Laundry treatment machine, laundry treatment system, and program

Abstract

Provided are a program, a laundry treatment machine, and a laundry treatment system with which it is possible to improve ease of use. The laundry treatment machine includes a laundry treatment machine body, an operation reception unit provided in the laundry treatment machine body, and a control unit for controlling the laundry treatment machine body, the operation reception unit including a selection operation unit for selecting an operation type to be executed from a plurality of operation types executable by the laundry treatment machine body, and a transition operation unit. The transition operation unit is an operation unit that transitions from a first state in which a selection operation can be performed to a second state in which settings relating to operation are accepted on the basis of a remote operation, and the operation accepting unit has the selection operation unit and the transition operation unit at least temporarily in a state in which the selection operation unit and the transition operation unit can be visually recognized at the same time. When the transition operation unit is operated to transition from the first state to the second state, the control unit changes the state of at least a portion of the operation reception unit and changes the state of the operation reception unit to a state corresponding to a case where the operation reception unit is restricted to receive the operation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate to a laundry treating machine, a laundry treating system, and a program. Background Art

[0002] A system including a laundry machine and a washing machine application of a terminal device capable of communicating with the laundry machine is known. In addition, it is expected that the laundry machine or a system associated with the laundry machine will improve its usability.

[0003] Prior art literature:

[0004] Patent Literature:

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent No. 6983131 Summary of the invention

[0006] Problems to be solved by the invention:

[0007] The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a clothes treating machine, a clothes treating system and a program which can improve the usability.

[0008] Means used to solve the problem:

[0009] A laundry machine of an embodiment includes: a laundry machine body; an operation receiving unit provided on the laundry machine body; and a control unit for controlling the laundry machine body. The operation receiving unit includes: a selection operation unit for selecting an operation type to be executed from a plurality of operation types that can be executed by the laundry machine body; and a transition operation unit. The transition operation unit is an operation unit for changing from a first state in which a selection operation can be performed using the selection operation unit to a second state in which settings related to operation are accepted based on remote operation, and the operation receiving unit at least temporarily includes the selection operation unit and the transition operation unit in a state in which the selection operation unit and the transition operation unit can be visually recognized at the same time. When the transition operation unit is operated to change from the first state to the second state, the control unit changes the state of a portion that is at least a part of the operation receiving unit and is different from the transition operation unit, and changes the state of the operation receiving unit to a state corresponding to a situation in which the acceptance of at least a part of the operation using the operation receiving unit is restricted.

[0010] Effect of the invention:

[0011] According to the embodiments of the present invention, the usability can be improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the clothes processing system which concerns on one Embodiment.

[0013] Figure 2 It is a cross-sectional view showing a laundry machine according to an embodiment.

[0014] Figure 3 It is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a control device according to one embodiment.

[0015] Figure 4 It is a diagram showing a first example of a display on the operation panel according to one embodiment.

[0016] Figure 5 It is a diagram showing a second example of the display of the operation panel according to one embodiment.

[0017] Figure 6 It is a diagram showing a third example of the display of the operation panel according to one embodiment.

[0018] Figure 7 It is a diagram showing a fourth example of the display of the operation panel according to one embodiment.

[0019] Figure 8 It is a diagram showing a fifth example of the display of the operation panel according to one embodiment.

[0020] Fig. 9 It is a diagram showing a sixth example of the display of the operation panel according to one embodiment.

[0021] Fig.10 It is a diagram showing a seventh example of the display of the operation panel according to one embodiment.

[0022] Fig.11 It is a diagram showing an eighth example of the display of the operation panel according to one embodiment.

[0023] Fig.12 It is a diagram showing a ninth example of the display of the operation panel according to one embodiment.

[0024] Fig.13 It is a diagram showing a tenth example of the display of the operation panel according to one embodiment.

[0025] Fig.14 This is a block diagram showing the functional structure of a server according to one embodiment.

[0026] Fig.15 This is a block diagram showing the functional structure of a terminal device according to one embodiment.

[0027] Fig.16 It is a diagram showing a first example of display by a display device according to an embodiment.

[0028] Fig.17 It is a diagram showing a second example of display by the display device according to one embodiment.

[0029] Fig.18 It is a diagram showing a third example of display by the display device according to one embodiment.

[0030] Fig.19 It is a diagram showing a fourth example of display by the display device according to one embodiment.

[0031] Fig. 20 It is a diagram showing a fifth example of display by the display device according to one embodiment.

[0032] Fig.21 This is a diagram showing a sixth example of display by the display device according to one embodiment.

[0033] Fig. 22 It is a diagram showing a seventh example of display by the display device according to one embodiment.

[0034] Fig.23 It is a diagram showing an eighth example of display by the display device according to one embodiment.

[0035] Fig.24 It is a diagram showing a ninth example of display by the display device according to one embodiment.

[0036] Fig.25 This is a diagram showing a tenth example of display by the display device according to one embodiment.

[0037] Fig.26 This is a diagram showing an eleventh example of display by the display device according to one embodiment.

[0038] Fig. 27 This is a diagram showing a twelfth example of display by the display device according to one embodiment.

[0039] Fig.28 This is a diagram showing an eleventh example of the display of the operation panel according to one embodiment.

[0040] Fig.29 This is a diagram showing a thirteenth example of display by the display device according to one embodiment.

[0041] Fig.30 It is a diagram showing a fourteenth example of display by the display device according to one embodiment.

[0042] Fig.31 This is a diagram showing a fifteenth example of display by the display device according to one embodiment.

[0043] Fig.32 This is a diagram showing a sixteenth example of display by the display device according to one embodiment.

[0044] Fig.33This is a sequence diagram showing the flow of a process at the time of startup of the laundry processing machine according to one embodiment.

[0045] Fig.34 This is a sequence diagram showing the flow of synchronization processing between a laundry processing machine and a display of a terminal device according to one embodiment.

[0046] Fig.35 It is a diagram showing a first example of display on an operation panel according to another embodiment.

[0047] Fig.36 It is a diagram showing a second example of the display of the operation panel according to another embodiment.

[0048] Fig.37 It is a diagram showing a third example of the display of the operation panel according to another embodiment.

[0049] Description of reference numerals:

[0050] 1...clothing treatment system, 100...clothing treatment machine, 100a...clothing treatment machine body, 112...operation panel, 150...control device, 151...action control unit, 152...display control unit, 153...receiving unit, 154...information sending unit, 200...server, 300...terminal device, 310...information acquisition unit, 320...display control unit, 330...receiving unit, 340...information sending unit, APP...home appliance management application (information function unit). DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0051] Hereinafter, the program, the clothing processing machine and the clothing processing system of the implementation mode are described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the same mark is given to the structures having the same or similar functions. In addition, the repeated description of these structures is sometimes omitted. "Based on XX" means "at least based on XX", and may also include the case where it is based on other elements in addition to XX. "Based on XX" is not limited to the case where XX is directly used, and may also include the case where it is based on the elements obtained by calculation or processing on XX. "XX or YY" is not limited to the case where one of XX and YY is selected, and may also include the case where both XX and YY are selected. This is also the case when the number of selective elements is 3 or more. "XX" and "YY" are arbitrary elements (for example, arbitrary information). In the present application, "obtaining" is not limited to the case where a request to send is sent and the acquisition is actively carried out, and may also include the case where the acquisition is carried out by passively receiving information sent from other devices.

[0052] <Implementation Method>

[0053] As one embodiment, a laundry processing system 1 is described in which the content displayed on the display device 301 of the terminal device 300 is changed in synchronization with the operation of the user U for setting or selecting the operation content of the laundry processing machine 100 accepted by the laundry processing machine 100.

[0054] Figure 1 : is a diagram showing an example of the structure of a clothing treatment system 1 according to an embodiment. The clothing treatment system 1 includes, for example, a clothing treatment machine 100, a server 200, and an appliance management application APP of a terminal device 300. In addition, the clothing treatment system 1 may not include the server 200, but may be implemented by the clothing treatment machine 100 and the appliance management application APP of the terminal device 300. The network NW described later may utilize, for example, the Internet, a cellular network, a Wi-Fi network, LPWA (Low Power Wide Area), a WAN (Wide Area Network), a LAN (Local Area Network), or other public lines or dedicated lines, etc., depending on the situation.

[0055] The clothing treatment machine 100 is an electrical device mainly used in the home. "Clothing treatment machine" broadly means a device that performs some treatment on clothing (for example, one or more of washing, drying, wrinkle removal, crease reinforcement, deodorization, pollen removal, dust removal or sterilization). The clothing treatment machine 100 is, for example, a washing machine, but also corresponds to a closet-type washing machine, etc. The clothing treatment machine 100 is set in the residence of the user U and is connected to the network NW via a wireless router WR and a modem M set in the residence of the user U. The clothing treatment machine 100 can communicate with the server 200 or the terminal device 300 via the network NW.

[0056] The server 200 is a management server that manages the clothing treatment machine 100. The server 200 is composed of one or more server devices (such as a cloud server). The server 200 can also be called a "server system". The server 200 can communicate with the clothing treatment machine 100 or the terminal device 300 via the network NW. The server 200 may also include an information processing unit that performs edge computing or fog computing, such as an information processing unit included in a router in the network NW. The server 200 is not limited to a cloud server, but may also be a computer at the residence of the user U, or a home router (such as a wireless router WR).

[0057] The terminal device 300 is a terminal device for use by the user U. The terminal device 300 is, for example, a portable terminal device such as a smart phone or a tablet terminal device. Among them, the terminal device 300 is not limited to a portable terminal device, and can also be a personal computer, etc. The terminal device 300 has, for example, a display device 301, an input device 302, and a communication unit 303. The display device 301 has a display screen 301a that can display various information. The input device 302 can accept input from the user U. The input device 302 is, for example, a touch panel that is overlapped with the display screen 301a of the display device 301. The input device 302 may include a camera, a microphone, etc. provided in the terminal device 300. The communication unit 303 is a communication module that can perform wireless communication. The communication unit 303 is connected to the network NW via a wireless router WR and a modem M or directly. The communication unit 303 can communicate with the clothing processing machine 100 or the server 200 via the network NW.

[0058] The terminal device 300 has an application P installed therein, which supports the functions described below. The application P is, for example, an application for managing the laundry machine 100. In each embodiment of the present invention, the application software started by executing the application P is referred to as a "home appliance management application APP". The application P is an example of a "program".

[0059] (Clothing Processing Machine)

[0060] Next, a drum-type washing machine is taken as an example to explain the laundry processing machine 100. In addition, the following description is not intended to limit the scope of the "laundry processing machine" or "washing machine" of the present application. The laundry processing machine is not limited to a drum-type washing machine, and may also be a vertical washing machine. In addition, the laundry processing machine may be a washing machine without a drying function or a drying machine. In addition, the laundry processing machine may also be a closet-type cleaning machine. Figure 2 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a laundry machine 100 according to one embodiment. The laundry machine 100 includes a laundry machine body 100 a , an operation panel 112 , and a control device 150 .

[0061] (Control device)

[0062] The control device 150 is mainly composed of a computer including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc. The control device 150 performs overall control over the entirety of the laundry machine 100. For example, the control device 150 controls the laundry machine body 100a. Figure 3FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of a control device 150 according to an embodiment. Figure 3 As shown, it has an action control unit 151, a display control unit 152, a receiving unit 153, an information sending unit 154 and a weight detection unit 155. All or part of these functional units are realized by executing a program (software) by a hardware processor such as a CPU. Among them, all or part of these functional units can also be realized by hardware (circuitry, including circuitry) such as ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), PLD (Programmable Logic Device) or FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), discrete circuits, etc., or can be realized by the collaborative action of software and hardware.

[0063] (Display control unit)

[0064] The display control unit 152 controls the display of the operation panel 112. For example, when the remote setting key B5 is operated to change from a state in which a selection operation can be performed using the icon 112a, the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7 to a state in which settings related to the operation are accepted based on the remote operation (i.e., the second state), the display control unit 152 changes the state of a portion that is at least a part of the operation panel 112 and is different from the remote setting key B5, and changes the state of the operation panel 112 to a state corresponding to a situation in which the acceptance of at least a part of the operation using the operation panel 112 is restricted.

[0065] Here, the display of operation panel 112 displayed under the control of display control unit 152 will be described. Figure 4 FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first example of a display on the operation panel 112 according to an embodiment. Figure 5 This is a diagram showing a second example of the display of the operation panel 112 according to one embodiment. Figure 6 It is a diagram showing a third example of the display of the operation panel 112 according to one embodiment. Figure 4 The display of the operation panel 112 shown is an example of a display of the top screen during the cleaning operation. Figure 5 The display of the operation panel 112 shown is an example of a display of the top screen during the washing and drying operation. Figure 6The display of the operation panel 112 shown is an example of a display of the top screen during the drying operation. The top screen is a display screen after the power of the laundry machine 100 is turned on and before the first input operation is performed, and functions as a screen for selecting the type of operation.

[0066] Figures 4 to 6 The lower end of the top-level screen shown becomes the common footer portion 601. In addition, the details of the footer portion 601 will be described later. In various screens including the top-level screen, in the area other than the footer portion 601, the area from the left end of the screen to the center of the screen becomes the main display area 602, and the area at the right end of the screen becomes the sub-display area 603. That is, in various screens including the top-level screen, the main display area 602 and the sub-display area 603 are configured to be adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction of the screen, that is, the left-right direction. "Adjacent" not only includes the situation where the areas are completely connected, but also includes the situation where gaps are provided between the areas and the areas are slightly separated from each other.

[0067] The display control unit 152 controls the operation panel 112 to display the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the remote setting key B5, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7 arranged in a row in the horizontal direction of the screen from the left in this order in the footer 601. The setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, and the remote setting key B5 are always displayed in various screens before the operation of the laundry processing machine 100 starts. In addition, these five operation keys are operation keys for making settings related to the operation of the laundry processing machine 100, and are operation keys with a high frequency of use.

[0068] The remote setting key B5 is an operation key for enabling the laundry processing machine 100 to accept remote washing settings. That is, the remote setting key B5 is an operation key for changing from a state (an example of a first state) in which a selection operation can be performed using the washing operation icon 112a1, the washing and drying operation icon 112a2, the drying operation icon 112a3, the cleaning and care operation icon 112a4, the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7 to a state (an example of a second state) in which settings related to the operation are accepted based on remote operation. For example, if the remote setting key B5 is operated, the operation panel 112 is displayed under the control of the display control unit 152 to indicate that the setting of the operation content is accepted from the terminal device 300 via the server 200 connected to the network NW. In addition, in the following description, the washing operation icon 112a1, the washing and drying operation icon 112a2, the drying operation icon 112a3, and the cleaning and care operation icon 112a4 are sometimes collectively referred to as the icon 112a. The remote setting key B5 is used to limit the operation of setting the operation type from the operation panel 112 (for example, the selection operation of selecting the operation type using the icon 112a, the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7). The remote setting key B5 is an example of a "transition operation unit". The operation of setting the operation type from the washing operation icon 112a1, the washing and drying operation icon 112a2, the drying operation icon 112a3, the cleaning and care operation icon 112a4, and the operation panel 112 (for example, the icon 112a, the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7) is an example of a "selection operation unit".

[0069] The icon 112a, the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7 are selection operation parts for selecting an operation type to be executed from a plurality of operation types that can be executed by the laundry processing machine body 100a. The operation panel 112 has the icon 112a, the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the program selection key B6, the start key B7, and the remote setting key B5 in a state where the icon 112a, the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the program selection key B6, the start key B7, and the remote setting key B5 can be visually recognized at the same time at least temporarily.

[0070] The setting key B1 is an operation key for making various settings related to the laundry processing machine 100. If the setting key B1 is operated, it will be changed to a screen for making various settings. The automatic dispensing key B2 is an operation key for setting the automatic dispensing of detergent and softener. If the automatic dispensing key B2 is operated, the automatic dispensing setting screen for setting the extent of dispensing detergent and softener, etc. is displayed. In the automatic dispensing setting screen, for example, the desired setting can be selected from a plurality of dispensing amount settings such as "none", "less", "standard", and "more".

[0071] The warm water setting key B3 is an operation key for setting the temperature of water used in operation. If the warm water setting key B3 is operated, a warm water setting screen is displayed for setting the temperature of the water to be heated to during the washing process of the washing operation or the washing and drying operation. In the warm water setting screen, for example, a desired setting can be selected from a plurality of warm water settings such as "none", "15°C", "30°C", "40°C", "50°C", "60°C sterilization", etc.

[0072] The reservation setting key B4 is an operation key for making settings related to the operation reservation. If the reservation setting key B4 is operated, the reservation setting screen is displayed. In the reservation setting screen, for example, a desired setting can be selected from a plurality of reservation settings such as "none", "wake-up reservation", and "home reservation". In addition, in the reservation setting screen, the end time of the operation can be set to a desired time.

[0073] The program selection key B6 is an operation key for transitioning to the above-mentioned program selection screen. In this case, if the program selection key B6 is operated, the program selection screen is transitioned to select the program corresponding to the operation selected at that time. Figure 5 As shown in FIG. 1 , if the program selection key B6 is operated in the state where the washing and drying operation is selected, a program selection screen for selecting a program corresponding to the washing and drying operation is displayed. Fig. 9 The displayed program selection screen changes.

[0074] The start key B7 is an operation key for starting operation and is displayed at the end of the screen, more specifically, at the lower right end of the screen of the operation panel 112. The display control unit 152 Figures 4 to 6 ), the program selection screen (such as the following Fig. 9 ) etc., when the start key B7 is displayed, it is always displayed on the operation panel 112. If the start key B7 is operated in the screen before operation, the laundry processing machine 100 starts the operation under the operation type and program selected at that time.

[0075] The main display area 602 is an area for displaying various information related to the operation of the laundry processing machine 100 and information and operation keys that are relatively highly related to the operation among various operation keys. In the main display area 602 in the top screen, the following information, operation keys, etc. are displayed under the control of the display control unit 152. That is, the display control unit 152 controls the operation panel 112 in the main display area 602 in the top screen so that it is configured with an operation key for selecting a washing operation, i.e., a washing operation icon 112a1, an operation key for selecting a washing and drying operation, i.e., a washing and drying operation icon 112a2, an operation key for selecting a drying operation, i.e., a drying operation icon 112a3, and an operation key for selecting a cleaning and care operation, i.e., a cleaning and care operation icon 112a4. The icons are expressed by symbolizing each operation with a simple pattern and can be operated.

[0076] The washing operation is an operation of the laundry machine 100 including a washing action, a rinsing action, and a dehydrating action but not including a drying action. The washing and drying operation is an operation of the laundry machine 100 including a washing action, a rinsing action, a dehydrating action, and a drying action. The drying operation is an operation of the laundry machine 100 including a drying action but not including a washing action, a rinsing action, and a dehydrating action. Examples of the cleaning and care operation include an operation of sterilizing the laundry by irradiating UV (Ultraviolet) to the laundry without using water for cleaning (before washing) and blowing warm air to the laundry during the drying operation, an operation of removing pollen, and the like.

[0077] In this case, the washing operation icon 112a1, the washing and drying operation icon 112a2, the drying operation icon 112a3, and the cleaning and nursing operation icon 112a4 are arranged in parallel in this order from the left side of the screen of the operation panel 112. In addition, the arrangement order of these four icons can also be appropriately exchanged. In addition, the arrangement order of the four icons can also be changed accordingly with the selection state of the operation. For example, the configuration of each icon can also be changed at any time so that the icon selected at this moment is always configured at the leftmost side of the main display area 602. The washing operation icon 112a1, the washing and drying operation icon 112a2, the drying operation icon 112a3, and the cleaning and nursing operation icon 112a4 are equivalent to a plurality of operation type icons set corresponding to each type of operation.

[0078] By operating any one of the multiple operation type icons, the operation corresponding to the operation type icon is selected (i.e., the type of operation is determined). Specifically, if the washing operation icon 112a1 is operated, the washing operation is selected, if the washing and drying operation icon 112a2 is operated, the washing and drying operation is selected, if the drying operation icon 112a3 is operated, the drying operation is selected, and if the cleaning and care operation icon 112a4 is operated, the cleaning and care operation is selected. In addition, the selection and determination of the type of operation can be performed any number of times before the operation starts.

[0079] If an operation is performed on a predetermined operation type icon, the display control unit 152 Figures 4 to 6 As shown in FIG. 1 , the operated operation type icon is displayed relatively larger than the unoperated operation type icon on the operation panel 112. In addition, if an operation is performed on a predetermined operation type icon, the display control unit 152 displays the operation type icon as shown in FIG. Figures 4 to 6 As shown, on the operation panel 112 , the operable area for the operated operation type icon is displayed relatively larger than the operable area for the unoperated operation type icon.

[0080] For example, if the washing and drying operation icon 112a2 is operated, the display control unit 152 displays the washing and drying operation icon 112a2 as shown in FIG. Figure 5 As shown, the washing and drying operation icon 112a2 is displayed larger than the washing operation icon 112a1, the drying operation icon 112a3, and the cleaning and nursing operation icon 112a4 that have not been operated on the operation panel 112. In addition, at this time, the display control unit 152 displays the operable area corresponding to the washing and drying operation icon 112a2 larger than the operable area corresponding to the washing operation icon 112a1 that has not been operated, the operable area corresponding to the drying operation icon 112a3 that has not been operated, and the operable area corresponding to the cleaning and nursing operation icon 112a4 that has not been operated.

[0081] If an operation is performed on a predetermined operation type icon, the display control unit 152 Figures 4 to 6 As shown in FIG. 1 , the name of the program selected for the operation corresponding to the operated operation type icon and the icon corresponding to the program are displayed. For example, if the washing and drying operation icon 112a2 is operated, the display control unit 152 displays the selected program as shown in FIG. Figure 5 As shown, the display of the washing and drying operation icon 112a2 is changed to include "standard program" which is the name of the program currently selected for the washing and drying operation, and "icon schematically representing a T-shirt" which is the icon corresponding to the program.

[0082] By operating the specified operation type icon once, the display control unit 152 selects the operation corresponding to the specified operation type icon, and by operating the specified operation type icon that has been operated once again, the display control unit 152 causes the operation panel 112 to display a program selection screen for selecting a program corresponding to the operation. Figure 5 As shown in FIG. 1 , if the washing and drying operation icon 112a2 is operated once, and the washing and drying operation icon 112a2 is further operated, the display control unit 152 displays a program selection screen (such as the program described later) for selecting a program corresponding to the washing and drying operation. Fig. 9 ) is displayed on the operation panel 112.

[0083] The sub-display area 603 is an area for displaying information and operation keys that are relatively less relevant to the operation of the laundry processing machine 100 among various information and operation keys. The upper area of ​​the sub-display area 603 is the first sub-display area 603a. In addition, the lower area of ​​the sub-display area 603 is the second sub-display area 603b. That is, in this case, the first sub-display area 603a and the second sub-display area 603b are arranged to be adjacent to each other in the vertical direction of the screen, that is, the up-down direction.

[0084] The first sub-display area 603a displays common content in various screens including the top screen, and is an area for displaying first information representing the name of the program corresponding to the selected operation, second information representing various information that changes according to the program, and third information representing various information that does not change according to the program. Figures 4 to 6 As shown in the figure, it is divided into three parts: the upper part, the middle part and the lower part, and displays the following information. Figures 4 to 6 As shown in the figure, in the upper part of the first sub-display area 603a, character information representing the name of the currently selected operation (e.g., "wash", "wash-dry", "dry", "cleaning care", etc.) and character information representing the name of the program corresponding to the currently selected operation (e.g., "standard", etc.) are displayed in a row in the horizontal direction of the screen in this order from the left. Each of the character information displayed in the upper part corresponds to the above-mentioned first information.

[0085] In addition, in the middle of the first sub-display area 603a, icons showing the water supply status of ultra-fine bubble water, icons showing the implementation status of Ag+ antibacterial water for imparting antibacterial coating to clothes by spraying circulating water that dissolves Ag ions during washing and rinsing, icons showing the execution status of energy-saving (eco) mode for operating under appropriate conditions based on the amount of clothes or various data, icons showing whether automatic cleaning is set to automatically clean the inside of the drum during operation, and icons showing whether anti-mildew is set to dry the drum after the washing operation to suppress the occurrence of black mold, are displayed in this order from the left in a row in the horizontal direction of the screen. These icons displayed in the middle represent setting information that changes according to the program, which is equivalent to the above-mentioned second information.

[0086] In addition, in the lower part of the first sub-display area 603a, icons indicating whether UV (UltraViolet) is turned on, whether the child lock is turned on, whether the door 700 is locked, and whether the wireless LAN (Local Area Network) is set and the radio wave status as wireless communication with external devices are displayed in a row in this order from the left. Each of these icons displayed in the lower part represents main information that does not change according to the program, which is equivalent to the third information mentioned above.

[0087] As described above, the sub-display area 603 includes a first sub-display area 603a for displaying first information representing the name of the program corresponding to the selected operation, second information representing various information that changes according to the program, and third information representing various information that does not change according to the program. In addition, the display control unit 152 controls the display on the operation panel 112 so that the second information is located closer to the first information than the third information in the first sub-display area 603a.

[0088] The second sub-display area 603b is capable of displaying Figures 4 to 6 The current time shown, as described later Fig. 9 The setting change key 701 shown in FIG. Fig.10 The area of ​​the return key 702 shown in the second auxiliary display area 603b is shown. In addition, the setting change key 701 is an operation key for transitioning to the program detail screen, and the return key 702 is an operation key for transitioning from the program detail screen to the previously displayed screen. Therefore, when a screen that is neither the program detail screen nor a screen that can be transitioned to the program detail screen is displayed, the display control unit 152 controls the operation panel 112 so that the setting change key 701 and the return key 702 are not displayed in the second auxiliary display area 603b.

[0089] In addition, the background color of the operation panel 112 may be changed for each type of operation. For example, when the washing operation is set as the laundry machine 100, the display control unit 152 may set the background color of the operation panel 112 to blue. Also, for example, when the washing and drying operation is set as the laundry machine 100, the display control unit 152 may set the background color of the operation panel 112 to green. Also, for example, when the drying operation is set as the laundry machine 100, the display control unit 152 may set the background color of the operation panel 112 to orange.

[0090] Figure 7 It is a diagram showing a fourth example of the display of the operation panel 112 according to one embodiment. Figure 8 1 is a diagram showing a fifth example of the display of the operation panel 112 according to one embodiment. For example, when the remote setting key B5 is operated, the display control unit 152 causes the operation panel 112 to display, for example, that the setting of the operation content is being accepted from the terminal device 300 via the server 200 connected to the network NW. Specifically, when the remote setting key B5 is operated, the operation panel 112 is controlled by the display control unit 152 to display, for example, Figure 7 As shown, it is displayed that the setting of the operation content is being accepted from the smartphone as the terminal device 300. In addition, when the remote setting key B5 is operated and the operation panel 112 displays that the setting of the operation content is being accepted from the smartphone as the terminal device 300, the door 700 may be locked and the laundry machine 100 may not start the washing operation. In addition, when the remote setting key B5 is operated and the operation panel 112 displays that the setting of the operation content is being accepted from the smartphone as the terminal device 300, at least a part of the operation on the operation panel 112 is restricted and the laundry machine 100 may not start the washing operation. In addition, the display control unit 152 may cause the setting of the operation content to be accepted from the smartphone as the terminal device 300 to be popped up on the operation panel 112 relative to the display before the remote setting key B5 is operated. Furthermore, when the setting of the operation content is being accepted from the smartphone as the terminal device 300, the display control unit 152 may display the remote setting key B5 on the operation panel 112 differently from the case where the setting of the operation content is not being accepted from the smartphone as the terminal device 300. For example, the display control unit 152 changes the display color of the remote setting key B5 on the operation panel 112 and displays it, or changes the display size of the remote setting key B5 (for example, enlarges it) and displays it.

[0091] Furthermore, in a state where the setting of the operation content is accepted from the terminal device 300 via the server 200 connected to the network NW, the operation panel 112 may also accept an operation by the user U to cancel the state. For example, the operation panel 112 may also accept an operation by the user U to press the remote setting key B5 again. Figure 7 In the state of the operation panel 112 shown in FIG. 1 , if the user U operates the remote setting key B5, the display of the operation panel 112 is changed to Figure 8 Then, in Figure 8 In the display of the operation panel 112 shown in FIG. 1 , if the operation key 901 marked with “Yes” is operated, the state of accepting the setting of the operation content from the terminal device 300 can also be cancelled. Figure 8 In the display of the operation panel 112 shown, if the operation key 902 marked with "No" is operated, the state in which the setting of the operation content is accepted from the terminal device 300 may be maintained.

[0092] Fig. 9 This is a diagram showing a sixth example of the display on the operation panel 112 according to one embodiment. Fig.10 It is a diagram showing a seventh example of the display of the operation panel 112 according to one embodiment. Fig. 9 1 is an example of the display of each running program on the operation panel 112. Fig.10 1 is an example of the display of the options on the operation panel 112. For example, if the program selection key B6 is operated, the display control unit 152 displays the currently set running program on the operation panel 112. Specifically, for example, if the program selection key B6 is operated twice in a state where the icon 112a1 corresponding to the cleaning operation is pressed and the cleaning operation is set, the display control unit 152 displays the currently set running program on the operation panel 112. Fig. 9 The display of the washing operation program shown is displayed on the operation panel 112. At this time, the display control unit 152 also displays the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the remote setting key B5, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7 on the operation panel 112.

[0093] For example, if the program selection key B6 is operated, the display control unit 152 displays the options on the operation panel 112. Specifically, for example, if the setting key B1 is operated in a state where the icon 112a1 corresponding to the cleaning operation is pressed and the cleaning operation is set, the display control unit 152 displays the options on the operation panel 112. Fig.10 The display of the options shown is displayed on the operation panel 112. At this time, the display control unit 152 displays the setting key B1, automatic dispensing key B2, warm water setting key B3, reservation setting key B4, remote setting key B5, program selection key B6, and start key B7 on the operation panel 112 as well.

[0094] In addition, under the control of the display control unit 152, the display on the operation panel 112 Figure 3 to Figure 5 The display example shown is an example of the first operation screen. Under the control of the display control unit 152, the operation panel 112 displays Fig. 9 The display example shown is an example of the second operation screen. Under the control of the display control unit 152, the operation panel 112 displays Fig.10 The display example shown is an example of the third operation screen. Figure 3 to Figure 5 The operation screen of the operation panel 112 shown in FIG. 1 shows an icon 112a, a setting key B1, an automatic dispensing key B2, a warm water setting key B3, a reservation setting key B4, a program selection key B6, and a start key B7. Fig. 9 In the operation screen of the operation panel 112 shown in FIG. 1 , when an operation type to be executed is selected from a plurality of operation types, an operation key 112d (an example of an operation program selection operation unit) for selecting an operation program to be executed from a plurality of operation programs belonging to the selected operation type is displayed. Fig. 9 As shown in FIG. 1 , the screen showing the operation key 112d for selecting the execution program corresponds to the above-mentioned program selection screen.

[0095] like Fig. 9 As shown in FIG. 1 , the program selection screen is provided with a footer 601, a main display area 602, and a sub-display area 603, which are the same as those of the top-level screen. However, a close key B6 is provided in the footer 601 of the program selection screen instead of the program selection key B6. The close key B6 is an operation key for closing the program selection screen and returning to the top-level screen. Therefore, if the close key B6 is operated, the program selection screen is changed to the top-level screen.

[0096] The display of the program selection screen enables the user U to select a program by referring to the program overview and process contents. Therefore, a program list display area 805 is provided on the upper side of the main display area 602 in the program selection screen, and a plurality of program icons 112d provided corresponding to each program are displayed in a manner arranged in the horizontal direction of the screen.

[0097] Specifically, in Fig. 9 In the program selection screen corresponding to the washing and drying operation shown, program icons 112d corresponding to the standard program, automatic double washing program, quick program, and storage program are displayed in the program list display area 805. Each program icon 112d is in a display form that allows people to associate each program. For example, the program icon 112d of the standard program is in a display form that schematically represents a T-shirt as an example of laundry.

[0098] In addition, for example, the program icon 112d of the automatic double washing program is displayed in the following manner: the number "2" and two arc-shaped arrows arranged in a manner surrounding the number are added to the same display as the standard program, thereby making it possible to associate it with double washing. In addition, the types of programs that can be set in the program selection screen actually exist in addition to these types, and the display control unit 152 can display program icons corresponding to other programs in accordance with the operation of the arrow icon 806 arranged at the right end of the program list display area 805.

[0099] In addition, a program information display area 803 for displaying information related to a program is provided below the main display area 602 in the program selection screen. That is, the program information display area 803 is provided in an area other than the program list display area 805 in the main display area 602. The program information display area 803 includes a process information display area 801, and in the process information display area 801, a process display representing all processes is displayed in a time-series arrangement in the horizontal direction of the screen.

[0100] Specifically, in Fig. 9 In the process information display area 801 in the program selection screen corresponding to the washing operation shown in FIG. 1 , a process display representing the washing process, i.e., an automatic double wash icon 801a, a process display representing the rinsing process, i.e., a rinsing icon 801b, and a process display representing the dehydration process, i.e., a dehydration icon 801c are arranged in a row in this order from the left. Fig. 9 As shown, the process information display area 801 also includes a bath water icon 802 for indicating the setting status of the bath water.

[0101] In addition, if a predetermined program icon 112d is operated, the display control unit 152 displays information related to the program corresponding to the operated program icon 112d in the upper left portion of the program information display area 803. For example, if a program icon 112d corresponding to the automatic double washing program is operated, the display control unit 152 displays information related to the program corresponding to the operated program icon 112d in the upper left portion of the program information display area 803. Fig. 9 As shown, the display color of the program icon 804 corresponding to the automatic double washing program is inverted, and various information related to the automatic double washing program is displayed in the upper left part of the program information display area 803.

[0102] exist Fig.10 In the operation screen of the operation panel 112 shown in the figure, when an operation program to be executed is selected from a plurality of operation programs, a setting key B1, an automatic dispensing key B2, a warm water setting key B3, a reservation setting key B4, and a remote setting key B5 (an example of a change operation unit) for changing the content of the operation process included in the selected operation program are displayed. The display control unit 152 can also Figure 3 to Figure 5 , Figure 9-10 In each of the figures, the remote setting key B5 is displayed at substantially the same position on the operation panel 112. Displaying the remote setting key B5 at substantially the same position on the operation panel 112 means including a slight deviation in the display position of the remote setting key B5 or a difference in the display size of the remote setting key B5.

[0103] In addition, after the state (an example of the first state) in which the operation type can be selected using the icon 112a, the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7 is changed to the state (an example of the second state) in which the setting related to the operation is accepted by the remote operation, and the operation is set by the remote operation of the terminal device 300, the display control unit 152 displays the clothing-related information on the operation panel 112, the clothing-related information being at least one of the weight of the clothing detected by the weight detection unit 155 and the required amount of the clothing treatment agent corresponding to the weight of the clothing. Then, after the clothing-related information is displayed on the operation panel 112, if the operation setting of the clothing treatment machine 100 is changed by the remote operation of the terminal device 300, the display control unit 152 may suppress the display of the clothing-related information on the operation panel 112 after the operation setting is changed. In addition, the suppression here means not displaying the information on the operation panel 112 or shortening the time for displaying the information on the operation panel 112.

[0104] In addition, by setting the operation based on the remote operation in a state (an example of the second state) in which settings related to the operation are accepted based on the remote operation, when the clothing processing machine 100 changes from this state to another state (an example of the scheduled operation state, an example of the third state) of waiting for operation, the display control unit 152 can also report that it is in this other state (an example of the scheduled operation state, an example of the third state). Fig.11 This is a diagram showing an eighth example of the display of the operation panel 112 according to one embodiment.

[0105] Fig.11 This is a display example of the operation panel 112 for notifying that the state is in the other state (the scheduled operation state, an example of the third state). Fig.11 The example shown is in a state of waiting for the scheduled operation of the laundry processing machine 100 to start. For example, the display control unit 152 may also be as follows Fig.11 As shown in FIG. 1 , a note “reservation waiting” is displayed on the operation panel 112 .

[0106] In addition, when the action control unit 151 returns the state in which settings related to operation are accepted based on remote operation (an example of the second state) to the state in which selection operation of selecting the type of operation can be performed using the icon 112a, setting key B1, automatic dispensing key B2, warm water setting key B3, reservation setting key B4, program selection key B6, and start key B7 (an example of the first state), the display control unit 152 may then notify: urging the transition from the state in which selection operation of selecting the type of operation can be performed using the icon 112a, setting key B1, automatic dispensing key B2, warm water setting key B3, reservation setting key B4, program selection key B6, and start key B7 (an example of the first state) to the state in which settings related to operation are accepted based on remote operation (an example of the second state). Fig.12 FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a ninth example of the display on the operation panel 112 according to one embodiment. Fig.12 1 is a display example of the operation panel 112 that prompts the user to change the state of the setting related to the remote operation acceptance and operation. Fig.12 As shown in FIG. 1 , a note “After the operation, please touch the remote key to switch to the reception waiting state” is displayed on the operation panel 112 .

[0107] In addition, in a state (an example of the second state) in which the setting related to operation is accepted based on remote operation, if the laundry machine 100 is operated to cancel the state, a first signal for confirming whether the state can be canceled is sent to the outside. The server 200 receives the first signal, and when the cancellation of the state related to operation is approved, sends a second signal for canceling the state to the laundry machine 100. If the laundry machine 100 receives the second signal, the state related to operation is canceled based on remote operation acceptance. In addition, in response to the sending of the first signal for confirming whether the state in which the settings related to the operation are accepted based on the remote operation (an example of the second state) can be released, without waiting for the second signal for releasing the state, the state in which the settings related to the operation are accepted based on the remote operation (an example of the second state) is returned to the state in which the operation type can be selected using the icon 112a, the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7 (an example of the first state), and when the action control unit 151 releases the door lock of the clothing processing machine 100, the display control unit 152 notifies that the door lock is released.

[0108] Fig.13 FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a tenth example of the display of the operation panel 112 according to one embodiment. Fig.13 1 is a display example of the operation panel 112 for notifying that the door lock of the laundry machine 100 is released. For example, the display control unit 152 may also display the door lock of the laundry machine 100 at a predetermined time. Fig.13 As shown, the display 112e of "Door Release" indicating that the door lock is released is displayed on the operation panel 112. In addition, it can also be that in this state, if the door of the laundry processing machine 100 (the front door of the laundry processing machine body 100a) is opened (after adding or reducing clothes according to the situation), and then the door is closed again, the action control unit 151 causes the weight detection unit 155 to detect the weight of the clothes. Then, the action control unit 151 can also determine the content that cannot be operated based on the weight detection result of the clothes. In this case, the display control unit 152 described later of the terminal device 300 causes the operation panel 112 to display that the operation content determined by the action control unit 151 as being unable to be operated cannot be selected. For example, when clothes are added and the washing operation can be performed, but the weight of the clothes exceeds the weight of the clothes that can be dried, the action control unit 151 determines that the drying operation cannot be performed. In this case, the display control unit 152 causes the operation panel 112 not to display the icon 112a2 corresponding to the washing and drying operation and the icon 112a3 corresponding to the drying operation.

[0109] The clothing processing system 1 (an example of an information processing system) is a clothing processing system including a clothing processing machine 100 and a server 200. The clothing processing machine 100 or the server 200 pre-maintains information that can identify a release approver, and the release approver determines whether a state based on settings related to acceptance and operation of remote operations can be released. When the server 200 receives a first signal from the clothing processing machine 100, it can also send a notification to the terminal device 300 used by the release approver to confirm whether a state based on settings related to acceptance and operation of remote operations can be released.

[0110] In addition, it is also possible that the clothing processing system 1 (an example of an information processing system) includes a clothing processing machine 100, and a terminal information processing unit mounted on a first terminal device 300 (an example of a first terminal device) and capable of accepting input of remote operations, the first terminal device 300 having a display device 301 (an example of a terminal display screen), and when the clothing processing machine 100 is operated in a state in which settings related to operation are accepted based on remote operations and the state in which settings related to operation are accepted based on remote operations is released, the terminal information processing unit causes the display device 301 to display an operation unit, and the operation unit is used to send a delegation notification to a second terminal device 300 (an example of a second terminal device) different from the first terminal device 300 used by a user U, and the delegation notification is used to change the clothing processing machine 100 to a state in which settings related to operation are accepted based on remote operations.

[0111] (Weight detection unit)

[0112] The weight detection unit 155 detects the weight of the clothes stored in the laundry processing machine body 100a. In addition, the method by which the weight detection unit 155 detects the weight of the clothes stored in the laundry processing machine body 100a may be any method as long as it is within the range of detecting an appropriate weight. An example of a method by which the weight detection unit 155 detects the weight of the clothes stored in the laundry processing machine body 100a is a method of calculating the weight of the clothes based on a q-axis current, which is a current that contributes to the torque of the motor that rotates the dehydration barrel of the laundry processing machine 100.

[0113] (Motion Control Unit)

[0114] The motion control unit 151 controls the operation of the laundry processing machine 100. The motion control unit 151 performs washing, rinsing, dehydration or drying of the laundry processing machine 100 by controlling the washing mechanism 120 and the drying mechanism 130. In addition, the motion control unit 151 controls the processing of the weight detection unit 155. For example, after the operation is set based on the remote operation from the terminal device 300 by operating the remote setting key B5, the motion control unit 151 causes the weight detection unit 155 to perform the weight detection of the clothes. When the setting of the operation is changed, the weight detection unit 155 is not caused to perform the weight detection of the clothes. The motion control unit 151 is an example of a control unit. In this case, as described above, after the state (an example of the first state) in which the operation type can be selected using the icon 112a, the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7 is changed to the state (an example of the second state) in which the setting related to the operation is accepted by the remote operation, and the operation is set by the remote operation of the terminal device 300, the display control unit 152 displays the clothing-related information on the operation panel 112, which is at least one of the weight of the clothing detected by the weight detection unit 155 and the required amount of the clothing treatment agent corresponding to the weight of the clothing. Then, after the display control unit 152 displays the clothing-related information on the operation panel 112, when the operation setting of the clothing treatment machine 100 is changed by the remote operation of the terminal device 300, the display control unit 152 may suppress the display of the clothing-related information on the operation panel 112 after the operation setting is changed.

[0115] Alternatively, by setting the operation based on the remote operation in a state (an example of the second state) in which the settings related to the operation are accepted based on the remote operation, the action control unit 151 changes from this state to another state (an example of the scheduled operation state, a third state) of waiting for the operation. The other state is a state in which the operation of the clothing processing machine 100 is not immediately started from the state in which the settings related to the operation are accepted based on the remote operation (i.e., an example of the scheduled operation state, a third state). Then, in the case in which an operation for cancelling the settings for the operation of the clothing processing machine 100 is performed in the other state (an example of the scheduled operation state, a third state), the action control unit 151 may also return from the other state to the state in which the settings related to the operation are accepted based on the remote operation. In addition, the operation for cancelling the settings for the operation of the clothing processing machine 100 in the other state (an example of the scheduled operation state, a third state) may be performed from either the clothing processing machine 100 or the terminal device 300.

[0116] In addition, when the remote setting key B5 is operated to change from a state in which a selection operation can be performed using the icon 112a, setting key B1, automatic dispensing key B2, warm water setting key B3, reservation setting key B4, program selection key B6, and start key B7 to a state in which settings related to the operation are accepted based on remote operation (an example of the second state), the action control unit 151 sets a switching waiting time until the state in which a selection operation can be performed using the icon 112a, setting key B1, automatic dispensing key B2, warm water setting key B3, reservation setting key B4, program selection key B6, and start key B7 to a state in which settings related to the operation are accepted based on remote operation (an example of the second state) is changed. Then, when an operation on the operation panel 112 (for example, an operation of pressing a specified position in the operation panel 112) is accepted during the switching waiting time, the action control unit 151 terminates the processing of transitioning from a state in which a selection operation can be performed using the icon 112a, setting key B1, automatic dispensing key B2, warm water setting key B3, reservation setting key B4, program selection key B6, and start key B7 to a state in which settings related to the operation are accepted based on remote operation (an example of a second state). Examples of specified positions in the operation panel 112 include the remote setting key B5, all positions of the operation panel 112, and positions of the operation panel 112 other than the remote setting key B5. In addition, in this case, during the switching waiting time set by the action control unit 151, the display control unit 152 may also notify that it is in the switching waiting state. For example, the display control unit 152 may also be as follows. Figure 7As shown, the display of the operation panel 112 is controlled to be in a state where the remote setting key B5 is lit, the display of the remote setting key B5 is changed, and other displays are not changed. The display of the operation panel 112 by the display control unit 152 is in a state where the cleaning operation can be performed even during the switching waiting. In addition, the display control unit 152 may also display, for example, "Switching" in the second sub-display area 603b.

[0117] In addition, when the clothing processing machine 100 is operated to release the state (for example, when the remote setting key B5 is operated again to release the remote operation) in a state in which settings related to operation are accepted based on remote operation (an example of the second state), the action control unit 151 can also return from the state in which settings related to operation are accepted based on remote operation (an example of the second state) to a state in which selection operations can be performed using the icon 112a, setting key B1, automatic dispensing key B2, warm water setting key B3, reservation setting key B4, program selection key B6, and start key B7 to select the type of operation (an example of the first state).

[0118] In addition, in a state (an example of the second state) where the settings related to the operation are accepted based on the remote operation, when the laundry processing machine 100 is operated to release the state (for example, when the remote setting key B5 is operated again to release the remote operation), the action control unit 151 sends a first signal for confirming whether the state can be released to the outside of the laundry processing machine 100 (for example, the server 200, the terminal device 300). In addition, when a second signal for releasing the state is received from the outside to which the first signal is sent in response to the transmission of the first signal, the action control unit 151 returns from the state (an example of the second state) where the settings related to the operation are accepted based on the remote operation to the state (an example of the first state) where the selection operation of selecting the type of operation using the icon 112a, the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7 can be performed.

[0119] Alternatively, when a predetermined operation is performed on the operation panel 112 within a predetermined time after the state (an example of the first state) in which the operation type selection operation can be performed using the icon 112a, the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7 is switched to the state (an example of the second state) in which the setting related to the operation is accepted based on the remote operation, the action control unit 151 may return from the state (an example of the second state) in which the operation type selection operation can be performed using the icon 112a, the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7 without waiting for the second signal. In this case, the action control unit 151 may also unlock the door lock of the laundry machine 100 (enable the door 700 to be opened). In addition, after a predetermined time has passed, the motion control unit 151 may also lock the door of the laundry machine 100 (keep the door 700 closed). In addition, as examples of the predetermined operation, there may be cited the operation of the remote setting key B5, any operation at all positions of the operation panel 112, and any operation at positions of the operation panel 112 other than the remote setting key B5.

[0120] (Acceptance Department)

[0121] The receiving unit 153 receives an operation of the user U input to the laundry machine 100 via the operation panel 112. For example, the receiving unit 153 receives an operation of the user U for setting or selecting the operation content of the laundry machine 100 via the operation panel 112 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a "setting-related operation"). The setting-related operation is, for example, an operation of pressing one or more of the icon 112a, the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the remote setting key B5, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7 of the operation panel 112 one or more times.

[0122] (Information sending department)

[0123] The information transmission unit 154 transmits various information to the server 200 via the communication unit 140. When the reception unit 153 receives a setting-related operation for setting or selecting the operation content of the laundry processing machine 100, the information transmission unit 154 transmits information indicating the operation content set or selected by the setting-related operation (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "state information C1") to the server 200.

[0124] Here, in the present application, the so-called "accepting an operation for setting or selecting" is not limited to the case where both the "accepting an operation for setting" and the "accepting an operation for selecting" are implemented by the clothing processing machine 100 (or the terminal device 300), and may also include the case where only one of the "accepting an operation for setting" or the "accepting an operation for selecting" is implemented. That is, in the present application, "accepting an operation related to setting or selecting an operation content" may include: accepting an operation for setting an operation content in the clothing processing machine 100 (or the terminal device 300) that only accepts an operation for setting an operation content but does not have the function of accepting an operation for selecting an operation content.

[0125] In the present embodiment, when a plurality of setting-related operations are accepted before determining one operating program or option of the laundry processing machine 100, each time a setting-related operation is accepted, the information transmitting unit 154 transmits state information C1 indicating the operating content set or selected by the setting-related operation to the server 200. In the present application, the term "until one operating program or option is determined" means, for example, "in the process of selecting one operating program" or "in the process of selecting one option".

[0126] In addition, in the present application, the so-called "in the case where multiple setting-related operations are accepted before one operating program or option is determined, information indicating the operating content is transmitted" is not limited to the case where both "in the case where multiple setting-related operations are accepted before one operating program is determined, information indicating the operating content is transmitted" and "in the case where multiple setting-related operations are accepted before one option is determined, information indicating the operating content is transmitted" are implemented by the clothing processing machine 100 (or the terminal device 300), and may also include the case where only one of "in the case where multiple setting-related operations are accepted before one operating program is determined, information indicating the operating content is transmitted" or "in the case where multiple setting-related operations are accepted before one option is determined, information indicating the operating content is transmitted" is implemented. That is, in the present application, "in the case where multiple setting-related operations are accepted before one operating program or option is determined, information indicating the operating content is transmitted" may also include the case where only "in the case where multiple setting-related operations are accepted before one operating program is determined, information indicating the operating content is transmitted" is performed, and "in the case where multiple setting-related operations are accepted before one option is determined, information indicating the operating content is transmitted" is not performed.

[0127] In the present embodiment, when one of the setting key B1, automatic dispensing key B2, warm water setting key B3, reservation setting key B4, remote setting key B5, program selection key B6, and start key B7 included in the operation panel 112 is repeatedly operated as a setting-related operation to change the operation content (that is, when the operation content (for example, the operation program or option) specified each time the setting key B1, automatic dispensing key B2, warm water setting key B3, reservation setting key B4, remote setting key B5, program selection key B6, and start key B7 are repeatedly operated is switched in sequence), each time the operation is accepted, the information sending unit 154 sends status information C1 indicating the operation content set or selected by the operation to the server 200. In the present embodiment, when one of the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the remote setting key B5, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7 is repeatedly operated during the selection of one operation program, each time the operation is accepted, the information transmission unit 154 transmits the state information C1 indicating the operation program set or selected by the operation to the server 200. In addition, when one of the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the remote setting key B5, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7 is repeatedly operated during the selection of one option, each time the operation is accepted, the information transmission unit 154 transmits the state information C1 indicating the option set or selected by the operation to the server 200.

[0128] For example, when the "quick program (eco mode)" of the "wash and dry operation" is set as the operation program, the information transmission unit 154 performs the following processing. That is, when the icon 112a2 corresponding to the wash and dry operation is pressed, the program selection key B6 is operated, and the quick program is selected, the information transmission unit 154 transmits to the server 200 the state information C1 indicating that the "standard program" of the "wash and dry operation" is set. In addition, when the "standard program" of the "wash and dry operation" is set, the program selection key B6 for selecting the standard program is operated instead of the operation of the program selection key B6 for selecting the quick program, or when the "automatic double washing program" of the "wash and dry operation" is set, the program selection key B6 for selecting the automatic double washing program is operated instead of the operation of the program selection key B6 for selecting the quick program, the information transmission unit 154 transmits to the server 200 the state information C1 indicating that the program selected by the operation of the program selection key B6 is set.

[0129] In addition, for example, when the remote setting key B5 is operated, the information transmitting unit 154 transmits information indicating at least a part of the settings displayed on the operation panel 112 to the outside of the laundry processing machine 100 (e.g., the server 200, the terminal device 300, etc.) in order to make the terminal device 300 display at least a part of the contents displayed on the operation panel 112. As an example of information indicating at least a part of the settings displayed on the operation panel 112 in order to make the terminal device 300 display at least a part of the contents displayed on the operation panel 112, the following can be cited: Figures 4 to 6 In the stage where the remote setting key B5 shown in FIG. 1 is operated, the terminal device 300 displays information indicating which of the washing operation, washing and drying operation, and drying operation is selected; Fig. 9 In the stage where the remote setting key B5 shown in FIG. 1 is operated, the terminal device 300 displays information on a screen indicating which program is selected in the selected operation; Fig.10 At the stage where the remote setting key B5 is operated, the terminal device 300 displays screen information showing the operation contents of the selected program / option (detailed setting), the operation type, program type, and the details of the operation process.

[0130] In addition, the information transmission unit 154 may transmit the status information C1 directly to the terminal device 300 instead of transmitting the status information C1 to the server 200. In this case, the information transmission unit 154 may directly communicate with the communication unit 303 of the terminal device 300 via short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

[0131] The laundry machine body 100a is a part including a device for processing (one or more of washing, drying, wrinkle removal, crease reinforcement, deodorization, pollen removal, dust removal, or sterilization) the laundry. The laundry machine body 100a includes, for example, a housing (outer box) 111, a washing mechanism 120, a drying mechanism 130, and a communication unit 140. In addition, the laundry machine body 100a has a door 700 provided on the laundry machine body 100a to close the interior, and a locking mechanism to restrict the opening of the door 700.

[0132] The housing 111 is a member forming an outer contour of the laundry machine 100. The housing 111 is formed in a rectangular box shape.

[0133] The operation panel 112 is a panel that accepts the operation of the laundry machine 100 by the user U. The operation panel 112 is, for example, disposed at the front end portion of the upper surface of the housing 111. The operation panel 112 is an example of an operation accepting unit. In addition, the operation panel 112 may also include a door opening processing unit that enables the door 700 to be opened while maintaining a state based on the remote operation acceptance and operation-related settings. In addition, when performing remote operation, the door 700 is locked (i.e., the door 700 is kept closed). The door opening processing unit may also be, for example, a portion that is displayed on the display device 301 by the display control unit 152 by pressing the setting key B1. In this case, it may also be that when the door opening processing unit is operated in a state based on the remote operation acceptance and operation-related settings and the door 700 is already opened / can be opened, the display control unit 152 notifies on the display device 301 of the situation urging the door 700 to be closed. In addition, when the door opening processing unit is operated in a state where the setting related to operation is accepted based on the remote operation, and the door 700 is closed after being temporarily opened, or when the door 700 is closed for a predetermined time but is not opened in a state where it can be opened, the motion control unit 151 does not start the operation based on the remote operation, but starts to accept the setting related to operation based on the remote operation again. In addition, the motion control unit 151 may not start the operation based on the remote operation, but reflect the setting made to the laundry machine 100 through the remote operation instead of starting to accept the setting related to operation based on the remote operation again. For example, the laundry machine 100 may also receive the setting made through the remote operation while the door 700 is open, and the motion control unit 151 may not reflect the setting on the laundry machine 100 while the door 700 is open, but reflect the setting on the laundry machine 100 when the door 700 is closed. In addition, for example, when the server 200 maintains the setting, the door 700 is closed, and the state is returned to the state where remote operation can be performed, the setting may be sent from the server 200 to the laundry machine 100, and the action control unit 151 may reflect the setting in the laundry machine 100. In addition, in the description of the present invention, as a specific example of the notification performed by the laundry machine 100, the notification performed by "display" is cited. However, the notification performed by the laundry machine 100 is not limited to the notification performed by "display". For example, the laundry machine 100 may also have a speaker, and the notification is performed by outputting a voice or sound equivalent to "display" from the speaker.

[0134] The washing mechanism 120 includes, for example, a water tub 121, a drum (rotating drum) 122, a motor 123, a water supply device 124, and an automatic dispensing device 125. The water tub 121 is disposed in the housing 111 and is elastically supported via a suspension not shown. The drum 122 is rotatably disposed in the water tub 121. The motor 123 is disposed at the rear of the water tub 121 and is connected to the drum 122 via a rotating shaft. The motor 123 drives the drum 122 to rotate via the rotating shaft. The water supply device 124 is disposed above the water tub 121.

[0135] The automatic dispensing device 125 is a device for automatically dispensing clothing treatment agents into the drum 122. "Clothing treatment agents" broadly means the treatment agents used in the treatment of clothing, corresponding to detergents, softeners, bleaching agents, deodorants, fragrances, etc. The automatic dispensing device 125 has, for example, a tank for automatically dispensing detergents and a tank for automatically dispensing softeners. In addition, the automatic dispensing device 125 may also have more than three tanks. The amount and timing of automatically dispensing clothing treatment agents are pre-set according to the operating program. The operating program is the operating content of the clothing processing machine 100 determined according to the following combination, which is a combination of the operation performed by the clothing processing machine 100 set via the icon 112a and the various operating programs set via the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7.

[0136] The drying mechanism 130 includes, for example, a circulating air duct 131, a heat pump 132, and a blower 133. The circulating air duct 131 connects the water tub 121 and the heat pump 132, so that the drying air circulates between the water tub 121 and the heat pump 132. The heat pump 132 is a heating device provided in the circulating air duct 131. The heat pump 132 heats the drying air passing through the circulating air duct. In addition, the laundry processing machine 100 may also include a heater for heating the drying air instead of the heat pump 132. The blower 133 is provided in the circulating air duct 131, so that the drying air circulates between the water tub 121 and the heat pump 132 via the circulating air duct 131.

[0137] The communication unit 140 is, for example, a communication module capable of wireless communication. The communication unit 140 is connected to the network NW via the wireless router WR and the modem M, and communicates with the server 200 or the terminal device 300 via the network NW.

[0138] (server)

[0139] Next, the server 200 will be described. Fig.14 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a server 200 according to an embodiment. The server 200 includes, for example, an information acquisition unit 210 and an information transmission unit 220 .

[0140] When the accepting unit 153 of the laundry machine 100 accepts a setting-related operation for setting or selecting the operation content of the laundry machine 100, the information acquiring unit 210 acquires the state information C1 indicating the operation content set or selected by the setting-related operation from the laundry machine 100. In the present embodiment, each time the accepting unit 153 of the laundry machine 100 accepts a setting-related operation, the information acquiring unit 210 acquires the state information C1 indicating the operation content set or selected by the setting-related operation from the laundry machine 100.

[0141] In addition, when a setting-related operation for setting or selecting the operation content of the laundry processing machine 100 is accepted by the later-described acceptance unit 330 of the terminal device 300, the information acquisition unit 210 acquires the state information C2 indicating the operation content set or selected by the setting-related operation from the terminal device 300. In the present embodiment, each time the setting-related operation is accepted by the acceptance unit 330 of the terminal device 300, the information acquisition unit 210 acquires the state information C2 indicating the operation content set or selected by the setting-related operation from the terminal device 300.

[0142] Each time the information acquisition unit 210 acquires the state information C1 from the laundry machine 100, the information transmission unit 220 transfers the acquired state information C1 to the terminal device 300. In addition, each time the information acquisition unit 210 acquires the state information C2 from the terminal device 300, the information transmission unit 220 transfers the acquired state information C2 to the laundry machine 100.

[0143] (Terminal device)

[0144] Next, the terminal device 300 will be described. Fig.15 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a terminal device 300 according to an embodiment. The terminal device 300 includes, for example, an information acquisition unit 310, a display control unit 320, a reception unit 330, an information transmission unit 340, and a storage unit 390. Examples of the terminal device 300 include a smartphone, a tablet terminal, and the like.

[0145] The information acquisition unit 310, the display control unit 320, the acceptance unit 330, and the information transmission unit 340 are implemented by executing the application program P by one or more hardware processors such as a CPU mounted on the terminal device 300. In other words, the information acquisition unit 310, the display control unit 320, the acceptance unit 330, and the information transmission unit 340 are software functional units included in the home appliance management application APP. The home appliance management application APP is a program that can be mounted on the terminal device 300 that can cooperate with the clothing treatment machine 100. Alternatively, when the clothing treatment machine 100 is operated in a remote operation acceptance state based on the setting related to remote operation acceptance and operation and the release of the remote operation acceptance state is detected, the program causes the computer of the terminal device 300 to display an operation unit on the display device 301, and the operation unit is used to send a delegation notification to the terminal device 300 that is different from the user U using the terminal device 300, and the delegation notification is used to change the clothing treatment machine 100 to a state based on the setting related to remote operation acceptance and operation. The home appliance management application APP is an example of an information functional unit associated with the clothing treatment machine 100.

[0146] The information acquisition unit 310 acquires the state information C1 from the laundry machine 100 directly or via the server 200. In this embodiment, each time the accepting unit 153 of the laundry machine 100 accepts a setting-related operation, the information acquisition unit 310 acquires the state information C1 indicating the operation content set or selected by the setting-related operation.

[0147] The display control unit 320 controls the display device 301 (e.g., a touch panel) of the terminal device 300, thereby controlling the content displayed on the display screen 301a of the display device 301. For example, when the information acquisition unit 310 receives the status information C1 from the laundry processing machine 100 directly or via the server 200, the display control unit 320 changes the information displayed on the display device 301 of the terminal device 300 in accordance with the received status information C1. In the present embodiment, each time the information acquisition unit 310 receives the status information C1 from the laundry processing machine 100 directly or via the server 200, the display control unit 320 changes the information displayed on the display device 301 of the terminal device 300 in accordance with the received status information C1. For example, when the status information C1 indicating a set operation program is received from the laundry processing machine 100 directly or via the server 200, the display control unit 320 changes the information displayed on the display device 301 in accordance with the received information indicating the operation program. That is, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 display a display corresponding to the display of the operation panel 112 of the laundry processing machine 100. Thus, the user U can perform the same operation on the display device 301 as on the operation panel 112. In addition, by sending the state information C2 corresponding to the operation from the terminal device 300 via the server 200 or directly to the laundry processing machine 100, the same setting of the laundry processing machine 100 that can be performed from the operation panel 112 can also be performed from the terminal device 300. An example of the display of the display device 301 performed by the control of the display control unit 320 will be described later.

[0148] The receiving unit 330 can receive an operation of the user U on the input device 302 in association with the home appliance management application APP. For example, the receiving unit 330 receives an operation of the operation keys B20 to B23 by the user U. For example, the receiving unit 330 receives an operation of setting or selecting the operation content of the laundry processing machine 100 via the input device 302, an operation of setting the operation content based on the selected setting content, or an operation of starting the operation of the laundry processing machine 100.

[0149] The information transmission unit 340 transmits various information to the server 200 via the communication unit 303. When the reception unit 330 receives an operation for setting or selecting the operation content of the laundry processing machine 100, the information transmission unit 340 transmits information indicating the operation content set or selected by the operation (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "state information C2") to the server 200.

[0150] In addition, the information transmitting unit 340 may directly transmit the status information C2 to the laundry processing machine 100 instead of transmitting the status information C2 to the server 200. In this case, the communication unit 303 may directly communicate with the communication unit 140 of the laundry processing machine 100 via short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth.

[0151] The storage unit 390 is implemented by a combination of, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), or an SSD (Solid State Drive), and stores various information. The storage unit 390 stores an application program P.

[0152] Here, a display example of the display device 301 under the control of the display control unit 320 is described. The display control unit 320 causes the display device 301 to perform various displays through the application program P stored in the storage unit 390. The following is an example. The application program P is an example of a program.

[0153] The application program P1 may also be a program as follows: a computer serving as a terminal device 300 is caused to implement a display control unit 320. When the terminal device 300 has a display device 301 (an example of a display screen), and the display control unit 320 causes the display device 301 to display a status display screen for displaying the status of the clothing processing machine 100, the program uses, based on a detection result related to the status of the clothing processing machine 100, a plurality of operating units set in association with the clothing processing machine 100, an operating unit corresponding to a content that can be set in the detected status of the clothing processing machine 100 as a valid operating unit, and displays it in a valid state in the status display screen, while a plurality of operating units corresponding to a content that cannot be set in the detected status of the clothing processing machine 100 is used as an invalid operating unit and is not displayed or is displayed in an invalid state in the status display screen.

[0154] Fig.16 This is a diagram showing a first example of display on the display device 301 according to one embodiment. Fig.17 This is a diagram showing a second example of display on the display device 301 according to one embodiment. Fig.18 This is a diagram showing a third example of display on the display device 301 according to one embodiment. Fig.19 It is a diagram showing a fourth example of display of the display device 301 according to one embodiment. Fig. 20 is a diagram showing a fifth example of display of the display device 301 according to one embodiment. The display control unit 320 can control the display device 301 to perform, for example, Figures 16 to 20In addition, sometimes Figures 16 to 20 The display of the display device 301 shown when the terminal device 300 is started and used for the terminal device 300 to set the laundry processing machine 100 is called the top screen of the terminal device 300.

[0155] Fig.16 This is a display example when the communication between the terminal device 300 and the laundry machine 100 is offline. Fig.16 In the example shown, the operation keys 301a1, 301a2, 301a3, and 301a4 correspond to a plurality of operation units of the application program P1. Fig.16 In the example shown, the display control unit 320 displays the operation keys 301a1, 301a2, and 301a3 as valid operation units on the display device 301 in a valid state. Fig.16 In the example shown, the display control unit 320 displays the operation key 301a4 as an invalid operation unit in an invalid state on the display device 301. The operation key 301a1 is, for example, an icon for displaying a setting menu of the application P1 in the terminal device 300. The operation key 301a2 is, for example, an icon for opening a link destination to the support center. The operation key 301a3 is, for example, an operation key for creating an APP program for setting the operation content of the laundry processing machine 100 that can be set by the application P1. The operation key 301a4 is, for example, an operation key for reserving the operation of the laundry processing machine 100. In this case, since the communication between the terminal device 300 and the laundry processing machine 100 is offline, the state information C2 for reserving the operation of the laundry processing machine 100 cannot be sent from the terminal device 300 to the laundry processing machine 100, so the display control unit 320 displays the operation key 301a4 as an invalid operation unit in an invalid state on the display device 301.

[0156] Fig.17 This is a display example of the display device 301 when the terminal device 300 has not made settings for operating the laundry machine 100. In this case, the display control unit 320 displays the operation key 301a4 as an invalid operation unit in an invalid state on the display device 301 because the operation content of the laundry machine 100 is not determined and therefore reservation cannot be made.

[0157] Fig.18 This is a display example of the display device 301 when the terminal device 300 is set to operate the laundry machine 100. In this case, the laundry machine 100 is in a state where the operation content is determined and reservation is possible. Therefore, the display control unit 320 displays all the operation keys 301a1 to 301a4 as valid operation units on the display device 301 in a valid state.

[0158] Fig.19 This is a display example of the display device 301 when the laundry machine 100 is running. In this case, when the laundry machine 100 is running, it is in a state where a new APP program cannot be created and the operation of the laundry machine 100 cannot be scheduled. Therefore, the display control unit 320 displays the operation keys 301a1 and 301a2 as valid operation units in a valid state on the display device 301, and displays the operation keys 301a3 and 301a4 as invalid operation units in an invalid state on the display device 301.

[0159] Fig. 20 2 is a display example of the display device 301 when the operation of the laundry machine 100 is changed. Fig. 20 It may also be that the operation of the laundry processing machine 100 changes in the order of washing operation, rinsing operation, dehydration operation, drying operation, and end of operation, and corresponding to the change (that is, corresponding to the change in the state of the laundry processing machine 100), the display control unit 320 changes the display of the display device 301 (for example, the background color).

[0160] In addition, the display control unit 320 can also display the operation key as a valid operation part in a valid state on the display device 301 or display the operation key as an invalid operation part in an invalid state on the display device 301 by changing the background color of the operation key or not displaying the invalid operation part.

[0161] In addition, the application P2 may be a program as follows: including the application P1, and further, a plurality of operating units including a first operating unit for creating an additional operating program not installed on the clothing processing machine 100, and a second operating unit for setting the operation of the clothing processing machine 100; when the power of the clothing processing machine 100 is in a disconnected state, the display control unit 320 causes the first operating unit to be displayed in a valid state as a valid operating unit, and causes the second operating unit to be displayed as an invalid operating unit and not displayed or displayed in an invalid state; when the clothing processing machine 100 is running, the first operating unit and the second operating unit are caused to be displayed as invalid operating units and not displayed or displayed in an invalid state.

[0162] Through the application P2, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 perform the following operations: Fig.16 As shown in the display. In addition, as an example of the "first operating unit for creating an additional operation program not installed in the laundry processing machine 100" in the application program P2, the operation key 301a3 for creating an APP program can be cited. In addition, as an example of the "second operating unit for setting the operation of the laundry processing machine 100" in the application program P2, the operation key 301a4 for reserving the operation of the laundry processing machine 100 can be cited.

[0163] In addition, the application P3 may be a program as follows: including the application P1 or the application P2, and further, the plurality of operating units include a first operating unit for creating an additional operating program not installed on the clothing processing machine 100, and a second operating unit for setting the operation of the clothing processing machine 100. When the clothing processing machine 100 is not connected to the network NW, the display control unit 320 displays the first operating unit as a valid operating unit, and displays the second operating unit as an invalid operating unit without displaying it or displaying it in an invalid state. When the clothing processing machine 100 is running, the first operating unit and the second operating unit are displayed as invalid operating units in an invalid state.

[0164] Through the application P3, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 perform the following operations: Fig.16 Display shown.

[0165] In addition, application P4 can also be a program as follows: it includes application P1, and further, when an invalid operation unit displayed in an invalid state is operated, the display control unit 320 causes an additional description area to be displayed on the same screen as the status display screen, and the additional description area includes information indicating the reason why the invalid operation unit is in an invalid state.

[0166] Through the application P4, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 perform the following operations: Fig.16 In addition, as an example of "information indicating the reason why the disabled operation unit is in the disabled state" in the application P4, "offline" and the like can be cited.

[0167] In addition, application P5 can also be the following program: including application P4, and further, when the invalid operation part which is in an invalid state due to the first reason that the power of the clothing treatment machine 100 is disconnected or the clothing treatment machine 100 is not connected to the network NW is operated, the display control unit 320 displays the first information corresponding to the first reason as information indicating the reason, and when the invalid operation part which is in an invalid state due to the second reason that the clothing treatment machine 100 is running is operated, the display control unit 320 displays the second information corresponding to the second reason as information indicating the reason.

[0168] Through the application P5, when the power of the laundry machine 100 is off or the laundry machine 100 is not connected to the network NW, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 display the following information only when the invalid operation unit is operated. Fig.16 or Fig.17In addition, through the application P5, when the laundry machine 100 is running, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 display the display 301d only when the invalid operation unit is operated. Fig.19 or Fig. 20 Display 301d is shown.

[0169] In addition, application P6 can also be a program as follows: it includes application P1, and further, when an invalid operation unit displayed in an invalid state is operated, the display control unit 320 causes an additional description area to be displayed on the same screen as the status display screen, and the additional description area includes a guide for making the invalid operation unit become valid.

[0170] Through this application P6, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 display as shown only when the invalid operation unit is operated. Fig.16 As shown in FIG. 1 , the display control unit 320 can display the power of the laundry machine 100 as being off (so it can be turned on), or display the power of the laundry machine 100 as being not connected to the network NW (so it can be connected to the network NW). In addition, through the application P6, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 display as shown in FIG. 1 only when the invalid operation unit is operated. Fig.17 As shown, it is shown that the operation setting of the laundry processing machine 100 is not performed (therefore, the operation setting can be performed). In addition, through the application P6, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 as shown only when the invalid operation unit is operated. Fig.19 or Fig. 20 As shown, it is displayed that the laundry processing machine 100 is operating (therefore, the operation can be stopped and the operation content can be set). In addition, as an example of the additional explanation area in the application P6, display 301d can be cited.

[0171] The application P7 may be a program including the application P4 or the application P6, and further, the additional explanation area may be displayed in the same screen as the area shifted from the plurality of operation units in the status display screen.

[0172] Through the application P7, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 display Figures 16 to 20 In addition, the display control unit 320 may cause the display device 301 to display the display 301d at a position that does not overlap with the operation keys 301a1 to 301a4.

[0173] In addition, the application P8 may be a program including the application P1 or the application P2, and further, when the status display screen is displayed, at least one of the plurality of operating units is arranged at a fixed position in the status display screen regardless of the detected status of the laundry processing machine 100.

[0174] Through the application P8, the display control unit 320 can cause the display device 301 to display Figures 16 to 20 In addition, as an example of a fixed position in the status display screen of the application P8, for example, a fixed position in the display screen of the display device 301.

[0175] Alternatively, the application P9 may include the application P8, wherein when the display screen is viewed in a vertically upright posture, the fixed position is located closer to the lower end of the display screen than the center of the display screen.

[0176] Through the application P8, the display control unit 320 can cause the display device 301 to display Figures 16 to 20 An example of a fixed position in the status display screen of the application P8 is a fixed position that is a predetermined distance from the bottom of the display screen of the display device 301 and is located at least on the bottom side of the display screen of the display device 301 .

[0177] In addition, the application P10 may be a program including the application P1 or the application P2, and further, the display control unit 320 may display, when making an operation program creation screen for creating an additional operation program not installed on the clothing processing machine 100, the following: a first selection screen for selecting an operation program to be added from a plurality of additional operation programs corresponding to the type of clothing, a second selection screen for selecting an operation program to be added from a plurality of additional operation programs corresponding to the purpose of clothing processing, and a switching operation unit for switching between the first selection screen and the second selection screen, and displaying the first selection screen and the second selection screen, one of which is selected using the switching operation unit, and the switching operation unit on the same screen.

[0178] Fig.21 This is a diagram showing a sixth example of display on the display device 301 according to one embodiment. Fig.21 1 shows a display example of the display device 301 when the operation key 301a3 for creating an APP program is operated. Fig.21 Part (a) is a display example of the display device 301 when the clothing tab is selected. Fig.21 Part (b) is a display example of the display device 301 when a tab by purpose is selected. Fig.21 Part (c) is a display example of the display device 301 when the tab of the special program is selected. Fig.21The portion (d) of FIG. 1 is a display example of the display device 301 when the customized tab is selected. The display control unit 320 can control the display device 301 to perform the following operations: Fig.21 In addition, the first selection screen in the application P10 is Fig.21 The second selection screen in the application P10 is shown in part (a). Fig.21 The screen shown in part (b) of the application program P10 is shown in FIG. 1. In addition, the switching operation unit capable of switching between the first selection screen and the second selection screen is Fig.21 The operation key 301e shown is a tab for each clothing item and the operation key 301e is a tab for each purpose item.

[0179] Alternatively, the application P11 may include the application P10, wherein the switching operation unit is an operation unit capable of switching between the first selection screen, the second selection screen, and the third selection screen capable of selecting an additional operation program from a plurality of additional operation programs corresponding to the types of detergents.

[0180] Through the application program P11, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 perform the following operations: Fig.21 In addition, the third selection screen in the application P11 is Fig.21 The screen shown in part (c). Fig.26 11 is a diagram showing an eleventh example of the display of the display device 301 according to one embodiment. In addition, as an example of a plurality of additional operation programs corresponding to the types of detergents in the application program P11, there can be cited: Fig.21 The super concentrated soaking program, no-rinse fashion program, etc. shown in part (c).

[0181] In addition, application P12 can also be the following program: including application P1 or application P2, and thus, the clothing processing machine 100 can at least perform washing operation and washing and drying operation, and the display control unit 320 causes the selection operation unit for displaying the screen for making settings related to the washing operation and the selection operation unit for displaying the screen for making settings related to the washing and drying operation to be displayed on the same screen, and when the selection operation unit for displaying the screen for making settings for the washing operation is operated, multiple selection operation units for selecting the operation program to be executed from the multiple operation programs associated with the washing operation are displayed on the display screen, and when the selection operation unit for displaying the screen for making settings for the washing and drying operation is operated, multiple selection operation units for selecting the operation program to be executed from the multiple operation programs associated with the washing and drying operation are displayed on the display screen.

[0182] Fig. 22 It is a diagram showing a seventh example of display of the display device 301 according to one embodiment. Fig.23 This is a diagram showing an eighth example of display on the display device 301 according to one embodiment. Fig. 22 This is a display example of the display device 301 for selecting a program in the cleaning operation. Fig.23 This is a display example of the display device 301 for selecting a program in the washing and drying operation. Through the application P12, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 perform the following operations: Fig. 22 or Fig.23 In addition, the selection operation unit for displaying a screen for making settings related to the cleaning operation in the application program P12 is Fig. 22 (a) part or Fig.23 The display 301f shown in the part (a) of the application program P12 is shown. In addition, the selection operation unit for displaying the screen for making settings related to the washing and drying operation in the application program P12 is Fig. 22 (a) part or Fig.23 The display 301g shown in part (a) of FIG. 1 is a display 301g shown in part (a) of FIG. 1. In addition, the multiple selection operation units in the application P12 for selecting the operation program to be executed from the multiple operation programs associated with the cleaning operation are Fig. 22 In addition, the multiple selection operation units in the application program P12 for selecting the operation program to be executed from the multiple operation programs associated with the washing and drying operation are Fig.23 Part (a) of the display is shown as 301h.

[0183] also, Fig. 22 (a) part or Fig.23 The operation key 301i shown in part (a) is used to delete Fig. 22 (a) part or Fig.23 The display device 301 shown in part (a) is an operation key displayed. Fig. 22 (a) part or Fig.23 The operation key 301j shown in part (a) is an operation key for displaying the details of the additional setting. Fig.24 This is a diagram showing a ninth example of display on the display device 301 according to one embodiment. Fig.24 Press this button to make additional settings during cleaning operation. Fig. 22 For example, the display control unit 320 may also make the display device 301 as shown in FIG. Fig.24 As shown, information related to the temperature of warm water or the use of bath water is displayed as a detailed display of the additional setting.

[0184] The clothing processing system 1 (an example of an information processing system) may also have the following display control unit, which, when displaying a status display screen showing the status of the clothing processing machine 100 on the display screen of the terminal device 300, based on the detection result related to the status of the clothing processing machine 100, uses an operation unit among multiple operation units set associated with the clothing processing machine 100 that corresponds to the content that can be set in the detected state of the clothing processing machine 100 as a valid operation unit to be displayed in a valid state on the status display screen, and causes an operation unit among multiple operation units that corresponds to the content that cannot be set in the detected state of the clothing processing machine to be displayed as an invalid operation unit or to be displayed in an invalid state on the status display screen.

[0185] The information processing method may also be an information processing method executed by a computer of a terminal device 300 having a display screen, comprising the following steps: when a status display screen displaying the status of the clothing processing machine 100 is displayed on the display screen, based on the detection result related to the status of the clothing processing machine 100, an operation unit among multiple operation units for performing settings associated with the clothing processing machine 100, which corresponds to the content that can be set in the detected status of the clothing processing machine, is displayed as a valid operation unit in a valid state on the status display screen, while an operation unit among multiple operation units, which corresponds to the content that cannot be set in the detected status of the clothing processing machine 100, is not displayed as an invalid operation unit or is displayed in an invalid state on the status display screen.

[0186] The clothing processing machine 100 may also include a clothing processing machine body 100a, and a setting unit that changes the settings of the clothing processing machine body 100a based on information received from the server 200, wherein the setting unit sets the new additional operation program as the selected operation program without the user's operation of selecting the new additional operation program, when the setting unit does not inquire the server whether there is a new additional operation program that is not installed in the clothing processing machine, but receives the setting information of the new additional operation program from the server, and when the power of the clothing processing machine is switched from an off state to an on state, the setting unit inquires the server whether there is the new additional operation program, and when the setting information of the new additional operation program is received from the server in response to the inquiry to the server, the setting unit sets the new additional operation program as the selected operation program in response to the user's operation of selecting the new additional operation program.

[0187] In addition, the application P21 can also be the following program: a display control unit is implemented in a computer serving as a terminal device 300, the terminal device 300 has a display screen, the display control unit 320 causes a setting display area including information indicating setting contents that have been set or are being set in association with the clothing processing machine 100 to be displayed on the display screen, and causes an operation area including an operation unit for performing additional settings on the setting contents to be displayed on the display screen, the operation area is displayed on the same screen as the setting display area on the display screen, and when at least a portion of the contents displayed in the setting display area is changed in response to a scrolling operation on the display screen, the operation area is also configured at a fixed position within the display screen.

[0188] Fig.25 This is a diagram showing a tenth example of display on the display device 301 according to one embodiment. Fig.26 is a diagram showing an eleventh example of display of the display device 301 according to one embodiment. Through the application program P21, the display control unit 320 can cause the display device 301 to perform, for example, Fig. 22 Part (a) of Fig.23 part (a) of Fig.25 Display shown.

[0189] Fig.25 is Fig.21 An example of a display when a washable suit / school uniform is selected in the screen shown in part (a) of FIG. Fig.25 In the example shown, the display area of ​​the display device 301 that displays the display 301k by the scroll operation corresponds to the set display area in the application P21. Fig.25 In the example shown, the operation key 3011 corresponds to the operation area in the application P21. Fig. 22 Part (a) and Fig.23 In the example shown in part (a) of FIG. 1 , the display area of ​​the display device 301 that displays the display 301h by the scroll operation corresponds to the set display area in the application P21. Fig. 22 Part (a) and Fig.23 In the example shown in part (a) of FIG. 1 , the operation key 301m indicated as the additional setting (in this case, the operation key for starting the operation immediately and the operation key for reserving the operation) corresponds to the setting display area in the application P21.

[0190] In addition, application P22 can also be a program as follows: it includes application P21, and further, when the display screen is observed in a posture of standing up in the vertical direction, the fixed position of the operation area in the display screen is a position closer to the lower end of the display screen than the center of the display screen of the display device 301.

[0191] Through this application P22, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301, for example, Fig. 22 Part (a) of Fig.23 Part (a) of Fig.25 As shown, the operation key 301m or the operation key 301l is displayed at a position closer to the lower end of the display screen than the center of the display screen of the display device 301.

[0192] In addition, application P23 can also be a program as follows: it includes application P21 or application P22, and further, the display area is set to include multiple selection operation parts for selecting a running program to be executed from multiple running programs, and even if the display content related to the multiple selection operation parts is changed accordingly with the scrolling operation on the display screen, the operation area is also configured at a fixed position within the display screen.

[0193] Through the application P23, the display control unit 320 can cause the display device 301 to perform the following operations, for example: Fig. 22 or Fig.23 The display shown in the figure, wherein the setting display area includes a plurality of selection operation parts for selecting a running program to be executed from a plurality of running programs, and when the display content related to the plurality of selection operation parts changes in accordance with the scroll operation on the display screen, the operation area is also configured at a fixed position in the display screen. Fig. 22 or Fig.23 In the example shown, Fig. 22 Part (b) of Fig.23 Each operation key of the display 301h shown in part (b) corresponds to a plurality of selection operation units in the application P23.

[0194] In addition, application P24 can also be a program as follows: including application P21 or application P22, and further, setting the display area to include explanatory information for describing the content of additional operating programs not installed on the clothing processing machine 100, and when the display content related to the explanatory information changes accordingly with the scrolling operation on the display screen of the display device 301, the operation area is also configured at a fixed position within the display screen.

[0195] Through the application P24, the display control unit 320 can cause the display device 301 to perform, for example, Fig.25, wherein the setting display area includes explanatory information for explaining the contents of the additional operation program not installed in the laundry processing machine 100, and when the display contents related to the explanatory information are changed in accordance with the scrolling operation on the display screen of the display device 301, the operation area is also arranged at a fixed position in the display screen. Fig.25 In the example shown, the information shown in the display 301k corresponds to the explanatory information for explaining the content of the additional operation program in the application program P24 that is not installed in the laundry processing machine 100.

[0196] In addition, application P25 can also be the following program: it includes application P21 or application P22, and further, the operating area includes a size operation unit for enlarging or reducing the operating area. When the size operation unit is operated, the operating area is enlarged or reduced in a state where it is displayed on the same screen as the setting-related information in the display screen of the display device 301.

[0197] Fig.26 This is a diagram showing an eleventh example of display on the display device 301 according to one embodiment. Fig.26 This is an example of a display in which the operation area is reduced. Fig.25 This is an example of a display in which the operation area is enlarged. Fig.25 or Fig.26 In addition, Fig.25 or Fig.26 In the example shown, Fig.25 and Fig.26 The operation key 301n shown corresponds to the size operation unit in the application program P25.

[0198] In addition, application P26 can also be a program as follows: it includes application P25, and further, when the size operation unit is operated and the operation area is enlarged, the operation area includes a first operation unit and a second operation unit for accepting operations different from the first operation unit, and when the size operation unit is operated and the operation area is reduced, the operation area includes the first operation unit and the second operation unit is not displayed.

[0199] Through this application P26, when the size operation unit is operated and the operation area is reduced, the display control unit 320 can cause the display device 301 to perform the following operations, for example: Fig.26 In addition, through the application P26, when the size operation unit is operated and the operation area is enlarged, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 display, for example, Fig.25In the display shown, an operation unit (for example, an operation key) that is not displayed when the size operation unit is operated and the operation area is reduced is also displayed on a part of the screen of the display device 301. Fig.26 In the example shown, the operation key 3011 corresponds to the first operation unit in the application P26. The operation unit (eg, operation key) that is not displayed when the size operation unit is operated and the operation area is reduced corresponds to the second operation unit in the application P26.

[0200] In addition, application P27 can also be a program as follows: including application P26, and further, the first operating unit is an operating unit for starting the operation of the clothing processing machine 100, an operating unit for setting the operation of the clothing processing machine 100, or an operating unit for determining the setting content, and the second operating unit is an operating unit for making additional settings.

[0201] Through this application P26, when the size operation unit is operated and the operation area is reduced, the display control unit 320 can enable the display device 301 to display an operation unit for starting the operation of the clothing treatment machine 100, an operation unit for setting the operation of the clothing treatment machine 100, or an operation unit for determining the setting content as the first operation unit, and display an operation unit for additional settings as the second operation unit.

[0202] The application program P28 may include the application program P26, and further, when the display screen is viewed in a posture with the display screen standing upright in the vertical direction, the second operating unit may be arranged above the first operating unit.

[0203] Through the application program P28, when the display screen is viewed in a posture in which the display screen is raised in the vertical direction, the display control unit 320 can cause the display device 301 to display a second operating unit disposed above the first operating unit. For example, the display control unit 320 can cause the display device 301 to display additional settings above an operating unit for starting the operation of the laundry processing machine 100, an operating unit for setting the operation of the laundry processing machine 100, or an operating unit for determining the setting content.

[0204] In addition, application P29 can also be the following program: it includes application P25, and further, when the display screen is observed in a posture of standing up in the up and down direction, the fixed position of the operation area in the display screen is located near the lower end of the display screen compared with the center of the display screen, and when the operation area is enlarged or reduced, the position of the lower end of the operation area (relative to the position of the lower end of the display device 301) remains unchanged, while the position of the upper end of the operation area changes.

[0205] Through this application P29, when the display screen is observed in a posture standing up in the vertical direction, the display control unit 320 can cause the display device 301 to display as follows: the fixed position of the operation area in the display screen is located near the lower end of the display screen compared to the center of the display screen, and when the operation area is enlarged or reduced, the position of the lower end of the operation area (relative to the position of the lower end of the display device 301) remains unchanged, while the position of the upper end of the operation area is changed.

[0206] In addition, application P30 can also be a program as follows: including application P21 or application P22, and further, the setting display area and the basic screen related to the clothing processing machine 100 are displayed on the same screen, and include a deletion operation unit for closing the setting display area. When the deletion operation unit is operated, the setting display area and the operation area are deleted from the display screen of the display device 301 and the basic screen is displayed.

[0207] Through the application P30, when the operation key 301i for display deletion is operated by the user U, the display control unit 320 can cause the display device 301 to delete the current display screen and display the top screen. Fig.21 or Fig. 22 When the operation key 301i shown in the figure is operated, the display control unit 320 can also make the display device 301 display the following Figures 16 to 20 The top screen of the terminal device 300 shown in FIG. 301i corresponds to the delete operation unit in the application P30. When the operation key 301i is operated, it corresponds to the delete operation unit in the application P30 being operated. The top screen of the terminal device 300 corresponds to the basic screen in the application P30.

[0208] In addition, application P31 can also be the following program: including application P21 or application P22, and further, when the clothing processing machine 100 is running or set to an operation reservation, the display control unit 320 causes a basic screen related to the clothing processing machine 100 and a status description area including descriptive information on the status of the clothing processing machine 100 to be displayed on the display screen of the display device 301, and the status description area includes a size operation unit for enlarging or reducing the status description area. When the size operation unit is operated, the status description area is enlarged or reduced while being displayed together with the basic screen on the display screen of the display device 301.

[0209] Fig. 27 This is a diagram showing a twelfth example of display on the display device 301 according to one embodiment. Fig. 27This is an example of a display when waiting for the scheduled operation of the terminal device 300. Fig. 27 In the scheduled operation shown in the display, in order to end the set operation at around 14:30, the action control unit 151 calculates the time required for the operation, calculates the operation start time backwards, and starts the operation. Through the application P31, when the size operation unit is operated to reduce the status description area, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 perform the following operations. Fig. 27 In addition, through the application P31, when an operation is performed on the size operation unit to enlarge the status description area, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 change relative to Fig. 27 The display shown shows an enlarged display of the status description area. Fig. 27 The operation key 301n shown corresponds to the size operation unit in the application P31. Fig. 27 The display 301p shown corresponds to the status description area in the application P31. Fig.28 FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an eleventh example of the display of the operation panel 112 according to one embodiment. In this case, the display control unit 152 may also cause the operation panel 112 to display the following Fig.28 The end time of the run shown.

[0210] In addition, application P32 can also be the following program: it includes application P31, and further, when the size operation portion is operated and the status description area is enlarged, the status description area includes the first information and the second information different from the first information, and when the size operation portion is operated and the status description area is reduced, the status description area displays the first information and the second information is not displayed.

[0211] Through the application P32, when the size operation unit is operated and the status description area is enlarged, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 display the state of ... Fig. 27 The display shown is a display in which the status description area is enlarged. The status description area in this case includes Fig. 27 The display control unit 320 can control the display device 301 to display the first information shown in the display 301p of the status description area shown in the display 301p, and the second information different from the display 301p. In addition, when the size operation unit is operated by the application P32 and the status description area is reduced, the display control unit 320 can control the display device 301 to display the status description area, for example. Fig. 27 Display shown.

[0212] In addition, application P33 can also be the following program: including application P32, and further, the first information is at least one of the operation process being executed in the clothing processing machine 100, the scheduled time for the end of the operation, or the remaining time until the end of the operation, and the second information can also be information related to the additional setting content.

[0213] Through this application P33, the display control unit 320 can enable the display device 301 to display at least one of the operation process being executed in the clothing processing machine 100, the scheduled time for the end of the operation, or the remaining time until the end of the operation as the first information, and display information related to the additional setting content as the second information.

[0214] In addition, application P34 can also be a program as follows: it includes application P31, and further, when the display screen of the display device 301 is observed in a posture standing up in the up and down direction, the status description area is arranged in the display screen of the display device 301 near the lower end of the display screen than the center of the display screen.

[0215] Through this application P34, the display control unit 320 can enable the display device 301 to display as follows: when the display screen of the display device 301 is observed in a posture standing up in the vertical direction, the status description area is arranged in the display screen of the display device 301 near the lower end of the display screen rather than the center of the display screen.

[0216] In addition, application P35 can also be the following program: including application P34, and further, when the status description area is enlarged or reduced, the position of the status description area at the lower end of the display screen in display device 301 remains unchanged, while the position of the upper end of the operation area is changed.

[0217] Through this application P35, the display control unit 320 can cause the display device 301 to display as follows: when the status description area is enlarged or reduced, the position of the status description area at the bottom of the display screen in the display device 301 remains unchanged, while the position of the top of the operation area changes.

[0218] The clothing processing system 1 (an example of an information processing system) may also be provided with a display control unit 320, which causes a setting display area including information indicating setting contents that have been set or are being set for the operation of the clothing processing machine 100 to be displayed on the display screen of the display device 301, and causes an operation area including an operation unit for performing additional settings for the setting contents being set to be displayed on the display screen of the terminal device 300, wherein the operation area is displayed together with the setting display area in the display screen, and when at least a part of the content displayed in the setting display area is changed in response to a scrolling operation on the display screen of the display device 301, the operation area is also configured at a fixed position within the display screen of the display device 301.

[0219] The information processing method may be executed by a computer of a terminal device 300 having a display screen of a display device 301, comprising the following steps: displaying a setting display area including information indicating setting contents that have been set or are being set in association with the clothing processing machine 100 on the display screen of the display device 301, and displaying an operation area including an operation unit for performing additional settings on the display screen of the display device 301, wherein the operation area is displayed together with the setting display area on the display screen of the display device 301, and when at least a portion of the contents displayed in the setting display area changes in response to a scrolling operation on the display screen of the display device 301, the operation area is also configured at a fixed position within the display screen of the display device 301.

[0220] The application program P41 may also be a program that enables a computer serving as a terminal device 300 to implement a display control unit 320, wherein the terminal device 300 has a display screen of a display device 301, and when the display control unit 320 displays an automatic dispensing setting screen for performing settings related to automatic dispensing of clothing treatment agents in the clothing treatment machine 100 through remote operation on the display screen of the display device 301, based on a detection result indicating whether the clothing treatment machine 100 is connected to the network NW, when the clothing treatment machine 100 is connected to the network NW, the automatic dispensing setting screen including an operating unit for performing settings related to automatic dispensing is displayed, and when the clothing treatment machine 100 is not connected to the network NW, the operating unit is not displayed or the automatic dispensing setting screen including the operating unit is displayed in an invalid state.

[0221] Fig.29 This is a diagram showing a thirteenth example of display on the display device 301 according to one embodiment. Fig.30 This is a diagram showing a fourteenth example of display on the display device 301 according to one embodiment. Fig.29This is a display example of a display screen of the display device 301 when an automatic betting setting screen including an operation unit for performing settings related to automatic betting is displayed. Fig.30 This is a display example of the display screen of the display device 301 when the operation unit used for setting related to automatic delivery is not displayed or the automatic delivery setting screen of the operation unit is included in an invalid state. Through the application P41, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 perform the following operations. Fig.29 or Fig.30 In addition, Fig.29 The operation key 301q shown in part (a) corresponds to the operation unit in the application P41.

[0222] In addition, application P42 can also be the following program: including application P41, and further, when the clothing processing machine 100 is not connected to the network NW and the operation part is not displayed or displayed in an invalid state, the display control unit 320 displays a notification corresponding to the situation that the clothing processing machine 100 is not connected to the network NW in the automatic delivery setting screen.

[0223] Through the application P42, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 Fig.30 As shown, when the operation unit is not displayed or displayed in an invalid state, a notification corresponding to the fact that the laundry machine 100 is not connected to the network NW (for example, the reason thereof) is displayed.

[0224] In addition, application P43 can also be the following program: including application P41 or application P42, and further, when the clothing treatment machine 100 is connected to the network NW, the display control unit 320 uses the first operating unit for selecting whether to automatically dispense the clothing treatment agent, the second operating unit for setting the amount of clothing treatment agent to be dispensed, and the third operating unit for setting the brand of clothing treatment agent, which are displayed on the same screen as the operating unit for making settings related to automatic dispensing.

[0225] exist Fig.29 In the part (a) of FIG. 1 , the operation key 301r written as “Automatic detergent dispensing” corresponds to the “first operation unit” in the application program P43. Fig.29 In the part (a) of FIG. 1 , the operation key 301s written as "Brand xxxx" corresponds to the "second operation unit" in the application program P43. Fig.29 In the part (a) of FIG. 1 , the operation key 301t marked as "automatic softener dispensing" corresponds to the "third operation unit" in the application program P43. Fig.29 In the example shown in part (a) of FIG. 1 , the first operation unit and the third operation unit include an operation key 301q.

[0226] In addition, application P44 can also be a program as follows: including application P41 or application P42, and further, when an operation is performed for displaying an operation setting screen for setting the operation of the clothing processing machine 100 without setting automatic dispensing, the display control unit 320 causes a notification associated with the situation where automatic dispensing is not set and an operation unit for switching to the automatic dispensing setting screen to be displayed on the display screen.

[0227] Fig.31 This is a diagram showing a fifteenth example of a display of the display device 301 according to one embodiment. Fig.31 In addition, Fig.31 The display 301u in part (b) is an example of a notification related to the fact that automatic delivery is not set, and corresponds to a notification in application P42 notifying that automatic delivery is not set or a display of a screen for urging the user to set automatic delivery.

[0228] In addition, application P45 can also be a program as follows: including application P41 or application P42, and further, when automatic dispensing is not set and the status display screen showing the status of the clothing processing machine 100 is displayed, when an operation is performed to display an operation setting screen for setting the operation of the clothing processing machine 100, the display control unit 320 displays a confirmation display area including a notification associated with the situation where automatic dispensing is not set and an operation unit for transitioning to the automatic dispensing setting screen together with the status display screen.

[0229] Through the application P45, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 Fig.31 As shown in part (b), when automatic dispensing is not set and a status display screen showing the status of the laundry processing machine 100 (for example, a display screen of the display device 301 showing the status of the operation key 301a3 or the operation key 301a4) is displayed, when an operation is performed to display an operation setting screen for setting the operation of the laundry processing machine 100, a confirmation display area (for example, display 301w displayed in a pop-up manner) including a notification associated with the situation where automatic dispensing is not set (for example, display 301u) and an operation unit (for example, operation key 301v) for transitioning to the automatic dispensing setting screen is displayed together with the status display screen.

[0230] The application program P46 may be a program that includes the application program P45 and further performs a function for displaying an operation setting screen (for example, Fig.31 When the operation is performed on the display screen of the display device 301 (a), the display control unit 320 displays the confirmation display area on the display screen of the display device 301 (for example, Fig.31 In the display screen of part (b) of the figure.

[0231] By using the application P46, when a screen for displaying the operation setting screen is performed, for example, Fig.31 In the case of the operation of part (a), the display control unit 320 can cause the display device 301 to display Fig.31 Before the portion (a) of FIG. 1 , the confirmation display area is displayed on the display screen (eg, Fig.31 In the display screen of part (b) of the figure.

[0232] The application program P47 may include the application program P45, and further, the confirmation display area may include an operation unit for displaying the operation setting screen without performing the setting of automatic delivery.

[0233] Through the application P47, the display control unit 320 can cause the display device 301 to display an operation unit for displaying the operation setting screen without performing the setting of automatic delivery in the confirmation display area (for example, the display 301w displayed in a pop-up format).

[0234] In addition, application P48 can also be the following program: including application P41 or application P42, and further, when the clothing processing machine 100 is running, when an operation for displaying the automatic dispensing setting screen is performed, the display control unit 320 causes the automatic dispensing setting screen including multiple operating units related to the automatic dispensing setting to be displayed on the display screen of the display device 301, and when one of the multiple operating units is operated, the display control unit 320 causes a notification indicating that the setting change cannot be made to be displayed.

[0235] Fig.32 This is a diagram showing a 16th example of display of the display device 301 according to one embodiment. Fig.32 In addition, Fig.32 For example, in the display 301x Fig.31 This is an example of a display of a notification indicating that the setting cannot be changed when the operation key 301v for transitioning to the automatic delivery setting screen in part (b) is operated. Fig.32 The display 301x in the application program P48 is equivalent to the display of a notification indicating that the setting cannot be changed. Fig.31The operation key 301v for transitioning to the automatic delivery setting screen in the portion (b) corresponds to any one of the plurality of operation units in the application P48.

[0236] In addition, application P49 can also be the following program: including application P41 or application P42, and further, the display control unit 320 can display the automatic delivery setting screen on the display screen of the display device 301, and the automatic delivery setting screen includes multiple operation units related to the setting of automatic delivery and a determination operation unit for determining the content changed by using one or more operation units among the multiple operation units. When there is no change compared with the set content regarding automatic delivery, the determination operation unit is not displayed or displayed in an invalid state on the automatic delivery setting screen. When an operation for changing the setting of automatic delivery is performed using one or more operation units among the multiple operation units, the determination operation unit is displayed in a valid state on the automatic delivery setting screen.

[0237] Through the application P49, the display control unit 320 can make the display device 301 Fig.29 In addition, Fig.29 The display 301y shown in the part (b) corresponds to a plurality of operation units related to the setting of automatic delivery in the application P49. Fig.29 The operation key 301z shown in the portion (c) of FIG. 1 corresponds to a confirmation operation unit in the application P49 for confirming the content changed by using one or more operation units among the plurality of operation units. Fig.29 The display screen of the display device 301 shown corresponds to the automatic delivery setting screen in the application P49.

[0238] The clothing processing system 1 (an example of an information processing system) may also be provided with a display control unit, which, when an automatic dispensing setting screen for performing settings related to automatic dispensing of clothing treatment agents in the clothing processing machine 100 is displayed on the display screen of the terminal device 300, based on a detection result indicating whether the clothing processing machine 100 is connected to the network NW, displays the automatic dispensing setting screen including an operating unit for performing settings related to automatic dispensing when the clothing processing machine 100 is connected to the network NW, and displays the automatic dispensing setting screen with the operating unit not displayed or including the operating unit in an invalid state when the clothing processing machine 100 is not connected to the network NW.

[0239] The information processing method may be executed by a computer which is a terminal device 300 having a display screen, and in a case where an automatic dispensing setting screen for performing settings related to automatic dispensing of clothing treatment agents in the clothing treatment machine 100 is displayed on the display screen of the display device 301, based on a detection result indicating whether the clothing treatment machine 100 is connected to the network, when the clothing treatment machine 100 is connected to the network NW, the automatic dispensing setting screen including an operating unit for performing settings related to automatic dispensing is displayed, and when the clothing treatment machine 100 is not connected to the network NW, the automatic dispensing setting screen is displayed with the operating unit not displayed or including the operating unit in an invalid state.

[0240] In addition, when the state in which operation-related settings are accepted based on remote operation (an example of the second state) is returned to the state in which the operation type can be selected using the icon 112a, the setting key B1, the automatic dispensing key B2, the warm water setting key B3, the reservation setting key B4, the program selection key B6, and the start key B7 (an example of the first state) without waiting for the second signal, and the action control unit 151 unlocks the door lock of the clothing processing machine 100, the display control unit 320, like the display control unit 152, reports that the door lock has been unlocked.

[0241] (Operation example of clothing treatment system)

[0242] Next, an operation example of the clothes treating system 1 will be described. Fig.33 1 is a timing chart showing the flow of processing when the laundry machine 100 is started according to one embodiment. Fig.33 The process of the laundry machine 100 at the time of startup is shown.

[0243] If the power button of the laundry machine 100 is operated by the user U, the power of the laundry machine 100 is turned on (S101). Next, the communication unit 140 of the laundry machine 100 attempts to connect to the network NW (S102). If the communication unit 140 completes the connection to the network NW, the information transmission unit 154 of the laundry machine 100 transmits the status information C1 indicating the operation content of the laundry machine 100 being set to the server 200 (S103).

[0244] When receiving the status information C1 from the laundry machine 100, the server 200 transfers the received status information C1 to the terminal device 300 (S104). The display control unit 320 of the terminal device 300 that has received the status information C1 updates the content displayed on the display screen of the display device 301 based on the status information C1 of the laundry machine 100 (S105).

[0245] On the other hand, when the display control unit 320 of the terminal device 300 cannot receive the status information C1 from the laundry machine 100 for some reason (for example, when the power of the laundry machine 100 is off or the laundry machine 100 is not connected to the network NW), for example, Fig.16 The prescribed screen shown is displayed on the display device 301 .

[0246] (Synchronous processing of display of laundry machine and terminal device)

[0247] Next, a synchronization process of the display of the laundry machine 100 and the terminal device 300 will be described. Fig.34 1 is a timing diagram showing the process of synchronization processing of the display of the laundry processing machine 100 and the terminal device 300 according to one embodiment. The receiving unit 153 of the laundry processing machine 100 monitors whether the state of the laundry processing machine 100 has changed (for example, whether an operation of setting or selecting the operation content has been performed) before the operation starts (S201). Each time the receiving unit 153 accepts an operation of changing the state of the laundry processing machine 100 (for example, an operation of setting or selecting the operation content), the information sending unit 154 of the laundry processing machine 100 sends the state information C1 indicating the latest operation content of the laundry processing machine 100 after reflecting the accepted operation to the server 200 (S202). Each time the server 200 receives the state information C1 from the laundry processing machine 100, it forwards the received state information to the terminal device 300 (S203). The display control unit 320 of the terminal device 300 that has received the state information C1 updates the content displayed on the display screen 301a based on the state information C1 of the laundry processing machine 100 (S204).

[0248] In addition, as the transmission of the state information C1, there are active notifications and periodic notifications. The active notification is a notification executed when a change occurs in a specified state, and the periodic notification is a notification executed regularly when a specified time has passed. The active notification is executed when an operation of setting or selecting an operating program is performed, or when an operation of setting or selecting an option is performed. Periodic notifications are performed within a range that does not cause a load on the server 200, for example, periodic notifications are performed every 1 minute or every 5 minutes. By performing periodic notifications, even if the state of the laundry processing machine 100 does not change, the latest operation content is always reflected to the terminal device 300. In addition, assuming that the power supply of the laundry processing machine 100 is cut off, since periodic notifications are no longer performed, the server 200 or the terminal device 300 can recognize that the communication has been disconnected. When the content is recognized, the display control unit 320 can also notify the situation that the communication has been disconnected via the display screen 301a of the terminal device 300. As a result, the user U can recognize that a communication failure has occurred. That is, when the synchronized information is not the latest information, the situation can be grasped.

[0249] (advantage)

[0250] According to the present embodiment, the laundry machine 100 of the embodiment includes a laundry machine body 100a, an operation receiving unit (e.g., an operation panel 112) provided on the laundry machine body 100a, and a control unit (e.g., an action control unit 151, a display control unit 152) for controlling the laundry machine body 100a. The operation receiving unit includes: a selection operation unit (e.g., an icon 112a, a setting key B1, an automatic dispensing key B2, a warm water setting key B3, a reservation setting key B4, a program selection key B6, a start key B7) for selecting an operation type to be executed from a plurality of operation types that can be executed by the laundry machine body 100a, and a transition operation unit (e.g., a remote setting key B5). The transition operation unit is an operation unit for transitioning from a first state in which a selection operation can be performed using the selection operation unit to a second state in which settings related to operation are accepted based on remote operation, and the operation receiving unit has the selection operation unit and the transition operation unit at least temporarily in a state in which the selection operation unit and the transition operation unit can be visually recognized at the same time. When the transition operation unit is operated to change from the first state to the second state, the control unit changes the state of a part that is at least a part of the operation receiving unit and is different from the transition operation unit, and changes the state of the operation receiving unit to a form corresponding to a situation in which the use of the operation receiving unit to accept at least a part of the operation is restricted.

[0251] According to such a laundry processing machine 100, when the operation unit (e.g., remote setting key B5) is operated to change from the first state in which the selection operation can be performed using the selection operation unit (e.g., icon 112a, setting key B1, automatic dispensing key B2, warm water setting key B3, reservation setting key B4, program selection key B6, start key B7) to the second state in which the setting related to operation is accepted based on the remote operation, the control unit (e.g., action control unit 151, display control unit 152) changes the state of a part that is at least a part of the operation acceptance unit and different from the transition operation unit, and changes the state of the operation acceptance unit to a state corresponding to the situation in which the acceptance of at least a part of the operation using the operation acceptance unit (e.g., operation panel 112) is restricted. As a result, the usability can be improved.

[0252] <Other Implementation Methods>

[0253] In other embodiments of the present invention, the laundry machine 100 may also include an operation panel 500 composed of a seven-segment digital tube, an LED, and a physical switch to replace the operation panel 112. In addition, the display control unit 152 may also display the same display as the operation panel 112 described in the above embodiment on the operation panel 500. Fig.35 It is a diagram showing a first example of display on operation panel 500 according to another embodiment. Fig.36 It is a diagram showing a second example of the display of the operation panel 500 according to another embodiment. Fig.37 It is a diagram showing a third example of the display of the operation panel 500 according to another embodiment. Figure 35 to Figure 37 The markings shown correspond to Figure 3 to Figure 5 For example, when the remote setting key B5 is operated, the display control unit 152 changes from Fig.35 The display of the operation panel 500 shown in FIG. Fig.36 The display is shown as "APP", indicating that the setting of the laundry machine 100 can be accepted from the terminal device 300 through the home appliance management application APP. In addition, in this state, when the standard program of the washing operation is set from the terminal device 300, the display control unit 152, for example, Fig.36 The display of the operation panel 500 shown in FIG. Fig.37 The display shown is "APP", and the operation key 112a is illuminated, thereby indicating that the standard course of the washing operation is set.

[0254] As such, in other embodiments of the present invention, the laundry machine 100 may also include an operation panel 500 composed of a seven-segment digital tube, an LED, and a physical switch to replace the operation panel 112. Thus, the laundry machine 100 of other embodiments of the present invention is similar to the laundry machine 100 involved in one embodiment of the present invention, and the operation panel 500 can display the same information in the same form as the operation panel 112.

[0255] According to at least one embodiment described above, when the information function unit of the terminal device receives information indicating the operation content of the laundry machine directly or via a server, the information function unit of the terminal device changes the information displayed on the display device of the terminal device in accordance with the received information indicating the operation content. According to such a configuration, the usability can be improved.

[0256] Several embodiments of the present invention are described above, but these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other ways, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and their variations are included in the scope or spirit of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A clothes processing machine, wherein: have: A clothes processing machine body; An operation receiving unit, disposed on the laundry processing machine body; and A control unit controls the laundry processing machine body. The operation accepting unit includes a selection operation unit and a change operation unit, wherein the selection operation unit is used to select an operation type to be executed from a plurality of operation types that can be executed by the laundry processing machine body, and the change operation unit is an operation unit for changing from a first state in which the selection operation can be performed using the selection operation unit to a second state in which settings related to the operation are accepted based on remote operation, and the operation accepting unit has the selection operation unit and the change operation unit at least temporarily in a state in which the selection operation unit and the change operation unit can be visually recognized at the same time. When the transition operation unit is operated to transition from the first state to the second state, the control unit changes the state of a portion that is at least a part of the operation acceptance unit and is different from the transition operation unit, and changes the state of the operation acceptance unit to a form corresponding to a situation in which use of the operation acceptance unit to accept at least a part of the operation is restricted.

2. The laundry machine according to claim 1, wherein: The operation receiving unit includes a display device having a display screen, The control unit, In the first state, the selection operation unit and the transition operation unit are displayed on the display screen, When the transition operation unit is operated to transition from the first state to the second state, the display of the operation receiving unit is changed to a form that restricts at least a part of the operation of the operation receiving unit, and a guide indicating that the state is in the second state is displayed on the display screen.

3. The laundry machine according to claim 2, wherein: The control unit is capable of displaying a first operation screen, a second operation screen, and a third operation screen on the display screen, wherein the first operation screen is an operation screen on which the selection operation unit is displayed, the second operation screen is an operation screen of an operation program selection operation unit for selecting an operation program to be executed from a plurality of operation programs belonging to the selected operation type when the operation type to be executed is selected from the plurality of operation types, and the third operation screen is an operation screen of a change operation unit for changing the content of the operation process included in the selected operation program when the operation program to be executed is selected from the plurality of operation programs. The control unit displays the transition operation unit at substantially the same position in each of the operation screens.

4. The laundry processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: When the transition operation unit is operated, at least a part of the settings displayed on the operation receiving unit is transmitted to the outside of the laundry machine.

5. The laundry processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: Also available: a weight detection unit for detecting the weight of the clothes stored in the clothes processing machine body; The control unit performs weight detection after the operation is set based on the remote operation, and does not perform weight detection when the setting of the operation is changed.

6. The laundry processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: By setting the operation based on the remote operation in the second state, the control unit changes from the second state to a third state of waiting for operation, When an operation for canceling the setting of the operation is performed in the third state, the control unit returns from the third state to the second state.

7. The laundry processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: When the transition operation unit is operated to cause a transition from the first state to the second state, the control unit sets a switching waiting time before transitioning from the first state to the second state, and when an operation on the operation receiving unit is accepted during the switching waiting time, the control unit terminates the process of transitioning from the first state to the second state.

8. The laundry machine according to claim 7, wherein: The control unit notifies that it is waiting for switching during the switching waiting time.

9. The laundry processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: When the laundry machine is operated in the second state to release the second state, the control unit returns the laundry machine from the second state to the first state, and then notifies that the machine is urged to shift from the first state to the second state.

10. The laundry processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: When the laundry machine is operated in the second state to release the second state, the control unit transmits a first signal to the outside of the laundry machine for confirming whether the second state can be released. The control unit returns from the second state to the first state when a second signal for releasing the second state is received from the outside in response to the transmission of the first signal.

11. The laundry machine according to claim 10, wherein: When a predetermined operation is performed on the operation accepting unit within a predetermined time after switching from the first state to the second state, the control unit returns from the second state to the first state without waiting for the second signal.

12. The laundry processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The laundry processing machine body has a door provided on the laundry processing machine body. The operation receiving unit includes a door opening operation unit for enabling the door to be opened while maintaining the second state. In the second state, when the door opening operation unit is operated and the door is opened or can be opened, the control unit notifies that closing of the door is urged.

13. The laundry processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The laundry processing machine body has a door provided on the laundry processing machine body. The operation receiving unit includes a door opening operation unit for enabling the door to be opened while maintaining the second state. When the door opening operation unit is operated and the door can be opened in the second state, the control unit does not start operation based on the remote operation, but restarts the acceptance and operation-related settings based on the remote operation after the door is opened and closed, or after a specified time has passed in the openable state.

14. A clothes processing system, comprising the clothes processing machine according to claim 10 and a server, The laundry machine or the server stores in advance information that can identify a person who approves the release and determines whether or not the second state can be released. The server transmits a notification for confirming whether or not the second state can be released to the terminal device used by the release approver, when receiving the first signal from the laundry machine.

15. A program for causing a first terminal device to implement terminal information processing capable of accepting input of a remote operation, wherein: The first terminal device has a terminal display screen. When the clothing processing machine is operated in a remote operation acceptance state based on settings related to remote operation acceptance and operation and the remote operation acceptance state is released, the terminal information processing unit that performs the terminal information processing displays an operation unit on the terminal display screen, and the operation unit is used to send a delegation notification to a second terminal device, and the user using the second terminal device is different from the user of the first terminal device, and the delegation notification is used to change the clothing processing machine into the remote operation acceptance state.

16. A clothes processing system, wherein: have: A laundry processing machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3; and The terminal information processing unit is mounted on the first terminal device and is capable of accepting input of the remote operation. The first terminal device has a terminal display screen. When the clothing processing machine is operated in the second state and the second state is released, the terminal information processing unit displays an operation unit on the terminal display screen, and the operation unit is used to send a delegation notification to the second terminal device. The user using the second terminal device is different from the user of the first terminal device, and the delegation notification is used to change the clothing processing machine to the second state.

17. A program installed in a terminal device capable of cooperating with a laundry processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The terminal device has a terminal display screen. The program causes the computer of the terminal device to execute the following steps: When the clothing processing machine is operated in the second state and the release of the second state is detected, an operation unit is displayed on the terminal display screen, and the operation unit is used to send a delegation notification to a terminal device used by a user that is different from the terminal device, and the delegation notification is used to change the clothing processing machine to the second state.

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