APPARATUS FOR DISTINGUISHING DESIRE, SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AIR CONDITIONING, METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING DESIRE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR CONDITIONING

摘要

An air-conditioning controlling system includes a need identifying device, a control plan storage device that stores, respectively for a temporary need and a persistent need, control plans that establish rules for changing a control setting value for air-conditioning in response to a need relating to air-conditioning from an informant, a control plan determining device that determines a control plan corresponding to an identification result of the need identifying device, as a control plan to be applied to an air-conditioning equipment, and an equipment controlling device that controls the air-conditioning equipment based on the determined control plan. The need identifying device includes an inputting unit that receives the need from the informant, and a need identifying unit that identifies whether the need is the temporary need or the persistent need, based on information pertaining to an activity that changes a metabolic rate of the informant.