DOMESTIC ELECTRIC APPLIANCE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, PORTABLE TERMINAL APPARATUS, DOMESTIC ELECTRIC APPLIANCE, AND OPERATION COMPLETION NOTIFYING METHOD
In a domestic electric appliance notification system containing a domestic electric appliance and a portable terminal apparatus 1000 capable of being communicated with the domestic electric appliance in a wireless manner, the below-mentioned domestic electric appliance notification system is provided: That is, in the notification system, the domestic electric appliance transmits both appliance sort information for specifying an appliance to which an alarm is notified, and operation completion information corresponding to the appliance sort information in a wireless manner; and the portable terminal apparatus 1000 receives the operation completion information transmitted from the domestic electric appliance, and sets an alarm time based upon the operation completion information, and then, notifies an alarm based upon the set alarm time by emitting light, by performing a vibrating operation, or by producing a sound.
1 . An operation completion notifying method in which completion of an operation of a domestic electric appliance is notified by a portable terminal apparatus, comprising:
a step in which said domestic electric appliance transmits appliance sort information and operation completion information corresponding to said appliance sort information in a wireless manner;
a step in which said portable terminal apparatus receives said operation completion information transmitted from said domestic electric appliance and sets an alarm time based upon said received operation completion information; and
a step in which said portable terminal apparatus notifies an alarm based upon said set alarm time by emitting light, by performing a vibrating operation, or by producing a sound.
2 . A domestic electric appliance notification system including a domestic electric appliance and a portable terminal apparatus capable of being communicated with said domestic electric appliance in a wireless manner, wherein:
said domestic electric appliance transmits appliance sort information and operation completion information corresponding to said appliance sort information in the wireless manner; and
said portable terminal apparatus receives said operation completion information transmitted from said domestic electric appliance and sets an alarm time based upon said received operation completion information so as to notify an alarm based upon said set alarm time by emitting light, by performing a vibrating operation, or by producing a sound.
3 . A portable terminal apparatus capable of being communicated with a domestic electric appliance in a wireless manner, comprising:
a wireless apparatus for receiving operation completion information transmitted from said domestic electric appliance;
an alarm time instant calculating apparatus for calculating an alarm time instant based upon said received operation completion information; and
an alarm control apparatus for controlling a generation of an alarm based upon said calculated alarm time instant.
4 . The portable terminal apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein:
said alarm time instant calculating apparatus is comprised of:
a timer for counting an operation time.
5 . The portable terminal apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein:
said portable terminal apparatus is further comprised of:
a light emitting apparatus, a vibrating apparatus, or a sound producing apparatus, which produces an alarm by emitting light, by performing a vibrating operation, or by producing a sound in response to the control of said alarm control apparatus.
6 . The portable terminal apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein:
said wireless apparatus receives appliance identification information for specifying said domestic electric appliance.
7 . The portable terminal apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein:
said wireless apparatus receives information which contains an operation completion time instant corresponding to said received appliance identification information.
8 . The portable terminal apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein:
said portable terminal apparatus is further comprised of:
a storage apparatus which stores thereinto a light emitting pattern of said light emitting apparatus, a sound producing pattern of said sound producing apparatus, and a vibration pattern of said vibrating apparatus; and wherein:
said alarm control apparatus controls switching operations as to said light emitting pattern, said sound producing pattern, and said vibration pattern based upon said appliance identification information.
9 . The portable terminal apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein:
said storage apparatus is comprised of a data table which stores thereinto said appliance sort information and said operation completion time instant.
10 . The portable terminal apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising:
a frequency control apparatus for controlling a frequency characteristic of a sound produced from said sound producing apparatus.
11 . A domestic electric appliance capable of being communicated with a portable terminal apparatus in a wireless manner, comprising:
a timer for counting an operation time so as to produce a timer counting expiration signal; and
a wireless apparatus for transmitting operation commencement information and operation completion information to said portable terminal apparatus in a wireless manner based upon said produced timer counting expiration signal.
12 . The domestic electric appliance as claimed in claim 11 , wherein:
said wireless apparatus transmits appliance identification information.
13 . The domestic electric appliance as claimed in claim 12 , wherein:
said wireless apparatus transmits information containing an operation completion time which corresponds to said appliance identification information.