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Smart home system using portable device

  • US 10,218,745 B2
  • Filed: 04/06/2018
  • Issued: 02/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A home appliance, which is a device, comprising:

  • a gateway;

    at least one memory storing instructions; and

    at least one processor that executes the instructions so that the home appliance;

    connects to a home network,while connected to the home network, communicates, through the home network, with another device that is connected to the home network and that includes a gateway, to determine whether the home appliance is to be a master device of the home appliance and the another device, based on device information of the home appliance and device information of the another device,activate the gateway of the home appliance in response to it being determined that the home appliance is to be the master device, so that the gateway of the home appliance thereby connects the home network with an external communication network, andwhile the gateway of the home appliance is activated and thereby connects the home network with the external communication network,causes the activated gateway to be operable to receive a control command for the another device from the external communication network, and transfer the received control command through the home network to the another device.

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