Home appliance networking system and method for controlling the same
First Claim
1. A home appliance networking system comprising:
- a network management device that controls transmission and reception of data over an internal network of a home networking system;
at least one active home appliance that transmits and receives data to/from said internal network, and sends a home appliance control command over said internal network; and
at least one passive home appliance that transmits and receives data to/from said internal network, said passive home appliance being controlled according to said control command sent from said active home appliance;
said active home appliance and said network management device storing information regarding said passive home appliance.
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Abstract
A home appliance networking system and a method for controlling the same. The home appliance networking system comprises a plurality of passive home appliances for transmitting and receiving data to/from an internal network of a home networking system. The passive home appliances are controlled according to control commands received over the internal network. The home appliance networking system further comprises a plurality of active home appliances that transmit the control commands for the passive home appliances to the internal network, and a network manager that manages the internal network and controls data transmission and reception of the plurality of passive home appliances and the plurality of active home appliances.
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18 Claims
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1. A home appliance networking system comprising:
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a network management device that controls transmission and reception of data over an internal network of a home networking system;
at least one active home appliance that transmits and receives data to/from said internal network, and sends a home appliance control command over said internal network; and
at least one passive home appliance that transmits and receives data to/from said internal network, said passive home appliance being controlled according to said control command sent from said active home appliance;
said active home appliance and said network management device storing information regarding said passive home appliance. - 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 home appliance networking system, comprising:
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connecting a new active home appliance to an internal network of a home networking system, the new active home appliance sending a home appliance control command to the internal network;
setting and assigning an address to the new active home appliance by a network management device, and managing transmission and reception of data over the internal network by the network management device;
sending, by the network management device, information regarding a plurality of passive home appliances connected to the internal network to the new active home appliance; and
storing said information regarding the plurality of passive home appliances in the new active home appliance.
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15. A method for controlling a home appliance networking system, comprising:
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connecting a new passive home appliance to an internal network of a home networking system, the new passive home appliance being controlled according to a control command sent over the internal network;
setting and assigning an address to the new passive home appliance by a network management device, and managing transmission and reception of data over the internal network by the network management device;
sending, by the network management device, information indicating that the new passive home appliance has been connected, to at least one active home appliance capable of inputting the control command; and
the active home appliance recognizing and storing information regarding the new passive home appliance. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method for controlling a home appliance networking system, comprising:
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sending, by at least one passive home appliance, information regarding a change in state of the at least one passive home appliance to an internal network of a home networking system, the passive home appliance being controlled according to a control command sent over the internal network; and
updating, by at least one active home appliance, state information of the passive home appliance with the information sent, the active home appliance inputting the control command over the internal network.
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