Network system and control method thereof

• US 9,407,114 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2012
• Issued: 08/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Chulwoo, Lee, Sangryul, Min, Joongki, Oh, Kwangsuk, Hong, Sanghyuk
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Thienvu
• Assistant Examiner(s): Stables, David M
• Application Number:
  US13/473,225
• Publication Number:
  US 20120292997A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,539 Days
• Field of Search: 307/134
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00001 characterised by the display of information or by user interaction, e.g. supervisory control and data acquisition systems [SCADA] or graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00034 the elements or equipment being or involving an electric power substation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 40/70 Smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the energy generation sector
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/40 Display of information, e.g. of data or controls
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/50 Systems or methods supporting the power network operation or management, involving a certain degree of interaction with the load-side end user applications

Abstract

Provided are a network system and a method of controlling the network system supplied with energy from an energy generation component. The network system includes an energy consumption component consuming the energy generated from the energy generation component, and driving a driving component for processing or managing a consumable. The energy consumption component is provided with one or more courses classified according to a determination factor related to the consumable. The determination factor includes a performance factor denoting a processed or managed result of the consumable. One of the courses is recommended as a driving course when the energy consumption component recognizes information about the consumable.

Claims

1. A network system supplied with energy from an energy generation component, comprising

an energy consumption component consuming the energy generated from the energy generation component, and driving a driving component for processing or managing an object to be managed or processed by the energy consumption component,

wherein the energy consumption component is provided with one or more operation courses classified according to a determination factor related to the object,

the determination factor comprises a performance factor denoting a processed or managed result of the object, and

one or more of the operation courses are displayed at a display to recommend the one or more of operation courses

when the energy consumption component recognizes information about the object,

wherein, when it is determined that one of the one or more of operation courses displayed at the display is selected, the energy consumption component operates the selected one of the one or more of operation courses, and

wherein, when more than one of the operation courses are displayed at the display, the operation courses are sequentially sorted according to one of the performance factor, a driving time of the driving component, and electricity cost information.

2. The network system according to claim 1, wherein the course comprises one or more stages classified according to the types, power, or number of driving components.

3. The network system according to claim 2, wherein the driving time is total time taken when performing all of the stages.

4. The network system according to claim 1, wherein the electricity cost information comprises:

at least one of a first cost information determined based on energy information received by the energy consumption component; and

a second cost information determined regardless of the energy information.

5. The network system according to claim 4, wherein the first cost information and the second cost information are displayed to be compared with each other.

6. The network system according to claim 1, further comprising a memory component that stores the selected one of the one or more of operation courses as my-course information.

7. The network system according to claim 1, wherein the energy consumption component comprises a cooking appliance, and the driving component comprises at least one heat source for cooking the object.

8. The network system according to claim 1, wherein the object comprises one of a cooking target, an item of clothing, and a food.

9. A method of controlling a network system, comprising:

recognizing information about an object that is managed or processed by an electric appliance;

inputting a first mode of an operation mode of the electric appliance;

determining operation courses based on the recognized information about the object;

displaying the operation courses to recommend the determined operation courses;

determining whether one of the operation courses is selected; and

driving a driving component of the electric appliance in the selected operation courses,

wherein the operation courses are sequentially sorted at a display according to one of a performance factor denoting a processed or managed result of the object, a driving time of the driving component, and electricity cost information.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the information about the object is recognized when a user manually inputs the information, or is automatically recognized using at least one of an image device and a weight sensing device.

11. The method according to claim 9, further comprising storing information about the selected course in a memory component,

wherein the information about the selected course comprises a determination factor related to a driving performance denoting a processed result of the object, a driving time, or an energy cost.