IP Library Granted Patent US 12704294
Granted Patent B2
US 12704294 · App. 18/540,890 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Wireless pairing of hot water supply system

Inventor: Yoshitatsu Yasuda (Hyogo, JP)
Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
F24H15/464F24D19/1051F24H15/296F24H15/395F24H15/443F24H15/45
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12704294
App. No.
18/540,890
Filed
Dec 15, 2023
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3762
USPC
122/504.2
Abstract

A hot water supply system includes a plurality of hot water supply devices. Each of the plurality of hot water supply devices includes a hot water supply wireless communication module having a transceiver and a receiver adapted to wirelessly communicate with a mobile terminal. One hot water supply device among the plurality of hot water supply devices is paired with the mobile terminal to establish a first wireless communication path. After the one hot water supply device is paired with the mobile terminal, the one hot water supply device receives a one-time password from the mobile terminal, wherein the one hot water supply device is configured to send the one-time password to other hot water supply devices among the plurality of hot water supply devices, and the other hot water supply devices are paired with the mobile terminal using the one-time password.

Claims (33)

1 . A hot water supply system, comprising:

a plurality of hot water supply devices, each of the plurality of hot water supply devices comprising a hot water supply wireless communication module, comprising a transceiver and a receiver, adapted to wirelessly communicate with a mobile terminal;

wherein one hot water supply device among the plurality of hot water supply devices is configured to be paired with the mobile terminal to establish a first wireless communication path between the one hot water supply device and the mobile terminal,

wherein after the one hot water supply device is paired with the mobile terminal, the one hot water supply device is configured to receive a one-time password from the mobile terminal via the first wireless communication path,

wherein the one hot water supply device is configured to send the one-time password to other hot water supply devices among the plurality of hot water supply devices;

wherein the other hot water supply devices are configured to be paired with the mobile terminal using the one-time password to establish wireless communication with the mobile terminal.

2 . The hot water supply system according to claim 1 ,

wherein only one hot water supply device among the plurality of hot water supply devices is configured to communicate with the mobile terminal at a single time instance, and the only one hot water supply device communicating with the mobile terminal is configured to display on a display part of the one hot water supply device an indicator indicating that communication is in progress with the mobile terminal,

wherein the display part comprises at least one of a display or a light.

3 . The hot water supply system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the one time password is valid for a predetermined period of time.

4 . The hot water supply system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of hot water supply devices comprises a first hot water supply device which is the one hot water supply device, and the first hot water supply device is configured to be paired with the mobile terminal to establish the first wireless communication path between the first hot water supply device and the mobile terminal,

wherein after the first hot water supply device is paired with the mobile terminal, the first hot water supply device is configured to receive a one-time password from the mobile terminal via the first wireless communication path,

wherein the first hot water supply device is configured to send the one-time password to a second hot water supply device of the plurality of hot water supply devices;

wherein the second hot water supply device of the plurality of hot water supply devices is configured to be paired with the mobile terminal using the one-time password to establish a second wireless communication between the second hot water supply device and the mobile terminal.

5 . The hot water supply system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of hot water supply devices comprises a second hot water supply device which is the one hot water supply device, and the second hot water supply device is configured to be paired with the mobile terminal to establish the first wireless communication path between the second hot water supply device and the mobile terminal,

wherein after the second hot water supply device is paired with the mobile terminal, the second hot water supply device is configured to receive a one-time password from the mobile terminal via the first wireless communication path,

wherein the second hot water supply device is configured to send the one-time password to a first hot water supply device of the plurality of hot water supply devices;

wherein the first hot water supply device of the plurality of hot water supply devices is configured to be paired with the mobile terminal using the one-time password to establish a second wireless communication between the first hot water supply device and the mobile terminal.

6 . The hot water supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of hot water supply devices, further comprises:

a third hot water supply device, comprising a third hot water supply wireless communication module, comprising a transceiver and a receiver, adapted to wirelessly communicate with the mobile terminal.

7 . The hot water supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of hot water supply devices communicate with each other by a wired connection,

wherein the one-time password is sent from the one hot water supply device to the other hot water supply devices by the wired connection.

8 . The hot water supply system according to claim 1 , wherein each one of the plurality of hot water supply devices comprises:

an inlet pipe;

an outlet pipe;

a heat exchanger, comprising a heat exchange tubing adapted to exchange heat;

a processor.

9 . The hot water supply system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

the mobile terminal,

wherein the mobile terminal includes a mobile terminal wireless communication module comprising a transceiver and a receiver.