Network control system for home appliances
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Abstract
Disclosed is a network control system for home appliances that satisfies the characteristics of low-cost and high-efficiency with respect to currently used appliances adopting a low-performance microcomputer. The system is constructed to define a master/slave type communication structure with respect to the respective appliances; construct a network by connecting the appliances through the serial communication function; and enable the appliances to communicate with one another if a predetermined communication event is produced. According to the system, an optimized network for the home appliances can be implemented, and operation states of the respective appliances can be displayed through the co-operation among the appliances, thereby maximizing the user convenience.
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87 Claims
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1-56. -56. Cancelled.
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57. A network control system, comprising:
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a network defined by a predetermined control protocol;
at least one home appliance connected to the network; and
a network manager connected to the network whereby controls the home appliance and monitors the state of the home appliance, wherein the predetermined control protocol is composed of an application layer, a data link layer, and a physical layer, and wherein the network manager and the home appliance communicate with one another in the unit of a specified packet according to the predetermined control protocol. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
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