Appliance number setting member for home network system
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1. A network system comprising:
- a plurality of network appliances, each network appliance distinguishing between other network appliances based on appliance numbers allotted to the network appliances; and
a plurality of appliance number setting members each having a front surface inscribed with visible information of a network appliance, the appliance number setting members being for setting a different appliance number to each network appliance, wherein each network appliance is applied with at least one of the plurality of appliance number setting members.
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Abstract
Each of appliance number setting seals 51 to 58 includes a non-conductive seal body 61. The front surface of the non-conductive seal body 61 is formed with text that indicates the type, location, and distinction number of network appliance 20. The rear surface of the non-conductive seal body 61 is provided with at least one seal-side conductive plate 65. When the seal-side conductive plate 65 is attached to contact groups 43, 44, and 45 of the network appliance, electrical characteristic of the contact groups 43, 44, and 45 change, so the network appliance 20 is allotted with an appliance number corresponding to the conductive pattern of the seal-side conductive plate 65.
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1. A network system comprising:
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a plurality of network appliances, each network appliance distinguishing between other network appliances based on appliance numbers allotted to the network appliances; and
a plurality of appliance number setting members each having a front surface inscribed with visible information of a network appliance, the appliance number setting members being for setting a different appliance number to each network appliance, wherein each network appliance is applied with at least one of the plurality of appliance number setting members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An appliance number setting member comprising:
a body having a front surface formed with visible information of a network appliance to allot an appliance number corresponding to the visible information to a network appliance. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A network appliance in a network system, comprising:
a plurality of contacts that change electrical characteristic when abutted by a conductive pattern of a appliance number setting member, thereby being allotted to an appliance number corresponding to the conductive pattern.
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