CN110952261B - Washing machine and washing system - Google Patents
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The technical problem of the invention is that when the washing machine is operated by an external device, the operator of the washing machine does not misunderstand. The present invention is characterized by comprising: a communication unit (150) that receives an operation signal regarding its own operation from an external device; and an operation control part for refusing the operation based on the operation signal from the smart phone (300) at least during the operation of the drum-type washing machine main body or within a certain time after the operation of the main body is finished. The smartphone (300) causes the input/output unit to display information indicating that the operation performed by the smartphone (300) itself has been rejected, by means of the drum-type washing machine.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates to a technology of a washing machine and a washing system capable of being operated by an external device.
Background
Technical solutions such as a method for performing a reservation operation of a washing machine from a smartphone and the like have been proposed in the related art.
For example, patent document 1 discloses a washing machine, a washing system, a control method of a washing machine, and a control program of a washing machine (see abstract) in which a "remote control permission unit 24 receives remote control information transmitted from a control terminal 1 and rejects remote control if the operation content indicated by the remote control information is the same as the operation content already performed by an operation unit 26 for a predetermined period".
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Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open No. 2014-226237
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Problems to be solved by the invention
In the method described in patent document 1, when the operation of the washing machine main body and the operation by the smartphone are performed simultaneously, the washing machine main body performs an operation corresponding to the operation of the smartphone. When the action is different from the operation performed at the washing machine main body, a person operating the washing machine main body may be surprised by the action or suspects that the product is out of order. The same problem occurs even in the case of performing an operation by a smartphone immediately after the operation of the washing machine main body, that is, when the person who has performed the operation of the washing machine main body is still in the vicinity of the washing machine.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to prevent an operator of a washing machine from misunderstanding when the washing machine is operated by an external device.
Means for solving the problems
In order to solve the above-described problems, one aspect of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a transmitting/receiving section that receives an operation signal concerning its own operation from an external device; and an operation control part rejecting an operation based on an operation signal from the external device at least during an operation of the washing machine main body.
Further, another means of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a washing machine that rejects, at least during an operation of a washing machine main body, an operation based on an operation signal from an external device, and transmits rejection information, which is information to the effect that the operation is rejected, to the external device; and an external device which displays information indicating that the operation is rejected when the rejection information is received from the washing machine.
Other solving means are appropriately described in the embodiments.
Effects of the invention
According to the invention, when the washing machine is operated by the external device, the operator of the washing machine can not misunderstand.
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Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a home appliance system using a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the washing machine in the above embodiment, as viewed obliquely from the front and upward.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the operation panel showing the fully lit state of the washing machine according to the above embodiment.
Fig. 4 is a functional block diagram showing details of a control unit of the drum-type washing machine according to the present embodiment.
Fig. 5 is a functional block diagram of the smartphone according to the present embodiment.
Fig. 6 is a flowchart of a process of the drum type washing machine according to embodiment 1.
Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the smart phone side according to embodiment 1.
Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing a process of the drum type washing machine according to embodiment 2.
Fig. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the smartphone 300 according to embodiment 2.
Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing a process of the drum-type washing machine 100 according to embodiment 3.
Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the smartphone 300 according to embodiment 3.
Fig. 12 is a flowchart showing a process of the drum-type washing machine 100 according to embodiment 4.
Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the 1 st screen.
Fig. 14 shows an example of the 2 nd screen.
Fig. 15 shows an example of the 3 rd screen.
Fig. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the 4 th screen.
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10 operating panel
100 Drum type washing machine (washing machine)
111 Signal processing section
112 operation control part
150 communication unit (transmitting/receiving part)
300 Intelligent mobile phone (external device)
311 Signal processing section
312 operation control part
313 display processing unit
330 input/output part (display part)
340 communication unit
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Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
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Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as "embodiments") will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings as appropriate. In the following, a washing machine (so-called drum-type washing and drying machine) capable of washing, rinsing, dehydrating, and drying laundry put in a horizontally or obliquely arranged drum will be described as an example, but the present invention is also applicable to various washing machines capable of washing, rinsing, dehydrating, and drying laundry put in a vertically arranged washing tub (vertical washing and drying machine), a vertical full-automatic washing machine, and the like.
Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a home appliance system S using a washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1, a home appliance system (laundry system) S has a server (commercial server) 201 that provides a service and a Push notification server 202 of a smartphone 300 that actively acquires information in cooperation with the server 201 to notify it to a user, in the internet 200. The server 201 and the Push notification server 202 are connected to an outdoor smartphone 300 (portable information terminal) via a communication carrier network (fixed network) 203 such as an LTE/3G network.
The home appliance system S includes: a Home appliance H connected to the in-house Network via a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) router 204, which is a HGW (Home Gate Way) for relaying the in-house Network. The home electric appliances H include so-called information devices such as a PC, AV device, tablet PC, and telephone, in addition to the home appliances such as a washing and drying machine and a robot cleaner, and the indoor facilities such as a lighting and security device . In the present embodiment, a drum-type washing machine 100 (washing machine) is taken as an example of the home appliance H. The network connecting the home appliance H and the wireless LAN router 204 may be a wired LAN, or may be specific short-range wireless communication such as wireless LAN and Bluetooth (registered trademark).
As shown in fig. 1, the drum-type washing machine 100 is connected to a server 201 on the internet 200 via a wireless LAN router 204, and is provided with a service (e.g., a download service) of the server 201. The drum-type washing machine 100 can be connected to a smartphone 300 indoors via a wireless LAN router 204. Data (e.g., download data) of the smartphone 300 can be transferred to the main body of the drum-type washing machine 100.
The drum-type washing machine 100 includes a control part 110, a storage part 120, an operation part 130, a display part 140, and a communication unit 150. The control unit 110, the storage unit 120, the operation unit 130, and the display unit 140 are mainly mounted on a control board of the washing machine 100. The communication unit 150 has a wireless communication function, and is connected to the control board using, for example, UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter).
The control Unit 110 is constituted by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like, and controls the entire drum-type washing machine 100 and executes a control program to function as an indoor system of the home appliance system S.
The storage unit 120 is configured by a nonvolatile Memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), and stores various data and programs used by the control unit 110.
The nonvolatile area (for example, EEPROM) of the storage unit 120 stores, for example, a plurality of operation schedules downloaded from the server 201.
The operation unit 130 is an input device for inputting a user voice instruction and the like to the drum-type washing machine 100 such as a microphone and the like by pressing operation buttons of the operation display unit 10a (described later).
The display unit 140 displays the operating state of the drum-type washing machine 100 by operating the various LEDs of the display unit 10a, a 7-segment display, and other light emitting states.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the drum-type washing machine 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, as viewed obliquely from the front and upward of the drum-type washing machine 100. Hereinafter, the right side of the drum-type washing machine 100 is referred to as the right side, and the left side of the drum-type washing machine 100 is referred to as the left side, with respect to the drum-type washing machine 100.
As shown in fig. 2, the drum type washing machine 100 includes: a housing 1; an outer tub 2 elastically supported in the casing 1; and a drum (inner tub) 3 rotatably supported in the outer tub 2.
The case 2 is formed by combining a steel plate with a resin molded product and mounting the steel plate on the base B. The housing 1 includes left and right side plates 1a, a front cover 1b, a rear cover 1c, an upper cover 1d, and a lower front cover 1 e. The left and right side panels 1a are joined by an upper reinforcement, a front reinforcement and a rear reinforcement, not shown, in the form of コ. By adopting such a structure, the box-shaped case 1 including the base B is configured, and the case has sufficient strength.
A door 4 for opening and closing a loading port for loading and unloading clothes (laundry) is supported by a hinge 4h provided in a front reinforcement so as to be openable and closable, substantially at the center of a front cover 1b of the housing 1. A door handle 4t is provided on the front cover 1b at a position near the right hand of the door 4, and a lock mechanism (not shown) of the door 4 can be released by grasping the door handle 4 t.
By grasping the door handle 4t, the locking mechanism can be released to open the door 4, and by pressing the door 4 against the front cover 1b, the door 4 can be closed to lock the door 4. The front reinforcement has a circular opening for putting in and taking out laundry, which is substantially concentric with the opening of the outer tub 2.
An operation panel 10 having an operation unit, a display unit, and the like is provided on the right front upper portion of the upper cover 1d of the housing 1, and an upward opening type detergent input unit 5 for inputting detergent, softener, and the like is provided on the left front upper portion. The operation panel 10 will be described in detail later.
A dry filter 6 is provided on the rear side of the operation panel 10. The drying filter 6 includes a screen filter, and removes lint, dust, and the like during the drying operation. The upper cover 1d is provided with a water suction hose connection port 7 and a water supply hose connection port 8, the water suction hose connection port 7 is connected to a hose for sucking the remaining hot water in the bathroom, and the water supply hose connection port 8 is connected to a faucet. A cover 1f is attached to the flat portion 13a of the lower front cover 1e, and the cover 1f is used for placing and taking out a filter member of a lint filter, not shown.
[ operation panel 10]
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the operation panel 10 showing the fully lit state.
The operation panel 10 has a function of displaying an operation state and allowing a user to operate the operation panel when the drum-type washing machine 100 is used.
The operation panel 10 includes a cover member 50, a print sheet 60, an LED (Light Emitting Diode) as a Light Emitting element, a 7-segment display, and the like. The operation panel 10 causes a light emitting element such as an LED or a 7-segment display to emit light to display characters, numerals, and the like.
The cover member 50 is configured by integrally molding a printing sheet 60, on which a printing portion and a light-transmissive printing portion are formed, on a surface of the cover member 50 made of a transparent resin.
The print sheet 60 is integrally molded with the surface of the cover member 50. The print sheet 60 is formed by performing a printing process on a light-transmissive sheet made of synthetic resin. The print sheet 60 is configured such that the entire surface 61 printed in black has no characters, is colored in dark gray, looks black and inconspicuous when the LED does not emit light, and allows the characters to be seen when the LED emits light. The parts other than the character parts displayed by the LED are also colored in the same manner, so that the parts located on the back side are not visible.
< operation display part 10a >
The operation panel 10 includes an operation display portion 10 a.
The operation display unit 10a includes a power button 10v, a basic setting unit 11, a download stroke unit 12, a detailed setting-state display unit 13, and a remote control unit 14.
The basic setting unit 11 is formed in a complete island shape having no irregularities (projections) in a plan view, and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, for example.
The download stroke unit 12 is arranged to align with the operation buttons (11a to 11f) of the basic setting unit 11 as a positioning for the extended function of the basic setting unit 11.
The detailed setting/state display unit 13 is formed in a shape of a complete island without irregularities (projections) like the basic setting unit 11 and the downloading stroke unit 12, and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, for example.
The basic setting unit 11, the download stroke unit 12, and the detailed setting/state display unit 13 are formed in a complete shape that does not intersect with each other.
The basic setting unit 11, the download stroke unit 12, and the detailed setting/state display unit 13 are formed in a complete shape in which the download stroke 12 enters the basic setting unit 11, but the entire download stroke 12 does not intersect with each other.
The operation buttons (11a to 11f) of the basic setting unit 11 and the base portion of the download stroke unit 12 are colored, for example, orange or silver to be conspicuous, and the detailed setting-state display unit 13 is set to black to be inconspicuous.
In the front portion of the drum-type washing machine 100, the power button 10v and the basic setting portion 11 are arranged in the front-rear direction. In addition, buttons are arranged in the front of the operation panel 10 in order from the right side to the left side of the drum-type washing machine 100, in the basic setting unit 11, the detailed setting/state display unit 13, and the remote control unit 14. The download stroke unit 12 is disposed between the buttons of the basic setting unit 11. That is, the power button 10v is disposed in the most easily operable portion, and the basic setting unit 11, the download stroke unit 12, the detailed setting/state display unit 13, and the remote control unit 14 are disposed from right to left in the order of functions that are used most frequently. With this configuration, the user can perform a quick button operation by pressing the operation button from right to left with the right hand.
< Power button 10v, door lock button 11b, reservation button 11c >
The power button 10v is disposed on the upper right of the operation display unit 10 a.
Below the power button 10v, a door lock button 11b included in the basic setting unit 11 and an LED11bl indicating the pressed state thereof are arranged.
The door lock button 11b is a button for locking the door 4 when the operation is stopped. The door lock button 11b can lock or unlock the door 4 by being continuously pressed for a predetermined time during the stop of the operation. The locking/unlocking of the door 4 can be confirmed by the lighting/non-lighting of the LED11 bl.
The door lock button 11b of the additional function button uses a color which is most inconspicuous or a color with low chroma and low brightness as a background color.
A reservation button 11c, which is an additional function button of the basic setting unit 11, is provided on the left side of the power button 10v and on the right side of the reserved time-remaining time-detergent amount display unit 15.
< basic setting unit 11 >
The operation buttons (11a to 11f) of the basic setting unit 11 are 1-function 1 operation buttons.
The basic setting portion 11 is provided with a start-pause button 11a and an LED11al indicating its pressed state at the right end. In the basic setting unit 11, the door lock button 11b and the reservation button 11c are as described above, and the description thereof is omitted here.
The start-pause button 11a is a button that is pressed when the operation is started or when paused during the operation. The start-pause button 11a is disposed at the right end of the basic setting unit 11 because of its high frequency of use, and its base unit uses the most conspicuous color or the color with the highest chroma, for example, the red-based color or the blue-based color, among the operation buttons of the operation panel 10.
In the basic setting portion 11, the buttons of the operation stroke to be basically set, i.e., the wash button 11d, the wash → dry button 11e, and the dry button 11f are arranged in the lateral direction. The washing button 11d, the washing → drying button 11e, and the drying button 11f are buttons to be pressed when the washing step, the drying step after the washing step, and the drying step are performed, respectively. Further, on the upper portions of the washing button 11d, the washing → dry button 11e and the drying button 11f, an LED11dl, an LED11el and an LED11fl indicating the pressed states of the washing button 11d, the washing → dry button 11e and the drying button 11f are arranged, respectively.
The operation display unit 10a increases the frequency of use in the order of buttons "start-pause button" → "basic setting" → "download stroke" → "detailed setting". The wash button 11d, the wash → dry button 11e, the dry button 11f, and the download stroke button 12a use the most conspicuous color other than the start-pause button 11a, or a color with high brightness and chroma, such as a silver color, in the basic setting unit 11 and the download stroke unit 12.
The start-pause button 11a is a button that has the highest frequency of operation by the user in the basic setting unit 11, and is formed in a color that is most conspicuous in terms of chroma and brightness. The wash button 11d, wash → dry button 11e, dry button 11f, and download stroke button 12a of the basic operation stroke with the second highest frequency of operation by the user are formed in the second conspicuous color in terms of chroma and brightness.
In this way, the operation buttons (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a, 11b, 11c) are formed in the order of use (11a, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a) from a conspicuous color to an inconspicuous color, so that the intensity of the color tone and the change in the color have a priority in operation, and operability can be improved.
A basic setting display area 11g is disposed above the basic setting unit 11 and the download stroke unit 12, and when any one of the wash button 11d, the wash → dry button 11e, and the dry button 11f is pressed, the basic setting display area 11g displays a selection item of a detailed stroke included in the pressed basic operation stroke.
The basic setting display area 11g is disposed above the washing button 11d, the washing → drying button 11e, the drying button 11f, and the download stroke button 12a (operation stroke selecting unit), and strokes that can be set when the operation buttons (11d, 11e, 11f) other than the download stroke button 12a are operated are disposed together. The "manual operation" is a mode in which washing, rinsing, and spin-drying can be set according to the contents of the user's preference.
The basic setting display area 11g displays by lighting a light emitting element such as an LED. In the basic setting display area 11g, all the selection items of the detailed trips are displayed in a lit-up manner, and only the selected detailed trips are displayed in a lit-up manner. After the operation is started, only the selected detailed trip is displayed.
< download journey part 12 >
As shown in fig. 3, the download stroke unit 12 includes: a download stroke button 12a as a download stroke selection switch; and an LED12a1 showing the depression of the download stroke button 12a (download stroke selection state) on the upper part thereof.
The download stroke button 12a allows the user to select any one of the plurality of operation strokes stored in the nonvolatile area of the storage unit 120.
In the present embodiment, the download stroke unit 12 is positioned as an extended function of the basic setting unit 11, and therefore, is arranged in parallel with the operation buttons (11d, 11e, 11f) of the basic setting unit 11, but may be arranged independently of the basic setting unit 11.
The download process includes: such as "gel ball stroke", "mud stroke", "curtain stroke", "pet clothes stroke", "wrinkle removal stroke", and "reloading stroke".
< detailed setting-status display part 13 >
The operation buttons (13a to 13h) of the detailed setting/state display unit 13 are 1-function 1 operation buttons in the same manner as the operation buttons (11a to 11f) of the basic setting unit 11.
The base of the detailed setting-state display unit 13 is made of a color which is most inconspicuous or a color with the lowest chroma, for example, dark black, in the operation panel 10 so that the base is inconspicuous when not in use and the visibility of the display of the light emitting element, for example, an LED when in use is good.
The detailed setting/state display unit 13 uses a darker, less noticeable color or a color with a low saturation than the door lock button 11b of the additional function button.
With such a configuration, of the operation display portion 10a (including the basic setting portion 11 and the detailed setting-state display portion 13) of the operation panel 10, the basic setting portion 11 in which the number of operations by the user is large is a more conspicuous color or a color with a higher saturation than the detailed setting-state display portion 13 in which the number of operations by the user is small. Therefore, in the basic setting unit 11 and the detailed setting-state display unit 13, since the conspicuous color to the inconspicuous color are used in the order of use by the user, the change in color corresponds to the operation priority, and the operation is smoothed by the change in color, so that the operability can be improved.
The detailed setting-state display unit 13 is disposed on the left side of the operation buttons (11a to 11f) of the basic setting unit 11, and is disposed in the same row as the operation buttons (11a to 11f) in the lateral direction.
The detailed setting-state display unit 13 is provided with an AI cleaning button 13f, a drying/drying status button 13g, a hot water intake button 13h, a hot water mist button 13a, a washing button 13b, a rinsing button 13c, a spin button 13d, and a drying button 13e in the horizontal direction in order from left to right.
Among the operation buttons (13a to 13h) of the detailed setting/state display unit 13, the detailed setting/state display unit 13 has a function close to the basic operation of the operation buttons of the basic setting unit 11. Therefore, the operation buttons (13a to 13e) are arranged close to the operation buttons of the basic setting unit 11.
The hot water mist button 13a, the wash button 13b, the dehydration button 13d, and the dry button 13e are buttons for setting a desired time by repeatedly pressing them. The 1 st setting display part 13i1 on each button displays the time of the option by using a 7-stage display for each required time of the hot water mist button 13a, the wash button 13b, the spin button 13d, and the dry button 13 e. Further, above the 1 st setting display unit 13i1, a 2 nd setting display unit 13i2 is disposed to display the time or the number of times of 7-stage display of the 1 st setting display unit 13i 1. The 2 nd setting display unit 13i2 displays "automatic heating", "large water amount rinsing (registered trademark)", "warm air loosening", and "automatic" of the selection items of the hot water mist button 13a, the spin button 13d, and the dry button 13 e.
The rinsing button 13c is repeatedly pressed to set how many times rinsing is performed, and the selected mode is displayed in a lighted-up state.
The AI cleaning button 13f is a button that is pressed when the drum 3 is cleaned. The AI cleaning button 13f selects the AI mode and the automatic cleaning mode by being repeatedly pressed. The AI mode and the automatic sweeping mode are displayed by combining the character part with the LED13fl and lighting the LED13 fl. The selected mode is illuminated by LED13 fl.
The dry/dry state button 13g is a button for changing the spin speed during washing, and repeats the sequence of "normal" (off) → "sufficient" (on) → "weak" (on). The display of "sufficient" or "weak" is displayed by lighting the LED13gl by the combination of the character part and the LED13 gl. The selected one of "sufficient" and "weaker" is highlighted.
The hot water take button 13h is a button for supplying the remaining hot water in the bathroom by a pump. The hot water button 13h is taken out, and the hot water remaining in the bathroom is used by repeatedly pressing the setting to either one of the rinsing 1 time of "rinsing 1" and the rinsing 2 times of "rinsing 2" in the washing operation of "washing". The display of "wash", "rinse 1" and "rinse 2" is performed by lighting LED13hl in combination with LED13 hl. Causing the selected items of "wash", "rinse 1" and "rinse 2" to be displayed illuminated.
A detailed state display unit 13j that displays a detailed operation state is disposed above the operation display unit 10 a.
The detailed state display unit 13j displays "faucet open confirmation", "foam removal operation is in progress", and the like, and displays the contents requiring an alarm and the contents required. Each display of the detailed state display unit 13j is displayed by lighting an LED.
< remote control part 14 >
The remote control section 14 includes a remote control button 14a, an LED14a1 indicating the pressing of the remote control button 14a at the upper part thereof, and an LED14b indicating the communication state. When communication is performed, the LED14b is lit for display.
The remote control unit 14 can be connected to the smartphone 300 via the wireless LAN router 204 by pressing the remote control button 14a, and can transmit data (for example, download schedule data) of the smartphone 300 to the main body.
By pressing the remote control button 14a, the download strokes dL1, dL2, dL3 of the smartphone 300 can be transmitted to the main body of the drum-type washing machine 100.
< appointment time-remaining time-detergent amount display part 15 >
The scheduled time-remaining time-detergent amount display unit 15 (remaining time display unit) displays "at the time of the download trip" in addition to the "normal time".
(in normal times)
A reserved time-remaining time-detergent amount display unit 15 for displaying the reserved time, the amount of detergent, and the remaining time is disposed above the basic setting display area 11 g. The scheduled time-remaining time-detergent amount display unit 15 displays the scheduled time-remaining time-detergent amount using a 7-segment display.
The scheduled time-remaining time-detergent amount display unit 15 displays "scheduled", "detergent", and "remaining amount" indicating the scheduled time, the amount of detergent, and the remaining time, respectively, by lighting the LED15l1 by a combination of a character portion and the LED15l 1. Only the items displayed by the scheduled time-remaining time-detergent amount display portion 15 among "scheduled", "detergent", "about left" are displayed.
The scheduled time, the amount of detergent, and the remaining time are displayed in units of "after time", "cup", and "minute", respectively. The combination of the character parts of "after time", "cup", "minute" and the light emitting element LED15l2 emits light.
The reserved time-remaining time-detergent amount display unit 15 is configured by integrating 3-linked numeral display units 151, 152, 153 and symbol display units 154, 155, 156, wherein the numeral display units 151, 152, 153 can display arabic numerals (numerals for calculation) from "0" to "9" in 7 segments.
The number display units 151, 152, and 153 display 3-digit numbers in a left-right arrangement so as to be represented by 8-digit numbers in white.
The symbol display unit 154 is provided between the left-side numerical display unit 151 and the central numerical display unit 152, and is configured to be lit by a colon ": "is used herein to denote a constituent element.
[ functional Block diagram of the Drum-type washing machine 100 ]
Fig. 4 is a functional block diagram showing details of the control unit 110 of the drum-type washing machine 100 according to the present embodiment.
The control unit 110 includes a signal processing unit 111 and an operation control unit 112.
The signal processing unit 111 transmits a signal to the smartphone 300 via the communication unit 150, as to whether or not the signal is received by the communication unit 150.
The operation control unit 112 controls operations of the respective units of the drum-type washing machine 100.
The control unit 110, and the signal processing unit 111 and the operation control unit 112 constituting the control unit 110 are executed when the washing machine control application is started in the smartphone 300.
[ functional Block diagram of smartphone 300 ]
Fig. 5 is a functional block diagram of the smartphone 300 according to the present embodiment.
The smartphone 300 includes a control unit 310, a storage unit 320, an input/output unit (display unit) 330, and a communication unit 340.
The input/output unit 330 is a touch panel or the like.
The communication unit 340 transmits and receives signals to and from the smartphone 300.
The control unit 310 is constituted by a cpu (central Processing unit) or the like, and controls the smartphone 300.
The control unit 310 includes a signal processing unit 311, an operation control unit 312, and a display processing unit 313.
The signal processing unit 311 transmits a signal to the drum-type washing machine 100 via the communication unit 340, as to whether or not the signal is received by the communication unit 340.
The operation control unit 312 performs processing for controlling the operation of each unit of the smartphone 300.
The display processing unit 313 performs display to the input/output unit 330.
The storage unit 320 is configured by a nonvolatile Memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), and stores various data and programs used by the control unit 110.
The nonvolatile area (e.g., EEPROM) of the storage unit 320 stores information and the like transmitted from the drum-type washing machine 100.
< embodiment 1 >
[ flow chart ]
(Drum type washing machine 100)
Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing a process performed in the drum-type washing machine 100 according to embodiment 1.
First, in a state where the power button 10v is ON (ON), it is determined whether or not the signal processing section 111 receives an operation signal from the smartphone 300 (S101).
When the operation signal is not received as a result of step S101 (S101 → no), the control unit 110 returns the process to step S101.
When the operation signal is received as a result of step S101 (S101 → yes), the operation control unit 112 determines whether or not it is in the operation period (S102). The operation period is, for example, from when the power is turned on until the start-pause button 11a of the operation panel 10 is pressed. The same applies to the following embodiments.
If the operation period is in the middle as a result of step S102 (S102 → yes), the control section 110 advances the process to step S106.
If the operation period is not in the operation period as a result of step S102 (S102 → no), the operation control unit 112 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the operation completion unit (S103). The predetermined time is, for example, 5 seconds, but is not limited to 5 seconds, and may be a time before the user who has finished operating the operation panel 10 should leave the drum-type washing machine 100.
If the fixed time has elapsed as a result of step S103 (S103 → no), the control unit 110 advances the process to step S106.
When a predetermined time has elapsed as a result of step S103 (S103 → y), the operation control unit 112 operates the drum-type washing machine 100 in accordance with the operation signal from the smartphone 300 (S104).
After that, the signal processing unit 111 transmits a signal indicating that the operation reception is completed (reception completion signal) to the smartphone 300 (S105).
Further, in step S106, the signal processing section 111 transmits a rejection signal to the smartphone 300. That is, the drum-type washing machine 100 does not accept the operation (rejection) from the smartphone 300.
As described above, the operation period is, for example, from when the power is turned on until the start-pause button 11a of the operation panel 10 is pressed. That is, during the washing-drying operation, the operation from the smartphone 300 can be accepted. The same applies to the following embodiments. When the power button 10v of the drum-type washing machine 100 is turned OFF (OFF), the control is disabled. The same applies to the following embodiments.
(Intelligent mobile phone 300)
Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the smartphone 300 according to embodiment 1.
First, in a state where the power button 10v is turned on, the user performs an operation of the drum-type washing machine 100 using the smartphone 300 (S201).
Next, the signal processing unit 311 transmits an operation signal including the operation content to the drum-type washing machine 100 (S202). The operation signal is transmitted at regular intervals from the start of the washing machine control application to the end of the application.
The signal processing unit 311 determines whether or not the control signal is received from the drum-type washing machine 100 (S203). The control signal includes said acceptance completion signal and said rejection signal.
If the control signal is not received as a result of step S203 (S203 → no), the control unit 310 returns the process to step S203.
As a result of step S203, if the control signal is received (S203 → yes), the operation control unit 312 determines whether or not the received control signal is a rejection signal (S204).
As a result of step S204, if the received control signal is the reject signal (S204 → yes), the display processing unit 313 displays the reject screen on the input/output unit 330 (S205). The reject screen will be described later.
As a result of step S204, if the signal is not a reject signal (S204 → no), that is, if the signal is a reception completion signal, the display processing unit 313 displays a reception completion screen on the input/output unit 330 (S206). The process of step S206 may be omitted.
In this manner, it is possible to prevent the user from being surprised by an erroneous operation or a suspected product failure and increasing the service-performance because the drum-type washing machine 100 performs an operation different from the operation performed by the user operating the drum-type washing machine 100.
< embodiment 2 >
(Drum type washing machine 100)
Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing a process performed in the drum-type washing machine 100 according to embodiment 2.
In fig. 8, the difference from fig. 6 is that the process of step S106 is omitted. That is, if it is determined yes in step S102, the drum-type washing machine 100 does not accept the operation (rejection) of the smartphone 300 and does not transmit a signal to the smartphone 300. Since other processes are the same as those in fig. 6, the description thereof is omitted here.
(Intelligent mobile phone 300)
Fig. 9 is a flowchart of a processing procedure on the smartphone 300 side according to the present embodiment.
In fig. 9, the same processes as those in fig. 7 are assigned the same step numbers, and the description thereof is omitted.
In fig. 9, when the process of step S202 is completed, the signal processing unit 311 determines whether or not the reception completion signal is received from the drum-type washing machine 100 (S211).
As a result of step S211, when the reception completion signal is received (S211 → yes), the display processing unit 313 displays the reception completion screen on the input/output unit 330 (S212). The process of step S212 may be omitted.
As a result of step S211, if the signal for completion of management has not been received (S211 → no), the signal processing unit 311 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the processing of step S202 (S213).
If the predetermined time has not elapsed as a result of step S213 (S213 → no), the control unit 310 returns the process to step S211.
When the predetermined time has elapsed as a result of step S213 (S213 → yes), the display processing unit 313 displays a reject screen on the input/output unit 330 (S214). The reject screen will be described later.
By performing the processing using the smartphone 300 in this way, the processing of the drum-type washing machine 100 can be reduced as compared with embodiment 1, and thus the processing load of the drum-type washing machine 100 can be reduced.
< embodiment 3 >
(Drum type washing machine 100)
Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing a process of the drum-type washing machine 100 according to embodiment 3.
First, when the drum-type washing machine 100 is powered on (S121), the operation control unit 112 transmits its own operation signal to the smartphone 300 (S122). The operation signal includes: whether the operation is in the panel operation period or not, whether a predetermined time has elapsed after the panel operation, and the like.
After that, the operation control unit 112 determines whether or not the power supply is turned off (S123).
If the power supply is not turned off as a result of step S123 (S123 → no), the control unit 110 returns the process to step S122.
If the power has been turned off as a result of step S123 (S123 → yes), the control unit 110 ends the process.
Thus, in fig. 10, the drum-type washing machine 100 transmits the operation signal at regular time intervals. In this way, it is also possible not to inquire from the smartphone 300 whether the operation panel 10 of the drum-type washing machine 100 is in operation or not.
(Intelligent mobile phone 300)
Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the smartphone 300 according to embodiment 3.
First, the signal processing section 311 receives an operation signal (S221). Wherein the smartphone 300 continuously receives the operation signal during the start of the washing machine control application.
Then, the signal processing unit 311 determines whether the operation signal includes information indicating that the panel operation period has elapsed or not and information indicating that a predetermined time has elapsed after the panel operation (whether the operation signal is in the operation period of the operation panel 10 or not) (S222).
As a result of step S222, if the operation signal includes information indicating that the operation is being performed during the panel operation (S222 → yes), the display processing unit 313 displays a reject screen on the input/output unit 330 (S223). The reject screen will be described later.
As a result of step S222, if the operation signal does not include information indicating that the panel operation period is being performed (S222 → no), the display processing unit 313 displays the normal operation screen on the input/output unit 330 (S224).
In this manner, the present invention can be applied to a washing system S that repeatedly transmits an operation signal from the drum-type washing machine 100 for a predetermined time when the power is turned on.
< embodiment 4 >
(Drum type washing machine 100)
Fig. 12 is a flowchart showing a process of the drum-type washing machine 100 according to embodiment 4. In fig. 12, the same processes as those in fig. 6 are assigned the same step numbers.
In embodiment 4, a process performed when the operation panel 10 of the drum-type washing machine 100 is operated during the operation of the smartphone 300 will be described.
First, it is determined whether the signal processing unit 111 receives an operation signal from the smartphone 300 (S101).
When the operation signal is not received as a result of step S101 (S101 → no), the control unit 110 returns the process to step S101.
As a result of step S101, when the operation signal is received (S101 → yes), the operation control unit 112 determines whether or not the operation panel 10 is in the operation period (panel operation period) (S102).
If the operation is in the middle of the operation as a result of step S102 (S102 → yes), the operation control unit 112 determines whether the operation of the smartphone 300 has been completed earlier than the operation panel 10 (S131).
As a result of step S131, if the operation of the smartphone 300 is completed before the completion of the operation panel 10 (S131 → yes), the operation control unit 112 notifies the user of the fact that the setting process has been performed in the smartphone 300 (S132). This notification is performed by, for example, displaying a predetermined display or making a predetermined sound using a 7-segment display in the scheduled time/remaining time/detergent amount display unit 15.
Thereafter, the operation control unit 112 operates the drum-type washing machine 100 in accordance with the operation signal from the smartphone 300 (S104).
After that, the signal processing unit 111 transmits a signal indicating that the operation reception is completed (reception completion signal) to the smartphone 300 (S105).
As a result of step S131, if the operation of the operation panel 10 has been completed earlier than the operation of the smartphone 300 (S131 → no), the signal processing section 111 transmits a rejection signal to the smartphone 300 (S106).
If the operation period is not in the operation period as a result of step S102 (S102 → no), the operation control unit 112 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the completion of the operation (S103). The certain time is, for example, 5 seconds.
If the predetermined time has not elapsed as a result of step S103 (S103 → no), the subsequent processing is the same as that in fig. 6, and therefore, the description thereof is omitted.
In embodiment 4, the processing of the smartphone 300 is the same as that in fig. 7, and therefore the description thereof is omitted.
In this way, when the smartphone 300 is operated in advance of the drum-type washing machine 100, the operation of the smartphone 300 is prioritized. At this time, the drum-type washing machine 100 can prevent the user from being surprised or suspected of performing a malfunction by notifying the user of information indicating that the setting process is being performed in the smartphone 300.
< example of Smart Phone 300
Fig. 13 to 15 are diagrams showing examples of screens displayed by the input/output unit 330 of the smartphone 300.
(example of the 1 st Panel)
Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the 1 st screen.
The 1 st screen example is a screen displayed during a period from the time when the reject screen is displayed to the time when the acceptance completion screen is displayed after step S202 in embodiment 1 (fig. 7) and embodiment 2 (fig. 9).
In the 1 st screen example, information being transmitted is displayed so as to overlap with the operation screen. By selecting and inputting the transmission button 401 in fig. 13, the operation signal in fig. 7 and the like can be transmitted.
(example of No. 2 Panel)
Fig. 14 shows an example of the 2 nd screen.
The 2 nd screen example shows an example of the reject screen in embodiment 1 (fig. 7) and embodiment 2 (fig. 9). As shown in fig. 14, on the reject screen, "operation is possible because the subject operation is being performed", and the like are displayed. The "main body" refers to the main body of the drum-type washing machine 100.
In the example of screen 1 in fig. 13, when the rejection signal is received (S204 → y in fig. 7) or the acceptance completion signal is not received within a predetermined time from the transmission of the operation signal (step S213 → y in fig. 9), the transition is made to the example of screen 2 in fig. 14 (rejection screen).
(example of No. 3 Panel)
Fig. 15 shows an example of the 3 rd screen.
The 3 rd screen example shows an example of the reject screen in embodiment 3 (fig. 11).
As shown in fig. 15, in the reject screen, the send button 401 is displayed as being disabled (indicated by dots in fig. 15), and the operation signal cannot be sent to the drum-type washing machine 100.
By adopting such a manner, since the operation signal cannot be transmitted to the drum-type washing machine 100, it is possible to prevent the user who is operating the drum-type washing machine 100 from being surprised by the operation performed through the smartphone 300 or from being suspected of having a malfunction.
(example of No. 4 Panel)
Fig. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the 4 th screen.
The 4 th screen example shows an example of the reject screen in embodiment 1 (fig. 7) and embodiment 2 (fig. 9). As shown in fig. 16, on the reject screen, "the subject operation is performed preferentially because the subject operation is being performed", and the like are displayed. That is, in the case where an operation is performed through the operation panel 10 of the drum-type washing machine 100 while an operation is performed through the smartphone 300, the operation of the drum-type washing machine 100 is performed with priority over the operation of the smartphone 300.
As described above, the operation of the drum-type washing machine 100 is preferentially performed by the operation of the smartphone 300, and thus, the user can be prevented from being surprised or suspected of having an erroneous operation.
In the present embodiment, the downloading of the drum-type washing machine 100 may be prohibited while the operation of the smartphone 300 is rejected.
In addition to the operation of the operation panel 10, for example, a human detection sensor or the like may be used to determine whether or not a human is present in front of the drum-type washing machine 100. In this case, the operation of the smartphone 300 may not be accepted in the case of a person or within a predetermined time after the person leaves the drum-type washing machine 100.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes various modifications. For example, the above-described embodiments are intended to explain the present invention in detail for easy understanding, and are not limited to having all the structures described. Note that a part of the structure of one embodiment may be replaced with the structure of another embodiment, and the structure of another embodiment may be added to the structure of one embodiment. Further, addition, deletion, and replacement of another configuration can be performed on a part of the configurations of the respective embodiments.
Further, part or all of the above-described structures, functions, parts 110 to 112, 310 to 313, and storage units 120 and 320 may be realized by hardware by designing using an integrated circuit, for example. The above-described structures, functions, and the like may be realized by software by interpreting and executing a program that realizes the respective functions by a processor such as a CPU. Information of programs, tables, files, and the like for realizing the respective functions may be stored in hd (hard disk), and may be stored in a memory, a recording device such as ssd (solid State drive), or a recording medium such as an ic (integrated circuit) card, sd (secure digital) card, dvd (digital Versatile disk).
In the embodiments, the control lines and the information lines are required for the description, and not all the control lines and the information lines are necessarily shown for the product. In practice, it can be said that almost all structures are connected to each other.
Claims (5)
1. A washing machine, characterized by comprising:
an operation panel;
a transmitting/receiving unit that receives an operation signal related to an operation of the device from an external device; and
an operation control part rejecting an operation based on an operation signal from the external device at least during an operation of the washing machine main body via the operation panel,
when an operation signal for operating the external device is received from the external device via the transmission/reception unit, it is determined whether the operation panel is in operation,
determining whether the operation via the external device is completed before completion of the operation via the operation panel if the operation panel is in operation,
displaying information indicating that the operation via the external device is performed on the operation panel if the operation via the external device is completed first,
and if the operation via the operation panel is completed before the operation via the external device is completed, the operation via the operation panel is completed
The washing machine transmits information indicating that the operation based on the operation signal from the external device is rejected to the external device, and displays information indicating that the operation performed by the external device itself is rejected on a display unit.
2. A washing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
the operation control unit rejects an operation based on an operation signal from the external device within a predetermined time after the operation of the washing machine main body is completed.
3. A laundry system characterized by:
including a washing machine and an external device capable of operating the washing machine from the outside,
the washing machine includes:
an operation panel;
a transmitting/receiving unit that receives an operation signal related to an operation of the device from an external device; and
an operation control part rejecting an operation based on an operation signal from the external device at least during an operation of the washing machine main body via the operation panel,
when an operation signal for operating the external device is received from the external device via the transmission/reception unit, it is determined whether the operation panel is in operation,
determining whether the operation via the external device is completed before completion of the operation via the operation panel if the operation panel is in operation,
displaying information indicating that the operation via the external device is performed on the operation panel if the operation via the external device is completed first,
and if the operation via the operation panel is completed before the operation via the external device is completed, the operation via the operation panel is completed
The washing machine transmits information to the external device indicating that an operation based on an operation signal from the external device is rejected,
the external device displays, on a display unit, information indicating that the operation performed by the external device itself is rejected, through the washing machine.
4. A laundry system characterized by:
including a washing machine and an external device capable of operating the washing machine from the outside,
the washing machine includes:
an operation panel;
a transmitting/receiving unit that receives an operation signal related to an operation of the device from an external device; and
an operation control part rejecting an operation based on an operation signal from the external device at least during an operation of the washing machine main body via the operation panel,
when an operation signal for operating the external device is received from the external device via the transmission/reception unit, it is determined whether the operation panel is in operation,
determining whether the operation via the external device is completed before completion of the operation via the operation panel if the operation panel is in operation,
displaying information indicating that the operation via the external device is performed on the operation panel if the operation via the external device is completed first,
transmitting an operation reception completion signal to the external device, the operation reception completion signal indicating that reception of the operation signal from the external device is completed,
the external device displays, on the display unit, information indicating that the operation performed by the external device itself is rejected when a reception completion signal indicating that the operation from the external device is received from the washing machine is not received within a predetermined time.
5. A laundry system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein:
the washing machine rejects an operation based on an operation signal from the external device within a certain time after the operation of the washing machine main body is finished.
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