JP2020003164A - Refrigerator, refrigerator control method and refrigerator control program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a refrigerator that can further reduce discomfort feeling of users due to noise emitted by each unit of a refrigerator by performing cooling control on the basis of states of home appliances other than the refrigerator.SOLUTION: A refrigerator includes: state information acquisition means for acquiring state information representing states of home appliances; operation procedure information acquisition means for acquiring operation procedure information representing contents of operation procedures involving noise of the refrigerator on the basis of the state information acquired by the state information acquisition means; and control means for controlling the refrigerator on the basis of the operation procedure information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a refrigerator, a refrigerator control method, and a refrigerator control program.

  Patent Literature 1 below discloses a refrigerator capable of performing an energy saving operation by providing an optical sensor to detect light and darkness of the surroundings and increasing the set temperature in the refrigerator when the surroundings are dark.

JP 2001-91124 A

  However, the refrigerator does not consider operating each unit such as a compressor of the refrigerator and improving the noise generated by each unit to make the user uncomfortable. Therefore, the present invention provides, for example, a refrigerator or the like that can reduce the user's discomfort due to the sound generated by each unit of the refrigerator by performing refrigerator control based on the state of home electric appliances other than the refrigerator. The purpose is to provide.

  The refrigerator of the present invention has a state information acquiring unit for acquiring state information representing a state of a household electric appliance, and an operation procedure representing an operation procedure accompanied by a sound of the refrigerator based on the state information acquired by the state information acquisition unit. An operation procedure information acquiring means for acquiring information and a control means for controlling the refrigerator based on the operation procedure information are provided.

  The refrigerator control method of the present invention obtains state information indicating the state of a household electrical appliance, obtains operation procedure information indicating the content of an operation procedure involving a sound of the refrigerator based on the state information, and, based on the operation procedure information, It is characterized by controlling a refrigerator.

  The refrigerator control program of the present invention represents the contents of an operation procedure accompanied by a sound of a refrigerator based on the state information acquired by the state information acquisition means for acquiring state information based on the state of the household electric appliance, and the state information acquisition means. The computer is caused to function as operation procedure information acquisition means for acquiring operation procedure information and control means for controlling the refrigerator based on the operation procedure information.

It is a figure showing an example of a refrigerator system in a 1st embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of the sectional view of the side of the refrigerator concerning a 1st embodiment. FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating an example of the machine room 217 illustrated in FIG. 2A viewed from a direction A. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a control unit of the home electric appliance illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a control unit of the refrigerator illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of operation procedure information according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the liquid crystal panel with a touch panel which sets the household appliance which relates with the operation | movement procedure in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of a flow of a refrigerator in a 1st embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of operation procedure information in a 2nd embodiment. It is a figure for explaining functional composition of a control part in a 3rd embodiment. It is a figure for explaining functional composition of a control part in a 3rd embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of operation procedure information in a 3rd embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of a flow of a refrigerator in a 3rd embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of functional composition of a control part in a 4th form. It is a figure showing an example of functional composition of a control part in a 4th form. It is a figure showing an example of operation procedure information in a 4th embodiment. FIG. 21 is a diagram for describing a processing flow in the fourth embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of operation procedure information in a 5th embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of a display screen of a liquid crystal panel with a touch panel which sets a user's sleeping place in a 5th embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or equivalent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

  (1st Embodiment)

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a refrigerator system according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a refrigerator system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a refrigerator 101 and one or a plurality of home electric appliances 103 connected to the refrigerator 101 via a network 102. The home appliance 103 corresponds to, for example, a home appliance such as a radio, a television, a radio, a bath water heater, an air conditioner, a washing machine, a microwave oven, and a smartphone. The network 102 corresponds to, for example, the Internet or Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  Next, an example of a part of the configuration of the home electric appliance 103 related to the present embodiment will be described. Home appliance 103 includes, for example, control unit 111, storage unit 112, communication unit 113, and operation unit 114. The control unit 111 is, for example, a CPU, an MPU, or the like, and executes various types of information processing according to a program stored in the storage unit 112. The storage unit 112 is, for example, a flash memory or a RAM, and holds a program executed by the control unit 111 and various data. The storage unit 112 also operates as a work memory of the control unit 111. The communication unit 113 is an interface or the like, and communicates with an external device via the network 102. The operation unit 114 is, for example, a button or a touch panel, and receives a user's instruction operation, and outputs the content of the instruction operation to the control unit 111. The display unit 115 is, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, an organic EL display panel, or the like, and displays information according to an instruction from the control unit 111.

  Note that the above configuration is an example, and the configuration of the home electric appliance 103 is not limited to the above. In addition to the above-described units, each configuration corresponding to the electric home appliance 103 (for example, a radio or television, a radio wave receiving unit) Needless to say).

  Next, a part of a main configuration of the refrigerator 101 according to the present embodiment, centering on the control unit 121, will be described. The refrigerator 101 includes, for example, a control unit 121, a storage unit 122, a communication unit 123, an operation unit 124, and a display unit 125, similarly to the home electric appliance 103. Note that main configurations of the control unit 121, the storage unit 122, the communication unit 123, and the operation unit 124 are the same as those of the above-described home electric appliance 103, and thus description thereof is omitted. The refrigerator 101 includes a compressor 126, a fan 127, a damper 128, a defrosting unit 129, an ice making unit 130, an ice making water supply pump 131, and the like, and is connected to the control unit 121. The details of the compressor 126 and the like will be described later.

  The configuration of the refrigerator system 100 is an example, and the present embodiment is not limited to this. For example, the number of fans 127 and dampers 128 in refrigerator 101 may be plural. Note that, for example, the fan 127 corresponds to a freezing room fan 207, a refrigerating room fan 208, and a condenser fan 220 described later.

  Next, an example of a specific configuration of the refrigerator 101 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B. FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an example of a cross-sectional view of a side surface of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating an example of the machine room 217 illustrated in FIG. 2A viewed from a direction A.

  The refrigerator 101 has, for example, a heat insulating box 201 filled with a foam heat insulating material. A refrigerating room 202 is provided above the heat insulating box 201. Below the refrigerating compartment 202, a freezing compartment 203 is provided via a partition wall filled with a heat insulating material, for example. Below the freezer compartment 203, a vegetable compartment 204 is provided via a partition wall filled with a heat insulating material, for example. Note that the positional relationship, size, number, and the like of the refrigerator compartment 202, the freezer compartment 203, and the vegetable compartment 204 are merely examples, and are not limited to the above. Further, other than the refrigerator compartment 202, the freezer compartment 203, and the vegetable compartment 204, other storage compartments for storing the stored articles at a predetermined temperature may be provided.

  The freezing room 203 is a space for storing the stored items at a preset temperature in a frozen state. The refrigerating compartment 202 is a space for refrigerated storage of stored products at a higher temperature than the freezing compartment 203, and the vegetable compartment 204 is a space for keeping refrigerated storage of vegetables and the like while maintaining a higher temperature than the refrigerating compartment 202.

  The refrigerator compartment 202 is opened and closed by, for example, a pair of doors 211 rotatably supported at left and right ends of the refrigerator compartment 202, respectively. The freezer compartment 203 and the vegetable compartment 204 are opened and closed by, for example, pull-out doors 212 and 213 formed integrally with the storage case, respectively.

  A cool air passage 205 and a cool air passage 206 connected via a damper 128 are provided on the back surfaces of the freezing room 203 and the cold room 202. A freezing room fan 207 and a refrigerating room fan 208 for circulating cool air are disposed in the cool air passage 205 and the cool air passage 206, respectively. An evaporator 209 that exchanges heat with air to generate cool air is disposed below the freezer compartment fan 207. A defrosting unit 129 for removing (defrosting) frost attached to the evaporator 209 is provided below the evaporator 209. The defrost unit 129 is, for example, a heater, and the upper surface of the defrost unit 129 is covered with a heater cover 210. The heater cover 210 suppresses the failure, breakage, and the like of the defrost unit 129 caused by the defrost water dripping onto the defrost unit 129.

  The cool air passage 205 is provided on the back surface of the freezing room 203. A part of the lower portion of the cool air passage 205 is provided on the back of the vegetable compartment 204. The cool air passage 205 has a discharge port 214 as an opening for discharging cool air to the freezing compartment 203 and a return port 215 as an opening for returning cool air from the freezer compartment 203 to the cool air passage 205. The cool air passage 206 is provided on the back of the refrigerator compartment 202 and has a discharge port 216 that is an opening for discharging cool air. The heat insulation box 201 is provided with a passage (not shown) for connecting the refrigerator compartment 202 and the vegetable compartment 204. Further, the cool air passage 205 is opened in the vegetable room 204, and has a return port 218 for returning cool air from the vegetable room 204 to the cool air passage 205.

  A machine room 217 is provided below the cool air passage 205 on the back of the vegetable room 204. A compressor 126 is provided inside the machine room 217. Further, a condenser 219 and a condenser fan 220 may be provided in the machine room 217. The condenser 219 has fins (not shown) on a flat plate, and the refrigerant pipe penetrates each fin to cool the high-temperature refrigerant that has exited the compressor 126. The condenser fan 220 sends outside air to the condenser 219. By driving the compressor 126, the refrigerant flows through a refrigerant pipe (not shown) connected to the compressor 126. The evaporator 209 connected to the compressor 126 via the refrigerant pipe is cooled. The evaporator 209 has flat fins (not shown), and a refrigerant pipe penetrates each fin. Then, the air is cooled by flowing air between the plurality of fins.

  When the freezer compartment fan 207 is driven, the cooled cool air flows through the cool air passage 205. The cool air flowing through the cool air passage 205 is discharged from the discharge port 214 into the freezing chamber 203. The cool air discharged from the discharge port 214 flows through the inside of the freezer compartment 203, cools the storage inside the freezer compartment 203, and returns to the cool air passage 205 from the return port 215. That is, the cool air in the cool air passage 205 circulates through the inside of the freezing room 203, cools the stored material (receives heat from the stored material, raises the temperature), and returns to the cool air passage 205.

  When the damper 128 is open, the cool air flowing through the cool air passage 205 flows into the cool air passage 206. By driving the freezer compartment fan 207 and the refrigerating compartment fan 208 with the damper 128 opened, the cool air circulates through the freezer compartment 203 and the cool air flowing through the cool air passage 206 is discharged from the discharge port 216 as described above. It is discharged into 202. Then, the cool air discharged from the discharge port 216 flows in the refrigerator compartment 202 to cool the stored material in the refrigerator compartment 202. Then, the cold air flowing in the refrigerator compartment 202 flows into the vegetable compartment 204, flows inside the vegetable compartment 204, cools the storage in the vegetable compartment 204, and returns to the cool air passage 205 from the return port 218. .

  Note that, if moisture in the cold air passages 205 and 206 adheres to the damper 128, the damper may be frozen. For example, when the state where the damper 128 cannot be opened for a long time at a low outside air temperature or the like continues. In some cases, freezing may be prevented by periodically (for example, once every several tens of minutes) opening and closing.

  Note that the temperature of the cold air is raised to remove heat from the stored material when flowing through the refrigerator compartment 202. Then, since the heated cold air flows into the vegetable compartment 204, the vegetable compartment 204 has a higher temperature than the refrigerator compartment 202.

  The ice making unit 130 cools the water to produce ice, and removes the ice when the ice making is completed. The ice making water supply pump 131 supplies water to the ice making unit 130 that has become empty after removing the ice.

  Note that the configuration of the refrigerator 101 is an example, and the refrigerator 101 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the above. For example, although the case where the refrigerator 101 has three storage rooms of the refrigerator compartment 202, the freezer compartment 203, and the vegetable compartment 204 has been described above, the refrigerator 101 may be configured to have a different number of storage compartments, or the damper 128 may be configured. The number of dampers 128 and the number of fans 127 may be different from those described above.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a control unit of the home electric appliance illustrated in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 3, control unit 111 of home electric appliance 103 in the present embodiment functionally includes home electric appliance side identification information acquisition unit 301 and home electric appliance side state information acquisition unit 302.

  The home appliance identification information acquisition unit 301 acquires device identification information for identifying the home appliance 103. Specifically, for example, the identification information is represented by ID1, ID2, ID3, and the like. For example, a radio is identified by ID1, a bath water heater is identified by ID2, a television is identified by ID3, an air conditioner is identified by ID4, a smartphone is identified by ID5, a sleep meter is identified by ID6, and a lighting device with a human sensor is identified by ID7. .

  Home electric appliance side state information acquisition section 302 acquires state information indicating the operation state of home electric appliance 103. Here, the state information is set in advance for each home appliance 103 and for each operating state of the home appliance 103. Specifically, for example, when the household electric appliance 103 is a radio, the state information is represented by state information ST1 indicating a state where the power is turned on. In another example, when the household electric appliance 103 is a bath water heater, it is represented by state information ST2 indicating a state in which the operation unit of the bathroom is operated.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a control unit of the refrigerator in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 121 of the refrigerator 101 functionally includes, for example, an identification information acquisition unit 401, a state information acquisition unit 402, an operation procedure information acquisition unit 403, and a refrigerator control unit 404.

  The identification information acquisition unit 401 acquires identification information for identifying the home appliance 103 from the home appliance 103 via the network 102. For example, the identification information acquisition unit 401 acquires ID1 when the home appliance 103 is a radio, and acquires ID2 when the home appliance 103 is a bath water heater.

  State information acquisition section 402 acquires state information from home electric appliance 103. Specifically, for example, ST1 or ST2 is acquired. ST1 represents information that the power of the home appliance 103 as a radio has been turned on, and ST2 is information indicating that the operation unit of the bathroom of the home appliance 103 as the bath water heater has been operated.

  The operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires operation procedure information indicating the content of the procedure of an operation involving sound of each unit of the refrigerator 101, for example, a condenser fan, a compressor, a damper motor, and the like. The operation procedure information is associated with, for example, identification information from home electric appliances and state information. Specifically, in the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires operation procedure information based on identification information and state information. In the case of the above example, since the operation procedure information D1, D4, and D5 are associated with the identification information: ID1 and the state information: ST1, the operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 stores the operation procedure information D1, D4, and D5. get. In another example, since the operation procedure information D1, D4, and D5 are associated with the identification information: ID2 and the state information: ST2, the operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 similarly operates the operation procedure information D1, D4. , D5. Specifically, for example, D1 is information for operating the condenser fan 220 at a rotation speed higher than the normal operation speed, D4 is for removing ice from the ice making machine, and D5 is information for operating the damper motor.

  The association between the identification information and the state information and the operation procedure information is not limited to the above example, but preferably, the operation information associated with the identification information and the state information of the home appliance is generated by the home appliance. More preferably, the operating procedure information is set so that the sound generated by each unit of the refrigerator is smaller than the sound generated by the home appliance when reaching the vicinity of the refrigerator. The loudness of each unit of the refrigerator is, for example, the largest in the compressor and the second largest in the fans such as the condenser fan and the freezing room fan. The sound of removing ice from the ice maker, the motor for the damper, and the water supply pump for the ice maker follow. Specifically, for example, for identification information and status information indicating that a ventilation fan is turned on, which is arranged near a refrigerator with a relatively large sound, for example, a relatively loud sound such as a condenser fan is usually used. It is preferable to set operation procedure information indicating that the operation is performed at a rotation speed higher than the operation speed of the operation.

  Further, among the sounds generated by the home electric appliances, the loudness of the sound when reaching the vicinity of the refrigerator becomes smaller than the sound generated by each unit of the refrigerator, and the identification information and the state information of the home electric appliances are shown in FIG. No association with the operating procedure as shown. If all the sounds generated by the home electric appliances are lower than the sounds generated by the respective refrigerator units, the state information obtaining unit 402 does not obtain the state information from the home electric apparatuses. As a result, it is possible to prevent the state information of the home electric appliances arranged far from the refrigerator from being acquired, thereby reducing the amount of information processing. As shown in FIG. 6, the user may appropriately set the home electric appliance that acquires the state information. In the example of FIG. 6, the state information of the home electric appliance set as “not present” near the refrigerator is not acquired. FIG. 6 is an example of a display screen of a liquid crystal panel with a touch panel for acquiring state information. For example, a liquid crystal panel with a touch panel is provided on the door 211 of the refrigerator 101. In the example of FIG. 6, the state information of the home appliances “range”, “ventilator”, “washing machine”, and “television” set as “present” near the refrigerator is acquired, and the home appliance “set” as “none” is obtained. The status information of "air conditioner" is not acquired.

  The refrigerator control unit 404 operates the refrigerator based on the acquired operation procedure information. Specifically, for example, in the case of the above example, since all of the operation procedure information D1, D4, and D5 have been obtained, the refrigerator control unit 404 sets the refrigerator 101 to the rotation speed of the condenser fan 220 corresponding to D1. Is increased from the normal rotation speed, the ice is removed from the ice making machine corresponding to D4, and the damper motor is operated corresponding to D5.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the flow of the refrigerator in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the identification information acquisition unit 401 acquires identification information from the home electric appliance 103 (S101). The state information acquisition unit 402 acquires state information from the home electric appliance 103 (S102). The operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires operation procedure information based on the identification information and the state information (S103). The refrigerator control unit 404 causes each unit of the refrigerator, for example, the rotation speed of the condenser fan 220, the rotation speed of the compressor, the damper to operate, and the like based on the acquired operation procedure information (S104). Then, the process ends. Note that the present embodiment is not limited to the above flow, and various modifications are possible. For example, the order of S101 and S102 may be reversed.

  According to the present embodiment, the refrigerator obtains state information based on the state of the household electrical appliance 103 and operates the refrigerator with sound based on the state information, so that the user cannot respond to the sound generated by each unit of the refrigerator. Pleasure can be reduced. Specifically, for example, when the home appliance as a radio is on, the refrigerator obtains identification information and status information indicating this status, and based on this, each unit of the refrigerator, for example, a condenser fan, a damper, Activate the motor for use. Then, the sound generated from the condenser fan, the motor for the damper and the like is hardly heard by the radio sound. Therefore, the sounds generated by the units of the refrigerator are hard to hear due to the sounds generated by the home electric appliances, and the discomfort of the user is reduced.

  Further, when the refrigerator acquires identification information and state information indicating that the operation unit of the bathroom of the bath water heater has been operated, it is estimated that the user is not in the room where the refrigerator is installed. In such a case, even if each unit of the refrigerator, for example, the condenser fan is operated at a higher rotation speed than the normal operation, or the damper motor is operated, the user can hear only a small amount of sound. Therefore, discomfort due to the sound generated by each unit of the refrigerator is reduced. In the present embodiment, a bath water heater has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is applied to a situation where it is estimated that there is no user in a room where a refrigerator is installed from identification information and state information. . Further, when the condenser fan is operated at a speed higher than the normal operation, heat exchange in the condenser is promoted, and the power consumption of the refrigerator can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, a radio is mainly described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when a home appliance operates with sound, specifically, when a vacuum cleaner operates, Operation procedure information may be set in advance for identification information and status information indicating that the machine has been operated, the dishwasher has started washing, the microwave oven has started heating, and the like.

  In addition, home electric appliances such as a washing machine, a dishwasher, and a microwave oven may have information on a time during which an operation accompanied by a sound is continued. In this case, an operation that requires the operation accompanied by the sound of the refrigerator to be maintained for a predetermined time (for example, defrosting the evaporator 209 and then operating the compressor 126 at high speed to cool the evaporator 209) ) Is registered as the operation procedure information together with the predetermined time. The state information acquisition unit 402 acquires the state information from the home electric appliance 103 together with information on the time during which the operation accompanied by the sound is continued, and accompanies the sound of the refrigerator based on the loudness and duration of the sound generated by the electric home appliance. It may be determined whether to execute an operation that needs to be continued for a predetermined time.

  Further, in other examples, the description has been made of a bath water heater, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to a situation in which it is estimated that there is no user in a room where a refrigerator is installed from identification information and state information. Good.

  In addition, even when a plurality of home appliances operate and accompany a loud sound, the operation procedure information may be set in advance so as to cause the refrigerator to generate a loud sound. Thus, even if the operation refrigerator is accompanied by a loud sound, the user's discomfort for the sound felt by the user can be reduced. In addition, when the operation procedure information is set in advance so that the compressor is rotated faster than the normal rotation speed, the refrigerator can be cooled more quickly, and each unit of the refrigerator generates a user's request to quickly cool the cooked food. It is also possible to satisfy the user while reducing discomfort of the user.

(Second embodiment)

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following, description of the same points as in the first embodiment will be omitted.

  As in the first embodiment, the control unit 121 of the refrigerator 101 in the present embodiment functionally includes, for example, an identification information acquisition unit 401, a state information acquisition unit 402, an operation procedure information acquisition unit 403, and a refrigerator control. Unit 404.

  The identification information acquisition unit 401 acquires identification information from the home electric appliance 103. For example, the identification information acquisition unit 401 acquires identification information, for example, ID3. ID3 is, for example, information indicating that the home appliance 103 is a television.

  State information acquisition section 402 acquires state information indicating the operation state of home electric appliance 103 from home electric appliance 103. The state information of the present embodiment includes information indicating the genre of the program being received by the television. The state information acquisition unit 402 acquires, for example, ST2. ST2 is, for example, information indicating that a TV program of a sports genre is being received. In addition, ST3 is information indicating that a TV program of a movie genre is being received, for example. The genre of the program is data broadcast as one of the program information when broadcasting a television broadcast, for example, and this may be used.

  The operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires operation procedure information indicating an operation procedure of each unit of the refrigerator 101, for example, a condenser fan, a compressor, a damper, and the like. The operation procedure information is associated with the identification information from the home electric appliance and the state information. For example, for a genre that receives a relatively loud sound, operation procedure information indicating the operation of each unit of the refrigerator accompanied by a loud sound or a small sound may be associated, but for a genre that is desired to be received in a relatively quiet environment. In this case, the operation of each unit of the refrigerator accompanied by a small sound is shown, or operation procedure information such as postponing the operation of each unit of the refrigerator accompanied by the operation sound is associated. Specifically, in the present embodiment, for example, the operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires the operation procedure information based on the identification information and the state information. The operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires the operation procedure information associated with the identification information and the state information, for example, as illustrated in FIG. In the example of FIG. 8, since the operation procedure information D1, D4, and D5 are associated with the identification information: ID3 and the state information: ST3, the operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 performs the operation procedure information D1, D4, and D5. To get. D1 is, for example, information that the condenser fan 220 is operated at a rotation speed higher than the normal operation speed, D4 is, for example, ice is removed from the ice making machine, and D5 is, for example, information that the damper motor is operated. In another example of FIG. 8, since the operation procedure information D0 is associated with the identification information: ID3 and the state information: ST4, the operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires the operation procedure information D0. The operation procedure information D0 is, for example, information indicating that the defrost is postponed for a predetermined time.

  The refrigerator control unit 404 operates the refrigerator based on the acquired operation procedure information. Specifically, in the above example, when the status information is ST3 (receiving a program of the sports genre), D1, D4, and D5 are acquired, so that the refrigerator control unit 404 responds to D1. The rotation speed of the condenser fan is increased from the normal rotation speed, ice is removed from the ice making machine corresponding to D4, and the damper motor is operated corresponding to D5. On the other hand, when the status information is ST4 (the program of the movie genre is being received), D0 has been acquired, so that the refrigerator control unit 404 performs defrosting for a predetermined time in response to D0. put off.

  As in the flow of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the identification information acquisition unit 401 acquires identification information from the home electric appliance 103 (S101). The status information acquisition unit 402 acquires status information. In the present embodiment, the status information is information indicating the genre of the program received by the television (S102). The operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires operation procedure information indicating an operation procedure of each unit of the refrigerator 101, for example, a condenser fan, a compressor, a damper, and the like, based on the identification information and the state information (S103). The refrigerator control unit 404 operates the refrigerator based on the acquired operation procedure information (S104). Then, the process ends.

  According to the present embodiment, for example, for a genre that receives a relatively loud sound, operation procedure information indicating the operation of each unit of the refrigerator accompanied by a loud sound or a loud sound is associated, and received in a relatively quiet environment. For each genre that you want, show the operation of each unit of the refrigerator with a small sound, or associate each unit of the refrigerator with operation procedure information such as postponing the operation of each unit of the refrigerator with an operation sound, and generate each unit of the refrigerator. It is possible to reduce the discomfort of the user for the sound to be played. Specifically, for example, at the time of the state information ST3 indicating that a program of a sports genre that receives a relatively loud sound is received, each unit of the refrigerator 101, for example, the condensing fan is rotated at a rotation speed higher than a normal operation speed. Operate, remove ice from the ice maker, and set operation procedure information for operating the damper motor. In this case, since the sound of the television of the program of the sports genre having a relatively large sound and the sound generated by each unit of the refrigerator are heard simultaneously, the sound generated by each unit of the refrigerator is hard to hear, and the discomfort of the user is reduced. You. On the other hand, when the user wants to receive the program in a quiet state, for example, in the state information ST4 indicating that a program of the movie genre is received, the refrigerator control unit sets the operation procedure information indicating that the defrost is postponed for a predetermined time. In addition, it is possible to prevent the sound of the refrigerator from interfering with the user's viewing. By associating the operation procedure information in accordance with the genre of the program to be received in this way, the user's discomfort with the sound can be reduced.

  Also in the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, if it is possible to obtain information on the time to receive a genre to receive with a relatively loud sound, it is estimated that the user will watch the program to the end, An operation procedure can be set so that the operation involving the sound of the refrigerator can be completed by the end of the program.

(Third embodiment)

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following, description of the same points as in the first embodiment will be omitted.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the control unit 111 of the home electric appliance 103 illustrated in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, control unit 111 of home electric appliance 103 according to the present embodiment functionally includes home electric appliance side identification information acquisition unit 301, home electric appliance side state information acquisition unit 302, and home electric appliance side room temperature information acquisition unit 501. including.

  The home appliance identification information acquisition unit 301 acquires device identification information for identifying the home appliance 103. Specifically, for example, the identification information is represented by ID4 or the like. For example, the air conditioner is identified by ID4.

  Home electric appliance side state information acquisition section 302 acquires state information indicating the operation state of home electric appliance 103. For example, state information indicating a state where the power of the home electric appliance 103 is turned off is acquired. Specifically, for example, the state information is represented by state information ST5 indicating that the power of the air conditioner, which is the household electric appliance 103, is off.

  The home appliance side room temperature information acquisition unit 501 acquires room temperature information indicating the room temperature of the place where the home appliance 103 is installed. For example, room temperature information indicating the temperature around the air conditioner that is the home appliance 103 is acquired. Specifically, the temperature is 36 ° C., for example.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for describing an example of a functional configuration of control unit 121 of refrigerator 101 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 10, the control unit 121 of the refrigerator 101 according to the present embodiment functionally includes, for example, an identification information acquisition unit 401, a state information acquisition unit 402, an operation procedure information acquisition unit 403, a refrigerator control unit 404, A room temperature information acquisition unit 601 and a room temperature information determination unit 602 are included.

  Room temperature information acquisition section 601 acquires room temperature information from home electric appliance 103. For example, in the above example, the room temperature information acquisition unit 601 acquires room temperature information from the air conditioner that is the home electric appliance 103. In the above example, the room temperature information is information representing 36 ° C.

  The room temperature information determining unit 602 determines whether the room temperature information acquired by the room temperature information acquiring unit 601 is higher than a preset temperature. For example, when the preset temperature is 35 ° C., in the above example, the room temperature information is information representing 36 ° C., so that it is determined that the room temperature information is higher than the preset temperature.

  Identification information acquiring section 401 acquires identification information from home electric appliance 103 when room temperature information determining section 602 determines that the acquired room temperature information is higher than a preset temperature. For example, when the home appliance 103 is an air conditioner, the identification information acquisition unit 401 acquires the identification information ID4. ID4 is, for example, information indicating that the household electric appliance is an air conditioner.

  When the room temperature information determining unit 602 determines that the obtained room temperature information is higher than a preset temperature, the state information obtaining unit 402 obtains the information received from the home electric appliance 103 as state information. Specifically, in the above example, the state information acquisition unit 402 acquires, for example, ST5. ST5 is information indicating that the power of the home electric appliance as the air conditioner is off.

  The operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires operation procedure information indicating an operation procedure of each unit of the refrigerator 101, for example, a condenser fan, a compressor, a damper, and the like. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 11, the operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires operation procedure information associated with identification information, state information, and room temperature determination information. In the case of the above example, since the operation procedure information D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5 are associated with the identification information: ID4 and the state information: ST5, the operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 performs the operation procedure information D1, D2. , D3, D4, and D5. For example, D1 operates the condenser fan 220 at a rotation speed higher than the normal operation speed, D2 increases the rotation speed of the compressor above the normal rotation speed, D3 performs defrosting, and D4 removes ice from the ice machine. Remove, D5 is information indicating that the damper motor is operated.

  The refrigerator control unit 404 operates the refrigerator based on the acquired operation procedure information. Specifically, in the above example, since the operation procedure information D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5 are obtained, the refrigerator control unit 404 rotates the condenser fan 220 at a speed higher than the normal operation speed in accordance with D1. , The rotational speed of the compressor is increased from the normal rotational speed in accordance with D2, defrosting is performed in accordance with D3, the ice is removed from the ice making machine in accordance with D4, and the damper in accordance with D5. Operate the motor.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the flow of the refrigerator in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 12, first, the room temperature information acquisition unit 601 acquires room temperature information from the household electric appliance 103 (S201). The room temperature information determining unit 602 determines whether the room temperature information acquired by the room temperature information acquiring unit 601 is higher than a preset temperature (S202). If the room temperature information is higher than the preset temperature, the identification information acquisition unit 401 acquires the identification information from the home electric appliance 103 (S203). On the other hand, when the room temperature information is equal to or lower than the preset temperature, the process returns to S201 again (S201). The state information acquiring unit 402 acquires the information received from the household electric appliance 103 and the information indicating that the room temperature information is higher than the predetermined temperature as one piece of state information (S204). The operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires operation procedure information indicating an operation procedure of the refrigerator 101 associated with the identification information and the state information. The refrigerator control unit 404 operates the refrigerator based on the acquired operation procedure information (S206). Then, the process ends. Note that this embodiment may be used in combination with the above-described first and second embodiments. In this case, for example, the acquisition of the room temperature information in S201 and the determination of the room temperature information in S202 are executed after the acquisition of the identification information in S203 and the acquisition of the state information in S204.

  According to the present embodiment, for example, by acquiring the state information and operating the refrigerator based on the acquired state information, it is possible to reduce the user's discomfort for the sound generated by each unit of the refrigerator. Specifically, for example, when the room temperature exceeds 35 ° C. and the power of the air conditioner is turned off, the condensing fan, the compressor, and the like of the refrigerator 101 are operated at a rotation speed higher than a normal operation speed. In such a case, even if the refrigerator generates sound, it is presumed that there is no user in the room where the refrigerator is installed, so the user rarely hears the sound generated by the refrigerator, and the user feels it. Discomfort for sound can be reduced. The refrigerator may be operated to generate a sound even when the room temperature is 5 ° C. or lower and the power of the air conditioner is off. That is, according to the present embodiment, it is estimated that there is no user when the power of the air conditioner is OFF even though the room temperature generally exceeds the room temperature range in which a person can spend comfortably. The discomfort of the user for the sound generated by the unit can be reduced. Note that the above room temperature may be set by the user, or may be set in association with time, humidity, and the like. Further, in the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the temperature information is acquired from the household electric appliance, but the refrigerator 101 may acquire the temperature information.

(Fourth embodiment)

  Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following, description of the same points as in the first embodiment will be omitted.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a control unit of the smartphone that is the home appliance illustrated in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 13, control unit 111 of home electric appliance 103 in the present embodiment functionally includes home electric appliance side position information request receiving unit 701, home electric appliance side position information acquisition unit 702, and home electric appliance side position information transmitting unit. 703.

  The home appliance position information request receiving unit 701 receives a position information request, which will be described later, sent from the refrigerator 101. The position information request is, for example, a request for transmitting position information indicating the geographical position of the smartphone to the refrigerator 101.

  When the home electric appliance side position information request receiving unit 701 receives the position information request, the home electric appliance side position information acquiring unit 702 acquires the positional information indicating the geographical position where the smartphone is located, using, for example, GPS. The means for acquiring the position information is not limited to the GPS, but may be a means for acquiring the position information from the state of the radio wave from the base station, a means for acquiring the position information by integrating acceleration using an acceleration sensor, or the like.

  The home appliance position information transmitting unit 703 transmits the position information acquired by the home appliance position information acquisition unit 702 to the refrigerator 101.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram for describing an example of a functional configuration of a control unit of the refrigerator according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 14, the control unit 121 of the refrigerator 101 according to the present embodiment functionally includes, for example, a position information request unit 801, a position information acquisition unit 802, a distance information determination unit 803, and an operation procedure information acquisition unit 403. , A refrigerator control unit 404.

  The position information request unit 801 requests the smartphone to send position information indicating the geographical position where the smartphone is present to the refrigerator 101. For example, the request may be made to the smartphone periodically, but is not limited to this, and may be made at a preset timing.

  The position information acquiring unit 802 acquires position information indicating the position of the smartphone sent in response to the position information request sent from the refrigerator 101 to the smartphone.

  The distance information determination unit 803 acquires distance information indicating the distance from the refrigerator 101 to the smartphone, and determines whether the distance information is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. Specifically, for example, distance information is obtained from the preset position information of the refrigerator 101 and the position information of the smartphone acquired by the position information acquisition unit 802, and it is determined whether or not the distance information is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. If the distance is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, it is determined as ST6. When a plurality of users live in the house where the refrigerator 101 is installed, position information and distance information are obtained for all the users, and when all the users are absent, the user may be determined to be absent. .

  The identification information acquisition unit 401 acquires identification information from the home electric appliance 103. For example, the identification information acquisition unit 401 acquires the identification information ID4. ID4 is, for example, information indicating that the home electric appliance is a smartphone. In this embodiment, since the refrigerator 101 has already requested the refrigerator 101 to send home position information indicating the geographical position where the smartphone is present to the refrigerator 101, the control unit of the refrigerator 101 121 has already obtained that the home electric appliance 103 is a smartphone, and may obtain identification information therefrom.

  When the distance information determination unit 803 determines that the distance information is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the state information acquisition unit 402 acquires, as state information, information obtained by processing information received from the home electric appliance 103. For example, it is obtained from the result determined by the distance information determination unit 803 from the distance information obtained from the smartphone as the home appliance 103. Specifically, for example, the state information acquisition unit 402 acquires the state information ST6. ST6 is information indicating that the distance information obtained from the position information of the smartphone is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

  The operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires operation procedure information indicating an operation procedure of each unit of the refrigerator 101, for example, a condenser fan, a compressor, a damper, and the like. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 15, the operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires the operation procedure information associated with the identification information and the state information. In the case of the above example, since the operation procedure information D1, D3, D4, and D5 are associated with the identification information: ID5 and the state information: ST6, the operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 performs the operation procedure information D1, D3, and D4. , D5. For example, D1 operates the condenser fan 220 at a rotation speed higher than the normal operation speed, D3 performs defrosting, D4 removes ice from the ice making machine, D5 operates a damper motor, and the like. Information.

  The refrigerator control unit 404 operates the refrigerator based on the acquired operation procedure information. Specifically, for example, the refrigerator control unit 404 operates the refrigerator 101 based on the acquired operation procedure information. In the case of the above example, since the operation procedure information D1, D3, D4, and D5 have been acquired, the refrigerator control unit 404 raises the rotation speed of the condenser fan higher than the normal rotation speed in response to D1, and responds to D3. The ice is removed from the ice making machine in response to D4, and the motor for the damper motor is operated in response to D5.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of the flow of the refrigerator in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 16, the position information requesting unit 801 requests the smartphone to send position information indicating the geographical position where the smartphone is present to the refrigerator 101. (S301). The position information acquisition unit 802 acquires position information indicating the position of the smartphone sent in response to the position information request sent from the refrigerator 101 to the smartphone (S302). The distance information determination unit 803 acquires distance information indicating the distance from the refrigerator 101 to the smartphone, and determines whether the distance information is equal to or greater than a predetermined value (S303). When the distance information determination unit 803 determines that the distance information is equal to or more than the predetermined value, the identification information acquisition unit 401 acquires the identification information from the home electric appliance 103 (S304). On the other hand, when the distance information determination unit 803 determines that the distance information is smaller than the predetermined value in S303, the processing returns to S301 (S301). State information acquisition section 402 acquires information obtained by processing information received from home electric appliance 103 as state information. In the present embodiment, the status information ST6 is obtained. ST6 is information indicating that the distance information obtained from the position information of the smartphone is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. (S305). The operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires operation procedure information indicating an operation procedure of each unit of the refrigerator 101, for example, each unit of the refrigerator 101, based on the identification information and the state information (S306). The refrigerator control unit 404 operates the refrigerator based on the acquired operation procedure information (S307). Then, the process ends. Note that this embodiment may be used in combination with the above-described first, second, and third embodiments. In this case, for example, the processing from S301 to S303 is executed after S304 and S305.

  According to this embodiment, for example, by operating the refrigerator based on whether or not the distance information obtained from the position information of the smartphone is equal to or more than a predetermined value, the discomfort of the user to the sound generated by each unit of the refrigerator is reduced. can do. Specifically, for example, if the distance information obtained from the position information of the user's mobile terminal is equal to or more than a predetermined value, it is estimated that the user goes out and is not in the house where the refrigerator is installed. In such a case, even if each unit of the refrigerator, for example, the condenser fan is operated at a higher rotation speed than the normal operation, or the damper motor is operated, no sound is heard by the user. Therefore, discomfort due to the sound of each unit of the refrigerator is reduced.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the user goes out and is not in the room where the refrigerator is installed for a predetermined time. In such a case, if a time-consuming operation is performed, for example, if defrosting is performed within a predetermined period of time, it is possible to reduce the user's uncomfortable feeling about the sound generated by the refrigerator. Specifically, for example, defrost does not involve sound at the stage of melting the frost formed from the evaporator, but after the frost is completely melted, the refrigerator operates the compressor at a high rotational speed for a certain period of time. Then, the temperature in the refrigerator may be returned to the normal temperature. If such a time-consuming operation is performed while the user is out, the discomfort caused by the sound felt by the user can be reduced. Further, the operation procedure information may be set according to the distance information.

  In the above example, the example has been described in which the refrigerator requests location information to the smartphone.However, the invention is not limited to this.For example, the location information may be transmitted from the smartphone to the refrigerator at a predetermined timing. Is also good. In the above example, a smartphone is described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a portable information terminal or the like that can acquire position information may be used.

(Fifth embodiment)

  Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following, description of the same points as in the first embodiment will be omitted.

  As in the first embodiment, the control unit 121 of the refrigerator 101 in the present embodiment functionally includes, for example, an identification information acquisition unit 401, a state information acquisition unit 402, an operation procedure information acquisition unit 403, and a refrigerator control. Unit 404 is included.

  As in the first embodiment, the identification information acquisition unit 401 acquires identification information from the home electric appliance 103. For example, the identification information acquisition unit 401 acquires ID6 and ID7. The ID 6 is information indicating that, for example, the home electric appliance 103 is a sleep meter that measures a sleep state. The sleep meter measures a sleep state of a person wearing the sleep meter from detection data of a heart rate sensor, an acceleration sensor, and the like, for example. The ID 7 is information indicating, for example, a device in which the household electric appliance 103 includes a human sensor that detects the presence or absence of a person in the room where the refrigerator 101 is placed. The device provided with a human sensor is, for example, an air conditioner that detects infrared rays emitted by a human with the human sensor, determines the presence or absence of a human, and controls room temperature, humidity, and the like.

  State information acquisition section 402 acquires state information from home electric appliance 103. For example, the state information acquisition unit 402 acquires ST6 and ST7. ST6 is information indicating that the sleep meter detects that the person wearing the sleep meter is sleeping. ST7 is information indicating that the device with a human sensor has detected that a person is in the room where the refrigerator 101 is placed.

  The operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires operation procedure information indicating an operation procedure of the refrigerator 101 based on state information from two or more home electric appliances. The operation procedure information is associated with identification information and state information from two or more home electric appliances. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 17, the operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires operation procedure information in which identification information and state information are associated. In the case of the above example, since the identification information: ID6, ID7, and the status information: ST6, ST7 are related to the operation procedure information D0, the operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires the operation procedure information D0. D0 is, for example, information indicating that the defrost is postponed for a predetermined time.

  The refrigerator control unit 404 operates the refrigerator based on the acquired operation procedure information or the bedtime operation procedure information. Specifically, for example, the refrigerator control unit 404 operates the refrigerator 101 based on the acquired operation procedure information. Specifically, in the example in which the operation procedure information is obtained, since the operation procedure information D0 is obtained, the refrigerator control unit 404 delays the defrost for a predetermined time in accordance with D0.

  In the flow of the refrigerator according to the present embodiment, the identification information acquisition unit 401 acquires the identification information, for example, ID6 and ID7 from two or more home electric appliances 103, similarly to the first embodiment (S401). The state information acquisition unit 402 acquires state information, for example, ST6 and ST7 from two or more home appliances 103 (S402). The operation procedure information acquisition unit 403 acquires operation procedure information indicating an operation procedure of each unit of the refrigerator 101 based on the identification information and the state information. In the above example, the operation procedure information D0 is obtained based on the identification information ID6 and ID7 and the state information ST6 and ST7 (S403). The refrigerator control unit 404 operates the refrigerator based on the acquired operation procedure information (S404). Then, the process ends.

  According to the present embodiment, a plurality of pieces of identification information and status information are acquired, the operation procedure information is associated based on the combination, and the refrigerator is operated. Pleasure can be reduced. Specifically, for example, a state that the user is sleeping with a sleep meter and a device with a human sensor, acquire information indicating that a state where a person is present in a room where the refrigerator is placed is acquired, and The operation procedure information D0 is set in association with the state of. D0 is information indicating that the defrosting of the refrigerator is to be delayed for a predetermined time, for example, the sleep time of the user. Therefore, even if the user is sleeping in the room where the refrigerator is installed, the refrigerator does not operate and hinders the user's sleep, and the user's discomfort with the sound can be reduced.

  In the above example, the defrosting operation has been described as an example. However, the operation of removing ice from an ice maker that may hinder sleep or operating an ice making water supply pump may be postponed for a predetermined period of time. In the above example, a sleep meter or an air conditioner is described as an example of the home appliance 103, but the present invention is not limited to this. Further, the range in which the human sensor detects the presence or absence of a person is not limited to the room where the refrigerator is placed, and the operation sound of the refrigerator, such as a room next to the room where the refrigerator is placed, hinders the sleep of the user. Preferably, the range is detected.

  Further, instead of the device with the human sensor, ON / OFF of the lighting device in the room where the refrigerator 101 is placed may be detected. In this case, as shown in FIG. 18, the positional relationship between the place where the user goes to bed and the refrigerator is set in advance. When the user goes to bed near the refrigerator, the sleep meter obtains the information that the user is sleeping and the information that the lighting device is turned off, and associates the operation procedure information D0 with these states to acquire the information. Set. If the user does not go to bed near the refrigerator, there is no need to quiet the refrigerator when the user is asleep, so there is an operating sound, for example, the rotation speed of the condenser fan 220 is higher than the normal operating speed. May be set as the operation procedure information D1 indicating that the operation is performed.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, a structure substantially the same as the structure described in the above embodiment, a structure exhibiting the same function and effect, or a structure capable of achieving the same object can be used. In addition, the position information of the smartphone is transmitted from the smartphone based on the request from the refrigerator, but the position information may be acquired from the smartphone when confirming the lock of the key of the house where the refrigerator is installed.

  Further, the duration of the sound generated as the refrigerator operates varies depending on each unit of the refrigerator. For example, the compressor operation and the condensing fan operation continue for a predetermined time. On the other hand, removing ice from the ice making machine, operating the damper motor, operating the ice making water supply pump, and the like are completed in a short time. The operation procedure information may be set according to the duration of the sound generated by such a refrigerator. For example, state information indicating that the television is being commercialized is postponed to remove the ice from the ice maker until the commercial is started, and during the commercial, the information is retained in association with the operation procedure information for removing the ice from the ice maker. When the state information is acquired, the operation procedure information is acquired, and control is performed to remove ice from the ice making machine. Thereby, it is possible to more effectively prevent the ice from being removed from the ice maker during the broadcast of the television program, and the viewing of the television program from being disturbed by the sound. In addition, instead of the operation procedure information for removing ice from the ice making machine, an operation for generating a sound of each part of the refrigerator, for example, an operation of a damper motor may be similarly configured.

  For example, this embodiment may be used in combination with the above-described first to fifth embodiments and each of the modifications as long as they do not contradict each other.

  100 refrigerator system, 101 refrigerator, 102 network, 103 household appliances, 111 control unit, 112 storage unit, 113 communication unit, 114 operation unit, 115 display unit, 121 control unit, 122 storage unit, 123 communication unit, 124 operation unit, 125 display unit, 126 compressor, 127 fan, 128 damper, 129 defrosting unit, 130 ice making unit, 131 ice making water supply pump, 201 heat insulation box, 202 refrigerator room, 203 freezing room, 204 vegetable room, 205, 206 cold air Passageway, 207 freezer compartment fan, 208 refrigerator compartment fan, 209 evaporator, 210 heater cover, 211, 212, 213 door, 214, 216 discharge port, 215, 218 return port, 217 machine room, 219 condenser, 220 condenser Fan, 301 Home appliance identification information acquisition unit, 302 Home appliance side state information acquisition section, 401 identification information acquisition section, 402 state information acquisition section, 403 operation procedure information acquisition section, 404 refrigerator control section, 501 home appliance side room temperature information acquisition section, 601 room temperature information acquisition section, 602 room temperature information Judgment unit, 701 Home appliance side position information request receiving unit, 702 Home appliance side position information acquisition unit, 703 Home appliance side position information transmission unit, 801 Location information request unit, 802 Location information acquisition unit, 803 Distance information judgment unit

Claims (8)

State information acquisition means for acquiring state information representing the state of the home appliance,
Based on the state information acquired by the state information acquisition means, operation procedure information acquisition means for acquiring operation procedure information representing the content of the procedure of the operation accompanied by the sound of the refrigerator,
Control means for controlling the refrigerator based on the operation procedure information.   The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the home appliance is a television, and the status information includes genre information indicating a genre of a program received by the television.   2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the operation procedure information acquiring unit acquires the operation procedure information based on a distance from the home appliance to the refrigerator. 3.   2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the operation procedure information acquiring unit acquires the operation procedure information based on a room temperature of a place where the refrigerator is installed.   2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the operation procedure information acquisition unit presets the operation procedure information based on a loudness of a sound generated by the refrigerator and the home electric appliance.   2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the operation procedure information acquisition unit acquires the operation procedure information based on a combination of the state information from two or more home appliances. 3. Obtain status information indicating the status of the home appliance,
Obtain operation procedure information representing the content of the procedure of the operation accompanied by the sound of the refrigerator based on the state information,
A refrigerator control method, wherein the refrigerator is controlled based on the operation procedure information. State information acquisition means for acquiring state information based on the state of the home appliance,
Operation procedure information acquisition means for acquiring operation procedure information representing the content of an operation procedure involving a sound of a refrigerator based on the state information acquired by the state information acquisition means, and
A refrigerator control program for causing a computer to function as control means for controlling the refrigerator based on the operation procedure information.

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