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US 11,611,647 · App. 17/254,861 · Granted Mar 21, 2023

Hot-water supply system and program

Inventors: Takiji Kozai (Hyogo, JP); Takashi Furukawa (Hyogo, JP); Akihiko Tsugawa (Hyogo, JP)
Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
H04M1/72415F24H9/0005H04L67/75H04W68/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,611,647
App. No.
17/254,861
Granted
Mar 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hot-water supply system ( 1 ) remotely controls, via a server ( 50 ) and using a portable terminal device ( 30 ), a hot-water supply device ( 10 ) connectable to an external communication network ( 40 ). The hot-water supply system ( 1 ) is provided with a control unit which performs a notification process for notifying at least another, already-associated portable terminal device ( 30 ) that the portable terminal device ( 30 ) for performing remote control has been newly associated with the hot-water supply device ( 10 ). For example, a control unit of the server ( 50 ) performs the notification process as the control unit.

Claims (8)

1. A hot-water supply system for remotely controlling a hot-water supply device connectable to an external communication network using a portable terminal device via a server, comprising: a processor which is configured to perform a notification process for notifying at least other portable terminal devices that have already been associated that the portable terminal device for performing remote control has been newly associated with the hot-water supply device,

wherein the processor is further configured to notify the other portable terminal devices of information including a number of the portable terminal devices associated with the hot-water supply device in the notification process,

wherein the processor is further configured to perform the notification to the newly associated portable terminal device in addition to the other portable terminal devices in the notification process.

2. The hot-water supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is a processor of the server.

3. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer of a portable terminal device to execute, when a notification according to the notification process according to claim 1 is received from the processor, a function of performing report output based on the notification.

4. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 3 , wherein the function of performing report output comprises a function of causing a display unit to display new association of the portable terminal device for performing the remote control.

5. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer of a portable terminal device to execute, when a notification according to the notification process according to claim 1 is received from the processor, at least a function of performing report output of the number.

6. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 5 , wherein the function of performing report output comprises a function of causing a display unit to display the number.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2020
From: KOZAI, TAKIJI; FURUKAWA, TAKASHI; TSUGAWA, AKIHIKO
To: NORITZ CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054716/0842 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-159792 · Aug 28, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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