JP4802889B2 - Network appliances - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to network home appliances, and more particularly to network home appliances that can ensure safety in an aging society.

  In recent years, microprocessors have been installed in many home appliances, and their multifunctionalization has been progressing. In addition, with the progress of communication technology centered on personal computers (hereinafter referred to as personal computers), it is also becoming practical to exchange data by connecting personal computers and home appliances to each other. For example, in household appliances for cooking with relatively high functions such as a microwave oven, application of computer communication technology such as obtaining a recipe via such a network has been proposed, and some products have been put to practical use. .

  Under such circumstances, home appliances are also being considered to be networked at home. For example, when a user remotely operates a mobile phone from a mobile phone, the same model is used in one house. Even if home appliances are installed, only one of them (for example, multiple air conditioners of the same type, one in the living room when installed in each room) can be specified for remote operation Has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-345051A.

  However, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is communication between certain limited home appliances, and is not a remote control for a plurality of home appliances.

  This invention is made | formed in view of said point, and it aims at enabling remote operation with respect to several household appliances in a household from a mobile telephone.

In the present invention, as a first means for solving the above-mentioned problem, a home appliance having a communication function capable of communicating with each other connected to a mobile phone through a home local area network (hereinafter abbreviated as LAN) The network home appliance is configured so that a child lock can be performed on the home appliance according to an instruction from the mobile phone.

  By configuring as above, even if an elderly person or a child who is on the answering machine operates accidentally, child lock is performed on the home appliance according to instructions from the mobile phone, ensuring safety. can do.

In the present invention, as the second means for solving the above SL problem, mobile phones and, in the network home appliance comprising a consumer electronics product comprising a mutual communicable communication function are connected by home LAN, the cellular phone It is configured so that the operation lock can be performed on the household electrical appliance according to the instruction from the mobile phone, and the operation lock by the mobile phone is not released, and it is not intended to be misused by the user but actually used. When there is an intention display, the operation lock for the home appliance can be released .

By configuring as described above, when the operation lock by the mobile phone is not released, and there is an indication that the user wants to actually use it, not the user's misuse, When the lock is released and there is an intention to actually use it, the home appliance can be used according to the intention of the user.

In the present invention, as a third means for solving the above SL problem, mobile phones and, in the network home appliance comprising a consumer electronics product comprising a mutual communicable communication function are connected by home LAN, the cellular phone The operation can be performed on the home appliance according to the instruction from the mobile phone, and the operation from the mobile phone is performed even when the mobile phone receives an operation unlock signal from the home appliance. When a lock instruction is given, the home appliance side cannot be unlocked.

With the configuration described above, even when the mobile phone receives an operation unlock signal from the home appliance side, if the operation lock instruction is issued from the mobile phone, the home appliance side will lock the operation. It is impossible to cancel the operation, and the operation lock can always be performed when an operation lock instruction is issued from the mobile phone.

According to the first means of the present invention, in a network home appliance comprising a mobile phone and a home appliance having a communication function capable of communicating with each other connected by a home LAN, the home appliance according to an instruction from the mobile phone be configured to be performed the child lock on, even if the operation by mistake the elderly and children that the answering machine, so that the child lock is performed for consumer electronics products in accordance with an instruction from the mobile phone Therefore, there is an effect that safety can be secured.

According to the second means of the present invention, in a network home appliance comprising a mobile phone and a home appliance having a communicable communication function connected by a home LAN, the home appliance is in accordance with an instruction from the mobile phone. When the operation lock by the mobile phone has not been released and the user has indicated that he / she really wants to use it, not the misuse It is to configure so as to be able to release the operating lock on the consumer electronics products, even if the operation of the lock by the mobile phone has not been released, and not the misuse user, the will display of want to actually use In such a case, since the operation lock on the home appliance is released, if there is an intention to actually use it, the user's intention will be displayed. There is an effect that it is possible to use a consumer electronics product.

According to the third means of the present invention, in a network home appliance comprising a mobile phone and a home appliance having a communication function capable of communicating with each other connected through a home LAN, the home appliance according to an instruction from the mobile phone When the mobile phone receives an operation lock release signal from the home appliance, even when the mobile phone receives an operation lock release signal, the mobile phone receives an operation lock instruction. Is configured so that the operation lock cannot be released on the home appliance side, and even when the mobile phone receives the operation unlock signal from the home appliance side, the operation lock instruction from the mobile phone is received. If this is done, the home appliances will not be able to unlock the operation, so when an operation lock instruction is issued from a mobile phone , There is an effect that can be performed without fail action lock.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a network home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  This network home appliance is composed of a rice cooker 1, an electric pot 2, a hot plate 3, a television 4 and a personal computer 5 as a home server, and each device (ie, rice cooker 1, electric pot 2, hot plate 3, The television 4 and the personal computer 5) as a home server are each provided with communication interfaces 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 that are connected by a home LAN and function as communication functions capable of mutual communication. Reference numeral 11 denotes a mobile phone, and an instruction signal and a reply signal are exchanged with the personal computer 5.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, in the rice cooker 1, signals from the operation switch 12, the temperature sensor 13, the room temperature sensor 14, and the communication interface 6 are input to the control unit 15, and the control unit 15 Control signals are output to the work coil 16 and the communication interface 6 which are heating means. In the electric pot 2, signals from the operation switch 17, the temperature sensor 18, the room temperature sensor 19 and the communication interface 7 are transmitted to the control unit. 20, the control unit 20 outputs control signals to the electric heater 21 and the communication interface 7 as heating means. In the hot plate 3, the operation switch 22, the temperature sensor 23, and the communication interface 8 are used. Is input to the control unit 24, and the control unit 24 The control signal is output to the electric heater 25 and the communication interface 8 which are heating means. In the television 4, the signals from the operation switch 26 and the communication interface 9 are input to the control unit 27. A control signal is output to the liquid crystal panel 28 and the communication interface 9. In the personal computer 5, signals from the operation switch 29 and the communication interface 10 are input to the control unit 30. A control signal is output to the communication interface 10.

  Next, the lock operation for the network home appliance will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In step S1, it is determined whether or not there has been a lock instruction for home appliances (for example, rice cooker 1, electric kettle 2, hot plate 3, television 4 and personal computer 5) connected by cellular phone 11 via a home LAN. The Here, if an affirmative determination is made, the network home appliance is brought into a locked state (for example, power OFF or child lock) in step S2.

  As described above, even if an elderly person or a child who has an answering machine operates by mistake, an operation lock (for example, power OFF or child lock) is performed on the home appliances 1 to 5 by an instruction from the mobile phone 11. As a result, safety can be ensured. In this case, since the mobile phone 11 is to be used, it is possible to issue a lock instruction from either the home or the outdoors. In this case, the lock operation is performed on all network home appliances connected to the home LAN according to the instruction from the mobile phone 11, but the lock operation instruction can be individually issued to the network home appliances. Good.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4, a lock operation (including a non-lockable reply) for network home appliances (for example, the electric pot 2 is in use) will be described in detail.

  In step S1, it is determined whether or not there has been a lock instruction for home appliances (for example, rice cooker 1, electric kettle 2, hot plate 3, television 4 and personal computer 5) connected by cellular phone 11 via a home LAN. The Here, if an affirmative determination is made, it is determined in step S2 whether any one of the network home appliances (for example, the electric pot 2) is in use. If an affirmative determination is made here, the locking operation is disabled (in other words, prohibited) in step S3, and the locking operation is disabled because the electric pot 2 is in use in step S4. A reply is made to the mobile phone 11.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S2, the network home appliance is set in a locked state (for example, power OFF or child lock) in step S5.

  As mentioned above, if network home appliances that are in use can be locked, network home appliances can be grouped into those that are in use and those that are not in use. The lock operation can be disabled.

  Next, lock release control for network home appliances will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the network home appliance is in the locked state, it is determined in step S1 whether or not the locked state has elapsed for a certain time. In the case of the rice cooker 1, this determination may cause a problem of rice rot if the locked state continues for a long time, and in the case of the electric pot 2, the locked state continues similarly for a long time. Since the problem of hot water rot occurs, the user sets a predetermined time in advance and is performed in order to see the passage of the predetermined time. Here, if an affirmative determination is made, an unlocking reminder is transmitted to the mobile phone 11 in step S2.

  As described above, when the locked state continues for a long time, unlocking is prompted, so by issuing an unlocking command from the mobile phone 11, rice (in the case of a rice cooker) or hot water It becomes possible to prevent corruption in the case of an electric pot.

  Next, another example of unlocking control for network home appliances will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the network home appliance is in the locked state, it is determined in step S1 whether or not the locked state has elapsed for a certain time. In the case of the rice cooker 1, this determination may cause a problem of rice rot if the locked state continues for a long time, and in the case of the electric pot 2, the locked state continues similarly for a long time. Since the problem of hot water rot occurs, the user sets a predetermined time in advance and is performed in order to see the passage of the predetermined time. Here, if an affirmative determination is made, the unlocking is automatically executed in step S2, and the fact that the unlocking is released in step S3 is transmitted to the mobile phone 11.

  As mentioned above, when the locked state continues for a long time, the unlocking is automatically executed, so the rice (for rice cookers) and hot water (for electric pots) can be rotted. This can be prevented beforehand. In addition, since the user can know that the lock has been released by contacting the mobile phone 11, the management of the network home appliances thereafter is not impaired.

  Next, another example of the unlock control for the network home appliance will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the network home appliance is in a locked state, it is determined whether or not there has been an unlocking instruction from the mobile phone 11 in step S1, and if an affirmative determination is made here, unlocking of the network home appliance is executed in step S2. Is done. This means that unlocking was performed at the user's will.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1, the same key (for example, in the case of the electric pot 2), for a predetermined number of times (the user can set the desired number of times) within a predetermined time (the user can set the desired time) in step S3. It is determined whether or not the (hot water supply key) has been pressed. If an affirmative determination is made here, it is received that the intention to actually use is received rather than being misused, the network home appliance is unlocked in step S4, and the mobile phone 11 is unlocked in step S5. Sent to.

  On the other hand, when a negative determination is made in step S3, it is determined that there is no intention to use, and the locked state of the network home appliance is continued in step S6.

  As described above, when a predetermined condition (for example, the condition that the same key is pressed a certain number of times within a certain time) is met, it is determined that there is an indication that the user wants to use the network household appliance, The lock is released for. In addition, since the user can know that the lock has been released by contacting the mobile phone 11, the management of the network home appliances thereafter is not impaired.

By the way, it is not possible to unlock all at the same time, it is not unlocked even after a power failure, even if it receives the unlock signal from the network home appliances to the mobile phone 11, it will be locked if you issue the lock instruction again, then The network appliance cannot be unlocked.

  The invention of the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that the design can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the invention.

It is a block diagram of the network household appliance concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the network household appliance concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the lock operation in the network household appliance concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the lock operation (a non-locking reply is included) in the network household appliance concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the lock release control in the network household appliance concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the other example of the lock release control in the network household appliance concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the other another example of the lock release control in the network household appliance concerning embodiment of this invention.

1 is a network appliance (rice cooker)
2 is network home appliance (electric pot)
3 is network (hot plate)
4 is network home appliance (TV)
5 is network home appliance (PC)
6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are communication interfaces 11 is a mobile phone

Claims (3)

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