JP7450185B2 - Programs and terminal devices - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a program and a terminal device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for controlling a communication device using a terminal device is known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for controlling a refrigerator using a terminal device as a communication device.
Patent Document 1 discloses a technology that allows settings related to ice making to be performed on a refrigerator using a terminal device in which an application for controlling the refrigerator is installed.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2020-046093

The present disclosure provides a program and a terminal device that can provide useful information to a user while effectively utilizing the display area of the terminal device.

A program in the present disclosure includes a display control unit that controls a control unit of a terminal device including a display unit to display a display screen on the display unit, and an operation mode of the communication device when the user goes out from home where the communication device is installed. a selection unit that selects a candidate to be displayed in a specific area of the display screen from a plurality of information including first information for setting the to a first mode and second information for setting the location of the home; When the location of the home is set and the user is away from the home, the selection unit selects the candidate that includes the first information but does not include the second information. If the home location is not set, the display control section selects the candidate that includes the second information but does not include the first information, and the display control section selects the candidate that includes the second information but does not include the first information. Display in the specific area according to a predetermined priority order.

A program in the present disclosure includes a display control unit that causes a control unit of a terminal device including a display unit to display a display screen on the display unit, and a display control unit that displays a display screen on the display unit, and a communication device that controls a communication device when a user is located at a food acquisition location where food can be acquired. Selection of selecting a candidate to be displayed in a specific area of the display screen from a plurality of information including third information for setting the operation mode to the second mode and fourth information for setting the food acquisition location. When the food acquisition place is set and the user is located at the food acquisition place, the selection unit includes the third information and the fourth information. If the candidate that does not include the information is selected and the food source is not set, the candidate that includes the fourth information but does not include the third information is selected, and the display control unit selects the candidate that includes the fourth information but does not include the third information. The candidates selected by the selection unit are displayed in the specific area according to a predetermined priority order.

A terminal device according to the present disclosure includes a display unit, a display control unit that displays a display screen on the display unit, and sets the operation mode of the communication device to a first mode when a user goes out from home where the communication device is installed. a selection unit that selects a candidate to be displayed in a specific area of the display screen from a plurality of information including first information for setting the location of the home and second information for setting the location of the home, the selection unit selects the candidate that includes the first information but does not include the second information when the home location is set and the user is away from the home, and the home location is set. If not set, the display control unit selects the candidate that includes the second information but does not include the first information, and the display control unit selects the candidate selected by the selection unit in the specific area according to a predetermined priority order. to be displayed.

A terminal device according to the present disclosure includes a display unit, a display control unit that displays a display screen on the display unit, and a communication device that changes the operation mode to a second mode when a user is located at a food acquisition location where food can be acquired. a selection unit that selects a candidate to be displayed in a specific area of the display screen from a plurality of information including third information for setting the food acquisition place and fourth information for setting the food acquisition place; The selection unit selects the candidate that includes the third information but does not include the fourth information, when the possible food acquisition destination is set and the user is located at the food acquisition destination. However, if the food acquisition location is not set, the candidate that includes the fourth information but does not include the third information is selected, and the display control section selects the candidate that includes the fourth information but does not include the third information. Display in the specific area according to a predetermined priority order.

The program and terminal device according to the present disclosure can reduce the number of information candidates to be displayed depending on the situation and change the types according to the situation, and can also specify the display screen by displaying the candidates according to a predetermined priority order. Candidates can be displayed using the area effectively. Therefore, useful information can be provided to the user while effectively utilizing the display area of the terminal device.

Diagram showing the configuration of the refrigerator control system Block diagram showing the functional configuration of a refrigerator, a terminal device, and a refrigerator control server Diagram showing an example of the home screen of the app UI Illustration of notification card Flowchart showing the operation of the terminal device Flowchart showing the operation of the terminal device in selection processing Illustration of notification card Flowchart showing the operation of the terminal device in selection processing Illustration of notification card Flowchart showing the operation of the terminal device in selection processing Diagram showing the configuration of the refrigerator control system and the functional configuration of each part of the refrigerator control system Illustration of notification card Flowchart showing the operation of the terminal device in selection processing

(Findings, etc. that formed the basis of this disclosure)
Programs such as the applications described in the above-mentioned prior art generally have various functions or have their functions expanded, and therefore provide a large amount of information to the user. However, since the display area of a terminal device is a finite area, the more information that is provided to the user, the more effort must be made to display information on the terminal device. Here, it is possible to reduce the amount of information to be displayed by narrowing down the information to be provided to the user, but simply narrowing down may provide unnecessary information to the user.
Therefore, the present disclosure provides a program and a terminal device that can provide useful information to a user while effectively utilizing the display area of the terminal device.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, more detailed explanation than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed explanations of well-known matters or redundant explanations of substantially the same configurations may be omitted.
The accompanying drawings and the following description are provided to enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the subject matter recited in the claims.

(Embodiment 1)
Embodiment 1 will be described below using FIGS. 1 to 6.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a refrigerator control system 1000.

Refrigerator control system 1000 is a system in which terminal device 2 used by user P of refrigerator 1 controls refrigerator 1 via global network GN. The global network GN includes the Internet, telephone networks, and other communication networks.
The refrigerator 1 corresponds to an example of a "communication device."

Refrigerator control system 1000 includes a refrigerator 1. In FIG. 1, a refrigerator 1 is installed in a user's P's home H. The refrigerator 1 includes a main box 10 with an open front, and the main box 10 has a refrigerator compartment 11, an ice-making compartment 12, a fresh-freeze compartment 13, a freezer compartment 14, and a vegetable compartment 15 formed therein. A rotary left door 11A and a right door 11B are provided at the front opening of the refrigerator compartment 11. Each of the ice making compartment 12, the fresh freezing compartment 13, the freezing compartment 14, and the vegetable compartment 15 is provided with drawers 12A, 13A, 14A, and 15A for storing food.

The refrigerator 1 of this embodiment is communicatively connected to a communication interface device 4 installed in a user's P's home H, and communicates with the refrigerator control server 3 via the communication interface device 4.

The communication interface device 4 is connected to the global network GN and communicates with the refrigerator control server 3 connected to the global network GN. The communication interface device 4 functions as an interface device for connecting the refrigerator 1 to the global network GN. Moreover, when the communication interface device 4 has established a communication connection with the terminal device 2, it functions as an interface device for connecting the terminal device 2 to the global network GN. The communication interface device 4 has functions such as a modem function, a router function, and a NAT (Network Address Translation) function. Communication interface device 4 transfers data sent and received between refrigerator 1 and refrigerator control server 3 connected to global network GN. Furthermore, the communication interface device 4 transfers data sent and received between the terminal device 2 that establishes a communication connection and the refrigerator control server 3 connected to the global network GN.

Refrigerator control system 1000 includes a terminal device 2 having a touch panel 22. The terminal device 2 is configured by, for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal, and is used by the user P of the refrigerator 1. An application program for controlling the refrigerator 1 is installed on the terminal device 2 . In the following description, the application program for controlling the refrigerator 1 will be referred to as a "refrigerator control application" and will be given the reference numeral "213."
The touch panel 22 corresponds to an example of a "display section." Furthermore, the refrigerator control application 213 corresponds to an example of a "program" and an "application program."

In FIG. 1, a user P who is at home is shown by a dotted line, and a user P who is away from home H is shown by a solid line. When the terminal device 2 is used by a user P who is at home, the refrigerator control server connects to the global network GN via the communication interface device 4 or not via the communication interface device 4 by the function of the refrigerator control application 213. 3 to control the refrigerator 1. In addition, when the terminal device 2 is used by a user P who has gone out from home H, the terminal device 2 communicates with the refrigerator control server 3 connected to the global network GN without going through the communication interface device 4 by the function of the refrigerator control application 213. to control the refrigerator 1.

The refrigerator control system 1000 includes a refrigerator control server 3. The refrigerator control server 3 is a server device that controls the refrigerator 1, and is connected to the global network GN. In addition, although the refrigerator control server 3 is expressed by one block in each figure, this does not necessarily mean that the refrigerator control server 3 is constituted by a single server device. For example, the refrigerator control server 3 may be configured to include a plurality of server devices with different processing contents.

Next, the functional configurations of the refrigerator 1, the terminal device 2, and the refrigerator control server 3 will be explained.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the refrigerator 1, the terminal device 2, and the refrigerator control server 3.

First, the functional configuration of the refrigerator 1 will be explained.
The refrigerator 1 includes a refrigerator control section 16, a refrigerator communication section 17, and a cooling section 18.

The refrigerator control unit 16 includes a refrigerator processor 160, which is a processor such as a CPU or an MPU that executes a program, and a refrigerator storage unit 161, and controls each part of the refrigerator 1. Refrigerator control unit 16 executes various processes through cooperation of hardware and software such that refrigerator processor 160 reads control program 1611 stored in refrigerator storage unit 161 and executes the process.

Refrigerator storage unit 161 has a storage area that stores programs executed by refrigerator processor 160 and data processed by refrigerator processor 160. Refrigerator storage unit 161 stores a control program 1611 executed by refrigerator processor 160, setting data 1612 related to settings of refrigerator 1, and other various data. Refrigerator storage section 161 has a nonvolatile storage area that stores programs and data in a nonvolatile manner. Further, the refrigerator storage unit 161 may include a volatile storage area and constitute a work area in which programs to be executed by the refrigerator processor 160 and data to be processed are temporarily stored.

The refrigerator communication unit 17 includes communication hardware that conforms to a predetermined communication standard, and under the control of the refrigerator control unit 16, communicates with devices connected to the global network GN according to the predetermined communication standard. In this embodiment, the refrigerator communication unit 17 communicates with the refrigerator control server 3 according to a predetermined communication standard. The communication standard used by the refrigerator communication unit 17 may be a wireless communication standard (for example, IEEE802.11a/11b/11g/11n/11ac, Bluetooth (registered trademark)) or a wired communication standard.

The cooling unit 18 includes a compressor 181, a condenser 182, a capillary tube 183, a cooler 184, a cooling fan 185 that sends cold air generated by the cooler 184 to each storage chamber, and a cooling fan 185 that divides the cold air sent by the cooling fan 185. The refrigerator 1 is provided with a mechanism such as a damper 186 for cooling each storage chamber of the refrigerator 1 , and cools each storage chamber of the refrigerator 1 under the control of the refrigerator control section 16 .

Refrigerator control unit 16 of the present embodiment shifts the operating mode of refrigerator 1 to either normal mode or going-out mode. The outing mode is an operation mode that consumes less power than the normal mode. The normal mode is an operation mode that consumes more power than the outing mode.
The outing mode corresponds to an example of a "first mode."

For example, in the outing mode, the refrigerator control unit 16 lowers the rotation speed of the compressor 181 from the rotation speed in the normal mode to reduce the amount of cooling in each storage chamber of the refrigerator 1.
Further, for example, in the outing mode, the refrigerator control unit 16 lowers the rotation speed of the cooling fan 185 from the rotation speed in the normal mode to reduce the amount of cold air circulated in the refrigerator 1.
For example, in the outing mode, the refrigerator control unit 16 lowers the rotation speed of the compressor 181 than the rotation speed in the normal mode, lowers the rotation speed of the cooling fan 185 than the rotation speed in the normal mode, and reduces the cooling amount. , and decrease circulation volume.

As a result, in the outing mode, the internal temperature of the refrigerator 1 increases by, for example, 1° C. compared to the normal mode.
Note that instead of lowering the rotation speed of the compressor 181 from the rotation speed in the normal mode, the period during which the operation of the compressor 181 is stopped may be lengthened. Furthermore, instead of lowering the rotation speed of the cooling fan 185 from the rotation speed in the normal mode, the period during which the operation of the cooling fan 185 is stopped may be lengthened.

When the refrigerator communication unit 17 receives first transition instruction information from the refrigerator control server 3 indicating a transition instruction to the going-out mode, the refrigerator control unit 16 shifts the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 from the normal mode to the going-out mode. After shifting the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the going-out mode, if a going-out mode termination trigger occurs, the refrigerator control unit 16 ends the going-out mode and shifts the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 from the going-out mode to the normal mode. .

For example, when the refrigerator control unit 16 detects the opening/closing of at least one of the left door 11A, the right door 11B, the drawers 12A, 13A, 14A, and 15A using an opening/closing sensor (not shown), the refrigerator control unit 16 determines that the termination trigger has occurred. Exit outing mode. Furthermore, when a predetermined period of time (e.g., 8 hours) has elapsed since the refrigerator control unit 16 entered the going-out mode, the refrigerator control unit 16 determines that an end trigger has occurred and ends the going-out mode.

Next, the functional configuration of the refrigerator control server 3 will be explained.
The refrigerator control server 3 includes a server control section 30 and a server communication section 31.

The server control section 30 includes a server processor 300, which is a processor such as a CPU or an MPU that executes a program, and a server storage section 310, and controls each section of the refrigerator control server 3. The server control unit 30 executes various processes through the cooperation of hardware and software, such that the server processor 300 reads the control program 311 stored in the server storage unit 310 and executes the process.

The server storage unit 310 has a storage area that stores programs executed by the server processor 300 and data processed by the server processor 300. The server storage unit 310 stores a control program 311 executed by the server processor 300, setting data 312 related to settings of the refrigerator control server 3, a refrigerator control database 313, and other various data. The server storage unit 310 has a nonvolatile storage area that stores programs and data in a nonvolatile manner. Further, the server storage unit 310 may include a volatile storage area and constitute a work area that temporarily stores programs executed by the server processor 300 and data to be processed.

The refrigerator control database 313 is a database that stores various information related to the control of the refrigerator 1. One record R stored in the refrigerator control database 313 has a user ID 3131 and refrigerator communication information 3132. Note that one record R stored in the refrigerator control database 313 may further include one or more different types of information.

The user ID 3131 is identification information for identifying the user P who uses the refrigerator control application 213, and is appropriately assigned to the user P who uses the refrigerator control application 213.

Refrigerator communication information 3132 is information for communicating with refrigerator 1. Refrigerator communication information 3132 includes, for example, address information, security information, and the like.

The server communication unit 31 includes communication hardware that conforms to a predetermined communication standard, and under the control of the server control unit 30, communicates with devices connected to the global network GN according to the predetermined communication standard. In this embodiment, the server communication unit 31 communicates with the refrigerator 1 and the terminal device 2.

Next, the functional configuration of the terminal device 2 will be explained.
The terminal device 2 includes a terminal control section 20, a terminal communication section 21, a touch panel 22, and a GPS reception section 23.
The terminal control section 20 corresponds to the "control section" of the present invention.

The terminal control section 20 includes a terminal processor 200, which is a processor such as a CPU or an MPU that executes a program, and a terminal storage section 210, and controls each section of the terminal device 2. The terminal control unit 20 executes various processes through cooperation of hardware and software, such that the terminal processor 200 reads the control program 211 stored in the terminal storage unit 210 and executes the process. A refrigerator control application 213 is installed on the terminal device 2 in advance. The refrigerator control application 213 is read from the terminal storage section 210 and executed by the terminal processor 200, thereby controlling the terminal control section 20, the setting section 201, the detection section 202, the display control section 203, the selection section 204, and This is a program that functions as the operation control unit 205. Details of these functional units will be described later.

The terminal storage unit 210 has a storage area that stores programs executed by the terminal processor 200 and data processed by the terminal processor 200. The terminal storage unit 210 stores a control program 211 executed by the terminal processor 200, setting data 212 related to settings of the terminal device 2, a refrigerator control application 213, a user ID 3131, and other various data. The terminal storage unit 210 has a nonvolatile storage area that stores programs and data in a nonvolatile manner. Further, the terminal storage unit 210 may include a volatile storage area and constitute a work area in which programs to be executed by the terminal processor 200 and data to be processed are temporarily stored.

The terminal communication unit 21 includes communication hardware that conforms to a predetermined communication standard, and under the control of the terminal control unit 20, communicates with devices connected to the global network GN according to the predetermined communication standard. The terminal communication unit 21 uses the function of the refrigerator control application 213 to communicate with the refrigerator control server 3 according to a predetermined communication standard. The communication standard used by the terminal communication unit 21 is a wireless communication standard.

The touch panel 22 includes a display panel such as a liquid crystal display panel, and a touch sensor provided overlappingly or integrally with the display panel. The display panel displays various images under the control of the terminal control unit 20. The touch sensor detects a touch operation and outputs it to the terminal control unit 20. The terminal control unit 20 executes processing corresponding to a touch operation based on input from the touch sensor.

The GPS receiving unit 23 includes hardware that periodically receives GPS signals from GPS satellites using an antenna (not shown) and calculates the position (for example, latitude and longitude) of the terminal device 2 based on the received GPS signals. The GPS receiving unit 23 generates position data indicating the calculated position of the terminal device 2 and outputs it to the terminal control unit 20.

As described above, the terminal control section 20 functions as the setting section 201, the detection section 202, the display control section 203, the selection section 204, and the operation control section 205.

The setting unit 201 performs various settings regarding the functions of the refrigerator control application 213. For example, the setting unit 201 sets various settings related to the functions of the refrigerator control application 213 by setting setting values in corresponding setting items in application setting data stored in a predetermined storage area accessible by the refrigerator control application 213. I do. Note that the application setting data is data related to setting the functions of the refrigerator control application 213, and includes various setting items.

The setting unit 201 sets the location of the user's P's home H, which serves as a reference for detection by the detection unit 202. In the following description, the location of user P's home H will be referred to as "home location." For example, the setting unit 201 causes the touch panel 22 to display a user interface for allowing the user P to input the address of the home H, and sets the input address as the home location. Or/and the setting unit 201 displays a map on the touch panel 22 and sets the position on the map pointed by the user P by a touch operation as the home position.

Further, the setting unit 201 sets a range in which the user P is not out of the home, that is, a range to be regarded as the home H in the detection by the detection unit 202, based on the set home position. In the following description, the range set by the setting unit 201 as the home H will be referred to as the "home range." For example, the setting unit 201 sets a range of a radius α meter around the set home position as the home range. Note that this radius from the home position may be fixed or may be changeable by the user P.

Note that the home range set by the setting unit 201 is not limited to a circle, but may be of other shapes such as a rectangle. Further, the center of the home range set by the setting unit 201 is not limited to the home location as long as the home range includes the home location.

The detection unit 202 detects whether the user P has left home H or not. The detection unit 202 outputs the detection result to the selection unit 204. The detection unit 202 detects whether the user P has left the home H when the setting unit 201 has set the home location, and when the setting unit 201 has not set the home location, the detection unit 202 detects whether the user P has left the home H. It is not detected whether the person has left home H or not.

The detection unit 202 detects whether the user P has left home H by detecting whether the terminal device 2 is located outside the home range set by the setting unit 201. More specifically, the detection unit 202 detects whether the user P has left home H by detecting whether the position of the terminal device 2 indicated by the position data output from the GPS reception unit 23 is outside the home range. Detect whether or not. Note that the detection unit 202 detects that the user P has gone out of the home H when a predetermined period of time (for example, 5 minutes) has passed since the terminal device 2 went from within the home range to outside the home range without returning to the home range. It may be detected if the This prevents the outing mode notification card TC2 (to be described later) from being displayed/hidden many times in a short period of time on the touch panel 22 when the user P moves back and forth on the boundary line of the home range.

The display control unit 203 causes the touch panel 22 to display a user interface. Hereinafter, the user interface will be referred to as the "application UI" and will be designated by the reference numeral "2130". The display control unit 203 provides various information to the user P by displaying the application UI 2130 on the touch panel 22, and also receives various inputs from the user P. Details of the application UI 2130 will be described later. In this embodiment, the display control unit 203 receives an instruction from the user P to change the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the outing mode via the application UI 2130. The display control unit 203 also receives an instruction to set the home location from the user P via the application UI 2130.
The application UI 2130 corresponds to an example of a "display screen".

The selection unit 204 selects a notification card TC candidate to be displayed on the home screen HG of the application UI 2130 from a plurality of types of notification cards TC. The selection by the selection unit 204 will be detailed later. The notification card TC is a card-shaped icon that notifies the user P of predetermined information. The types of notification cards TC in this embodiment will be described later.

The operation control unit 205 sets the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the going-out mode when the display control unit 203 receives an instruction from the user P to change the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the going-out mode via the application UI 2130.

As described above, the display control unit 203 displays the application UI 2130 on the touch panel 22. On the home screen HG of the application UI 2130, a notification card TC is displayed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the home screen HG of the application UI 2130.

Home screen HG has a mode display area HA1. The mode display area HA1 is an area that indicates the current operating mode of the refrigerator 1, and displays a mode image G1 that is an image that indicates the current operating mode of the refrigerator 1. In FIG. 3, the mode display area HA1 displays a mode image G1 indicating the normal mode, indicating that the current operating mode of the refrigerator 1 is the normal mode.

Home screen HG has a notification card display area HA2. The notification card display area HA2 is an area for displaying one notification card TC. The notification card display area HA2 displays one notification card TC among the notification cards TC selected as candidates by the selection unit 204 according to a predetermined priority order. In FIG. 3, the notification card display area HA2 displays a going out mode notification card TC2.
The notification card display area HA2 corresponds to an example of a "specific area." Further, the outing mode notification card TC2 corresponds to an example of "first information".

In the notification card display area HA2, the user P performs a sliding operation in the left/right direction in the notification card display area HA2 to change the notification card TC to be displayed. Note that the slide operation is a touch operation in which an operator such as a finger or an electronic pen moves while being in contact with the display panel of the touch panel 22.

In the notification card display area HA2, when the user P performs a sliding operation to the right, the notification cards TC are switched in order from a higher priority notification card TC to a lower priority notification card TC in accordance with the amount of movement of the operator. . Note that when the notification card TC with the lowest priority is displayed, even if a sliding operation to the right is performed in the notification card display area HA2, the notification card TC is not switched in the notification card display area HA2.

In addition, in the notification card display area HA2, when the user P performs a sliding operation to the left, the notification card TC changes from a lower priority notification card TC to a higher priority notification card TC in accordance with the amount of movement of the operator. Switch in order. Note that when the notification card TC with the highest priority is displayed, even if a sliding operation to the left is performed in the notification card display area HA2, the notification card TC is not switched in the notification card display area HA2.

Note that switching of the notification cards TC in the notification card display area HA2 may be performed by a touch operation other than a slide operation such as a flick operation. The flick operation is a touch operation in which the operator who is in contact with the operator is flicked away from the display panel of the touch panel 22.

In this embodiment, the notification card TC displayed in the notification card display area HA2 is one of the three types of notification cards TC shown in FIG. 4.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the notification card TC.

In this embodiment, there are three types of notification cards TC: an outing setting notification card TC1, an outing mode notification card TC2, and a recipe site notification card TC3.
The outing setting notification card TC1 corresponds to an example of "second information". The recipe site notification card TC3 is not a notification card TC related to the control of the refrigerator 1. Recipe site notification card TC3 corresponds to an example of "fifth information".

The outing setting notification card TC1 is a notification card TC for setting the home location. The outing setting notification card TC1 includes notification information J1 that prompts that it is necessary to set the home location when using the outing mode.

The outing setting notification card TC1 is displayed in the notification card display area HA2 so that it can be selected by a tap operation. Note that the tap operation is a touch operation in which the display panel of the touch panel 22 is lightly tapped with an operator, or in other words, a touch operation in which the display panel of the touch panel 22 is touched and then immediately released. When the outing setting notification card TC1 displayed in the notification card display area HA2 is tapped, the application UI 2130 transitions from the home screen HG to a screen for setting the home location.

The outing setting notification card TC1 is provided with selection conditions for the selection unit 204 to select it as a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2. The selection conditions (hereinafter referred to as "first selection conditions") provided in the outing setting notification card TC1 are as follows.
First selection condition: Home location is not set.

The outing mode notification card TC2 is a notification card TC for setting the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the outing mode. The outing mode notification card TC2 includes notification information J2 that prompts the user to change the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the outing mode by tapping his or her own notification card TC.

The outing mode notification card TC2 is displayed in the notification card display area HA2 so that it can be selected by a tap operation. When the outing mode notification card TC2 displayed in the notification card display area HA2 is tapped, the operation control unit 205 sets the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the outing mode. Accordingly, in the application UI 2130, the mode image G1 displayed in the mode display area HA1 of the home screen HG indicates the outing mode.

The outing mode notification card TC2 also has selection conditions. The selection conditions (hereinafter referred to as "second selection conditions") provided in the outing mode notification card TC2 are as follows.
Second selection condition: The home location is set and the user P is away from home H.

The recipe site notification card TC3 is a notification card Tc for accessing a site that posts cooking recipes. Recipe site notification card TC3 includes notification information J3 that prompts that the notification card TC is for accessing a recipe site.

The recipe site notification card TC3 is displayed in the notification card display area HA2 so as to be selectable by a tap operation. When the recipe site notification card TC3 displayed in the notification card display area HA2 is tapped, the terminal control unit 20 starts up the browser and causes the touch panel 22 to display the recipe site.

No selection conditions are provided in the recipe site notification card TC. Therefore, when selecting a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2, the selection unit 204 always selects the recipe site notification card TC3.

The outing setting notification card TC1, the outing mode notification card TC2, and the recipe site notification card TC3 are provided with a priority order to be displayed preferentially in the notification card display area HA2. The priority order in this embodiment is set in the following order: going out mode notification card TC2, going out setting notification card TC1, and recipe site notification card TC3.

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Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.
First, the operation of the terminal device related to displaying the home screen HG will be explained.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the terminal device 2.

The operation in FIG. 5 assumes that the touch panel 22 is displaying the home screen application UI 2130.

The selection unit 204 of the terminal control unit 20 of the terminal device 2 determines whether a trigger for executing selection processing has occurred (step SA1).

The selection process is a process of selecting one or more candidates to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 from a plurality of notification cards TC. In this embodiment, one or more notification cards TC are selected from the outing setting notification card TC1, the outing mode notification card TC2, and the recipe site notification card TC3.

For example, when the application UI 2130 of the home screen HG is displayed for the first time after the refrigerator control application 213 is launched, the selection unit 204 determines that a trigger has occurred in step SA1.
Further, for example, if a predetermined time has elapsed since the last selection process was performed, the selection unit 204 determines that a trigger has occurred in step SA1.
Further, for example, when the detection unit 202 detects that the user P has gone out from home H, the selection unit 204 determines that a trigger has occurred in step SA1.

If the selection unit 204 determines that a trigger for executing the selection process has not occurred (step SA1: NO), the process moves to step SA4.

On the other hand, if the selection unit 204 determines that a trigger for executing the selection process has occurred (step SA1: YES), it executes the selection process (step SA2).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the terminal device 2 in the selection process of this embodiment.

The selection unit 204 determines whether the first selection condition provided in the outing setting notification card TC1 is satisfied (step SB1).

For example, the selection unit 204 inquires of the setting unit 201 whether the home location has been set. If the selection unit 204 receives a response from the setting unit 201 that the home location has been set, it determines in step SB1 that the first selection condition is not satisfied, and the selection unit 204 does not set the home location from the setting unit 201. If there is a response that there is no selection, it is determined in step SB1 that the first selection condition is met.

For example, the selection unit 204 refers to the application setting data, and if the setting value indicating the home location is not set in the corresponding setting item, determines in step SB1 that the first selection condition is not satisfied, If the setting value indicating the home position is not set in the corresponding setting item, it is determined in step SB1 that the first selection condition is satisfied.

If the selection unit 204 determines that the first selection condition is met (step SB1: YES), it selects the outing setting notification card TC1 as a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 (step SB2). On the other hand, when the selection unit 204 determines that the first selection condition is not satisfied (step SB1: NO), the selection unit 204 does not select the outing setting notification card TC1 as a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 (step SB3). .

Next, the selection unit 204 determines whether the second selection condition provided in the outing mode notification card TC2 is satisfied (step SB4).

Here, step SB4 will be explained in detail.
Similar to the first selection condition, the selection unit 204 determines whether the home location is set. If the selection unit 204 determines that the home location has not been set, it determines in step SB4 that the second selection condition is not satisfied.
When the selection unit 204 determines that the home location has been set, the selection unit 204 acquires the detection result from the detection unit 202. If the detection result obtained from the detection unit 202 does not indicate that the user P has gone out from the home H, the selection unit 204 determines in step SB4 that the second selection condition is not satisfied. On the other hand, when the detection result obtained from the detection unit 202 indicates that the user P has gone out from the home H, the selection unit 204 determines that the second selection condition is satisfied in step SB4.

If the selection unit 204 determines that the second selection condition is satisfied (step SB4: YES), it selects the outing mode notification card TC2 as a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 (step SB5). On the other hand, when the selection unit 204 determines that the second selection condition is not satisfied (step SB4: NO), the selection unit 204 does not select the outing mode notification card TC2 as a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 (step SB6). .

Next, the selection unit 204 selects the recipe site notification card TC3 as a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 (step SB7).

Note that in the selection processing of this embodiment, the processing order of the combination of steps SB1-SB3, the combination of steps SB4-SB6, and step SB7 is not limited to the processing order shown in FIG. 6, and may be different. , any plurality may be performed simultaneously.

Returning to the explanation of the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, the display control unit 203 displays the notification card TC2 having the highest priority among the candidates selected by the selection unit 204 in the selection process in the notification card display area HA2 (step SA3).

In this embodiment, the candidate selected by the selection unit 204 is one of the following candidates 1, 2, and 3.
Candidate 1: Outing setting notification card TC1 and recipe site notification card TC3
Candidate 2: Going out mode notification card TC2 and recipe site notification card TC3
Candidate 3: Recipe site notification card TC3

If the candidate selected by the selection unit 204 in the selection process is candidate 1, the display control unit 203 displays the outing setting notification card TC1 in the notification card display area HA2 in step SA3.
If the candidate selected by the selection unit 204 in the selection process is candidate 2, the display control unit 203 displays the outing mode notification card TC2 in the notification card display area HA2 in step SA3.
If the candidate selected by the selection unit 204 in the selection process is candidate 3, the display control unit 203 displays the recipe site notification card TC3 in the notification card display area HA2 in step SA3.

Next, the display control unit 203 determines whether a slide operation in the left/right direction has been performed in the notification card display area HA2 (step SA4).

If the display control unit 203 determines that there is no slide operation (step SA4: NO), the process moves to step SA1, and the selection unit 204 executes the determination in step SA1 again.

On the other hand, if the display control unit 203 determines that a slide operation has been performed (step SA4: YES), the display control unit 203 determines whether the notification card TC displayed in the notification card display area HA2 can be switched in accordance with the slide operation ( Step SA5).

If the display control unit 203 determines that the notification card TC displayed in the notification card display area HA2 cannot be switched according to the slide operation (step SA5: NO), in this process, the process moves to step SA1, and the selection unit 204 executes the determination in step SA1 again.

On the other hand, if the display control unit 203 determines that the notification card TC displayed in the notification card display area HA2 can be switched according to the slide operation (step SA5: YES), the display control unit 203 switches the notification card TC displayed in the notification card display area HA2 according to the slide operation. switches the notification card TC displayed (step SA6).

Next, the operation of the refrigerator control system 1000 related to the transition to the outing mode will be described.

When the driving control unit 205 determines that the outing mode notification card TC2 has been tapped, in other words, when determining that the display control unit 203 has received an instruction to transition to the outing mode, the operation control unit 205 transmits the first transition instruction information to the terminal communication unit. 21 to the refrigerator control server 3. A user ID 3131 stored in the terminal storage unit 210 is added to this first migration instruction information. When the driving control unit 205 transmits the first transition instruction information, the display control unit 204 displays a mode image G1 indicating the outing mode in the mode display area HA1 of the home screen HG.

When the server communication unit 31 receives the first migration instruction information from the terminal device 2, the server control unit 30 of the refrigerator control server 3 refers to the refrigerator control database 313 and stores the user ID 3131 added to the first migration instruction information. Identify the record R that contains it. Then, the server control unit 30 transmits the first migration instruction information received from the terminal device 2 to the refrigerator 1 through the server communication unit 31 based on the refrigerator communication information 3132 included in the identified record R.

When the refrigerator communication unit 17 receives the first transition instruction information from the refrigerator control server 3, the refrigerator control unit 16 of the refrigerator 1 transitions the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the going-out mode.

[1-3. Effects, etc.]
As described above, the refrigerator control application 213 controls the terminal control unit 20 of the terminal device 2 equipped with the touch panel 22, the display control unit 203 that displays the application UI 2130 on the touch panel 22, and the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 that changes the operating mode to the outing mode. a selection unit 204 that selects a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 from a plurality of notification cards TC including an outing mode notification card TC2 for setting the home location and an outing setting notification card TC1 for setting the home location; make it work. When the home location is set and the user P of the refrigerator 1 is out of the home H, the selection unit 204 selects a candidate that includes the outing mode notification card TC2 but does not include the outing setting notification card TC1. Further, when the home location is not set, the selection unit 204 selects a candidate that includes the outing setting notification card TC1 but does not include the outing mode notification card TC2. The display control unit 203 displays the candidates selected by the selection unit 204 in the notification card display area HA2 according to a predetermined priority order.

In addition, as described above, the terminal device 2 includes the touch panel 22, the display control unit 203 that displays the application UI 2130 on the touch panel 22, the outing mode notification card TC2 for setting the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the outing mode, It also includes a selection unit 204 that selects a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 from a plurality of notification cards TC including the outing setting notification card TC1 for setting the home location. When the home location is set and the user P of the refrigerator 1 is out of the home H, the selection unit 204 selects a candidate that includes the outing mode notification card TC2 but does not include the outing setting notification card TC1. Further, when the home location is not set, the selection unit 204 selects a candidate that includes the outing setting notification card TC1 but does not include the outing mode notification card TC2. The display control unit 203 displays the candidates selected by the selection unit 204 in the notification card display area HA2 according to a predetermined priority order.

According to the refrigerator control application 213 and the terminal device 2, the number of notification card TC candidates to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 can be reduced depending on the situation and the types can be changed according to the situation. By displaying the candidates in accordance with the priority order, it is possible to effectively utilize a specific area of the display area of the terminal device 2 to display candidates for the notification card TC. Therefore, it is possible to provide a notification card TC useful to the user P while effectively utilizing the display area of the terminal device 2.

The plurality of notification cards TC include a recipe site notification card TC3. The selection unit 204 selects candidates including the recipe site notification card TC3.

According to this, at least the recipe site notification card TC3 can be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 regardless of the situation. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation in which the notification card TC is not displayed in the notification card display area HA2 depending on the situation, and it is possible to provide the notification card TC to the user P while making more effective use of the display area of the terminal device 2.

The display control unit 204 displays one notification card TC from the candidates selected by the selection unit 204 in the notification card display area HA2.

According to this, it is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of information in the notification card display area HA2, so that a useful notification card P can be provided to the user P in a way that is easy for the user P to recognize.

When the touch panel 22 detects a sliding operation in the horizontal direction on the application UI 2130, the display control unit 204 switches the notification cards TC displayed in the notification card display area HA2 according to a predetermined priority order.

According to this, the user P can switch the notification card TC displayed in the notification card display area HA2 to another notification card TC by a simple touch operation. Therefore, a plurality of pieces of information useful to the user P can be provided so that the user P can easily recognize them.

The refrigerator control application 213 is an application program that can be installed on the terminal device 2.

According to this, by installing the refrigerator control application 213, the terminal device 2 that does not have the function of displaying the notification card TC can be turned into the terminal device 2 that has the function. Therefore, the general-purpose terminal device 2 can be made into a terminal device 2 that can provide a notification card TC useful to the user P.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 7-8.
In the description of Embodiment 2, the same components as those of the refrigerator 1, terminal device 2, and refrigerator control server 3 of Embodiment 1 are given the same reference numerals, and detailed explanations are omitted as appropriate. do.

[2-1. composition]
In the second embodiment, the refrigerator control unit 16 shifts the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to either the normal mode or the shopping preparation mode. The shopping preparation mode is an operation mode in which the amount of cooling inside the refrigerator 1 is increased compared to the normal mode. The normal mode of this embodiment is an operation mode in which the amount of cooling inside the refrigerator 1 is smaller than that in the shopping preparation mode.
The shopping preparation mode corresponds to an example of a "second mode."

By setting the operation mode to the shopping preparation mode before the user P stores food in the refrigerator 1, the refrigerator 1 can lower the internal temperature of the refrigerator 1 compared to the normal mode. Therefore, the refrigerator 1 prevents the temperature inside the refrigerator from rising temporarily due to the user P storing the food F in the refrigerator 1, and also quickly adjusts the temperature of the newly stored food. The optimum storage temperature can be achieved. In other words, by setting the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the shopping preparation mode before the user P stores food in the refrigerator 1, the freshness of the food already stored and the newly stored food decreases. It can be prevented.

For example, in the shopping preparation mode, the refrigerator control unit 16 increases the rotation speed of the compressor 181 from the rotation speed in the normal mode to increase the amount of cooling inside the refrigerator 1.
For example, in the shopping preparation mode, the refrigerator control unit 16 increases the rotation speed of the cooling fan 185 from the rotation speed in the normal mode, increases the amount of cold air circulating in the refrigerator 1, and increases the amount of cooling inside the refrigerator 1. increase.
Further, for example, in the shopping preparation mode, the refrigerator control unit 16 increases the rotation speed of the compressor 181 from the rotation speed in the normal mode, and also increases the rotation speed of the cooling fan 185 from the rotation speed in the normal mode. Increase the amount of cooling inside the refrigerator.
As a result, in the shopping preparation mode, the internal temperature of the refrigerator 1 is lowered by, for example, 2° C. compared to the normal mode. In the shopping preparation mode, the temperature inside the refrigerator may be lowered in all storage chambers, or in any storage chamber such as only the refrigerator compartment 11, for example.

When the refrigerator communication unit 17 receives second transition instruction information indicating an instruction to transition to the shopping preparation mode from the refrigerator control server 3, the refrigerator control unit 16 transitions the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 from the normal mode to the shopping preparation mode. let After shifting the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the shopping preparation mode, if a trigger for ending the shopping preparation mode occurs, the refrigerator control unit 16 ends the shopping preparation mode and changes the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 from the shopping preparation mode to the normal mode. mode.

For example, when the refrigerator control unit 16 detects the opening/closing of at least one of the left door 11A, the right door 11B, the drawers 12A, 13A, 14A, and 15A using an opening/closing sensor (not shown), the refrigerator control unit 16 determines that the termination trigger has occurred. Exit shopping preparation mode. Further, when a predetermined time (for example, two hours) has elapsed since the transition to the shopping preparation mode, the refrigerator control unit 16 determines that an end trigger has occurred and ends the shopping preparation mode.

The setting unit 201 of this embodiment sets the location of the shopping destination that is the reference for detection by the detection unit 202. A shopping place is, for example, a store that sells food, and corresponds to an example of a "place where food can be obtained." In the following explanation, the location of the shopping destination will be referred to as the "shopping destination position." In this embodiment, the setting unit 201 can set a plurality of shopping destination locations.

When setting the shopping destination location, the setting unit 201 displays, for example, a user interface on the touch panel 22 for allowing the user P to input the shopping destination address, and sets the input address as the shopping destination location. Or/and the setting unit 201 displays a map on the touch panel 22 and sets the position on the map pointed by the user P by a touch operation as the shopping destination position.

The setting unit 201 sets, for each set shopping destination, a range to be regarded as a shopping destination in detection by the detection unit 202. In the following description, the range set by the setting unit 201 as a shopping destination will be referred to as a "shopping destination range." For example, the setting unit 201 sets a range of radius β meters around the set shopping location as the shopping destination range. Note that the radius from the shopping destination position in the shopping destination range may be different for each shopping destination position set by the setting unit 201, or may be the same. Further, the radius from the shopping destination position in the shopping destination range may be predetermined or may be changeable by the user P.

Note that the shopping destination set by the setting unit 201 is not limited to a circular shape, but may have another shape such as a rectangle. Furthermore, the center of the shopping destination range set by the setting unit 201 is not limited to the shopping destination location as long as the shopping destination range includes the shopping destination location.

The detection unit 202 of this embodiment detects whether the user P is located at a shopping destination based on the position of the terminal device 2 indicated by the position data output from the GPS reception unit 23. The detection unit 202 outputs the detection result to the selection unit 204. The detection unit 202 starts detecting whether the user P is located at the shopping destination when the setting unit 201 has set the shopping destination position, and starts detecting whether the user P is located at the shopping destination when the setting unit 201 has not set the shopping destination position. , does not start detecting whether the user P is located at the shopping destination. The detection unit 202 detects that the user P is located at the shopping destination when the terminal device 2 is continuously located within the shopping destination range set by the setting unit 201 for a predetermined period of time (for example, 10 minutes) or more.

The display control unit 023 of this embodiment causes the touch panel 22 to display the application UI 2130, similarly to the display control unit 203 of the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, display control unit 203 receives an instruction from user P to change the operating mode of refrigerator 1 to shopping preparation mode via application UI 2130. The display control unit 203 also receives an instruction to set a shopping location from the user P via the application UI 2130.

The selection unit 204 selects a notification card TC candidate to be displayed on the home screen HG of the application UI 2130 from a plurality of types of notification cards TC. The types of notification cards TC in this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG. 7.

When the display control unit 203 receives an instruction from the user P to change the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the shopping preparation mode via the application UI 2130, the operation control unit 205 changes the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the shopping preparation mode.

In this embodiment, the notification card TC displayed in the notification card display area HA2 is one of three types of notification cards TC shown in FIG. 7.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the notification card TC.

In this embodiment, there are three types of notification cards TC: a shopping destination setting notification card TC4, a shopping preparation mode notification card TC5, and a recipe site notification card TC3. The shopping destination setting notification card TC4 corresponds to an example of "fourth information". The shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 corresponds to an example of "third information".

The shopping destination setting notification card TC4 is a notification card TC for setting a shopping destination. More specifically, the shopping destination setting notification card TC4 is a notification card TC for setting the shopping destination location. The shopping destination setting notification card TC4 includes notification information J4 that prompts the user to set the shopping destination location in order to use the shopping preparation mode.

The shopping destination setting notification card TC4 is displayed in the notification card display area HA2 so as to be selectable by a tap operation. When the shopping destination setting notification card TC4 displayed in the notification card display area HA2 is tapped, the application UI 2130 transitions from the home screen HG to a screen for setting the shopping destination.

The shopping destination setting notification card TC4 is provided with selection conditions. The selection conditions (hereinafter referred to as "third selection conditions") provided in the shopping destination setting notification card TC4 are as follows.
Third selection condition: Shopping location is not set.

The shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 is a notification card TC for setting the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the shopping preparation mode. The shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 includes notification information J5 that prompts that the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 can be set to the shopping preparation mode by a tap operation.

The shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 is displayed in the notification card display area HA2 so that it can be selected by a tap operation. When the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 displayed in the notification card display area HA2 is tapped, the operation control unit 205 sets the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the shopping preparation mode. Accordingly, in the application UI 2130, the mode image G1 displayed in the mode display area HA1 of the home screen HG indicates the shopping preparation mode.

The shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 is also provided with selection conditions. The selection conditions (hereinafter referred to as "fourth selection conditions") provided in the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 are as follows.
Fourth selection condition: The shopping destination location is set and the user P is located at the shopping destination.

The shopping destination setting notification card TC4, the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5, and the recipe site notification card TC3 are provided with a priority order to be displayed preferentially in the notification card display area HA2. The priorities in this embodiment are set in the following order: shopping preparation mode notification card TC5, shopping destination setting notification card TC4, and recipe site notification card TC3.

[2-2. motion]
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.
First, the operation of the terminal device 2 related to displaying the home screen HG will be explained.
The terminal device 2 of this embodiment performs the same operation as shown in FIG. 5 in the operation related to displaying the home screen HG.

Here, the processing of steps SA1 to SA3 in this embodiment will be described in detail.

In step SA1 of the present embodiment, the selection unit 204 may determine that a trigger for executing the selection process has occurred when the detection unit 202 detects that the user P is located at the shopping destination.

Next, selection processing in this embodiment will be explained.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the terminal device 2 in the selection process of this embodiment. In FIG. 8, the same steps as those in the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 are given the same step numbers, and detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

The selection unit 204 determines whether the third selection condition provided in the shopping destination setting notification card TC4 is satisfied (step SC1).

For example, the selection unit 204 inquires of the setting unit 201 whether a shopping destination location has been set. When the selection unit 204 receives a response from the setting unit 201 that the shopping location has been set, it determines in step SC1 that the third selection condition is not satisfied, and sets the shopping location from the setting unit 201. If there is a reply saying that it has not been done, it is determined in step SC1 that the third selection condition is satisfied.
For example, the selection unit 204 refers to the application setting data and determines that the third selection condition is not satisfied in step SC1 if the setting value indicating the shopping destination location is not set in the corresponding setting item. , if the setting value indicating the shopping destination position is not set in the corresponding setting item, it is determined in step SC1 that the third selection condition is satisfied.

If the selection unit 204 determines that the third selection condition is met (step SC1: YES), it selects the shopping destination setting notification card TC4 as a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 (step SC2). On the other hand, if the selection unit 204 determines that the third selection condition is not satisfied (step SC1: NO), the selection unit 204 does not select the shopping destination setting notification card TC4 as a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 (step SC3). ).

The selection unit 204 determines whether the fourth selection condition provided in the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 is satisfied (step SC4).

Here, the process of step SC4 will be explained in detail.
The selection unit 204 determines whether or not a shopping destination position has been set, similar to the selection condition of the shopping destination setting notification card TC4. If the selection unit 204 determines that the shopping destination position has not been set, it determines in step SC4 that the fourth selection condition is not satisfied.
If the selection unit 204 determines that the shopping destination position has been set, it acquires the detection result from the detection unit 202. If the detection result obtained from the detection unit 202 does not indicate that the user P is located at the shopping destination, the selection unit 204 determines that the fourth selection condition is not satisfied in step SC4. On the other hand, when the detection result obtained from the detection unit 202 indicates that the user P is located at the shopping destination, the selection unit 204 determines that the fourth selection condition is satisfied in step SC4.

If the selection unit 204 determines that the fourth selection condition is satisfied (step SC4: YES), it selects the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 as a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 (step SC5). On the other hand, when the selection unit 204 determines that the fourth selection condition is not satisfied (step SC4: NO), the selection unit 204 does not select the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 as a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 (step SC6). ).

Note that in the selection processing of this embodiment, the processing order of the combination of steps SC1-SC3, the combination of steps SC4-SC6, and step SB7 is not limited to the processing order shown in FIG. 8, and may be different. , may be performed simultaneously.

Next, step SA3 in this embodiment will be explained in detail.
In this embodiment, the candidate selected by the selection unit 204 is one of the following candidates 4, 5, and 6.
Candidate 4: Shopping destination setting notification card TC4 and recipe site notification card TC3
Candidate 5: Shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 and recipe site notification card TC3
Candidate 6: Recipe site notification card TC3

If the candidate selected by the selection unit 204 in the selection process is candidate 4, the display control unit 203 displays the shopping destination setting notification card TC4 in the notification card display area HA2 in step SA3.
If the candidate selected by the selection unit 204 in the selection process is candidate 5, the display control unit 203 displays the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 in the notification card display area HA2 in step SA3.
If the candidate selected by the selection unit 204 in the selection process is candidate 6, in step SA3, the display control unit 203 displays the recipe site notification card TC3 in the notification card display area HA2.

Next, the operation of refrigerator control system 1000 related to transition to shopping preparation mode will be described.

When the operation control unit 205 determines that the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 has been tapped, in other words, when the display control unit 203 determines that an instruction to transition to the shopping preparation mode has been received, the operation control unit 205 transmits the second transition instruction information to the terminal. The communication unit 21 transmits the information to the refrigerator control server 3. A user ID 3131 stored in the terminal storage unit 210 is added to this second migration instruction information. When the operation control unit 205 transmits the second transition instruction information, the display control unit 204 displays a mode image G1 indicating the shopping preparation mode in the mode display area HA1 of the home screen HG.

When the server communication unit 31 receives the second migration instruction information from the terminal device 2, the server control unit 30 of the refrigerator control server 3 refers to the refrigerator control database 313 and stores the user ID 3131 added to the second migration instruction information. Identify the record R that contains it. Then, the server control unit 30 transmits the second migration instruction information received from the terminal device 2 to the refrigerator 1 through the server communication unit 31 based on the refrigerator communication information 3132 included in the identified record R.

When the refrigerator communication unit 17 receives the second transition instruction information from the refrigerator control server 3, the refrigerator control unit 16 of the refrigerator 1 transitions the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the shopping preparation mode.

[2-3. Effects, etc.]
As described above, the refrigerator control application 213 controls the terminal control unit 20 of the terminal device 2 including the touch panel 22, the display control unit 203 that displays the application UI 2130 on the touch panel 22, and the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 in the shopping preparation mode. A selection unit 204 that selects candidates to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 from a plurality of notification cards TC including a shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 for setting a shopping destination and a shopping destination setting notification card TC4 for setting a shopping destination. And make it work. When a shopping destination is set and the user P is located at the shopping destination, the selection unit 204 selects a candidate that includes the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 but does not include the shopping destination setting notification card TC4. Moreover, when a shopping destination is not set, the selection unit 204 selects a candidate that includes the shopping destination setting notification card TC4 but does not include the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5. The display control unit 203 displays the candidates selected by the selection unit 204 in the notification card display area HA2 according to a predetermined priority order.

Further, as described above, the terminal device 2 includes the touch panel 22, the display control unit 203 that displays the application UI 2130 on the touch panel 22, and the shopping preparation mode notification card that changes the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the shopping preparation mode. TC5 and a selection unit 204 that selects a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 from a plurality of notification cards TC including a shopping destination setting notification card TC4 for setting a shopping destination. When a shopping destination is set and the user P is located at the shopping destination, the selection unit 204 selects a candidate that includes the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 but does not include the shopping destination setting notification card TC4. Moreover, when a shopping destination is not set, the selection unit 204 selects a candidate that includes the shopping destination setting notification card TC4 but does not include the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5. The display control unit 203 displays the candidates selected by the selection unit 204 in the notification card display area HA2 according to a predetermined priority order.

According to the refrigerator control application 213 and the terminal device 2, the number of notification card TC candidates to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 can be reduced depending on the situation and the types can be changed according to the situation. By displaying the notification card TC candidates in accordance with the priority order, it is possible to effectively utilize a specific area of the display area to display notification card TC candidates. Therefore, it is possible to provide a notification card TC useful to the user P while effectively utilizing the display area of the terminal device 2.

The plurality of notification cards TC include a recipe site notification card TC3. The selection unit 204 selects candidates including the recipe site notification card TC3. According to this, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be achieved.
Further, the display control unit 204 displays one notification card TC from the candidates selected by the selection unit 204 in the notification card display area HA2. According to this, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be achieved.
Furthermore, when the touch panel 22 detects a slide operation in the left-right direction on the application UI 2130, the display control unit 204 switches the notification card TC to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 according to a predetermined priority order. According to this, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be achieved.
Further, the refrigerator control application 213 is an application program that can be installed on the terminal device 2. According to this, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be achieved.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, Embodiment 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.
In the description of Embodiment 3, the same components as those of the refrigerator 1, terminal device 2, and refrigerator control server 3 of Embodiments 1 and 2 are given the same reference numerals, and detailed explanations will be given as appropriate. abbreviated to

[3-1. composition]
In the third embodiment, the refrigerator control unit 16 shifts the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to one of the normal mode, going-out mode, and shopping preparation mode.

The refrigerator control unit 16 uses the same method as in the first embodiment to reduce power consumption in the outing mode compared to the normal mode. Furthermore, in the same manner as in the second embodiment, the refrigerator control unit 16 increases the amount of cooling inside the refrigerator 1 in the shopping preparation mode compared to the normal mode.

The setting unit 201 of this embodiment sets the home position and home range similarly to the first embodiment. Further, the setting unit 201 of the present embodiment sets the shopping destination position and shopping destination range similarly to the second embodiment.

The detection unit 202 of this embodiment detects whether the user P has gone out from the home H, similarly to the first embodiment. Furthermore, similarly to the second embodiment, the detection unit 202 of this embodiment detects whether the user P is located at a shopping destination. The detection unit 202 outputs the detection result to the selection unit 204.

The display control unit 023 of this embodiment causes the touch panel 22 to display an application UI 2130, similar to the display control unit 203 of the first and second embodiments. In the present embodiment, the display control unit 203 receives an instruction from the user P to change the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to a going-out mode and an instruction to change the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to a shopping preparation mode via the application UI 2130. . The display control unit 203 also receives an instruction to set a home location and an instruction to set a shopping location from the user P via the application UI 2130.

The selection unit 204 selects a notification card TC candidate to be displayed on the home screen HG of the application UI 2130 from a plurality of types of notification cards TC. The types of notification cards TC in this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG. 9.

When the display control unit 203 receives an instruction from the user P to change the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the going-out mode via the application UI 2130, the operation control unit 205 changes the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the going-out mode. Further, when the display control unit 203 receives an instruction from the user P to change the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the shopping preparation mode via the application UI 2130, the operation control unit 205 changes the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the shopping preparation mode. .

In this embodiment, the notification card TC displayed in the notification card display area HA2 is one of the five types of notification cards TC shown in FIG. 9.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the notification card TC.

In this embodiment, there are five types of notification cards TC: an outing setting notification card TC1, an outing mode notification card TC2, a shopping destination setting notification card TC4, a shopping preparation mode notification card TC5, and a recipe site notification card TC3.
These notification cards TC are similar to the notification cards TC described in the first and second embodiments. Therefore, the selection conditions provided for each of the outing setting notification card TC1, outing mode notification card TC2, shopping destination setting notification card TC4, and shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 are the selection conditions explained in the first and second embodiments. It's the same.

The outing setting notification card TC1, outing mode notification card TC2, shopping destination setting notification card TC4, shopping preparation mode notification card TC5, and recipe site notification card TC3 are provided with a priority order displayed in the notification card display area HA2. ing. In this embodiment, the priorities are set in the following order: shopping preparation mode notification card TC5, outing mode notification card TC2, outing setting notification card TC1, shopping destination setting notification card TC4, and recipe site notification card TC3. .

[3-2. motion]
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.
First, the operation of the terminal device 2 related to displaying the home screen HG will be explained.
The terminal device 2 of this embodiment performs the same operation as shown in FIG. 5 in the operation related to displaying the home screen HG.

Here, each of steps SA1 to SA3 in this embodiment will be explained in detail.

In step SA1 of this embodiment, the selection unit 204 may take into account the triggers exemplified in the first and second embodiments. That is, the selection unit 204 determines that a trigger for executing the selection process has occurred when the user P leaves home H and when the detection unit 202 detects that the user P is located at a shopping destination. It's okay.

Next, the selection process in step SA2 in this embodiment will be described in detail.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the terminal device 2 in the selection process of this embodiment. In FIG. 10, the same steps as those in the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 6 and 8 are given the same step numbers, and detailed explanation thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

The selection unit 204 executes the processing of steps SB1 to SB6 described in the first embodiment, then executes the processing of steps SC1 to SC6 described in the second embodiment, and then performs the processing of steps SC1 to SC6 described in the first embodiment. Then, the process of step SB7 is executed.

In addition, in the selection processing of this embodiment, the processing order of each of the combination of steps SB1-SB3, the combination of steps SB4-SB6, the combination of steps SC1-SC3, the combination of steps SC4-SC6, and step SB7 is as follows. The processing order is not limited to that shown in FIG. 10, and may be different or may be performed simultaneously.

Next, the process of step SA3 in this embodiment will be described in detail.
It is assumed that the candidates selected by the selection unit 204 in the selection process include the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5. In this case, since the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 has the highest priority in this embodiment, in step SA3, the display control unit 203 displays the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 in the notification card display area HA2.

Further, assume that the candidates selected by the selection unit 204 in the selection process do not include the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5, but do include the outing mode notification card TC2. In this case, since the outing mode notification card TC2 has the highest priority in this embodiment, in step SA3, the display control unit 203 displays the outing mode notification card TC2 in the notification card display area HA2.

It is also assumed that the candidates selected by the selection unit 204 in the selection process do not include the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 and the outing mode notification card TC2, but do include the outing setting notification card TC1. In this case, since the outing setting notification card TC1 has the highest priority in this embodiment, in step SA3, the display control unit 203 displays the outing setting notification card TC1 in the notification card display area HA2.

In addition, the candidates selected by the selection unit 204 in the selection process do not include the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5, the outing mode notification card TC2, and the outing setting notification card TC1, but do include the shopping destination setting notification card TC4. Suppose that In this case, since the shopping destination setting notification card TC4 has the highest priority in this embodiment, in step SA3, the display control unit 203 displays the shopping destination setting notification card TC4 in the notification card display area HA2.

Further, it is assumed that the candidates selected by the selection unit 204 in the selection process do not include notification cards TC3 other than the recipe site notification card TC3. In this case, the display control unit 203 displays the recipe site notification card TC3 in the notification card display area HA2.

Next, the operation of the refrigerator control system 1000 related to the transition of the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 will be explained.

As in the first embodiment, when the operation control unit 205 determines that the outing mode notification card TC2 has been tapped, in other words, when the display control unit 203 determines that an instruction to shift to the outing mode has been received, the operation control unit 205 1 transfer instruction information is transmitted to the refrigerator control server 3 by the terminal communication unit 21. As in the first embodiment, the refrigerator control server 3 and the refrigerator 1 transmit and receive the first shift instruction information, and the refrigerator 1 shifts the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 from the normal mode to the going-out mode.

Further, similarly to the second embodiment, when the operation control unit 205 determines that the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 has been tapped, in other words, the operation control unit 205 determines that the display control unit 203 has received an instruction to shift to the shopping preparation mode. If so, the second transition instruction information is transmitted to the refrigerator control server 3 by the terminal communication unit 21. As in the second embodiment, the refrigerator control server 3 and the refrigerator 1 transmit and receive the second transition instruction information, and the refrigerator 1 causes the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to transition from the normal mode to the shopping preparation mode.

[3-3. Effects, etc.]
According to this embodiment, the same effects as in the first and second embodiments are achieved. Further, in this embodiment, the following effects are achieved by the following configuration.

In this embodiment, the plurality of notification cards TC include a shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 and an outing mode notification card TC2. When a shopping destination is set and the user P is located at the shopping destination, the selection unit 204 selects a candidate including the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5. Further, when the home location is set and the user P goes out from the home H, the selection unit 204 selects a candidate including the outing mode notification card TC2. When the candidates selected by the selection unit 204 include the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 and the outing mode notification card TC2, the display control unit 204 gives priority to the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 over the outing mode notification card TC2. Displayed in display area HA2.

If the configuration is such that the outing mode notification card TC2 is displayed in the notification card display area HA2 with priority over the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5, the user P will not be able to display the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 in the app unless he performs a slide operation. It cannot be recognized on the UI2130. Therefore, with this configuration, although the refrigerator 1 can be shifted to the shopping preparation mode, the user P may mistakenly believe that the mode cannot be shifted. This leads to a decrease in the frequency with which the user P shifts the refrigerator 1 to the shopping preparation mode, and there is a possibility that it is not possible to prevent the freshness of already stored foods and newly stored foods from decreasing. This leads to an increase in Therefore, in this embodiment, as described above, the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 is displayed in the notification card display area HA2 with priority over the outing mode notification card TC2. As a result, it is possible to increase the possibility that user P will be able to recognize when the refrigerator 1 can be shifted to the shopping preparation mode, and in turn, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the freshness of the food stored in the refrigerator 1. can be increased.

(Embodiment 4)
Next, Embodiment 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13.
In the description of Embodiment 4, the same components as those of the refrigerator 1, terminal device 2, and refrigerator control server 3 of Embodiments 1, 2, and 3 are given the same reference numerals and detailed explanations are given. Omit as appropriate.

[4-1. composition]
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the configuration of a refrigerator control system 1000 and the functional configuration of each part of the refrigerator control system 1000 in Embodiment 4.

As shown in FIG. 11, the refrigerator control system 1000 includes a weather server 5.
The weather server 5 is a server device that provides weather data regarding the weather in the area including the location where the refrigerator 1 is installed. Examples of the weather data provided by the weather server 5 include temperature data indicating the temperature of the area including the installation location of the refrigerator 1, humidity data indicating the humidity of the area, wind speed data indicating the wind speed of the area, etc. . In this embodiment, temperature data is exemplified as the weather data provided by the weather server 5, but the weather data provided by the weather server 5 only needs to include at least the temperature data, and may also include other data such as humidity data. good. In this embodiment, one piece of temperature data provided by the weather server 5 indicates at least the daily minimum temperature.

Note that the area of the weather data provided by the weather server 5 may be any area that includes the installation location of the refrigerator 1, and may be, for example, a primary subdivision area, a secondary subdivision area, or another area.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the refrigerator control system 1000 includes a weather warning server 6.
The weather warning server 6 is a server device that provides weather warning issuance information. The weather warning issuance information is information indicating whether or not a weather warning has been issued for the area including the location where the refrigerator 1 is installed. A weather warning is, for example, a warning related to a cause of a power outage such as heavy rain, heavy snow, storm surge, flood, waves, storm, blizzard, or the like.

The area of the weather warning issuance information provided by the weather warning server 6 may be any area that includes the installation location of the refrigerator 1, and may be, for example, a primary subdivision area, a secondary subdivision area, or another area.

In each figure, each of the weather server 5 and the weather warning server 6 is represented by one block, but this does not necessarily mean that the weather server 5 and the weather warning server 6 are configured by a single server device. It's not a thing. For example, the weather server 5 and the weather warning server 6 may be configured to include a plurality of server devices with different processing contents. In each figure, the refrigerator control server 3, weather server 5, and weather warning server 6 are illustrated as separate server devices, but any plurality of these server devices may be configured as the same server device.

In this embodiment, the refrigerator control unit 16 shifts the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to one of the normal mode, outing mode, shopping preparation mode, winter mode, and emergency mode.

The refrigerator control unit 16 uses the same method as in the first embodiment to reduce power consumption in the outing mode compared to the normal mode. Furthermore, in the same manner as in the second embodiment, the refrigerator control unit 16 increases the amount of cooling inside the refrigerator 1 in the shopping preparation mode compared to the normal mode.

The winter mode is an operation mode in which the internal temperature of the refrigerator 1 is set to be, for example, 1° C. to 2° C. higher than the normal mode. In the winter mode, the temperature inside the refrigerator may be increased for all storage chambers, or for any storage chamber such as only the refrigerator compartment 11, for example.
For example, in the winter mode, the refrigerator control unit 16 lowers the rotation speed of the compressor 181 from the rotation speed in the normal mode to reduce the amount of cooling in each storage chamber of the refrigerator 1. Further, for example, the refrigerator control unit 16 lowers the rotation speed of the cooling fan 185 from the rotation speed in the normal mode to reduce the amount of cold air circulated in the refrigerator 1. Further, for example, in the winter mode, the refrigerator control unit 16 lowers the rotation speed of the compressor 181 than the rotation speed in the normal mode, lowers the rotation speed of the cooling fan 185 than the rotation speed in the normal mode, and reduces the amount of cooling. , and decrease circulation volume. Note that instead of lowering the rotation speed of the compressor 181 from the rotation speed in the normal mode, the period during which the operation of the compressor 181 is stopped may be lengthened. Furthermore, instead of lowering the rotation speed of the cooling fan 185 from the rotation speed in the normal mode, the period during which the operation of the cooling fan 185 is stopped may be lengthened.

When the refrigerator communication unit 17 receives third transition instruction information indicating an instruction to transition to winter mode from the refrigerator control server 3, the refrigerator control unit 16 transitions the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the winter mode. After shifting the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the winter mode, the refrigerator control unit 16 ends the winter mode when a winter mode end trigger occurs.

For example, when the refrigerator control unit 16 (not shown) provided in the door or the refrigerator compartment 11 receives an operation from the user P to terminate the winter mode or change the internal temperature, the refrigerator control unit 16 determines that the termination trigger has occurred. to exit winter mode. Further, when receiving termination instruction information indicating an instruction to terminate the winter mode from the refrigerator control server 3, the refrigerator control unit 16 determines that an termination trigger has occurred and terminates the winter mode.

The emergency mode is an operation mode in which the amount of cooling inside the refrigerator 1 is increased compared to the normal mode. In the emergency mode, the refrigerator control unit 16 increases the amount of cooling inside the refrigerator 1, similarly to the shopping preparation mode. Note that the cooling amounts in the emergency mode and the shopping preparation mode may be different or may be the same.

By shifting to the emergency mode before the power outage occurs, the refrigerator 1 can lower the internal temperature of the refrigerator 1 compared to the normal mode before the power outage occurs. Therefore, the refrigerator 1 can maintain the internal temperature for a long period of time during a power outage, and can suppress a decrease in the freshness of the food stored in the refrigerator 1 during a power outage.

When the refrigerator communication unit 17 receives from the refrigerator control server 3 the fourth transition instruction information for shifting the operating mode to the emergency mode, the refrigerator control unit 16 shifts the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the emergency mode. The refrigerator control unit 16 ends the emergency mode when the refrigerator communication unit 17 generates an emergency mode end trigger.

For example, when a refrigerator operation unit (not shown) provided in the door or inside the refrigerator compartment 11 receives an operation to terminate the emergency mode or change the temperature inside the refrigerator from the user P, the refrigerator control unit 16 generates a termination trigger. to exit emergency mode. In addition, when the refrigerator control unit 16 receives termination instruction information indicating an instruction to terminate the emergency mode from the refrigerator control server 3 in a case where an issued weather warning is cancelled, etc., the refrigerator control unit 16 determines that an termination trigger has occurred and activates the emergency mode. Exit mode.

In this embodiment, one record R of the refrigerator control database 313 includes a user ID 3131 and refrigerator communication information 3132, as well as terminal device communication information 3133 and installation location information 3134.

The terminal device communication information 3133 is information for communicating with the terminal device 2 in which the refrigerator control application 213 used by the user P with the associated user ID 3131 in the same record R is installed. The terminal device communication information 3133 includes, for example, address information, security information, and the like.

The installation location information 3134 is information indicating the installation location of the refrigerator 1. In this embodiment, since the installation location of the refrigerator 1 is the home H of the user P, the installation location information 3134 indicates the address, postal code, etc. of the home H.

The setting unit 201 of this embodiment sets the home position and home range similarly to the first embodiment. Further, the setting unit 201 of this embodiment sets the shopping destination location and shopping destination range similarly to the second embodiment.

Further, the setting unit 201 of this embodiment sets the installation location of the refrigerator 1. For example, the setting unit 201 causes the touch panel 22 to display a user interface for the user P to input the address and postal code of the home H, and sets the input address and postal code as the installation location of the refrigerator 1. The installation location information 3134 indicating the installation location of the refrigerator 1 set by the setting unit 201 is stored in the terminal storage unit 210, and is also sent to the refrigerator control server 3 with the user ID 3131 stored in the terminal storage unit 210 added. Sent. When the refrigerator control server 3 receives the installation location information 3134 from the terminal device 2, it refers to the refrigerator control database 313 and receives the installation location information 3134 included in the record R of the user ID 3131 added to the received installation location information 3134. The installation location information 3134 is updated.

The detection unit 202 of this embodiment detects whether the user P has gone out from the home H, similarly to the first embodiment. Furthermore, similarly to the second embodiment, the detection unit 202 of this embodiment detects whether the user P is located at a shopping destination. The detection unit 202 outputs the detection result to the selection unit 204.

The display control unit 023 of this embodiment causes the touch panel 22 to display the application UI 2130, similar to the display control unit 203 of the first, second, and third embodiments. In the present embodiment, the display control unit 203 instructs the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to be set to going out mode, shopping preparation mode, winter mode, and emergency mode via the application UI 2130. An instruction to do so is received from user P. Further, the display control unit 203 receives, from the user P, an instruction to set the home location, an instruction to set the shopping location, and an instruction to set the installation location of the refrigerator 1 via the application UI 2130.

Also in this embodiment, the selection unit 204 selects a candidate for the notification card TC to be displayed on the home screen HG of the application UI 2130 from among multiple types of notification cards TC. The types of notification cards TC in this embodiment will be explained later with reference to FIG. 12.

The operation control unit 205 of the present embodiment changes the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the going-out mode when the display control unit 203 receives an instruction from the user P to change the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the going-out mode via the application UI 2130. do. Further, when the display control unit 203 receives an instruction from the user P to change the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the shopping preparation mode via the application UI 2130, the operation control unit 205 of the present embodiment changes the operation mode of the refrigerator 1. Enter shopping preparation mode. The operation control unit 205 of the present embodiment changes the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the winter mode when the display control unit 203 receives an instruction from the user P to change the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the winter mode via the application UI 2130. do. Further, when the display control unit 203 receives an instruction from the user P to set the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the emergency mode via the application UI 2130, the operation control unit 205 of the present embodiment changes the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the emergency mode. mode.

The first communication control unit 206 transmits temperature data request information to the weather server 5 through the terminal communication unit 21. Then, the first communication control unit 206 receives temperature data from the weather server 5 through the terminal communication unit 21 as a response to the temperature data request information. The first communication control unit 206 outputs the received temperature data to the determination unit 208. In the present embodiment, the first communication control unit 206 outputs a plurality of temperature data from the present day to a date a predetermined number of days back to the determination unit 208.

The second communication control unit 207 receives weather warning issuance information indicating that a weather warning has been issued from the refrigerator control server 3 through the terminal communication unit 21 .
The server control unit 30 of the refrigerator control server inquires whether a weather warning has been issued for the area including the installation location of the refrigerator 1 by transmitting information to the weather warning server 6 through the server communication unit 31. This inquiry is executed at predetermined intervals (for example, every 10 minutes). The information sent to the weather warning server 6 upon inquiry includes installation location information 3134 possessed by the record R to be processed. When the weather warning issuance information received as a response to the inquiry indicates that a weather warning has been issued, the server control unit 30 determines whether the weather warning has been received based on the terminal device communication information 3133 that the record R to be processed has. The issuance information is transmitted to the terminal device 2.

The determination unit 208 determines whether the current season is winter based on the temperature data output from the first communication control unit 206. The determination unit 208 calculates the average daily minimum temperature indicated by the plurality of temperature data received by the first communication control unit 206, and determines whether the calculated average daily minimum temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature (for example, 6°C). Determine whether or not it is below. If the determination unit 206 determines that the calculated average daily minimum temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, the determination unit 206 determines that the current season is a season other than winter. On the other hand, if the determination unit 206 determines that the calculated average daily minimum temperature is lower than a predetermined temperature, the determination unit 206 determines that the current season is winter. The determination unit 503 outputs the determination result to the selection unit 204.

In this embodiment, the notification card TC displayed in the notification card display area HA2 is one of eight types of notification cards TC shown in FIG. 12.
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of the notification card TC.

This embodiment includes an outing setting notification card TC1, an outing mode notification card TC2, a shopping destination setting notification card TC4, a shopping preparation mode notification card TC5, a winter setting notification card TC6, a winter mode notification card TC7, an emergency mode notification card TC8, There are eight types of notification cards TC including recipe site notification card TC3.

The outing setting notification card TC1, outing mode notification card TC2, shopping destination setting notification card TC4, shopping preparation mode notification card TC5, and recipe site notification card TC3 are the same as the notification card TC described in the first, second, and third embodiments. It's the same. Therefore, the selection conditions provided for each of the outing setting notification card TC1, outing mode notification card TC2, shopping destination setting notification card TC4, and shopping preparation mode notification card TC5 are explained in the first, second, and third embodiments. The selection conditions are the same as those specified above.

The winter setting notification card TC6 is a notification card TC for setting the installation location of the refrigerator 1. The winter setting notification card TC6 includes notification information J6 that prompts that it is necessary to set the installation location of the refrigerator 1 in order to use the winter mode.

The winter setting notification card TC6 is displayed in the notification card display area HA2 so that it can be selected by a tap operation. When the winter setting notification card TC6 displayed in the notification card display area HA2 is tapped, the application UI 2130 transitions from the home screen HG to a screen for setting the installation location of the refrigerator 1.

The winter setting notification card TC6 is provided with selection conditions. The selection conditions (hereinafter referred to as "fifth selection conditions") provided in the winter setting notification card TC6 are as follows.
Fifth selection condition: The installation location of the refrigerator 1 is not set.

Winter mode notification card TC7 is a notification card TC for setting the operating mode of refrigerator 1 to winter mode. The winter mode notification card TC7 includes notification information J7 that prompts the user to change the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the winter mode by a tap operation.

The winter mode notification card TC7 is displayed in the notification card display area HA2 so as to be selectable by a tap operation. When the winter mode notification card TC7 displayed in the notification card display area HA2 is tapped, the operation control unit 205 sets the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the winter mode. Accordingly, in the application UI 2130, the mode image G1 displayed in the mode display area HA1 of the home screen HG indicates the winter mode.

The winter mode notification card TC7 also has selection conditions. The selection conditions (hereinafter referred to as "sixth selection conditions") provided in the winter mode notification card TC7 are as follows.
Sixth selection condition: The installation location of the refrigerator 1 has been set, and the current season is winter.

The emergency mode notification card TC8 is a notification card TC for setting the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 to the emergency mode. The emergency mode notification card TC8 includes notification information J8 that prompts that the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 can be set to the emergency mode by a tap operation.

The emergency mode notification card TC8 is displayed in the notification card display area HA2 so as to be selectable by a tap operation. When the emergency mode notification card TC8 displayed in the notification card display area HA2 is tapped, the operation control unit 205 sets the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the emergency mode. Accordingly, in the application UI 2130, the mode image G1 displayed in the mode display area HA1 of the home screen HG indicates the emergency mode.

The emergency mode notification card TC8 also has selection conditions. The selection conditions (hereinafter referred to as "seventh selection conditions") provided in the emergency mode notification card TC8 are as follows.
Seventh selection condition: The installation location of the refrigerator 1 has been set, and a weather warning has been issued.

Going out setting notification card TC1, going out mode notification card TC2, shopping destination setting notification card TC4, shopping preparation mode notification card TC5, winter setting notification card TC6, winter mode notification card TC7, emergency mode notification card TC8, and recipe site notification card TC3 is provided with a priority order that is displayed in the notification card display area HA2. In this embodiment, an emergency mode notification card TC8, a shopping semi-mode notification card TC5, an outing mode notification card TC2, a winter mode notification card TC7, an outing setting notification card TC1, a shopping destination setting notification card TC4, a winter setting notification card TC6, The priority order is set in the order of , recipe site notification card TC3, and recipe site notification card TC3.

[4-2. motion]
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.
First, the operation of the terminal device 2 related to displaying the home screen HG will be explained.
The terminal device 2 of this embodiment performs the same operation as shown in FIG. 5 in the operation related to displaying the home screen HG.

Here, each of steps SA1 to SA3 in this embodiment will be explained in detail.

In step SA1 of the present embodiment, the selection unit 204 executes the selection process when the user P goes out from home H and when the detection unit 202 detects that the user P is located at a shopping destination. It may be determined that a trigger has occurred. Further, in step SA1 of the present embodiment, the selection unit 204 may determine that a trigger for executing the selection process has occurred when the determination unit 208 determines that the current season is winter. Further, in step SA1 of the present embodiment, when the second communication control unit 207 receives weather warning issuance information, the selection unit 204 determines that a trigger for executing the selection process has occurred.

Next, the selection process in step SA2 in this embodiment will be explained.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the terminal device 2 in the selection process of this embodiment. In FIG. 13, the same steps as those in the flowchart shown in FIG. 10 are given the same step numbers, and detailed explanation thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

The selection unit 204 determines whether the fifth selection condition provided in the winter setting notification card TC6 is satisfied (step SD1).

For example, the selection unit 204 inquires of the setting unit 201 whether the setting location of the refrigerator 1 has been set. When the selection unit 204 receives a response from the setting unit 201 that the setting location of the refrigerator 1 has been set, the selection unit 204 determines that the fifth selection condition is not satisfied in step SD1, and the selection unit 204 receives a response from the setting unit 201 that the setting location of the refrigerator 1 has been set. If there is a response that the setting location has not been set, it is determined in step SD1 that the fifth selection condition is satisfied.

When the selection unit 204 determines that the fifth selection condition is satisfied (step SD1: YES), the selection unit 204 selects the winter setting notification card TC6 as a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 (step SD2). On the other hand, when the selection unit 204 determines that the fifth selection condition is not satisfied (step SC1: NO), the selection unit 204 does not select the winter setting notification card TC6 as a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 (step SD3). .

The selection unit 204 determines whether the sixth selection condition provided in the winter mode notification card TC7 is satisfied (step SD4).

Here, the process of step SD4 will be explained in detail.
The selection unit 204 determines whether or not the setting location of the refrigerator 1 has been set, similar to the selection condition of the winter setting notification card TC6. If the selection unit 204 determines that the setting location of the refrigerator 1 has not been set, it determines that the sixth selection condition is not satisfied in step SD4.
When the selection unit 204 determines that the setting location of the refrigerator 1 has been set, the selection unit 204 acquires the determination result of the determination unit 208. If the determination result obtained from the determination unit 208 does not indicate that the current season is winter, the selection unit 204 determines in step SD4 that the sixth selection condition is not satisfied. On the other hand, when the determination result indicates that the current season is winter, the selection unit 204 determines that the sixth selection condition is satisfied in step SD4.

When the selection unit 204 determines that the sixth selection condition is satisfied (step SD4: YES), the selection unit 204 selects the winter mode notification card TC7 as a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 (step SD5). On the other hand, when the selection unit 204 determines that the sixth selection condition is not satisfied (step SD4: NO), the selection unit 204 does not select the winter mode notification card TC7 as a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 (step SD6). .

The selection unit 204 determines whether the seventh selection condition provided for the emergency mode notification card TC8 is satisfied (step SD7).

Here, the process of step SD7 will be explained in detail.
The selection unit 204 determines whether or not the setting location of the refrigerator 1 has been set, similar to the selection condition of the winter setting notification card TC6. If the selection unit 204 determines that the setting location of the refrigerator 1 has not been set, it determines that the seventh selection condition is not satisfied in step SD7.
If the selection unit 204 determines that the location of the refrigerator 1 has been set, it determines whether a weather warning has been issued. When the second communication control unit 207 receives the weather warning issuance information, the selection unit 204 determines that a weather warning has been issued, and determines in step SD7 that the seventh selection condition is satisfied. On the other hand, if the second communication control unit 207 does not receive the weather warning issuance information, the selection unit 204 determines that no weather warning has been issued, and the seventh selection condition is not satisfied in step SD7. It is determined that there is no

When the selection unit 204 determines that the seventh selection condition is satisfied (step SD7: YES), the selection unit 204 selects the emergency mode notification card TC8 as a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 (step SD8). On the other hand, when the selection unit 204 determines that the seventh selection condition is not satisfied (step SD7: NO), the selection unit 204 does not select the emergency mode notification card TC8 as a candidate to be displayed in the notification card display area HA2 (step SD9). .

Note that the selection process in this embodiment includes a combination of steps SB1-SB3, a combination of steps SB4-SB6, a combination of steps SC1-SC3, a combination of steps SC4-SC6, a combination of steps SD1-Sd3, and a combination of steps SD4-SD6. The combination of steps SD7 to SD9, and the processing order of step SB7 are not limited to the processing order shown in FIG. 13, and may be different or may be performed simultaneously.

Next, the process of step SA3 in this embodiment will be described in detail.
It is assumed that the candidates selected by the selection unit 204 in the selection process include the emergency mode notification card TC8. In this case, since the emergency mode notification card TC8 has the highest priority in this embodiment, the display control unit 203 displays the emergency mode notification card TC8 in the notification card display area HA2 in step SA3.

It is also assumed that the candidates selected by the selection unit 204 in the selection process do not include the emergency mode notification card TC8, the shopping preparation mode notification card TC5, and the outing mode notification card TC2, but include the winter mode notification card TC7. In this case, since the winter mode notification card TC7 has the highest priority in this embodiment, the display control unit 203 displays the winter mode notification card TC7 in the notification card display area HA2 in step SA3.

Further, it is assumed that the candidates selected by the selection unit 204 in the selection process do not include notification cards TC other than the winter setting notification card TC6 and the recipe site notification card TC3. In this case, since the winter setting notification card TC6 has the highest priority in this embodiment, the display control unit 203 displays the winter setting notification card TC6 in the notification card display area HA2 in step SA3.

Next, the operation of the refrigerator control system 1000 related to the transition of the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 will be explained.

Regarding the outing mode and the shopping preparation mode, the refrigerator control system 1000 operates in the same manner as in the third embodiment.

When the operation control unit 205 determines that the winter mode notification card TC7 has been tapped, in other words, when the display control unit 203 determines that an instruction to transition to winter mode has been received, the operation control unit 205 transmits the third transition instruction information to the terminal communication unit. 21 to the refrigerator control server 3. A user ID 3131 stored in the terminal storage unit 210 is added to this third migration instruction information. When the operation control unit 205 transmits the second transition instruction information, the display control unit 204 displays a mode image G1 indicating the winter mode in the mode display area HA1 of the home screen HG.

When the server communication unit 31 receives the third migration instruction information from the terminal device 2, the server control unit 30 of the refrigerator control server 3 refers to the refrigerator control database 313 and stores the user ID 3131 added to the third migration instruction information. Identify the record R that contains it. Then, based on the refrigerator communication information 3132 included in the specified record R, the server control unit 30 transmits the third migration instruction information received from the terminal device 2 to the refrigerator 1 through the server communication unit 31.

When the refrigerator communication unit 17 receives the third shift instruction information from the refrigerator control server 3, the refrigerator control unit 16 of the refrigerator 1 shifts the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the winter mode.

Further, when the operation control unit 205 determines that the emergency mode notification card TC8 has been tapped, in other words, when the display control unit 203 determines that an instruction to transition to the emergency mode has been received, the operation control unit 205 transmits the fourth transition instruction information to the terminal. The communication unit 21 transmits the information to the refrigerator control server 3. A user ID 3131 stored in the terminal storage unit 210 is added to this fourth migration instruction information. When the operation control unit 205 transmits the fourth transition instruction information, the display control unit 204 displays a mode image G1 indicating the emergency mode in the mode display area HA1 of the home screen HG.

When the server communication unit 31 receives the fourth migration instruction information from the terminal device 2, the server control unit 30 of the refrigerator control server 3 refers to the refrigerator control database 313 and stores the user ID 3131 added to the fourth migration instruction information. Identify the record R that contains it. Then, the server control unit 30 transmits the fourth migration instruction information received from the terminal device 2 to the refrigerator 1 through the server communication unit 31 based on the refrigerator communication information 3132 included in the specified record R.

When the refrigerator communication unit 17 receives the fourth transition instruction information from the refrigerator control server 3, the refrigerator control unit 16 of the refrigerator 1 transitions the operating mode of the refrigerator 1 to the emergency mode.

[4-3. Effects, etc.]
According to this embodiment, the same effects as in Embodiments 1, 2, and 3 are achieved.

(Other embodiments)
As described above, Embodiments 1-4 have been described as examples disclosed in this application. However, the technology in the present disclosure is not limited to this, and can also be applied to embodiments in which changes, replacements, additions, omissions, etc. are made. Furthermore, it is also possible to create a new embodiment by combining the components described in Embodiments 1 to 4 above.
Therefore, other embodiments will be illustrated below.

In each of the embodiments described above, the "communication device" of the present invention was explained as the refrigerator 1, but the "communication device" of the present invention is not limited to the refrigerator 1, but can also be used with other home appliances such as an air conditioner or a washing machine. good. For example, if the "communication device" of the present invention is an air conditioner, the first mode is an operating mode that makes the indoor temperature higher than the normal mode, and the second mode is an operating mode that makes the indoor temperature lower than the normal mode. be.

In each of the embodiments described above, the "fifth information" of the present invention was explained as a recipe site notification card TC3, but the "fifth information" of the present invention is a notification card TC that is not a notification card TC related to the control of the refrigerator 1. For example, it may be a notification card TC for launching another application program that can cooperate with the refrigerator control application 213.

In Embodiments 2, 3, and 4 described above, a shopping place was exemplified as a "place where food can be obtained" of the present invention, but a "place where food can be obtained" according to the present invention is not limited to a shopping place. Any place where food F can be obtained may be used. For example, it may be a fishing spot, a relative's house of user P, a ranch, a farm, etc.

For example, the determination unit 208 determines whether the current season is winter based on the average daily maximum temperature, the average daily average temperature, the average temperature at a specific time, etc., instead of the average daily minimum temperature. You may judge. In the case of these configurations, the temperature data received from the weather server 5 indicates the temperature for which the average of the daily maximum temperature, daily average temperature, temperature at a specific time, etc. is calculated.

In the fourth embodiment described above, a weather warning is exemplified as a warning related to a cause of a power outage, but a warning related to a cause of a power outage may be a weather warning such as an earthquake motion warning, a flood warning, a tsunami warning, an eruption warning, or a fire warning. It may be an alarm other than an alarm. In this case, the cause of the power outage is a factor other than the weather. In this case, a server device that provides information indicating whether or not a warning other than a weather warning has been issued is connected to the global network GN instead of or together with the weather warning server 6, and the refrigerator control server 3 is connected to the server device. Inquires whether an alarm has been issued to the device.

In the above-described fourth embodiment, the winter setting notification card TC6 is shown as one of the notification cards TC displayed in the notification card display area HA2, but the winter setting notification card TC6 may not be provided as a notification card TC. In this case, as a condition for using the refrigerator control application 213, it is essential to set the installation location of the refrigerator 1. Furthermore, in this case, steps SD1 to SD3 are omitted in the process of FIG. 13.

In the above-described first embodiment, a case has been exemplified in which the operation mode of the refrigerator 1 can be shifted to either the normal mode or the outing mode, but there may be many more shiftable operation modes. The same applies to Embodiments 2, 3, and 4.

Further, for example, the types of rooms formed in the main box 10 of the refrigerator 1 are not limited to the refrigerator compartment 11, the ice-making compartment 12, the fresh-freeze compartment 13, the freezer compartment 14, and the vegetable compartment 15, and at least Alternatively, other types of rooms may be formed. Further, the number of doors provided at the front opening of the refrigerator compartment 11 may be one.

Further, the functions of the refrigerator control section 16, the terminal control section 20, and the server control section 30 may be realized by a plurality of processors or semiconductor chips.

Moreover, each part shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 11 is an example, and the specific implementation form is not particularly limited. In other words, it is not necessarily necessary to implement hardware corresponding to each part individually, and it is of course possible to have a configuration in which a single processor executes a program to realize the functions of each part. Furthermore, in the embodiments described above, some of the functions realized by software may be realized by hardware, or some of the functions realized by hardware may be realized by software. In addition, the specific detailed configurations of the other parts of the refrigerator 1, the terminal device 2, and the refrigerator control server 3 can be arbitrarily changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Furthermore, for example, the step units of the operations shown in FIGS. Therefore, the present invention is not limited by the division method or name of the processing units. Depending on the processing content, the process may be divided into more steps. Furthermore, the process may be divided so that one step unit includes more processes. Further, the order of the steps may be changed as appropriate within a range that does not interfere with the spirit of the present invention.

As described above, the program and terminal device according to the present disclosure can be used for providing useful information to users.

1 Refrigerator (communication device)
2 Terminal device 3 Refrigerator control server 20 Terminal control unit (control unit)
22 Touch panel (display section)
203 Display control section 204 Selection section 213 Refrigerator control application (program, application program)
1000 Refrigerator control system 2130 Application UI (display screen)
F Food H Home HA2 Notification card display area (specific area)
P User TC Notification Card (Information)
TC1 Outing setting notification card (second information)
TC2 Going out mode notification card (first information)
TC3 Recipe Site Notification Card (5th Information)
TC4 Shopping destination setting notification card (4th information)
TC5 Shopping preparation mode notification card (third information)

Claims (10)

A control unit of a terminal device equipped with a display unit,
a display control unit that displays a display screen on the display unit;
A plurality of pieces of information including first information for setting the operation mode of the communication device to a first mode when the user leaves the home where the communication device is installed, and second information for setting the location of the home. a selection unit for selecting a candidate to be displayed in a specific area of the display screen;
The selection section is
If the location of the home is set and the user is away from the home, selecting the candidate that includes the first information but does not include the second information;
If the home location is not set, selecting the candidate that includes the second information but does not include the first information;
The display control section includes:
displaying the candidates selected by the selection unit in the specific area according to a predetermined priority order;
program. The plurality of pieces of information include third information for setting the operation mode of the communication device to a second mode when the user is located at a food acquisition destination where food can be acquired;
The selection unit selects the candidate including the third information when the food acquisition place is set and the user is located at the food acquisition place;
The display control unit displays the third information in the specific area with priority over the first information and the second information when the third information is included in the candidates selected by the selection unit.
The program according to claim 1. A control unit of a terminal device equipped with a display unit,
a display control unit that displays a display screen on the display unit;
including third information for setting the operation mode of the communication device to a second mode when the user is located at a food acquisition location where food can be obtained; and fourth information for setting the food acquisition location. functioning as a selection unit that selects a candidate to be displayed in a specific area of the display screen from a plurality of pieces of information;
The selection section is
If the possible food acquisition destination is set and the user is located at the food acquisition destination, selecting the candidate that includes the third information but does not include the fourth information;
If the food source is not set, selecting the candidate that includes the fourth information but does not include the third information;
The display control section includes:
displaying the candidates selected by the selection unit in the specific area according to a predetermined priority order;
program. The plurality of pieces of information include first information for setting the operation mode of the communication device to a first mode when the user leaves the home where the communication device is installed,
The selection unit selects the candidate including the first information when the location of the home is set and the user goes out from the home;
The display control unit displays the third information in the specific area with priority over the first information when the first information is included in the candidates selected by the selection unit.
The program according to claim 3. The plurality of pieces of information include fifth information that is not information related to control of the communication device,
the selection unit selects a candidate including the fifth information;
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The display control section includes:
displaying one piece of information from the candidates selected by the selection unit in the specific area;
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The display unit is a touch panel,
When the touch panel detects a predetermined touch operation on the display screen, the display control unit switches information to be displayed in the specific area according to the predetermined priority order.
The program according to claim 6. The program is an application program that can be installed on the terminal device.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 7. A display section;
a display control unit that displays a display screen on the display unit;
A plurality of pieces of information including first information for setting the operation mode of the communication device to a first mode when the user leaves the home where the communication device is installed, and second information for setting the location of the home. a selection unit for selecting a candidate to be displayed in a specific area of the display screen from;
The selection section is
If the location of the home is set and the user is away from the home, selecting the candidate that includes the first information but does not include the second information;
If the home location is not set, selecting the candidate that includes the second information but does not include the first information;
The display control section includes:
displaying the candidates selected by the selection unit in the specific area according to a predetermined priority order;
Terminal device. A display section;
a display control unit that displays a display screen on the display unit;
including third information for setting the operation mode of the communication device to a second mode when the user is located at a food acquisition location where food can be obtained; and fourth information for setting the food acquisition location. a selection unit that selects a candidate to be displayed in a specific area of the display screen from a plurality of pieces of information;
The selection section is
If the possible food acquisition destination is set and the user is located at the food acquisition destination, selecting the candidate that includes the third information but does not include the fourth information;
If the food source is not set, selecting the candidate that includes the fourth information but does not include the third information;
The display control section includes:
displaying the candidates selected by the selection unit in the specific area according to a predetermined priority order;
Terminal device.

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