HOME APPLIANCE AND ONLINE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method of using an online system comprising:
- transmitting user information to a server through an external terminal to log in to the server;
the server specifying a home appliance for a remote service based on the user information received from the external terminal and determining whether remote service activation of the specified home appliance is set;
upon determining that the remote service activation of the home appliance is set, the server transmitting operation information of the home appliance to the external terminal;
the external terminal transmitting a command signal to the server such that the home appliance is operated based on the received operation information;
the server receiving the command signal; and
the server transmitting the command signal to the home appliance such that the home appliance is operated.
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Abstract
A method of using an online system includes transmitting user information to a server through an external terminal to log in to the server. The server specifies a home appliance for a remote service based on the user information received from the external terminal and determines whether remote service activation of the specified home appliance is set, upon determining that the remote service activation of the home appliance is set. The server transmits operation information of the home appliance to the external terminal. The external terminal transmits a command signal to the server such that the home appliance is operated based on the received operation information. The server receives the command signal, and the server transmits the command signal to the home appliance such that the home appliance is operated.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of using an online system comprising:
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transmitting user information to a server through an external terminal to log in to the server; the server specifying a home appliance for a remote service based on the user information received from the external terminal and determining whether remote service activation of the specified home appliance is set; upon determining that the remote service activation of the home appliance is set, the server transmitting operation information of the home appliance to the external terminal; the external terminal transmitting a command signal to the server such that the home appliance is operated based on the received operation information; the server receiving the command signal; and the server transmitting the command signal to the home appliance such that the home appliance is operated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of using an online system comprising:
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transmitting user information to a server through an external terminal to log in to the server; the server specifying a home appliance for a remote service based on the user information received from the external terminal and determining a remote service activation state of the specified home appliance; upon determining that the remote service activation of the home appliance is set, the server receiving state information of the home appliance from the home appliance and transmitting the received state information of the home appliance to the external terminal; and receiving and displaying the state information of the home appliance on the external terminal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An online service system comprising:
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a server; a home appliance having a Wi-Fi communication module communication connected to the server and a remote service activation input unit to set or cancel remote service activation; and an external terminal configured to receive operation information of the home appliance from the server only in a case in which the remote service activation of the home appliance is set, to set the operation information, and to transmit a command signal to the server such that the home appliance is operated based on the set operation information, thereby remotely controlling the home appliance.
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