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JP-7857467-B2 - Network systems, information processing methods, and servers

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Inventors

  • 岩田 圭

Assignees

  • シャープ株式会社

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20250407

Claims (5)

  1. A method for pairing electrical equipment with a communication terminal, The steps include operating the aforementioned electrical equipment to issue an authentication number, The steps include: entering a number into the aforementioned communication terminal, A step of comparing the authentication number issued by the electrical equipment with the number entered into the communication terminal, A first authentication process including, The steps include: the communication terminal specifying an operation for the electrical equipment; A step of detecting an operation performed on the electrical equipment, A step of comparing the operation specified by the communication terminal with the operation detected by the electrical equipment, A second authentication process including, A pairing method that, upon completion of both the first authentication process and the second authentication process, permits pairing between the electrical device and the communication terminal.
  2. The pairing processing method according to claim 1, wherein the second authentication process is performed immediately after the completion of the first authentication process.
  3. The pairing processing method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the first authentication process and the second authentication process is performed in a predetermined time.
  4. The pairing processing method according to claim 1, wherein the operation of the electrical equipment in the first authentication process and the operation of the electrical equipment in the second authentication process are different.
  5. The system includes the aforementioned electrical equipment and a server that communicates with the aforementioned communication terminal, The pairing processing method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the issuance and verification of the authentication number in the first authentication process and the specification and verification of the operation in the second authentication process is performed by the server.

Description

This invention relates to remote monitoring services, and more particularly to a technology for monitoring services using a refrigerator. Technologies related to remote monitoring services via networks have been known for some time. For example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2016-148991 (Patent Document 1) discloses a safety confirmation system and a refrigerator. According to Patent Document 1, the safety confirmation system includes a refrigerator equipped with either a motion sensor, a door opening/closing sensor, or an operating unit, and an external device that can be connected to it via the Internet. It includes an initial speaking means that receives a detection signal from the motion sensor, a detection signal from the door opening/closing sensor, or an input signal to the operating unit and controls speech to the target person via the speech input/output means; a safety information acquisition means that acquires voice data input by the target person to the speech input/output means in response; a safety status recognition means that recognizes the safety status by analyzing the voice data and generates safety information; and a re-speech means that controls speech to the target person again with content corresponding to the safety status. The safety information is stored in the external device, and the system includes a safety information confirmation means that connects to the external device via the Internet and allows viewing of the safety information. Furthermore, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2003-185315 (Patent Document 2) discloses a refrigerator safety confirmation device. According to Patent Document 2, a refrigerator having an opening and closing door includes a means for measuring the number of times the door is opened and closed, and a means for transmitting information to a pre-registered electronic terminal when the number of times the door is opened and closed within a predetermined time period falls below a set value. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2016-148991Japanese Patent Publication No. 2003-185315 This is an image diagram showing the overall configuration of the network system 1 according to the first embodiment.This is an image diagram illustrating the pairing process of the network system 1 according to the first embodiment.This is an image diagram showing the screen transitions when registration of the communication terminal 300 according to the first embodiment is completed.This is a block diagram showing the configuration of a refrigerator 200 according to the first embodiment.This is a block diagram showing the configuration of the communication terminal 300 according to the first embodiment.This is a block diagram showing the configuration of the monitoring server 100 according to the first embodiment.This is an image diagram showing user information data 121 according to the first embodiment.This is an image diagram showing the device information data 122 according to the first embodiment.This is an image diagram showing pairing information data 123 according to the first embodiment.This is an image diagram showing the history information data 124 according to the first embodiment.This is an illustrative diagram showing the open/close possibility data 125 according to the first embodiment.This is a flowchart showing the information processing related to the notification of opening/closing according to the first embodiment.This flowchart shows the information processing related to the notification of no opening or closing according to the first embodiment.This is a sequence diagram relating to the automatic limiting function of the monitoring function according to the first embodiment.This flowchart shows the information processing related to the notification of opening/closing according to the second embodiment.This flowchart shows the information processing related to the notification of opening/closing according to the third embodiment.This flowchart shows the information processing related to the notification of opening/closing according to the fourth embodiment. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, identical parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed descriptions of them will not be repeated. <First Embodiment> <Overall configuration of Network System 1> First, the overall configuration of the network system 1 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figure 1. Figure 1 is an illustrative diagram showing the overall configuration of the network system 1 according to this embodiment. The network system 1 according to this embodiment mainly includes a monitoring server 100, electrical equipment such as a refrigerator 200, and a communication terminal 300 such as a smartphone. In this embodiment, the electrical equipment such as the refrigerator 200 and the communication terminal 300 a