SMART CONTROL DEVICE
First Claim
1. A smart control device monitoring and scheduling operations of an electrical appliance, the smart control device comprises:
- an interface unit configured to receive energy information;
a smart controller configured to control energy saving functions of the electrical appliance based upon the energy information received from the interface unit; and
an input unit configured to receive an inputted control command respective to the electrical appliance,wherein the smart controller is provided in the electrical appliance, and wherein the smart controller controls the electrical appliance so that the electrical appliance can be operated in an energy saving operation mode based upon the received energy information.
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Abstract
A smart control device is disclosed. The smart control device can be equipped in an electrical appliance, so as to be capable of controlling the electrical appliance by using diverse information that is provided from both the inside and the outside of the electrical appliance. In a smart control device monitoring and scheduling operations of an electrical appliance, the smart control device includes an interface unit configured to receive energy information, a smart controller configured to control energy saving functions of the electrical appliance based upon the energy information received from the interface unit, and an input unit configured to receive an inputted control command respective to the electrical appliance. Herein, the smart controller may be provided in the electrical appliance, and the smart controller may control the electrical appliance so that the electrical appliance can be operated in an energy saving operation mode based upon the received energy information.
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20 Claims
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1. A smart control device monitoring and scheduling operations of an electrical appliance, the smart control device comprises:
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an interface unit configured to receive energy information; a smart controller configured to control energy saving functions of the electrical appliance based upon the energy information received from the interface unit; and an input unit configured to receive an inputted control command respective to the electrical appliance, wherein the smart controller is provided in the electrical appliance, and wherein the smart controller controls the electrical appliance so that the electrical appliance can be operated in an energy saving operation mode based upon the received energy information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A smart control device monitoring and scheduling operations of an electrical appliance, the smart control device comprises:
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an interface unit configured to receive energy information; a smart controller configured to control energy saving functions of the electrical appliance based upon the energy information received from the interface unit; and an input unit configured to receive an inputted control command respective to the electrical appliance, wherein the smart controller controls the electrical appliance so that the electrical appliance is capable of being operated in an energy saving operation mode based upon the received energy information, and wherein, when another command respective to the electrical appliance is inputted through the input device, the smart controller terminates the current operation mode and controls the electrical appliance so that the electrical appliance is capable of being operated according to the inputted command. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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