Home appliance information management apparatus, home appliance information sharing method, and home appliance information sharing system
First Claim
1. A home appliance information management apparatus which collects, from a home electrical appliance, home appliance information which is information related to the home electrical appliance, and provides users of the home electrical appliance with to-be-provided information which is information obtained from the collected home appliance information, the home appliance information management apparatus comprising:
- a processor; and
a first non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the home appliance information management apparatus to;
manage the home appliance information;
receive user identification information of each user of the users of the home electrical appliance;
receive identification information of the home electrical appliance;
receive information set by each user of the home electrical appliance, the information set by each user including first information set by a first user of the users, and other information set by at least one other user of the users different from the first user;
hold, in a second non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, the user identification information of each user, the identification information of the home electrical appliance, the information set by each user, and the home appliance information, thereby registering the home electrical appliance with the home appliance information management apparatus, the information set by each user being information for allowing sharing of the collected home appliance information between the users of the home electrical appliance, and the home appliance information including operation history collected from the home electrical appliance, for each user of the users who operates the home electrical appliance; and
when a request for providing the to-be-provided information is issued by the first user;
refer to a home appliance information list stored in the second non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, the home appliance information list holding, in association with each other, the user identification information of each user, the identification information of the home electrical appliance, the information set by each user, and the home appliance information;
compare the first information set by the first user with the other information set by the at least one other user;
determine if the first information set by the first user is identical to the other information set by the at least one other user;
when the first information set by the first user is determined to be identical to the other information set by the at least one other user, obtain, as the to-be-provided information, collected home appliance information of the first user and collected home appliance information of the at least one other user; and
when the first information set by the first user is determined to not be identical to the other information set by the at least one other user, obtain, as the to-be-provided information, the collected home appliance information of the first user.
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Abstract
A management apparatus which collects, from a home appliance, home appliance information which is information related to the home appliance and provides a user with to-be-provided information which is information obtained from the collected home appliance information, includes: a managing unit which manages the home appliance information; and a home appliance information holding unit which holds, in association with each other, (i) the home appliance information and (ii) share information which is for sharing the home appliance information and is associated with the user. The managing unit refers to data held by the home appliance information holding unit when a request for to-be-provided information is issued by the user, obtains the home appliance information held in association with share information identical to the share information associated with the user, and provides the user with to-be-provided information obtained from the obtained information.
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Citations
18 Claims
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1. A home appliance information management apparatus which collects, from a home electrical appliance, home appliance information which is information related to the home electrical appliance, and provides users of the home electrical appliance with to-be-provided information which is information obtained from the collected home appliance information, the home appliance information management apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a first non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the home appliance information management apparatus to; manage the home appliance information; receive user identification information of each user of the users of the home electrical appliance; receive identification information of the home electrical appliance; receive information set by each user of the home electrical appliance, the information set by each user including first information set by a first user of the users, and other information set by at least one other user of the users different from the first user; hold, in a second non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, the user identification information of each user, the identification information of the home electrical appliance, the information set by each user, and the home appliance information, thereby registering the home electrical appliance with the home appliance information management apparatus, the information set by each user being information for allowing sharing of the collected home appliance information between the users of the home electrical appliance, and the home appliance information including operation history collected from the home electrical appliance, for each user of the users who operates the home electrical appliance; and when a request for providing the to-be-provided information is issued by the first user; refer to a home appliance information list stored in the second non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, the home appliance information list holding, in association with each other, the user identification information of each user, the identification information of the home electrical appliance, the information set by each user, and the home appliance information; compare the first information set by the first user with the other information set by the at least one other user; determine if the first information set by the first user is identical to the other information set by the at least one other user; when the first information set by the first user is determined to be identical to the other information set by the at least one other user, obtain, as the to-be-provided information, collected home appliance information of the first user and collected home appliance information of the at least one other user; and when the first information set by the first user is determined to not be identical to the other information set by the at least one other user, obtain, as the to-be-provided information, the collected home appliance information of the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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12. A home appliance information sharing method for collecting, from a home electrical appliance, home appliance information which is information related to the home electrical appliance, and providing users of the home electrical appliance with to-be-provided information which is information obtained from the collected home appliance information, the home appliance information sharing method comprising:
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receiving user identification information of each user of the users of the home electrical appliance; receiving identification information of the home electrical appliance; receiving information set by each user of the home electrical appliance, the information set by each user including first information set by a first user of the users, and other information set by at least one other user of the users different from the first user; holding, in a second non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, the user identification information of each user, the identification information of the home electrical appliance, the information set by each user, and the home appliance information, thereby registering the home electrical appliance with the home appliance information management apparatus, the information set by each user being information for allowing sharing of the collected home appliance information between the users of the home electrical appliance, and the home appliance information including operation history collected from the home electrical appliance, for each user who operates the home electrical appliance; and when a request for providing the to-be-provided information is issued by the user; referring to a home appliance information list stored in the second non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, the home appliance information list holding, in association with each other, the identification information of each user, the identification information of the home electrical appliance, the information set by each user, and the home appliance information; comparing the first information set by the first user with the other information set by the at least one other user; determining if the first information set by the first user is identical to the other information set by the at least one other user; when the first information set by the first user is determined in the determining to be identical to the other information set by the at least one other user, obtaining, as the to-be-provided information, collected home appliance information of the first user and collected home appliance information of the at least one other user; and when the first information set by the first user is determined in the determining to not be identical to the other information set by the at least one other user, obtaining, as the to-be-provided information, the collected home appliance information of the first user. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An integrated circuit for collecting, from a home electrical appliance, home appliance information which is information related to the home electrical appliance, and providing users with to-be-provided information which is information obtained from the collected home appliance information, the integrated circuit comprising:
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a managing circuit configured to manage the home appliance information, wherein the managing circuit is configured to; receive user identification information of each user of the users of the home electrical appliance; receive identification information of the home electrical appliance; receive information set by each user of the home electrical appliance, the information set by each user including first information set by a first user of the users, and other information set by at least one other user of the users different from the first user; hold, in a home appliance information holding circuit, the user identification information of each user, the identification information of the home electrical appliance, the information set by each user, and the home appliance information, thereby registering the home electrical appliance with the home appliance information management apparatus, the information set by each user being information for allowing sharing of the collected home appliance information between the users of the home electrical appliance, and the home appliance information including operation history collected from the home electrical appliance, for each user of the users who operates the home electrical appliance; and when a request for providing the to-be-provided information is issued by the user, the managing circuit is configured to; refer to a home appliance information listed stored in the home appliance information holding circuit which holds, in association with each other, the user identification information of each user, the identification information of the home electrical appliance, the information set by each user, and the home appliance information; compare the first information set by the first user with the other information set by the at least one other user; determine if the first information set by the first user is identical to the other information set by the at least one other user; when the first information set by the first user is determined to be identical to the other information set by the at least one other user, obtain, as the to-be-provided information, collected home appliance information of the first user and collected home appliance information of the at least one other user; and when the first information set by the first user is determined to not be identical to the other information set by the at least one other user, obtain, as the to-be-provided information, the collected home appliance information of the first user.
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