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JP-7854929-B2 - Notification system, notification method, and refrigerator

JP7854929B2JP 7854929 B2JP7854929 B2JP 7854929B2JP-7854929-B2

Inventors

  • 渡邊 浩太

Assignees

  • 美的集団股▲フン▼有限公司

Dates

Publication Date
20260507
Application Date
20221219

Claims (18)

  1. A notification system that provides notification via an audio output device, A control unit capable of controlling the audio output device to issue a first notification when the first condition is met, and a second notification when the second condition is met. Equipped with, One of the first notification and the second notification is a first type of notification relating to settings that can be configured by the user on the home appliance, The other of the first and second notifications is a second type of notification. The control unit, when the first condition is met and the second condition is met, determines the content or manner of notification by the audio output device based on the relationship between the first notification and the second notification, including the type of notification. Notification system.
  2. The control unit determines the content or manner of the notification by the audio output device based on both the type of notification of the first notification and the second notification, and the sequence of events in which the first type of notification and the second type of notification satisfy the notification conditions. The notification system according to claim 1.
  3. Determining the content or manner of the notification includes, for at least one of the first notification and the second notification, suppressing the notification or changing the timing of the notification. The notification system according to claim 1 or claim 2.
  4. The second type of notification is a notification different from the notification that informs the user of the settings performed in response to the user's operation, and is a notification concerning a change in state that has occurred in the home appliance, or a notification concerning information received by the home appliance. The notification system according to claim 1 or claim 2.
  5. The first notification is a notification of the first type, The second notification is the second type of notification, The control unit causes the content or manner of notification by the audio output device to differ depending on whether the first condition is met first and then the second condition is met, or whether the second condition is met first and then the first condition is met. The notification system according to claim 4.
  6. The first notification is a notification of the first type, The second notification is the second type of notification, The control unit, when the first condition is met and the second condition is met, delays the timing of the second notification compared to when the second condition is met but there is no scheduled notification of the first notification. The notification system according to claim 4.
  7. The first notification is a notification of the first type, The second notification is the second type of notification, The control unit shall, if the first condition is met and the second condition is met, perform the first notification, and after the completion of the first notification, perform the second notification. The notification system according to claim 4.
  8. When a preceding condition corresponding to one of the first types of notification, which is a preceding notification, is met, and a succeeding condition corresponding to another of the first types of notification, which is a succeeding notification, is met, the control unit suppresses the preceding notification and performs the succeeding notification. The notification system according to claim 7.
  9. When the preceding condition is met, and the second condition and the subsequent condition as the first condition are also met, the control unit suppresses the preceding notification, performs the subsequent notification, and performs the second notification after the subsequent notification has finished. The notification system according to claim 8.
  10. The first notification is the second type of notification, The second notification is the first type of notification, The control unit, when the first condition is met and the second condition is met, provides the first notification and suppresses the second notification. The notification system according to claim 4.
  11. The first notification is a notification of the first type, The second notification is a second type of notification that indicates the door of the home appliance remains open for a period of time exceeding a first predetermined time. The control unit, when the first condition is met and the second condition is met, suppresses the second notification and performs the first notification. The notification system according to claim 1 or claim 2.
  12. The control unit, when the first condition is met and the second condition is met, suppresses the second notification and performs the first notification; and when the door of the home appliance is detected to be open after a second predetermined waiting period, performs the second notification. The notification system according to claim 11.
  13. The aforementioned home appliance has a setting operation unit provided inside the home appliance, The first notification is a first type of notification, and the second notification is a second type of notification relating to the door of the home appliance remaining open for a predetermined period of time. The control unit, If the first condition is met and the second condition is met, and the first notification is a notification relating to the content set on the home appliance by an operation on the setting operation unit, the second notification is suppressed. If the first condition is met and the second condition is met, and the first notification is a notification relating to the contents set on the home appliance by an operation on an operation unit other than the setting operation unit, the second notification is performed. The notification system according to claim 1 or claim 2.
  14. When the control unit provides a notification that is not caused by user operation and is executed immediately when the reason for notification occurs, it provides the notification at a louder volume than a notification caused by user operation. The notification system according to claim 1 or claim 2.
  15. A notification system that provides notification via an audio output device, A control unit capable of controlling the audio output device to perform the notification when the conditions for the notification are met, Equipped with, The aforementioned notification is different from a notification that informs the user of settings performed in response to user operations, and is a notification concerning a change in state that has occurred in the home appliance, or a notification concerning information received by the home appliance. The control unit, If multiple conditions corresponding to each of the multiple notifications are met, it is decided to issue the multiple notifications in order based on a predetermined priority. If, before all of the aforementioned multiple notifications are made, the conditions corresponding to one or more notifications included in the multiple notifications that have not yet been made are no longer met, then the notification for that one or more notifications will be made when the conditions corresponding to that one or more notifications are met again. Notification system.
  16. The control unit, If, before all of the aforementioned multiple notifications are made, the conditions corresponding to a notification with a relatively higher priority among the multiple notifications are no longer met, and the conditions corresponding to a notification with a relatively lower priority that has not yet been made among the multiple notifications are met, then the notification with the relatively lower priority shall be given priority over the notification with the relatively higher priority. The notification system according to claim 15.
  17. One or more computers, The audio output device is controlled to issue a first notification when the first condition is met, and a second notification when the second condition is met. This includes, One of the first notification and the second notification is a first type of notification relating to settings that can be configured by the user on the home appliance, The other of the first and second notifications is a second type of notification. Controlling the audio output device includes determining the content or manner of notification by the audio output device based on the relationship between the first notification and the second notification, including the types of notifications, when the first condition is met and when the second condition is met. Notification method.
  18. A refrigerator that provides notification via an audio output device, A control unit capable of controlling the audio output device to issue a first notification when the first condition is met, and a second notification when the second condition is met. Equipped with, One of the first notification and the second notification is a first type of notification relating to the contents that can be set by the user in the refrigerator, The other of the first and second notifications is a second type of notification. The control unit, when the first condition is met and the second condition is met, determines the content or manner of notification by the audio output device based on the relationship between the first notification and the second notification, including the type of notification. refrigerator.

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a notification system, a notification method, and a refrigerator. In refrigerators equipped with speakers, a technology has been proposed to determine the order in which notifications are issued based on a predetermined priority when an notification indicating that thawing in the chiller compartment is complete and an notification indicating that the water tank is empty overlap. By the way, further improvements in convenience are expected for notification systems related to home appliances such as refrigerators. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2019-002606 A diagram showing the overall configuration of the home appliance management system according to the embodiment.A perspective view showing a refrigerator according to an embodiment.A cross-sectional view of the refrigerator shown in Figure 2, along the line F3-F3.A diagram showing a refrigerator with the refrigerator compartment door open, according to the embodiment.A diagram showing the setting operation unit of an embodiment.A perspective view showing a partially disassembled upper wall of the refrigerator according to the embodiment.A block diagram showing the functional configuration related to the speaker device of the embodiment.A block diagram showing the functional configuration of the refrigerator according to the embodiment.A diagram showing the types of notifications in the embodiment.A diagram showing an example of the content of the adjustment information for the embodiment.A flowchart showing an example of the processing flow of the notification control unit of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the notification control in Scene 1 of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the notification control in Scene 2 of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the notification control in Scene 3 of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the details of the notification control in Scene 3 of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the details of the notification control in Scene 3 of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the details of the notification control in Scene 3 of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the notification control in Scene 5 of the embodiment.A diagram showing an example of the content of the priority information for the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the notification control in Scene 6 of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the notification control in Scene 7 of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the notification volume of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the notification control in scenario A of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the notification control in scenario B of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the notification control in scenario C of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the notification control in scenario D of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the notification control in scenario D of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the notification control in scenario E of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the notification control in scenario F of the embodiment.A diagram illustrating the notification control in scenario G of the embodiment.A diagram showing the overall configuration of a home appliance management system in the first modified embodiment.A diagram showing the overall configuration of a home appliance management system in a second modified example of the embodiment. The notification system, notification method, and refrigerator of the embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, components having the same or similar functions will be denoted by the same reference numerals. Duplication of these components may be omitted. In this application, "based on XX" means "based on at least XX," and may include cases where it is based on another element in addition to XX. Furthermore, "based on XX" is not limited to cases where XX is used directly, but may also include cases where XX has been calculated or processed. In this application, "XX or YY" is not limited to cases where either XX or YY is used, but may include cases where both XX and YY are used. This also applies when there are three or more optional elements. XX and YY are arbitrary elements (e.g., arbitrary information). In this application, "to acquire" is not limited to actively acquiring information by sending a transmission request, but may also include acquiring information by passively receiving information transmitted from another device. Furthermore, "to acquire" is not limited to directly acquiring the target information (the information to be acquired) from an external source, but may also include acquiring the target information by generating it through calculations or processing of information obtained from an external source. (Embodiment) <1. Overall Configuration of the Home Appliance Management System> Figure 1 shows the overall configuration of the home appliance management system 1. The home appliance management system 1 is