Information processing device
By designing an information processing equipment, managing the accounts of residential units and comparing the average power consumption, residents are encouraged to improve the heat insulation or energy-saving performance of their homes, and the problem of difficult to motivate residents to undergo home renovation in the existing technology is solved, and the effect of improving the heat insulation or energy-saving performance of homes is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2023169762
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-09-29
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-10
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-09-29
AI Technical Summary
The existing technology is difficult to effectively motivate residents to carry out home renovations to improve heat insulation or energy-saving performance, and the renovation process involves costs and time, resulting in a greater psychological burden on residents.
An information processing device is designed to manage accounts of multiple residential units, calculate and compare the average power consumption of each account, rank, and display ranking results on terminal devices, motivate residents to improve the thermal insulation or energy-saving performance of their homes through comparison.
By comparatively evaluating the energy-saving and thermal insulation performance of homes, residents can be motivated to transform their homes, thereby improving the heat-saving or energy-saving performance of homes and reducing the psychological burden of residents.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical field]
[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device. [Background technology]
[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a building performance prediction method and program for predicting solar radiation and thermal insulation performance of a target building.
[0003] Recent technological innovations have improved the insulation performance of newly built homes, and the energy-saving performance of air conditioning equipment installed in these homes has also improved. On the other hand, in order for existing homes to benefit from recent technological innovations, they need to be remodeled to improve their energy-saving and insulation performance. Remodeling a home requires cost and time, and it may require residents to move out of the home temporarily. Such a burden acts as a barrier to residents' desire to remodel their homes. Residents are concerned that home renovations will not efficiently contribute to improving energy-saving and insulation performance, and such concerns make them hesitant to remodel their homes. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2023-94408 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0005] Therefore, the present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device that can motivate residents to renovate their homes to improve their insulation performance or energy-saving performance. [Means for solving the problem]
[0006] The following reference numerals in parentheses refer to FIGS. 1 to 7.
[0007] According to the invention of claim 1, An information processing device (60) that manages a plurality of accounts assigned to each of a plurality of residences (1), a first calculation process for calculating an average energy consumption for each account based on first time-series data for each account in which measured values of energy consumption per unit time by an air conditioning device (3) of the house (1) are recorded in time series; a first ranking process for ranking the accounts in an average power consumption category by comparing the average power consumption of each account; a display process for displaying the average energy consumption category ranking of any one of the accounts on a terminal device (50) that has logged in to the specific account; An information processing apparatus (60) is provided which executes the above.
[0008] According to the invention of claim 1 as described above, when a resident causes the terminal device (50) to access the information processing device (60) and logs in the terminal device (50) to a specific account, the information processing device (60) causes the terminal device (50) to display the average power consumption category ranking of the specific account. The resident can relatively evaluate the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the resident's house (1) by looking at the average power consumption category ranking displayed on the terminal device (50). The relative evaluation of the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the resident's house (1) affects the resident's impression, and the resident is motivated to remodel the house (1) to improve the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the house (1).
[0009] According to the invention of claim 2, 2. An information processing device (60) according to claim 1, A second calculation process of calculating an average temperature for each account based on second time-series data for each account in which the measured values of indoor temperatures of the house (1) are recorded in chronological order; A second ranking process is carried out to rank the average temperature category for each account by comparing the average temperatures for each account; The display process includes a process of displaying the average temperature of the specific account on the terminal device (50). An information processing device (60) is provided.
[0010] According to the invention of claim 2 as described above, the information processing device (60) displays the average power consumption category ranking and the average temperature category ranking of a specific account on the terminal device (50). The resident can relatively evaluate the energy saving performance and the insulation performance of the resident's house (1) by looking at the average power consumption category ranking and the average temperature category ranking displayed on the terminal device (50). The relative evaluation of the energy saving performance and the insulation performance of the resident's house (1) affects the resident's impression, and the resident is motivated to remodel the house (1) to improve the energy saving performance and the insulation performance of the house (1).
[0011] According to the invention of claim 3, An information processing device (60) according to claim 2, A third calculation process for calculating a healthy life expectancy age of a resident of the house (1) for each account based on the average temperature for each account. Run The display process includes a process of displaying the healthy life expectancy age of the specific account on the terminal device (50). An information processing device (60) is provided.
[0012] According to the invention of claim 3 as described above, the information processing device (60) displays the healthy life expectancy age of a specific account on the terminal device (50). The energy saving and thermal insulation performance of the house (1) affects the average temperature inside the house (1), and the average temperature inside the house (1) affects the healthy life expectancy age of the resident. When the resident sees the healthy life expectancy age displayed on the terminal device (50), the healthy life expectancy age affects the resident's impression, and the resident is motivated to remodel the house (1) to improve the energy saving and thermal insulation performance of the house (1).
[0013] According to the invention of claim 4, 2. An information processing device (60) according to claim 1, The account may include the area of the exterior shell (2) of the house (1), the type of the exterior shell (2) of the house (1), the specifications of the exterior shell (2) of the house (1), the degree of deterioration of the exterior shell (2) of the house (1) over time, the floor area of the house (1), the ceiling height of the house (1), the annual sunlight conditions of the house (1), the year of completion of the house (1), the location of the house (1), the type of the house (1), the layout of the house (1), the specifications of the house (1), the type of air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the specifications of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the manufacturer of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the cooling capacity of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), a third ranking process for narrowing down the accounts to those whose conditions related to the heating capacity of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the number of air conditioning devices (3) of the house (1), the manufacturing year of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the degree of deterioration of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the installation location of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the number of residents of the house (1), the gender of the residents of the house (1), or the age of the residents of the house (1) match or are similar to those of the specific account, and by comparing the average power consumption of the narrowed down accounts, a narrowed down average power consumption category ranking is assigned to each narrowed down account; A second display process for displaying, on the terminal device (50), a ranking of the narrowed-down average power consumption category of the specific account; An information processing apparatus (60) is provided which executes the above.
[0014] According to the invention of claim 4 as described above, the information processing device (60) displays the narrowed down average power consumption category ranking of a specific account on the terminal device (50). The resident can relatively evaluate the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the resident's house (1) by looking at the narrowed down average power consumption category ranking displayed on the terminal device (50). The relative evaluation of the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the resident's house (1) affects the resident's impression, and the resident is motivated to remodel the house (1) to improve the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the house (1).
[0015] According to the invention of claim 5, An information processing device (60) according to claim 2, The account may include the area of the exterior shell (2) of the house (1), the type of the exterior shell (2) of the house (1), the specifications of the exterior shell (2) of the house (1), the degree of deterioration of the exterior shell (2) of the house (1) over time, the floor area of the house (1), the ceiling height of the house (1), the annual sunlight conditions of the house (1), the year of completion of the house (1), the location of the house (1), the type of the house (1), the layout of the house (1), the specifications of the house (1), the type of air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the specifications of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the manufacturer of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), and the cooling capacity of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1). a fourth ranking process of narrowing down the accounts to those whose conditions related to the heating capacity, heating capacity of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the number of air conditioning devices (3) of the house (1), the manufacturing year of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the deterioration degree of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the installation location of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the number of residents of the house (1), the gender of the residents of the house (1), or the age of the residents of the house (1) match or are similar to those of the specific account, and by comparing the average temperature of the narrowed down accounts, ranking the narrowed down accounts in a narrowed down average temperature category; a third display process for displaying the narrowed-down average power consumption category ranking of the specific account on the terminal device (50); An information processing apparatus (60) is provided which executes the above.
[0016] According to the invention of claim 5 as described above, the information processing device (60) displays the narrowed down average power consumption category ranking and narrowed down average temperature category ranking of a specific account on the terminal device (50). The resident can relatively evaluate the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the resident's house (1) by looking at the narrowed down average power consumption category ranking and narrowed down average temperature category ranking displayed on the terminal device (50). The relative evaluation of the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the resident's house (1) affects the resident's impression, and the resident is motivated to remodel the house (1) to improve the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the house (1).
[0017] According to the invention of claim 6, An information processing device (60) according to claim 2, A first sorting process of sorting the average temperature category rankings of the accounts in ascending or descending order; A second sorting process of sorting the average power consumption of the accounts in descending or ascending order of the average temperature category ranking of the accounts; a fourth display process for displaying, on the terminal device (50), the average temperature category rankings of the accounts sorted by the first sorting process and the average power consumption amounts of the accounts sorted by the second sorting process in parallel; An information processing apparatus (60) is provided which executes the above.
[0018] According to the invention of claim 6 as described above, the average temperature category rankings sorted in descending or ascending order of the average temperature category rankings and the average power consumption amounts sorted in descending or ascending order of the average temperature category rankings are displayed in parallel on the terminal device (50). Such a display has an impact on the resident's impression, and the resident is motivated to remodel the house (1) to improve the energy saving performance and thermal insulation performance of the house (1).
[0019] According to the invention of claim 7, An information processing device (60) according to claim 6, The fourth display process includes a process of displaying the average temperature category ranking of the specific account on the terminal device (50) in a manner that makes it possible to distinguish the average temperature category ranking of the accounts other than the specific account. An information processing device (60) is provided.
[0020] According to the invention of claim 7 as described above, a resident can recognize the average temperature category ranking and the corresponding average power consumption of a specific account assigned to his / her own house (1). The resident can compare his / her own average temperature category ranking and average power consumption with the average temperature category ranking and average power consumption of others to relatively evaluate the energy saving performance and insulation performance of his / her own house (1). Such a relative evaluation affects the resident's impression, and the resident is motivated to remodel the house (1) to improve the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the house (1).
[0021] According to the invention of claim 8, An information processing device (60) according to claim 2, A third sorting process of sorting the average temperatures of the accounts in descending or ascending order of the average power consumption category ranking of the accounts; A fourth sorting process of sorting the average power consumption amounts of the accounts in ascending or descending order; a fifth display process for displaying, on the terminal device (50), the average temperatures of the accounts sorted by the third sorting process and the average power consumption category rankings of the accounts sorted by the fourth sorting process in parallel; An information processing apparatus (60) is provided which executes the above.
[0022] According to the invention of claim 8 as described above, the average temperatures sorted in descending or ascending order of the average power consumption category rankings and the average power consumption category rankings sorted in descending or ascending order of the average power consumption category rankings are displayed in parallel on the terminal device (50). Such a display has an impact on the resident's impression, and the resident is motivated to remodel the house (1) to improve the energy saving performance and thermal insulation performance of the house (1).
[0023] According to the invention of claim 9, An information processing device (60) according to claim 6, The fifth display process includes a process of displaying the average power consumption category ranking of the specific account on the terminal device (50) in a manner that makes it possible to distinguish the average power consumption category ranking of the accounts other than the specific account. An information processing device (60) is provided.
[0024] According to the invention of claim 9 as described above, a resident can recognize the average power consumption category ranking and the corresponding average temperature of a specific account assigned to his / her house (1). The resident can compare his / her own average power consumption category ranking and average temperature with the average power consumption category ranking and average temperature of others to relatively evaluate the energy saving performance and insulation performance of his / her house (1). Such a relative evaluation affects the resident's impression, and the resident is motivated to remodel the house (1) to improve the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the house (1).
[0025] According to the invention of claim 10, An information processing device (60) according to claim 2, The area of the exterior shell (2) of the house (1), the type of the exterior shell (2) of the house (1), the specifications of the exterior shell (2) of the house (1), the degree of deterioration of the exterior shell (2) of the house (1) over time, the floor area of the house (1), the ceiling height of the house (1), the annual sunlight conditions of the house (1), the year of completion of the house (1), the location of the house (1), the type of the house (1), the layout of the house (1), the specifications of the house (1), the type of air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the specifications of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the manufacturer of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), a fourth calculation process for calculating the energy saving performance and the insulation performance of the house (1) for each account based on conditions for each account related to the cooling capacity of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the heating capacity of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the number of air conditioning devices (3) of the house (1), the manufacturing year of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the degree of deterioration of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the installation location of the air conditioning device (3) of the house (1), the number of residents of the house (1), the gender of the residents of the house (1), or the age of the residents of the house (1); A fifth ranking process is executed to rank the accounts in the energy saving performance / insulation performance category by comparing the energy saving performance / insulation performance of each account, The display process includes a process of displaying the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking of the specific account on the terminal device (50). An information processing device (60) is provided.
[0026] According to the invention of claim 10 as described above, the information processing device (60) displays the average power consumption category ranking, average temperature category ranking, and energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking of a specific account on the terminal device (50). A resident can relatively evaluate the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the resident's house (1) by looking at the average power consumption category ranking, average temperature category ranking, and energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking displayed on the terminal device (50). The relative evaluation of the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the resident's house (1) affects the resident's impression, and the resident is motivated to remodel the house (1) to improve the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the house (1). Effect of the Invention
[0027] According to the present invention, an information processing device is provided that can motivate residents to remodel their homes to improve their thermal insulation performance or energy-saving performance. [Brief description of the drawings]
[0028] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a plurality of homes and an information system. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing one of the houses and an information system. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 shows a screen displayed on the terminal device. [Figure 4] FIG. 3 shows a screen displayed on the terminal device. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 shows a screen displayed on the terminal device. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 shows a screen displayed on the terminal device. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 shows a screen displayed on the terminal device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0029] Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. The features and technical effects of the embodiments will be understood from the following detailed description and drawings. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below. The drawings are provided for illustrative purposes only, and therefore the scope of the present invention is not limited to the illustrations in the drawings.
[0030] <1. Overview> Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a plurality of residences 1 and an information system. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing one of the residences 1 and an information system.
[0031] One account is assigned to each residence 1, and residents of the same residence 1 share the account assigned to that residence 1.
[0032] Each house 1 has an exterior skin 2 that separates the inside from the outside. The exterior skin 2 has an exterior wall, a top skin, a floor, a foundation rise, and openings, etc. The top skin refers to the roof, the attic, or the ceiling of the top floor. The openings refer to windows, sashes, doors, vents, etc.
[0033] One or more air conditioning devices 3 are installed in each house 1. The air conditioning device 3 is connected to the electric wiring network of the house 1 and operates by receiving power supply from the electric wiring network. The air conditioning device 3 is a cooling device that cools the room, a heating device that heats the room, a dehumidifier that dehumidifies the room, or a humidifier that humidifies the room. The air conditioning device 3 may have two or more functions of a cooling function, a heating function, a dehumidifier function, and a humidifier function. The air conditioning device 3 may adjust the temperature or humidity or both of the entire room of the house 1, or may adjust the temperature or humidity or both of any part of the room of the house 1. The any part of the room of the house 1 refers to, for example, a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, a storage room, a corridor, a washroom, a toilet, or a bathroom.
[0034] The information system informs the resident of the advantages of the renovation of his / her house 1, and gets the resident interested in the renovation of his / her house 1. Specifically, the information system enables the resident to compare the energy saving performance and insulation performance of his / her house 1 with the energy saving performance and insulation performance of other people's houses 1. Through this comparison, the resident becomes interested in the renovation of his / her house 1, and increases the resident's motivation to renovate his / her house 1. In order to achieve this, the information system is set up as follows.
[0035] <2. Information System Configuration> 1, the information system includes an information processing device 60 and a storage device 70. The information processing device 60 and the storage device 70 are used to manage accounts. The information processing device 60 and the storage device 70 are used to manage data associated with the accounts.
[0036] As shown in FIG. 2, the information system includes a power meter 10, an indoor thermometer 20, a management device 40, a terminal device 50, and a wearable device 57 for each residence 1.
[0037] (1) Electric energy meter The watt-hour meter 10 is provided in the electrical wiring network of the house 1. The watt-hour meter 10 is connected to the air conditioner 3. The watt-hour meter 10 measures the amount of power consumed by the air conditioner 3 per unit time.
[0038] (2) Thermometers and wearable devices One or more indoor thermometers 20 are installed indoors. The indoor thermometers 20 are connected wirelessly or by wire to a management device 40 and a terminal device 50. The indoor thermometers 20 measure the indoor temperature and output a signal representing the measured value of the indoor temperature to the management device 40 and the terminal device 50.
[0039] The wearable device 57 is a small computing device that is attached to the resident's finger, hand, wrist, arm, or head. The wearable device 57 is, for example, a smart watch, smart glasses, AR (Augmented Reality) glasses, or a smart band (activity meter). The wearable device 57 measures vital signs and outputs signals representing the measured values to the management device 40 and the terminal device 50. The vital signs refer to, for example, body temperature, pulse, blood pressure, or SpO2.
[0040] The data transfer standard between the indoor thermometer 20 and the management device 40 is not particularly limited, and the standard may be, for example, a serial bus, USB (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), Wi-Fi (registered trademark), ZigBee (registered trademark), etc. The same applies to the data transfer standard between the indoor thermometer 20 and the terminal device 50, the data transfer standard between the wearable device 57 and the management device 40, and the data transfer standard between the wearable device 57 and the terminal device 50.
[0041] (3) Management device The management device 40 is a small board-type computer called a Home Energy Management System (HEMS). The management device 40 is installed on an inner wall of a house. The management device 40 has an arithmetic processing device, a display unit, an input unit, a communication unit, and the like. The display unit is a matrix display, a segment display, or a combination of these. The display unit performs display according to a signal input from the arithmetic processing device. The input unit has a plurality of push buttons, and the like. The input unit is operated by a resident, and outputs a signal according to the operation content to the arithmetic processing device. The arithmetic processing device has a CPU, RAM, ROM, and the like. The arithmetic processing device stores a program. The arithmetic processing device executes the program, thereby realizing various functions of the management device 40.
[0042] The management device 40 is connected to the Internet 99. The management device 40 communicates with the information processing device 60 via the Internet 99. The management device 40 stores login information for an account assigned to the house 1 in which the management device 40 is installed. The management device 40 accesses the information processing device 60 via the Internet 99 and logs in to the account using the login information.
[0043] The management device 40 is connected to a watt-hour meter 10 provided in the electrical wiring network of the house 1. Each time the management device 40 receives a measurement value of the amount of power consumed per unit time of the air conditioner 3 measured by the watt-hour meter 10 from the watt-hour meter 10, the management device 40 stores the measurement value of the amount of power consumed in chronological order and transfers the measurement value of the amount of power consumed to the information processing device 60. The management device 40 may automatically transfer the measurement value of the amount of power consumed to the information processing device 60, or may transfer the measurement value of the amount of power consumed to the information processing device 60 in response to a command based on a push button operation by the resident.
[0044] Each time the management device 40 receives an indoor temperature measurement value measured by the indoor thermometer 20 from the indoor thermometer 20, the management device 40 stores the indoor temperature measurement value in chronological order and transfers the indoor temperature measurement value to the information processing device 60. The management device 40 may automatically transfer the indoor temperature measurement value to the information processing device 60, or may transfer the indoor temperature measurement value to the information processing device 60 in response to a command based on a push button operation by the resident.
[0045] Each time the management device 40 inputs a vital sign measurement value measured by the wearable device 57 from the wearable device 57, the management device 40 stores the vital sign measurement value in chronological order and transfers the vital sign measurement value to the information processing device 60. The management device 40 may automatically transfer the vital sign measurement value to the information processing device 60, or may transfer the vital sign measurement value to the information processing device 60 in response to a command based on a push button operation by the resident.
[0046] (4) Terminal equipment The terminal device 50 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet computer, or a laptop computer. The terminal device 50 has a CPU, a GPU, a memory, a storage, an input device, a display device, and a communication device. Various programs constituting an OS (Operating System) are installed in the terminal device 50. The OS may be a general-purpose OS such as Windows (registered trademark), Android (registered trademark), iOS (registered trademark), macOS (registered trademark), Linux (registered trademark), or Unix (registered trademark). An application program 55 executable on the OS for the terminal device 50 is installed in the terminal device 50. The terminal device 50 is used by a resident who is the owner of the terminal device 50. The terminal device 50 accesses the information processing device 60 via the Internet 99 and logs into an account using login information.
[0047] The terminal device 50 is connected to the Internet 99. The terminal device 50 communicates with an information processing device 60 via the Internet 99. Such communication functions of the terminal device 50 are realized by an application program 55 being executed by the terminal device 50. In the application program 55, login information of an account assigned to the house 1 of the resident who is the owner of the terminal device 50 is set.
[0048] Each time the terminal device 50 receives an indoor temperature measurement value measured by the indoor thermometer 20 from the indoor thermometer 20, the terminal device 50 stores the indoor temperature measurement value in chronological order and transfers the indoor temperature measurement value to the information processing device 60. Such functions of the terminal device 50 are realized by an application program 55 being executed by the terminal device 50.
[0049] Each time the terminal device 50 receives a vital sign measurement value measured by the wearable device 57 from the wearable device 57, the terminal device 50 stores the vital sign measurement value in chronological order and transfers the vital sign measurement value to the information processing device 60. Such functions of the terminal device 50 are realized by an application program 55 being executed by the terminal device 50. The application program 55 may enable the terminal device 50 to realize a CAD (Computer Aided Design) function.
[0050] (5) Information processing devices and storage devices The information processing device 60 is managed by a construction company or the like. The information processing device 60 is installed in a data center. The information processing device 60 is a server or host machine configured by a computer. The information processing device 60 may be configured by one computer system, or may be configured by multiple computer systems capable of distributed processing or parallel processing. The information processing device 60 may be a cloud computing system. A program 65 executable by the information processing device 60 is installed in the information processing device 60. The information processing device 60 manages the account assigned to the house 1 in accordance with the program 65.
[0051] The storage device 70 is a semiconductor storage device, a magnetic storage device, a NAS (Network Attached Storage), a data server, a file server, or a cloud computing system. The storage device 70 is connected to the information processing device 60. The storage device 70 may be connected to the information processing device 60 via the Internet 99 by a secure communication protocol such as a VPN. The information processing device 60 records information in the storage device 70 and reads information recorded in the storage device 70.
[0052] The storage device 70 stores an account database 95. Hereinafter, the database is abbreviated as DB. The account DB 95 is a database that manages accounts assigned to the house 1. The account DB 95 has a user ID (Identification), condition data 71, energy saving performance and insulation performance data 72, energy saving performance and insulation performance category ranking data 73, time series data 74, average power consumption data 75, average power consumption category ranking data 76, time series data 77, average temperature data 78, average temperature category ranking data 79, time series data 80, and healthy life expectancy age data 81 for each account of the house 1. In the account DB 95, the user ID, condition data 71, energy saving performance and insulation performance data 72, energy saving performance and insulation performance category ranking data 73, time series data 74, average power consumption data 75, average power consumption category ranking data 76, time series data 77, average temperature data 78, average temperature category ranking data 79, time series data 80, and healthy life expectancy age data 81 are associated with each other for each account of the house 1.
[0053] The condition data 71 is data indicating conditions for determining the energy saving performance and heat insulation performance of the house 1 of the associated account. The condition data 71 may, for example, include the area of the exterior 2 of the house 1, the type of the exterior 2 of the house 1, the specifications of the exterior 2 of the house 1, the degree of deterioration of the exterior 2 of the house 1 over time, the floor area of the house 1, the ceiling height of the house 1, the annual sunlight conditions of the house 1, the year of completion of the house 1, the location of the house 1, the type of the house 1 (type means wood construction, wood wall structure, wood frame structure, wood panel adhesive construction, wood frame construction, wood frame wall construction, reinforced concrete construction, steel frame structure, steel frame construction, etc.), the floor area of the house 1, ... The condition data 71 indicates conditions such as the specifications of house 1, the type of air conditioning device 3 of house 1, the specifications of air conditioning device 3 of house 1, the manufacturer of air conditioning device 3 of house 1, the cooling capacity of air conditioning device 3 of house 1, the heating capacity of air conditioning device 3 of house 1, the number of air conditioning devices 3 of house 1, the year of manufacture of air conditioning device 3 of house 1, the degree of deterioration of air conditioning device 3 of house 1, the installation location of air conditioning device 3 of house 1, the number of residents of house 1, the gender of the residents of house 1, or the age of the residents of house 1. Condition data 71 is prepared in advance for each account.
[0054] The energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72 refers to indexes representing the energy efficiency of the house 1, such as the average outer shell heat transmission coefficient (UA value), heat loss coefficient (Q value), equivalent gap area (C value), annual heat load coefficient, annual heating heat load coefficient, annual cooling heat load coefficient, annual heating and cooling heat load coefficient, equipment system energy consumption coefficient, air conditioning energy consumption coefficient, or ventilation energy consumption coefficient. The energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72 is calculated and recorded by the information processing device 60 based on the condition data 71 for each account. Such functions of the information processing device 60 are realized by a program 65 being executed by the information processing device 60.
[0055] The information processing device 60 compares the energy saving performance and insulation performance data 72 associated with each account each time an account is added, an account is deleted, or the account DB 95 is updated (or periodically), and ranks the accounts in descending or ascending order of the energy saving performance and insulation performance data 72. The ranking determined from the viewpoint of energy saving performance and insulation performance is called the energy saving performance and insulation performance category ranking. The information processing device 60 associates the energy saving performance and insulation performance category ranking data 81 indicating the energy saving performance and insulation performance category ranking of the account with the account, and updates and records it in the account DB 95 of the storage device 70. Such functions of the information processing device 60 are realized by a program 65 being executed by the information processing device 60.
[0056] Each time the information processing device 60 receives from the management device 40 a measurement value of the amount of power consumed measured by the watt-hour meter 10, it records the measurement value of the amount of power consumed in chronological order in the account DB 95 of the storage device 70. As a result, time-series data 74 of the measurement value of the amount of power consumed by the air conditioning device 3 is associated with the account currently logged in by the management device 40 and stored in the account DB 95 of the storage device 70. Such functions of the information processing device 60 are realized by a program 65 being executed by the information processing device 60.
[0057] The information processing device 60 calculates an average power consumption for each account based on the time-series data 74 every time the information processing device 60 records the measured power consumption values in chronological order in the account DB 95 of the storage device 70 (or periodically). The average power consumption refers to the average monthly power consumption or daily power consumption for each day in a year going back from the most recently recorded measured power consumption value. The average power consumption may be converted into an electricity bill. The information processing device 60 updates and records the calculated average power consumption in the account DB 95. As a result, the average power consumption data 75 indicating the average power consumption is associated with the account and updated and recorded in the account DB 95. Such functions of the information processing device 60 are realized by a program 65 being executed by the information processing device 60.
[0058] The information processing device 60 compares the average power consumption data 75 associated with each account each time an account is added, an account is deleted, or the account DB 95 is updated (or periodically), and ranks the accounts in descending or ascending order of the average power consumption data 75. The ranking determined from the perspective of average power consumption is called the average power consumption category ranking. The information processing device 60 associates the accounts with average power consumption category ranking data 76 indicating the average power consumption category ranking of the accounts, and updates and records it in the account DB 95 of the storage device 70. Such functions of the information processing device 60 are realized by a program 65 being executed by the information processing device 60.
[0059] Each time the information processing device 60 receives a measurement value of the indoor temperature measured by the indoor thermometer 20 from the management device 40 or the terminal device 50, it records the measurement value of the indoor temperature in chronological order in the account DB 95 of the storage device 70. As a result, time-series data 77 of the measurement value of the indoor temperature is associated with the account currently logged in by the management device 40 or the terminal device 50 and is accumulated in the account DB 95 of the storage device 70. Such functions of the information processing device 60 are realized by a program 65 being executed by the information processing device 60.
[0060] The information processing device 60 calculates an average temperature for each account based on the time-series data 77 every time the information processing device 60 records the indoor temperature measurement value in chronological order in the account DB 95 of the storage device 70 (or periodically). The average temperature refers to the average value of the measurement values for each month or each day in summer (June to September) or winter (December to March) in one year going back from the most recently recorded indoor temperature measurement value. The information processing device 60 updates and records the calculated average temperature in the account DB 95. As a result, average temperature data 78 indicating the average temperature is associated with the account and updated and recorded in the account DB 95 of the storage device 70. Such functions of the information processing device 60 are realized by the program 65 being executed by the information processing device 60.
[0061] The information processing device 60 compares the average temperature data 78 associated with each account every time an account is added, an account is deleted, or the account DB 95 is updated (or periodically), and ranks the accounts in ascending or descending order of the average temperature data 78. Specifically, when the average temperature is the average value of the measured values of each month or each day in summer (June to September) of one year going back from the last recorded latest indoor temperature measured value, the information processing device 60 ranks the accounts in descending order of the average temperature data 78. When the average temperature is the average value of the measured values of each month or each day in winter (December to March) of one year going back from the last recorded latest indoor temperature measured value, the information processing device 60 ranks the accounts in descending order of the average temperature data 78. The ranks ranked from the viewpoint of the average temperature are called average temperature category ranks. The information processing device 60 associates average temperature category rank data 79 representing the average temperature category ranks of the accounts with the accounts, and updates and records the data in the account DB 95 of the storage device 70. Such functions of the information processing device 60 are realized by a program 65 that the information processing device 60 is executing.
[0062] Every time the information processing device 60 receives (or periodically receives) the measurement values of the vital signs measured by the wearable device 57 from the management device 40 or the terminal device 50, the information processing device 60 records the measurement values of the vital signs in chronological order in the account DB 95 of the storage device 70. As a result, time-series data 80 of the measurement values of the vital signs is associated with the account currently logged in by the management device 40 or the terminal device 50 and is accumulated in the account DB 95 of the storage device 70. Such functions of the information processing device 60 are realized by a program 65 being executed by the information processing device 60.
[0063] The information processing device 60 calculates the healthy life expectancy age based on the average temperature data 78 each time the average temperature data 78 associated with the account is updated (or periodically). The information processing device 60 may correct the healthy life expectancy age based on the time series data 80. The healthy life expectancy age is a period of time, expressed in age, during which a resident can live without being restricted in daily life due to health problems caused by continuing to live in the current house 1 and being exposed to the thermal environment of the house 1. The higher the average temperature data 78, the higher the healthy life expectancy age. The information processing device 60 associates the healthy life expectancy age data 81 representing the healthy life expectancy age of the account with the account, and updates and records it in the account DB 95 of the storage device 70. Such functions of the information processing device 60 are realized by a program 65 being executed by the information processing device 60.
[0064] Typically, the management device 40, terminal device 50, information processing device 60 and storage device 70 are constantly operating, and time series data 74, time series data 77 and time series data 80 for each account are continuously and instantly accumulated, and average power consumption data 75, average temperature data 78, energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73, average power consumption category ranking data 76, average temperature category ranking data 79 and healthy life expectancy age data 81 for each account are continuously and instantly updated and recorded.
[0065] <3. Operation and use of information systems> While the information processing device 60 is executing the program 65, a resident (hereinafter referred to as a specific resident) of any of the houses 1 (hereinafter referred to as a specific house) operates an input device of the terminal device 50 (hereinafter referred to as a specific terminal device 50) of the specific resident, thereby causing the specific terminal device 50 to execute the application program 55. Then, the specific terminal device 50 executes the following process according to the application program 55, and the information processing device 60 executes the following process according to the program 65. When the specific terminal device 50 and the information processing device 60 execute the following process, the specific terminal device 50 displays display screens 100, 120, 140, 160, and 180 as shown in FIGS. 3 to 7. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, buttons 101 to 105 are arranged on the display screens 100, 120, 140, 160, and 180. The button 101 on the display screen 120, 140, 160 or 180 is a button for transitioning the screen of the specific terminal device 50 from the display screen 120, 140, 160 or 180 to the display screen 100. Selection and confirmation of the button 101 on the display screen 100 is invalid. The button 102 on the display screen 100, 140, 160 or 180 is a button for transitioning the screen of the specific terminal device 50 from the display screen 100, 140, 160 or 180 to the display screen 120. Selection and confirmation of the button 102 on the display screen 120 is invalid. The button 103 on the display screen 100, 120, 160 or 180 is a button for transitioning the screen of the specific terminal device 50 from the display screen 100, 120, 160 or 180 to the display screen 140. Selection and confirmation of the button 103 on the display screen 140 is invalid.
[0066] (1) Display of rankings When the specific resident operates the input device of the specific terminal device 50 to cause the specific terminal device 50 to execute the application program 55, the specific terminal device 50 accesses the information processing device 60 and logs in to an account specified by the user ID using the user ID and password. Then, the information processing device 60 reads the energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72, the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73, the average power consumption data 75, the average power consumption category ranking data 76, the average temperature data 78, the average temperature category ranking data 79, and the healthy life expectancy age data 81 associated with the logged-in account (hereinafter referred to as the specific account). The information processing device 60 generates first display data based on the energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72, the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73, the average power consumption data 75, the average power consumption category ranking data 76, the average temperature data 78, the average temperature category ranking data 79, and the healthy life expectancy age data 81. The first display data refers to data for displaying on a specific terminal device 50 the values of energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72, energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73, average power consumption data 75, average power consumption category ranking data 76, average temperature data 78, average temperature category ranking data 79, and healthy life expectancy age data 81.
[0067] The information processing device 60 transmits the first display data to the specific terminal device 50, and the specific terminal device 50 receives the first display data. The specific terminal device 50 displays the values of the energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72, the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73, the average power consumption data 75, the average power consumption category ranking data 76, the average temperature data 78, the average temperature category ranking data 79, and the healthy life expectancy age data 81 in accordance with the first display data. Fig. 3 shows a display screen 100 thereof.
[0068] As shown in FIG. 3, in addition to the buttons 101 to 105, a temperature display section 106, an electric energy display section 107, a performance display section 108, ranking display sections 109 to 111, and a healthy life expectancy display section 112 are arranged on the display screen 100. The button 103, the temperature display section 106, and the ranking display section 109 are arranged in the vertical direction of the display screen 100. The button 104, the electric energy display section 107, and the ranking display section 110 are arranged in the vertical direction of the display screen 100. The button 105, the performance display section 108, and the ranking display section 111 are arranged in the vertical direction of the display screen 100. The buttons 103 to 105 are arranged in the horizontal direction of the display screen 100. The temperature display section 106, the electric energy display section 107, and the performance display section 108 are arranged in the horizontal direction of the display screen 100. The ranking display sections 109 to 111 are arranged in the horizontal direction.
[0069] As shown in FIG. 3 , the value of average temperature data 78 associated with a specific account is displayed on temperature display section 106. The value of average power consumption data 75 associated with a specific account is displayed on power consumption display section 107. The value of energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72 associated with a specific account is displayed on performance display section 108. The value of average temperature category ranking data 79 associated with a specific account is displayed on ranking display section 109. The value of average power consumption category ranking data 76 associated with a specific account is displayed on ranking display section 110. The value of energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73 associated with a specific account is displayed on ranking display section 111. The value of healthy life expectancy age data 81 associated with a specific account is displayed on healthy life expectancy display section 112.
[0070] The specific resident can relatively evaluate the energy saving performance and insulation performance of his / her specific house 1 by looking at the average temperature category ranking data 79, the average power consumption category ranking data 76, and the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73 displayed on the terminal device 50. For example, the specific resident can mainly relatively evaluate the insulation performance of his / her specific house 1 based on the value of the average temperature category ranking data 79. For example, the specific resident can mainly relatively evaluate the energy saving performance of his / her specific house 1, particularly the energy saving performance of the air conditioning device 3, based on the value of the average power consumption category ranking data 76. For example, the specific resident can relatively evaluate the energy saving performance and insulation performance of his / her specific house 1 based on the value of the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73. Such a relative evaluation affects the specific resident's impression, and the specific resident is motivated to remodel the specific house 1 to improve the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the specific house 1.
[0071] The average indoor temperature of the specific house 1 affects the healthy life expectancy age of the specific resident, and when the specific resident sees the value of the healthy life expectancy age data 81 displayed on the specific terminal device 50, the value of the healthy life expectancy age data 81 affects the specific resident's impression, and the specific resident is motivated to renovate the specific house 1 to improve the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the specific house 1.
[0072] (2) Filter accounts When the specific resident inputs the select / confirm button 102 by operating the input device of the specific terminal device 50 while the display screen 100, 140, 160 or 180 as shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 5, Fig. 6 or Fig. 7 is displayed by the specific terminal device 50, the specific terminal device 50 recognizes this and transmits this to the information processing device 60. Then, the information processing device 60 narrows down the accounts and rearranges the average temperature category ranking, the average power consumption category ranking, and the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking. In other words, the information processing device 60 narrows down all the accounts to accounts (including the specific account) associated with condition data 71 that matches or is similar to the condition data 71 of the specific account, and compares the average temperature data 78 of these narrowed down accounts to rank the narrowed down accounts in descending or ascending order of the average temperature data 78. Specifically, if the average temperature is the average of the measured values for each month or each day in the summer (June to September) of one year going back from the last recorded indoor temperature measurement value, the information processing device 60 ranks the narrowed-down accounts in descending order of the average temperature data 78. If the average temperature is the average of the measured values for each month or each day in the winter (December to March) of one year going back from the last recorded indoor temperature measurement value, the information processing device 60 ranks the accounts in descending order of the average temperature data 78. The rankings determined in this way are called narrowed-down average temperature category rankings.
[0073] Similarly, the information processing device 60 compares the average power consumption data 75 of the narrowed down accounts to rank the narrowed down accounts in descending or ascending order of the average power consumption data 75. The ranking determined in this manner is called a narrowed down average power consumption category ranking. Similarly, the information processing device 60 compares the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73 of the narrowed down accounts to rank the narrowed down accounts in descending order of the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73. The ranking determined in this manner is called a narrowed down energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking.
[0074] Thereafter, the information processing device 60 generates second display data based on the energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72, the average power consumption data 75, the average temperature data 78, the healthy life expectancy age data 81, the narrowed down average temperature category ranking, the narrowed down average power consumption category ranking, and the narrowed down energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking. The second display data refers to data for displaying on the specific terminal device 50 the values of the energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72, the average power consumption data 75, the average temperature data 78, and the healthy life expectancy age data 81, the narrowed down average temperature category ranking, the narrowed down average power consumption category ranking, and the narrowed down energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking.
[0075] Next, the information processing device 60 transmits the second display data to the specific terminal device 50, and the specific terminal device 50 receives the second display data. The specific terminal device 50 displays the values of the energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72, the average power consumption data 75, the average temperature data 78, and the healthy life expectancy age data 81, as well as the narrowed down average temperature category ranking, the narrowed down average power consumption category ranking, and the narrowed down energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking, in accordance with the second display data. Fig. 4 shows the display screen 120.
[0076] As shown in FIG. 4, in addition to the buttons 101 to 105, a temperature display section 106, an electric energy display section 107, a performance display section 108, ranking display sections 129 to 131, and a healthy life expectancy display section 112 are arranged on the display screen 100. The button 103, the temperature display section 106, and the ranking display section 129 are arranged in the vertical direction of the display screen 120. The button 104, the electric energy display section 107, and the ranking display section 130 are arranged in the vertical direction of the display screen 120. The button 105, the performance display section 108, and the ranking display section 131 are arranged in the vertical direction of the display screen 120. The buttons 103 to 105 are arranged in the horizontal direction of the display screen 100. The temperature display section 106, the electric energy display section 107, and the performance display section 108 are arranged in the horizontal direction of the display screen 100. The ranking display sections 129 to 131 are arranged in the horizontal direction.
[0077] As shown in FIG. 4 , the value of average temperature data 78 associated with a specific account is displayed on temperature display section 106. The value of average power consumption data 75 associated with a specific account is displayed on power consumption display section 107. The value of energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72 associated with a specific account is displayed on performance display section 108. The narrowed down average temperature category ranking of the specific account is displayed on ranking display section 129. The narrowed down average power consumption category ranking of the specific account is displayed on ranking display section 130. The narrowed down energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking of the specific account is displayed on ranking display section 131. The value of healthy life expectancy age data 81 associated with a specific account is displayed on healthy life expectancy display section 112.
[0078] The specific resident can relatively evaluate the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the specific house 1 by looking at the narrowed down average power consumption category ranking, narrowed down average temperature category ranking, and narrowed down energy saving and insulation performance category ranking displayed on the specific terminal device 50. Such a relative evaluation affects the specific resident's impression, and the specific resident is motivated to remodel the specific house 1 to improve the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the specific house 1.
[0079] (3) Sorting by average temperature category ranking, average power consumption, energy saving performance, and insulation performance When the display screen 100, 120, 160 or 180 as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 6 or FIG. 7 is displayed by the specific terminal device 50, if the specific resident inputs the selection / confirmation of the button 103 by operating the input device of the specific terminal device 50, the specific terminal device 50 recognizes this and transmits this to the information processing device 60. Then, the information processing device 60 sorts the average temperature category ranking data 79 of all the accounts in descending or ascending order of the average temperature category ranking data 79 of these accounts. The data sorted in this way is called a first data string. The information processing device 60 also sorts the average power consumption data 75 of all the accounts in descending or ascending order of the average temperature category ranking data 79 of these accounts. The data sorted in this way is called a second data string. The information processing device 60 also sorts the energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72 of all the accounts in descending or ascending order of the average temperature category ranking data 79 of these accounts. The data sorted in this way is called a third data string.
[0080] Thereafter, the information processing device 60 generates third display data based on the first data string, the second data string, the third data string, and the healthy life expectancy age data 81. The third display data refers to data for displaying the first data string, the second data string, the third data string, and the value of the healthy life expectancy age data 81 on the specific terminal device 50.
[0081] Next, the information processing device 60 transmits the third display data to the specific terminal device 50, and the specific terminal device 50 receives the third display data. The specific terminal device 50 displays the first data string, the second data string, the third data string, and the value of the healthy life expectancy age data 81 according to the third display data. Fig. 5 shows the display screen 140.
[0082] As shown in Fig. 5, in addition to the buttons 101 to 105, a first data string display section 141, a second data string display section 142, and a third data string display section 143 are arranged on the display screen 140. The button 103 and the first data string display section 141 are arranged in the vertical direction of the display screen 140. The button 104 and the second data string display section 142 are arranged in the vertical direction of the display screen 140. The button 105 and the third data string display section 143 are arranged in the vertical direction of the display screen 140. The first data string display section 141, the second data string display section 142, and the third data string display section 143 are arranged in the horizontal direction of the display screen 140.
[0083] The first data string is displayed in the first data string display section 141. That is, the values of the average temperature category ranking data 79 of all accounts are vertically arranged in ascending or descending order, and the values of the average temperature category ranking data 79 are displayed in the first data string display section 141. The value of the average temperature category ranking data 79 of a specific account is displayed so as to be distinguishable from the values of the average temperature category ranking data 79 of other accounts. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the text "you" is added to the value of the average temperature category ranking data 79 of the specific account, so that the value of the average temperature category ranking data 79 of the specific account can be distinguished from the values of the average temperature category ranking data 79 of other accounts.
[0084] The second data string is displayed in the second data string display section 142. That is, the average power consumption data 75 of all accounts are vertically arranged in ascending or descending order of the average temperature category ranking data 79 of these accounts, and the values of these average power consumption data 75 are displayed in the second data string display section 142. The value of the average power consumption data 75 of a specific account may be displayed so as to be distinguishable from the values of the average power consumption data 75 of other accounts.
[0085] The third data string is displayed in the third data string display section 143. That is, the energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72 of all accounts are vertically arranged in descending or ascending order of the average temperature category ranking data 79 of these accounts, and the values of these energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72 are displayed in the third data string display section 143. The value of the energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72 of a specific account may be displayed so as to be distinguishable from the values of the energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72 of other accounts.
[0086] The values of the average temperature category ranking data 79, the average power consumption data 75, and the energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72 arranged horizontally in the same row are from the same account.
[0087] The scroll bar 144 vertically scrolls the data columns on the display units 141 to 143. In other words, when a specific resident moves the scroll bar 144 vertically by operating an input device of the specific terminal device 50, the specific terminal device 50 scrolls the data columns on the display units 141 to 143 vertically.
[0088] As described above, the column of average temperature category rankings sorted in descending or ascending order of average temperature category rankings, the column of average power consumption sorted in descending or ascending order of average temperature category rankings, and the column of energy saving performance and insulation performance sorted in descending or ascending order of average temperature category rankings are displayed in parallel on the specific terminal device 50. Such a display has an impact on the impression of the specific resident, and the specific resident is motivated to remodel the specific house 1 to improve the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the specific house 1.
[0089] By adding the text "you" to the average temperature category ranking of the specific account, the specific resident can recognize the average temperature category ranking of his / her specific account and the corresponding average power consumption and energy-saving performance / insulation performance. The specific resident can compare his / her average temperature category ranking, average power consumption, and energy-saving performance / insulation performance with the average temperature category ranking, average power consumption, and energy-saving performance / insulation performance of others to relatively evaluate the energy-saving performance and insulation performance of his / her specific house 1. Such a relative evaluation affects the specific resident's impression, and the specific resident is motivated to renovate specific house 1 to improve its energy-saving performance and insulation performance.
[0090] (4) Sorting by average temperature, average power consumption, energy efficiency, and insulation performance When the display screen 100, 120, 140 or 180 as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 5 or FIG. 7 is displayed by the specific terminal device 50, if the specific resident inputs the selection / confirmation of the button 104 by operating the input device of the specific terminal device 50, the specific terminal device 50 recognizes this and transmits this to the information processing device 60. Then, the information processing device 60 sorts the average temperature data 78 of all the accounts in descending or ascending order of the average power consumption department ranking data 76 of those accounts. The data sorted in this way is called a first data string. The information processing device 60 also sorts the average power consumption department ranking data 76 of all the accounts in descending or ascending order of the average power consumption department ranking data 76 of those accounts. The data sorted in this way is called a second data string. The information processing device 60 also sorts the energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72 of all the accounts in descending or ascending order of the average power consumption department ranking data 76 of those accounts. The data sorted in this way is called a third data string.
[0091] Thereafter, the information processing device 60 generates fourth display data based on the first data string, the second data string, the third data string, and the healthy life expectancy age data 81. The fourth display data refers to data for displaying the first data string, the second data string, the third data string, and the healthy life expectancy age data 81 on the specific terminal device 50.
[0092] Next, the information processing device 60 transmits the fourth display data to the specific terminal device 50, and the specific terminal device 50 receives the fourth display data. The specific terminal device 50 displays the first data string, the second data string, and the third data string, and the value of the healthy life expectancy age data 81, in accordance with the fourth display data. Fig. 6 shows the display screen 160.
[0093] As shown in Fig. 6, in addition to the buttons 101 to 105, a first data string display section 161, a second data string display section 162, and a third data string display section 163 are arranged on the display screen 160. The button 103 and the first data string display section 161 are arranged in the vertical direction of the display screen 160. The button 104 and the second data string display section 162 are arranged in the vertical direction of the display screen 160. The button 105 and the third data string display section 163 are arranged in the vertical direction of the display screen 160. The first data string display section 161, the second data string display section 162, and the third data string display section 163 are arranged in the horizontal direction of the display screen 160.
[0094] The first data string is displayed in the first data string display section 161. That is, the values of the average temperature data 78 of all accounts are vertically arranged in descending or ascending order of the average power consumption category ranking data 76, and the values of the average temperature data 78 are displayed in the first data string display section 161. The average temperature data 78 of a specific account may be displayed so as to be distinguishable from the average temperature data 78 of other accounts.
[0095] The second data string is displayed in the second data string display section 162. That is, the values of the average power consumption category ranking data 76 of all accounts are vertically arranged in ascending or descending order, and these values of the average power consumption category ranking data 76 are displayed in the second data string display section 162. The value of the average power consumption category ranking data 76 of a specific account is displayed so as to be distinguishable from the values of the average power consumption category ranking data 76 of other accounts. In the example shown in Fig. 6, the text "you" is added to the value of the average power consumption category ranking data 76 of the specific account, so that the value of the average power consumption category ranking data 76 of the specific account can be distinguished from the values of the average power consumption category ranking data 76 of other accounts.
[0096] The third data string is displayed in the third data string display section 163. That is, the values of the energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72 of all accounts are vertically arranged in descending or ascending order of the average power consumption category ranking data 76 of these accounts, and the values of these energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72 are displayed in the third data string display section 163. The energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72 of a specific account may be displayed so as to be distinguishable from the energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72 of other accounts.
[0097] The values of the average temperature data 78, the average power consumption category ranking data 76, and the energy saving performance / insulation performance data 72 arranged horizontally in the same row are from the same account.
[0098] The scroll bar 164 vertically scrolls the data columns on the display units 161 to 163. In other words, when the specific resident moves the scroll bar 164 vertically by operating the input device of the specific terminal device 50, the specific terminal device 50 scrolls the data columns on the display units 161 to 163 vertically.
[0099] As described above, the column of average temperatures sorted in descending or ascending order of the average power consumption category ranking, the column of average power consumption category rankings sorted in descending or ascending order of the average power consumption category ranking, and the column of energy saving performance and insulation performance sorted in descending or ascending order of the average power consumption category ranking are displayed in parallel on the specific terminal device 50. Such a display has an impact on the impression of the specific resident, and the specific resident is motivated to remodel the specific house 1 to improve the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the specific house 1.
[0100] By adding the text "you" to the average power consumption category ranking of the specific account, the specific resident can recognize the average power consumption category ranking of his / her specific account and the corresponding average temperature and energy saving performance / insulation performance. The specific resident can compare his / her average power consumption category ranking, average temperature, energy saving performance / insulation performance with the average power consumption category ranking, average temperature, energy saving performance / insulation performance of others, and relatively evaluate the energy saving performance / insulation performance of his / her specific house 1. Such a relative evaluation affects the specific resident's impression, and the specific resident is motivated to renovate specific house 1 to improve its energy saving performance / insulation performance.
[0101] (5) Sorting by average temperature, average power consumption, energy efficiency, and insulation performance When the display screen 100, 120, 140 or 160 as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 5 or FIG. 6 is displayed by the specific terminal device 50, if the specific resident inputs the selection / confirmation of the button 105 by operating the input device of the specific terminal device 50, the specific terminal device 50 recognizes this and transmits this to the information processing device 60. Then, the information processing device 60 sorts the average temperature data 78 of all the accounts in descending or ascending order of the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73 of those accounts. The data sorted in this way is called a first data string. The information processing device 60 also sorts the average power consumption data 75 of all the accounts in descending or ascending order of the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73 of those accounts. The data sorted in this way is called a second data string. The information processing device 60 also sorts the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73 of all the accounts in descending or ascending order of those. The data sorted in this way is called a third data string.
[0102] Thereafter, the information processing device 60 generates fifth display data based on the first data string, the second data string, the third data string, and the healthy life expectancy age data 81. The fifth display data refers to data for displaying the first data string, the second data string, the third data string, and the value of the healthy life expectancy age data 81 on the specific terminal device 50.
[0103] Next, the information processing device 60 transmits the fifth display data to the specific terminal device 50, and the specific terminal device 50 receives the fourth display data. The specific terminal device 50 displays the first data string, the second data string, the third data string, and the healthy life expectancy age data 81 in accordance with the fifth display data. Fig. 7 shows the display screen 180.
[0104] As shown in Fig. 7, in addition to the buttons 101 to 105, a first data string display section 181, a second data string display section 182, and a third data string display section 183 are arranged on the display screen 180. The button 103 and the first data string display section 181 are arranged in the vertical direction of the display screen 180. The button 104 and the second data string display section 182 are arranged in the vertical direction of the display screen 180. The button 105 and the third data string display section 183 are arranged in the vertical direction of the display screen 180. The first data string display section 181, the second data string display section 182, and the third data string display section 183 are arranged in the horizontal direction of the display screen 180.
[0105] The first data string is displayed in first data string display section 181. That is, the values of average temperature data 78 of all accounts are vertically arranged in descending or ascending order of energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73, and these values of average temperature data 78 are displayed in first data string display section 181. The value of average temperature data 78 of a specific account may be displayed so as to be distinguishable from the values of average temperature data 78 of other accounts.
[0106] The second data string is displayed in the second data string display section 182. That is, the values of the average power consumption data 75 of all accounts are vertically arranged in ascending or descending order of the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73, and these values of the average power consumption data 75 are displayed in the second data string display section 162. The value of the average power consumption data 75 of a specific account may be displayed so as to be distinguishable from the values of the average power consumption data 75 of other accounts.
[0107] The third data string is displayed in the third data string display section 183. That is, the values of the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73 of all accounts are vertically arranged in descending or ascending order, and the values of these energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73 are displayed in the third data string display section 183. The value of the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73 of a specific account is displayed so as to be distinguishable from the values of the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73 of other accounts. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the value of the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73 of the specific account is added with the text "you", so that the value of the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73 of the specific account can be distinguished from the values of the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73 of other accounts.
[0108] The values of the average temperature data 78, the average power consumption data 75, and the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking data 73 arranged horizontally in the same row are from the same account.
[0109] The scroll bar 164 vertically scrolls the data columns on the display units 181 to 183. In other words, when the specific resident moves the scroll bar 184 vertically by operating the input device of the specific terminal device 50, the specific terminal device 50 scrolls the data columns on the display units 181 to 183 vertically.
[0110] As described above, the column of average temperatures sorted in descending or ascending order of the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking, the column of average power consumption sorted in descending or ascending order of the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking, and the column of energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking in descending or ascending order of the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking are displayed in parallel on the specific terminal device 50. Such a display has an impact on the impression of the specific resident, and the specific resident is motivated to remodel the specific house 1 to improve the energy saving performance and insulation performance of the specific house 1.
[0111] By attaching the text "you" to the ranking in the energy-saving performance and insulation performance category of the specific account, the specific resident can recognize the ranking in the energy-saving performance and insulation performance category of his / her own specific account and the corresponding average temperature and average power consumption. The specific resident can compare his / her own ranking in the energy-saving performance and insulation performance category, average temperature, and power consumption with the ranking in the energy-saving performance and insulation performance category, average temperature, and average power consumption of others to relatively evaluate the energy-saving performance and insulation performance of his / her specific house 1. Such a relative evaluation affects the specific resident's impression, and the specific resident is motivated to renovate the specific house 1 to improve the energy-saving performance and insulation performance of the specific house 1.
[0112] <4. Summary> The display contents of the display screens 100, 120, 140, 160, or 180 as shown in Fig. 3 to Fig. 7 can provide the specific resident with the ability to relatively evaluate the energy saving performance and thermal insulation performance of the specific house 1. Such a relative evaluation affects the specific resident's impression, and the specific resident is motivated to remodel the specific house 1 in order to improve the energy saving performance and thermal insulation performance of the specific house 1.
[0113] If a specific resident uses this information system to renovate specific house 1, it will be possible to reduce the energy consumption of specific house 1. Therefore, this information system will contribute to the promotion of carbon neutrality, the realization of a decarbonized society, and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). [Explanation of symbols]
[0114] 1. Housing 2 Hull 3. Air conditioning unit 50 Terminal Equipment 55 Application Programs 60 Information processing equipment 65 Programs 71 Condition Data 72 Energy-saving performance and insulation performance data 73 Energy Efficiency and Thermal Insulation Performance Ranking Data 74 Time Series Data 75 Average power consumption data 76 Average Power Consumption Category Ranking Data 77 Time Series Data 78 Average Temperature Data 79 Average Temperature Category Ranking Data 81 Healthy Life Expectancy Age Data 95 Account Database
Claims
1. An information processing device that manages a plurality of accounts assigned to a plurality of residences, a first calculation process for calculating an average energy consumption for each account based on first time-series data for each account in which measured values of energy consumption per unit time by an air conditioning device in the house are recorded in time series; a first ranking process for ranking the accounts in an average power consumption category by comparing the average power consumption of each account; a display process for displaying an average energy consumption category ranking of any one of the accounts on a terminal device that has logged in to the specific account; 2. An information processing device comprising:
2. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, A second calculation process of calculating an average temperature for each account based on second time series data for each account in which the measured values of indoor temperatures of the house are recorded in time series; A second ranking process is executed to assign an average temperature category rank to each of the accounts by comparing the average temperatures of the accounts; The display process includes a process of displaying the average temperature of the specific account on the terminal device.
23. An information processing apparatus comprising:
3. 3. The information processing device according to claim 2, A third calculation process for calculating a healthy life expectancy age of a resident of the house for each account based on the average temperature for each account. Run The display process includes a process of displaying the healthy life expectancy age of the specific account on the terminal device.
23. An information processing apparatus comprising:
4. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, a third ranking process of narrowing down the accounts to accounts whose conditions related to the area of the exterior of the house, the type of the exterior of the house, the specifications of the exterior of the house, the deterioration degree of the exterior of the house, the floor area of the house, the ceiling height of the house, the annual sunlight conditions of the house, the year of completion of the house, the location of the house, the type of the house, the layout of the house, the specifications of the house, the type of air conditioning device of the house, the specifications of the air conditioning device of the house, the manufacturer of the air conditioning device of the house, the cooling capacity of the air conditioning device of the house, the heating capacity of the air conditioning device of the house, the number of air conditioning devices of the house, the year of manufacture of the air conditioning device of the house, the deterioration degree of the air conditioning device of the house, the installation location of the air conditioning device of the house, the number of residents of the house, the gender of the residents of the house, or the age of the residents of the house match or are similar to those of the specific account, and comparing the average power consumption of the narrowed down accounts to rank the narrowed down average power consumption category for each of the narrowed down accounts; A second display process for displaying a narrowed-down average power consumption category ranking of the specific account on the terminal device; 2. An information processing device comprising:
5. 3. The information processing device according to claim 2, a fourth ranking process of narrowing down the accounts to accounts whose conditions related to the area of the exterior of the house, the type of the exterior of the house, the specifications of the exterior of the house, the deterioration degree of the exterior of the house, the floor area of the house, the ceiling height of the house, the annual sunlight conditions of the house, the year of completion of the house, the location of the house, the type of the house, the layout of the house, the specifications of the house, the type of air conditioning device of the house, the specifications of the air conditioning device of the house, the manufacturer of the air conditioning device of the house, the cooling capacity of the air conditioning device of the house, the heating capacity of the air conditioning device of the house, the number of air conditioning devices of the house, the year of manufacture of the air conditioning device of the house, the deterioration degree of the air conditioning device of the house, the installation location of the air conditioning device of the house, the number of residents of the house, the gender of the residents of the house, or the age of the residents of the house match or are similar to those of the specific account, and ranking the narrowed down accounts in a narrowed down average temperature category by comparing the average temperatures of the narrowed down accounts; a third display process for displaying a narrowed-down average power consumption category ranking of the specific account on the terminal device; 2. An information processing device comprising:
6. 3. The information processing device according to claim 2, A first sorting process of sorting the average temperature category rankings of the accounts in ascending or descending order; A second sorting process of sorting the average power consumption of the accounts in descending or ascending order of the average temperature category ranking of the accounts; a fourth display process for displaying, on the terminal device, the average temperature category rankings of the accounts sorted by the first sorting process and the average power consumption amounts of the accounts sorted by the second sorting process in parallel; 2. An information processing device comprising:
7. 7. The information processing device according to claim 6, The fourth display process includes a process of displaying, on the terminal device, an average temperature category ranking of the specific account in a manner that makes it possible to distinguish the average temperature category ranking of the accounts other than the specific account.
23. An information processing apparatus comprising:
8. 3. The information processing device according to claim 2, A third sorting process of sorting the average temperatures of the accounts in descending or ascending order of the average power consumption category ranking of the accounts; A fourth sorting process of sorting the average power consumption amounts of the accounts in ascending or descending order; a fifth display process for displaying, on the terminal device, the average temperatures of the accounts sorted by the third sorting process and the average power consumption category rankings of the accounts sorted by the fourth sorting process in parallel; 2. An information processing device comprising:
9. 9. The information processing device according to claim 8, The fifth display process includes a process of displaying, on the terminal device, an average power consumption category ranking of the specific account in a manner that is distinguishable from average power consumption category rankings of accounts other than the specific account.
23. An information processing apparatus comprising:
10. 3. The information processing device according to claim 2, a fourth calculation process for calculating the energy saving performance and the insulation performance of the house for each account based on the conditions for each account related to the area of the exterior of the house, the type of the exterior of the house, the specifications of the exterior of the house, the deterioration degree of the exterior of the house, the floor area of the house, the ceiling height of the house, the annual sunlight conditions of the house, the year of completion of the house, the location of the house, the type of the house, the layout of the house, the specifications of the house, the type of the air conditioning device of the house, the specifications of the air conditioning device of the house, the manufacturer of the air conditioning device of the house, the cooling capacity of the air conditioning device of the house, the heating capacity of the air conditioning device of the house, the number of air conditioning devices of the house, the year of manufacture of the air conditioning device of the house, the deterioration degree of the air conditioning device of the house, the installation location of the air conditioning device of the house, the number of residents of the house, the gender of the residents of the house, or the age of the residents of the house; A fifth ranking process is executed to rank the accounts in the energy saving performance / insulation performance category by comparing the energy saving performance / insulation performance of each account, The display process includes a process of displaying the energy saving performance / insulation performance category ranking of the specific account on the terminal device.
23. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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