Control device, control method, recording medium, program, and building

• US 20070118831A1
• Filed: 09/08/2004
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kondo, Tetsujiro
• Granted Patent: US 8,019,476 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/121
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0067 Monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/0009 with thermo-electric actuators, e.g. heated bimetals
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 63/0052 Locks mounted on the "frame" cooperating with means on the "wing" E05B47/0046, E05B65/0829, E05B65/0847, E05B65/0882 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 19/001 with bolts extending over a considerable extent, e.g. nearly along the whole length of at least one side of the wing movable sealing strips E06B7/18
• CPC Class Codes: E05G 5/003 Entrance control E05G5/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/44 Sensors therefore E05Y2400/322, E05Y2400/33, E05Y2400/55, E05Y2400/56, E05Y2400/852 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2800/428 against water
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 2009/007 Flood panels
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 7/2318 by applying over- or under-pressure, e.g. inflatable gasproof doors or windows E06B5/12; for vehicles B60J10/244
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 7/28 Other arrangements on doors or windows, e.g. door-plates, windows adapted to carry plants, hooks for window cleaners edge protecting devices for door leaves E06B3/88; special glazing; emergency glazing; double glazing E06B3/66
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2143 located in a single building, e.g. hotel, hospital or museum arrangements specially adapted for plural spots in a confined site in broadcast systems H04H20/63; adaptations for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution in television systems H04N7/106
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/814 comprising emergency warnings arrangements specially adapted for emergency or urgency in broadcast systems H04H20/59; arrangements for providing alarms, notifications, alerts to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8146 involving graphical data, e.g. 3D object, 2D graphics
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 Video door telephones
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/11 Magnetic

Abstract

The present invention relates to a control device, control method, recording medium, and program, and building, wherein intelligent and active integration of electronic apparatuses and dwelling-places can be realized. A receiving unit 21 receives broadcasting signals, and supplies the signals to a receiving information determining unit 22. The receiving information determining unit 22 acquires a voice signal from the broadcasting signals supplied from the receiving unit 21, and a voice recognizing unit 23 subjects the voice signal to speech recognition. A determining unit 24 detects danger information such as information relating to a person such as a burglar, or information relating to a district where the person has appeared, or the like from the voice signal subjected to speech recognition by the voice recognizing unit 23. An actuator control unit 28 controls, by deforming the shape of a shape-variable member disposed around a building gap based on the danger information detected by the determining unit 24, the status of the facility of the building. That is to say, the actuator control unit 28 controls, for example, a door to be locked. The present invention can be applied to, for example, a house having a door.

Claims

1. A control device for controlling a building comprising:

control means for changing the configuration of at least one component, of components making up said building; and

acquiring means for acquiring status information;

wherein, based on said status information acquired by said acquiring means, said control means deform the shape of a shape-variable member disposed in said building, or control power supply to an electric socket disposed in said building so as to physically change said configuration, or display images on the inner portion of said building so;

as to visually change said configuration.

3. The control device according to claim 1, wherein said status information is information indicating the status:

of a person present in said component, illumination in said component, temperature in said component, volume in said component, information to be transmitted by broadcasting, or point-in-time.

4. The control device according to claim 1 further comprising status information storing means which stores a list relating to said status information.

5. The control device according to claim 1, wherein said shape-variable member is disposed around a gap formed in said building.

6. The control device according to claim 1 further comprising determining means for determining importance of said status information;

wherein said control means deform the shape of said shape-variable member based on said importance.

7. The control device according to claim 06 further comprising status information storing means storing a list which associates said status information with said importance of the status information thereof.

8. The control device according to claim 1, wherein said shape-variable member changes in shape by being subjected to application of pressure under a predetermined condition;

said control means comprising;

preparing means for performing preparation, by giving a predetermined condition to said shape-variable member, to deform the shape thereof;

pressure measurement means for measuring pressure applied to said shape-variable member by an actuator for applying pressure; and

actuator control means for controlling said actuator which applies pressure to said shape-variable member depending on the pressure value to be measured by said pressure measurement means.

10. The control device according to claim 1, wherein said shape-variable member makes transition to a shape-fixed state in which the shape thereof is not changed, and a shape-variable state in which the shape thereof can be changed.

13. The control device according to claim 1 further comprising order storing means storing a list relating to the order for shutting off power supply to an electronic:

appliance connected to said electric socket;

wherein said control means shut off power supply to said electric socket connected with said electronic appliance in the order in accordance with said list, thereby physically changing said configuration.

20. The control device according to claim 1 further comprising determining means for determining importance of said status information acquired by said acquiring means;

wherein said control means control power supply to said electronic apparatus connected to said electric socket based on said importance, thereby physically changing said configuration.

21. The control device according to claim 20 further comprising status information storing means storing a list which associates said status information with said importance of the status information thereof.

22. The control device according to claim 1 further comprising:

image display means for displaying an image; and

function control means for changing the function of said image display means;

wherein said function control means control the function of said image display means depending on the change of said configuration.

23. The control device according to claim 22, wherein said image display means are made up of a windowpane, and wherein said function control means change the transparency of said windowpane.

25. The control device according to claim 1 further comprising image display means for displaying an image;

wherein said image display means are made up of a wall;

and wherein said control means visually change said configuration by displaying said image on said image display means based on said status information.

2. (canceled)

9. (canceled)

11. (canceled)

12. (canceled)

14. The control device according to claim 12 further comprising correlation acquiring means for acquiring the correlation between said electric socket and the electronic apparatus connected to said electric socket;

wherein said correlation acquiring means acquire said correlation in the event of said acquiring means acquiring said status information;

and wherein said control means shut off power supply to an electric socket connected with said electronic apparatus based on said correlation, thereby physically changing said configuration.

16. The control device according to claim 14, the plug of said electronic apparatus connected to said electric socket comprising:

storing means storing identification information which identifies said electronic apparatus; and

an antenna for transmitting said identification information stored in said storing means using airwaves;

wherein said correlation acquiring means recognize said electronic apparatus based on said identification information transmitted by said antenna.

17. The control device according to claim 14, wherein said correlation acquiring means recognize said electronic apparatus connected to said electric socket using a wireless tag.

18. The control device according to claim 14, wherein the plug of said electronic apparatus connected to said electric socket transmits identification information which identifies said electronic apparatus using airwaves;

and wherein said correlation acquiring means receive said identification information using said airwaves through an antenna having directivity, and recognize said electronic apparatus from the identification information thereof.

19. The control device according to claim 14, wherein said correlation acquiring means recognize the position of said plug by receiving the airwaves transmitted from the plug of said electronic apparatus connected to said electric socket through an antenna having directivity, and recognize said correlation based on the position of the plug thereof.

15. (canceled)

24. (canceled)

26. A control method of a control device for controlling a building including:

a control step for changing the configuration of at least one component of components making up said building; and

an acquiring step for acquiring status information;

wherein, based on said status information acquired by said acquiring means, the processing in said control step deforms the shape of a shape-variable member disposed in said building, or controls power supply to an electric socket disposed in said building so as to physically change said configuration, or displays images on the inner portion of said building so as to visually change said configuration.

27. (canceled)

28. (canceled)

29. A building comprising:

control means for changing the configuration of at least one component of components making up said building; and

acquiring means for acquiring status information;

wherein, based on said status information acquired by said acquiring means, said control means deform the shape of a shape-variable member disposed in said building, or control power supply to an electric socket disposed in said building so as to physically change said configuration, or display images on the inner portion of said building so as to visually change said configuration.