JP7397321B2 - program - Google Patents

Description

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

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, bath function devices have been known in which hot water supplied by a hot water supply device is stored in a bathtub. In addition, a bath function device is also known in which water stored in the bathtub is circulated through a combustor to warm the water in the bathtub. In these bath function devices, bath-related functions such as reheating and adding additional bath water are executed by a plurality of remote controllers installed in the bathroom or kitchen, for example.

Additionally, in recent years, systems have been developed that remotely control water heaters from outside the home using a mobile terminal device such as a smartphone. This system can be equipped with a function to monitor bathers from outside the home using a mobile terminal device. For example, a hot water supply system with a monitoring function is described in Patent Document 1 below. In this system, when the bathing time exceeds a predetermined set time, a notification to that effect is sent to the mobile terminal device. In response to this notification, the user of the mobile terminal device performs an appropriate operation to call out to the bather. As a result, a call is made from the remote controller in the bathroom to the bather to confirm their safety.

JP2020-47182A

In the above-described system, when a family member such as an elderly person is taking a bath in the home, a call is made to the bather using a mobile terminal device, thereby increasing the safety of the bather.

However, when a plurality of users each have a mobile terminal device that can make a call, each user cannot know whether another user has already made a call. For this reason, it is possible that multiple users call out to the bather in duplicate.

In view of this problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a program that allows a portable terminal device to grasp whether or not a call has been made to a bather using another portable 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 calling operation for calling out to a bather based on receiving a long-time bathing notification from the server indicating that bathing has continued for a predetermined time or more, and the calling operation. A function for performing a first call completion notification to notify that the call has been completed based on the fact that the call has been made to the bather by accepting the call, and a function that performs a first call completion notification to notify that the call has been completed based on the call to the bather being made by the other mobile terminal device. and a function of performing a second calling completion notification to notify that the calling has been completed based on receiving a calling execution notification from the server indicating that the calling has been completed.

According to the program according to this aspect, when the mobile terminal device calls out to the bather, the mobile terminal device issues a first call completion notification, and the other mobile terminal device calls out to the bather. If the call has been made, a second call completion notification is made on the mobile terminal device. Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal device can easily understand that a call has been made to the bather using another mobile terminal device.

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

According to this function, the user of the mobile terminal device can call out to the bather from the mobile terminal device as appropriate, even if the user calls out to the bather using another mobile terminal device. can.

In this case, in the second call completion notification, the bathing duration time may be further notified.

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

Moreover, in this case, the notification form may be switched to the first called notification based on the reception of the calling operation in the second called notification.

Thereby, the user of the mobile terminal device can clearly understand that the call has been made based on the user's operation.

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

With this function, the user of the mobile terminal device can call out to the bather again from the mobile terminal device as appropriate, even if the user has called out to the bather using his or her own 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 call completion notification and the second call completion notification.

Thereby, the user of the mobile terminal device can smoothly understand from the displayed screen that the call has been made to the bather using another mobile terminal device.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a program that allows a portable terminal device to grasp whether or not a call has been made to a bather using another portable terminal device.

The effects and significance of the present invention will become clearer from the following description of the embodiments. However, the embodiment shown below is merely one example of implementing the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to what is described in the embodiment below.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a hot water supply system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing circuit blocks of each device constituting the hot water supply system according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a connection form between a water heater and a 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 the configuration of a home screen displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal device when the application program is started, according to the embodiment. FIG. 5(b) is a diagram showing the configuration of the bath timer setting screen according to the embodiment. FIGS. 6A and 6B are flowcharts showing control of the bathroom remote controller and the server when the bath timer is operating, respectively, according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating control during operation of the bath timer in a mobile terminal device in which the bath timer is set to on, according to the embodiment. FIGS. 8A and 8B are diagrams showing display forms of a home screen and a setting screen, respectively, in the call reception process according to the embodiment. FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrams illustrating the configurations of the first called screen and the second called screen, respectively, according to the embodiment. FIG. 10(a) is a flowchart showing control of the bathroom remote controller when a calling command is received, according to the embodiment. FIG. 10(b) is a flowchart showing the control of the mobile terminal device when a response notification to the calling command is received, according to the embodiment. FIGS. 11(a) to 11(d) are diagrams each schematically showing the calling operation in the bathroom remote control according to the embodiment. FIGS. 12A and 12B are diagrams showing the configurations of a normal notification screen and an abnormality notification screen, respectively, that are displayed on the mobile terminal device upon receiving a response notification to the calling command, according to the embodiment. FIG. 13(a) is a diagram showing the configuration of the first called screen according to a modification example. FIG. 13(b) is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the second calling screen according to another modification example.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the following embodiments, the hot water supply device 10 corresponds to a "bathroom function device" described in the claims. The hot water supply device 10 performs not only bath-related functions but also hot water supply functions for kitchen faucets, bathroom taps, and the like.

However, the above description is intended solely for the purpose of correlating the structure of the claims with the structure of the embodiments, and the above correspondence allows the invention described in the claims to correspond to the structure of the embodiments. It is not limited in any way.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the 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 water heater 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. Hot water generated by the water heater 11 is supplied to kitchen faucets, bathtubs, washers, etc. via pipes connected to the hot water supply ports 11a, respectively. When the water heater 11 has a floor heating function, a bathroom heating function, and a heating function using a panel heater, hot water is supplied from the water heater 11 to devices that implement 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 section 121 and an input section 122, and the remote controller 13 includes a display input section 131 consisting of a touch panel and an operation button 132. By operating the input unit 122 in accordance with the screen displayed on the display unit 121, the operator can make arbitrary settings for filling hot water, adjusting the temperature of hot water supply, and the like. Furthermore, the operator can also perform settings such as filling the water by operating the display input section 131.

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

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

When the bathroom remote controller 12 and the kitchen remote controller 13 are in an off state (a state in which the water heater 11 does not perform hot water supply operation even if a hot water tap such as a hot water tap is opened and water flows above the standard flow rate), the display unit 121 The display input section 131 is in an off state, and no operation of operation buttons other than the operation buttons 122a and 132 is 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 hot water tap is opened and water flows at a flow rate higher than the standard flow rate), the display section 121 and The display input section 131 lights up and the settings are displayed, and the operation buttons other than the operation buttons 122a and 132 can be operated.

Furthermore, the input section 122 and the display input section 131 include buttons for changing the hot water temperature. The operator can change the set temperature for 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 buttons for executing the reheating function, refilling hot water, refilling water, automatic bath functions, etc. It is.

The router 20 is a communication repeater for connecting each device present in a building (here, the home H10) to an 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. External communication network 40 is, for example, the Internet.

A server 50 for managing remote control of the water heater 10 is connected to the external communication network 40 . The kitchen remote control 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. Furthermore, when the mobile terminal device 30 is outside the house, the mobile terminal device 30 is connected to the external communication network 40 via a router 60 or a base station 70 installed outside the home, and communicates with the server 50 .

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

The address information of the kitchen remote control 13 is transmitted to the server 50 and registered in the server 50 at the time of initial setting. At the same time, 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, a mobile terminal device 30 capable of remotely controlling the water heater 10 is registered in the server 50 in association with the water heater 10 . Specifically, the ID information of the water heater 10 and the ID information and address information of the mobile terminal device 30 are associated with each other and registered in the server 50.

In this way, by registering the information regarding the mobile terminal device 30 in the server 50, the user of the mobile terminal device 30 can access the water heater 10 using the mobile terminal device 30 both inside the home H10 and outside the home. Can be controlled remotely.

That is, regardless of whether the mobile terminal device 30 is located in the home H10 or outside the home, a setting request input by the user to the mobile terminal device 30 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 water heater 10 that is associated in advance with the mobile terminal device 30 that has received the setting request. Thereby, the setting request is transmitted to the kitchen remote control 13 of the corresponding water heater 10 via the external communication network 40 and router 20. In this way, the settings requested by the user are applied to the water heater 10 by remote control.

Further, the status information of the water heater 10 is transmitted from the kitchen remote control 13 to the server 50 via the router 20 at any given time at a predetermined period. The status information is information indicating the current setting status and operating status of the water heater 10. The mobile terminal device 30 can acquire the latest status information from the server 50 and display it using the application program of the hot water supply system 1. Thereby, the user of the mobile terminal device 30 can monitor the state of the water heater 10 both inside the home H10 and outside the home.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing circuit blocks of each device configuring the hot water supply system 1. As shown in FIG.

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

In this embodiment, the control program stored in the storage unit 112 provides the control unit 111 with the function of the bathing/exiting detection unit 111a. The bathing/exiting detection unit 111a detects whether a person enters or leaves the bathtub based on the detection result of the water level sensor 114, as will be described later.

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

As will be described later, the water level sensor 114 is disposed in a conduit within the water heater 11 and detects the water level in the bathtub based on the water pressure in the conduit. 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 uses the function of the bath entry/exit detection unit 111a to detect whether a person enters or leaves the bathtub based on the fluctuation in the water level detected by the water level sensor 114. The detection results of entering and exiting the bath are 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. Ru.

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

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

Hot water supply section 210 includes a water supply pipe 211 , a hot water supply heat exchanger 212 , a hot water supply pipe 213 , a hot water supply combustor 214 , and an air supply fan 215 . The water supply pipe 211 is connected to the water supply pipe and the hot water supply heat exchanger 212, and the hot water supply pipe 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 a hot water supply gas pipe line 217 that is opened and closed by a gas solenoid valve 216 . The hot water combustor 214 burns gas as fuel. The air supply fan 215 supplies combustion air to the hot water combustor 214 .

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

Gas (fuel gas) is supplied to the bath combustor 224 through a bath gas pipe 227 that is opened and closed by a gas solenoid valve 226 . The bath combustor 224 burns gas as fuel. An air supply fan 215 is shared between the hot water supply section 210 and the reheating section 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 221 . Water level sensor 114 detects the water level in bathtub 2 based on the water pressure in return pipe 221 .

Bypass section 230 includes a bypass pipe line 231 and a hot water supply solenoid valve 232. Bypass line 231 connects to hot water supply line 213 and return line 221 . The hot water supply solenoid valve 232 opens and closes the bypass pipe line 231.

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

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 heat exchanger 212 through the water supply pipe line 211, and the hot water combustor 214 is combusted to heat the hot water 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 pipe 213. When the bathroom faucet 3 or the external faucet 4 is closed, water supply from the water pipe to the water supply pipe line 211 is stopped, and combustion in the hot water supply combustor 214 is also stopped.

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

A portion 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 remainder of the hot water introduced into the return pipe line 221 flows through the return pipe line 221 to the bath heat exchanger 222 side, further flows through the bath heat exchanger 222 and the outgoing pipe line 223, and enters the bathtub 2 from the circulation adapter 2a. It is poured.

When hot water is supplied and hot water is stored in the bathtub 2, the return pipe 221, bath heat exchanger 222, and outgoing pipe 223 are filled with water. This allows 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 solenoid valve 232 is closed, water supply from the water pipe to the water supply pipe 211 is stopped, and the hot water supply combustor is closed. 214 combustion stops.

Note that when a person enters the bathtub 2 filled with hot water, the water level in the bathtub 2 rises. Further, when a person leaves the bathtub 2, the water level decreases. Fluctuations in the water level based on people entering and exiting the bathtub 2 can be detected by the water level sensor 114. Thereby, as described above, the function of the bath entry/exit detection unit 111a detects whether a person enters or leaves the bathtub 2.

Furthermore, when performing the reheating function, the circulation pump 225 operates and the bath combustor 224 burns. Hot water in the bathtub 2 circulates between the bathtub 2 and a circulation path consisting of a return pipe 221, a bath heat exchanger 222, and an outgoing pipe 223, and is heated by the bath heat exchanger 222 during this period. As a result, the temperature of the water in the bathtub 2 increases. When the temperature of the water in the bathtub 2 becomes higher than a preset upper limit temperature, the circulation pump 225 stops and combustion in the bath combustor 224 stops.

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

Also, when executing the water addition function, 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. be done.

Returning to FIG. 2, the bathroom remote control 12 includes, in addition to the display section 121 and input section 122 described above, a control section 123, a storage section 124, a communication section 125, a speaker 126, a microphone 127, and a human sensor 128. Equipped with. The display section 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 section 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 control 13 under control from the control unit 123 .

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

The bathing timer unit 123a starts counting (timekeeping) upon receiving a notification that bathing has been detected from the bathing/leaving detection unit 111a of the water heater 11, and when the bathing/leaving detection unit 111a has detected that bathing has been detected. When the notification is received, counting (timekeeping) is stopped and reset to the initial value. The safety confirmation unit 123b executes a process for confirming the safety of the bather when the time measured by the bathing timer unit 123a reaches a preset time.

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

The human sensor 128 detects human movement in the bathroom. The human sensor 128 is, for example, a pyroelectric sensor that uses infrared rays. The detection range of the human sensor 128 is set to cover the washing area and bathtub 2 in the bathroom. The human sensor 128 may be able to separately detect the range of the washing area and the range of the bathtub. The control unit 123 detects the presence or absence of a person in the bathroom and the movement of the person based on the output of the human sensor 128.

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

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 under control from the control unit 133 .

The speaker 136 outputs audio based on the audio signal generated by the control unit 133. The storage unit 134 stores audio information for outputting sounds such as notification sounds and guidance. The control unit 133 reads the audio information stored in the storage unit 134 at any time, executes audio synthesis processing, and outputs a predetermined audio. The audio output from the speaker 136 is output from the audio window 13a in FIG. The microphone 137 collects audio through the audio window 13a in 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 control 13 (water heater 10).

The mobile terminal device 30 includes a control section 301, a storage section 302, a wireless communication section 303, a display input section 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 storage unit 302 stores an application program for the hot water supply system 1, 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 under 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 includes, for example, a touch panel. A speaker 305 and a microphone 306 are used for inputting and outputting audio to and from the mobile terminal device 30.

The server 50 includes a control section 501, a storage section 502, and a communication section 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 control from the control unit 501.

In this embodiment, the control program stored in the storage unit 502 provides the control unit 501 with the function of the calling processing unit 501a. The call processing unit 501a receives a long-time bath notification indicating that the bathing time has exceeded the set time from the safety confirmation unit 123b via the kitchen remote control 13, and the call processing unit 501a performs a process to call the bather. Execute processing.

In this embodiment, a mobile terminal device 30 that can remotely control the water heater 10 is registered in advance in the server 50 in association with the water heater 10 . That is, the water heater 10 and the mobile terminal device 30 are paired in advance, and information indicating the pairing (pairing information) is managed in the server 50. Specifically, the ID information of the water heater 10 and the ID information of the mobile terminal device 30 are associated with each other to configure pairing information. Such pairing is performed, for example, via the kitchen remote control 13 installed in the house H10 where the water heater 10 is installed. This reduces the possibility that the mobile terminal device 30 and the water heater 10 will be illegally paired by a malicious third party.

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

Here, the water heater 10 is identified by the ID information of the kitchen remote controller 13 (wireless communication unit 138). The ID information of the kitchen remote control 13 is associated with the ID information and address information of the mobile terminal device 30 that can control the water heater 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 bath timer is set. Here, the bathing timer is a function that notifies the mobile terminal device 30 when a set time has elapsed while the user remains in the bathing state. Whether or not to set the bath timer (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 section 304 of the mobile terminal device 30 when the application program of the hot water supply system 1 installed on the mobile terminal device 30 is started.

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

The name display section 611 displays the name of the water heater 10 to which remote monitoring is applied. The name display section 611 uses the name of the water heater 10 set at the time of pairing. The hot water supply temperature display section 612, the bath temperature display section 613, and the bath water amount display section 614 display the current hot water supply temperature, bath temperature, and bath water amount, respectively, based on the status information that the mobile terminal device 30 receives from the server 50 at any time. The setting status of is shown.

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

Note that if the presence of a person in the bathroom is detected by the human sensor 128, and the water level sensor 114 does not detect that a person is taking a bath, the image M1 may be replaced with an image that indicates that there is a person outside the bathtub. The image shown is included in area 610.

Area 620 displays buttons 621 to 624 for performing predetermined settings and the like. Buttons 621 to 624 are buttons for setting the reheating function, the automatic bath function, the bath cleaning function, and the bath timer, respectively. Area 630 displays four buttons for switching functions to be remotely controlled.

The user of the mobile terminal device 30 can check the status of the water heater 10 by referring to the home screen 600. That is, the user can check various aspects of how the bath is used by people at home. As a result, the user can accurately grasp the usage status of the bath whether he or she is outside the home or inside the home.

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

FIG. 5(b) is a diagram showing a bath timer setting screen 700.

Setting screen 700 is displayed when the user operates button 624 on home screen 600 in FIG. 5(a). Setting screen 700 is divided into areas 710, 720, 730, and 740. In area 710, a heading indicating that this display screen is a bath timer setting screen is displayed. Area 720 includes an explanation of the function of the bath timer and notation indicating the meaning of the numbers in area 730. In area 730, the set time of the bath timer is displayed. The user can set the bath timer setting time by swiping the area 730 up or down. Area 740 includes three buttons 741, 742, and 743.

After the set time in area 730 is set, when button 741 is operated, the bath timer function is set in the mobile terminal device 30 at the set time. Further, when the button 741 is operated in a state where the bathing timer function is set, the bathing timer function is canceled. As a result, the label 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 in FIG. 5(a). 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. 4.

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

Further, when the button 742 is operated on the setting screen 700 in FIG. 5(b), a calling operation is executed on the bathroom remote controller 12 of the water heater 10 associated with the mobile terminal device 30. As a result, the bathroom remote control 12 outputs a voice message to inquire whether there is anything wrong with the person in the bathroom. When the user refers to the home screen 600 in FIG. 5A and learns that someone is in the bathroom, he or she can arbitrarily operate the button 742 to call out to the person in the bathroom. That is, even if the set time set on the bath timer has not elapsed, the user can operate the button 742 to call out to the person in the bathroom, if necessary.

FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 7 are flowcharts showing the control executed by the kitchen remote control 13, the server 50, and the mobile terminal device 30, respectively, when the bath timer is operating.

Referring to FIG. 6(a), when the control unit 123 of the bathroom remote controller 12 receives a notification of the start of bathing from the bathing/exiting detection unit 111a of the water heater 11 (S101: YES), it starts the bathing timer unit 123a. (S102), it is determined whether the count value (time measurement) of the bathing timer section 123a has reached the set time of the bathing timer (S103).

Before the count value of the bathing timer section 123a reaches the set time (S103: NO), when a notification that the bather has left the bathtub 2 is received from the bathing/exiting detection section 111a (S105: YES), the control section 123 ends the bathing timer section 123a (S106) and ends the process.

On the other hand, when the count value of the bathing timer section 123a reaches the set time of the bathing timer (S103: YES) without the bather leaving the bathtub 2 (S105: NO), the control section 123 controls the bathing state to be the same as that 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 more (long-time bathing has occurred) to the server 50 via the kitchen remote control 13 (S104). Then, the control unit 123 causes the bathing timer unit 123a to finish timing (S106), and ends the process.

Referring to FIG. 6(b), when the control unit 501 of the server 50 receives the long-time bathing notification from the kitchen remote controller 13 (S201: YES), the control unit 501 of the server 50 uses the function of the calling processing unit 501a to process the received long-time bathing notification. , to all the mobile terminal devices 30 that are associated with the kitchen remote control 13 and whose bathing timer is set to ON in the pairing information of FIG. 4 (S202).

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

In the process of step S302, the control unit 301 causes the button 624 to blink as shown in FIG. The user of the mobile terminal device 30 is notified that the limit has been exceeded, and is prompted to operate the button 624. When the user operates the button 624 in response to this, the control unit 301 switches the screen to the setting screen of FIG. 8(b), causes the button 742 to blink, and instructs 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. 8(b), the control unit 301 determines that the calling operation has been performed (S303: YES) and calls out to the bather. A calling command is sent to the server 50 (S304). Further, the control unit 301 performs a first call completion notification to notify the user of the mobile terminal device 30 that the bather has been called (S305).

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

Referring to FIG. 6(b), when the control unit 501 of the server 50 receives the interrogation command transmitted in step S304 of FIG. Using the function 501a, a calling command is transmitted to the water heater 10 (kitchen remote control 13) associated with the mobile terminal device 30 (S204).

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

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

In the second call completion notification in step S307, the control unit 301 causes the display input unit 304 to display a second call completion screen 820 shown in FIG. 9(b). If the application program of the hot water supply system 1 has not yet been activated at the timing when the mobile terminal device 30 receives the call execution notification, then the process shown in FIG. 8(a) is performed as the application program is activated. Instead of the home screen 600, a second appeal screen 820 in FIG. 9(b) is displayed on the display input unit 304. On the other hand, if the mobile terminal device 30 receives the call execution notification while the home screen 600 in FIG. 8(a) or the setting screen in FIG. 8(b) is displayed, these screens change to the screen in FIG. 9(b). ) is switched to the second called screen 820.

The second calling screen 820 displays a message 821 informing that the bather is currently being called, a message 822 inquiring whether or not to call the bather, and a message 822 for selecting whether or not to call the bather. buttons 823 and 824 for bathing, and ongoing bath time 825. The user operates the button 823 if he or she also wants to make a call, or operates the button 824 if the user does not want to make the call because another user has already made the call.

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

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

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

In step S204 of FIG. 6(b), when a calling command is transmitted from the control unit 501 of the server 50 to the water heater 10 (kitchen remote controller 13), the kitchen remote controller 13 transfers the received calling command to the bathroom remote controller 12. . Thereby, the control unit 123 of the bathroom remote controller 12 calls out to the bather using the function of the safety confirmation unit 123b.

FIG. 10A is a flowchart showing the control of the bathroom remote controller 12 when a calling command is received from the server 50 via the kitchen remote controller 13. Note that the process in FIG. 10(a) is performed not only when the bathroom remote controller 12 receives the calling command transmitted in step S204 in FIG. 6(b), but also when the button 742 in FIG. 5(b) is arbitrarily operated. The same process is performed when the bathroom remote controller 12 receives the calling command.

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

Furthermore, in order to receive a response from the bather, the control section 123 instructs the bather to operate any button arranged on the input section 122 of the bathroom remote control 12, as shown in FIG. 11(b). A prompting message voice is output from the speaker 126 via the audio window 12a. In response to this message, if there is no abnormality in the bather, the bather operates one of the buttons arranged on the input section 122, as shown in FIG. 11(c). In response, the control unit 123 transmits a response to the server 50 indicating that the bather is normal.

On the other hand, if the bather has an abnormality, the bather cannot respond appropriately to the questions shown in FIGS. 11(a) and 11(b). For example, if the bather is unconscious, the bather cannot operate the buttons on the input unit 122. In this case, the control unit 123 outputs the message voice shown in FIG. 11(b) and then detects that something is wrong with the bather when a predetermined period of time (for example, several tens of seconds) has elapsed without any operation on the input unit 122. A response indicating this is sent to the server 50. At this time, the control unit 123 may cause the speaker 126 to output a message to notify the mobile terminal device 30 of the abnormality through the audio window 12a, as shown in FIG. 11(d).

Returning to FIG. 10(a), when there is a response from the bather to the calling action (S113: YES) as shown in FIG. On the other hand, a normal notification indicating that there is no abnormality in the bather is sent (S114), and as shown in FIG. 11(d), if there is no response from the bather to the calling action (S113: NO), An abnormality notification indicating that there is an abnormality in the bather is transmitted to the server 50 via the remote control 13 (S115). Thereby, the control unit 123 ends the processing related to the calling operation.

The control unit 501 of the server 50 transmits the received normal notification or abnormal notification to all the mobile terminal devices 30 whose bath timer is set to on among the mobile terminal devices 30 associated with the kitchen remote controller 13. Send.

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

When the control unit 301 of the mobile terminal device 30 receives a normal notification from the server 50 (S311: YES), it executes a normal notification process (S312), and when it receives an abnormal notification from the server 50 (S311: NO). , S313: YES), an abnormality notification process is executed (S314). Specifically, in the normal notification process (S312), the control unit 301 causes the display input unit 304 to display the normal notification screen 910 in FIG. 12(a), and in the abnormality notification process (S314), the normal notification screen 910 in FIG. An abnormality notification screen 920 is displayed on the display input section 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 there was no response from the bather to the call, a message 922 urging urgent response, and a button 923 for approval. By referring to these screens, the user of the mobile terminal device 30 can understand whether the bather is normal or abnormal. The user can then take appropriate measures depending on 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 using the own mobile terminal device 30 (S303: YES), the first call completion notification is performed on the own mobile terminal device 30 (S304), and other mobile terminals When the device 30 calls out to the bather (S306: YES), a second call completion notification is performed on the user's own mobile terminal device 30 (S307). Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal device 30 can easily understand that the user has called out to the bather from the mobile terminal device 30 of another user, in addition to having called out to the bather himself/herself. Therefore, if there is no abnormality in the bather, it is possible to suppress frequent calls to the bather.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9(b), in the second calling completion 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 call out to the bather from his or her own mobile terminal device 30 as appropriate, even if the user calls out to the bather using another mobile terminal device 30. I can do it.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9(b), in the second call completion notification (S307), the bathing time 825 (bathing duration time) is further notified. Thereby, the user of the mobile terminal device 30 can smoothly determine whether or not to call again using his or 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 the safety of the bather can be further improved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, based on the reception of the calling operation in the second calling notification (S308), the notification form is switched to the first calling notification (S305). Thereby, the user of the mobile terminal device 30 can clearly understand that the call has been made based on his/her own operation.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, in the first call completion notification, a re-call operation (button 813) for calling the bather again is accepted. As a result, even if the user of the mobile terminal device 30 calls out to the bather using his or her own mobile terminal device 30, the user of the mobile terminal device 30 calls out to the bather again from his or her own mobile terminal device 30 as appropriate. be able to. This can improve the safety of bathers.

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 9(a) and 9(b), different screens (first called screen 810, second called screen 820) are displayed on the mobile phone in the first called notification and the second called notification. It is displayed on the display input section 304 of the terminal device 30. Thereby, the user of the mobile terminal device 30 can smoothly understand from the displayed screen that a call has been made to the bather using another mobile terminal device 30.

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In the above embodiment, in step S205 of FIG. 6(b), the calling execution notification is not sent to the mobile terminal device 30 that is the transmission source of the calling command, but the calling execution notification is sent to the mobile terminal device 30 to which the calling execution notification is sent. The mobile terminal device 30 that is the transmission source of the calling command may be included. In this case, after transmitting the calling command in step S304 in FIG. You may do so.

In addition, in the above embodiment, in step S302 in FIG. 7, the button 624 on the home screen 600 in FIG. For example, in step S302, as shown in FIG. 13(a), a message 801 inquiring whether or not to make the call, and buttons 802 and 803 for accepting whether or not to make the call are sent. A reception screen 800 may be displayed on the display input section 304.

In addition, in the above embodiment, screens having mutually different configurations shown in FIGS. 9(a) and 9(b) are displayed in the first calling notification and the second calling notification in steps S305 and S308, but the notification format is is not limited to this. For example, the screen shown in FIG. 9A is displayed in both the first call completion notification and the second call completion notification, and the screen changes depending on whether the call was made by the user himself or by another mobile terminal device 30. The background colors may be different. Moreover, along with the display on the screen, audio may be output, and this audio may notify whether the call was made by the user himself or by another mobile terminal device 30.

In addition, the first called screen 810 in FIG. 9(a) may include items similar to the bathing time 825 in FIG. 9(b). This allows the user to more appropriately determine whether or not it is necessary to call again using the button 813.

As shown in FIG. 13(b), the second calling screen 820 may include an item 826 indicating the number of users who have already made the call, and further includes the ownership of the mobile terminal device 30 that has made the call. A display of the person (see FIG. 4) may be included in the second called screen 820. Thereby, the user can more appropriately judge whether or not it is necessary to call again using the button 823. Display of these items may also be included in the first appeal screen 810 in FIG. 9(a).

Further, the elapsed time since the last call may be included in the first call completed screen 810 and the second call completed screen 820 in FIGS. 9(a) and 9(b). Thereby, the user can more appropriately judge whether or not to perform the re-call operation on these screens.

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

Further, in the above embodiment, the response to the appeal is performed by operating any button on the input unit 122, but the method of responding to the appeal is not limited to this. For example, if the bathroom remote control 12 is equipped with a voice recognition function, a response to a call may be made by voice input via the voice window 12a. Furthermore, if the bathroom remote control 12 does not have a voice recognition function, whether the bather is normal or abnormal may be determined based on the presence or absence of voice input.

Further, in the above embodiment, the bath timer section 123a is provided in the bathroom remote control 12, but the arrangement of the bath timer section 123a is not limited to this. For example, the bath timer section may be provided in the kitchen remote control 13 or the server 50, or may be provided in the mobile terminal device 30. Alternatively, when a control device other than that shown in FIG. 2 is disposed in the hot water supply system 1, the bath timer section 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 constituting the hot water supply system 1 other than the water heater 11 and the server 50.

Further, in the above embodiment, the wireless communication unit 138 is provided in the kitchen remote control 13 that constitutes the water heater 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, in addition to the water heater 11, the bathroom remote controller 12, and the kitchen remote controller 13, a control unit including a wireless communication section may be arranged in the water heater 10, and this control unit may be connected to the router 20. In this case, the control by the kitchen remote control 13 in the above embodiment is performed by the control unit.

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

Furthermore, the configuration of the water heater 11 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 3, and may have other configurations. For example, in the configuration of FIG. 3, the hot water in the bathtub 2 is reheated by circulating the hot water in the bathtub 2 to the bath heat exchanger 222, but the water heater 11 supplies high-temperature hot water to the bathtub. The configuration may be such that the reheating function is executed by adding the reheating function.

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

Further, in the above embodiment, the water heater 10 having a hot water supply function as well as a bath-related function is exemplified as a bath-function device that performs a predetermined bath-related function for a bathtub, but the bath-function device only executes a bath-related function. It may be a device that is possible. For example, the bath system may include a bath function device that only has the function of circulating water stored in the bathtub 2 through a heat exchanger to warm it. In this case, the bath function device only needs to 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 control and a kitchen remote control similar to those in Embodiments to 4 above, and be connected to a server via this remote control.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention can be modified in various ways within the scope of the claims.

1 Hot water system (Furo system)
10 Water heater (bathroom 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 a 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 of accepting a calling operation for calling out to a bather based on receiving a long-time bathing notification from the server indicating that the bathing has continued for a predetermined time or more;
A function of performing a first calling completion notification for notifying that the calling has been completed based on the fact that the calling has been made to the bather by accepting the calling operation;
A function of performing a second calling completion notification to notify that the calling has been completed based on receiving a calling execution notification from the server indicating that the calling to the bather has been performed by the other mobile terminal device. and programs containing. The program according to claim 1,
In the second calling completion notification, the program further receives a calling operation for calling the bather. The program according to claim 2,
The program further notifies the duration of bathing in the second call completion notification. The program according to claim 2 or 3,
A program that switches a notification form to the first called notification based on receiving the calling operation in the second called notification. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
In the first calling notification, the program further receives a re-calling operation for calling the bather again. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A program for displaying mutually different screens on a display unit of the mobile terminal device in the first call completion notification and the second call completion notification.

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