HOME APPLIANCE, MOBILE DEVICE AND HOME APPLIANCE CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A home appliance comprising:
- a communication unit to communicate with a mobile device;
an event detector to detect generation of an event; and
a home appliance controller configured to;
search stored information indicating a control history for a control operation associated with the event, in response to the event detector detecting generation of the event, andtransmit information indicating the event and information indicating the control operation associated with the event through the communication unit to the mobile device, to thereby cause the mobile device to display a notification icon that notifies notifying the generation of the event and guides a user to the control operation associated with the event.
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Abstract
In one aspect, a home appliance includes a communication unit to communicate with a mobile device, an event detector to detect whether or not an event is generated, and a home appliance controller to search for a control operation associated with the event from a control history upon generation of the event, to transmit information of the event and information of the control operation associated with the event through the communication unit to the mobile device and thereby to display a notification icon for notifying generation of the event and for guiding a user to the control operation associated with the event on the mobile device. Other aspects include the mobile device, and a home appliance control system implementing a mobile device and a home appliance.
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24 Claims
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1. A home appliance comprising:
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a communication unit to communicate with a mobile device; an event detector to detect generation of an event; and a home appliance controller configured to; search stored information indicating a control history for a control operation associated with the event, in response to the event detector detecting generation of the event, and transmit information indicating the event and information indicating the control operation associated with the event through the communication unit to the mobile device, to thereby cause the mobile device to display a notification icon that notifies notifying the generation of the event and guides a user to the control operation associated with the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16, 17, 23)
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7. A mobile device comprising:
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a display unit; a communication unit to communicate with a home appliance; and a mobile device controller configured to; upon reception of information indicating an event generated by the home appliance and information indicating a control operation associated with the event through the communication unit, control the display unit to display a notification icon that notifies generation of the event and guides a user to the control operation associated with the event on the display unit, and in response to manipulation of the notification icon, control the display unit to display a user interface by which the user selects creation of a control command to perform the control operation associated with the event. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A home appliance control system comprising:
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a home appliance to search stored information indicating a control history for a control operation associated with an event in response to generation of the event and to transmit information indicating the event and information indicating the control operation associated with the event to a mobile device; the mobile device to; display, on a display of the mobile device, a notification icon that notifies generation of the received event and guides a user to the control operation associated with the event, and in response to the manipulation of the notification icon, display a user interface creating a control command for performing the control operation associated with the event on the display unit; and a server to perform mutual authentication between the home appliance and the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 24)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one hardware processor of a mobile device, causes the mobile device to perform:
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receiving, from a home appliance, information indicating an event generated by the home appliance and information indicating a control operation associated with the event; and displaying, on a display unit of the mobile device, a notification icon to notify the event; and in response to manipulation of the notification icon, providing content to guide a user to the control operation associated with the event. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A home appliance comprising:
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a communication unit to communicate with a mobile device; a door open/close detector to detect open/close of a door of the home appliance; and a home appliance controller configured to; search stored information indicating a control history for a control operation associated with the open/close of a door, in response to the door open/close detector detecting the open/close of the door, and transmit information indicating the open/close of the door and information indicating the control operation associated with the open/close of the door through the communication unit to the mobile device, to thereby cause the mobile device to display a notification icon that notifies the open/close of the door and guides a user to the control operation associated with the open/close of the door. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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