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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2010
Takaaki Enohara, Hino, JP;
Kenji Baba, Kodaira, JP;
Kazumi Nagata, Fuchu, JP;
Shuhei Noda, Fuchu, JP;
Nobutaka Nishimura, Koganei, JP;
Takaaki Enohara, Hino, JP;
Kenji Baba, Kodaira, JP;
Kazumi Nagata, Fuchu, JP;
Shuhei Noda, Fuchu, JP;
Nobutaka Nishimura, Koganei, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an air conditioning control system is connected to a camera device, which is installed in an interior as an inside of a room and an air conditioning control target, and to an air conditioner that performs air conditioning for the interior as the air conditioning target, the air conditioning control system includes: an activity amount calculation unit; a current comfort index value calculation unit; a control parameter calculation unit; and an air conditioner control unit. The activity amount calculation unit acquires and analyzes image information formed by imaging the interior as the air conditioning control target from the camera device, and calculates an activity amount of a person present in the room based on the image information. The current comfort index value calculation unit calculates a current comfort index value of the person present in the room based on the activity amount. The control parameter calculation unit calculates a control parameter regarding an operation of the air conditioner based on the current comfort index value. The air conditioner control unit controls the operation of the air conditioner based on the control parameter.