Cooking System and Application Program

Abstract

To provide a technology which enables reduction of a possibility of failures in cooking in a heating cooking system.SOLUTION: A heating cooking system disclosed by the specification includes a heating cooker and a terminal device which may communicate with the heating cooker. The heating cooker includes: a heating unit which heats an object to be heated; and a control unit which controls operation of the heating unit. The control unit is configured to end heating by the heating unit when a stop timing specified based on timer information comes in a case that timer setting is on. When predetermined permission conditions are satisfied, change of at least one of the timer setting and the timer information through the terminal device is permitted. When the predetermined permission conditions are not satisfied, the change of at least one of the timer setting and the timer information through the terminal device is prohibited.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This specification relates to a cooking system and an application program.

Background Art

[0002] The cooking system of Patent Document 1 includes a cooking appliance and a terminal device capable of communicating with the cooking appliance. The cooking appliance includes a heating unit that heats an object to be heated and a control unit that controls the operation of the heating unit. The control unit is configured to end the heating by the heating unit when the stop timing specified based on the timer information arrives during the execution of heating by the heating unit when the timer setting is on.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In the cooking system of Patent Document 1, setting and changing the timer and timer information via the terminal device are always permitted. For this reason, even when the user does not grasp the progress of cooking or when it is assumed that overheating of the object to be heated may occur, setting and changing the timer and timer information via the terminal device are possible. In such a cooking system, there is a possibility of causing a cooking failure. This specification provides a technique capable of reducing the possibility of causing a cooking failure in a cooking system.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] The cooking system disclosed in this specification may include a cooking appliance and a terminal device capable of communicating with the cooking appliance. The cooking appliance may include a heating unit for heating an object to be heated and a control unit for controlling the operation of the heating unit. The control unit may be configured to end the heating by the heating unit when a stop timing specified based on timer information arrives when the timer setting is on. When a predetermined permission condition is satisfied, at least one of the timer setting and the timer information via the terminal device may be permitted to be changed, and when the permission condition is not satisfied, at least one of the timer setting and the timer information via the terminal device may be prohibited from being changed. In this specification, "timer setting" means a setting indicating on / off of the timer. "Timer information" means information for specifying the stop timing of the heating unit. For example, "timer information" includes information such as the time until the heating by the heating unit ends (timer time) and the time when the heating by the heating unit ends (timer time). Further, "permission condition" means a condition including, for example, a condition that can be determined that the user does not grasp the progress of cooking and a condition that can be determined to lead to overheating of the object to be heated.

[0006] The application program disclosed in this specification is executed by a terminal device, and the terminal device is configured to be capable of communicating with a cooking appliance and, when a predetermined permission condition is satisfied, permit at least one of the timer setting and the timer information via the terminal device to be changed, and when the permission condition is not satisfied, prohibit at least one of the timer setting and the timer information via the terminal device from being changed, and may function as the terminal device.

[0007] According to the above configuration, when the permission condition is not satisfied, at least one of the timer setting and the timer information via the terminal device is prohibited from being changed. Therefore, when the user does not grasp the progress of cooking or when it is assumed that overheating of the object to be heated may occur, etc., the change of the timer setting and the timer information via the terminal device is suppressed. According to the above configuration, in the heating cooking system, the possibility of causing cooking failure can be reduced.

[0008] In one or more embodiments, the heating cooking system may further include a position information acquisition unit that acquires information on the relative positional relationship between the heating cooker and the terminal device. The permission condition may include that the terminal device is located within a predetermined range from the heating cooker.

[0009] Generally, it is difficult for the user to grasp the progress of cooking at a position away from the heating cooker. Therefore, if the change of the timer setting and the timer information via the terminal device is permitted when the terminal device is at a position away from the heating cooker, there is a possibility of causing cooking failure. According to the above configuration, when the terminal device is at a position away from the heating cooker, at least one of the timer setting and the timer information via the terminal device is prohibited from being changed. According to the above configuration, in the heating cooking system, the possibility of causing cooking failure can be further reduced.

[0010] In one or more embodiments, the heating cooking system may further include a temperature acquisition unit that acquires the temperature related to the object to be heated. The permission condition may include that the temperature related to the object to be heated is less than a predetermined temperature.

[0011] When the temperature of the object to be heated is very high or is predicted to become very high, if timer settings or changes to timer information via the terminal device are permitted, it may lead to overheating of the object to be heated and cause cooking failure. According to the above configuration, when the temperature of the object to be heated is very high or is predicted to become very high, changes to at least one of the timer settings and the timer information via the terminal device are prohibited. According to the above configuration, in the cooking system, the possibility of causing cooking failure can be further reduced.

[0012] In one or more embodiments, the timer information may include a timer time which is the time until the heating by the heating unit ends. When changing the timer time via the terminal device, the timer time may be changeable within a range not exceeding an upper limit timer time specified based on the temperature related to the object to be heated.

[0013] If the timer time is excessively extended by changing the timer time via the terminal device, it may lead to overheating of the object to be heated and cause cooking failure. In particular, when the temperature of the object to be heated is high or is predicted to become high, if the timer time is excessively extended, it is likely to lead to overheating of the object to be heated. According to the above configuration, when changing the timer time via the terminal device, an upper limit timer time is set based on the temperature related to the object to be heated. According to the above configuration, it is suppressed that the timer time is excessively extended by changing the timer time via the terminal device. According to the above configuration, in the cooking system, the possibility of causing cooking failure can be further reduced.

[0014] In one or more embodiments, the cooking system may further include a fire power acquisition unit that acquires the fire power of the heating unit. The upper limit timer time may also be specified based on the fire power of the heating unit.

[0015] When the heating power of the heating unit is high, if the timer time is excessively extended, it is likely to lead to overheating of the object to be heated. According to the above configuration, the upper limit timer time is specified based not only on the temperature related to the object to be heated but also on the heating power of the heating unit. Therefore, it is more appropriately suppressed that the timer time is excessively extended by changing the timer time via the terminal device. According to the above configuration, in the cooking heating system, the possibility of causing cooking failure can be further reduced.

[0016] In one or more embodiments, the cooking heating system may further include a heating power acquisition unit that acquires the heating power of the heating unit. The permission condition may include that the heating power of the heating unit is less than a predetermined heating power.

[0017] When the heating power of the heating unit is very high, if the timer setting or the change of timer information via the terminal device is permitted, it may lead to overheating of the object to be heated and cause the possibility of cooking failure. According to the above configuration, when the heating power of the heating unit is very high, the change of at least one of the timer setting and the timer information via the terminal device is prohibited. According to the above configuration, in the cooking heating system, the possibility of causing cooking failure can be further reduced.

[0018] In one or more embodiments, the timer information may include a timer time which is the time until the heating by the heating unit ends. When changing the timer time via the terminal device, the timer time may be changeable within a range not exceeding the upper limit timer time specified according to the heating power of the heating unit.

[0019] When the heating power of the heating unit is high, if the timer time is excessively extended, it is likely to lead to overheating of the object to be heated. According to the above configuration, when changing the timer time via the terminal device, the upper limit timer time is set based on the heating power of the heating unit. According to the above configuration, it is possible to suppress the excessive extension of the timer time due to the change of the timer time via the terminal device. According to the above configuration, in the cooking system, it is possible to further reduce the possibility of causing cooking failure.

[0020] In one or more embodiments, the cooking system may further include a temperature acquisition unit that acquires a temperature related to the object to be heated. The upper limit timer time may be specified based also on the temperature related to the object to be heated.

[0021] When the temperature of the object to be heated is high, or when it is predicted to become high, if the timer time is excessively extended, it is likely to lead to overheating of the object to be heated. According to the above configuration, the upper limit timer time is specified based not only on the heating power of the heating unit but also on the temperature related to the object to be heated. For this reason, it is more appropriately suppressed that the timer time is excessively extended due to the change of the timer time via the terminal device. According to the above configuration, in the cooking system, it is possible to further reduce the possibility of causing cooking failure.

[0022] In one or more embodiments, even when the permission condition is not satisfied, the change of the timer information for advancing the stop timing may be permitted for the change of the timer information via the terminal device.

[0023] In the cooking system, from the viewpoint of improving safety, there may be a case where it is desired to change the timer information so as to advance the stop timing. According to the above configuration, regardless of whether the permission condition is satisfied, the change of the timer information for advancing the stop timing is permitted. According to the above configuration, in the cooking system, it is possible to improve safety.

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[0025] (Embodiment 1) (Configuration of the cooking system 1) As shown in FIG. 1, the cooking system 1 includes a cooking device 2 and a mobile terminal 100 capable of communicating with the cooking device 2. When a Bluetooth (registered trademark) connection (hereinafter referred to as "BT") according to the Bluetooth method is established between the cooking device 2 and the mobile terminal 100, they can communicate with each other via BT communication. In addition, the cooking device 2 and the mobile terminal 100 can each execute Wi-Fi communication according to the Wi-Fi (registered trademark) method and connect to the Internet 150. Therefore, the cooking device 2 and the mobile terminal 100 can communicate with each other via the Internet 150. The cooking device 2 and the mobile terminal 100 can each send and receive instructions.

[0026] (Configuration of the cooking device 2) The cooking device 2 includes a BTI / F (abbreviation for interface) 70, a Wi-FiI / F 72, and a control unit 80. The BTI / F 70 is a wireless I / F for executing BT communication with an external device. The cooking device 2 can execute BT communication with the mobile terminal 100 via the BTI / F 70. The Wi-FiI / F 72 is a wireless I / F for executing Wi-Fi communication with an external device. The cooking device 2 can be connected to the Internet 150 via the Wi-FiI / F 72.

[0027] The control unit 80 includes a memory 82 composed of a ROM, a RAM, an EEPROM, etc. The control unit 80 controls the operation of the cooking device 2 according to a program 84 stored in the memory 82. The control unit 80 further includes a timer 86 for measuring time.

[0028] As shown in Fig. 2, the cooking heater 2 is a gas combustion type built-in stove that is used when incorporated into a system kitchen. The cooking heater 2 includes a main body 4 whose front surface 4a is exposed on the front side of the system kitchen, and a top plate 6 that is disposed on the upper portion of the main body 4 and is exposed on the countertop of the system kitchen. On the top plate 6, there are provided three trivets 8a, 8b, 8c for supporting cooking vessels such as pots and frying pans which are objects to be heated, and three stove burners 10a, 10b, 10c provided corresponding to the respective trivets 8a, 8b, 8c for heating the objects to be heated supported by the respective trivets 8a, 8b, 8c, and stove temperature sensors 12a, 12b, 12c provided corresponding to the respective stove burners 10a, 10b, 10c. The stove temperature sensors 12a, 12b, 12c detect the presence of the objects to be heated supported by the trivets 8a, 8b, 8c and detect the temperature of the bottom of the objects to be heated. In Fig. 1, for the sake of easy understanding of the description, the stove burners 10b, 10c and the stove temperature sensors 12b, 12c are omitted.

[0029] The main body 4 includes a grill compartment 20 provided inside the main body 4 for accommodating food ingredients and the like which are objects to be heated, a grill door 22 disposed on the front surface 4a of the main body 4 for opening and closing the grill compartment 20, a stove operation unit 24 provided on the right side of the grill door 22 on the front surface 4a of the main body 4, and a grill operation unit 26 provided on the left side of the grill door 22 on the front surface 4a of the main body 4. Inside the grill compartment 20, there are provided a grill burner 10d (see Fig. 1) for heating the objects to be heated accommodated in the grill compartment 20 and a grill temperature sensor 12d (see Fig. 1) for detecting the temperature inside the grill compartment 20.

[0030] The stove operation unit 24 includes a power switch 40 of the cooking heater 2, three stove heat operation units 42a, 42b, 42c, and a panel operation unit 44. The stove heat operation units 42a, 42b, 42c are operation units for respectively igniting and extinguishing the stove burners 10a, 10b, 10c and adjusting the heat of the stove burners 10a, 10b, 10c.

[0031] The panel operation unit 44 includes a stove display unit 46 and stove setting operation units 48a, 48b, and 48c. The stove display unit 46 displays the operating states of the respective stove burners 10a, 10b, 10c, timer settings, timer times, and the like. With the stove setting operation units 48a, 48b, and 48c, various instructions corresponding to the stove burners 10a, 10b, and 10c can be set respectively. In the panel operation unit 44, the user can input the timer settings and timer times for the stove burners 10a, 10b, and 10c. Note that the timer settings and timer times input to the panel operation unit 44 are stored in the memory 82 (see FIG. 1).

[0032] The grill operation unit 26 includes a grill heating operation unit 60 and a panel operation unit 62. The panel operation unit 62 includes a grill display unit 64 and a grill setting operation unit 66. The grill heating operation unit 60 and the panel operation unit 62 have the same functions as the stove heating operation unit 42a and the panel operation unit 44, except that they are operation units corresponding to the grill burner 10d (see FIG. 1).

[0033] Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the stove burners 10a, 10b, 10c and the grill burner 10d are collectively referred to as the "heating unit 10". Also, the stove temperature sensors 12a, 12b, 12c and the grill temperature sensor 12d are collectively referred to as the "heating unit temperature sensor 12".

[0034] (Configuration of the mobile terminal 100) The mobile terminal 100 shown in FIG. 1 is a portable terminal device such as a mobile phone or a smartphone. The mobile terminal 100 includes a touch panel 102, a BTI / F 106, a Wi-Fi I / F 108, and a control unit 110. The touch panel 102 is a display for displaying various information. Also, on the touch panel 102, various instructions can be input to the mobile terminal 100 according to the user's touch operation. Although details will be described later, the timer setting and the timer time of the heating unit 10 can be input via the touch panel 102. The BTI / F 106 is a wireless I / F for performing BT communication with an external device. The mobile terminal 100 can perform BT communication with the heating cooker 2 via the BTI / F 106. The Wi-Fi I / F 108 is the same as the Wi-Fi I / F 72 of the heating cooker 2. The control unit 110 controls the operation of the mobile terminal 100. Also, the control unit 110 includes a memory 112 constituted by a ROM, a RAM, an EEPROM, etc. The memory 112 can store the timer setting and the timer time of the heating unit 10 input to the mobile terminal 100. Also, a cooker application 114 is stored in the memory 112. The cooker application 114 is installed in the mobile terminal 100 from a server (not shown) on the Internet 150. The cooker application 114 is activated by the user's operation. The cooker application 114 is an application for receiving various information regarding the heating cooker 2 and transmitting various instructions to the heating cooker 2.

[0035] (Input screen T4 displayed on the touch panel 102) As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the touch panel 102 according to the present embodiment can display an input screen T4 for inputting the timer setting and the timer time of the heating unit 10 according to the cooker application 114.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 3, the input screen T4 includes a temporary timer setting display section 132, a temporary timer setting switching section 134, a temporary timer time input section 136, and a confirmation input section 138. Note that when the temporary timer setting stored in the memory 112 is on, the input screen T4 is in the state shown in FIG. 3, and when the temporary timer setting stored in the memory 112 is off, the input screen T4 is in the state shown in FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. 4, when the temporary timer setting stored in the memory 112 is off, the temporary timer time input section 136 is not displayed.

[0037] As shown in FIG. 3, the temporary timer setting display section 132 can display the temporary timer setting of the heating section 10 stored in the memory 112. The temporary timer setting switching section 134 is a key for switching the on / off of the temporary timer setting of the heating section 10 stored in the memory 112 in response to a touch operation by the user. The temporary timer time input section 136 is a key for inputting the temporary timer time of the heating section 10 in response to a touch operation by the user. The temporary timer time stored in the memory 112 is displayed on the temporary timer time input section 136. Also, in the temporary timer time input section 136, the temporary timer time stored in the memory 112 can be changed in response to a touch operation by the user. The confirmation input section 138 is a key for storing the temporary timer setting and the temporary timer time stored in the memory 112 as the timer setting and the timer time in the memory 112 in response to a touch operation by the user. Although details will be described later, in the process executed by the mobile terminal 100, the timer setting and the timer time stored in the memory 112 in response to a touch operation on the confirmation input section 138 are immediately transmitted to the heating cooker 2.

[0038] In this embodiment, the temporary timer setting switching unit 134 can be switched between an input permission state and an input prohibition state. When the temporary timer setting switching unit 134 is in the input prohibition state, the temporary timer setting switching unit 134 becomes inoperable. Similarly, the temporary timer time input unit 136 can be switched between an input permission state and an input prohibition state. When the temporary timer time input unit 136 is in the input prohibition state, the temporary timer time input unit 136 becomes inoperable. Similarly, the confirmation input unit 138 can be switched between an input permission state and an input prohibition state. When the confirmation input unit 138 is in the input prohibition state, the confirmation input unit 138 becomes inoperable.

[0039] (Process executed by the mobile terminal 100) In this embodiment, when the input screen T4 is displayed on the touch panel 102 of the mobile terminal 100 by the user's operation, the control unit 110 starts the process of FIG. 5.

[0040] In S10, the control unit 110 transmits a heating status transmission instruction to the heating cooker 2 to instruct the transmission of the heating status in the heating unit 10. Note that the control unit 80 of the heating cooker 2 is configured to transmit the heating status of the heating unit 10 to the mobile terminal 100 when receiving the heating status transmission instruction. In this embodiment, the heating status includes information on whether the heating unit 10 is in the middle of heating execution, the timer setting and timer time of the heating unit 10 stored in the memory 82, the temperature detected by the heating unit temperature sensor 12 (detected temperature), the gas supply amount of the fuel gas to the heating unit 10, and the like. When the control unit 110 receives the timer setting and timer time of the heating unit 10 from the heating cooker 2, it updates the temporary timer setting and temporary timer time stored in the memory 112 with the received timer setting and timer time. After S10, the process proceeds to S12.

[0041] In S12, the control unit 110 determines whether the heating unit 10 is in the middle of heating execution based on the heating status transmitted from the heating cooker 2. If it is determined that the heating unit 10 is not in the middle of heating execution (extinguished) (NO), the process returns to S10. If it is determined that the heating unit 10 is in the middle of heating execution (YES), the process proceeds to S14.

[0042] In S14, the control unit 110 determines whether a BT connection has been established between the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100. If it is determined that a BT connection has been established between the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100 (YES), the process proceeds to S16. If it is determined that a BT connection has not been established between the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100 (NO), the process proceeds to S20.

[0043] In S16, the control unit 110 determines the detected temperature transmitted from the cooking appliance 2 to be any one of five preset temperature levels. In this embodiment, when the detected temperature is less than 140°C, the control unit 110 determines the detected temperature to be temperature level "1". When the detected temperature is 140°C or more and less than 170°C, the control unit 110 determines the detected temperature to be temperature level "2". When the detected temperature is 170°C or more and less than 200°C, the control unit 110 determines the detected temperature to be temperature level "3". When the detected temperature is 200°C or more and less than 230°C, the control unit 110 determines the detected temperature to be temperature level "4". When the detected temperature is 230°C or more, the control unit 110 determines the detected temperature to be temperature level "5". Thereafter, the control unit 110 determines whether the temperature level of the detected temperature is less than "5". In other words, the control unit 110 determines whether the detected temperature is less than 230°C. If it is determined that the temperature level of the detected temperature is less than "5" (YES), the process proceeds to S18. If it is determined that the temperature level of the detected temperature is not less than "5" (NO), the process proceeds to S20.

[0044] In S18, the control unit 110 determines the heating power of the heating unit 10 to be any one of the preset five-stage heating power levels based on the gas supply amount of the fuel gas to the heating unit 10 transmitted from the cooking heater 2. In this embodiment, when the gas supply amount to the heating unit 10 is less than 500 kcal / h, the control unit 110 determines the heating power of the heating unit 10 to the heating power level "1". When the gas supply amount to the heating unit 10 is 500 kcal / h or more and less than 1100 kcal / h, the control unit 110 determines the heating power of the heating unit 10 to the heating power level "2". When the gas supply amount to the heating unit 10 is 1100 kcal / h or more and less than 1700 kcal / h, the control unit 110 determines the heating power of the heating unit 10 to the heating power level "3". When the gas supply amount to the heating unit 10 is 1700 kcal / h or more and less than 2300 kcal / h, the control unit 110 determines the heating power of the heating unit 10 to the heating power level "4". When the gas supply amount to the heating unit 10 is 2300 kcal / h or more, the control unit 110 determines the heating power of the heating unit 10 to the heating power level "5". Thereafter, the control unit 110 determines whether the heating power level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5". In other words, the control unit 110 determines whether the heating power of the heating unit 10 is less than 2300 kcal / h. When it is determined that the heating power level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5" (in the case of YES), the process proceeds to S22. When it is determined that the heating power level of the heating unit 10 is not less than "5" (in the case of NO), the process proceeds to S20.

[0045] In S20, the control unit 110 switches the temporary timer setting switching unit 134, the temporary timer time input unit 136, and the confirmation input unit 138 to the input prohibited state. After S20, the process returns to S10.

[0046] In S22, the control unit 110 specifies the upper limit timer time of the heating unit 10. As shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 110 specifies the upper limit timer time of the heating unit 10 using the upper limit timer time table 116 stored in the memory 112 along with the cooker application 114. The control unit 110 specifies the upper limit timer time of the heating unit 10 based on the temperature level of the detected temperature determined in S16 and the heating power level of the heating unit 10 determined in S18 in the upper limit timer time table 116. After S22, the process proceeds to S24.

[0047] In S24, the control unit 110 switches the temporary timer setting switching unit 134, the temporary timer time input unit 136, and the confirmation input unit 138 to the input permission state. At this time, the control unit 110 controls the temporary timer time input unit 136 so that the temporary timer time of the heating unit 10 can be changed within a range not exceeding the upper limit timer time of the heating unit 10. After S24, the process proceeds to S26.

[0048] In S26, the control unit 110 determines whether a touch operation has been performed on the confirmation input unit 138 on the touch panel 102. If it is determined that a touch operation has been performed on the confirmation input unit 138 (YES), the process proceeds to S28. If it is determined that no touch operation has been performed on the confirmation input unit 138 (NO), the process returns to S10.

[0049] In S28, the control unit 110 sends a timer update instruction including the timer setting and the timer time of the heating unit 10 stored in the memory 112 to the heating cooker 2. Note that the control unit 80 of the heating cooker 2 is configured to store the timer setting or the timer time included in the timer update instruction in the memory 82 when receiving the timer update instruction from the mobile terminal 100. That is, in this embodiment, the timer setting and the timer time of the heating cooker 2 are updated by the timer update instruction of the mobile terminal 100. After S28, the process returns to S10.

[0050] In this way, while the input screen T4 is displayed on the touch panel 102, the control unit 110 of the mobile terminal 100 repeatedly executes each process from S10 to S28, thereby repeatedly determining whether to permit the input of the timer setting and the timer time.

[0051] (Processes executed by the heating cooker 2) When the power of the heating cooker 2 is turned on by operating the power switch 40 and an ignition operation is performed on the heating power operation unit (the stove heating power operation units 42a, 42b, 42c, or the grill heating power operation unit 60) of the heating unit 10, the control unit 80 of the heating cooker 2 starts the process of FIG. 7.

[0052] In S112, the control unit 80 determines whether the timer setting of the heating unit 10 stored in the memory 82 is on. In the cooking heater 2 of the present embodiment, before executing the process of S112, when an input to turn on the timer setting of the heating unit 10 is made at the panel operation unit 44 or the panel operation unit 62, or when a timer update instruction to turn on the timer setting of the heating unit 10 is received from the mobile terminal 100, the timer setting of the heating unit 10 stored in the memory 82 becomes on. When it is determined that the timer setting of the heating unit 10 is on (YES), the process proceeds to S114. When it is determined that the timer setting of the heating unit 10 is not on (the timer setting of the heating unit 10 is off) (NO), the process executes S112 again.

[0053] In S114, the control unit 80 starts time measurement in the timer 86. After S114, the process proceeds to S116.

[0054] In S116, the control unit 80 determines whether the measured time in the timer 86 has reached the timer time of the heating unit 10 stored in the memory 82. When it is determined that the measured time in the timer 86 has reached the timer time of the heating unit 10 stored in the memory 82 (YES), the process proceeds to S120. When it is determined that the measured time in the timer 86 has not reached the timer time of the heating unit 10 stored in the memory 82 (NO), the process proceeds to S118.

[0055] In S118, the control unit 80 determines whether the timer setting of the heating unit 10 stored in the memory 82 is off. In the cooking heater 2 of the present embodiment, after the execution of the process of S114 and before the execution of the process of S118, when an input to turn off the timer setting of the heating unit 10 is made at the panel operation unit 44 or the panel operation unit 62, or when a timer update instruction to turn off the timer setting of the heating unit 10 is received from the mobile terminal 100, the timer setting of the heating unit 10 stored in the memory 82 becomes off. When the timer setting of the heating unit 10 is off (YES), the control unit 80 stops the time measurement in the timer 86, and the process returns to S112. When it is determined that the timer setting of the heating unit 10 is not off (the timer setting of the heating unit 10 is on) (NO), the process returns to S116.

[0056] In S120, the control unit 80 ends the heating by the heating unit 10. After S120, the process of FIG. 7 ends.

[0057] Note that even during the execution of the process of FIG. 7, when a fire extinguishing operation is performed on the heating power operation unit (the stove heating power operation units 42a, 42b, 42c, or the grill heating power operation unit 60) of the heating unit 10, the control unit 80 of the cooking heater 2 ends the heating by the heating unit 10 and also ends the process of FIG. 7.

[0058] As described above, in the first embodiment, when a BT connection or the like is established between the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100, and the conditions that the temperature level of the detected temperature is less than "5" and the heating level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5" are satisfied (when all of S14 to S18 in FIG. 5 are YES), changes to the timer settings and changes to the timer time via the mobile terminal 100 are permitted. Also, when a BT connection or the like is established between the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100, and the conditions that the temperature level of the detected temperature is less than "5" and the heating level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5" are not satisfied (when any of S14 to S18 in FIG. 5 is NO), changes to the timer settings and changes to the timer time via the mobile terminal 100 are prohibited. However, in the first embodiment, when changing the timer time via the mobile terminal 100, the timer time can be changed within a range not exceeding the upper limit timer time specified based on the upper limit timer time table 116 shown in FIG. 6.

[0059] (Second Embodiment) The cooking system 1 according to the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the cooking system 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4.

[0060] (Processing Executed by Mobile Terminal 100) In the present embodiment, when the input screen T4 is displayed on the touch panel 102 of the mobile terminal 100 by a user operation, the control unit 110 starts the process of FIG. 8 instead of the process of FIG. 5.

[0061] In S50, the control unit 110 acquires the heating status in the heating unit 10 from the cooking appliance 2 in the same manner as S10 of the first embodiment (see FIG. 5). After S50, the process proceeds to S52.

[0062] In S52, the control unit 110 determines whether or not the heating unit 10 is in the heating execution based on the heating status transmitted from the cooking appliance 2. When it is determined that the heating unit 10 is not in the heating execution (extinguished) (NO), the process returns to S50. When it is determined that the heating unit 10 is in the heating execution (YES), the process proceeds to S54.

[0063] In S54, the control unit 110 determines whether a BT connection is established between the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100. If it is determined that a BT connection is established between the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100 (YES), the process proceeds to S56. If it is determined that a BT connection is not established between the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100 (NO), the process proceeds to S60.

[0064] In S56, the control unit 110 determines, in the same manner as in S16 of the first embodiment (see FIG. 5), the detected temperature transmitted from the cooking appliance 2 to any one of the five preset temperature levels. Then, the control unit 110 determines whether the temperature level of the detected temperature is less than "5". If it is determined that the temperature level of the detected temperature is less than "5" (YES), the process proceeds to S58. If it is determined that the temperature level of the detected temperature is not less than "5" (NO), the process proceeds to S60.

[0065] In S58, the control unit 110 determines, in the same manner as in S18 of the first embodiment (see FIG. 5), the heating power of the heating unit 10 to any one of the five preset heating power levels based on the gas supply amount of the fuel gas to the heating unit 10 transmitted from the cooking appliance 2. Then, the control unit 110 determines whether the heating power level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5". If it is determined that the heating power level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5" (YES), the process proceeds to S62. If it is determined that the heating power level of the heating unit 10 is not less than "5" (NO), the process proceeds to S60.

[0066] In S60, the control unit 110 switches the temporary timer setting switching unit 134 and the temporary timer time input unit 136 to the input permission state. At this time, when the timer setting of the heating unit 10 received from the cooking heater 2 is on and the current temporary timer setting is off, that is, when an operation for turning off the timer setting from on is performed on the temporary timer setting switching unit 134, the control unit 110 switches the confirmation input unit 138 to the input prohibition state. When the timer setting of the heating unit 10 received from the cooking heater 2 is off, or when the current temporary timer setting is on, the control unit 110 switches the confirmation input unit 138 to the input permission state. Further, the control unit 110 controls the temporary timer time input unit 136 so that the temporary timer time of the heating unit 10 can be changed within a range that does not exceed the timer time of the heating unit 10 received from the cooking heater 2, that is, an operation for extending the timer time is prohibited. After S60, the process proceeds to S64.

[0067] In S62, the control unit 110 switches the temporary timer setting switching unit 134, the temporary timer time input unit 136, and the confirmation input unit 138 to the input permission state. After S62, the process proceeds to S64.

[0068] In S64, the control unit 110 determines whether a touch operation has been performed on the confirmation input unit 138 on the touch panel 102. If it is determined that a touch operation has been performed on the confirmation input unit 138 (YES), the process proceeds to S66. If it is determined that no touch operation has been performed on the confirmation input unit 138 (NO), the process returns to S50.

[0069] In S66, the control unit 110 transmits a timer update instruction including the timer setting and the timer time of the heating unit 10 stored in the memory 112 to the cooking heater 2 in the same manner as in S28 of the first embodiment (see FIG. 5). After S66, the process returns to S50.

[0070] In this way, while the input screen T4 is displayed on the touch panel 102, the control unit 110 of the mobile terminal 100 repeatedly executes each process from S50 to S66, thereby repeatedly determining whether the input of the timer setting and the timer time is permitted.

[0071] (Processing executed by the cooking device 2) In this embodiment, when the power of the cooking device 2 is turned on by operating the power switch 40 and an ignition operation is performed on the heating power operation unit (the stove heating power operation units 42a, 42b, 42c, or the grill heating power operation unit 60) of the heating unit 10, the control unit 80 of the cooking device 2 starts the process of FIG. 7 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Therefore, the description thereof is omitted.

[0072] As described above, in the second embodiment, even when the condition that a BT connection or the like is established between the cooking device 2 and the mobile terminal 100, the temperature level of the detected temperature is less than "5", and the heating power level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5" is not satisfied (in the case of NO in any of S54 to S58 in FIG. 8), on the mobile terminal 100, changes to turn on the timer setting stored in the memory 82 of the cooking device 2 from off to on and to shorten the timer time are permitted via the mobile terminal 100.

[0073] (Modification) In the above-described first and second embodiments, the configuration in which the cooking device 2 is a gas combustion type built-in stove has been described. In another embodiment, the cooking device 2 may be an IH type built-in stove. Further, the cooking device 2 may be a cooking device other than a built-in stove, such as a range or an oven.

[0074] In the above-described first and second embodiments, the configuration in which the cooking system 1 includes one mobile terminal 100 capable of establishing a BT connection with the cooking device 2 has been described. In another embodiment, the cooking system 1 may include a plurality of mobile terminals (for example, mobile terminals each held by family members) capable of establishing a BT connection with the cooking device 2. In this case, each mobile terminal may be configured in the same manner as the mobile terminal 100 in the above-described embodiments.

[0075] In the above-described first and second embodiments, the configuration in which the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100 can communicate with each other via a BT connection has been described. In another embodiment, the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100 may be able to communicate with each other via a short-range wireless connection according to a communication method different from the BT method. For example, the communication method different from the BT method may be the Zigbee (registered trademark) method. In this case, in S14 of FIG. 5 or S54 of FIG. 8, the control unit 110 may determine whether a short-range wireless connection other than the BT connection is established between the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100.

[0076] In the above-described first and second embodiments, in S14 of FIG. 5 or S54 of FIG. 8, the configuration in which the control unit 110 determines whether a BT connection is established between the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100 has been described. In another embodiment, in S14 of FIG. 5 or S54 of FIG. 8, the control unit 110 may determine whether the distance between the mobile terminal 100 and the cooking appliance 2 is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value. For example, the control unit 110 may measure the distance between the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100 based on the radio wave intensity of the BT communication between the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100. Alternatively, the control unit 110 may acquire the current position of the mobile terminal 100 at predetermined intervals using a position information acquisition means such as GPS (Global Positioning System). Alternatively, the control unit 110 may acquire the current position of the mobile terminal 100 at predetermined intervals based on the position information of the base station used by the mobile terminal 100. When the control unit 110 acquires the current position of the mobile terminal 100 at predetermined intervals, the control unit 110 may calculate the distance between the mobile terminal 100 and the cooking appliance 2 based on the current position of the mobile terminal 100 and the position of the cooking appliance 2.

[0077] In the above-described first and second embodiments, timer time is input as timer information, and the control unit 80 is configured to end the heating by the heating unit 10 at the timing when it is determined that the measured time in the timer 86 has reached the timer time when the timer setting is on. In another embodiment, instead of the timer time, a timer time point may be input as timer information. In this case, the control unit 80 may be configured to be able to acquire the current time, and may be configured to end the heating by the heating unit 10 at the timing when it is determined that the current time has become the timer time point when the timer setting is on. In this case, in the process of FIG. 5 or the process of FIG. 8, the control unit 110 of the mobile terminal 100 may also switch between a state where input is permitted and a state where input is prohibited with respect to the input of the timer time point. In the process of FIG. 8, an input for advancing the timer time point of the heating unit 10 via the mobile terminal 100 may be always permitted.

[0078] In the above-described first and second embodiments, a configuration has been described in which the mobile terminal 100 transmits a heating status transmission instruction to the heating cooker 2, and the heating cooker 2 transmits the heating status to the mobile terminal 100 in response to the heating status transmission instruction. In another embodiment, the mobile terminal 100 may not transmit a heating status transmission instruction to the heating cooker 2. The heating cooker 2 may transmit the heating status to the mobile terminal 100 at a predetermined cycle.

[0079] In the above-described first and second embodiments, a configuration has been described in which the control unit 110 determines the detected temperature to be any one of five preset temperature levels. In another embodiment, the control unit 110 may determine the detected temperature to be any one of six or more preset temperature levels. In still another embodiment, the control unit 110 may determine the detected temperature to be any one of four or less preset temperature levels. Further, the threshold value related to the temperature when determining the detected temperature for each temperature level is not limited to the threshold values in the above-described first and second embodiments, and may be changed as appropriate.

[0080] In the above-described Examples 1 and 2, the configuration in which the control unit 110 determines the gas supply amount of the heating unit 10 to be any one of the five preset heating levels has been described. In another example, the control unit 110 may determine the gas supply amount of the heating unit 10 to be any one of six or more preset heating levels. In yet another example, the control unit 110 may determine the gas supply amount of the heating unit 10 to be any one of four or fewer preset heating levels. Also, the threshold value related to the gas supply amount when determining the gas supply amount of the heating unit 10 for each heating level is not limited to the threshold values in the above-described Examples 1 and 2, and may be changed as appropriate.

[0081] In Example 1 (or Example 2), in S18 of FIG. 5 (or S58 of FIG. 8), the configuration in which the control unit 110 determines whether the heating level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5" has been described. In another example, the control unit 110 may change the determination condition in S18 (or S58) according to the temperature level of the detected temperature determined in S16 (or S56). For example, when the temperature level of the detected temperature is "4", the control unit 110 may determine in S18 (or S58) whether the heating level of the heating unit 10 is less than "4". Also, when the temperature level of the detected temperature is "1", the control unit 110 may be configured to determine YES in S18 (or S58) even if the heating level of the heating unit 10 is "5".

[0082] In the above-described Example 1, the configuration in which the control unit 110 switches the temporary timer setting switching unit 134, the temporary timer time input unit 136, and the confirmation input unit 138 between the input permission state and the input prohibition state was described. In another embodiment, the control unit 110 may always set the temporary timer setting switching unit 134, the temporary timer time input unit 136, and the confirmation input unit 138 to the input permission state. In this case, in the process of FIG. 5, instead of switching the temporary timer setting switching unit 134, the temporary timer time input unit 136, and the confirmation input unit 138 between the input permission state and the input prohibition state, the control unit 110 may switch between the timer update instruction permission state in which the transmission of the timer update instruction from the mobile terminal 100 to the heating cooker 2 is permitted and the timer update instruction prohibition state in which the transmission of the timer update instruction to the heating cooker 2 is prohibited. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the timer update instruction prohibition state, even if the control unit 110 determines in S26 of FIG. 5 that a touch operation has been performed on the confirmation input unit 138, the control unit 110 may be configured not to transmit a timer update instruction in S28 of FIG. 5.

[0083] In the above-described Example 2, the configuration in which the control unit 110 switches the confirmation input unit 138 between the input permission state and the input prohibition state was described. In another embodiment, the control unit 110 may always set the confirmation input unit 138 to the input permission state. In this case, in the process of FIG. 8, instead of switching the confirmation input unit 138 between the input permission state and the input prohibition state, the control unit 110 may switch between the timer update instruction permission state and the timer update instruction prohibition state of the mobile terminal 100. When the mobile terminal 100 is in the timer update instruction prohibition state, even if the control unit 110 determines in S64 of FIG. 8 that a touch operation has been performed on the confirmation input unit 138, the control unit 110 may be configured not to transmit a timer update instruction in S66 of FIG. 8.

[0084] Unlike the above-described Example 1, in the process of FIG. 5, when S14 is executed, S16 and S18 may or may not be executed. When S16 is executed, S14 and S18 may or may not be executed. When S18 is executed, S14 and S16 may or may not be executed.

[0085] Unlike the above-described Example 2, in the process of FIG. 8, when S54 is executed, S56 and S58 may or may not be executed. When S56 is executed, S54 and S58 may or may not be executed. When S58 is executed, S54 and S56 may or may not be executed.

[0086] In the above-described Example 1, the upper limit timer time table 116 is stored in the memory 112, and the control unit 110 uses the upper limit timer time table 116 to identify the upper limit timer time of the heating unit 10 based on the temperature level of the detected temperature and the heating level of the heating unit 10. In another example, the upper limit timer time table 116a shown in FIG. 9 may be stored in the memory 112, and the control unit 110 may be configured to identify the upper limit timer time of the heating unit 10 based only on the temperature level of the detected temperature using the upper limit timer time table 116a.

[0087] Alternatively, the upper limit timer time table 116b shown in FIG. 10 may be stored in the memory 112, and the control unit 110 may be configured to identify the upper limit timer time of the heating unit 10 based only on the heating level of the heating unit 10 using the upper limit timer time table 116b.

[0088] Unlike the above-described Example 1 and the modified example, the value of the upper limit timer time in the upper limit timer time table 116 is not limited to the value shown in FIG. 6, and may be changed as appropriate. The value of the upper limit timer time in the upper limit timer time table 116a is not limited to the value shown in FIG. 9, and may be changed as appropriate. The value of the upper limit timer time in the upper limit timer time table 116b is not limited to the value shown in FIG. 10, and may be changed as appropriate.

[0089] (Corresponding relationship) As described above, in one or more embodiments, the cooking system 1 includes a cooking appliance 2 and a portable terminal 100 (an example of a terminal device) that can communicate with the cooking appliance 2. The cooking appliance 2 includes a heating unit 10 that heats an object to be heated and a control unit 80 that controls the operation of the heating unit 10. The control unit 80 is configured to end the heating by the heating unit 10 when the timing at which it is determined that the measured time in the timer 86 has reached the timer time (or the timing at which it is determined that the current time has become the timer time) (an example of a stop timing specified based on timer information) arrives during the execution of heating by the heating unit 10 when the timer setting is on. In the process of FIG. 5 (or the process of FIG. 8), a BT connection or the like is established between the cooking appliance 2 and the portable terminal 100 (or the distance between the portable terminal 100 and the cooking appliance 2 is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold), the temperature level of the detected temperature is less than "5", and the heating level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5". When the condition (an example of a predetermined permission condition) is satisfied, changes to both the timer setting and the timer time (or the timer time) (an example of at least one of the timer setting and the timer information) via the portable terminal 100 are permitted. In the process of FIG. 5 (or the process of FIG. 8), a BT connection or the like is established between the cooking appliance 2 and the portable terminal 100 (or the distance between the portable terminal 100 and the cooking appliance 2 is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold), the temperature level of the detected temperature is less than "5", and the heating level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5". When the condition is not satisfied, changes to both the timer setting and the timer time (or the timer time) (or turning off the timer setting and extending the timer time) (an example of at least one change to the timer setting and the timer information) via the portable terminal 100 are prohibited.

[0090] As described above, in one or more embodiments, the cooker application 114 (an example of an application program) is executed by the mobile terminal 100 (an example of a terminal device), and the mobile terminal 100 is communicable with the heating cooker 2. In the process of FIG. 5 (or the process of FIG. 8), a BT connection or the like is established between the heating cooker 2 and the mobile terminal 100 (or the distance between the mobile terminal 100 and the heating cooker 2 is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value), the temperature level of the detected temperature is less than "5", and the heating level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5". When the condition (an example of a predetermined permission condition) is satisfied, it is configured to permit the change of both the timer setting and the timer time (or the timer time) (an example of at least one of the timer setting and the timer information) via the mobile terminal 100. In the process of FIG. 5 (or the process of FIG. 8), a BT connection or the like is established between the heating cooker 2 and the mobile terminal 100 (or the distance between the mobile terminal 100 and the heating cooker 2 is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value), the temperature level of the detected temperature is less than "5", and the heating level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5". When the condition is not satisfied, it functions as a terminal device configured to prohibit the change of both the timer setting and the timer time (or the timer time) (or the turn-off of the timer setting and the extension of the timer time) (an example of at least one change of the timer setting and the timer information) via the mobile terminal 100.

[0091] According to the above configuration, in the process of FIG. 5 (or the process of FIG. 8), if a BT connection or the like is established between the cooking heater 2 and the mobile terminal 100 (or the distance between the mobile terminal 100 and the cooking heater 2 is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold), and the temperature level of the detected temperature is less than "5" and the heating level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5", then both the timer setting and the change of the timer time (or the timer time) via the mobile terminal 100 (or the turning off of the timer setting and the extension of the timer time) are prohibited. Therefore, when the user does not grasp the progress of cooking or when it is assumed that overheating of the object to be heated may occur, etc., the change of the timer setting and the timer time (or the timer time) via the mobile terminal 100 is suppressed. According to the above configuration, in the cooking system 1, the possibility of causing cooking failure can be reduced.

[0092] In one or more embodiments, the cooking system 1 further includes a control unit 110 (an example of a position information acquisition unit) that determines whether a BT connection or the like is established between the cooking heater 2 and the mobile terminal 100 (or measures the distance between the cooking heater 2 and the mobile terminal 100 from the radio wave intensity of the BT communication, or acquires the current position of the mobile terminal 100 using GPS or the like) (an example of acquiring information on the relative positional relationship between the cooking heater and the terminal device). In the process of FIG. 5 (or the process of FIG. 8), the permission condition includes that a BT connection or the like is established between the cooking heater 2 and the mobile terminal 100 (or the distance between the mobile terminal 100 and the cooking heater 2 is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold) (an example of the terminal device being located within a predetermined range from the cooking heater).

[0093] Generally, it is difficult for a user to grasp the progress of cooking when they are at a position away from the cooking appliance 2. For this reason, when the mobile terminal 100 is at a position away from the cooking appliance 2, if the timer setting and the change of the timer time (or the timer time) via the mobile terminal 100 are permitted, there is a possibility of causing cooking failure. According to the above configuration, in the process of FIG. 5 (or the process of FIG. 8), when a BT connection or the like is not established between the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100 (or the distance between the mobile terminal 100 and the cooking appliance 2 is greater than a predetermined threshold value) (an example of the terminal device being at a position away from the cooking appliance), both the change of the timer setting and the timer time (or the timer time) via the mobile terminal 100 (or the turn-off of the timer setting and the extension of the timer time) are prohibited. According to the above configuration, in the heating cooking system 1, the possibility of causing cooking failure can be further reduced.

[0094] In one or more embodiments, the heating cooking system 1 further includes a heating unit temperature sensor 12 (an example of a temperature acquisition unit) that acquires the temperature of the bottom of the object to be heated (or the temperature in the grill compartment 20) (an example of the temperature related to the object to be heated). In the process of FIG. 5 (or the process of FIG. 8), the permission condition includes that the temperature level of the detected temperature is less than "5" (an example of the temperature related to the object to be heated being less than a predetermined temperature).

[0095] When the temperature of the object to be heated is very high or is predicted to become very high, if the timer setting and the change of the timer time (or the timer time) via the mobile terminal 100 are permitted, it may lead to overheating of the object to be heated and cause cooking failure. According to the above configuration, in the process of FIG. 5 (or the process of FIG. 8), when the temperature level of the detected temperature is "5" (an example of the temperature of the object to be heated being very high or being predicted to become very high), both the change of the timer setting and the timer time (or the timer time) via the mobile terminal 100 (or the turn-off of the timer setting and the extension of the timer time) are prohibited. According to the above configuration, in the heating cooking system 1, the possibility of causing cooking failure can be further reduced.

[0096] In one or more embodiments, the timer information includes a timer time which is the time until the heating by the heating unit 10 ends. In the process of FIG. 5, when changing the timer time via the mobile terminal 100, the timer time can be changed within a range not exceeding the upper limit timer time specified based on the temperature level of the detected temperature on the upper limit timer time table 116 of FIG. 6 (or the upper limit timer time table 116a of FIG. 9) (an example of being specified based on the temperature related to the object to be heated).

[0097] If the timer time is excessively extended by changing the timer time via the mobile terminal 100, it may lead to overheating of the object to be heated and cause cooking failure. In particular, when the temperature of the object to be heated is high or is predicted to become high, if the timer time is excessively extended, it is likely to lead to overheating of the object to be heated. According to the above configuration, in the process of FIG. 5, when changing the timer time via the mobile terminal 100, the upper limit timer time is set based on the temperature level of the detected temperature. According to the above configuration, it is suppressed that the timer time is excessively extended by changing the timer time via the mobile terminal 100. According to the above configuration, in the heating cooking system 1, the possibility of causing cooking failure can be further reduced.

[0098] In one or more embodiments, the heating cooking system 1 further includes a control unit 110 (an example of a fire power acquisition unit that acquires the fire power of the heating unit) that determines the fire power level based on the gas supply amount of the fuel gas to the heating unit 10. In the process of FIG. 5, the upper limit timer time is also specified based on the fire power level of the heating unit 10 (an example of the fire power of the heating unit) on the upper limit timer time table 116 of FIG. 6.

[0099] When the heating power of the heating unit 10 is high, if the timer time is excessively extended, it is likely to lead to overheating of the object to be heated. According to the above configuration, in the process of FIG. 5, the upper limit timer time is specified based not only on the temperature level of the detected temperature but also on the heating power level of the heating unit 10. Therefore, it is more appropriately suppressed that the timer time is excessively extended by changing the timer time via the mobile terminal 100. According to the above configuration, in the cooking heating system 1, the possibility of causing cooking failure can be further reduced.

[0100] In one or more embodiments, the cooking heating system 1 further includes a control unit 110 that determines the heating power level based on the gas supply amount of the fuel gas to the heating unit 10. In the process of FIG. 5 (or the process of FIG. 8), the permission condition includes that the heating power level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5" (an example of the heating power of the heating unit being less than the predetermined heating power).

[0101] When the heating power of the heating unit 10 is very high, if the timer setting or the change of the timer time (or the timer time) via the mobile terminal 100 is permitted, it may lead to overheating of the object to be heated and cause cooking failure. According to the above configuration, in the process of FIG. 5 (or the process of FIG. 8), when the heating power level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5" (an example of the case where the heating power of the heating unit is very high), both the change of the timer setting and the timer time (or the timer time) (or the turn-off of the timer setting and the extension of the timer time) via the mobile terminal 100 are prohibited. According to the above configuration, in the cooking heating system 1, the possibility of causing cooking failure can be further reduced.

[0102] In one or more embodiments, the timer information includes a timer time that is the time until the heating by the heating unit 10 ends. In the process of FIG. 5, when changing the timer time via the mobile terminal 100, the timer time can be changed within a range not exceeding the upper limit timer time specified based on the heating power level of the heating unit 10 on the upper limit timer time table 116 of FIG. 6 (or the upper limit timer time table 116b of FIG. 10) (an example of being specified according to the heating power of the heating unit).

[0103] When the heating power of the heating unit 10 is high, if the timer time is excessively extended, it is likely to lead to overheating of the object to be heated. According to the above configuration, in the process of FIG. 5, when changing the timer time via the mobile terminal 100, the upper limit timer time is set based on the heating power level of the heating unit 10. According to the above configuration, it is suppressed that the timer time is excessively extended by changing the timer time via the mobile terminal 100. According to the above configuration, in the cooking heating system 1, the possibility of causing cooking failure can be further reduced.

[0104] In one or more embodiments, the cooking heating system 1 further includes a heating unit temperature sensor 12 that acquires the temperature of the bottom of the object to be heated (or the temperature in the grill compartment 20). In the process of FIG. 5, the upper limit timer time is specified based on not only the heating power level of the heating unit 10 but also the temperature level of the detected temperature on the upper limit timer time table 116 of FIG. 6.

[0105] When the temperature of the object to be heated is high or is predicted to become high, if the timer time is excessively extended, it is likely to lead to overheating of the object to be heated. According to the above configuration, in the process of FIG. 5, the upper limit timer time is specified based on not only the heating power level of the heating unit 10 but also the temperature level of the detected temperature. Therefore, it is more appropriately suppressed that the timer time is excessively extended by changing the timer time via the mobile terminal 100. According to the above configuration, in the cooking heating system 1, the possibility of causing cooking failure can be further reduced.

[0106] In one or more embodiments, in the process of FIG. 8, a BT connection or the like is established between the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100 (or the distance between the mobile terminal 100 and the cooking appliance 2 is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value), and even when the condition that the temperature level of the detected temperature is less than "5" and the heating level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5" is not satisfied, in the mobile terminal 100, a change to shorten the timer time of the heating unit 10 stored in the memory 82 of the cooking appliance 2 (or a change to advance the timer time) (an example of a change in timer information to advance the stop timing) is permitted to change the timer time via the mobile terminal 100.

[0107] In the cooking system 1, from the viewpoint of improving safety, there may be a case where it is desired to shorten the timer time of the heating unit 10 stored in the memory 82 of the cooking appliance 2 (or to advance the timer time). According to the above configuration, in the process of FIG. 8, a BT connection or the like is established between the cooking appliance 2 and the mobile terminal 100 (or the distance between the mobile terminal 100 and the cooking appliance 2 is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value), and regardless of whether the condition that the temperature level of the detected temperature is less than "5" and the heating level of the heating unit 10 is less than "5" is satisfied, shortening the timer time of the heating unit 10 stored in the memory 82 of the cooking appliance 2 (or advancing the timer time) is permitted. According to the above configuration, in the cooking system 1, safety can be improved.

[0108] Although the embodiments have been described in detail above, these are merely examples and do not limit the scope of the claims. The technology described in the claims includes various modifications and changes of the specific examples illustrated above. The technical elements described in this specification or the drawings exhibit technical utility alone or in various combinations, and are not limited to the combinations described in the claims at the time of filing. Also, the technology illustrated in this specification or the drawings can achieve multiple objectives simultaneously, and achieving one of those objectives itself has technical utility.

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[0109] 1: Cooking system 2: Cooker 4: Main body 4a: Front surface 6: Top plate 8a, 8b, 8c: Cooking grates 10: Heating unit (stove burner, grill burner) 12: Heating unit temperature sensor (stove temperature sensor, grill temperature sensor) 20: Grill compartment 22: Grill door 24: Stove operation unit 26: Grill operation unit 40: Power switch 42a, 42b, 42c: Stove heat control operation unit 44: Panel operation unit 46: Stove display unit 48a, 48b, 48c: Stove setting operation unit 60: Grill heat control operation unit 62: Panel operation unit 64: Grill display unit 66: Grill setting operation unit 80: Control unit 82: Memory 84: Program 86: Timer 100: Mobile terminal 102: Touch panel 110: Control unit 112: Memory 114: Cooker application 116, 116a, 116b: Upper limit timer time table 132: Timer setting selection key 134: Timer setting input key 136: Timer time selection key 138: Timer time input key 150: Internet T4: Input screen

Claims

1. A cooking system comprising a cooking appliance and a terminal device capable of communicating with the cooking appliance, wherein the cooking appliance comprises a heating unit for heating an object to be heated, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the heating unit, wherein the control unit is configured to end the heating by the heating unit when a stop timing specified based on timer information arrives when the timer setting is on during the execution of heating by the heating unit, when a predetermined permission condition is satisfied, at least one of the timer setting and the timer information via the terminal device is permitted to be changed, when the permission condition is not satisfied, at least one of the timer setting and the timer information via the terminal device is prohibited from being changed, the cooking system further comprises at least one of a temperature acquisition unit for acquiring a temperature related to the object to be heated and a heating power acquisition unit for acquiring the heating power of the heating unit, the timer information includes a timer time which is the time until the heating by the heating unit ends, when changing the timer time via the terminal device, the timer time can be changed within a range not exceeding an upper limit timer time specified based on at least one of the temperature related to the object to be heated and the heating power of the heating unit. A cooking system.

2. further comprises a position information acquisition unit for acquiring information on the relative positional relationship between the cooking appliance and the terminal device, wherein the permission condition includes that the terminal device is located within a predetermined range from the cooking appliance. The cooking system according to claim 1.

3. comprises the temperature acquisition unit, wherein the permission condition includes that the temperature related to the object to be heated is less than a predetermined temperature. The cooking system according to claim 1 or 2.

4. A cooking system comprising a cooking appliance and a terminal device capable of communicating with the cooking appliance, wherein the cooking appliance comprises a heating unit for heating an object to be heated, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the heating unit, wherein the control unit is configured to end the heating by the heating unit when a stop timing specified based on timer information arrives when the timer setting is on during the execution of heating by the heating unit, when a predetermined permission condition is satisfied, at least one of the timer setting and the timer information via the terminal device is permitted to be changed, When the permission condition is not satisfied, at least one of the timer setting and the timer information via the terminal device is prohibited from being changed. The cooking heating system further includes a fire power acquisition unit that acquires the fire power of the heating unit, and the permission condition includes that the fire power of the heating unit is less than a predetermined fire power.

5. The timer information includes a timer time that is the time until the heating by the heating unit ends. When changing the timer time via the terminal device, the timer time can be changed within a range not exceeding an upper limit timer time specified according to the fire power of the heating unit. The cooking heating system according to claim 4.

6. The cooking heating system further includes a temperature acquisition unit that acquires the temperature related to the object to be heated. The upper limit timer time is specified based on the temperature related to the object to be heated. The cooking heating system according to claim 5.

7. A cooking heating system including a cooking heater and a terminal device capable of communicating with the cooking heater, The cooking heater includes a heating unit that heats an object to be heated, and a control unit that controls the operation of the heating unit. During the execution of heating by the heating unit, when the timer setting is on, the control unit is configured to end the heating by the heating unit when the stop timing specified based on the timer information arrives. When a predetermined permission condition is satisfied, at least one of the timer setting and the timer information via the terminal device is permitted to be changed. When the permission condition is not satisfied, at least one of the timer setting and the timer information via the terminal device is prohibited from being changed. Even when the permission condition is not satisfied, regarding the change of the timer information to advance the stop timing, the change of the timer information via the terminal device is permitted. The cooking heating system.

8. An application program executed by a terminal device and causing the terminal device to function as the terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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