Thermal equipment systems, mobile devices, and programs

Abstract

To provide a technique that can improve user convenience in thermal apparatus systems.SOLUTION: A thermal apparatus system includes: a thermal apparatus including an operating unit that can switch between on / off states and perform at least one operation, and a control unit that controls the operating unit; and a portable terminal that can wirelessly communicate with the control unit of the thermal apparatus. The portable terminal performs an operation complementary process in which, incidental to a user operation to perform the at least one operation, the portable terminal obtains the on / off state of the operating unit from the control unit and, if the obtained on / off state is the off state, sends an on command to the control unit to switch the operating unit to the on state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Claims

1. A thermal device comprising: an operating unit that can be switched between on and off states and capable of performing at least one operation; and a control unit that controls the operating unit; The thermal equipment comprises the control unit and a portable terminal capable of wireless communication. The aforementioned mobile terminal, in conjunction with the user's operation to perform at least one of the operations, The operation completion process is performed by obtaining the on / off state of the operating unit from the control unit, and if the obtained on / off state is the off state, sending an on command to the control unit to switch the operating unit to the on state. The aforementioned operating unit comprises at least one of the following: a panel heater unit, a floor heating unit, a bathroom heating and drying unit, a hot water supply unit, and a clothes drying unit. In the aforementioned operation completion process, the mobile terminal, A thermal equipment system that, when the acquired on / off state is the off state, notifies the user that the operating unit is in the off state and requests the user's consent to switch the operating unit to the on state, and if the user's consent is not obtained, does not send the on command to the control unit, and if the user's consent is obtained, sends the on command to the control unit.

2. The thermal equipment system according to claim 1, wherein, when the acquired on / off state is the off state, the mobile terminal displays a message indicating that the operating unit is in the off state and a confirmation button for confirming the user's consent.

3. The user's operation for performing the at least one operation is, The operation by which the user selects at least one operation, The operation includes, after the selection operation, an operation in which the user confirms the selection of at least one operation, The thermal equipment system according to claim 1, wherein the operation completion process is performed after the operation to be confirmed.

4. The aforementioned thermal equipment further comprises an equipment-side terminal connected to the control unit, The device terminal can, in response to user operations, cause the control unit to switch the on / off state of the operation unit and execute at least one operation. The thermal equipment system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the equipment-side terminal is capable of displaying the on / off state of the operating unit and the operating status of at least one operation.

5. A control unit for thermal equipment and a portable terminal capable of wireless communication, The thermal equipment comprises an operating unit that can be switched on / off and perform at least one operation, and a control unit that controls the operating unit. The aforementioned mobile terminal, in conjunction with the user's operation to perform at least one of the operations, The operation completion process is performed by obtaining the on / off state of the operating unit from the control unit, and if the obtained on / off state is the off state, sending an on command to the control unit to switch the operating unit to the on state. The aforementioned operating unit comprises at least one of the following: a panel heater unit, a floor heating unit, a bathroom heating and drying unit, a hot water supply unit, and a clothes drying unit. In the aforementioned operation completion process, the mobile terminal, A portable terminal that, when the acquired on / off state is the off state, notifies the user that the operating unit is in the off state and requests the user's consent to switch the operating unit to the on state, and if the user's consent is not obtained, does not send the on command to the control unit, and if the user's consent is obtained, sends the on command to the control unit.

6. A program executed in a control unit for thermal equipment and a portable terminal capable of wireless communication, The thermal equipment comprises an operating unit that can be switched on / off and perform at least one operation, and a control unit that controls the operating unit. The program is provided to the mobile terminal in conjunction with the user's operation to perform the at least one operation. The operation completion process is performed by obtaining the on / off state of the operating unit from the control unit, and if the obtained on / off state is the off state, sending an on command to the control unit to switch the operating unit to the on state. The aforementioned operating unit comprises at least one of the following: a panel heater unit, a floor heating unit, a bathroom heating and drying unit, a hot water supply unit, and a clothes drying unit. In the aforementioned operation completion process, the mobile terminal, A program that, if the acquired on / off state is the off state, notifies the user that the operating unit is in the off state and requests the user's consent to switch the operating unit to the on state; if the user's consent is not obtained, does not send the on command to the control unit; and if the user's consent is obtained, sends the on command to the control unit.

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