US 2018/0204443 A1 · ABNORMALITY REPORTING SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC TOOL, AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL

Abstract

A technique capable of immediately reporting to an operator an occurrence of abnormality in an electric tool is provided. A communication terminal 100 includes a communication-terminal-side control unit that determines whether abnormality has occurred in any of electric tools 10, 200, 300, and 400 based on information acquired from the electric tools 10, 200, 300, and 400 via wireless communication. When the communication-terminal-side control unit determines the occurrence of abnormality in any one of the electric tools 10, 200, 300, and 400, the occurrence of abnormality in the electric tool 10, 200, 300, or 400 is reported by at least one of a report unit included in the electric tools 10, 200, 300, and 400 other than the electric tool 10, 200, 300, or 400 in which the occurrence of abnormality is determined and a report unit included in the communication terminal 100.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a power tool;
and
a smart phone adapted to connect with the power tool via wireless communication, wherein,
when abnormality occurs in the power tool, the smart phone is configured to provide a report of the occurrence of abnormality, and
when the power tool and the smart phone are within a range in which the power tool and the smart phone are in communication with each other via the wireless communication:
the power tool enters a locked state when a first signal is received from the smart phone via the wireless communication;
and
the power tool enters a lock release state when a second signal is received from the smart phone via the wireless communication.

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A power tool comprising:

a controller controlling driving of the power tool based on one or more signals received from a smart phone via wireless communication, wherein
when abnormality occurs in the power tool, the smart phone is configured to provide a report of the occurrence of abnormality, and
when the power tool and the smart phone are within a range in which the power tool and the smart phone are in communication with each other via the wireless communication:
the controller allows the power tool to enter a locked state when the controller receives a first signal of the one or more signals from the smart phone via the wireless communication;
and
the controller allows the power tool to enter a lock release state when the controller receives a second signal of the one or more signals from the smart phone via the wireless communication.

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A smart phone adapted to connect with a power tool via wireless communication, wherein

the smart phone is configured to provide a report when abnormality occurs in the power tool, the report comprises information of the occurrence of abnormality, and
when the smart phone and the power tool are within a range in which the power tool and the smart phone are in communication with each other via the wireless communication:
the power tool enters a locked state when a first signal is received from the smart phone via the wireless communication;
and
the power tool enters a lock release state when a second signal is received from the smart phone via the wireless communication.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Abnormality reporting system and electric tool, and communication terminal

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Abnormality reporting system and electric tool, and communication terminal

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Abstract

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