Home appliance networking system and method for controlling the same
First Claim
1. A home appliance networking system comprising:
- a network management device that controls transmission and reception of data over an internal network of a home networking system;
at least one active home appliance that transmits and receives data to/from said internal network, and sends a home appliance control command over said internal network; and
at least one passive home appliance that transmits and receives data to/from said internal network, said passive home appliance being controlled according to said control command sent from said active home appliance;
said active home appliance and said network management device storing information regarding said passive home appliance,wherein said active home appliance comprises a product controller that controls an entire operation of said active home appliance to perform original functions of said active home appliance, a communication unit that enables said active home appliance to transmit and receive data to/from said internal network, and a memory that receives and stores an address assigned by said network management device.
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Abstract
A home appliance networking system and a method for controlling the same. The home appliance networking system comprises a plurality of passive home appliances for transmitting and receiving data to/from an internal network of a home networking system. The passive home appliances are controlled according to control commands received over the internal network. The home appliance networking system further comprises a plurality of active home appliances that transmit the control commands for the passive home appliances to the internal network, and a network manager that manages the internal network and controls data transmission and reception of the plurality of passive home appliances and the plurality of active home appliances.
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18 Claims
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1. A home appliance networking system comprising:
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a network management device that controls transmission and reception of data over an internal network of a home networking system; at least one active home appliance that transmits and receives data to/from said internal network, and sends a home appliance control command over said internal network; and at least one passive home appliance that transmits and receives data to/from said internal network, said passive home appliance being controlled according to said control command sent from said active home appliance; said active home appliance and said network management device storing information regarding said passive home appliance, wherein said active home appliance comprises a product controller that controls an entire operation of said active home appliance to perform original functions of said active home appliance, a communication unit that enables said active home appliance to transmit and receive data to/from said internal network, and a memory that receives and stores an address assigned by said network management device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for controlling a home appliance networking system, comprising:
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connecting a new active home appliance to an internal network of a home networking system, the new active home appliance sending a home appliance control command to the internal network; setting and assigning an address to the new active home appliance by a network management device, and managing transmission and reception of data over the internal network by the network management device; sending, by the network management device, information regarding a plurality of passive home appliances connected to the internal network to the new active home appliance; storing said information regarding the plurality of passive home appliances in the new active home appliance; controlling an entire operation of said new active home appliance to perform original functions of said new active home appliance with a product controller of said new active home appliance; transmitting and receiving data to/from said internal network from/to a communication unit of said new active home appliance; and storing an address assigned by said network management device in a memory of said new active home appliance.
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15. A method for controlling a home appliance networking system, comprising:
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connecting a new passive home appliance to an internal network of a home networking system, the new passive home appliance being controlled according to a control command sent over the internal network; setting and assigning an address to the new passive home appliance by a network management device, and managing transmission and reception of data over the internal network by the network management device; sending, by the network management device, information indicating that the new passive home appliance has been connected, to at least one active home appliance capable of inputting the control command; the active home appliance recognizing and storing information regarding the new passive home appliance; controlling an entire operation of said new active home appliance to perform original functions of said new active home appliance with a product controller of said new active transmitting and receiving data to/from said internal network from/to a communication unit of said new active home appliance; and storing an address assigned by said network management device in a memory of said new active home appliance. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method for controlling a home appliance networking system, comprising:
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sending, by at least one passive home appliance, information regarding a change in state of the at least one passive home appliance to an internal network of a home networking system, the passive home appliance being controlled according to a control command sent over the internal network; updating, by at least one active home appliance, state information of the passive home appliance with the information sent, the active home appliance inputting the control command over the internal network; controlling an entire operation of said new active home appliance to perform original functions of said new active home appliance with a product controller of said new active home appliance; transmitting and receiving data to/from said internal network from/to a communication unit of said new active home appliance; and storing an address assigned by said network management device in a memory of said new active home appliance.
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