JP2019049386A - Refrigerator, refrigerator system and program for terminal unit - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a refrigerator that can be set to a balance of notification timing by an alarm which takes account of consciousness and tastes of a user.SOLUTION: A refrigerator includes: a storage room; a door capable of opening and closing the storage room; a door sensor capable of detecting an opening/closing state of the door; and an alarm. The alarm goes off when the door sensor detects an opening state of the door for more than an alarm time. The alarm time can be changed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a refrigerator and a refrigerator system and a program for a terminal device.

  2. Description of the Related Art A refrigerator is widely known which has an alarm that notifies when the door of the refrigerator continues to open. What has an additional function about alerting is also proposed, for example, the door opening and closing average time is calculated and memorized from the number of door opening and closing times and the door opening and closing total time, and the awareness for power saving A technology for enlightening is disclosed in Patent Document 1 (0027).

JP, 2013-238346, A

  Patent document 1 aims at raising the user's awareness of power saving etc., but there is a fear that the notification of such data and the timing of notification by the alarm are different from the user's awareness and preference. is there. On the other hand, if the notification is too late, there is a possibility that the power consumption of the refrigerator may remain high. It is desirable that the balance between the two can be set according to the preference of the user.

  The refrigerator according to the present invention made in view of the above circumstances is a refrigerator having a storage room, a door capable of opening and closing the storage room, a door sensor capable of detecting the open / close state of the door, and an alarm. The alarm may sound when the door sensor detects the open state of the door for an alarm time or more, and the alarm time can be changed.

  Further, a refrigerator system according to the present invention made in view of the above circumstances includes: a refrigerator having a storage room, a door capable of opening and closing the storage room, and a door sensor capable of detecting the open / closed state of the door; And a terminal device capable of communicating via network communication, and the refrigerator is a refrigerator system that notifies the terminal device of an open notification indicating that the door is open, the door being opened It is characterized in that the notification time after the opening notification is transmitted can be changed by the operation of the terminal device.

  In addition, a first program for a terminal device of the present invention made in view of the above circumstances includes a storage room, a door capable of opening and closing the storage room, a door sensor capable of detecting the open / close state of the door, and notification And a program for a terminal device capable of receiving a notification from the refrigerator via the network communication, and capable of changing the alarm time from the opening of the door to the ringing of the annunciator. It features.

  Further, a second program for a terminal device of the present invention made in view of the above circumstances includes a storage room, a door capable of opening and closing the storage room, and a door sensor capable of detecting the opening and closing state of the door. A program for a terminal device capable of receiving a notification from a refrigerator via network communication, and capable of changing a notification time until an open notification indicating that the door is opened is transmitted from the refrigerator It features.

Block diagram of the refrigerator system of the first embodiment The figure which shows the alarm setting screen of the terminal device of Example 1. The figure which shows the flowchart according to, when the refrigerator of Example 1 controls an alarm in default mode. The figure which shows the screen displayed when the user setting transition part of Example 1 is operated. The figure which shows the flowchart which a refrigerator follows, when the auto mode selection part of Example 1 is designated. The figure which shows the flowchart which a refrigerator follows, when the user mode selection part of Example 1 is designated. The figure which shows the screen which the terminal device to which the notification to the effect of the door of Example 1 being open was displayed displays. The figure which shows the screen which the terminal device to which the notification that the door was closed of Example 1 was sent displays is displayed.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the refrigerator system of the present embodiment. The refrigerator system includes a terminal device 1 such as a smartphone that can be carried by a user, a refrigerator 2 having a communication unit, a router 3, and a server 4.
The terminal device 1 can change the setting of the alarm device of the refrigerator 2 according to the user's request. The terminal device 1 can communicate with the server 4 through the wide area network.
The refrigerator 2 can communicate with the server 4 through the wide area network, and can route through the router 3 as needed. In that case, the router 3 performs local network communication with the refrigerator 2 using the refrigerator 2 and, for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), etc., and performs wide area network communication with the server 4. Can.

  The refrigerator 2 has one or more storage rooms and a door that can open and close each storage room, a detection unit that can detect opening and closing of the door, a temperature detection unit that detects the temperature of each storage room, a terminal via a network It has a communication unit capable of exchanging information with the device 1 and the server 4, and an alarm capable of emitting a sound or transmitting a notification to the terminal device 1 or the server 4 via the communication unit. The refrigerator 2 can measure the time from when the door is opened to when it is closed, and the alarm makes a sound or sends a notification to the terminal device 1 or the server 4 according to the time or the setting through the terminal device 1 You can do it. Moreover, the refrigerator 2 can detect the temperature of the storage room and the temperature after that when the door of a storage room is opened, and the alarm sounds according to the temperature rise value after the door is opened. And can send a notification to the terminal device 1 or the server 4.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an alarm setting screen of the terminal device 1 of the present embodiment. The terminal device 1 can receive an e-mail, emit a sound, or display a notification screen by an application or the like from the refrigerator 2 or the server 4 according to the communication with the refrigerator 2. The alarm setting screen of the terminal device 1 includes and displays the default mode selection unit 5, the auto mode selection unit 6, the user mode selection unit 7, the user setting transition unit 8, and the determination unit 9.

The alarm of the refrigerator 2 is the time from the opening of any door to the closing (alarm time), or the temperature rise value of the storage room which the door opens and closes after the opening of the door (room rise temperature value Ring according to one or both of The time to continue ringing (ringing time) is initialized as appropriate, but can be set, for example, to about 1 second.
The user who has completed the selection can end this screen by operating the determination unit 9.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart according to the case where the refrigerator 2 of the present embodiment controls the alarm in the default mode. The refrigerator 2 can be set to a default mode in an initial state of factory shipment. In addition, the user can designate the default mode selection unit 5 by operating the terminal device 1 and can transmit the designation to the refrigerator 2 via the server 4.
When the refrigerator 2 set in the default mode detects that the door of any storage room is opened (Yes at step S300), it starts counting the door open time (step S310). If the opened door is closed (Yes at step S320), the door open time is reset (step S321), but if the count exceeds a predetermined time (one minute in this embodiment) (No at step S320) S330, Yes), the alarm rings (step S340).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen displayed when the user setting transition unit 8 is operated. By the operation through this screen, the user opens the door (alarm time) from when the door is opened until the alarm (alarm) sounds, and the temperature until the alarm sounds (room temperature increase value) It can be set. The user can set the time (alarm time) from the detection of the door opening to the ringing of the alarm (alarm time) by inputting a numerical value into the alarm time setting unit 13 as a desired time. In addition, by inputting a numerical value to the room temperature setting portion 14, when the door opening is detected, based on the temperature of the storage chamber opened and closed by the door, how much the temperature rises if the alarm rings (room The rising temperature value can be set to a desired value. Further, by inputting a numerical value into the notification time setting unit 15, it is possible to set a time (notification time) from when the door is opened to when the refrigerator 2 notifies the terminal device 1 to a desired value. There are no particular restrictions on the value of the alarm time or notification time or the magnitude relationship.
The user who has completed the input can end this screen by operating the determination unit 16.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flowchart followed by the refrigerator 2 when the auto mode selection unit 6 is designated. When the refrigerator 2 set to the auto mode detects that the door of any storage room is opened (Yes at step S500), the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit of that storage room at that time is While storing (step S510), the door open time starts to be counted (step S520). When the opened door is closed (Yes at step S530), the stored temperature is reset (step S531) and the door open time is reset (step S532). On the other hand, before detecting the closing of the door (step S530, No), if the temperature rises above the room temperature increase value with reference to the stored temperature (step S540, Yes), or if the count exceeds a predetermined time (step S540) S550, Yes), the alarm rings (step S560). Thus, in the auto mode, the annunciator rings based on the elapsed time since the door was opened and the increase value of the temperature of the storage room corresponding to the door.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a flowchart followed by the refrigerator 2 when the user mode selection unit 7 is designated. When the refrigerator 2 set in the user mode detects that the door of any storage room is opened (Yes in step S400), the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit of that storage room at that time is Along with storing (step S410), the door open time starts to be counted (step S420). When the opened door is closed (Yes at step S430), the stored temperature is reset (step S431) and the door open time is reset (step S432). Furthermore, as described later, when the terminal device 1 is notified of the door open (step S438, Yes), the terminal device 1 is notified that the door is closed (step S439).

  On the other hand, before the door closing is detected (step S430, No), the time input in advance by the notification time setting unit 15 has elapsed (step S435, Yes), and the door is opened to the terminal device 1 If notification of the effect has not been made (Step S436, No), a notification is sent from the refrigerator 2 to the terminal device 1 (Step S437).

  Also, if the time entered by the notification time setting unit 15 has not passed (step S435, No), or if the terminal device 1 has already been notified that the door is open (step S436, Yes) It is determined whether the current temperature of the storage chamber in which the door is open has risen from the stored temperature by at least the value input in advance by the room temperature setting unit 14 (step S440). When step S440 is Yes, or when the count exceeds the time previously input by the alarm time setting unit 13 (step S450, Yes), the annunciator rings (step S460).

  As described above, in the user mode, the notification time until sending the notification to the terminal device 1 can be set, and the timing at which the annunciator rings can be changed according to the time and temperature value previously input by the user. The annunciator may be made to ring only by one of time and temperature value.

  The above three modes can combine each processing as long as there is no contradiction.

  FIG. 7 is a view showing a screen displayed by the terminal device 1 to which the notification indicating that the door is open is sent. In step S 437, the refrigerator 2 detects which door of the storage room is open, and transmits that effect to the terminal device 1. The terminal device 1 to which the notification has been sent notifies by a text, a figure, or a sound indicating that the door of the notified storage room is open. In the present embodiment, an indication of opening by text 40 is shown, and a sound is output from the sound generator of the terminal device 1. In addition to the open notification 40, the terminal device 1 makes a call to the re-notification request unit 41 that causes the terminal device 1 to make a notification again later, and a telephone number registered in advance in the terminal device 1 or a telephone number manually input. A contact transmission unit 42 and a notification time change request unit 43 that changes the time from when the door is opened to when the notification is sent can be displayed.

  When the re-notification request unit 41 is specified, notification is performed again after a predetermined time or a time specified by the user has elapsed. When the contact sending unit 42 is designated, a call to, for example, a fixed telephone installed at home or another terminal device owned by a family is sent automatically or manually. When the notification time change request unit 43 is specified, the value of the notification time setting unit 15 is automatically updated for a predetermined time, or the input screen of the notification time setting unit 15 is displayed.

  The contact sending unit 42 may execute means for contacting by a method other than voice, such as e-mail or SMS, instead of the telephone.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen displayed by the terminal device 1 to which the notification indicating that the door is closed is sent. In step S439, the refrigerator 2 transmits to the terminal device 1 that the door of the notified storage room has been closed. The terminal device 1 to which the notification has been sent notifies by a text, a figure, or a sound indicating that the door of the notified storage room has been closed. In the present embodiment, a closing notification 49 by a sentence is shown, and a sound is output from the sound generator of the terminal device 1. Also on this screen, the terminal device 1 can display the communication transmission unit 42 and the notification time change request unit 43.

  A program for a terminal device necessary for displaying an open notification or a close notification, or providing a re-notification request unit 41, a communication transmission unit 42, or a notification time change request unit 43 may be installed in the terminal device 1. Or may be provided from the server 4 or another server via a wide area network. When provided from the server, the terminal device 1 can allow the user to perform an operation using a program for the terminal device by displaying them on the user interface or the like.

  The volume of the alarm of the refrigerator 2 may be changeable through the operation of the terminal device 1 or the refrigerator 2. In this way, it is possible to set an appropriate volume according to the user's hearing. When changing the sound volume, the sound volume to be set may actually be generated (sounded) on a trial basis.

1 terminal device 2 refrigerator 3 router 4 server 5 default mode selection unit 6 auto mode selection unit 7 user mode selection unit 8 user setting transition unit 9 determination unit 13 alarm time setting unit 14 room temperature increase setting unit 15 notification time setting unit 16 determination Part 40 Opening notification 41 Re-notification request part 42 Contact sending part 43 Notification time change request part 49 Closing notification

Claims (9)

A refrigerator comprising a storage room, a door capable of opening and closing the storage room, a door sensor capable of detecting the open / close state of the door, and an alarm.
If the door sensor detects the open state of the door for more than an alarm time, the annunciator will ring,
A refrigerator characterized in that the alarm time can be changed. A refrigerator system comprising: the refrigerator according to claim 1; and a terminal device capable of communicating with the refrigerator via network communication,
A refrigerator system characterized in that the alarm time can be changed by the operation of the terminal device. A refrigerator system comprising: the refrigerator according to claim 1; and a terminal device capable of communicating with the refrigerator via network communication,
The refrigerator system characterized by the ability to change the sound volume at the time of the said alarm ringing by operation of the said terminal device. A temperature sensor provided in the storage chamber,
When the door sensor detects an open state, when it is detected that the room temperature has risen above the temperature at the time of detecting the open state, the annunciator rings.
The refrigerator system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the indoor temperature rise can be changed by the operation of the terminal device. A refrigerator having a storage room, a door capable of opening and closing the storage room, and a door sensor capable of detecting the open / close state of the door;
The refrigerator and a terminal device capable of communicating via network communication;
The refrigerator is a refrigerator system that notifies the terminal device of an open notification indicating that the door is open,
A refrigerator system, wherein the notification time from the opening of the door to the transmission of the opening notification can be changed by the operation of the terminal device.   The terminal device that has received the open notification receives a re-notification request unit that sends an open notification again, a contact sending unit that sends a call to a fixed telephone or another terminal device, or a notification time change request that changes the notification time. The refrigerator system according to claim 5, wherein one, two or three of the parts are output.   When the door is closed after notifying the terminal device of the opening notification, the terminal device is notified of a closing notification indicating that the door has been closed. Refrigerator system. For a terminal device capable of receiving a notification via network communication from a refrigerator having a storage room, a door capable of opening and closing the storage room, a door sensor capable of detecting the open / close state of the door, and an alarm A program,
A program for a terminal device, wherein an alarm time from the opening of the door to the ringing of the annunciator can be changed. A program for a terminal device capable of receiving a notification from a refrigerator having a storage room, a door capable of opening and closing the storage room, and a door sensor capable of detecting the open / closed state of the door via network communication,
A program for a terminal device, wherein the notification time until the notification that the door is open is transmitted from the refrigerator can be changed.

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