Operation analysis method, recording medium, operation analysis system, and presentation device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12188167-B2
Application number	US-202117774382-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2021
Priority date	Feb 25, 2021
Publication date	Jan 7, 2025
Grant date	Jan 7, 2025

Abstract

An operation analysis method includes a first acquisition step, a second acquisition step, a plan designing step, and an analysis step. In the first acquisition step, the operation history of a washer is acquired. In the second acquisition step, at least the action schedule of a user of the washer is acquired. In the plan designing step, based on the operation history acquired in the first acquisition step, an operation plan for the future regarding the normal operation of the washer periodically performed by the user is designed. In the analysis step, based on the action schedule acquired in the second acquisition step, whether the operation of the washer is the normal operation is analyzed. In the plan designing step, the operation plan is updated based on the result of the analysis in analysis step.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An operation analysis method comprising:
acquiring an operation history of a washer;
acquiring at least an action schedule of a user of the washer;
designing, based on the operation history acquired in the acquiring of the operation history, an operation plan for future regarding a normal operation of the washer periodically performed by the user; and
analyzing, based on the action schedule acquired in the acquiring of the action schedule, whether an operation of the washer is the normal operation,
wherein the designing includes updating the operation plan based on a result of analysis in the analyzing.

2. The operation analysis method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
presenting, to the user, the operation plan designed in the designing and the action schedule acquired in the acquiring of the action schedule.

3. The operation analysis method according to claim 2 ,
wherein in the presenting, the operation plan and the action schedule in a predetermined period are presented to the user.

4. The operation analysis method according to claim 2 ,
wherein the operation plan includes a time of day during which the washer performs the operation.

5. The operation analysis method according to claim 2 ,
wherein the presenting further includes presenting additional information on the washer to the user.

6. The operation analysis method according to claim 2 ,
wherein in the analyzing, whether the operation of the washer is the normal operation is analyzed based on a result of a revision made by the user to the operation plan presented in the presenting.

7. The operation analysis method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
acquiring attribute information on the operation of the washer,
wherein in the designing, the operation plan is designed further based on the attribute information acquired in the acquiring of the attribute information.

8. The operation analysis method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the analyzing includes predicting, based on the action schedule acquired in the acquiring of the action schedule, whether a temporary operation that is irregularly performed by the user occurs.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having a program recorded thereon for causing one or more processors to execute the operation analysis method according to claim 1 .

10. An operation analysis method comprising:
acquiring an operation history of a washer;
designing, based on the operation history acquired in the acquiring of the operation history, an operation plan for future regarding a normal operation of the washer periodically performed by a user; and
analyzing, based on at least an action schedule of the user of the washer, whether an operation of the washer is the normal operation,
wherein the designing includes updating the operation plan based on a result of analysis in the analyzing.

11. An operation analysis system comprising:
a first acquirer that acquires an operation history of a washer;
a second acquirer that acquires at least an action schedule of a user of the washer;
a planner that designs, based on the operation history acquired by the first acquirer, an operation plan for future regarding a normal operation of the washer periodically performed by the user; and
an analyzer that analyzes, based on the action schedule acquired by the second acquirer, whether an operation of the washer is the normal operation,
wherein the planner updates the operation plan based on a result of analysis performed by the analyzer.

12. A presentation device comprising:
a communication function of communicating with the operation analysis system according to claim 11 ; and
a presentation function of presenting, when signals including the operation plan designed by the planner and the action schedule acquired by the second acquirer are received through the communication function, the operation plan and the action schedule to the user.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoneda Yuka
• Nishimura Ryo
• Nakaso Mariko

Classifications

• D06F34/05

  for wireless communication between components, e.g. for remote monitoring or control · CPC title

• D06F33/30

  Control of washing machines characterised by the purpose or target of the control  (controlling processes of washer-dryers D06F33/50) · CPC title

• D06F2103/68

  Operation mode; Program phase · CPC title

• D06F2105/52

  Changing sequence of operational steps; Carrying out additional operational steps; Modifying operational steps, e.g. by extending duration of steps · CPC title

• D06F34/28 Primary

  Arrangements for program selection, e.g. control panels therefor; Arrangements for indicating program parameters, e.g. the selected program or its progress · CPC title