Motor-driven appliance system and method for controlling the system
First Claim
1. A motor-driven appliance system, comprising:
- a motor-driven appliance having a motor;
at least one control circuit configured to execute a process related to control of the motor-driven appliance; and
a communication device configured to communicate with an external device,wherein the at least one control circuit is further configured to switch from an active mode to a sleep mode when at least one predetermined sleep condition is satisfied; and
wherein the at least one control circuit is further configured to switch to the active mode when the communication device receives an external wakeup signal transmitted from the external device while the at least one control circuit is in the sleep mode, the active mode being a mode in which the at least one control circuit performs a normal operation, and the sleep mode being a mode in which the at least one control circuit is powered by at least one power source unit and in which the at least one control circuit stops part of the normal operation to thereby suppress but not stop power consumption in the at least one control circuit.
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Abstract
A motor-driven appliance system in one aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a motor-driven appliance having a motor, at least one control circuit, and a communication device. The control circuit is configured to execute a process related to control of the motor-driven appliance. The communication device is configured to communicate with an external device. The control circuit is further configured to switch, when at least one predetermined sleep condition is satisfied, from an active mode in which the control circuit performs a normal operation to a sleep mode in which the control circuit stops part of the normal operation to thereby suppress power consumption; and to switch to the active mode when the communication device receives an external wakeup signal transmitted from the external device while the control circuit is in the sleep mode.
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18 Claims
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1. A motor-driven appliance system, comprising:
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a motor-driven appliance having a motor; at least one control circuit configured to execute a process related to control of the motor-driven appliance; and a communication device configured to communicate with an external device, wherein the at least one control circuit is further configured to switch from an active mode to a sleep mode when at least one predetermined sleep condition is satisfied; and
wherein the at least one control circuit is further configured to switch to the active mode when the communication device receives an external wakeup signal transmitted from the external device while the at least one control circuit is in the sleep mode, the active mode being a mode in which the at least one control circuit performs a normal operation, and the sleep mode being a mode in which the at least one control circuit is powered by at least one power source unit and in which the at least one control circuit stops part of the normal operation to thereby suppress but not stop power consumption in the at least one control circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for controlling a motor-driven appliance system including a motor-driven appliance having a motor, at least one control circuit configured to execute a process related to control of the motor-driven appliance, and a communication device configured to communicate with an external device, the method comprising:
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switching the at least one control circuit from an active mode to a sleep mode when at least one predetermined sleep condition is satisfied, the active mode being a mode in which the at least one control circuit performs a normal operation, and the sleep mode being a mode in which the at least one control circuit is powered by a power source unit and in which the at least one control circuit stops part of the normal operation to thereby suppress but not stop power consumption in the at least one control circuit; receiving an external wakeup signal transmitted from the external device through the communication device; and switching the at least one control circuit to the active mode when the external wakeup signal transmitted from the external device is received through the communication device while the at least one control circuit is in the sleep mode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A motor-driven appliance system, comprising:
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a motor-driven appliance having a motor; at least one control circuit configured to execute a process related to control of the motor-driven appliance; and a communication device configured to communicate with an external device, wherein; the at least one control circuit is further configured to switch, when at least one predetermined sleep condition is satisfied, from an active mode in which the at least one control circuit performs a normal operation to a sleep mode in which the at least one control circuit stops part of the normal operation to thereby suppress power consumption; and
to switch to the active mode when the communication device receives an external wakeup signal transmitted from the external device while the at least one control circuit is in the sleep mode,the at least one control circuit includes a first control circuit and a second control circuit, the communication device is configured to directly input an internal wakeup signal to each of the first control circuit and the second control circuit when receiving the external wakeup signal transmitted from the external device, and the each of the first control circuit and the second control circuit is configured to switch to the active mode when receiving the internal wakeup signal from the communication device while the each of the first control circuit and the second control circuit is in the sleep mode.
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