JP2020113864A - Application program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an application program that can notify a user of the state in which a dry battery is required to be replaced via a portable terminal device owned by a user.SOLUTION: In an application program to be realized by a computer in a mobile terminal device S capable of wireless communication with a communication unit 2 of a cooking device GC, on the basis of a signal transmitted from the communication unit 2 via wireless communication, the computer is caused to achieve a replacement information acquisition function for acquiring battery replacement information indicating that a dry battery 1 as a power source of the cooking device GC needs to be replaced, and an information display function for displaying a display related to the battery replacement information acquired by the replacement information acquisition function on a display unit 22 provided in the mobile terminal device S.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an application program realized by a computer in a mobile terminal device capable of wireless communication with a communication means of a cooking device.

Many types of gas stoves (heating cookers), which are a type of equipment, are driven by dry batteries as a power source. is there. Therefore, conventionally, this type of gas stove uses a method such as turning on a battery replacement lamp to notify the user that the dry battery needs to be replaced before the dry battery is completely dead. It has a mechanism that encourages the replacement of dry batteries.

However, by simply turning on the battery replacement lamp and notifying the user that the dry battery is in a state requiring replacement, for example, a user who is concentrated on cooking does not notice that the battery replacement lamp is turned on, Even if he notices it, he or she may forget about it while cooking, and the user may not properly replace the dry battery.

Therefore, as a means for solving the above problem, a heating cooker described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed. The heating cooker described in Patent Document 1 is provided with a means for audibly notifying that the dry battery is in a state requiring replacement when the power is turned on again after the battery replacement lamp is turned on.
With this heating cooker, the battery replacement lamp can be turned on to notify the user that the dry battery is in a state requiring replacement, and the battery needs to be replaced when the power is turned on again. The user can be notified by voice that the state has been entered. Therefore, even if the user does not notice that the battery replacement lamp is lit up or forgets that the dry battery needs to be replaced, the user will be notified by voice again that the dry battery is in the condition requiring replacement. Since it is possible to notify the user, it is possible to urge the user to replace the dry battery more reliably than before.

Japanese Patent No. 6157995

However, in the heating cooker described in Patent Document 1, the heating cooker alone notifies the user that the dry battery is in a state requiring replacement. Not only when the user does not notice that the battery replacement lamp is lit, there is also the case where he/she may miss the audio notification. However, it is still not sufficient in terms of more urging the user to replace the dry battery.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an application program capable of notifying a user that a dry battery is in a state requiring replacement through a user's portable terminal device. And

The characteristic configuration of the application program according to the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
An application program to be realized by a computer in a portable terminal device capable of wireless communication with a communication means of a cooking device,
Based on a signal transmitted from the communication unit via wireless communication, a replacement information acquisition function that acquires battery replacement information indicating that a dry battery as a power source of the heating cooker needs to be replaced,
The computer has an information display function of displaying a display related to the battery replacement information acquired by the replacement information acquisition function on a display unit provided in the mobile terminal device.

According to the above characteristic configuration, the replacement information acquisition function acquires the battery replacement information via wireless communication, and the information display function causes the display unit of the mobile terminal device to display the acquired battery replacement information.

That is, according to the above characteristic configuration, when the application program according to the present invention is realized by the computer in the mobile terminal device owned by the user and the application is activated, the application program is transmitted by wireless communication from the communication means of the cooking device. Based on the signal, a message regarding battery replacement information is displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal device, such as a sentence urging to replace the dry battery. Therefore, the user can know that the dry battery is in a state requiring replacement by looking at the display regarding the battery replacement information displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal device.

By the way, when the user knows that the dry battery is in a state that needs to be replaced, the user then replaces the dry battery. Generally, how to replace dry batteries is described in the instruction manual, etc.If you are not familiar with the replacement method, look for the description about how to replace dry batteries in the instruction manual and then The user has no choice but to replace the dry battery with reference to the manual, which complicates the operation of the user. Therefore, in order to improve the convenience for the user, it is important to inform the user that the dry battery needs to be replaced, as well as the information that the dry battery needs to be replaced.

That is, a further characteristic configuration of the application program according to the present invention is that the information display function displays, on the display unit, a display regarding the battery replacement method as a display regarding the battery replacement information.

According to the above-described characteristic configuration, the information display function causes the display section of the mobile terminal device to display a display regarding how to replace the dry battery. Therefore, the user can smoothly replace the dry battery without looking at the instruction manual or the like by looking at the display regarding the dry battery replacement method displayed on the display unit.

Further, as a further characteristic configuration of the application program according to the present invention, the information display function has, as a display relating to the battery replacement information, a display capable of selecting whether to replace the dry battery or suspend the replacement of the dry battery. There is a point to be displayed on the display section.

In the heating cooker, the user who is cooking using the heating cooker may not be able to immediately replace the dry battery even if the user knows that the dry battery is in a state requiring replacement, There are cases where the user wants to suspend the replacement of the dry battery and perform the replacement work after the cooking is completed. According to the above characteristic configuration, the information display function displays on the display unit of the mobile terminal device a display that allows selection of whether to replace the dry battery or hold the replacement of the dry battery. Therefore, when the user is cooking using the heating cooker, the user can select to hold the replacement of the dry battery after knowing that the dry battery is in a state requiring replacement.

Further, a further characteristic configuration of the application program according to the present invention is that the computer realizes a selection result acquisition function of acquiring a selection result regarding whether to replace the dry battery or to suspend the replacement of the dry battery,
The information display function is
When the selection result acquired by the selection result acquisition function is a selection to replace the dry battery, a display regarding a method for replacing the dry battery is displayed on the display unit,
When the selection result acquired by the selection result acquisition function is a selection to suspend replacement of the dry battery, a remind notification including information indicating that the dry battery is in a state requiring replacement is given at a predetermined remind timing. The point is to display on the display section.

According to the above characteristic configuration, the selection result regarding whether to replace the dry battery or to suspend the replacement of the dry battery is acquired by the selection result acquisition function, and the information display function selects the acquired selection result to replace the dry battery. In some cases, an indication regarding how to replace the dry batteries is displayed on the display unit, and when the obtained selection result is a selection to suspend the replacement of the dry batteries, a reminder including information indicating that the dry batteries are in a state requiring replacement The notification is displayed on the display unit at a predetermined reminding timing.

That is, according to the above characteristic configuration, when the user selects to replace the dry battery, the user can see the display regarding the dry battery replacement method displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal device, and thus the instruction manual. It is possible to smoothly replace the dry battery without referring to the above. On the other hand, if the user selects to suspend the replacement of the dry battery, the user sees the remind notification displayed on the display unit at a predetermined remind timing, and the dry battery temporarily needs to be replaced. Even if the user forgets, the user can remember it.

Further, a further characteristic configuration of the application program according to the present invention is that the communication means and the mobile terminal device are capable of short-range wireless communication by BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy).

Short-range wireless communication by BLE is a communication mode that realizes power saving and cost saving.
According to the above-mentioned characteristic configuration, since the communication means and the mobile terminal device perform wireless communication by this BLE communication, power saving and cost saving can be realized.

It is the figure which showed schematic structure of the heating cooker and portable terminal device which concern on 1st Embodiment. 6 is a flow chart for explaining a process of notifying a user that the dry battery is in a state requiring replacement in the first embodiment. 6 is a flow chart for explaining a process of notifying a user that the dry battery is in a state requiring replacement in the first embodiment. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a process of notifying a user that the dry battery has become in a state requiring replacement in the second embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, referring to the drawings, the first embodiment of the present invention is used as a part of a cooking system including a heating cooker GC and a portable terminal device S capable of wireless communication with the heating cooker GC. Will be described as an example. In the present embodiment, the heating cooker GC is a gas stove.

As shown in FIG. 1, the heating cooker GC performs a variety of information processing, including a dry battery 1 as a power source, a communication unit 21 (communication means) capable of wireless communication with a communication unit 21 of a mobile terminal device S owned by a user. It includes a control device 3 to perform, a battery replacement lamp 10 (notifying means) that is turned on when the dry battery 1 needs to be replaced, and one gas burner 11 that heats the cooking appliance.

The heating cooker GC is provided with a burner operation unit (not shown), and by performing push operation and rotation operation on the burner operation unit, ignition, extinguishing, and adjustment of heat power of the gas burner 11 can be performed. You can do it. When an operation for igniting and extinguishing the gas burner 11 is performed, a signal notifying that there is an ignition operation (burner ignition signal) or a signal notifying that there is a fire extinguishing operation (burner extinguishing signal) is controlled. It is adapted to be transmitted to the device 3.

In the present embodiment, the communication units 2 and 21 are configured to mutually perform Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication and Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication, which are types of short-range wireless communication. In the present embodiment, the advertisement signal transmitted (broadcast) from the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC that operates as the peripheral of the BLE to the surroundings (broadcast) is the communication unit of the mobile terminal device S that operates as the central of the BLE. 21 is set to receive.

In the present embodiment, it is assumed that device registration (pairing) has already been completed with the mobile terminal device S whose communication unit 21 has received the advertisement signal broadcast from the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC. Further, the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC have the device registration, and the advertising signal broadcast from the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC is transmitted to the mobile terminal device S. Is received by the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S, and a signal notifying that an advertisement signal has been received from the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S in a state in which a predetermined application is activated (including a state in which the application is activated in the background) is received. By being transmitted, the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC are in a state in which data signals can be transmitted and received (hereinafter, also referred to as “normally connected state”). In the normal connection state, the data signal (connection state confirmation signal) for confirming the connection state is constant between the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC. Transmission and reception are performed at intervals, and a communication state monitoring unit 7 described later monitors the transmission and reception state of this connection state confirmation signal. On the other hand, when the application is stopped or the mobile terminal device S goes out of the communication range, a state in which a data signal cannot be transmitted and received between the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC ( The connection is interrupted). The advertise signal is not transmitted when the data signal can be transmitted and received (normally connected state).

The “data signal” is an access address for identifying a data part including data to be transmitted and a connection partner (that is, the cooker GC for the mobile terminal device S, the mobile terminal device S for the cooker GC). Is a data packet consisting of On the other hand, the "advertisement signal" is an advertisement packet including a data part including data to be transmitted and device information on the transmitting side (that is, device information on the cooking device GC side), an access address having a predetermined fixed value, and the like. is there.

The control device 3 includes a battery state acquisition unit 4 that acquires the state of the dry battery 1, a battery replacement necessity determination unit 5 that determines whether the dry battery 1 needs to be replaced, and a notification control unit that controls the operation of the battery replacement lamp 10. 6, and the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the heating cooker GC based on the transmission/reception status of signals between the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the heating cooker GC. The communication state monitoring unit 7 for monitoring the communication state between the two and the communication control unit 8 for controlling the communication unit 2 are provided, and the state of the dry battery 1 acquired by the battery state acquisition unit 4 and the communication state monitoring unit 7 are The storage unit 9 stores the monitored communication status and the like. Although not shown in the drawing, various functional parts for controlling the operation of each part of the heating cooker GC are also provided.

The battery status acquisition unit 4 is a functional unit that acquires the status of the dry battery 1. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the battery status acquisition unit 4 detects the voltage of the dry battery 1 and sends the detection result to the battery replacement necessity determination unit 5. ..

The battery replacement necessity determination unit 5 determines whether the dry battery 1 needs replacement based on the state of the dry battery 1 acquired by the battery status acquisition unit 4. Specifically, the battery replacement necessity determination unit 5 determines whether or not the voltage of the dry battery 1 transmitted from the battery state acquisition unit 4 is less than a predetermined limit voltage (for example, 2.1 V), and the voltage is equal to or higher than the limit voltage. If so, it is determined that the dry battery 1 does not need to be replaced (replacement unnecessary), and if it is less than the limit voltage, it is determined that the dry battery 1 needs to be replaced (replacement required), and the determination result is the notification control unit 6 Send to.

The notification control unit 6 is a control unit that controls the operation of the battery replacement lamp 10. Specifically, when the determination result that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement is received from the battery replacement necessity determination unit 5, The battery replacement lamp 10 is turned on, and a signal including information indicating that the battery replacement lamp 10 is activated is transmitted to the communication control unit 8.

The communication status monitoring unit 7 transmits and receives a data signal (connection status confirmation signal) exchanged between the communication unit 21 of the paired mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC (signal strength is checked). The communication state between the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC is monitored based on (including), and the communication state is sequentially transmitted to the storage unit 9. The communication state monitoring unit 7 determines that the connection state is normally connected when receiving the connection state confirmation signal from the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S at regular time intervals, and outputs the connection state confirmation signal. If it is not received for a certain period of time, it is determined that the connection is interrupted.

When the communication control unit 8 receives a signal including information indicating that the battery replacement lamp 10 has been activated from the notification control unit 6, the communication control unit 8 refers to the storage unit 9 and indicates that the communication state is normally connected, Alternatively, it is determined whether the connection is interrupted.

In the communication control unit 8, when the communication state is the normal connection state, a data signal having a predetermined signal strength (the strength of the signal normally exchanged in the normal connection state) is transmitted to the mobile terminal device. The operation of the communication unit 2 of the heating cooker GC is controlled so as to be transmitted to the communication unit 21 of S. In this case, the data portion of the data signal includes information indicating that the battery replacement lamp 10 is turned on as information indicating that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement.

Further, the communication control unit 8 broadcasts an advertisement signal having a signal strength similar to or lower than the data signal when the communication state is in a state where the connection is interrupted. 2 control the operation. In this case, the data portion of the advertisement signal includes information indicating that the battery replacement lamp 10 is turned on as information indicating that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement.

Next, the mobile terminal device S in the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal device S includes a communication unit 21 capable of wirelessly communicating with the communication unit 2 (communication means) of the cooker GC, a display unit 22 capable of displaying predetermined information, and a cooker. A control device 25 is provided which executes an application program used for remote operation of the GC and confirmation of the driving state, and various information processing relating to the operation of the mobile terminal device S.

As described above, the communication unit 21 is configured to perform BLE communication and Bluetooth communication with the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC.

The control device 25 is composed of a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, etc., and as shown in FIG. 1, an exchange information acquisition section 27, an information display section 28, a selection result acquisition section as a functional section for executing an application program. 29, a storage unit 30 for storing various information, and the like.

The replacement information acquisition unit 27, based on the signal transmitted from the communication unit 2 of the heating cooker GC via wireless communication, battery replacement information indicating that the dry battery 1 of the heating cooker GC needs to be replaced. Acquire (exchange information acquisition function). In the present embodiment, the replacement information acquisition unit 27 indicates that the battery replacement lamp 10, which is information transmitted from the communication unit 2 of the heating cooker GC and indicating that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement, is turned on. When the communication unit 21 receives a data signal including information, the battery replacement information is acquired based on the information in the data signal received by the communication unit 21. The exchange information acquisition unit 27 transmits the acquired battery exchange information to the information display unit 28.

The information display unit 28 displays, as a display regarding the battery replacement information transmitted from the replacement information acquisition unit 27, a display that allows selection of whether to replace the dry battery 1 or hold the replacement of the dry battery 1 on the display unit of the mobile terminal device S. 22 (information display function). Specifically, the information display unit 28 in the present embodiment displays “Immediate replacement” and “Replace later” as options regarding the replacement timing of the dry cell 1 on the display unit 22 in a user selectable state.

In addition, the information display unit 28, based on the signal transmitted from the selection result acquisition unit 29 described later, when the selection result acquired by the selection result acquisition unit 29 is a selection to replace the dry cell 1, that is, When the user selects “replace now”, the method of replacing the dry battery 1 is displayed on the display unit 22.
On the other hand, when the selection result is the selection of suspending the replacement of the dry battery 1, that is, when the user selects "replace later", it indicates that the dry battery 1 needs to be replaced at a predetermined remind timing. A reminding notification including information is displayed on the display unit 22. In the present embodiment, after the user selects "replace later", it is determined whether or not a fixed time (for example, 1 hour) has elapsed, and if the fixed time has elapsed, the dry battery 1 is replaced as a reminding notification. Show me how.

The selection result acquisition unit 29 replaces which of the options (“replace now” or “replace later”) displayed on the display unit 22 by the information display unit 28, that is, replaces the dry battery 1. A selection result regarding whether to suspend replacement of the dry battery 1 (selection result acquisition function). The selection result acquisition unit 29 also transmits a signal regarding the selection result to the information display unit 28.

In the present embodiment, the exchange information acquisition function by the exchange information acquisition unit 27, the information display function by the information display unit 28, and the selection result acquisition function by the selection result acquisition unit 29 are the remote operation and operating state of the heating cooker GC. Although not shown in the figure, the control device 25 includes the exchange information acquisition unit 27, the information display unit 28, the selection result acquisition function, and the remote operation described above. A functional unit for executing a function for confirming the operating state is provided.

Next, in the first embodiment, a process of notifying the user that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, in step #1 of FIG. 2, the battery state acquisition unit 4 detects the voltage of the dry battery 1, the detection result is transmitted to the battery replacement necessity determination unit 5, and the process proceeds to step #2.

Next, in step #2, the battery replacement necessity determination unit 5 determines whether or not the battery needs to be replaced based on whether or not the detection result of the voltage of the dry battery 1 is less than the limit voltage. If it is determined that the replacement is required, the process proceeds to step #3, and if it is determined that the replacement is not required, the process returns to step #1.

In step #3, the notification control unit 6 controls the operation of the battery replacement lamp 10 so that the battery replacement lamp 10 is turned on and a signal including information indicating that the battery replacement lamp 10 is turned on is transmitted to the communication control unit 6. 8 and the process proceeds to step #4.

In step #4, the communication control unit 8 refers to the storage unit 9, and the stored latest communication state indicates that the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC are normally connected. If it is determined that the connection is normal, the process proceeds to step #5. If it is determined that the connection is not normally performed, the process #5 is performed. Go to 6.

In step #5, the communication control unit 8 operates the communication unit 2 to transmit a data signal including information indicating that the battery replacement lamp 10 is turned on to the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S with a predetermined signal strength. Is controlled, the data signal is transmitted, and the process proceeds to step #8.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step #4 that the connection is not normally established, in step #6, the communication control unit 8 transmits an advertisement signal including information indicating that the battery replacement lamp 10 is turned on to a predetermined signal strength. The operation of the communication unit 2 is controlled so as to be broadcast in step S1, the above-mentioned advertisement signal is broadcast, and the process proceeds to step #7.

In step #7, in the mobile terminal device S that has received the advertisement signal, the fact that the battery replacement lamp 10 is turned on is displayed on the display unit 22 as a so-called push notification, and the process ends.

In step #8, the replacement information acquisition unit 27 of the mobile terminal device S acquires the battery replacement information based on the information in the data signal transmitted from the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC via wireless communication, The battery replacement information is transmitted to the information display unit 28, and the process proceeds to step #9 in FIG.

In step #9, the information display unit 28 displays “replace now” and “replace later” as options regarding the replacement timing of the dry cell 1 on the display unit 22, and proceeds to step #10.

In step #10, when the user selects one of the options “replace now” and “replace later”, the selection result acquisition unit 29 transmits the selection result to the information display unit 28, In the information display unit 28, it is determined whether or not "replace later" is selected by the user, and when it is determined that "replace later" is selected, the process proceeds to step #11, and "replace later". If it is determined that is not selected ("Replace now" is selected), the process proceeds to step #12.

In step #11, it is determined whether or not a certain period of time has passed after the user selects "Select later". If it is determined that the certain period of time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step #12 and the certain period of time is elapsed. If it is determined that the time has not passed, step #11 is repeated.

In step #12, the information display unit 28 displays the method for replacing the dry battery 1 on the display unit 22.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the heating cooker GC acquires the state of the dry battery 1, determines whether or not the dry battery 1 needs to be replaced based on the acquired state of the dry battery 1, and operates the battery replacement lamp 10. The communication unit 2 can broadcast an advertisement signal including information indicating that the battery replacement lamp 10 has been turned on when the communication state is a state where the connection is interrupted.

That is, in the first embodiment, even when the connection between the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC is interrupted, when the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement, , A signal including the information indicating that the battery replacement lamp 10 is turned on as the information indicating that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement is broadcast in the form of an advertisement signal peculiar to the BLE communication. In the received mobile terminal device S, the information indicating that the battery replacement lamp 10 is turned on is displayed on the display unit 22 in a so-called push notification format. Therefore, when the user views the display, the user replaces the dry battery 1 with the user. It is possible to confirm that it has become necessary.

Further, the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC communicate with each other by short-range wireless communication by BLE, thereby realizing power saving and cost saving.

Further, in the first embodiment, in the mobile terminal device S, the exchange information acquisition function, the information display function, and the selection result acquisition function are realized by the application program. When the communication state is such that the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the heating cooker GC are normally connected to each other by executing the application, the heating cooker GC Based on the data signal transmitted from the communication unit 2, it is possible to acquire the battery replacement information indicating that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement. Then, by the information display function, the display unit 22 displays an option that allows the user to select the replacement timing of the dry battery 1, and the timing of displaying the replacement method of the dry battery 1 on the display unit 22 is changed according to the user's selection. You can

That is, in the first embodiment, when the user selects “replace now” from the options (“replace now” and “replace later”) regarding the replacement timing of the dry cell 1 displayed on the display unit 22. The method of replacing the dry battery 1 is displayed on the display unit 22, so that the user can be notified that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement, and the displayed content is the method of replacing the dry battery 1. The user can smoothly perform the replacement work without referring to the instruction manual or the like. On the other hand, since it is necessary to avoid extinguishing the fire of the gas burner 11 by replacing the dry battery 1 while cooking using the heating cooker GC, the user selects "replace later". In this case, the method for replacing the dry battery 1 is displayed on the display unit 22 after a certain period of time. Therefore, it is possible to notify the user again that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement.

[Second Embodiment]
The second embodiment mainly shows that the communication control unit 8 receives a determination result from the battery replacement necessity determination unit 5 that the dry battery 1 is in the state of requiring replacement, and that the dry battery 1 is in the state of requiring replacement. A point that a data signal including information is transmitted, an advertisement signal that also includes information indicating that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement is broadcast, and that the mobile terminal device S does not include the selection result acquisition unit 29. This is different from the first embodiment. The second embodiment will be described below.

In the second embodiment, the battery replacement necessity determination unit 5 also transmits the determination result to the communication control unit 8, and the communication control unit 8 is in a state where the dry battery 1 needs to be replaced by the battery replacement necessity determination unit 5. When the determination result is received, the storage unit 9 is referred to and it is determined whether the communication state is a normally connected state or a disconnected state.

In the present embodiment, the communication control unit 8 transmits a data signal having a predetermined signal strength (the strength of a signal normally exchanged in a normally connected state) when the communication state is a normally connected state. The operation of the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC is controlled so as to transmit to the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S. In this case, the data portion of the data signal includes information indicating that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement.

Further, the communication control unit 8 controls the operation of the communication unit 2 of the heating cooker GC so as to broadcast the data signal and the advertisement signal of a predetermined signal strength when the communication state is in a state where the connection is interrupted. To do. In this case, the data portion of the advertisement signal includes information indicating that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement.

In the present embodiment, the information display unit 28 of the mobile terminal device S causes the display unit 22 to display the replacement method of the dry battery 1 as a display regarding the battery replacement information transmitted from the replacement information acquisition unit 27.

Next, in the second embodiment, a process of notifying the user that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step #21 of FIG. 4, the battery state acquisition unit 4 detects the voltage of the dry battery 1, the detection result is transmitted to the battery replacement necessity determination unit 5, and the process proceeds to step #22.

Next, in step #22, the battery replacement necessity determination unit 5 determines whether or not the battery needs to be replaced based on whether or not the detection result of the voltage of the dry battery 1 is less than the limit voltage. If it is determined that the replacement is required, the process proceeds to step #23, and if it is determined that the replacement is not required, the process returns to step #21.

In step #23, the communication control unit 8 refers to the storage unit 9, and the latest stored communication state indicates that the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC are normally connected. If it is determined that the connection is normally established, the process proceeds to step #24 if it is determined that the connection is normally connected, and if it is determined that the connection is not normally established, the process # Move to 27.

In step #24, the communication control unit 8 transmits a data signal including information indicating that the dry cell 1 is in a state requiring replacement to the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S with a predetermined signal strength. The operation of No. 2 is controlled, the data signal is transmitted, and the process proceeds to step #25.

In step #25, the replacement information acquisition unit 27 of the mobile terminal device S acquires the battery replacement information based on the information in the data signal transmitted from the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC via wireless communication, The battery replacement information is transmitted to the information display unit 28, and the process proceeds to step #26.

In step #26, the information display unit 28 displays the method for replacing the dry battery 1 on the display unit 22, and the process ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step #23 that the connection is not normally established, then in step #27, the communication control unit 8 sets an advertisement signal including information indicating that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement. The operation of the communication unit 2 is controlled so that the broadcast is performed with the signal strength of, the advertise signal is broadcast, and the process proceeds to step #28.

In step #28, in the mobile terminal device S that has received the advertisement signal, the fact that the dry cell 1 needs to be replaced is displayed on the display unit 22 as a so-called push notification, and the process ends.

As described above, in the second embodiment, the heating cooker GC acquires the state of the dry battery 1, determines whether the dry battery 1 needs to be replaced based on the acquired state of the dry battery 1, and determines that the communication state is the connection state. If the battery is disconnected, the communication unit 2 can broadcast an advertisement signal including information indicating that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement.

That is, in the second embodiment, even when the connection between the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC is interrupted, when the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement, , A signal including information indicating that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement is broadcast in the form of an advertisement signal specific to BLE communication, and the dry battery 1 replaces the portable terminal device S that receives this advertisement signal. Since information indicating that the dry battery 1 is in the required state is displayed on the display unit 22 in a so-called push notification format, the user sees the display to confirm that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement. be able to.

Further, in the second embodiment, in the mobile terminal device S, the exchange information acquisition function and the information display function are realized by the application program. When the communication state is such that the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC are normally connected to each other by executing the application program, the cooking device GC Based on the data signal transmitted from the communication unit 2, the battery replacement information indicating that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement can be acquired. Then, the information display function allows the display unit 22 to display the method of replacing the dry battery 1. Therefore, when the user sees the display, the user can confirm that the dry cell 1 needs to be replaced, and since the displayed content is the method of replacing the dry cell 1, the user refers to the instruction manual or the like. The replacement work can be carried out smoothly without doing.

[Another embodiment]
[1] In each of the above-described embodiments, the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the heating cooker GC are configured to be capable of wireless communication by BLE communication. However, for example, a wireless LAN or Wifi communication is used. The wireless communication may be possible.

[2] In each of the above embodiments, when the communication unit 21 of the mobile terminal device S and the communication unit 2 of the cooking device GC are normally connected, the method for replacing the dry battery 1 is finally displayed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may simply display that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement.

[3] In each of the above-described embodiments, whether or not the dry battery 1 needs to be replaced is determined based on the voltage of the dry battery 1, but the present invention is not limited to this, and information that allows the deterioration state of the dry battery 1 to be grasped. The necessity of replacement may be determined based on.

[4] In the first embodiment, the dry battery 1 replaces information indicating that the battery replacement lamp 10 is turned on, and in the second embodiment, information indicating that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement. The data signal and the advertisement signal that are included as a signal indicating that the dry battery 1 is in a state that requires replacement are transmitted, but the present invention is not limited to this, and information indicating that the dry cell 1 is in a state that requires replacement is For example, it may be information indicating that the voltage of the dry battery 1 has dropped.

[5] In the first embodiment, the dry battery 1 replaces information indicating that the battery replacement lamp 10 is turned on, and in the second embodiment, information indicating that the dry battery 1 is in a state requiring replacement. In the mobile terminal device S that has received the advertisement signal and broadcasts an advertisement signal including the signal indicating that the state has become necessary, these pieces of information are displayed on the display unit 22 as push notifications. It is not limited to this.
For example, in the advertisement signal, information for displaying the replacement method of the dry battery 1 on the display unit 22, URL for accessing the web page including the replacement method of the dry battery 1, and the like are displayed on the display unit 22. In the mobile terminal device S that has received the advertisement signal including the information, the method of replacing the dry battery 1 or the URL may be displayed on the display unit 22 as a push notification.

[6] In the above-described first embodiment, the reminding notification is displayed when a certain time has elapsed after the user selects “Select later”. However, for example, the power of the heating cooker GC is in the off state. The remind notification may be displayed at the time when the application is terminated or when the application is terminated.

[7] The configuration disclosed in each of the above-described embodiments (including another embodiment) can be applied in combination with the configuration disclosed in another embodiment as long as no contradiction occurs, and The embodiment disclosed in the specification is an exemplification, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and can be appropriately modified within a range not departing from the object of the present invention.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for an application program capable of notifying a user that a dry battery is in a state requiring replacement through a mobile terminal device owned by the user.

1 Dry battery 2 Communication unit (communication means)
22 display unit 25 control device 27 exchange information acquisition unit 28 information display unit 29 selection result acquisition unit GC heating cooker S mobile terminal device

Claims (5)

An application program to be realized by a computer in a portable terminal device capable of wireless communication with a communication means of a cooking device,
Based on a signal transmitted from the communication unit via wireless communication, a replacement information acquisition function that acquires battery replacement information indicating that a dry battery as a power source of the heating cooker needs to be replaced,
An application program for causing the computer to realize an information display function of displaying a display related to the battery replacement information acquired by the replacement information acquisition function on a display unit provided in the mobile terminal device. The application program according to claim 1, wherein the information display function displays, on the display unit, a display regarding a method of replacing the dry battery as a display regarding the battery replacement information. The application program according to claim 1, wherein the information display function displays, as a display regarding the battery replacement information, a display on the display unit that allows selection of whether to replace the dry battery or suspend replacement of the dry battery. Causing the computer to realize a selection result acquisition function for acquiring a selection result regarding whether to replace the dry battery or to suspend the replacement of the dry battery,
The information display function is
When the selection result acquired by the selection result acquisition function is a selection to replace the dry battery, a display regarding a method for replacing the dry battery is displayed on the display unit,
When the selection result acquired by the selection result acquisition function is a selection to suspend replacement of the dry battery, a remind notification including information indicating that the dry battery is in a state requiring replacement is given at a predetermined remind timing. The application program according to claim 3, which is displayed on the display unit by. The application program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the communication unit and the mobile terminal device are capable of short-distance wireless communication by BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy).

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