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Home bus system

  • US 5,237,305 A
  • Filed: 11/25/1991
  • Issued: 08/17/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A home bus system comprising;

  • (a) a predetermined number of room controllers, at last some of which are connected to a plurality of loads, such as electric appliances and security sensors, for monitoring the operating state of the loads, and for outputting a signal concerning the operating state of the loads(b) a visual controller for driving a display screen in response to the signal from one of the room controllers, the visual controller comprising;

    a console having a predetermined number of keys,a first memory for storing one or more control programs,a second memory for storing a predetermined amount of data representing pictographs, background colors, and characters,control means responsive to at least either a signal from the console or a signal from the room controller under the control of the control programs for selectively fetching data stored in the second memory, and for outputting the fetched data,image composition means for generating image data by a composition of data, which include the data fetched from the second memory, outputted from the control means, anddisplay means for displaying on a screen the generated image data; and

    (c) a home bus for coupling the room controllers and the visual controller and for supplying the signals from the room controllers to the visual controller.

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