acquisition unit 122c acquires proposal information related to a new combination set that satisfies the consistency condition for each of one or more users whose first total thermal resistance value (I1) acquired in step S301 and the second total thermal resistance value (I2) acquired in step S302 do not satisfy the consistency condition, and the proposal acquisition unit 122c outputs the proposal information via the output unit 13 (step S303).

[0388] Next, the correction unit 123 reacquires the proposal information indicating the combination corrected while maintaining the satisfaction of the coincidence condition for each of the one or more users who received the negative judgment result in response to the proposal information output in step S303, and outputs the proposal information via the output unit 13 (step S304). Thereafter, the process returns to the upper flowchart.

[0389] (3-4)Correction

[0390] According to e.g. Fig.10 The correction in step S8 is performed according to the flowchart of FIG.

[0391] The correction unit 123 determines whether the receiving unit 11 has received one or more thermal sensation information (step S801). If it is determined that no thermal sensation information has been received, the process returns to the upper flowchart.

[0392] If it is determined in step S801 that one or more thermal sensation information is received, the correction unit 123 determines whether the number of the one or more thermal sensation information thus received is greater than or equal to two (step S802). Here, if it is determined that the number of the one or more thermal sensation information is not greater than or equal to two (i.e., is one), the process proceeds to step S806 (described later).

[0393] If the correction unit 123 determines in step S802 that the number of one or more thermal sensation information is greater than or equal to two, the correction unit 123 then determines whether the degree of consistency between the two or more thermal sensation information is higher than or equal to the threshold value (step S804). Here, if it is determined that the degree of consistency is not higher than or equal to the threshold value (i.e., lower than the threshold value), the process proceeds to step S6 (described later).

[0394] If the correction unit 123 determines that the degree of agreement is higher than or equal to the threshold value in step S804, the correction unit 123 then corrects the target temperature (step S805). Thereafter, the process returns to the upper flowchart.

[0395] If it is determined in step S802 that the number of one or more pieces of thermal sensation information is not greater than or equal to two, or if it is determined in step S804 that the degree of consistency is not greater than or equal to the threshold, the proposal acquisition unit 122c corrects the proposal information (step S806). Thereafter, the process returns to the upper flowchart.

[0396] (4) Methods and procedures

[0397] Note that functions similar to those of the air conditioning control proposing system 100 according to the present embodiment can also be realized by, for example, an air conditioning control proposing method, a (computer) program, or a non-transitory storage medium storing the program.

[0398] The proposed method for air conditioning control is to include at least the steps of: Figures 2 to 10 ) in step S2 (setting step) and step S3 (proposing step).

[0399] The program is a program configured to cause one or more processors to execute the proposed air conditioning control method. The one or more processors may be a processor of a separate control device 1, or may include a processor of the air conditioning equipment 10. The one or more processors may also include a plurality of processors corresponding to a plurality of devices 20.

[0400] (5) Summary

[0401] An air conditioning control proposal system (100) according to a first aspect of the present disclosure includes a control unit (121) and a proposal unit (122). The control unit (121) is configured to perform a control process on an air conditioning unit (101) configured to perform an air conditioning process. The air conditioning process is a process for adjusting one or more physical quantities including at least the air temperature of the air in a room. The control process includes a setting process. The setting process is a process for setting a target temperature of the air conditioning process in a bedtime period. The bedtime period is a period when multiple users go to bed in a room. The proposal unit (122) is configured to obtain proposal information, which is used to propose a thermal resistance member (200) to each of the multiple users so that the evaluation value related to the thermal sensation of each of the multiple users at the target temperature satisfies a comfort condition, and the thermal resistance member (200) is configured to cover the body of each of the multiple users during the bedtime period to prevent heat loss from the body to the room. The proposal unit (122) is configured to output one or more proposal information among a plurality of proposal information corresponding to a plurality of users via an output unit (13), wherein the one or more proposal information respectively corresponds to one or more users among the plurality of users.

[0402] According to this aspect, a thermal resistance member (200) is proposed to each of a plurality of users so that an evaluation value related to the thermal sensation of each of the plurality of users when the air temperature reaches a target temperature due to air conditioning processing performed during a bedtime period satisfies a comfort condition, thereby improving the comfort level of each of the plurality of users sleeping in a room.

[0403] In the air conditioning control proposal system (100) according to the second aspect with reference to the first aspect, an environment sensor (21) is arranged in the room. The environment sensor (21) is configured to sense at least the air temperature. The proposal unit (122) includes a first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a), a second thermal resistance acquisition unit (122b) and a proposal acquisition unit (122c). The first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a) is configured to acquire a first total thermal resistance value for each of a plurality of users. The first total thermal resistance value is a thermal resistance value calculated based on a combination set of a type and a usage form of a thermal resistance member (200). The second thermal resistance acquisition unit (122b) is configured to acquire a second total thermal resistance value for each of a plurality of users. The second total thermal resistance value is a thermal resistance value such that, in an evaluation process of acquiring an evaluation value by evaluating a thermal sensation based on at least one or more physical quantities including metabolic heat production, a thermal resistance value of the thermal resistance member (200) and an air temperature, the evaluation value at the air temperature adjusted to the target temperature satisfies a comfort condition. The proposal acquisition unit (122c) is configured to: for one or more users among multiple users who do not meet the consistency condition between the first total thermal resistance value and the second total thermal resistance value, acquire one or more proposal information related to each new combination set that meets the consistency condition; and output the one or more proposal information corresponding to the one or more users respectively via the output unit (13).

[0404] According to this aspect, a new combination set is proposed based on a comparison result between a first total thermal resistance value based on a combination of the type and usage form of the thermal resistance member (200) and a second total thermal resistance value that makes the evaluation value at the target temperature satisfy the comfort condition, thereby improving the comfort of each user without obtaining an evaluation value.

[0405] In the air conditioning control proposed system (100) according to the third aspect with reference to the second aspect, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a) is configured to calculate the first total thermal resistance value for each of the plurality of users by using thermal resistance information and coefficient information based on user information including type information related to the type of the thermal resistance member (200) and form information related to the use form of the thermal resistance member (200). The thermal resistance information is a set of pairs each including type information and thermal resistance value. The coefficient information is a set of pairs each including form information and coefficient.

[0406] This aspect enables acquiring the first total thermal resistance value through calculation based on the type information, the morphology information, the thermal resistance information, and the coefficient information.

[0407] In the air conditioning control proposed system (100) according to the fourth aspect with reference to the third aspect, the one or more physical quantities further include humidity. The environmental sensor (21) is configured to further sense humidity. The user information further includes metabolism-related information. The metabolism-related information is information related to metabolic heat production. The evaluation process is a process of calculating an evaluation value by a function using at least metabolic heat production, thermal resistance value, air temperature and humidity as parameters. The second thermal resistance acquisition unit (122b) is configured to calculate the second total thermal resistance value for each of the plurality of users by the following operations: calculating the metabolic heat production based on the metabolism-related information; and substituting the metabolic heat production, target temperature and predetermined humidity thus calculated into the function.

[0408] This aspect enables the second total thermal resistance value to be acquired by calculation that obtains the thermal resistance value by substituting the metabolic heat production calculated based on the metabolism-related information, the target temperature thus set, and the predetermined humidity into the function used for the evaluation process (e.g., a function of PMV).

[0409] In the air conditioning control proposed system (100) according to the fifth aspect with reference to the fourth aspect, the thermal resistance member (200) includes at least one of clothes (201) and bedding (202). The thermal resistance information includes clothes thermal resistance information and bedding thermal resistance information. The clothes thermal resistance information is a set of pairs each including clothes type information and clothes thermal resistance value. The clothes type information is information related to the type of clothes (201). The clothes thermal resistance information is the thermal resistance value of clothes (201). The bedding thermal resistance information is a set of pairs each including bedding type information and bedding thermal resistance value. The bedding type information is information related to the type of bedding (202). The bedding thermal resistance value is the thermal resistance value of bedding (202). The type information included in the user information includes clothes type information and bedding type information. The first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a) is configured to acquire a first total thermal resistance value for each user among a plurality of users through the following steps. That is, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a) acquires the clothing thermal resistance value paired with the clothing type information included in the user information by using the clothing thermal resistance information. In addition, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a) acquires the bedding thermal resistance value paired with the bedding type information included in the user information by using the bedding thermal resistance information as the thermal resistance value of the bedding (202). Then, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a) adds the clothing thermal resistance value and the bedding thermal resistance value.

[0410] This aspect enables a first total thermal resistance value to be obtained by calculation in the case where the thermal resistance member (200) includes clothing (201) and / or bedding (202).

[0411] In the proposed air conditioning control system (100) according to the sixth aspect with reference to the fifth aspect, the bedding (202) includes at least one of a quilt (202a) and a mattress (202b). The bedding type information includes quilt type information and mattress type information. The quilt type information is information related to the type of the quilt (202a). The mattress type information is information related to the type of the mattress (202b). The coefficient information includes first coefficient information and second coefficient information. The first coefficient information is a set of pairs each including covering mode information and a first coefficient. The covering mode information is information related to the mode of covering with the quilt (202a). The second coefficient information is a set of pairs each including lying position information and a second coefficient. The lying position information is information related to the lying position relative to the mattress (202b). The bedding type information included in the user information includes quilt type information and mattress type information. The morphological information included in the user information includes covering mode information and lying position information. The first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a) is configured to acquire the first total thermal resistance value through the following steps. That is, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a) acquires the first coefficient paired with the covering mode information included in the user information by using the first coefficient information for each of the multiple users. In addition, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a) acquires the second coefficient paired with the lying position information included in the user information by using the second coefficient information for each of the multiple users. In addition, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a) performs a first multiplication of the thermal resistance value of the clothes by the second coefficient thus obtained and a second multiplication of the thermal resistance value of the bedding by the second coefficient thus obtained for each of the multiple users. Then, the first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a) adds the thermal resistance value of the clothes, the result of the first multiplication, and the result of the second multiplication for each of the multiple users.

[0412] This aspect enables a first total thermal resistance value to be obtained by calculation when the bedding (202) includes a quilt (202a) and / or a mattress (202b).

[0413] The air conditioning control proposed system (100) according to the seventh aspect with reference to any one of the fourth to sixth aspects further includes a receiving unit (11). The receiving unit (11) is configured to receive a set temperature based on an operation given by one of the plurality of users. The control unit (121) is configured to perform a first setting process. The first setting process is a process of setting the set temperature received by the receiving unit (11) as a target temperature.

[0414] According to this aspect, the target temperature is a set temperature set by one user (manual mode), thereby improving the comfort of at least one user among the multiple users sleeping in the room. In addition, even if the comfort of each of the one or more users other than the one user is not improved at the target temperature, a thermal resistance member (200) is proposed to each of the multiple users so that the evaluation value related to the thermal sensation of each of the multiple users satisfies the comfort condition, thereby improving the comfort of each of the multiple users sleeping in the room.

[0415] In the air conditioning control proposed system (100) according to the eighth aspect with reference to any one of the fourth to sixth aspects, the control unit (121) is configured to perform a second setting process. The second setting process is a process of calculating an air temperature as a calculated air temperature by substituting an evaluation value satisfying a comfort condition, a metabolic heat production included in user information corresponding to one of a plurality of users, a first total thermal resistance value acquired by a first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a) for the one user, and a predetermined humidity into a function; and setting the calculated air temperature as a target temperature.

[0416] According to this aspect, the target temperature is a calculated air temperature based on user information related to one user (priority mode), thereby improving the comfort of at least one user among multiple users sleeping in one room. In addition, even if the comfort of each of one or more users other than the one user is not improved at the target temperature, a thermal resistance member (200) is proposed to each of the multiple users so that the evaluation value related to the thermal sensation of each of the multiple users satisfies the comfort condition, thereby improving the comfort of each of the multiple users sleeping in one room.

[0417] In the air conditioning control proposal system (100) according to the ninth aspect with reference to the seventh aspect or the eighth aspect, the proposal acquisition unit (122c) is configured to acquire proposal information for each of one or more users other than one user among the plurality of users.

[0418] According to this aspect, a user whose comfort level is improved by setting the target temperature is excluded from the objects of proposal related to the thermal resistance member (200), thereby improving the efficiency of the proposal.

[0419] In the air conditioning control proposed system (100) of the tenth aspect referring to any one of the fourth aspect to the sixth aspect, the control unit (121) is configured to perform a third setting process. The third setting process is a process of: for each of the plurality of users, calculating the air temperature as a calculated air temperature by substituting the evaluation value satisfying the comfort condition, the metabolic heat production included in the user information corresponding to each of the plurality of users, the first total thermal resistance value acquired for each of the plurality of users by the first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a), and a predetermined humidity into a function; and setting a representative value of the plurality of calculated air temperatures corresponding to the plurality of users as a target temperature.

[0420] According to this aspect, representative values ​​of a plurality of calculated air temperatures corresponding to a plurality of users are set as the target temperature, thereby creating a situation that satisfies the comfort conditions of all users as much as possible.

[0421] In the air conditioning control proposed system (100) of the eleventh aspect with reference to any one of the fourth aspect to the sixth aspect, the air conditioning unit (101) is configured to selectively perform multiple types of operations. The multiple types of operations include cooling operation and heating operation. In the cooling operation, air conditioning processing is performed to reduce the air temperature, and in the heating operation, air conditioning processing is performed to increase the air temperature. The control unit (121) is configured to perform a fourth setting process. The fourth setting process is a process as follows: for each of a plurality of users, the air temperature is calculated as a calculated air temperature by substituting an evaluation value satisfying a comfort condition, a metabolic heat production included in user information corresponding to each of the plurality of users, a first total thermal resistance value acquired by a first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a) for each of the plurality of users, and a predetermined humidity into a function; and among the plurality of calculated air temperatures corresponding to the plurality of users, the highest calculated air temperature is set as a target temperature in the case of the cooling operation, and the lowest calculated air temperature is set as a target temperature in the case of the heating operation.

[0422] According to this aspect, the calculated air temperature according to the cooling operation / heating operation is set as the target temperature, thereby improving the comfort level of all users while saving energy.

[0423] In the air conditioning control proposed system (100) of the twelfth aspect referring to any one of the fourth aspect to the sixth aspect, the control unit (121) is configured to perform a fifth setting process and a stop setting process. The fifth setting process is a process of: acquiring an estimated air temperature obtained by estimating the air temperature during the bedtime period in a state where the air conditioning process is stopped; and setting the estimated air temperature as a target temperature. The stop setting process is a process of setting the air conditioning process to be stopped during the bedtime period.

[0424] According to this aspect, a thermal resistance member (200) is proposed to each of a plurality of users so that an estimated value related to the thermal sensation of each of the plurality of users when the air temperature reaches an estimated air temperature when air conditioning processing is not performed during a bedtime period satisfies a comfort condition, thereby improving the comfort of each of the plurality of users sleeping in a room even when air conditioning processing is stopped.

[0425] In the air conditioning control proposal system (100) of the thirteenth aspect with reference to any one of the seventh aspect and the tenth aspect to the twelfth aspect, the proposal acquisition unit (122c) is configured to: acquire proposal information for each of a plurality of users; and output a plurality of proposal information corresponding to the plurality of users via the output unit (13).

[0426] According to this aspect, even in a case where the comfort condition of none of the users is satisfied at the target temperature thus set, the proposal information for each user can improve the comfort level of all the users.

[0427] In the air conditioning control proposed system (100) of the fourteenth aspect with reference to any one of the fourth to sixth aspects, the air conditioning unit (101) is configured to selectively perform any one of a plurality of types of operations. The plurality of types of operations include cooling operation and heating operation. In the cooling operation, air conditioning processing is performed to lower the air temperature, and in the heating operation, air conditioning processing is performed to increase the air temperature. The air conditioning control proposed system (100) further includes a receiving unit (11). The receiving unit (11) is configured to receive a set temperature based on an operation given by one of a plurality of users and a selected mode based on the operation given by the one user. The control unit (121) is configured to perform control processing in a selected mode selected from a plurality of modes including two or more modes of a manual mode, a priority mode, a standard mode, an energy-saving mode, and an air conditioning stop mode. In the manual mode, the control unit (121) performs a first setting process of setting the set temperature received by the receiving unit (11) as a target temperature. In the priority mode, the control unit (121) is configured to perform the following second setting processing: by substituting the evaluation value satisfying the comfort condition, the metabolic heat production included in the user information corresponding to one user, the first total thermal resistance value acquired for the one user by the first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a), and the predetermined humidity into a function, the air temperature is calculated as the calculated air temperature; and the calculated air temperature is set as the target temperature. In the standard mode, the control unit (121) is configured to perform the following third setting processing: by substituting the evaluation value satisfying the comfort condition, the metabolic heat production included in the user information corresponding to each of the multiple users, the first total thermal resistance value acquired for each of the multiple users by the first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a), and the predetermined humidity into a function, the air temperature is calculated as the calculated air temperature; and the calculated air temperature is set as the target temperature. In the energy-saving mode, the control unit (121) is configured to perform the following fourth setting processing: for each of a plurality of users, the air temperature is calculated as a calculated air temperature by substituting an evaluation value satisfying a comfort condition, a metabolic heat production included in user information corresponding to each of the plurality of users, a first total thermal resistance value acquired by a first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a) for each of the plurality of users, and a predetermined humidity into a function; and among a plurality of calculated air temperatures corresponding to the plurality of users, the highest calculated air temperature is set as a target temperature in the case of a cooling operation, and the lowest calculated air temperature is set as a target temperature in the case of a heating operation.In the air conditioning stop mode, the control unit (121) is configured to perform: a fifth setting process for acquiring an estimated air temperature obtained by estimating the air temperature during the bedtime period in a state where the air conditioning process is stopped, and setting the estimated air temperature as a target temperature; and a stop setting process for setting the air conditioning process to stop during the bedtime period.

[0428] According to this aspect, mode selection from a plurality of modes can be performed, thereby improving the comfort level of each of a plurality of users sleeping in one room by setting the target temperature according to the situation.

[0429] The air conditioning control proposal system (100) of the fifteenth aspect with reference to the second aspect further includes an accepting unit (11). The accepting unit (11) is configured to at least accept a negative judgment result in response to one or more proposal information by each user among the one or more users. The proposal acquisition unit (122c) is configured to: for one or more users among the one or more users for whom the accepting unit (11) accepts the negative judgment result, re-acquire one or more proposal information each indicating a combination set that has been changed while maintaining the satisfaction of the consistency condition; and output the one or more proposal information via the output unit (13).

[0430] According to this aspect, one or more proposal information according to one or more negative judgments made by one or more users in response to the proposal is retrieved, thereby improving the comfort level of each user while satisfying the request of each user.

[0431] The air conditioning control proposal system (100) of the sixteenth aspect with reference to the second aspect further includes a receiving unit (11) and a correction unit (123). The receiving unit (11) is configured to receive one or more pieces of thermal sensation information as one or more pieces of information related to thermal sensation based on one or more operations respectively given by one or more users after the bedtime period starts. The correction unit (123) is configured to perform at least one of correction of the target temperature and correction of one or more pieces of proposal information based on the one or more pieces of thermal sensation information received by the receiving unit (11).

[0432] According to this aspect, the target temperature and / or the suggestion information are corrected according to the result of realization of the suggestion by the user, whereby the correction result is reflected in the next suggestion to further improve the comfort level of each user.

[0433] In the air conditioning control proposal system (100) of the seventeenth aspect with reference to the sixteenth aspect, the correction unit (123) is configured to obtain the consistency between two or more thermal sensation information when the receiving unit (11) receives two or more thermal sensation information, and to correct the target temperature when the consistency is higher than or equal to a threshold, and to correct one or more proposal information when the consistency is lower than a threshold.

[0434] According to this aspect, when the degree of coincidence between thermal sensation information is high, the target temperature is corrected, and when the degree of coincidence is low, one or more pieces of proposal information are corrected, thereby efficiently improving the comfort level of each user.

[0435] In the air conditioning control proposed system (100) of the eighteenth aspect with reference to the seventeenth aspect, the correction of the target temperature is to add a temperature correction value to the target temperature. The correction unit (123) is configured to set the temperature correction value to 0 when two or more pieces of thermal sensation information with a pairwise consistency higher than or equal to a threshold value indicate comfort. In addition, the correction unit (123) is configured to set the temperature correction value to a negative value when two or more pieces of thermal sensation information with a pairwise consistency higher than or equal to a threshold value indicate heat. In addition, the correction unit (123) is configured to set the temperature correction value to a positive value when two or more pieces of thermal sensation information with a pairwise consistency higher than or equal to a threshold value indicate cold. On the other hand, the correction unit (123) is configured to, when the degree of consistency is lower than a threshold, change the evaluation value to a value indicating cold for each of the one or more users whose thermal sensation information indicates hot, so as to reacquire one or more proposal information representing the combination that has been changed while maintaining the consistency condition, and change the evaluation value to a value indicating hot for each of the one or more users whose thermal sensation information indicates cold, so as to reacquire the one or more proposal information.

[0436] This aspect is highly efficient and appropriately improves the comfort of each user.

[0437] In the air conditioning control proposed system (100) of the nineteenth aspect with reference to the first aspect, the control unit (121) is configured to further perform a time period determination process. The time period determination process is the following process: for each of a plurality of users, a bedtime and a wake-up time are acquired; a start time of a bedtime time period is determined based on a plurality of bedtime times corresponding to the plurality of users; and an end time of a bedtime time period is determined based on a plurality of wake-up times corresponding to the plurality of users. The air conditioning unit (101) is configured to start the air conditioning process at the start time of the bedtime time period and end the air conditioning process at the end time of the bedtime time period.

[0438] According to this aspect, the bedtime period is determined based on the bedtime and waking time of each user, which enables air conditioning processing to be performed during the bedtime period including the sleeping period of each user.

[0439] In the air conditioning control proposed system (100) of the twentieth aspect with reference to the nineteenth aspect, a plurality of sleep sensors (22) are arranged in association with a plurality of users in the room. The control unit (121) is configured to acquire a bedtime and a wake-up time for each of the plurality of users based on an output of a corresponding sleep sensor among the plurality of sleep sensors (22).

[0440] According to this aspect, the bedtime and waking time of each user are detected by corresponding sleep sensors in the sleep sensors (22), thereby automatically determining the bedtime period.

[0441] The air conditioning control proposed system (100) of the twenty-first aspect with reference to the twentieth aspect further includes a receiving unit (11). The receiving unit (11) is configured to receive a sleep length or a wake-up time for each of the plurality of users. The control unit (121) is configured to acquire a bedtime for each of the plurality of users based on an output of a corresponding sleep sensor among the plurality of sleep sensors (22). Then, the control unit (121) is configured to calculate a wake-up time based on the bedtime and the sleep length for each of one or more users among the plurality of users whose sleep length is received by the receiving unit (11).

[0442] According to this aspect, the sleep length or waking time is accepted in advance through the operation given by each user, only the bedtime is detected by the sleep sensor (22) of each user, and for each user whose sleep length is accepted among one or more users, the waking time is acquired based on the bedtime and the sleep length, thereby semi-automatically determining the bedtime time period while ensuring the freedom of the time setting method related to the waking time of each user.

[0443] In the air conditioning control proposed system (100) of the twenty-second aspect with reference to the sixteenth aspect, a plurality of sleep sensors (22) are arranged in association with a plurality of users in the room. The control unit (121) is configured to further acquire sleep information for each of the plurality of users based on the output of a corresponding sleep sensor among the plurality of sleep sensors (22) during a bedtime period. The sleep information is information related to at least one of the length and depth of sleep. The control unit (121) is configured to cause the receiving unit (11) to receive one or more thermal sensation information for one or more users each corresponding to a sleep information satisfying an insufficient condition among a plurality of sleep information corresponding to the plurality of users.

[0444] According to this aspect, one or more thermal sensation information is received only for one or more users (for each of the one or more users, it has been determined that the user is sleep deprived based on the output of the corresponding sleep sensor in the sleep sensor (22)), thereby efficiently further improving the comfort of each user.

[0445] In the air conditioning control proposed system (100) of the twenty-third aspect with reference to the fourth aspect, the control process further includes an evaluation process. The control unit (121) is configured to calculate an evaluation value for each of the plurality of users by substituting the metabolic heat production included in the user information corresponding to each of the plurality of users, the first total thermal resistance value acquired by the first thermal resistance acquisition unit (122a) for each of the plurality of users, and the air temperature and humidity detected by the environment sensor (21) into a function.

[0446] This aspect enables various processes using the evaluation value. For example, in a time period other than the bedtime period, a target temperature can be set based on the evaluation value.

[0447] The air conditioning control proposal method of the twenty-fourth aspect includes a control step (S2) and a proposal step (S3). The control step (S2) includes controlling an air conditioning unit (101) configured to perform air conditioning processing. The air conditioning processing is a process for adjusting one or more physical quantities including at least the air temperature of the air in the room. The control process includes a setting process. The setting process is a process for setting a target temperature of the air conditioning processing in the bedtime period. The bedtime period is a time period when multiple users go to bed in the room. The proposal step (S3) includes obtaining proposal information, which is used to propose a thermal resistance member (200) to each of the multiple users so that the evaluation value related to the thermal sensation of each of the multiple users at the target temperature satisfies the comfort condition. The thermal resistance member (200) is configured to cover the body of each of the multiple users during the bedtime period to prevent heat loss from the body to the room. The proposing step (S3) includes outputting one or more pieces of proposal information among a plurality of proposal information corresponding to a plurality of users via an output unit (13), wherein the one or more pieces of proposal information correspond to one or more of the plurality of users, respectively.

[0448] According to this aspect, a thermal resistance member (200) is proposed to each of a plurality of users so that an evaluation value related to the thermal sensation of each of the plurality of users when the air temperature reaches a target temperature due to air conditioning processing performed during a bedtime period satisfies a comfort condition, thereby improving the comfort level of each of the plurality of users sleeping in a room.

[0449] The program of the twenty-fifth aspect is a program configured to cause one or more processors to execute the proposed air conditioning control method of the twenty-fourth aspect.

[0450] According to this aspect, a thermal resistance member (200) is proposed to each of a plurality of users so that an evaluation value related to the thermal sensation of each of the plurality of users when the air temperature reaches a target temperature due to air conditioning processing performed during a bedtime period satisfies a comfort condition, thereby improving the comfort level of each of the plurality of users sleeping in a room.

[0451] Description of Reference Numerals

[0452] 100 Air Conditioning Control Proposal System

[0453] 10 Air conditioning equipment

[0454] 101 Air conditioning unit

[0455] 1. Control device

[0456] 11 Acceptance Unit

[0457] 12 Processing Units

[0458] 121 Control unit

[0459] 122 Proposal Units

[0460] 122a First thermal resistance acquisition unit

[0461] 122b Second thermal resistance acquisition unit

[0462] 122c Proposal to obtain unit

[0463] 123 Correction Unit

[0464] 13 Output section

[0465] 21 Environmental (temperature and humidity) sensors

[0466] 22 Sleep Sensor

[0467] 20 Installation

[0468] 200 Thermal resistance components

[0469] 201 Clothes

[0470] 202 Bedding

[0471] 202a Quilt

[0472] 202b Mattress

Claims

1. An air conditioning control proposed system, comprising: a control unit configured to perform a control process on an air conditioning unit configured to perform an air conditioning process, the air conditioning process being a process for adjusting one or more physical quantities including at least an air temperature of air in a room, the control process including a setting process for setting a target temperature of the air conditioning process in a bedtime period, the bedtime period being a period in which a plurality of users in the room go to bed; as well as Proposal unit, which is configured to: acquiring proposal information for proposing to each of the plurality of users a thermal resistance member so that the evaluation value related to the thermal sensation of each of the plurality of users at the target temperature satisfies a comfort condition, the thermal resistance member being configured to cover a body of each of the plurality of users during the bedtime period to prevent heat loss from the body into the room, and One or more pieces of proposal information among a plurality of proposal information corresponding to the plurality of users are outputted via the output unit, the one or more pieces of proposal information corresponding to the one or more users among the plurality of users, respectively.

2. The air conditioning control proposal system according to claim 1, wherein: An environmental sensor is arranged in the room, and the environmental sensor is configured to sense at least the air temperature, and The proposed unit includes: A first thermal resistance acquisition unit configured to acquire, for each of the plurality of users, a first total thermal resistance value, the first total thermal resistance value being a thermal resistance value calculated based on a combination set of a type and a usage form of the thermal resistance component; a second thermal resistance acquisition unit configured to acquire, for each of the plurality of users, a second total thermal resistance value, the second total thermal resistance value being a thermal resistance value such that, in an evaluation process for acquiring the evaluation value by evaluating the thermal sensation based on at least one or more physical quantities including a metabolic heat production, a thermal resistance value of the thermal resistance member, and the air temperature, the evaluation value at the air temperature adjusted to the target temperature satisfies the comfort condition; and A proposal acquisition unit is configured to: For one or more users among the plurality of users that do not satisfy the consistency condition between the first total thermal resistance value and the second total thermal resistance value, obtaining one or more proposal information each related to a new combination set satisfying the consistency condition; and One or more pieces of proposal information respectively corresponding to the one or more users are outputted via the output unit.

3. The air conditioning control proposal system according to claim 2, wherein: The first thermal resistance acquisition unit is configured to calculate the first total thermal resistance value for each of the plurality of users based on user information including type information related to a type of the thermal resistance member and form information related to a usage form of the thermal resistance member by using thermal resistance information and coefficient information, the thermal resistance information being a set of pairs each including the type information and the thermal resistance value, and the coefficient information being a set of pairs each including the form information and a coefficient.

4. The air conditioning control proposal system according to claim 3, wherein: The one or more physical quantities also include humidity, The environmental sensor is further configured to sense the humidity, The user information includes metabolism-related information related to the metabolic heat production, The evaluation process is a process for calculating the evaluation value by a function using at least the metabolic heat production amount, the thermal resistance value, the air temperature, and the humidity as parameters, and The second thermal resistance acquisition unit is configured to calculate the second total thermal resistance value for each user among the multiple users by performing the following operations: Calculating the metabolic heat production based on the metabolism-related information; as well as The metabolic heat production thus calculated, the target temperature and the predetermined humidity are substituted into the function.

5. The air conditioning control proposal system according to claim 4, wherein: The heat resistance member includes at least one of clothing and bedding, The thermal resistance information includes: Clothes thermal resistance information, which is a set of pairs each including clothes type information and clothes thermal resistance value, the clothes type information being information related to the type of the clothes, the clothes thermal resistance value being a thermal resistance value of the clothes, and bedding thermal resistance information, which is a set of pairs each including bedding type information and bedding thermal resistance value, wherein the bedding type information is information related to the type of the bedding, and the bedding thermal resistance value is the thermal resistance value of the bedding, The type information included in the user information includes the clothing type information and the bedding type information, and The first thermal resistance acquisition unit is configured to acquire the first total thermal resistance value for each user among the multiple users by performing the following operations: acquiring a clothing thermal resistance value paired with clothing type information included in the user information by using the clothing thermal resistance information, acquiring a bedding thermal resistance value paired with the bedding type information included in the user information by using the bedding thermal resistance information, and The thermal resistance value of the clothing and the thermal resistance value of the bedding are added together.

6. The air conditioning control proposal system according to claim 5, wherein: The bedding includes at least one of a quilt and a mattress, The bedding type information includes quilt type information and mattress type information, wherein the quilt type information is information related to the type of the quilt, and the mattress type information is information related to the type of the mattress. The coefficient information includes: first coefficient information, which is a set of pairs each including covering mode information and a first coefficient, the covering mode information being information related to a mode of covering with the quilt, and second coefficient information, which is a set of pairs each including lying position information and a second coefficient, the lying position information being information related to the lying position relative to the mattress, The bedding type information included in the user information includes the quilt type information and the mattress type information. The morphological information included in the user information includes the covering mode information and the lying position information, and The first thermal resistance acquisition unit is configured to acquire the first total thermal resistance value for each user among the multiple users by performing the following operations: acquiring, by using the first coefficient information, a first coefficient paired with the covering mode information included in the user information; acquiring a second coefficient paired with the lying position information included in the user information by using the second coefficient information; performing a first multiplication for multiplying the thermal resistance value of the clothing by the second coefficient thus obtained and a second multiplication for multiplying the thermal resistance value of the bedding by the second coefficient thus obtained; and The clothing thermal resistance value, the result of the first multiplication, and the result of the second multiplication are added together.

7. The air conditioning control proposal system according to any one of claims 4 to 6, further comprising an acceptance unit configured to accept a set temperature based on an operation given by one of the plurality of users, in, The control unit is configured to perform a first setting process for setting the setting temperature accepted by the acceptance unit as the target temperature.

8. The air conditioning control proposal system according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein: The control unit is configured to perform a second setting process, wherein the second setting process is used to: calculating the air temperature as a calculated air temperature by substituting an evaluation value satisfying the comfort condition, a metabolic heat production amount included in user information corresponding to one of the plurality of users, a first total thermal resistance value acquired by the first thermal resistance acquisition unit for the one user, and a predetermined humidity into the function; as well as The calculated air temperature is set as the target temperature.

9. The air conditioning control proposal system according to claim 7 or 8, wherein: The proposal acquisition unit is configured to acquire the proposal information for each of one or more than one users among the plurality of users except the one user.

10. The air conditioning control proposal system according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein: The control unit is configured to perform a third setting process, wherein the third setting process is used to: For each of the plurality of users, calculating the air temperature as a calculated air temperature by substituting, into the function, an evaluation value satisfying the comfort condition, a metabolic heat production amount included in the user information corresponding to each of the plurality of users, a first total thermal resistance value acquired by the first thermal resistance acquisition unit for each of the plurality of users, and a predetermined humidity; as well as A representative value of a plurality of calculated air temperatures corresponding to the plurality of users is set as the target temperature.

11. The air conditioning control proposal system according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein: The air conditioning unit is configured to selectively perform any one of a plurality of types of operations, the plurality of types of operations comprising: a cooling operation in which the air conditioning process is performed to reduce the air temperature, and a heating operation in which the air conditioning process is performed to increase the temperature of the air, and The control unit is configured to perform a fourth setting process, wherein the fourth setting process is used to: calculating the air temperature as a calculated air temperature by substituting, for each of the plurality of users, an evaluation value satisfying the comfort condition, a metabolic heat production amount included in the user information corresponding to each of the plurality of users, a first total thermal resistance value acquired by the first thermal resistance acquisition unit for each of the plurality of users, and a predetermined humidity into the function; and Among the plurality of calculated air temperatures corresponding to the plurality of users, a highest calculated air temperature is set as the target temperature in the case of the cooling operation, and a lowest calculated air temperature is set as the target temperature in the case of the heating operation.

12. The air conditioning control proposal system according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein: The control unit is configured to: The fifth setting process is used to: acquiring an estimated air temperature obtained by estimating the air temperature during the bedtime period in a state where the air conditioning process is stopped, and setting the estimated air temperature to the target temperature; as well as A stop setting process is used to set the air conditioning process to be stopped during the bedtime period.

13. The air conditioning control proposal system according to any one of claims 7, 10 to 12, wherein: The proposal acquisition unit is configured to: For each user among the plurality of users, obtaining the proposal information, and A plurality of pieces of proposal information corresponding to the plurality of users are outputted via the output unit.

14. The air conditioning control proposal system according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein: The air conditioning unit is configured to selectively perform any one of a plurality of types of operations, the plurality of types of operations comprising: a cooling operation in which the air conditioning process is performed to reduce the air temperature, and a heating operation in which the air conditioning process is performed to increase the temperature of the air, The air conditioning control proposal system further includes an acceptance unit configured to accept a set temperature based on an operation given by one of the plurality of users and a selection mode based on the operation given by the one user, and The control unit is configured to perform the control process in a selected mode selected from a plurality of modes including two or more modes of the following modes: a manual mode, in which the control unit performs a first setting process for setting the setting temperature received by the receiving unit as the target temperature, a priority mode, in which the control unit performs a second setting process, the second setting process being used to: calculate the air temperature as a calculated air temperature by substituting the evaluation value satisfying the comfort condition, the metabolic heat production included in the user information corresponding to the one user, the first total thermal resistance value acquired by the first thermal resistance acquisition unit for the one user, and a predetermined humidity into the function; and set the calculated air temperature as the target temperature, a standard mode, in which the control unit performs a third setting process, the third setting process being used to: for each of the plurality of users, calculate the air temperature as a calculated air temperature by substituting the evaluation value satisfying the comfort condition, the metabolic heat production included in the user information corresponding to each of the plurality of users, the first total thermal resistance value acquired by the first thermal resistance acquisition unit for each of the plurality of users, and a predetermined humidity into the function; and set the calculated air temperature as the target temperature, an energy-saving mode in which the control unit performs a fourth setting process for: calculating the air temperature as a calculated air temperature by substituting, for each of the plurality of users, an evaluation value satisfying the comfort condition, a metabolic heat production included in the user information corresponding to each of the plurality of users, a first total thermal resistance value acquired by the first thermal resistance acquisition unit for each of the plurality of users, and a predetermined humidity into the function; and setting, among the plurality of calculated air temperatures corresponding to the plurality of users, a highest calculated air temperature as the target temperature in the case of the cooling operation, and setting a lowest calculated air temperature as the target temperature in the case of the heating operation, and An air conditioning stop mode, in which the control unit performs: a fifth setting process for acquiring an estimated air temperature obtained by estimating the air temperature during the bedtime period in a state where the air conditioning process is stopped, and setting the estimated air temperature as the target temperature; and a stop setting process for setting the air conditioning process to stop during the bedtime period.

15. The air conditioning control proposal system according to claim 2, further comprising an accepting unit configured to at least accept a negative judgment result in response to the one or more proposal information by each of the one or more users, in, The proposal acquisition unit is configured to: reacquiring, for one or more users among the one or more users whose acceptance unit accepts the negative judgment result, one or more proposal information each indicating a combination set that has been changed while still satisfying the consistency condition; as well as The one or more pieces of proposal information are outputted via the output unit.

16. The air conditioning control proposal system according to claim 2, further comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive one or more pieces of thermal sensation information after the bedtime period starts, wherein the one or more pieces of thermal sensation information are one or more pieces of information related to thermal sensation based on one or more operations respectively given by the one or more users; as well as A correction unit is configured to correct at least one of the target temperature and the one or more pieces of proposal information based on the one or more pieces of thermal sensation information received by the receiving unit.

17. The air conditioning control proposal system according to claim 16, wherein: The correction unit is configured to, when the receiving unit receives two or more pieces of thermal sensation information, Obtaining the consistency between the two or more thermal sensation information, When the degree of consistency is greater than or equal to a threshold, the target temperature is corrected, and When the consistency is lower than the threshold, the one or more proposal information are modified.

18. The air conditioning control proposal system according to claim 17, wherein: The target temperature is corrected by adding a temperature correction value to the target temperature. The correction unit is configured to: When two or more pieces of thermal sensation information with a pairwise consistency higher than or equal to the threshold value indicate comfort, the temperature correction value is set to 0, In the case where two or more pieces of thermal sensation information having a pairwise agreement higher than or equal to the threshold value indicate heat, the temperature correction value is set to a negative value, and In the case where two or more pieces of thermal sensation information with a pairwise agreement greater than or equal to the threshold value indicate cold, the temperature correction value is set to a positive value, and The correction unit is configured to, when the degree of consistency is lower than the threshold, for each of the one or more users whose thermal sensation information indicates heat, the evaluation value is changed to a value indicating cold, so that one or more pieces of proposal information indicating the changed combination are reacquired while the coincidence condition is satisfied, and For each of the one or more users whose thermal sensation information indicates cold, the evaluation value is changed to a value indicating heat so that the re-acquisition is performed.

19. The air conditioning control proposal system according to claim 1, wherein: The control unit is configured to further perform a time period determination process, the time period determination process being used to: For each of the plurality of users, obtaining a bedtime and a wake-up time; determining a start time of the bedtime period based on a plurality of bedtimes corresponding to the plurality of users; and determining an end time of the bedtime period based on a plurality of wake-up times corresponding to the plurality of users, and The air conditioning unit is configured as follows: starting the air conditioning process at the start time of the bedtime period, and The air conditioning process ends at the end time of the bedtime period.

20. The air conditioning control proposal system according to claim 19, wherein: In the room, a plurality of sleep sensors are arranged in association with the plurality of users, and The control unit is configured to acquire the bedtime and the wake-up time for each of the plurality of users based on an output of a corresponding sleep sensor among the plurality of sleep sensors.

21. The air conditioning control proposal system according to claim 20, further comprising an accepting unit configured to accept a sleep length or a wake-up time for each of the plurality of users, in, The control unit is configured to: for each of the plurality of users, acquiring the bedtime based on an output of a corresponding sleep sensor among the plurality of sleep sensors, and The waking time is calculated based on the bedtime and the sleep length for each of one or more users among the plurality of users whose sleep length is accepted by the acceptance unit.

22. The air conditioning control proposal system according to claim 16, wherein: In the room, a plurality of sleep sensors are arranged in association with the plurality of users, and The control unit is configured to for each of the plurality of users, further acquiring sleep information during the bedtime period based on an output of a corresponding sleep sensor among the plurality of sleep sensors, the sleep information being information related to at least one of a length and a depth of sleep, and The accepting unit is caused to accept the one or more pieces of thermal sensation information for one or more users each corresponding to sleep information satisfying the insufficiency condition among the plurality of sleep information corresponding to the plurality of users.

23. The air conditioning control proposal system according to claim 4, wherein: The control process also includes the evaluation process, and The control unit is configured to calculate the evaluation value for each of the multiple users by substituting the metabolic heat production included in the user information corresponding to each of the multiple users, the first total thermal resistance value acquired by the first thermal resistance acquisition unit for each of the multiple users, and the air temperature and humidity detected by the environmental sensor into the function.

24. A proposed method for air conditioning control, comprising: a control step for performing a control process on an air conditioning unit configured to perform an air conditioning process, the air conditioning process being a process for adjusting one or more physical quantities including at least the air temperature of the air in the room, the control process including a setting process for setting a target temperature of the air conditioning process in a bedtime period, the bedtime period being a period in which a plurality of users in the room go to bed; as well as Proposed steps to: acquiring proposal information for proposing to each of the plurality of users a thermal resistance member so that the evaluation value related to the thermal sensation of each of the plurality of users at the target temperature satisfies a comfort condition, the thermal resistance member being configured to cover a body of each of the plurality of users during the bedtime period to prevent heat loss from the body into the room, and One or more pieces of proposal information among a plurality of proposal information corresponding to the plurality of users are outputted via the output unit, the one or more pieces of proposal information corresponding to the one or more users among the plurality of users, respectively.

25. A program configured to cause one or more processors to execute the air conditioning control proposal method according to claim 24.

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