JP2000196990A - Timer reserving and warning system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system which notifies a user that the user forgets the setting of a timer for reservation when the user goes out without setting the timer for reservation. SOLUTION: A timer reserving device 1 is provided with a timer reservation setting and outputting means 2 which outputs the signal of timer reservation unsetting information indicating that a timer is not set for reservation to an equipment controller 5, a timer reservation information outputting means 3 which outputs the signal of information indicating that timer reservation information is stored in a storing section 4 to the controller 5, and an going-out operating and outputting means 11 which outputs the signal of going-out information obtained through operation made in the entrance of a house at going-out time. The device 1 is also provided with the equipment controller 5 which controls a notifying means 14 to notify the timer reservation unsetting information when the controller 5 simultaneously detects the output signals of the timer reservation setting and outputting means 2, timer reservation information outputting means 3, and going-out operating and outputting means 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a timer reservation warning system, and more particularly to a timer reservation warning system for notifying that a timer reservation of a timer reservation device has not been set in conjunction with an outing operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a timer reservation device such as a recording device records a program in a certain time zone in advance when it is considered that the recording device cannot be directly operated during a certain time period such as going out. If you enter the timer reservation information and the recording device is no longer in use,
Timer reservation must be set in order to make the entered timer reservation information valid. The timer reservation is set by pressing a timer reservation setting button provided on the recording device or by turning off the power switch of the recording device.

When the timer reservation is set immediately after the timer reservation information is input, the user does not forget to set the timer reservation. However, after the timer reservation information is input, the timer reservation is set until the recording device becomes empty. If you don't, you may forget it. In addition, there is no one that informs you if you forget to set a timer reservation when you go out. For this reason, there is a fear that a situation in which recording was not performed when the user came home while timer reservation information was input to the recording device.

[0004]

The conventional timer reservation apparatus has a drawback in that if the user forgets to set the timer reservation, the user cannot know the timer reservation non-setting information when going out.

An object of the present invention is to provide a timer reservation warning system for notifying timer reservation non-setting information at the time of going out.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, a timer reservation warning system according to the present invention comprises a timer reservation operation means for inputting timer reservation information and setting timer reservation, and a timer reservation setting means. A timer reservation setting output means for outputting a signal of timer reservation non-setting information indicating that the timer reservation information is not set to the device control apparatus, and a signal of information indicating that timer reservation information is stored in the storage unit to the device control apparatus. A timer reservation device having timer reservation information output means, an outside operation device having outside operation output means for outputting a signal of outside information obtained by operation at the entrance at the time of outside, and timer reservation non-setting information , A signal output by the timer reservation setting output means, and an output by the timer reservation information output means A signal, upon detecting a signal outputted by the road operation output means simultaneously, and a device control apparatus which controls so as to notify the timer reservation unset information in the notification means.

[0007] According to such a timer reservation warning system, if the user goes out with the timer reservation not set, he can be notified by a warning display or a warning sound that the timer reservation has not been set.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a timer reservation warning system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. The timer reservation warning system shown in FIG. 1 includes a timer reservation warning device 1 including a timer reservation operation unit 15, a timer reservation setting output unit 2, a timer reservation information output unit 3, and a storage unit 4, and a timer reservation setting detection unit 6. A device control device 5 including a timer reservation information detecting device 7, a setting switching device 8, a central control device 9, and an outside operation detecting device 10; a notifying device 14 connected to the device control device 5;
It comprises an outside operation device 13 having an outside operation output unit 11 and an outside operation unit 12.

In this example, it is assumed that the timer reservation warning device 1 is built in a recording device, and the device control device 5 is built in or connected to an intercom device. Further, the notification means 14 is a door phone slave unit, and the outside operation device 13 is considered as an electric lock connected to the intercom device.

The operation of the timer reservation warning system thus configured will be described below.

First, when timer reservation information is input to the timer reservation device 1 by the timer reservation operation means, the timer reservation information is stored in the storage unit 4. In this state, when an outgoing operation is performed by the outgoing operation means 12 of the outing operation device 13, a signal of outing information indicating that the outgoing operation has been performed is output to the device control device 5 by the outgoing operation output means 11. The outside operation detection means 10 detects the signal of the outside information.

[0013] A timer reservation information output means 3 outputs a signal of timer reservation information from the storage section 4 to the device control device 5. The timer reservation information detecting means 7 detects the signal of the timer reservation information.

When the timer reservation is not set in the timer reservation device 1, the timer reservation non-setting information signal is output to the device control device 5 by the timer reservation setting output means 2. Timer reservation setting detecting means 6
Thus, the signal of the timer reservation non-setting information is detected.

The operation related to the equipment control device 5 will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When a signal is detected by the outside operation detecting means 10 (step 20), the central control means 9 determines whether or not the setting switching means 8 is in an ON state (when it is okay to forget to reserve a timer = OFF state). It is determined (step 21). If it is in the ON state, it is determined whether the timer reservation information detecting means 7 detects a signal of timer reservation information (step 22). If the timer reservation information signal is detected, the central control means 9 determines whether the timer reservation setting detection means 6 has detected the timer reservation non-setting information signal (step 23). If a timer reservation non-setting information signal is detected, the central control means 9
Outputs a warning signal to the notifying means 14 (step 2).
4) The notification means 14 notifies that the timer reservation is not set by a warning display or a warning sound (step 25).

The timer reservation device 1 according to the present invention is not limited to a recording device, but may be an air conditioner, an electronic rice cooker, or the like if it has a reservation function that requires a two-stage reservation operation of inputting timer reservation information and then performing setting. It can be applied to washing machines and dryers.

[0018]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the timer reservation warning system of the present invention, if a user goes out of a room without setting a timer reservation, the user is notified that the timer reservation has not been set. Therefore, when going out, it becomes possible to know that the user has forgotten to set the timer reservation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a timer reservation warning system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the timer reservation warning system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Timer reservation device 2 ... Timer reservation setting output means 3 ... Timer reservation information output means 4 ... Storage part 5 ... Equipment control device 11 ... Outing operation output means 13 ... Outing operation device 14 ... Information means 15 ... Timer reservation operation means

Claims (1)

[Claims] A timer reservation operating means for inputting timer reservation information and setting timer reservation, a storage section for storing timer reservation information, and a timer reservation for which timer reservation is not set. Timer reservation device including timer reservation setting output means (2) for outputting unset information to an external device and timer reservation information output means (3) for outputting whether timer reservation information is stored in the storage unit. (1) and an outgoing operation output means (1) for outputting outgoing information by an operation when going out.
An outgoing operation device (13) provided with 1); a signal of the timer reservation non-setting information output by the timer reservation setting output means; a signal output by the timer reservation information output means; Simultaneously detecting the outgoing information signal output by the information output means, and informing the information means (14)
And a device control device (5) for controlling to notify the timer reservation non-setting information.