JP2020046165A - Communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technology capable of storing a duplication of a set value stored in a substrate before replacement without disposing a storage device communicable with a heating device, near the heating device.SOLUTION: A communication system includes a heating device, and a storage device communicable with the heating device via the internet. The heating device is constituted so that a substrate for controlling at least a part of the heating device can be replaced, and the substrate can store a set value for controlling at least a part of the heating device. The heating device transmits a first duplication value of a first set value to the storage device via the Internet in a case when a first substrate storing the first set value is mounted on the heating device, transmits determination information for determining that the first substrate is replaced with a second substrate to the storage device via the Internet, in a case when the first substrate is replaced with the second substrate, receives the first duplication value from the storage device via the Internet after the determination information is transmitted, and stores the first duplication value in the second substrate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The technology disclosed in this specification relates to a communication system including a heating device that heats an object to be heated and a storage device installed on the Internet.

  The air conditioner disclosed in Patent Literature 1 includes an indoor unit that performs air conditioning, and an outdoor unit that is a heat source for air conditioning. The outdoor unit includes a replaceable control board, and the control board stores function setting data of the outdoor unit. The outdoor unit transmits the function setting data of the outdoor unit to the indoor unit and backs up the function setting data. When the control board is replaced, the outdoor unit transmits a request to the indoor unit, and receives the function setting data of the outdoor unit backed up from the indoor unit. The outdoor unit writes the function setting data received from the indoor unit on the control board after the exchange. As a result, the function setting data can be backed up only by the indoor unit and the outdoor unit constituting the air conditioner.

JP 2013-238340 A

  The technology of Patent Document 1 is a technology based on an air conditioner configured by an outdoor unit and an indoor unit. For this reason, for example, if the above-described technology is adopted for a heating device that heats a heating target, it is necessary to separately provide a storage device that can communicate with the heating device near the heating device (for example, indoors).

  The present specification provides a technique capable of storing a copy of a set value stored in a board before replacement without providing a storage device capable of communicating with the heating device near the heating device.

  A communication system disclosed in this specification includes a heating device including a heating unit that heats a heating target, and a storage device that can communicate with the heating device via the Internet. The heating device is configured to be able to exchange a substrate for controlling at least a part of the heating device, and the substrate can store a set value for controlling at least a part of the heating device. The heating device, when the first substrate storing the first set value is mounted on the heating device, via the Internet, a first copy value that is a copy of the first set value When the first board is replaced with the second board, the determination information for determining that the first board has been replaced with the second board via the Internet is transmitted to the storage device. Transmitting the first copy value from the storage device via the Internet after the determination information is transmitted to the storage device and receiving the first copy value from the storage device; , The first double And stores the value in the second substrate. The storage device stores the first duplicate value when the first duplicate value is received from the heating device via the Internet, and the determination information is transmitted from the heating device via the Internet. If so, transmitting the stored first duplicate value to the heating device via the Internet.

  According to the above configuration, the heating device transmits the first duplicate value to the storage device via the Internet when the first substrate storing the first set value is mounted on the heating device. Thereby, the storage device stores the first duplicate value of the first set value. Further, when the first substrate is replaced with the second substrate, the heating device transmits the determination information to the storage device via the Internet, receives the first duplicate value from the storage device, and transmits the first duplicate value. It is stored on the second substrate. That is, according to the above configuration, it is possible to store a copy of the first set value stored on the first substrate before replacement by using a storage device that can communicate via the Internet, and heat the storage device. There is no need to install near the device.

  The heating device may be configured to periodically transmit a duplicate value, which is a duplicate of the set value, to the storage device via the Internet. According to this configuration, the user does not need to execute an operation for storing the duplicate value in the storage device. User convenience is improved.

  When the first setting value is stored in the first substrate instead of the second setting value when the first substrate is mounted on the heating device, the heating device transmits the first duplicate value via the Internet. It may be transmitted to a storage device. When the first duplicate value is received from the heating device, the storage device may store the first duplicate value instead of the second duplicate value that is a duplicate of the second setting value. According to this configuration, the first duplicated value of the first set value can be stored in the storage device at the timing when the first set value is stored instead of the second set value.

  Further, when the first duplicate value is received from the heating device, the storage device determines whether the content of the first duplicate value is normal, and determines that the content of the first duplicate value is normal. In such a case, the first duplicated value may be stored, and if it is determined that the content of the first duplicated value is not normal, the first duplicated value may not be stored. According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent storage of a duplicate value whose content is not normal. As a result, it is possible to prevent a duplicate value whose content is not normal from being transmitted to the heating device.

  Further, in the configuration for executing the judgment on the first duplicate value, the storage device, via the Internet, when the judgment information is received from the heating device after the abnormal first duplicate value is received, The duplicate value stored in the storage device before the first duplicate value is received may be transmitted to the heating device. According to this configuration, the duplicate value stored in the storage device is transmitted to the heating device before the first duplicate value whose content is not normal is received, so that the duplicate value whose content is normal is transmitted to the heating device. be able to.

  In the configuration for executing the determination on the first duplicated value, the storage device, when it is determined that the content of the first duplicated value is not normal, replaces the third duplicated value obtained by modifying the content of the first duplicated value. The stored third duplicate value may be transmitted to the heating device via the Internet when the determination information is received from the heating device after the first duplicate value that is stored and whose content is not normal is received. According to this configuration, even when the first duplicate value whose content is not normal is received, the third duplicate value whose content is normal can be transmitted to the heating device.

  The communication system may further include a relay device that can communicate with the heating device via communication means that does not use the Internet, and that can communicate with the storage device via the Internet. The heating device transmits the first duplicate value to the storage device via the relay device and the Internet when the first substrate is mounted on the heating device, and when the first substrate is replaced with the second substrate. Alternatively, the determination information may be transmitted to the storage device via the relay device and the Internet. The storage device may transmit the stored first duplicate value to the heating device via the relay device and the Internet when the determination information is received from the heating device. According to this configuration, the heating device can execute communication with the storage device that can communicate with the Internet and the relay device without using the communication unit that uses the Internet.

  Further, for example, the heating device is a heating cooker, and the relay device is a remote controller installed in a kitchen. By using the kitchen remote control installed in the kitchen together with the cooking device, the communication system can be easily realized.

  When the first substrate is mounted on the heating device, the heating device transmits the first identification information for identifying the first substrate to the storage device via the Internet, and the first substrate transmits the second substrate to the second device. When the board is replaced, the determination information including the second identification information for identifying the second board may be transmitted to the storage device via the Internet. The storage device determines that the first substrate identified by the first identification information has been replaced by the second substrate identified by the second identification information when the determination information including the second identification information is received from the heating device. Then, the stored first duplicate value may be transmitted to the heating device via the Internet. According to this configuration, the storage device can appropriately determine that the first substrate has been replaced with the second substrate by using the first identification information and the second identification information.

  In the above configuration using the relay device, the heating device relays the first identification information for identifying the first substrate via the communication unit when the first substrate is mounted on the heating device. It may be transmitted to the device. The relay device may store the first identification information when the first identification information is received via the communication unit. The heating device may transmit the first determination information including the second identification information for identifying the second substrate to the relay device via the communication unit when the first substrate is replaced with the second substrate. Good. When receiving the first determination information from the heating device via the communication unit, the relay device is exchanged from the first substrate identified by the first identification information to the second substrate identified by the second identification information. And the second determination information may be transmitted to the storage device via the Internet. When the second determination information is received from the relay device, the storage device determines that the first substrate has been replaced with the second substrate using the second determination information, and stores the stored information via the Internet. The first duplicate value may be transmitted to the relay device. According to this configuration, the first identification information is transmitted to the relay device but is not transmitted to the storage device. As a result, the storage device does not need to store the first identification information. It is possible to suppress an increase in information stored in the storage device as compared with a storage device that stores the first identification information for determining whether or not the replacement has been performed.

1 shows a block diagram of a communication system according to a first embodiment. 4 shows a flowchart of processing of the management server of the first embodiment. FIG. 9 shows a sequence diagram of a specific case A1 in which the setting information is changed and the valve control board is replaced in the communication system of the first embodiment. FIG. 8 shows a sequence diagram of a specific case A2 in which the setting information is changed and the valve control board is replaced in the communication system of the first embodiment. FIG. 13 shows a sequence diagram of a specific case B in which setting information is changed and a valve control board is replaced in the communication system of the second embodiment. 13 shows a flowchart of processing of the kitchen remote controller of the third embodiment. 13 shows a flowchart of a process of the management server of the third embodiment. FIG. 13 shows a sequence diagram of a specific case C in which setting information is changed and a valve control board is replaced in the communication system of the third embodiment.

(First embodiment)
(Configuration of communication system 2: FIG. 1)
A communication system 2 according to a first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The communication system 2 includes a heating cooker 10, a kitchen remote controller 100, a management server 200, and a terminal device 300.

  Kitchen remote controller 100 is a controller for remotely controlling a water heater (not shown) that generates hot water and supplies it to a house. The kitchen remote controller 100 is a remote controller installed in the kitchen together with the cooking device 10. The kitchen remote controller 100 is manufactured by, for example, a vendor of the heating cooker 10. The terminal device 300 is a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a desktop PC (abbreviation of Personal Computer), a notebook PC, or the like.

  The heating cooker 10 can communicate with the kitchen remote controller 100 using wireless communication (hereinafter, referred to as “BT communication”) according to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) method. The kitchen remote controller 100 can communicate with the management server 200 via the Internet 6 using wireless communication according to the Wi-Fi (registered trademark) method. Thereby, the cooking device 10 can communicate with the management server 200 via the kitchen remote controller 100 and the Internet 6. Note that the terminal device 300 can communicate with the management server 200 via the Internet 6.

(Configuration of heating cooker 10)
The heating cooker 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The heating cooker 10 is a built-in gas-burning stove used in a system kitchen. The heating cooker 10 includes a stove burner 12, a grill burner 14, a stove adjustment valve 16, a grill adjustment valve 18, a BT interface 20, a valve control board 30, and a control unit 50. The BT interface 20 is a wireless interface for performing BT communication with an external device (for example, the kitchen remote controller 100). In the following, the interface may be described as “I / F”.

  The stove burner 12 is a burner for heating an object to be heated (for example, a cooking container). The stove burner 12 is exposed from a top plate (not shown) of the cooking device 10. A gas supply path (not shown) is connected to the stove burner 12. In the gas supply path, a stove adjusting valve 16 for adjusting the amount of gas supplied to the stove burner 12 is provided. The stove burner 12 is ignited by operating an igniter (not shown) while gas is being supplied to the stove burner 12. By adjusting the gas supply amount to the stove burner 12, the heating amount of the stove burner 12 can be adjusted. Then, when the supply of gas to the stove burner 12 is stopped, the stove burner 12 is extinguished.

  The grill burner 14 is a burner that is arranged in a grill storage (not shown) of the heating cooker 10 and heats the food in the grill storage. The grill adjustment valve 18 is provided in a gas supply path (not shown) connected to the grill burner 14 and adjusts a gas supply amount to the grill burner 14.

  The valve control board 30 is a board for controlling the stove adjusting valve 16 and the grill adjusting valve 18. The valve control board 30 is replaceable. For example, an operator can replace the valve control board 30 with another valve control board during maintenance of the heating cooker 10.

  The valve control board 30 includes a memory 32. The memory 32 stores a board number BN1 and setting information SI0 for controlling the valves 16 and 18. The board number BN1 is a number for identifying the valve control board 30. The board number BN1 is, for example, a serial number assigned when the valve control board 30 is manufactured.

  The setting information SI0 includes a board setting value and a user setting value. The board set value is a set value determined based on the state of the cooking device 10 to which the valve control board is mounted, and is set by a vendor of the cooking device 10 or an operator who maintains the cooking device 10. The substrate set value includes, for example, a value indicating the type of gas supplied to the heating cooker 10, a correction value for correcting the valve opening, and the like. The user setting value is a value set by a user using the cooking device 10. The user set value includes, for example, a value indicating whether or not to operate a ventilation fan (not shown) when each of the valves 16 and 18 is opened by the valve control board 30.

  The control unit 50 includes a memory 52 including a volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory, and the like. The memory 52 stores a program 54 and a device number DN1 for identifying the cooking device 10. The device number DN1 is, for example, a serial number assigned when the cooking device 10 is manufactured.

  The control unit 50 performs various processes according to the program 54 stored in the memory 52. Specifically, the control unit 50 generates copy information that is a copy of the setting information stored in the valve control board 30 according to the program 54. The control unit 50 periodically transmits product information to the management server 200 via the BTI / F 20, the kitchen remote controller 100, and the Internet 6. The product information includes the device number DN1 of the cooking device 10, the board number BN1 of the valve control board 30, and copy information (for example, copy information CI0). According to such a configuration, the user does not need to execute an operation for causing the management server 200 to store the copy information. User convenience is improved.

  Further, when the setting information in the valve control board 30 is changed, the control unit 50 transmits the product information including the copy information that is a copy of the changed setting information to the management server 200 (see T20 in FIG. 3). ). According to such a configuration, the management server 200 can store the copy information of the changed setting information at the timing when the setting information is changed.

  Further, when the power of the cooking device 10 is turned on, the control unit 50 transmits product information to the management server 200 (see T120 in FIG. 3). Further, when the control unit 50 receives the copy information from the management server 200 via the Internet 6, the kitchen remote controller 100, and the BTI / F 20, when the valve control board 30 is replaced with another valve control board. Next, the received duplicate information is stored in the memory of another valve control board (see T150 in FIG. 3).

  Note that, in the modification, the valve control board 30 may execute at least a part of the above-described processing executed by the control unit 50. In other words, at least a part of the program 54 is stored in the memory 32 of the valve control board 30, and the valve control board 30 may execute various processes according to at least a part of the program 54. In the present modification, the heating cooker 10 may not include the control unit 50 and may include a memory that stores the valve control board 30 and the device number DN1.

(Configuration of kitchen remote control 100)
Kitchen remote controller 100 includes BTI / F 120, Wi-Fi I / F 122, and control unit 150. The kitchen remote controller 100 can execute BT communication with the cooking device 10 via the BTI / F 120. The Wi-Fi I / F 122 is a wireless I / F for executing wireless communication according to the Wi-Fi method. Kitchen remote controller 100 can communicate with management server 200 via Wi-Fi I / F 122 and Internet 6. The control unit 150 performs various processes according to the program 154 stored in the memory 152.

(Configuration of Management Server 200)
The management server 200 is a server that manages copy information that is a copy of the setting information of the cooking device 10. The control unit 250 of the management server 200 executes various processes according to the program 254 stored in the memory 252. Further, a management table 256 is stored in the memory 252.

  The management table 256 identifies, for each of the plurality of cooking devices, a device number (for example, a device number DN1) for identifying the cooking device, and a valve control board mounted on the cooking device. (For example, the board number BN1) and the copy information (for example, the copy information CI0) that is a copy of the setting information stored in the memory of the valve control board. Each piece of information is transmitted from the cooking device 10 and stored.

  Further, information (substrate number, copy information) in the management table 256 can be displayed on the terminal device 300. Specifically, the terminal device 300 transmits an information request to the management server 200 via the Internet 6, and receives information in the management table 256 from the management server 200. Then, the terminal device 300 displays the information received from the management server 200. Thus, the user can use the terminal device 300 to know information in the management table 256.

(Process of Management Server 200; FIG. 2)
The processing executed by the management server 200 will be described with reference to FIG. The process in FIG. 2 is started by turning on the power of the management server 200 as a trigger.

  In S10, control unit 250 of management server 200 monitors reception of product information from cooking device 10 via kitchen remote controller 100 and Internet 6. When receiving the product information from cooking device 10 (YES in S10), control unit 250 proceeds to S12.

  In S12, the control unit 250 determines whether or not the device number DN1 included in the product information received in S10 is stored in the management table 256. When determining that the device number DN1 included in the product information is not stored in the management table 256 (NO in S12), the control unit 250 newly stores the product information in the management table 256 in S14. When S14 ends, the processing in FIG. 2 ends.

  When the control unit 250 determines that the device number DN1 included in the product information is stored in the management table 256 (YES in S12), the process proceeds to S20. In S20, the control unit 250 specifies each piece of information (that is, board number and copy information) corresponding to the device number DN1 included in the product information from the management table 256.

  In S22, the control unit 250 determines whether or not the board number specified in S20 matches the board number included in the product information received in S10. The fact that the specified board number does not match the board number in the product information means that the valve control board identified by the specified board number has been replaced with the valve control board identified by the board number in the product information. means. When determining that the specified board number does not match the board number in the product information (NO in S22), control unit 250 determines that the valve control board has been replaced, and proceeds to S24.

  In S24, the control unit 250 transmits the copy information specified in S20 to the cooking device 10 via the Internet 6 and the kitchen remote controller 100. Thereby, the specified copy information is stored in the valve control board after the replacement of the heating cooker 10.

  In S26, the control unit 250 stores the board number in the product information in the management table 256 instead of the board number corresponding to the device number DN1 in the management table 256. When S26 ends, the processing in FIG. 2 ends.

  When determining that the specified board number matches the board number in the product information (YES in S22), control unit 250 determines that the valve control board has not been replaced, and proceeds to S30. In S30, the control unit 250 determines whether or not the copy information specified in S20 matches the copy information included in the product information received in S10. The fact that the specified copy information does not match the copy information in the product information means that the setting information in the valve control board has been changed. When determining that the specified copy information does not match the copy information in the product information (NO in S30), control unit 250 determines that the setting information has been changed, and proceeds to S32.

  In S32, the control unit 250 determines whether the content of the duplicate information in the product information is normal. For example, when a part of the copy information (for example, a part of the user setting value) is missing, or when the board setting value in the copy information is not included in the normal value range, the control unit 250 performs the copying. Judge that the content of the information is not normal. When determining that the content of the copy information is normal (YES in S32), the control unit 250 replaces the copy information corresponding to the device number DN1 in the management table 256 with the copy information in the product information in S34. Is stored in the management table 256. When S34 ends, the processing in FIG. 2 ends.

  If the control unit 250 determines that the content of the copy information is not normal (NO in S32), the process proceeds to S36. In S36, the control unit 250 corrects the content of the copy information in the product information to normal content. Then, the control unit 250 stores the corrected copy information in the management table 256 instead of the copy information corresponding to the device number DN1 in the management table 256. For example, when a part of the copy information is missing, the control unit 250 corrects the copy information by adding a default value to the missing part. Further, for example, when the board setting value in the copy information is not included in the normal range, the board setting value is set to a value in the normal range (for example, an intermediate value of the normal range, the specified copy information ( That is, the copy information is corrected by changing the value to a value within a normal value range included in the previously stored copy information whose content is normal. When S36 ends, the processing in FIG. 2 ends.

  If the control unit 250 determines that the specified copy information matches the copy information in the product information (NO in S30), the control unit 250 determines that the setting information has not been changed, and performs the processing of S32 to S36. The processing is skipped, and the processing in FIG. 2 ends.

(Specific cases; FIGS. 3 and 4)
With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, specific cases A1 and A2 realized by the communication system 2 of the present embodiment will be described. Each case A1, A2 shows a case where the setting information is changed and the valve control board 30 is replaced. In the initial state of the cases A1 and A2, the management table 256 stores the device number DN1, the board number BN1, and the copy information CI0 of the setting information SI0. In the following, in order to facilitate understanding, the operation performed by the control unit (for example, the control unit 50) of each device is not described mainly by the control unit, and each device (for example, the cooking device 10) ). In FIGS. 3 and 4, a dashed-line arrow indicates BT communication, and a solid-line arrow indicates communication using the Internet 6. The same applies to FIGS. 5 and 8 described later.

(Case A1; FIG. 3)
At T10, the user operates the operation unit (not shown) of the cooking device 10 to change the user set value. Thereby, the setting information SI0 in the valve control board 30 attached to the heating cooker 10 is changed to the setting information SI1 including the changed user setting value.

  When the setting information is changed at T10, the cooking device 10 generates copy information CI1 which is a copy of the changed setting information SI1. Then, at T20, the heating cooker 10 transmits the product information including the device number DN1, the board number BN1 of the valve control board 30, and the copy information CI1 to the kitchen remote controller 100 via the BTI / F20.

  Upon receiving the product information from the cooking device 10 via the BTI / F 120 at T20, the kitchen remote controller 100 manages the received product information via the Wi-Fi I / F 122 and the Internet 6 at T22. Send to

  Upon receiving the product information from the kitchen remote controller 100 at T22 (YES in S10 of FIG. 2), the management server 200 determines that the device number DN1 included in the received product information is stored in the management table 256 ( (YES in S12). Then, at T30, the management server 200 specifies each piece of information (that is, the board number BN1 and the copy information CI0) corresponding to the device number DN1 from the management table 256 (S20).

  At T32, the management server 200 determines that the specified board number BN1 matches the board number BN1 in the product information (YES in S22 of FIG. 2). In T34, the management server 200 determines that the specified copy information CI0 and the copy information CI1 in the product information do not match (NO in S30). In this case, the content of the copy information CI1 is normal because the process of generating the copy information CI1 ends normally. Therefore, in T36, the management server 200 determines that the content of the copy information CI1 is normal (YES in S32).

  At T40, the management server 200 stores the copy information CI1 in the product information in the management table 256 instead of the copy information CI0 in the management table 256 (S34 in FIG. 2).

  Further, in this case, after the user setting value is changed, a problem occurs in the valve control board 30 of the heating cooker 10. At T110, the worker performs maintenance of the heating cooker 10, and replaces the valve control board 30 with another valve control board.

  When the power of the heating cooker 10 is turned on after the heating cooker 10 is replaced with another valve control board from the valve control board 30, the default setting information stored in another valve control board in advance is used. A copy information CI20 that is a copy is generated. Then, at T120, the cooking device 10 transmits the product information including the device number DN1, the board number BN2 of another valve control board, and the copy information CI20 to the kitchen remote controller 100 via the BTI / F20. T122 is the same as T20 except that the product information includes the board number BN2 and the copy information CI20.

  Upon receiving the product information from the kitchen remote controller 100 at T122 (YES in S10 of FIG. 2), the management server 200 determines that the device number DN1 included in the received product information is stored in the management table 256 ( (YES in S12). T130 is the same as T30 except that the copy information CI1 is specified.

  At T132, the management server 200 determines that the specified board number BN1 does not match the board number BN2 in the product information (NO in S22 of FIG. 2). At T140, the management server 200 transmits the copy information CI1 specified at T130 to the kitchen remote controller 100 (S24). Further, at T136, the management server 200 stores the board number BN2 in the product information in the management table 256 instead of the board number BN1 in the management table 256 (S26).

  When receiving the copy information CI1 from the management server 200 via the Wi-Fi I / F 122 at T140, the kitchen remote controller 100 transmits the copy information CI1 to the heating cooker 10 via the BTI / F120 at T142.

  Upon receiving the copy information CI1 from the kitchen remote controller 100 via the BTI / F 20 at T142, the heating cooker 10 stores the copy information CI1 in the memory of another valve control board at T150.

  According to this case, the cooking device 10 transmits the copy information CI1 to the management server 200 via the Internet 6 when the valve control board 30 is mounted on the cooking device 10 (T22 in FIG. 3). ). Thereby, the management server 200 stores the copy information CI1 (T40). In addition, when the valve control board 30 is replaced with another valve control board, the heating cooker 10 transmits the board number BN2 to the management server 200 via the Internet 6 (T122), and copies the board number BN2 from the management server 200. The information CI1 is received, and the duplicate information CI1 is stored in another valve control board (T150). That is, according to the above configuration, it is possible to store the copy information CI1 of the setting information SI1 stored in the valve control board 30 before replacement by using the management server 200 that can communicate via the Internet 6. There is no need to provide the management server 200 near the cooking device 10.

  In addition, the cooking device 10 communicates with the management server 200 via the kitchen remote controller 100 including the Wi-Fi I / F 122 (T22, T122, and T140 in FIG. 3). According to such a configuration, the cooking device 10 can execute communication via the kitchen remote controller 100 with the management server 200 communicable via the Internet 6 without the Wi-Fi I / F. it can.

  In addition, the communication system 2 can be easily realized by using the kitchen remote controller 100 installed in the kitchen together with the heating cooker 10 as a relay device.

  In addition, a comparative example in which the heating cooker 10 includes a Wi-Fi I / F is assumed. In this comparative example, the cooking device 10 can communicate with the management server 200 via the Wi-Fi I / F and the Internet 6. Generally, Wi-Fi I / F has higher power consumption than BTI / F20. According to the configuration of the present embodiment, the power consumption of the cooking device 10 can be reduced by providing the BTI / F 20 having relatively low power consumption. In the modification, the configuration of the comparative example may be adopted.

(Case A2; FIG. 4)
T10 to T34 are the same as in FIG. In this case, the content of the copy information CI1 is not normal because the process of generating the copy information CI1 did not end normally. Therefore, at T56, the management server 200 determines that the content of the copy information CI1 is not normal (NO in S32 of FIG. 2). At T60, the management server 200 corrects the content of the copy information CI1 to normal content, and stores the corrected copy information CI3 in the management table 256 (S36).

  T210 to T222 are the same as T110 to T122 in FIG. T230 is the same as T130 in FIG. 3 except that the copy information CI3 is specified. T232 and T236 are the same as T132 and T136 in FIG. T240 and T242 are the same as T140 and T142 in FIG. 3 except that the copy information CI3 is transmitted. T250 is the same as T150 in FIG. 3 except that the copy information CI3 is stored.

  According to this case, when the duplicate information CI1 whose content is not normal is received, the management server 200 does not store the duplicate information CI1 (T60 in FIG. 4). According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the copy information CI1 whose contents are not normal from being stored. As a result, it is possible to prevent the duplicate information CI1 whose content is not normal from being transmitted to the cooking device 10.

  Further, when the copy information CI1 whose content is not normal is received, the management server 200 stores the corrected copy information CI3 (T60 in FIG. 4). Then, when the board number BN2 is received from the cooking device 10, the management server 200 transmits the modified copy information CI3 to the cooking device 10 (T240). According to such a configuration, even when the copy information CI1 whose content is not normal is received, the copy information CI3 whose content is normal can be transmitted to the cooking device 10.

(Correspondence)
The cooking device 10, the management server 200, and the kitchen remote controller 100 are examples of a “heating device”, a “storage device”, and a “relay device”, respectively. The stove burner 12 and the grill burner 14 are examples of a “heating unit”. The valve control board 30 and another valve control board are examples of a “first board” and a “second board”, respectively. The BTI / F 120 is an example of a “communication unit”. The board setting value and the user setting value are examples of the “setting value”. The setting value in the setting information SI1 in FIG. 3, the setting value in the copying information CI1, the setting value in the setting information SI0, the setting value in the copying information CI0, and the setting value in the copying information CI3 after restoration in FIG. These are examples of a “first set value”, a “first duplicate value”, a “second set value”, a “second duplicate value”, and a “third duplicate value”, respectively. The board number BN1 is an example of “first identification information”. The board number BN2 is an example of “judgment information (and second identification information)”.

(Second embodiment)
The second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment except that the process of S36 is not performed in the process of the management server 200 in FIG.

(Specific case; Fig. 5)
A specific case B realized by the communication system 2 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. T10 to T34 are the same as in FIG. Also in this case, the content of the copy information CI1 is not normal, as in the case A2 of the first embodiment. Therefore, at T76, the management server 200 determines that the content of the copy information CI1 is not normal (NO in S32 of FIG. 2), and ends the process of FIG. 2 without storing the copy information CI1. That is, after the copy information CI1 is received, the copy information CI0 of the setting information SI0 before the change is stored in the management table 256.

  T310 to T322 are the same as T110 to T122 in FIG. T330 is the same as T130 in FIG. 3 except that the copy information CI0 is specified. T332 and T336 are the same as T132 and T136 in FIG. T340 and T342 are the same as T140 and T142 in FIG. 3 except that the copy information CI0 is transmitted. T350 is the same as T150 in FIG. 3 except that the copy information CI0 is stored.

  Also in this case, similarly to case A2 of the first embodiment, it is possible to prevent the duplicate information CI1 whose contents are not normal from being transmitted to the cooking device 10. Further, when the board number BN2 is received from the heating cooker 10, the management server 200 copies the duplicate information CI0 stored in the management table 256 before the duplicate information CI1 whose content is not normal is received. 10 (T340 in FIG. 5). According to such a configuration, even when the copy information CI1 whose content is not normal is received, the copy information CI0 whose content is normal can be transmitted to the cooking device 10. The copy information CI0 of T340 in FIG. 5 is an example of “the copy value stored in the storage device before the first copy value whose contents are not normal” is received.

(Third embodiment)
The third embodiment is the same as the first embodiment except that the contents of the processing of the kitchen remote controller 100 and the processing of the management server 200 are different. In this embodiment, the management table 256 does not store the board number, but stores the device number and the copy information (see FIG. 1). The memory 152 of the kitchen remote controller 100 stores the board number (for example, board number BN1) of the valve control board mounted on the cooking device 10 (see FIG. 1).

(Process of kitchen remote control 100; FIG. 6)
With reference to FIG. 6, a process executed by kitchen remote controller 100 will be described. The process in FIG. 6 is started by turning on the power of the kitchen remote controller 100 as a trigger.

  In S110, control unit 150 of kitchen remote controller 100 monitors reception of the first product information from heating cooker 10 via BTI / F 120. The first product information includes the device number DN1 of the cooking device 10, the board number BN1 of the valve control board 30, and copy information (for example, copy information CI0). When receiving the first product information from heating cooker 10 (YES in S110), control unit 150 proceeds to S112.

  In S112, control unit 150 determines whether or not the board number is stored in memory 152 of kitchen remote controller 100. When determining that the board number is not stored in memory 152 (NO in S112), control unit 150 newly stores the board number included in the first product information in memory 152 in S114. Then, in S116, the control unit 150 transmits the device number DN1 of the heating cooker 10 and the second product information including the duplicate information in the first product information to the management server 200 via the Wi-Fi I / F 122 and the Internet 6. Send. When S116 ends, the processing in FIG. 6 ends.

  When determining that the board number is stored in memory 152 (YES in S112), control unit 150 proceeds to S122. In S122, control unit 150 determines whether or not the board number in memory 152 matches the board number included in the first product information. When determining that the board number in memory 152 does not match the board number in the first product information (NO in S122), control unit 150 determines that the valve control board has been replaced, and proceeds to S124.

  In S124, the control unit 150 transmits the device number DN1 of the cooking device 10 and the second product information including the exchange information to the management server 200 via the Wi-Fi I / F 122 and the Internet 6. The exchange information is information indicating that the valve control board has been exchanged. Further, in S126, control unit 150 stores the board number in the first product information in memory 152 instead of the board number in memory 152. When S126 ends, the processing in FIG. 6 ends.

  When determining that the board number in memory 152 matches the board number in the first product information (YES in S122), control unit 150 determines that the valve control board has not been replaced, and proceeds to S116. move on.

(Process of Management Server 200; FIG. 7)
With reference to FIG. 7, processing executed by the management server 200 in the present embodiment will be described. Step S210 is the same as step S10 in FIG. 2 except that the reception of the second product information is monitored. Step S212 is the same as step S12 in FIG. 2 except that it is determined whether or not the device number DN1 included in the second product information is stored. When it is determined that the device number DN1 included in the second product information is not stored (NO in S212), the control unit 250 proceeds to S214, and stores the device number DN1 included in the second product information. If it is determined (YES in S212), the process proceeds to S220. Step S214 is the same as step S14 in FIG. 2 except that the second product information is stored in the management table 256. In S220, the control unit 250 specifies the copy information corresponding to the device number DN1 included in the second product information from the management table 256.

  In S222, control unit 250 determines whether or not the exchange information is included in the second product information. When determining that the replacement information is included in the second product information (YES in S222), control unit 250 determines that the valve control board has been replaced, and proceeds to S224. Step S224 is the same as step S24 in FIG. When S224 ends, the processing in FIG. 7 ends.

  When determining that the replacement information is not included in the second product information (NO in S222), control unit 250 determines that the valve control board has not been replaced, and proceeds to S230. Steps S230 to S236 are the same as steps S30 to S36 in FIG.

(Specific case; FIG. 8)
With reference to FIG. 8, a specific case C realized by the communication system 2 of the present embodiment will be described. In the initial state of this case, the board number BN1 of the valve control board 30 is stored in the memory 152 of the kitchen remote controller 100. In the management table 256, a device number DN1 and copy information CI0 are stored.

  T410 is the same as T10 in FIG. T420 is the same as T20 in FIG. 3 except that the first product information including the device number DN1, the board number BN1, and the copy information CI1 is transmitted to the kitchen remote controller 100.

  When receiving the first product information from the cooking device 10 at T420 (YES in S110 of FIG. 6), the kitchen remote controller 100 determines that the board number BN1 is stored in the memory 152 (YES in S112). At T421, kitchen remote controller 100 determines that board number BN1 in memory 152 matches board number BN1 in the first product information (YES in S122 of FIG. 6). T422 is the same as T22 in FIG. 3 except that the second product information including the device number DN1 and the copy information CI1 is transmitted to the management server 200.

  Upon receiving the second product information from kitchen remote controller 100 in T422 (YES in S210 in FIG. 7), management server 200 determines that device number DN1 in the second product information is stored (YES in S212). The copy information CI0 corresponding to the device number DN1 is specified from the management table 256 (S220). Then, the management server 200 determines that the second product information does not include the exchange information (NO in S222), and executes the same processing as T34 to T40 in FIG. As a result, the copy information CI1 in the second product information is stored in the management table 256 instead of the copy information CI0 in the management table 256 (S234 in FIG. 7).

  Also in this case, the valve control board 30 is replaced with another valve control board at T510, similarly to T110 in FIG. T520 is the same as T120 in FIG. 3 except that the first product information including the device number DN1, the board number BN2, and the copy information CI20 is transmitted to the kitchen remote controller 100.

  T521 is the same as T421 except that it is determined that the board number BN1 in the memory 152 does not match the board number BN2 in the first product information (NO in S122 of FIG. 6). T522 is the same as T422 except that the second product information includes the exchange information (S124). At T524, kitchen remote controller 100 stores board number BN2 in the first product information in memory 152 (S126).

  When receiving the second product information including the exchange information from the kitchen remote controller 100 in T522 (YES in S210 in FIG. 7), the management server 200 determines that the device number DN1 in the second product information is stored ( (YES in S212), specifies copy information CI1 corresponding to device number DN1 from management table 256. Then, in T532, the management server 200 determines that the second product information includes the exchange information (YES in S222). T540 to T550 are the same as T140 to T150 in FIG. 3 (S224). As a result, the copy information CI1 is stored in the memory of another valve control board.

  Also in the present embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, it is not necessary to provide the management server 200 near the cooking device 10. Further, according to the present embodiment, the kitchen remote controller 100 stores the board number and uses the board number to determine whether the valve control board has been replaced (T421, T521 in FIG. 8). . That is, the management server 200 need not store the board number. In the first embodiment, a plurality of board numbers are stored in the management table 256 (see FIG. 1). As compared with the first embodiment in which a plurality of board numbers are stored, it is possible to suppress an increase in information stored in the management server 200.

(Correspondence)
The exchange information of the board numbers BN2 and T522 of T520 in FIG. 8 is an example of “first determination information” and “second determination information”, respectively.

  As mentioned above, although each Example was described in detail, these are only illustrations and do not limit a claim. The technology described in the claims includes various modifications and alterations of the specific examples illustrated above. Modifications of the above embodiments are listed below.

(Modification 1) The “heating device” is not limited to a gas-fired built-in stove, but may be, for example, an IH cooker, an electric oven, a heater, or a water heater.

(Modification 2) The “relay device” is not limited to the kitchen remote controller 100, but may be a device that can communicate with the cooking device 10 (eg, a terminal device such as a smartphone, a peripheral device of the cooking device 10 (eg, a range hood)), Remote control for operating peripheral devices).

(Modification 3) The cooking device 10 does not need to periodically transmit the product information to the management server 200. For example, the cooking device 10 may transmit product information to the management server 200 in accordance with a user operation.

(Modification 4) The heating cooker 10 does not have to transmit the product information to the management server 200 when the setting information in the valve control board 30 is changed. For example, the cooking device 10 may only transmit the product information to the management server 200 periodically.

(Modification 5) The heating cooker 10 may not include the control unit 50. In this case, the valve control board 30 of the heating cooker 10 may execute, for example, the processing of T20, T120, T142, and T150 in FIG. 3 according to the program stored in the valve control board 30. In this modification, the “substrate” may control not only the heating unit but also a part other than the heating unit (for example, the BTI / F20).

(Modification 6) The processing of S32 and S36 in FIG. 2 may not be executed. In the present modification, it is possible to omit "determining whether or not the content of the first duplicate value is normal".

(Modification 7) In each of the above embodiments, the cooking device 10 communicates with the management server 200 via the kitchen remote controller 100. Alternatively, the cooking device 10 may communicate directly with the management server 200. In the present modification, the “communication system” may not include the “relay device”.

(Modification 8) In the first embodiment described above, when the valve control board is replaced, the heating cooker 10 transmits product information including the board number to the management server 200 (T120 in FIG. 3). Instead, the cooking device 10 may include a unit (for example, a sensor) for detecting that the valve control board has been replaced. Then, when it is detected that the valve control board has been replaced, the cooking device 10 may transmit product information including the replacement information to the management server 200. In the present modification, the exchange information is an example of “judgment information”.

(Modification 9) In the third embodiment described above, the management server 200 determines whether or not the second product information includes exchange information in S222 of FIG. Alternatively, the second product information may include only the device number DN1 when the valve control board is replaced, and may include the device number DN1 and copy information when the valve control board is not replaced. Then, in S222, the management server 200 may determine whether the second product information includes copy information. The management server 200 may proceed to S224 when determining that the second product information does not include the copy information, and may proceed to S230 when determining that the second product information includes the copy information. In the present modification, the second product information that does not include the copy information is an example of the “second determination information”.

  The technical elements described in the present specification or the drawings exhibit technical usefulness alone or in various combinations, and are not limited to the combinations described in the claims at the time of filing. In addition, the technology illustrated in the present specification or the drawings can simultaneously achieve a plurality of objects, and has technical utility by achieving one of the objects.

2: Communication system 6: Internet 10: Cooking device 12: Stove burner 14: Grill burner 16: Stove adjusting valve 18: Grill adjusting valve 20: BTI / F
30: valve control board 32: memory 50: control unit 52: memory 54: program 100: kitchen remote control 120: BTI / F
122: Wi-Fi I / F
150: control unit 152: memory 154: program 200: management server 250: control unit 252: memory 254: program 256: management table 300: terminal device BN1, BN2: board number CI0, CI1, CI20, CI3: copy information DN1: Device number SI0, SI1: Setting information

Claims (10)

A heating device including a heating unit that heats a heating target, and a storage device that can communicate with the heating device via the Internet, a communication system including:
The heating device is configured to be replaceable substrate for controlling at least a part of the heating device,
The substrate can store a set value for controlling at least a part of the heating device,
The heating device,
When a first substrate storing a first set value is mounted on the heating device, a first duplicate value that is a duplicate of the first set value is transmitted to the storage device via the Internet. ,
When the first board is replaced with a second board, transmitting determination information for determining that the first board has been replaced with the second board to the storage device via the Internet,
Receiving the first duplicate value from the storage device via the Internet after the determination information is transmitted;
When the first duplicate value is received from the storage device, the first duplicate value is stored in the second substrate;
The storage device,
When the first duplicate value is received from the heating device via the Internet, the first duplicate value is stored,
Via the Internet, when the determination information is received from the heating device, via the Internet, transmits the stored first duplicate value to the heating device,
Communications system.   The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the heating device is configured to periodically transmit a duplicate value, which is a duplicate of the set value, to the storage device via the Internet. The heating device, via the Internet when the first substrate is mounted on the heating device, when the first set value is stored in the first substrate instead of the second set value Transmitting the first duplicate value to the storage device;
The storage device, when the first duplicate value is received from the heating device, stores the first duplicate value instead of the second duplicate value that is a duplicate of the second set value, or 3. The communication system according to 2. The storage device,
When the first duplicate value is received from the heating device, determine whether the content of the first duplicate value is normal,
When the content of the first duplicate value is determined to be normal, storing the first duplicate value;
The communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first duplicate value is not stored when it is determined that the content of the first duplicate value is not normal.   When the determination information is received from the heating device after the first duplicate value whose content is not normal is received, the storage device is connected via the Internet before the first duplicate value is received. The communication system according to claim 4, wherein the duplicate value stored in the storage device is transmitted to the heating device. The storage device,
When it is determined that the content of the first duplicate value is not normal, storing a third duplicate value obtained by modifying the content of the first duplicate value;
When the determination information is received from the heating device after the first copy value whose content is not normal is received, the stored third copy value is transmitted to the heating device via the Internet. The communication system according to claim 4. The communication system further includes a relay device that can communicate with the heating device via communication means that does not use the Internet, and that can communicate with the storage device via the Internet.
The heating device,
When the first substrate is mounted on the heating device, the first duplicate value is transmitted to the storage device via the relay device and the Internet,
When the first board is replaced with the second board, the determination information is transmitted to the storage device via the relay device and the Internet,
The storage device,
The storage device according to claim 1, wherein when the determination information is received from the heating device, the stored first duplicate value is transmitted to the heating device via the relay device and the Internet. A communication system according to claim 1. The heating device is a cooking device,
The communication system according to claim 7, wherein the relay device is a remote controller installed in a kitchen. The heating device,
When the first substrate is mounted on the heating device, transmitting first identification information for identifying the first substrate to the storage device via the Internet,
When the first board is replaced with the second board, the determination information including the second identification information for identifying the second board is transmitted to the storage device via the Internet,
The storage device,
When the determination information including the second identification information is received from the heating device, the first substrate identified by the first identification information is replaced with the second substrate identified by the second identification information. The communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the communication is determined to have been performed, and the stored first duplicate value is transmitted to the heating device via the Internet. The heating device,
When the first substrate is mounted on the heating device, transmitting first identification information for identifying the first substrate to the relay device via the communication unit,
The relay device,
Via the communication means, when the first identification information is received, storing the first identification information;
The heating device,
When the first board is replaced with the second board, via the communication means, transmits first determination information including second identification information for identifying the second board to the relay device,
The relay device,
When the first determination information is received from the heating device via the communication unit, the second substrate identified by the second identification information from the first substrate identified by the first identification information And transmitting the second determination information to the storage device via the Internet,
The storage device,
When the second determination information is received from the relay device, it is determined that the first substrate has been replaced with the second substrate using the second determination information, and stored via the Internet. The communication system according to claim 7, wherein the completed first duplicate value is transmitted to the relay device.

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