JP2022094759A - Heating cooker and heating cooking system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a program update system capable of appropriately updating a plug-in program of an application for remotely operating an apparatus.SOLUTION: A heating cooker 100 comprises: a heating cooker body 101 including a microwave heating section 115 for heating a cooked object provided in a cooking chamber 102 by using microwaves and a heater heating section 116 for heating the cooked object by using a heater; a control unit 110 for controlling operation of the heating cooker body 101; and a communication unit 118 which makes communication possible via wireless communications between the heating cooker body 101 and external apparatuses 10 and 30. When operating the microwave heating section 115, the control unit 110 notifies the external apparatuses 10 and 30 about that the communication with the heating cooker body 101 is disabled and inhibits the external apparatuses 10 and 30 from communicating with the heating cooker body 101. When operating the heater heating section 116, the control unit permits the external apparatuses 10 and 30 to communicate with the heating cooker body 101.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to cooking cookers and cooking systems.

A home appliance equipped with a wireless communication function and a communication terminal such as a smartphone can be communicated via a server, and the home appliance may be remotely controlled from the communication terminal or the state thereof may be confirmed (for example, the following patent documents). See 1).

As such a home appliance, there is a cooking device that heats an object to be cooked by using microwaves. However, in this type of heating cooker, microwaves with the same frequency as the wireless communication standard Bluetooth (registered trademark) and wireless LAN frequency band are generated, so that wireless communication becomes unstable during the operation of the heating cooker. May become. As a result, even though the information transmitted from the communication terminal is not transmitted to the cooking cooker, the user may not notice it. In addition, the cooker may heat the object to be cooked without using microwaves, and in such a case, the user may mistakenly think that wireless communication is possible but wireless communication is not possible. ..

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-134806

The embodiment of the present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cooking cooker and a cooking system capable of transmitting information to a cooking cooker at an appropriate timing by a user. do.

The heating cooker of one embodiment has a heating unit having a microwave heating unit for heating an object to be cooked using microwaves and a heater heating unit for heating the object to be cooked using a heater. The cooker main body, a control unit that controls the operation of the cooker main body, and a communication unit that enables communication between the cooker main body and an external device via wireless communication are provided, and the control unit is provided. When the microwave heating unit operates, the external device is notified that communication with the cooking cooker main body is not possible, the external device is prohibited from communicating with the cooking cooker main body, and the heater heating is performed. When the unit operates, the external device is permitted to communicate with the cooking cooker main body.

The figure which shows the structural example of the cooking system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. Perspective view of the cooker Block diagram showing a configuration example of a cooking device The flow chart which shows the control of the cooking system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, the cooking device and the cooking system of the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

(1) Configuration of cooking system The cooking system of the present embodiment is a system that enables communication between the cooking device 100 and an external device via the server 20. Here, an example installed in a remote control system for remotely controlling a device 10 such as a cooking device 100 and other home appliances as shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a remote control system to which the cooking system of the present embodiment is applied. The remote control system is constructed including a cooking device 100, a plurality of devices 10, a server 20, and a communication terminal 30.

In this remote control system, the combination of the communication terminal 30 and the cooking cooker 100 or the device 10 is registered (paired) in the server 20, so that the cooking device 100 or the device 10 can be remotely controlled from the communication terminal 30. Will be.

The cooking device 100 and the device 10 are installed in the user's home 50. The device 10 includes, for example, home appliances such as a refrigerator 10a, a television 10b, an air conditioner 10c, and a washing machine 10d. Hereinafter, the refrigerator 10a, the television 10b, the air conditioner 10c, and the washing machine 10d may be collectively referred to as the device 10.

The device 10 includes a control unit, an operation unit, a notification unit, and a communication unit. The operation unit receives an operation input from a user and transmits the operation input to the control unit, and the control unit that receives this is the communication unit and the device of the device 10. By controlling the function, the overall operation of the device 10 is controlled.

The notification unit provided in the device 10 is provided with a display device and a speaker, and notifies the user of various information by displaying various information such as the operating state of the device 10 and notifying by voice.

The communication unit provided in the device 10 is connected to the wide area communication network 42 including the Internet via the repeater 40 of the narrow area communication network by wireless communication such as the wireless LAN provided in the house 50, and is connected to the wide area communication network 42. Mutual communication is performed with the server 20 and the communication terminal 30 via the 42.

The server 20 is composed of a well-known computer system, and is installed in each home 50 via a wide area communication network 42 and a wireless LAN repeater 40 so as to be able to communicate with the heating cooker 100 and the device 10. The server 20 relays communication between the communication terminal 30 and the device 10 in order to operate the cooking cooker 100 and the device 10.

The communication terminal 30 is a PC, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like, and is connected to the server 20 via the wide area communication network 42. Between the communication terminal 30 and the Internet in the wide area communication network 42, via 4G (4th Generation), 5G (5th Generation), LTE (Long Term Evolution), home or public WiFi (registered trademark) access point, etc. Be connected.

An application for remotely controlling the cooking device 100 and the device 10 (hereinafter, may be referred to as an operation application) is installed in the communication terminal 30. The user can remotely control the device 10 by activating the operation application on the communication terminal 30.

As shown in FIG. 2, the communication terminal 30 is mainly composed of a control unit 31 that controls the overall operation of the communication terminal 30. A display unit 32, an operation unit 33, a communication unit 34, and the like are connected to the control unit 31. The display unit 32 is composed of a display such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL, and displays various information to be presented to the user in response to an instruction from the control unit 31. The operation unit 33 is composed of a touch panel switch formed on the display screen of the display unit 32, a mechanical switch provided around the display unit 32, and the like, and receives an operation input from the user and transmits the operation input to the control unit 31. do. The communication unit 34 is an element that realizes communication with an external device 10 or a server 20 according to a standard such as 4G, 5G, LTE, or wireless LAN.

(2) Configuration of Cooking Cooker Next, the configuration of the cooking cooker 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. The cooking device 100 of the present embodiment has an oven function and a microwave oven function. The cooking cooker 100 is provided with a cooking chamber 102 having an open front surface inside the cooking cooker main body 101 forming an outer shell. Further, a door 103 that opens and closes the front opening of the cooking chamber 102 is rotatably attached so as to cover substantially the front surface of the cooking chamber 100, so that the food to be cooked can be taken in and out of the cooking chamber 102. ..

An operation display unit 105 for display, notification, and operation is provided on the lower front side of the door 103. The operation display unit 105 is a touch panel having a plurality of transparent electrode switches, and functions as a display unit for displaying cooking settings and progress, as well as selecting cooking menus and conditions, and in the cooking room 3. It functions as an operation unit for instructing the object to be cooked to start cooking, canceling the setting, and stopping cooking.

FIG. 3 shows the main electric configuration of the cooking device 100. The control unit 110 includes a memory, a CPU, a timer for counting time, an input / output device, and the like. The control unit 110 controls the overall operation of the cooking cooker 100 based on the program stored in the memory.

In addition to the operation display unit 105 described above, the temperature detection unit 113 that detects the temperature inside the cooking room 102 and the door open / close detection unit 114 that detects the open / closed state of the door 103 are electrically connected to the input port of the control unit 110. Is connected.

In addition to the operation display unit 105 described above, the output port of the control unit 110 has a microwave heating unit 115 for range heating the food to be cooked in the cooking room 102 and a heater for the food to be cooked in the cooking room 102. The heater heating unit 116 for heating and the notification unit 117 for notifying the user of the end of cooking by a buzzer sound or voice are electrically connected to each other.

Among them, the microwave heating unit 115 and the heater heating unit 116 are provided in the cooking device main body 101. The microwave heating unit 115 includes a magnetron as a source of microwaves and a driving means thereof, and radiates microwaves oscillated by the magnetron into the cooking chamber 102 to accommodate the object to be cooked in the cooking chamber 102. To heat. Further, the heater heating unit 116 includes a heater such as a sheathed heater or a mica heater and a driving means thereof, and air heated by the heat generated by the heater is supplied to the cooking room 102 by a hot air fan and housed in the cooking room 102. The food to be cooked is heated, or water vaporized by the heat generated by the heater is supplied to the cooking room 102 to heat the food to be cooked housed in the cooking room 102.

Further, a communication unit 118 is connected to the control unit 110. The communication unit 118 is connected to a wide area communication network 42 including the Internet via a repeater 40 of a narrow area communication network such as a wireless LAN provided in the home 50. As a result, the cooking cooker 100 can communicate with the server 20 and the communication terminal 30 via the wide area communication network 42.

The control unit 110 receives each operation signal transmitted from the operation display unit 105 and the operation application of the communication terminal 30, and each detection signal transmitted from the temperature detection unit 113 and the door open / close detection unit 114, and is necessary for cooking. The heating control information and screen information are read from the built-in memory, and the control signal for driving is output to the microwave heating unit 115 and the heater heating unit 116 at a predetermined timing based on the timing from the timer, and the display unit 56. It has a function to output a control signal for display. Further, the control unit 110 wirelessly transmits the device 10 and the communication terminal 30 (these may be collectively referred to as an external device) before outputting the drive control signal to the microwave heating unit 115. It has a function to output a prohibition signal that prohibits communication using communication. Such a function is realized by the CPU reading a program recorded in the memory of the control unit 110 as a storage medium.

(3) Operation of Cooking Cooker 100 and Cooking System Next, the operation of the cooking system having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the user transmits a signal related to the cooking menu and cooking conditions and a signal instructing the start of cooking from the operation display unit 105 or the operation application of the communication terminal 30, and the control unit 110 transmits these signals via the communication unit 118. Receive. Then, the control unit 110 reads out the heating control information necessary for cooking from the memory built in, and uses the type of heating unit (either one or both of the microwave heating unit 115 and the heater heating unit 116), the heating time, and so on. Operating conditions such as heating output or temperature are determined (step S1).

Then, in step S2, the control unit 110 determines whether or not the microwave heating unit 115 is included in the heating unit to be used under the determined operating conditions. When the microwave heating unit 115 is included, that is, when only the microwave heating unit 115 is used or when the microwave heating unit 115 and the heater heating unit 116 are used, the process proceeds to step S3, and only the heater heating unit 116 is used. When using, the process proceeds to step S8.

In step S3, the control unit 110 acquires the time for using the microwave heating unit 115, that is, the time for starting the use of the microwave heating unit 115 and the time for ending the use of the microwave heating unit 115 from the operating conditions determined in step S1. .. Then, the control unit 110 cannot communicate with the external devices 10 and 30 via the wireless LAN repeater 40 before the heating operation by the microwave heating unit 115 is started. And the time to use the microwave heating unit 115 is notified. Then, the control unit 110 notifies the notification unit and the display unit 32 of the external devices 10 and 30 that the cooking device 100 cannot communicate. In addition, the control unit 110 prohibits communication between the external devices 10 and 30 and the cooking device 100, and prevents the user from remotely controlling the cooking device 100 from the external devices 10 and 30.

In addition to the fact that the heating cooker 100 cannot communicate with the control unit 110, the time when the heating operation using the microwave heating unit 115 starts and communication becomes impossible, and the heating using the microwave heating unit 115 The notification unit and the display unit 32 of the external devices 10 and 30 may also be notified of the time when the operation is completed and communication is possible.

Further, the external devices 10 and 30 for notifying that the heating cooker 100 cannot communicate can be set to any external device 10 and 30 such as the display unit 32 of the communication terminal 30, and a method for notifying. Also, it may be displayed in a pop-up on the display unit or notified by voice from the speaker.

Then, in step S4, the control unit 110 operates the microwave heating unit 115 to start the heating operation, and operates the microwave heating unit 115 according to the operating conditions determined in step S1.

The notification that the heating cooker 100 cannot communicate, which was performed in step S4, may be continued from the start to the end of the operation of the microwave heating unit 115, and the user may inform the external devices 10 and 30. You may continue until the operation to the effect that the notification is confirmed is performed.

Then, the microwave heating unit 115 is operated until the time when the use of the microwave heating unit 115 is finished is reached, and when the time when the use is finished is reached (Yes in step S5), the control unit 110 is the microwave heating unit 115. The operation is terminated (step S6).

Further, the control unit 110 notifies the external devices 10 and 30 that the operation of the microwave heating unit is completed and can communicate with the heating cooker 100, and notifies the external devices 10 and 30 of this to the notification unit and the display unit. 32 is notified, and communication with the heating cooker 100 is permitted for the external devices 10 and 30 (step S7), and then the start of cooking is terminated.

In step S4 during the operation of the microwave heating unit 115, when the user instructs the communication terminal 30 to transmit information such as an operation signal to the heating cooker 100, the control unit 21 of the communication terminal 30 gives an instruction to transmit the information. The information was stored in a memory (not shown) provided in the control unit 21 without being transmitted from the communication unit 23, and after the operation of the microwave heating unit 115 is completed, the information stored in the memory is stored in the heating cooker 100. May be sent to. As a result, the information transmitted from the external devices 10 and 30 can be reliably transmitted to the cooking cooker 100.

If it is determined in step S2 that only the heater heating unit 116 is to be used, the process proceeds to step S8, the control unit 110 operates the heater heating unit 116 to start the heating operation, and the operation determined in step S1. The heater heating unit 116 is operated according to the conditions. At that time, the control unit 110 permits the external devices 10 and 30 to communicate with the cooking cooker 100.

Then, the heater heating unit 116 is operated until the time when the use of the heater heating unit 116 is finished is reached, and when the time when the use is finished is reached (Yes in step S9), the control unit 110 ends the operation of the heater heating unit 116. (Step S10), and then the cooking start is finished.

(4) Effect In the present embodiment as described above, the external devices 10 and 30 are informed that the control unit 110 of the cooking device 100 cannot communicate with the cooking device 100 when the microwave heating unit operates. In addition to notifying, communication from the external devices 10 and 30 to the heating cooker 100 is prohibited, so that the user can grasp the communication state with the heating cooker 100 and contact the external devices 10 and 30 at an appropriate timing. Communication with the cooker can be performed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the control unit 110 of the cooking cooker 100 permits the external devices 10 and 30 to communicate with the cooking cooker 100 when the heater heating unit is operated, so that the cooking cooker 100 is operated. Even inside, when the wireless communication with the cooking cooker 100 is not affected, communication can be performed between the external devices 10 and 30 and the cooking cooker. In particular, even when cooking is performed while switching the heating unit to be used between the microwave heating unit 115 and the heater heating unit 116, the user can transmit information to the heating cooker at an appropriate timing.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the use of the microwave heating unit 115 is completed, the control unit 110 of the cooking device 100 notifies the external devices 10 and 30 that the cooking device 100 can communicate with the microwave. Immediately after the heating using the heating unit 115 is completed, the user can communicate with the cooking device 100.

Further, in the present embodiment, in addition to being unable to communicate with the cooking cooker 100, the external devices 10 and 30 are also notified of the scheduled end time of the operation of the microwave heating unit, so that communication with the cooking cooker 100 is possible. The user can know the time to be in advance, and the convenience can be improved.

(5) Modification Example Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, this embodiment is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

For example, if an abnormality such as an overcurrent flowing through the heating cooker 100 occurs during the operation of the microwave heating unit 115, the control unit 110 stops the operation of the microwave heating unit 115 and wirelessly communicates with the external devices 10 and 30. Communication may be enabled, and then the external devices 10 and 30 may be notified of the abnormality of the heating cooker 100. This makes it possible to promptly notify the user of an abnormality in the cooking device 100.

10 ... device, 20 ... server, 21 ... control unit, 22 ... storage unit, 23 ... communication unit, 24 ... operation unit, 25 ... update unit, 26 ... communication determination unit, 27 ... notification control unit, 30 ... communication terminal, 31 ... Control device, 32 ... Display unit, 33 ... Operation unit, 34 ... Communication unit, 40 ... Repeater, 42 ... Wide area communication network, 50 ... Home, 100 ... Cooking cooker, 101 ... Cooking cooker body, 105 ... Operation display unit, 110 ... control unit, 113 ... temperature detection unit, 114 ... door opening / closing knitting unit, 115 ... microwave heating unit, 116 ... heater heating unit, 117 ... notification unit, 118 ... communication unit

Claims (6)

A heating cooker main body having a microwave heating unit provided in the cooking chamber using microwaves to heat the object to be cooked and a heater heating unit for heating the object to be cooked using a heater.
A control unit that controls the operation of the cooking cooker body,
A communication unit that enables communication between the cooking cooker main body and an external device via wireless communication is provided.
The control unit notifies the external device that communication with the cooking cooker main body is impossible when the microwave heating unit operates, and prohibits the external device from communicating with the cooking cooker main body. A heating cooker that allows the external device to communicate with the cooking cooker main body when the heater heating unit operates. The heating cooker according to claim 1, wherein the control unit notifies the external device that it can communicate with the cooking cooker main body when the operation of the microwave heating unit is completed. The heating cooker according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit notifies the external device of the scheduled operation end time of the microwave heating unit when the microwave heating unit operates. When an abnormality occurs in the cooking device main body during the operation of the microwave heating unit, the control unit stops the operation of the microwave heating unit and notifies the external device of the abnormality in the heating cooker main body. The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. In a cooking system that enables communication between a cooking device and an external device via a server
The cooking device is
A heating cooker main body having a microwave heating unit provided in the cooking chamber using microwaves to heat the object to be cooked and a heater heating unit for heating the object to be cooked using a heater.
A control unit that controls the operation of the cooking cooker body,
A communication unit that enables communication between the cooking cooker main body and the external device via wireless communication is provided.
The control unit notifies the external device that communication with the cooking cooker main body is impossible when the microwave heating unit operates, and prohibits the external device from communicating with the cooking cooker main body. , A cooking system that allows the external device to communicate with the heating cooker main body when the heater heating unit operates. When the external device is instructed to transmit information to the communication unit while the microwave heating unit is operating, the information is stored in the external device, and after the operation of the microwave heating unit is completed, the external device is used. The cooking system according to claim 5, wherein the information stored in the device is transmitted to the communication unit.

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