Home network system

• US 20070061406A1
• Filed: 01/20/2004
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Yong-Tae, Baek, Seung-Myun, Koo, Ja-In, Choi, Hwan-Jong, Lee, Koon-Seok, Koo, Feel-Young, Kang, Seong-Hwan
• Application Number:
  US10/558,428
• Publication Number:
  US 20070061406A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/208
• 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 12/2825 Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning

Abstract

The present invention discloses a home network system (100) which can easily control home appliances by performing a preset control command for a predetermined event when the event is generated. The home network system (100) includes at least one slave device (60), and a master device (50) connected to the slave devices (60) through a predetermined network (90). The master device (50) stores an event file including an externally-inputted generation condition of a predetermined event and a control command for the event, and transmits an event set file including at least the generation condition of the event to the slave device (60) corresponding to the generation condition of the event, and the slave device (60) stores the event set file and transmits an event notification file to the master device (50) when the event is generated, so that the master device (50) can receive the event notification file and make the corresponding control command performed.

Claims

1. A home network system, comprising:

at least one slave device; and

a master device connected to the slave devices through a predetermined network,

wherein the master device stores an event file including an externally-inputted generation condition of a predetermined event and a control command for the event, and transmits an event set file including at least the generation condition of the event to the slave device corresponding to the generation condition of the event, and the slave device stores the event set file and transmits an event notification file to the master device when the event is generated, so that the master device can receive the event notification file and make the corresponding control command performed.

2. The home network system of claim 1, wherein the event file comprises an identification code of a device for performing the control command.

3. The home network system of claim 2, wherein, when the device for performing the control command is the master device, the master device performs the control command when receiving the event notification file.

4. The home network system of claim 2, wherein, when the device for performing the control command is the slave device, the master device transmits the control command to the slave device, and the slave device performs the control command.

5. The home network system of claim 2, wherein the event file further comprises an identification code of a device for deciding generation of the event.

6. The home network system of claim 1, wherein the generation condition of the event comprises an event code and a status value.

7. The home network system of claim 1, wherein the event file comprises a field of a time interval of generation of an event which notifies a time interval of transmission of the event notification file.

8. The home network system of claim 1, wherein the event file comprises a field of a communication frequency which notifies a transmission frequency of the event notification file.

9. The home network system of claim 1, wherein the master device confirms a spare space of a nonvolatile memory of the slave device.

10. The home network system of claim 9, wherein, when the nonvolatile memory of the slave device does not have a spare space, the master device transmits a file deletion command to the slave device so that the nonvolatile memory of the slave device can obtain the spare space, and transmits the event set file to the slave device.

11. The home network system of either claim 2 or 3, wherein the event file and the event set file further comprise a time interval of generation of a predetermined size of event, so that the slave device can confirm a status of the network and transmit the event notification file to the master device at the time interval of generation of the event.

12. A home network system, comprising:

at least first and second home appliances; and

a master device connected to the first and second home appliances through a predetermined network,

wherein the master device stores an event file including an externally-inputted generation condition of a predetermined event and a control command for the event, and transmits the event file to the first home appliance corresponding to the generation condition of the event, and the first home appliance stores the event file and makes the control command performed when the event is generated.

13. The home network system of claim 12, wherein the event file comprises an identification code of a home appliance for performing the control command.

14. The home network system of claim 13, wherein when the home appliance for performing the control command is the first home appliance, the first home appliance performs the control command when receiving the event notification file.

15. The home network system of claim 13, wherein, when the home appliance for performing the control command is the second home appliance, the first home appliance transmits the control command to the second home appliance, and the second home appliance performs the control command.

16. The home network system of claim 13, wherein the event file further comprises an identification code of a home appliance for deciding generation of the event.

17. The home network system of claim 12, wherein the generation condition of the event comprises an event code and a status value.

18. The home network system of claim 12, wherein the event file comprises a field of a time interval of generation of an event which notifies a time interval of transmission of the event notification file.

19. The home network system of claim 12, wherein the event file comprises a field of a communication frequency which notifies a transmission frequency of the event notification file.

20. The home network system of claim 12, wherein the master device confirms a spare space of a nonvolatile memory of the first home appliance.

21. The home network system of claim 20, wherein, when the nonvolatile memory of the first home appliance does not have a spare space, the master device transmits a file deletion command to the first home appliance so that the nonvolatile memory of the first home appliance can obtain the spare space, and transmits the event set file to the first home appliance.

22. The home network system of either claim 12 or 13, wherein the event file further comprises a time interval of generation of a predetermined size of event, so that the first home appliance can confirm a status of the network and transmit the control command to the second home appliance at the time interval of generation of the event.

23. A storage medium for storing an event file of a home network system, the event file used in the home network system including at least two home appliances, comprising a generation condition of an event, an identification code of the home appliance for performing a control command based on generation of the event, and the control command.

24. The storage medium of claim 23, wherein the event file comprises an event file header having a number of event codes for notifying the event and the event codes in the generation condition, and an event file body having a status value, the identification code of the home appliance and the control command in the generation condition.

25. The storage medium of either claim 23 or 24, wherein the event file further comprises an identification code of a home appliance for deciding generation of the event.

26. The storage medium of claim 24, wherein the event body further comprises a field of a time interval of generation of the event.

27. The storage medium of claim 24, wherein the event body further comprises a field of a communication frequency.