Environment control system and method of guiding occupant to make demand response to environment status thereof

• US 10,648,689 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2018
• Issued: 05/12/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Lu, Yung-Cheng, Pan, Te-Ju, Hsieh, Hua-Yi, Hsieh, Yuan-Ping
• Primary Examiner(s): Jarrett, Ryan A
• Application Number:
  US15/968,025
• Publication Number:
  US 20180320917A1
• Time in Patent Office: 742 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/63 Electronic processing
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2120/20 Feedback from users
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/024 in which a parameter or coefficient is automatically adjusted to optimise the performance
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1073 Registration or de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/105 in response to determined parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/115 by determining the presence or movement of objects or living beings
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/125 by using cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/13 by using passive infrared detectors
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

An environment control system and a method of guiding occupant to make demand response to environment status thereof are provided. The system includes an external apparatus, a wireless apparatus, a control host and an electronic apparatus. The external apparatus adjusts an environmental status, and the wireless apparatus broadcasts a trigger message in a wireless network. The electronic apparatus outputs a feedback notification after receiving the trigger message, generates corresponding feedback data, and transfers the feedback data to the control host. The control host receives a plurality of the feedback data from the electronic apparatus and executes a statistic analysis process for obtaining analysis data. The present disclosed example has ability of making people with stronger intention in response to environment status and improving accuracy of the responses via actively giving notice for assisting people in instant feedback when people are in the environment.

Claims

1. An environment control system, comprising:

an external apparatus configured to adjust an environmental status according to a control parameter;

a wireless apparatus arranged in the same environment as the external apparatus, the wireless apparatus being configured to broadcasting in a wireless manner a trigger message in a first network;

a control host connected to the external apparatus and the wireless apparatus via a second network, the control host is configured to receive a plurality of feedback data corresponding to the control parameter and/or the environmental status, execute a statistic analysis process on the pluralities of the feedback data for obtaining analysis data, and store the analysis data; and

a computer program installed in an electronic apparatus, the computer program being configured to control the electronic apparatus to output a feedback notification after receipt of the trigger message via the first network, control the electronic apparatus to generate the corresponding feedback data after receipt of a feedback operation instructing a feedback of feeling of the environment, and control the electronic apparatus to transfer the feedback data via the second network.

2. The environment control system according to claim 1, wherein the control host comprises:

an output apparatus configured to output analysis data;

a control apparatus connected to the output apparatus, the control apparatus being configured to generate the control parameter according to the analysis data; and

a transmission apparatus connected to the control apparatus and the second network, the transmission apparatus being configured to transfer the control parameter to the external apparatus via the second network or transfer the control parameter to the wireless apparatus via the second network for making the wireless apparatus forwarding the control parameter to the external apparatus via a third network.

3. The environment control system according to claim 2, wherein the computer program comprises a reminding module, the reminding module is configured to control the electronic apparatus to receive the control parameter from the control host, the wireless apparatus or the external apparatus after receipt of the trigger message, and display the control parameter.

4. The environment control system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless apparatus comprises a sense component, the sense component is configured to sense the environmental status, the wireless apparatus transfers the environmental status to the control host via the second network;

the computer program comprises a reminding module, the reminding module is configured to control the electronic apparatus to get the environmental status from the control host or the wireless apparatus after receipt of the trigger message, and display the environmental status.

5. The environment control system according to claim 4, wherein the trigger message comprises identification codes of the wireless apparatus;

the computer program further comprises a requirement module, the requirement module is configured to control the electronic apparatus to generate a parameter-getting requirement according to the identification codes, and transfer the parameter-getting requirement to the control host or the wireless apparatus.

6. The environment control system according to claim 1, wherein the computer program comprises:

a push module configured to control the electronic apparatus to push a first feedback notification for instructing a person to operate the electronic apparatus to make the computer program switch to foreground if the computer program is executed in background and receipt of the trigger message; and

a rendering module configured to control the electronic apparatus to render a GUI and display the GUI if the computer program is executed in foreground and receipt of the trigger message;

wherein the computer program is configured to control the electronic apparatus to display a second feedback notification and receive the feedback operation of selecting one of a plurality of feeling options respectively instructing the different feelings of the environment via the GUI, the feedback is configured to instruct the selected feeling option.

7. The environment control system according to claim 1, wherein a maximum transmission speed in the second network is faster than a maximum transmission speed in the first network, and a communication standard of the second network is incompatible with a communication standard of the first network.

8. The environment control system according to claim 1, wherein a network type of the first network is the same as a network type of the second network.

9. The environment control system according to claim 1, wherein the computer program comprises a connection-establishing module, the connection-establishing module is configured to control the electronic apparatus establish a wireless connection with the wireless apparatus through the first network;

the computer program controls the electronic apparatus to transfer the feedback data to the wireless apparatus through the wireless connection for making the wireless apparatus forward the feedback data to the control host through the second network.

10. The environment control system according to claim 1, wherein the control host comprises an interface server connected to the second network and a database connected to the interface server, the feedback data comprises a storing API instruction.

11. The environment control system according to claim 10, wherein the interface server comprises:

a translation module configured to control the interface to translate the storing API instruction of each of the feedback data into a plurality of storing function instructions of a library if receipt of each of the feedback data, and translate a statistic API instruction into a plurality of statistic function instructions of the library if receipt of the statistic API instruction; and

an execution module configured to execute the storing function instructions for classifying the feedback data and storing the feedback data in the database, execute the statistic function instructions for executing the statistic analysis process on the pluralities of the feedback data for obtaining the analysis data, and store the analysis data in the database.

12. A method of guiding occupant to make demand response to environment status applied to an environment control system comprising an external apparatus, a wireless apparatus arranged in the same environment as the external apparatus, a control host and a computer program installed in an electronic apparatus, comprising following steps:

a) adjusting an environmental status according to a control parameter at an external apparatus;

b) broadcasting a trigger message in a first network at a wireless apparatus;

c) controlling the electronic apparatus to output a feedback notification after receipt of the trigger message from the first network via execution of the computer program;

d) generating feedback data corresponding to the control parameter and/or the environmental status after receipt of a feedback operation instructing a feedback of feeling of the environment, and transferring the feedback data to the control host via the second network; and

e) receiving a plurality of the feedback data corresponding to the control parameter and/or the environmental status, execute a statistic analysis process on the pluralities of the feedback data for obtaining analysis data, and store the analysis data.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising following steps of:

f1) generate the control parameter according to the analysis data at the control host;

f2) transferring the control parameter to the external apparatus via the second network or the wireless apparatus for making the external apparatus adjust the environmental status according to the control parameter; and

f3) outputting the analysis data via an output apparatus.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the trigger message comprises identification codes of the wireless apparatus, the method further comprises following steps of:

g1) controlling the electronic apparatus to establish a connection with the control host, the wireless apparatus or the external apparatus after receipt of the trigger message;

g2) generating a parameter-getting requirement according the identification codes, and transferring the parameter-getting requirement to the control host, the wireless apparatus or the external apparatus; and

g3) receiving the control parameter of the external apparatus from the control host, the wireless apparatus or the external apparatus, and displaying the control parameter.

15. The method according to claim 12, further comprising following steps of:

h1) sensing the environmental status and transferring the environmental status to the control host at the wireless apparatus;

h2) controlling the electronic apparatus to establish a connection with the control host or the wireless apparatus after receipt of the trigger message;

h3) generating a status-getting requirement according to identification codes, and transferring the status-getting requirement to the control host or the wireless apparatus; and

h4) receiving the environmental status from the control host or the wireless apparatus, and displaying the environmental status.

16. The method according to claim 12, wherein the step c) comprises following steps of:

c1) controlling the electronic apparatus to push a first feedback notification for instructing a person to operate the electronic apparatus to make the computer program switch to foreground if the computer program is executed in background and receipt of the trigger message; and

c2) controlling the electronic apparatus to render a GUI, display the GUI and display a second feedback notification via the GUI for indicating the person to input the feedback operation if the computer program is executed in foreground and receipt of the trigger message;

wherein, the step d) is configured to receive the feedback operation of selecting one of a plurality of feeling options respectively instructing the different feelings of the environment via the GUI, the feedback is configured to instruct the selected feeling option.

17. The method according to claim 12, wherein the step d) is configured to transfer the feedback data to the control host via a second network, a maximum transmission speed in the second network is faster than a maximum transmission speed in the first network, and a communication standard of the second network is incompatible with a communication standard of the first network.

18. The method according to claim 12, wherein step d) is configured to transfer the feedback data to the control host via a second network, and a network type of the first network is the same as a network type of the second network.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the wireless apparatus is connected to the control host via the second network, the step d) is configured to comprise following steps of:

d1) generating the feedback data corresponding the feedback operation after receipt of the feedback operation;

d2) establishing a wireless connection with the wireless apparatus via the first network; and

d3) transferring the feedback data to the wireless device via the wireless connection for making the wireless apparatus forwarding the feedback data to the control host.

20. The method according to claim 12, wherein the control host comprises an interface server and a database, the feedback data comprises a storing API instruction;

the step e) comprises following steps of;

e1) translating the storing API instruction of each of the feedback data into a plurality of storing function instructions of a library at the interface server if receipt of the feedback data;

e2) executing the storing function instruction for classifying the feedback data and storing the feedback data in the database;

e3) translating a statistic API instruction into a plurality of statistic function instructions of the library if receipt of the statistic API instruction; and

e4) executing the statistic function instructions for executing the statistic analysis process on the pluralities of the feedback data for obtaining the analysis data, and store the analysis data in the database.