JP2016057028A - Heating cooking system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heating cooking system capable of easily determining which of a radio relay apparatus such as a radio router and cooker and a portable terminal has a problem such as a failure, when something is wrong with the communication function between a cooker and a portable terminal via a radio relay apparatus.SOLUTION: A cooker 1 includes a storage part 13 that stores a processing content in a test mode d1 and test execution information d including information for directing the execution of the test mode from a portable terminal d2, and is able to be set to communicate in a direct communication mode where the cooker 1 and the portable terminal communicates directly. While communicating in the direct communication mode, the portable terminal acquires the test execution information d from the storage part 13 of the cooker 1 and uses the acquired test execution information d to direct the cooker 1 to execute the test mode. Upon the direction of the test mode, the cooker 1 executes the test mode of the processing content d1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooking system that includes a cooking device that heats cooked food, and a portable terminal that performs wireless communication using an indirect communication method in which communication is performed via the heating cooking device and a wireless repeater.

  As described in Patent Document 1, there is known a heating cooking system having a function of sensing the state of a cooked item in a heating cooker such as a stove and notifying the user of the state.

  In such a cooking system, a cooking device such as a gas stove and a portable terminal are provided, and the gas stove and the portable terminal are configured to be communicable wirelessly. The gas stove is configured to determine the heating state using various detection results, and the detection results are transmitted to the mobile terminal.

  Further, when the detection result is transmitted from the gas stove to the portable terminal, if the confirmed signal is not transmitted from the portable terminal to the gas stove by the user's operation, the gas stove can automatically cut off the supply of the fuel gas to the gas burner. Configured as follows.

  In paragraphs 0044 of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the state of the heating cooker is heated from the outside of the house equipped with the heating cooker over a long distance using a portable terminal via the Internet. The use of a communication function between a cooking device and a portable terminal is disclosed.

  Since the communication function can be used from outside the house, for example, when the user's family is cooking with the heating cooker at the user's home, the user checks the heating status with the heating cooker from the outside. In some cases, the user can confirm that the cooking device has stopped after going out after cooking by the cooking device, and the convenience is high.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-219045 JP 2006-029710 A

  When performing communication as described above, it is usually difficult to communicate directly between the cooking device and the portable terminal, so communication is performed between the cooking device and the portable terminal via a wireless relay device such as a wireless router. Will do.

  Therefore, when the heating cooker is installed at the user's home, a trial operation that the communication function between the heating cooker and the portable terminal is reliably performed via a wireless relay device such as a wireless router. Will be done.

  When it is confirmed that the communication function performed between the cooking device and the portable terminal via the wireless relay device such as a wireless router is inconvenient by the above test operation, the wireless relay device such as the wireless router and the cooking device It is necessary to identify which of the mobile devices has a problem such as a failure, and to repair or replace a wireless relay device such as a wireless router, a heating cooker, or a mobile device that has a problem. There is.

  However, when communication is performed between the heating cooker and the portable terminal via a wireless relay device such as a wireless router, there is a problem such as failure of the wireless relay device such as the wireless router, the heating cooker, or the portable terminal. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to specify whether or not.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a wireless relay device such as a wireless router, a heating cooker, and a portable terminal when there is an inconvenience in a communication function performed between the cooking device and the portable terminal via the wireless relay device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking system that can easily identify a problem such as a failure.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the heat cooking system according to the present invention has a characteristic configuration in which a cooking device that heats cooked food and wireless communication using an indirect communication method that communicates with the cooking device via a wireless repeater. A cooking system comprising a portable terminal,
Processing content of a test mode for checking the operation of the communication function of the heating cooker and test execution information including information for instructing execution of the test mode from the portable terminal. With a storage unit
In the state where the heating cooker and the portable terminal can be set to communicate with a direct communication method in which direct communication is performed, and in the state of performing communication with the direct communication method,
The mobile terminal is
Obtaining the test execution information from the storage unit of the cooking device;
Utilizing the acquired test execution information, the cooking device can be instructed to execute the test mode,
The heating cooker
When the execution of the test mode is instructed, the test mode of the processing content stored in the storage unit is executed.

According to the above characteristic configuration, when wireless communication using the indirect communication method cannot be performed, communication can be performed using the direct communication method. Therefore, when an error occurs in the indirect communication method, communication can be performed in the direct communication method.
And in the state which communicates by a direct communication system, execution of test mode can be instruct | indicated with respect to a heating cooker from a portable terminal. And since the cooking device has memorize | stored the processing content of the test, even if it is a case where multiple types of heating cooking devices exist, the test mode for confirming operation | movement of the communication function matched with the said heating cooking device It can be performed.
In the indirect communication method, a wireless repeater is interposed between the portable terminal and the heating cooker, whereas in the direct communication method, there is no wireless repeater between the portable terminal and the heating cooker. And in the said characteristic structure, while a portable terminal receives test execution information from the memory | storage part of a cooking-by-heating machine, it transmits by the direct communication system by transmitting the instruction | indication of execution of a test mode from a portable terminal to a cooking-by-heating machine. Can confirm whether transmission and reception can be performed normally. Therefore, if communication cannot be performed normally by the indirect communication method and it is confirmed that the communication function of the cooking device is normal in the direct communication method, there is a problem with the wireless repeater or the wireless communication environment (radio wave environment). It can be identified.
That is, it is possible to provide a cooking system that can easily identify a problem location. Moreover, by using this heating cooking system, the installation operator of the cooking device can take appropriate measures such as replacement of the wireless repeater and improvement of the wireless communication environment (removal of interference noise).

Another characteristic configuration is a cooking system that includes a cooking device that heats the food, and a portable terminal that communicates wirelessly with an indirect communication method that communicates with the cooking device via a wireless repeater. ,
The mobile terminal is
Store the processing content of the test mode for confirming the operation of the communication function of the cooking device,
The cooking device includes a storage unit that stores test execution information including information for instructing execution of the test mode from the portable terminal,
In the state where the heating cooker and the portable terminal can be set to communicate with a direct communication method in which direct communication is performed, and in the state of performing communication with the direct communication method,
The mobile terminal is
Obtaining the test execution information from the storage unit of the cooking device;
Utilizing the acquired test execution information, instructing the heating cooker to execute the test mode, and configured to transmit the processing content,
The heating cooker
When execution of the test mode is instructed, the test mode of the received processing content is executed.

According to the above-mentioned characteristic configuration, by storing the processing content of the test mode corresponding to the cooking device that communicates directly with the mobile terminal, the cooking device test can be performed without storing the processing content on the cooking device side. Can be executed.
That is, it is possible to provide a cooking system that can easily identify a problem location. Moreover, by using this heating cooking system, the installation operator of the cooking device can take appropriate measures such as replacement of the wireless repeater and improvement of the wireless communication environment (removal of interference noise).

A further feature is that the cooking device comprises:
A communication unit for performing wireless communication with the portable terminal and the wireless repeater;
A display unit for displaying the operating state of the cooking device,
The processing content includes a process of performing in-machine communication between the communication unit and the display unit in the heating cooker and displaying an operating state on the display unit.

According to the above characteristic configuration, when the test mode is executed, the display test of the operating state can be performed together on the display unit of the cooking device. At this time, since the operation state is also displayed on the display unit, the operator who has sent the test mode execution instruction from the portable terminal can visually confirm whether the test mode is normally performed.
Further, in addition to whether or not the communication function has been normally performed, it is possible to confirm whether or not the operation of the display unit and in-flight communication between the display unit and the communication unit can be performed normally.
In other words, it is possible to provide a cooking system that can easily identify a problem location, and to provide a cooking system that can confirm whether there is a problem in the in-machine communication of the cooking device.

Another feature is that the heating cooker
After the end of the test mode, the mobile terminal can be operated using the direct communication method.

In this cooking system, when indirect communication fails and direct communication is successful, work such as exchanging the wireless repeater is required.
According to the above characteristic configuration, when the test mode is successful when the indirect communication method cannot be performed and the test mode is executed in the direct communication method, the cooking device can be operated from the portable terminal using the direct communication as it is. It becomes possible. Thus, the cooking device can be operated from the portable terminal until the work such as replacement of the wireless repeater is completed.
That is, it is possible to provide a heating and cooking system that can easily identify a problem location, and it is possible to provide a heating and cooking system that suppresses a decrease in user convenience even when there is a problem around the wireless repeater. .

Furthermore, another feature is that the heating cooker includes:
When the test mode is normally terminated, a notification unit is provided that notifies the portable terminal that there is a high probability that there is a problem with the wireless relay device or a wireless communication environment via the wireless relay device.

According to the above characteristic configuration, when the test mode ends normally, the mobile terminal is clearly indicated about a possible malfunction. Therefore, for example, an installation worker of the cooking device can confirm the cause of the problem at hand using the portable terminal. Also, in general, mobile terminals can display more information than a cooking device with a limited external display function (display), so it is possible to display more detailed information for solving problems. It becomes.
In other words, it is possible to provide a cooking system that allows easy identification of problem areas, and supports appropriate measures such as replacement of wireless repeaters and improvement of the wireless communication environment (removal of interference noise). A heating cooking system can be provided.

Overview of cooking system Heat cooker block diagram External view of display section of cooking device The figure which shows the screen for instructing execution of test mode from the portable terminal

1. Schematic configuration of cooking system A cooking system S according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the cooking system S includes a cooking device 1 that heats the food, and a portable terminal 2 that remotely controls the cooking device 1 and displays the status of the cooking device 1 by wireless communication. . In this embodiment, the case where a gas cooker with a grill is used as the heating cooker 1 and a smartphone is used as the mobile terminal 2 will be described.

  The heating cooker 1 and the portable terminal 2 are configured to be communicable using a wireless LAN. More specifically, the cooking device 1 and the portable terminal 2 are either the infrastructure mode A that communicates with the cooking device 1 via the wireless repeater 3 or the access point mode B that communicates directly in a one-to-one manner. It is configured to be able to communicate with. As the wireless repeater 3, a wireless router is used. Infrastructure mode A corresponds to “indirect communication system”, and access point mode B corresponds to “direct communication system”.

  In the present embodiment, since the access point mode B is used as the direct communication method, the cause of the failure of the wireless connection in the infrastructure mode A can be specified more accurately than in the case of using a different direct communication method such as the ad hoc mode. Can do. This point will be described in more detail. When a direct communication method such as an ad hoc mode is used, the protocol of OSI layer 3 and higher is the same as that of infrastructure mode A, but the protocol of OSI layer 2 is different. For this reason, although there is no problem in identifying a failure such as a deterioration in radio wave conditions, it is difficult to identify a problem when a problem occurs at the protocol level of the OSI second layer. On the other hand, when the access point mode B is used, wireless communication can be performed using the same protocol as the infrastructure mode A including the OSI layer 2 protocol. In the wireless communication between the heating cooker 1 and the portable terminal 2 in the structure mode A, it is possible to easily identify (isolate the problem) which of the heating cooker 1 and the portable terminal 2 has a problem such as a failure.

1-1. Communication in Infrastructure Mode In the present embodiment, the heating cooker 1 and the portable terminal 2 are usually configured to perform communication in the infrastructure mode A. The state in which the heating cooker 1 and the portable terminal 2 communicate in the infrastructure mode A is hereinafter referred to as “normal communication mode”.

  In the normal communication mode, for example, the heating power setting or the timer setting of the stove part or the grill part provided in the heating cooker 1 can be performed from the portable terminal 2. Specifically, the portable terminal 2 is configured to be able to display a recipe downloaded in advance from an external server (not shown). In the procedure of timer cooking using the stove part or grill part of the heating cooker 1 in the recipe displayed on the portable terminal 2, the heating power setting or the time setting described in the recipe can be transferred to the heating cooker 1 and set. Configured. Since such a function is provided, the operation of the heating cooker 1 necessary for cooking can be simplified, and the usability is excellent.

  In addition, in order for the heating cooker 1 and the portable terminal 2 to communicate in the infrastructure mode A, it is necessary to perform initial setting for the heating cooker 1 and the portable terminal 2 to connect to the wireless repeater 3 in advance. Is

  Specifically, as the initial setting, an SSID and a password for connecting to the wireless repeater 3 are stored, and an operation of exchanging mutual identification information (for example, an IP address) so as to communicate with each other is performed. For storing the SSID and password, a method that uses automatic setting means such as WPS or a method that a user manually inputs can be used.

1-2. Issues related to connection in infrastructure mode When the initial setting is completed, communication in the normal communication mode in which the heating cooker 1 and the portable terminal 2 communicate in the infrastructure mode A can be performed via the wireless repeater 3. Become.

  However, when the initial setting is not completed for some reason, it is necessary to identify the cause and consider a solution. In particular, for example, when a worker installs the heating cooker 1 in a general household, it is desirable to be able to quickly identify the cause and present a solution to the customer. However, in the infrastructure mode A, the cooking device 1, the portable terminal 2, and the wireless repeater 3 and the three devices communicate with each other, so which one is causing the problem? It is not easy to specify.

1-3. Communication in Access Point Mode Therefore, when the initial setting is not completed for some reason, the cooking device 1 and the portable terminal 2 perform direct wireless communication without using the wireless repeater 3 in order to identify the cause. Communication in the access point mode B can be executed.

  In the access point mode B, the heating cooker 1 behaves as a so-called access point. The cooking device 1 stores wireless connection settings (SSID and password) when operating as an access point in advance, and the user of the portable terminal 2 sets the wireless connection settings (SSID and password). The wireless communication is performed from the portable terminal 2 to the heating cooker 1 so that mutual communication is possible. In the access point mode B, the cooking device 1 and the portable terminal 2 directly perform wireless communication without using the wireless repeater 3.

  In the present embodiment, when the cooking device 1 is switched to the access point mode B by a predetermined operation, a Web server (for example, HTTP server) function for transmitting the terminal display information d2 to the portable terminal 2 is activated. Configured. The web server function is provided in the communication unit 11.

2. Configuration of Mobile Terminal The mobile terminal 2 is configured to be communicable using a wireless LAN, and can communicate by selecting either the infrastructure mode A or the access point mode B. In addition, an input unit such as a touch panel and buttons and a display unit such as a display are provided.

  The portable terminal 2 acquires the test execution information d from the storage unit 13 of the heating cooker 1 in a state where the portable terminal 2 communicates with the heating cooker 1 in the access point mode B. Further, the acquired test execution information d is displayed on the display unit, and the operator can instruct the cooking device 1 to execute the test mode via the input unit.

3. Configuration of Heating Cooker As shown in FIG. 2, the heating cooker 1 is roughly divided into a communication unit 11 for performing wireless communication with external devices such as the portable terminal 2 and the wireless repeater 3, and the heating cooker 1. The operation display part 12 (display panel 122) which displays the operation state of this, the memory | storage part 13 which memorize | stores the information regarding a test mode, and the control part 14 which controls the in-machine communication in the heating cooking appliance 1 are provided. Here, the display panel 122 corresponds to a “display unit”.

  The communication unit 11 is provided for performing wireless LAN communication between the cooking device 1 and the portable terminal 2, and specifically corresponds to a network chip for wireless LAN. The communication unit 11 is configured to operate in either the infrastructure mode A or the access point mode B. Note that settings (SSID and password) for performing communication in the access point mode B are stored in advance in the storage unit 13 at the time of factory shipment, for example.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the operation display unit 12 is an interface for a user to perform heating cooking using the heating cooker 1, and operation buttons 121 for performing ignition of a burner and adjustment of thermal power. And a display panel 122 for visually recognizing the operation state of the heating cooker 1. In FIG. 3, a grill operation display unit provided on the front surface of the cooking device 1 is illustrated as the operation display unit 12, but a burner provided on the upper surface of the cooking device 1 is illustrated as the operation display unit 12. An operation display unit may be used.

  The storage unit 13 is a storage device for storing data necessary for execution of the test mode, and stores test execution information d. In the present embodiment, the test execution information d includes test mode processing content d1 for confirming the operation of the communication function of the heating cooker 1 and information for instructing the mobile terminal 2 to execute the test mode. Including terminal display information d2.

  More specifically, in the storage unit 13, the procedure for performing in-flight communication between the communication unit 11 and the operation display unit 12 via the control unit 14 and the control unit 14 as the processing content d1 of the test mode. The procedure for performing in-flight communication directly between the communication unit 11 and the operation display unit 12 is stored. More specifically, the procedure for starting in-flight communication between the communication unit 11 and the operation display unit 12 by the operation of the control unit 14 as the processing content d1 of the test mode, and the communication unit 11 and the operation A procedure for directly performing in-flight communication with the display unit 12 with the control unit 14 interposed therebetween is stored without the operation of the control unit 14. With these procedures, the operation of sequentially lighting the characters on the display panel 122 of the operation display unit 12 shown in FIG. 3 is performed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the storage unit 13 includes Web page information (for example, an HTML file) including a button for instructing execution of a test mode displayed on the display of the mobile terminal 2 as the terminal display information d2. Etc. are memorized. The user of the portable terminal 2 can instruct the cooking device 1 to execute the test mode via the terminal display information d2 displayed on the display.

  The control unit 14 is a device for controlling the various functions (11 to 13) of the heating cooker 1 to operate in a coordinated manner. Specifically, for example, a control microcomputer can be used. In the present embodiment, the heating cooker 1 is configured to perform in-machine communication by serial communication between the communication unit 11 and the operation display unit 12 via the control unit 14.

  The control unit 14 receives an input from the operation button 121 of the operation display unit 12 and controls a burner or the like, or turns on the display panel 122 of the operation display unit 12 according to the operation state of the heating cooker 1. Control the operation.

  In addition, the control unit 14 includes a test mode execution unit 141 and a notification unit 142 in order to perform a test mode described later. The test mode execution unit 141 reads the test execution information d stored in the storage unit 13 and transfers the terminal display information d2 to the portable terminal 2 via the communication unit 11, or in accordance with the processing content d1 of the test mode. Control of each part. In addition, the notification unit 142 notifies the portable terminal 2 about the execution result of the test mode via the communication unit 11. Hereinafter, the test mode execution unit 141 and the notification unit 142 will be described in detail.

3-1. Test Mode Execution Unit In the present embodiment, the cooking device 1 normally performs wireless communication with the mobile terminal 2 in the infrastructure mode A, but performs wireless communication in the access point mode B by performing a predetermined operation. The operation switches to do.

  Specifically, the control unit 14 of the heating cooker 1 performs the cooking mode selection key of the operation button 121 shown in FIG. 3 within a predetermined time after the power switch (not shown) of the heating cooker 1 is turned ON. If an operation of pressing 121a and the fire mode selection key 121b simultaneously for 3 seconds or more is performed, it is considered that the predetermined operation has been performed.

  When starting communication with the portable terminal 2 in the access point mode B, the control unit 14 reads the test execution information d stored in the storage unit 13 and transmits the terminal display information d2 of the test execution information d to the portable terminal 2. .

  When the test execution button on the screen displayed by the terminal display information d2 is touched on the portable terminal 2, and the portable cooker 2 instructs the cooking device 1 to execute the test mode, the test execution is performed by the test mode execution unit 141. The test mode processing content d1 included in the information d is executed.

3-2. When the test mode is successfully terminated by the notification unit test mode execution unit 141, the notification unit 142 is likely to cause a problem in the wireless communication environment via the wireless repeater 3 or the wireless repeater 3 with respect to the mobile terminal 2. You will be notified. The notification unit 142 may notify that there is no problem in the portable terminal 2 and the cooking device 1 in addition to the presentation of the problem part.

3-3. Test Mode Processing Contents The test mode processing contents d1 included in the test execution information d will be described. In the present embodiment, in-machine communication between the communication unit 11 and the operation display unit 12 in the heating cooker 1 is performed on the processing content d1 of the test mode stored in the storage unit 13, and the display on the operation display unit 12 is performed. The panel 122 includes a process for displaying an operation state. As an operation state display process, a display for a test mode process is performed on the display panel 122 of the operation display unit 12 in the heating cooker 1.

  Specifically, as the display for the test mode processing, the display in the grill operation unit shown in FIG. 3 is “fish: grilled” → “fish: fillet” → “chicken thigh grilled” → “foil grilled” → “ Toggle → “Bake” → “Bake” → “Warm” → “Non-fry” → “Simmer” → “Steam” → “Bread” → “High” → “Medium” → “Low” Display.

  Since it is configured in this manner, when the test mode process is executed, it can be visually recognized that the test mode process is executed by the display panel 122. Furthermore, the control unit 14 that controls the in-flight communication functions properly, the in-flight communication between the communication unit 11 and the operation display unit 12 is performed appropriately, and the display panel 122 itself has no problem. Can be confirmed.

4). Execution of test mode When the heating cooker 1 is installed, if the heating cooker 1 and the portable terminal 2 cannot be connected in the infrastructure mode A via the wireless repeater 3, the test mode execution procedure is performed.

  First, after switching the cooking device 1 to the access point mode B, the wireless setting of the portable device 2 is performed so that the portable device 2 is connected to the cooking device 1. Here, the switching of the portable terminal 2 to the access point mode B is performed by the user of the portable terminal 2 applying a predetermined setting (SSID and password) for the access point mode B of the heating cooker 1. Done.

  When the user operates the portable terminal 2 and transmits a request for the terminal display information d2 to the heating cooker 1 (for example, access by HTTP communication using the IP address of the heating cooker 1). Terminal display information d2 of the cooker 1 is transferred from the heating cooker 1 to the portable terminal 2, and an operation screen for executing the test mode is displayed on the portable terminal 2 as shown in FIG. If the operation screen of the portable terminal 2 is displayed, it can be confirmed that direct communication from the heating cooker 1 to the portable terminal 2 has been performed without any problem.

  When the test mode is instructed to the cooking device 1 on the operation screen displayed on the portable terminal 2, the above-described test mode processing is executed by the test mode execution unit 141 of the cooking device 1.

  When the test mode is executed in the access point mode B and the execution of the test mode is successful, the in-machine communication and the operation display unit 12 in the heating cooker 1 are normally performed, and further, the heating cooker 1 to the portable terminal It can be confirmed that the direct communication to 2 has been normally performed. That is, it can be confirmed that the heating cooker 1 and the portable terminal 2 can perform direct wireless communication without using the wireless repeater 3. Thereby, it can be determined that there is a high probability that there is a failure of the wireless repeater 3 or a problem in the wireless communication environment.

  This makes it possible to take appropriate measures such as replacement of the wireless repeater 3 and improvement of the wireless environment (such as removal of interference noise).

  In the present embodiment, at the end of the test mode, the notification unit 142 of the control unit 14 notifies the mobile terminal 2 that there is a high probability that there is a problem with the wireless repeater 3 or a problem in the wireless communication environment (radio wave environment). Done.

  In this way, since the mobile terminal 2 is notified that there is a high probability that the wireless relay 3 is broken or there is a problem in the wireless communication environment (radio wave environment), the wireless terminal 3 can be replaced or the wireless environment can be improved ( It will encourage you to take appropriate action (such as removing jamming noise) and help you take the right action.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, the heating cooker 1 is configured to be operable from the mobile terminal 2 using the access point mode B after the end of the test mode. Wireless communication is performed in access point mode B.

  Thereby, after the test mode process is completed, the heating cooker 1 can be used as usual, so that it can be used until the problem of the wireless repeater 3 such as a router is solved, and is convenient. .

[Other Embodiments]
(1) In the above embodiment, an example in which serial communication is used for in-flight communication has been described. However, in-flight communication may be performed by parallel communication.

(2) In the above embodiment, an example in which the cooking device 1 is switched to the access point mode B is shown as a direct communication method, but a direct communication method using a protocol different from the above embodiment may be used. Absent. For example, as a direct communication method, Wi-Fi Direct (trademark registration), ad hoc mode, or the like can be used.

(3) In the above embodiment, an example in which the operation check of in-flight communication is performed in the test mode has been described. However, in the test mode, communication between the communication unit 11 and the mobile terminal 2 is performed. You may comprise so that only whether it may be materialized is checked.

(4) In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the cooking device 1 can be operated from the mobile terminal 2 in the access point mode B after the end of the test mode. It may be configured to return to the structure mode A.

(5) In the said embodiment, although the example in case the control part 14 of the heating cooker 1 is provided with the notification part 142 was shown, it is good also as a structure which is not provided with the notification part 142. FIG.

(6) In the above embodiment, an example in which the processing content d1 of the test mode is stored in the storage unit 13 of the heating cooker 1 is shown, but the processing content d1 of the test mode is stored in the portable terminal 2. It does not matter as a configuration. In this case, the mobile terminal 2 is configured to acquire and store the test mode processing content d1 from an external server via the Internet as needed, or to perform one or more heating operations before the test mode is executed. It is good also as a structure which memorize | stores the processing content d1 of the test mode corresponding to the cooking appliance 1. FIG. In the case of such a configuration, the portable terminal 2 may be configured to instruct the cooking device 1 to execute the test mode and transmit the processing content d1 of the test mode.

(7) In the above embodiment, an example in which a so-called smartphone is used as the mobile terminal 2 has been described. However, the mobile terminal 2 is any device as long as it is an information terminal that can use a wireless LAN. It doesn't matter.

  In the case where there is an inconvenience in the communication function performed between the heating cooker and the portable terminal via the wireless relay device, the wireless relay device such as a wireless router, the cooking device, and the portable terminal are out of order. It can be used as a cooking system that can easily identify whether there is a problem.

1: Cooking device 2: Portable terminal 3: Wireless repeater 11: Communication unit 12: Operation display unit (display unit)
13: Storage unit 122: Display panel (display unit)
142: Notification unit A: Infrastructure mode (indirect communication method)
B: Access point mode (direct communication method)
S: Cooking system d: Test execution information d1: Processing content

Claims (5)

A cooking system comprising: a cooking device that heats cooked food; and a portable terminal that communicates wirelessly with an indirect communication method that communicates with the cooking device via a wireless relay device,
Processing content of a test mode for checking the operation of the communication function of the heating cooker and test execution information including information for instructing execution of the test mode from the portable terminal. With a storage unit
In the state where the heating cooker and the portable terminal can be set to communicate with a direct communication method in which direct communication is performed, and in the state of performing communication with the direct communication method,
The mobile terminal is
Obtaining the test execution information from the storage unit of the cooking device;
Utilizing the acquired test execution information, the cooking device can be instructed to execute the test mode,
The heating cooker
When the execution of the test mode is instructed, a cooking system that executes the test mode of the processing content stored in the storage unit. A cooking system comprising: a cooking device that heats cooked food; and a portable terminal that communicates wirelessly with an indirect communication method that communicates with the cooking device via a wireless relay device,
The mobile terminal is
Store the processing content of the test mode for confirming the operation of the communication function of the cooking device,
The cooking device includes a storage unit that stores test execution information including information for instructing execution of the test mode from the portable terminal,
In the state where the heating cooker and the portable terminal can be set to communicate with a direct communication method in which direct communication is performed, and in the state of performing communication with the direct communication method,
The mobile terminal is
Obtaining the test execution information from the storage unit of the cooking device;
Utilizing the acquired test execution information, instructing the heating cooker to execute the test mode, and configured to transmit the processing content,
The heating cooker
When the execution of the test mode is instructed, the cooking system that executes the test mode of the received processing content. The heating cooker
A communication unit for performing wireless communication with the portable terminal and the wireless repeater;
A display unit for displaying the operating state of the cooking device,
The heating according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the processing content includes processing for performing in-machine communication between the communication unit and the display unit in the heating cooker and displaying an operating state on the display unit. Cooking system. The heating cooker
The cooking system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is configured to be operable from the portable terminal using the direct communication method after the test mode ends. The heating cooker
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising: a notification unit that notifies the mobile terminal that there is a high probability that there is a problem with the wireless relay environment or a wireless communication environment via the wireless relay device when the test mode is normally terminated. Cooking system.

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