Remote control system for home appliances and method thereof
First Claim
1. A method of remotely controlling a plurality of home appliances using one mobile terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
- setting a network connection between the appliance and the terminal, when the terminal approaches within a certain distance from the appliance;
if the network connection is set between the appliance and the terminal, receiving a plurality of control codes from the appliance;
if a voice or character control command is inputted by a user to control the appliance, interpreting the inputted voice or character control command and transforming the command to a control code; and
comparing the received control code with the transformed control code for controlling the appliance, and if the same control code exists, transmitting the corresponding control code to the appliance to be controlled through a radio protocol.
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Abstract
Disclosed are system and method of remotely controlling the home appliance by employing the voice/character recognition technique. The appliance detects a connection relationship between the appliance and the mobile terminal and dynamically transmits the control code and a module for transmission. If the appliance control command is inputted through the voice control command input screen or the handwriting control command input screen, after the inputted command is interpreted through the voice/character recognition technique and is transformed to the control code of the appliance to be sent to the home appliance, the control code is sent to the home appliance to remotely control it. The function thereof may be extended to the environment capable of implementing the bi-directional communication with the appliance by receiving the control code from the appliance, while overcoming the limitation of the conventional terminal having a fixed function. In addition, since it is easy to add or delete the control function, a plurality of appliances can be effectively controlled by use of one terminal.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of remotely controlling a plurality of home appliances using one mobile terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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setting a network connection between the appliance and the terminal, when the terminal approaches within a certain distance from the appliance;
if the network connection is set between the appliance and the terminal, receiving a plurality of control codes from the appliance;
if a voice or character control command is inputted by a user to control the appliance, interpreting the inputted voice or character control command and transforming the command to a control code; and
comparing the received control code with the transformed control code for controlling the appliance, and if the same control code exists, transmitting the corresponding control code to the appliance to be controlled through a radio protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling an appliance, comprising the steps of:
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detecting at a certain period whether a terminal for remotely controlling the appliance approaches the appliance;
if the terminal approaches within a certain distance from the appliance, transmitting information related to the appliance and a control code to the terminal through a radio protocol, and setting a network connection between the appliance and the terminal;
if the control code is received from the terminal through the radio protocol, comparing the received control code with a predetermined control code; and
if the same control code exists, controlling a function of the appliance corresponding to the pertinent control code. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system of remotely controlling a plurality of home appliances using one mobile terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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network managing means for setting a network connection between the terminal and one appliance to be controlled among the plurality of appliances;
control command input means for inputting a voice or character control command for controlling one function of one appliance to be controlled;
transmitting/receiving means for receiving detailed information related to the appliance and a control code from one appliance to be controlled through a radio protocol, and transmitting the appliance control code corresponding to the control command to the pertinent to be controlled through the radio protocol; and
control code transforming means for transforming the voice or character control command inputted from the control command input means, and supplying the transformed command to the transmitting/receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus of controlling a home appliance by use of a control code supplied from a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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transmitting/receiving means for transmitting detailed information related to the appliance to the terminal through a radio protocol, and receiving a control code of the appliance transmitted from the terminal;
detecting means for detecting approach of the terminal at a certain period;
network connecting setting means for setting a network connection between the terminal and the appliance, if the terminal approaches within a certain distance from the detecting means;
appliance controlling means for comparing the control code received through the transmitting/receiving means with a previously stored appliance control code, and in case of the controllable control code of the appliance, controlling a corresponding function of the appliance; and
response processing means for generating result information, in case one function of the appliance is controlled by the appliance control means, and transmitting the information to the terminal through the transmitting/receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions for performing the method of remotely controlling a plurality of home appliances using one mobile terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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setting a network connection between the appliance and the terminal, when the terminal approaches within a certain distance from the appliance;
if the network connection is set between the appliance and the terminal, receiving a plurality of control codes from the appliance;
if a voice or character control command is inputted by a user to control the appliance, interpreting the inputted voice or character control command and transforming the command to a control code; and
comparing the received control code with the transformed control code for controlling the appliance, and if the same control code exists, transmitting the corresponding control code to the appliance to be controlled through a radio protocol.
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24. A computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions for performing the method of controlling an appliance, comprising the steps of:
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detecting at a certain period whether a terminal for remotely controlling the appliance approaches the appliance;
if the terminal approaches within a certain distance from the appliance, transmitting information related to the appliance and a control code to the terminal through a radio protocol, and setting a network connection between the appliance and the terminal;
if the control code is received from the terminal through the radio protocol, comparing the received control code with a predetermined control code; and
if the same control code exists, controlling a function of the appliance corresponding to the pertinent control code.
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