Home energy management and control system, controller, and method based on user occupancy and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium

A home energy management controller comprising:

• a program code including an update code and an apparatus control code;
• at least one memory operable to prestore an apparatus-room association table in which a household electrical appliance or system installed in a home is associated with a room in which the household electrical appliance or system is installed and that is located in the home, and operable to prestore a room-user association table in which the room in which the household electrical appliance or system is installed and that is located in the home is associated with a user;
• at least one processor operable to access the at least one memory and read the program code and operate as instructed by the program code;
• and
• at least one of a button, a keyboard, or a touch panel configured to accept, from the user, a first input that is an input for an association between the user and a room to be newly associated with the user,
• wherein
• the update code is configured to cause the at least one processor to update the room-user association table based on the first input accepted by the at least one of the button, the keyboard, or the touch panel,
• the apparatus-room association table is a separately stored and updated table from the room-user association table,
• the apparatus control code is configured to cause the at least one processor to, when a first user status that indicates that a first user is inside the home changes and a second user status that indicates that a second user is inside the home does not change, control power consumption of the household electrical appliance or system installed in the room used by the first user and not used by the second user, based on the updated room-user association table and the apparatus-room association table,
• the at least one processor executes the apparatus control code to control the power consumption in response to instructions from the program code, and
• data regarding the room-user association table before being updated is entered into the at least one memory prior to the at least one processor executing the program code.

A home energy management and control system comprising:

• a program code including an update code and an apparatus control code;
• at least one memory operable to prestore an apparatus-room association table in which a household electrical appliance or system installed in a home is associated with a room in which the household electrical appliance or system is installed and that is located in the home, and operable to prestore a room-user association table in which the room in which the household electrical appliance or system is installed and that is located in the home is associated with a user;
• at least one processor operable to access the at least one memory and read the program code and operate as instructed by the program code;
• and
• at least one of a button, a keyboard, or a touch panel configured to accept, from the user, a first input that is an input for an association between the user and a room to be newly associated with the user,
• wherein
• the apparatus-room association table is a separately stored and updated table from the room-user association table,
• the update code is configured to cause the at least one processor to update the room-user association table based on the first input accepted by the at least one of the button, the keyboard, or the touch panel,
• the apparatus control code is configured to cause the at least one processor to control, when a user status that indicates whether the user is inside the home changes, power consumption of the household electrical appliance or system installed in the room used by the user whose user status is changed, based on the apparatus-room association table and the updated room-user association table,
• the at least one processor executes the apparatus control code to control the power consumption in response to instructions from the program code, and
• data regarding the room-user association table before being updated is entered into the at least one memory prior to the at least one processor executing the program code.

A home energy management control method comprising:

• storing an apparatus-room association table in which a household electrical appliance or system installed in a home is associated with a room in which the household electrical appliance or system is installed and that is located in the home and a room-user association table in which the room in which the household electrical appliance or system is installed and that is located in the home is associated with a user in at least one memory;
• accepting, from the user, a first input that is an input for an association between the user and a room to be newly associated with the user;
• updating the room-user association table based on the accepted first input;
• and
• controlling, when a user status that indicates whether the user is inside or outside the home changes, power consumption of the household electrical appliance or system installed in the room used by the user whose user status is changed, based on the apparatus-room association table and updating the updated room-user association table,
• wherein
• the apparatus-room association table is a separately stored and updated table from the room-user association table,
• data regarding the room-user association table before being updated is stored prior to an operation of controlling the power consumption of the household electrical appliance or system.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program, the program causing a computer to function as:

• a table storage configured to prestore an apparatus-room association table in which a household electrical appliance or system installed in a home is associated with a room in which the household electrical appliance or system is installed and that is located in the home, and to prestore a room-user association table in which the room in which the household electrical appliance or system is installed and that is located in the home is associated with a user;
• an updater configured to update the room-user association table based on a first input accepted by at least one of a button, a keyboard, or a touch panel, the first input being an input for an association between the user and a room to be newly associated with the user;
• and
• an apparatus controller configured to control, when a user status that indicates whether the user is inside the home changes, power consumption of the household electrical appliance or system installed in the room used by the user whose user status is changed, based on the apparatus-room association table and the updated room-user association table,
• wherein
• the apparatus-room association table is a separately stored and updated table from the room-user association table,
• data regarding the room-user association table before being updated is entered into the table storage prior to the apparatus controller controlling the power consumption of the household electrical appliance or system, and
• wherein the program is configured to be executed by at least one processor in the computer.