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Granted Patent B2
US 11,802,711 · App. 17/910,071 · Granted Oct 31, 2023

Information processing device and air conditioning system

Inventors: Yasushi Sato (Tokyo, JP); Takanori Kyoya (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
F24F11/64F24F11/56F24F2120/12F24F2120/20
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Patent No.
US 11,802,711
App. No.
17/910,071
Granted
Oct 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Each of plurality of personal terminals is configured to acquire first data indicating a result of inputting whether a possessor is comfortable, second data indicating a terminal location, and third data indicating a temperature at the terminal location. An information processing device includes a first learning unit to classify the plurality of personal terminals into a plurality of classes based on the first to third data transmitted from the plurality of personal terminals, a storage unit to store a plurality of control details each associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of classes into which the first learning unit classifies the plurality of personal terminals, and a control unit to read, from the storage unit, a control detail associated with a class into which a personal terminal detected in an air conditioning target space is classified among the plurality of classes and control an air conditioning device.

Claims (26)

1. An information processing device to communicate with a plurality of personal terminals possessed by a plurality of different possessors, each of the plurality of personal terminals being configured to acquire first data indicating a result of inputting whether a corresponding one of the possessors is comfortable, second data indicating a terminal location, and third data indicating a temperature at the terminal location, the information processing device comprising:

a first learning unit to classify the plurality of personal terminals into a plurality of classes based on the first to third data transmitted from the plurality of personal terminals;

a storage unit to store a plurality of control details each associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of classes into which the first learning unit classifies the plurality of personal terminals; and

a control unit to read, from the storage unit, a control detail associated with a class into which a personal terminal detected in an air conditioning target space is classified among the plurality of classes and control an air conditioning device, wherein

the first learning unit classifies the plurality of personal terminals based on an index indicating comfort computed from the first to third data,

for each of the plurality of classes, a comfort range of the index indicating that the possessors are comfortable is defined, and

when the plurality of personal terminals each belonging to a corresponding one of the plurality of classes are detected in the target space, the control unit controls the air conditioning device to cause, when the target space is air-conditioned, the index to fall within a range common to the plurality of comfort ranges each associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of cases.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the plurality of personal terminals is to store a movement history of a corresponding one of the possessors,

the movement history is transmitted from a personal terminal present in the target space to the information processing device, and

the control unit changes a control detail of the air conditioning device in accordance with the movement history received.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second learning unit to perform reinforcement learning of control of the air conditioning device, wherein

the second learning unit changes, as a policy of the reinforcement learning, a probability of selecting enhancement of energy saving for reducing power consumption of the air conditioning device and a probability of selecting enhancement of comfort for increasing comfort of the possessors of the personal terminals.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit controls the air conditioning device to make temperature distribution different among a plurality of air conditioning areas and causes a personal terminal present in the target space to display an air conditioning area suitable for comfort of a possessor of the personal terminal.

5. An air conditioning system comprising:

the information processing device according to claim 1 ; and

the air conditioning device.

6. An air conditioning system comprising:

the information processing device according to claim 2 ; and

the air conditioning device.

7. An air conditioning system comprising:

the information processing device according to claim 3 ; and

the air conditioning device.

8. An air conditioning system comprising:

the information processing device according to claim 4 ; and

the air conditioning device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2022
From: SATO, YASUSHI; KYOYA, TAKANORI
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061023/0427 →
Continuity (1)
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