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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2014
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Minezawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hirotoshi Yano, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Yabe, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Ichiro Maruyama, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Shiro Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Komatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A controller in an energy management system is configured to acquire environmental parameters indicating an environment within a home. The controller is configured to receive a request from a terminal device installed outside the home for remotely operating a unit installed in the home such as an air-conditioning system. The controller is configured to transmit to the terminal device query data containing the acquired environmental parameters, and a query on whether to control the unit according to the request, when receiving the request. The controller is configured to control the unit based on a response to the query from the terminal device.