JP2021183894A - program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a program capable of grasping by a portable terminal device whether calling has been made to a bathing person by using another portable terminal device.SOLUTION: A control unit 301 of a portable terminal device 30 executes: a function to receive a calling operation for performing calling to a bathing person on the basis of reception from a server 50 of long time bathing notification indicating that bathing continues for a predetermined period or longer by an application program of a hot water supply system 1; a function to perform first calling completion notification for notifying a user of that calling has been completed on the basis of a fact that calling to the bathing person has been performed by the reception of the calling operation; and a function to perform second calling completion notification for notifying a user of that calling has been completed on the basis of the fact that calling execution notification indicating that calling has been executed to the bathing person by another portable terminal device 30 is received from the server 50.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a program that causes a control unit of a mobile terminal device to execute a predetermined function.

Conventionally, there is known a bath function device that stores hot water supplied by a hot water supply device in a bathtub. In addition, there is also known a bath function device that warms the water in the bathtub by circulating the water stored in the bathtub to the combustor. In these bath function devices, for example, a plurality of remote controllers installed in a bathroom or kitchen perform bath-related functions such as reheating and footbath.

Further, in recent years, a system for remotely controlling a hot water supply device from outside the house using a mobile terminal device such as a smartphone has been developed. This system may have a function of watching the bather from outside the house by using a mobile terminal device. For example, a hot water supply system having a monitoring function is described in Patent Document 1 below. In this system, when the bathing time exceeds a predetermined set time, the mobile terminal device is notified to that effect. In response to this notification, the user of the mobile terminal device performs an operation for calling the bather as appropriate. As a result, the remote controller in the bathroom calls the bather to confirm their safety.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2020-47182

In the above system, when a family member such as an elderly person is taking a bath in the house, the bather is called by using the mobile terminal device, so that the safety of the bather can be improved.

However, when a plurality of users individually possess a mobile terminal device capable of making a call, each user cannot grasp whether or not another user has already made a call. For this reason, it is possible that a plurality of users may make duplicate calls to the bather.

In view of such a problem, it is an object of the present invention to provide a program capable of grasping whether or not a call is made to a bather by using another mobile terminal device.

A main aspect of the present invention relates to a program that causes a control unit of a mobile terminal device that communicates via a server with a bath function device that executes a predetermined bath-related function to execute a predetermined function. The program according to this aspect has a function of accepting a call operation for calling a bather based on receiving a long-time bathing notification indicating that the bathing has continued for a predetermined time or more from the server, and the call operation. Based on the fact that the call was made to the bather by the reception of, the function of performing the first called notification for notifying that the call has been made, and the other portable terminal device make a call to the bather. It includes a function of performing a second called notification for notifying that the call has been completed based on the fact that the call execution notification indicating that the call has been received is received from the server.

According to the program according to this aspect, when the bather is called by the mobile terminal device, the first called notification is performed by the mobile terminal device, and the bather is called by another mobile terminal device. If this is done, the second called notification is made in the mobile terminal device. Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal device can easily grasp that the call was made to the bather using another mobile terminal device.

The program of this aspect may further accept a calling operation for calling the bather in the second called notification.

According to this function, the user of the mobile terminal device can appropriately call the bather from the mobile terminal device even when the bather is called by another mobile terminal device. can.

In this case, the bathing duration may be further notified in the second called notification.

With this function, the user of the mobile terminal device can smoothly determine whether or not to make a call again using his / her own mobile terminal device by referring to the bathing duration.

Further, in this case, the notification mode may be switched to the first called notification based on the acceptance of the calling operation in the second called notification.

As a result, the user of the mobile terminal device can clearly grasp that the call is made based on his / her own operation.

Further, in the first called notification, a re-calling operation for calling the bather again may be accepted.

With this function, even if the user of the mobile terminal device calls the bather with his / her own mobile terminal device, the user of the mobile terminal device can appropriately call the bather again from the mobile terminal device. ..

The program according to this aspect may display different screens on the display unit of the mobile terminal device in the first called notification and the second called notification.

As a result, the user of the mobile terminal device can smoothly grasp from the displayed screen that the call was made to the bather using another mobile terminal device.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a program capable of grasping whether or not a call is made to a bather by using another mobile terminal device.

The effects or significance of the present invention will be further clarified by the description of the embodiments shown below. However, the embodiments shown below are merely examples for implementing the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to those described in the following embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a hot water supply system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a circuit block of each device constituting the hot water supply system according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a connection mode between the water heater and the bathtub according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of pairing information according to the embodiment. FIG. 5A is a diagram showing a configuration of a home screen displayed on a display unit of a mobile terminal device when an application program is started according to an embodiment. FIG. 5B is a diagram showing a configuration of a bathing timer setting screen according to the embodiment. 6 (a) and 6 (b) are flowcharts showing the control of the bathroom remote controller and the server when the bathing timer is operated, respectively, according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the control when the bathing timer is operated in the mobile terminal device in which the bathing timer is set to be turned on, according to the embodiment. 8 (a) and 8 (b) are diagrams showing the display modes of the home screen and the setting screen in the call reception process, respectively, according to the embodiment. 9 (a) and 9 (b) are diagrams showing the configurations of the first called screen and the second called screen, respectively, according to the embodiment. FIG. 10A is a flowchart showing the control of the bathroom remote controller when the call command is received according to the embodiment. FIG. 10B is a flowchart showing the control of the mobile terminal device when the response notification to the call command is received according to the embodiment. 11 (a) to 11 (d) are diagrams schematically showing a calling operation in the bathroom remote controller according to the embodiment, respectively. 12 (a) and 12 (b) are diagrams showing configurations of a normal notification screen and an abnormality notification screen displayed on a mobile terminal device by receiving a response notification to a call command, respectively, according to an embodiment. FIG. 13A is a diagram showing the configuration of the first called screen according to the modified example. FIG. 13B is a diagram showing the configuration of the second called screen according to another modified example.

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

In the following embodiment, the hot water supply device 10 corresponds to the "bath function device" described in the claims. The hot water supply device 10 also performs a hot water supply function for a faucet in the kitchen, a curan in the bathroom, and the like, as well as a bath-related function.

However, the above description is intended only for the purpose of associating the configuration of the claims with the configuration of the embodiment, and the invention described in the scope of claims by the above association is the configuration of the embodiment. It is not limited in any way.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a hot water supply system 1 according to an embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the hot water supply system 1 includes a hot water supply device 10 and a server 50, and is remotely controlled by a mobile terminal device 30 via a router 20 and an external communication network 40.

The hot water supply device 10 includes a water heater 11 and remote controllers 12 and 13. The water heater 11 is a gas water heater that supplies hot water using gas as fuel. The hot water generated by the water heater 11 is supplied to the faucet of the kitchen, the bathtub, the curan, etc. via the pipes connected to the hot water supply port 11a. When the water heater 11 has a floor heating function, a bathroom heating function, and a heating function by a panel heater, hot water is supplied from the water heater 11 to a device that realizes these functions.

The remote controllers 12 and 13 are connected to the water heater 11 and are used to make various settings for each function of the water heater 10. The remote controller 12 includes a display unit 121 and an input unit 122, and the remote controller 13 includes a display input unit 131 made of a touch panel and an operation button 132. By operating the input unit 122 according to the screen displayed on the display unit 121, the operator can make arbitrary settings for hot water filling, hot water supply temperature adjustment, and the like. The operator can also set the hot water filling and the like by operating the display input unit 131.

The remote controller 12 is installed in the bathroom, and the remote controller 13 is installed in the kitchen or the like. The remote controllers 12 and 13 are provided with audio windows 12a and 13a for inputting and outputting audio.

Hereinafter, the remote controller 12 installed in the bathroom is referred to as a "bathroom remote controller 12", and the remote controller 13 installed in a kitchen or the like is referred to as a "kitchen remote controller 13".

The input unit 122 of the bathroom remote controller 12 includes an operation button 122a. The operation buttons 122a and 132 are buttons for switching the water heater 11 between the operation on state and the operation off state.

When the bathroom remote controller 12 and the kitchen remote controller 13 are in an operation off state (a state in which the water heater 11 does not perform hot water supply operation even if a water heater such as a water heater is opened and water flow exceeds the reference flow rate), the display unit 121 And the display input unit 131 is in the off state, and the operation of the operation buttons other than the operation buttons 122a and 132 is not accepted. When the operation buttons 122a and 132 are operated and the operation is turned on (a state in which the water heater 11 can perform hot water supply operation when a hot water tap such as a curan is opened and water flow exceeds a reference flow rate), the display unit 121 and The display input unit 131 lights up to display the setting contents, and operations of operation buttons other than the operation buttons 122a and 132 can be accepted.

Further, the input unit 122 and the display input unit 131 include a button for changing the hot water supply temperature. The operator can change the set temperature of the hot water supply by operating this button. In addition, the input unit 122 and the display input unit 131 include buttons for controlling the operation of the water heater 11, such as a reheating function, a button for executing additional hot water, additional water, and an automatic bath function. It has been.

The router 20 is a communication repeater for connecting each device existing in the building (here, the home H10) to the external communication network 40. When the mobile terminal device 30 exists in the home H10, the mobile terminal device 30 is connected to the router 20 by wireless communication and can communicate with the server 50. The mobile terminal device 30 is, for example, a mobile phone. In addition, the mobile terminal device 30 may be another portable terminal device such as a portable tablet terminal. The external communication network 40 is, for example, the Internet.

A server 50 for managing remote control of the hot water supply device 10 is connected to the external communication network 40. The kitchen remote controller 13 communicates with the server 50 via the router 20 and the external communication network 40. When the mobile terminal device 30 exists in the home H10, the mobile terminal device 30 communicates with the server 50 via the router 20 and the external communication network 40. When the mobile terminal device 30 is outside the home, the mobile terminal device 30 is connected to the external communication network 40 via a router 60 or a base station 70 installed outside, and communicates with the server 50.

The application program of the hot water supply system 1 is downloaded from the server 50 and installed in the kitchen remote controller 13 and the portable terminal device 30. This application program contains address information (for example, an IP address) for accessing the server 50. The kitchen remote controller 13 and the mobile terminal device 30 access and communicate with the server 50 based on this address information.

The address information of the kitchen remote controller 13 is transmitted to the server 50 and registered in the server 50 at the time of initial setting. At the same time, the ID information (identification information) of the kitchen remote controller 13 is transmitted from the kitchen remote controller 13 to the server 50 and registered in the server 50. Further, the mobile terminal device 30 capable of remotely controlling the hot water supply device 10 is registered in the server 50 in association with the hot water supply device 10. Specifically, the ID information of the hot water supply device 10 and the ID information and the address information of the mobile terminal device 30 are associated with each other and registered in the server 50.

By registering the information about the mobile terminal device 30 in the server 50 in this way, the user of the mobile terminal device 30 can use the mobile terminal device 30 to supply the hot water supply device 10 both inside and outside the house. Remote control can be performed.

That is, regardless of whether the mobile terminal device 30 is located inside the home H10 or outside the home, the setting request input to the mobile terminal device 30 by the user is once transmitted to the server 50 via the external communication network 40. .. In response to this, the server 50 transmits the received setting request to the hot water supply device 10 previously associated with the mobile terminal device 30 that has received the setting request. As a result, the setting request is transmitted to the kitchen remote controller 13 of the corresponding hot water supply device 10 via the external communication network 40 and the router 20. In this way, the setting of the content requested by the user is applied to the hot water supply device 10 by remote control.

Further, the state information of the hot water supply device 10 is transmitted from the kitchen remote controller 13 to the server 50 via the router 20 at any time in a predetermined cycle. The state information is information indicating the current setting state and operating state of the hot water supply device 10. The mobile terminal device 30 can acquire the latest status information from the server 50 and display it by the application program of the hot water supply system 1. As a result, the user of the portable terminal device 30 can monitor the state of the hot water supply device 10 both inside the house H10 and outside the house.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing circuit blocks of each device constituting the hot water supply system 1.

The water heater 11 includes a control unit 111, a storage unit 112, a communication unit 113, and a water level sensor 114. The control unit 111 includes a microcomputer and controls each unit in the water heater 11 according to a program stored in the storage unit 112. The storage unit 112 includes a memory and stores a predetermined control program.

In the present embodiment, the function of the bath / exit detection unit 111a is imparted to the control unit 111 by the control program stored in the storage unit 112. As will be described later, the bath entry / exit detection unit 111a detects a person's entry / exit to the bathtub based on the detection result of the water level sensor 114.

The communication unit 113 communicates with the bathroom remote controller 12 and the kitchen remote controller 13 according to the control from the control unit 111. The communication unit 113 is connected to the communication unit 125 of the bathroom remote controller 12 and the communication unit 135 of the kitchen remote controller 13 via the two-core communication lines L1 and L2. Further, the two-core communication lines L1 and L2 are connected to each other inside the communication unit 113. Therefore, the communication unit 125 of the bathroom remote controller 12 and the communication unit 135 of the kitchen remote controller 13 are connected to each other by the two-core communication lines L1 and L2. Therefore, the signal transmitted from any of the communication units 113, 125, and 135 is simultaneously transmitted to the other communication unit.

As will be described later, the water level sensor 114 is arranged in a pipeline in the water heater 11 and detects the water level in the bathtub based on the water pressure in the pipeline. The control unit 111 detects the water level in the bathtub based on the detection result of the water level sensor 114. Further, the control unit 111 detects the entry / exit of a person into the bathtub by the function of the bathtub detection unit 111a based on the fluctuation of the water level detected by the water level sensor 114. The bathing / exit detection result is transmitted from the control unit 111 to the bathroom remote controller 12 and the kitchen remote controller 13 at any time via the two-core communication lines L1 and L2, and further transmitted to the server 50 via the wireless communication unit 138. NS.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a connection form between the water heater 11 and the bathtub 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 2, the water heater 11 includes a hot water supply unit 210, a reheating unit 220, and a bypass unit 230.

The hot water supply unit 210 includes a water supply pipe line 211, a hot water supply heat exchanger 212, a hot water supply pipe line 213, a hot water supply combustor 214, and an air supply fan 215. The water supply pipe line 211 is connected to the water pipe and the hot water supply heat exchanger 212, and the hot water supply pipe line 213 is connected to the hot water supply heat exchanger 212, the bathroom faucet 3 and the external faucet 4. Gas (fuel gas) is supplied to the hot water supply combustor 214 through the hot water supply gas pipeline 217 opened and closed by the gas solenoid valve 216. The water heater combustor 214 burns using gas as fuel. The supply air fan 215 supplies combustion air to the hot water supply combustor 214.

In addition to the water level sensor 114 shown in FIG. 2, the reheating unit 220 includes a return pipe line 221, a bath heat exchanger 222, an outgoing pipe line 223, a bath combustor 224, and a circulation pump 225. The return pipe line 221 is connected to the circulation adapter 2a of the bathtub 2 and the bath heat exchanger 222, and the outbound pipe line 223 is connected to the bath heat exchanger 222 and the bath heat exchanger 2a.

Gas (fuel gas) is supplied to the bath combustor 224 through the bath gas pipeline 227 opened and closed by the gas solenoid valve 226. The bath combustor 224 burns with gas as fuel. The air supply fan 215 is shared between the hot water supply unit 210 and the reheating unit 220, and combustion air is supplied from the air supply fan 215 to the bath combustor 224. A circulation pump 225 and a water level sensor 114 are arranged in the return pipe line 221. The water level sensor 114 detects the water level in the bathtub 2 based on the water pressure in the return pipe 221.

The bypass unit 230 includes a bypass pipe line 231 and a hot water supply solenoid valve 232. The bypass pipe 231 is connected to the hot water supply pipe 213 and the return pipe 221. The hot water supply solenoid valve 232 opens and closes the bypass pipe line 231.

The control unit 111 includes a hot water supply combustor 214 of the hot water supply unit 210, an air supply fan 215 and a gas electromagnetic valve 216, a bath combustor 224 of the reheating unit 220, a circulation pump 225, a water level sensor 114 and a gas electromagnetic valve 226, and a bypass unit 230. It controls the hot water supply electromagnetic valve 232 and the like.

When the bathroom faucet 3 or the external faucet 4 is opened, the hot water supply function is executed. Water from the water pipe is introduced into the hot water supply heat exchanger 212 through the water supply pipe line 211, and the hot water supply combustor 214 is burned to heat the hot water supply heat exchanger 212. The water introduced into the hot water supply heat exchanger 212 is heated to become hot water, and the hot water is supplied to the bathroom faucet 3 or the external faucet 4 through the hot water supply pipeline 213. When the bathroom faucet 3 or the external faucet 4 is closed, the water supply from the water pipe to the water supply line 211 is stopped and the combustion of the hot water supply combustor 214 is stopped.

Further, upon receiving a command from the bathroom remote controller 12 or the kitchen remote controller 13 to fill the bathtub 2, the control unit 111 executes the hot water filling function (bath automatic function). In this case, the hot water supply electromagnetic valve 232 is opened, and the water from the water pipe is introduced into the hot water supply heat exchanger 212 through the water supply pipe line 211 and heated by the hot water supply heat exchanger 212. Then, the hot water from the hot water supply heat exchanger 212 is introduced into the return pipe line 221 through the hot water supply pipe line 213 and the bypass pipe line 231.

A part of the hot water introduced into the return pipe 221 flows through the return pipe 221 toward the circulation adapter 2a and is poured into the bathtub 2 from the circulation adapter 2a. The rest of the hot water introduced into the return pipe 221 flows through the return pipe 221 to the bath heat exchanger 222 side, further flows through the bath heat exchanger 222 and the outbound pipe 223, and flows from the circulation adapter 2a into the bathtub 2. It is poured.

When hot water is supplied and hot water is stored in the bathtub 2, the return pipe line 221, the bath heat exchanger 222 and the outbound pipe line 223 are filled with water. This enables the water level sensor 114 to detect the water level in the bathtub 2. When the water level sensor 114 detects that the water level in the bathtub 2 has reached a preset water level, the hot water supply electromagnetic valve 232 is closed, the water supply from the water pipe to the water supply pipe line 211 is stopped, and the hot water supply combustor Combustion of 214 stops.

When a person enters the bathtub 2 filled with hot water, the water level in the bathtub 2 rises. In addition, the water level drops when a person comes out of the bathtub 2. The water level fluctuation based on the entry and exit of a person into the bathtub 2 can be detected by the water level sensor 114. As a result, as described above, the function of the bathtub detection unit 111a detects the entry and exit of a person to the bathtub 2.

Further, when the reheating function is executed, the circulation pump 225 operates and the bath combustor 224 burns. The hot water in the bathtub 2 circulates between the bathtub 2 and the circulation path including the return pipe line 221 and the bath heat exchanger 222 and the outbound pipe line 223, and is heated by the bath heat exchanger 222 in the meantime. As a result, the temperature of the hot water in the bathtub 2 rises. When the temperature of the hot water in the bathtub 2 becomes higher than the preset upper limit temperature, the circulation pump 225 is stopped and the combustion of the bath combustor 224 is stopped.

In the addition hot water function, a predetermined amount of hot water is injected into the bathtub 2 by the same control as the hot water filling function (bath automatic function).

Further, when the additional water function is executed, the same control as the hot water filling function (automatic bath function) is executed with the hot water supply combustor 214 and the bath combustor 224 stopped, and a predetermined amount of water is injected into the bathtub 2. Will be done.

Returning to FIG. 2, in addition to the above-mentioned display unit 121 and input unit 122, the bathroom remote controller 12 includes a control unit 123, a storage unit 124, a communication unit 125, a speaker 126, a microphone 127, and a motion sensor 128. To prepare for. The display unit 121 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal panel. The input unit 122 includes various operation buttons such as a temperature setting button. The display unit 121 may be a touch panel.

The control unit 123 includes a microcomputer and performs predetermined control according to a program stored in the storage unit 124. The storage unit 124 includes a memory and stores a predetermined control program. The communication unit 125 communicates with the water heater 11 and the kitchen remote controller 13 according to the control from the control unit 123.

In the present embodiment, the functions of the bathing timer unit 123a and the safety confirmation unit 123b are imparted to the control unit 123 by the control program stored in the storage unit 124.

When the bathing timer unit 123a receives a notification that bathing has been detected from the bathing / exit detecting unit 111a of the water heater 11, counting (timekeeping) is started, and the bathing / exiting detection unit 111a detects bathing. When the notification of is received, the counting (timekeeping) is terminated and the value is reset to the initial value. The safety confirmation unit 123b executes a process for confirming the safety of the bather when the time counting time of the bathing timer unit 123a reaches a preset time.

The speaker 126 outputs voice based on the voice signal generated by the control unit 123. The storage unit 124 stores voice information for outputting voice such as a notification sound and guidance. The control unit 123 reads the voice information stored in the storage unit 124 at any time, executes the voice synthesis process, and outputs a predetermined voice. The sound output from the speaker 126 is output from the sound window 12a of FIG. The microphone 127 collects sound through the sound window 12a of FIG.

The motion sensor 128 detects the movement of a person in the bathroom. The motion sensor 128 is, for example, a pyroelectric sensor using infrared rays. The detection range of the motion sensor 128 is set to cover the washing place in the bathroom and the bathtub 2. The motion sensor 128 may be able to detect the range of the washing place and the range of the bathtub individually. The control unit 123 detects the presence / absence of a person and the movement of a person in the bathroom based on the output of the motion sensor 128.

In addition to the display input unit 131 and the operation button 132 described above, the kitchen remote controller 13 includes a control unit 133, a storage unit 134, a communication unit 135, a speaker 136, a microphone 137, and a wireless communication unit 138.

The control unit 133 includes a microcomputer and performs predetermined control according to a program stored in the storage unit 134. The storage unit 134 includes a memory and stores a predetermined control program. The communication unit 135 communicates with the water heater 11 and the bathroom remote controller 12 according to the control from the control unit 133.

The speaker 136 outputs a voice based on the voice signal generated by the control unit 133. The storage unit 134 stores voice information for outputting voice such as a notification sound and guidance. The control unit 133 reads the voice information stored in the storage unit 134 at any time, executes the voice synthesis process, and outputs a predetermined voice. The sound output from the speaker 136 is output from the sound window 13a of FIG. The microphone 137 collects sound through the sound window 13a of FIG.

The wireless communication unit 138 is a wireless communication module capable of wireless communication with the router 20. The address information and ID information of the wireless communication unit 138 are registered in the server 50 as the address information and ID information of the kitchen remote controller 13 (hot water supply device 10).

The mobile terminal device 30 includes a control unit 301, a storage unit 302, a wireless communication unit 303, a display input unit 304, a speaker 305, and a microphone 306.

The control unit 301 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and performs predetermined control according to a program stored in the storage unit 302. The storage unit 302 includes a memory and stores a predetermined control program. The application program of the hot water supply system 1 is stored in the storage unit 302, and the control unit 301 executes remote control processing according to this program. The wireless communication unit 303 communicates with the router 20 and the external communication network 40 according to the control from the control unit 301. The wireless communication unit 303 is a wireless communication module capable of wireless communication with the router 20 and the external communication network 40. An IP address is also assigned to the wireless communication unit 303.

The display input unit 304 is configured by, for example, a touch panel. The speaker 305 and the microphone 306 are used for input / output of voice to the mobile terminal device 30.

The server 50 includes a control unit 501, a storage unit 502, and a communication unit 503. The control unit 501 includes a CPU and performs predetermined control according to a program stored in the storage unit 502. The storage unit 502 includes a memory and a hard disk, and stores a predetermined control program and database. The communication unit 503 performs predetermined control according to the control from the control unit 501.

In the present embodiment, the function of the calling processing unit 501a is imparted to the control unit 501 by the control program stored in the storage unit 502. The call processing unit 501a is for making a call to the bather based on receiving a long-time bathing notification indicating that the bathing time has exceeded the set time from the safety confirmation unit 123b via the kitchen remote controller 13. Execute the process.

In the present embodiment, the portable terminal device 30 capable of remotely controlling the hot water supply device 10 is registered in the server 50 in association with the hot water supply device 10 in advance. That is, the hot water supply device 10 and the mobile terminal device 30 are paired in advance, and information indicating pairing (pairing information) is managed by the server 50. Specifically, the ID information of the hot water supply device 10 and the ID information of the mobile terminal device 30 are associated with each other to form pairing information. Such pairing is performed, for example, via the kitchen remote controller 13 installed in the home H10 in which the hot water supply device 10 is installed. This reduces the possibility that the mobile terminal device 30 and the hot water supply device 10 are unjustly paired by a malicious third party.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the structure of pairing information.

Here, the hot water supply device 10 is specified by the ID information of the kitchen remote controller 13 (wireless communication unit 138). The ID information of the kitchen remote controller 13 is associated with the ID information and the address information of the portable terminal device 30 capable of controlling the hot water supply device 10. Further, the name of the owner of each mobile terminal device 30 is associated with the ID information of each mobile terminal device 30. The name of the owner of each mobile terminal device 30 is input and set by the owner at the time of pairing.

In addition, the ID information of each mobile terminal device 30 is associated with whether or not a bathing timer is set. Here, the bathing timer is a function of notifying the mobile terminal device 30 when the set time elapses while in the bathing state. Whether or not the bathing timer is set (on / off) is set using a predetermined setting screen displayed on the mobile terminal device 30.

FIG. 5A is a diagram showing a home screen 600 displayed on the display input unit 304 of the mobile terminal device 30 when the application program of the hot water supply system 1 installed in the mobile terminal device 30 is activated.

The home screen 600 is divided into areas 610, 620, and 630. The area 610 includes a name display unit 611, a hot water supply temperature display unit 612, a bath temperature display unit 613, a bath water amount display unit 614, a bathtub image 615, and a bathing time display unit 616.

The name of the hot water supply device 10 to which remote monitoring is applied is displayed on the name display unit 611. The name of the hot water supply device 10 set at the time of pairing is used for the display of the name display unit 611. The hot water supply temperature display unit 612, the bath temperature display unit 613, and the bath water amount display unit 614 have the current hot water supply temperature, bath temperature, and bath water amount, respectively, based on the state information received from the server 50 by the mobile terminal device 30 at any time. The setting status of is shown.

In the bathtub image 615, the current setting state of the bathtub amount is displayed as an image of the water stored in the bathtub. As described above, when it is detected by the output from the water level sensor 114 that a person is bathing in the bathtub, information indicating that fact is transmitted from the server 50 to the mobile terminal device 30 at any time. As a result, the image M1 indicating that a person is bathing in the bathtub is added to the bathtub image 615. Further, the bathing time display unit 616 displays the current bathing time for the bathtub at any time based on the measurement time of the bathing timer transmitted from the server 50 to the portable terminal device 30.

If the motion sensor 128 detects that there is a person in the bathroom and the water level sensor 114 does not detect that the person is taking a bath, it means that there is a person outside the bathtub instead of the image M1. The image shown is included in region 610.

Buttons 621 to 624 for making predetermined settings and the like are displayed in the area 620. The buttons 621 to 624 are buttons for setting the reheating function, setting the automatic bath function, setting the bath washing function, and setting the bath timer, respectively. In the area 630, four buttons for switching the function to be remotely controlled are displayed.

The user of the mobile terminal device 30 can confirm the status of the hot water supply device 10 by referring to the home screen 600. That is, the user can check the usage status of the bath of the person at home in various ways. As a result, the user can accurately grasp the usage status of the bath regardless of whether he / she is outside the house or inside the house.

Further, the user can set the bathing timer by operating the button 624 on the home screen 600.

FIG. 5B is a diagram showing a bathing timer setting screen 700.

The setting screen 700 is displayed by the user operating the button 624 on the home screen 600 of FIG. 5A. The setting screen 700 is divided into areas 710, 720, 730, and 740. In the area 710, a heading indicating that this display screen is a bathing timer setting screen is displayed. The area 720 includes a description of the function of the bath timer and a notation indicating the meaning of the numbers in the area 730. The set time of the bathing timer is displayed in the area 730. The user can set the set time of the bathing timer by swiping the area 730 up and down. Region 740 includes three buttons 741, 742, 743.

When the button 741 is operated after the set time of the area 730 is set, the bathing timer function is set in the mobile terminal device 30 at the set set time. Further, when the button 741 is operated while the bathing timer function is set, the bathing timer function is canceled. As a result, the marking of the button 741 is changed to OFF. When the button 743 is operated, the setting screen 700 is closed and the screen returns to the home screen 600 of FIG. 5A. When the bathing timer is set, information indicating that the bathing timer is on and the set time are registered in the pairing information of FIG.

At this time, priority information indicating which mobile terminal device 30 the set time is prioritized is also registered. The set time set by the mobile terminal device 30 to which the priority is given by the priority information is used as the set time of the bathing timer in the group of the mobile terminal devices 30 paired with the pairing information.

Further, when the button 742 is operated on the setting screen 700 of FIG. 5B, the calling operation is executed on the bathroom remote controller 12 of the hot water supply device 10 associated with the mobile terminal device 30. As a result, the bathroom remote controller 12 outputs a voice message for inquiring whether there is any abnormality in the person in the bathroom. When the user knows that there is a person in the bathroom with reference to the home screen 600 of FIG. 5A, he / she can arbitrarily operate the button 742 to call the person in the bathroom. That is, even when the set time set in the bathing timer does not elapse, the user can operate the button 742 to call the person in the bathroom as necessary.

6 (a), 6 (b) and 7 are flowcharts showing the controls executed by the kitchen remote controller 13, the server 50 and the mobile terminal device 30 when the bath timer is operating, respectively.

With reference to FIG. 6A, when the control unit 123 of the bathroom remote control 12 receives the notification of the start of bathing from the bathing / exit detecting unit 111a of the water heater 11 (S101: YES), the control unit 123 activates the bathing timer unit 123a. (S102), it is determined whether or not the count value (counting time) of the bathing timer unit 123a has reached the set time of the bathing timer (S103).

When a notification that the bather has left the bathtub 2 is received from the bathing / exit detecting unit 111a (S105: YES) before the count value of the bathing timer unit 123a reaches the set time (S103: NO), the control unit The 123 ends the bathing timer unit 123a (S106), and ends the process.

On the other hand, when the count value of the bathing timer unit 123a reaches the set time of the bathing timer (S103: YES) without the bather leaving the bathtub 2 (S105: NO), the control unit 123 is in the bathing state of the bathing timer. The safety confirmation unit 123b transmits a long-time bathing notification indicating that the bathing has continued for a set time or longer (a long-time bathing has occurred) to the server 50 via the kitchen remote control 13 (S104). Then, the control unit 123 ends the time counting of the bathing timer unit 123a (S106), and ends the process.

When the control unit 501 of the server 50 receives the long-time bathing notification from the kitchen remote controller 13 (S201: YES) with reference to FIG. 6B, the received long-time bathing notification is notified by the function of the calling processing unit 501a. , And is transmitted to all the portable terminal devices 30 which are associated with the kitchen remote controller 13 and whose bathing timer is set to ON in the pairing information of FIG. 4 (S202).

With reference to FIG. 7, when the control unit 301 of the mobile terminal device 30 receives the bathing notification for a long time from the server 50 (S301: YES), the control unit 301 executes a process of accepting a calling operation for calling the bather (S301: YES). S302).

In the process of step S302, the control unit 301 blinks the button 624 on the home screen 600 displayed when the application program of the hot water supply system 1 is started, as shown in FIG. 8A, to set the bathing time. Notifying that the amount has been exceeded, the user of the mobile terminal device 30 is urged to operate the button 624. In response to this, when the user operates the button 624, the control unit 301 switches the screen to the setting screen of FIG. 8B, blinks the button 742, and causes the user to operate the button 742. prompt.

Returning to FIG. 7, when the user operates the button 742 on the setting screen 700 of FIG. 8B, the control unit 301 determines that the calling operation has been performed (S303: YES) and calls the bather. A call command for this is transmitted to the server 50 (S304). Further, the control unit 301 performs the first called notification for notifying the user of the mobile terminal device 30 that the call has been made to the bather (S305).

In the first called notification in step S305, the control unit 301 causes the display input unit 304 to display the first called screen 810 shown in FIG. 9A. The first called screen 810 includes a message 811 notifying that the call has been made, a message 812 notifying that the bather is in a response waiting state, and a button 813 for accepting another call. There is.

With reference to FIG. 6B, when the control unit 501 of the server 50 receives the call command transmitted in step S304 of FIG. 7 from any of the mobile terminal devices 30 (S203: YES), the call processing unit By the function of 501a, a call command is transmitted to the hot water supply device 10 (kitchen remote controller 13) associated with the mobile terminal device 30 (S204).

Further, the control unit 501 of the server 50 is associated with the hot water supply device 10 (kitchen remote controller 13) by the function of the call processing unit 501a, and the bathing timer is set to ON in the pairing information of FIG. Among the mobile terminal devices 30, a call execution notification is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 30 other than the mobile terminal device 30 from which the call command is transmitted (S205).

Returning to FIG. 7, when the control unit 301 of the mobile terminal device 30 receives the call execution notification transmitted from the server 50 in step S205 of FIG. 6B before the call operation is performed (S303: NO) (S303: NO). S306: YES), a second called notification is performed to notify the user of the mobile terminal device 30 that the call has been made to the bather from the other mobile terminal device 30 (S307).

In the second called notification in step S307, the control unit 301 causes the display input unit 304 to display the second called screen 820 shown in FIG. 9B. If the application program of the hot water supply system 1 has not been started at the timing when the mobile terminal device 30 receives the call execution notification, the application program is started after that, according to FIG. 8A. Instead of the home screen 600, the second called screen 820 of FIG. 9B is displayed on the display input unit 304. On the other hand, when the mobile terminal device 30 receives the call execution notification while the home screen 600 of FIG. 8A or the setting screen of FIG. 8B is displayed, these screens are displayed in FIG. 9B. ) Switches to the second called screen 820.

The second called screen 820 selects a message 821 notifying the bather that the call is being made, a message 822 asking the bather whether to make a call, and whether or not to make a call. Buttons for 823, 824 and ongoing bathing time 825 are included. The user operates the button 823 when he / she also makes a call, and operates the button 824 when he / she does not make a call because another user has already made the call.

Returning to FIG. 7, when the button 823 is operated on the second called screen 820 (S308: YES), the control unit 301 transmits the call command to the server 50 (S304). As a result, in step S204 of FIG. 6B, a call command is transmitted from the server 50 to the corresponding hot water supply device 10 (kitchen remote controller 13). Further, the control unit 301 performs the first called notification (S305). As a result, the screen of the display input unit 304 is switched from the second called screen 820 of FIG. 9 (b) to the first called screen 810 of FIG. 9 (a).

On the other hand, when the button 824 is operated on the second called screen 820 (S308: NO), the control unit 301 ends the process without transmitting the call command to the server 50. As a result, the screen of the display input unit 304 is switched to the home screen 600 of FIG. 8A.

In addition, on the first called screen 810 of FIG. 9A, the user can call the bather again by operating the button 813. In this case, after transmitting the call command to the server 50, the control unit 301 performs the processes after step S307 in FIG. 7 and switches the screen to the second called screen 820 shown in FIG. 9 (b). Alternatively, the control unit 301 may switch the screen to the home screen 600 of FIG. 8A after transmitting the call command to the server 50.

In step S204 of FIG. 6B, when a call command is transmitted from the control unit 501 of the server 50 to the hot water supply device 10 (kitchen remote controller 13), the kitchen remote controller 13 transfers the received call command to the bathroom remote controller 12. .. As a result, the control unit 123 of the bathroom remote controller 12 executes a call to the bather by the function of the safety confirmation unit 123b.

FIG. 10A is a flowchart showing the control of the bathroom remote controller 12 when a call command is received from the server 50 via the kitchen remote controller 13. In the process of FIG. 10A, the bathroom remote controller 12 receives the call command transmitted in step S204 of FIG. 6B, and the button 742 of FIG. 5B is arbitrarily operated. The same applies when the bathroom remote controller 12 receives the call command.

When the control unit 123 of the bathroom remote controller 12 receives the call command from the server 50 via the kitchen remote controller 13 (S111: YES), the control unit 123 executes the call operation (S112). Specifically, the control unit 123 outputs a voice for inquiring about the situation from the speaker 126. As a result, as shown in FIG. 11A, the voice of the inquiry is output from the voice window 12a. For example, a voice asking "Is it okay" to a person in the bathroom is output from the speaker 126 in FIG. 2 through the voice window 12a.

Further, the control unit 123 tells the bather to operate any button arranged on the input unit 122 of the bathroom remote controller 12 as shown in FIG. 11B in order to receive a response from the bather. The prompting message voice is output from the speaker 126 via the voice window 12a. In response to this message, if there is no abnormality in the bather, the bather operates any button arranged on the input unit 122 as shown in FIG. 11 (c). In response to this, the control unit 123 sends a response indicating that the bather is normal to the server 50.

On the other hand, when the bather has an abnormality, the bather cannot appropriately respond to the questions shown in FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b). For example, if the bather is faint, the bather cannot operate the button on the input unit 122. In this case, after the message voice of FIG. 11B is output, the control unit 123 causes an abnormality in the bather at the timing when a predetermined time (for example, several tens of seconds) elapses without any operation on the input unit 122. A response indicating that is sent to the server 50. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11D, the control unit 123 may output a message to the mobile terminal device 30 to notify the mobile terminal device 30 from the speaker 126 via the voice window 12a.

Returning to FIG. 10A, the control unit 123 sends a response to the calling operation from the bather (S113: YES) to the server 50 via the kitchen remote controller 13, as shown in FIG. 11C. On the other hand, when a normal notification indicating that there is no abnormality in the bather is transmitted (S114) and there is no response from the bather to the calling operation as shown in FIG. 11D (S113: NO), the kitchen An abnormality notification indicating that the bather has an abnormality is transmitted to the server 50 via the remote controller 13 (S115). As a result, the control unit 123 ends the process related to the calling operation.

The control unit 501 of the server 50 sends the received normal notification or abnormality notification to all the mobile terminal devices 30 in which the bathing timer is set to be turned on, among the mobile terminal devices 30 associated with the kitchen remote controller 13. Send.

FIG. 10B is a flowchart showing the control performed by the control unit 301 of the mobile terminal device 30 when a normal notification or an abnormality notification is received.

When the control unit 301 of the mobile terminal device 30 receives the normal notification from the server 50 (S311: YES), the control unit 301 executes the normal notification process (S312), and when the abnormal notification is received from the server 50 (S311: NO). , S313: YES), the abnormality notification process is executed (S314). Specifically, the control unit 301 causes the display input unit 304 to display the normal notification screen 910 of FIG. 12 (a) in the normal notification process (S312), and in the abnormality notification process (S314), FIG. 12 (b). The abnormality notification screen 920 is displayed on the display input unit 304.

The normal notification screen 910 includes a message 911 indicating that the bather has responded to the call, and a button 912 for approval. Further, the abnormality notification screen 920 includes a message 921 indicating that the bather did not respond to the call, a message 922 prompting an urgent response, and a button 923 for approval. By referring to these screens, the user of the mobile terminal device 30 can grasp the normality / abnormality of the bather. Then, the user can take appropriate measures according to the condition of the bather.

In this way, the control unit 301 ends the process shown in FIG. 10 (b).

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According to the embodiment, the following effects can be achieved.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the call is made by the own mobile terminal device 30 (S303: YES), the first called notification is performed in the own mobile terminal device 30 (S304), and the other mobile terminal is used. When the bather is called by the device 30 (S306: YES), the second called notification is performed by the own mobile terminal device 30 (S307). Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal device 30 can easily grasp that the call was made to the bather from the mobile terminal device 30 of another user in addition to the call made by himself / herself. Therefore, when there is no abnormality in the bather, it is possible to prevent the bather from being frequently called.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9 (b), in the second called notification (S307), a calling operation for calling the bather is further accepted (S308, button 824). As a result, the user of the mobile terminal device 30 can appropriately call the bather from his / her own mobile terminal device 30 even when the other mobile terminal device 30 calls the bather. Can be done.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, in the second called notification (S307), the bathing time 825 (bathing continuation time) is further notified. As a result, the user of the mobile terminal device 30 can smoothly determine whether or not to make a call again using his / her own mobile terminal device 30 by referring to the bathing time 825. Therefore, the user can smoothly and appropriately select the buttons 823 and 824, and can further enhance the safety of the bather.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the notification mode is switched to the first called notification (S305) based on the reception of the calling operation in the second called notification (S308). As a result, the user of the mobile terminal device 30 can clearly grasp that the call is made based on his / her own operation.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the re-calling operation (button 813) for calling the bather again is accepted in the first called notification. As a result, even if the user of the mobile terminal device 30 calls the bather with his / her own mobile terminal device 30, he / she appropriately calls the bather again from his / her own mobile terminal device 30. be able to. This can enhance the safety of the bather.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, different screens (first called screen 810 and second called screen 820) are carried in the first called notification and the second called notification. It is displayed on the display input unit 304 of the terminal device 30. As a result, the user of the mobile terminal device 30 can smoothly grasp from the displayed screen that the call was made to the bather using the other mobile terminal device 30.

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In the above embodiment, in step S205 of FIG. 6B, the call execution notification is not transmitted to the mobile terminal device 30 that is the transmission source of the call command, but the call execution notification is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 30. The mobile terminal device 30 from which the call command is transmitted may be included. In this case, the mobile terminal device 30 that is the transmission source of the call command receives the call execution notification from the server 50 after transmitting the call command in step S304 of FIG. 7, and the first call completed notification in step S305. May be done.

Further, in the above embodiment, in step S302 of FIG. 7, the button 624 of the home screen 600 of FIG. 8A blinks to notify that the bathing time has exceeded the set time and to call the bather. However, for example, in step S302, as shown in FIG. 13A, a call including a message 801 inquiring whether or not to make a call and buttons 802 and 803 for accepting the necessity of the call. The reception screen 800 may be displayed on the display input unit 304.

Further, in the above embodiment, in the first called notification and the second called notification in steps S305 and S308, screens having different configurations as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B are displayed. Is not limited to this. For example, in both the first called notification and the second called notification, the screen of FIG. 9A is displayed, and the screen depends on whether the call is made by itself or by another mobile terminal device 30. The background color of the may be different. Further, a voice may be output together with the display on the screen, and the voice may be used to notify whether the call is made by itself or another mobile terminal device 30.

In addition, the first called screen 810 of FIG. 9A may include the same items as the bathing time 825 of FIG. 9B. As a result, the user can more appropriately determine whether or not the re-call by the button 813 is necessary.

As shown in FIG. 13B, the second called screen 820 may include an item 826 indicating the number of users who have already made a call, and further, possession of the mobile terminal device 30 that has made a call. The display of the person (see FIG. 4) may be included in the second called screen 820. As a result, the user can more appropriately determine whether or not the re-call by the button 823 is necessary. The display of these items may also be included in the first called screen 810 of FIG. 9A.

Further, the elapsed time from the final call may be included in the first called screen 810 and the second called screen 820 of FIGS. 9A and 9B. As a result, the user can more appropriately determine whether or not the re-calling operation should be performed on these screens.

Further, in the above embodiment, the presence / absence of bathing is detected based on the output of the water level sensor 114, but the method of detecting the presence / absence of bathing is not limited to this. For example, when the detection range of the motion sensor 128 covers the range of the bathtub, the presence or absence of bathing may be detected based on the output of the motion sensor 128. Alternatively, when a button operated by the bather at the time of bathing is arranged in the input unit 122 of the bathroom remote controller 12, the presence or absence of bathing may be detected based on the operation of this button.

Further, in the above embodiment, the response to the call is performed by operating any button of the input unit 122, but the response method to the call is not limited to this. For example, when the bathroom remote controller 12 has a voice recognition function, a response to the call may be made by voice input via the voice window 12a. Further, when the bathroom remote controller 12 does not have a voice recognition function, the normality and abnormality of the bather may be determined depending on the presence or absence of voice input.

Further, in the above embodiment, the bathing timer unit 123a is provided on the bathroom remote controller 12, but the arrangement of the bathing timer unit 123a is not limited to this. For example, the bathing timer unit may be provided in the kitchen remote controller 13 or the server 50, or may be provided in the portable terminal device 30. Alternatively, when a control device other than that shown in FIG. 2 is arranged in the hot water supply system 1, the bathing timer unit 123a may be provided in this control device. Similarly, the bath entry / exit detection unit 111a and the call processing unit 501a are not limited to the arrangement shown in FIG. 2, and may be arranged in other devices other than the water heater 11 and the server 50 that constitute the hot water supply system 1.

Further, in the above embodiment, the wireless communication unit 138 is provided in the kitchen remote controller 13 constituting the hot water supply device 10, but the wireless communication unit may be provided in the water heater 11 and the water heater 11 may be connected to the router 20. .. Alternatively, a control unit provided with a wireless communication unit other than the water heater 11, the bathroom remote controller 12, and the kitchen remote controller 13 may be arranged in the hot water supply device 10, and this control unit may be connected to the router 20. In this case, the control by the kitchen remote controller 13 in the above embodiment is performed by the control unit.

Further, the configuration of various notification screens is not limited to the configuration shown above, and can be changed as appropriate.

Further, the configuration of the water heater 11 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 3, and may be another configuration. For example, in the configuration of FIG. 3, the hot water in the bathtub 2 is circulated to the bath heat exchanger 222 to reheat the hot water in the bathtub 2, but the water heater 11 transfers the hot water to the bathtub. It may be configured to execute the reheating function by adding it.

The terminal device for remotely controlling the hot water supply device 10 may include a stationary terminal device that is not portable and is installed at a predetermined place. Further, the hot water supply device 10 is not limited to the one using gas fuel, and may be a hot water supply device using oil as fuel. The hot water supply device 10 may be of a storage type using a storage tank, or may be configured to further include a power generation unit such as a fuel cell.

Further, in the above embodiment, the hot water supply device 10 having a hot water supply function as well as a bath related function is exemplified as a bath function device that executes a predetermined bath function for the bathtub, but the bath function device executes only the bath related function. It may be a possible device. For example, the bathtub system may be provided with a bathtub function device having only a function of circulating the water stored in the bathtub 2 to a heat exchanger to warm it. In this case, the bath function device may have a configuration for boiling the bath and a configuration for communicating with the server of the bath system. For example, the bath function device may be configured to include at least one of a bathroom remote controller and a kitchen remote controller similar to those in the above-described embodiments 4 and to be connected to a server via the remote controller.

In addition, various modifications of the embodiment of the present invention can be made as appropriate within the scope of the claims.

1 Hot water supply system (bath system)
10 Hot water supply device (bath function device)
30 Mobile terminal device 40 External communication network 50 Server 123, 303, 501 Control unit 810 First called screen 820 Second called screen

Claims (6)

A program that causes the control unit of a mobile terminal device that communicates with a bath function device that executes a predetermined bath-related function via a server to execute a predetermined function.
A function that accepts a call operation to call a bather based on receiving a long-time bathing notification from the server indicating that the bath has continued for a predetermined time or longer.
Based on the fact that the call was made to the bather by accepting the call operation, the function of performing the first call completed notification for notifying that the call has been completed, and
A function of performing a second called notification for notifying that the call has been completed based on receiving a call execution notification indicating that the call has been made to the bather by the other mobile terminal device from the server. And, including programs. In the program according to claim 1,
In the second called notification, a program that further accepts a call operation for making a call to a bather. In the program according to claim 2,
A program for further notifying the bathing duration in the second called notification. In the program according to claim 2 or 3.
A program that switches the notification mode to the first called notification based on the reception of the calling operation in the second called notification. In the program according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A program that accepts a re-calling operation for calling the bather again in the first called notification. In the program according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A program for displaying different screens on the display unit of the mobile terminal device in the first called notification and the second called notification.

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