CLOUD-BASED DATA SERVER PROVIDING HOME APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT SERVICE AND METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A method of providing a home appliance management service, the method performed by a cloud-based data server providing a user of a terminal apparatus with a management service for one or more home appliances connected to a home gateway through a home network using a cloud storage, the method comprising:
- receiving metadata associated with the one or more home appliances from the home gateway;
receiving a request signal with respect to the received metadata from the terminal apparatus; and
transmitting the received metadata to the terminal apparatus based on the request signal.
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Abstract
A cloud-based data server providing a user of a terminal apparatus with a management service for one or more home appliances connected to a home gateway through a home network using a cloud storage, and a method thereof performed by the cloud-based data server are provided. By providing the home appliance management service to the user of the terminal apparatus through the cloud-based data server, metadata, associated with the home appliances, generated by the home appliances may be managed efficiently, and the user of the terminal apparatus may remotely monitor states of the home appliances or control functions or operations of the home appliances in a home network system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing a home appliance management service, the method performed by a cloud-based data server providing a user of a terminal apparatus with a management service for one or more home appliances connected to a home gateway through a home network using a cloud storage, the method comprising:
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receiving metadata associated with the one or more home appliances from the home gateway; receiving a request signal with respect to the received metadata from the terminal apparatus; and transmitting the received metadata to the terminal apparatus based on the request signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of managing a home appliance, the method performed by a home gateway connected to one or more home appliances through a home network, the method comprising:
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receiving metadata associated with the one or more home appliances from the one or more home appliances; transmitting the received metadata to a cloud-based data server; receiving, from the cloud-based data server, a control signal corresponding to a signal controlling a function or an operation of at least one of the one or more home appliances; and transmitting the received control signal to the at least one home appliance. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A cloud-based data server providing a user of a terminal apparatus with a management service for one or more home appliances connected to a home gateway through a home network using a cloud storage, the data server comprising:
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a network bridge module (NBM) to receive metadata associated with the one or more home appliances from the home gateway; and a monitoring service module (MSM) to receive a request signal with respect to the metadata from the terminal apparatus, and transmit the received metadata to the terminal apparatus based on the request signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A home gateway connected to one or more home appliances through a home network, the home gateway comprising:
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a device subscription function module (DSFM) to receive metadata associated with the one or more home appliances from the one or more home appliances; a network bridge module (NBM) to transmit the received metadata to a cloud-based data server, and receive a control signal from the cloud-based data server; and an action transmission module (ATM) to transmit the received control signal to at least one of the one or more home appliances, wherein the control signal corresponds to a signal controlling a function or an operation of the at least one home appliance. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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