Method of transferring data in a local household network

• US 20050265245A1
• Filed: 06/20/2005
• Published: 12/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerã¤Te GmbH (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerã¤Te GmbH (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Kobl, Bernhard, Buchner, Theo
• Application Number:
  US11/157,028
• Publication Number:
  US 20050265245A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/241
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2818 from a device located outside both the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2823 Reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network device-related reporting H04L43/065; arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/462 LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2843 Mains power line
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/285 Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications

Abstract

A method transfers data in a local household network. The local household network has at least one network-capable domestic appliance and at least one gateway to at least one other network. The network-capable domestic appliance can be integrated in a local household network and the local household network contains at least one gateway to at least one other network. The domestic appliance includes a testing device configured such that a preset criterion of the domestic appliance can be tested with the testing device. The data can then be transferred from the domestic appliance to the gateway when the preset criterion is satisfied.

Claims

1. A method for transferring data in a local household network, the local household network contains at least one network-capable domestic appliance and at least one gateway to at least one other network, which comprises the steps of:

checking a presettable criterion of the domestic appliance using a testing device of the domestic appliance, the presettable criterion being a change of state and/or value change of the domestic appliance, so that a cyclic query by the gateway is prevented; and

transferring the data from the domestic appliance to the gateway if the presettable criterion is satisfied.

2. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises forming the presettable criterion to include an error alert of the domestic appliance.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the local household network is a supply voltage network.

4. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises using a microcontroller as the testing device.

5. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises setting up the other network as a wireless network.