IP Library Granted Patent US 12687829
Granted Patent B2
US 12687829 · App. 18/229,334 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Control system, computer-readable recording medium, and control method

Inventors: Noriaki Horii (Kyoto, JP); Tatsumi Nagashima (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
G05B15/02G16Y20/00G16Y40/35
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Patent No.
US 12687829
App. No.
18/229,334
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An acquiring part acquires disposition information and record information indicative of performance record of each of a plurality of devices. The disposition information includes a relevance between identification information of each of a plurality of rooms and identification information of each of the devices disposed in each room. A space creating part creates a new space by combining two or more of the rooms on the basis of the disposition information and the record information acquired by the acquiring part. A device control part generates relevance information indicative of a relevance between identification information of the new space and identification information of two or more devices included in the new space among the devices. A display part notifies, on the basis of the relevance information, at least one of collective control information for collectively controlling the two or more devices and individual control information for individually controlling the two or more devices.

Claims (44)

1 . A control system for controlling a plurality of devices disposed in a building, the building having a plurality of rooms, the control system comprising:

a processor that:

acquires disposition information and record information indicative of a performance record of each of the devices, the disposition information including a first relevance between first identification information of each of the rooms and second identification information of each of the devices disposed in each room;

creates a new space by combining two or more of the rooms based on the disposition information and the record information;

generates relevance information indicative of a second relevance between third identification information of the new space and fourth identification information of two or more devices included in the new space among the devices; and

notifies, based on the relevance information, at least one of collective control information for collectively controlling the two or more devices and individual control information for individually controlling the two or more devices.

2 . The control system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display,

wherein the processor notifies of the collective control information, and

the display displays the third identification information of the new space, fifth identification information of each of the two or more devices included in the new space, and an icon serving as the collective control information for collectively controlling the two or more devices.

3 . The control system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor notifies of the collective control information and the individual control information.

4 . The control system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display,

wherein the processor notifies of the individual control information, and

the display displays the third identification information of the new space, fifth identification information of each of the two or more devices included in the new space, and icons serving as the individual control information for individually controlling the two or more devices.

5 . The control system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor

calculates a number of active devices that is a number of devices which are active in each room in a same unit time of a plurality of divisional unit times of a day, and

creates the new space by combining two or more rooms each of which has active devices not less than a threshold in number among the rooms.

6 . The control system according to claim 5 , wherein

the processor calculates the number of active devices using a preset weighting factor for a device type.

7 . The control system according to claim 5 , wherein

the processor changes the threshold in accordance with each unit time.

8 . The control system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor creates the new space by combining two or more rooms which have two or more devices having been active within a predetermined time among the devices.

9 . The control system according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor generates the relevance information based on at least one of: years; seasons; months; weekdays; workdays-to-holidays; and time zones.

10 . The control system according to claim 1 , wherein

the rooms include at least two of a living room, a dining room, and a kitchen.

11 . The control system according to claim 1 , wherein

the record information indicates active periods of each of the two or more devices, and

the processor generates the new space based on a correlation between the active periods.

12 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a program for causing a computer, included in a control system for controlling a plurality of devices disposed in a building having a plurality of rooms, to perform operations, the operations including:

acquiring disposition information and record information indicative of a performance record of each of the devices, the disposition information including a first relevance between first identification information of each of the rooms and second identification information of each of the devices disposed in each room;

creating a new space by combining two or more of the rooms based on the disposition information and the record information;

generating relevance information indicative of a second relevance between third identification information of the new space and third identification information of two or more devices included in the new space among the devices; and

outputting the relevance information to a notification part for notifying, based on the relevance information, at least one of collective control information for collectively controlling the two or more devices and individual control information for individually controlling the two or more devices.

13 . A control method for controlling a plurality of devices disposed in a building, the building having a plurality of rooms, the control method comprising:

by a computer,

acquiring disposition information and record information indicative of a performance record of each of the devices, the disposition information including a first relevance between first identification information of each of the rooms and second identification information of each of the devices disposed in each room;

creating a new space by combining two or more of the rooms based on the acquired disposition information and the record information;

generating relevance information indicative of a second relevance between third identification information of the new space and third identification information of two or more devices included in the new space among the devices; and

notifying by a notification part, based on the relevance information, at least one of collective control information for collectively controlling the two or more devices and individual control information for individually controlling the two or more devices.