HOME APPLIANCE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A control method of a home appliance, the method comprising:
- retrieving information about a communication device;
authenticating the communication device using the information;
registering the authenticated communication device;
receiving voice data from the authenticated communication device;
outputting a voice signal corresponding to the received voice data to a user;
receiving the voice signal from the user; and
transmitting voice data corresponding to the received voice signal to the communication device.
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Abstract
A control method of a home appliance, the method including retrieving information about a communication device, authenticating the communication device, registering the authenticated communication device, receiving voice data from the registered communication device, outputting a voice signal corresponding to the received voice data to a user, receiving the voice signal from the user, and transmitting voice data corresponding to the received voice signal to the communication device. When the method is used, even if a user loses a communication device in a home, call is possible using a home appliance such as refrigerator.
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27 Claims
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1. A control method of a home appliance, the method comprising:
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retrieving information about a communication device; authenticating the communication device using the information; registering the authenticated communication device; receiving voice data from the authenticated communication device; outputting a voice signal corresponding to the received voice data to a user; receiving the voice signal from the user; and transmitting voice data corresponding to the received voice signal to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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13. A home appliance comprising:
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a voice input unit to receive voice of a user; a sound output unit to output sound; a communication unit to transmit and receive voice data to and from a communication device; and a controller to control the sound output unit to output a sound signal corresponding to the voice data received from the communication device through the communication unit when the communication device is authenticated. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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27. (canceled)
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