JP2008206098A - Electric appliance and electric apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric appliance and electric apparatus capable of attaining simplification of operation for reservation setting by displaying a designated time of a last relevant day and saving operation for setting the designated time when setting a reservation in a case where the designated time to start/stop operation regularly but in accordance with the date is different. <P>SOLUTION: A designated time storage means 18 is provided for storing an accepted designated time in accordance with a date of acceptance and in a case where a reservation instruction is accepted, a CPU 13 reads the last designated time corresponding to the last date of reservation instruction acceptance from the designated time storage means 18 and displays it on a display unit 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric device including a reservation receiving unit that receives a reservation instruction, a display unit that displays a designated time related to the received reservation instruction, a remote operation device that remotely operates the electric device, and a reservation operation performed by the remote operation device. The present invention relates to an electrical device composed of electrical equipment.

  Electric equipment such as a television receiver, an air conditioner, and a rice cooker is provided with a reservation function (timer function), which enhances user convenience. Since the reservation function can make a reservation so that the operation is started / stopped at a predetermined time, it is possible to improve the convenience of living and prevent wasteful energy consumption due to forgetting to cut.

  New technologies have been developed for such a reservation function for electrical devices. For example, Patent Literature 1 proposes an air conditioner that enables reservation by voice response and simplifies reservation setting.

  Patent Document 2 proposes an air conditioner that automatically receives a standard radio wave carrying time, date, and day of the week calendar data, and corrects an internal clock and makes reservation settings based on the calendar data. Has been.

On the other hand, in order to make a reservation setting for the electric device, an operation for setting a designated time for starting / stopping operation is required. Even in such an operation for setting the designated time, the convenience of use is intended. The device has been devised. When the specified time desired by the user operation is accepted, the specified time is stored, and the previous specified time is displayed at the time of the next reservation setting, thereby omitting the setting time setting operation. It is something that can be done. Such a function is effective when it has a so-called regularity in which operation is started / stopped at approximately the same time every day, such as an air conditioner at work.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-108485 JP 2003-106625 A

  However, the above-described functions cannot be used when there are early work days and late work days, or when work hours differ depending on the day of the week. That is, although there is regularity, when the designated time at which driving is to be started / stopped varies depending on the day, there is a problem that the user needs to reset the designated time each time when setting a reservation.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an electric device and an electric device that reduce the need for a user to reset a designated time.

  An electrical device according to the present invention includes a reservation receiving unit that receives a reservation instruction for starting / stopping operation at a specified time, and a display unit that displays the specified time. Designated time storage means for storing in association with each other, and, when a reservation instruction is received, a designated time corresponding to the reception date of the reservation instruction is read out from the designated time storage means and displayed on the display unit. It is characterized by.

  In the present invention, for example, the designated time accepted by the user's operation is stored in the designated time storage means in association with the day of the week of acceptance. When the user performs an operation next time and receives a reservation instruction, the reading means reads the previous specified time corresponding to the day of the week on which the reservation instruction is received from the specified time storage means and displays it on the display unit. . The user completes the reservation setting operation without performing the operation for setting the designated time separately.

  The electrical device according to the present invention includes a determination unit that determines whether or not a reception time of the reservation instruction is after a predetermined time when the reservation instruction is received. It is preferable that the designated time corresponding to the next day of the reservation instruction reception date is read from the designated time storage means and displayed on the display unit.

  In this case, when a reservation instruction is received, the determination unit determines whether the reception time of the reservation instruction is after a predetermined time. If it is determined that the time is after a predetermined time, the reading unit reads the designated time corresponding to the day of the week following the reception date of the reservation instruction from the designated time storage unit and displays it on the display unit. When it is determined that the time is not after the predetermined time, the reading unit reads the designated time corresponding to the day of the week on which the reservation instruction is received from the designated time storage unit and displays it on the display unit.

  An electrical device according to the present invention includes a reservation receiving means for receiving a reservation instruction for starting / stopping operation of an electrical device at a specified time, and a display unit for displaying the specified time, and a remote control device for remotely operating the electrical device; An electric device comprising an electric device operated by the remote operation device, wherein the remote operation device, when receiving a reservation instruction or a designated time, transmits the reservation instruction or the designated time to the electric device; Receiving means for receiving a designated time from the electric device, wherein the electric device associates the designated time received with a data receiving means for receiving a reservation instruction or a designated time from the remote control device. The designated time storage means for storing the data, the data transmission means for sending the designated time of the designated time storage means to the remote control device, and the reservation instruction when the reservation instruction is received. It reads the specified time corresponding to the shown receiving date from the specified time storage means, characterized in that it comprises a data reading means for sending to said data transmission means.

  In the present invention, the reservation receiving means of the remote control device receives a reservation instruction, and the transmission means transmits the reservation instruction to the data receiving means of the electrical device. When the data receiving means of the electrical device receives the reservation instruction, the data reading means reads a designated time corresponding to the reception date of the reservation instruction from the designated time storage means and sends it to the data transmitting means. The data transmission means transmits the designated time to the reception means of the remote control device. The remote control device displays the designated time on the display unit. The user completes the reservation setting operation without performing the operation for setting the designated time separately.

  The electrical device according to the present invention includes a determination unit that determines whether or not the reception time of the reservation instruction is after a predetermined time when the electric device receives the reservation instruction from the remote control device. When it is determined that there is, it is preferable that the data reading means is configured to read a designated time corresponding to the day after the reception date of the reservation instruction from the designated time storage means and send it to the data transmitting means. .

  In this case, when a reservation instruction is received from the remote control device, the determination unit of the electric device determines whether or not the reception time of the reservation instruction is after a predetermined time. As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the time is after a predetermined time, the data reading means reads a specified time corresponding to the day following the reception date of the reservation instruction from the specified time storage means, and sends the specified time to the data transmitting means. The specified time is sent to the remote control device. If it is determined that it is not after a predetermined time, the data reading means reads the designated time corresponding to the reception date of the reservation instruction from the designated time storage means, sends the designated time to the data transmitting means, and the designated time is Sent to the remote control device. The remote control device receives the designated time, and the designated time is displayed on the display unit.

  According to the present invention, for example, in the reservation setting in the case where the designated time at which driving should be started / stopped regularly differs depending on the day of the week, the previous designated time related to the day of the week on which the reservation instruction is received is displayed on the display unit. Therefore, it is not necessary for the user to perform the operation for setting the designated time, and the operation for setting the reservation can be simplified.

  According to the present invention, it is determined whether or not the reception time when the reservation instruction is received is after a predetermined time. If it is determined that the reception time is after the predetermined time, the reading means (or data reading means) receives the reservation instruction reception date. When the designated time corresponding to the next day of the (reception date) is read from the designated time storage means and the designated time is displayed on the display unit, it is highly possible that the reservation setting for the next day is set. If the reservation instruction is received after the specified time or after the specified time of the day, the specified time corresponding to the next day of the reception date (reception date) of the reservation instruction is displayed on the display unit, and the reservation setting for the next day is also displayed. It is possible to simplify the reservation setting operation.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, a remote control unit (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller) for remotely operating an electric device will be described as an example of the electric device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The remote controller remotely controls an air conditioner in a certain factory, and the air conditioner is operated from Monday to Sunday. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a remote controller according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  The remote controller according to the first embodiment transmits an operation unit 11 that receives an instruction by a user operation, a display unit 12 that displays temperature, a specified time, and the like, and an instruction received by the operation unit 11 to the air conditioner. A transmission unit 14, a timer 15, a designated time storage unit 18 in which a designated time received last time is stored, a calendar storage unit 20 in which calendar information such as date, day of week, and time is stored for several years in advance from the time of shipment; ROM 16 in which a processing program for the operation of the air conditioner is stored in advance, RAM 17 in which temporary data, for example, received set temperature, designated time, etc. are stored, and CPU 13 that controls these via an internal bus I have.

  The operation unit 11 includes various switches, and is operated by the user to start / stop operation of the air conditioner (electrical device), temperature setting / conversion instruction, reservation instruction, reservation completion instruction, specified time Are accepted as operation signals.

  The display unit 12 displays the temperature related to the temperature setting / conversion instruction received by the operation unit 11, the time related to the specified time setting command, the specified time related to the storage in the specified time storage unit 18, and the like.

  When the operation unit 11 accepts the designated time, the designated time storage unit 18 stores the designated time in association with the reception day of the week based on the calendar information in the calendar storage unit 20. The designated time storage means 18 is a rewritable nonvolatile memory such as an EPROM, and a part of the storage area is used as a designated time management table. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the specified time management table. A specified time for each day of the week is written in the specified time management table. That is, the specified time received last time is written in association with the received day of the week.

  The CPU 13 controls the air conditioner by executing a processing program stored in the ROM 16 using the RAM 17 as a working area. When the operation unit 11 accepts the reservation instruction, the designated time corresponding to the reception day of the reservation instruction is read from the designated time storage unit 18 based on the calendar information in the calendar storage unit 20, and the read designated time is displayed on the display unit. 12 is displayed.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of CPU 13 of the remote controller according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  By operating the operation unit 11 of the user, the remote controller power-on instruction is accepted (S101), and the remote controller is turned on. The date and time of the current day is received via the operation unit 11 (S102), stored in the RAM 17, and the date and time of the day is displayed on the display unit 12.

  Next, the CPU 13 determines whether or not a reservation instruction has been received (S103). If it is determined that a reservation instruction has not been received (S103: NO), the CPU 13 waits until a reservation instruction is received. When it is determined that the reservation instruction has been accepted (S103: YES), the CPU 13 reads the designated time corresponding to the day of the week (acceptance date) from the designated time storage unit 18 based on the calendar information in the calendar storage unit 20 (S104), The read designated time is displayed on the display unit 12 (S105). In this case, if the specified time displayed on the display unit 12 is acceptable, the user operates the operation unit 11 to instruct the completion of the reservation, but if the change is necessary, the user inputs a new specified time.

  The CPU 13 determines whether or not the specified time has been received (S106). If the CPU 13 determines that the designated time has not been received (S106: NO), the process proceeds to S108. On the other hand, if the CPU 13 determines that the specified time has been received (S106: YES), the specified time is stored in the specified time storage means 18 based on the calendar information in the calendar storage means 20 and corresponds to the day of the week (reception date) received. At the same time, the received designated time is displayed on the display unit 12 (S107).

  Next, the CPU 13 determines whether or not a reservation completion instruction has been received (S108). When it is determined that the reservation completion instruction has not been received (S108: NO), the CPU 13 waits until the reservation completion instruction is received. On the other hand, if it is determined that the reservation completion instruction has been received (S108: YES), the CPU 13 sets the timer 15 based on the designated time stored in the designated time storage means 18 (S109). Thereafter, when the designated time comes, the timer 15 notifies the CPU 13 to that effect, and the CPU 13 transmits an operation start instruction to the air conditioner via the transmission unit 14.

  In the first embodiment, the case where the user sets the date and time of the day after turning on the remote controller has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be configured such that the date and time are automatically set using a standard radio wave, and the electronic clock and the battery for the electronic clock are mounted so that the date and time are set at the time of shipment from the factory. Also good. Also, if you set the date and time of the day when the battery is installed in the remote control, the remote control (so-called clock function and so on) will automatically advance the time and calendar while the battery is present or until it is reset. If a remote control having a calendar function is used, the settings in S101 and S102 in Embodiment 1 need only be performed once when the battery is attached to the remote control, and the reservation setting is performed only by the operation from S103. Is possible.

  In the first embodiment, when the reservation instruction is received, the designated time already stored in the designated time storage unit 18 is read and displayed on the display unit 12. However, the present invention is not limited to this. . When the designated time is not stored in the designated time storage means 18, for example, in the case of use immediately after shipment from the factory, when a reservation instruction is accepted, the predetermined time may be always displayed on the display unit 12. .

(Embodiment 2)
Hereinafter, a remote controller for remotely operating an electric device will be described as an example of the electric device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As in the first embodiment, the remote control is related to the remote operation of the air conditioner, and the air conditioner remotely operated by the remote control is operated from Monday to Sunday. Suppose it starts. The remote control according to the second embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment.

  The remote control according to the second embodiment includes an operation unit 11, a display unit 12, a transmission unit 14, a timer 15, a designated time storage unit 18, a calendar storage unit 20, a ROM 16, a RAM 17, and a CPU 13.

  The CPU 13 controls the air conditioner by executing a processing program stored in the ROM 16 using the RAM 17 as a working area. When the operation unit 11 receives a reservation instruction, the CPU 13 determines whether or not the reservation instruction reception time is after a predetermined time. When the CPU 13 determines that the reservation instruction reception time is after a predetermined time, the CPU 13 reads the specified time corresponding to the day following the reservation instruction reception date from the specified time storage means 18 and displays the specified time on the display unit 12. To do. On the other hand, if it is determined that the reservation instruction reception time is not after the predetermined time, the designated time corresponding to the reservation instruction reception date is read from the designated time storage means 18 and displayed on the display unit 12. Other configurations of the remote control according to the second embodiment are the same as those of the remote control according to the first embodiment, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  4 and 5 are flowcharts showing the control procedure of the CPU 13 of the remote controller according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the control procedure of the CPU 13 will be described by taking as an example the case where the predetermined time is 11:00 pm.

  A remote control power-on instruction is accepted (S201), and the remote control is turned on. The date / time of the current day is received via the operation unit 11 (S202), stored in the RAM 17, and the date / time of the day is displayed on the display unit 12.

  Next, the CPU 13 determines whether or not a reservation instruction has been received (S203). If it is determined that no reservation instruction has been received (S203: NO), the CPU 13 waits until a reservation instruction is received. When it is determined that the reservation instruction has been received (S203: YES), the CPU 13 determines whether or not the time at which the reservation instruction is received is after a predetermined time (11:00 pm) (S204).

  When the CPU 13 determines that the time at which the reservation instruction is received is not after the predetermined time (S204: NO), the specified time corresponding to the day of the week (acceptance date) is stored at the specified time based on the calendar information in the calendar storage means 20. Read from the means 18 (S205) and display the read designated time on the display unit 12 (S206).

  On the other hand, if the CPU 13 determines that the time when the reservation instruction is received is after the predetermined time (S204: YES), the designation corresponding to the day of the next day (the day after the reception day) based on the calendar information in the calendar storage means 20 The time is read from the designated time storage means 18 (S207), and the read designated time is displayed on the display unit 12 (S208).

  Next, if the specified time displayed on the display unit 12 is acceptable, the user operates the operation unit 11 to instruct the completion of the reservation, but if there is a need to change, a new specified time is input. Since the subsequent processing is the same as the processing after S106 of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Embodiment 3)
Hereinafter, Embodiment 3 will be described by taking as an example an electric device 100 including a remote controller 1 of a remote operation device for remotely operating an electric device and an air conditioner 2 of an electric device remotely operated by the remote controller 1. The air conditioner 2 is operated from Monday to Sunday as in the first embodiment, but it is assumed that the operation starts at a fixed time depending on the day of the week. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the electric device 100 according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

  The remote controller 1 according to the third embodiment provides an operation start / stop instruction, temperature setting / conversion instruction, reservation instruction, reservation completion instruction, designated time setting instruction, etc. The operation unit 11 that is received, the display unit 12 that displays the temperature, the specified time, and the like related to the temperature setting / conversion instruction received by the operation unit 11, and the transmission that transmits the instruction received by the operation unit 11 to the air conditioner 2 ROM 15 in which a processing program for driving the remote controller 1 is stored in advance, RAM 17 in which temporary data, for example, a temperature received by the operation unit 11 and a designated time are stored, and a RAM 17 as a working area The CPU 16 that controls the remote controller 1 by executing the processing program stored in is provided.

  The air conditioner 2 is separated into an indoor portion and an outdoor portion by a partition wall 33, an indoor side heat exchanger 21 and an indoor fan 23 driven by a fan drive unit 31 are provided in the indoor portion, An outer heat exchanger 22, an outdoor fan 24, and a compressor 25 driven by a compressor driving unit 32 are provided. Thus, for example, during cooling operation, the refrigerant from the compressor 25 is condensed by the heat exchanger 21 on the indoor side to dissipate the heat to the outside, and the refrigerant is passed through the decompression means such as a capillary tube (not shown). After cooling the air taken in from the suction port by being expanded by the inner heat exchanger 21, the cooled air is discharged from the discharge port, and the refrigerant is returned to the compressor 25 again through a switching valve (not shown).

  The air conditioner 2 includes a temperature sensor 30 that detects the temperature of the room, a receiving unit (data receiving means) 26 that receives an instruction or standard radio wave from the remote controller 1, and various switches for operating the air conditioner 2. An operation unit 27 provided, a transmission unit (data transmission means) 28 for transmitting a specified time to the remote controller 1, and a control unit 40 for controlling them are provided.

  The control unit 40 includes a designated time storage means 46 in which the designated time received last time is stored, a calendar storage means 44 in which the calendar information carried on the standard radio wave is stored, and a process for operating the air conditioner 2. A ROM 42 in which programs are stored in advance, a RAM 43 in which temporary data, for example, a received set temperature and a specified time, are stored, and a CPU 41 that controls these via an internal bus are provided.

  The calendar storage means 44 stores calendar information such as date, day of the week, time, and the like that are carried on the standard radio wave received by the receiving unit 26.

  When the receiving unit 26 receives the designated time, the designated time storage unit 46 stores the designated time in association with the reception day of the week based on the calendar information in the calendar storage unit 44. The designated time storage means 46 is a rewritable nonvolatile memory, and a part of the storage area is used as a designated time management table in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and detailed description thereof is omitted (see FIG. 3). .

  The CPU 41 controls the air conditioner 2 by executing a processing program stored in the ROM 42 using the RAM 43 as a working area. In addition, when the receiving unit 26 receives the reservation instruction, the CPU 41 reads the specified time corresponding to the reception day of the reservation instruction from the specified time storage unit 46 based on the calendar information in the calendar storage unit 44 and sends it to the transmission unit 28. To do.

  The receiving unit 26 receives the reservation instruction, the specified time, the set temperature, and the standard radio wave transmitted from the remote controller 1 and sends them to the control unit 40.

  The transmission unit 28 receives the designated time stored in the designated time storage unit 46 and transmits it to the reception unit 14 of the remote controller 1.

  7 and 8 are flowcharts showing control procedures of the CPU 16 of the remote controller 1 and the CPU 41 of the air conditioner 2 according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

  When the user operates the operation unit 11 of the remote controller 1, the CPU 16 receives a power-on instruction (S401) and turns on the power of the remote controller.

  Next, the CPU 16 of the remote controller 1 determines whether or not a standby instruction for the operation of the air conditioner 2 has been received (S402). When it is determined that the standby instruction has not been received (S402: NO), the CPU 16 waits until the standby instruction is received. On the other hand, when it determines with CPU16 having accepted the standby instruction | indication (S402: YES), the standby instruction | indication of driving | operation is transmitted to the air conditioner 2 via the transmission part 15 (S403).

  The CPU 41 of the air conditioner 2 determines whether or not an operation standby instruction has been received from the remote controller 1 (S301). When it is determined that the standby instruction has not been received (S301: NO), the CPU 41 waits until the standby instruction is received. On the other hand, when it is determined that the standby instruction has been received (S301: YES), the CPU 41 turns on the power of the air conditioner 2 to enter the standby state. Next, the CPU 41 receives the standard radio wave (S302), and stores the calendar data such as date, day of the week, and time put on the standard radio wave in the calendar storage means 44 (S303).

  On the other hand, the CPU 16 of the remote controller 1 determines whether or not a reservation instruction has been received (S404). When it is determined that the reservation instruction has not been received (S404: NO), the CPU 16 waits until the reservation instruction is received. When it determines with CPU16 having received the reservation instruction | indication (S404: YES), a reservation instruction | indication is transmitted to the air conditioner 2 via the transmission part 15 (S405).

  The CPU 41 of the air conditioner 2 determines whether or not a reservation instruction has been received from the remote controller 1 (S304). When it is determined that the reservation instruction has not been received (S304: NO), the CPU 41 waits until the reservation instruction is received. On the other hand, if the CPU 41 determines that the reservation instruction has been received (S304: YES), the designated time corresponding to the day of the week (reception date) is read from the designated time storage means 46 based on the calendar data in the calendar storage means 44. (S305), the data is sent to the transmitter 28, and the transmitter 28 transmits the designated time read to the remote controller 1 (S306).

  The CPU 16 of the remote controller 1 receives the specified time corresponding to the day of the week (reception date) (S406), and displays the specified time on the display unit 12 (S407). In this case, if the specified time displayed on the display unit 12 is acceptable, the user operates the operation unit 11 to instruct the completion of the reservation, but if the change is necessary, the user inputs a new specified time.

  Next, the CPU 16 of the remote controller 1 determines whether or not the specified time has been received (S408). If the CPU 16 determines that the designated time has not been received (S408: NO), the process proceeds to S410. On the other hand, when it determines with CPU16 having received the designated time (S408: YES), the designated time received via the transmission part 15 is transmitted to the air conditioner 2 (S409).

  On the other hand, the CPU 41 of the air conditioner 2 determines whether or not a designated time has been received from the remote controller 1 (S307). When it is determined that the designated time has not been received (S307: NO), the CPU 41 waits until the designated time is received. On the other hand, if the CPU 41 determines that the designated time has been received (S307: YES), based on the calendar data in the calendar storage means 44, the CPU 41 receives the designated time on the day of the week (reception date) on which the designated time was received. The associated designated time is stored on the display unit 12 (S308).

  Thereafter, the CPU 16 of the remote controller 1 determines whether or not a reservation completion instruction has been received (S410). When it is determined that the reservation completion instruction is not received (S410: NO), the CPU 16 waits until the reservation completion instruction is received. On the other hand, if it is determined that the reservation completion instruction has been received (S410: YES), the CPU 16 transmits a reservation completion instruction to the air conditioner 2 via the transmission unit 15 (S411).

  On the other hand, the CPU 41 of the air conditioner 2 determines whether or not a reservation completion instruction is received from the remote controller 1 (S309). When it is determined that the reservation completion instruction has not been received (S309: NO), the CPU 41 waits until the reservation completion instruction is received. If the CPU 41 determines that the reservation completion instruction has been received (S309: YES), it sets the timer 29 based on the designated time stored in the designated time storage means 46 (S310). Thereafter, when the designated time comes, the timer 29 notifies the CPU 41 to that effect, and the CPU 41 starts the operation of the air conditioner 2.

  In the third embodiment, the case where calendar data is obtained using standard radio waves has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, calendar data for several years may be stored in the calendar storage means 44 in advance at the time of shipment, and an electronic clock and a battery for the electronic clock are mounted so that the date and time are set at the time of factory shipment. May be.

  The electrical device 100 according to the third embodiment is not limited to the above example, and when the reservation instruction is received as in the remote control according to the second embodiment, whether the reception time of the reservation instruction is after a predetermined time or not. If the time is after a predetermined time, that is, if there is a high possibility that the reservation setting is for the next day, the designated time corresponding to the next day may be displayed on the display unit.

  In the first, second and third embodiments, the case where the operation is started at the designated time has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to the case where the operation is stopped at the designated time. Needless to say.

  Note that the present invention can also be applied to an electric device or an electric device such as an air conditioner that can be set to be a constant temperature at a specified time and a rice cooker that can be set to cook rice at a specified time. That is, in any case, the electric device or the electric device requires an operation for setting the designated time, and the application of the present invention can reduce the work of the user resetting the designated time.

  In the first, second and third embodiments, the case where the designated time is different for each day of the week has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the designated time is different between weekdays and weekends, it is needless to say that the present invention can also be applied to cases where the designated times differ according to predetermined dates (for example, 10th, 20th, 30th).

  As is clear from the above description, the object of the present invention is to correspond to the designated time storage means for storing the received designated time in association with the reception date, and to accept the reservation instruction when the reservation instruction is received. By reading the designated time to be read from the designated time storage means and displaying it on the display unit, for example, even when the time to start / stop driving regularly differs depending on the day of the week, It is an object of the present invention to provide an electric device that displays the designated time of the day of the week, can omit the operation of setting the designated time, and can simplify the operation of setting the reservation.

  Another object of the present invention is to determine whether or not a reservation instruction is received after a predetermined time when a reservation instruction is received, and when the reservation instruction is received after the predetermined time. The designated time corresponding to the next day is read from the designated time storage means and displayed on the display unit, so that there is a high possibility that the reservation setting for the next day will occur. If accepted, the display unit displays a designated time corresponding to the next day of the reservation instruction reception date, and provides an electric device capable of simplifying the reservation setting operation for the next day reservation setting. There is.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an electric device comprising a remote operation device having a display unit and an electric device operated by the remote operation device, wherein the electric device associates a previous designated time with a reception date. When the reservation instruction is received from the remote control device, the specified time corresponding to the reception date of the reservation instruction is read from the specified time storage means and displayed on the display unit. For example, even if the specified time to be set differs depending on the day of the week, the specified time of the previous day of the week is read from the specified time storage means and displayed on the display unit when setting a reservation. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electric apparatus that can omit the operation of setting a designated time and can simplify the operation of setting a reservation.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, when the electrical device receives a reservation instruction from the remote control device, it determines whether or not the reception time of the reservation instruction is after a predetermined time, and is after the predetermined time. If it is determined, it is possible to make a reservation setting for the next day by reading the specified time corresponding to the next day of the reception date of the reservation instruction from the specified time storage means and transmitting it to the receiving means of the remote control device If the reservation instruction is received after 11:00 pm, for example, the designated time corresponding to the next day of the reception date of the reservation instruction is displayed on the display unit, and the reservation setting operation for the next day reservation setting is also performed. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electric device that can simplify the process.

It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the remote control which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the designated time management table. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure of CPU of the remote control which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure of CPU of the remote control which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure of CPU of the remote control which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the electric apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure of CPU of a remote control and CPU of an air conditioner concerning Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure of CPU of a remote control and CPU of an air conditioner concerning Embodiment 3 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Remote control 2 Air conditioner 11, 27 Operation part 12 Display part 13, 16, 41 CPU
18, 46 Designated time storage means 20, 44 Calendar storage means 14, 15, 28 Transmitter 14, 26 Receiver 17 RAM

Claims (4)

In an electrical device comprising a reservation receiving means for receiving a reservation instruction for starting / stopping operation at a specified time, and a display unit for displaying the specified time,
A designated time storage means for storing the received designated time in association with the reception date;
An electrical apparatus comprising: a reading unit that reads a designated time corresponding to a date of receipt of the booking instruction from the designated time storage unit and displays the designation on the display unit when a booking instruction is received. A determination unit that determines whether or not the reception time of the reservation instruction is after a predetermined time when the reservation instruction is received;
When it is determined that the time is after a predetermined time, the reading means is configured to read a designated time corresponding to the next day of the reservation instruction reception date from the designated time storage means and display it on the display unit. The electric device according to claim 1, wherein Reservation receiving means for accepting a reservation instruction for starting / stopping operation of an electric device at a specified time, a display unit for displaying the specified time, a remote operation device for remotely operating the electric device, and operated by the remote operation device In an electrical device consisting of
The remote control device is:
When receiving a reservation instruction or designated time, a transmission means for transmitting the reservation instruction or designated time to the electric device;
Receiving means for receiving a specified time from the electrical device,
The electrical equipment is
Data receiving means for receiving a reservation instruction or a specified time from the remote control device;
Designated time storage means for storing the received designated time in association with the received date;
Data transmitting means for transmitting the specified time of the specified time storage means to the remote control device;
An electrical apparatus comprising: a data reading unit that reads a specified time corresponding to a reception date of the reservation command from the specified time storage unit and sends it to the data transmission unit when a reservation command is received. The electrical equipment is
When receiving a reservation instruction from the remote control device, comprising a determination means for determining whether or not the reception time of the reservation instruction is after a predetermined time,
If it is determined that it is after a predetermined time, the data reading means is configured to read a designated time corresponding to the day following the reception date of the reservation instruction from the designated time storage means and send it to the data transmitting means. The electrical device according to claim 3, wherein the electrical device is a device.

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