AIR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS

• US 20170299217A1
• Filed: 09/08/2015
• Published: 10/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: NAKAJIMA, Hirobumi
• Granted Patent: US 10,415,843 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/72 for controlling the supply of treated air, e.g. its pressure
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/10 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/20 Humidity
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/50 Air quality properties
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2130/10 Weather information or forecasts
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2140/60 Energy consumption
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/042 using digital processors G05B19/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2614 HVAC, heating, ventillation, climate control
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/16 Real estate
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/70 Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating

Abstract

An air information management apparatus includes: an obtainer that obtains an air state of a target area from a sensor installed in the target area or an area surrounding the target area; storage in which an air state record that is a record of the air state obtained by the obtainer is stored; an information processor that derives, from the air state record stored in the storage, statistical information on the air state measured for the target area during a predetermined period; and a display controller that causes the display apparatus to display, as information indicating an air environment in the target area, the statistical information derived by the information processor.

Claims

1. An air information management apparatus, comprising:

an obtainer that obtains an air state of a target area from a sensor installed in either one of the target area and an area surrounding the target area;

an information processor that derives, from a record of the air state, statistical information on the air state measured for the target area during a predetermined period; and

a display controller that causes a display apparatus to display, as information indicating an air environment in the target area, the statistical information derived by the information processor.

2. The air information management apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the statistical information includes at least one of a total number of times a predetermined event related to the air state occurs in the target area during the predetermined period and an average value of the air state measured for the target area during the predetermined period.

3. The air information management apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein

the information processor further selects, from among a plurality of recommendations, a recommendation associated with the air environment indicated by the statistical information, and

the display controller further causes the display apparatus to display the recommendation selected by the information processor.

4. The air information management apparatus according to claim 3,

wherein each of the plurality of recommendations includes at least one of a building type and a building floor plan that are recommended for use of the target area.

5. The air information management apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the information processor further determines a property price using a price parameter associated with the air environment indicated by the statistical information among a plurality of price parameters, and

the display controller further causes the display apparatus to display property price determined by the information processor.

6. The air information management apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the target area is each of a plurality of dwelling units in a housing complex,

the obtainer obtains the air state of each of the plurality of dwelling units,

the information processor derives the statistical information of each of the plurality of dwelling units, and

the display controller causes the display apparatus to display the statistical information as information indicating the air environment in each of the plurality of dwelling units.

7. The air information management apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the obtainer further obtains an electricity usage for the target area or the area surrounding the target area,

the information processor further derives, from a record of the electricity usage obtained by the obtainer, an electricity usage related to the air state measured for the target area during the predetermined period, and

the display controller further causes the display apparatus to display the electricity usage derived by the information processor.

8. An air information management method, comprising:

obtaining an air state of a target area;

deriving, from a record of the air state, statistical information on the air state measured for the target area during a predetermined period; and

outputting, as information indicating an air environment in the target area, the statistical information derived, to a display apparatus.