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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2019
Noritz Corporation, Hyogo, JP;
Daisuke Hirota, Akashi, JP;
Takahito Hashimoto, Kobe, JP;
Yasunori Imi, Kakogawa, JP;
Naoki Tawada, Akashi, JP;
NORITZ CORPORATION, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
To curb deterioration of user convenience due to software update of a water warmer in a communication system between a management server and the water warmer through a relay device. A communication adaptor executes first communication for inquiring of the water warmer whether or not software update accompanying writing of an update program is capable of being started. The water warmer gives a notification for obtaining a user's consent to occurrence of an unavailable period of the water warmer due to the software update in response to the first communication, and executes second communication on the communication adaptor in a case in which the user's consent is obtained with respect to the notification. The communication adaptor transmits the update program received from a server to the water warmer in response to the second communication, and the water warmer executes the software update using the received update program.