Electric device with control means for calculating food poisoning index or degree based on weather information received through pager network

• US 7,653,461 B2
• Filed: 11/09/2006
• Issued: 01/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Deog-Hyeon
• Primary Examiner(s): Jarrett; Ryan A
• Application Number:
  US11/558,007
• Publication Number:
  US 20070132579A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,174 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.28, 340/7.48, 702/3, 700/276, 700/299, 455/414.3, 374/109
• US Class Current: 700/299
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 1/08 using electric transmission ; transformation of alarm signals to electrical signals from a different medium, e.g. transmission of an electric alarm signal upon detection of an audible alarm signal
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources

Abstract

The present invention discloses an electric device with a wireless communication module which receives weather information through a pager network, calculates well-being indexes from the weather information, and provides the well-being indexes to the user by itself and through the other electric devices in a real time. The electric device with the wireless communication module includes a pager receiving module for receiving weather information signals through a pager network, and demodulating weather information from the weather information signals, a storing means for storing well-being index calculation data for calculating well-being indexes from the weather information, a ZigBee transmitting/receiving module for transmitting the weather information or the well-being indexes to the other electric devices by wireless, and a control means for performing an intrinsic function of the electric device, receiving the weather information from the pager receiving module, reading the well-being index calculation data, calculating the well-being indexes according to the well-being index calculation data, and transmitting at least one of the weather information and the well-being indexes to the other electric devices through the ZigBee transmitting/receiving module.

Claims

1. An electric device with a wireless communication module, comprising:

a pager receiving module configured to receive weather information signals through a pager network, and demodulate weather information based on the weather information signals;

a storing means for storing well-being index calculation data used to calculate well-being indexes based on the weather information, wherein the well-being indexes include at least one of a food poisoning index and a food poisoning degree corresponding to the food poisoning index;

a transmitting/receiving module configured to transmit at least one of the weather information and the well-being indexes to other electric devices by wireless communication; and

a control means for performing an intrinsic function of the electric device, receiving the weather information from the pager receiving module, reading the well-being index calculation data stored on the storing means, calculating the well-being indexes based on the well-being index calculation data, and controlling transmission of at least one of the weather information and the well-being indexes to the other electric devices through the transmitting/receiving module.

2. The electric device of claim 1, further comprising a display means for displaying at least one of the weather information and the well-being indexes, wherein the control means controls display of the at least one of the weather information and the well-being indexes on the display means.

3. The electric device of claim 2, wherein the control means comprises control means for dividing a range of the well-being indexes into a few stages, and controlling display of the at least one stage corresponding to the well-being indexes on the display means.

4. The electric device of claim 1, wherein the well-being indexes further comprise corresponding an estimated deterioration time.

5. The electric device of claim 1, wherein the well-being indexes further comprise at least one of a deterioration index, and a deterioration degree corresponding to the deterioration index.

6. The electric device of claim 1, further comprising a switch configured to select calculation and display of the well-being indexes or transmission of the well-being indexes, wherein the control means comprises control means for calculating and controlling display of or controlling transmission of the well-being indexes according to selection of the switch.

7. The electric device of claim 1, wherein the other electric devices comprise home appliances.

8. The electric device of claim 1, wherein the transmitting/receiving module comprises a ZigBee transmitting/receiving module.

9. An electric device with a wireless communication module, comprising:

a pager receiving module configured to receive weather information signals through a pager network, and demodulate weather information based on the weather information signals;

a transmitting/receiving module configured to transmit at least one of the weather information and well-being indexes to other electric devices, wherein the well-being indexes include at least one of a food poisoning index and a food poisoning degree corresponding to the food poisoning index; and

a control module configured to control the electric device, control display of a state of the electric device, and control transmission of at least one of the weather information and the well-being indexes to the other electric devices through the transmitting/receiving module, the control module including an operation unit configured to calculate the well-being indexes based on the weather information according to well-being index calculation data.

10. The electric device of claim 9, further comprising a display unit configured to display at least one of the weather information and the well-being indexes, wherein the control module is configured to control display of the at least one of the weather information and the well-being indexes on the display unit.

11. The electric device of claim 10, wherein the display unit is configured to display the well-being indexes by stages.

12. The electric device of claim 9, wherein the well-being indexes further comprise an estimated deterioration time.

13. The electric device of claim 9, wherein the well-being indexes further comprise at least one of a deterioration index, and a deterioration degree corresponding to the deterioration index.

14. The electric device of claim 9, wherein the transmitting/receiving module comprises a ZigBee transmitting/receiving module.

15. A weather information sharing system, comprising:

a first electric device including;

a pager receiving module configured to receive weather information signals through a pager network, and demodulate weather information based on the weather information signals;

a first transmitting/receiving module configured to transmit at least one of the weather information and well-being indexes to a second electric device, wherein the well-being indexes include at least one of a food poisoning index and a food poisoning degree corresponding to the food poisoning index; and

a first control module configured to control the first electric device, control display of a state of the first electric device, and control transmission of at least one of the weather information and the well-being indexes to the second electric device through the first transmitting/receiving module, the first control module including an operation unit configured to calculate the well-being indexes based on the weather information according to well-being index calculation data; and

a second electric device including;

a second transmitting/receiving module configured to receive the at least one of the weather information and the well-being indexes from the first electric device; and

a second control module configured to control display of the at least one of the weather information and the well-being indexes on a second display unit.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising a first display unit configured to display at least one of the weather information and the well-being indexes, wherein the first control module is configured to control display of the at least one of the weather information and the well-being indexes on the first display unit.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein at least one of the first display unit and the second display unit is configured to display the well-being indexes according to a few stages.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the well-being indexes further comprise corresponding an estimated deterioration time.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the well-being indexes comprise at least one of a deterioration index, and a deterioration degree corresponding to the deterioration index.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein:

the first transmitting/receiving module comprises a first ZigBee transmitting/receiving module, and

the second transmitting/receiving module comprises a second ZigBee transmitting/receiving module.

21. The system of claim 15, further comprising the second display unit configured to display the at least one of the weather information and the well-being indexes.