Hot water system
The hot water supply system with networked water heaters and servers addresses payment issues by sending alarms and restricting operation for overdue fees, ensuring timely payments and maintaining profitability.
JP7736990B2Active Publication Date: 2025-09-10NORITZ CORP
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2021120015
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2021-07-20
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-10
- Estimated Expiration
- 2041-07-20
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Abstract
To provide a hot water supply system, a server, and a hot water supply device that cause an overdue use charge to be paid by a user easily.SOLUTION: A hot water supply system 1 includes a hot water supply device 10 that can be used when a use charge is paid and a server 50 that can communicate with the hot water supply device 10 through an external communication network 40. The hot water supply device 10 transmits use state information on a use state of the hot water supply device 10 to the server 50, and a use charge is determined on the basis of the use state information. The server 50 includes a notification information transmission part 501a for transmitting notification information for causing a notification part of the hot water supply device 10 (a display part 121 and a display input part 131) to execute notification for urging payment of the use charge to the hot water supply device 10 in which the use charge is overdue.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
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