JP2020112319A - Communication system and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique capable of informing a user that it is required to replace a battery before battery exhaustion occurs in a heating cooker in a communication system having the heating cooker and an external terminal.SOLUTION: A communication system may include a heating cooker and an external terminal capable of communicating with the heating cooker. The heating cooker may include a battery and a battery residual amount detection unit capable of detecting battery residual amount of the battery. The communication system may generate battery residual amount lowering information indicating lowering of the battery residual amount when the battery residual amount detected by the battery residual amount detection unit is a first threshold value or smaller. The external terminal may inform battery replacement related information related to replacement of the battery in accordance with the battery residual amount lowering information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

The technology disclosed in the present specification relates to a communication system and a program.

Patent Document 1 discloses a communication system including a heating cooker and an external terminal capable of communicating with the heating cooker.

JP, 2005-341080, A

The heating cooker may be operated by power supply from a battery such as a dry battery or a rechargeable battery, instead of power supply from a commercial power system. With such a configuration, if the remaining battery level decreases and the battery runs out, the heating cooker cannot be operated. The present specification provides a technique capable of notifying a user that a battery needs to be replaced before a battery in a heating cooker runs out in a communication system including the heating cooker and an external terminal. ..

The communication system disclosed in the present specification may include a heating cooker and an external terminal capable of communicating with the heating cooker. The heating cooker may include a battery and a battery level detector that can detect the battery level of the battery. The communication system may generate remaining battery level information indicating a decrease in the remaining battery level when the remaining battery level detected by the remaining battery level detector is equal to or less than a first threshold value. The external terminal may notify battery replacement related information related to the replacement of the battery according to the remaining battery level decrease information.

According to the above configuration, when the battery level of the cooking device falls below the first threshold value, the user is notified via the external terminal that the battery of the cooking device needs to be replaced. can do. It is possible to notify the user that the battery needs to be replaced before the heating cooker runs out of battery.

The communication system, when the battery remaining amount detected by the battery remaining amount detecting unit is equal to or higher than a second threshold value higher than the first threshold value after generating the battery remaining amount decrease information, Battery remaining amount recovery information indicating recovery of the battery remaining amount may be generated. The external terminal may end the notification of the battery replacement related information according to the battery remaining amount recovery information.

According to the above configuration, when the battery of the cooking device is replaced and the battery level is restored, it is possible to automatically terminate the notification that the battery needs to be replaced.

When the external terminal finishes notifying the battery replacement related information in accordance with the battery remaining amount recovery information, the external terminal is related to the estimated next battery replacement time based on the information of the battery after replacement. The battery replacement time related information may be notified.

Even if the same number of batteries of the same standard are used as the batteries of the heating cooker, if the battery manufacturer or the product type that is part of the standard (for example, alkaline dry battery, manganese dry battery...) is different, The battery life will also differ, so the next battery replacement period will be different. According to the above configuration, the next battery replacement time is estimated based on the information on the battery after replacement, for example, the battery manufacturer or the product type that is part of the standard, and the estimated next battery replacement time is set. Since the user is notified, the convenience of the user can be improved.

The battery replacement related information may include information on the standard and the number of the batteries used in the heating cooker.

According to the above configuration, the user can easily determine how many batteries of which standard (for example, a single type, a single type,...) Should be prepared for replacing the battery of the heating cooker. You can figure it out. The convenience for the user can be improved.

This specification also discloses a program. The program may be executed in an external terminal capable of communicating with the cooking device. The heating cooker may include a battery and a battery level detector that can detect the battery level of the battery. The program may cause a computer of the external terminal to execute a process of notifying battery replacement related information related to replacement of the battery in accordance with battery remaining amount decrease information indicating a decrease in the battery remaining amount.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to notify the user that the battery needs to be replaced before the heating cooker runs out of battery.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the communication system 1 which concerns on an Example. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the heating cooker 2 which concerns on an Example. It is a block diagram which shows typically the structure of the heating cooker 2 which concerns on an Example. It is a block diagram which shows typically the structure of the portable terminal 100 which concerns on an Example. It is a block diagram which shows typically the structure of the hot water supply remote control 200 which concerns on an Example. It is a block diagram which shows typically the structure of the management server 300, the recipe server 500, and the application server 600 which concern on an Example. It is a flow chart which shows an example of processing which heating cooker 2 of an example performs. It is a flow chart which shows an example of processing which personal digital assistant 100 of an example performs. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the display part 102 of the portable terminal 100 of an Example.

(Example)
(Structure of communication system 1)
The communication system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The communication system 1 includes a heating cooker 2, a mobile terminal 100, a hot water supply remote controller 200, a management server 300, a recipe server 500, and an application server 600.

The heating cooker 2 and the mobile terminal 100 can communicate with each other via Bluetooth (hereinafter, referred to as “BT”) communication according to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) method. Further, the heating cooker 2 and the hot water supply remote controller 200 can communicate with each other via BT communication. The mobile terminal 100 and the hot water supply remote controller 200 are each capable of executing Wi-Fi communication according to the Wi-Fi (registered trademark) system and connectable to the Internet 700. The management server 300, the recipe server 500, and the application server 600 are connected to the Internet 700, respectively.

The heating cooker 2 is manufactured by a device manufacturing company, and sold by the device selling company to users. The management server 300 and the recipe server 500 are managed by a device manufacturing company. The mobile terminal 100 is sold to users by a mobile terminal provider. The application server 600 is managed by a mobile terminal provider company. Hot water supply remote controller 200 is a remote controller for a hot water supply device (not shown) manufactured by a device manufacturing company and sold to users by a device sales company.

(Configuration of heating cooker 2)
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the heating cooker 2 is a gas combustion type built-in stove that is used by being incorporated in a system kitchen. As shown in FIG. 2, the heating cooker 2 includes a main body 4 whose front surface 4a is exposed on the front side of the system kitchen, and a top plate 6 which is disposed on the upper portion of the main body 4 and which is exposed on the counter top of the system kitchen. , Are provided. The top plate 6 is provided corresponding to three Gotoku 8a, 8b, 8c that supports cooking containers such as a pan or a frying pan that are objects to be heated, and the respective Gotoku 8a, 8b, 8c. Three stove burners 10a, 10b, 10c for heating an object to be heated supported by Gotoku 8a, 8b, 8c, and temperature sensors 12a, 12b provided corresponding to the respective stove burners 10a, 10b, 10c, 12c are provided. A gas supply path (not shown) is connected to the stove burner 10a. The gas supply path is provided with a flow rate adjusting valve (not shown) for adjusting the amount of gas supplied to the stove burner 10a. The stove burner 10a is ignited by operating an igniter (not shown) while the gas is being supplied to the stove burner 10a. The heating amount of the stove burner 10a can be adjusted by adjusting the gas supply amount to the stove burner 10a. By stopping the supply of gas to the stove burner 10a, the stove burner 10a can be extinguished. The stove burners 10b and 10c have the same structure as the stove burner 10a. The temperature sensors 12a, 12b, 12c detect the presence of the heating target supported by the Gotoku 8a, 8b, 8c, and also detect the temperature of the bottom of the heating target.

The main body 4 is provided inside the main body 4 to store food, a grill door 22 arranged on the front surface 4a of the main body 4 to open and close the grill compartment 20, and a grill door 22 on the front surface 4a of the main body 4. The stove operating section 24 is provided on the right side of the grill body 22 and the grill operating section 26 is provided on the left side of the grill door 22 on the front surface 4a of the main body 4. A grill burner 21 (see FIG. 3) is provided inside the grill cabinet 20 to heat the food contained in the grill cabinet 20.

The stove operation unit 24 includes a power switch 40 of the heating cooker 2, three heating amount operation units 42a, 42b, 42c, and a panel operation unit 44. The heating amount operation units 42a, 42b, 42c correspond to the stove burners 10a, 10b, 10c, respectively. The heating amount operating units 42a, 42b, 42c are operating units for igniting and extinguishing the stove burners 10a, 10b, 10c and adjusting the heating amounts of the stove burners 10a, 10b, 10c.

The panel operation unit 44 includes a stove display unit 46 and stove setting operation units 48a, 48b, and 48c. The stove display unit 46 displays the operating state of each stove burner 10a, 10b, 10c. By operating the stove setting operation units 48a, 48b, 48c, the user can set the temperature of the heating target heated by the stove burners 10a, 10b, 10c and the automatic cooking.

The grill operating unit 26 includes a heating amount operating unit 60 and a panel operating unit 62. By operating the heating amount operating unit 60, the user can ignite and extinguish the grill burner 21 and adjust the heating amount of the grill burner 21.

The panel operation unit 62 includes a grill display unit 64 and a grill setting operation unit 66. The grill display unit 64 displays the operating state of the grill burner 21 and the like. By operating the grill setting operation unit 66, the user can set the temperature of the heating target heated by the grill burner 21 and the setting of automatic cooking.

As shown in FIG. 3, the heating cooker 2 further includes a dry battery 68, a battery remaining amount detector 70, a BTI/F (abbreviation of interface) 72, and a controller 80. In FIG. 3, for the sake of clarity, the stove burners 10b and 10c, the temperature sensors 12b and 12c, the heating amount operation units 42b and 42c, and the stove setting operation units 48b and 48c are omitted. The dry battery 68 supplies electric power to each electronic component of the heating cooker 2. The battery remaining amount detection unit 70 detects a physical quantity serving as an index indicating the battery remaining amount of the dry battery 68. In the present embodiment, the battery level detector 70 detects the terminal voltage of the dry battery 68 as an index indicating the battery level of the dry battery 68. The BTI/F 72 is a wireless I/F for executing BT communication with an external device. The heating cooker 2 can execute BT communication with the mobile terminal 100 and the hot water supply remote controller 200 via the BTI/F 72.

The control unit 80 controls the operation of the heating cooker 2. The control unit 80 includes a non-volatile memory 82. The control unit 80 controls the operation of the heating cooker 2 according to the main program stored in the memory 82. Further, the memory 82 stores information on the type of the heating cooker 2, user information indicating the user of the heating cooker 2, the use start time and the number of uses of the heating cooker 2, and the operation frequency indicating the frequency of use of various operation modes. Information, error information indicating an error history, battery remaining amount information indicating the remaining battery amount of the dry battery 68, and the like are stored. Further, the memory 82 can store recipe data. The control unit 80 controls the operation of the stove burners 10a, 10b, 10c, the grill burner 21 and the like according to the recipe data stored in the memory 82 when executing the automatic cooking. Further, the memory 82 stores a battery remaining amount reduction flag indicating a determination result as to whether or not the battery remaining amount of the dry battery 68 has decreased.

(Configuration of mobile terminal 100)
The mobile terminal 100 is a portable terminal device such as a mobile phone or a smartphone. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 100 includes a display unit 102, an operation unit 104, a BTI/F 106, a Wi-Fi I/F 108, and a control unit 110. The display unit 102 is a display for displaying various information. The display unit 102 may function as a so-called touch panel (that is, the operation unit 104). The operation unit 104 includes a plurality of keys. The user can input various instructions to the mobile terminal 100 by operating the operation unit 104. The BTI/F 106 is a wireless I/F for executing BT communication with an external device. The mobile terminal 100 can execute BT communication with the heating cooker 2 via the BTI/F 106. The Wi-Fi I/F 108 is a wireless I/F for executing Wi-Fi communication with an external device. The mobile terminal 100 can communicate with the Wi-Fi router 800 connected to the Internet 700 via the Wi-Fi I/F 108. When the mobile terminal 100 includes a mobile phone communication I/F (not shown) capable of communicating with a mobile phone communication network (not shown), the mobile terminal 100 does not go through the Wi-Fi router 800. It may be possible to connect to the Internet 700 via a mobile phone communication network. The control unit 110 controls the operation of the mobile terminal 100. The control unit 110 includes a non-volatile memory 112. An application program (application) can be stored in the memory 112. The control unit 110 can execute the application stored in the memory 112.

(Configuration of hot water supply remote controller 200)
The hot water supply remote controller 200 is installed on the wall surface near the system kitchen in which the heating cooker 2 is installed, presents the information of the hot water supply device to the user, and receives the operation input to the hot water supply device from the user. Is. As shown in FIG. 5, hot water supply remote controller 200 includes a display unit 202, an operation unit 204, a BTI/F 206, a Wi-Fi I/F 208, and a control unit 210. The display unit 202 is a display for displaying various information. The operation unit 204 includes a plurality of keys. The user can input various instructions to hot water supply remote controller 200 by operating operation unit 204. The BTI/F 206 is a wireless I/F for executing BT communication with an external device. Hot water supply remote controller 200 can execute BT communication with heating cooker 2 via BTI/F 206. The Wi-Fi I/F 208 is a wireless I/F for executing Wi-Fi communication with an external device. The hot water supply remote controller 200 can communicate with the Wi-Fi router 800 connected to the Internet 700 via the Wi-Fi I/F 208. Control unit 210 controls the operation of hot water supply remote controller 200. The control unit 210 includes a non-volatile memory 212.

(Configuration of management server 300)
The management server 300 shown in FIG. 6 is a server device for collecting device information of the heating cooker 2. The management server 300 includes a control unit 310 and a storage unit 320. Upon receiving device information such as model information, user information, operation information, error information, and battery level information from the heating cooker 2, the control unit 310 stores the device information in the storage unit 320.

(Structure of recipe server 500)
The recipe server 500 is a server device for providing recipe data to the heating cooker 2. The recipe server 500 includes a control unit 510 and a storage unit 520. The storage unit 520 stores a plurality of recipe data corresponding to automatic cooking that can be executed by the heating cooker 2. Upon receiving a recipe data download request for heating cooker 2 from portable terminal 100 or hot water remote controller 200, control unit 510 heats the recipe data designated from the recipe data stored in storage unit 520. Send to 2. Note that the recipe data may be transmitted from the recipe server 500 to the heating cooker 2 via the mobile terminal 100 or the hot water supply remote controller 200.

(Configuration of application server 600)
The application server 600 is a server device for providing an application to the mobile terminal 100. The application server 600 includes a control unit 610 and a storage unit 620. The storage unit 620 stores a plurality of applications including a heating cooker application. When a request for downloading an application is issued from mobile terminal 100, control unit 610 transmits to mobile terminal 100 the application specified from the applications stored in storage unit 620.

The heating cooker application is provided by a device manufacturing company of the heating cooker 2, and is an application for operating the heating cooker 2 and the mobile terminal 100 in cooperation with each other. When the mobile terminal 100 executes the heating cooker application, the mobile terminal 100 acquires device information from the heating cooker 2 and transmits the acquired device information to the management server 300. Further, when the user selects the recipe data to be downloaded with the mobile terminal 100 while the mobile terminal 100 is executing the heating cooker application, the mobile terminal 100 requests the recipe server 500 to download the recipe data for the heating cooker 2. Is transmitted and the recipe data is transmitted from the recipe server 500 to the heating cooker 2.

In the communication system 1 of FIG. 1, even when the BT communication is not established between the mobile terminal 100 and the heating cooker 2, or when the mobile terminal 100 is not executing the heating cooker application, the hot water supply remote controller 200 and the heating remote controller 200 are heated. If the BT communication is established between the cooking devices 2, the device information can be transmitted from the heating cooking device 2 to the management server 300 via the hot water supply remote controller 200. In this case, when the user inputs a device information transmission instruction to hot water supply remote controller 200, hot water supply remote controller 200 acquires device information from heating cooker 2. Then, hot water supply remote controller 200 transmits the acquired device information to management server 300. Even if the BT communication is not established between the mobile terminal 100 and the heating cooker 2, the BT communication is established between the hot water supply remote controller 200 and the heating cooker 2, and the mobile terminal 100 is the heating cooker. When the application is being executed, various data can be transmitted and received between the mobile terminal 100 and the cooking device 2 via the hot water supply remote controller 200 and the management server 300.

(Battery level determination process for heating cooker 2)
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 7, a process of determining a decrease in the battery level of the dry battery 68 of the heating cooker 2 will be described. When the power switch 40 is operated and the power is turned on, the control unit 80 of the heating cooker 2 executes the process of FIG. 7.

In S2, the control unit 80 determines whether or not the low battery level flag stored in the memory 82 is OFF. The low battery level flag is set to OFF immediately after the dry battery 68 is replaced with a new one, for example. If the low battery level flag is OFF (YES), the process proceeds to S4.

In S4, the control unit 80 causes the battery remaining amount detecting unit 70 to detect the battery remaining amount of the dry battery 68.

In S6, the control unit 80 determines whether or not the remaining battery level of the dry battery 68 detected in S4 is equal to or less than the first threshold value. The first threshold value is set as a battery remaining amount that prompts the user to replace the dry battery 68. When the remaining battery level of the dry battery 68 exceeds the first threshold value (in the case of NO), the process proceeds to S16. When the battery level of the dry battery 68 is less than or equal to the first threshold value (YES), the process proceeds to S8. If the battery level of the dry battery 68 is less than or equal to the first threshold value (YES), the process may return to S2.

In S8, the control unit 80 sets the low battery level flag stored in the memory 82 to ON. After S8, the process proceeds to S16.

In S2, if the low battery level flag is ON (NO), the process proceeds to S10.

In S10, the control unit 80 causes the battery remaining amount detecting unit 70 to detect the battery remaining amount of the dry battery 68.

In S12, the control unit 80 determines whether or not the remaining battery level of the dry battery 68 detected in S10 is equal to or greater than the second threshold value. The second threshold value is set as the remaining battery level that does not require replacement of the dry battery 68 for the time being. The second threshold value is set to a value higher than the first threshold value. When the battery level of the dry battery 68 is less than the second threshold value (in the case of NO), the process proceeds to S16. When the remaining battery level of the dry battery 68 is the second threshold value or more (in the case of YES), the process proceeds to S14. If the battery level of the dry battery 68 is equal to or greater than the second threshold value (YES), the process may return to S2.

In S14, the control unit 80 sets the low battery level flag stored in the memory 82 to OFF. After S14, the process proceeds to S16.

In S16, the control unit 80 transmits the model information of the cooking device 2 and the content (ON or OFF) of the low battery level flag to the mobile terminal 100 as the battery level related information. After S16, the process returns to S2. In S16, when the low battery level flag is OFF, the control unit 80 does not transmit the model information of the cooking device 2 as the battery level related information, and the content of the low battery level flag ( Only OFF) may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 100. Further, in S16, even when the low battery level flag is ON, the model information of the cooking device 2 has been transmitted to the mobile terminal 100, and the mobile terminal 100 stores the model information of the cooking device 2. If so, the control unit 80 transmits only the content (ON) of the low battery level flag to the mobile terminal 100 without transmitting the model information of the heating cooker 2 as the battery level related information. Good.

When the control unit 80 executes the process of FIG. 7, the heating cooker 2 detects the battery remaining amount of the dry battery 68 by the battery remaining amount detecting unit 70, and displays the battery remaining amount decrease flag stored in the memory 82. A series of operations for updating the content and transmitting the content of the low battery level flag to the mobile terminal 100 is periodically executed. For example, immediately after the dry battery 68 is replaced with a new battery, the low battery level flag is turned off, and it is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 that the low battery level flag is off. After that, when the remaining battery level of the dry battery 68 is reduced to the first threshold value or less, the remaining battery level reduction flag is turned on, and the battery level reduction flag is turned on along with the model information of the cooking device 2 in the mobile terminal 100. Is sent. After that, when the dry battery 68 is replaced with a new battery and the battery remaining amount of the dry battery 68 becomes equal to or higher than the second threshold value, the battery remaining amount reduction flag is turned off again, and the portable device 100 has the battery remaining amount reduction flag turned off. Be sent. When the low battery level flag is ON, the battery level related information transmitted from the heating cooker 2 to the mobile terminal 100 can be referred to as low battery level information indicating that the battery level of the dry battery 68 has decreased. When the low battery level flag is OFF, the battery level related information transmitted from the heating cooker 2 to the mobile terminal 100 is the battery level recovery information indicating that the battery level of the dry battery 68 has recovered. it can.

(Battery replacement notification process of the mobile terminal 100)
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 8, a process of notifying the mobile terminal 100 that the dry battery 68 of the heating cooker 2 needs to be replaced will be described. The control unit 110 of the mobile terminal 100 executes the process of FIG. 8 when the heating cooker application is being executed.

In S22, control unit 110 determines whether or not the battery residual amount related information is received from heating cooker 2. When the battery remaining amount related information is not received (NO), the process returns to S22. If the battery level related information is received (YES), the process proceeds to S24.

In S24, control unit 110 determines whether or not the low battery level flag is ON. If the low battery level flag is OFF (NO), the process returns to S22. If the low battery level flag is ON (YES), the process proceeds to S26.

In S26, the control unit 110 specifies the standard (for example, single 1 type, single 2 type,...) And the number of dry batteries 68 used in the heating cooker 2 based on the model information of the heating cooker 2. To do.

In S28, the control unit 110 notifies the user of the information on the standard and the number of the dry batteries 68 specified in S26 as the information of the dry batteries 68 required for battery replacement. After S28, the process proceeds to S30.

FIG. 9 shows an example of a display on the display unit 102 when the mobile terminal 100 is executing the heating cooker application. As shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 9, when executing the heating cooker application, the display unit 102 displays the necessary ingredients and the procedure for making each of the automatic cooking menus that can be executed by the heating cooker 2. Can be displayed. At this time, the user performs an operation of adding the necessary material to the shopping list using the menu, so that the material is added to the shopping list as shown in FIG. 9C. By checking the shopping list and shopping, the user can purchase the ingredients necessary for the automatic cooking menu without forgetting.

In the process of S28 of FIG. 8, for example, as shown in (c) of FIG. 9, information regarding the standard and the number of dry batteries 68 required for battery replacement of the heating cooker 2 is automatically added at the end of the shopping list. Add to. As a result, the user can purchase the dry battery 68 required for battery replacement of the heating cooker 2 without forgetting when shopping while checking the shopping list.

In S30 of FIG. 8, control unit 110 determines whether or not the battery remaining amount related information is received from heating cooker 2. When the battery remaining amount related information is not received (NO), the process returns to S30. When the battery remaining amount related information is received (YES), the process proceeds to S32.

In S32, control unit 110 determines whether or not the low battery level flag is OFF. When the low battery level flag is ON (NO), it is determined that the battery of the heating cooker 2 has not been replaced yet, and the process returns to S30. If the low battery level flag is OFF (YES), it is determined that the battery of the heating cooker 2 has already been replaced, and the process proceeds to S34.

In S34, control unit 110 ends the notification of the information regarding the standard and the number of dry batteries 68 to the user, which is executed in S28. For example, as shown in FIG. 9C, when the information regarding the standard and the number of dry batteries 68 is added to the shopping list, the information regarding the standard and the number of dry batteries 68 is deleted from the shopping list.

In S36, the control part 110 specifies the information of the dry battery 68 after replacement. For example, the control unit 110 displays on the display unit 102 a message prompting the manufacturer of the replaced dry battery 68 and a product type (for example, an alkaline dry battery, a manganese dry battery, etc.) to be input, and the user can operate the dry battery 68 via the operation unit 104. The information of the dry battery 68 after replacement may be specified by inputting the manufacturer and the product type. Alternatively, when the mobile terminal 100 is equipped with a camera capable of capturing an image, an image of the replaced dry battery 68 is captured, or a manufacturer of the replaced dry battery 68 and a barcode capable of determining the product type are captured. The manufacturer and product type of the dry battery 68 after replacement may be specified by acquiring the acquired image and performing image recognition.

In S38, control unit 110 estimates the next battery replacement time based on the information of dry battery 68 after replacement. The life of the dry battery 68 after replacement differs depending on the manufacturer and product type of the dry battery 68. For example, the control unit 110 stores in advance a table showing the correspondence between the manufacturer of the dry battery 68, the product type, and the battery replacement time when the dry battery 68 is used in the heating cooker 2, so that after replacement, The next battery replacement time can be specified based on the manufacturer and the product type of the dry battery 68. Alternatively, the control unit 110 downloads, from the management server 300, a table showing the correspondence relationship between the manufacturer and product type of the dry battery 68 and the battery replacement timing when the dry battery 68 is used in the heating cooker 2 each time. The next battery replacement time may be specified based on the manufacturer of the dry battery 68 after replacement and the product type. Alternatively, the control unit 110 may specify the next battery replacement time based on the past record of using the dry battery 68 of the same manufacturer and product type as the dry battery 68 after replacement in the heating cooker 2.

In S40, control unit 110 notifies the user of the next battery replacement time of dry battery 68 estimated in S38. After S40, the process returns to S22.

In addition, in the process of FIG. 8, the processes of S36, S38, and S40 may not be performed. In this case, the process returns to S22 after S34.

In the above embodiment, when the battery level of the dry battery 68 of the heating cooker 2 is low, the portable terminal 100 displays the standard and the number of dry batteries 68 required for battery replacement on the heating cooker application. The case of notifying the user by adding to the shopping list that has been described has been described. In contrast to this, the mobile terminal 100 provides information on the standard and number of dry batteries 68 required for battery replacement, which is different from the heating cooker app (for example, an app having a memo function or an app having a reminder function). The user may be informed by registering in the.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the dry battery 68 (for example, two AA batteries) of the heating cooker 2 supplies electric power in common to all the electronic components of the heating cooker 2 has been described. In contrast to this, the dry battery 68 of the heating cooker 2 supplies electric power to some electronic components of the heating cooker 2 (for example, liquid crystal display components such as the stove display portion 46 and the grill display portion 64). For example, the configuration may be such that a dry cell 68″ (for example, two AA singles) that supplies electric power to the remaining electronic components of the heating cooker 2 may be configured. In this case, the battery remaining amount detector 70 of the heating cooker 2 detects the battery remaining amount of each of the dry battery 68' and the dry battery 68''. Further, the control unit 80 of the heating cooker 2 executes the process of FIG. 7 corresponding to each of the dry battery 68′ and the dry battery 68″, and the control unit 110 of the mobile terminal 100 causes the dry battery 68′ and the dry battery 68″. The processing of FIG. 8 is executed corresponding to each of the above''. With such a configuration, it is possible to notify the user of the dry battery 68' and the dry battery 68'' when the battery needs to be replaced.

In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the heating cooker 2 is supplied with power from the dry battery 68 has been described, but the heating cooker 2 is supplied with power from a battery other than the dry battery 68, for example, a rechargeable rechargeable battery. May be

In the above embodiment, the management server 300 may perform a part of the processing of FIG. 8 instead of the mobile terminal 100. For example, the process of S38 of FIG. 8 may be performed by the control unit 310 of the management server 300 instead of the control unit 110 of the mobile terminal 100. In this case, the control unit 310 receives the information of the dry battery 68 after replacement and the model information of the heating cooker 2 from the mobile terminal 100, and based on the manufacturer and product type of the dry battery 68 after replacement, the heating cooker 2 The next battery replacement time in is specified, and information indicating the specified next battery replacement time is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100. With such a configuration, the load of processing performed by the control unit 110 of the mobile terminal 100 can be reduced. Further, with such a configuration, a table showing the correspondence between the manufacturer and product type of the dry battery 68 and the battery replacement time when the dry battery 68 is used in the heating cooker 2 is stored in the memory 112 of the mobile terminal 100 in advance. Since it is not necessary to store it, it is possible to prevent the storage capacity of the memory 112 from being pressed. Further, by storing in the storage unit 320 of the management server 300 a table showing the correspondence relationship between the manufacturer and product type of the dry battery 68 and the battery replacement time when the dry battery 68 is used in the heating cooker 2. For example, a device manufacturing that manages the management server 300 is performed for updating the table showing the above-mentioned correspondence, such as newly adding the model information of the heating cooker 2 or newly adding the manufacturer or product type of the dry battery 68. It can be done collectively at the company.

In the above embodiment, the control unit 80 of the heating cooker 2 sets the low battery level flag to ON when the remaining battery level of the dry battery 68 is less than or equal to the first threshold value, and the remaining battery level of the dry battery 68 is set to ON. The configuration has been described in which the battery remaining amount reduction flag is set to OFF and the content of the battery remaining amount reduction flag is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 when the amount is equal to or more than the second threshold value. On the contrary, the control unit 80 of the heating cooker 2 may execute only the process of detecting the remaining battery level of the dry battery 68 and the process of transmitting the detected remaining battery level of the dry battery 68. In this case, when the remaining battery level of the dry battery 68 is less than or equal to the first threshold value, the process of setting the low battery remaining amount flag to ON, and when the remaining battery level of the dry battery 68 is greater than or equal to the second threshold value The control unit 210 of the hot-water supply remote controller 200 may perform the process of setting the low battery level flag to OFF, and the process of transmitting the content of the low battery level flag to the mobile terminal 100 (in this case, the remaining battery level). The low flag is stored in the memory 212 of the hot water supply remote controller 200) or may be performed by the control unit 310 of the management server 300 (in this case, the low battery level flag is stored in the storage unit 320 of the management server 300). .. Alternatively, when the remaining battery level of the dry battery 68 is less than or equal to the first threshold value, the process of setting the remaining battery level low flag to ON, and when the remaining battery level of the dry battery 68 is greater than or equal to the second threshold value, The process of setting the low battery level flag to OFF may be performed by the control unit 110 of the mobile terminal 100 (in this case, the low battery level flag is stored in the memory 112 of the mobile terminal 100, and is stored in the mobile terminal 100). The process of transmitting the low battery level flag is omitted).

In the above embodiment, the case where the mobile terminal 100 is used as the external terminal that receives the battery remaining amount related information from the heating cooker 2 and notifies the user of the battery replacement related information has been described. Hot water supply remote controller 200 may be used as an external terminal. In this case, in S16 of FIG. 7, the control unit 80 of the heating cooker 2 transmits the battery remaining amount related information to the hot water supply remote controller 200. Further, the processes of S22 to S40 of FIG. 8 are executed by control unit 210 of hot water supply remote controller 200 instead of control unit 110 of mobile terminal 100.

In the above embodiment, the configuration using the hot water supply remote controller 200 as the relay device that performs the BT communication with the heating cooker 2 and the Wi-Fi router 800 has been described. Instead of the hot water supply remote controller 200, a device installed near the cooking device 2, for example, a range hood may be used. Further, instead of using the mobile terminal 100 as an external terminal for receiving the battery remaining amount related information from the heating cooker 2 and notifying the user of the battery exchange related information, a device installed near the heating cooker 2, For example, a range hood may be used.

As described above, the communication system 1 according to one or more embodiments includes the heating cooker 2 and the portable terminal 100 (an example of an external terminal) that can communicate with the heating cooker 2. The heating cooker 2 includes a dry battery 68 (an example of a battery) and a battery remaining amount detection unit 70 that can detect the battery remaining amount of the dry battery 68. In the communication system 1, when the remaining battery level detected by the remaining battery level detector 70 is less than or equal to the first threshold value, the remaining battery level information indicating that the remaining battery level reduction flag is ON (indicating that the remaining battery level has decreased). (Example of low battery level information) is generated. The mobile terminal 100 adds the standard and the number of dry batteries 68 required for battery replacement of the heating cooker 2 to the shopping list according to the battery remaining amount related information in which the battery remaining amount low flag is ON (for battery replacement) Example of notifying related battery replacement related information).

According to the above configuration, when the battery level of the heating cooker 2 becomes less than or equal to the first threshold value, the fact that the dry battery 68 of the heating cooker 2 needs to be replaced is notified via the mobile terminal 100. The user can be notified. The user can be notified that the dry battery 68 needs to be replaced before the cooking device 2 runs out of battery.

In one or more embodiments, the heating cooker 2 determines that the battery remaining amount detected by the battery remaining amount detecting unit 70 is the first after the battery remaining amount related information in which the battery remaining amount decrease flag is ON is generated. When the value is equal to or higher than the second threshold value higher than the threshold value, the battery remaining amount related information in which the battery remaining amount reduction flag is OFF (an example of the battery remaining amount recovery information indicating the recovery of the battery remaining amount) is generated. The mobile terminal 100 deletes the standard and the number of dry batteries 68 required for battery replacement of the heating cooker 2 from the shopping list according to the battery remaining amount related information in which the battery remaining amount low flag is OFF (battery replacement related information Example of ending the notification of.

According to the above configuration, when the dry battery 68 of the heating cooker 2 is replaced and the battery level is restored, the notification that the dry battery 68 needs to be replaced can be automatically ended. ..

In one or more embodiments, the mobile terminal 100 determines the standard of the dry battery 68 required for battery replacement of the heating cooker 2 from the shopping list in accordance with the battery residual amount related information in which the low battery residual amount flag is OFF. When the number of batteries is deleted, the battery replacement time related information related to the estimated next battery replacement time is notified based on the information of the dry battery 68 after replacement.

Even if the same number of dry batteries 68 of the same standard are used as the dry batteries 68 of the heating cooker 2, the manufacturer of the dry batteries 68 and the product type (for example, alkaline dry battery, manganese dry battery...) Part of the standard are different. Since the dry batteries 68 have different lives, the next battery replacement time will be different. According to the above configuration, the next battery replacement time is estimated based on the information of the dry battery 68 after replacement, for example, the manufacturer or the product type that is part of the standard, and the estimated next battery replacement time is used. Since it is notified to the person, the convenience of the user can be improved.

In one or more embodiments, the dry battery replacement related information notified by the mobile terminal 100 includes information on the standard and the number of dry batteries 68 used in the heating cooker 2.

According to the above configuration, how many dry batteries 68 of which standard (for example, a single type, a single type,...) Should be prepared by the user for replacement of the dry cells 68 of the heating cooker 2. , Can be easily grasped. The convenience for the user can be improved.

The heating cooker application (an example of a program) according to one or more embodiments is executed in the mobile terminal 100 (an example of an external terminal) that can communicate with the heating cooker 2. The heating cooker 2 includes a dry battery 68 (an example of a battery) and a battery remaining amount detection unit 70 that can detect the battery remaining amount of the dry battery 68. The heating cooker application causes the control unit 110 (an example of a computer) of the mobile terminal 100 to have battery remaining amount related information in which the remaining battery amount lowering flag is ON (an example of the remaining battery amount lowering information indicating the lowering of the remaining battery amount). Accordingly, the process of adding the standard and the number of dry batteries 68 required for battery replacement of the heating cooker 2 to the shopping list (an example of a process of notifying battery replacement related information related to battery replacement) is executed.

According to the above configuration, the user can be notified that the dry battery 68 needs to be replaced before the heating cooker 2 runs out of battery.

Specific examples of the present invention have been described above in detail, but these are merely examples and do not limit the scope of the claims. The technology described in the claims includes various modifications and changes of the specific examples illustrated above. The technical elements described in the present specification or the drawings exert technical usefulness alone or in various combinations, and are not limited to the combinations described in the claims at the time of filing. Further, the technique illustrated in the present specification or the drawings can simultaneously achieve a plurality of purposes, and achieving the one purpose among them has technical utility.

1: Communication system 2: Heating cooker 4: Main body 4a: Front face 6: Top plate 8a: Gotoku 8b: Gotoku 8c: Gotoku 10a: Stove burner 10b: Stove burner 10c: Stove burner 12a: Temperature sensor 12b: Temperature sensor 12c: Temperature sensor 20: Grill chamber 21: Grill burner 22: Grill door 24: Stove operating part 26: Grill operating part 40: Power switch 42a: Heating amount operating part 42b: Heating amount operating part 42c: Heating amount operating part 44: Panel operating part 46: stove display unit 48a: stove setting operation unit 48b: stove setting operation unit 48c: stove setting operation unit 60: heating amount operation unit 62: panel operation unit 64: grill display unit 66: grill setting operation unit 68: dry battery 68' : Dry cell 68'': dry cell 70: remaining battery level detector 72: BTI/F
80: control unit 82: memory 100: mobile terminal 102: display unit 104: operation unit 106: BTI/F
108: Wi-Fi I/F
110: control unit 112: memory 200: hot water supply remote controller 202: display unit 204: operation unit 206: BTI/F
208: Wi-Fi I/F
210: control unit 212: memory 300: management server 310: control unit 320: storage unit 500: recipe server 510: control unit 520: storage unit 600: application server 610: control unit 620: storage unit 700: Internet 800: Wi- Fi router

Claims (5)

A heating cooker and a communication system comprising an external terminal capable of communicating with the cooker,
The heating cooker,
A battery,
It is equipped with a battery level detector that can detect the battery level of the battery,
The communication system, when the remaining battery level detected by the remaining battery level detector is equal to or less than a first threshold value, generates remaining battery level information indicating a decrease in the remaining battery level,
The communication system, wherein the external terminal notifies battery replacement related information related to battery replacement according to the battery remaining amount reduction information. The communication system, when the battery remaining amount detected by the battery remaining amount detecting unit is equal to or higher than a second threshold value higher than the first threshold value after generating the battery remaining amount decrease information, Generates battery level recovery information that indicates battery level recovery,
The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the external terminal ends notification of the battery replacement related information according to the battery remaining amount recovery information. When the external terminal finishes notifying the battery replacement related information in accordance with the battery remaining amount recovery information, the external terminal is related to the estimated next battery replacement time based on the information of the battery after replacement. The communication system according to claim 2, which notifies battery replacement time related information. The communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the battery replacement related information includes information regarding a standard and a number of the batteries used in the heating cooker. A program executed in an external terminal capable of communicating with the cooking device,
The heating cooker includes a battery and a battery remaining amount detection unit capable of detecting the battery remaining amount of the battery,
The program, on the computer of the external terminal,
A program that causes a process of notifying battery replacement related information related to replacement of the battery according to the battery remaining amount decrease information indicating the decrease of the battery remaining amount.

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