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Apparatus Control System

Abstract: An apparatus control system configured from a smart glass (10) worn on a user a home electrical appliance that is the object of control and a controller that manages the home electrical appliance. In the smart glass (10) a sensor unit (13) detects information that includes one of image information motion information biological information and environment information. A communication unit (11) transmits the information detected by the sensor unit (13) to the controller. The controller determines a recommended operation that indicates the content of operation recommended for an recommended apparatus on the basis of the information detected by the sensor unit (13) and transmits the determined recommended operation to the smart glass (10). The communication unit (11) receives the recommended operation transmitted from the controller. A display unit (12) displays the recommended operation received by the communication unit (11) along with a candidate group for selecting a home electrical appliance.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
24 December 2018
Publication Number
01/2019
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Status
Email
patent@depenning.com
Parent Application
Patent Number
Legal Status
Grant Date
2023-05-18
Renewal Date

Applicants

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Inventors

1. ENDO, Satoshi
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310
2. KOMATSU, Masayuki
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310
3. HANAI, Satoshi
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, 7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310

Specification

WE CLAIM:
1. An apparatus control system for controlling an apparatus in accordance with
an apparatus selection selecting the apparatus from a group of candidate apparatuses and
an operation selection selecting an operation from a group of candidate operations for the
apparatus selected in the apparatus selection, the apparatus control system comprising:
a sensor configured to be worn by a user and detect information including at least one of image information, motion information, biological information, or environmental information; and
a display configured to display a recommended operation based on the information detected by the sensor, along with the group of candidate apparatuses.
2. The apparatus control system according to claim 1, further comprising:
a recommendation processor configured to, based on the information detected by the sensor, determine the recommended operation indicating operational content recommended with respect to a recommended apparatus, wherein
the display displays the recommended operation determined by the recommendation processor.
3. The apparatus control system according to claim 2, further comprising:
a storage configured to store definition information that determines a
recommended operation having content that differs in accordance with a composition of users, wherein
the recommendation processor identifies the composition of users in a room based on the information detected by the sensor, and determines the recommended operation in accordance with the identified composition of users and the definition information.
4. The apparatus control system according to claim 2, wherein

the recommended operation displayed on the display is associated with a predetermined gesture, and
the apparatus control system further comprises:
a gesture analyzer configured to analyze a gesture performed by the user based on the image information or the motion information detected by the sensor, and
an apparatus control unit configured to, upon the analyzed gesture matching the gesture associated with the recommended operation, cause a target apparatus to perform a motion corresponding to the recommended operation.
5. The apparatus control system according to claim 2, wherein
the sensor detects as the biological information at least one of a pulse, a heart rate, a body temperature, or a skin temperature, and
the recommendation processor determines the recommended operation indicating the operational content recommended with respect to an air conditioner based on the at least one of the pulse, the heart rate, the body temperature, or the skin temperature detected by the sensor.
6. The apparatus control system according to claim 2, wherein
the sensor detects a luminance as the environmental information, and
the recommendation processor determines the recommended operation indicating the operational content recommended with respect to a lighting apparatus based on the light intensity detected by the sensor.
7. The apparatus control system according to claim 2, further comprising:
a storage configured to store preference information indicating preferences that differ in accordance with the user, wherein
the recommendation processor, based on the preference information, determines

the recommended operation recommended to a user wearing the sensor.
8. The apparatus control system according to claim 2, further comprising:
a storage configured to store apparatus information indicating operation statuses of the apparatus, wherein
the recommendation processor determines the recommended operation based on a present operation state corresponding to the apparatus information.
9. The apparatus control system according to claim 2, further comprising:
a storage configured to store electric power information indicating a calculated
sum of electric power amounts used by the apparatus or a calculated sum of electricity costs, and
the recommendation processor determines the recommended operation based on a comparison between the electric power information and a predetermined target electric power amount or a predetermined target electricity cost.

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Application Documents

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1 201847048856.pdf 2018-12-24
2 201847048856-TRANSLATIOIN OF PRIOIRTY DOCUMENTS ETC. [24-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-24
3 201847048856-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [24-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-24
4 201847048856-REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION (FORM-18) [24-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-24
5 201847048856-PROOF OF RIGHT [24-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-24
6 201847048856-POWER OF AUTHORITY [24-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-24
7 201847048856-FORM 18 [24-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-24
8 201847048856-FORM 1 [24-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-24
9 201847048856-DRAWINGS [24-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-24
10 201847048856-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [24-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-24
11 201847048856-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [24-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-24
12 201847048856-CLAIMS UNDER RULE 1 (PROVISIO) OF RULE 20 [24-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-24
13 Abstract_201847048856.jpg 2018-12-27
14 201847048856-RELEVANT DOCUMENTS [31-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-31
15 201847048856-MARKED COPIES OF AMENDEMENTS [31-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-31
16 201847048856-FORM 13 [31-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-31
17 201847048856-AMMENDED DOCUMENTS [31-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-31
18 Correspondence by Agent_Form 1_03-01-2019.pdf 2019-01-03
19 201847048856-FORM 3 [12-04-2019(online)].pdf 2019-04-12
20 201847048856-FORM 3 [09-10-2019(online)].pdf 2019-10-09
21 201847048856-FORM 3 [11-11-2019(online)].pdf 2019-11-11
22 201847048856-FORM 3 [11-05-2020(online)].pdf 2020-05-11
23 201847048856-FORM 3 [10-11-2020(online)].pdf 2020-11-10
24 201847048856-OTHERS [02-06-2021(online)].pdf 2021-06-02
25 201847048856-FER_SER_REPLY [02-06-2021(online)].pdf 2021-06-02
26 201847048856-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [02-06-2021(online)].pdf 2021-06-02
27 201847048856-CLAIMS [02-06-2021(online)].pdf 2021-06-02
28 201847048856-FER.pdf 2021-10-17
29 201847048856-FORM 3 [20-05-2022(online)].pdf 2022-05-20
30 201847048856-PatentCertificate18-05-2023.pdf 2023-05-18
31 201847048856-IntimationOfGrant18-05-2023.pdf 2023-05-18

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