Air-conditioning control system, control device, air-conditioning control method, and recording medium

Abstract

An air-conditioning control system includes an air conditioner to air-condition a room, a server to store, on a user basis, user information including at least identification information of a user terminal and air-conditioning control information relating to air-conditioning control of the room, a user detection terminal installed outside the room and configured to detect passage of the user by communication with the user terminal, a control device to control, when the passage of the user is detected by the user detection terminal, the air conditioner to pre-cool or pre-heat the room based on the air-conditioning control information corresponding to the user.

1 . An air-conditioning control system, comprising:
 an air conditioner to air-condition a room;   a storage device to store, on a user basis, user information including at least identification information of a portable terminal and air-conditioning control information relating to air-conditioning control of the room;   a user detection terminal installed outside the room and configured to detect passage of a user by communication with the portable terminal; and   a control device comprising processing circuitry, wherein   the processing circuitry controls, when the passage of the user is detected by the user detection terminal, the air conditioner to pre-cool or pre-heat the room based on the air-conditioning control information corresponding to the user and after start of the pre-cooling or the pre-heating of the room, stops the pre-cooling or the pre-heating of the room upon first occurrence of either elapsing of a longest duration included in the air-conditioning control information or detecting of entry of a person into the room.   
     
     
         2 . The air-conditioning control system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the air-conditioning control information includes information relating to air conditioning desired by the user.   
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The air-conditioning control system according to  claim 1 , wherein, when the pre-cooling or the pre-heating of the room stops upon a lapse of the longest duration, the processing circuitry controls the air conditioner to continue the air conditioning of the room with lower power consumption than during the pre-cooling or the pre-heating. 
     
     
         5 . The air-conditioning control system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the room is a room previously selected by the user from among a plurality of rooms, and   the air-conditioning control information includes information indicating the room selected by the user.   
     
     
         6 . The air-conditioning control system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 a plurality of the user detection terminals is installed,   the air-conditioning control information includes identification information of each of one or more user detection terminals selected by the user, and   upon detection of passage of the user by any of the one or more user detection terminals selected by the user, the processing circuitry controls the air conditioner so as to pre-cool or pre-heat the room based on the air-conditioning control information corresponding to the user.   
     
     
         7 . The air-conditioning control system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a server comprising the storage device, wherein   upon receiving notification, from the user detection terminal by communication with the user detection terminal, that passage of the user is detected, the control device obtains, from the server by communication with the server, the air-conditioning control information corresponding to the user.   
     
     
         8 . A control device to control an air conditioner that air-conditions a room, the control device comprising:
 processing circuitry
 to receive, from a user detection terminal that is installed outside the room and detects passage of a user, user detection notification indicating that passage of the user is detected, 
 to query, upon reception of the user detection notification, a server for air-conditioning control information relating to air-conditioning control of the room and corresponding to the user, 
 to receive the air-conditioning control information transmitted by the server in response to the query, and 
 to control the air conditioner to pre-cool or pre-heat the room based on the air-conditioning control information, and after start of the pre-cooling or the pre-heating of the room, stop the pre-cooling or the pre-heating of the room upon first occurrence of either elapsing of a longest duration included in the air-conditioning control information or detecting of entry of a person into the room. 
   
     
     
         9 . An air-conditioning control method for controlling an air conditioner that air-conditions a room, the method comprising:
 receiving, from a user detection terminal that is installed outside the room and detects passage of a user, user detection notification indicating that passage of the user is detected;   querying, upon receiving the user detection notification, a server for air-conditioning control information relating to air-conditioning control of the room and corresponding to the user;   receiving the air-conditioning control information transmitted by the server in response to the query; and   controlling the air conditioner to pre-cool or pre-heat the room based on the air-conditioning control information, and after start of the pre-cooling or the pre-heating of the room, stopping the pre-cooling or the pre-heating of the room upon first occurrence of either elapsing of a longest duration included in the air-conditioning control information or detecting of entry of a person into the room.   
     
     
         10 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program, the program causing a computer:
 to receive, from a user detection terminal that is installed outside the room and detects passage of a user, user detection notification indicating that passage of the user is detected;   to query, upon reception of the user detection notification, a server for air-conditioning control information relating to air-conditioning control of the room and corresponding to the user;   to receive the air-conditioning control information transmitted by the server in response to the query; and   to control the air conditioner corresponding to the room to pre-cool or pre-heat the room based on the air-conditioning control information and after start of the pre-cooling or the pre-heating of the room, stop the pre-cooling or the pre-heating of the room upon first occurrence of either elapsing of a longest duration included in the air-conditioning control information or detecting of entry of a person into the room.   
     
     
         11 . The air-conditioning control system according to  claim 2 , wherein, when the pre-cooling or the pre-heating of the room stops upon a lapse of the longest duration, the processing circuitry controls the air conditioner to continue the air conditioning of the room with lower power consumption than during the pre-cooling or the pre-heating. 
     
     
         12 . The air-conditioning control system according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the room is a room previously selected by the user from among a plurality of rooms, and   the air-conditioning control information includes information indicating the room selected by the user.   
     
     
         13 . The air-conditioning control system according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the room is a room previously selected by the user from among a plurality of rooms, and   the air-conditioning control information includes information indicating the room selected by the user.   
     
     
         14 . The air-conditioning control system according to  claim 2 , wherein
 a plurality of the user detection terminals is installed,   the air-conditioning control information includes identification information of each of one or more user detection terminals selected by the user, and   upon detection of passage of the user by any of the one or more user detection terminals selected by the user, the processing circuitry controls the air conditioner so as to pre-cool or pre-heat the room based on the air-conditioning control information corresponding to the user.   
     
     
         15 . The air-conditioning control system according to  claim 4 , wherein
 a plurality of the user detection terminals is installed,   the air-conditioning control information includes identification information of each of one or more user detection terminals selected by the user, and   upon detection of passage of the user by any of the one or more user detection terminals selected by the user, the processing circuitry controls the air conditioner so as to pre-cool or pre-heat the room based on the air-conditioning control information corresponding to the user.   
     
     
         16 . The air-conditioning control system according to  claim 5 , wherein
 a plurality of the user detection terminals is installed,   the air-conditioning control information includes identification information of each of one or more user detection terminals selected by the user, and   upon detection of passage of the user by any of the one or more user detection terminals selected by the user, the processing circuitry controls the air conditioner so as to pre-cool or pre-heat the room based on the air-conditioning control information corresponding to the user.   
     
     
         17 . The air-conditioning control system according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a server comprising the storage device, wherein   upon receiving notification, from the user detection terminal by communication with the user detection terminal, that passage of the user is detected, the control device obtains, from the server by communication with the server, the air-conditioning control information corresponding to the user.   
     
     
         18 . The air-conditioning control system according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a server comprising the storage device, wherein   upon receiving notification, from the user detection terminal by communication with the user detection terminal, that passage of the user is detected, the control device obtains, from the server by communication with the server, the air-conditioning control information corresponding to the user.   
     
     
         19 . The air-conditioning control system according to  claim 5 , further comprising:
 a server comprising the storage device, wherein   upon receiving notification, from the user detection terminal by communication with the user detection terminal, that passage of the user is detected, the control device obtains, from the server by communication with the server, the air-conditioning control information corresponding to the user.   
     
     
         20 . The air-conditioning control system according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a server comprising the storage device, wherein   upon receiving notification, from the user detection terminal by communication with the user detection terminal, that passage of the user is detected, the control device obtains, from the server by communication with the server, the air-conditioning control information corresponding to the user.