Customized control system for electrical appliances using remote device

• US 8,868,218 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2011
• Issued: 10/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eunyoung Choi, Soohong Park
• Original Assignee: Eunyoung Choi, Soohong Park
• Inventors: Park, Soohong, Choi, Eunyoung
• Primary Examiner(s): BARNES-BULLOCK, CRYSTAL JOY
• Application Number:
  US13/293,929
• Publication Number:
  US 20120123561A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,076 Days
• Field of Search: 700/11, 700/17, 700/19, 700/20, 455/3.01, 455/3.03, 455/3.04, 455/3.06, 455/403, 455418-420, 340/3.1, 340/3.3, 340/4.3, 340/12.1, 340/12.15, 340 1222- 1226, 340/12.29, 340/500, 340/531, 340/539.1, 340/539.14, 340/4.32
• US Class Current: 700/17
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/21102 Pc control of device over normal remote control connected between them
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2818 from a device located outside both the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications

Abstract

A remote device having an electrical appliance control function and an electrical appliance control system are provided. The remote device includes an appliance communication module for communicating with an electrical appliance which is used by a user inside or outside home using power; a network communication module for supporting communication with outside to obtain user set optimal control data which controls the electrical appliance to operate in some other mode than an operation mode basically provided by a manufacturer of the electrical appliance; and a control part for controlling the electrical appliance based on the user set optimal control data. Hence, user'"'"'s convenience can be promoted by allowing the user to control the electrical appliance on the optimal condition.

Claims

1. A remote device having an electrical appliance control function, comprising:

an appliance communication module for communicating with an electrical appliance which is used by a user inside or outside home using power;

a network communication module for supporting communication with outside to obtain user set optimal control data which controls the electrical appliance to operate in some other mode than an operation mode basically provided by a manufacturer of the electrical appliance;

a control part for controlling the electrical appliance based on the user set optimal control data; and

an optimization calculation part for, when two or more optimal control data are obtained, generating new optimal control data by comparing the multiple optimal control data.

2. The remote device of claim 1, further comprising:

a storage part for storing the optimal control data; and

a driving control program for generating a control command with the optimal control data to control the electrical appliance,

wherein the control part controls the driving control program according to an input of the user, and sends the control command to the electrical appliance.

3. An electrical appliance control system using a remote device, comprising:

an electrical appliance used by a user inside or outside the user'"'"'s home using power;

a social network for providing user set optimal control data that controls the electrical appliance to operate in a mode other than an operation mode provided by a manufacturer of the electrical appliance; and

the remote device for controlling the electrical appliance using the optimal control data obtained via the social network,

wherein the social network comprises at least one of a human network formed by actually contacting other people offline, and an online network that includes an online cafe, a blog, Twitter, or Facebook, formed via the Internet.

4. The electrical appliance control system of claim 3, wherein the electrical appliance comprises:

a plurality of devices for performing an intrinsic function of the electrical appliance;

a communication module for communicating with the remote device; and

a controller for controlling the plurality of the devices using the optimal control data provided from the remote device.

5. The electrical appliance control system of claim 3, wherein the remote device comprises:

an appliance communication module for communicating with the electrical appliance;

a network communication module for communicating with the social network;

a storage part for storing optimal control data obtained through the social network, and various programs;

an input part for inputting data or command input from the user;

a display part for displaying input contents of the user and the operation of the remote device;

a driving control program for generating a control command to control the electrical appliance, with optimal control data obtained through the social network; and

a control part for controlling the driving control program according the user input, and providing the control command to the electrical appliance.

6. The electrical appliance control system of claim 5, wherein the driving control program comprises:

a first command generator for generating a control command to control the electrical appliance, with the optimal control data obtained and input by the user through the human network or the online network;

a second command generator for generating a control command by processing optimal control data stored as a control file processable by the driving control program, among the optimal control command obtained through the online network; and

an interface part for providing a user interface through which the user inputs optimal control data.

7. The electrical appliance control system of claim 3, further comprising:

a control database for storing optimal control data generated by the user, a manufacturer, and a developer,

wherein the remote device further comprises;

a search part for searching and fetching optimal control data which satisfies an intended condition of the user among the optimal control data stored to the control database.

8. The electrical appliance control system of claim 7, wherein the remote device further comprises:

an optimization calculation part for, when there are two or more optimal control data fetched by the search part or the search engine, generating new optimal control data by comparing the multiple optimal control data.

9. An electrical appliance control system using a remote device, comprising:

an electrical appliance used by a user inside or outside the user'"'"'s home using power;

a social network for providing user set optimal control data that controls the electrical appliance to operate in a mode other than an operation mode provided by a manufacturer of the electrical appliance;

the remote device for controlling the electrical appliance using the optimal control data obtained via the social network; and

a search engine for searching optimal control data uploaded to a website, an Internet cafe, a blog, and a Social Network Service (SNS) in real time.

10. An electrical appliance control system using a remote device, comprising:

an electrical appliance used by a user inside or outside the user'"'"'s home using power;

a social network for providing user set optimal control data that controls the electrical appliance to operate in a mode other than an operation mode provided by a manufacturer of the electrical appliance; and

the remote device for controlling the electrical appliance using the optimal control data obtained via the social network;

wherein the electrical appliance further comprises a feedback collector for, while or after the electrical appliance operates according to optimal control data provided from the remote device, collecting control status and result of the electrical appliance and generating feedback data by comparing the control status and result with the optimal control data, and

wherein the remote device further comprises a feedback data part for processing and storing the feedback data provided from the electrical appliance.

11. An electrical appliance control system using a remote device, comprising:

an electrical appliance used by a user inside or outside the user'"'"'s home using power;

a social network for providing user set optimal control data that controls the electrical appliance to operate in a mode other than an operation mode provided by a manufacturer of the electrical appliance; and

the remote device for controlling the electrical appliance using the optimal control data obtained via the social network;

wherein

the electrical appliance is an air conditioner,

a temperature sensor for measuring an indoor temperature is mounted to the remote device,

the control part sends the indoor temperature detected by the temperature sensor to the electrical appliance through the appliance communication module, and

the air conditioner is controlled according to the measured indoor temperature as provided from the remote device.

12. A remote device having an electrical appliance control function, comprising:

an appliance communication module for communicating with an electrical appliance which is used by a user inside or outside the user'"'"'s home using power;

a network communication module for obtaining user set optimal control data that controls the electrical appliance to operate in a mode other than an operation mode provided by a manufacturer of the electrical appliance;

a control part for controlling the electrical appliance based on the user set optimal control data; and

a feedback data part for, while or after the electrical appliance operates according to the optimal control data provided by the remote device, receiving from the electrical appliance, processing, and storing control status and result of the electrical appliance, and feedback data generated by comparing the control status and result with the optimal control data.

13. The remote device of claim 12, further comprising:

a storage part for storing the optimal control data; and

a driving control program for generating a control command with the optimal control data to control the electrical appliance,

wherein the control part controls the driving control program according to an input of the user, and sends the control command to the electrical appliance.